The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer and Pamela Brown

Amy Acton is speaking out against a controversial ad from opponent Vivek Ramaswamy featuring her estranged mother, calling him a “danger” as criticism grows from both parties ... An American is back home after more than four years in Russian detention ... New body cam footage raises questions about the police shooting that killed one-year-old Kohen Wiley. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A new CNN poll shows President Trump’s job approval rating at a record-low 32%, with congressional Democrats holding a 10-point advantage over Republicans with less than two weeks until the midterm elections ... GOP gubernatorial nominee Vivek Ramaswamy releases an ad featuring opponent Amy Acton’s estranged mother, prompting Acton’s campaign to call it “despicable” ... President Trump announces an $8 billion aid package as farmers across the country strain under skyrocketing fuel costs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

President Trump paints an ominous picture as he campaigns in North Carolina with two weeks until the midterm elections ... A one-year-old girl is among the latest victims of Russia's war on Ukraine as Trump blasts President Zelensky and suggests it's time for someone else to negotiate with Russia ... New details about Defense Secretary Pete Hector's unannounced trip to Israel and his meeting with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

President Trump hits the campaign trail in seven key states as a new poll shows his approval rating at a record low ... French President Emmanuel Macron demands accountability after fiery protests ... A six-year-old child and a 35-year-old man are killed after a woman drives her pickup truck onto a youth soccer field. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Three young children and a teacher are killed in a shooting at an Oregon elementary school before the gunman is shot and killed. We're live in Bend with the latest on the investigation. ... President Trump weighs in on the possibility of another impeachment if Democrats take control of Congress in the midterms. ... Elizabeth Holmes is back in the spotlight as a new documentary revisits her story and Dr. Sanjay Gupta's exclusive access before she went to prison. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Two new polls show the high-stakes Texas Senate race between Democrat James Talarico and Republican Ken Paxton is too close to call. ... Anthropic warns that small AI models could soon copy themselves onto smart ovens and TV boxes without a way to shut them off. ... A new CNN investigation examines sexual assault reports at Cornell University and the consequences. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With just three weeks until the midterm vote, Republicans are trying to shrink the map and pump out more cash. Can they save their Senate majority? ... Federal agents raid the home of Congresswoman Ilhan Omar just two days after Trump singled her out at a rally. Coincidence, or part of a pattern? ... The new White House press secretary gives her first briefing today. What could Katie Zakaria's past post tell us about her future at the podium? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Trump Administration is facing bipartisan backlash this morning over its diesel agreement with Russia, with some warning the deal defies federal law. Volodymyr Zelensky is none too pleased as well ... New video shows the terrifying moment a Saudi airport was hit in a deadly Houthi attack ... Flash flooding remains a huge concern remain in the Southwest as rain soaks the region. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hurricane Isaias, now a Category 3, is barreling toward the Southeast. Officials are warning of life-threatening storm surge and possible tornadoes ... Yet another ICE shooting provokes outrage in NYC. Agents shoot a man from the Dominican Republic with a five-year-old child in the back seat, prompting anger from the mayor and sparking protests ... Candidates in three critical Senate races make their pitches to voters, with the midterms now only 25 days away. We bring you the key takeaways. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hurricane Isaias is heading toward the Gulf Coast right now, and folks in its path are stocking up and preparing for landfall. Where is it most likely to hit, and how powerful might it be? ... A Minnesota man is now facing charges for allegedly planning to carry out a mass shooting at the country's largest shopping mall ... New CNN polling indicates possible pickups for Democrats in a pair of red states. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

There are serious concerns right now within the Republican party that the midterm elections could be a "bloodbath" for the GOP ... Russia is pushing back that a scientist died of plague ... A new tropical storm is churning in the Gulf and could turn into the first Atlantic hurricane of the season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

