Return to Transcripts main page

CNN Transcripts for January 08, 2025

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

Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees
• Five Raging Wildfires In LA County, Four With Zero Percent Containment; Five Major Fires Burning In L.A. County With Zero Percent Containment; Los Angeles Fire Chief Warns We Are Not Out Of Danger. Aired 8-9p ET


Amanpour
• Interview with U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas; Interview with "Hollywoodgate" Director Ibrahim Nash'at; Interview with Wine on Wheels Founder and Sommelier Yannick Benjamin. Aired 1-2p ET


The Lead with Jake Tapper
• At Least Two Dead, Many "Significant Injuries" In L.A.-Area Wildfires; Four Major Fires Whipping Through Los Angeles Area; Biden Tells "USA Today" He Believes He Could Have Won Re-Election. Aired 4- 5p ET
• Sen. Elizabeth Warren, (D-MA), Is Interviewed About Details Dem Plan To Grill Trump Cabinet Nominees, Donald Trump, Greenland, Panama Canal; Four Major Fires Whipping Through Los Angeles Area. Aired 5- 6:00p ET


CNN NewsNight with Abby Phillip
• Horror in California, Five Dead As Fires Destroy Neighborhoods; Trump Blames Biden, Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) For Deadly Fires; Biden Canceling Italy Trip To See Pope Due To California Wildfires; Congressman Johnson Set To Introduce Panama Canal Bill; Wildfires Raging Out Of Control In California. Aired 10-11p ET


CNN News Central
• Three Wildfires Raging Out of Control in Los Angeles County; Residents Flee as Wildfires Rip Through L.A. Neighborhoods; Trump to Meet With Lawmakers Amid GOP Debate on Strategy. Aired 7-7:30a ET
• Trump Leaves Door Open On GOP Strategy To Pass Legislation; Wildfires Raging Out Of Control In Los Angeles County; Judge Blocks Release Of Special Counsel's Final Report. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• Sudden Wildfires in Southern California Spreading Rapidly; Firefighters Reporting Wildfires in Los Angeles County Currently Unfightable; West Los Angeles Issued Evacuation Orders Due to Uncontrollable Wildfires. Aired 8-8:30a ET
• Biden Speaks about Reelection; Trump Doesn't Rule out Military Force for Panama Canal and Greenland; Meta Makes Social Media Shift; Answers about Norovirus. Aired 8:30-9a ET
• Wildfires Raging Out of Control in California; Brent Pascua is Interviewed about Wildfires; Dave Waterfall is Interviewed about the Wildfires; Aired 9-9:30a ET
• Harry Dunn is Interviewed about January 6th; No Possibility of Containing Wildfires; Sabrina Singh is Interviewed about Ukraine; Trump Got Town Hall Questions in Advance. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Interview With Rep. Brandon Gill (R-TX); Interview With Los Angeles County Supervisor Lindsey Horvath; California Fires. Aired 1- 1:30p ET
• At Least 2 Dead In Massive, Destructive SoCal Wildfires; Uncontrolled Wildfires Burn Across Parts Of Los Angeles County; National Guard Deployed To Help Battle L.A.-Area Wildfires; Trump Asks Supreme Court To Pause Sentencing; Meta Eases Rules On What It Considers Hate Speech. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• Biden Receives Wildfire Briefing At Santa Monica Fire Station; Apocalyptic Scenes In CA As Four Fires Tear Through L.A. Area; National Guard Deployed To Help Battle L.A.-Area Wildfires. Aired 2- 2:30p ET
• Palisades Fire Doubles To Almost 11,000 Acres; Sen. Pete Ricketts (R-NE) Discusses Trump Threatening Land Grabs Of Canada, Greenland & Panama Canal; Health Implications of the California Wildfires. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• All L.A.-Area Wildfires Zero Percent Contained As High Winds Rage; At Least Two Dead, Many "Significant Injuries" In L.A.-Area Wildfires; Pasadena Fire More Than Triples To 10,000 Plus Acres, Zero Percent Contained; Today: Trump Meets With Senate GOP On Capitol Hill; Trump Won't Rule Out Military Action Against Panama, Greenland; Trump Threatens Land Grabs Of Canada, Greenland, Panama Canal. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Wind Gusts Up to 100 mph Fueling Deadly LA-Area Wildfires; Pasadena Fire More Than Triples to 10,000 Acres, 0 Percent Contained. Aired 3:30-4p ET


