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The Amanpour Hour
• Interview With Former Ambassador To The European Union Gordon Sondland; Interview With Exiled Russian Journalist Mikhail Zygar; Interview With ACLU National Legal Director Cecillia Wang; Concerns Over Democracy And Free Speech As Israel Veers Right; Mikhail Gorbachev's Legacy, 40 Years Since His Election. Aired 11a-12p ET


CNN Newsroom
• Tornadoes Kill At Least 10 In Missouri As Storms Track East; U.S. Special Envoy To Brief Trump Following Meeting With Putin; Zelenskyy Urges U.S. To Put Pressure On Putin To End War; Democrats Divided After Senate Approves GOP Funding Bill. Senate Democratic Leadership Split On Funding Bill; Deadly Storms Tear Across Central U.S. Causing Widespread Damage; Appeals Court Allows Trump To Enact Anti-DEI Executive Orders; DOGE Proposes Cutting U.S. IRS Workforce By Another 20 Percent; Audio From 911 Call In Idaho Murders Case Reveals Details; Trump Holds Politicized "Law And Order" Speech At DOJ. Aired 12-1pm ET
• Second Round Of Violent Storms Striking From Louisiana To Ohio; U.S. Special Envoy To Brief Trump Following Meeting With Putin; Democrats Fuming Over Schumer Helping GOP Avoid Government Shutdown; Video Shows Palestinian Activist Mahmoud Khalil Being Detained; DOJ Probing Whether Pro-Palestinian Protests Broke Anti-Terror Laws; Tensions Flare At Town Hall As Voters Confront NC Congressman; Food Insecurity Rises Alongside Higher Prices. Aired 1-2p ET
• Several States in U.S. Southeast at High Risk for Extreme Weather including Strong Tornados; Officials in Alabama Advise Residents to Keep Multiple Sources for Extreme Weather Warnings Available; Rep. Chuck Edwards (R-NC) Interviewed on His Hosting Contentious Town Halls Where Participants Asking about Reductions in Federal Government Workforce; President Trump Signs Executive Order Targeting Seven Federal Agencies and Entities for Cuts; Staff at IRS Reports Abusive Behavior from Department of Government Efficiency Employees; Economics Professor Examined Possible Effects of Trump Administration's Proposed Tariffs on U.S. Economy; U.S. Carrying Out Military Action against Houthi Targets in Yemen; Cuba Suffering Power Outage Throughout Island. Aired 2-3p ET
• Deadly Storms Tear Across Central U.S. Causing Widespread Damage; Alabama Under State Of Emergency Ahead Of Severe Storm Threat; Trump Says "Decisive" Military Action Against Houthis In Yemen Underway; Surviving Roommate's 911 Call Released In Idaho Murder Case; Interview With Representative Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL); Venezuelans Who Backed Trump Now Fear Immigration Crackdown; DOJ Probing Whether Pro-Palestinian Protests Broke Anti-Terror Laws; 9 Killed In Israeli Attack In Northern Gaza; SpaceX Successfully Launches New Crew To International Space Station. Aired 3-4p ET
• Violent Tornado Outbreak Rips Through Central U.S.; Interview With Governor Andy Beshear (R-KY); Democratic Party Fuming Over Leader Chuck Schumer; Trump Delivers Politically Charged Speech At Justice Department; Trump Invokes "Alien Enemies Act" To Speed Up Mass Deportations; Second Round Of Violent Storms Striking From Louisiana To Ohio; DOGE Takeover Causing Havoc At The IRS Ahead Of Tax Day. Aired 4-5p ET
• Deadly Storms Tear Across Central U.S. Causing Widespread Damage; Witkoff To Debrief Trump About Meeting With Putin; Interview With Former Deputy Secretary Of State Wendy Sherman; Some Dems Fuming As Schumer Helps Republicans Avoid Shutdown; 2nd Round Of Violent Storms Striking From Louisiana To Ohio; Trump Lashes Out At Political Enemies In Partisan DOJ Speech; Trump Asks Supreme Court To Take Up Birthright Citizenship; Trump Invokes "Alien Enemies Act" To Speed Up Mass Deportations; 911 Call In Idaho Student Murders Case Released; DOJ Probing If Pro-Palestinian Protests Broke Anti-Terror Laws. Aired 5-6p ET
• Deadly Storms Tear Through Central U.S. Causing Widespread Damage; Tariff Whiplash Leads To Rocky Week For Wall Street; Source: Witkoff To Debrief Trump About Meeting With Putin, Sudiksha Konanki Last Seen On Dominican Republic Beach March 6; DOGE Takeover Causing Havoc At The IRS Ahead Of Tax Day; IRS Staffers Describe Atmosphere Of Intimidation Created By DOGE; New Prime Minister: Canada "Will Never, Ever" Be Part Of The U.S.; Trade War Fears in U.S.-Canadian Border Towns. Aired 6-7p ET
• Hurricane-Force Winds, Hail And Long-Lasting Damaging Tornadoes Possible; White House Releases Photos Of Trump Overseeing Strikes In Yemen; Trump Invokes War-Time Law To Speed Up Mass Deportations; Venezuelans Who Backed Trump Now Fear They're Next To Be Deported; Shutdown Fight Leaves Democrats Fractured; Trump's Net Job Approval Rating Drops Among Voters, Judge Limits Trump's Use Of Alien Enemies Act For Deportations; First Step In Mission To Bring Astronauts Home. Aired 7-8p ET
• Trump Touts "Pretty Good News" on Ukraine Ceasefire; Putin's Endgame in Ukraine Ceasefire Talks; Zelenskyy Urges U.S. to Apply Strong Pressure on Russia; U.S. Senate Passes Trump-Backed Government Funding Bill; Stocks and Confidence Down During Volatile Week; Parents Deported While Seeking Brain Cancer Care For Child; Vatican: Pope's Release From Hospital "Not Imminent." Aired 3-4a ET
• Putin Calls On Ukrainian Troops In Kursk To Surrender; Russia's State Media Lauds After Talks With U.S.; Trump Admin. Warns Hamas To Accept Ceasefire Extension; CENTCOM: U.S. And Iraqi Forces Kill ISIS Global Number 2; Democrats Divided After Senate Approves Funding Bill; Trump Attacks Political Foes In Partisan DOJ Speech; Carney Sworn In As New PM, Calls Talk Of 51st State "Crazy"; Rodrigo Duterte Faces Murder Charges At The Hague; U.S. Declares South Africa's Ambassador Persona Non Grata; New Details About Missing U.S. College Student In Punta Cana; Passengers Safe After American Airlines Jet Fire; Judge Imposes New Reduced Sentence For Adnan Syed; SpaceX And NASA Launch Mission To Replace Held-Up Astronauts. Aired 4-5a ET
• Extreme Weather Conditions Threaten Millions of Americans; Trump Attacks Political Foes in Partisan DOJ Speech; Starmer Aims to Ramp Up Economic Pressure on Russia; Stocks and Confidence Down During Volatile Week; U.S. Senate Passes Trump-Backed Government Funding Bill; Hamas: Prepared to Released American-Israeli Hostage; New Details About Missing U.S. College Student in Punta Cana. Aired 5-6 am ET


CNN This Morning
• Deadly Storms Expected Across U.S. As Millions Brace For Tornadoes; Senate passes Spending Bill To Avoid A Government Shutdown; U.S. Justice Department Probes Columbia War Protests For Terrorism Violations; U.K. To Hold "Coalition Of The Willing" Meeting To Discuss Ukraine. Vatican Reports Pope Francis' Release from Hospital "Not Imminent"; Trump's Pick for Hostage Envoy Withdraws His Nomination; Cuba Suffers Nationwide Power Outage. Aired 6-7a ET
• Deadly Storm System Rakes Across Central U.S.; Congress Avoids Government Shutdown, Senate Passess Spending Bill 54-46; U.K. Prime Minister Leads Call With European, NATO Allies On Ukraine; Supreme Court Signals No Rush To Decide Trump Birthright Citizenship Appeals; Dolly Parton Makes First Public Appearance Since Husband's Death; "United States Of Scandal With Jake Tapper" Airs Sunday At 9:00 ET/PT. Aired 7-8a ET


First of All with Victor Blackwell
• Lawmakers Avoid Shutdown, But Not Cuts Or Dem Frustration; Vote Avoid Government Shutdown Divides Trump Resistance; Some Senate Dems Join Republicans In Vote To Avert Gov't Shutdown; Iowa school Cancels African American Read-In; DOJ Ends Prosecution Of Petrochemical Plant For Polluting Carcinogen; A New Lawsuit Challenges DOGE Cuts At Haskell University; Baltimore Center Stage Sticks Up For Diversity Despite Federal Funding Risk. Aired 8-9a ET


CNN Live Event/Special
• New Polls Show President Trump's Favorability Rating on U.S. Economy Faltering Due to Disruptions Caused by His Trade and Tariff Policy; Trump Administration Draws Controversy for Attempting to Deport Protestor without Specifying Crime He Committed that Warrants Deportation; California Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom Criticized for having Former Trump Adviser Steve Bannon on His Podcast; Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth Calls for Increasing U.S. Military's Fitness and Grooming Standards; Increases in Tuition at U.S. Colleges Creating Financial Hardships for Many Students and Their Families. Aired 10-11a ET.


Smerconish
• Tesla Investors Fear Musk's Politics May Damage Brand & Sales; How A Law From The 1950s May Play A Role In Khalil's Case. Governor Newsom Hosts MAGA Voices On Podcast. Aired 9-10a