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CNN Transcripts for September 10, 2020

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Cuomo Prime Time
• Trump Uses Fearmongering About A Biden Presidency, But Doesn't Want To "Panic" Americans About COVID-19; Trump Blames Woodward For Not Reporting His Candid Coronavirus Comments To "Authorities"; Biden Maintains Lead In Key Swing States. Aired 9-10p ET


Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees
• Did Not Air 8-9p ET


Amanpour
• Examining Trump's Economy; E.U. Threatens to Take Legal Actions Against the U.K.; Boris Johnson Says New Deal Adequate Replacement for Agreement; Jonathan Powell, Former Chief British Negotiator on Northern Ireland, and Mark Landler, London Bureau Chief, The New York Times, are Interviewed About U.K. Breaking Brexit Deal and the U.S.; Interview With Pianist Lang Lang. Aired 2-3p ET


At This Hour
• Did Not Air 11a-12p ET


The Lead with Jake Tapper
• Trump Defends Downplaying Coronavirus; Interview With Democratic Presidential Candidate Joe Biden. Aired 4-4:30p ET
• One-on-One with Biden; Biden Reaching Out to Blue Collar Voters in Battleground States. Aired 4:30-5p ET


Don Lemon Tonight
• President Trump Downplayed the Pandemic; Joe Biden Accused of Everything; Teacher Succumbed to Coronavirus; Trump Base Ignore Pandemic's Threat; Trump Glued on Television; V.P. Mike Pence on Denial. Aired 10-11p ET
• Trump Holds Packed Rally with No Distancing And Few Masks; President Trump Compares his Handling of COVID-19 Crisis to the Leadership of FDR And Churchill; Trump Knew COVID-19 was Deadly And Airborne, Downplayed Virus; Trump Campaign Grilling Local Election Officials in Swing States About Mail-In-Voting Processes; Trump Stokes Racial Divides While Trying to Convince Americans He's Not Racist; Trump Campaign is Trying to Win Over Black Men; Joe Biden Pledges to be Transparent About His Health; NFL Season Kicks Off Amid Pandemic. Aired 11p-12a ET


CNN Newsroom
• Trump Told Bob Woodward He Knew COVID-19 was Deadly Before Downplaying It; Netflix CEO Calls Work-At-Home Practices "A Pure Negative"; Whistleblower Alleges DHS Officials Changed Intel to Suit Trump; Another 884,000 Americans File for First-Time Unemployment. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• Trump Talks about White Privilege; Reed Hastings is Interviewed about Working From Home; New Poll Numbers on Coronavirus Vaccine. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Trump Says He Knew COVID-19 was Deadly before Downplaying It; Whistleblower Accuses Trump Appointees of Downplaying Russian Election Interference and White Supremacist Threat. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Previewing Jake Tapper's Interview with Joe Biden; Poll Shows Most Americans Distrust COVID-19 Vaccine Safety; New Fires Start Overnight in California. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Adm. Brett Giroir Talks to Dr. Sanjay Gupta; Trump Acknowledged Dangers of Coronavirus to Woodward Even as He Continued to Downplay Risks Publicly; Dr. Ashish Jha Fact-Checks Giroir Conversation with Dr. Gupta. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Dr. Ashish Jha Fact-Checks Giroir Conversation with Dr. Gupta; Trump Acknowledged Dangers of Coronavirus to Woodward Even as He Continued to Downplay Risks Publicly; CNN Obtains New Audio from Woodward Interviews with Trump; Whistleblower: DHS Officials Urged to Downplay Russia Election Threat & White Supremacists; Trump Ramps Up Attacks on Mail-In Voting as USPS Tries to Ensure Confidence in New Video; Professor Michael McDonald Discusses Mail-In Voting. Aired 11:30a-12p ET
• President Donald Ramps Up Attacks On Mail-In-Voting; White House Is In Damage Control Over Woodward Revelations; President Trump Says He Knew COVID-19 Was Deadly Before Downplaying It; Admiral Brett Giroir: "We Do Need To Test Asymptomatic People"; President Trump Tries To Defend Comments Revealed In Woodward Book. Aired 12-12:30p ET
• Trump Tries To Defend Comments Revealed In Woodward Book; Pence Expected To Attend Fundraiser Hosted By QAnon Supporters; NFL Season Kicks Off Tonight Under The Cloud Of Coronavirus. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• Trump Defends Decision to Downplay Virus as Woodward's Book Reveals; Biden Campaign Rolls Out Ads with Trump's Damning Audio. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• Senate "Skinny" Stimulus Bill Fails to Advance on Largely Party Line Vote; Trump Boasts to Woodward about New Secret Weapons System; Whistleblower: Attempts Made to Alter Intel to Match Trump Rhetoric; NFL Season Kicks Off Tonight, 60-Plus Players Opting Out. Aired 1:30- 2p ET
• White House Staff Unaware of Bob Woodward Calls; Trump's February Call with Woodward Intended to Discuss Impeachment; Woodward Book Reveals Kim Jong-un Letters. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Fitness Expert Jillian Michaels: Let "Guard Down for an Hour," Get COVID; Sen. Doug Jones (D-AL) Discusses Failure of GOP Skinny Stimulus Bill & Trump Downplaying Coronavirus Threat; Glenn Harris, President of Race Forward, Discusses Trump Refusing to Admit White Privilege Helped Him in Life & Trump Minimizing Systemic Racism in U.S. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Trump on White Privilege, Systemic Racism; Trump Under Fire Over Bombshell Tapes. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Microsoft Says Russian, Chinese, Iranian Hackers Targeting 2020 Election; McConnell Defends Trump Amid Fallout over Woodward Book; NFL Kicks Off Season with New Health Protocols; NFL to Highlight Social Justice Issues with End Zone Messages; Trump Takes Questions Amid Outcry Over New Book Revelations. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• President Trump Denied Truth to Americans about the Pandemic; Three Dead as Oregon Fires Force Thousands from Homes; Europe's Largest Migrant Camp Devastated by Fire; Arson Suspected in Fire at Europe's Largest Migrant Camp; Woodward Book Exposes Kim Jong-un's Fawning Letters to Trump; Phase 3 Trial of Chinese Vaccine Begins in Peru; Seniors in Retirement Community Become Online Tutors. Aired 12- 1a ET
• U.S. State Department Revokes 1,000+ Chinese Nationals' Visas; Whistleblower: Appointees Ordered Halt on Russia Intel; Seniors in Retirement Community Become Online Tutors; Fighting Plastic Waste with Mealworms. Aired 1-2a ET
• President Trump Denied Truth to Americans about the Pandemic; Europe's Largest Migrant Camp Devastated by Fire. Aired 2-3a ET
• President Trump Downplayed the Pandemic; White House on Clean- up Mode; COVID Vaccine Still on Pause; Russia on Full Speed for Sputnik V; Refugees Left with Nothing; Latin America Eager to be Free from Coronavirus; Trump Fails to Acknowledge White Privilege in Interview; Trump Calls Obama Highly Overrated in Woodward's Book; Trump, No Responsibility to Understand Black American's Anger; Numerous Authors Releasing Books About Trump Presidency; Woodward Obtain Letters Between Trump and Kim Jong-un; U.S. Wildfires, Three Dead as Oregon Fires Force Thousands from Homes; Deadly Fires Rage Along U.S. West Coast; U.S. Financial Markets Reverse Three-Day Slide; Oil Prices Faltering Over Demand Fears; U.S. Open Tennis Star Wears Mask With A Name Of Police Violence Victims. Aired 3-4a ET
• Woodward Tapes: President Downplayed Virus Risks; Trump Says He Downplayed Pandemic to Avoid Panic; Biden on Trump Downplaying Pandemic: It's Almost Criminal; Seven Dead Including Three in Oregon as Thousand Evacuate; Forest Fires Turn San Francisco Skies Deep Orange; Woodward Obtained Letters Between Trump and Kim Jong-un. Aired 4 -4:30a ET
• Woodward Asks Trump About Race Relations in America; Trump often Belittled Black Women in Politics; Trump Admits Misleading Country About Coronavirus; U.S. Financial Markets Reverse Three-Day Slide; CNN's Clarissa Ward Shares Experiences in New Memoir; Seniors in Retirement Community Become Online Tutors. Aired 4:30-5a ET


CNN RIGHT NOW
• Did Not Air 1-2p ET


Connect the World
• President Trump Denied Truth to Americans about the Pandemic; Three Dead as Oregon Fires Force Thousands from Homes; Volunteer Slams Lebanese Government over New Port Fire; Europe's Largest Migrant Camp Devastated by Fire; Trump's Catering to Evangelicals Causes Ripple Effect. Aired 10-11a ET
• President Donald Trump Defends His Handling Of Coronavirus Pandemic; Fire Erupts At Beirut's Port Weeks After Deadly Explosions; EU Says It Will Stop help Greece Respond To Crisis; EU Home Affairs Commissioner Responds To Criticism Of European Migration Policy; GAVI Alliance CEO Estimates 2B Vaccines By 2021; Arab League Meeting Ends In Disappointment For Palestinians. Aired 11a-12p ET


Erin Burnett Outfront
• Trump Holds Rally With No Distancing & Few Masks, Proving What He Admitted Months Ago: He's Still Downplaying Virus; Trump Claims He Downplayed Virus to Avoid Panic Even as He Tries to Create Panic About Protests, Voter Fraud; CDC Projects Up to 25,000 More Virus Deaths in Next 3 Weeks; Trump Today: "I Really Do Believe We're Rounding The Corner"; Trump Claims "Everybody Knew" Virus Was Airborne in Feb; New Details on Trump's Phone Calls with Bob Woodward; GOP Senator on Trump's Health Care Plan: "It's B.S."; Fox News Dismisses Revelations in Bob Woodward's New Book. Aired 7-8p ET


Early Start with John Berman and Zoraida Sambolin
• Did Not Air 4-5a ET
• Trump Admits Concealing Threat of Coronavirus; Biden on Trump Concealing Threat: "It's Almost Criminal"; NFL Kicks Off Season Tonight in Kansas City. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• President Trump Admits Concealing Threat Of Coronavirus; Woodward Book Reveals 'Love Letters' Between Trump And Kim Jong Un; At Least Seven People Killed In U.S. Wildfires. Aired 5:30-6a ET


First Move with Julia Chatterley
• New U.S. Jobless Claims Report Out Today; According to Book by Woodward, Trump Knew Virus was Deadly, But Downplayed it; Yum China Stock Drops on Hong Kong Debut. Aired 9-10a ET


Inside Politics
• Did Not Air 12-1p ET


New Day
• Woodward Book: Trump Knew Virus was Deadly and Downplayed It. Aired 6-6:30a ET
• Woodward Book Revelations; Wildfires Burn across West Coast; Pence to Attend Fundraiser; NFL Kicks off the Season. Aired 6:30-7a ET
• Woodward Book Says, Trump Knew Virus was Deadly and Downplayed It; Source Says, White House Officials Warned Trump Against Speaking to Woodward. Aired 7-7:30a ET
• Huge Fire Breaks Out At Beirut Port; Whistleblower: DHS Officials Urged to Downplay Russia Threat; Bob Woodward Book: Former DNI Suspected "Putin Had Something on Trump". Aired 7:30-8a ET
• Recordings Released of President Trump Acknowledging the Lethality of Coronavirus before Large Spread in U.S. President Trump's Subsequent Comments on Coronavirus Compared with Earlier Recordings; Trump Dismisses White Privilege in Woodward Interview: "You Really Drank the Kool-Aid, Didn't You?" Aired 8-8:30a ET
• Trump Downplayed Virus; AmazonBasics Products Flagged as Dangerous; Coronavirus Victim Family Member Speaks Out. Aired 8:30-9a ET


Quest Means Business
• Biden on Trump Downplaying COVID-19 Virus, He Was Protecting Stocks; China Claims Persecution as U.S. Revokes Chinese Student Visas; Jane Fraser is New Head of Citigroup; Iconic Actress Diana Rigg Dies At 82; Oregon Gov. Warns of Unprecedented Loss From Wildfires; Fighting Plastic Waste With Mealworms; Trump Takes Questions Amid Outcry Over New Book Revelations. Aired 3-4p ET


CNN Live Event/Special
• Coronavirus: Facts and Fears; NIH Director Dr. Francis Collins On COVID-19 Vaccine Trials; At Least Three Teachers In Three States Have Passed Away In Recent Weeks Due To Complications From COVID; 28- Year-Old Teacher Dies Of Coronavirus. Aired 8-9p ET


The Situation Room
• No Social Distancing, Few Masks Ahead of Trump Michigan Rally; U.S. Coronavirus Death Toll Tops 191,000 As Cases Near 6.4 Million; Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) Was Interviewed on the Fallout of Bob Woodward's New Book; CDC Forecast: U.S. Death Toll Will Top 205,000 By October 3; Medical Experts Slam Trump For Downplaying Pandemic Threat; Trump's History Of Broken Promises On New Health Care Plan. Aired 5-6p ET
• Trump Attempts Damage Control Over Bombshell Tapes; CDC Forecasts Up to 217,000 U.S. COVID-19 Deaths by October 3; Woodward Book Says, Trump Slammed His F---ing Generals, Accused Them of Being Weak; AstraZeneca Confirms Vaccine Trial Pause is the Second Suspension Since July; 100+ Active Large Wildfires Burn Across Western U.S. States; Trump Camp Bombarding Local Election Officials in Bid to Back-Up Allegations About Mail-In Voting. Aired 6-7p ET


CNN 10
• Colleges Cope With COVID On Campus; Explanation Of Exactly What It`s Like To Get Tested For Coronavirus; "Mr. Trash Wheel" Cleans Waters With Each Spin. Aired 4-4:10a ET