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Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees
• Next Round Of Talks With U.S. Expected Monday In Pakistan; Iran Says Strait Of Hormuz Is Open Amid U.S. Blockade Of Its Ports; Trump Says U.S. Blockade Of Ports Will End When Peace Deal Signed; The Atlantic Reports New Details On FBI Director Kash Patel; Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ), Is Interviewed About Iran Says Strait Of Hormuz Is Open As U.S. Blockades Ports; "Weed 8: Women & Weed" Premieres Sunday 8P ET. Aired 8-9p ET


Amanpour
• Interview With U.S. Army (Ret.) And Former Commander, Joint Special Operations Command General Stanley McChrystal; Interview With "The Future Is Peace" Co-Author Maoz Inon; Interview With "The Future Is Peace" Co- Author And Palestinian Peace Activist Aziz Abu Sarah; Interview With "A World Appears" Author Michael Pollan. Aired 1-2p ET


CNN's The Arena with Kasie Hunt
• Axios: Trump Says He Expects Deal "In A Day Or Two"; Soon: Trump To Rally MAGA Base As Some In GOP Oppose Iran War; Peggy Noonan: "Trump Meets His Match In Pope Leo". Aired 4-5p ET


The Lead with Jake Tapper
• Iranian Officials: Talks Between Iran And U.S. Expected Monday In Pakistan; Soon: Trump Speaks At Turning Point USA Event In Phoenix; DOJ Removes Prosecutor From Probe Of Trump Critic John Brennan; Federal Judge Urges Americans To "Think Like Jurors" To Stop Spread Of Online Misinformation; RFK Jr. Denies Promoting Medical Misinformation As Lawmakers Press Him On Pass Remarks; Former Pence Aide Launches Bid For Congress As A Democrat. Aired 5-6p ET
• Trump Speaks At Turning Point USA Event In Arizona; New Jersey Transit Tickets For FIFA World Cup Games To Cost $150; DOJ Investigating Swalwell Over Sexual Assault Allegations; Supreme Court Justices Air Grievances In Public; Trump Weighs In On Possibly Replacing Alito, Thomas. Aired 6-7p ET


CNN NewsNight with Abby Phillip
• Iran Disputes Trump's Claim It Agreed To Mostly Everything; Trump Says, U.S. Blockade Of Strait Won't End Until Iran Deal Reached; Trump Tests Midterm Message At Event Amid MAGA Criticism; Trump Administration Stages A Photo Op With Door Dash Worker; Elon Musk Advocates Universal High Income. Aired 10-11p ET


CNN News Central
• 50 Million from Texas to Wisconsin Under Severe Storm Threat Today; Trump Downplays Length of War, Says It's Going Along Swimmingly; Airlines Urge Governments to Prepare for Jet Fuel Rationing. Aired 7-7:30a ET
• Trump: U.S. "Very Close" To Making Deal With Iran; HHS Secretary RFK Jr. Faces Lawmakers On Capitol Hill; Singer D4vd Arrested On Suspicion Of Killing Teen Found In His Tesla. Aired 7:30- 8a ET
• Severe Storms to Slam Central U.S. with More Tornadoes, Hail, Flooding; Trump Says $4 Gas Prices in U.S. Are Not Very High; Trump Says Next Round of Iran Talks Possible This Weekend; Airlines Urge Governments to Prepare for Jet Fuel Rationing; Medical Cannabis Use on the Rise Among Women. Aired 8-8:30a ET
• Trump: Next Round of Iran Talks Possible this Weekend; Trump Blasts Judge over White House Ballroom Ruling; Jury Finds Live Nation and Ticketmaster Operated as a Monopoly; "Michael" Hits the Big Screen After $15 Million Reshoot Setback. Aired 8:30-9a ET
• Iran Says Strait of Hormuz is Open; Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) is Interviewed About Iran; Oil Drops after Strait Announcement. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• Strait of Hormuz Open; Oil Prices Drop on News; Michigan's Senate Race. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Status of Trump Ballroom and Arch?; Severe Storm System; Iran Finally Opening Strait of Hormuz?. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• Iran Declares Strait Of Hormuz Completely Open During Truce; Trump Says Port Blockade Will Remain Until Deal To End War Is A Hundred Percent Complete; Tomato Prices Rise By Double Digits Amid War, Weather And Tariffs; Singer D4vd Arrested On Suspicion Of Killing Teen Girl. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• Singer D4vd Arrested On Suspicion Of Killing Teen Girl; Iran Declares Strait Of Hormuz Open But Imposes Conditions; Trump Says Port Blockade Will Remain Until Deal To End War Is A Hundred Percent Complete; ; HHS Secretary, RFK Jr. Faces Lawmakers On Capitol Hill; Trump Picks Public Health Veteran To Lead CDC As Administration Shifts Tone On Vaccines; Charlie Kirk Murder Suspect Pushes To Ban Cameras In Court; Justice Department Removes Lead Prosecutor From Investigation Into Former CIA Director, Brennan. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Joe Rogan: Trump Supporters Didn't Vote for More Wars; Trump Takes Message to Voters in Phoenix, Arizona; Trump Tells Axios He Expects Iran Deal In a Day or Two; Attack on OpenAI CEO Home Exposes Dark Side of Anti-AI Movement; Medical Cannabis Use on the Rise Among Women. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Iran Declares Strait Of Hormuz "Open" But Imposes Conditions; Soon: Trump To Speak At Phoenix Megachurch; 50 Million From Texas To Wisconsin Under Severe Storm Threat Today; Rivers In Michigan & Wisconsin Under Watch For Potential Flooding. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Iran Declares Strait of Hormuz Completely Open During Truce; Control of House Could be at Stake in Virginia Redistricting Fight; "Michael" Hitting the Big Screen After $15 Million of Reshoots; Closing Bell as Iran Announces Reopening of Strait of Hormuz. Aired 3:30-4p ET


