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Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees
• FBI Wants to Interview DEM Lawmakers in Controversial Video; Interview with Rep. Jake Auchincloss (D-AZ); Hegseth Issues Dec.10 deadline for Sen. Kelly Investigation; Bloomberg: Special Envoy Witkoff Advised Russia On How To Pitch Ukraine Peace Deal To Trump; Uncertainty Grips U.S. Attorney's Office In Virginia After Judge Tosses James Comey And Letitia James Cases; American Climber Speaks Out After History-Making Ski Down Mount Everest; Four More Suspects Detained Over Louvre Jewel Heist. Aired 8-9p ET


Amanpour
• Interview with "Rovina's Choice" Co-Director Thomas Jennings; Interview with USAID Former Head of Global Health Atul Gawande; Interview with "Flashlight" Author Susan Choi; Interview with Drug Historian David Herzberg. Aired 1-2p ET


CNN's The Arena with Kasie Hunt
• Trump Admin Escalates Scrutiny Of Dems In Video On Troops; Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell Sues Trump Official After Criminal Referral; Erika Kirk: Efforts To Back A Vance 2028 Run "In The Works"; Trump: I've Directed Envoy Steve Witkoff To Meet Putin In Moscow. Aired 4-5p ET


The Lead with Jake Tapper
• Rep. Hakeem Jeffries Interviewed About Americans In Limbo As W.H. Delays Health Care Announcement, FBI Seeking Interviews With Dems In Controversial Video; Rep. Tim Burchett Interviewed About Trump On Peace Plan: New Warning On Black Friday And Holiday Shopping Scams; Trump Pardons Waddle And Gobble, Continuing Thanksgiving Tradition. Aired 5-6p ET
• Now, Peak Day For Air Travel As Millions Head Out; Americans In Limbo As White House Delays Healthcare Announcement; Oldest Survivor of Tulsa Race Massacre Dies at 111; Kentucky Governor Beshear Says "We'll See" About Potential 2028 Run; Trump Pardons Keep "Gooble" and "Waddle" Off The Menu. Aired 6-7p ET


CNN NewsNight with Abby Phillip
• FBI Seeks Interviews With Democrats In Video Warning To Troops; Bloomberg Reports, Witkoff Advised Russia On How To Deal With Trump; Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) Says, Ukraine, Venezuela Could Dissolve MAGA Movement; No Healthcare Plan From Trump White House; Ben Shapiro Claims Republican Party Is Sending A Message Of Victimhood To Gen Z. Aired 10-11p ET


CNN News Central
• Pentagon Threatens to Court Martial Sen. Mark Kelly (D-AZ) Over Illegal Orders Video; DOJ Vows to Appeal After Judge Dismisses Cases Against Comey and James; Today, Peak Travel Day for Flights This Thanksgiving Holiday. Aired 7-7:30a ET
• DOJ Vow to Appeal After Judge Dismisses Cases Against Comey And James; New Deadly Russian Strikes On Kyiv As U.S., Russia Hold Peace Talks; Report: FBI Questioned Stepbrother After Cheerleader Found Dead. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• Storms Hamper Thanksgiving Travel; Nearly 82 Million to Travel for Thanksgiving Holiday This Year; Pentagon Threatens to Court Martial Kelly Over Illegal Orders Video; White House Unveils New Genesis Mission Program. Aired 8-8:30a ET
• U.S. Official Says Ukraine Has Agreed to a Peace Proposal; U.S. Wholesale Inflation Heated Up in September; Strategist Argues the Real Poverty Line is $140K for Family of Four; Pentagon Threatens to Court Martial Kelly Over "Illegal Order" Video. Aired 8:30-9a ET
• Ukraine Agrees to Common Understanding on Main Points of Peace Plan; White House Postpones Unveiling Healthcare Plan Amid GOP Backlash; Today, Peak Travel Day for Flights This Thanksgiving Holiday. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• How Did the Government Shutdown Affect Dems & The GOP; U.S. Official Says Ukraine Has Agreed to a Peace Deal But Zelenskyy Says "Much Work" Needs To Be Done; Ohio Students Go Viral for Positivity, Gratitude Videos. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Record Holiday Travel; Consumer Confidence Falls; Ukraine Asks For Zelenskyy-Trump Meeting. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• Weather Alerts in Ten States Ahead of Thanksgiving; Sen. Kelly Fires Back at Pentagon Over Illegal Orders Video Probe; Thai Woman Found Alive in Coffin; Bodycam Video Shows Recapture of Slender Man Stabber; Four More Suspects Detained Over Louvre Jewel Heist. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• Trump Pardons Gobble and Waddle in Thanksgiving Tradition; Delayed Data Returns After Shutdown, Sheds Light on Economy; No U.S.- Ukraine Peace Deal Yet, Key Differences Remain; Sen. Kelly Fires Back at Pentagon Over Illegal Orders Video Probe; FBI Seeking to Interview Democratic Lawmakers in Controversial Video. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• New Orleans Immigrant Community Bracing for Federal Crackdown; Liberal Dems Warn Party Leaders Not to Meddle in Major Primaries; Volcano in Ethiopia Erupts for First Time in 10,000 Years. Aired 2:30- 3p ET
• Trump: Won't Meet with Zelenskyy Until Deal is "In its Final Stages"; Delayed Data Returns After Shutdown, Sheds Light on Economy; U.S. Wholesale Inflation Heated Up in September; Holiday Rush Underway as Millions Take Off; AAA: The Earlier You Travel the Better; "Slender Man" Stabbed to be Returned to WI After Escape Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Secretary Duffy Pushing Civility as Holiday Travel Season Begins; Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene's District Reacts to Her Resignation; Gobble and Waddle Pardoned at the White House. Aired 3:30-4p ET


