CNN.com - Transcripts (2024)

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•Biden: Omicron Variant "Cause Of Concern," Not "Panic"; Health Officials Urge Vaccinations, Boosters Amid New Threat; Boebert Defiant After Implying Omar Could Be Suicide Bomber; New Wave Of Smash-And- Grab Robberies On Black Friday; Merriam-Webster's Word Of The Year: Vaccine. Aired 9-10p ET

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•One-On-One with Bill Maher. Aired 11p-12a ET
•All Three Men Guilty Of Murder In Arbery Killing; Man Wrongfully Convicted Of Murder Freed After 4+ Decades; California Hit By Rash Of Organized "Smash-And-Grab" Crimes; Mixed Messaging On COVID-19 Continues As United States Enters Booster Era. Aired 9-10p ET

•Arbery Murder Trial Jury Deliberations Head Into Second Day; One-On-One With Attorney For William "Roddie" Bryan, Charged With Murder Of Ahmaud Arbery; Nightbirde Shares Update On Her Cancer Battle; Autopsy Shows Brian Laundrie Died By Suicide; NASA To Launch First Mission To Test Asteroid Deflection. Aired 9-10p ET

•Mark Richards: Kyle Rittenhouse Wasn't A Militia Member; Waukesha Parade Suspect Identified; Gov. Newsom Promises "Exponential" Spending To Fight Increase In Organized Retail Theft. Aired 9-10p ET

•One-On-One With Bill Maher; Bill Maher Takes On Cancel Culture; Maher Defends Dave Chappelle Over Netflix Controversy; Maher On Trump's Plans For 2024; Maher: Democrats Will Get Thumped In Midterms. Aired 8-9p ET

•Jury Finds Kyle Rittenhouse Not Guilty On All Charges; Anthony Huber's Family Reacts To Verdict; Cornell William Brooks On Kyle Rittenhouse's Verdict. Aired 9-10p ET

•"QAnon Shaman" Sentenced To Over Three Years For Capitol Attack; Travis McMichael Cross-Examined In Ahmaud Arbery Trial; Pam Shriver On Chinese Tennis Star's Disappearance. Aired 9-10p ET

•Maher: Since Trump Lost, He's Been Putting People In Place Who Will Find The Votes Needed To Win If He Loses Again; Maher: I'm Not Against Teaching Honest History Of Racism; Bill Maher: I Don't Think Dave Chappelle Is Transphobic. Aired 9-10p ET

•Rittenhouse Draws Names From Raffle Drum To Narrow Down Jury That Will Decide His Fate; Judge Denies Defense Attorney's Renewed Efforts To Track Visitors, Remove Black Pastors From Court; Beto O'Rourke On Bid To Take On GOP Incumbent Greg Abbott In 2022 Texas Governor's Race. Aired 9-10p ET

•Rittenhouse Jury To Begin Deliberations Tomorrow After Day Of Closing Arguments; Steve Bannon Lashes Out Over Contempt Charges, Warns This Will Be "The Misdemeanor From Hell" For A.G. Garland, Pelosi & Biden; Karl's Book: Meadows Sent Pence Plan To Overturn Election. Aired 9-10p ET

•Trump Ally Steve Bannon Indicted By Federal Grand Jury For Contempt Of Congress After Defying January 6 Committee Subpoena; Defense Attorney In Arbery Murder Trial Offers "Apologies" For Comments About Black Pastors; Britney Spears' Attorney Vows Investigation Into Star's Father. Aired 9-10p ET

•Right-Wing Video Blogger Testifies In Rittenhouse Trial, Claims Teen Shooter Tried To "Deescalate" Tensions; Defense Attorney In Arbery Case: "We Don't Want Any More Black Pastors Coming In Here"; Federal Appeals Court Issues Trump Ruling. Aired 9-10p ET

•Kyle Rittenhouse Claims Self-Defense For Shootings: "I Intended To Stop The People Who Were Attacking Me"; Judge Scolds Prosecutor Repeatedly Over Rittenhouse Cross-Examination: "Don't Get Brazen With Me"; Trump Denied Again In Executive Privilege Case. Aired 9-10p ET

•Federal Judge: January 6 Committee Should Have Access To Trump Records; NFL Issues Fines To Aaron Rodgers, Packers & Allen Lazard For Violating COVID Protocols; Radio Host Says He Won't Eat Until Congress Passes Voting Rights Bill. Aired 9-10p ET

