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Cuomo Prime Time
• Did Not Air 9-10p ET


Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees
• Blue Origin's New Shepard Makes First Human Flight; Jeff Bezos Donates $100 Million Each To CNN Contributor, Van Jones And Chef Jose Andres; Study: J&J Vaccine May Need Second Dose To Fight Variants; Combative Exchange During Senate Testimony Between Sen. Rand Paul And Dr. Anthony Fauci; Former Trump Adviser Tom Barrack Arrested, Accused Of Acting As Foreign Agent. Aired 8-9p ET
• Tokyo 2020 CEO Not Ruling Out Last Minute Cancellation Of Olympic Games; Rep. Jim Jordan On January 6 Committee: "This Is Impeachment Round Three"; Jeff Bezos & Crew Complete 10-Minute Flight To Space. Aired 9-10p ET


Amanpour
• Interview With Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie; Afghan Peace Negotiations; Interview with Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie; Interview with Susan Glasser. Aired 1-2p ET


At This Hour
• Jeff Bezos & All-Civilian Crew Make History with Space Flight. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• CDC Director Says, Delta Variant Responsible for 83 Percent of Cases; White House Official and Aide to Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) Test Positive for Coronavirus; Jeff Bezos and Crew Speak after Historic Space Flight. Aired 11:30a-12p ET


The Lead with Jake Tapper
• CDC Director: Delta Variant Now Represents 83 Percent Of Cases; Trump Ally, Tom Barrack Arrested, Accused Of Acting As Foreign Agent; Pelosi Won't Say If She'll Veto GOP Commission Picks; Tom Brady Visits White House; Jeff Bezos Heads To Space; Suicide Bomber Attacks Baghdad Market Ahead Of Religious Holiday. Aired 4-5p ET
• Tokyo 2020 Chief Not Ruling Out An 11th Hour Cancellation Amid Rising COVID-19 Cases; COVID Surge Could Slow Biden Plans To Scrap Trump-Era Border Policy; Interview With Rep. Michael McCaul (R-TX); Biden Admin Plans To Evacuate Afghan Allies To Virginia; Alabama City Plagued By Spike In Shootings, Homicides; CDC Director: Delta Variant Now Represents 83 Percent Of Cases; Huge & Intense Oregon Wildfire Creating Its Own Weather. Aired 5-6p ET


Don Lemon Tonight
• President Biden Goes To Cincinnati For A Town Hall After Six Months Into Presidency; Senator Rand Paul Clashes With Dr. Anthony Fauci In Senate Hearing; Tom Brady Visits The White House; Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) Is Interviewed On President Biden's Performance. Aired 10-11p ET
• President Joe Biden Touts Economic Progress; Stakes Are High For President Joe Biden Six Months Into Presidency; Trump Ally Tom Barrack Arrested On Foreign Agent Charges; New Book Chronicles Trump's Chaotic Final Year In Office; Billionaire Jeff Bezos Flies To The Edge Of Space; Pediatric Group Says 23,000 Kids Caught COVID. Aired 11p-12a ET


