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Cuomo Prime Time
• Trump: "Country Wasn't Built To Be Shut Down"; NY Governor: This Coronavirus "Wave" Is Going To Crash Over Our Healthcare System; States And Cities Compete For Needed Medical Supplies. Aired 9-10p ET


Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees
• President Trump Now Wants to "Open Up Our Country" in Weeks "Not Months" Despite Rising Number of Coronavirus Cases; At Least 13 States Have Issued Stay At Home Orders; Mayor: NYC Hospitals Runs Out Of Supplies In A Week; 42,600+ Coronavirus Cases In The U.S., At Least 541 Dead; Trump: "We're Not Going To Let The Cure Be Worse Than The Problem; At Least 13 States Have Issued Stay At Home Orders; Scientists Identify 69 Drugs That Could Treat Coronavirus; Washington Governor Issues "Stay-At-Home" Order; Remembering The Victims. Aired 8-9p ET


Amanpour
• Health Workers Advise People to Isolate Themselves; Italy Asks for U.S. Military Support; New York Now the Epicenter of the Outbreak in U.S.; Dr. Cornelia Griggs, Pediatric Surgery Fellow at Columbia University Irving Medical Center, is Interviewed About U.S. Medical System; Armed Conflict on Lockdown; Antonio Guterres is Interviewed About Global Ceasefire to Fight COVID-19; Coronavirus Rescue Package Fails; Interview With The Conduit Co- Founder Paul van Zyl; Interview With Tom Steyer. Aired 2-3p ET


At This Hour
• Gov. Andrew Cuomo Holds Another Press Conference For New York Issuing An Emergency Order. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• NY Governor Cuomo Gives Update on Coronavirus Response; Cuomo Orders All Hospitals to Increase Capacity by 50 Percent; Surgeon General Warns Upcoming Week Will Be "Very Bad" as Trump Hints at Rolling Back Social Distancing . Aired 11:30a-12p ET


The Global Brief with Bianca Nobilo
• Did Not Air.


The Lead with Jake Tapper
• Trump Suggests Social Distancing Measures May Be Too Extreme; Interview With Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT). Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Trump Suggests Containment Measures May Be Too Extreme; Senate Again Fails to Advance Coronavirus Economic Bill; Interview with Sen. Doug Jones (D-AL), Why He Voted Against the Democrats on the $2 Trillion Economic Aid Package; St. Louis Fed Chair Warns Unemployment to Hit 30 Percent. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Senate Holdup on Aid Package; Interview With Gov. Larry Hogan (R-MD); States Take Lead in Coronavirus Fight. Aired 4-4:30p ET
• Will Olympics Be Postponed?; How Are Hospitals Preparing for Pandemic?; U.K. Lockdown. Aired 4:30-5p ET


Don Lemon Tonight
• President Trump Wants To Lift Social Distancing; Tug Of War Between Lawmakers Amidst Global Health Crisis; Coronavirus Pandemic; Interview With Gov. John Bel Edwards (D-LA) About The Stay-At-Home Orders For Their State; More Than 42,700 Coronavirus Cases In United States, At Least 541 Deaths; President Trump: At Some Point Soon, We're Going To Open Up Our Country; Healthy 26-Year-Old With No Pre- Existing Conditions Admitted To Hospital With Coronavirus. Aired 10- 11p ET
• No Sign For Curve To Flatten; Every State Wants More Medical Supplies; President Trump Says Spread Of Coronavirus Not The Fault Of The Asian-American Community; Some Americans Downplaying Coronavirus And Ignoring Social Distancing Guidelines; Restaurant Gives Free Meals To Industry Workers Impacted By Coronavirus Crisis. Aired 11p-12a ET


CNN Newsroom
• Coronavirus Pandemic Worsens in the U.S. as Hospitals Struggle with Shortage of Supplies; Millions of Hospitality Workers Laid Off Amid Coronavirus Pandemic; U.S. Futures Surge After Fed Takes Major Action; GOP, Dems Clash Over Stimulus Plan; U.S. Futures Surge After Fed Takes Major Action; New York Becomes Epicenter of Outbreak in the U.S.; Hospitals Struggle as Supplies Run Out; States Try to Stop Hoarding of Possible Coronavirus Treatments. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• A Restaurant Owner Talks about Unemployment; Federal Reserve offers Support; Olympics could be Delayed; Navy Ship Reports Coronavirus Amongst Sailors; Italy Requests U.S. Military Support; Former Astronaut on Coping with Isolation. Aired 9:30-10a
• U.S Surgeon General Says, This Week, It's Going To Get Bad; 1,000+ Confirmed New Cases In Florida, 12 Deaths; 3D Printing Company Making Face Shields For New York Hospitals. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Soon: Senate To Vote On Moving Forward On Coronavirus Stimulus Package; Massachusetts And Michigan Issue Stay-At-Home Order; Tensions Very High Over Coronavirus Stimulus As Clock Ticks; Aides: Donald Trump Itching To Scale Back Social Distancing After 15 Days; Senate In Standoff Over Coronavirus Stimulus Talks. Aired 12-12:30p ET
• NY Gov: States Competing, Outbidding Each Other For Med Supplies; Private Docs Prescribing Chloroquine Amid Hoarding Concerns; Fed Takes Emergency Action To Stave Off Potential Of A Depression. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• Clock Ticks, Senate In Standoff Over Coronavirus Stimulus; New York Mayor Says Hospitals Facing Major Crisis; Louisiana's Governor Orders Shelter In Place After Spike In New Cases. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• Actor Daniel Newman Discusses His Struggle to Get Tested for Coronavirus; U.S. Defense Chief: Virus "Could" Impact Military Readiness; Trump Activates National Guard to Hard-Hit, California; New York, Washington State; NY Governor Tours City Building Being Set Up as Mobile Hospital; UCLA's Dr. Anne Rimoin Discusses Surgeon General Warning Upcoming Week Will Be "Very Bad" as Trump Hints at Rolling Back Social Distancing. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• World Health Organization Said Coronavirus Pandemic Is "Accelerating;" Senate Standoff Over Coronavirus Stimulus; World Health Organization Warns Against Using "Untested Drugs." Aired 2- 2:30p ET
• Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) Discusses Coronavirus In NY; Failure Of Emergency Stimulus Package Vote, Sen. Rand Paul Socializing After Testing Positive; U.K. Prime Minister Taking New Steps To Fight Outbreak As Foreign Minister Tells All British Travelers To Return Home; Trump Suggests Containment Measures May Be Too Strong; N.J. Pizzeria Co-Owner, Bryan Morin, Discusses Taking Out $50,000 Loan To Pay Employees. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Did Not Air 3-4p ET
• More Than Coronavirus 34,000 Cases with 413 Deaths in U.S.; Asia Markets Extend Losses, Trading Mostly Lower; IOC Begins 'Scenario Planning' if Olympics are Delayed; German Chancellor Angela Merkel to Self-Quarantine; European Countries Seeing Large Spikes in Cases & Deaths. Aired 12-1a ET
• Did Not Air 1-2a ET
• Worldwide: 339,000+ Cases And 14,700+ Deaths; Much Of India Extending Public Curfew Until March 31; Retired Doctors And Nurses Joining The Fight; Stimulus Bill Fails to Move Forward; Italy Deaths Due to Coronavirus Rise; U.S. Stocks Fall; Summer Olympics Possible to Postpone. Aired 2-3a ET
• Youth Must Learn a New Lesson; U.K. Tightening Rules on Lockdown; Non-Residents Are Ban in Hong Kong for 14 Days; Wuhan Showing Signs of Normal Life Activities; Disagreements Amidst Crisis; Germany's Chancellor in Self-Quarantine; Tokyo 2020 Could Possibly be Postponed; President Trump Stays Positive. Aired 3-4a ET
• Coronavirus Pandemic; Johns Hopkins, 339,000 plus cases, 14,700 plus deaths globally; Hong Kong To Ban All Non-Residents Entering As Of Wednesday; Rand Paul First U.S. Senator To Test Positive; Asia Markets Mostly Lower In Monday Trading; President Trump, Greatest Thing Is To Win War Against The Virus; Japan Acknowledges Postponing Olympics Is A Possibility; Angela Merkel Self Quarantines; Medical Workers Infected With Coronavirus; Merkel, New Restrictions To Remain For At Least Two Weeks; U.K. Threatens Curfews To Slow Spread Of Virus. Aired 4-4:30a ET
• Coronavirus Pandemic; Merkel Self Quarantines After Doctor Test Positive; DOW Futures Drop As Senate Fails To Move Bill Forward; Asia Markets Mostly Lower In Monday Trading; United States Senate Fails To Advance Emergency Aid Package; Spain's Death Toll Rises 30 Percent In One Day; Italy Tightens Lockdown As Coronavirus Deaths Climb; Curfew Leaves Cities Deserted Across India; Kenya To Suspend All International Flights. Aired 4:30-5a ET


CNN RIGHT NOW
• Did Not Air 1-2p ET


Connect the World
• Did Not Air 11a-12p ET


Erin Burnett Outfront
• Trump Administration Says It Will Crack Down on Medical Supply Hoarding; Trump Again Says Malaria Drug Could Be a "Game Changer" As Race to Find a Coronavirus Treatment Intensifies; WH Coronavirus Task Force Briefing; Trump Says He's "Not Going to Let the Cure Be Worse Than The Problem"; Trump: "Not Looking at Months" for Social Distancing Guidelines. Aired 7-8p ET


Early Start with John Berman and Zoraida Sambolin
• Did Not Air 4-5a ET
• Did Not Air 5-6a ET


First Move with Julia Chatterley
• The Central Bank Will Buy A Range Of Bonds In Whatever Size To Ensure Financial Stability; The $2 Trillion Stimulus Package Has Been Delayed; Pressure Mounts To Postpone The 2020 Olympics As Countries Begin To Pull Out. Aired 9-10a ET


Inside Politics
• Did Not Air 12-1p ET


New Day
• Coronavirus Pandemic Worsens in U.S.; Senate Democrats Block $2 Trillion Stimulus Plan; New York City Becomes Epicenter of U.S. Coronavirus Outbreak. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Pandemic Worsens In U.S., Hospitals Desperate For Supplies; China Reports No New Coronavirus Cases In Wuhan For Five Days; Oxford Scientists Developing 30-Minute-Result Virus Test. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Pandemic Worsens in U.S., Hospitals Desperate for Supplies; New York City Becomes Epicenter of U.S. Outbreak; Senate Dems Block $2 Trillion Stimulus Plan; Trump Activates National Guard in New York, California and Washington. Aired 6-6:30a ET
• Hospitals Warn of Shortages and Closures; Faces of Unemployment amid the Crisis; Federal Reserve Warns of Unemployment Soaring; Rise in Coronavirus Cases; Canada And Australia Won't Attend Olympics. Aired 6:30-7a ET
• Pandemic Worsens In U.S, Hospitals Desperate For Supplies; Senate Democrats Block $2 Trillion Stimulus Plan. Aired 7-7:30a ET
• Gov. Phil Murphy (D-NJ) is Interviewed about Pandemic; Trump: 'We Cannot Let the Cure Be Worse Than the Problem Itself'; Fauci Frustrated by Trump's Misstatements; Japanese Prime Minister: Summer Olympics May Have to Be Postponed. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• Number of Coronavirus Cases in U.S. Continues to Increase; Senate Economic Stimulus Bill Stalls; President Trump Tweets about Effect of Coronavirus on U.S. Economy; Hospitals Warn Of Shortages And Closures Without Emergency Aid; Interview With Mayor Bill de Blasio (D-NY). Aired 8-8:30a ET
• New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio on the Coronavirus Crisis; Doctors and Nurses Come out of Retirement; Federal Reserve Signals Help for Economy. Aired 8:30-9a ET


Quest Means Business
• Stimulus Talks Continue As Procedural Vote Fails; Germany To Release Extra Funds For Small Businesses; NYSE Closes Trading Floor After Two Test Positive; British Prime Minister To Address The Nation; U.S. Hotel Industry Ramps Up Call For Bailout; Pernod Ricard USA To Make And Donate Hand Sanitizer. Aired 3-4p ET


CNN Live Event/Special
• CNN Global Town Hall Coronavirus: Facts and Fears with Facebook and Instagram. Aired 10-11p ET
• CNN Global Town Hall Coronavirus: Facts and Fears with Facebook and Instagram. Aired 11p-12a ET


The Situation Room
• Some States Implement Stay-At-Home Orders To Curb Pandemic; Britain's Public Ordered To Stay At Home; Governor Cuomo Orders New York Hospitals To Add More Beds; Trump Suggests Scaling Back On Social Distancing; New Jersey Critically Needs More PPE; World Health Organization Cautions On Untested Drugs; Navy Hospital Ship Heading To Los Angeles; Florida Governor To Issue Executive Order Mandating 14- Day Self-Isolation For Travelers From N.Y., N.J.; Mayor: NYC Hospitals May Run Out Of Supplies In A Week; One-Hundred-Plus Coronavirus Deaths In U.S. In Single Day. Aired 5-6p ET
• Trump Considering Scaling Back Social Distancing Measures?; White House Holds Coronavirus Task Force Briefing. Aired 6-7p ET


CNN 10
• Coronavirus` Potential Impact On The Olympics; A Possible Global Recession; Government Stimulus; Everyday Heroes Making A Difference