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CNN Transcripts for November 08, 2020

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CNN Newsroom
• Growing Chorus Within Trump Circle Urging President To Accept Defeat; Former President Bush Congratulates Biden, Harris On Historic Win; Alex Trebek Dies At 80 Years Old; Trump Vows Legal Battle Against Election Results; U.S. Hits Highest Daily New Case Count Since Pandemic Began; Harris Becomes First Woman Elected U.S. Vice President; Navajo Nation Congratulates President-Elect Joe Biden. Aired 2-3p ET
• Growing Chorus Within Trump Circle Urging President Trump To Accept Defeat; Global Coronavirus Cases Pass 50 Million; Interview With Rep. Barbara Lee (D-CA). Aired 3-4p ET
• Former President George W. Bush Congratulates Joe Biden, Kamala Harris; Melania Trump Among Those Telling Trump To Concede; Interview With Rep. James Clyburn (D-SC) On Trump's Refusal To Concede; Kamala Harris Makes History As First Woman Elected V.P. Of The United States; "Jeopardy!" Host Dies. Aired 4-5p ET
• Trump Refuses To Concede; President-Elect Biden To Appoint A 12-Member Coronavirus Task Force; Kamala Harris Makes History; Record High For New Cases Of COVID-19. Aired 5-6p ET
• Bush Congratulates Biden On Victory As Trump Refuses To Concede; U.S. Hits Highest Daily New Case Count Since Pandemic Began; Biden To Name 12-Member Coronavirus Task Force Monday; No Plans By Trump To Invite Biden To The White House; Balance Of Power In Senate Hinges On Two Likely Runoffs In Georgia; "Jeopardy!" Host Alex Trebek Dies At The Age Of 80. Aired 6-7p ET
• Legendary "Jeopardy!" Host, Alex Trebek Dies At 80; First Lady Melania Trump Among Inner Circle Urging Trump To Accept Loss; Former President George W. Bush Congratulates Joe Biden And Kamala Harris; U.S. Hits Highest Daily New Case Count Since Pandemic Began; Interview With Representative-Elect Nikema Williams (D-GA) On Senate Runoffs; Trump's Decisions That Culminated In Loss To Biden. Aired 1-2p ET
• Sources: Trump Campaign Planning Messaging Blitz To Fuel Unsupported Election Questions; Most GOP Senators Silent As Top Republicans Won't Acknowledge Result; Biden Moves Ahead With Transition As Trump Fights Election Results; U.S. Hitting Highest Daily New Case Counts Since Pandemic Began; Biden to Name 12-Member Coronavirus Task Force Tomorrow; Biden To Trump Supporters: "Let's Give Each Other A Chance"; Harris Makes History As First Woman Elected VP. Aired 10-11p ET
• Sources: Trump Campaign Planning Message Blitz To Fuel Unsupported Election Questions; Biden To Deliver Remarks Tomorrow On COVID-19 Plan; Biden To Name 12-Member Coronavirus Task Force Tomorrow; Bush Welcomed Clinton To White House After Losing Reelection Bid In 1992; World Leaders Congratulate Biden On Win, GOP Lawmakers Do Not; GOP Silence Spreads As Trump Refuses To Accept Election Reality; George W. Bush Congratulates President-Elect Biden; Trump Refuses To Concede, No Plans To Invite Biden To White House. Aired 11p-12a ET
• Did Not Air 1-2a ET
• President-Elect Joe Biden Pledges To Unify Nation; Trump Has Not Reached Out To Biden; Kamala Harris Makes History As First Woman Vice President In The U.S.; Interview With Rep. Dina Titus (D-NV) On Nevada's Boost Of Biden's Electoral Votes To 279; Biden To Assume Presidency During Virus Emergency; International Leaders Congratulate Biden On Win; Concerns Of Violence From Small Minority Upset With Outcome; Harris Pays Tribute To Women In Historic Victory Speech. Aired 2-3a ET
• Celebrations Erupt Across The U.S. After Biden Clinches Race; Kushner Approaches Trump About Conceding; Trump Has Not Reached Out To Biden; President-Elect Joe Biden Calls For Unity; Trump Campaign Files Suits In Several States; Democrats Hope To Turn Georgia Blue. Aired 3- 4a ET
• President-Elect Joe Biden Pledges To Unify Nation, Trump Not Conceding; Trump Campaign Files Suits In Several States; Kushner Approaches Trump About Conceding; Trump Tweets Baseless Claims; International Leaders Congratulate Biden On Win. Aired 4-5a ET
• Did Not Air 5-6a ET


Fareed Zakaria GPS
• How The World Is Reacting To Joe Biden's Election As 46th President Of The United States; A Divided Nation. Aired 10-11a ET


Inside Politics
• Biden Wins Election, Trump Refuses To Concede; Interview With Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN); Trump's Grip On The Republican Party; Record Daily COVID-19 Infections In U.S. Aired 8-9a ET


New Day Sunday
• Biden To Name Coronavirus Task Force; Kushner Approaches Trump About Conceding; Kamala Harris Is First Black-South Asian Woman Elected U.S. Vice President; Celebrations Erupt Across The U.S. After Biden Clinches Race; President-Elect Joe Biden Pledges To Unify Nation, Trump Not Conceding; International Newspapers Weigh In On U.S. Election; Dave Chappelle Returns As Post-Election "SNL" Host. Aired 5- 6a ET
• President-elect Joe Biden, It's Time To Heal In America; Biden Plans To Name Coronavirus Task Force Tomorrow; Biden Wins Election, Trump Refuses To Concede; Cities Erupt In Celebration After Joe Biden Wins Presidency; Harris Becomes First Woman Elected U.S. Vice President. Aired 6-7a ET
• President-Elect Biden: It's Time To Heal In America; Trump Campaign Team Has Filed Lawsuits In Several States; Atlantic: The Polling Crisis Is A Catastrophe For American Democracy; International Leaders Congratulate Biden On Election Win. Aired 7-8a ET
• Did Not Air 4-5a ET


Reliable Sources
• One-On-One With Biden Campaign National Press Secretary; Source: Melania Trump Among Those Telling Trump To Accept The Election Loss; Pro-Trump Media's Five Stages Of Grief; Interview With Newsmax CEO, Chris Ruddy; Reckoning With Inaccurate 2020 Election Polls. Aired 11a-12p ET


CNN Live Event/Special
• President-Elect Joe Biden Pledges To Unify Nation; Kamala Harris Makes History As First Woman Vice President In The U.S. Aired 1-2a ET


The Situation Room
• Joe Biden Faces Challenge Of Pandemic, Economic Crisis; Democrats Unite Around Biden Despite Party Infighting; What's Next For The GOP Post-Trump?; Trump Refuses To Concede, No Plans To Invite Biden To The White House; U.S. Hits Highest Daily New Case Count Since Pandemic Began. Aired 7-8p ET
• Joe Biden Prepares For Presidency Starting With Coronavirus Pandemic; Trump Still In Denial About Election Loss; Interview With Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-MI) About The Divide Within The Democratic Party; Trump Faces Slew Of Federal, State Cases After Presidency; How Tragedy And Grief Paved Biden's Road To The White House; Pro-Trump Protesters Fueled By Social Media Misinformation. Aired 8-9p ET
• Biden Ready To Work On Tackling Coronavirus Pandemic; Jared Kushner Has Approached Trump About Conceding; Interview With John Bolton About Trump's Refusal To Concede; Trump Campaign Announces Representative Doug Collins To Lead Georgia Recount Effort; New Daily COVID Cases In The U.S. Exceed 100,000 Five Days In A Row; Trump Campaign Planning Messaging Blitz To Fuel Election Questions. Aired 9- 10p ET


State of the Union
• Interview With Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY); Interview With Biden Campaign Senior Adviser Symone Sanders; Interview With Rep. James Clyburn (D-SC); Interview With Sen. Mitt Romney (R-UT); Interview With Gov. Larry Hogan (R-MD); Interview With Stacey Abrams. Aired 9-9:30a ET