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Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees
• Exclusive: NYPD Bodycam Video From Inside Hamilton Hall On Columbia Univ. Campus As Police Arrested Protesters; UCLA Chancellor's Office Will Investigate Violence On Campus Tuesday Night "That May Lead To Arrests, Expulsions And Dismissals"; Trump Returns To Campaign Trail For First Time Since Hush Money Trial Begins; Which Candidate Do Voters Prefer On Top Issues?; Greene Absolutely Calling For Vote Next Week To Oust Speaker Johnson; NYPD Says At Least 15 Protesters Arrested At Fordham University's Manhattan Campus; IDF On Deadly Gaza Airstrike That Killed 10 Children Says That The Collateral Damage As Described In The Query Is Not Known. Aired 8-9p ET


Amanpour
• Interview With IKAR Senior And Founding Rabbi And "The Amen Effect" Author Sharon Brous; Interview With Chatham House Middle East Programme Director Sanam Vakil; Interview With Bard Center For The Stude Of Hate Director And "The Conflict Over The Conflict" Author Kenneth Stern. Aired 1-2p ET


The Lead with Jake Tapper
• More Than 400 Arrests At U.S. Universities In Past 24 Hours; House Set To Vote On Antisemitism Awareness Act Today; Similarities & Differences Ahead Of Dems' Chicago Convention; Blinken Pushes Netanyahu On Aid, Rafah, Hostage Deal. Aired 4-5p ET
• Abortion In America; Campus Unrest; Tomorrow: Testimony To Resume In Hush Money Cover-Up Trial; Prosecutors To Retry Weinstein's NY Sex Crimes Case; New Documentary Candidly Captures The "Bon Jovi" Story. Aired 5-6p ET


CNN NewsNight with Abby Phillip
• 400-Plus Arrests At U.S Colleges As Campuses Lose Control; Trump Tells 30-Plus False Claims In Return To Trail Amid Trial; Trump Rails On Crooked Judge Hours Before Gag Order Hearing; CNN Opinion Columnist Shares Why He Wants To Leave America If Donald Trump Wins In November Polls; Police Standing By As Protests In UCLA Have Declared An Unlawful Assembly. Aired 10-11p ET


CNN News Central
• Campuses Nationwide on Edge After Protests Turn Violent at UCLA; Florida's Six-Week Abortion Ban Takes Effect; Weinstein in Court Today After Conviction Overturned. Aired 7-7:30a ET
• 200+ Arrested At Columbia After NYPD Clears Occupied Building; Judge Finds Trump In Contempt For Violating Gag Order; Florida's Six- Week Abortion Ban Takes Effect. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• Florida's Six-Week Abortion Ban Goes in Effect; Police Clear Hamilton Hall on Columbia University Campus of Protestors; Violent Clashes Occur Overnight on UCLA Campus Involving Pro-Palestinian Encampment; Florida's Six-Week Abortion Ban Takes Effect. Aired 8- 8:30a ET
• Trump Hits Campaign Trail; Clashes on College Campuses; Polls on Abortion; Trump's New York Trial; Mayor Eric Adams Speaks about Protests. Aired 8:30-9a ET
• Violent Turn at UCLA; Police Tear Down Encampment at University of Wisconsin; Florida's Abortion Ban Takes Effect Today Florida State Senator Lauren Book is Interviewed about the Abortion Ban. Aired 9- 9:30a ET
• Mayor Eric Adams Speaks About Protests; Greene Will Force Speaker Vote; DOJ Plans To Reschedule Marijuana. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Turmoil At College Campuses Nationwide; Reproductive Rights. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• Biden Campaign Releases Video Blasting Trump's Abortion Comments; Campuses Nationwide On Edge As Pro-Palestinian Protests Escalate; Pro-Israel Protesters Breach UCLA Encampment; Greene Vows To Force Vote To Oust Speaker Johnson Next Week; GOP Leadership Vows To Kill Greene Motion To Oust Johnson; Trump Campaigning In Key Swing States Wisconsin & Michigan. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• Chaos On Campus: Police Clash With Pro-Palestinian Protesters; Vice President Kamala Harris In Florida As New Abortion Ban Takes Effect; Harvey Weinstein Retrial Questioned After Conviction Overturned; Universities Increasingly Crack Down On Student Protests Nationwide; Fed Keeps Interest Rates Unchanged Amid Economic Concerns. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• VP Harris Addresses Florida's New 6-Week Abortion Ban; State Rep. Anna Eskamani (D-FL) Discusses Florida's New 6-Week Abortion Ban; Nationwide Pro-Palestinian Protests, Arrests Have Echoes Of The Past; Source: House GOP Leaders Plan To Kill Motion To Oust Speaker; Manhattan Prosecutors To Retry Weinstein's NY Case. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• UCLA Cancels Classes After Overnight Clashes Between Protesters; NYPD: 300 Protesters Arrested At Columbia And City College Of NY; Trump Praises Law Enforcement Amid Pro-Palestinian Protests; VP Harris Blames Trump As Six-Week Abortion Ban Begins In Florida. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• California Governor: Police Response To UCLA Clashes Unacceptable; Campuses Nationwide On Edge As Pro-Palestinian Protests Escalate; House GOP Leaders Plan To Kill Motion To Oust Speaker; Justice Department To Reclassify Marijuana, Ease Restrictions. Aired 3:30-4p ET


