Jim Sciutto Absent From CNN ‘Newsroom’ As He Takes Personal Leave, Expected Back In Several Weeks

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Jim Sciutto, CNN’s chief national security correspondent and co-anchor of its morning Newsroom newscast, has been absent from the show for the past two days in what is said to be a personal leave.

A network source said that Sciutto will return in a few weeks. His leave follows reports that the network conducted an internal investigation earlier this year, after an incident in which he suffered a serious fall overseas.

The Daily Beast reported earlier this week that it took place as Sciutto was returning from a Ukraine reporting trip and he has recovered, but the network asked him to address a “personal situation.” CNN has declined to comment. RELATED: Covering Hurricane Ian: Correspondents Talk About Conveying The Personal Loss And Destruction Of The Storm — And What It Means For The Future Sciutto has co-anchored Newsroom with Poppy Harlow since 2017.

She is leaving the newscast this month to prepare to take over a revamped CNN morning show, with Don Lemon and Kaitlan Collins as co-hosts.