Laura Coates Live

The House committee investigating January 6 is expected to ask the Justice Department to pursue at least three criminal charges against former President Donald Trump, a source tells CNN. And, hundreds of tourists are stranded in the ancient city of Machu Picchu tonight as the train service to the area has been suspended because of violent protests in Peru. Plus, American student Kenny DeLand Jr. has been found in Spain after being reported missing for two weeks.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 first hour of CNN Tonight, Alisyn Camerota examines the media phenomenon that is the Netflix documentary series “Harry & Meghan,” which chronicles the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s relationship, rifts with relatives, and the media attention the couple has faced. Hear about the recent revelations in the latest episodes; plus, examining the silence from Buckingham Palace and whether UK tabloids covered Meghan differently than they covered Kate Middleton. In the second hour, thousands of migrants are waiting to get into the U.S. as Title 42 is set to expire. Denver Mayor Michael Hancock issued a state of emergency in response to an influx of migrants in the city and tells Alisyn about the strain on city resources. Plus, Elon Musk has banned multiple journalists from Twitter with no explanation, and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi say that Biden should run for a second term in an exclusive interview with CNN.  Hosted by Alisyn Camerota.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The panel discuss where we are with gun violence in school shootings in America, in the 10-years since the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary. They are later joined by Sandy Hook and Uvalde parents, who reflect on losing their children, and talk about the changes they have pushed for in gun ownership. That, as the Club Q mass shooting survivors speak out on Capitol Hill, blaming GOP rhetoric for mass violence.Plus, the Louisiana Governor declares a state of emergency after a tornado touches down in St. Bernard Parish leaving three dead, and bridging the generational communication gap: decoding gen-z office speak.Hosted by Laura Coates and Alisyn Camerota.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 signs the same-sex and interracial marriage bill into law. Andrew Hartzler, the Nephew of a GOP Congresswoman who tearfully pleaded with colleagues to oppose the bill, tells CNN Tonight about coming out to his Aunt, being put through conversion therapy by his family, and why he attended the bill signing. California lawmakers introduce bills to have Narcan in schools, inspired by 17-year-old Zach Didier who died after taking a counterfeit pill. Zach’s mother Laura joins to share the story of her son.The CDC reports drug overdoses reached their highest level on record in 2021, and that 60% involved Fentanyl or other synthetic opioids. Plus, identical twins accused of cheating win a $1.5M lawsuit against their medical school, the GOP’s McCarthy faces a tough speaker fight in a divided party, the January 6 Committee is to hold it’s final public hearing and release its full report next week, and airlines want passengers to take the middle seat, as Spirit adds an extra inch, and Virgin Australia launches a lottery.Hosted by Laura Coates and Alisyn Camerota.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

State documents appear to indicate Uvalde Sheriff Nolasco had not completed active shooter training, and also that the Sheriff’s Department did not have an active shooter policy, at the time of the Robb Elementary School massacre. The panel discusses the special counsel in the Trump investigations subpoenaing Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensburger in the January 6 probe, and Marjorie Taylor Greene downplaying the Capitol riot, saying it would have been armed if she led it. Should there be concern that she’s about to have real power?The TSA is to expand its facial recognition technology at select airports, but critics are calling it an invasion of passenger privacy. Journalist Rafael Cores was sitting next to Grant Wahl when he collapsed at a World Cup Match. He joins to remember the legendary soccer journalist’s final moments. Science educator Bill Nye joins to talk about US scientists reaching a long-awaited nuclear fusion breakthrough. Plus, former crypto CEO Sam Bankman Fried has been arrested in the Bahamas, and Twitter disbands its ‘Trust and Safety Council’ after three members resign in protest.Hosted by Laura Coates and Alisyn CamerotaTo learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The panel discusses Arizona Senator Kyrsten Sinema announcing she is leaving the Democratic Party and registering as an independent, a federal judge denying the DOJ's request to hold former president Trump in contempt for failing to turn over classified documents, and Kevin McCarthy threatening a floor fight in his battle to be Speaker as the conservative hardliners in his own party vow to block him.BREAKING NEWS: America’s pre-eminent soccer journalist Grant Wahl has died while covering the World Cup in Qatar. Plus, WNBA star Brittney Griner is back on American soil tonight, as CNN learns more about her nearly 300-day ordeal in Russia. WNBA player Angel McCoughtry, who has also played in Russia, tells Laura Coates she'll never go back there, but explains why some of her colleagues might think differently.Hosted by Laura CoatesTo learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Olympic gold medalist and WNBA star Brittney Griner was released early this morning from Russian detention in exchange for a convicted Russian arms dealer. The US judge who sentenced the “The Merchant of Death” joins to give her reaction to the prisoner swap. Laura Coates asks White House Press Secretary Karine Jean Pierre if negotiations failed as American Paul Whelan was left behind, and whether expanded anti-LGBTQ laws in Russia added to concern over Griner's detention.Trump and four of his high profile allies could face criminal referrals from the January 6th Committee. The panel discusses who they are and what that would mean. Plus, the DOJ seeks to hold Trump in contempt over classified documents, Harry and Meghan criticize the Royal Family and the media in their new docuseries, union approval is at its highest point since 1965, and the striking racial disparities in maternal and infant mortality.Hosted by Laura Coates and Alisyn Camerota.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Republicans are in the throes of an election autopsy after Raphael Warnock defeated Trump-endorsed Herschel Walker in the Georgia runoff, giving the Democrats a 51-49 Senate majority. The panel discusses if Trump fever has broken as members of his Party abandon him after a lackluster midterm performance, and whether it actually affects the Republican voter base.Rep. Bennie Thompson says the January 6 Committee is aiming for December 21st to release its final report and decisions on criminal referrals. Plus, the Trump Organization is found guilty of tax fraud, why a restaurant refused to serve a conservative Christian group, the global threat of right-wing conspiracy theorists, five women sue Bill Cosby alleging sexual assault and abuse, and Apple is sued by two women alleging their exes used Airtags to stalk them.Hosted by Laura Coates and Alisyn Camerota.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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Should a graphic designer have the right to refuse to create websites that celebrate same-sex weddings, based on their own religious beliefs? The Supreme Court hears a case of a designer who doesn’t want to work with same sex-couples. The plaintiff, Lorie Smith, joins to give her perspective on why she is challenging the State of Colorado law that says otherwise.Republican lawmakers remain silent as Trump denies wanting to “Terminate” the Constitution after calling for “Termination” of the Constitution in a Tweet. Plus, Elon Musk brings a prominent neo-Nazi back to Twitter, Walker and Warnock make their closing arguments in the pivotal Georgia Senate runoff, “Targeted” attacks on North Carolina substations leave thousands without power in Moore County, and “Cheers” actress Kirstie Alley dies at 71.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