US Faces New Variant & Supply Chain Shortages
The Lead with Jake Tapper
CNN
3.5 • 1.7K Ratings
🗓️ 30 November 2021
⏱️ 78 minutes
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| 0:00.0 | We all better start learning how to say, oh, Macron, the lead starts right now. |
| 0:08.7 | With Americans on edge, President Biden trying to calm fears as a new coronavirus variant |
| 0:13.9 | spreads throughout the world, what might that mean for you and your family? |
| 0:18.2 | Plus, another Trump loyalist in the sites of the January 6th Select Committee are new |
| 0:23.4 | criminal contempt charges on the way. |
| 0:26.6 | Parents behaving badly, screaming, name calling, fist fights at school board meeting, some, |
| 0:32.0 | getting so bad, some parents are now attacking a board member's child. |
| 0:42.0 | Welcome to the lean object app where we start today with our politics lead |
| 0:44.8 | in President Biden's scrambling to combat the two major crises facing the American people. |
| 0:50.1 | This afternoon, Mr. Biden hosting a group of CEOs at the White House to discuss ways to make |
| 0:54.8 | sure shelves are fully stocked and prices are reasonable as holiday shopping ramps up. |
| 0:59.8 | Earlier today, the president addressing the new coronavirus variant, now named Oma |
| 1:04.4 | Crown, saying this new strain first detected in South Africa is, quote, |
| 1:08.4 | cause for concern, not a cause for panic and promising new lockdowns are off the table, |
| 1:15.3 | at least for now. As CNN's Caitlin Collins reports, President Biden is now planning to address |
| 1:19.8 | both of these issues again in a few days, including laying out a new plan for the U.S. |
| 1:23.9 | to fight the coronavirus pandemic as we head into winter. |
| 1:28.9 | This variant is a cause for concern, not a cause for panic. |
| 1:33.6 | President Biden reassuring the nation after a new coronavirus variant set off global alarms. |
| 1:39.3 | I'm sparing no effort and removing all roadblocks to keep the American people safe. |
| 1:43.8 | Biden restricting travel from South Africa and seven neighboring nations, which he warned |
| 1:48.7 | will slow the spread of Oma Crown, but won't stop it. |
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