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Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees
• President Biden Calls For Changing Senate Rules To Pass Election Reforms; Interview With Rep. James Clyburn (D-SC); Interview With Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-IL); Dr. Fauci Hits Back At Sen. Paul About Dangerous Consequences Of Ongoing Misinformation In Pandemic; Georgia Voting Rights Advocate Stacey Abrams Raises Eyebrows By Skipping Pres. Biden's Speech On Voting Rights In Georgia; Massachusetts Schools Use Dogs To Detect Covid-19. Aired 8-9p ET


Amanpour
• Three Songs For Benazir; Turmoil in Libya; Interview With Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger; Interview with Elizabeth Mirzaei and Omar Mullick of "Three Songs for Benazir"; Interview with Carl Bernstein on New Book, "Chasing History". Aired 1-2p ET


At This Hour
• Top U.S. Health Officials Testify on Capitol Hill; U.S. Shatters All-Time Record for COVID-19 Hospitalizations. Aired 11- 11:30a ET
• Stacey Abrams, Some Voting Rights Groups to Skip Biden Speech; New York Times Reports, Pence and 1/6 Committee Engage in High-Stakes Dance Over Testimony; Australia Border Officials Investigate if Djokovic Lied on Entry Form. Aired 11:30-12p ET


The Global Brief with Bianca Nobilo
• Ballistic Missile Launch In North Korea; Leaked Email Exposes No. 10 Party; Mistaken Artificial Sun in China. Aired 5-5:30p ET


The Lead with Jake Tapper
• VP Harris Speaking Before Biden Speech On Election Reform; President Biden Delivering Remarks On Election Reform. Aired 4-5p ET
• Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester, (D-DE), Is Interviewed About Election Reforms; Biden Calls For Changing Senate Rules To Pass Election Reforms; Hospitalizations Hit Record High: Vast Majority Are Unvaccinated; Biden Yet To Fix COVID Test Shortages After Year In Office; Jan. 6 Committee To Seek Information From Giuliani At Some Point; North Korea Launches Second Missile Test In A Week; NORAD: U.S. Grounded Some West Coast Planes As A Precaution After North Korea Missile Launch. Aired 5-6p ET


Don Lemon Tonight
• President Biden Standing Against Republicans; Dr. Anthony Fauci Fights Back; Too Late For Voting Rights; Sen. Rand Paul Raise Funds Out Of Dr. Fauci's Safety; Divisions Don't Move A Needle During Pandemic. Aired 10-11p ET
• Biden Calls For Changing The Filibuster To Pass Voting Rights Bills; Top Republicans Stand Up For Senator Rounds After He Is Attacked By Trump For Telling The Truth About Election; Jan. 6 Committee Chair Says Giuliani Is Of Interest To The Committee; Australia Investigating Whether Djokovic Lied On The Travel Form. Aired 11p-12a ET