•Houston Police Chief Met With Travis Scott Before Concert; NFL Star Aaron Rodgers Facing Fierce Criticism For His Handling Of COVID Protocols While Blaming Others; Former Officer Testifies Man Accused In Killing Of Ahmaud Arbery Didn't Mention Citizen's Arrest At Scene. Aired 9-10p ET

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•Sources: Pelosi Pushes For Vote On Biden Spending Bill Tonight, Infrastructure Bill Tomorrow; Deposition Video Shows Giuliani, Powell And Other Trump Allies Under Oath Discussing Debunked Election Fraud Claims; NFL Network: Packers QB Aaron Rodgers Tests Positive For COVID, Is Not Vaccinated. Aired 9-10p ET

•CNN Projects New Jersey's Democratic Governor Narrowly Wins Reelection Against GOP Challenger; Kids Ages 5-11 Now Eligible For Pfizer's COVID-19 Vaccine; "Rust" Armorer's Attorney Suggests Sabotage In Deadly Shooting. Aired 9-10p ET

•House Progressives Signal They'll Vote For Infrastructure; Kavanaugh, Barrett Raise Concerns With Texas Abortion Law; New Court Filings Reveal Trump Wants 700-Plus Pages Of Memos, Call Logs, White House Visitor Records Tied To January 6 Kept Secret. Aired 9-10p ET

•Biden Tells Macron The U.S. Was "Clumsy" In Its Handling Of Nuclear Submarine Deal; FDA Authorizes Pfizer's Vaccine For Children 5 to 11; Lawyers: "Rust" Armorer Has "No Idea" How Live Ammo Got On Set. Aired 9-10p ET

•Biden Arrives In Rome After Reaching "Framework" For Spending Deal, But Infrastructure Vote Delayed Again; Sheriff Mendoza On The "Rust" Movie Set Shooting Investigation; Father Beck On Biden's Meeting With Pope At Vatican. Aired 9-10p ET

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•Santa Fe D.A.: Criminal Charges Haven't Been Ruled Out In Deadly "Rust" Shooting Involving Alec Baldwin; School Culture Wars Become Key Issue In Virginia Governor's Race; FDA Advisers Vote To Recommend Pfizer Vaccine For Kids 5-11. Aired 9-10p ET

•"Rust" Movie Production To Wrap Indefinitely After Alec Baldwin Accidentally Shot & Killed Cinematographer; Mark Zuckerberg Defensive On Facebook's Earnings Call; Biden To Head To G20 Amid Escalating Tension With China. Aired 9-10p ET

•911 Call From Baldwin Movie Set: "We Need Help Immediately"; Family Lawyer: Brian Laundrie Was "Grieving" When He Disappeared Days Before Gabby Petito Was Found Dead; Jeffrey Clark To Testify Before January 6 Committee. Aired 9-10p ET

•Biden Faces Questions On Stalled Agenda At CNN Town Hall; Biden At CNN Town Hall: I Think We're Going To Have To Move To "Fundamentally Alter" The Filibuster; House Votes To Hold Bannon In Contempt For Defying Subpoena. Aired 9.30-10p ET

•FBI: Apparent Human Remains Found In Search For Brian Laundrie, Along With His Backpack & Notebook; House To Vote Tomorrow On Steve Bannon Contempt Charges; White House Rolls Out Vaccine Plan For Children Ages 5 To 11. Aired 9-10p ET

•January 6 Committee Votes To Hold Steve Bannon In Contempt Of Congress; Biden Meets With Democrats To Push Economic Package; Conservative Radio Host Claims He Hugged Strangers To Catch COVID, Wanted To "Achieve Natural Immunity". Aired 9-10p ET

•Trump Sues To Try And Block January 6 Investigation; Former Surgeon General Dr. Jerome Adams On Colin Powell's Legacy; Murder Trial For The Killing Of Ahmaud Arbery Begins. Aired 9-10p ET

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•Spokesman: Former President Bill Clinton Admitted To Hospital With Non-COVID Related Infection, "On The Mend"; Attendees At Rally For VA's GOP Governor Candidate Pledge Allegiance To Flag Used On January 6; "Star Trek" Icon William Shatner Reflects On Historic Space Trip. Aired 9-10p ET

•A Record Number Of Americans Are Quitting Their Jobs; "Star Trek" Legend William Shatner Becomes Oldest Person Ever In Space; Bannon's Lawyer Says He Won't Provide Testimony Or Documents Until Executive Privilege Claim Resolved. Aired 9-10p ET

