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The Story Is with Elex Michaelson
FBI Shares Description Of Suspect In Nancy Guthrie Case; Dad Needs Stem Cell Donors For Son With Rare Blood Disorder; Valentine's Day Weekend Box Office Preview; Couple Shares Their Tips after Almost 70 Years of Marriage; Pima County Sheriff Defends Guthrie Investigation; Athletes Grappling with Major Issues at the Winter Games. Aired 1-2a ET
Aired February 13, 2026 - 01:00 ET
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ANNA COOBAN, CNN BUSINESS AND ECONOMIC REPORTER (voice-over): Thursday says it's made more than 20,000 matches using this algorithm.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: We'll find out who it is. I think it's him.
COOBAN: I should get out of the way.
COOBAN (voice-over): And the verdict.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: The age gap has cost me this time. (Inaudible).
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Well, they it's non-negotiable.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Non -- it can be --
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: It could work for us.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: We can work on it.
COOBAN (voice-over): For many in this room, the search continues with or without an app.
Anna Cooban, CNN, London.
ELEX MICHAELSON, CNN ANCHOR: We wish them luck and a happy early Valentine's Day for everybody watching. Thanks for watching the first hour of The Story Is. The next hour starts right now.
The Story Is suspect description. The FBI releases new information about the man they believe abducted Nancy Guthrie.
The Story Is a father's plea.
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JUAN URIBE, FATHER OF 15-YEAR-OLD WHO NEEDS STEM CELL TRANSPLANT: Hi, my name is Juan and I'm posting this because I need your help to save my son. (END VIDEO CLIP)
MICHAELSON: Juan Uribe's efforts to save his 15-year-old son have gone viral. He's with us live to share his story.
The Story Is rebuilding lives in Hong Kong.
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YIP KA-KUI, WANG FUK COURT RESIDENT: I strongly hope I can go back to my home.
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MICHAELSON: Kristie Lu Stout on the ground speaking to three families who lost everything in the high rise fire.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Live from Los Angeles, The Story Is with Elex Michaelson.
MICHAELSON: And welcome to The Story Is. I'm Elex Michaelson.
We begin with new developments in the apparent abduction of Nancy Guthrie. The FBI is sharing new details about the suspect. The person seen in images and video from Guthrie's doorbell camera now described as five foot nine to five foot 10 with an average build. He was seen in the video wearing a black backpack like this one. Authorities hope these new descriptions will help narrow the thousands of tips they've received from the public.
The FBI also increased the reward for information that helps find Guthrie or leads to an arrest or conviction from $50,000 to $100,000. Investigators are also asking neighbors to submit any footage they may have from the days and weeks leading up to Guthrie's appearance -- disappearance.
Meanwhile, "Today" show host Savannah Guthrie shared some home video and photos on a social media post as a tribute to her missing mother, writing that the family will, quote, "never give up on her."
Joining me now, missing person's private investigator Steve Fischer. Welcome to The Story Is for the first time. You exclusively work on missing person cases. Of all those developments, what do you think's most significant?
STEVE FISCHER, MISSING PERSONS PRIVATE INVESTIGATOR: Well, certainly the surveillance video that was recovered that, you know, previously thought wasn't there because she didn't have a subscription. But they were able to pull the archives and work with Google to get it and that's huge. Because although it hasn't been identified yet, I'm certain there is more video like this and I think this will lead to, you know.
MICHAELSON: Yes. And you say the next 48 hours is really critical. What's your advice to investigators? You want -- you want them to release more video, right? FISCHER: Listen, I -- if they have more, which I believe they have a lot more of theirs because there's other cameras, I think they should put it out there. I understand, you know, preserving the integrity of the investigation, but there is a chance she could still be alive. And I think if they put out more angles of this guy, somebody's going to -- he's got some distinctive features. So I think somebody is going to know who that is, and it'll lead to him, which, you know, will lead to her.
MICHAELSON: You also say that the fact that they were in that house for 40 minutes is significant. Why?
FISCHER: Well, you know, in something like this, if it was meant to be an abduction, that's something that would happen rapidly. They go in, they grab her, they get out of there. And, you know, this is not meant to be a drawn out process. Their goal is this is a transactional thing for them. Kidnapping is a transaction.
