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Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees
• Mystery And Outrage Surround Alexey Navalny's Death; Alexey Navalny Wrote Letters To Kerry Kennedy; New Shelling In Kherson As Eastern City Of Avdiivka Falls To Russia; Sen. Tim Scott Declines To Say Whether He Would've Certified 2020 Election Results If He Were Vice President; Regretful Wisconsin Fake Elector Says He Was Tricked Into Signing Phony Document Claiming Trump Won In 2020; NY Times Columnist: "Biden, As Painful As This Is, Should Find His Way To Stepping Down As A Hero"; Santos Sues Kimmel For Tricking Him Into Making Cameo Videos; Former Pres. Jimmy Carter Marks One-Year In Hospice. Aired 8-9p ET


Amanpour
• Interview With Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy; Interview With Interview With NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg; Interview With Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas; Interview With Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE); Interview With U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. Aired 1-2p ET


The Lead with Jake Tapper
• Navalny's Widow Vows To Continue Her Late Husband's Legacy; Russian Flag Flies Over Avdiivka After A Decade Of Fighting; Biden Criticizes GOP For Stalling Ukraine Aid; Sources: VP Harris Quietly Working To Improve Biden Campaign's Messaging, Tactics With Voters; Qatar Rejects Netanyahu Comments About Hostage Deal; Alarming Number of Teens Caught Up In DC Crime. Aired 4-5p ET
• Did Not Air 5-6p ET


CNN NewsNight with Abby Phillip
• Russia's Resurgence Comes As U.S. Aid For Ukraine Dries Up; Neo-Nazis March In Nashville During Black History Event; Trump's Gold Shoes Join Long List Of Surreal Products; Former President Unveils "Trump Sneakers"; Beyonce Announces A New Country Album During The Super Bowl. Aired 10-11p ET


CNN News Central
• Yulia Navalnaya Vows to Find Out How Navalny was Killed; Navalny's Family Still Haven't Seen Body; Minnesota Grieving After Two Police Officers and a Firefighter are Killed; Avdivka Falls to Russia; Iranian-Backed Houthi Rebels Deploying New Weapon in the Red Sea; Nikki Haley Amazed on How Trump is Weak in the Knees When it Comes to Putin; Haley Slams Trump; Two Fatally Shot in Colorado Dorm Room; Nearly All California Under Flood Alerts. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• Three Dead in Minnesota Shooting; Two Fatally Shot in University of Colorado Dorm; Trump Rails Against Ruling; FDA Approves Drug for Allergies. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Navalny's Widow Vows to Continue Her Husband's Work; Experts Rank Presidential Greatness Across American History; Sources Say, Harris Hoping to Have Bigger Role in Re-Election Effort. Aired 10- 10:30a ET
• Baby Saved from Auto Accident by Florida Deputy; Search for 11- year-old Audrii Cunningham; Biden Speaks as He Returns to White House; Israel-Hamas War; Over 29,000 People Dead in Gaza, According to Palestinian Health Ministry; Nasr Hospital Declared "Completely Out of Service" by Palestinian Health Ministry; Flood Advisories Across California. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Biden Says More Sanctions On Russia Possible After Navalny's Death; Spokesperson: Navalny's Body Will Not Be Released For 14 Days; Sources: Harris Hoping To Have Bigger Role In Reelection Effort. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Crew Abandons Ship After Houthi Attack Early Monday; Two Found Fatally Shot In Univ. Of Colorado Dorm Room; Standing Ovation For Michael J. Fox At British Film Awards. Aired 11:30a-12p ET
• High-Profile Republicans Leaving Office; Russia Makes Advances in Ukraine; Where Is Alexei Navalny's Body?. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• Nearly Entire Population Of California Under Flood Watches; Police Name Person Of Interest In Texas Girl's Disappearance; NASA Is Seeking Applicants To Participate In A Simulated 1-Year Mars Surface Mission. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• Israel Issues Ultimatum To Hamas, Setting A Deadline For The Return Of Hostages By The Start Of Ramadan; Tragic Loss In Minnesota As Two Police Officers And A Firefighter Are Killed During A Domestic Incident Response In Burnsville; Former President Trump's Response To Navalny's Death Draws Criticism For Refraining From Condemning Putin And Making Controversial Remarks; Global Leaders React To Navalny's Death, With President Biden Considering More Sanctions Targeting Russia; Humanitarian Crisis Worsens In Gaza, With UN Agencies Reporting Acute Malnutrition Among Children And Dire Conditions For Civilians; Senate Passes $95 Billion Spending Package, Including $60 Billion In Military Aid To Ukraine, Facing Uncertainty In The House. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Utah Passes Bill That Allows Process To Ignore Federal Law; FDA Expands Use Of Asthma Drug To People With Food Allergies; Crew Abandons Ship After Houthi Attack; U.S. Investigating Crash Of Unmanned Air Force Drone In Yemen. Ex-Congressman Santos Sues Jimmy Kimmel Over Cameo Videos. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Rights Group: Hundreds Detained For Attending Vigils; Key Ukrainian City Falls As U.S. Aid In Limbo, Congress On Break; Biden: Considering More Russia Sanctions After Navalny Death; Democrat Tlaib Urges Vote Of "Uncommitted" In Michigan Primary. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Nearly Entire Population Of California Under Flood Watches; Surge In Violent Crime Seizes Nation's Capitol; Financial Advice Columnist: I Was Scammed Out Of $50K. Aired 3:30-4p ET


CNN Newsroom
• Doctor Describes 'Overwhelming Experience' in Gaza; Families of Israeli Hostages File ICC Case Against Hamas; Exports of Crude Oil to India Help Russia Fund War; Shanghai Market Reopens, Record Tourism Spending Reported; Explorer Follows Original Path of Human Migration; Oppenheimer is Big Winner at BAFTAS. Aired 12-12:45a ET
• Thousands Sign Petition Demanding Release Of Body Of Navalny; Russia Takes Avdiivka From Ukraine, Biggest Gain In Nine Months; Israel Will Launch Rafah Offensive If Hostages Not Returned By Ramadan; Israel Opposes Unilateral Imposition of Palestinian State; U.S. Military Reports First Houthi Unmanned Underwater Vessel In Red Sea; Fighting Takes Heavy Toll on Sudan's Most Vulnerable Population; Shanghai Market Reopens, Tourism Reportedly Surged; OpenAI Unveils New Text-to-Video Generator Sora; Salvaging Beauty from Tragedy; Top Winners of the 77th British Academy Film Awards. Aired 1-2a ET
• Russia Gets Full Control of Avdiivka; Germany and U.K. Mourn Death of Alexei Navalny; Russia's Surging Anti-Terrorism Laws; Nikki Haley Condemns Trump's Comments on NATO, Trump Compares Himself to Navalny; House Takes a Recess, Leaving Aid Bill to Ukraine Uncertain; Israel Sets Ramadan as Deadline for Hostage Release; ICJ Begins Hearing on Israel's Occupation of Palestine; Israel Condemns Brazil's President for Comparing Gaza War to the Holocaust; Shanghai Market Reopens, Tourism Reportedly Surged; U.S. Strikes Underwater Houthi Vessel For First Time; Top Winners Of The 77th British Academy Film Awards. Aired 2-3a ET
• New Amnesty Report Slams Anti-Terrorism Laws in Russia; Russian Flag Raised in the Ukrainian Town of Avdiivka After Months of Battle; Two Police Officers and a Firefighter Killed in the Line of Duty in Minnesota; Shanghai Back in Business after the Lunar New Year Holidays; Oppenheimer Wins Big at the BAFTAs; Italian Prisoners Make Musical Instruments from Scrap Migrant Boats. Aired 3-4a ET
• CNN International: Russian Flag Flies Over Avdiivka After Months of Battle; Aid Bill in Limbo as U.S. Lawmakers on Recess; Rights Group: Concern Over Potential Israeli Ground Offensive in Rafah; Hundreds Detained for Attending Alexei Navalny Vigils; Nikki Haley Slams Trump's Comments on Vladimir Putin; Families of Hostages Await Word on Loved Ones Held by Hamas. Aired 4-4:30a ET
• CNN International: NY Governor Apologizes for Inappropriate Gaza Remarks; Three Killed in Minnesota Shooting; Heavy Rain and Flood Risk Impacts Millions on West Coast; Lunar New Year Tourism Revenues in China Up by 47 Percent Compared to 2023; Top Winners of the 77th British Academy Film Awards. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• CNN International: Israel Issues An Ultimatum To Hamas On Hostage Release; Kremlin: "Not Involved" In Returning Navalny's Body To Family; Some In Russia Taking Risk By Paying Respects To Navalny. Aired 8-8:30a ET


CNN This Morning
• Ukraine Eyes Massive Russian Troop Buildup in South; Navalny's Death Triggers Protests, Arrests Across Russia; Trump Rails Against $355M Ruling in Civil Fraud Case, Hawks Trump Sneakers. Aired 6-6:30a ET
• California Flood Threats; NBA All-Star Weekend; Trump Likens himself to Navalny; Shooting at Colorado University Dorm. Aired 6:30- 7a ET
• Congress Under Pressure After Key Ukrainian City Falls; Trump Rips Judge After $355 Million Civil Fraud Ruling; Man in Custody as Police Search for Missing Girl. Aired 7-7:30a ET
• U.S. Conducts Strikes Against Underwater Houthi Vessel; Russian Oil Industry Booms Despite War, Sanctions; Financial Advice Columnist: I Was Scammed Out Of $50,000. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• Russia President Vladimir Putin Blamed for Death of Alexey Navalny by Navalny's Family and Supporters; Alexey Navalny's Mother Unable to Retrieve His Body from Russian Morgue; Ukrainian Military Losing Ground to Invading Russian Forces as Ukraine Aid Stalled in U.S. Congress. Trump Rails Against $355 Million Ruling in Civil Fraud Case. Aired 8-8:30a ET
• Harris Takes Higher-Profile Role; Two Officers and Firefighter Killed in Minnesota; OpenAI Lets Users Create Video from Text Prompts; Trump Launches Shoe Line. Aired 8:30-9a ET


Connect the World
• Widow says she will Carry on Fight against Putin Regime; Gaza Death Toll Surpasses 29,000; Israeli Economy Slumps; W.H.O. says Pandemic Accord will not Force Governments to Cede Sovereignty; Top Winners of 77th British Academy Film Awards. Aired 9-9:45a ET
• Russians Risks Arrest To Remember Navalny At Memorial; Lithuanian Foreign Minister Speaks To CNN As European Union Ministers Discuss Ukraine; Israel Says It Will Expand Military Operations In Rafah If Hostages Held By Hamas Are Not Returned By Ramadan; Palestinians Demand End To Israeli Occupation At International Court Of Justice; Export Of Crude Oil To India Help Russia Fund War. Aired 10-11a ET


Erin Burnett Outfront
• Navalny's Widow: Russian Government "Hiding" His Body; Russia Takes Key Ukrainian City; Biden Rips GOP For Failing To Help Ukraine As Key City Falls; Nikki Haley Ramps Up Attacks On Trump's Legal Problems. Aired 7-8p ET


Early Start with John Berman and Zoraida Sambolin
• Republican Member of Congress Warns About a Putin-Wing Inside the Republican Party; Democrats Hope VP Harris Changes the Narrative and Help Joe Biden Deliver a Big Win in November; Donald Trump Launches His Own Sneaker Brand a Day After a New York Judge Ordered Him to Pay $354.9 in Penalties for Fraudulently Overstating His Net Worth. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Biden Blames 'Congressional Inaction' For Fall of Ukrainian Town; VP Harris Returns From Munich, Heads To Michigan This Week; Trump Launches Sneaker Line Day After He Loses $355 Million Judgment. Aired 5:30-6a ET


Inside Politics
• Biden Blames House GOP For Ukraine's Battlefield Loss; Europe Directs Anger At House Republicans After Ukrainian City Falls; No Mention Of Putin In Trump's First Comments On Navalny; Trump, Haley Face Off In South Carolina Primary In 5 Days; Trump Launches Sneaker Line After Losing $355M Judgement; Haley: Trump Is "Weak In The Knees" For Putin; Will South Carolina Primary By Haley's Last Stand. Aired 12-12:30p ET
• New Poll Of Presidential Historians: Biden Is 14th-Best; NYT Columnist Says It's Time For Biden To Step Aside; Charlamagne: Biden Doesn't Have "Main Character Energy"; Rep. Tlaib Urges MI Dems To Vote "Uncommitted" In Primary; RFK Jr. Positions Himself As "Environmental Advocate" For Black Community; Panic Ripples In House As High-Profile Republicans Bolt. Aired 12:30-1p ET


Isa Soares Tonight
• Alexei Navalny's Widow Vows To Continue Her Late Husband's Fight Against Corruption; Ukrainian President Zelenskyy Visits Frontline Troops To Boost Their Morale As Russia Captures Another City After Months Of Battle; Israel Threatens To Expand Operations In Rafah Unless All Hostages Are Released By Month Of Ramadan; U.S. Attacks Underwater Houthi Vessel For First Time; Ukraine's Defeat At Avdiivka Darkens Mood In The West; Shanghai Stock Exchange Reopens After 8-Day Chinese Holiday. 2-3p ET


Laura Coates Live
• Trump Shares Article Comparing Him To Navalny; Laura Coates Interviews Enes Kanter Freedom; Will Nikki Haley Stays In The Race?; How Will Trump Pay His Legal Bills?; WNBA Versus NBA Shootout Sparks Sexist Commentary; Beyonce Dives Into Country Music With Two New Singles. Aired 11p-12a ET


One World with Zain Asher
• Alexey Navalny's Widow Yulia Navalnaya Vows To Continue Husband's Work; California Crews Close A Stretch Of Highway 101 Due Rock Slide; Health Officials In Gaza Say Israeli Forces Have Effectively Shut Down The Largest Remaining Hospital In The Enclave; Several Cases Of Fertility Fraud Being Uncovered Throughout The United States; "Oppenheimer" Becomes The Big Winner On Sunday Night's BAFTA. Aired 12-1p ET


Quest Means Business
• Navalny's Body To Be Held For 14 Days; Kyiv Monitoring Russian Troops After Fall Of Avdiivka; EU Opens Investigation Into TikTok Over Child Protection; Israel Sets Deadline For Ground Offensive In Rafah; U.S. Proposes Temporary Ceasefire In Draft Resolution; Crude Oil Sales Bolstering The Kremlin's Warchest. Aired 3-3:45p ET


The Situation Room
• Navalny's Body Held For Analysis, Russia Accused Of Cover Up; Russia Captures Avdiivka, U.S. Aid Still Uncertain; Trump Finally Comments On Navalny's Death; Trump Launches Own Shoes; Speaker Mike Johnson Under Pressure To Foreign Aid Bill; Biden: Considering More Russia Sanctions After Navalny Death; Judge Orders Trump To Pay Nearly $355M In Civil Fraud Trial; American Doctor Speaks Out On Horrors Of War In Gaza. Aired 5-6p ET
• Protests And Backlash Against Putin After Navalny's Death; Ukrainian Ambassador To U.S. On Russian Capture Of Key Town; Sources Say, V.P. Harris Seeking More Assertive Role In 2024 Campaign; U.S. Proposes U.N. Draft Resolution Calling For Temporary Gaza Ceasefire; Police: Suspect Arrested For Shooting Deaths At University Of Colorado Campus Dorm. Aired 6-7p ET


The Source with Kaitlan Collins
• Manchin On Trump Not Condemning Putin For Navalny's Death: "It's Just Unbelievable"; Navalny's Widow Vows To Carry On Opposition Leader's Work; Wisconsin Governor Signs New State Legislative Maps Into Law. Aired 9-10p ET


State of the Race with Kasie Hunt
• Russians Seize Avdiivka in Ukraine As U.S. Aid Falters; Exclusive: Sources Say Russia Is Attempting To Develop Nuclear Space Weapon To Destroy Satellites; Political Divisions Hamper U.S. Strategy On Russia. Aired 11a- 12p ET