•Coroner: Gabby Petito Died By "Manual" Strangulation; Texas Governor Bans COVID Vaccine Mandates By Any Employer; Kyrie Irving "Will Not Play Or Practice" With Brooklyn Nets Due To Vaccination Status. Aired 9-10p ET

•Democracy Expert On Trump's Big Lie, Future Of U.S. Elections; Former FDA Commissioner On What End Of COVID Pandemic May Look Like; Southwest Tells Employees The Airline Is Understaffed And Will Cut Winter Schedules If Needed Amid Meltdown. Aired 9-10p ET

•January 6 Committee: Meadows & Patel Are "Engaging" With Panel; Rancher: Brian Laundrie Would Not Survive In Carlton Reserve; Facebook Under Increasing Pressure Amid Calls For Regulation. Aired 9-10p ET

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•Texas High School Shooting Injures Four, Suspect In Custody; Source: Law Enforcement Found Remnants Of A Campsite In Area Brian Laundrie Is Known To Have Spent Time In; Idaho's Governor Accuses Lieutenant Governor Of Power Grab When He Left State. Aired 9-10p ET

•Zuckerberg Disputes Testimony By Facebook Whistleblower; Laundrie's Sister: My Brother Is A "Mediocre Survivalist"; Pence Claims He Parted "Amicably" With Trump. Aired 9-10p ET

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•Pelosi Scrambles For Votes On Infrastructure Bill As Progressives Hold Line On $3.5 Trillion Spending Bill; FBI Visits Laundrie Home; Army Veteran Captures Gator In Trash Can Outside Florida Home And Releases It Into Nearby Pond. Aired 9-10p ET

•Manchin Rejects Pelosi's Call For Deal On Economic Package Ahead Of Key Vote Tomorrow; Laundrie Family Attorney: Brian Bought A New Phone September 4, Left It Behind At His Parents' House Before He Vanished; Judge Suspends Britney Spears' Father As Conservator. Aired 9-10p ET

•Milley: Esper, Miller, Meadows, Pompeo Knew About China Calls; Petito Family Urges Brian Laundrie To Turn Himself In; WSJ Report Exposes Facebook Efforts To Target Preteens. Aired 9-10p ET

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•Arizona GOP's "Audit" Ends With Biden Gaining More Votes Than Reported, Trump Losing More Votes; Brian Laundrie Manhunt Intensifies After Federal Arrest Warrant; Mystery Of Missing Geologist Daniel Robinson Deepens As More Bizarre Details Emerge. Aired 9-10p ET

•Federal Arrest Warrant Issued For Gabby Petito's Fiance; January 6th Committee Issues First Subpoenas For Witness Testimony To Four Trump Loyalists; Dem Leaders Tout "Framework" But Lack Details Ahead Of Vote. Aired 9-10p ET

•FDA Authorizes Pfizer Vaccine Booster Shot For Those 65 And Older, At High-Risk; Witness: Brian Laundrie Argued With Staff At Wyoming Restaurant, Gabby Petito Visibly Upset; Search For Brian Laundrie Halted For The Evening In Florida, "Similar Operation" Back Tomorrow; Biden Meeting With Democrats To Try And Salvage His Agenda; Trump Sues Niece And NY Times Reporters Over Tax Documents; Professor Tells Ted Cruz Texas' Voter ID Law Is Racist In Fiery Hearing Exchange. Aired 9-10p ET

•NYT: Trump Campaign Knew Lawyers' Voting Machine Claims Were Baseless; FBI: Autopsy Confirms Remains Found Are Gabby Petito; DHS Secretary "Horrified" Over Images From Border. Aired 9-10p ET

•FBI Finishes Search At Home Of Gabby Petito's Fiance; Pfizer: Low Dose Of Vaccine Safe & Effective In Kids 5-11; Newly Obtained Memo Shows Trump Lawyer's Six-Step Plan For Pence To Overturn Election. Aired 9-10p ET

•Capitol Police Chief: "There Have Been Some Threats Of Violence" At Tomorrow's Rally For January 6 Rioters; FDA Committee Rejects COVID Boosters For Most Americans, Limits Pfizer Recommendation To Ages 65-Plus & Certain High-Risk People; Police: Petito Fiance's Family Hasn't Seen Him Since Tuesday. Aired 9-10p ET

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•Defense Official: 15 People Were On Both Calls Between Gen. Milley And Chinese Counterpart On October 30 And January 8; NIH Director: "There Is Not" A Clear Answer On Whether We Need COVID Vaccine Boosters; Criminal Investigation Opened Into Death Of Former Housekeeper For Murdaugh Family, Lawsuit Filed On Behalf Of Her Estate. Aired 9-10p ET

•Book: Trump Pressured Pence To Overturn Election On January 5: "I Don't Want To Be Your Friend Anymore If You Don't Do This"; Book: Top General Made Secret Calls To China To Prevent War; GOP Senator Pushes Right-Wing Theory, Alleges Biden "Mute Button". Aired 9-10p ET

•Bush Compares Domestic Violent Extremists To 9/11 Terrorists: "Children Of The Same Foul Spirit"; DeSantis Silent As Anti-Vax Myth Pushed At Press Conference; "Sara" In Contact With State Department But Still In Afghanistan. Aired 9-10p ET

•Two New Studies Suggest Increased Cancer Risk For 9/11 First Responders, Rescue And Recovery Teams; Retired Firefighter Opens Up About Responding To 9/11 Attacks, Health Issues & Pushing For Adequate Funding; Afghan Family Reunited In U.S. After Vet Helps Teen Escape. Aired 9-10p ET

•Biden To The Unvaccinated: "Our Patience Is Wearing Thin"; L.A. Schools Mandate COVID Vaccine For Eligible Students 12-Plus; Justice Breyer: SCOTUS Decision On Texas Abortion Law "Very, Very, Very Wrong". Aired 9-10p ET

•Parent Of Quarantined Florida Child On Judge's Ruling Allowing Mask Mandates To Continue In Schools; Child COVID Hospitalizations, Cases Hit All-Time High As Schools Open Across U.S.; Rep. Porter On Her Push To Increase Investment In Child Care. Aired 9-10p ET

•Secretary Of State Denies Taliban Is Blocking Americans With Proper Documents From Leaving Afghanistan; Britney Spears' Father Petitions To End Her Conservatorship; Texas Governor Signs Sweeping New Restrictive Voting Law. Aired 9-10p ET

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•Biden Blasts Texas Abortion Law As "Almost Un-American"; Biden Orders Declassification Review Of 9/11 Documents; California Parole Board Panel Recommends Granting Parole To RFK's Assassin. Aired 9-10p ET

•Floods in Southern U.S. Left Dozens of People Dead; People Are Outrage Over Leader's Inaction; People Trapped by Heavy Floods; Taliban Show Their True Colors; Women Lie to Save Themselves; Refugees Desperate to Flee Afghanistan; Many Women Don't Agree with the New Texas Law. Aired 10-11p ET
•Queens, NY Family On Flood's Devastation At Their Home; Supreme Court Refuses To Block Texas Six-Week Abortion Ban; Former Prosecutor Indicted Over Ahmaud Arbery Case. Aired 9-10p ET

•Update On "Sara," American Trying To Escape Afghanistan; U.S. Officials Worried Taliban Takeover Could Inspire Violent Extremists In U.S.; Roe V. Wade May Be In Play As Texas Effectively Bans Abortion; Texas 6-Week Abortion Ban Now In Effect After SCOTUS Inaction; Senior State Department Official: "Majority" Of Afghan SIV Applicants Were Left Behind; Afghan Interpreter On Escaping To The U.S. Aired 9-10p ET

•Biden: Not Going To Extend A "Forever War" Or "Forever Exit"; New Polling Shows Opposition To COVID Vaccine Is At Its Lowest Level Ever; North Carolina Widower On His TikTok Video Scolding The Unvaccinated For Filling Up Hospital Beds. Aired 9-10p ET

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•13 U.S. Service Members Killed, 18 Wounded in Kabul Attacks; Former Interpreter Who Helped U.S. Forces Desperate to Escape. Aired 12-1a ET

•Biden Vows Revenge Against ISIS-K For Kabul Attack: "We Will Hunt You Down And Make You Pay"; U.S. Representative Defends Surprise Kabul Trip Amid Evacuation Efforts; Supreme Court Throws Out Biden Administration Eviction Moratorium. Aired 9-10p ET

•U.S. Embassy Warns Americans Outside Kabul's Airport Gates To "Leave Immediately" Because Of Security Threats; Afghan Journalist Shares Personal Fears Of Taliban Directly With Biden Administration; Doctor Sees COVID Surge's Strain On Hospitals Hurting Others. Aired 9- 10p ET

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•FDA Fully Approves Pfizer Vaccine For Those 16 And Older; Biden Weighs Extending August 31 Deadline In Afghanistan; White House Briefs House Intel Committee On Afghanistan. Aired 9-10p ET

•Biden Vows To Get Americans Home From Afghanistan; Pentagon Walks Back Biden's Claim al Qaeda Is "Gone"; Source: Full FDA Approval Of Pfizer Vaccine "As Early As Monday". Aired 9-10p ET

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•Biden Suggests U.S. Troops May Stay In Afghanistan Until All Americans Are Out, Even Past August 31 Deadline; Biden Administration Recommends Booster Shot Eight Months After Second Dose; Florida Board Of Education Votes To Punish Two Counties Mandating Masks In Schools. Aired 9-10p ET

•WH Defends Withdrawal From Afghanistan: There Are Going To Be "Scenes Of Chaos" When A Civil War Comes To An End; Interpreter Who Worked For U.S. Military Scared For His Family Trapped In Afghanistan; Texas Governor Greg Abbott Tests Positive For COVID-19. Aired 9-10p ET

•President Biden: I Do Not Regret My Decision To End America's Warfighting In Afghanistan; Biden Defends Decision To Withdraw From Afghanistan: How Many More Lives, American Lives, Is It Worth?; Record Number Of Kids Hospitalized With COVID As Delta Surges. Aired 9-10p ET

•State Appeals Court Sides With Dallas Judge Over Texas Governor In Mask Fight; U.S. Troops Heading To Afghanistan To Evacuate Personnel; Police Officers Threaten To Quit Over Vaccine Mandates. Aired 9-10p ET

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•CDC Director: If You're Masked And Mitigating Risk, COVID Won't Be Transmitted In School; Families Demand Biden Release Classified 9/11 Documents; Britney Spears' Attorney Files For Earlier Court Hearing To Immediately Remove Her Father From Conservatorship. Aired 9-10p ET

•FDA Working Toward Full Approval Of The COVID Vaccine; Florida Governor DeSantis Issues Anti-Mask Order Despite Spiking Cases; Parents Lying About Kids' Ages To Get Them Vaccine. Aired 9-10p ET

•Florida Governor Fires Back At Biden: I'm Standing In Your Way; Florida Leads U.S. In Kids Hospitalized For COVID-19; "AGT" Star Leaves Show After Devastating Cancer Update. Aired 9-10p ET

•Biden Turns Up Pressure On Governors Barring Mask Mandates: If You Aren't Going To Help, At Least Get Out Of The Way; Miami Beach Mayor Takes On Florida Governor DeSantis; CNN Projects Trump-Backed Candidate Mike Carey Wins Special GOP Primary In Ohio's 15th Congressional District. Aired 9-10p ET

•Federal Disaster Team In Louisiana To Help With Influx Of COVID Patients In Hospital; U.S. Vaccination Rate Hits The Highest Pace In Weeks; Third Officer Who Responded To Capitol Riot Dies By Suicide. Aired 9-10p ET

•New Orleans Mayor Signs Parishwide Indoor Mask Mandate; Call Notes: Trump Urged DOJ To Declare 2020 Election "Corrupt"; Medical Groups Call To Mandate Vaccines For Health Care Workers. Aired 9-10p ET

•WaPo: CDC Internal Doc Warns Delta Infections Likely More Severe; Former Vaccine Skeptic Urges Americans To Get Shots After Her Unvaccinated Husband Is Hospitalized With COVID-19; Lindsey Vonn: None Of Our Places To Judge What Simone Biles Does. Aired 9-10p ET

•Big Companies Imposing Vaccine Mandates As Cases Surge; Slate: GOP Rep. Brooks Says He Wore Body Armor At January 6 Trump Rally; Restaurant Owner Requires "Proof Of Being Unvaccinated". Aired 9-10p ET

•CDC Revises Mask Guidelines For The Vaccinated, Recommends Masks Indoors In Some Areas; Officers Attacked At Capitol Testify At Insurrection Hearing; Wildwood Mayor On Mask Mandate. Aired 9-10p ET

•Florida Now The Epicenter Of Latest COVID Surge; Variant Surge, Vaccine Hesitancy Stalling Pandemic Recovery; Bob Costas On U.S. Division Over COVID-19 Vaccinations. Aired 9-10p ET

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