It's for money. This is different. They were in there -- he was in there for about 40 minutes, and that's terrifying. Now, we know that she was alive when she exited the house because her pacemaker was connected by Bluetooth to her phone, but that was left at the house. So during that 40 minutes, she was alive.
There's still a heart rhythm from what we're told, but that's --
MICHAELSON: We know she was bleeding at some point.
FISCHER: She was bleeding and that has been confirmed to be a match of her blood. So something happened. There was some sort of struggle. And -- you know, but 40 minutes is a very long time. So you got to wonder what exactly happened there.
Did something change with the plan or something? Because there's no reason unless that person is very comfortable around that house and known or knows that house well.
MICHAELSON: We have not heard much from investigators in the last few days. We haven't done a press conference in a very long time. What does that tell you?
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FISCHER: I think that it's a factor of the FBI's kind of taken over a little bit, even though Pima County still is technically the lead. FBI is notoriously quiet in these cases. And since they've kind of jumped in, the press conferences have shut down. The sheriff was -- I know he's getting a lot of criticism, but he was pretty transparent and maybe giving out a little bit too much information. Although in these cases, I think they're like Amber alerts.
I think it's throw the information out there. You know, getting the person back alive is the main priority.
MICHAELSON: And quickly, if she is alive, how do they keep her alive? Especially, you know, with the medication issue. FISCHER: See and that's the problem. That's why it's so critical right now. You know, if she is still alive, that window is closing and these people don't know how to properly care for her. And also she's now a liability to them. If they're not getting the money, they're not going to take care of her.
And so that's why we got to get that video out there, find out who this is, find out where they have her, where they dumped her, you know, or put her and get her back.
MICHAELSON: Private investigator Steve Fischer, thanks so much for coming in and sharing your expertise. We appreciate it.
FISCHER: Thanks for having me.
MICHAELSON: A live look at Capitol Hill, where a partial U.S. government shutdown, less than 24 hours away, seems inevitable at this point. After Congress once again failed to pass a funding bill for the Department of Homeland Security. This will only impact the Department of Homeland Security. Money for the agency was held up after Democrats demanded reforms to immigration enforcement operations. Democrats dug in after two American citizens were fatally shot by federal agents in Minneapolis last month.
Here's what House leaders had to say about the state of negotiations.
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REP. HAKEEM JEFFRIES (D-NY), U.S. HOUSE DEMOCRATIC LEADER: Funding for ICE and the Department of Homeland Security should not move forward in the absence of dramatic changes that are bold, meaningful and transformational. Period. Full stop. That's the House Democratic caucus position and that's the Senate Democratic caucus position.
REP. MIKE JOHNSON (R-LA), U.S. HOUSE SPEAKER: It seems to me the appearance here is that some Democrats, House and Senate, want a government shutdown. They want to impose more pain on the American people. For what? I have no idea.
The ICE funding is already done for the entirety of the Trump administration, so they're not affecting that in any way. What they're going to do is shut down FEMA, Coast Guard, TSA, and things that hurt real people.
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MICHAELSON: Nearly all DHS workers will remain on the job, but many of them will not get paid until a funding bill is passed. Lawmakers have left Washington. They're on recess next week. So this thing's going to go for at least a little while.
Meanwhile, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem warns that if her department shuts down, it could have some serious consequences.
(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP) KRISTI NOEM, U.S. HOMELAND SECURITY SECRETARY: So this is a dangerous situation that we're in that the Democratic Party has chosen to shut down the department that was created after 9/11. This department was created recognizing that we are vulnerable to terrorist attacks and that American homeland needs to be funded and focused on keeping us safe within our own borders.
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MICHAELSON: During Noem speech here in Southern California today, dozens of people stood outside the venue protesting the immigration crackdown. Border officials reportedly tried to muffle chance for Noem's resignation by blaring sirens. All of that happening right near the U. S. Mexican border today.
The Trump administration announced the revocation of a scientific finding that has been the basis of the EPA's climate policy for more than 15 years. A big deal for this movement. In 2009, the endangerment finding determined that six greenhouse gases could be categorized as dangerous to human health. This new finding allowed the EPA to -- that finding, I should say, allowed the EPA to establish regulations on greenhouse gas pollution from power plants, cars and the oil and gas industry. CNN's Stephen Collinson explains the significance of this repeal.