CNN Newsroom
• U.S. Negotiations With Russia And Ukraine As Moscow Attacks Kyiv; U.S. Designates Nicolas Maduro As Member If Foreign Terrorist Organization; Judge Dismisses Cases Against James Comey And Letitia James; New X Features Exposes Foreign-Based Pro-MAGA Accounts; New X Feature Exposes Foreign-based Pro-MAGA Accounts; Lebanese President Reacts to Israeli Strike in Beirut; Gaza Humanitarian Foundation to Officially Close Operations; Large Crowds Attend Funeral of Hezbollah Chief of Staff; Sudan's Army Chief Rejects New U.S.-led Ceasefire Plan; U.K. Finance Minister to Unveil Budget Plan on Wednesday; Christmas Market Returns to Berlin's Gendarmenmarkt Square; Pentagon Threatens Sen. Kelly Over Illegal Orders Video; Trump Signs Executive Order to Boost A.I. Research; Saving Hawaii's Rare Birds With the Help of A.I. Aired 2-3a ET
• Trump Gives an Option to Meet Maduro Face-to-Face; Iconic Medieval Tower in Rome Partially Collapsed. Aired 3-3:45a ET


CNN This Morning
• Judge Drops Cases Against Comey & James, DOJ Vows to Appeal; Pentagon Investigates Sen. Mark Kelly over Controversial Video; Are Kids Getting Too Much Screen Time at School? Aired 6-6:30a ET
• RFK Jr. Overhauls CDC Vaccine Language on Autism Claims; White House Cancels Healthcare Proposal Rollout; Russian Air Raids Kill Six in Kyiv Overnight. Aired 6:30-7a ET


Connect the World
• Flurry of Diplomacy Over Trump Ukraine Deal; Kyiv Residents Talk to CNN After Latest Russian Attack; Ukrainian Drone Attack Kills Three People in Russia; Judge Dismisses Cases Against James Comey, Letitia James; Bondi Vows to Appeal Dismissal of Cases Against Comey and James. Aired 9-9:45a ET
• U.S. Official Says Ukraine Agrees to Peace Proposal, Zelenskyy Says Much Work Ahead; Trump's Original 28-Point Peace Plan Reduced to 19 Points; Pentagon Investigates Sen. Mark Kelly for Urging Troops to Defy Illegal Orders; Trump Administration to Reinterview Refugees Admitted under Biden; Riyadh, Epicenter of Saudi Economic Plans, Faces Housing Crunch; Saudi Developer NHC Building Green Suburb in Riyadh Desert; UAE Top Diplomatic Adviser Speaks about Sudan Crisis; FAA Counts 52,000+ U.S. Flights Scheduled for Today. Aired 10-11a ET


Erin Burnett Outfront
• Trump Defense Chief Issues Deadline For Senator Kelly Investigation; Report: Witkoff Told Russia How Putin Should Pitch Trump On Peace Plan; Dow Surges, Consumer Confidence Plunges. Aired 7- 8p ET


Early Start with Rahel Solomon
• Judge Dismisses Cases Against James Comey, Letitia James; Peace Talks Proceed As Russia & Ukraine Launch Strikes; FAA: Thanksgiving Travel Period To Be Busiest In 15 Years; Pentagon Threatens Sen. Kelly Over "Illegal Orders" Video; U.S. Designates Maduro As Member Of Foreign Terrorist Organization. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• London's New Bond Street Named Most Expensive For Retailers; New X Feature Exposes Foreign-Based Pro-MAGA Accounts; JFK's Grandchild Schlossberg Confronts Terminal Cancer. Aired 5:30-6a ET


Inside Politics
• White House: "Delicate, But Not Insurmountable" Details Remain; Ukrainian Official: Zelenskyy Hopes To Visit U.S. By End Of Month; White House Backs Off Healthcare Plan After GOP Pushback; 15 Years Later, GOP Still Searching For Obamacare Alternatives; The Annual Pardoning Of The Thanksgiving Turkey. Aired 12-12:30p ET
• Source: Pentagon Looking At Reducing Sen. Kelly's Rank And Pension; Democratic Veterans Teams Up In Effort To Flip The House; MTG's District In Disbelief After Trump Feud, Shock Resignation. Aired 12:30-1p ET


