Inside the Cornell Investigation: New Police Video and Jane Doe Testimony | Trump's Comments on LA and San Diego & More.

New developments in the Cornell Jane Doe case continue to emerge. Today, we break down newly released Cornell Police interview videos, Jane Doe’s testimony during Cornell’s 2025 disciplinary hearing, allegations involving Chi Phi fraternity members, the growing campus protests, Sally Yates’s independent review of Cornell, threats against Jane Doe, and the legal challenge to New York Attorney General Letitia James’s role as special prosecutor.

We also have a major update on Christa Pike after she survived Tennessee’s attempted lethal-injection execution. We explain what may have gone wrong with the IVs, why Pike suffered burns and blisters, what Tennessee’s execution protocol actually requires, and whether the state could legally attempt to execute her again.

Plus: the Supreme Court begins its October 2026 Term with major cases involving AR-15 bans, immigration detention, third-country deportations, Arizona proof-of-citizenship requirements, religious freedom and climate litigation; what we actually know about the possible pneumonic plague case in Russia and how it compares to COVID; the latest Quick Hitters; and Rumor Has It fact-checks President Trump’s controversial comments about Los Angeles and San Diego.

In today's episode:

1. Cornell Updates: New Police Video, Jane Doe Testimony, Campus Protests, and More (0:15)

2. Christa Pike Survives Tennessee Execution Attempt (~21:50)

3. Supreme Court Begins New Term; These Are The Biggest Cases It'll Hear (~27:17)

4. Russia's Case of the Plague and the Whether the U.S. Should Worry (~35:48)

5. Quick Hitters (~43:25)

6. Rumor Has It: Did Trump Really Say "Let Them Take Out LA, Let Them Take Out San Diego"? (~49:12)

7. Critical Thinking Segment (~56:30)

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Cornell Updates: New Police Video, Jane Doe Testimony, Campus Protests, and More

https://www.deanoffaculty.cornell.edu/faculty-governance/faculty-senate/pending-matters/resolution-cornell-faculty-senators-vote-of-no-confidence/

https://abcnews.com/US/jane-doe-told-cornell-hearing-panel-alleged-2024/story?id=137062506

https://abcnews.com/US/cornell-police-pressed-fraternity-members-knew-alleged-sex/story?id=137059936

https://abcnews.com/US/cornell-police-received-tip-chi-phi-fraternity-seeking/story?id=137009526

https://apnews.com/article/e5d3182af81fff6efc86d700516e171a

https://apnews.com/article/259e923dc2fb581f6565b0c4969c4397

https://transcripts.cnn.com/show/skc/date/2026-10-07/segment/01

https://www.cornellsun.com/article/2026/10/thousands-attend-justice-for-survivors-protest-on-ho-plaza

https://www.cornellsun.com/article/2026/10/zero-day-cornell-bsu-naacp-to-hold-seven-hour-sit-in-and-campuswide-economic-blackout-in-solidarity-with-jane-doe

https://www.newsnationnow.com/crime/cornell-accusers-attorney-shares-threatening-calls-messages/

https://nypost.com/2026/10/07/us-news/cornell-7-jane-doe-harassed-with-death-threats-cant-guarantee-youll-be-safe/

https://www.cnn.com/2026/10/08/us/cornell-jane-doe-threats-swatting

Christa Pike Survives Tennessee Execution Attempt

https://www.foxnews.com/us/christa-pike-conscious-talking-after-surviving-2-doses-lethal-injection-drug

https://www.tn.gov/correction/news/2026/9/30/media-advisory--christa-pike--261368.html

https://www.tn.gov/correction/news/2024/12/27/tdoc-completes-lethal-injection-protocol-review.html

https://www.tn.gov/correction/about-us/executions/death-penalty-in-tennessee.html

https://apnews.com/article/a91e8c3959e8e456c859cef94605de22

https://apnews.com/article/f826a60582083b90ac7695ecb16afbdf

https://www.foxnews.com/us/christa-pike-conscious-talking-after-surviving-2-doses-lethal-injection-drug/

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/tennessee-state-corrections-chief-resigns-failed-execution-christa-pike/

https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2026/10/02/what-know-about-christa-pike-her-botched-execution-what-happens-next/

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/03/tennessee-christa-pike-frank-strada

https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/christa-pikes-lawyers-demand-see-syringes-drug-residue-botched-execution-2026-10-07/

https://www.law.cornell.edu/supremecourt/text/329/459

Supreme Court Begins New Term; These Are The Biggest Cases It'll Hear

https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcript/2026

https://www.supremecourt.gov/docket/docketfiles/html/public/25-170.html

https://www.supremecourt.gov/docket/docketfiles/html/public/25-238.html

https://www.supremecourt.gov/docket/docketfiles/html/public/25-566.html

https://www.supremecourt.gov/docket/docketfiles/html/public/25-1017.html

https://www.supremecourt.gov/docket/docketfiles/html/public/25-581.html

https://www.supremecourt.gov/docket/docketfiles/html/public/26-104.html

https://www.supremecourt.gov/docket/docketfiles/html/public/26-426.html

https://apnews.com/article/389e2c111d351361c406e5ed7e0728c5

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/supreme-court-kicks-off-new-term-fresh-questions-legitimacy-future/

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/catholic-schools-banned-rifles-climate-lawfare-blockbuster-fights-await-supreme-court

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/10/05/what-watch-supreme-courts-new-term/

Russia's Case of the Plague and the Whether the U.S. Should Worry

https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/plague

https://www.cdc.gov/plague/maps-statistics/index.html

https://abcnews.com/International/wireStory/russias-public-health-watchdog-denies-infection-suspected-pneumonic-137088923

https://apnews.com/article/defe48862d80e6d4724be52215fb1c42

https://www.cnn.com/2026/10/06/politics/russia-plague-death-trump

https://www.foxnews.com/world/us-monitoring-suspected-fatal-pneumonic-plague-case-russia-state-department-official-says

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/us-who-request-details-russia-amid-reports-second-pneumonia-case

https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2026/10/07/trump-says-we-dont-think-russian-plague-case-is-bioweapon/

https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/cdc-sees-low-plague-risk-monitors-siberia-arrivals-after-worker-death-director-2026-10-07/

Quick Hitters

https://www.hudoig.gov/sites/default/files/2026-10/hudoig_opcleanhouse-10.01.2026_0.pdf 

https://abcnews.com/Politics/trump-announces-historic-enrollment-70-million-children-trump/story?id=137068917

https://abcnews.com/Politics/wireStory/trump-proposes-camp-david-style-presidential-retreat-private-137080794

https://abcnews.com/Technology/wireStory/fcc-considers-allowing-political-robocalls-midterms-including-created-137065859

https://www.politico.com/news/2026/10/07/dnc-sues-trump-ads-midterms-01111014

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/07/mall-of-america-thwarted-attack

https://www.axios.com/2026/10/07/trump-us-central-command-iran-israel-war-elections

https://www.tmz.com/2026/10/07/kimberly-guilfoyle-asked-trump-donor-to-pay-her-american-express-bill/

https://www.cnn.com/2026/10/08/politics/live-news/trump-press-ban-hearing

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/trump-administration/microsoft-suspended-green-cards-h-1b-visa-j-1-visa-vance-rcna602314

Rumor Has It: Did Trump Really Say "Let Them Take Out LA, Let Them Take Out San Diego"?

https://www.cnn.com/2026/10/06/politics/trump-iran-california-comments

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lLgzEriszmw 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HZaOxwGuBtA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KLk3-vbzZKU