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CNN Transcripts for April 19, 2026

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CNN Newsroom
• White House: Vance, Top Officials Heading To Pakistan For Iran Talks; NY Archbishop: Pope Is Preaching Message Of Peace; Mamdani, Hochul Announces Tax On Second Homes; Police: 8 Children Killed, 2 Others Wounded In Louisiana Mass Shooting; Trump: U.S. Delegation Heads To Pakistan For New Talks With Iran; Winegrowers Fight For Domestic Grapes In Bottles. Aired 2-3p ET
• Traffic Halts In Strait Of Hormuz As New Round of Iran-U.S. Talks Has Yet To Happen; Police: Eight Children Killed, Two Others Wounded In Louisiana Mass Shooting; Swalwell's Exit Resets Race For Governor In California. Aired 3-4p ET
• U.S. Navy Fired On And Seized Iranian-Flagged Vessel Amid Blockade Standoff; Trump Says U.S. Delegation Heading Again To Pakistan For Iran Talks; Traffic Halts In Strait Of Hormuz Ahead Of New Round Of Iran-U.S. Talks; Deadly Mass Shooting In Louisiana; Pope Leo Draws 100,000 People To Mass In Angola; Trump Signs Executive Order Urging More Research Into Psychedelic Drug; Boston Globe Reporter Goes Viral For Her Pure Buston Accent. Aired 4-5p ET
• U.S. Intercepts and Seizes Iranian-Flagged Cargo Ship; U.S. Delegation Heads to Pakistan for Possible Iran Talks; Children Dead After a Mass Shooting in Louisiana; Pope Addresses Trump Spat, Reiterates Calls for Peace; Gunman Kills Six, Injures 15 in Kyiv. Aired 5-6p ET
• U.S. Navy Fires On, Seizes Iranian-Flagged Cargo Ship; Dems Face Key Test In Virginia Redistricting Vote This Week; New Poll Shows Majority Disapprove Of Trump's Handling Of Iran; 8 Children, 2 Women Wounded In Louisiana Mass Shooting; Attorney Fights For Release Of Court Interpreter Detained By ICE; Police Cracking Down After "Teen Takeovers" Turn Violent. Aired 6-7p ET
• U.S. Navy Takes Custody Of Iranian Cargo Ship; U.S. Delegation Heading To Pakistan For Second Round Of Talks With Iran; Mood Inside Iran After Weeks Of War With U.S. And Israel; Town In Louisiana In Shock After Mass Shooting; Polling Shows Most Americans Unhappy With Trump On Inflation; Interview With Rep. Marlin Stutzman (R-IN); Pope Leo Reiterates Calls For Peace In The Middle East. Aired 7-8p ET
• Iran Partially Closes Hormuz Again; Mass Shooting in Kyiv; Priest D.J. Hosts Dance Tribute to Pope Francis. Aired 3-4a ET
• Iran: "Far from a Final Agreement with U.S." Iraq Races to Form a New Government; Thousands Try to Return Home in Lebanon; Mass Shooting in Ukraine; U.S. Army Trains for Drone Warfare; Venezuelans Rally for Machado; IRGC: Strait of Hormuz Closed; Pope Leo Set to Hold Mass in Kalimba, Angola. Aired 4-5a ET
• Trump On Hormuz Closure: Iran Can't Blackmail Us; NRC Chief: Lebanon Ceasefire Must Hold; Aid Is Underfunded; Police Search For Motive Behind Mass Shooting in Kyiv; Pope Leo Presides Over Holy Mass In Kilamba, Angola; Spanish Airport Serves As Refuge For Grounded Aircraft; Advocates Sound Alarm Over ICE Arrests At Courthouses. Aired 5-6a ET


CNN Special Reports
• Weed Eight: Women and Weed. Aired 8-9p ET


CNN This Morning
• Iran Closes Strait Of Hormuz Again; Trump On Iran: "They Can't Blackmail Us"; Iranian Negotiator: "Far From A Final Agreement" With U.S.; IDF: Two Israeli Soldiers Killed In Southern Lebanon In Two Days; Displaced Residents Return To Southern Lebanon During Ceasefire; Israel, Lebanon Under 10-Day Ceasefire; Six Dead After Mass Shooting And Hostage Attack In Kyiv; Pope Leo Addresses Spat With Trump; Skydiver Rescued After Getting Stuck On Virginia Tech Scoreboard; Virginia Votes On Redistricting Tuesday; Hormuz Traffic Halts As Iran Closes Waterway Again; Ninety-Eight Percent Of The Southeast Under Drought Conditions. Singer D4vd Arrested On Suspicion Of Murder; Expected In Court Tomorrow; Recent Attack Exposes Dark Side Of Anti-AI Movement; "Michael" Hits The Big Screen After $15M Reshoot Setback; Weed 8: Women & Weed Tonight At 8P ET/PT On CNN. Aired 6-7a ET
• Iranian President Doubles Down On Iran's Nuclear Rights; Ceasefire Deadline Looms As Iran Closes Strait Of Hormuz; IDF: 2 Israeli Soldiers Killed In Southern Lebanon In 2 Days; Six Dead After Mass Shooting & Hostage Attack In Kyiv; Advocates Sound Alarm Over ICE Arrests At Courthouses; Iran Closes Strait Of Hormuz Again; Pope Says "Debate" With Trump Is Not The Focus Of His Africa Trip. Pope Says "Debate" with Trump is Not the Focus of his Africa Trip; New Zealand Airlines Adds Bunk Beds for Economy Travelers; RFJ Jr. Returns to Capitol Hill for Hearings; Iran Closes Strait of Hormuz Again. Aired 7-8a ET


Fareed Zakaria GPS
• Iran Reimposes Restrictions on Strait of Hormuz; Hungary After Viktor Orban's Defeat. Interview With Author Anne Applebaum; Interview With Author Patrick Radden Keefe. Aired 10-11a ET


Inside Politics
• This Week: Can Dems Win Key Battle In Trump's Fight Over Maps?; Trump: Iran Violated Ceasefire In Strait Of Hormuz; Must-Win Michigan Senate Race Turns Messy For Democrats. Must-Win Michigan Senate Race Turns Messy for Democrats; Trump Promised a Shift on Marijuana but Why Hasn't It Happened yet. Aired 8-9a ET


State of the Union
• Trump Judicial Nominees Under Fire; Interview With Rep. Nicole Malliotakis (R-NY); Interview With Rep. Ami Bera (D-CA); Interview With Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY); Interview With U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright. Aired 9-10a ET


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