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Cuomo Prime Time
• Federal Disaster Team In Louisiana To Help With Influx Of COVID Patients In Hospital; U.S. Vaccination Rate Hits The Highest Pace In Weeks; Third Officer Who Responded To Capitol Riot Dies By Suicide. Aired 9-10p ET


Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees
• No More Beds Left At Louisiana's Largest Hospital As COVID Cases Surge; C.D.C. Reports Average Daily Case Count Of New COVID Cases Up 44 Percent; Interview With Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT); Millions Could Lose Homes After Freeze On Eviction Expires; McCarthy Jokes "It Will Be Hard Not To Hit" Pelosi With Gavel If He Becomes House Speaker; Widow Of Assassinated Haitian President Talks About The Attack In Her First Sit-Down TV Interview Since That Night. Aired 8-9p ET


Amanpour
• Persuading the Unvaccinated; French COVID Restrictions; Interview with Ezra Klein; Interview with Michael Osterholm; Internal Document from CDC Revealing COVID as Contagious as Chickenpox. Aired 1-2p ET


At This Hour
• CDC: 99.9 Percent of Vaccinated Haven't Had Deadly Breakthrough Case; White House Focusing Biden's Schedule on COVID Cases; Millions at Risk of Being Evicted after Federal Moratorium Expires; Bipartisan Group Finalizes Text on 2,000+ Page Infrastructure Bill; Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-OR) is Interviewed About the Infrastructure Bill. Aired 11- 11:30a ET
• Mom Urges Vaccines after Unvaccinated Daughter Dies of COVID; New Study Reveals Disturbing Effects of Virtual Schooling; Simeone Biles to Compete in Balance Beam Final. Aired 11:30a-12p ET


The Lead with Jake Tapper
• White House: 70 Percent Of Adults Have Received One COVID Vaccine Dose; White House Again Makes COVID-19 The Focus Of Biden's Schedule; Bipartisan Senate Group Unveils $1T Infrastructure Plan; Millions Could Lose Homes After Freeze On Evictions Expires; Sen. Lindsey Graham Tests Positive For COVID-19; Rep. Kevin McCarthy Under Fire; Sources: Lack Of Info On Havana Syndrome Frustrating U.S. Diplomats; Simone Biles To Compete in Balance Beam Tomorrow. Aired 4- 5p ET
• Did Not Air 5-6p ET


Don Lemon Tonight
• Louisiana Back To Mask Mandate; Senator Lindsey Graham Tests Positive For COVID; Governor Ron DeSantis Doesn't Want To COVID- Related Mandates; Barack Obama Celebrating His 60th Birthday; Two D.C. Police Officers Died From Suicide; Police Departments Dealing With Mental Health Issues; January 5th Select Committee Must Investigate Deeper; Things That Led To Trump's Second Impeachment. Aired 10-11p ET
• The Pandemic Of The Unvaccinated Is Surging; GOP Sen. Ron Johnson Suggests FBI Knew More About January 6th; Fourth Officer Who Responded To Capitol Riot Dies By Suicide; Senate Pushing Ahead With Massive Infrastructure Bill; Florida Is Now The Epicenter Of Pandemic; McCarthy Jokes About Hitting Pelosi With Gavel; Trump Pressured DOJ To Call The Election 'Corrupt'; Biles To Compete In Olympic Event In Just Hours. Aired 11p-12a ET


