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Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees
• WHO: Six Confirmed Hantavirus Cases, Two More Suspected; CDC Teams To Meet Americans On Hantavirus-Hit Ship In Canary Islands; U.S. Military Says It Disabled Two Vessels In Gulf Of Oman; Virginia Supreme Court Strikes Down Democrats Redistricting Plan; Alabama Urges Supreme Court To Let It Eliminate Democratic-Held Congressional District; WHO: 6 Confirmed Hantavirus Cases, 2 More Suspected; Hantavirus Survivor Describes Near-Death Experience; Canvas Hack Locked Out Students During Finals Week; New Pentagon UFO Files Include Some Previously Classified Documents, Photos And Videos. Aired 8-9p ET


Amanpour
• Interview with Former CNN Chairman and CEO and "The Greatest Sentence Ever Written" Author Walter Isaacson; Interview with Naturalist David Attenborough; Interview with "What I Learned from Mom" Author and Sesame Workshop President and CEO Sherrie Rollins Westin. Aired 1-2p ET


CNN's The Arena with Kasie Hunt
• Democrats Dealt Major Blows In Bid To Win Back House With Virginia Ruling, New GOP Redistricting In Deep South; Gas Prices Rise 25 Cents For Second Consecutive Week Amid Iran War; Sources: CDC Teams To Meet Americans On Hantavirus-Hit Ship. Aired 4-5p ET


The Lead with Jake Tapper
• Global Health Officials Race To Trace Deadly Hantavirus Outbreak; Re-Examining The Murder Conviction Of Pierre Rushing; Judge Permits Cameras In Courtroom In Charlie Kirk Murder Case; Inside The DOJ's Quest To Indict Trump Critic John Brennan. Aired 5-6p ET
• CDC Prepares To Quarantine Passengers; Hack Impacts Thousands Of Schools; Pentagon Releases Declassified UFO Files; U.S. Adds 115,000 Jobs In April, Beating Expectations; Consumer Sentiment At Record Lows Amid Iran War. Aired 6-7p ET


CNN NewsNight with Abby Phillip
• Democrats Hit All In Panic Button In Redistricting Wars; April Hiring Beats Expectations Amid Frozen Labor Market; Gas Prices Hit New Highs This Week During The Iran War; Economic Pain Persists In America; Obama Suggests Dems To Talk Like Normal People; Rubio Could Just Be Gaining Political Advantage Over Vance. Aired 10-11p ET


CNN News Central
• Doctor on Hantavirus Ship Details Caring for Hantavirus Passengers; Trump Says Ceasefire Still in Effect as U.S., Iran Trade Fire; Prison Inmates Who Did Time With Ghislaine Maxwell Speak Out. Aired 7-7:30a ET
• Health Officials Worldwide Scramble To Track Deadly Hantavirus; Fiery Protests After Tennessee Republicans Pass New Congressional Map; Campuses Rethink Phone Use As Students Crave IRL Connection. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• Trump Says Ceasefire Still in Effect as U.S., Iran Trade Fire; Hantavirus-Hit Cruise Ship Heading to Spain's Canary Islands; Cyberattack Hits School Platform During Finals Week. Aired 8-8:30a ET
• Dr. Sanjay Gupta Answers Your Questions About Hantavirus; Prison Inmates Who Did Time With Ghislaine Maxwell Speak Out; Search For Survivors Underway As Volcano Erupts Killing 3 Hikers; U.S. Economy Added 115K Jobs In April. Aired 8:30-9a ET
• U.S. Added 115,000 Jobs in April; Health Officials Track Hantavirus; Dr. Sanjay Gupta Answers Hantavirus Questions; U.S. Expects Response from Iran; Rep. Wesley Bell (D-MO) is Interviewed about Ghislaine Maxwell. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• O'Leary Talks about Utah Data Center; Asian Americans on Trump; Segun Oduolowu is Interviewed about Falling Ticket Sales. Aired 9:30- 10a ET
• Mixed Economic Data; Iran Considering Latest U.S. Proposal; Hantavirus Containment Efforts; Virginia Court Strikes Down New Election Map. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• Virginia Supreme Court Strikes Down Democrats' Redistricting Plan; Canvas Hack Locks Out Students During Critical Finals Week; 3 Dead After Indonesia Volcano Erupts, Search Underway For Stranded Hikers. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• Hantavirus-Hit Cruise Ship Heading To Spain's Canary Islands; Prison Inmates Who Did Time With Ghislaine Maxwell Speak Out; "Never- Before-Seen UFO Files Released. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Inmate Says She Witnessed Ghislaine Maxwell Get Special Treatment; Health Officials Worldwide Scramble To Track Deadly Hantavirus; U.S. Disables 2 More Iranian Tankers Attempting To Run Blockade; Rubio: U.S. Expecting Response From Iran Today On Peace Plan; Pentagon Releases "Never-Before-Seen" Files On UFO Sightings. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Hantavirus-Hit Cruise Ship Heading to Spain's Canary Islands; Rubio: U.S. Expecting Response from Iran Today on Peace Plan; Economy Added Surprisingly High 115K Jobs in April; Virginia Supreme Court Strikes Down Democrats' Redistricting Plan; Jeffries Says He Expects Dems to Win House Despite GOP's Redistricting Advantage. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Senior Admin. Official: Trump Has Signed Off On Ousting Of FDA Chief; Trump Announces 3-Day Ceasefire Between Russia And Ukraine; CDC Teams To Meet Americans On Hantavirus-Hit Ship In Canary Islands; U.S. Disables 2 More Iranian Tankers Attempting To Run Blockade; Rubio: U.S. Expecting Response From Iran Today On War Proposal; Giuliani Seeks Help From 9/11 Fund To Cover Medical Care; Residents Livid After Utah County Approves 40K-Acre AI Data Center. Aired 3:30-4p ET


