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Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees
• Manhunt Underway For Gunman Who Killed CEO Outside NYC Hotel; UnitedHealthcare CEO, Brian Thompson, Shot and Killed In A Brazen, Targeted Attack Outside NYC Hotel; Hegseth Says Allegations Against Him Are All Rumor, Nothing Sourced; Trump's Team Mulling Options To Possibly Replace Hegseth; Antony Blinken Says Ceasefire Holding Despite Cross-Border Strikes. Aired 8-9p ET


Amanpour
• Interview with Former U.S. Ambassador to South Korea Kathleen Stephens; Interview with The Soufan Group Director of Research Colin Clarke; Interview with Former Counsel to U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Rattner; Interview with The Atlantic Staff Writer David Frum. Aired 1-2p ET


The Lead with Jake Tapper
• Manhunt Underway For CEO's Killer In New York City; Hegseth Blasts Critics As Trump Considers Other Options; Supreme Court Hears Arguments In Biggest Case Of Term; CNN Returns To Bombed Out Area Of South Lebanon. Aired 4-5p ET
• First Interview With Hegseth's Lawyer On Embattled Confirmation; Hegseth's Mom Pleads To Senate: "He's A Changed Man"; Manhunt Underway For CEO's Killer In New York City; Delta Stowaway Has Just Landed Back In New York; NFL Head Injuries Back In The Spotlight After Late Hit; Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL), Is Interviewed About Hegseth's To Win Confirmation. Aired 5-6p ET


CNN NewsNight with Abby Phillip
• Hegseth Vows To Fight Like Hell As Nomination Teeters; Manhunt Underway For Suspect Who Killed CEO In New York City; Court Appears Read To Back Tennessee's Ban On Minor Trans Care; "NewsNight" Tackles Ban On Transgender Procedures For Minors; Transgender Actress And Activist Peppermint Believes Lawmakers Should Not Be Arbiters Of People's Health Care; President Biden Pardons Son, Hunter. Aired 10- 11p ET


CNN News Central
• Sources Say, Trump Team Considers Replacing Hegseth With Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL); Transgender Rights Take Center Stage at Supreme Court; Political Upheaval in South Korea After Martial Law Chaos. Aired 7-7:30a ET
• Trump Team Considers Replacing Hegseth With DeSantis; Soon: Justices Hear Arguments In Tennessee Transgender Case; California Man Accused Of Helping North Korea With Plot Against South Korea. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• Reporting Indicates Pete Hegseth's Nomination for Defense Secretary in Jeopardy; President-Elect Trump Possibly Considering Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and Iowa Senator Joni Ernst for Defense Secretary; Supreme Court to Hear Case regarding Tennessee State Ban on Gender Affirming Care for Minors; Stowaway Passenger to be Flown Back to New York from Paris; Political Upheaval in South Korea After Martial Law Chaos. Aired 8-8:30a ET.
• Sydney Seiler is Interviewed about South Korea; Biden Wraps up Angola Trip; Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-VA) is Interviewed about Hegseth; Lawrence Injury Spotlights Concussions; Crews Searching for Missing Grandmother. Aired 8:30-9a ET
• Supreme Court Hears Tennessee Transgender Case; Hegseth's Mother Makes Appeal. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• United Healthcare CEO Fatally Shot; Keach Hagey is Interviewed about Musk's Rivals. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Interview With Sen. Bill Hagerty (R-TN); Supreme Court Hears Case on Transgender Rights; Gunman Kills UnitedHealthcare CEO. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• Transgender State Rep. Zoe Zephyr (D-MO) Discusses Supreme Court Hearing Case On Gender-Affirming Care For Minors & Montana State Lawmakers Blocking Transgender Bathroom Bill; CNN Obtains Video Of Fatal Shooting Of UnitedHealthCare CEO; Cyber Monday Biggest Online Shopping Day Ever In U.S. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• UnitedHealthcare CEO Fatally Shot Outside Manhattan Hotel; Justices Take Up Gender-Affirming Care For Minors; Hegseth Meets With GOP Senators Amid Growing Scrutiny. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Supreme Court Hears Case On Gender-Affirming Care For Minors; Trump's DOGE Push Finds Support From Some Hill Dems; Day Two Of Deliberations In Daniel Penny Manslaughter Trial. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Now: Hegseth Meets With GOP Senators Amid Growing Scrutiny; Hegseth Confirmation In Jeopardy Amid Serious Allegations; Rep. Jason Crow (D-CO) Discusses About Pete Hegseth's Nomination; Gunman On The Run After Killing UnitedHealthcare CEO In NYC. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Supreme Court Hears Case on Gender-Affirming Care for Minors; Trump Asks Georgia Court to Dismiss Election Interference Case; Russian Stowaway Headed Back to JFK on Delta Flight from Paris; Lawmakers Grill Airline Executives Over Junk Fees. Aired 3:30-4p ET


