The Takeout with Major Garrett, 5/01/26
The Takeout with Major Garrett
CBS News
4.6 • 586 Ratings
🗓️ 1 May 2026
⏱️ 45 minutes
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Summary
Caitlin Huey-Burns fills in for Major. CBS News confirms that Spirit Airlines could shut down as soon as tomorrow. Kris van Cleave discusses the latest developments. Iran makes a new offer to settle the war, this as President Trump sends a letter to Congress, claiming that hostilities have terminated in the region. Aaron MacLean joins for analysis. U.S. Attorney for D.C. Jeanine Pirro releases additional footage of the moments before and during the shooting at the White House Correspondents Dinner. Anna Schecter breaks down the footage, while Sam Vinograd explains from a national security lens. Plus, Louisiana Democrat Troy Carter reacts to the state's effort to draw new maps following Wednesday's Supreme Court ruling, and what it means for his seat. All that and more, right here on "The Takeout"!
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| 0:00.0 | Spirit Airlines on the verge of folding. Can they make a last-minute deal with Trump? |
| 0:04.9 | Or will thousands of passengers be stranded? |
| 0:08.0 | President Trump throws cold water on Iran's latest offer, but also declares that hostilities have ended. |
| 0:14.5 | The war of confusion continues. |
| 0:16.8 | And giant step backwards. |
| 0:18.5 | That's what a Louisiana lawmaker is saying about the Supreme Court's voting rights decision. |
| 0:23.2 | We'll talk about that and more. |
| 0:34.0 | Hello, I'm Caitlin Huey Burns in for Major Garrett. |
| 0:36.6 | Welcome to the takeout and happy Friday to you. President Trump has two deals on his desk right now. And as of right now, neither seems like it's going to get closed. Spirit Airlines is preparing to go out of business and CBS News has learned that they could cease operations as soon as tomorrow. Talks with the Trump White House over a $500 million |
| 0:56.9 | bailout have stalled, and President Trump was asked about a potential deal with a beleaguered airline |
| 1:02.2 | earlier today. Well, I guess we're looking at it. If we could do it, we'd do it, but only if it's a good |
| 1:07.6 | deal. All indications are that the White House feels like it's not. |
| 1:13.5 | And the other deal presented today from Iran through the intermediary country of Pakistan. |
| 1:18.9 | This is their second offer. |
| 1:20.4 | So far, we're short on the details, but we do have an initial response from the Commander-in-Chief, |
| 1:25.8 | who, more than 60 days into this war that has been on pause. |
| 1:30.3 | So they want to make a deal, but I don't, I'm not satisfied with it. So we'll see what happens. |
| 1:36.1 | Iran wants to make a deal because they have no military left, essentially, and they want to make a deal, |
| 1:43.4 | but I'm not satisfied with it. |
| 1:45.5 | So we'll dig into both of these stories, but we'll start with our transportation correspondent, |
| 1:49.8 | Chris Van Cleve, on the airline that may be in its last hours. |
| 1:53.7 | Chris, good to see you. |
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