Anderson Cooper 360

Elon Musk, the world's richest man, is making decisions that are affecting the world's poorest people and America's largest workforce. Anderson speaks to former USAID administrator Samantha Power on Musk and the Trump administration's dismantling of most of the agency, and the staggering impact it will have on the rest of the world. Plus, the alarming turning point in the bird flu outbreak. Scientists say the virus is one key mutation away from possible human to human transmission. CNN's Chief Medical correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta has the new developments.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The President's takeover plan for Gaza. His administration's claim today that he didn't really mean what he said about the central points of it, on camera, in great detail, and in some cases more than once. Plus, the Trump administration's effort to trigger mass resignations at the CIA. Why it's happening, and what it could mean to the country's premiere intelligence organization. Voices tonight include Vermont Independent Senator Bernie Sanders and Bill Gates, the Microsoft founder whose Gates Foundation is one of the largest charitable organizations in the world. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

At a press conference tonight with Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu, President Trump declared the U.S. will take over Gaza. As for the men, women and children displaced by the fighting in Gaza, he says that they need to leave. Asked whether Trump was willing to send U.S. troops to fill a security vacuum in Gaza, the President did not rule it out. Earlier today, Trump suggested Gazans move to a new location provided by one or more nations in the Middle East. A panel of experts and analysts join John Berman to break down today's shocking announcement, and its implications. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A new lawsuit attempts to stop President Trump and Elon Musk from being able to shut off any federal payments they want, whenever they want, to whomever they want, including you. CNN Anchor and Chief White House correspondent Kaitlan Collins, has the latest developments from the Trump administration and Illinois Democratic congresswoman Tammy Duckworth gives her reaction to the scope and pace of changes the President and DOGE leader Elon Musk are making. Plus, two key deadlines that could potentially lead to thousands at the FBI being forced out over their role in investigating the January 6 riots. Former FBI deputy director Andrew McCabe and CNN chief law enforcement and intelligence analyst John Miller give their thoughts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The FAA says a Lear business jet crashed in northeast Philadelphia at a local mall at about 6:30 PM EST. This deadly crash comes just two nights after Wednesday’s midair collision in northern Virginia. The private business jet, which had six people on board, was en route to Missouri, the FAA said. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The deadliest airplane crash in the United States in nearly quarter century occurred in Washington D.C., after a collision between an American Airlines jet and a United States Army Blackhawk helicopter. We learned that one of the flight recorders aboard the airplane has been recovered. However, 67 men, women, children are dead. Donald Trump offered words of condolences which was then followed a press conference where he blamed the crash on efforts to improve diversity in the workforce and past presidents Obama and Biden.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The White House Office of Management and Budget has rescinded a memo on federal aid freeze that sparked nationwide confusion, according to new memo obtained by CNN on Thursday from a Trump administration official. Illinois Democratic Governor JB Pritzker, who Tuesday called the president's freeze "illegal," and "a demonstration of cruelty against people who depend on us” talks to Anderson about the confusion and impact. Plus, Robert F. Kennedy Jr's past statements on vaccines, AIDS and antidepressants were quoted back to him today in a hearing to see if senators believe he is fit to be one of the most powerful health officials in the world. Dr. Craig Spencer, an emergency physician and professor at Brown University's School of Public Health, gives his take on Kennedy's answers today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dan Goldman, a Democratic Congressman from New York, weighs in on the federal judge's temporary block of Trump's planned freeze on trillions in federal aid. He discusses the resulting chaos among federal agencies and the implications for vital programs. The conversation also touches on the dramatic rift within the Kennedy family, as Caroline Kennedy labels her cousin Robert F. Kennedy Jr. a 'predator' ahead of his confirmation hearings, raising concerns about public health initiatives under Trump's administration.

A purge at the Justice Department. More than a dozen officials who worked on the criminal investigations into Donald Trump have been fired, according to sources familiar with the matter. Also, the interim US attorney in Washington, DC, has launched an investigation into prosecutors who brought obstruction charges against some rioters that were ultimately tossed because of a Supreme Court decision last summer. Plus, Elon Musk under fire on Holocaust Remembrance Day for comments he made over the weekend to a far-right German political party about, quote, "too much focus on past guilt." Professor Deborah Lipstadt, the former State Department special envoy to monitor and combat antisemitism, speaks to Anderson about Musk's comments. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

President Donald Trump is in Los Angeles to see the damage from the areas devastating wildfires, after saying earlier that he would condition aid to California on political demands. Trump also visited hurricane-ravaged North Carolina earlier today, where he threatened to eliminate FEMA. CNN anchor and Chief White House correspondent Kaitlan Collins joins Anderson, along with CNN’s Nick Watt in L.A. Plus, the Senate vote on Defense Secretary nominee Pete Hegseth is tonight, and there's new uncertainty among Republicans if he has the votes he needs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices