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Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees
• Disturbing Videos Out Of Bucha Emerge; Russia Claims Ukraine Is Behind Strike On Russian Fuel Depot; Ukrainian Minister Says 6,266 People Evacuated From Ukrainian Cities Friday; Director Of IAEA Headed To Chernobyl After Ukrainian Officials Warn Russians May Have Been Exposed To Radiation; Mariupol Survivor: Recent Escapees Said They Saw Dead Bodies Every Day And Everywhere In Mariupol; White House Diarist Tells Select Committee Of Significant Drop Off In Information On Trump Activities Ahead Of 1/6. Aired 8-9p ET


Amanpour
• Interview With German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock; Interview With Ukrainian Minister of Foreign Affairs Dmytro Kuleba; Interview with The Atlantic Staff Writer Anne Applebaum. Aired 1-2p ET


At This Hour
• U.S. Economy Adds 431K Jobs In March, Unemployment Drops To 3.6 Percent; Ukraine Won't Confirm Or Deny Strike On Russian Fuel Depot; Zelenskyy Fires Two Generals: I Don't Have Time To Deal With "Traitors". Aired 11-11:30a ET
• UN: More Than 4.1 Million Refugees Have Fled Ukraine; Oscars Producer: Chris Rock Did Not Want Will Smith Removed After Slap; LGBTQ Advocates Sue Florida Over Controversial New Law. Aired 11:30a-12p ET


The Global Brief with Bianca Nobilo
• Convoy of Mariupol Residents Arrive in Zaporizhzhia; How International Sanctions are Hitting Russia; Hungarian PM Seeks Fourth Term in Parliamentary Election. Aired 5-5:30p ET


The Lead with Jake Tapper
• Ukraine Won't Confirm Or Deny Strike On Russian Fuel Depot; Now: Buses Arriving Carrying Evacuees From Mariupol; Western Sanctions Causing Shortages, Panic For Russians; U.S. Has Recovered More than 90 Percent of Jobs Lost During Pandemic; COVID-19 Hospitalizations in U.S. Lowest Since June 2021. Aired 4-5p ET
• U.N.: More Than 4,100,000 Refugees Have Fled Ukraine; Now: Buses Arriving Carrying Evacuees From Mariupol; U.S. Treasury Official: Russia's Deep Recession Will "Only Get Deeper"; Russia Claims Ukraine Is Behind Strike On Russian Fuel Depot; Alejandro Mayorkas, Homeland Security Secretary, Discusses Biden Admin Ending Pandemic Border Restrictions In May, Acting DHS Intelligence Chief Steps Down As Biden Appointee Awaits Confirmation; Goldberg: Cawthorn An "Embarrassing Ignoramus"; GOP Sen. Cramer: Putin "Should Reveal" Biden Dirt If He Has It; Annual Snow Survey Finds Snow Water Levels Critically Low. Aired 5-6p ET


Don Lemon Tonight
• Strike On Russian Fuel Depot, Kremlin Blaming Ukraine; Odessa Hit With Russian Missiles; Intelligence In The Ukraine-Russia Conflict. Aired 10-11p ET
• Russia Continues To Attack Ukraine; Russian Fuel Depot In Belgorod Was Attacked; Western Sanctions In Russia Kick In; Will Smith Resigns From The Academy After Oscars Slap; CNN Hero: Fighting To Save Lives. Aired 11p-12a ET


