Anderson Cooper 360

Republicans are defending territory they never expected to be at risk four weeks before Election Day. Tonight, President Trump is in Nebraska, a deep-red state he won by 20 points, and where he is campaigning says a lot about how he sees his party's chances next month. Plus, a Russian lab worker's death, and the fear it's unleashed one of humankind's worst infectious diseases - the plague.
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New York Governor Kathy Hochul is appointing New York State Attorney General Letitia James as special prosecutor in the alleged sexual assault case at Cornell University and says she supports closing a “loophole” in state law that can make it nearly impossible for survivors to seek justice if they voluntarily consumed alcohol or drugs before an assault. Plus, sources tell CNN the pilot suspected of attacking the captain aboard a Flydubai flight this week was removed from a previous job at a different airline last year, over concerns about his extremist views.
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The family of Renee Good, an American woman shot and killed during an ICE operation in Minneapolis in January, has filed two civil lawsuits against the Trump administration, alleging she posed no threat to federal agents when she was shot. The lawsuits seek damages for wrongful death, battery, assault, and other charges. The White House calls the suits “baseless.” Good’s brother, Brent Ganger, spoke with Anderson about the new legal action.
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced plans to cut senior officer ranks by 20% in a speech to service members. Democratic Rep. Adam Smith, the ranking member on the House Armed Services Committee, weighs in on the cuts.
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Republican Sen. Eric Schmitt laughed off the exchange earlier today where he mixed up basketball games in his interrogation of former special counsel Jack Smith. Schmitt wouldn't say if he regretted his handling of the moment, which saw him repeatedly try to cast Smith as a perjurer. Democratic Sen. Amy Klobuchar reacts to the the mishap and the hearing.
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