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CNN Transcripts for May 09, 2026

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CNN's The Arena with Kasie Hunt
• Rubio Posts Campaign-Like Video After White House Briefing; Is Rubio Outshining Vance In Possible 2028 Clash?; "No Gobbledegook": Obama Tells Dems To Speak In "Plain English"; Remembering CNN Founder Ted Turner; Remembering CNN Founder Ted Turner; 2025: Leo Becomes First American Pope After Conclave Election; Sally Field: I Didn't Find Robin Williams Funny In "Mrs. Doubtfire". Aired 12-1p ET


The Amanpour Hour
• The Life and Legacy of CNN Founder Ted Turner; Interview with Former CNN Chairman/CEO and Author Walter Isaacson; Interview with Sir David Attenborough. Aired 11a-12p ET


CNN Newsroom
• Did Not Air 12-1p ET
• Did Not Air 1-2p ET
• Frontier Airlines Flight Aborts Takeoff After Striking Person On Denver International Airport Runway; Luxury Cruise Ship Hit With Hantavirus Outbreak Nears Canary Islands; Hacker Group Commits Cyberattack On Popular Education Platform; U.S. Waiting For Iranian Response To Proposal To End Military Conflict; U.K. Sends Warship To Persian Gulf To Assist With Escorting Ships Through Strait Of Hormuz; Virginia Supreme Court Strikes Down Recently Voter-Approved Congressional Redistricting Map; Tennessee To Redistrict After Supreme Court Ruling On Voting Right Act; In Previously Aired Interview The Late Ted Turner Discusses His Founding Of CNN, Views On Nuclear Weapons, And Philanthropic Activities. Aired 2-3p ET
• Hantavirus-Stricken Cruise Ship To Arrive At Canary Islands Tomorrow; CDC Team To Assess Americans On Cruise Ship Hit By Hantavirus; U.S. Waiting On Response To Proposal To End War; Russia Holds Scaled-Back WWII Victory Day Parade; Pentagon Releases "Never- Before-Seen" Files Detailing UFOs; Signs Of Human Remains Found At Home Linked To Kristin Smart's Killer; Golden Tempo Makes History With Kentucky Derby Victory. Aired 3-4p ET
• Did Not Air. 4-5p ET
• American Passengers To Head To Nebraska For Evaluation; U.S. Waits Another Day Of Iran's Response On Peace Proposal; Students Locked Out Of Classwork In Critical Finals Week; Moscow Holds Scaled- Down WWII Victory Day Parade; Virginia Supreme Court Rejects Voter- Approved Congressional Map; Tennessee Republicans Enact Map Carving Up Majority-Black United States House District; NFL Players' Union Offers Suicide Prevention Training. Aired 5-6p ET
• Rubio, Witkoff Meet With Qatari Mediator Over Ways To End Iran War; Trump: U.S. May Resume Operation Guiding Ships Through Strait; Virginia Supreme Court Strikes Down Democrats' Redistricting Plan; Dr. Sanjay Gupta On The Risk Of The Hantavirus Outbreak; Person Hit And Killed By Frontier Jet On Denver Runway; Hall Of Fame Manager Bobby Cox Dies At Age 84; Top Candidates For Los Angeles Mayor Face Off In Fiery Debate; Solid Job Creation In April Rallies Markets To New Highs. Aired 6-7p ET
• CDC Team To Assess Americans On Cruise Ship Hit By Hantavirus; Marco Rubio, Steve Witkoff Meet With Qatari Mediators In Miami; With Midterms On The Line, Battles Over New Voter Maps Ramp Up; New UFO Files Released; Los Angeles Mayoral Race Weeks Away; CNN's Harry Enten Sees if He Can Pass Trump's Test. Aired 7-8p ET
• Race To Contain Hantavirus Outbreak, Russia Kicking Off Scaled- Down WW2 Victory Day Parade; U.S. Awaits Iran's Response To Proposal To End War. Aired 03-04a ET
• Cruise Ship Passengers To Be Transported To Quarantine; U.S., Iran Trade Strikes Despite Ceasefire Still In Effect; U.S. Awaits Iran's Response To Proposal To End War; Iranian Officials - Supreme Leader Is In Complete Health; Cuba Holds Military Drills Amid Pressure From U.S.; Sources - U.S. Thinks Mojtaba Khamenei Shaping War Strategy; Virgina Supreme Court Strikes Down Voter-Approved Map; Pentagon Releases - Never-Before-Seen UFO Files; Aired 4-5a ET
• Cruise Ship Passengers To Be Transported To Quarantine; U.S., Iran Trade Strikes Despite Ceasefire Still In Effect; Russia Wraps Up Scaled-Down WW2 Victory Day Parade. Aired 05-06a ET


CNN This Morning
• Frontier Airlines Jet Bound For LAX Hits Person On Runway; CDC Teams Will Meet Americans On Hantavirus-Stricken Ship; Russia Holds Downsized Victory Day Parade; Virginia Supreme Court Blocks Democrat Congressional Map; U.S. Awaits Iran's Response To Proposal To End War. U.S. Awaits Iran's Response to Proposal to End War Despite Exchange of Fire; Search Resumes for Hikers Killed After Volcano Erupts in Indonesia; Inmates Say They were Punished for Speaking Out About Epstein Accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell. Aired 6-7a ET
• Did Not Air 7-8a ET
• Frontier Flight Hits Pedestrian At Denver International Airport; CDC Staffers To Meet With Americans On Hantavirus-Stricken Cruise Ship; Hantavirus-Stricken Cruise Ship To ARrive In Port Early Sunday. Aired 8-9p ET


First of All with Victor Blackwell
• Did Not Air 8-9a ET


CNN Live Event/Special
• "Ted Turner: The Maverick Man". Aired 10-11p ET


Smerconish
• NYC Mayor Mamdani Wealth Tax Video Backlash; Trump Says Ceasefire Still In Effect After U.S., Iran Trade Fire. The Life And Legacy Of Ted Turner; Seventy Years Of Queen Elizabeth II And U.S. Presidents. Aired 9-10a ET


The Story Is with Elex Michaelson
• Trump Expects Iran's Response Soon On Proposal To End War; Cruise Ship Passengers To Be Transported To Quarantine; Virginia Supreme Court Strikes Down Voter-Approved Map; Pentagon Releases Never-Before-Seen UFO Files; Aired 12-1a ET
• Virginia Supreme Court Strikes Down Voter-Approved Map; Democrats Losing Ground In National Redistricting Race; U.S., Iran Trade Strikes Despite Ceasefire Still In Effect. Aired 1-2a ET