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Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees
• Police: Buffalo Shooting Suspect Visited The Area In Early March; Rep. Stefanik Pushes Back On Criticism Of Her Facebook Ads Getting Renewed Scrutiny After Buffalo Massacre; Sheriff: Gunman Inspired By Racist White Replacement Conspiracy; Security Guard Hailed As Hero After Buffalo Mass Shooting; Investigators: Suspect In Deadly California Church Shooting Was Likely Politically Motivated; Key Primary Races In Pennsylvania, North Carolina Tomorrow. Aired 8-9p ET
• Federal Prosecutors Are Working To Bring Charges Against Suspected Buffalo Attack Gunman; Shooting Survivor's Mother: "His Recovery Has Been A Miracle"; Finland And Sweden Edge Closer To Joining NATO, Putin Warns Military Expansion Will Cause A "Response." Aired 9-10p ET


Amanpour
• Interview with International Crisis Group's Asia Program Director and Former U.S. Acting Special Representative for Afghanistan Laurel Miller; Interview with Former Swedish Foreign Minister and Women's Forum on Afghanistan Steering Committee Chair Margot Wallstrom; Interview with "Hearts Touched with Fire: How Great Leaders Are Made" Author David Gergen; Interview With Acting Afghan Interior Minister Sirajuddin Haqqani. Aired 1- 2p ET


At This Hour
• Ten Killed In Racist Massacre At Buffalo Grocery Store; Police: Churchgoers Hog-Tie Suspect In Deadly California Shooting; Remembering Buffalo Massacre Victim Pearl Young. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Ukrainian Forces Reach Border Near Kharkiv; FDA Chief: Bay Formula Shortage Will Be "Back To Normal" In Weeks; Gas Hits New Record High Of $4.48 A Gallon. Aired 11:30a-12p ET


The Global Brief with Bianca Nobilo
• Azovstal Plant Siege; Sweden's Move To Join NATO; What's The NI Protocol. Aired 5-5:30p ET


The Lead with Jake Tapper
• Motivated By "Hate;" Officials Give Update On Supermarket Massacre; Buffalo Officials Give Update On Supermarket Massacre; Key Primaries For Governor And Senate In Pennsylvania Tomorrow. Aired 4-5p ET
• Abbott And FDA Agrees To Reopen Baby Formula Plant; Evacuation From Mariupol Steel Plant Underway; Ukrainian Soldier Survives Being Buried Alive; Racially Motivated Mass Shooting In Buffalo; Church Shooting In California; Madison Cawthorne Versus Republicans In North Carolina; Oz, McCormick, Barnette In Tight Race For GOP Sen. Nomination; Barnette Won't Commit To Supporting GOP Nominee If She Loses; Missouri Among U.S. States With Trigger Law To Outlaw Abortion If Roe v. Wade Falls; CNN's Amanpour Speaks With One Of FBI's Most Wanted In Afghanistan. Aired 5-6p ET


Don Lemon Tonight
• New York Shooter Is A White Supremacist; Crime Well-Planned Killed 10 People; President Biden Meeting With The Victims' Families; Pennsylvania A Must-Watch Primary; Replacement Theory A Poison To Society; Bigots Called Out By A Driver. Aired 10-11p ET
• Multiple Mass Shootings Across The United States This Weekend; Great Replacement Theory Creeps Into Mainstream GOP Politics; Primary Elections Are Heating Up; Evacuations Underway From Azovstal Steel Plant. Aired 11p-12a ET


