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Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees
• McCarthy Defends Decision To Release January 6 Footage In Closed-Door Meeting; FBI Director Acknowledges Bureau Assessment That COVID-19 Pandemic Likely Resulted From Chinese Lab Incident; Students, Staff Protest DeSantis' Overhaul Of Progressive College; Students, Staff Protest DeSantis' Overhaul Of Progressive College; Prosecution Expert Disputes Defense Experts Testimony Claiming Paul Was Likely Shot By Someone Shorter Than Alex Murdaugh; CNN With Ukrainian Team Clearing Mines On The Front Lines; Scientists: Antarctic Sea Ice Hist A Record Low. Aired 8-9p ET
• Did Not Air 9-10p ET


Amanpour
• Interview With Nigerian TV Host And Documentary Filmmaker Bolanle Olukanni; Interview With "An Affirming Flame" Author And The New York Times Chief Correspondent Paris Roger Cohen; Interview With King's College London Professor Of European And Foreign Affairs And U.K. In A Changing Europe Director Anand Menon; Interview With New York Times Columnist David Brooks. Aired 1-2p ET


At This Hour
• Supreme Court Weighs Biden's Student Loan Forgiveness Plan; Supreme Court Hears Arguments On Biden's Student Loan Plan; Rare Snowfall In Southern California Leaves Residents Stranded; Study: High Levels Of Chemicals Could Pose Long-Term Risks; Vladimir Putin Addresses His Federal Security Service; Ukrainian Soldier: Situation In Bakhmut "Very Difficult Now". Aired 11-11:30a ET
• U.S. Army Veteran Dies In Action While Fighting For Ukraine; WH Launches Semiconductor Push Amid Heated Competition With China; Jury Hears Graphic Details From Forensic Pathologist In Murdaugh Trial. Aired 11:30a-12p ET


The Lead with Jake Tapper
• Supreme Court Justices Hear Arguments On Student Debt Relief Case; Putin Admits "Losses In Our Ranks" In Speech To Security Officials; Murdoch: Some Fox Hosts "Endorsed" Election Lies; Family And Friends Mourn American Killed In West Bank; Hollywood To Feature WWII Vet And Grandfather In New Miniseries. Aired 4-5p ET
• Soon: House Select Committee On China Holds First Hearing; Rep. Mike Gallagher, (R-WI), Is Interviewed About China; Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, (D-IL), Is Interviewed About China; White House: Agencies Have 30 Days To Ban TikTok On Federal Devices; DeSantis Launches Conservative Takeover Of Liberal Arts College; DeSantis Signs Bill Giving Him More Control Of Disney's Special District; EPA Chief Makes Third Trip To East Palestine Since Derailment; EPA Chief Vows Transparency Amid Toxic Derailment Cleanup; New Court Documents Detail Items Seized At Home Of Suspect's Parents; Several Homeless Veterans Get Apartment On Land Meant To House Veterans Since The 1800s. Aired 5-6p ET


