BREAKING NEWS: Buffalo Bills star Damar Hamlin has collapsed after a hard hit in the first quarter of the Monday night game against the Cincinnati Bengals, and is now hospitalized in critical condition. Host Laura Coates is joined by CNN Contributor Bob Costas, CNN Sports Anchor Coy Wire, CNN Chief Medical Correspondent Dr Sanjay Gupta, and former NFL player Donté Stallworth, as CNN Tonight reports the developing news on this story. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cn...
Jan 03, 2023•1 hr 21 min
BREAKING NEWS: legendary news anchor Barbara Walters has died aged 93. CNN Tonight discusses her life and legacy as tributes to the trailblazer pour in. Plus, a House Committee releases six-years of Donald Trump’s tax returns, shedding new light on his finances. And, a suspect in the Idaho University student killings has been charged with four counts of first-degree murder, after unknown DNA was found and identified with the help of genetic genealogy. Hosted by Alisyn Camerota. To learn more abo...
Dec 31, 2022•1 hr 23 min
January 6 witness transcripts reveals Lindsey Graham vowed to champion Donald Trump's election lies if only the White House could find him “five dead voters”, and the text Don Jr. sent Mark Meadows about a roadmap to unconstitutionally keep his father in Office, after his election loss. And, after being caught lying about going to college, working on Wall Street, and being Jewish, Republican Congressman-elect George Santos has given conflicting stories about his own mother’s death. Biden signs h...
Dec 30, 2022•1 hr 27 min
Federal prosecutors are investigating the finances of Republican Rep. elect George Santos, as CNN also learns the Congressman was charged with embezzlement in Brazil. The January 6 Committee drops Trump’s subpoena as its investigation winds down. And, a new batch of January 6 transcripts reveals testimony that Trump floated a “Blanket pardon” for people who entered the Capitol on January 6. Southwest Airlines’ system collapses despite $7B in Government aid with thousands more flights canceled fo...
Dec 29, 2022•46 min
The January 6 Committee released new witness testimony, including White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson’s accounts of QAnon discussion in the Trump White House and of Mark Meadows burning documents in his office fireplace. Plus, the Supreme Court ruled that Title 42 will remain in place while legal challenges play out, allowing federal officials to continue to swiftly turn away migrants. And, thousands of fliers are caught in Southwest Airlines cancellations, and at least 56 people nationwide have...
Dec 28, 2022•1 hr 31 min
Deadly winter weather is still wreaking havoc across the country: at least 49 people have died from the storm nationwide and thousands of flights have been canceled. In the Buffalo, New York area the death toll has risen to 27 and social media videos reveal looting of local stores. Plus, the January 6 Committee is preparing to release more transcripts of witness interviews. And, the Supreme Court is expected to make a decision on Title 42, migrants at the U.S-Mexico border face dangerously cold ...
Dec 27, 2022•1 hr 31 min
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Dec 24, 2022•2 min
President Zelensky delivers a historic speech to Congress, expressing his gratitude for American support and making an impassioned plea for more help in Ukraine’s fight against Russia on the ‘Frontline of tyranny’. President Biden announces the US will supply Ukraine with the patriot missile system and will stand with Zelensky for “as long as it takes”, but will House Republicans pull back on aid to Ukraine in the coming weeks? From punk rocker to military doctor: Ukrainian musician Andriy Zholo...
Dec 22, 2022•1 hr 22 min
BREAKING NEWS: In a giant defeat for Trump, the House Ways and Means Committee is voting tonight to release a report on the former president’s tax returns, to the public. That, as sources tell CNN Trump's former White House Ethics lawyer told January 6 star witness Cassidy Hutchinson to give misleading testimony to the investigators. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is travelling to Washington D.C. to meet President Biden at the White House, and may address a Joint Session of Congress. Plu...
Dec 21, 2022•1 hr 23 min
The January 6 Committee refers Trump to the DOJ on four criminal charges, as its investigation draws to a close. Committee member Rep. Adam Schiff joins to discuss the charges, the evidence that also prompted referrals for Trump allies, and why he thinks the former president’s ‘Insurrection’ charge will be top of mind for the DOJ. The panel discusses Elon Musk posting a poll asking if he should step down from Twitter, and the role the social media platform played in the January 6 insurrection. P...
