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Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees
• McCarthy Calls For Biden Impeachment Inquiry; Interview With Rep. Ken Buck (R-CO); Interview With Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD); Authorities On Day 13 Of Manhunt For Escaped PA Convict; Russian State Media: Putin, Kim Jong-un Could Meet As Soon As Tonight; Christiane Amanpour On Her 40 Years With CNN; Bestselling Authors, Harvard Professors On The Radicalization Of The Republican Party; Hurricane Lee Growing More Powerful, Headed North; At Least 5,300 Presumed Dead After Major Floods In Libya. Aired 8-9p ET


Amanpour
• Interview With Former British Defense Secretary Ben Wallace; Interview With Nobel Prize-Winning Economist Paul Krugman; Interview With "Mama's Sleeping Scarf" And "Amerikanah" Author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie; Interview With The New York Times Magazine Contributing Writer Paul Tough. Aired 1-2p ET


The Lead with Jake Tapper
• Speaker McCarthy Directs GOP To Launch Biden Impeachment Inquiry; Source: Trump Spoke By Phone Today To Republican Conference Chair Elise Stefanik About GOP Impeachment Inquiry Strategy; Escapee Considered "Armed And Extremely Dangerous"; New Biography Reveals What Drives Elon Musk. Aired 4-5p ET
• Speaker McCarthy Directs GOP To Launch Biden Impeachment Inquiry; Sen. Dick Durbin, (D-IL), Is Interviewed About Kevin McCarthy, Biden Impeachment Inquiry, Govt. Shutdown; Congress Faces Sept. 30 Deadline To Prevent Govt. Shutdown; Kim Jong Un In Russia Ahead Of Meeting With Putin; Biden Admin Issues water To Release $6B In Restricted Iranian Funds, Advancing Deal To Free Five Americans Detained In Iran; Christiane Amanpour Celebrates 40 Years At CNN; Mark Meadows Escalates Bid To Move Georgia Election Subversion Case To Federal Court; U.N. Food Program Warns Funding Cuts Will Hit The Hungriest; NFL QB Aaron Rodgers Suffers Season-Ending Injury. Aired 5- 6p ET


CNN News Central
• Soon: PA Police Give Update On Escaped, Armed Killer; Train Carrying North Korean Leader Travels Into Russia; McCarthy Expected To Endorse Impeachment Inquiry This Week; GOP Rep.: "I'm Going To Support" Biden Impeachment Inquiry. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• Police: Escaped Killer Fled With Homeowner's Rifle; Police: Some Of Escaped Killer's Clothes, Shoes Have Been Found. Aired 9:30- 10a ET
• Police Say, Escaped Killer Fled With Homeowner's Rifle; Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) Expected to Endorse Impeachment Inquiry This Week; North Korean Leader Meets With Russian Government Official. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Kim Jong Un, North Korean Leader, Meets with Russian Government Official; Train Ferrying North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un Enters Russia; Frantic Search for Survivors Following the Earthquake in Morocco; Death Toll from the Morocco Earthquake Rises to Over 2,900; In Exchange for Detainees, U.S. Will Release $6B in Iranian Funds; OSA: Airport Workers Servicing Tarmacs Getting Seriously Injured. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• House Speaker Opens Impeachment Inquiry Into President Biden; Escaped Convict Now Armed. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• McCarthy Calls For Formal Impeachment Inquiry Into Biden; Reports: Jets' Rodgers Out For The Rest Of The Season; Trump Asks Judge Overseeing Jan. 6 Trial To Recuse Herself. Aired 11:30a-12p ET
• At Least 2,000 Dead in Libya Flooding; Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong-un Set to Meet; Escaped Convict Now Armed in Pennsylvania; Trump Asks Georgia Judge to Dismiss Charges; Republican House Opens Impeachment Inquiry Into President Biden. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• 145,000 U.S. Auto Workers Could Strike Friday; U.S. Releases $6B In Frozen Iranian Funds In Prisoner Swap; Apple Ditches "Lightening Charger" For iPhone. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• House Speaker Kevin McCarthy Initiates Impeachment Inquiry Against President Biden; Escaped Murderer Danelo Cavalcante In Pennsylvania Is Now Armed, Intensifying The Manhunt; Fulton County DA Faces Deadline In Trump Election Interference Case; President Biden's False 9/11 Ground Zero Claim Sparks Controversy; Flash Flood Emergency Declared In Parts Of Massachusetts Due To Heavy Rainfall. Aired 2- 2:30p ET
• Death Toll From Morocco Earthquake Surpasses 2,900; Catastrophic Flooding Washes Away Roads, Damages Homes In Massachusetts; OSHA: More Airport Workers Suffering Serious Injuries On Tarmac; Reports: Aaron Rodgers Out For Season After Suffering Torn Achilles In Jets Debut. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• McCarthy Directs GOP To Launch Biden Impeachment Inquiry; Five Former Memphis Police Officers Indicted On Federal Charges In Beating Death Of Tyre Nichols; Police: "Desperate" Escaped Killer Stole Rifle With Scope; DOJ's Historic Monopoly Trial Against Google Gets Underway. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Train Carrying North Korean Leader Arrives In Russia; Group Sues To Keep Trump Off Ballot Over 14th Amendment; At least 5,300 Presumed Dead In Libya After Flooding; Drew Barrymore's Show Picketed After It Resumes. Aired 3:30-4p ET


CNN Newsroom
• Thousands Feared Dead, Missing In Libya Flooding; Death Toll From Morocco Earthquake Climbs Past 2800; Rescuers In Morocco Face Challenges Reaching Hard-Hit Areas; Russian State Media: Kim Jong-Un's Train Enters Russia; American Safe After Falling Ill Over 1000 Meters Underground; Zelenskyy Tells Ukraine To Prepare For "The Long War"; Source: Biden Expected To Make Final Decision Soon On Sending Long- Range Missiles To Ukraine; Morocco's Army Sets Up Field Hospital to Help Victims; Mount Fuji's World Heritage Site Status at Risk. Aired 12-12:45a ET
• Thousands Feared Dead, Missing In Libya Flooding; Death Toll From Morocco Earthquake Climbs Past 2,800; Kim Jong-un Travels To Russia For Talks With Putin; Spanish Court to Investigate Complaint Against Rubiales; Economic Impact of Extreme Weather; Mount Fuji Under Threat. Aired 1-2a ET
• Thousands Feared Dead, Missing In Libya Flooding; Death Toll From Morocco Earthquake Climbs Past 2,800; Kim Jong-Un Takes Private Train To Russia For Putin Talks As United States Worries Two Leaders Will Strike An Arms Deal; Kremlin Promises "Full-Blown Visit" Between Putin And Kim; Supreme Court Hearing On Netanyahu's Judicial Reform; American Safe After Falling Ill Over 1000 Meters Underground. Aired 2- 3a ET
• At least 6,000 people were missing in a major flood in Libya; NoKor Leader Apparently Arrived in Russia; Israel's Supreme Court Begins Arguments on the Controversial Judicial Overhaul Bill; Flooding Left Thousands Missing in Libya; Death Toll Mounting in Morocco's Earthquake. Vladimir Putin Mobilize Russian Troops; American Caver Mark Dickey Miraculously Saved. Aired 3-4a ET
• CNN International: Police: Escaped Pennsylvania Killer is Armed; Kim Jong-un Travels to Russia for Talks with Putin; Thousands Feared Dead, Missing in Libya Flooding; Trump Asks Georgia Judge to Dismiss Charges; Morocco Earthquake Recovery. Aired 4-4:30a ET
• CNN International: New Mexico Sheriff: No Way We Can Enforce Governor's Order; U.S. House Lawmakers Bracing for Volatile Session; Ukraine Urges Allies to Send Long-Range Missiles; Supreme Court Hearing on Netanyahu's Judicial Reform; Teacher Shortage Grips Schools Across America. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• CNN International: Kim Jong-Un Arrives In Russia Ahead Of Putin Meeting; At Least 2,000 Dead, 10,000 Reported Missing In Libya Floods; Desperate Search For Survivors After Morocco Earthquake; Remote Villages Hit Hard By Morocco's Devastating Quake; Supreme Court Hearing On Netanyahu's Judicial Reform; U.S. Caver Safe After Failing Ill 1,000 Meters Plus Underground; U.S. Warns Russia And North Korea Could Strike Arms Deal; Japan's Highest Peak Is Facing Overtourism; Hawaii's Kilauea Erupts For The Third Time This Year. Aired 8-8:30a ET


CNN This Morning
• Police Warn Escaped Killer Now Armed; Armored Train Containing Korean Leader Moves into Russia; Aaron Rodgers Suffers Injury in Jets Debut; Trump Asks Judge in Federal Election Interference Case to Step Aside; Rescuers Look for More Survivors as 2,800+ Killed in Morocco Quake. Aired 6-6:30a ET
• Kim Jong Un arrives in Russia; Putin: Trump Prosecutions are "Persecution of a Political Rival"; UAW: 145,000 Workers Prepared to Strike Friday if Deal Isn't Reached; U.S. Advances Prisoner Swap Deal with Iran; Gov. Suspends Right to Publicly Carry Firearms in Albuquerque. Aired 6:30-7a ET
• Police Warn Escaped Killer Now Armed as He's Spotted Once Again; Aaron Rodgers Suffers Achilles Injury in Jets Debut; Sheriff Says, New Mexico Governor's Gun Violence Order is Unconstitutional. Aired 7-7:30a ET
• Kim Jong-un Arrives In Russia Ahead Of Putin Meeting; Trump Asks Federal Judge To Recuse Herself from Jan. 6 Case; McCarthy Juggles Government Shutdown Threat And Growing Calls For A Biden Impeachment Inquiry; Today: CDC Advisers To Vote On New COVID Shot Recommendations. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• Manhunt Continues for Escaped Convict in Pennsylvania; Heavy Rain Triggers Flash Flooding in Massachusetts; House Speaker Kevin McCarthy to Present Case for Impeachment Inquiry into President Biden to House Republicans; North Korean Leader Kim Jong-un Visits Russia to Meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Aired 8-8:30a ET
• OSHA: More Airport Workers Suffering Injuries on Tarmac; Today's DOJ Historic Monopoly Trial Against Google gets Underway; Jets Beat Bills in NFL Opener with Overtime Punt Return; Semafor: Republican Candidates Leaning into COVID Panic; Senator McConnell says he still has Time to Decide if he Wants to Run for President on a Third Party. Aired 8:30-9a ET


CNN Tonight
• Kevin McCarthy Unilaterally Orders Impeachment Inquiry into Biden; The Manhunt Is Heating Up; WI GOP Threatens To Impeach Liberal Justice; Aaron Rodgers Injured, Out For The Season. Aired 11p-12a ET


Connect the World
• Thousands Missing in Libya Floods, at Least 2,000 Dead; Morocco Earthquake Rescue Hopes Fade as Death Toll Crosses 2,900; Putin Slams U.S. Sending Cluster Munitions to Ukraine; Israel Supreme Court Opens Hearing in Historic Case; U.S. v. Google Antitrust Case. Aired 10-11a ET
• Divided Country, Rival Governments could Slow Relief Efforts; At Least 2,000 Dead, 10,000 Reported Missing in Libya Floods; Rescue Hopes Fade as Death Toll Surpasses 2,900; Israel Supreme Court Hearing Historic Case; Google in Court Case Accused of Locking Out Rivals; Mount Fuji's World Heritage Site Status at Risk. Aired 11a-12p ET


Erin Burnett Outfront
• McCarthy Unilaterally Orders Impeachment Inquiry Into Biden; State Media: Kim Jong Un And Putin Could Meet As Soon As Tonight; Putin Sides With Trump On Indictments, Calls It "Persecution"; Police: Escaped Killer Armed After Stealing Rifle from Garage; Interview with Rep. George Santos (R-NY). Aired 7-8p ET


Early Start with John Berman and Zoraida Sambolin
• Report: Kim Jong Un Now in Russia Ahead of Putin Meeting; Putin: Trump Indictments are "Persecution of a Political Rival"; Thousands Feared Dead, Missing in Libyan Floods; Death Toll at 2,800 as Rescuers Look for Survivors; Powerful Hurricane Lee Moving Through Atlantic. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• McCarthy Juggles Government Shutdown And Biden Impeachment Inquiry As House Returns; Trump Asks Judge To Dismiss Georgia Charges; Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-MI) On Possible United Auto Workers Strike. Aired 5:30-6a ET


First Move with Julia Chatterley
• Terry: This is a Win-Win Situation for Russia, North Korea; Remote Village Hit Hard by Devastating Earthquake; UAW President: Union, Employers Fart Apart as Strike Looms; iPhone 15 Lineup set to be Unveiled; Malpass: World is in a Growth Crisis; Mount Fuji's World Heritage Site Status at Risk. Aired 9-10a ET


Inside Politics
• McCarthy directs opening of impeachment inquiry into Biden; WH on impeachment inquiry: "Extreme Politics At Its Worst". Aired 12- 12:30p ET
• Kim Jong-Un In Russia To Meet With Putin Over Potential Arms Deal; Celebrating 40 Years Of Christiane Amanpour At CNN; McCarthy Directs Opening Of Impeachment Inquiry Into Biden; Georgia District Attorney Wants To Try Trump, 18 Co-Defendants Together Starting Next Month. Aired 12:30-1p ET


Isa Soares Tonight
• Heartbreak And Devastation In Libya After Unprecedented Floodwaters Wash Away Entire Villages; U.S. House Speaker Calls for Impeachment Inquiry Into President Joe Biden; Protests Grip Israel Ahead Of Historic Supreme Court Ruling Over Judicial Reform; Israel Supreme Court Opens Hearing In Historic Case; Kim Jong-Un Arrives In Russia; Escaped Pennsylvania Prisoner Armed With Stolen Rifle. Aired 2-3p ET


One World with Zain Asher
• North Korean Leader Arrives By Train In Russia For Talks With Russian President; U.S. House Speaker McCarthy Calls On Committees To Open A Formal Impeachment Inquiry Into President Biden; Libya Hampered By Political Division And Instability With Two Rival Governments; Rescue Efforts Underway In Earthquake Impacted Areas In Morocco; Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro In Beijing To Meet With Xi Jinping; U.S. Issues A Waiver Allowing Banks To Transfer $6 Billion In Restricted Iranian Funds; Israel's Supreme Court Asked To Weigh In On Its Authority Over Government; U.S. Versus Google Case Begins Today In A Washington Courtroom; American Caver Mark Dickey Is Rescued After More Than A Week Inside A Turkish Cave. Aired 12-1p ET


Quest Means Business
• Largest Antitrust Case In Decades Set To Begin; Company Unveils New Watch, iPhone At Event; Officials: Over 5,300 Presumed Dead In Libya Floods; Kim Jong-Un Arrives In Russia; Israel Supreme Court Hears Historic Case; Mt. Fuji World Heritage Site Status Under Threat; India On Pace To Double Foreign Tourism. Aired 3-4p ET


CNN Live Event/Special
• Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), Pressured By Right, Calls For Impeachment Inquiry; Democrats Push Biden To Use Power For Stricter Gun Action; Chicago Teachers' Union Head Under Fire For Sending Son To A Private School; Manhunt For The Escaped Inmate Intensifies; Former NFL Reporter Sues The League For Alleged Racial Discrimination. Aired 10-11p ET


The Situation Room
• Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) Calls for Biden Impeachment Inquiry; Police Say, Fugitive Killer is Armed and Extremely Dangerous; Kim Jong-un in Russia for Meeting With Putin, Potential Arms Deal; State Media: At Least 2,900 Killed in Morocco Earthquake. Aired 6-7p ET


The Source with Kaitlan Collins
• McCarthy Facing Threats From The Far Right To Oust Him As Speaker, Orders Biden Impeachment Inquiry; Putin: Trump Charges Are "Persecution Of A Political Rival"; Police: Escaped Killer Now Armed With A Stolen Rifle. Aired 9-10p ET


CNN 10
• North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un Reportedly Left The Capital of Pyongyang On His Way to Russia for a Highly Watched Meeting With Russian President Vladimir Putin; Producing Oxygen On Mars; Around 150,000 U.S. Auto Workers Could Be Gearing Up For A Strike. Aired 4-4:10a ET