Anderson Cooper 360

More American ground forces are heading to the Mideast, even as the president talks about a peace deal, teases what he calls a "big present" from Iran and declares victory (again). Plus, Democrats have just flipped a deep-red Florida House district that includes Mar-a-Lago in a special election. CNN's John King has the latest.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Two pilots were killed and 41 people were taken to hospitals after an Air Canada flight struck a Port Authority fire rescue vehicle on a runway at LaGuardia Airport late Sunday, officials said. Plus, President Trump backs away from his threat to obliterate Iranian power plants, claiming there have been quote "major points of agreement" in new talks with Tehran. Tehran, however, says there are no talks.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Thousands more US ground forces are heading to the Gulf as President Trump claims the fighting could soon be over. Sources inside the intelligence community and the administration tell CNN that unclogging the Strait of Hormuz is a problem without a clear solution.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

President Trump downplays Americans' growing pain at the pump and acknowledges that the Pentagon will be asking for an additional $200 billion to fight the war in Iran. The President called it, “a small price to pay to make sure that we stay tippy top.” Plus, what we're learning about the drones that were spotted recently near the Washington Army base where Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth live. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

New and rare Iranian strikes target the Saudi Arabia's capital. According to CNN's Nic Robertson, some of the explosions occurred not far from where a high-level meeting of Arab and Islamic foreign ministers was taking place. Plus, Anderson speaks to the ranking Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee, Senator Mark Warner, who questioned DNI Tulsi Gabbard about why she failed to read the part of her opening statement that cast doubt on the president's justification for going to war. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tonight there are new strikes on the U.S. embassy in Iraq, and the U.S. military dropped 5,000-pound, GPS-guided bombs to blow up Iranian missile sites threatening ships in the Gulf. Back home, top national security official Joe Kent became the first senior administration member to quit over the war. Quoting now from his resignation letter to the president: "Iran posed no imminent threat to our nation, and it is clear that we started this war due to pressure from Israel and its powerful American lobby." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

President Trump says the fighting will be "wrapped up soon," even as the repercussions of it grow and strikes by Iran continue. One of the world's biggest gas fields in the United Arab Emirates was hit today, and Iranian drones also hit an oil tank farm near the Dubai airport this morning.  When the president was asked whether he was surprised he wasn't briefed that Iran could strike neighboring countries, he told reporters, “No, the greatest experts, nobody thought they were going to hit.” Plus, Anderson speaks to a friend and mentor of U.S. Air Force Captain Ariana Savino, one of the six crew members killed when their refueling plane went down in Iraq.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tonight, a serious escalation in the war with President Trump on social media posting,  "Moments ago, at my direction, the United States Central Command executed one of the most powerful bombing raids in the History of the Middle East, and totally obliterated every MILITARY target in Iran's crown jewel, Kharg Island." Plus, inside Jeffrey Epstein's Little Saint James Island, where he wooed the wealthy and authorities say he abused girls and young women. What's revealed about the Caribbean location in the DOJ's files.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A suspect is dead after ramming a vehicle into a Detroit-area synagogue. Law enforcement sources tell CNN the vehicle is registered to a man originally from Lebanon, and authorities are investigating reports that he had family members who were killed in an Israeli airstrike in recent days. And, in Virginia, a fatal shooting at Old Dominion University is being investigated by the FBI as an act of terrorism. The attacker has been identified as a veteran who has served prison time for trying to aid ISIS. Also, Iran threatened to set the region's oil and gas infrastructure “on fire” if Iranian energy sites are attacked. Plus, the U.S. military says that a refueling aircraft was lost over western Iraq. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tonight, our global war coverage begins with a declaration of victory from President Trump, saying “Let me say we've won. You know, you never like to say too early you won. We won. We won, in the first hour it was over, but we won.” Plus, Anderson talks with the NYPD chief who leapt over a barrier to chase down one of two allegedly ISIS-inspired, suspected would-be bombers near the NYC mayor's home.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Pentagon announced this would be the most intense day of strikes Iran, despite the President's announcement last night that the war could "end soon.” Iran has reportedly begun laying mines in the Strait of Hormuz, according to two people familiar with US intelligence reporting on the matter. CENTOM released new video of what it says are strikes on multiple Iranian naval vessels, including 16 mine-layers near the critical waterway. Back in Washington, Democrats on the Senate Armed Services Committee emerged from a classified briefing today sounding alarm bells about the administration's potential plan for putting U.S. troops on the ground. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

President Trump held his first formal press conference ten days into this war, covering a lot of ground including suggesting the war, which he called an excursion, might be nearing its end. Meanwhile, Iranians filled a central square in Tehran today, a very public show of support for the new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, son of the late Supreme Leader. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

