The Israeli military says it is "expanding” ground operations in Gaza and "operating forcefully" on all fronts to fulfill its goals in the war with Hamas. Friday’s announcement came as intense Israeli airstrikes hit Gaza. The White House says the U.S. is still working to secure the release of hostages held by Hamas. Rami Igra, the former chief of the hostages and MIA unit of The Mossad, shares his perspective on the new developments. And former NYPD Deputy Commissioner of Intelligence & Countert...
Oct 28, 2023•47 min•Transcript available on Metacast An intensive manhunt continues as law enforcement search for a suspect who authorities say left at least 18 dead and 13 injured in Lewiston, Maine in two mass shootings. Police returned to 40-year-old Robert Card’s last known address in Bowdain, Maine, but officials don’t know if he is inside. Card is facing an arrest warrant for eight counts of murder and is considered armed and dangerous. Former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe tells Anderson Cooper the different ways law enforcement could ge...
Oct 27, 2023•53 min•Transcript available on Metacast After weeks of party infighting, Rep. Mike Johnson was voted the new House speaker. The Louisiana Republican secured the speaker’s gavel without losing any GOP votes. Johnson has been a supporter of former President Trump and was a key congressional figure in the failed attempt to overturn the 2020 election results. CNN Chief Political Correspondent Dana Bash joins AC360 to discuss where Speaker Johnson stands on some important issues. Plus, the main United Nations agency working in Gaza says vi...
Oct 26, 2023•52 min•Transcript available on Metacast 85-year-old Yocheved Lifshitz described being kidnapped from her kibbutz and taken to a tunnel in Gaza as going through “hell.” Lifshitz is one of two Israeli hostages released from Hamas custody on Monday. Sources tell CNN that there are ongoing talks underway to try to secure the release of a large number of hostages still in Gaza. Yocheved’s daughter Sharone Lifschitz tells Anderson Cooper her mom’s return is a “wonderful moment” but she doesn't want people to forget about the hundreds of oth...
Oct 25, 2023•49 min•Transcript available on Metacast Two more hostages have been released from Hamas custody after Qatari and Egyptian mediation. Israeli citizens Nurit Cooper and Yocheved Lifshitz have arrived for medical care in Tel Aviv, Israel. Yocheved’s daughter Sharone Lifschitz joins AC360 from Heathrow Airport where she was about to jump on a flight to Israel when she heard the good news. Plus, the United Nations says twenty more trucks passed the Rafah crossing into Gaza to bring vital humanitarian aid. CNN Chief International Correspond...
Oct 24, 2023•54 min•Transcript available on Metacast Two American hostages were released by Hamas and are now in the care of Israel Defense Forces. Judith Tai Raanan and her 17-year-old daughter, Natalie Raanan, were kidnapped during the initial attack against Israel two weeks ago while visiting family. Amir Tibon met the Raanans while they were at a celebration for the kibbutz’s anniversary. He knew Judith’s mother very well, calling her a “neighbor and a friend.” He tells Anderson Cooper how he felt when he heard the Raanans had been freed. Plus...
Oct 21, 2023•56 min•Transcript available on Metacast President Biden delivered a primetime speech from the Oval Office to make the case to Americans for U.S. support in the wars in Israel and Ukraine. The president said he will send an “urgent budget request” to Congress to "fund America's national security needs to support our critical partners, including Israel and Ukraine." Retired Lt. Gen. Mark Hertling tells Anderson Cooper that he believes this is “one of the most dangerous times in our history.” Plus, the president said he was “heartbroken”...
Oct 20, 2023•1 hr 2 min•Transcript available on Metacast The National Security Council says the U.S. government assesses that Israel “was not responsible” for the blast at the Gaza hospital that killed hundreds. Israel claims the bombing was caused by a Islamic Jihad rocket while Palestinian officials have blamed Israel. A NSC spokesperson said the assessment was based on available reporting, including “intelligence, missile activity, and open source video and images of the incident.” Retired Lt. Gen. Mark Hertling joins AC360 to discuss the U.S. eval...
Oct 19, 2023•55 min•Transcript available on Metacast Hundreds of people are believed to be dead following a blast at a Gaza hospital. Palestinian and Israeli officials are at odds over who is to blame for the devastation. Jordan canceled a planned summit between President Biden and the leaders of Jordan, Egypt and the Palestinian Authority. CNN Chief International Correspondent Clarissa Ward has been talking to doctors at that hospital. She tells Anderson Cooper that one doctor said the ceiling collapsed on the operating room floor while he was in...
