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Cuomo Prime Time
• Biden And Pence "Elbow Bump" At 9/11 Memorial; Rudy Giuliani: "I Did Not Do Oppo Research On Joe Biden"; Scaramucci: President Trump Is "A Bully". Aired 9-10p ET


Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees
• September 11 Attacks Remembered; COVID Model Predicts 415,000 Deaths by January; New COVID Model: Deaths Could Reach 415,000 By Jan.; Senior Prosecutor Resigns From Justice Dept. Probe Of FBI's Russia Investigation; Deadly, Fast-Moving Wildfires Ravage West Coast; Boos During Moment Of Unity At NFL Opener. Aired 8-9p ET


Amanpour
• 19th Anniversary of 9/11 Terrorist Attacks; U.S. Trying to End Longest War with Taliban in Afghanistan; How the Taliban Treats Afghan Women; Gaisu Yari, Commissioner, Afghanistan's Civil Service Commission, and Orzala Nemat, Director, Afghanistan Research and Evaluation Unit, are Interviewed About 9/11 and the Taliban; Universal Health is Key to American Freedom; The Social Dilemma; Interview With Author Timothy Snyder. Aired 2- 3p ET


At This Hour
• Did Not Air 11a-12p ET


The Lead with Jake Tapper
• Dr. Fauci Warns of Tough Fall and Winter. Aired 4-4:30p ET
• New Book: Trump Bragged About Secret Nuke System to Journalist; Historic Western Fires to Blame for At Least 24 Deaths Including Woman & Grandson in Oregon. Aired 4:30-5p ET


Don Lemon Tonight
• Two Faces of Rudy Giuliani; Time is Gold for Dr. Fauci; Trump's Audacity to Smear Opponents; Top DOJ Prosecutor Resigns; Party Like There's No Pandemic; Too Much Talk, Less Action. Aired 10-11p ET
• U.S. Not Rounding the Corner On COVID-19; President Trump Using Levers of Government to Help Win Reelection; Trump's Election Strategy, Stoke Resentment and Fear; Deadly, Fast-Moving Wildfires Ravage West Coast; Six Months of COVID-19, How the Virus Has Changed The United States; Critical Witness in Deadly Kenosha Shooting Speaks to CNN; Historians Say a New Wave of Uprising for Racial Equality is Erupting Around the United States; CNN Heroes: Helping Foster Kids Through the Pandemic. Aired 11p-12a ET


CNN Newsroom
• Whistleblower Alleges DHS Officials Changed Intel to Suit President Trump; Iowa School District Defies Governor And Judge. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• Des Moines Opens Online Only; Wildfires Burning Across Western U.S.; Trump Claims about Pandemic; NFL Season Kicks Off. Aired 9:30- 10a
• Nation Marks 19 Years Since Terror Attacks While Battling Pandemic; Trump Claims I Didn't Lie About Deadly Pandemic Despite Tape; Trump Speaks at Flight 93 Memorial Ceremony. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Live Coverage of President Trump's Flight 93 Speech; Trump Administration's Effort to Downplay Russia Threat Increases 2020 Election Vulnerabilities; Interview with University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Chancellor Robert Jones. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Trump Pays Tribute at Flight 93 Memorial; Trump Compares His Coronavirus Response to Churchill in World War II; Bolton Blasts Trump Over His Admissions in Woodward Book; Dr. Fauci Says U.S. Needs to "Hunker Down" for Fall and Winter; Dr. Julia Marcus Discusses Fauci Coronavirus Concerns & NIH Director Saying Mask-Free Trump Rallies "Puzzling," "Disheartening"; Paul Rieckhoff, IAVA Founder & Executive Director, Discusses Importance of Remembering 9/11 First Responders. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Paul Rieckhoff, IAVA Founder & Executive Director, Discusses Importance of Remembering 9/11 First Responders; 9/11 Reinforced Clashing World Views Trump and Biden; At Least 20 Dead as Wildfires Burn Across Western U.S.; Laura Cox, Michigan Republican Party Chairman, Discusses Trump/Biden Race, Trump Claiming He Saved U.S. Auto Industry. Aired 11:30a-12p ET
• Trump and Biden Take Part In 9/11 Memorial Ceremonies; The U.S. Is Averaging More Than 35,000 New Cases Per Day; Majority Of States Seeing Downward Trend In Cases; Dr. Fauci Warns 6 States About Surging Cases; Fauci: It Is A Waste Of Time To Debunk "Nonsense" Amid Pandemic; Trump Tries To Justify His Response By Invoking Churchill And FDR; NFL Opens Season In Kansas City Amid Pandemic, Racial Reckoning. Aired 12-12:30p ET
• Houston To Allow Some Special Events, With Restrictions; Fauci: I Disagree With Trump That U.S. Is Turning A Corner On COVID; All Eyes On The 2020 Battleground States. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• Nation Marks 19 Years since Terror Attacks while Battling Pandemic; Biden Visits Flight 93 Memorial in Shanksville, Pennsylvania; 100+ Fires Burn More Than 4 Million Acres in West. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• Raging Fires Chase at Least Half A Million Oregonians from Homes; Trump Announces Bahrain & Israel to Normalize Relations; NFL Fans Boo Show of Unity at Chiefs-Texans Game. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• Scientists Continue to Predict Vaccine Arrival After Election Day; Trump Rally Attendees Misinformed on COVID-19 Safety; Interview with Iowa Public School Board Member Rob Barron. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Why Did We Pull Together After 9/11 But Are Bitterly Divided During COVID?; 4 Ex-Cops Charged in George Floyd Death in Court Today; Paula McKinnon, New Hampshire School Nurses' Association President, Discusses Being Tasked with Monitoring Students for COVID; Update on Coronavirus Responses Around the Country; Today's "Homefront" Addresses Trump's Question to General Kelly About Solders Buried at Arlington: "What's In It For Them?". Aired 2:30-3p ET
• President Trump Awards Medal of Honor; Wildfire Crisis; Nation Marks September 11. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Medal Of Honor Awarded to Soldier Who Braved Heavy Enemy Fire, Flames And Smoke to Rescue Dozens of ISIS Hostages Trapped in a Burning Prison; California Father And Husband Describes Harrowing Escape from Raging Wildfire; Nation Remembers 9/11 While Suffering from Pandemic; Boos Heard During Show of Unity Before Chiefs/Texans Game; Dolphins Won't Take Field for Anthem. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Trump Says He Downplayed the Virus to Avoid Panic; India Sets Global Record for Single Day Spike in COVID-19 Cases; Oregon Officials: 500,000 People Forced to Leave Homes; At Least 28 Fires Burning Across California; Huge Fire Erupts in Beirut Port, Weeks After Deadly Explosion; Thousands Without Shelter after Fire at Moria Refugee Camp; Microsoft: Foreign Hackers Targeting 2020 U.S. Election. Aired 12-1a ET
• Trump Downplays Woodward Recording; West Coast Fires Drive Half A Million People From Their Homes; Aid Organizations Struggling To Help Lesbos Migrants; Health Experts Cast Doubt on Timeline for Vaccines; India Reports More than 96,000 New COVID-19 Cases; Mexico's Ancient City of Teotihuacan Reopens to Public; Citi's Fraser to be Frist Woman CEO of Major U.S. Bank; Microsoft: Foreign Hackers Targeting 2020 U.S. Election; Toddler Recreates Iconic Movie Scenes. Aired 1-2a ET
• Moria Refugees In Dire Need On Europe's Doorstep; Legendary Diana Rigg Remembered; No Roger, Rafa Or Novak In U.S. Open Men's Final; Anger Over Reports President Trump Downplayed Virus Severity; India Reports More Than 96,000 New COVID-19 Cases; Health Experts Cast Doubt on Early Vaccine Hopes; Beirut Port Ablaze, Weeks After Massive Blast; Raging Wildfires in the United States. Aired 2-3a ET
• Moira Fire, Germany, France to Take Hundreds of Refugee Children; Huge Fire Erupts in Beirut Port, Weeks After Deadly Explosion; Portland Declares State of Emergency Due to Fires; Oregon Officials Say 500,000 People Forced to Leave Homes; Tensions Over U.K.'s Brexit Strategy; Ancient City in Mexico Reopens for Tourist; WWF Living Planet Reports On Its Findings; U.S. Still Tops in COVID Cases; India's COVID Cases Skyrocketed; Medical Experts Furious Over Trump's Statement; Vaccine Is Good, Shortcuts Isn't. Aired 3-4a ET
• Trump Compares Himself to Roosevelt, Churchill; Trump's Admissions Spart Outrage, So He Blames Woodward; Bolton: Trump Only Views Virus as Political Threat; NIH Director: Vaccine Trials Will Not Compromise Safety; Medical Experts Slam Trump for Downplaying Virus; France Confirms Record 9,843 New Cases in 24-Hours; Fire Erupts in Beirut Port Weeks After Deadly Explosion. Aired 4-4:30a ET
• More than 100 Fires Burning Across 12 Western State; Oregon Officials Say 500,000 People Forced to Leave Homes; Massive Smoke Cloud Moving Inland; Germany, France to Take in Hundreds of Refugee Children form Lesbos Refugee Camp; Ancient Mexican City Reopens to Tourists; Microsoft: Foreign Hackers Targeting 2020 U.S. Elections; Future of Brexit Talks at Risk Over U.K. Strategy; Remembering Diana Rigg. Aired 4:30-5a ET


