New Epstein Pictures, Covid Vaccine Warning, Abrego Garcia Free and more

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🗓️ 12 December 2025

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Newly released pictures from Jeffrey Epstein’s estate feature President Donald Trump, former President Bill Clinton and Bill Gates among others. The FDA is planning to put its most serious warning on Covid vaccines. Kilmar Abrego Garcia has spoken after being freed from ICE custody. The rain may have paused in Washington State, but it could get worse next week. Plus, Trump wants to be the first sitting president to have his likeness on a $1 coin. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey there, happy Friday from CNN.
0:03.0	I'm David Rind with the five things you need to know for December 12th.
0:07.0	President Donald Trump, former President Bill Clinton, Steve Bannon, Bill Gates, Richard Branson.
0:14.0	These men are all shown in new pictures from Jeffrey Epstein's estate, released by Democrats on the House Oversight Committee today.
0:21.5	We already knew that Epstein was connected to these high-profile figures, but the photos just
0:26.2	underscore how well-connected the late convicted sex offender was.
0:30.6	One of the pictures shows a bowl of condoms with Trump's face on them with the words,
0:34.8	I'm huge in all caps.
0:37.4	Another shows Trump's surrounded by six
0:39.2	women wearing lace, their faces are blacked out. Bill Gates is pictured with the former
0:43.9	Prince Andrew. It's important to say that none of the images depict any sexual misconduct
0:49.0	nor are believed to depict underage girls. It wasn't immediately clear when or where they were taken or by whom.
0:56.2	And none of the men I mentioned have ever been accused of criminal wrongdoing related to Epstein.
1:01.2	Trump and his team have called Epstein a creep and that he kicked him out of his club.
1:05.1	Clinton has insisted he did not know of Epstein's crimes, and Gates told CNN previously that
1:10.5	it was a mistake to spend
1:11.8	time with him.
1:12.9	Quick break, but don't go anywhere.
1:15.4	We got more news coming up, including a major change coming to COVID vaccines.
1:20.2	Stick around.
1:24.7	The FDA is planning to put its most serious warning on COVID vaccines.
1:29.5	That's according to two people familiar with the plans in what would be the latest move
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