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Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees
• TMZ: New Ranson Note in Guthrie Case Given to FBI; Reward Money Now Totals $202,500.00 in Guthrie Case; A Lab Visit to See How DNA is Analyzed as Investigators Look at DNA Evidence in Guthrie Case; Mark Zuckerberg Testifies in Landmark Social Media Trial; Zuckerberg Defends Meta's Youth Strategy at Social Media Trial; Eight Backcountry Skiers Killed, One Missing After Avalanche; Iran and Russia to Conduct Joint Naval Drill Tomorrow; Israel Raises Alert Level Amid U.S.-Iran Tensions. Aired 8-9p ET


Amanpour
• Interview with U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees and Former Iraqi President Barham Salih; Interview with "Sentimental Value" Director and Co- Writer Joachim Trier; Interview with "American Struggle" Author Jon Meacham. Aired 1-2p ET


CNN's The Arena with Kasie Hunt
• Trump Launches New Attacks On Potential 2028 Democratic Candidates Ahead Of Governors' Meeting In D.C.; FCC Chair Dismisses Colbert Uproar As "Hoax"; Source: Authorities On Both Sides Of U.S. Southern Border On Lookout For Clues As Nancy Guthrie Search Continues; Mark Zuckerberg Testifies In Landmark Social Media Trial. Aired 4-5p ET


The Lead with Jake Tapper
• Les Wexner Deposed By House Oversight In Epstein Probe; FBI Contacts Mexican Authorities In Nancy Guthrie Kidnapping; Rain Plans Naval Drill With Russia As U.S. Buildup Continues; Viral Tom Cruise, Brad Pitt A.I. Video Rocks Hollywood; Stephen Colbert Blasts CBS For Nixing James Talarico Interview; Eight Skiers Found Dead After California Avalanche. Aired 5-6p ET
• Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg Testifies in Landmark Trial; Sources Say, Authorities on Both Sides of U.S.-Mexican Border on Lookout for Any Clues as Guthrie Search Continues; New Mexico Lawmakers Plan to Investigate Epstein's Ranch. Springsteen Takes Swipe At Trump, Labels Him "Wannabe King"; Team USA's Outstanding Wins On Winter Olympics Day 12. Aired 6-7p ET


CNN NewsNight with Abby Phillip
• Trump's Sons on Corruption Concerns, They Didn't Give Us a Choice; Trump Highlights Mike Tyson to Prove He's Not a Racist. Aired 10-10.30p ET


CNN News Central
• Gun Shops, Genetic Genealogy, Videos Could Yield New Clues; House Oversight to Depose Ex-Victoria's Secret Owner Over Epstein Ties; Search Continues for Nine Missing Skiers Trapped in California Avalanche. Aired 7-7:30a ET
• Investigators Go To Gun Shops Hunting For Clues About Suspect; Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-NY) On U.S.-Iran Nuclear Talks; Police: Man With Loaded Shotgun Arrested After Charging U.S. Capitol. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg to Testify in Landmark Social Media Trial; No Match in FBI Database for DNA on Glove Found Near Guthrie Home; House Oversight to Depose Ex-Victoria's Secret Owner Les Wexner Over Epstein Ties; Man with Loaded Shotgun Arrested After Charging U.S. Capitol. Aired 8:00-8:30a ET
• Kyle Vowinkel is Interviewed about the Guthrie Case; Numbers on Governors and State Power; Marianna Anaya is Interviewed about Zorro Ranch; Russia, Ukraine and U.S. Talks End; Zuckerberg Takes the Stand. Aired 8:30-9a ET
• Les Wexner to be Deposed over Epstein Ties; Investigators go to Gun Shops in Guthrie Case; No DNA Match in Guthrie Case; Rep. Robert Garcia (D-CA) is Interviewed about the Wexner Deposition. Aired 9- 9:30a ET
• Urgent Rescue for Missing Skiers; Day Three of Georgia School Shooter's Father's Trial; Democratic Showdown in Texas; Shiffrin Takes Gold; Helen Toner is Interviewed about the A.I. Race. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Stephen Colbert Pushes Back Against CBS; Avalanche in California; Mark Zuckerberg Testifies. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• U.S. Oil Squeeze Cripples Cuba's Already Struggling Economy; Trump Says Rubio Leading Efforts to Negotiate With Cuban Officials; Lawmakers Call on DOJ to Reopen Criminal Investigation Into Raul Castro's Role in Humanitarian Mission Attack; White House Holds Daily Press Briefing; Mikaela Shiffrin Sensationally Wins Slalom Gold. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• American Ilia Malinin Missed Podium After Stumbling in Free Skate on Friday; Dog Crashes Women's X-Country Team Sprint Event; Meta CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, Testifies in Court; Investigators May Turn to Genetic Genealogy in Guthrie Case; Eight Missing Skiers Found Dead After Avalanche. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• New Testimony in Trial of Accused Georgia School Shooter's Father; Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg Testifies in the Landmark Social Media Addiction Trial; Oversight Democrats Say Les Wexner is Downplaying Epstein Ties. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg Testifies in Court; Zuckerberg Questioned About Under-13 Users on Instagram; Soon: Trump Celebrates Black History Month in WH Ceremony; TMZ Says It's Received New Ransom Demand in Guthrie Case; Parents React to Meta CEO Zuckerberg's Testimony; Sheriff: 8 Skiers Found Dead After Avalanche, 9th Still Missing 3-3:30p ET
• President Trump Celebrates Black History Month at White House Ceremony; Interview with Rep. Yassamin Ansari (D-AZ): Oversight Democrats Say Les Wexner is Downplaying Epstein Ties. Aired 3:30-4p ET


CNN Newsroom
• U.S. Moves More Military Assets To Middle East Amid Talks; Talks Between Ukraine, Russia, And U.S. To Resume In Coming Day; Cubans Face Economic Crisis Amid U.S. Oil Blockade; Spain's Air Europa Resumes Flights To Venezuela; Glove Does Not Match DNA in FBI Database or Guthrie's Home; No Suspect Identified Amid Weekslong Search for Guthrie; Six Companies Tied to Sarah Ferguson to Shut Down; Zuckerberg to Face Jury in Landmark Case; Norway's Tormod Frostad Takes Gold in Freeski Big Air; Germany Sweeps Two-man Bobsled for Second Straight Games; Italy Beats Team USA in Men's Speed Skating Team Pursuit; Petit Pli Creates Clothes That Expand as Children Grow. Aired 2-3a ET
• Meta Head to Stand at the Social Media Addiction Trial; Adidas Track Top Goes Viral; Christian and Muslim Communities Mark the Start of Two Important Religious Observances Worldwide. Aired 3-3:45a ET


CNN This Morning
• Colbert Responds to CBS Statement Over Pulled Talarico Interview; 'Progress Was Made' Between U.S. & Iran in Geneva Talks. Aired 6-6:30a ET
• New Leads in Guthrie Case; Subpoenas for Officials involved in Russian Interference Investigation; Rev. Jamal Bryant Speaks of Jesse Jackson and the Target Boycott; Fight for Equity Being Reversed. Aired 6:30-7a ET


Connect the World
• Indonesian Muslims Kick Off Holy Month of Ramadan; Latest Round of Trilateral Peace Talks Ends in Geneva; Territorial Concessions Among Unresolved Issues After Talks; Witkoff and Kushner in Geneva for Talks on Ukraine War, Iran; U.S. Oil Squeeze Cripples Cuba's Already Devastated Economy. Aired 9-9:45a ET
• Trilateral Peace Talks End without a Major Breakthrough for Ukraine; U.S. Carries Out Massive Buildup amid Iran Talks; Meta's Zuckerberg to Testify in Social Media Trial; U.S. Lawmakers Deposing Former Victoria's Secret Owner; Tech Startup Teaches AI How to Perform Human Jobs; FCC Chair Carr Challenges Longstanding Exemptions for Talk Shows. Aired 10-11a ET


Erin Burnett Outfront
• FBI Working With Google, Looking At Searches Tied To Guthrie Case; Zuckerberg On Stand; Iran Bracing For U.S. Strikes. Aired 7-8p ET


Early Start with Rahel Solomon
• Authorities Canvas Guthrie's Neighborhood & Local Businesses; Russian State Media: Third Roud Of Talks With Ukraine Over; Iran: Both Sides Agree On "Guiding Principles" For More Talks; Trump: Cuba Should "Make A Deal" With Washington. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Tech Startup Teaches AI How To Perform Human Jobs; Student Survivors Testify In Trial Of Shooter's Father; Six Companies Tied To Sarah Ferguson To Shut Down. Aired 5:30-6a ET


Inside Politics
• Meta's Zuckerberg To Testify In Social Media Addiction Trial; Meta Whistleblower: Instagram Is "Hooking Kids" On Social Media; Sources: Growing Indications Of Potential Joint U.S.-Israel Attack On Iran; Vance: Iran Hasn't Accepted U.S. "Red Lines" In Nuclear Talks; Lawmakers Questions Ex-Victoria's Secret Owner Over Epstein Ties. Aired 12-12:30p ET
• Lawmakers Question Ex-Victoria's Secret Owner Over Epstein Ties, One Epstein Victim Claims She Was Trafficked to Billionaire Les Wexner, Which He Denies; Talarico Says GOP Trying to Control What We Watch, What We Say; Big Tech Companies Wade Into Big Democratic Primary, Pro-A.I. Groups Ramp Up Political Spending Amid Calls to Rein in A.I.; Kennedy Posts Video of Himself Working Out in Jeans With Kid Rock. Aired 12:30-1p ET


Isa Soares Tonight
• Can the U.S. copy Denmark's Vaccine Policy?; No Match in FBI Database for DNA Evidence in Guthrie Case; Cuba's Crippling Oil Crisis; Eight Dead in California Avalanche; Champions League Controversy. Israel Steps Up Its Military Preparations and Raises Its Alert Levels Over a Potential Joint U.S.-Israel Attack on Iran; Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg Takes the Stand in Landmark Trial that Claims Social Media is Deliberately Addictive to Children; Denmark Shows the World Why Its Vaccine Policy for Newborns is Worth Emulating. Aired 2:00-3p ET


Laura Coates Live
• U.S. and Mexican Border Officials on Lookout for Nancy Guthrie; Investigation in Nancy Guthrie Case Continues; CNN's Valeria Leon Reports from Mexico Regarding Nancy Guthrie Case; Laura and Guests Answer Viewers' Questions. Aired 11p-12a ET


One World with Zain Asher
• Russia's Wartime Economy Under Mounting Strain; Witkoff and Kushner Held Talks in Geneva on Ukraine War, Iran; Meta CEO Zuckerberg to Testify in Social Media Addiction Trial; U.S. Moves More Military Assets to Middle East Amid Talks; Six Companies Tied to Sarah Ferguson are Shutting Down; Team USA's Mikaela Shiffrin Claims Long-Awaited Gold. Aired 11a-12p ET
• Zuckerberg To Take The Stand In Landmark Trial; U.S. Lawmakers Deposing Former Victoria's Secret Owner; Source: U.S. Expects To Receive Proposals From Iran in Next Two Weeks; Urgent Rescue Mission For Nine Skiers Missing After Avalanche; How Genetic Genealogy DNA Analysis has Helped Crack Cases; FCC Chair Carr Challenges Longstanding Exemptions For Talk Shows; Ring Cancels Flock Partnership Amid Privacy Concerns; Aired 12- 1p ET


Quest Means Business
• FDA Reverses Course, Says Will Review Moderna Flu Shot; Cubans Face Economic Crisis Amid U.S. Oil Blockade; Ireland Makes Basic Income for Artists Program Permanent. Zuckerberg Gives Heated Testimony in Defense of Meta; ECB: Lagarde has not Made Decision about When She will Leave; Former Danish Foreign Minister Discusses U.S. Threats. Aired 4:00p-5p ET


The Situation Room
• Meta's Zuckerberg to Testify in Social Media Addiction Trial; Trial of Georgia School Shooter's Father in Day Three; High Winds, Dry Weather Fuels Critical Fire Danger in Five States. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• No DNA Matches for Glove Found Near Guthrie Home; Christian Nationalist Pastor Leads Pentagon Prayer Service; Ukraine Touts "Progress" as Peace Talks with Russia and U.S. Wrap. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Mark Zuckerberg Set to Testify; Avalanche in California; Israel Raises Alert Level; Colin Gray Trial Continues. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Cuba in Crisis; Interview With Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE); Colbert Calls Out CBS; Zuckerberg Set to Testify at Trial. Aired 11:30a-12p ET


The Source with Kaitlan Collins
• FBI Working With Google, Looking At Searches Tied To Guthrie Case; Zuckerberg On Stand; Iran Bracing For U.S. Strikes. Aired 7-8p ET


The Brief with Jim Sciutto
• CNN International: Zuckerberg Defends Meta in Court; Meta Accused of Intentionally Designing Addictive Features; Denmark's King in Greenland; Eight Skiers Killed After California Avalanche; Japan's Parliament Reelects Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi; Indonesia Announces Major Purchase of U.S. Goods; Mikaela Shiffrin Takes Gold. Aired 6-7p ET


The Story Is with Elex Michaelson
• Glove Does Not Match DNA in FBI Database or Guthrie's Home; Late-Night Host Stephen Colbert Says CBS Scrapped Talarico's Interview Amid FCC Threats; Talks Between Ukraine, U.S. and Russia to Resume in Coming Day; U.S. Moves More Military Assets to Middle East Amid Talks; Remembering the Life and Legacy of Rev. Jesse Jackson; Zuckerberg to Face Jury in Landmark Case. Aired 12-1a ET
• DNA Found On Gloves Near Nancy Guthrie's Home Yields No Match In Database; 15,000-Acre Wildfire Crosses Oklahoma State Line Into Kansas; White House Rejects Democrat Offer To End DHS Shutdown; Waste Piles Up In Cuba As U.S.-Imposed Fuel Blockade Halts Collection Trucks; Peru Ousts Interim President Over Corruption Probe; Remembering The Life And Legacy Of Civil Rights Leader Rev. Jesse Jackson; Interview with Milwaukee Bucks Broadcaster Marcus Johnson; Six Companies Tied to Sarah Ferguson to Shut Down; Women's Figure Skating Kicks Off with Short Program. Aired 1-2a ET


What We Know with Max Foster
• Meta CEO Zuckerberg Testifies In Social Media Addiction Trial; Israeli Sources: Israel Steps Up Military Preparations Amid Indications Of Potential U.S.-Israeli Attack On Iran; U.S.-Russia-Ukraine Talks End Without Major Breakthrough; Sheriff: 8 Missing Skiers Found Dead After Avalanche; Russia Vows To Support Cuba Amid U.S. Oil Blockade. Aired 3-4p ET