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Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees
• Trump-Putin Summit "No Deal Until There's A Deal"; No Ceasefire After Trump-Putin Summit; Interview With Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D- CT); Trump On Putin Summit: "No Deal Until There's A Deal"; Putin Invites Trump To Meet With Him In Moscow Next. Aired 8-9p ET


Amanpour
• Trump and Putin Meets in Anchorage, Alaska; Interview with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy; Interview with Interview with Hermitage Capital Management CEO and Co-Founder Bill Browder. Aired 1-2p ET


CNN's The Arena with Kasie Hunt
• Now: Trump-Putin Summit Under Way. Aired 4-5p ET


The Lead with Jake Tapper
• Now: Trump-Putin Summit Under Way; Rep. Tim Burchett, (R-TN), Is Interviewed About Trump-Putin Summit, Vladimir Putin. Aired 5-6p ET
• Trump And Putin Hold Joint News Conference. Aired 6-7p ET


CNN NewsNight with Abby Phillip
• No Ceasefire Or Deal After Trump-Putin Summit; Trump Backs Off Severe Consequences Threat To Putin; Trump Says He And Putin Largely Agreed On Land Swaps; CNN's Post Analysis On The Trump-Putin Summit. Aired 10-11p ET


CNN News Central
• Soon, Trump Departs White House for Alaska Summit With Putin; D.C. Mayor, Officials Reject A.G. Bondi's Police Takeover Order; Cisco Exec Pushes Back Against A.I. Doomsday Warnings. Aired 7-7:30a ET
• Soon: Trump Departs For Summit With Putin In Alaska; Texas House Reconvenes Today As Democrats Signal End To Standoff; Nations Mark 80 Years Since End Of World War II. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• Trump Heading to Historic Summit with Putin in Alaska; AG Bondi Takes Over DC Police, Installs New Emergency Commissioner; Trump Speaks to Reporters Aboard Air Force One. Aired 8-8:30a ET
• U.S. Retail Sales for July; Jim Townsend is Interviewed about the Trump-Putin Meeting; Diving into Dog Breeds; Mississippi Able to Enforce Social Media Law. Aired 8:30-9a ET
• Trump Heads to Alaska; Trump Comments Ahead of Summit; Kira Rudik is Interviewed about the Trump-Putin Summit; Lawsuit over D.C. Police Takeover; Oklahoma Issuing Anti-Woke Assessment. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• William Cohen is Interviewed about the Trump-Putin Meeting; California to Move Forward with Redistricting; CNN Original Series "American Prince: JFK Jr." Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Putin and Trump Set to Meet. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• Trump and Putin to Meet Face-to-face in Alaska Soon; Trump to Brief Zelenskyy, Other European Leaders After Summit. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• Trump and Putin to Meet Face-to-face in Alaska Soon; Air Force One Lands in Alaska Ahead of Trump-Putin Summit. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Trump-Putin Meeting Will No Longer be a One-on-One, Rubio and Witkoff Will Now Attend with President Trump. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Now: Trump And Putin In Alaska Ahead Of Historic Summit. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Trump and Putin Meet for Historic Summit. Aired 3:30-4p ET


CNN Newsroom
• Trump to Meet with Putin in Alaska in Coming Hours; Hong Kong Court Adjourns Hearing for Lai Until Monday; Israel's Netanyahu Pushing 'Voluntary' Migration from Gaza; Japan Marks 80 Years Since Surrender Ending WWII. Aired 12-1a ET
• Trump To Meet Putin In Alaska To Discuss Russia-Ukraine War; Protesters Demand Release Of Israeli Hostages Held In Gaza; Netanyahu Pushing Voluntary Migration From Gaza; Hong Kong Court Postpones Jimmy Lai's Trial Over Health Issues. Hong Kong Court Adjourns Hearing for Jimmy Lai Until Monday; Trump to Meet with Putin in Alaska in Coming Hours; Interview with Kremlin Economic Envoy; State of the Russian Economy on the Eve of Alaska Summit; Japan Marks 80 Years Since Its Surrender Ended WWII. Aired 1-2a ET
• Leaders Meet to End War; Unrest in Gaza Ignites More Protests; Jimmy Lai's Trial Halted; Trump Ahead of Friday Summit: Putin "Going To Make A Deal"; Japan Marks 80 Years Since Its Surrender Ended WWII; Evacuations In Central, Northern Portugal As Wildfires Burn. Aired 2- 3a ET
• Trump-Putin Summit Happening Today; Jimmy Lai's Trial Abruptly Adjourned Over Health Issues; Japan Commemorates 80 Years of the End of World War II. Aired 3-4a ET


CNN This Morning
• Soon: Trump Heads to Alaska for Summit with Putin; Nations Mark 80 Years Since Japan's Surrender in World War II; Border Agents Crash Newsom's 'Big, Beautiful' Event. Aired 6-6:30a ET
• Trump Heads to Alaska for Summit; Lawsuits over Immigrant Detention Sites. Aired 6:30-7a ET


Connect the World
• Trump on His Way to Alaska for Summit with Putin; Israeli Minister Confronts Jailed Palestinian Leader; Pam Bondi Orders DC to End Sanctuary City Policies; Champions Liverpool Host Bournemouthin EPL Season Opener. Aired 9-10a ET
• Trump on His Way to Alaska for Summit with Putin; Trump Spoke to Putin Ally Lukashenko Ahead of Summit; Israeli Minister Confronts Jailed Palestinian Leader; D.C. Residents Protest Federal Takeover of U.S. Capital. Aired 10-11a ET


Erin Burnett Outfront
• Trump: "There's No Deal Until There's A Deal". Aired 7-8p ET


Early Start with Rahel Solomon
• Trump & Putin To Meet In Alaska; Ukrainians Fear "Unjust" Peace; Trump Defends Crime Crackdown. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• California Governor Announces Plan To Redraw Congressional Maps; Israel In Talks With Several Countries About Taking In Displaced Palestinians; Ukrainians Rally In Kyiv Ahead Of Trump-Putin Summit. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Trump And Putin To Meet In Alaska For High-Stakes Summit; Ukrainians Rally Outside U.S. Embassy In Kyiv; D.C. Officials General Reject Push By Bondi To Name Emergency Police Commissioner; Gavin Newsom Announces Plan To Redraw Congressional Maps. Aired 4-4:30a ET
• Trump And Putin To Meet In Alaska For High-Stakes Summit; Possible Land-For-Ceasefire Scenarios In Ukraine; Jimmy Lai Trial Abruptly Adjourned Due To Health Emergency; Meeting Is A Reminder Of Alaska Past As Russian Colony. Aired 4:30-5a ET


Inside Politics
• Trump Says "Very Severe" Consequences If Putin Doesn't End War; Trump, Putin Land In Alaska Soon For Pivotal Summit; Russian FM Stirs Attention Wearing USSR Sweater To Alaska Summit. Aired 12-12:30p ET
• Trump En Route To Alaska For High-Stakes Putin Summit; Former Imprisoned American Trevor Reed On Trump-Putin Summit; Russian PM Stirs Attention Wearing USSR Sweater To Alaska Summit. Aired 12:30-1p ET


Isa Soares Tonight
• Did Not Air 2-3p ET


Laura Coates Live
• Trump-Putin End Summit With Talk Of Progress But No Deal; "Laura Coates Live" Answers Viewers' Questions. Aired 11p-12a ET


One World with Zain Asher
• Trump& Putin to Meet in Alaska for High-Stakes Summit; Barack Obama Wades into Texas Redistricting Debate; Russia Makes Gains in Ukraine Ahead of Trump-Putin Summit; Ukrainian Protest in Kyiv Ahead of Trump-Putin Summit; Malaysian Critics Slam Adams Nomination. Aired 11-12a ET
• Soon: Trump And Putin Meet In Alaska For High-Stakes Summit; Poll: American Support For Aid To Ukraine Has Climbed; Fact-Checking Trump's Claims On Russia And The Ukraine War; Maxwell Arrival Sparks Tension At Texas Prison Camp; Putin's Long, Complicated History With U.S. Presidents; Israeli Minister Taunting Of Palestinian Icon Sparks Outrage; Climate Change Fuels Intense Wildfire Seasons Across The Globe; Russia's Centuries- Old Alaskan History; Aired 12-1p ET


Quest Means Business
• Did Not Air 4-5p ET


The Situation Room
• Now, Trump on Way to Summit With Putin in Alaska; D.C. Attorney General Sues Trump Admin Over Police Takeover; Retail Sales Climbed 0.5 Percent in July. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Trump Headed for Anchorage, Alaska for Summit; Trump and Putin Meet Face-to-Face in Alaska; D.C. Attorney General Sues Trump Administration. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Now: Pres. Trump On His Way To Alaska Summit With Putin; Erin Becomes This Year's First Hurricane In The Atlantic; American Austin Tice Still Missing 13 Years After Syria Kidnapping. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Putin and Trump Set to Meet; Pentagon Says Pete Hegseth Supports Women's Right to Vote; Interview With Ukrainian Parliament Member Halyna Yanchenko. Aired 11:30a-12p ET


The Source with Kaitlan Collins
• Trump & Putin Conclude High-Stakes Summit In Alaska With No Deal; Trump On Disclosing Top Sticking Point With Putin: I'd Rather Not; Putin Warns Kyiv, Europe: Don't Torpedo The "Emerging Progress." Aired 9-10p ET


The Brief with Jim Sciutto
• Did Not Air 6-7p ET


What We Know with Max Foster
• Did Not Air 3-4p ET