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Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees
• AG Garland Names Special Counsel To Oversee Trump Probes; Victims Were Found On Second And Third Floors Of Home, At Least One Had Defensive Wounds; Mother Of UVA Shooting Survivor Mike Hollins Describes How Her Son Went Back To Help Others; Chef Andres & Team Make Their Way Into Newly-Freed City Of Kherson. Aired 8-9p ET
• Trump: Special Counsel Is An Example Of A "Weaponized Department Of Justice"; Former President Trump Faces Second Thoughts Among Some Of His Past Voters As He Launches 2024 White House Bid; Michelle Obama Reveals To CNN She Struggles With Self-Doubt. Aired 9- 10p ET


Amanpour
• Interview with Qatari LGBTQ Qatari Activist Dr. Nasser Mohamed; Interview with Men in Blazers Media Network Founder Roger Bennett; Interview with Representative Jackie Speier (D-CA); Interview with Philadelphia Inquire Commentary and Ideas Editor and "1001 Voices on Climate Change" Author Devi Lockwood; Interview with Yale Law School Dean Heather Gerken. Aired 1-2p ET


At This Hour
• Snowfall Totals Could Reach 5 Feet In Buffalo Area; U.S. Moves To Shield Saudi Crown Prince In Journalist Killing; Pelosi Opens Door To A New Generation Of Democratic Leaders. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• North Korea Launches Intercontinental Ballistic Missile; Twitter Shuts Offices After Musk Ultimatum Sparks Mass Exodus; "Michelle Obama' Mission: Empowering Girls" Airs Sunday At 8:00 P.M. ET/PT. Aired 11:30a-12p ET


The Global Brief with Bianca Nobilo
• Trump Special Counsel; Ukraine Winter Worries; COP27 Concerns. Aired 5-5:30p ET


The Lead with Jake Tapper
• AG Garland Names Special Counsel To Oversee Trump Probes; Trump Lashes Out At Special Counsel, Calls Appointment "Unfair"; Deadly Snowstorm Hitting Western New York; Japan: North Korean Missile Had Potential To Reach U.S. Mainland; Title 42 Immigrant Policy Set To End Late December. Aired 4-5p ET
• Did Not Air 5-6p ET


