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🗓️ 22 January 2026

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We start with Vice President JD Vance’s visit to Minneapolis as the federal immigration crackdown continues. We’ll tell you what to expect from a massive winter storm slamming into much of the US this weekend. A former special counsel defended his criminal cases against President Donald Trump on Capitol Hill. New details on Trump’s framework deal for Greenland are emerging. Plus, the latest lawsuit against one of Trump’s critics. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey, from CNN, I'm Afoma DK, with the five things you need to know for Thursday, January 22nd.
0:08.2	Vice President J.D. Vance met with ICE agents in Minneapolis today.
0:12.3	The city has recently been the site of heightened tensions after an ICE officer shot and killed Mother of Three Renee Good earlier this month.
0:19.8	Vance also defended ICE detaining a five-year-old
0:22.2	boy at his home as agents arrested the boy's father. One source says the two are now being held
0:27.7	at an ice facility in Texas. If the argument is that you can't arrest people who have violated
0:33.9	our laws because they have children, that every single parent is going to be
0:38.2	completely given immunity from ever being the subject of law enforcement.
0:43.2	Meanwhile, the Justice Department arrested three people from a group of protesters who interrupted
0:47.9	a church service in St. Paul Sunday over a pastor who appears to be a top ICE official in the
0:52.9	Twin Cities. All three are charged with conspiracy to deprive rights,
0:57.0	according to Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem.
1:00.0	And a source tells CNN a judge rejected the DOJ's initial attempt
1:04.0	to charge journalist and former CNN host Don Lemon,
1:07.0	who live streamed the protest.
1:10.0	More news coming up, including what to expect from a massive U.S. storm.
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1:32.9	A potentially historic winter storm is going to slam much of the country with heavy snow
1:37.5	and destructive ice this weekend.
1:39.8	CNN's lead meteorologist Brandon Miller tells us who gets what.
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