Sources: Klobuchar & Buttigieg to endorse Biden tonight; Bloomberg on the ballot for the first time as democrat tomorrow; Six coronavirus deaths confirmed in Washington state; Trump meets with top pharma execs on coronavirus;

The Lead with Jake Tapper

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🗓️ 2 March 2020

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DOW soars 1,200+ points after worst week since 2008; Klobuchar campaign: "this is a moment of unity"; 2020 Dems hit Bloomberg for his prior record as a republican; Bloomberg: I have no plans to drop out of the race; Bloomberg: my time as mayor was the best for New York City; Azar: U.S. is "radically" expanding coronavirus testing; U.S. surgeon general: you can raise your risk of coronavirus by improperly wearing a mask; Trump contradicts top disease expert, says vaccines are moving along "very quickly"; Trump eyeing new travel restrictions to stop coronavirus spread; Bombing in Afghanistan kills three after trump admin sins landmark peace deal with Taliban; Joint chiefs chairman: despite deal, don't expect all violence in Afghanistan to end; Trump reiterates plans to personally meet with leaders of the TalibanTo learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	It's the biggest day in the race before the biggest day in the race. The lead starts right now.
0:07.0	Breaking today hours before the most critical day of the presidential Democratic primaries so far, another candidate bows out.
0:15.6	Two former contenders expected to both back Joe Biden tonight.
0:19.1	Could that stop Bernie Sanders and his movement from steamrolling on Super Tuesday.
0:23.7	Also breaking today, coronavirus cases jumping in the US, at least 100 infected, six now dead,
0:30.8	as concerns grow about a possible hidden cluster of the virus.
0:34.0	And as President Trump turns less rosy about the situation and pushes
0:38.0	pharmaceutical companies for a vaccine, the mixed messages coming from the
0:42.4	administration that might be adding to confusion.
0:45.0	This is CNN breaking news.
0:50.0	Welcome to the Leena, I'm Jake Tapper. We begin with two breaking stories. The Dow Jones
0:54.0	closing right now up almost 1,300 points rebounding in a major way after last
1:00.2	week's plunge and in the 2020 lead today and then there were five.
1:05.4	Senator Amy Klobishar, the latest Democratic candidate to drop out of the 2020 race and
1:09.7	according to sources this evening both Klobishar and former South Bend Indiana
1:14.2	Mayor Pete Buttiged will offer their endorsements for one man, former Vice President
1:18.8	Joe Biden at a Biden rally in Dallas Texas. It is not just Klobishar and Buda Judge backing
1:24.1	Biden since his South Carolina win. It's a whole bunch of Democratic
1:27.9	establishment figures ranging from Harry Reed to Susan Rice, all of them coalescing behind Biden, which Sanders was asked about today.
1:38.3	Are you concerned about the moderates consolidating behind Joe Biden?
1:42.1	Look, it is no secret.
1:44.0	I mean, the Washington Post has 16 articles a day on this.
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