CNN Newsroom
• Trump Says Ceasefire Still in Effect After Exchange of Strikes; Officials Worldwide Scramble to Track Deadly Infections; Iran Implements New Rules in Strait of Hormuz; Trump: Truce Holding Despite New Exchange Of Fire With Iran; Rubio Meets Pope Leo As Trump Continues Attacks On Pontiff. Aired 2-3a ET
• Countries Around the World Scrambling to Contain Hantavirus; Sir David Attenborough Marks His Centennial Year. Aired 3-4a ET
• Trump Calls Latest Military Strikes On Iran A "Love Tap"; Iran: Still Reviewing U.S. "Messages," No Final Response. Aired 4-4:30a ET
• Iran Imposes New Rules For Transiting Strait Of Hormuz; Many Mom-And-Pop Businesses Struggling To Stay Afloat; African Nations Warn Of Xenophobic Attacks In South Africa. Aired 4:30-5a ET


CNN This Morning
• WHO: Hantavirus is "not the next COVID"; U.S. launches strikes after Iran fired at warships; AAA: Gas Prices Nearly $4.55 a Gallon of Regular; Multiple Dead in Indonesian Volcano Eruption. Aired 6-6:30a ET
• Dr. Carlos del Rio is Interviewed about the Hantavirus Cruise Ship; Rubio Fuels 2028 Speculation; Rep. James Walkinshaw (D-VA) is Interviewed about Redistricting. Aired 6:30-7a ET


Connect the World
• Trump: Ceasefire Still In Effect After U.S., Iran Trade Fire; Three Presumed Dead After Volcano Erupts In Indonesia; U.S. Beats Forecasts To Add 115,000 Jobs In April; Maersk CEO: Iran War Costing Extra Half Billion Dollars A Month; Fears Grow Over Cruise Ship with Hantavirus Outbreak. Aired 9-9:45a ET
• U.S. and Iran Trade Fire and Blame; Iran Under Increasing Economic Pressure Amid War; Questions Grow Over Cruise Ship with Hantavirus Outbreak; U.K. PM Vows to Stay on Despite Local Election Losses; Russia to Restrict Mobile Internet Service on May 9; Iran Without Internet for 70 Days; Race to Defend Against Drones as UAE Comes Under Fresh Attacks; Ghislaine Maxwell's Fellow Ex-Inmates Speak Out; Virginia Supreme Court Invalidates Democratic-Drawn Map. Aired 10a-11a ET


Erin Burnett Outfront
• New Hantavirus Case Confirmed With More Suspected; New Details On Iran Leader; Trump Makes Deal To License Name For "Trump International Airport". Aired 7-8p ET


Inside Politics
• Virginia Supreme Court Strikes Down Democratic Gerrymander; South Carolian, Alabama, Louisiana Eye GOP-Led Gerrymanders; Three Dead, At Least Five Others Infected In Hantavirus Outbreak; Health Officials Worldwide Scramble To Track Deadly Hantavirus; Inside The Trump DOJ's Quest To Indict Trump Critic John Brennan. Aired 12-12:30p ET
• Inside The Trump DOJ's Quest To Indict Trump Critic John Brennan; Platner And Collins Unveils New Ads In Close Maine Senate Contest; Maine Dems Signal Trust In Platner Despite Past Controversies; A Look Back At The First Year Of Leo XIV's Papacy. Aired 12:30-1p ET


Isa Soares Tonight
• Health Officials Race To Track Down Passengers Who Left MV Hondius Cruise Ship Hit By The Hantavirus; U.S. Awaits Response From Iran On Peace Proposal; Keir Starmer's Party Suffers Crushing Defeat In Local Elections; Parade In Moscow's Red Square Will Roll Without Tanks; Trump Announces Prisoner Swap Amid Russia-Ukraine Truce; Inmates Describe Being Punished For Speaking About Maxwell; Three Dead After Volcano Erupts In Indonesia; U.S. Secretary Of State Marco Rubio Met Pope Leo Thursday; Wildlife Broadcaster David Attenborough Turns 100 Today. Aired 2-3p ET


Laura Coates Live
• Virginia Supreme Court Voids New Map in Major Blow to Democrats; U.S. Awaits Iran's Response; Pentagon Releases New Files on UFO. Aired 11p-12a ET


One World with Zain Asher
• Fragile Ceasefire Under New Strain As U.S. & Iran Trade Fire; Health Officials Worldwide Scramble To Track Hantavirus; Spain Identifies A Suspected Case Of Hantavirus In Alicante; Cruise Ship At Center Of Scare Heads To Spain's Canary Islands; Pope Leo Marks First Year As Pontiff In Pompeii & Naples; U.S. Secretary Of State Marco Rubio Met Pope Leo Thursday. Aired 11a-12p ET


Quest Means Business
• U.S. Adds 115,000 Jobs In April, Far Higher Than Expected; U.S. Military Says It Disabled Two Vessels In Gulf Of Oman; Russia And Ukraine Agree To Three-Day Truce, Prisoner Swap; Interview With Rep. Mike Quigley (D-IL); Cruise Ship At Center Of Hantavirus Outbreak Is Now Heading To Spain's Canary Islands; Reform U.K. Chips Away At Conservative And Labour Support; Starmer: I Will Not Walk From The Country's Challenges. Meloni Warns Of DeepFake Dangers After AI-Generated Photo Of Her Circulates. Aired 4-5p ET


CNN Live Event/Special
• CNN Headlines: Officials Worldwide Race To Complete Contact Tracing For Deadly Outbreak; UAE: Defending Against Iranian Missile And Drone Attacks; Trump: Ceasefire Still In Effect Despite Exchange Of Fire. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• CNN Headlines: Hikers Killed in Volcano Eruption, 20 Stranded Hikers Brought To Safety; Cruise Ship Heads To Canary Islands; Student Earns $5 Million In Scholarships, Accepted To 49 Colleges. Aired 5:30- 6a ET


The Situation Room
• Economy Added Surprisingly High 115,000 Jobs in April; Trump Says, Ceasefire Holds, Despite U.S. and Iran Exchanging Fire; Countries Race to Track Hantavirus as Cruise Passengers Head Home. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Will U.S.-Iran Talks Resume?; Women and Alzheimer's; Interview With Fulton County, Georgia, Board of Commissioners Chairman Robb Pitts. Aired 10:30a-11a ET
• CENTCOM: U.S. Disables 2 More Iranian Oil Tankers Amid Blockade; Countries Race To Track Hantavirus As Cruise Passengers Head Home; Trump: Ceasefire Holds, Despite U.S. And Iran Exchanging Fire. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Suspected Hantavirus Cases/People Being Monitored; How Hantavirus is Different from COVID-19; Hantavirus: What We Know. Aired 11:30-12p ET


The Source with Kaitlan Collins
• Officials Worldwide Race To Trace Hantavirus Exposures; U.S. Intel Assesses Iran's Supreme Leader Has Key Role In Strategy; Virginia Supreme Court Voids New Map In Major Blow To Dems. Aired 9- 10p ET


The Brief with Jim Sciutto
• Rubio: U.S. Expecting A "Serious" Response From Iran; U.S. And Iran Trade Fire For Second Day Despite Ceasefire; Trump: Announces Three-Day Truce Between Russia And Ukraine; U.S. Withdrawing 5,000 Troops From Germany; Hantavirus-Hit Cruise Ship Heads To Spanish Canary Islands; Strong U.S. Jobs Report; Virginia Supreme Court Blocks Democrats' Redistricting Plan. Aired 6-7p ET


The Story Is with Elex Michaelson
• UAE: Defending Against Iranian Missile And Drone Attacks; Trump Calls Latest Military Strikes On Iran A "Love Tap"; Officials Worldwide Scramble To Track Deadly Infections; Rubio And Pope Leo Discuss Issues Of Disagreement; Biggest Issues When Dealing With Housing Affordability. Aired 12-1a ET
• U.S. Military Strikes Sites In Iran As Countries Exchange Fire; Officials Worldwide Scramble To Track Deadly Infections; Trade Court Rules Trump's Replacement Tariffs Illegal; One Year Since Leo XIV Elected As First American Pope. Controversy Surrounds Selection of U.S. Artist; New CNN Series Looks at South Korea's Global Influence; Review of "The Sheep Detectives", "Remarkably Bright Creatures" and "Mortal Kombat 2"; Kara Swisher Looks for Longevity in South Korea. Aired 1-2a ET


What We Know with Max Foster
• Fragile Ceasefire Under New Strain As U.S. & Iran Trade Fire; Russia & Ukraine Agree To Ceasefire From Saturday To Monday; Health Authorities In Global Race To Track Hantavirus Spread; Virginia Supreme Court Blocks New Congressional Map; Pope Leo Marks His First Year Leading The Catholic Church. Aired 3-4p ET