Laura Coates Live

In his first interview since the Robb Elementary School massacre, which left 19 children and two teachers dead, Uvalde School Police Chief Pete Arredondo says he never considered himself the incident commander, blaming delayed action on the classroom's steel reinforced doors and having to wait for the right keys.January 6 Committee Vice Chair Rep. Liz Cheney takes on Trump and her own party in an explosive first public hearing, laying out what she calls the former president’s “Seven-part plan” to overturn the 2020 election. D.C. Police Officer Daniel Hodges was trapped in a doorway and attacked by rioters with his own baton during the insurrection as he defended the Capital. He tells CNN Tonight what he hopes the results and outcomes of the January 6 hearings will be. 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

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11-year-old Miah Cerrillo testifies before the House oversight committee, giving her harrowing account of how she managed to survive the Uvalde massacre by covering herself in her friend’s blood and playing dead. Nicole Hockley is the mother of Sandy Hook victim Dylan Hockley. She joins CNN Tonight to reflect on the trauma following the Uvalde massacre and her push for gun reform over the decade since she lost her son to gun violence.Plus, political violence fears escalate as an armed man is charged with attempted murder after being arrested outside Justice Kavanaugh’s home, and a former Trump attorney is ordered to turn over more emails to the January 6 investigators ahead of the first public hearing tomorrow.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

Actor and Uvalde native Matthew McConaughey makes an emotional plea at the White House for bipartisan action on guns, but some conservative Senate Republicans are publicly rejecting a provision that would incentivize states to enact red flag laws. Bill Avera is a Texas police chief who oversees a police force just like the Uvalde school district. As Texas officials remain silent, he tells Laura why he thinks there’s a delay in getting answers about the police response and accountability for the decisions made during the Robb Elementary School shooting.Plus, the DHS issues a warning of heightened extremist domestic threats due to misinformation, potential violence around the SCOTUS abortion ruling and online forums encouraging Uvalde copycat attacks.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

With 13 mass shootings in 9 states over the weekend and at least 246 mass shootings recorded by The Gun Violence Archive in 2022, the country is on pace to match or surpass last year’s total. Michael Nutter is the former Mayor of Philadelphia. He joins CNN Tonight to discuss the gun culture in the city, and escalating gun violence against the backdrop of the Covid pandemic.Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner tells Laura about his prosecution and conviction record on gun-related crimes and how he thinks politicians should stand up to the NRA. Plus, a teacher who survived the Uvalde school shooting describes the horror he saw and a former Wisconsin judge is killed in a “Targeted attack” at home.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

In the wake of the Uvalde shooting, scrutiny over the inadequate police response at the scene continues to grow. New details come to light; the Uvalde school police chief who led the response to the massacre is revealed to have not had a police radio on the scene, a fourth grade survivor is preparing to testify before Congress next week, and The New York Times publishes a transcript of a Uvalde student’s call to 911: “I don’t want to die”. Plus, the attack in Buffalo leaves a neighborhood without a grocery store, a grand jury indicts former Trump adviser Peter Navarro, and new evidence in the Madeleine McCann case points to the suspected killer. 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

President Biden calls on Congress to ban assault weapons as the nation reels from back to back mass shootings. The gunman who opened fire in Tulsa on Wednesday has been identified as Michael Louis, a disgruntled patient of one of the victims. This, as the focus of the Uvalde school shooting investigation turns to the inaction of the school district police chief and other law enforcement officers who responded. Plus, the Depp-Heard trial and the court of public opinion, Glock is sued by a shooting victim, and Elon Musk demands that Tesla office workers return to in-person work or leave the company. 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

In yet another mass shooting event, at least four people were shot to death Wednesday at a medical building on the campus of Saint Francis Hospital in Tulsa, Oklahoma, police said. Deputy Chief Eric Dalgleish said in a press conference that the shooter is also dead. Police say they have not yet determined the identity of the shooter. This, as funerals continue in Uvalde, and school district police chief Arredondo declines to answer CNN’s questions. Plus, Amber Heard and Johnny Depp are both found liable for defamation, and Star Wars actor Moses Ingram reveals racist messages and comments she’s received on social media. 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

It’s been one week since a gunman stormed Robb Elementary killing 19 students and two teachers but questions still remain about why police failed to act quickly, as apparent audio from a dispatch call emerges saying a child was on the line, advising they were in a room full of shooting victims. Plainville Chief of Police, Christopher Vanghele, is the Officer who led the initial entry team at the Sandy Hook Elementary shooting. He joins CNN Tonight to give his reaction to the Uvalde police response.Plus, the Supreme Court investigation on the Roe v. Wade leak heats up with requests for clerks to turn over their phone records, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen admits “I was wrong” on inflation, and “Top Gun: Maverick” blasts past box office records.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

There is no new episode of the CNN Tonight showcast. If you haven’t already, please check out CNN’s other podcasts and showcasts at cnn.com/audio.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices