March 18th, 2013

The Lead with Jake Tapper premieres TODAY at 4 pm ET

Via CNN.com/TheLead: 5 reasons to watch The Lead with Jake Tapper

1) We’ve got a great line-up of guests for our debut show: Stephen Colbert, LeBron James, and Mayor Michael Bloomberg.

2) It’s not your typical Washington, D.C. show – sure we’ve got politics, but we will also cover the most important topics at the 4 p.m. hour: world stories, national, business, sports, and pop culture.

3) You could be on the show – watch for the #YOU’RE IT segment, submit your response, and your tweet could be on-air.

4) The Lead looks into under reported stories in our segment The Buried Lead – bringing buried stories to the forefront.

5) Jake Tapper will speed-sketch a political cartoon on-air, while simultaneously texting, tweeting, and emailing news. Just kidding – but he could, because he’s that good.

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DOWNLOADABLE PHOTOS: http://imftp.turner.com/?f=992g (E.M. Pio Roda)

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PLUS: New CNN/ORC polling data, including a new approval rating for President Obama, will be revealed by Jake Tapper on The Lead at 4pm ET.

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PREVIEW: Advance video: Lead, led, or lede? Stephen Colbert on Jake Tapper’s new show

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FOLLOW THE LEAD: On Twitter @theleadcnn and @jaketapper; On Facebook The Lead with Jake Tapper

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