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Cuomo Prime Time
• Pentagon: Last U.S. Military Planes Have Left Afghanistan, Every Single U.S. Service Member Is Out Of The Country; American Citizen Remains In Afghanistan, Desperate To Leave Alongside Afghan Families She's Helping; Jefferson Parish, Louisiana President On Search & Rescue Mission. Aired 9-10p ET


Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees
• U.S. Military Departs Afghanistan, Ending Longest U.S. War; Widow Of Army Staff Sergeant Ryan Knauss Speaks Out; Hurricane Ida Hits Louisiana On 16th Anniversary Of Katrina; Tied With Two Other Storms As Strongest Ever To Hit State; Picture Of The Last U.S. Soldier Leaving Afghanistan. Aired 8-9p ET


Amanpour
• Mayor Antar Lumumba Discusses About Situation in Jackson, Mississippi After Hurricane Ida; Biden, Mayors, Governors Attend FEMA Briefing on Ida Damage. Aired 1-2p ET


At This Hour
• Pentagon: 122,000+ Evacuated During Mission So Far; Pentagon: Threat to Kabul Airport Remains "Real" and "Specific"; Parts of Louisiana Unreachable, Extent of Ida's Damage Unclear. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Parts of Louisiana Unreachable, Extent of Ida's Damage Unclear; Tropical Storm Ida to Bring Flooding to Eastern U.S. as it Moves Inland; January 6 Committee to Ask Companies to Preserve Phone Records of Congressional Members, Trump Family. Aired 11:30-12p ET
• Part of Louisiana Unreachable, Extent of IDA's Damage Unclear; Rescues Underway as Flooding Inundates Louisiana Towns; 1 Million Without Power in Louisiana, New Orleans in the Dark; Hurricane IDA Slams into Louisiana on 16th Anniversary of Katrina; T.S. IDA to Bring Flooding to Eastern U.S. as it Moves Inland. Aired 12-12:30p ET
• Sen. Mazie Hirono (D-HI) Is Interviewed About U.S. Evacuation At Kabul; White House Faces Dueling Crises With Hurricane & Afghanistan; Hospitals In FL, SC, TX, LA Running Out Of Oxygen Supply. Aired 12:30-1p ET


The Lead with Jake Tapper
• Official: Fewer Than 250 Americans Left in Afghanistan Who Want To Leave; Rescues Underway As Flooding Inundates Louisiana Towns. U.S. Completes Afghanistan Withdrawal; Interview With New Orleans, Louisiana, Mayor LaToya Cantrell. Aired 4-5p ET
• End of America's Longest War; Several Hundred American Still Stranded In Afghanistan; Damage Left By Hurricane Ida In Houma, Louisiana; Pentagon: Last U.S. Military Planes Have Left Afghanistan; CDC Advisers Meet As Hospitalizations Skyrocket; U.S. Averages 1,290 COVID-19 Deaths A Day; Pfizer: Data From Trial Of Booster Shots Available Late Sept-Oct; Jan .6 Select Committee To Seek Phone Records From Trump, Members Of Congress. Aired 5-6p ET


Don Lemon Tonight
• U.S. Troops Leaves Afghanistan; U.S. Will Work To Get Remaining American Citizens; Louisiana Facing More Dark Nights; People Fight Over Mask Mandates; People Expects President Biden To Keep His Promise; Patience Running Out With People Lining Up In Gas Stations; Energy Companies Working Full Time; National Guard On Search And Rescue Operation. Aired 10-11p ET
• U.S. Military Departs Afghanistan, Ending Longest U.S. War; American Stuck In Afghanistan Speaks Out After U.S. Forces Leave; Catastrophic One-Two Punch In Louisiana; Fight Breaks Out In Florida Over School Mask Mandate; Chef Joe Andres Is On The Ground Feeding Hurricane Evacuees; Monster Hurricane Ida Slams Louisiana. Aired 11p- 12a ET


CNN Newsroom
• All of New Orleans without Power after Ida; Ida Weakens to Tropical Storm; Clyde Cain is Interviewed about the Cajun Navy's Rescue Efforts; Houma, Louisiana, Hit Hard by Ida; Baton Rouge Mayor Sharon Weston Broome is Interviewed about the Storm Damage; House Select Committee Seeks to Preserve Phone Records. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• House Requests Preservation of Phone Records; Rockets Fired at Kabul Airport; Ida Weakens to Tropical Storm. Aired 9:30-10a
• Dangerous Flood Threat to Parts of Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama; Louisiana State Troopers Urge People to Stay Home; Car Used as Improvised Launcher in Rocket Attack on Airport. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Car Used as Improvised Launcher in Rocket Attack on Airport; Pentagon Gives Update on Afghanistan U.S. Troop Withdrawal. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Search and Rescues Underway, Louisiana Governor Expected Ida Death Toll to Go Up; Ida Pushes Inland, Still a Major Threat to Millions; Pentagon Says, Threat Stream in Afghanistan Still Real, Still Active. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• Cell Phones Down, Flooding Rescues Happening in St. Charles Parish; Former FEMA Deputy Administrator, Daniel Kaniewski, Discusses Hurricane Ida Destruction & Government Response; Hospitals Battle Oxygen Shortage Amid Virus Uptick in South; Board Member: Pfizer Expected to File Data for 5 to 11-Year-Olds in Sept.; Biden Attends FEMA Briefing on Ida's Devastation. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• Hurricane Ida Aftermath; White House Press Briefing. Aired 2- 2:30p ET
• Press Briefing On Afghanistan Evacuations, Withdrawal & Hurricane Ida Destruction. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• White House Press Briefing; Hurricane Ida Aftermath. Aired 3- 3:30p ET
• St. Tammany Parish Lived Through Horrendous Night; Ida Knocks Out Power to 1 Million, Causes Devastation and Flooding; Pentagon Investigating Reports of Civilian Deaths After Drone Strike on Suspected Car Bomber; U.S. Races to Complete Evacuation Mission with Troop Withdrawal Deadline Hours Away; Pentagon Says Anti-ISIS Air Strike Set Off Secondary Explosion; Ida Threatens Eastern U.S. As It Moves Inland. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Hurricane Ida Slams Louisiana with Devastating Force U.S. Official: As Many as Five Rockets Fired at Kabul Airport; Thousands of Evacuees Housed at U.S. Air Base in Germany; IAEA: North Korea Appears to Have Restarted Nuclear Reactor. Aired 12-1a ET
• Hurricane Ida Slams Louisiana with Devastating Force; U.S. Official: As Many as Five Rockets Fired at Kabul Airport; Biden Attends Dignified Transfer of Fallen Troops. Aired 1-2a ET
• Hurricane Ida Weakens; Power Outage in New Orleans; Five Rockets Fired at Kabul Airport. Aired 2-3a ET
• Darkness Envelopes Louisiana; People Waiting to be Rescued; Cajun Navy on the Move; U.S. Launched Rockets in Kabul; Refugees Brought to Kosovo. Aired 3-4a ET
• Hurricane Ida Batters Louisiana, Knock Out Power, Killing One; Hurricane Ida Knocks Out Power to Over 1 Million in Louisiana; Volunteers Help with High-Water Rescues in Louisiana; U.S. Official; At Least Five Rockets Fired at Kabul Airport. Aired 4-4:30a ET
• Flash Flooding Hampers Rescue Efforts in Ida's Wake; Hurricane Ida Overtops Levees Causing Devasting Flooding; Hurricane Ida Slams Louisiana Hospitals Packed with COVID Patients; U.S. Winds Down Evacuation 24 Hours Before Deadline; Taliban Condemns U.S. Airstrike Against ISIS-K. Aired 4:30-5a ET


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


Erin Burnett Outfront
• Secretary Of State Speaking After U.S. Pulls Out Of Afghanistan; Rep. Adam Smith (D-WA) Discusses About U.S. Leaving Afghanistan Ending A Long War; Hurricane Death Toll Rises 1.1 Million Are Without Power; U.S. Military Exists Afghanistan As Biden Faces Multiple Crises. Aired 7-8p ET


Early Start with John Berman and Zoraida Sambolin
• Did Not Air. 4-5a ET
• California Teacher Infects Half Her Class By Unmasking for "Story Time"; Hurricane Ida Batters Louisiana, Knocking Out Power and Killing One; U.S. Official: At Least Five Rockets Fired at Kabul Airport. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• One Dead, One Million-Plus Without Power In Louisiana From Hurricane Ida; U.S. Official: At Least Five Rockets Fired At Kabul Airport; COVID Surge Leaves Southern Hospitals Low On Oxygen Supplies. Aired 5:30-6a ET


First Move with Julia Chatterley
• Did Not Air.


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


New Day
• Hurricane Ida Strikes New Orleans; U.S. Acknowledges Reported Civilian Casualties after Drone Strike. Aired 6-6:30a ET
• U.S Withdrawal Enters Final Hours; Strongest Hurricanes to hit U.S.; Sebastian Junger is Interviewed about Afghanistan; Hospitals in the South are Running Low on Oxygen. Aired 6:30-7a ET
• All of New Orleans Without Power amid Catastrophic Damage; Louisiana Hospital Scrambling to Relocate ICU Patients; Five Rockets Fired on Kabul Airport, Defense System Intercepts. Aired 7-7:30a ET
• Five Rockets Fired On Kabul Airport, Defense System Intercepts. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• Five Rockets Fired on Kabul Airport, Defense System Intercepts. Aired 8-8:30a ET
• Deadline Nears for Evacuation; Cynthia Lee Sheng is Interviewed about Hurricane Damage in Louisiana; Dan Darling is Interviewed about Being Fired at NRB. Aired 8:30-9a ET


Quest Means Business
• Did Not Air.


The Situation Room
• Last U.S. Military Flight Leaves Afghanistan, Ending America's Longest War By Deadline; Official Says, Fewer Than 250 Americans Left In Afghanistan Who Want To Leave; At Least Two Dead, 1 million Customers Without Power After Monster Hurricane Ida Slams Into Louisiana; Secretary Of State Addresses The Nation As Afghanistan War Ends. Aired 6-7p ET


Hala Gorani Tonight
• Did Not Air.