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Cuomo Prime Time
• Police: Officer Drew Gun Instead Of Taser, Shot Daunte Wright; Black Army Officer Pepper-Sprayed After Traffic Stop In Virginia Sues Police; New Protests After Police Shooting Of Daunte Wright. Aired 9- 10p ET


Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees
• Daunte Wright's Death Ruled Homicide By Medical Examiner; Experts, Brother Testify As Prosecution Case Nears End In Derek Chauvin Trial; Trayvon Martin's Mother On Violence In America; Shooting At Tennessee High School; Protesters On The Streets With Curfews In Effect, In And Around Twin Cities After Fatal MN Police Shooting; Heroin Addict Who Shared His Story Of Substance Abuse With AC360 More Than Three Years Ago, Dies. Aired 8-9p ET


Amanpour
• Interview With Former British Prime Minister Gordon Brown; Interview With Sacha Baron Cohen and Aaron Sorkin. Aired 2-2:30p ET


At This Hour
• Did Not Air 11a-12p ET


The Lead with Jake Tapper
• Multiple Deadly Police Encounters Amid Derek Chauvin Trial; Police: Multiple Gunshot Victims Including a Police Officer in Shooting at High School in Knoxville, Tennessee; George Floyd's Brother Testifies in Chauvin Trial. Aired 4-4:30p ET
• Biden Hosts Bipartisan Infrastructure Meeting at White House; COVID Cases Rising; Iran Accuses Israel of Attacking Nuclear Site, Vows Revenge; Canada Facing Vaccine Shortage, Asking U.S. For Help. Aired 4:30-5p ET


Don Lemon Tonight
• Brooklyn Center City Manager Fired; Rioters Clash Out With Police Officers; White Police Officer Accidentally Killed Young Black Man; Police Arrested Curfew Violators; Floyd Family Seeing Another Black Family Mourn; Wright Family Demands Justice For Daunte Wright's Death. Aired 10-11p ET
• Live Breaking News Of A New Protest After Police Shooting Of Daunte Wright; Minnesota Officer Shouted "Taser" But Fired A Gun Instead, Fatally Shooting A Man At A Traffic Stop; VA Officer Fired After Drawing Gun, Pepper-Spraying Army Officer. Aired 11p-12a ET


