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CNN Transcripts for January 17, 2026

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CNN's The Arena with Kasie Hunt
• Has Trump Gone Too Far?; Trump To Iran Protesters: "Help Is On Its Way"; Dem Senate Candidate: Religious Right Uses Christianity For "Control"; Drudge Publishes First Report On Clinton-Lewinsky Affair; RFK Jr. Says Trump Has Unhealthy Eating Habits. Aired 8-9a ET


The Amanpour Hour
• Interview with Iranian Lawyer and Nobel Peace Laureate Shirin Ebadi; Interview with Former Special Envoy to Iran and Venezuela Elliott Abrams; Greenlanders on Edge as Trump Teases U.S. Takeover; Interview with "The Voice of Hind Rajab" Director Kaouther Ben Hania. Aired 11a-12p ET


CNN Newsroom
• Did Not Air 12-1p ET
• Did N0t Air 1-2p Et
• Large Protests Take Place in Greenland against President Trump's Calls for U.S. Acquisition of Country; Judge Orders that ICE Agents are Not Allowed to Use Teargas and Pepper Spray against Peaceful Protestors; Roughly 75 Percent of U.S. to Experience Temperatures At or Below Freezing in Coming Days; Nurses Go on Strike in New York City as Contract Negotiations Falter; President Trump Calls for New Leadership in Iran as He Halts Potential Military Strikes to Stop Iranian Government from Killing Protestors There; High School Football Coaches of Quarterbacks Fernando Mendoza and Carson Beck Interviewed Ahead of Upcoming College National Football Championship Game; Martin Luther King Jr.'s Daughter Bernice King Interviewed on How Nonviolence Should be Employed in Current Tensions around Immigration Enforcement. Aired 2-3p ET
• Trump Calls for Change of Leadership in Iran in New Interview; Trump Wants New Tariffs on Denmark and Other European Countries; Protests in Minneapolis Underway as Tensions Threaten to Boil Over; Charlie Kirk's Alleged Killer Asks Judge to Disqualify Prosecutors; U.S. Set to Commemorate Martin Luther King Jr. Day; Taking Care of Spiritual Health. Aired 3-4p ET
• Minneapolis Protests Underway As Tensions Threaten To Boil Over; Protesters Rally In Greenland Saying "We Are Not For Sale"; NYC Nurses Restart Contract Talks As Strike Enters Its Sixth Day; Mortgage Rates Hit Lowest Level In Three Years; Rising Energy Costs: Are There Ways For Homeowners To Save?; New Versus Used Cars: What Makes The Most Sense For Your Wallet?; Proposed Cap On Credit Card Interest Rates Draws Attention. Aired 4-5p ET
• Minnesota National Guard Mobilized To Support State Patrol Officers; Trump: New Tariffs On Denmark Until Greenland Deal Is Made; Trump Calls For New Leadership In Iran After Deadly Unrest; Interview With American Wrongfully Imprisoned In Iran, Siamak Namazi; Pentagon To "Modernize" Stars And Stripes News, END "Woke Distractions"; Abigail Spanberger Becomes Virginia's First Female Governor. Aired 5- 6p ET
• U.S. Lawmakers Meet With Leaders Of Denmark, Greenland; Protesters Rally Against Trump's Efforts To Control Greenland; Multiple People Detained At ICE Protest Near Minnesota Federal Building; Poll: Majority Of Americans Call Trump's First Year A Failure; Trump's Job Approval Plummets Nearly One Year Into Office; Rep. Brad Sherman (D-CA) Is Interviewed; Trump: New Tariffs On Denmark And Allies Until Greenland Deal Made; Talks Resume Between Hospitals & Union Amid NYC Nurse Strike. Aired 6-7p ET
• Thousands Protest In Greenland And Denmark Against Trump's Threat To Take Greenland; Governor Tim Walz Mobilizes Minnesota National Guard Amid Protests; DOJ Launches Probes Into Governor Walz And Mayor Frey; Tension Rise Between Trump And Iran's Supreme Leader; Voters Split On Trump's First Year Back In Office; Thousands Pay Tribute To Grateful Dead's Bob Weir; Cold Front Could Bring Snow To Parts Of Deep South. Aired 7-8p ET
• U.S.-Greenland Tensions; Interview with Chief of Denmark's Joint Arctic Command; U.S. Resumes Deportation Flights to Venezuela; Uganda Presidential Election; U.S. DOJ Investigating Minnesota Governor, Minneapolis Mayor; 2026 Winter Games. Aired 3-3:30a ET
• U.S. DOJ Investigating Minnesota Governor, Minneapolis Mayor; Iran Anti-Regime Protests; Interview with Chief of Denmark's Joint Arctic Command; Ongoing Struggle to Get Food, Medicine, Water to Gaza; Arctic Blast Sends Temperatures Plummeting Well Below Normal; Georgia Voter Says "My Economy Is Not Hot"; Cubans Honor Soldiers Killed in U.S. Maduro Capture; Politics of the Pill. Aired 4-5a ET
• U.S. DOJ Investigating Minnesota Governor, Minneapolis Mayor; Iran Anti-Regime Protests; U.S. Lawmakers Work to Ease Tensions over Greenland; NASA Prepares for Historic Artemis II Moon Rocket Rollout. Aired 5-6a ET


