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


Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees
• President Joe Biden Sticking With August 31st Afghanistan Deadline, But Wants Contingency Plans If Necessary. Tempers Flare Over Mask Mandates In Schools; Can Pfizer's Full FDA Approval Sway Holdouts?; Biden Congratulates House Dems For Passing $3.5 Trillion Budget Resolution. Aired 8-9p ET
• Biden Sticking With August 31 Afghanistan Deadline But Wants "Contingency Plans" If Necessary; Poll: 60 Percent Support Students, Teachers, Staff Wearing Masks In Florida Schools, 36 Percent Oppose; Airbnb Will Provide Temporary Free Housing For 20,000 Afghan Refugees. Aired 9-10p ET


Amanpour
• Russia's Media Crackdown; Afghanistan Withdrawal; Interview with Ekaterina Kotrikadze; Interview with Rep. Barbara Lee (D-CA). Aired 1-2p ET


At This Hour
• Pentagon: "There's Been No Change to the Timeline of the Mission"; G7 Allies to Press U.S. to Extend Afghanistan Withdrawal Deadline. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• G7 Allies to Press U.S. to Extend Afghanistan Withdrawal Deadline; Biden Decides to Stick to August 31 Deadline for Withdrawal; Fauci Says, U.S. Could Return to Normal by Spring 2022 if Vaccinations Rise. Aired 11:30a-12p ET
• Fighting the Pandemic; United First U.S. Airline to Mandate Vaccine for Employees; Source: Biden Decides to Stick with August 31st Deadline to Withdraw; Biden's Agenda at Stake; Mississippi Sees Surge of New Cases & Hospitalizations. Aired 12-12:30p ET
• Twenty-One Killed, 10 Still Missing In Tennessee Flash Flooding; Sources: Democrats Close To Deal On Budget Resolution; Kathy Hochul Sworn In As First Female Governor Of New York. Aired 12:30-1p ET


The Lead with Jake Tapper
• Biden Won't Extend Aug. 31 Deadline To Leave Afghanistan; Taliban: Afghans Will Not Be Allowed To Leave The Country; Fauci: U.S. Could Have Pandemic Under Control By Spring 2022 If Most Eligible People Get Vaccinated; House Moves Forward On Infrastructure Bill; COVID Outlook; FAA Warns Travelers' "Unruly Behavior Doesn't Fly"; Any Moment: Biden Speaks On Afghanistan Withdrawal. Aired 4-5p ET
• Biden: U.S. "On Pace" To Finish Afghan Operations By Aug. 31; Biden: G7 Leaders Agreed On United Approach To The Taliban; Biden: We've Helped Evacuate 70,000 Plus People Since August 14; Rep. Michael McCaul (R-TX) Is Interviewed About U.S. Withdrawal In Afghanistan; Biden: Any Evacuee Arriving In U.S. Will Have Had A Background Check; CDC Study: Vaccines Less Protective Against Delta Variant, But Still Reduce Your Risk Of Severe Infection By Two-Thirds; School Mask Mandates Provoking Violence Towards Teachers; Peloton Releasing Lower- End Treadmill After Safety Issues; Rolling Stones' Charlie Watts Dies At 80. Aired 5-6p ET


Don Lemon Tonight
• Not Everyone Will Be Evacuated From Afghanistan; CIA Director Met With Taliban Leader; Six Million Americans Took Their COVID Vaccines; House Voted for President Biden's $3.5 Trillion Budget; Intel Briefed President Biden On Coronavirus Origin; No Glory Without Pain; Anti-Vaxxers Not Getting Their Shots; Unruly Passengers Given Hefty Fines. Aired 10-11p ET
• President Biden Touts House Is Passing His Budget Blueprint And Announcing He Will Stick With August 31 Afghanistan Withdrawal; Coronavirus Pandemic: New COVID Cases In United States Spiking To 150,000 Per Day; Schools Become Battleground In Fight Over Mask Mandates; Weeks Away From California's Recall Election; Rolling Stones' Charlie Watts Dies At 80. Aired 11p-12a ET


