Chobani CEO Hamdi Ulukaya's "Tent Partnership for Refugees" challenges businesses to come up with innovative ways to help refugees around the world. He tells CNN's Cristina Alesci that he wanted to go "above and beyond the political landscape" in finding solutions to the global refugee crisis.
Late-night hosts had much to say after Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh and Dr. Christine Blasey Ford testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee.
Christine Blasey Ford gives her testimony to the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing about her sexual assault allegations against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh.
Green Thumb Industries CEO Ben Kovler explains why he thinks the marijuana industry is just getting started, and US laws will soon change to reflect that.
Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh gave an interview to Fox News after a second woman, Deborah Ramirez, accused Kavanaugh of inappropriate sexual behavior. Kavanaugh has denied the allegation. CNN so far has not spoken to anyone who is willing to corroborate Ramirez's story as reported by Ronan Farrow and Jane Mayer in The New Yorker.
Peter Georgescu, Chairman Emeritus and former CEO of Young & Rubicam, is "scared" by America's complacency on inequality today and is now calling on corporate America to help narrow the income gap.
Olivia Nuzzi and David Zurawik join Brian Stelter to discuss the NYT's bombshell reporting on Rod Rosenstein, plus the reactions on Fox. "Everyone is a media critic these days, but the problem is that not everyone has a basic understanding of how the media works," Nuzzi says.
The White House has effectively ended the daily press briefing. Sarah Sanders has only appeared on-camera at the podium 14 times since June. Olivier Knox, president of the White House Correspondents Association, tells Brian Stelter that he is continuing to advocate for more frequent briefings.
"Try to put yourself in Christine Blasey Ford's shoes for a minute," Brian Stelter says. He dissects the smears that right-wing outlets have been spreading about Ford. Some websites and commentators, he says, have been trying to totally discredit Ford. Others have been trying to sow doubt about her allegations.
Former NYT editor Jill Abramson credits the Washington Post with a "very sensitive and thorough job" interviewing Christine Blasey Ford and revealing her identity. So far the paper is the only news outlet that Ford has spoken with. "She called their tip line first," Abramson notes.
Rachel Sklar tells Brian Stelter that Donald Trump was a "lightning rod" in spurring the hashtag #WhyIDidntReport on social media. She accuses Trump was "grope-splaining." Jill Abramson and Charles Blow join the conversation.
Jill Abramson, Charles Blow, and Rachel Sklar join Brian Stelter to compare news coverage of the Clarence Thomas and Brett Kavanaugh confirmation processes. "What I've been struck by is the anger of women that I've heard from," Abramson says. "If they feel unheard at the end of these hearings, I think there are gonna be big political consequences."
Cannabis stocks have hit record highs ahead of marijuana becoming recreationally legal in Canada. Canopy Growth CEO Bruce Linton explains why he thinks regulators in the U.S. might relax federal restrictions.
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