meta_pixel
Tapesearch Logo
Log in
Laura Coates Live

Shootings at Democrats’ homes

Laura Coates Live

CNN

News

3.92.5K Ratings

🗓️ 18 January 2023

⏱️ 80 minutes

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

After a GOP candidate lost his 2022 race for the New Mexico House, he tweeted the election was rigged and vowed to fight until the day he dies. Solomon Peña has now been arrested for allegedly planning shootings that occurred at properties of several New Mexico Democrats. Plus, a murder warrant has been issued for the husband of Massachusetts mother of three Ana Walshe, who has been missing since the New Year. And, the White House attacks the GOP for “Faking outrage” over Biden’s documents after defending Trump’s handling of classified records.Also tonight: where the DOJ’s investigation of Hunter Biden stands, the GOP defends its decision to place Rep. George Santos on two House committees amid growing calls for him to resign over his web of lies, the Virginia School district is under investigation for alleged violation of the Human Rights Act, and the probe of the near plane collision at JFK airport raises urgent questions.Hosted by Laura Coates. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0

Well, good evening, everyone. I'm Laura Cotes, and this is CNN Tonight. And look, we saw

0:12.6

it on January 6, when election lies exploded into violent U.S. Capitol. Well, now the latest

0:19.4

outbreak of allegedly politically motivated violence is in New Mexico. A Republican who lost

0:26.0

his race for the New York, a New Mexico house, excuse me, who tweeted after his defeat

0:30.6

that the election was rigged, and he vowed to fight it until the day he dies. Now, that

0:36.8

person has been arrested on suspicion of orchestrating shootings at the homes of four

0:41.7

Democratic elected leaders. Now, no one was hurt, thankfully, but homes were damaged.

0:49.6

Things came through my home right where I just hours before I've been playing with my granddaughter.

0:56.3

More and all that in just a moment. And plus, we have sources telling CNN about a member

1:00.4

of President Biden's inner circle who has now been interviewed by federal investigators.

1:05.5

We'll tell you who it is and what would happen. As the Biden administration is now saying

1:10.5

that tonight, it will continue to cooperate fully with the DOJ probe of presidential records.

1:16.5

We also have some major developments tonight on the Massachusetts missing mom on a wall.

1:21.6

Her husband is in custody tonight, facing now a charge of murder, murdering his wife,

1:28.0

though her body has not been found. And there's no word yet on what the motive could have

1:33.3

possibly been. The DA says more evidence will be disclosed tomorrow. So what might we learn?

1:41.0

For more on the developing story in New Mexico, though, I want to bring in CNN, see your

1:44.3

national correspondent, Kiyong Law, who is live from Albuquerque, and CNN chief law enforcement

1:49.7

and intelligence analyst, John Miller. I'm glad to have you both. This story is so disturbing

1:55.2

thinking about what could have been. And we've seen obviously, Kiyong, the idea of political

2:00.7

grievance more broadly sparking a whole lot of incidents. And now what's happening there,

2:06.8

tell me the very latest. What are we learning about this suspect who is now in custody?

...

Please login to see the full transcript.

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.

Copyright © Tapesearch 2026.