Erin Burnett OutFront

A Russian couple has been reportedly arrested for having a private conversation critical of Putin’s war. This as Putin’s former speechwriter joins to say how his former boss is acting erratic and with no strategy. Plus, CNN is learning that a seventh officer from the Memphis Police Department has been relieved of duty after the deadly arrest and beating of Tyre Nichols. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Five former members of the Memphis Police Department have been charged tonight in the murder of 29-year-old Tyre Nichols as cities across the nation brace for the release of the video of the police encounter. The video has been described as a vicious and heinous beating. Plus, Putin launches at least 55 missiles across Ukraine as the Kremlin accuses the United States of direct involvement in the war. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The sounds of air raid sirens ring out across Ukraine as Russia steps up its assault in the east. This as President Biden pledges to provide Ukraine with 31 sophisticated tanks in their efforts against Russia. Plus, Trump has been invited back to Facebook and Instagram. Also, the mystery of where Rep. George Santos got his money is deepening as the embattled congressman is now suggesting a $700,000 loan was not personal at all. The details on OutFront tonight. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ukraine is reportedly on the verge of getting America's top-of-the-line tanks. President Zelensky's top adviser joins the show. Plus: The Justice Department is investigating more classified documents, but these were found at former VP Mike Pence's Indiana home. And: The Georgia district attorney investigating Trump's efforts to overturn the 2020 election says a decision on charges is imminent. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Police have just revealed what they seized from the gunman of the California mass shooting that took 11 lives. The Los Angeles County district attorney joins to review details of the tragic event. Plus, OutFront has obtained exclusive military documents from the Wagner Group, the Russian private army that’s dominating the battlefield. Also, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is defending banning a new AP course on African American Studies, claiming that it imposes a political agenda. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The U.S. is going after the Wagner Group, the private Russian military force claiming another victory in Ukraine. Plus, according to sources, Alec Baldwin intends to finish production of “Rust” despite criminal charges in a deadly shooting. Also, according a new report, the Idaho murder suspect repeatedly messaged one of the victims on Instagram two weeks before the killings. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

CNN confirms legendary singer David Crosby has died. He was 81 years old. Plus, a secret meeting takes place between the director of the CIA and the president of Ukraine. We hear from a Russian official bravely speaking out against Putin. Also, actor and producer Alec Baldwin is to be charged with involuntary manslaughter in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer on the set of the movie “Rust.” To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The world’s most powerful are taking on Putin with words, slamming Russia from the World Economic Forum in Davos. Plus, a navy veteran is accusing Congressman George Santos of stealing thousands of dollars. Also, the chilling evidence against Brian Walshe, the husband accused of murdering and dismembering his wife in Massachusetts. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

New audio is in to OutFront of the leader of the Wagner Group, the brutal private army that’s on the front lines in the war in Ukraine. This as one former Wagner Group commander flees to Norway. His lawyer is OutFront. Plus, we now know more details about who federal investigators have been speaking with about the Biden classified documents case. Also, Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham of New Mexico joins to provide update in a developing story about an ex-GOP candidate who has been arrested in connection with shootings targeting Democrats. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Russia claims a rare victory but a former Russian commander is now breaking his silence about the brutal treatment of soldiers on the front lines. We’re live in Ukraine. Plus, CNN is learning that more locations connected to President Biden could be searched for classified documents and the president is frustrated tonight. Also, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy says he had questions about the life story of Rep. George Santos. So, why was nothing done? To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Russia zeroes in on one small town in Ukraine and is already claiming victory. We have new video in tonight of Ukrainian forces taking out a shelter with dozens of Russian soldiers inside. The powerful explosion tells a chilling story. Plus, the man who sparked the protest against Xi Jingping’s zero Covid-19 policy is missing as his followers compare him to the brave man standing in front of the tank in Tiananmen Square. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

