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Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees
• Oz, McCormick Deadlocked In Pennsylvania GOP Senate Primary; Burned Bridges Of Madison Cawthorn; Buffalo Bills And NFL To Contribute $400K To Local Response Efforts; Buffalo Suspect's Discord Posts About Attack Plan Could Be Seen Online 30 Minutes Before Mass Shooting; Inside Ukraine's Fight To Protect Kharkiv; Lead Narrows For Oz In PA GOP Senate Race; Has Slight Edge In Neck-And-Neck Battle; U.S. Marshals To Provide "Around-The-Clock Security" At Homes of Supreme Court Justices. Aired 8-9p ET


Amanpour
• Women of Afghanistan; Interview With Pakistani Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari; Interview with Bloomberg Managing Editor for Crypto Stacy-Mari Ishmael. Aired 1-2p ET


At This Hour
• PA GOP Senate Primary Too Close to Call; Rep Madison Cawthorn Loses NC Primary; Doug Mastriano Wins GOP Nomination In PA Governor's Race; Buffalo Killer Shared Murder Plot With Social Media Viewers. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Hundreds Face Uncertain Fate After Surrender At Mariupol Plant; White House Holds First COVID Briefing In Weeks As Cases Surge; NBA Chief: League Working To Free WNBA's Brittney Griner From Russia. Aired 11:30a-12p ET


The Global Brief with Bianca Nobilo
• Ukraine's First War Crimes Trial; Afghan Girls' Education Ban; A New Climate Change Report. Aired 5-5:30p ET


The Lead with Jake Tapper
• Dow Tumbles 1,100+ Points Amid Inflation Fears; Oz, McCormick Deadlocked In Pennsylvania GOP Senate Race; Russian Soldier In Trial For War Crimes Pleads Guilty; House Expected To Vote On Bills To Address Formula Shortage; White House: FDA Moving With "Urgency" To Approve Vaccine For Kids Under 5; Suspected Gunman Posted Plot Online 30 Minutes Before Attack; WSJ: Flight Data Suggests Intentional Crash Of China Eastern 737. Aired 4-5p ET
• U.S. Soccer Agrees To Landmark Equal Pay Deal For Women; Mean; Oz, McCormick Deadlocked In P.A. GOP Senate Race; Trump-Backed election Denier Wins GOP Primary For P.A. Governor; Rep. Cawthorn Loses His Seat In Congress After 2 Chaotic Years; Scandal-Plagued Rep. Cawthorn Loses In NC GOP Primary; Gasoline Prices Hit Record Highs And Continue To Rise; Trump And Biden Administration Decisions Drove Collapse Of Afghan Security Forces; Afghan Women Open Up About Life Under The Taliban. Aired 5-6p ET


Don Lemon Tonight
• David McCormick And Mehmet Oz In Tight Race, Kathy Barnette Trails In Pennsylvania GOP Senate Primary; Race For Pennsylvania GOP Senate Nomination Neck And Neck Between Dave McCormick And Dr. Mehmet Oz; CNN Projects John Fetterman Wins Pennsylvania Democratic Senate Primary. Aired 12-1a ET
• Midterm Primaries; CNN Political Polls; Majority of Americans Concerned or Scared about the Way Things are Going in the U.S. Right Now; Biden Mourns Shooting Victims, Calls White Supremacy "Poison". Aired 1-2a ET
• Close Fight In Pennsylvania's GOP Primary; Former President Excited Than The Candidate Himself; Originality Is Key In The General Election; Aaron Slater A True Hero. Aired 10-11p ET
• Pennsylvania Nail-Biter: Pennsylvania GOP And Dem Senate Primary; Buffalo Shooting: A Story Of Survival; Dow Posted Its Biggest Loss Since 2020; Putin's War In Ukraine; Raging Wildfires: Climate Change Increasing Wildfire Risk Across The Nation. Aired 11p-12a ET


