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Brooke Baldwin announces she is leaving CNN in April

by Allan, posted in CNN, Video

At the top of her show CNN Newsroom, CNN anchor Brooke Baldwin announced she was leaving CNN, the network she has worked at for nearly 13 years. “I will be leaving CNN in April. Let me back up. After most of my 20s working my way up in local news, I came to this network in 2008 – in the midst of the Great Recession as a freelancer. I remember I scribbled my name on a Post-It note and stuck it outside of this temporary office, determined to fulfilling my dream of becoming a full-time CNN correspondent.”

She added, “Little did I know, I would not only go one to fulfill that dream, I would flourish in this environment and land my own two-hour show in the afternoon at the age of 31.” During fall 2020, Brianna Keilar took an hour from Baldwin, reducing her to an hour of airtime.

“For a decade I’ve never taken for granted the enormous responsibility and privilege I’ve had to work with some of the most talented producers and photojournalists and correspondents and anchors out there as we have covered our era’s most urgent and important stories, conflicts, terrorism, environmental and natural disasters, the wrath of gun violence, royal weddings, my American Woman series, the social justice movements that define our culture and a pandemic that changed the world and politics – lots of politics.

“You have been with me every step of the way – never more so than when I was incredibly sick with Covid last year. I am so grateful for your loyalty and passion for the world we cover. I am so grateful to my show team – you know who you are. You know who you are. To Jeff Zucker, to my very large CNN family and to you. To you.”

Baldwin ended, “And, yep, we still in a pandemic, and nope, I don’t have a job I’m jumping right into, and yes – yes, I’m feeling very vulnerable. But what is it Brene Brown says? ‘Vulnerability is the birthplace of innovation, creativity and change,’ and I am so excited about what is to come. So, here it goes: I really do hope you’ll join me, and in the meantime, I’ll be right here with you, right her until mid-April. Now, to the news.”

It has been reported that Keilar will actually move to the morning show, New Day, and Alisyn Camerota will move to afternoons.

CNN Brazil correspondent robbed on-air

by Allan, posted in CNN, Video

macedoA correspondent with CNN Brasil was robbed on-air Saturday morning, The Daily Mail reports.

Bruna Macedo and her crew stationed themselves near the Bandeiras Bridge in São Paulo to report on the rising water level in the Teté River due to heavy rains. However, during the segment, the individual appeared in the background looking over a bridge barrier while Macedo spoke with the CNN news anchor, Rafael Colombo.

Macedo took a couple of steps back and handed one of her two cellphones before the control center panned away and focused on a shot of a street. The TV correspondent subsequently handed over a second phone before the robber fled the scene.

Colombo said, “She had a terrible scare, but she is fine.” He noted she suffered no injuries and returned to the bureau after the incident.

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Jake Tapper hosts CNN Special Report: Trump and the Law after Impeachment

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jake tapperSunday night at 10pm, anchor Jake Tapper hosts a CNN Special Report: Trump and the Law After Impeachment.

According to CNN, “As disruptor-in-chief, President Trump has been criticized for unprecedented hostility to basic norms of accountability and the rule of law. He has threatened to weaponize the Department of Justice to investigate political foes past and present, lobbed insults at judges, falsely accused various critics of crimes, and defied basic checks and balances.”

Jake Tapper and former high-ranking officials at the Department of Justice, Departments of Labor and Defense and the Department of Homeland Security, as well as other experts, explore the impact of Trump’s relationship with the rule of law on our democracy, as well as on a citizen’s ability to have confidence in the legal system in a country where everyone, even the president, is supposed to be accountable to the law.


Chris Cuomo concludes interview by noting he can’t keep having his brother on his show

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jygfoizmkfc6fphdvv3awkgmcyIn the conclusion to a bizarre segment, Chris Cuomo admitted a few things while chatting it up with his brother, Gov. Andrew Cuomo: one, that he couldn’t continue interviewing his brother on Cuomo Prime Time much longer, and two, that he couldn’t be objective.

“Me having you on the show is an unusual thing,” Cuomo noted. “I won’t always be able to keep having you on the show, it’ll never be seen as fair in people’s eyes, we both get that, and that’s okay. You’ve got plenty of people to talk to.”

“Not everyone likes you, not everyone likes me,” he acknowledged. “I’m wowed by what you did, but more importantly, I’m wowed by how you did it . . . Obviously, I’ll never be objective, obviously I think you’re the best politician in the country.”

