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The Amanpour Hour
• Interview with Former U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry; Interview with Former Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba; Mass Grave Discovery in Sri Lanka Reopens Old Wounds; Interview with Photographer Annie Leibovitz; Giving Back at Thanksgiving. Aired 11a- 12p ET


CNN Newsroom
• More Than 50M People In U.S. Under Winter Weather Alerts; West Virginia Hometown Holds Vigil To Mourn Loss Of Sarah Beckstrom; Trump Escalates Anti-Immigration Policies After DC Attack; Ukraine: Delegation Heading To U.S. For Talks On Peace Proposal; Trump Declares Venezuelan Airspace "Closed". Manhunt Underway For Football Coach Wanted On Child Porn Charges; U.S. To Reexamine Green Cards Issued To People From 19 Countries; Small Businesses Struggle This Holiday Amid Affordability Crisis. Aired 12-1p ET
• More Than 50M People In U.S. Under Winter Weather Alerts; WH: Ukrainian Delegation To Meet With Steve Witkoff And Jared Kushner; Zelenskyy: Hundreds Of Russian Drones Strike Across Ukraine; Trump Declares Venezuelan Airspace "Closed"; WV Hometown Mourns Loss Of Fallen Guard Member Sarah Beckstrom; Trump To "Permanently Pause Migration" From "Third World Countries". Airlines Scramble to Fix Airbus Planes; ICE Arrests Outside Courtrooms; Investigation Into Deadly Hong Kong Fire. Aired 1-2p ET
• Severe Weather Affecting Parts of U.S. Midwest; President Trump Promises Immigration Crackdown after Shooting of Two National Guard Members in Washington D.C. by Afghan Immigrant Granted Asylum in U.S.; Manhunt Underway for Missing High School Football Coach Wanted on Child Pornography Charges in Virginia; U.S. Consumers Set Shopping Record on Black Friday; Small Businesses Open in Altadena, California, after Devastating Wildfire Early This Year; Pope Leo Celebrates Catholic Mass in Istanbul, Turkey; World Health Organization Warns of Surge in Measles Cases around Globe; Resident of Altadena, California, Discusses Efforts to Relight Star of Palawoo as Symbol of Hope for Community. Aired 2-3p ET.
• Did Not Air 3-4p ET
• Trump Escalates Immigration Crackdown After National Guard Shooting; Marco Rubio to Join U.S. Team for Ukraine Talks in Miami Tomorrow; Vigil Tonight for National Guard Members Shot in D.C.; Trump Calls for "Reverse Migration" After D.C. Attack. China Launches Emergency Mission To Bring Back Stranded Astronauts; WHO: Measles Deaths Dropped 88 Percent Globally From 2000 To 2024; Americans Filling Their Carts For Holiday Shopping Deals. Aired 4-5p ET
• Trump: Consider Airspace Over Venezuela "Closed In Its Entirety"; U.S. Military Carries Out Follow-up on Alleged Drug Boat; Trump Ramps Up Immigration Crackdown after National Guard Shooting; More Than 50M People in U.S. Under Winter Weather Alerts. More Than 50M People In United States Under Winter Weather Alerts; Airlines Scramble To Fix Urgent Software Issue On Airbus Aircraft; Manhunt Underway For Football Coach Wanted On Child Porn Charges. Aired 5-6p ET
• Trump Ramps Up Immigration Crackdown After National Guard Shooting; Rubio to Join U.S. Team for Ukraine Talks in Miami Tomorrow; Shooter Kills National Guard Member, Another Clings to Life; Hundreds of Chicago Flights Canceled in Powerful Storm; Small Businesses Trying to Recover in Fire-Ravaged California; Americans Filling their Carts for Holiday Shopping Deals; Pope Leo Leads Mass in Turkey on First Foreign Trip Since Election; Student Deported While Flying to Visit Home, Despite Court Order; Northwestern Agrees to Pay $75M in Deal Restoring Frozen Funds. Aired 6-7p ET
• Ukraine and U.S. Delegations Meeting This Weekend in Miami; Trump Ramps Up Immigration Crackdown After National Guard Shooting; Vigil Underway for National Guard Members Shot in Ambush Attack; Holiday Spending Seen as Hearty, But Inflation Anxieties Persist. Manhunt Underway for Football Coach Wanted on Child Porn Charges; Arrests Made After Protesters Block ICE Agents in NYC; Ohio State Rolls Michigan for First Win in Five Seasons; Aired: 7-8p ET
• Kyiv's Top Negotiator Resigns After Anti-Corruption Raid; Afghan Refugees Fears For Safety As U.S. Halts Visas; Pope Visits Istanbul's Blue Mosque on Day 3 of Overseas Trip; Israeli Forces Kill Two Men Who Appear to Surrender. Aired 3-3:30 am ET
• National Guard Shooting Suspect to Face Murder Charge; Trump Orders Pause of Migration from "Third World Countries"; Russia Pounds Ukraine Ahead of Key Peace Talks with U.S.; Israeli Forces Kill Two Men Who Appear to Surrender; Death Toll at Least 128 and Expected to Rise in Hong Kong Fire; Trump: Canceling Anything Biden Signed Via Autopen; Pope Tours Istanbul's Blue Mosque on Day 3 of Overseas Trip; Faberge Imperial Egg Auction Could Break Record. Aired 4-5 am ET
• Vigil Honors National Guard Member Killed in D.C. Shooting; Ukraine Reels From Russia's Largest Strikes in a Month; Kyiv's Top Negotiator Resigns After Anti-Corruption Raid; Investigation of Cause Focuses on Construction Materials in Hong Kong Fire; Leo's First Visit to Muslim Place of Worship as Pope; Food Banks Across the U.S. Report An Increase in Need; Libya Seeing Tourism Revival After Decades of Conflict. Aired 5-6 am ET


CNN This Morning
• More Than 20 Million People Are Under Winter Weather Alerts; National Guard Member Dies After Shooting In Washington D.C.; U.S. Halts All Asylum Decisions After National Guard Shooting; U.S. Military Carried Out Second Strike Killing Survivors On A Suspected Drug Boat; Russia Launches Wave Of New Strikes On Ukraine Overnight. President Trump Cancels Biden Orders Signed By Autopen; National Guard Shooting Suspect Faces Upgraded First-Degree Murder Charge; Charlotte's Local Shops Hope for Profits After ICE Raids. Aired 6-7a ET
• 50M+ Under Winter Storm Warnings; Family And Friends Mourn Fallen National Guard Member; Afghans In The United States Fearful Amid Immigration Crackdown; Affordability Crisis Rattles Small Business Owners; A.I. Raises The Competition During Holiday Shopping Rush; Pope Visits Istanbul's Blue Mosque During First Trip Abroad. Aired 7-8a ET


First of All with Victor Blackwell
• "We Ain't Buying It: Boycotts Take Aim At Biz Not Opposing Trump; Target, Home Depot And Amazon Called Out For "Enabling" Trump Policies. Aired 8-9a ET


Smerconish
• AI Job Cuts Surge As Companies Turn To Automation; AI Experts Warns 99 Percent Of Jobs Could Vanish By 2030; One National Guard Member Has Died And Another Is Fighting For His Life. Top Zelenskyy Adviser Resigns After Anti-Corruption Raid. Aired 9-10a ET


The Story Is with Elex Michaelson
• New Restrictions for Migrants Coming to U.S.; Ukraine's Corruption Problem; National Guard Shooting Suspect To Face Murder Charge; Trump Admin. Reviewing Asylum Cases Approved Under Biden; New Resignation Rattles Ukraine Amid Corruption Scandal; Sources - U.S. Carried Out Second Strike On Alleged Drug Boat, Killing Survivors; Hong Kong Fire Investigation; Airbus Warns Thousands of Passenger Planes Need Repair; Erika Fabian on Surviving Hitler And Stalin. Aired 12-1a ET
• Miss England - Empowered - To Inspire Others After Win; Pope Leo In Turkey; DC Shooting; U.S. Pauses Visas For Afghans After DC Shooting; Airbus Warns Thousands of Passenger Planes Need Repairs; Death Toll At Least 128 And Expected To Rise; Retail Sales Up In The U.S. For Black Friday Purchases; KGO - Three People Injured In Shooting At California Mall; How To Beat Holiday Stress By Improving Sleep; Gratitude And Service; Luntz - Cadets Have Made Me A Better Person; Louvre Tickets Will Soon Cost More For Non-Europeans; Aired 1- 2a ET