American forces have now hit more than 3,000 targets across Iran, according to U.S. Central Command in an update seven days into the fighting. President Trump spoke by phone with CNN's Dana Bash today, telling her that he must be involved in picking a new leader for Iran, and saying  "It's gonna work very easily. It's going to work like it did in Venezuela." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth signaled that the war with Iran will soon escalate, saying quote "we have just begun." For its part, Israel said it is moving into the “next phase” of its joint offensive with the U.S., while Iran continues to strike at countries in the region. Plus, the firing of DHS Secretary Kristi Noem and everything that may have brought her down, including her own ads. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In a new wave of attacks, Israel says it's hitting targets in Tehran as well as against what it claims is Hezbollah infrastructure in Beirut. And, according to state-affiliated media, Iran launched a drone attack on an Amazon data center in Bahrain. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Two big stories tonight: war and politics. A fourth consequential night in the war with Iran, and we have seen a new Iranian drone strike on another American diplomatic outpost, the second in the last two days.  And here at home, polls have started closing in Texas where a U.S. Senate primary race, in that ordinarily deep-red state, is getting a lot of attention from Democrats looking to turn the Senate blue in November. Air date: March 3, 2026 Guests: Rep. Adam Smith Lt. Gen. Mark Hertling (Ret.)John King  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A senior U.S. official has told CNN's Jim Sciutto that American forces are preparing for a quote “major uptick” in attacks on Iran over the next 24 hours. Also, a strike on the U.S. embassy in Saudi Arabia by two suspected Iranian drones, the latest in a wave of reprisals across the region. Analysts and correspondents from around the Middle East join Anderson with the latest in CNN's Global Report War with Iran. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Today Bill Clinton told lawmakers, under oath, about what he saw, and did, during his time with Jeffrey Epstein. It is the first time ever, a former president has been compelled to testify under oath to Congress. In his historic deposition he denied having any knowledge of Epstein's crimes. Also, fact-checking the claim made by President Trump and by Republicans on the House Oversight committee that Trump has been exonerated.  And President Trump tries to pull the plug on Anthropic, telling all federal agencies to stop using its artificial intelligence after Anthropic's CEO stands up to pressure from the Pentagon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hillary Clinton wrapped up more than six hours of testimony for the House Oversight Committee's investigation into Jeffrey Epstein, in proceedings one Democratic member called a "clown show.” Mrs. Clinton said she's confident her husband had no knowledge of Epstein's crimes. Former president Bill Clinton testifies tomorrow. Plus, almost a month since she last saw her mom, we have new information on Savannah Guthrie's decision to return to the “Today" show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Missing records from the Epstein files and the unverified allegations they apparently contain about the president. Plus, new backwash from the FBI director's beer-chugging trip to the Winter Olympics, and what a whistleblower is saying about his use of the bureau's private jets. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A preview of President Donald Trump's State of the Union address and the Democratic response with Anderson Cooper, Jake Tapper, and CNN's team of political analysts.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

What the president will say tomorrow night about the State of the Union, and what Americans are already saying, in brutal new polling, about the state of his presidency. Plus, Mexico and the Americans stranded in what was a vacation paradise, until a drug lord's killing by the government set off a fiery campaign of revenge. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Supreme Court rules that the President's tariffs are illegal. His response is to sign a ten percent tariff on every country on earth. Former Obama Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel, retired federal Judge John E. Jones III, and CNN Chief Legal Affairs Paula Reid discuss how that squares with the law. Plus, incredible footage from southern California of surfers and swimmers who often have no idea they're surprisingly close to great white sharks, yet they don't attack.  Researchers are trying to figure out why.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has been released from custody and remains under investigation following his arrest today on suspicion of misconduct in public office, according to UK police. What his brother, King Charles, is saying about his arrest, barely three weeks after the latest Epstein document dump. Plus, new reporting on the president's military options against Iran, as he warns Tehran again about the consequences of not reaching a nuclear deal. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With authorities on both sides of the US-Mexico border looking for Nancy Guthrie, another purported ransom demand surfaces. Plus, in the mountains near Lake Tahoe, the search continues for victims of the country's deadliest avalanche in 45 years. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

