Nor'easter Threatens the East Coast

The family of Renee Good, an American woman shot and killed during an ICE operation in Minneapolis in January, has filed two civil lawsuits against the Trump administration, alleging she posed no threat to federal agents when she was shot. The lawsuits seek damages for wrongful death, battery, assault, and other charges. The White House calls the suits “baseless.” Good’s brother, Brent Ganger, spoke with Anderson about the new legal action. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced plans to cut senior officer ranks by 20% in a speech to service members. Democratic Rep. Adam Smith, the ranking member on the House Armed Services Committee, weighs in on the cuts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Republican Sen. Eric Schmitt laughed off the exchange earlier today where he mixed up basketball games in his interrogation of former special counsel Jack Smith. Schmitt wouldn't say if he regretted his handling of the moment, which saw him repeatedly try to cast Smith as a perjurer. Democratic Sen. Amy Klobuchar reacts to the the mishap and the hearing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Best-selling author Malcolm Gladwell joins Anderson to talk about his new book, "The American Way of Killing: The Invention of an Epidemic”. It's a fascinating dissection of gun violence in the US and how many aspects are largely misunderstood.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

More than 40 million people could be impacted by an early-season nor'easter that is threatening the East Coast this weekend. There will be stretches of strong wind and coastal flooding from Boston to New York City and New Jersey. CNN teams are along the expected path with reports.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This evening the White House denied two CNN reporters and MS NOW journalists from covering Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s arrival back at the White House for a state dinner. President Xi is being honored by President Trump and many of the nation's financial and technology giants, including NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang whose chips are the de facto linchpin of AI around the world. Anderson sat down with Huang to discuss his thoughts on AI regulation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A DC federal judge could weigh in anytime now, on whether the President of the United States can bar members of the press, including CNN, from the White House. District Judge Timothy Kelly promised to respond, quote, "as soon as possible," after listening to arguments this afternoon from both sides in the case, which pits CNN, MS NOW and Politico against the president, who kicked all three organizations off White House grounds last Friday. Plus, what President Xi Jinping hopes to get from the president when they meet tomorrow, and the tribute he's already gotten from him. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Justice Department is facing a deadline tonight to answer CNN, MS NOW and Politico's lawsuit against the president, ahead of a hearing tomorrow regarding his media ban. President Trump said that while he believes his ban is warranted, the federal judge overseeing the lawsuit “probably will” rule in the media’s favor. Plus, with all this playing out, the president was on the world stage with a message for Iran, telling the UN General Assembly that a deal with Iran is possible after the midterm elections, but his other choice is to “annihilate the Islamic Republic.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Today, for the first time in modern memory, the one camera that's at the White House or that travels with a president almost always, was not there. The major television networks are standing with CNN by declining to replace its White House pool crew after the Trump administration barred CNN from fulfilling its assigned duties today. “The public has a vital interest in receiving accurate, independent information about its government. No administration should restrict a news organization because it objects to its reporting,” ABC, CBS, CNN, Fox News and NBC said in a rare joint statement. Plus, the Venezuelan DoorDash driver shot by an ICE agent in Texas talks to reporters while in custody, after his attorney revealed he has "a bullet in his back". Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The President of the United States announced today, with no warning, that he has banned CNN from the White House along with MS NOW and Politico. President Trump was questioned by a group of White House reporters about how he would justify banning the news organizations. “Because they’re fake news,” he said. Plus, a live report from the Kennedy Center where a protest was underway over the actions by the Trump administration on the living memorial to a fallen president. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices