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Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees
• Trump To Be Arraigned Tuesday After Historic Criminal Indictment; Trump Attorney Expects Motions To Dismiss Manhattan Indictment Soon. Aired 8-9p ET


Amanpour
• Interview With Cardozo School Of Law Professor And Southern District Of New York Former Federal Prosecutor Jessica Roth; Interview With U.S. National Security Council And NSC Coordinator For Strategic Communications John Kirby; Interview With The New Yorker Staff Writer Masha Gessen; Interview With "I Am Debra Lee: A Memoir" Author And BET Networks Former Chairman And CEO Debra Lee. Aired 1-2p ET


At This Hour
• Trump Expected To Surrender Tuesday And Face Arraignment. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Biden Arrives In MS To Visit Communities Impacted By Tornado; NYPD Ramping Up Security Ahead Of Trump's Court Appearance; Vatican: Pope Francis To Participate In Palm Sunday Mass. Aired 11:30a-12p ET


The Lead with Jake Tapper
• Sources: Trump To Be Arraigned In New York On Tuesday At 2:15PM; Tornado Outbreak Begins In Midwest, Mid-South; Senate Republican Leaders Noticeably Quiet About Trump News; Sources: Trump Indictment Includes 30+ Counts Tied To Business Fraud; Tornado Outbreak Begins In Midwest, Mid-South. Aired 4-5p ET
• Did Not Air 5-6p ET


CNN Newsroom
• Next Steps in Trump's Indictment; Trump Caught off Guard by Indictment; NYPD Preparing for Unrest; Trump Facing Thirty Plus Counts; Republican Support Trump. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• First Funeral for Nashville Shooting Victim; Russia Arrests American Reporter; Trump Reaches out to Capitol Hill Allies; Inflation Measure Cooled in February. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Trump Becomes First Former President to Face Criminal Charges; Trump Expected to Surrender Tuesday and Face Arraignment; Republicans on Capitol Hill Rally Behind Trump After Indictment. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Today's Funeral for Evelyn Dieckhaus, a Victim of Nashville School Shooting; Tomorrow's Funeral Will Be Held for Two More Victims of Nashville School Shooting; Arrest of An American Journalist in Russia has White House "Deeply Concerned"; Kremlin: Foreign Journalists with Proper Credentials may Continue Their Work in Russia; Interview with Committee to Protect Journalists President Jodie Ginsberg; In Preparation for Trump's Court Appearance, NYPD is Stepping Up Security; Biden and First Lady Will Visit the Wreckage of the Fatal Tornado in Mississippi; Biden Will Speak About Repairing Damage Caused by Deadly Storms; Pope Francis Will Attend The Service on Palm Sunday. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Republicans Defend Trump; Trump Set to Appear in Manhattan Court Next Week. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• Biden to Meet with Residents Impacted by Deadly Storms; Tornado Outbreak Likely this afternoon for Midwest, Mid-South; Biden Calls on Russia to Release U.S. Journalist Evan Gershkovich; Trump, Prominent Republicans Invoke George Santos in Attacks on NY DA; Heart-Wrenching 911 Calls Released as Funerals Begin. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• Trump To Be Arraigned Tuesday After NY Grand Jury Indicts Him; Bidens Meet With Residents Of Tornado Damaged Community; Sources: Many Republicans & Loyalists Rally Behind Trump After Indictment. Aired 2- 2:30p ET
• Biden to Speak after Touring Tornado-Ravaged Mississippi; Biden to Speak after Surveying Tornado Damage in Mississippi; Biden: "We'll do everything in my power" to help MS Tornado Victims. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Sources: Trump Facing 30 Plus Counts Related to Business Fraud; NYPD Ramping Up Security Ahead of Trump's Court Appearance; Many Republicans & Loyalists Rally Behind Trump After Indictment. Aired 3- 3:30p ET
• Many Trump Allies Rush to Discredit Indictment; National Weather Service: Confirmed Tornado Moves Through Little Rock; Kirby: Russia Denied U.S. Access to Detained Wall Street Journal Reporter Evan Gershkovich. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• CNN International: Did Not Air 8-8:30a ET
• Trump Indicted on 30 Counts; Michael Cohen Weighs in on Trump Indictment; Gwyneth Paltrow Found Not Liable in Ski Crash. Aired 12-1a ET
• Historic Indictment; Turkey Approves Finland's NATO Bid; American Reporter Accused Of Spying; Ukraine Hints At Counteroffensive As Early As Next Month; Ukraine Boycotts Qualifying Events With Russian Athletes; Trump Loyalists In Congress Condemn Indictment; Pope Improving, Could Leave Hospital Within Next Few Days; Nine U.S. Soldiers Dead After Choppers Crash During Training. Aired 1-2a ET
• Grand Jury voted to Indict Former President Donald Trump; New York Times reporter Arrested in Russia; Volunteers Deliver Clean Water to Ukrainian Town; Sources: Trump Expected To Appear In Court Tuesday; Gwyneth Paltrow Not Liable In Ski Collision Trial; Officials Release Some Emergency Calls Of Deadly Rampage. Aired 2-3a ET
• Trump to Surrender by Tuesday upon his Indictment; NYT Reporter Under Arrest in Russia; Finland becomes the latest NATO Member; U.K. to join Trans Pacific Trade Partnership; Donald Trump Indicted; Gwyneth Paltrow Wins Legal Battle; Pope Francis' Health Improving; Jair Bolsonaro Returns to Brazil; FBI and Local Police Investigates Nashville School Shootings; Train Derailment in Minnesota. Aired 3-4a ET
• CNN International: Donald Trump Indicted; Trump Expected to Appear in Court Tuesday; Wall Streat Journal Reporter Detained on Spying Charges; Britain's King Charles' Last Day in Germany. Aired 4- 4:30a ET
• CNN International: Pope Improving, Could Leave Hospital Within Next Few Days; Trump Expected to Appear in Court Tuesday; Officials Release Some Emergency Calls of Deadly Rampage at Nashville School Shooting; Jury Finds Paltrow Not Liable in Ski Collision Trial. Aired 4:30-5a ET


