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CNN Newsroom
• Warmer Waters Lead To Rise In Dangerous Bacteria; Community Gathers, Grieves After Deadly Minneapolis Shooting; China Kicks Off Major Security Summit; California Dems Approve Redistricting Plan After Texas Passes GOP-Drawn Maps; No Discussion Of Peace Talks At Israeli Security Cabinet Meeting; Trump-Fueled CDC Chaos Sparks Concerns Over Vaccines, Public Health; "Presidential Exemption" Allows Trump To Avoid Conflict-Of-Interest Law. Aired 2-3p ET
• Xi Hosts Putin And Indian P.M. Modi At Major Security Summit; Judge Temporarily Bars Deportations Of Guatemalan Minors; Pope Leo Calls For End To Pandemic of Arms. Aired 3-4p ET
• Community Gathers, Grieves After Deadly Minneapolis Shooting; Judge Temporarily Blocks Deportations of Guatemalan Minors; Interview With Representative Emily Randall (D-WA); Former CDC Official Warns The U.S. May Not Be Ready For The Next Pandemic; What The Movie "Jaws" Can Teach America; Ostapenko Apologizes For Comments Made To Taylor Townsend; Tennis Legend Seles On Inspirational Play Of 45-Year-Old Venus Williams; CNN Speaks To The Bookie Linked To Scandal Stole Millions From MLB Player Shohei Ohtani. Aired 4-5p ET
• Judge Temporarily Blocks Trump Administration's Deportation Of Guatemalan Children; President Xi Of China Hosts India And Russia And Other World Leaders For The SCO Summit; President Trump Challenging The Federal Reserve's Independence; Ukrainian Politician Killed In Lviv; Israeli Military Pounds Gaza Suburb; President Trump Exempt Of Financial Conflict Of Interest; NOAA Reports Possible La Nina Winter. Aired 5-6p ET
• Congress Set To Return With Jam-Packed Agenda This Week; Judge Blocks Trump Administration From Deporting Guatemalan Children; China To Host Massive Military Parade; Pope Leo Responds To The Minneapolis School Shooting; California Democrats Launch Redistricting Campaign. Aired 6-7p ET
• China Kicks Off Security Summit With Putin, Modi And Kim Jong- Un; Iowa Democrat Catelin Drey Flips Senate Seat In Special Election; Interview With Representative Debbie Dingell (D-MN); Legal Battles Over Ten Commandments In Schools; The Environmental Cost Of Using Artificial Intelligence; FDA Approves Updated COVID-19 Vaccine, But Only For Some. Aired 7-8p ET
• A Red Carpet Welcome; Stepping Up Attacks; Taylor Swift Wedding Mania. Aired 3-3:30a ET
• China Kicks Off Major Two-Day Security Summit; Chicago Mayor Resists Trump's Expected Federal Deployment; Ukrainian Politician Shot Dead in Kyiv; New Israeli Strikes in Gaza City; FDA's New COVID Vaccine Requirement. Aired 4-5a ET
• Chicago Mayor Resists Trump's Expected Federal Deployment; U.S. Appeals Court Strikes Down Many Trump Tariffs; China Kicks Off Major Two-Day Security Summit; Russian Drone Attack Hits Power Facilities in Odesa; Houthis: Israeli Strike Killed Group's Prime Minister; Controversial Florida Detention Center May Soon Be Empty; Some Shark Numbers on the Rise. Aired 5-6a ET


CNN This Morning
• Chicago Mayor Signs Order To Counter Trump's Immigration Plans; Congress Returns From Summer Recess This Week; House GOP Oversight Panel Subpoenas Epstein Estate For His Will, "Birthday Book," Other Documents; White House Pressures Indiana Lawmakers To Redistrict; Trump Urges Top GOP State Lawmaker To Re-Draw Congressional Maps; CDC Orders Office Return Weeks After Deadly Atlanta Shooting; Congresswoman Denied Entry Top ICE Facility After Wildfire Arrests; Powerball Jumps To $1.1 Billion, Fifth Largest Jackpot Ever; Cooler Air Brings Fall-Like Feel For Labor Day Weekend; New Eligibility Requirements For Updated COVID Vaccine; New COVID Vaccine Regulations To Vary By State; Pope Leo XIV: "Stop The Pandemic Of Arms, Large And Small, Which Infects Our World"; Community Gathers For First Mass After Catholic School Shooting; Source: Israel To Halt Airdrops Over Gaza City; China Kicks Off Two-Day Security Summit. China Kicks Off Two-Day Security Summit; Former Memphis Police Officers Convicted; Mississippi Puts Gun Used In Emmett Till Lynching On Display; Trump Is Putting His Mark On Federal Architecture; "Big, Beautiful Tariffs" Airs Monday At 8PM ET. Aired 6-7a ET
• China Kicks Off Two-Day Security Summit; Xi, Modi Talk Friendship In A "Chaotic" World As Trump's Tariffs Hit; Florida May Lose Millions On Controversial Detention Center; Florida Cities Face Deadline To Remove Rainbow Crosswalks; California Democrats Launch Redistricting Campaign; Chicago Mayor Signs Over To Resist Planned Immigration Crackdown. Chicago Mayor Signs Order to Resist Planned Immigration Crackdown; House Committee to Receive Epstein Documents This Week; Cardi B's Trial Testimony Goes Viral. Aired 7-8a ET


Fareed Zakaria GPS
• The United States Vs. Iran. Aired 10-11a ET


Inside Politics
• "You're Fired": Trump Pushes Aside Independent Experts; Can Americans Trust The CDC? Former Officials Weigh In. Are Democrats Building Any Momentum Heading into Midterms; Congress Heads to D.C., Faces Mounting Crises; Batter Up, Sports Stars Running for Office. Aired 8-9a ET


State of the Union
• Interview With Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN); Interview With Rep. Buddy Carter (R-GA); Interview With Rep. Wesley Bell (D-MO); Interview With White House Senior Director For Counterterrorism Sebastian Gorka; Interview With World Food Program Executive Director Cindy McCain. Aired 9-10a ET


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