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Cuomo Prime Time
• 911 Call From Baldwin Movie Set: "We Need Help Immediately"; Family Lawyer: Brian Laundrie Was "Grieving" When He Disappeared Days Before Gabby Petito Was Found Dead; Jeffrey Clark To Testify Before January 6 Committee. Aired 9-10p ET


Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees
• Sheriff Says Search Warrant Issued For Property On Set Where Alec Baldwin Fired Prop Gun, Killing Cinematographer; Judge To Hear Trump's Case Against January 6th Committee In November; Reports Say Trump Telling People He Will Run Again In 2024; Facebook Papers Show How The Company Failed To Halt "Stop The Steal" Movement; Authorities Trying TO Determine How Brian Laundrie Died; Pfizer Says Its Vaccine For Ages 5 To 11 Is 90.7% Effective Against Symptomatic Covid; Supreme Court Grants Expedited Review Of Texas Abortion Law But Again Lets It Stand For Now. Aired 8-9p ET


Amanpour
• Threat to Democracy; Interview With Former U.S. Ambassador to Israel Martin Indyk; America's Climate Credibility; Interview with Council on Foreign Relations Senior Fellow Max Boot; Interview with Paula Rego's Son, Nick Willing. Aired 1-1:30p ET


At This Hour
• Police: Alec Baldwin Fatally Shoots Crew Member With Prop Gun; Pelosi: Spending Bill Deal "Very Possible" After Meeting With Biden; Fauci: Original Shot Recommended For Booster, But You Can Mix & Match. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Haitian Kidnappers Threaten to Kill 17 Hostages; Biden Open at Altering Filibuster on Voting Rights, Debt Limit; Man with Rare Condition After J&J Shot Urges People Get Vaccinated. Aired 11:30-12p ET


The Lead with Jake Tapper
• Pfizer: Vaccine For Kids 5-11 Is Nearly 91 Percent Effective In Preventing Symptomatic Infection; White House: Biden "Deeply Engaged" In Negotiations As Deadline Looms; Migrants Arrested In Texas Border Crackdown Being Jailed Without Formal Charges, Legal Aid; State Department: Nearly 200 Americans Still Trying To Leave Afghanistan; Prosecutors: Unclear If Charges Will Be Fired In Death Of Filmmaker; Former DOJ Official Who Pushed Baseless Election Fraud Claims Expected To Testify Before January 6 Committee. Aired 4-5p ET
• Spotlight On A.G. Garland As He Decides On Bannon Contempt Charges; Former DOJ Official Who Pushed Baseless Election Fraud Claims Expected To Testify Before January 6 Committee; Rep. Zoe Lofgren, (D- CA), Is Interviewed About Steve Bannon; Jeffrey Clark; Dan Scavino, Jim Banks; Walensky: Pregnant, Nursing Women Should Get Booster If Eligible; Pfizer: Vaccine For Kids 5-11 Is Nearly 91 Percent Effective In Preventing Symptomatic Infection; Pelosi "Hopeful" For Vote Next Week On Key Bills; Biden Spotlights Manchin, Sinema On Spending Deal Holdups; Biden On Visiting Southern Border: "I Guess I Should Go Down"; Biden Open To Altering Filibuster On Voting Rights; FBI: Determining Laundrie's Cause Of Death Could Be Difficult; Sotomayor Criticizes Colleagues For Allowing Controversial TX Abortion Law To Remain In Effect; Ohio Messes Up New License Plate Design. Aired 5-6p ET


Don Lemon Tonight
• Alec Baldwin Accidentally Killed His Staff; Some Republicans Politicized Horrific Accident; Guns Suited For Movie Sets; Someone Must Be Held Accountable; President Biden Not Losing Hope. Aired 10- 11p ET
• Did Not Air 11p-12a ET