CNN Newsroom
• Surge Pushes U.S. To New Covid Record; LA Returns to In-Person Learning; Chicago Students Go Back to Class Tomorrow; Kathryn Rose is Interviewed about Chicago Classes Resuming; Biden Heads to Atlanta; Marc Morial is Interviewed about Biden's Speech. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• Judge Questions Trump's Claim of Immunity; Jordan Hasn't Agreed to Talk to January 6th Committee; U.S. Says No Breakthrough in Russian Talks; Russia Issues Non-Starter in Talks; Ground Stop Issued Over North Korean Missile Launch; Georgia Beats Alabama. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Voting Rights Groups to Biden, Don't Come to Atlanta Without Clear Plan; Surge Pushes U.S. to New COVID Hospitalization Record; Vast Majority of Those Hospitalized Are Unvaccinated. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Kazakhstan President Says, Russian-Led Military Bloc to Leave Country Within Ten Days; Genetically-Modified Pig Heart Transplanted into Man; Now, Fed Chair Testifies at Confirmation Hearing for Second Term. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Omicron Surging; President Biden Set to Deliver Address on Voting Rights. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• Lawmakers Raise Questions About Capitol Security And Domestic Terror; DOJ Forms New Domestic Terrorism Unit To Fight Growing Threat; Judge Questions Trump Claim Of "Absolute Immunity" In J6 Lawsuits; Georgia D.A. Says Decision On Trump Election Interference Case Will Come Soon; Australia Investigating Djokovic's Visa Application; McCarthy Vows To Remove Democrats From Committees If GOP Wins House. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• President Biden To Visit MLK's Grave In Georgia; Ahead Of Voting Rights Speech; Some Georgia Voting Rights Groups To Skip Biden's Speech In Atlanta; Hospitals Struggling Under COVID Surge, Staffing Shortages. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Jan. 6th Committee Plans To Seek Information From Rudy Giuliani; DOJ Forms New Domestic Terrorism Unit Amid Growing Threat; Capitol Police Chief Says Lack Of Staffing Is Hurdle; Biden & Harris Lay Wreath At MLK Crypt Ahead Of Voting Rights Speech; Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wi) Discusses Passing Voting Rights Legislation; Man Receives Pig Heart In First-Of-Its-Kind Transplant. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• COVID and Schools; January 6 Commission Seeks Information From Rudy Giuliani; Omicron Surging; President Biden Set to Deliver Address on Voting Rights. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• CDC Director: Vaccines, Testing Keep Schools Open Safely; Harris Health System Treating Record Number of Covid Patients; Unvaccinated Push U.S. Hospitalizations to New Pandemic Record; Biden Will Give Urgent Speech Pushing Voting Rights Laws; North Korea Launches 2nd Suspected Missile in a Week; Kaine Gets Highway Survival Kit: Blanket, Orange, Dr. Pepper. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Novak Djokovic Wins Australia Visa Case And Returns To Training; No Major Breakthrough At U.S.-Russia Meeting In Geneva; Kazakh Official: Russian Troops Will Leave Soon; China Puts More Cities On Lockdown As Omicron Spreads; Italy Sees Record Cases Despite High Vaccination Rate; Novak Djokovic Thanks Australian Judge For Visa Ruling. Aired 12-1a ET
• Djokovic "Grateful" Visa Cancelation Overturned; No Major Breakthrough at U.S. Russia Meeting in Geneva; China Puts More Cities on Lockdown as Omicron Spreads. Aired 1-2a ET
• Djokovic Grateful Visa Cancellation Overturned; Russian Diplomat Warns Of Risks OF Confrontation; NATO Talks Set For Wednesday After U.S.-Russia Meeting. Aired 2-3a ET
• Children Will be Back to School; President Biden Eager to Pass His Bills; Lawsuits Filed to Hold Former President Trump Accountable; No Done Deal Between U.S. And Russia. Aired 3-4a ET
• Chicago Teachers to Return to In-Person Learning; Some Parents, Teachers at Odds Over Protocols; Djokovic Grateful Visa Cancellation Overturned; President Tokayev: Russian-Led Troops to Withdraw in 10 Days; Lawsuits Seek to Hold Trump, Allies Accountable; No Major Breakthrough at U.S.-Russia Meeting in Geneva. Aired 4-4:30a ET
• Northern U.S. to See Coldest Air of the Season; Boris Johnson's Staff Invited to Party During 2020 Lockdown; China Puts More Cities on Lockdown as Omicron Spreads; Self-Closing Door Issues are Focus of Bronx Apartment Fire Investigation; Georgia Fans Celebrate College Football Championship. Aired 4:30-5a ET


Connect the World
• WHO Europe Says Omicron Is Sweeping West to East on Top of Delta; U.S. Public Health Officials Push for Upgraded Face Masks; Novak Djokovic Investigated over Australia Entry Form; European Parliament President David Sassoli Dies at Age 65; U.N. Appeals for Record $4.4 Billion for Afghanistan; Taliban Met with Resistance Commander; Kremlin Not Optimistic after Talks with U.S. over Ukraine; New U.S. Quarter Honors Poet Maya Angelou. Aired 10-10:40a ET
• Saudi Princes Released After Three Years in Jail; Briefing After High-Stakes Russia-U.S. Talks on Ukraine; Soon: Press Briefing after U.S.- Russia Meeting on Ukraine; China's Tianjin Goes Into Partial Lockdown as Omicron Spreads; Tennis Star says he wants to Stay and Compete at the Australia Open; Djokovic wins Appeal but May Still be Deported. Aired 11a- 12p ET


Erin Burnett Outfront
• Biden Pushes To Change Senate Rules To Pass Voting Rights Bills; Biden: "The Battle For The Soul Of America Is Not Over"; Chicago Teachers Union Members Voting On Reopening Schools; GOP Senator To Republicans Downplaying Jan 6: "You Can't Erase It;" McCarthy Vows To Remove Dems From Committees If GOP Wins House; Questions Grow Over White House's Failure To Ramp Up Testing Sooner; Australia Investigating Whether Djokovic Lied On Travel Form. Aired 7- 8p ET


Early Start with John Berman and Zoraida Sambolin
• Did Not Air. 4-5a ET
• Chicago Teachers Union Agrees to Return to Classroom; Biden Heads to Atlanta to Make Case for Voting Rights Laws; Australian Border Force Probing If Djokovic Lied on Entry Form. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Biden To Push For Voting Protections During Visit To Atlanta; Georgia Bulldogs Win College Football National Championship; 160 Dead, Thousands Held, As Russian Troops Stabilize Region. Aired 5:30-6a ET


