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Cuomo Prime Time
• Trump & Pelosi Trade Barbs, Questioning Each Other's Fitness For Office; Trump Gives A.G. Barr New Power To Declassify Information Related To Origins Of Russia Probe; U.S. Indicts Assange Under Espionage Act. Aired 9-10p ET


Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees
• President Trump Allows A.G. Barr To Declassify Information Regarding Surveillance Activities Of His 2016 Presidential Campaign; Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) Is Interviewed About The Memorandum Signed By President Trump; President Trump Rambles During White House Event, Calls Pelosi "A Mess" After She Says He Needs An Intervention; Howard Stern: President Trump Has Been "Traumatized" By His Childhood; Howard Stern: Trump Called Me Personally And Asked Me To Speak At The 2016 GOP Convention And Endorse Him. Aired 8-9p ET


Amanpour
• Trump and Pelosi Engaged in War of Words; U.S. President Refuses to Work with Congress; Political Dysfunction in America; E.J. Dionne, Washington Post Columnist, and Norman Ornstein, Scholar, American Enterprise Institute, are Interviewed About Political Dysfunction; EPA Changing Ways to Calculate Health Risks of Air Pollution; John Bachman, Former EPA Associated Director for Science/Policy, is Interviewed About Air Pollution; Environmental Protection Laws; Increase Civic Engagement. Aired 1-2p ET


At This Hour
• Soon Nancy Pelosi to Hold News Conference after Trump Says He Won't Work with Democrats until Investigations End, Democrats Call for Impeachment; Nancy Pelosi Gives Press Conference. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) Gives Press Conference; Jefferson City Mayor Carrie Tergin Discusses Tornadoes Hitting the City; Rep. Brad Sherman (D-CA) Discusses Pushing for Impeachment of Trump for Two Years. Aired 11:30a-12p ET


The Lead with Jake Tapper
• Trump Announces Farmer Bailout to Offset China Trade War; Pelosi vs. Trump; New Monmouth Poll: 33 Percent of Dem Voters Support Biden; 2020 Candidates Grapple with Whether to Talk Impeachment. Aired 4-4:30p ET
• U.S. Files New Charges Against WikiLeaks Founder Assange; Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue is Interviewed About the $16 Billion Taxpayer Bailout for Farmers. Aired 4:30-5p ET


Don Lemon Tonight
• Showdown in Washington Trump Versus Pelosi; President Wants 2016 Surveillance be Investigated; Trump Announcing a $16 Billion Bailout for Farmers; U.S. Trade War with China; Virginia Farmer Comments on the President's Trade War with the Chinese. Aired 10-11p ET
• Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) Was Interviewed About The Growing Gap Between President Trump And House Speaker Nancy Pelosi; President Trump Runs For Publicity Stunt; A.G. Bill Barr To Investigate The Investigators; President Trump Wanted Howard Stern To Speak At Convention; Legal Setbacks For Trump As He Tries To Block Congress From Gaining Access To His Financial Records; Most Diverse Graduating Class In West Point History Speaks Out. Aired 11p-12a ET


CNN Newsroom
• Violent Tornado Slams Missouri's Capital; Floodwaters Sweep Away Homes in Oklahoma; Trump Refuses to Work with Democrats Until Investigations End; Judge Upholds Subpoenas for Trump's Financial Records; American Taliban Fighter Released from Prison After 17 Years; U.S. to Announce $16 Billion Aid Package for Farmers. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• Trump Insults Rex Tillerson; Migrant Died in U.S. Custody Last Year; Sen. John Barrasso (R-WY) is Interviewed about Troops to the Middle East; Trump to Announce Aid Package to Farmers. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Violent Tornado Slams Missouri's Capital, Three Dead In State; Rep. Nancy Pelosi Speaks After Feud With Trump Escalates; Judge Upholds Subpoenas For Trump's Financial Records. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Interview with Rep. Steve Cohen (D-TN); Rex Tillerson Meets Secretly with House Foreign Affairs Committee; U.S. May Send Thousands More Troops to Middle East. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• The Most Powerful Democrat In Congress Said The President Of The United States Was Engaged In A Cover-Up; Alarming Crime Update From The FBI; More Dangerous Storms Are Moving Through The Midwest. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Trump & First Lady Make Unannounced Visit to Arlington; 6th Migrant Child's Death in U.S. Custody; Wrongfully Convicted Man Who Spent 45 Years Behind Bars Is Freed; President Trump's Infrastructure Week Didn't Go as Planned. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Democratic Candidates Court Women, Minorities; Rex Tillerson Questions Trump's Values; Interview With Sen. John Kennedy (R-LA); Pelosi vs. Trump. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Tubman $20 Bill Won't Happen During Trump Administration; Trump Announces $16 Billion in Aid to Farmers Amid Trade War. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Brexit Still Faces Challenges; European Parliament Elections; House Speaker Nancy Pelosi Accuses Trump of Cover-Up; Ballots Being Counted in India's National Election; Aid Workers Fear 'Massive' Cholera Epidemic in Yemen; Anti-U.S. Song Going Viral on Chinese Social Media. Aired 12-1a ET
• Ballots Being Counted in India's National Election; "American Taliban" to be Released from Prison Soon; Flooded River Claims Waterfront Home. Aired 1-2a ET
• Missouri Governor Says Some People Trapped after Tornadoes; Trump: Drop Investigations or No Deal; Second Judge Allows Access To Trump Bank Records; Six Dead in Indonesia Election Protests; Mobile Networks Suspend Orders for Huawei Smartphones. Aired 2-3a ET
• Drop Investigations or No Deal Done; India Tallying Votes of 600 Million Voters; Election Protests in Indonesia Killed Six People; CBP Closed Down Migrant Center Due to Influenza Outbreak; At Least Six Dead In Post-Election Violence; Alarm Over Working Conditions For Minority Muslims In China; Missouri Capital Takes Direct Hit From Tornado; Second Judge Allows Access To Trump Bank Records; Botswana Lifts Ban On Elephant Hunting; Yemen's Massive Cholera Outbreak; Monks Resurrects Centuries-Old Beer. Aired 3-4a ET


CNN RIGHT NOW
• Pelosi and Trump Conflict; False Claims Congress Hasn't Done Anything; Trump's Legal Losses Pile Up; Pelosi Pushes Trump's Buttons; Six Deaths of Migrant Children; Deadly Twisters Hit Missouri. Aired 1- 1:30p ET
• Families See What's Left in Wake of Deadly Tornadoes in Missouri; Warren, Sanders Vie for Support of Ocasio-Cortez in 2020 Race; New Monmouth University Poll Shows Biden Leading; Lone GOP Lawmaker Who Says Trump's Actions "Impeachable" Tweeting Out "Corrupt" Examples; Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) Discusses Agreement with Justin Amash, Disagreement with Speaker Pelosi on Impeachment; Putting Harriet Tubman on $20 Bill Won't Happen During Trump Administration. Aired 1:30-2p ET


Connect the World
• Modi Claims Landslide Victory in India's Elections; Botswana Lifts Ban on Elephant Hunting; U.S. President Demands Democrats End Phony Investigation; Judge Upholds Subpoenas for Trumps Financial Records; Sciutto: Russia and China Waging "Shadow War" Against U.S.; Central U.S. Ripped by Tornadoes and Record Flooding; When Will Boeing 737 Max Planes Fly Again; Children's Author Judith Kerr Dies at 95. Aired 11a-12p ET


Erin Burnett Outfront
• Trump Slams Tillerson for Saying He Was "Out-Prepared" By Putin; Rep. Tim Ryan (D-OH) is Interviewed About China Trade, Trump's Impeachment, and His Presidential Run. Aired on 7-8p ET


Early Start with John Berman and Zoraida Sambolin
• Tornado Directly Hits Missouri Capital; Interview with Jefferson County Mayor Carrie Tergin; Trump Demands End to Investigations; "American Taliban" to be Released from Prison. Aired 4-4:30a ET
• Missouri Capital Takes Direct Hit from Tornado; Trump Not Working With Dems Until Investigations End; Prison Sentence for "American Taliban" to End After 17 Years; Trump Golf Trips Have Cost Taxpayers Around $102 Million. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Deadly Tornado Outbreak; Trump Refusing to Work with Democrats; "American Taliban" Goes Free; NFL Considers Allowing Players to Use Marijuana for Pain. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Tornado Outbreak Kills Three In Missouri; President Trump Refusing To Work With Democrats; Infant Dies After Being Left In Florida Day Care Van. Aired 5:30-6a ET


