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Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees
• Shots Fired, Officer Critically Wounded, Suspect Dead in Atlanta; CDC Employee Says He Saw Man Approach Steps, Pull Out A Rifle, And Shoot At Building; President Trump Says He'll Meet Putin In Alaska Next Friday; Israel Faces Backlash Over Plans For Expanded War In Gaza; British PM Says Move "Would Only Bring More Bloodshed"; Police: Officer Killed In Atlanta Shooting; Netanyahu Insists Israel Is "Not Going To Occupy Gaza". Aired 8-9p ET


Amanpour
• Interview With "The Uninhabitable Earth" Author David Wallace-Wells; Interview With "My Mother's Wedding" Director And Actress Kristin Scott Thomas; Interview with Mother Jones Senior Reporter Anna Merlan. Aired 1-2p ET


CNN's The Arena with Kasie Hunt
• New: Netanyahu Insists Israel Won't Occupy Gaza; New Threats For Texas Dems; Trump & Putin To Meet. Aired 4-5p ET


The Lead with Jake Tapper
• Trump: Will Meet Russia's Putin "Very Shortly"; New Lawsuit Filed Over WH Handling Of Epstein Files; Emory University Reports Shooting On Campus. Aired 5-6p ET
• Emory University Reports Shooting On Campus; Trump Says, Will Meet With Russia's Putin In Alaska Next Friday; DOJ Says It Wants to Release Epstein Grand Jury Exhibits; Police: Suspect Dead After Shooting At Emory University; Veteran NASA Astronaut Jim Lovell Dies At 97. Aired 6-7p ET


CNN NewsNight with Abby Phillip
• Putin Tells U.S. He'll Stop War In Exchange For Eastern Ukraine; Trump's Ceasefire-Or-Sanctions Deadline Hits For Putin; Perilous Moment, Israel Plots Gaza City Takeover; Trump Secretly Orders Military To Begin Taking Force Against Drug Cartels On Foreign Soil; California Retaliates Against Texas, Changing Its Political Map With A Big Move. Aired 10-11p ET


CNN News Central
• Israel's Security Cabinet Approves Plan to Take Over Gaza City; Trump's Deadline Arrives for Putin to Make Ceasefire Deal With Ukraine; Trump Increases Federal Law Enforcement Presence in D.C. Aired 7-7:30a ET
• Pentagon Policy Could Divert Weapons Built For Ukraine Back To U.S.; Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) On Trump's Deadline Day For Russia To Agree To Ceasefire; Rep. Kevin Kiley (R-CA) On Deadline Day For Texas Democrats To Return To The State. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• Young Democrats Try to Win Over Gen Z Voters; Israeli Plan to Occupy Gaza City Draws Global Criticism; Deadline Day: Trump Says Russia Must Agree to Ukraine Ceasefire; Trump Puts Federal Law Enforcement Officers on DC Streets; Deadline Day for Texas Democrats to Return to the State; Trump Administration's Next Redistricting Battleground, Indiana. Aired 8-8:30a ET
• Fast-Spreading Canyon Fire Burns Nearly 5,000 Acres; Trump Executive Order Opens 401(k) Accounts to Private Assets; Scientists Testing New Ways to Prevent A.I. Going Rogue. Aired 8:30-9a ET
• Israel's Security Cabinet Approves Plan to Take Over Gaza City; Russia Launches Drone Attacks on Ukraine as Trump Deadline Arrives; Trump Increases Federal Law Enforcement Presence in D.C.; Deadline Day for Texas Dems to Return to the State; Federal Judge Orders Temporary Pause at the Alligator Alcatraz. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• Voter Opinion Shifting Ahead of the Midterms; Trump Orders Universities to Hand Over Data on Applicants' Race, Gender; Interview with Actress Elaine Hendrix. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Interview With State Rep. Nate Schatzline (R-TX); Trump DOJ Targets New York Attorney General; Israel Plans Takeover of Gaza. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• Trump Increases Federal Law Enforcement Presence In D.C.; Wildfire Tears Through Mountains North of L.A.; Gifford Fire Scorches More Than 99,000 Acres, Only 15 Percent Contained; First Female Umpire To Work MLB Regular Season Games; Athlete Unlimited Softball League Began This Year, Four Teams Played First Season; Sex Toys Thrown Onto WBA Court In Multiple Different Games; Trump Seeks $1 Billion Settlement From UCLA; Texas Republicans Try To Pass New Redistricting Map. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• Texas House Again Fails To Reach Quorum With Dems Absent; Israeli Security Cabinet Approves Takeover Of Gaza City; Explosions In Gaza City After Takeover Plan Was Approved; International Backlash Mounts Over Israel's Plan To Take Gaza City. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Federal Law Enforcement to Begin Interviewing Unaccompanied Migrant Children in Government Custody; Trump Administration Seeking $1 Billion Settlement from UCLA; Economists Warn Tariff Rebate Checks Could Fuel Inflation. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Explosions in Gaza City After Takeover Plan Approved; Protests Erupt Across Israel Against Gaza Occupation; Texas House Again Fails to Reach Quorum, Will Try Again Monday; Sources: Trump Removes IRS Commissioner After Just Two Months; DOJ Investigates NY Attorney General Who Beat Trump in Court; Trump Increases Federal Law Enforcement Presence in D.C.. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Wildfire in Mountains North of Los Angeles Now 25 Percent Contained; Apollo 13 Commander Jim Lovell Dies at 97; Former Top Biden Aide Testifies that Biden's Inner Circle Decided He Should Not Take Cognitive Test. Aired 3:30-4p ET


CNN Newsroom
• Israeli Security Cabinet Approves Plan To Occupy Gaza City; Putin Suggests UAE For Possible Site Of Summit With Trump; Trump Eyes Census That Excludes Undocumented Immigrants; Women Who Survived U.S. atomic Bomb Speak To CNN; French PM: Wildfire Is "Catastrophe On An Unprecedented Scale". Aired 12-12:45a ET
• Israel's Cabinet Approves New Plan To Occupy Gaza City; Trump Says Would Meet Putin Without Zelenskyy Sit-Down; Russia And India Talk Up Strategic Partnership After Tariff Hike; Trump Tariffs Kick In At Highest Rates Since Great Depression; Israeli Security Cabinet Approves Plan to Occupy Gaza City; Interview with "Ms. Rachel" Rachel Accurso; French PM: Wildfire is "Catastrophe on an Unprecedented Scale"; "South Park's" New Episode Mocks Trump and His Cabinet. Aired 1-2a ET
• Tension Escalates in Gaza; President Trump to Negotiate with Vladimir Putin; No Conditions, No Meetings; Tariffs Felt Around the World; Switzerland To "Fight" For Better Trade Deal With U.S.; Trump Administration Urges Supreme Court To Allow Divisive ICE Patrols In California; Trump Eyes New Census That Excludes Undocumented Immigrants. Aired 2-2:45a ET
• Israel's Security Cabinet Approves Gaza Occupation; Trump, Putin's Face to Face Meeting Unclear Yet; Atomic Bomb Survivors Speak to CNN. Aired 3-4a ET


CNN This Morning
• Russia & Israel: Trump Faces High-Stakes Decisions On World Stage; Israel Security Cabinet Approves Plan To Take Over Gaza City; White House Preps For Possible Putin Summit; Trump Nominating Tariff Architect To Fill Vacancy At The Fed; New Series Shows Impact Left By Hurricane Katrina. Aired 6-6:30a ET
• Trump Threatens Federal Government Will Run Washington, D.C.; Sex Toys Thrown on Court During WNBA Games. Aired 6:30-7a ET


Connect the World
• Israeli Security Cabinet Approves Plan to Control Gaza City; Trump Waffles on Whether Russia Sanctions Deadline Stands; Trump's Rose Garden Revamp Matches Mar-a-Lago Setup; Trump Nominating Loyalist Stephen Miran to Fill Fed Seat; Mboko Caps Dream Run with Final Victory Over Osaka. Aired 9- 9:45a ET
• Israeli Security Cabinet Approves Plan To Control Gaza City; Condemnation Grows For Israeli Plan To Control Gaza City; Riding Along On Jordanian Aid Drop Flight Over Gaza; Trump Says No Need For Putin To Meet With Zelenskyy for Summit; Maersk CEO Sees Opportunity Despite Tariff Disruptions; United Nations Plea For Peace In Gaza; Deadline Today For Texas Lawmakers To Return To State Capitol; World Food Programme Warns Of Starvation Amid Ongoing Conflict In Sudan. Aired 10-11a ET


Erin Burnett Outfront
• Emory University Reports Shooting On Campus; Trump Confirms Putin Meeting; New Filing: DOJ Pushing To Release Epstein Grand Jury Exhibits. Aired 7-8p ET


Early Start with Rahel Solomon
• Israel Plans To Occupy Gaza City; U.S. & Russia Remain At Odds Ahead Of Talks; Texas Democrats Face Redistricting Deadline. Aired 5- 5:30a ET
• Israeli Security Cabinet Approves Plan To Occupy Gaza City; Trump Increasing Federal Law Enforcement In D.C.; Sources: Trump Steps Up Purge Of Perceived Disloyalists. Aired 5:30-6a ET


Inside Politics
• Texas Suspends Direct Deposit For Absent State House Members; Gov. Abbott Threatens More Lopsided Map If Dems Don't Cooperate; Republicans Eye New Maps In Indiana, Ohio, Missouri, Florida; DOJ Opens Probe Into NY Attorney General Who Beat Trump In Court. Aired 12-12:30p ET
• Trump's Deadline Arrives For Putin To Make Deal With Ukraine; Vance Spells Out Goals In Gaza: End Hamas, End Starvation; Cartoon Mocks ICE, Kristi Noem, Trump & JD Vance; Secy. Noem Claims South Park Episode Is "Lazy"; Software Company Palantir Expands Reach In Federal Government. Aired 12:30-1p ET


Isa Soares Tonight
• Israel's Plan To Take Over Gaza City Sparks Global Condemnation; Trump's Friday Deadline Arrives For Russia To Agree On A Ceasefire; Trump Hosts Leaders Of Armenia And Azerbaijan; Israeli Security Cabinet Approves Plan To Control Gaza City; Man Fights To Regain U.K. Citizenship After Jihadist Accusations; Wildfire Threat Grows Under Peak Heat Conditions. Aired 2-3p ET


Laura Coates Live
• DOJ Opens Investigation into New York Attorney General Who Beat Trump in Court; Officer Killed After Shooter Appeared to Target CDC in Atlanta; Trump to Meet with Putin in Alaska; Texas Sues to Remove More Democrats from Office; Harry Enten Tries the Ketchup Smoothie. Aired 11p-12a ET


One World with Zain Asher
• Opposition Leader Yair Lapid Calls Gaza City Takeover Plan a "Disaster"; Israeli Security Cabinet Approves Plan to Control Gaza City; Texas Legislature to try to Reconvene in Hours; Preparations Underway for Possible Trump-Putin Meeting; Firefighters Battle Wildfires in Western Colorado; Entertainment Memorabilia Auction Could Fetch Millions. Aired 11a-12p ET
• Israeli Security Cabinet Approves Plan To Control Gaza City; Germany Halts Arms Exports To Israel For Use In Gaza; Condemnation Grows For Israeli Plan To Control Gaza City; Russia Launches Drone Attacks On Ukraine As Trump Deadline Arrives; Hot, Dry Weather And Strong Winds Hinder Firefighting Efforts; OpenAI Launches New Version Of ChatGPT; Trump Still Looking For New Bureau Of Labor Statistics Chief; Young Democrats Try To Win Over Gen Z Voters; Mboko Caps Dream Run In Canada With Victory Over Osaka; Aired 12-1p ET


Quest Means Business
• Germany Halts Arms Exports To Israel; Trump Hosts Leaders Of Armenia And Azerbaijan; Donald Trump Hosts Leaders Of Armenia And Azerbaijan; Donald Trump Touts Economy In Oval Office Presentation With Heritage Foundation Economist Stephen Moore. Aired 4-5p ET


The Situation Room
• Israeli Security Cabinet Approves Takeover of Gaza City, Move Puts Israel Closer to Fully Occupying the Enclave; White House Preps for Possible Putin Meeting as Ceasefire Deadline Expires; Intense Wildfires Prompt Evacuation of Thousands North of L.A. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Deadline for Democrats to Return to Texas; Pastor on a Crusade for Christian Nationalism; Thousands Evacuated in S. California as Fire Spreads. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• DHS Chief Noem To Discuss Ice Arrests, Expansion Of Detention Centers; Intense Wildfires Prompt Evacuation Of Thousands North Of L.A.; Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ), Is Interviewed About Israeli Security Cabinet Approves Plan To Take Over Gaza City. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Appeals Court Sides With Trump Administration in Immigration Case; 'The Situation Room' Celebrates 20 Years; Will Pentagon Divert Weapons From Ukraine?; DOJ Targets New York Attorney General. Aired 11:30a-12p ET


The Source with Kaitlan Collins
• Trump Says He'll Meet With Putin In Alaska Next Friday; Trump's DOJ Subpoenas NY Attorney General Letitia James; New Netflix Docuseries Dives Into World Of SEC Football. Aired 9-10p ET


The Brief with Jim Sciutto
• Emory University Shooting; Trump Confirms He'll Meet Putin Soon; Putin And Witkoff Discussed Ceasefire Deal Involving Russian Control Of Donetsk And Luhansk; Backlash Over Israel's Gaza City Takeover Plan; Israeli Security Cabinet Approves Plan To Control Gaza City; Texas Redistricting Fight; Letitia James Under Investigation. Aired 6-7p ET


What We Know with Max Foster
• Israel Facing Backlash Over Gaza City Takeover Plan; Preparations Underway For Possible Trump-Putin Meeting; U.S. Doubles Bounty For Venezuela's President To $50M; Sources: Trump Removes Head Of Internal Revenue Service; No Quorum For Texas House Again After Democrats Stay Away; Letitia James Faces DOJ Subpoena Over Trump Organization Investigation. Aired 3-4p ET