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July 05, 2022
• CNN TONIGHT: Philadelphia Mayor Fed Up With Gun Violence: "I'll Be Happy" When I'm Not Mayor Anymore; Rep. Cheney: January 6 Committee Could Make Multiple Criminal Referrals, Including Of Trump; Romney: U.S. "In Denial" Over Potentially Cataclysmic Threats, Trump Return Would "Feed The Sickness". Aired 9-10p ET


July 04, 2022
• CNN Live Special Event: The Fourth In America. Aired 11p-12a ET
• CNN Live Special Event: The Fourth In America. Aired 10-11p ET
• The Fourth In America; Celebration Of The 246th Anniversary Of Our American Independence With Musical Performances And Firework Shows. Aired 9-10p ET
• The Fourth In America; Person Of Interest Arrested In Illinois Parade Mass Shooting; Pitbull And Avril Lavigne Performs In CNN's The Fourth In America; CNN's The Fourth In America. Aired 7:45-9p ET


July 01, 2022
• CNN TONIGHT: Sources: Committee Believes Meadows Intermediary Pressured Hutchinson; SCOTUS Abortion Ruling Ignites Battle Over State Bans; WNBA Star Appears In Russian Court As Trial Begins. Aired 9-10p ET


June 30, 2022
• CNN TONIGHT: Sources: Cassidy Hutchinson Was One Of The Witnesses Trump Allies Sought To Influence; Griner's Wife: I Don't Trust That The Maximum Effort Is Being Put Into Bringing WNBA Star Home From Russia; Emmett Till's Family Calls For Justice After Discovering An Unserved Warrant In His Case Nearly 70 Years Later. Aired 9-10p ET


June 29, 2022
• CNN TONIGHT: Select Committee Subpoenas Former Trump WH Counsel Pat Cipollone; Committee Hints At Evidence Of Witness Tampering By Trumpworld; DOJ Charges Four People, Including Driver, In Death Of 53 Migrants In San Antonio. Aired 9-10p ET


June 28, 2022
• Ex-White House Aide Provides First-Hand Account of Trumps Actions on January 6. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Ex-WH Aide Provides First-Hand Account Of Trump's Actions On Jan 6; Ex-WH Aide: Trump Asked To Overrule Secret Service, "Take The F'ing Mags Away". Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Former White House Aide Testifies At The January 6th Hearing. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• January 6 Committee Hearings Continue; Ex-WH Aide: Trump "Irate" When Told He Couldn't Go to Capitol on Jan 6, Said "I'm the F- ing President"; Ex-WH Aide: Trump Lunged at Secret Service Detail in Limo, Tried to Grab Steerling Wheel to Drive to the U.S. Capitol. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Now: Key Ex-White House Aide Who Sat Doors Away From Oval Office Testifies. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• Attack on Democracy: The January 6 Committee Hearings. Aired 1- 1:30p ET
• Key Former Trump WH Aide Testifies At Jan. 6 Committee Hearing. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• Source: Trump Nervous About Meadows Aide's Testimony; Sources: Hutchinson Was Conduit Between Lawmakers And Trump; Jan 6 Cmte Met In Secure Location Before Today's Hearing; Soon: Former Meadows Aide Testifies At Surprise Jan 6 Cmte Hearing; Ex-Meadows Aide Hired Lawyer Cited In Mueller Report. Aired 12-12:30p ET


June 27, 2022
• CNN TONIGHT: Doctors & Women Scramble With Sudden Changes In Abortion Laws; Anti-Abortion Group: Abortion Is Homicide And Should Be Treated As Such; Source: January 6 Committee Concerned About Security Of Witness Ahead Of Tuesday's Hearing. Aired 9-10p ET


June 26, 2022
• CNN Heroes Salutes. Aired 10-11p ET


June 24, 2022
• Supreme Court Overturns Roe V. Wade; Experts Say Women Of Color Will Be Impacted Most By Abortion Bans; Congress Passes Gun Bill Day After Court Expands Access. Aired 9-10p ET