CNN This Morning
• Sources: Trump Facing 30+ Counts Related to Business Fraud; Trump Reaches Out to Capitol Hill Allies for Support. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Marine Veteran Freed From Russia On Wall Street Journal Reporter's Arrest; Trump Indicted, First Former President Criminally Charged; Verdict: Jury Decides Gwyneth Paltrow "Not At Fault." Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Trump Indicted by New York Grand Jury. Aired 6-6:30a ET
• First Funeral for Nashville Victim; NYPD Ramps up Security following Trump Indictment; Safety Team Probing Chopper Crash in Kentucky; Russia Arrests American Journalist for Spying. Aired 6:30-7a ET
• Trump Expected to Surrender Tuesday and Face Arraignment; Trump Indicted, First Former President Criminally Charged; Security Concerns Ahead of Trump's Court Appearance. Aired 7-7:30a ET
• Trump Attorney In Classified Documents Case Responds To New York Indictment; CDC Team Got Sick Studying Health Effects Of Toxic Train Crash; Rep. Brian Mast (R-FL) On Trump Reaching Out To Capitol Hill Allies After Indictment. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• Former President Trump Indicted in Manhattan on Business Fraud Charges Related to Hush Money Payments Made to Stormy Daniels; Lanny Davis, Attorney for Michael Cohen Who Testified to Grand Jury that Indicted Former President Trump, Interviewed on Nature of Charges Likely being Brought against Trump; Trump Expected To Surrender Next Week; Trump Facing 30+ Counts Related To Business Fraud; House Republicans Blast Indictment, Rally Behind Trump. Aired 8-8:30a ET
• Rep. Daniel Goldman (D-NY) is Interviewed about Trump's Indictment; Marc Short is Interviewed about Pence's Statements on Trump. Aired 8:30-9a ET


CNN Tonight
• Trump To Be Arraigned Tuesday After Historic Indictment; Some Trump Loyalists, GOP Lawmakers Attack Manhattan D.A. Alvin Bragg For Trump Indictment; At Least Three Dead, Dozens Injured In Arkansas, Tornadoes Tearing Through South And Midwest; Tornado Outbreak Batters Several Cities In South And Midwest U.S.; Jury Finds Gwyneth Paltrow Not Responsible For Ski Accident; California Police Union Executive Director Charmed With Attempting To Import Opioids. Aired 10-11p ET
• Donald Trump Is Indicted; Wall Street Journal Reporter Is Arrested In Russia; Bill Maher And Guests Answer Viewers' Questions. Aired 11p-12a ET


