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Laura Coates Live

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Laura Coates sparks unique conversations and covers the most interesting stories of the day through a news, legal and pop culture lens.
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Catastrophic implosion, Obama interview, Hunter Biden whistleblower

A catastrophic implosion killed the five passengers onboard the OceanGate submersible headed to the wreck of the titanic. CNN learns a Navy system detected the implosion soon after communications with the vessel were lost - so why did the search go on for four more days? A live report from the Pentagon gives insight. Plus, Christiane Amanpour's exclusive interview with former President Obama in which he reacts to the indictment of Donald Trump, discusses the 2024 race, and comments on Biden’s Pr...

Jun 23, 202341 min

Hours of oxygen, Trump indictment discovery, Biden impeachment push

There are just 7-8 hours left of breathable air for the five people onboard the missing OceanGate sub, as the US coast guard tries to determine the source of new noises picked up 900-miles off the coast of Cape Cod. A passenger who pulled out of the Titanic tour due to safety concerns speaks out. Plus, discovery is officially underway in the Trump classified documents indictment – what we know about the multiple recordings of the former president that prosecutors hint they have. And, a brand-new...

Jun 22, 20231 hr 24 min

Titanic sub search, Hunter’s plea deal, Trump’s interview admissions

Five people onboard a missing OceanGate submarine bound for the wreckage of the Titanic remain trapped with only 31 hours of air left to breathe, as rescuers race against time. Reporter David Pogue joins to discuss his interview with OceanGate's founder Stockton Rush, who is amongst the missing, where they talked about the unsophisticated technology the vessel uses. Plus, Hunter Biden strikes a plea deal to avoid jail time. And, why what Trump said in a recent FOX News Town Hall may be used agai...

Jun 21, 20231 hr 24 min

Why US national security is at the center of the Trump case

Trump’s indictment may be more of a national security case than a documents one. His lawyers are asking the DOJ for clearances, because the material that led to the very first federal indictment of a former President is about as sensitive as it gets. Plus, officials prepare for a “mass casualty event” after a Tornado hits Texas. And, an ex-magazine editor pens an apology to Prince Harry. Also tonight: the GOP waffles on the existence of alleged Biden tapes, and former President Obama criticizes ...

Jun 16, 20231 hr 23 min

Trump rejected deal, Georgia election indictment, Marine manslaughter charges

Donald Trump rejected efforts by his lawyers to cut a deal with the DOJ to avoid his second arrest in ten weeks, and instead listened to other advisers and pundits pushing him to take a much more aggressive approach, according to a report by the Washington Post. Plus, CNN learns that Trump and his team are expecting a third indictment involving his efforts to overturn the election results in the state of Georgia. And, a grand jury indicts Marine veteran Daniel Penney on manslaughter charges in t...

Jun 15, 20231 hr 21 min

The arrest and arraignment of Donald Trump

Former President Donald Trump pleads not guilty to 37 federal charges for allegedly mishandling classified documents. Our panel discusses how the trial will play out in court, and several of Trump’s former attorneys join to respond to the charges he is facing. Plus, co-defendant and Trump aide Walt Nauta is processed at the same Miami courthouse. His arraignment is now set for June 27. And, CNN Reporter Daniel Dale fact checks the 10 false or misleading claims in Trump’s post-arrest speech. To l...

Jun 14, 20231 hr 21 min

Trump hours away from arrest

Donald Trump is hours away from arrest on 37 counts of allegedly mishandling classified documents. The first ex-president in US history to face federal charges searches for an additional Florida attorney as he pushes for an aggressive stance against the DOJ. Plus, senior crime and justice correspondent Shimon Prokupecz reports live from Miami on the mounting security concerns for the Trump arraignment that are being voiced by the FBI and the police. And, our panel discusses the possible impact o...

Jun 13, 202340 min

CNN Republican Presidential Town Hall with Chris Christie

CNN Anchor Anderson Cooper moderates a CNN Republican Presidential Town Hall with former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie from New York. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jun 13, 20231 hr 26 min

Analysis: Trump indictment unsealed

Special coverage of the federal indictment of Donald Trump continues with Kaitlan Collins, Abby Phillip and our panel breaking down the indictment’s 37 separate charges in the special counsel’s classified documents investigation. Prosecutors allege the former president intentionally and knowingly retained hundreds of classified documents that include information about US nuclear capabilities, US operational military strategies, and the defense information of foreign countries. To learn more abou...

Jun 10, 20231 hr 28 min

CNN Republican Presidential Town Hall with Mike Pence

CNN Anchor and Chief Political Correspondent Dana Bash moderates a CNN Republican Presidential Town Hall with former Vice President Mike Pence, live from Des Moines, Iowa. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jun 09, 20231 hr 25 min

Sources: Trump indicted in classified documents investigation

BREAKING NEWS: Sources tell CNN that Donald Trump has been indicted in the special counsel’s classified documents probe and charged with seven counts. Our panel discusses the latest information on Trump’s federal charges, which his legal team says includes espionage and obstruction, and what will happen to the former president next. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...

Jun 09, 20231 hr 34 min

Mark Meadows testifies, vending machine drugs, LIV and let die

Mark Meadows, Chief of Staff by Trump's side in his final months of the administration, testifies to a federal grand jury in the special counsel's probe of Trump. Plus, a new vending machine is launched in New York City, stocked not with snacks, but with free drug supplies. Narcan, Fentanyl test strips, and crack pipes. It's supposed to save lives. But will it? And, the PGA Tour partners with Saudi-backed LIV Golf despite its past criticism of the regime’s human rights abuses, in a move that has...

Jun 07, 20231 hr 20 min

Mar-a-Lago pool flood, Book of Mormon ban, 5 stars for everyone?

Prosecutors in the Mar-a-Lago classified documents case have their suspicions raised after a Trump employee trained at the resort’s swimming pool last October and flooded the room where its surveillance video logs were kept. CNN Tonight looks at the key events around the incident that investigators are finding curious. Plus, Trump's lawyers spoke to the DOJ and met with special counsel Jack Smith. Our panel explains what that tells us. Also tonight: Why one Utah school district is banning the Bo...

Jun 06, 20231 hr 20 min

CNN Republican Presidential Town Hall with Nikki Haley

CNN Anchor and Chief Washington Correspondent Jake Tapper moderates a live CNN Republican Presidential Town Hall with former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley from Iowa. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jun 05, 20231 hr 19 min

Trump team fact check, DeSantis on Fauci, drag law targets Pride

After Trump is caught on tape discussing a classified Pentagon document about a potential attack on Iran, the former president’s team tries to defend him with an array of different excuses. CNN Tonight fact checks what they're saying. Plus, Ron DeSantis and his flip-flop on Dr. Fauci. On the campaign trail he calls him nasty names in an about-face from what he said about Biden's then Chief Medical Advisor at the height of the pandemic. Plus, how the anti-drag law in the Sunshine State is raining...

Jun 02, 20231 hr 19 min

Debt bill passes, Trump on tape, is the truth out there?

BREAKING NEWS: the House votes to pass the Debt Limit Bill in a huge relief for President Biden, Speaker McCarthy and the global financial system. CNN Tonight reports live from Capitol Hill. Plus, Trump was captured on tape in 2021 acknowledging he kept a Pentagon document about a potential attack on Iran, after he left office. Sources say he was aware there were limits to his ability to declassify documents. Our panel discusses what this means for the special counsel investigation. And, Astroph...

Jun 01, 20231 hr 20 min

DeSantis hits trail, driving while black, Disney film fallout

Ron DeSantis gives the first speech of his presidential campaign in Iowa, taking aim at former President Trump. Our panel explains how that will play with the national audience. Plus, a new study shows the first 45 words a police officer says during a traffic stop of a black driver can predict how that encounter will end. One of the researchers, who discovered the warning signs of a police stop likely to escalate, joins CNN Tonight to discuss. And, the fifth grade Florida teacher being investiga...

May 31, 20231 hr 20 min

Debt ceiling drama, DeSantis slams Trump, sharks everywhere

We're closer to a debt ceiling deal, but not there yet. Treasury Secretary Yellen gave House negotiators four more days to avoid a damaging default. But even if they make a deal tomorrow morning, can they get it done in time? Plus, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is not being shy about taking on the former president, ripping him on the border, calling him a big spender, and criticizing his Covid-19 policies. No other Republican in the Trump-era has been able to walk that tight rope. Can DeSantis? ...

May 27, 202343 min

Trump’s ‘dress rehearsal’, police shoot 11-year-old, are degrees worth it?

Trump and his aides allegedly carried out a ‘dress rehearsal’ for moving sensitive documents the day before the FBI’s Mar-a-Lago visit, according to a report by the Washington Post. Investigators consider the timing a potential sign of obstruction. Plus, new developments in the case of the 11-year-old Mississippi boy who called 911 for help during a domestic disturbance but was then shot by a responding police officer. And, Mike Rowe, CEO of mikeroweWORKS Foundation, joins to talk about why coll...

May 26, 20231 hr 19 min

DeSantis’ glitchy launch, Target pulls some Pride products, remembering Tina Turner

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis launched his 2024 presidential campaign on Twitter Spaces through technical glitches during the live event. The panel looks at what this means for the race to the White House. Plus, Target is pulling some rainbow themed products from store shelves before Pride Month because angry customers reportedly made workers feel unsafe. And, Tina Turner, the “Queen of Rock ’n’ Roll” died at 83 years old. The panel reflects on their favorite performances from the star. To learn...

