Some personal news: I’m taking on a new role as CNN Newsroom Anchor every Saturday and Sunday 6-9 PM. I’ll also continue reporting as Senior Washington Correspondent. I hope you’ll join me on weekend evenings!
Tested positive on rapid covid test. At first it was a scratchy throat so I took test as a precaution. Now I feel flu like. If this is ‘mild’ I don’t want to know what it would be like if I wasn’t tripled vaxxed. Thanks to
@Phil_Mattingly
for pinch hitting on my show tonight!
Today marks one year without my sweet mom. Fortunate to be at home in Kentucky to celebrate her incredible life with family and FINALLY be able to be comforted with hugs. I still feel so connected to her by applying what she taught me in my work and life in general. Love you Mom!
Me to
@GabrielSterling
: Do you view this measure in the GA Bill stripping the SoS of power as punitive action for defending the integrity of the 2020 election?
@GabrielSterling
: Yes.
News: Multiple sources tell me and
@jamiegangel
WH House counsel Pat Cipollone and former AG Bill Barr have warned
@POTUS
that they do not believe he should pardon himself.
@POTUS
has asked about pardoning himself in recent weeks
@maggieNYT
first reported
.
@CawthornforNC
cites Article 2 Section 3 of the Constitution to falsely claim the election was stolen. Problem is that section has nothing to do with elections, it’s about the President giving the State of the Union address.
I wondered if I would make it to this day ….walking the stage at the graduation ceremony for my Master in Studies of Law degree. Well, I did and it feels good!
@gwlaw
Today we remember what would have been Francesca “Beans” Kaczynski’s 1st bday. To commemorate
@CNN
launched this
#teambeans
fundraiser @ where all proceeds from this hat will go to
@DanaFarber
. Our ❤️ is w/ her superstar parents
@KFILE
&
@RachelEnsignWSJ
My Dad, John Y. Brown Jr., not only dreamed the impossible dream, he lived it until the very end. We are heartbroken by his passing, but find comfort in what he wrote in one of his final days, “I have never been so happy.” RIP Daddio 💔
Angel Garza, whose ten year old daughter Amerie was murdered, holding her photo to his heart:
"How do you look at this girl and shoot her? Oh, my baby. How do you shoot my baby?"
Excited to share a new challenge/adventure ahead: I’ll be attending George Washington University Law School in pursuit of a Masters of Law degree in January while continuing my work at CNN.
@PoppyHarlowCNN
any tips?
@GWtweets
Law School Alums - class/teacher recs welcome!
A bit of news…It has been a great 2 years having my show on the weekends, but I’m excited to take on this new role as CNN’s Chief Investigative Correspondent & Anchor. I consider it a sacred duty following the passing of my beloved colleague and amazing journalist, Drew Griffin.
Join us in congratulating
@PamelaBrownCNN
- CNN's new Chief Investigative Correspondent and Anchor. Brown will join CNN’s award-winning investigative team, and will continue as a CNN anchor, filling in on the network throughout the week:
I am so excited to be back in the anchor chair for a new show coming soon to CNN called The Bulletin with Pamela Brown. Once we launch, you will be able to see me daily at 3pm reporting on and investigating the biggest stories of the day. See you soon!
Hi Folks, I’ve been working on a Special Report w/
@carolinerkenny
about The Big Election Lie & why it matters so much for the future of the country. I hope you’ll tune in for it - airs on my show at 7:30 PM on
@CNN
.
@drsanjaygupta
is truly the BEST there is. Congratulations on 20 years at
@CNN
and hopefully many more to come! You’re a legend and we are so lucky to have you.
Two decades is a long time! Today we celebrate exactly 20 years of
@drsanjaygupta
making house calls at
@CNN
. Congrats Sanjay... your expertise and professionalism are just what the doctor ordered.
NEW: One senior Democratic lawmaker tells me dozens of colleagues agree Biden should step aside
The member said Tuesday will be the most consequential day for the president this week, and that the "dam will break" after a planned caucus meeting with ranking member
@RepJeffries
Political expediency at its worst.
@CawthornforNC
telling my colleague
@Acosta
the lie that the election was stolen. After saying the exact opposite when I pressed him in January:
Yes I have a baby who I love very much and I will teach him to never body shame anyone. Thank u for reminding me how important that lesson is. Have a great day!
Thank you for all your covid well wishes! Feeling much better today, just in time for the 1st day of law classes as an MSL student. I’m taking a little social media breather while I focus on family, work & school. I’ll still check in here & there, so still feel free to message me
Even though my mom is gone, I still keep the relationship alive & will carry her w/ me to the anchor chair this weekend - “She'd always say 'remember when that camera turns on so do you.' I am undoubtedly better at my job because of her influence every day."
Congrats also to my
@CNN
colleague and friend
@PamelaBrownCNN
who this weekend has started anchoring Saturdays and Sundays 6-9PM ET. As you know, she’s a terrific journalist.
NEW:
The special counsel’s office deliberated at length with DOJ officials about issuing a subpoena for President Donald Trump to be interviewed, but ultimately the decision was made not to move forward, according to source
@LauraAJarrett
@evanperez
To be honest, when my Dad contracted COVID, after 2.5 years of evading it, I wasn’t too worried. He had his boosters and was given the available treatments. A reminder to be mindful if you gather with your elderly loved ones this Thanksgiving. 🙏
John Y. Brown Jr., a onetime owner of Kentucky Fried Chicken who parlayed his fast-food fortune into a dramatic rise in Kentucky politics, died Nov. 21.
He had complications from covid-19, said his daughter Pamela Brown, an anchor at CNN.
This is a very personal story for me, but one I feel is important to share in hopes of helping others during this dark time, just as my mom would have done if she could.
.
@CNN
’s
@PamelaBrownCNN
penned an Op-Ed discussing the impossible, tragic circumstances of losing a loved one during COVID, and how she found strength following the loss of her mother, sportscasting pioneer Phyllis George. Read it here:
Join us in celebrating
@DanaBashCNN
@abbydphillip
and
@PamelaBrownCNN
's official first weekend in their new roles.
Watch Abby anchor Inside Politics Sunday at 8amET, Dana anchor State of the Union at 9am & 12pmET, and Pam anchor CNN Newsroom on Saturdays+Sundays 6-9 pmET.
Trump attorney during impeachment trial: “He was removed by the voters” - an acknowledgement of the fact the election was in fact fair, free and legitimate.
Can’t stop my tears flowing with this.
@Rene_MarshCNN
your sweet baby boy and his valiant fight will forever serve as our inspiration. We must put an end to pediatric cancer. This is unacceptable and unbearable.
CNN’s Rene Marsh’s 2-year-old son, Blake, passed away Wednesday after battling cancer. In a touching message to her son, she said, “you taught me how much strength I had stored up in reserve that I did not know I had.”
En route to Mayfield, Kentucky to cover the devastation in the wake of tornadoes over night. Mayfield is such a special and proud community. My heart is breaking for my fellow Kentuckians and those in other states impacted by the storms💔💔💔
Back in the saddle this weekend on
@CNN
! 1 thing I noticed back home in KY where I was visiting fam was how many people were still hesitant to get the vaccine. If you’re one of those people waiting & watching, send me your Q’s - or any Covid Q’s - for our doctors on the show!
Michael Flynn says the US should have the same kind of coup d'etat that Myanmar had. Remember: Myanmar's military is overturning elections, shooting protesters, torturing students, destroying the economy -- and it's fresh off a genocide of the Rohingya.
It’s official! I’m taking over the 11am ET/8am PST hour on
@CNN
starting this upcoming Monday!
Thank you
@wolfblitzer
for the generous handoff and for keeping the seat warm the past few months.
Can’t wait to get going, and hope you tune in 🎉
SO true!!! Balancing morning sickness (I.e: a constant feeling you are going to throw up day & night) while juggling work/life demands is the hardest thing I’ve ever done (outside childbirth) but we women do it and make it look easy 💪my mantra then was “just survive this day” Ha
@abbydphillip
@GayleKing
.
@abbydphillip
on pregnancy: “It has only made me become more in awe of what we as women are able to endure. It was tough: battling morning sickness while balancing a demanding job. But it has been a reminder of what I am capable of — and what so many women do every day”
After interviewing this teacher about families struggling with food insecurity during the pandemic, I started a GoFundMe to help my own community. It is such a simple & easy way to help families to have their basic needs met. Thank you Margaret!The link is
Margaret Norris, an elementary school teacher from Maryland, packs more than 100 bags of food per week for families struggling to provide meals to children.
“Children have to eat. ... So we have to get this food out there.”
"I was taking 40 vicodin a day and 10 oxycontin a day, just chewing them up and eating them all day long, just like they were candy. Thank goodness I didn't drink or I would for sure be dead... I was in love."
-
@RexChapman
hopes by sharing his story, he can help others
"It represents something really important, which is the fact that there is a silent majority of white men out there who are not MAGA supporters." :
@RossMoRock
says 75,000 people are signed up for a virtual "White Dudes for Harris" meeting this evening.
Omg
@PoppyHarlowCNN
@sarasidnerCNN
you two are the absolute best!!! Thank you for this touching shout out this morning. I may or may not have teared up 🥺🥺
Preparing to anchor
@newsroom
6-9 PM tonight - I’ll be interviewing Marc Short - Former VP Mike Pence’s chief of staff. We’ll be talking January 6th riot, Trump/Pence relationship now, the GOP divide plus what Pence is up to now. Hope you’ll join!
Thank you to Chris for sharing his story of losing his son who battled depression. The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline can be reached by dialing 1-800-273-8255. It provides free and confidential support 24 hours a day, seven days a week for people in suicidal crisis
Been reading about it, now it’s hitting home…4 yr. old has strep throat and there is no amoxicillin as well as kids motrin to be found at any pharmacy nearby… I keep hearing “Mom, why they can’t find my medicine” 😢
I followed up asking if he’s trying to absolve potus by blaming it on his advisors. His response: “Well Pamela, I think that your producer could book me as a guest and that could be a mistake, but ultimately it’s your show. So I’m not trying to absolve people of responsibility.
“I think unfortunately the President was getting bad advice from people who had articulated that the Vice President would have some extraordinary powers that had never been used before .. during certification by Congress” of electoral results, Marc Short tells
@PamelaBrownCNN
As disinformation spreads across the internet about Philly counting, here’s the best antidote: live-streaming of Americans hard at work diligently counting the votes as they’re watched by GOP & Dem poll watchers who have been there since Election Day:
As authorities get a clearer picture of who was behind the Capitol riot, GOP Sen. Ron Johnson appears to be deflecting attention from those responsible. For The Record, these people who "truly respect law enforcement" killed 1 officer & injured at least 138 others.
I’m right there with
@andersoncooper
on how awesome
@TheAmandaGorman
is. This interview will make you smile. She is one special human being and I can’t wait to watch her shine in the years to come.
Hey guys - I’ll be talking with doctor extraordinaire
@PeterHotez
this evening and would love some of your questions to add to our discussion. ICYMI here’s a great write up on him:
.
@davidhogg111
tells me why he thinks an influx of young voters are rallying behind Harris, saying part of the reason is because "we're constantly seeing her on social media... and she's funny."
Could not be more proud of my mom for making it into the sports broadcasting hall of fame! Her incredible legacy of paving the way for so many women in sports broadcasting lives on ❤️❤️❤️
Congratulations to Kentucky’s own
@PamelaBrownCNN
on your new role as anchor for
@CNNnewsroom
on Saturdays and Sundays. You’ve made Kentucky proud, and I know your mom is cheering you on from above. Good luck! ^AB
Biden senior adviser Cedric Richmond to
@PamelaBrownCNN
last night on Covid vaccine distribution: “The sad part is the last administration didn't leave anything. They didn’t leave a plan."
I used to hide the fact my mom was Miss America. I worried people would view me differently or perhaps I wouldn’t measure up. I see now how silly that was. I’m proud of my mom and proud to be a part of this club. Great article by
@hleveyfriedman
on what it’s like
In honor of Mother's Day I wrote this article for
@glamourmag
about the very select club I'm lucky to be part of: The Miss America Daughters Club. It was fun and meaningful to do in all sorts of ways!
The Miss America Daughters Club
Thank goodness for my colleague Hyram for hurriedly handing me this scotus filing right as I was going on air - whew it’s been a wild 24 plus hours with no end in sight... one thing for sure is it’s a team effort.
Meet mayfield resident Charles Sherrill. He lives right near the candle factory and rode out the storm in his bathtub praying he’d make it out alive. His house is gone and he’s worried about his future but he said he’s in touch with
@FEMA
for much needed assistance.
.
@aslavitt46
tells me: "Within a few weeks of May 1st, everybody should be able to have an appointment ... if it's a two-dose regime, that should mean by sometime in early June we should be in a position where everybody who wants to be vaccinated is vaccinated."
I'm so thrilled to be taking the reins of Inside Politics Sunday from my friend and colleague
@JohnKingCNN
starting on January 24th. Could not be more proud to be joining this incredible
@CNN
franchise!
I’m back on the airwaves!
Join me on
@CNN
— filling in for
@kaitlancollins
on
@TheSourceCNN
.
Busy show —
✔️A request for an extended gag order on Trump,
✔️A blockbuster SCOTUS decision,
✔️Record heat waves
✔️Status of 2 NASA astronauts delayed in space
Tune in now!
NEW: FBI Deputy Director Paul Abbate tells Congress they've uncovered a social media account believed to be associated with the shooter in 2019/2020. Comments from the account had "antisemitic and anti-immigration themes to espouse political violence."
Keep in mind - McCabe told CNN in an interview that he spoke to the President several times while he was acting FBI director in May after Comey's dismissal, and Trump berated him about his wife's failed state Senate campaign.
“She’s gone from cringe to cool in 24 hours”
@VanJones68
tells me there’s been a rapid change in the past 24 hours among the TikTok generation and their embrace of VP Kamala Harris since she started her presidential bid.
After 9pm, had a couple of cocktails n I shld be rage tweeting but heard
@PamelaBrownCNN
encourage helping kids n families in local communities. A call to your local school will let you know where resources r desperately needed.
I’m calling first thing Monday✌🏻
#payitforward
I’m in awe of
@mehdirhasan
and his interviewing skills. Why isn’t he prime time viewing? Have a late night show? I even like when I don’t agree with him, I’m just glad he’s asking the questions.
In my humble opinion it is worth your time to read this incredible oral history of the Bin Laden raid by
@vermontgmg
- he’ll be on my show tonight in the 6 PM to discuss.
Random thought as I prep for my
@CNN
show starting @ 6 PM... WHY are there so many surveys after *everything*? I find them very annoying. That is all. See you guys soon!
Thank u so much for the kind responses to my oped. It was a bit scary putting it out there, but sharing it for others benefit has given me a sense of peace & has taken the power away from “the beast” of anxiety.