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Cuomo Prime Time
• President Biden Signs Executive Orders On Economy: "We Cannot, Will Not Let People Go Hungry"; Senate Leaders Haggling Over Power- Sharing Deal; FBI: Texas Man At Capitol Riots Threatened To Kill His Family If They Turned Him In. Aired 9-10p ET


Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees
• Sen. Schumer Says Impeachment Trial to Start Week of February 8th; Interview with Rep. Jim Himes (D-CT); Trump Businesses Hit Hard By Pandemic, Toxic Image; U.S. COVID Deaths Top 413,800 With Nearly 25 Million Cases As CDC Reports Biggest One-Day Increase In Vaccinations; Source: Concerns Of Possible Unrest During Impeachment Trial Are Part Of Reason Some National Guard Staying in D.C.; Trump Supporters On Pres. Biden. Aired 8-9p ET


Amanpour
• Examining Middle East Peace Negotiations; Interview With Irish Prime Minister Micheal Martin. Aired 2-3p ET


At This Hour
• Did Not Air 11a-12p ET


The Lead with Jake Tapper
• New CDC Vaccine Guidelines; Interview With Fmr. Sen. Jeff Flake (R-AZ); Biden Lays Out Economic Stimulus Plan. Aired 4-4:30p ET
• CDC: Second Doses of Vaccine Can Be Scheduled Up to Six Weeks After First Dose; Staff in New Biden White House Required to Wear Masks; Pentagon: 7,000 National Guardsmen to Remain in D.C., More Troops Than in Afghanistan & Iraq Combined. Aired 4:30-5p ET


Don Lemon Tonight
• Donald Trump Trying to Connive with a DOJ Lawyer; Rep. David Cicilline (D-RI) Was Interviewed About the Delay of Impeachment for Former President Trump; Some GOP Members Want Trump Out of the Party; Senate Confirms African-American Defense Secretary; Biden/Harris Team The Right People at the Right Time; U.S. Capitol Attack Digs Old Wounds. Aired 10-11p ET
• President Biden Signs Orders on Stimulus Checks, Food Stamps; Biden Acts to Ease Deepening Economic Crisis; 60 Percent of Americans Don't Know Where or When To Get A COVID-19 Vaccine; Dr. Fauci Saying Expect News on Johnson and Johnson Vaccine Within Two Weeks; Some Counties Requiring Medical Grade Masks to Try to Slow Virus Spread; Biden White House Staff Require to Wear Masks; Health Experts Advocate for More N95 Masks in Public; Donald Trump's Senate Impeachment Trial Will Start on February 9th; Hank Aaron, Home Run King Who Defied Racism, Dies at 86; Feds Charge More Than 125 People in Deadly Capitol Attack. Aired 11p-12a ET