CNN Newsroom
• Ten Dead in Racist Shooting; Gunman Inspired by White Replacement Conspiracy; Shooting Fueled by Conspiracy Theory; Churchgoers Tie Up Gunman; Support in Congress for Finland Joining NATO; Russia Calls NATO Membership a Mistake. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• Eva Doyle is Interviewed about her Friend Katherine Massey; Key Primary Votes Tomorrow; Baby Formula Shortage. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Hate-Fueled Shooting Rampage at Buffalo Supermarket Leaves Ten Dead; Shooter's Alleged Manifesto Shows Meticulous Planning Behind Attack; Today, Finland's Parliament Votes on Joining NATO. Aired 10- 10:30a ET
• Trump's Influence Put to the Test in Pennsylvania, North Carolina Senate Primaries; Supreme Court Sides With Sen. Ted Cruz (R- TX) in Campaign Finance Case; Ten Killed in Shooting Fueled by Racist, Extremist Conspiracy Theories. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Sweden, Finland Officially Applying To NATO; McDonald's Leaving Russia; Investigation Into Buffalo Massacre Continues. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• McDonald's to Leave Russia After More Than 30 Years; U.S. Gas Prices Hit New Record High; Passenger Who Landed Plane Speaks About Harrowing Experience; Authorities Identify Suspect in Shooting at California Church; Amber Heard Returns to Witness Stand in Depp Defamation Trial. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• Online Radicalization; Investigation Into Buffalo Massacre Continues. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• William Taylor, Former U.S. Ambassador To Ukraine, Discusses Russia And Turkey Reacting To Finland, Sweden Applying To Join NATO & Russian War In Ukraine; Ny Governor Demands Social Media "Be More Vigilant" With Online Content After Buffalo Shooting; Vivek Murthy, U.S. Surgeon General, Discusses Baby Formula Shortage, Gottlieb Saying FDA Should Have Acted Sooner & Gun Violence. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Police: Racist Massacre Shooter Had Plans To "Continue His Rampage"; Ten Killed In Racist Massacre At Grocery Store In Buffalo; Finland And Sweden Announce They Will Apply For NATO Membership; Ukraine: Russians Concentrating Forces Around Severodonetsk. Aired 3- 3:30p ET
• Sherriff: Gunman Inspired By Racist "White Replacement" Conspiracy; PA Senate Candidate Fetterman Suffers Stroke Before Primary. Aired 3:30-4pm ET
• Swedish & Finnish Leaders Announce Intent to Join NATO; Large Convoy of Mariupol Evacuees Arrives in Zaporizhzhia; Russian Forces Ramping Up Attacks on Severodonetsk; Russians Suffer 'Significant Losses' in East; U.S. Rocked by Deadly Weekend Shootings; North Korea Mobilizes Army to Fight Surging 'Fever' Cases; Taiwan Learns from China's Lockdown Chaos in Shanghai; Castle in Ireland Hosts Ukrainian Refugees. Aired 12-12:45a ET
• Swedish & Finnish Leaders Announce Intent To Join NATO; Russians Accused Of Firing At Severondonetsk Hospital; War Orphans: 18-Year-Old Raising Four Siblings By Himself; One Dead, Five Injured In California Church Shooting; 10 People Killed In Racially Motivated Shooting In Buffalo. Aired 1-2a ET
• Sweden and Finland Intends to Join NATO; NATO Chief Says Ukraine Can Win War; Gun Violence All Across the U.S.; North Korea Mobilizes Army To Fight Surging "Fever" Cases; Taiwan Lives With Virus As China Pursues Zero-COVID. Aired 2-3a ET
• Finland and Sweden Both Joining NATO; Turkey Having Second Thoughts of Accepting Finland and Sweden to NATO; Russian Troops Used Incendiary Bombs; Hate Crime Killed 10 People in Buffalo; Red Flags Ignored by Authorities. Aired 3-4a ET
• Swedish & Finish Leaders Announce Intent to Join NATO; Drone Video Shows Russian Attacks on Mariupol Steel Plant, Ramp Up Attacks on Severodonetsk; McConnell Speaks as U.S. Republicans Meet with Finnish President. Aired 4-4:30a ET
• 1 Dead, 4 Critically Injured in California Church Shooting; 10 People Killed in Racially Motivated Shooting in Buffalo; Survivor Speaks About Deadly Mass Shooting in Buffalo; Kim Jong-Un Sends Army to Tackle COVID Outbreak; Taiwan Lives with Virus as China Pursues Zero-COVID; Northeastern U.S. Under Severe Thunderstorm Threat. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Russia Intensifies Attacks In Eastern Ukraine; Sweden Officially Confirms It Will Apply For NATO Membership; North Korea Mobilizes Army To Fight Surging "Fever" Cases; Northern Countries Welcome New NATO Bids; Ukraine: Russian Forces Suffering "Significant Losses"; Shanghai Plans For Life To Return To "Normal" In June. Aired 2-3p ET


Connect the World
• Turkey Voices Concerns Over Finland, Sweden NATO Bids; World Leaders Visit UAE To Pay Tribute To Sheikh Khalifa; Djokovic Is Fifth Man To Reach 1,000 ATP Tour Points. Aired 10-11a ET
• Turkey Voice Concerns over Finland, Sweden NATO Bids; CNN's Amanpour Interviews Taliban Deputy Leader in Kabul; World Leaders Visit UAE to Pay Tribute to Sheikh Khalifa; Ukrainian Official: Reports of Rape Surged after War began; Vote Count Underway in Parliamentary Elections; Ukraine's Kalush Orchestra Wins Eurovision Song Contest. Aired 11a-12p ET


Erin Burnett Outfront
• Police: Buffalo Shooting Suspect Visited Area In March; Interview With Buffalo Police Commissioner Joseph Gramaglia; Cheney: House GOP Leadership Has "Enabled" White Nationalism; Social Media Sites Struggle To Stop The Spread Of Buffalo Video; Ukraine: Wounded Ukrainian Forces Evacuated From Steel Plant; Ukraine: Wounded Ukrainian Forces Evacuated From Steel Plant; Dr. Oz Holds Town Hall In Final Hours Before Pennsylvania Polls Open; Cawthorn: Confident Of Win Tomorrow, DC Return May Be "Awkward;" Ukrainians Find Ways To Bounce Back In The Face Of Devastation. Aired 7-8p ET