CNN Newsroom
• Biden Faces Deadline on Extending Afghan Rescue Mission; Afghanistan Evacuations Surge but Threats Persist; Fauci: Young Kids Could Get Vaccine by Christmas; House Dems Meet as Moderates Threaten to Derail Biden Agenda; Harris' Trip to Vietnam Delayed over "Anomalous Health Incident". Aired 9-9:30a ET
• House Dems Meet As Moderates Threaten To Derail Biden Agenda; Vice President Harris' Trip To Vietnam Delayed Over Health Incident; Interview With Governor Andy Beshear (D-KY) About Record Number Of COVID Cases In The State; January 6 Committee To Seek Phone Records Of Some Congress Members. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Now, Biden Meeting with G7 Leaders on August 31 Deadline; Harris' Trip to Vietnam Delayed over Recent Anomalous Health Incident There, Possibly Related to Havana Syndrome; Sources Say, Democratic Leaders, Moderates Close to Deal on Budget Resolution. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Pentagon Gives Update on Afghanistan Withdrawal and Evacuations; Biden Faces Deadline Today on Extending Afghan Rescue Mission. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Biden Not Budging on August 31 Withdrawal from Afghanistan; Pentagon Unclear on Total Number of Americans Evacuated; Taliban Tell U.S. to Change Its Policy at Kabul Airport; Taliban Says it Wants Afghans to Leave Airport and Remain in the Country. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) Discusses Biden Not Budging on Aug 31 Withdrawal, CIA Director Meeting with Taliban; Fauci: U.S. Could Return to Normal by Spring if Vaccinations Rise; CDC Study: Vaccines Less Protective Against Delta Variant But Still Drops Risk by Two-Thirds; Alabama ICU Bed Deficit Rises to 53 as COVID Surges; 21 Dead, Several Missing after Tennessee Floods. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• Democrats Battle Over Infrastructure Bills; Biden Not Changing Afghanistan Withdrawal Date. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• CDC Study Among Frontline Workers Shows Waning Vaccine Effectiveness Against Delta Variant; Fauci: We Could Return To Normal By Spring If Vaccinations Rise; Afghan Interpreter On Run From Taliban: If They Find Me, They'll Kill Me; Kathy Hochul Sworn In As First Female Governor Of New York; Hochul Promises Fresh Start, Collaborative Approach. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• COVID Vaccines and Delta; Biden Not Changing Afghanistan Withdrawal Date. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• House Democrats End Tense Standoff, Starting To Vote On $3.5 Trillion Budget; Women In Afghanistan Face Uncertain Future With Taliban Control; White House Briefs On Afghanistan Evacuations; Biden Asked For Contingency Plans In Case Deadline Can't Be Met. Aired 3:30- 4p ET
• Taliban says U.S. Forces Must Be Out By August 31 Deadline; Nearly 11,000 Evacuated From Kabul Over 12 Hours On Monday; Pfizer- BioNTech COVID Vaccine Receives Full FDA Approval; China Reports One New Local Case, Second Lowest Since July; COVID Cases Surging As Tokyo Readies For Paralympic Games. Aired 12-1a EST
• Biden Still Deciding Over Extending August 31 Deadline; Thousands at Kabul Airport Fear Being Left Behind; FDA Fully Approves Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine. Aired 1-2a ET
• Biden Still Deciding Over Extending August 31 Deadline; FDA Fully Approves Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine; G7 Leaders To Press Biden To Delay Troop Withdrawal. Aired 2-3a ET
• U.S. Afghanistan Deadline Coming to an End; FDA Approves Pfizer/BioNTech Vaccine; G7 Leaders to Discuss About Exit in Afghanistan; Tension Felt in Kabul; China Mitigates Spread of COVID- 19; Israel's Third Booster Works. Aired 3-4a ET
• Biden Under Pressure to Extend Evacuation Mission; U.S. Source: 6,500 At Airport Awaiting Evacuation; U.S. Lawmakers Believe Evacuation Deadline Not Realistic; Pfizer-BioNTech Covid Vaccine Receive Full FDA Approval; Vietnam Next Stop on U.S. Vice President's Southeast Asia Tour; Kathy Hochul Sworn in as New York Governor; More than 1.5 Million Acres Burned in California in 2021. Aired 4:00-4:30a ET
• 7,800 Evacuees Waiting to Depart U.S. Air Base in Germany; Concerns of Long-Term Terrorist Threats to U.S.; Data Suggests Israel's Booster Policy Making Impact; Trump Booed After Telling Supporters to Get Vaccinated; Paralympics Opening Ceremony Just Hours Away in Japan. Aired 4:30-5a ET


Connect the World
• Biden Faces Deadline on Extending Afghan Rescue Mission; Fewer Entering Hamid Karzai International Airport as Taliban Secure Perimeter; U.S. CIA Director and Taliban Leader Meeting in Kabul; Taliban Says It Has No List of People Targeted for Reprisals; U.N. Says Afghanistan Could Run out of Food by September; U.S. Intelligence in Region Diminished by Taliban Takeover; Pentagon Briefing. Aired 10-11a ET
• Pentagon: Concerned about Sanitation Conditions for Evacuees in Qatar, they have Improved Somewhat; Pentagon: Sticking to Mission Date of August 31st Withdrawal; Pentagon: "Several Thousand" Americans Safely Evacuated; Senior Official: President Asked for Contingency Plans in Case that Changes; Biden Decides to Stick With August 31st Withdrawal Deadline. Aired 11a-12p ET


