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Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees
• Authorities Hold News Conference On San Diego Shooting; $1.8 Billion For Trump's Allies May Put Taxpayer's On The Hook; Trump Exacts Revenge On Sen. Cassidy, Turns Eye To Rep. Massie; NY Times: Trump Approval Rating Sinks To Second Term Low; Trump Will "Hold Off" Planned Attack On Iran Tuesday; CNN In Tehran Witnesses A Call On The Street & On TV; Historians Criticize Trump's Reflecting Pool Makeover As Group Sues; Mark Fuhrman, Former LA Police Detective Convicted Of Lying During O.J. Simpson Murder Trial, Has Died. Aired 8-9p ET


Amanpour
• Interview with Kyiv School of Economics President and Former Ukrainian Economic Development Minister Tymofiy Mylovanov; Interview with Former NSC Senior Director for the Western Hemisphere Juan Gonzalez; Interview with "W.E.B. Du Bois: Rebel with a Cause" Director Rita Coburn. Aired 1-2p ET


CNN's The Arena with Kasie Hunt
• Reports Of Active Shooter At Islamic Center Of San Diego; Now: Police Update On Shooting At San Diego Mosque. Aired 4-5p ET


The Lead with Jake Tapper
• DOJ Creates $1.776B "Anti-Weaponization Fund" For Trump's Allies; Countries Scramble To Contain New Ebola Outbreak; Police Provides Update On San Diego Mosque Shooting. Aired 5-6p ET
• Police Say, Three Adults Killed In San Diego Mosque Shooting; Focuses On GOP Opponents Despite Dismal Poll Numbers; Rare, High-End Tornado Threat Issued For Central U.S.; 3.5 Million Pages Of Epstein Files On Display At NYC Exhibit; "The Boys" Says Farewell. Aired 6-7p ET


CNN NewsNight with Abby Phillip
• Trump's DOJ Sets Up $1.8 Billion To Fund Pay MAGA Allies, Including Rioters; Trump Says He Called Off Attack On Iran Tomorrow Amid Talks; Hegseth Hits Campaign Trail Amid War To Attack Trump Foe; Trump Says Iran Attacks Are Postponed; National Mall Conducts An All- Day Prayer Event. Aired 10-11p ET


CNN News Central
• Severe Storm Outbreak Set to Peak Across the Plains and Midwest; Investigation Underway After Two Navy Jets Collide at Idaho Air Show; Trump Warns Iran the Clock is Ticking as He Weighs Next Steps. Aired 7-7:30a ET
• Global Scramble Underway To Contain New Ebola Outbreak; Rep. Mike Quigley (D-IL) On Upcoming Primaries; Trial Begins For Ex- Assistant Principal After 6-Year-Old Shot Teacher. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• Global Scramble Underway to Contain New Ebola Outbreak; Trump Warns Iran the Clock is Ticking as He Weighs Next Steps; Tornadoes, Hail and Damaging Winds Expected Across Central U.S.; Investigation Underway After Two Navy Jets Collide at Idaho Air Show. Aired 8-8:30a ET
• Polls on American's Feeling on the Economy; Kemp Puts Influence to the Test; Iran Responds to Peace Plan; Mangione in Court Today; Rob Bonta is Interviewed about ICE Detention Facilities; Analysts Warn "Q- Day" May Arrive Early. Aired 8:30-9a ET
• Mangione in Court Today; Iran Responds to U.S. Criticism; Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D-CA) is Interviewed about Primaries, Trump and the Congressional Black Caucus; Trump Drops Lawsuit Against IRS; Two Navy Jets Collide at Air Show. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• Scramble to Contain New Ebola Outbreak; Art Raymond is Interviewed about a Utah Data Centers; Trump and Primaries Down Ballot; Bodies Located in Underwater Cave. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Luigi Mangione Appears in Court; Iran Peace Talks Stall Again; Ebola Outbreak; Trump Targets Disloyal Republicans. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• Rare Level 4 of 5 Risk for Severe Thunderstorms for KS, MO, NE; Severe Storm Outbreak to Peak Today, Bring More Misery; Elon Musk Loses Case Against OpenAI; Four Crew Members Eject Safely After Two Navy Jets Collide; U.S. Ramps Up Pressure on Cuba With Potential Castro Indictment. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• U.S. Ramps Up Pressure on Cuba With Potential Castro Indictment; School Bus-size Asteroid to Zoom Past Earth; World Races to Contain Growing Ebola Outbreak; CDC Limits Entry to U.S. From Ebola-hit Region; Trial Begins for Ex-assistant Principal After Six- year-old Shoots Teacher; Trump Creates Nearly $1.8 Billion Fund to Compensate Allies Who Claim They Were Targeted by Biden Administration; Ebony Parker Charged With Eight Counts of Felony Child Abuse and Disregard for Life. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Epstein's Prison Guard Deposed Amid Questions About His Suicide; White House Says China Agreed to Buy $17 Billion in U.S. Farm Goods Annually; Aaron Rai is First Englishman to Win PGA Championship in 100 Plus Years; Bus-Sized Asteroid to Zoom Past Earth Around 6 p.m. ET. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Hegseth Campaign For Massie's GOP Challenger In Kentucky; Trump: Holding Off "Planned" Attack On Iran Amid "Serious Negotiations"; Judge: Seized Gun, Writings Allowed In Mangione Murder Trial. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Reports of Active Shooter at Islamic Center of San Diego. Aired 3:30-4p ET


