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Cuomo Prime Time
• Trump Ignores Pandemic With Mostly-Maskless Crowd In Texas Where Virus Is Exploding; Coronavirus-Infected GOP Rep Blames Masks For Positive Test; Trump Again Praises Demon Sperm Doctor As Respected; U.S. Coronavirus Deaths Top 150,000; Pelosi Announces New Mask Mandate For House Members; Federal Forces To Withdraw From Portland With Conditions; Teachers' Union Supports Safety Strikes Over Reopening. Aired 9-10p ET


Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees
• U.S., Surpasses 150,000 Coronavirus Deaths; Interview with Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA); Trump Stokes In Racial Division By Rescinding Housing Rule; Says Suburbanites "Will No Longer Be Bothered" By Low Income Housing; Tyler Perry: I Would Tell AG Barr There Is Bias In Policing; U.S. Surpasses 150,000 Coronavirus Deaths; Texas Cases Top 400,000 With 9,000+ New Infections; We Remember. Aired 8-9p ET


Amanpour
• Four Tech Giants Face Congress; CEOs Argue Their Platform Enhances Competition And Drive Innovation; Tim Bray, Former Amazon Vice President, And Shoshana Zuboff, Author, "The Age Of Surveillance Capitalism," Are Interviewed About Tech Companies; Protests In France Against Racism And Police Brutality; Fary, French Comedian, Is Interviewed About Racism In France; Coronavirus Vaccine Search. Aired 5-6p ET


At This Hour
• Did Not Air 11a-12p ET


The Lead with Jake Tapper
• Trump Admits Failing to Confront Putin Over Russian Bounties; Republican Congressman Tests Positive For COVID-19. Aired 4-4:30p ET
• How to Honor John Lewis?; Trump Admits Failing to Confront Putin Over Russian Bounties; Brazil's Hydroxychloroquine Push. Aired 4:30-5p ET


Don Lemon Tonight
• Trump Visits COVID Hotspots; Lawmaker Regrets Using Masks; Speaker Pelosi Mandates Masks; U.S. Could See More Deaths; Lindsey Graham's Ad Insults Opponent. Aired 10-11p ET
• President Trump Visits Coronavirus Hotspots As The U.S. Deaths Top 150,000; Interview With Mayor Anthony Williams Of Abilene, TX For Testing Positive For COVID-19; Interview With Gov. Kate Brown (D-OR) On Her Stance With Federal Officers In Downtown Portland; Minneapolis Police Say They Linked Umbrella Man To White Supremacy Group; President Trump Admits He Never Discussed Alleged Russian Bounties On U.S. Troops With Vladimir Putin. Aired 11p-12a ET


CNN Newsroom
• Dire Warning From Some Of The Top Medical Colleges, Scientists And Physicians On The Coronavirus; California Reports A Sharp Decrease In Coronavirus Cases; Dr. Davidson Talks About The Amount Of Work Needing Put In To This Pandemic While Awaiting A Vaccine. Aired 9- 9:30a ET
• Republicans Divided over Stimulus Plan; Lawmakers to Grill Tech CEOs; Trump Takes Reporter's Questions. Aired 9:30-10a
• Trump Speaks Ahead of His Trip to COVID Hotspot Texas; Mnuchin Says, Democrats, GOP Very Far Apart on COVID Stimulus Deal. Aired 10- 10:30a ET
• Latina Women Among Hardest Hit by Unemployment; Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Google CEOs to Testify Before Congress Today; Marlins Team Games on Pause as COVID-19 Cases Climb. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• U.S. Averaging 64,000+ New Cases Per Day over Past 7 Days; Florida Reports Highest Single-Day Death Toll for 2nd Straight Day; Dr. Mizuho Morrison Discusses California's Dramatic Spike in Single- Day New Cases, Deaths & Trump Saying He Likes "Therapeutics" for COVID-19; Trump Revives Push for Hydroxychloroquine, Contradicts Experts; Trump: Pandemic Response Approval Based on "Personality"; Trump Blames Democrats for Coronavirus Relief Hurdle. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Trump Blames Democrats For Coronavirus Relief Hurdle; Miami Marlins On Pause Over Team's COVID Outbreak; GOP Rep. Louie Gohmert Tests Positive For Coronavirus; Dr. Arthur Caplan Discusses Danger Of Sports Amid COVID Pandemic; Soon, Fed Chair Powell Expected To Give Economic Update, Rate Decisions. Aired 11:30a-12p ET
• President Donald Trump Again Pushes Drug As COVID Treatment, Against Scientific Evidence; U.S. Approaches 150,000 Deaths As Cases Surge; Russia Plans To Start Mass Production Of Vaccine By September; GOP Texas Congressman Gohmert Tests Positive For COVID-19; Top Tech Leaders Face Grilling In Capitol Hill Hearing. Aired 12-12:30p ET
• Top Tech Leaders Face Grilling In Capitol Hill Hearing; Biden To Announce Running Mate Next Week; Trump: Bounties On U.S. Troops Did Not Come Up In Call With Putin. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• AAMC Says, U.S. May See Deaths In Multiple Hundreds Of Thousands; Study Shows Statewide School Closures Linked To One Million Fewer Cases; As Americans Die, Trump Touts Unproven Drug. Aired 1- 1:30p ET
• As Americans Die, Trump Touts Unproven Drug & "Alien DNA" Doctor; Trump Dismisses Reported Russian Bounties On U.S. Troops; GOP Rep. Louie Gohmert Tests Positive For Coronavirus: Big Tech CEOs Face Lawmakers In Historic Hearing. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• Live: Lawmakers Grill Big Tech CEOs in Historic Hearing on Power. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Live: Lawmakers Grill Big Tech CEOs In Historic Hearing On Power; GOP Rep. Louie Gohmert Tests Positive For Coronavirus; Emory's Dr. Carlos del Rio Discusses Louie Gohmert Testing Positive. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Trump Admits Failing to Confront Putin Over Russian Bounties; Republican Congressman Tests Positive For Coronavirus; Trump Continues to Push Hydroxychloroquine. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• NFL Players Opting Out of Season Amid Virus Concerns; MLB's Season Thrown into Disarray Over Marlin's Virus Outbreak; Florida Breaks Daily Death Toll; 29 Year Old Health Care Worker Dies from COVID; Kavanaugh Urged Supreme Court Colleagues to Avoid Abortion Ruling; Congress Grills CEOs of Major Tech Companies. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Florida Sees Cases Spike, Record Daily Death Toll; Democrats Clash with Barr on Host of Issues; U.S. Lawmakers to Question Tech Leaders on Competition; Innovator Develops New Solution to Toxic Wastewater; Russia Claims First Coronavirus Vaccine Within Two Weeks; Five U.S. States Break Records for Most Deaths in One Day; White House Recommends Some States Close Bars; Mexicans Travel to U.S. for Coronavirus Treatment; India Nears 1.5 Million Confirmed Cases; China Reports Highest Number of New Cases since April; Baseball Season in Question as Positive Tests Grow. Aired 12-1a ET
• COVID Second Wave Crashes And Spikes In Europe, India And Asia; Russian COVID Vaccine Ready In Weeks; Barr Pushes Back In Dem Hearing; Bolivia Declares "Public Calamity" as Crisis Grows; Air Traffic Won't Return to Normal Until 2024; Mounting Concerns as Hundreds Gather for Parties in the U.S.; Bushfires Impact Billions of Animals in Australia; U.S. Lawmakers to Question Tech Leaders on Competition; Baseball Season in Question as Positive Tests Grow. Aired 1-2a ET
• Russia Claims First Coronavirus Vaccine Within Two Weeks; Trump: "Nobody Likes Me"; British Prime Minister Warns Europe Is Seeing Signs of "Second Wave"; CDC: Trump Slow to Recognize Threat from Europe; Democrats Clash with Attorney General on Host of Issues. Aired 2-3a ET
• Russia Rushed Its COVID Vaccine; Trump Retweets Unvetted Information; Germany Ramps Up Action On Coronavirus; Muslim Pilgrims Critically Chosen; China Seeing COVID Cases Rise; Bolivians Resort to Dangerous Alternative; Five States Break Records for Most Deaths in One Day; Teacher's Warning About Socially Distanced Classes; Combative Hearing of Attorney General Against the Democrats; Australia Bushfire Killed More Animals Than Reported; Inventor Keeps Textile Waste Out of Our Water. Aired 3-4a ET
• Several States Break Records for Most Deaths in One Day; Florida Sees Cases Spike, Record Daily Death Toll; Experts Concerned About Concerts and Parties; Baseball Season in Question as Positive Tests Grow; Trump Again Touts Unproven Drug Hydroxychloroquine; Biden Slams Trump's Handling of Pandemic, Race Relations; Russia to Approve Covid-19 Vaccine Despite Safety Concerns; Germany Follows U.K. and Advises Against Travel to Spain; Officials Call Germany's Spike in Cases Disturbing; Saudi Arabia Imposes Restrictions for Unprecedented Hajj. Aired 4-4:30a ET
• Democrats Clash with Barr on Hose of Issues; U.S. Lawmakers to Question Tech Leaders on Competition; Teacher's Warning About Socially Distanced Classes; Miami Marlins' Season on Hold as More Players Test Positive; Pro Sports Scramble to Keep Players Safe as Cases Rise; NFL Cancels Preseason Games Ahead of Uncertain 2020 Season. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Several States Break Records for Most Deaths in One Day; Trump Again Touts Unproven Drug Hydroxychloroquine; Biden Slams Trump's Handling of Pandemic. Aired 4-4:30a ET


CNN RIGHT NOW
• Did Not Air 1-2p ET


Connect the World
• Russia Claims First Coronavirus Vaccine Within Two Weeks; Germany Warns of Spike in COVID-19 Cases; "Unprecedented" Hajj Limited to about 1,000 Pilgrims; Global School Closures; Trump's New Favorite COVID Doctor Believes in Alien DNA; Trump Tells Axios He Never Discussed with Putin Russian Bounties on U.S. Troops; Mexicans Travel to U.S. for Coronavirus Treatment; UFC President: Where Are the Critics Now? Aired 10-11a ET
• Russia Plans To Approve A COVID-19 Vaccine Within Weeks; Lancet Editor: Most Of The West Failing In Policy, Not Just U.K.; U.S. Lawmakers To Question Tech Leaders On Competition; The COVID-19 Treatment Promoted By Brazil's Government; Turkey Passes Bill To Tighten Grip On Social Media; Wilfried Zaha: Black Players Scared To Look At Social Media. Aired 11a-12p ET


Erin Burnett Outfront
• U.S. Deaths Top 150,000; Experts: U.S. Needs to Reset Response; Trump Visits Coronavirus Hotspot to Discuss Energy and Attend a Fundraiser Even as U.S. Deaths Top 150,000; GOP Rep. Gohmert Claims He Caught Virus from Wearing Mask; California & Florida Report Record Single-Day Deaths; Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) Michigan Discusses About Her Concern on the Increase in Cases in Michigan. Aired 7-8p ET


Early Start with John Berman and Zoraida Sambolin
• Did Not Air 4-5a ET
• Trump Claims U.S. is "Corona-Free" on Deadliest Day in Months; Marlins Games Postponed Until Monday Amid Outbreak; CNN Exclusive: Russia Plans to Approve First Vaccine. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Trump Claims U.S. Is "Corona-Free" On Deadliest Day In Months; Biden Says He'll Pick Running Mate Next Week; A.G. Barr Clashes With Democrats In Combative Hearing. Aired 5:30-6a ET


First Move with Julia Chatterley
• Bezos, Cook, Zuckerberg, and Pichai Defending Their Firms In D.C.; Boeing, GM and General Electric Takes Earnings Hit Due To Coronavirus; Kodak CEO Talks Trump, Fresh Funding And Re-Invention. Aired 9-10a ET


Inside Politics
• Did Not Air 12-1p ET


New Day
• Trump Falsely Claims 'Large Portions' of U.S. Coronavirus-Free; Biden Says He Will Choose His Running Mate Next Week; U.S. Sees Deadliest Day This Summer; Potential Tropical Storm Poses Threat to Florida This Weekend; Barr Clashes with Democrats on Various Issues. Aired 6-6:30a ET
• Barr's Testimony on Capitol Hill; Right-Wing Media Reality Check; Twitter Temporarily Bans Trump Jr.; Marlins Season on Hold. Aired 6:30-7a ET
• Trump Complains, Nobody Likes Me, as U.S. Nears 150,000 Dead; Democratic Lawmakers Grill Attorney General Bill Barr; U.S. Sees Deadliest Day this Summer, Deaths Rising in 29 States. Aired 7-7:30a ET
• U.S. Sees Deadliest Day This Summer, Deaths Rising in 29 States; Russia Claims it is on Track to Approve Coronavirus Vaccine Soon; Berlin Battles "Disturbing" Rise in Coronavirus Cases. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• Interview with White House Adviser Peter Navarro. Aired 8-8:30a ET
• Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) is Interviewed about Barr's Testimony, Tech CEOs' on Capitol Hill and Russian Bounties; Mysterious Seeds from China. Aired 8:30-9a ET


Quest Means Business
• Facebook's Zuckerberg Back Before Congress For Antitrust Hearing; Amazon CEO Bezos Gives First-Ever Congressional Testimony; Google, Apple CEOs Push Back Against Antitrust Claims; Kodak Stocks Soars On $765 Govt. Pharma Loan. Aired 3-4p ET


The Situation Room
• U.S. Surpasses 150,000 Coronavirus Deaths; Trump Touts Unproven Drug & "Alien DNA" Doc As Virus Deaths Rise; GOP's Gohmert Test Positive, Suggests He Got COVID From Wearing A Mask After Often Refusing To Do So; NBA To Provide Thousands Of No-Cost Coronavirus Tests; Silver: "No Question" NBA Would End Season If Outbreak Occurs; Russia's Coronavirus Vaccine Claim Sparks Global Interest. Aired 5-6p ET
• U.S. Coronavirus Death Toll Passes 150,000; Interview With Former Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin; Republican Congressman Tests Positive For Coronavirus; Trump Continues To Push Hydroxychloroquine; Russia's Coronavirus Vaccine Claim Sparks Global Interest. Aired 6-7p ET