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CNN 5 Things

Talk show censorship, Hamas hostage warning, AI political leader & more

CNN 5 Things

CNN

Daily News, News

3.71.3K Ratings

🗓️ 19 September 2025

⏱️ 7 minutes

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President Donald Trump has threatened consequences for networks which broadcast unfavorable media coverage. Hamas is warning the Israeli military what will happen to the hostages if Israel’s ground offensive in Gaza City continues. A panel of CDC advisers have changed recommendations for a common vaccine for children. Republican Senators have confirmed dozens of Trump nominees in one sweeping vote. Plus, a political party in Japan wants an AI penguin leader. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Hi, this is Ava from Vanta.

0:02.0

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that because I work here. Get started today at banta.com. Hi, from CNN. I'm Josh and Chana with the

0:34.7

five things you need to know for Friday, September 19th.

0:37.8

Now, some naysayers may argue that this administration's speech concerns are merely a cynical

0:44.5

ploy, a thin gruel of a ruse, a smokescreen to obscure an unprecedented consolidation of power

0:51.9

and unitary intimidation. Not me though, I think it's great."

0:55.2

That's comedian John Stewart on Comedy Central's The Daily Show last night, as late-night

1:01.4

hosts came out swinging to defend Jimmy Kimmel and free speech.

1:05.5

Kimmel's show was suspended indefinitely by ABC on Wednesday, after comments he made about supposed right-wing

1:12.0

finger pointing at the left during the murder investigation of Charlie Kirk.

1:16.6

Aboard Air Force One yesterday, President Donald Trump suggested that networks which cover him negatively

1:22.2

could lose their licenses, claiming many are 97 percent against him. They give me holy bad publicity for a breast.

1:30.3

I mean, they're getting a license.

1:33.3

I would think maybe their license should be taken away.

1:36.3

The man at the center of much of this is FCC Chair Brendan Carr,

1:40.3

who in the wake of Kimmel's comments, publicly suggested that the FCC could revoke ABC's

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