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12 PM ET: Hegseth in the hot seat, TikTok alternative, Starbucks’ new rules & more

CNN 5 Things

CNN

News, Daily News

3.71.3K Ratings

🗓️ 14 January 2025

⏱️ 6 minutes

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Summary

President-elect Donald Trump’s defense secretary pick Pete Hegseth’s confirmation hearing is underway. Dangerous winds return to Southern California, threatening to fan deadly wildfires’ flames. US TikTok users are moving to an unlikely alternative, as the Supreme Court mulls the social media platform’s future. President Joe Biden is set to sign an executive order meant to compete with China on AI. Plus, we'll tell you about a big policy shift at Starbucks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

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On the beach.

0:31.0

Hey there from CNN.

0:32.8

I'm Krista Bow with the Five Things You Need to Know for Tuesday, January 14th.

0:37.6

President-elect Donald Trump's cabinet confirmation hearing started today.

0:41.8

And in the hot seat first is his defense secretary pick, Pete Hegseth.

0:45.9

The veteran and former Fox News host is being questioned about allegations ranging from

0:50.5

sexual assault and excessive drinking in the workplace to mismanagement of funds.

0:55.0

In the hearing, he categorized the various allegations that have come out against him as a smear campaign.

1:01.0

Hegseth told the Senate Armed Services Committee in his opening remarks,

1:04.0

Trump chose him for the job because he wants to bring, quote,

1:07.0

warrior culture to the Pentagon.

1:09.0

He, like me, wants a Pentagon, laser focused on lethality, meritocracy, warfighting,

1:17.6

accountability, and readiness.

1:19.6

Returning the Pentagon back to warfighting, that's it.

1:22.6

That's my job.

1:23.6

Responding to comments he previously made that he did not believe women should serve in combat roles,

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