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Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees
• Fast Moving Fire Explodes In LA Area, Forcing Evacuations; Rewriting January Sixth; The Leaders Of The Proud Boys And The Oath Keepers Were Freed; Musk Bashes Trump's $500 Million AI Project; About 31,000 Under Evacuation Orders After Fast-moving New Wildfire Breaks Out in L.A., Ventura Counties. Aired 8-9p ET


Amanpour
• Interview with Former Chief of British Intelligence and Former U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. John Sawers; Interview with Head of the Palestinian Mission to the U.K. Husam Zomlot; Interview with Homeland Security Department Former Deputy Assistant Secretary and Federalist Society Founder Member Paul Rosenzweig. Aired 1-2p ET


The Lead with Jake Tapper
• Speaker Johnson Announces New January 6 Subcommittee; Sources: White House In Talks For January 6 Convicts To Meet With Trump; Mandatory Evacuation Orders As New Fire Breaks Out Near L.A.; U.S. Military Orders Thousands More Troops To Southern Border; UK Tabloid Settles With Prince Harry, Apologizes For Phone Hacking; Trump Threatens Sanctions On Russia If Fighting Doesn't End. Aired 4-5p ET
• Mandatory Evacuation Orders As New Fire Breaks Out Near L.A.; Trump Closes Federal DEI Offices, Puts Staffers On Leave; Elon Musk Slams Trump's $500b A.I. Project; JP Morgan Chase CEO On Trump Tariffs: "Get Over It"; Rep. Veronica Escobar (D-TX), Is Interviewed About White House In Talks For Jan. 6 Convicts To Meet With Trump. Aired 5-6p ET


CNN NewsNight with Abby Phillip
• Tensions High Between Officers, Judges, Rioters Over Pardons; Trump Orders Thousands Of Troops To Southern Border; Trump Already Sued Over Threat To Birthright Citizenship; An Executive Order May Cause Thousands Of Federal Government Workers To Be Displaced; New Wildfire Burns Thousands Of Acres In Los Angeles. Aired 10-11p ET


CNN News Central
• Trump Admin Dismantles Federal DEI Offices, Puts Staffers on Leave; At Least Nine Dead as Once-in-a-Generation Storm Slams South; Prince Harry Settles Legal Claim Against The Sun Publisher. Aired 7- 7:30a ET
• Trump Warns Tariffs On China Are Coming As Soon As February 1; Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA) On Affidavit Detailing New Allegations Against Hegseth; Trump: Putin "Destroying" Russia By Not Making Ukraine War Deal. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• President Trump Orders all Federal Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Staff Placed on Leave; President Trump Criticizes Bishop for Statements During National Prayer Service on Inauguration; New Allegations against Pete Hegseth regarding Treatment of His Second Wife Surface; Pushback on Trump's January 6 Pardons; Trump Administration Dismantles Federal DEI Offices, Puts Staffers on Leave. Aired 8-8:30a ET
• Pardoned January 6th Defendants Released; Americans Hawkish on Immigration; Aaron Ford is Interviewed about Birthright Citizenship Challenges; Dr. Jerome Adams is Interviewed about Vaccinations. Aired 8:30-9a ET
• Federal DEI Staff Put on Leave; ICE to Use Common Sense with Migrant Arrests; John Sandweg is Interviewed about Deportations; Rare Storm Blankets South; DOJ Sidelines Workers. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• Trump Pardons January 6th Rioters; Skye Perryman is Interviewed about a Lawsuit against DOGE; CNN Original Series on Kobe Bryant. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Immigration Crackdown; Trump May Invite January 6 Convicts to White House; Trump Targets DEI. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• Speaker Johnson Refers To Jan. 6 Riot As "Peaceful Protest"; Oath Keepers Founder's Ex-Wife: He's A "Very Dangerous Man"; Nashville Police: 2 Students Shot At Antioch High School; Deadly Once-In-A- Generation Winter Storm Slams South. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• Trump Could Host Jan. 6 Rioters After Pardons; Trump's War On DEI; At Least Two Injured In Nashville School Shooting. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Rep. Dan Meuser (R-PA )Discusses White House In Talks To Possibly Host Some Pardoned Jan. 6 Convicts; Nashville Officials: Student Killed In Shooting At Antioch High School. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Major Changes Underway As Trump Works To Reshape Government; Sources: White House In Talks To Host Some Jan. 6 Convicts; DOJ Threatens To Prosecute Officials Who Resist Immigration Orders; JPMorgan Chase CEO On Trump Tariffs: "Get Over It"; PMorgan Chase CEO: Trump Tariff Threat May Be Negotiating Tool; Trump Tariffs Loom Over Chinese Factory In Mexico; Chinese Firms Weigh Options As Trump Threatens New Tariffs. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Firefighters Battling New Fires Near Los Angeles; States Sue Trump Over Bid to End Birthright Citizenship; Melania Trump Planning More Prominent Role as First Lady; Ohio Grand Jury Indicts 4 Men for Luxury Home Burglaries. Aired 3:30-4p ET


