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Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees
• Trump to Address Nation as GOP Cracks Grow; Rob and Michele Reiner Died from Multiple Sharp Force Injuries, Remembering Rob Reiner; Investigators Double-down on Search for Brown University Mass Shooter; Shooting Victim Was at Study Session for Class He Wasn't Enrolled in; Trump Speaks to Nation as He Amps Up Pressure on Venezuela; Lawmakers Briefed on Controversial September 2 Boat Strike; Military Announces New Boat Strike in Eastern Pacific, Killing Four; Trump to Address Nation Soon From the White House. Aired 8-8:58p ET


Amanpour
• Interview with The Atlantic Staff Writer David A. Graham; Interview with Americas Quarterly Editor-in-Chief Brian Winter; Interview with Reddit CEO and Co-Founder Steve Huffman. Aired 1-2p ET


CNN's The Arena with Kasie Hunt
• Authorities Give Update In Brown University Killings; Trump To Give Prime-Time Speech Amid New Cracks In GOP Support. Aired 4-5p ET


The Lead with Jake Tapper
• GOP Centrists Choose Nuclear Option In Fight Over Obamacare; New Details Revealed In Brown University Killings; Trump Orders Blockade of Some Oil Tankers to and From Venezuela; Trump Says Wiles Will Remain Chief Of Staff; U.S. Admits Failure In Deadly Midair Collision Near D.C.; Tennessee Dems Optimistic About Midterms. Aired 5-6p ET
• Trump to Give Primetime Speech as Polls Show Popularity Dipping; FCC Chair Says FCC is Not an Independent Agency; Trump Says Dan Bongino Plans to Step Down as FBI Deputy Director. House Republicans Pass Healthcare Bill, Let Key Obamacare Subsidies Expire As Deadline Nears. Aired 6-7p ET


CNN NewsNight with Abby Phillip
• Trump Addresses Nation Amid Unpopular Economy, Fractured GOP; Trump Touts His Actions in First Year, Teases 2026 Agenda; Trump Blames Economy in Biden, I Inherited a Mess. GOP Passes Health Care Package; New Plaques Installed in Trump's West Wing Wall of Fame. Aired 10-11p ET


CNN News Central
• Trump Orders Total Blockade of Sanctioned Oil Tankers in Venezuela; Day Five of Manhunt for Brown University Shooter; Nick Reiner Could Appear in Court After Being Charged With Murder. Aired 7- 7:30a ET
• Former Special Counsel Jack Smith To Testify Privately On Capitol Hill; White House Reeling Over Trump Chief Of Staff's Bombshell Interview; Police: Person Of Interest "Casing The Area" Before Deadly Shooting. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• New Fallout from Trump Chief of Staff's Explosive Interview; Person of Interest in Brown University Shooting in Area 5 Hours Before the Attack; Former Special Counsel Jack Smith to Testify Privately on Capitol Hill; Second Levee Fails in Washington, Forcing More Evacuations. Aired 8:00-8:30a ET
• America's Report Card on Trump; Trump to Address Nation; Barry Markowitz is Interviewed about the Reiner Family; Oura Looks to Stay Ahead of Competition. Aired 8:30-9a ET
• Jack Smith Testifies on Capitol Hill; Police Asking Public for Help; Nick Reiner Could Appear in Court Today. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) is Interviewed about the ACA; Trump and the Job Market; Paul Mecurio Remembers the Reiners. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• GOP Defectors Back Extending Obamacare Subsidies; Nick Reiner Makes First Court Appearance; President Trump to Address Nation; Rhode Island Manhunt. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• GOP Centrists Back Democratic Push to Extend ACA Subsidies; Jack Smith Says He Had Proof Beyond a Reasonable Doubt of Trump Crimes; Trump Orders Blockade, Demands Venezuela Give Up Land; Lawmakers Briefed on Controversial September 2 Boat Strike to U.S.; Trump Attending Dignified Transfer of U.S. Troops Killed in Syria; FBI Says No Apparent Links Between MIT Professor's Death and Brown University Shooting; Tesla Faces California Sales Ban Over Marketing of Autopilot; Couple Beats One-in-24-trillion Odds to Win $1 Million Lottery Twice; Blue-collar Jobs Shrinking Under Trump. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• Manufacturing Jobs Shrink for Seven Straight Months; Economists Say Blue-Collar Jobs May Rebound as Tariff Shock Eases; Former Special Counsel Jack Smith Testifies on Trump Probe; Nick Reiner Makes First Court Appearance on Double Murder Charges; Police Search for Person Who May Have Crossed Paths With Person of Interest in Brown University Shooting. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Interview with Rep. Ben Cline (R-VA): Jack Smith Testifies He had Proof Beyond a Reasonable Doubt of Trump Crimes; Trump Attends Dignified Transfer for U.S. National Guard Members, Civilian Killed in Syria. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• FBI Examines Area Around Brown University Shooting Building; Police Working Hundreds of Tips About Brown U. Person of Interest; Nick Reiner Appears in Court on 2 Murder Counts in Parents' Death; Jack Smith: Had "Proof Beyond a Reasonable Doubt" of Trump Crimes; Jack Smith Testifies that it was His Decision to Charge Trump. 3-3:30p ET
• GOP Centrists Back Democratic Push to Extend ACA Subsidies; Trump to Give Address as New Poll Shows Low Approval on Economy; Democrats Grill FCC Chair Over Jimmy Kimmel Controversy. Aired 3:30-4p ET


CNN Newsroom
• Police Suspected Gunman Charged With 59 Offenses; Police Release New Images And Video Of Person Of Interest In The Brown University Shooting; Donald Trump Ramps Up Pressure On Venezuela's Nicolas Maduro; Nick Reiner Charged With Murder In Parents' Deaths; Nick Reiner Charged With Murder in Parents' Deaths; Bondi Beach Memorials Grow, Alleged Gunman Naveed Akram Charged With 59 Offenses; Australian PM Says Massacre Appears to Be Inspired by Isis; Leaders Tout Progress Toward Peace Deal After Berlin Talks; Russia Demands Ukraine Abandon Any Bid for Future NATO Membership; Mexico's Efforts to Stop Violence Against Women Comes After Miss Universe Winner, Fatima Bosch Reported Online Abuse; New Documentary on Counting Crows Debuts Thursday on HBO Max; Cultural Heritage Artifacts Go on Display in Peru; Two New Metro Stations Open in Historic Heart of Rome; Christmas Train Running Nightly From Bogota to Chia. Aired 2-3a ET
• Trump Orders Venezuela Oil Tanker Blockade; Charges Filed in Bondi Beach Attack; Internet Satellites Changing Outer Space. Aired 3- 3:45a ET


CNN This Morning
• Providence Police Release New Images, Video of Person of Interest; Nick Reiner's History of Addiction Before Alleged Murders. Aired 6-6:30a ET
• Hegseth Won't Release Video of Strike; FBI Releases New Video in Brown University Shooting; Rep. Greg Landsman (D-OH) is Interviewed about the ACA. Aired 6:30-7a ET


Connect the World
• Putin: Russia Will Achieve Objectives Militarily If Necessary; Australia Mourns as First Funerals Held for Victims; Jack Smith to Face Questions About Trump Prosecutions; Trump to Attend Dignified Transfer of Servicemen's Remains; U.S. Air Force to Buy Two Boeing 747-8 Planes from Lufthansa. Aired 9-10a ET
• Trump and Top Officials Show Unified Support for Chief of Staff; VP Vance, "I Only Believe in Conspiracy Theories that Are True"; Trump Orders Blockade of Oil Tankers around Venezuela; Jack Smith to Face Questions about Trump Prosecutions; Bondi Beach Attack Comes amid Rising Antisemitism in Australia; Brown University Community Mourning Victims; "Intelligent Future". Aired 10-11a ET


Erin Burnett Outfront
• Trump About To Address Nation As GOP Cracks Grow; Leaked Epstein Memo; Hours Before The Reiners' Murders. Aired 7-8p ET


Early Start with Rahel Solomon
• White House Chief Of Staff Unfiltered; Manhunt For Brown University Shooter; Nick Reiner Charged With Murder In Parents' Deaths; Ukrainian Leaders Tout Progress Toward Ukraine-Russia Peace Deal After Berlin Talks. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Police: Suspected Bondi Beach Gunman Charged With 59 Offenses; Second Jet Narrowly Avoids Colliding With U.S. Military Plane; Western Washington Under Flood Watch As Rivers Rise. Aired 5:30-6a ET


Inside Politics
• Four GOP Lawmakers Join With Dems To Force Vote On ACA Subsides; Speaker Johnson: "I Have Not Lost Control Of The House"; Now: Jack Smith Testifies Privately Before GOP-Led House Cmte. Aired 12-12:30p ET
• Nick Reiner Held Without Bail After First Court Appearance; Four GOP Lawmakers Join With Dems to Force Vote on ACA Subsidies; FCC Chair Defends Himself From Accusations of Politicizing Agency. Aired 12:30-1p ET


Isa Soares Tonight
• Putin Says He Won't Give Up on His Demands as U.S. and EU Leaders Engage in Diplomatic Efforts to End War in Ukraine; President Trump Blocks Venezuelan Oil Shipment; Nick Reiner Appears in Court. Storms and Floods Kill at Least 17 in Gaza; UNICEF Warns Looming Health Disaster, Waterborne Diseases. Aired 2-3p ET


