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The Amanpour Hour
• Interview with Released after Eight Years in Iranian Captivity Siamak Namazi; Interview with "Moonwalkers" Co-Writer and Narrator Tom Hanks; Interview with "Moonwalkers" Co-Writer and Director Christopher Riley; Rare Access to Ukrainian Hospital Train; Interview with "True Detective" Star Jodie Foster; Interview with "True Detective" Star Kali Reis; Interview with Actress Meryl Streep; Interview with Former Afghan Lawmaker Fawzia Koofi; Interview with Former Governor of Bamyan Province Dr. Habiba Sarabi; Interview with D-Day Veteran Jake Larson. Aired 11a-12p ET


CNN Newsroom
• Putin Apologizes For "Tragic" Azerbaijan Airlines Crash, Without Admitting Responsibility; Health Ministry: Israeli Forces Arrest Hospital Staff After Raid On Last Major Health Facility In Northern Gaza; 7 Million People Under Expanded Tornado Watch For Parts Of TX, LA, MS; Three Players Ejected After Brawl In Mavs-Suns Game; Sportscaster Greg Gumbel Dies Of Cancer At Age 78. Video Show Inmate Fatally Beaten By Corrections Officers At NY Prison; President Biden Commutes 37 Federal Death Sentences; Kilauea Volcano Roars To Life After Three Month Hiatus. Aired 12-1p ET
• Severe Storms Hitting East Coast As Millions Head Home; Putin Apologizes For "Tragic" Azerbaijan Airlines Crash, Without Admitting Responsibility; U.S. Official: Russian Air Defense Units Potentially Misidentified Passenger Jet For Ukrainian Drone; Video Shows Inmate Fatally Beaten By Corrections Officers At NY Prison; TSA Investigates 2nd Delta Airlines Stowaway During Holidays; CDC: Bird Flu Virus In First Severe Human Case Shows Mutations. Trump Asks For TikTok Ban Delay To Find "Negotiated Resolution"; U.S. Markets Rising And Falling With "Magnificent Seven"; Counting Down The Top Business News Of 2024; "Luther: Never Too Much" Special New Years Day Premiere at 8PM ET/PT. Aired 1-2p ET
• Tornado Watch Issued for Parts of Texas, Louisiana, and Mississippi; Russian President Vladimir Putin Apologizes for Crash of Azerbaijani Airliner in Russian Airspace that Killed 38 People on Christmas Day; Israeli Forces Raid Last Major Health Facility in Northern Gaza; Winner Comes Forward in California's Mega Millions Lottery to Claim $1.2 Billion Prize; Jay-Z Accused of Sexual Assault of 13-Year-Old in Civil Lawsuit; President-Elect Trump Asks U.S. Supreme Court to Delay National Ban on Social Media App TikTok; Costco Pushes Back against Calls to End Its Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Program; Golfer Scottie Scheffler to Miss First PGA Tournament of 2025; Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen Drops Out of Chess Tournament Due to Dress Code; CDC Report Indicates Bird Flu Virus Appears to have Mutated in Infected Patient from Louisiana; Top Ten CNN Health Stores from 2024 Reviewed. Aired 2-3p ET
• At Least 38 Killed, 29 Survive Commercial Jet Crash In Azerbaijan; CDC Says Bird Flu Mutating In First Severe Human Case; Corporate Interests Give Millions To Trump Inauguration; Trump Asks Supreme Court To Delay U.S. TikTok Ban; Housing Market Outlook For 2025; Israeli Force Raid Last Major Health Facility In Northern Gaza; Mega Millions: Winning Ticket Hits $1.22B Jackpot. Aired 4-5p ET
• More Tornadoes Likely As Powerful Storms Hit The South; 13 NY Corrections Department Employees Suspended, Another Resigns After Deadly Prisoner Beating; U.S. Official: Russian Air Defenses May Have Mistaken Passenger Plane For Ukraine Drone; Newly Released Images Show Then-VP Biden Meeting With Hunter Biden's Chinese Business Partners; GOP Back On Capitol Hill Next Week With Full Control Of Congress. Aired 5-6p ET
• One Dies In Texas As Severe Storms Move Through The South; Putin Apologizes For Tragic Azerbaijan Airlines Crash Without Admitting Responsibility; CDC: Bird Flu Virus Mutating In First Severe Human Case; What To Expect In 2025 Under A New Trump Administration; Israeli Forces Raid Last Major Health Facility In Northern Gaza. Aired 6-7p ET
• One Dead In Texas As Severe Storms Move Through The South; Russia May Have Mistaken Azerbaijan Jet As Attack Drone; Video Shows Inmate Fatally Beaten By Officers At New York Prison; Tornadoes Rip Through Neighborhoods Outside Houston; Democrats Look To Rebuild Party After Major Election Losses; Top 10 Biggest Crime Stories Of 2024; "Luther: Never Too Much" Premieres New Year's Day At 8PM ET/PT On CNN. Aired 7-8p ET
• At Least 47 Killed in South Korea Plane Crash, 181 on Board; Putin Apologizes, Doesn't Take Responsibility For Jet Crash; At Least 240 People Detained in Gaza Hospital Raid; Just Aired 10-11p ET
• At Least 85 Killed In South Korea Plane Crash, 181 On Board; South Korea Plane Crash; Putin Apologizes For "Tragic" Azerbaijan Airlines Crash, Without Saying Russia Was Responsible; Bird Strike Is Being Identified For The First Time By Official Investigators As A Possibility In The Airplane Crash In South Korea; Images: Biden Meet Son's Chinese Business Partners In 2013; Solar Probe Passes 3.8M Miles Or 6.1M Kilometers From Sun; Aired 11a-12p ET
• Russia May Have Mistaken Jet as Attack Drone; Plane Crash Survivors Describe Harrowing Ordeal; Hegseth's Attorney Denies Alcoholism and Sexual Assault; Transitioning to Trump; Russia Ramps Up Production of Iranian-Designed Drones; IDF Forces Last Major Health Facility in Northern Gaza out of Service; The Tragic Stories of Big Jackpot Winners; World's Largest Snow Theme Park Opens in Northeast China. Aired 3-4a ET
• Russia May Have Mistaken Jet as Attack Drone, Quickly Pushes Theories about Cause of Crash; Plane Crash Survivors Describe Harrowing Ordeal; Transitioning to Trump; IDF Forces Last Major Health Facility in Northern Gaza out of Service; Russia Ramps Up Production of Iranian-Designed Drones; U.S. Announces Sanctions on "Georgian Dream" Founder; U.S. Markets Rising and Falling with "Magnificent Seven". Aired 4-5a ET
• Transitioning to Trump; Russia May Have Mistaken Jet as Attack Drone, Quickly Pushes Theories about Cause of Crash; IDF Forces Last Major Health Facility in Northern Gaza out of Service; Stowaway Caught on Christmas Eve Delta Flight to Hawaii; Trump's Border Czar Threatens Aggressive Immigration Crackdown; World's Largest Snow Theme Park Opens in Northeast China; Christmas at Hogwarts. Aired 5-6a ET
• Russian President Vladimir Putin Apologizes for Crash of Azerbaijani Airliner in Russian Airspace that Killed 38 People on Christmas Day; Israeli Forces Raid Last Major Health Facility in Northern Gaza; Emergency Communications Specialist for UNICEF Interviewed on Toll War and Conflict Take on Children; President-Elect Trump Asks U.S. Supreme Court to Delay National Ban on Social Media App TikTok; Tornado Watch Issued for Parts of Texas, Louisiana, and Mississippi; CDC Report Indicates Bird Flu Virus Appears to have Mutated in Infected Patient from Louisiana; Top Ten CNN Viral Moments from 2024 Reviewed. Aired 10-11a ET.
• At Least 47 Dead, 2 Rescued in South Korean Plane Crash. Aired 9:15-9:22p ET
• At Least 47 Dead After South Korean Airliner Crash. Aired 9:45- 9:53p ET


CNN Special Reports
• All The Best, All The Worst 2024; Donald Trump Won the 2024 Election; Women Dominates Music Industry; Mass Shootings Became A Norm; U.S. Athletes Won More Gold In 2024. Aired 8p-9p ET


CNN This Morning
• Severe Storms Threaten Holiday Travel Across The U.S.; Video Shows Officers Fatally Beating A Handcuffed Inmate; Winning $1.22 Billion Mega Millions Ticket Sold In California; Russia May Have Downed Azerbaijani Jet After Confusing It For Ukrainian Drone. TSA Probes Second Stowaway Evading Security to Board Plane Over Holidays; CDC: Sixty Six Human Cases of Bird Flu, Mutations in Patent with Severe Case; Trump Asks Supreme Court to Pause Ban on TikTok. Aired 6- 7a ET
• Severe Storms Hitting East Coast As Millions Head Home; NY Leaders Condemn Inmate's Brutal Beating, Death; At Least 38 Killed, 29 Survive Commercial Jet Crash; TSA Probes 2nd Stowaway That Evaded Security To Board Plane Over Holidays; 66 Human Cases Of Bird Flu, Mutations In Patient With Severe Case; Year In Review: President Joe Biden's Final Days In Office; Only Man To Lead Both CIA, FBI Warns Senators About Trump Intelligence Picks; Man Accused In Fatal New York Subway Burning Indicted. Aired 7-8a ET


First of All with Victor Blackwell
• Stories That Will Impact Communities Of Color In 2025; Making Sense Of The Economy And Finances Ahead Of New Year; How To Build Wealth Regardless of Income Level In New Year; The Potential Impact Of Asking "What's Your Street Race?"; Actor Gabriel Luna On Increasing, Improving Latino Roles; CNN's Victor Blackwell Explores His Family's Fight For Freedom; Alicia Keys And Swizz Beatz Share Art Collection. Aired 8-9a ET


Smerconish
• Book Club With Michael Smerconish. Book Club With Michael Smerconish. Aired 9-10a