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Newsweek
9 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Newsweek
Anderson Cooper Forced To Take Shelter In Israel While Live On Air
Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Newsweek AI is in beta. Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content. Anderson Cooper and other CNN journalists fled to a bomb shelter during a live broadcast from Israel after receiving a "10-minute warning of incoming missiles" from Iran overnight on Monday. The 58-year-old was anchoring his Anderson Cooper 360° show from an outdoor terrace in Tel Aviv with CNN's chief international correspondent Clarissa Ward and Jerusalem correspondent Jeremy Diamond when their phones simultaneously chimed with an alert. "So, these are the alerts that go out on all of our phones when you're in Israel," Cooper said. "It's a 10-minute warning of incoming missiles or something, incoming from Iran. "So now the location we're in has a verbal alarm telling people to get down into bomb shelters. So, we've got a 10-minute window to get down into a bomb shelter. And we'll continue to try to broadcast from that bomb shelter, and even if we can on the way down." Ward asked Cooper if "we should finish this," first, apparently referring to the segment. Anderson appeared to laugh and said, "Er, we should probably go down!" CNN's Anderson Cooper, Clarissa Ward and Jeremy Diamond evacuate after receiving a 10-minute warning of an incoming missile in Tel Aviv, Israel. — Anderson Cooper 360° (@AC360) June 23, 2025 Anderson then spoke to a colleague named Chuck off-screen, asking about their ability to remain broadcasting, and he was subsequently handed a microphone to allow him to continue on air as the group headed to realtive safety. The camera followed the group through a hotel, which was broadcasting its own warning to its guests, as they walked through corridors and into an elevator before arriving at the shelter. This is a breaking news story. Updates to follow.
Yahoo
11-06-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Bolton on Trump warning parade protesters will be ‘met with force': ‘That's mouth'
Former national security adviser John Bolton said President Trump's warning to deter protestors from showing up at the Army's 250th commemoration parade later this week is just talk. 'Look, I think that's mouth. I mean, this is performance art and he's trying to show how tough he is,' Bolton said Tuesday during an appearance on CNN's 'AC360.' 'It's a character defect,' he told host John Berman. 'There's no doubt about it. I don't think it's a serious threat.' His comments come after the president warned demonstrators earlier Tuesday not to attempt to disrupt the list of events slated for Saturday. 'If there's any protester [who] wants to come out, they will be met with very big force,' Trump said Tuesday from the Oval Office. 'For those people that want to protest, they will be met with very big force. And I haven't even heard about a protest.' Army grade weapons are expected to be displayed on the streets for public viewing while thousands of soldiers are planning to march across Washington. But Bolton said they wouldn't harm individuals who are peacefully gathered. 'The military service members marching in that parade are not going to take action against protesters unless somebody comes up and physically attacks them,' the former White House aide said. 'The whole thing is bluff.' The issue also comes as many remain outraged over the president's decision to deploy thousands of National Guard soldiers and hundreds of Marines to deter protests in Los Angeles. The demonstrations come in opposition to several raids by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in the Golden State. 'Mobilizing ~700 Marines is a dangerous escalation that blurs the line between military and civilian law enforcement,' Rep. Jimmy Gomez (D-Calif.) wrote in a Monday post on social platform X. 'They're trained for combat — not law enforcement. Deploying them on our streets only inflames tensions.' 'Today it's LA … tomorrow it could be anywhere,' he added. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
The Hill
11-06-2025
- Politics
- The Hill
Bolton on Trump warning parade protesters will be ‘met with force': ‘That's mouth'
Former national security adviser John Bolton said President Trump's warning to deter protestors from showing up at the Army's 250th commemoration parade later this week is just talk. 'Look, I think that's mouth. I mean, this is performance art and he's trying to show how tough he is,' Bolton said Tuesday during an appearance on CNN's 'AC360.' 'It's a character defect,' he told host John Berman. 'There's no doubt about it. I don't think it's a serious threat.' His comments come after the president warned demonstrators earlier Tuesday not to attempt to disrupt the list of events slated for Saturday. 'If there's any protester [who] wants to come out, they will be met with very big force,' Trump said Tuesday from the Oval Office. 'For those people that want to protest, they will be met with very big force. And I haven't even heard about a protest.' Army grade weapons are expected to be displayed on the streets for public viewing while thousands of soldiers are planning to march across Washington. But Bolton said they wouldn't harm individuals who are peacefully gathered. 'The military service members marching in that parade are not going to take action against protesters unless somebody comes up and physically attacks them,' the former White House aide said. 'The whole thing is bluff.' The issue also comes as many remain outraged over the president's decision to deploy thousands of National Guard soldiers and hundreds of Marines to deter protests in Los Angeles. The demonstrations come in opposition to several raids by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in the Golden State. 'Mobilizing ~700 Marines is a dangerous escalation that blurs the line between military and civilian law enforcement,' Rep. Jimmy Gomez (D-Calif.) wrote in a Monday post on social platform X. 'They're trained for combat — not law enforcement. Deploying them on our streets only inflames tensions.' 'Today it's LA … tomorrow it could be anywhere,' he added.
