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Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees
• The Andrew, Formerly Known as Prince; Mamdani on President Trump's Threats if He is Elected NYC Mayor; President Trump Back in D.C. After Meeting with China's President Xi, Trump Instructs Pentagon To Start Testing Nuclear Weapons "On An Equal Basis" With Russia And China; SNAP Deadline; Teacher Shot By First-Grader Testifies: "I Thought I Had Died". Aired 8-9p ET


Amanpour
• Interview with Former U.S. Deputy National Security Adviser and Foundation for Defense of Democracies China Program Chairman Matt Pottinger; Interview with Democratic National Committee Former Executive Director Patrick Gaspard, Interview with "Motherland" Author Julia Ioffe. Aired 1-2p ET


CNN's The Arena with Kasie Hunt
• Just In: Judge Praises Prosecutors Suspended After January 6 Reference; Fetterman On Shutdown As Food Assistance Funding Is Set To Run Out: "This Is Not Some Shitty Game Show"; Trump Orders Pentagon To Start Testing Nuclear Weapons. Aired 4-5p ET


The Lead with Jake Tapper
• DOJ Puts Prosecutors On Leave For Accurately Describing January 6 Attack; Trump Lowers Tariffs On China And Ends 'Rare Earths Roadblock' After Xi Meeting; Melissa Takes Aim To Bermuda After Devastating Jamaica; NYC Voters Weigh In On Mayor's Race; Poll: Spanberger Holds Narrow Lead In Virginia Gov. Race; Sean "Diddy" Combs Moved To Low-Security Prison. Aired 5-6p ET
• Palace Removes Prince Andrew's Title, Evicts Him from Royal Residence; Trump Instructs Pentagon to Start Testing Nuclear Weapons; Mysterious Interstellar Comet Arrives at Closest Point to Sun. Vance Fails To Denounce Antisemitic Remark At Conservative Event; New Netflix Series Highlights A Real-Life Presidential Tragedy. Aired 6-7p ET


CNN NewsNight with Abby Phillip
• Clock Ticks on 42 Million Americans Losing Food Stamps Amid Shutdown; Noem Rejects Illinois Governor Request to Stop Raids on Halloween. Economists Say Immigrant Population During COVID Pandemic Helped Boost U.S. Economy; Trump Advisers Caught Off Guard By Nuke Testing Order; Mamdani Responds To Republicans Calling Him A Marxist, Communist; Andrew Is Not Prince Anymore. Aired 10-11p ET


