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Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees
• Ex-Cop Potter Guilty Of Manslaughter In Daunte Wright's Death; F.D.A. Authorizes Second Antiviral Pill As COVID Cases Surge; Trump Repeatedly Pushes Boosters After Previously Saying, He "Probably" Wouldn't Get One; Trump Files Supreme Court Appeal To Block Records Release; Holiday Travel Approaches Pre-Pandemic Levels Despite Covid- 19 Fears; Literary Legend Joan Didion Dead At 87. Aired 8-9p ET


Amanpour
• Interview with Brennan Center for Justice Senior Fellow Theodore R. Johnson; Interview with Hiker Jackson Parell; Interview with Hiker Sammy Potter. Aired 1-2p ET


At This Hour
• Studies Suggest Omicron Milder than Delta; FDA Approves Merck Antiviral Pill; House January 6 Committee Seeks Interview with Jim Jordan; Calls for Reduced Sentence for Colorado Truck Driver. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Restaurants Struggle As Omicron Cases Surge Across U.S.; Millions Of Families Struggle Without Child Tax Credit; Omicron Prompts New School Closures As More Districts And Universities Consider Return To Remote Learning. Aired 11:30-12p ET
• Trump Asks SCOTUS to Block Release of His White House Records to 1/6 Committee; Scramble for Tests Persists as Cases Over Soar in NY; Holiday Air Travel Tops Pre-Pandemic Levels as Omicron Surges; Trump Files Supreme Court Appeal to Keep White House Records from Congress; Tensions Run Between Ukraine, Russia. Aired 12-12:30p ET
• Studies In South Africa Suggest Omicron Causes Less Severe Illness Than Delta; Saudi Arabia Building Ballistic Missiles With China's Help; Putin Blames West For Growing Tensions Over Ukraine. Aired 12:30-1p ET


The Global Brief with Bianca Nobilo
• Did Not Air


The Lead with Jake Tapper
• Potter Guilty On All Counts In Fatal Shooting Of Daunte Wright; Early Studies: Risk Of Severe Illness Lower With Omicron Versus Delta; Biden Defends Pandemic Response As Omicron Surges Nationwide; Trump Files Supreme Court Appeal To Block Records Release; Putin Blames The West For Russia-Ukraine Border Tensions. Aired 4-5p ET
• Did Not Air. 5-6p ET


Don Lemon Tonight
• CDC Shortens Isolation Period for Health Care Workers with COVID; FDA Authorizes Second Antiviral Pill to Treat COVID-19; How to Gather Safely This Holiday as COVID Cases Surge; Potter Guilty on All Counts in Fatal Shooting of Daunte Wright; Clock's Ticking for AG to Approve No One's Above the Law; House Panel Asks Supreme Court to Say by Mid-January whether It's Taking Trump's January 6 Records Case. Aired 10-11p ET
• Did Not Air. 11p-12a ET


CNN Newsroom
• Studies Suggest Omicron Less Severe Than Feared; Biden: "Haven't Given Up" on Build Back Better Plan; Putin Blames West For Growing Tensions with Ukraine. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• Lawmakers Target Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH); President Joe Biden Plans Speech to Make One-Year Anniversary of Jan. 6th; Merck Gets Authorization for Antiviral Pill. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• FDA Authorizes Second Pill To Treat COVID-19; Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) Says He Is Reviewing January 6 Panel's Letter Seeking Interview; Biden Says He Intends To Run For Re-Election. Aired 10- 10:30a ET
• TSA Expects Today To Be One Of Busiest Travel Days Of Holiday Season; D.A. Asks Court To Reconsider Truck Driver's 110-Year Sentence; New COVID Protocols For College Football Playoff. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Trump Asks Supreme Court to Block Release of Documents; Trial Outcome Reached in Kim Potter Case; Omicron Less Severe Than Feared?. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• Trump Asks Supreme Court to Block Releases of Records to 1/6 Panel; Biden Says He Supports Filibuster Carve-Out for Voting Rights; Fed-Up Librarians Fight Back Against Texas Book Ban; Nurse: Worst Surge I've Seen So Far. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• Trump Asks Supreme Court to Block Release of Documents; Trial Outcome Reached in Kim Potter Case; Omicron Less Severe Than Feared?. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Kimberly Potter Found Guilty On All Counts. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Kim Potter Found Guilty of Manslaughter. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Potter Guilty Of Manslaughter In Fatal Shooting Of Daunte Wright; Early Studies: Omicron May Cause Less Severe Disease Than Delta. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• China Locks Down 13 Million People In Xi'an After Spike In Cases; Omicron To Be Dominant Across Europe By Next Month; U.K. Reports More Than 100,000 Cases For First Time; Top Researcher: South Africa Has Passed Omicron Peak; U.N.: One Million Children At Risk Of Dying Of Starvation; U.S. And U.N. Lift Restrictions To Allow More Aid In. Aired 12-1a ET
• China Locks Down 13m People in Xi'an After Spike in Cases; Studies: Hospitalization Much Less Likely with Omicron; U.S. Authorizes Its First Antiviral Pill for COVID; U.S. and U.N. Lift Restrictions to Allow More Aid In. Aired 1-2a ET
• Chinese City Under Strict COVID-19 Lockdown; One Million Afghan Children At Risk Of Starvation; Biden Indicates He'll Seek Reelection If Trump Runs. Aired 2-3a ET
• President Biden Looking Ahead to 2024; China Imposes Its Strictest Lockdown in Xi'an City; COVID Cases in South Africa Drops; FDA Approves Pfizer COVID Pill; January 6th Committee to Speak with Rep. Jim Jordan. Aired 3-4a ET
• FDA Authorizes First Pill To Treat COVID-19 In U.S.; Study: Boosters Offer Increased Protection Against Omicron; Biden Indicates He'll Seek Re-election If Trump Runs; China Locks Down 13M People In Xi'an After Spike In Cases; China Admits Winter Olympics Could Bring COVID Cases; Top Researcher: South Africa Has Passed Omicron Peak; Third Day Of Deliberations Ends Without A Verdict; U.S. Travel Numbers Near Pre-Pandemic Levels. Aired 4-4:30am ET
• Jan. 6 Committee Seeks To Interview Jim Jordan; Rally Organizers Sue To Block Jan. 6 Committee Subpoena; U.K. Reports More Than 100,000 Cases For First Time; Putin Holding Year-End News Conference; Kentucky Rescuers Find Two Babies In Tub After Tornados. Aired 4:30-5a ET


CNN Special Reports
• AC360 Special: Barack Obama On Fatherhood, Leadership And Legacy. Aired 11p-12a ET


Connect the World
• Studies Suggest Omicron Milder than Delta; U.S. FDA Approves Merck Antiviral Pill; South Korea Filling ICUs; Interview with Former Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Afghanistan's Future; Putin Accuses Ukraine of Seeking War; Tiananmen Square Memorial Removed from Hong Kong University; Scientists Open Time Capsule from 1880s. Aired 10-10:40a ET
• Organization of Islamic Cooperation met to Discuss Humanitarian Assistance for Afghan; Health Officials Battle Exponential Increase in Omicron Cases; Omicron Impact in South Africa much Milder than Delta; U.S. Intel: Saudi Arabia Building Missiles with China; Former Afghan Leader Reflects on U.S. Role in Regional Stability; Connect the World Wraps up 2021. Aired 11a-12p ET


Erin Burnett Outfront
• Ex-Officer Kim Potter Who Mistook Her Gun For Her Taser Found Guilty Of Manslaughter In Death Of Daunte Wright; House Asks SCOTUS To Speed Review Of Trump's Request To Block Release Of About 700 Pages Of WH Records To Jan 6 Panel; CDC Shortens Isolation Period For Health Care Workers With COVID; Trump: "People Aren't Dying When They Take The Vaccine"; U.S. Hospitals At Breaking Point; Allies Take Page From Trump, Sue To Block Records From Jan. 6 Committee. Aired 7-8p ET


Early Start with John Berman and Zoraida Sambolin
• Did Not Air. 4-5a ET
• FDA Authorizes For At-Home COVID Antiviral Pill; Biden Says U.S. in Better Shape, Wishes He Ordered Tests Sooner; Holiday Air Travel Takes Off, Nears Pre-Pandemic Levels; January 6th Panel Seeks Interview with Trump Ally Rep. Jordan. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• FDA Authorizes Paxlovid, First Pill To Treat COVID-19; Top Researcher: South Africa Has Passed Omicron Peak; Time Capsule From Pedestal Of Robert E. Lee Statue Opened. Aired 5:30-6a ET


