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The Pentagon releases dramatic new video of a Russian fighter jet dumping fuel on a US surveillance drone twice, and then clipping it on a third approach. The Russians are now actively trying to retrieve the drone from the Black Sea, amid questions on what they can glean from it. Plus, another recording emerges of Trump pressuring a Georgia official to help overturn Biden’s 2020 win. And, global m...

In a high-stakes lawsuit, a Trump-appointed judge is to hold a hearing on whether to overturn the FDA's approval of the abortion pill. Plus, there are new tensions between the US and Russia after the Pentagon says a Russian fighter hit a US surveillance drone, downing it over over the Black Sea. And, panic over the fate of America's banking system seems to be easing, but the fallout is far from ov...

Everyone is looking to Wall Street as the race is on to avoid the collapse of other regional US banks. Several of them have had steep stock drops even as President Biden came out to try and calm nerves with government financial support. All of this coming as the Fed is awaiting a highly anticipated inflation report. Plus, duelling storms hitting both East and West coasts bringing rain, sleet and s...

The Federal government is stepping in to calm financial panic over the failure of two US banks. Regulators announcing that everyone that had money with Silicon Valley Bank and Signature bank will have access to all their money, no matter how much they had. President Biden is going to address the nation about it. Plus, Oscar night has been huge success for film ‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’ w...

Storm clouds for Trump: Manhattan prosecutors say criminal charges are likely for the former president in the Stormy Daniels hush money case. Plus, the Mexican drug cartel that kidnapped four Americans, killing two, issues an alleged apology letter. And, bracing for the jobs report: new numbers that could sway the Feds’ fight on inflation are just hours away. Also this morning: Xi Jinping secures...

Russia launches a deadly barrage of missiles across Ukraine overnight, killing innocent citizens and severely damaging its energy infrastructure. Plus, Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell is hospitalized after a tripping and falling at a DC hotel. And, details of Biden’s plan to cut the deficit by $3 trillion, and why Republicans say it will never happen. Also this morning: a DOJ investigatio...

Two of the Americans kidnapped at gunpoint in Mexico by a drug cartel have been found dead. Two have survived and are back on US soil. Our hosts break down what CNN is learning about the detained suspect kidnapper, and also speak to the family of one of the survivors. Plus, more embarrassing exposure for FOX News – a trove of private text messages and e-mails revealed as part of a defamation lawsu...

A passenger on a United Airlines flight from Los Angeles to Boston last night has been accused of attempting to stab an airline attendant with a broken spoon after they moved to prevent the passenger from opening the emergency exit mid-flight. Plus, the identities of the four Americans missing in Mexico after being kidnapped at gunpoint have been revealed. Investigators believe they were targeted...

A Southwest Airlines plane is forced to make an emergency landing after the cabin fills with smoke. A bird strike is to blame. Plus: A protest at a construction site in Atlanta turns violent. And: Chris Rock finally speaks out about what happened with him and Will Smith on the Oscars stage.    To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad cho...

Alex Murdaugh is found guilty of murdering his wife and son. Sentencing is imminent after a jury took just three hours to decide the disgraced South Carolina attorney’s fate. Plus, outrage boils over in a meeting with officials in East Palestine, as families demand to be evacuated or relocated from their own hometown following the toxic train disaster. And, the severe weather threat is not over ye...

Breaking News: disturbing details about a plot aimed at killing Jewish elected officials in Michigan. Plus, the FBI and TSA intercept a suitcase containing explosives before it is loaded onto a flight. And, the dramatic closing arguments in the Alex Murdaugh double murder trial. Also this morning: Republican Paul Ryan is questioned over his decision to stay on the FOX board, a Lufthansa flight is...

The FBI Director publicly confirms the Bureau's assessment that Covid-19 “most likely” leaked from a Chinese lab. Plus, for the first time in more than 30-years, a Chicago sitting mayor has lost re-election in a race that was dominated by rising crime. Is it a warning sign for other big city Democrats? And, a devastating crash near Athens, Greece kills more than 36 people after a passenger train c...