CNN Newsroom
• Disaster: The Chernobyl Meltdown. Aired 12-1a ET
• Trump's New Warning: "Won't Be Anything Left" Of Iran; Israel Official: Netanyahu Held Call With Trump On Sunday; Source: Trump Met National Security Team On Iran War; Finnish Diving Experts Join Search for Four Missing Italians; Investigation Underway after Two U.S. Navy Jets Collide; Fans Welcome Dara Back Home Bulgaria. Aired 1-1:45a ET
• Trump Issues New Warning to Iran; Trump Targets Critics Ahead of Midterm Primaries; Ukraine Attacks Russia; Ebola Outbreak Sparks Global Concern; D.R. Congo, Uganda Grapple With Deadly Ebola Outbreak; Investigation Underway After Two U.S. Navy Jets Collide; Understaffing, Poor Care Blamed For ICE Detainee Deaths. Aired 2-3a ET
• President Trump Issues Stern Warning to Iran; U.S. CDC Deploys Resources to Contain Ebola Outbreak; American Christians Gather for Rededicate 250; Englishman Aaron Rai Made History at the 2026 PGA Championship. Aired 3-4a ET
• Trump Warns "Clock Is Ticking" For Iran As Peace Progress Stalls; Trump Targets Political Rivals Ahead Of Midterms; Ukraine Launches Largest Drone Assault On Moscow; Cubans Prepare For 'Invasion' As Tensions Escalate; Thunderstorm And Tornado Threat For Millions In Central U.S.; CDC To Deploy Resources To Ebola Outbreak In DRC And Uganda; Cruise Ship Hit By Hantavirus Outbreak Docks In Rotterdam. Aired 4-4:30a ET
• Russia's War On Ukraine; Maldives Recovery Mission; Late Night Send-Off. Aired 4:30-5a ET


CNN This Morning
• Trump Turns to "Disloyal" Massie After Ousting Cassidy; Will Trump Revenge Campaign Work on Massie?; Ebola Outbreak in D.R. Congo Kills 80 People; Cubans Brace for U.S. "Invasion". Aired 6-6:30a ET
• Rep. Jonathan Jackson (D-IL) is Interviewed about an SEC Boycott; Prayer Event on National Mall; Aired 6:30-7a ET


Connect the World
• Iranians Urged to Prepare for War as Trump Issues New Threats; Trump Weighs Options as Iran Negotiations Plod Along; Ebola Outbreak in D.R. Congo, Uganda Sparks Global Concern; Hantavirus-hit Cruise Ship Ends Journey in the Netherlands; Bodies of Four Missing Divers Found in Maldives Sea Cave. Aired 9-10a ET
• Iranians Urged To Prepare For War As Donald Trump Issues New Threats; Benjamin Netanyahu And Donald Trump Held Call As White House Weighs Iran Options; Cubans Fear U.S. Invasion As Tensions Escalate; Trump Warns "Clock Is Ticking" For Iran To Make A Peace Deal; European Council On Foreign Relations: Six Possible Scenarios; Ukraine Launches 500+ Drones, Targets Facilities In Russia. Aired 10-11a ET


Erin Burnett Outfront
• Hegseth Hits Campaign Trail Amid Iran War To Attack Trump Foe; 3 Killed In San Diego Mosque Shooting, 2 Teen Suspects Found Dead. Aired 7-8p ET


Inside Politics
• Trump Exacts Revenge On Sen. Cassidy, Turns Eye To Rep. Massie; Rep. Massie Faces Trump-Backed Candidate In KY Primary; Trump Falls To 37 Percent Approval Latest Times/Siena Poll. Aired 12-12:30p ET
• Duncan Campaigns To Be Georgia's Next Democratic Governor; Trump Creates Nearly $1.8B Fund To Compensate Allies Who Claim They Were Targeted By Biden Admin; Pete Buttigieg: Dems Can't "Just Be Against The Other Guy"; NYT/Siena Poll: 44 Percent Of Dems Are "Unsatisfied" With Their Party." Aired 12:30-1p ET


