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The January 6 Committee reaches a deal with Trump’s former White House counsel Pat Cipollone to testify on Friday, in a transcribed, videotaped interview behind closed doors. Rep. Adam Schiff says the next hearing will focus on “efforts to assemble the mob on the mall” and connections between the Trump White House and various extremist groups at the rally that preceded the attack on the US Capitol.Plus, former Trump White House acting Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney joins to discuss what he thinks the January 6 Committee can expect to hear from Pat Cipollone, who you should believe, how the Republican party should view Trump in 2024, and urges the GOP to watch the Committee hearings. And, former Trump White House Press Secretary Stephanie Grisham tells CNN Tonight about the secret meetings in the White House residence leading up to January 6.Hosted by Kasie Hunt. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Another mass shooting in America mars Independence Day celebrations in Highland Park, Illinois. The suspected gunman was taken into custody last night after allegedly using a “high-powered rifle” similar to an AR-15, which he bought legally, to kill at least 7 people and injure dozens more. Senior Illinois Senator Dick Durbin joins to discuss a community in shock, and whether the bipartisan bill on gun reform is enough to prevent mass shootings.The January 6 Committee’s next hearing will focus on connections between the Trump White House and organizations that attended the January 6 rally in Washington, including white nationalist groups. Plus, the grand jury probing Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election in Georgia subpoenas some of the former president’s key allies including Rudy Giuliani and John Eastman. And, users on right wing social platforms openly call for January 6 Committee members to be executed as Rep. Adam Kinzinger shares vulgar, graphic messages received by his office. Hosted by Kasie Hunt. 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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Two Secret Service sources corroborate Cassidy Hutchinson’s testimony, telling CNN that Trump angrily demanded to go to the Capitol on January 6 and berated his protective detail when he didn’t get his way. That, as the New York Times reports the Trump political organization pays the legal fees of some select committee witnesses, raising concerns of witness pressure.Nancy Northup is President & CEO of the Center for Reproductive Rights. Her organization filed lawsuits this week that have succeeded in temporarily blocking abortion bans in Louisiana, Texas, and Florida. She joins to talk about the Op-ed she wrote urging Biden to declare a public health emergency for abortion. Steve Hall is the former CIA Chief of Russia operations. He joins to discuss WNBA Star Brittney Griner’s trial for drug smuggling which starts today, Russia’s legal system and how Griner could be used as a pawn in Putin’s prisoner swap drama. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

New information comes to light pertaining to a star witness for the January 6 committee. Did Trump's inner circle try to keep Cassidy Hutchinson from speaking the truth about what she knows, is that a crime and will the DOJ be looking into it? That, as Rep. Adam Kinzinger speaks out about his frustration with the DOJ for failing to indict witnesses who have refused to comply with the January 6 Committee’s subpoenas.WNBA star Brittney Griner has been held in Russia since her February arrest at a Moscow airport on allegations of attempting to smuggle cannabis oil. Her wife Cherelle joins CNN Tonight ahead of Brittney’s trial in Russia on Friday, to talk about the fight to bring the Phoenix Mercury player home. Plus, the family of Emmett Till, a 14-year-old black boy who was abducted, tortured and lynched in Mississippi in 1955, are calling for the arrest of his white female accuser after they discovered an unserved 70-year-old warrant charging her with kidnapping.Hosted by Sara Sidner. 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 Select Committee’s 6th public hearing sends shock waves through Trump world following Cassidy Hutchinson’s explosive testimony, with some aides acknowledging "This paints a picture of Trump completely unhinged and completely losing all control”. Panel Vice Chair Liz Cheney renews call for White House Counsel Pat Cipollone to testify, following Hutchinson’s testimony saying Cipollone had warned Trump’s team on January 6, “People are going to die and the blood’s gonna be on your f**king hands”.Susan Matthews is Slates’ News Director and host of the ‘Slow Burn’ podcast, which focuses on Roe v. Wade. She joins CNN Tonight to discuss the case of the first American woman charged with manslaughter for undergoing an illegal abortion and how the legal consequences for accessing abortion services will now be determined by individuals at state level, following the Supreme Court ruling.Hosted by Sara Sidner. 