CNN Newsroom
• Los Angeles Declares State of Emergency as Wildfires Spread; Trump Lobs Threats, Talks Land Grabs in Wide-Ranging Remarks; Trump Ramps Up Greenland Takeover Talk as Son Visits; Trump Claims: 'We Need Greenland for National Security'; L.A. Declares State of Emergency as Wildfires Spread; Meta Replaces Fact Checkers with 'Community Notes'. Aired 12-1a ET
• Winds Fuel Dangerous Los Angeles Wildfires As Tens Of Thousands Evacuate; Trump Lobs Threats, Talks Land Grabs In Wide Ranging Remarks; Trump Talks Land Grabs of Canada, Greenland, Panama Canal; Windstorm Fuels Wildfires in Southern California; Meta Replaces Fact Checking with "Community Notes". Aired 1-2a ET
• Los Angeles Declares State Of Emergency As Wildfires Spread; Mandatory Evacuation Expand As Los Angeles Fire Grows; Dangerous L.A. Fires Raging, Winds To Increase Overnight; Wind-fueled Wildfires Threatening Thousands of Homes in L.A.; Mandatory Evacuations Expand as Los Angeles Fire Grows; Trump Talks Land Grabs of Canada, Greenland, Panama Canal. Aired 2-3a ET
• CNN's Breaking News Coverage On The Southern California Wildfires. Aired 3-4a ET
• Los Angeles Declares State of Emergency as Wildfires Spread; Three Wildfires Now Burning Across Los Angeles County; Trump Lobs Threats, Talks Land Grabs in Wide-Ranging Remarks. Aired 4-4:30a ET
• Dangerous L.A. Fires Raging, Winds Increasing Overnight; Mandatory Evacuations Expand as Los Angeles Fire Grows. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• CNN International: Meta Eliminates Fact Checkers, Announces Major Changes to Moderation Policies; Wind-whipped Wildfires Rage Out of Control in L.A. County; Prompts Evacuation Orders From Malibu to Parts of Santa Monica; Wind Gusts Nearing 100 Mph or 160 Kph Fanning Flames and Spreading Fires; Winds May Die Down Later on Wednesday; Trump Talks Land Grabs of Canada, Greenland, Panama Canal; Kenya's President Vows to Stop Abductions After Denying They Were Happening. Aired 8-9a ET
• CNN International: Los Angeles Officials Give Update On Fire Emergency. Aired 11a-12p ET
• Apocalyptic Scenes in California as Four Fires Tear Through L.A. Area; DOJ Intends to Release Part of Report on Trump's Jan. 6 Actions; Trump Asks Supreme Court to Pause Hush Money Case Sentencing. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Biden Says He Could Have Won Re-Election; Trump Threatens Land Grabs; "Impossible" to Count Number of Building Burned in Southern California. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• California Officials Provide Update on Wildfires. Aired 11- 11:30a ET
• Interview With James Woods; California Officials Provide Update on Wildfires. Aired 11:30a-12:00p ET
• Fast-Moving Wildfires Rage Across Los Angeles Area; DOJ "Intends To Release" Part Of Report On Trump's January 6 Actions; World Leaders Push Back On Trump's Expansionist Ideas. Aired 3-4p ET


CNN This Morning
• 30,000+ People Ordered To Evacuate In Southern California; Trump Muses On Land Grabs Of Canada, Greenland, Panama Canal; Meta Makes Sweeping Changes To Content Moderation Policy. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Life-Threatening Wildfires Sweep Across Los Angeles; 30,000+ People Ordered To Evacuate In Southern California; Biden: "I Think Yes" I Could've Won The Election In November. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Life-Threatening Wildfires Sweep Across Southern California; Trump Muses on Land Grabs of Canada, Greenland, Panama Canal. Aired 6- 6:30a ET
• CNN Crew Escapes California Wildfires; Firefighters are Battling the Three Blazes; Extreme Winds Fueling Wildfires; Biden Says He Could Have Won. Aired 6:30-7a ET