Fox Corporation Chairman Rupert Murdoch testifies in the Dominion Voting Systems Vs. FOX News defamation lawsuit, that some FOX hosts endorsed 2020 election lies. Plus, Education Secretary Miguel Cardona joins to discuss Biden’s student loans relief plan going before the Supreme Court today, with the eyes of 26 million applicants on the outcome of the hearing. And, piles of dirt are being dug up i...

A dangerous winter storm hits Southern California, unleashing tornadoes as it heads East. Meteorologist Chad Myers joins to track the severe weather threat. Plus, there's growing concern that China may be ready to provide weapons to Russia. Could it be a game changer on the battlefields in Ukraine? And, House Republicans plot a probe into the Biden administration's handling of the toxic train disa...

As Ukraine braces for more attacks on the grim anniversary of Russia’s invasion, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin tells Katilin Collins what he thinks will change the tide on the battlefield. The National Transportation Safety Board says the Ohio toxic train crash was 100% preventable, but that the crew didn’t do anything wrong. NTSB Chair Jennifer Homendy joins to discuss its preliminary report, an...

Angry Ohio residents grill officials, including the Norfolk Southern CEO, about the toxic train disaster - but were the answers good enough? The key moments from the fiery CNN Town Hall. Plus, a Spectrum News reporter and a 9-year old girl are among three killed in an Orlando shooting spree. And, astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson joins to talk about how a Webb Space Telescope discovery could upen...

The foreperson in the Georgia Trump election probe speaks out about the multiple charges the special grand jury recommended in its report. Plus, President Biden rallies the  “Bucharest 9” leaders at a meeting in Poland, following his stirring speech in support of Ukraine yesterday. And, the majority of companies in the largest four-day workweek trial decide to stick with it. Also this morning: Pop...

Putin gives a speech to mark one year of what he calls a “special military operation” in Ukraine, and in a significant move, suspends Russia’s participation in a nuclear pact with the US. Plus, anchor Kaitlin Collins covers President Biden’s speech live in Warsaw following his meeting with Polish President Andrzej Duda, and interviews its Mayor about the challenges the city faces one-year into the...

BREAKING NEWS: President Biden makes a surprise visit to Kyiv to meet with Ukrainian President Zelensky, and sends a strong message of support in the country’s war against Russia by announcing half a billion dollars in new assistance, and new sanctions on Moscow. Also this morning: Jimmy Carter is to spend his “remaining time” in home hospice care, an East Palestine, Ohio resident speaks out about...

The grand jury’s report from the Georgia 2020 election probe says there was no evidence of widespread voter fraud, but that perjury may have been committed during its investigation. Plus, Bruce Willis’ family reveal the actor has been diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia. And, Senator John Fetterman is at the center of a national conversation about mental health after checking into a hospital fo...

The special counsel investigating former President Trump subpoenas his former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows. We'll tell you why he could be a crucial January 6 witness. Plus, outraged families demand to know if their homes are safe after chemicals linked to cancer leak from a crashed train. CNN is on the scene on East Palestine, Ohio. And, a Blackhawk helicopter fell from the sky and cra...

The race for the 2024 GOP presidential nomination is about to start with Nikki Haley’s official announcement expected in just hours. Plus, a Trump lawyer could be forced to testify without attorney client privilege in the Mar-a-Lago documents case, after the special council overseeing the investigation alleges criminal activity took place between the former president and Evan Corcoran. And, the Pe...

Police report that a gunman took his own life after killing three students on Michigan State University campus. Plus, the Pentagon says the latest object shot down over Canada was a “small, metallic balloon”. With few answers from the White House so far about the recent MFOs over US airspace, National Security Council Coordinator John Kirby joins to explain. And, Governor DeSantis wages war with t...

American fighter jets shoot down four-high altitude objects over North America in just days, raising more questions about why so many objects are being spotted now. Plus, more than 160 hours later, survivors of the Turkey-Syria earthquake are still being found under the rubble as the death toll surpasses 36,000. And, the Kansas City Chiefs defeat the Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl LVII.Also thi...

The special counsel overseeing Trump’s role in the insurrection subpoenas Mike Pence. Will he invoke executive privilege? Plus, Republican Senator Rick Scott defends a plan that would “sunset” Medicare and social security. CNN host Jake Tapper responds to Sen. Scott citing his words in his argument. And, hope dims for finding survivors of the devastating Turkey-Syria earthquake as the death toll n...