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Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees
• Sources: Trump Plans To Surrender Thursday In Georgia, Bond At $200K; Illinois Woman Charged With Threatening To Kill Trump, Son, Barron; California Woman Killed After Argument Over Pride Flag Hanging Outside Her Store; Authorities Identify Suspect In Pride Flag Shooting; Trump Election Lawyer John Eastman To Surrender Wednesday In Atlanta; Biden Visits Fire-Ravaged Maui As Search Efforts Continue, With More Than 800 People Still Missing; Storm Hilary Drops Historic Amounts Of Rain On Southwest U.S.; California Hit With Historic Rain, Mudslides & An Earthquake. Aired 8-9p ET


Amanpour
• Netherlands And Denmark To Provide F-16 To Ukraine; Rain Pounds The U.S. Southwest; 850 Still Missing In Hawaii; Interview With University Of Pennsylvania Department Of Earth And Environmental Science Professor And Director Of Penn Center For Science, Sustainability And The Media Michael Mann; Interview With Sociologist And Columnist Vaclav Masek; Interview With Gun Safety Activist And Change The Ref Co-Founder Patricia Oliver; Interview With Gun Safety Activist And Change The Ref Co-Founder Manuel Oliver. Aired 1-2p ET


The Lead with Jake Tapper
• Trump's Legal Team Agrees To $200K Bond In Fulton County; NYT: Prosecutors Insisted On Harsher Hunter Biden Plea Deal As IRS Whistleblowers Came Forward; Millions Under Flood Warnings As Hilary Moves Across U.S.; Trump To Skip Debate, Giving GOP Rivals An Opportunity; Trump Dominates New Polls Ahead Of Wednesday's GOP Debate; California Store Owner Fatally Shot After Confrontation Over LGBTQ Flag; Any Moment: Biden Lands To Tour Fire-Ravaged Maui. Aired 4-5p ET
• Did Not Air 5-6p ET


CNN News Central
• California Hit With Historic Rain, Floods, Mudslide And A Quake; Trump To Surrender; Devastation On Maui; Aired 9-9:30a ET
• Trump Skipping First Debate; Trump Holds Iowa Lead; Mudslides in California; Airlines Suffer from Storm Related Cancelations; Russian Spacecraft Plows into Moon. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• California Hit With Historic Rain, Floods, Mudslides, a Quake; Trump, 18 Co-Defendants Facing Friday Deadline to Surrender; Trump Confirms He Will Skip First GOP Presidential Debate. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Bidens to Meet with Survivors and Response Teams in Maui Today; Fire-Ravaged Maui in Danger from Remnants of Strong Storm; To Assess the Damage, President Biden Travels to Hawaii; Interview with Maui County Council Chair Alice Lee; Following Maui Wildfires, 114 Fatalities and 850 Still Unaccounted For; New Polls Released Ahead of 204 Republican Presidential Debate; Trump-Backed Super PAC Runs Ad Against Biden; California Experienced Unprecedented Rain, Flooding, Mudslides, and Earthquake. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Trump, 18 Co-Defendants Facing Friday Deadline To Surrender; Hilary Brings Powerful Winds And Rain, Flooding California Streets. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Soon: Bidens Visit Maui To Meet With Survivors, Responders; Poll: Trump Holds Biggest Iowa Lead Since Bush In 2000; California Hit With Historic Rain, Floods, Mudslides, A Quake. Aired 11:30a-12p ET
• Storm Hilary Caused Dangerous Flooding In California; From California To Idaho, Flood Warnings Issued For 16 Million People; Today, Trump And Several Co-Defendants Expected To Negotiate Bond Terms With Fulton County D.A.; Trump Anticipated To Turn Himself In This Week At Fulton County Jail; Meadows Asked Federal Court Against Him Be Dismissed; Bidens To Meet With Survivors And Response Teams In Maui Today; Trump Affirms He Will Not Attend First Primary Debate. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• Trump Confirms He Will Skip First GOP Debate; Extreme Weather Events Putting Spotlight On Role Of Climate Change; DeSantis Distances Himself From Super PAC Debate Memo. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• Trump, Several Co-Defendants Expected To Negotiate Bond Terms With Fulton County DA's Office Today; Trump Confirms He Will Skip First GOP Debate; Lawyer John Eastman Agrees To $100K Bond. Aired 2- 2:30p ET
• Former Trump Lawyer John Eastman Agrees To $100K Bond; Ex- Fulton County Poll Watcher Scott Hall Agrees To $10K Bond; California Hit With Tropical Storm Hilary, Historic Rain, Floods, Mudslides & A Quake. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Sources: Trump's Lawyers at Fulton County Courthouse; Expected to Discuss Bond Terms; Soon: Bidens to Arrive in Maui Survey Devastation; Maui Mayor: 850 People Remain Missing, 114 Dead. Aired 3- 3:30p ET
• Former Trump Lawyer John Eastman Agrees To $100K Bond; Hilary Slams California With Life-Threatening Flooding; Trump's Legal Team Agrees To $200K Bond In Fulton County. Aired 3:30-4p ET


CNN Newsroom
• Tropical Storm Hilary Lashes Southern California; Ecuador Heading for a Presidential Runoff Vote; Fans Celebrate Spain's Victory Over England at Women's World Cup; Denmark & The Netherlands to Send F-16 Jets to Ukraine; Electric Scooters Gaining Popularity in India; Italy's Clam Industry Threatened by Rise in Blue Crabs. Aired 12- 12:45a ET
• Tropical Storm Hilary Slams Southern California; Ecuador Elections Move to Runoff; Spain Win Historic FIFA Women's World Cup Final Against England; Canadian PM: Federal Aid and Military Help for BC Wildfires; Denmark & the Netherlands to Send F-16 Jets to Ukraine; BRICS Summit in Johannesburg; India's Electric Revolution; A.I. Reads Minds; New DNA Tech Reveals More on Oldest Intact Mummy. Aired 1-2a ET
• Tropical Storm Hilary Batters Southern California with Rain and Flooding; President Biden Heads to Hawaii; Trump Skips Fist GOP Debate; Ukraine to Get F-16 Fighter Jets. Aired 2-3a ET
• Hilary Battered Southern California and Parts of Mexico's Baja Peninsula; Former President Trump to Surrender at the Fulton County Jail; Guatemalans Have Spoken, Newly-Elected President Won by a Majority of Voters; Hilary Lashed Mexico's Baja Peninsula area; Denmark and the Netherlands Expressed Interest to Donate F-16 Fighter Jets to Ukraine; Spain Emerged as Women's World Cup Champions. Aired 3-4a ET
• CNN International: Tropical Storm Hilary Lashes Southern California; Trump to Surrender to Fulton County Jail This Week; More Than 1,00 People Remain Missing in Maui; Leftist Gonzalez, Businessman Noboa Make October Runoff in Ecuador Election. Aired 4-4:30a ET
• CNN International: Tropical Storm Hilary Lashes Southern California; South Korea and U.S. Begin Military Drills; Denmark and Netherlands to Send F-16 Jets to Ukraine; Spain Beat England 1-0 in Championship Match. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• CNN International: Post-Tropical Cyclone Hilary Lashing U.S. Southwest; North Korea's Rivals Kick Off Joint Military Drills; Denmark & Netherlands to Send F-16 Jets to Ukraine; Electric Scooters Gaining Popularity in India. Aired 8-8:30a ET


CNN This Morning
• Tropical Storm Tears Through Southwest Bringing Flooding & Mudslides; Trump and 18 Co-Defendants Have Until Friday to Surrender in Georgia; Maui Mayor: 114 Dead in Hawaii Fires, 850 Remain Missing; Russian Spacecraft Crashes into Moon's Surface. Aired 6-6:30a ET
• New Polls on the GOP Primary; Steve Powell is Interviewed about Power During the California Storm; Heartbreak for Spain's World Cup Hero. Aired 6:30-7a ET
• Hilary Tearing Through Southwest After Slamming California With Catastrophic Flooding and Mudslide; Trump and 18 Co-Defendants Must Surrender in Georgia by Friday; Trump Confirms He Will Skip First GOP Presidential Debate. Aired 7-7:30a ET
• Trump Confirms He Will Skip First GOP Presidential Debate; Hilary Tearing Through Southwest After Slamming California With Flooding And Mudslides; Legendary Gambler Billy Walters Joins CNN This Morning. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• Storms Cause Flash Flooding and Mudslides in Southern California; Former President Trump and Co-Defendants in Fulton County Election Interference Case to Turn Themselves in For Processing; Reporting Indicates Special Counsel in Hunter Biden Investigation David Weiss Changed Charges Multiple Times; Donald Trump Says He will Skip Primary Debates. Aired 8-8:30a ET
• Biden Heads to Maui; Robert Luna is Interviewed about Tropical Cyclone Damage; New Iowa Polls. Aired 8:30-9a ET


CNN Tonight
• Trump Plans To Turn Himself In Thursday at Fulton County Jail; Trump And Co-Defendants Reach Bond Agreements In GA; First GOP Showdown Kicks Off Wednesday; Michael Jackson Sexual Abuse Cases Revived By Appeals Court; New England Patriots Player Got Injured That Led To Game's Cancellation. Aired 11p-12a ET


Connect the World
• Post-Tropical Cyclone Hilary Lashing U.S. Southwest; HRW Accuses Saudi Border Guards Of Killing Ethiopians; Zelenskyy Thanks Denmark For Pledge To Send F-16 Jets. Aired 10-10:45a ET
• Denmark And The Netherlands To Send F-16 Jets To Ukraine; Post- Tropical Cyclone Hilary Lashes U.S. Southwest; Electric Scooters Gaining Popularity In India; HRW Accuses Saudi Border Guards Of Killing Ethiopians; Ecuador's Presidential Vote Moves To Runoff; Messi Expected To give Football A Boost In U.S. Aired 11a-12p ET


Erin Burnett Outfront
• Trump Plans To Surrender Thursday In Georgia, Bond At $200K; Trump Skipping First Debate, Dominates In New Iowa Poll; Biden Speaks In Maui As Death Reach 114 With 850 Still Missing; Powerful Storm Hilary Breaks Rainfall Records Across Southern California; Longtime Reporter In Moscow Expelled From Russia. Aired 7-8p ET


Early Start with John Berman and Zoraida Sambolin
• Waves of Mud, Trees and Rocks Swamp California Roads in a Storm not Seen Since the 1990s; President Biden Visits Maui for the First Time After Wildfires Destroyed the Island; Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis Set August 25 Deadline for Trump and Other 18 Co- defendants to Surrender. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Netherlands And Denmark To Send F-16 Jets To Ukraine; Ecuador Heads For Presidential Runoff Vote; GOP Candidates Prepare For First Debate Without Trump. Aired 5:30-6a ET


First Move with Julia Chatterley
• Storm Hilary Tears Through U.S. Southwest; Chinese Property Sector Weakening Further; Central Bank Trims Rates, Disappointing Investors; Tropical Storm Hilary Slams Southwest U.S.; Nvidia Reports Profits On Wednesday; Spain World Champions After 1-0 Win Over England. Aired 9-10a ET


Inside Politics
• Trump To Skip GOP Debate For Tucker Carlson Interview; Trump Rivals Gear Up For First GOP Debate; CNN Poll Of Polls: Trump Leads GOP Field By 40 Points; WSJ Editorial: Trump Has More Baggage Than British Royals; Axios: DeSantis Preps For "Dog-Pile On Ron" At GOP Debate; Trump, Co-Defendants Must Surrender This Week; Meadows Asks Federal Court To Dismiss Charges In Georgia; Poll: Trump Voters Trust Trump More Than Anyone Else. Aired 12-12:30p ET
• Biden To Tour Fire-Ravaged Maui; Poll: Biden Struggles With Voters On The Economy; Biden Puts Focus On Black, Hispanic Communities In New Ads; Poll: Trump Holds Whopping 23-Point Lead In Iowa; One-On- One With GOP Gov. Chris Sununu; NYT: Prosecutors Insisted On Harsher Hunter Biden Plea Deal Around Time IRS Whistleblowers Came Forward. Aired 12:30-1p ET


Isa Soares Tonight
• Zelenskyy Thanks Denmark For Pledge To Send F-16 Jets; Eight Hundred And Fifty People Still Missing After Maui Wildfires; Post-Tropical Cyclone Hilary Lashing U.S. Southwest; Trump Faces Friday Deadline To Surrender In Georgia; Trump Says He'll Skip First Republican Primary Debate; Biden To Visit Fire-Ravaged Maui As Searches Continue. 2-3p ET


One World with Zain Asher
• Post Tropical Cyclone Hillary Pushes North; Earthquake With 5.1 Magnitude Rattles Southern California; Russian President Vladimir Putin Will Not Attend BRICS Summit In Person; New Report Accuses Saudi Border Guards Of Alleged Crimes Against Humanity; Ecuador's Presidential Election Heads For A Runoff; Noah Lyles Puts On Quite A Show At The World Athletics Championships In Budapest, Hungary; Two-Wheel Vehicles Sell Like Hotcakes In India. Aired 12-1p ET


Quest Means Business
• Hilary Drops Historic Rainfall On US Southwest; Biden Set To Arrive In Maui For Official Visit; Stocks Fall In China After Modest Rate Cut; Rising Near-Miss Incidents Put Airline Industry On Edge; Eyes Turn To India As Russia Moon Mission Falls; Mini Space Race Underway To Moon's South Pole. Aired 3-4p ET


CNN Live Event/Special
• Trump Plans To Surrender Thursday In Georgia, Bond At $200,000; Special Counsel Smith Pushes Back Against Skewed Trump Arguments For A 2026 Trial; Trump's Rivals To Face Off Without Him At First GOP Debate; GOP Presidential Candidates To Debate On Stage Without Trump; Woman Shot Over Pride Flag Argument; Outcry For Spanish Soccer President Kissing Player During World Cup Celebrations. Aired 10-11p ET


The Situation Room
• Trump's Bond Set At $200,000 In Georgia Case; Trump To Skip First GOP Debate; President Biden Visits Maui; Now: Biden Visiting Maui Amid Ongoing Search For Missing; Storm Hilary Slams California With Floods And Fierce Winds; Trump Bond Set At $200,000 Ahead Of His Fourth Criminal Arrest. Aired 5-6p ET
• Some Trump Co-Defendants Surrender As Meadows Fights Arrest; Trump Rivals Fine-Tuning Strategy For Debate Tomorrow; First GOP Debate On Eve Of Trump's Georgia Arrest; Inside Look At Elite Ukrainian Sniper Unit On Front Lines. Aired 5-6p ET


The Source with Kaitlan Collins
• Trump Ordered Not To Target Co-Defendants Or Witnesses On Social Media In Georgia Case; GOP Candidate Vivek Ramaswamy On First Debate; Biden Visits Fire-Ravaged Maui Amid Ongoing Search Efforts. Aired 9-10p ET


CNN 10
• Tropical Storm Hilary Slams Into West Coast; A Race for the Lunar South Pole; A Sweet Surfer Story That`s Sure To Earn Your Seal of Approval. Aired 4-4:10a ET