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Cuomo Prime Time
• Rep. John Garamendi (D-CA) Is Interviewed About How His State Is Dealing With The First Case Of Coronavirus Community Transmission; President Trump Says No Need To Worry; Rep. Mark Walker (R-NC) Is Interviewed About President Trump Blaming The Democrats Over The Market Reaction; New Coronavirus Case Could Be First Instance Of 'Community Spread' In United States, CDC Says; The 2020 Democratic Candidates Make Their Final Push Ahead Of South Carolina Primary. Aired 11p-12a ET
• The Numbers Driving the Democrats' Debate Attacks; Sanders Defends Past Praise of Cuba's Social Programs; Rivals Take Direct Aim at Front-Runner Bernie Sanders; Biden Hits Steyer for Buying Stake in Private Prison System; The Numbers Driving the Democrats' Debate Attacks. Aired 12-1a ET


Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees
• Did Not Air 8-9p ET


Amanpour
• Bernie Sanders, Strong Front-Runner; Nina Turner, National Co-Chair, Sanders 2020, is Interviewed About Bernie Sanders; Health Officials Warns Americans of Coronavirus Outbreak; The Struggle for Democracy and Rule of Law; Interview With Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R-TX); Jill Wine-Banks, Author, "The Watergate Girl," is Interviewed About her New Book, "The Watergate Girl." Aired 1-2p ET


At This Hour
• Trump to Address Nation on Coronavirus Tonight at 6:00; Trump Administration May Impose New Travel Bans to Prevent Coronavirus Spread; NIH's Fauci Warns of Pandemic & Officials Worried It Could Cause Economic Recession; Coronavirus Rattles Global Markets as Dow Drops; CDC Says "When, Not It" Coronavirus Hits U.S.; Clyburn Endorses Biden Ahead of S.C. Primary; Democratic Rivals Attack Sanders in Raucous Debate; Bloomberg Tries to Bounce Back in S.C. Debate. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Schumer Requests $8.5 Billion Emergency Funding to Combat Coronavirus; Lawmakers Grill 2 Trump Administration Officials on Coronavirus Response; Former Deputy Assistant HHS Secretary, Chris Meekins, Discusses Trump Administration's Response to Coronavirus; S.C. Voters React to Raucous Democratic Debate; American College Students in Limbo in Italy over Coronavirus. Aired 11:30a-12p ET


The Global Brief with Bianca Nobilo
• How Italy Is Trying To Contain The Coronavirus; Iran Has The Highest Mortality Rate From Outbreak; United States Democrats Request $8.5 Billion In Emergency Funds; Democratic Rivals Attack Senator Bernie Sanders Over Cuba Comments; Actor Explains Why He Will Stop Voicing "Simpsons" Character. Aired 5-5:30p ET


The Lead with Jake Tapper
• Coronavirus Fears; President Trump to Hold News Conference on Coronavirus; CDC: Coronavirus Could Cause "Severe Disruption" in U.S.; VP Biden: I Will Win South Carolina Primary on Saturday. Aired 4-4:30p ET
• Bernie Sanders' Chances?; More Questions About Acting DNI; Democratic Debate Fallout. Aired 4:30-5p ET


