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, 2023•1 hr 20 min•Transcript available on Metacast 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, 2023•1 hr 20 min•Transcript available on Metacast 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, 2023•43 min•Transcript available on Metacast 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, 2023•1 hr 19 min•Transcript available on Metacast 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, 2023•1 hr 20 min•Transcript available on Metacast 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, 2023•1 hr 20 min•Transcript available on Metacast 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, 2023•1 hr 20 min•Transcript available on Metacast 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, 2023•41 min•Transcript available on Metacast 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, 2023•1 hr 9 min•Transcript available on Metacast 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, 2023•1 hr 19 min•Transcript available on Metacast 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, 2023•1 hr 19 min•Transcript available on Metacast 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 Mora...
May 16, 2023•1 hr 20 min•Transcript available on Metacast 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, 2023•40 min•Transcript available on Metacast 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 au...
May 12, 2023•1 hr 20 min•Transcript available on Metacast 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, 2023•1 hr 4 min•Transcript available on Metacast A New York jury finds Trump liable for sexual abuse and defamation in E. Jean Carroll’s lawsuit against him, recommending $5 million in damages. Journalist Natasha Stoynoff, who testified during the trial that she too was assaulted by Trump, joins to speak out about the verdict. Plus, Republican Rep. George Santos has been charged by the DOJ and will appear in federal court tomorrow on charges that could be related to election campaign funding and expenditure. What does this mean for his future ...
May 10, 2023•1 hr 22 min•Transcript available on Metacast The US braces for tens of thousands of desperate migrants trying to cross the Southern border as Trump-era policy ‘Title 42’ expires. It's the responsibility of Congress to pass new immigration laws, but what can the Biden administration actually do? Our panel has ideas. Plus, after more than 200 mass shootings across America this year, nobody wants to live in fear that we're only a day or two away from the next one. We look at a bill in the Texas House aimed at reducing gun violence that could ...
May 09, 2023•1 hr 20 min•Transcript available on Metacast Trump has until 5pm on Sunday to tell a judge whether he wants to testify in the E. Jean Carroll rape and defamation case against him. However, the jury has already seen Trump’s video deposition, in which he claimed Carroll was not his type but then mistook her photo for his second wife Marla Maples. Plus, the 24-year-old former Marine who held Jordan Neely in a fatal chokehold on the subway gives his first statement as prosecutors weigh charges. Also tonight: TV super-producer Shonda Rhimes tal...
May 06, 2023•41 min•Transcript available on Metacast The Washington Post reports that Justice Clarence Thomas’ wife was paid roughly $100,000 by a conservative activist who made sure that Ginni Thomas’ name was not on any of the billing statements. The panel discusses the ethics crisis the Supreme Court is facing, and new reporting on gifts and perks Clarence Thomas took from a billionaire Republican donor. Plus, New York City mayor Eric Adams talks about crime and drugs, and the danger to children in his own city.Also tonight: amid headlines of f...
May 05, 2023•1 hr 20 min•Transcript available on Metacast In New York City a homeless man who was acting “erratically” on the subway was put into a chokehold by another rider, lost consciousness, and died. The passenger who restrained him was questioned by police and released with no charges. Our panel has strong thoughts on what happened. Plus, details of Tucker Carlson’s racist text to his producer ahead of his firing from Fox News in which he rooted for a pro-trump mob to kill a person. And, an investigation finds 305 minors working illegally in McD...
May 04, 2023•1 hr 20 min•Transcript available on Metacast BREAKING NEWS: the suspect in the massacre of five people in Texas, including a nine-year-old boy, has been captured. The FBI gives a press conference detailing how and where Francisco Oropesa was found. Plus, the Senate clashes over the Supreme Court’s ethical standards after multiple reports raise concerns on disclosures and conflicts. And, proposed bills in multiple states look to roll back child labor regulations – should 14-year-olds be allowed to serve alcohol in restaurants?Also tonight: ...
May 03, 2023•1 hr 21 min•Transcript available on Metacast Hundreds of officers are in a manhunt for the Texas suspect accused of killing his five neighbors after being asked to stop shooting his rifle because it was keeping their baby awake. What used to be screaming matches and fistfights have become fatal shootings. Our panel offers their explanations for why. Plus, the suicide of a 17-year old student at an elite boarding school is forcing staff there to admit the horrible mistakes they made when it came to bullying. And, Kiss vocalist Paul Stanley ...