CNN Newsroom
• Reports of Ukraine Striking Fuel Depot in Belgorod, Russia; Red Cross Sending Staff to Help Evacuate People from Mariupol; U.S. Ally Weighs Security Guarantee for Ukraine; U.S. Economy Adds 431K Jobs in March; Mother and Daughter Seek Refuge in Texas After Fleeing Ukraine. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• CDC Expected To Announce End Of COVID Restrictions At Border; Interview With Labor Secretary Marty Walsh About March Jobs Report; Chernihiv Mayor Says Russia Shelled Local Hospital. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Reports of Ukraine Striking Fuel Depot in Belgorod, Russia; Red Cross Sending Staff to Help Evacuate People From Mariupol; Ukraine Says, At Least 153 Children Killed Since Russian Invasion Started. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• International Energy Agency Holds Emergency Meeting; Biden Announces Gas Prices Reduction; Ukrainians Seek Refuge in Poland; More than 4 Million Ukrainians Fled Ukraine; Interview with Chef Volunteering with World Central Kitchen In Poland, Chef And Owner, Bayou Bakery David Guas; U.S. Economy Adds 431K Job in March. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Interview With Deputy Mayor of Mariupol, Ukraine, Sergei Orlov; Russian Troops Exposed to Radiation at Chernobyl?; Russian Fuel Depot on Fire. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• Economy Added 431,000 Jobs in March, Unemployment Dips to 3.6%; Ukraine Wants Western Security Guarantees Amid Negotiations with Russia; Psychological Impacts on Children of Ukraine, Talking to Children about War; Oscars Producer: I Thought Will Smith Slap Was "Part of the Bit". Aired 1:30-2p ET
• DOJ Announces Gun Trafficking Charges; Strong Job Numbers; Russian Fuel Depot on Fire. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Ukrainian Father Documents Life Inside A War Zone; Oscar's Producer First Thought Will Smith Slap Was "Part Of A Bit"; Red Cross Team Unable To Reach Mariupol, Will Try Again Tomorrow; Treasury Official: Russia Facing Recession That Will "Only Get Deeper". Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Treasury Official: Russia Facing Recession That Will "Only Get Deeper"; Kremlin: Fuel Depot Strike Could Hurt Ukraine-Russia Talks; Regional Military Governor: Missiles Strike Odessa Region; Ukrainian Negotiator: Talks Between Russia And Ukraine Enabled Prisoner Swap; Mayor: Ukraine Retakes Irpin' From Russian Forces But It's In Ruins; Iulia Mendel, Former Spokesperson For President Zelenskyy, Discusses Attack On Russia Fuel Depot, Zelenskyy Reportedly Firing 2 Generals He Called Traitors; U.S. And Its Allies Weigh Security Guarantees For Ukraine. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Interview with Jennifer Granholm, Energy Secretary: Biden's Release of Oil to Curb Gas Prices; Biden Administration Announces End to Trump-Era Pandemic Restrictions at Border; Humanitarian Convoy Arrives in Zaporizhzhia from Mariupol. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Kyiv Suburb of Irpin Devastated by Russian Attacks; NATO Chief: Russia Not Withdrawing But Repositioning; Uneasy Calm Falls Over Parts of Ukraine; Ukrainian Refugees Deliver Babies after Evacuation; Biden Taps U.S. Oil Reserves to Combat High Gas Prices; Putin: Pay for Natural Gas in Rubles or Be Cut off; Ex-Russian Oligarch Renounces Russian Citizenship; EU and China to Hold Virtual Summit. Aired 12-1a ET
• Ukraine Reports Heavy Shelling in Donbass Region; Ukrainian Forces Regaining Territory Around Kyiv; Irpin Residents Take Up Arms to Fight off Russians; Refugees Find Ways to Adapt in Hungary; India and China Under Pressure to Condemn Russian Invasion; Ukrainian Soldiers Boast of Stronger Morale than Russians; U.S.: Putin Being "Misinformed" by Advisers about War; Football Fans Await World Cup Draw. Aired 1-2a ET
• Russia Continues to Attack Ukraine Despite Claims; Award- Winning Ukrainian Filmmaker Flees Kyiv; Leaving Destruction Behind; Ukrainian Refugees Deliver Babies After Tough Evacuation; Kamikaze Drones Hunting Down Enemy Assets in Ukraine; Stepped-Up Diplomacy Over Ukraine; Russia-India Talks Set To Get Underway In New Delhi; China And E.U. To Hold Virtual Summit As Fighting Rages; Italy Phasing Out COVID Restrictions. Aired 2-3a ET
• Fierce Fighting Continues in Ukraine; Ukrainian Forces' Spirit Not Winding Down; Russia Wants to Cripple Ukraine's Army; Vladimir Putin Drags Russia in Quicksand; Refugees Adapt Their Life in Centers; Russian Oil Depot Hit by Ukraine; Sergey Lavrov Meets Indian Counterpart; E.U. Leaders Met Virtually with Chinese Officials; Italy Lifting Its COVID Restrictions; Vladimir Putin Has New Rule for Unfriendly Countries. Aired 3-4a ET
• Ukraine Reports Heavy Shelling in Donbas Region; Russia: Ukrainian Choppers Hit Belgorod Fuel Depot; Adviser to Mayor Says Aid Supplies Not Reaching Mariupol; Russian Advance Stopped Before Reaching a Small Village; Kamikaze Drones Hunting Down Enemy Assets in Ukraine; More than Four Million People have Fled Ukraine. Aired 4- 4:30a ET
• Russian Strikes Concentrated on Key Cities, Donbas; India and China Under Pressure to Condemn Russian Invasion; China and EU to Hold Virtual Summit as Fighting Rages; Putin to Europe: Pay in Rubles or We'll Cut Off Gas; Western Shanghai Under a New Lockdown; Italy Ends State of Emergency After More than Two Years. Aired 4:30-5a ET