CNN Newsroom
• Ukrainians Evacuate Azovstal Steel Plant; Pennsylvania's GOP Primary Close Tight; Former Russian Colonel Says War Will Get Worse for Moscow. Aired 4-4:30a ET
• The Taliban's Afghanistan; China Eastern Plane Crash was Deliberate; UFOs a "Potential National Security Threat". Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Pennsylvania GOP Senate Primary Too Close to Call; Russia Targeting New Howitzers U.S. Gave to Ukraine; Judge Signs Off on Plan to Get Abbott Plant Running Again. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Baby Formula Manufacturers to Testify Before Congress Next Week; Suspected Gunman's Murder Plot Posted Online 30 Minutes Before Attack; CBP Says, About 234,000 Migrants Stopped at U.S. Southern Border in April. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• China Jet Crash Investigation; Crisis in Afghanistan; Russian Soldier on Trial For War Crimes Pleads Guilty; High Drama in Primaries. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• House to Vote on Domestic Terrorism Bill in Wake of Buffalo Shooting; Report: Sea Level Rise, Green House Gas Emissions, Ocean Heat & Acidity Hit All-Time Highs; Estranged Friend of Amber Heard Testifies About Injuries; Georgia Students Suing School District, Allege Pattern of Racism. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• Russia Targets Donetsk; Interview With Former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Steven Pifer; U.S. Secretary of State Holds Meetings on NATO Expansion; High Drama in Primaries. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Suspect Allegedly Posted Plans Online 30 Minutes Before Rampage; 911 Dispatcher On Leave After Call From Whispering Person Cut Short; DHS Warns Of Threats Against Supreme Court Following Leaked Draft; Dhs Pauses New Disinformation Board After Right-Wing Criticism; DHS Pushed Jan. 6 Committee For Witness Testimony Transcripts; Stephanie Grisham Meeting 1/6 Committee Again Today; Dow Tumbles 1,000 Points Amid Inflation Fears & Most CEOs Bracing For Recession. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• PA Secretary Of State: Decision On Republican Senate Recount Likely By Next Tuesday; 2020 Election Denier Wins Republican Nomination For PA Governor; NATO Official: War Momentum Has Shifted In Favor Of Ukraine; Russia Targeting New Howitzers U.S. Gave To Ukraine. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• New York Governor Announces New Requirement Under Red Flag Law; Former White Supremacist Speaks on How to Combat Racist Extremism; WSJ: Flight Data Suggests China Eastern Plane Deliberately Crashed; White House Making Contingencies for Possible North Korean Missile Tests During President Biden's Visit to South Korea. Aired 3:30-4p ET
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• Biggest U.S. Primary Election Night So Far This Year; Pennsylvania Republican Senate Race Too Close To Call; CNN Projects Fetterman Wins Pennsylvania Dem. Senate Race; America's Choice 2022; Biden Mourns Buffalo Shooting Victims; Hunger Crisis in Afghanistan; Taliban Takover. Aired 2-3a ET
• Pennsylvania's GOP Primary Close Tight; John Fetterman Recovers from the Hospital; Madison Cawthorn Conceded His Defeat; Midterm Election a Test to Trump's Grip; Donald Trump Wants a Loyalist Candidate; A Huge Defeat for Russians in Luhansk Region; Ukrainians Rescued but Taken into Russian Territory; President Biden Condemns Terrorism Attacks. Aired 3-4a ET
• First Russian Soldier Tried For War Crimes Pleads Guilty; U.N. Sounds Alarm Against Climate Change; Taliban Rule Bars Afghan Girls From High School; U.K. Inflation Soars To 40-Year High; E.U. Plan To Lessen Russian Energy Dependence; Top Ukrainian Commanders Still Inside Azovstal; The Taliban's Afghanistan; U.S. Soccer Equal Pay Deal. Aired 2-3p ET


Connect the World
• Ukrainians Evacuate Azovstal Steel Plant; Finland and Sweden Formally Apply to NATO; Hezbollah Loses Majority, Lebanon Gets New Government; The Taliban's Afghanistan; E.U. Plan to Lessen Russian Energy Dependence; U.S. Easing Oil Sanctions on Venezuela. Aired 10-10:45a ET
• Evacuated Fighters Taken to Separatist Region; Russia Scaling Back its Ambitions as War Nears 3-Month Mark; Irish Leader: UK is not Engaging Seriously in Talks; HRW Report Details Alleged War Crimes by Russian Troops; Economic Crisis Plunges Afghans into Poverty, Starvation; Ireland Houses Ukrainian Refugees in Castles & Camp Beds. Aired 11a-12p ET


Erin Burnett Outfront
• Dow Drops 1,100+ Points, Its Biggest Loss In Nearly 2 Years; Pennsylvania GOP Senate Primary Close To Call, Votes Still Being Tallied; Interview With Gisele Barreto Fetterman, Wife Of PA Lt. Gov. John Fetterman; Momentum Has Shifted In Favor Of Ukraine, NATO Official Says; Buffalo Grocery Store Employee Describes Hiding In Break Room; WSJ: Flight Data Suggests Chinese Plane Crash Was Intentional. Aired 7-8p ET


Early Start with John Berman and Zoraida Sambolin
• Pennsylvania Senate Republican Primary Too Close to Call; Trump Backed Mastriano Will Win PA GOP Gubernatorial Nod; Trump-Backed Rep. Ted Budd Will Win in North Carolina GOP Senate Primary; Cawthorn Concedes NC House Primary to Chuck Edwards; Retired Russian Colonel Criticizes Ukraine Invasion on State TV; Evacuations Continue at Mariupol Steel Plant. Aired 4-4:30a ET
• Flight Data Suggests China Eastern Plane Intentionally Crashed; U.S. Intel: North Korea Preps for Missile Test as Biden Travels to Asia; DHS: Not Seeing Significant Decrease in Migrants at Mexico Border; U.S. Markets Close Higher as Investors Attempt a Comeback; JPMorgan Warns California's $6 Gas Could Spread Nationwide; NBA Working to Free Griner from Russian Prison. Aired 4:30-5a ET


