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Cuomo Prime Time
• 13 U.S. Service Members Killed, 18 Wounded in Kabul Attacks; Former Interpreter Who Helped U.S. Forces Desperate to Escape. Aired 12-1a ET


Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees
• U.S. Marine Killed in Kabul Attack Was Expecting Baby; Interview with Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-IL); U.S. Marine Killed In Kabul Attack Identified" Rylee McCollum, 20; WH: Biden Warned "Another Terror Attack In Kabul Is Likely"; CNN's Clarissa Ward Talks With ISIS-K Commander; Terror Group Claimed Responsibility For Kabul Attack. Aired 8-9p ET
• U.S. Embassy In Kabul Again Warns U.S. Citizens To Leave Airport Gates "Immediately"; U.S. Military Conducts Airstrike Against ISIS-K Planner; Judge Rules Against Florida Governor's Ban On Mask Mandates. Aired 9-10p ET


Amanpour
• Did Not Air 1-2p ET


At This Hour
• Pentagon: Taliban Security Failure May Have Led to Bombing. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Pentagon Says, Can't Vouch for Taliban Ability or Intent Against ISIS-K; Pentagon Says, Taliban Security Failure May Have Led to Bombing; 13 U.S. Service Members, 90-Plus Afghans Killed in Kabul Attacks. Aired 11:30-12p ET


The Lead with Jake Tapper
• Evacuations Continue After 13 U.S. Service Members Killed; White House: Working with the Taliban is a "Necessity" for Evacuations; Rep. Michael McCaul (R-TX) is Interviewed About the Chaos in Afghanistan; Surge in COVID Cases Put Strain on Hospitals Across U.S.; VP Harris Cancels Plans to Campaign with Dem Gov. Newsom. Aired 4-5p ET
• 13 U.S. Service Members, 170 Afghans Killed in Kabul Bombing; Evacuations Continue After 13 U.S. Service Members Killed; Judge Rules Against FL Governor's Ban on School Mask Mandates; Renewed Fears Of Political Violence Grip Capitol Hill; GOP Anger Toward Biden Intensifies In Wake Of Afghan Terror Attack; Sources: Serious Discussions Underway To Reinstall Fending At Capitol; 7 Capitol Police Officers Sue Trump, Jan. 6 Rally Organizers; Republican-Led Texas House Passes New Voting Restrictions; Robert Kennedy's Assassin Sirhan Sirhan Granted Parole. Aired 5-6pm ET


Don Lemon Tonight
• U.S. Strikes ISIS-K Planner; President Biden Wants to Totally Eradicate ISIS-K; U.S. Embassy Warned Americans of Another Attack; Young Marines Killed in the Attack; U.S. Will Hunt All ISIS-K in Afghanistan; Justice Not Enough for Americans Killed in Kabul; U.S. Gulf Coast Bracing for Hurricane Ida. Aired 10-11p ET
• U.S. Military Conducts Airstrike Against ISIS-K Planner; U.S. Officials Warn of Possible Threats to the U.S; The 'Pineapple Express': Vets' Daring Mission to Save Afghan Allies; Judge Rules Against Florida Governor's Ban on Mask Mandates in Schools; Nationwide Marches for Voting Rights on Anniversary of March on Washington. Aired 11p-12a ET


CNN Newsroom
• Evacuations Push Ahead; Biden Vows Retribution; Navy Confirms Sailor Killed in Kabul; Evacuations Continue in Kabul; Americans Indicate they Want Evacuated; Thousands Evacuated to Germany. Aired 9- 9:30a ET
• Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-IL) is Interviewed about Afghanistan; Pashtana Durrani is Interviewed about Afghanistan; Renewed Fears of Violence at the Capitol. Aired 9:30-10a ET.
• Senior Official Says, Threat is Still Out There as Evacuations Push Ahead; Biden Vows to Hunt Down Those Who Killed 13 U.S. Service Members; Biden Defends U.S. Coordination with Taliban to Secure Airport Perimeter. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Biden Vows Retribution for 13 Troops Killed, We will Hunt You Down; U.S General Warns that ISIS Attacks will Continue; Pentagon Updates Afghanistan Withdrawal after Deadly Attack. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Security Team Warns Biden, Another Attack in Kabul is Likely; 13 U.S. Service Members, 170 Afghans Killed in Kabul Attack; Pentagon Says, Taliban Security Failure may Have Led to Bombing. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• Biden Vows Revenge for 13 Troops Killed: "We Will Hunt You Down"; Ida Now a Hurricane, Mandatory Evacuations Along Gulf Coast; Judge Blocks Florida Governor's Ban on Mask Mandates; Krish O'Mara Vignaraja, President & CEO, Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Services, Discusses Continued Evacuations of Afghans after 13 U.S. Servicemembers Killed; White House Press Briefing. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• White House Press Briefing. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• White House Press Briefing; State Department Press Briefing. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• State Department Briefing. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• State Department Working With 500 Americans Who Want to Leave; Pentagon Updates Afghanistan Withdrawal After Deadly Attack; Pentagon Says NORCOM Territories Preparing for Up to 50k Refugees; Pentagon Says Taliban Not in Control of Any Part of Airport. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Senior Official: "Threat Is Still Out There" as Evacuations Push Ahead; Pentagon: 300 Plus Americans Evacuated in Past 24 Hours; Afghan Official: Kabul Death Toll Increases to more than 170 Killed; Evacuations Continue after 13 U.S. Service Members Killed; Ex-CIA, Pentagon Chief: Our Work is not Done in Afghanistan. Aired 12-12.30p ET
• Biden Holds Meeting With Israeli Prime Minister; Security Team Warns Biden: Another Attack In Kabul Is Likely; Supreme Court Throws Out Biden Eviction Moratorium. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• Did Not Air 12-1a ET
• 90 Afghans, 13 U.S. Troops Killed in Kabul Attack; Biden: "We Will Hunt You Down and Make You Pay"; More than 90 Afghans, 13 U.S. Service Members Killed; 14,500-plus Evacuees pass through U.S. Air Base in Germany. Aired 1-2a ET
• U.S. Troops and Afghans Killed in Suicide Attacks Outside Kabul Airport; What is ISIS-K?; More Than 90 Afghans, 13 U.S. Service Members Killed; Security Challenges Amid Evacuation Chaos; U.S. Air Base in Germany Housing Thousands of Afghan Evacuees; Health Ministry Reports At Least 150 Afghan People Wounded; Biden: Airlift will go on Despite Terrorist Threats. Aired 2-3a ET
• U.S. to Hunt Terrorists in Afghanistan; British Troops Pulling out of Kabul; Afghanis Are Now Under the Evil and the Worse; Terrorists Take Advantage of Chaos in Kabul; Kabul Airport Attack; Pentagon Warns Another Attack Could Be Imminent; President Biden's Political Future; Thousands Pass Through U.S. Air Base In Germany. Aired 3-4a ET
• More than 90 Afghans, 13 U.S. Service Members Killed; Biden and Harris to Get New Briefing on Afghanistan; ISIS-K Claims Responsibility for Suicide Bast; U.K. Enters Final Stages of Evacuation from Airport; Security Challenges Amid Evacuation Chaos. Aired 4-4:30a ET
• Evacuations Continue After Deadly Suicide Bombings; ISIS-K Claims Responsibility for Deadly Kabul Attack; Biden Slammed Over Handling of Afghanistan Withdrawal; France, U.K. Vow to Continue Evacuations Along with U.S.; 14,500+ Evacuees Pass Through U.S. Air Base in Germany. Aired 4:30-5a ET


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


Erin Burnett Outfront
• Biden Warned "Another Terror Attack in Kabul is Likely," WH Says; Pentagon Admits Thousands of ISIS-K Fighters were Released from Prisons, Blames Afghan Security Forces; Rylee McCollum, Age 20, Identified as U.S. Marine Killed in Kabul. Aired 7-8p ET


Early Start with John Berman and Zoraida Sambolin
• Did Not Air 4-5a ET
• 13 U.S. Service Members, 90+ Afghans Killed in Kabul Attacks; Biden Vows Revenge for 13 Troops Killed: "We Will Hunt You Down". Aired 5-5:30a ET
• 13 U.S. Service Members, 90+ Afghans Killed In Kabul Attacks; Republican Lawmakers Slam Biden Over Afghanistan Bombings; Capitol Officer Who Killed Ashli Babbitt Speaks Out About January 6. Aired 5:30-6a ET


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


Inside Politics
• Did Not Air 12-1p ET


New Day
• Evacuations Continue after 13 U.S. Service Members Killed; Supreme Court Throws Out Biden Eviction Moratorium. Aired 6-6:30a ET
• Officer Who Killed Babbitt Speaks Out; Biden Vows to Continue Evacuations; Deaths in Kabul Attack; CDC Speaks about Gun Epidemic. Aired 6:30-7a ET
• Evacuations Continue after 13 U.S. Service Members Killed; Philadelphia Mans' Wife and Five Children Evacuate Afghanistan after a Harrowing Journey; Biden Vows Revenge for 13 Troops Killed, We Will Hunt You Down. Aired 7-7:30a ET
• Capitol Officer Who Shot Ashli Babbitt Breaks Silence; Hurricane Watch On Gulf Coast, Including New Orleans; Surgeon General: False Information About Kids And COVID Hurts Vaccination Rates. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• Terrorist Attacks Kill 13 U.S. Service Members; Evacuations of Americans and Afghans from Kabul Airport in Wake of Taliban Takeover of Country; President Biden Vows Retaliation for Terrorist Attacks That Killed U.S. Service Members; Biden Vows Revenge for 13 Troops Killed: "We Will Hunt You Down". Aired 8-8:30a ET
• Veterans Work to Evacuate Afghans; Supreme Court Throws out Eviction Moratorium; Alexander Kahn is Interviewed about Evacuating Afghans; Aired 8:30-9a ET


Quest Means Business
• Did Not Air 3-4p ET


The Situation Room
• Biden Vows U.S. will Complete Dangerous and Worthy Afghanistan Mission amid Warnings of More Attacks; White House Says Another Attack in Kabul is Likely as Mission Enters Most Dangerous Period; Hurricane Ida Now Forecast to Slam Into U.S. Gulf Coast as Life-Threatening Category 4 Storm. Aired 6-7p ET


Hala Gorani Tonight
• Did Not Air 2-3p ET