CNN Switches to HLN Due To "Technical Difficulties"

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CNN Switches to HLN Due To "Technical Difficulties"

By Chris Ariens on Jan 02, 2008 01:50 PM

CNN has just switched its domestic channel to a feed of Headline News. CNN took a break at 1:42pmET with anchor Kyra Phillips saying "...I apologize. We're having technical difficulties. We're going to go to Larry King live for taped programming while we try to figure out what's going on."

Developing...

1:52pmET: CNN domestic is back on the air. We have calls in to CNN to find out what happened...

>More: Breitbart.tv has the video...

>Update: CNN tells us smoke was discovered near the CNN Center newsroom/studio in Atlanta. The cause is under investigation.

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