Isa Soares Tonight
• A Global Scramble Underway To Contain A New Ebola Outbreak As Hundreds Of Cases are Reported In The Democratic Republic Of Congo; Jury Sides With OpenAI In Elon Musk's Lawsuit Against The ChatGPT Maker; Iranian Government Prepare Its Citizens For War With The U.S. Ukraine: Russia Attacks Odessa And Dnipro; Ukraine's Largest Attack On Moscow; Cuban President Warns Of "Bloodbath" If U.S. Attacks; Bodies Of Four Missing Divers Located In Maldives Sea Caves; North Korean Football Team Makes Rare Visit To South Korea. Aired 2-3p ET


Laura Coates Live
• DOJ Creates Billion-Dollar Fund For Trump's Allies; Deadly Mosque Shooting; Defense Chief Hits Campaign Trail To Urge Voters To Oust Trump Enemy; A.I. Becomes Villain At Graduation Ceremonies Across The Country. Aired 11p-12a ET


One World with Zain Asher
• Some Iranians Appeal for Peace as Others Arm Themselves; Russia Launches New Arial Attack on Ukraine; Trump Pursues Political Vendettas and Targets his Critics; American's Growing Outrage Over AI Data Centers; Under Staffing, Poor Care Blamed for I.C.E. Detainee Death; Pope Leo Catches up on a Trend and Goes Viral. Aired 11a-12p ET
• Health Workers Scramble To Contain Ebola Outbreak In DRC And Uganda; U.S. Invokes Title 42 To Limit Entry From Ebola-Hit Region; Trump Drops Controversial $10B Lawsuit Against IRS; CNN Speaks With Volvo Amid Energy Crisis; AFRICOM: U.S. And Nigeria Conduct More Strikes Against ISIS; Jury Deliberating Elon Musk's Lawsuit Against OpenAI; Aired 12-1p ET


Quest Means Business
• Did Not Air 4-5p ET


CNN Live Event/Special
• CNN Headlines: Millions of People Across the Plains and U.S. Midwest Under Threat from Dangerous Storms Today; Two Military Jets Collide During an Air Show, Forcing the Pilots to Eject as the Planes Crashed in a Fiery Explosion; CDC Racing to Help Contain a Growing Ebola Outbreak in Africa After the World Health Organization Declares a Global Health Emergency. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• CNN Headlines: Naval Aviators Safe After In-Flight Collision At Idaho Show; Voting Rights Rally Held Outside Alabama State Capitol; North Korean Soccer Team Makes Rare Visit To South Korea. Aired 5:30- 6a ET


The Situation Room
• Iran Says It Responded to U.S. Criticisms of 14-Point Peace Plan; Rare High-End Tornado Threat Issued for Central U.S.; Judge Says, Mangione Prosecutors Can Use Alleged Murder Weapon, Notebook. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• White House-Backed Prayer Event Stirs Controversy; Luigi Mangione in Court. Aired 10:30a-11a ET
• Judge: Mangione Prosecutors Can Use Alleged Murder Weapon, Notebook; Court Docs: Trump Dropping $10 Billion Lawsuit Against IRS; Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE), Is Interviewed About Lawmakers Slam Pentagon For Canceling Troop Deployments. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Gas Prices Up More Than $1.50 Since Iran War Began; Ebola Outbreak in Africa Kills 100 Plus; Trump Admin Creates $1.776B Fund for Allies. Aired 11:30-12p ET


The Source with Kaitlan Collins
• Trump Says He Delayed Major Strikes On Iran; DOJ Creates $1.8 Billion Fund Designed To Compensate Trump Allies; GOP Rep. Massie Faces Trump-Backed Candidate In KY Primary. Aired 9-10p ET


The Brief with Jim Sciutto
• CNN International: At Least Three Killed at San Diego Mosque; Police: Two Suspects in Mosque Shooting are Dead; Trump Says He'll "Hold Off" Attacking Iran on Tuesday"; Iranians Urged to Prepare for War as Trump Issues New Threats; Lebanon: More Than 3,000 Killed in Israeli Attacks Since March; Musk Loses Lawsuit Against OpenAI; CNN Crew Witnesses Drones Attacking Supply Route in Ukraine; Agreements Emerge Out of Trump-Xi Summit. Aired 6-7p ET


What We Know with Max Foster
• Elon Musk Loses Lawsuit Against OpenAI And Its Leaders; Global Effort To Contain Outbreak In D.R. Congo & Uganda; Iranians Urged To Prepare For War As Trump Issues New Threats; Cuban President Warns Of "Bloodbath" If U.S. Attacks; Trump: U.S. To "Hold Off" On Planned Attack Against Iran; Reports Of Active Shooter At Islamic Center Of San Diego. Aired 3-4p ET