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Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees
• Sixth Grader Killed, Five Wounded In Iowa School Shooting; New Batch Of Epstein-Related Documents Unsealed; House Dems: Trump, His Business Raked In At Least $7.8m From Foreign Governments During His Time In White House; ISIS Claims Responsibility For Deadly Twin Blasts In Iran; DeSantis, Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds React To Haley's Comments That NH Voters Will "Correct" Iowa Caucus Results; 6th Grader Killed, 5 Others Wounded In Iowa School Shooting; CNN Town Halls With DeSantis, Haley Start At 9PM ET. Aired 8-9p ET


Amanpour
• Interview With Gaza Team Leader For OCHA Gemma Connell; Interview With Historian Timothy Snyder; Interview With Musician Lenny Kravitz; Interview With Chemistry Nobel Laureate And U.C. Berkeley Biomedical And Health Sciences Chancellor's Chair Jennifer Doudna. Aired 1-2p ET


The Lead with Jake Tapper
• Officials Update On Iowa School Shooting; Tonight: DeSantis, Haley Face Iowa Voters In CNN Town Halls; Trump Asks Judge In January 6 Case To Sanction Special Counsel; ISIS Claims Responsibility For Deadly Iran Blasts; CNN On French Hospital Ship Treating Gaza's Sick And Wounded. Aired 4-5p ET
• Prominent Names Listed In Unsealed Epstein Documents; Army Officer Claims Retaliation For his Account Of Jan. 6 Response; Tonight: DeSantis & Haley In Spotlight At CNN Town Halls; Chris Christie: "I Made A Mistake" Endorsing Trump In 2016; Baltimore Mayor On Fighting Crime As Murder Rate Drops; Witness Recounts Horrific Rape & Killing Of Woman On Oct. 7. Aired 5-6p ET


CNN NewsNight with Abby Phillip
• Did Not Air 10-11p ET


CNN News Central
• Prominent Names in Epstein Documents; Lisa Bryant is Interviewed about the Epstein Documents; Trump Takes Ballot Case to Supreme Court; U.S. Targets Iranian Proxy Group; DeSantis and Haley at CNN Town Halls. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• DOJ Sues Texas over Immigration Law; Ousted Harvard President Speaks Out; Judge and Officials Attacked in Courtroom. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Tonight, Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) and Haley Participate in CNN Town Halls; Reports of Active Situation at High School in Perry, Iowa. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Shooting at High School in Perry, Iowa; During Trump's Presidency, China Spent Over $5.5M at His Properties; Trump Asking for Special Counsel Jack Smith to be "Severely sanctioned". Aired 10:30- 11a ET
• Iowa School Shooting. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Sheriff: Multiple Gunshots Victims At Perry, IA High School; ISIS Claims Responsibility For Blasts Near Iranian General's Tomb; Trump Asks Judge In Jan. 6 Case To Sanction Special Counsel. Aired 11:30a-12p ET
• China Spent Millions at Trump Properties During Presidency; Iowa School Shooting; ISIS Claims Responsibility For Iran Terror Attacks. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• DeSantis, Haley Spar As Trump Maintains Large Lead In Iowa Polls; House Report: Trump Org. Made $5M-Plus From China When Trump Was President; Prominent Names In Unsealed Epstein Documents; More Names Tied To Late Sex Offender Epstein Released Soon; Judge, Officials Attacked By Defendant In Nevada Courtroom. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• Iowa School Shooting Leaves Multiple Injured, Shooter Dead; ISIS Claims Iran Attacks; Over 80 Dead, U.S. Targets Militia; GOP Candidates Haley And DeSantis Face Off In Iowa Town Halls; Trump Seeks Supreme Court Relief On Colorado And Challenges Special Counsel; Biden To Address Democracy Concerns Ahead Of January 6; House GOP Threatens Shutdown Over Immigration In Budget Standoff; Positive Economic Trends With Dropping Gas Prices And Relief Programs; Haley Predicts New Hampshire Surprise; Trump Leads 2024 Polls; Wages Outpace Inflation, Indicating Positive Economic Shifts; Key 2022 Election Issues: Democracy And Abortion In Focus. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Biden Admin Sues Texas Over Controversial Immigration Law; Some GOP House Members Threaten Gov't Shutdown Over Border; Homicide Rates Fall Sharpley In Many Major U.S. Cities; Google Disables Cookies For 30 Million Chrome Users. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Iowa Gov: "Heart Aches" For Students, Staff Impacted By Shooting; House Report: Trump Org Made $5M Plus From China When Trump Was President; ISIS Claims Responsibility For Deadly Blasts In Iran; Soon: Blinken Departs For Multi-Nation Middle East Trip. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Florida's Top Health Official Calls for Halt to COVID Vaccines; Prominent Names Listed in Unsealed Epstein Documents; Illinois Voters Ask Elections Board to Take Trump Off 2024 Ballot; Hyundai and Kia Thefts Soar More Than 1,000 Percent Since 2020. Aired 3:30-4p ET


CNN Newsroom
• Passenger Plane Evacuated Within 18 Minutes; House Speaker Pushes Hardline Bill During Border Visit; Iran Terror: 100+ Dead, Regional War Fears; Epstein Case Reveals Names: No Direct Accusations; Israel-Hamas Tensions Rise: Senior Hamas Leader Killed; Tokyo Airport Collision: Runway Warning Lights Malfunction; Trump Appeals Ballot Disqualification to Supreme Court. Aired 12-1a ET
• Dozens Killed In Iran Blasts Near Soleimani's Tomb During Ceremony; Passenger Jet Pilots Didn't See Smaller Plane; Japanese Rescuers Race To Find Survivors As Quake Death Toll Rises To 78; Jeffrey Epstein Documents Unsealed, Naming Prince Andrew And Former President Clinton; Trump Asks U.S. Supreme Court to Overturn Colorado Ruling Removing Him From Ballot; Imam Fatally Shot Outside a Newark Mosque; Ukraine: Russia's Attacks Raise an Alarm to the World; U.S. House Speaker Pushes Hardline Bill During Border Visit; Loud Condemnation Over Calls to Resettle Palestinians; New Antibiotic Targets Certain Drug-Resistant Bacteria; Teen Places Second after Incredible Tournament Run. Aired 1-2a ET
• Iran State Media: 95 Killed In Blasts Near General's Grave; Fears Grow Of Wider War In Middle East Amid Deadly Attacks; White House Condemns Remarks By Far-Right Israeli Officials About Resettling Palestinians Outside Gaza; United States House Speaker Pushes Hardline Bill During Border Visit. Aired 2-3a ET
• Iran's Twin Explosion Could Escalate Tensions in the Middle East; Hamas Wants Permanent Ceasefire; Jeffrey Epstein's Unsealed Documents Released; Ukraine and Russia Biggest Prisoner Swap; Trump Appeals Colorado Ballot Ban; U.S. House Speaker Visits Southern Border; Pressure Heating Up for Israel's Prime Minister; Trauma Felt by Air Passengers in Japan; United Kingdom Bear the Brunt of Storm Henk. Aired 3-4a ET
• CNN International: Trump Asks U.S. Supreme Court to Overturn Colorado Ballot Ban; Epstein Unsealed Documents List Prince Andrew, Bill Clinton, Donald Trump; Loud Condemnation Over Calls to Resettle Palestinians; Iran State Media; 84 Killed in Blasts Near General's Grave. Aired 4-4:30a ET
• CNN International: U.S. House Speaker Pushes Hardline Bill During Border Visit; Ron DeSantis and Nikki Haley Vying for Second Place; Records Show Runway Warning Lights Out of Service at Japan Airport. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• CNN International: Iran's Pres. Warns Israel Will Pay "Heavy Price" After Blasts; Funeral Held For Senior Hamas Leader Killed In Beirut; Israeli Military Says It Destroyed Hamas Tunnel Under Hospital. Aired 8-8:30a ET


CNN This Morning
• Trump Appeals Colorado Ballot Ban to Supreme Court; Jeffrey Epstein Documents Unsealed, Associates Made Public; Tonight: Haley, DeSantis in Back-to-Back Town Halls in Iowa. Aired 6-6:30a ET
• Pro-Iran Militia Base Struck in Baghdad; Hagar Chemali is Interviewed about Israeli Strikes; Johnson Highlights Migrant Crisis; Study on Cognitive Impact of Sleep Disruption. Aired 6:30-7a ET
• Trump Appeals Colorado Ballot Ban to Supreme Court; Tonight, CNN Town Halls in Iowa Featuring Haley and Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL); Pro-Iran Militia Base Struck in Baghdad, Commander Killed. Aired 7- 7:30a ET
• Some House Republicans Threaten To Shut Down Government Over Border Issue; Ousted Harvard President Warns Of "Broader War" Against Higher Education; Wayne LaPierre Faces Trial That Could Remove Him As NRA CEO. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• Republican Presidential Candidates Nikki Haley and Ron DeSantis to Take Iowa Voter Questions at Townhalls; Former President Trump Appeals to Supreme Court to Overturn Colorado State Supreme Court Decision to Remove Him from Republican Presidential Primary Ballot; House Speaker Johnson Blames Biden for Catastrophe at Border; Names of Jeffrey Epstein Associates Made Public. Aired 8-8:30a ET
• Holly Baltz is Interviewed about the Epstein Documents; State Capitols Evacuated Ater Threat; Fears over Escalated Israel-Hamas War; Death Toll Rises in Japan. Aired 8:30-9a ET


Connect the World
• Funeral Held for Hamas Official Killed in Beirut Strike; NHK: Passenger Jet Pilots didn't see Coast Guard Plane; Defendant Attacks Judge during Sentencing Hearing; Fears of Escalation Around Middle East; Teen Sensation Falls just Short of World Darts Title. Aired 9-9:45a ET
• Based Used by Pro-Iranian Militia Struck in Baghdad; Fears Grow of Wider Middle East War amid Deadly Attacks; Khan Yunis Epicenter of Combat in Gaza; DeSantis and Haley Participate in CNN Town Hall Events; New Findings in Trump Foreign Emoluments Probe; Area Secured after Shooting at High School in Perry, Iowa; Japan Airlines Collision; Politics Stalls Aid to Ukraine and Other Allies; Harsh Cold Continues across Scandinavian Countries. Aired 10-11a ET


Erin Burnett Outfront
• Coming Up: CNN Town Halls With DeSantis, Haley, 11 Days To Iowa; U.S. Airstrike In Iraq Kills Commander Of Pro-Iran Militia; Docs: Trump Properties Paid Millions By China While He Was President; New Round Of Jeffrey Epstein Docs Unsealed. Aired 7-8p ET


Early Start with John Berman and Zoraida Sambolin
• Trump Asks Supreme Court to Overturn Colorado Ballot Ban; DeSantis, Haley Criticize Trump, But Not For "Inciting Riot"; Iran Vows Revenge After Deadly Blasts Near General's Grave; Washington Post: Hamas Leader Killing In Beirut Marks Israel's Shift. Aired 5- 5:30a ET
• Trump Asks Supreme Court To Overturn Colorado Ballot Ban; House Speaker Johnson Knocks Biden For "Catastrophe" At Border; Ukrainian Minister On U.S. Aid: "No Plan B, We're Confident In Plan A. Aired 5:30-6a ET


Inside Politics
• Tonight: CNN Town Halls In Iowa Featuring Haley & DeSantis; 11 Days Until Iowa Caucuses; Haley Jokes That NH Voters Will "Correct" Iowa Results; Gov. Reynolds: I Trust Iowans To "Make Their Own Decisions"; New DeSantis Iowa Ad Blasts Haley & Trump On Transgender Issues; Voter Presses DeSantis On Not Going After Trump Hard Enough; "Multiple Gunshot Victims" In Iowa High School Shooting; House Dems: Trump Properties Took In $5.5M From China During Presidency. Aired 12- 12:30p ET
• One-On-One With Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi; Florida's Top Health Official Calls For Halt To COVID Vaccines; Congress Barreling Toward Another Shutdown Showdown. Aired 12:30-1p ET


Isa Soares Tonight
• ISIS Claims Responsibility For Deadly Bombings In Iran; Thousands Attend Funeral Of Top Hamas Official Killed In Beirut; Police Say There Are Multiple Victims After Iowa School Shooting; Jeffrey Epstein Documents Unsealed, Associates Made Public; Japan Airlines Collision; Japan Earthquake Death Toll At 84. Aired 2-3p ET


Laura Coates Live
• Did Not Air 11p-12a ET


One World with Zain Asher
• ISIS Claims Responsibility For Deadly Twin Blasts In Iran; Israeli Military Says It Is Stepping Up Its Operations In Central Gaza And In Southern Gaza; First Batch Of Sealed Court Filings Pertaining To The Late Sex Offender Jeffrey Epstein Made Public; UNICEF Reports 2023 As The Deadliest Year For Children In The West Bank; Man Denied Of Probation Attacks Judge In Nevada; U.S. Justice Department Sues State Of Texas Over Its New Controversial Immigration Law; U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson Blames President Biden For Migrant Crisis; Luke Humphries Becomes The New World Darts Champion; Willis Gibson Becomes The Youngest Tetris Champion. Aired 12-1p ET


Quest Means Business
• UK Foreign Secretary: Red Sea Attacks "Need To Stop"; Houthis Launch Fresh Drone Attack On Red Sea Shipping Lanes; Pro-Iran Militia Base Struck In Baghdad, Two Killed; ISIS Claims Responsibility For Deadly Bombings In Iran; Annual Inflation Rises In Germany And France; Norse Atlantic CEO: We Expect To Make Money In 2024; New Batch Of Jeffrey Epstein Documents To Be Released; Kia And Hyundai Thefts; Gen Z Drives Demand For Second-Hand Goods; Jeffrey Epstein Documents Unsealed, Associates Made Public. Aired 3- 4p ET


CNN Live Event/Special
• CNN Republican Presidential Town Hall With Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL). Aired 9-10p ET
• CNN Republican Presidential Town Hall With Former Amb. Nikki Haley. Aired 10-11p ET
• Haley And DeSantis Face Iowa Voters At CNN Town Halls; CNN Fact Checks The DeSantis And Haley Town Halls. Aired 11p-12a ET


The Situation Room
• Soon, DeSantis And Haley Face Iowa Voters At CNN Town Halls; Documents Show China Spent Millions At Trump Properties While He Was In White House; ISIS Claims Responsibility For Deadly Twin Blasts In Iran; Court Releases More Jeffrey Epstein Documents; Homicide Rates In Five Biggest U.S. Cities Drop In 2023. Aired 6-7p ET


The Source with Kaitlan Collins
• Did Not Air 9-10p ET


State of the Race with Kasie Hunt
• Police Respond To Shooting At Iowa High School; Sheriff: Multiple Victims After Iowa School Shooting; Sheriff: No Further Danger After Iowa School Shooting. Aired 11a-12p ET