James Carville's famous line, "It's the economy, stupid," has never seemed more relevant, as new polls reveal affordability issues matter most to voters. That message seems to finally resonate with President Trump, who previously called it a "hoax" ... Trump sparks backlash after suggesting Iran take out Los Angeles and San Diego ... New York declares a measles emergency, while in Pennsylvania, measles cases now top 1,000. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The woman alleging she was gang raped at Cornell now says she’s receiving threats for coming forward ... Are college students using more ketamine and kratom? ... Why is the US removing all of its Air Force bombers from a major UK base? ... Did a Russian researcher at an infectious disease lab die of plague? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Cornell rape investigation is now in the hands of the New York State Attorney General Letitia James. As new reporting reveals, one of the men allegedly involved claimed that he was a victim of sexual misconduct. We talk with Jane Doe's attorney. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We begin today with an update on the man accused of attacking his fellow pilot and trying to crash the FlyDubai airliner. Benjamin Netanyahu says the suspect could have "extremist leanings" ... Was a lethal injection botched in Tennessee? Hear what witnesses of the execution are saying. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We begin today's show with new details about what Jane Doe told police two years ago when she claims she was raped by multiple men at Cornell University ... We also have new information about a violent midair incident between pilots on an Israel-bound flight ... More changes are coming to the Pentagon, where Pete Hegseth is looking to make cuts to senior officers. We discuss that with Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, a member of the Armed Services Committee. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The biggest names in tech/AI are scheduled to meet later today at the White House amid growing concerns about the rapid advancement of artificial intelligence technology ... Vowing "I won't be silenced," former special counsel Jack Smith testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee ... For the first time since the judge declared a mistrial, Lindsey Clancy returns to court. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

OpenAI pauses training of one of its models as reports of wayward agents grow ... Arrests are made and questions mount regarding the terror plot at a British military base used by the US ... Details about the unprecedented test flight of SpaceX's starship, the most powerful rocket ever made. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

More than 40 million people are bracing for a powerful storm that's expected to bring a month's worth of rain for some, as well as heavy flooding and powerful winds ... President Trump and Chinese leader Xi are wrapping up their historic meeting after last night's star-studded state dinner. CNN is live at today's events for the first time since a judge temporarily blocked the president's press ban ... Did a forbidden affair lead to murder? The woman at the center of a secret relationship with former American Idol contestant Caleb Flynn, takes the stand as jurors hear messages prosecutors claim show hatred, obsession and intent. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

As today's show begins we're watching three major breaking stories. First, a new development in the White House press ban. Next, the crucial meeting between President Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping. Then, we get an update from the UN General Assembly, where the leaders of Israel and Palestine are set to speak today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

What really happened in the moments before an ICE agent opened fire on a Venezuelan man in Austin? New video raises more questions ... Trump hosts Xi today at the White House. On the agenda: trade, technology and Taiwan ... We talk to the Florida couple suing an IVF clinic they allege used the wrong man's sperm. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

As today's show begins, President Trump is about to defend the war with Iran at the United Nations. But brand new CNN polls show American support for the war is slipping ... A grand jury declined to bring criminal charges for the death of Nolan Wells. How is his family is responding? ... News outlets, social media influencers and free speech advocates are showing support for CNN and the other news organizations that have been banned by the president. How will the DOJ respond to a lawsuit demanding we regain access? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

CNN, MS NOW and Politico sue the Trump administration after being banned by the President ... Trump weighs his options as Houthis increase their attacks on Saudi Arabia ... Protests erupt in Austin, Texas, after a Venezuelan man is shot by an ICE agent while making a delivery for DoorDash. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A chat bot has started building a new and improved version of itself without human help. This could make AI even harder to control ... We have new video of ICE arresting two teens. Their mother tells CNN they were on their way to join the Marines when this happened ... A new UN report says the deadly US strike on an Iranian elementary school may have been a war crime. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

OpenAI says its models engaged in deception and unsanctioned actions multiple times as calls grow on both sides of the political aisle for more regulation ... Canada works to deepen ties with the European Union. Did President Trump push them across the Atlantic? ... JD Vance implores voters to "give us another chance or give us another couple of years to continue to work on the amazing things that we've been doing for the past two years." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A bipartisan group of lawmakers is now calling for urgent meetings on artificial intelligence, sounding the alarm on AI's rapid development and the need for regulations to slow down the industry ... A growing number of Republicans are now openly criticizing the president and his war with Iran. We speak with on eof them ... Why are some Democrats now leaning into their faith on the campaign trail, despite polls showing voters are split on whether religion is a positive influence. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

