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Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees
• Joe Biden Warns Unvaccinated Are Looking At A Winter Of Severe Illness And Death Due To Omicron; Former Homeland Security Official, Ken Cuccinelli Talks To January 6 Committee; Dominion Voting Wins Key Decision In Lawsuit Against Fox News; Activist Group Has Turned "Parental Rights" Into A Rallying Cry For Conservative Parents; Warrant Issued For Alec Baldwin's Cell Phone. Aired 8-9p ET


Amanpour
• Kim Jong-un's Reign; Ice Shelf Collapsing?; Interview With Former CDC Director Thomas Frieden; Interview With "The Great Successor" Author Anna Fifield; Interview With Distributed Artificial Intelligence Research Institute (DAIR) Founder Timnit Gebru. Aired 1-2p ET


At This Hour
• Fauci "Absolutely Certain" Omicron Will Be Dominant Variant in U.S. Soon; Colleges Shift Classes and Exams amid COVID-19 Surge; Haitian Gang Releases All Remaining Kidnapped Missionaries; Interview with Rep. James Comer on Biden's Pledge to Cover 100 Percent of Kentucky's Storm-Related Costs. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Biden & Manchin Talks At Standstill, Build Back Better Stalls; COVID Outbreaks In Pro Sports Postpone Games, Sidelines Players; Kim Potter To Testify Soon, Prosecution Rests Their Case. Aired 11:30a-12p ET


The Global Brief with Bianca Nobilo
• Remaining Haiti Hostages Freed; UK Reports Record COVID Cases; Chile's Upcoming Election. Aired 5-5:30p ET


The Lead with Jake Tapper
• CDC Vaccine Advisers Vote To Recommend Pfizer, Moderna Vaccines Over J&J's; GOP's Jim Jordan Forwarded Coup Plan To Meadows; Democrats Voice Frustration With Stalled Agenda; Sources: Talks Between Biden, Manchin at a Standstill; Defense Begins in Trial of Jeffrey Epstein Associate; Biden Awards Medal of Honore to Three Army Soldiers. Aired 4-5p ET
• Rep. Jordan Texted Conspiracy Theory Then Pushed To Join 1/6 Committee; Prominent Conservative Group Calls For Cheney, Kinzinger To Be Expelled From GOP Conference; Candidates At GOP Min Debate Suggest Biden's Win Wasn't Legitimate; Pelosi Rejects Ban On Stock Trading For Lawmakers; FMR. Defense Secretary" "Cyber Is The Most Dangerous Weapon In The World;" Facebook: 50,000 Users Targeted By Spy Networks; Polls: Most Unvaccinated (Still) Unwilling To Get COVID Shot Despite Omicron Threat; Coronavirus Surge Disrupts Colleges, Broadway & Sports; Most Hurricane-Strength Winds In One Day, First December Tornado Ever In Minnesota; Nevada Super Volcano May Hold Largest Lithium Deposit In The World; Bruce Springsteen Reportedly Sells Music Rights Worth Up To $500M. Aired 5-6p ET


Don Lemon Tonight
• COVID Cases In U.S. Not Slowing Down; Vaccine Are Being Pushed More By Health Experts; Democrats Not Happy With Sen. Joe Manchin; Louisiana Judge Under Fire For Using Racial Slurs; Rep. James Clyburn (D-SC) Was Interviewed About What's The Stand Of President Biden's BBB Bill Among Their Own Party; Claudette Colvin Finally Free. Aired 10- 11p ET
• Coronavirus Pandemic: Biden's Dire Warning For Unvaccinated Americans; President Biden Concedes Sweeping Spending Bill Won't Get Passed This Year; Interview With Former Senator Al Franken (D-MN); NBA And NFL Update COVID-19 Protocols; Activist Group, Moms For Liberty, 2022 Is The Year Of The Parent At The Ballot Box. Aired 11-12a ET


