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Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees
• Washington Post: President Trump Ignored Warnings Not to Congratulate Putin; Porn Star, Playmate and Reality Star All in legal Action Over Trump; Report: New Explosion in Austin. Aired on 8-9p ET
• Reports: New Explosion in Austin; Austin Police: No Package Explosion, Inside the Package Was an Incendiary Device; Judge Rejects Bid by Trump Lawyers to Dismiss Defamation Case; Porn Star, Playmate and Reality Star All in Legal Action Over Trump; The Washington Post: President Trump Ignored Warnings Not to Congratulate Putin. Aired 9- 10p ET


Amanpour
• UK broadcaster exposes practices of Cambridge Analytica; Facebook under fire over data controversy; Tales of life, loss and hope in wartime Syria


At This Hour
• Austin Police Update After Fourth Explosion Rocks City; Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Police News Briefing after Maryland School Shooting; Ryan Pushes Back on Accusations Trump Pushing for Mueller Firing; 1st Meeting of Trump Lawyers and Mueller Investigator over Trump Interview; Trump Shakes Up Legal Team; Lawmakers, Company Insiders Call Out Mark Zuckerberg Over Data Breach; Data Researcher Talked Up Controversial Techniques. Aired 11:30-12p ET


The Lead with Jake Tapper
• Cambridge Analytica CEO Suspended; Stormy Daniels' Polygraph; Trump Congratulates Putin for Election Victory; McCain Slams Trump for Congratulating Putin on Reelection. Aired 4-4:30p ET
• Texas Bombings; Trump to Meet With Vladimir Putin?. Aired 4:30- 5p ET


Don Lemon Tonight
• Trump Congratulates Putin; Polygraph Test: Porn Star Stormy Daniels Truthful About Sexual Encounter With Trump In 2006; Data Firm Connected To Trump Suspends CEO After Undercover Recordings Air; The Washington Post: Advisers Warned Trump to Not Congratulate Putin, Trump Did It Anyway. Aired 10-11p ET
• Stormy Daniels Passes Lie Detector Test About Affair with Donald Trump; Porn Star, Playmate And Reality Star, All In Legal Actions Over Trump; Advisers Warned Trump Not To Congratulate Vladimir Putin; Wave of Bombings Spread in Texas; Ben Carson Formally Blames Wife for the Infamous $31,000 Dining Set for His HUD Office; Cynthia Nixon Runs For Office; Melania Trump Vows To Fight Cyberbullying Despite Skepticism. Aired 11-12a ET


CNN Newsroom
• Shooting at Maryland High School; Package Explodes Inside Texas FedEx Facility; Sources: Trump Lawyers Meet With Mueller's Investigators; WAPO: Trump Team Tries To Limit Scope Of Mueller Questions; Trump Adds New Lawyer, Intensifies Attacks On Mueller. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• Shooting at Maryland High School; Tension Mounting inside FaceBook; Undercover Video of Cambridge Analytica; Trump Hires Conspiracy Theorist. Aired 9:30-10a
• Shooting at Maryland High School; FBI: Package Explodes Inside Texas FedEx Facility; Sources: Mueller Team Gives Trump Lawyers Topics They want to Discuss; Facebook to Hold Staff Meeting Today. Aired 10- 10:30a ET
• Trump Hires Conspiracy Theorist for His Legal Team; Three Injured in Maryland School Shooting; Tension Mounting Inside Facebook Over Data Scandal. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• White House press briefing; White House on Russian election: "We don't get to dictate"; White House: Trump not "considering or discussing" firing Mueller; NYT: Ex-Playboy model who alleged Trump affair sues. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Trump Loses Bid to Dismiss "Apprentice" Contestant's Lawsuit; Playboy Models Wants Out of Confidentiality Agreement; 1st Meeting of Trump Lawyers and Mueller Investigator over Trump Interview; Trump Shakes Up Legal Team; 2nd Package with Explosives Found at FedEx Facility in Texas. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Cambridge Analytica CEO Suspended; Stormy Daniels' Polygraph; Trump Congratulates Putin for Election Victory. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• McCain Slams Trump for Putin Congratulation; 2011 Polygraph Shows Stormy Daniels Did Not Lie About Sex with Trump; Ben Carson Explains Expensive Furniture. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• U.S. and U.K. Demand Answers on Personal Data Misuse; Trump Slams Russia Probe; U.S.-South Korea Military Drills to Start April 1; Putin Lays Out Plans for His Next Term; Russia and U.K. Back and Forth Retaliation; Serial Bomber Roaming in Texas. Aired 12-1a ET
• Facebook Mired in Cambridge Analytica Scandal; Russia Investigation; Austin Bombings; Trump To Host Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince; War In Yemen Could Dominate Saudi-U.S. Talks; Assad Flaunts Ghouta Onslaught, Drives There In Honda; U.S. South Korea Military Drills To Start April 1; Xi Jinping Could Be China's President For Life. Aired 1-2a ET
• Trump White House; Russia Investigation; Robert Mueller and the Special Counsel; Facebook; Cambridge Analytica Scandal; Investigation into the Four Explosions; Saudi Crown Prince addresses Naive Power Grab Accusations; Resurgent Woods Claims 2nd Straight Top-5 Finish; Fiorentina rename Training Ground To Honor Astori; Del Potro Shocks Federer To Win Indian Wells. Aired 2-3a ET
• Facebook in Hot Water; Russia and U.K. Back and Forth Retaliation; Serial Bomber Roaming in Texas. Aired 3-4a ET


Connect the World
• Company with Links to Trump Campaign in the Spotlight; Global Implications of Misuse of Facebook Data; U.S. and U.K. Demand Answers on Misuse of Personal Data. Aired 11a-12n ET


Erin Burnett Outfront
• Trump Congratulates Putin; GOP Sen. Flake Begs Trump Not To Fire Mueller; Stormy Daniels Mocks Trump In Tweet About Alleged Relationship; Stormy Daniels Polygraph Test Released as Ex-Playboy Model Sues; Washington Post: Trump Warned in Capital Letters "Do Not Congratulate Putin;" Whistleblower: Data Firm May Have Aided Russian Interference. Aired 7-8p ET


Early Start with John Berman and Zoraida Sambolin
• Cambridge Analytica Caught on Tape Bragging About Dirty Tricks; U.S.-South Korea Military Drills Begins April 1st; Aired 4-4:30a ET
• Cambridge Analytica Bragging About Dirty Tricks; 24 Expelled Russian Diplomats to Depart London; Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Bombshell Report on Cambridge Analytica; When Will Mark Zuckerberg Speak?; Trump's Legal Shift; Weinstein Company Lifts Non- Disclosures. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Facebook Sheds $37 Billion Over Data Controversy; Trump And Mueller Attorneys Meet Face to Face; U.S.-South Korea Military Drills Begin April 1st; Twenty-Three Expelled Russian Diplomats To Depart London. Aired 5:30-6a ET


Inside Politics
• FedEx Package Explosion; Gunman Killed in Maryland Shooting; Additions to Trump's Legal Team; Mueller Questions over Comey Firing; GOP Cautions of Mueller Firing; Intel Committee Briefs on Russian Meddling; Trump Meeting in Oval Office. Aired 12-12:30p ET
• Trump: I'll Be Meeting with Vladimir Putin Soon; GOP Loses Support Among Independents and Key Voting Groups; Conservative Dem Fights Survival in Illinois Primary; Trump Touts Military Sales to Saudi Arabia. Aired 12:30-1p ET


New Day
• Trump Lawyers Meet with Mueller's Investigators; Fifth Explosion Rocks Texas; Will Congress Protect Mueller from Being Fired? Aired 6-6:30a ET
• Fourth Storm Hits Northeast; Fifth Explosion Rocks Texas; Lou Leaving Cavs; Cambridge Analytica's Dirty Tactics. Aired 6:30-7:00a ET
• FBI: Package Explodes Inside Texas FedEx Facility; Sources: Trump, Mueller Attorneys Have Rare Face-to-Face Meeting; GOP Members of Congress Concerned about Trump Trying to Fire Mueller. Aired 7- 7:30a ET
• Trump Linked Firm Exploited Data Of Millions Of Facebook Users; Puerto Rico Struggling Six Months After Hurricane Maria; Major Stakes As AT&T Merger Trial Gets Underway; FBI: Package Explodes In Texas FedEx Facility. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• Package Bomb Headed to Austin, Texas, Explodes in FedEx Facility; Donald Trump Hires Lawyer who Spoke on Television of Conspiracy against President; Interview With Democratic Senator Amy Klobuchar Of Minnesota And Republican Senator John Kennedy Of Louisiana. Aired 8-8:30a.
• Magazine Profiles Hope Hicks; Tension Mounting at FaceBook; Shooting at Maryland High School. Aired 8:30-9a ET


NEWS STREAM
• World Headlines; Facebook Under Fire; Maryland School Shooting; Tomorrow's Heroes. Aired 8-9a ET


Crime and Justice With Ashleigh Banfield
• Man Shoots Officer Escorting Him Out Of BMW Dealership; Courtroom Outburst; Boy Vanishes; Mom Falls From Cliff, Family Says It`s Murder. Aired 6-8p ET


Quest Means Business
• Facebook CEO Stays Quiet Over Data Scandal; Sarah Sanders Dodges Question on Russian Election; Trump Meets with Saudi Crown Prince; Toyota Pauses Autonomous Car Testing Program; U.K. Asks Mark Zuckerberg to Testify at Fake News Inquiry; Facebook Investors Fear Regulation Loss of Users; Fifth Explosion in Texas Hits FedEx Facility; FedEx Makes 1.53 Billion from Tax Bill; United Airlines Suspends Pet Travel in Cargo Holds


The Situation Room
• White House Defends Congratulatory Trump Call to Putin; White House: Trump Not Considering Firing Mueller; Reports Expose Secrets of Data Firm Used by Trump Campaign; Interview with Rep. Eric Swalwell; Interview with Rep. Mike McCaul. Aired 5-6p ET
• Interview With Maine Senator Angus King; Cambridge Analytica CEO Suspended; Stormy Daniels' Polygraph; Trump Congratulates Putin for Election Victory; White House Insists Trump "Not Considering" Firing Mueller; Fear of Serial Bomber Grows as Package Explodes at Texas FedEx Facility. Aired 6-7p ET


CNN 10
• A Controversial Leader`s Drive in Syria; A Possible Serial Bomber in Texas; Opioid Abuse in America; the History of a Futuristic Ice Cream


Wolf
• Trump Shakes up Legal Team; Austin Bombing Update; FedEx Explosion Could be Linked to Austin Blasts; Maryland School Shooting. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• McCain Slams Trump for Congratulation Call to Putin; Interview with Rep. Tim Ryan; Facebook to Brief Lawmakers on Data Scandal this Week; Judge Allows "Apprentice" Lawsuit Against Trump to Go Forward; Playboy Models Wants Out of Confidentiality Agreement; White House Daily Briefing. Aired 1:30-2p ET


Hala Gorani Tonight
• Cambridge Analytica CEO Suspended; A Look At Previous Alleged Russian Poisoning; Sarkozy Responds To Campaign Finance Allegations; Aired 4-5p ET