CNN Newsroom
• Police Cleared Out Property and Arrest Dozens at Columbia University; Netanyahu Insists Israel to Enter Rafah with or without Deal with Hamas; Surgeon Recounts Challenges of Working in Gaza; Trump Criticizes Gag Order After Judge Issues $9,000 Fine. Dozens Missing after Flooding Disaster in Mai Mahiu; King Charles Returns to Work after Cancer Diagnosis. Aired 12-1a ET
• Police Arrest Columbia Protesters Occupying Hamilton Hall; Judge Fines Trump $9000, Threatens Jail For Contempt In Hush Money Trial; Blinken Pushes Hamas For Ceasefire And Hostage Deal; Haiti Transitional Council Names A New Prime Minister; Columbia University Property Cleared, Dozens Arrested; Australia Fights Back Against Domestic Violence; Political Violence Escalates as Mexico Gears for Election; King Charles Returns to Work after Cancer Diagnosis; Anti- Muslim Sentiment in India. Aired 1-2a ET
• Police Arrest Dozens Of Protesters At Columbia University; Trump Treated With Jail Time If Gag Order Violated Again; Calls For Resignation Of Columbia University's President. Columbia University Property Cleared; More Than 100 Protesters Arrested at Columbia and City College; Columbia University Asks Police to Stay on Campus Until May 17; Dozens Missing After Flooding Disaster in Mai Mahiu in Kenya; More Rain Forecasted for an Already-deluged Country. Aired 2-3a ET
• NYPD Clears Columbia University Premises After Days of Encampment and Violent Protests; Blinken Speaks to Protesters in Israel Ahead of the Talks on Ceasefire and Hostage Deal; Trump Warns of Jail Time and Penalties If He Continues to Violate Gag Orders. Violent Pro-Palestinian Protests Erupting in the UCLA Premises. Aired 3-4a ET
• CNN International: Protests on UCLA Campus Turn Violent; Police: Columbia University Property Cleared, Dozens Arrested. Aired 4-4:30a ET
• CNN International: Clashes Erupt Between Rival Protest Groups on UCLA Campus. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• CNN International: Violent Clashes Between Rival Protest Groups on UCLA Campus; Dozens of Arrests at Columbia University as Police Cleared Hamilton Hall; Antony Blinken Meets Netanyahu in Israel, Seeks to Ratchet Up Pressure on Hamas to Accept a Ceasefire and Hostage Release Deal; Florida's Six-week Abortion Ban Comes Into Effect; Arizona Senate to Vote on 160-year-old Abortion Ban; New Harvey Weinstein Trial Set to Start After Conviction Overturned; Trump Criticizes Gag Order After Judge Issues $9,000 Fine; Trump to Campaign in Wisconsin and Michigan Today; in Mexico, Political Violence Escalates as Country Gears Up for Election; in Haiti, Transitional Council Names New Leader, Proposes Interim PM. Aired 8-9a ET
• CNN International: Police Clear Protestors From Building At Columbia University; Violent Clashes Between Rival Protest Groups On UCLA Campus; Donald Trump Campaigns Today In Swing States. Aired 11a- 12p ET
• Police and Protesters Stand Off at University of Wisconsin; New Clashes Erupt on Multiple Campuses Overnight; Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) Announces Vote to Oust House Speaker Rep. Mike Johnson (R-LA) Next Week. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• At University Of Wisconsin, Protesters And Officers Clashed; 300 Demonstrators Detained At City College Of New York And Columbia University, According To NYPD; Barricaded Demonstrators Removed Off Columbia's Campus By Police; Florida Six-Week Abortion Ban Now In Effect; State's Abortion Restriction From Civil War Will Be Put To Vote By Lawmakers In Arizona; Trump: Political Violence Depends On Election Fairness; 2024 U.S. General Election; Rising Unrest And Altercations On College Campuses Around The Country; If Elected, Trump Discloses Intention To Serve A Second Term As President; Political Violence, A Possibility For Trump In The Event Of A Defeat; If Reelected, Trump Promises Immigration Camps And Massive Deportations. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Campus Unrest; Florida Abortion Ban. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Police And Protesters Clash At Univ. Of Wisconsin; Judge Finds Trump In Contempt For Violating Gag Order; Biden Admin To Reclassify Marijuana As Lower-Risk Drug. Aired 11:30a-12p ET
• CNN International: Protesters Return To Street Outside Columbia University; Pro-Israel Protesters Breach UCLA Encampment; Florida's 6- Week Abortion Ban Goes Into Effect; House To Vote On Antisemitism Bill Amid Campus Protests; Secretary Blinken: There Is "Real, Meaningful Progress" On Humanitarian Aid To Gaza. Aired 3-4p ET