Isa Soares Tonight
• Washington And Kyiv Signal Progress On Talks To End Russia's War In Ukraine; Americans Gear Up For Thanksgiving Week; Chinese Astronauts Get Stranded In Space; Hallie Rubenhold's "Story Of A Murder"; FBI To Interview Dem Lawmakers Behind "Illegal Orders" Video; Mexico Protests To End Violence Against Women; China Launches Emergency Spacecraft For Stranded Astronauts. Aired 2-3p ET


Laura Coates Live
• FBI Probes Democrats; Report: U.S. Envoy Coached Putin Aide; Cruise Ship Homicide Mystery. Aired 11p-12a ET


One World with Zain Asher
• Peace Talks Proceed as Russia, Ukraine Launch Strikes; Pentagon Threatens Senator Kelly Over "Illegal Orders" Video; U.S. Designates Maduro as Member of Foreign Terrorist Organization; Zelenskyy: "Many Prospects" for Peace after Talks with U.S.; New X Feature Amplifies Concern of Foreign Influence in U.S.; New Crystal Ball Unveiled for Times Square Celebration. Aired 11a-12p ET
• Peace Talks Proceed As Russia, Ukraine Launch Strikes; Trump's Original 28-Point Peace Plan Reduced To 19 Points; Inside Trump's Wrath Against His political Opponents; Mexico City Protests To End Violence Against Women; Report: Teen On Carnival Cruise May Have Died By Asphyxiation; Floods Swamp Tents Of displaced Palestinians; Outrage After Senator Wears Burqa To Parliament; Retailers Add In-Store Experiences To Draw Customers; Turkeys Receive Presidential Pardon At White House; Aired 12-1p ET


Quest Means Business
• U.K. Prime Minister: Zelenskyy Could Accept Majority Of U.S. Proposal; Wall Street Gains In Anticipation Of December Rate Cut; Lavrov Signals Russia Could Reject U.S. Proposal; Italian Tomato Growers Beat Back Competition From China; Colombia's President Says Pressure On Venezuela About Oil, Not Drugs; U.S. Transport Secretary Launches Civility Campaign. Aired 4-5p ET


The Situation Room
• U.S. Official Says Ukraine Has Agreed to a Peace Deal But Zelenskyy Says Much Work Needs to be Done; More Lawmakers Respond to Pentagon's Probe into Sen. Mark Kelly (D-AZ); DOJ Vows to Appeal After Judge Tosses Comey and James Cases. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• DOJ Vows to Appeal After Judge Tosses Comey and James Cases; U.S. Official Says Ukraine Has Agreed to a Peace Deal; FAA Expects Busiest Thanksgiving Travel Period. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Trump Administration Planning Review of Refugee Admissions?; DOJ Appeals Dismissal of Comey and James Cases; Progress in Ukraine- Russia Peace Talks?. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Retailers Attempt to Attract Customers to Stores; Interview With Gov. Andy Beshear (D-KY); Trump Administration Planning Review of Refugee Admissions?. Aired 11:30a-12p ET


The Source with Kaitlan Collins
• FBI & Pentagon Launch Investigations Into Dem Video; Trump: Don't Want To Extend ACA Subsidies But "May Be Necessary"; Semafor: Trump Urges Paramount To Revive "Rush Hour" Movies. Aired 9-10p ET


The Brief with Jim Sciutto
• CNN International: Zelenskyy: "Principles" U.S. Peace Plan Can be Developed; Witkoff Advised RUSSIA on How to Pitch Ukraine Plan; FBI Seeks Interview with Dems in "Illegal Orders" Video; White House Vows to Continue Cases Against Comey and James; Colombia's Petro: U.S. Pressure on Venezuela is About Oil; Retailers Add In-Store Experiences to Draw Customers; U.S.- China-Japan Relations; China Launches Spacecraft on Emergency Mission. Aired 6-7p ET


The Story Is with Elex Michaelson
• Judge Dismisses Cases Against James Comey, Letitia James; Interview with Stephen Cloobeck and Representative Eric Swalwell (D- CA); U.S., Ukraine Speak Positively of Geneva Peace Talks; Cloobeck Endorses Swalwell for California Governor; Marjorie Taylor Greene's Constituents Respond to Her Resignation Announcement. Aired 12-1a ET
• Federal Judge Dismisses Cases Against James Comey And Letitia James; Pentagon Threatens Senator Kelly Over Illegal Orders Video; Trump Optimistic Over Ukraine Peace Deal; Ukrainian Sumo Wrestler Makes History In Japan; Congressional Hearing Focuses On L.A. Immigration Operations; U.S. Designates Maduro as Member of Foreign Terrorist Organization; Chaucey Billups Pleads Not Guilty in Alleged Gambling Scheme; "Wicked for Good" Soars with $226M Worldwide Opening; Variety Names 100 Best Comedy Movies of All Time. Aired 1-2a ET


What We Know with Max Foster
• Russian FM: Awaiting Latest Version Of Deal, "We Will See"; U.S. Official: U.S. And Russian Teams Meeting In Abu Dhabi; FBI Seeks To Interview Democratic Lawmakers Over "Illegal Orders" Video; FAA: Thanksgiving Travel Period To Be Busiest In 15 Years; New X Feature Exposes Foreign Pro-MAGA Accounts. Aired 3-4p ET