Oct 18, 2023•2 hr 42 min•Transcript available on Metacast Hamas released a video of Mia Schem, a 21-year-old French-Israeli woman being held hostage in the Gaza Strip. In the first video Hamas has released of any of the hostages, Schem says she’s suffered an arm injury and was brought to Gaza. Israeli authorities have said that they believe 199 people are being held in Gaza, while Hamas has claimed it’s holding up to 250 hostages. Mia’s mom, Keren Scharf Schem, tells Anderson Cooper her daughter is “strong” and that’s why they believe she’s still alive...
Oct 17, 2023•53 min•Transcript available on Metacast The Israel Defense Forces said troops have carried out local raids over the past day in Gaza as they search for hostages and collect evidence in hopes of finding the people taken by Hamas. Israel’s military warned 1.1 million people living in northern Gaza to evacuate their homes ahead of an expected Israeli military incursion. CNN Chief International Correspondent Clarissa Ward tells Anderson Cooper what the situation is like in Northern Gaza and the uncertainty of where to go. Plus, Golan Abit...
Oct 14, 2023•55 min•Transcript available on Metacast Israel has hammered Gaza with airstrikes and is withholding essential supplies, cutting off food, electricity, fuel and water in response Hamas’ brutal terror attacks that killed more than 1,200 people. In Gaza, the Palestinian health ministry says at least 1,537 people have died. Yousef Hammah lives in Gaza and works for the Norwegian Refugee Council. He gives Anderson Cooper an update on the situation in Gaza and says they’re living “second-by-second.” Plus, Israel Defense Force spokesman Lieu...
Oct 13, 2023•56 min•Transcript available on Metacast Israel has formed an emergency government and war cabinet after Hamas’ surprise attacks that have killed at least 1,200 people and injured thousands more. An IDF spokesperson said Wednesday that 300,000 reservists were “close to the Gaza strip.” On Saturday, Hamas fighters killed Anat Moshe Shoshany’s grandfather and kidnapped her 72-year old grandmother. The only proof of life her family has seen is a video a friend found on social media that shows her grandmother on a motorcycle with the Hamas...
Oct 12, 2023•54 min•Transcript available on Metacast Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant said he has “released all restraints” on troops in their fight against Hamas. Israel has been hammering Gaza with airstrikes after at least 1,200 people in Israel were killed in Hamas attacks. The White House says 14 U.S. citizens have died and “20 or more Americans” are still missing. Rafael Zimerman hid in a bomb shelter with 40 to 50 people near the deadly music festival. He says Hamas militants gassed the people inside and then began shooting. He tells A...
Oct 11, 2023•59 min•Transcript available on Metacast Israel has launched new airstrikes in Gaza after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to go on the offense against Hamas with a force “like never before.” More than 900 people have died in Israel and 600 in Gaza. Hamas said they’d kill civilian hostages and would broadcast it if Israel targets people in Gaza with no warning. Avital Alajem was taken by Hamas fighters, forced to walk to Gaza with her friend’s two young children, then they were all released. Her friend, the mother of the two chi...
Oct 10, 2023•57 min•Transcript available on Metacast Former President Donald Trump said in a recent interview that undocumented immigrants were "poisoning the blood of our country," using language that is often employed by White supremacists and drawing rebuke. Conservative attorney and Washington Post Contributing Columnist George Conway joins AC360 to talk about the comments coming from the standard bearer of the Republican Party and the 2024 GOP frontrunner. Plus, CNN's Elle Reeve has an in depth look at what some Florida students and parents a...
Oct 07, 2023•45 min•Transcript available on Metacast ABC News reports that former President Trump allegedly discussed potentially sensitive information about U.S. nuclear submarines after he left the White House with a member at his Mar-a-Lago resort. Sources told ABC that the member is Anthony Pratt, an Australian billionaire who reportedly went to share the information with "more than a dozen foreign officials, several of his own employees and a handful of journalists." Former Defense Secretary William Cohen joins AC360 to discuss the reports an...
Oct 06, 2023•45 min•Transcript available on Metacast House Majority Leader Steve Scalice and Republican Rep. Jim Jordan have said they’ll run for speaker of the House after Rep. Kevin McCarthy was voted out and announced he won’t run again. There have been calls from some Republicans to expel GOP Rep. Matt Gaetz from the conference after he led the effort to oust the former House speaker. Republican Rep. Dusty Johnson is a McCarthy supporter and voted to keep him as Speaker. He joins AC360 to discuss the two candidates for the position and says th...
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Oct 04, 2023•2 min•Transcript available on Metacast A government shutdown will begin Sunday if lawmakers on Capitol Hill don’t reach a deal. Sources tell CNN that House Speaker Kevin McCarthy told his Republican conference there aren’t many options left to avoid a shutdown. Democratic Rep. Pramila Jayapal tells Anderson Cooper if she thinks there’s a realistic scenario where Republicans team up with Democrats in the next 24 hours to keep the government open. Plus, a suspect was arrested for the 1996 murder of Tupac Shakur. CNN Senior National Cor...
