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Cuomo Prime Time
• Biden Faces Questions On Stalled Agenda At CNN Town Hall; Biden At CNN Town Hall: I Think We're Going To Have To Move To "Fundamentally Alter" The Filibuster; House Votes To Hold Bannon In Contempt For Defying Subpoena. Aired 9.30-10p ET


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


Amanpour
• Those Left Behind in Afghanistan; Nicaragua Crackdown. Aired 1-2p ET


At This Hour
• House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Dems' Major Concessions on Spending Bill; Biden Backs Away from Raising Corporate Taxes to Pay for Agenda; Florida Authorities' Update on Search for Brian Laundrie; CDC Advisers Meeting on Mix-and-Match Boosters. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Soon: House to Vote on Charging Steve Bannon with Contempt; VP Kamala Harris to Campaign Today for Terry McAuliffe; Texas GOP Redraws Map as Senate Republicans Block Voting Bill; Aired 11:30-12p ET


The Lead with Jake Tapper
• Now: Full House Vote On Charging Steve Bannon With Contempt; Tonight: Biden To Pitch Economic Plans In CNN Town Hall; CDC Panel To Vote On Moderna, J&J Boosters; Local Police: Skeletal Remains, Clothing Found In Search For Laundrie; Next Texas Secretary Of State Defended Trump's Fraud Claims In PA; Danger For Relatives Of U.S. Service Members Stuck In Afghanistan. Aired 4-5p ET
• Durbin: Tax Hikes For Corporations, Wealthy Individuals Are Likely Off The Table After Opposition From Sinema; Rep. Pramila Jayapal, (D-WA), Is Interviewed About Tax Increase; Nine Republicans Voted To Hold Steve Bannon In Contempt Of Congress; V.A. Governor's Candidates Urge Early Voting In high-Pressure Race; New Poll: Youngkin Seizes Momentum, Now Tied With McAuliffe; Russia's Putin Makes Series Of Attention-Grabbing Decisions; FBI Identifies Human Remains As Brian Laundrie. Aired 5-6p ET


Don Lemon Tonight
• President Biden Answers Questions at a CNN Town Hall; Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) Was Interviewed About President Biden's Views; President Biden Remains Optimistic; GOP Voted No to Holding Bannon in Contempt. Aired 10-11p ET
• President Joe Biden Expresses Optimism About Deal On Expansive Domestic Policy Agenda; House Votes To Hold Steve Bannon In Criminal Contempt Of Congress; Sheriff's Office: Alec Baldwin Fired Prop Gun That Killed One, Injured Another On Movie Set; NYT: NFL Scrapping Race As A Factor In Concussion Settlements. Aired 11p-12a ET


