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CNN Transcripts for May 29, 2021

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CNN Newsroom
• Travel Increases During Memorial Day Holiday Weekend as More Americans Get Vaccinated and COVID-19 Cases Fall; Oil Prices Rise in U.S. Due to Supply Chain Issues; Miami Beach Mayor Expresses Concern over Number of Visitors During Holiday Weekend; Some Americans Refraining from Getting COVID-19 Vaccination; Supply of COVID-19 Vaccine Low in Parts of World; U.S. Intelligence Community Investigating Origins of COVID-19; Oakland, California, Police Chief LeRonne Armstrong Interviewed on Effect of Defund the Police Movement on Policing and Crime Rates; Eastern Seaboard of U.S. Experiences Adverse Weather and Cold Temperatures. Aired 10-11a ET
• House Dems Pushing For Committee After GOP Blocks Jan. 6 Probe; Fallen Officer's Family Blasts GOP Inaction On Commission; Texas Voting Bill Set To Pass After Final Tweaks This Weekend; Biden Credits Americans With Success Of U.S. Vaccination Effort; Biden Tasks Intel Community To Report On COVID Origins In 90 days; Baltimore City Public Schools Adopt New Grading Policy; Officers Pull Man From Burning Truck. Aired 11a-12p ET
• Millions Traveling This Holiday Weekend As New Cases Plummet; Idaho Governor Rescinds Ban On Mask Mandates Issued By Lt.Gov. While He Was Out Of State; Gun Violence Archive: Around 233 Mass Shootings In The U.S. This Year; Democrats Fighting To Keep Up With Online Misinformation; Hunt For Road Rage Suspect In Killing Of Six-Year-Old Intensifies; Despite Growing Calls For Tokyo Olympic Games To Be Postponed, IOC Is Moving Ahead. Aired 12-1p ET
• Millions Traveling This Holiday Weekend As New Cases Plummet; Biden Orders Intel Community To Report On COVID Origins In 90 Days; Senate Republicans Block Bipartisan Jan. 6 Commission; Judge Grants "Special Master" Request In Giuliani Raid; Reports: Manhattan D.A. Could Consider Racketeering Charge For Trump Organization; Trump's Grip On GOP Drowns Out Paul Ryan's Case Against Trumpism; Texas Voting Bill Set To Pass After Final Tweaks This Weekend. Aired 1-2p ET
• Bill To Create Commission To Investigate January 6th Capitol Riots Does Not Pass Due To Republican Senate Filibuster; Interview With Sen. Tina Smith (D-MN); President Biden Orders Intelligence Community To Uncover Origins Of COVID-19; New York Prosecutors Investigating Trump Organization Tell One Witness To Prepare To Testify Before Grand Jury; President Trump's Former Attorney Rudy Giuliani Under Investigation For Dealings In Ukraine. Aired 2-3p ET
• House Dems Push For Committee After GOP Blocks Jan. 6 Probe; San Jose Shooter Had Multiple Weapons, Stockpile Of Ammo at Home; America Must Look To Its Past To End The War With Itself; Sen. Bob Casey (D-PA) Discusses GOP Senators Voting No On Bipartisan 1/6 Commission, Possibly Doing Away With Filibuster; Biden Weighs In On Restrictive Voting Bill In Texas. Aired 3-4p ET
• Republicans Block Investigation Into Attack On Their Own Workplace; Ex-FDA Commissioner: It's "Plausible" COVID Escaped From Chinese Lab; Concern As In-Flight Fights And Violence Surge; Memorial Day To Mark First Maskless Holiday For Many In Over A Year; Voters In Rep. Greene's District React To Her Holocaust Remarks; Earthquakes Raise Fears Of Another Volcanic Eruption In Congo; Microsoft: Russian Hackers Strike Again, Target U.S. Government Agencies. Aired 4-5p ET
• Biden Slams Texas Voting Bill Pushed By GOP; Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) Is Interviewed About GOP "Betrayal" Over January 6 Commission; Millions On The Move As Mask Mandates Ease And Cases Fall; How To Enjoy The Holiday Safely As More People Are Out For The Holiday; Growing Concerns Over Surging In-Flight Fights And Violence. Aired 5-6p ET
• President Biden Slams Texas Voting Bill Pushed By GOP; Republicans Block January 6 Commission; Interview With Rep. Susan Wild (D-PA); Beloved Actor Gavin MacLeod Dies At The Age Of 90, His Career Spanning Seven Decades; Breaking Down The Trump Probe Grand Jury Report; "National Labs" Joins Investigation Into Coronavirus Origins; Bradley Whitford Urges Senate To Pass "For The People Act". Aired 6-7p ET
• U.S. and Allies Target Belarus Regime with Sanctions; Constant Contact Hack; Calls to Cancel Olympics Grow. Aired 12-12:15a ET
• U.S. and Allies Target Belarus Regime with Sanctions; Constant Contact Hack; Calls to Cancel Olympics Grow; New Questions Surround COVID-19 Origin; Hundreds of Tigrayans Released; Goma Residents Flee Mount Nyiragongo Volcano; South African Women Fight Rising Violence. Aired 2-2:45a ET
• U.S. Republicans Block Capitol Riot Investigation; Constant Contact Hack; San Jose Shooter Owned Many Guns; Calls to Cancel Olympics Grow; Goma Residents Flee Mount Nyiragongo Volcano; Memorial Day Weekend Travel; ER Doc Measures CO2 to Gauge Indoor Ventilation; E.U. Clears Pfizer BioNTech Vaccine for Kids 12-15; Some Republican States Drop Fed Unemployment Boost; Packed Planes and Aggressive Travelers. Aired 3-4a ET
• U.S. Republicans Block Capitol Riot Investigation; U.S. and Allies Target Belarus Regime with Sanctions; New Questions Surround COVID-19 Origin; Memorial Day Weekend Travel; E.U. Clears Pfizer BioNTech Vaccine for Kids 12-15; Hundreds of Tigrayans Released; Goma Residents Flee Mount Nyiragongo Volcano; U.S. Economic Recovery; Obama Praises Rashford for Childhood Food Efforts. Aired 4-5a ET
• U.S. Republicans Block Capitol Riot Investigation; U.S. Economic Recovery; Biden Touts Vaccine Progress; E.U. Clears Pfizer BioNTech Vaccine For Kids 12 To 15; Constant Contact Hack; Calls To Cancel Olympics Grow; Lebanon Medical "Brain Drain"; Hundreds Of Tigrayans Released; Packed Planes And Aggressive Travelers. Aired 5-6a ET


