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Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees
• Trump Says To Call Elon Musk "Whatever You Want" In Defending His Role In The Administration; Trump Falsely Claims Ukraine "Started" War With Russia; Interview With Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT); Trump On Ukraine: "You Should've Never Started" The War; Video Shows Delta Plane Crash And Flip On Runway; Vatican: Pope Francis Has Pneumonia In Both Lungs; Police Arrest Alleged Cult-Like Leader Of "Zizians" Group. Aired 8-9p ET


Amanpour
• Interview with Center for a New American Security Senior Fellow and CNAS Transatlantic Security Program Director Andrea Kendall-Taylor; Interview with Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Mohammad Mustafa; Interview with "Calling In" Author Loretta J. Ross. Aired 1-2p ET


The Lead with Jake Tapper
• U.S., Russia Hold 4-Hour Peace Talks Without Ukraine; New Video Shows Delta Plane Crash And Flip On Runway; White House Claims Musk Not Running DOGE; 88-Year-Old Pope Francis Has Pneumonia In Both Lungs. Aired 4-5p ET
• Officials: 21 Passengers Injured, 2 Remain Hospitalized; Eighth Prosecutor Quits As DOJ Tries To Drop Mayor Adams Case; Measles Cases In TX & NM More Than Double Since Friday. Aired 5:00-6p ET


CNN NewsNight with Abby Phillip
• Trump Says Musk Head Of DOGE, White House Says He's Not; Trump Dodges On Musk Decisions, Firings And Resignations; Steve Bannon Says, Elon Musk Is Parasitic Illegal Immigrant; MAGA Universe Says SNL Skit Reviled Them; Michigan Judge Sentences Shoplifters To Wash Cars For Free In A Walmart Parking Lot. Aired 10-11p ET


CNN News Central
• Now, U.S. and Russian Leaders Holding Talks on Ending Ukraine War; Sources Say, Social Security Head Steps Down After Refusing to Give DOGE Staffers Access to Recipient Information; Delta Plane Flips Upside Down and Catches Fire, 18 Injured. Aired 7-7:30a ET
• Delta Plane Flips Upside-Down And Catches Fire, 18 Injured; Now: High-Stakes Meeting Between U.S. and Russian Officials Wraps Up; Gov. Hochul Convenes Meeting Amid Calls For Mayor Adams' Resignation. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• New Footage Released of Plane Crash at Toronto International Airport; Secretary of State Marco Rubio and National Security Adviser Mike Waltz Discuss Their Recent Meeting with Russian Counterparts on Ending Russia-Ukraine War; Rubio: Goal is to end this Conflict "In a Way That is Fair;" Interview with Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD). Aired 8-8:30a ET
• Kristen Brengel is Interviewed about the National Parks; Americans Views on Russia and Putin; Rahm Emanuel is Interviewed about Elon Musk; Musk Attacks "60 Minutes". Aired 8:30-9a ET
• New Video of Toronto Plane Crash; U.S. and Russia Agreed on Four Principles; Bannon Looks for Ways for Trump Third Term; Hochul Convenes Meeting about Adams. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• Nick Akerman is Interviewed about the Adams Case; Pavlo Kukhta is Interviewed about Russia/Ukraine Peace Deal; 25 Million Americans Suffer from Aerophobia. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Toronto Plane Crash Investigation; U.S. and Russia Hold Talks. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• Source: Social Security Head Resigns Over Musk Team's Access; Head Of Justice Department's Washington, D.C. Criminal Division Quits; Trump, Musk Make Sweeping Cuts To Multiple Federal Agencies; CIA Flying Spy Drones Over Mexico; Vatican: Pope Francis Has Bilateral Pneumonia. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• Video Shows Delta Plane Crashing, Burning And Flipping Over; 2 Passengers Remain Hospitalized After Toronto Plane Crash; New York Governor Convenes NYC Leaders Amid Demands For Adams to Resign. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• NY Governor Convenes NYC Leaders and Demands for Adams To Resign; Stephen Miller, White House Deputy Chief Of Staff For Policy, Discusses Musk's Employment Status, Trump and DOGE Cutting Federal Staff; Military.Com: $151M-Plus In Soldiers' Food Payments Not Used On Food. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Questions Grow Over Musk's Role as WH Says He's Not an Employee, Doesn't Work for DOGE, Has No Authority to Make Decisions for Agencies; FDA Food Chief Quits Over Disagreements with Trump Admin; Head of Justice Department's Washington, D.C. Criminal Division Quits; 1,000 Plus Veterans Affairs Workers Terminated in DOGE Purge. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Rubio: U.S. and Russia Talked Framework for Ending Ukraine War; CIA Unarmed Reaper Drones Spy on Drug Cartels Over Mexico; Musk Calls for Prison Sentences for Journalists. Aired 3:30-4p ET


