00:00CNN's new owner just sided with the company against Trump.
00:04This comes after Trump banned CNN from the White House
00:06and a judge made him undo it.
00:08And this is only making headlines
00:10because the new owner is buddies with the president.
00:13Here's what's happening.
00:13Paramount Skydance closed on its acquisition
00:15of Warner Brothers Discovery on Tuesday,
00:17making CNN a Skydance company.
00:20So now the network Trump has attacked for years
00:22answers to CEO David Ellison, who's close with the president.
00:26Trump spent months saying CNN had to be sold
00:28and the Wall Street Journal reported Ellison
00:31assured Trump's officials he'd be making sweeping changes.
00:34At Tuesday's town hall, Anderson Cooper asked Ellison
00:37in front of staff if he'd interfere with the newsroom.
00:40Ellison said he believes in complete
00:41and total editorial independence
00:43and backs CNN's fight for White House access.
00:46CNN chief Mark Thompson is staying and told staff
00:49he's confident Ellison will protect independent news.
00:52Still, NBC News and Fox News both reported
00:54CNN staff feared layoffs and nobody knows yet
00:57whether CNN's coverage of Trump will change.
01:00Despite the judge's ruling,
01:01the White House has kept CNN off Air Force One
01:04and the DOJ argues Trump can ban outlets
01:06he decides aren't professional enough.
01:07Tomorrow, the order protecting CNN's access expires
01:10and a Trump-appointed judge decides whether to extend it.
01:13But what do you think?
01:15Will CNN's coverage change under Skydance?
01:17Drop your take in the comments
01:18and follow us here for more.
