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Cuomo Prime Time
• Trump, Who Floats Rigged Election Theories, Now Encouraging Americans To Try To Vote Twice; Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson & Family Test Positive For COVID-19; Former Melania Trump Confidante Releases Tell-All Book. Aired 9-10p ET


Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees
• CDC Director Says One Or More Vaccines Will Be Available By End Of The Year; Interview With Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX); White House Weighs Defunding Dem-Run Cities; Barr: Trump Was Speaking "In General Terms" When Talking About Plane Of Thugs Theory; Houston Residents Struggle With Eviction Realities As The CDC Says It Will Move To Halt Those Evictions; Pelosi Says Hair Salon Visit "Was A Setup." Aired 8-9p ET


Amanpour
• Did Not Air 2-3p ET


At This Hour
• Did Not Air 11a-12p ET


The Lead with Jake Tapper
• Biden Tops Trump 51-43 in New CNN Poll; Fauci's Labor Day Warning: Don't Be Part of the Problem. Aired 4-4:30p ET
• Interview With Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT); Trump Suggests His Supporters Vote Twice; Trump Giving Up On Coronavirus Spread?; Pelosi Under Fire Over Indoor Haircut. Aired 4:30-5p ET


Don Lemon Tonight
• Barr: Systemic Racism Doesn't Exist; President Trump Wants Voters To Vote Twice; White House To Cut Funding For Democrat Cities; Blake Family Reacts To A.G. Barr's Comments; Coronavirus Hits Johnson Family; CDC Not To Be Ignored. Aired 10-11p ET
• A.G. Barr Denies Systemic Racism In Policing, Also Condemns Voting-By-Mail; President Trump Appears To Encourage Voters To Cast Ballots Twice; Joe Biden To Visit Kenosha, Wisconsin Tomorrow; CDC: Prepare For A Possible Vaccine; Americans Facing Eviction From Homes; ABC News: DHS Withheld Intelligence Bulletin Warning About Russian Misinformation Attack On Biden's Mental Health. Aired 11p-12a ET


CNN Newsroom
• Dr. Anthony Fauci Calls for Full-Court Press Against COVID-19; Midwest Reporting Surge in Cases as U.S. Death Toll Mounts; 600 Plus Students and Staff Under Quarantine or Isolation in Two Florida Counties; Cases in U.S. Midwest Surging As Experts Warn of Holiday Weekend; Portland Mayor Calls on Residents to Join Him in Denouncing Violence; White House Coronavirus Taskforce Issues Dire Warning for Iowa. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• Midwest Reporting Surge in Coronavirus Cases; Denouncing Violence in Portland; Russia Reopens Schools; Brazil Enters Recession after Pandemic; Pope Holds Public Audience. Aired 9:30-10a
• Midwest Cases Surging as Experts Warn of Holiday Weekend; Trump Does not Mention Jacob Blake's Name During Kenosha Visit; Trump Slams Pelosi for Hair Appointment that Violated Restrictions. Aired 10- 10:30a ET
• Small Businesses Still Struggle in U.S.; Interview with Trump 2020 National Press Secretary Hogan Gidley. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• U.S. Adds 40,000+ New Infections on Tuesday as Fauci Issues Labor Day Warning; Fauci: Vaccine Could be Available Earlier Than Expected if Ongoing Clinical Trials Show Overwhelming Positive Results; Dr. Joseph Allen Discusses Research Indicating Strong Ventilation Is Key to Preventing Indoor Spread; Trump Dismisses "Systemic Racism," Defends Police During Visit to Kenosha; Biden to Travel to Kenosha on Thursday; Very Tight Race Underway for Ohio's 18 Electoral Votes. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Florida Cuts Ties With Quest Laboratories Over Testing Backlog; More Than 25,000 Cases At Colleges & Universities In 37 States; Pence Says He Doesn't Recall Being Put On Standby To Take Over For Trump During 2019 Walter Reed Visit; Trump Banking On A "Super V" Economy; New Analysis On Melania's Side Eye At Ivanka At The RNC. Aired 11:30a- 12p ET
• President Donald Trump Denies Systemic Racism Exists During Kenosha Visit; Donald Trump Back On Campaign Trail In North Carolina; Biden, Trump Campaign Ads Focus On Racial Unrest; White House Coronavirus Task Force Issues Dire Warning For Iowa; Markey: "My Progressive View" Won Yesterday. Aired 12-12:30p ET
• Ed Markey Defeats Joe Kennedy Iii In Massachusetts Primary; Facebook Tipped Off By FBI, Finds Russian Campaign Targeting Americans; Germany: Kremlin Critic Navalny Poisoned With Russian Nerve Agent. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• Nearly 190,000 Americans Have Lost Their Lives Due To Coronavirus; Election Alarms, Conspiracies, Armed Militias; Iowa Senator Doubts Virus Death Toll As State Sees Cases Surge; Biden Lays Out Plan To Reopen Schools Amid Pandemic. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• Biden Lays Out Plain to Reopen Schools Amind Pandemic; Biden: Schools Need More Counselors to Help Kids Deal with Pandemic; Biden Takes Questions from Reporters in Delaware; Biden: Cops Who Shot Breonna Taylor "Should be Charged;" Biden on Kenosha Shooting, Death of Breonna Taylor; Biden on Claim that Pence Was Put on Alert During Trump DOC Visit; Biden on Tomorrow's Planned Visit to Kenosha Amid Tensions; Biden: "I Would Like to Get Out More," But Must Set An Example; Biden: "Vast Majority" of Police are "Good, Decent;" Biden on What He'd Do Differently When Violence Erupts in Cities; Biden Calls School Struggles to Open a "National Emergency." Aired 1:30-2p ET.
• Live Coverage as Joe Biden Takes Questions in Delaware; Live Analysis of Joe Biden's Responses; Interview with Former CDC Director Tom Frieden. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Interview With Former CDC Director, Tom Frieden; Interview With Former DHS Secretary, Janet Napolitano; Trump Speaks To Reporters During N.C. Visit Honoring Veterans; Trump Lambasts Pelosi For Hair Appointment That Violated Coronavirus Rules. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• DHS Withheld Warning About Russian Smear Campaign Against Biden?; College COVID-19 Outbreaks; Study Shows Steroids Reduce COVID Deaths. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Ernst Tries to Clarify Claim That Virus Deaths Are Inflated; Aide Says Pelosi Always Wears Mask, Follows Local Guidelines; White House Coronavirus Adviser Paints Rosy Picture of Risk to Kids; Biden Says If Trump Had Done His Job, Schools Would Be Open Now; Teen COVID Survivor Suffering from Dizziness, Headaches Months Later; CDC Temporarily Halting Evictions Amid Pandemic. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Trump Pushes Law and Order Message on Wisconsin Visit; Latin American Economies Hit Hard by COVID-19; Some Russian Teachers Raise Concerns over Vaccine; Facebook: Russia is Targeting American Voters Again; New Questions Surround Trump's Hospital Visit Last Year. Aired 12-1a ET
• Trump's Kenosha Visit Ends Without Answers; Double Barrel Typhoon Heads For Korean Peninsula; California And Florida See Infection Rates Decline; Three Out Of Four Adults Worldwide Say Yes To A COVID Vaccine; Brazil Enters Recession with a Record Contraction; Small Businesses Struggling without Stimulus Aid; Mnuchin: Bipartisan Stimulus Deal Should be Reached; Facebook: Russia is Targeting American Voters Again; BTS is First South Korean Group to Top Billboard Hot 100. Aired 1-2a ET
• Trump Pushes Law and Order Message on Wisconsin Visit; Facebook Says Russia Is Targeting American Voters Again; U.S. States to Receive Low-Cost Antigen Tests; Belarus Election Crisis; Some Russian Teachers Raise Concerns over Vaccine. Aired 2-3a ET
• Belarus Election Crisis, Demonstrations Against Lukashenko Enter Fourth Week; America's Presidential Election And Facebook Says Russia Is Targeting Voters Again; President Trump Claims Biden Is On Some Kind Of Enhancement; Trump Fires Back After Book Question November Walter Reed Hospital Visit; Kushner Meets With Saudi Crown Prince; Cargo Ships Goes Missing As Japan Faces Two Major Storms; Pope Francis To Resume General Audiences With The Public; WHO Official Praises Sweden's Response To COVID-19; An Exclusive Interview By CNN To Jill Biden; Cartoon Reminded Attacks on Charlie Hebdo; Kenosha Visited by an Unwelcomed Visitor; No Sufficient Data to Support Convalescent Plasma; Teachers Union Skeptical of Russia's Vaccine. Aired 3-4a ET
• Trump Pushes Law and Order Message in Kenosha; Blake's Uncle: Trump has Empowered Police to Rain Down Hate; Trump Struggle to Address COVID-19; Trump Talks Conspiracy Theories, Won't Condemn Supporters; Facebook: Russia is Targeting American Voter Again; U.S. Experts Warn Against Approving Vaccine Too Soon; U.S. Government Agency Pushes Back on Plasma Treatment. Aired 4-4:30a ET
• Economic Impact of Virus Takes Heavy Toll on Women; Russian Teacher' Union Expressing Concern Over Vaccine; Charlie Hebdo Republishes Cartoons as Trial Begins; New Question Surround Trump's Hospital Visit Last Year. Aired 4:30-5a ET


CNN RIGHT NOW
• Did Not Air 1-2p ET


Connect the World
• German Government: Alexei Navalny Poisoned with Nerve Agent; Some Russian Teachers Raise Concerns over Vaccine; 25K+ Cases at Colleges and Universities in 37 U.S. States; Trump Wants Biden Drug Tested ahead of Debate; "Charlie Hebdo" Republishes Controversial Cartoons; Israel and Hamas Reach Deal over Border Violence. Aired 10-11a ET
• U.S. Reports 1,000-Plus COVID-19 Deaths In A Single Day; Anti-Trump "Lincoln Project" Launches Ads Against President; Banksy-Funded Boat Helps Rescue Migrants In Mediterranean; Schools Across Russia Reopening This Week; Germany: Navalny Poisoned With Chemical From Novichok Group; Pope: Lebanon Cannot Be Abandoned To Itself. Aired 11a-12p ET


Erin Burnett Outfront
• Biden Criticizes Trump's Response to Police Shootings As He Prepares to Meet Blake Family in Kenosha; Trump Tries Law & Order Message on Increasingly Diverse Suburbs; Germany: Russian Opposition Leader Poisoned with Nerve Agent. Aired on 7-8p ET


Early Start with John Berman and Zoraida Sambolin
• Did Not Air 4-5a ET
• CDC Broadens Eviction Protections; Plan Prioritizes Health Care Workers, Paramedics, Firefighters & Police; Trump Visits Kenosha Despite Local Officials' Objections; Pope Francis Greets Faithful, Resumes Weekly Wednesday Audience; Nuggets Outlast Jazz in Game 7 Thriller. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• CDC Moves To Block Most Evictions Through 2020; NIH Panel Contradicts FDA On Use Of Convalescent Plasma; Russian Teachers' Union Urges Members To Decline Sputnik V Coronavirus Vaccine. Aired 5:30-6a ET


First Move with Julia Chatterley
• Stocks Gain On Hopes Of U.S. Aid Talks; Dr. Anthony Fauci Expresses Confidence On Development Of A COVID Treatment; The Prime Minister Of Barbados Explains A New Plan To Attract Visitors. Aired 9-10a ET


Inside Politics
• Did Not Air 12-1p ET


New Day
• 1,000+ More Americans Die as Concerns Grow Over Midwest Spike; Trump Doesn't Mention Jacob Blake During Kenosha Visit; Trump Peddles Baseless Conspiracy Theories in Final Stretch of Campaign. Aired 6- 6:30a ET
• Trump Peddles Baseless Conspiracies; Portland's Mayor Condemns Violence; Jill Biden on School Reopening. Aired 6:30-7a ET
• 1,000+ More Americans Die as Concerns Grow over Midwest Spike; ABC Reports, DHS Withholds Bulletin Calling Out Russian Attack on Biden. Aired 7-7:30a ET
• Stephanie Winston-Wolkoff Is Interviewed About Her New Book, "Melania And Me." Aired 7:30-8a ET
• Wisconsin Attorney General Interviewed on Investigation into Shooting of Jacob Blake by Kenosha Police; President Trump Visits Kenosha, Wisconsin, But Does Not Mention Jacob Blake's Name During Visit; Iowa Leads U.S. With Highest Coronavirus Rate. Aired 8-8:30a ET
• Pulse of the People Panel; Trump Denounces Some Violence; Russia Again Pushing Disinformation on Americans. Aired 8:30-9a ET


Quest Means Business
• Merkel Vows Response To Navalny's Attempted Murder; Dow Crosses 29,000 For The First Time Since February; WTO Seeks New Leadership At Time Of Economic Upheaval; Daimler Reveals New Mercedes-Benz S-Class; Wolfgang Puck On Leading Restaurants Through Crisis. Aired 3-4p ET


The Situation Room
• A.G. Barr On Trump Accusing Obama And Biden Of Treason, On What Black Families Tell Children About The Jacob Blake And George Floyd Cases; Barr: Mail-in Voting Is "Playing With Fire"; Barr On Election Inference; Barr: Police Shootings Of Unarmed Black People Not Necessarily Based On Racism; Barr: "Wouldn't Surprise Me" If Russia Tries Interfering In Election Again. Aired 5-6p ET
• Interview With Rep. Val Demings (D-FL); Interview With NIH Director, Dr. Francis Collins; Barr Defends Trump's Accusation Of Treason Against Opponents; Germany Says, Nerve Agent Used In Poisoning Of Russian Dissident; CDC Makes Extraordinary Move To Temporarily Halt Evictions. Aired 6-7p ET


CNN 10
• Different Cities Have Different Responses To Coronavirus; President Trump Visits Kenosha, Wisconsin; A Changing Workplace Could Change U.S. Cities. Aired 4-4:10a ET