CNN Newsroom
• Cinematographer Killed by Prop Gun; Jim Hemphill is Interviewed about Halyna Hutchins; CNN's Town Hall with Biden; Biden Open to Altering Filibuster. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• Questions Remain after Laundrie's Death Confirmed; Haitian Gang Vows to Kill Hostages; Tom Vilsack is Interviewed about Broadband and Climate Change Dr. Ali Khan is Interviewed about Boosters. Aired 9:30- 10a ET
• Cinematographer Killed After Alec Baldwin Fires Prop Gun on Movie Set; Biden Puts Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV), Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (D- AZ) in Spotlight on Spending Deal Holdups. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Benton Harbor, Michigan Declares State of Emergency Over Water Crisis; Fauci Says, Confident Age Limit for Boosters will Drop Soon; House Asks DOJ to Criminally Prosecute Bannon for Defying Subpoena. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Insurrection Probe; Democrats Nearing Infrastructure Deal?; Alec Baldwin Fires Prop Gun in Deadly Shooting on Film Set. Aired 1- 1:30p ET
• Moderna, J&J Boosters Now Available after CDC Recommendation; Fauci Confident Booster Age Limit Will Drop Soon; Pfizer: Vaccine Is 90% Effective Against Symptomatic COVID 19 in Kids Ages 5 to 11; FBI: Remains Found in Florida Reserve Were Brian Laundrie; Laundrie Attorney: Talks Held Weeks Ago with FBI on Charges; Authorities: Woman Raped on Train, Riders Didn't Intervene. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• Democrats Nearing Infrastructure Deal?; Alec Baldwin Fires Prop Gun in Deadly Shooting on Film Set. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• CDC Endorses Moderna And Johnson & Johnson Boosters; 1/6 Committee Probes Financing Behind "Stop The Steal" Rally; DOJ Considers Contempt Charges Against Trump Ally, Steve Bannon; Benton Harbor, Michigan, Declares State Of Emergency Over Water Crisis. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Former Rudy Giuliani Associate Lev Parnas Found Guilty; Democrats Nearing Infrastructure Deal?; Alec Baldwin Fires Prop Gun in Deadly Shooting on Film Set. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Pfizer Says Vaccine Is 90 Percent Effective in Children 5 to 11 Against Symptomatic COVID; CDC Endorses Moderna and J&J Boosters and Says Mix and Match Is OK; Florida Surgeon General Questions Vaccine Safety; Laundrie Notebook Is Possibly Salvageable. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Eastern Europe in Dire Straits as COVID Cases Spike; U.S. CDC Signs Off on Moderna, Johnson & Johnson Boosters; Melbourne, Australia Reopens as COVID Restrictions Ease; Gang Leader Threatens to Kill Missionaries Held Hostage; FBI Identifies Human Remains as Brian Laundrie; Japan Holds Largest Military Drills in Decades; Celtics Games Pulled in China Amid Criticism; Growing Questions Over Putin's Strategy; Biden Administration Warns of Climate Crisis; Beirut's Blast Investigation Pits Elite Against Victims. Aired 12-12:45a ET
• Eastern Europe In Dire Straits As COVID Cases Spike; U.K. Hits Highest Level Of New Infections Since July; Melbourne, Australia Reopens As COVID Restrictions Ease; Gang Leaders Threatens To Kill U.S., Canadians Hostages; FBI Identifies Human Remains As Brian Laundrie; Refugees Stranded Along Poland-Belarus Border; Scientist: Need Deep Emissions Reductions This Decade; Scores Killed Amid Torrential Rains and Flooding; Syria Executes 24 People Convicted in 2020 Wildfires; Children of Detained Former Foreign Minister Speak Out. Aired 1-2a ET
• Coronavirus Cases are Rising in Europe and China; Gang Leader Threatens to Kill Missionaries Held Hostage; President Joe Biden Optimistic Democrats Can Agree on His Agenda; Poland's Border Crisis; Beirut Blast Investigation Pits Elite Against Victims; Beirut Blast Investigation Pits Elite Against Victims; Biden Administration Warns: No Country will be Spread; House Votes to Hold Bannon in Criminal Contempt of Congress; Nine Republicans Vote to Hold Bannon in Contempt, 200 Plus Vote Not to; Biden at CNN Town Hall: "I do Think I'll get a Deal" on Infrastructure, Spending Bills, It's all About Compromise". Aired 2-3a ET
• U.K. COVID-19 Cases Rising; Melbourne Felt a Sigh of Relief; China Making Drastic Moves; Cinematographer Killed in the Set; Queen Elizabeth Back to Palace; A Military's Struggle from Taliban's Rule; Growing Questions Over Russian President's Strategy; Extreme Weather, Torrential Rains And Flooding; Dire Warnings On Climate Change, When Climate Fails, Civilization Collapses; Massive Immigration Fuels Right-Wing Politics; Japan Holds Drills Simulating Real-Life Battle; NBA Boston Celtics, Enes Kanter's Criticism To China. Aired 3-4a ET
• Prop Gun Kills Crew Member on Alec Baldwin Movie Set; FBI Identifies Human Remains as Brian Laundrie; Biden Backs Filibuster Change to Protect Voting Rights; Gang Leader Threatens to Kill Missionaries Held Hostages; Multiple Storms to Bring Heavy Rain and Snow to West Coast; President Biden's Climate Agenda Hitting Major Roadblocks; Russian President Will Not Attend COP26 Climate Summit. Aired 4-4:30a ET
• U.S. CDC Signs Off on Moderna, Johnson & Johnson Boosters; Organizers in Ital Cancel Covid Green Pass Protests; Melbourne, Australia Reopens as Covid Restrictions Ease; Queen Elizabeth Returns Home After Overnight Hospital Stay; Refugees Stranded Along Poland- Belarus Border; Two Prominent Businessmen Put Behind Bars in Nicaragua; Dodgers Survive Elimination with Win Over Braves. Aired 4:30-5a ET


CNN Special Reports
• CNN Special Report: Gabby Petito And The Hunt For Justice. Aired 11p-12a ET


Connect the World
• One Dead After Alec Baldwin Fires Prop Firearm on Film Set; Gang Leader Threatens to Kill U.S., Canadian Hostages; Queen Elizabeth Back Home After One Night in Hospital; New Warnings on Climate Change Effects; Biden Facing Pushback on His Climate Agenda; Refugees Stranded Along Poland- Belarus Border; UK Sticking with Current Plant Despite Expert Warnings; Protest Against Green Pass Called Off in Italy; More Than 200 People Killed in India and Nepal Flooding. Aired 10-11a ET
• One Dead after Alec Baldwin Fires Prop Firearm on Film Set; Russian President Putin's Strategy Under Scrutiny; Regional Realignment in the Middle East; Fragile Economic Recovery in Middle East & Central Asia; Gang Leader Threatens to Kill U.S., Canadian Hostages; Baldwin on Set Death: There are no Words to Convey my Shock. Aired 11a-12p ET


Erin Burnett Outfront
• 911 Call Reveals Chaotic Moments After Alec Baldwin Discharged Prop Firearm; One Crew Member Killed; FL Surgeon General Raises Baseless Concerns About COVID Vaccine; Sources: Fmr DOJ Official Jeffrey Clark Expected Before Jan 6 Panel Next Week, Pushed Big Lie In Talks With Trump; Progressives Raise Concerns About Concessions To Manchin & Sinema; Attorney: Brian Laundrie's Remains Sent To Forensic Anthropologist. Aired 7-8p ET


Early Start with John Berman and Zoraida Sambolin
• Did Not Air 4-5a ET
• Biden: Open to Ending Filibuster for Certain Issues; Alec Baldwin Fired Prop Gun in Deadly Film Set Shooting; Trump Going Public By Taking Advantage of Wall Street Fad. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Biden: "I Do Think I'll Get A Deal" On Legislative Agenda; Alec Baldwin Fired Prop Gun In Deadly Film Set Shooting; Haitian Gang Vows To Kill Missionaries If Ransom Isn't Paid. Aired 5:30-6a ET


First Move with Julia Chatterley
• President Biden Committed to Defending the Islands Sparking Chinese Anger; The NBA's Boston Celtics Under Fire in China after a Player Comments; Property Giant, Evergrande Makes an Overdue Interest Payment. Aired 9-10a ET


Inside Politics
• Biden Tells CNN Town Hall He will get a Deal on His Agenda; Biden Outlines Deals at CNN Town Hall 4 Weeks Paid Parental Leave, No Free College, Medicare Expansion "A Reach"; Biden: Sinema Doesn't Want to "Raise a Single Penny in Taxes"; Biden: "I Guess I Should Go Down" to U.S.-Mexico Border; Pfizer: Vaccine 90.7 Percent Effective in Children Ages 5-11. Aired 12-12:30p ET
• Biden: First Responders Should Be Mandated To Get Vaccines And Get Fired If They Don't Comply; Judge Sets Nov. 4 Hearing On Trump's 1/6 Privilege Claim; GOP Rep. Greene Yelled At 1/6 Committee Members On House Floor; Controversial Texas Abortion Law To Remain In Place Until Supreme Court Hears Challenge On November 1; China's Hypersonic Missile Tests Biden Admin's Plan To Scale Back Nuclear Arsenal; Biden Vows To Protect Taiwan If China Attacks. Aired 12:30-1p ET


New Day
• Biden Confident on Spending Deal, Open to Altering Filibuster; Alec Baldwin Fires Prop Gun in Deadly Shooting on Set. Aired 6-6:30a ET
• Heavy Rain on West Coast; 10-Year-Old Arrested over Drawing; Anthony Fauci is Interviewed about Mandates; Laundrie Attorney Speaks of Last Known Moments. Aired 6:30-7a ET
• Alec Baldwin Fires Prop Gun in Deadly Shooting on Film Set; Biden Confident on Spending Deal, Open to Altering Filibuster; Attorney General Merrick Garland Says He'll Apply Law to Bannon Contempt Charges. Aired 7-7:30a ET
• Biden Open to Changing Filibuster on Voting Rights and More; Senator Sinema Once Agreeing Tax Hikes Were Common Sense; Greene Clashes with Cheney, Raskin on Floor; January 6 Committee Subpoena Standoff; Ohio Dispatcher Credited for Helping Save Newborn's Life. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• Reports Indicate Actor Alec Baldwin Accidentally Shot Two People, Killing One, With Prop Gun on Filming Set; President Biden Reveals Positions of Senators Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema on Senate Reconciliation Bill During Town Hall; President Biden Indicates Supporting Reforming Senate Filibuster in Order to Pass Voter Protection Legislation; 5 Military Veterans Advising Sinema Resign Over Her Behavior. Aired 8-8:30a ET
• Rep. Katherine Clark (D-MA) is Interviewed about Biden's Agenda; Fatal Shooting on Movie Set; Michigan City Declares State of Emergency over Lead; CNN Hero Razia Jan. Aired 8:30-9a ET


Quest Means Business
• Baldwin Says Heart Is Broken After Fatal Prop Gun Shooting; Vaccine Mandate Bad For Supply Chain According To U.S. Business Group; Snapchat Parent, Beyond Meat Watch Shares Plummet; Honeywell Aerospace Unveils New Anthem Cockpit System; Dubai's Floating Grocery Deliveries; Reports: Evergrande Staves Off Default With Key Payment. Aired 3-4p ET


The Situation Room
• Ex-DOJ Official Who Pushed Big Lie Expected Before 1/6 Committee Next Week; Biden Plows Ahead On Agenda Talks After Candid Town Hall; Alex Baldwin Fires Prop Gun On Set, Killing Cinematographer; Family Lawyer: Brian Laundrie Was "Grieving" When He Disappeared Days Before Gabby Petito Was Found Dead; Unconventional Senator's Extraordinary Power Over Biden Agenda. Aired 6-7p ET


CNN 10
• The Up-And-Down Case Numbers of COVID-19; Money Americans Plan to Spend on Halloween; Remarkable Student Athlete in Georgia. Aired 4-4:10a ET


Hala Gorani Tonight
• Alec Baldwin Heartbroken Over Fatal Film Set Shooting; Global COVID Cases Keep Rising; Biden Vows to Defend Taiwan from China Attack; Biden Comment Ignites New Firestorm Over Taiwan; Woman Dies After Alec Baldwin Fired Prop Gun On Film Set; Queen Elizabeth Back Home After One Night In Hospital. Aired 2-3p EST