Tornado Rescues, SpaceX Goes Public, New DNI Pick and more

About this episode

The episode discusses tornado rescues in the Midwest, SpaceX's IPO, and President Trump's new DNI pick amidst ongoing tensions with Iran.

President Trump claims the war is over, but Iran hasn’t committed to a deal. At least one person has been killed as tornadoes and storms sweep the Midwest. Trump picks his new Director of National Intelligence nominee amid uproar over his interim pick. SpaceX to debut in a blockbuster IPO on the NASDAQ, today. Plus, a huge “8647” appears in the lawn on the national mall. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: CNN Podcasts

Topics covered

• tornado rescues
• SpaceX IPO
• Director of National Intelligence
• Iran deal
• Midwest storms

Keywords

• tornado
• SpaceX
• IPO
• Trump
• Iran
• DNI
• Midwest
• storm

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: SpaceX, NASDAQ, Director of National Intelligence

Books & works: 8647

Places: Iran, Midwest

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