Dec 20, 2022•1 hr 18 min
The House committee investigating January 6 is expected to ask the Justice Department to pursue at least three criminal charges against former President Donald Trump, a source tells CNN. And, hundreds of tourists are stranded in the ancient city of Machu Picchu tonight as the train service to the area has been suspended because of violent protests in Peru. Plus, American student Kenny DeLand Jr. has been found in Spain after being reported missing for two weeks. To learn more about how CNN prote...
Dec 17, 2022•39 min
In the first hour of CNN Tonight, Alisyn Camerota examines the media phenomenon that is the Netflix documentary series “Harry & Meghan,” which chronicles the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s relationship, rifts with relatives, and the media attention the couple has faced. Hear about the recent revelations in the latest episodes; plus, examining the silence from Buckingham Palace and whether UK tabloids covered Meghan differently than they covered Kate Middleton. In the second hour, thousands of ...
Dec 16, 2022•1 hr 19 min
The panel discuss where we are with gun violence in school shootings in America, in the 10-years since the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary. They are later joined by Sandy Hook and Uvalde parents, who reflect on losing their children, and talk about the changes they have pushed for in gun ownership. That, as the Club Q mass shooting survivors speak out on Capitol Hill, blaming GOP rhetoric for mass violence. Plus, the Louisiana Governor declares a state of emergency after a tornado touches down...
Dec 15, 2022•41 min
President Biden signs the same-sex and interracial marriage bill into law. Andrew Hartzler, the Nephew of a GOP Congresswoman who tearfully pleaded with colleagues to oppose the bill, tells CNN Tonight about coming out to his Aunt, being put through conversion therapy by his family, and why he attended the bill signing. California lawmakers introduce bills to have Narcan in schools, inspired by 17-year-old Zach Didier who died after taking a counterfeit pill. Zach’s mother Laura joins to share t...
Dec 14, 2022•1 hr 21 min
State documents appear to indicate Uvalde Sheriff Nolasco had not completed active shooter training, and also that the Sheriff’s Department did not have an active shooter policy, at the time of the Robb Elementary School massacre. The panel discusses the special counsel in the Trump investigations subpoenaing Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensburger in the January 6 probe, and Marjorie Taylor Greene downplaying the Capitol riot, saying it would have been armed if she led it. Should there be...
Dec 13, 2022•1 hr 20 min
The panel discusses Arizona Senator Kyrsten Sinema announcing she is leaving the Democratic Party and registering as an independent, a federal judge denying the DOJ's request to hold former president Trump in contempt for failing to turn over classified documents, and Kevin McCarthy threatening a floor fight in his battle to be Speaker as the conservative hardliners in his own party vow to block him. BREAKING NEWS: America’s pre-eminent soccer journalist Grant Wahl has died while covering the Wo...
Dec 10, 2022•1 hr 21 min
Olympic gold medalist and WNBA star Brittney Griner was released early this morning from Russian detention in exchange for a convicted Russian arms dealer. The US judge who sentenced the “The Merchant of Death” joins to give her reaction to the prisoner swap. Laura Coates asks White House Press Secretary Karine Jean Pierre if negotiations failed as American Paul Whelan was left behind, and whether expanded anti-LGBTQ laws in Russia added to concern over Griner's detention. Trump and four of his ...
Dec 09, 2022•1 hr 21 min
Republicans are in the throes of an election autopsy after Raphael Warnock defeated Trump-endorsed Herschel Walker in the Georgia runoff, giving the Democrats a 51-49 Senate majority. The panel discusses if Trump fever has broken as members of his Party abandon him after a lackluster midterm performance, and whether it actually affects the Republican voter base. Rep. Bennie Thompson says the January 6 Committee is aiming for December 21st to release its final report and decisions on criminal ref...
Dec 08, 2022•1 hr 20 min
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Dec 07, 2022•2 min
Should a graphic designer have the right to refuse to create websites that celebrate same-sex weddings, based on their own religious beliefs? The Supreme Court hears a case of a designer who doesn’t want to work with same sex-couples. The plaintiff, Lorie Smith, joins to give her perspective on why she is challenging the State of Colorado law that says otherwise. Republican lawmakers remain silent as Trump denies wanting to “Terminate” the Constitution after calling for “Termination” of the Cons...
