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CNN Transcripts for September 13, 2025

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The Amanpour Hour
• Interview With Civil Rights Activist Martin Luther King III; Interview With Michigan Democratic Senator And Former CIA Analyst Elissa Slotkin; Interview With Former Hostage Held In Gaza Liat Beinin Atzili; Interview With "Holding Liat" Director Brandon Kramer; U.K. Government Grapples With Palestine Action Protests; Inside Bin Laden's al-Qaeda Training Camp In Afghanistan. Aired 11a-12p ET


CNN Newsroom
• Suspect In Kirk Shooting Being Held Without Bail In Utah County Jail; Utah Governor Encourages Political Restraint After Kirk Killing; Search For Motive In Killing Of Charlie Kirk Intensifies; Trump To NATO: Stop Buying Russian Oil If You Want U.S. To Impose "Major" Sanctions On Moscow. NATO Launches "Eastern Flank" Operation After Russian Drone Incident; Police: Man Beheaded With Machete At Dallas Motel; Lawmakers Seek Increased Security Amid Political Violence Concerns. Aired 12-1p ET
• Police Search Apartment Of Charlie Kirk Shooting Suspect; Utah Gov. Dismisses Some In GOP Calling For "War" After Kirk Killing; Trump Claims Left-Wing Radicals "Are The Problem" And Implies Radicals On The Right Are Not; Utah Governor Encourages Political Restraint After Kirk Killing; Trump Tells NATO: Stop Buying Russian Oil; Rubio: Russian Drone Incident "Unacceptable And Unfortunate And Dangerous"; Man Fatally Shot by ICE; Trump Targets Memphis For Crime Crackdown; Vigils Held Across U.S. To Pay Tribute To Charlie Kirk; Charlie Kirk's Close Friend Speaks To CNN. Aired 1-2p ET
• Slain Conservative Activist Charlie Kirk's Wife Erika Speaks Publicly On Her Husband's Legacy And Continuing His Movement; Officials And Investigators Announce Intention To Push For Death Penalty For Accused Killer Of Charlie Kirk; Cuban National Accused Of Beheading Man With Machete At Dallas Motel; Secretary Of State Marco Rubio Criticizes Russian Drone Incursion Into Polish Air Space; President Trump Announces Deployment Of National Guard To Memphis, Tennessee, To Reduce Crime; Charlie Kirk's Popularity On Social Media Increases After His Death; Doctor Who Cured His Own Fatal Disease Now Uses Same Technique To Treat Others. Aired 2-3p ET.
• Suspect In Kirk Shooting Being Held Without Bail in Utah County Jail; Lawmakers Seek Increased Security Amid Political Violence Concerns; Trump Tells NATO Countries To Stop Buying Russian Oil; Man Beheaded With Machete At Dallas Motel; Analysts Compare Today's Tensions To Unrest In 1968; Star-Studded Concern In St. Peter's Square Today. Aired 3-4p ET
• Search Intensifies For Motive In Killing Of Charlie Kirk; Video Showing Kirk Being Shot Spread Quickly On Social Media; Trump Tells NATO Countries: Stop Buying Russian Oil; NATO Launches "Eastern Flank" Operation After Russian Drone Incident; Zelenskyy: I Don't Believe NATO Has Failed; Empowering Young People Through Music. Aired 5-6p ET
• Search Intensifies For Motive In Killing Of Charlie Kirk; Utah Governor: Encourages Political Restraint In Wake Of Kirk Murder; ICE Calls For Removal Of Man Accused In Dallas Murder; How Pregnant Moms Can Navigate Conflicting Health Advice From The Government And Doctors; Utah Gov Calls For The Country To "Disagree Better"; Rubio: Russian Drone Incident "Unacceptable" & "Dangerous"; Trump To NATO Countries: Stop Burying Russian Oil; Thousands Gather In Tel Aviv To Protest War; Police: Officers Assaulted At London Anti-Immigration Protests; "Neurodiversity Alliance" Empowering Thousands of Students. Aired 6-7p ET
• Search Intensifies For Motive In Killing Of Charlie Kirk; Trump Tells NATO Countries To Stop Buying Russian Oil; Interview with Rep. Steve Cohen (D-TN), Man Beheaded with Machete at Dallas Motel, Millions of Followers Join Charlie Kirk's Social Media Accounts After His Assassination. Aired 7-8p ET
• Did Not Air. 4-5p ET
• Charlie Kirk Killing Suspect Arrested; Latest Israeli Strike Kills Dozens in Gaza; Utah Governor Calls Shooting "Watershed Moment"; 77th Annual Emmy Awards in Los Angeles on Sunday. Aired 3-3:45a ET
• Charlie Kirk Killing Suspect Arrested, Held without Bond; Latest Israeli Strike Kills Dozens in Gaza; Unrest in Nepal over Social Media Ban; Kirk's Influence in South Korea and Japan; Trump's "Crime Crackdown" Veers from Chicago to Memphis; Emmys Host Nate Bargatze Shares Plans for Sunday's Ceremony. Aired 4-5a ET
• Charlie Kirk Killing Suspect Arrested, Held without Bond; FBI Workers Share Concerns about Kash Patel's Leadership; U.N. Approves Resolution for Two-State Solution; Media Megaphone Key in Identifying Suspected Charlie Kirk Killer; Prince Harry Lending Support to Wounded Veterans in Ukraine; Bad Bunny Skips U.S. Tour Dates over ICE Fears. Aired 5-6a ET


CNN This Morning
• FBI Searches Childhood Home Of Charlie Kirk Killing Suspect; Charlie Kirk's Death Puts Spotlight On Rise In Political Violence; Dozens Of Palestines Killed As Israel Intensifies Gaza Strikes; Trump Doubles Down On Blaming Radical Left. University of Michigan Reports Americans Feeling a Lot Worse About the Economy; Rapper Bad Bunny Excludes U.S. from Concert Tour. Aired 6-7a ET
• Kirk's Wife Speaks Out For The First Time Since Husband Was Killed; 22-Year-Old TYLER: Robinson Arrested In Charlie Kirk Killing; Killing Of Minnesota State Lawmaker Sparked Discussions On Funding, Pilot Programs To Increase Security; Department Of Education Cuts Race-Based Grant Funding; Consumer Survey: Americans Are Concerned About Prices, Tariffs, Business Conditions. Aired 7-8a ET


First of All with Victor Blackwell
• In This Moment, We Need To Talk; Utah Gov: Kirk Killing A "Watershed Moment" For America; Charlie Kirk's Murder Puts Renewed Focus On Political Violence. Aired 8-9a ET


CNN Live Event/Special
• CNN Saturday Morning Table for Five. Utah Governor Spencer Cox Calls for Nation to Heal after Killing of Conservative Activist Charlie Kirk During University Event; Some Republican and Democratic Politicians Accused of Contributing to Heated Political Rhetoric in U.S. in Wake of Killing of Charlie Kirk; President Trump's Comments on Israeli Attempts to Assassinate Hamas Officials in Qatar and Russia Sending Drone Incursion into Poland Examined; Former Vice President and Democratic Presidential Candidate Kamala Harris Criticizes Former President Joe Biden for Staying in 2024 Presidential Race Too Long. Aired 10-11a ET.
• Champions For Change. Aired 10-11p ET


Smerconish
• Professor Pape: "We're In A New Era Of Violent Populism"; Kirk's Death Adds To A Ledger Of Political Violence; Gov. Cox: Violent Rhetoric Online Can Lead To Real World Tragedy; Remembering Charlie Kirk. "Inside DOJ's Pursuit Of The President, From Nixon To Trump". Aired 9-10a ET