Early Start with John Berman and Zoraida Sambolin
• Ten Killed in Racist Mass Shooting at Buffalo Grocery Store; One Dead, Four Critically Injured in California Church Shooting; Ukrainian Forces Claim to Reach Russian Border North of Kharkiv. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• U.K. Intel: Russia Lost A Third Of The Forces Committed To Invasion; Shanghai Claims City Will Return To Normalcy In June; Pennsylvania Senate Candidate John Fetterman Recovering After Stroke. Aired 5:30-6a ET


First Move with Julia Chatterley
• Swedish PM: To Ensure Safety of Swedish People, the Best Way Forward is to Join NATO; Swedish PM and Opposition Leader Announce Sweden will Apply for NATO Membership; Investors Anxious after Seven Weeks of Losses for DOW; Pair Squabble over Link Between Taxes and Inflation; Help Ukraine Center Distributes Humanitarian, Medical Aid; Cuba Blames U.S. Sanctions for its Economic Woes. Aired 09-10a ET


Inside Politics
• 10 Killed In Attack At Buffalo Grocery Store; Police: Shooter Had Plans To "Continue His Rampage"; Sheriff: Gunman Inspired By Racist "White Replacement" Conspiracy; Buffalo Suspect Investigated Last Year Over School Threat; Pelosi: Gun Control "A Huge Priority" For Democrats; Biden To Visit Buffalo Tomorrow Following Racist Massacre; Dem Senate Candidate John Fetterman Suffers Stroke Ahead Of Primary. Aired 12-12:30p ET
• Barnette Defends Past Tweets, Says They Are "Not Even Full Thoughts"; Finland And Sweden Poised To Join NATO; FDA: Baby Formula Supply Will Be "Back To Normal" In Weeks. Aired 12:30-1p ET


New Day
• 10 Killed in Racist Massacre at Grocery Store in Buffalo; 1 Dead, 4 Critically Injured in California Church Shooting; 'Replacement' Conspiracies Driving Gunmen Now in Mainstream Politics. Aired 6-6:30a ET
• Replacement Conspiracies Driving Gunmen; Russia's Lost a Third of Their Combat Forces; Gas Prices Soar; Mavs and Stars Make History. Aired 6:30-7a ET
• Ten Killed in Racist Massacre at Grocery Store in Buffalo; Replacement Theory Driving Gunmen Creeps Into Mainstream; Key Primary Races in North Carolina, Pennsylvania Tomorrow. Aired 7-7:30a ET
• Key Primary Races In North Carolina And Pennsylvania Tomorrow; FDA Commissioner Joins New Day Amid Baby Formula Shortage; McDonald's Is Selling Its Russia Business, Leaving Nation Altogether. Aired 7:30- 8a ET
• 10 Killed in Racist Massacre at Grocery Store in Buffalo; Police: Buffalo Suspect Was in Town a Day Before Rampage; Racist Massacre Rattles Nation as Domestic Terror Threat Rises; Rep. Liz Cheney Criticizes GOP House Leadership for Enabling White Nationalism and White Supremacy. Aired 8-8:30a ET
• Haqqani Talks to Amanpour; Sussmann Trial Begins; Bezos Blasts Biden. Aired 8:30-9a ET


Quest Means Business
• Ukrainian Troops Claim To Reach Russian Border Near Kharkiv; Sweden And Finland To Apply For NATO Membership; Western Brands Abandon Russia Over Ukraine War; E.U. Cuts 2022 Growth Forecast From 47 Percent To 2.7 Percent; U.N.: Staple Foods Will Start Running Out In 2023; Cubans Flee Severe Shortages, Surging Prices. Aired 3-4p ET


CNN Live Event/Special
• A.I. Exec: Worst Fear Is We "Cause Significant Harm To The World;" Obama: My Biggest Worry Is "Divided Media" With "Different Realities"; Biden To Cut Foreign Trip Short As U.S. Inches Closer To Default. Aired 9-10p ET


The Situation Room
• New Video Of Suspect's Arrest As CNN Obtains Photos Of Gun Arsenal; Ukraine Claims Major New Gains Amid Significant Russian Losses; Ten Dead After Racist Massacre At Grocery Store In Buffalo; U.S. Baby Formula Maker Reaches Deal With Feds To Reopen Plant; Pennsylvania Senate Candidate Fetterman Suffers Stroke Before Primary. Aired 6-7p ET


CNN 10
• A Shooting In Buffalo, New York Appears To Be A Hate Crime; Crypto Markets Tank, An Eclipse Reveals A "Super Flower Blood Moon". Aired 4-4:10a ET