Third life-saving vaccine on its way to Americans as CDC director gives stark warning about cases & deaths; Trump hints at 2024 presidential run after his 2020 loss; Second Gov. Cuomo accuser: he “has refused to acknowledge or take responsibility” for his actions; DHS secy: Trump admin gutted the U.S. immigration system;
The Lead with Jake Tapper
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🗓️ 1 March 2021
⏱️ 38 minutes
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Summary
U.S. begins distribution of Johnson & Johnson vaccine; First trucks carrying J&J vaccine arriving at UPS shipping facility this afternoon; CA lawmakers agree on plan to get kids back into classrooms; CDC director “deeply concerned” promising trajectory of pandemic could shift; CDC director: “we are not out of the woods yet”; WH: distribution of J&J vaccine “should be even” across communities;
Donald Trump’s niece on the ex-president & his influence; Mary Trump says she thinks Donald Trump will at least “pretend” to run for president again; Trump vows revenge on republicans who voted to impeach; Mary Trump: GOP refused to take “off ramp” on Trump; Mary Trump: Donald Trump is the republican party; Trump tax returns in hands of Manhattan district attorney;
NY attorney general to appoint independent investigator into sexual harassment claims against Gov. Cuomo; NY Attorney general: finings from Gov Cuomo probe will be released in public report; Gov. Cuomo hires high-powered attorney for nursing home scandal; NY mayor: the governor issued a “total non-apology”; NY mayor: the governor treated sexual harassment as some kind of laughing matter; NY Mayor: “I cringed” when I heard the allegations; Second Gov,. Cuomo accuser “understood” he wanted to sleep with her and “felt horribly uncomfortable and scared”; NYC mayor: I don’t see how anyone can function as a governor;
DHS secy calls situation at border a “challenge”, not “crisis”; Biden admin: immigrants from central America “need to wait” before trying to come to U.S.; DHS secy: families separated at border could b reunited in U.S.; WH: to personally help negotiate $1.9 trillion COVID relief bill with senate; Biden admin defends decision to not punish Saudi crown prince for Khashoggi murder despite U.S. intel report;
Trump faces five separate investigations in NY, GA & DC; Right now: Trump’s taxes in the hands of New York prosecutor; Prosecutors in Georgia open criminal probe into Trump’s attempt to influence election; Georgia GOP secretary of State investigates Trump’s attempts to overturn election; DC prosecutor launches investigation into Trump’s role in January 6 capitol attack;
Former French president sentenced in corruption case; Rising opera star loses battle with COVID-19 at age 38;
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the lead M. Jake Tapper and we begin today with the health lead today a new |
| 0:05.9 | coronavirus vaccine as top experts warn we're not out of the woods yet. This is no time |
| 0:11.0 | for any American to get complacent right now. Almost four million new single shot vaccines |
| 0:17.4 | from Johnson and Johnson are on their way to communities across the United States. This |
| 0:22.2 | will mark the third authorized coronavirus vaccine in the US. J and J's vaccine is expected |
| 0:28.4 | to be in American arms as soon as tomorrow and with just one shot needed the company plans |
| 0:34.2 | to deliver enough doses to fully vaccinate 20 million Americans by the end of this month. |
| 0:40.3 | So far more than 25 million people in the US have been fully vaccinated with the double |
| 0:45.0 | doses from Pfizer and Moderna yet along with this promising news. Today the CDC director |
| 0:52.4 | Dr. Rochelle Walensky offered a stark warning explaining progress in defeating the virus |
| 0:57.4 | may be stalling. We cannot be resigned to 70,000 cases a day 2000 daily deaths. Please hear |
| 1:07.9 | me clearly at this level of cases with variant spreading we stand to completely lose the |
| 1:14.5 | hard earned ground we have gained. Dr. Walensky issued this warning as she pointed to evidence |
| 1:20.8 | that the number of cases and the number of deaths has slowly ticked up after weeks of |
| 1:26.5 | going in the right direction downward. One year ago today, right after the very first |
| 1:32.0 | reported death in the US due to the coronavirus, I spoke with then vice president Pence who |
| 1:36.4 | told me quote, we're ready to tackle the virus. Now more than 514,000 American deaths later, |
| 1:45.3 | more than any other nation on earth according to official numbers. It's clear that we were |
| 1:50.1 | not. And as CNN's Erica Hill reports with variants making the race to get shots in |
| 1:55.0 | arms, all the more urgent, a third vaccine could not have come soon enough. |
| 2:00.4 | The first Johnson and Johnson vaccines could be in arms tomorrow. It's very good news. |
| 2:05.9 | Now we have three important tools in our armamentarium of capabilities against this virus. The advantages |
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