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Cuomo Prime Time
• Al Gore On Trump Maintaining Assault On Science Amid Wildfires, Hurricanes And Coronavirus Pandemic; Trump Attacks Nevada Governor On Absentee Voting; Black Voter Confronts Trump Over "MAGA" Slogan. Aired 9-10p ET


Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees
• President Touts Success Over COVID-19 In Latest Press Conference; Michael Caputo Takes Two-Month Leave of Absence to Deal With Lymphatic Condition. Aired 8-9p ET


Amanpour
• The Power of Theater to Keep Body and Soul Together; Reimaging Our Future During Pandemic; Kwame Kwei-Armah, Artistic Director, The Young Vic, is Interviewed About Art, Racial Reckoning and Chadwick Boseman; Trump Contradicting Himself on Coronavirus in Pennsylvania Town Hall; Examining Global Systems of Government; Interview With Fmr. Sen. Al Franken (D-MN). Aired 2:30-3p ET


At This Hour
• Did Not Air 11a-12p ET


The Lead with Jake Tapper
• Joe Biden Lays Out Vaccine Distribution Plan; Biden Takes Questions After Giving COVID Vaccine Plan. Aired 4-4:30p ET
• Vaccine Trial Halted; Vaccine Readily Available Late 2021?; Trump Once Again Downplays Using Masks To Battle COVID-19; Interview With Rep. Max Rose (D-NY). Aired 4:30-5p ET


Don Lemon Tonight
• President Trump Disagrees With CDC Director, Dr. Redfield; Blue States Having More COVID-19 Casualties; Vaccine Coming Late; Heat Ray Used On Protesters; A.G. Bill Compared Lockdowns To Slavery. Aired 10- 11p ET
• William Barr Calls For Coronavirus Closures As The Greatest Intrusion On Civil Liberties; President Trump Disputes CDC Head's Vaccine Timeline And Mask Claims; Trump Confirms Another White House Staffer Positive FOR COVID-19; CDC Director Is Citing Clear Scientific Evidence And Saying Masks Are The Best Defense Against COVID-19; President Trump Dismisses The Deaths Of Americans In Blue States; Champions For Change: Surgeon Allows Patients To Pay By Volunteering. Aired 11p-12a ET


