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Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees
• NY Times: DeSantis Nearing Run, Sees 2024 as Biden, Trump and Me; Rep. Jim Jordan's FBI Witnesses Testify Publicly before Congress as Questions about their Legitimacy Remain; National Archives To Share Records With Special Counsel Showing Trump And His Advisers Knew Of Proper Declassification Process; Conservative Education Activist Group Supporting Classroom Fight Over Gender, Sexuality; Man Accused of Killing Cash App Founder Bob Lee Pleads Not Guilty. Aired 8-9p ET


Amanpour
• Interview with Center for American Progress President and Former U.S. Ambassador to South Africa Patrick Gaspard; Interview with U.N. Under- Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and U.N. Emergency Relief Coordinator Martin Griffiths; Interview with Former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine and "Lessons from the Edge" Author Marie Yovanovitch. Aired 1-2p ET


The Lead with Jake Tapper
• Supreme Court: Twitter Not Liable for Terror-Related Content; House Conservatives to McCarthy: Don't Make Concessions; Trump Attorney Responds as New Evidence Could Undercut Trump Claims; NRA Sues Maryland Governor After He Signs Gun Safety Legislation; Contentious March Attracts Thousands in Jerusalem's Old City. Aired 4- 5p ET
• Sen. Feinstein's Office Says Senator Suffered From Shingles Complications, Including Encephalitis and Ramsay Hunt Syndrome; Disney Scraps Billion Dollar Project In Florida Amid DeSantis Feud; Sen. Michael Bennet (D-CO), Is Interviewed About Montana's Ban On TikTok; New Mexico Police Release Body Cam Footage From Monday's Rampage. Aired 5-6p ET


CNN News Central
• Russia Launched 30 Missiles Overnight; Biden in Japan; New Evidence in Document Probe; FBI Revokes Security Clearances of Three Agents; Montana Bans TikTok; New Jobs Market Data; Democrats Heckle Santos. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• Children Found Alive after Plane Crash; Harry and Meghan in Car Chase; South Carolina House Passes Abortion Ban; Toxic Clothing Found. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Biden in Japan to Meet with Allies as He Faces Debt Limit Crisis in U.S.; Ukraine Says, 29 Out of 30 Russian Cruise Missiles Intercepted; Gov. Greg Gianforte (R-MT) bans TikTok Throughout State. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• U.S. Migrant Crisis; Bill Introduced in Texas Would Grant Individuals Authority to Apprehend Migrants; Three States Near Historic Deal to Conserve Water from Colorado River; Supreme Court Clears Twitter of Responsibility for Content Relating to Terrorism; Debt Ceiling Showdown; Interview with Moody's Analytics Chief Economist Mark Zandi; Lack of Youth Umpires Nationwide Due to Hostile Parents. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• FBI Revokes Security Clearance For Three Agents Over January 6; DeSantis To Enter Presidential Race For 2024; Interview With North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper On GOP Reapproving 12-Week Abortion Ban; Bank CEOs Huddle With Secretary Yellen On Debt Ceiling. Aired 11- 11:30a ET
• Prosecutors: Suspect Was Warned About Mishandling Materials; Apple Launches Voice Replication Feature Amid AI Concerns; Watchdog: Toxic Chemical Found In More Sports Bras, Activewear. Aired 11:30a-12p ET
• Supreme Court Rules Twitter Not Liable For Terrorist Content; FBI Agents Testify on Capitol Hill; Pentagon Leak Investigation; Montana Bans TikTok; President Biden Overseas. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• Four Kids Believed To Have Survived Plane Crash & 17 Days In Amazon; New Evidence In Classified Docs Probe May Undercut Trump; MA U.S. Attorney Allegedly Leaked Sensitive Info To Journalist To Influence Political Campaign; Man Pleads Not Guilty In Stabbing Death Of Cash App Founder. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• Debt Stalemate At Home Looms Over Biden G7 Talks Abroad; Prosecutors: Teixeira Was Warned About Classified Docs; Ukraine: 29 Out OF 30 Russian Cruise Missiles Intercepted. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Sources: DeSantis Expected To Enter Presidential Race Next Week; Nikki Haley Makes Baseless Claim: Some States "Bent The Rules" In 2020; Uber To Let Teens Ride Alone With Parental Permission; FDA Advisers Evaluating Pfizer's Maternal RSV Vaccine; Aggressive Parents Causing National Youth Umpire Shortage. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Debt Stalemate at Home Looms Over Biden G7 Talks Abroad; Disney Scraps New Florida Biz Complex & 2,000 New Jobs Amid DeSantis Feud; Gov. Bans TikTok "To Protect Montanans Personal, Private Data"; Prosecutors: Teixeira was Warned About Classified Docs. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Authorities Try To Confirm 4 Children Survived Crash, Weeks In Jungle; Family, Supporters Of Ridge Alkonis Press Biden For His Release; Inflation-Weary Shoppers Flock To Walmart For Groceries. Aired 3:30-4p ET


CNN Newsroom
• President Joe Biden To Consult With G7 Counterparts On War In Ukraine; Joe Biden "Confident" Of Agreement To Avoid Default; Prince Harry And Meghan Markle "Near Catastrophic" Paparazzi Car Chase; Ecuador President Dissolves National Assembly Ahead Of Impeachment Vote; Fierce Fighting Rages in Bakhmut; Heavy Flooding Leaves 9 Dead in Italy; Chinese Comedian Apologizes for Joke About Military. Aired 12-12:45a ET
• Biden Brings Debt Crisis Burden With Him To G7 Summit; Confliction Description Of Paparazzi Chase; SBU Identifies Six Kyiv Residents Accused of Exposing Air Defense Locations; Ukraine Grain Deal To Be Extended For Two Months; Heavy Flooding Leaves At Least Nine Dead In Italy; Chinese Comic Apologizes For Joke About Military. Aired 1-2a ET
• Biden Heads To G7 Summit; New Evidence In Classified Documents Probe May Undercut Trump; Harry And Meghan Allege "Near Catastrophic" Paparazzi Car Chase. Aired 2-3a ET
• U.S. President Joe Biden Arrives in Japan for the G7 Summit; New Evidence on Donald Trump's Criminal Investigation May Undercut his Claims; Harry and Meghan Survive in a Paparazzi Chase; Parents slam Plans for Asylum Seekers in New York Schools; Nine People Killed in Italy due to Severe Flooding; The Bachelor's Newest Spin-Off Involving Singles in Their 50's. Aired 3-4a ET
• CNN International: Prosecutors: Suspect Warned About Mishandling Materials; Harry and Meghan Allege Near Catastrophic Paparazzi Car Chase; Conservative Judges Tear Into Defense of Drug Approval; Chinese Comedian Harshly Criticized for Insulting Joke. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• CNN International: Biden Arrives in Japan, Set to Meet with Prime Minister; Debt Crisis Overshadows G7 Trip; New Evidence in Classified Documents Probe May Undercut Trump; House Votes to Refer Santos Resolution to Ethics Committee; Ukraine: 29 of 30 Missiles Launched by Russia Intercepted; New York City Scrambling to Shelter Thousands. Aired 4-4:30a ET
• CNN International: Very Costly Joke; Authorities: Crimea Freight Train Derails after "Intervention of Unauthorized Persons"; Jerusalem on Edge ahead of Annual Flag Day March; What do we know about what happened to Harry & Meghan; Fierce Fighting Rages in Battered City of Bakhmut. Aired 8-8:30a ET


CNN This Morning
• Biden in Japan for Summit, Faces Debt Limit Crisis Back Home; New Evidence in Classified Docs Probe May Undercut Trump; Accused Leaker was Warned about Mishandling Classified Docs; SC House Passes 6-Week Abortion Ban after Hours of Heated Debate; Harry and Meghan Allege 'Near Catastrophic' Paparazzi Car Chase in New York. Aired 6- 6:30a ET
• Kohberger Indicted by Grand Jury; Santos Won't Resign Despite Charges; Destruction in Bakhmut; Aggression Leads to Staff Shortages in Little League; Heat Beats Celtics. Aired 6:30-7a ET
• New Evidence in Classified Documents Probe may Undercut Trump; Biden in Japan to Meet with Allies as He Faces Debt Limit Crisis in U.S; Harry and Meghan Allege Near Catastrophic Paparazzi Car Chase in New York. Aired 7-7:30a ET
• Biden In Japan To Meet With Allies As He Faces Debt Limit Crisis In U.S.; Democrats Heckle Santos, Call On Him To Resign On Capitol Steps; FDA Advisers To Vote On First RSV Vaccine Aimed At Protecting Infants. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• Russian Forces Launch Numerous Missile Attacks against Ukrainian Targets; Airman Accused of Leaking Top-Secret Documents Reported Multiple Times to Commanders about His Mishandling of Classified Intelligence; FBI Whistleblowers to Testify for First Time in Public Hearings on Alleged Abuses of Power by FBI Leadership; Republican South Carolina State Senator Sandy Senn Interviewed on Attempts to Stop State Abortion Ban Bill. Aired 8-8:30a ET
• Sudden Rise of AI; Craig Sopin is Interviewed about the Titanic. Aired 8:30-9a ET


CNN Tonight
• Sen. Dianne Feinstein's (D-CA) Office Confirms She Had Encephalitis, Contradicting Her Own Denial; Walgreens to Pay San Francisco $230 Million in Opioid Settlement; Matt Araiza No Longer a Subject of the Gang Rape Investigation; Penguin Random House, PEN America and others Filed a Suit to Florida School District on Book Bans and Restrictions. Aired 10-11p ET
• Bodycam Footage Shows Deadly New Mexico Shooting; Biden and McCarty Have Untested Relationship; Disney Scraps Florida Campus; Twitter and Google Score Major Victories at Supreme Court; Communities Seek Migrant Workers; "CNN Tonight" Presents "On the Lookout." Aired 11p-12a ET


Connect the World
• Right-Wing Jews March in Jerusalem Day Flag Parade; Crimea Freight Train Derails after "Intervention of Unauthorized Persons"; On Board Ship Carrying Ukrainian Wheat for Export; Harry and Meghan Paparazzi Chase; China Fines Comedian for Army-Themed Quip; Montana Governor Bans TikTok. Aired 10-11a ET
• Muslim Leaders say the March is a Provocation and a Threat; Ukraine Claims new Advances Around Bakhmut; Humanitarian Warning for Myanmar; Hundreds Feared Dead in Myanmar from Cyclone Mocha; Right-Wing Jews March in Jerusalem Day Flag Parade; Experts Create Massive Underwater Scan of Ocean Liner. Aired 11a-12p ET


Erin Burnett Outfront
• Russian State TV Shows Video of Russian Police Raiding Homes of People with Alleged Ties to Exiled Putin Foe and Ex-Lawmaker; Ukraine: Air Defenses Intercepted 29 of 30 Russian Cruise Missiles; Democrats Slam Jim Jordan for So-Called Whistleblower Witnesses. Aired 7-8p ET


Early Start with John Berman and Zoraida Sambolin
• President Biden Meets with Japanese Prime Minister; New Evidence in Classified Docs Probe May Undercut Trump; Both Sides Claim Advances in Battle For Bakhmut. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Prince Harry And Meghan Allege "Near Catastrophic" Paparazzi Chase; Beijing Police Launch Probe After Comedian Tells Army-Themed Joke; Companies Finding The Return To Offices Has Stalled. Aired 5:30- 6a ET


First Move with Julia Chatterley
• Ukraine: 29 of 30 Missiles Launched by Russia were Intercepted; Chinese Comedian under Investigation over Army-Themed Gag; World Leaders Converge in Japan for G7; Biden: Confident Leaders will Reach Agreement on Debt Limit; Shopify President: Some Countries Getting More Business- Friendly; Forbes Releases Annual "30 Under 30 Asia" List. Aired 9-10a ET


Inside Politics
• Sources: DeSantis Expected To Enter Presidential Race Next Week; DeSantis: Florida Is "Refuge Of Sanity"; Poll: DeSantis Down 11 Percent Among GOP Voters Since March; KY GOP Gov Candidate: Dem Gov Beshear "Not Fit To Lead"; New Evidence In Classified Docs Probe May Undercut Trump; Biden Ignores Debt Question As He Preps For Critical G7 Meeting; Untested Biden-McCarthy Relationship At Center On Debt Talks; GOP Senator: Biden, McCarthy Will Never Be "Golf Buddies." Aired 12-12:30p ET
• Untested Biden-McCarthy Relationship At Center Of Debt Talks; Democrats Heckle Santos On Capitol Steps, Call On Him To Resign; NY GOP Reps Sidestep Effort To Expel Santos After Calling For Ouster; FBI Revokes Clearances Of Agents Over Jan. 6 Issues. Aired 12:30-1p ET


Isa Soares Tonight
• Hundreds Of Israelis March Through Jerusalem In An Annual Flag Parade; South Carolina House Passes A Six-Week Abortion Ban; Confusion And Concern In Colombia After The President Is Told To Retract A Statement That Four Children Were Rescued From Jungle; Confusion In Colombia Whether Children Found Alive; Montana Governor Bans TikTok; Myanmar Junta Travel Restrictions Holding Up Aid; Italy Floods Displace 20,000; Harry And Meghan Paparazzi Chase; Disney Scraps Plans For New Florida Campus. Aired 2-3p ET


One World with Zain Asher
• Israelis Celebrate Flag Day; Russia-backed Officials Say intervention by Unauthorized Persons Caused Crimea Freight Train Derailment; World Leaders Gather in Japan for G7 Summit; Montana Bans TikTok Due to Privacy Concerns; Ambassador Brigety Apologizes for Weapons Loading Allegation. Aired 12-1p ET


Quest Means Business
• Debt Stalemate at Home Looms Over Biden Talks Abroad; Twitter Found Not Liable for Hosting ISIS Content; Montana Governor Bans TikTok; Former United CEO Reflects on Early Challenges. Aired 3-4p ET


CNN Live Event/Special
• Bowman: Marjorie Taylor Greene Using "Bullhorn To Put A Target On My Back"; Feinstein Suffered From More Health Issues Than Disclosed; Fat Joe: Hospitals Ignoring Order To Reveal Costs To Patients. Aired 9-10p ET


The Situation Room
• U.S. Signals to Allies It Won't Block Their Export of Jets to Ukraine; Sen. Dianne Feinstein's (D-CA) Office Confirms 89-Year-Old Senator Had Encephalitis; South Carolina House Passes Six-Week Abortion Ban; Thousands of Israelis Attend Contentious March in Jerusalem's Old City. Aired 6-7p ET


CNN 10
• Devastating Floods in Italy; Efforts to Save Endangered Species on Ecuador`s Galapagos Islands; Do Plants Get Stressed Out? Aired 4-4:10a ET