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Laura Coates Live

Classroom controversy, millions raised for suspect, Swift defends a Swiftie

Laura Coates Live

CNN

News

3.92.5K Ratings

🗓️ 16 May 2023

⏱️ 80 minutes

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Summary

A Florida teacher is under investigation for showing her students a Disney movie with a gay character. Jenna Barbee joins to tell Alisyn Camerota if she thinks she made a mistake. Plus, the legal defense crowdfunder for the Marine Veteran charged with manslaughter in the subway chokehold death of Jordan Neely has now raised more than $2 million. And, Taylor Swift defends a fan from security mid-concert.Also tonight: can A.I. help with the loneliness epidemic? Plus, Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant is suspended again after a second incident involving a gun, and, a special counsel report finds the FBI rushed to investigate Trump in its Russia probe, but fails to find a conspiracy against him. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Good evening everyone, I'm Allison Camarada. Welcome to CNN Tonight.

0:09.0

A Florida teacher showed her fifth grade class in animated Disney movie and is now in trouble.

0:14.0

Apparently the movie has a gay character in it, which is not allowed in Florida.

0:19.0

That teacher will be here in a moment to say if she thinks she made a mistake.

0:22.0

And it's not just homosexuality that's forbidden at school.

0:26.0

Just today Governor Rhonda Santis signed a law that limits how diversity, equity and inclusion programs can be taught at the college level.

0:34.0

He says the DEI experiment is over, our panel will debate that.

0:39.0

Plus Daniel Penny, who's charged with manslaughter in the subway chocled death of Jordan Miele, has now raised more than $2 million through crowd fundraising.

0:48.0

Why this case is the new battle in the culture war?

0:51.0

And Taylor Swift tells all for security guard how the superstars stood up for Swifties.

1:22.0

You know you're good when you can sing and tell off your security guard simultaneously.

1:26.0

But let's start with the legal defense fund for the man charged in the New York City subway chocled death.

1:31.0

He's already raised more than $2 million.

1:34.0

Daniel Penny was charged with on Friday with second degree manslaughter in the death of Jordan Miele.

1:40.0

And as you can imagine, some high profile politicians are turning this tragic story into culture war fodder.

1:47.0

I'm here with my panel.

1:48.0

Let's bring in former Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang.

1:51.0

We also have former Republican Senate candidate Joe Pinyin, former Democratic Congressman Mondare Jones, and Carrie Champion, who is the current host of the Carrie Champion Show.

2:01.0

Great to have all of you here.

2:03.0

So Daniel Penny has raised $2 million and I went onto the fundraising site.

2:09.0

And I mean, these are small dollar donations.

2:11.0

Some people are contributing $10. Some people $50.

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