WEBVTT FILE 1 00:00:08.199 --> 00:00:10.199 -Time goes by so fast. 2 00:00:10.210 --> 00:00:12.160 [ Cheering ] 3 00:00:12.169 --> 00:00:14.070 -We did it, Joe. 4 00:00:14.080 --> 00:00:16.190 -The people of this nation 5 00:00:14.080 --> 00:00:16.190 have spoken. 6 00:00:16.199 --> 00:00:18.070 -But on the other hand, 7 00:00:18.079 --> 00:00:22.010 some times just don't seem 8 00:00:18.079 --> 00:00:22.010 to go fast enough. 9 00:00:22.010 --> 00:00:24.170 -We need to bend the curve. 10 00:00:22.010 --> 00:00:24.170 -200,000 dead. 11 00:00:24.179 --> 00:00:27.160 -This year has had millions 12 00:00:24.179 --> 00:00:27.160 on the edge of their seats, 13 00:00:27.170 --> 00:00:30.050 braced for impact, 14 00:00:27.170 --> 00:00:30.050 seat belts fastened up. 15 00:00:30.050 --> 00:00:33.049 No need for a script. 16 00:00:30.050 --> 00:00:33.049 The facts are a mess. 17 00:00:33.049 --> 00:00:35.119 Still, we've had to adjust 18 00:00:35.130 --> 00:00:37.130 not only to 19 00:00:35.130 --> 00:00:37.130 the consistent turmoil 20 00:00:37.130 --> 00:00:39.049 on the news we all watched, 21 00:00:39.049 --> 00:00:41.179 but to the collective anxiety 22 00:00:39.049 --> 00:00:41.179 we've all got. 23 00:00:41.189 --> 00:00:44.009 -200,000 Americans killed 24 00:00:41.189 --> 00:00:44.009 by the coronavirus. 25 00:00:44.020 --> 00:00:45.140 -A feeling we have now 26 00:00:45.140 --> 00:00:48.020 and have had since the second 27 00:00:45.140 --> 00:00:48.020 the ball dropped. 28 00:00:48.030 --> 00:00:50.219 Rumor turned pandemic 29 00:00:48.030 --> 00:00:50.219 in a matter of weeks. 30 00:00:50.229 --> 00:00:53.020 Before we were in long lines 31 00:00:50.229 --> 00:00:53.020 at the polls, 32 00:00:53.020 --> 00:00:57.159 we were crowded in the streets, 33 00:00:53.020 --> 00:00:57.159 forced to march for our peace. 34 00:00:57.170 --> 00:01:01.170 And to say the least, 35 00:00:57.170 --> 00:01:01.170 it's been a year. 36 00:01:01.179 --> 00:01:04.209 And not unlike 37 00:01:01.179 --> 00:01:04.209 the past 93 years, 38 00:01:04.219 --> 00:01:07.010 Time has consistently 39 00:01:04.219 --> 00:01:07.010 shown the world 40 00:01:07.019 --> 00:01:09.099 what the word "influence" means. 41 00:01:09.099 --> 00:01:12.010 Time's Person of the Year 42 00:01:09.099 --> 00:01:12.010 is not an award. 43 00:01:12.019 --> 00:01:13.039 It is a marker. 44 00:01:13.049 --> 00:01:14.099 -Thank God Almighty. 45 00:01:14.099 --> 00:01:16.079 -A prism through which 46 00:01:14.099 --> 00:01:16.079 we watched 47 00:01:16.090 --> 00:01:18.200 from our own individual sections 48 00:01:16.090 --> 00:01:18.200 of the spectrum. 49 00:01:18.210 --> 00:01:20.140 -These are the men of Apollo 8. 50 00:01:20.140 --> 00:01:23.069 -It is reflection, 51 00:01:20.140 --> 00:01:23.069 history as it's written, 52 00:01:23.069 --> 00:01:25.109 whether good or bad. 53 00:01:25.109 --> 00:01:29.109 And tonight will encapsulate 54 00:01:25.109 --> 00:01:29.109 2020 for years to come, 55 00:01:29.109 --> 00:01:31.230 highlighting individuals 56 00:01:29.109 --> 00:01:31.230 that kept us in awe, 57 00:01:31.230 --> 00:01:34.099 others that made us think. 58 00:01:31.230 --> 00:01:34.099 -Divided we fall. 59 00:01:34.109 --> 00:01:37.150 -Those whose vision impacted 60 00:01:34.109 --> 00:01:37.150 the world with great success. 61 00:01:37.159 --> 00:01:41.109 Those who we may not agree with 62 00:01:37.159 --> 00:01:41.109 but history won't let us forget. 63 00:01:41.120 --> 00:01:45.150 We'll take a look at an athlete, 64 00:01:41.120 --> 00:01:45.150 an entertainer, 65 00:01:45.159 --> 00:01:49.030 a business leader, and those 66 00:01:45.159 --> 00:01:49.030 that are guardians of truth 67 00:01:49.030 --> 00:01:51.189 at a moment 68 00:01:49.030 --> 00:01:51.189 when we need them most. 69 00:01:51.189 --> 00:01:55.060 Finally, we'll highlight 70 00:01:51.189 --> 00:01:55.060 the not only influential 71 00:01:55.069 --> 00:01:57.229 but also impactful 72 00:01:55.069 --> 00:01:57.229 Person of the Year. 73 00:01:57.229 --> 00:02:00.189 So in its first-ever 74 00:01:57.229 --> 00:02:00.189 television broadcast, 75 00:02:00.200 --> 00:02:03.180 this is 76 00:02:00.200 --> 00:02:03.180 "Time Person of the Year." 77 00:02:03.189 --> 00:02:05.180 -Hello, everyone. 78 00:02:03.189 --> 00:02:05.180 McConaughey here. 79 00:02:05.189 --> 00:02:08.139 And welcome to 80 00:02:05.189 --> 00:02:08.139 "Time Person of the Year." 81 00:02:08.150 --> 00:02:10.120 Over the next hour, 82 00:02:08.150 --> 00:02:10.120 we are going to profile 83 00:02:10.120 --> 00:02:13.069 a collection of individuals 84 00:02:10.120 --> 00:02:13.069 who played an outsized role 85 00:02:13.080 --> 00:02:16.219 in shaping the singular 86 00:02:13.080 --> 00:02:16.219 experience that was 2020. 87 00:02:16.229 --> 00:02:18.199 Tonight, we're not 88 00:02:16.229 --> 00:02:18.199 handing out awards, 89 00:02:18.199 --> 00:02:21.030 but we are 90 00:02:18.199 --> 00:02:21.030 recognizing influence. 91 00:02:21.039 --> 00:02:23.030 We're marking this moment 92 00:02:21.039 --> 00:02:23.030 in living history. 93 00:02:23.039 --> 00:02:26.000 You might say 94 00:02:23.039 --> 00:02:26.000 it's a time capsule. 95 00:02:26.000 --> 00:02:28.120 We begin by recognizing 96 00:02:26.000 --> 00:02:28.120 the single athlete 97 00:02:28.120 --> 00:02:31.000 who most profoundly 98 00:02:28.120 --> 00:02:31.000 impacted 2020. 99 00:02:31.000 --> 00:02:32.110 This year, many players 100 00:02:32.120 --> 00:02:34.150 stepped outside the lines 101 00:02:32.120 --> 00:02:34.150 of their profession 102 00:02:34.159 --> 00:02:36.199 to advocate 103 00:02:34.159 --> 00:02:36.199 for what they believed in. 104 00:02:36.210 --> 00:02:40.000 For some, it was a first venture 105 00:02:36.210 --> 00:02:40.000 into public discourse. 106 00:02:40.000 --> 00:02:42.199 But for this towering figure, 107 00:02:40.000 --> 00:02:42.199 it was simply the next step 108 00:02:42.199 --> 00:02:44.229 in a long history 109 00:02:42.199 --> 00:02:44.229 of speaking up. 110 00:02:45.000 --> 00:02:46.170 On the court and off, 111 00:02:46.170 --> 00:02:49.120 his influence proved 112 00:02:46.170 --> 00:02:49.120 as immense as ever. 113 00:02:49.129 --> 00:02:51.120 The Time Athlete of the Year... 114 00:02:51.129 --> 00:02:54.000 [ Camera shutter clicks ] 115 00:02:51.129 --> 00:02:54.000 -LeBron James. 116 00:02:55.050 --> 00:02:57.099 [ Indistinct conversations ] 117 00:03:00.050 --> 00:03:01.159 -I just hope that they accept me 118 00:03:01.169 --> 00:03:03.000 for who I am 119 00:03:01.169 --> 00:03:03.000 as a basketball player 120 00:03:03.009 --> 00:03:04.129 and especially as a person. 121 00:03:04.139 --> 00:03:06.050 You know, 122 00:03:04.139 --> 00:03:06.050 I'm not coming into the team 123 00:03:06.060 --> 00:03:08.050 right away 124 00:03:06.060 --> 00:03:08.050 trying to be a leader. 125 00:03:08.050 --> 00:03:10.210 But if they give that to me, 126 00:03:08.050 --> 00:03:10.210 I know how to be a leader. 127 00:03:10.210 --> 00:03:13.039 But I'm just gonna 128 00:03:10.210 --> 00:03:13.039 accept my role 129 00:03:13.050 --> 00:03:15.030 until I have to do something. 130 00:03:15.039 --> 00:03:16.120 ♪♪♪ 131 00:03:16.129 --> 00:03:18.189 -An athlete's true voice 132 00:03:16.129 --> 00:03:18.189 is found 133 00:03:18.199 --> 00:03:20.170 when their talents on the court 134 00:03:20.170 --> 00:03:24.210 are rivaled 135 00:03:20.170 --> 00:03:24.210 by their impact off of it... 136 00:03:24.210 --> 00:03:27.009 a combination 137 00:03:24.210 --> 00:03:27.009 of athletic dominance 138 00:03:27.009 --> 00:03:29.199 and social impact 139 00:03:27.009 --> 00:03:29.199 so powerful 140 00:03:29.210 --> 00:03:33.219 the world has not witnessed 141 00:03:29.210 --> 00:03:33.219 since the days of Muhammad Ali. 142 00:03:33.219 --> 00:03:38.000 In the case of LeBron James, 143 00:03:33.219 --> 00:03:38.000 in the year 2020, 144 00:03:38.009 --> 00:03:40.180 he has found a king's voice. 145 00:03:40.180 --> 00:03:42.129 -I know people get tired 146 00:03:40.180 --> 00:03:42.129 of hearing me say it, 147 00:03:42.139 --> 00:03:45.180 but we are scared 148 00:03:42.139 --> 00:03:45.180 as black people in America. 149 00:03:45.189 --> 00:03:48.139 Black men, black women, 150 00:03:45.189 --> 00:03:48.139 black kids -- 151 00:03:48.139 --> 00:03:50.210 we are -- we are terrified. 152 00:03:50.219 --> 00:03:52.099 ♪♪♪ 153 00:03:52.099 --> 00:03:57.020 -Well, I've seen LeBron mature 154 00:03:52.099 --> 00:03:57.020 and evolve 155 00:03:57.030 --> 00:04:00.090 as a leader, as an athlete, 156 00:03:57.030 --> 00:04:00.090 you know, as an individual. 157 00:04:00.099 --> 00:04:03.180 He's taken every opportunity 158 00:04:00.099 --> 00:04:03.180 he has been given 159 00:04:03.189 --> 00:04:06.020 to do things for others. 160 00:04:06.030 --> 00:04:09.020 -When you see someone 161 00:04:06.030 --> 00:04:09.020 with the stature of LeBron 162 00:04:09.020 --> 00:04:10.139 speaking out on these issues, 163 00:04:10.150 --> 00:04:13.050 these are the sacrifices 164 00:04:10.150 --> 00:04:13.050 that he's willing to make 165 00:04:13.060 --> 00:04:14.139 time and time again. 166 00:04:14.150 --> 00:04:17.230 And it's admirable to watch 167 00:04:17.230 --> 00:04:20.220 and, you know, 168 00:04:17.230 --> 00:04:20.220 inspiration to a whole culture. 169 00:04:20.230 --> 00:04:22.189 -No justice! 170 00:04:20.230 --> 00:04:22.189 -No peace! 171 00:04:22.189 --> 00:04:24.139 -No justice! 172 00:04:22.189 --> 00:04:24.139 -No peace! 173 00:04:24.149 --> 00:04:26.110 -No justice! 174 00:04:24.149 --> 00:04:26.110 -No peace! 175 00:04:26.110 --> 00:04:28.110 -In 2020, as we witnessed 176 00:04:28.110 --> 00:04:30.180 devastating acts 177 00:04:28.110 --> 00:04:30.180 of police brutality, 178 00:04:30.189 --> 00:04:32.139 a league-wide stoppage in play 179 00:04:32.149 --> 00:04:35.100 occurred in the middle 180 00:04:32.149 --> 00:04:35.100 of the NBA playoffs. 