De-escalation in MN, Ilhan Omar Attacked, DC Midair Collision Cause and more

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🗓️ 28 January 2026

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The White House appears to be changing its stance on the shooting of 37-year-old Alex Pretti. The man accused of attacking Rep. Ilhan Omar during a town hall in Minnesota has been arrested. A new report shows consumer confidence is down, though there is a bright spot. The NTSB presented findings and recommendations from its extensive investigation into a deadly midair collision last year. Plus, another winter storm is expected to hit parts of the US this weekend. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey, from CNN, I'm Josh and Chana with The Five Things You Need to Know for Wednesday,
0:06.2	January 28th.
0:07.2	Let's start in Minnesota, where the Trump administration is signaling a new willingness to
0:12.7	cooperate with the state's Democratic leaders.
0:15.7	We have Tom Holman there now.
0:16.8	We put him in there.
0:17.8	He's great.
0:18.8	And they met with the governor, the mayor, everybody else, and we're going to de-escalate
0:22.3	a little bit.
0:23.3	That's President Donald Trump last night, speaking to Fox News.
0:27.1	White House border star Tom Homan has taken over ICE operations in the state, and on social
0:32.1	media says talks with Minnesota officials have got off to a, quote, productive starting
0:37.3	point. This comes as the
0:38.9	White House appears to be changing its stance on the fatal shooting of 37-year-old Alex Preti.
0:44.6	White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller admitted in a statement to CNN that Border
0:49.4	Patrol agents, quote, may not have been following proper protocol. Now, this is a major U-turn.
0:56.3	In the aftermath of the shooting, Miller had labeled Preti a, quote, would-be assassin.
1:01.4	And several Republican lawmakers are calling for a full investigation into the shooting,
1:06.1	with sharp criticism of Homeland Security Secretary Kristineau.
1:10.0	Meanwhile, CNN could exclusively reveal
1:12.2	that according to an initial report to Congress by the DHS, two officers fired their guns
1:17.7	during the Preti encounter. We've got more news coming up, including an attack on a Democratic
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