CNN Newsroom
• House Select Committee Hearing Begins in Coming Hours; CDC: Many U.S. Stats Have High Levels of Transmission; Inside a Florida Hospital Facing a Surge of Covid Patients; COVID-19, Tropical Storm Put a Damper on Olympics; Contentious Day of High-Level Talks in Tianjin. Aired 4-5a ET
• Trump Pressured the DOJ over the Election; Unvaccinated Cases Rise as Variant Spreads; Biles Returns for Balance Beam; Belarusian Sprinter Seeks Asylum. Aired 9:30-10a ET.
• Unvaccinated Cases, Hospitalizations Rising as Variant Spreads; Florida's Crisis, State Accounts for 20 Percent of New Infections in U.S.; Millions at Risk of Being Evicted after Federal Moratorium Expires. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• DOJ Tells IRS to Turn Over Trump Tax Records to Congress; Millions at Risk of Being Evicted after Federal Moratorium Expires; U.S. Ramps Up Airstrikes on Taliban Targets in Afghanistan. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• More Proof Vaccines Save Lives as Pandemic of Unvaccinated Rages; More Americans Getting Vaccinated as Delta Variant Spreads; Hospitals Reporting Uptick of Cases Among Children; NIH Director: Best Way to Protect Kids is More Shots in Arms; Florida Leads U.S. with Nearly 1 in 5 New Cases Nationwide; Many Schools Across the South Return Today with Mask Mandates in Place; Louisiana Among Five States Leading the Nation in New Infections; Delta Variant Cases Rise Among Kids; Hospitals Sounding Alarm; Five States Account for Half of New Cases, FL, TX, CA, LA and MO; Nearly 50% of Americans Vaccinated as Delta Variant Rages On; Millions Face Eviction as Moratorium Expires; Trump in Search of Options After DOJ Demands Release of Taxes; Dem Rep. Stages Protest, Rips House for Eviction Ban Lapsing. Aired 1- 1:30p ET.
• Data Shows Unvaccinated People Don't Fear the Virus; More Americans Getting Vaccinated as Delta Variant Spreads; Israel Starting Booster Shots, U.K. and Germany Considering It; Equinox & Soul Cycle to Require COVID-19 Vaccine for All Members, Riders and Employees; DOJ Orders Ex-President Trump's Tax Returns Released; Simone Biles to Compete in One Event & U.S. Women's Soccer Team's Hopes for Gold Dashed; First Transgender Olympian Fails to Win Medal in Olympic Debut. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• Simone Biles to Compete in Balance Beam Final; Senate Moving Forward on Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill; Interview With Austin, Texas, Mayor Steve Adler; COVID Surging. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Belarusian Sprinter Seeks Asylum, Fears Arrest At Home; Florida Schools Fear Losing Funds After Gov. DeSantis Blocks Mask Mandates; NY County Considers Bill Allowing Police To Sue Protesters; Third D.C. Police Officer Who Responded To January 6th Insurrection Dies By Suicide; Lawmakers Camp At Capitol To Protest End Of Eviction Moratorium. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Senator Lindsey Graham Tests Positive For COVID-19; 70 Percent of U.S. Adults Now Fully or Partially Vaccinated. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Rep. Kinzinger: Expect a Significant Number of Subpoenas; Montel Williams: Vaccine Prevented My Hospitalization From COVID; Analysis: Fewer Than 1 Percent of Vaccinated Get Infected; Florida State Rep: Voting Suppression Rising to Whole New Level; Defense Official Assessment of Afghanistan: It's not Going Well. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• China's Nanjing COVID Outbreak Extends to 10 Provinces; Australia's Queensland Extends Stay-at-Home Orders; Poorer Nations Face Vaccine Shortages as Wealthy Countries Sit on Surplus; Belarusian Sprinter Requests Political Asylum; Tunisian Swimmer Wins Gold Medal; Turkish Villagers Fighting to Stop Wildfire; Thousands of Migrants Stranded in Coastal Colombian Town. Aired 12-12:45a ET
• Delta Variant Fuels Surge in Cases and Global Concerns; Poorer Nations Face Vaccine Shortages as Wealthy Countries Sit on Surplus; Taliban Poised to Seize Provincial Capital in Helmand; UNHCR: More than 3.5 Million Displaced Amid Conflict; Fires Force Sea Evacuations on Turkey's Southwest Coast; Thousands Displaced as Floods Hit Rohingya Camps; Katie Ledecky Makes History; Tunisian Gold Medal Swimmer Receives Hero's Welcome. Aired 1-2a ET
• The Delta Variant is Surging Around the World Causing Concern; Florida Epicenter of COVID-19 Surge in the U.S.; India and China Battling with Lockdown and Restrictions; Making History at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games; Belarusian Olympic Sprinter Seeks Asylum; Hero's Welcome for Gold Medal Winner in Tunisia; Delta Variant Fuels Surge In Cases And Global Concerns; Australia's Queensland Extends Stay-At-Home Orders; Fires Force Sea Evacuations On Turkey's Southwest Coast. Aired 2-3a ET
• Delta Variant Push People to Get the Shot; U.K. Prepare for a Third Booster Shot; China Seeing an Uptick in Cases; Americans Waiting for FDA Approved Booster Shot; China Seeing a New Spike in Cases; Belarusian Athlete Ask for an Asylum; Athletes Show True Meaning of Sportsmanship; Iran Oil Tanker Killed Two; Moment of truth for Palestinian Families; Republicans Boost Vaccination Campaign; Senate Unveil Their Bipartisan Deal; Young Pilot to Tour Around the World. Aired 3-4a ET
• Delta Variant Surges in Nearly Every U.S. State; Florida Accounts for Nearly 1 in 5 New Cases in U.S.; Vaccination Rates Increase Across U.S.; U.K. Preparing to Offer Booster Vaccines from September; Bipartisan Group of Senators Unveil Legislative Text; U.S. Democrats Push for Eviction Moratorium Extension; Day 10 of the Olympics Underway; Belarusian Sprinter Request Political Asylum; Fires Force Sea Evacuation on Turkey's Southwest Coast. Aired 4-4:30a ET
• Asian Nations Tighten Restrictions as Delta Spreads; China's Nanjing COVID Outbreak Spreads to 11 Provinces; Incentives Offered to Encourage Vaccinations in Georgia; U.S. Confident Iran Responsible for Oil Tanker Attack; Top Israeli Court to Rule on Sheikh Jarrah Eviction Case; Simone Biles to Compete in Olympic Balance Beam Final; Katie Ledecky Talks About Becoming an Olympic Legend; 19-Year-Old Woman Aims to Set Aviation Records. Aired 4:30-5a ET


