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ANDERSON COOPER 360 DEGREES
• President Trump Today: "I Don't Know Matt Whitaker", President Trump Last Month: "I Know Matt Whitaker"; Iowa Sate Senator Says Whitaker Targeted Him; WSJ: President Trump Knew About Nearly All Steps in Hush Money Payments to Daniels and McDougal; Florida Recount Possible As Vote Count Tightens In Both Senate, Governor Races; President Trump Weigh In On Florida Vote As Both Sides Assail One Another; Michelle Obama: I'll Never Forgive Trump For "Birther" Stunt; President Trump Slams Reporter's Question As "Stupid" And Calls Reporter a "Loser"; Death Toll Rises In California Wildfire, One Of 3 Major Blazes In The State. Aired 8-9p ET


AT THIS HOUR
• Trump Tries to Distance Himself from Acting A.G. Matt Whitaker; Trump: "Mr. Kellyanne Conway" Just Trying to Get Publicity; Florida Bracing for Major Recount Battles; Likely Incoming Judiciary Chairman: Whitaker "Not Fit". Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Likely Incoming Judiciary Chairman: Whitaker "Not Fit"; Wexton & Slotkin Will Not Support Pelosi as Next House Speaker; Trump Threatens to Pull More Press Pass after Clash with Jim Acosta; Trump Slams Michelle Obama After Saying Trump Put Her Family in Danger Peddling Birther Conspiracy. Aired 11:30a-12p ET


CNN 10
• Modern Technology Taking Footage To Help People Envision World War I


CNN NEWSROOM
• Disturbed Ex-marine Killed 12 People in California; A Man Stabs People in Busy Melbourne District; Taliban Participates in Historic Meeting; World Leaders Remembers World War I. Aired 3-4a ET
• 12 Dead Including Police Officer In Mass Shooting; Sources: Mueller's Team Drafting Its Final Report; Evacuations Ordered As Wildfires Ravage California; California "Camp Fire" Grows To More Than 8,000 Hectares; Gun Reform Missing from the Ballot; "Let's Rise" is an Anthem for U.S. Gun Reform; World War I Presented in Vivid Detail; Tlaib to be One of First Muslim Women in Congress; People of the World, Spice Up Your Life. Aired 1-2a ET
• One Person is Dead After a Stabbing Attack in Melbourne, Australia; Gunman Opened Fire at a Bar Packed Full of College Students; The United Nations Security Council Had a Meeting Thursday to Discuss North Korean Sanctions. Aired 2-3a ET
• California Gunman was Veteran; Remembering Victims of Bar Massacre; Michelle Obama's New Book; Trump Takes Questions Before Leaving for Paris. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Three Fires Destroy Thousands of Structures, Force Evacuations; California Gunman Made Disturbing Facebook Post. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Michelle Obama Blasts Trump Over Birtherism; New Attorney General Says Judges Should Have Biblical View; Florida Senate Fight. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• "Wall Street Journal" Says Feds Gather Evidence Of Trump Involvement In Payments That Violated Campaign Finance Laws; Trump Says Today He Doesn't Know Acting Attorney General Whitaker; Last Month Trump Said I Know Matt Whitaker Is A Great Guy; Whitaker Said In 2014 That Judges Need A Biblical View Of Justice; New Acting Attorney General Criticized Supreme Court's Power; Dueling Lawsuits As Florida Senate Race Gets Ugly. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Michelle Obama Reveals Intimate Details About IVF, Miscarriage; Thousands in California Flee as Fast-Moving Flames Close In; All Victims Are Now Identified in Thousand Oaks Shooting; Nonprofit Provides Refuge for Sex Trafficking Survivors; Judge Rules Florida County Must Turn Over Voting Records by Tonight. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Deja Vu Vote Recounts Likely in Florida; Three Major California Fires Force Evacuations, Destroy Thousands of Structures; Democrats Plot Plans to Address Sessions' Firing and to Protect Mueller; There's Been Growing Concern in the White House Over Acting Attorney General's Backlash; Trump Threatens to Investigate Democrats if They Investigate Him; Florida Braces for Recounts in Governor and Senate Races; Investigators Search for Motive in Thousand Oaks Bar Shooting; Video Captures Horror Inside California Bar Under Attack; California Gunman Posted Message About Shooting on Facebook. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• Dueling Lawsuits as Florida Senate Race Gets Ugly; Trump Calls Black Female Reporters "Stupid, Nasty, Racist"; Trump Slams Michelle Obama After Saying Trump Put Her Family in Danger Peddling Birther Conspiracy; All Victims Identified in Thousand Oaks Bar Shooting. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Thousand Oaks Massacre Claims 12, Including Police Officer; Mueller's Team Drafting Its Final Report; Overview of the U.S. Midterms; "Let's Rise" Tackles U.S. Gun Violence; Sources: Mueller's Team Drafting Its Final Report; Evacuations Ordered as Wildfires Ravage California; Prince Charles: I Won't Meddle In Controversial Affairs. Aired 12m-1a ET
• Trump Seeks to Distance Himself From Acting Attorney General Matt Whitaker. Aired 10-10:30a ET


CNN TONIGHT
• President Trump Always Ready for a Fight; Post-Midterms Controversy Heating Up; Trump Attacks Female African-American Reporters; Activists Groups Claim There Are Ballots Inside Miami-Dade Mail Facility; Flashback Friday in Florida. Aired 10-11p ET
• Trump Today, I Don't Know Acting A.G. Matt Whitaker; Trump Last Month, Matt Whitaker Is A Great Guy; Michelle Obama Calls Out Trump In New Book; Michelle Obama Opens Up in Upcoming Memoir; President Trump Pushes Back on Michelle Obama; Trump Lashes Out After Democrats Win Back the House in Midterms; Repairing Women's Lives After Sex Trafficking. Aired 11p-12a ET


CNN'S AMANPOUR
• New Jersey Sends A Democrat to Washington; Democrats Winning More Seats; JPMorgan Chase Developing Underprivileged Parts of Paris; Dimon Discusses Tariffs; Trudeau's Diverse Cabinet; Kurt Andersen's New Book, "Fantasy Land" Was Discussed. Aired 1-2p ET


CUOMO PRIME TIME
• Trump and Others Claim Election Fraud in Florida Without Proof; Trump Degrades Three Black Female Reporters in Three Days; Michelle Obama Will Never Forgive Trump for 'Birtherism.' Aired 9-10p ET


EARLY START
• 11 Dead In Southern California Bar Mass Shooting; President Trump Fires Attorney General Jeff Sessions; Richard Neal Poised To Chair House Ways And Means Committee. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Vote Recounts Likely in Florida; Borderline Bar Gunman was a Marine Veteran; Acting Attorney General Unlikely to Recuse Himself from Russia Probe. Aired 4-4:30a ET
• Wildfire Rage in California; Latest on Bar Shooting in Thousand Oaks; Voting Irregularities Alleged in Florida. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Vote Recounts Likely in Florida; Borderline Bar Gunman was a Marine Veteran; Acting Attorney General Unlikely to Recuse Himself from Russia Probe; U.N. Security Council Discusses North Korea and Sanctions. Aired 4:30-5a ET


ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT
• Trump Distances Himself From The Acting A.G. He Just Hired, WSJ: FBI Probing Company Where Whitaker Was On Advisory Board; WSJ Have Evidence Trump Involved In Hush Payments To Women; Trump Lashes Out at Michelle Obama After She Says She Will "Never Forgive" Him For His Birther Comments; Bitter Legal Battle in Florida Over Senate Race, Recount Likely. Aired 7-8pm ET


HALA GORANI TONIGHT
• World Leaders Gather to Mark 100 Years Since the End of World War I; Merkel Condemns A Worrying Resurgence in Anti-Semitism; Trump Suggests Fraud in Florida Vote Count but Cites No Evidence; "Wall Street Journal" Says Feds Gather Evidence of Trump Involvement in Payments That Violated Campaign Finance Laws; British Government Minister Resigns Over Brexit; Deadly Melbourne Knife Attack Treated as Terrorism; Leaders Gather To Mark 100 Years Since Armistice; Official Probe What Prompted California Massacre; Trump Taking Steps To Crack Down On Illegal Immigration; The Artist Was A Computer. Aired 2-3p ET


INSIDE POLITICS
• Trump Calls White House Sacred; Trump Insults Reporters' Question; Trump Downplays Whitaker. Aired 12-12:30p ET
• Florida Braces for Recounts in Senate, Governor's Race; Some House Dems Trying to Complicate Pelosi's Speaker Bid; WSJ: Sessions Confident Mueller Probe Will Be Handled Appropriately. Aired 12:30-1p ET


NEW DAY
• Officials Probe Mass Shooting Cause; Concern over Acting Attorney General; Steelers Dominate Panthers; Aired 6:30-7a ET
• Massive Wildfires in California; Pelosi on House Win; Florida and Georgia Braces for Recount; Growing AG Backlash. Aired 8:30-9a ET
• Survivor Describes Horror Inside California Bar; CNN Reality Check: The Crucial Counties That Can Swing Elections; White House Issues New Rule Limiting Asylum Seekers; Acting Attorney General A Vocal Critic Of Mueller Investigation. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• Florida Braces for Another Election Recount Battle; Massive Wildfires Destroy Homes, Force Evacuations in California; Officials Probe What Prompted Deadly CA Mass Shooting. Aired 6-6:30a ET
• Florida Engaged in Battle Over Election Recount; Hundreds of Homes Burned by Massive Wildfires in California; Details Emerge about Victims of California Mass Shooting. Aired 7-7:30a ET
• Vote Recounts May Be Triggered in Florida Gubernatorial and Senatorial Races; President Trump Replaces Jeff Sessions with Matt Whitaker as Acting Attorney General. Aired 8-8:30a ET


NEWS STREAM
• Melbourne Stabbing Incident Treated as Terror Attack; 12 Dead in California Mass Shooting; California Camp Fire Forces Residents to Evacuate; Rick Scott Claims Rampant Fraud in Florida Midterm Elections; Robert Mueller Final Report on US-Russia Probe; Kristie Lu Stout Interviews Bill Gates while in Beijing for Reinvented Toilet Expo in Beijing; Google Announces Changes in Sexual Harassment Policies; World Headlines; China Promoting a Model of Cyber Security and Control; Hong Kong Denies Entry to British Journalist; A Sign of Things to Come? AI-Produced Artwork Sells for $433K, Smashing Expectations; Apple Emoji Milestone. Aired at 8-9a ET


QUEST MEANS BUSINESS
• California Fires Destroy Homes, Force Evacuations; Deadly Melbourne Knife Attack Treated as Terrorism; German Chancellor Angela Merkel Condemns Worrying Rise in Anti-Semitism; Wall Street Journal: Feds Gather Evidence of Trump Involvement in Payments That Violated Campaign-Finance Laws; Tourism Ministers Make Their Pitch to the World; Philippines Tourism Minister Advocates for a Balance Between Business and the Environment; Egypt's Tourism Minister Wishes that Every One Person in Every Egyptian Household will Work in the Tourism Industry; Stocks Rise Off Lows in Final Moments of Trade; The Bears Are Loose In The Oil Market; A Minister In The British Government Has Resigned Over Brexit; Disney Doesn't Want To Let It Go As It Announces The Name Of Its New Service; There Are Deep Discounts On Alibaba's Shares Today. Aired 3-4p ET


THE LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER
• President Trump Changes Story on New Attorney General; Michelle Obama Blasts Trump Over Birtherism; Florida Senate Fight; Trump Claims He "Doesn't Know" Acting AG He Chose, But Calls Him "Very Smart & Very Respected". Aired 4-4:30p ET
• Whitaker's Prosecution of Iowa Dem Raises Alarms; Emergency Hearing in Lawsuit Involving Florida Senate Race; Trump Jokes About Russian Interference In Midterm Races; Controversy In Three Florida Races With Razor-Thin Margins; Michelle Obama: Trump's Birther Lie Put Family In Danger. Aired 4:30-5p ET


THE SITUATION ROOM
• Trump Making False Voter Fraud Allegations?; Did Trump Order Hush Money Payments?; Interview With Senator Richard Blumenthal; Trump Fires Back After Michelle Obama Writes She Will "Never Forgive" Him for His Role in the "Birther" Movement; WSJ: Feds Have Evidence of Trump's Involvement in Hush-Money Payments; Trump Denies Knowing His Own A.G. Appointee; Doctors Take on NRA Over Gun Violence. Aired 6-7p ET
• WSJ: Feds Have Evidence of Trump's Involvement in Hush-Money Payments That May Have Violated Campaign Finance Laws; Judge Sets 7:00 P.M. Deadline To Turn Over Voting Records; Lawsuits Filed Over Unfinished Florida Vote Count; Trump Denies Knowing His Own A.G. Appointee. Aired 5-6p ET


WOLF
• Sessions Speaks Out; Acting AG Talked Biblical View; Democrats to Protect Mueller; Lawsuits in Florida Senate Race; Obama's New Book. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• Trump Slams Michelle Obama After Saying Trump Put Her Family in Danger Peddling Birther Conspiracy; WSJ: Trump Played Central Role in Stormy & McDougal Payments; Questions Raised on Trump's Appointment of Matt Whitaker as Acting A.G.; Talks Breaking Down Following Midterms as North Korea Launches "Enemy" Rhetoric. Aired 1:30-2p ET