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Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees
• Nearby Church Hosting Beth Israel Congregation For Healing; Interview With Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY); 2020 Election Deniers, Conspiracy Theorists Seek Secretary Of State Officers In Key Battleground States; 2020 Election Deniers Running To Oversee Voting In Arizona In 20222; Massive Storm Slams East Coast From Florida To Maine; Tennis Star Novak Djokovic Is Back In Serbia After Being Deported From Australia; Tuskegee Airmen Brig. Gen. Charles McGee Dies At 102. Aired 8-9p ET


Amanpour
• Russian Threat to Ukraine; Interview With Rep. James Clyburn (D-SC). Aired 1-2p ET


At This Hour
• Thousands Of Flights Canceled Due To Winter Storm; China Drops Plans To Sell Tickets To Olympics Due To COVID; King Family Leads March To Demand Action On Voting Rights. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• How Should Biden Handle the Russia and Nord Stream 2?; Voting Rights Legislation; Kamala Harris Addressing Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta Virtually. Aired 11:30-12p ET


The Global Brief with Bianca Nobilo
• Tonga Mostly Cut Off After Massive Eruptions; Houthis Say They Launched Deadly Abu Dhabi Strike; U.S. Senators Vow to Provide "Lethal Arms" If Russia Invades. Aired 5-5:30p ET


The Lead with Jake Tapper
• Surgeon General: Next Few Weeks Of Omicron Wave Will Be Tough; Some Virginia School Districts Defy Governor Youngkin On Masks In Schools; U.S. Official: Putin's "Drumbeat Of War Is Sounding Loud;" Senate Expected To Take Up Election Reform Legislation Tomorrow; FBI Investigating Texas Hostage Standoff As "Terrorism-Related"; Novak Djokovic's French Open Future In Limbo Amid New Vaccine Rule. Aired 4- 5p ET
• Did Not Air. 5-6p ET


Don Lemon Tonight
• Nothing To Celebrate On MLK Day; President Biden Facing Mounting Pressure On Voting Rights; Hostage Survivors Recall Harrowing Experience; FBI And DHS Warns Faith-Based Communities; Omicron Cases Rising Worldwide. Aired 10-11p ET
• Battle To Pass Voting Rights Legislation; Capitol Riot Investigation; Pushing The Big Lie In Arizona, A Key Swing State; LSU Signs New Football Coach To Contract Worth $100 Million; Seven U.S. Senators Meet Ukraine's President In Kyiv Amid Fears Of Russian Invasion. Aired 11p-12a ET


