The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer

Hurricane Melissa wreaks havoc on Cuba after devastating Jamaica. Why are Jamaicans still on alert hours after the storm passed? ... A trial begins for a former assistant principal accused of missing several opportunities to take a gun from a six-year-old boy, who then later used it to shoot his first grade teacher ... President Trump will face Chinese leader Xi Jinping to discuss a potential trade deal that could have a major impact on the global economy ... The chief safety officer of a major online gaming company joins the show to respond to a mother who says her son died by suicide after meeting a predator on the gaming platform.    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

As today's show begins, Hurricane Melissa is lashing the Caribbean. The massive storm is already a Category 5 yet it's still strengthening, becoming the strongest storm on the planet this year ... The assistance program 42 million Americans rely on to get food will run out of money in just days .... Venezuela says it has arrested a group of mercenaries trained and financed by the CIA.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

As today's show begins, Hurricane Melissa is bearing down on Jamaica as a Cat 5 storm, the strongest ever to hit the island ... A plane misses hitting a car by mere feet as it crash lands. How did this happen? Two suspects are arrested but two are still at large following that brazen Louvre jewelry heist. Where are the $100 million in stolen jewels?  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

As today's show begins, New York AG Letitia James is being arraigned. We'll tell you about her effort to get the case against her dropped. Plus, we report on the Mafia gambling investigation into the NBA. Just how widespread is this illegal betting scandal? And we explore why President Trump is pulling the plug on trade And terminating trade talks? President trump is pulling the plug on trade negotiations with Canada.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The bulldozing of the White House East Wing is more expansive and expensive than originally planned ... New video arrives showing the Louvre thieves escaping the museum ... Secretary of State Marco Rubio is set to arrive in Israel ... The Pentagon is replacing its long-standing press corps after a massive exodus over restrictive rules. We let you know who now has access.    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

JD Vance is in Israel meeting with Benjamin Netanyahu, who's praising what he's calling the unmatched alliance with the United States. The New York Times reports President Trump is seeking $230 million from his own Department of Justice for its previous investigations of him ... A chaotic scene in New York City as ICE agents go after illegal street vendors. A preservation group is urging the White House to immediately stop demolition of the East Wing.    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

President Trump can send National Guard troops to Portland against the state's wishes. So how soon could we see boots on the ground? Florida's attorney general says this popular gaming platform is a breeding ground for predators. What's being done right now to keep your children safe.? And why are lawmakers from both sides of the aisle raising the red flag over the president's pick to lead the special counsel's office?  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

AT&T, Delta Air Lines, Hulu, and McDonald's were among the dozens of companies whose websites went offline overnight. What happened? ... A massive manhunt is underway for the thieves who broke into the iconic Louvre museum and stole priceless crown jewels ... Israel and Hamas are exchanging attacks, each side accusing the other of breaking the ceasefire.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

John Bolton arrives in court just a day after being indicted on 18 federal charges ... Following new US strikes on Venezuela, a bipartisan group of senators today is trying to force a vote blocking an unauthorized war ... Women are leaving the workplace in droves in what economists say is a concerning trend emerging in the job market ... As Volodymyr Zelensky preparing for yet another meeting with President Trump at the White House, we have new reporting on the game-changing weapon Ukraine is hoping for in its fight against Russia.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

President Trump intensifies efforts to crack down on migrants and illegal drugs, publicly authorizing CIA operations in Venezuela. That country's president, Nicolas Maduro is now responding.  Also on today's show: Pam speaks to a Texas lawmaker about a new push for accountability following the devastating floods at Camp Mystic ... Is the Supreme Court poised to drastically weaken the voting rights act? ... A federal judge tells the Trump Administration it must stop laying off more than 4,000 federal employees during the government shutdown.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

First, we're following a tense standoff in Chicago where a car chase and crash involved federal agents. The Illinois governor is calling ICE out of control and a "danger to our peaceful communities."  Plus, as fury grows over the limited number of deceased hostages released by Hamas, Israel tells the UN that it will limit or delay how many humanitarian shipments it will allow into Gaza.  And we also bring you a Situation Room special report into how Americans are losing millions via an ATM scam.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Key points in the Gaza ceasefire plan remain unresolved, and Hamas has returned only four of the 28 deceased hostages. Plus, rejecting an ultimatum, media outlets are pushing back against a new Pentagon press policy, with even pro-Trump channel Newsmax calling the new requirements unnecessary. And we explore why multiple airports are refusing to play a video of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem at security checkpoints around the world.    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

After two years of war and captivity, the last living hostages of Hamas are now back home with their loved ones in Israel. In exchange for Hamas releasing all 20 of the surviving hostage, Israel is releasing nearly 2,000 Palestinian prisoners. President trump appeared before Israel's parliament, the Knesset, to celebrate the US-brokered ceasefire.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

