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


Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees
• New D.H.S. Memo Warns of Potential for Violence Around Justice for J6 Rally in D.C. on Saturday; New Indictment in Special Counsel Probe of Trump-Russia Investigation Origins; Federal Judge Denies DOJ Request To Expedite Proceedings In TX Abortion Case; One-On-One With Florida Chiropractor Who Signed More Than A Hundred Medical Exemptions For Kids. Aired 8-9p ET
• Biden Calls Out TX, FL Governors, Says They Are "Doing Everything They Can To Undermine" Mandate Requirements; Medical Doctor At Texas Children's Hospital: "It's Emotionally Hard" To See Kids Alone With COVID In ICU; PA GOP Lawmakers Approve Wide-Ranging Subpoena, Seeking Trove Of Voter Data in 2020 Election "Audit". Aired 9-10p ET


Amanpour
• Interview With Venezuela Opposition Activist Leopoldo Lopez; Social Media's Toxic Side Effects; Gymnasts Call Out FBI Over Nassar Investigation. Aired 1-2p ET


At This Hour
• Fencing Surrounds U.S. Capitol Ahead of Far-Right Rally; FDA Vaccine Advisers Meet Tomorrow to Debate Booster Shots; Gymnasts Blame FBI for Turning "Blind Eye" on Sexual Abuse. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Treasury Secretary Calls Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) to Discuss Debt Limit; South Carolina Lawmaker Accused of Hiring Hit on Himself Surrenders; Gymnasts Blame FBI for Turning Blind Eye on Sexual Abuse. Aired 11:30-12p ET


The Lead with Jake Tapper
• Prominent South Carolina Attorney Turns Himself In: Charge with Insurance Fraud, Filing a False Police Report; DC on Alert for Right- Wing Rally Defending Insurrectionists; CDC Predicts Decline in Hospitalizations for First Time Since June; Biden Appeals for Middle Class Support, Tries to Unify Dems in Push to Get Spending Plans Through Congress. Aired 4-5p ET


Don Lemon Tonight
• Capitol Hill on Full Alert; Cybersecurity Lawyer Indicted for Lying to FBI; President Biden Slammed GOP Governors DeSantis and Abbott; FDA to Talk About Booster Vaccine; Petito Family Looking for Answers; Brian Laundrie Uncooperative with Police. Aired 10-11p ET
• DHS Memo Warns of Potential for Violence Around Saturday's D.C. Rally Supporting January 6 Rioters; Durham Investigation of the Investigators Yields Two Relatively Minor Cases in Two Years; Justice Thomas Speaks Out on the Judiciary, Race, and the State of U.S. in Rare Speech; PA GOP Moves to Get Millions of Voters' Personal Info; Atlanta Elementary School Accused of Segregating Black and White Students. Aired 11p-12a ET


CNN Newsroom
• Capitol Fenced Ahead of Rally; TSA Ramps up Security Ahead of Rally; Republicans Distance Themselves from Rally; Rally Organizer Downplays Concerns; Milley Called Chinese Counterpart; U.S. Announces New Alliance; FDA Meets Tomorrow on Boosters. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• Evidence for Vaccine Boosters; Criminal Probe into Murdaugh Housekeeper's Death; Family Pleads with Fiance to Break his Silence; Gymnasts Testify on The Hill. Aired 9:30-10a ET.
• Capitol Police Request National Guard Help ahead of Right-Wing Rally; FDA Vaccine Advisers Meet Tomorrow to Debate COVID Vaccine Boosters; Trump's High-Pressure Campaign to Steal the Election. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• CNN Poll Shows 78 Percent of GOP Say Biden Didn't Win Enough Votes to be President; Dems Eye End-of-Month Showdown with GOP on Debt Ceiling as Anxiety Grows in the Ranks. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• U.S. Companies Plot Course with New Vaccine Mandates; FDA Vaccine Advisers Meet Tomorrow to Debate Boosters; Pennsylvania GOP to Subpoena Personal Info of Voters. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• Fencing Reinstalled Ahead of Rally Supporting Capitol Rioters; TSA Ramps Up Security Ahead of Pro-Insurrectionist Rally; SC Lawyer in Botched Murder, Insurance Scheme Turns Himself In; Criminal Probe Opened into 2018 Death of Murdaugh Housekeeper; Police: Missing YouTuber & Boyfriend in "Altercation" Last Month; Del Rio Mayor: At Least 8,500 Migrants Under Texas Bridge; DHS Upheaval Comes as Migrant Policy Tensions Boil Over; White House Working to Resettle 60,000-Plus Afghan Refugees in U.S. by October; Satellite Images Reveal North Korea Expanding Facility Used to Enrich Uranium for Nuclear Weapons. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• President Biden Pushes Infrastructure Bill. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Biden Pushes $3.5 Trillion Economic Plan & Higher Taxes On Wealthiest; McConnell: Democrats Must "Raise The Debt Ceiling On Their Own"; TSA Ramping Up Security Ahead Of Right-Wing Rally On Saturday; "Confusion" Over Potential Booster Rollout In U.S.; Health Official Responds To Nicki Minaj's Bizarre Vaccine Claim; SC Lawyer In Botched Murder, Insurance Scheme Turns Himself In. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Long COVID; Interview With State Sen. Jay Costa (D-PA); Capitol Police Prepare For Right-Wing Rally. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Missing Woman Gabby Petito's Family Pleads with Fiancee to Break Silence; Police Release Bodycam Video of Missing Woman; Interview with Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-TX) on 8,000 Migrants Massed Under a Bridge near Del Rio, Texas; Family Uses Mom's Obituary to Send Message to Unvaccinated. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• U.S., U.K. To Help Australia Build Nuclear-Powered Submarines; Taliban To U.N.: Recognize Islamic Emirate, Lift Sanctions; Pakistani Prime Minister Says He Has Not Spoken With U.S. President; Spacex Sends First All-Civilian Crew Into Orbit. Aired 12-1a ET
• SpaceX Sends First All-Civilian Crew Into Orbit; Indo-Pacific Pact; Afghanistan's Future; Pakistan PM Talks To CNN About Taliban, Afghanistan's Future; Haiti In Crisis. Aired 1-2a ET
• U.S., U.K. to Help Australia Build Nuclear-Powered Submarines; Japanese Defense Minister Says China Is Challenging Territorial Integrity; SpaceX Sends First All-Civilian Crew into Orbit; Taliban To U.N.: Recognize Islamic Emirate, Lift Sanctions; Future of Women's Rights under Taliban Rule. Aired 2-2:45a ET
• Trilateral Agreement AUKUS Pact Agreed Between U.S., U.K. and Australia; France Not Pleased by Australia's Decision; Afghan Women Fighting for Their Right; Japan Starts Nationwide Military Drill; Taliban Leader Deny Any Disagreement Within Taliban Leadership. Aired 3-4a ET
• Fences Go Up at Capitol Ahead of Right-Wing Rally; Biden Backs To General Amid Republican Criticism; U.S., UK to Help Australia Build Nuclear-Powered Subs; SpaceX Sends First All-Civilian Crew Into Orbit; FDA Advisers Prepare for Meeting on COVID Boosters; Top Gymnasts Testify on FBI Failures in Nassar Investigation. Aired 4-4:30a ET
• Battle in Pennsylvania Over Ban on Race-Related Books; France Claims Targeted Killing of ISIS Chief in Sahara; Afghan Women Living in Fear Under Taliban, Some in Hiding; World's Largest Plant to Capture Carbon Dioxide Opens; Nicholas Bring Heavy Rain, Flooding Threat Along Gulf Coast; U.S. Gymnasts Testify Before Congress. Aired 4:30-5a ET


Connect the World
• U.S., U.K. to Help Australia Build Nuclear-Powered Submarines; Future of Women's Rights under Taliban Rule; SpaceX Sends First All- Civilian Crew into Orbit. Aired 10-11a ET
• Joe Biden: Deal is About Amplifying Alliances; France: U.S.-UK- Australia Security Pact a "Stab in the Back"; Taliban Acting Deputy PM: No Internal Rifts; Japanese Foreign Minister: Taiwan and Japan are Directly Linked; UAE Building a New Investment Strategy; SpaceX Civilian Crew to Spend Three Days Orbiting Earth. Aired 11a-12p ET


Erin Burnett Outfront
• DHS Warns of Potential Violence as Soon as Tomorrow Tied to Rally Backing Rioters; Talk of Kidnapping Member of Congress; Rep. Jason Crow (D-CO) Discusses About His Concerns About the September 18th Rally in Support of the Insurrectionists; Del Rio, Texas Facing Crisis as 9,500+ Migrants Arrive. Aired 7-8p ET


Early Start with John Berman and Zoraida Sambolin
• Did Not Air. 4-5a ET
• DC Authorities Prepare for Unrest at Saturday Rally; House Vote on $3.5T Spending Bill on Track for Next Week; Team USA Gymnasts Slam FBI for Handling of Larry Nassar Case; Israeli Data Makes Case for Coronavirus Vaccine Boosters. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• U.S. Capitol Fenced Off Again Ahead Of Right-Wing Rally Saturday; Afghan Women Fear For Their Lives As Taliban Exert Control; Bleak Economic Outlook For Retail and Hospitality. Aired 5:30-6a ET


First Move with Julia Chatterley
• The U.S., U.K., and Australia Agree a Nuclear Powered Submarine Deal as Beijing Protests; Japan's Defense Minister Pushes Back in its Islands Dispute with China; Four Civilian Nationals Prepare for their First Full Day in Orbit. Aired 9-10a ET


Inside Politics
• Fencing Back up Around U.S. Capitol Ahead of Far-Right Rally; GOP Senators Distance Themselves from Saturday Rally; CA Governor: Democrats Need to "Stiffen our Spines" on COVID Policies; VA Governor Candidates Spar over Vaccine Mandates Ahead of Debate; Under Review Tomorrow: Pfizer Booster Application. Aired 12-12:30p ET
• Key Senators Eye Exits Ahead Of 2022 Midterms; Biden Unveils New Australia, U.K. Partnership To Counter China. Aired 12:30-1p ET


New Day
• DC on Alert for Right-Wing Rally Defending the Insurrectionists; GOP Lawmakers Try to Distance Themselves from Right- Wing Rally; Evidence Supports Argument for Boosters of Pfizer Vaccine; White House Offers Doc to Answer Nicki Minaj's Questions on Vaccine; SpaceX Launches First All-Civilian Crew into Orbit on Rocket. Aired 6- 6:30a ET
• Gymnasts Testify that FBI Failed to Protect Them; Afghan Women Hide for their Lives; Nicholas Stalls over Gulf Coast. Aired 6:30-7a ET
• D.C on Alert for Right-Wing Rally Defending the Insurrectionists; United Airlines Mandates All Employees to be Vaccinated; Pennsylvania GOP to Subpoena Personal Info of Voters. Aired 7-7:30a ET
• Interview with Rep. Brendan Boyle of Pennsylvania on GOP Demands for Personal Info, Voting Histories of Residents; Chiropractor Signing Mask Exemptions for Kids; Mystery Deepens as Details Emerge about Missing Woman; "The Wall Street Journal:" Facebook Knows Instagram is Harmful to Teens. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• U.S. Capitol Police Increase Security Ahead of Planned Rightwing Rally to Support January 6th Insurrectionists; FOX News' Continued Accusations of Mental Decline against President Biden Examined. Aired 8-8:30a ET
• Dominique Dawes is Interviewed about Gymnasts Testifying Before Congress; Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-IL) is Interviewed about Milley's Call to China; Lawyer Accused of Hiring Own Hitman to Surrender Today. Aired 8:30-9a ET


Quest Means Business
• Italy to Mandate COVID Green Pass for all Workers; Joe Biden Pushes $3.5 Trillion Economic Plan and Higher Taxes on Wealthiest; France Calls Australia-U.S.-U.K. Deal Stab in the Back; Bitcoin Protests in El Salvador; China's Nightmare Evergrande Scenario; Call to Earth; Microsoft Letting Consumer Accounts Ditch Passwords; SpaceX First All-Civilian Crew in Orbit. Aired 3-4p ET


The Situation Room
• DHS Warns of Potential Violence at Pro-January 6 Rally Saturday; January 6 Committee Seeks Docs on General Milley's Actions after Book Bombshells; New Indictment in Special Counsel Probe of Trump-Russia Investigations Origins; Biden Warns U.S. Economy at "Inflection Point" as He Pushes $3.5 Trillion Economic Package. Aired 6-7p ET
• New Homeland Security Warning Of Potential Violence Surrounding Pro-Insurrectionist D.C. Rally On Saturday; Select Committee: Seeking Records Related To Gen. Milley's Reported Actions Surrounding Jan. 6, Will "Carefully Evaluate" The Facts; Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-VA) Is Interviewed About January 6 Insurrection; Lawyer Accused Of Hiring Hit On Himself Just Released On Bail; Biden Warns U.S. Economy At "Inflection Point" As He Pushes $3.5 Trillion Economic Package. Aired 5-6p ET


CNN 10
• Agriculture Officials Hunt For Murder Hornets; U.S. Labor Shortage Causes Challenges For Fishing Industry; Ride On A Zero-Flight. Aired 4- 4:10a ET


Hala Gorani Tonight
• U.S. and U.K. to Help Australia Acquire Nuclear-Powered Submarines; France Blasts U.S., U.K, and Australia Submarine Deal As a "Stab in the Back"; Italy Mandates COVID-19 Green Passes for All Workers; U.S. Has No Clear Answer on Need for Vaccine Booster. Aired 2-3p ET