CNN Newsroom
• Biden Strikes Optimistic Tone; Rep. Suzan DelBene (D-WA) Is Interviewed about Social Safety Net Plan; CDC Vaccine Advisers Meet Today; Laundrie's Parents Involved in Discovery. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• Petito Family Wants Answers; Laundrie's Parents Involved in Discovery; House Votes on Bannon Contempt Charge; Tonya James is Interviewed about Virginia's Race. Aired 9:30-10a
• White House Scrambles on Several Issues as Sinema Opposes Tax Hikes; Attorney General Garland Faces Contentious Hearing Before House Panel; Brian Laundrie's Parents Involved in Discovery of Human Remains. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• CDC Vaccine Advisers Meeting on Moderna and J&J Booster Doses, Mixing and Matching Boosters; Democrats Grapple Over Scaled-Back Social Safety Net Plan; Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) Speaks as Democrats Negotiate Over Spending Deal. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Interview With Rep. Jimmy Gomez (D-CA); Infrastructure Negotiations; President Biden Speaks at MLK Memorial Celebration. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• Rep. Jimmy Gomez (D-CA) Discusses Democrat Backlash Growing Against Sinema Over Her Opposition; Soon, Full House Vote on Charging Steve Bannon with Contempt; Family Attorney Say Strong Possibility Remains Are Brian Laundrie's; NFL Player Helps Deliver Baby Daughter at Home. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• The Search For Brian Laundrie; House Set to Vote on Bannon Criminal Contempt Charges. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Pelosi Doesn't Commit To Tax Hikes On Corporations And High Earners In Bill After Sinema Pushback; Five Veterans Advising Sen. Sinema Resign, Calling Her One Of The "Principal Obstacles To Progress"; Biden Ramps Up Agenda Sales Pitch As Democrats Race To Finalize Deal; Now: Debate Before Full House Vote On Bannon Criminal Contempt Charge. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Congress Debates Criminal Contempt Charges Against Steve Bannon. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Now, Debate Before Vote On Bannon Criminal Contempt Charge; House To Vote On Bannon Criminal Contempt Referral. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Vladimir Putin Approves Weeklong Workplace Shutdown Amid Surge; Brazil's Jair Bolsonaro Defiant After Panel Calls For Charges; Pan American Health Organization: 41 Percent Of People In Latin America And Caribbean Are Now Fully Vaccinated; COVID Cases Soar In U.K. And Other Parts In Europe; Former "400 Mawozo" Captive Describes His Ordeal; U.S. Toy Shops Face Uncertain Supply Christmas Rush; Report: Facebook Plans To Change Its Name Next Week. Aired 12-1a ET
• Coronavirus Pandemic; Tigray Conflict; North Korea Missile Test; Kidnapped In Haiti; Trade Deal; Company Rebrand. Aired 1-2a ET
• Missionaries Kidnapped In Haiti; Cop26 Held In Scotland In Just 10 Days; Gabby Petito Case. Aired 2-3a ET
• Health Experts Outrage of U.K.'s Inaction; Jair Bolsonaro Slammed Senate Investigations; India Vaccinated One Billion People; Monsoon Rain Killed 150 in Nepal and India; U.S. Still Want Diplomatic Talks with North Korea. Aired 3-4a ET
• Human Remains and Items Belonging to Brian Laundrie Found; House to Vote Today on Bannon Criminal Contempt Referral; U.K. Resists New COVID Measures Despite Rise in Cases; Brazil's Bolsonaro Defiant After Panel Calls for Charges; U.S. President Pushing Infrastructure and Climate Plans; Flooding, Landslides Kill at Least 150 People in Nepal and India. Aired 4:00-4:30a ET
• Negotiations Ongoing in Effort to Free 17 Missionaries; War Escalates as Ethiopia Conducts More Airstrikes; Evergrande Stock Falls After Property Management Deal Fails; Colombia Works to Ramp Up Pot Exports; South Korea Launches First Domestic-Made Rocket; One Win Away from the World Series. Aired 4:30-5a ET


Connect the World
• Space Week at Expo 2020; U.K. Health Authorities Fear COVID-19 Winter Peak; India's COVID-19 Death Toll Higher than Reported; Singapore Sees Surge in COVID-19 Cases and Deaths; Interview with Nobel Prize Winner, Journalist Maria Ressa; Scotland Announces Ambitious Space Strategy; NASA's Lucy to Explore Asteroids; Haiti Kidnappings; The UAE Tells the World Its Story. Aired 10-11a ET
• WHO Warns of COVID Rises; Remains Found in Florida Likely Brian Laundrie. Aired 11-12p ET


Erin Burnett Outfront
• FBI: Dental Records Confirm Brian Laundrie's Remains Found at Reserve; Police: Notebook Found has not been Opened; FBI Identifies Human Remains as Brian Laundrie; Police won't Comment on Whether a Weapon was Found; Trump Ally Bannon Found in Criminal Contempt: Referral Now at U.S. Atty's Office; New Jan. 6 Video Shows Disturbing Assault; Rep. Cori Bush (D-MO) Discusses About Merrick Garland's Stand on Prosecuting Steve Bannon; GOP Governor At Odds With Republicans On Employer Vaccine Mandates; Dems Struggle To Close Deal As Sinema Digs In, Opposes Tax Hikes; Biden Agenda Looms Larger Over Virginia Governor's Race. Aired 7-8p ET


Early Start with John Berman and Zoraida Sambolin
• Did Not Air. 4-5a ET
• Biden Expands Push for "Build Back Better" Plan; Brian Laundrie's Parents Help Investigators Find Human Remains; Today: Full House Set to Vote on Bannon Contempt Referral; CDC Set to Sign Off on Moderna and J&J Booster Shots. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Biden Touts Infrastructure And Spending Packages In Hometown Visit; Kidnappings Have Become A Common Occurrence In Haiti; CDC: Onions From Mexico Linked To Salmonella Outbreak. Aired 5:30-6a ET


