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Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees
• Trump: Attempt To Overturn 2020 Election Was My Decision; Five Americans Released from Iran En Route To The US; Fox Poll: 61 Percent Of Registered Voters Say Biden Doesn't Have The Mental Soundness To Serve As President; Protecting New York During The U.N. General Assembly; Inside Wagner's Criminal Organization In Africa; Sandy & Lonnie Phillips' "Survivors Empowered" Helps Those Impacted By Mass Shootings. Aired 8-9p ET


Amanpour
• Interview With U.S. National Security Council Coordinator For Strategic Communications John Kirby; Interview With Attorney For Siamak Namazi Jared Genser; Interview With United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres; Interview With HIV/AIDS Scholar And Northwestern University Assistant Professor Steven Thrasher. Aired 1-2p ET


The Lead with Jake Tapper
• Five Americans Freed By Iran En Route To U.S.; Trump Co- Defendant Wants Case Moved To Federal Courts; CNN Tracks Down Wagner Forces In Africa; 12,000+ UAW Workers Strike In Missouri, Michigan & Ohio; Hunter Biden Sues IRS Over Release Of His Tax Info. Aired 4-5p ET
• Iran Releases Five Americans In A Swap; California Governor Gavin Newsom's One-On-One Interview With Dana Bash; Trump Attacks Liberal Jews On Jewish Holiday; Pence, GOP Presidential Hopefuls Sharpen Focus On China; Sheriff: Suspect Arrested In Murder Of L.A. Deputy; U.N. Revises Death Toll Downward To At Least 3,958. Aired 5-6p ET


CNN News Central
• Americans Leave Tehran; New Sanctions Against Iran; Clark Seeks to Move Trial; Gene Rossi is Interviewed about the Clark Case. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• John Kirby is Interviewed about the Freed Americans from Iran; Stellantis to Meet with UAW; House GOP Faces Pushback on Funding Bill. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Five Americans Freed After Being Wrongfully Detained in Iran; Trump Co-Defendant Hearing in Georgia Case to Federal Court; Hunter Biden Sues IRS, Says Agents Illegally Released Tax Info. Aired 10- 10:30a ET
• Release of 5 Wrongfully Detained Americans from Evin Prison, Iran; Five Released U.S. Prisoners Landed in Doha; Interview with Genser, Attorney for Family of Detained American Siamak Namazi, Jared Genser. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• 5 Americans Freed After Being Wrongfully Detained In Iran; Blinken Speaks On Iran's Release Of 5 Detained Americans. Aired 11- 11:30a ET
• Blinken: Spoke To Freed Americans, It Was "Emotional"; Today: Stellantis Meets With UAW As Strike Enters Day Four; CNN Spotlight: Sophia Chang And Empowering Women Of Color. Aired 11:30a-12p ET
• Four-Day Workweek?; Autoworkers Strike Continues; Hunter Biden Sues IRS; Kevin McCarthy Attempting to Avoid Shutdown; Five Americans Freed From Iran. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• Military Searching For Missing F-35 Fighter Jet; Ukraine Fires All But One Deputy Defense Ministers; L.A. County Officials Give Update After Deputy Killed, Arrest Made. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• Americans Imprisoned In Iran Released In Rare Deal; Former DOJ Official's Attempt To Move Case To Federal Court; Bleak Polls For Trump And President Biden's Potential Rematch Selective Strike By Auto Workers Continues, Potential Economic Impact; Los Angeles County Sheriff's Deputy Killed In Ambush, Arrest Made. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Suspect Arrested In Murder Of Los Angeles Deputy; Why Some At- Home COVID Tests Don't Reveal Infection; "Champion For Change": Immigration Advocate Murel Saenz. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Five Americans Freed by Iran En Route to U.S.; Hunter Biden Sues IRS, Claims Private Info Leaked; Fed. Judge Says He'll Decide Soon on Ex-DOJ Official's Attempt to Move GA Election Subversion Case to Federal Court; UN Revises Death Toll to 3,958, as Thousands Are Still Missing. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Military Searches For Missing F-35 Fighter Jet; Today Stellantis Meets With UAW As Strike Enters Day 4; Gas Prices Hit 2023 Hights As Oil Surges; Drew Barrymore Reverses Decision, Won't Resume Show. Aired 3:30-4p ET


CNN Newsroom
• Recovery Efforts Hindered by Limited Materials; Ukraine Indicates Key Village Near Bakhmut Recaptured; North Korean Leader Heads Home after 6-Day Russian Tour; Biden to Attend Annual U.N. Gathering, Meet with World Leaders; E.U. Chief Visits Italian Island to Discuss Migrant Crisis; U.S. Judge Rules New 'DREAMers' Protections Unlawful; Women Seek Support for Children Fathered by U.N. Staff; Hijacked Buildings a Growing Problem in Johannesburg. Aired 12-12:45a ET
• UN Revises Libya Flood Death Toll To 3958, Over 9,000 Injured; Survivors Live In Tents After Homes Destroyed; World Leaders Gathering In New York For Annual Meeting; Ukraine Says It Has Recaptured Key Village Near Bakhmut; North Korea's Kim Heads Home After Successful Visit To Russia; EU Chief Visit Italian Island To Discuss Migrant Crisis; Women in Haiti Seek Support for Children Fathered by U.N. Staff; Hijacked Buildings in Johannesburg; Shaming Shrinkflation; The Museum of Failure Displays Products that Flopped. Aired 1-2a ET
• President Biden to Address U.N. Assembly in New York; No Deal Yet Between Automakers and Union as Rep. Hakeem Jeffries Joins the Strike; Trump's Interview with "Meet the Press" Filled with Lies; Death Toll at least 4,000 in Libya Flooding; Migrant Crisis in Overwhelms Lampedusa. Aired 2-3a ET
• Joe Biden Arrives in New York for the U.N. General Assembly; Trump Denounces Election Results in a TV Interview; NoKor Leader Returns Home after a Six-Day visit in Russia; UAW Strike Reaches Fourth Day, Talks with Auto Makers Left No Contract Offers to Put Forward; CNN Investigates the Housing Crisis for low-income residents in South African Hijacked Buildings; A French Supermarket Puts a Shame on Small Products due to Inflation. Aired 3-4a ET
• CNN International: Iranian Foreign Minister: 5 Detained Americans Expected to be Freed Today; Biden to Attend Annual Gathering, Meet with World Leaders; Zelenskyy to Head to U.S. to Attend UNGA, Meet Biden; Israeli Prime Minister to Meet with Biden, Elon Musk During U.S. Visit; UN Revises Previous High Death Toll in Libya to at Least 3,958. Aired 4:00-4:30a ET
• CNN International: Qatari Jet on Standby in Iran to Bring Five U.S. Citizens and Two Relatives to Doha. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• CNN International: Iran Expected to Release Five American Prisoners Today; U.N. Revises Death Toll Downward to at Least 3,958; Report: More Women come Forward after Actor Accused of Sexual Assault; U.S. Unfreezing $6 Billion in Iranian Fund to be used only for Humanitarian Needs; CNN Investigates "Hijacked Buildings" in Johannesburg; Iran Releasing Five American Prisoners as Part of Wider Deal. Aired 8-9a ET
• Ukraine's Zelenskyy to Address UNGA on Tuesday; World Leaders Gather for U.N. General Assembly; U.S. Official Confirm Released Americans have Left Tehran; Rescue Teams Say Urgent Aid is Needed; China's FM to Meet Lavrov during Visit to Russia. Aired 9-10a ET


CNN This Morning
• Iran Expected to Release 5 American Prisoners Today; Today: Stellantis to Meet with UAW as Strike Enters Day 4; House GOP Reaches Short-Term Funding Bill, But Hurdles Remain; Trump: Republicans 'Speak Very Inarticulately' About Abortion. Aired 6-6:30a ET
• Trump Comments on Abortion Ban; Trump Denies Speaking with McCarthy about Biden Impeachment; House Reaches Short-Term Funding Bill; Segun Oduolowu is Interviewed about Jann Wenner's Controversial Comments; Deadly Flooding in Libya; Cowboys Dominating NFL Start. Aired 6:30-7a ET
• Iran Expected to Release Five American Prisoners Today; Today, Stellantis to Meet With UAW as Strike Enters Day Four; L.A. County Says, New Lead in Deputy's Murder, $250,000 Reward Offered. Aired 7- 7:30a ET
• Sources: Five Americans Being Transported To Qatari Jet In Tehran; Interview with Rep. Pat Ryan (D-NY); Zelenskyy Set To Visit Lawmakers In Washington This Week; Strikes Stage Comeback As Thousands Of Workers Voice Demands. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• CBS Poll: Only 34 Percent Believe Biden Would Finish a Second Term; Top House Democrat Jeffries Pickets with UAW Members on Strike; Five Americans Freed from Iranian Prison as Frozen Iranian Funds Released; Nine Teenagers Who Escaped from Juvenile Detention in Pennsylvania Back in Custody; Hunter Biden Sues IRS for Improperly Revealing His Tax Return Information. Aired 8-8:30a ET
• Fred Upton is Interviewed about the UAW Strike and the Funding Bill; Major Climate Disclosure Bill in California; Champions for Change Harry Miller; Plane Carrying Five Released American Prisoners Takes Off From Tehran. Aired 8:30-9a ET


CNN Tonight
• Trump Admits He Was Told 2020 Election Lies Were False; Biden Frames Age As Experience During Fundraiser; Five Americans Freed from Iran Now On Flight To U.S.; Jann Wenner's Book On Rock 'Masters' Only Includes White Men; "CNN Tonight" Presents "Tomorrow's News Tonight." Aired 11p-12a ET


Connect the World
• United Nations Releases Death Toll Downward To At Least 3,958; City Mourning After Thousands Perished In Flood; Ukraine Reports Progress In Counteroffensive; World Leaders Meeting In New York. Aired 10:10-10:40a ET
• CNN talks to Husband of Woman who was held Prisoner in Iran for Six Weeks; Antony Blinken: Today, their Freedom means Families can be Together Again; Antony Blinken: Freeing the Unjustly Detained is Priority for Biden Administration; Deal also Involves the Release of Five Iranians in U.S. Custody; American Prisoners Freed from Iran Arrive in Qatar. Aired 11a-12p ET


Erin Burnett Outfront
• Trump Attorney Whispers "This is Not Good" During Georgia Hearing; Kremlin Denies It Has Info On Top Putin Ally's Health; Report: Trump Trying To Put Nail In Coffin For DeSantis Campaign With Flurry Of Iowa Events In Coming Weeks; U.N.: Nearly 4,000 Killed In Libya Flooding, 9,000+ Missing; Newsom Defends Biden Against Concerns: "Seasoned Pro". Aired 7-8p ET


Early Start with John Berman and Zoraida Sambolin
• Five Americans Imprisoned in Iran Expected to Be Freed Today; L.A. Deputy Shot and Killed in His Car; United Auto Workers Strike Against Ford, GM and Stellantis Enters its Fourth Day. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• House Speaker Battles To Keep Government Open and Keep His Job; This Week: Biden, Zelenskyy Address U.N. General Assembly; Iranian Foreign Ministry Says Five American Prisoners Expected To Be Released Today. Aired 5:30-6a ET


First Move with Julia Chatterley
• Did Not Air 9-10a ET


Inside Politics
• 5 Americans Freed After Being Wrongfully Detained In Iran; Soon: Five Americans Freed By Iran To Leave Qatar For U.S.; Biden Admin To Issue New Sanctions Against Iran; Today: Stellantis To Meet With UAW As Strike Enters Day 4; Trump: Six-Week Abortion Ban Backed By DeSantis A "Terrible Mistake"; Iowa Radio Host: Trump "Only Attacks Republicans From The Left" Aired 12-12:30p ET
• McCarthy Not Ready To Abandon Negotiated Funding Deal Despite Conservative Opposition; GOP Opposition For Stopgap Funding Grows; Schumer Changes Senate Dress Code; Trump: I Was Listening To "Myself" When I Said Election Was Rigged; Special Counsel Seeks Gag Order On Trump; GOP Looks To Women, Veterans & Minorities In Battle For House. Aired 12:30-1p ET


Isa Soares Tonight
• Five Detained Americans In Iran Finally Freed; Libya Cleans Up After Deadly Floods; Negotiations Between United Auto Workers And Automakers Still Continues With No Breakthrough; Five Americans Freed After Years Or Prison In Iran; Zelensky Expected To Attend General Assembly In New York; UAW Strike Enters Day 4 As Talks With Automakers Resume. 2-3p ET


One World with Zain Asher
• Nightmare Ends For Five Americans In Iranian Custody; Devastating Floods In The Libyan Coast And City Of Derna Leaves Nearly 4000 Lives Lost, 9000 Still Missing; European Commission Chief And Italian Prime Minister Say They're Working To Resolve The Migrant Crisis Facing The Island Of Lampedusa; Hunter Biden Sues IRS; Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Begins A Busy Week In The U.S.; Five Americans Set To Fly Back To U.S. After Years-Long Ordeal In Iran; Russell Brand's Upcoming Live Theatre Royal Windsor Postponed Amid Sexual Assault Allegations. Aired 12-1p ET


Quest Means Business
• Five Americans Freed After Years of Prison in Iran; Threat of Expanded Strike Looms Over US Automakers; CNN Investigates Hijacked Buildings in Johannesburg; Clorox Warns Hack Will Hit Results; Instacart Raises IPO Target After Arm's Success; Apple Leads Dow 30 In Choppy Session. Aired 3-4p ET


CNN Live Event/Special
• Trump Says, My Decision To Lead Efforts To Overturn Election; Biden Takes Hit For Iran Deal To Free Five Americans; Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) Says, Absolutely Support The Autoworker Strike; CNN's Dana Bash Talks Politics With Governor Newsom; Citadel CEO Ken Griffin Says It is Time For Biden To Enjoy His Retirement; Pamela Brown Discusses Senate Dress Code; Leslie Jones Tells "People" Magazine That Chris Rock Needed Counseling After Oscar's Slapping Incident. Aired 10-11p ET


The Situation Room
• Five Americans Freed By Iran In Deal With U.S. Are Flying Home; Zelenskyy In U.S. For Critical Talks At U.N. And In Washington; New Bid To Derail Georgia As Trump Takes Credit For Election Lies; United Auto Workers Strike Enters Fourth Day. Aired 6-7p ET


The Source with Kaitlan Collins
• Five Americans Released By Iran En Route To U.S.; Trump: "It Was My Decision" To Challenge 2020 Results; Five Americans Hours Away From Landing In D.C. Aired 9-10p ET


CNN 10
• Constitution Week in the United States; Update on Hurricane Lee. Aired 4-4:10a ET