Connect the World
• Biden Calls on Russia to Release Detained Journalist; Supporters of Netanyahu's Judicial Overhaul Block Highway; Former President Donald Trump Indicted in New York; Volunteers Deliver Water to Frontline Ukrainian Town; Gwyneth Paltrow Found Not Liable in Ski Collision Trial; FBI and Police Combing Through Shooter's Writing and Maps; Pope Francis to Participate in Palm Sunday Mass. Aired 10:16-11a ET
• Wall Street Journal Reporter Detained on Spying Charges; Backers of Netanyahu's Judicial Overhaul Block Highway; Source: Trump Facing 30 Plus Counts Related to Business Fraud; Trump Expected to Surrender Tuesday and Face Arraignment; Maz Jobrani Talks to CNN about Performing in the Middle East; Vatican: Pope Francis to Participate in Palm Sunday Mass. Aired 11:18a-12p ET


Erin Burnett Outfront
• Trump Travels To New York Monday Ahead Of Arrest On Tuesday; New Details On Team Trump Plans For His Arrest Tuesday; CNN Fact- Checks GOP Claim Manhattan D.A. Is "Funded" By George Soros; Tornadoes Touch Down In Arizona, Dozens Injured In Little Rock. Aired 7-8p ET


Early Start with John Berman and Zoraida Sambolin
• Did Not Air 5-6a ET


First Move with Julia Chatterley
• Did Not Air 9-10a ET


Inside Politics
• Sources: Trump Facing 30+ Counts Related To Business Fraud; Trump Expected To Surrender Tuesday And Face Arraignment; Lawyer: Former President Will Not Accept Plea Deal; Historic: Trump Is First U.S. President To Face Criminal Charges; Op-Ed: "Failed Prosecution" Could Jeopardize Other Probes; Source: Trump Arraignment Expected Tuesday At 2:15pm; DA Bragg's Office Slams House GOP Investigation Of Trump Probe. Aired 12-12:30p ET
• GOP Allies Defend Trump, Blast Manhattan D. A.; Graham: Trump Indictment Is "Legal Voodoo"; Biden In Mississippi To Visit Communities Impacted By Tornado; Aired 12:30-1p ET


Isa Soares Tonight
• Trump Expected to Surrender Tuesday and Face Arraignment; Volunteers Deliver Water To Frontline Ukrainian Town; Trump Expected To Surrender Tuesday And Face Arraignment; Israeli Cabinet To Consider National Guard Headed By Ben-Gvir. Aired 2-3p ET


Quest Means Business
• Trump Denounces Indictment As Political Persecution; UK To Join Trans-Pacific Partnership Trade Bloc; Macron To Head To China Next Week Amid Pension Protests; Biden Pledges Federal Support For Mississippi Tornado Victims. Aired 3-4p ET


CNN Live Event/Special
• Trump To Be Arraigned Tuesday After Historic Criminal Indictment; Trump Lawyer Says Former President Will Not Accept Plea Deal; Graham Mocks NYC Crime: Trump Should "Punch A Cop" & Get Released. Aired 9-10p ET


The Situation Room
• Sources: Trump Will Go To N.Y. Monday ahead Of Tuesday Arraignment; Sources: Trump Facing 30 Plus Counts Related To Business Fraud; Source: Secret Service To Check Magnetometers At Manhattan Courthouse Ahead Of Trump Arrival; Trump Slams Indictment As A Politically Motivated "With Hunt"; Former V.P. Pence To CNN: Indictment Of Trump Is An "Outrage"; Many GOP Lawmakers Rallying Behind Trump After Indictment; Rep. Jason Crow, (D-CO), Is Interviewed About Trump's Indictment. Aired 5-6p ET
• Now, Tornado Outbreak Tears Across Midwest And South; Sources Say, Trump Expected To Be Arraigned Around 2:15 P.M. ET Tuesday; Manhattan D.A. Makes History With Criminal Charges Against Trump; Confirmed Tornadoes In Arkansas, Illinois And Iowa, Millions Under Alert Right Now. Aired 6-7p ET