The worst ever: U.S. deaths, hospitalizations at all-time high; Trump & his attorneys still falsely claiming voter fraud; Dems now back bipartisan $900 billion deal, but negotiations ongoing with GOP Senate; Obama, Bush, Clinton volunteer to get vaccinated on TV;
The Lead with Jake Tapper
CNN
3.5 • 1.7K Ratings
🗓️ 3 December 2020
⏱️ 42 minutes
🧾️ Download transcript
Summary
CNN: WH Liaison to DOJ has been banned from building; California issues stay-at-home order linked to ICU capacity; U.S. hospitalizations surpass 100K, 911 call system at a “breaking point”; Trump won’t say if he has lost confidence in AG Barr; GOP Rep. McCarthy claims he hasn’t seen the Attorney General’s comments of no widespread election fraud; WH, State Dept. planning large holiday parties despite COVID peaks; Groups pressure Biden to fulfill promise to be build diverse team; GOP & Progressives lobby Biden Admin on cabinet picks; In 48 days, Kamala Harris will be sworn in as first black, South Asian Vice President; CNN Film: “President in waiting” Premieres Saturday at 9P ET; What’s next for Don Jr, Ivanka & Jared, Eric?
To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy
Transcript
Click on a timestamp to play from that location
| 0:00.0 | And welcome to the lead. I'm Pamela Brown. Jake Tapper is on assignment |
| 0:04.8 | interviewing President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect |
| 0:07.8 | Kamala Harris airing tonight at 9 PM Eastern. But we begin this hour with the health lead |
| 0:14.3 | because the coronavirus pandemic is the worst |
| 0:16.8 | it has ever been in this country. |
| 0:19.3 | By every single measurement, including deaths. |
| 0:23.0 | More than 2,800 American deaths were recorded yesterday. |
| 0:26.5 | That is the most in a single day ever. |
| 0:30.9 | Getting close to a breaking point. our health care heroes are tired. |
| 0:35.0 | This is going to be the basically the bloodiest war this country has ever fought. |
| 0:41.0 | Bloodiest war this country has ever fought. Bloodiest war this country has ever fought. |
| 0:44.0 | Coronavirus has killed more Americans than U.S. combat deaths in the last five wars combined, |
| 0:50.0 | or close to all U.S. combat deaths deaths and World War II alone. |
| 0:54.0 | Millions more have been infected with long lasting effects. |
| 0:57.0 | Late this afternoon, the US surpassed 14 million people infected with coronavirus and right now a record number |
| 1:05.8 | record number of hospitalizations to more than a hundred thousand people |
| 1:09.4 | with hospitals running out of space And as CNN's Erica Hill reports, it's only going to get worse from here. |
| 1:18.3 | We are at high tide and the hurricane is hitting. |
| 1:22.0 | New cases Wednesday topping 200,000. |
| 1:25.0 | More than 100,000 Americans sick enough with COVID |
| 1:28.0 | but they're now in the hospital. |
| 1:31.0 | Just over 2,800 deaths reported in a single day. Records that sadly |
... |
Please login to see the full transcript.
Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from CNN, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.
Generated transcripts are the property of CNN and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.
Copyright © Tapesearch 2026.