As today's show begins, FBI Director Kash Patel is answering questions by the Senate Judiciary Committee. Topics included the Epstein files and bestiality ... President Trump rails against the Supreme Court following its decision to strike down his executive order on mail-in ballots ... Tech leaders sound the alarm on AI, but the president labels those concerns a "hoax." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Competing CEOs are now joining forces to warn about the pace of AI development and its potential threat. We go live to Capitol Hill, where lawmakers are under pressure to act ... Diesel, oil and gas hit record highs due to the war with Iran. How much more you might pay to stay warm this winter? rowing measles outbreak. Pennsylvania officials now say a third person has died from measles ... A ProPublica investigation reveals that a Russian oligarch reportedly footed a big part of the bill for Donald Trump Jr.'s wedding the Bahamas. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Complete coverage of the 25-year anniversary of 9/11. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

President Trump says he'd give every American $5,000 each. But it comes with a catch ... The NYPD is preparing for its largest deployment of police in years ... Lawmakers push to regulate AI after researchers warn of human extinction by the end of the decade. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The US destroys five Iranian tankers, signaling an escalation in the war with Iran. What could be next? ... A new CNN investigation reveals a GOP candidate's resurfaced videos featuring crude comments about women, including a feminist's weight to "whales" and "nuclear bombs" ... We cover a key hearing in Louisiana that could end telehealth abortion nationwide ... A juror's claim about the holdout in the Lindsay Clancy trial could reignite debate over the verdict. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A Florida family's plane vanishes over the Bahamas, prompting an urgent search. Did thunderstorms play a role? ... Canada escalates the trade war with the US, imposing retaliatory tariffs. What could cost you more? And will President Trump strike back? ... A new report reveals damning evidence of a coverup in the days and weeks after 9/11. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Investigators are desperately trying to find out what caused an Amazon cargo plane to overshoot the runway in Miami, killing five people ... An armed man is under arrest this morning after pushing through a crowd toward an Ohio Democratic gubernatorial nominee ... There's intense debate this morning over a Virginia mother charged with contributing to the delinquency of a minor after letting her five-year-old walk to a neighborhood alone. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Court is back in session for the Lindsay Clancy murder trial. The morning started with a tense exchange between Clancy's defense attorney and the judge, the former claiming there is one juror who refuses to listen to the law Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Two Republicans are calling on the Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to be ousted, one saying he's inept for the job. What is President Trump's response? ... We are live at the Lindsay Clancy trial. What happens if the jury still can't reach a verdict? ... Parts of Texas get a month's worth of rain in just a few hours. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Iran says at least four people were killed, including a four-year-old child, in a US strike that sprayed a wedding celebration with deadly shrapnel ... The US strikes an oil deal with Venezuela. When will it pay off for drivers at the pump? ... Tiger Woods takes a plea after being accused of driving under the influence during a rollover crash in Florida ... The CDC's fall vaccine campaign has now gone silent. We let you know how to protect yourself for this year's cold and flu season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

President Trump is preparing to sit down with oil executives and fuel distributors at the White House today to discuss ways to lower gas prices ... A daughter desperately searches for her parents who were crossing the Nepal-Tibet border minutes before a massive wall of water wiped out a building in the same area ... More details about the woman police shot and killed after she stabbed two people in Times Square ... New concerns over food safety after President Trump suggests ranchers be allowed to process their own beef. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