CNN RIGHT NOW
• Did Not Air 1-2p ET


Connect the World
• Did Not Air 10-11a ET
• Remembering 9/11, W.H.O. Declared Coronavirus A Pandemic Six Months Ago; Trump Holds Rally Before A Mostly Maskless Crowd; Trump Tapes Show Two Different Attitudes On COVID-19; Beams Of Light Shine Over Pentagon To Honor 9/11 Victims; Wounded Ground Zero Supervisor Advocates For Injured Responders; Fire Erupts In Beirut Port Weeks After Deadly Explosion; U.S. Sacntions Hezbollah Allies In Lebanon; NLF, U.S. Open Take Center Stage; Legends To Face Off In "Random Chess" Competition. Aired 11a-12p ET


Erin Burnett Outfront
• Report: Top Prosecutor Quits Trump-Russia Case Due in Part to Pressure to Produce Results Before Election; A Top Prosecutor Probing Trump-Russia Investigation Quits; Source: She Operates "At The Highest Ethical Standards"; Fauci Disagrees With Trump's Claim That U.S. is "Rounding The Corner" on Coronavirus Pandemic; NC GOP Official Receives Backlash for Urging Trump to Wear Mask; Dems Lead in Absentee Ballot Requests in Florida and NC; Oregon Officials Preparing for "Mass Fatality Incident" Amid Wildfires, Dozens of People Missing. Aired 7-8p ET


Early Start with John Berman and Zoraida Sambolin
• Did Not Air 4-5a ET
• Trump Denies Misleading Americans; Fauci: Need to "Hunker Down" for Difficult Fall & Winter; Chiefs, Texans Open NFL Season in Kansas City. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Trump Denies Lying About Severity Of Coronavirus; Republican Stimulus Bill Fails To Advance In The Senate; Microsoft: Russian, Chinese, Iranian Hackers Targeting U.S. Election. Aired 5:30-6a ET


First Move with Julia Chatterley
• Nineteen Years Since 9/11 Terrorist Attacks; Rio Tinto's CEO Resigns over Appalling Situation Where the Company Destroyed Sacred Aboriginal Sites in Australia; Slimmed Down Stimulus Bill Could Not Get Past U.S. Senate. Aired 9-10a ET


Inside Politics
• Did Not Air 12-1p ET


New Day
• Trump Says He Lied to Keep Americans from Panicking; White House Urges Students to Stay on Campus Amid College Outbreaks; Wildfires Rage on West Coast, Killing at Least 15. Aired 6-6:30a ET
• Schools Struggle with Outbreaks; Trump's Health Care Plan; Trump After 9/11 Attacks; NFL Season Opens. Aired 6:30-7a ET
• NIH Director Says, Mask-Free Trump Rallies Puzzling, Disheartening; Microsoft Says, Russian, Chinese and Iranian Hackers Targeting 2020 Election. Aired 7-7:30a ET
• Third Grade Teacher Dies Of Coronavirus Days After Diagnosis; Trump Claims He Didn't Lie About Deadly Pandemic Despite Tape; Ceremonies To Mark 19 Years Since September 11 Attacks. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• President Trump Holds Campaign Rally in Michigan; Some Trump Rally Goers Do Not Wear Masks in Large Crowd Despite Ongoing Coronavirus Pandemic; Analysts Examine CDC Guidelines Concerning Coronavirus Pandemic; Microsoft Says Foreign Hackers Are Targeting 2020 Election; At Least 15 Dead in West Coast Wildfires. Aired 8-8:30a ET
• Evacuations in Western U.S.; Oregon Mother Battles Coronavirus; Honoring September 11th Amid the Growing Crises. Aired 8:30-9a ET


Quest Means Business
• The Mental Toll of Coronavirus; Trump Says Israel and Bahrain to Establish Full Diplomatic Relations; Rio Tinto CEO Resigns After Destruction of Ancient Site; Biden, Pence Cross Paths At 9/11 Memorial School; Closing Linked To Depression, Suicide; Founding the Good In An Upside-Down World. Aired 3-4p ET


The Situation Room
• U.S. Death Toll Tops 192,000 with over 6.4 Million Cases; One- on-One with Dr. Anthony Fauci; Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) Is Interviewed About The 9/11 Attacks, Disunity Amid Coronavirus Pandemic; Prosecutor In Durham Investigation Of Russia Probe Origins Resigns, Reportedly Due In Part To Pressure To Wrap Up Before Election. Aired 5-6p ET
• Dr. Fauci Warns of Tough Fall and Winter; Interview with Los Angeles, California, Mayor Eric Garcetti; Prosecutor in Durham Investigation of Russia Probe Origins Resigns, Reportedly Due in Part to Pressure to Wrap up Before Election; As U.S. Coronavirus Death Toll Tops 192,000, Americans Remember Nearly 3,000 Lost on 9/11; Critical Witness in Deadly Kenosha Shooting Speaks to CNN About Scene and Encounter with Suspect Kyle Rittenhouse. Aired 6-7p ET


CNN 10
• September 11, Our Show Takes A Look Back at Events That Changed America 19 Years Ago; Tour of the National 9/11 Memorial and Museum