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CA Governor Calls For Investigation Jan 11, 2025

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At least 11 people are now confirmed dead due to the wildfires ravaging the Los Angeles area. More than 10,000 structures are destroyed and 100,000 people are under evacuation orders, the sheriff’s department said Friday, with tens of thousands more under warnings. California Governor Gavin Newsom is now calling for an independent investigation into what caused some hydrants to lose water pressure during the height of this week’s firefights. CNN's Nick Watt has more on the reports of water shortages. Plus, Anderson speaks to Richard and Alex Jennings, a father and son who worked with neighbors to protect their home from the Palisades Fire.

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Los Angeles County Wildfires: Death Toll Unknown, Thousands of Structures Destroyed and Tens of Thousands Flee Jan 10, 2025

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Several major wildfires are burning, mostly still uncontained, in Los Angeles County. Officials have confirmed at least seven deaths, but warn the actual toll will remain unclear until it’s safe for investigators to access neighborhoods. Nearly 180,000 people have been impacted by evacuation orders since Tuesday. According to authorities, more than 10,000 structures have burned in the Palisades and Eaton fires. Anderson speaks to Aaron Samson, who evacuated with his elderly father-in-law thanks to the kindness of two strangers. Also, veterinarian Dr. Annie Harvilicz offers tips to those with pets.

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More Wildfires Devastating Parts of Los Angeles County; at Least 5 Deaths Jan 09, 2025

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Anderson is on the scene as at least six fires tear across Los Angeles County forcing the evacuations of residents. Anderson shows how the flames destroyed homes and vehicles in one neighborhood of Altadena, California. At least five people are dead. California Governor Gavin Newsom tells Anderson the death toll is "likely" to rise. Anderson also talks with a mother and her son who lost their home in Pacific Palisades, other survivors and fire officials working to put out the flames.

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Residents Flee as Wildfire Races Through Los Angeles Coastal Community Jan 08, 2025

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CNN's Nick Watt and Natasha Chen are in the Los Angeles community of Pacific Palisades, where more than 30,000 people have been asked to evacuate as a fast-moving wildfire spreads. The city of Los Angeles has declared a state of emergency and will have all resources on deck, said the president of the city council. Plus, President-elect Donald Trump spoke to reporters today and covered a wide range of subjects, including his frustration over the legal cases brought against him and the Biden administration's handling of the transition, his thoughts on special counsel Jack Smith and refusing to rule out using military force to add Greenland to the United States and retake control of the Panama Canal. Kaitlan Collins, anchor of CNN's The Source, and New York Times senior political correspondent Maggie Haberman, break down the new developments. Plus, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced Facebook and Instagram will drop fact checkers and replacing them with user generated "community notes.” Donie O'Sullivan has details on the new policy and we get perspective from Scott Galloway, Professor of Marketing at New York University's Stern School of Business.

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Congress Officially Certifies Trump's Election Victory Jan 07, 2025

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The difference four years can make and what the next four years might bring as the 2024 loser certifies the 2024 winner. Also, tonight, having spent a quarter billion dollars on the presidential race, the world's richest man now turns his attention to inflammatory allegations toward politics overseas. Kara Swisher, who knows Elon Musk, will join. And later, what Jimmy Carter, perhaps the most highly praised ex-president ever, was like as president. 60 Minutes Lesley Stahl joins tonight.

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Security Consultants Urged Barriers to Bourbon Street Be Improved "Immediately" in 2019 Report Jan 04, 2025

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In the wake of the early New Year's Day attack in New Orleans, Bourbon Street's security vulnerabilities are coming under scrutiny. Anderson speaks to one security expert who called Bourbon Street the perfect target, five years after his firm warned officials the area was especially vulnerable to a vehicular ramming attack. Plus, a New York judge has upheld President-elect Donald Trump conviction in his hush money case rejecting his effort to throw out the jury’s verdict because of his reelection. Judge Merchan set sentencing for one week from today, but indicated the case is essentially over.

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FBI: 2 Improvised Explosive Devices Recovered In Bourbon Street Area Jan 03, 2025

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Anderson is live from New Orleans tonight. Zion Parsons joins to discuss the terrorist attack in New Orleans where 14 people were killed, including his friend 18-year-old victim Nikyra Cheyenne Dedeaux. Anderson also spoke with Jeremi Sensky who was in his wheelchair when he was hit by the truck. He's now recovering from surgery and two broken legs.

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Remembering Former President Jimmy Carter Dec 31, 2024

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Tributes continue to pour in after Jimmy Carter, the 39th president of the United States, died on Sunday. Carter was the oldest living former U.S. president and the first to reach 100 years old. Anderson speaks to two people who were personal friends of the former President and First Lady Rosalynn Carter, superintendent of the Jimmy Carter National Historic Park Jill Stuckey and the Carters' personal pastor Tony Lowden. Anderson also talks with PBS senior correspondent Judy Woodruff, former President Reagan's daughter Patti Davis and legendary presidential biographer and Pulitzer-Prize winning author Doris Kearns Goodwin.

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Trump Asks Supreme Court To Pause TikTok Ban Dec 28, 2024

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Rep. Jake Auchincloss, (D-MA), weighs in on President-elect Trump asking the Supreme Court to pause the upcoming TikTok ban. Plus, new signs of what may have downed a passenger jet, as one survivor speaks about what it was like when the plane was hit. CNN safety analyst and former FAA safety inspector David Soucie and William Taylor, former Ambassador to Ukraine, discuss the new developments.

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Azerbaijan Airlines Plane Crash Latest Dec 27, 2024

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Ret. Lt. General Mark Hertling and aviation analyst Miles O'Brien discuss the latest on the crash involving an Azerbaijan Airlines jet. Early indications suggest a Russian anti-aircraft system may have downed the plane, according to a U.S. official.

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