The Hill
31-05-2025
- Business
- The Hill
Haberman: Trump officials ‘happy' about Musk's departure
CNN political analyst Maggie Haberman said some White House officials are excited to see Elon Musk exit his role as a special government employee. The tech giant led the Department of Government Efficiency for 130 days with an objective to downsize federal spending by trillions. Haberman, also a New York Times journalist, said news coverage about cuts were politically 'problematic' for Trump and the reputation of his administration. 'They are happy…to have him go because, look, there are things [Musk] did that some of them are happy with. A bunch of them in Trump's world came around to Musk. Many others, however, were not so happy,' Haberman said during a Friday appearance on CNN's 'AC360.' The journalist said Musk's unsupported claims that dead people were receiving social security benefits and other unsubstantiated statements served as a 'source of tension' for the White House. Haberman added that the billionaire's social media presence granted him the power to 'intimidate' many of his colleagues in the government. Trump directly addressed Musk's role as an adviser during a Friday presser, commending the Tesla CEO for his government work. 'There's nobody like him, and he had to go through the slings and the arrows, which is a shame, because he's an incredible patriot,' the president told reporters in the Oval. Both Trump and Musk have said DOGE's work will continue even as the CEO retreats from the spotlight in Washington. 'This is not the end of DOGE, but really the beginning,' Musk said. 'The DOGE team will only grow stronger over time. The DOGE influence will only go stronger,' Musk added. 'It is permeating throughout the government, and I am confident that, over time, we will see a trillion dollars of savings and a reduction in — a trillion dollars of waste and fraud reduction.' Musk said he would help the agency chuck $36 trillion off the standing national debt.
Yahoo
13-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Qatar jet ‘obviously' Emoluments Clause violation: Former White House ethics lawyer
President Trump's plans to accept a luxury Boeing 747-8 plane from the Qatari government is 'obviously' a violation of the Constitution's Emoluments Clause, according to a former White House ethics lawyer. 'Everybody gets a $400 million plane from the government of Qatar. They give them out like the M&M's acts. And I and Alyssa [Farah Griffin] used to enjoy in the White House mess. I mean, it's so obviously, a violation of the emoluments clause,' Norm Eisen, the executive director of the legal advocacy group State Democracy Defenders Fund, said Monday on CNN's 'AC360.' 'I litigated these issues in multiple courts that found Trump had implicated emoluments rules the first time around. It's unconstitutional,' Eisen, a vocal critic of the president, told host Anderson Cooper. 'And even his own party is calling him out on it.' The president confirmed recent news reports that his administration plans to accept a luxury jet from the Qatari royal family. The plane would temporarily replace the three-decades-old Air Force One and later be transferred to Trump's presidential library when he departs from the White House. The jet would be received by the Defense Department, according to the president. Trump told reporters on Monday that it would be 'stupid' for him not to accept the gift, calling it a 'great gesture' from Qatar. 'They said, 'We would like to do something,' and if we can get a 747 as a contribution to our Defense Department to use during a couple of years while they're building the other ones, I think that was a very nice gesture,' he added. The move has sparked controversy. Even some of Trump's staunch allies, such as conservative commentator Laura Loomer, have said the gift could be a 'stain' on his legacy. Democrats in Congress have also strongly rebuked the president over the jet. Rep. Ritchie Torres (D-N.Y.) called for an ethics review in response to the reports about the jet, while in the Senate, four lawmakers are attempting to force a vote on a measure 'to reiterate a basic principle: no one should use public service for personal gain through foreign gifts.' Some Senate Republicans signaled on Monday that they have multiple concerns with the president potentially accepting the plane as a gift from the Qatari government. 'I'm not flying on a Qatari plane. They support Hamas,' Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) said. 'I don't know how you make it safe.' Others seemed to brush off the concerns. 'I wish somebody would offer me a $400 million plane to get back and forth on,' Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) said Monday. 'I'm all for it. If they offer him a plane — the ones we got, it costs a fortune to keep going. They're 40-years-old,' the Alabama senator added. 'Boeing — at least they made [the Qatari] one.' Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
