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6 PM ET: One charged in Trump assassination plot, extreme weather and migration, Grammy nominations & more

CNN 5 Things

CNN

Daily News, News

3.7 • 1.3K Ratings

🗓️ 9 November 2024

⏱️ 5 minutes

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Summary

The Justice Department has announced federal charges against one person in a thwarted Iranian plot to kill President-elect Donald Trump before the election. President Joe Biden’s administration has given US military contractors a green light to go to Ukraine. A new study finds that climate change is contributing to migration between Mexico and the US. Beyoncé added 11 Grammy nominations to her all-time record of 99. Plus, a humanoid robot’s painting sold big.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Hi, from CNN.

0:18.1

This is Madeline Thompson with the five things you need to know for Friday, November 8th.

0:22.9

This afternoon, the Justice Department announced federal charges against one person in a thwarted Iranian plot to kill President-elect Donald Trump before the election.

0:32.6

Farhad Shakari is an operative of Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps.

0:36.7

Prosecutors allege he was also involved in planning a mass shooting targeting Israeli tourists

0:41.5

in Sri Lanka.

0:42.9

CNN's Evan Perez has the latest.

0:45.2

Now, what we know is this.

0:46.8

On October 7th, Shikeri says that he was tasked with trying to find ways to kill Donald Trump.

0:53.2

You remember earlier in the summer, there was a plot of Pakistani man who was sent here to try to recruit people to try to kill Donald Trump.

1:00.0

That was something that the FBI exposed over the summer.

1:03.0

The Iranians have been doing some of this for a number of years.

1:06.0

There's a number of people from the Trump administration that have been under protection from the Secret Service because of threats to their lives. We also know that over the summer they believe that

1:15.9

there was a number of people in this administration also who were on the targeted list for the

1:21.2

Iranians. President Joe Biden's administration has lifted a de facto ban on American military contractors

1:28.6

deploying to Ukraine, according to an official with direct knowledge of the plan.

1:33.2

The official said contractors will help the country's military maintain and repair U.S.

1:37.6

provided weapons, particularly F-16 fighter jets and Patriot Air Defense systems.

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