STEPHEN COLLINSON, CNN POLITICS SENIOR REPORTER: The endangerment finding is so important because it was used by the Obama and Biden administrations as the centerpiece of their efforts to regulate six greenhouse gases. That action was repeatedly endorsed by the courts all the way up to the Supreme Court. So what the administration here is doing is highly controversial, but it really rips away the foundation of all the climate change policy and mitigation attempts of the two previous Democratic administrations. So it's a huge step. And it's something that President Trump, who thinks climate change is a hoax, who is against anything that's done to either hurt the fossil fuel industry or in his view, the American consumers, has been promising for a long time.
So it's a very significant step that become -- that's been coming, I think, eventually across two Trump terms.
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MICHAELSON: U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is headed to the Munich Security Conference, which gets underway just a few hours. It's annual gathering of world leaders where they debate international security policies. The meeting happening as many established a global norms are rapidly changing, partly thanks to U.S. President Donald Trump. One expert told CNN's Richard Quest what the end result of those changes could be.
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MICHAEL FORMAN, PRESIDENT, COUNCIL ON FOREIGN RELATIONS: A year ago I talked about how were heading towards a polyamorous world where countries would have relations with other countries on various issues and sometimes they'd be with the U.S., sometimes they might work with China, sometimes they work among the middle powers. And so I think we're going to see a much more complicated international environment than we've seen before. And the question will be what role the U.S. plays in that. You know, I think if you look back over the last, the U.S. convened a ministerial in Washington for -- on critical minerals and had something like 40 or 50 countries represented there.
So the U.S. is not disengaging. I don't think the Trump administration can be accused of being isolationist. They are just engaging in a fundamentally different way than we've ever engaged before.
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MICHAELSON: Secretary Rubio says he could meet with Ukrainian President Zelenskyy in Munich. Mr. Zelenskyy said he would go to the conference if the situation at home allows it.
A call to action to save a teenage boy's life is going viral on social media.
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URIBE: Hi, my name is Juan and I'm posting this because I need your help to save my son. This is my first time posting on social media, so please bear with me if I don't get things quite right. My son has a very rare blood disorder that if it's not treated with a stem cell transplant in the next couple of months up into MDS or AML, which are forms of blood cancer and are very deadly.
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MICHAELSON: That video posted by Juan Uribe has exploded overnight with nearly 12 million views on TikTok. Uribe is hoping his posts will help find blood stem cell donors for his son. His son is Max, who is in ninth grade. He's having a hard time finding donors because of his multiracial white and Latino ethnicity. If Max can find a match, it would give him a 95 percent chance of living at least five more years.
Juan Uribe joins us now live here on The Story Is.
Juan, thank you so much for joining us. We wish your son the best. How is he doing?
URIBE: Well, first of all, thank you so much for having me. I really appreciate the opportunity to share the story. And thank you for asking about Max. Fortunately, his day to day is generally OK and he is in good spirits. Right now he's very much just focused on doing well in school and trying to have fun like any ninth grader.
MICHAELSON: You took to social media to share your story, it blew up overnight. Were you surprised by the response and what are you hearing back from people?
URIBE: Yes, I was incredibly surprised. I literally opened up a TikTok and Instagram account on Monday, Monday evening. I've never been on any of these sites before and didn't know what to expect. The response has been remarkable and I am incredibly overwhelmed with emotion and gratitude by the support that complete strangers have shown towards my son. But in addition to all of the other patients that are waiting and looking for a stem cell donor as well.
So the response has been great. There's been a lot of love, a lot of support. A lot of people have actually gone to the stem cell registry to sign up. And MDP reported that they had their biggest day ever by a factor over -- of over 3x as a result of the post. So that is very encouraging.
But in addition, it was very heartbreaking to hear so many stories of other patients that are in a very similar position. In some cases kids as young as three and a half years old.
MICHAELSON: Wow.
URIBE: And it just doesn't seem fair for people.
MICHAELSON: And when you say stem cell donor, the terminology on this has changed over the years, right?
URIBE: It has, yes. It used to be called bone marrow donation, but that's a little bit scarier. And the reality is that technology has evolved. So what you used to have to harvest via a bone marrow extraction essentially can now be done via peripheral blood. So the process is now essentially painless and seamless.
MICHAELSON: Yes. And we're looking at the screen right now of sort of how that's done. It's a nonsurgical procedure like plasma platelet donation. No cost, all expenses are paid. Confidential swabbing, identifying details kept separate from the public.
