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Cuomo Prime Time
• Florida Governor Fires Back At Biden: I'm Standing In Your Way; Florida Leads U.S. In Kids Hospitalized For COVID-19; "AGT" Star Leaves Show After Devastating Cancer Update. Aired 9-10p ET


Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees
• COVID Cases Surpass 200 Million Worldwide; Bill Gates Speaks To CNN; Source: Gov. Cuomo Has Lost Institutional Support From NY Assembly Members; A Battle Over Democracy At The DOJ; Trump Loyalist At DOJ Circulated Draft Georgia Letter With False Election Fraud Claims; Is FL Doctor The Super-Spreader Of COVID Misinformation? Aired 8-9p ET


Amanpour
• Iran at a Crossroads; Voting Rights Under Threat; Crisis in Lebanon; Interview with Doris Kearns Goodwin and Julia Sweig; Interview with Governor John Bel Edwards. Aired 1-2p ET


At This Hour
• Fauci Hopes to See FDA Approval of Pfizer Vaccine in Next 2 Weeks; COVID Cases Among U.S. Children, Teens Jump 84 Percent in a Week; Gov. Cuomo Defying Calls to Resign After Harassment Findings. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Denver Mandates Vaccine for City Workers, High-Risk Private Staff; Moderate Democrat, Trump Republican Win Ohio Special Elections; American Sydney McLaughlin Shatters 400-Meter Hurdles Record. Aired 11:30a-12p ET


The Lead with Jake Tapper
• Mixed Messages From Biden Admin Lead To COVID Confusion; CNN: Majority Of NY Assembly Would Vote To Impeach Cuomo; Ohio Primary Race Stokes Intra-Party Heat For Dems; Schools And Mask Mandates; Vaccine Mandate Expected Soon For U.S. Military; CNN Finds Possible Prison Camp To Jail Belarusian Dissenters; Frontier Airlines Flips, Now Issues "Support" For Crew Who Restrained Belligerent Passenger With Duct Tape. Aired 4-5p ET
• Did Not Air 5-6p ET


Don Lemon Tonight
• Governor Cuomo Denies Allegations Against Him; Democrats Calling For Governor Cuomo's Resignation; Donald Trump Used His Power To Influence The DOJ. Aired 10-11p ET
• New York Gov. Cuomo Faces Calls For Resignation From Powerful Dems In Wake Of A.G. Report; Some GOP Governors Clash With Biden Over COVID Spike; Will Governor Cuomo Resign?; Obama Scales Back Big Birthday Bash Amid COVID Worries; Trump And Supporters Go After American Olympians; Passenger Duct-Taped After Allegedly Groping Flight Crew, Throwing Punches. Aired 11p-12a ET


CNN Newsroom
• Fauci Hopes for FDA Approval Soon; Delta Variant Accounts for 93 Percent of Cases; Florida Districts Mask Mandates; China Sees Worst Outbreak in Months; Calls for Cuomo's Resignation; Shelley Mayer is Interviewed about Gov. Cuomo. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• Trump Attorneys Join Legal Battle on Tax Returns; Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) is Interviewed about Infrastructure; Establishment Candidate Beats Progressive in Ohio; Cybercriminal Gang Returns. Aired 9:30-10a ET.
• Delta Variant Now Accounts for More Than 93 Percent of COVID-19 Cases in U.S.; Powerful Democrats Call on Gov. Andre Cuomo (D-NY) to Resign in Wake of Attorney General Report; Trump Attorneys Formally Join Legal Battle over Potential Release of His Tax Returns to Congress. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Trump Attorneys Formally Join Legal Battle over Potential Release of His Tax Returns to Congress; Another Bomb Blast in Afghanistan as Taliban Advance; Airline Now Backing Flight Crew Who Duct-Taped Unruly Passenger. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Fauci Hopeful for Full Pfizer Approval Within Weeks; Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D-NY) Face Impeachment Threat, Calls to Resign after Sexual Harassment Report; Report Says, DOJ Official Wanted to Push False Georgia Election Fraud Claims. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• Report: DOJ Official Wanted to Push False GA Election Fraud Claims; Biden Fighting Fires on Multiple Fronts as COVID Cases Spike; Biden Tells GOP Governors in TX and FL: Help Or "Get Out of the Way"; Obama Scales Back Big Birthday Bash Amid Spike in Cases; School Superintendent Issues Warning after 500 Quarantined; Report: Cases Among Children and Teens Up 84% In a Week; Frontier Airlines Backs Flight Crew That Duct-Taped Unruly Passenger. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• Calls Grow For Cuomo to Step Down; Dominant Delta Variant. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Report: DOJ Official Wanted To Push False GA Election Fraud Claims; Trump Formally Joins Legal Fight Over Release Of Tax Returns; NYC Business Owners Mixed On Proof Of Vaccine Mandate; Ohio Congressional Race Key Test On Presidential Sway; Obama Scales Back Birthday Bash Amid Case Spike; Frontier Airlines Backs Flight Crew That Duct-Taped Unruly Passenger. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• House Insurrection Investigation Continues; Dominant Delta Variant. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Four New York DA's Seek Evidence into Gov. Cuomo Sexual Harassment Claims; Powerful Dems Call on Gov. Cuomo to Resign in Wake of AG Report; Teacher Details Pandemic Fears for New School Year; Taliban Claim Responsibility for Kabul Car Bombing That Killed Eight. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Ukrainian Police Investigating Death Of Belarusian Dissident; Blast Rocks Kabul Near Acting Defense Minister's Home; Scorching Temperatures Fueling Wildfires In Southeast; World Record Deja Vu In 400-Meter Hurdles; China Scrambling To Contain Growing Outbreak Of COVID-19; France Aims To Expand Digital "Health Pass" As Cases Rise; Official Probe Remains Stalled One Year After Disaster; President Biden: Governor Cuomo Should Resign; 1,000+ Spectators Allowed at Olympic Cycling Events. Aired 12-12:45a ET
• Deadly Wildfires Rage Across Europe; Belarusian Dissident's Mysterious Death; Blast Rocks Kabul Near Acting Defense Minister's Home; China Scrambling to Contain Growing COVID-19 Outbreak; Growing Calls for Vaccine Passports as Cases Surge; Memorial Vigil Marks One Year since Deadly Blast; 1,000+ Spectators Allowed at Olympic Cycling Events. Aired 1-2a ET
• Scorching Temperatures Fueling Wildfires In Southeast; Blast Rocks Kabul Near Acting Defense Minister's Home; Taliban Moving To Capture Provincial Capitals; IOC Opens Disciplinary Commission for Belarus Case; Rights Group Calls for International Probe into Blast; Sydney McLaughlin Shatters 400-Meter Hurdles World Record. Aired 2-3a ET
• Scorching Fires Spread in Southeastern Europe; Bombing Took Place in Afghanistan's Capital; Belarusian Athlete Now in Safe Hands; Belarusian Dissident Found Dead in Kiev's Park; Belarusian Leadership Must Pay Its Price for Unexplained Killings; Spectators Excited to Witness Tokyo Olympic Games; China Back to Lockdown Measures; Ninety Million Americans Still Unvaccinated; U.S. Ramps Up Vaccination Push Amid Delta Variant Surge; U.K. Reports Vessel Safe Near UAE After Potential Hijack; Nine-Year-Old Indian Girl Allegedly Raped And Murdered; One Year Since Beirut's Port Explosion; FBI Probe Shows Amount Of Chemicals In Blasts Was A Fraction Of The Original Shipment. Aired 3-3:45a ET
• Former Surgeon General: U.S. May Be in Worst Surge Yet: Dr. Fauci Pushing for Full FDA Approval of Pfizer Vaccine; Millions Safe from Eviction After Ban Extended; Climbing Temperatures Raising Fire and Drought Threat; Turkish Crews Fight to Stop Advancing Flames; Biden Among Top Democrats Calling on Cuomo to Resign. Aired 4-4:30a ET
• Belarusian Olympian Seeking Asylum Now Heading to Vienna; Simone Biles Reveals Her Aunt Died During Olympics; Sydney McLaughlin Shatters 400M Hurdles World Record; Wuhan Confirms Current Outbreak Linked to Delta Variant; Official Probe Remains Stalled One Year after Disaster in Beirut; Maine Church Tries to Prevent Renewed COVID Rules. Aired 4:30-5a ET


Connect the World
• Raisi Swearing-in as Iranian President Thursday; Beirut Blast Anniversary, Belarus Sprinter May Be in Vienna; Taliban Militants Claim Responsibility for Kabul Car Bombing; Questions Unanswered; Tanker Incident off UAE Appears Ended; Protests over Rape and Murder of Dalit Girl; Turkey's Wildfires; China Limits Travel in Wake of Delta Spread. Aired 10- 11a ET
• Soon: Moment of Silence to Mark One Year Since Explosion; Rights Group, Victim's Families Renew calls for Justice; EU Agrees on Legal Framework for Possible Sanctions; How Much Blame Should be given to Lebanon's Leaders; Emmanuel Macron: France Sending Aid, COVID-19 Vaccines to Lebanon; The Struggle of Lebanon's People, One Year on. Aired 11a-12p ET


Erin Burnett Outfront
• DeSantis To Biden: I Don't Want To Hear A Blip About COVID From You; Biden To Governors: Help Or Get Out Of The Way; Top DOJ Official Prepped Resignation Letter Over Trump's "Direct Instructions" To Support His Election Fraud Claims; ABC: Trump Loyalist At DOJ Wanted Department To Intervene In Election; Moderate Dem Pulls Surprise Win Over AOC-Backed Progressive; White House Doubles Down On Biden's Call For Gov. Cuomo To Resign. Aired 7-8p ET