181 00:04:35.110 --> 00:04:40.050 LeBron would simply 182 00:04:35.110 --> 00:04:40.050 not shut up and dribble. 183 00:04:40.060 --> 00:04:41.110 -LeBron was frustrated. 184 00:04:41.110 --> 00:04:43.230 He was -- 185 00:04:41.110 --> 00:04:43.230 He was ready to walk away. 186 00:04:43.230 --> 00:04:45.149 He realized, like, 187 00:04:43.230 --> 00:04:45.149 "Hey, we -- Wait a second. 188 00:04:45.149 --> 00:04:46.220 We have an opportunity. 189 00:04:46.230 --> 00:04:49.019 We can ask the owners 190 00:04:46.230 --> 00:04:49.019 to work with us. 191 00:04:49.029 --> 00:04:52.000 Let's open up the arenas 192 00:04:49.029 --> 00:04:52.000 to become polling places. 193 00:04:52.009 --> 00:04:55.000 Help us back More Than A Vote." 194 00:04:55.009 --> 00:04:57.230 -When you see what the voter 195 00:04:55.009 --> 00:04:57.230 turnout was in Detroit, 196 00:04:58.000 --> 00:05:01.040 when you see Atlanta 197 00:04:58.000 --> 00:05:01.040 and what happened there, 198 00:05:01.040 --> 00:05:03.220 it literally helped to change 199 00:05:01.040 --> 00:05:03.220 the course of history. 200 00:05:03.230 --> 00:05:06.069 ♪♪♪ 201 00:05:06.079 --> 00:05:08.000 -What LeBron James has done 202 00:05:08.009 --> 00:05:11.069 is gonna forever change 203 00:05:08.009 --> 00:05:11.069 the athlete's role in society. 204 00:05:11.079 --> 00:05:14.079 Athletes know they can step out, 205 00:05:11.079 --> 00:05:14.079 they know they can speak up, 206 00:05:14.089 --> 00:05:16.230 and we saw this 207 00:05:14.089 --> 00:05:16.230 all over the world this year. 208 00:05:17.000 --> 00:05:20.199 ♪♪♪ 209 00:05:20.199 --> 00:05:23.069 -It's examples like that 210 00:05:20.199 --> 00:05:23.069 that makes it possible 211 00:05:23.079 --> 00:05:27.100 for the next generation, the 212 00:05:23.079 --> 00:05:27.100 next athlete to take that risk. 213 00:05:27.110 --> 00:05:29.149 -LeBron has ignited 214 00:05:27.110 --> 00:05:29.149 the younger generation 215 00:05:29.160 --> 00:05:31.029 to really share our voices 216 00:05:31.040 --> 00:05:33.029 on the issues 217 00:05:31.040 --> 00:05:33.029 that we feel passionate about. 218 00:05:33.040 --> 00:05:36.069 -To really fight for something 219 00:05:33.040 --> 00:05:36.069 and stand for something. 220 00:05:36.079 --> 00:05:39.110 -It's time to look in the mirror 221 00:05:36.079 --> 00:05:39.110 and ask ourselves, 222 00:05:39.120 --> 00:05:41.050 "What are we doing 223 00:05:39.120 --> 00:05:41.050 to create change?" 224 00:05:41.050 --> 00:05:45.189 -♪ Let me be 225 00:05:41.050 --> 00:05:45.189 your everlasting light ♪ 226 00:05:45.199 --> 00:05:48.120 -It's beautiful 227 00:05:45.199 --> 00:05:48.120 to watch and witness 228 00:05:48.129 --> 00:05:50.209 someone who hasn't forgotten 229 00:05:50.209 --> 00:05:53.209 the circumstances and 230 00:05:50.209 --> 00:05:53.209 the obstacles that he's overcome 231 00:05:53.209 --> 00:05:57.050 and the place 232 00:05:53.209 --> 00:05:57.050 from where he came. 233 00:05:57.050 --> 00:05:59.209 -♪ I'm a shepherd for you ♪ 234 00:05:59.209 --> 00:06:01.199 ♪ And I'll guide you through ♪ 235 00:06:01.209 --> 00:06:03.089 ♪ Let me be 236 00:06:01.209 --> 00:06:03.089 your everlasting light ♪ 237 00:06:03.100 --> 00:06:04.129 -He's just a kid from Akron. 238 00:06:04.129 --> 00:06:06.000 This past season, 239 00:06:06.009 --> 00:06:08.009 he once again 240 00:06:06.009 --> 00:06:08.009 reached great heights 241 00:06:08.009 --> 00:06:09.120 on the basketball court, 242 00:06:09.129 --> 00:06:11.009 but off of it, 243 00:06:11.019 --> 00:06:14.029 he emerged as something 244 00:06:11.019 --> 00:06:14.029 so much more meaningful. 245 00:06:14.040 --> 00:06:16.019 -You know, 246 00:06:14.040 --> 00:06:16.019 I'm not coming into the team 247 00:06:16.019 --> 00:06:17.199 right away 248 00:06:16.019 --> 00:06:17.199 trying to be a leader. 249 00:06:17.209 --> 00:06:20.120 But if they give that to me, 250 00:06:17.209 --> 00:06:20.120 I know how to be a leader. 251 00:06:20.129 --> 00:06:25.079 -And that, even more 252 00:06:20.129 --> 00:06:25.079 than the titles and the MVPs 253 00:06:25.089 --> 00:06:28.129 is LeBron James' 254 00:06:25.089 --> 00:06:28.129 greatest legacy. 255 00:06:28.139 --> 00:06:30.160 ♪♪♪ 256 00:06:33.019 --> 00:06:34.199 -The Time Guardian of the Year 257 00:06:34.209 --> 00:06:37.209 recognizes those 258 00:06:34.209 --> 00:06:37.209 who protect what we hold sacred. 259 00:06:37.220 --> 00:06:40.090 And there is little more sacred 260 00:06:37.220 --> 00:06:40.090 than the truth. 261 00:06:40.100 --> 00:06:43.100 That's why Time is recognizing 262 00:06:40.100 --> 00:06:43.100 courageous individuals 263 00:06:43.100 --> 00:06:48.009 who have defended facts against 264 00:06:43.100 --> 00:06:48.009 the seductive power of fiction. 265 00:06:48.019 --> 00:06:50.220 The grim toll 266 00:06:48.019 --> 00:06:50.220 of the COVID-19 pandemic 267 00:06:50.220 --> 00:06:53.220 is challenging 268 00:06:50.220 --> 00:06:53.220 for any of us to confront, 269 00:06:53.220 --> 00:06:57.110 but those on the front lines 270 00:06:53.220 --> 00:06:57.110 must do it every day. 271 00:06:57.110 --> 00:07:00.189 Tonight, we recognize 272 00:06:57.110 --> 00:07:00.189 their tremendous sacrifice 273 00:07:00.189 --> 00:07:02.110 on our behalf. 274 00:07:02.110 --> 00:07:04.209 Time's first 275 00:07:02.110 --> 00:07:04.209 Guardian of the Year -- 276 00:07:04.220 --> 00:07:08.050 frontline healthcare workers. 277 00:07:10.199 --> 00:07:12.220 -[ Speaking native language ] 278 00:07:26.040 --> 00:07:30.089 -Is this all really worth it 279 00:07:26.040 --> 00:07:30.089 for me to potentially get sick, 280 00:07:30.100 --> 00:07:32.029 potentially 281 00:07:30.100 --> 00:07:32.029 bring it home to my wife? 282 00:07:32.040 --> 00:07:34.019 -You know that there is a risk. 283 00:07:34.029 --> 00:07:37.189 You're confident you can handle 284 00:07:34.029 --> 00:07:37.189 the concept of death and dying. 285 00:07:37.189 --> 00:07:40.000 -[ Speaking native language ] 286 00:07:44.029 --> 00:07:47.019 -The first confirmed U.S. case 287 00:07:44.029 --> 00:07:47.019 now in Washington State. 288 00:07:47.029 --> 00:07:49.000 -The state reporting 289 00:07:47.029 --> 00:07:49.000 another 6,000 COVID cases. 290 00:07:49.000 --> 00:07:52.019 -The coronavirus has surged 291 00:07:49.000 --> 00:07:52.019 past 9 million cases. 292 00:07:52.029 --> 00:07:54.139 -This is too much. 293 00:07:52.029 --> 00:07:54.139 -One, two, three. 294 00:07:54.149 --> 00:07:57.069 -As the deaths escalate, 295 00:07:54.149 --> 00:07:57.069 so does the fear. 296 00:07:57.079 --> 00:07:59.069 -I thought, "Maybe I need 297 00:07:57.079 --> 00:07:59.069 to work on my will." 298 00:07:59.079 --> 00:08:01.100 -The public is writing us 299 00:07:59.079 --> 00:08:01.100 thank-you notes 300 00:08:01.110 --> 00:08:03.000 and sending pizza. 301 00:08:03.000 --> 00:08:05.110 What we need is for you 302 00:08:03.000 --> 00:08:05.110 to stop exposing us. 303 00:08:05.120 --> 00:08:07.040 -I'm sad that I got sick. 304 00:08:07.040 --> 00:08:09.029 I really didn't expect to. 305 00:08:09.040 --> 00:08:11.000 To get back in the front line, 306 00:08:11.009 --> 00:08:12.160 that will be something 307 00:08:11.009 --> 00:08:12.160 I'm looking forward to. 308 00:08:12.160 --> 00:08:14.189 -This is the first time 309 00:08:12.160 --> 00:08:14.189 that a pulmonologist 310 00:08:14.199 --> 00:08:17.100 has ever been the most 311 00:08:14.199 --> 00:08:17.100 important person in the world. 312 00:08:17.110 --> 00:08:20.129 -Doctors, nurses, housekeeping, 313 00:08:17.110 --> 00:08:20.129 the clerks, 314 00:08:20.139 --> 00:08:23.009 we are the closest 315 00:08:20.139 --> 00:08:23.009 to your family right now, 316 00:08:23.019 --> 00:08:26.129 and we're gonna 317 00:08:23.019 --> 00:08:26.129 take care of them. 318 00:08:26.139 --> 00:08:29.110 -Tonight, icons and artists 319 00:08:26.139 --> 00:08:29.110 from all over the world 320 00:08:29.120 --> 00:08:33.120 join us in recognizing the 321 00:08:29.120 --> 00:08:33.120 most influential people of 2020. 322 00:08:33.129 --> 00:08:36.090 Powerful stories, 323 00:08:33.129 --> 00:08:36.090 exclusive performances. 324 00:08:36.100 --> 00:08:38.000 And later, we'll find out 325 00:08:38.009 --> 00:08:41.039 who will be 326 00:08:38.009 --> 00:08:41.039 Time's Person of the Year. 327 00:08:45.029 --> 00:08:45.039 . 328 00:08:45.210 --> 00:08:46.210 -"Time's Person of the Year" 329 00:08:46.129 --> 00:08:46.210 is proudly produced 330 00:08:47.220 --> 00:08:49.220 in partnership with P&G. 331 00:08:51.169 --> 00:08:53.019 -This is not new. 332 00:08:54.210 --> 00:08:56.169 This has happened before. 333 00:08:58.169 --> 00:09:02.139 -In every downturn... 334 00:08:58.169 --> 00:09:02.139 -And disaster in history... 335 00:09:02.139 --> 00:09:05.049 -Gender equality 336 00:09:02.139 --> 00:09:05.049 has been set back... 337 00:09:05.059 --> 00:09:08.100 -As women have stepped forward. 338 00:09:08.110 --> 00:09:11.179 -Women always bear a heavy cost. 339 00:09:11.190 --> 00:09:13.220 -More of the frontline care. 340 00:09:13.230 --> 00:09:15.090 -More of the pay cuts. 341 00:09:15.100 --> 00:09:17.009 -More of the jobs lost. 342 00:09:17.019 --> 00:09:19.049 -More of the responsibilities 343 00:09:17.019 --> 00:09:19.049 at home. 344 00:09:19.059 --> 00:09:22.009 -Keeping them from going back 345 00:09:19.059 --> 00:09:22.009 to paid work. 346 00:09:22.019 --> 00:09:25.090 -These times... 347 00:09:22.019 --> 00:09:25.090 -Are not unprecedented. 348 00:09:25.100 --> 00:09:28.059 -But they give us another chance 349 00:09:25.100 --> 00:09:28.059 for equality. 350 00:09:28.059 --> 00:09:31.100 -If we all choose 351 00:09:28.059 --> 00:09:31.100 to step forward as equals. 