CNN Newsroom
• Twitter Closes Offices, Suspends access amid Mass Resignations; Heavy, Lake-Effect Snow to Continue Through Sunday across Region; Comer: No Plans to Subpoena President Biden, will Subpoena Hunter; Coroner: Large Knife used to Kill 4 Idaho Students; Police: Surviving Roommates could be "Key to this Whole Thing". Aired 9-9:30a ET
• State Department: MBS Immunity does not Reflect "Merits" of Case; "Swifties" to Ticketmaster: We are Never Ever getting back Together; Taylor Swift Ticket Meltdown Sparks Outrage about Ticketmaster's Power; NASA Heat Shield Survives Brutal Re-Entry of Earth's Atmosphere; Brittney Griner Moved to Penal Colony Southeast of Moscow. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Parts of New York Paralyzed by Historic Snowfall; Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) Seen As Favorite to Succeed Pelosi; Japan Defense Minister Says, North Korea Missile Range Could Include U.S. Mainland. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Police: Surviving Roommates Could Be "Key To This Whole Thing"; Still No Suspects In Horrific Stabbing Deaths Of 4 College Students; At Least 24 Cases Of Measles Identified At Oh Day Cares Schools; Texas Woman Says State's Abortion Law Put Her Life In Danger; From Ukraine To Carnegie Hall: One Teen's Journey. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Climate Solutions?; North Korea Missile Test; Idaho Murder Investigation; Inflating Easing?; Monster Storm Hammers New York; Twitter Trouble?. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• Balloonist Works on Climate Solutions; Biden's Granddaughter to Get Married on South Lawn Tomorrow; AG Garland to Announce Special Council in Mar-a-Lago, Parts of 1/6 Investigations; Actor Chris Hemsworth Receives "Strong Indication" of Genetic Predisposition to Alzheimer's Disease. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• Soon: AG Garland To Appoint Special Counsel To Oversee Trump Investigations; AG Garland Appoints Special Master To Oversee Trump Investigations. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• AG Appoints Jack Smith As Special Counsel Overseeing Trump Investigations; Japan Defense Minister: North Korea's ICBM Could Reach U.S. Mainland; U.S.& South Korea Hold Joint Exercises After N. Korea ICBM Launch; Investigators Release Map, Timeline Of Idaho College Students Before Deaths; Coroner: One Slain Idaho Student Had "Defensive" Wounds. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• AG Appoints Jack Smith As Special Counsel Overseeing Trump Investigation; Buffalo Mayor: Driving Ban Reinstated; Some Areas Have 20 Plus Inches. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Interview with Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA): Special Counsel to Oversee Trump Investigation; Twitter's Future Uncertain After Mass Exodus of Staffers; Trump Reacts to Special Counsel Appointment; Michelle Obama's Missions: Empowering Girls Airs Sunday. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• CNN INTERNATIONAL: Ukraine Scrambles to Contain Damage to its Power System; U.S. Determines MBS is Immune in Case over Khashoggi Killing; North Korea Launches International Ballistic Missile; Are users Losing Confidence in Twitter; Cuba hopes to Attract Visitors with Shark Tourism. Aired 8-8:30a ET
• North Korea Launches ICBM as Asian Leaders Meet; Ukrainian Power Grid Near Point of Failure; U.S.: Crown Prince Has Immunity Against Lawsuit Regarding Murdered Journalist; Dutch Court Convicts 3 of Shooting Down Flight MH17; Five Protestors Sentenced to Death in Government Crackdown; China's Zero-COVID Policy Takes Huge Mental & Physical Toll; Brittney Griner Moved to Penal Colony in Mordovia. Aired 12-12:45a ET
• Biden Administration Says Saudi's MBS Has Immunity In Khashoggi Civil Case; North Korea Fires Suspected Intercontinental Ballistic Missile; Russian Strikes Batter Ukraine Power Grid As Winter Sets In; Finance Minister Lays Out New Budget Plant To Save Billions; Qatar Dogged by Controversy Ahead of Tournament; China's Zero COVID policy Takes Huge Mental and Physical Toll; Ukraine Prepares for a Harsh Winter Season; Brittney Griner Moved to Penal Colony in Mordovia; Pelosi Says She won't Run for Democratic Leadership; White House Slams GOP House Agenda as Political Revenge. Aired 1-2a ET
• Millions Face Freezing Temperatures; The United States Moves to Shield Saudi Crown Prince; The White House Slams GOP House Agenda as "Political Revenge"; Winter is Setting in as Power Goes Out; N. Korea Launches Intercontinental Ballistic Missile; Five Protesters Sentenced To Death In Govt. Crackdown; Dutch Court Convicts Three Of Shooting Down Flight MH17. Aired 2-2:45a ET
• State of Emergency Declared in New York; U.S. Suggest MBS to Have Immunity; Speaker Pelosi Not Seeking Any Leadership Role; Republicans Gearing for Their Political Revenge Against Democrats; Poland Wrapping Up Missile Attack Investigation; Ukrainians Bracing for Harsh Winter; Justice Handed to Malaysia MH-17 Victims; Brittney Griner in Russia's Penal Colony; North Korea's ICBM Landed in Hokkaido, Japan Waters; Qatar's World Cup Plagued with Controversies; New L.A. Mayor Focusing on Homelessness Issue; Veterans Had Enough of Unkept Promises. Aired 3-4a ET
• Six Million Under Snow Alert As Freezing Temps Grip U.S.; Pelosi Says She Won't Run for Democratic Leadership; U.S.: Saudi Crown Prince Has Immunity in Khashoggi Lawsuit; Employees Exit Twitter After Elon Musk's Hardcore Work Ultimatum; North Korean Missile Test Overshadows APEC Summit; Qatar Mired in Controversies with World Cup Two Days Away. Aired 4-4:30a ET
• Polish Official: Missile Probe Should Conclude Withing Days; Ukraine Reels From Wave of Strikes On Its Power System; Brittney Griner Moved to Penal Colony in Mordovia; U.N. Chief: Climate Clock is Ticking and Trust Keeps Eroding; New CEO Calls Crypto Giant A Complete Failure. Aired 4:30-5a ET


