Return to Transcripts main page

CNN Transcripts for April 18, 2021

Note: This page is continually updated as new transcripts become available. If you cannot find a specific segment, check back later.

CNN Newsroom
• Nation On Edge With Derek Chauvin Trial Verdict Expected Soon; Police Searching For Suspect In Deadly Shooting At Wisconsin Bar; Michigan Pushes To Increase Vaccinations Amid Third Case Surge; Three Dead In Shooting Incident In Austin, Texas; White House: There Will Be "Consequences" If Navalny Dies In Custody; Progressive Backlash On Refugee Cap Puts Biden On Notice. Aired 2-3p ET
• Three Killed, Two Injured In Mass Shooting Near Kenosha, Wisconsin; Nation On Edge With Derek Chauvin Trial Verdict Expected Soon; Pastor Refuses To Promote Vaccinations, Says Virus Is A Scam. Aired 3-4p ET
• U.S. On Edge Over Civil Unrest, Police Violence And Mass Shootings; Interview With Former Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel About Troop Withdrawal From Afghanistan; Gosar Denies He Had Anything To Do With Far Right America First Caucus Launching Plans; Trump Receives Award; Thirteen-Year-Old Boy Killed; CNN Heroes. Aired 4-5p ET
• Mass Shootings In The U.S.; Rep. Mike Waltz (R-FL) Is Interviewed About Mass Shootings, Marjorie Taylor Greene And Afghanistan; The Success Of The Vaccine Rollout And Vaccine Hesitancy; Rupert Murdoch's Media Business Blasted By Malcolm Turnbull; Wall Street And The Big Gains Of The Airline Industry And Apple Launch. Aired 5-6p ET
• Manhunt For Ex-Detective Suspected Of Killing Three In Texas; Minneapolis Braces For Verdict Fallout In George Floyd Case; CDC Says, Half Of U.S. Adults Have Gotten At Least One COVID Shot; America Faces Endless Cycle Of Gun Violence; Jailed Opposition Leader Reportedly Near Death; Senator Tom Cotton To Stall Nominees From Democratic States. Aired 6-7p ET
• Minneapolis Braces For Verdict Fallout In George Floyd Case; Daunte Wright, Adam Toledo Killings Spark Nationwide Protests; Vaccine Hesitancy Causes 50 Million Vaccine Doses Just Sitting, Waiting For Arms; Afghan President Says His Government Not In Danger Of Collapse After U.S. Leaves; One-On-One With Retired U.S. Navy Admiral William McRaven; How The Pandemic Could Spur Global Action On Climate Change; CNN Hero, Heather Abbott Helping Amputees Of All Ages Receive Prosthesis. Aired 7-8p ET
• Nationwide Protests after Daunte Wright, Adam Toledo Killings; Minneapolis Braces for Verdict Fallout in George Floyd Case; Michigan Hospitals Overwhelmed as New Cases Surge Again; Communities Focus on Vaccine Hesitancy as Demand Falls; U.S. Airlines Prepare for Summer Travel Surge; Fire Rages on Mountain Overlooking Cape Town; A Mother's Fight Against the Klan. Aired 8-9p ET
• Duke of Edinburgh Laid to Rest at Windsor Castle; Europe Aims to Speed Up Vaccinations; Military Crackdown Cripples Myanmar's COVID- 19 Fight; Indianapolis Shooting; U.S. Gun Violence Epidemic; Closing Arguments Monday in Floyd Murder Trial; Alexei Navalny Dying in Prison; New Policies Could Impact Americans Held Overseas; Global Citizen Virtual Concert to Raise Vaccine Awareness. Aired 12-1a ET
• Indianapolis Shooting; U.S. Gun Violence Epidemic; Michigan's Third Wave Overwhelming Hospitals; Duke of Edinburgh Laid to Rest at Windsor Castle; Alexei Navalny Dying in Prison; Czech Republic Expelling Russian Embassy Employees; Global Citizen Virtual Concert to Raise Vaccine Awareness. Aired 2-3a ET
• U.S. Gun Violence Epidemic; Indianapolis Shooting; Michigan's Third Wave Overwhelming Hospitals; India Reports 200,000-Plus Cases Fourth Day In A Row; Military Crackdown Cripples Myanmar's COVID-19 Fight; Duke Of Edinburgh Laid To Rest At Windsor Castle; Alexei Navalny Dying In Prison; Global Citizen Virtual Concert To Raise Vaccine Awareness. Aired 3-4a ET
• Michigan's Third Wave Overwhelming Hospitals; Europe Aims To Speed Up Vaccinations; Indianapolis Shooting; U.S. Gun Violence Epidemic; Alexei Navalny Dying In Prison; Czech Republic Expelling Russian Embassy Employees; Duke Of Edinburgh Laid To Rest At Windsor Castle; Discarded Masks Piling Up As Litter. Aired 4-5a ET
• Little Improvement In U.S. COVID-19 Death Toll; Michigan's Third Wave Overwhelming Hospitals; Europe Aims To Speed Up Vaccinations; India Reports 200,000-Plus Cases Fourth Day In A Row; Indianapolis Shooting; U.S. Gun Violence Epidemic; Alexei Navalny Dying In Prison; Czech Republic Expelling Russian Embassy Employees; Closing Arguments Monday In Floyd Murder Trial; Duke Of Edinburgh Laid To Rest At Windsor Castle; Woman Gets Pregnant While Already Pregnant. Aired 5-6a ET


Fareed Zakaria GPS
• America's War In Afghanistan Finally Has An Expiration Date; Interview With Afghan President Ashraf Ghani About U.S. Troop Withdrawal; Violence And Brutality In Myanmar. Aired 10-11a ET


Inside Politics
• Police Reform, Gun Safety Bill Stall In Congress; U.S. Pauses J&J Vaccinations After Cases Of Blood Clots; Biden Announces Full U.S. Withdrawal From Afghanistan; New Urgency In Congress To Push Forward With Police Reforms; Interview With Rep. Abigail Spanberger (D-VA); Launch Of America First Caucus Scrapped; White House, Harris Struggle To Define Border Responsibilities. Aired 8-9a ET


New Day Sunday
• Religious Leaders Worry About Migrant Children Living In Shelters With Little To No Freedom; Navalny Team: He's Dying In Prison, It's A Matter Of Days; Sights And Sounds From Prince Philip's Funeral. Aired 6-7a ET
• Three Killed, Two Injured In Shooting At Wisconsin Tavern; CDC: More Than 82 Million People Fully Vaccinated Against COVID-19; Rep. Greene Scraps Planned Launch Of "America First" Caucus; Canada Braces For Third Wave As Cases, Hospitalizations Skyrocket; India Reports More Than 200,000 New Cases For Fourth Day In A Row; Sights And Sounds From Prince Philip's Funeral. Aired 7-8a ET


Reliable Sources
• Breaking The Cycle Of Gun Violence Coverage; Journalists Caught Between Police And Protesters; Former Australian Prime Minister Condemns Rupert Murdoch; Lessons Learned From Coverage Of J&J Vaccine Pause; How Subscriptions & Streaming Are Changing Media. Aired 11a-12p ET


State of the Union
• Interview With U.S. National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan; Interview With Rep. Karen Bass (D-CA); Interview With Fmr. Rep. John Boehner (R-OH); Interview With National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Director Dr. Anthony Fauci. Aired 9-10 ET