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CNN Transcripts for September 30, 2020

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Cuomo Prime Time
• Trump Threatening Democracy With More Election Chaos; Sen. Ted Cruz: "I've Condemned The Proud Boys Long Ago"; Trump Tells Far-Right Group Tied To Racism To "Stand Back And Stand By". Aired 9-10p ET


Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees
• Trump And Biden Face-Off In Chaotic First Presidential Debate; Trump Again Refuses To Explicitly Condemn White Supremacists, Claims To Not Know Far-Right Group, Proud Boys; Exclusive Look At Group That Must Approve Any COVID-19 Vaccine Before Going Public; Undecided Voters Weigh In On Trump Versus Biden Showdown. Aired 8-9p ET


Amanpour
• First 2020 Presidential Debate; Interview with Frank Luntz and Kevin Sheekey; Countering a Rising China; Interview With Jeff Daniels; Interview With Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA). Aired 2-3p ET


At This Hour
• Did Not Air 11a-12p ET


The Lead with Jake Tapper
• Interview With Trump Campaign Communications Director Tim Murtaugh; Trump Refuses to Condemn Right-Wing Extremist Group During Debate. Aired 4-4:30p ET
• Trump Continues Casting Doubt on U.S. Election Systems; COVID- 19 Outbreak Hits NFL Team; Biden Campaigns in Pennsylvania and Ohio. Aired 4:30-5p ET


Don Lemon Tonight
• Thirty-Four Days Until Election Day; Disastrous First Presidential Debate; Trump Failed To Condemn White Supremacy; Lindsey Graham Hanging On Thin Thread. Aired 10-11p ET
• President Trump Refusing To Condemn White Supremacists; President Trump Claiming He Did Well In The Debate; Biden Tells Proud Boys To 'Cease And Desist'; NBA Players Kneel During National Anthem In First Game Of NBA Finals; Coronavirus Cases Are Rising In The U.S.; State Leaders Warn Voter Intimidation Is Illegal After Trump Urged Supporters Watch Polls Very Carefully. Aired 11p-12a ET


CNN Newsroom
• Trump Throws Debate into Chaos with Insults and Interruptions; Trump Refuses to Condemn White Supremacists; Trump and Biden Clash at First Presidential Debate; Major Airlines on Edge of Furloughing Tens of Thousands of Employees; Futures Flat After First Presidential Debate. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• Trump Mocks Biden on Masks; Pandemic Could Wipe out Airline Jobs; Undecided Voters Weigh in on Debate. Aired 9:30-10a
• Trump Throws Debate into Chaos with Insults, Interruptions; Trump Again Casts Doubt on Legitimacy of U.S. Election; Biden Kicks Off Train Tour Through Key States Following First Debate. Aired 10- 10:30a ET
• Live Coverage of Speech as Joe Biden Begins Train Tour; Recapping Last Night's Presidential Debate; Kentucky Attorney General Requests One-Week Delay. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Trump Campaigns In Minnesota, Biden In Ohio, Pennsylvania; Constant Interruptions, Insults Mar Presidential Debate; First Debate Devolves Into Messy, Personal Attacks. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Trump Says, We've Done a Great Job Handling Pandemic; Far-Right Group Celebrates Trump Debate Shout-Out; NFL Postpones Titans Vs. Steelers Game After COVID Outbreak. Aired 11:30a-12p ET
• Constant Interruptions, Insults Mar First Presidential Debate; Trump, Biden Hurl Insults In First Presidential Debate; President Donald Trump Tells Far-Right Group To "Stand Back And Stand By"; President Donald Trump's Debate Performance Reflects Poor Standing With Female Voters; Joe Biden Speaks At Train Campaign Stop In Ohio. Aired 12-12:30p ET
• Biden Speaks At Train Campaign Stop In Ohio. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• Biden, Trump Hit Campaign Trail after Disastrous Debate; President Trump Refuses to Condemn White Supremacists; Trump Urges Supporters to Go to Polls and Watch Very Carefully. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• Trump Urges Supporters To Go To Polls & "Watch Very Carefully"; Biden To Far-Right Extremist Group: Cease And Desist; Trump Dismisses Biden's Tribute To Late Son; Debate Commission Mulls Structural Changes After Debacle; Suspect Arrested In Ambush Shooting Of Two Sheriff's Deputies. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• Trump Refuses to Condemn Proud Boys; Proud Boys Claim Rally is Drinking Club; Interview with Black Voices for Trump Co-Chair T.W. Shannon. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Trump Contradicts Experts On When Vaccine Will Be Available; Trump Claims He's Paid "Millions" In Taxes Amid NYT Report Suggesting He Paid No Income Taxes For At Least 10 Years; Moderator To Trump: Where Is Your Health Care Plan?; Trump Speaks About Disastrous Debate Ahead Of MN Trip. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Interview With Lt. Gov. John Fetterman (D-PA); Biden Campaigns In Pennsylvania; Trump Refuses To Condemn Right-Wing Extremist Group During Debate. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• NFL Postpones Titans Vs. Steelers Game After COVID Outbreak; NYC Positivity Rate Over 3 Percent for First Time in Months; 7 Former FDA Chiefs Say Trump Undermined FDA Credibility; At Least 65 Million People Watched Tuesday's Debate; Voters Speak Out After Chaotic, Off the Rails Debate. Aired 3:30-4p ET
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CNN RIGHT NOW
• Did Not Air 1-2p ET


Connect the World
• Did Not Air 10-11a ET
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Erin Burnett Outfront
• Trump Denies Knowing Proud Boys Hours After Saying At Debate "Proud Boys, Stand Back And Stand By"; Interview With Rep. James Clyburn (D-SC); Debate Commission To Change Format For Next Presidential Debate; Interview With Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA); Wisconsin Reports Highest Number Of COVID Hospitalizations; Allies Try To Defend Trump After He Refuses To Condemn White Supremacists; Trump Makes Baseless Voter Fraud Claims At Debate. Aired 7-8p ET


Early Start with John Berman and Zoraida Sambolin
• Did Not Air 4-5a ET
• Trump Debases First Debate Into Chaos, Biden Hits Back. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Nearly 206,000 Americans Killed By Coronavirus, 7.1 Million Cases; Undecided Ohio Voters Weigh In On Contentious First Debate; Trump Downplays Pandemic Unemployment Crisis. Aired 5:30-6a ET


First Move with Julia Chatterley
• Did Not Air 9-10a ET


Inside Politics
• Did Not Air 12-1p ET


New Day
• Trump Creates Chaos in First Debate, Biden Hits Back. Aired 6- 6:30a ET
• New York's Positivity Rate over 3 Percent; Debate Reality Check; First Debate Chaos. Aired 6:30-7a ET
• Trump Debases First Debate into Chaos, Biden Hits Back; Biden Weathers Trump Meltdown at First Debate. Aired 7-7:30a ET
• Trump and Biden Face-off At Their First Presidential Debate. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• President Trump and Democratic Presidential Candidate Joe Biden Have First Debate; President Trump's Comments to Group Connected with Political Violence Draws Criticism; Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) is Interviewed About Last Night's Presidential Debate Between Trump and Biden. Aired 8-8:30a ET
• Trump Debases First Debate Into Chaos, Biden Hits Back. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Nearly 206,000 Americans Killed By Coronavirus, 7.1 Million Cases; Undecided Ohio Voters Weigh In On Contentious First Debate; Trump Downplays Pandemic Unemployment Crisis. Aired 5:30-6a ET


Quest Means Business
• Trump & Biden Give Differing Visions of Economic Recovery Coping With Emotional Toll Of Chaotic First Debate. Aired 3-4p ET


CNN Live Event/Special
• Trump, Biden Clash in Combative & Chaotic Debate. Aired 12-1a ET
• Trump and Biden Clash in Chaotic and Combative Debate; Trump and Biden Clash in Chaotic and Combative First Debate. Aired 1-2a ET
• Off-the-Rails First Debate between Biden and Trump; President Trump And Joe Biden Face Off In The First Presidential Debate. Aired 2-3:05a ET


The Situation Room
• Trump Again Refuses To Explicitly Condemn White Supremacists Even As He Attempts Damage Control After Disastrous Debate; Trump Denies Knowing Who The Proud Boys Are After Telling Far-Right Group To "Stand Down And Stand By;" U.S. Surpasses 206,000 Coronavirus Deaths, Tops 7.2 Million Cases; Wisconsin Reports Its Highest COVID-19 Hospitalizations On Record; Notre Dame Football Team Outbreak "Spread Like Wildfire" After Players Shared Pre-Game Meal. Aired 5-6p ET
• Disastrous Trump/Biden Presidential Debate; Trump Refuses To Condemn Right-Wing Extremist Group During Debate; U.S. Surpasses 206,000 Coronavirus Deaths, Tops 7.2 Million Cases; Eleven Democratic Governors Warn Against "Intimidation Or Harassment Of Voters" After Trump Urges Supporters To "Go Into The Polls". Aired 6-7p ET


CNN 10
• Trump and Biden Participate in the first Presidential Debate. Aired 4-4:10a ET