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Cuomo Prime Time
• Worst Unemployment Since Great Depression; Trump Confirms Pence's Press Secretary Tests Positive; Analyzing Jogger Shooting Video; Georgia Lawmakers Renew Push For Hate Crime Bill After Ahmaud Arbery Shooting Death; Contact Tracing Crucial To Stopping The Spread; How Contract Tracing Can Help Fight Pandemic; Apple & Google Team Up On Contact Tracing. Aired on 8-9p ET
• Second COVID-19 Infection Confirmed In White House Staffer; California To Allow All-Mail Voting In November; Father and Son Facing Murder Charges In Jogger Shooting Appear In Court On What Would Be Arbery's 26th Birthday. Aired 9-10p ET


Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees
• Did Not Air 8-9p ET


Amanpour
• Celebrating 75th Anniversary of the End of World War II in Europe; 14.7 Percent Unemployment Rate in U.S. Due to Coronavirus; Wartime Leaders Then and Now; Doris Kearns Goodwin, Presidential Historian, and Max Hastings, Historian and Journalist, are Interviewed About 75th Anniversary of VE Day; Katherine Jenkins on Stage at Empty Royal Albert Hall; Interview With Former Homeland Security Chief Tom Ridge; Interview With Jane Goodall. Aired 2-3p ET


At This Hour
• Did Not Air 11a-12p ET


The Lead with Jake Tapper
• U.S. Hits Highest Unemployment Rate Since Great Depression; Vice President Pence's Press Secretary Tests Positive For Coronavirus. Aired 4-4:30p ET
• Harvard: U.S. Should Be Testing 900,000 People Per Day By May 15th; Record 20.5M Jobs Lost in April, Unemployment Rate Soars to 14.7 Percent, Worst Since Great Depression. Aired 4:30-5p ET


Don Lemon Tonight
• Coronavirus Penetrated Trump's Inner Circle; Another Unreasonable Killing Caught in Camera; Economy Worse than the Great Depression; Coronavirus Pandemic, Record 20.5 Million American Jobs Lost In April, Unemployment Rate Soars To 14.7 Percent; Nobel Laurette In Economics Lays Out His Roadmap To Responsibly Reopen America; Father And Son Arrested In Killing Of Ahmaud Arbery; Arrest Made After Video Ignites Demands For Action In Shooting Death Of Black Jogger; The Color Of Covid; The Coronavirus Pandemic Is Exacerbating Issues Facing The Black Community. Aired 10-11p ET
• Virus Knows no Boundaries; President Trump Eager to Get the Economy Back; Experts Raise Issues on False Negative Tests; Latino Communities Across America Are Devastated by Coronavirus; Father and Son Were Arrested in Killing of a Black Man; The Coronavirus Pandemic is Wreaking Havoc on the U.S. Economy. Aired 11p-12a ET


