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Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees
• John Kelly Reassuring Staffers Who Fear more Firings; President's Legal Team Tries to Change Stormy Daniels Lawsuit Venue; Melania Trump Keeps Her Silence Amid Stormy Daniels Controversy; President's Legal Team Tries To Change Stormy Daniels Lawsuit Venue; Will McCabe Get Fired In The Next 48 Hours?; Govt. Says Russia Targeted U.S. Power Grid, Water Systems; U.S.: Russia Targeted Nuclear Plants Electric Grid Water Supply; Sanders Refuse To Say If Russia Is "Friend Or Foe"; NTSB: Crews Were Working On Posts When Bridge Collapsed; More White House Departures?. Aired 8-9p ET
• John Kelly Reassures Staffers There Isn't Going to be a Big Shake-Up Today; President's Legal Team Filed to Move the Lawsuit Against Their Client by Porn Star Stormy Daniels to Federal Court; Christiane Amanpour Looks at Sex and Love Around the World; Attorney General Sessions Fires McCabe. Aired 9-10p ET


Amanpour
• Questions Surround Death Of Environmentalist In Iran; "The Band's Visit": Egyptians Stranded In Israeli Backwater. Aired 3-3:30p ET


At This Hour
• CNN Sources: Trump Prepares To Replace McMaster; Attorney: Stormy Daniels Physically Threatened To Be Silent; Mueller Subpoenas Trump Organization In Russia Probe; Alarming New Accusations About Russian Cyber Attacks on the U.S. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• U.S. Accuses Russia of Cyberattacks on Power Grid, Utilities, Travel; Trump Joins World Leaders in Blaming Russia for Poisoning; CNN Changes Rating for House Races after Pennsylvania Race; At Least 6 Killed in Miami Bridge Collapse; More White House Staff Shakeups Expected. Aired 11:30-12p ET


The Lead with Jake Tapper
• Stormy Daniels Threatened?; Chaos in the White House. Aired 4- 4:30p ET
• Stormy Daniels' Lawyer Says She was Physically Threatened to Stay Silent; Russia Vows to Retaliate Against U.S. and U.K.; Is Russia A Friend Or Foe Of The United States? New CNN Series Talks Love, Sex, And Female Empowerment; CNN Gets Exclusive Access As Suspected Scammers Arrested. Aired 4:30-5p ET


Don Lemon Tonight
• Andrew McCabe Fired by Sessions, Pension Benefits Threw Out of the Window; CNN: McCabe Denies He Misled Investigators. Aired 10-11p ET
• Sessions Fires Former FBI Director Andy McCabe; New Developments in Stormy Daniels Saga; CNN Hero Carol Rosenstein. Aired 11-12a ET


CNN Newsroom
• President Trump Ready to Replace H.R. McMaster; Stormy Daniels Was Physically Threatened to Stay Silent; : At Least Six Killed In Miami Bridge Collapse; Mueller Subpoenas Trump Organization In Russia Probe. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• Mueller Subpoenas Trump Organization; Daniels Physically Threatened; Trump to Replace McMaster; Bill to Deter Election Meddling; British Nerve Agent Attack; Helicopter Crash in Iraq. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Update on Deadly Miami Bridge Collapse; Attorney: Stormy Daniels was Physically Threatened to Stay Silent; Mueller Subpoenas Trump Organization in Russia Probe. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Interview with Representative Chris Stewart; Russian Hackers Penetrated U.S. Power Plants; President Trump Said to be Ready to Replace National Security Adviser; Overwhelmingly Likely Vladimir Putin Ordered Use of Nerve Agent; Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Source on Looming Firing: "Everyone Loves a Season Finale"; Stormy's Lawyer: 6 More Women May Come Forward Against Trump. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Sanders Says White House Would Condemn Any Threat Against Daniels; Zinke Says Konnichiwa At Hearing Using Wrong Phrase; No South or North Korea Envoys as Trump-Kim Jung-On Meeting Looms; Ex-Trump Associate Says in E-Mail He Can Engineer A Trump Presidency. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Stormy Daniels Threatened?; Trump's Chaos; Major Russian Hack. Aired. 3-3:30p ET
• More White House Staff Shakeups Expected; White House Daily Briefing. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Investigators Building Timeline of Nerve Agent Attack; Trump to Replace National Security Advisor; Myanmar to Allow U.N. Access to Rakhine State; Thousands Flee Eastern Ghouta as War Turns; Puerto Ricans Still Dying in Hurricane Maria's Wake; Least Four Killed in Florida Bridge Collapse; Journeying with Greenpeace to Help the Antarctic. Aired 12-1a ET
• Thousands Flee Eastern Ghouta as War Turns 7; Sources: Trump to Replace National Security Adviser; Mueller Subpoena Trump Organization Business Records; U.S. Announces Sanctions on Russia for Election Meddling; North Korean Foreign Minister in Sweden for Talks. Aired 1- 2a ET
• Investigators Building Timeline of Nerve Agent Attack; U.S. Treasury Imposes Sanctions for Election Meddling; At Least Four Killed in Florida Bridge Collapse; Mueller Subpoenas Trump Org. Records; Trump to Replace National Security Adviser; At Least Four Dead in Pedestrian Bridge Collapse At University In Miami, Authorities Say; Tiger Woods Wows Again On PGA Tour; Indian Cricket Legend Shares Passion For Golf. Aired 2-3a ET
• British Allies Points Finger to Russia; Mueller's Team Puts More Pressure on Trump; Assad Holds New Title That No One Envy; Mueller Subpoenaed Trump Organization Business Records; One Step Closer To Trump, Kim Talks; Animals At Risk Because Of Climate Change; Journeying With Greenpeace To Protect The Antarctic. Aired 3-4a ET


Erin Burnett Outfront
• White House: Kelly Reassures Staffers Fearing More Firings; Putin Critic Killed By Neck Compression?; Pro-Trump Group Hires Former Navy SEAL; Lawyer: Stormy Daniels Was Physically Threatened; Ex-FBI Deputy Director Could Lose $500K If Fired Before Sunday; Interview with Rep. Jerry Nadler (D), New York. Aired 7-8p ET


Early Start with John Berman and Zoraida Sambolin
• Deadly Pedestrian Bridge Collapses at Florida International University; White House Sanctions on Russia; Press Secretary Sarah Sanders Won't Say Whether the Kremlin is an Ally or an Adversary; Justice Department Expected to Decide the Fate of Andrew McCabe Today; Government Records Show Steve Mnuchin Cost Taxpayers Close to $1 Million With His Use of Military Aircraft. Aired 4-4:30a ET
• President Ready To Replace H.R. Mcmaster; Mueller Subpoenas Trump Organization Documents, New Sanctions Against Russia Announced; Russia Will Expand American Blacklist; 'Recover Operation' At Miami Bridge Collapse, Four Killed; Trump's Comments Rattle S. Korea. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Russia Friend or Foe. Russian Blacklist; Bridge Collapse Press Conference; McMaster Headed Out; New Russian Sanctions; March Madness Update. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Six Now Confirmed Dead In Bridge Collapse; Trump Ready To Replace H.R. McMaster As National Security Adviser; Mueller Subpoenas Trump Organization Documents; Is Russia A Friend Or Foe? Aired 5:30- 6a ET


Inside Politics
• Trump Ready to Replace McMaster; White House Staff Shake Ups; Mueller Subpoenas Trump Organization; Races Change in Democratic Favor. Aired 12-12:30p ET
• Trump Tweets on Nevada Senate Race; Clinton Rips Trump Campaign as "Backwards" Thinking; Attorney: Stormy Daniels Has Been Physically Threatened; Session's Considering Firing McCabe Days Before Retirement; Flake Stokes 2020 Speculation with New Hampshire Visit. Aired 12:30-1p ET


New Day
• Sources: Trump to Remove National Security Advisor; Mueller Subpoenas Trump Organization in Russia Probe; At Least Six Killed in Miami Bridge Collapse. Aired 6-6:30a ET
• Trump to Remove McMaster; Putin's War on America; Mueller Subpoenas Trump Organization. Aired 6:30-7a ET
• CNN Sources: Trump to Fire National Security Advisor McMaster; Rescuers Searching Through Rubble in Bridge Disaster; 7 U.S. Servicemen Killed in Iraq Helicopter Crash. Aired 7-7:30a ET
• Former U.S. Envoy Says North Korea Was Surprised When Trump Said Yes To Talks; "Sex & Love Around the World" Premieres Saturday Night; Traffic Stop Changes Homeless Woman's Life In Beyond The Call Of Duty; Family Reunited With Dog After Mistakenly Being Flown To Japan. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• Reporting Indicates H.R. McMaster will Leave White House; Interview with Congressman Jim Himes; Special Counsel Bob Mueller Subpoenas Documents from Trump Organization; Trump Business Associate Speaks Out About Russia Ties. Aired 8-8:30a
• Press Forward Panel; Daniels Physically Threatened; Legal Battle Over Daniels' Interview. Aired 8:30-9a ET


NEWS STREAM
• U.K. Prime Minister: Overwhelmingly Likely Putin Ordered Poison Attack; Lavrov: Of Course Russia Will Expel British Diplomats; Sources: U.S. National Security Adviser To Be Replaced; At Least Six People Killed In Florida Bridge Collapse; Puerto Ricans Still Dying In Hurricane Maria's Wake; Sweden Offers Support For Talks; Former U.S. Envoy Says North Korea Surprised Trump Said Yes to Talks; The Legacy Of The Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Games; The Priciest Places. Aired at 8-9a ET


Quest Means Business
• British Authorities Have Launched a Murder Investigation into This Week's Death of a Russian Ex-Pat in London; Russia Is Calling Friday's Comments by the British Foreign Secretary "Shocking Unpardonable Diplomatic Misconduct"; Israeli Authorities are Investigating a Deadly Attack and the West Bank; An 18-year-old Iraqi Asylum-Seeker Has Been Convicted of Attempted Murder the on the London Underground; Puerto Ricans Still Dying in Hurricane Maria's Wake; Jacob Zuma Faces Corruption and Money Laundering Charges; Shares in Cyber Security Firm Zscaler Soar on Market Debut; United Airlines Diverts Flight After Dog Landed on Wrong Plane Again. Aired 5-6p ET


The Situation Room
• White House: 'No Immediate Personnel Changes'; Stormy Daniels Says She Was Physically Threatened to Be Silent; U.S. Accuses Russia of Cyber-Attacks Threatening Infrastructure; Deadline Nears For Attorney General To Act On Recommendation To Fire Former FBI Official McCabe; Stormy Daniel Physically Threatened To Be Silent Says Some Accusations Occurred After Trump Took Office; British And Russians Trade Accusations Over Ex-Spy's Poisoning. Aired 5-6p ET
• Interview With Former U.S. Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta; Attorney: Stormy Daniels Physically Threatened To Be Silent, Six More Women Coming Forward with Claims; Chaos in the White House. Aired 6-7p ET


CNN 10
• Aboard a U.S. Submarine Training Mission in the Arctic; The Fall of Toys "R" Us


Wolf
• White House Official Confirms that President Trump Told Staff that John Kelly was 100 Percent Safe; Lawyer of Stormy Daniels Says She was Physically Threatened to Stay Quiet; Autopsy Report of Nikolai Glushkov Indicates He Died from Compression to the Neck; Mueller Subpoena Crosses What Trump Called His Red Line; Putin Critic Found Dead; Russians Hacked Energy. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• Trump to Fire McMaster, Possibly Hire Bolton; Sessions Considers Firing McCabe Days Before Retirement; Mueller Subpoenas Trump Organization Business Documents; Russia Vows Retaliation, New Blacklist Over U.S. Sanctions; U.S. Accuses Russia of Cyberattacks on Power Grid, Utilities, Travel. Aired 1:30-2p ET


Hala Gorani Tonight
• U.K. Opens Murder Probe Into Death Of Russian Ex-Pat; U.K. Foreign Secretary Blames Putin For Attack On Former Spy; U.S. Accuses Russia Of Cyberattacks On Power Grid; White House: No Personnel Changes "At This Time"; Rescue Operation Shifts To Recovery Sweden Offers To Mediate Trump- Kim Dialogue; Sweden And N. Korea Extend Talks to Third Day; Former U.S. Envoy Supports Trump-Kim Talks; Rihanna's Anger Over Snapchat Ad; Young Innovator Makes Her Mark On Printing. Aired 4-5p ET