Laura Coates Live

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 gu...

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 Domi...

Fox News reaches a $787.5 million settlement for their outrageous election fraud lies about Dominion Voting Systems. But, as the ruling does not include any on-air apology or corrections, are Fox viewers still being misled? Our guests discuss if the network and its hosts have been truly held accountable. Plus - Lee Meritt is the attorney for Ralph Yarl’s family. He tells Alison about the felony ch...

An 84-year white homeowner in Kansas City is charged with shooting 16-year old Ralph Yarl in the head after the black teen apparently rang the wrong doorbell, expecting to pick up his brother. Our panel shares their thoughts on why it took several days to charge the suspect. Plus, Congressman George Santos says he's running for reelection in 2024, despite extensively lying about his background, mu...

SCOTUS temporarily ensured wide availability of an abortion drug while considering a case challenging FDA approval of the drug, which has been safely used for decades. Our panel discusses the ramifications as well as the recent ProPublica report of a previously undisclosed real estate deal between Justice Clarence Thomas and a GOP megadonor—the same megadonor from whom Thomas had reportedly accept...

The FBI arrested a 21-year-old Air Force guardsman in connection with the leaking of highly classified national defense information. The Washington Post described the suspect as a lonely but charismatic gun enthusiast who was allegedly the leader of a chat room on Discord. Does this story give us some insight into what’s going on with young men who spend a lot of time online? Plus, the latest fron...

Police release the desperate 911 calls from the Louisville bank shooting. We'll also play you the anguished call from the shooter's own mother. His family says he had mental health challenges that they were actively addressing as a family. Would a red flag law have worked? Plus, “Dirty Jobs” host Mike Rowe joins to describe the future of work, and we also get his take on one of the dirtiest jobs o...

Kentucky police release body camera video of their encounter with the Louisville bank employee who killed five co-workers with an AR-15 style rifle on Monday. One rookie officer is still fighting for his life. Plus, two Americans who survived being taken hostage by a Mexican drug cartel last month, speak out about the shootout, the kidnapping and the murders of their two friends. And, is honking y...

Ousted Tennessee Democrat Justin Jones is reinstated to his seat after being expelled on Thursday for protesting inside the State House chamber, demanding action on gun reform. Plus, a 25-year old employee opened fire inside a bank in Louisville, Kentucky today, killing five people and injuring at least eight. The panel discusses how credit card companies could help crack down on mass shootings, b...

The Tennessee State House votes to expel two Democratic State Reps for so-called decorum violations after three Democrats protested on the State House floor over gun safety. State Rep. Gloria Johnson, who narrowly survived the expulsion by one vote, joins to discuss. Plus, a North Carolina Democrat switches parties giving Republicans a veto-proof supermajority in the State House. And, Stormy Danie...

New legal woes for Trump: former Vice President Mike Pence is poised to testify for the first time on Trump’s actions leading up to January 6, but there are many more cases, including a battery and defamation trial that begins in just two weeks. Plus, Alisyn Camerota sits down with six-voters from different generations about the challenges they face in today's job market and economy, and who they...

Donald Trump pleads not guilty to 34 felony counts of falsifying business records, relating to alleged hush money payments made to adult film actress Stormy Daniels. But does the Manhattan DA have a strong case against the former president? Alisyn Camerota discusses with two attorneys who have very different opinions. Also tonight: Trump verbally attacks the judge overseeing his criminal case, a f...

Trump meets with his lawyers and political advisors ahead of the arraignment for his alleged role in paying hush money to adult film star Stormy Daniels. One Trump aide describes him as “defiant and focused”. We’ll tell you what CNN has learned will happen tomorrow. Plus, after Senator John Fetterman opens up about the downward spiral that landed him in a medical center for six weeks being treated...

Trump Tower, the motorcade route and the Manhattan Criminal Court tighten security ahead of the unprecedented arraignment of former President Donald Trump. We’ll tell you the timeline for what happens next, including Trump’s fraud trial getting underway. Plus, one of the jurors in the Gwyneth Paltrow ski collision trial tells Alisyn what convinced her Paltrow was not guilty. And, ‘Overtime with Bi...