Laura Coates Live
• Trump Blames Economy on Biden; Manhunt Continues for Brown University Shooter; Reiner Murder Investigation Continues; Trump Disparages Biden, Obama with Plaques at White House. Aired 11p-12a ET


One World with Zain Asher
• Venezuela Calls Trump's Words A "Reckless And Serious Threat"; Putin: Will Achieve Objectives Militarily If Necessary; Sources: South Africa Briefly Held U.S. Government Personnel; Nick Reiner's Arraignment Set For January 7; Trump To Deliver Televised Address Wednesday Night; WBD Board Calls On shareholders To Reject Paramount Bid; Aired 12-1p ET
• Trump Ramps Up Pressure on Venezuela with Oil Blockade; Trump & Cabinet Show Unified Support for Chief of Staff; Former Special Counsel Jack Smith Testifying on Capitol Hill; Australia Mourns as First Funerals Held for Victims; European Leaders Prepare for Key Brussels Summit; FIFA Introduces $60 Tickets After Backlash Over Prices. Aired 11a-12p ET


Quest Means Business
• Venezuela Denounces Trump's Oil Tanker Blockade; Officials Give Update on Manhunt for Brown University Shooter; Trump's Chief-of-Staff Undercuts Message on Venezuela. U.S. Tariff Revenue Hits $200B Since Trump's Inauguration; Vanguard Predicts U.S. Economic Growth in 2026; Warner Brothers Discovery Officially Rejects Paramount Buyout Offer; "Paddington the Musical" Wow West End Audiences. Aired 4-5p ET


The Situation Room
• Now, Admin Makes Announcement on Trump Accounts for Kids; Trump Orders Blockade of Oil In and Out of Venezuela; Now, Former Special Counsel Jack Smith Testifies on Capitol Hill. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Lawmakers Briefed on Controversial Sept. 2 Boat Strike; Trump Announces Oil Blockage of Venezuela; Rep. Greene Warns "Dam is Breaking" in GOP; New Details in Reiner Murders; Major Developments on Capitol Hill. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Foiled New Orleans Attack?; Nick Reiner Expected in Court; GOP Defectors Back Democratic Plan to Extend Obamacare Subsidies; Trump Orders Venezuela Blockade. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Russia-Ukraine Peace Efforts Continue; New Video Revealed in Australia Terror Attack; Warner Bros. Discovery Recommends Rejecting Paramount Buyout Offer; Interview With Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN). Aired 11:30a-12p ET


The Source with Kaitlan Collins
• Trump Touts Accomplishments In Address To Nation; Trump Defends Economic Policies In Address To Nation; New Plaques On Trump's "Walk Of Fame" Troll Past Presidents. Aired 8:58-10p ET


The Brief with Jim Sciutto
• CNN International: Venezuela Calls U.S. Tanker Blockage "Reckless"; Republican Centrists Force Vote in Obamacare Fight; Surviving Bondi Beach Suspect Charges with 59 Offenses; Warner Bros. Discovery Rejects Paramount's Hostile Bid; Brown University Shooting Investigation; Nick Reiner Makes First Court Appearance in L.A. Aired 6-7p ET


The Story Is with Elex Michaelson
• Police Release New Images, Video of Person of Interest in Brown University Shooting; Nick Reiner Charged with Murder in Parents' Deaths; Australian Prime Minister Says Bondi Beach Massacre Appears to be Inspired by ISIS; Vance Brags About Economy Despite Negative Reports; HUD Secretary Says Baltimore Program Should Be Model for Country. Aired 12-1a ET
• Police Release New Images Of Brown University Shooting Suspect; Nick Reiner Charged With Murder In Parents' Death; Alleged Bondi Gunman Charged With 15 Counts Of Murder; Trump Orders Blockade Of Sanctioned Venezuelan Oil Tankers; JetBlue Pilot Narrowly Avoids "Midair Collision" With Air Force Plane Near Venezuela; CDC Approves Major Child Vaccine Change, Rejects Controversial One. Spreading Awareness about Suicide Among Firefighters; Mexico's Efforts to Stop Violence against Women; Remembering Rob Reiner; New York Knicks Win NBA Cup; Beloved British Novelist Remembered on her 250th Birthday. Aired 1-2a ET


What We Know with Max Foster
• Venezuela: Trump's Blockade Order "Reckless And Serious"; Putin: Will Achieve Objectives Militarily If Necessary; Trump Administration Expands Travel Ban List To 39 Countries; Australia Mourns As First Funerals Held For Victims; Rob Reiner's Son Makes First Court Appearance On Murder Charges; Next Hour: Brown University Shooting News Conference; Polls Suggest Trump Losing Support Among Base. Aired 3-4p ET