WRLC Debates in Las Vegas on CNN

Western States, Issues Take Center Stage for CNN, WRLC Debate

Anderson Cooper to Moderate the Oct. 18 Face-off among Eight Presidential Contenders in Las Vegas

CNN anchor Anderson Cooper will moderate the Tuesday, Oct. 18 debate presented by CNN and the Western Republican Leadership Conference (WRLC). The debate, which will air live from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. (ET), will be broadcast from The Venetian Resort Hotel Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. Voters from the 16 states and territories that make up the Western region of the United States will be in the audience and will have an opportunity to pose questions directly to the candidates. Nevada will be one of the first states to vote in the Republican presidential primary process in 2012, as chosen by the Republican National Committee.

The following eight presidential contenders will participate in the debate: Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann, businessman Herman Cain, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman, Texas Rep. Ron Paul, Texas Gov. Rick Perry, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney and former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum.

CNN’s live and on-location coverage surrounding the debate will begin with CNN Newsroom on Saturday, Oct. 15 and continue through American Morning on Wednesday, Oct. 19.

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Taking A Ride With The Blue Angels

This week Sanjay Gupta went for the ride of his life. He got to take a ride with the Navy's Blue Angels. Thursday morning, he was on American Morning and discussed the experience.

Here are a few other reports from CNN.com that Dr. Gupta filed on the effects of the flight:

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Mystery Journalist

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Finally tonight, a few high resolution pictures of the CNN debate in Austin, Texas courtesy of CNN and E M Pio Roda.

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A Weekend in NOLA & Thursday's Debate

CNN released more information on the coverage leading up to Thursday's debate. Here's a breakdown:

Wednesday, February 20, 2008

8 p.m. to 9 p.m. (ET)

John Roberts hosts CNN Election Center from Austin

Thursday, February 21, 2008

6 a.m. to 9 a.m. (ET)	CNN’s American Morning will broadcast from the University of Texas campus with John Roberts co-anchoring from Austin and Kiran Chetry co-anchoring from New York
8 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. (ET)/7p.m. to 8:30 p.m. (CT)	Democratic presidential debate Moderator: Campbell Brown Panelists: John King & Jorge Ramos On CNN, on CNN International, and stream live on CNN.com CNN.com Live will provide extended coverage with Melissa Long co-anchoring from Austin and Reggie Aqui co-anchoring from the CNN.com Live studio in Atlanta. For the debate, CNN Radio will provide live coverage for affiliates and CNN.com anchored by Lisa Desjardins and Steve Kastenbaum. CNN Radio will also produce a half-hour, pre-debate program. CNN Newsource will provide its affiliates access to live reports on-site from “RunningMate” exclusive correspondent Samantha Hayes.
11:30 p.m. (ET)/10:30 p.m. (CT)	On the Univision Network, on Univision.com and on RadioCadena, Univision’s AM radio network (in Spanish) the debate will be rebroadcast.

Friday, February 22, 2008

Midnight to 3 a.m. (ET)	On CNN and on CNN International- a replay of the debate and post-debate program
6 a.m. to 9 a.m. (ET)	CNN’s American Morning will broadcast from the University of Texas campus with John Roberts co-anchoring from Austin and Kiran Chetry co-anchoring from New York.
10 a.m. to noon. (ET)	Headline News will re-air the debate

This past weekend, you could find several of the CNN anchors and journalists on hand for the NBA All Star weekend in New Orleans. Below are a few excerpts from an article that ran in this morning's The Times Picayune. Dave Walker spoke with both Wolf Blitzer and John King while they were in town. You can read the full article here.

The dudes from Barenaked Ladies, it turned out, are devoted "Sit Room" loyalists.

After meeting Blitzer at a pre-concert reception Saturday, they later led the House of Blues crowd in a call-and-response name-check of Blitzer, a CNN stalwart since 1990.

"They saw I was there, and they had a little fun with 'Wolf Blitzer,'" said Wolf Blitzer, after wrapping Sunday's live two-hour "Late Edition." "They're all from Toronto, and I'm from Buffalo (N.Y.), and we talked a little bit about that.

"They're huge fans of 'The Situation Room.' They watch it all the time. Who knew?

Also in town for the All-Star festivities on Time-Warner's dime was John King, CNN's chief national correspondent and master manipulator of the Multi-Touch Collaboration Wall.

If you don't know what that is, you're not among the huge numbers Blitzer said are plugging into CNN's political coverage.

The wall, developed by a New York company named Perceptive Pixel, is the breakout media star of the campaign so far.

It's basically a giant iPhone screen -- touch-sensitive and fronting enough computing power to allow King -- or whoever's poking it at an individual moment -- to zoom, squeeze and whoosh through maps and graphics.

It's "Minority Report" meets a pollster's fever dream, and King, a political correspondent for The Associated Press before joining CNN in 1997, is its first maestro.

"My son jokes with me... that he actually likes what I do now," King said. "But I'm a little worried about it, because the cab driver who brought me here today said, 'I love that map board.' It's obviously connecting with people in a way beyond what I would've thought.

"It scares me a little bit because I don't want it to become a gimmick. There are a lot of things in television that are for show and not for tell. I think this is great show and tell. You can use the technology to bring some of the nuts-and-bolts of it closer to people."

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Another Democratic Debate

Super Tuesday photo courtesy of E.M. Pio-Roda for CNN (R) 2008

Hello everyone! How awesome was the last CNN Democratic Debate between Senators Clinton and Obama? Don't you wish you could watch another one just like it? Well, your wishes came true today! Here are the details:

CNN, Univision Communications Inc. and the Texas Democratic Party in conjunction with the Lyndon B. Johnson Foundation will host a Democratic presidential primary debate on Thursday, Feb. 21. Both Sen. Hillary Clinton and Sen. Barack Obama have accepted invitations to the debate. The program will air live from the LBJ Auditorium at the University of Texas in Austin on CNN and on CNN International from 8 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. (ET)/7p.m. to 8:30 p.m. (CT) and will air in Spanish on the Univision Network beginning at 11:30 p.m. (ET)/10:30 p.m. (CT). It will also stream live on CNN.com and will later be available on demand on both on Univision.com and CNN.com. It will also re-air on CNN and CNN en Espanol.

The debate will include questions from both CNN and Univision journalists and will be moderated by a CNN anchor.

This debate is part of both CNN's and Univision's extensive and innovative coverage of the 2008 presidential campaign. This follows two historic, first-ever televised presidential forums focused on the issues central to Hispanic voters and broadcast in Spanish on Univision, reaching millions of viewers across the country. It is the ninth presidential primary debate sponsored by CNN this cycle. CNN's debates in 2007 and 2008 have been among the most-watched in cable news history.

Texas, as the second most populous state in the nation, is ideally suited as the location for a CNN/Univision partnering. According to the Pew Hispanic Center, nearly 25 percent of Texas' eligible voters, who will go to the polls on Tuesday, March 4, are Hispanic.

I don't mind saying that I am enjoying the CNN Democratic debates. Not only do we get to see where these two candidates differ on the issues but we get to see who really knows their stuff. For me, it's not only important to ignite a crowd and get people involved in the democratic process but at this point, the nominee should to have the facts and details to back up their promises. This is such an exciting time in our nation's political history. I'm just so glad to be a part of it. One thing's for sure, no matter who wins the Democratic nomination, history will be made!

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All Things CNN would like send birthday wishes to reporter, Zain Verjee!


Well, that's it for me this week. See you back here next Tuesday! ~Sheryn

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CNN Campaign Coverage Notes

CNN issued a press release regarding their campaign coverage up to and including Super Tuesday.

With more viewers turning to CNN for their primary election night and debate coverage than any other cable news network, CNN will offer marathon political programming leading up to Super Tuesday, the most important primary day in of the 2008 election.

Coverage will kick off on Saturday, Jan. 26, with a four-hour installment of “Ballot Bowl,” uninterrupted coverage of Democratic and Republican candidates’ significant live and recent events, leading up to the network’s coverage of the Democratic primary in South Carolina. Extended political programming continues through Monday, Jan. 28, with President George W. Bush’s final State of the Union address and through Super Tuesday on Feb. 5 with a 40-hour marathon of continuous live political coverage.

Building on the enormous success of CNN’s presidential primary debates, CNN, the Los Angeles Times and POLITICO will hold two back-to-back presidential primary debates, the final face-off before more than 20 states flock to the polls for Super Tuesday. The Republican debate will take place on Wednesday, Jan. 30, at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, Calif., and the Democratic debate will take place on Thursday, Jan. 31, at the Kodak Theater in Los Angeles.Anchor Anderson Cooper will moderate the Republican candidates’ debate at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library. Jim VandeHei, executive editor of the POLITICO, and Janet Hook, senior political correspondent for the Los Angeles Times, will serve as panelists questioning the candidates. CNN’s lead political anchor Wolf Blitzer will moderate the Democratic candidates’ debate at the Kodak Theater the following night. Panelists will include Doyle McManus, Washington bureau chief of the Los Angeles Times, and Jeanne Cummings, a senior correspondent for the POLITICO. Each debate will run approximately 2 hours beginning at 8 p.m. (ET).

Larry King will host a one-hour special “The Reagan I Knew” on Wednesday, Jan. 30. Following the Jan. 31 Democratic debate at 11 p.m., senior medical correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta will present the documentary Broken Government: Health Care Critical Condition.
CNN’s Super Tuesday programming will be announced soon; programming until that date includes:

Saturday, Jan. 26

2 p.m.-6 p.m. Ballot Bowl

6 p.m.-10 p.m. Special South Carolina primary edition of CNN Election Center live from the CNN Election Center in New York

Monday, Jan. 28

6 a.m.-9 a.m. American Morning with John Roberts live on Capitol Hill

4 p.m.-7 p.m. The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer live from the CNN Election Center in New York

7 p.m.-8 p.m Pre-State of the Union edition of Lou Dobbs Tonight

8 p.m.-9 p.m Special State of the Union edition of CNN Election Center

9 p.m.-10:30 p.m. Live coverage of the State of the Union address with analysis coverage anchored by Blitzer

10:30 p.m.-12 a.m. Anderson Cooper anchors a special edition of Anderson Cooper 360°

Tuesday, Jan. 29

6 a.m.-9 a.m. American Morning with John Roberts live from Florida

8 p.m.-12 a.m. Live special coverage of the Florida primaries. Blitzer anchors from the CNN Election Center in New York. Cooper joins live from the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library

12 a.m.-1 a.m. Special live edition of Larry King Live

Wednesday, Jan. 30

6 a.m.-9 a.m. American Morning with John Roberts live on location at the Reagan Library

4 p.m.-7 p.m. The Situation Room live at the Kodak Theater in Los Angeles

7 p.m.-8 p.m Pre-debate edition of Lou Dobbs Tonight8 p.m.-10 p.m. CNN/Los Angeles Times/POLITICO Republican Candidates Debate at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library

10 p.m.-11 p.m. Anderson Cooper 360º with Cooper live on location at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library

11 p.m.-12 a.m. Larry King special, “The Reagan I Knew” (debut)

12 a.m.-1:30 a.m. CNN/Los Angeles Times/POLITICO Republican Candidates Debate – Encore Presentation

Thursday, Jan. 31

6 a.m.-9 a.m. American Morning with John Roberts live on location at the Kodak Theater

4 p.m.-7 p.m. The Situation Room live on location at the Kodak Theater in Los Angeles

7 p.m.-8 p.m Pre-debate edition of Lou Dobbs Tonight8 p.m.-10 p.m. CNN/Los Angeles Times/POLITICO Democratic Candidates Debate

10 p.m.-11 p.m. Special post-debate edition of Anderson Cooper 360º

11 p.m.-12 a.m. Broken Government: Health Care Critical Condition with Dr. Sanjay Gupta (debut)

12 a.m. -1:30 a.m.CNN/Los Angeles Times/POLITICO Democratic Candidates Debate – Encore Presentation

Friday, Feb. 1

6 a.m.-9 a.m. American Morning with John Roberts live on location at the Kodak Theater
CNN’s Emmy Award-winning political team will be covering all aspects of the campaign trail. Dana Bash, John King and Mary Snow will be covering the Republican candidates, and Candy Crowley, Suzanne Malveaux and Jessica Yellin will be reporting on the Democrats. Also providing reports will be CNN correspondents Jim Acosta, Tom Foreman, Joe Johns, Chris Lawrence and Dan Lothian; Gloria Borger; senior political analyst; Jack Cafferty, commentator; David Gergen, senior political analyst; Bill Schneider, senior political analyst; and Jeff Toobin, legal analyst; and CNN’s nationally known contributors Bill Bennett, Carl Bernstein, Donna Brazile, Amy Holmes and Roland Martin.

