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Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees
• White House Defends President Trump Amid Porter Scandal; Central Park Five Exonerees Slam President Trump for "Due Process" Hypocrisy; White House Blames FBI For Lack Of Security Clearances; Dems Blast WH for Failing to Release Nunes Memo Rebuttal Now; Pres. Trump: Up To Dems If They Want DACA Legislation to Succeed; GOP Immigration Plan. Aired 8-9p ET
• White House Defends President Trump Amid Porter Scandal; White House Blames FBI for Lack of Security Clearances; Wash Post: Porter's Ex-Wife Dismayed by White House Response; Pres. Trump's New Budget Adds $7 Trillion to Deficit Over 10 Years. Aired 9-10p ET


Amanpour
• Barack Obama's official portrait unveiled; Can Olympic diplomacy help solve the North Korea crisis? Aired 2-2:30p ET


At This Hour
• CNN: White House Baffled By Trump Comments On Porter; Sanders, Kelly Disagree On Porter Resignation; CNN: 30 To 40 Senior Officials Lack Full Security Clearances; Any Minute: Trump Unveils Infrastructure Plan. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• GOP Senators Introduce Version of Trump Immigration Plan; Is Trump's Infrastructure Plan Feasible; NYT: Trump Partly to Blame for Deadly Flu Season; Democrats Work to Release Memo. Aired 11:30-12p ET


The Lead with Jake Tapper
• White House Tries to Defend Handling of Rob Porter, But Can't Get Story Straight. Aired 4-4:30p ET
• Immigration Battle; Interview With Former Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe. Aired 4:30-5p ET


Don Lemon Tonight
• Trump Allies Protects Accuser Than Victims; Democratic Memo Almost Forgotten. Aired 10-11p ET
• A Tale Of Two Cover-Ups; President Obama Official Portrait; White House Revolving Door; Undocumented Father Fight To Stay In This Country; Undocumented Immigrant Who Was Facing Deportation Granted One Year Stay On Humanitarian Grounds; Deportation Higher Under Obama than Trump; Obama's Portrait. Aired 11-12a ET


CNN Newsroom
• White House Struggles to Get Story Straight on Abuse Scandal; WAPO: Pence Says U.S. Ready To Talk With North Korea; Source: Pence Trip A "Missed Opportunity" For North Korea Diplomacy. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• Stocks Set to Rally; Trump to Unveil Infrastructure Plan; White House Standing by Kelly; Baghdadi Wounded in May. Aired 9:30-10a
• CNN: WH Aides Baffled by Trump Comments on Porter; Michelle Obama delivers Remarks at Portrait Unveiling. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Obamas Back on Public Stage for Portrait Unveiling; Aired 10:30-11a ET
• White House Officials Baffled By Trump's Conflicting Takes on Porter; Suspicious Letter Sent to Trump Jr.'s Home, 3 Taken to Hospital; Dozens of White House Officials Still Without Full Security Clearance. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Dozens of White House Officials Without Full Security Clearances; Mixed Signals from Trump Administration on North Korean Talks; Trump Responds to Girls' Letter on Guns. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Medical Insurance Scandal; EPA Chief's Expensive Travel Bill; White House Firestorm. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• President Trump's Daughter-In-Law Opened A Letter Containing A Suspicious Substance; The Obamas Emerging Back On The Public Stage Today For An Historic Unveiling; The Markets Continuing Their Wild Swing Today; Top Democrat In The Senate Is Ripping The President's Budget Plan Unveiled Today; White House Press Secretary Gave Press Briefing. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• 71 Dead in Russian Plane Crash; North Korea Winds Diplomatic Gold; Porter's Ex-Wife Criticizes President's Response; Al-Shabaab Terrorists Exploiting Somalia Refugees; Questions Remain as North Korean Delegation Heads Home from Olympics; Asian Markets Edging Up after Volatile Week. Aired 12-1a ET
• Russian Plane Crash Kills All on Board; Trump Defends Rob Porter, Ignores Abuse Victims; Oxfam Accused of Covering Up Misconduct in Haiti; Golan Heights a Flashpoint for Syria and Israel; Ruth Bader Ginsburg: #MeToo Has Staying Power; Some Olympic Events Postponed; Women's Giant Slalom Postponed Due to Bad Weather; New Details About the Big Day. Aired 1-2a ET
• Questions Remain as North Korean Delegation Heads Home from Olympics; Russian Plane Crash Kills All on Board; Trump Defends Rob Porter, Ignores Abuse Victims; Golan Heights a Flashpoint for Syria and Israel; Kim Jong-un's Sister Is Stealing The Show At The Winter Olympics; Worries Surfacing About Rising Inflation In U.S.; Countries Focus On Volatile Markets; New Detail About Prince Harry & Meghan. Aired 2-3a ET
• All Eyes to Winter Olympics and Kim Yo-jong; Plane Crash Took 71 Souls; John Kelly's Allies in Full Defense Mode; Harvey Weinstein Faces Another Lawsuit; Charity Taking Advantage of Earthquake Victims. Aired 3-4a ET


Connect the World
• Two Crisis in Global Aid, Oxfam Allegations and Somalia Terror; Charity Staff Accused Of Hiring Prostitutes In Haiti; Critical Meeting On Zuma's Future; U.S. Officials Reveal Intelligence On ISIS Leader; Tillerson Kicks Off Middle East Tout In Cairo; Israel Attacks Launched On Iranian Targets In Syria; New Deatils Of Prince Harry And Meghan Markle's Big Day; London Airport Closed After Discover Of WWII Bomb. Aired 10-11a ET


Erin Burnett Outfront
• White House Says Trump Takes Domestic Violence Seriously; White House Blames Security Clearance Delay On FBI And Intel; White House Denies It's Playing Politics with Democrats' Memo; Interview with Senator Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut. Aired 7-8p ET


Early Start with John Berman and Zoraida Sambolin
• Porter Urged To Stay And Fight; Would U.S. Talked To North Korea; Justice Ginsburg #MeToo Here To Stay; Olympic Diplomacy; Israel Versus Iran And Syria. Aired 4-4:30a ET
• Porter Urged To Stay And Fight; Would U.S. Talked To North Korea; Justice Ginsburg #MeToo Here To Stay; Olympic Diplomacy; White House Willing To Talk With North Korea Amid Sanctions. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Report: Porter Urged To "Stay And Fight"; GOP Senators Release Immigration Plan; Trump Touts Higher Paychecks, Bonuses Due To Tax Bill; Kim Jong-Un Invites South Korea's President To North Korea; WAPO: Washington Willing To Talk To Pyongyang. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Porter Urged To Stay And Fight; GOP Senators Release Immigration Plan; Would U.S. Talk With North Korea?; Trump Says No Timeline For Mid-East Peace Plan. Aired 5:30-6a ET


Inside Politics
• Trump Unveils Infrastructure Plan; Deficit Headed Back to $1 Trillion; Trump's Speech on Infrastructure Plan; Immigration in the House. Aired 12-12:30p ET
• White House Standing By Kelly Amid Abuse Scandal; Obama's Official Portraits For Smithsonian Unveiled; McConnell Jokes With Schumer At Joint Event. Aired 12:30-1p ET


New Day
• White House Struggles on Abuse Story; Trump Defends Porter; Trump's History of Defending Med Accused of Misconduct. Aired 6:00- 6:30a ET
• U.S. Wins First Gold Medals; Senate Begins Immigration Debate; Trump's Infrastructure Plan; Schiff to Meet with FBI; Al Baghdadi Injured; U.S. Ready to Talk to North Korea. Aired 6:30-7a ET
• White House Struggles on Abuse Scandal; Trump Defends Aide; Senate to Introduce Immigration Plan. Aired 7:00-7:30a ET
• Rep. Schiff To Meet With FBI Over Democratic Memo Redaction; Tensions Escalate After Israel's Clash With Iran & Syria; Power Plant Explosion Causes Blackout In Puerto Rico; Steve Bannon Says #MeToo Movement Could Take Down Trump. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• White House Aides Comment on Rob Porter's Leaving White House; President Trump Tweets on Domestic Violence Accusations; Dozens Of Trump Officials Still Lack Full Security Clearance; Representative Schiff To Meet With FBI Over Dem Memo Redactions. Aired 8-8:30a ET
• Trump Defends Porter; Ryan Criticized Over Budget Deal; Military Plays Catch-up on Gun Ban List; White House Struggles with Story. Aired 8:30-9a ET


NEWS STREAM
• Source Close To North Korea Pence Visit A Missed Opportunity; Kim Jong-un's Mysterious Sister Grabe Headlines; Athletes Battle Bitter Cold And Strong Winds; U.S. Officials Reveal Intel In ISIS Leader's Whereabouts; Both Flight Recorders Recovered From Russia Crash; Oxfam Denies Allegation Of Cover-Up; Zuma's Fate Could Be Decided At ANC Meeting. Aired at 8-9a ET


Crime and Justice With Ashleigh Banfield
• Girl Lured from Walmart, Raped and Killed; Girl Found Dead After Filing Restraining Order; Violent Robbery; One More Thing. Aired 6:30-7p ET


Quest Means Business
• Stocks Go Stratospheric; Oxfam Apologizes for Sex Scandal. Aired 4- 5p ET


The Situation Room
• White House: Trump Supports Victims of Domestic Violence; White House Blocks Release of Democratic Memo; Trump Budget to Cut Medicare, Raise Border Security Funding; White House Defends Lack of Security Clearances for Many Staffers. Aired 5-6p ET
• Interview With Texas Congressman Joaquin Castro; Interview With Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar; White House Firestorm; NYT: CIA Duped by Russian Offering Trump Secrets; Pence: U.S. Willing to Talk to North Korea. Aired 6-7p ET


CNN 10
• Turkish Operation May Lead to Confrontation with U.S. Military; New Budget for the U.S. Government, A Look at the Mental Fitness of Olympic Athletes


Wolf
• Trump Faith In Kelly; Trump Defends Porter; White House Officials without Full Clearance; South Korean President Invited for Visit; Pence Open to North Korean Talks. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• Israel: Downed Iranian Drone Based on U.S. Drone; Elusive ISIS Leader Baghdadi Injured in Airstrike Last May; Suspicious Letter Sent to Donald Trump Jr's Home, 3 Taken to Hospital; Al Shabaab Terrorists Profit from Aid for Somali Refugees; Obamas Speak at Official Portrait Unveiling. Aired 1:30-2p ET


Hala Gorani Tonight
• U.K. Government Meets Oxfam over Misconduct Allegations; President Unveils Plan to Fix Crumbling Infrastructure; Trump Defends Ex-aide Accused of Domestic Abuse; Did Pence Blow his Chance to Break the Ice?; Unilever Warns Fake News Extremism Erode Democracies. Aired 3-4p ET