President Trump will soon head to Maryland's Walter Reed Medical Center, his second visit there this year. Why? ... New York Attorney General Letitia James is accusing the Trump Administration of "desperate weaponization of our justice system" following her indictment on federal felony charges ... The Israel-Hamas ceasefire is now in effect. What role with US troops play in the plan's implementation? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas is being finalized. The Israeli security cabinet is set to meet to approve the first phase of the US-brokered agreement to begin the ceasefire and bring home the remaining hostages ... Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene visits The Situation Room to explain why she's bucking her party line and calling out the GOP leadership ... A new poll finds that just half of Americans think the CDC will give them reliable vaccine information, the lowest level of public trust since Covid.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Former FBI Director James Comey will be in court today to be arraigned on federal criminal charges. We bring you all the latest developments ... How the government shutdown stalemate is impacting air travel ... President Trump calls for Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson to be jailed. The mayor joins us to respond.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The National Guard is blocked temporarily from any deployment in Portland, Oregon after a federal judge appointed by President Trump stopped his administration's efforts to send more troops there last night for a second time in as many days  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

As today's Situation Room begins, music mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs is about to appear before a judge who will decide how long he will be in prison for his federal conviction on prostitution-related charges.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

At least two people were killed in a stabbing and car ramming at a Manchester, England synagogue on Yom Kippur, the holiest day of the Jewish calendar ... Two Delta planes slam into each other on a New York tarmac, cracking the nose and cockpit window ... President Trump meets with his budget chief today. Trump says he and the architect of project 2025 will be targeting, quote, democrat agencies.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

As today show begins, the US is 10 hours into a government shutdown, and Congress seems to be no closer to a funding deal. Democrats and Republicans are pointing fingers at each other ... Rescuers are desperately digging for more than 90 people missing, trapped under rubble after a school collapses ... Masked ICE agents are videoed pushing journalists to the ground at the immigration court.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Today's just begins as President Trump prepares to wrap up a lengthy speech at Quantico to a rare gathering of senior US military officers summoned from all over the world. Trump spoke after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, who boasted about America's military strength while decrying past DEI policies in that department, vowing to restore the "male standard of physicality in combat positions." Joining the show to discuss is Lieutenant Colonel Amy McGrath, a former Marine combat fighter pilot, retired Army Lieutenant General Mark Schwartz, and former Defense Secretary William Cohen.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We begin today's show with what investigators are now learning about the gunman in Sunday's horrific church attack in Michigan. Authorities continue to search through the burned-out building for yet more victims. Plus, we discuss the last-minute negotiations to try to fund the federal government before the looming shutdown, and why this brewing shutdown is different.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Scores of delegates from around the world protest Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's speech at the United Nations General Assembly as he defends his country amid mounting pressure to end the war in Gaza. Plus, former FBI Director James Comey maintains his innocence after being indicted days after President Trump pressured the Justice Department to prosecute Trump's political enemies. And the cost of your prescription drugs, furniture and kitchen and bathroom cabinets are expected to spike after the president adds yet more new tariffs.    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The US Justice Department is nearing a decision on whether to charge the former FBI Director James Comey with perjury and has just days to do that. Sources familiar with the matter tell CNN that prosecutors are examining whether Comey made false statements to Congress during his 2020 testimony about his handling of the probe into Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election. The five-year statute of limitations on perjury charges is set to expire on Tuesday.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Today's show begins with breaking news: a gunman opening fire at an ICE facility in Dallas. Police say at least one person is dead.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

As today's show begins we're awaiting an announcement from the White House that's expected to link autism with a common pain reliever ... House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries joins us to react to President Trump's pressure campaign  on Attorney General Pam Bondi to prosecute his political foes ... A trainer linked to the infamous "Tiger King" is killed by one of the big cats in his care ... Netanyahu responds to the expectation that France will join other countries recognizing a Palestinian state ... Pete Hegseth's new demands on journalists may spark a major legal battle.    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

President Trump is now suggesting the FCC could crack down on TV networks for giving him “bad publicity.” Plus, with the Gaza ceasefire talks stalled, an adviser to Qatar's prime minister joins us to explain why he thinks there's “no validity” to peace negotiations between Israel and Hamas. And President Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping are set to finalize an agreement to keep the social media platform operating here in the United States.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