CNN Newsroom
• Minneapolis Police Fatally Shot a Black Man, Inflaming Tensions During Chauvin Trial; Virginia Police Officer Fired After Pepper- Spraying Active Duty Army Officer; Michigan Governor Calls for More Vaccine Supplies As Cases Surge; Stock Futures Slip After Record Highs. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• Michigan Governor Calls for More Vaccine Supplies; Biden Holds Bipartisan Meeting; Ukraine Front Lines amid Russia Tensions. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Police Fatally Shoot Black Man in Minnesota, Inflaming Tension During Chauvin Murder Trial; Three Officers Shot During Police Chase in Georgia; Today, Biden to Hold Bipartisan Meeting on Infrastrcture. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Biden Administration Denies Michigan Governor Request for Additional Vaccine; Fatal Minneapolis Shooting Impacts Derek Chauvin Trial; Live Coverage of Derek Chauvin Trial With Jonathan Rich Testifying. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Prosecution Questions Cardiologist in Chauvin Trial. Aired 11- 11:30a ET
• Prosecution Questions Cardiologist in Chauvin Trial; Cardiologist Says, Floyd was Restrained in a Life-Threatening Manner; Cardiologist Say, I Didn't See Any of the Signs of an Opiate Overdose. Aired 11:30a-12p ET
• Police Give Update on Fatal Shooting of Black Man during Traffic Stop; Police Release Body Cam Video of Fatal Traffic Stop Shooting. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• Police During Briefing: Officer Drew Handgun Instead of Taser, Shot Daunte Wright; Soon, George Floyd's Brother to Testify in Chauvin Murder Trial; Cardiologist Can Say With "High Degree" of Certainty that George Floyd Did Not Die of a Cardiac Event or Drug Overdose. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• Derek Chauvin Trial Continues; Deadly Minneapolis Police Shooting. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Prosecution Questions George Floyd's Brother in Derek Chauvin Trial; Prosecution Questions Seth Stoughton, a Use-of-Force Expert, in the Derek Chauvin Trial. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Derek Chauvin Trial Continues. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Derek Chauvin Murder Trial Continues; Use-Of-Force Expert Says Force Has to Be Reasonable When First Used and Throughout the Duration That It Is Used. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Tehran Nuclear Facility Experiences Blackout; Royal Siblings Grateful for Outpouring of Support; Recent Tensions Ease in Northern Ireland; England Enters 'Step 2' of Exiting Lockdown; India Hits 100 Million Vaccinations, But Cases Still Surge; Thailand Pins Tourism Reopening Hopes on Vaccines; Protesters March Peacefully in Myanmar after Weekend of Violence; St. Vincent Suffers power Outage after Volcano Eruption. Aired 12-1a ET
• Protests March Peacefully after Weekend of Violence; Germany Surpasses 3 Million Cases since Pandemic Began; St. Vincent Suffers Power Outage after Volcano Eruption; Matsuyama's Major Win; Iran's Nuclear Chief: Natanz Incident A "Terrorist Action"; England's Cautious Return To Normalcy; Festival Draws Millions As India's COVID Cases Spike. Aired 1-2a ET
• Recent Tensions Ease In Northern Ireland; Power Outage Follows Volcanic Eruptions; Women And Diversity Win Big At British Awards Ceremony; Iran Nuclear Facility Sabotaged; Michigan's Surging New COVID Cases, Calling for More Vaccines; England Begins Phase Two of Exiting Restrictions; Pilgrimage in India Feared to Spike Surge of New COVID-19 Cases; Special Session in the House of Commons for Prince Philip. Aired 2-3a ET
• Trial for Derek Chauvin Wraps Up; Police Paranoid with Traffic Violations; Airline Facing a Tough Challenge Ahead; Royal Family Prepares Prince Philip's Funeral; Tribe in Vanuatu Mourns for the Duke of Edinburgh; Thailand Tourist Industry Wants to See Life Back to Normal; A Day to Celebrate in England; Michigan's COVID-19 Cases Rising; Iran Points Finger to Israel for Natanz Incident; Myanmar's Military Have Different Version of Story; Outrage Spark in the Streets of Minnesota. Aired 3-4a ET
• England Enters Step Two in Easing COVID Restrictions; Germany Tops Three Million Cases, ICU Beds at Peak Occupancy; Congress Returns this Week with Infrastructure on Agenda; Protests Erupt After Man Dies in Officer-Involved Shooting; Third Week of Chauvin Trial to Begin in Coming Hours; U.S. Army Officer Sues Police for Excessive Force. Aired 4-4:30a ET
• House of Commons to Meet to Remember Duke of Edinburgh; Recent Tensions Ease in Northern Ireland; Iranian Foreign Minister Blames Israel for Natanz Incident; Protesters in Myanmar March Peacefully After Weekend of Violence; Hideki Matsuyama is First Japanese Golfer to Win Masters. Aired 4:30-5a ET


CNN RIGHT NOW
• Did Not Air 1-2p ET


Connect the World
• CNN Tours Front Lines With Ukraine President; England Takes Next Step In Easing Third Lockdown; Iran Blames Israel For Cyber Attack On Nuclear Site. Aired 8-9a ET
• CNN Tours Front Lines With Ukraine's President; UK In Middle of National Mourning Ahead of Funeral; England Takes Next Step In Easing Third Lockdown; Soon: 3rd Week of Testimony In Derek Chauvin Murder Trial; Hideki Matsuyama Is First Japanese Golfer To Win Masters; Chloe Zhao First Woman Of Color To Win Top Directing Award. Aired 10-10:50a ET


Erin Burnett Outfront
• Protesters Gather After Fatal Police Shooting Of Black Man In MN; Curfew Begins Soon In Minneapolis Area After Deadly Police Shooting; Judge In Chauvin Trial Denies Request To Sequester Jurors After Fatal Officer-Involved Shooting In Nearby Community; Army Lieutenant Pepper-Sprayed By Police Says He Is "Gratified" And "Encouraged" By Support; One Dead, Officer Injured In Knoxville School Shooting; Interview With Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-GA). Aired 7-8p ET