First Move with Julia Chatterley
• Djokovic Returns To Training Amid Visa Drama; China Sends 4,000-Plus Students To Quarantine Facilities; UK PM Hit By New Revelations Of Party During Lockdown; Kazakhstan Confirms New Prime Minister; Russian Troops Set To Leave; Markets Fear A Policy Mistake If Fed Tightens Too Quickly; AirAsia Launches Superapp As COVID Shakes Up Travel; Tesla Co-Founder On Recycling Batteries For Electric Cars; Heart Transplant Makes History. Aired 9-10a ET


Inside Politics
• Biden: "I Will Not Flinch" on Voting Rights Fight; Voting Rights Group to Biden: Skip Speeches, Deliver Action; Biden to Paint Voter Suppression as Threat to the Nation; CDC: Director Schools should be Fist to Open and Last to Close; Federal Judge Questions Trump's Immunity from Liability for Jan 6. Aired 12-12:30p ET
• Federal Judge Questions Trump's Immunity From Liability For Jan. 6; GOP Senator: It's Time To Acknowledge Trump Lost; McCarthy Says As Speaker He'd Remove Dems From Committees. Aired 12:30-1p ET


New Day
• Unvaccinated Push U.S. Hospitalizations to Pandemic Record; Chicago Teachers Union Agrees to Return to Classrooms; Voting Rights Groups Boycotting Biden's Speech in Atlanta about Voting Rights Legislation; Georgia Beats Alabama to Win 1st National Title Since 1980; Judge Suggests Trump Could be Held Liable in Siege. Aired 6- 6:30a ET
• Colorado's Governor Pushes Covid Strategy; Rounds Dismisses Trump's Criticism; Amanda Feindt is Interviewed about Poisoned Water on her Military Base. Aired 6:30-7a ET
• Voting Rights Groups Boycotting Biden's Speech Today in Georgia; Unvaccinated Push U.S. Hospitalizations to Pandemic Record; Chicago, Teachers Reach Deal to Reopen Classrooms Wednesday. Aired 7- 7:30a ET
• U.S. Man Receives Heart From Pig In First Surgery Of Its Kind; GOP State Senator: Teachers Need To Be "Impartial" On Nazis; Treasury Warns Taxpayers: Your Refund May Be Delayed. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• President Biden and Vice President Harris to Speak in Atlanta about Voting Rights Legislation in Congress; Rep. Joyce Beatty, (D-OH) Interviewed on Challenges in U.S. Senate to Passing Voting Rights Legislation; Australian Border Force Investigating Whether Tennis Star Novak Djokovic Submitted False Travel Declaration; Chicago Teachers' Union Agree to Resume In-Person Learning. Aired 8-8:30a ET
• Fox Reporter Pushes Anti-Vax Talking Points; Tragic Trend of Anti-Vaxxers; Judge Lina Hidalgo is Interviewed about Covid Hospitalizations; Katie McGrady is Interviewed about Pope Francis' Comments. Aired 8:30-9a ET


Quest Means Business
• Federal Reserve Chair In The Hot Seat; W.H.O. Says Omicron Could Infect Half Of Europe; Emirates CEO Says Things Are Looking Better After Two Years; Novak Djokovic Returns To Training Amid Visa Drama; Ken Griffin Selling $1.2 Billion Stake In Citadel; Inside Expo 2020; Dubai Oyster Project. Aired 3-4p ET


CNN Live Event/Special
• CNN TONIGHT: Biden Calls On Senate To Change Filibuster Rules To Pass Voting Rights Bills: "I'm Tired Of Being Quiet"; Dr. Fauci Clashes With GOP Senators In COVID Response Hearing; NYPD Commissioner Meets With Manhattan D.A. After Clash Over New Prosecution Policies. Aired 9-10p ET


The Situation Room
• Biden Says, I'm Tired Of Being Quiet About Threat To Voting Rights; Dr. Fauci Says, Omicron Will Eventually Find Just About Everybody; January 6 Committee Plans To Seek Information From Rudy Giuliani; Australia Border Officials Investigating If Tennis Star Novak Djokovic Lied On Travel Declaration; Justice Department Forms New Domestic Terrorism Unit. Aired 6-7p ET


CNN 10
• U.S. Says No Breakthrough in "Frank and Forthright" talks with Russia Over Ukraine Border Crisis; Different responses to COVID; Historic European Sleep Patterns; "Bilingual" Dogs. Aired 4-4:10a ET


Hala Gorani Tonight
• World Health Organization Warns Omicron Could Soon Infect Half Of Europe; Novak Djokovic Back In Training After Winning Visa Case; Doctors Successfully Transplant A Pig Heart Into A Human; NATO-Russia Tensions; U.N. Appeals For Record $4.4 Billion For Afghanistan; Ugandan Schools Reopen After World's Longest COVID-19 Shutdown; U.K. Prime Minister's Secretary Invited More Than 100 Staff To Lockdown Party. Aired 2-3p ET