352 00:09:31.100 --> 00:09:32.200 -Care equal. 353 00:09:32.210 --> 00:09:34.019 -Hire equal. 354 00:09:34.019 --> 00:09:35.049 -Pay equal. 355 00:09:35.059 --> 00:09:36.049 -Model equal. 356 00:09:36.059 --> 00:09:37.139 -Do equal. 357 00:09:37.139 --> 00:09:39.100 -Choose equal. 358 00:09:39.100 --> 00:09:41.059 -At home. 359 00:09:39.100 --> 00:09:41.059 -At work. 360 00:09:41.059 --> 00:09:42.139 -Right now. 361 00:09:42.139 --> 00:09:44.210 -For an equal future. 362 00:09:44.220 --> 00:09:49.179 ♪♪♪ 363 00:09:49.190 --> 00:09:51.110 -You're watching 364 00:09:49.190 --> 00:09:51.110 "Person of the Year." 365 00:09:51.120 --> 00:09:53.190 In a moment, Vanessa Bryant 366 00:09:51.120 --> 00:09:53.190 pays tribute 367 00:09:53.190 --> 00:09:55.220 to the lives lost in 2020. 368 00:09:55.230 --> 00:09:58.149 But first, Rosario Dawson. 369 00:09:58.149 --> 00:10:02.070 -Our next Guardian of the Year 370 00:09:58.149 --> 00:10:02.070 followed her truth, 371 00:10:02.070 --> 00:10:04.149 even when it led her 372 00:10:02.070 --> 00:10:04.149 off the page. 373 00:10:04.159 --> 00:10:08.029 When Joe Biden met with 374 00:10:04.159 --> 00:10:08.029 the community of Jacob Blake, 375 00:10:08.029 --> 00:10:11.070 one Kenosha woman set aside 376 00:10:08.029 --> 00:10:11.070 the prepared remarks 377 00:10:11.070 --> 00:10:13.019 of her local organization 378 00:10:13.029 --> 00:10:15.070 to instead speak from the heart. 379 00:10:15.080 --> 00:10:19.190 The next Guardian of the Year, 380 00:10:15.080 --> 00:10:19.190 Porche Bennett-Bey. 381 00:10:19.200 --> 00:10:23.070 [ Gunshots ] 382 00:10:23.080 --> 00:10:25.200 -Tonight, passionate pleas 383 00:10:23.080 --> 00:10:25.200 demanding justice. 384 00:10:25.210 --> 00:10:27.120 -Police shooting of Jacob Blake 385 00:10:27.120 --> 00:10:29.159 in the back multiple times. 386 00:10:29.169 --> 00:10:32.139 -They started calling us 387 00:10:29.169 --> 00:10:32.139 a war zone. 388 00:10:32.149 --> 00:10:34.149 Every night, it was ugly. 389 00:10:34.159 --> 00:10:36.039 We were cleaning up, 390 00:10:36.039 --> 00:10:39.159 and the officer literally 391 00:10:36.039 --> 00:10:39.159 held his gun to my head 392 00:10:39.159 --> 00:10:42.120 when I bent over 393 00:10:39.159 --> 00:10:42.120 to pick up a water bottle. 394 00:10:42.120 --> 00:10:44.120 This is my backyard, you know. 395 00:10:44.120 --> 00:10:46.080 That could have been my brother. 396 00:10:46.080 --> 00:10:50.039 I'm a woman 397 00:10:46.080 --> 00:10:50.039 and I do not fear you. 398 00:10:52.049 --> 00:10:55.039 Just gonna be honest, Mr. Biden. 399 00:10:55.039 --> 00:10:57.039 You need the truth. 400 00:10:57.039 --> 00:10:59.039 I speak for the people 401 00:10:57.039 --> 00:10:59.039 in this city 402 00:10:59.049 --> 00:11:00.220 because I live in this city, 403 00:11:00.230 --> 00:11:04.080 and the truth of the matter is, 404 00:11:00.230 --> 00:11:04.080 we are heavily angry. 405 00:11:04.090 --> 00:11:07.039 And it didn't just 406 00:11:04.090 --> 00:11:07.039 start with Jacob. 407 00:11:07.049 --> 00:11:10.080 I needed him to see anger. 408 00:11:07.049 --> 00:11:10.080 I needed him to see death. 409 00:11:10.090 --> 00:11:11.210 I needed him to see 410 00:11:11.210 --> 00:11:14.009 what they try to shield 411 00:11:11.210 --> 00:11:14.009 themselves from seeing. 412 00:11:14.009 --> 00:11:15.169 Why are there 413 00:11:14.009 --> 00:11:15.169 more police officers 414 00:11:15.179 --> 00:11:18.080 in the black neighborhoods 415 00:11:15.179 --> 00:11:18.080 than in other neighborhoods? 416 00:11:18.090 --> 00:11:20.210 Why are we more targeted 417 00:11:18.090 --> 00:11:20.210 than anybody else? 418 00:11:20.220 --> 00:11:22.129 -Black lives matter! 419 00:11:22.129 --> 00:11:26.039 -For so many decades, we've been 420 00:11:22.129 --> 00:11:26.039 shown we don't matter. 421 00:11:26.049 --> 00:11:27.169 And right now, 422 00:11:26.049 --> 00:11:27.169 we just want someone 423 00:11:27.179 --> 00:11:29.200 who's going to 424 00:11:27.179 --> 00:11:29.200 put the action in. 425 00:11:29.210 --> 00:11:31.090 -No more racist... 426 00:11:29.210 --> 00:11:31.090 -Police. 427 00:11:31.090 --> 00:11:32.230 -My purpose is the future, 428 00:11:33.000 --> 00:11:35.129 making sure that our children 429 00:11:33.000 --> 00:11:35.129 and their children 430 00:11:35.129 --> 00:11:38.070 and their children never 431 00:11:35.129 --> 00:11:38.070 have to keep going through 432 00:11:38.080 --> 00:11:40.110 these generational curses. 433 00:11:40.120 --> 00:11:42.149 You want to break those chains. 434 00:11:42.159 --> 00:11:45.029 So I thank you 435 00:11:42.159 --> 00:11:45.029 for coming to hear me. 436 00:11:47.159 --> 00:11:51.179 -Words cannot do justice 437 00:11:47.159 --> 00:11:51.179 to the grief we felt this year. 438 00:11:51.190 --> 00:11:53.220 At every level 439 00:11:51.190 --> 00:11:53.220 of human connection, 440 00:11:53.220 --> 00:11:57.019 from across the world 441 00:11:53.220 --> 00:11:57.019 to across the table, 442 00:11:57.019 --> 00:12:00.019 we experienced profound loss. 443 00:12:00.019 --> 00:12:03.139 We said goodbye to husbands, 444 00:12:00.019 --> 00:12:03.139 daughters, wives, 445 00:12:03.139 --> 00:12:07.059 sons, grandparents, friends, 446 00:12:03.139 --> 00:12:07.059 and national heroes. 447 00:12:07.059 --> 00:12:08.179 And we continue 448 00:12:07.059 --> 00:12:08.179 to count the lives 449 00:12:08.179 --> 00:12:10.169 surrendered 450 00:12:08.179 --> 00:12:10.169 to this cruel pandemic, 451 00:12:10.179 --> 00:12:15.049 which has claimed well over 452 00:12:10.179 --> 00:12:15.049 a million souls worldwide. 453 00:12:15.059 --> 00:12:18.019 Tonight, we mourn 454 00:12:15.059 --> 00:12:18.019 the people we all knew 455 00:12:18.019 --> 00:12:20.169 and the many we never will. 456 00:12:20.179 --> 00:12:25.009 May our collective grief 457 00:12:20.179 --> 00:12:25.009 unite us on the path forward. 458 00:12:25.019 --> 00:12:29.210 Joining us now, Yo-Yo Ma, 459 00:12:25.019 --> 00:12:29.210 accompanied by Kathryn Stott. 460 00:12:29.220 --> 00:12:32.029 [ "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" 461 00:12:29.220 --> 00:12:32.029 plays ] 462 00:12:32.029 --> 00:12:39.230 ♪♪♪ 463 00:12:39.230 --> 00:12:43.029 -Everything's a Game 7 when 464 00:12:39.230 --> 00:12:43.029 you approach every practice 465 00:12:43.029 --> 00:12:45.049 and every game 466 00:12:43.029 --> 00:12:45.049 with that kind of mentality. 467 00:12:45.059 --> 00:12:47.169 You know, it bleeds into 468 00:12:45.059 --> 00:12:47.169 the rest of the guys. 469 00:12:47.179 --> 00:12:55.210 ♪♪♪ 470 00:12:55.220 --> 00:13:04.190 ♪♪♪ 471 00:13:04.190 --> 00:13:06.110 -I want everyone 472 00:13:04.190 --> 00:13:06.110 to see me alone. 473 00:13:06.110 --> 00:13:08.149 I want them to hear me live. 474 00:13:08.149 --> 00:13:15.000 ♪♪♪ 475 00:13:15.009 --> 00:13:22.120 ♪♪♪ 476 00:13:22.120 --> 00:13:29.200 ♪♪♪ 477 00:13:29.200 --> 00:13:31.070 -They watch it, they say, 478 00:13:31.080 --> 00:13:33.000 because it makes them 479 00:13:31.080 --> 00:13:33.000 feel better, 480 00:13:33.000 --> 00:13:34.159 and it can't get better 481 00:13:33.000 --> 00:13:34.159 than that. 482 00:13:34.159 --> 00:13:40.080 ♪♪♪ 483 00:13:40.080 --> 00:13:46.019 ♪♪♪ 484 00:13:46.029 --> 00:13:49.120 -Sometimes you need to feel 485 00:13:46.029 --> 00:13:49.120 the pain and sting of defeat 486 00:13:49.120 --> 00:13:52.100 to activate the real passion 487 00:13:49.120 --> 00:13:52.100 inside of you. 488 00:13:52.110 --> 00:13:53.230 [ Cheers and applause ] 489 00:13:54.000 --> 00:13:59.169 ♪♪♪ 490 00:13:59.179 --> 00:14:01.110 -And thank you for tuning us in. 491 00:14:01.120 --> 00:14:02.190 I know you enjoyed it. 492 00:14:02.200 --> 00:14:04.110 Let's do it again tomorrow. 493 00:14:04.120 --> 00:14:13.049 ♪♪♪ 494 00:14:13.049 --> 00:14:22.009 ♪♪♪ 495 00:14:22.009 --> 00:14:30.210 ♪♪♪ 496 00:14:30.210 --> 00:14:39.169 ♪♪♪ 497 00:14:39.179 --> 00:14:48.100 ♪♪♪ 498 00:14:48.110 --> 00:14:57.059 ♪♪♪ 499 00:14:57.070 --> 00:15:06.009 ♪♪♪ 500 00:15:06.019 --> 00:15:07.169 -I got in trouble. 501 00:15:07.179 --> 00:15:10.120 It was good trouble. 502 00:15:07.179 --> 00:15:10.120 It was necessary trouble. 503 00:15:10.129 --> 00:15:16.169 ♪♪♪ 504 00:15:16.179 --> 00:15:20.090 -Think about how you would like 505 00:15:16.179 --> 00:15:20.090 the world to be 506 00:15:20.100 --> 00:15:23.190 for your daughters 507 00:15:20.100 --> 00:15:23.190 and granddaughters. 508 00:15:23.190 --> 00:15:27.019 -We deserve to live 509 00:15:23.190 --> 00:15:27.019 in a multiracial democracy 510 00:15:27.029 --> 00:15:28.179 that works for all of us. 511 00:15:28.190 --> 00:15:31.169 So this is not in vain. 512 00:15:28.190 --> 00:15:31.169 Keep on. 513 00:15:33.230 --> 00:15:35.149 -We'll forever mourn the passing 514 00:15:35.149 --> 00:15:38.120 of over a million and a half 515 00:15:35.149 --> 00:15:38.120 souls... 516 00:15:40.029 --> 00:15:42.190 ...and a world changed forever. 517 00:15:42.200 --> 00:15:51.029 ♪♪♪ 518 00:15:51.029 --> 00:15:53.049 ♪♪♪ 519 00:16:02.029 --> 00:16:02.039 . 520 00:16:03.090 --> 00:16:04.090 ♪♪♪ 521 00:16:07.159 --> 00:16:12.059 ♪♪♪ 522 00:16:12.070 --> 00:16:14.200 -Welcome back to 523 00:16:12.070 --> 00:16:14.200 "Time Person of the Year." 524 00:16:14.200 --> 00:16:18.019 Up next, an exclusive 525 00:16:14.200 --> 00:16:18.019 performance from BTS. 526 00:16:18.029 --> 00:16:21.200 But first, a look back 527 00:16:18.029 --> 00:16:21.200 on the year that was. 528 00:16:24.200 --> 00:16:27.230 -In a year defined 529 00:16:24.200 --> 00:16:27.230 by lives cut short... 530 00:16:30.000 --> 00:16:33.179 ...we've too often lost sight 531 00:16:30.000 --> 00:16:33.179 of the joy still among us 532 00:16:33.190 --> 00:16:38.159 and the millions 533 00:16:33.190 --> 00:16:38.159 of journeys just beginning. 