CNN Newsroom
• Slow-Moving Hurricane Sally Pummels Gulf Coast with Torrential Rain; Interview with Dauphin Island Mayor Jeff Collier on the Impact of Hurricane Sally; Trump Tells Pennsylvania Voters at a Town Hall He Didn't Downplay Coronavirus; Hurricane Sally Pummels U.S. Gulf Coast with Torrential Rain; Wildfires Burn More Than 3.2 Million Acres Across California. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• House Report Blasts 737 Max Failures; Hurricane Sally Pummels with Rain; Pelosi Wants Stimulus Deal Reached; Sen. John Barrasso (R- WY) is Interviewed about the Stimulus, the Environment and the Peace Deal. Aired 9:30-10a
• Slow-Moving Hurricane Sally Pummels Gulf Coast with Torrential Rain; Trump Again Claims Virus Will Just Disappear; 87 Fires Burn More Than 4.7 Acres in Ten States. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Interview with California Director of Forestry and Fire Protection Thom Porter; Interview with Air Force Hurricane Hunter Kendall Dunn; Interview with 3M Chairman and CEO Mike Roman. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Trump Fields Tough Questions from Voters at Town Hall; Hurricane Sally Pounds Gulf Coast; Alabama Hit by 1st Hurricane in 15 Years; Greg Michel, Mississippi Emergency Management Agency Director, Discusses Being Spared from Worst of Hurricane Sally; Trump: I Didn't "Downplay" COVID-19, I "Up-Played It". Aired 11-11:30a ET
• California Wildfires Kill at Least 25 People, Burns 3.2+ Million Acres, But Rain Expected; New Video of Top HHS Spokesman's Conspiracy-Laden Rant on Facebook Live; Collision Between 2 Construction Cranes in Austin Injures at Least 21; Trump Falsely Claims "Stocks Are Owned by Everybody"; Laura Helmuth, Editor-in- Chief, "Scientific American," Discusses Magazine's 1st Presidential Endorsement. Aired 11:30a-12p ET
• Sally Dumps Two Feet Rain In Gulf With More Still To Come; Hurricane Sally Pounds Gulf Coast; President Donald Trump Struggles With Truth In Voter Town Hall; Trump: "I Hope There's Not A Race Problem" In The United States; Twenty-three States Report Uptick In New Cases, 10 Trend Down, 17 Hold Steady. Aired 12-12:30p ET
• CDC Director: Vaccine Likely Available To General Public In Mid-2021; Some House Dems Upset Over Rejection Of New Stimulus Proposal; West Coast Fires Kill At Least 35 People, Burn 4.7 Plus Million Acres. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• Floodwaters Turn Streets Into Rivers As Hurricane Batters Coast; Trump Delivers Alternate Reality On His Pandemic Response; Trump Shares Manipulated Biden Video With Anti-Police Anthem. Aired 1- 1:30p ET
• Trump Shares Manipulated Video With Anti-Police Anthem; Sen. Mazie Hirono (D-HI) Discusses Trump's Promises But Failure To Deliver Health Care Plan, Dems Concerned Trump Will Declare Victory Before Votes Tallied; Wade Crowfoot, California's Secretary For Natural Resources, Discusses Confronting Trump Over Refusal To Believe Climate Science Regarding Wildfires. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• Trump Administration Continues to Question COVID-19 Science; Interview with Author Tony Schwartz; Interview with Town Hall Attendee Ellesia Blaque. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Ellesia Blague, Assistant Professor & Undecided Voter With Chronic Conditions, Demanded To Know If Trump Would Keep Same Insurance Protections As Obamacare; How Trump Has Eroded Americans' Faith In A Vaccine; Trump Official Accuses Media Of Overblowing Children's COVID Risks; Mom Discovers Challenges To Getting Kids Tested; Trump Takes Credit For Big Ten Bringing Back Football. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Trump Once Again Downplays Using Masks to Battle COVID-19; Sally Batters Gulf Coast. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Trump's Health Spokesperson Taking Leave of Absence after Conspiracy Rant; At Least Eight Dead, Dozens Missing Among Oregon Fires; Big Ten Reverses Course, Will Play College Football This Fall; Biden Gives Speech on His Plan for COVID-19 Vaccines. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Hurricane Sally Brings More Rain; Israel, UAE and Bahrain Sign Agreements; Authorities Brace for More Fire Deaths; Donald Trump Less Trusted than Xi, Putin, on Virus; France's COVID-19 Resurgence; Japanese Lawmakers Electing New Prime Minister; U.S. Image Plummets Over Pandemic Response. Aired 12-1a ET
• Hurricane Sally To Flash Flood Gulf Coast; Further Reveals In Woodward Tapes; Middle East Agreement Not Regional Peace Accord; Suga To Follow In Shinzo's Footsteps; Hurricane Sally Grows into Category 2 as it Nears Landfall; Authorities Brace for More Wildfire Deaths; Racial Tensions with Law Enforcement Remain High; More than 25 percent of U.S. Gulf Oil Output Shut Down; Mexico Holds Presidential Plane Lottery. Aired 1-2a ET
• Japan's New PM Reappoints Finance Minister; Pew World Poll: U.S. World Reputation Shredded; No. 1 Chess Champ Ranks No. 10 In Fantasy Football. Aired 2-3a ET
• Hurricane Sally Brings More Rain; President Trump Pressed by Voters; Japan with a New Leader; Israel, UAE, and Bahrain Signs an Agreement; Air Polluted by Wildfires; Oregon County Brace For More Fire Deaths; Hurricane Sally Grows to Category Two as it Nears Landfall; Japan's New Prime Minister to be Sworn in By Emperor; Russian Opposition Post Picture of Navalny; France's COVID-19 Resurgence; Indonesia Orders People who Refused to Wear Mask to Dig Graves; Manhunt on The L.A. Shooting Incident with Reward Now Reaching $275,000; Racial Tensions with Law Enforcement Remain High; Breonna Taylor's Family Receives Settlement; Poll Show Donald Trump Less Trusted than Xi, Putin on Virus; U.S. Image Plummets Internationally in Handling of Coronavirus Pandemic; Mexico Holds Presidential Plane Lottery. Aired 3-4a ET
• Hurricane Sally Grows to Category 2 as it Nears Landfall; Parts of West Coast Now Have Worst Air Quality in World; Authorities Brace for More Wildfire Deaths; Trump to Woodward: Virus is a Killer If It Gets You; Trump Contradicts Health Experts' Advice on Masks; Israel Signs Diplomatic Deals with UAE and Bahrain. Aired 4-4:30a ET
• Survey: Trump Less Trusted Than Xi, Putin on Virus; Biden Narrowly Leads Trump in New Florida Poll; Biden Looks for Latino Votes in Florida; French Cities of Bordeaux and Marseille Face New Restrictions; U.K. Prime Minister to Face Questions Over Testing Shortage; Hurricane Sally Grows to Category 2 As It Nears Landfall. Aired 4:30-5a ET


CNN RIGHT NOW
• Did Not Air 1-2p ET


Connect the World
• Hurricane Sally Slams into U.S. Gulf Coast; Migrants Risk Life and Limb to Find a Safe Home; French Hospitals Coping with Coronavirus Case Surge; Ireland Extends Restrictions, Delays Relaxation Plans. Aired 10-11a ET
• UAE Minister: Agreement With Israel Not About Iran; President Donald Trump: Was Set To Have Syria's Assad "Taken Out"; Rights Group: Greece Violates Human Rights Obligations; Congressional Report Lambasts Boeing And FAA For Numerous Failures Leading To Tow Deadly 737 Crashes; United Nations: The World Has Failed To Meet Goals Set In 2020; Attempt To Raffle Presidential Plane Goes Awry. Aired 11a-12p ET


Erin Burnett Outfront
• Trump Contradicts CDC Chief, Claims He's "Confused" on Masks, Vaccine and "He Misunderstood the Questions" from Congress; Trump: CDC Chief Made a "Mistake" for Saying Today Vaccine Won't be Widely Available in U.S. for Up to a Year from Now; Gov. Tim Walz (D) Minnesota Discusses About President Trump's Comment About Blue States' High Coronavirus Death Toll. Aired 7-8p ET


Early Start with John Berman and Zoraida Sambolin
• Did Not Air 4-5a ET
• Hurricane Sally Threatens "Historic, Life-Threatening" Floods; Trump Claims He "Didn't Downplay" Virus, Audio Says Otherwise; MLB to Hold Historic 2020 World Series at Neutral Site. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Hurricane Sally Threatens Historic, Life-Threatening Floods; Trump Claims He Didn't Downplay Virus But Audio Says Otherwise; Louisville Settles Suit By Breonna Taylor's Family For $12 Million. Aired 5:30-6a ET


First Move with Julia Chatterley
• Congress Says Boeing Management Failings Led to 346 Preventable Deaths in MAX Jet Crashes; Snowflake Starts a Bumper Month for Tech Listings; Instagram Interrupted, Stars Saying Enough to Hate and Misinformation. Aired 9-10a ET


Inside Politics
• Did Not Air 12-1p ET


New Day
• Hurricane Sally Pummels Gulf Coast with Torrential Rain; Trump Falsely Claims He Didn't Downplay Virus. Aired 6-6:30a ET
• Trump's Interview with Woodward; Hurricane Sally Hits the Gulf Coast; Taylor's Mother Speaks after Settlement. Aired 6:30-7a ET
• Hurricane Sally Makes Landfall Near Gulf Shores, Alabama; Trump Falsely Claims He Didn't Downplay Virus (He Said It on Tape). Aired 7- 7:30a ET
• Hurricane Sally Makes Landfall Near Gulf Shores; Trump Tells Pennsylvania Voters at a Town Hall He Didn't Downplay Coronavirus. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• Hurricane Sally Makes Landfall along Gulf Coast; Hurricane Sally Devastates Parts of Alabama; Due to Slow Movement of Hurricane Sally Large Amounts of Rainfall Threaten Severe Flooding; Trump Falsely Claims He Didn't Downplay Virus (He Said It On Tape). Aired 8- 8:30a ET
• Hurricane Sally Makes Landfall; Hurricane Report From Pensacola Beach; Pastor Confronts Trump about Slogan; House Report on 737 Max Crashes; Champions for Change Wheels of Change. Aired 8:30-9a ET


Quest Means Business
• Dow Surges as Fed Signals Low Rates Through 2023; U.S. House Report Blasts Boeing and F.A.A. for Handling of 737 MAX; France Struggles with New Surge in COVID-19 Infections. Aired 3-3:30p ET


The Situation Room
• U.S. Sees Biggest One-Day Spike In New Deaths In A Month; Vaccine Trial Volunteer Suffered Spinal Cord Inflammation; CDC Chief: Masks May Offer More Protection Than A Vaccine; Slow-Moving Sally Unloads Punishing Rain, Epic Flooding; Trump Taking Questions At White House Briefing. Aired 5-6p ET
• President Trump Holds White House Press Briefing; Trump Disputes CDC Director On Mask Effectiveness And Vaccine Availability; New Forecast: Sally's Pounding Rains Spreading North With Catastrophic Flooding; California Wildfires Kill At Least 25 People, Burn 3.3 Million Acres; Trump Repeatedly Promises A Health Care Plan That He Never Delivers. Aired 6-7p ET


CNN 10
• Tensions Between China, Hong Kong And Taiwan; Hurricane Sally`s Sluggishness; Study Of Another Planet. Aired 4-4:10a ET