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Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees
• Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Joins Trump On Stage At Arizona Rally After Suspending Campaign; How Trump's Businesses Are Raking In Millions Of Dollars From Republican Political Campaigns-Including His Own. Aired: 8-9p ET


Amanpour
• Interview with CNN Contributor, "Joe Biden: The Life, the Run, and What Matters Now" Author and The New Yorker Staff Writer Evan Osnos; Interview with DNC Chair Jaime Harrison; Interview with "Job" Writer Max Wolf Friedlich; Interview with "Job" Actor Peter Friedman; Interview with "Job" Actress Sydney Lemmon; Interview with Musician, Songwriter and Producer Jack Antonoff. Aired 1-2p ET


The Lead with Jake Tapper
• Election Enters A New Phase With 74 Days To Go; RFK Jr. Suspends Campaign For President, Endorses Trump; CNN Analysis: Trump's Businesses Bring In Tens Of Millions Of Dollars From Republican Campaigns, Including His Own; Election Enters A New Phase With 74 Days To Go; Source: Secret Service Members Placed On Administration Duties. Aired 4-5p ET
• Did Not Air 5-6p ET


CNN NewsNight with Abby Phillip
• RFK Jr. Suspends Campaign, Backs Trump At Arizona Rally; Rattled Trump Praises Gov. Brian Kemp (R-GA) After Years of Bashing Him; Trump, Who Helped Kill Roe, Says He's Great For Abortion Rights; "NewsNight" Examines A Photo Taken By "New York Times" Photojournalist Todd Heisler; Abby Phillip And Political Panel Discuss The Highlights Of The Democratic National Convention 2024. Aired 10-11p ET


CNN News Central
• Kamala Harris Accepts Democratic Nomination for President in Historic Speech; Harris Slams GOP for Restricting Reproductive Rights, We Trust Women; Trump Lashes Out After Harris' Historic Acceptance Speech. Aired 7-7:30a ET
• Source: Secret Service Never Used Local Radios For Trump Rally; Fed Chair Powell To Deliver Pivotal Speech Amid Calls For Rate Cut; Rep. Seth Moulton (D-MA) On Harris And Foreign Policy. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• Vice President Kamala Harris Accepts Democratic Party's Nomination for President of the United States During Final Speech at Democratic National Convention; Themes of Democratic National Convention Include Reproductive Rights and Patriotism. Aired 8-8:30a ET.
• Trump and RFK Jr. Hold Rallies in Arizona; Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL) is Interviewed about Harris; William Mendoza- Euceda is Interviewed about the DNC; Secret Service Never Used Radios for Trump Rally. Aired 8:30-9a ET
• Harris Accepts Nomination; Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) is Interviewed about Harris; David Hogg is Interviewed about Gun Violence Speakers at DNC. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• David Hogg is Interviewed about Gun Violence Speakers at DNC; Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA) is Interviewed about Harris; DJ Cassidy Talks about Roll Call. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Harris Promises "New Path Forward" In Acceptance Speech; RFK Jr. To Speak In Arizona, Withdraws From State Ballot; Trump Scoffs At Harris' Momentum In Post-DNC Interview; Source: Secret Service Members Placed On Administrative Duties; Fed Signals Upcoming Rate Cut. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• Fed Chair: Fed Ready To Cut Rates From 23-Year High; Israel Offers New Proposal Involving Key Corridor; "Close Encounters: Tourists In The Wild" Airs Sunday At 8PM ET/PT. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• Robert Kennedy Jr. To Address Supporters In Arizona; New Weapons Against COVID; Trump Campaigns In Nevada Amid Rumors Robert F. Kennedy Jr. May Drop Out And Endorse Him. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Court Filing: RFK Jr. To Endorse Trump For President; Pilot Accused Of Trying To Shut Off Engines Midair Speaks Out; Husband Accused Of Killing Missing Woman In Virginia; RFK Jr. Speaks On Future Of His Campaign; Confusion Over Whether RFK Jr. Is Endorsing Trump. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Soon: Trump Speaks In Las Vegas As RFK Jr. Discusses Political Future; RFK Jr. Speaks On Feature Of His Campaign; RFK Jr.: "I Am Suspending" Campaign For Presidency. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Trump Speaks After RFK Jr. Suspends Campaign, Endorses Him; Secret Service Didn't Retrieve Radios Provided By Police At Trump Rally; Second Former Officer To Plead Guilty In Tyre Nichols' Death; Authorities Investigate Sudden Sinking Of Sicily Superyacht. Aired 3:30-4p ET


CNN Newsroom
• Did Not Air 12-1a ET
• Did Not Air 1-2a ET
• Kamala Harris Accepts Democratic Presidential Nomination; Robert Kennedy, Jr. to Drop Out of Presidential Race; Russia Gains Ground in Eastern Ukraine; Indian Prime Minister Modi to Visit Ukraine; IDF Operations Intensifies Inside Gaza; Harris: "I Will Not Cozy Up To Tyrants And Dictators"; 13 Dead, 300,000+ Impacted By Flooding In Bangladesh, India. Aired 2-2:45a ET
• Kamala Harris Confirms Nomination as Democrat's Standard Bearer for the Elections, Speaking for the Finale Night of the DNC; Indian PM is in Ukraine After His Visit to Poland; Harris Swipes to Her Opponent Donald Trump on Border Issues and a Possible Second Term; 13 People Dead and More than 300,000 Impacted by Floods in Bangladesh and India. Aired 3-4a ET
• Democratic National Convention; Harris Accepts Democratic Presidential Nomination; Trump Responds to Speech in Real-Time; Gaza Ceasefire Talks Expected to Resume in Cairo. Aired 4-4:30a ET
• Six Out of Eight Undecided Voters in Focus Group Say They Will Vote for Kamala Harris; Gauging What Matter to Voters in Crucial Swing States; Indian Prime Minister Modi Arrives in Ukraine; At Least 13 Dead, Millions Impacted in Bangladesh; Sights and Sounds of Democratic National Convention. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• CNN International: Kamala Harris Accepts Dem Nomination For President In Historic Speech; Trump Reacts To Harris Speech With Criticism, Complaints; RFK Jr. Expected to Exit Race, Has Expressed Trump Endorsement; Indian PM Modi Meets President Zelenskyy In Ukraine; Ukraine Speeds Up Pokrovsk Evacuations As Russians Close In; Ukraine Confirms Attack on Ferry At Russian Port; Official: Body Of Last Victim Has Been Recovered; CIA Director Expected to Attend Gaza Ceasefire Talks; CNN Tracks One Third Reduction In Gaza Safe Areas; CNN Speaks To Undecided Voters After Harris Speech; Source: Secret Service Never Used Local Radios For Trump Rally; Severe Flooding Claims 36 Lives In Bangladesh and India; Thailand Plane Crash: Nine People Believed Dead In Small Plane Crash; Iceland Volcano Erupts For Second Time Since May. Aired 8-9a ET
• CNN International: Harris Promises "New Way Forward" In Acceptance Speech; Harris-Trump Matchup Set; 74 Days Until U.S. Election Day; RFK Jr. Expected To Suspend Campaign Today. Aired 11a- 12p ET
• Harris Promises New Path Forward in Acceptance Speech; Head of Second Largest Teachers Union Says We're All In; RFK Jr. to Give Speech Today in Arizona, Withdraws from State Ballot. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Michael Cohen at the DNC; Harris Promises New Path Forward; Harris' Speech Focus on Patriotism, Abortion and Gun Rights; "The West Wing": 25 Years Later. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Harris' Speech Focuses On Patriotism, Abortion, Gun Rights; Harris Draws Stark Contrast With GOP On Abortion Rights. Aired 11- 11:30a ET
• Will RFK Jr. Endorse Trump?; Interview With Michael Cohen. Aired 11:30a-12p ET
• CNN International: RFK Jr. Says He's Suspending Campaign, Endorsing Trump; Harris Vows "A New Way Forward" As She Accepts Nomination; Trump Hits Trail In Las Vegas Before Phoenix Rally Tonight; Gaza Ceasefire & Hostage Release Talks To Continue In Cairo. Aired 3-4p ET


CNN This Morning
• Kamala Harris Accepts Democratic Nomination; Trump Reacts To Harris DNC Acceptance Speech; Nearly 20 Million Under Heat Alerts, Hone Nears Hawaii. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Nearly 20 Million Under Heat Alerts, Hone Nears Hawaii; Harris Eyes Critical Swing States With Economic Message; Harris Addresses War In Gaza During DNC Speech. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Kamala Harris Accepts Nomination in Historic DNC Speech. Aired 6-6:30a ET
• Trump Reacts to Harris' Speech; Tale of Two Parties. Aired 6:30-7a ET


Connect the World
• Harris Focuses on Reproductive Rights in Speech; CIA Director in Cairo for Ceasefire, Hostage Talks; Indian PM Modi Meeting with Zelenskyy in Ukraine; Traders Eye Powell's Jackson Hole Speech Next Hour; Close Encounters: Tourists in the Wild. Aired 9-9:45a ET
• Kamala Harris Accepts Nomination in Rousing Speech at the DNC; Gauging What Matters to Voters in Crucial Swing States; CIA Director in Cairo for Ceasefire, Hostage Talks; Beirut Fears Israel's "Dahiya Doctrine" May Return; India's Prime Minister Meets with Ukraine's President; RFK Jr. Expected to Quit Race, Might Endorse Trump; Kamala Harris Promises to be President for All Americans; Federal Reserve's Crucial Message About Its Next Move. Aired 10-11a ET


Erin Burnett Outfront
• "We're Gonna Win": Harris Tells Reporters As She Leaves Chicago; Trump Ally After DNC: "Wake The F**k Up... We Are Losing"; RFK Jr. Joins Trump On Stage At Arizona Rally. Aired 7-8p ET


First Move with Julia Chatterley
• RFK Jr. Suspends President Campaign; RFK Jr. Endorsing Donald Trump; Deadly Flooding in India and Bangladesh; Gaza Ceasefire Talks "Constructive" and "Moving Forward"; U.N. Warns of Polio in Gaza; Jerome Powell Signals Rate Cuts; Starbucks CEO Perks; Yellowstone National Park's Problems with Tourists; Taylor Swift U.K. Exhibit; Police Treating Solingen Stabbing a Terror Attack. Aired 6-7p ET


Inside Politics
• Harris Vows "A New Way Forward" As She Accepts Nomination; Harris Becomes First Black Woman, First Asian Women To Be Nominee; Trump Did Phone Interviews Last Night With Fox, Newsmax, Fox Again; Today: Trump Campaigns In Arizona And Nevada; RFK Jr. Set To Drop Out Of Race Today, May Endorse Trump. Aired 12-12:30p ET
• Democratic Convention Makes Reclaiming Patriotism Key Theme; Trump Struggles To Counter Harris Campaign Energy, Momentum; GOP Veteran Lawmakers Criticize Gov. Walz's Military Record; Gabby Giffords Takes The Stage At DNC. Aired 12:30-1p ET


Isa Soares Tonight
• Kamala Harris Officially Accepts Democratic Presidential Nomination; Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Expected to Address His Supporters About His Political Future; U.S. Diplomats Resume Talks in the Middle East to Try to Secure a Ceasefire and Hostage Deal Amid Israel-Hamas War; Court Filing: RFK Jr. To Endorse Trump For President; Style VS Substance: Takeaways From The DNC; Kennedy Addresses Supporters Amid Questions About Campaign's Future. Aired 2-3p ET


Laura Coates Live
• RFK Jr. Drops Out Of Race, Endorses Trump For President; Democrats Claim Patriotism At Democratic National Convention; Texas Mom's Illegal Voting Conviction Being Revisited After Reversal; Laura Coates Interviews Rep. Jasmine Crockett; Laura Coates Interviews The Olympic Power Couple. Aired 11p-12a ET


One World with Zain Asher
• Harris Accepts Democratic Presidential Nomination; New Phase Of 2024 Presidential Election Is Now Underway; Sources: Israel Offers New Proposal For Philadelphi Corridor; Secret Service Personnel On Admin Duty Over Trump Shooting; Harris And Trump Focus On Swing States As Race Heats Up; Virginia Mom Has Been Missing For Over Three Weeks; Beyonce Rumors Swept Through The Convention Hall; Aired 12:00-1:00p ET


Quest Means Business
• RFK, Jr. Suspends His Campaign Endorses Trump; Markets Rise As Powell Signals Lower Rates Coming; Report: Crypto Dominates Corporate Election Spending; Bus Crash In Nepal Kills 27 Indian Nationals; Kamala Harris Accepts Nomination In Rousing Speech; Harris Promises To Be President For All Americans. Aired 4-5p ET


CNN Live Event/Special
• Harris Accepts Nomination with DNC Speech; Adam Kinzinger is Interviewed about DNC Speech; Undecided Voters in Pennsylvania Weigh in on Harris Speech; Fact-Checking Harris's DNC Speech. Aired 12-1a ET
• Kamala Harris Accepts Historic Democratic Nomination At DNC; Donald Trump Blasts Kamala Harris Over DNC Speech; Day 4 of the Democratic National Convention; Interview with Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham (D-NM); Interview with Actress and Activist Sophia Bush. Aired 1-2a ET


The Situation Room
• RFK Jr. Suspends Campaign, Endorses Trump; Democratic Fundraising Platform Says $7.2 Million Raised During Kamala Harris' DNC Acceptance Speech; Harris Turning Focus To Critical Debate With Trump After Electrifying Dems At Convention; Trump Launches New Attacks On Harris After DNC Energizes Dems; Rep. Nikema Williams (D- GA), Is Interviewed About Harris Turning Focus To Critical Debate With Trump After Electrifying Dems At Convention; Sources: Israel Offers New Proposal On Contested Corridor; Desperation Grows Inside Gaza As Peace Talks Continue. Aired 5-6p ET
• Sources Says, Harris Turning Focus To Debate After Electrifying DNC; Trump Launches New Attacks On Harris After DNC Energizes Democrats; RFK Jr. Suspends Campaign, Endorses Trump; Source: Secret Service Members Placed On Administration Duties After Trump Assassination Attempt; Desperation Grows Inside Gaza As Peace Talks Continue. Aired 6-7p ET


The Source with Kaitlan Collins
• RFK Jr. Endorses Trump, Campaigns With Him In Arizona; Sources: Harris Focused On Prepping For Sept. 10 Trump Debate; CNN Analysis: Trump's Businesses Bring In Tens Of Millions Of Dollars From Republican Campaigns, Including His Own. Aired 9-10p ET