After a month of relative calm, the US and Iran trade attacks. Iran's state broadcaster releases a video it claims shows ballistic missiles fired at US military installations inside Jordan. Iran says it also targeted a US base inside the UAE. Both strikes are in retaliation for US forces striking two Iranian rocket launchers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The fate of Lindsay Clancy now lies in the hands of nine women and three men. Will they find her criminally responsible for killing her three young children? ... The death toll climbs to more than 500 in Nepal from the flash floods, as rescuers dig through the mud and debris to try to find the 1,300 people who are still missing ... A judge temporarily blocks President Trump's plan to have the post office limit mail-in voting for the upcoming midterm elections. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hundreds are dead and thousands more are missing - including dozens of Americans - after catastrophic floods swept through the Nepali-Chinese border ... We have new reporting that debunks President Trump's explanation of the CIA director's surprise visit to Moscow ... The FDA approves a drug that significantly improves a person's chances of surviving pancreatic cancer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dozens of people have been killed and hundreds are missing after massive flash floods hit the border between Nepal and China. Urgent rescue operations are currently underway as emergency workers desperately search for survivors. CNN meteorologist Derek Van Dam tells us what happened ... and why. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hakeem Jeffries is strongly defending his secret meeting with Jared Kushner, reassuring progressives by saying, "no one in the Trump 'cartel' is going to get a pass." The House minority leader joins us live in the Situation Room .... The US-Canada trade war escalates, with Ontario Premier Doug Ford saying "everything is on the table," including cutting power to several US states. He also joins us live. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

As today's show begins we're awaiting details on the terms of the so-called "economic D-day" for Iran ... The deepening trade war with Canada threatens to raise prices Americans pay for everyday items ... Wolf goes one-on-one with a man who wants to become Florida's next governor, Byron Donalds. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Emotional letters allegedly written by Trump aide Natalie Harp to the president are now raising questions about potential national security ramifications. What did she supposedly write, and why is it so concerning? ... He answered the call during the attack on Pearl Harbor. So why would the Navy consider switching an aircraft carrier named in his honor to the "Donald J. Trump?" ... Powerful storms trigger flash flooding, twisters and damaging winds in the Northeast. A second round is expected today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Today marks a grim milestone for the national debt, as it hits a record $40 trillion. Why does it continue to rise? ... Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are moving back to Britain. How are the royals are reacting to their return? ... Following the expiration of the 60-day MOU, President Trump adjusts tactics, saying he'll launch "the most crushing economic operation ever taken against any country" ... A new skin cancer vaccine could prevent it from spreading and even returning. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Democratic Socialists show off their growing influence with state representative Angie Nixon's surprise victory in Florida's Senate primary. What does that tell us with the midterms fast approaching? ... Communities continue to push back on AI data centers. We talk with one woman who turned down a $26 million offer to keep one off her land ... President Trump puts his tariff on Canada in time out. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Voters are heading to the polls today in four states, including Florida, where the president's endorsement power will get a major test ... More than 1,000 people are homeless after deadly storms inundate Indiana with historic flooding ... A “targeted ambush” is how authorities describe an elaborate plot where a Microsoft executive was gunned down in front of his toddler. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The 60-day pause in the US-Iran MOU has expired. This, as President Trump issues a new threat to Oman ... Concerns mount about the USS Abraham Lincoln as a top Navy commander speaks out ... New damage reports are coming in from hurricane-ravaged Hawaii where tens of thousands of people are without power ... Jared Kushner met with Benjamin Netanyahu for four hours today after talking with Hamas on the stalled Gaza peace plan. Can he break the deadlock? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

When a Russian-born American citizen named Ilya Beloozerov is gunned down by the FBI in 2024, the authorities refuse to say why they’d killed him. CNN’s Isabelle Chapman embarks on a sprawling investigation that takes her from the Mississippi parking lot where he died to Washington, D.C. to unravel the mystery: Why did Ilya abruptly leave his family and his job and head for the border with laptops and cash? Why is there still no official explanation of his death? And maybe most importantly: Was Ilya a spy? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Luigi Mangione, accused of gunning down UnitedHealthCare CEO Brian Thompson, returns to court today. Will he plead guilty to federal charges? And if he does, how will that impact New York State's case against him? ... Indiana's flood disaster intensifies as new storms threaten the Midwest ... Calls for accountability are growing louder regarding the USS Abraham Lincoln. Could a formal investigation be next? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices