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CNN Transcripts for April 20, 2026

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CNN News Central
• Iran Foreign Ministry Says, No Plans for Second Round of Talks as of Now; Powerful Earthquake Hits Off Japan Coast, Tsunami Warning Issued; New Details on Killing of Eight Children in Louisiana Mass Shooting. Aired 7-7:30a ET
• Rep. Madeleine Dean (D-PA) On House Bracing For Next Wave Of Potential Expulsions; L.A. District Attorney To Announce Whether Charges Will Be Filed Against Singer "D4vd"; Elon Musk Summoned To Paris As Part Of Investigation Into X. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• Interview with Rep. Seth Moulton (D-MA): U.S. Military Fires at and Seizes Iranian-Flagged Cargo Ship; Iran Foreign Ministry: No Plans for Second Round of Talks as of Now; Iran-Related Betting Under Scrutiny for Possible Insider Trading; New Details on Killing of 8 Children in Louisiana Mass Shooting; NSA Using Anthropic's Mythos Despite Blacklist. Aired 8-8:30a ET
• Iran Not Planning on Talks; Trump's Poll Numbers; Trump Praises Joe Rogan; Louisiana Mass Shooting; Trump's Sculpture Garden; FanDuel Jumps into Prediction Market. Aired 8:30-9a ET
• Team to Go to Pakistan for Iran Talks; Rep. Pat Ryan (D-NY) is Interviewed about Iran; New Details in Louisiana Shooting; D4vd Held Without Bail. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• Trump Contradict Energy Secretary; Battle over Redistricting in Virginia; Christopher "Kid" Reid Raises Awareness. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Future of Gas Prices?; Mass Shooting Investigation in Louisiana; Deadly Shooting in North Carolina; U.S. Seizes Iranian- Flagged Ship. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• Iran Vows to Retaliate After U.S. Seizes Vessel; Sources Say Vance is Expected to Head to Pakistan for Iran Talks; Still Not Clear Whether a Delegation From Iran Will Show Up, as Ceasefire Nears End; Study Shows Pancreatic Cancer Patients Thrive After mRNA-based Vaccine; U.S. Southern Command Kills Three in Strike on Alleged Drug Vessel; Principal Who Stopped Gunman Named Prom King. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• Trump's Sculpture Garden Likely to Not Be Ready by July 4th; Sources Say Vance is Expected to Head to Pakistan for Iran Talks; U.S. Military Fires at and Seizes Iranian-flagged Cargo Ship; Titanic Life Jacket Sold at Auction; Trump Administration Begins Process to Refund $166 Billion in Tariffs; Humanoid Robot Shatters Human Record for Half-Marathon; China's Army Trains With Robot Dogs and Attack Drones. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Interview with Rep. Adam Smith (D-WA): Vance Expected to Head to Pakistan for Iran Talks; Singer D4vd Charged with Murder in Death of 14-Year-Old Girl; 2 Southwest Jets Fly Dangerously Close Near Nashville Airport. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Trump Says His Iran Deal Would Be "Far Better" Obama-Era Agreement That He Previously Killed; Sources: Vance Expected To Head To Pakistan Tomorrow For Iran Talks; Trump: "Highly Unlikely" Iran Truce Will Be Extended If No Deal Reached; Oil Prices Rise After Iran Restricts Access To Strait Of Hormuz; Europe Could Be Weeks Away From Running Out Of Jet Fuel; Officials Identify Eight Children Shot & Killed By A Louisiana Father; 8 Children, Two Women Wounded In Louisiana Mass Shooting. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• WSJ: Trump Grappling with His Own Fears About Iran War; House Ethics Urges Potential Misconduct Victims to Come Forward; Pancreatic Cancer Patients Thrive After mRNA-Based Vaccine; The Onion Reaches New Deal to Take Over Alex Jones' Infowars; Stocks Dip, Oil Prices Rise Amid Uncertainty from U.S.-Iran War. Aired 3:30-4p ET


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