What has your experience been in terms of finding a donor so far? I know Max found some potential matches, but it didn't quite work out.
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URIBE: That's right. So we learned that things were on a really bad course for Max back in August, September of last year. And at the time, we took a little bit of comfort in knowing that when he needed to go to a stem cell transplant, there were two perfect matches in the database. And the perfect match is important because as you mentioned earlier, the five year survival rate is significantly greater with that perfect match. It's 95 percent.
So that's somewhat encouraging. Although you never like to hear that there's a 5 percent chance that your son may not make it. But those two perfect matches fell through literally two weeks ago, which is what prompted me to go to social media. It was like a kick in the gut, honestly.
MICHAELSON: Why is it so difficult to find a match when it's so tied to ethnicity? How does that impact things?
URIBE: Yes. So ethnicity really does determine our underlying genetics. And the reality is that with a lot of these stem cell registries, minorities are underrepresented. So if you take Latinos as an example, 20 percent of the population is Latino, but about half of that is the composition in the stem cell registries. So that begins to make it much more difficult and challenging.
And to make matters worse, my son does have some rare genetic markers that are even rare within Latino populations. So that compounds the dynamic.
MICHAELSON: So what is your final message to folks in terms of how they can help your son and how they can help other people?
URIBE: Yes, absolutely. And again, I think the key point is that this is going to help thousands of patients that are waiting for stem cell transplants. So my one request is please go to one of these stem cell registries either in the U.S. or in your home country. In the U.S. we've been partnering with a number of them, NMDP, Gift of Life, DKMS, any of these registries are great. They all can allow you to sign in, request a kit to be sent to your home.
You swab at home. It's a very simple 30 second process. You mail the kit right back in, ideally right away. And then -- and then you wait. So please sign up.
Encourage everyone you know to sign up and spread the word. That's my one request.
MICHAELSON: Well, I know you're very proud of your son and your son should be very proud of you. Does he call you a big social media star now? Is that -- how's that going in the house? Are they --
URIBE: No. It's funny, I, and many friends have said, you know, you're not quite the guy I pictured as a -- as a TikTok star.
MICHAELSON: Yes. Yes.
URIBE: Although I'm --
MICHAELSON: Well --
URIBE: -- I'm far from that.
MICHAELSON: Yes. Influencer for the right reason.
URIBE: Hopefully.
MICHAELSON: Hopefully that influence is helping to save lives. And it would be great, great to have you back and tell the story of a match because of all this attention and we really appreciate you coming on and wish you the best of luck.
URIBE: Thank you so much. Appreciate the support.
MICHAELSON: And for more information on all this, or to register as a donor yourself, you can scan the QR code on your screen right now or go to the website below that is on your screen right now. And wouldn't it be something if one of our CNN viewers was that match and we were able to help save Max's life or you may help somebody else's life. So thank you for considering being a part of this solution.
All right, on to other news now. It has been several months since a deadly high rise fire in Hong Kong killed nearly 170 people. CNN spoke to several families who are among those trying to rebuild their lives. We go to the region next.
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MICHAELSON: Many in Hong Kong are preparing to celebrate the Lunar New Year in a few days. But for those who lost everything in the Tai Po High rise fire just a few months ago, grief is likely to overshadow those celebrations. CNN's Kristie Lu Stout spoke with some families attempting to rebuild their lives.
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KRISTIE LU STOUT, CNN ANCHOR (voice-over): The fire ravaged everything, leaving behind these charred high rises all shrouded in grief. Sixty-eight-year-old Yip Ka-Kui lost his wife in the Tai Po fire. Nearly three months on, as Hong Kong marks a new Lunar New Year, sorrow overshadows celebration.
K. YIP: I lost my wife. I lost my property, lost my house. We would not celebrate anything for this Lunar New Year.
STOUT (voice-over): His sons are by his side every day, including his youngest, who also lost his home in the fire. And each day, the father leaves a voice note for his beloved.
K. YIP: I just think she may -- she may listen.
STOUT (voice-over): Their families live together in the older son's home, a temporary arrangement in a cramped apartment. Three bedrooms for seven people.
SHUEN-YIN YIP, LOST MOTHER IN HONG KONG FIRE: We still live in my house. My house is not too big enough to -- for them to stay. We need to stick together --
STOUT: Yes.