CNN Newsroom
• Israel-Lebanon Ceasefire Faces Tests; Reopening the Strait of Hormuz; Artemis II Reflects on Historic Mission; Hegseth To Iran: "Choose Wisely" Or Face Continued Blockade; Trump Falsely Claims Pope Said Iran Can Have Nuclear Weapon; Huge Crowds Turn Out To See Pope In Cameroon Conflict Zone. Aired 2-3a ET
• Israel-Lebanon Ceasefire Takes Effect; European Union Introduces an Age Verification App to Protect Young People Online. Aired 3-3:45a ET


CNN This Morning
• Fragile Israeli-Lebanon Truce Faces Test; Trump: Next Round of Iran Talks Possible 'Over the Weekend'; 40 Senate Dems Vote Against Arms for Israel; Trump: After War, Prices Will Be Lower Than Before. Aired 6-6:30a ET
• Sotomayor Apologizes for Kavanaugh Comments; Hegseth Recites Fake Bible Quote; Rep. Joe Morelle (D-NY) is Interviewed about the FISA Extension. Aired 6:30-7a ET


Connect the World
• Lebanon Ceasefire in Effect as Trump Says Iran Deal is Close; Britain, France Host Virtual Meeting on Strait of Hormuz; Oil Prices Drop as Iran Declares Strait of Hormuz Open; Trump Welcomes Iran's Move to Open Strait of Hormuz; Oil Prices Drop, Stocks Surge on Strait of Hormuz Announcement. Aired 9-10a ET
• Iran Declares Strait of Hormuz "Completely Open" to Commercial Ships; Ceasefire in Lebanon Holding but Under Strain; High-Level Pakistani Team in Tehran for Preliminary Talks; Interview with Lebanese Minister Ghassan Salame; Iran Reopens Strait of Hormuz as European Leaders Hold Crisis Talks; U.N. Warns of Iran War Toll on Civilians; Oil Prices Drop, Stocks Surge on Strait of Hormuz Announcement. Aired 10-11a ET


Erin Burnett Outfront
• Trump: Iran "Agreed To Everything", Iranian Source: "Alternative Facts"; Trump Slams Mamdani For Plan To Tax The Rich; U.S. Ramps Up Drone Warfare Training To Defend Arctic From Russia & China. Aired 7-8p ET


Early Start with Rahel Solomon
• Lebanon Accuses Israel Of Violating Ten-Day Ceasefire; Optimism On U.S.-Iran Talks; Jet Fuel Shortage in Europe; Europe's New Age Verification App To Protect Young People. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Britain, France To Host Virtual Meeting On Strait Of Hormuz; U.S. Markets Move Higher As Investors Bet On End Of Iran War; Lebanon Accuses Israel Of Violating 10-Day Ceasefire. Aired 5:30-6a ET


Inside Politics
• Iran Says It'll Close Strait Of Hormuz Again If U.S. Naval Blockade Continues; Sources: Officials Hoping To Finalize Deal To End War This Weekend; Trump: "Economy Is Booming," Inflation Spike Is "Fake"; Georgia Swing Voter: "The Economy Is Just Terrible"; Oil plunges, Stocks Surge On Optimism For Iran Peace Deal. Aired 12-12:30p ET
• Iran Says It'll Close Strait Of Hormuz Again If U.S. Naval Blockade Continues; Dems Hope To Gain 4 House Seats In VA Redistricting Effort; Supreme Court Justices Air Grievances In Public; Trump: Supreme Court Picks Lined Up Amid Retirement Speculation; TMZ Wraps First Week Chasing Lawmakers On Capitol Hill. Aired 12:30-1p ET


Isa Soares Tonight
• Iran Announces The Reopening Of The Strait Of Hormuz, Although U.S. Naval Blockade Still Remains; Sources Tell CNN, The Trump Administration Is Thinking About Unfreezing $20 Billion In Iranian Assets As Part Of Negotiations with Iran; U.K. Prime Minister Faces New Pressure To Resign Over Peter Mandelson; Oil Prices Drop, Stocks Surge On Hormuz Strait Announcement; Journalist Detained In Kuwait After Posting U.S. Jet Crash Video; Rescuers Work To Save Whale Stranded Off German Island; Hunters Try "Clean Boot" Chase As Trail Hunts To Be Banned. Aired 2-3p ET


Laura Coates Live
• Trump Touts Iran Progress; Mamdani Announces New Tax On Ultrarich; Penn And Teller Warn Supreme Court Of "Investigative Hypnosis." Aired 11p-12a ET


One World with Zain Asher
• Lebanon Ceasefire in Effect as Trump Says Iran Deal is Close; France, UK Welcome Iran's Announcement on Strait of Hormuz; Britain, France Host Virtual Meeting on Strait of Hormuz; Soccer Fans Driven to Reseller Sites Ahead of World Cup; Crude Oil Prices Fall on Strait of Hormuz Announcement; Hunters Find New Target as England Set to Ban Trial Hunting. Aired 11a-12p ET
• Iranian State Media: Strait Will Close If U.S. Naval Blockade Continues; Oil Drops Sharply After Iran Said Strait of Hormuz Would Open; Pakistani Mediators In Third Day Of Talks In Tehran; Displaced Lebanese Return Home After Ceasefire Deal; Sources: Trump Administration Considering Unfreezing $20B In Iranian Assets As Part Of Ongoing Negotiations With Tehran; Cuba Marks Failed Invasion Attempt Amid New Tension With U.S.; Reports: New Jersey Transit May Charge $150 For Rides To World Cup Matches; Exact Location Of Shakespeare's London Home Finally Found; Aired 12-1p ET


Quest Means Business
• Iran Declares Hormuz Strait Open But Imposes Conditions; Oil Drops, Stocks Up After Iran Says Hormuz Strait Is Open; Sources: CEO Of Anthropic Meeting With Trump's Top Adviser; United Kingdom Chancellor Warns Of Long- Term Impacts Of Iran War; Pope Leo Spreads Message Of Peace In Cameroon; Kenyan Company Becomes Dominant Force In Iron Ore Sector; Exact Location Of Shakespeare's London Home Now Identified. Aired 4-5p ET


The Situation Room
• Iran Declares Strait of Hormuz Completely Open; World Leaders Gather as Iran Announces Reopening of Strait of Hormuz; Oil Prices Drop After Iran Says Strait of Hormuz is Completely Open. Aired 10- 10:30a ET
• Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons Stepping Down; Trump Picks Dr. Erica Schwartz to Lead CDC; Trump Now, Says He's "Not Fighting" with Pope Leo; FBI: Michigan Synagogue Attack was Hezbollah-Inspired Terrorism; Antisemitism on Instagram. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Iran Declares Strait Of Hormuz "Completely Open"; Senate Agrees To Short-Term Extension Of Surveillance Law; Rep. Marlin Stutzman (R- IN), Is Interviewed About Trump Admin Considers Unfreezing $20B In Iranian Assets. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Women and Weed; Trump vs. Pope Leo; Interview With Lanny Davis; Trump DOJ Targeting Former CIA Director John Brennan. Aired 11:30a-12p ET


The Source with Kaitlan Collins
• Iran Disputes Trump's Claim It Agreed To Mostly Everything; The Atlantic Reports New Details On FBI Director Kash Patel; Former "Summer House" Star Launches Bid For Congress. Aired 9-10p ET


The Brief with Jim Sciutto
• Iran FM Says Strait Of Hormuz "is Completely Open"; Trump On Potential Iran Deal; Iranian Sources: U.S.-Iran Talks Set For Monday In Pakistan; Shipping Giants Uncertain Over Strait Of Hormuz "Reopening"; Anthropic CEO Holds Talks At White House; International Armies Learn From Ukraine's Drone Use; Public Transit Fares To Soar During World Cup In NY. Aired 6-7p ET


The Story Is with Elex Michaelson
• Ceasefire Begins in Lebanon; Pope Speaks Out Against War While Traveling in Cameroon; Trump Hosts Tax Policy Roundtable in Las Vegas; Swalwell's Exit Scrambles Governor's Race; Singer D4VD Arrested on Suspicion of Killing 14-Year-Old Girl; Police: Former Virginia Lt. Gov. Kills His Wife and Himself; Hunters Find New Target as England to Ban Trail Hunting. Aired 12-1a ET
• Lebanon Claims Israel Has Violated Ceasefire; Cuba Marks Failed Invasion Attempt Amid New Tension With U.S.; Crowds Gather In Cameroon For Glimpse Of Pope Leo; Miami Prepares To Welcome Millions Of Soccer Fans; RFK Jr. Testifies on Vaccines for U.S. House Committee; Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons to Step Down in May; What Movies to Watch or Not; Artemis II Crew Reflects on Historic Mission. Aired 1-2a ET


What We Know with Max Foster
• Trump Outlines Potential Deal To Retrieve Uranium, Says Iran Has "Agreed To Everything"; Sources: U.S. Considering Unfreezing $20B In Iranian Assets; Oil Drops, Stocks Up After Iran Says Hormuz Strait Is "Open"; Ceasefire In Lebanon Holding But Under Strain; Pope Leo Spreads Message Of Peace In Cameroon; CEO Of Blacklisted Anthropic Meets Top Trump Advisers; Location Of Shakespeares's London Home Finally Revealed. Aired 3- 4p ET