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CNN 5 Things

Troops on DC streets, CDC shooting contradiction, Alaska flooding threat & more

CNN 5 Things

CNN

News, Daily News

3.71.3K Ratings

🗓️ 13 August 2025

⏱️ 7 minutes

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Summary

City leaders have pushed back on President Donald Trump’s crime crackdown. European leaders will hold a high-stakes call with President Donald Trump on Ukraine. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has contradicted law enforcement over the shooting at the CDC's offices. We explain why Alaska is at risk of record-breaking flooding. Plus, a man accused of faking his own death is facing trial in Utah. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Hey, from CNN, I'm Josh and Chana, with the five things you need to know for Wednesday, August 13th.

0:38.8

Trump's stated goal of cracking down on crime in Washington, D.C., is moving forward,

0:44.1

with National Guard troops and vehicles now on the streets.

0:47.6

Yesterday evening, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser called the military deployment a, quote,

0:52.5

authoritarian push in a town hall meeting.

0:55.9

Trump has also warned other cities such as Baltimore with high crime rates, despite the fact

1:00.6

homicide rates in these cities are falling.

1:03.3

Maryland Governor Wes Moore said last night he would not authorize the deployment of National

1:07.9

Guard troops.

1:08.9

He's using military personnel, the citizens' soldiers, as a cudgel and as a tool,

1:13.6

to be able to advance his political purposes.

1:16.6

And here's Baltimore mayor, Brandon Scott.

1:18.6

I think it's very notable that each and every one of the cities called out by the president

1:23.6

has a black mayor, and most of those cities are seeing historic lows and

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