CNN Newsroom
• President Trump Says Personal Valet Who Tested Positive for COVID-19 was in a Room with Him on Tuesday; NYT: New Study Finds Most COVID-19 Survivors Carry Antibodies; Airlines Struggle as Air Travel Plunges. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• Airlines Struggle during Crisis; Kevin Hassett on April Jobs Numbers; Aired 9:30-10a ET
• 20.5 Million Jobs Lost In April, Worst Jobs Report In U.S. History; Manufacturer Says, Only Enough Remdesivir For 200,000 Patients Worldwide; Suspects Won't Face Hate Crime Charges In Ahmaud Arbery's Death. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Protests in Georgia Over Jogger Killing; NFL Releases Tentative Schedule for Season; Interview with Dairy Farmer Bottling Own Milk. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• 20.5 Million Jobs Lost in April, Worst Jobs Report in U.S. History; Trump Reacts to Jobs Report Ahead of Visit to WWII Memorial; Mark Zandi, Chief Economist, Moody's Analytics, Discusses April Jobs Report; 1000+ Employees Test Positive for COVID-19 at Iowa Tyson Plant; Mayor Steve Adler (D-Austin) Discusses Why It's too Soon to Open His City as Texas Reopens Amid Pandemic. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Doctors Voice Concerns about How Remdesivir Is Being Distributed; Brooklyn D.A.: Black New Yorkers Were 35 or 40 Social Distancing Arrests; Concerns Raised on Health Risks for Attendees as Trump Marks 75th Anniversary of V.E. Day; Mike Pence Staffer Tests Positive for Coronavirus; Aired 11:30a-12p ET
• New York Governor Andrew Cuomo: Hospitalizations Still Declining Statewide; New York Governor Andrew Cuomo: 216 Deaths Thursday, Down From 231 On Wednesday; New York Governor Andrew Cuomo: "Finally Ahead" Of This Virus But Must Stay Ahead Of It; New York Governor Andrew Cuomo: "No Doubt" Economic Impact Devastating But Must Get Through It; Vice President Mike Pence's Staffer Tests Positive For Coronavirus. Aired 12-12:30p ET
• Pence Staffer Tests Positive For Coronavirus; 24 Counties In PA Move Into Reopening Phase Today; State Reopenings Spur People To Leave Home. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• Pence Staffer Tests Positive For Coronavirus; Record-Worst 20.5 Million People Lost Jobs In April, Unemployment Rate Spikes to 14.7 Percent. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• Pence Staff Tests Positive for Coronavirus; Trump: Some Governors Opening Slowing to Hurt My Reelection Chances; California Taking 1st Significant Steps to Reopening Economy Today; Larry Levitt, Kaiser Family Foundation Executive V.P., Discusses Concerning Impact on Minorities, Nursing Home Residents & Poll Showing Most Americans Say Reopening Not Worth Risk; Trump Attacks FBI Chief in Wake of Flynn Charges Dropping. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• States Begin to Reopen; Mike Pence Staffer Tests Positive for Coronavirus; April is Worst Jobs Report in U.S. History. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• 3 Largest Beef Plants Reopen Amid Outbreaks Amid Worker Fears; Kim Cordova, President, UFCW, Local 7, Discusses Conditions for Workers in Meat Processing Plants & HHS Secretary Alex Azar Saying Workers Sick Due to Their Lifestyles; Trump Confirms Pence Press Secretary Katie Miller Tested Positive; Dr. Anne Rimoin Discusses V.P.'s Press Secretary Testing Positive & China Study Shows Virus Found in Men's Semen; Queen Elizabeth Speaks Amid Pandemic on "One of Most Memorial Nights". Aired 2:30-3p ET
• U.S. Hits Highest Unemployment Rate Since Great Depression; Vice President's Press Secretary Tests Positive For Coronavirus. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Virus May Kill Extra 75,000 Through Deaths of Despair; Court Document Says Tara Reade's Ex-Husband Said She Spoke of Harassment; WHO Says Virus May Kill Up to 190,000 in Africa. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Schools Start to Reopen in Montana and Idaho; Trump Administration Rejects CDC Guidance on Reopening; Giving COVID-19 Victims Dignity in Death; U.S. and China Talk Economy, Public Health; One in 5 Americans File Jobless Claims Since Mid-March; Trump's Personal Valet Tests Positive for COVID-19; Russia Sets Record with 11,000+ New Cases in One Day; Hong Kong Reopening as Pro-Democracy Protests Return; Australian National Cabinet Discusses Reopening Country; U.K. Government to Announce Lockdown Plans Sunday; Israeli Arab and Jewish Doctors United in Virus Battle. Aired 12-1a ET
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• Business Owners Defy Governor's Order; Dark Cloud Darkens U.S. Economy; Millions Expected to File for Unemployment; CDC Guideline Under Editing Phase; Funeral Workers Pay Their Last Respect; Coronavirus Pandemic; Coronavirus Cases In The United States; 44 U.S. States Easing Restrictions This Weekend; One Of Trump's Personal Valet Tests Positive For Covid-19; White House Rejects Proposed CDC Guidelines For Reopening; U.S. Justice Department Drops Case Against Mike Flynn; No Coordinated U.S. Plan To Track Antibody Tests; Russia Sets Record With 11,000 New Cases In One Day; Brazilian Officials Push To Reopen Economy Despite Surge; Australian Prime Minister Outlines Three-Step Plan To Reopen Country; Hong Kong's New Reality As Prodemocracy Activist Return; U.K. Government To Announce Lockdown Plans Sunday; France Calls For Vigilance Ahead Of May 11 Reopening; Europe Marks 75 Years Since End Of WWII Amid Lockdowns; European Restaurants Protest Lockdown; Feeding Thousands Across India. Aired 3- 4a ET
• U.S. Juggling Need to Reopen with Need for Public Safety; One in Five U.S. Workers File Jobless Claims Since Mid-March; One of Trump's Personal Valets Tests Positive for COVID-19; Analysis Shows No Coordinated U.S. Plan to Track Antibody Tests; U.K. Funeral Homes Deal with Rising Death Toll. Aired 4-4:30a ET
• New CDC Guidelines on Reopening Being Revised; Washington State has Kept COVID-19 Cases Low So Far; Some Rural California Counties Defy State Restrictions; Charges Files in Death of Georgia Jogger Caught on Video; French President Marks 75th Anniversary of VE Day; Hong Kong's New Reality as Pro-Democracy Activists Return. Aired 4:30- 5a ET
• Trump: "I See the New Normal Being What It Was Three Months Ago"; One of Trump's Personal Valets Tests Positive for COVID-19; Bleak U.S. Jobs Report Expected in Coming Hours; Georgia Men Charged with Murder of Jogger's Death. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Some California Counties Rejecting Strict Regulations; Analysis: No Coordinated U.S. Plan To Track Antibody Tests; Russia Has Fifth-Highest Number of Coronavirus Cases In The World. Aired 5:30-6a ET


