ON "60 MINUTES" THIS SUNDAY: BOB WOODWARD SAYS THE PRESIDENT'S FAILURE TO TELL PUBLIC HOW "DEADLY" HE BELIEVED THE CORONAVIRUS TO BE IS A "TRAGEDY"

Excerpt Ran on the "CBS Evening News" Last Night

Bob Woodward says the president's failure to tell the public how deadly he believed the coronavirus to be is a "tragedy." Woodward heard the president saying the coronavirus is deadlier than the flu in a taped, on-the-record interview Woodward conducted for his new book on Donald Trump, titled Rage. Rage was reported from interviews Woodward was allowed with the president, totaling an unprecedented nine hours, in which Woodward says he was permitted to record all of the on-the-record sessions. Viewers can hear the president in his own voice, and Woodward will tell Scott Pelley what he learned about President Trump on the next edition of 60 MINUTES, Sunday, Sept. 13 (7:00-8:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network.

An excerpt from the 60 MINUTES interview was broadcast on the CBS EVENING NEWS WITH NORAH O'DONNELL last night. A transcript of that interview follows. Please credit 60 MINUTES.

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PELLEY: In that Feb. 7 interview, it's clear that the president knows what the stakes are. But he's not sharing that with the public at that time.

WOODWARD Yes. This is the tragedy. The president of the United States has a duty to warn. The public will understand that, but if they get the feeling that they're not getting the truth, then you're going down the path of deceit and cover up.

ENDS