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Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees
• Kirk Shooting Suspect Being Held Without Bail in Utah County Jail; Interview with Gov. Spencer Cox (R-UT); Kirk Shooting Suspect Confessed to His Father; Kirk Shooting Suspect Held Without Bail In Utah County Jail; Utah Gov." "This Is A Watershed In America History"; A Man Who Saved His Own Life. Aired 8-9p ET


Amanpour
• Suspect Tyler Robinson In Custody In Charlie Kirk Killing; Kirk's Casket Brough To Phoenix, Arizona; NATO Launches "Eastern Sentry" Operation; Interview With Al Jazeera Gaza Bureau Chief Wael al-Dahdouh; Interview With Former Hostage Held In Gaza And Husband Was Killed In October 7 Hamas Attacks Liat Beinin Atzili; Interview With "Holding Liat" Director Brandon Kramer; Interview With Arizona State University President Michael Crow. Aired 1-2p ET


CNN's The Arena with Kasie Hunt
• Now: New Details On Suspect In Charlie Kirk Killing; Trump Says He's Targeting Memphis In Crime Crackdown. Aired 4-5p ET


The Lead with Jake Tapper
• Sources: Suspect's Father Saw Videos, Confronted His Son; Court Document: Family Member Told Investigators Suspect Had Become More Political In Recent Years; Sen. John Curtis, (R-UT), Is Interviewed Tyler Robinson, Charlie Kirk, Donald Trump, Political Violence; Trump: "Radical On The Left Are The Problem"; Utah Officials Urge Political Restraint After Kirk Killing; Polish PM Says Russian Drone Incident Wasn't A Mistake After Trump Suggests The Opposite; New Interim Prime Minister In Nepal After Fiery Anti-Corruption Demonstrations Led By Youth. Aired 5-6p ET
• 22-Year-Old Man Arrested In Charlie Kirk Killing; DHS Says, Suspect Killed, ICE Officer Hurt In Chicago; Trump Eyes Memphis As Next Target In Crime Crackdown; Taylor Swift's Attorneys Deny She Agreed To Sit For Deposition In Blake Lively-Justin Baldoni Dispute; Emmy Host Nate Bargatze's Plan To Keep Acceptance Speeches Short. Aired 6-7p ET


CNN NewsNight with Abby Phillip
• Kirk Shooting Suspect Not Talking To Investigators; Source Says, Suspect Confessed Kirk Murder To His Father; Widespread Misinformation Online On Charlie Kirk's Murder Suspect; MAGA Criticism On Kash Patel; MANA Nutrition CEO Selected For CNN's Champion For Change. Aired 10-11p ET


CNN News Central
• Officials Release Video of Suspect Jumping from Roof After Kirk Shot; Authorities Say, Don't Know If Kirk Shooting Suspect Still in Utah; Officials Say, Teen Shooter was Radicalized By Extremist Network. Aired 7-7:30a ET
• Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) On Kirk's Death Renewing Concerns About Safety For Lawmakers; Trial Resumes For Man Charged In Trump Assassination Attempt In Florida; Soon: FBI To Hold News Conference On Manhunt For Charlie Kirk's Killer. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• New Video and Images Released of Suspect in Charlie Kirk Killing; Manhunt Intensifies for Killer of Conservative Activist Charlie Kirk; Trump Says Suspect in Kirk Killing Is In Custody. Aired 8-8:30a ET
• Trump On Kirk Suspect: "I Think We Have Him". Aired 8:30-9a ET
• Sources: Man in Custody Confessed to His Father That He Shot Kirk. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• Trump On Kirk Suspect: "I Think We Have Him"; Soon: FBI Update After Trump Says Kirk Shooting Suspect In Custody. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Rise of Political Violence; Suspect Arrested in Shooting of Charlie Kirk. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• Qatari PM Meeting Trump, Rubio After Israel's Doha Attack; U.N. Security Council Condemns Israeli Attack In Doha; DHS Says Suspect Killed, ICE Officer Hurt In Chicago Traffic Stop; 22-year-old Suspect In Custody In Kirk Shooting; Utah Governor Encourages Political Restraint After Kirk's Shooting; Trump Says He's Targeting Memphis In Crime Crackdown. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• 22-Year-Old Suspect In Custody In Kirk Shooting; Family Told Investigators That Suspect Got More Political In Recent Years And Criticized Kirk; Justice Department May Bring Federal Charges Against Kirk Shooting Suspect As Early As This Afternoon. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• ICE Target Killed, ICE Officer Hurt in Chicago Traffic Stop; Recent Survey Shows Consumer Sentiment Fell Unexpectedly; DOJ May Bring Federal Charges in Charlie Kirk Shooting; Meet Mom Driving U.S. School Buses into the Future. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• 22-Year-Old Suspect in Custody in Kirk Shooting; Suspect in Kirk Shooting Being Held Without Bail in Utah County Jail; U.N. Holds Emergency Meeting After Russian Drones Fly into Poland; Trump: Patience with Putin is "Running Out Fast". Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Nation on Edge in Wake of Kirk Killing; Trump Says He's Targeting Memphis for Crime Crackdown; Deadline: Emmy Organizers Boost Security After Kirk Shooting. Aired 3:30-4p ET


CNN Newsroom
• Manhunt on for Charlie Kirk's Killer; Conservatives Express Shock, Dismay at Kirk Assassination; South Koreans Detained in ICE Raid Return to Seoul; Brazil's Former President Sentenced to 27 Years in Prison. Aired 12-1a ET
• Manhunt Underway After Conservative Activist Charlie Kirk Shot Dead; After Kirk Shooting, Security Fears Intensify In Congress; Charlie Kirk Shooting Suspect Captured On CCTV by Neighboring Houses. New Video in to CNN; Manhunt Underway for Killer of Activist Charlie Kirk; South Koreans Detained in ICE Raid Returning to Seoul; Gaza City Takes Damage As IDF Prepares for Its Conquest; U.K. Ambassador to the U.S. Fired over Ties to Jeffrey Epstein. Aired 1-2a ET
• Manhunt Underway to Find Charlie Kirk's Killer; Vice President J.D Vance Carries Charlie Kirk's Casket to Air Force Two; U.S Senators Discussing Added Security After Charlie Kirk's Assassination; Manhunt Underway For Killer Of Activist Charlie Kirk; South Koreans Detained In ICE Raid Return To Seoul; Brazil's Former President Sentenced To 27 Years In Prison; U.K.'s Ambassador To U.S. Fired Over Ties To Disgraced Financier. Aired 2-3a ET
• Authorities Released Footage of the Actual Shooting Happened when Charlie Kirk was Killed; More than 300 South Koreans Detained by ICE Returned Home. Aired 3-4a ET


CNN This Morning
• New Video and Photos Released of Suspect in Kirk Killing; Conservative Movement at a Crossroads after Kirk Killing. Aired 6- 6:30a ET
• New Video and Images Released of Suspect in Kirk Killing; Charlie Kirk's Body Flown to Arizona; Lawmakers Raise Safety Concerns After Kirk's assassination. Aired 6:30-7a ET


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


Erin Burnett Outfront
• New Details On Alleged Kirk Killer; Turned In By Family; Messages On Bullet Casings. Aired 7-8p ET


Early Start with Rahel Solomon
• Manhunt Underway For Killer Of Activist Charlie Kirk; White House Mourning Conservative Charlie Kirk; Conservatives Express Shock, Dismay At Kirk Assassination. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• South Koreans Detained In ICE Raid Return Home; Qatari PM To Meet Trump After Israeli Strike In Doha; Manhunt Underway For Killer Of Activist Charlie Kirk. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Massive Manhunt Underway For Charlie Kirk's Killer; Vance To Escort Charlie Kirk's Body Back To Phoenix; New Video And Images Of Suspect In Kirk Killing. Aired 4-4:30a ET
• Massive Manhunt Underway For Charlie Kirk's Killer; New Video And Images Of Suspect In Kirk Killing; Green Bay Packers Hold Moment Of Silence For Charlie Kirk; South Korean Workers Detained In U.S. Raid Arrive Home; Qatar Prime Minister To Meet Trump Officials After Israeli Strikes in Doha; Gaza City Takes Damage As IDF Prepares For Its Conquest; Bolsonaro Sentenced To 27 Years For Plotting Military Coup In Brazil. Aired 4:30-5a ET


Inside Politics
• 22-Year-Old Man Arrested in Connection With Charlie Kirk Murder; Utah Gov.: "Hey Fascist! Catch!" Was Etched On Bullet Casing; Kirk Shooting Suspect Being Held Without Bail; Trump Allies Threaten To Punish Critics Of Charlie Kirk. Aired 12-12:30p ET
• 22-Year-Old Man Arrested In Connection With Charlie Kirk Murder; Lawmakers In Fear After Kirk Shooting, Call For More Security; Secy. Lutnick's Hack To Down-Time With Trump: 1A.M. Phone Calls; HBO Max Medical Drama "The Pitt" Nominated For 13 Emmys. Aired 12:30-1p ET


Isa Soares Tonight
• NATO Reinforces The Defense Of Its Eastern Flank After Russia's Drone Incursion Into Poland; Charlie Kirk Killing Suspect Arrested; U.N. General Assembly Backs A Two-State Solution Free Of Hamas-Rule For Israel And Palestine; 22-Year-Old Suspect In Custody In Charlie Kirk Shooting; Brazil's Former President Sentenced 27-Plus Years In Prison; South Korean Workers Detained By ICE Arrive Home; Wagashi Master Inspired By Japan's 72 Subtle Shifts In Nature. Aired 2-3p ET


Laura Coates Live
• New Evidence Against Suspected Charlie Kirk Assassin; Charlie Kirk's Widow Speaks In Public For First Time; Utah Governor Declares Social Media Is A "Cancer" On Society. Aired 11p-12a ET


One World with Zain Asher
• Did Not Air 11a-12p ET
• 22-Year-Old Suspect In Custody In Charlie Kirk Shooting; Charlie Kirk's Impact On Young Voters; Satellite Imagery Wide Destruction In Gaza City; Trump: Charlie Kirk's Widow "Absolutely Devastated"; Aired 12:15-1p ET


Quest Means Business
• 22-Year-Old Suspect In Custody For Shooting Of Charlie Kirk; Suspect Arrested In Charlie Kirk Murder, Turned In By Father; NATO: Initiative To Respond To Russian Drone Incursions; Authorities Say They Believe Suspect Acted Alone In Charlie Kirk Killing; Donald Trump To Meet With Qatar's Prime Minister After Israeli Strike; Nepal Swears In New Prime Minister After Deadly Unrest; Klarna: We're Growing Very, Very Fast. Aired 4-5p ET


The Situation Room
• Trump Says, I Think We Have Charlie Kirk Shooting Suspect in Custody; FBI Update After Trump Says Kirk Shooting Suspect in Custody; Governor Says, Hey Fascist, Catch, Written on Bullet Casing. Aired 10- 10:30a ET
• Suspect in Charlie Kirk Killing in Custody; Utah Governor on Kirk Shooting Suspect. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Utah Governor On Kirk Shooting Suspect: "We Got Him"; Rep. Ryan Zinke (R-MT), Is Interviewed About 22-Year-Old Suspect In Custody In Kirk Shooting. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Americans React to Murder of Charlie Kirk; Suspect Arrested in Charlie Kirk Shooting; Interview With Rep. Ryan Zinke (R-MT). Aired 11:30a-12p ET


The Source with Kaitlan Collins
• Kirk Shooting Suspect In Custody After 33-Hour Manhunt; Trump Attacks "Radical Left" Amid Calls For Political Restraint; Erika Kirk Vows Never To Let Her Husband's Movement Die. Aired 9-10p ET


The Brief with Jim Sciutto
• Suspect In Charlie Kirk Shooting Held Without Bail; NATO Steps Up Defense Of Eastern Flank; NATO Announces "Eastern Sentry" Operation; Tyler Robinson Expected To Make His First Court Appearance Tuesday; S. Korean Workers Back Home After ICE Detention; Jimmy Lai's Son Pleads For International Action. Aired 6-7p ET


What We Know with Max Foster
• NATO: New Mission To Bolster Alliance's Eastern Flank; Suspect In Charlie Kirk Murder Being Held Without Bail; Trump: Memphis Will Be The Next Stop In Crime Crackdown; Israeli Strikes On Gaza City Intensify Ahead Of IDF Siege; South Korean Workers Detained By ICE Arrive Home. Aired 3-4p ET