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Cuomo Prime Time
• NYT: Trump Personally Responsible For $421 Million In Debt, Most Of It Due In The Next Four Years; Potential National Security Risks From Trump's Tax Revelations; NYT: Top White House Officials Pressured The CDC To Downplay The Risks Of Sending Kids Back To School. Aired 9-10p ET


Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees
• Interview With Rep. Katie Porter (D-CA); Trump's $300-Million- Plus Debt Exposed By NYT Raises National Security Concerns; Biden And Trump To Face Off In Their First Debate Tomorrow; GOP, Democrats Prepare For An Election Like No Other; Source: CDC Director Concerned Dr. Scott Atlas Is Sharing Misleading Information With Trump; Global Coronavirus Deaths Surpass The One Million Mark; New Police Body Cam Video Reportedly Shows Moments After Deadly Breonna Taylor Raid. Aired 8-9p ET


Amanpour
• NYT Shows Evidence of Trump's Tax Avoidance; Interview with Former NSA HR McMaster; Interview with National Geographic Conservationist Filmmakers. . Aired 2-3p ET


At This Hour
• Did Not Air 11a-12p ET


The Lead with Jake Tapper
• Do Trump's Debts Threaten National Security?; COVID Rates Rising; Interview With Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD); Report: Trump Paid Just $750 in Federal Taxes in 2016 and 2017. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Report Says Trump has $421 Million in Loans Due the Next Few Years; "The New York Times" Said Trump Paid Just $750 in Federal Taxes in 2016 and 2107; Senator Durbin Says, We Can Slow Supreme Court Nominee Hearing But Can't Stop It; Barrett Once Criticized Supreme Court Decision on Obamacare; Democrats Prepare for Trump to Disrupt the Election. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Trump Announces Plan to Deploy 150 Million Rapid Tests to States; Trump Ducks Questions As NYT Reports He Avoided Paying Taxes for Years. Aired 4-4:30p ET
• Democrats Prepare For Trump To Disrupt The Election; New Ransomware Attacks Raise More Concerns About Safety Of Local State Election Systems; Some Senate Democrats Won't Meet With Trump's Nominee; Russia's Top State News Anchor Gives Window Into How Kremlin Views U.S. Election. Aired 4:30-5p ET


Don Lemon Tonight
• "New York Times" Finding Donald Trump Didn't Pay Federal Income Tax In 10 Of 15 Years; President Trump Ignores Tax-Related Questions; CDC Pressured By The White House; Fabricated Claims Will Haunt Trump; Grand Juror Files A Lawsuit. Aired 10-11p ET
• Twenty-One States See Rise In COVID-19 Cases; Trump Has $300- Plus Million In Loans Due Within Four Years; First 2020 Presidential Debate Tomorrow; U.S. Passes 205,000 Coronavirus Deaths And 7.1 Million Cases; Democrats Prepare For Post-Election Battle If Trump Tries To Disrupt The Election Or Counting Of Votes; WAPO: Trump Considered His Daughter, Ivanka As His 2016 Running Mate, According To Former Top Aide. Aired 11p-12a ET


