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CNN Transcripts for January 23, 2026

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Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees
• Catastrophic Ice, Snow, Extreme Cold Threatening Millions; ICE Denies Allegations Five-Year Old Was Used As Bait To Capture Father; FBI Agent Who Initially Investigated Fatal Minneapolis ICE Shooting Resigns; 5-Year-Old Boy Currently Held With Father At Texas ICE Facility; Trump Privately Frustrated ICE Crackdown Optics Overtaking His Message; States Of Emergency Declared Across 15 States & D.C.; Thousands Of Flights Canceled Due To Massive Winter Storm; Former Olympian Turned FBI "Most Wanted" Fugitive In U.S. Custody. Aired 8-9p ET


Amanpour
• Interview with The Washington Post Former Executive Editor Interview with "Slow Poison" Author and Columbia University Professor of Government Mahmood Mamdani; Interview with National Geographic Fellow Paul Salopek. Aired 1-2p ET


CNN's The Arena with Kasie Hunt
• Sources: Trump Frustrated Immigration Message Is Getting Lost; Now: 14 States Under State Of Emergency Amid Winter Storm; Anti- Abortion Activists Push Trump To Target Medication Abortion. Aired 4- 5p ET


The Lead with Jake Tapper
• Historic Winter Storm To Slam Much Of U.S.; Thousands Protest ICE In Minneapolis Despite Cold And Business Shutdowns; Trump Angers Allies With Swipe At NATO Troops In Afghanistan; Rep. Ryan Zinke (R- MT) Is Interviewed About Outrage Over Trump's Swipe At NATO Troops In Afghanistan; U.S.-Canada Tensions Strained After Fiery Davos Speeches. Aired 5-6p ET
• Potentially Historic Winter Storm To Batter U.S.; Anti-ICE Protesters March In Minneapolis Despite Bitter Cold; Patel Touts Arrest Of FBI Most Wanted Fugitive Ryan Wedding; Trump: U.S. "Armada" Heading Toward Iran "Just In Case"; South Carolina Measles Outbreak Reaches 700 Cases. Aired 6-7p ET


CNN NewsNight with Abby Phillip
• FBI Agent Who Tried To Probe Renee Good's Shooter Resigns; Trump Is Privately Frustrated Immigration Message Is Getting Lost; ICE Commander Defends Detention Of Five-Year-Old In Minnesota; Trump Angers Allies Claiming That The American Troops Avoided The Frontlines; Philadelphia Sues Those Responsible For Stopping The Slavery Exhibit. Aired 10-11p ET


CNN News Central
• Potentially Historic Winter Storm to Impact Much of the U.S.; Growing Outrage Over Five-Year-Old Boy Detained by Ice; Trump Says a Massive U.S. Armada is Heading Toward Iran. Aired 7-7:30a ET
• Potentially Historic Winter Storm To Impact Much Of The U.S.; One-On-One With Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey; Rep. Warren Davidson (R- OH) On U.S. Armada Headed Toward Iran. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• Trump Sues JPMorgan, CEO Dimon Alleged Blacklist After January 6; More than Half of U.S. Bracing for Potentially Historic Winter Storm; Growing Outrage Over 5-Year-Old Boy Detained by ICE; Axios: The Rich are Powering Spending in the U.S. Aired 8-8:30a ET
• FEMA Halts Terminations; The Numbers on the Upcoming Storm; Natural Gas Prices Surge; Emilia Gonzalez Avalos is Interviewed about an Economic Protest in Minnesota; Rep. Gabe Amo (D-RI) is Interviewed about Ukraine and Russia Talks; Defense grills Investigators in Banfield Trial. Aired 8:30-9a ET
• Potentially Historic Winter Storm to Impact Much of the U.S.; Trump Says a Massive U.S. Armada is Heading Toward Iran; Experts Say, Climate Change May Be Making Severe Winter Storms More Likely. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• Five-Year-Old Boy Being Held at Texas ICE Facility With His Dad. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Trilateral Talks in Russia-Ukraine War; Border Patrol and ICE Officials Defend Enforcement Tactics; Massive Winter Storm. Aired 1- 1:30p ET
• ICE Makes 100+ Arrests in Maine as Immigration Operation Starts; 1,700+ Saturday Flights Canceled Ahead of Storm; Vance Defends ICE Agents' Tactics as Tensions Grow; Brendan Banfield Expected to Testify in His Own Defense; Defense Attorney Says Wife Created Sex Fetish Account Using Personal Email. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• Brendan Banfield Expected to Testify in His Own Defense; Au Pair Testified Earlier That Defendant Wanted to Get Rid of His Wife; 2,000 Miles of Snow and Ice Threaten Millions of Americans; ICE Official Says Agents Did Not Target Five-year-old Taken Into Custody; Danish PM Says Situation in Greenland is Serious. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Officials Defend Agents After 5-Year-Old Taken into Custody; Storm to Dump Heaviest Snow in 5 Years on Northeast Cities; Democrats Show Fractures After Clintons Defy Epstein Subpoenas. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• 230 Million People On Alert As Crippling Winter Storm Moves In; Demonstrators Detained During Airport Protest; Officials Defend Federal Agents After Five-Year-Old Taken Into Custody; Trump Says A "Massive" U.S. Armada Is Heading Toward Iran; Deal To Secure TikTok's Future In The U.S. Finally Closes. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• "ICE Out" Protest March Underway in Minneapolis; FEMA Halts Disaster Worker Job Cuts Ahead of Arctic Winter Storm; Philadelphia Sues Trump Administration Over Slavery Exhibit Removal; Alex Honnold to Try to Climb Taipei 101 Skyscraper. Aired 3:30-4p ET


CNN Newsroom
• U.S., Russia, and Ukraine Set for First Trilateral Talks of the War; Europe Holds Meeting as Trump Touts New Deal; Deal to Secure TikTok's Future in U.S. Finally Sealed; Palestinian Man Searches Remains of Family; Former Special Counsel: "Trump Willfully Broke The Law"; Vance Justifies ICE Detaining Boy After Father's Arrest; CNN Investigates The Military Operation To Capture Maduro; Massive Winter Storm Threatens More Than Half Of U.S. Aired 2-3a ET
• U.S., Russia, Ukraine to Hold Peace Talks; TikTok Stays U.S. Operations as Joint Venture Deal Finally Sealed; "Sinners", "One Battle After Another" Earns Oscar Nominations. Aired 3-3:45a ET


CNN This Morning
• Ice, Snow, Dangerous Cold Threatens Much of U.S.; 5-Year-Old Boy Taken by ICE with Father; The New York City Subway Vigilante Trial that Divided the Nation. Aired 6-6:30a ET
• Dangerous Weather Threatens Much of the U.S.; DHS Memo on Warrants; Craig Loya is Interviewed about the Immigration Crackdown in Minnesota. Aired 6:30-7a ET


Connect the World
• U.S., Russia, Ukraine Holding Peace Talks in Abu Dhabi; Trump Angers Allies with Swipe at NATO Troops in Afghanistan; EU Leaders United After Trump's Greenland Threats; Boy Taken by I.C.E. Being Held with Father at Texas Facility; Vance Defends Actions of I.C.E. Agents in Young Boy's Case. Aired 9-9:45a ET
• U.S., Russia and Ukraine Hold Peace Talk in Abu Dhabi; Outrage Over 5-Year-Old Boy Detained by ICE; CNN Investigates Military Operation to Capture Maduro; Major Storm to Hit Much of the U.S. with Ice and Heavy Snow; Disinformation Amid Iran's Communication Blackout; Climber Attempting to Free Solo Taiwan's Tallest Skyscraper; Deal to Secure TikTok's Future in the U.S. Finally Sealed. Aired 10a-11a ET


Erin Burnett Outfront
• Monster Storm On The Move, 15 States Declare Emergencies; Protesters Carry Signs With Image Of Five-Year-Old Taken By ICE; Anti- ICE Protest Organizer Speaks to OutFront About Arrest. Aired 7-8p ET


Early Start with Rahel Solomon
• U.S. Under Storm Threat; ICE Detains Five-Year-Old; TikTok Seals The Deal. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Funeral For Valentino Is Underway In Rome; Trump Returns To Washington Claiming Success In Davos; "Sinners" Earns Record-Breaking 16 Oscar Nominations. Aired 5:30-6a ET


Inside Politics
• New Scrutiny Over ICE's Targets And Tactics In Minneapolis; 5- Year-Old Boy Taken By ICE Held Held With Dad At TX Facility; Trump Davos Trip Marked By Frost With Canadian Prime Minster; Trump To Lead Board Of Peace, Retain Significant Control Of Its Actions; Potentially Historic Winter Storm To Batter Much Of The U.S. Aired 12-12:30p ET
• Potentially Historic Winter Storm To Batter Much Of The U.S.; FEMA Halts Layoffs As Agency Prepares For Major Winter Storm; Spanberger, Sherrill Sworn In As Virginia & New Jersey Governors; NYT Poll: Voters Prefer Dem Candidates In 2026 By 5-Point Margin; Democrats Chart Path Forward, With Eye On House Majority; Top U.S. Archbishops Condemn American Foreign Policy. Aired 12:30-1p ET