CNN Newsroom
• Supreme Court Weighs Student Loan Forgiveness; Storms Slam Parts of Northeast; Yellen Makes Surprise Trip to Ukraine; Jason Furman is Interviewed about the Economic Outlook. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• EPA Chief in East Palestine, Ohio; Chemicals in Ohio Could Post Long-Term Risks; Bakhmut Fighting Becoming Extremely Difficult; Putin Admits Losses; American Swimmer Found Dead in U.S. Virgin Islands Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Supreme Court Weighs Biden's Student Loan Forgiveness Plan; Tonight: House Select Committee On China Holds First Hearing; Testimony Resumes In Alex Murdaugh Trial; Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Murdaugh's Brother Describes Cleaning Up Crime Scene; Murdoch Admits Some Fox Hosts Endorsed 2020 Election Lies; Consumer Confidence Slumped In February Amid Recession Worries; Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Bill Maher Speaks Out; Lawsuit Sheds Light on FOX News and Election Lies; Winter Weather; Supreme Court Hears Arguments on Biden Student Loan Forgiveness Plan. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• Jake Tapper One-On-One With Bill Maher Tonight At 9 E.T.; Soon, Biden In Virginia For Health Care Speech, Expected To Hit GOP For Social Security, Medicare Cuts; Interview With Keisha Lance Bottoms, Senior Adviser For Public Engagement To President Biden; Putin Admits Russian Intel Agency Suffered Losses In Ukraine. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• Indiana Gov. Objects To Train Wreck Waste Heading To His State; House Panel To Vote On Hot-Button TikTok Restrictions; Murdoch Admits Some Fox Hosts "Endorsed" 2020 Election Lies. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Mom Who Lost 2 Sons To Fentanyl Speaks At Border Hearing; State Dept. Official: No "Definitive Answer" On Where Covid Originated; Closing Arguments In Murdaugh Trial Could Begin As Early As Tomorrow; McCarthy Grants Jan 6 Defendants Access To Capitol Security Footage; McCarthy Defends Giving Tucker Carlson Early Access To 1/6 Footage; Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot Fights To Make Runoff In Chicago Mayoral Primary. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Supreme Court Weighs Biden's Student Loan Forgiveness Plan; Six GOP-Led State Sue To Block Biden's Student Loan Plan; Rep. Nick LaLota (R-NY) Discusses About U.S. Army Compared To China. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• DeSantis Previews Likely 2024 Strategy In Newly Released Book; U.S. Marshals Service Scrambles To Protect Sensitive Info; Authorities Took DNA Swab From Idaho Murder Suspect. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• CNN INTERNATIONAL: Ukraine: Battle For Bakhmut Grows "Extremely Tense"; Vladimir Putin Addresses His Federal Security Service; Belarusian Pres. Lukashenko To Begin State Visit To China; American- Israeli Man Fatally Shot In West Bank; Independent National Electoral Commission: Tinubu In Lead So Far; Voters, Politicians, Observers Complain Of Irregularities; Has A New Era Of U.K.-E.U. Relations Begun?; Fast-Growing Area In Utah Running Out Of Water. Aired 8-8:30a ET
• U.K. Prime Minister Touts "Decisive Breakthrough" For The Northern Ireland; U.S. Ambassador To China Calls For Transparency From Beijing About Coronavirus Origin; Video From Defense Minister Shows Troops Gaining Ground. Aired 12-1a ET
• U.K., EU Reach Deal In Bid to Resolve Northern Ireland Trade Issue; Yellen In Surprise Visit To Kyiv To Reaffirm U.S. Economic Aid To Ukraine; Hong Kong To Lift COVID Mask Mandate On Wednesday; US Energy Department Theory Of COVID Originating. Aired 1-2a ET
• Murdoch Admits Fox News Pushed Election Lies On Air; California Facing Another Storm; Republicans Accuse Biden Of Mishandling Toxic Train Wreck. Aired 2-3a ET
• Heavy Snowfall Batters Parts of U.S.; Murdoch Admits Fox News Pushed Election Lies; Sources: Assessment COVID-19 Leaked from Chinese Lab is a Minority View Within U.S. Intel Community; Hong Kong to End Mask Mandate; Russia has Staggering Losses in Ukraine. Aired 3-4a ET
• CNN International: Nearly 50 Million Under Winer Weather Alerts in Northeast; San Bernardino County Declares State of Emergency Due to Snow; Putin to Chair FSB Meeting in Coming Hours; EPA Chief Returning to East Palestine for Community Outreach; Israeli American Man Fatally Shot in West Bank; Defense Rests Its Case in Alex Murdaugh Murder Trial. Aired 4-4:30a ET
• CNN International: Snow Creates Hazardous Conditions on California Roadways; Florida Governor Releases Campaign-Style Video; Nigeria Election Irregularities; Fruit and Vegetable Rationing Could Last Until May in the U.K.; Many of Turkey's Quake Survivors Living in Tents. Aired 4:30-5a ET


CNN This Morning
• Nearly 50 Million Under Winter Weather Alerts Across Northeast; EPA Selects 4 Sites to Incinerate Train Wreck's Hazardous Material; U.S.-Israeli Citizen Killed in West Bank Terror Attack; Murdoch Testifies Some FOX News Hosts Endorsed Election Lies; Sources: Energy Department Theory is Minority View in Intel Community. Aired 6-6:30a ET
• China's Accusing U.S. of Politicizing Covid-19; DeSantis Embarks on Book Tour; Dr. Dhruv Khullar is Interviewed about a Sweetener Linked to Heart Attacks and Strokes; Chloe Melas Discusses Grandfather's WWII Memoir. Aired 6:30-7a ET
• Nearly 50 Million Under Winter Alerts Across Northeast; View COVID Leaked from Lab is Held by Minority in Intel Community; Biden's Student Loan Relief Plan Goes Before Supreme Court. Aired 7-7:30a ET
• Today: Supreme Court Hears Biden's Student Debt Forgiveness Plan; Murdoch Admits Some Fox Hosts "Endorsed" 2020 Election Lies; Murdoch: It Was "Wrong" For Carlson To Host Lindell After Election; Yellen Visit Kyiv, Reaffirms Economic Support To Ukraine; Vladimir Putin Addresses His Federal Security Service; Contaminated Waste To Facilities, EPA Chief To East Palestine; Contaminated Soil & Liquids To Resume Trips To EPA-Certified Sites. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg Interviewed on EPA Regulations for Transfer of Hazardous Waste and Republican Calls for His Resignation; Prosecution Calling Reply Witnesses in Alex Murdaugh Murder Trial; Department of Energy Issues Low Confidence Assessment that COVID-19 Virus Originated with Lab Leak. Aired 8-8:30a ET
• Tapper's Special with Bill Maher; Sweetener Linked to Heart Attack and Stroke; NYC Sees Biggest Snowfall of the Season. Aired 8:30-9a ET


CNN Tonight
• What Conversations Do We Now Feel Uncomfortable Having Because We're Afraid We'll Get It Wrong; SCOTUS Weighs Fate Of Biden's Student Loan Relief Program; Rupert Murdoch Says Fox News Host Endorsed False Election Claims; The Bidens Order Same Dish At A Restaurant; Tennessee Governor To Sign Anti-Drag Bill; Close Call At Boston Airport. Aired 10-11p ET
• FAA Investigates Close Call Between Two Planes; CNN Projects Lightfoot Won't Return As Chicago Mayor With Vallas And Johnson Advancing To Runoff; CBP: 14,700 Pounds Of Fentanyl Seized In 2022; Politico: We Have A Real UFO Problem, And It Is Not Balloons; Scientists: Antarctic Sea Ice Hits Records Low. Aired 11p-12a ET


Connect the World
• American Israeli Man Killed in West Bank; Putin Tells FSB to Step It Up; Nigerian Voters Complain of Irregularities; World Bank Estimates $34.2 Billion Damage in Turkey-Syria Quake; U.S. Energy Department COVID-19 Origin Theory at Odds with Intel Community; Murdoch Comes Clean on FOX Propaganda; U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen Visits Kyiv; Experiments Show Some Aging is Reversible. Aired 10-11a ET
• Turkey Arrests Nearly 200 People in Quake Tragedy; Ukraine Battle for Bakhmut "Extremely Tense"; Putin Admits "Loses in our Ranks" in Speech to FBS; Vote Count Problems come amid Tough Economic Times; "The Red Suitcase" Oscar-Nominated for Best Short Film; Antakya in Ruins after Quake Erases Cultural Heritage. Aired 11a-12p ET