CNN This Morning
• U.S. Lawmakers Meet With Leaders Of Greenland And Denmark; Trump Keeps Options Open On Iran After Protest Crackdown; DOJ Investigating Gov. Walz, Minneapolis Mayor Frey; Anti-ICE Protests Persist Despite Freezing Temps In Minneapolis; Charlie Kirk Shooting Suspect Tyler Robinson Seeks To Disqualify Prosecutors From Case. FAA Warns of Potential Risks Around Central and South America; U.S. and Ukraine to Discuss Security and Recovery Plans in Miami; Teens Rescued After Getting Stuck on Thin Ice in New Jersey. Aired 6-7a ET
• Did Not Air 7-8a ET


First of All with Victor Blackwell
• Did Not Air 8-9a ET


CNN Live Event/Special
• CNN Saturday Morning Table for Five. Trump's Job Approval Plummets Nearly One Year Into Office; Trump Underwater On Economy, Deportations, Power, Foreign Policy; Majority Of Americans Call Trump's First Year A Failure. Trump Supports Iranian Protesters, But Slams Protests At Home; Trump: "May Be Forced" On Insurrection Act If Protests Continue; Trump Says United States "Shouldn't Even Have Election" At Midterms. Aired 7-8a ET


Smerconish
• Can Betting Markets Outpredict Polls?; Gallup: New High Of 45 Percent In U.S. Identify As Political Independents. GLP-1 Drugs Are Reshaping How Americans Live And Spend. Aired 9-10a ET


The Story Is with Elex Michaelson
• DOJ Investigating Minnesota Governor, Minneapolis Mayor; Trump Threatens To Invoke Insurrection Act Over Protests; California AG Rob Bonta Opts Out Of Governor Race; New Video Shows Machado's Daring Escape From Venezuela; Trumps Mulls New Tariffs On Countries Opposed To Annexation; U.S. Lawmakers Meet With Leaders Of Denmark, Greenland; U.S., Ukraine To Hold More Peace Talks In Miami Saturday; Majority Of Americans Say Trump Focused On Wrong Priorities; Trump: I Convinced Myself To Put Off Military Action In Iran; Aired 12-1a ET
• DOJ Investigating Minnesota Governor, Minneapolis Mayor; Judge Bars Federal Agents From Taking Some Actions In MN; U.S. Lawmakers Meet With Leaders Of Denmark, Greenland; Trump Mulls New Tariffs On Countries Opposed To Annexation; Supporters Claim Ugandan Army Has Taken Opposition Leader; Trump's MAHA Movement Takes Aim At Birth Control Pill; NASA Prepares For Historic Artemis II Moon Rocket Rollout; Aired 1-2a ET