CNN Newsroom
• Winter Storm Slams Southern U.S.; Winter Storm Cancels Flights; Winter Olympic Tickets Won't be Sold to the Public; Djokovic Back in Serbia; Omicron Has Not Peaked Yet; Hostage-Taker At Synagogue Identified; Derrick Johnson is Interviewed about Election Rights. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• Three Killed in Drone Attacks in Abu Dhabi; Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ) and Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE) are Interviewed about Computer Chip Bill; Maxwell Ends Fight to Keep Names Secret; Prince Harry Wants to Pay for Police Protection. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Winter Storm Passed Portions Of The South, Moved Into The Northeast; Tonga Eruption Likely The World's Largest In 30 Years; China Says Tickets For Winter Olympics Will Not Be Sold To General Public Due To COVID-19; Russia Denies There Are Russian Troops In Ukraine; UK National Identified As Texas Synagogue Hostage Taker. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Clyburn: Not Giving Up On Voting Rights Bills Yet; Court Hearing This Week For Oath Keepers Leader Charged With Seditious Conspiracy; Remembering Legendary CNN Stage Manager Jay Conroy. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• North Korea Launches More Ballistic Missiles; Terror in Texas; Winter Storm Pummels East Coast; Novak Djokovic Deported From Australia; China Making Changes to Olympic Attendance. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• North Korea Fires 2 Suspected Ballistic Missiles from Airport; Israeli Study Suggests Fourth Dose of Vaccine Boosts Antibodies; Mom of 1-Year-Old Talks About Son's hard Battle with COVID; Prince Andrew's Lawyers Want to Depose Accuser's Psychologist & Husband; Prince Harry Wants to Pay for Police Protection When in U.K. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• Terror in Texas; Winter Storm Pummels East Coast; Voting Rights Push. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Rabbi Describes Moment Hostages Were Able To Escape; FBI: TX Synagogue Hostage Situation "Terror-Related"; DHS Working With Congress To Increase Funding For Faith-Based Communities To Upgrade Security, Protect Against Terror And Hate Crimes; Djokovic Returns To Serbia After Losing Visa Appeal In Australia; France's Strict Vaccine Requirements Could Jeopardize Djokovic's Chance To Play In French Open; Winter Olympic Tickets Won't Be Sold To Public Because Of COVID; Efforts To Get Omicron Under Control. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Interview With Rep. Nikema Williams (D-GA); North Korea Launches More Ballistic Missiles; Terror in Texas; Winter Storm Pummels East Coast; Voting Rights Push. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Early Data From Israel: 4th Dose of Vaccine Yields Nice Increase in Antibodies, But May Not Prevent Omicron Breakthrough Infection; Ghislaine Maxwell Ends Fight to Keep Names Secret in Lawsuit; Prince Andrew's Lawyers Seek to Depose Giuffre's Psychologist, Husband; Underwater Volcano Near Tonga Erupts at Least Twice in 4 Days. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Tennis Star Leaves Australia after Losing Visa Appeal; North Korea Launches Two Suspected Ballistic Missiles; Australia to Send Humanitarian Aid to Tsunami-hit Tonga; China Grew 4% in Fourth Quarter; Concern Over India's Religious Festivals as Omicron Spreads; Cost of Weather Disasters Rising in the U.S.; Hong Kong Authorities Deny Suppressing Media Freedoms. Aired 12-1a ET
• Did Not Air. 1-2a ET
• U.S. Burdened by Severe Weather; Texas Synagogue Attacker was a British Citizen; Novak Djokovic Out of Australian Open; North Korea Fires Suspected Ballistic Missile. Aired 2-3a ET
• Bad Weather Heading into Northeastern U.S.; Pyongyang Test Fired Two Ballistic Missiles; Ukrainian Web Sites Hacked by Suspected Russian Operators; Hostage Taker Killed in Texas; French Parliament Passed New Health Bill; Novak Djokovic Back to Serbia. Aired 3-4a ET
• Much of Southeast Hit by Freezing Rain and Snow; Winter Storm System Now Moving Through Northeast; Australia to Send Humanitarian Aid to Tsunami-Hit Tonga; Colleyville Hostage-Taker Identified as British Citizen; North Korea Launches Two Suspected Ballistic Missiles; U.S. and Its Allies Look to Prevent Russian Invasion. Aired 4-4:30a ET
• Australian Open Begins Without Serbian Tennis Star; French Parliament Approves Controversial Vaccine Pass Bill; Eight Cities in China Reporting Omicron Cases; Prince Harry Seeks Right to Pay for U.K. Police Protection; Boris Johnson Faces Calls to Resign Over Lockdown Parties. Aired 4:30-5a ET


Connect the World
• Djokovic Back Home After Deportation; China Changes Olympic Ticket Distribution Amid COVID Surge; FBI: Texas Hostage Standoff Is Terrorism- Related. Aired 10-10:45a ET
• Serbia Welcomes Home Djokovic After Deportation; Israeli Study into 4th Vaccine Shot Finds Enhanced Antibodies, But may not be Enough to Protect Against Omicron; Witness: Hostage-Taker Said he wasn't Going to Leave Alive; South Korea: North Korean Missile Tests "Very Regrettable"; UK Opposition Leader Says PM Johnson "Broke the Law". Aired 11a-12p ET


Erin Burnett Outfront
• Pres. Biden: We Must Fulfill MLK Jr's "Unfinished Work"; Senate Expected To Take Up Voting Rights Tomorrow; Biden Pushes Voting Rights Legislation That Is Likely To Fail As Trump Fuels Unhinged Election Lies At Rally; Report: Russian Forces Arrive In Belarus For Joint Military Drills As Tensions Escalate With The West Over Ukraine; NYT: Trump Frustrated With One-Time Ally DeSantis; FBI Investigating Synagogue Hostage Ordeal As "Terrorism-Related"; France Makes Clear Djokovic Will Have To Be Vaccinated To Compete. Aired 7-8p ET


Early Start with John Berman and Zoraida Sambolin
• Did Not Air. 4-5a ET
• Brutal Winter Storm Wallops South U.S.; Two Teens Arrested in U.K. in Connection with Texas Synagogue Siege; Italian Nurse Charged with Administering Fake Vaccine. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Tensions Heighten Between Russia And Ukraine; British Prime Minister Johnson Faces Calls To Resign; Prince Harry Files Legal Challenge To Pay For U.K. Protection. Aired 5:30-6a ET


First Move with Julia Chatterley
• China Reports GDP Grew 8.1 Percent In 2021; Credit Suisse Chair Goes Amid Reports Of COVID Breaches; Three Killed In Suspected Drone Strikes In Abu Dhabi; Underwater Volcanic Eruptions Cause Significant Damage In Tonga; Beijing Locks Down Office Building After One Omicron Case; Djokovic Back In Serbia After Deportation From Australia; Concern Over India's Religious Festivals As Omicron Spreads; Tokens.com Pays $2.5 Million For Real Estate In The Metaverse; Hong Kong Journalists Describe Being Targeted By Police. Aired 9-10a ET