SHUEN-YIN YIP: in this moment.
STOUT: Family first. Family must be together, right?
SHUEN-YIN YIP: Yes.
SHUEN-TING YIP, WANG FUK COURT RESIDENT: Yes, yes. Yes.
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STOUT (voice-over): The fire has taken at least 168 lives and left more than 4,000 people homeless. The disaster united Hong Kong residents who gathered near the complex to honor the victims. Today, the memorial site is no more and grieving families are struggling to move on.
STOUT: After watching their home burned to the ground, thousands of survivors moved in with relatives or were placed in government allocated temporary accommodation. In a city with a notorious housing shortage, many are worrying where they will live next.
STOUT (voice-over): Local authorities say it will be challenging to rebuild the complex and are considering a buyback option. The brothers won't accept that.
SHUEN-TING YIP: This problem is not just cash can solve it. This area is our childhood, our whole life.
SHUEN-YIN YIP: The money is not our concern. We concern is we want a home. Even though you give me a large huge money, you never give my mom back.
SHUEN-TING YIP: Yes.
STOUT (voice-over): A few weeks ago, Mr. Yip held a funeral for his wife. A DNA test provided a sample match. Only after that was he able to bury her. A final resting place for his beloved as he awaits what's next.
K. YIP: I strongly hope I can go back to my home.
STOUT (voice-over): A home in ashes. One that this family may never return to.
Kristie Lu Stout, CNN, Hong Kong.
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MICHAELSON: The CIA is trying to capitalize on recent purges of top military officers in China. The agency has released this video in Mandarin, hoping to recruit Chinese officers disillusioned with corruption and crackdown on top generals. The narrator says China's political establishment is eliminating every officer with leadership abilities and that those politicians can't be allowed to shape the world for future generations. China's president has purged part of his top military echelon in recent years and U.S. officials say he may not be done yet.
Venezuela's acting President Delcy Rodriguez tells NBC that her predecessor is not guilty of the charges he's facing in the U.S. and she believes Nicolas Maduro is still the country's legitimate leader. But that disagreement is not getting in the way of businesses as U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright visits Venezuela. As Stefano Pozzebon reports, he's making a new pitch for investment.
STEFANO POZZEBON, CNN CONTRIBUTOR: We are at an oil producing facility in eastern Venezuela called PetroIndependencia. And on Thursday, the Secretary of Energy, Chris Wright, is visiting this oil facility together with the acting President of Venezuela, Delcy Rodriguez. It's a stunning reversal. Consider that it's been only 40 days since U.S. delta forces picked up Rodriguez's predecessor, Nicolas Maduro, in the middle of the night to take him to New York City. And now the Secretary of Energy is visiting together side by side, hand in hand, almost.
They are traveling on the same van with the acting president. And the company that is running this facility, Chevron, has been telling us that they believe the potential here could be of up to 300,000 barrels a day. Currently they're producing only 40,000 barrels of crude oil a day. But both the secretary and the acting president are telling us that they hope to overcome the obstacles that are in the way to that goal.
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POZZEBON: Chevron is telling us that they are producing around 40,000 barrels a day here, but the potential could be up to 300,000 barrels a day. What do you think is the biggest obstacle that we need to overcome in order to reach that goal?
CHRIS WRIGHT, U.S. ENERGY SECRETARY: It's just to get the political and economic arrangements as smooth as possible between our countries. But there is no question that Chevron can ramp this facility. Chevron and PDVSA can ramp this facility, this area, to 300,000 barrels a day. No question about it.
DELCY RODRIGUEZ, VENEZUELA ACTING PRESIDENT (through translator): We are working on a very fast paced agenda to consolidate binational cooperation. It is what is important for both the United States and Venezuela that our countries, our peoples, benefit from these partnerships. Chevron has been in Venezuela for over 100 years and we are doing extraordinary work as the partners that we are. Improving production, improving facilities, infrastructure, maintenance. This is the way forward. This is the path of cooperation and it is the agenda for a long term productive partnership.
It's what I mean when I say that no obstacle or impediment should hinder this productive path that we are on.
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POZZEBON: The reversal, compared to just a couple of months ago and the full rhetorical warfare between Venezuela and the government of Nicolas Maduro, and the United States, and the idea that now the two of them are walking side by side is perhaps a symbol of how quick the transformation in this country has been so far.
For CNN, this is Stefano Pozzebon -- Anzoategui, Venezuela.
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ELEX MICHAELSON, CNN ANCHOR: Our thanks to Stefano on a historic day there.
A variety of movies debut for a mixed crowd this Valentine's Day weekend, including "Wuthering Heights". Is it any good?
Our film critic Grae Drake here live to spread the love. Stay with us.
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UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Wife? What wife?
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Heathcliff's.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Not enough. Not for her.
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MICHAELSON: What fans believe will be the perfect date night movie hits theaters Valentine's Day weekend. "Wuthering Heights" premieres in theaters on Friday. The film, based on Emily Bronte's popular gothic novel, stars Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi as a couple in an intense relationship focused on obsessive love and revenge.
Cbr.com's film critic Grae Drake joins us now to talk about what you should watch and what you should skip this weekend.
All right, Grae. "Wuthering Heights" is in quotes --
GRAE DRAKE, FILM CRITIC, CBR.COM: Yes.
MICHAELSON: -- right? Because it's not exactly the book.
DRAKE: No. So anybody that's a big Bronte head that needs for this to be a faithful adaptation is going to be so disappointed because it's a -- it's a very kind of polite version of the book.
I remember the book being a lot meaner, and the movie focuses way more on the hotness of the two stars, which I can get behind.
MICHAELSON: I mean you got two of the hottest stars on the planet, right.
DRAKE: Absolutely. Don't get me wrong, I loved it. But I think the movie overall is good for people if your kink is like being turned on while sad.
MICHAELSON: Whose kink is that?
DRAKE: Well, it's not mine, so I wasn't -- I wasn't super sold on this, but there's enough in it that really enthralled me.
The -- I think that the sets, the costumes the music is so good. Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi are great actors and they're great together. I was never bored by this, not once. But I definitely went away thinking, is my life that hot that I thought this was kind of not hot?
MICHAELSON: So you didn't love it? You didn't. DRAKE: I didn't love it. But I do think audiences will enjoy it. And
it's great for Valentine's Day.
MICHAELSON: Ok. Then there's something called "Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die.
DRAKE: Right. Terrible title for an amazing movie.
MICHAELSON: Ok.
DRAKE: So surprised by this. Sam Rockwell is playing a time traveler who walks into a Norm's Diner from the future. And he says the people in this diner are going to help me save the world from a horrible A.I.
And you can kind of tell who's going to join him because of the noteworthy people in the diner, like Zazie Beetz from "Deadpool 2" and Michael Pena from Ant-Man, Haley Lu Richardson from "Ponies" out on Peacock right now.
And it is bonkers. It is hilarious. It is so dark and it deals with all the issues that were facing today through the satirical lens, which is so hard to do with the topics that it's taking on.
Loved this movie. It blew my mind. I don't even know that I fully understood it and I couldn't care less.
MICHAELSON: Sam Rockwell is really having a moment.
DRAKE: He's a pleasure.
MICHAELSON: He's an amazing actor.
DRAKE: See this movie.
MICHAELSON: Ok.
DRAKE: It's an original concept and I loved it.
MICHAELSON: Ok, so that's your pick of the weekend.
There's also "Crime 101". We recently had the author, Don Winslow on our show talking about this. This is based on his book with two very big stars.
DRAKE: Oh yes and even more than you're seeing right now. So here's the believable part. It's a heist movie where Chris Hemsworth is a kind thief. Mark Ruffalo is a crafty and very observant police officer.
Here's the part I can't get behind. Halle Berry is experiencing ageism at her insurance company. I was like what?
I had a little trouble with this huge aspect of the story but basically, she and Chris Hemsworth are motivated to start working together on this one final heist. And there's plenty of action. Barry Keoghan as a kind of wild card
thief, but ultimately I was like, I've seen a lot of this before, and I don't fully buy it.
MICHAELSON: So that's a skip.
DRAKE: I wasn't wild about it. And I mean, if you're really excited about an "Avengers" reunion, then go see it.
MICHAELSON: Ok. All right.
Thank you so much. We know which one you like. Grae, thank you very much. Happy Valentine's Day to you. Yes. You brought your Valentine's Day hair.
DRAKE: Always.
