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Former Minnesota police officer Kim Potter has been found guilty of manslaughter in the fatal shooting of Daunte Wright. Our experts will break down the verdict and its significance for the fight to hold police accountable. The Omicron surge worsens as the holiday travel rush gets into full swing. Across the United States the demand for Covid-19 tests is intensifying and New York City just scaled back its New Year’s Eve bash. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The White House is touting the benefits of the first FDA authorized pill to treat the coronavirus, saying it dramatically reduces hospitalizations and deaths as Omicron spreads. Will the pill be available fast enough? The January 6th committee is asking to talk to a top Trump ally, Republican representative Jim Jordan. They are demanding details about Jordan’s communications with Trump. 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 just announced new steps, including free at-home rapid tests, to combat the surge in Covid-19 cases now dominated here in the United States by the Omicron variant. He is warning unvaccinated Americans they have good reason to be worried. Despite Senator Joe Manchin's rejection of the spending bill, President Biden insists that he and Manchin can still get something done. They are about to hold a critical meeting tonight on how to move forward. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Washington D.C. reinstated its mask mandate after Mayor Muriel Bowser declared a state of emergency with citywide cases the highest since the pandemic began. The pace of the spread continues to increase with ICU beds across the country reaching almost 80% full. Nearly one year after the Capitol riots, the United States military is confronting extremism in the ranks. Will new guidance for service members combat the problem? To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dr. Anthony Fauci warns Americans have virtually no protection from the Omicron variant unless they get a booster. The expert now warns a viral blizzard is about to slam the United States. January 6th committee members believe that former secretary of energy Rick Perry was the author of a text pushing Mark Meadows to undermine the election just after the polls closed. Former Secretary Perry, however, is denying it. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Biden issued a dire warning saying that it will be a “winter of severe illness and death” for Americans who remain unvaccinated as the highly contagious Omicron variant quickly spreads across the country. Congressman Adam Kinzinger joins to discuss GOP Rep. Jim Jordan’s efforts to join the January 6th committee to investigate the Capitol riot despite Rep. Jordan having pushed election conspiracy theories himself. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A criminal referral against Mark Meadows is underway at the U.S. Justice Department after the House voted to punish the former White House chief of staff for defying the January 6th investigation. January 6th select committee member Rep. Stephanie Murphy and veteran journalist Bob Woodward join to discuss the text sent by Rep. Jim Jordan to Meadows the day before the riot. U.S. health officials revealed new details on the rapid spread of the Omicron variant as the CDC now forecasts a rise in coronavirus deaths in the coming weeks. Dr. Anthony Fauci joins to discuss these disturbing developments. 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 of Representatives is nearing a final vote in holding former Trump White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows in criminal contempt of Congress. This, as newly released texts show GOP allies pleading with Meadows during the riot to have President Trump speak out and stop the violence on January 6th. The messages come from Donald Trump Jr., members of Congress, and Fox News hosts who have since publicly tried to whitewash the insurrection. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The death toll is rising from a powerful onslaught of tornadoes across the South and Midwest. Kentucky’s Governor now says at least 74 people were killed in his state alone. Thousands are without power and entire towns are gone. The January 6th Committee is about to take a major step and vote to hold Mark Meadows in criminal contempt of Congress. New details are emerging about the former Trump Chief of Staff’s role in the lead-up to the insurrection. 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 argues that America's inflation crisis has peaked as it hits a 39-year high. CNN Senior Political Analyst Kirsten Powers joins Wolf Blitzer to discuss the challenges this brings for the administration's messaging. Plus, the United States Supreme Court let a controversial Texas abortion law stand in a ruling this week, but will allow clinics to continue challenging the law. CNN Legal Analyst Joan Biskupic joins Wolf to break the ruling down. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A verdict has been reached in the trial of "Empire" actor Jussie Smollett. Smollett was found guilty Thursday on five of six felony counts of disorderly conduct for making a false report to Chicago police that he was the victim of a hate crime in January 2019. Cook County Judge James Linn will have discretion in imposing a concurrent or consecutive sentence for each count at a later date. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows just sued the January 6th select committee and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi as the panel is now moving to hold him in criminal contempt of Congress. Select committee member Rep. Zoe Lofgren joins to discuss. President Biden doubles down on his threat should Russia invade Ukraine, saying he warned Vladimir Putin there would be severe consequences “like none he had ever seen” if Russian troops escalate into an assault. Biden also acknowledged U.S. military force is off the table. 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 is threatening to hold Mark Meadows in contempt of Congress now that he has stopped cooperating with the panel. President Biden warned Putin of new economic sanctions and other measures if Russia invades Ukraine. Amidst the pain of inflation, Americans are finally seeing oil and gas prices start to decrease. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

