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Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees
• Israel's Cabinet Votes To Approve Hostage Release Deal. Aired 8-9p ET


Amanpour
• Did Not Air.


The Lead with Jake Tapper
• Sources: Israel-Hamas Hostage Deal Imminent; Family Members Of Those Held By Hamas Speak Out Amid Potential Hostage Deal; Israeli Cabinet Meeting Now To Consider Hostage Release Deal; Pentagon: Iranian-Backed Militants Used "Close-Range" Ballistic Missile Attack U.S. Forces At Iraq Airbase; Significant Storms Threaten Holiday Travel; Largest Crypto Exchange Fined $4.3 Billion Over Money Laundering. Aired 4-5p ET


CNN NewsNight with Abby Phillip
• Israel Approves Deal To Get 50 Hostages Freed By Hamas; Democratic Challenger Says, Biden Should Not Accept Hostage Deal; Qatar Announces Israel-Hamas Humanitarian Pause; 11:11 Pulls Ads From X; Iowa Evangelical Leader Bob Vander Plaats Endorses Ron DeSantis For2024 Presidential Election. Aired 10-11p ET


CNN News Central
• Israeli Government Meets on Hostage Deal; Bartak Ravid is Interviewed about a Possible Hostage Deal; 55 Million Traveling this Thanksgiving. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• Johnson and Trump Met at Mar-a-Lago; Caroline Polisi is Interviewed about Trump's Gag Order; Hostage Deal Could Be Announced Today; Lance Ulanoff is Interviewed about Musk's Lawsuit; Appeals Court Strikes on Voting Rights. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Sources Say, Hostage Deal Between Israel and Hamas Could Be Announced as Soon as Today; Federal Appeals Court Appears Inclined to Restore Trump Gag Order, But Loosen Some Restrictions; GOP Source Says, Rep. Mike Johnson (R-LA) and Trump Met at Mar-a-Lago. Aired 10- 10:30a ET
• Hostages Deal Between Israel And Hamas; Israeli Officials Meet On Hostage Deal; Storm Delays Possible At Major Eastern U.S. Airports; Appeals Court Strikes Down Key Tool Used To Enforce Voting Rights Act; Cosby Accuser Files Lawsuit Under Expiring NY Adult Survivors Act. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Multiple Large Explosions in Gaza; Hostage Negotiations With Hamas Continue. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Biden: "We're Now Very Close" To A Hostage Deal; Right Now: Israeli War Cabinet Meeting On Hostage Deal; Aired 11:30a-12p ET
• Hostage With Hamas Deal Imminent?. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• IDF Holds Briefing As Hostage Deal Appears Imminent; Sources: Israel-Hamas Hostage Deal Imminent; Hezbollah Launches Attacks On Northern Israel After It Says Journalists, Civilians Killed In Lebanon; U.S. Fires On, Kills Hostile Forces After Attack On Iraq Air Base. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• Israel Considers Deal To Release 50 Hostages Held By Hamas; Cabinet Meeting Underway To Discuss And Potentially Approve The Agreement; Proposal Includes A 4-5 Day Pause In Hostilities And Exchange Of Prisoners; Families Of Victims Have A 24-Hour Window To Appeal To The Supreme Court; Israeli Government Spokesperson Emphasizes Ongoing Pressure On Hamas For Full Hostage Release; Hostage Families Express Frustration Over Lack Of Communication But Hope For Positive Outcome. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Sources: Israel-Hamas Hostage Deal Imminent; Family Member Of Hostages Talks About Potential Deal; 28 Premature, Sick Babies From Gaza Now Receiving Care At 2 Egyptian Hospitals. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Hostage Deal To Include Red Cross Visits to Hostages Still In Gaza; Sources: Israel-Hamas Hostage Deal Imminent; Pentagon: Iranian- Backed Militants Used "Close-Range Ballistic Missile" To Attack Iraq Air Base. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Sources: Israel-Hamas Hostage Deal Imminent; Egypt: 12 Babies From Gaza In Critical Condition; Hezbollah Launches Attacks On Northern Israel After It Says Journalists, Civilians Killed In Lebanon. Aired 3:30-4p ET


CNN Newsroom
• Hostage Families Meet with Israeli Leaders Amid Frustration; Former Israeli PM Claims Israeli-Built Bunkers Used by Hamas; Israeli Military Advances in Gaza; Families Concerned for Hostages; Negotiations for Hostage Release Nearing Deal, U.S. Officials Optimistic; Sam Altman Fired from OpenAI, Hired by Microsoft in Quick Turnaround; China Hosts Arab Leaders for Ceasefire Talks in Israeli- Hamas Conflict; Gaza Residents Face Dire Living Conditions Amid Bad Weather Threats; China Aims to Mediate in Israeli-Hamas Conflict with Regional Leaders; Over 12,700 Palestinians Killed in Gaza, 5,000 Children, Reports Say; US Defense Secretary Promises More Aid for Ukraine Amid Ongoing Conflict. U.S. Officials: Negotiators Closing in on Hostage Deal; Ukrainian Forces Win Foothold at Strategic Dnipro River. Aired 12-1a ET
• Families Of Hostages Meet With Netanyahu; U.S., Israel And Hamas Close In On Hostage Deal; Beijing Hosts Delegation, Urges Immediate Ceasefire In Gaza; Sam Altman To Join Microsoft Following OpenAI Ouster; 6-Inch Pipe Installed To Deliver Food To Trapped Workers; Armed Rebel Groups Join Forces against Myanmar Military; Russia's War on Ukraine; President-Elect Milei Inheriting an Economy in Crisis; Nigerian Company Aims to Move Beyond Open Banking; Likelihood of Volcanic Eruption Remains High in Iceland. Aired 1-2a ET
• Hostage Families Meet With Israel Officials; Ukraine Seizes Critical Foothold; Fired OpenAI CEO Sam Altman Joins Microsoft; U.S. Announced New $100 Million Military Aid Package for Ukraine; Ukrainian Forces Win Foothold at Strategic Dnipro River; U.S. Imposes Visa Restrictions on Russian Military Officials for Human Rights Offenses in Ukraine; Thousands of Trucks Backed Up Along Ukraine Border; Likelihood of Volcanic Eruption Remains High in Iceland; Shakira Strikes a Deal to Avoid Trial in Spain; 207 Mobsters Sentenced in Historic Italian Mafia Trial. Aired 2-2:45a ET
• Families of Hamas Hostages Face Israeli Lawmakers; U.S. Defense Secretary Unveils Military Aid Package to Ukraine. OpenAI Head Steps Down; Argentine President-elect Faces Daunting Task on Day One; 41 Construction Workers Trapped in India's Collapsed Tunnel; More than 200 People Convicted in Italy's Largest Mafia Trial. Aired 3-4a ET
• CNN International: IDF: Forces Battle Militants, Advance ion Northern Gaza; Families of Hostages appeal to Israel: "We Must Get Answers"; Trump's Team Fights Gag Order in Election Subversion Case; 500+ OpenAI Employees Threaten to Quit After CEO Fired; Biden's Age, Handling of Israel-Hamas War Concern Voters. Aired 4-4:30a ET
• U.S. Officials: Negotiators Closing In On Hostage Deal; Ukraine: 2 Killed In Missile Attacks On Donetsk Region; Concerns Grow After Series Of Drone Incident In U.S.; Earth Briefly Crosses Two- Degree Warming Limit For The First Time On Friday; Likelihood Of Volcanic Eruption Remains High In Iceland; Eagles Hang On For 21-17 Win Over Chiefs; Paris' Champs Elysees Sparkles In Holidays Lights. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• CNN International: Did Not Air 8-8:30a ET


CNN This Morning
• 4 Hurt in Ohio Shooting, Gunman Dead; Hostages' Families Demand Answers from Netanyahu Government; Today: Gag Order Ruling in Election Subversion Case; Weather to Complicate Thanksgiving Travel. Aired 6- 6:30a ET
• Holiday Travel Weather; Super Bowl Rematch Delivers; Trump Gag Order Reviewed; Hostage Deal Could be Announced Today. Aired 6:30-7a ET
• Sources Say, Hostage Deal Announcement Between Israel and Hamas Could Come as Soon as Today; Temporary Ceasefire Potentially Would be Extended for More Hostages to be Released; White House Says, Not Going to Govern by Polls as Disapproval of Biden's Handling of Israel-Hamas War Grows. Aired 7-7:30a ET
• Young Michigan Voters On Biden's Handling Of War in Gaza; Court Strikes Down Voting Rights Act Enforcement Tool; New Book Explores Trump's Grip On The Republican Party. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• Negotiations between Israel and Hamas May Lead to Temporary Ceasefire in Exchange for Release of Hostages; U.S. Officials Hope Three-Year-Old American Girl May be Among Those Released by Hamas If Ceasefire Arrangement and Hostage Swap is Agreed to; Presidential Debate Dates and Locations Announced; Hostage Deal Announcement Between Israel and Hamas could Come as Soon as Today; Fears Over Ukraine & Israel Funding Grow in Congress; GOP Pushes Immigration Laws, Threatens Ukraine Funding. Aired 8-8:30a ET
• Mark Esper is Interviewed about Attacks on U.S. Forces; Severe Weather Threatens Travel; Israel Government to Meet on Deal; Biden's Age a Concern for Voters. Aired 8:30-9a ET


Connect the World
• Hostage Relative talks about Potential Deal Announcement; W.H.O.: 28 Neonatal Babies Evacuated from Gaza to Egypt; North Korea Launches Alleged Spy Satellite; Sources: Israel-Hamas Hostage Deal could come as soon as Today; Fate of Ousted CEO Sam Altman Remains Uncertain; Musk Sues Media Matters Over Anti-Semitic X Posts. Aired 9:15-10a ET
• Israel-Hamas Hostage Deal Could Come As Soon As Today; WHO Warns Of Epidemic Risks In Gaza; Trauma Survivors Watch Developments In Gaza; Al- Shifa Babies Receiving Treatment In Egypt; Houthi Rebels Hijack Cargo Ship Near Yemen; Mobsters Sentenced In Historic Italian Mafia Trial; Fate Of Ousted OpenAI CEO Remains Uncertain. Aired 10-11a ET


Erin Burnett Outfront
• Now: Israel Cabinet Debating Tentative Hostage Deal; Judge Declines To Jail Trump Co-Defendant In Georgia Election Case; Trump Praises House Speaker Hours After Mar-A-Lago Visit; U.S. Government Too Defendant On Elon Musk To Quit Him?; Just In: Israel Government Meeting On Hostage Deal Over. Aired 7-8p ET


Early Start with John Berman and Zoraida Sambolin
• Hamas, U.S. Says Deal is Close for Ceasefire, Release of Hostages; Hostages Families Clash with Israeli War Cabinet; Police: 4 Injured in Ohio Walmart Shooting, Gunman Dead; Severe Storm Threats: Gulf Coast to Mid-Atlantic & Southeast. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Hamas, U.S. Say Deal Is Close For Ceasefire, Release Of Hostages; Federal Appeals Court Appears Inclined To Restore Trump Gag Order, But May Loosen Restrictions; Eagles Avenge Super Bowl LVII Loss To Chiefs. Aired 5:30-6a ET


Inside Politics
• Israeli Government Meeting Now To Approve Deal To Release Hostages Held By Hamas; Biden: "We're Now Very Close" To A Hostage Deal; Sources: Possible Hostage Deal Imminent; Hostage Families Speak As Deal Appears Close. Aired 12-12:30p ET
• Sources: Deal Would Call For Release Of 50 Women And Children In Exchange For 4-5 Day Fighting Pause; Now: Israeli Security Cabinet Meeting To Discuss Hostage Deal; Families Of Hostages Protesting Outside Israeli Parliament. Aired 12:30-1p ET


Isa Soares Tonight
• Did Not Air.


Laura Coates Live
• Israel's Cabinet Votes By Significant Majority To Approve Hostage Release Deal; Judge Denies Effort To Revoke Bond For Trump Co- Defendant. Aired 11p-12a ET


One World with Zain Asher
• Word Of Potential Deal To Free Hostages Comes As Families Of Hostages Turn Up The Pressure On Israeli Government; Moldova President Marks Maidan Revolution Of 2014 And Orange Revolution Of 2004 With A Special Ceremony; Media Matters Report Says X Has Been Placing Ads Next To Pro-Nazi Anti-Semitic Content On The Platform. Aired 12-1p ET


Quest Means Business
• Did Not Air.


The Situation Room
• Potential Hostage Deal Between Israel And Hamas; Now: Israeli Cabinet Meeting On Tentative Hostage Deal; GA Judge Won't Jail Trump Co-Defendant Over Social Media Posts; AAA: More Than 55 Million People Will Travel By Car Or Plane During Thanksgiving Holiday. Aired 5-6p ET
• Awaiting Israeli Cabinet Vote On Tentative Hostage Deal; Netanyahu Says, Biden Helped Improve Deal To Include More Hostages; Georgia Judge Won't Jail Trump Co-Defendant Over Social Media Posts; Government Official: Qatar Delivered Hostage Release Proposal To Israel This Morning; Storm System Could Disrupt Thanksgiving Travel. Aired 6-7p ET


The Source with Kaitlan Collins
• Israeli Cabinet Approves Hostage Release Deal; Hamas: 150 Palestinian Prisoners To Be Released From Israeli Jails As Part Of Hostage Deal; U.S. Kills Hostile Forces After Iraqi Air Base Attack. Aired 9-10p ET


State of the Race with Kasie Hunt
• Sources: Israel-Hamas Hostage Deal Could Come As Soon As Today; Israeli War Cabinet Meets To Discuss Hostage Deal; Netanyahu: Return Of Hostages A "Sacred And Supreme" Mission. Aired 11a-12p ET