CNN Newsroom
• Pelosi Says House will Wait Until Senate is Prepared Before Sending Over Impeachment Article; McConnell Proposes Delaying Trump Impeachment Trial Until February; Congressman Found Carrying Gun When About to Go on House Floor. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• National Guard Allowed back into Capitol; Congressman Tries to Enter House Floor with Gun; Biden Pushes for Stimulus Plan; Vaccinations Ramping Up. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Biden Taking on Economic Crisis with New Executive Orders; Fight Over Filibuster Stalls Power-Sharing Agreement in Senate. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Interview with Sen. Ben Cardin (D-MD); Article of Impeachment Goes to House on Monday; Kevin Hassett Supports Biden Stimulus Package. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Senate Holds Confirmation Vote on Defense Nominee Lloyd Austin; Biden Tackling Economic Crisis with New Executive Orders; Pelosi will Send Trump Impeachment Article to Senate Monday; Interview with Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT). Aired 11-11:30a ET
• U.S. Jobless Claims Remain Near Historic Highs; Congressman Found Carrying Gun When Trying to Go on House Floor; DOJ to Confront Whether Its Lawyers Can Keep Defending Trump. Aired 11:30a-12p ET
• Impeachment Trials Complicates Biden Agenda; Joe Biden Issues Economy-Focused Executive Actions; Moody's: Biden Stimulus Would Get U.S. Back to Full Employment By 2022; Pelosi Will Deliver Impeachment Article To Senate Monday; GOP Divided Over Post-Presidency Trump Impeachment. Aired 12-12:30p ET
• White House Pushes Congress To Pass COVID Relief Package; UK PM: UK COVID Variant May Be Linked To "Higher Degree To Mortality"; Senate Confirms Lloyd Austin As Defense Secretary. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• White House Briefing on Biden's Executive Actions on Troubled Economy; Biden to Sign Executive Actions on COVID Relief, Worker Protections; White House Briefing as Senate Confirms Lloyd Austin as Defense Secretary. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• White House Press Briefing. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• Live Coverage of the White House Briefing; Biden to Focus on Passing COVID Relief Bill; Senate at Standstill Over Power-Sharing. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Kevin Hassett, Former Trump Economic Adviser, Discusses Biden Signing Executive Action in Troubled Economy, Ex-Trump Adviser Supporting Biden's $1.9 Trillion Stimulus; Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) Discusses National Guard Allowed Back into Capitol after Move to Garage & Some Democratic Lawmakers Say They Don't Feel Safe with Colleagues; Baseball Hall of Famer and Civil Rights Activist, Hank Aaron, Dead at 86; Fauci Hopes U.S. Can Exceed 100 Million Doses in 100 Days; Mother & Daughter Wait in Vaccine Line for Hours in Florida; QAnon Believers Shattered by President Biden Taking Office. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Biden Lays Out Economic Stimulus Proposal. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Schumer Says Impeachment Article Will Be Delivered to Senate Monday; 6 in 10 Americans Don't Know Where or When to Get the Vaccine; U.K. Variant of COVID Has Higher Degree of Mortality; Prospects of Convicting Trump Are Eroding. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Biden Unveils Comprehensive Plan to Fight COVID-19; Top Republican Wants Trump Impeachment Trial Delayed; Japan Determined to Hold Olympic Games Despite Cancellation Rumors; U.S. President: Vaccine Effort a 'Wartime Undertaking'; Independent Panel: Global COVID-19 Response Was a Failure; Historians Assess Trump's Legacy; First Full Day for VP Harris. Aired 12-12:45a ET
• Biden Unveils Comprehensive Plan To Fight COVID-19; Top Republican Wants Trump Impeachment Trial Delayed; Japan Determined To Hold Games Despite Cancellation Rumors; U.S. President: Vaccine Effort A" Wartime Undertaking"; Biden Cabinet Nominees Awaiting Senate Confirmation; British PM Needs a Post-Brexit Trade Deal with U.S; Biden Inauguration Rattles Qanon Believers; India Celebrates Harris as First South Asian VP in U.S. Aired 1-2a ET
• Biden Targets Trump's Legacy with Executive Orders; Trump's Impeachment Trial Possibly Delayed; Japan is Determined to Hold Games Despite Cancellation Rumors; U.K. Introduces New Penalty for Breaking Lockdown Rules; Two Studies Raise Questions About Impact of COVID Variants; Biden Stops U.S. Exit from World Health Organization; Biden's First Call to a Foreign Leader Will be to Canada's Trudeau; Biden's First Foreign Leader Call To Be With Canada's Trudeau; China Sanctions Pompeo, 27 Other Former U.S. Officials; Mitch McConnell: President Biden Has Already Taken "Several Big Steps In The Wrong Direction"; Joe Biden Signs Executive Orders As Part Of "Wartime" COVID Plan; Nazi Flag Under Biden/Harris Sign On Tree Replaced With American Flag. Aired 2-3a ET
• Canadian Governor General Resigns Over Toxic Workplace; Biden's First Foreign Leader Call To Be With Canada's Trudeau; Biden Seeks Aggressive Approach To Climate Policies; The U.S.-U.K. Special Relationship Under Joe Biden; Biden Orders Investigation Into Russia Hacking; Capitol Suspected Rioters Arrested; QAnon Believers In Disarray After Biden Is Inaugurated; President Biden Launch War Against COVID; Speaker Pelosi Determined to Impeach Trump; Japan Says the Game Must Go On; U.K. Impose Rules for Incoming Travelers; U.S. Rejoining WHO is a Smart Decision. Aired 3-4a ET
• Biden Unveils Comprehensive Plan to Fight COVID-19; Top Republican Wants Trump Impeachment Trial Delayed; Vaccination Rates Remain Very Low Across the U.S.; Coronavirus Variants More Contagious but Not Necessarily More Deadly; U.K. Considering Closing Borders to Stop Variants; European Health Officials: New Variants Making Spread Worse. Aired 4-4:30a ET
• National Guard Troops Allowed into Capitol After Banishment to Parking Garage; At Least 120 People Face Federal Charges in Capitol Attack; Biden Inauguration Rattle QAnon Believers; Japan Determined to Hold Olympic Games Despite Cancellation Rumors; Biden's First Foreign Leader Call to Be with Canada's Trudeau; China Sanctions Pompeo, 27 Other Former U.S. Officials. Aired 4:30-5a ET


CNN RIGHT NOW
• Did Not Air 1-2p ET


Connect the World
• Soon: Biden to Sign New Executive Orders; Schumer: Pelosi Will Deliver Impeachment Article to Senate Monday; Exclusive Look at Libya's Battlefields; Japan Determined to Hold Olympics Despite Cancellation Rumors. Aired 10-11a ET
• Joe Biden Pandemic-Related Executive Orders Thursday; Joe Biden's Second Cabinet Member Confirmed By Senate; Bobi Wine Speaks With CNN While Under House Arrest; International Community Call For Ugandan Election Probe; Some Conservatives Concerned About Fallout From Trump; Olympic Gymnast Becky Downie Speaks With CNN. Aired 11a-12p ET
• U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson Holds News Conference on Coronavirus Crisis. Aired 12-12:30p ET