First Move with Julia Chatterley
• From Singapore to Russia to the U.K., COVID Numbers Surge; Evergrande Multibillion Dollar Deal Collapses as Debt Deadlines Loom; PayPal Said to be Planning a Multibillion Dollar Bid on Pinterest. Aired 9- 10a ET


Inside Politics
• Texas GOP Rewards map as Senate Republicans Block Voting Bill; CNN Hosts Biden Town Hall at Critical Moment of Presidency; Biden Ramps up Agenda Sales Pitch as Dems Race to Finalize Deal; Today: Garland Testifies, House Votes on Bannon Contempt; CDC Advisers Reviewing FDA's Booster Authorizations Today. Aired 12-12.30p ET
• CNN: Sinema "Vulnerable," Could Face 2024 Primary Challenge; President Biden Speaks At MLK Memorial Celebration. Aired 12:30-1p ET


New Day
• Family Lawyer: Strong Likelihood Remains are Brian Laundrie's; Biden to Participate in Town Hall as Dems on Cusp of Deal; Rep. Jim Jordan Struggles to Answer January 6th Question; HBO Film Chronicles January 6th Insurrection. Aired 6-6:30a ET
• Pandemic Developments Across the Country; Court Struggles for Jury in Arbery Case; Drone Attack Targets U.S. Troops; California Welcomes Rain; Harris to Stump for McAuliffe; Texas Republicans Rig Districts. Aired 6:30-7a ET
• Tonight, CNN Hosts Biden Town Hall as Democrats on Verge of Deal; Today, Full House Vote on Charging Bannon with Contempt; Family Lawyer Says, Strong Likelihood Remains Are Brian Laundrie's. Aired 7- 7:30a ET
• CNN's Drew Griffin Confronts Doctor Spreading COVID-19 Lies, Disinformation; CNN's Clarissa Ward Goes to Corners of the World Where Democracy Is Dying; U.S. to Vaccinate Kids 5-11; CNN's John King Reveals Multiple Sclerosis Diagnosis on Air. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• Americans Getting Married at Older Ages than Previously; Senator Kyrsten Sinema Raises Objections to Methods of Paying for Social Spending in Senate Reconciliation Bill; Remains Found Which May be Brian Laundrie's. Aired 8-8:30a ET
• Bob Woodward is Interviewed about "Peril"; Trump Faces New Criminal Probe; Carmen Bolden Day is Interviewed about her Son's Death; College Athlete at 63-Years-Old. Aired 8:30-9a ET


Quest Means Business
• WeWork Surges On First Day Of Trade After SPAC Deal; Haitian Gang Leader Threatens To Kill Missionary Hostages; Federal Reserve To Ban Officials From Buying Individual Stocks; Trump Announces Media Company SPAC Deal; Beverage Firm Vita Coco Makes Public Debut; Evergrande's Multibillion Dollar Deal Fails; Call To Earth: Farming Seagrass; U.K. COVID-19 Cases Surge; Israel Reopens To Tourists November 1. Aired 3-4p ET


CNN Live Event/Special
• CNN Presidential Town Hall With President Joe Biden. Aired 8- 9:30p ET


The Situation Room
• Biden Preparing To Take Questions At CNN Town Hall; House Votes To Hold Steve Bannon In Contempt For Defying Subpoena; FBI Identifies Human Remains As Brian Laundrie; CDC Advisers Vote To Recommend Moderna, J&J Boosters, Endorsing FDA's Emergency Use Authorization. Aired 6-7p ET


CNN 10
• Haitian and U.S. Officials Push for Release of 17 Kidnapped Americans; Rare Sight Appears Near Australia; New Railway Connects China and Laos. Aired 4-4:10a ET


Hala Gorani Tonight
• Europe Battles Rising COVID Cases As Some Countries Reimpose Lockdowns; India Administers 1 Billion Vaccine Doses; Surgeons Successfully Test Pig Kidney Transplant In A Human; Haitian Kidnappings; Investigators Face Dangerous Conditions In Laundrie Search; Colombia Ramps Up Exports For Medical Marijuana; Leader Of Haitian Kidnappers Says He'll Kill Missionaries If Demands Are Not Met; Successful Transplant Of Pig Kidney To Human. Aired 2-3p ET