U.S. COVID deaths surpasses 675,000; Higher than 1918 flu pandemic; Critical week for Pelosi to unite party, get Biden agenda passed; Biden’s domestic agenda enters pivotal time on Capitol Hill;

The Lead with Jake Tapper

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🗓️ 20 September 2021

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Pfizer: vaccine is safe for children 5-11, generated “robust” antibody response; Ex-FDA chief: vaccine for younger kids may be available by late October; DC mayor mandates vaccines for all teachers, daycare providers; San Francisco mayor defiant after breaking city’s mask rules; U.S. averaging 147K+ new infections and 1,900+ deaths a day; Pfizer now accounts for nearly 70% of all COVID shots given in U.S.; DOW sinks as Wall Street fears turn to China; Biden admin to ease travel restrictions on vaccinated foreigners flying to U.S., land crossings still closed; Rep. Ocasio-Cortez insists she’s a “no” vote on $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill if larger $3.5T package not included; Moderate Sen. Manchin urges democrats to slow down on $3.5T economic package; Biden facing a growing number of domestic & global issues; Biden faced with foreign policy turmoil ahead of U.N. speech; Biden’s approval rating falls to lowest point in his term; New book explores the rise of anger division in us politics; Psaki: Biden, Macron to speak “in the coming days”; France: we were never informed U.S. was doing sub deal; Source: U.S. officials surprised by French submarine outrage; Right now: Canadians voting in race pushed by Prime Minister Trudeau as his poll numbers drop; To 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	Your kid's Halloween treat could be a COVID vaccine, the lead starts right now.
0:08.4	It's the news.
0:09.4	So many parents have been waiting for Pfizer says its COVID vaccine is safe and effective
0:15.0	for children ages 5 to 11, what you need to know ahead.
0:20.4	Opening up, U.S. makes a big move to ease international travel, but there aren't some
0:25.7	confusing caveats, plus Jacques Hughes, France, is furious with President Biden and calls
0:33.4	a nuclear submarine deal with Australia, a betrayal how President Biden is trying to clean
0:39.4	things up with America's oldest ally.
0:48.2	Welcome to the lead.
0:49.2	I'm Jake Tapper.
0:50.2	We're keeping a close eye on the markets right now after the Dow Jones industrial average
0:54.6	closed nearly 615 points down today.
0:59.1	Earlier today the market plunged more than 900 points after American investors were spooked
1:03.1	by new concerns about China's economy, but we begin this hour with breaking news in
1:08.7	our health lead and moments ago the U.S. death toll from coronavirus surpassed the total
1:14.6	death toll during the 1918 flu pandemic.
1:18.6	The U.S. COVID death toll is now 675,446 Americans lost to the virus, a horrific milestone.
1:27.7	But today we did get some positive news for families with elementary school aged children
1:31.6	Pfizer announced today that a lower dose of its COVID-19 vaccine is safe and generates
1:37.0	a robust antibody response for kids age 5 to 11.
1:41.1	There are still some steps that need to be taken before the FDA's expected emergency
1:45.6	use authorization is asserted in a matter of weeks.
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