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CNN Transcripts for August 17, 2025

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CNN Newsroom
• Tomorrow: Trump, Zelenskyy Set To Meet At The White House; Nationwide Strike Hits Israel As Protesters Demand Hostage Deal; Erin Weakens To Category 3 Storm Over The Atlantic; 3 Dead, 9 Injured In Brooklyn Shooting, Police Searching For Suspects; California Farmers Hope Coffee Tariffs Will Boost Business; White House Orders Review Of Smithsonian Exhibits To Align With Trump Directive. Aired 2-3p ET
• Nationwide Strike Hits Israel As Protesters Demand Hostage Deal; European, NATO Leaders To Join Trump-Zelenskyy Meeting; Tomorrow: Hearing Over Legality Of Alligator Alcatraz. Aired 3-4p ET
• European, NATO Leaders To Join Trump-Zelenskyy Meeting; Interview With Representative Mike Quigley (D-IL); California Farmers Hope Coffee Tariffs Will Boost Business; Tomorrow: Hearing Over Legality Of "Alligator Alcatraz"; ICE Transfer Flights Now Becoming Harder To Track; At-Home Flu Vaccine Rolls Out In Time For Flu Season. Aired 4-5p ET
• European, NATO Leaders to Join Trump-Zelenskyy Meeting at the White House; Nationwide Strike in Israel as Protesters Demand Hostage Deal; Three Dead, Nine Injured in Brooklyn Shooting, Manhunt Ongoing; Zelenskyy to Be Flanked by European Leaders at Trump Meeting; Back-to- School in D.C. as National Guard Troops Arrive; California Farmers Hope Coffee Tariffs Will Boost Business. Aired 6-7p ET
• Trump, Zelenskyy Set To Meet Tomorrow At The White House; Manhunt After 3 Killed, 9 Hurt In Brooklyn Shooting; Three GOP-Led States Sending National Guard Troops To D.C. Air Canada Strike, Melania Trump Writes Letter To Putin On Protecting Children, Tomorrow: Trump, Zelenskyy Set To Meet At White House. Aired 7-8p ET
• European, NATO Leaders to Join Trump-Zelenskyy Meeting; Israelis Hold Nationwide Strike to Demand a Hostage Deal; Migrant Detention Centers Face Legal Test; 2028 Dem Presidential Hopefuls Need to Step Up Now; Summer of Screams Where Horror Films Creep into Theaters. Aired 8-9p ET
• Did Not Air. Aired 5-6p ET
• Russia-Ukraine Peace Efforts; Deadly South Asia Floods; Back To Work. Aired 3-3:30a ET
• Zelenskyy Set to Visit Trump in Washington; Three GOP Governors Sending National Guard Troops to D.C.; Crowds Protest National Guard Deployment in D.C.; Newsom Mocks Trump Using President's Social Media Style; Nationwide Strike in Israel; Nationwide strike underway in Israel to support hostages. Aired 4-5a ET
• Trump, Zelenskyy Set to Hold Talks in Washington Monday; Crowds Protest National Guard Deployment in D.C.; California Dems Ready for Redistricting to Counter Texas; New Orleans Mayor Indicted for Alleged Fraud With Bodyguard; Nationwide Strike Underway in Israel to Support Hostages; The Future of High-Speed Rail in the United States. Aired 5- 6 am ET


CNN This Morning
• Trump Opting For Direct Peace Deal Versus Ceasefire After Alaska Summit; Ukraine: Five Killed, 11 Injured From Russian Attacks In Last 24 Hours; Zelenskyy, At Least One European Leader To Meet With Trump At White House Monday; Multiple European Leaders Invited To Trump, Zelenskyy Meeting On Monday; European Commission President To Attend Zelenskyy-Trump Meeting; Protesters Flood D.C., Confront Guards Over Federal Takeover; Three GOP Governors To Send National Guard Troops To D.C. In Trump's Federal Push; Erin's Rapid Strength Increase Shows Storm's Power As It Spins North Of Caribbean; New Orleans' First Female Mayor Indicted; Ghislaine Maxwell's Arrival At Texas Prison Sparks Tension. Rulings On FL Everglades Detention Center Expected This Week; ICE Transfer Flights Now Becoming Harder To Track; California Coffee Farmers Hope Tariffs Will Boost Business. Aired 6-7a ET
• Ukraine: 5 Killed, 11 Injured From Russian Attacks In Last 24 Hours; European Commission President To Attend Zelenskyy-Trump Meeting; CA Legislature Set To Debate Map Giving Dems 5 Seats; Air Canada To Resume Flights After Directive Ending Strike; Protesters Block Highways As Strike Demanding Hostage Deal Underway Across Israel; Over 140 Rescues Made At New Hampshire Beach Due To Rip Currents; Parole Board Weighs Menendez Brothers' Release This Week; Three GOP Governors To Send Natl. Guard Troops To D.C. Three GOP Governors to Send National Guard Troops to D.C.; WH Orders Review of Smithsonian Museums and Exhibits; Trump Announces Kennedy Center Honorees. Aired 7-8a ET


Fareed Zakaria GPS
• Interview with Jake Sullivan. Interview With Carnegie Russia Eurasia Center Director Alexander Gabuev; Interview With Former Baltimore Health Commissioner Dr. Leana Wen; Interview With Author Derek Thompson. Aired 10-11a ET


Inside Politics
• Tomorrow: Trump and Zelenskyy To Meet At White House; Tomorrow: California Democrats Start Mad Dash To Redraw Maps. Former Ohio Senator Sherrod Brown to Run Again in 2026; Can Trump Make Crime a Midterm Issue As He Declares "Emergency"; Alaska Summit Becomes Latest Chapter for the Last Frontier. Aired 8-9a ET


State of the Union
• Interview With Special Envoy Steve Witkoff; Interview With Former Vice President Mike Pence. Aired 9-10a ET


The Whole Story with Anderson Cooper
• Did Not Air. Aired 8-9p ET