The first weekend of 2026 started with in a single day breaking news of U.S. navy motion in Venezuela. This motion led to the seize of President Nicolás Maduro and his spouse, Cilia Flores, early Saturday morning.
The couple, alongside their son, had been charged with federal legal offenses tied to alleged drug trafficking and associated crimes and are anticipated to be prosecuted within the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.
News retailers instantly switched to breaking news mode, overlaying the preliminary strikes in Caracas and ongoing developments all through the weekend. They additionally offered stay protection of President Donald Trump’s press convention from Mar-a-Lago, Florida, on Saturday morning.
Here’s a breakdown of how every community responded to the breaking news scenario and the way their protection developed all through the weekend. (All instances ET.)
ABC News
ABC News had particular experiences of the breaking news at 3:56 a.m. and 4:29 a.m., anchored by Alison Kosik with further reporting by Martha Raddatz, Selina Wang, Matt Rivers, Lama Hasan, and contributor Steve Ganyard.
CBS News
It was the primary broadcast community with a particular report at 2:42 a.m., anchored by Carissa Lawson. It additionally aired one other particular report at 4:43 a.m. Newly minted CBS Evening News anchor Tony Dokoupil anchored a particular version of the night news program on Saturday night. His 10-city inaugural tour has been postponed to a later date, and he’ll anchor his first common Monday version from New York.
CNN
CNN was the primary community to report the navy strikes in Venezuela, with Elex Michaelson anchoring at 1:42 a.m. Polo Sandoval, Ben Hunte, and Frederik Pleitgen anchored in a single day protection. Wolf Blitzer, Erin Burnett, and Sara Sidner anchored the community’s mid-morning and afternoon protection.
.@Elex_Michaelson has earned his stripes along with his excellent dealing with of this REAL Breaking News
Well performed !
1.3.26 1:42 am ET pic.twitter.com/JT0wFza28W
— Jeff Storobinsky (@JeffStorobinsky) January 3, 2026
Fox News
FNC’s in a single day anchor Chanley Painter reported on the strikes at 1:49 a.m. She was later joined by Eric Shawn all through the early morning hours. Fox & Friends Weekend co-host Griff Jenkins took over at 5 a.m., main as much as Fox & Friends Weekend at 6 a.m. Bret Baier was on at 11 a.m., anchoring President Trump’s news convention. Mike Emanuel anchored from round 12:45 p.m. to 2 p.m., adopted by a particular prolonged version of The Fox Report anchored by Jon Scott from 2 p.m. to five p.m.