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Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees
• Sheriff's Helicopter Flying Over Home Of Savannah Guthrie's Mother; Search For Nancy Guthrie Extends Into Third Day; Rationalizing The Nationalizing; Trump Repeats Call To "Nationalize" Elections After White House Tried To Walk It Back; WH: Trump Tapped DNI Gabbard To Oversee Election Security; Senator Mark Kelly Appears In Court To Challenge Efforts To Punish Him Over "Illegal Orders" Video; Renee Good's Brothers Testify On Capitol Hill; Scott Galloway Calls For Boycott Of Big Tech To Protest ICE; Epstein Files Rock Britain From Palace To Parliament; Former U.K. Ambassador To Face Criminal Investigation. Aired 8-9p ET


Amanpour
• Interview with Former NATO Deputy Secretary General, Stanford University Lecturer and Hoover Institution Research Fellow Rose Gottemoeller; Interview with "Perversion of Justice" Author Julie K. Brown; Interview with "Five Bullets" Author Elliot Williams. Aired 1-2p ET


CNN's The Arena with Kasie Hunt
• Now: Search For Nancy Guthrie Extends Into Third Day; New Reaction To Trump's Call For GOP To "Nationalize" Elections; Soon: Trump Signs Funding Bill Ending Partial Shutdown. Aired 4-5p ET


The Lead with Jake Tapper
• FBI Pleads Form New Leads In Nancy Guthrie Disappearance; Trump Says Country Should Move On From Epstein Files After Latest Release; Prominent Names Attempt To Explain Their Ties To Epstein; Russian Strikes In Kyiv End Short-Lived Ceasefire; Rep. Gina Hinojosa (D-TX), Is Interviewed About James Talarico Denies Calling Ex-Rival A "Mediocre Black Man"; Democrat Flips State Senate District Trump Won By 17 Points; Examining Injuries & Performance Grass Vs. Turf Fields. Aired 5-6p ET
• Trump Says, GOP Should Take Over The Voting In 15 Places; Trump Says, Will Call Savannah Guthrie About Search For Her Mother; U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro Sparks Fury Over Threat To Jail Lawful Gun Owners Traveling To D.C.; Trump Signs Bill To End Partial Government Shutdown. Aired 6-7p ET


CNN NewsNight with Abby Phillip
• Trump Doubles Down On Calls For Republicans To Nationalize Elections; Trump Puts Gabbard In Charge Of Election Security; Trump Says Country Should Move On From Epstein Files After Latest Release; Clintons Agree To Testify On Epstein Case; Schumer Says ICE Should Identify Themselves. Aired 10-11p ET


CNN News Central
• Trump Calls to Nationalize Elections After FBI Search in Georgia; Sheriff Says, Savannah Guthrie's Mother Abducted from Her Bed; House GOP Moves to Tee Up Passage of Government Funding Bill. Aired 7-7:30a ET
• Rep. James Walkinshaw (D-VA) On Trump's Call On Republicans To "Nationalize" Future Elections; Fulton County Chairman Slams FBI's Seizure Of 2020 Ballots; Top U.S. And Iranian Officials Plan Rare Meeting In Turkey Friday. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• Trump Calls to Nationalize Elections After FBI Search in Georgia; Savannah Guthrie's Mother Abducted from Her Home; Alleged Charlie Kirk Shooter Tyler Robinson Back in Court. Aired 8-8:30a ET
• Numbers on Voter I.D.; Rep. Madeleine Dean (D-PA) is Interviewed about Nationalized Voting; Grass Versus Turf in the NFL; Rob Bonta is Interviewed about Sanctuary Cities; Jeff Moon is Interviewed about the Rare Earth Mineral Reserve. Aired 8:30-9a ET
• Savannah Guthrie's Mom Missing; Trump Calls for Nationalized Elections; Musk Merges Two Companies; DHS Deploying Body Cameras. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• Liz Stein is Interviewed about Epstein Files; Trump and Government Shutdowns; Gerran Howell is Interviewed about "The Pitt." Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Alex Pretti Shooting Investigation Continues; Clintons to Testify on Jeffrey Epstein; Trump Threatens to 'Take Over' Voting Process; Search For Mother of Savannah Guthrie Continues. Aired 1- 1:30p ET
• House GOP Clears Key Hurdle on Opening Government, Temporarily Funding ICE; NASA Delays Artemis II Lunar Mission Until March; Trump Meets With Colombian President, Gustavo Petro; Officials Give Update on Search for Savannah Guthrie's Mom. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• Sheriff Says a Lot of Leads From Public Tips on Nancy Guthrie Case, No Clue if Multiple People Involved in Guthrie Disappearance; House GOP Passes Bill to Reopen Government, Temporarily Fund ICE; Ex- ambassador to U.S. Quits U.K.'s House of Lords Over Epstein Ties; Suspect in Charlie Kirk Murder to Appear in Court Soon; Lawmakers to Hear Testimony About Aggressive DHS Encounters Soon; Governor Walz Says DHS Shifting Focus of Immigration Crackdown Onto Schools. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Interview with Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA): House Passes Bill to Reopen Government, Temporarily Fund ICE; Russia Resumes Night Strikes on Kyiv After Brief Reprieve. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Soon: Brothers Of Renee Good Testify On Capitol Hill; Soon: Lawmakers To Hear Testimony About Aggressive DHS Encounters; Hearing Underway To Oust Prosecutors In Charlie Kirk Murder Case; Renee Good's Brothers Testify On Capitol Hill. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Renee Good's Brothers Testify on Capitol Hill; Interview with Rep. Carlos Gimenez (R-FL): Trump Says GOP Should Take Over Voting Process, Nationalize Elections; U.S. Shoots Down Iranian Drone, Iranian Boats Threaten U.S. Tanker; Pirro Walks Back Threat to jail People Who Bring a Gun to DC. Aired 3:30-4p ET


CNN Newsroom
• Freezing Temperatures Worsen Ukraine's Energy Crisis; Keir Starmer Urges Former Prince Andrew To Testify Before Congress; Donald Trump Slashes Tariffs After India Agrees To New Trade Deal; Rafah Crossing Partially Reopens After Nearly Two Years; Xi Holds Welcome Ceremony for Uruguay's President in Beijing; Colombian President to Meet Trump at White House on Tuesday; Ammonia in India's Yamuna River Causing Water Shortages; New Zealand Teen Sets Junior Mile Mark in 3:48 Minutes; Winter Olympics Set to Begin in Milan on Friday; Rome's Trevi Fountain Introduces Two-Euro Fee for Tourists. Aired 2-3a ET
• Congress Seeks to Reopen Government, Expects to Vote on the Federal Funding Bill; Italy's Famous Trevi Fountain Begins Charging an Entry Fee to Visitors. Aired 3-3:45a ET


CNN This Morning
• Clintons Agree to Testify to Avoid Contempt Charges; Counterprogramming Aims to Steal Viewers from Bad Bunny's Super Bowl Halftime Show. Aired 6-6:30a ET
• Search for Nancy Guthrie; Federal Control over Elections; Offices of Elon Musk's X Raided in Paris; Rep. Shri Thanedar (D-MI) is Interviewed about the Shutdown and Body Cameras. Aired 6:30-7a ET


Connect the World
• Leaders Gather in Dubai to Consider Future of Government; Spanish PM on How EU is Handling New Global Market Realities; Russia Resumes Strikes on Ukraine After Brief Pause; Iran's Top Diplomat Hopeful for Negotiations with U.S.; Petro in Washington to Meet Trump After Months of Tensions. Aired 9-9:45a ET
• Russia's War on Ukraine; UAE Adviser Says Iran Nuclear Issue Must Be Addressed; Iranian President Seeks "Fair and Equitable" Talks with U.S.; At World Governments Summit, Global Leaders Gather to Chart Future of AI; Peter Mandelson Leaving House of Lords over Epstein Scandal; Trump Wants Future Elections Nationalized; UNICEF Director Declares Sudan's War "Horrific for Children"; Lindsey Vonn to Compete in Olympics Despite Injury. Aired 10-11a ET


Erin Burnett Outfront
• Sheriff "Aware" Of Reports Of Possible Ransom Notes In Guthrie Case; WSJ: Classified Whistleblower Complaint About Gabbard Locked In Safe; Melinda Gates Breaks Silence On Bill Gates' Presence In Epstein Files. Aired 7-8p ET


Early Start with Rahel Solomon
• Trump: Republicans Should "Nationalize" Elections; House Moves Closer To Passing Bipartisan Spending Bill; "Today" Host's Mother Believed To Be Abducted; Epstein Files Put High-Profile People In Spotlight. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Sources: Witkoff To Meet Netanyahu, Expected To Discuss Iran; Trump: Kennedy Center To Close For Two Years For Renovation; Seahawks And Patriots To Face Off For NFL Championship. Aired 5:30-6a ET


Inside Politics
• New Trump Comments Raise Concerns About Integrity Of Midterm Votes; Trump: GOP "Should Say, We Want To Take Over" Elections; DOJ Suing At Least 24 States To Access Full Voter Rolls; Spending Deal In Jeopardy As Two House Republicans Vote No; Deadline Hits For Clintons To Accept Terms On Epstein Testimony. Aired 12-12:30p ET
• Deadline Hits For Clintons To Accept Terms On Epstein Testimony; House Clears Way For Final Vote On Re-Opening Govt.; GOP Lawmakers Call Texas Special Election Loss A "Wake-Up Call"; MD Gov. Wes Moore Pushes Redistricting Ahead Of Possible 2028 Run. Aired 12:30-1p ET


Isa Soares Tonight
• NBC Anchor Savannah Guthrie Makes An Appeal To Help Find Missing Mother; Trump Calls On Republicans To Nationalize Future U.S. Elections; Colombia President Petro Visits White House After Feud With Trump; U.K.'s Peter Mandelson To Face Criminal Investigation; Peter Mandelson To Quit House Of Lords Over Epstein Scandal; Russia Launches Largest Attack Of The Year On Ukraine; NATO Chief: Russia Is Not Serious About Peace; Sudan's Humanitarian Crisis. Aired 2-3p ET


Laura Coates Live
• Mystery Deepens Over Disappearance Of Nancy Guthrie; Trump Says It Is Time For Country To Move On from Epstein; Woman Dragged And Detained By ICE Speaks Out. Aired 11p-12a ET


One World with Zain Asher
• Peter Mandelson to Quit House of Lords Over Epstein Scandal; Columbian President at White House to Meet Trump; International Fallout from Release of Latest Epstein Files; Clintons Agree to In-person Depositions with Congress; Iran Conditionally Agrees to Nuclear Talks with U.S.; Russia Launches Missile & Drone Attacks on Ukraine Overnight. Aired 11a-12p ET
• Trump Meets Colombian President At The White House; Trump Calls On Republicans To "Nationalize" Future Elections; Russia Launches Missile And Drone Attacks On Ukraine Overnight; Peter Mandelson To Quit House Of Lords Over Epstein Scandal; NASA Delays Artemis II launch Until March At Earliest; Disney Announces New Executives To Lead The Company; "The Devil Wears Prada 2" Trailer Is Released; Aired 12-1p ET


Quest Means Business
• Epstein Scandal Rocks Britain From Palace To Parliament; Spanish Prime Minister: Mistake For U.S. To Run Venezuela; IBM CEO: Tech Can Grow Economies Than Defense, Finance; Spanish Prime Minister Says Europe Must Become A Security Provider; Dana Gas Seeks New Business Opportunities In Syria; Colombia's President Meets With Trump At The White House. Aired 4p- 5p ET


The Situation Room
• Sheriff Says Savannah Guthrie's Mother Was Abducted from Her Home; House GOP Scrambles for Votes to End Partial Shutdown; Russia Resumes Night Strikes on Kyiv After Brief Reprieve. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Fight to Release CBP Shooting Video; Marimar Martinez to Testify About Encounter with Federal Agents; Iran Nuclear Negotiations; Rafah Border Crossing Reopens After Almost Two Years. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Trump Threatens to Nationalize Elections; House to Vote on Reopening Government; Trump Meets With Colombian President. Aired 11- 11:30a ET
• Grass or Turf in the NFL?; Body Cameras For Homeland Security Officers?; Sex Trafficking Survivors Speak Out. Aired 11:30a-12p ET


The Source with Kaitlan Collins
• Trump Says He'll Call Savannah Guthrie Amid Search For Mother; Trump: If States Can't Count Votes "Honestly," Then "Somebody Else Should Take Over"; Melinda French Gates Reacts To New Claims Against Bill Gates. Aired 9-10p ET


The Brief with Jim Sciutto
• CNN International: U.S. Shoots Down Iranian Drone; White House: Iran Talks Will Go on as Planned; Doctors Go Underground to Treat Protesters; Emotional Testimony About ICE Tactics; Colombian President Meets with Trump at White House; Russia Resumes Strikes on Major Ukrainian Cities; French Prosecutors Raid X Offices; Lindsey Vonn to ski in Winter Olympics on Injured Leg. Aired 6-7p ET


The Story Is with Elex Michaelson
• House Moves Closer to Passing Bipartisan Spending Bill; Gavin Newsom Memoir Due Out This Month; Mother of Savannah Guthrie Still Missing; Top U.S., Iranian Officials Plan to Meet Friday; Rafah Crossing Partially Reopens After Nearly Two Years; Seahawks & Patriots to Face Off for NFL Championship; Docuseries Chronicles 50 Years of Buccaneers Football. Aired 12-1a ET
• DOJ Releases More Than 3 Million Pages Of Epstein Files; Candidates For Governor Prepare To Debate On Tuesday; Candidates for Governor Prepare to Debate on Tuesday; Interview with California Gubernatorial Candidate Antonio Villaraigosa; Seahawks & Patriots Face Off for NFL Championship; Disney Shares Slump Despite Beating Earnings Expectations; Former Dodger Leads Fundraiser for Children's Charities. Aired 1-2a ET


What We Know with Max Foster
• U.K. Police Investigating Peter Mandelson Over Epstein Ties; Trump Meets With Colombian President At White House; U.S. Official: American Aircraft Carrier Shot Down Iranian Drone; Police Ask Public For Help In Finding Nancy Guthrie; Russia Resumes Strikes on Ukraine's Cities And Energy Facilities; Norway's Royal Family Comes Under Intense Public Scrutiny; U.S. House Passes Bill To Reopen Government & Temporarily Fund ICE. Aired 3-4p ET