More classified documents are found at Biden’s private home. The attorney general names a special counsel and the question for Biden tonight is why are Americans only finding out about this now? Plus, Republican Rep. George Santos is under even more scrutiny over a mysterious $700,000 contribution to his campaign. Also, Russians speak out against Putin’s war, one calling it a terrible mess and complete chaos. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Russian President Vladimir Putin suddenly replaces the general overseeing his war in Ukraine. Plus, GOP Rep. George Santos says he will not resign after several Republican officals call for him to step down. Then, Republican Governor of New Hampshire Chris Sununu joins to discuss if the latest speaker vote shows Trump still has power over the GOP going into 2024. Also, more classified documents from Biden’s time as vice president have been found at a second location. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

President Biden breaks his silence on the 10 classified documents about Ukraine, Iran, and the United Kingdom found in one of his offices. Plus, the mayor of El Paso joins to discuss what he showed President Biden during his visit to the border. Also, new intercepted audio of a Russia soldier talking about the real Russian death toll in one of the biggest battles of Ukraine as fighting around a key city intensifies. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Classified documents have been found from Biden’s time as vice president. What were they doing in a private office? The attorney general is now asking a U.S. attorney to investigate. Plus, according to some analysts, a Chinese invasion of Taiwan would lead to major U.S. losses including combat ships and thousands of troops. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A pivotal vote for House speaker is coming up and Rep. Kevin McCarthy is focused on two holdout members of Congress. One congressman who did change his mind joins OutFront. Plus, according to the Buffalo Bills, Damar Hamlin’s breathing tube is out and he continues to progress as he has spoken to family and even FaceTimed with his team. Also, new details in the investigation over the killings of four University of Idaho students. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The House has ajdorned for a third day without electing a new speaker after Rep. Kevin McCarthy losses an 11th vote. McCarthy proposed concessions to garner votes from hardline conservatives - including agreeing to propose a rule change that would allow just one member to call for a vote to oust a sitting speaker. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A look at the 20 Republicans who oppose Rep. Kevin McCarthy’s bid for Speaker of House as McCarthy loses his sixth vote. Plus, new details on Buffalo Bills star Damar Hamlin’s condition. For one former NHL player, Hamlin’s injury brought back memories of being hit in the chest with a puck, collapsing on the ice, and being carried out on a stretcher. He joins OutFront. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We are in the midst of an open revolt over who will become speaker of the house as Rep. Kevin McCarthy is so far unable to secure enough votes to become the next speaker. Plus, NFL player Damar Hamlin collapsed during a game yesterday and is in critical condition, his uncle provides medical updates to CNN. Also, the murder suspect of four Idaho college students was pulled over by police twice in December. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Rep. Kevin McCarthy is huddling with members of the GOP, one critic doubling down on his opposition just moments ago, as he tries to secure enough support to become Speaker of the House. Plus, new details emerge about how police tracked down the suspect of the Idaho murders. Also, Putin suffers a devastating setback on the battlefield as outrage over the losses grows inside Russia. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

An arrest has been made in connection to the murders of four University of Idaho students. A 28-year-old is now in custody. Also, six years of Trump’s tax returns have been made public as it is discovered Trump paid more in foreign taxes than U.S. taxes. Plus, House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy is making concessions behind closed doors as he scrambles to get enough votes to become the speaker of the house. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