In March, CNN president Jeff Zucker lifted the ban on Cuomo interviewing Gov. Cuomo on his show, citing the “authenticity and relatability and vulnerability” brought by the duo. That decision was almost immediately widely-criticized.

CNN crew arrested on live television in Minneapolis

by Allan, posted in CNN, Video

On live television this morning on New Day, CNN correspondent Omar Jimnenez was arrested while filing a report. Shortly thereafter, Jimenez’s producer, Bill Kirkos, and cameraman, Leonel Mendez, were subsequently arrested as well during a live shot on New Day.

Jimenez can be heard saying “wherever you want us we will go. We’re getting out of your way when you were advancing through the intersection. Let us know and we’ve got you.”

He then began his report before being placed under arrest: “I’m sorry? Do you mind telling me why I’m under arrest, sir? Why am I under arrest, sir?” Jimenez asked.

Anchor John Berman then read an official CNN statement, “A CNN reporter and his production team were arrested this morning in Minneapolis for doing their jobs. Despite identifying themselves, a clear violation of their First Amendment rights. The authorities in Minnesota, including the governor, must release the three CNN employees immediately.” CNN’s legal team is currently investigating the situation.

A little over an hour and a half later, Jimenez was released, and Gov. Tim Walz told CNN Worldwide president Jeff Zucker, “I will publicly address what happened this morning and apologize to the crew. You are essential to our democracy and your ability to report must be unhindered.”

CNN correspondent Anna Coren pepper-sprayed in Hong Kong protest

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Amid a protest in Hong Kong regarding the city’s legislative council debating the controversial bill, CNN senior international correspondent Anna Coren was pepper-sprayed as the security tried to disperse the crowd.

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CNN analyst Director James Clapper disappears when asked whether he leaked Flynn info; later comes back to say he did not

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Appearing on New Day Thursday, former DNI James Clapper, who presently serves as a CNN national security analyst, was asked about unmasking of General Michael Flynn.

“Unmasking in and of itself, nothing wrong with that. Leaking classified information, and by definition, these phone calls were classified. That’s a problem, correct?” anchor John Berman asked, to which Clapper answered in the affirmative.

Regarding the rumors Clapper leaked, Berman said, “And if anyone did leak the contents of these conversations with or without the name, that would be a problem, yes?”

Though after that question, Clapper disappeared from the CNN video.

Berman quickly said, “We’ve lost the shot. I wonder if we can just get him on the phone to finish this. Let’s try to get Director Clapper back. All right, we’re going to work — we’re going to work on getting that shot back.”

Minutes later, Director Clapper returned, and Berman resumed his tough questioning. “David Ignatius put out this famous column on January 12th where he mentions the phone call between Michael Flynn, the December 29th phone call. Did you leak that information?”

“I did not,” he responded.

Chris Cuomo thanks Dr. Fauci for constantly checking in on him, plus “Our Leader” (Trump) as well

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Appearing on Cuomo Prime Time, anchor Chris Cuomo admitted Dr. Anthony Fauci checked on him constantly during his battle of coronavirus — 11 p.m. or later.

But Cuomo also acknowledged that President Trump had been checking in on him as well — though he didn’t use him by name, instead only saying “our leader.”

“I don’t think that people were really experiencing or realizing how you were really sucking it up to look relatively normal. But when you finished the show, when we started chatting at 11, 11:30 at night, you were wiped out,” revealed Fauci on Monday night. “You not only had the acute difficulty with the virus that was replicating in you, but you had some of the secondary effects…the fever, the aches, the feeling washed out.”

“I just wanted to know how much I appreciate it, not just from Tony the guy, but as a member of the administration,” Cuomo said, before adding, “I know the administration wanted to make sure that I was okay, I appreciate it. I really do, I won’t forget it, I always try to be fair.”

But then, at the end, Cuomo pivoted to Trump, though not by name: “I wanted you to know that I’m kind of tired of the whole personal sharing thing, to be honest with you, but I’ve never had anybody do what Tony Fauci did with me. He’s got a lot on his plate, but he took time, and the administration knew, and they wanted to know, I respect it. All of you, thank you, this is one of the nights that we have our leader watching, I appreciate what you did for me and my family and caring about us. I’ll never forget it.”