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ANDERSON COOPER 360 DEGREES
• Witness Breaks Down Watching George Floyd's Final Moments; Police And Chokeholds; Source Federal Probe Of GOP Congressman Involves Allegations Of Sex Trafficking And Prostitution; Two Injured Capitol Hill Police Officers File Suit Against Trump In Wake Of Riots; Quality Issue At Plant Delays Some Of J&J's Vaccine; NYPD Arrest Suspect In Violent Attack On Asian American Woman Caught On Tape. Aired 8-9p ET


AT THIS HOUR
• Did Not Air 11a-12p ET


CNN 10
• The World Health Organization Probes The Origins Of Coronavirus; Traffic Resumes Through The Suez Canal; Concept Jet Could Change Aviation. Aired 4-4:10a ET


CNN NEWSROOM
• Europe Struggles With Rising Cases And Vaccine Shortages, Brazil Overwhelmed, Lockdowns In Canada; Countries React To WHO Study On COVID-19 Origins; Emotional Testimony From Witnesses In George Floyd Murder Trial; Armed Ethnic Group Warns Of Major Conflict In Myanmar; Conflicting Reports On Who Controls Palma; Sisi Promises New Investment In Suez Canal. Aired 2-2:45a ET
• Egypt's Sisi Promises New Investment in Suez Canal; Deliveroo Set for IPO on London Stock Exchange; Iconic Band 'Crowded House' Plays Live Shows in New Zealand; Fears of Fourth Surge as COVID Cases Spike 23% in a Week; COVID Vaccines Now Being Tested on Kids; Countries React to WHO Study on COVID-19 Origins; Emotional Testimony from Witnesses in George Floyd Murder Trial; Armed Ethnic Group Warns of Major Conflict in Myanmar; Brazilian President Replaced Military Chiefs; India Struggles to Contain COVID-19 Surge. Aired 12-12:45a ET
• U.S., U.K., Japan, Canada, Australia Issue Joint Statement On Failings Of WHO Report On COVID Origins; Testimony From George Floyd's Trial; Brazil's COVID Death Spiral, Bolsonaro Shakes Up The Cabinet; Mozambique's Northern Province Could Fall To ISIS; Serbia Emerges as "Vaccine Hub" of the Balkans; Variants Fuel Rise in Hospitalizations, Lockdowns in Canada; Beijing Greatly Reduces Elected Seats in New Legislature; Egypt's Sisi Promises New Investment in Suez Canal; Crowded House Drawing Crowds. Aired 1-2a ET
• Emotional Testimony from Six Witnesses in Chauvin Trial; White House Pushes Back on W.H.O. Report; Several U.S. States Ignore Calls to Renew Restrictions; Countries Concerned by W.H.O. Study on COVID Origins; Biden Set to Unveil Massive Infrastructure Plan; Court Documents: Alleged Rioter Made Racist Threats. Aired 4-4:30a ET
• People in the Balkans Flock to Serbia for Vaccinations; New Campaign to Encourage Black Britons to Get Vaccinated; Armed Ethnic Groups Warns of Major Conflict; Aung San Suu Kyi Gets First Meeting with Lawyers Since Coup; Wildlife Rescued, 185 Baby Tortoise Found in Suitcase; Suez Canal Working to Clear Backlog; YouTube Videos Lead Police to Alleged Mafia Fugitive; Germany and France Calls for Russia's Help; Jair Bolsonaro Reshuffles His Cabinet; Skepticism is High on WHO's COVID-19 Report; Emotions Pour in Court from Witnesses; Patriots Are in, Opposition is Out. Aired 3-4a ET
• U.S. Lawmaker Denies Allegations of Relationship with Teen; France, Germany and Russian Discuss Vaccine Cooperation; People in the Balkans Flock to Serbia for Vaccinations; Bolsonaro Replacing Military Chiefs After Cabinet Overhaul; Suez Canal Works to Clear Backlog After Stranded Ship Freed; Watergate Break-In Mastermind Dies Aged 90; YouTube Videos Lead Police to Alleged Mafia Fugitive. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Pfizer Trial Shows COVID-19 Vaccine 100 Percent Effective in Adolescents; Today, Biden Heads to Pittsburgh to Unveil Massive Infrastructure Plan; Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) Denies Relationship with 17-Year-Old, Claims Extortion Attempt. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Surveillance Video of George Floyd in Store Played at Derek Chauvin Trial. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Surveillance Video Of George Floyd In Store Played In Derek Chauvin's Murder Trial. Aired 11:30a-12p ET
• Pfizer Claims Its COVID-19 Vaccine 100 Percent Effective in Adolescents; Trial of Ex-Minneapolis Police Officer in George Floyd's Death Resumes; President Biden Heads To Pittsburgh To Unveil His Newest Ambitious Plan To Boost The Economy; Republican Matt Gaetz Is Caught Right In The Middle Of A Sex Trafficking Investigation. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• Live Coverage as Derek Chauvin Trial Enters Third Day; Genevieve Hansen Testimony Concludes, Christopher Martin is questioned; Cup Foods Surveillance Video Played. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Third Day of Witness Testimony in Derek Chauvin Trial. Aired 1- 1:30p ET
• Biden Launches Infrastructure Plan; Testimony Continues in Derek Chauvin Trial. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• DOJ Investigating Rep. Matt Gaetz; Two U.S. Capitol Police Officers Suing Trump; Fear U.S. Could Face U.K. Variant Surge; Delta to Fill Middle Seats; Texas CBP Facility Over Capacity. Aired 9:30-10a ET.
• Testimony Continues in Derek Chauvin Trial. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Soon, Biden Heads to Pittsburgh to Unveil Massive Infrastructure Plan; Dave Bauer, President & CEO, American Road & Transportation Building Association, Discusses Biden's Infrastructure Plan, McConnell Saying Infrastructure Plan a "Trojan Horse" for Higher Taxes & Spending; Pfizer Kids Vaccine Breakthrough; Delta Will Start Selling Middle Seats Again; Gaetz Under Investigation, Denies Relationship with Teen Girl, Claims Extortion Attempt. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• Continuing Coverage of Derek Chauvin Trial; Biden to Launch Sweeping Infrastructure Plan. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• 3rd Day of Testimony in Derek Chauvin Trial; Prosecutor Questions Witness in Chauvin Murder Trail. Aired 2:30-3p ET


CNN TONIGHT
• Hard For Witnesses To Re-live What They Saw; What The Derek Chauvin Trial Means To America; Biden's $2 Trillion Infrastructure Plan Covers A Massive Area; Congressman Matt Gaetz Denies He Had Relationship With Underage Girl, Claims Extortion. Aired 10-11p ET
• Graphic Body Cam Videos Of George Floyd's Arrest Played In Court; Chauvin Defends Actions In Video Played In Court; Defense Says Crowd Distracted Officers; President Biden Pitches Massive $2.2 Trillion Infrastructure Plan; Interview With Rep. James Clyburn (D- SC); Black Business Executives Call On Corporate America To Fight Back Against Restrictive Voting Laws; Pfizer: Vaccine 100 Percent Effective In Children Aged 12 To 15; Two Capitol Police Officers Charge Trump Over Insurrection. Aired 11p-12a ET


CNN'S AMANPOUR
• Did Not Air 2-3p ET


CONNECT THE WORLD
• Civilian Myanmar Ambassador to U.N. Pleads For Urgent Help; China Fires Back After W.H.O. Says Beijing Limited Access; New Oil Benchmark for the Middle East; Pfizer: COVID Vaccine 100 Percent Effective in Children Aged 12-15. Aired 11:20-11:40a ET
• Emotional Testimony from Witnesses in George Floyd Murder Trial; Foreigners Flock to Serbia for Vaccine; Countries React to WHO Study on COVID-19 Origins; Conflicting Reports on Who Controls Palma; Hong Kong's Political Fate Remade in Beijing. Aired 10-10:35a ET


CUOMO PRIME TIME
• Witnesses Share Feelings Of Guilt Over George Floyd's Death; Dr. Fauci On When U.S. Can Start Vaccinating Young Kids; Biden Unveils Sweeping $2 Trillion Infrastructure Plan. Aired 9-10p ET


EARLY START
• Did Not Air 4-5a ET
• U.S. At Pandemic Flashpoint: Race Between Cases And Vaccinations; NYT: Florida GOP Rep. Matt Gaetz Facing Sex Trafficking Probe By Department Of Justice; The Lost Students Of The Pandemic. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• U.S. At Pandemic Flashpoint: Race Between Cases and Vaccinations; Powerful Testimony from Witnesses to George Floyd's Death; Biden to Unveil $2 Trillion "American Jobs Plan" in Pittsburgh. Aired 5-5:30a ET


ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT
• Witness Breaks Down As Floyd Says He Can't Breathe; Witness Felt "Guilt" Over George Floyd's Arrest; Body Cam Video Played At Chauvin Trial Appears To Show Officer Saying He Can't Find A Pulse On George Floyd; Biden Unveils Massive $2 Trillion Infrastructure Plan, The First Part Of A Broader Package Expected To Cost Up To $4 Trillion; Interview With U.S. Labor Secretary Marty Walsh; Gaetz Denies Relationship With Minor, Claims Extortion Attempt; Dr. Sanjay Gupta Goes Inside Pfizer's COVID Vaccine Facility. Aired 7-8p ET


FIRST MOVE WITH JULIA CHATTERLEY
• President Biden's $2 Trillion Infrastructure Plan and the Tax Raises to Pay for it; Deliveroo Shares Plunge on its Stock Market Debut; Volkswagens's Name Change Prank Misfires. Aired 9-10a ET


INSIDE POLITICS
• Store Worker: Felt "Disbelief" As He Watched George Floyd Incident; Store Worker: Floyd Was In The Store Earlier That Day With Man Who Also Tried To Pay With Counterfeit Bill; Store Employee Testifies In Derek Chauvin Trial. Aired 12-12:30p ET
• Third Day of Witness Testimony Underway in Chauvin Trial; Defense Cross-Examines Store Worker in Chauvin Trial. Aired 12:30-1p ET


NEW DAY
• 26 States Report Coronavirus Increase; Pfizer and Moderna Conduct Trials on Kids; Key Moments in Chauvin Trial; Biden Family Dog's Second Biting Incident; UCLA Goes to Final Four. Aired 6:30-7a ET
• Pfizer Reports Vaccine 100 Percent Effective in Kids Aged 12 to 15; Soon, Derek Chauvin Trial Resumes after Dramatic Testimony; Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) Denies Relationship with 17-Year-Old, Claims Extortion Attempt. Aired 7-7:30a ET
• Soon: Derek Chauvin Trial Resumes after Dramatic Testimony; Rep. Gaetz Denies Relationship with 17-Year-Old. Aired 6-6:30a ET
• President Biden Proposes First Part of Infrastructure Spending Bill; Justice Department Investigating Congressman Matt Gaetz for Possible Sex Trafficking Violations; Rep. James Clyburn (D-SC) is Interviewed on Trump's Failures in Pandemic Response and Biden's Massive Infrastructure and Jobs Plan; Pfizer Reports Vaccine 100 Percent Effective in Kids Aged 12 to 15. Aired 8-8:30a ET
• Coronavirus Update from Around the World; Defense In Chauvin Trial; Schools Struggle with Virtual Class. Aired 8:30-9a ET
• Rep. Gaetz Denies Relationship with 17 Year Old, Claims Extortion Attempt; NYT: Justice Dept. Investigating Rep. Gaetz Over Sex with Underage Girl; Biden Admin. Allows Media into Border Tents Packed with Minors; Alarming Spike in Cases; Cases & Hospitalizations Soar in Michigan, Surge in Young Patients; Michigan Governor Pledges to Double Its Daily Vaccination Rate; Michigan GOP Files 39 Election Reform Bills; Michigan GOP Chair Apologizes For Calling Governor a "Witch;" NYPD Announcees Arrest in Attack of Asian Woman in New York City; Biden Announces New Initiatives to Combat Anti-Asian Prejudice; Pfizer Reports Vaccine 100% Effective in Kids Aged 12 to 15. Aired 7:30-8a ET.


QUEST MEANS BUSINESS
• Did Not Air 3-4p ET


THE LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER
• Eyewitness in Tears Rewatching Video of Floyd Incident; Pfizer: Vaccine 100 Percent Effective in Children Aged 12-15; Any Moment: President Biden to Unveil $2T Infrastructure Plan. Aired 4-4:30p ET
• President Biden Announces Infrastructure Plan. Aired 4:30-5p ET


THE SITUATION ROOM
• President Biden Unveils $2 Trillion Infrastructure Proposal; Day Three Of Testimony In Trial Of Ex-Officer Accused Of Killing George Floyd; Rep. Matt Gaetz Denies Relationship With 17-Year-Old Girl As He Faces Justice Dept. Scrutiny In Sex Trafficking Probe. Aired 5-6p ET
• President Biden Announces Infrastructure Plan; Testimony Continues In Derek Chauvin Trial; Biden Unveils $2.2 Trillion Infrastructure And Jobs Plan, Seeks Corporate Tax Rate Hike From 21 Percent To 28 Percent To Pay For It; Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) Denies Relationship With 17-Year-Old Girl As He Faces Justice Department Scrutiny In Sex Trafficking Probe; Pfizer: COVID Vaccine 100 Percent Effective In Young Teens. Aired 6-7p ET