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Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees
• IDF Says it has Begun a Limited Ground Operation in Southern Lebanon; At least 128 Deaths Across Six States Due to Helene; NC Governor: Communities "Wiped Off The Map" After Helene; New Explosions Heard In Beirut; IDF: "Limited Ground Operation" In South Lebanon; Trump Calls Harris "Disabled Person" In Self-Described "Dark Speech"; Trump Attacks Biden And Harris On Helene Response During Visit To Georgia City Hit Hard By The Hurricane. Aired 8-9p ET


Amanpour
• Interview with Former Egyptian Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmy; Interview with International Crisis Group Director of Iran Project Ali Vaez; Interview with "The Teacher" Director Farah Nabulsi; Interview with "The Teacher" Actor Saleh Bakri; Interview with "Bone of the Bone" Author Sarah Smarsh. Aired 1-2p ET


The Lead with Jake Tapper
• Hard-Hit North Carolina Towns Await Help After Widespread Damage; Trump Attacks Harris & Migrants In Speech He Called "Dark"; Israel: "Next Stage" Of Hezbollah War Will Start Soon. Aired 4-5p ET
• Walz Fighting Nerves Ahead Of Debating Vance; Flares Explosions Seen Near Israel Border With Lebanon; WNBPA Blasts USA Today's Journalist Over Controversial Caitlin Clark Question; Biden to Visit North Carolina To Survey Hurricane Helene Damage; Man Accused Of Trump Assassination Bid Pleads Not Guilty. Hard-hit North Carolina Towns Waiting for Assistance After Catastrophe; Hurricane Helene's Death Toll at 128; Georgia Judge Overturns State's Six-Week Abortion Law; Tim Walz and J.D. Vance Preparing for the Vice Presidential Debate Tomorrow. Aired 5-6p ET


CNN NewsNight with Abby Phillip
• Trump's Rhetoric Grows Darker as Voting Begins; FBI Says, U.S. Crime Continues to Drop in First Six Months of Year; Trump Calls Harris Mentally Impaired in Insult Barrage. "NewsNight" Tackles Handling Of Immigration, Border And Tax Policies Under Trump And Biden Administration; Israel Says They Are In The Middle Of A Limited Ground Operation Inside Of Lebanon; Governor Brian Kemp Says He Has Spoken With President Biden On Storm Crisis. Aired 10-11p


CNN News Central
• At Least 95 Dead Across Six States After Catastrophic Storm; Sources Say, Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN) Fighting Nerves Ahead of Debate With Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH) Tomorrow; Harris-Walz Campaign Launches New Attack on Trump and Vance's Health Care Plans. Aired 7-7:30a ET
• North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper (D) Speaks With CNN About Devastating Storm; Pentagon: U.S. To "Further Reinforce" Air Support In Mideast; Trump Again Insults Harris As Some GOP Allies Say Stay On Message. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• Hurricane Helene Kills At Least 100 Across U.S.; Kamala Leads Trump In Latino Voters In National Poll; Israel Widens Attacks On Iran-Backed Militant Groups; Vance And Walz debate In New York City on Tuesday. Aired 8-8:30a ET
• Israel Gives Sign of Lebanon Ground Incursion; Patrick Fitzsimmons is Interviewed about Storm Damage; Potential Health Risks Amid Flooding; Trump Insults Harris; Historic Union Support. Aired 8:30-9a ET
• Targeted Raids in Lebanon; U.S. Prepares for Iran Retaliatory Attacks; Jonathan Conricus is Interviewed about Israel's Raids; Devastation in North Carolina; North Carolina Residents Recount Escape. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• Wal Fighting Nerves Ahead of Debate; Ian Sams is Interviewed about the Harris Campaign; Routh to be Arraigned in Court; SpaceX Dragon Docks at ISS. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Harris Reaches Out to Black Male Voters; Walz and Vance Prepare For Vice Presidential Debate; Hurricane Recovery Efforts Continue in North Carolina. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• U.S. Official: Israel Planning Limited Incursion Into Lebanon; 119 People Confirmed Dead, Devastation Described As "Post- Apocalyptic"; Man Accused In 2nd Trump Assassination Attempt Arraigned. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• Trump speaks from South Georgia in Helene's aftermath; Hard-hit North Carolina await help after widespread damage; Chemical plant fire sends chlorine plume into Metro Atlanta; Aired 2-2:30p ET
• State Dept.: Israeli Govt. Has Informed U.S. About "A Number Of Operations," Including Ground Operations In Lebanon; Supreme Court Justices Meet Behind Closed Doors To Review Appeals. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Hard-Hit NC Towns Await Help After Widespread Damage; Millions Without Power, Water, Cell Service After Helene; FEMA, Defense Dept. to Airlift Supplies to Storm-Damaged Areas; Cleanup Begins After Helene Leaves Long Path of Destruction; JD Vance and Tim Walz Face Off in Debate Tomorrow; New Poll: Harris Leads Trump Among Latino Voters but by a Smaller Margin than Biden or Clinton. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Port Strike Could Lead to Shortages on Store Shelves; Israeli Defense Minister: Next Stage Will Begin Soon; FBI: Crime Rate Continues to Fall Across U.S. Aired 3:30-4p ET


CNN Newsroom
• Hezbollah Says Israel Airstrikes Killed Two Senior Leaders; Gaza Officials: At Least 12 Killed in Israeli Strikes Sunday; At Least 95 Dead after Southeastern U.S. Ravaged by Helene; Dozens of Migrants Feared Dead Off of Canary Island's; More Stimulus Expected in China after Disappointing Economic Numbers. Aired 12-12:45a ET
• An Israeli Airstrike Hits Central Beirut For The First Time In Nearly A Year Of Conflict; Former Netanyahu Rival Gideon Sa'ar Joins Israeli Cabinet; At Least 95 Dead After Southeastern U.S. Ravaged By Helene; Harris Seeks To Bolster Latino Support Amid Trump Attacks; Chemical Plant Fire Forces Evacuations Near Atlanta; Two Years Since Russia's Illegal Annexation Of Ukrainian Land; Lebanese Officials Estimate A Million People Displaced By Attacks; How Citizen Science Is Helping Protect A Philippine Forest; Singer-Songwriter Kris Kristofferson Dies At 88 Years Old. Aired 1-2a ET
• Israeli Airstrikes Target Beirut and Yemen; President Biden Calling Diplomacy; At Least 95 Dead in the Aftermath of Hurricane Helene in Southeastern U.S.; Trump Escalating Attacks on Harris' Mental State. New Israeli Airstrikes In Eastern, Southern Lebanon; China's Economy: More Stimulus Expected After Disappointing Economic Numbers; Singer-Songwriter Kris Kristofferson Dies At 88 Years Old. Aired 2-3a ET
• Israeli Airstrikes Hit Beirut's Cola intersection; North Carolina Devastated with Widespread Flooding Brought by Hurricane Helene; Trump Blasts Harris' Mental Health State Again; Port Workers Threatening to Strike, U.S. Economy May Impact Even Before the Holiday Season. Aired 3-4a ET
• Israeli Airstrikes Inside Beirut; At Least 95 Dead After Southeastern U.S. Ravaged by Helene; Hope in Gaza Fading as Attention Shifts to Lebanon. Aired 4:00-4:30a ET
• Middle East on Edge as Israel-Hezbollah War Intensifies; Trump Holds Rally in Key Swing State Pennsylvania; More Stimulus Expected in China After Disappointing Economic Numbers. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• CNN International: Children Sleep on the Streets of Beirut as War Arrives; Defense Minister: Elimination of Nasrallah is an Important Step, but Not Final One; Trump Ramps up Attacks on Kamala Harris During Rally; Israeli Minister Signals Potential Lebanon Ground Invasion; More Stimulus Expected after Disappointing Economic Number; Singer-Songwriter Kris Kristofferson Dies at 88 Years Old. Aired 8-9a ET
• CNN International: U.S. Officials Confirm Israel Raids Inside Lebanon; Biden: "We Really Have To Avoid" Regional War; Israeli Defense Minister Vows to User "All" Means Against Hezbollah; Biden Speaks About Hurricane Helene Response; Governor: Communities Have Been "Wiped Off The Map"; Vice Presidential Candidates Prepare For Tuesday's Debate; Donald Trump To Visit Storm Areas in Georgia; Border Between Italy and Switzerland Being Redrawn. Aired 11a-12p ET
• Scarce Water, Power, Cell Service, Western North Carolina Isolated After Helene; Official Says, Lake Lure Destruction Post- Apocalyptic; Some North Carolina Towns Erased by Helene. Aired 10- 10:30a ET
• Hurricane Helene Aftermath; Some North Carolina Town Erased by Helene; Israel Could Imminently Launch Limited Ground Incursion into Lebanon; Some GOP Says Israel Should Finish Hezbollah; Vice Presidential Debate Tomorrow; Trump Attacks Harris as Mentally Impaired. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Asheville Art Studio Owner Says She's Lost Everything, Can't Rebuild; FEMA, Defense Dept. To Airlift Supplies To Inaccessible Areas; Biden Gives Update On Helene Recovery Efforts. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Hurricane Helene Aftermath; Israel Continues Strikes in Lebanon. Aired 11:30a-12p ET
• Israel Declares Closed Military Zone Around Three Towns Near The Border With Lebanon; Helene Among Deadliest U.S. Hurricane In Last 50 Years; Trump Escalates Extreme Rhetoric, Attacks On Harris; Hopes In Gaza Fading As Attention Shifts To Lebanon. Aired 3-4p ET


CNN This Morning
• Israel Launches Rare Strike on Central Beirut; Vance and Walz Prepare to Face Each Other in a First-Ever VP Debate; Hurricane Helene Kills At Least 40 People and Cuts a Path of Destruction Across U.S. Southeast. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Trump Calls Harris "Mentally Impaired" At Two Rallies; Thousands Stranded, At Least 95 Killed By Helene; Ravens Run Wild In Rout Of Unbeaten Bills. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Biden to Speak to Netanyahu: 'Wider War Must Be Avoided'; Hundreds Missing as Helene Devastates Southeast; Vance and Walz to Face Off in V.P. Debate Tomorrow. Aired 6-6:30a ET
• Airstrikes Hit Beirut; Joel Rubin is Interviewed about the Israeli Strikes; Helene Devastates Parts of Southeast U.S.; Mark McKinnon is Interviewed about the Debate. Aired 6:30-7a ET


Connect the World
• CNN International: Children Sleep on the Streets of Beirut as War Arrives; U.S. Plans to Reinforce Air Defense in Middle East; Trump Says One "Rough Nasty Day" of Policing will End Crime; Officials: 41,615 People Killed in Gaza Since War Began; Israel Keeps Striking Gaza Even as its Focus Shifts to Lebanon. Aired 9-9:45a ET
• Sources: Israel Special Forces Carried Out Raids In Lebanon; Israel Airstrikes Hit Major Intersection In Beirut; Biden Plans To Speak To Netanyahu, Says Must Avoid Wider War. Aired 10-11a ET


Erin Burnett Outfront
• Trump Steps Up Personal Insults: Harris "Cognitively Challenged"; Now: Israel Launches "Limited Ground Operation" In Lebanon; Helene Death Toll Rises To 128, More Than 600 Missing. Aired 7-8p ET


First Move with Julia Chatterley
• Israeli Cabinet Approves "Next Phase" of War; Israel's Possible Ground Incursion in Lebanon; World Leaders Calling for De-escalation; U.S.- Based Troops Put on "Prepare to Deploy" Orders; Hurricane Helene Kills at Least 128 Across U.S.; Nearly 200 People Killed in Nepal Caused by Landslides and Floods; Almost 200 People Dead in Nepal's Landslides; Hezbollah Vows to Keep Fighting; Queen Maxima on Improving World's Financial Health; China's Stock Market Rally. Aired 6-7p ET


Inside Politics
• Biden Tells Israel To Stop Raids In Lebanon; Israel Special Forces Carry Out Small Raids In Lebanon; Biden: "I'm Always Concerned" About War Spiraling Out Of Control; Man Accused Of 2nd Attempted Trump Assassination Pleads Not Guilty; At Least 115 Dead Across Six States After Catastrophic Storm; Asheville Mayor: Don't Know When Power Or Water Will Be Restored; Trump Escalates Extreme Rhetoric, Attacks On Harris. Aired 12-12:30p ET
• Trump Refers To Harris As "Mentally Disabled"; Aides: Walz Feels Contempt For Vance, Nervous About Debate, Worried About Letting Harris Down; Tonight: Senate Control In Play At Montana Debate; NYT: Virginia GOP Congressional Candidate Posts Photo With Friend's Wife And Children. Aired 12:30-1p ET


Isa Soares Tonight
• Vice Presidential Candidates Prepares for Tuesday's VP Debate; Children Sleeping on Beirut Sidewalks; Israeli Ground Invasion of Lebanon Could be Imminent. Aired 2:00-3p ET


Laura Coates Live
• Israeli Forces Enters Lebanon; Trump Unleashes Political Storm Over Hurricane Response; Vance and Walz Prepare for High-Stakes Debate; Chimney Rock is "Wiped Off the Map"; CNN Remembers Dikembe Mutombo and Pete Rose. Aired 11p-12a ET


One World with Zain Asher
• Israel Minister Signals Potential Lebanon Ground Invasion; U.S. Plans To "Further Reinforce" Air Support In Middle East; Hundreds Of People Still Unaccounted For After Storm; Children Sleep On The Streets Of Beirut As War Arrives; Trump Ramps Up Abuse Of Harris On Campaign Trail; Basketball Hall Of Famer Dikembe Mutombo Dead At 58. Aired 12-1p ET


Quest Means Business
• Officials: Biblical Devastation in North Carolina after Hurricane Helene; Israel Gives Clearest Sign Yet of Lebanon Ground Invasion; Hezbollah Vows to Fight on After Senior Leaders Killed; Biden Urges Israel To Stop Raids In Lebanon; Deadline Looms In Impending U.S. Port Strike; Man Accused Of 2nd Trump Assassination Attempt Pleads Not Guilty. Aired 4:30-5p ET


The Situation Room
• Hard-Hit North Carolina City in Crisis Amid Post-Apocalyptic Storm Damage; Israel Warns Next Stage of Hezbollah War Will Start Soon; Judge Strikes Down Georgia Ban on Most Abortions. Time Running Out To Avoid Crippling U.S. Port Strike; Former President Jimmy Carter Turning 100 Tomorrow. Aired 6-7p ET


The Source with Kaitlan Collins
• Trump Attacks Biden, Harris With False Claims Over Helene Response; IDF: Israel Begins "Limited Ground Operation" Into Lebanon; Jeff Flake Joins Growing List Of Republicans Backing Harris. Aired 9- 10p ET


CNN 10
• Israel Widens Attacks on Iran-backed Militant Groups; Recovering from Hurricane Helene; Yamilee Toussaint, Found a Big, Bold, and Fun Way to Get Girls of Color Working in STEM. Aired 4-4:10a ET