CNN Newsroom
• Trump's Taxes Show Chronic Losses and Years of Tax Avoidance; Trump Dismisses Explosive Tax Revelations in "New York Times" Report; Trump, Biden to Face Off in Cleveland for First Debate; NYT: Trump Paid No Federal Income Taxes in 10 of Last 15 Years; Source: CDC Director Concerned That Dr. Scott Atlas is Arming President Trump with Misleading Information; Twenty One States Report More New COVID Cases in the Last Week. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• States Report More New Cases; Ex-Intel Official Blasts Trump; Vaccine Trials for Children. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• New York Times Reports, Trump's Taxes Show Chronic Losses and Years of Tax Avoidance; Nebraska Begins Mailing Absentee Ballots Today; Source Says, CDC Director Concerned That Dr. Scott Atlas is Arming President Trump with Misleading Information. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Interview with White House Deputy Press Secretary Brian Morgenstern; Without Aid 74 Percent of Hotels Expect New Layoffs; New Fires as California Evacuates. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• NYT: Trump Squandered Millions, Faces Crippling Debt; "New York Times" Obtains Trump Tax Records. Experts Warn of Potential Surge in New Infections. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Trump Makes Supreme Court Pick with ACA Repeal in Mind; Trump and Biden Face Off in First Presidential Debate Tomorrow; Michigan Leaders Touts Significant Reduction in Racial Disparities. Aired 11:30-12p ET
• Nebraska Is Latest State To Send Out Absentee Ballots; "New York Times:" Trump Squandered Millions, Faces Crippling Debt; Experts Re-Up Warnings Of Potential Surge In New Infections; Fifteen States Reported Daily Positivity Rate Above 10 Percent Over Last Week; Republicans Set Ambitious Schedule For SCOTUS Conformation. Aired 12- 12:30p ET
• Biden And Trump Face Off In First Presidential Debate Tomorrow; Democrats Prepare For Trump To Disrupt The Election; Ethical Questions Being Raised Over Upcoming Pompeo Appearance At Florida Christian Group Event. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• New York Times Reports, Trump Paid Just $750 in Federal Taxes in 2016 and 2017; Ransomware Attack Ahead of Election Raises Fears about State and Local Government I.T. Systems; New Cases on the Rise, Only Ten States Show Downward Trend. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• How Trump's Old Tweets about Taxes Are Being Seen in New Light; NYT: Trump Paid No Federal Income Taxes in 10 Out of 15 Years; Mother of SC Teacher Who Died of COVID Also Dies from Virus; Police Report: Wife of Trump's Ex-Campaign Manager Says He Made "Suicidal" Comments, 10 Guns Found in Home. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• Interview with Senior Forbes Editor Dan Alexander; Interview with former White House Communications Director Anthony Scaramucci; CDC Director Robert Redfield Expresses Concerns about Scott Atlas. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Biden, Trump Preparing for 1st Debate in Cleveland; NYT: Trump Paid No Federal Taxes in 10 of Last 15 Years; Tax Info Raises Questions about Whether Trump Broke the Law; NYC Schools Reopen Tomorrow as Cases Rise at "Alarming Rate"; Update on Coronavirus Responses Around the Country; Thousands Flee Amid New Wildfires in California's Wine Country. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Did Not Air 3-4p ET
• Long-Concealed Records Show Trump's Chronic Losses, Years of Tax Avoidance; Many in Mexico Without Running Water as COVID-19 Cases Rise; Judge: TikTok Can Still Be Downloaded in U.S.; Trump and Biden Preparing for Presidential Debate. Aired 12-1a ET
• New York Times Breaks Trump Tax Returns; Biden: Barrett Nomination "Abuse Of Power"; U.S. Voting Under Siege; Belarusians Protest Secret Inauguration; Coronavirus Continues Toll On India; NYT: Trump Taxes Show Losses, Tax Avoidance; Trump Calls on Biden to Take Drug Test Ahead of Debate; Supreme Court Pick Draws Attention to Religious Group. Aired 1-2a ET
• Trump Did Not Pay Tax For Ten Years; Biden And Trump Prep For Debate; Dubai Port Opens To Israel; Trump's Tax Returns Revealed by New York Times; India's Surging COVID-19 Cases; Coronavirus Gets Downplayed Again by Trump; Armenia and Azerbaijan Fight Over Disputed Region. Aired 2-3a ET
• Trump Calls it Another Fake News; All Eyes on Presidential Debates; Rush Nomination to Supreme Court; Clash Between Armenia and Azerbaijan; Israel and UAE in Win-Win Relationship; President Trump Denies Avoiding to Pay Taxes; Coronavirus Death Toll Close to One Million; Students Compelled to Self-isolate; France Trying All Restrictions. Aired 3-4a ET
• New York Times Reveals Donald Trump's Tax Avoidance and Huge Losses; Global Death Toll Approaching One Million; Hundreds of U.K. Students to Self-Isolate in Dorms; 21 U.S. States Report Increase in New Infections; India's Confirmed Cases Now Top Six Million. Aired 4- 4:30a ET
• Amy Coney Barrett Heading for Quick Senate Confirmation; Democrats: Trump Court Nominee Imperils Health Care Law; Trump Says It's Possible Supreme Court Could Rule on Abortion; Evacuation Orders in Northern California; Armenia and Azerbaijan Clash Over Disputed Region; Huge Crowds Protest Disputed Election in Belarus; Judge Says TikTok Can Still Be Downloaded in U.S. for Now. Aired 4:30-5a ET


CNN RIGHT NOW
• Did Not Air 1-2p ET


Connect the World
• "New York Times:" Trump Taxes Show Massive Losses, Years Of Tax Avoidance; President Donald Trump Won't Commit To Peaceful Transition If He Loses; Lebanese Prime-Minister-Designate Steps Down; DP World Chairman: UAE-Israel Deal Will Drive Peace; Actor Sean Penn & Nonprofit "CORE" Fighting COVID-19; Many In Mexico Without Running Waters As Cases Rise. Aired 11a-12p ET
• "New York Times:" Donald Trump Taxes Show Massive Losses, Years Of Tax Avoidance; Armenia-Azerbaijan Fighting Shows No Signs Of Letting Up; Nagorno-Karabakh Dispute Flares Up; Misery In Syrian Camp For Thousands Who Lived Under ISIS. Aired 10-10:45a ET


Erin Burnett Outfront
• Trump Dodges Questions On His Taxes, Biz Losses And Who He Reportedly Owes $300-Plus Million In Loans to; Interview With Rep. Lloyd Doggett (D-TX); NYT: Trump Wrote Off Consulting Fees And It Appears Ivanka Trump Received $747,622 Despite Being A Top Trump Org Exec; Trump Announces Plan To Deploy 150 Million Rapid Tests First Promoted By White House In August; Interview With Admiral Brett Giroir, Assistant Secretary For Health At HHS; Interview With Sen. Chris Coons (D-DE). Aired 7-8p ET


Early Start with John Berman and Zoraida Sambolin
• Did Not Air 4-5a ET
• New York Times Obtains 20-Plus Years of President Trump's Tax Returns; Former Trump Campaign Manager Hospitalized After Suicide Threat; Santa Rosa Police Order Residents to Evacuate Immediately. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• New York Times Obtains 20-Plus Years Of President Trump's Tax Returns; United Kingdom Universities Struggle With Coronavirus Outbreaks; Democrats Frame SCOTUS Fight As Threat To Health Care. Aired 5:30-6a ET


First Move with Julia Chatterley
• Revelations On How Much Tax The President Pays And How Much Money He Owes; TikTok, The Chinese App Gets A Download Ban Reprieve; China's Biggest Chipmaker, SMIC, Hit With A U.S. Export Restriction. Aired 9-10a ET


Inside Politics
• Did Not Air 12-1p ET


New Day
• NYT: Trump Paid Just $750 in Federal taxes in 2016, 2017; Former Trump Campaign Manager Hospitalized after Suicide Attempt. Aired 6-6:30a ET
• States Report Increase in New Cases; Americans Pay more Taxes than Trump; Pelosi Prepares House for Tie. Aired 6:30-7a ET
• New York Times Reports, Trump Paid Just $750 in Federal Taxes in 2016 and 2017; Former Trump Campaign Manager Hospitalized after Reported Suicide Attempt; Nearly 205,000 Deaths in U.S., More than 7 Million Cases. Aired 7-7:30a ET
• New York Times: Trump Paid Just $750 In Federal Taxes In 2016 and 2017; Journalist Hospitalized After Testing Negative Three Times. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• NYT Publishes Details Of Trump's Taxes After Years Of Secrecy; Reporting Reveals President Trump Paid $750 In Federal Taxes In 2016 And 2017; Wildfires Threaten Wine Country In California; Nearly 205,000 COVID Deaths In The U.S., More Than Seven Million Cases. Aired 8-8:30a ET
• Details of Trump's Taxes; Hotel Workers Face Hardship; Trump's Re-election Threat. Aired 8:30-9a ET


Quest Means Business
• Outrage Grows over Donald Trump's Tax Arrangements; Dow Sharply Up for Biggest Gains since Mid-July; United Airlines Agree Not to Furlough Pilots until Next June. Aired 3-4p ET


The Situation Room
• President Trump Announces 150 Million Rapid Tests Will Be Distributed To States; Trump Vs. Biden In First Presidential Debate Tuesday; Dr. Fauci: Trump Getting Misleading Information On Coronavirus; COVID-19 On The Rise On Nearly Half Of U.S. States; Interview With Sen. Mazie Hirono (D-HI); NYT: Trump Paid No Income Taxes In 10 Out Of 15 Years Beginning In 2000; Trump Campaign To GOP Members: Do Not Underestimate Biden; Police Body Cam Video Shows Confrontation With Ex-Trump Campaign Manager Brad Parscale. Aired 5-6p ET
• US Nears 205,000 Coronavirus Deaths, Tops 7.1 Million Cases; Concerns About Misleading Info Given To Trump Echoing CDC Chief's Reported Complaints About White House Adviser; Trump Ducks Questions On "New York Times" Report On His Years Of Income Tax Avoidance, Financial Losses And Huge Debt; FBI Warns About False Claims Of Hacked Voter Data, Election Systems; Trump Campaign To GOP Members: Do Not Underestimate Biden; Police Body Cam Video Shows Confrontation With Ex-Trump Campaign Manager, Brad Parscale. Aired 6-7p ET


CNN 10
• Report On The U.S. Supreme Court Nominee; Use Of Dogs To Sniff Out COVID; CNN Hero Helping Senior Citizens In His Community. Aired 4-4:10a ET