First Move with Julia Chatterley
• President Trump Refusing To Tackle Infrastructure Spending With The Democrats Until The Investigations Stop; The U.S. Government Looks At To Subsidize Firms Hurt In The Battle Over Huawei's Technology; Tesla's Tumble, As More High Profile Analysts Raising Concerns For Stock Being Sold Premarket. Aired: 9-10a ET


Inside Politics
• Pelosi talks Impeachment; Missouri Hit with Tornadoes; Congress Accomplishments in 2019. Aired 12-12:30p ET
• How the Trump-Pelosi Relationship Is Defining Washington; Trump Insults Rex Tillerson Again; Biden Leads Pack with 33 Percent of Dem Support; Candidates with High Favorability Are Most Known in the Race; Democrats Grapple with Anti-Abortion Party Members. Aired 12:30-1p ET


New Day
• Violent Tornado Slams Missouri's Capital, Rescues Underway; Tornado Survivor Shares Story; Homes Swept Away from Floodwaters in Oklahoma; Trump Storms Out of White House Meeting with Democrats; Judge Upholds Subpoena for Trump's Financial Records. Aired 6-6:30a ET
• Tornadoes from Oklahoma to Missouri; Tornado Slams Missouri's Capital; Plan to Send Troops to Middle East; China Tariffs Hurt Lumber Workers; American Airlines Commits to 737 Max Fleet. Aired 6:30-7a ET
• Tornado Hits Missouri's Capital; Jefferson City Mayor Carrie Tergin is Interviewed about the Tornado Hitting Her City; Trump Meeting with Democrats in White House Ends with Him Storming Out; Trump Says He Won't Work with Dems Until Investigations End; Subpoena for Trump's Financial Records Upheld in Court. Aired 7-7:30a ET
• Violent Tornado Slams Missouri's Capital Overnight; "American Taliban" Fighter Released From Prison After 17 Years; Wild Chase Involving Stolen R.V. Injures Two Dogs. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• Rep. Katie Porter (D-CA) is Interviewed about Judge Upholding Subpoenas for Trump's Financial Records; Violent Tornado Slams Missouri's Capital, 3 Dead in State. Aired 8-8:30a ET
• Sarah Sanders is Interviewed on Conflict between Trump and the Democratic Party; Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) is Interviewed about Conflict with Trump. Aired 8:30-9a ET


Quest Means Business
• India Prime Minister Modi Wins Re-Election; U.K., Netherlands Kick Off European Parliament Election; President Trump Announces $16 Billion Bailout to Farmers Hurt By Trade War. Aired 3-4p ET


The Situation Room
• Trump Lashes Out Wildly After Pelosi Again Gets Under His Skin; Interview With Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) On Trump-Pelosi Feud; WikiLeaks Founder Hit With New Charges; Trump Melts Down To Reporters, Describes Pelosi As "Crazy," And Dubbed Himself As "Extremely Stable Genius;" Millions Bracing For More Severe Weather After Killer Tornado. Aired 5-6p ET
• WikiLeaks Founder Indicted; Interview With Rep. Mike Quigley (D-IL); Pelosi vs. Trump; Now: Millions Face Severe Storm Threat After 29 Tornadoes Strike in 24 Hours; Trump Off The Rails During White House Event, Calls Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D) California Crazy And A Mess After She Says He needs An Intervention; House Democrats Reach Deal With Trump Lawyers Over Subpoena Of His Longtime Accounting Firm; Trump Rips Tillerson As Dumb After His Former Secretary Of State Says Putin Out-Prepared Him. Aired on 6-7p ET


CNN 10
• Brexit Still Faces Challenges: A Woman Describes a Life of Forced Labor in Australia


Hala Gorani Tonight
• Pelosi Says Trump's Family and Aides Should Stage an Intervention; Trump Is Refusing to Work with Democrats; Incumbent Modi Claims Landslide Victory; UK Prime Minister Facing Resignation Pressure; 29 Tornadoes Reported in Central U.S.; American Taliban Released from Prison; Botswana Lifts Ban on Elephant Hunting. Aired 2-3p ET