CNN Newsroom
• All 80 People Aboard Delta Flight Survived Landing At Toronto Airport; U.S.-Russia Talks On Ukraine In Saudi Arabia Without Ukraine; Europe Scrambles To Respond To U.S.-Russia Meeting; Pope Francis Stable But To Stay in Hospital; At Least 18 Injured As Plane Flips After Landing In Toronto; Mexico Could Sue Google Over Gulf Of Mexico Name Change. Aired 12-12:45a ET
• Delta Plane Flips Upside Down While Landing In Toronto; U.S., Russia To Discuss Ukraine In Saudi Arabia With Zelenskyy Sidelined; Thousands Protest Against Trump And His Policies Across The U.S.; U.S. Judge Expected To Rule On Case That Could Rein In Musk; European Leaders Hold Emergency Talks Over Ukraine; Israel To Receive Remains Of Hostages On Thursday; Student Protesters Fear Trump Targeting Campus Dissent; Pope Francis In Stable Condition With "Complex" Infection; Mexico Could Sue Google Over Gulf Of Mexico Name Change. Aired 1-2a ET
• Russian And U.S. Delegations Set To Begin Ukraine Talks; Airport: At Least 18 Injured As Plane Flips After Landing; Vatican: Pope In Stable Condition With "Complex" Infection; Crowds Gather in Israel to Demand Return of Remaining Hostages; Hezbollah Rejects Israel's Plan to Keep Troops in Lebanon; U.S. Judge Expected to Rule on Case That Could Rein in Musk; Prince and Princess of Wales Get Artsy With Their Kids. Aired 2-2:45a ET
• U.S., Russian Counterparts Discuss the End of War in Ukraine; Investigators Figure Out the Delta 4819 Crash Landing that Survived 80 People Onboard; Students Involved in Pro-Palestinian Protests Face Consequences; Mexican President Threatens to Sue Google for Gulf of America Renaming. Aired 3-4a ET
• Russian and U.S. Delegations Discuss Conflict in Ukraine; At Least 18 Injured as Plane Flips After Landing; Pope Remains Hospitalized; U.S. Judge Expected to Rule on Case that Could Rein in Musk. Aired 4-4:30a ET
• Russian and U.S. Delegations Discuss Conflict in Ukraine; European Leaders Hold Emergency Meeting Talks Over Ukraine; Some Israeli Troops in Lebanon Despite Withdrawal Deadline; At Least 18 Injured as Plane Flips After Landing; Student Protesters Fear Trump Targeting Campus Dissent; Xi Jinping Hosts Meeting with China's Top Business Leaders. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• CNN International: Frigid Temps, Snow, Ice to Hit Central U.S. And Ohio Valley; Ukraine Sidelined as U.S. Russia Talks Held in Riyadh; Russia Launches Drones at Ukraine Ahead of Saudi Arabia Talks; U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio Sits Down With Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov; Russian Official Describes the Discussions as Positive; Zelenskyy Arrives in Turkey, Meets With Erdogan. Aired 8-9a ET
• CNN International: U.S. And Russia Wrap Up Ukraine Talks In Saudi Arabia; European Leaders Hold Emergency Talks Over Ukraine; Delta: At Least 21 Injured As Plane Flips After Landing. Aired 11a-12p ET
• Rubio Says, U.S. and Russia Discussed Framework for Ending Ukraine War; Concerns Grow Over DOGE's Access to Taxpayer Data; Trump and Musk Making Sweeping Cuts to Federal Agencies. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• The Fight Over Transgender Services Members Goes to Court; Acting Social Security Commissioner Resigns; 14 Dead in Kentucky from Flooding and Extremely Cold Temperatures. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• U.S. and Russia Hold Talks Without Ukraine; Delta Plane Crashes in Toronto. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Covert CIA Drone Program in Mexico?; Will New York Governor Remove Eric Adams?; DOGE Continues Firing Federal Workers. Aired 11:30a-12p ET
• CNN International: U.S. And Russia Wrap Up Ukraine Talks In Saudi Arabia; Hamas Set To Release Six Living Hostages Saturday; Judge Will Not Block DOGE Access To Education Department Data; New Video Shows Monday's Crash Landing In Canada; Sources: CIA Flying Drones Into Mexico To Spy On Cartels; Pope Francis Hospitalized With Pneumonia. Aired 3-4p ET
• CNN International: Trump Falsely Claims Ukraine Started War With Russia; Zelenskyy Meeting With The Turkish President In Ankara; Toronto Crash Investigation; Hamas To Release Bodies Of Four Hostages Thursday; Judge Won't Block DOGE From Accessing Data; South Korean Celebrity Concerns; Musk's New Version Of A.I. Grok; Javier Milei's Crypto Scandal; Melancholy For AC Milan In Champions League. Aired 6- 7p ET


CNN This Morning
• U.S.-Russia Delegations Meet For Ukraine War Discussions; Delta Plane Flips Upside Down And Catches Fire, 18 Injured; Arctic Blast Brings Frigid Air, Winter Storm To Much Of U.S.; Vatican: Pope Francis In Stable Condition With "Complex Clinical" Infection. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Vatican: Pope In Stable Condition With "Complex Clinical" Infection; Delta Plane Flips Upside-Down And Catches Fire, 18 Injured; U.S. And Russia Begin Ukraine Talks In Saudi Arabia. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Plane Crashes, Flips Upside-Down in Toronto; Now: Talks Underway Between U.S. and Russia in Saudi Arabia. Aired 6-6:30a ET
• Les Abend is Interviewed about the Delta Plane that Flipped in Toronto; Presidents Zelenskyy and Erdogan Set to Meet; Social Security Resignation after DOGE Confrontation; Aircraft Safety Designs Improved Outcome of Crash; New York Governor Meeting about Adams. Aired 6:30-7a ET


Connect the World
• Rubio: U.S. & Russia Agree on Four Principles after Talks; U.S. Secretary of State Rubio Meets Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov; U.S. and Russia Hold Ukraine Talks in Saudi Arabia; Israel: Will Begin Talks on Phase Two of Gaza Ceasefire Deal; Elon Musk Unveils Chatbots he calls "The Smartest AI on Earth". Aired 9-10a ET
• U.S. and Russia Hold Ukraine Talks in Saudi Arabia; Russia Attacks Ukraine with Drones ahead of Riyadh Talks; Delta Jet Flips after Landing; Israel to Begin Phase II of Gaza Ceasefire Deal; Student Protesters Face Consequences Despite Backlash; Call to Earth: Hammerhead Sharks; Manage Your Fear of Flying. Aired 10-11a ET


Erin Burnett Outfront
• Trump: Call Musk "Whatever You Want", WH: But Not In Charge Of DOGE; Trump Blames Ukraine; New Video Of Toronto Crash. Aired 7-8p ET


Inside Politics
• U.S., Russia Hold First High-Level Talks Since Ukraine Invasion; Rubio: "Concessions" Will Have To Be Made By "All Sides"; Trump's Rush For A Deal With Putin Leaves Ukraine, Europe Scrambling; Zelenskyy: "I Told Trump That Putin Is Afraid Of Him"; Delta Flight Crashes In Toronto, All 80 Passengers Survive; 21 Passengers Injured After Delta Plane Catches Fire, Flips Upside Down; Trump Makes Cuts To FAA Amid String Of Plane Accidents; Toronto Airport Officials Hold Briefing On Delta Plane Crash. Aired 12-12:30p ET
• 2 Passengers Remain Hospitalized After Toronto Plane Crash. Aired 12:30-1p ET


Isa Soares Tonight
• Russian And American Officials Wrap Up Talks To Negotiate The End Of The War In Ukraine; Zelenskyy: Ukraine Will Not Give In To Russia's Ultimatums; Hamas To Release Six More Israeli Hostages This Week; Hamas To Release Bodies Of Four Hostages Thursday; Ukraine Sidelined From Its Own Peace Talks; Zelenskyy Traveled To Ankara To Discuss Security Guarantees; Plane Crash In Canada; CIA Flying Drones Into Mexico; Acting Social Security Head Steps Down. Aired 2-3p ET


Laura Coates Live
• Trump Defends Musk Over Sweeping Government Cuts; Top Prosecutor Quits Over Order To Probe Biden Decision; Trump Levels Stunning Criticism Against Zelenskyy; Mayor Adams's Fate Hangs In Balance As Hochul Awaits Hearing; A$AP Rocky Found Not Guilty In Gun Assault Case. Aired 11p-12a ET


One World with Zain Asher
• U.S. And Russia Hold Ukraine Talks In Saudi Arabia; Russia Launches Drones At Ukraine Ahead Of Riyadh Talks; 21 People Inured As Plane Flips After Landing; Toronto Airport Briefing On Monday's Delta Plane Crash; Aired 12-1 p ET


Quest Means Business
• U.S. And Russia Wrap Up Ukraine Talks In Saudi Arabia; Air Defenses Heard Firing In Kyiv After US-Russia Talks; Elon Musk's xAI Unveils Latest Version Of Grok; Trump OK If Europe Wants To Put Troops In Ukraine; Argentina's President Faces Backlash Over Crypto Crash; New Video Shows Monday's Delta Plane Crash Landing In Canada; Japan Combats Overtourism Amid Record Visitor Numbers; Bain Capital Broadens Biotech Presence. Aired 4-5p ET


The Situation Room
• Trump Falsely Claims Ukraine Started War With Russia; Judge Sides With DOGE In Fight Over Federal Data; New Video Shows Moment Of Fiery Toronto Plane Crash; Vatican: Pope Francis Hospitalized With Pneumonia; U.S. Senate Advances Kash Patel's Nomination For FBI Director. Aired 6-7p ET


The Source with Kaitlan Collins
• WH Tries To Distance Musk From DOGE, As Trump Says "Whatever"; Trump Falsely Claims Ukraine "Started" War With Russia; Top Prosecutor Abruptly Resigns Over Order To Freeze Biden Funds. Aired 9-10p ET