New transcripts from the January 6th select committee show distrust in Trump’s inner circle and reveal the former First Lady did not trust those closest Trump including his own children. Former White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham joins to discuss her experience providing testimony to the panel and her persecutive on Melania Trump. Plus, a massive missile attack hits Ukraine as Russia launches one of its biggest assaults of the war. Also, why intelligence officials say TikTok is a security risk. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Russian rockets rain down on one region with 50 strikes in just the past 24 hours as Putin’s forces are in turmoil. One Russian soldier is accused of killing his commander. Plus, incoming congressman George Santos is under more scrutiny as a district attorney is now looking into the litany of lies with more discrepancies emerging surrounding his education. Also, the U.S. announces it will require travelers from China, where Covid-19 is raging, to show a negative test before entering the country. What’s China’s response? To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Supreme Court rules on a pandemic-era immigration fight preventing the Biden administration from ending Title 42, a policy Trump enacted which allows the U.S. to quickly expel migrants in the name of public health. Plus, new revelations in just released transcripts from the January 6th committee include the committee’s key witness revealing how QAnon conspiracies made their way into the West Wing. Also, a full-blown travel fiasco for Southwest Airlines after most of its flights have been cancelled. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A deadly arctic blast causes more than two dozen people to die as a devastating blizzard unleashes some of the worst winter weather to hit New York. Plus, new number on the unprecedented number of migrants along the U.S./Mexico border. An official from one border city joins to discuss what’s going on and what’s needed. Also, new audio shows Putin’s forces turning on each other as there are reports of a strike on a military base deep inside Russia. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The coldest Christmas Eve on record comes to parts of the United States as whiteout conditions are already here. Ice, wind, snow, and power outages hit across the country. Plus, more transcripts have just been released from the January 6th select committee’s investigation. Also, shocking Covid-19 numbers emerge out of China as infections are reported in the hundreds of millions this month alone. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In a major development with serious possible implications, Putin is using a word he’s outlawed to describe his own invasion: war. Plus, an ex-Georgian president and Putin foe is in prison after his lawyers say he was poisoned. Also, morgues in China are overflowing and the government says they are not deaths due to Covid-19 after a wave of infections in the region. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

There is no new episode of the OutFront showcast. If you haven’t already, please check out CNN’s other podcasts and showcasts at cnn.com/audio. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The House Ways and Means Committee voted to make public former President Donald Trump’s tax returns once they are redacted for personal information. Plus, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is planning to meet with President Biden at the White House tomorrow in his first trip outside of Ukraine since the war began. Biden plans to give Zelenksy the world’s most advanced missile defense system. Will Putin retaliate? To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The January 6th select committee urges federal prosecutors to charge Trump with four crimes, including inciting or assisting an insurrection. A member of the committee and a constitutional scholar both join. Plus, the Supreme Court puts a temporary freeze on plans to end Title 42, the Trump-era border policy. Also, Putin makes a rare visit to Belarus where Russia is now training Belarusian pilots to fly jets. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The January 6th committee will likely urge the Justice Department to prosecute Trump on multiple criminal charges including insurrection. Plus, a deadly barrage of rocket attacks strike across the Ukraine. Also, the American college student missing in France is alive, turning up in Spain more than two weeks after he first vanished. What happened? To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ukraine is warning Putin is going to again target Kyiv as a top general suggests Russia is preparing hundreds of thousands of troops. Plus, the Biden administration is sending thousands of workers to the border. Also, Rep. Ro Khanna, who serves in Silicon Valley, joins to provide his perspective on whether Elon Musk’s latest tweets are a nod to QAnon. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Russia is prepping what could be its most powerful nuclear bomb as it threatens the United States, saying it will retaliate if Washington sends Ukraine its most sophisticated air defense systems. Plus, a new CNN poll finds Ron DeSantis leads the pack when asked who Republicans would want besides Trump. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A Russian commander said on Russian state television that Russia’s only way to win the war in Ukraine is to utilize nuclear weapons. This as Ukraine is on the verge of getting the most sophisticated air defense system on the planet. Plus, Elon Musk is reportedly not paying rent for some Twitter offices. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The founder of the failed crypto exchange FTX has been arrested in the Bahamas after US prosecutors filed criminal charges against him. Plus, in a CNN interview, Ukraine’s defense minister would not confirm or deny if Ukraine carried out strikes inside of Russia. Also, Dr. Anthony Fauci responds to Elon Musk’s call for him to be prosecuted. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We analyze the Russian assassin who Putin wanted in exchange for American citizen Paul Whelan. How far will Biden go to bring Whelan home? Also, new details about Brittney Griner’s time in a Russian penal colony. Plus, the self-proclaimed “lava junkies” who put their lives on the line just to catch a close glimpse of Hawaii’s erupting volcanos. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Brittney Griner is landing in Texas in just a few hours after the WNBA star has been set free in a prisoner swap for convicted Russian arms dealer Victor Bout. Plus, the Justice Department has requested a federal judge hold former President Trump in contempt for failing to comply with a subpoena. This as the January 6th select committee considers criminal referrals from Trump and at least four others. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Putin is upping the ante personally, launching a nuclear threat as Ukraine asks the U.S. for America’s cluster munitions, which are deadly bombs banned in more than 100 countries. Plus, 25 right-wing extremists, conspired by QAnon, are accused of plotting to overthrow the German government. The former spokesman for the Oath Keepers joins to discuss why this could happen in America. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