Erin Burnett Outfront
• Trump's Impeachment Trial Delayed Until February; McConnell Privately Says He Wants Trump Gone; Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) Discusses About Sen. Schumer's Decision to Delay Trump's Impeachment Trial in the Senate; Biden on Economy: "We're in a National Emergency"; Biden's Econ Chief Urges Action on Relief Bill: Without Action "We Risk Falling into a Very Serious Economic Hole"; Biden COVID Adviser: White House Did Not Inherit a National Vaccine Plan; Hank Aaron: A Great Ballplayer, A Greater Man. 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
• Joe Biden to Sign Executive Orders Focusing on the Economy; U.K. Minister Says Government Could Close Borders; Japan Officials Scrambling to Deny Reports that Tokyo Olympic Games may be Canceled. Aired 9-10a ET


Inside Politics
• Did Not Air 12-1p ET


New Day
• President Biden Tackles Economic Crisis With New Exec Orders; Fight Over Filibuster Stalls Power-Sharing Agreement in Senate. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Biden Administration May Be Taking Over Vaccine Distribution At The Right Time; More Than 120 People Charged Over Role In Capitol Siege; U.K. Prime Minister Seeks Reset With President Biden After Cozy Trump Relationship. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• President Biden Tackles Economic Crisis with New Executive Orders; Fight Over Filibuster Stalls Power-Sharing Agreement in Senate; President Biden Calls for Wartime Approach to Battling Pandemic. Aired 6-6:30a ET
• Dr. Anthony Fauci is Interviewed about the Vaccine; Power- Sharing Agreement Stalled in the Senate; Transportation Workers Suffer amid Crisis. Aired 6:30-7a ET
• Dr. Fauci Says, New Cases and Hospitalizations are Plateauing, Deaths High; Biden Tackles Economic Crisis with New Executive Orders; Fight Over Filibuster Stalls Power-Sharing Agreement in Senate. Aired 7-7:30a ET
• Interview with Senator Alex Padilla (D-CA) about Impeachment Trial and Filibuster Rule; National Guard Back Inside U.S. Capitol After Being Moved to Parking Garage; Why Trump's Corrupt Pardon Spree Still Matters; Extremists May Not Go Away After Trump. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• Dr. Anthony Fauci Interviewed on Biden Administration Plans to Administrator Coronavirus Vaccine; CDC States Second Dose of Coronavirus Vaccine May Be Taken Six Weeks after First Dose; Johnson & Johnson to Release Data on Possible New Coronavirus Vaccine; Sen. Mazie Hirono (D-HI) is Interviewed About Seven Senate Dems Calling for Ethics Probe Into Cruz & Hawley Over Insurrection. Aired 8-8:30a ET
• Biden Wants Bipartisan Relief Bill; Biden Tackles Economic Crisis; Capitol Policeman Honored. Aired 8:30-9a ET


Quest Means Business
• President Biden Speaks on Plan to Revive U.S. Economy; Biden Signs Order Working Toward $15 Federal Minimum Wage; Virgin Orbit Successfully Launches Rocket From 747; British PM Won't Rule Out New Border Controls. Aired 3-4p ET


The Situation Room
• Biden Acts to Ease "Deepening" Economic Crisis, Signs Orders on Stimulus Checks, Food Stamps, Minimum Wage; Pelosi to Send Trump Article of Impeachment to Senate on Monday; CDC: Second Doses of Vaccine may be Scheduled "Up to 6 Weeks" Later; British P.M. Johnson: U.K. Coronavirus Variants May Be Linked To "Higher Degree of Mortality"; Biden Directs FEMA To Work With States On Vaccine Distribution; Biden's Defense Secretary On The Job After Senate Confirmation; Lloyd Austin Is The First African American Pentagon Chief; National Guard Allowed Back Into Capitol Complex After Several Lawmakers Erupt At Banishment To Parking Garage. Aired 5-6p ET
• Interview with Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY); Trump Impeachment Trial Set to Start February 8; President Biden Announces Stimulus Proposal; Biden Acts to Ease Deepening Economic Crisis, Signs Orders on Stimulus Checks, Food Stamps, Minimum Wage; Sources: Concerns of Unrest During Upcoming Impeachment Trial Part of Reason Some National Guard Staying with D.C. Aired 6-7p ET


CNN 10
• U.S. Senate`s Busy Schedule; Lake-Effect Snow; Virtual Visit to Kenya; A Story with A Ring; A New Law Concerning the Moon. Aired 4-4:10a ET