May 25, 20231 hr 20 min

Donald Trump’s legal issues piling up, Ron DeSantis expected announcement, LeBron James retirement considerations

Legal issues are mounting for Donald Trump: CNN is reporting that special counsel Jack Smith is in the home stretch of the Mar-a-Lago classified documents investigation, Trump’s criminal trial in the hush money case is set for March 2024, and there is also the Georgia investigation into Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election. This as Ron DeSantis is expected to seize the GOP spotlight tomorrow with a big announcement - Kara Swisher joins the panel to examine. Plus, is LeBron James conside...

May 24, 20231 hr 20 min

New Trump legal trouble, Mar-a-Lago revelations, fake Pentagon explosion

E. Jean Carroll seeks further damages beyond the first $5 million recommended by a jury in her defamation lawsuit against Trump because of what the former president said about her in his CNN Town Hall. Plus, Trump's attorney took highly detailed notes about all of the classified documents found at Mar-a-Lago, and they’re now in the hands of the special counsel. Our panel dives into what those reveal. And, the real world danger of artificial intelligence is not just a worry, it's already here. A ...

May 23, 20231 hr 20 min

GOP 2024 race, false claims about migrants, our A.I. future

The race for the 2024 GOP nominations is heating up. Key announcements from Governor Ron DeSantis and Senator Tim Scott are expected next week. Our panel tells us what to look out for on the political horizon. Plus, the head of a veteran’s organization denies rounding up homeless men in New York and paying them to claim they were veterans being displaced from their hotel lodgings to make room for migrants. We have the facts. And, Alisyn Camerota discusses the downsides of A.I. with a former Goog...

May 20, 202341 min

Age limit for Congress, Walgreens opioid settlement, Florida book battle

Senator Dianne Feinstein has been sicker than we thought. The 89-year-old had a brain inflammation, is suffering from a rare neurological disorder, and has been away from work for months. Our panel debate how old is too old to serve in Congress. Plus, Walgreens will pay San Francisco nearly $230 million for its role in the city's opioid epidemic. But can they use that money to fix what the mayor calls brazen open air drug dealing? And, the lawsuit by parents and authors against a Florida School ...

May 19, 20231 hr 9 min

Harry & Meghan chase, Trump documents case, lewd license plates

The inside story of what happened when Harry and Meghan were chased by paparazzi through the streets of New York last night from the taxi driver who was at the wheel. Plus, remember when Trump claimed he could declassify documents just by thinking about it? Our panel discusses the new evidence that shows he and his top advisers knew how real declassification works, and what that means for the ongoing Mar-a-Lago investigation. And, the license plates that are too lewd even for New Jersey, and the...

May 18, 20231 hr 19 min

Immigration battle, shoplifter shot, Obama gets personal

The number of migrants crossing the Southern border after Title 42 expired has dropped 50% in the past few days. But that does not mean the crisis has ended. It’s just spread North. In New York, about 300 migrants are now living in public school gyms and parents are not happy. Plus, a security guard shoots and kills a suspected shoplifter at a Walgreens in downtown San Francisco. Our panel discusses why the D.A. is not pressing charges. And, former President Barack Obama gets personal talking ab...

May 17, 20231 hr 19 min

Classroom controversy, millions raised for suspect, Swift defends a Swiftie

A Florida teacher is under investigation for showing her students a Disney movie with a gay character. Jenna Barbee joins to tell Alisyn Camerota if she thinks she made a mistake. Plus, the legal defense crowdfunder for the Marine Veteran charged with manslaughter in the subway chokehold death of Jordan Neely has now raised more than $2 million. And, Taylor Swift defends a fan from security mid-concert. Also tonight: can A.I. help with the loneliness epidemic? Plus, Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Mor...

May 16, 20231 hr 20 min

Subway chokehold suspect arrested, end of Title 42, Mother’s Day culture wars

Daniel Penny, the suspect in the chokehold death of Jordan Neely, was arrested and charged with second degree manslaughter. Neely’s family says it’s not enough as the case raises questions about mental illness and homelessness. Plus, what is President Biden doing about what’s happening at the U.S-Mexico border? The panel discusses the end of Title 42. And, a look at the culture wars after a librarian’s Mother’s Day lesson for kids who do not have a mother and a father was cancelled. Later, two f...

May 13, 202340 min

Bracing for a surge, will Carroll sue again? Chokehold arrest expected

Border Patrol brace for a migrant surge as Trump-era pandemic policy Title 42 expires. CNN's Ed Lavandera reports live from El Paso. Plus, the many false and unsubstantiated claims Donald Trump made to Kaitlan Collins and the CNN Town Hall audience, and why E. Jean Carroll may sue him again. Also tonight, the man who put Jordan Neely in a fatal chokehold is expected to be charged with manslaughter tomorrow, Rep. Santos avoids prosecution in his Brazilian fraud case after making a deal with the a...

May 12, 20231 hr 20 min

CNN Republican Town Hall with Donald Trump

With the 2024 presidential election underway, former President Donald Trump took questions from moderator Kaitlan Collins and a live audience during a CNN Town Hall from St. Anselm College in New Hampshire. Aired at 8 p.m E.T. on May 10, 2023. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...

May 11, 20231 hr 4 min
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