CNN Newsroom
• Weekly Jobless Claims; Colleges Shutting Down over Covid; Omicron Variant Markedly Resistant; Jordan Texted Meadows During Riot Storms Hit United States. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• U.S. Sets record for Hurricane-Force Winds; Keechant Sewell is Interviewed about Becoming the NYPD Commissioner; Sara Nelson is Interviewed about Covid and Flying. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Fauci: We're Already in The Middle of a COVID Surge; Jim Jordan Forwarded Text to Meadows Outlining Theory That Then-VP Pence Had Power to Stop Certification of 2020 Election; Biden, Manchin at Odds Over Child Tax Credit in "Build Back Better" Bill. Aired 10-10:30 am ET
• Defense In Ghislaine Maxwell Trial Begins Making Its Case; European Officials Warn Omicron Could Be Dominant Variants In Weeks; Fed To Slow Stimulus, Hike Interest Rates; Nation Grapples With Shortage Of Childcare Workers. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Republican Coup Plans?; No Payouts to Separated Migrant Families; Federal Reserve Targets Inflation; Concerns Grow Over Omicron Variant. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• Rep. Jim Jordan Reveals He Sent Coup Plan to Mark Meadows; Former Officer Kimberly Potter to Testify Soon; Central U.S. Endures Hurricane-Force Winds, Tornadoes; Soon, Biden to Present Medal of Honor to 3 Heroes. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• Concerns Grow Over Omicron Variant; President Biden Conducts Medal of Honor Ceremony. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Biden Awards Medal Of Honor To Three Army Soldiers; Rep. Jim Jordan Reveals He Sent Coup Plan To Mark Meadows. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Insurrection Probe; Joe Manchin Stalls Build Back Better Bill; Omicron Infections Rising. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• NYPD Top Cop Pick Highlights Industry's Lack of Female Leadership; CDC Advisory Panel Voted to Recommend Pfizer, Moderna Vaccines over J&J; DeSantis Introduces "Stop Woke Act" to Ban Critical Race Theory. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Rai Strengthens to Super Typhoon as it Nears Philippines; Omicron expected to be dominant in Europe by Mid-January; UK PM Johnson Reeling from Scandals, Tory Revolt; German Police Foil Alleged Plot to Kill Saxony Governor; Germany Accuses Russia of State- Sponsored Killing. Aired 12-1a ET
• Typhoon Rai Is Rapidly Intensifying As It Nears Landfall In The Philippines; Omicron Could Become Dominant In Europe By Mid-January; Conservative Revolt Over COVID Curbs Deals Stinging Blow To UK PM Johnson; German Police Foil "Anti-Vaxxer Murder Plot" Against State Premier. Aired 1-2a ET
• Super Typhoon Rai Makes Landfall In Philippines; Italy Starts Vaccinating Children Ages 5-11; U.K. Official: Omicron "Most Significant Threat" Of Pandemic; Russia, China Forge Closer Ties In Face Of Western Pressure. Aired 2-3a ET
• Typhoon Rai Hits Eastern Philippines; Philippine Red Cross Takes Preemptive Action; France Bans Travel from U.K.; Some European Countries Now Vaccinates Children; Six Men Arrested in Saxony, Germany. Aired 3-4a ET
• Storms Slam Parts of U.S. with Intense Winds, Tornadoes; Super Typhoon Rai Makes Landfall in Philippines; Senator Joe Manchin Wants Expanded Child Tax Credit Cut; U.K. Official: Fast-Moving Omicron a Very Serious Threat; Italy Starts Vaccinating Children Ages 5-11. Aired 4:00-4:30a ET
• Biden Pledges Government Aid in Tour of Damage Towns; Expert: Ex-Officer Not Justified in Using Deadly Force; Nations Resort to Tougher Measures as Omicron Spreads; Study: Sinovac Offers Insufficient Protection Against Omicron; Airline CEO's Grilled Over Covid Relief Money; Nearly 1,500 Documents Released on JFK Assassination. Aired 4:30-5a ET


Connect the World
• France to Block British Tourists as Omicron Surges; Equivalent of a Category Five Hurricane Hitting Philippines; France Toughens Restrictions on Travelers from UK; Haitian Gang Releases 12 Remaining Hostages; The Push to get Communities out of their cars in the Gulf Region; Nearly 1,500 Documents Released on JFK Assassination. Aired 11a-12p ET
• France to Block British Tourists as Omicron Surges; Italy Vaccinates Children 5-11; Third Dose of Moderna Offers "Substantial" Protection; Equivalent of Category 5 Hurricane Hitting Philippines; Bank of England Raises Rates in Surprise Move; New South Wales Sees Highest Daily COVID-19 Cases. Aired 10-10:40a ET


Erin Burnett Outfront
• Biden Warns Of A "Winter Of Severe Illness And Death For The Unvaccinated" That Will "Overwhelm" Hospitals; 5 GOP Candidates Evasive When Asked Whether Biden Won 2020; Jan 6 Panel Subpoenas Retired Colonel Who Circulated PowerPoint Doc On Way To Undermine Election Outcome; Biden Admits Build Back Better Will Miss Christmas Deadline; Manchin Admits Build Back Better Will Miss Christmas Deadline; Defense Calls First Witnesses In Potter Trial, Ex-Cop To Testify. Aired 7-8p ET