Connect the World
• Belarusian Athlete Makes Plea For Asylum; Top Israeli Court Hearing Sheikh Jarrah Eviction Case; Turkey Wildfires Leaving "Disaster Zones" Behind; One Man's Mission To Save The World's Sharks. Aired 10-11a ET
• Poland Grants Humanitarian Visa to Belarusian Athlete; Watching on Israel High Court Ruling of Sheik Jarrah Appeal; UK & Romania Summon Iranian Ambassadors After Ship Attack; Lebanon's Prime Minister Designate Rules out Forming a Government Before August 4th; One-Year Anniversary of Beirut Port Blast on Wednesday; Migrants trying to go to U.S. Stuck in Colombia. Aired 11a-12p ET


Erin Burnett Outfront
• Florida And Texas Account For About One In Three COVID Cases As Florida Gov. Mocks Masks, Texas Gov. Bans Mandates; Admin Official Says Governors Putting "Political Interests" Ahead Of Public Health As U.S. Cases Up 500 Percent In A Month; Third Known Officer To Respond To Jan. 6 Capitol Riot Dies By Suicide; WAPO: WH, Dems Scrambling After Eviction Moratorium Expires; Interview With Rep. Cori Bush (D- MO). Aired 7-8p ET


Early Start with John Berman and Zoraida Sambolin
• Did Not Air 4-5a ET
• Simone Biles to Compete in Balance Beam Final Tomorrow; More Americans Now Getting Vaccinated Against COVID; Dutch Runner Sifan Hassan Falls, But Gets Up to Win 1,500-Meter Heat. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Vaccination Rates Climbing As Threat From Delta Variant Rises; Tensions Escalate Between Israel And Iran After Drone Attack; U.K. Preparing To Offer COVID-19 Booster Shots Next Month. Aired 5:30-6a ET


First Move with Julia Chatterley
• Square Buys Australian Buy Now Pay Later Business for $29 Billion; The U.S. and U.K. Blame Iran for a Deadly Attack on an Israeli Ship; U.K. Brings in New Travel Rules as Airline Bosses Call for the Government to go Further. Aired 9-10a ET


Inside Politics
• NYC Mayor Urges Masks Indoors, Stops Short of Mandate; Total U.S. Population Still Less than 50 Percent Fully Vaccinated; NIH Chief: U.S. does not Need Booster Shots "As of now"; Chuck Schumer Puts Infrastructure Bill on Fast Track; Progressive Anger Pivots to Lapsed Eviction Moratorium. Aired 12-12:30p ET
• Florida Gov. DeSantis Charts His Own COVID Course; Donald Trump is using the big lie to build a massive campaign war chest; Dems Want, Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) To Apologize to Speaker Nancy Pelosi. Aired 12:30-1p ET


New Day
• Simone Biles to Participate in Balance Beam Finals; Unvaccinated Cases, Hospitalizations Rising as Variant Spreads; Florida Schools Defy DeSantis on Masks, But Worry about Funding; Should the U.S. Consider a Third Booster Shot Amid Variant?; Trump to DOJ: 'Just Say the Election Was Corrupt'; Lawmakers Camp at Capitol to Protest End to Eviction Moratorium. Aired 6-6:30a ET
• Schumer Works to Pass $1 Trillion Infrastructure Bill; DC Mayor Photographed without Mask; Debate over Vaccine Mandates; Havana Syndrome Stokes Frustration and Fear Among Diplomats. Aired 6:30-7a ET
• Unvaccinated Cases, Hospitalizations Rising as Variant Spreads; Florida Sets Grim New Record for Daily Total COVID Cases; Trump to DOJ, Just Say the Election was Corrupt, Leave Rest to Me. Aired 7- 7:30a ET
• Legal Q&A: Can Employers, Government Mandate Vaccines?; McCarthy: "It'll Be Hard Not To Hit" Pelosi With Gavel If GOP Wins; Bipartisan Group Finalizes Text On 2,000+ Page Infrastructure Bill. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• Data Shows Coronavirus Vaccine over 99 Percent Effective in Preventing Hospitalizations; Tennessee Pastor Tells Congregates Not to Get Vaccinated or Wear Masks; U.S. Gymnast Simone Biles Announces Return to Competition in Summer Olympics; U.S. Women's National Soccer Team Suffers Crushing Defeat at the Hands of Canada; Mark Meadows Says Trump Meeting with Cabinet and Remaining on Task. Aired 8-8:30a ET
• Family of COVID Victim Speaks Out; Olympic Sprinter Seeks Refuge in Tokyo; GOP Can't Quit COVID Disinformation as Cases Spike; Obama Hosts Birthday Party on Martha's Vineyard. Aired 8:30-9a ET


Quest Means Business
• U.K. And Germany Make Plans For COVID Booster Shots; Equinox Mandates Vaccines For Gym Members Starting In New York; Jack Dorsey's Square Looks To Buy Afterpay For $29 Billion; Africa's Most Populous City Faces Growing Flood Risks; Thousands Of Migrants Stranded In Coastal Colombian Town; U.K. Welcomes Fully Vaccinated U.S. E.U. Travelers. Aired 3-4p ET


The Situation Room
• U.S. Hits 70 Percent Vaccination Goal A Month Late; Third Officer Dies By Suicide After Capitol Riot; Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill Finalized For Final Vote; McCarthy In Hot Water After "Joke" About Hitting Pelosi With Gavel; Florida Accounts For Nearly 20 Percent Of All New U.S. COVID Cases; FL Gov Threatening To Withhold Funds From Schools Requiring Masks; Afghan Forces Seek U.S. Help As Taliban Make Major Gains; Simone Biles To Return To Competition For Balance Beam Final. Aired 5-6p ET
• U.S. Hits Biden's Goal To Get 70 Percent Of Adults One Vaccine Dose About One Month Late As Delta Variant Drives Major Surge; Progressives Push Biden To Extend Eviction Moratorium; Sen. Lindsey Graham Announces Breakthrough COVID Case; Third Capitol Police Officer Dies By Suicide After Capitol Riot; Interview With Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT); Interview With Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms (D); Rep. McCarthy In Hot Water After "Joke" About Hitting Pelosi With Gavel. Aired 6-7p ET


Hala Gorani Tonight
• Poland Grants Humanitarian Visa To Belarusian Sprinter; Families Reunite In England As Restrictions Ease; Wildfires Rage In Turkey, Turkish Villagers Fighting To Stop Advancing Flames; Flooding Could Make Lagos Unlivable By End Of Century; France's New Vaccine Requirement Sparks More Protests. Aired 2-3p EST