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Cuomo Prime Time
• Trump Upset Saudi Being Assumed "Guilty Until Proven Innocent;" President Trump Calling Ugly New Nickname for Alleged Former Mistress; Sanders Responds To Trump's "Medicare For All" Attacks. Aired 9-10p ET


Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees
• Source Said Intel Officer With Ties to Crown Prince Oversaw Khashoggi Mission; Trump Likens Saudi Arabia Being Blamed for Washington Post Columnist's Disappearance as Another Case of Guilty Until Proven Innocent. Aired on 8-9p ET


Amanpour
• Turkish Investigators Goes to Saudi Consulate in Istanbul; Carol Anderson's New Book, "One Person, No Vote"; Voter Suppression Destroying U.S. Democracy; Lindsey Hilsum's New Book, "In Extremis"; "A Private War," Starring Rosamund Pike. Aired 1-2p ET


At This Hour
• Trump Sends Pompeo to Saudi Arabia over Missing Journalist; Senior Advisor: Trump's Handling of Saudis Could Be Most Consequential Decision of Presidency; Graham: MbS Has to Go; Growing Calls in Congress to Sanction Saudi Arabia; Trump: Climate Change Isn't a Hoax, Not Sure if Manmade. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Trump Responds to Judge's Decision on Stormy Daniels Lawsuit & Her Attorney Reacts; Warren Takes DNA as Trump Backtracks on Pledge; Democrats Say Latinos Need for Blue Wave in Midterms; Trumps Financial Dealings with Saudi Royal Family under Scrutiny after Journalist's Disappearance. Aired 11:30-12p ET


The Lead with Jake Tapper
• Interview With Virginia Senator Mark Warner; Trump Reiterates Saudi Denials on Missing Journalist; Trump Throws More Insults at Stormy Daniels. Aired 4-4:30p ET
• Texas Senate Race; Trump Throws More Insults at Stormy Daniels. Aired 4:30-5p ET


Don Lemon Tonight
• More Details Coming Out Tonight about What Is Believed to be the Horrific Murder of Journalist Jamal Khashoggi; President Trump Siding with a Repressive Regime?; Stormy Daniels Called 'Horseface' by the President of the United States. Aired 10-11p ET
• President Trump Sides With Saudis As Outrage Grows Over Jamal Khashoggi's Disappearance; President Trump Goes On Fox For Second Time In A Week; How Fox Influences Trump; CNN Forecasts Dems Gaining Majority in House, Republicans Maintaining Majority in Senate; "Proud Boys" and the Republican Party. Aired 11-12a ET


CNN Newsroom
• Marco Rubio: There isn't Enough Money in the World to Buy Back Our Credibility on Human Rights; Pompeo Meets with Saudi King Crown Prince Over Khashoggi; Trump Allies Launch Ads Painting Dems as "Angry Mob"; Stocks Set for Higher Open as Earnings Roll in; Interview with Senator Ben Cardin. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• Ads Paint Dems as Angry Mob; Texas Showdown with Cruz and O'Rourke; Several Still Missing After Hurricane; Trump on Climate Change; Leaders Back out of Saudi Conference. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Mike Pompeo Meets with Saudi King, Crown Prince Over Khashoggi Case; Saudis May Admit Journalist Died During Interrogation; Democrats Vie to Win the Latino Vote. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Dems Struggle to Generate Enthusiasm among Latino Voters; Mattis says he's on Trump's "Team" after President says he "May Leave"; Yemen on Brink of Worst Famine in 100 Years; Report: Saudi Arabia's Consul General has Left Turkey. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• High-Stakes Mystery Over Missing Journalists Unravels for The Saudis; Turkish Official Says Journalist Was Cut into Pieces and Removed from The Consulate; Trump's Offensive "Horse Face" Tweet May Be A Distraction. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Trump Calls Stormy Daniels "Horseface" as He Celebrates Judges' Decision in Lawsuit; Heitkamp Offers Apology for Error in Campaign Ad; Melania Trump's Team Calls for Boycott of Rapper T.I.; GOP's McSally Calls Opponent Sinema Treasonous; Trump Reiterates Saudi Crown Prince's Denial on Missing Journalist. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Trump Reiterates Saudi Denials on Missing Journalist; Trump Throws More Insults at Stormy Daniels; Texas Senate Race. Aired 3- 3:30p ET
• CNN Poll Cruz Leads O'Rourke Despite Fundraising Record; Hurricane Death Toll Jumps by Nine in Bay County Florida; USA Gymnast Interim Chief Steps Down After Anti-Nike Tweet; Susan Rice's Son a Trump Supporter Drops Assault Charges; 53,000 Mostly Black Voters Registrations on Hold in Georgia. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Sources: Saudis to Admit Khashoggi Killed in Interrogation; U.S. Joins Ukraine for Military Exercises; Prince Harry and Meghan Markle Expecting First Child; Brexit Talks Stuck on Irish Border Issue. Aired 12-1a ET
• Sources: Saudi To Admit Khashoggi Killed In Interrogation; Business Leaders Pulled Out Of Saudi "Davos In The Desert; U.K. P.M. To Hold Cabinet Meeting Ahead Of E.U. Summit; Brexit Talks Stuck On Irish Border Issue; Hurricane Death Toll Rises To 19; U.S. Joins Ukraine For Military Exercises; Trump: Saudi King Denies Knowledge of Khashoggi's Fate; Inside Syria's Demilitarized Zone; Indian Minister Defiant Amid MeToo Storm; New App Works to Improve Access to Cancer Treatments; Prince Harry and Meghan Markle Expecting First Child. Aired 1-2a ET
• Saudi Government Considers Plan to Admit Missing Journalist Khashoggi Was Killed In Its Consulate; Business Leaders Pull out of "Davos in the Desert"; Civilians Hope for Safety inside Idlib's DMZ; Brexit Talks Stuck on Irish Border Issue. Aired 2-3a ET
• Pressure Grows on the Saudi as it Prepares to Admit Khashoggi was Killed; Business Leaders Pullout of Investment Summit in Saudi Arabia; Saudi King Denied Knowledge of Khashoggi Disappearance; Yemen Worst Famine in 100 Years; Civilians Inside Idlib's Demilitarized Zone; Pressure for U.K. Brexit Plan; Duchess of Sussex, Meghan Markle, Pregnant. Aired 3-4a ET


Connect the World
• Pompeo Meets Crown Prince Over Khashoggi's Disappearance; Marco Rubio Says U.S. Must Stand Up for Human Rights; Syrian Forces Ready to Fight Rebels and Buffer Zone; Sources Say Saudis to Admit Khashoggi Died During Interrogation; Three More CEOs Drop Out of Saudi Summit; Brexit Talk Stuck on Irish Border Issue. Aired 11-12p ET


Erin Burnett Outfront
• Trump on Saudi Arabia's Possible Role in Journalist's Disappearance; Sources: Saudi Intel Officer Oversaw Botched Interrogation; AP: Trump Says Ex-Attorney Cohen was "Lying" When He Testified that Trump Directed Him to Break the Law. Aired 7-8p ET


Early Start with John Berman and Zoraida Sambolin
• Pompeo in Saudi Arabia; Death Toll from Hurricane Michael Reaches 19. Aired 4-4:30a ET
• Warren Fires Back At Trump On Social Media; Climate Change To Cause Problems In The Beer Industry; Pompeo To Meet With Prince and King Salman; Pompeo Ordered To Open Formal Investigation In Disappearance of Khashoggi; Suspicious Letter Delivered To The Home of Republican Senator Susan Collins; Michael's Death Toll Continues To Rise. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Attorney General Ordered To Open Formal Investigation; Pompeo To Meet With The King and Prince in Jamal Khashoggi Disappearance. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Saudis Set To Admit To Khashoggi's Death; Microsoft Co-Founder Paul Allen Dies; President Trump Visits Hurricane Victims In Florida and Georgia; Drug Makers May Have To Put Prices In Ads. Aired 5:30-6a ET


Inside Politics
• Trump Aggravated over Saudi Coverage; Graham on Sanctions for Saudi Arabia; Cruz and O'Rourke Battle in Texas; O'Rourke Won't Share Fundraising; Budget Deficit Highest Since 2012. Aired 12-12:30p ET
• $779 Billion Budget Deficit the Nation's Highest Since 2012; Trump Attacks Stormy Daniels After Legal Win; Candidates Debate in Two Key Races: VA House and AZ Senate; Trump Suggests Mattis Could Leave Administration. Aired 12:30-1p ET


New Day
• Trump Backs Saudi Explanation for Khashoggi Murder; Trump Slams Warren After She Releases DNA Results to Rebut Him. Aired 6- 6:30a ET
• Pompeo Meets with Saudi King; Trump Offers Theory; Rubio talks Florida Recovery; Rubio on Climate Change Aired 6:30-7a ET
• Pompeo Meets with Saudi King Over Journalist's Disappearance; Social Media Mocks White House Painting of Trump with Past GOP Presidents. Aired 7-7:30a ET
• The Forecast: GOP Over-Performing With Latino Vote In Some Districts; Pulse Of The People: Independent Voters On The Trump Presidency; President Trump Tours Hurricane-Ravaged Florida And Georgia; CNN Reality Check: Trump And Saudi Military Deal Questionable At Best. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• Secretary of State Mike Pompeo Speaks with Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman about Death of "Washington Post" Journalist in Saudi Arabian Consulate; Saudi's Say Khashoggi's Death Was An Interrogation Gon Wrong; Schlapp Says We Must Continue To Push The Middle East. Aired 8-8:30a ET
• Pompeo Meets with Saudi over Missing Journalist; Sasse on Divided Americans; Trump Tweets About Warren; Deficit Highest Since 2012; House Survives Storm. Aired 8:30-9a ET


NEWS STREAM
• World Headlines; Saudi Under Pressure to Explain Journalist's Death; Paul Allen Dead at 65; First Self-Driving Taxis Takes Test Run During GITEX. Aired 8-9a ET


Crime and Justice With Ashleigh Banfield
• Did Not Air


Quest Means Business
• Turkish Officials: Khashoggi's Body was Cut into Pieces After He was Killed in Saudi Consulate in Istanbul; Trump Threatens to Cut Honduras Aid Over Migrant Caravan; Trump Lashes Out at Stormy Daniels, Calls Her Horseface; Baby Gifts Start Pouring in for Britain's New Expected Royal; Dow Surges as Corporate Earnings Drive Stocks Higher; European Markets Close Higher, Italian Stocks Rally; Macron Reshuffles Cabinet as Approval Rating Slips; Donald Tusk: Irish Border Impasse has Become Gordian Knot; A New Report Suggests IAG Could Lose its License if There's No-Deal Brexit; Texas Senate Candidate Beto O'Rourke Raises Record $38 Million; Cnn Poll Shows Cruz Leading O'Rourke By 7 Points in Texas. Aired 3-4p ET


The Situation Room
• Pompeo Meets with Saudis, Who Deny Killing Journalist; Gloating Over Lawsuit Being Dropped, Trump Calls Stormy Daniels 'Horseface'. Aired 5-6p ET
• Trump Tells "A.P." His Former Attorney Michael Cohen's Testimony on Stormy Daniels Was "Totally False"; Hurricane Michael Death Toll Climbs to 26; Interview With California Congressman John Garamendi; Trump Reiterates Saudi Denials on Missing Journalist. Aired 6-7p ET


CNN 10
• President Trump and Governor Scott Survey Damage from Hurricane Michael; Sears Declares Bankruptcy; CNN Hero, "No One Left Behind" Charity; Boa Constrictor Gets Loose At High School In Alexandria, Virginia


Wolf
• Pompeo Meets with Saudis; Mystery Over Journalist Unravels; CEOs and Leaders Pull out of Saudi Conference; Trump Bashes Stormy Daniels. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• Trump Campaign Raises over $100 Million for 2020; Beto O'Rourke Raises Million in Campaign Against Ted Cruz; Pompeo Meets with Saudis as Turkey Outlines Saudi Murder of Journalist; Federal Deficit Rose 17 Percent in 2018 to $779 billion; Trump Celebrates Judges' Decision in Stormy Daniel's Defamation Lawsuit; Trump Threatens to Cut Off Aid to Honduras if Caravan of Migrants Not Turned Around. Aired 1:30-2p ET


Hala Gorani Tonight
• Saudi Arabia Is Reported to Make A Statement Soon About the Journalist's Disappearance; Speculation Is That Khashoggi Was Victim of Interrogation That Went Bad; Trump Has A Long History Business Ties with Saudi Arabia; New Brexit Proposal by E.U. Not Getting Support in Britain; Saudi's Facing Financial Fallout Over Disappearance; Marco Rubio: U.S. Must Stand Up For Human Rights; U.S. Joins Ukraine For Military Exercises; Religious Hate Crimes Surge By 40 Percent In U.K.; Baby Fever As Meghan And Harry Tour Australia. Aired 2-3p ET