The Weekend

19 January 2025 - Hour Two

Alicia Menendez, Michael Steele, and Symone Sanders-Townsend are teaming up to bring fresh analysis of the week's biggest events and a rotating crew of major newsmakers. The hosts discussed: • The ceasefire between Israel and Hamas and the release of hostages • The shutdown of TikTok in the USA Guests: • Daniele Hamamdjian, correspondent, NBC News • Andrea Mitchell, chief foreign affairs correspondent, NBC News • Jeremy Bash, former chief of staff, Central Intelligence Agency & U.S. Department of Defense Mr. Bash is a national security analyst for NBC News and MSNBC. • Evelyn Farkas, executive director, McCain Institute and a former Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Department of Defense. • Rick Stengel, MSNBC political analyst, former Under Secretary of State, and former editor of TIME Magazine. • Sarah Matthews, former Deputy Press Secretary in the first Trump Administration, resigned after the events of 6 January 2021.