There is no new episode of OutFront showcast. If you haven’t already, please check out CNN’s other podcasts and showcasts at cnn.com/audio. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Explosions occur deep inside Russia and Moscow accuses Ukraine of plotting deadly attacks as the former right-hand man of Putin’s private army warns that Putin is out for ultimate power. Plus, an unexpected hero in the Twitter files. Why Twitter buried a story about Hunter Biden in an election year. Also, following protests nationwide, some Chinese authorities have started to ease Covid-19 restrictions. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Early voters are about to shatter the one-day record in the state of Georgia as the latest CNN poll shows Democrat Raphael Warnock with a slight lead just four days before the Senate runoff election day. Plus, member of the House Committee on Ways and Means Rep. Lloyd Doggett joins to discuss Trump’s tax returns which Democrats in the House now have possession of. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Two major legal blows for Trump tonight, one in the Mar-a-Lago case and the second in another federal criminal investigation. Plus, a CNN exclusive about a Chinese protester in Beijing who says this is just the beginning of an uprising in China. Plus, Obama is live in Georgia stumping for Democrats with five days until the Senate runoff election. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Demonstrators clash with police in riot gear as China’s security forces prepare to go after people for their social media likes. A young Chinese man who is risking his safety to speak out against the government is OutFront tonight. Plus, a look at the record-breaking early voting numbers out of Georgia with less than a week before the formal runoff day. Also, Paul Whelan, the American wrongfully detained in Russia, has been been reportedly moved to a prison hospital. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The leader of the far-right group the Oath Keepers has been convicted of seditious conspiracy in a major win for the Justice Department. Also, Trump’s former senior adviser and speech writer Steven Miller testified today before a federal grand jury in the January 6th investigation. Plus, the Senate passes a bill to protect same-sex and interracial marriage. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Markets plummet after protests spread in China and the the country is going to new extremes to censor what the Chinese people are seeing. Plus, election deniers line up one-by-one to rip into Republican officials saying they should be punished by death for certifying a state’s election. Also, hear a CNN exclusive about a Russian woman leading the charge to demand Russia pull out of Ukraine. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Authorities identify victims killed at a Virginia Walmart, as more details emerge about the tragedy. Plus, the Department of Justice seeks to question Mike Pence in their January 6 criminal probe, Ukrainian resistance fighters gather intel against Russian invaders, and Idaho police continue to sift through tips regarding the killings of four college students. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Supreme Court has rejected Trump’s request to block his tax returns from Congress, clearing the way for release after a years-long fight. Plus, the suspect in the Colorado Springs nightclub shooting is out of the hospital and in custody, with the first hearing set for tomorrow; Ukraine’s Security Services counter suspected covert activities by Russia; and police are making progress in the hunt for a suspect in the quadruple murder case in Idaho. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

CNN talks to two eyewitnesses of the Club Q shooting, as more details emerge about the incident. On the heels of this tragedy, four college students are killed in Idaho under mysterious circumstances. Plus, an intercepted phone call from a Russian soldier calls the scene in Ukraine a “Third World War”, and Iranian protestors speak out against the assaults and brutality they have endured from Iran’s “morality” police. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Trump fights back, refusing to cooperate after the attorney general names a special counsel to oversee two federal Trump investigations. Is the Justice Department getting close to charging Trump? Plus, Republican Governor Chris Sununu of New Hampshire joins to discuss why Trump is not the answer in 2024. Also, there is heavy fighting in eastern Ukraine as Putin makes a rare appearance at a security council meeting. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices