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CNN 5 Things

Status of Negotiations, Hantavirus Cruise Ship Update, Obama’s Colbert Interview and more

CNN 5 Things

CNN

Daily News, News

3.71.3K Ratings

🗓️ 6 May 2026

⏱️ 5 minutes

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Summary

We start with an update on where peace talks stand between the US and Iran. The manhunt for a veteran accused of shooting his wife is over. We’ll tell you where a cruise ship hit with a deadly outbreak is heading. Congressional investigators grilled a top Trump administration official over past ties to Jeffrey Epstein. Plus, former President Barack Obama reflects on his legacy, talks politics, and jokes on one of the final episodes of “The Late Show.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

From CNN, I'm Afamadiki with the five things you need to know for Wednesday, May 6th.

0:07.0

They want to make a deal. We've had very good talks over the last 24 hours.

0:12.0

And it's very possible that we'll make a deal.

0:15.0

That's President Donald Trump speaking to reporters on the status of negotiations to end the war in Iran.

0:20.0

He said there's no deadline on when

0:22.2

he expects to hear back from Tehran. Iran is still reviewing the latest proposal from the U.S.,

0:27.3

according to the country's foreign ministry spokesperson. A regional source familiar with the negotiations

0:32.3

tells CNN, both sides are moving closer to an agreement on a memo. The same source says the memo would trigger a 30-day period resolving nuclear demands,

0:40.8

unfreezing Iranian assets, and negotiating security in the Strait of Hormuz.

0:44.8

This comes after the U.S. suspended Project Freedom,

0:47.8

a military operation to help guide commercial ships through the strait, citing progress in peace talks.

0:53.3

Iran's Revolutionary Guards Navy reacted by saying safe passage through the strait, citing progress in peace talks. Iran's revolutionary guards

0:54.8

Navy reacted by saying safe passage through the strait is possible under quote, new procedures,

1:00.2

but didn't specify what they were. Meanwhile, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said

1:05.1

Israel targeted a top Hezbollah commander in the first strike in Beirut since the ceasefire in Lebanon.

1:10.7

This, as the Trump

1:11.6

administration is trying to arrange a meeting between Netanyahu and Lebanon's president

1:15.5

Joseph Ayyoun. The Israeli PM says he expects to speak with President Trump later tonight.

1:21.4

More news coming up, including details on where the Hansa virus cruise ship is headed.

1:29.3

Authorities found the body of a special forces veteran accused of shooting his wife in Tennessee.

1:34.3

A county sheriff's office says 53-year-old Craig Berry appeared to have died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

1:40.3

Authorities say Berry was wanted on suspicion of attempted murder after he attacked his wife

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