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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As a cascade of states move to outlaw abortion following the SCOTUS ruling overturning Roe, Sara speaks to both sides of the abortion rights debate. Dr. Meera Shah argues all abortion bans do is traumatize women, especially the poor and medically underserved, while physician and activist Lila Rose believes abortion is homicide and should be treated as such.Andrea Gallegos is the executive administrator of two abortion clinics in red states. She tells CNN Tonight about having to cancel 27 scheduled abortions and turn away a room full of patients. Plus, The January 6 Committee sets an unexpected hearing tomorrow on “Recently obtained” evidence, and the FBI seizes the phone of Trump’s election attorney John Eastman.Hosted by Sara Sidner. 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 landmark case, SCOTUS overturns the constitutional right to abortion that had stood for half a century. Nancy Northup is the President & CEO of the Center for Reproductive Rights, and has tracked what would happen if Roe fell since 2004. She joins CNN Tonight to discuss how far she thinks some states will go in criminalizing abortion, how fertility services could be effectively outlawed in some states, and says her organization will now try to sue those states over their abortion bans to block them from going into effect.Democratic nominee for Georgia governor Stacey Abrams joins to give her reaction to the SCOTUS ruling and discusses the impact it will have on red states & minority women. Plus, Congress passes its bipartisan bill on gun reform day the after SCOTUS expands access to firearms, experts say women of color will be impacted the most by abortion bans, and protests begin across the US after Roe is overturned.Hosted by Sara Sidner 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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After receiving what Rep. Jamie Raskin calls a “deluge of new evidence” from “divergent sources”, the Select Committee delays its subsequent public hearings until next month. The fresh evidence includes new information from a tip line, the National Archives, and a newly revealed Ivanka Trump interview about the 2020 election that shows contrast with her Committee testimony.The Uvalde school police chief is placed on administrative leave as CNN Tonight reports the latest on the investigative threads, and timeline of the changing story of law enforcement's response during the Robb Elementary School massacre. Texas Senator Roland Gutierrez joins to discuss how he is suing the Department of Public Safety for access to its records on the police response to the shooting.Hosted by Sara Sidner. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Top Georgia and Arizona officials will testify to the January 6 Select Committee tomorrow about Trump and his allies’ effort to overturn the 2020 election, with new details expected on the former president’s alleged involvement in the plot to install fake election officials to falsely declared him the winner of the seven states he lost. Federal prosecutors are now reviewing the fake Electoral College certifications the Trump campaign sent to the National Archives. Does the DOJ have enough evidence to indict him?Karen Amsden is the mother of Jared Boyce, one of the 31 Patriot Front members arrested for criminal conspiracy to riot at a Pride event in Idaho last week. She tells CNN Tonight about her son’s radicalization, how it makes her “sick to listen to” his extremist views, and how it’s an example of a larger story of polarization in American families.Hosted by Sara Sidner To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Maggie Toulouse Oliver is the New Mexico Secretary of State. She joins CNN Tonight to discuss how a Capitol rioter & GOP County Commission member is leading an election standoff in her state, by refusing to certify local election results hours after being sentenced for involvement in the January 6 attack. Trump lashes out at Pence, Barr and the entire House Select Committee after damning testimony and new evidence surfaces, floating presidential pardons for defendants if reelected.Capt. Evan Baach is the Vice Chair of Communications for the Delta Airlines Pilots Union. He tells Laura about Delta pilots’ frustration over the schedules and flight delays he detailed in his in open letter to airline customers. Plus, the bipartisan gun bill is in jeopardy as lawmakers struggle to finalize the details and Ginni Thomas agrees to testify about January 6.Hosted by Laura Coates. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The third January 6 public hearing focuses on Trump's campaign, with the help of lawyer John Eastman, to relentlessly pressure Mike Pence into overturning the 2020 election. Witnesses testify that Trump knew the plan was illegal but tried to have it carried out anyway and an email reveals Eastman sought a presidential pardon a few days after the insurrection. Will there be any criminal referrals and if so, who is the most likely candidate? Two former attorney generals join CNN Tonight to discuss.Also at the hearing: Trump slammed Pence as a "wimp," during a heated call just before the Capitol insurrection, a video shows testimony of rioters saying they invaded the Capitol at Trump’s direction, and the Committee presents new photographs of Pence hiding from the mob as the violence escalated and they put up gallows while calling for his head. 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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January 6 Committee member Rep. Zoe Lofgren defends her comments on Donald Trump Jr.'s fiancee Kimberly Guilfoyle being paid $60,000 to speak for two and a half minutes at the ‘Stop the Steal’ rally on January 6. The ‘big lie’ casts a shadow over key primaries in South Carolina and Nevada as the Washington Post reports more than 100 GOP primary winners back Trump’s false election fraud claims.Plus, the Proud Boys storm a kids' event, prompting a LGBTQ hate crime probe, Biden blames the GOP for blocking his plan to fight inflation, and the biggest interest rate hike in 28 years is expected this week.Hosted by Laura Coates. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In its second public hearing, the January 6 House Select Committee outlines how Trump perpetuated the “big lie,” and fundraised off false election fraud claims while knowing they were not legitimate, but has it proven anything criminal? Democratic Rep. Adam Schiff is a member of the Committee and tells CNN Tonight how it will highlight the different pressure campaigns the former President undertook to ensure that there was not a peaceful transfer of power.Plus, 31 people tied to a white supremacist group are arrested near a pride event in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. Mayor Jim Hammond joins to discuss why he thinks his City was targeted. And, the bipartisan Senate gun deal negotiations enter a critical phase after the unveiling of an agreement in principle on Sunday, but can the Democrats keep 10 Republicans on board as details of the bill are hashed out?Hosted by Laura Coates. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In his first interview since the Robb Elementary School massacre, which left 19 children and two teachers dead, Uvalde School Police Chief Pete Arredondo says he never considered himself the incident commander, blaming delayed action on the classroom's steel reinforced doors and having to wait for the right keys.January 6 Committee Vice Chair Rep. Liz Cheney takes on Trump and her own party in an explosive first public hearing, laying out what she calls the former president’s “Seven-part plan” to overturn the 2020 election. D.C. Police Officer Daniel Hodges was trapped in a doorway and attacked by rioters with his own baton during the insurrection as he defended the Capital. He tells CNN Tonight what he hopes the results and outcomes of the January 6 hearings will be. Hosted by Laura Coates. 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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11-year-old Miah Cerrillo testifies before the House oversight committee, giving her harrowing account of how she managed to survive the Uvalde massacre by covering herself in her friend’s blood and playing dead. Nicole Hockley is the mother of Sandy Hook victim Dylan Hockley. She joins CNN Tonight to reflect on the trauma following the Uvalde massacre and her push for gun reform over the decade since she lost her son to gun violence.Plus, political violence fears escalate as an armed man is charged with attempted murder after being arrested outside Justice Kavanaugh’s home, and a former Trump attorney is ordered to turn over more emails to the January 6 investigators ahead of the first public hearing tomorrow.Hosted by Laura Coates. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Actor and Uvalde native Matthew McConaughey makes an emotional plea at the White House for bipartisan action on guns, but some conservative Senate Republicans are publicly rejecting a provision that would incentivize states to enact red flag laws. Bill Avera is a Texas police chief who oversees a police force just like the Uvalde school district. As Texas officials remain silent, he tells Laura why he thinks there’s a delay in getting answers about the police response and accountability for the decisions made during the Robb Elementary School shooting.Plus, the DHS issues a warning of heightened extremist domestic threats due to misinformation, potential violence around the SCOTUS abortion ruling and online forums encouraging Uvalde copycat attacks.Hosted by Laura Coates To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With 13 mass shootings in 9 states over the weekend and at least 246 mass shootings recorded by The Gun Violence Archive in 2022, the country is on pace to match or surpass last year’s total. Michael Nutter is the former Mayor of Philadelphia. He joins CNN Tonight to discuss the gun culture in the city, and escalating gun violence against the backdrop of the Covid pandemic.Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner tells Laura about his prosecution and conviction record on gun-related crimes and how he thinks politicians should stand up to the NRA. Plus, a teacher who survived the Uvalde school shooting describes the horror he saw and a former Wisconsin judge is killed in a “Targeted attack” at home.Hosted by Laura Coates To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In the wake of the Uvalde shooting, scrutiny over the inadequate police response at the scene continues to grow. New details come to light; the Uvalde school police chief who led the response to the massacre is revealed to have not had a police radio on the scene, a fourth grade survivor is preparing to testify before Congress next week, and The New York Times publishes a transcript of a Uvalde student’s call to 911: “I don’t want to die”. Plus, the attack in Buffalo leaves a neighborhood without a grocery store, a grand jury indicts former Trump adviser Peter Navarro, and new evidence in the Madeleine McCann case points to the suspected killer. Hosted by Laura Coates. 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 calls on Congress to ban assault weapons as the nation reels from back to back mass shootings. The gunman who opened fire in Tulsa on Wednesday has been identified as Michael Louis, a disgruntled patient of one of the victims. This, as the focus of the Uvalde school shooting investigation turns to the inaction of the school district police chief and other law enforcement officers who responded. Plus, the Depp-Heard trial and the court of public opinion, Glock is sued by a shooting victim, and Elon Musk demands that Tesla office workers return to in-person work or leave the company. Hosted by Laura Coates. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In yet another mass shooting event, at least four people were shot to death Wednesday at a medical building on the campus of Saint Francis Hospital in Tulsa, Oklahoma, police said. Deputy Chief Eric Dalgleish said in a press conference that the shooter is also dead. Police say they have not yet determined the identity of the shooter. This, as funerals continue in Uvalde, and school district police chief Arredondo declines to answer CNN’s questions. Plus, Amber Heard and Johnny Depp are both found liable for defamation, and Star Wars actor Moses Ingram reveals racist messages and comments she’s received on social media. Hosted by Laura Coates. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It’s been one week since a gunman stormed Robb Elementary killing 19 students and two teachers but questions still remain about why police failed to act quickly, as apparent audio from a dispatch call emerges saying a child was on the line, advising they were in a room full of shooting victims. Plainville Chief of Police, Christopher Vanghele, is the Officer who led the initial entry team at the Sandy Hook Elementary shooting. He joins CNN Tonight to give his reaction to the Uvalde police response.Plus, the Supreme Court investigation on the Roe v. Wade leak heats up with requests for clerks to turn over their phone records, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen admits “I was wrong” on inflation, and “Top Gun: Maverick” blasts past box office records.Hosted by Laura Coates. 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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Officials say the 18-year-old Uvalde gunman was “not confronted by anybody” as he entered Robb Elementary School before fatally shooting 19 children and two teachers. Questions are now being asked about whether protocol was followed during the incident, and scrutiny mounts over the police response as new details emerge. How was the shooter able to stay in the school for as long as an hour before law enforcement shot him dead?The GOP's Sen. McConnell says he’s directed Sen. Cornyn of Texas to engage with the Democrats about a "bipartisan solution" on gun violence. That, as the NRA Annual Meeting is to go ahead as planned with the pro gun-lobbying organization saying the event will “reflect on” the Texas elementary school shooting. Plus, a second grader describes surviving the horror in Texas, and a report on how the Supreme Court may soon loosen the nation’s gun laws.Hosted by Laura Coates. 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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The Trump-Pence rift widens as Georgia voters head to the polls and Pence campaigns for a Georgia Governor who wouldn’t help overturn the 2020 election. That, as in-person voting surges in the State, despite a controversial new voting law that critics feared would lead to a fall-off. Pence has signaled he’s open to a 2024 run during an interview with the NYT, but a Trump spokesman says the former vice president is “desperate to chase his lost relevance”. Who is right?Plus, the Pennsylvania GOP Senate race is likely headed to a recount, Kate Moss is expected to testify in the Depp-Heard defamation trial, a civil suit accusing Bill Cosby of sexual assaulting a teenage girl in the 1970’s heads to trial, nearly 100 cases of monkeypox are confirmed in 15 countries, and a life sentence is handed to a Russian soldier at the first war crime trial since the invasion of Ukraine began. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Internal SCOTUS tensions flare as it edges closer to overturning Roe v. Wade, with justices beginning to publicly call each other out on the issue. That, as Oklahoma abortion providers brace for a near-total ban, with Republican Governor Kevin Stitt set to sign a bill that bans the procedure “from fertilization”, and allows civil suits to be brought against anyone helping to access abortion services. Could we see a health care crisis if Roe is overturned?21-year-old Russian soldier Vadim Shishimarin stands trial in the first war crime case since Russia invaded Ukraine and pleads guilty to shooting an unarmed 62-year-old civilian. CNN Tonight brings you what he had to say in a Kyiv courtroom. Plus, Georgia could see a rematch of the 2018 Abrams/Kemp battle for Governor, and a W.H.O. official is concerned the monkeypox outbreak “could accelerate” this summer. How concerned should Americans be?Hosted by Laura Coates. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Oklahoma legislature passes the nation’s most restrictive abortion bill, banning abortions from the moment of fertilization and allowing private citizens to sue abortion providers who “knowingly” perform or induce an abortion “on a pregnant woman”. Dr. Yashica Robinson, Medical Director of the Alabama Women’s Center, and Nancy Northup, President of the Center for Reproductive Rights, join to discuss.Nina Jankowicz is the former head of the newly created Disinformation Governance Board. She joins CNN Tonight to talk about her resignation three-weeks after being appointed, following attacks from far-right influencers who push the disinformation she was tasked with governing. Plus, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack joins to update on the Biden administration’s efforts to solve the baby formula shortage crisis.Hosted by Laura Coates. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dave McCormick and Trump-endorsed Memhet Oz are deadlocked in a too-close-to-call Pennsylvania GOP Senate primary, as mail-in ballots are being counted in race that could impact the balance of power in Washington. Jonathan Wackrow is a corporate security consultant. He joins CNN Tonight to discuss the “around-the-clock security” U.S. Marshals are to provide at the homes of Supreme Court justices ahead of their upcoming abortion ruling.Plus, Professor Michael Eric Dyson joins to discuss how to combat racist extremism in the wake of the Buffalo shootings, an ex-officer pleads guilty to the manslaughter of George Floyd, the House agrees $28 million in funding to address the national baby formula shortage, and a key lawmaker says UFO’s pose a “potential national security threat” as Congress holds its first UFO hearing in half a century.Hosted by Laura Coates. 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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Members of Congress are no longer asking, they're ordering. The January 6 Select Committee issues subpoenas to GOP lawmakers Kevin McCarthy, Scott Perry, Andy Biggs, Mo Brooks and Jim Jordan. Will any now participate in the investigation, and what would their colleagues do if they don't comply? Republicans call for the DOJ to stop Roe v. Wade protests at justices' homes, with Mitch McConnell calling such actions “flat-out illegal”. Are they? CNN Legal Analysts Joan Biskupic and Jeffrey Toobin join to discuss that, and a new SCOTUS leak reported by Politico.Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi is a member of the Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis. He joins to talk about about how some of the nation's top meat producers lied about an impending supply shortage to keep their plants open through the height of the Pandemic in 2020, putting workers, and possibly the country, at risk. Hosted by Laura Coates. 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 Slams the GOP after the Women's Health Protection Act fails to be passed by the Senate. Are the Democrats now out of moves when it comes to trying to salvage Roe v. Wade? Texas District Attorney José Garza has vowed not to take legal action against women seeking abortion services if Roe is overturned. He joins to talk about why, and the ‘luck of a draw’ that some women could potentially face in states where prosecutors’ opinions are divided on the issue.Inflation slowed last month for the first time since August, but the cost of gas, food and rent are all hitting American households hard. Is the Biden administration doing enough to help? That, as baby formula is out of stock in eight states amid a supply crisis. Plus, the January 6 Committee finalizes its witness list and topics ahead of a high stakes-hearing in June, and a passenger with no flight experience lands a plane after its pilot is incapacitated. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Polls close in the Nebraska and West Virginia primaries, in contests seen as tests of Trump’s dominance in the GOP. Does the former president still have as tight a grip on his party now he's out of office and post-insurrection, and what weight do his endorsements now carry? The former defense secretary under Trump openly calls him a threat to democracy, but two top Republican leaders are caught on tape denouncing Trump’s actions on January 6 while continuing to support him publicly.Lauderdale County Sheriff Rick Singleton joins to discuss how ex-corrections officer Vicky White was “basically the mastermind behind the escape” of convicted murderer Casey White that sparked an 11-day manhunt for the pair, and ended in the Alabama officer's death by a self-inflicted gunshot wound following a dramatic car chase in Indiana. Plus, Tom Brady gets a $375 million contract to join Fox Sports after retirement and Mike Tyson won’t face charges after appearing to punch a plane passenger. 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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The leaked Supreme Court draft opinion that would overturn Roe v. Wade sparks National protests, as Chief Justice Roberts launches leak investigation of what he calls “a singular and egregious breach of that trust that is an affront to the Court and the community of public servants who work here.” Nancy Northup, President and CEO of the Center for Reproductive Rights, and reproductive rights activist Diane Derzis, join to discuss what happens next for the abortion rights movement.Voters in Ohio and Indiana head to the polls in the first multi-state primary of 2022, with several republicans vying for the open Ohio seat of retiring GOP Senator Rob Portman in a test of Trump’s kingmaking abilities.Hosted by Laura Coates. 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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House GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy is caught lying about his remarks on Trump after January 6, as new audio reveals he privately told GOP lawmakers that the then president admitted bearing some responsibility for the Capitol riot. John Bonifaz is the President of ‘Free Speech for People’. He joins CNN Tonight to discuss Rep Marjorie Taylor Greene’s testimony at her hearing over whether she should be disqualified from running for re-election due to her actions surrounding the insurrection.Plus, Ukrainian forces continue to deter Russian attacks in the East and South, an estimated 100,000 civilians remain trapped in Mariupol and two Russian Oligarchs die mysteriously 24-hours apart in Moscow along with their wives and children.Hosted by Laura Coates and Jim Sciutto. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Vladimir Putin falsely claims Mariupol has been ‘liberated’ as Ukraine denies the City has fallen. Kira Rudik is a Ukrainian Member of Parliament. She joins CNN Tonight to discuss the situation at Aztoval Steel Plant in Mariupol, where Russian forces have surrounded and entrapped hundreds of Ukrainian civilians and soldiers who are sheltering there.Plus, Florida’s GOP-led legislature strips Disney of its special status as a self-governing district after the company publicly opposed Governor DeSantis’ so-called ‘Don't Say Gay’ law, and more than 20 states ask a judge to immediately block Biden from ending the Trump-era ‘Title 42’ policy amid fears of a border surge.Hosted by Laura Coates and Jim Sciutto. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

As the U.S. unveils new sanctions against Russia, Putin test-launches a new intercontinental ballistic missile, and in a televised address, calls it “Food for thought" to those who might threaten his nation. The DOJ appeals a federal ruling striking down the mask mandate for public transportation after a request from the CDC. CNN Chief Legal Analyst Jeffrey Toobin joins to discuss whether the outcome of the appeal will be crucial in preserving the CDC’s authority.In a new escalation in the Governor DeSantis Vs Disney feud, the Florida Senate approves a move that would revoke Disney's status as a special district starting next year. DeSantis appears to be angry with Disney's CEO, who condemned the new Florida law that critics describe as the 'Don't say gay’ bill. Plus, Johnny Depp returns to the stand in his $50 million defamation lawsuit against ex-wife Amber Heard, alleging she instigated fights and violence.Hosted by Laura Coates and Jim Sciutto. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A Ukrainian Commander in Mariupol calls the situation there critical, saying, “We only have a few days, or even hours left”. That, as sources tell CNN the U.S. is prepping another $800 million weapons package for Ukraine. Andrei Illarionov is the former Chief Economic Adviser to the Kremlin. He joins to discuss Putin’s state of mind, and says a Russian energy embargo could end the war within one month.Florida Algebra teacher Octavio Hernandez joins to talk about his State rejecting new math textbooks, citing “prohibited topics”. Plus, the DOJ says it will appeal this week’s federal court ruling voiding the travel mask mandate if the CDC determines it is still necessary, and Ukrainians fight back against the Russian Donbas offensive.Hosted by Laura Coates and Jim Sciutto. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Andy Slavitt advised the Biden Administration on its Covid response. He joins CNN Tonight to discuss the new federal court ruling which strikes down mask mandates on planes and other public transportation, leading to several major airlines going mask-optional.Plus, as Russian forces begin the long expected battle for Donbas, Ukraine, the U.S. State Department considers labeling Russia a state sponsor of terror. And, Rep. Conor Lamb joins to discuss the growing gun violence epidemic in the U.S., which has seen at least 144 mass shootings this year including 10 over the Easter holiday weekend.Hosted by Laura Coates and Jim Sciutto. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In an interview with CNN’s Jake Tapper, President Zelensky warned that "all of the countries of the world" should be prepared for the possibility that Putin could use tactical nuclear weapons in his war on Ukraine. This, as heavy shelling takes place along much of the front line in Donetsk, Luhansk, and Kharkiv, and Ukraine’s National Police report that more than 900 bodies of Ukrainian civilians have been discovered in the Kyiv region since the Russian army withdrew. Meanwhile, investigators from almost a dozen countries have descended on Ukraine this week to comb bombed-out towns searching for evidence of war crimes. Plus, texts obtained by CNN show how Trump allies Senator Mike Lee and Representative Chip Roy soured on efforts to overturn the 2020 election. Hosted by Laura Coates To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On day 50 of the war in Ukraine, Russia says its warship “Moskva” has sunk; Ukraine claims it struck the flagship of Russia’s Black Sea fleet with missiles. The crew was forced to abandon the Moskva, giving the Ukrainian military a morale boost and causing embarrassment to Moscow. A Ukraine special-operations unit destroyed a bridge near Izium, as Russian forces continue to fight to take the strategic port city of Mariupol. This, as an agreement in principle is drafted for a possible meeting between Putin and Zelensky, showing a glimmer of hope for diplomacy. Plus, trains in Ukraine provide a lifeline for refugees, and the CIA weighs in on the threat of Russia using tactical nuclear weapons. Hosted by Jake Tapper, live from Kyiv. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

New satellite images released today show hundreds of Russian military vehicles repositioning in Eastern Ukraine. 180,000 people wait to be evacuated from in and around Mariupol, as Biden unveils $800M in new security assistance. This, as The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) finds "clear patterns" of violations of international humanitarian law by Russian forces in Ukraine and details numerous incidents that could constitute war crimes. Plus, police arrest shooting suspect Frank James in Manhattan’s East Village after a 24-hour manhunt; James reported his own whereabouts to a tip line. Investigators found disturbing videos on his social media talking about mass shootings. He’s had 9 prior arrests in New York, and 3 in New Jersey. Hosted by Jake Tapper, live from Lviv. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ten people were shot and at least sixteen suffered injuries in a Brooklyn subway shooting this morning during rush hour. NYPD officials have identified a “person of interest”, but say at this time there is no known motive for the Brooklyn shooting. Biden calls Putin’s invasion of Ukraine a “genocide” for the first time, as Putin says today that peace talks have reached a “dead end”, making it clear he has no intention of pulling back from his military campaign. The Pentagon warns that Russia could use chemical weapons, as Ukraine investigates over 6,000 cases of Russian war crimes. Plus, fighting continues in Mariupol, US military veterans train Ukrainian soldiers, and citizens of small city Bashtanka fight back. Hosted by Jake Tapper, live from Lviv. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky warns that “ten’s of thousands” of Russian troops will launch full-scale combat actions in the east, but says, “we’re ready”. Intense bombardments over the weekend left dozens dead or wounded as civilians continued to flee along treacherous evacuation routes. Newly released satellite images showed an eight-mile-long convoy of Russian armored vehicles and trucks with towed artillery moving east of Kharkiv, the nation’s second-largest city. Weeks of relentless Russian bombardment have left "tens of thousands of dead" in the port city of Mariupol. Hosted by Jake Tapper, live from Lviv To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices