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  • Jackson, Mississippi left without clean drinking water
    150,000 residents are without clean drinking water in Jackson, Mississippi, after its main water treatment plant failed. Jackson City Council member Aaron Banks and Jackson social worker Cassandra Welchlin join to discuss the culmination of decades of government failure to fix a system that dates back to the 1950s, and the daily struggle of the water crisis they are helping their community face.As a judge signals her “preliminary” intention to grant Trump’s request for an independent special master to oversee the FBI’s review of the classified documents seized from Mar-a-Lago, the panel discusses the implications for the progress of the investigation and why it could set a dangerous precedent. Plus, CNN host Michael Smerconish joins to discuss the midterm battle for Pennsylvania between Dr. Mehmet Oz and John Fetterman, and both campaign’s focus on Fetterman’s health after suffering a stroke three-months ago.Hosted by Victor Blackwell
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    43 min
  • Secret Service Official Named in Jan 6th Testimony Leaves Agency

    As U.S. Intelligence officials continue to review the documents seized from Trump for classified materials, Lindsey Graham says there “will be riots in the streets” if Trump is indicted. Intelligence agencies have been assessing the damage of Trump’s document handling since May. Plus, Secret Service Assistant Director Tony Ornato leaves the agency after being named in January 6th testimony.

    This, as deadly gun violence erupts across America over the weekend; President Biden is slated to push for an assault weapons ban tomorrow. Also, Serena Williams advances to the second round of the U.S. Open, likely the final tennis tournament of her career; a Gallup survey shows more Americans smoke marijuana than cigarettes; and NASA reschedules the Artemis launch for Friday.

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    1 hr 19 min
  • Republicans Suggest DOJ "Playing Politics" with Mar-a-Lago Search
    As the Director of National Intelligence announces a formal damage assessment of the Mar-a-Lago incident, Republicans suggest that the Department of Justice is playing politics. This, as the midterm elections steadily approach; Democrats in tough races distance themselves from Biden’s student debt plan, as some Republicans soften their stances on abortion and election fraud.
    Plus, Serena Williams advances to the second round of the U.S. Open, likely the final tennis tournament of her career.
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    43 min
  • Takeaways From the Released Mar-a-Lago Affidavit
    The Department of Justice found 184 classified documents in its search of Mar-a-Lago, 25 marked “top secret”. CNN’s Laura Coates discusses the contents with a panel of experts and breaks down the newly released affidavit.
    Plus, politicians pivot on strategies as the November elections draw near, Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan continues to spark debate, and 50 years after Apollo, NASA’s “Artemis 1” is set to launch for the moon on Monday.
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    1 hr 24 min
  • Biden Slams “Semi-Fascism” Beneath “Extreme MAGA Philosophy”

    A federal judge orders the release of the redacted Mar-a-Lago affidavit by Friday at noon. President Biden returns to the campaign trail as the midterm elections draw closer, blasting the “defeated former president”. Biden’s speeches focus on his recent accomplishments and draw contrasts with the GOP on guns, voting rights, and more.

    Also, California regulators vote to ban new gasoline car sales by 2035, Biden’s loan forgiveness plan sparks debate, and tennis player Novak Djokovic will not play in the U.S. Open over Covid vaccination restrictions.

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    1 hr 18 min
  • DOJ Ordered to Release Redacted Mar-a-Lago Search Affidavit
    A federal judge has ordered the redacted Mar-a-Lago search warrant affidavit to be released by Friday at noon. Justice Department Spokesman Anthony Coley says: “The United States has filed a submission under seal per the Court’s order of Aug. 22. The Justice Department respectfully declines further comment as the Court considers the matter.”
    Meanwhile, President Biden decries “semi-fascism” beneath “extreme MAGA philosophy”. As the midterm elections approach, candidates share their stances on abortion, the economy, and Trump. President Biden will make a wide-ranging case for Democrats as he gives a significant political speech at a Democratic National Committee rally in Maryland Thursday evening.
    Plus, Biden gets mixed reviews on his decision to cancel $10,000 in debt for those making less than $125,000 a year, and CNN talks to a teacher who resigned over an Oklahoma law requiring teachers to censor books.
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    43 min
  • War in Ukraine 6 months on

    On the show tonight, we look back at the start of the war on Ukraine and into where the war is now and dig into the big questions around the war - Who is winning? What does it mean for the US and the world? And where is it going next?

    Guests include CNN's senior international correspondent Sam Kiley, CNN military analyst General Wesley Clarke, the former Supreme Allied Commander of NATO and CNN military analyst Colonel Cedrick Leighton.

    Also - Democratic house success, Uvalde Police Chief firing, illegal trash dumping causing health hazards in parts of the US and finally a new study into doppelgängers.

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    1 hr 18 min
  • Democrat success in special House elections
    Tonights show starts with President Joe Biden's slate of recent legislative wins and his announcement of a plan for forgiving $10,000 in student loan debt for borrowers earning less than $125,000 annually.
    We talk with community organiser Maxwell Frost who could become the first member of Gen Z elected to Congress after he won the Democrat nomination for Florida’s 10th Congressional District – the deep blue seat vacated by Rep. Val Demings.
    Also: The Uvalde school board expected to discuss whether to fire Police Chief Pete Arredondo, a Federal judge in Florida gives Trump until Friday to refine the legal arguments in his request for a special master to oversee the review of evidence gathered in the Mar-a-Lago search and Chris Stirewalt the ex political editor for Fox News, speaks out.
    Hosted by Laura Coates
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    43 min
  • 700 pages of classified documents found at Trump’s home

    A leaked National Archives letter sheds new light on 700 pages of classified materials returned from Mar-a-Lago in January, and how the acting US Archivist wanted to share the details with the US intelligence community for damage assessment in May, rebuking Trump’s requests to exert executive privilege. That, as a judge gives Trump’s legal team a Friday deadline to better explain why they want a special master to oversee the evidence from the FBI’s Mar-a-Lago search two-weeks ago.

    With more than half of Republican gubernatorial nominees having questioned or denied the legitimacy of the 2020 election, the panel discusses what election deniers on the ballot means for future presidential elections. Plus, a sheriff's deputy draws his weapon and tells a pregnant woman to "Shut up" during a traffic stop, schools struggle to hire teachers amid growing culture wars, and the US State Department urges Americans in Ukraine to leave immediately.

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    1 hr 18 min
  • Leaked letter from Trump’s legal team details classified documents at Mar-a-Lago
    A leaked letter from the National Archives to Trump’s legal team outlines how he took more than 700 pages of classified documents, including top-secret materials, to Mar-a-Lago when he left the White House in January 2021. The panel discusses how Trump sought to delay the FBI and the Intelligence Community in obtaining those documents by claiming executive privilege, why Trump’s legal team would leak this letter, and if it further implicates the former president in a potential crime.The polls close in New York where the chairs of two powerful House Committees, Rep Jerrold Nadler and Rep Carolyn Maloney are dueling for one Congressional seat, with CNN projecting a Nadler win. Plus, California Governor Gavin Newsom vetoes a bill that would create safe drug injection sites in San Francisco, L.A., and Oakland over “Unintended consequences”, and two men are found guilty of conspiracy to abduct Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer.Hosted by Laura Coates.
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    43 min

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