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Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees
• Crews Battling New Fire On Border Of Los Angeles And Ventura Counties; Monster Fires In Los Angeles County, Mostly Uncontained; Race To Contain L.A. Fires Intensifies As Winds Strengthen; New Fire Getting Closer To Homes; Kenneth Fire Swells From 50 To Nearly 1,000 Acres In Just Hours. Aired 8-9p ET


Amanpour
• Interview with Former Chief Speechwriter for Jimmy Carter James Fallows; Interview with Stanford University Director of Iranian Studies and "The Shah" Author Abbas Milani; Interview with "The Outlier" Author Kai Bird. Aired 1-2p ET


The Lead with Jake Tapper
• Five Major Wildfires Ravage Los Angeles; Former Presidents Pay Respects To Carter; Now: President Biden Speaks About Massive California Wildfires. Aired 4-5p ET
• Hurst Fire Burns 671 Acres, 10 Percent Contained; Rep. George Whitesides, (D-CA), Is Interviewed About California Wildfires; Nearly 180,000 L.A. County Residents Under Evacuation Orders. Aired 5-6:00p ET


CNN NewsNight with Abby Phillip
• Three Days Of Fury, L.A. Fires Burn Everything in Path; Deadly Fires Decimate L.A. Area, Like a Bomb Dropped; Seven Now Dead In L.A. Fires, 5,000-Plus Structures Decimated; CNN Follows The Latest Developments On The Palisades Fire; Trump Faults Governor Gavin Newsom In The Palisades Fire. Aired 10-11p ET


CNN News Central
• Thousands of Homes Destroyed as New Wildfires Burn; California Deploys Thousands of Firefighters to Battle Wildfires; Soon, Funeral Service for President Jimmy Carter. Aired 7-7:30a ET
• Five Dead, Nearly 2,000 Structures Destroyed As Fires Race Across L.A; Trump, GOP Senators Strategize Shaping His Agenda; Trump Wouldn't Say If He Would Send Troops To Take Greenland. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• Wildfires in Los Angeles County Continue to Burn Uncontrollably; CAL FIRE Incident Commander Indicates High Winds Anticipated to Abate Allowing for More Water Dropping Helicopters to Help Contain Los Angeles County Fires. Aired 8-8:30a ET
• Trump Spoke with Alito; Five Fires burning Across L.A. County; Zibby Owens is Interviewed about the Fires. Aired 8:30-8:55a ET
• Did Not Air 9-10a ET
• Five Major Fires Burning Across Los Angeles. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• Five Major Fires Burning Across L.A. County As Thousands Flee; Soon, President Carter Arrives In Georgia For Private Funeral; Wildfires Spotlight California's Insurance Crisis. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• At Least 2,000 Buildings Destroyed, Unknown Number of People Dead as L.A, Area Wildfires Continue With 0 Percent Containment; Critical Fire Weather Conditions to Last Through Tomorrow. Aired 2- 2:30p ET
• At Least 2,000 Buildings Destroyed, Unknown Number Of People Dead As L.A.-Area Wildfires Continue With Zero Percent Containment; Former Presidents Reunite At Jimmy Carter's Funeral. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• L.A. Fire Chief: Palisades Fire is "One of the Most Destructive Natural Disasters" in the City's History; Five Major Fires Burning Across L.A. County as Thousands Flee; L.A. Co. Sheriff: Unclear How Many People have Died in Fires; At Least 2,000 Buildings Destroyed, Unknown Number of People Dead as L.A.-Area Wildfires Continue with 0 Percent Containment; Rep. Brad Sherman (D-CA) Discusses About California Wildfires; L.A. Mayor: Budget Cuts Didn't Contribute to Magnitude of Disasters. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Five Major Fires Burning Across Los Angeles County as Thousands Flee; President Carter Returns to Georgia for Private Funeral. Aired 3:30-4p ET


CNN Newsroom
• Five Wildfires Burning Around Los Angeles, Newest In Hollywood Hills; Anxiety And Outrage Over Trump's Calls To Annex Greenland. Aired 12-1a ET
• At Least 5 Dead As Wildfires Rage Around Los Angeles; New Evacuation Ordered Amid Fire In Hollywood Hills; Dramatic Time-Lapse Video Shows Spead Of L.A. Wildfire; Thousands Flee As Six Wildfires Burn In Los Angeles County; Biden To Deliver Eulogy For Carter At State Funeral. Aired 1-2a ET
• Los Angeles Fires Force Tens Of Thousands To Evacuate; Actor Cameron Mathison Describes Losing Home In Wildfire; Fire Chief: Strong Winds, Low Humidity Driving Wildfires; Donald Trump Bashes Gavin Newsom's Water Policy Amid Deadly Fires; Canadian Reacts To Donald Trump's Threats Toward Their Country; At Least Five Dead, 1,000 Plus Structures Destroyed In L.A. Fires; Five Wildfires Burning Around L.A., Newest In Hollywood Hills, Evacuation Orders For 150,000+; Fire Chief Says High Winds, Embers Fueling Los Angeles Fires; Ukraine Says At Least 13 Killed In Zaporizhzhia Strike; Ukraine Hit Oil Depot Deep Inside Russia; Ukraine Defense Contact Group To Meet At Ramstein Air Base; U.S. Concerned About Russia's Payoff To North Korea; IDF Says Hostage Found Dead In Gaza Tunnel; Gaza Ceasefire, Hostage Release Talks Ongoing In Qatar; ByteDance's New Sales App Faces Uncertain Fate In U.S., dependent On The Verdict On TikTok Ban Appeal. Aired 2-3a ET
• CNN's Breaking News Coverage On The Southern California Wildfires; Trump's Latest International Rhetorics Now Cause Outrage and Anxiety; Celebrities Express Sympathies And Concern On The Devastating Wildfires In Southern California. Aired 3-4a ET
• Five Wildfires Burning LA, Newest in Hollywood Hills; Los Angeles Fires Force Tens of Thousands to Evacuate; Trump' Remarks About Acquiring Greenland Rattle Allies. Aired 4-4:30a ET
• Deadly Wildfires Rip Through Los Angeles County; Biden Says He Believes He Could Have Been Reelected; Activists Blame Kenyan Government After Surviving Alleged Abduction. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• CNN International: Palisades Fire Most Destructive in Los Angeles County History; Wind Forecast Key to Stopping the California Fires; Danish Officials: Trump's Greenland Talk Seems to be Serious; Carter's Funeral in D.C., Burial in Plains, Georgia; Actor Returns to his Neighborhood Decimated by Fire; Melissa Rivers: "Our House is Totally Gone". Aired 8-9a ET
• CNN International Did Not Air 11a-12p ET
• Did Not Air 10-11a ET
• Did Not Air 11a-12p ET
• At Least Five Killed As Thousands Flee L.A. Wildfires; Former Presidents Reunite At President Carter's Funeral; Trump Makes False Claim Blaming Governor Newsom For Fires; Venezuelan Opposition Leader Machado Detained At Protest In Caracas Ahead Of Maduro's Inauguration Friday; Biden Eulogizes Carter, Says "Enduring Attribute" Was "Character". Aired 3-4p ET


CNN This Morning
• Deadly Wildfires Rage In Southern California; Trump Urges GOP Senators To Move Quickly On Broad Agenda; Soon: Jimmy Carter's Funeral At National Cathedral. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• At Least Five Dead, 1,000 Structures Destroyed As Deadly Wildfires Rage In Southern California; Georgia GOP Expels Trump Critic Geoff Duncan From Party; Today: President Carter To Be Laid To Rest In Plains, Georgia. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Deadly Wildfires Rage in Southern California; Trump Seizes on L.A. Infernos to Reignite Feud with Newsom. Aired 6-6:30a ET
• Rep. Zach Nunn (R-IA) is Interviewed about Trump and Congress; Nicole Maul is Interviewed about the American Red Cross; Wildfires Rage in Southern California; Kate Andersen Brower is Interviewed about Carter; Biden Grapples with His Place in History. Aired 6:30-7a ET