May 02, 2023•1 hr 20 min•Transcript available on Metacast The culture wars are in full swing, but there’s a plot twist. Two GOP-led legislatures fail to pass abortion restrictions. Are Republican lawmakers having second thoughts about abortion bans? That, as Montana's Governor signs a bill banning gender-affirming care for minors, and there’s new developments in the Bud Light transgender brouhaha. Can America divided become America united again? James Corden implores Americans to remember what the US “signifies to the rest of the world”.Also tonight: ‘...
Apr 29, 2023•39 min•Transcript available on Metacast A homeless man allegedly attacks a former fire commissioner with a metal pipe in San Francisco. But the suspect's attorney claims it’s the fire commissioner who is the aggressor, after spraying the homeless man with bear spray. The panel goes to go deeper into this story to see what it says about the homeless situation in the City. Plus, Teachers Union President Randi Weingarten tells Alisyn Camerota about her heated hearing on Capitol Hill relating to school closures during the Covid-19 pandemi...
Apr 28, 2023•1 hr 20 min•Transcript available on Metacast Hunter Biden's attorneys meet with DOJ officials, as prosecutors weigh bringing several tax and a false statement charges against the President's son. If reelected, Joe Biden would be 86 at the end of his next term. We tell you what he’s saying to sell that to voters. Plus, clemency has been denied for death row inmate Richard Glossip, despite the Oklahoma Attorney General supporting it. He has been given three last meals before being granted reprieves, and is scheduled to be executed again. Wil...
Apr 27, 2023•1 hr 20 min•Transcript available on Metacast Former President Trump is accused of rape in court. The panel discusses what E. Jean Carroll alleges happened in that department store dressing room in 1996. She plans to testify tomorrow. Plus, an ex-Fox news producer for Tucker Carlson’s show speaks out about the rampant misogyny and anti-Semitism she witnessed behind the scenes. Abby Grossberg, who is suing the network after needing to take medical leave, says she has over 90 audio recordings of from her time at Fox to support her case.Also t...
Apr 26, 2023•1 hr 20 min•Transcript available on Metacast In a stunning move, Fox News host Tucker Carlson is ousted from the network. Was it down to election lies and conspiracy theories, or was it his behind the scenes behavior? A former top booker for Carlson tells Alisyn Camerota about the lawsuit she filed against Fox, which reveals unsavory details about his show was run. Plus, a Georgia DA gives a timeline for possible indictments in the investigation of Trump's efforts to overturn the states’ election results in 2020. And, what are the 2024 pre...
Apr 25, 2023•1 hr 21 min•Transcript available on Metacast The Supreme Court protects access to widely used abortion drug Mifepristone by freezing lower court rulings that restricted its usage, and also upholds the FDA approval of the pill – for now. Plus, three NFL players are suspended indefinitely and two face 6-week suspensions for violating the League’s gambling policy after placing bets on NFL games in the 2022 season. And, whodunit? Thieves carry out a $15 million dollar heist in gold and valuables at Toronto airport. Also tonight: ‘Overtime with...
Apr 22, 2023•1 hr 20 min•Transcript available on Metacast Sources tell CNN Joe Biden will formally announce he's running for a second term next week. The President will reportedly put out a video on Tuesday. His announcement will come a week after a spate of young people have been killed or injured in wrong place, wrong time shootings. Author and Democratic Presidential candidate Marianne Williamson joins to share what she thinks is at the root of the gun violence problem. And, Alisyn Camerota sits down with a group of dedicated Fox viewers who share t...
Apr 21, 2023•1 hr 19 min•Transcript available on Metacast In a week of reporting young people in America getting shot after making innocent mistakes, CNN Tonight talks to two officials about Omaha managing to cut the City’s gun violence in half, and how they did it. Plus, Alisyn Camerota sits down with a group of dedicated Fox News viewers to see what they think of the $787 million settlement the network had to pay for spreading misinformation about Dominion Voting Systems. And, the Supreme Court hears the case of a former postal worker and Evangelical...
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