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Cuomo Prime Time
• FBI Finishes Search At Home Of Gabby Petito's Fiance; Pfizer: Low Dose Of Vaccine Safe & Effective In Kids 5-11; Newly Obtained Memo Shows Trump Lawyer's Six-Step Plan For Pence To Overturn Election. Aired 9-10p ET


Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees
• 9-1-1 Call On Utah Altercation Between Gabby Petito And Brian Laundrie Released; F.B.I. Says Search Of Brian Laundrie Family Home Has Ended; COVID Deaths Top 675K, Surpassing 1918 Flu Toll; Doctor Says He Broke Texas' Abortion Ban; Now He's Facing At Least Two Lawsuits; GA Secretary Of State Reacts After Trump Asked Him To Decertify Election Results; Member of CIA Chiefs Team Reported Mysterious Havana Syndrome Symptoms On Recent Trip To India. CNN's Champion For Change. Aired 8-9p ET


Amanpour
• Blue Bayou; Interview With U.N. High Commissioner For Refugees Filippo Grandi; Interview With European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen; Interview With Justin Chon; Interview With Singer Yola. Aired 1-2p ET


At This Hour
• FBI & Police at Brian Laundrie's Home After Body Found in Wyoming; Pfizer: Low Dose COVID Vaccine Safe for Children Ages 5 to 11; U.S. to Relax EU & UK Travel Restrictions for Vaccinated Passengers; President Biden Faces Growing Number of Crises. Aired 11- 11:30a ET
• "Peril" Authors Reject GOP's Treason Claims Against Gen. Milley; U.S Begins Mass Deportation Of Haitian Migrants From Texas; Investigators Questioning Parents Of Brian Laundrie Right Now. Aired 11:30a-12p ET


The Lead with Jake Tapper
• Pfizer: Vaccine is Safe for Children 5-11, Generated "Robust" Antibody Response; Rep. Ocasio-Cortez Insists She's a "No" Vote on $1.2 Trillion infrastructure Bill if Larger $3.5T Package Not Included; Biden's Domestic Agenda Enters Pivotal Time on Capitol Hill; Fight With the French. Right Now: Canadians Voting in Race Pushed by Prime Minister Trudeau As His Poll Numbers Drop; CNN at the Border as Almost 12,000 Migrants Wait for Processing. Aired 4-5p ET
• Autopsy Tomorrow On Remains Believed To Be Gabby Petito; FBI: Gabby Petito's Body Likely Found, Fiance Still Missing; Ex-FDA Chief: Vaccine For Younger Kids May Be Available By Late October; San Francisco Mayor Defiant After Breaking City's Mask Rules; Taliban Fighters Go From Front Lines To Financial District; Samuel Adams' New Brew Is So Strong It's Illegal In 15 States. Humanitarian Crisis at the Southern Border; Sen. Ben Ray Lujan (D-NM) is Interviewed on the Crisis at the Southern Border; Divisions in the Democratic Party Over Biden's Economic Package; A Doctor in Texas Sued for Violating New Abortion Law in Texas; FBI Searches Brian Laundrie's Family Home. Aired 5-6p ET


Don Lemon Tonight
• Infrastructure Bill Facing A Challenge; Pfizer Approves Vaccine For Children; Mayor London Breed Defies Her Own Rules; Family Blamed Misinformation From Fox News; No Answer Yet To Gabby Petito's Death; FDA To Give Lower Dose Of Vaccine To Children; Beto O'Rourke Running For Governor; Migrants Flocked To The Southern Border; Water Is For All Races. Aired 10-11p ET
• President Biden Is In NYC For U.N. Speech Amid Foreign Policy Turmoil And Threats To Domestic Agenda; Major New Developments In The Gabby Petito Case; Texas School Board Takes Step Towards Firing First Black Principal; Missoula Mayor Begs Residents To Get Vaccinated; Idaho COVID Surge Spills Into Neighboring States. Aired 11p-12a ET


CNN Newsroom
• Pfizer Vaccine Data for Children 5-11; France Never Informed of Sub Deal; Police Searching for Laundrie in Florida; Petito's Body Likely Found. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• DHS Ramps up Deportation Flights; No Pathway to Citizenship in Budget Proposal; Trump Recruiting Challengers to Oust McConnell; Breyer Says the Court Isn't Political. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Police and FBI Have Arrived at Brian Laundrie's House; Pfizer Says, Vaccine is Safe for Children 5-11 Years Old; Biden and Macron to Speak as France Fumes over Submarine Deal. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Senate Parliamentarian Says, No Pathway to Citizenship in Budget Proposal; Attorney for Former Trump CFO Says He Has Strong Reason to Believe More Indictments Coming in Tax Evasion Case; Netflix Makes Emmy History with The Crown, Queen's Gambit. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• FBI Questioning the Parents of Gabby Petito's Fiance; Pfizer Says, Low Dose COVID Vaccine Safe for Kids 5-11 Years Old; Biden's Ambitious Agenda Entering a Make-or-Break Period. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• U.S. Begins Mass Deportation of Haitian Migrants from Texas; Dow Tumbles as Wall Street's Fears Turn to China; Trump Pushes GA to Nullify 2020 Results During State's Criminal Probe into His Effort to Overturn Election; Trump Reportedly Ramps Up Political Feud with Sen. McConnell; Soon, Biden and Macron to Speak Over Sub Spat. Aired 1:30- 2p ET
• FBI Investigating Death of Gabby Petito; Big Week For Biden; Pfizer Says Vaccine Safe For Children 5-11. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• DHS Secretary Mayorkas In Del Rio For Briefing On Migrant Surge; Vermont Man Behind Organization That Brings Free Mental Health Services To Children At Rural Schools; Biden To Speak To Macron About New Submarine Deal; Indicted Ex-Trump Org. CFO Weisselberg Is Back In Court. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Doctor Violates Texas Abortion Ban; Biden Administration's Big Week; Pfizer Says Vaccine Safe For Children 5-11; Democrats Tie Debt Limit to Spending Bill. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Texas Doctor Says He Violated State's New Strict Abortion Law; Treasury Secretary Yellen Says Congress Should Raise Debt Ceiling; U.S. To Relax Travel Restrictions on Fully Vaccinated International Air Travelers; 2921 Emmys Open with Bix Markie Tribute. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Unsanitary Conditions at Camp for Displaced; Boys Called to Resume Secondary School in Afghanistan, But Not Girls; Bolsonaro to Speak Despite U.N. Vaccine Honor System; U.S. Flying Migrants Back to Haiti after Surge at Border; Remains Found Consistent with Description of Gabby Petito; Pro-Putin Party Leads in Parliamentary Vote; Evacuated Afghan Students Reunite with Teacher in Italy; Windy Conditions Prompt Red-Flag Warnings in California. Aired 12-1a ET
• Afghans Face Humanitarian And Economic Crises; Boys Called To Resume Secondary School, But Not Girls; Nearly 12,000 Migrants Still Under Del Rio Bridge. Aired 1-2a ET
• Women in Afghanistan Protest Against Taliban Restrictions; Matching Description of Remains Found in Gabby Petito Case; Humanitarian Crisis at the Southern Border; Booster Shots Uncertain for Many Americans; World Leaders to Attend U.N. General Assembly; Bolsonaro Says He Won't Get Vaccine Before Un Speech; White House: Biden To Speak With Macron In Coming Days; Senior U.S. And UK Lawmakers Speak Exclusively To CNN. Aired 2-3a ET
• Afghan Women Fighting for Their Rights; Afghan Teacher Brings Her Students to Italy; Migrants Flooded Del Rio, Texas; Gabby Petito's Body Now Been Found; Booster to be Given to 65 and Older Population; President Biden Speaks at UNGA; All Eyes and Ears on Presidents Biden and Macron's Talk; Canada's Federal Election Underway; Wildfires Threaten Northern California; Actors and Actresses Got Their Emmy's. Aired 3-4a ET
• FBI: Remains Found Consistent with Description of Gabby Petito; U.S. Flying Migrants Back to Haiti After Surge at Border; Nearly 12,000 Migrants Still Under Del Rio Bridge; Afghan Women Protesting Taliban Restrictions; Unsanitary Conditions at Camp for Displaced in Afghanistan; U.S. Nearing 2,000 Deaths a Day for First Time Since March; FDA Panel Backs Boosters for Ages 65+, High-Risk Patients. Aired 4-4:30a ET
• Investigators: Eight Killed in Russian University Shooting; Pro-Putin United Russia Party Leads in Parliamentary Vote; Biden to Address Gathering of World Leaders on Tuesday; Bolsonaro Says He Won't Get Vaccine Before U.N. Speech; Paris Angry Over Loss of $65 Billion Diesel Sub Deal with Canberra; Senior U.S. and UK Lawmakers Discuss Homegrown Terrorism; Windy Conditions Prompt Red Flag Warnings in Northern California. Aired 4:30-5a ET


Connect the World
• Russian University Shooting Kills At Least Six; Tight Election Race For Trudeau; Migrant Crisis At U.S.-Mexico Border. Aired 10-11a ET
• French Ambassador: We "Absolutely were not Informed" About Deal; Kabul's Female Government Workers Told to Stay Home; CNN Speaks to U.N. Humanitarian Chief Martin Griffiths; Gunman Opens Fire at a University, Killing at least Six; Polls Open as Trudeau Faces Cliffhanger Snap Election; Netflix "The Crown" Scores Top Prizes on TV's Biggest Night. Aired 11a-12p ET


Erin Burnett Outfront
• GA Secy Of State Speaks Out For First Time After Trump Demands: Decertify Election, "Announce The True Winner"; Report: Cyber Ninjas Head Coordinated With Trump Allies Before He Was Hired By AZ Senate To Conduct Sham Audit; Idaho Hospitals Overwhelmed And Rationing Care; State Has One Of The Lowest Vaccination Rates In The U.S.; FBI Finishes Searching Home Of Gabby Potito's Fiance; Pelosi To Top Dems: "Next 48 Hours" Critical To Economic Deal"; 10,000+ Migrants Living Under Bridge In Del Rio, Texas, Deportations Go On As DHS Warns, "You Will be Returned". Aired 7-8p ET


Early Start with John Berman and Zoraida Sambolin
• Did Not Air 4-5a ET
• FBI: Remains Found in Wyoming Consistent with Gabby Petito; Senate Parliamentarian Deals Setback to Dems' Immigration Plan; Most Private Insurance Plans No Longer Waive COVID Patient Costs. Aired 5- 5:30a ET
• Biden Faces Foreign Policy Challenges At U.N. General Assembly; CIA Warned Civilians Were Present Prior To Deadly Drone Attacks; Putin's Party In Line For Big Victory Amid Claims Of Voter Fraud. Aired 5:30-6a ET


First Move with Julia Chatterley
• Fears over Chinese Property Company, Evergrande Default Hit Global Market; The U.K. Government Holds Crisis Talks as Europe is Hit by Rising Fuel Costs; France Warns the Dispute over Submarine could Sink E.U.- Australia Talks. Aired 9-10a ET


Inside Politics
• Pfizer: COVID-19 Vaccine for Ages 5-11 is Safe & Effective; Poll: 25 Percent of Parents Say They Are "Definitely Not" Getting Their Children Aged 5-11 Vaccinated; Foreign Policy Turmoil Dogs Biden Ahead of U.N. Speech; Democrats Unlikely to Get Immigration in Budget Proposal; WSJ: Trump Looks for Challenger to Depose McConnell. Aired 12-12:30p ET
• WSJ: Trump Looks For Challenger To Depose McConnell; Texas Gov. Requests Emergency Declaration Over Border Crisis; Axios: Beto O'Rourke Considers Run For Texas Governor. Aired 12:30-1p ET


New Day
• FBI: Gabby Petito's Body Likely Found, Fiance Still Missing; Biden Pivots to China Threat as He Angers France with Sub Deal; DHS Asks Pentagon for Help to Handle Migrant Influx; Trump Writes to Georgia Official, Asking Him to Decertify 2020 Results; Trump Wants McConnell Gone, Is Recruiting Challenges. Aired 6-6:30a ET
• Senate Deals Blow to Spending Plan; Trudeau's Bid Hangs in Balance; Putin's Party on Track to Retain Majority; Pfizer out with Vaccine Study on Kids. Aired 6:30-7a ET
• Pfizer Says, Vaccine Safe for Kids 5-11, Shows Robust Antibody Response; FBI Says, Gabby Petito's Body Likely Found, Fiancee Still Missing; Biden, Macron to Speak as France Livid over Betrayal. Aired 7-7:30a ET
• WSJ: Trump Wants McConnell Gone And Is Recruiting Challengers; San Francisco Mayor Blasted For Flouting Own Mask Rules; Riverdale Children's Theatre Spotlights Diversity On Stage. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• New Trial Data from Pfizer Indicates COVID-19 Vaccines Safe and Effective for Children Five to 11 years old; Remains of Missing Woman Gabby Petito Possibly Found as Police Continue Search for Her Missing Fiance; F.B.I. Says Gabby Petito's Body Likely Found, Fiance Still Missing; Senate Parliamentarian Deals Blow to Biden's $3.5 Trillion Spending Plan; D.H.S. Asks Pentagon for Help due to Migrant Influx. Aired 8-8:30a ET
• Biden Heads to United Nations Amid Headwinds; Evan and Katie Lane are Interviewed about Losing their Father to COVID. Aired 8:30-9a ET


Quest Means Business
• U.S. Lifts Travel Restrictions, WTTC New CEO Responds; Wall Street Tumbles on China's Evergrande Crisis; France Could Scuttle E.U. Trade With Australia; Biden, Macron To Speak As France Livid Over Betrayal; Investors Spooked By Evergrande Default Fears. Aired 3-4p ET


The Situation Room
• COVID Death Toll In U.S. Surpasses 1918 Flu Pandemic; Biden At U.N Amid Turmoil In Foreign And Domestic Agendas; FBI Searches Family Home Of Gabby Petito's Fiance After Remains Found; Member Of CIA Chief's Team Reported Mysterious Havana Syndrome Symptoms On Recent Trip To India. Aired 6-7p ET


CNN 10
• Apology From The U.S. Military; Reason Behind Migrant Surge Along U.S.-Mexico Border; Completion Of Civilian Space Mission. Aired 4-4:10a ET


Hala Gorani Tonight
• Stocks Fall on Contagion Fears from China's Evergrande; U.S. to Ease Travel Ban on Fully-Vaccinated Visitors; Former British Prime Minister Urges Wealthy Countries to Share Vaccine Stockpiles. Urgent Call For Wealthy Nations To Share Vaccine Stockpiles; France Angry Over Secrecy Around AUKUS Pact; Pro-Putin Party Wins Election Marred By Fraud Claims. Aired 2-3p EST