CNN Newsroom
• Bezos and New Shepard Crew Launch from Texas. Aired 9-9:30a ET.
• Bezos and New Shepherd Crew's Historic Space Flight. Aired 9:30-10a ET.
• New Shepard Lands, Successfully Completing Near Space Mission. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• CDC Director Says, Delta Variant Now Over 80 Percent of Cases in U.S.; Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) Selects Five GOP Members for House Select Committee; Stocks Rebounding after Worst Day in Nine Months. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Amazon's Bezos Completes Historic Space Flight; Tokyo 2020 Chief Not Ruling Out a Cancelation of the Olympic Games amid Rising COVID Cases; Fauci to Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY), You Don't Know What You're Talking About. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• Pelosi "Considering" Election Deniers for Jan. 6 Committee; Ready or Not, Schumer Plans Senate Vote on Infrastructure Plan; Bootleg Fire Creating Its Own Weather as California Wildfires Burn Over 20,000 Acres This Year; DeSantis Pushes Vaccine as GOP Group Sells Anti-Mask & Anti-Fauci Merch for Campaign. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• Interview With Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-AZ); Jeff Bezos in Space. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Olympics 2020 CEO Won't Rule Out Last-Minute Cancellation Of Olympic Games Amid Rising COVID Cases; Bootleg Fire Creating Its Own Weather As California Wildfires Burn Over 20,000 Acres This Year; Infrastructure Deal On Life Support As Key Senate Vote Looms. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Jeff Bezos in Space; Delta Variant Rising; Trump Ally Indicted. Aired 3-3:30p ET.
• Interview with Karine Jean-Pierre, White House Principal Deputy Press Secretary, Cabinet Meeting Focus on the Pandemic, Infrastructure and Climate Change; White House Holds Talks with Fox News Over Its COVID Coverage; Infrastructure Deal on Life Support as Key Senate Vote Looms; Biden Holds Second Cabinet Meeting Marking Six Months in Office. Aired 3:30-4p ET.
• COVID Cases Rises In Japan With Games Just Three Days Away; Dow Drops 725 Points Amid Delta Variant Fears; U.S. And Allies Accuse China Of Widespread Cyberattacks; At Least 195 Deaths Confirmed In Germany And Belgium. The Cost Of Climate Change; COVID Cases Rise in Japan with Games Just Three Days Away; Amazon Founder Bezos Set for Suborbital Flight. Aired 12-12:45a ET
• COVID Bursting the Olympic Bubble; Global Markets Tank; England Lifts COVID Rules as Delta Variant Surges Worldwide; At Least 195 Deaths Confirmed in Germany and Belgium; National Day of Mourning Begins in Belgium; First Ever Extreme Heat Warning Issued in U.K.; Suspected Spying Targeted Journalists, Activists; Indonesia's Deadliest Day of the Pandemic; Abuse Sparks National Debate Across England; Amazon Founder Bezos, Three Others Set for Suborbital Flight. Aired 1-2a ET
• Olympic Dreams Derailed By COVID; Bezos Set To Blast Off; Third Australia State Locks Down As Delta Variant Spreads; U.K. Issues First-Ever Extreme Heat Warning; The Cost of Climate Change; Amazon Founder Bezos, Three Others Set for Suborbital Flight. Aired 2-2:45a ET
• Athletes Testing Positive Before the Games; England Not Totally Free from Restrictions; At Least 27 People Killed in Baghdad Sunday; Spyware Targeting Private Individuals; Stock Markets Plummeted Due to Delta Variant; Dow Drops 725 Points Amid Delta Variant Fears; Canada To Reopen Border To Fully Vaccinated Americans; Haiti Leadership Handoff; Merkel Set To Visit Flood-Hit Region With CDU Leader; Extreme Heat Alert For the U.K.; Ben And Jerry's To Stop Sales In Palestinian Territories; Racism In Football; Billionaires in Space. Aired 3-4a ET
• Amazon Founder Bezos Set to Blast Off in Coming Hours; COVID Cases Rise in Japan with Games Just Three Days Ahead; Hospitalizations and Deaths Rising Among Unvaccinated in U.S.; U.S. Markets Look to Rebound from Monday's Selloff; Biden Touts Economy, Tries to Tackle Inflation Concerns; Rioter Gets 8 Months, Judge Says He Deserves Leniency. Aired 4-4:30a ET
• Canada to Reopen Border to Fully Vaccinated Americans; England Lifts COVID Rules as Delta Variant Surges Worldwide; Warning System Face Scrutiny in Wake of Disaster in Europe; At Least 150 Killed in Weekend Shooting Across U.S.; Ben & Jerry's to Stop Sales in Palestinian Territories; Covid Cases Overshadowing Start of Olympic Games. Aired 4:30-5a ET