534 00:16:38.169 --> 00:16:43.120 So, good morning, 535 00:16:38.169 --> 00:16:43.120 sweet child-to-be. 536 00:16:43.129 --> 00:16:48.090 You are being born 537 00:16:43.129 --> 00:16:48.090 at a very challenging time. 538 00:16:48.100 --> 00:16:51.049 2020 has not been a kind year. 539 00:16:51.049 --> 00:16:54.210 It's been a year that preyed 540 00:16:51.049 --> 00:16:54.210 on the weak and the sick, 541 00:16:54.210 --> 00:16:59.100 a year that claimed lives 542 00:16:54.210 --> 00:16:59.100 and tested trust. 543 00:17:01.009 --> 00:17:05.009 As you arrive, you'll see 544 00:17:01.009 --> 00:17:05.009 the world is suffering, 545 00:17:05.019 --> 00:17:08.160 but it is also the beginning 546 00:17:05.019 --> 00:17:08.160 of a new day. 547 00:17:08.170 --> 00:17:11.119 It may be easy to think 548 00:17:08.170 --> 00:17:11.119 you were born into a year 549 00:17:11.130 --> 00:17:13.130 filled only with division, 550 00:17:13.130 --> 00:17:16.170 that you arrived in a moment 551 00:17:13.130 --> 00:17:16.170 shrouded in chaos. 552 00:17:16.170 --> 00:17:17.160 [ Bang ] 553 00:17:20.049 --> 00:17:22.099 But if you look closely, 554 00:17:22.099 --> 00:17:24.180 you'll see that you're living 555 00:17:22.099 --> 00:17:24.180 in a world 556 00:17:24.180 --> 00:17:28.089 filled with courage, compassion, 557 00:17:24.180 --> 00:17:28.089 and heart. 558 00:17:28.099 --> 00:17:29.200 -Pandemics occur. 559 00:17:29.210 --> 00:17:31.210 They have always occurred 560 00:17:29.210 --> 00:17:31.210 and they will occur. 561 00:17:31.220 --> 00:17:33.140 And it would be really shameful 562 00:17:33.140 --> 00:17:35.220 if we don't learn 563 00:17:33.140 --> 00:17:35.220 from what we've been through. 564 00:17:35.220 --> 00:17:38.130 -In this time of peril, 565 00:17:35.220 --> 00:17:38.130 you will learn 566 00:17:38.140 --> 00:17:41.049 one of the great truths 567 00:17:38.140 --> 00:17:41.049 of the human family -- 568 00:17:41.059 --> 00:17:44.099 that we know how to put others 569 00:17:41.059 --> 00:17:44.099 before ourselves. 570 00:17:44.099 --> 00:17:46.180 This is a world of resilience, 571 00:17:46.180 --> 00:17:50.140 a world propelled by the belief 572 00:17:46.180 --> 00:17:50.140 that overcoming the impossible 573 00:17:50.140 --> 00:17:53.180 is, in fact, possible. 574 00:17:53.180 --> 00:17:56.019 With the inspiration 575 00:17:53.180 --> 00:17:56.019 of innovation, 576 00:17:56.019 --> 00:17:59.140 we were once again reminded 577 00:17:56.019 --> 00:17:59.140 that nothing is out of reach 578 00:17:59.150 --> 00:18:02.220 and that we should shoot 579 00:17:59.150 --> 00:18:02.220 for the stars. 580 00:18:02.220 --> 00:18:04.180 Faced with an invisible enemy 581 00:18:04.190 --> 00:18:06.190 the world hasn't known 582 00:18:04.190 --> 00:18:06.190 for generations, 583 00:18:06.200 --> 00:18:09.109 we witness every day 584 00:18:06.200 --> 00:18:09.109 the true meaning 585 00:18:09.119 --> 00:18:12.019 of what it is to be a hero. 586 00:18:12.029 --> 00:18:15.069 This is a moment not to hide 587 00:18:12.029 --> 00:18:15.069 from our challenges, 588 00:18:15.069 --> 00:18:17.220 but to confront them 589 00:18:15.069 --> 00:18:17.220 with the strength and clarity 590 00:18:17.230 --> 00:18:20.019 needed to find 591 00:18:17.230 --> 00:18:20.019 a better tomorrow. 592 00:18:20.029 --> 00:18:23.089 -Let's stop thinking that 593 00:18:20.029 --> 00:18:23.089 our voice don't matter and vote! 594 00:18:23.099 --> 00:18:25.099 -V-O-T-E! 595 00:18:25.109 --> 00:18:27.150 -Take heart that the world 596 00:18:25.109 --> 00:18:27.150 you have entered 597 00:18:27.150 --> 00:18:30.009 is far from perfect, 598 00:18:27.150 --> 00:18:30.009 but it is better 599 00:18:30.019 --> 00:18:33.109 and more just than the ones 600 00:18:30.019 --> 00:18:33.109 that came before it. 601 00:18:33.109 --> 00:18:37.180 You can be who you are 602 00:18:33.109 --> 00:18:37.180 and be loved as you are. 603 00:18:37.190 --> 00:18:41.170 We imagine a tomorrow 604 00:18:37.190 --> 00:18:41.170 filled with unity, not division, 605 00:18:41.180 --> 00:18:45.190 a tomorrow that delivers 606 00:18:41.180 --> 00:18:45.190 equality long overdue, 607 00:18:45.200 --> 00:18:51.000 a tomorrow galvanized to tackle 608 00:18:45.200 --> 00:18:51.000 the world's great challenges. 609 00:18:51.009 --> 00:18:54.039 Heroes have walked among us, 610 00:18:51.009 --> 00:18:54.039 and they will again. 611 00:18:54.039 --> 00:18:57.079 -While I may be the first woman 612 00:18:54.039 --> 00:18:57.079 in this office, 613 00:18:57.079 --> 00:18:59.000 I will not be the last. 614 00:18:59.000 --> 00:19:01.000 [ Cheers and applause ] 615 00:19:01.000 --> 00:19:04.000 -So welcome, child. 616 00:19:04.009 --> 00:19:08.180 You will need your rest, because 617 00:19:04.009 --> 00:19:08.180 a new beginning is upon us 618 00:19:08.190 --> 00:19:11.000 and it is yours to shape. 619 00:19:13.089 --> 00:19:15.140 -We're up. 620 00:19:13.089 --> 00:19:15.140 This is it. 621 00:19:15.150 --> 00:19:17.059 I'm here tonight to announce 622 00:19:17.069 --> 00:19:18.160 the 2020 623 00:19:17.069 --> 00:19:18.160 Entertainer of the Year, 624 00:19:18.160 --> 00:19:20.069 which means 625 00:19:18.160 --> 00:19:20.069 it's probably not me. 626 00:19:20.079 --> 00:19:21.220 Damn, what a way to find out. 627 00:19:21.230 --> 00:19:23.140 Anyway, in this isolating year, 628 00:19:23.150 --> 00:19:25.039 we needed entertainers 629 00:19:23.150 --> 00:19:25.039 more than ever. 630 00:19:25.039 --> 00:19:26.150 They didn't just help us 631 00:19:25.039 --> 00:19:26.150 stave off boredom, 632 00:19:26.160 --> 00:19:28.119 they kept us connected 633 00:19:26.160 --> 00:19:28.119 and reminded us 634 00:19:28.130 --> 00:19:30.230 that we weren't going through 635 00:19:28.130 --> 00:19:30.230 these challenges alone. 636 00:19:31.000 --> 00:19:34.079 And in 2020, nobody brought us 637 00:19:31.000 --> 00:19:34.079 together like these guys. 638 00:19:34.089 --> 00:19:37.109 They're without a doubt 639 00:19:34.089 --> 00:19:37.109 the biggest act on the planet. 640 00:19:37.119 --> 00:19:39.029 They released a huge album, 641 00:19:39.039 --> 00:19:40.210 put on record-breaking 642 00:19:39.039 --> 00:19:40.210 virtual concerts, 643 00:19:40.210 --> 00:19:42.130 dropped a historic single. 644 00:19:42.130 --> 00:19:44.039 People all over the world 645 00:19:44.049 --> 00:19:46.119 gravitated towards their music 646 00:19:44.049 --> 00:19:46.119 and their message, 647 00:19:46.130 --> 00:19:49.119 because both are just exploding 648 00:19:46.130 --> 00:19:49.119 with positivity and joy. 649 00:19:49.130 --> 00:19:52.039 Their army of fans 650 00:19:49.130 --> 00:19:52.039 pay that goodwill forward. 651 00:19:52.049 --> 00:19:54.069 In June, when the group 652 00:19:54.079 --> 00:19:56.119 contributed a million dollars 653 00:19:54.079 --> 00:19:56.119 to Black Lives Matter, 654 00:19:56.130 --> 00:19:59.210 their fans quickly organized 655 00:19:56.130 --> 00:19:59.210 to match that donation. 656 00:19:59.220 --> 00:20:01.170 That's next-level standom. 657 00:20:01.180 --> 00:20:04.009 As a proud member 658 00:20:01.180 --> 00:20:04.009 of this global fanbase, 659 00:20:04.009 --> 00:20:06.009 trust me, 660 00:20:04.009 --> 00:20:06.009 if you're not a fan now, 661 00:20:06.009 --> 00:20:08.009 you will be in a few minutes. 662 00:20:08.009 --> 00:20:12.059 The Time Entertainers 663 00:20:08.009 --> 00:20:12.059 of the Year, BTS. 664 00:20:14.059 --> 00:20:17.099 -We love you, too... 665 00:20:14.059 --> 00:20:17.099 -John Cena! 666 00:20:17.109 --> 00:20:19.049 -I guess 2020, of course, 667 00:20:19.059 --> 00:20:22.140 we had the best news 668 00:20:19.059 --> 00:20:22.140 and the worst news. 669 00:20:22.140 --> 00:20:25.170 The worst news is the pandemic 670 00:20:22.140 --> 00:20:25.170 and the tour cancelation. 671 00:20:25.180 --> 00:20:29.059 But the best news was was we had 672 00:20:25.180 --> 00:20:29.059 the number one on Billboard. 673 00:20:29.069 --> 00:20:31.019 -We grow up, teamwork. 674 00:20:31.029 --> 00:20:32.220 -Yep, and we grew up. 675 00:20:32.220 --> 00:20:35.019 Our teamwork has grown up. 676 00:20:35.029 --> 00:20:37.119 But now we can talk about 677 00:20:35.029 --> 00:20:37.119 what music means to us, 678 00:20:37.130 --> 00:20:39.119 but we'd rather show you. 679 00:20:39.130 --> 00:20:42.079 Here's an exclusive 680 00:20:39.130 --> 00:20:42.079 performance of... 681 00:20:42.089 --> 00:20:43.140 -"Dynamite." 