CNN This Morning
• Millions Under Snow Alert as Historic Storm Looms in Northeast; V.P.: Korea's New Launch is 'Brazen Violation' of U.N. Resolutions; Mass Exodus at Twitter after Musk Demands 'Hardcore' Work; Race to Replace Nancy Pelosi as She Steps Down as Top Dem; Obama: Dems 'Thumped' Election Deniers in Key Midterm Races; Justice Department Grants Immunity for Saudi Crown Prince in Khashoggi Murder. Aired 6- 6:30a ET
• Brittney Griner Sent to Russian Penal Colony; GOP Impeaches Philly's D.A.; Gabby Giffords' Story in a New CNN Film. Aired 6:30-7a ET
• Historic, Massive Snowstorm Bearing Down on New York; Twitter Workers Reject Elon Musk's Hardcore Work Ultimatum; Alcohol Sales to be Banned at World Cup Stadiums in Qatar. Aired 7-7:30a ET
• Recent Jeopardy! Clues Spark Debate, Controversy; Michelle Obama: U.S. "Wasn't Ready" For Her Natural Black Hair; New FTX CEO: Records So Poor We Can't Figure Out Cash In Company. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• Snowstorm Hitting Parts of Western New York; Numerous Twitter Employees Quit in Response to Ultimatum from New Owner Elon Musk; Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi Announces She Will Not Seek Position in House Democratic Leadership in Next Congress; Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-MI) Interviewed on Legacy of Nancy Pelosi; Biden Grants Immunity For Saudi Crown Prince In Khashoggi Murder; Ticketmaster Cancels Public Sales To Taylor Swift "Eras Tour". Aired 8-8:30a ET
• Warnock Campaign Releases Adequate Tying Herschel Walker To Trump; Quentin Tarantino Reflects On Working With Harvey Weinstein; "Michelle Obama's Mission: Empowering Girls" Airs Sunday At 8PM ET; Christy Turlington Burns On The State Of Maternal Health In U.S. Aired 8:30-9a ET


CNN Tonight
• A.G. Merrick Garland Appoints Special Counsel; Donald Trump Slammed New Special Counsel; New York Under Heavy Snow; Controversies Around Qatar Resurrected; Three Powerful Women Speaks Out. Aired 10- 11p ET
• Did Not Air 11p-12a ET


Connect the World
• Ukrainians Face Winter Without Power as Russia Targets Grid; U.S. Determines Saudi Crown Prince is Immune from Legal Action; Twitter Staff Reject Elon Musk's Hardcore Demand; North Korea Launches Intercontinental Ballistic Missile; U.N. Chief Pleads to Climate Negotiators During COP27; Russia Targets Infrastructure as Winter Approaches; Brittney Griner Moved to Penal Colony in Russia; Youth Conservationist Changing How the World Consume Water. Aired 10-11a ET
• "Dawn" Rights Group Slams Immunity for Saudi Crown Prince; Report Card on 2022 Climate Summit in Egypt; Five Protesters Sentenced to Death in Government Crackdown; Disgraced FTX CEO Draws Comparisons to Bernie Madoff; FIFA and Qatar say no Alcohol to be Sold at World Cup Matches; Dubai Globe Soccer Awards Celebrate best in Game. Aired 11a-12p ET


Erin Burnett Outfront
• Trump Lashes Out After Attorney General Garland Names Special Counsel To Oversee Federal Trump Probes, Trump To Make Statement Tonight; Trump Attorneys Closely Examining Language On Special Counsel Appointment, Concerned It Could Extend Probe Timelines; Putin Makes First Appearance At Security Council Meeting Since February; Authorities: Slain Idaho Students Found On 2nd, 3rd Floors Of Home; Migrants Flood U.S.-Mexico Border As Trump Era Policy That Has Been Used For Nearly 2.5M Expulsions Is Ending. Aired 7-8p ET


