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Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees
• Anticipation Building For Trump Indictment After He Signals One Is Coming, Tells Followers To Protest, Take Our Nation Back; Security Cameras, Barricaded Erected Near NYC Courthouse Ahead Of Possible Trump Indictments; How An Adult Film Star's Allegations About An Affair With Trump Became Center Of Manhattan Grand Jury Investigation; Xi And Putin Meet In Moscow; Attack On Couple's Car In War Zone Caught On Camera Of Ukrainian Drone; Russia Under Investigation For Alleged War Crime; New Legal Team For Stephen Smith's Family Vows To Launch A "Fresh Investigation" Into His Death; Buster Murdaugh Addresses Stephen Smith Investigation, Denies "Any Involvement" In His Death; Trump's Legal Team Seeks To Throw Out Special Grand Jury Report On 2020 Election Interference In Georgia. Aired 8-9p ET
• Did Not Air 9-10p ET


Amanpour
• Interview With Former Russian Deputy Minister Of Energy Vladimir Milov; Interview With "Danger Zone" Co-Author And Former U.S. Defense Department Official Michael Beckley; Interview With Iraqi Journalist And "A Stranger In Your Own City" Author Ghaith Abdul-Ahad; Interview With "Confronting Saddam Hussein: George W. Bush And The Invasion Of Iraq" Author Melvyn Leffler. Aired 2-3p ET


At This Hour
• China's Xi, Russia's Putin Meet For High-Stakes Summit; Cohen's Fmr. Legal Adviser To Testify To Grand Jury In Hush Money Case. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• UBS Buys Credit Suisse In Bid To Halt Banking Crisis; Miami Beach Issues State Of Emergency, Curfew After Second Fatal Shooting; Trump's Legal Team Asks Judge To Toss GA Grand Jury Report. Aired 11:30a-12p ET


The Lead with Jake Tapper
• DeSantis Needles Trump As He Breaks Silence On Hush Money Case; House GOP Committee Chairs Want NY District Attorney To Testify; China's Xi Makes First Visit To Russia Since Ukraine Invasion; UBS Buying Credit Suisse In Bid To Halt Banking Crisis; Flight Attendants' Union, NTSB Renew Push To Ban Infants On Laps; Vermont School Banned From Sports After Boycotting Game With Trans Player. Aired 4-5p ET
• President Xi Meets Face To Face Russia's Vladimir Putin; Possible Curfew In Miami Beach After Shootings; Trump Facing Possible Indictments; DeSantis Needles Trump As He Breaks Silence On Hush Money Case; Trump Hits Back At DeSantis In Hush Money Probe; Republicans Attack NY Prosecutor Over Possible Trump Indictment; Biden Vetoes Retirement Investment Resolution; Stephen Smith's Family Hopes To Exhume His Body For Private Autopsy; Report: World Running Out Of Time To Avoid Catastrophic Heating. Aired 5-6p ET


CNN Newsroom
• Final Witness to Testify Ahead of Possible Trump Indictment; Douglas Brinkley is Interviewed about the Possible Trump Indictment; UBS Buys Credit Suisse; Leila Sadat is Interviewed about Charges Against Putin; Putin and Xi Meet in Moscow. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• GOP Defends Trump Ahead Of Potential Indictment; DeSantis Silent Over Trump; U.N. Warns Of Critical Warming; "Ted Lasso" Cast Visits White House; March Madness Update. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Final Witness to Testify Today Ahead of Possible Trump Indictment; UBS Buys Credit Suisse in Emergency Deal to Halt Banking Crisis; Chinese President Xi Meets with Putin in Moscow. Aired 10- 10:30a ET
• Dow Increases As Banks And Regulators Take Action; Ban On "Lap Babies" On Airplanes Urged By Flight Attendants; Family To Exhume Body Of 19-Year-Old Found Dead Near Murdaugh Home; Los Angeles School Workers Set To Strike; More Black Men Required As Educators. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Banking Crisis Easing?; Will Trump Be Indicted?. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• China's Xi, Russia's Putin Meet For High-Stakes Summit; Mayor Dan Gelber (D-Miami Beach) Discusses Spring Break Chaos, State Of Emergency After Shootings; Jury Convicts 6 Oath Keeper Associates For Jan. 6 Roles; Bacteria In Some Eye Drops Linked To Vision Loss, Eye Removal. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• NY Grand Jury Meets As Trump Says He'll Be Arrested Tuesday; Blinken: "World Should Not Be Fooled" By China's Peace Proposals. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Blinken: "World Should Not Be Fooled" By China's Peace Plans; UBS Buying Rival Credit Suisse In Bid To Stop Banking Crisis; Amazon To Lay Off 9,000 Additional Workers; Flight Attendants Push To Ban Infants On Laps; L.A. School Workers Poised To Strike Over "Unfair Labor Practices". Aired 2:30-3p ET
• NY Grand Jury Meets As Trump Says He'll Be Arrested Tuesday; DeSantis On Trump Hush Money Case; Real Victims Are New Yorkers; Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) Discusses About China Plan For Ukraine In Ukraine. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Bloomberg: Biden Team In Touch With Warren Buffet; Major Central Banks Team Up To Keep U.S. Dollars Flowing; Sources; Georgia Prosecutors Weigh Racketeering Charges In Election Probe; Stephen Smith's Family Hopes To Exhume Body For Private Autopsy. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• CNN International: Beijing calls Visits a "Journey of Friendship, Cooperation with Vladimir Putin; Xi Jinping in Moscow for Talks with Vladimir Putin; Macron's Government Facing no Confidence Votes; Trump Says He'll be Arrested Tuesday, Calls for Protests; Body of Teenager Found near Murdaugh Estate to be Exhausted. Aired 8-8:30a ET
• UBS to Pay $3.2B for Credit Suisse in Rescue Deal; China's Xi to Meet with Putin in Moscow; Putin Visits Occupied City of Mariupol; Macron Feels the Heat from Anger Over Pension Reform; Israel: Two Civilians Wounded in West Bank Shooting; U.S. and Iraq Still Grapple with Consequences of War; CDC: Sharp Rise in Mental Health Challenges in U.S. Schools. Aired 12-1a ET
• UBS Is Buying Credit Suisse In Bid To Halt Banking Crisis; China's Xi To Meet With Putin In Moscow In Show Of Support; France's Macron Faces Another Test With No-Confidence Vote On Pension Reform; West Bank Attack Casts Shadow Over Israel-Palestinian talks. Aired 1- 2a ET
• Potential Indictment for Trump on Hush Money Case; UBS to Purchase Credit Suisse; President Xi Jinping to Visit Moscow; North Korea Ready to Attack Anytime; California Flooding May Intensify As Atmospheric River Nears; Civilian Wounded In West Bank Shooting. Aired 2-3a ET
• Trump Lawyer Warns of Mayhem if Ex-President is Indicted; Grand Jury to Hear from Witness in Trump Investigation; China's Xi will meet Russia's Putin in Moscow; Putin Visits Occupied City of Mariupol; U.S. Federal Reserve and Other Major Central Banks Try to Head Off Crisis by Keeping Dollars Flowing. Aired 3-4a ET
• CNN International: Trump Lawyer Warns of Mayhem if Ex-President is Indicted; UBS-Credit Suisse Deal Follow Collapse of SVB, Signature Bank; China's Xi to Meet with Putin in Moscow in House Ahead; California Flooding May Intensify as Atmospheric River Nears; Body of Teenager Fund Near Murdaugh Estate to be Exhumed. Aired 4-4:30a ET
• CNN International: Union Representing L.A. School Workers Plans Three-Day Strike; Virginia Prosecutor Explains Why 7 Deputies Face Murder Charges; French Parliament to Vote on No-Confidence Motions Against Government; Israel: Civilian Wounded in West Bank Shooting. Aired 4:30-5a ET


CNN This Morning
• Michael Cohen's Former Lawyer to Testify Before Grand Jury; Top Swiss Bank UBS Buys Credit Suisse to Stop Banking Crisis; Republicans Defend Trump Before Potential Manhattan Indictment. Aired 6-6:30a ET
• China's President Arrives in Russia; Miami Beach Sets Curfew; Chris Walker is Interviewed about March Madness. Aired 6:30-7a ET
• Soon, China's Xi, Russia's Putin to Meet in Moscow; Trump Says He Expects to be Arrested Tomorrow in Hush Money Case; UBS Buys Credit Suisse in Bid to Halt Banking Crisis. Aired 7-7:30a ET
• Flight Attendants Want To Ban "Lap Babies" Over Safety Concerns; Trump Says He Expects To Be Arrested Tuesday, Calls For Protest; China's Xi In Russia For High-Stakes Meeting With Putin. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• National Security Council Coordinator Strategic Communications. John Kirby Interviewed about Chinese President Xi Jinping Meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin; Former President Trump Says He Expects to be Arrested in Connection with Hush Money Payments to Stormy Daniels; Former President Trump Still Under Investigation for Possible Election Meddling in Georgia. Aired 8-8:30a ET
• Another Atmospheric River Threatens California; Trump Leads in Primary; Mitch Henderson and Tosan Evbuomwan are Interviewed about March Madness; Chinese and Russian Presidents Meet in Moscow. Aired 8:30-9a ET


CNN Tonight
• Trump Expects to be Indicted, Timing Remains Unclear; Two Fatal Shootings in Miami Beach Prompt Crackdown; Ted Lasso Cast in the White House Briefing Room; Skilled Workers in Massive Shortage; Wife of Bruce Willis Celebrates Bruce Willis' Birthday with a Message. Aired 10-11p ET
• Trump Expects To Be Indicted; Is Every Bank Now Too Big To Fail?; Chinese President Xi Jinping Meets With Russian President Vladimir Putin; CA Governor Rolls Out Billion Dollar Plan To Reduce Homelessness; Stephen Smith's Family Wants Body Exhumed For Private Autopsy After Murdaugh Case Prompted Renewed Scrutiny. Aired 11p-12a ET