682 00:20:43.140 --> 00:20:45.160 -Boom! 683 00:20:45.170 --> 00:20:49.079 -♪ 'Cause I-I-I'm 684 00:20:45.170 --> 00:20:49.079 in the stars tonight ♪ 685 00:20:49.089 --> 00:20:54.069 ♪ So watch me bring the fire 686 00:20:49.089 --> 00:20:54.069 and set the night alight ♪ 687 00:20:54.079 --> 00:20:56.089 ♪ Shoes on, 688 00:20:54.079 --> 00:20:56.089 get up in the morn' ♪ 689 00:20:56.099 --> 00:20:58.029 ♪ Cup of milk, 690 00:20:56.099 --> 00:20:58.029 let's rock and roll ♪ 691 00:20:58.029 --> 00:21:00.150 -Uh-huh. 692 00:20:58.029 --> 00:21:00.150 -♪ King Kong, kick the drum ♪ 693 00:21:00.160 --> 00:21:02.230 ♪ Rolling on 694 00:21:00.160 --> 00:21:02.230 like a Rolling Stone ♪ 695 00:21:02.230 --> 00:21:04.190 ♪ Sing song 696 00:21:02.230 --> 00:21:04.190 when I'm walkin' home ♪ 697 00:21:04.200 --> 00:21:07.069 ♪ Jump up to the top, LeBron ♪ 698 00:21:04.200 --> 00:21:07.069 -Hey. 699 00:21:07.069 --> 00:21:09.019 -♪ Ding-dong, 700 00:21:07.069 --> 00:21:09.019 call me on my phone ♪ 701 00:21:09.029 --> 00:21:11.069 ♪ Iced tea 702 00:21:09.029 --> 00:21:11.069 and a game of Ping-Pong ♪ 703 00:21:11.069 --> 00:21:14.029 -♪ This is gettin' heavy, 704 00:21:11.069 --> 00:21:14.029 can you hear the bass boom? 705 00:21:14.039 --> 00:21:15.150 ♪ I'm ready ♪ 706 00:21:14.039 --> 00:21:15.150 -♪ Whoo-hoo ♪ 707 00:21:15.150 --> 00:21:17.029 -♪ Life is sweet as honey ♪ 708 00:21:17.029 --> 00:21:19.180 ♪ Yeah, this beat cha-ching 709 00:21:17.029 --> 00:21:19.180 like money, hey ♪ 710 00:21:19.190 --> 00:21:21.150 -♪ Disco overload ♪ 711 00:21:21.150 --> 00:21:23.150 ♪ I'm into that, 712 00:21:21.150 --> 00:21:23.150 I'm good to go ♪ 713 00:21:23.150 --> 00:21:26.029 ♪ I'm diamond, 714 00:21:23.150 --> 00:21:26.029 you know I glow up ♪ 715 00:21:26.039 --> 00:21:27.230 -♪ Hey, so let's go, hey ♪ 716 00:21:27.230 --> 00:21:31.109 -♪ 'Cause I-I-I'm 717 00:21:27.230 --> 00:21:31.109 in the stars tonight ♪ 718 00:21:31.109 --> 00:21:34.200 ♪ So watch me bring the fire 719 00:21:31.109 --> 00:21:34.200 and set the night alight ♪ 720 00:21:34.210 --> 00:21:36.200 -♪ Hey ♪ 721 00:21:36.200 --> 00:21:40.039 -♪ Shinin' through the city 722 00:21:36.200 --> 00:21:40.039 with a little funk and soul ♪ 723 00:21:40.039 --> 00:21:43.160 ♪ So I'mma light it up 724 00:21:40.039 --> 00:21:43.160 like dynamite ♪ 725 00:21:43.170 --> 00:21:45.039 ♪ Whoa-oh-oh ♪ 726 00:21:45.039 --> 00:21:46.220 -♪ Bring a friend, 727 00:21:45.039 --> 00:21:46.220 join the crowd ♪ 728 00:21:46.230 --> 00:21:49.039 ♪ Whoever wanna come along ♪ 729 00:21:49.039 --> 00:21:51.039 ♪ Word up, talk the talk ♪ 730 00:21:51.039 --> 00:21:53.059 ♪ Just move 731 00:21:51.039 --> 00:21:53.059 like we off the wall ♪ 732 00:21:53.069 --> 00:21:55.059 ♪ Day or night, 733 00:21:53.069 --> 00:21:55.059 the sky's alight ♪ 734 00:21:55.069 --> 00:21:57.079 ♪ So we dance 735 00:21:55.069 --> 00:21:57.079 to the break of dawn ♪ 736 00:21:57.089 --> 00:21:59.160 -♪ Ladies and gentlemen, 737 00:21:57.089 --> 00:21:59.160 I got the medicine ♪ 738 00:21:59.160 --> 00:22:02.000 ♪ So you should keep your eyes 739 00:21:59.160 --> 00:22:02.000 on the ball ♪ 740 00:22:02.000 --> 00:22:04.160 -♪ This is gettin' heavy, 741 00:22:02.000 --> 00:22:04.160 can you hear the bass boom? ♪ 742 00:22:04.170 --> 00:22:06.000 ♪ I'm ready ♪ 743 00:22:04.170 --> 00:22:06.000 -♪ Whoo-hoo ♪ 744 00:22:06.000 --> 00:22:07.140 -♪ Life is sweet as honey ♪ 745 00:22:07.150 --> 00:22:10.039 ♪ Yeah, this beat cha-ching 746 00:22:07.150 --> 00:22:10.039 like money, huh ♪ 747 00:22:10.039 --> 00:22:12.000 -♪ Disco overload ♪ 748 00:22:12.009 --> 00:22:14.009 ♪ I'm into that, 749 00:22:12.009 --> 00:22:14.009 I'm good to go ♪ 750 00:22:14.019 --> 00:22:17.009 ♪ I'm diamond, 751 00:22:14.019 --> 00:22:17.009 you know I glow up ♪ 752 00:22:17.009 --> 00:22:18.130 -♪ Let's go, hey ♪ 753 00:22:18.130 --> 00:22:21.210 -♪ 'Cause I-I-I'm 754 00:22:18.130 --> 00:22:21.210 in the stars tonight ♪ 755 00:22:21.220 --> 00:22:25.049 ♪ So watch me bring the fire 756 00:22:21.220 --> 00:22:25.049 and set the night alight ♪ 757 00:22:25.059 --> 00:22:27.049 -♪ Hey ♪ 758 00:22:27.049 --> 00:22:30.130 -♪ Shinin' through the city 759 00:22:27.049 --> 00:22:30.130 with a little funk and soul ♪ 760 00:22:30.130 --> 00:22:33.210 ♪ So I'mma light it up 761 00:22:30.130 --> 00:22:33.210 like dynamite ♪ 762 00:22:33.210 --> 00:22:35.089 ♪ Whoa-oh-oh ♪ 763 00:22:35.099 --> 00:22:38.009 -♪ Dyn-na-na-na, 764 00:22:35.099 --> 00:22:38.009 na-na-na-na-na, na-na-na ♪ 765 00:22:38.009 --> 00:22:39.160 ♪ Life is dynamite ♪ 766 00:22:39.170 --> 00:22:42.039 ♪ Dyn-na-na-na, 767 00:22:39.170 --> 00:22:42.039 na-na-na-na-na, na-na-na ♪ 768 00:22:42.049 --> 00:22:44.009 ♪ Life is dynamite ♪ 769 00:22:44.019 --> 00:22:47.089 -♪ Shinin' through the city 770 00:22:44.019 --> 00:22:47.089 with a little funk and soul ♪ 771 00:22:47.099 --> 00:22:50.210 ♪ So I'mma light it up 772 00:22:47.099 --> 00:22:50.210 like dynamite ♪ 773 00:22:50.220 --> 00:22:52.069 ♪ Whoa-oh-oh ♪ 774 00:22:52.079 --> 00:22:54.130 -♪ Dyn-na-na-na, 775 00:22:52.079 --> 00:22:54.130 na-na, na-na, ayy ♪ 776 00:22:54.130 --> 00:22:56.140 ♪ Dyn-na-na-na, 777 00:22:54.130 --> 00:22:56.140 na-na, na-na, ayy ♪ 778 00:22:56.140 --> 00:22:58.160 -♪ Dyn-na-na-na, 779 00:22:56.140 --> 00:22:58.160 na-na, na-na, ayy ♪ 780 00:22:58.170 --> 00:23:00.119 ♪ Light it up, dynamite ♪ 781 00:23:00.130 --> 00:23:02.220 -♪ Dyn-na-na-na, 782 00:23:00.130 --> 00:23:02.220 na-na, na-na, ayy ♪ 783 00:23:02.220 --> 00:23:05.009 ♪ Dyn-na-na-na, 784 00:23:02.220 --> 00:23:05.009 na-na, na-na, ayy ♪ 785 00:23:05.019 --> 00:23:07.019 -♪ Dyn-na-na-na, 786 00:23:05.019 --> 00:23:07.019 na-na, na-na, ayy ♪ 787 00:23:07.019 --> 00:23:08.160 ♪ Light it up, dynamite ♪ 788 00:23:08.170 --> 00:23:12.099 -♪ 'Cause I-I-I'm 789 00:23:08.170 --> 00:23:12.099 in the stars tonight ♪ 790 00:23:12.099 --> 00:23:16.019 ♪ So watch me bring the fire 791 00:23:12.099 --> 00:23:16.019 and set the night alight ♪ 792 00:23:16.019 --> 00:23:17.220 -♪ Let's go ♪ 793 00:23:17.230 --> 00:23:21.059 -♪ Shinin' through the city 794 00:23:17.230 --> 00:23:21.059 with a little funk and soul ♪ 795 00:23:21.059 --> 00:23:24.140 ♪ So I'mma light it up 796 00:23:21.059 --> 00:23:24.140 like dynamite ♪ 797 00:23:24.140 --> 00:23:26.019 ♪ This is ♪ 798 00:23:26.019 --> 00:23:29.089 ♪ 'Cause I-I-I'm 799 00:23:26.019 --> 00:23:29.089 in the stars tonight ♪ 800 00:23:29.099 --> 00:23:32.099 ♪ So watch me bring the fire 801 00:23:29.099 --> 00:23:32.099 and set the night alight ♪ 802 00:23:32.109 --> 00:23:34.099 -♪ Alight, oh ♪ 803 00:23:34.099 --> 00:23:38.029 -♪ Shinin' through the city 804 00:23:34.099 --> 00:23:38.029 with a little funk and soul ♪ 805 00:23:38.039 --> 00:23:41.109 ♪ So I'mma light it up 806 00:23:38.039 --> 00:23:41.109 like dynamite ♪ 807 00:23:41.109 --> 00:23:42.190 ♪ Whoa-oh-oh ♪ 808 00:23:42.190 --> 00:23:45.109 -♪ Dyn-na-na-na, 809 00:23:42.190 --> 00:23:45.109 na-na-na-na-na, na-na-na 810 00:23:45.119 --> 00:23:47.019 ♪ Life is dynamite ♪ 811 00:23:47.029 --> 00:23:49.109 -♪ Dyn-na-na-na, 812 00:23:47.029 --> 00:23:49.109 na-na-na-na-na, na-na-na ♪ 813 00:23:49.109 --> 00:23:51.089 ♪ Life is dynamite ♪ 814 00:23:51.099 --> 00:23:54.210 -♪ Shinin' through the city 815 00:23:51.099 --> 00:23:54.210 with a little funk and soul ♪ 816 00:23:54.220 --> 00:23:58.069 ♪ So I'mma light it up 817 00:23:54.220 --> 00:23:58.069 like dynamite ♪ 818 00:23:58.079 --> 00:23:59.089 ♪ Whoa-oh-oh ♪ 819 00:23:59.099 --> 00:24:01.230 -Dynamite. 820 00:24:01.230 --> 00:24:04.170 -Coming up, H.E.R. honors 821 00:24:01.230 --> 00:24:04.170 heroes of 2020 822 00:24:04.180 --> 00:24:06.109 with a special performance, 823 00:24:06.109 --> 00:24:09.049 and Bruce Springsteen delivers 824 00:24:06.109 --> 00:24:09.049 the headline of the night -- 825 00:24:09.059 --> 00:24:11.109 Time's Person of the Year. 826 00:24:11.109 --> 00:24:18.009 ♪♪♪ 827 00:24:18.019 --> 00:24:23.230 ♪♪♪ 828 00:24:28.039 --> 00:24:28.049 . 829 00:24:28.200 --> 00:24:29.220 -Time Heroes of the Year, 830 00:24:29.109 --> 00:24:29.220 made possible by State Farm. 831 00:24:32.000 --> 00:24:35.160 -In a trying year, 832 00:24:32.000 --> 00:24:35.160 we needed heroes more than ever 833 00:24:35.170 --> 00:24:37.039 to protect us... 834 00:24:37.049 --> 00:24:40.000 -We do what we do because 835 00:24:37.049 --> 00:24:40.000 we love our community. 836 00:24:40.000 --> 00:24:41.119 -...to shelter us... 837 00:24:41.119 --> 00:24:45.019 -Opening a door 838 00:24:41.119 --> 00:24:45.019 for someone is humanity. 839 00:24:45.029 --> 00:24:46.190 -...to nourish us. 840 00:24:46.200 --> 00:24:49.160 -I need to just focus on people 841 00:24:46.200 --> 00:24:49.160 that really need food. 842 00:24:49.170 --> 00:24:51.099 -There's no way I can stop. 843 00:24:51.109 --> 00:24:54.039 Some of them have become 844 00:24:51.109 --> 00:24:54.039 really special to me. 845 00:24:54.039 --> 00:24:58.150 -Tonight, we recognize 846 00:24:54.039 --> 00:24:58.150 the heroes who rose above. 847 00:24:58.160 --> 00:25:02.109 Here now with a musical tribute 848 00:24:58.160 --> 00:25:02.109 to our Heroes of the Year, 849 00:25:02.119 --> 00:25:03.230 H.E.R. 850 00:25:04.000 --> 00:25:06.069 [ "Sometimes" plays ] 851 00:25:06.079 --> 00:25:13.130 ♪♪♪ 852 00:25:13.140 --> 00:25:16.200 -♪ Sometimes 853 00:25:13.140 --> 00:25:16.200 it don't go your way ♪ 854 00:25:16.210 --> 00:25:19.150 ♪ Sometimes you gotta ♪ 855 00:25:19.160 --> 00:25:21.210 ♪ Sometimes ♪ 856 00:25:24.170 --> 00:25:28.099 ♪ I had a plan, 857 00:25:24.170 --> 00:25:28.099 I had it mapped out ♪ 858 00:25:30.170 --> 00:25:34.160 ♪ Oh, I knew where I was going 859 00:25:30.170 --> 00:25:34.160 when I left out ♪ 860 00:25:37.019 --> 00:25:43.079 ♪ You couldn't tell me that 861 00:25:37.019 --> 00:25:43.079 I wouldn't be there on time ♪ 862 00:25:43.089 --> 00:25:48.220 ♪ 'Cause I had some guarantees, 863 00:25:43.089 --> 00:25:48.220 I had a deadline ♪ 864 00:25:48.220 --> 00:25:54.220 ♪ But now I know things change 865 00:25:48.220 --> 00:25:54.220 for better or worse ♪ 866 00:25:54.220 --> 00:25:57.049 ♪ You could say 867 00:25:54.220 --> 00:25:57.049 that I'm the same ♪ 868 00:25:57.059 --> 00:26:00.210 ♪ But I ain't adjusted 869 00:25:57.059 --> 00:26:00.210 to all the hurt ♪ 870 00:26:00.220 --> 00:26:04.059 ♪ So many noes, so many yeses ♪ 871 00:26:04.069 --> 00:26:07.130 ♪ No one to blame, 872 00:26:04.069 --> 00:26:07.130 don't got the answers ♪ 873 00:26:07.140 --> 00:26:10.180 ♪ I felt the pain, 874 00:26:07.140 --> 00:26:10.180 I can attest it ♪ 875 00:26:10.180 --> 00:26:14.210 ♪ That's just the game, 876 00:26:10.180 --> 00:26:14.210 and I respect it, yeah ♪ 877 00:26:14.220 --> 00:26:18.220 ♪ 'Cause sometimes 878 00:26:14.220 --> 00:26:18.220 it don't go your way ♪ 879 00:26:18.220 --> 00:26:21.019 ♪ Sometimes ♪ 880 00:26:21.019 --> 00:26:27.089 ♪ And sometimes you gon' 881 00:26:21.019 --> 00:26:27.089 have those days, yeah ♪ 882 00:26:27.099 --> 00:26:33.190 ♪ And sometimes 883 00:26:27.099 --> 00:26:33.190 you'll feel out of place ♪ 884 00:26:33.190 --> 00:26:38.109 ♪ You can't promise me 885 00:26:33.190 --> 00:26:38.109 it'll be the same, no ♪ 886 00:26:38.109 --> 00:26:41.069 ♪ 'Cause sometimes change ♪ 887 00:26:41.069 --> 00:26:45.150 -♪ Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah ♪ 888 00:26:45.150 --> 00:26:53.029 ♪♪♪ 889 00:26:53.029 --> 00:27:00.150 ♪♪♪ 890 00:27:00.150 --> 00:27:08.039 ♪♪♪ 891 00:27:08.039 --> 00:27:10.190 ♪ Oh, yeah ♪ 892 00:27:10.200 --> 00:27:15.039 ♪ Yeah, yeah ♪ 893 00:27:18.200 --> 00:27:27.119 -♪ 'Cause sometimes change ♪ 894 00:27:27.119 --> 00:27:32.059 ♪♪♪ 895 00:27:34.039 --> 00:27:37.200 -If you have any doubt 896 00:27:34.039 --> 00:27:37.200 about the global impact 897 00:27:37.210 --> 00:27:39.200 of the Black Lives Matter 898 00:27:37.210 --> 00:27:39.200 movement, 899 00:27:39.200 --> 00:27:42.059 you need only look to France. 900 00:27:42.069 --> 00:27:44.019 There, one woman's 901 00:27:44.029 --> 00:27:46.160 tireless pursuit of justice 902 00:27:44.029 --> 00:27:46.160 for her brother 903 00:27:46.170 --> 00:27:49.200 has fueled an unprecedented 904 00:27:46.170 --> 00:27:49.200 public reckoning 905 00:27:49.210 --> 00:27:51.190 with racial injustice. 906 00:27:51.200 --> 00:27:56.170 Our next Guardian of the year, 907 00:27:51.200 --> 00:27:56.170 Assa Traoré. 908 00:27:56.180 --> 00:27:59.039 -[ Speaking French ] 909 00:28:22.049 --> 00:28:24.130 -Thousands marched 910 00:28:22.049 --> 00:28:24.130 into a Paris suburb 911 00:28:24.130 --> 00:28:26.049 to remember Adama Traoré, 912 00:28:26.059 --> 00:28:29.130 who died at the hands 913 00:28:26.059 --> 00:28:29.130 of French police four years ago. 914 00:29:17.029 --> 00:29:20.069 -Coming up, the ultimate 915 00:29:17.029 --> 00:29:20.069 recognition of influence -- 916 00:29:20.079 --> 00:29:23.130 the Time Person of the Year. 917 00:29:27.029 --> 00:29:27.039 . 918 00:29:28.089 --> 00:29:29.089 -In business, we're always 919 00:29:28.200 --> 00:29:29.089 chasing the next big disruption, 920 00:29:32.160 --> 00:29:34.230 but this year, it came to us. 921 00:29:35.000 --> 00:29:37.109 The past 12 months 922 00:29:35.000 --> 00:29:37.109 have altered the landscape 923 00:29:37.109 --> 00:29:39.190 in dramatic 924 00:29:37.109 --> 00:29:39.190 and challenging ways, 925 00:29:39.190 --> 00:29:42.029 yet as often occurs 926 00:29:39.190 --> 00:29:42.029 during a crisis, 927 00:29:42.029 --> 00:29:45.109 new technologies emerge 928 00:29:42.029 --> 00:29:45.109 not simply to meet the moment, 929 00:29:45.109 --> 00:29:47.069 but to dictate the future. 930 00:29:47.079 --> 00:29:51.190 Zoom is, without a doubt, that 931 00:29:47.079 --> 00:29:51.190 kind of transformational force. 932 00:29:51.190 --> 00:29:54.180 It has not only reinvented 933 00:29:51.190 --> 00:29:54.180 the modern workplace, 934 00:29:54.190 --> 00:29:58.039 but reshaped how we communicate 935 00:29:54.190 --> 00:29:58.039 in all spheres of life. 936 00:29:58.049 --> 00:30:01.000 Here's Stephanie Ruhle 937 00:29:58.049 --> 00:30:01.000 to lead a special Zoom chat 938 00:30:01.000 --> 00:30:06.059 with the Time Business Person 939 00:30:01.000 --> 00:30:06.059 of the Year, Eric Yuan. 940 00:30:06.069 --> 00:30:11.180 -Eric, the year 2020 has turned 941 00:30:06.069 --> 00:30:11.180 Zoom into a global phenomenon. 942 00:30:11.190 --> 00:30:14.099 Take us inside the last year 943 00:30:11.190 --> 00:30:14.099 for your life. 944 00:30:26.170 --> 00:30:29.000 -As a pastor, 945 00:30:26.170 --> 00:30:29.000 to be able to use Zoom 946 00:30:29.009 --> 00:30:31.039 allows us to still 947 00:30:29.009 --> 00:30:31.039 have service together. 948 00:30:31.039 --> 00:30:34.049 -I had students that were almost 949 00:30:31.039 --> 00:30:34.049 in depressive states, 950 00:30:34.059 --> 00:30:37.000 and they have all said, "I don't 951 00:30:34.059 --> 00:30:37.000 know what I would have done 952 00:30:37.009 --> 00:30:40.000 without this type of connection 953 00:30:37.009 --> 00:30:40.000 when we shut down." 954 00:30:40.009 --> 00:30:42.200 -I've been able to continue 955 00:30:40.009 --> 00:30:42.200 to work on a regular basis. 956 00:30:42.210 --> 00:30:44.079 -We got married on Zoom. 957 00:30:44.089 --> 00:30:48.039 -This provided pregnant women 958 00:30:44.089 --> 00:30:48.039 a very safe way 959 00:30:48.049 --> 00:30:51.079 to get the care that they need 960 00:30:48.049 --> 00:30:51.079 throughout their pregnancy. 961 00:30:51.089 --> 00:30:53.130 Never did I think 962 00:30:51.089 --> 00:30:53.130 that I would have the ability 963 00:30:53.130 --> 00:30:56.230 to work from home 964 00:30:53.130 --> 00:30:56.230 until a pandemic hit. 965 00:30:57.000 --> 00:30:59.150 -Eric, was it hard for you 966 00:30:57.000 --> 00:30:59.150 to get to a place 967 00:30:59.160 --> 00:31:02.230 where you felt like doctors 968 00:30:59.160 --> 00:31:02.230 could see patients securely 969 00:31:03.000 --> 00:31:04.029 using the platform? 970 00:31:22.009 --> 00:31:24.130 As a tech entrepreneur, 971 00:31:22.009 --> 00:31:24.130 do you believe 972 00:31:24.140 --> 00:31:27.220 you have a larger responsibility 973 00:31:24.140 --> 00:31:27.220 to do something better, 974 00:31:27.230 --> 00:31:29.150 greater for society? 975 00:31:47.059 --> 00:31:49.140 Thank you so much for joining 976 00:31:47.059 --> 00:31:49.140 me, and congratulations. 977 00:31:49.140 --> 00:31:51.009 What a year you've had. 978 00:31:51.019 --> 00:31:53.089 -We go down on Zoom 979 00:31:51.019 --> 00:31:53.089 to talk with friends. 980 00:31:53.099 --> 00:31:55.049 -Felt like a lifeline. 981 00:31:53.099 --> 00:31:55.049 -Birthday parties. 982 00:31:55.059 --> 00:31:57.000 -My Bar Mitzvah. 983 00:31:55.059 --> 00:31:57.000 -Opening different worlds. 984 00:31:57.009 --> 00:31:58.130 -Whole new world. 985 00:31:57.009 --> 00:31:58.130 -Very thankful. 986 00:31:58.140 --> 00:31:59.180 -Thank you, Zoom. 987 00:31:59.190 --> 00:32:02.140 -Thank you. 988 00:31:59.190 --> 00:32:02.140 -Gracias, Zoom! 989 00:32:02.150 --> 00:32:04.019 -The next Guardian has led 990 00:32:04.029 --> 00:32:05.230 America's 991 00:32:04.029 --> 00:32:05.230 infectious disease response 992 00:32:05.230 --> 00:32:09.180 for more than three decades, 993 00:32:05.230 --> 00:32:09.180 on both sides of the aisle. 994 00:32:09.190 --> 00:32:13.069 This year, he faced perhaps 995 00:32:09.190 --> 00:32:13.069 his greatest challenge yet, 996 00:32:13.069 --> 00:32:15.109 but he responded 997 00:32:13.069 --> 00:32:15.109 as he always has -- 998 00:32:15.119 --> 00:32:17.180 with a clear, 999 00:32:15.119 --> 00:32:17.180 unwavering commitment 1000 00:32:17.190 --> 00:32:19.150 to the scientific truth. 1001 00:32:19.150 --> 00:32:23.230 The next Guardian of the Year, 1002 00:32:19.150 --> 00:32:23.230 Dr. Anthony Fauci. 1003 00:32:24.000 --> 00:32:26.170 -Fire Fauci! 1004 00:32:24.000 --> 00:32:26.170 Fire Fauci! 1005 00:32:26.180 --> 00:32:30.049 -When you get something 1006 00:32:26.180 --> 00:32:30.049 as emotionally charged 1007 00:32:30.059 --> 00:32:32.150 as a major public health event, 1008 00:32:32.150 --> 00:32:34.230 the people who are looking 1009 00:32:32.150 --> 00:32:34.230 for somebody to get angry with 1010 00:32:35.000 --> 00:32:36.190 make me the symbol 1011 00:32:35.000 --> 00:32:36.190 and they hate me. 1012 00:32:36.200 --> 00:32:38.109 Do they hate Tony Fauci? 1013 00:32:38.119 --> 00:32:40.039 They don't even know 1014 00:32:38.119 --> 00:32:40.039 who Tony Fauci is. 1015 00:32:40.039 --> 00:32:41.160 -The nation's top doctor. 1016 00:32:40.039 --> 00:32:41.160 -Top expert. 1017 00:32:41.160 --> 00:32:43.119 -Dr. Anthony Fauci. 1018 00:32:43.119 --> 00:32:46.039 -I became very interested 1019 00:32:43.119 --> 00:32:46.039 in infectious diseases 1020 00:32:46.049 --> 00:32:49.119 because you can prevent them 1021 00:32:46.049 --> 00:32:49.119 and you can treat them. 1022 00:32:49.119 --> 00:32:52.180 And I was fascinated by science, 1023 00:32:52.190 --> 00:32:55.079 that you could discover 1024 00:32:52.190 --> 00:32:55.079 unknown things. 1025 00:32:55.089 --> 00:32:59.200 Everything I do now 1026 00:32:55.089 --> 00:32:59.200 I'm intensively interested in 1027 00:32:59.200 --> 00:33:02.119 and I'm really good at it. 1028 00:33:02.119 --> 00:33:06.000 We're dealing with clearly 1029 00:33:02.119 --> 00:33:06.000 an emerging infectious disease. 1030 00:33:06.009 --> 00:33:07.109 -Fueling fears of a pandemic. 1031 00:33:07.119 --> 00:33:08.200 -She is COVID positive. 1032 00:33:08.210 --> 00:33:11.079 -I'm declaring 1033 00:33:08.210 --> 00:33:11.079 a public health emergency. 1034 00:33:11.079 --> 00:33:12.200 -We turn to Dr. Anthony Fauci. 1035 00:33:12.200 --> 00:33:14.180 -Is the worst yet to come, 1036 00:33:12.200 --> 00:33:14.180 Dr. Fauci? 1037 00:33:14.190 --> 00:33:16.160 -Yes, things will get worse. 1038 00:33:16.160 --> 00:33:19.180 When you get something 1039 00:33:16.160 --> 00:33:19.180 like COVID-19, 1040 00:33:19.190 --> 00:33:22.049 it has the potential 1041 00:33:19.190 --> 00:33:22.049 of running wild. 1042 00:33:22.049 --> 00:33:24.000 -Surpassing 1 million deaths. 1043 00:33:24.009 --> 00:33:28.000 -That's the chilling aspect 1044 00:33:24.009 --> 00:33:28.000 of an evolving outbreak. 1045 00:33:28.009 --> 00:33:29.119 Every day we learn... 1046 00:33:29.130 --> 00:33:32.170 The actual virological aspect 1047 00:33:29.130 --> 00:33:32.170 is unprecedented, 1048 00:33:32.180 --> 00:33:35.210 but the impact on society 1049 00:33:32.180 --> 00:33:35.210 is unprecedented. 1050 00:33:35.220 --> 00:33:39.029 -Enormous economic, 1051 00:33:35.220 --> 00:33:39.029 psychological implications. 1052 00:33:39.039 --> 00:33:40.210 -It would, 1053 00:33:39.039 --> 00:33:40.210 but it would be temporary. 1054 00:33:40.220 --> 00:33:43.210 Things change 1055 00:33:40.220 --> 00:33:43.210 and evolve rapidly. 1056 00:33:43.210 --> 00:33:46.170 And you can't get frozen 1057 00:33:43.210 --> 00:33:46.170 in a state of saying, 1058 00:33:46.170 --> 00:33:48.049 "I think I know 1059 00:33:46.170 --> 00:33:48.049 everything about this," 1060 00:33:48.059 --> 00:33:50.109 because you're gonna 1061 00:33:48.059 --> 00:33:50.109 get surprised for sure. 1062 00:33:50.119 --> 00:33:52.170 -No more masks! 1063 00:33:52.180 --> 00:33:54.150 No more masks! 1064 00:33:54.160 --> 00:33:58.069 -Now instead of worrying solely 1065 00:33:54.160 --> 00:33:58.069 about developing vaccines, 1066 00:33:58.079 --> 00:34:02.000 Dr. Fauci finds himself forced 1067 00:33:58.079 --> 00:34:02.000 to defend science itself. 1068 00:34:02.009 --> 00:34:05.079 -The one thing 1069 00:34:02.009 --> 00:34:05.079 you don't want to do is guess. 1070 00:34:05.089 --> 00:34:09.099 The world is craving clarity, 1071 00:34:05.089 --> 00:34:09.099 honesty, 1072 00:34:09.099 --> 00:34:11.179 courage to stick up 1073 00:34:09.099 --> 00:34:11.179 for what's right. 1074 00:34:11.179 --> 00:34:14.019 I served six presidents, 1075 00:34:11.179 --> 00:34:14.019 and I have never... 1076 00:34:14.030 --> 00:34:18.000 You want to base what you say 1077 00:34:14.030 --> 00:34:18.000 on scientific data. 1078 00:34:18.010 --> 00:34:19.219 Public health knows no politics. 1079 00:34:19.230 --> 00:34:22.179 You're just driven by the truth. 1080 00:34:22.179 --> 00:34:27.059 ♪♪♪ 1081 00:34:27.059 --> 00:34:32.000 -When we return, a moment 1082 00:34:27.059 --> 00:34:32.000 365 days in the making -- 1083 00:34:32.010 --> 00:34:35.119 Bruce Springsteen announces 1084 00:34:32.010 --> 00:34:35.119 Time's Person of the Year. 1085 00:34:39.019 --> 00:34:39.030 . 1086 00:34:42.190 --> 00:34:43.010 -Good evening. 1087 00:34:43.219 --> 00:34:45.230 The events of 2020 1088 00:34:43.219 --> 00:34:45.230 have changed us 1089 00:34:45.230 --> 00:34:49.099 in ways that were unthinkable 1090 00:34:45.230 --> 00:34:49.099 until this year. 1091 00:34:49.110 --> 00:34:52.230 A once-in-a-generation health 1092 00:34:49.110 --> 00:34:52.230 crisis has rocked our lives 1093 00:34:52.230 --> 00:34:57.150 while also demonstrating the 1094 00:34:52.230 --> 00:34:57.150 resilience of the human spirit. 1095 00:34:57.150 --> 00:35:00.150 A rallying cry for justice 1096 00:34:57.150 --> 00:35:00.150 and equality 1097 00:35:00.150 --> 00:35:02.110 has rung out around the world. 1098 00:35:02.110 --> 00:35:04.030 And across the nation, 1099 00:35:04.030 --> 00:35:07.030 a record number of Americans 1100 00:35:04.030 --> 00:35:07.030 made their voice heard, 1101 00:35:07.030 --> 00:35:09.190 making history along the way. 1102 00:35:09.199 --> 00:35:11.150 For nearly 100 years, 1103 00:35:11.150 --> 00:35:14.139 Time has named 1104 00:35:11.150 --> 00:35:14.139 the Person of the Year. 1105 00:35:14.150 --> 00:35:19.030 In 2020, the 1106 00:35:14.150 --> 00:35:19.030 Time Person of the Year is... 1107 00:35:19.030 --> 00:35:21.030 President-elect Joe Biden 1108 00:35:21.030 --> 00:35:24.230 and Vice President-elect 1109 00:35:21.030 --> 00:35:24.230 Kamala Harris. 1110 00:35:24.230 --> 00:35:28.000 -Time has always had a special 1111 00:35:24.230 --> 00:35:28.000 connection to the presidency. 1112 00:35:28.000 --> 00:35:29.199 Every elected president 1113 00:35:28.000 --> 00:35:29.199 since FDR 1114 00:35:29.199 --> 00:35:32.139 has been Person of the Year 1115 00:35:29.199 --> 00:35:32.139 at some point during their term. 1116 00:35:32.150 --> 00:35:35.099 This is the first time we've 1117 00:35:32.150 --> 00:35:35.099 also named a vice president 1118 00:35:35.110 --> 00:35:37.030 as Person of the Year. 1119 00:35:37.039 --> 00:35:40.119 The Biden-Harris ticket 1120 00:35:37.039 --> 00:35:40.119 represents something historic. 1121 00:35:40.130 --> 00:35:43.119 -Thank you for the honor. 1122 00:35:40.130 --> 00:35:43.119 -Thank you very much. Thank you. 1123 00:35:43.119 --> 00:35:46.150 -Person of the Year is not 1124 00:35:43.119 --> 00:35:46.150 just about the year that was, 1125 00:35:46.159 --> 00:35:49.079 but about where we're headed. 1126 00:35:49.090 --> 00:35:51.159 And the next four years 1127 00:35:49.090 --> 00:35:51.159 are going to be 1128 00:35:51.159 --> 00:35:55.150 an enormous test of them 1129 00:35:51.159 --> 00:35:55.150 and all of us to see 1130 00:35:55.159 --> 00:36:00.039 whether they can bring about 1131 00:35:55.159 --> 00:36:00.039 the unity they've promised. 1132 00:36:00.050 --> 00:36:03.070 Do you think this is a do-or-die 1133 00:36:00.050 --> 00:36:03.070 moment for democracy? 1134 00:36:03.079 --> 00:36:06.079 -This moment was 1135 00:36:03.079 --> 00:36:06.079 one of those do-or-die moments. 1136 00:36:06.079 --> 00:36:09.170 Had Trump won, I think we would 1137 00:36:06.079 --> 00:36:09.170 have changed the nature 1138 00:36:09.170 --> 00:36:12.130 of who we are as a country 1139 00:36:09.170 --> 00:36:12.130 for a long time. 1140 00:36:12.130 --> 00:36:14.110 ♪♪♪ 1141 00:36:14.119 --> 00:36:16.119 -You have always been 1142 00:36:14.119 --> 00:36:16.119 so action-oriented. 1143 00:36:16.130 --> 00:36:18.210 -Yeah. 1144 00:36:16.130 --> 00:36:18.210 -So, what is the first thing 1145 00:36:18.210 --> 00:36:21.119 that you want to do 1146 00:36:18.210 --> 00:36:21.119 in that role? 1147 00:36:21.130 --> 00:36:23.090 -We're at a moment 1148 00:36:21.130 --> 00:36:23.090 where we're being confronted 1149 00:36:23.090 --> 00:36:26.170 by many crises 1150 00:36:23.090 --> 00:36:26.170 that have converged. 1151 00:36:26.170 --> 00:36:29.010 We're talking about 1152 00:36:26.170 --> 00:36:29.010 a public-health crisis. 1153 00:36:29.010 --> 00:36:31.230 We are in the midst 1154 00:36:29.010 --> 00:36:31.230 of an economic crisis, 1155 00:36:32.000 --> 00:36:34.199 a long overdue reckoning 1156 00:36:32.000 --> 00:36:34.199 on racial injustice, 1157 00:36:34.210 --> 00:36:36.090 and a climate crisis. 1158 00:36:36.090 --> 00:36:38.070 We got a lot of things 1159 00:36:36.090 --> 00:36:38.070 that we need to handle, 1160 00:36:38.079 --> 00:36:40.159 and we multitask 1161 00:36:38.079 --> 00:36:40.159 to address them all. 1162 00:36:40.170 --> 00:36:44.010 -Biden was running on a message 1163 00:36:40.170 --> 00:36:44.010 of unity and healing 1164 00:36:44.010 --> 00:36:49.010 at a moment when the country 1165 00:36:44.010 --> 00:36:49.010 was sicker and more divided 1166 00:36:49.010 --> 00:36:51.179 than almost any time 1167 00:36:49.010 --> 00:36:51.179 in American history. 1168 00:36:51.190 --> 00:36:55.059 -Four more years! 1169 00:36:51.190 --> 00:36:55.059 Four more years! 1170 00:36:55.070 --> 00:36:57.139 -This obviously was 1171 00:36:55.070 --> 00:36:57.139 an election like no other, 1172 00:36:57.150 --> 00:36:59.090 a campaign like no other. 1173 00:36:59.099 --> 00:37:00.139 -The question is -- 1174 00:36:59.099 --> 00:37:00.139 -...new Supreme Court Justice. 1175 00:37:00.139 --> 00:37:02.050 -The question -- 1176 00:37:00.139 --> 00:37:02.050 -Radical left. 1177 00:37:02.059 --> 00:37:03.179 -Will you shut up, man? 1178 00:37:02.059 --> 00:37:03.179 -Who is your -- Listen. 1179 00:37:03.190 --> 00:37:05.219 -The country's in deep trouble, 1180 00:37:05.219 --> 00:37:07.210 and Donald Trump 1181 00:37:05.219 --> 00:37:07.210 was just a symptom 1182 00:37:07.219 --> 00:37:10.059 to reveal how deep 1183 00:37:07.219 --> 00:37:10.059 the trouble actually is. 1184 00:37:10.059 --> 00:37:13.219 -You will not replace us! 1185 00:37:10.059 --> 00:37:13.219 You will not replace us! 1186 00:37:13.219 --> 00:37:16.119 -Joe Biden saw what happened 1187 00:37:13.219 --> 00:37:16.119 in Charlottesville 1188 00:37:16.130 --> 00:37:21.099 as a symptom 1189 00:37:16.130 --> 00:37:21.099 of a deeper American disease 1190 00:37:21.099 --> 00:37:25.130 that only he could fix. 1191 00:37:25.139 --> 00:37:27.219 -I am convinced 1192 00:37:25.139 --> 00:37:27.219 that the American public 1193 00:37:27.219 --> 00:37:32.030 is looking for the possibilities 1194 00:37:27.219 --> 00:37:32.030 that are available out there. 1195 00:37:32.030 --> 00:37:34.019 They know we're so much better 1196 00:37:32.030 --> 00:37:34.019 than this. 1197 00:37:34.030 --> 00:37:37.019 When I ran, I said, this is 1198 00:37:34.030 --> 00:37:37.019 about who we are as a nation, 1199 00:37:37.030 --> 00:37:39.099 who we're going to be, 1200 00:37:37.030 --> 00:37:39.099 what we want to be. 1201 00:37:39.110 --> 00:37:41.139 The American people stepped up. 1202 00:37:41.150 --> 00:37:43.070 [ Crowd cheering ] 1203 00:37:43.070 --> 00:37:44.230 -It starts at the top, 1204 00:37:44.230 --> 00:37:49.010 and if you see a divisive 1205 00:37:44.230 --> 00:37:49.010 leader, it trickles down. 1206 00:37:49.019 --> 00:37:52.219 -The worst job of any governor. 1207 00:37:49.019 --> 00:37:52.219 Fake news media. 1208 00:37:52.230 --> 00:37:55.070 -The words 1209 00:37:52.230 --> 00:37:55.070 of a president matter. 1210 00:37:55.079 --> 00:37:58.230 Whether they're good presidents 1211 00:37:55.079 --> 00:37:58.230 or bad, they matter. 1212 00:37:58.230 --> 00:38:00.190 When I first announced 1213 00:37:58.230 --> 00:38:00.190 my candidacy, 1214 00:38:00.190 --> 00:38:02.179 what I got most criticized for 1215 00:38:02.190 --> 00:38:05.150 was I said 1216 00:38:02.190 --> 00:38:05.150 we had to unite America, 1217 00:38:05.150 --> 00:38:07.190 that we weren't going to respond 1218 00:38:05.150 --> 00:38:07.190 to hate with hate, 1219 00:38:07.190 --> 00:38:10.150 had to restore 1220 00:38:07.190 --> 00:38:10.150 the soul of the country. 1221 00:38:10.159 --> 00:38:12.150 And I never came off 1222 00:38:10.159 --> 00:38:12.150 that message 1223 00:38:12.150 --> 00:38:14.139 because that's my objective. 1224 00:38:14.150 --> 00:38:16.059 -The promise 1225 00:38:14.150 --> 00:38:16.059 of a Biden candidacy 1226 00:38:16.070 --> 00:38:19.039 was always 1227 00:38:16.070 --> 00:38:19.039 about turning the clock back 1228 00:38:19.050 --> 00:38:23.150 to a sort of gentler, 1229 00:38:19.050 --> 00:38:23.150 more civil, more decent time 1230 00:38:23.159 --> 00:38:25.079 in American politics. 1231 00:38:25.079 --> 00:38:28.039 But the divisions don't end 1232 00:38:25.079 --> 00:38:28.039 when the election does. 1233 00:38:28.039 --> 00:38:30.000 [ Cheers and applause ] 1234 00:38:30.000 --> 00:38:33.159 -What a testament it is 1235 00:38:30.000 --> 00:38:33.159 to Joe's character 1236 00:38:33.159 --> 00:38:36.159 that he had the audacity 1237 00:38:33.159 --> 00:38:36.159 to break one 1238 00:38:36.159 --> 00:38:40.190 of the most substantial barriers 1239 00:38:36.159 --> 00:38:40.190 that exists in our country 1240 00:38:40.199 --> 00:38:43.099 and select a woman 1241 00:38:40.199 --> 00:38:43.099 as his vice president. 1242 00:38:43.110 --> 00:38:45.000 [ Cheers and applause ] 1243 00:38:45.000 --> 00:38:47.199 -Kamala takes us 1244 00:38:45.000 --> 00:38:47.199 to that next chapter 1245 00:38:47.199 --> 00:38:50.119 from the moment 1246 00:38:47.199 --> 00:38:50.119 she walked across that stage -- 1247 00:38:50.119 --> 00:38:54.110 she is someone that 1248 00:38:50.119 --> 00:38:54.110 we've never seen before 1249 00:38:54.119 --> 00:38:57.210 in one of the top two jobs 1250 00:38:54.119 --> 00:38:57.210 in the country. 1251 00:38:57.210 --> 00:39:00.119 -I get frustrated 1252 00:38:57.210 --> 00:39:00.119 'cause dozens of nations 1253 00:39:00.130 --> 00:39:01.199 have had women 1254 00:39:00.130 --> 00:39:01.199 in their highest offices -- 1255 00:39:01.210 --> 00:39:03.079 we have not. 1256 00:39:03.090 --> 00:39:06.039 And I'm proud 1257 00:39:03.090 --> 00:39:06.039 that he made it plain early 1258 00:39:06.050 --> 00:39:08.210 that, "I'm going to choose a 1259 00:39:06.050 --> 00:39:08.210 woman to be my vice president." 1260 00:39:08.210 --> 00:39:12.130 And in that boom, he's now 1261 00:39:08.210 --> 00:39:12.130 changed American history. 1262 00:39:12.130 --> 00:39:14.050 [ Indistinct conversations ] 1263 00:39:14.059 --> 00:39:16.070 -And I looked for someone who, 1264 00:39:16.079 --> 00:39:18.010 if, in fact, 1265 00:39:16.079 --> 00:39:18.010 something happened to me, 1266 00:39:18.010 --> 00:39:20.230 I knew they could take over, 1267 00:39:18.010 --> 00:39:20.230 and that's Kamala. 1268 00:39:21.000 --> 00:39:22.119 [ Cheers and applause ] 1269 00:39:22.130 --> 00:39:24.130 Look, 1270 00:39:22.130 --> 00:39:24.130 she is straight as an arrow. 1271 00:39:24.130 --> 00:39:27.030 She is really, really bright. 1272 00:39:27.039 --> 00:39:32.190 She is tough, but yet she has 1273 00:39:27.039 --> 00:39:32.190 a heart that understands 1274 00:39:32.199 --> 00:39:35.210 what it's like to be 1275 00:39:32.199 --> 00:39:35.210 on the other side of prejudice. 1276 00:39:35.210 --> 00:39:38.210 -This is a moment in time 1277 00:39:35.210 --> 00:39:38.210 that is requiring us to fight. 1278 00:39:38.219 --> 00:39:44.199 Joe understands that we have 1279 00:39:38.219 --> 00:39:44.199 different life experiences, 1280 00:39:44.210 --> 00:39:49.139 but we also have an incredible 1281 00:39:44.210 --> 00:39:49.139 amount of shared values -- 1282 00:39:49.139 --> 00:39:52.210 we both have spent our entire 1283 00:39:49.139 --> 00:39:52.210 careers in public service. 1284 00:39:52.219 --> 00:39:55.099 And I think that's 1285 00:39:52.219 --> 00:39:55.099 what makes ours 1286 00:39:55.099 --> 00:39:59.010 a full and very robust 1287 00:39:55.099 --> 00:39:59.010 partnership. 1288 00:39:59.019 --> 00:40:01.050 ♪♪♪ 1289 00:40:01.059 --> 00:40:03.059 -Some of the criticisms of him 1290 00:40:03.059 --> 00:40:05.010 were of whether 1291 00:40:03.059 --> 00:40:05.010 the black community 1292 00:40:05.019 --> 00:40:06.219 could trust him 1293 00:40:05.019 --> 00:40:06.219 to look after their interests, 1294 00:40:06.219 --> 00:40:09.090 and so putting the first 1295 00:40:06.219 --> 00:40:09.090 African-American woman 1296 00:40:09.099 --> 00:40:10.219 on a presidential ticket 1297 00:40:10.219 --> 00:40:14.099 was a way of repairing 1298 00:40:10.219 --> 00:40:14.099 that breach, in some ways. 1299 00:40:14.110 --> 00:40:16.010 -We want 1300 00:40:14.110 --> 00:40:16.010 to see it for what it is, 1301 00:40:16.019 --> 00:40:18.190 because Kamala Harris -- 1302 00:40:16.019 --> 00:40:18.190 it's important that she's there, 1303 00:40:18.190 --> 00:40:20.030 but we need to see policies. 1304 00:40:20.039 --> 00:40:21.190 We need to understand 1305 00:40:20.039 --> 00:40:21.190 the limitations 1306 00:40:21.190 --> 00:40:25.059 of a certain kind of 1307 00:40:21.190 --> 00:40:25.059 representational politics. 1308 00:40:25.070 --> 00:40:27.179 They're going to have to address 1309 00:40:25.070 --> 00:40:27.179 the fundamental inequality 1310 00:40:27.190 --> 00:40:29.059 at the heart of the country. 1311 00:40:29.070 --> 00:40:31.139 And then they're going to 1312 00:40:29.070 --> 00:40:31.139 have to figure out 1313 00:40:31.150 --> 00:40:34.099 how to finally rid us 1314 00:40:31.150 --> 00:40:34.099 of this belief 1315 00:40:34.110 --> 00:40:36.219 that white people matter 1316 00:40:34.110 --> 00:40:36.219 more than others. 1317 00:40:36.230 --> 00:40:40.070 -What do you say 1318 00:40:36.230 --> 00:40:40.070 to black Americans, immigrants, 1319 00:40:40.079 --> 00:40:44.030 others who feel victimized 1320 00:40:40.079 --> 00:40:44.030 by the Trump administration 1321 00:40:44.030 --> 00:40:48.110 and have no interest in uniting 1322 00:40:44.030 --> 00:40:48.110 with Trump supporters? 1323 00:40:48.110 --> 00:40:50.070 -When George Floyd occurred, 1324 00:40:50.079 --> 00:40:53.090 I was cautioned 1325 00:40:50.079 --> 00:40:53.090 by some really smart people, 1326 00:40:53.099 --> 00:40:55.190 you know, 1327 00:40:53.099 --> 00:40:55.190 "Don't go out and talk about 1328 00:40:55.190 --> 00:40:57.230 racial inequity, 1329 00:40:55.190 --> 00:40:57.230 systematic racism. 1330 00:40:58.000 --> 00:41:00.039 Don't mention it because 1331 00:40:58.000 --> 00:41:00.039 you can lose the suburbs." 1332 00:41:00.039 --> 00:41:01.159 My argument all along was 1333 00:41:01.170 --> 00:41:03.139 the American people 1334 00:41:01.170 --> 00:41:03.139 do want to see justice, 1335 00:41:03.150 --> 00:41:06.119 and they understood things 1336 00:41:03.150 --> 00:41:06.119 were out of whack 1337 00:41:06.119 --> 00:41:07.219 and they had to change them. 1338 00:41:07.230 --> 00:41:10.199 -...united, 1339 00:41:07.230 --> 00:41:10.199 we'll never be divided! 1340 00:41:10.199 --> 00:41:12.199 -This was a pandemic election, 1341 00:41:12.199 --> 00:41:16.039 and we have to realize 1342 00:41:12.199 --> 00:41:16.039 that we got victory here 1343 00:41:16.039 --> 00:41:19.070 because the most oppressed 1344 00:41:16.039 --> 00:41:19.070 and suppressed voters 1345 00:41:19.079 --> 00:41:22.159 fought like hell 1346 00:41:19.079 --> 00:41:22.159 to make it happen. 1347 00:41:22.170 --> 00:41:27.110 -Part of what I think settles 1348 00:41:22.170 --> 00:41:27.110 some of these questions 1349 00:41:27.119 --> 00:41:31.199 is to work your behinds off 1350 00:41:27.119 --> 00:41:31.199 for a more just America. 1351 00:41:31.199 --> 00:41:33.199 -I don't think there's ever been 1352 00:41:31.199 --> 00:41:33.199 a president and vice president 1353 00:41:33.210 --> 00:41:35.159 to take office in a moment 1354 00:41:33.210 --> 00:41:35.159 like this 1355 00:41:35.159 --> 00:41:37.110 where we don't 1356 00:41:35.159 --> 00:41:37.110 just disagree on issues -- 1357 00:41:37.119 --> 00:41:39.230 we disagree on basic facts. 1358 00:41:40.000 --> 00:41:42.000 What happens 1359 00:41:40.000 --> 00:41:42.000 to the American experiment 1360 00:41:42.010 --> 00:41:43.210 in this kind of chaos? 1361 00:41:43.210 --> 00:41:47.110 -None of us should be waiting 1362 00:41:43.210 --> 00:41:47.110 on Joe Biden and Kamala Harris 1363 00:41:47.119 --> 00:41:49.210 to fix everything. 1364 00:41:49.210 --> 00:41:52.090 We are the people 1365 00:41:49.210 --> 00:41:52.090 for this moment. 1366 00:41:52.090 --> 00:41:55.050 -The goal 1367 00:41:52.090 --> 00:41:55.050 is a more just America, 1368 00:41:55.050 --> 00:41:57.030 and people 1369 00:41:55.050 --> 00:41:57.030 cannot only dream dreams, 1370 00:41:57.039 --> 00:41:59.210 but can make those dreams 1371 00:41:57.039 --> 00:41:59.210 a reality. 1372 00:41:59.210 --> 00:42:01.130 -You know, 1373 00:41:59.210 --> 00:42:01.130 my mother had many sayings, 1374 00:42:01.139 --> 00:42:03.030 but one of them was, 1375 00:42:03.039 --> 00:42:05.010 "While you may be 1376 00:42:03.039 --> 00:42:05.010 the first to do many things, 1377 00:42:05.010 --> 00:42:06.210 make sure you're not the last." 1378 00:42:06.210 --> 00:42:09.210 That's about legacy. 1379 00:42:06.210 --> 00:42:09.210 That's about creating a pathway. 1380 00:42:09.210 --> 00:42:11.210 That's about leaving 1381 00:42:09.210 --> 00:42:11.210 the door more open 1382 00:42:11.210 --> 00:42:14.010 than it was when you walked in. 1383 00:42:14.010 --> 00:42:18.039 -I think this is 1384 00:42:14.010 --> 00:42:18.039 an opportunity to establish 1385 00:42:18.050 --> 00:42:22.119 that out of our diversity comes 1386 00:42:18.050 --> 00:42:22.119 enormous, enormous strength. 1387 00:42:22.130 --> 00:42:23.210 We're seeing 1388 00:42:22.130 --> 00:42:23.210 all over this nation, 1389 00:42:23.219 --> 00:42:26.019 all cities 1390 00:42:23.219 --> 00:42:26.019 and all parts of the country -- 1391 00:42:26.019 --> 00:42:28.099 indeed, across the world -- 1392 00:42:28.099 --> 00:42:31.219 an outpouring of joy, of hope, 1393 00:42:28.099 --> 00:42:31.219 renewed faith 1394 00:42:31.219 --> 00:42:34.139 in tomorrow -- 1395 00:42:31.219 --> 00:42:34.139 bring a better day. 1396 00:42:34.150 --> 00:42:37.059 [ Cheers and applause ] 1397 00:42:37.070 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