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ANDERSON COOPER 360 DEGREES
• Mueller Spokesman: BuzzFeed's Characterization of Documents and Testimony in Report that Trump Directed Cohen To Lie is "Not Accurate"; BuzzFeed Editor In Chief: We Stand By Our Reporting, We Urge The Special Counsel To Make Clear What He's Disputing. Aired on 8-9p ET


AT THIS HOUR
• "BuzzFeed" Reports Trump Directed Michael Cohen to Lie to Congress on Moscow Tower Project; A.G. Nominee: Trump Committed Crime if Instructed Cohen to Lie to Congress; Democrats Vow to Investigate if Trump Obstructed Justice; Interview with Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD). Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Pompeo Meets with North Korea's Top Nuke Negotiator; White House Fires Back After Pelosi's Office Says Trump Endangered CODEL, Troops in Afghanistan; Former Watergate Prosecutor Richard Ben-Veniste Discusses Parallels Between "BuzzFeed" Report on Trump and Watergate; Nancy Pelosi Speaks on Capitol Hill on Cancelled CODEL, White House "Leak". Aired 11:30a-12p ET


CNN 10
• Prime Minister Teresa May Narrowly Wins Vote of Confidence; Defense Missiles Are Discussed and How They Are Made; 3D Bridge in China Opens


CNN NEWSROOM
• Bombshell Report Rocks the White House; Prime Minister Theresa May Proceed with Plan B; Prince Philip Unharmed After a Car Crash; Shutdown Showdown, Trump Denies Pelosi Use Of Military Plane; Interview With Former Gov. John Kasich (R-OH); 800,000 Employees Impacted By Shutdown; Battle Against ISIS; North Korea-U.S. Relations; Yellow Vest Movement, Tackling Protest With Talks; Snow In The U.S. East, Avalanches In The West; Dog With A Bone. Aired 3-4a ET
• Trump/Pelosi Battle Intensifies; Interview with Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-IL); Trump Directed Cohen to Lie; Interview with Bill Richardson. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• BuzzFeed News: President Trump Directed Michael Cohen to Lie to Congress About Moscow Tower Project; Trump Cancels Pelosi's Trip Amid Shutdown Fight; Trump, Pelosi Battle Intensifies Amid Stalemate. Aired 9-9:30
• BuzzFeed: Trump Directed Cohen to Lie about Moscow Tower Project; Trump Denies Pelosi CODEL Use of Military Plane; U.S.-Backed Syrian Forces Vow to Drive out ISIS; British Prime Minister Tries for Plan B; Britain's Prince Philip in Car Crash. Aired 12m-1a ET
• BuzzFeed News: President Trump Directed His Attorney To Lie To Congress About The Moscow Tower Project; Trump Denies Pelosi Use Of Military Plane; British P.M. Tries For Plan B After Crushing Defeat; Britain's Prince Philip Involved In Car Cash; Pyongyang's Top Envoy Arrives In Washington; Macron Rolls Out Nationwide "Great Debates"; U.S.-Backed Syrian Forces Vow to Drive Out ISIS; Trump's Impulsive Behavior Has Pentagon on Edge; Possible Criminal Probe of Huawei; Deported Sex Coach Now Detained in Moscow. Aired 1-2a ET
• Trump Told Cohen to Lie to Congress; Rudy Giuliani's Claim that Trump Did Not Collude with Russia; President Trump Not Allowing Pelosi to Use a Military Plane to Afghanistan; Prince Philip in a Car Crash; Theresa May Holding Cross-Party Talks; U.S. Allies to Push ISIS One Town at a Time; Kim's Envoy Arrives in D.C. as Pentagon States 'Extraordinary Threat' Posed By North Korea; Demonstrations Against Prime Minister Orban Continue; Turkish Media: Intl. Arrest Warrant Issued For Kanter. Aired 2-3a ET
• BuzzFeed News Alleges President Trump Directed Michael Cohen to Lie to Congress; Democratic Lawmakers React to BuzzFeed Report; Interview with Representative Elaine Luria (D-VA). Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Did Trump Endanger Democrats By Leaking Afghanistan Trip?; Trump and North Korean Leader Set for Second Summit; Did Trump Direct Cohen to Lie to Congress?. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Carl Bernstein Discusses Latest Developments in the Russia Investigation; Furloughed Federal Employees Are Budgeting for Food in Survival Mode; President Trump and White House Press Office Painting Michael Cohen as Liar in Response to Buzzfeed Article; Pentagon This Morning Names Three of the Four Americans Killed in Syria. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Pelosi's Office Says Trump Endangered CODEL, Troops in Afghanistan; Sen. Jeff Merkley Asks FBI to Investigate DHS Secretary for Perjury over Families Separations at Border; Trump, Giuliani Deny "BuzzFeed" Report on Urging Cohen to Lie to Congress; Trump Meets with North Korean Nuclear Negotiator; "BuzzFeed" Report Puts Trump Children Under Scrutiny in Moscow Trump Tower Project. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• BuzzFeed News Reports Trump Directed Cohen To Lie to Congress About the Moscow Tower Project; Attorney General Nominee Says Coaching the Witness Is Obstruction of Justice; Nancy Pelosi Says Trump "Outing" Our Trip Made Things More Dangerous. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Pelosi Says Trump Outing Our Trip Made Things More Dangerous; 2020 Residential Hopefuls Weigh in on "BuzzFeed" Report; Thousands Expected for Third Annual Women's March; Killer Mike Weighs in On Politics and Super Bowl Controversy. Aired 3:30-4p ET


CNN RIGHT NOW
• Trump Directed Cohen to Lie; Trump's Response to BuzzFeed Article; Trump's Moscow Tower Project; Interview with Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL). Aired 1-1:30p ET
• Pelosi's Office Says Trump Endangered CODEL, Troops in Afghanistan; Pelosi/Trump Battle Intensifies Amid Shutdown Stalemate; Former Trump Org. V.P. Talks How White House Will Respond to Flurry of Bad News Reports on Trump; Trump Meets with North Korean Nuclear Negotiator. Aired 1:30-2p ET


CNN TONIGHT
• Mueller's Office Disputes BuzzFeed Report That Trump Directed Michael Cohen To Lie To Congress; President Trump Say He'll Make A Shutdown Announcement Tomorrow, But Will It Be Substantive; Prayer Rugs At the Southern Border. Aired 10-11p ET
• BuzzFeed's Report Disputed by the Special Counsel; One Week of Explosive Russia Investigation News; Washington Braces for Mueller Findings; Who is the Russian Oligarch at Center of Mueller Probe?; The Atlantic Calls for Trump Impeachment in New Cover Story. Aired 11p-12a ET


CNN'S AMANPOUR
• Jeremy Corbyn Will Boycott Talks; Interview with Author Anand Giridharadas; Mads Mikkelsen New Movie, "Arctic," Interview with Actor Mads Mikkelsen; A Film About the Arctic; The #ShoutYOurAbortion Movement. Aired 1-2p ET


CUOMO PRIME TIME
• Mueller's Office Disputes BuzzFeed Report that Trump Directed Michael Cohen to Lie to Congress; Kennedy Expresses Confidence Trump Will Negotiate with Dems; Shutdown Talks Stalled as Government Closure Nears 2nd Month. Aired 9-10p ET


EARLY START
• BuzzFeed: Trump Told Cohen to Lie; Shutdown Grudge Match; Top North Korean Envoy In Washington; May Skipping World Economic Forum in Davos; Enes Kanter Denies Turkish Government Claims. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• BuzzFeed: President Trump Directed Michael Cohen To Lie To Congress About Moscow Tower Project; President Trump Denies Speaker Pelosi Military Aircraft For War Zone Trip; Police Rush To Save Woman In Burning Car; Avalanche At New Mexico Ski Resort. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• BuzzFeed Reports President Trump Told Michael Cohen to Lie to Congress; Top North Korean Envoy in Washington; Theresa May Skipping World Economic Forum in Davos; Aired 4-4:30a ET
• BuzzFeed Reports President Trump Ordered Michael Cohen to Lie to Congress; Top North Korean Envoy Arrives in Washington; Theresa May to Skip World Economic Forum in Davos; Aired 4:30-5a ET


ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT
• Congress Moves to Condemn Chinese Persecution of Muslim Minorities; More Than Two Million Possibly Detained In Internment Camps; Dems Vow To Investigate BuzzFeed Report That Trump Directed Michael Cohen To Lie To Congress About Moscow Tower Project, Why? It's "Categorically False"; Dems to Investigate: Did Trump Direct Cohen To Lie To Congress?; Trump Slams Cohen's Father-In-Law As Dems Demand Probe Into BuzzFeed Report That Trump Told Cohen To Lie To Congress; NYT: People Close To Trump Leaded Pelosi's Commercial Flight Plans To Travel War Zone; Why? It's "A Flat Out Lie"; Interview with Congressman Dan Kildee of Michigan; Mueller Spokesperson is Disputing BuzzFeed Report that Trump Directed Cohen to Lie to Congress. Aired: 7-8p ET


HALA GORANI TONIGHT
• "BuzzFeed" Reports Trump Directed His Lawyer to Lie to Congress; Clash Between Trump and Pelosi Intensifies Over Shut Down; It Is Now The 28th Day of The Government Shutdown; British Prime Minister Calls for New Brexit Negotiations With The EU; Interview with Boris Johnson -- Former British Foreign Secretary; Top North Korea Negotiator Meets with Trump And Pompeo; Tesla Shares Fall As Company Sheds 7 Percent of Workforce; Irish Backstop Remains Key Sticking Point; Scotland Residents Voice Concerns Amid Uncertainty With E.U.; Britain's Prince Philip Cleared By Doctors After Car Crash; Moscow Detains Woman Claiming Proof Of Trump-Russia Ties; Muslim Journalist Misidentified AS Pakistan Actress By Vogue. Aired 2-3p ET


INSIDE POLITICS
• Trump Directed Cohen to Lie; Possible Impeachable Offense; Government Shutdown Continues. Aired 12-12:30p ET
• Giuliani: BuzzFeed Story "Categorically False"; Sources: Biden Strongly Leaning Toward 2020 Run; Vice-President's Wife Karen Pence To Teach At Anti-LGBT School. Aired 12:30-1pm ET


NEW DAY
• Front Lines of War Against ISIS; Trump Cancel's Pelosi's Trip; Trump Directed Cohen to Lie. Aired 6:30-7a ET
• BuzzFeed News: President Trump Directed Michael Cohen To Lie To Congress About Moscow Tower Project; Interview With Sen. Ben Cardin (D-MD); CNN Reality Check: What Happened In The Trump-Putin Meeting In Hamburg? BuzzFeed News Reporter Talks About His Explosive Trump Story. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• Buzzfeed: Trump Directed Cohen to Lie to Congress. Aired 6- 6:30a ET
• TSA Screeners Continue Work without Pay; Law Enforcement Officers Killed; Thousands of Migrant Kids Separated; Trump Directed Cohen to Lie. Aired 8:30-9a ET
• Reporting Indicates Michael Cohen Claims President Trump Instructed Him to Lie to Congress; Interview with Democratic Congressman David Cicilline of Rhode Island. Aired 8-8:30a ET
• Buzzfeed: Trump Ordered Cohen to Lie to Congress about Moscow Tower Project; Pentagon Identifies Americans Killed in Syria. Aired 7-7:30a ET


NEWS STREAM
• More Russia Trouble; A New Report Alleges U.S. President Donald Trump Directed His Former Fixer To Lie To Congress, Touchdown In Washington, North Korea's Lead Negotiator Arrives With A Letter At A Very Awkward Time; Human Rights Abuse In China And The U.S. Is Holding China Accountable. Aired 8-9a ET


QUEST MEANS BUSINESS
• New Report Alleges U.S. President Donald Trump Directed His Former Fixer To Lie To Congress; Sarah Sanders Speaks Out On Day 28 Of Shutdown; Tesla Has Announced It Is Laying Off 7% Of Its Full-Time Workforce; Britain's Former Foreign Secretary, Boris Johnson Says The Prime Minister Needs To Return To Brussels And Allow A Proper Brexit To Happen; Netflix Shares Are Down Today; BuzzFeed: Trump Directed His Lawyer to Lie to Congress; White House Planning Second Summit with North Korea; Five Suspects Arrested in Nairobi Hotel Attack; Government of Zimbabwe Shuts Down the Internet After it Increased Fuel Prices; Los Angeles Teachers Strike for Higher Wages, More Staff; Renowned Guitarist Stevie Van Zandt Fights Alongside L.A. Teachers; Aeromexico Ad Campaign Goes Viral; Top Brands Get Political with Moral Messages in Ads. Aired 3-4p ET


THE LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER
• Did Trump Endanger Democrats By Leaking Afghanistan Trip?; Did Trump Direct Cohen to Lie to Congress?; BuzzFeed: President Trump Directed Michael Cohen to Lie to Congress About Moscow Tower Project. Aired 4-4:30p ET
• Shutdown Talks Devolve Into Bickering Between Trump and Pelosi; Sen. Merkley: Memo Proves DHS Secretary Lied About Family Separation Policy, Request FBI Perjury Investigation; Trump Seems To Equate Prayer Rugs And Terrorism In Tweet Pushing For Border Wall; Secretary Pompeo Defends Bringing His Wife On Trip During Shutdown. Aired 4:30- 5p ET


THE SITUATION ROOM
• Interview With Rep. John Garamendi (D-CA); Did Trump Administration Endanger Democrats?; Trump and North Korean Leader Set for Second Summit; Report Alleges Trump Directed Cohen to Lie to Congress; The White House Slams Bombshell Report by BuzzFeed News; Congress Moves to Condemn Chinese Persecution of Muslim Minorities. Aired 6-7p ET
• White House Denies Buzzfeed Report on Trump Directing Cohen to Lie; Trump to Meet with North Korean Leader for Second Summit; Interview with Rep. Jim Himes (D-CT); White House Denies BuzzFeed Report That Trump Directed Michael Cohen to Lie to Congress About Moscow Project; Trump Adviser Calls Pelosi Fight "King Kong Versus Godzilla". Aired 5-6p ET