First Move with Julia Chatterley
• EU Commission Pitches Plan to Move away from Russian Gas; Survey: Many U.S. CEOs are Expecting Recession; Bitcoin Losses Cost El Salvador Tens of Millions of Dollars; Ukraine's Postal Service Continues Deliveries Amid War; Irish Leader: UK is not Engaging Seriously in EU talks; Twitter Board Tries to Hold Elon Musk to Deal. Aired 09-10a ET


Inside Politics
• Oz, McCormick Deadlocked In Too-Close-To-Call PA Primary; Cliff-Hanger PA Primary May Hinge On Mail-In Ballots; McConnell Breathes Sign Of Relief At PA GOP Senate Primary Results; Fetterman Sweeps Pennsylvania As Questions Emerge About His Health; Trump- Endorsed Candidates Win GOP PA Gov, NC Senate Primary; Trump-Backed Election Denier Wins GOP Primary For PA Governor; Mastriano Rejects "Extreme" Label, Leans Into GOP Culture Wars; PA Dem Gov Nominee: GOP "Just Nominated A Dangerous Extremist". Aired 12-12:30p ET
• Buffalo Suspect Made Plans Public 30 Minutes Before Shooting; Oz And McCormick Locked In Tight Race With High-Stakes; Russian Soldier Pleads Guilty In War Crimes Trial. Aired 12:30-1p ET


New Day
• Mehmet Oz, David McCormick Deadlocked in Pennsylvania GOP Senate Race; John Fetterman Wins Pennsylvania Democratic Senate Primary; Election Denier Wins GOP Nomination for Pennsylvania Governor; Suspect in Buffalo Mass Shooting Invited Public to View His Plot 30 Minutes Before Attack. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Mixed Results For Trump-Backed Candidates In GOP Primaries; Russia: Nearly 1,000 Ukrainians Have Surrendered At Steel Plant; Online Breast Milk Swaps On The Rise As Shortage Drags On. Aired 5:30- 6a ET
• Oz, McCormick Deadlocked in Pennsylvania GOP Senate Race; Election Denier Wins GOP Nomination for Pennsylvania Governor; Madison Cawthorn Loses Reelection Bid in Primary. Aired 6-6:30a ET
• Amy Spitalnick is Interviewed About Racist Attacks; Russia Suffers Major Defeat; New Report on the Collapse of Afghanistan; NBA Working to Free Griner. Aired 6:30-7a ET
• Oz, McCormick Deadlocked in Pennsylvania GOP Senate Race; Election Denier Wins GOP Nomination for Pennsylvania Governor; Biden Says, Poison White Supremacy is Putting U.S. Democracy at Risk. Aired 7-7:30a ET
• Razor-Thin Margins In High-Stakes Pennsylvania Senate Race; NYC Health Chief Joins New Day As City's COVID Alert Goes To "High"; Johnny Depp's Lawyers Grill Amber Heard In Cross-Examination. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• Buffalo Mass Shooting Leaves Neighborhood Without Key Grocery Store; Mehmet Oz and David McCormick Neck and Neck in Pennsylvania GOP Senate Race; ; Republican Congressman Madison Cawthorn Loses Primary Race in North Carolina; John Fetterman Wins Democratic Senate Primary in Pennsylvania while Hospitalized. Aired 8-8:30a ET
• Gisele Fetterman is Interviewed about her Husband's Health and Election Win; Underground Tunnel Found between U.S. and Mexico; Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-IL) is Interviewed about Primaries and January 6th Panel; Soldiers Surrender at Azovstal; Russian Soldier on Trial for War Crimes. Aired 8:30-9a ET


Quest Means Business
• Dow Plunges 1,000 Points In Worst Day Since 2020; Bitcoin Losses Cost El Salvador Tens Of Millions Of Dollars; U.S. Confident Turkey Won't Veto Sweden, Finland Bids; Data Suggests Deliberate Crash Of China Eastern Plane; U.S. Parents Desperate For Baby Formula; Inflation Driving Up Vacation Costs; Wall Street Plummets. Aired 3-4p ET


CNN Live Event/Special
• CNN TONIGHT: Oz, McCormick Deadlocked In Too-Close-To-Call PA GOP Senate Primary; DHS Memo Warns Of Extremist Violence Related To Upcoming Abortion Ruling; Key Lawmaker: UFOs Pose "Potential National Security Threat." Aired 9-10p ET


The Situation Room
• Ukraine Gains New Ground In Push Toward Russia Border; Trump- Backed Dr. Oz In GOP Senate Primary Cliff-Hanger In Pennsylvania; Suspected Gunman's Plot Posted Online 30 Minutes Before Attack; Biden Admin To Invoke Defense Production Act To Help Baby Formula Shortage; Former White House Press Secretary Grisham Appears Before 1/6 Panel For Second Time. Aired 6-7p ET


CNN 10
• Efforts Ramp Up To Restock Baby Formula In America; Efforts To Rebuild An Important Bridge Are Delayed; Efforts To Save Andean Condors Make Progress. Aired 4-4:10a ET