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Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees
• Trump And Harris Hold Dueling Rallies In Battleground Michigan, Trump Says Lincoln Should've Settled Civil War; Harris Holds Third Campaign Event Of Day In Michigan; Obama Holds Rally In AZ As Harris Holds MI Event; Elon Musk Campaigns For Trump In Battleground Pennsylvania; Israeli Sources: Sinwar's Body Seen As "Bargaining Chip" In Hostage Return Negotiations, Say Israeli Sources. Aired: 8-9p ET


Amanpour
• Interview with Former Hostage Negotiator and "The Negotiator" Author Gershon Baskin; Interview with "The Apprentice" Director Ali Abbasi; Interview with Georgetown's McCourt School of Public Policy Associate Research Professor and "Invisible Rulers" Author Renee DiResta; Interview with "Want" Editor Gillian Anderson. Aired 1-2p ET


The Lead with Jake Tapper
• Harris & Trump Hold Dueling Events In Battleground Michigan; U.S. Redoubles Efforts For Ceasefire As Hamas Digs In; New Evidence Unsealed in Jack Smith's January 6 Case. Aired 4-5p ET
• Harris & Trump Hold Dueling Events In Battleground Michigan; Tomorrow: Harris To Join Lizzo In Detroit, Usher In Atlanta; U.S. Officials See Sinwar's Surprise Death As A Rare Opportunity; Musk- Backed Super Pac Pushes Contradicting Ads Aimed To Paint Kamala Harris As Two-Faced On Israel, Palestine; Two Arab-American Groups In MI Won't Endorse Harris Or Trump; Partial Remains Of British Explorer, Missing For 100 Years, Thought To Be Found On Mt. Everest. Aired 5-6p ET


CNN NewsNight with Abby Phillip
• Harris And Obama Question Trump's Fitness, Competence; Harris, Trump Holding Dueling Rallies In Michigan Tonight; Trump Declares Manhood Is Under Attack; "NewsNight" Discusses What Goes Through The Minds Of Undecided Voters. Aired 10-11p ET


CNN News Central
• Biden Says, Death of Hamas Leader Sinwar a Moment of Justice; Harris and Trump Campaign in Battleground Michigan With 18 Days to Election; Judge Clears Release of Documents in Trump's Election Subversion Case. Aired 7-7:30a ET
• Biden: Death Of Hamas Leader Sinwar Is Opportunity For Gaza Peace Deal; Harris And Trump Campaign In Battleground Michigan With 18 Days To Election; Fears of Christian Nationalism Grow As Some Say Trump Chosen By God. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• Hamas Acknowledges Israeli Forces Killed Leader Yahya Sinwar; U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Say Death of Hamas Leader Represents Opportunity for Peace; Family Member of Hostage Held by Hamas in Gaza Discusses Latest Developments in War between Israel and Hamas; Trump Insults Harris at Catholic Charity Dinner as She Campaigns in Wisconsin; Biden: Death of Hamas Leader is Opportunity for Gaza Peace Deal. Aired 8-8:30a ET
• Trump Attends Charity Dinner; Execution Halted for Texas Inmate; Skin Cancer Screenings for Firefighters; Musk Pushes Debunked Conspiracy Theories; Amber Ruffin is Interviewed about "Have I Got News for You." Aired 8:30-9a ET
• Harris and Trump Campaign in Michigan; Biden Sees Opportunity for Peace; Hamas Death Opportunity for Ceasefire. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• Opening Statements in Delphi Murders; Harris Sharpens her Attacks; Taber MacCallum and Sir Richard Branson Talk about a Crewed Space Balloon Flight. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Hamas Defiant; Interview With Rep. Dan Meuser (R-PA); New Evidence Unsealed in Trump January 6 Case; Harris and Trump Campaign in Michigan. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• Trump, Harris Take Jabs At Each Other's Cognitive Abilities; AP: New Book Says McConnell Called Trump "Stupid ... Despicable" After 2020 Election; Execution On Hold For TX Death Row Inmate In Shaken Baby Case; Soon, Harris Delivers Remarks At Michigan Campaign Stop. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• New Evidences Unsealed in Jack Smith's Jan 6 Case Against Trump; Harris, Trump in Michigan as Latest Poll Shows Tight Race in State; Hamas Confirms Death of Its Leader; Just Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Trump And Harris Trade Jabs At Al Smith Dinner; FOX Denies Any Staffer Helped Write Trump's Jokes; Baier Says He Played Wrong Clip During Harris Interview; WNBA Star Angel Reese Says Her Salary Doesn't Cover Her Rent; Opening Statements In Trial Of Man Accused Of Killing 2 Girls in Delphi, Indiana. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Harris & Trump Campaign In Battleground MI With 18 Days To Election; Trump To Hold Rally In Detroit In Latest Visit To Battleground MI; Hamas Says Hostages Won't Return Until The Gaza War Ends, Israel Withdraws, And Palestinian Prisoners Are Released. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• New Evidence Unsealed in Jack Smith's January 6 Case Against Trump; National Security Leaders for America Endorse Harris for President; Ex-Olympian Wanted on Murder, Drug Trafficking Charges. Aired 3:30-4p ET


CNN Newsroom
• Robert Roberson Spared Minutes Before Execution; New 911 Call from Moments Before Liam Payne's Death; Voting After Helene's Aftermath. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Israel: Sinwar, Hamas Leader Behind October 7th Attack, Killed in Gaza; Harris: Trump 'Has No Idea' about Women's Health Care; Questions Remain in Death of One Direction's Liam Payne; 2 Million in Danger of Famine in Gaza; Weak Consumption and Property Crisis Slow China's Growth; Feeling Frustrated: China's Delivery Drivers Under Pressure; Twins Festival in Nigeria Celebrates Family Pairs. Aired 12- 1a ET
• Yahya Sinwar, Leader Of Hamas, Killed By Israeli Forces; Early Voting Underway In Storm-Ravaged North Carolina; Trump Jabs Harris For Not Attending Al Smith Charity Dinner; Key Allies To Discuss Next Steps In Support For Ukraine; Israel: Hamas Leader Sinwar Killed; Acute Malnutrition Levels to Rise in Gaza Over Winter; One Direction Fans Shocked buy Liam Payne's Death; Weak Consumption and Property Crisis Slow China's Growth. Aired 1-2a ET
• Sinwar's Death Possible Watershed Moment in Gaza; Harris and Trump in Tight Presidential Race; Billionaire Donors Backs Trump and Harris; Israel: Sinwar, Hamas Leader Behind Oct. 7, Killed In Gaza; Key Allies To Discuss Next Steps In Support For Ukraine; Weak Consumption And Property Crisis Slow China's Growth; Questions Remain In Death Of One Direction's Liam Payne. Aired 2-3a ET
• Israel-Hamas War Mastermind Killed, End of the Conflict Now in Sight; Trump Blasts Harris for Not Attending a Charity Dinner; Fans and Loved Ones of Liam Payne Were Shocked by the Famous Singer's Death; Stargazers Witnessed This Year's October Supermoon in the Night Sky. Aired 3-4a ET
• World Reacts to Hamas Leader Yahya Sinwar's Death; Biden Set to Begin High-Level Talks with Allies in Berlin; Harris, Trump Trade Blows. Aired 4-4:30a ET
• Biden Set to Begin High-Level Talks with Allies in Berlin; Sinwar, Hamas Leader Behind October 7, Killed in Gaza; Questions Remain in Death of One Direction's Liam Payne; Weak Consumption and Property Crisis Slow China's Growth. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• CNN International: Israeli President and PM Discuss "Window of Opportunity"; Biden Meets with Leaders of Key NATO Allies in Berlin; Elon Musk Peddles Inaccuracies at Town Hall; Families Worried about Hostages' Fate after Sinwar Death; Heartbroken Fans Pay Tribute to Liam Payne; King Charles & Queen Camilla Arrive in Sovereign. Aired 8- 9a ET
• CNN International: Hamas Confirms Yahya Sinwar's Death; Biden Meets With U.S. Allies In Berlin On Middle East, Ukraine; Biden Wraps Up Visit To Berlin, Set To Return To U.S.. Aired 11a-12p ET
• Biden Says, Sinwar's Death an Opportunity to Seek a Path to Peace; Harris, Trump Campaign in Battleground Michigan With 18 Days to Election; Elon Musk Peddles 2020 Election Conspiracies in Town Hall for Trump. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Trump Insults Harris At Catholic Charity Dinner As She Campaigns In WI; Harris Crisscrosses Michigan As Part Of Battleground Blitz; Biden On Hamas Leader's Death: "Opportunity To Seek A Path To Peace". Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Indiana Murder Trial Begins; Trump Under Fire Over 'Enemy Within' Threats; FOX News Writers Worked With Trump on Charity Dinner Jokes. Aired 11:30a-12p ET
• CNN International: Israel: Sinwar Killed By Bullet To The Head; U.S. Official: We Did Not See A Military Solution To Ukraine War; Kamala Harris Campaigns Today In Michigan. Aired 3-4p ET


CNN This Morning
• Hamas Leader Yahya Sinwar Killed In Gaza; President Biden To Receive Award From German President; Trump Attends Al Smith Dinner, Harris Sends Video; Cold Snap in East Warms, Dangerous Wildfires In West. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Hamas Leader Yahya Sinwar Killed In Gaza, Israel Says; Harris Courts Black Male Voters As Some Drift To Trump; Guardians Shock Yankees In Playoff Instant Classic. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Senior Hamas Official Confirms Death of Yahya Sinwar; Trump Speaks at Al Smith Dinner, Harris Sends Video. Aired 6-6:30a ET
• Barbara Comstock is Interviewed about the Gender Gap in the 2024 Race; President Biden Speaks in Berlin; U.S. Renews Calls for Peace Deal; Excerpts from McConnell Biography Released; Harris Continues her Outreach to Republican Voters. Aired 6:30-7a ET


Connect the World
• Hamas Official: Won't Free Hostages Until Gaza War Ends, Israel Withdraws and Palestinian Prisoners are Released; U.S. to Redouble Efforts for Ceasefire after Sinwar's Death; Biden Holds High-Level Talks with Allies in Berlin; Harris Skips Traditional Event for Presidential Candidates; Region at Critical Juncture after Deaths of Sinwar, Nasrallah; Questions Remain in Tragic Death of One Direction's Liam Payne. Aired 9-10a ET
• Israel's Next Move Unclear Following Death of Yahya Sinwar; Israel Calls Up Additional Reserve Brigade to Northern Israel; Both Harris and Trump to Campaign in Michigan Today; U.S. to Redouble Ceasefire Efforts After Sinwar's Death; E.U. Council President on Israel and Lebanon Conflicts; Questions Remain in Death of One Direction's Liam Payne. Aired 10-11a ET


Erin Burnett Outfront
• Harris And Trump Hold Dueling Rallies In Michigan Tonight; Obama Speaking At Rally In Arizona; Musk Hits Trail For Trump: "Future Of Civilization Is At Stake". Aired 7-8p ET


First Move with Julia Chatterley
• Harris And Trump Competing Events In Michigan; Harris Meets With Michigan Union Workers; Israel And Hamas Vows To Fight On After Sinwar's Deaths; S. Korea Accuses N. Korea Of Sending Troops to Russia; Pyongyang Reportedly Sending 1,500 to Russia; Island-Wide Blackout In Cuba; Taiwan To Build Up Its Coast Guard; Inside Singapore's Changi Prison; Saving Australia's Koalas; Ohtani Sets Sight On World Series. Aired 6-7p ET


Inside Politics
• Today: Harris, Trump Crisscrossing State Of Michigan; Tomorrow: Harris To Campaign With Lizzo In MI &Usher In GA; Blue Wall Blitz: Harris Spends Week In PA, MI, WI; New CNN Poll Of Polls: Race Virtually Tied With 18 Days To Go; Trump On Campaigning With Haley: "I'll Do What I Have To Do"; Bulwark: Trump Campaign In Talks With Haley For Joint Event; Trump: "Without Abortion, The Women Love Me". Aired 12-12:30p ET
• Harris Ad Says Second Trump Term Would Be "Unhinged, Unstable"; New CNN Poll Of Polls: Race Virtually Tied With 18 Days To Go; AdImpact: Dems Outspent GOP Ads By $921M To $569M Since July; Campaigns Spend Millions To Lure Battleground State Voters. Aired 12:30-1p ET


Isa Soares Tonight
• Israeli Chief Pathologist Who Autopsied Yahya Sinwar's Body Says Sinwar Died Of A Gunshot Wound To The Head; Biden Says Sinwar's Killing Could Be "A Path To Peace"; Trump And Harris Both Campaign In Michigan; Hamas Confirms Death Of Its Leader, Yahya Sinwar; Questions Remain In Death Of One Direction's Liam Payne; Some Christian Trump Supporters Say He Was Sent By God; Scientists Pinpoint The Origins Of Our Love Of Carbs; October Supermoon Lights Up In The Night Sky. Aired 2-3p ET


Laura Coates Live
• Harris and Trump Intersect on Battleground State Michigan; Trump Rambles on Fox & Friends; Trump Reveals People From Fox Wrote Jokes at Al Smith Dinner; Manhood is Under Attack Says Trump; Barack and Michelle Obama to Campaign for Harris; The Age of Political Lies; Trump Love Cows. Aired 11p-12a ET


One World with Zain Asher
• Senior Hamas Official Confirms Death Of Yahya Sinwar; Sinwar's Death Seen As Possible Watershed Moment In War; Humanitarian Crisis Deepens In Gaza After One Year Of War; Harris, Trump Crisscross Battleground Michigan Friday; Calls For A Ceasefire-Hostage Deal Grow Louder; Some Christian Trump Supporters Say He Was Sent By God; Aired 12:00-1:00p ET


Quest Means Business
• Today: Harris And Trump Crisscrossing State Of Michigan; Musk's PAC Spends More Than $100 Million To Get Trump Elected; Israel And Hamas Vow To Fight On After Sinwar's Death; CVS Ousts CEO Amid Financial Struggles; Investigation Underway Into Death Of Pop Star Liam Payne; Cuba Sees Island- Wide Blackout After Power Plant Failure. Aired 4-5p ET


The Situation Room
• 18 Days to Go, Harris, Trump Crisscrossing Battleground Michigan; Trump Lashes Out After Harris Seizes On Report He's Exhausted; Soon, Obama Rallies Voters For Harris In Battleground Arizona; New Video, Details Of Killing Of Hamas Leader By Israeli Forces; New Evidence In Federal January 6 Case Against Trump Unsealed. Aired 6-7p ET


The Source with Kaitlan Collins
• Harris & Trump Hold Dueling Rallies In Battleground Michigan; Hamas Has Not Named New Leader After Sinwar's Death; Trump Asks Why Civil War Wasn't "Settled" By Lincoln. Aired 9-10p ET


CNN 10
• Inside A Secretive Drone Unit. Aired 4-4:10a ET