Don Lemon Tonight
• Did Not Air 10-11p ET
• Did Not Air 11p-12a ET


CNN Newsroom
• Trump to Hold News Conference on Coronavirus; Chuck Schumer to Request $8.5 Billion in Emergency Coronavirus Funding; Battered Markets Fueling Trump's Worry Over Virus; Congressman James Clyburn of South Carolina to Give Influential Endorsement Soon; Democratic Rivals Target Front-Runner Bernie Sanders in South Carolina Debate; Buttigieg Notes Lack of Diversity Among Democrats on Debate Stage. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• Clyburn Endorses Biden; Dow Rises after Coronavirus Jitters; Democrats Battle over South Carolina. Aired 9:30-10a
• Trump To Hold News Conference On Coronavirus At 6:00 P.M. Eastern Time After Briefing From U.S. Health Officials; Influential Rep. James Clyburn (D-SC) Endorses Biden; Study Abroad Programs Suspended Over Coronavirus Concerns. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Michael Bloomberg Airs Ads Featuring Barack Obama; Interview with Former Jeb Bush Campaign Director; Interview with Former Senator William Cohen (R-ME). Aired 10:30-11a ET
• President Trump To Address The Nation About Coronavirus; Preparations For Tokyo Olympics Continuing As Planned; Rep. Jim Clyburn (D-SC) Endorses Joe Biden. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Congress Grills Defense Secretary For Diverting Funds To Border Wall; Lawmakers Grill Two Trump Administration Officials On Coronavirus Response; S.C. Voters React To Raucous Democratic Debate; Jamie Self, "The State" Political Reporter, Discusses Clyburn Endorsing Biden Ahead Of S.C. Primary, Steyer Spending Big On Advertising. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Democratic Debate Fallout; President Trump to Hold News Conference on Coronavirus. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Judge Criticizes Trump's Attacks on Juror in Roger Stone Case; White House Weighing More Travel Restrictions over Coronavirus; Body Cam Shows Arrest of Sobbing Six-Year-Old Girl by Police; Singer Reveals She Left Public Eye Because of Rape. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Did Not Air 12-1a ET
• U.S. CDC Official Warns American Virus Will Spread; Trump Publicly Downplays Concerns About Virus; Rivals Take Aim At Frontrunner Bernie Sanders; Tokyo 2020: Olympics Preparations Continue as Planned; Sanders' Outreach to African American Voters Pay Off; Closed Gates, Empty Streets at Shanghai Disneyland. Aired 1-2a ET
• Fears Grow Of Deadly Infection Spreading In U.S.; Nearly 700 Cases Of Virus Linked To Cruise Ship In Japan; African-American Votes Key To A South Carolina Win; Rivals Take Direct Aim at Front-Runner Bernie Sanders; Coronavirus Outbreak; Biden Hits Steyer for Buying Stake in Private Prison System. Aired 2-3a ET
• U.S. Officials Say COVID-19 Should be Taken Seriously; Violence Claimed 20 Protesters in India; Virus Chooses No Color and Status; Egypt's Modern-Day Pharaoh Dies at 91; Political Rivals All Attacking Bernie Sanders; Huge Ice Sheets Melted in Antarctica. Aired 3-3:30a ET


CNN RIGHT NOW
• CDC Says Coronavirus Spread In U.S. Not A Matter Of If, But When; Influential Rep. James Clyburn (D-SC) Endorses Biden In South Carolina Primary. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• Fears Over Coronavirus Rattle Global Markets; Kevin Hassett, Former White House Council Of Economic Advisors Chairman, Discusses Coronavirus Impact On Markets; Top Election Security Official Staying In Job After Appearing To Overstate Russian Interference In 2020 Election; Trump Taps Intel Novice As Acting DNI; Congress Grills Defense Secretary For Diverting Funds To Border Wall; Questions Raised Over Bloomberg Airing Ads Featuring Barack Obama. Aired 1:30-2p ET


Connect the World
• W.H.O. Says It's Time to Prepare for a Potential Pandemic; 81,000+ Confirmed Coronavirus Cases Worldwide, Nearly 3,000 Deaths; Iran has Made No Decision to Quarantine Any Cities; Northern Italy Cancels Events and Puts 50,000+ on Lockdown; Tokyo 2020 Organizers Downplay Cancellation Fears; Assessing Africa's Preparedness for Coronavirus; Frontrunner Bernie Sanders Targeted in Democratic Debate; Black Voters from South Carolina Share Election Anxieties; Death Toll in New Delhi Violence Rises to 24; Nine-Day Heat Wave Melts 20 Percent of Antarctic Island's Snow. Aired 10- 11a ET
• Coronavirus Outbreak Touches Every Continent except Antarctica; Former Egyptian Leader Hosni Mubarak Laid to Rest; Front-Runner Bernie Sanders Targeted in Democratic Presidential Debate; India Protests; Countdown to 2022 World Cup. Aired 11a-12:00p ET


Erin Burnett Outfront
• Did Not Air 7-8p ET


Early Start with John Berman and Zoraida Sambolin
• Stock Tumble For Second Straight Day; Rodger Stone Judge: Donald Trump Attacks Are Intimidation; Democrats Brawl In Final Debate Before Super Tuesday; CDC: Not "If" Coronavirus Will Spread In U.S. But "When"; Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals Reaches $1.6 Billion Settlement. Aired 3-3:30a ET
• Stock Tumble For Second Straight Day; Rodger Stone Judge: Donald Trump Attacks Are Intimidation; Democrats Brawl In Final Debate Before Super Tuesday; CDC: Not "If" Coronavirus Will Spread In U.S. But "When"; Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals Reaches $1.6 Billion Settlement. Aired 3:30-4a ET
• Fiery Democrats Try to Slow Sanders at Debate; CDC: Not "If" But "When" Coronavirus Spreads in U.S. Aired 4-4:30a ET
• Dems Brawl in Final Debate Before Super Tuesday; CDC: Not "If" But "When" Coronavirus Spreads in U.S.; IOC Tokyo 2020 Preps Continue As Planned. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Did Not Air 5-6a ET


First Move with Julia Chatterley
• U.S. Stocks Fall As The CDC Warns The United States Needs To Prepare For Coronavirus; The Hong Kong Government Announces A Raft Of Measures Including Cash Giveaways To Support The Economy; Disney's Bob Iger Steps Down, Bob Chapek Steps Up. Aired 9-10a ET


Inside Politics
• Democrats Spar In Final Debate Before Super Tuesday; Senator Bernie Sanders Defends His Proposals Says They Aren't That Radical; Democrats Gang Up On Senator Bernie Sanders In South Carolina Debate; Donald Trump To Hold 6 PM ET News Conference On Coronavirus; CDC: 59 Confirmed Cases Of Coronavirus In United States. Aired 12-12:30p ET
• Biden Lands Critical Endorsement from SC Rep. Clyburn; Polls Show Biden Has Room to Grow with Key SC Voters; Buttigieg: A Sanders Ticket Could Cost Dems House and Senate Seats; 2020 Dems Shift Focus on Super Tuesday States. Aired 12:30-1p ET


New Day
• Dems Spar in Final Debate Before Super Tuesday. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• President Trump Downplays Coronavirus As Health Officials Warn Americans; South Carolina Voters Weigh In On Democratic Debate; U.S. Soldier Tests Positive For Coronavirus In South Korea. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Dems Spar in Final Debate Before Super Tuesday. Aired 6-6:30a ET
• Democrats Spar in Final Debate before Super Tuesday; South Carolina Voters Panel; Winter Storm Moves across U.S.; Trump Downplays Coronavirus; Health Officials Talk about Coronavirus. Aired 6:30-7a ET
• Democrats Spar In Final Debate Before Super Tuesday; U.S. Stock Futures Down Amid Coronavirus Fears. Aired 7-7:30a ET
• CDC Warns Americans Should Prepare For Coronavirus Crisis In The U.S.; Judge Amy Berman Jackson Criticizes Trump Attacks On Juror In Roger Stone Trial; Democratic Candidate Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D) Live On New Day. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• Democratic Presidential Candidate Debate Ahead of South Carolina Primary; Joe Biden's Possible Path to Democratic Presidential Nomination Examined; Trump Announces 6PM ET Press Conference on Coronavirus. Aired 8-8:30a ET
• Preparing for Coronavirus Crisis; Fact-Checking the Democratic Debate; Iger Steps Down at Disney; Bloomberg Ads Featuring Obama. Aired 8:30-9a ET


Quest Means Business
• Markets Turn Negative As Coronavirus Spreads; Coronavirus Hits Autos, Airlines, Travel And Food And Beverage Industries; White House Tries To Calm Investors Amid Outbreak; Death Toll Rises As Iran Deals With Coronavirus Outbreak; Egypt Holds Military Funeral For Hosni Mubarak; Bob Iger Steps Down As Disney CEO. Aired 3-4p ET


CNN Live Event/Special
• Presidential Town Hall With Mike Bloomberg (D), Presidential Candidate. Aired 7-8p ET
• Town Hall with Democratic Presidential Candidate, Former Vice President Joe Biden. Aired 8-9p ET
• Town Hall with Democratic Presidential Candidate Amy Klobuchar (D-MN). Aired 9-10p ET
• Town Hall with Democratic Presidential Candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA). Aired 10-11p ET


The Situation Room
• Sources: WH Weighing Appointing Coronavirus Czar, Trump Frustrated With HHS Secretary Azar; Sixty Coronavirus Cases Confirmed In U.S.; Influential South Carolina Lawmaker Endorses Biden; Rep. James Clyburn (D) South Carolina Is Interviewed About Joe Biden And Bernie Sanders; Reports Of Fatalities In Milwaukee Active Shooting; Rep. Debbie Dingell Is Interviewed About Coronavirus; Soon: Trump Speaks Amid Coronavirus Crisis. Aired 5-6p ET
• Milwaukee Shooting; Interview With Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney (D-NY); President Trump To Hold News Conference On Coronavirus. Aired 6-7p ET


CNN 10
• Italy Grapples with Hundreds of Corona Virus Cases; New Voting Tech is Tested in America`s 30th State; Some Tennessee Lawmakers Spend A Day in Wheelchairs


Hala Gorani Tonight
• Coronavirus Spreads In Italy; Trump To Give Coronavirus Press Conference; For First Time, More Cases Reported Outside China Than Inside; Sporting Events Being Cancelled In Many Countries; Biotech Firm, Moderna, Ships Out Experimental Vaccine; India Grapples With Deadly Communal Violence; Researcher Tests Ant Species As Natural Pest Control; Frontrunner Bernie Sanders Attacked In Fiery Debate. Aired 2-3p ET