Erin Burnett Outfront
• Biden: On Pace To Exit Afghanistan By Aug. 31, But Depends On Taliban Cooperation; Taliban Blocking Afghans From Reaching Airport; Interview With Rep. Tom Malinowski (D-NJ); House Approves Massive Budget Plan; One Hundred Hospital Workers Protest Vaccine Requirements, Could Be Fired; Suspected Havana Syndrome Incident Delays V.P. Kamala Harris' Vietnam Trip; Woman Died After Capturing Tennessee Flooding On Facebook Live. Aired 7-8p ET


Early Start with John Berman and Zoraida Sambolin
• Did Not Air. 4-5a ET
• Biden Must Decide Today Whether to Extend Evacuation Past Aug 31; House Dems' Standoff Puts $3.5T Economic Package in Jeopardy; More Vaccine Mandates After Pfizer Shot Gets Full FDA Approval. Aired 5- 5:30a ET
• Department of Defense Must Decide Today Whether To Extend Afghanistan Evacuations; Tennessee Floods That Killed 21 Overtook Residents In Minutes; U.S. Capitol Police Says Fatal Shooting Of January Sixth Rioter Was Lawful. Aired 5:30-6a ET


First Move with Julia Chatterley
• G7 Leaders Expected to Urge President Biden to Extend His Afghanistan Mission; Airbnb Says it will House 20,000 Afghans at No Charge; Data out of Israel Suggests a Third Vaccine Dose is Having an Impact against Delta. Aired 9-10a ET


Inside Politics
• Did Not Air 12-12:30p ET
• Did Not Air. 12:30-1p ET


New Day
• Pentagon: Biden Must Decide Today on Extending Evacuations Past End of Month; Fauci: U.S. Could Return to Normal by Spring; More Than 20,000 People Evacuated from Kabul Airport in Last 24 Hours. Aired 6- 6:30a ET
• Moderate Dems Threaten Economic Agenda; Hochul Sworn in as Governor; Justin Senior is Interviewed about Florida's COVID Surge; Northeast Faces High Temperatures. Aired 6:30-7a ET
• 21,000-Plus People Evacuated from Kabul Airport in Last 24 Hours; Fauci Says, U.S. Could Return to Normal by Spring if Vaccinations Go Up; Harris Delayed by Several Hours During Asia Trip. Aired 7-7:30a ET
• Rep. Jim Himes (D-CT) On Washington Post Report That CIA Director Held Secret Meeting With Taliban Leader; January Sixth Committee To Seek Phone Records Of Some Congress Members; Former GOP Rep. Sanford Says Trump Committed Treason On January Sixth. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• Americans and Afghans Continue Leaving Afghanistan after Taliban Takeover; Taliban Denies Extension of August 31st Deadline for U.S. to Evacuate all Americans from Afghanistan; CIA Director Meets with Taliban Leader; Interview with U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy. Aired 8-8:30a ET
• Moderate Democrats Derail Economic Agenda; California Recall Election; Robin Zinsou is Interviewed about Losing Her Daughter to COVID. Aired 8:30-9a ET


Quest Means Business
• Joe Biden Plans To Stick To August 31st Withdrawal Deadline; Full F.D.A. Approval For Pfizer Vaccine Spurs More Mandates; Airbnb Offers Free Housing To Afghan Refugees; Israel Offers Third Dose Of Vaccine To Ages 30- Plus As Cases Near Record Highs; Danish Public Health Chief: We Can Control Pandemic With Vaccines; White House Briefing On Afghanistan Withdrawal, Evacuations. Aired 3-4p ET


The Situation Room
• Biden Declares U.S. On Pace To Finish Afghan Operations One Week From Today, Sticking With Withdrawal Deadline; Biden Praises House Approval Of Budget Framework, Key Step In Funding His Sweeping Economic Package; Fauci Says, U.S. Could Have Pandemic Under Control By Spring 2022 If Most Eligible People Get Vaccinated; Biden Cites "Growing" Risk Of Terror Attack In Defending Afghanistan Withdrawal Timetable. Aired 6-7p ET


Hala Gorani Tonight
• Biden Sticks With August 31st Troop Withdrawal Deadline Despite Pleas From Allies; Rolling Stones Drummer Charlie Watts Dies At Age 80; Afghan Women's Rights Hang In the Balance After Taliban Takeover; Germany's Ramstein Air Base Is At Capacity; Airbnb To Host 20,000 Refugees Free; China Reports One New COVID-19 Case As Nanjing Cluster Dwindles; U.S. And Allies Evacuate 21,000 In 24 Hours From Afghanistan. Aired 2-3p ET