Inside Politics
• Tomorrow: Schumer Plans Senate Vote on Voting Rights; This Hour: Martin Luther King III, Civil Rights Leaders Join Speaker Pelosi and Dems to Push Voting Rights; Despite Activists Push Action, Doubtful Senate will Pass Democrats Voting Rights Bill; Trump Rewards Big Lie Loyalists with Phase at AZ Rally; VP Harris & Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff Volunteer at Martha's Table. Aired 12-12:30p ET
• Surgeon General: Next Few Weeks Of Omicron Wave "Will Be Tough"; Biden Battles Multiple Crises As He Closes First Year In WH; North Korea Conducts Fourth Presumed Missile Test In A Month. Aired 12:30-1p ET


New Day
• More Than 1,200 Flights Canceled as Winter Storm Wreaks Havoc on Skies; Sources: U.S. Intel Shows Hostage-Taker Not on Watchlist; 49ers Hold Off Cowboys after Chaotic Final Seconds; How Close are Ukraine and Russia to War?; North Korea Fires Missiles Overnight; U.K.'s Boris Johnson Under Pressure to Resign. Aired 6-6:30a ET
• Boris Johnson's Political Future amid Scandals; Cases Plunge in Earliest Omicron Hot Spots; Maxwell Drops Fight Over Names; Lindsey Vonn is Interviewed about the Olympics and Mental Health Struggles. Aired 6:30-7a ET
• Millions Hits by Snow, Ice, Tornadoes as Storms Disrupt Travel; Chilling New Audio of Hostage-Taker During Synagogue Standoff; Virginia School Districts Defy Gov. Glenn Youngkin's (R-VA) Mask Mandate Ban. Aired 7-7:30a ET
• Trump: The Vote Counter Is More Important Than The Candidate; Prince Harry Says He's Not Safe In U.K., Wants Police Protection; Is Macron's "Piss Off" The Unvaccinated Strategy Working? Aired 7:30-8a ET
• Snowstorms Hit Parts of U.S. South and Threatens East Coast, Disrupting Travel; Hostage Crisis Plays out Over 11 Hours at Texas Synagogue But Ends with No Deaths. Aired 8-8:30a ET
• Ian Bremmer is Interviewed about the Olympics; DOJ Investigating Trump; Laura Coates is Interviewed about her New Book. Aired 8:30-9a ET


Quest Means Business
• China Economy Slows As Lockdowns Threaten Supply Chains; Eight Cities In China Report Omicron Cases; Tennis Star Could Lose Key Sponsors Amid Vaccine Drama; Credit Suisse Chairman Resigns After Probe Into Conduct; World Economic Forum Meeting Virtually For 2nd Year; World's Billionaires Gained $5T In Wealth During Pandemic. Aired 3-4p ET


CNN Live Event/Special
• DEMOCRACY IN PERIL: Scant Hope For Voting Rights Action In Senate Clash Tomorrow; MLK's Family Presses Senate To Pass Voting Rights Legislation: "History Will Be Watching"; Three Retired Generals Pen Op-Ed: The Military Must Prepare Now For A 2024 Insurrection. Aired 9-10p ET


The Situation Room
• CDC Clears Up Omicron Guidelines; Texas Synagogue Hostage Taking Incident Raises Fears; Martin Luther King, Jr. Day And The Voting Rights; Biden's Voting Rights Push Falls Flat As Key Dem Warns Bills "On Life Support"; Voting Rights Bill Stall In Senate As U.S. Marks MLK Day; Rep. Khanna: CDC Director Walensky Should Step Down; Novak Djokovic Returns To Serbia After Visa Saga, Won't Play In Australian Open; Russia Dig In As Ukraine Standoff Deepens; North Koreans Rattling Nerves With Four Missile Tests In Just Two Weeks. Aired 5-6p ET
• FBI Says, Synagogue Standoff Terrorism-Related, Hostage-Taker Targeted Jewish Community; Walensky To Wall Street Journal, I Haven't Conveyed The Uncertainty Around COVID-19 Pandemic; MLK Family Says, Pass Biden's Voting Rights Bill; Former President Trump Spars With Florida Governor DeSantis Seen As Possible Rival; Power Outages, Coastal Flooding, Traffic Nightmares, In Wake Of Powerful U.S. East Coast Winter Storm. Aired 6-7p ET


Hala Gorani Tonight
• Unvaccinated Djokovic Risks Missing More Tournaments; China To Sell No Olympic Tickets To The General Public; Israel Reveals First Study Of Fourth Vaccine Dose; FBI Says Texas Hostage Case Was "Terrorism-Related"; Prince Harry In Legal Battle Over Police Security; North Korea Fires Off More Missiles. Aired 2-3p ET