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CNN Transcripts for January 21, 2021

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CNN LIVE EVENT/SPECIAL
• New President on Board the White House; All Talk No Action Accomplishes Nothing; There's Time for Victory and Vengeance; CNN's Coverage Of The Inauguration Of Joe Biden; President Biden Saying Democracy Has Prevailed; Taps Played To Honor The America's Fallen. Aired 3-4a ET
• The Inauguration of Joe Biden; President Biden Signs 17 Executive Actions in First Hours; New Press Secretary Vows to Bring 'Truth and Transparency Back to the Briefing Room'; 13-Year-Old Boy Who Bonded with Biden Appears in Inauguration Special; Former Presidents Wish Biden Well; Lady Gaga Sings National Anthem at Inauguration. Aired 12-1a ET
• President Biden and Vice President Harris Take Office; Biden Signs 17 Executive Actions in First Hours; President Biden: We must End the Uncivil War; President Biden's Focus Turning to COVID-19 on Second Day in Office; Best Moments from Biden's Inauguration Night Concert. Aired 4-4:30a ET
• Best Moments from Biden's Inauguration Night Concert; Biden Promises to be President for All Americans. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• The Inauguration of Joe Biden; Biden Promises to Be "A President for All Americans"; President Biden Signs 17 Executive Actions in First Hours; National Youth Poet Laureate Delivers Stirring Inaugural Message; D.C. Security Unlikely to Return to Pre-Riot State. Aired 2-3a ET
• Biden Promises to be a President for all Americans; Dems Control Senate with 50-50 Split; President Joe Biden Signs 17 Executive Orders; Three Former Presidents Honor Biden in a Video Message; Biden Pledges to be President to All Americans. Aired 1-2a ET


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• Biden Turns Focus to Pandemic Fight on First Day in Office; Confirmation Hearing for Transportation Pick Buttigieg; U.S. Reports More Than 400,000 Deaths One Year after First Known Case. Aired 10- 10:30a ET
• Biden Team Lays Out National Strategy to Fight Coronavirus; Biden Reverses Decision to Withdraw from World Health Organization; Biden to Invite Congressional Leaders to the White House Soon; Senate Confirms First Cabinet Nominee in Biden Administration; GOP Senators Warn McConnell Could Face Backlash If He Votes to Convict Trump; CNN: Impeachment Article Could Be Sent to Senate Tomorrow; McConnell Pressures Schumer to Keep Senate Filibuster. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• States Sound Alarm on Vaccine Demand; No Vaccine Rollout Plan; New Evidence in Capitol Riots; Biden Dismantles Trump Foreign Policies. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Key Biden Cabinet Officials Remain Unconfirmed; President Biden Lays Out COVID-19 Response Plan. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Interview with Rep. Carlos Gimenez (R-FL); Biden White House Reinstates Daily Press Briefings; Live Coverage of Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) Press Conference. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Sources: Biden Inheriting Nonexistent Vaccine Distribution Plan; Biden Signs Flurry Of Exec. Orders Dismantling Trump's Policies; McCarthy Voices Support For Cheney Staying In GOP Leadership. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• Biden's Executive Actions Reverse Trump Policies with Stroke of Pen; Biden Dismisses Officials from Trump Administration; Woman Accused of Stealing Pelosi Laptop Released on Bail with Stern Warning; Pelosi Emphasizes Concern for Those Traumatized During Insurrection Rather than on Physical Damage; New Insurrection Arrests, Include a Proud Boys Leader; Derek Thompson, Staff Writer, "The Atlantic," Discusses How Biden Can Avoid Mistakes of Obama Administration. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• McCarthy Pivots, Now Says Trump Didn't Incite Insurrection; Impeachment Article Could be Sent to Senate Tomorrow; Interview with Rep. Abigail Spanberger (D-VA), Biden Faces Unity Challenge in Wake of Deadly Insurrection; QAnon Followers Losing Faith, Feel Duped as Biden Sworn In. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Biden to Sign More Executive Actions on COVID-19 Response; Confirmation Hearing for Transportation Nominee Buttigieg Underway; Woman Accused in Capitol Hill Riot Appears in Court. Aired 11:30a-12p ET
• Court Documents Reveal Brutality Used Against Police; Soon, Biden to Speak on COVID-19 Response Plan; Fauci: U.S. Can Surpass 100 Million Vaccine Doses by End of First 100 Days; Biden Speaks on Coronavirus Response Plan. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Biden to Announce COVID-19 Response Plan Today; Medical Studies Find COVID-19 Mutation May Alter Vaccine Efficacy; Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) Issues Contradicting Statements Following Riots. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Proud Boys Organizer Released Under Home Confinement; Biden Reverses Trump Policies On Border Wall, Pipeline In First 24 Hours; Administration Official: Biden To Invite Congressional Leaders To White House As Early As Friday; Nancy Pelosi: Lawmakers Will Face "Prosecution" If They Helped Rioters; CNN Poll: More Americans Say They're Willing To Get Vaccinated. Aired 12-12:30p ET
• Sources Say, Biden Team Says it's Inheriting Non-Existent Vaccine Plan; GOP Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) Tries Rewriting History on His Role in Insurrection. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• Pelosi Speaks on President Biden's First Full Day in Office; Biden Takes Office without Key Cabinet Picks Confirmed; Sources: Biden Inheriting Nonexistent Vaccine Plan from Trump. Aired 11-11:30a ET


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NEW DAY
• Biden Cabinet Confirmation Hearings Begin As Impeachment Trial Looms; Biden Presidency Ushers In Monumental Reset For America; Sources: Biden Inherits Non-Existent Vaccine Plan From Trump. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• President Biden Signs Flurry of Executive Orders to Reverse Trump Policies; Sources: Biden Inherits Non-Existent Vaccine Plan From Trump. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Biden Inherits Non-Existent Vaccine Plan from Trump; Vice President Kamala Harris Makes History as Highest Ranking Woman in America. Aired 7-7:30a ET
• Youngest Inaugural Poet Captivates Nation with Her Words; Biden Administration Outlines National Strategy to Tackle Pandemic; Sources: Biden Inherits Non-Existent Vaccine Plan from Trump. Aired 6-6:30a ET
• 3-Day Impeachment Trial for Trump; Biden Inherits Non-Existent Vaccine Plan; QAnon Followers Feel Betrayed. Aired 6:30-7a ET
• President Biden Signs Executive Orders on Dealing with Coronavirus Pandemic, Economy, and Immigration; Biden Administration Officials State Trump Administration had No Plan To Distribute Coronavirus Vaccine; President Biden to Meet with Congressional Leaders; Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR) is Interviewed About Biden's Agenda. Aired 8-8:30a ET
• Biden Inherits Non-Existent Vaccine Plan; Jobless Claims Released; Biden Presidency Ushers in Reset. Aired 8:30-9a ET
• Biden Inherits Non-existent Vaccine Plan from Trump Admin; U.S. Army Says Michael Flynn's Brother was Part of Capitol Insurrection Response; Youngest Inaugural Poet Captivates Nation with Her Words. Aired 7:30-8a ET


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