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Cuomo Prime Time
• FDA Authorizes Pfizer Vaccine Booster Shot For Those 65 And Older, At High-Risk; Witness: Brian Laundrie Argued With Staff At Wyoming Restaurant, Gabby Petito Visibly Upset; Search For Brian Laundrie Halted For The Evening In Florida, "Similar Operation" Back Tomorrow; Biden Meeting With Democrats To Try And Salvage His Agenda; Trump Sues Niece And NY Times Reporters Over Tax Documents; Professor Tells Ted Cruz Texas' Voter ID Law Is Racist In Fiery Hearing Exchange. Aired 9-10p ET


Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees
• Witness Say Brian Laundrie Argued with Staff at Wyoming Restaurant, Gabby Petito Visibly Upset; Second of Two White House Meetings End with Democratic Lawmakers still Split over Key Pieces of Biden Agenda. Aired 8-9p ET
• Autopsy Confirms Remains are Gabby Petito's; Book Outlines Memo Showing Trump Lawyer's Plan to Overturn Election; Key Vote on Capitol Hill to Avoid Shutdown; Thousands of Migrants in Squalor under Texas Bridge; North Dakota School Board Pediatrician Facing Recall after Recommending Masks for Kids. Aired 12-1a ET


Amanpour
• Interview With Qatari Foreign Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani; Interview With U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield; Interview with Former U.S. Marine Corps Infantry Officer Ian Cameron. Aired 1-2p ET


At This Hour
• House Passes Bill to Avert Shutdown and Suspend Debt Limit; Biden & Macron to Speak Today For First Time Since Sub Dispute; President Biden Convenes Virtual COVID Summit at White House. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• FBI Asks for Help to Find Gabby Petito Fiance after Death Ruled Homicide; CNN Reports, Homeland Security Releasing Some Haitian Migrants in U.S.; Ten Current and Former Black Women Officers Sue D.C. Police Claiming Racial and Sexual Discrimination. Aired 11:30-12p ET


The Lead with Jake Tapper
• Biden Meets with Key Dems at Crucial Moment for His Agenda; Rep. Marc Pocan (D-WI) is Interviewed About the Infrastructure Deal; Biden Administration Scrambles to Contain Border Fallout; Authorities Search For Brian Laundrie; U.S. Daily COVID Deaths Top 2,000; Moody's: Debt Default Could Bring "Cataclysmic" Economic Impact. Aired 4-5p ET
• More Than 1,000 Migrants Have Been Allowed Into The U.S.; Interview With Representative Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX) About Migrant Crisis At The Southern Border; President Biden Speaks With French President Macron Over Submarine Deal; Multiple Lawmakers Stormed Out Of Classified State Department Briefing On Afghanistan; Interview With Representative Michael McCaul (R-TX) About FBI Concerns Over Terrorist Networks In Afghanistan; Hackers Steal Data From Site That Hosts Far- Right Proud Boys; Daycare Providers Struggling To Hire And Retain Workers. Aired 5-6p ET


Don Lemon Tonight
• Democrats Fight Over Infrastructure Bill; Sen. McConnell With New Bill; FDA Approves A Booster Shot; Vaccine And Mask Mandates Creates Division; Manhunt For Brian Laundrie Continues; FBI Taking All Information About Laundrie. Aired 10-11p ET
• President Biden Is Trying To Unite Fractious Dems To Save Key Parts Of His Agenda Which Are Now On The Line; Bipartisan Policing Reform Talks Officially Fall Apart; New Proof Trump Tried To Orchestrate A Coup; New Developments In Gabby Petito Case; FAA Reports Incidents Of Unruly Passenger Behavior; Ten Current And Former Black Female Officers Sue DC Police; Champions For Change. Aired 11p-12a ET


CNN Newsroom
• Standoff over Biden's Agenda; Critical Moment for Biden's Agenda; Trump Files Lawsuit over Disclosure of Tax Documents; Trump Campaign New Conspiracies were False. Aired 9:00-9:30a ET
• FBI Seeks Help in Finding Laundrie; DHS Releasing Hattian Migrants into U.S.; Dr. Colleen Kraft is Interviewed about the COVID Vaccine; Fed Decision Possible Today. Aired 9:30-10a
• House Passes Bill to Avert Shutdown and Suspend Debt Limit; Standoff Between Moderates and Progressives Puts Biden Agenda at Risk; Trump Sues Niece, NYT Reporters for Disclosure of Tax Docs. Aired 10- 10:30a ET
• FBI Asks for Help Finding Petito's Fiance as Manhunt Intensifies; CDC Advisers Meeting on Booster Shots for Americans as Low-Income Countries Struggle to Obtain Doses; Source Says, Biden, Macron Expected to Speak Soon amid Tension over Sub Deal. Aired 10:30- 11a ET
• Today, Biden Meets with Key Dems amid Stalemate over Agenda; FBI Asks for Help Finding Petito's Fiance as Search Intensifies; Trump Sues Niece, NYT Reporters for Disclosure of Tax Docs. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• CDC Advisers Meeting To Debate Pfizer Vaccine Booster Shots; CDC: National Pace Of Vaccinations Slows, Drops 30 Percent In Past Month; DHS Releasing Some Haitian Migrants Into U.S. While Hundreds More Have Been Immediately Expelled; "Champions For Change," Driving With A Purpose. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• Authorities Search For Brian Laundrie; Trump Sues Niece; Bipartisan Negotiations on Police Reform End; Biden Pushes Agenda. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Migrant Encampment Ignites Fresh Criticism Of Biden Policies; Deadly Consequences Of Vaccine Lag In U.S.; Black Female Officers Sue D.C. Police, Claim Discrimination; Fed Holds Rate Steady As Debt Ceiling Debate & Pandemic Rage. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Tennessee Prioritizing Unvaccinated COVID Patients For Treatment?; Interview With Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA); President Biden Pushes Agenda. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Critics: Focus On Gabby Petito Is "Missing White Woman Syndrome"; CNN Anchor Pamela Brown's Brother Helps Immigrant Family In Need; DHS Releases Some Haitian Migrants Into U.S. As Crisis Deepens. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Did Not Air. 12-1a ET
• Biden Urges Relentless Diplomacy Over Military Might; China Vows To Halt New Coal-Fired Power Projects Abroad; U.S. Working To Process Migrants, Accelerate Deportations. Aired 1-2a ET
• COVID Outbreak Fears At U.N. General Assembly; Rare Earthquake Rocks Australia; Iran's President Takes Swipe At U.S. Over Afghanistan. Aired 2-3a ET
• Act Now or Pay the Brunt Later; China Promise to Stop Coal- Fired Projects Abroad; Brazil Health Minister Positive of COVID; U.N. Secretary General Gave Blunt Warning; Magnitude 5.9 Earthquake Felt in Melbourne, Australia; Horrible Images Seen at the U.S. Southern Border; Prince Andrew's Case Moving. Aired 3-4a ET
• FBI Asks Public for Help Finding Gabby Petito's Fiancee; U.S. House Passes Bill to Avert Shutdown, Suspend Debt Limit; Biden Urges Relentless Diplomacy Over Military Might; Taliban Ask for Representation at This Week's Meetings; Study: Two-Dose Version of J&J Shot Boosts Protection; Parts of Eastern U.S. Face Flooding Risk. Aired 4-4:30a ET
• Police Set to Resume Search for Gabby Petito's Fiancee; White House Reacts to "Horrible" Scenes at Southern Border; U.S. Working to Process Migrants, Accelerate Deportations; China Vows to Halt Coal- Fire Power Projects Abroad; Prince Andrew Served with Legal Papers in U.S. Via Lawyer; Trump Team's Plan to Overturn Results Revealed. Aired 4:30-5a ET


Connect the World
• U.S. President Joe Biden to Convene Virtual COVID-19 Summit; Afghan Refugees Make Tough Journey to Turkey; U.S. Pulls Funding for Iron Dome Defense System from Bill; U.S. Homeland Security Releasing Some Haitians into the U.S.; Lava Flows Fourth Day on La Palma Island; U.S. Investors Watch for Fed's Highly Anticipated Statement. Aired 10-11a ET
• Boris Johnson to Humanity: Grow Up; China Promises to stop Building Coal-Fired Plants Abroad; United States to Donate 500 Million COVID Doses to Lower-Income Countries; Joe Biden: Donating $350 Plus to help Distribute Vaccines Worldwide; Brazil's Health Minister Tests Positive for COVID-19; UK PM Boris Johnson Addresses Fallout from U.S.-UK-Australia Deal. Aired 11a-12p ET


Erin Burnett Outfront
• Biden Holds Three Meetings With Democrats Amid Deep Divisions Over Agenda; Interview With Rep. Steven Horsford (D-NV); G.O.P. Candidates Who Peddle False Claims Running To Lead Elections; Florida Governor Names Skeptic Of COVID Measures As New Surgeon General; Search For Gabby Petito's Fiance Ends For The Day. Aired 7-8p ET


Early Start with John Berman and Zoraida Sambolin
• Did Not Air. 4-5a ET
• House Passes Bill to Avert Shutdown, Suspend Debt Ceiling; FBI: Autopsy Confirms Remains in Wyoming Are Gabby Petito's; Trump Sues NYT, Mary Trump Over Story on Tax Records. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Democrats Battling Republicans And Each Other With Biden Agenda At Stake; China Promises To Halt New Coal Projects Abroad; Texas Restaurant Owner Kicks Out Customers For Wearing Masks. Aired 5:30-6a ET


First Move with Julia Chatterley
• Evergrande Says it Will Meet a Bond Repayment, but More are Due; Investors Hoping for Clarity from the Fed; The U.S., China, and U.K. All call for Climate Action at the United Nations. Aired 9-10a ET


Inside Politics
• Today: Biden Huddles with Schumer, Pelosi at key Moment for Agenda; Hoyer on Biden: "I Hope he is the Secret Sauce"; Key Progressive: Moderates "Willing to Crash" Entire Democratic Agenda; U.S. now Averaging 2,000 Deaths per day from COVID-19; George W. Bush to Campaign for Liz Cheney. Aired 12-12:30p ET
• Bush Vs. Trump: Feud On Display In Liz Cheney Race; NYT: Trump Campaign Knew Voting Claims Were Baseless; Biden, Macron Agree "Open Consultations" Would Have Helped. Aired 12:30-1p ET


New Day
• Gabby Petito's Death Ruled a Homicide; Trump Sues Niece, Reporters for Disclosure of Tax Docs; NYT: Trump Campaign Knew Lawyers' Conspiracies Were False; Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger is Interviewed about Newest Trump Efforts to Reverse Election Results; Biden's Economic Agenda at Risk, U.S. Nears Default on Debt. Aired 6-6:30a ET
• Biden's Economic Agenda at Risk; Inside Bagram Air Base; Fall Arrives Today; Facebook Under Fire for Instagram's Toxic Environment; Couple Kicked out of Restaurant for Wearing Masks. Aired 6:30-7a ET
• Memo Shows Trump Lawyer's Plan for Pence to Overturn Election; Book Tells Biden Pressured Sen. Joe Manching (D-WV) on $1.9 Trillion COVID Relief Package. Aired 7-7:30a ET
• Book: Biden Overruled Top Advisers on Afghanistan Withdrawal; GOP Officials Go "Doctor Shopping" for COVID-19 Deniers; Focus on Gabby Petito Is "Missing White Women Syndrome"; ESPN to Debut First All-Women Baseball Broadcast. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• Court Documents show Trump Campaign Knew Their Allegations against Dominion Voting Systems Baseless; Former President Trump Suing His Niece Mary Trump and "New York Times" over Release of Tax Information; House Progressive Caucus Chair Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D- WA) Interviewed on Progressive Caucus Withholding Votes for Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill Until Reconciliation Bill Also Ready for Vote. Aired 8-8:30a ET
• Callahan Walsh is Interviewed about the Petito Case; Henry Ting is Interviewed about Delta Imposing Surcharges; Harry Enten's New Podcast; Don Lemon Shares his "Champion for Change." Aired 8:30-9a ET


Quest Means Business
• Stocks Pop As Fed Holds Policy, Signals Rate Hike Soon; U.S. To Double Vaccine Donations To Poorer Nations; Macron And Biden Speak After Rift Over Submarine Deal; Chaos At Haiti Airport After Deportations; Interview With Erika Mouynes, Panamanian Foreign Minister, On Need For Collaboration On Migrant Issues; Major Averages Up Despite Fed's Taper Warning. Aired 3-4p ET


The Situation Room
• Biden Meeting With Key Democrats As Domestic Agenda In Peril; Vice President Harris Raises Grave Concerns About Migrant Crisis; Awaiting FDA Decision On Pfizer Booster Shots; FBI Asks For Public For Help To Find Petito Fiance, Brian Laundrie; George W. Bush To Hold Fundraiser For Liz Cheney. Aired 6-7p ET


CNN 10
• General Debate Kicks Off at 76th Meeting of U.N. General Assembly; Economic Challenges Deepen for Some American Restaurants and Retailers


Hala Gorani Tonight
• Biden, Macron Speak to Ease Tensions Over Submarine Deal; Boris Johnson Tells France to "Get a Grip" After AUKUS Fallout; U.S. Pledges $2 Billion to Support Global Fight Against COVID; Taliban Want Representation at United Nations; Inside Bagram Air Base; Lava Flows Fourth Day on La Palma Island; U.S. Homeland Security Releasing Some Haitians into the U.S.; Coroner Rules Gabby Petito`s Death a Homicide. Aired 2-3p ET