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Cuomo Prime Time
• President Trump Undercuts His Emergency: "I Didn't Need To Do This"; Special Counsel Prosecutors Say They Have Roger Stone's Communications With WikiLeaks; Iinterview with Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D- NY); Runner Describes How He Survived Mountain Lion Attack; Aurora Shooting: Five Dead In Illinois Workplace Attack. Aired 9-10p ET


Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees
• Five Dead in Mass Shooting in Aurora, Illinois; In Court Ruling, Special Prosecutors Say They Have Roger Stone's Communications with WikiLeaks; Special Counsel Mueller's Team Interviewed White House Press Secretary; Trump Declares National Emergency; Interview with Congressman Ted Lieu (D-CA); First Lawsuits Filed Against Trump's National Emergency Order; Anti-Government Demonstrations Roil Haiti; Mueller Recommends A Very Lengthy Sentence For Paul Manafort. Aired 8- 9p ET


Amanpour
• ISIS Final Stand Against U.S.-Backed Forces in Syria; Total Withdrawal of U.S. Troops in Syria; Interview with Former Head of British Secret Intelligence Service, Sir Richard Dearlove; Fighting President Trump's Travel Ban on Muslim Countries; Interview with Co- Founder, International Refuge Assistance Program, Becca Heller; Protecting Refugees in the United States; Nigeria's Elections and Relations with the United States. Aired 1-2p ET


At This Hour
• Trump Declares National Emergency to Secure More Wall Funding and Sign the Bill to Avoid Shutdown; Trump Discusses Progress in China Trade Deal. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Trump Declares National Emergency to Secure More Border Wall Funding; Pelosi & Schumer Statement: Congress Will Defend Constitutional Authorities "Using Every Remedy Available"; Trump Presented No Data/Information Showing Emergency Declaration Necessary; Trump on Redirecting Military Construction Money: Those projects "Don't Seem Important to Me"; Trump Claims Undocumented Immigrants are Criminals but Data Shows Native-Born Americans Commit More Crimes; Interview with Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL). Aired 11:30a-12p ET


The Lead with Jake Tapper
• Active Shooter Situation in Illinois; City Official: 4 Police Officers, Multiple Civilians Struck After Shooting At Aurora Illinois Business; City Official: 4 Officers Who Were Shot Are Stable; Officials: Shooter "Apprehended" After Incident In Aurora, IL; WH: Trump Has Been Briefed On Shooting In Aurora, Illinois; Hospitals Multiple Patients From Active Shooter In Aurora, IL. Aired 4-4:30p ET
• Aurora, Illinois Shooting; Active Shooter Apprehended In Aurora; Mueller Met With White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders; Trump On Declaration: I Didn't Need To Do This; Officials: Shooter Apprehended After Incident In Aurora, Illinois; Hospital Say They Have Received Multiple-Patients. 4:30-5p ET


Don Lemon Tonight
• Paul Manafort to Spend Two Decades in Prison; Mass Shootings Claimed Five People; Interview with Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA); President Trump Declared National Emergency; Manafort Associate, Konstantin Kilimnik's Russian Connections Significant to Mueller's Investigation; Democrats Vow to Fight Trump's Emergency Declaration; Democrats Call Trump's Executive Action an Unlawful Declaration Over a Crisis That Does Not Exist; Ann Coulter on Trump's National Emergency. Aired 10-11p ET
• Fabricated National Emergency to Fund the Wall; Justice Must be Served Regardless of Age; Mueller's Team Admits it has Evidence Against Roger Stone; Lawsuit Predicted by Trump; Amazon Pulls Out of New York; Trump's Hotel Expansion Halted. Aired 11p-12a ET


CNN Newsroom
• Top U.S. General Disagrees With Trump on Syria Troop Withdrawal; General Joseph Votel: Iran is a Growing Threat to U.S.; Trump to Declare National Emergency Over Border Wall; Interview With Rep. Tom Reed (R-NY); Amazon Scraps Plans for New Headquarters in New York City; William Barr Confirmed as New Attorney General. Aired 9- 9:30
• Barr Over Mueller Investigation; Accusations in McCabe Book; Trump to Declare National Emergency. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Trump To Declare National Emergency Over Border Wall; Justice Ginsburg Returns To The Supreme Court; Top U.S. General: Iran A Growing Threat to U.S., Allies. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Live Coverage of President Trump's National Emergency Declaration. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Trump Declared A National Emergency to Unlock Billions for His Wall; Trump Says, I Don't Need to Do This; Trump Says He Will Win in Supreme Court; Two Men Arrested in Alleged Attack on Actor Smollett. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Fact-Checking Trump's Assertions about the Situation at the Border; Trump Signs Spending Bill Averting 2nd Shutdown After Declaring National Emergency; Trump Talks about the Great Support He Gets from Conservative TV & Radio; Former Border Patrol Chief Talks Wall & Trump's National Emergency Declaration; Former Massachusetts Gov. Bill Weld Announces Launch of Presidential Exploratory Committee; Andrew McCabe Discusses Trump Siding with Vladimir Putin over Intel Agencies; Judge Places Gag Order on Roger Stone. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Active Shooter in Illinois; Trump Makes False Claims to Defend Border Wall; Trump Declares National Emergency; Judge Issues Gag Order in Roger Stone Case. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Police Say an Ongoing Active Shooter Situation at Aurora Illinois Business. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Trump Expected Emergency Declaration Examined; McCabe Claim of Article 25 Discussion Reported; U.S.-China Trade Talks Latest; Iran Sunnit Explored; Another Brexit Vote; Sandy Hook Lawsuit Against Alex Jones; Pitched Battle as ISIS Clings to Last Syrian Enclave; Amazon Scraps Plans for New York Headquarters; California Rain Leads to Mudslides, Floods; Chelsea, Inter Milan Win Their Games; Kuchar Defends Himself in Caddie Pay Dispute; Japan Rugby Super Fan Shares Memories of South African Win. Aired 12m-1a ET
• Trump To Declare National Emergency For Border Wall; Former Acting FBI Chief McCabe Tells CBS Justice Officials Discussed Removing Trump From Office; U.S. And China Face March 1 Deadline To Make A Deal; Pence: Iran Is The Greatest Threat To Peace In Region; Putin Hosts Erdogan And Rouhani In Sochi For Syria Talks; Saudi Men Facing Criminal Charges In U.S. "Vanishing". Aired 1-2a ET
• Trump Will Sign Bill To Avoid Shutdown, Then Declare National Emergency To Free Billions For Border Wall, Official Says; Drone Activity Halts Departures At Dubai Airport; Candidates Make Final Push Ahead Of Saturday's Election; Amazon Scraps Plans For Second H.Q. In New York; Trump White House; Koreas Tensions; A Dangerous Precedent; Concerns on Repatriation; Myanmar Violence; Rohingya Crisis Plan. Aired 2-3a ET
• No Choices Left for President Trump; Brexit Vote Crushed in Parliament; Warsaw Summit Changed Course; U.S.-China Trade Talks Wrapping Up; Trump To Declare National Emergency For Border Wall; Former Acting FBI Chief McCabe Tells CBS Justice Officials Discussed Removing Trump From Office; Fake And Manipulated News Targets Election Campaign; Parkland Shooting Anniversary; Powerful Storms Drench California. Aired 3-4a ET


CNN RIGHT NOW
• Trump Declares National Emergency; Legal Challenges to the Emergency Declaration; Interview with John Kasich. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• Pelosi & Schumer: Trump's Emergency Declaration is a Power Grab; Interview with Rep. David Cicilline (D-RI); Fact-Checking Trump's Assertions about the Situation at the Border; Police Make 2 Arrests in Alleged Jussie Smollett Attack; Supreme Court Will Take Case on Citizenship Question on 2020 Census; Trump Talks the Great Support He Gets from Conservative TV & Radio. Aired 1:30-2p ET


Erin Burnett Outfront
• Mueller Team Interviewed White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders; Special counsel Says It Has Evidence Of Longtime Trump Confidant Roger Stone Communicating With WikiLeaks; Trump Lands In Florida For Weekend Trip to Mar-A-Lago Hours After Declaring National Emergency At Border To Get Wall; Ann Coulter: "Only National Emergency Is That Our President Is An Idiot; Democrat Representative Ocasio-Cortez Takes Victory Lap After Amazon Cancels Plans To Build New Headquarters In New York City; Special Counsel: Manafort Deserves Up To 24.5 Years In Prison; 5 Dead, 5 Police Officers Injured in Illinois Mass Shooting; Interview with Andrew Gillum. Aired: 7-8p ET


Early Start with John Berman and Zoraida Sambolin
• Trump to Declare National Emergency; White House Fires Back at Andrew McCabe; U.S.-China Trade Talks End; Aired 4-4:30a ET
• Trump's Plan to Declare National Emergency Shocks GOP; Andrew McCabe Confirms 25th Amendment Discussions at the DOJ; U.S.-China Trade Talks End; White House Says President in "Very Good Health Overall". Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Balance of Power Showdown; McCabe's Stunning Claims; Amazon Backs Out; Man Versus Mountain Lion; Report: NBA Commissioner Asked About NFL Job. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• President Trump To Sign Border Security Compromise Bill And Declare A National Emergency; Amazon Scraps Plans For HQ2 In New York City; U.S.-China Trade Talks End; Andrew McCabe's Stunning Revelation. Aired 5:30-6a ET


Inside Politics
• Trump Declares National Emergency; Pelosi and Schumer React to Declaration; GOP Divided on Declaration. Aired 12-12:30p ET
• Former GOP Governor William Weld Looking to Challenge Trump In 2020; Mueller To File Sentencing Report In Paul Manafort Case; McCabe: There Were No Extended Discussions On 25th Amendment; Sen. Harris Makes Second 2020 Campaign Visit To SC; Declaring A National Emergency: How Did We Get Here?. Aired 12:30-1p ET


New Day
• Trump to Declare Emergency Over Wall, Bypassing Congress; Top U.S. General Disagrees with Trump Over Syria Troop Pullout; Bombshells Revelations in Tell-All Book by Fired FBI Deputy Director. Aired 6- 6:30a ET
• Bombshell Revelations in McCabe Book; DNC Announces Debate Details; Silver Offered NFL Job; Cashless Businesses. Aired 6:30-7a ET
• Trump to Bypass Congress, Declare Emergency to Fund Wall; McCabe Reveals Bombshells on Trump Administration in Tell-All Book; CentCom Commander Disagrees with Pulling U.S. Troops Out of Syria; Interview with Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX). Aired 7-7:30a ET
• President Trump To Declare Emergency Over Wall, Bypassing Congress; Interview With Former Senator Heidi Heitkamp (D-ND); White House Doctor Says President Trump Is In Very Good Health, But Clinically Obese; Amazon Scraps New York Plans, Exposing Rift Among Democrats. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• President Trump to Declare National Emergency to Appropriate Funding for Border Wall; Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell Reportedly will Support President Trump's National Emergency Declaration; Interview with Democratic Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard of Hawaii. Aired 8-8:30a ET
• Interview with Rep. Lucy McBath (D-GA); Reflections on Capturing El Chapo; Runner Shares Mountain Lion Attack Story. Aired 8:30-9a ET


NEWS STREAM
• Signing The Bill And Avoiding A Shutdown With A Tradeoff, Now, Democrats And Some Republicans Are Crying Foul; Indian Controlled Kashmir Sees Its Worst Attack In Decades, And India Says Pakistan Had A Direct Hand In The Blast; The Final Days Of The Final Battle, A CNN Exclusive Of The Bitter End Of The ISIS Caliphate In Syria. Aired: 8-9a ET


Quest Means Business
• Investors Are Very Optimistic About A Potential Trade Deal Between The United States And China; Lawmakers Are Focused On President Trump's Declaration Of A National Emergency To Build His Border Wall; President Trump Is Hinting That He Is Very Ready To Spice Up The Special Relationship With A Huge Boost In Transatlantic Trade With Britain As The Brexit Clock Ticks Down; French Aerospace Giant, Airbus Is Strapping Itself For More Brexit Turbulence; The Arrest Of One Of Russia's Most Prominent Foreign Investor Is Sending Shockwaves Through The Business Community There; Violent Protests Call for Haiti's President to Resign; Amazon Ditches New York, Ignites Debate Around Public Subsidies; LinkedIn Report Suggest Public Sector Brain Drain in U.S.; Nigeria Gears Up for Election Day; Venezuelans Seek Financial Safe Haven in Bitcoin; Police Responds to Active Shooter in Aurora, Illinois; Stocks Surge Amid Trade Talks and Border Wall Fight. Aired: 3-4p ET


The Situation Room
• Officials: Four Officers And Multiple Civilians Struck By Gunfire In Illinois Mass Shooting; Suspect Apprehended; At Least One Dead In Illinois Mass Shooting; White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders Interviewed By Mueller; Judge Issues Gag Order For Trump Ally Roger Stone. Aired 5-6p ET
• Judge Issues Gag Order in Roger Stone Case; Trump Declares National Emergency; Interview With Rep. Anthony Brown (D-MD); Five Dead in Mass Shooting in Illinois; Former FBI Acting Director Claims Trump Disregarded U.S. Intelligence and Believed Putin on North Korea; Special Counsel Prosecutors Say They Have Evidence of Roger Stone's Communications With Wikileaks. Aired on 6-7p ET


CNN 10
• Bipartisan Budget Compromise; Potential Executive Action By President Trump; Upcoming Election in Nigeria; Amazon Scrapping Headquarters Plan for New York City; End of the Opportunity`s Mars Mission; "The Mona Lisa of Baseball Cards"


Hala Gorani Tonight
• Trump Declares National Emergency to Get Border Wall Funding; Trump Predicts Legal Battle on Border Wall; United States General Breaks with Trump on Syria Pullout; Interview with Gen. Votel, U.S. Central Command, Middle East; Assault Allegation and Salacious Book Overshadow Vatican Summit; Final Push Ahead Of Saturday's Presidential Election; Fact-Checking Trump's national Emergency Speech; Russians Face new Questions On Afghanistan; U.S. DEA Agent Reflects On Capture Of Notorious Drug Lord. Aired 2-3p ET