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Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees
• Russian Invasion Of Ukraine Is Imminent According To The White House; Biden Considering Personal Sanctions Against Putin If Russian Troops Invade Ukraine; Deputy A.G. Says Feds Probing Phony Elector Scheme; Desperate To Ease Teacher Shortages, School Districts Ask Parents And Others To Work As Substitute Teachers; Michael Avenatti Steps In To Represent Himself In His Trial, Expected To Cross-Examine Stormy Daniels; Thieves Steal Packages And Trash Train Tracks In L.A.; Second NYPD Officer Shot During Incident In Harlem Last Week Has Died. Aired 8-9p ET


Amanpour
• Interview With Activist Ramy Shaath; Interview With International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva; Interview With NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg. Aired 1-2p ET


At This Hour
• U.S. Troops on High Alert amid Russia-Ukraine Tensions; British Prime Minister Accuses Putin of "Having Eye" on Other Nations; Clinical Trial Begins for Omicron-Specific Vaccine. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• UK Police Investigate Downing Street Lockdown Parties; GA Prosecutor Granted Special Grand Jury In Trump Probe; NYC Mayor Unveils Plans To Curb Crime, Gun Violence. Aired 11:30a-12p ET


The Global Brief with Bianca Nobilo
• Ukraine FM Speaks To CNN; Boris Johnson Investigations; Italian Election. Aired 5-5:30p ET


The Lead with Jake Tapper
• Biden: Could Consider Personal Sanctions Against Putin; Interview With Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-AZ); Pfizer Begins Clinical Trials For Omicron-Specific Vaccine; Deputy AG: Prosecutors Looking At Elector Scheme That Falsely Declared Donald Trump The Winner In 2020 Election; Conspiracy Theorist Alex Jones Sat Down With 1/6 Committee Monday; Anti-Semitic Flyers Delivered To Homes In South Florida. Aired 4-5p ET
• New CNN Reporting: Ukrainian Officials Disagree With W.H. Assessment That Russian Invasion Is "Imminent;" McConnell Warns GOP Candidates Who Don't Accept 2020 Results; Pelosi Announces She Is Running For Re-election; Study: IVF Patients' Fertility Not Affected By mRNA Vaccines; Israeli Health Officials Recommend Fourth Shot For All Adults; WHO Predicts "Emergency Phase" Of Pandemic Will End This Year; Prosecutors Union Sues L.A. District Attorney Over Reform Directives; SAT Exam To Go Completely Digital, Shortened To 2 Hours By 2024. Aired 5-6p ET


Don Lemon Tonight
• New Video Footage Released From January 6th; Alex Jones Pleaded The Fifth More Than 100 Times; President Biden Warns Russia; DOJ Investigates Fake Certificates; Governor DeSantis Going After FDA; COVID Postpones Elton John's Concert. Aired 10-11p ET
• New Jan. 6 Video Shows Rioters Attacking Police Officers; Democracy In Peril: Americans Losing Faith In Our Institutions; New Poll: Biden's Job Approval At 41 Percent, Down Three Points From September; Neil Young's Ultimatum To Spotify: "They Can Have Rogan Or Young, Not Both"; Los Angeles D.A. Is Under Fire For Criminal Justice Reforms. Aired 11p-12a ET