President Trump is in the UK for a rare second-term state visit. We bring you the very latest from Windsor. Plus, the CDC director who was ousted just weeks into her job is on Capitol Hill to testify about why she says holding the line on scientific integrity got her fired. We also have disturbing new details about text messages the suspect in the Charlie Kirk murder allegedly sent and why he's being charged with aggravated murder.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Today's show gets underway after yet another impromptu Q&A with President Trump as he's leaving the White House for his trip the United Kingdom. The president discussed a number of different tropics, including his plan to send National Guard troops to Memphis and Chicago. Our coverage begins with CNN Senior White House Reporter Kevin Liptak.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

First: We begin today's show with the latest in the murder of Charlie Kirk, including what officials are learning about the suspect's past, and what they're revealing about DNA found on pieces of evidence.  Plus: The executive producer of the Charlie Kirk Show joins the show to discuss live the conservative activist's legacy and where his movement will go from here.  And: President Trump's issues an ultimatum to NATO countries as he plans to slap Russia with additional sanctions.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

President Trump is the first to break the news that a suspect in the killing of Charlie Kirk is under arrest. As we come on the air we're waiting for a news conference on the alleged shooter's capture. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Today's show begins immediately after President Trump concludes a speech at the Pentagon marking the 24th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Our coverage begins with a live report from CNN national correspondent Jason Carroll, who joins us from the memorial service taking place in New York City.  Also on today's show: We bring you the latest on the investigation into yesterday's murder of Charlie Kirk.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Poland shoots down Russian drones in its airspace, labeling the incursion an "act of aggression," while NATO calls Moscow's actions "absolutely reckless" ... In a new book, Kamala Harris says it was "reckless" to let Joe and Jill Biden decide if he would run again ... New video revealed during a hearing on so-called UFOs shows a missile bouncing off an unknown object.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Israel strikes inside Qatar, targeting Hamas. How will this latest attack impact the chances of renewed peace talks? ... An alarming education report shows high school seniors' reading and math skills dropping to their lowest levels in more than 20 years. What's behind the drop? ... A major new update on jobs is reveals things are significantly worse than initial reports indicated.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Six people are killed after two gunmen opened fire in Jerusalem. Israel's president vows, "terror will never defeat us" ... President Trump's decision on sending troops to Chicago could come at any moment, despite that city's mayor forcefully reiterating, "We don't need the National Guard" ... An Epstein survivor who's pushing back against President Trump's "hoax" assertion, joins the show to discuss ... Russia targets Ukraine with more than 800 drones in the biggest aerial assault since the war started.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A disappointing jobs report just released this morning shows employers added just 22,000 jobs last month, raising fears that US job growth is stalling out. This report also reveals a rising unemployment rate ticking up to 4.3%, the highest in nearly four years. Our coverage begins with Vanessa Yurkevich in New York and Alayna Treene at the White House.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

As today's show begins, Health & Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. about to testify before senators, his department roiled in controversy after he canceled millions in vaccine research funding and dismantled a key panel of experts who make vaccination recommendations to the federal government. He also recently ousted the CDC director after just weeks on the job over a dispute on vaccine policy. More than 1,000 current and former employees of the HHS are now calling for his resignation. Our coverage begins with CNN Chief Medical Correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta and CNN's Arlette Saenz.    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Survivors of Jeffrey Epstein are sharing their stories on Capitol Hill as pressure intensifies for the Justice Department to release all of the files in this case ... President Trump vows to deploy National Guard troops to Chicago to crack down on crime, as local politicians prepare to fight back, accusing him of abusing his power ... More than 1,000 current and former HHS workers are demanding RFK Jr. step down, accusing him of putting the health of all Americans at risk.    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Bipartisan lawmakers are meeting with Jeffrey Epstein's victims and their attorneys as they demand the files be released ... Rescuers are digging through the rubble after an earthquake decimated Afghanistan, killing more than 1,000 people ... Why are men and boys falling behind in education and the workforce on social settings? We bring you a Situation Room special report.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

First: The Trump Administration squares off once again against a federal judge, this time over the removal of Guatemalan children. The judge's order forces at least one flight carrying then to turn around.  Plus: Nine former CDC leaders slam HHS Secretary RFK Jr., saying his actions "should alarm every American."  And: Two small planes crash into each other over Colorado, killing one person and injuring three others.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

President Trump names a new acting director at the CDC after firing his predecessor. New details emerge on what investigators have found out about the Minneapoliss school shooter. Cracker barrel's 93-year-old co-founder is talking about that attempted rebrand using words like bland and pitiful.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Two children are dead and 17 people injured following a shooting at a Catholic school in Minneapolis. We speak to that city's police chief. Plus, it's reportedly chaos at the CDC after its director is ousted and a mass exodus by other key officials. And we also have new reporting about the apparent emptying of the highly controversial Florida detention center known as Alligator Alcatraz.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices