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Cuomo Prime Time
• Forty-Four Former Senators Write Open Letter to Urge Current Senate to Defend Democracy; Nick Ayers Passes on Chief of Staff Job Offer; Russian Spy Flips; Source: Trump Sees Impeachment as "Real Possibility." Aired 9-10p ET


Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees
• Source: Accused Russian Spy Maria Butina Cooperating with Feds as Part of Plea Deal; Interview with Congressman Ted Deutch of Florida; Source: President Trump Has Expressed About Impeachment to Advisers. Aired on 8-9p ET


Amanpour
• British Prime Minister, Theresa May, Under Severe Scrutiny; Another Brexit Vote Would Tear Britain Apart; Trump Faces Serious Legal Personal Issues. Aired 1-2p ET


At This Hour
• Accused Russian Spy Maria Butina Strikes Plea Deal; White House Chief of Staff Kelly Out at Year's End; Prosecutors Directly Tie Trump to Crimes in Sentencing Memo on Cohen; Democrats Discuss Impeachment, Possible Jail for Trump. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Dow Plunges Amid U.S.-China Trade Tensions; Prosecutors Implicate Trump in Campaign Finance Law Violations; Supreme Court Let's Stand Rulings that Stop States from Denying Contracts to Planned Parenthood; North Carolina Officials Investigate Possible Ballot Fraud; Winter Storm Slams the Southeast. Aired 11:30-12p ET


The Lead with Jake Tapper
• White House Chief of Staff Search Continues; Legal Problems Closing in on Trump?. Aired 4-4:30p ET
• White House Chief of Staff Search Continues; Legal Problems Closing in on Trump?. Aired 4:30-5p ET


Don Lemon Tonight
• Russian Spy Now Cooperates with Mueller; Trump is Pissed Off; Bipartisan Voice Stands to Defend Democracy; Details about Maria Butina, the Alleged Russian Spy; James Comey Interviewed in Front of a Live Audience; The Search is On for a New White House Chief of Staff. Aired 10-11p ET
• President Trump Sees Impeachment As A Real Possibility; At Least 16 Trump Associates Had Contact With Russians; Alleged Russian Spy, Maria Butina, Reaches Plea Deal, Admits She Conspired With A Russian Government Official; Are Democrats Making Impeachment References Too Soon?; Hate In America On The Rise; Who Will Be The "Times'" Person of the Year? Aired 11-12a ET


CNN Newsroom
• Prosecutors Implicate Trump in Two Crimes in 2016 Campaign; Top Democrats Raise Prospect of Impeachment and Jail Time for President Trump; Comey: Impeachment would "Let the Country Off the Hook"; Futures Point Slightly Lower Amid Trade Tension. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• Transcript of Khashoggi's Murder; Republican Anxiety over Trump Legal Troubles; Possible Kelly Replacements; Supreme Court Ruling on Planned Parenthood. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Trump's Leading Chief of Staff Candidate Turns Down Job; Prosecutors Implicate Trump in Two Federal Crimes in 2016 Campaign; California Recovering and Reflecting After Deadly Wildfires; Aired 10- 10:30a ET
• Scientists Sound Alarm on Climate Change after Deadly Wildfires; British PM Speaks after Move to Delay Brexit Vote; Trump: Chief of Staff John Kelly will be Leaving at End of Year. Aired 10:30- 11a ET
• Comey Calls on Americans to Use Every Breath to Oust Trump; "New York Times" Says Federal Prosecutor Should Focus on Trump's Family Business; Source Who Has Read Transcript Says Khashoggi's Last Words Were "I Can't Breathe". Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Source: Khashoggi's Last Words Were "I Can't Breathe"; British P.M. May Delays Crucial Brexit Vote; Meng Wanzhou's Lawyers Request Bail as Trade Tensions Rise; Jehovah's Witnesses Targeted 5 Times in Washington State; Video Shows Police Yanking 1-Year-Old from Mom's Arms; Prosecutors Implicate Trump in Campaign Finance Law Violations. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• U.S. Joins Russia and Saudi Arabia to Weaken Climate Change Response; White House Chief of Staff Search Continues; Legal Problems Closing in on Trump?. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Comey Calls on Americans to "Use Every Breath" to Oust Trump; Alleged Russian Spy Who Courted GOP Appears to Reach Plea Deal; Kavanaugh Joins Liberals in Rejecting Planned Parenthood Case; Manafort Waives Right to Appear in Tomorrow's Court Hearing; Study Shows Breast Cancer Screening Guidelines Need Update. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Macron to Address Nation Amid "Yellow Vest" Protests; Drought Forces Many Migrants to Leave Latin America; Southern U.S. Hit By Dangerous Winter Storm; Audio Recording of Khashoggi Killing. Aired 12-1a ET
• CNN Briefed on Audio Recording of Khashoggi Killing; Manafort Lied about Ties with Russian National; Macron to Address Nation Amid "Yellow Vest" Protests; South Korean President Sees Sinking Popularity; The Nobel "Angel"; Crucial Vote On Brexit Deal Slated For Tuesday; Theresa May's Options If Parliament Rejects Deal; Italy's Budget Battle With E.U. Raises Exit Questions. Aired 1-2a ET
• Implicated in Two Federal Crimes; Final Moments of Jamal Khashoggi; Court Filings Relating to the Sentencing of Michael Cohen; Parliament Will Vote on Theresa May's Brexit Deal; Emmanuel Macron Dealing With Multiple Protests; Climate Change: COP24 Fails To Adopt Key Scientific Report; South Korean President Sees Sinking Popularity; Winter Storm Dirupts Travel, Impacts Millions In U.S.; Loyal Dog Waits For Owner At Burned Home. Aired 2-3a ET
• Paul Manafort Lied About Konstantin Kilimnik; Four Candidates for Job of Chief of Staff of President Trump; Former Nissan Chairman and Top Executive Arrested in Japan; Extreme Weather in Southern Part of U.S.; CNN Hero of the Year; Nobel Peace Prize Winner. Aired 3-4a ET


CNN RIGHT NOW
• Mueller Closes in on Trump; Trump Possible Jail Time after Presidency; Dems Raise Impeachment; Kushner Offered Advice. Aired 1- 1:30p ET
• Trump's Chief of Staff Shortlist Shrinks by the Hour; U.S. Joins Russia, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait to Malign Global Climate Response; Disturbing Documents Detail Sandy Hook Shooter's Anger, Isolation; Video Shows Police Yanking 1-Year-Old from Mom's Arms. Aired 1:30-2p ET


Connect the World
• British Prime Minister to Address Parliament; CNN Briefed on Audio Recording of Khashoggi Murder; Juncker Says, We Will Not Renegotiate Brexit; Macron to Address Nation Amid Ongoing Protests; Prime Minister May Announces Brexit Vote Won't Be Held Tuesday; Jeremy Corbyn Says the Government Has Lost Control of Events. Aired 10-11a ET


Erin Burnett Outfront
• Top House Dems Raise Prospect Of Impeachment, Jail For Trump; Plea Hearing Scheduled For Accused Russian Spy; Trump's "Humiliated" And "Super-Pissed" About Chief of Staff Mess. Aired 7-8p ET


Early Start with John Berman and Zoraida Sambolin
• Mueller Digs In; President Trump New Situation Implicated Crime; Chief of Staff Search; Miami Miracle; Jamal Khashoggi's Last Word, I Can't Breathe; Who is Konstantin Kilimnik; Comey Lashes Out At Trump; Jerome Corsi Sues Mueller; E.U. Court Decides U.K. Can Cancel Brexit; Aired 4-4:30a ET
• Mueller Digs In; President Trump New Situation Implicated Crime; Chief of Staff Search; Miami Miracle; Jamal Khashoggi's Last Word, I Can't Breathe; Who is Konstantin Kilimnik; Comey Lashes Out At Trump; Jerome Corsi Sues Mueller; E.U. Court Decides U.K. Can Cancel Brexit; SNL Skewers Trump. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Ghosn and Nissan Indicted on Allegations of Financial Misconduct; GOP Anxiety Climbs with Trump Presidency Under Threat; Trump Looks to Replace White House Chief of Staff Kelly By Year's End; Leading Replacement Candidate for Chief of Staff Kelly Nick Ayers Drops Out of Running; Mueller: Manafort Lied About Contacts with Russian Operative; Comey Lashes Out at Trump, Calls on Voters to "Use Every Breath" to Stop Him; Jerome Corsi Sues Mueller; NYT: Kushner Gave Mohammad Bin Salman Advice After Khashoggi Murder; EU Court Decides the U.K. Can Cancel Brexit; A Transcript Shows Saw- Dismembering of Khashoggi's Body; President Macron Finally Decides to Meet with French Leaders Over Mass Protests; Miami Dolphins Win on a Last Minute Heroics Lead to Patriots Loss; Pittsburgh Misses Late Field Goal Against Raiders to Drop Third Straight Game; Cowboys Beat Division Rival the Eagles on Walk-Off Touchdown in Over Time; Bears Defense Shuts Down High-Powered Rams. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• President Trump's New Situation: Implicated In Crime; Rep. Mark Meadows Now Leads Chief Of Staff Pack; Jamal Khashoggi's Last Words: "I Can't Breathe"; President Emmanuel Macron Meeting With French Leaders Following Weekend Protests. Aired 5:30-6a ET


Inside Politics
• Chief of Staff Search Continues; Trump Defends Innocence; Rubio on Trump and the Law; Stocks Fall Sharply. Aired 12-12:30p ET
• New White House Counsel Expected to Start Today; Congress Races Against Partial Gov't Shutdown Clock; Dem Hickenlooper Hints at 2020 White House Run. Aired 12:30-1p ET


New Day
• Court Filings Show Trump in Growing Legal & Political Peril; James Comey: Americans Must 'Use Every Breath' to Oust Trump in 2020; Deadly Winter Storm Pummels Southeast U.S. Aired 6-6:30a ET
• Kelly Leaving at Year's End; Tillerson Breaks Silence; Dolphins Beat Patriots. Aired 6:30-7a ET
• Trump in Growing Legal & Political Peril from Court Filings; John Kelly Leaving as White House Chief of Staff; British PM Theresa May Pull Brexit Vote Tomorrow; Can a Sitting President Be Indicted? Aired 7-7:30a ET
• Heisman Winner Kyler Murray Apologizes For Anti-Gay Tweets; Source Who Read Transcript Says Khashoggi's Last Words Were "I Can't Breathe"; CNN Reality Check: Historic Turnover Rate In Trump White House; U.S. Warms It May Leave Cold War Arms Treaty With Russia. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• Analysts Examine New Court Filings in the Russia Probe; James Comey Comments that 2020 Election is Preferable to Impeachment for Removing President Trump from Office. Aired 8-8:30a ET
• Starr and Mueller Investigation; Crews Begin Clean-up in California; CNN Hero of the Year. Aired 8:30-9a ET


NEWS STREAM
• An Unexpected Address Theresa May Is Now Preparing To Speak Before Parliament On The Eve Of A Critical Vote; Chilling Last Words, CNN Is Briefed On The Audio Recording Transcript That Describes Jamal Khashoggi's Final Moments, And The Cost Of Beef, How Meat Production Is Taking An Extraordinary Toll On The Fight Against Climate Change. Aired: 8-9a ET


Quest Means Business
• Theresa May Calls Off Brexit Vote, EU Won't Change Deal; Macron Speaks to Nation as Protests Grow; Accused Russian Spy Butina Appears to Reach Plea Deal; Audio Transcripts from Saudi Consulate in Istanbul Reveal Khashoggi's Last Moments; Carlos Ghosn Indicted in Nissan Probe; U.S. Markets See-Saw Between Green and Red as Signs of Global Growth Slowdown; India's Central Bank Governor Quits; Former Malaysian PM Najib Razak Arrested in 1MDB Probe. Aired 3-4p ET


The Situation Room
• Chris Christie Considered 'Strong Option' for White House Chief of Staff; 16 Trump Associates Had Contacts with Russians During Campaign, Transition; Plea Hearing Scheduled for Accused Russian Spy. Aired 5-6p ET
• Interview With Delaware Senator Chris Coons; White House Chief of Staff Search Continues; Legal Problems Closing in on Trump?; Source: Accused Russian Spy Maria Butina Has Begun Cooperating With Feds After Agreeing to Plea Deal. Aired 6-7p ET


CNN 10
• France`s Macron Plans to Address His Nation Amid Continued Unrest; SpaceX Marks a Success and a Failure; A Young Wonder Helps Children in Africa Play Ball


Hala Gorani Tonight
• French President Macron Addresses Nation After Yellow Vest Protests; Macron to Meet with French Mayors to Start A National Dialogue; Theresa May Delays Parliament Vote on Her Brexit Proposal. Aired 2-3p ET