Isa Soares Tonight
• Starmer Slams Trump After NATO Allies Staying Off Frontlines In Afghanistan Comment; U.S., Russia And Ukraine Meet In Abu Dhabi For Peace Talks; Millions Of Americans Brace For Major Winter Storm With Life- Threatening Conditions Expected Across Much Of The U.S.; Allies Outraged Over Trump's Comments On NATO Troops; More Than Half Of The U.S. Facing Down A Monster Winter Storm; Ice Hockey Romance Becomes Global Phenomenon; Free Solo Climber To Attempt Death-Defying Climb. Aired 2-3p ET


Laura Coates Live
• Anti-ICE Protests Continue in Minnesota; Philadelphia Sues Over Removal Of Slavery Exhibit; Brendan Banfield Expected To Take Stand in Wife's Murder Trial. Aired 11p-12a ET


One World with Zain Asher
• U.S., Russia, Ukraine Holding Peace Talks in Abu Dhabi; No Major European Countries Have Joined the Board; Kushner Unveils Lavish Post-War Plan for Gaza; Growing Outrage Over 5-Year-Old Boy Detained by I.C.E.; Millions Across U.S. Bracing for Historic Winter Storm. Aired 11-11:30a ET


Quest Means Business
• Trump Angers Allies with Swipe at NATO Troops in Afghanistan; Anti- ICE Protesters Urge Economic Boycott in Minnesota; TikTok Now Run by Joint Venture Backed by Oracle; Others; Forrest: The World Will Be A Different Place By 2030; Fortescue Aims To Become Fully Green Mining Company; Heathrow Airport Eases Rules On Liquid Container Limits; Standard Chartered CEO On Digital Transaction Evolution; Professional Climber Assesses Risks Of Alex Honnold's Taipei Climb. Aired 4-5p ET


The Situation Room
• Half of U.S Faces Dangerous Storm of Ice, Snow and Cold; Airports, Airports, Airlines Prepare for Arrival of Major Winter Storm; Five-Year-Old Boy Taken by ICE in Minneapolis. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Half of U.S. Faces Dangers Storm of Ice, Snow and Cold; Danish PM in Greenland; First Trilateral Talks Between Russia, Ukraine, U.S. Underway. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Maryland Declares State Of Emergency Ahead Of Dangerous Storm; Border Patrol & Ice Officials Hold News Conference In Minneapolis. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• U.S. Warships Moving Toward Iran?; Border Patrol and ICE Officials Defend Tactics. Aired 11:30a-12p ET


The Source with Kaitlan Collins
• FBI Agent Who Investigated Renee Good Shooting Resigns; Monster Storm To Sweep U.S. With Arctic Cold, Snow & Ice; NYT: Patel Focused On Social Media Strategy During Manhunt For Charlie Kirk's Assassin. Aired 9-10p ET


The Brief with Jim Sciutto
• Trump Faces Backlash From NATO Allies; U.S., Russia, Ukraine Holding Peace Talks In Abu Dhabi; Businesses Protests ICE In Minnesota; Leaders Of Denmark And Greenland Meet In Nuuk; Trump Says U.S. Warships Moving Toward Iran; Death-Defying Climb In Taiwan. Aired 6-7p ET


The Story Is with Elex Michaelson
• Deal to Secure TikTok's Future in U.S. Finally Sealed; Trump: Greenland Deal Will Let U.S. Do Whatever We Want; Massive Winter Storm Threatens More Than Half of U.S.; Vance Justifies ICE's Detention of 5-Year-Old Boy; Former Special Counsel Defends Investigations into Trump; MVP Finalists: Allen, Lawrence, Maye, McCaffery, Stafford; U.S. Skater Maxim Naumov's Quest for Gold after Tragedy. Aired 12-1a ET
• Home From "Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air On The Market For $29.5 M; Deal To Secure TikTok's Future In U.S. Finally Sealed; U.S., Ukrainian, Russian Officials To Meet In UAE; Former Special Counsel Defends Investigations into Trump; Iranians Describe Brutality of Regime's Crackdown; Why Ai WeiWei's Quiet Return to China Matters; Congresswoman's Personal Connection to Delroy Lindo. Aired 1-2a ET


What We Know with Max Foster
• Allies Outraged Over Trump's Comments On NATO Troops; More Than Half Of The U.S. Facing Down A Monster Winter Storm; Minneapolis Anti-ICE March Calls For General Strike; U.S., Russia, Ukraine Holding Peace Talks In Abu Dhabi; Inside The Radi To Capture Maduro; Deal To Secure TikTok's Future In U.S. Finally Sealed. Aired 3-4p ET