CNN Special Reports
• CNN Special Report: Inside The QAnon Conspiracy. Aired 7-8p ET


New Day Saturday
• Memorial Day Weekend Tests Relaxed Restrictions in U.S.; America on the Move: AAA Expects 37 Million Travelers This Holiday Weekend; Black Families Grapple with Loss 100-Plus Years After Racist Attacks; Fourteen-Year-Old Accused of Stabbing Girl 114 Times Charged As an Adult; NBA Stars Address Racism After Incidents Involving Fans. Aired 6-7a ET
• Memorial Day Weekend Tests Relaxed Restrictions In U.S.; Senate Republicans Block January 6 Commission; Biden Pushing $6 Trillion To Help Middle Class, Fix Infrastructure; Shortage Of Homes For Sale Sparks Bidding Wars; New Exhibit Looks Back At The Pulse Nightclub Shooting; Orlando Preparing To Mark Five Years Since Nightclub Shooting; U.S. Officials Say SolarWinds Hackers Targeted 350 Organizations. Aired 7-8a ET
• Memorial Day Weekend Tests Relaxed Restrictions In U.S.; America On The Move: AAA Expects 37M Travelers This Holiday Weekend; Fallen Officers Family: GOP Sens. Are All Talk And No Action. Aired 8- 9a ET


Smerconish
• Origin of COVID Poisoned by Politics; Did People or Nature Open Pandora's Box at Wuhan?; Trump Intervened in NFL Scandal, Claims Late Senator Arlen Specter's Son; How Younger Generations Prefer To Work. Aired 9-10a ET