CNN Newsroom
• U.S. Puts Troops on Alert; Wesley Clark is Interviewed about the Situation with Russia; U.K. Prime Minister Under Police Probe; Pfizer Begins Omicron Vaccine Trials; Judge Strikes Down New York State's Mask Mandate. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• New York City Mayor Releases Gun Violence Plan; Judge Orders Eastman to Respond to Subpoena; New Covid Cases Among Olympic Personnel; Dow Drops Ahead of Fed Meeting. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• U.S. Puts Troops on Alert over Fears of Russian Invasion Into Ukraine; Biden Admin to Brief Congressional Staff on Ukraine Crisis; Report Shows 100-Plus Extreme Far-Right Candidates Running for Office in 2022. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Pfizer Begins Clinical Trial of Omicron-Specific Vaccine; San Jose, California Poised to Pass New Gun Ownership Requirements; Michael Avenatti Calls Fraud Case Against Him a Joke. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Russia Tensions Rising; Pfizer Testing Omicron Vaccine; Stock Market Roller Coaster. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• Conspiracy Theorist Alex Jones Met with Jan 6 Committee Monday, Says He Pleaded the Fifth "Almost 100 Times"; Trump Lawyer John Eastman Ordered to Turn Over Emails Sought by Jan 6 Committee; Avenatti to Represent Himself Against Stormy Daniels Fraud Charge; Second NYPD Officer Has Died after Harlem Shooting. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• Interview With Former Senior White House COVID Response Adviser Andy Slavitt; Russia Tensions Rising. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• McConnell Talks To CNN About Trump, Midterms & Voting Rights; British P.M. Johnson Under Scrutiny For Birthday Bash During COVID Lockdown; London Metro Police Investigating Number Of Events At Prime Minister's Residence During Lockdown; Bill Browder Discusses Putin, Russia And Ukraine & Tucker Carlson Spewing Pro-Russia Propaganda; Brian Deese, Director, White House National Economic Council, Discusses Stock Markets, Inflation, Russia-Ukraine Tensions, Economy. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Alex Jones Meets With January 6 Committee; Russia Tensions Rising; Pfizer Testing Omicron Vaccine. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Biden Apologizes to Fox Reporter for Calling Him a Stupid SOB.; New York City Mayor to Bring Back Controversial Plainclothes Police Unit; Trial Underway for 3 Ex-Officers in George Floyd's Death; Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Apologizes for Holocaust Comments. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Ukrainian Officials Criticize U.S. Embassy Drawdown; Moscow Taps Into Tension Over U.S. Diplomatic Drawdown; Report: Birthday Parties Held For U.K. Prime Minister Amid Lockdown; Burkina Faso's Army Ousts President And Seizes Power; UAE And U.S. Intercept Missiles Launched By Houthis. Aired 12-1a ET
• No Signs of Russia Deescalating On Ukraine Border; Birthday Celebration For PM Sparks New Party Row; Benedict Admits Being At Meeting About Priest Accused of Abuse; Burkina Faso Soldiers Oust President Kabore In Military Coup; At Least Eight Killed In Crush At Cameroon Stadium. Aired 1-2a ET
• Biden Claims Total Unanimity With European Leaders; Pentagon: Up To 8,500 U.S. Troops On Heightened Alert; NATO Sending More Ships And Jets To Eastern Europe. Aired 2-3a ET
• U.S. Troops on High Alert; Ukraine Calling for Calm from All Sides; Boris Johnson's Party Gate Drags Approval Rating; Coup Celebrated in Burkina Faso; Football Fans Stampede Killed Eight People. Aired 3-4a ET
• Pentagon: Up to 8,500 U.S. Troops on Heightened Alert; NATO Sending More Ships and Jets to Eastern Europe; Frenzied Comeback on Wall Street at End of Monday; Georgia to Investigate Trump's Election Interference; Birthday Parties Held for U.K. Prime Minister Amid Lockdown; Colorado Fire Near Big Sur Now 45 Percent Contained. Aired 4-4:30a ET
• Biden Has Harsh Words for Fox Reporter; IRS Agency Problems Could Delay U.S. Tax Refunds; W.H.O.: Don't Assume Pandemic Reaching End Game; Outbreaks of COVID Loom Over Beijing Olympics and Lunar New Year; Burkina Faso's Army Ousts President and Seizes Power; Federal Trial to Resume for 3 Former Minneapolis Officers. Aired 4:30-5a ET


Connect the World
• Kremlin Says U.S. Troops on Alert Escalates Tensions; Boris Johnson Partygate Scandal; Iran Concerned about Yemen War Escalation; UAE Reserves Right to Protect Itself While Pursuing Diplomacy; Clinical Trial Begins for Omicron-Specific Vaccine; More U.S. Equipment and Munitions Arrive in Ukraine; James Webb Space Telescope Reaches Final Destination. Aired 10- 10:40a ET
• Ukrainian MP Warns of "Unprecedented" Threat Level; Police Investigating Downing Street Lockdown Gatherings; CNN Talks with UAE Ambassador to the United Nations; UAE Ambassador on Response to Houthi Strikes; U.S. Intercepts Vessel Carrying Fertilizer in Gulf of Oman; Macron, Scholz Meeting Amid Ukraine Crisis. Aired 11a-12p ET


Erin Burnett Outfront
• Secretary Of State Speaking After U.S. Pulls Out Of Afghanistan; U.S. Military, Final Evacuation Plane Have Left Afghanistan; Rep. Adam Smith (D-WA) Discusses About U.S. Leaving Afghanistan Ending A Long War; Flint, Michigan Schools Sticking With Remote Learning Indefinitely; Inside Look At Draft Trump Order That Targeted Voting Machines; Boris Johnson Scandal Deepens, Now Potentially Criminal. Aired 7-8p ET


Early Start with John Berman and Zoraida Sambolin
• Russia and the West Raise the Stakes in Face Off Over Ukraine; Special Grand Jury Granted for Trump Election Probe in Georgia; British Police Investigating Downing Street Parties. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Burkina FASO'S Military Seizes Power In Coup; Palin Tests Positive For COVID, Defamation Trial Delayed; Family Top Of Mind As Tom Brady Considers Retirement. Aired 5:30-6a ET