No DNA match on the glove found near Nancy Guthrie's home, but the sheriff is weighing in on new leads and new possible DNA hits. Plus, remembering civil rights pioneer and trailblazing presidential candidate Jesse Jackson. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nancy Guthrie's family members, including her adult children and their spouses, are not suspects in her disappearance, Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos said, adding in a statement that to “suggest otherwise is not only wrong, it is cruel.” The panel of CNN's John Miller, former secret service agent Jonathan Wackrow, and former NYPD detective David Sarni discuss the latest developments.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Investigators found DNA at Nancy Guthrie's house that doesn't belong to her or those close to her, officials said. It's being tested, along with several gloves found as far as 10 miles away from the residence. Anderson discusses the new developments with CNN's John Miller, former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe, former FBI special agent and crisis negotiator Richard Kolko and former NYPD detective David Sarni. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The FBI released a more specific description in Nancy Guthrie's disappearance, saying the suspect is male, between 5'9"-5'10", and his backpack is a specific brand from Walmart. Anderson discusses with CNN's John Miller and Jonathan Wackrow, former NYPD detective, David Sarni, and retired FBI profiler, Mary Ellen O'Toole. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Breaking news in the abduction of Nancy Guthrie, police find a black glove, not far from her home. The latest on that, and the search for more evidence. Plus, an American citizen shot five times by border patrol; what new bodycam video of the shooting and the moments before show.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Significant developments in the Nancy Guthrie case. Investigators have been going door-to-door in the neighborhood where Savannah Guthrie's sister Annie lives, which is about four miles away from her mom's home. A backyard neighbor telling CNN that law enforcement came by today asking to look around his property. All of this capping a day that began with perhaps the biggest break so far; video retrieved from Nancy Guthrie's Nest doorbell camera from the morning she was taken.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The deadline for an alleged ransom passes hours after Savannah Guthrie pleads for help from the public in what she calls her family's "hour of desperation.” Also, the FBI issued a new statement this evening: "For more than a week, FBI agents, analysts, and professional staff have worked around the clock to reunite Nancy Guthrie with her family. The FBI is not aware of any continued communication between the Guthrie family and suspected kidnappers, nor have we identified a suspect or person of interest in this case at this time." Plus, the Olympic-sized outrage from the president. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Breaking news on two fronts in the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie. Investigators are looking into a new message sent to one of the same news outlets that got the purported ransom letter, and there's fresh law enforcement activity at and around the Guthrie home.Plus, the president is now weighing in on the removed racist post on his social media, depicting the Obamas as apes.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nancy Guthrie's son has a new plea for her captors to reach out, with proof that his mom's alive. TMZ's Harvey Levin, who got one of the alleged ransom notes, joins us 360° to explain why the second deadline is, in his words, far more consequential. Plus, will Penn Station and Dulles Airport soon be named Trump? The president names his price for freeing up billions that Congress has already approved for badly-needed infrastructure and the price is his name. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A significant new development now in the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie. Her children, including NBC's Savannah Guthrie, posted a video on social media calling for her safe return and address reports of a ransom note.  CNN's Ed Lavandera reports from Tucson, Arizona. Also joining 360°, former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe and criminologist Casey Jordan.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The local sheriff is acknowledging reports of ransom notes tied to disappearance of Savannah Guthrie's mother, but gave no details.  Also, the Los Angeles Times reports that blood was found inside the missing 84-year-old's home. Plus,  the president doubles down on his call for Republicans to “nationalize" elections after his supporters said that's not what he meant. We're Keeping Them Honest.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The latest on the search for “Today" show anchor Savannah Guthrie's mom, whose disappearance is now being treated as a crime; an abduction, according to the local sheriff. Plus, President Trump says he wants to “nationalize" the elections in blue states. That, and the direct involvement we now know the president had in the recent FBI raid related to the 2020 election in Georgia.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The government's massive, and they say final, batch of Epstein files are out. What we know so far about what, and who, is in them. Plus, remembering Catherine O'Hara and the unforgettable characters only she could have created, with or without a script. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

President Trump breaks a day of silence on the subject and says there will be no pullback of immigration agents in Minnesota, just hours after his border czar signaled the opposite.Plus, Anderson's conversation with another witness to Alex Pretti's shooting. What she remembers of the moment and why she says, "We all need to be courageous." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hear from Minneapolis officials and community leaders, including Mayor Jacob Frey, as they take questions and discuss pathways forward. Moderated by CNN Anchors Anderson Cooper and Sara Sidner. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

She's been called the "woman in the pink coat” and tonight she talked with Anderson. She captured that crucial video from just steps away, as federal officers shot Alex Pretti. Then moments later, she bore witness to his passing. She shares what she saw, what she heard, and why she's coming forward now. Plus, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz in his first television interview since Pretti was killed.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Alex Pretti was a 37-year-old ICU nurse at a VA hospital when he was shot dead by federal officers while recording them with his cell phone Saturday morning in Minneapolis. And, like Renee Good just 19 days ago, he was smeared by the administration, defamed as a "domestic terrorist" bent on massacring law enforcement within just hours of his death. Tonight, three sources are now telling CNN that the face of the crackdown here, Border Patrol official Gregory Bovino, and some of his masked agents, are expected to leave Minneapolis tomorrow. Anderson Cooper 360° is live tonight from Minneapolis.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices