Gabe Cohen

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Gabe Cohen is a CNN correspondent, based in the network's Washington bureau.
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Boeing 787 Dreamliners are built at the aviation company's North Charleston, South Carolina, assembly plant on May 30, 2023. The plant is located on the grounds of the joint-use Charleston Air Force Base and Charleston International Airport.
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A whistleblower claims that Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner is flawed. The FAA is investigating
Apr 10, 2024
Federal authorities say they’re investigating after a whistleblower repeatedly raised concerns with two models of Boeing widebody jets, and claimed the company retaliated against him.
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CNN rides along with Coast Guard after Baltimore bridge collapse 2:14
Apr 4, 2024
CNN’s Gabe Cohen speaks with Coast Guard officials about the complex salvage operation of removing wreckage following Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse.
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Man drove over bridge moments before collapse 0:58
Apr 1, 2024
Larry DeSantis believes he was one of the last people to drive off the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore before the catastrophic collapse. He recalls his drive across the bridge in an interview with CNN.
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Video shows efforts to clear Baltimore’s Key Bridge wreckage using cranes 1:46
Mar 29, 2024
The largest crane in the Eastern Seaboard has arrived in Baltimore so crews can start clearing the wreckage of a collapsed highway bridge. The bridge collapse has disrupted the city’s port and may cause a riple effect on the US economy. CNN’S Gabe Cohen reports.
A Coast Guard cutter passes a cargo ship that is stuck under the part of the structure of the Francis Scott Key Bridge after the ship his the bridge Tuesday, March 26, 2024, in Baltimore, Md. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)
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Missing bridge victims possibly saved other lives 1:15
Mar 27, 2024
Six construction workers are presumed dead after a large cargo ship crashed into Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore. CNN’s Gabe Cohen reports on what we know about them.
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See aftermath of bridge collapse 1:22
Mar 26, 2024
Rescuers are searching for survivors after a ship hit the Francis Scott Key bridge in Baltimore and caused it to collapse. CNN’s Gabe Cohen reports from the scene.
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Feb 27, 2024
US airman Aaron Bushnell has died after lighting himself on fire in front of the Israeli embassy in Washington, DC to protest Israel’s actions in Gaza. CNN’s Gabe Cohen has the report.
WASHINGTON, DC -AUGUST 06: A police officer removes her police tape from a crime scene where people were shot the night before in Washington, DC on August 06, 2023. Three people were shot and killed in an outbreak of gunfire in the Anacostia area of Southeast Washington Saturday night. (Photo by Marvin Joseph/The Washington Post via Getty Images) )
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‘It’s definitely a crisis’: This is the reality for kids caught up in DC’s violent crime spike
Feb 19, 2024
‘Jail is not a game,’ one teen says after watching their friend get sentenced for attempted robbery. But many kids are caught up in this crime surge.
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How mentors in DC are trying to stop kids from ‘crashing out’ 4:55
Feb 17, 2024
Mentors are reaching out to children as young as 5 to stop them from getting caught up in Washington, DC’s surging youth crime wave. CNN’s Gabe Cohen reports.
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Witness describes hearing gunshots in shooting that wounded 3 officers 2:56
Feb 14, 2024
According to law enforcement officials, three officers with the Metropolitan Police Department in Washington, DC, were wounded in a shooting while attempting to serve an arrest warrant for animal cruelty.
TOPSHOT - Smoke billows during Israeli bombardment in Rafah on the southern Gaza Strip on February 6, 2024 amid ongoing battles between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas. (Photo by Mahmud Hams / AFP) (Photo by MAHMUD HAMS/AFP via Getty Images)
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Two Americans detained by IDF in Gaza, family says
Feb 8, 2024
Two American citizens were detained by Israeli Defense Forces during a raid of a home in Gaza early Thursday morning local time, according to a family member in the United States.
WASHINGTON, D.C., NOVEMBER 22: Police investigate a shooting incident in which a DC Police officer was involved in Washington, D.C., November 22, 2023, at 12th and M streets in NW. (Astrid Riecken For The Washington Post via Getty Images)
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Carjackings, homicides and robberies are stealing a sense of security across Washington, DC
Feb 6, 2024
Homicides, carjackings and robberies across Washington, DC, have affected prominent politicians and regular residents alike, leaving many in the nation’s capital fearful of the rising crime.
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Washington, DC confronts a crime wave 3:03
Feb 6, 2024
As parents mourn the loss of their son, killed when he was carjacked, and a delivery driver finds new routes, officials in the nation’s capital look to stop the lawlessness. CNN’s Gabe Cohen reports.
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Black students weigh mentioning race in college admissions essays after SCOTUS affirmative action ruling
Dec 26, 2023
Lynijah Russell debated the opening lines of her video application to Brown University for weeks before deciding to be as candid about her identity as possible.
The Cornell University campus in Ithaca, New York, US, on Tuesday, April 11, 2023. US college costs just keep climbing and the increase is pushing the annual price for the upcoming academic year at Ivy League schools toward yet another hold-on-to-your-mortarboard mark. Photographer: Bing Guan/Bloomberg via Getty Images
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Some Jewish parents rethink elite schools amid antisemitism concerns on campus
Dec 14, 2023
Amid growing concerns about antisemitism on elite college campuses, some Jewish families are removing top-tier colleges from their lists and prioritizing safety.
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Jewish students rethink college choices amid antisemitism 2:41
Dec 14, 2023
CNN’s Gabe Cohen speaks with Jewish students and their parents about applying to colleges amid fears of antisemitism.

About

Gabe Cohen is a CNN correspondent, based in the network’s Washington bureau.

Cohen joined CNN in 2021 after serving as a national reporter at TEGNA, helping to launch their national Verify initiative and crafting long-form stories on complex topics, from COVID-19 vaccine trials to election integrity.

Prior to TEGNA, Cohen was a lead reporter and weekend anchor at KOMO News in Seattle, earning a reputation as a dogged reporter who held officials accountable. Cohen has won several regional Emmy and Murrow Awards for his storytelling. Some of his most memorable reporting includes his coverage of the 2019 crane collapse in Seattle, the 2017 Amtrak derailment in DuPont, Washington, and years of devastating wildfires across the Pacific Northwest.

Cohen started his career at KHQ Local News in Spokane, Washington. Originally from New York, he grew up in a family of journalists and attended Northwestern University. Cohen and his wife are the proud owners of a sleepy basset hound named Arthur.