Connect the World
• Did Not Air 9-10a ET
• Did Not Air 10-11a ET


Erin Burnett Outfront
• 6 Now Dead In L.A. Fires, Expected To Rise, Scenes Still "Chaotic". Aired 7-8p ET


First Move with Julia Chatterley
• At Least Six Killed in Wildfires; Officials Hold News Conference on L.A. Fires; Tracking Wildires in Mobile App; Rival rallies in Venezuela on eve of Maduro's inauguration; Maria Corina Machado Detained; Trump Pushes for Takeover of Canada. Aired 6-7p ET


Inside Politics
• Soon: Carter Motorcade Departs For Joint Base Andrews. Aired 12-12:30p ET
• Carter Motorcade En Route To Joint Base Andrews; Palisades And Eaton Fires Have Scorched Nearly 30,000 Acres; Two Biggest California Wildfires Still 0 Percent Contained. Aired 12:30-1p ET


Isa Soares Tonight
• At Least Five Dead, 2k Structures Destroyed In L.A. Fires; Trump Blames California Governor For Fire Disaster; Biden Delivers Eulogy For Carter At State Funeral; Maria Corina Machado Makes First Appearance At Caracas Protest; Deadly Fires Continues In Los Angeles; Maria Corina Machado Detained; Biden Admin. Announces $500M Military Aid To Ukraine; Musk Interview Alice Weidel On X; U.S. Supreme Court TikTok Arguments. Aired 2-3p ET


Laura Coates Live
• CNN Covers The California Wildfires; Laura Coates Interviews Sebastian Harrison And Livia Pillmann; L.A. Mayor Karen Bass Under Scrutiny; Laura Coates Interviews Rabbi Daniel Sher; Firefighters Face Unprecedented Conditions. Aired 11p-12a ET


One World with Zain Asher
• Five Dead, Nearly 2,000 Structures Destroyed As Fires Rage In L.A.; Venezuelan Opposition Protests On Eve Of Maduro's Inauguration; Aired 12-1p ET


Quest Means Business
• At Least Five Dead, 2,000 Structures Destroyed In LA Fires; State Funeral Held For 39th President Jimmy Carter; Strong Winds Fueling Los Angeles Fires; 115-Year-old Altadena Golf Course Destroyed By Eaton Fire; Canadian PM Justin Trudeau Speaks To CNN After Announcing Resignation; Venezuelan Opposition Leader Claims "Violently Intercepted" During Protest. Aired 4-5p ET


CNN Live Event/Special
• Special Coverage of the State Funeral of James "Jimmy" Earl Carter; At Least 5 Dead As Tens Of Thousands Flee Raging Wildfires In Los Angeles Area. Aired 8:55-9:30a ET
• Former President Jimmy Carter To Be Honored At State Funeral. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• The State Funeral of President Jimmy Carter; Soon, State Funeral for Jimmy Carter at National Cathedral. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• The State Funeral of President Jimmy Carter. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• The State Funeral of President Jimmy Carter. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• The State Funeral of President Jimmy Carter. Aired 11:30a-12p ET


The Situation Room
• Now, Five Major Fires Raging Across Los Angeles County; Now, Officials Give Update On Historic L.A. County Fires; L.A. Officials Warn Death Toll From Fires Likely To Rise; Nearly 180 Thousand Under Evacuation Orders In L.A. County; Family, Friends & Former Presidents Say Goodbye To Jimmy Carter. Aired 6-7p ET


The Source with Kaitlan Collins
• L.A. Wildfires Rage For Third Day, Still Mostly Uncontained; CA Governor Deploys 900 More Firefighters To Battle New Fire; Supreme Court: Trump Can Be Sentenced In Hush Money Case Tomorrow. Aired 9-10p ET


CNN 10
• Wind-fueled Wildfires Impact Southern California; Trump Wants to Buy Greenland Again; Meta Getting Rid of Fact Checkers. Aired 4-4:10a ET