CNN Newsroom
• Trump Defends Pardoning January 6th Rioters; Trump Rolls Out Deportation-Focused Immigration Policies; Trump Indicates He's Open To New Sanctions On Russia; Israel Launches "Operation Iron Wall" In West Bank; Threat Of Trump Tariffs Looms Over Global Businesses. Aired 12- 12:45a ET
• Trump Defends Pardoning Of Violent January 6 Offenders; Israeli Security Forces Launch Operation In West Bank City Of Jenin; Texas Town Fears Trump's Mass Deportation Threats; Trump Announces U.S. Withdrawal From World Health Organization; Bishop to Trump at Prayer Service, "I Ask You to Have Mercy"; Trump Threatens China: More Tariffs Are Coming On February 1; Trump: Putin Destroying Russia Over War In Ukraine; At Least 76 Dead, 51 Injured In Ski Resort Fire; Trump: Open To Musk Buying TikTok, Proposes U.S. Permit; Trump Administration Brings New Challenges For Global Leaders. Aired 1-2a ET
• Trump Defends Pardoning Jan. 6 Rioters; Israel Launch "Operation Iron Wall"; U.S. Justice Department Moves To Dismiss Pending Jan. 6 Cases; Trump Indicates He's Open To New Sanctions on Russia; Russia And China Emphasize Alliance In Virtual Summit; Future U.S. Aid For Ukraine In Doubt Amid New Trump Term; Trump Says He Is Not Confident Gaza Ceasefire Will Hold; New Wildfire Breaks Out In California; Historic Amount Of Snowfall In Florida, Louisiana And Texas; Death Toll In L.A. County Wildfires Now At 28 People; Aquarium Cheers Up Lonely Sunfish With Cardboard Visitors. Aired 2-3a ET
• Trump Defends January 6 Pardons; Bishop Implores Trump To Have Mercy On the Vulnerable Groups, Trump Slams Bishop's Remarks; Wildfire Victims Struggling To Find New Home; Ichiro Suzuki Inducted Into The Baseball Hall Of Fame. Aired 3-4a ET
• Pardoned January 6 Defendants Being Released from Prison; Wellness Influencers Gather for Trump Inauguration Ball; Trump Announces $500 Billion Investment in AI Infrastructure; Trump Administration Brings New Challenges for Global Leaders. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Trump Defends Pardoning Violent January 6 Rioters; Texas Town Fears Trump's Mass Deportation Threats; Rare Southern U.S. Snowfall; Israeli Military Launches Operation Iron Wall in West Bank; Trump: Putin Destroying Russia Over War in Ukraine. Aired 4:00-4:30a ET
• CNN International: Trump Says Putin Destroying Russia by Not Making Ukraine War Deal; Republicans Divided on Trump's Jan. 6 Pardons; Trump Begins Harsh Crackdown on Immigration; 24 States Suing Over Trump Ending Birthright Citizenship; Israel Launches 'Operation Iron Wall' in West Bank; Fragile Gaza Truce Holds on Day Four of Ceasefire; Hotel Fire in Turkey Kills at Least 76 People; Russia and China Emphasize Close Ties in Virtual Summit; Prince Harry Unexpectedly Settles With Murdoch Tabloids; Record Snow in the Southern U.S. Makes for Dangerous Travel. Aired 8-9a ET
• CNN International: Trump To Have First Oval Office Interview With Sean Hannity; Trump Says He'll Apply New Sanctions And Tariffs If Russia Doesn't End Ukraine War; Trump Pardons Founder Of Silk Road, A Dark Web Marketplace. Aired 11a-12p ET
• Washington Post Reports, Counterterrorism Experts Warn Jan. 6 Pardons Could Embolden Fringe Groups; Flights Canceled for Refugees Already Approved to Travel to U.S.; DOJ Threatens to Prosecute Officials Who Resist Immigration Crackdown. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• California Sues Trump Over Birthright Citizenship; Capitol Rioters and Far-Right Militia Leaders Set Free by Trump. Aired 10:30- 11a ET
• Interview With Rep. James Comer (R-KY); Trump Immigration Crackdown; Trump's DEI Purge. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• House Speaker Defends Trump Decision to Pardon January 6 Rioters Who Attacked Police Officers; U.S. Military Orders Thousands More Troops to Southern Border; Interview With Michael Fanone; Trump May Invite January 6 Convicts to White House. Aired 11:30a-12p ET
• White House Orders All Federal DEI Staff Be Put On Leave; Military Orders Thousands More Troops At Southern Border; Texas Town Braces For Trump Immigration Crackdown; Senate Receives Affidavit Accusing Hegseth Of "Abusive" Behavior; New Fire Breaks Out In Los Angeles County. Aired 3-4p ET


CNN This Morning
• President Trump Unleashes Flurry Of Executive Actions; Trump Bipartisan Backlash For January 6 Pardons, Commutations; Rep, Stefanik Vows Support For Israel In Confirmation Hearing; Four Men Arrested In High-Profile Burglary Probe. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• DHS Now Allowing Immigration Raids In Schools, Churches And Other Sensitive Areas; President Trump On Bishop's Sermon: "She Was Nasty In Tone"; Rep. Jake Auchincloss (D-MA) On President Trump TikTok Ban Extension. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Republicans Divided on Trump's January 6th Pardons; Trump Demands Apology from Bishop Who Asked Him to Show Mercy; Record- Breaking Snowfall Reported Across the South. Aired 6-6:30a ET
• Chad Wolf is Interviewed about Deportations; Prince Harry Settles Lawsuit; Backlash for January 6th Clemency; Trump Announces Infrastructure Investment. Aired 6:30-7a ET


Connect the World
• CNN International: Trump Moves Quickly to Reshape Federal Government; Once-In-A-Generation Storm Brings Record Snowfall to U.S. South; ICRC Head on Upcoming Hostage and Prisoner Exchange; Trump Issues Slew of Executive Orders on Energy; Trump Indicates He's Open to New Sanctions on Russia; Pardoned January 6 Defendants Being Released from Prison. Aired 9-10a ET
• Trump Moves Quickly to Reshape Federal Government; Texas Town Fears Mass Deportation; Israel's "Operation Iron Wall" Underway in West Bank; Ukrainians Welcome Tough Talk from Trump on Putin's War; Trump Signs Order to Pull Out of Paris Climate Agreement; The Search for Syria's Disappeared; Trump Presidency on the Agenda at Davos. Aired 10-11a ET


Erin Burnett Outfront
• Explosive New Fire In L.A. Area Could "Go Nuclear"; January 6 Leader Back At Capitol; Trump's DEI Purge; Trump Threatens Sanctions If Putin Doesn't End War In Ukraine. Aired 7-8p ET


First Move with Julia Chatterley
• Evacuation Orders in Los Angeles County; Trump's Migrant Crackdown; Trump Send Additional Troops To U.S.-Mexico Border; Trump Administration To Challenge Sanctuary Cities; Musk Questioning The Stargate Deal; Trump Threatens Sweeping Tariffs; Prince Harry's Victory Against Rupert Murdoch Media Empire; Remembering Kobe Bryant. Aired 6-7p ET


Inside Politics
• Sources: Trump May Invite Some Jan. 6 Rioters On White House; Trump, Republicans In Congress Defend Jan. 6 Pardons; Trump Dismantles Federal DEI Offices, Puts Staffers On Leave. Aired 12-12:30p ET
• Trump Delays TikTok Ban as He Looks for Options to Save It; Blue-collar Trump Voters Want Quick Proof Promises Will Be Kept; Trump Shares Letter From Biden Left in Resolute Desk With Fox News. Aired 12:30-1p ET


Isa Soares Tonight
• Trump Delivers Fresh Tariff Threats Against EU And China; U.S. Military Sends More Troops To U.S.-Mexico Border Amid Trump Immigration Crackdown; U.N. Official Says More Than 2,400 Aid Trucks Enter Gaza Under Ceasefire; DOJ Issues Memo Threatening Officials Who Resist Immigration Crackdown; Mexico Foreign Minister Spoke With U.S. Secretary Of State Rubio; Record Snowfall Across Southern U.S. Aired 2-3p ET


Laura Coates Live
• New Wildfire Rapidly Grows In Northern L.A. County; Trump Admin Makes Sweeping Changes At Justice Department; Trump Floats The Idea Of Investigating Biden. Aired 11p-12a ET


One World with Zain Asher
• Thousands More U.S. Troops Head To Southern Border; Border Czar: Deportation Raids Already Underway; White House Orders Federal DEI Employees To Be Placed On Leave; Israel's "Operation Iron Wall: Underway In West Bank; Trump Signs Executive Order To Pull U.S. Out Of The Agreement; Texas Town Fears Trump's Mass Deportation Threats; Royal Unexpectedly Settles With Murdoch Tabloids; Aired 12-1p ET


Quest Means Business
• Tariff Debate Rages In Davos As Trump Makes New Threats; Jamie Dimon On Tariffs: Get Over It; Finnish President: The World Order Is Changing; U.S. Government Puts DEI Workers On Administrative Leave; Interview With Richard Edelman On Sense Of Grievance; Hughes Fires Grow Rapidly In Los Angeles County; Dutch PM Says Europe Needs To Have A Backbone Against Trump. Aired 4-5p ET


The Situation Room
• All Federal DEI Staff Now Ordered On Leave After Deadline Passes; Crews Battling Rapidly Growing New Fire In Northern L.A. County; Rep. Mike Johnson (R-LA) Announces New House Select Subcommittee To Continue Republicans' Investigation Of January 6; Musk Bashes $500 Billion A.I. Project Touted By Trump; Crews Battling Rapidly Growing New Fire In Northern L.A. County. Aired 6-7p ET


The Source with Kaitlan Collins
• Oath Keepers Founder Convicted Of "Seditious Conspiracy" Returns To Capitol Hill After Being Freed By Trump; New Fast-Moving Wildfire Erupts Near Los Angeles; Trump Meets With House GOP Moderates At White House. Aired 9-10p ET