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Show Transcript TODAY. THE FRUSTRATION COMES AS GOVERNOR CHARLIE BAKER FACED A PEPPERING OF QUESTIONS OVER THE VACCINE ROLLOUT. SHARMAN SACCHETTI IS LIVE AT THE STATEHOUSE WITH THE GOVERNOR’S RESPONSE DURING TODAY’S HEARING. TOD, SPARKS FLEW AT ONE POINT DURING THIS HEARING WHEN LAWMAKERS GRILLED THE GOVERNOR OVER THE WEBSITE AND WHAT THEY CALL ITS FAILURES. THEY SAY IT WAS NOT READY FOR PRIME TIME. LAWMAKERS ASKED THE GOVERNOR ABOUT THE ROLLOUT, CONTRACTS AND WEB SITE FAILURES. THE WEB SITE CRASHED AND TODAY LAST WEEK, IT GAVE PEOPLE ASTRONOMICALLY LONG WAIT TIMES. IN A TENSE BACK AND FORTH WITH STATE SENATOR ERIC LESSER, THE GOVERNOR TOOK BLAME AND SAID HE’D APOLOGIZE FOR MISSTEPS