Connect the World
• Russia Claims Ukraine Attacked Fuel Depot Inside Russia; Convoy of 2,000 Mariupol Evacuees Heading To Zaporizhzhia; Ukrainian Soldiers Boast Of Stronger Morale Than Russians; Ukrainian TV Host's Foundation Leads Efforts To Equip Army; Kremlin Says Russia Won't Cut Off Gas Supplies From Today; Odessa Braces As Russian Advances Stalled On Black Sea Coast; Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov Visits China And India Under Shadow Of Conflict. Aired 10-11a ET
• Ukrainian Forces Regaining Territory Around Kyiv; Odessa Braces as Russian Advances Stalled on Black Sea Coast; Ukraine Reports Heavy Shelling in Donbass Region; FIFA World Cup Draw less than an Hour Away; Russian Troops Leaving Chernobyl Nuclear Plant; Draw for FIFA World Cup Taking Place in Minutes. Aired 11a-12p ET


Erin Burnett Outfront
• Zelenskyy Won't Say Whether Ukraine Attacked Russian Fuel Depot: "I Do Not Discuss Any Of My Orders As Commander-In-Chief"; WH Won't Say Whether U.S. Would Discourage Ukraine If It Executed Attacks On Russian Soil In Future; Chernobyl Chief: Russian Troops May Have Been Exposed To Radiation; Russians Ignoring Pleas From Officials Not To Panic Buy; Images Appear To Show Anti-Theft Tags On Meat Cans In Russia; Former Russian Official: Putin's Days Are Numbered; Will Smith Resigns From The Academy; 250K Women Joined Labor Force In March After Being Hit By Pandemic. Aired 7-8p ET


Early Start with John Berman and Zoraida Sambolin
• Belgorod Governor Blames Fuel Depot Fire on Ukrainian Attack; U.S. to Sanction 120 Russian Defense, Aerospace and Maritime Entities; Putin Demands "Unfriendly Countries" Pay for Gas in Rubles; January 6th Committee Interviews Jared Kushner for Six Hours. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Ukrainian Soldiers Describe "Turkey Shoot" Against Russian Tanks; Oscars Producer: LAPD Was Ready To Arrest Will Smith For Slap; Democrats Worried About Biden Immigration Move As Midterms Loom. Aired 5:30-6a ET


First Move with Julia Chatterley
• CNN Crew Enters Devastated City of Irpin; Ukraine: No More Russian Forces at Chernobyl Plant; Army of Hackers Rallies to Ukraine's Defense; Russia: Oil to Europe still Flowing Despite Ruble Threat; Charity Helps People Send Money Directly to Ukrainians; FIFA World Cup Draw to Take Place in Doha Soon. Aired 9-10a ET


