Ed Lavandera
@edlavaCNN
@CNN Senior National Correspondent Instagram: @edlavacnn
For those keeping score, my friends at @PecanLodge have hosted Tom Cruise and the great writer @Shteyngart this summer!
Desperately walking toward the Pecan Lodge in the 95 degree heat
What an extraordinary man!
Jake Larson, World War II veteran turned TikTok star, dead at 102 | CNN cnn.com/2025/07/19/us/…
Thank you for the good thoughts for PBS and esp. @NewsHour. It means the world. We're as determined to ever. Ways to support: 1. EASY one - let's build. Folo me - @LisaDNews. Folo @NewsHour RT this.
I travel to a lot of places where public radio and television are vital and cherished community institutions.
PBS and NPR stations are on the verge of losing the federal funding that has helped keep them on the air for decades. Here's what will happen if lawmakers zero out the $$$... cnn.com/2025/07/16/med…
This account of one couple’s tragic tale in the #GuadalupRiver flood is so poignantly told by @claireballor of the @dallasnews These stories are difficult but I think profoundly important to understanding what happened. dallasnews.com/news/2025/07/1…
After spending a week reporting on the #GuadalupeRiver floods, I really appreciated this thoughtful conversation between fellow Texans @bryancurtis and @byjoelanderson Worth your time! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the…
It was the moment I discovered @U2 as a kid. What a moment!
The Live Aid charity concert took place on this day 40 years ago.
An Austin burger chain announced it was donating profits to flood victims. Company announces they’ve run out of food.
Wow, so much love was shared by our community today - we’re at a loss for words. ❤️ Please be sure to support other local businesses that are contributing to the cause today such as: Veracruz Kerbey Lane Cafe Moonshine Grill
I can’t believe Aaron Parsley @FreshParsley of @TexasMonthly had the strength to write this story about what his family endured in the #GuadalupeRiver flood. It will leave you frozen. texasmonthly.com/news-politics/…
Our report from the #GuadalupeRiver tonight
.@edlavaCNN has seen some of the worst of the destruction along the Guadalupe River and some of the best in the people who are doing all they can to help in the search and recovery effort. Here's his report.
The Community Foundation of the Texas Hill Country has established the Kerr County Flood Relief Fund to support local response, relief, and recovery efforts following the devastating July 4th flood. You can access the Fund here: tinyurl.com/KerrFloodRelief
Brilliantly wicked! Ha
Bill Moyers, brilliant journalist, commentator and press secretary to President Johnson, is dead at 91. My favorite Moyers story: LBJ asked him to say grace at a White House dinner, then interrupted: "Bill, don't mumble!" Moyers: "I wasn't speaking to you, Mr. President."
President Trump used his clemency powers at the end of his first term to free from prison a violent felon convicted of drug trafficking (but who had ties to the Kushners). That man has been arrested five times since, including for assault on a nanny. nytimes.com/2025/04/11/nyr…
"I think what we're seeing here is a president driven by, not U.S. national security interests, but his fascination with getting a Nobel Peace Prize": Former National Security Adviser John Bolton weighs in on President Trump's statements since the U.S. strikes on Iranian nuclear…
#PopeLeoXIV
Pope Leo XIV has said the Catholic Church must establish a culture that refuses to tolerate abuse in “any form,” as he thanked a Peruvian journalist for reporting on allegations of abuse inside a powerful Catholic group. edition.cnn.com/2025/06/21/eur…
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