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Cuomo Prime Time
• All The Best, All The Worst in 2018. Aired 9-10p ET


Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees
• President Trump Makes First Visit to War Zone; Shutdown Stalemate. Aired on 8-9p ET


Amanpour
• Tim Cook Supporting Privacy Laws Around the World; The Career of Alan Alda. Aired 23p-12m ET


At This Hour
• Drama in D.C. Rattles Wall Street; Trump & Fed Chair Could Meet in New Year; Source: Mnuchin's Job May Be in "Serious Jeopardy"; Agency Changes Coming after 8-Year-Old Dies in Border Patrol Custody; Report: Migrants Dropped Off in El Paso on Christmas Day. Aired 11- 11:30a ET
• U.S. Military Ordered to Plan Major Withdrawal from Afghanistan; Lindsey Graham: Leaving Afghanistan Too Soon Would be a Disaster; Trump: Government Shutdown Will Last Until Border Wall Funded. Aired 11:30-12p ET


The Lead with Jake Tapper
• Dow Surges; Trumps Visit Troops in Iraq. Aired 4-4:30p ET
• Another Migrant Child Dies in U.S. Custody; Shutdown Fight; Dow Surges. Aired 4:30-5p ET


Don Lemon Tonight
• President Trump Made a Surprise Visit in Iraq; More Lies in Front of American Heroes; Donald Trump is Saying That the Wall is Being Built; High School Referee Ordered a Wrestler to Cut Off His Long Hair. Aired 10-11p ET


CNN Newsroom
• New Word That Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin's Job Could Be In Serious Jeopardy; Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Has Now Been Released From The Hospital; For The Second Time In A Month, A Young Child From Guatemala Has Died In The Custody Of U.S. Border Agents. Aired: 9:00-9:30a ET
• Wall Street on Edge; Stocks Stabilize after Drop; House Dems To Unleash Power; Mueller Report Release in 2019; 2008 Top Trending Stories. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Markets Open Again After The Worst Christmas Eve Ever; Death of Seven-Year-Old Immigrant; Wall Street Is On Edge After What Has Been A Wild Week and New Word That It Could Lead To Yet Another White House Dismissal; Democrats Are Expected To Bring A New Intensity To Many Russia Investigations After They Take The House. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• AG Nominee Barr Expected to Face Questions Over Mueller Probe Criticisms During Confirmation Hearings; How will Withdrawal of U.S. Troops from Syria Affect War on Terror? 8 in 2018: Top Media Stories. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Trump May Meet with Fed Chair Powell in January; Trump Growing Frustrated with Treasury Secretary; Border Patrol Making Changes After Second Guatemalan Child Dies in Custody; Trump, First Lady Make Surprise Visit to Iraq. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Trump & First Lady Make Surprise Visit to Troops in Iraq; Trump Pulling U.S. Troops in Syria, Reducing Troops in Afghanistan; Russia Reacts to Trump Pulling Troops Out of Syria. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Trumps Visit Troops in Iraq. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Trump to Visit Troops in Surprise Visit to Iraq; Entertainment Highlights in 2018. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Markets Struggle to Reverse December Downturn; Trump White House; Indonesia Tsunami; Japan to Resume Commercial Whaling; Guatemalan Boy Sickens, Dies in Custody; Sudan Cracks Down on Anti- Government Protests. Aired 12-12:30a ET
• Did Not Air 1-2a ET
• Chaotic Markets in 2018; Government Will be Shut Till New Year; Russia and Syria Acts After U.S. Troops Withdrawn; Japan Leaves IWC; Anti-government Protests Grew in Sudan; A Message of Peace From Two Great Leaders. Aired 3-3:30a ET
• Markets Rebound After Nightmare Christmas Eve; There Are New Border Patrol Policies After Second Migrant Child Dies; Volcano That Triggered Indonesia Tsunami Still Erupting; Assange Has A Rocky Relationship with Ecuador; Trump and First Lady Make Surprise Visit to Iraq. Aired 3-4p ET


CNN RIGHT NOW
• Markets Rebound; Trump Fumes over Fed Chief; Child Dies in Government Custody; Withdrawal from Afghanistan. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• U.S. Military Ordered to Plan Major Withdrawal from Afghanistan; Trump Says Possible Oversight by Democrats is "Presidential Harassment"; Trump Blasts Comey During Christmas Remarks; Mueller Expected to Wrap Up Russia Probe in 2019; Top 8 Stories from 2018. Aired 1:30-2p ET