CNN Newsroom
• South Korean President Yoon Under Pressure to Step Down; Israel Threatens Lebanon as Attacks Strain Truce; Rebels Approach Key Syrian City of Hama; Trump's Pick for Defense Secretary Faces More Trouble; Georgian Capital Tbilisi Rocked by Pro-EU Protesters; World Leaders Plan for How to Work with New Trump Admin Again. South Korean President Pressured to Resign after Marital Law Fiasco; Hannah Kobayashi Declared Voluntary Missing Person; Officials to Return Paris Stowaway to U.S. on Wednesday. Aired 12-1a ET
• Protests Call For South Korean President To Quit Over Martial Law Order; Israel Threatens To Expand War If Hezbollah Truce Collapses; Georgia Police Use Water Cannon, Tear Gas At Pro-EU Protest. South Korean President Yoon Pressured to Resign After Martial Law Fiasco; Pentagon Monitoring Possible Reaction from North Korea; FBI Arrests Chinese National Allegedly Trying to Send Weapons to North Korea; Notre Dame Cathedral Set to Reopen; Paris Flight Stowaway to Return to U.S. Wednesday. Aired 1-2a ET
• South Korean President Facing Backlash After Martial Law Chaos; Trump Team Mulling Options To Replace Hegseth; Capital Tbilisi Rocked By Pro-E.U. Protests; South Korean President Yoon Under Pressure to Resign After Declaring, Then Lifting, Martial Law; Pentagon Monitoring Possible Reaction From North Korea; Hegseth Nomination in Trouble; FBI Arrests Man Allegedly Trying to Send Weapons to North Korea; Hannah Kobayashi Declared Voluntary Missing Person. Aired 2-3a ET
• Protesters Demand South Korea's President's Resignation Following a Short-Lived Martial Law Declaration; Ukraine to Push for NATO Membership Ahead of Incoming Trump Administration; Pete Hegseth's Defense Secretary Nomination Now in Jeopardy; Wikipedia Releases the Most Popular Searches of the Year 2024. Aired 3-4a ET
• South Korea's Yoon Pressured to Resign After Martial Law Fiasco; Senior Trump Team Source: Hegseth Nomination in Trouble; Capital Tbilisi Rocked by Pro-EU Protests; NATO Foreign Ministers Hold Final Day of Meetings in Brussels. Aired 4-4:30a ET
• South Korean Opposition Vows Impeachment Unless Yoon Resigns; Rebels Approach Key Syrian City of Hama; Israel Threatens Lebanon as Attacks Strain Truce; King Charles Hosts State Banquet in Honor of Qatari Emir; Paris Flight Stowaway to Return to U.S. Today. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• CNN International: South Korean President Declared, and Later Rescinded, Martial Law; Opposition Parties Submit Bill to Impeach South Korea's Yoon; French Lawmakers to Vote on No-confidence Motion Against Pm; Syria and Russia Step Up Strikes as Rebels Advance; Israel Threatens Lebanon as Attacks Strain Truce; Ukraine Insisted It Would Settle for Nothing Less Than a NATO Membership to Guarantee Security; Millions Without Electricity as Power Plant Fails in Cuba; Trump Team Looking Into Alternatives to Hegseth; Jailed Nobel Laureate Freed for 21 Days on Medical Grounds; Capital Tbilisi Rocked by Pro-EU Protests; Security Officials Escort Stowaway Onto Flight Back to U.S.; Three Climbers Missing on New Zealand's Mount Cook; Falling Asteroid Lights Up Sky in Eastern Russia; Lawmakers on Hand for Lighting of U.S. Capitol Tree. Aired 8-9a ET
• CNN International: UnitedHealthcare CEO Shot And Killed In New York; Opposition Parties Submit Bill To Impeach South Korea's Yoon; Political Upheaval in South Korea After Martial Law Chaos. Aired 11a- 12p ET
• Manhunt Underway for Gunman Who Killed United Healthcare CEO; Hegseth Says, Trump Told Me Today to Keep Fighting; Supreme Court Hears Arguments on Gender-Affirming Care for Minors. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• French Prime Minister Ousted After Losing No-Confidence Vote; Opposition Parties Submit Bill To Impeach South Korea's Yoon; Hegseth Meets With GOP Senators Amid Growing Scrutiny; Supreme Court Hears Argument On Gender-Affirming Care For Minors; CNN Obtains Video of Fatal Shooting Of UnitedHealthcare CEO. Aired 3-4p ET
• Supreme Court Hears Arguments Over Gender-Affirming Care for Minors; Pete Hegseth's Confirmation in Doubt?; Gunman Kills UnitedHealthcare CEO. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Interview With State Rep. Leigh Finke (D-MN); Gunman Kills UnitedHealthcare CEO; Supreme Court Hears Arguments Over Gender- Affirming Care for Minors. Aired 11:30a-12p ET
• Supreme Court Hears Arguments on Gender-Affirming Care for Minors; CEO of UnitedHealthcare Gunned Down; Stowaway Enroute Back to U.S. Aired 10:30-11a ET


CNN This Morning
• Pete Hegseth Faces Uncertain Path To Confirmation; South Korean President's Chief of Staff And Top Officials Resign; Supreme Court To Hear Arguments On Transgender Rights Today. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Supreme Court To Hear Arguments On Transgender Rights Today; Rep. Clyburn Urges Biden To Pardon Other Potential Trump Targets; President Yoon Facing Possible Impeachment, Treason Charges. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Source: 'Absolutely Critical' Day for Hegseth's Nomination; NYC Mayor to Meet with Trump Border Czar Soon; More Snow Expected for Great Lakes, Northeastern U.S. Aired 6-6:30a ET
• Rep. Tim Burchett (R-TX) is Interviewed about Congress; Calls for South Korean President to Resign; Josh Rogin is Interviewed about South Korea; Airline Executives on Capitol Hill. Aired 6:30-7a ET


Connect the World
• CNN International: Protesters Demand South Korean President's Resignation; Biden: "High Impact" Projects in Africa are Good for Workers, Environment, Communities; Interconnected Solutions for Climate Crisis, Drought and Degraded Land; Opposition Parties Submit Bill to Impeach South Korea's Yoon; Hegseth Confirmation in Jeopardy Amid Serious Allegations; U.S. Supreme Court Takes up Transgender Care for Minors. Aired 9-10a ET
• Political Upheaval in South Korea After Martial Law Chaos; Manhunt Underway for Gunman Who Killed United Healthcare CEO; Rebels Approach Key Syrian City of Hama; Saudis Focus on Rare Earth Minerals; International Stowaway Returns to U.S. Aired 10-11a ET


Erin Burnett Outfront
• Manhunt For Killer Of CEO Entering 13th Hour; Hegseth Vows To "Fight Like Hell", Nomination In Peril; CNN Speaks Exclusively With Putin's Deputy Foreign Minister. Aired 7-8p ET


First Move with Julia Chatterley
• Manhunt For Gunman Who Killed UnitedHealthcare CEO; Hegseth Facing An Uphill Battle For Senate Confirmation; South Koreans Pressure President Yoon To Resign; South Korea Opposition Moves To Impeach Yoon; MPs Vote To Oust French PM Michel Barnier; PM Michel Barnier Loses No-Confidence Vote; Stowaway Back In The U.S.; Art Basel Arriving In Miami; Tariff Fears Hang Over Christmas; World's Top Cities Of 2024. Aired 6-7p ET


Inside Politics
• NYPD: We Will Not Rest Until We Arrest The Gunman; Manhattan Underway After UnitedHealthcare CEO Was Fatally Shot; Hegseth Says He Is Not Considering Withdrawing Nomination; Today: Hegseth Holds Key Meetings With Republican Senators; Hegseth's Mother Makes Direct Appeal To Trump And Republicans. Aired 12-12:30p ET
• Supreme Court Hears Major Case on Banning Trans Care for Minors; Democratic Senator Urges Biden to Trump-Proof Immigration; Trump Announces New Nominations and Appointments. Aired 12:30-1p ET


Isa Soares Tonight
• Gunman Kills UnitedHealthcare CEO On The Streets Of Manhattan New York; South Korea Reels From Political Chaos; French Government Collapses As Prime Minister Michel Barnier Loses No-Confidence Vote; Georgian Opposition Leader Attacked; Landmark Transgender Case; Stowaway Returning To The U.S.; Jasleen Kaur Wins 2024 Turner Prize. Aired 2-3p ET


Laura Coates Live
• UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson Was Fatally Shot Outside Hilton Hotel; Laura Coates Interviews Gun Instructor Stephen Gutowski; Hegseth Fights To Salvage Nomination; Laura Coates Interviews Veteran Alek Skarlatos. Aired 11p-12a ET


One World with Zain Asher
• UnitedHealthcare CEO Shot And Killed In New York City; French Prime Minister Faces No-Confidence Vote; South Korean President Facing Possible Impeachment; Manhunt Underway For Gunman Who Killed UnitedHealthcare CEO; Source: "Absolutely Critical" Day For Hegseth's Nomination; Kash Patel's Controversial Plans For The FBI; Supreme Court Takes Up Gender-Affirming Care For Minors; International Stowaway Returning To The U.S. Today. Aired 12-1p ET


Quest Means Business
• French Lawmakers Vote To Oust Prime Minister Michel Barnier; Coca- Cola Cuts Back On Sustainability Goals; Stowaway On Delta Flight To Paris Returning To The U.S.; Malaysia Airlines Announce New Routes Across Asia; UnitedHealthcare CEO Shot And Killed In New York City; Martial Law Debacle Prompts Outrage In South Korea. Aired 4-5p ET


The Situation Room
• Manhunt Under Way After UnitedHealthcare CEO Fatally Shot; Hegseth Vows To Fight Like Hell With Nomination In Peril; Supreme Court Appears Poised To Endorse Tennessee Law Banning Gender-Affirming Care For Trans Youth; Delta Stowaway Back In U.S. After Flight Lands In New York; South Korea Reeling After Martial Law Whiplash. Aired 6- 7p ET


The Source with Kaitlan Collins
• Hegseth's Mother Defends Son As "Changed" Man After 2018 Email Calling Him "Abuser Of Women"; Manhunt Underway For Gunman Who Killed CEO On NYC Sidewalk; Jeff Bezos: "Very Optimistic" About 2nd Trump Term. Aired 9-10p ET


CNN 10
• Surprise Address Results In Martial Law; CEO Wants Facial Verification To Be A Part Of Your Daily Life; A Mission To Save The Planet`s Coral Reef Ecosystems; Chemists Have Created The World`s Thinnest Spaghetti. Aired 4-4:10a ET