Sep 30, 2023•44 min•Transcript available on Metacast According to a new court filing, former President Trump’s lawyers say he won’t try and move the criminal charges brought against him by Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis to federal court. Trump’s lawyers had said he “may” try to get the case moved into the federal system, as part of a bid to invoke immunity protections for federal officers. Former U.S. Assistant Attorney Elie Honig joins AC360 to discuss the filing and explains why he was "stunned." Plus, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy r...
Sep 29, 2023•45 min•Transcript available on Metacast Attorneys for former President Trump say the Trump Organization is working on figuring out what yesterday's fraud ruling means for the future of the business and what may need to be dissolved to comply with the judge's decision. A New York judge found Trump and his oldest sons liable for fraud and agreed with New York Attorney General Letitia James that Trump and his businesses overvalued assets by hundreds of millions of dollars. Former Manhattan Chief Assistant District Attorney Karen Friedman...
Sep 28, 2023•45 min•Transcript available on Metacast A New York judge says former President Trump and his oldest sons are liable for fraud after providing false financial statements for roughly a decade. The judge's decision comes days before the former president and the New York attorney general's office is set to go to court for a civil trial. Trump has argued he didn't inflate the values of his golf courses, hotels and homes at Mar-a-Lago and Seven Springs on financial statements that were repeatedly used in business. Investigative reporter and...
Sep 27, 2023•51 min•Transcript available on Metacast There are just six days before the government runs out of money and House Republicans have yet to rally around a short-term option. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is caught between risking a shutdown to keep his job or cross GOP hardliners and work with Democrats to reach a deal. Democratic Rep. James Clyburn tells Anderson Cooper if he thinks McCarthy will risk his speakership to work with Democrats and keep the government funded. Plus, former Trump White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson, who delive...
Sep 26, 2023•45 min•Transcript available on Metacast Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez and his wife are facing corruption-related charges. An unsealed federal indictment reveals the New Jersey senator and his wife, Nadine Arslanian Menendez, are accused of accepting “hundreds of thousands of dollars in bribes” in exchange for the senator’s influence. Prosecutors allege the bribes included cash, gold, mortgage payments and a Mercedes. Menendez says he will “not be distracted by baseless allegations” and he’s pushing back on calls for his resignation fro...
Sep 23, 2023•46 min•Transcript available on Metacast Sources tell CNN that House Republican leaders are sending their members home for the week as a government shutdown appears increasingly likely. Lawmakers have yet to reach a deal to extend government funding past the critical deadline at the end of the month. House GOP members had planned to work through the weekend to pass a stop-gap bill to fund the government but that strategy is now on hold because of infighting and holdouts within the House Republican conference. Democratic Rep. Eric Swalw...
Sep 22, 2023•45 min•Transcript available on Metacast During a contentious House Judiciary Committee hearing, Attorney General Merrick Garland forcefully pushed back against accusations from congressional Republicans that the Justice Department has shown political bias in its investigations into Hunter Biden and former President Trump. Garland told committee members he’s “not the president’s lawyer” nor “Congress’s prosecutor.” Democratic Rep. Ted Lieu took part in the hearing. He tells AC360 if he thinks Garland pushed back hard enough on the alle...
Sep 21, 2023•45 min•Transcript available on Metacast The New York Times is reporting that Molly Michael, a former assistant to Donald Trump, told investigators that the former president instructed her to not tell them about the classified documents he kept at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida. According to the Times, she told investigators about the comments when she was interviewed as part of the inquiry into Trump’s handling of sensitive government documents. The Times says the details are from a person briefed on her comments. Former Assistant U...
Sep 20, 2023•48 min•Transcript available on Metacast Former President Trump admitted that he was told the 2020 election lies were false but continued spewing the false claims to try and overturn the results. In an interview over the weekend, the former president said he didn’t respect his attorneys who told him he had lost the election and instead he “respected many others that said the election was rigged.” Harvard Law Professor Laurence Tribe tells Anderson Cooper if he thinks Trump undermined his own defense by saying it was his decision to go ...
Sep 19, 2023•45 min•Transcript available on Metacast Special counsel Jack Smith has asked U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan to limit former President Trump’s public statements in the federal 2020 election interference case against him. A newly released court filing reveals that prosecutors want a court order limiting what the former president can say. Trump responded to the request by calling Smith “deranged.” Former federal prosecutor Elliot Williams tells Anderson Cooper how strong he thinks the special counsel’s argument is and if he thinks the...
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