Early Start with John Berman and Zoraida Sambolin
• Did Not Air 4-5a ET
• Police Killing of a Minnesota Black 20-Year-Old Man Spark Protests; Member of George Floyd's Family Set to Testify Today; Virginia Police Officer Fired After Pepper-Spraying Active Duty Army Officer. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Deadly Police Shooting In Minnesota; Ukrainian President Tours Front Line With CNN Amid Russia Tensions; Hideki Matsuyama Makes History At The Masters. Aired 5:30-6a ET


First Move with Julia Chatterley
• Positive Powell Replacing patient Powell, but Risks Remain; Britain's queue at Shops and Bars as England Reopens; Prime Minister Boris Johnson Delivers Tribute for Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. Aired 9-10a ET


Inside Politics
• Prosecution Questions Cardiologist In Chauvin Trial; Cardiologist: By The Time Floyd Was Released From Restraint And Put Into Ambulance, Chance of Survival Was Very Low; Cardiologist: Floyd Did Not Die From "Cardiac Event" or "Drug Overdose"; Minnesota Police Fatally Shoot Black Man, Inflaming Tensions During Chauvin Trial; Eleventh Day of Testimony In Derek Chauvin Murder Trial. Aired 12- 12:30p ET
• Chauvin Trial: Defense Cross-Examines Cardiologist. Aired 12:30-1p ET


New Day
• Minnesota Police Fatally Shoot Black Man, Inflaming Tensions During Chauvin Trial; Virginia Officer Fired after Pepper-Spraying Active-Duty Army Officer; Michigan Governor Asking for Caution as COVID Cases Surge. Aired 6-6:30a ET
• Cases Spike in Michigan; Iran Accuses Israel of Attack; U.S. Defense Secretary in Israel Amid Iran Attack; Biden holds Bipartisan Meeting; Japan's Matsuyama Wins Masters. Aired 6:30-7a ET
• Minnesota Police Fatally Shoot Black Man, Inflaming Tensions During Chauvin Trial; Virginia Officer Fired after Pepper-Spraying Active Duty Army Officer; Michigan Lieutenant Governor Calls for more Vaccine Supplies as Cases Surge. Aired 7-7:30a ET
• Sources: Trump Declined To Meet With Embattled Rep. Matt Gaetz; Ukraine President Tours Front Line With CNN Amid Russia Tensions; 100+ Business Leaders Discuss Action Against Restrictive Voting Bills. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• Joe Biden to Hold Bipartisan Meeting on Infrastructure; Police Shoot and Kill Black Man at Traffic Stop 10 Miles from Derek Chauvin Trial; Cases of Coronavirus Surge in Michigan Especially Among Younger People. Aired 8-8:30a ET
• Virginia Officer Fired After Pepper-Spraying Incident; Caucus for Campaign Cash; Airlines Prepare for Increased Demand. Aired 8:30- 9a ET


Quest Means Business
• Did Not Air.


The Situation Room
• Police Chief Calls Daunte Wright Shooting Accidental; George Floyd's Brother Takes The Stand; School Shooting In Knoxville, Tennessee; Army Officer Sues Two Virginia Police Officers; Interview With Dr. Anthony Fauci; Biden Ramps Up Infrastructure Push, Holds Bipartisan Talks With Lawmakers Who Could Help Shape $2 Trillion Plan; Iran Vows Revenge On Israel After Mysterious Nuclear Site Blackout. Aired 5-6p ET
• Interview With Former U.S. Secretary Of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson; Derek Chauvin Trial Continues; Deadly Minneapolis Police Shooting; Sources Say Trump Declined To Meet With Embattled Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL), Both Sides Deny That As Gaetz Faces Sex Trafficking Probe; Ukraine: Russia Has Additional 50,000 Troops Near Border; Ukraine's President Tours Front Line With CNN Amid Russia Tensions. Aired 6-7p ET


CNN 10
• Eruption Of A Caribbean Volcano; Flyby Of An Asteroid; Waterspout In Florida; Song of A Miniature Train. Aired 4-4:10a ET