Connect the World
• Did Not Air 10-11a ET
• Did Not Air 11a-12p ET


Erin Burnett Outfront
• Trump Ally, Barrack, Arrested On Foreign Agent Charges, Joins Long Line of Trump Associates Facing Legal Trouble; Study: J&J Vaccine May Be Less Effective Against Variants; Around 12.8M Who Took Vaccine Could Benefit From A Booster; Bezos And Crew Complete 10-Minute Space Mission; Greene Pushes False Claims After Suspension On Twitter For False Claims. Aired 7-8p ET


Early Start with John Berman and Zoraida Sambolin
• Did Not Air 4-5a ET
• Olympic Games Kick Off; U.S. Pediatrics Organization Offers COVID Recommendations for Kids; Historic Space Launch. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• U.S. Cases, Hospitalizations, And Deaths Rising Among The Unvaccinated; GOP Threatens To Block Vote On Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal; At Least 27 Killed In Baghdad Market Bombing. Aired 5:30-6a ET


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


Inside Politics
• Jeff Bezos & Crew Speak After Historic Space Flight. Aired 12- 12:30p ET
• Jeff Bezos & All Civilian Crew Make History With Space Flight; CDC Director: Delta Variant Now Over 80 Percent Of Cases In U.S.; McCarthy's Jan. 6th Committee. Picks Include 2020 Election Deniers. Aired 12:30-1p ET


New Day
• Jeff Bezos and Crew to Launch into Space; Number of COVID Cases Linked to Tokyo Olympics Rises to 71; Father of U.S. Olympic Gymnast Who Tested Positive Speaks Out; Divide Grows Across U.S. Over Students Wearing Masks in Schools; Outbreak at Florida Senior Community Where Most are Vaccinated. Aired 6-6:30a ET
• McCarthy Choses January 6th Panel; Capitol Rioter Sentenced for 8 Months; Team USA Member Enters COVID-19 Protocols; Variant Spooks Wall Street. Aired 6:30-7a ET
• Tokyo Sees One of Its Highest Daily Case Increases of Year; Crimes That Received More Severe Fates Than First Riot Sentence; Infrastructure Deal on Life Support as Key Senate Vote Looms. Aired 7- 7:30a ET
• Senate GOP Threaten To Block Infrastructure Vote As Deal Teeters; Fox Host Claims It's Not The Government's Job To Protect People; Data Shows Political Divide Is Killing Americans. Aired 7:30- 8a ET
• Former Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos and Three Crewmates Prepare to Launch into Space on Private Spacecraft; Oldest and Youngest Space Travelers to Accompany Jeff Bezos on Space Flight; Soon: Jeff Bezos Blasts Into Space Aboard New Rocket Ship. Aired 8-8:30a ET
• Bezos Soon Blasts to Space. Aired 8:30-9a ET


Quest Means Business
• Jeff Bezos And Crew Completes Historic Flight To Edge Of Space; Markets Rebounding After Worst Day Since October 2020; Tokyo Olympics CEO Won't Rule Out Canceling Games. Aired 3-4p ET


The Situation Room
• CDC Chief Says Delta Variant Now To Blame For 83 Percent Of New COVID Cases, A Dramatic Increase Since Early July; Trump Ally Arrested, Charged With Acting As A Foreign Agent; Amazon's Bezos Completes Historic Flight To Edge Of Space; Tokyo 2020 CEO Won't Rule Out Last-Minute Cancellation Of The Olympic Games Amid Rising COVID-19 Cases. Aired 6-7p ET


Hala Gorani Tonight
• Jeff Bezos And Crew Complete Historic Space Mission; Tokyo Hits Highest COVID-19 Case-Count Since January; German Chancellor Merkel Visits Flood Zone; British Prime Minister Announces New Night Club Restrictions Hours After They Reopened; Athletes Experience COVID-19 Challenges And Setbacks; England Confronts Racism Following Attacks On Footballers. Aired 2-3p ET