Connect the World
• Red Cross on Evacuation Efforts Amid California Wildfires; Life- Threatening Wildfires Sweep Across L.A. County; Trump Won't Rule Out Using Force on Panama Canal & Greenland; U.S. Secretary of State to Talk "Challenges" in Europe, Middle East; Three Wildfires Raging Out of Control in L.A. County; Trump Asks Supreme Court to Pause Sentencing in Hush Money Case. Aired 9-10a ET
• Life-Threatening Wildfires Sweep across L.A. County; Thousands Ordered to Evacuate L.A. County; Trump Says U.S. Needs Greenland for "National Security"; Panama States "Sovereignty of Our Canal is Not Negotiable"; Trump's Plan to Designate Mexican Cartels as Terror Groups; Israeli Attacks Continue amid Talks on Gaza's Future; Some Reported Abductees in Kenya Return Home; U.S. Justice Department Argues for Release of Special Counsel's Final January 6 Report. Aired 10-11a ET


Erin Burnett Outfront
• Four Massive L.A. Fires Raging: Five Dead, "Significant Injuries"; "It's Time To Expand": Allies Defend Trump's Land Grab Threats. Aired 7-8p ET


First Move with Julia Chatterley
• Wildfires Tear Through Los Angeles; Trump Mulls Declaring Emergency to Impose Tariffs; "Delta Concierge" A.I. Launched; Delta CEO on 100 Years of Service; Countries Push Back on Trump's Foreign Policy Threats; L.A. Firefighters Overwhelmed; Coursera Sees Boom in Demand for A.I. Courses. Aired 6-7p ET


Inside Politics
• Apocalyptic Scenes In L.A. Area As Fires Rage Out Of Control; Fire Chief: Palisades Fire Has Destroyed 1,000 Plus Structures; Fire Chief: Palisades Fire Is Zero Percent Contained And Growing; Fire Official: High Winds Have Grounded All Aircraft; Two Fatalities In Eaton Fire, "Significant" Number Of Injuries; Soon: Biden To Receive Wildfire Briefing At Santa Monica Fire Station; Trump Blames California's Dem Governor For Fires. Aired 12-12:30p ET
• Trump Blames California's Democratic Governor for Fires; Apocalyptic Scenes in L.A. Area as Fires Rage Out of Control; Palisades Fire is Zero Percent Contained and Growing Says Fire Chief; State Funeral for President Jimmy Carter Tomorrow. Aired 12:30-1p ET


Isa Soares Tonight
• Demark Rebuffs Trump's Takeover Threat; Fires Burn Across Los Angeles; Venezuelan Opposition Leader Calls for Protests. Aired 2:00-3p ET


Laura Coates Live
• CNN Reports On The Wildfires That Are Raging Across Los Angeles County; Trump Blames Biden And Newsom For Deadly Fires. Aired 11p-12a ET


One World with Zain Asher
• Four Major Fires Burning In The Los Angeles Area; Infernos Burn Out Of Control In Los Angeles Area; Fast-Moving Wildfires Rage Across Los Angeles; DOJ Wants To Release Report On Trump And January 6; Trump Muses On Land Grabs Of Canada, Greenland, Panama Canal; New Book: Trump Camp Fed Questions Before Fox News Town Hall; Aired 12-1p ET


Quest Means Business
• Infernos Burn Out-Of-Control In Los Angeles Area; Sources: Trump Considering Economic Emergency Declaration; Canadians React To Trump's 51st State Claims; Thousands Told To Evacuate as Wildfires Rage In Los Angeles; High Winds Fuel Flames As Fires Erupt Across Los Angles. Aired 4-5p ET


The Situation Room
• Four Major Fires Burning Out Of Control In Los Angeles County; Tonight, Trump Gaming Out First Moves With Senate Republicans; Deadly California Fires Exploding In Size, Still Zero Percent Contained; Biden: I Still Believe I Could Have Beaten Trump. Aired 6-7p ET


The Source with Kaitlan Collins
• Out-Of-Control Wildfires Rage In Los Angeles County; Trump Huddles With Senate Republicans On Future Plans; Alito Spoke With Trump Before President-Elect Asked Supreme Court To Delay His Sentencing. Aired 9-10p ET


CNN 10
• Biden Permanently Bans Offshore Drilling in 625 Million Acres of Ocean, Making a Trump Reversal Difficult; Was Siri Listening Too Much? `The side effects are dancing`: How One Company Uses Music to Treat Dementia; Rats Learn to Drive Miniature Cars and Seem to Enjoy It. Aired 4-4:10a ET