CNN RIGHT NOW
• Did Not Air 1-2p ET


Connect the World
• Commemorating Victory in Europe Like Never Before; Global Vaccine Race; U.S. Unemployment Rate Soars. Aired 10-11a ET
• United Kingdom Observes 75th Anniversary With Scaled-Back Events; European Union Defends Letting China Censor Opinion Piece On COVID-19; Belgian Chefs' Jacket "Cemetery" Symbolizes Damaged Industry; Israeli Arab And Jewish Doctors Unite During Virus Battle; COVID-19 Misinformation Goes Viral Despite Efforts To Remove It. Aired 11a-12p ET


Erin Burnett Outfront
• U.S. Coronavirus Death Toll Surpasses 77,000; Pence Aide Katie Miller, Wife of Trump Aide Stephen Miller, Tests Positive for Coronavirus; Two Children Die in NY After Experiencing "Very Rare" Syndrome That may be Linked to Coronavirus; Oxford Researchers: Will Have Millions of Vaccine Doses by Sept; Record 20.5 Million Jobs Lost in April; Unemployment Rate Hits 14.7 percent, Highest Since Great Depression; U.S. Hits Worst Unemployment Rate Since Great Depression; Reports: MLB Days Away from Unveiling Plan for 2020 Season. Aired 7-8p ET


Early Start with John Berman and Zoraida Sambolin
• Did Not Air 4-5a ET
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First Move with Julia Chatterley
• Historic Month Of Job Losses For The U.S.; U.S. And China Trade Officials Agree To Strengthen Cooperation; Lessons Of The Great Depression. Aired 9-10a ET


Inside Politics
• Did Not Air 12-1p ET


New Day
• America Braces for Worst Jobs Report Ever; Dr. Birx: CDC Guidelines for Reopening will Be Edited, Released; Manufacturer: Only Enough Remdesivir for 200K Patients Worldwide. Aired 6-6:30a ET
• Father and Son Charged with Murder; DOJ Drops Flynn Case; Misinformation about Coronavirus. Aired 6:30-7a ET
• 47 States To Begin Reopening By This Weekend Despite Warnings; Father And Son Charged With Murder Of Ahmaud Arbery; Pandemic cripples airline industry as demand plummets. Aired 7-7:30a ET
• NYC Doctor Shares Coronavirus Video Diaries; Justice Department Drops Criminal Case Against Michael Flynn; Meat Plant Workers Say They Were Fired For Calling Out Sick. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• President Trump to be Tested Every Day for Coronavirus after His Valet Tests Positive; Video Resurfaces of White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany Criticizing President Trump as Republican Presidential Candidate; Gov. Phil Murphy (D-NJ) is Interviewed About the Coronavirus Pandemic and New Jersey Extending Public Health Emergency Until June; Millions of Americans Face Reality of Unemployment. Aired 8-8:30a ET
• Unemployment Soars for April; Father Speaks after Arrests in Son's Murder. Aired 8:30-9a ET


Quest Means Business
• U.S. Loses 20.5 Million Jobs In April, Worst Jobs Report In History; Stocks Higher Despite Record Job Losses In April; Some California Counties Rejecting Several Restrictions; World Marks 75 Years Since Allied Victory In Europe; U.S. Economy Suffers Biggest Job Losses In History; U.S. Vice President's Press Secretary Tests Positive For Coronavirus. Aired 3-4p ET


The Situation Room
• Coronavirus Hits West Wing; 20.5 Million Jobs Lost in April, Worst in U.S. History; U.S. Coronavirus Death Toll Surpasses 76,000; California the First State Borrowing from Federal Government to Pay Unemployment Benefits; Federal Agency says Removal of Vaccine Chief may have been Retaliation; Study: Travel to Georgia Spiked after Reopening; Some Meat Plants Reopening Despite Outbreaks; Key Model Forecasts 134,000 U.S. Deaths By Early August; Government Has Few Answers On How Hospitals Will Get Remdesivir. Aired 5-6p ET
• Coronavirus: Experts Who Predicted Pandemic Sound New Alarms; U.S. Hits Highest Unemployment Rate Since Great Depression; Vice President Pence's Press Secretary Tests Positive For Coronavirus; Interview With Detroit, Michigan, Mayor Mike Duggan; 20.5 Million Jobs Lost In April, Worst In U.S History; Hari Salons Open For Business In Texas. Aired 6-7p ET