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Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees
• Trump: Severe Consequences if Putin Doesn't Agree to End War; Summit with Putin Setting the Table for Possible Second Meeting to Include Zelenskyy; Godfather of A.I. Reveals His Vision for How Humanity can Survive Super Intelligent Artificial Intelligence; Godfather of A.I. Suggests Building Maternal Instincts Into A.I. Models Could Mitigate Risks; Trump to Seek Extended Takeover of D.C. Police Beyond 30-day Limit; National Guard Ramping Up 24/7 Presence on D.C. Streets; Potential Cure for Baldness and Thinning Hair is on the Horizon, a New Drug PP-405 is in the Early Stages of Research. Aired 8-9p ET


Amanpour
• Interview with Former Saudi Ambassador to U.S. and U.K. and Former Saudi Head of Intelligence Turki Al-Faisal; Interview with Catholic University of America Professor of History, "Collisions" Author and Wilson Center Kennan Institute Director Michael Kimmage; Interview with D.C. Councilmember Brooke Pinto. Aired 1-2p ET


CNN's The Arena with Kasie Hunt
• White House Source: National Guard Presence In D.C. Expanding Tonight; Trump: Friday Meeting With Putin About "Setting The Table": Trump Unveils Kennedy Center Honorees. Aired 4-5p ET


The Lead with Jake Tapper
• Trump: Could Arrange Putin-Zelenskyy Meeting If Summit Goes Well; Trump To Seek "Long-Term Extensions" Of D.C. Police Takeover; Trump Announces 2025 Kennedy Center Honorees; Paul Whelan Reacclimating After 5 Years Detained In Russia; Reporter Responds To Spam Text From Job Recruiter, Details How Interactions Got "Weirder Than I Could Have Imagined". Aired 5-6p ET
• Trump Says, Severe Consequences If Putin Doesn't Agree to End War; House Judiciary Democrats Pen Letter to Bondi About Maxwell Transfer; White House Says, National Guard Presence in D.C. Expanding Tonight. Rural Health Clinics May Be Forced To Close Due To Provision In Trump's Megabill; Soon: Taylor Swift's Podcast Episode Of "New Heights" Premieres. Aired 6-7p ET


CNN NewsNight with Abby Phillip
• Trump Deploys More Troops to D.C. Streets Tonight; Trump Suggests Political Litmus Test for Arts; Trump Says, I'll Host Kennedy Honors Show After Woke Past. "NewsNight" Tackles Trump War On Data; Democrats Now Are Fighting Fire With Fire. Aired 10-11p ET


CNN News Central
• National Guard Troops Now in D.C. After Trump Takeover of City's Police; Next Hour, Trump and Zelenskyy Hold Virtual Talks Ahead of Putin Summit; Officials Say, Gunman Fired Nearly 500 Rounds During Attack on CDC. Aired 7-7:30a ET
• Trump Nominee For Labor Stats Chief Raises Bipartisan Concerns; Trump Admin Orders Smithsonian Museums To Be Reviewed For "Americanism"; Zelenskyy, European Leaders To Hold Trump Call Ahead Of Putin summit; Trains Carrying Hazardous Material Derail in Rural Texas; Major Flooding In Tennessee Prompts Water Rescue. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• Armored Humvees Near Washington Monument as Trump Deploys National Guard; Interview with Peter Strauss (D) Shadow Senator, Washinton DC: National Guard Troops Now in DC After Trump Takeover of City's Police; Trump, Zelenskyy and European Leaders Meet on Ukraine; GOP Lawmaker: Alex Acosta Can Still be Called to Testify. Aired 8- 8:30a ET
• Paul Offit is Interviewed about the Pfizer Vaccine; Numbers on Trump, the GOP and Inflation; New Series on John F. Kennedy Jr. Aired 8:30-9a ET
• Trump to Speak with E.U. Leaders; Trump's Crime Crackdown Ramps Up; Quinton Lucas is Interviewed about the Trump Police Takeover; White House Orders Review of Smithsonian; W. Kamau Bell is Interviewed the White House's Review of Museums. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• Ukraine Evacuates Children from Donetsk; Three Dead in Tennessee Flooding; Tramell Tillman is Interviewed about "Severance." Aired 9:30-10a ET
• White House Orders Review of Smithsonian Museums; Trump Talks to Zelenskyy; Trump Seeking Long-Term Takeover of D.C.?; Interview With Rep. Brendan Boyle (D-PA). Aired 1-1:30p ET
• Number of Ice Flights Skyrocketing, but Planes Harder to Track; DHS Displays White Identity Motifs in Ice Recruitment Ads; Godfather of A.I. Warns Tech Bros Are Not Doing Enough to Save Humanity, Says We Need to Build Maternal Instincts Into A.I. Models; Wave of Glacier Floodwater Heading for Alaska's Capital City. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• Trump Warns Russia Will Face Severe Consequences if War Doesn't Stop; Trump Talks to Zelenskyy, E.U. Leaders Ahead of Putin Summit; President Trump Will Seek to Extend Federal Control of D.C. Police, Ask Congress to Pass a Crime Bill. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Epstein Survivor Recounts What Happened to Her as a Teenager; Israeli Military Chief Approved Main Concept for Gaza Attack Plan; Trump: Administration is Looking At Reclassifying Marijuana. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Trump Talks to Zelensky, E.U. Leaders Ahead of Putin Summit; Trump: Russia Will Face "Severe Consequences" if War Doesn't Stop; WH: "Significantly" More National Guard Troops in D.C. Starting Tonight; ICE Detention of Teen at L.A. School Sparks Fear Among Students. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• White House Orders Review of Smithsonian Museums, Exhibits; YouTube to Start Using AI to Guess Ages of Users; NASA to Decommission Satellites that Track Climate Data. Aired 3:30-4p ET


CNN Newsroom
• Trump to Meet with Putin One-on-One in Alaska on Friday; Growing Push to Revive Israel-Hamas Ceasefire Negotiations; National Guard Members, Vehicles Deploy in Washington, D.C.; Fires Impacting Summer Tourism in Europe. Aired 12-12:45a ET
• Trump To Meet With Putin One-On-One In Alaska On Friday; Zelenskyy Calls For Trilateral Meeting With Trump, Putin; Growing International Criticism Of Israel's Actions In Gaza; National Guard Members, Vehicles Deploy in Washington, D.C.; GBI: Nearly 500 rounds Fired, Nearly 200 Hit CDC Building; Uruguay Lawmakers Expected to Pass Euthanasia Bill; Chinese Ships Collide While Chasing Philippine Boats; New Technology Aims to Detect Possible Drone Attacks; "KPop Demon Hunters" Breaks Streaming, Music Records. Aired 1-2a ET
• Russian State Media Promotes Upcoming Donald Trump-Vladimir Putin Summit; Growing Push To Revive Israel-Hamas Ceasefire Negotiations; D.C. Leaders And Donald Trump Administration Discuss Law Enforcement Surge; Chinese Ship Collide While Chasing Philippine Boats; High Temperatures, Winds Drive Fires in Greece and Turkey; White House Orders Review of Smithsonian Museums & Exhibits; K-pop Demon Hunters Scores Top Spot on Billboard Hot 100. Aired 2-2:45a ET
• Trump-Putin Summit Preparations in Full Swing; National Guard Patrolling D.C. after Trump's Takeover; Two Chinese Vessels Collided Along Scarborough Shoal, Philippines Slammed the Recent Maritime Incident; "KPop Demon Hunters" Now the Most-Watched Netflix Original Animated Movie in History. Aired 3-4a ET


CNN This Morning
• National Guard Deploys in Streets of D.C. Amid Federal Takeover; Taylor Swift's Marketing Genius. Aired 6-6:30a ET
• Jeffrey Edmonds is Interviewed about the Trump-Putin Summit; Brett Smiley is Interviewed about Trump's Police Takeover; White House Orders Smithsonian Review. Aired 6:30-7a ET


Connect the World
• Ukraine: Heavy Battles Ahead of Trump-Putin Summit; Glacial Outburst Threatening to Flood Juneau, Alaska; White House Orders Review of Smithsonian Museums; National Guard, Federal Agents Deploy in Washington, DC; Michael Phelps Helps Teach Baltimore Ravens how to Swim. Aired 9-10a ET
• Zelenskyy to Speak after Virtual Meeting with Trump, E.U.; Trump and Putin to Meet in Alaska on Friday; Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov to Attend Trump-Putin Summit; E.U. Insists Ukraine Must Attend Next Meeting; Zelenskyy Insists on Ceasefire First, then Security Guarantees; IDF Says It Struck Armed Men Posing as Aid Workers in Gaza; Prince Harry and Meghan Extend Netflix Deal. Aired 10-11a ET


Erin Burnett Outfront
• Trump Warns Putin Of "Severe Consequences" If He Doesn't End War; Dems Demand Maxwell Prison Transfer Docs, DOJ Interview Transcript; National Guard's Presence In DC "Significantly Higher" Tonight; ICE Planes Making It Harder To Track Flights & The Detainees Inside. Aired 7-8p ET


Early Start with Rahel Solomon
• National Guard Troops Patrol Washington; Putin Heads To U.S. Friday; CDC Targeted Over COVID-19 Vaccines. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Illinois Mandates Mental Health Screenings for Students; White House Orders Review Of Smithsonian Museums And Exhibits; Perseid Meteor Shower Peaks Overnight. Aired 5:30-6a ET


Inside Politics
• Trump Takes Questions After Announcing Kennedy Center Honorees; Trump: "Very Good Call" With Zelenskyy And E.U. Leaders. Aired 12- 12:30p ET
• Trump Says No Second Meeting With Putin if He Doesn't Get the Answers He Needs on Friday; Trump Huddles With Zelenskyy, E.U. Leaders Ahead of Summit; Trump Names George Strait, Sylvester Stallone, Kiss, Michael Crawford, Gloria Gaynor as Kennedy Center Honorees; White House Orders Aggressive Review of Smithsonian Exhibits. Aired 12:30-1p ET


Isa Soares Tonight
• Israel Carrying Out Fierce Strikes on Gaza City Ahead of Takeover Plan; Israel in Talks to Possibly Resettle Palestinians in Gaza to South Sudan; Alaskan Glacier Outburst Leads to Dangerous New Record; Perseid Meteor Shower Puts on a Show. Aired 2:00-3p ET


Laura Coates Live
• Newsom Trolls Trump with Plan to "End Trump's Presidency"; New Push to Have Key Figure in Epstein Deal Testify; Psychiatrist Warns of Hospitalizations Tied to "A.I. Psychosis." Aired 11p-12a ET


One World with Zain Asher
• Russia Dismisses European Consultations Ahead of Trump-Putin Summit as "Insignificant"; White House Calls Trump-Putin Summit a "Listening Exercise"; Trump to Announce Kennedy Center Honorees; DC Mayor: Trump's Police Takeover an "Authoritarian Push"; EU, Ukraine, U.S. Talk Ahead of Trump-Putin Meeting; Perseid Meteor Shower Lights Up Night Sky Across Balkans. Aired 11a-12p ET
• E.U., Ukraine, U.S. Talks Ahead Of Trump-Putin Meeting; Israeli Military Approves "Main Concept" For New Gaza Plan; Trump Vows To Remove Homeless From D.C. ; Mexico Expels 26 High-Ranking Cartel Members To The U.S.; The Importance Of Accurate And Unbiased Economic Statistics; "Godfather Of AI" Says Big Tech Putting Humanity At Risk. Aired 12-1p ET


Quest Means Business
• Trump Seeks More Authority Over Cultural Institutions; L.A. Artist Turning Destroyed Cars into Stained Glass Art; National Guard to Expand Presence in Washington, D.C. Trump Speaks with European Leaders Ahead of Putin Meeting; Trump Says He Hopes to Schedule Putin-Zelenskyy Meeting; Port of L.A. Says July Was its Busiest Month Ever. Aired 4-5p ET


The Situation Room
• Now, Trump Holds Virtual Call With Zelenskyy Ahead of Putin Meeting; Trump Set to Announce Kennedy Center Honorees; Three Dead, One Missing After Torrential Rain and Floods in Chattanooga. Aired 10- 10:30a ET
• Putin is Bluffing That Sanctions are Nothing Says Zelenskyy; Federal Agents, National Guard on D.C. Streets; White House Orders Review of Smithsonian Museums. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Trump to Announce Kennedy Center Honorees; Trump Speaks With Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• J.D. Vance Addresses U.S. Troops; Trump Announces Kennedy Center Honorees. Aired 11:30a-12p ET


The Source with Kaitlan Collins
• Trump: Would Consider Declaring National Emergency To Extend Takeover; Trump Warns Of "Severe Consequences" If Putin Doesn't End War; Texas Dems Weigh Returning To End Redistricting Standoff. Aired 9-10p ET


The Brief with Jim Sciutto
• CNN International: Trump Said He Won't Negotiate Ukrainian Territory with Putin; Russia Makes Gains in Ukraine Ahead of Trump-Putin Summit; National Guard Troops Expand D.C. Presence; Mexico Transfers 26 Alleged Cartel Figures to U.S.; Israel Reportedly in Talks to Resettle Gazans; Chinese Tech Giant Tencent Reports Strong Q2 Results; Zelenskyy Outlining Key Principles for Peace Talks; Trump to Host Kennedy Center Honors; WH Order Review of Smithsonian Museums. Aired 6-7p ET


What We Know with Max Foster
• Trump Promises "Very Severe Consequences" For Russia If Putin Doesn't Agree To End War; National Guard, FBI, DEA Patrol D.C. As Part Of Trump Plan; Israel Escalates Strikes As IDF Chief Of Staff Approves Framework For New Attack Plan; Mexico Expels 26 High-Ranking Cartel Figures To U.S. Aired 3-4p ET