Dec 06, 2022•1 hr 20 min
1.5 million ballots have been cast in the Georgia Senate runoff between Raphael Warnock and Herschel Walker as early voting ends, with new polling showing Warnock is narrowly in the lead. The panel discusses the final moves the January 6th Committee is weighing, as decisions on criminal referrals loom, and Trump’s tactical pivot to the right worries to top Republicans who want to broaden the party’s appeal. CNN Correspondent David Culver is on the scene at the eruption of the World’s largest act...
Dec 03, 2022•1 hr 19 min
An appeals court halts the special master review of documents seized at Mar-a-Lago in a major defeat for Trump. That, as a federal judge orders former top lawyers in Trump’s White House to testify in the Grand Jury probe into 2020 election interference, in Georgia. Obama campaigns for Warnock in the Georgia Senate runoff against Walker, delivering the message: ‘You can’t be tired”. Plus, Biden hosts Macron for the first state dinner of his presidency, LeBron James calls out the media's double st...
Dec 02, 2022•1 hr 20 min
The panel discusses San Francisco allowing police to use lethal robots in “extreme circumstances”, the January 6 Committee wrapping up its final interview before it moves on to consider potential criminal referrals at a meeting this Friday, the effects of trauma on communities following mass shootings and the pandemic, and House Democrats paving the way for the end of a 20-year Pelosi era with the historic election of Rep. Hakeem Jeffries. Ahead of the US taking on the Netherlands Saturday after...
Dec 01, 2022•1 hr 20 min
Oath Keepers Leader Stewart Rhodes and top Lieutenant Kelly Meggs have been found guilty of seditious conspiracy in the violent January 6 plot to keep Trump in power. The Senate passes a bipartisan bill to protect same-sex marriage and interracial marriage in a landmark vote. Jim Obergefell, who was the plaintiff in the now infamous 2015 Obergefell Vs. Hodges decision, speaks out about why the ‘Respect for Marriage Act’ does not respect the LGBTQ plus community. Arkansas resident Chris Kennedy t...
Nov 30, 2022•1 hr 22 min
Pence says Trump was “wrong” for hosting white nationalist Nick Fuentes and Kanye West and says the former president “should apologize”, as a growing number of top Republicans condemn the former president. The Buffalo mass shooter pleads guilty to a domestic act of terrorism motivated by hate and 10 counts of first-degree murder in a racist attack. But, families of the victims are expressing their frustration at the hearings. Mystery surrounds the death of 25-year-old Shanquella Robinson while o...
Nov 29, 2022•1 hr 20 min
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Nov 25, 2022•2 min
CNN Tonight continues with the panel discussing Mike Pence indicating he’s open to providing some testimony in the DOJ ‘s criminal probe into January 6, Trump’s week of legal setbacks, and the 600+ mass shootings in the US so far this year. And, as the nation reels from a second mass shooting in as many days, Nicole Hockley, M.D. of the Sandy Hook promise, joins to talk about the steps she thinks should be taken immediately to curb rising gun violence in America. Plus, police say “no suspects ha...
Nov 24, 2022•1 hr 20 min
5 employees and a 16-year-old boy have been killed inside a Virginia Walmart after an overnight manager of the store opened fire on his colleagues in a break room. Lorenzo Gamble, Brian Pendleton, Kellie Pyle, Randall Blevins, and Tyneka Johnson have all been identified as victims by so far by officials. Walmart employee Jessie Wilczewski gives her harrowing account of the ordeal, and how she miraculously survived. The DOJ is seeking Mike Pence’s testimony in the January 6 criminal probe. Trump’...
Nov 24, 2022•43 min
BREAKING NEWS: multiple fatalities and injuries have been reported in a shooting at a Walmart in Chesapeake, Virginia. CNN Tonight continues with the panel discussing the special counsel in the Mar-a-Lago and January 6 investigations beginning work with no signs the probes will slow down, the D.A. weighing hate crime charges against the club Q shooting suspect as the defendant’s lawyers say their client identifies as non-binary, World Cup host Qatar facing continued criticism over human rights a...
Nov 23, 2022•1 hr 20 min
Rep. David Joyce is the Chair of the Republican Governance Group. He joins to discuss how GOP defections are complicating Kevin McCarthy’s path to the House speakership, and the multiple investigations House Republicans plan to launch into the Biden administration. The panel discusses the power plays of the five Congressmen signaling “no” votes to Kevin McCarthy’s speakership, McCarthy demanding DHS Secretary Mayorkas’ resignation over border issues, the Supreme Court clearing the way for the Ho...
Nov 23, 2022•43 min