Early Start with John Berman and Zoraida Sambolin
• Did Not Air. 4-5a ET
• Historic Tornadoes, Winds and Storms Hit Wide Swath of Heartland; Trio of Public Health Concerns; Jaguars Fire Urban Meyer 13 Games Into 5-Year Deal. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Rising COVID And Flu Cases Spell Trouble For Healthcare Workers; Murder Plot Over Vaccine Mandate Foiled In Germany; Jaguars Fire Urban Meyer 13 Games Into 5-Year Deal. Aired 5:30-6a ET


First Move with Julia Chatterley
• UK Health Expert: No Reliable Omicran Data Before 2022; Bank of England Raises Rates in Surprise Move; Turkish Lira Sinks to Record Lows as Central Bank Cuts Rates; Super Typhoon Rai Slams into the Philippines; U.S. Investors Undeterred by Fed's Aggressive Taper; Fed Could Begin Hiking Rates in the Spring; J.P. Morgan Council: Cyber "The Most Dangerous Weapon"; Crypto Platform FTX Partners with Golden State Warriors; Meme Stock Traders' Favorite Reddit Files for IPO. Aired 9-10a ET


Inside Politics
• Fauci: "Absolutely Certain" Omicron will be Dominant Variant; COVID-19 Cases Surging across U.S. Before Holidays; U.S. faces new COVID-19 Reality with Omicron; Source: Manchin, Biden "Very Far Apart" on Spending Bill; Roger Stone to Appear Before 1/6 Committee Friday. Aired 12-12:30p ET
• Jordan Texted Conspiracy Theory Then Pushed To Join 1/6 Cmte; Federal Reserve Signals Multiple Rate Hikes Coming In 2022. Aired 12:30-1p ET


New Day
• Twin Threats: COVID, Flu Cases Rise Sharply Across U.S.; More Hurricane-Force Winds Reported Than Ever Before; Professional Sports Teams Grapple with COVID Outbreaks; Jacksonville Coach Fired 13 Games Into 5-Year Deal; Is Biden's 'Build Back Better' Plan Dead Until 2022?; Federal Reserve to Slow Stimulus, Hike Rates. Aired 6-6:30a ET
• Kinzinger Says Lawmakers Knew Siege Would Happen; Nation Grapples with Child Care Shortage; Walter Shaub is Interviewed about Pelosi's Comments. Aired 6:30-7a ET
• College Campuses Shutting Down as Outbreaks Grow; Extreme Weather Events Quickly Becoming the New Normal; Wyoming Republican on FOX, Right-Wing Targeting Liz Cheney. Aired 7-7:30a ET
• Interview With Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg On Biden Administration's Trucker Shortage Plan; Dallas Non-Profit Helping Refugee Women Thrive; Interview With Rep. Elissa Slotkin On Michigan Gun Safety Lapses. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• Liberal San Fran Mayor Cracking Down on "BS" Crime. Aired 8- 8:30a ET
• Michael Bouchard is Interviewed about Oxford Threats; Bob Ryan is Interviewed about His Comment about Steph Curry; Andy Duran Inspires Skaters. Aired 8:30-9a ET


Quest Means Business
• Omicron Causing Major Disruption across U.K.; France Bans Tourists over Omicron Fears; Top Broadway Shows Cancel Performances; Kenya Airways Adds Routes amid Vaccine Passport Debate; Billionaire to Invest in Botswana COVID-19 Vaccine Center; Call to Earth: Waste to Energy in Copenhagen; Profitable Moment. Aired 3-4p ET


CNN Live Event/Special
• CNN TONIGHT: President Biden: Omicron Spread "Going To Increase"; President Joe Biden Shifts Focus To Voting Rights: "Single Biggest Issue"; Chris Stirewalt On Fox News Hosts. Aired 9-10p ET


The Situation Room
• President Biden Warns Winter Of Severe Illness And Death For The Unvaccinated; Interview With Representative Adam Kinzinger (R-IL) About The January 6th Committee Investigation; Biden's Build Back Better Plan Stalled In The Senate; Prosecution Rests In Kim Potter Trial; NFL Updates COVID Protocols As Outbreaks Threaten Season; Death Toll In Tornado Outbreak Climbs To At Least 88. Aired 6-7p ET


Hala Gorani Tonight
• Omicron Sweeps Across Britain; U.K. Hospitality Sector Warns Of Collapse; Last Haiti Hostages Freed; Haitian Gang Releases All Remaining Kidnapped Missionaries; Fed Could Hike Rates In The Spring; Ghislaine Maxwell's Defense Begins; Equivalent Of Category 5 Hurricane Hitting Philippines; JPMorgan Council On Cyber's Dangers. Aired 2-3p ET