Erin Burnett Outfront
• Putin Admits "Losses In Our Ranks" During Speech To Intel Agency; Fox Chose Money, Ratings Over Truth Again And Again; Students, Faculty At Florida Liberal Arts College Protest DeSantis' "Hostile Takeover" With New Conservative Board; Students, Staff Protest DeSantis' Overhaul Of Progressive College; FBI Director Says For The First Time Publicly That He Believes COVID "Likely" Came From Chinese Lab Leak. Aired 7-8p ET


Early Start with John Berman and Zoraida Sambolin
• 54 Million Under Winter Alerts in Northeast, Blizzard on West Coast; Soon: Putin Chairs Security Service Meeting; Alex Murdaugh Trial: Prosecution to Call At Least 4 Rebuttal Witnesses; Today: DeSantis Releases Book, Inches Closer to Running. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Russia Soldiers Refuse To Fight As Putin Touts Success; Nigerian Voters, Politicians, Observers Complain Of Irregularities; Ex-Husband, Former In-Laws Charged In Death Of Hong Kong Model. Aired 5:30-6a ET


First Move with Julia Chatterley
• Putin Admits "Losses in our Ranks" at FSB Meeting; Yellen says "So far, so good" in U.S. Inflation Battle; China Attacks U.S. over TikTok Ban on Government Devices; Murdoch Admits some FOX Hosts "Endorsed" 2020 Election Lies; Startup Transformers Food Waste into Chicken Feed. Aired 9- 10a ET


Inside Politics
• Supreme Court Hearing Student Debt Relief Case; Hundreds Rally As Justices Hear Student Debt Case; 1 In 5 Americans Have Student Loans, Two-Thirds Under 40; Fox Chief Admits Network Broadcast Election Lies; Murdoch: 2020 Election "Was On The Up-And-Up"; Fox Hosts Gave Airtime To Trump's Election Lies; Murdoch: Some Fox Hosts "Endorsed" Election Lies. Aired 12-12:30p ET
• Biden's New Chips Initiative Includes Push To Expand Childcare; Zelenskyy: Fighting In Bakhmut "More And More Challenging"; Putin Admits "Losses In Our Ranks" In Speech To Security Officials"; Today: Chicago Voters Cast Ballots For City's Next Mayor; Mother At Border Hearing On Fentanyl Deaths: "My Sons Were Taken Away From Me". Aired 12:30-1p ET


Isa Soares Tonight
• A Russian Official Says It's Only A Matter Of Time Before Bakhmut Falls; American-Israeli Killed At The West Bank; Rupert Murdoch's Deposition Released In Lawsuit Against Fox News; World Bank Estimates $34.2 Billion Damage In Turkiye-Syria Quake; Murdoch Comes Clean On FOX Propaganda; U.S. Concerned About China-Russia Relations; Utah Running Dry. Aired 2-3p ET


Quest Means Business
• Opposition Parties Demand New Vote, Say Results Doctored; Ukraine: Situation In Bakhmut Extremely Difficult; Congress To Vote On Bill Making It Easier To Ban App In US.; U.K. Food Shortages; Venice Concerned About Rising Water; Hong Kong Ending Mask Mandate; World Of Wonder: Buenos Aires; Dash To The Bell. Aired 3-4p ET


CNN Live Event/Special
• Maher Predicts "If It's Biden Against Trump, Biden Will Win"; Maher: "I Would Categorize Liberal As Different Than Woke"; Bill Maher: Crowded GOP Field Ensures A Trump Nomination. Aired 9-10p ET


The Situation Room
• Former Trump National Security Advisers Among Witnesses Testifying At House Hearing On China; Supreme Court Weighs Fate Of Student Loan Relief For Millions; New Questions After Fox Chief Admits Hosts Endorsed Election Lies; DeSantis Defends Move To Tighten Control Over Disney World; U.S. Aviation Officials Investigating Close Call At Boston Airport. Aired 6-7p ET


CNN 10
• The Hyperloop: The Future Of Travel. Aired 4-4:10a ET