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LEMON: "We've been through a lot. And through it all our mission has remained the same. To deliver the facts, to deliver the news. It is what we did when Ted Turner turned the lights on here. It is what we did through two Gulf wars, through 9/11, through Katrina, through an insurrection. Jeff Zucker may not have launched this network but he revived it, he made it relevant again. He steadied it for the last decade. He left us with a very good blueprint going forward. So, for all of you at home watching, you should know that I and my colleagues will continue to do exactly what he would want us to do and that is to do what I'm going to do right now. Deliver the news no matter what it is without fear or favor. So, thank you, Jeff Zucker for everything you did for everyone at this network and for what you did to the entire country, for the entire country. So, let's just move on. Good evening, everyone. I'm Don Lemon, and this is CNN."