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Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees
• Georgia DA Granted Special Grand Jury To Probe Trump Election Interference; About 8,500 Troops On Heightened Alert As Biden Meets With European Leaders Amid Ukraine War Fears; Former A.G. Barr Had Preliminary Discussion With January 6 Panel; After Omicron Surge, What Comes Next?; Covid Deaths Surpasses 2,000 A Day For The First Time Since September; Pres. Biden Caught On Hot Mic Calling Fox Reporter "A Stupid Son Of A Bitch"; Florida Bill Seeks To Ban Some Schools From "Encouraging" Conversations Of Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity. Aired 8-9p ET


Amanpour
• Interview With Conductor Marin Alsop; Interview With Former Afghan President Hamid Karzai. Aired 1-2p ET


At This Hour
• Ukraine Tensions Escalate As Biden Weighs Military Options; U.S. Supreme Court To Hear Challenges To Affirmative Action; Former Attorney General Bill Barr Speaks With 1/6 Cmte. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Trial Begins of Ex-Cops Accused of Violating George Floyd's Civil Rights; Fauci Says, Omicron Peaking in U.S., But Warns of More Pain Ahead; New Documentary Takes Critical Look at Disney's Pay Practices. Aired 11:30-12p ET


The Global Brief with Bianca Nobilo
• NATO Members Put Forces On Standby As Crisis Deepens; Military Says It Has Taken Control Of Burkina Faso; Boris Johnson's Birthday Bash. Aired 5-5:30p ET


The Lead with Jake Tapper
• Biden Talks With European Leaders As Russia Tension Escalates; Fauci: Omicron Wave "Going In The Right Direction;" Former AG William Barr Having "Conversations" With January 6 Committee; Pentagon: Missiles Aimed At UAE Base Intercepted By U.S. Forces; Police, Children Among Victims In Violent Weekend Of Shootings. Aired 4-5p ET
• Pentagon Puts 8,500 Service Members On High Alert For Eastern Europe; Rep. Michael McCaul (R-TX) Is Interviewed On The Russia- Ukraine Conflict; Sen. Sinema Censured By Arizona Democrats; Gonzaga University Suspends John Stockton's Season Tickets Over Mask Rules; Commentator Calls Pandemic Policy A "Moral Crime". Aired 5-6p ET


Don Lemon Tonight
• JFK's Nephew Getting Slammed Over Holocaust Comments; Newt Gingrich Wants To See January 6th Committee Behind Bars; Pentagon Alerts U.S. Troops; Russia Plans Its Moves In Ukraine; Stock Markets Rattled By Mixed Uncertainties. Aired 10-11p ET
• Escalating Russia-Ukraine Tensions; GA D.A. Gets Go-Ahead For Special Grand Jury To Gather Evidence About Trump's Election Interference; Former AG Bill Barr Meets Informally With January 6th Committee; RFK, Jr. Invokes Nazi Germany In Anti-Vax Tirade; Former Minneapolis Police Officers' Trial Begins For Allegedly Violating George Floyd's Civil Rights; NFL's Overtime Rules Under Fire; W. Kamau Bell: 'We Need To Talk About Bill Cosby.' Aired 11p-12a ET


