CNN 5 Things Guthrie’s New Video, Maxwell Deposition, Trump Criticizes Olympian and more
Feb 9, 2026
A missing-person plea from a prominent TV figure and an alarming ransom video. A legal standoff over a high-profile deposition and talk of presidential clemency. Urgent negotiations to fund the Department of Homeland Security before a shutdown deadline. Expanded enforcement and land moves in the occupied West Bank. Olympic athletes push back after a public political attack.
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Savannah Guthrie's Personal Plea
- Savannah Guthrie pleaded publicly for her 84-year-old mother's return in an Instagram video after nine days missing near Tucson, Arizona.
- A ransom video allegedly demanded $6 million by 5 p.m. Mountain Time and prompted law enforcement visits to family homes.
Maxwell's Deposition And Pardon Claim
- Ghislaine Maxwell invoked the Fifth during a virtual deposition tied to the Jeffrey Epstein probe and faces a 20-year sentence from 2022.
- Her attorney said she would clear Donald Trump if granted clemency, highlighting pardon power's political implications.
DHS Funding Talks Stall
- Funding talks for the Department of Homeland Security made little progress and DHS funding expires Friday at midnight unless resolved.
- Democrats linked funding negotiations to demands for immigration enforcement reforms, slowing back-and-forth discussions.
