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Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees
• Trump On Strait Of Hormuz: "At A Certain Point, It'll Open Itself"; Officials: Thousands More Marines And Sailors Deploy To Middle East; Iran Warns Tourist Sites Worldwide No Longer Safe For Its Enemies; Iran Warns "Tourist Sites" Worldwide No Longer Safe For Its Enemies; Iran's Supreme Leader Releases New Purported Statement; Hegseth On $200B Request For War: "It Takes Money To Kill Bad Guys"; Sources: Pentagon Considering Ground Troops To Take Iran's Kharg Island. Aired 8-9p ET


Amanpour
• Interview with Former U.S. Ambassador to China Nicholas Burns; Interview with Former Pentagon Analyst Wes J. Bryant; Interview with "From Mistakes to Meaning" Co-Author Michael Lynton Interview with "From Mistakes to Meaning" Co-Author and Treasury Department Under Clinton Former Chief of Staff Joshua Steiner. Aired 1-2p ET


CNN's The Arena with Kasie Hunt
• Sources: U.S. Officials Are Furiously Trying to Avert A Potential Monthslong Closure Of The Strait Of Hormuz; Just In: Trump Says "I Think We've Won" Iran War; Officials: Thousands More Marines Deploying To Middle East. Aired 4-5p ET


The Lead with Jake Tapper
• Sources: Pentagon Considering Ground Troops To Take Kharg Island; Trump Calls NATO Allies "Cowards" For Not Helping With Iran War; Nearly 10 Percent Of TSA Workers Called Out Of Work On Thursday; Hundreds Of TSA Agents Have Quit Amid Partial Govt. Shutdown; Officials: Thousands More Marines & Sailors Deploy To Middle East; A Top FEMA Official Claims He Once Teleported To Waffle House; Singer D4vd's Connection To Missing Girl Found Dead In His Car. Aired 5-6p ET
• Sources Say, Pentagon Considering Ground Troops to Take Iran's Kharg Island; New Purported Message from Iran's Supreme Leader Says Attacks on Oman, Turkey were False Flags; Nearly 10 Percent of TSA Workers Called Out of Work on Thursday; Poll: 58 Percent Disapprove Of Trump's Handling Of Immigration; Action Movie & TV Star Chuck Norris Dies At 86. Aired 6-7p ET


CNN NewsNight with Abby Phillip
• Trump Mulls Winding Down War Despite Deploying Americans; Trump Calls NATO Allies Cowards For Failing To Help In War; Trump On Strait Of Hormuz, At A Certain Point, It'll Open Itself; Lawmakers Now Scrambling To End DHS Shutdown, Airport Long Lines May Worsen By Next Week; White House Debunks Mark Twain Prize Given To Bill Maher And Labeled As Fake News. Aired 10-11p ET


CNN News Central
• Netanyahu Says, Israel Acted Alone in Striking Iran Gas Field; TSA Lines More Than Two Hours at Atlanta Airport This Morning; GOP Hardliners Waver on Supporting Bondi Subpoena After Testy Briefing. Aired 7-7:30a ET
• Gas Prices Surge As Iran Launches New Attacks In Middle East; Missing American Student James Gracey Found Dead In Barcelona; "Standoff: The FBI, Power And Paranoia" Premieres Sunday, 9PM ET/President Trump. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• Kilmer Estate Approves First Generative AI Film Role; TSA Lines More Than Two Hours at Atlanta's Airport This Morning; U.S. Gas Prices Soar to $3.91 a Gallon Amid Iran War; Netanyahu: Many Possibilities for a Ground Component in War; GOP Hardliners Show Signs of Wavering on Bondi Subpoena. Aired 8-8:30a ET
• Trump: $200 Billion Is A "Small Price To Pay" On War With Iran; Sara Bareilles Shares Unreleased Song Inspired By Anderson Cooper; Netanyahu: Israel "Acted Alone" In Striking Iran Gas Field. Aired 8:30-9a ET
• K-Pop Sensation Returns; TSA Lines Getting Longer; Gas Prices Surge; Rep. Pat Ryan (D-NY) is Interviewed about Iran. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• Treasury Secretary: U.S. May Unsanction Iranian Oil "In Coming Days"; Long Security Lines Form At Airports as TSA Officers Go Unpaid; Kilmer Estate Approves First Generative I.A. Film Role. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Economic Impact of Iran War?; Air Travel Delays Grow; More U.S. Troops Deployed to Mideast. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• Netanyahu Says He's Not Sure Who is Running Iran Right Now; Trump Says Fight to Stop Nuclear-powered Iran is Militarily Won; Officials Say Thousands More U.S. Marines Deploying to Middle East; GOP Hard-liners Waver on Bondi Subpoena After Testy Briefing; Martial Arts Master, Hollywood Legend, Chuck Norris Dies at 86. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• Games Underway in Men & Women's March Madness Tourneys; Martial Arts Master, Hollywood Legend Chuck Norris Dies at 86; Thousands More U.S. Marines Deploying to Middle East; Massive Security Wait Times as DHS Shutdown Drags on; Harvard Hit With a Multibillion-Dollar Lawsuit From the Trump Administration. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Oil Prices Soaring as War with Iran Enters 20th Day; Officials: Thousands More U.S. Marines Deploying to Middle East; ABC Cancels New Season of The Bachelorette. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• U.S. Furiously Seeks To Avert Potential Months-Long Closure Of Strait Hormuz; Officials: Thousands More U.S. Marines Deploying To Middle East; Damage In Jerusalem's Old City After Iran Missile Strike; More TSA Agents Expected To Be Flown In To Help Atlanta Airport Staff; Massive Security Wait Times As DHS Shutdown Drags On; Gas Prices Surge As Iran Launches New Attacks In MidEast; Fed Official: War With Iran Could Weaken Economy More Than We Thought. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Gas Prices Surge as Iran Launches New Attacks in Mideast; Interview with Rep. Julie Johnson (D-TX): Trump May Soon Ask Congress for $200 Billion to Keep Funding War; President Trump Speaks Before Leaving for Mar-a-Lago; Martial Arts Master, Hollywood Legend Chuck Norris Dies at 86. Aired 3:30-4p ET


CNN Newsroom
• Middle Eastern Countries Report New Drone Strikes; Lebanon's Prime Minister Calls for Ceasefire and Negotiations; Children Caught in Crossfire in Lebanon; Trump Denies Report About Troop Deployment Plans; U.S. College Student Missing In Spain Found Dead In Barcelona; BTS Drops First Album After 4-Year Mandatory Military Service. Aired 2-3a ET
• Israeli PM Heeds U.S. President's Call to Avoid Attacks on Iran's Energy Facilities; BTS Releases New Album After Four Years of Inactivity Ahead of their First Worldwide Concert Event in Seoul. Aired 3-3:45a ET


CNN This Morning
• Netanyahu Says He'll Cease Attacks on Energy Sites; White House Asks Congress for $200B for War in Iran; Trump Makes Pearl Harbor Joke in Front of Japan's Leader; FBI Director: Counterintel Team was Fired over 'Ethical Violations'. Aired 6-6:30a ET
• IEA Suggestions to Ease Impact of Gas Prices; Becca Wasser is Interviewed about Iran; Trump Comments about Troops; Rep. Mike Haridopolos (R-FL) is Interviewed about Iran. Aired 6:30-7a ET


Connect the World
• Muslims Celebrate Eid as War Rages in Middle East; Region Carries on With Holiday Celebrations in Midst of War; Middle Eastern Countries Intercept New Drones, Missiles Friday; Israel Strikes Iran as Country Celebrates Persian New Year; Trump Denied Report About U.S. Troops Deployment Plans. Aired 9-10a ET
• Middle Eastern Countries Report New Drone Strikes; Looking at Conditions in Iran Nearly Three Weeks into War; Kids Caught in Crossfire as IDF Ramps Up Lebanon Offensive; Israeli Holding Off on More Attacks on Iran's Gas Fields; Palestinian Man Says Israeli Settlers Sexually Assaulted Him; Iran's Attacks on Shipping Rekindle Tanker War Fears; Remembering Hollywood Action Hero Chuck Norris. Aired 10a-11a ET


Erin Burnett Outfront
• Iran: U.S. Embassy Logistics Base In Baghdad Repeatedly Targeted; CNN Investigates Iran's Underground Missile Cities; Trump Admin Removing Sanctions On Iranian Oil Stranded At Sea. Aired 7-8p ET


Early Start with Rahel Solomon
• Kuwait Says Mina Al-Ahmadi Refinery Hit Again By Drones; Gulf States Could Press U.S. For Security Guarantees; Several U.S. Allies To Help Secure Strait Of Hormuz. Aired 4-4:30a ET
• Netanyahu: Israel Acted Alone In Iran Gas Field Attack; Middle Eastern Countries Report New Drone Strikes; Gulf States Bear The Brunt Of Attacks From Iran. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• New Strikes In Middle East; Pentagon Requests War Funding; Israeli PM Agrees To Trump's Request. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Iran's Supreme Leader: Security Must Be Denied To Country's Enemies; How The NFL Is Betting Big On Sports Gambling; BTS Drops First Album After Four-Year Hiatus For Military Service. Aired 5:30-6a ET


Inside Politics
• Massive Security Wait Times As DHS Shutdown Drags On; No Deal In Sight As DHS Shutdown Drags On Causing Chaos At Airports; TSA Union President Warns Call-Outs Will Worsen; U.S. Gas Prices Soar To $3.91 A Gallon Amid Iran War. Aired 12-12:30p ET
• Senate To Continue Marathon SAVE Act Debate Through Weekend; Republicans Have "Beef" With Old Talarico Comments On Veganism; Maine Gov. Janet Mills Goes Negative Against Graham Platner; Senate GOP Releases Ad Trying To Tie Georgia Dem Sen. Jon Ossoff To Long TSA Lines At Atlanta Airport; Netanyahu: America Is The Leader, Israel Is The Ally; U.K. Sends Deployment Of Military Planners To Work With U.S. On Reopening Strait Of Hormuz. Aired 12:30-1p ET


Isa Soares Tonight
• Thousands More U.S. Marines Head To The Middle East; Trump Calls Out NATO Over Strait Of Hormuz; Iranians Mark Nowruz Holiday Amid War; Children Caught In Crossfire Amid Israel's Lebanon Offensive; Officials: U.S. Sending Thousands More Marines To Region; A.I. Version Of Val Kilmer To Star In New Movie; Legendary Action Hero Chuck Norris Dead At 86. Aired 2- 3p ET


Laura Coates Live
• Trump Mulls "Winding Down" War As Thousands More Troops Deploy; Hormuz Headache Gets Worse; Travelers Face Unpredictable Wait Times Over DHS Shutdown. Aired 11p-12a ET


One World with Zain Asher
• Iran's Supreme Leader Puts Out Message Marking New Year; Netanyahu Denies Israel Drew U.S. Into War With Iran; Travel Chaos And The Summer Travel Season; Long Waits At U.S. Airport Security Checkpoints; American College Student Found Dead In Barcelona; CNN On The Ground As War Enters 21st Day In Iran; A.I. Version Of Val Kilmer To Star In New Movie; Psychologist On How To Cope In Turbulent Times; Aired 12-1p ET
• Netanyahu Denies Israel Drew U.S. Into War with Iran; Goldman Sachs: Triple-Digit Oil Prices to Stay for Now; Lebanese PM Urges Trump to Intervene, Calls for Ceasefire; NRC: 1M Displaced in Lebanon Amid Humanitarian Crisis; Palestinian Man Says Israeli Settlers Sexually Assaulted Him; K-Pop Icons Reunited for "ARIRANG" Album, World Tour. Aired 11a-12p ET


Quest Means Business
• U.S. Officials Trying To Avert Long Closure Of Strait Of Hormuz; IEA: Iran War Greatest Threat To Global Energy; Staffing Shortages Throw U.S. Airports Into Chaos; Hungarian Foreign Minister: Vance To Visit Hungary Ahead Of April Election; Cagni: We Have Defensive Frigates For Protecting Allies; Morocco Investing Heavily In Rail Infrastructure Expansion; Airlines Face Pricing Dilemma As Jet Fuel Soars. Aired 4-5p ET


CNN Live Event/Special
• CNN "Town Hall: War With Iran." Aired 9-10p ET


The Situation Room
• New Purported Message from Iran's Supreme Leader; Massive Security Wait Times as DHS Shutdown Drags On; Actor Chuck Norris Dies At 86. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Gas Prices Rise to $3.91 Per Gallon; Ex-TSA Official Fears Terrorists Could Exploit Long Wait Times; Iran Executes Men in First Public Hangings. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Frustrated Fliers Brace For Massive Security Lines; Atty: Judge Denies Asylum Claim Of 5-Yr-Old Liam Ramos, Family; Inside The Enormous Human Toll Of The War With Iran. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• New Guidelines For Cholesterol Treatment; Push to End Animal Testing; Rise of Christian Nationalism. Aired 11:30a-12p ET


The Source with Kaitlan Collins
• Did Not Air 9-10p ET


The Brief with Jim Sciutto
• CNN International: Trump: U.S. Getting Close to meeting Objectives in Iran; Middle Eastern Countries Report New Drone Strikes; Israel Orders More Evacuations in Southern Lebanon; Inside Iran: CNN in Tehran During Early Days of War; Action Hero Chuck Norris Dies at 86; BTS to Make Comeback After Military Service. Aired 6-7p ET


The Story Is with Elex Michaelson
• Netanyahu: Trump is the Leader, I'm the Ally; Pelosi on Russia's Role in U.S.-Israeli War with Iran; Kids Caught in Crossfire as IDF Ramps Up Lebanon Offensive; Missing U.S. College Student Found Dead in Barcelona; How the NFL is Cashing in on Sports Gambling. Aired 12-1a ET
• Iranians Mark Persian New Year, Muslims Celebrated Eid; Senate Committee Advances Mullin's Nomination To Lead DHS; Netanyahu: President Trump Is The Leader, I'm His Ally; BTS Drops First Album after 4-Year Hiatus for Military Service; Finland Named World's Happiest Country for 9th Year in a Row; Push to Rename Cesar Chavez Day after Abuse Allegations; Newly approved Weight Loss Pills Seeing Surge in Use; Bob Shrum Honored for Shaping Generations of Politics. Aired 1-2a ET


What We Know with Max Foster
• Officials: Thousands More U.S. Marines Deploying To Middle East; New Purported Statement From Iran's Supreme Leader; Iran Says It's Firing More Missiles At Israel; Trump Says Fight With Iran Is "Militarily Won"; Goldman Sachs Warning High Oil Prices Could Last Years. Aired 3-4p ET