From 1998 to December 30, 2006, Lin served as a news anchor and correspondent for CNN and was based in the network's worldwide headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia. During her time at CNN, Lin anchored several news programs, including "CNN Early Edition", "CNN Live at Daybreak", the weekend editions of "CNN Newsroom", and the former news-magazine program "CNN NewsStand". She covered several major news stories during this time, including the impeachment trial of President Bill Clinton, the 1999 shootings at Columbine High School, the fall of the Taliban in Afghanistan in 2001, and the 2002 rescue of nine miners in Somerset, Pennsylvania, who were trapped for 77 hours.