Connect the World
• Making Two Decades Since Start Of Iraq Invasion; Xi Jinping And Vladimir Putin Meeting In Moscow; Credit Suisse Shares Plunge After UBS Takeover. Aired 10-11a ET
• War Toppled Iraq's Authoritarian Ruler but Caused Widespread Suffering; Israeli Minister: "No Such Thing" as a Palestinian People; U.S. Aid Worker Freed Six Years after Abduction in Niger; U.N. Report: World Running out of Time to Avoid Catastrophe; Trump Lawyer Warns of Mayhem if Ex-President is Indicted; U.S. Iraq still Grapple with Consequences of War. Aired 11a-12p ET


Erin Burnett Outfront
• Trump Ally Testifies In Hush Money Probe; Trump Intensifies Attacks On Prosecutor Who Could Soon Indict Him; Xi, Putin Meet In Moscow Days After Arrest Warrant Issued For Putin; Reports: U.S. Government Launches Investigation Into TikTok's Parent Company Over Improper Access To Personal Info Of U.S. Citizens. Aired 7-8p ET
• New Witness Raises Questions About Strength Of Trump Hush Money Case; DeSantis Jabs Trump: "Don't Know What Goes Into Paying Hush Money To A Porn Star To Secure Silence" Over Alleged Affair; Ukrainian Ambassador On Putin's Mariupol Trip: Intel Shows We Can Never Be Completely Sure Where He Was Or If It Was Him. Aired 9-10p ET


Early Start with John Berman and Zoraida Sambolin
• China's President Xi Set to Arrive in Moscow for Talks with Putin; Trump Team Fire Up Base As Trump Faces a Possible Indictment Within Days; World's Biggest Central Banks Team Up to Keep the Cash Flowing and Stave Off a Possible Financial Crisis. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Soon: China's Xi To Meet With Russia's President Putin In Moscow; Macron Facing No-Confidence Votes Over Hated Pension Plan; 16- Seed Fairleigh Dickinson's March Madness Run Ends. Aired 5:30-6a ET


First Move with Julia Chatterley
• UBS to Buy Credit Suisse in Bid to Halt Banking Crisis; UBS Buys Credit Suisse in Emergency Rescue Deal; Ethos CEO: This may Create an Unwelcome Precedent; Xi Jinping Arrives in Moscow for Talks with Vladimir Putin; China's President Xi makes State Visit to Moscow; U.S. Stocks Mixed after Weekend of Emergency Action. Aired 9-10a ET


Inside Politics
• Law Enforcement Prepares For Trump Protests; NYPD Installs Cameras, Sets Up Barricades; Ex-Cohen Legal Adviser Gave 300+ Emails To Manhattan D.A; Trump Legal Team Asks Judge To Toss GA Special Grand Jury Report; China's Xi Meets With Russia's Putin; China's Xi, Russia's Putin Meet For High-Stakes Summit; Dow Rises After UBS Agrees To Buy Credit Suisse; Regulators Scramble To Calm Markets, Stem Banking Crisis. Aired 12-12:30p ET
• Dow Rises After UBS Agrees To Buy Credit Suisse; Fed Mulls Another Rate Hike Despite Banking Turmoil; Trump Seizes On Potential Indictment To Fuel 2024 Campaign; DeSantis Rails Against "Political Agenda" Of Prosecutors; House GOP Chairs Ask For Testimony, Doc From Manhattan DA; American Hostage Freed After 6 Years In West Africa; U.N. Climate Report: Planet Is Ticking Time Bomb; Biden, "Ted Lasso" Cast Team Up To Promote Mental Health. Aired 12:30-1p ET


Isa Soares Tonight
• Vladimir Putin Welcomes Xi Jinping To Moscow; New York Braces For A Possible Indictment Of Donald Trump; U.N. Reports Climate Time-Bomb Is Ticking; U.N. Report: World Running Out Of Time To Avoid Catastrophe; President Biden Welcomes "Ted Lasso" Cast To White House. Aired 3-4p ET


Quest Means Business
• First Republic Shares Plumet Amid Report Of New Lifeline; EU Policymakers Cheer UBS Takeover Of Credit Suisse; Protests Follow Failed No-Confidence Vote; 'Dear Friends' Xi And Putin Meet In Moscow; U.N. Estimates 1M Rohingya Refugees Have Fled To Bangladesh; Hasina: Myanmar Government Is Not Listening To Anyone. Aired 4-5p ET


The Situation Room
• Trump Ally Wraps Grand Jury Testimony In Hush Money Probe; Trump's GOP Allies Rush To Defend Him And Discredit Prosecutor; China's Xi Praises Dear Friend Putin During Talks In Moscow; Kim Jong Un Oversees Mock Nuclear Counterattack On South & U.S. Aired 6-7p ET


CNN 10
• Arrest Warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin; 5,000-Mile-Wide Mass of Seaweed Headed to Florida; Young People Across the Country Living with Their Parents. Aired 4-4:10a ET