First Move with Julia Chatterley
• Ukraine Foreign Minister: We Will Not Accept Concessions To Russia; Pentagon: Russia Showing No Signs Of De-Escalating; London Police Investigating Downing Street Lockdown Parties; IMF Lowers Global Growth Outlook For 2022; Global Tensions Mount As Biden Tested At Critical Moment; Second Life Founder Returns To Take On The Metaverse; Flying Car Gets Certificate To Fly In Slovakia. Aired 9-10a ET


Inside Politics
• Ukraine FM: Putin "Already Shot Himself in the Foot"; Biden Puts U.S. Troops on Alert Amid Standoff Over Ukraine; New CNN Interview with Mitch McConnell; McConnell Talks to CNN about Trump, Midterms & Voting Rights; Trump's Legal Jeopardy Intensifies Amid Multiple Probes. Aired 12-12:30p ET
• Special Grand Jury Approved For Atlanta Area Trump Probe; Pres Biden Get Caught On Hot Mic; NYC Mayor: Anti-Gun Unit To Use Cameras, Be Better Trained. Aired 12:30-1p ET


New Day
• Russia Adds More Troops At Border, U.S. Puts Troops On Alert; Is America's Economic "Super Bubble" About To Burst?; Judge Greenlights Special Grand Jury For Trump Coup Probe. Aired 6-6:30a ET
• Flint Schools Go Remote Indefinitely; Covid Crackdown on Hamsters. Aired 6:30-7a ET
• Pfizer Begins Clinical Trials for Vaccine Specific to Omicron; U.S. Foes Test Biden at Critical Moment, Russia, China, North Korea; Biden Apologizes to Fox Reporter for Calling Him a Stupid SOB. Aired 7-7:30a ET
• GOP Governors in Virginia And Florida Double Down On Red Meat Issues; Chasten Buttigieg On Florida's "Don't' Say Gay" Bill; U.K. Police Now Investigating Boris Johnson's Lockdown Parties. Aired 7:30- 8a ET
• U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson Criticized for Holding Parties During COVID-19 Pandemic; U.S. Placing 8,500 Troops on Heightened Alert for Possible Deployment to Eastern Europe Due to Continuing Threat of Russian Incursion into Ukraine. Aired 8-8:30a ET
• Democrats Face Backlash from Frustrated Suburban Moms; Gov. Phil Murphy (D-NJ) is Interviewed about Covid Frustration; Judge Greenlights Special Grand Jury in Georgia. Aired 8:30-9a ET


Quest Means Business
• Stocks Off Session Lows As Volatility Grips Wall Street; I.M.F. Cuts 2022 Growth Forecast On Trends In U.S. And China; Biden Could Consider Personal Sanctions Against Putin; E.U. Proposes Lifting Rules For Travelers With COVID-19 Certificates; Flying Car Deemed Airworthy By Slovakian Government; Neil Young Slams Spotify Over Vaccine Misinformation; Dash To The Bell. Aired 3-4p ET


CNN Live Event/Special
• DEMOCRACY IN PERIL: Bannon's "Precinct Strategy" On Display In Clark County, Nevada; Civil War Expert: Trump's "Big Lie" Puts U.S. On A Perilous Path; Sen. McConnell Calls For GOP Candidates To Honor Election Results. Aired 9-10p ET


The Situation Room
• Biden May Move Troops Soon As Ukraine Invasion Imminent; Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) Announces She's Running For Re-Election; Trump Lawyer Ordered To Turn Over Emails Subpoenaed By 1/6 Committee; Authorities Investigating Anti-Semitic Flyers Found In Multiple Cities Pushing COVID Conspiracy Theory; Second NYPD Officer Shot Responding To Domestic Incident Dies. Aired 6-7p ET


CNN 10
• Violent Crimes Rises In Several U.S. Cities; International Tensions Simmer Regarding Ukraine; Astronaut Applies Lessons From The ISS To Life On Earth. Aired 4-4:10a ET


Hala Gorani Tonight
• Tensions High In Russia-Ukraine Crisis; U.K. Police Investigate Downing Street Lockdown Parties; U.N. Condemns Military Coup In Burkina Faso; Investor Anxiety Over Ukraine And The Fed Driving Volatility; Demonstrators In Burkina Faso's Capital Welcome Military Takeover; Clinical Trial Begins For Omicron-Specific Vaccine; Israel Studying Effectiveness Of Fourth Pfizer Vaccine Dose; Winter Storm Closes Roads And Airport In Istanbul. Aired 2-3p ET