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Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees
• Accuser's Family Demanding Answers; Trump: I didn't Know Why Epstein Took Women from Mar-a-Lago; Officials In Texas County Hardest Hit By Deadly Flash Floods Missed Emergency Briefings; Small Businesses Claim They're Owed Millions By Tesla; Extreme Turbulence On Delta Flight Sends 25 To Hospital. Aired 8-9p ET


Amanpour
• Interview with U.N. Emergency Relief Coordinator Tom Fletcher; Interview with Former Adviser to Shimon Peres and Israeli Policy Forum Fellow Nimrod Novik; Interview with National Security Agency Former General Counsel and Center for Strategic and International Studies Senior Fellow Glenn Gerstell. Aired 1-2p ET


CNN's The Arena with Kasie Hunt
• Now: Clock Ticks Down Toward Higher Tariffs With Many Countries In Limbo Before Trump's Deadline; Epstein Victim's Family Demands Answer; Kamala Harris Announces New Book. Aired 4-5p ET


The Lead with Jake Tapper
• Key Trade Deals Are Still Outstanding As Trump's Tariff Deadline Looms; Trump Revives Presidential Fitness Test; Trump Condemns Russia's Attacks On Ukraine As Disgusting; Russia's Summer Offensive Is Turning Into An Escalating Crisis for Ukraine; Kamala Harris To Release Book About 2024 Presidential Campaign; Officials In Epicenter Of TX Floods Missed Emergency Briefing; Mourners Gather For Funeral Of NYPD Officer Killed In Manhattan Mass Shooting. Aired 5-6p ET
• Giuffre Family Shocked By Trump Saying Epstein Stole Workers; Top Trump Officials to Travel to Gaza to Inspect Aid Delivery; Veterans Urge Congress to Speed Up Compensation for Camp Lejeune Victims. Justin Timberlake Reveals Lyme Disease Diagnosis; "The Naked Gun" Revives 30-Year-Old Series. Aired 6-7p ET


CNN NewsNight with Abby Phillip
• Trump Upends Trade Strategy With New Tariffs on Nations; Americans' Support of Israel's War in Gaza Hits Record Low. U.S. Support for Israel's Actions Drops; "The Washington Post" Reports Smithsonian Removing References To Trump's Two Impeachments From Exhibit. Aired 10-11p ET


CNN News Central
• 25 Hospitalized After Significant Turbulence on Delta Flight; Trump Ramps Up Pressure Ahead of Tariff Deadline Tomorrow; Giuffre Family Tells The Atlantic They Were Shocked By Trump Saying Epstein Stole Spa Workers from Him. Aired 7-7:30a ET
• Suspect Arrested In Killing Of A Couple Hiking In Arkansas; Experts: Tehran May Be Weeks Away From Running Out Of Water; Colorado Dentist Convicted, Sentenced To Life For Killing Wife. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• U.S. Announces New Trade Deals Ahead of Tomorrow's Tariff Deadline; Interview with Rep. Dan Goldman (D-NY): DOJ Not Expected to Comply with Senate Demands for Epstein Files, ICE Restrictions on Detention Facility Visits; 25 Hospitalized After Significant Turbulence on Delta Flight; NTSB Public Hearing on Deadly D.C. Midair Collision. Aired 8-8:30a ET
• Hawley Sides with Democrats on Trading Bill; Inflation Heated Back up in June; Student Loan Borrowers See Interest Restart; Questions about Cognitive Decline. Aired 8:30-9a ET
• U.S. Announces New Trade Deals; Transcripts from Epstein Grand Jury Testimony; Delta Fight Turbulence Causes Hospitalizations; Funeral for NYPD Officer Today; Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL) is Interviewed about Tariffs. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• Texas Redistricting and the Midterms; Christian Manuel is Interviewed about Redistricting in Texas; Marc Maron is Interviewed about his New Special. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Texas Flood Investigation; Extreme Turbulence Rocks Delta Flight; Gaza Starvation Crisis Escalates; Tariff Deadline. Aired 1- 1:30p ET
• Officials in Hard-hit Texas County Explain Missing Flood Briefing Call; Biden Administration's SAVE Repayment Program Set to End Tomorrow; Suspect Arrested in Killings of Couple Hiking With Two Daughters in Arkansas; Widespread, Life-threatening Flash Flooding Likely in Major I-95 Corridor Cities During Evening Commute. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• Shannon Sharpe Fired by ESPN After Settling Sex Assault Lawsuit; Radioactive Wasp Nest Found at Site Where Nuclear Bombs Were Made; How Lifestyle Changes Can Slow Cognitive Decline. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Trump Extends Current Trade Deal With Mexico for 90 More Days; Witkoff, Huckabee Traveling to Gaza Tomorrow to Inspect Aid Delivery and Finalize Plan for More; Key Trade Deals Still Not Done as Trump's Deadline Looms; Trump Administration Official Denies Maxwell Clemency Currently on the Table. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• WH: Mideast Envoy & Ambassador Huckabee to travel into Gaza Tomorrow; 25 Delta Passengers Injured After Turbulence Forces Emergency Landing; Now: TX Officials Face Questions About Response to Deadly Flooding; Key Trade Deals Still Not Done as Trump's Deadline Looms; Trump Extends Current Trade Deal with Mexico for 90 More Days; Trump: Canada's Palestinian Move a Trade Deal Stumbling Block; Russia Claims Its Force Have Captured Key Ukrainian Town. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Ukraine Struggles as Russia Ramps Up Summer Offensive; Suspect Arrested in Killing of Mother and Father During Hike; NTSB Holds Second Day of Hearings into Deadly DC Midair Crash; Retailer's Sydney Sweeney Has Great Jeans Ads Spark Debate. Aired 3:30-4p ET


CNN Newsroom
• U.S. and World on Edge on Eve of Trump's August 1 Deadline; U.S. Federal Reserve Leaves Interest Rates Unchanged; U.N. Says Time Running Out to Address Starvation in Gaza; Tsunami Alerts Cancelled as Threat from Waves Subsides. 12-Day War Exposed Gap in U.S. Anti- Missile Defenses; Ozzy Osbourne Honored with Funeral Procession in Birmingham. Aired 12-1a ET
• Arab Countries Call On Hamas To Disarm, Relinquish Power; Trump Says Friday Tariff Deadline Will Not Be Extended; Trump Announces Deal To Impose 15 Percent Tariff On South Korea; Russian Strikes On Ukraine Kill Dozens, Despite Trump Push For Ceasefire; Over 100 Aftershocks Rattle Russia After Massive 8.8 Quake; Trump's EPA Argues No Basis For Regulating Climate Pollution. Aired 1-2a ET
• New U.S. Deal With South Korea Puts 15 Percent Tariff On Imports; Time Running Out To Address Starvation In Gaza; Tsunami Alerts Canceled As Threat From Waves Subsides; 12-Day War Exposed Gap In U.S. Anti-Missile Defenses; A.I.-Generated Model Appears In Vogue Magazine Guess Ad; Australia to Ban YouTube Access for Children Under 16; Weightlifting Helps Improve Muscle Mass, Bone and Joint Health to Age Well; "Wednesday" Second Season Premiere Held in London. Aired 2- 3a ET
• Trump's Tariff Deadline is Hours Away; Vogue Faces Criticism over an A.I. Generated Ad; YouTube to Enforce Ban on Minors in Australia. Aired 3-4a ET


CNN This Morning
• Commerce Secretary: Trump Economy Has Officially Arrived; Celeb Legal Sagas Could Signal End of #MeToo Era. Aired 6-6:30a ET
• Harvey Scolnick is Interviewed about the NTSB Hearing; Hawley Sides with Democrats on Insider Trading Bill; South Korea Agrees to 15 percent Tariff; Ghaith al-Omari is Interviewed about Gaza; Harris Won't Run for Governor. Aired 6:30-7a ET


Connect the World
• More Western Nations Preparing to Recognize Independent Palestinian State; Ukraine's President: Kyiv Hit by 300 Plus Russian Drones & Missiles; Tehran's 10 Million People Facing Dire Water Crisis; Investors: Fed Interest Rate Cut Could Come in September; Kim Le Court Makes History at Woman's Tour De France. Aired 9-10a ET
• U.S. Middle East Envoy Steve Witkoff Meets with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Israel; U.S. State Department Imposes Sanctions on Palestinian Authority Officials, Palestine Liberation Organization Members; Interview with Danny Danon, Israeli Ambassador to the U.N.; Trump Tariffs Face Legal Battle in Federal Court; Arab States Call on Hamas to Disarm, Relinquish Power; Intelligent Future with Leandro Aolita on Quantum Computing. Aired 10-11a ET


Erin Burnett Outfront
• Trump: "I Don't Know" Why Epstein Took Women From Mar-a-Lago; Air Marshall On ICE Flights; Trade War Deadline. Aired 7-8p ET


Early Start with Rahel Solomon
• U.S. And World On Edge On Eve Of Trump's August 1 Deadline; Officials: U.S. Envoy Steve Witkoff To Travel To Israel; NTSB Hearing On Deadly Collision Between Plane, Helicopter; Intruders Demand Cryptocurrency In Home Invasion Attack. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Growing Number Of Robberies Targeting Cryptocurrency; American Eagle "Great Jeans" Ad Sparks Online Debate; Police Arrest Man Suspected Of Killing Couple On Hiking Trail. Aired 5:30-6a ET


Inside Politics
• Trump Extends Mexico's 25 Percent Tariffs For 90 Days As Talks Continue; Key Trade Deals Still Outstanding As Trump's Deadline Looms; Trump: Canada's Palestinian Move Is A Trade Deal Stumbling Block; Federal Reserve Keeps Interest Rates Steady; GOP Divided Over Release Of Epstein Files. Aired 12-12:30p ET
• Kamala Harris Releasing Memoir On Her 2024 Campaign; The Age- Old Biden Question Hangs Over 2028 Field; Texas GOP Attempts To Take 5 Democratic House Seats With New Map; NYPD Gathers For Funeral Of Officer Killed In NYC Mass Shooting. Aired 12:30-1p ET


Isa Soares Tonight
• Trump Slaps 50 Percent Tariffs on Most Brazilian Goods; White House Ramps Up Pressure Ahead of Trade Deadline; Tsunami Threats Subsides in the Pacific Rim; Former VP Harris to Release a Book about 2024 Presidential Election. U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff Lands in Israel for High Level Talks with Netanyahu; Russia Continues to Pound Ukraine with Drone Missiles Inspite of Trump's Ceasefire Demand; Trump Tariffs Deadline Looms. Aired 2- 3p ET


Laura Coates Live
• Family of Virginia Giuffre Speaks Out on Epstein Scandal; Trump Launches New Tariff Blitz Ahead of Midnight Deadline; Mamdani Walks Back Calls to Defund the Police; Sean "Diddy" Combs Takes New Shot at Full Acquittal; "Laura Coates Live" Reports Latest Update on Arkansas Murder Case. Aired 11p-12a ET


One World with Zain Asher
• Global Pressure Grows for Israel to End the War; U.S. Middle East Envoy Steve Witkoff in Israel; Ukraine Struggles as Russia Ramps Up Summer Offensive; Trump Slaps 50 Percent Tariff on Most Brazilian Goods; Trump Threatens India with 25 Percent Tariffs and Russia "Penalty"; Archaeologists Rush to Explore Northumberland that Sank in 1703. Aired 11a- 12p ET
• Trump Pauses Higher Tariffs On Mexico For 90 Days; Soon: NASA To Launch Four-Person Crew To International Space Station; Dentist Sentenced To Life In Prison Over Poisoning Death; NYPD Bids Farewell To Officer Didarul Islam; Ukraine Struggles As Russia Ramps Up Summer Offensive; Delta Flight Forced To land After Turbulence, 25 Injured; Aired 12-1p ET


Quest Means Business
• U.S. Trading Partners Scramble to Beat Tariff Deadline; Trump Agrees to Pause Higher Tariffs on Mexico for 90 Days; NTSB Holds Hearings on Deadly Collision Near D.C. Airport; Interview with Wizz Air CEO Jozsef Varadi; U.S. PCE Inflation in June the Highest Since February; Apple, Amazon Report Earnings. Aired 4-5p ET


The Situation Room
• Trump Announces South Korea Trade Deal Before Deadline Tomorrow; Russia Launches Deadly New Wave of Strikes on Kyiv; NTSB Investigating After Severe Turbulence Forces Delta Plane to Make Emergency Landing in Minneapolis. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Steve Witkoff Meets with Netanyahu in Jerusalem; Trump Calls on Hamas to Surrender and Release Hostages; Student Loan Balances for 8M borrowers Set to Increase. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Starvation Crisis in Gaza; NYPD Officer Funeral; Epstein Scandal Escalates; Trade Deadline. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Trump Revives Presidential Fitness Test; Interview With State Rep. Jon Rosenthal (D-TX); D.C. Flight Crash Investigation. Aired 11:30a-12p ET


The Source with Kaitlan Collins
• Giuffre's Family: Maxwell's Actions Were "A Pure Sense Of Evil"; Trump Unveils New U.S. Tariffs Affecting Every Country; Kamala Harris Gives Colbert First Post-Election Interview. Aired 9-10p ET


The Brief with Jim Sciutto
• CNN International: Trump's Tariff Pause Set to Expire; Federal Appeals Court Hears Arguments in Trump Tariff Case; U.S. Special Envoy and Ambassador to Head to Gaza Friday; Israel Forces Fired Shots "Just Inches" from Crowd Waiting for Food Aid; Kyiv Moves to Restore Anti-Corruption Agency Independence; New Revelations at NTSB Hearing. Aired 6-7p ET


What We Know with Max Foster
• Trump Pauses Higher Tariffs On Mexico For 90 Days; Sources: Hamas Stops Engaging In Ceasefire Negotiations; Russia Claims Its Forces Have Captured Key Ukrainian Town; White House: Trump Not Considering Clemency For Maxwell; Trump Administration And Brown University Reach Deal To Restore Funding. Aired 3-4p ET