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Cuomo Prime Time
• Jesse Jackson: Violent Breonna Taylor Protests "Would Be A Commercial For Trump"; Trump Refuses To Commit To Peaceful Transfer Of Power If He Loses Election; Dr. Fauci On COVID-19 "Long-Haulers". Aired 9-10p ET


Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees
• Protests After No Officers Directly Charged In Breonna Taylor Death; One Of Three Police Officers Indicted In Breonna Taylor Shooting, But Not For Her Death; Trump Won't Commit To Transfer Of Power If He Loses; Louisville Curfew Takes Effect Soon: One Police Officer Shot During Protest. Aired 8-9p ET


Amanpour
• Europe's New Asylum Policy; Kentucky Attorney General Announces Grand Jury Charges, Indicts One Louisville Officer Involved in Breonna Taylor's Death; Rev. William J. Barber II, Co-Chair, Poor People's Campaign, is Interviewed About Kentucky Grand Jury's Findings on Breonna Taylor Case; America Says Goodbye to Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg; Ruth Bader Ginsburg, First Woman to Lie in U.S. Capitol; Trump Appointing Vacancy in the Supreme Court; Carrie Severino, President, Judicial Crisis Network, is Interviewed About the Supreme Court and Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Aired 2:08-3:04p ET


At This Hour
• Did Not Air 11a-12p ET


The Lead with Jake Tapper
• No Officers Charged Directly With Breonna Taylor's Death; Interview with Cindy McCain. Aired 4-4:30p ET
• Majority of Americans Against Republican Rush to Fill Supreme Court Seat; Dr. Fauci Pushes Back; Interview With Cindy McCain; No Officers Charged Directly With Breonna Taylor's Death. Aired 4:30-5p ET


Don Lemon Tonight
• Two Officers Shot During Protests Over Grand Jury Decision Not To Charge Louisville Cops With Killing Breonna Taylor; President Trump Refuses To Commit To A Peaceful Transition Of Power After Election Day. Aired 10-11p ET
• Protests After No Officers Directly Charged In Breonna Taylor's Death; Police Confirm Two Officers Shot In Louisville; President Trump Refuses To Commit To Peaceful Transfer Of Power If He Loses; CDC Claims 90 Percent Of Americans Susceptible To COVID-19; Joe Biden Responds To Protests Over Breonna Taylor Shooting; President Trump Says He May Overrule FDA On Vaccine Guidelines. Aired 11p-12a ET


CNN Newsroom
• The United States Has More Than 200,000 Coronavirus Deaths; Today Top Health Officials Are Testifying On The Hill About The Response To COVID-19; U.S. Intelligence Indicates Russia Is Interferring In The Presidential Election; NYT: Russians Troll Using Trump Tweets in Interference Attempts; FBI Warns Foreign Actors Might Try to Spread Disinformation About Election Results; U.S. Supreme Court Clerks Pay Homage to Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• Remembering Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Aired 9:30-10a
• Growing Fears of Brutal Autumn as 24 States See Cases Rise; Louisville Braces for Grand Jury Decision in Breonna Taylor Probe; COVID-19 Cases Spreading Across Europe as Second Wave Hits. Aired 10- 10:30a ET
• Live Coverage as U.S. Health Officials Testify on COVID-19 Response; Opening Statements by Anthony Fauci, Robert Redfield, Admiral Brett Giroir, and Stephen Hahn; Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-TN) Questions the Witnesses. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Top Health Officials Testify on Pandemic, U.S. Response. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• CDC Chief Says, 90 Percent of U.S. Population Still Susceptible to COVID-19; FDA Chief Says, We Won't Approve Vaccine We Wouldn't Give to Our Families; Fauci Says, I Don't Think it's Appropriate to Compare U.S. and Sweden. Aired 11:30-12p ET
• FDA Chief: Senior Staff Reviewed Monthly For Potential Conflicts Of Interest; Dr. Anthony Fauci: "Need To Keep Our Eye" On Long-Term Heart Damage From COVID; Sen. Rand Paul Questions If "Man" Can Mitigate Pandemics At All; Dr. Anthony Fauci Slams Senator Rand Paul: You're Not Listening; Louisville Police Officials Speak Ahead Of Breonna Taylor Case Announcement. Aired 12-12:30p ET
• CNN: Distressed Birx Questions How Long She Can Remain At White House; Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) On Trump's Racist Attack: This Is My Country; Grand Jury Announces Decision On Breonna Taylor Killing. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• Grand Jury Indicts 1 of 3 Officers in Breonna Taylor Killing; Kentucky A.G. Daniel Cameron Holds Press Conference on Breonna Taylor Killing. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• Kentucky Attorney General Charges Brett Hankinson with Wanton Endangerment, No Charges for Other Officers; Attorney General Cameron to Convene Task Force Including All 120 Kentucky Counties; Grand Jury Heard Evidence Monday Through This Morning. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Kentucky A.G. Daniel Cameron Holds Press Conference on Breonna Taylor Killing; No Officers Charged Directly with Breonna Taylor's Death. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• No Officers Charged Directly With Breonna Taylor's Death. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• No Officers Charged Directly with Breonna Taylor's Death; Distressed Birx Questions How Long She Can Remain at the White House; Fauci Says Sen. Paul Has Repeatedly Misconstrued Facts about the Pandemic; CDC Chief Says "Deep State" Accusations Are Offensive; Police and Protesters Clash in Wake of Taylor Verdict. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• COVID-19 Death Toll in the U.S. Passes 200K; British Prime Minister under Fire; Trump Blames China for COVID-19; Supreme Court Showdown; Putin's Influence Campaign against Biden; U.S. Surpasses 200,000 COVID-19 Deaths; Mexico Surpasses 700,000 Confirmed COVID-19 Cases; Ex-Street Vendor Makes Debut with Indian Premier League. Aired 12-1a ET
• British Prime Minister Announces Tougher Restrictions; Trump: "2021 Will be "Best Year" Economically; Louisville Braces for Breonna Taylor Case Decision; British Prime Minister Announces Tougher Restrictions; COVID-19 Death Toll In The U.S. Surpasses 200,000; Trump Defends Pandemic Response, Blames China For Crisis; FDA To Announce Tougher Standards For Vaccine; Supreme Court Showdown: U.S. President Insists Nine Justices Needed; Republicans Falling In Line To Approve Trump's Pick; Democrats Likely To Retaliate Over Senate Vote; U.S. Intel Warnings About Russian Election Interference. Aired 1-2a ET
• COVID-19 Death Toll in the U.S. Passes 200K; British Prime Minister under Fire; Trump Blames China for COVID-19; Supreme Court Showdown; President Donald Trump Attack China For Environmental Pollution; President Donald Trump: China Must Held Accountable For Pandemic; "World's Biggest" Icebreaker Enters Service; Manchester United Top Luton Town 3-0; UAE Investor Eyes Controversial Israeli Club. Aired 2-3a ET
• Brits Facing Tougher COVID Rules; U.S. Passing 200,000 COVID-19 Deaths; Dr. Fauci Warns Americans to be Vigilant; Alexei Navalny Out of the Woods; Beijing Defends their COVID Response; Iran Complains of Harsh U.S. Sanctions; Russia Interfering with U.S. Elections; United States Supreme Court Showdown On Trump's Pick; President Trump to Announce Nominee Saturday; How Pandemic and Protesters Could Impact Voter Turnout; FBI Warns of Foreign Disinformation on Election Results; Screaming Protest in China; Israel's Cases Surging as Government Weigh Tighter Measures; Trump, 2021 will be Best Year Economically; Mnuchin and Pelosi Reach Funding Agreement; Prince Harry and Meghan Weigh in on U.S. Election; Race to Save Hundreds of Beached Whale Off Tasmania. Aired 3-4a ET
• Trump Calls Virus Deaths "A Shame, Then Blames China; FDA Considering New COVID-19 Vaccine Rules; COVID-19 Death Toll in the U.S. Surpasses 200,000; U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson Announces Tighter COVID-19 Rules; Israel's Cases Surging as Government Weighs Tighter Measures; Russian Opposition Leader Alexey Navalny Discharged from Hospital; President Trump Set to Unveil His Supreme Court Nominee Saturday; Louisville Braces for Breonna Taylor Case Decision; FBI Warns Against Foreign Disinformation on Election Results. Aired 4- 4:30a ET
• How Pandemic and Protests Could Impact Voter Turnout; FBI Warns of Foreign Disinformation on Election Results; Duke and Duchess of Sussex Stress Importance of U.S. Vote; U.S. Intel Warnings About Russian Election Interference; Trump Says U.N. Should Hold China Accountable for COVID-19; U.S. Campaigning for More Sanctions on Iran; Race to Save Hundreds of Beached Whales in Australia; Trump Says 2021 Will Be Best Year Economically. Aired 4:30-5a ET


CNN RIGHT NOW
• Did Not Air 1-2p ET


Connect the World
• England Backtracks on Reopening as U.K. Coronavirus Cases Surge; Chinese Students Yell from Dorms to Protest Strict Lockdown; Israel Sets Daily High in Cases amid Second Lockdown; Greece Calls on Governments to Cooperate with E.U. on Refugees; Top Health Officials Testify on Pandemic, U.S. Response. Aired 10-11a ET
• Did Not Air. 11-12p


Erin Burnett Outfront
• Protests Underway, Curfew To Go Into Effect In Louisville; No Officers Directly Charged With Breonna Taylor's Death; Protesters Take To The Streets After One Officer Is Charged In Breonna Taylor Case But Not For Her Death; Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX) Discusses About Her Reaction About Kentucky Attorney General, About Grand Jury Decision On Breonna Taylor Shooting; Trump Says He May Overrule FDA On Vaccine Guidelines; Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) Is Interviewed About Trump Refusing To Commit Peaceful Transfer Of Power If He Loses. Aired 7-8p ET


Early Start with John Berman and Zoraida Sambolin
• Did Not Air 4-5a ET
• Source: New Rules Could Push Vaccine Until After Election; Trump: Need New Justice to Consider Mail-In Ballots; Russian Opposition Leader Released from Hospital in Berlin; Nuggets Hold Off Lakers in Western Conference Finals. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• New Rules Could Push Vaccine Until After Election; President Trump Set To Announce SCOTUS Nominee On Saturday; Louisville In State Of Emergency Ahead Of Breonna Taylor Decision. Aired 5:30-6a ET


First Move with Julia Chatterley
• Ceremonies For Late Justice Ginsburg At The U.S. Supreme Court; China Promising It Will Be Carbon Neutral By 2060; Tesla Shares Lower Premarket After Battery Day. Aired 9-9:30a ET


Inside Politics
• Did Not Air 12-1p ET


New Day
• Dr. Fauci Warns Cases 'Too High' Heading into Winter Flu Season; Thousands to Honor Justice Ginsburg at Supreme Court; FDA Considering Stricter Guidelines for Vaccine Authorization; Russian Opposition Leader Released from Hospital After Poisoning; NYT: Russian Trolls Amplifying Trump's Conspiracy Theories. Aired 6-6:30a ET
• Trump's Conspiracy Theories; Louisville Braces for Taylor Decision; Barrett's Record Under Scrutiny. Aired 6:30-7a ET
• Dr. Fauci Warns Cases Too High Heading into Winter Flu Season; Cindy McCain Endorses Joe Biden. Aired 7-7:30a ET
• VP Mike Pence's Plane Lands Safely After Bird Strike; Food Banks Struggle to Keep Up With Demand As Hunger Soars in the U.S.; FBI Warns Against Foreign Disinformation on Election Results. Aired 7:30- 8a ET
• FDA Reportedly Considering Requiring Two-Month Waiting Period from when Vaccine Trial Participants Receive Second Dose before Granting Emergency Approval for Coronavirus Vaccine; Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg to Lie in Repose at U.S. Capitol; Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) is Interviewed About GOP Senators' Push to Confirm SCOTUS Pick Before Election Day. Aired 8-8:30a ET
• Doctor Dies after Battle with Coronavirus; Johnson under Fire in U.K.; Louisville Braces for Taylor Decision. Aired 8:30-9a ET


Quest Means Business
• U.S. Hotel Industry Warns Of More Layoffs Without Further Aid; Dow Sinks As U.S. Executives Call For More Stimulus; Restoring The Seychelles' Vanishing Coral Reefs; Volkswagen Unveils ID.4, Its First Electric SUV. Aired 3:30-4p ET


The Situation Room
• Police And Protesters Clash After No Officers Directly Charged In Breonna Taylor's Death; U.S. Tops 201,000 Deaths As CDC Chief Warns 90 Percent Of U.S. Population Still Susceptible To Virus; Israel Sets Daily Record Of Nearly 6,900 New Cases; Fauci Warns "We Are Entering Into A Risk Period" Amid Concern Of A Second Wave This Winter. Aired 5-6p ET
• President Trump Holds White House Press Briefing; Interview With National Institutes Of Health Director, Dr. Francis Collins; No Officers Charged Directly With Breonna Taylor's Death; Trump Says He May Overrule FDA On Vaccine Approval; Trump Says FDA Has Politicized Vaccine Approval; Trump Won't Commit To Peaceful Transfer Of Power; No Officers Charged Directly With Breonna Taylor's Death, One Indicted On Three Counts Of First-Degree Wanton Endangerment. Aired 6-7p ET


CNN 10
• U.N. General Assembly Meets Online; Examining Logistics Of Distributing A Potential Coronavirus Vaccine; Report On Tug Of War. Aired 4-4:10a ET