CNN International and CNN en Español will simulcast both debates. Anchor and correspondent Richard Quest will report live from Los Angeles as part of his “American Quest” tour.
Headline News will re-air the Republican debate on Thursday, Jan. 31, from 10 a.m. to noon (ET) and the Democratic debate on Friday, Feb. 1, from 10 a.m. to noon. (ET).

Up-to-the minute reporting and analysis will be available at CNNPolitics.com, the CNN Political Ticker at www.CNN.com/ticker and at CNN.com Live, accessible at www.CNN.com/Live. CNN.com Live will provide extended coverage with anchors Reggie Aqui, Naamua Delaney, Nicole Lapin and Melissa Long co-anchoring from the Election Center in New York and from the CNN.com Live studio in Atlanta.

Through Super Tuesday, CNN Radio will provide live coverage anchored by Lisa Desjardins, Jim Roope and Dick Uliano. CNN Newsource will provide its affiliates access to live reports on-site from “RunningMate” exclusive correspondent Samantha Hayes.

In addition, the CNN Election Express – a state-of-the-art mobile news bureau – will be part of CNN’s unmatched coverage as it makes its way across the country, arriving in Los Angeles before the debates and remaining in California through Super Tuesday.

Each month in 2008, CNN Student News will be “Talking Democracy” by introducing an election-year topic in the show and online. From caucus to convention and primary to poll, CNN Student News will break down these election-year concepts. Teachers, parents and students can find the CNN Student News program and its curriculum materials online at www.CNNStudentNews.com and on Headline News from Monday through Friday at 4 a.m. (ET)

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CNN Honors the Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation

CNN announced today in a press release that it's inaugural CNN Heroes Award will be presented to The Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation for its tireless work in the field of spinal cord injuries. Click here for full text

CNN Honors Reeve Foundation with First CNN Heroes’ Hero Award

Network Offers Cross-Platform Programming for Special Night of ‘CNN Heroes’ Tributes on Thursday, Dec. 6

CNN honors the legacy of Christopher and Dana Reeve and their foundation dedicated to paralysis sufferers with the inaugural CNN Heroes’ Hero Award. This award – to be presented at the first annual “CNN Heroes: An All-Star Tribute” on Thursday, Dec. 6 – was created to recognize individuals who devoted their lives to helping others and whose names have become synonymous with their causes.

The Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation is dedicated to curing spinal cord injury by funding innovative research and improving the quality of life for people living with paralysis through grants, information and advocacy. The couple formed the foundation after Christopher Reeve’s tragic horse-riding accident in 1995 that left him paralyzed from the neck down.

“When Christopher Reeve moved his fingers five years after he was told they would never move again, he was really pointing the way for all of us to follow,” said Peter D. Kiernan, the foundation’s chairman. “The Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation accepts the wonderful Heroes’ Hero honor from CNN with great thanks and an ironclad commitment to follow the path that Chris and Dana identified.”

Reeve died in 2004, and Dana Reeve died two years later following complications from lung cancer.

“CNN Heroes: An All-Star Tribute” is the culmination of a five-month audience nomination process through which ordinary people will be recognized for accomplishing extraordinary deeds. Hosted by CNN’s Anderson Cooper and Christiane Amanpour at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City, “CNN Heroes: An All-Star Tribute” will air live globally on CNN/U.S., CNN International and CNN en Español on Thursday, Dec. 6, at 9 p.m. (ET).

From May 1 through September, CNN Worldwide has featured everyday heroes across its television networks, digital services and at www.CNN.com/Heroes, encouraging viewers to submit and nominate local heroes they deem deserving of recognition as a CNN Hero. For the Dec. 6 gala, honorees will be named in the following categories: “Defending the Planet,” “Fighting for Justice,” “Community Crusader,” “Medical Marvel,” “Championing Children” and “Young Wonder.”

In its first year of the CNN Heroes initiative, CNN received more than 7,000 nominations from viewers in 80 countries, nominating people from more than 90 countries.

Leading up to the global telecast, Headline News will present a special edition of Showbiz Tonight, live from the museum, from 8 p.m. to 9 p.m. (ET). Hosted by anchors A.J. Hammer and Brooke Anderson, Showbiz Tonight will feature profiles of CNN heroes, compelling stories of celebrities who have taken up the cause of real-life heroes around the work and live interviews with stars arriving for the tribute, including a special appearance by Masi Oka of the hit NBC show Heroes.

Online, correspondent Alina Cho will provide live coverage for CNN.com as well as provide interviews and videos.

Following the telecast, Cooper will remain on the air to anchor Anderson Cooper 360° live from the museum until midnight. (ET)

Honorees will be announced at the Dec. 6 gala at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City, which will include performances from Grammy Award winners Mary J. Blige and Sheryl Crow and a duet by Grammy Award winner Norah Jones and acclaimed performer-producer Wyclef Jean. Presenters will include Tyra Banks, Glenn Close, Harry Connick, Jr., Rosario Dawson, LL Cool J, Kyra Sedgwick and Jimmy Smits.

Joel Gallen, who has helmed ambitious telethon events supporting victims of both the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks and Hurricane Katrina, serves as executive producer for the event. Gallen won a Peabody Award for “America: A Tribute to Heroes” and has been nominated for several Emmys throughout his career. Kelly Flynn is senior executive producer for the CNN Heroes initiative.

In other news...

CNN has hired Carl Bernstein as a political analyst for the upcoming presidential election season. Jon Klein announced today that Mr. Bernstein will lend his political analysis to all of the CNN programs as well as election coverage.

Mr. Bernstein has a busy two months ahead of him. CNN's debate schedule for the next two months shakes out like this: (Source: Election Center 2008, CNN.com)

• December 17: Boston, Massachusetts

• January 21: Myrtle Beach, South Carolina

• January 30: Simi Valley, California

• January 31: Los Angeles, California

Co-sponsors include: Politico (Dec. 17, Jan. 30), Congressional Black Caucus (Jan. 21), Los Angeles Times (Jan. 30-31).

Behind The Scenes in Las Vegas

Wolf Blitzer & Bill Schneider photo: CNN

Did you miss last night's CNN debate? The debate will be rebroadcast on CNN several times this weekend. (All times listed are ET.)

• Saturday: 6p, 10p
• Sunday: 1a, 4a, 6p, 10p
• Monday: 1a, 4a

Gloria Borger & Wolf Blitzer photo: CNN

Want to watch the debate right now? The debate is also available for download from CNN's website at: http://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/11/16/nv.debate.video/index.html.

The debate is available in both iPod compatible and Microsoft Windows Media formats.

photo: CNN

This week's CNN All Access podcast takes a behind the scenes look at the Las Vegas debate.

The podcast is available for download at: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/services/podcasting/allaccess/rss/~5/185943597/all.access.episode.i.74.cnn.m4v.

Campbell Brown & John Roberts photo: CNN

The behind the scenes look includes insights from:

• Sam Feist, CNN's Political Director
• Wolf Blitzer
• Campbell Brown
• John Roberts.

You can also view the clip below.

While browsing through CNN's debate web page, I came across this cartoon by Mike Mikula. Don't you just love the dealer?

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In a press release, CNN announced a new assignment for correspondent Kyung Lah. Below are a few excerpts:

CNN Newsource correspondent Kyung Lah has been appointed as a Tokyo-based international correspondent assigned to cover Japan and other regional assignments; it was announced today by Parisa Khosravi, senior vice president of international newsgathering for CNN.

Lah recently worked on assignment in Tokyo for CNN International covering a broad range of business, technology and sporting stories including the dramatic China Air plane crash in Okinawa and growing concern over the safety of nuclear facilities situated in earth quake zones.

“To be able to recruit such a strong candidate for an international assignment from within CNN shows the depth of skills and talent that we have across our networks,” Khosravi said. “Kyung has a real passion for international news, and her Newsource experience will be invaluable as she serves the demands of CNN’s many networks and services.”

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A Debate, A Fit Nation and A Speedy Recovery

Tonight was the CNN Democratic Debate from Las Vegas, NV. Wolf Blitzer moderated the debate along with John Roberts (birthday boy), Campbell Brown (first official onscreen duty), Suzanne Malveaux and the best political team in the business. Here are some pictures from the debate.

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Last night, CNN’s chief medical correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta moderated the network’s 2007 “Fit Nation Solution Summit,” a forum on public health and obesity at Time Warner Center in New York City, with featured guest former President Bill Clinton, business people, community activists, and other civic leaders. During the event, CNN presented KaBOOM!, a nonprofit organization that unites communities and corporations to build playgrounds in underprivileged areas, with a check for $75K to build a playground in New Orleans , La.

Way to go Fit Nation!!!!

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As we reported on ATC last week, Nancy Grace gave birth to her twins. This past week Nancy was rushed to the hospital due to complications from the pregnancy. Nancy husband spoke with People magazine about Nancy's condition as well as the babies. We at ATC wish Nancy a speedy recovery so she can be with her beautiful new son and daughter.

Help The Hungry

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution recently ran a story about Betty Nguyen and the work that she has done through Help The Hungry, a charity that she and her family establish. Below are a few excerpts from the article:

Betty Nguyen, CNN anchor, searched the faces she saw during her first return to the land of her birth, Vietnam.

It was 1998. She had not been back since 1975, when her parents fled the Communist takeover with her in their arms.

The tough realities of her native soil moved from story to reality.

"It's different when you see it with your own eyes," she said.

"I would look at the faces, would look at the people about my age, and I would think, 'Wow, that could be me.' Except for the grace of God that I was able to come to this country," Betty Nguyen said.

From those sights, those thoughts, a plan of action grew.

When they returned home to the United States — she was living in Texas at the time where she worked on local TV — she and Kim started their own nonprofit organization, Help the Hungry

They got donations of goods and money from family, friends and contacts.

But Betty takes the donations each year and travels back to buy five or six tons of food, medicines and clothes on the local market, which is cheaper than buying here and shipping it over.

Then, with the help of the International Red Cross, she travels, usually to areas flooded during the monsoon, and gives the supplies to those in need.

It is a yearly trip born of a sense of thankfulness.

"I got a good look at how poor and how destitute they are, and how truly blessed I really am. And because I am blessed, I have to take responsibility for that," Nguyen said.

For more information visit: www.help-the-hungry.org

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In a Press Release today, CNN announced their plans for next Tuesday's debate. Below are a few excerpts:

As Democratic presidential candidates ratchet up the intensity of their campaigns, CNN and the Nevada Democratic Party will gather the leading hopefuls for a face-off in Las Vegas on Thursday, Nov. 15, at 8 p.m. (ET)/5 p.m. (PT). The Democratic National Committee-sanctioned debate, moderated by CNN anchor Wolf Blitzer, will be held at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

For the first hour, candidates will address questions from Blitzer and CNN anchors John Roberts and Campbell Brown, in her debut assignment for CNN. In the second and final hour, candidates will respond to questions from an audience made up of more than 100 undecided registered voters. White House correspondent Suzanne Malveaux will facilitate audience participation.

Wednesday, Nov. 14

4 p.m.-7 p.m.	The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer live on location in Las Vegas
7 p.m.-8 p.m.	Lou Dobbs Tonight with anchor Lou Dobbs live on location in Las Vegas

Thursday, Nov. 15

6 a.m.-9 a.m.	American Morning with John Roberts live on location in Las Vegas
4 p.m.-7 p.m.	The Situation Room with Blitzer live on location in Las Vegas
7 p.m.-8 p.m.	Lou Dobbs Tonight with Dobbs live on location in Las Vegas
8 p.m.-10 p.m.	CNN/Nevada Democratic Party Presidential Primary Debate
10 p.m.-11 p.m.	Special Anderson Cooper 360º post-debate program anchored by Anderson Cooper and featuring Blitzer, Roberts and Campbell Brown live on location in Las Vegas
11p.m.-1 a.m.	Replay of CNN/Nevada Democratic Party Presidential Primary Debate

Friday, Nov. 16

6 a.m.-9 a.m.

American Morning with Roberts live on location in Las Vegas