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Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees
• Trump Met with OMB Director Today Saying They'd Determine which of the Many Democrat Agencies they Plan to Cut; Interview with Sen. Mike Rounds (R-SD); Interview with Rep. Madeleine Dean (D-PA) . Rep. Madeleine Dean To Speaker Johnson: "The President Is Unhinged, He is Unwell"; Rise Of ICE Impersonations Causing Fear; At Least Two Killed In "Terrorist Incident" At U.K. Synagogue; Prince William Opens Up. Aired 8-9p ET


Amanpour
• Interview with Former Prime Minister of Ukraine Arseniy Yatsenyuk Interview with Actress and Activist Jane Fonda; Interview With SHINE Collab Director Mela Chiponda; Interview with Task Force on Nuclear Proliferation and U.S. National Security Co-Chair Meghan O'Sullivan; Interview with Task Force on Nuclear Proliferation and U.S. National Security Co-Chair Ernest Moniz. Aired 1-2p ET


CNN's The Arena with Kasie Hunt
• White House: "Thousands" Of Firings Likely Due To Shutdown; Trump: Meeting Today On Cuts To "Democrat Agencies"; Officials Expand Law Enforcement Efforts In Memphis. Aired 4-5p ET


The Lead with Jake Tapper
• Trump Admin Vows To Fire Federal Workers, Cut Blue-State Funding; Sources: Out-Of-Office Messages Blaming Democrats For Shutdown Sent From Furloughed Fed Workers' Accounts Without Consent; Unions Sue Trump Admin To Block Firings Amid Govt. Shutdown; FDA Approves A New Generic Abortion Pill; New Film Spotlights Library Workers Standing Up To Book Bans; Report: U.K. Paid $67K To Replace U.S. Flags Ahead Of Trump Visit; Halloween Retailers Increase Pricing Amid Trump's Tariffs. Aired 5-6p ET
• No Signs of Serious Talks on Capitol Hill to End Government Shutdown; Federal Workers' Financial Stress to Pile Up Amid Government Shutdown; Trump to Congress, U.S. in Armed Conflict With Drug Cartels. No Signs Of Serious Talks On Capitol Hill To End Government Shutdown; Eighth Outer Banks Home Collapses Into Ocean. Aired 6-7p ET


CNN NewsNight with Abby Phillip
• Shutdown Standoff Intensifies, Likely to Extend Next Week; Immigrants, Healthcare, and the Shutdown's Real Debate; Trump Essentially Tells Congress U.S. at War With Cartels. Trump Admins Says U.S. In Armed Conflict With Cartels; Pope Leo Comments On Human Rights Issues. Aired 10-11p ET


CNN News Central
• U.K. Police Say, Car Ramming and Stabbing Attack at Manchester Synagogue; White House Says, Firings Imminent With No End in Sight to Shutdown; Investigation Underway After Two Regional Jets Collide on New York City Taxiway. Aired 7-7:30a ET
• Rep. Carlos Gimenez (R-FL) On The U.S. Government Shutdown As It Enters Second Day With No End In Sight; Prince William Gets Emotional About Losing His Grandmother, the Queen; Combs To Be Sentenced Tomorrow, Wants To Address Judge In Court. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• Government Shutdown Enters Second Day with No End in Sight; Health Care Subsidies Main Sticking Pint in Shutdown Standoff; At Least Two Killed in Attack at Manchester, England Synagogue; Jet's Wing Slams into Cockpit Windows of Another at Laguardia Airport. Aired 8-8:30a ET
• Israeli Military Intercepts Flotilla; Rep. Lloyd Doggett (D-TX) is Interviewed about the Shutdown; Health Departments Worry over Shutdown Impacts; Pentagon Planning Polygraph Tests; Stacy Davis Gates is Interviewed about ICE Crackdown in Chicago. Aired 8:30-9a ET
• Shutdown May Put National Security at Risk; White House Says Firings are Imminent; Rep. Jimmy Panetta (D-CA) is Interviewed about the Shutdown; Attack on Manchester Synagogue; Lee Harris is Interviewed about Federal Troops in Memphis. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• Firings Imminent with Shutdown; Rep. Pat Ryan (D-NY) is Interviewed about the Shutdown; Meta Plans to Use A.I. for Ads; Nini Nguyen is Interviewed about Food in New Orleans. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Sean 'Diddy' Combs Faces Sentencing; Delta Planes Collide on Tarmac; Deadly Synagogue Attack in U.K.; Trump Set to Cut Government Jobs During Shutdown?. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• Poll Reveals More Americans Blame Trump and Republicans for Shutdown; Hegseth Announces Highest Male Standards on Military Fitness Tests; Judge Blocks Release of Graphic Photos From Idaho Murders Case; Walmart to Remove Some Artificial Ingredients in Store Brands. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• Prince William Opens Up on Family Life, Losing His Grandmother; White House Says Thousands of Federal Workers Will Likely Be Fired; More Federal Workers Told to Blame Dems for Shutdown in Their Out-of- office Messages; Outdoor Advocates Say Leaving National Parks Partly Open is Dangerous. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Shutdown Expected to Stretch into Next Week; Israel Says It Halted Almost All Vessels Trying to Reach Gaza; Meta Plans to Use AI Chatbot Conversations to Target Ads; Trump Official on ICE at Super Bowl: Enforcement Everywhere. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Trump Official on ICE at Super Bowl: "Enforcement Everywhere"; WH: "Thousands" of Federal Workers Will Likely be Fired; FBI Agents Group: Shutdown May Put National Security at Risk; Rep. Adam Smith (D- WA) Discusses About Government Shutdown; Healthcare Funding at Center of Government Shutdown Battle; 2 Killed in Attack on U.K. Synagogue on Yom Kippur. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Interview with Doug Collins, Veterans Affairs Secretary: Medical Care, Critical Services for Veterans Not Interrupted; Government Shutdown Expected to Extend into Next Week; Pentagon Defends One of the Three Deadly Boat Strikes Against Alleged Drug Smugglers; Hollywood is Fuming Over New AI Actress. Aired 3:30-4p ET


CNN Newsroom
• U.S. Government Shutdown Enters Day 2; Israeli Military Intercepts Gaza Aid Ships; Netanyahu Defends Trump's Gaza Plan to Hardliners; Search for Survivors in Indonesia; Fed Arrest Dozens in Memphis; FIFA Backs First Afghan Women's Refugee Football Team. Aired 12-12:45a ET
• Netanyahu Defends Trump's Gaza Plan To Skeptical Hardliners; Red Cross Suspends Operations In Gaza City; No Signs Of Compromise, White House Says Firing Imminent; Europe Works On Strategy For Russian Drone Incursions; Greenland Stages Largest Ever Military Drills; Indonesia School Collapse: 59 People Still Trapped; Crews Searching for at Least 59 People Missing since Monday; U.S. Federal Authorities Arrest Dozens in Memphis; Jane Fonda Relaunches Committee for the First Amendment; Remembering Jane Goodall; FIFA Backs First Afghan Women's Refugee Football Team; Youth-led Protests Rock Many Cities Worldwide. Aired 1-2a ET
• Protest Erupt After Israel Intercepts Gaza Aid Ships; Funding Impasse Enters Day Two With No Deal In Sight; Conservationist Jane Goodall Dies At 91; Zelenskyy Says Russia Intentionally Risking Radiological Incident, Russian Strikes Caused Three-hour Blackout at Chernobyl Nuclear Plant; Europe Works on Strategy for Russian Drone Incursions; Pope Leo Calls for Global Action Against Climate Change; Bronx High-rise Apartment Building Partially Collapses; 2025 Pink October Campaign Kicks Off in Brazil. Aired 2-2:45a ET
• Israeli Forces Intercepted an Aid Flotilla Bound for Gaza; Republicans, Democrats Blame on the Dysfunctionality as Government Shutdown Enters Day 2; Tilly Norwood, an A.I.-generated Actress Sparks Outrage Across Hollywood. Aired 3-4a ET


CNN This Morning
• U.K. Police: Stabbing Reported at Synagogue in Manchester.; Two Delta Planes Collide at LaGuardia Airport; Human Rights Watch: Saudi Arabia Using Festival to 'Whitewash' Abuses. Aired 6-6:30a ET
• Federal Officials in Memphis; Rep. Sam Liccardo (D-CA) is Interviewed about the Shutdown; Pope Leo on Pro-Life. Aired 6:30-7a ET


Connect the World
• UK Police: Two Dead in Car Ramming & Stabbing at Synagogue; Israeli Threatens Mass Firing, Program Cuts During Shutdown; Youth-Led Protests Rock Many Cities Worldwide; Eyeing Wall Street's Reaction to Government Shutdown; Afghan Women Footballers Fight for Recognition. Aired 9-9:45a ET
• Two Killed, Three Hurt in Car Ramming and Stabbing at U.K. Synagogue; Funding Impasse Enters Day Two with No Deal in Sight; Police News Conference on Manchester Synagogue Attack; Trump Unilaterally Upgrades Commitments to Qatar; Moroccans Protest World Cup Spending as Social Services Decline; Intelligent Future: Health Care Industry Embraces AI; Conservationist Jane Goodall Dies at 91.Aired 10-11a ET


Erin Burnett Outfront
• White House Mass Firings Could Start As Early As Tomorrow; Trump, Budget Chief Meet To Discuss "Democrat Agencies" To Cut; CNN Aboard NATO Spy Plane On Mission To Deter Russian Incursions; 2 Delta Jets Collide At LaGuardia, Wing Slams Into Cockpit Window. Aired 7-8p ET


Early Start with Rahel Solomon
• Funding Impasse Enters Day Two With No Deal In Sight; Americans Impacted By Shutdown; Israeli Military Intercepts Ships In Gaza And Flotilla; Greenland Stages Largest-Ever Military Drills. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Greenland Stages Largest-Ever Military Drills; Trump Surges Federal Officers, National Guard Troops To Memphis; U.K. Police; Stabbing Reported At Synagogue In Manchester. Aired 5:30-6a ET


Inside Politics
• Trump Admin. Promises To Fire Workers, Cut Blue-State Funding; No Signs Of Serious Talks On Capitol Hill To End Shutdown; Debate Devolves To Kittens And Sombreros; AP: Everyone In D.C. Hates A Shutdown Until It's A Useful Tool; Why Asks Colleges To Sign "Compact" In Exchange For Preferential Funding Access. Aired 12-12:30p ET
• Federal Authorities Arrest Dozens In Memphis During Crackdown; Trump Escalates Efforts To Deploy Federal Officers In Major Democratic-Led Cities; DOJ Fires Prosecutor Falsely Tied To Comey Case In Online Post; The Shutdown Architect: The Man Dismantling Government; Ex-GOP Rep. Madison Cawthorn Launches Comeback Bid. Aired 12:30-1p ET


Isa Soares Tonight
• Putin Vows Quick Response if Europe Provokes Russia; NATO Increases Presence in Eastern Airspace; FIFA Announces First Afghan Women's Refugee Squad; Denmark's Large Military Service in Greenland. Vile Manchester Synagogue Attack on Yom Kippur Leaves 2 Dead; U.S. Government Shutdown Continues to Day 2 with No End in Sight; Putin Vows Response If Europe Provokes Russia. Aired 2:00-3p ET


Laura Coates Live
• Trump Eyes Firing of Thousands of Federal Workers Over Shutdown; Diddy Pleads to Judge on Eve of Sentencing; Trump Declares U.S. in "Armed Conflict" with Drug Cartels; Saudi Comedy Festival Divides the Comedy World. Aired 11p-12a ET


One World with Zain Asher
• Police Say Suspect is Dead after being Shot by Officers; Future of U.S. National Parks Uncertain; Israel Halts Nearly all Flotilla Vessels Trying to Reach Gaza; UK Police: Two Dead in "Terrorist Incident" Outside Synagogue; Denmark Leads Military Drills in Greenland; Conservationist Jane Goodall Dies at 91. Aired 11a-12p ET
• At Least Two Killed In U.K. "Terrorist Incident"; No Signs Of Compromise, White House Says Firings "Imminent"; Funding Impasse Enters Day Two With No Deal In Sight; Israel Halts Nearly All Flotilla Vessels Trying To Reach Gaza; 59 Remain Missing As Rescue Operation Turns To Recovery; U.S. Government Shutdown Anxiety Hits Federal Workforce; Morocco Rocked By Four Days of Anti-Government Demonstrations; Meta To Use A.I. Chatbot To Make Even More Personalized Ads; FIFA Announces First Afghan Women's Refugee Squad; Aired 12-1p ET


Quest Means Business
• Police Investigate Manchester Synagogue Attack as Terrorism; Trump: Meeting with Budget Director to Talk Federal Layoffs; Meta to Use A.I. Chatbot to Personalize Ads and Content. Global Protests After Gaza Aid Flotilla Intercepted by Israel; FIFA and UEFA Under Pressure to Ban Israel from Football Competitions; NATO Increases Presence in Eastern Airspace; Denmark Leads Historic Military Exercise in Arctic Hotspot; U.S. Government Shutdown Prevents Release of Weekly Jobless Claims Report. Aired 4-5p ET


The Situation Room
• Two Killed, Three Hurt in Car Ramming and Stabbing at U.K. Synagogue; Investigation Underway After Jets Collide on LaGuardia Tarmac; House GOP Leaders Comment on Government Shutdown. Aired 10- 10:30a ET
• Fed Racks Up Arrest in Memphis; Walmart to Remove Artificial Dyes from its Food and Drinks; Deadly U.K. Deadly Synagogue Attack. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Interview With Memphis, Tennessee, City Council Chairman J. Ford Canale; Trump Targets 'Democratic Agencies' For Firings During Shutdown; Deadly Synagogue Attack in U.K.; Delta Planes Collide on Tarmac. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• A.I. and Targeted Ads; Shutdown's Impact on Women and Children?; Interview With Former U.S. Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta. Aired 11:30a-12p ET


The Source with Kaitlan Collins
• Shutdown Nears Day Three With No End In Sight; Energy Secretary: Projects Cut In Blue States Not Tied To Shutdown; Acting U.S. Attorney That Charged Comey Seen At White House. Aired 9-10p ET


The Brief with Jim Sciutto
• CNN International: WH May Fire Thousands of Federal Workers Amid the Ongoing U.S. Government Shutdown; Federal Employees Working Without Pay; U.K. Synagogue Attack; Meta to Use A.I. Data for Ads; Putin Warns Europe and Mocks Trump; Trump Considering Supplying Tomahawk Missile to Ukraine. Aired 6-7p ET


What We Know with Max Foster
• Police Investigate Manchester Synagogue Attack As Terrorism; Israel Halts Nearly All Flotilla Vessels Trying To Reach Gaza; Trump Threatens Mass Firings, Program Cuts In Shutdown; Hope Fades For Finding Survivors Of Indonesia Disaster. Aired 3-4p ET