Inside Politics
• Ukraine Won't Confirm Or Deny Strike On Russian Fuel Depot; Ukraine: Russia "Trying To Concentrate" Missile Systems In Belarus; Pentagon: "Russians Want To Reprioritize" Operations In Donbass; Ukrainian City Of Odessa Braces For Renewed Russian Assault; Russia- Ukraine Negotiations Continue With Few Signs Of Progress; Ukraine Retakes Critical Kyiv Suburb Of Irpin; U.S. Adds 431K Jobs In March, Unemployment Falls To 3.6 Percent; Biden: Putin's War Has Driven Up Food & Gas Prices Worldwide. Aired 12-12:30p ET
• CNN Goes Inside Irpin, Left In Ruins After Weeks Of Fighting; Pentagon: U.S. Security Aid Shipments "Already" In The Region; Biden Admin Ending Pandemic-Era Border Restrictions On May 23. Aired 12:30- 1p ET


New Day
• Ukraine-Russia Talks Set to Resume Despite Lack of Progress; Mayor of Chernihiv is Interviewed about Russian Attack on Hospital; U.S. & Allies Weigh Security Guarantees for Ukraine. Aired 6-6:30a ET
• Kushner Speaks with January 6th Committee; Chilling Account of Destroyed Town; Tow Killed in Florida Tornado; Families Vacation Despite Prices. Aired 6:30-7a ET
• Reports of Ukrainian Strike Inside Russia Against Fuel Depot; Putin Turns Deadly Intentions to New Target of Eastern Ukraine; U.S. and Allies Weigh Security Guarantees for Ukraine. Aired 7-7:30a ET
• Ukraine: Russian Forces Confiscated 14 Tons Of Humanitarian Aid; Reports Of Ukrainian Strike Inside Russia Against Fuel Depot; Poll: Only 55% Of Americans Would Stay And Fight Invaders. Aired 7:30- 8a ET
• Family Reunites After Harrowing Escape from Mariupol; Russian Military Forces Continue Shelling of Cities in Ukraine; Russian Forces Return Chernobyl Nuclear Facility to Ukrainian Control; Russian Forces Possibly Redeploying for Concentrated Offensive; Russia Reports Ukrainian Helicopter Attacked Target in Russia. Aired 8-8:30a ET.
• Pentagon: Private Russian Military Group Now Active in Ukraine; U.S. Adds 431k Jobs in March; Oscar Producer: Police Were Ready to Arrest Will Smith; Doctor Who Helped in COVID Battle Now Fighting Health Inequities. Aired 8:30-9a ET


Quest Means Business
• Russian Gas Flowing To Europe Despite Ruble Threat; Russia Accuses Ukraine Of Attacking Fuel Depot; E.U. Warns China Not To Interfere With Sanctions; World Cup Draw Revealed: Qatar Faces Ecuador In 1st Match; Italy Ends COVID-19 State Of Emergency After Two Years; New York City Amazon Workers Make History With Union Vote. 3-4p ET


CNN Live Event/Special
• CNN TONIGHT: Ukraine President Zelenskyy Won't Confirm Or Deny Ordering Fuel Depot Strike Inside Russia; Ukrainian Parliament Member On Death Of Best Friend's Husband, Killed By Russian Shelling; Will Smith Resigns From Motion Picture Academy After Slap. Aired 9-10p ET


The Situation Room
• Kremlin Warns of Escalation After Fuel Depot Hit Inside Russia; Huge Convoy With Mariupol Evacuees Arrives Safely; U.S. Adds 431,00 Jobs in MARCH, Unemployment Drops to 3.6 Percent; Oscars Producer: I Thought Smith Slap Was Part of "A Bit"; Source: No Missing Pages from Trump 1/6 Phone Logs That Showed 7-Hour Gap in Calls; Man Who Brought Molotov Cocktails, Guns Near Capitol on 1/6 Sentenced to Nearly 4 Years. Aired 6-7p ET


Hala Gorani Tonight
• Russia Accuses Ukraine Of Cross-Border Attack; Mariupol Rescue Missions Delayed Again; FIFA Announces Draw For Qatar World Cup; Red Cross: Mariupol Evacuation Team Fails To Reach City; Thousands Of Desperate Civilians Trapped In Ukrainian Cities; Refugees Find Ways To Adapt In Hungary. Aired 2-3p ET