CNN News Central
• Trump Tells Pentagon to Start Testing U.S. Nuclear Weapons; U.S., China Strike Agreement to Ease Crippling Trade War; Millions Set to Lose Food Benefits as Shutdown Drags on. Aired 7-7:30a ET
• Trump Tells Pentagon To Start Testing Nuclear Weapons; Soon: Trial Resumes In $40 Million Lawsuit Over 6-Year-Old Shooting Teacher; NYT: Felony Charge Dropped Against Liberal Activist Arrested After Social Media Post. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• Trump Tells Pentagon to Start Testing Nuclear Weapons; 3-Star General Pushed Out Amid Tensions with Hegseth; Millions Set to Loose Food Benefits as Shutdown Drags On; YouTube Announces Buy-Outs Amid Concerns About AI Replacing Jobs. Aired 8-8:30a ET
• Rep. Mark Alford (R-MO) is Interviewed about SNAP Benefits; Polls in New York City Mayoral Election; A.J. Fraser is Interviewed about Jamaica; Wendy Sherman is Interviewed about Nuclear Weapons Testing; Brett Barley is Interviewed about North Carolina's Shoreline. Aired 8:30-9a ET
• Millions Set to Lose SNAP Benefits; Andrea Joy Campbell is Interviewed about Suing Regarding SNAP; Trump Wants Nuclear Testing; New Suspects Arrested in Louvre Heist; Tom Curtis is Interviewed about Beef Prices. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• Trump Orders Nuclear Weapons Tests; Schwarzenegger, Second Chances and Sweet Rides. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Virginia Teacher Testifies in Shooting Lawsuit; Interview With Rep. Ritchie Torres (D-NY); President Trump Meets With Chinese Leader; New U.S. Nuclear Tests?. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• Teacher Shot by 6-Year-old Student Testifies in $40 Million Civil Suit; Melissa Heads Toward Bermuda After Devastating Caribbean Islands; Jamaica Intensifies Efforts to Reach Hardest-hit Areas; U.S., China Strike Agreement to Ease Trade Dispute; Top Border Patrol Official Deposed Over Agency's Tactics in Chicago; Hearing Delayed After Surgeon General Nominee Goes Into Labor. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• Fear & Anxiety Grow Among Military Families 30 Days Into the Government Shutdown; Millions at Risk of Losing Food Benefits; Dems and GOP Trade Blame as Government Shutdown Drags Into Day 30; Melissa Heads Toward Bermuda After Devastating Caribbean Islands; Sources Say Three-star General Pushed Out Amid Tensions With Hegseth. Aired 2- 2:30p ET
• Bessent: China to Buy 12 Million Tons of U.S. Soybeans Through January; Teacher Shot by 6-Year-Old Student Testifies in $40 Million Civil Suit; Father of Parkland Shooting Victim on Gun Violence in America; Crowd Chaos at Yosemite National Park After Budget Cuts. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Yosemite & Other U.S. Parks Left to the Wild with Lack of Staff; Airlines Urge Congress to End Shutdown; Food Banks Brace for 42M Americans to Lose SNAP Benefits; Melissa Devastates Jamaica After Hitting as Category 5 Storm; Current & Former Prosecutors Sound Alarm After DOJ Removes Mentions of Trump, Jan 6 from Court Records; V.A. Announces More Employees Furloughed Due to Shutdown; Rep. Warren Davidson (R-OH) Discusses About Furloughs on V.A.. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Interview with Rep. Warren Davidson (R-OH): Judge Indicates She Will Intervene in Fight Over SNAP Funds, Dems and GOP Trade Blame as Government Shutdown Drags into Day 30; Palace Removes Prine Andrew's Title, Evicts Him from Royal Residence; U.S., China Strike Agreement to Ease Trade Dispute. Aired 3:30-4p ET


CNN Newsroom
• Donald Trump Wraps Asia Tour After Trade Talks With China's Xi Jinping; Hurricane Melissa's Threats Persist In Parts Of Dominican Republic; Palestinians Mourn After Deadliest Day Since Truce Began; Melissa Regains Category 2 Strength, Batters Southeastern Bahamas; Fed Cuts Interest Rates for Second Time This Year; 42 Million Americans at Risk of Losing Federal Food Aid; Deadlock Over Budget Could Be Longest in U.S. History; Mexico Concerned by U.S. Strikes on Alleged Smugglers; U.S. Reducing Military Footprint in Eastern Europe; Trump to Meet Hungary's Prime Minister Orban Next Week; Four Killed in Another U.S. Strike on Suspected Drug Boat; Prosecutors on Leave After Calling Jan. 6 Attackers Rioters; Appeals Court Halts Border Patrol Commander's Briefings; at Least 132 Killed in Police Operation in Rio De Janeiro; Third Suspect Arrested for Louvre Heist; Mega Millions Drawing to Be Held This Halloween. Aired 2-3a ET
• Trump, Xi Meets in South Korea, Agrees on Almost Everything; Cuba Devastated by Melissa, Recovery Efforts Underway in Jamaica; Nvidia Reaches Financial Milestone. Aired 3-4a ET


CNN This Morning
• Five More Suspects Arrested in Louvre Heist; Trump: 'We Have a Deal' with China after Xi Meeting; ICE Struggles to Meet Recruitment Goals. Aired 6-6:30a ET
• Trump has Deal with China; Gov. Ned Lamont (D-CT) is Interviewed about SNAP; Disapproval of East Wing Demolition Project. Aired 6:30-7a ET


Connect the World
• Trump Orders Pentagon to Resume Nuclear Weapons Testing for First Time in 33 Years; Israel Launches New Strike Amid Shaky Ceasefire; Group of Senators Negotiate Behind the Scenes to end Stalemate; Trump, Xi Agree to Lower Tariffs, Ease Trade Tensions; Blue Jays Dominate Dodgers in Game 5, Take 3-2 Series Lead. Aired 9-10a ET
• Trump's Trade Deal with China Could Be Signed "Pretty Soon"; U.S. and Chinese Presidents Agree to Lower Tariffs, Ease Trade Tensions; Trump Tells Pentagon to Test Nuclear Weapons "On Equal Basis" with Russia and China; Jamaica Faces Long Recovery after Deadly Hurricane Melissa; U.S. Senators Work behind the Scenes to End U.S. Shutdown; Yosemite and Other U.S. Parks Left to the Wild with Lack of Staff; Rest of Louvre crown jewels Relocated for Safekeeping; Blue Jays Wallop Dodgers 6-1 in Game 5, Lead Series 3-2. Aired 10-11a ET


Erin Burnett Outfront
• GOP Rep: Prince Andrew Punishment "A Victory" For Epstein Victims; Trump Advisers Caught Off Guard By His Order For Nuke Testing; "Hell On Earth": New Video Shows Coastal Town Decimated By Strom. Aired 7-8p ET


Early Start with Rahel Solomon
• Trump Says He's Struck Deal With Xi; U.S. Government Shutdown Nightmare; Melissa Wreaks Havoc In Caribbean; Israel Launches New Strike Amid Shaky Ceasefire. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Trump Wraps Asia Tour After Trade Talks With China's Xi Jinping; Illinois Deputy Convicted Of Murdering Sonya Massey; Blue Jays Wallop Dodgers 6-1 In Game Five, Lead Series 3-2. Aired 5:30-6a ET


Inside Politics
• Trump Heads Back To Washington As Shutdown Hits Day 30; Would Speaker Johnson Accept A Deal For A Partial Govt. Reopening? Will Johnson Give Grijalva A Birthday Present And Swear Her In? Day 30: Few Signs Of Progress As Govt. Stays Closed; Teacher Shot By Her 6-Year- Old Student Takes The Stand In Civil Trial Against Ex-Assistant Principal. Aired 12-12:30p ET
• Trump: "We Have A Deal" With China After Xi Meeting; New Jersey Governor's Race Tightens In Final Days; Day 30: Few Signs Of Progress As Govt. Stays Closed; 42M Americans Who Rely On Food Aid Will Lose It This Weekend; California Voters Decide Tuesday On Democrats' Redistricting Plan. Aired 12:30-1p ET


Isa Soares Tonight
• U.S. Slashes Number of Refugees into Country to 7,500; Trump and Xi Agree to Lower Tariffs and Ease Trade Tensions; More Arrests in Louvre Heist. U.N. Calls Sudan Mass Killings a Global Failure and a Crisis of Apathy; Hurricane Melissa Leaves a Path of Destruction Across the Caribbean; President Trump Calls Xi Jinping Meeting a "12 Out of 10". Aired 2-3p ET


Laura Coates Live
• Strike First, Answer Questions Never?; Palace Punishes the Prince; Awaiting Court Ruling in Shutdown Fight Over Food Stamps; Orwellian: Sources Inside DOJ Alarmed by Scrubbed Memo. Aired 11p-12a ET


One World with Zain Asher
• China, U.S. Will Lower Import Tariffs on Each Other's Goods; Trump tells Pentagon to Test Nuclear Weapons "On Equal Basis" with Russia & China; Melissa Carves Deadly Path of Destruction Across Caribbean; Seattle Bagel Shop Stepping up to Feed the Hungry; $20 House Cleaning Humanoid Robot Hits the Market. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Behind-The-Scenes Senate Negotiations On Ending Shutdown; Trump, Xi Agree To Lower Tariffs, Ease Trade Tensions; Hamas Hands Over Remains It Says Are Two Deceased Hostages; Cuba Suffers Significant Damage From Hurricane Melissa; Teacher Testifies in $40M Lawsuit Against School Administrator; Crowded Chaos Yosemite National Park After Budget Cuts; New York City Marathon To Take Place Sunday; Aired 12-1p ET


Quest Means Business
• King Begins Process of Stripping Andrew of All Titles; Trump Returns from Asia Trip Touting Trade Deals; DAMAC Founder: Demand for A.I. Data Centers is Crazy; London Stock Exchange Plans to Keep Up with the Times; IHG CEO on Taking Care of Guests Through Employees; Amazon and Apple Report Quarterly Results; Ark Invest CEO Optimistic About Future. Aired 4-5p ET


CNN Live Event/Special
• Trump Meeting with China's Xi Jinping Ends Over High Stakes Trade Talks; Jamaica Faces Long Recovery After Deadly Hurricane Melissa; Arnold Schwarzenegger on Second Chances for Former Prisoners. California, 20+ States Sue Trump Administration Over SNAP Benefits; Trump Meets with China's Xi for High-Stakes Trade Talks; Arrested Suspects Admit Involvement in Crown Jewel Heist. Aired 12-1a ET
• Presidents Trump And Xi Wraps Up High-Stakes Trade Talks; Trump Tells Pentagon To Start Testing Nuclear Weapons "On Equal Basis" With China And Russia; Urgent Need For Aid In Caribbean After Hurricane Melissa; Trump Says "We Have a Deal" with Xi, Could Be Signed Soon; Yosemite and Other U.S. Parks Left to the Wild with Lack of Staff; Presidents Trump and Xi Wrap Up High-Stakes Trade Talks; Blue Jays Wallop Dodgers 6-1 in Game 5, Lead Series 3-2; Sean Combs Hopes for Presidential Pardon from Trump; Speculation Swirls About Next "White Lotus" Location. Aired 1-2a ET


The Situation Room
• Trump Says United States and China Have a Deal; At Least 30 Killed as Melissa Leaves Trail of Destruction in Caribbean; Testimony Underway in $40 Million Lawsuit Involving Teacher Shot By Six-Year-Old Student. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Government Shutdown Enters Day 30; Pantries Prepare for Food Benefits to Lapse; Trump says U.S. and China "Have a Deal"; U.S. Hits Another Alleged Drug Boat; Blue Jays Dominates L.A. Dodgers. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• More Suspects Arrested in Louvre Heist; Trump Orders Nuclear Weapons Testing; Virginia Teacher Takes Stand in Shooting Lawsuit. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Virginia Teacher Takes Stand in Shooting Lawsuit. Aired 11:30a- 12:00p ET


The Source with Kaitlan Collins
• King Charles Strips Andrew Of His Title Over Epstein Scandal; Mamdani Brushes Off Schumer's Lack Of Endorsement; NYT: Former Trump Golf Club Worker Mistakenly Deported. Aired 9-10p ET


The Brief with Jim Sciutto
• Trump Touts China Trade Truce; Trump Back In U.S. After Asia Tour; Trump Tells Pentagon To Restart Nuclear Weapons Testing; Buckingham Palace: Andrew To Lose All Titles And Honors; Democrats Excluded From Briefing On U.S. Strikes; Palestinian-American Teen Awaits Trial In Israel; Rebels' Deadly Takeover Of Sudanese City. Aired 6-7p ET


What We Know with Max Foster
• Trump Tells Pentagon To Start Testing Nuclear Weapons; Trump-Xi Meeting Ends With Crucial Trade Truce; Hurricane Melissa Downgraded To A Category Two; King Charles Strips Andrew Of Titles Over Tiers To The Late Sex Offender Jeffrey Epstein; Trump Sets 7,500 Annual Limit For Refugees Entering U.S. Aired 3-4p ET