Warren drops out, "not ready" to make endorsement; Senate GOP ramps up investigations as Biden surges; Trump and VP Pence take different tones on coronavirus; Sanders says political establishment is "working frantically to defeat us";

The Lead with Jake Tapper

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🗓️ 5 March 2020

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Dow plunges, nearly wiping out Wednesday's gain; Warren: If you say there was sexism in this race, "everyone says whiner"; Sanders, Biden praise Warren after she drops out of race; Sen. Romney criticizes GOP efforts to investigate Burisma; Sanders says political establishment is "working frantically to defeat us"; Trump says he'll make Burisma a 'major' campaign issue; Trump disputes W.H.O. on virus death rate, citing his "hunch"; Trump's comments on coronavirus add to confusion; Coronavirus spreading across 17 states, 200+ infected; Cruise ship docks off California coast over virus fears; At least 12 confirmed deaths in U.S. from coronavirus outbreak; Pence: Gets first-hand look at supplies to combat coronavirus; Pence: Not enough coronavirus tests exist to meet demand; Airlines, big tech take action to reduce risk of coronavirus; Airlines reduce flights, big tech companies restrict employee travel to stop spread of coronavirus; Jared Kushner sells shares worth $25-$50 million in company benefiting from Trump's tax overhaul; Trump refutes top health officials on coronavirus just weeks after downplaying traumatic brain injuries; Trump's downplaying of troops' traumatic brain injuries renews grief for some military families & vets;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	President Trump says he trusts his hunch more than health data. The lead starts right now.
0:06.0	Breaking news, a cruise ship held off California with close to two dozen people
0:12.0	possibly infected with the novel
0:14.2	coronavirus and thousands potentially exposed. Punch science, President
0:19.3	Trump blasted for causing coronavirus confusion as he publicly doubts what doctors are saying
0:26.0	about how deadly the virus is. Plus, Senator Elizabeth Warren exits the race
0:32.0	leaving Bernie and Biden to battle it out.
0:35.6	Could her endorsement change this campaign yet again?
0:39.3	This is CNN breaking news.
0:44.8	Welcome to the lead on Jake Tapper.
0:46.2	We're going to start with breaking news a brutal day on Wall Street
0:51.0	as we come up on the closing bell.
0:52.4	You hear it there, the Dow plunging,
0:54.7	closing down more than 900 points,
0:58.5	almost 1,000.
0:59.6	Let's go right to CNN's
1:01.1	Allison Kossack at the New York Stock Exchange and
1:03.5	Allison, what is with these wild swings?
1:06.1	We had two historic gains this week.
1:09.0	Then a big drop again like this one today.
1:12.8	Jake keep your seatbelt on.
1:14.3	One thousand is the new 100.
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