MICHAELSON: And as Valentine's Day approaches this weekend, one Texas couple is preparing to celebrate 70 years of marriage in 2026. Grae's headed towards that, someday.
KCEN's Adriana Alexander from a CNN affiliate caught up with them to learn their secrets for lasting love.
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ADRIANA ALEXANDER, KCEN: Every Wednesday, 91-year-old Marilyn Ritchie and her husband 90-year-old Bob Ritchie, spend their time at choir rehearsal at Grace Presbyterian Church in Temple.
BOB RITCHIE, MARRIED ALMOST 70 YEARS: We've sung in choirs since 1955.
ALEXANDER: But their story together began long before these weekly rehearsals.
B. RITCHIE: We've been married for 69 years.
ALEXANDER: It began when these two first met in California.
B. RITCHIE: We met in our backyards when we were four.
ALEXANDER: After moving away for some time, the two later reconnected in college.
B. RITCHIE: I said I caught (ph) him later. Who was that dark-headed girl? He said, well, that's Marilyn Lombard. And I said, I know her.
ALEXANDER: While Bob served in the military, they sent each other love letters across the seas.
B. RITCHIE: Did I ask you to marry me by letter?
MARILYN RITCHIE, MARRIED ALMOST 70 YEARS: Yes you did.
B. RITCHIE: I thought I did.
M. RITCHIE: I still have it.
ALEXANDER: It wasn't long before they married in 1956.
M. RITCHIE: His sense of humor has gotten us through a lot of things. And he is -- he is very loving.
ALEXANDER: They tell other couples that it's communication, patience and friendship that will keep you and your person strong together.
M. RITCHIE: He is my best friend.
B. RITCHIE: Yes. We are both best friends.
ALEXANDER: And in August they'll be celebrating their 70th wedding anniversary. But this Valentine's Day, the celebration of love is starting a little early.
B. RITCHIE: I bought a little thing.
M. RITCHIE: You bought something.
B. RITCHIE: I did.
M. RITCHIE: Oh God. I bought a card.
B. RITCHIE: Yes. There. That worked.
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MICHAELSON: How cute are they? Is that -- is that life goals, Grae?
DRAKE: So cute. That's amazing.
MICHAELSON: Yes.
DRAKE: I wonder what that gift is? Better be good at 70 years.
MICHAELSON: What do you get for somebody 70?
All right. Well, thanks to everybody who's watching THE STORY IS.
For our international viewers, WORLDSPORT is next. For our viewers here in North America, I'll be right back with more of our show.
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SHERIFF CHRIS NANOS, PIMA COUNTY, ARIZONA: Right now, I have no plans to schedule any further press conferences unless we have some real evidence or something to bring up to you.
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MICHAELSON: That was Pima County sheriff a week ago at the last public briefing he's given in the Nancy Guthrie case. There's been no news conferences since. Instead, his office has been sending out updates via statements in social media.
With each passing day, more questions are being raised about the investigation itself.
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MICHAELSON: With the world's attention transfixed on the search for Nancy Guthrie, the man at the helm, Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos finding himself in the spotlight.
NANOS: We believe now, after we processed that crime scene that we do, in fact, have a crime scene, that we do, in fact, have a crime.
MICHAELSON: The investigation, now in its 12th day, facing scrutiny about its first days, the sheriff confronting a series of questions about his initial handling of the case.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Why don't authorities think that Nancy Guthrie was targeted?
NANOS: Who said that? Who said they didn't?
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: You said that early on -- in the investigation.
NANOS: Boy, if I said I missed, I absolutely misspoke.
MICHAELSON: The sheriff initially released the Guthrie crime scene on February 2nd, only to have the crime scene tape go back up two days later as the FBI came in for a fresh look.
Sheriff Nanos pressed on concerns that the scene may have been contaminated.
NANOS: You know, I'll let the courts worry about that.
MICHAELSON: But Nanos admitting he could have kept the scene closed a little longer.
NANOS: You know Monday morning quarterback, I probably would have, but I'll say this. We processed the scene. We did -- we got what we thought was complete. So yes, there's -- again Monday morning quarterback, absolutely. I probably could have held off on that.
MICHAELSON: Nanos' every move scrutinized, including his decision to attend a college basketball game over the weekend. Nanos telling Green Valley News he was working on his phone for most of the game, adding, quote "I get to a point where I needed to decompress a little bit and back away from my team a little bit, so I'm not on them all the time."