CNN Newsroom
• Biden Briefed on Options if Russia Invades Ukraine; NATO Allies Put Forces on Standby; Staff Reductions at U.S. Embassy in Ukraine; Steps to Address Crime in New York City; William Barr Talked with January 6th Committee; Gingrich Comments about January 6th Committee. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• Virginia Mask-Optional Mandate for Schools Takes Effect Today; Boris Johnson Eases Covid Restrictions; Evelyn Farkas is Interviewed about Russia and Ukraine; Supreme Court Reconsiders Race-Based College Admissions. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Biden Considers Raising U.S Troop Levels in Europe; New York City Mayor Vows Real Plan on Guns After Officer Killed; Former A.G. William Barr Having Conversations with January 6 Committee. Aired 10- 10:30a ET
• COVID-19 Cases and Hospitalizations Have Started to Drop; Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) Under Fire for Slew of Controversial Proposals; Gonzaga Suspends NBA Legend's Season Tickets Over Mask Refusal. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Markets Down; Interview With Former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine William Taylor; Russia Tensions; Interview With National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Director Dr. Anthony Fauci. Aired 1- 1:30p ET
• Jan 6th Committee Member: Barr Spoke with Us "More Than Once"; No DOJ Decision on Meadows Nearly 6 Weeks after Contempt Referral; Federal Trial Beings for Ex-Officers in George Floyd's Death; Supreme Court to Hear Landmark Affirmative Action Challenge on College Admissions; Passenger Accused of Exposing Himself, Wild Behavior on Flight from Dublin to NY. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• Republicans Threatening to Jail Democrats If They Win Back Congress?; President Biden to Speak With European Leaders. Aired 2- 2:30p ET
• Pentagon Gives Briefing As Russia-Ukraine Tensions Escalate; Markets Down Sharply On Inflation Fears and Ukraine Uncertainty; Arizona Dem Party Censures Sen. Sinema for Filibuster Vote. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Boris Johnson Under Fire; Interview With State. Rep. Anna Eskamani (D-FL); Florida House Committee Passes 'Don't Say Gay' Bill; Virginia School Mask Mandate Fight; Republicans Threatening to Jail Democrats If They Win Back Congress?; President Biden to Speak With European Leaders. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• New York City Mayor Unveils Plan to Combat Gun Violence and Rising Crime; Fulton County, Georgia DA Granted Special Grand Jury to Probe Trump's Election Interference; U.S. Cases and Hospitalizations Still Very High but Starting to Drop. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• U.S. State Department Reducing Staff at Embassy in Ukraine; Fears Mount Over a Possible Russian Invasion of Ukraine; Some Governments Threaten Unvaccinated with Fines, Taxes; Hong Kong Housing Estate Under Lockdown Amid outbreak; Wuhan Two Years Later: Legacy of China's COVID Policies; Environmental Damage from Peruvian Oil Spill Could be Long-Lasting; Hong Kong Struggles to Cope with Mental Health Crisis. Aired 12-1a ET
• Biden Presented With Options To Bolster Troop Levels in Europe As Russian Troops Mass on Ukraine; Protest Against Coronavirus Restrictions Turns Violent in Brussels; Efforts To Contain The Virus Across Asia; Hong Kong Housing Estate Under Lockdown Amid Outbreak; Syrian Kurdish Forces Tighten Siege After Islamic State Prison Break; Saudi-Led Coalition Denies Targeting Yemeni Detention Center. Aired 1- 2a ET
• Mounting Russian Invasion of Ukraine Feared; Falling U.S. COVID Cases; China Sends Warplanes Inside Taiwan's Air Defense Zone; Two Police Killed, One Injured Due to Rising Gun Violence. Aired 2-3a ET
• U.S. Citizens Advised to Leave Ukraine; U.S. State Department Release Caution to Embassy Staff; Experts Warns Biden Administration to Take Preemptive Measures; Anti-Vax Protesters Gathered at the National Mall; ISIS Inmates Took Control of Prison Cell. Aired 3-4a ET
• U.S. Warns of Swift Response if Russia Invades Ukraine; EU Foreign Ministers Meeting to Discuss Ukraine Security; Hope that U.S. May Turn Corner in Latest Covid Wave; Taiwan: China Sent 39 Warplanes Into Air Defense Zone; Weekend Protests Across Europe and in D.C. Over Restrictions, Mandates. Aired 4-4:30a ET
• Two New York Police Officers Shot Amid Rising Crime; Assange to Learn if He Can Appeal U.K. High Court Ruling; Siege Tightens After ISIS Prison Break in Syria; Wuhan Two Years On: Start of China's Zero COVID Policy. Aired 4:30-5a ET


Connect the World
• UK: Russia Plans To Install Pro-Russian Leader in Ukraine; France, Russia, Germany, Ukraine To Hold Talks Wednesday; Biden Given Options to Boost Forces in Baltics, E. Europe; UAE: Ballistic Missiles Intercepted Over Abu Dhabi; Dozens of Chinese Warplanes Fly into Taiwan's Airspace; U.S. Stocks Tumble, DOW Falls 700+; Beijing 2022 Lowers COVID Testing Threshold Ahead of Games; Nigeria Knocked Out of Africa Cup of Nations; Aired 10-11a ET
• Source: Biden Weighing Sending up to 5,000 Troops to Region; Siege Tightens After ISIS Prion Break in Syria; Omicron, Olympics Test China's COVID-Free Fight; NATO Chief Holds Urgent Meetings with European Ministers; U.S. Considers Sending Troops to Eastern Europe; Environmental Groups: Volcano Damage could be Long-Lasting. Aired 11a-12p ET


Erin Burnett Outfront
• Biden: "Total Unanimity" In Call With European Allies On Russia; Sen. Mike Rounds (R-SD) Discusses About The Deployment Of 8,500 U.S. Troops To Ukraine; Georgia DA Gets Go-Ahead For Special Grand Jury Allowing Her To Gather Evidence About Trump's Election Interference; Top Dems Defend Arizona Censure Of Senator Sinema; Hong Kong Massacres Hamsters COVID Fears, Pet Owners Outraged. Aired 7-8p ET


