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CNN Transcripts for October 17, 2020

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CNN Newsroom
• People Wait in Long Lines in Georgia to Vote Early in 2020 Election; President Trump Campaigns in Michigan; Former President Barack Obama Will Campaign for Democratic Presidential Candidate Joe Biden in Philadelphia; President Trump and Joe Biden's Campaigning in Pennsylvania Examined; Rudy Giuliani's Daughter Caroline Giuliani Supports Joe Biden for President. Aired 10-11a ET
• U.S. Reaches Eight Million COVID-19 Cases; With Reelection In Jeopardy, Trump Calls For Rivals To Be Locked Up; Biden Campaign Slams Trump Rally In Wisconsin; Early Voting Turnout; Final Presidential Debate Topics; Trump Refuses To Denounce QAnon In Heated Exchange; Thousands Of Women Gather For March In Washington. Aired 11a-12p ET
• With Re-election In Jeopardy, Trump Calls For Rivals To Be "Locked Up"; Trump Attacks GOP Sen. Ben Sasse As "Stupid And Obnoxious"; Rudy Giuliani's Daughter Urges Americans To Vote For Biden And Harris To End Trump's "Reign Of Terror"; U.S. Reaches Eight Million COVID-19 Cases, As The Pace Of New Infections Signals A Tough Winter; NY College President Resigns After 700-Plus Students Test Positive; Trump, Biden Supporters Square Off In Pennsylvania; Manchester Resists Highest Level Restrictions. Aired 12-1p ET
• Trump To Campaign In Midwest Battleground States And Suggests He May Leave Country If He Loses; Nearly 22 Million Votes Cast In 45 States And D.C.; Thousands Gather For Women's March To Protest Justice Nominee; Biden Campaign Slams Trump On Holding Wisconsin Rally As Experts Warn Of Alarming Rise In New COVID Infections; U.S. Officials Investigating If Recently Published E-mails Are Tied To Russian Disinformation Effort Targeting Biden; L.A. Offers Free Flu Shots Amid Pandemic; Trends Emerging As Record Number Of Americans Cast Early In- Person Votes. Aired 1-2p ET
• Coronavirus Cases Rising in States Across U.S.; New York Governor Andrew Cuomo Taking Precautions against Possible Coronavirus Spikes; President Trump Criticizes Republican Senator Ben Sasse for Recorded Comments about Possible Large Republican Losses in 2020 Election; People Wait in Long Lines in Georgia to Vote Early in 2020 Election. Aired 2-3p ET
• Trump Goes On Rally Blitz As 10 States Break COVID-19 Records; Trump Doubles Down On Refusal To Denounce QAnon; Trump-Biden Battle Intensifying In Pennsylvania; Fauci & CDC Warn About Thanksgiving Gatherings; DOD Study: Plane Ventilation Systems Don't Spread Virus; WHO: Remdesivir Fails To Prevent COVID Deaths; Pfizer Won't Seek Emergency Vaccine Authorization Before Election; Trump & Biden Campaign Ad Wars Heating Up. Aired 3-4p ET
• More Than 22 Million Americans Cast Ballots Early; Trump Goes On Rally Blitz As 10 States Break COVID-19 Records; Elizabeth Warren, Magic Johnson, Barack Obama Hit Trail For Biden; Elie Honig Answers Viewers' Legal Questions In CNN's "Cross Exam"; Arizona Family Loses Eight Loved Ones, Livelihood To Virus; Sunday's "First Ladies" Examines Nancy Reagan. Aired 4-5p ET
• Trump Goes On Rally Blitz As 10 States Break COVID-19 Records; Trump Holds Michigan Rally As State Sees COVID Spike; How Vulnerable Are The Maskless Crowds At Trump Rallies?; New Study On Coronavirus Spread In Schools; Officials Investigating If Recently Published E- mails Are Tied To Russian Disinformation Effort Targeting Biden; Trump Doubles Down On Refusal To Denounce QAnon. Aired 5-6p ET
• Trump Holds Rallies Despite Nationwide Surge in Cases; Pfizer May File for Early Vaccine Use in November; Cases Rising Rapidly across Much of Europe; China Conducts COVID-19 Testing Blitz; Polls Close in New Zealand General Election; Over 20M U.S. Ballots Cast; Broadway Shutdown Affects 100K Workers. Aired 2-2:45a ET
• Cases Rising Rapidly across Much of Europe; U.S. Surpasses 8 Million COVID-19 Cases; Over 20M U.S. Ballots Cast; Japanese Tourist Gets Private Tour of Machu Picchu. Aired 3-3:30a ET
• U.S. Surpasses Eight Million COVID-19 Cases; Biden Stresses Health Care At Drive-In Rally In Detroit; Polls Show Biden With Double-Digit Lead Over Trump; Cases Rising Rapidly Across Much Of Europe; Over 20 Million U.S. Ballots Cast; Trump Holds Rallies Despite Nationwide Surge In Cases; Nurse Receives OBE For Pandemic Work; Polls Close In New Zealand General Election; Millions Spent On Ads In Final Weeks Of U.S. Race. Aired 4-5a ET
• Biden Stresses Health Care At Drive-In Rally In Detroit; U.S. Surpasses Eight Million COVID-19 Cases; Polls Show Biden With Double- Digit Lead Over Trump; Trump Holds Rallies Despite Nationwide Surge In Cases; Cases Rising Rapidly Across Much Of Europe; Police Holding And Questioning Nine In Paris Attack; Japanese Tourist Gets Private Tour Of Machu Picchu. Aired 5-6a ET


CNN Special Reports
• CNN Special Report: How The World Sees America. Aired 9-10p ET


New Day Saturday
• Joe Biden And Donald Trump Make Pitch To Voters In Key Midwest Battleground States; Kamala Harris' Travel On Pause After Two Staffers Test Positive For Coronavirus; Trump And Biden Battle For Arizona, Which Hasn't Backed A Democrat Since 1996; COVID-19 Infections And Hospitalizations Surge In U.S.; Rudy Giuliani's Daughter Endorses Joe Biden; "Washington Post:" White House Was Warned Giuliani Was A Target Of Russian Misinformation; Kentucky Attorney General Releases Breonna Taylor's Grand Jury Audio Recordings. Aired 6-7a ET
• Trump Holds Rallies In Wisconsin, Michigan As States See Surge In Cases; Biden Focuses On Health Care, ACA With Voters In Michigan; Europe Struggles To Contain New COVID-19 Spikes; At Least 69,000 New Cases Reported In The U.S. Friday; More Than 20 Million Votes Cast In 45 States And D.C.; Treasury Secretary: Getting Something Done Before The Election Would Be Difficult; Senate Judiciary Committee To Vote On Barrett Nomination Thursday; Disneyland And California Governor At Odds Over Reopening. Aired 7-8a ET
• More Than 20 Million Ballots Have Been Cast; Biden, Trump Make Pitch To Voters In Key Midwest Battleground States; Trump Holds Rallies In WI, MI As States See Surge In Cases. Aired 8-9a ET


The Situation Room
• More Than 22 Million Votes Cast In 45 States And D.C.; Trump Goes On Rally Blitz As 10 States Break COVID-19 Records; Trump Could Face Legal Reckoning Once He Leaves Office; Trump Refuses To Denounce QAnon Conspiracy Theories; Europe Seeing Rise In New COVID-19 Infections; Italy Reports Record New Cases As Second Wave Grips Europe. Aired 6-7p ET
• Trump Holding Campaign Rally In Wisconsin Despite New Record Number Of Coronavirus Cases; Trump On Rally Blitz As 10 States Break COVID-19 Records; Pelosi On Impasse: Critics "Have No Idea Of The Particulars"; McConnell Announces Votes Next Week On GOP Stimulus Measures; Former White House Chief Of Staff Tells Friends That Trump Is One Of The Most Flawed Person He Has Ever Met; GOP Sen. Ben Sasse Blasts Trump, Refuses To Campaign For Him; Trump Continues Harsh Rhetoric Against Michigan Governor Whitmer. Aired 7-8p ET
• Trump Endorses Rally Crowd Chants Of 'Lock Her Up' Nine Days After Kidnapping Plot Against Michigan Governor Stopped; CNN Reports, Former White House Chief Of Staff Tells Friends Trump Is The Most Flawed Person He's Ever Met; More Than 22 Million Votes Cast In 45 States And D.C.; GOP Sen. Sasse Blasts Trump, Refuses To Campaign For Him; Trump Visits Michigan, Wisconsin As Biden Leads Polls In Those States. Aired 8-9p ET


Smerconish
• Social Media's Influence On The Election; Should There Be Age Limits For Elected Leaders?; Do Political Lawn Signs Impact The Election Outcome?; How Did Quarantine Affect Teens? Aired 9-10a ET