Hegseth clears hurdle, LA’s weather woes, iceberg’s collision course & more

CNN 5 Things

CNN

News, Daily News

3.7 • 1.3K Ratings

🗓️ 23 January 2025

⏱️ 6 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Department of Defense narrowly advanced to a final confirmation vote. The President pulled the plug on one of the Biden administration’s efforts to address gun violence in America. Much-needed rain could unleash more deadly hazards in fire-ravaged Southern California. We’ll explain why the West Bank is at the center of the Israel military’s latest campaign. Plus, the world’s largest iceberg is on a collision course with an island. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0	Ready to launch your business? Get started with the commerce platform made for entrepreneurs. Shopify
0:05.0	is specially designed to help you start, run and grow your business with easy customizable themes
0:10.8	that let you build your brand, marketing tools that get your products out there. Integrated shipping
0:15.5	solutions that actually save you time, from startups to scaleups, in-person, and on the go. Shopify is made for
0:22.8	entrepreneurs like you. Sign up for your $1 a month trial at Shopify.com slash setup.
0:31.2	Hi from CNN. This is Madeline Thompson with five things you need to know for Thursday, January 23rd.
0:45.3	Pete Hegzeth, President Donald Trump's pick for Defense Secretary, could take up the post as soon as tomorrow, pending a final vote. His controversial nomination narrowly overcame a Democratic-led filibuster this afternoon, as well as two no votes from Republican senatorsators Lisa Murkowski and Susan Collins.
0:56.0	Hegset has denied the allegations against him of sexual assault, alcohol abuse, and financial mismanagement of a veterans charity.
1:03.0	The Senate also voted today to confirm John Ratcliffe as CIA director by a vote of 74 to 25.
1:10.0	President Trump signed more executive orders today,
1:13.6	even as fallout continues over the barrage of orders, pardons, and policy changes he made in
1:19.0	just the first few hours of his second term. Most recently, a federal judge in Seattle blocked
1:24.5	Trump's executive order ending birthright citizenship, calling it, quote,
1:28.3	blatantly unconstitutional. Late last night, the website for the White House Office of Gun Violence
1:33.7	Prevention stopped working. The office was established by the Biden administration in 2023, and created
1:39.4	the first ever federal gun violence emergency response team. Manuel Oliver, the father of a student who was
1:45.5	killed in the 2018 Parkland school shooting, helped establish the office and told CNN he's not
1:50.9	giving up. I think this is the time to increase our fight. Now we need to fight better in a more
1:57.1	effective way and harder than ever. Daniel Hodges echoed the sentiment yesterday at an emotional press conference.
2:03.7	He's a D.C. police officer who protected the Capitol and was assaulted by January 6 rioters,
2:09.1	many of whom were pardoned by Trump on his very first day in office.
2:12.7	They can try it again. And they'll know if they try it again the next four years,
	...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Previous episode | Next episode

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from CNN, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of CNN and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.