CNN This Morning
• Violent Clashes Between Final Protest Groups On UCLA Campus; NYPD: Columbia University Cleared, Dozens Arrested. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• NYPD Enters Hamilton Hall At Columbia, Removes Protesters; Florida's 6-Week Abortion Ban Set To Take Effect This Week; Violent Clashes Between Rival Protest Groups On UCLA Campus. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Violent Clashes Between Rival Protest Groups at UCLA; Police Clear Protestors from Columbia University. Aired 6-6:30a ET
• Trump Weighs in on Violent Clashes; Violent Clashes at UCLA; Debate over Abortion Access. Aired 6:30-7a ET


Connect the World
• Violent Clashes Between Rival Protest Groups on UCLA Campus; IRGC Shows CNN Weapons that were Used in Attack on Israel; Adams: Outside Instigators had Entered the Protest at the University; NY Mayor Makes Comments after Columbia Protest Sites Cleared; NY Mayor: Outside Instigators Caused Safety Concerns at Columbia. Aired 9-10a ET
• NYPD Clears Occupied Building at Columbia, 200+ Arrested; Clashes Erupt between Rival Protest Groups on UCLA Campus; Blinken Pushes Hamas for Ceasefire and Hostage Deal; U.S. Campus Protests and the Presidential Race; Weinstein in Court Today after Conviction Overturned; Call to Earth Protecting Sea Turtles; Amazon Beats Earnings and Revenue Estimates. Aired 10-11a ET


Erin Burnett Outfront
• Trump Rails On Judge After Judge Threatens Him With Jail Time; MTG: Don't Give A "Rat's Ass" About GOP Criticism Of My Efforts; Police Arrest Protesters, Break Up Encampment At NYC University. Aired 7-8p ET


First Move with Julia Chatterley
• Police Arrests Hundreds Of Protesters Across The U.S.; UCLA Cancels Classes; Blinken Pushes For Aid, Rafah And Hostage Deal; Israel-Hamas War; World Central Kitchen Resumes Operations In Gaza; Elections In Mexico; About 30 Candidates Killed In Mexico; U.S. Federal Reverse Says Interest Rates Will Remain Higher; Powell's Predicament; Floating "Up" With Airbnb; Airbnb's "Iconic" Move, Following A Chaotic Night, Police Were Stationed On The UCLA Campus; Columbia University Building Cleared Of Demonstrators By Police; Government Represses Demonstrations By U.S. Students; Nationwide Demonstrations Erupt At U.S. Institutions; CNN Exclusive: Iran Showed Firepower Used To Target Israel; Airbnb's "Iconic" Destinations; UEFA Champions League Semifinal; Fordham University Demonstration, NYPD Conducts Arrests; Champions League Semifinal: Dortmund Defeated PSG; Diamondbacks Game, A Beekeeper Saves The Day. Aired 6-7p ET