But Sheriff Nanos is no stranger to high profile cases.
NANOS: Jared's ruined a lot of lives.
MICHAELSON: He worked the investigation into the shooter who tried to assassinate then-Congresswoman Gabby Giffords in 2011, serving as sheriff's captain at the time.
NANOS: Anytime you have a criminal case of this magnitude, you want to find every piece of evidence you can to put it together.
MICHAELSON: Now, 15 years later, Nanos back in the spotlight, tasked with piecing together yet another horrific puzzle.
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MICHAELSON: The sheriff has defended his investigation, told a local outlet the haters are going to hate. He also says his department has a close to 100 percent solve rate when it comes to homicides, and people don't know how much work they are actually putting into this case. Of course, it is not a homicide case right now.
CNN reached out to the sheriff's office for comment on his attendance at that basketball game, about his handling of the investigation overall. His office said the sheriff is not commenting right now.
We'll be back with some highlights from the Olympics. CNN's Coy Wire is there in Italy. We'll check in with him right after this.
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MICHAELSON: Athletes are grappling with some major issues as they wrap up the first week at the Winter Olympic Games, including a last-minute disqualification and a fall on the final snowboard halfpipe.
CNN's Coy Wire gets us up to speed from Milan, Italy.
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COY WIRE, CNN WORLDSPORT: Imagine being ready to compete in the Olympics and you're told you can't go.
Moments before the skeleton competition, Ukrainian skeleton slider Vladyslav Heraskevych was told by IOC president Kirsty Coventry in person that he was disqualified after refusing to adhere to the IOC athlete expression guidelines. No expressions of any kind on the field of play or podiums are allowed. Coventry broke down into tears when talking about that.
Heraskevych had worn a helmet in training heats, depicting images of fallen Ukrainian athletes. He was warned, but planned to wear that helmet again, and was disqualified.
He's appealing this decision to the court of arbitration for sport, and says he still feels he was not in the wrong, the IOC was.
VLADYSLAV HERASKEVYCH, UKRAINIAN SKELETON SLIDER: I never wanted the scandal and I believe I'm not a person who created. so I believe that we didn't violate any rules with this helmet. Also this scandal was and still is very damaging for Olympic family.
WIRE: We had a huge upset in the women's snowboarding halfpipe. Two+- time defending champ, American Chloe Kim, looking to pull off the first-ever three-peat in the event, falling on two of her three runs, earning a silver medal.
It was 17-year-old Korean sensation Gowan Choi winning the Olympic gold just two years after fracturing her back on a nasty fall. Kim is one of her idols.
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WIRE: So special moment afterwards when Kim, all smiles, hugged and celebrated the sobbing Gowan after her run. Quintessential sportsmanship.
Gold medal winners are usually the most popular people at the Winter Olympics, but French biathlete Julia Simon is currently surrounded by controversy after winning gold in Wednesdays biathlon, 15-kilometer individual race.
It all stems from when the 29-year-old was convicted of committing credit card fraud against a French teammate in October and was handed a three-month suspended prison sentence and a $17,000 fine. In October, she admitted her guilt after photos of the credit cards were found on her phone.
After winning her gold in Italy, she said she hopes everyone will, quote "leave her in peace", unquote.
Team USA curler Rich Ruohonen is now officially the oldest American to compete in the Winter Games at 54 years old. USA's game with Switzerland was out of reach, so they subbed him in and he made history.
The first time he tried to make the U.S. Olympic team in 88, his current teammates weren't even born, or the second time, or the third time.
His teammates in their mid-20s say he's like the team dad. They laugh at his dad jokes. He's a personal attorney. Now, he has oldest American ever to compete in the Winter Games to his resume. Some things age like fine Italian wines.
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MICHAELSON: All right. Our thanks to Coy Wire.
And thanks to you for watching THE STORY IS.
Tomorrow I go one-on-one with Bill Maher from the set of "Real Time with Bill Maher".
Plus our political panel, Gloria Allred and Larry Elder. They're always feisty.
And our sports panel, Jared Weiss and Jovan Buha preview NBA All-Star weekend, which is happening right here in southern California. It's going to be a big show tomorrow.
We hope you'll join us for that.
Thanks.
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