Early Start with John Berman and Zoraida Sambolin
• Biden Ramps Up Pressure As Putin Mulls Ukraine Invasion; EU Foreign Ministers Meet in Brussels Over Ukraine-Russia Crisis; Trial Begins for 3 Officers Indicted in George Floyd Murder. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Major American Cities Focus On Gun Violence; Fauci: U.S. Covid Wave "Going In The Right Direction"; China Flies Warplanes Over Taiwan After U.S.-Japan Show Of Force. Aired 5:30-6a ET


First Move with Julia Chatterley
• U.S., UK Withdraw Some Staff from Ukraine Embassies; Six New COVID Cases Connected to Beijing Olympics; Peloton Suffers Another Bad Portrayal in TV Show; Oxfam Report: Richest Prosper while 99 Percent are Worse Off; Colombia Takes Measures to Tackle Fourth COVID-19 Wave; Code Green, World of Women Launch Joint Auction; Woman Finds $3M Winning Lottery Prize in E- mail. Aired 9-10a ET


Inside Politics
• Biden Considers Sending Troops to Eastern Europe to Deter Putin; U.S. State Department Orders Families of Embassy Personnel in Ukraine to Evacuate as Fear of Russian Invasion Escalates; DOW drops more than 1,000 Points; Source: Former AG Barr had "Preliminary" Talk with 1/6 Committee; Fauci: Omicron Wave is going "In the Right Direction". Aired 12-12:30p ET
• Thousands Protest Vaccine Mandates At D.C. Rally; Arizona Dem Party Censures Sen. Sinema For Filibuster Vote. Aired 12:30-1p ET


New Day
• 49ers Win Play-off Game in Last Seconds; Biden Considers Deploying U.S. Troops to Putin's Doorstep; Police on High Alert after Deadly Shootings in NYC, Texas; Cheney Hits Gingrich for Saying Committee Members May Be Jailed. Aired 6-6:30a ET
• RFK Junior Invokes Nazi Germany. Trial in George Floyd's Murder; Boris Johnson Drops Covid Restrictions; Beijing Olympics Begin Amid Controversy. Aired 6:30-7a ET
• NFL's Most Thrilling Weekend of Playoff Football in History; Biden Considers Deploying U.S. Troops to Putin's Doorstep; Trump Rips Panel for Pursuing Ivanka, Despite Fact She was Adviser. Aired 7-7:30a ET
• Commentator Calls Pandemic Policy A "Moral Crime"; China Marks Two Years Since Wuhan Lockdown Days Ahead Of The Olympics; Adele Facetimes Fans Who Went To Vegas For Postponed Shows. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• Fan Receives Video Call from Singer Adele; U.S. Evacuating Nonessential Personnel and Their Family Members from Embassy in Ukraine Ahead of Possible Russian Incursion; NFL Holds Playoff Games over Weekend. Aired 8-8:30a ET
• Gonzaga Suspends Stockton; Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is Interviewed about John Stockton. Aired 8:30-9a ET


Quest Means Business
• Global Selloff Enters Second Week As Risks Intensify; European Stocks Fall Amid Threat Of War In Ukraine; White House Urging Americans To Leave Ukraine; 13 Chinese Warplanes Enter Taiwan's Air Defense I.D. Zone; U.S. And UAE: Ballistic Missiles Intercepted Over Abu Dhabi; Assange Can Seek Appeal Against Extradition To U.S. Aired 3-4p ET


CNN Live Event/Special
• DEMOCRACY IN PERIL: Georgia D.A. Granted Special Grand Jury To Probe Trump's Election Interference; Trump Adviser Admits Being Part Of "Alternate" Electors Scheme; Former GOP Rep: Gerrymandered Maps Are "Incumbent Protection". Aired 9-10p ET


The Situation Room
• Biden Says, U.S., European Allies In Total Unanimity Against Russia Threat; Special Grand Jury Granted To Probe Trump Election Interference In Georgia, New York City Mayor Unveils Ambitious Plan To Crack Down On Gun Violence; RFK Jr. Invokes Nazi Germany In Offensive Anti-Vaccine Speech As Thousands Protest Mandates At DC Rally; Three Former Officers President During Fatal Restraint Of George Floyd On Trial For Violating His Civil Rights. Aired 6-7p ET


CNN 10
• Dramatic Falling Values Of Cryptocurrency; Rise In U.S. Interest Rates; Pros And Cons Of Wearable Technology. Aired 4-4:10a Et


Hala Gorani Tonight
• NATO Considers Troop Deployments To Eastern Europe; Boris Johnson Warns Russia: Invasion Could Lead To "A New Chechnya"; Gunfire Rattles Burkina Faso`s Capital As Soldiers Revolt; E.U. Calls For Calm, Warns Against "Alarmist" Reactions; Pentagon Gives Briefing As Russia-Ukraine Tensions Escalate; Pentagon: 8,500 Troops On "Heightened Alert" In Case Russia Invades Ukraine. Aired 2-3p ET