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CNN Headlines: Conflicting Accounts After ICE Agent Points Gun At Woman; Midwest Faces Fourth Day Of Flooding After Catastrophic Indiana Deluge; New Details On Trump's Secret Plane Switch Amid Potential Iranian Threat. Aired 5-5:30a ET
Aired August 13, 2026 - 05:00 ET
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ICE AGENT: Stop following us. Yeah. You recorded us. You almost ran us over.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: I didn't almost run you over.
ICE AGENT: Stop playing! Stop playing!
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: You are --
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BRAD SMITH, CNN ANCHOR: A major controversy over this incident. An ICE officer pointed a gun in a woman's face. That video goes against what the government is saying.
And a grand jury indicted Nick Greiner on murder charges in the deaths of his parents. What the new indictment alleges that he did before allegedly attacking them.
And major flooding swept through eastern Indiana. You can see cars and homes submerged. The Midwest facing more risks of flooding again today.
Good morning, everyone. I'm Brad Smith. This is CNN HEADLINE EXPRESS. Glad that you're with us today.
Let's get this started.
We are learning more about this tense confrontation that took place between ICE agents and a woman in northern Virginia earlier this week. One agent pointed a gun in the face of Carolina Molina, a moment that echoes the deadly Minnesota incident between agents and a protester earlier this year.
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CAROLINA MOLINA, VIRGINIA RESIDENT: I don't think I processed that in that moment. It wasn't until after I was like, this was a whole Renee Good situation again.
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SMITH: Katie Lusso with our affiliate WUSA has this woman's story and the dashcam footage that she says backs it up.
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ICE AGENT: Yeah, you recorded us. You almost ran us over.
KATIE LUSSO, WUSA REPORTER (voice-over): But Carolina Molina says that is not true.
ICE AGENT: Stop playing.
LUSSO (voice-over): She denies trying to run anyone over, but also has proof her dash cam.
Molina says she's a licensed counselor who works with immigration lawyers.
MOLINA: And conducting psychological immigration evaluations.
LUSSO (voice-over): It's why she was in Baileys Crossroads Monday afternoon. When she saw ICE agents, she decided to let them know what she thinks of them.
MOLINA: You ho! You're (EXPLETIVE DELETED) up.
LUSSO (voice-over): She had shared similar thoughts with other agents a few blocks away.
MOLINA: You're a (EXPLETIVE DELETED).
LUSSO (voice-over): And decided it wasn't a good idea to go to the lawyer's office.
MOLINA: Sometimes they have clientele sitting in the lobby waiting to speak with the immigration lawyer.
LUSSO (voice-over): But as she started to drive away, agents blocked her in.
MOLINA: Are you really --
ICE AGENT: Are you following us?
MOLINA: No, I'm not.
LUSSO (voice-over): And pointed a gun in her face.
ICE AGENT: I will arrest you. Keep it up.
MOLINA: I'm a legal citizen.
ICE AGENT: I don't care. MOLINA: Oh my goodness!
ICE AGENT: Back you up.
MOLINA: At first, it was like, oh, you're following us. And then after that it was like, oh, she tried to run you over. She tried to run us over.
LUSSO (voice-over): She told them she had a dash cam. And after some back and forth, they got back in their cars and left.
MOLINA: I was looking down a barrel and he could have shot me, and he could have gotten away with it.
LUSSO: Do you regret yelling those things? Do you wish you maybe hadn't done that? Maybe you wouldn't have ended in this situation or --
MOLINA: No, I don't regret it. I feel like I am, I know my laws. I'm an American citizen. I have the right. I have my First Amendment rights. I can say what I can, what I want, and I don't feel like I should have a gun pointed to my head because you didn't like being called a ho.
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SMITH: Katie Lusso reporting. Thank you.
DHS said in a statement to CNN, in part, the agents were conducting a, quote, "operation targeting criminal illegal aliens," adding that Molina could, quote, 'face criminal prosecution" as a result of her actions. The statement went on to explain the DHS officers used their training to protect themselves, each other and the public.
In today's weather express, dramatic images out of the Midwest. As you're seeing just raging river waters is what it looks like as you're seeing relentless storms unleash catastrophic flooding in eastern Indiana, and more rain is actually on the way.
Now, there was this water rescue that happened yesterday in Cambridge City, Indiana. You see this man hanging onto a utility pole for dear life first responders, rescuing him by boat.
Now, in Indiana, there were more people and pets rescued from rising waters there. You're seeing some of those images as parts of Indiana saw a one in 1,000-year flood Wednesday, sending water rushing into homes and thousands in the Chicago area remain without power after severe storms slammed the region. Many gas stations are out of service, leading to long lines at the few that stayed open.
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UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: So, I got a generator running at the house. We ran out of gas in the middle of the night and then it started raining this morning.
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So, we're just trying to keep the power on, just to keep the refrigerator running.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: It's rough, man. I've been out here over 30 years and honestly, I've never seen a tornado and all this stuff going on. This is almost worse than COVID to me. It's rough.
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SMITH: As the rush for gas continues, many are noticing gas prices spiking following the shortages caused by storms.
Well, this morning, new details are surfacing on the elaborate operation to secretly get President Trump out of Turkey last month, amid a potential Iranian threat. According to "The Washington Post", Israel shared threat intelligence that triggered the covert operation, but the CIA was skeptical.
Here's "The Washington Post's" Dan Lamothe, who is part of the team that broke the story.
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DAN LAMOTHE, REPORTER, THE WASHINGTON POST: The CIA had low confidence in that information, but given the threat, given the seriousness of the issue, given the long running concerns about Iran's interest in going after the president, they put all of this in motion.
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SMITH: Some U.S. officials suggested the information was part of Israel's larger efforts to influence Trump's decision making on Iran. We've also learned that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Executive Assistant Natalie Harp were with Trump when he was secretly moved to the small military jet in that catering container.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller stayed on Air Force One along with the press.
Developing this morning, a high school shooting in Georgia has left one student hurt and a 14-year-old suspect in custody. It happened in Warner Robins. This is about 100 miles south of Atlanta. According to our affiliate WGXA, the sheriff's office says two students got into an argument inside a school bathroom. Then one of the teens pulled out a gun and shot the other in the leg. The victim was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
Investigators are trying to figure out what caused an Apache military chopper to crash in central Texas yesterday near Fort Hood. The two pilots on board were killed. The crash also sparked a large wildfire that prompted some evacuations. Those have since been lifted. The Bell County sheriff's office says the helicopter did not hit any structures or people, and it's unclear where the chopper was coming from or where it was headed. Lindsay Clancy's murder trial resumes this morning following an emotional day of testimony. The judge ordered a recess after Clancy appeared to break down in tears. She began sobbing when the doctor on the stand described her five-year-old daughter's fatal injuries.
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UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: The external examination of Cora, I saw evidence of medical intervention. She was intubated, had various EKG pads and defibrillator pads on her body. She also had a catheter on her right hand and puncture sites on her left hand and her left groin. A ligature is when you have external compression by an object on the neck, and a furrow is simply a pattern of injury that occurs beneath it. It can be an imprint, it could be a pattern, or it could be more developed types of injuries, such as bruising or abrasions.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: And what about injuries?
JUDGE: Counsel could -- we're going to take a break at this time.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: All right, all right. All right. Them on the chairs, please. This way please.
JUDGE: Recess for a few minutes. I'm going to come back. We'll speak to counsel in regards to schedule
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SMITH: The triple murder trial is set to resume this morning at 9:00 a.m. State prosecutors are opposing the defenses request to move the Alex Murdaugh murder trial and the retrial to Charleston, South Carolina. They argued, in part, that the location would be expensive and crowded during a heavy tourist season. The judge could address this issue and others tomorrow in a status hearing for Murdaugh, the now disbarred attorney accused of killing his wife and one of his sons.
All right, now to this big story this morning, there is just one winning ticket for that billion dollar Powerball jackpot. It was sold in Illinois, and the winner has not been identified yet.
But if it is you, you have an important decision to make. Take the $1 billion and 30 payments over 29 years, or just take the lump sum of around $450 million.
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That is, of course, before taxes, decisions, decisions.
Lots more to come on CNN HEADLINE EXPRESS, a daughter called police about her father and how that led to gunfire and a six-hour standoff.
And Ohio Congressman Max Miller, who's been accused of abuse, is now being sued by his ex-wife. The latest developments, coming up.
Plus -- deputies busted in that window to save a dog in a hot van. What the owner had to say coming up on CNN HEADLINE EXPRESS.
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SMITH: There is a job opening at the White House, but you'll have to get past the A.I. filter to get it. And some other ones.
President Trump announced that White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt is leaving her post at the end of this month.
CNN White House correspondent Alayna Treene has more.
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ALAYNA TREENE, CNN WHITE HOUSE CORRESPONDENT: President Trump now needs to find a new press secretary. Karoline Leavitt has announced that she is leaving the White House and her role at the end of this month. I think a key question is why now, particularly just three months out from the midterm elections?
Karoline and both the president say it's so that she can focus on her family. I'd remind you, Leavitt actually had a baby, a daughter, on May 1st, and took only about a month of maternity leave before coming back to the White House. Throughout the course of my reporting, I've learned that President Trump had actually called her frequently and often asked when she was coming back to get back behind that podium.
So, this is a very demanding job. It's also very important job and one that the president has fixated on who should be the one to represent him as his chief messenger. So it's going to be a tough role for him to fill. I'd also note that Leavitt is part of a very small and loyal group of advisors. The type of people in the West Wing who are often part of the most sensitive conversations about the president and with the president, and also someone that he actually trusts and listens to.
She both worked on his 2024 presidential campaign, but also worked for him back during his first term. Leavitt said the president has asked to continue serving as a top advisor to him, even though it will be on the outside.
I did catch up with some staffers on Wednesday afternoon and they said its unclear who's actually going to replace her. So, a big question about who will fill her shoes.
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SMITH: All right. Thank you, Alayna.
Congressman Max Miller, the Ohio Republican who has been accused of abuse, is facing a new federal lawsuit. He's being sued by his ex- wife, Emily Moreno, over the release of a sensitive photo of their two-year-old daughter. Miller and his attorney are accused of recklessly publishing the image in documents shared online. Miller's attorney insists it was an accident and says the photo was quickly taken down. Moreno is seeking $150,000 in damages for each time the photo was downloaded. She had previously accused the Ohio congressman of domestic abuse, which Miller denies. He has rejected demands that he drop out of his race for reelection.
Still to come on CNN HEADLINE EXPRESS, will Luigi Mangione avoid a federal trial in the shooting death of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson? There's a new twist in that case. We've got the details.
Plus, did you miss the big total solar eclipse? Not to worry. We've got you covered.
Stay with us on CNN HEADLINE EXPRESS. We roll on.
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SMITH: The immigration agency, under scrutiny for its law enforcement practices, is planning to spend millions on what's being described as, quote, "wearable de-escalation device".
CNN's Sammy Lindell explains.
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UNIDENTIFIED MALE: When I screamed like a little girl and see myself go back with the Gloves --
SAMANTHA LINDELL, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): These shock gloves may soon be used by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents. ICE is planning to spend between $10 million and $20 million to purchase the devices, known as CTG-5 GLOVE, which stands for generated low output voltage emitter, according to a notice published by the Department of Homeland Security. And example videos posted by the device manufacturer Compliant Technologies, most individuals are seen falling to their knees after being touched with the Gloves.
The company markets the Glove as a wearable de-escalation device that can be shifted into electrical mode, delivering a maximum voltage of up to 380 volts that, quote, "inhibits distracts the subject from performing coordinated muscle movement."
The manual states that no more than two gloves should be applied to a subject at one time, and should not be used for more than 15 seconds in many instances. The company also warns the gloves should not be used as punishment or on high-risk individuals, including those who are pregnant, elderly, severely disabled or children.
The notice comes as ICE faces scrutiny over what critics say are aggressive and dangerous tactics, amid pressure from the Trump administration to make around 2,000 arrests daily. The devices would be delivered by March 2027, according to DHS.
CNN has reached out to DHS and Compliant Technologies for comment, but has not received a response.
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SMITH: President Trump and his social media team are being sued over paid access to Truth Social. The nonprofit media outlet "The Intercept", and the Freedom of the Press Foundation, filed a lawsuit yesterday, alleging the president's expensive subscription for instant access violates the First and Fifth Amendments.
It comes after Trump announced that he would be charging for real time access to his Truth Social posts. Customers can pay up to $100,000 a month to get an instant look. The White House did not respond to a request for comment.
People across Europe were treated to a rare celestial sight yesterday. This was the first total solar eclipse visible from Spain's mainland since 1905. And for some, it was a very profound experience.
Here's CNN's Clarissa Ward with more.
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CLARISSA WARD, CNN CHIEF INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: Wow. I can't even -- honestly, can you hear people cheering? People are cheering. The light is disappearing. I have goosebumps. You can see as it gets darker, people are just -- just in absolute -- wow.
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WARD: I don't know if you guys can hear that. I'm just letting it kind of play out because it's so magical.
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SMITH: Yeah, I'm not going to lie. That's kind of fire.
If you miss this one, you've got a year to prepare for the next eclipse. Next August, the path of totality will stretch from southern Spain to north Africa and the Middle East, with darkness expected to last more than six minutes. Get your travel plans ready.
Ahead on CNN HEADLINE EXPRESS, take a look at this video. A man clinging to a pole as waters rush all around him. The Midwest faces a fourth day of dangerous flooding. We've got more details coming up on CNN HEADLINE EXPRESS.
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