Trump on Insurrection Act, Kirk Assassin in Court, Miracle Organ Transplant and more
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🗓️ 16 January 2026
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| 0:00.0 | Hey, from CNN. I'm Afalma DK, with the five things you need to know for Friday, January 16th. |
| 0:08.0 | After warning that he might invoke the insurrection act to send U.S. troops to Minnesota, |
| 0:13.0 | President Donald Trump said this to reporters today. |
| 0:16.0 | It's been used a lot. |
| 0:18.0 | And if I needed it, I'd use it. I don't think there's any reason right now to use it. But if I needed it, I'd use it. I don't think there's any reason right now to use it. |
| 0:21.8 | But if I needed it, I'd use it. It's very powerful. |
| 0:26.4 | Tensions between law enforcement and protesters in Minneapolis continue to heat up over Trump's |
| 0:31.2 | immigration crackdown and after an ICE agent shot and killed Renee Good. |
| 0:35.7 | According to an incident report, the 37-year-old mother of three had two apparent gunshot wounds to her right chest, |
| 0:41.3 | one apparent gunshot wound to her left forearm, and a possible gunshot wound on the left side of her head. |
| 0:47.3 | The Department of Homeland Security says the agency is working to equip immigration officers with body cameras. |
| 0:53.3 | Meanwhile, two officials say National Guard troops will stay in Washington, D.C. through the end of the year. |
| 0:59.0 | The orders were expected to expire in February after being extended in October. |
| 1:04.0 | More news coming up, including a weekend weather update and Charlie Kirk's alleged shooter in court. |
| 1:13.1 | The brutal cold and snow could disrupt your weekend plans. |
| 1:17.4 | CNN's Mary Gilbert is tracking the winter forecast. |
| 1:20.6 | Yeah, Asoma, we'll have frigid Arctic air sinking into the central states on Saturday |
| 1:25.4 | that will send temperatures plummeting to 20 degrees |
| 1:28.3 | or more below normal. Parts of Minnesota, Iowa, and the Dakotas will be in the single digits |
| 1:33.9 | for much of the day. That same cold air will stretch east later in the day and support a quick hit |
| 1:39.0 | of snow for the northeast. It could also help bring a few snowflakes to the southeast Sunday morning. |
| 1:44.6 | A developing storm will mainly bring rain to the region on Sunday, but some could change to slushy |
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