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Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees
• Parole Hearing Underway for Erik Menendez, 36 years After He and Brother Murdered their Parents; Interview with Rep. Ro Khanna; House Oversight Chair Still Expecting Committee will Receive Epstein Documents on Friday; Russia Launches Its Biggest Attack More Than A Month While Accusing Ukraine Of Not Being Interested In Peace; Residents In Southern Ukrainian City Fight To Hang On Against Russian Assaults; Texas Moves Closer To Redrawing Congressional Map; Journalist Rescued After Surviving 5 Days In Wilderness. Aired 8-9p ET


Amanpour
• Interview with Israeli Political Analyst and "The Crooked Timber of Democracy in Israel" Author Dahlia Scheindlin; Interview with "Here Comes the Sun" Author Bill McKibben; Interview with Artist Amy Sherald. Aired 1- 2p ET


CNN's The Arena with Kasie Hunt
• Now: California Lawmakers Vote On Redistricting Plan; Trump To Join Law Enforcement On D.C. Streets Tonight; Cracker Barrel Stock Tanks After Controversial Logo Change. Aired 4-5p ET


The Lead with Jake Tapper
• Texas Senate Expected To Pass Trump-Backed Map Favoring GOP Soon; Rep. Joe Morelle, (D-NY), Is Interviewed About Law Enforcement In D.C., Redistricting, Mail-in Ballot; Trump Plans To Join Law Enforcement On D.C. Streets Tonight. Aired 5-6p ET


CNN NewsNight with Abby Phillip
• Trump Turns His Police Takeover in Streets of Washington; Democrats Enter Fight or Flight Mode in Redistricting War. Cracker Barrel Updates Its Logo; Trump No Longer Has To Pay $500 Million Fine In Civil Fraud Case. Aired 10-11p ET


CNN News Central
• Hurricane Erin Creates Life-Threatening Conditions Along East Coast; Unsealed Video Reveals TikTok Employees Warned Internally About App's Impact on Teenagers; Scheffler Sheds Light on Dominance Ahead of East Lake. Aired 7-7:30a ET
• Hurricane Erin Creates Life-Threatening Conditions Along East Coast; NYT: Mayor Eric Adams Adviser Hands Reporter Bag Of Cash; Camp Mystic Parents Push For Improved Safety Laws. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• Judge Cites Threats to Victim's Safety in Decision on Epstein Documents; Hurricane Erin Creates Life-Threatening Conditions Along East Coast; Interview with Rep. Madeleine Dean (D-PA): Russia Launches Largest Drone, Missile Attack on Ukraine in Weeks; Trump Ramps Up His Pressure Campaign Against the Federal Reserve. Aired 8:00-8:30a ET
• 11-Year-Old Girl Gets News Hear After 215 Days in Hospital; Newsom Trolls Trump by Posting Like Him Online; Florida Lifeguards Rescue Deer Stranded in Ocean; How Alcohol Consumption Impacts Your Heart Health. Aired 8:30-9 am ET
• Hurricane Erin Creates Life-Threatening Conditions Along East Coast; North Carolina's Outer Banks Bracing for Four-Foot Storm Surge; Texas Dems Vow to Take Fight to Courts Over New Congressional Map; Unsealed Video Reveals TikTok Employees Warned Internally About App's Impact on Teenagers; Study Lays Out Dramatic Decline in Americans Reading Books. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• Interview with Representative Pete Sessions (R-TX); Interview with Oklahoma City Mayor David Holt (R); "Severance" Actress Patricia Arquette Gets 8th Emmy Nod. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Gavin Newsom's Presidential Prospects?; Texas Set to Redraw Congressional Maps; D.C. Crackdown; Hurricane Erin Impacts East Coast; Menendez Brothers Face Parole Board. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• White House, E.U. Release Framework of Trade Deal; Tariffs Driving Up Back-to-school Prices; Trump Ramps Up Rhetoric on Russia- Ukraine Conflict as Kremlin Launches Deadly Drone and Missile Attack; Person Catches the Plague After Lake Tahoe Camping Trip; Union Says at Least 600 CDC Employees to Be Fired; Delta and United Sued for Windowless Window Seats. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• New York Appeals Court Tosses Trump's $500 Million Fraud Judgment; Erik Menendez Appears Before Parole Board; California Democrats Poised to Pass Redistricting Plan. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Uvalde School Officials Hold Back Key Emails Despite Court Order; Netanyahu Signals He Will Approve Plan for Gaza City Takeover; Answering Your Questions About Managing Heart Health. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Now: Erik Menendez Appears Before Parole Board; Now: California Parole Board Weighs Erik Menendez's Release; Trump Plans to Join Law Enforcement on Streets of D.C. Tonight; McCarthy Urges CA Voters to Reject Dems Redistricting Efforts; Rep. Robert Garcia (D-CA) Discusses About Redistricting; California Democrats Poised to Pass Redistricting Plan Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Interview with Rep. Robert Garcia (D-CA): Biden Aide's Testimony Raises Question About Efforts to Shield the Former President; Lawsuit: TikTok Workers Worry About Its Impact on Teens; Part of a Delta Boeing 737's Wing Breaks Off During Flight; Netflix to Curate Viewing Playlists Based on Your Zodiac Sign. Aired 3:30-4p ET


CNN Newsroom
• Israel Ramps Up Gaza City Takeover; Israel Approves Controversial West Bank Settlement Plan; U.S., Russia Give Mixed Signals on Putin-Zelenskyy Meeting; Hurricane Erin Moving Up U.S. East Coast at Category 2; Cubans Protest Water Shortages; Video Shows Immigration Agents Violently Arresting Mexican Brothers; Federal Agents Arrest Brothers, Tase One Multiple Times; OpenAI CEO Warns of Artificial Intelligence Bubble. Aired 12-12:45a ET
• Israel Approves Controversial E1 Settlement Plans In West Bank; Most Children In Gaza Out Of School For Two Years Due To War; U.S., Russia Give Mixed Signals On Putin-Zelenskyy Meeting; Russia Says Talks On Ukraine Security Guarantees Must Include Moscow; Hurricane Erin Poised To Batter The East Coast; The Afghans Left Behind After U.S. Withdrawal; Six States Send Hundreds of National Guard Troops to D.C.; OpenAI CEO warns of Artificial Intelligence Bubble; Civilians Face Cholera Outbreak as Fighting Rages On. Aired 1-2a ET
• Israel Calls Up 60,000 Reservists Ahead Of Gaza City Takeover; Hurricane Erin Moving Up U.S. East Coast At Category 2; U.S., Russia Give Mixed Signals On Vladimir Putin-Volodymyr Zelenskyy Meeting; NATO Military Leaders Discuss Ukraine Security Guarantees; 95-Year-Old Former Soldier Wants To Return Home From South Korea; 95-year-old Former Soldier Wants to Return Home From South Korea; Texas Advances Republican Bill to Redraw Voter Maps; Trump Administration Expands Good Moral Character Requirement for Immigrants to Become Naturalized U.S. Citizens; 11-year-old Receives Life-Saving Heart Transplant in the U.S.; Panic at Major Milan Airport After Flames Break Out; New NASA Images Show Mars Under Earth-like Blue Sky. Aired 2-2:45a ET
• Israel Begins First Stage of Massive Assaults in Gaza City; Erin Traverses U.S. East Coast; Century-old Church in Sweden Completes Two-Day Relocation. Aired 3-4a ET


CNN This Morning
• Erin Brings Dangerous Rip Currents & Winds Along the East Coast; Today: Texas & California Vote on Rival Redistricting Plans; Dating Apps Boom, but Users Burned Out. Aired 6-6:30a ET
• Hurricane Erin Remains At Category 2 Storm; Redistricting Fight Advances In Texas & California; Target CEO Steps Down Amid Sales Slump, DEI Backlash. Aired 6:30-7a ET


Connect the World
• Israeli Offensive in Gaza City Begins; State House Approves Measure that would Help Republicans Gain Five U.S. House Seats; Texas Republicans Advance Bill to Redraw Voter Maps; Fed Policymakers Convene Amidst Trump Administration Pressure; Scottie Scheffler Looks to Defend FedEx Cup Title. Aired 9-9:45a ET
• Israeli Offensive in Gaza City Begins; Israel Moves Forward with New Settlement Plans; Putin Supports Sending Higher-Level Officials to Ukraine Talks but Not Himself; Republican States Send National Guard Troops to D.C. to Help Trump's Crackdown; OpenAI CEO Warns of Artificial Intelligence Bubble; Far-Right Israeli Minister Taunts Jailed Palestinian Leader; London Bookshop Deals in Romantasy. Aired 10-11a ET


Erin Burnett Outfront
• Newsom Closer To Undercutting Trump In High Stakes Election Fight; Russia Strikes U.S.-Owned Company In One Of Largest Attacks On Ukraine; Satellite Images Reveal Secret Missile Base In North Korea. Aired 7-8p ET


Early Start with Rahel Solomon
• Hurricane Erin Moving Up U.S. East Coast At Category 2; Zelenskyy Says He's Ready To Make "Some Compromise" On Whether Ceasefire Must Happen Before Talks With Putin; Israel Approves Controversial West Bank Settlement Plan. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Video Shows Agents Violently Arresting Mexican Brothers; Six States Send Hundreds Of National Guard Troops To D.C.; California Governor Mimics President's Social Media Style. Aired 5:30-6a ET


Inside Politics
• Soon: California Democrats Expected To Pass Redistricting Plan; One-On-One With Kevin McCarthy On Redistricting; Soon: Vance In Georgia To Tout Signature Legislation; CNN Poll: 6 In 10 Americans Disapprove Of Trump's Signature Bill. Aired 12-12:30p ET
• Ossoff: Vance's Legacy Is To "Throw Millions Off Health Care"; New York Appeals Court Voids Nearly $500M Penalty Against Trump; NYT: Democrats Face Voter Registration Crisis; Hegseth Puts Fitness To Test, Internet Scrutiny. Aired 12:30-1p ET


Isa Soares Tonight
• IDF Advances Plans For A Ground Offensive In Gaza; Nine Killed In Russian Airstrikes In Ukraine; Trump Says He'll Join Patrols On The Streets Of Washington D.C.; New Syrian Government To Rebuild International Ties; IDF Warns Hospitals And Aid Groups To Prepare Evacuation Plans; Hurricane Erin Remains A Category 2 Storm. Aired 2-3p ET


Laura Coates Live
• Erik Menendez Denied Parole 36 Years After Murdering Parents; Newsom Signs Bill to Counter GOP's "Rigged Map"; Trump Vows to Spread Police Crackdown to Other Cities; Appeals Court Voids Trump's $500M Civil Fraud Penalty; Backlash Over Redesigned Cracker Barrel Logo. Aired 11p-12a ET


One World with Zain Asher
• Israel Approves Controversial Settlement in West Bank; Israel Moves Forward with Controversial New Settlement Plan; NY Court Throws Out Trump's Civil Fraud Penalty; California Governor Mimics President's Social Media Style; California Democrats Prepare to Pass Own Redistricting Plan; "The Nicest Judge in the World" Dies at Age 88. Aired 11a-12a ET
• Exhausted IDF May Face A Manpower Problem; U.N. Warns Of "Horrific Impact" Forced Displacement Will Have; Storm Brings Dangerous Conditions To U.S. East Coast; Parole Hearings Getting Underway For Erik And Lyle Menendez; California Democrats Plan Tit-For-Tat Measure; Trump's Crackdown Hits D.C.'s Homeless Population; Surge In Cases Hospitalizes Thousands In Sudan; Study: Reading In The U.S. Dropped 40 Percent Over Last 20 Years. Aired 12-1p ET


Quest Means Business
• U.S. and E.U. Spell Out Highly Anticipated Terms of Deal; US to Apply 15 Percent Tariff to Most E.U. Good Under Deal; Walmart Warns that Tariffs are Pushing Costs Up; Trump Says He'll Join Law Enforcement on D.C. Streets Tonight; Pharmaceuticals Avoid Sky-High Tariffs in U.S.-E.U. Deal; Video of TikTok Employees Confirms Goals to Make People Addicted to the Platform. Aired 4-5p ET


The Situation Room
• Now, Erin Lashing the North Carolina Outer Banks; Now, Texas Senate Meeting on Trump-Backed Map That Favors GOP; Parole Hearing on Fate of Menendez Brother to Begin This Morning. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Texas Senate Meeting on New Congressional Map; D.C. Residents Feel Less Safe After Trump Police Takeover; Judge Rejects Trump Admin. Request to Release Epstein Grand Jury Documents. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Appeals Court Throws Out Civil Fraud Penalty Against Trump; Interview With Los Angeles, California, District Attorney Nathan Hochman; Menendez Brothers Face Parole Board; Hurricane Erin Impacts East Coast. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Alcohol and Blood Pressure; Russia Escalates Strikes on Ukraine; Menendez Brothers Face Parole Board. Aired 11:30a-12p ET


The Source with Kaitlan Collins
• Trump Visits Police, Military In D.C. Amid Federal Takeover; California Dems Approve New Redistricting Map To Counter Texas; Erik Menendez Denied Parole After Yearslong Fight For Release. Aired 9-10p ET


The Brief with Jim Sciutto
• CNN International: Trump Joins Law Enforcement Agents at D.C. Police Facility; Israel Approves New West Bank Settlement Plan; Gaza Officials Call for International Pressure on Israel; Walmart Warns Tariffs May Drive Up Prices Further; Russia's Massive Attack on Ukraine; Babymetal Makes Billboard Top 10 Debut. Aired 6-7p ET


What We Know with Max Foster
• Netanyahu Indicates He Will Approve Gaza City Takeover; Trump Appears To Urge Ukraine To Go On Offensive; NY Court Tosses Out Trump's $500M Civil Fraud Penalty; Lower U.S. Tariffs On E.U. Autos Are On Hold; Trump Intends To Join Police & Military On Streets Tonight; New Jersey Declares "Erin" State Of Emergency. Aired 3-4p ET