Connect the World
• Did Not Air


Erin Burnett Outfront
• Trump Makes Surprise Visit to U.S. Troops in Iraq; Trump Defends Syria Pullout Plan during Surprise Iraq Trip. Aired 7-8p ET


Early Start with John Berman and Zoraida Sambolin
• Wall Street Reopens After Worst Christmas Eve Ever; Trump Wallows in Grievance for Christmas; CBP Promises Changes After Another Migrant Child Dies; Wintry Weather Could Affect Holiday Travel; Indonesia Adjusts Sensors to Detect Tsunamis. Aired 4-4:30a ET
• Wall Street Hoping to Rebound; Trump Wallows in Grievance for Christmas; CBP Promises Changes After Another Migrant Child Dies; Wintry Weather Could Affect Holiday Travel; Indonesia Adjusts Sensors to Detect Tsunamis. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Wall Street Hoping to Rebound; Trump Wallows in Grievance for Christmas; CBP Promises Changes After Another Migrant Child Dies; Wintry Weather Could Affect Holiday Travel; LeBron Hurt in Lakers Win Over Warriors. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Wall Street Reopens After Worst Christmas Eve Ever; President Trump Wallows In Grievance For Christmas; An 8-Year-Old Boy Dies In U.S. Custody On Christmas Eve; Indonesia Adjusts Sensors To Detect Tsunamis. Aired 5:30-6a ET


Inside Politics
• Economy's Fundamentals Remain Sound; Stocks Bouncing Back; Fed Chair's Job is Safe; Eight-Year-Old Dies in U.S. Custody; Little Progress on Shutdown. Aired 12-12:30p ET
• Little Progress as Shutdown Turns Five Days Old; Decision on 2020 White House Run Looming for Democrats; A Look Back and Ahead in the Mueller Investigation. Aired 12:30-1p ET


New Day
• The U.S. Customs And Border Protection Announcing Its Ordered Medical Checks On Every Child In Its Custody; Government Shutdown Now Entering Day 5; Wall Street Is Bracing For Another Wild Day After The Dow Suffered Record Breaking Losses On Christmas Eve. Aired: 6:00- 6:30p ET
• Blame for Government Shutdown; Trump Calls Presidential Harassment; Snow Impacts Travel. Aired 6:30-7a ET
• Financial Markets Struggling After A Dismal December; Customs and Border Protection Ordering Medical Checks On Every Child In Its Custody; Trump Vowing Government Shutdown Will Go On Until Wall Is Funded. Aired 7-7:30a ET
• President Trump Airs Grievances On Christmas Day; Kevin Spacey Posts Bizarre Video As He Faces Indecent Assault And Battery Charges; Chicago Women's March Canceled Amid Anti-Semitism Controversy; Biggest Entertainment Headlines Of 2018. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• Wall Street Braces for Another Wild Day After Steep Losses; Another Migrant Child Dies While in U.S. Government Custody; Government Shutdown Continues over Border Wall Funding; President Trump Comments on Contracting the Building of Part of Border Wall. Aired 8-8:30a ET
• Trump Calls Oversight Harassment; Trump Reshapes Cabinet; Lead Singer Battles Disease; Trump Rants over Being Alone. Aired 8:30-9a ET


NEWS STREAM
• Watching World Markets Following A Slump Before Christmas, A Slight Asian Recovery On This Boxing Day, But What's Ahead For The U.S., Indonesia Tsunami Threat, Floods Are Hammering Relief Efforts As The Government Takes Technical Steps They Hope Will Help Make People Stay Safe; Back To Whaling, Resuming To A Highly Controversial Commercial Hunting In 2019 Drawing International Criticism. Aired: 8-9a ET


Quest Means Business
• Did Not Air.


The Situation Room
• Trump Makes Surprise Visit To U.S. Troops In Iraq; Dow Soars 1,086 Points In A Miraculous Comeback; Trump Has No Plans To Pull Troops Out Of Iraq, Could Use Iraq As A Base If We Wanted To Do Something In Syria; Trump Defends Shutdown: American Public Is Demanding A Wall And He Will Do Whatever It Takes To Get Funding; Trump: Pelosi "Is Calling The Shots" On Shutdown; New Questions After Boy Caught At U.S. Border Dies In Custody; Trump Touts 'Progress' Despite Latest U.S.-North Korea Problems. Aired 5-6p ET
• Trump Plays the Victim in Russia Probe, Accusing Democrats of "Presidential Harassment" Ahead of Their House Takeover; Hundreds of Migrants to be Released in El Paso Tonight; Interview With California Congressman John Garamendi; Trumps Visit Troops in Iraq. Aired 6-7p ET