In an unprecedented moment in US history, former President Donald Trump is indicted by a grand jury in Manhattan. The indictment is under seal tonight, but sources tell CNN Trump faces more than 30 counts related to business fraud in the Stormy Daniels hush money case. Plus, the panel discusses what will happen when Trump hands himself over to the authorities. And, Trump’s former lawyer Michael Co...

Dr. Jay Wellons was one of the medical staff standing by to treat the victims of the Nashville school shooting, but none of the ambulances he expected ever arrived. Some of our politicians said today there's nothing we can do about gun violence. Dr. Wellons and his colleagues disagree. Plus, the opioid overdose antidote drug Narcan will soon widely available. Do they have it at your child's school...

Police tell CNN the Nashville school shooter was being treated for an “emotional disorder”. Audrey Hale bought seven guns legally in Nashville, using three of them in the massacre. The panel discusses the link between gun violence and metal health, and the flaws in the current system around gun ownership. Plus, another legal defeat for Trump after a federal judge rules Mike Pence must testify to a...

Three 9-year-old children and three adults have been killed at an elementary school shooting in Nashville. The panel discusses the urgent need for those on all sides of the causes of gun violence debate to find common ground. Plus, why Miley Cyrus and Dolly Parton’s duet ‘Rainbowland’ was deemed too controversial by one Wisconsin elementary school for a first-grade concert. And, Gwyneth Paltrow’s...

A judge orders top Trump aides to testify in the January 6 investigation, rejecting the former president’s claim of executive privilege. Plus, Trump warns of “potential death and destruction” if he’s indicted in the Stormy Daniels hush money probe. And, ‘Overtime with Bill Maher’: the weekly segment in which Maher and guests answer topical questions from HBO’s ‘Real Time with Bill Maher’ viewers....

Why was a grieving father pinned to the ground by Capitol Police today? Joaquin Oliver was shot to death at Parkland High School. His parents join to speak out after being removed from a House hearing on gun rights. Plus, tomorrow prosecutors plan to ask Trump’s former lawyer about his claim that a “diligent” search had been conducted for classified documents at Mar-a-Lago, and also about his tele...

Trump's own defense attorney has been ordered to testify on Friday before the grand jury in the investigation into the classified documents found at Mar-a-Lago. A source says he will also have to turn over his handwritten notes. Meanwhile, the investigation into Trump’s alleged hush money payments to Stormy Daniels continues, with the grand jury meeting again tomorrow. Plus, a Republican lawmaker...

A federal judge believes the DOJ’s case that Trump may have used his own defense attorney to commit a crime in the Mar-a-Lago classified documents probe – what that could mean for the former president’s legal defense. Plus, new details about the inner workings of the FOX Network from a lawsuit filed by a producer that describes the toxic stew of sexism, misogyny and anti-Semitism she experienced t...

Is former President Trump about to be indicted for paying hush money to adult film star Stormy Daniels? A source tells CNN his legal team does not expect an arrest before next week, and prosecutors say they have not made a final decision. Alex Fernandez is the Miami Beach City Commissioner. He joins to discuss the criminal crackdown there, after spring break turned fatally violent for the third ye...

Law enforcement agencies in NYC prepare for the possible indictment of Trump in the Stormy Daniels hush money case. It could happen as early as next week. Plus, the Ohio school district is switching to a 4-day school week to combat staff shortages. And, a man who was wrongly convicted and sentenced to 400 years, tells Laura Coates his story following his release after serving 34 years in prison. A...

Big banks rescue First Republic in a $30 billion deal to “reflect their confidence” in it, and “banks of all sizes”. Laura Coates asks House Banking Committee member Senator Chris Van Hollen if customers are being ignored in the financial crisis. Plus, the US Military releases video of a Russian fighter jet forcing down an American drone over the Black Sea. And, a 10 million-ton, 5,000 mile-long b...