Early Start with John Berman and Zoraida Sambolin
• NY Gov. Declares Emergency Ahead Of "Extreme" Snow Event; Biden Admin: Saudi Crown Prince Immune From Khashoggi Lawsuit; VP Harris Calls Emergency Meeting With Allies After Missile Launch; Nancy Pelosi Stepping Down As House Speaker; House Republicans Vow To Investigate Joe & Hunter Biden; Twitter Mass Exodus Begins After Elon Musk's Work Ultimatum; Kevin McCarthy Faces Rocky Road To Speakership. Aired 5- 5:30a ET
• More Russian Missile Attacks On Ukraine, No Power For Millions; Brittney Griner Is Moved To Remote Russian Prison; Anticipation For First Gulf World Cup Shadowed By Controversies. Aired 5:30-6a ET


First Move with Julia Chatterley
• Twitter Closes Offices as Staff Reject Musk's "Hardcore Work" Demand; Zelenskyy: 10M Plus without Power as Missile attacks Continue; Bahamas Seizes Digital Assets from FTX for "Safekeeping"; Twitter Users Express Fears for its Survival; Canned Water Company Liquid Death now Worth $700M; Ticketmaster Cancels Taylor Swift Ticket Sales. Aired 9-10a ET


Inside Politics
• Jeffries, Clark, Aguilar Announce Bids For Dem Leadership; Dem Rep: "We Don't Need Any Fighting And Screaming And Name-Calling"; Pelosi Clears The Deck For Generational Shift In Dem Leadership; Pelosi's Remarkable Career, Highlight Reel Staredown With Trump; Far- Right House Members Vow To Out Off Ukraine Aid; Far-Right Wing Of GOP Set To Complicate McCarthy's Role As Speaker; McCarthy: GOP Will Have 222 Seats; Today: Biden To Deliver Remarks On Economy. Aired 12-12:30p ET
• New Era: GOP House Majority Win Complicates Biden Agenda; LA Mayor-Elect Karen Bass Promises To Tackle Homelessness; Pelosi Clears The Deck For Generational Shift In Dem Leadership. Aired 12:30-1p ET


Isa Soares Tonight
• AH Appoints Jack Smith As Special Counsel Overseeing Trump Investigation; Young Boy Among Seven Reported Killed In Izeh Shootings; Ukraine Races To Repair & Stabilize Grid As Winter Sets In. Aired 2:30-3p ET


Quest Means Business
• US Attorney General Appoints Special Counsel For Trump Investigations; Qatar Bans Sale Of Alcohol At World Cup Stadiums; Employee Exodus Deals Another Blow To Twitter; U.S. Grants MBS Legal Immunity Over Khashoggi Lawsuit; Swedish Prosecutors: Nord Stream Blast Was Act Of Sabotage; Taylor Swift Calls Ticketmaster Fiasco "Excruciating For Me". Aired 3-4p ET


The Situation Room
• A.G. Garland Names Special Counsel To Oversee Trump Probes; Elizabeth Holmes Sentenced To 11 Plus Years In Theranos Fraud Trial; AG Garland Names Special Counsel To Oversee Trump Probes; Pelosi Blesses New Democratic Leadership Candidates; North Korea Confirms Launching "New Type" Of Missile; Temperatures Plummet, Kyiv Sees First Snowfall As Russian Attacks Cut Off Power For Millions; Two Deaths Blamed On Snowstorm Pummeling Buffalo, 4-5 Feet Expected. .Aired 5-6p ET
• Trump Lashes Out At Unfair Special Counsel Appointment; Republicans Call For Hunter Biden Special Counsel After DOJ Move On Trump; Deadly Snowstorm Pummeling Buffalo, Four To Five Feet Expected; Kim Jong Un's Daughter Makes First Confirmed Public Appearance; Ukrainian Ambassador: Russia To Blame For What Happened In Poland; Police: No Suspect In Idaho Killings, Public Must "Stay Vigilant". Aired 6-7p ET


CNN 10
• Midterm Elections In The United States; World Cup Kicks Off This Weekend. Aired 4-4:10a ET