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


Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees
• F.D.A. Expected To Authorize COVID Vaccine Booster Shots For Some Immunocompromised People Within Next 48 Hours; Federal Judge Decides House Dems May See Some Of Former President's Financial Records; Infrastructure Bill And Budget Resolution Face Tenuous Course Through House, Democrats Politics; YouTube Suspends Sen. Paul For A Week For Baseless Mask Claim; Twitter Suspends Rep. Greene For A Week For False Vaccine Claim. Aired 8-9p ET
• Texas Gov. Abbott & State A.G. File Petition To Block Dallas County Mask Mandate; Federal Judge Decides House Dems May See Some Of Former President's Financial Records; Civil Arrest Warrants Issued For Absent Texas Democrat Lawmakers. Aired 9-10p ET


Amanpour
• Fauci: I Believe FDA Will Approve Vaccines 'Very Soon'; Lear's Life, Career, And Being Social Activist; Interview With Ben Jealous And Norman Lear; Interview With Andrew Sullivan. Aired 1-2p ET


At This Hour
• Senate Passes $3.5 Trillion Budget in Latest Win for Biden; Texas Judges Rule Against Gov., Allowing Mask Mandates; Federal Government Sends Hundreds of Ventilators to Florida; Soon: NY Lt. Gov. to Hold News Conference After Cuomo Resigns. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Taliban Seize Ninth Afghan City as U.S. Nears Final Withdrawal; Senate Passes $3.5 Trillion Budget in Latest Win for Biden; Pace of New Vaccinations Tops 500,000 for First Time since June. Aired 11:30- 12p ET


The Lead with Jake Tapper
• Governor Cuomo Resigns Following Damning A.G. Report On Sexual Harassment Allegations; As School Districts Battle GOP Over Masks, Cases Skyrocket & Hospitals Run Out Of Beds; Several Texas Counties Defy Gov. Abbott's Mask Ban, Will Require Masks In Schools; Official Says Taliban Could Cut Off And Take Kabul Within Weeks; Mixed Day On Wall Street As Report Shows Surge In Prices. Aired 4-5p ET
• Did Not Air. 5-6p ET


Don Lemon Tonight
• Mask Mandates Opposition In Schools And GOP Governors Politicizing It; Former U.S. Attorney Reveals Trump's Effort To Overturn The Election; FDA To Authorize Booster Shots In Two Days. Aired 10-11p ET
• NYT: Former U.S. Attorney Quit After Hearing Trump Would Fire Him For Not Corroborating Election Fraud Claims; COVID Cases Surge Amid Spread Of Delta Variant; Social Media Under Scrutiny For Spread Of Misinformation; GOP Blaming COVID Surge On Border; National Police Union Slams Far-Right Newsmax Host As A "Clown" For Comments About Capitol Insurrection. Aired 11p-12a ET


CNN Newsroom
• Senate Approves Budget Plan; Government Sends Ventilators to Florida; Dangerous Times of Pandemic for Kids; YouTube Suspends Rand Paul. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• Pak Testifies before Senate Committee; Arrest Warrants for 52 Texas Democrats; Hochul to Speak in New York; Jeremy Zellner is Interviewed about Hochul Taking Over as Governor; Taliban Claims Ninth Afghan City; Manchin Raises Concerns on Bill. Aired 9:30-10a ET.
• Senate Democrats Approve $3.5 Trillion Budget Resolution; Expert Says, Now is One of the Most Dangerous Times of Pandemic for Kids; Senate Judiciary Chief Wants to Investigate Allegations that Trump's Chief of Staff may have Aided in 2020 Election Pressure Campaign. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Camden Mayor Goes Door-to-Door with Bullhorn Urging Vaccinations; NASA I.G. Says, Returning Astronauts to the Moon by 2024 Not Feasible; New Inflation Report, Prices Keep Rising in U.S. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Expert Says, Now is One of the Most Dangerous Times of Pandemic for Kids; Soon, Biden Touts Senate Wins on Infrastructure $3.5 Budget Plan. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• Soon, NY Lt. Gov. Speaks as She Prepares to Make History as First Woman to Lead State; New Report: Inflation Pace Slowed in July But Remains Elevated; Randi Weingarten, president, American Federation of Teachers, Discusses Battle Over Mask and Vaccine Mandates in Schools; Joe Biden Delivers Remarks on Infrastructure Bill, $3.5 Trillion Budget. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• Biden Touts Senate Wins On Infrastructure, $3.5T Budget Plan; Incoming N.Y. Governor Holds First News Conference. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Hochul: "I'm Ready for This, I'm Fully Prepared" To Be NY Governor; California Governor Announces New Rules On Vaccines; Frontline Workers: Seeing More Children In COVID Wards Than Before; Louisiana Nurse: COVID Patients "Getting Younger And Sicker"; Judge: Congress Can Access Some of Trump's Tax Records; Scott Kirby, CEO, United Airlines, Discusses United Requiring All Employees Get Vaccinated. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• More Children in COVID Wards Than Ever Before; Florida Governor Downplays COVID Surge As Cases Spike Statewide; New Obstacles Face Biden's "Build Back Better Plan". Congressman Colin Allred discussed about infrastructure bill. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Intel Officials Draft Classified Report on COVID Origins; Baltimore Mayor Blames Unvaccinated for Indoor Mask Mandate; Former U.S. Attorney Who Quit Amid Trump's Attacks on Georgia Election Results Speaks to Senate Committee; Americans Paying More for Gas, Food, Hotels. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• China Convicts Canadian Businessman On Espionage Charges; Eight Provincial Capitals Fall To Taliban Militants; Hospitals Admitting More Children As Delta Variant Spreads; Delta-Driven COVID Surge Affecting Children More Frequently; COVID Cases Rising In Asia As Delta Variant Spreads; Greek Villagers Fight To Save Homes, Refuse To Leave. Aired 12-1a EST
• Eight Provincial Afghan Capitals Fall to Taliban; China Convicts Canadian on Espionage Charges; South Korea Reports Record COVID-19 Deaths; Florida Teacher Speaks Out after Long Battle with COVID-19. Aired 1-2a ET
• Biden Stands By Commitment on Troop Withdrawal; Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D-NY) Announces Resignation; Buckingham Palace, Legal Team Refuse to Comment. Aired 2-2:45a ET
• Afghan Forces Are on Their Own; War Left Thousands Homeless in Afghanistan. China Sentenced Canadian Businessman 11 Years in Prison; South Korea Struggles to Contain the Virus; Study Shows COVID-19 Can Be Eradicated; Children Facing the Risk Without Protection. Aired 3-4a ET
• American Children Head Back to School Amid COVID Surge; Texas Governor Doubles Down on Mask Mandate Ban; At Least Seven States Have Banned Mask Mandates in Schools; Andres Cuomo Announces Resignation; Eight Provincial Capitals Fall to Taliban Militants; Senate Approves $3.5 Trillion Budget Resolution. Aired 4-4:30a ET
• Senate Approves $3.5 Trillion Budget Resolution; Tropical Storm Fred Forms in the Caribbean Sea; Almost 1,000 Firefighters Deployed to Evia, Greece; Greenville, CA City Center Burned Out by Wildfire; Louisiana Reports Rise in Vaccination as Cases Surge; Hospitals Admitting More Children as Delta Variant Spreads; China Convicts Canadian Businessman of Espionage Charges. Aired 4:30-5a ET


Connect the World
• Ninth Provincial Afghan Capital Falls to Taliban; Paris Saint- Germain Unveils New Superstar; Sudan to Hand Over Ex-President Omar al- Bashir to International Criminal Court; Greece Wildfires; China Sentences Canadian on Espionage Charges; Mexican Cartel Leader Threatens National News Anchor. Aired 10-11a ET
• President Ghani Visits Besieged City of Mazar-e Sharif to Rally Troops; Taliban Fighters Capture Ninth Provincial Capital; Messi: My Goal and My Dreams is to Win Again; Dozens of Wildfire Kill 65 People, Including 25 Soldiers; Barcelona Star Officially Signs With Paris Saint-Germain; Israeli Parents Told to Test Kids Ahead of School Opening. Aired 11a-12p ET


Erin Burnett Outfront
• NYT: Ex-U.S. Attorney Tells Senate Panel Trump Wanted To Fire Him For Not Backing Election Fraud Claims; Interview With Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT); Judge Allows Defamation Lawsuits Against Trump Allies Sidney Powell, Rudy Giuliani, MyPillow CEO To Move Forward; FDA Expected To Authorize Booster For The Immunocompromised; YouTube Suspends Senator Paul For Misinformation On Masks; Official: Intel Shows Kabul Could Collapse In Next 90 Days. Aired 7-8p ET


Early Start with John Berman and Zoraida Sambolin
• Did Not Air. 4-5a ET
• Poll: Parents Strongly Favor Masks in Schools, Divided on Shots; NY Governor Cuomo Announces He Will Resign; Soccer Superstar Lionel Messi Joins Paris Saint-Germain. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Senate Democrats Approve $3.5 Trillion Budget Resolution; Canadian Businessman Gets 11 Years In Prison For Espionage; U.S. Officials Fear Kabul Could Fall Sooner Than Expected. Aired 5:30-6a ET


First Move with Julia Chatterley
• U.S. Consumer Prices Jumped in July, but there are Signs of Moderation; PSG's New Striker Says He Wants to Win the Champions League; $600 Million of Digital Assets Stolen from a Key Crypto Network. Aired 9- 10a ET


Inside Politics
• New Concerns About Turnaround Time for COVID Test Results; Manchin Lays Marker on Democrats' Bigger Spending Package; Poll: "Long-Term Effects" Top Concern About Vaccinating Kids; Alachua County Schools Keep Mask Mandate Despite Threats From Florida Governor; COVID-19 Cases & Hospitalizations Highest Since February. Aired 12- 12:30p ET
• Gov. Cuomo Waiting Two Weeks To Leave Office; Judge: Congress Should Be Able To See Some Trump Tax Records; Viral Moment: Sen. Booker Rails Against "Defund The Police." Aired 12:30-1p ET


New Day
• Biden Scores Big Wins as Senate Approves $3.5T Budget Plan; YouTube Suspends Rand Paul for Claiming Masks Ineffective; Poll: Most Parents Want Schools to Require Masks; Poll: 20% of Parents Will 'Definitely Not' Vaccinate Kids; Docs Who Studies 1 Million Students: Universal Masking Works; Texas Republicans Vote to Arrest Dems Who Left to Block Bill. Aired 6-6:30a ET
• Cuomo Resigns as Governor; Americans Lying to get 3rd Dose of Vaccine; Barkha Dutt is Interviewed about Vaccine Refusal; Feds Suspect Trump CFO Lied; Giuliani Joins Cameo. Aired 6:30-7a ET
• Biden Scores Big Wins as Senate Approves $3.5 Trillion Budget Plan; Anti-Vaccine Voices Falling Victim to COVID-19; Taliban Seize Ninth Afghan City in Matter of Days as U.S. Exits. Aired 7-7:30a ET
• Biden Scores Big Wins On Infrastructure And Budget If Deals Hold; Average Pace Of New Vaccinations Tops 500,000 For First Time Since June; Dominion Voting Systems Suing Newsmax, One America News, and ex-CEO Of Overstock. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• U.S. Senate Passes Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill and $3.5 Trillion Budget Reconciliation Bill; COVID Cases Continue to Rise in States Among Unvaccinated; Texas and Florida Governors Continue Ban on Mask Mandates in Schools; 3 Major Airlines Won't Mandate Vaccines for Employees. Aired 8-8:30a ET.
• Rick Bright is Interviewed about Settling his Employment Complaint; New Inflation Report; GOP Focuses on Bashing CDC; Rep. Ron Kind (D-WI) Not Seeking Re-election; Sebastian Bach is Interviewed about Battling COVID. Aired 8:30-9a ET


Quest Means Business
• White House Tells OPEC To Bump Up Oil Output; Wall Street At Records As Price Rises Slow, Inflation Fears Cool; Democrats Propose $3.5 Trillion Budget Plan, Aggressive Climate Policy; Paris Saint-Germain Unveils New Superstar Lionel Messi; Hackers Steal $610 Million In Cryptocurrency From Poly Network; Hawaii Public Places To Have Indoor Capacity Halved. Aired 3- 4p ET


The Situation Room
• FDA Expected To Authorize Booster Shots For Immunocompromised People Within The Next 48 Hours; CDC Strengthens Recommendation For Pregnant Women To Get COVID Vaccine; Biden Touts Senate Wins On Infrastructure And $3.5 Trillion Budget Plan, But Hurdles Remain; Kathy Hochul Declares She's "Fully Prepared" To Be New York's First Female Governor Once Cuomo Steps Down; U.S. Official: Intelligence Assessments Warn Afghan Capital Could Be Cut Off And Fall To Taliban Within Weeks; YouTube Suspends Sen. Rand Paul For Spreading Misinformation On Mask. Aired 5-6p ET
• FDA Expected To Authorize COVID Booster Shots For Some Immunocompromised People Within The Next 48 Hours; Sources Say Former U.S. Attorney Tells Investigators He Quit Because Trump Was Considering Firing Him; Incoming New York Governor Says She And Cuomo Haven't Been Close, Says She Wasn't Aware Of Sexual Harassment Allegations; Homeland Security Warns Of Potential Pro-Trump Violence This Month Fueled By Conspiracy Theories; Governor Newsom's Allies Sounding The Alarm Despite State's Huge Dem Majority. Aired 6-7p ET


Hala Gorani Tonight
• Taliban's Advance In Afghanistan Leaves Trail Of Destruction; Dozens Die In Wildfires In Algeria; Prominent News Anchor In Mexico Faces Death Threats From Cartel; China Sentences Canadian On Espionage Charges; Tropical Storm Fred Headed For Dominican Republic; Sudan To Hand Over Ex- President Omar al-Bashir To International Criminal Court; Paris Saint- Germain Unveils New Superstar Lionel Messi. Aired 2-3p ET