President Joe Biden is set to speak on Tuesday with Russian President Vladimir Putin, as he gets stark warnings from the U.S. intelligence community that Russia is preparing to invade Ukraine soon. The red lines are being drawn as China is threatening to retaliate for a new U.S. diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Olympics. Also, new COVID-19 requirements as U.S. cases, deaths, and hospitalizations are all on the rise. Will the upwards trend be impacted by stricter travel rules that are now taking effect? To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Authorities say the parents of the Michigan school shooting suspect are considered fugitives after failing to show for their arraignment. The prosecutor for their case joins to share updates. A lawyer that crafted a plan for Vice President Mike Pence is joining other Trump allies to defy a subpoena by the January 6th select committee. Chairman of the House Intelligence Committee Rep. Adam Schiff joins to discuss. 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 warns the nation needs to be ready for a winter resurgence of COVID-19 as the Omicron variant is now confirmed in the United States. The White House revealed a new plan to combat the virus which includes changing rules on international travel and requiring insurance companies to pay for at-home tests. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Omicron variant has been detected in the United States for the first time in a patient who traveled from South Africa to California. Our medical experts are assessing the threat as federal health officials are doubling down on their push for vaccines and boosters. Former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows reportedly reveals in a brand-new book that Trump tested positive for Covid-19 just three days before his first debate with Joe Biden. 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 urgently tracking the spread of the Omicron variant. It’s now in at least 20 countries and the CDC is stepping up surveillance at U.S. airports as federal officials brace for the variant to be detected here. Former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows is now cooperating with the January 6th select committee revealing a critical shift in the investigation. At the same time, President Trump is fighting in court to block the panel from getting hold of his records. But, the judges hearing his case appear to be skeptical. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The CDC just weighed in on the newest coronavirus variant, “Omicron”, as President Biden is urging all Americans not to panic about the threat. Moderna’s Chief Medical officer joins to address if this new variant will evade immunity from the Covid vaccine. Former Trump associate and top Department of Justice official, Jeffrey Clark, could soon face a criminal contempt referral for defying the January 6th Committee. If the committee moves to hold Clark in contempt, he would become the second person to potentially face criminal charges for refusing to provide information to investigators. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The jury found all three men on trial for murder of Ahmaud Arbery guilty. The verdict sparked cheers in Brunswick, Georgia, where Arbery’s family has been waiting for justice ever since he was gunned down. Attorneys for former President Trump say that the committee probing the January 6th attack on The Capitol could permanently damage the presidency. Will a panel of judges buy his argument? To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A jury in Charlottesville, Virginia, orders the White supremacist organizers behind the deadly 2017 “Unite the Right” rally to pay millions in damages to nine plaintiffs. It could be any moment a verdict is reached in the trial of three men charged with killing Ahmaud Arbery as the prosecution makes a strong rebuttal today. President Biden is taking on soaring gas prices releasing 50 million barrels of oil from the strategic reserve but will it make any difference at the pump in time for holiday travel? To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Closing arguments are done for the day in the trial of three men charged with killing Ahmaud Arbery, an unarmed black man gunned down while jogging last year in Brunswick, Georgia. Jurors in Charlotte have wrapped up another day of deliberations as they consider whether organizers behind the 2017 white supremacist rally are responsible for the deadly chaos that ensued. Police in Wisconsin say the driver who killed five people and injured almost fifty has now been charged with five counts of intentional homicide. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Kyle Rittenhouse is found not guilty of all charges after claiming he fatally shot two racial justice protesters and wounding another in self-defense. The events occurred amidst social unrest in the wake of the shooting of Jacob Blake in 2020. Jacob Blake’s lawyer, B’Ivory LaMarr, joins to discuss Rittenhouse’s acquittal. President Biden’s landmark $1.9 trillion social spending bill has been approved by the House after months of delay. Build Back Better has been the centerpiece of the president’s agenda but it now faces serious hurdles in the Senate. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The defense just rested its case in the trial of three white men charged in the killing of black jogger Ahmaud Arbery. The defendant who fired the fatal shot admitted under cross examination that Arbery never threatened him nor pulled a weapon. Closing arguments in the trial will begin Monday morning. The House is closing in on a long awaited vote on President Biden’s nearly $2 trillion social spending bill. The vote could happen as soon as tonight as lawmakers get a new assessment of the price tag and the Senate braces for a shutdown. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A divided House casts an historic vote to censure Republican congressman Paul Gosar and expel him from committee assignments. Partisan tensions rise over Rep. Gosar’s posting of a cartoon video depicting violence against President Biden and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. Jurors in the Kyle Rittenhouse homicide trial requested and are reviewing key video evidence as they deliberate on the five felony counts. How might the video influence their potential verdict? 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 is on the brink of issuing more subpoenas but the panel still has not decided how to approach the defiance of former Trump White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows. This as Trump is making a new argument for hiding his records from the committee. Jurors are entering hour eight of deliberations in the Kyle Rittenhouse homicide trial. CNN is live in Kenosha, Wisconsin, on watch for a verdict on whether the teenager was a vigilante or acted in self-defense. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Kenosha County Assistant District Attorney James Kraus concludes his rebuttal for the state today arguing that Kyle Rittenhouse's actions were not reasonable self-defense. Mr. Kraus said "it is not up for Mr. Rittenhouse to be the judge, the jury, and eventually the executioner." The jury will begin deliberations tomorrow. Rittenhouse, the armed Illinois teenager who killed two people and wounded another during unrest in Kenosha, Wisconsin, last summer, is on trial for multiple counts of homicide. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A federal grand jury has indicted former Donald Trump adviser Steve Bannon for contempt of Congress, the Justice Department announced today. Attorney General Merrick Garland has been under political pressure to indict Bannon since the House referred the Trump ally to the DOJ for contempt back in October. Each count carries a minimum of 30 days and a maximum of one year in jail, the Justice Department said. Britney Spears' 13-year conservatorship has ended. The Los Angeles County Superior Court terminated the court-ordered arrangement today. Spears' attorney Matthew Rosengart said a "safety net" is in place for the singer's finances and personal care. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A federal appeals court granted former President Donald Trump's request to pause the release of his White House records to the House select committee investigating the January 6 attack on the US Capitol. The injunction is to protect the court's jurisdiction to address the appellant's claims of executive privilege and the judge noted the ruling should not be construed as a ruling on the claim's merit. Testimony concluded and the defense has rested their case today in the trial of Kyle Rittenhouse, a teenager faced with several charges of homicide during social unrest in Kenosha, Wisconsin in 2020. The judge has told jurors that he expects closing arguments on Monday. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A significant day today in the trial of Kyle Rittenhouse as the defendant sobs on the stand, the judge admonishes the prosecutor for a “grave constitutional violation”, and the defense says they will ask for a mistrial leaving the jury to make the final distinction between self-defense and vigilante killings. President Biden spoke today at a port in Baltimore to convey how his Build Back Better agenda can address the nation’s rising inflation. Biden noted the infrastructure bill will create a blue-collar blueprint to rebuild American saying that many jobs will not require a college degree. How long until Americans see relief from high prices? To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Republican congressman Rep. Paul Gosar posted an animated video depicting him stabbing Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and attacking President Joe Biden on a social media platform. In response, many are calling for his account to be suspended and for GOP leadership to intervene. A new batch of subpoenas have been released targeting 10 high-ranking Trump associates including Trump senior advisor Stephen Miller and former White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany. With the DOJ yet to weigh in on the criminal contempt charges for Steve Bannon, some recipients have already indicated they will not comply with the subpoenas. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ahead of the signing ceremony for his cornerstone legislative achievement, the $1.72 trillion infrastructure bill, President Biden is facing unfavorable polling numbers. A CNN poll shows a majority of American voters feel that Biden is focused on the wrong issues. Now, with the Build Back Better bill up next on the agenda, can progressives work with their moderate colleagues to pass the social safety net legislation and possibly turn Biden's approval rating around? To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi vows the House will vote tonight on the infrastructure bill despite sources suggesting about twenty progressives could be prepared to vote “no.” Although progressives say the social safety net bill will provide meaningful impact on working class voters, splitting up the two packages up is not negotiable. The jobs report is showing some economic recovery with the addition of 531,000 jobs in October. Although the unemployment rate fell to 4.6%, the lowest level since the economic recovery started in May 2020, millions are still sidelined by the pandemic-induced recession. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sources say House Speaker Nancy Pelosi wants to vote on the $1.75 trillion social safety net bill tonight and the infrastructure bill tomorrow. Democratic Rep. Pramila Jayapal joins to discuss the status and strategy of both bills saying “we are now ready to pass both bills through.” Starting January 4th, certain health care workers, federal contractors, private businesses with 100 or more employees will all be mandated to have their employees get fully vaccinated against Covid-19. The White House announced that the vaccine rules will preempt any state or local laws which ban vaccine mandates or other measures to stop the spread of the virus. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Republicans win election races across the state of Virginia, from the Governor’s seat to the attorney general’s race. President Biden sidestepped responsibility suggesting the election results were a referendum on Congress, not his Build Back Better plan. Democrats did score mayoral victories as Eric Adams wins in New York City and Michelle Wu wins in Boston. With the 2021 election results now in, have the tides turned for the GOP? To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Major updates from the White House today after Biden spoke on the last day of the UN climate conference. President Biden expressed confidence he can receive a crucial vote from moderate Democratic Senator Joe Manchin on the sweeping spending bill. Further, Biden said Russia and China could have lost influence on the global stage by not attending the climate conference calling their absence a “big mistake.” With hours left before polls close in Virginia, early exit polls show what the electorate is feeling in a tight gubernatorial race. What does the early data coming in say about the state and even the country? To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Over 100 world leaders gathered in Glasgow to address what scientists call one of the world’s biggest threats: climate change. Prime Minister Modi announced India would pledge to become carbon neutral by 2070. Some smaller island nations responded with tepid encouragement saying the targets don’t go far enough. At the conference, President Biden apologized for the U.S. pulling out of the Paris Climate Accords during the Trump administration. A new court filing shows the breadth of documents former President Trump is attempting to keep from the January 6th House committee. New details in the lawsuit filed by Trump reveals he is seeking executive privilege to not release hundreds of pages of handwritten notes, draft documents, and daily logs his top advisers kept related to the capitol riot. The Biden White House said it would not be in the best interest of the US to keep the documents secret and thus would not keep them private. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The President bonded with the Pope and then tried to mend fences with Macron. Was he successful? Wolf reports live from the Vatican on Biden’s “remarkable” day. 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 and House Speaker Pelosi were unable to garner enough votes to pass the infrastructure bill after each speaking with members of congress today. Several key provisions have now been removed, but remaining items include childcare/universal pre-k, $555 billion in climate incentives, 3 years of ACA premium support, and $150 billion for affordable housing. Biden says without a doubt this legislation will determine his presidency in the coming weeks as he leaves for Europe to meet with world leaders on climate initiatives and further reposition the US on the international stage. 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’s economic and climate package is expected to head towards a more moderate compromise with the removal of key provisions like paid family leave, free tuition for community college, and marginal tax rate increases. Can democrats compromise before Biden heads to the United Nations soon? Four years after the Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville exposed racism and anti-semitism, a case against the organizers for the injuries has begun. In a civil suit, plaintiffs claim that organizers knowingly planned for violence and should be held liable while the event organizers say that their march was protected by first amendment free speech. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Vaccine advisers to the FDA voted 17-0 to recommend emergency use authorization of Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine in children ages 5-11. As the FDA takes the committee’s vote under consideration, emergency use authorization for young children will likely be given in the next several days. Biden is seeking unification amongst congressional democrats for his $1.72 trillion economic and climate package in the next several days before he leaves for the U.N. climate change conference. The White House is grappling with whether to scale back or eliminate entirely key elements like paid family leave, Medicaid and Medicare expansion, and determine the scale of climate provisions. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Whistleblower documents reveal damning picture of Facebook’s role in the January 6 insurrection. Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen testified before the UK Parliament on Monday to discuss how Facebook allowed misinformation to be shared in the days leading up to the 2020 election and how such misinformation may have helped spark the January 6th insurrection as well as fanned flames of sectarianism around the world. The first Trump administration witness, former Justice Department official Jeffrey Clark, is expected to testify on Friday before the Jan 6. select committee. Clark is considered to be a central player in Trump’s effort to overturn election results and Clark was directly in contact with Trump in the days leading up to the insurrection. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Actor Alec Baldwin discharged a prop weapon on the set of an upcoming film which has resulted in the death of Halyna Hutchins, 42, the film's director of photography, according to investigators. Many questions remain as authorities continue to investigate. Ex DOJ official Jeffrey Clark is expected to testify in front of the Jan 6. select committee next week, making him the first trump administration official to comply with the committee’s subpoena. The extent of Clark's talks with Trump in the days before the Capitol riot are not yet publicly known. In a CNN town hall last night, President Biden shared updates on his social safety net plan including a provision which narrows paid parental leave down from 12 weeks to 4 weeks. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A critical milestone today as the House approved the Jan. 6 committee’s report recommending Steve Bannon face criminal charges for defying a subpoena. The Justice Department’s Attorney General Merrick Garland will now make the final decision on whether to prosecute. Will other Trump-aligned witnesses now cooperate? Democratic Rep. Adam Schiff, who serves on the House committee, joins to discuss Bannon’s refusal to appear before Congress. Biden will face voters in an exclusive CNN town hall Thursday in Baltimore, where he'll take questions as his administration continues to sell his ambitious legislative agenda to members of Congress and the nation. Biden is meeting this week with lawmakers to discuss the framework of these infrastructure proposals. 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 so much at stake, so much at stake.” President Biden urged democrats in congress to unify in order to pass his multi-trillion economic package. From his hometown of Scranton, Biden outlined democratic spending including universal pre-K, Medicare and Medicaid expansion, child tax credit, clean energy incentives, and more. Can Biden win the requisite number of votes? The President sits down for a CNN town hall tomorrow night. The NBA is the latest terrain for public health and personal choice as Brooklyn Nets star Kyrie Irving is sidelined until he complies with New York City’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar joins to discuss the latest reactions within the sports and entertainment worlds. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The clash between executive and legislative powers continues as the January 6th Committee is set to vote on whether to hold Steve Bannon in criminal contempt for defying a subpoena. Congress is looking for documents and records of conversations Bannon had with Trump in the days leading up to the capitol riots but Bannon is yet to provide them. The details of Bannon’s claims and more are examined tonight as the vote fast approaches. President Biden has outlined new priorities for the spending bill including dropping tuition-free community college. A new price tag and provisions are emerging as the president seeks to overhaul the social safety net. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

News of former Secretary of State Colin Powell’s death prompted an outpouring of grief that reflects the profound admiration of a statesman unique in so may ways. President Biden said Powell will be remembered as one of our great Americans. Bob Woodward joins to remember the “reluctant warrior." Steve Bannon refuses to comply with the January 6th Select Committee’s subpoena. The committee will vote tomorrow night on whether Bannon should be referred to the Justice Department for criminal contempt. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Biden promotes agenda in Connecticut as Dems are still struggling to reach a final deal, FDA advisers recommend all adult J&J vaccine recipients get a second dose at least two months after the first, Bill Clinton to stay another night in hospital for treatment 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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