June 23, 2022
• Jan. 6 CMTE Shows Trump's Pressure On DOJ To Support His Election Fraud Lies; Released Footage Shows Never-Before-Seen Interview With Pence. Aired 5-6p ET
• Attack on Democracy: The January 6th Hearings. Aired 4-5p ET
• January 6 Committee Hearing Focuses on Trump's Pressure on DOJ. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Now: Jan 6 Committee Hearing Focuses On Trump's Pressure On DOJ. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Soon, Former DOJ Officials Testify About Trump's Pressure Campaign; Federal Investigators Search Home of Jeffrey Clark, Former DOJ Official Who Pushed Trump's Election Lies; Jan. 6 Committee Members Surprised by Raid at Ex-DOJ Official's House. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• January 6 Committee Set to Focus on Trump Pressure Campaign on Justice Department; Federal Authorities Search Home of Jeffrey Clark; January 6 Committee Receives New Documentary Footage. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• First Look at Never-Before-Seen Trump Documentary Footage; Ivanka Trump Appears to Support President's Election Lies in New Video; Trump Talks About 1/6 Attack in Never-Before-Seen Footage; Federal Agents Raid Home of Former Trump DOJ Official Jeffrey Clark. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• Federal Authorities Search Home of Jeffrey Clark; January 6 Committee to Focus on Trump Pressure Campaign on Justice Department; January 6 Committee Receives New Documentary Footage. Aired 1-1:30p ET


June 22, 2022
• CNN TONIGHT: January 6 Committee To Hold Fifth Public Hearing; DOJ Issues Fresh Round Of Subpoenas In Fake Electors Scheme; Uvalde School Police Chief Pete Arredondo Placed On Leave; House Republican Leaders Oppose Bipartisan Gun Deal As Senate Moves Toward Passage; Arthur Ashe's Legacy. Aired 11p-12a ET


June 21, 2022
• Fourth January 6 Hearing Focuses On Trump's Intimidation Of State Officials. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Attack On Democracy: The January 6th Hearings. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Now: 4th Jan 6 Hearing Focuses on Trump's Intimidation of State Officials. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• January 6 Committee Hearings Continue; Jan. 6 CMTE: GOP Sen. Johnson Aide Tried to Hand Slate of Fake Electors to Pence. Aired 2- 2:30p ET
• January 6 Committee Hearings Continue; Now: 4th Jan 6 Hearing Focuses on Trump's Intimidation of State Officials. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• January 6 Committee Hearings Continue. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• Soon: 4th Jan 6 Hearing To Focus On Trump's Intimidation Of State Officials. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• Soon 4th Hearing To Focus On Trump's Intimidation Of State Officials; Filmmaker With Trump Footage Around Jan 6 Will Comply With Subpoena To Turn Over Material; Source: Trump Stewing Over Lack Of Mega Allis On Jan 6 Cmte; Trump Attacks Jan 6 Cmte Witness Ahead Of Today's Hearing. Aired 12-12:30p ET


June 20, 2022
• CNN TONIGHT: Rep. Schiff: Select Committee Will Show Evidence Of Trump's Role In 2020 Fake Electors Scheme; Texas Republicans Approve Platform Condemning Homosexuality, Rejecting 2020 Election Results; Pro-Gun Activist: "We're Not Gun Nuts, We're Liberty Nuts". Aired 9-10p ET


June 19, 2022
• Post-Juneteenth Celebration at the Hollywood Bowl. Aired 11p- 12a ET
• Juneteenth, A Global Celebration For Freedom. Aired 10-11p ET
• Juneteenth: A Global Celebration for Freedom. Aired 9-10p ET
• Juneteenth: A Global Celebration for Freedom. Aired 8-9p ET
• Historic Concert at Hollywood Bowl; Behind-the-Scenes of Unprecedented Holiday Concert; Interview with "Grandmother of Juneteenth" Opal Lee. Aired 7-8p ET


June 17, 2022
• CNN TONIGHT: Trump Lashes Out At Pence, Barr & Entire 1/6 Committee After Damning Testimony & New Evidence Surfaces; Justice Sotomayor Explains Her Friendship With Justice Thomas As Supreme Court Winds Down Most Tumultuous Term In Decades; Delta Pilots Voice Frustration Over Schedules, Flight Delays In Open Letter To Airline Customers. Aired 9-10p ET


June 16, 2022
• CNN TONIGHT: Select Committee Focuses On Trump's Attempts To Pressure Pence; Email Shows Trump Lawyer Eastman Sought Pardon Soon After January 6; Witnesses: Trump Slammed Pence As "Wimp," During Heated Call Just Before Capitol Insurrection. Aired 9-10p ET
• Third January 6 Hearing Focuses on Trump's Attempts to Pressure Pence. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Now: Third 1/6 Hearing Focuses On Trump's Attempts To Pressure Pence; 1/6 CMTE Shows Never-Before-Seen Photos Of Pence During Insurrection; Jacob: Pence Called Eastman's Suggestions "Rubber Room Stuff". Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Now: Third 1/6 Hearing Focusing On Trump's Attempt To Pressure Pence; Now: 1/6 Hearing Resumes, Focusing On The Insurrection. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• January 6 Committee Hearings Continue. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• January 6 Committee Hearings Continue. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• January 6 Committee Hearings Continue. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• Soon: Third 1/6 Hearing To Focus On Trump's Attempts To Pressure Pence. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• 1/6 Cmte Chair: "Its Time" To Talk To Wife Of Justice Clarence Thomas; Soon: Third 1/6 Hearing To Focus On Trump's Attempts To Pressure Pence; NYT: Trump Lawyer Cited "Heated Right" Among Justices Over Election. Aired 12-12:30p ET


June 14, 2022
• CNN TONIGHT: Panel Member Zoe Lofgren Defends Comments On Guilfoyle's $60,000 January 6th Rally Speaking Fee; Proud Boys Storm Kids' Event, Prompting LGBTQ Hate Crime Probe; Biden Blames GOP For Blocking His Plan To Fight Inflation. Aired 9-10p ET


June 13, 2022
• CNN TONIGHT: 1/6 Committee: Trump Campaign Fundraised Off False Fraud Claims, "The Big Lie Was Also A Big Rip-Off"; Attorney General Garland: "I Am Watching" All Hearings And Can "Assure You" January 6 Prosecutors Are, Too; 31 People Tied To White Supremacist Group Arrested Near Pride Event In Idaho. Aired 9-10p ET
• Benjamin Ginsberg, Republican Election Attorney, Discusses 1/6 Committee Hearing; 1/6 Committee Hearing Highlights Republican Efforts To Shut Down Trump Fraud Theories; Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) And 1/6 Committee Member, Discusses New Information About Evidence The Panel Uncovered. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• Now: 1/6 Committee Hold Second Day Of Hearings. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• Now: 1/6 Committee Holds Second Day Of Hearings; Barr: I Told Trump His Election Fraud Claims Were "Bogus"; Barr: I Though Trump Was "Detached From Reality" With Vote Fraud Theory. Aired 12-12:30p ET
• Now: 1/6 Committee Holds Second Day Of Hearings. Aired 11:30a- 12p ET
• Now: 1/6 Committee Hold Second Day Of Hearings. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Lawyer for Ex-Trump Campaign Chief Talks to Reporters; Now, 1/6 Committee Holds Second Day of Hearings. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Ex-Trump Campaign Chief Won't Testify Today, Source Says Wife is in Labor; Dow Sinks 700 Points, Stocks Enter Bear Market. Aired 10- 10:30a ET
• January 6th Committee's Second Hearing; Bjay Pak Testifies Before Committee; The January 6th Committee Follows the Money Trail. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Stepien to Testify before January 6th Committee; Stepien Won't Testify Due to Family Emergency; Chris Stirewalt to Testify before January 6th Committee; January 6th Committee Hearing Aims to Prove Lies. Aired 9-9:30a ET


June 10, 2022
• Former D.C. Police Hopes To Have Result From DOJ; January 6th Committee Makes Catchy Presentation; Chief Arredondo Trying To Justify His Action; Olympians Filed A $1B Federal Tort Claim; Justin Bieber Cancel His Shows; Mentally Disturbed Man Plots To Kill Justice Kavanaugh. Aired 10-11p ET
• CNN TONIGHT: D.C. Metro Police Officer Trapped In Capitol Door, Assaulted During Insurrection On First Public Select Committee Hearing; Uvalde School Police Chief Defends Delayed Shooting Response In New Interview; Biden Blames "Putin's Tax On Both Food And Gas" For Inflation. Aired 9-10p ET


June 09, 2022
• January 6th Well-Planned Insurrection; House Committee Confident Of Their Evidence; Proud Boys Revered Their President's Words; The January 6 House Select Committee Holds First Public Hearing. Aired 10p-11p ET
• Attack On Democracy: The January 6th Hearings; Documentarian Testifies About Actions Of Proud Boys Around January 6; Capitol Police Officer Injured On January 6 Testifies; January 6 Committee Presents Findings In First Prime-Time Hearing. Aired 9-10p ET
• Prime Time Hearing Of The January 6 Committee; Opening Statement From January 6 Committee Vice Chair Liz Cheney; January 6 Committee Presents Findings In First Prime-Time Hearing. Aired 8-9p ET
• Soon: First Prime-Time Hearing Of The January 6 Committee; Sources: Hearing Likely To Include Clips From Ivanka & Jared's Testimony;" Attack On Democracy: The January 6th Hearings." Aired 7-8p ET


June 08, 2022
• CNN TONIGHT: Sandy Hook Parent On Testimony By Recent Shooting Survivors; FBI: Man Arrested Near Brett Kavanaugh's Home Told Authorities He Wanted To Kill The Justice; Former Trump Attorney Ordered To Turn Over More Emails To House Investigators. Aired 9-10p ET


June 07, 2022
• CNN TONIGHT: Son Of Buffalo Massacre Victim Urges Senators To Act; Teacher Who Survived School Shooting Slams Police Response; Matthew McConaughey, Actor & Uvalde Native Calls For Bipartisan Action On Guns. Aired 9-10p ET


June 06, 2022
• CNN TONIGHT: Philly D.A.: Second Suspect Arrested In Mass Shooting; Federal Judge Whose Son Was Killed Two Years Ago Calls For Greater Judicial Protections After Former WI Judge Killed; Teacher Describes What Took Place Inside Classroom Where 11 Students Were Killed. Aired 9-10p ET


June 03, 2022
• CNN TONIGHT: TX State Senator: Uvalde School Police Chief Who Led Response To Massacre Didn't Have Police Radio On Scene; Buffalo Attack Leaves Neighborhood Without A Grocery Store; DOJ Chooses Not To Charge Meadows And Scavino. Aired 9-10p ET


June 02, 2022
• CNN TONIGHT: Biden Demands Congress Act On Gun Reform After Series Of Back-To-Back Massacres: "Enough"; Brooklyn Subway Mass Shooting Victim Sues Gunmaker Glock; Elon Musk Tells Tesla Employees: Return To The Office, Or Else. Aired 9-10p ET


June 01, 2022
• CNN TONIGHT: At Least Four Dead In Tulsa Hospital Campus Shooting, Shooter Also Dead; Jury Finds Both Heard And Depp Liable For Defamation; "Star Wars" Actress Targeted By Racist Online Attacks. Aired 9-10p ET


May 31, 2022
• CNN TONIGHT: New Questions Emerge About Failure Of Law Enforcement Response; Treasury Secretary Yellen Admits "I Was Wrong" On Inflation; "Top Gun" Sequel Breaks Records At The Box Office. Aired 9-10p ET


May 26, 2022
• CNN TONIGHT: Texas Department Of Public Safety: Uvalde Gunman "Not Confronted By Anybody" While Entering School; GOP's Sen. McConnell Says He Directed Sen. Cornyn Of Texas To Engage With Dems About A "Bipartisan Solution" On Gun Violence; Second Grader: "I Have The Fear Of Guns Now Because I'm Scared Someone Might Shoot Me." Aired 9-10p ET


May 25, 2022
• CNN Tonight Did Not Air 9-10p ET


May 24, 2022
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• Deadly Shooting At Texas Elementary School; President Biden Addresses Nation On Horrific Texas School Shooting. Aired 11p-12a ET
• President Biden Called On Congress To Do Something On Gun Laws; Not Much Details From Police; Uvalde Shooter Bought Guns Legally; Nineteen Children And Two Adults Killed In Uvalde, Texas; All Forces Respond To Uvalde Shooting; No Bipartisan Laws Over Gun Issues; Texas Police Starts Making DNA Matches To Parents. Aired 10-11p ET
• More Than 20 CBP Agents Responded To Texas School Shooting, Injured Agent In Stable Condition; Biden: "When In God's Name Are We Going To Stand Up To The Gun Lobby"; Blumenthal: America Is On The Side Of Gun Violence Prevention. Aired 9-10p ET
• State Senator: Texas Rangers Say 18 Children, Two Adults Killed in Elementary School Shooting; Texas Dept. Of Public Safety: 18 Children, One Adult Killed; School Police Chief: 18-Year-Old Gunman Also Dead, Acted Alone; Pres. Biden Addresses The Nation On The TX School Shooting; Biden On TX School Shooting: "It's Time To Turn This Pain Into Action." Aired 8-9p ET
• Texas Governor: 14 Children, One Teacher Dead In School Shooting; State Senator: Texas Rangers Say 18 Children, 2 Adults Dead. Aired 7-8p ET


May 23, 2022
• CNN TONIGHT: Trump-Pence Rift Widens As Pence Campaigns For Georgia Governor Who Wouldn't Help Overturn 2020 Election; Nearly 100 Monkeypox Cases Confirmed In 15 Countries; Life Sentence For Russian Soldier In First War Crimes Trial. Aired 9-10p ET


May 20, 2022
• Oklahoma Abortion Providers Bracing For Near-Total Ban; Justice Thomas Takes Jab At Court Under Chief Justice Roberts With Roe V. Wade Decision Potentially Near; Russian Soldier Pleads Guilty In First War Crimes Trial. Aired 9-10p ET


May 19, 2022
• CNN TONIGHT: Oklahoma Poised To Ban Abortion "From Fertilization"; Ex-Head Of DHS Anti-Disinformation Board On Her Resignation; Actress Ellen Barkin Testifies In Heard Trial, Claims Depp Threw Bottle At Her And Others In The '90s. Aired 9-10p ET


May 18, 2022
• CNN TONIGHT: Oz, McCormick Deadlocked In Too-Close-To-Call PA GOP Senate Primary; DHS Memo Warns Of Extremist Violence Related To Upcoming Abortion Ruling; Key Lawmaker: UFOs Pose "Potential National Security Threat." Aired 9-10p ET


May 17, 2022
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• United States 2022 Midterm Primaries Key Race Alert. Aired 11p- 12a ET
• Doug Mastriano Won In Pennsylvania GOP's Nominee; Josh Shapiro To Face Mastriano In November; Madison Cawthorn Conceded His Defeat To Chuck Edwards; Cawthorn's Conduct Led To His Defeat; Two GOP Candidates In Tight Race In Pennsylvania. Aired 10-11p ET
• CNN Projects John Fetterman Wins PA Senate Dem Primary; Biden Statement On Fetterman Win: "Democrats Are United Around John;" CNN Projects Trump-Endorsed Mastriano Wins PA GOP Gov Primary. Aired 9-10p ET
• CNN Projects Josh Shapiro Wins PA Democratic Governor Primary; Too Early To Call G.O.P. Senate And Governor Races In Pennsylvania; Cawthorn Trails In Early Results For NC House G.O.P. Primary; McCormick Campaign Optimistic; Believes Oz, Barnette Fighting For Same Votes; Fetterman Campaign Says It Feels "Good" About How Tonight Will Play Out; Too Early To Call GOP Senate & Governor Races In Pennsylvania. Aired 8-9p ET
• Election Night in America: The Midterm Primaries. Aired 7-8p ET


May 16, 2022
• A.I. Exec: Worst Fear Is We "Cause Significant Harm To The World;" Obama: My Biggest Worry Is "Divided Media" With "Different Realities"; Biden To Cut Foreign Trip Short As U.S. Inches Closer To Default. Aired 9-10p ET


May 12, 2022
• CNN TONIGHT: Republicans Call For DOJ To Stop Protests At Justices' Homes; January 6 Committee Subpoenas McCarthy, Four Other GOP Lawmakers; Rep. Krishnamoorthi On Coronavirus Committee Report Finding Meat Companies Lied About Shortage During Pandemic. Aired 9- 10p ET


May 11, 2022
• CNN TONIGHT: Texas D.A. Vows Not To Prosecute Women If Roe Is Overturned; Dem Effort To Codify Roe V. Wade Fails In Senate; Families Desperate To Find Baby Formula Amid Supply Crisis. Aired 9-10p ET


May 10, 2022
• CNN TONIGHT: Sen. Graham In New Tape On Trump, Capitol Attack: "He Plays The TV Game And He Went Too Far Here"; CNN Projects Trump- Backed Rep. Mooney Wins West Virginia GOP Primary; Reports: Tom Brady Gets $375 Million Contract To Join Fox Sports After Retirement. Aired 9-10p ET


May 05, 2022
• CNN Tonight Did Not Air 9-10p ET


May 04, 2022
• CNN Tonight Did Not Air 9-10p ET


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