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Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees
• Interview With Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA); Surge Of Migrants Flood Texas City Of Eagles Pass Causing Tension Between State And Federal Authorities; Former Professor At Coast Guard Academy Accused Of Trading Grades For Sexts With Student; Defense Secretary Austin Welcomes Confirmation Of Gen. Charles Q. Brown As Next Joint Chefs Chair; Two Adults Killed, Dozens Of Students Injured After Bus Rolls Over On New York Interstate; Rupert Murdoch Steps Down As Fox And News Corp. Chairman; NYPD Discovers Trap Door, Drugs Hidden In The Floor Of Bronx Day Care Where One-Year-Old Died. Aired 8-9p ET


Amanpour
• Interview With Former U.S. Ambassador To NATO And Former Special U.S. Envoy To Ukraine Kurt Volker; Interview With Qatari Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani; Interview With Acting U.S. Deputy Secretary Of State Victoria Nuland; Interview With "The Curse Of Bigness" Author Tim Wu. Aired 1-2p ET


The Lead with Jake Tapper
• Zelenskyy Meets With Biden At White House; Russia Launches Attacks Across Ukraine; Zelenskyy Meets With Lawmakers In Plea For More Aid; Questions About Fox's Future As Rupert Murdoch Steps Down; FBI Assisting Investigation Into Allegations Of Torture At Off-Site Baton Rouge Police Warehouse Called The "Brave Cave"; Eagle Pass, Texas, Issues Emergency Over Migrant Surge. Aired 4-5p ET


CNN News Central
• Zelenskyy on Capitol Hill; Russia Launches Deadly Attacks; Murdoch Steps Down; John Bresnahan is Interviewed about Congress; Writers and Studios Leave Talks Encouraged. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• Jessica Roth is Interviewed about the Groping Allegations Against Giuliani; New Polls for 2024 Race; White House Sends Personnel to Border. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Zelenskyy Meets With Lawmakers To Bolster Ukraine Support; Rupert Murdoch To Step Down As Chairman Of Fox Corp, Fox News; Rep. Dan Kildee (D-MI) Is Interviewed About The Plan To Avert Shutdown. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Following Discussions, Writers and Studios Depart "Feeling Encouraged"; Cassidy Hutchinson, Former Trump White House Aide, Claims Rudy Giuliani Groped Her on the Day of January 6 Attack; Giuliani Rejects Accusation of Groping Former White House Aide; Interview with Former Federal Prosecutor and January 6th Committee Former Lead Investigator Tim Heaphy; In a Fulton County Indictment, Giuliani is Charged with 13 Criminal Counts; Judge Anticipated to Accept Alex Murdaugh's Admissions of Guilt; Admission of Guilt by Alex Murdaugh for Stealing Millions From Clients. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Interview With Rep. Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA); Will Republicans Shut Down Government?; Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Capitol Hill; Rupert Murdoch Steps Down. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Rupert Murdoch To Step Down As Chairman Of Fox Corp, Fox News; Nine-Year-Old Girl Among Seven Injured In Attacks On Kyiv; TX City Declares Emergency Over Migrant Crossings. Aired 11:30a-12p ET
• Migrant Surge; Interview With Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar (R-FL); Will Republicans Shut Government Down?; Volodymyr Zelenskyy Meets With U.S. Lawmakers. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• Writers, Studios "Encouraged" As They Meet Again Today; Rupert Muchoch Steps Down As Chair Of FOX & News Corp; Senate Successfully Confirms Army Chief Of Staff Nomination; "Champions for Change," Sophia Chang. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• Migrant Surge At The Sounthern Border Strains States And Causes Friction Between Democrats And The White House; House Speaker Kevin McCarthy Faces Republican Tensions Amid A Government Shutdown Threat; Ukrainian President Zelenskyy Pleads For More U.S. Help Against Russian Strikes; Rising Republican Opposition To Aid For Ukraine Complicates Funding Efforts In Congress; Concerns Grow About A Potential Government Shutdown With Just Nine Days Left; Wage And Contract Disputes Key Issues In Auto Workers' Labor Negotiations; Hollywood Writers' Strike Negotiations Continue With Hopes For Resolution. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Writers, Studios "Encouraged" As They Meet Again Today; Rupert Muchoch Steps Down As Chair Of FOX & News Corp; Police: 1 Dead, Multiple Injured In New York Bus Crash; 96-Year-Old Judge Suspended For "Serious Misconduct"; Police: 1 Dead, Multiple Injured When Bus Carrying High School Students Overturns in NY; Blue Star Welcome Week For Military Families Kicks Off. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• 1 Dead, 45 Hurt When High School Band Camp Bus Overturns; Soon: Biden To Meet With Zelenskyy At White House. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Biden Welcomes Ukrainian President Zelensky To White House; 1 Dead, 49 Injured When High School Band Camp Bus Overturns; Rupert Murdoch Steps Down As Chair Of Fox And News Corp; Biden Sends More Troops To Border As Crossings Rise; Two Indicted After Baby Dies In Daycare Drug Case. Aired 3:30-4p ET


CNN Newsroom
• Russia Launching Attacks Across Ukraine; Polish PM: No Longer Sending Weapons To Ukraine; US Official: White House To Announce New Ukraine Aid; Zelenskyy Decries Russian Veto Power At UN Security Council; Biden Invites Netanyahu To Washington For Visit; Saudi Crown Prince: Closer To Israel Normalisation; UN Chief Admonishes Polluters At World Climate Summit; British PM Announces Delays To Climate Goals; Azerbaijan Claiming Control Of Nagorno-Karabakh; Protestors Call For Non-Libyan Entities To Oversee Rebuild; Mexican Freight Trains Used By Migrants Fleeing To US Halted; 'Unbreakable' Mother of Three Fights on Front Lines in Ukraine; Two Senior Chinese Officials Go Missing. Aired 12-12:45a ET
• Poland To Stop Supplying Weapons To Ukraine Over Grain Row; U.N. Chief Warns Of Gates To Hell In Climate Summit; Biden Invites Netanyahu To Visit The White House; Azerbaijan Claims Full Control Over The Nagorno-Karabakh Region. Aired 1-2a ET
• Azerbaijan Takes Over Armenian Enclave; Iran Approves Penalties For Hijab Violations; Zelenskyy To Meet With Biden At The White House; US Fed Keeps Interest Rates Steady; Mexican Freight Trains Used By Migrants Fleeing To US Halted. Aired 2-3a ET
• Ukrainian President Challenges the U.S. for Military Aid; Armenia-Azerbaijan Conflict in the Nagorno-Karabakh Region Ends in a Ceasefire; Israeli Prime Minister Finally Meets the U.S. President; Sikh Leader's Assassination Sours India-Canada Relations; Two Chinese Key Leaders Went Missing and Were Unexplainably Replaced; Some Nazi Paintings Looted from a Jewish Collector Finally Returned to the Heirs. Aired 3-4a ET
• CNN International: Ukraine's President to Meet with Congress Members and Biden; Some Republicans Working to Avoid Government Shutdown; Garland Rebukes Republicans at House Judiciary Hearing; Azerbaijan Takes Over Ethnic Armenian Enclave; Canada Urged to Reveal More Details About Investigation. Aired 4-4:30a ET
• CNN International: Poll of Polls: Trump Expands Lead Over Republicans; Trump Walking Fine Line on Abortion Issue; DeSantis Talks Energy Agenda, Downplays Climate Change; Biden Invited Netanyahu to Washington for Visit; U.S. Fed Keeps Interest Rates Steady; Britain's King Charles on Three-Day Trip to France. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• CNN International: Ukraine's President to Meet with Biden & Lawmakers; Poland Will Stop Providing Weapons to Ukraine Amid Row; India Suspends Visa Services for Canadian Nationals; King Charles Tours Flower Market Name After His Late Mother. Aired 8-8:30a ET
• CNN International: Zelenskyy to Visit Capitol Hill Amid Shutdown Chaos, Growing Republican Resistance to More Ukraine Aid; India Suspends Visa Services for Canadian Nationals; Zelenskyy Pleads for Additional U.S. Aid for Ukraine; Rupert Murdoch Stepping Down as FOX & News Corp Chairman; Autoworkers Union: Stellantis Makes New Offer; Astronaut Frank Rubio Breaks U.S. Spaceflight Record. Aired 9- 10a ET


CNN This Morning
• Russia Bombards Kyiv Ahead of Zelenskyy U.S. Visit; Zelenskyy to Address Congress to Request More Aid; Biden Admin Sending 800 Troops to Border Amid Migrant Crisis; Ex-Trump Aide Alleges Giuliani Groped Her on Day of Jan. 6th Attack; DeSantis Campaign Faltering in Latest NH Polls; Merrick Garland Testifies Before House Judiciary. Aired 6-6:30a ET
• Texas School District Suspends Student over Locs; Jane Harman is Interviewed about Zelenskyy on Capitol Hill; Rubio Breaks Record in Space. Aired 6:30-7a ET
• Today, Zelenskyy Set to Visit Capitol Hill Amid Shutdown Chaos and Growing Republican Opposition to Ukraine Aid; CNN Poll Shows Trump Leads in New Hampshire as Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) Stumbles; Garland Clashes With House GOP in Judiciary Committee Hearing. Aired 7-7:30a ET
• Soon: Zelenskyy Heads To Capitol Hill With Ukraine Aid At Risk; Showcasing The Positivity Of Hip-Hop Culture; "Jose Andres & Family In Spain" Airs Sunday At 9PM ET/PT. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• Striking Writers and Studio Heads to Meet for Second Day of Contract Negotiations; White House Sending 800 New Active Duty Troops to Southern Border to Help with Immigration Surge; Rudy Giuliani Accused of Groping Trump White House Aide. Aired 8-8:30a ET
• Brian Chesky is Interviewed about Airbnb Criticism; Union Members Voting Republican; Anderson Cooper is Interviewed about the Astor Family; Eric Adams is Interviewed about Immigration. Aired 8:30- 9a ET


CNN Tonight
• Rupert Murdoch Steps Down; McCarthy Speakership At Risk As Clock Ticks Toward Potential Shutdown; Bestselling Authors Suing Over Artificial Intelligence; Champions For Change: CNN's Anderson Cooper Shows How A Couple Is Helping Survivors Find Paths Forward. Aired 11p- 12a ET


Connect the World
• Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy Meets U.S. Lawmakers ahead of Talks with U.S. President Joe Biden; White House to Announce New Ukraine Aid; Rupert Murdoch Stepping Down; Migrant Crossing Surge; India Suspends Visas for Canadian Nationals; Simone Biles Secures Spot with Team USA. Aired 10-11a ET
• Some Republicans Pushing to cut Aid for Ukraine War; Zelenskyy Meets U.S. Lawmakers ahead of Talks with Biden; Saudi Crown Prince: Deal with Iran is a "Good Start"; Canada to "Temporarily Adjust" its Diplomatic Staff in India; Norwegian Prime Minister Talks to CNN; India Suspends Visas for Canadian Nationals. Aired 11a-12p ET


Erin Burnett Outfront
• Zelenskyy Gets Mixed Reception As He Pleads For U.S. Aid; Trump Co-Defendant Lists Potential Witnesses Ahead Of Trial; Migrants Detained In Texas Border City Seeing "Severe" Surge; 2 Killed, Dozens Of Students Injured, 5 In Critical Condition After Bus Stumbles Down 50-Foot Ravine; DeSantis: "Not Going To Fund" COVID Vaccines, If Elected President; Rupert Murdoch Exits Fox And News Corp As Chairman. Aired 7-8p ET


Early Start with John Berman and Zoraida Sambolin
• House Dems Weigh Risks of Saving Kevin McCarthy; Today: Zelenskyy Meets with Biden & Lawmakers; Polls: Trump Has Big Lead As Fight for 2nd Heats Up; Russia Launches Wave of Attacks Against Ukraine. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Biden Talks At Fundraisers About His Age; CNN Poll: Trump Leads In New Hampshire As DeSantis Drops; GOP Urges Schumer To Enforce More Formal Dress Code. Aired 5:30-6a ET


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


Inside Politics
• McCarthy Dealt Another Blow As Hard-Liners Sink Defense Bill; Zelenskyy Meets With Top Lawmakers To Bolster Ukraine Support; Republicans Split Over Sending More Aid To Ukraine; GOP Splinters Over Funding Ukraine's War Of Survival; Poll: Country Split On If U.S. Should Do More In Ukraine. Aired 12-12:30p ET
• Rupert Murdoch Steps Down As Fox Chairman; Poll: Just 5 Percent Of Republicans Who Rely On Fox For Their News Think Trump Has Committed "Serious Crimes"; McCarthy Dealt Another Blow As Hard-Liners Sink Defense Bill; Ukrainian Pres. Zelenskyy Lays Wreath At 9/11 Ceremony; Republicans Split Over Sending More Aid To Ukraine; Biden Admin Sending 800 New Troops To Border Amid Migrant Crisis. Aired 12:30-1p ET


Isa Soares Tonight
• Zelenskyy Tries To Shore Up Support From U.S. Congress; Rupert Murdoch Stepping Down As Fox Chairman; India Suspends Visas For Canadian Citizens; Palestinian Authority President Addresses UNGA; Israel-Saudi Relations; India Suspends Visas For Canadian Nationals; Poland To Stop Providing Weapons To Ukraine; King Charles III Gives Historic Speech At French Senate. Aired 2-3p ET


One World with Zain Asher
• Ukrainian President Zelenskyy Arrives In Washington To Appeal For More War Aid; Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau Calls On The Government Of India To Cooperate In The Investigation Of The Murder Of A Sikh Separatist Leader In Canada; Ukraine Takes Credit For Its Own Attack On Russian Military Base In Crimea; Rupert Murdoch Steps Down as Chairman Of Fox News And Fox Corporation; King Charles Addresses French Senate In A Passioned Speech; Sudden Disappearance Of Two Senior Chinese Cabinet Members Raises New Questions; Mexico's Ferrmax Suspended Freight Services; NASA Astronaut Frank Rubio Becomes The First American To Have Spent A Full Year In Space. Aired 12-1p ET


Quest Means Business
• Lachlan Murdoch Takes Over Fox, News Corp; US Official: White House To Announce New Ukraine Aid; Microsoft Windows 11 To Include Co-Pilot AI Service; Otto Group To Use Boston Dynamics Robots In Warehouses; President And Madam Zelenskyy Arrive At White House; Call To Earth: Uganda; Interview With Hungarian Foreign Minister On Russia's War On Ukraine; Turkish Airlines, Top International Carrier, Still Looking To Grow. Aired 3-4p ET


CNN Live Event/Special
• Murdoch's Exit Puts Spotlight On Wounded Democracy; Congress Goes Home With Just Eight Days Until Government Shutdown; Reaction Pours Into President Biden's Decision To Offer Work Permits And Temporary Legal Status To Half A Million Migrants; Anchor Abby Phillip Sits Down With Jeffrey Goldberg To Discuss Politics; Automakers Union Strike Gets Even More Intense. Automakers Union Chief Says He Will Order More Critical Plants To Shut Down If The Big Three Automakers Don't Improve Their Offers. Aired 10-11p ET


The Situation Room
• Biden Meeting With Zelenskyy At W.H. Unveils New Aid To Ukraine; Rep. Mike Turner, (R-OH), Is Interviewed About Aid To Ukraine, Government Shutdown; New Blow For McCarthy As GOP Hardliners Sink Defense Bill; CNN Poll: Four GOP Hopefuls Battling For Second Place In N.H.; DeSantis: 'big Mistake" For Trump To Tell GOP To Take More Moderate Stance On Abortion; Sen. Tim Scott Floats Gov. Sununu As Possible Running Mate; Israeli Ambassador On Netanyahu's Judicial Overhaul Plan; Zelenskyy Joins Biden At White House Cabinet Meeting; Poll: Trump Leads DeSantis By More Than 30 Points In Iowa. Aired 5-6p ET
• Zelenskyy Wraps Talks With Biden After Attending Cabinet Meeting; Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) Warns GOP Hardliners Want To Burn Down House; Former Trump Aide Claims Rudy Giuliani Groped Her On Jan. 6; Zelenskyy Delivers Major Speech During U.S. Visit; Fox And News Corp. Chief Rupert Murdoch Stepping Down. Aired 6-7p ET


The Source with Kaitlan Collins
• Trump Urges Government Shutdown In Mistaken Bid To Stop His Prosecutions; Zelenskyy Pleads For Aid After Missiles Hit Ukraine; Rupert Murdoch Steps Down As Fox & News Corp. Chairman. Aired 9-10p ET


CNN 10
• Rising Gas Prices; CNN Champion for Change Creating Safe-Space Cyphers for Lyricists in Atlanta; Giant Nacho Pulled Off a Record-Setting Cheese Stretch. Aired 4-4:10a ET