First Move with Julia Chatterley
• Early Studies: Hospitalization Risk Lower with Omicron; Airline Stocks Fly Higher Amid Busy Holiday Travel; China Puts 13M People in Xi'an Under Strict Lockdown; Putin: NATO Must Guarantee Russia's Security Interests; Osterholm: U.S. Faces Imminent "Viral Blizzard"; Researcher: South Africa is Past Peak of Omicron Wave; How South African Scientists Discovered Omicron; Christmas Launch for Most Powerful Telescope Ever; Biden Touts Progress in Alleviating Supply Chain Problems. Aired 9-10a ET


Inside Politics
• Did Not Air. 12-1p ET


New Day
• Biden: Nobody Saw Omicron Coming; FDA Authorizes First Pill for COVID-19 Treatment; Biden in Favor of Eliminating Filibuster to Get Voting Rights Passed; Deliberations Continue in Kim Potter Trial. Aired 6-6:30a ET
• Fourth Day of Deliberations in Potter Trial; Maxwell Jury Requests Review; House Committee Seeks to Interview Jordan; Some Cities See White Christmas; Holiday Air Travel Takes Off; Families Face Financial Cliff without Child Tax Credit; Texas A&M Out of Gator Bowl. Aired 6:30-7a ET
• COVID Issues Force Texas A&M to Bow Out of Gator Bowl; Biden on Omicron Testing Shortages, Nothing's Been Good Enough; Biden Says Potential Run Against Trump Increases Desire to Run in 2024. Aired 7- 7:30a ET
• Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) Discusses New Vaccine Mandate; Saudi Arabia Building Ballistic Missiles With China's Help; Putin Holds News Conference Amid Rising Tensions Over Ukraine. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• Omicron Becoming Dominant Variant of COVID-19 in U.S.; FDA Approves Pfizer Pill for Treating COVID-19; Analyst Says President Biden Accomplishing a Lot as President Despite Low Poll Numbers. Aired 8-8:30a ET
• Doctor in Houston Handing Out Thousands of Masks as Omicron Surges; Jan. 6 Panel Looks to Interview for Trump Ally Rep. Jim Jordan; Perfectly Preserved Baby Dinosaur Discovered Inside Its Egg. Aired 8:30-9a ET


Quest Means Business
• U.K. Says Omicron Patients Much Less Likely To Need Hospital Care; Omicron Impact In South Africa Much Milder Than Delta; U.S. Commerce Secretary Says Omicron Will Not Hurt Supply Chain; Call To Earth: The UAE's Coral Reefs; Dozens Test Positive On Board Royal Caribbean Cruise. Aired 3-4p ET


CNN Live Event/Special
• CNN TONIGHT: Biden Admin Briefed By Experts In October On Need To Ramp Up Rapid Testing Before The Holidays; Trump Pushes Back On Vaccine Conspiracies; Hundreds Of Prosecutors Leave Philly D.A.'s Office. Aired 9-10p ET


The Situation Room
• Ex-Cop Kim Potter Guilty Of Manslaughter In Daunte Wright's Death; Omicron Surge Worsens Amid Holiday Travel Rush; Demand For Test Intensifies As Events Scaled Back. Aired 5-6p ET
• Holiday Travel Rush Under Way as Omicron Cases Hit New Highs; Ex-Cop Kim Potter Guilty of Manslaughter in Daunte Wright's Death; January 6 Committee Asks Supreme Court to Expedite Review of Trump's Appeal; Lawmaker Opens Up About Harrowing Armed Carjacking in Broad Daylight; Putin Doubles Down on Blaming the West for Tensions Over Ukraine During End-of-Year Conference. Aired 6-7p ET


Hala Gorani Tonight
• Putin Demands NATO Agree Not To Expand Eastward; Evidence Mounts That Omicron May Be Milder Than Delta; German Health Minister Calls For A Fourth Booster. Aired 14-14:28p ET