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Camila Bernal is a CNN National Correspondent based in the network's Los Angeles bureau.
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Euless Police Department A woman is accused of attempting to drown a 3-year-old Muslimchild in possible hate crime incident Jun 25, 2024 A woman in Texas has been charged with attempted capital murder and injury to a child after trying to drown a 3-year-old child at an apartment complex pooland making racist statements, according to police.
• Video 2:17 Why Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs is named in sexual assault lawsuit against his son 2:17 Apr 6, 2024 Christian Combs, son of rapper, producer and businessman Sean “Diddy” Combs, is accused of sexual assault in a new lawsuit that names both men. CNN’s Camila Bernal reports on the details from an audio recording of Christian Combs’ accuser.
Twin Falls Police Department Police identify 2 homicide victims who could be tied to captured Idaho inmate and his accomplice. Here’s what we know Mar 22, 2024 Police are investigating two homicidesthat could potentially belinked to an Idaho inmate and his accomplice who allegedly helped him escape from a hospital visit on Wednesday by shooting at state corrections officers, police say.
• Video 2:29 Burris/Nisenbaum/Curry/Lacy Bodycam video shows fatal shooting of teen with autism 2:29 Mar 15, 2024 California sheriff’s deputies fatally shot a teenager with autism,15-year-old Ryan Gainer, who was holding a gardening tool, the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department and a family attorney said. CNN’s Camila Bernal reports.
• Video 2:05 Watch Harry and Meghan surprise victim’s family in Uvalde 2:05 Mar 10, 2024 The Duke and duch*ess of Sussex, Prince Harry and Meghan, made a visit to meet with the family of Irma Garcia, a teacher killed in the Robb Elementary School shooting in Uvalde Texas. CNN’s Camila Bernal has the details.
• Video 3:03 Texas ranch manager shows wildfire devastation 3:03 Mar 4, 2024 CNN’s Camila Bernal speaks to one of many cattle farmers whose livelihoods have been devastated by the Smokehouse Creek Fire, the largest in Texas history.
• Video 2:30 CA Nurse Helps Woman Get US Nursing License 2:30 Mar 4, 2024 A California nurse helps an immigrant woman get her US nursing license. CNN’s Camila Bernal reports.
shane pennington Wildfires have devastated the Texas cattle industry and the effects may be long-lasting Mar 4, 2024 When Sean Pennington, a 56-year-old cattle farmer based near Canadian, Texas, first saw the flames approaching his ranch, his first concern wasn’t his home – it was his animals.
Jordan Vonderhaar/Bloomberg/Getty Images Firefighters battling ‘monster’ Texas wildfire contend with strong winds and heat as residents grapple with lost homes Mar 4, 2024 The biggest inferno in Texas history is being fueled by winds and high temperatures as it rages Sunday, threatening to incinerate more buildings, cattle and livelihoods across the Texas Panhandle while residents sift through ashes of what used to be homes.
• Video 2:15 ‘More than 50 dead so far’: Ranch manager shows devastation of Texas wildfire 2:15 Mar 4, 2024 CNN follows Shane Pennington, a ranch manager who had to evacuate as the Smokehouse Creek Fire tore through the Texas panhandle, as he searches for lost cattle and tries to help the ones he can.
Jordan Vonderhaar/Bloomberg/Getty Images Fierce winds and dry weather threaten to worsen biggest wildfire in Texas’ history Mar 2, 2024 The wildfire in Texas has already killed two people, demolished hundreds of structures and obliterated thousands of cattle as it became the biggest blaze in the state’s history. And now, weather conditions threaten to make things even worse.
• Video 2:07 Details about the police officer and firefighter killed in Minnesota shooting 2:07 Feb 19, 2024 Two police officers and a firefighter were fatally shot and another officer was injured after responding to a domestic incident early Sunday morning in Burnsville, Minnesota, according to local authorities. CNN’s Camila Bernal reports on the details, including the names of the three individuals who were killed.
• Video 2:17 Brandon Bell/Getty Images Texas gov. announces plans to build 80-acre base in Eagle Pass 2:17 Feb 18, 2024 Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced plans to build an 80-acre base to house up to 1,800 Texas National Guard members near Eagle Pass – the border city at the center of a contentious feud between the state and Biden administration over federal immigration policy. CNN’s Camila Bernal reports.
• Video 2:07 Storm expected to bring ‘life threatening flooding’ in California 2:07 Feb 4, 2024 California is bracing for a stronger and longer-lasting atmospheric river event, which is expected to bring mudslides, damaging winds, and heavy mountain snow and has already triggered flood watches for nearly 40 million people. CNN’s Camila Bernal reports.
• Video 2:52 John Moore/Getty Images Authorities encountered over 225,000 migrants along the border in Dec. 2:52 Dec 31, 2023 New York, and Chicago are now requiring buses carrying migrants to give advance written notice of arrival. CNN’s Camila Bernal reports.
CNN Suspect faces multiple chargesin alleged antisemitic attack in Beverly Hills, police say Dec 13, 2023 A man was arrested in Beverly Hills over the weekend and has been charged with a hate crime and other offenses after police said he assaulted an elderly man and made anti-Semitic comments to the victim.
About
Camila Bernal is a CNN National Correspondent based in the network’s Los Angeles bureau.
Bernal joined the network as a correspondent for CNN Newsource in 2018, where she was the first to deliver live English and Spanish language reports and digital content for CNN Newsource’s 1,000+ local news partners.
While based out of the network’s Washington D.C bureau, Bernal helped lead the coverage of President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial, the 2020 election, death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, and confirmation hearings of various Supreme Court Justices, among other major political stories.
In Minneapolis, Bernal covered the protests after George Floyd’s death and later led Newsource’s coverage of Derek Chauvin’s trial from start to finish.
Before CNN, Bernal was at KRON in San Francisco, California. She previously reported and anchored for CBS Austin/Telemundo Austin in Texas; KMID in Midland, Texas; and NBC-Latino in Miami, Florida.
Bernal graduated from Florida International University with a Bachelor of Science in Mass Communication.