Early Start with John Berman and Zoraida Sambolin
• Did Not Air 4-5a ET
• NY A.G.: Governor Andrew Cuomo Sexually Harassed 11 Women; Pediatrics Group: COVID Cases Among Children Up 84 Percent in One Week; Iran's Incoming President Vows to Free It From U.S. Sanctions. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Biden Administration Issues New Temporary Ban On Evictions; Biden Calls On Gov. Cuomo To Resign After Sexual Harassment Report; Car Bomb Near Home Of Afghanistan's Acting Defense Minister. Aired 5:30-6a ET


First Move with Julia Chatterley
• Calls for Accountability on the First Anniversary of Beirut Blast; Toyota and Honda Warn the Semiconductor Shortage Will Continue; Vanguard, the U.S. Asset Manager Office Cash for Jabs. Aired 9-10a ET


Inside Politics
• Simone Biles Shares Loss of Aunt During Tokyo Olympics; Manhattan DA Requests Materials Related to Governor Cuomo Investigation; Cuomo Accuser: Governor Trying to do Anything to Stay in Power; W.H.O. Calls for Moratorium on COVID Booster Shots until September; DeSantis Downplays Crisis as FL Becomes COVID Epicenter. Aired 12-12:30p ET
• DeSantis Downplays Crisis As FL Becomes COVID Epicenter; NYC Vaccine Requirement Gets Mixed Response; Moderate Brown Wins Dem Primary Against Progressive Turner. Aired 12:30-1p ET


New Day
• Biden Tells DeSantis, Abbott: Help or 'Get Out of the Way'; Louisiana Shatters Record for COVID Hospitalizations; Obama Cancels 60th Birthday Bash as Cases Spike; Florida Doctor Says Surge of COVID in State is 'Worst It's Ever Been'; Biden, Pelosi, NY Dems All Turn on Cuomo. Aired 6-6:30a ET
• Democratic Establishment Candidate Prevails in Ohio; Delta Outbreak Hits Wuhan; Alexander Vindman is Interviewed about Trump and Ukraine. Aired 6:30-7a ET
• COVID Cases Among U.S. Children, Teens Jump 84 Percent in a Week; New York City to Require Vaccines for Entry to Restaurants, Gyms; History of Scandals Involving Democratic New York Governors. Aired 7-7:30a ET
• Gov. Cuomo Could Face Criminal Charges In Sexual Harassment Probe; Rep. Cori Bush (D-MO) On Biden's Targeted Ban On Evictions After Liberal Backlash; Democratic Establishment Prevails In Ohio Over Progressive Candidate. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• FOX News Host Tucker Carlson's Coverage of Hungarian Leader Viktor Orban Examined; County in Florida Requiring Parents to Opt-Out of Children Wearing Masks in School; Former Coronavirus Testing Czar Under President Trump Admiral Brett Giroir Interviewed on Continued Measures to Reduce Spread of Coronavirus. Aired 8-8:30a ET
• Gun-waiving Missouri Couple Pardoned; Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-GA) is Interviewed about Voting Rights; Airline Backs Flight Crew over Unruly Passenger; Broadway Reopens Tonight. Aired 8:30-9a ET


Quest Means Business
• WHO Calls For A Moratorium On COVID-19 Booster Shots; Protests In Beirut One Year Since Port Explosion; Trading In Robinhood Temporarily Halted Amid Price Surge; Vanguard Offering Employees $1,000 To Get Vaccinated; El Al To Trial COVID-19 Tests On Flight From New York To Tel Aviv; Europe Stoxx 600 Closes At Record High. Aired 3-4p ET


The Situation Room
• U.S. Nearing 100K COVID Cases Per Day, Highest Since February; COVID Cases In U.S. Children Jump 84 Percent In Just One Week; ABC: Trump Loyalist At Justice Dept. Asked Acting Attorney General To Sign Letter With False Election Fraud Claims; Majority Of N.Y. State Assembly Would Vote To Impeach Cuomo; Residents Under Strict Lockdown As China Sees COVID-19 Surge; Freshman Congresswoman Cori Bush Gets Biden's Attention With Sit-In Outside Capitol. Aired 5-6p ET
• Defense Secretary Expected To Mandate COVID Vaccines For All Active Duty Troops; Top DOJ Official Prepared Resignation Letter Over Trump's Direct Instructions To Support His Election Fraud Claims; Top Cuomo Ally In New York Calls For His Resignation; Interview With Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman (Ret.). Aired 6-7p ET


Hala Gorani Tonight
• Protests Break Out In Beirut On Port Blast Anniversary; Greece And Turkey Battle Intense Wildfires; Belarusian Sprinter Flies To Poland; Raisi Swearing-In As Iranian President Thursday; China Limits Travel In Wake Of Delta Spread. Aired 2-3p ET