Inside Politics
• High Tension & Clashes At Campuses Nationwide As Protests Intensify; Columbia President: "Drastic Escalation" Of Protest Activity; 300+ Arrested At Columbia After NYPD Clears Occupied Building; Rival Protesters Clash At UCLA After Encampment Declared "Unlawful"; New Clashes Erupt On Multiple College Campuses Overnight; 250+ Former Obama-Biden Staffers Blast White House Over Gaza; Rep. Greene Says She'll Bring Up Vote To Oust Johnson Next Week; Trump Won't Rule Out Authoritarian Measures If He's Reflected. Aired 12- 12:30p ET
• Top Trump Allies Say Trump Will Do What He Says He'll Do; Hostage Negotiations Ongoing 207 Days After Brutal October 7 Attack; Anti-Semitism in U.S. Rages While College Protests Intensify. Aired 12:30-1p ET


Isa Soares Tonight
• Authorities Crack Down On Student Protests In The U.S.; Israel Warns It Will Expand Military Operations In Rafah; Florida's Six-Week Abortion Ban Takes Effect; Interest Rates Left Unaltered By U.S. Federal Reserve; Violence Between Opposing Protest Groups On UCLA Campus; Columbia University Building Cleared Of Demonstrators By Police; U.S. Authorities Repress Student Demonstrations; Clash Between Pro-Palestinian With Pro- Israel Groups; Campus Protests Might Cause Biden Difficulties; As University Demonstrations Rise, Trump Attacks Biden; Vote On Legislation To Repeal Near Total Abortion Ban In Arizona; Six-Week Abortion Ban In Florida Goes Into Action; Involuntary Birth Control: Greenland Women Want Recompense; Harvey Weinstein Case Will Be Retried, According To New York Prosecutors. Aired 2-3p ET


Laura Coates Live
• Police In UCLA Positioning To Clear Encampment; 400 University Protesters Arrested Nationwide; CEO's Not Hiring From Campuses With Unrest; Tension Rising, Massive Police Presence At UCLA. Aired 11p-12a ET
• Police Clear Building at Columbia And Arrest Dozens of Protesters. Aired 12-1a ET


One World with Zain Asher
• Student Anti-War Protests Take The World By Storm; Blinken Presses For Efforts To Increase Humanitarian Aid Into Gaza; Floods And Landslides Across Kenya Claim More Than 180 Lives; House Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene Promises To Kick Fellow Republican Mike Johnson Out Of A Job In Terms Of Him Being Speaker. Aired 12-1p ET


Quest Means Business
• Fed Hold Rates Steady Amid Stubborn Inflation; Police Arrest Nearly 300 At Columbia University And Remove Tents; US House To Vote On Antisemitism Bill Amid Protests; World Central Kitchen Resumes Meal Service In Gaza; Interview With Barrick Gold Corp. CEO Mark Bristow About Gold Prices; "World Of Wonder" In Cancun. Aired 4-5p ET


The Situation Room
• Officers In Riot Gear Outside Fordham University Amid Protests; UCLA Cancels Classes After Dueling Protests On Campus Turn Violent; Columbia Asks Police To Stay On Campus To Maintain Order; NYPD Says It Cleared Protest From Fordham University And Arrested Individuals Who Did Not Disperse; U.S. Protests Against War In Gaza Escalate As Blinken Puts Pressure On Hamas To Accept Hostage/Ceasefire Deal. Aired 6-7p ET


The Source with Kaitlan Collins
• Trump: Far-Left Agitators "Terrorizing" College Campuses; J.D. Vance: I'm "Skeptical" Pence's Life Was In Danger On January 6; VP Harris Blasts Florida Abortion Ban: "Trump Did This". Aired 9-10p ET


CNN 10
• Dozens Arrested at Columbia University as NYPD Clears Occupied Building; Cities are Expensive. Does Rent Have to be? Recent EV Auto Show in China. Aired 4-4:10a ET