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Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees
• Did Not Air 8-9p ET


Amanpour
• Interview With Secretary Of The Smithsonian Institution Lonnie G. Bunch III; Interview With "Contrapposto" Author Dave Eggers; Interview With "World War II With Tom Hanks" Executive Producer Jon Meacham. Aired 1-2p ET


CNN's The Arena with Kasie Hunt
• Trump Speaks At Mt. Rushmore Tonight, Vows "Really Long" Speech On National Mall For July 4 Despite Extreme Temps; Prominent Democrats Offer Contrasts To Trump's Vision Of America In Events Around Nation's 250th Birthday; Now: Multiday Swift-Kelce Wedding Celebration Underway. Aired 4-5p ET


The Lead with Jake Tapper
• Taylor Swift Wedding Guests Arrive At Madison Square Garden; Dangerous Heatwave Hits Peak Temps Along U.S. East Coast; Ousted Stars And Stripes Ombudsman Files Key Lawsuit Against Hegseth's Pentagon; Poll: American Pride Falls To 25-Year Record Low; Trump Riffs On Former Presidents During Story Book Reading; Interpol Identifies Ukrainian Woman As Suspect In Monaco Bombing. Aired 5-6p ET
• Counting Down To America's 250th Birthday; Star-Studded Wedding Bells At Madison Square Garden; Combat Vet On His Sweet 16 On July 14th; Sources: U.S. Tried To Warn Iran That Israel Would Kill Leaders. Aired 6-7p ET


CNN NewsNight with Abby Phillip
• Did Not Air 10-11p ET


CNN News Central
• Trump Says, Nothing Wrong or Illegal With Crypto Profits; Worst Day of Heat Wave Expected Today Across East Coast; Today, Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's Big Wedding Celebration. Aired 7-7:30a ET
• Largest-Ever Flotilla Of World's Tall Ships Will Celebrate July 4; Smith: "I'm Very Concerned" About Midterm Elections Under Trump; Former Olympic Canoeist Indicted For Allegedly Damaging Reflecting Pool. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• Interview with Rep. Stephen Lynch (D-MA): President Trump's Financial Disclosure; Democratic Socialists Upset Democratic Establishment in Recent Primaries; Wedding Celebration for Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce; Worst Day of Heat Wave Expected Today Across East Coast. Aired 8-8:30a ET
• New Polan to Keep Reflecting Pool Clean; Trump's Crypto Profits; Reenactor Brings John Adams to Life at Historic Homestead; Gas Prices Drop as Millions Hit the Road. Aired 8:30-9a ET
• Trump Profits off Crypto; Massachusetts Historical Society Historian Kanisorn Wongsrichanalai is Interviewed about American History; Heat Wave Across East Coast; Worst Heat Wave across East Coast Today; Workers Setting up for Swift Wedding. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• Boston Mayor Michelle Wu Is Interviewed About The Fourth Of July; Polls On Founding Fathers Favorability; American's Traveling Over Fourth Weekend. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Taylor Swift's Wedding Expected This Evening; West Point Cadets Speak Out on America 250; Zohran Mamdani Delivers America 250 Address; Dangerous Heat Wave. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• New Plan To Keep Reflecting Pool Clean After Algae Issues; More Than 72 Million Americans Expected To Travel This July 4th; Sources Say U.S. Attempted To Warn Iran That Israel Would Kill Leaders; Turkey Bans LGBTQ+ Cruise Ship From Docking; Ukrainian Woman Disguised As Man Suspected In Monaco Bombing; Cape Verde Looks To Advance At World Cup Against Argentina. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• Portugal Advances After Goal by Croatia is Waved Off; Trump's Tribute to America Divides Nation on 4th of July; Sweltering Temps Punish Millions of Americans; Taylor Swift, Travis Kelce to Begin Their Marriage Era; Trump Heads to Mount Rushmore Ahead of July 4 Celebration in D.C. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Supreme Court Declines To Halt Daily $800 Fine For Ex-Fox News Reporter Refusing To Divulge Sources; Questions Mount Over Venezuela's Official Death Toll; West Nile Virus Gets Strong And Early Start; Pope Leo Highlights Immigrants At Liberty Medal Ceremony. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Trump Heads To Mount Rushmore Ahead Of July 4th Celebration In D.C.; Trump To Speak At Mount Rushmore, Where Bill To Impose His Likeness Has Stalled In Congress; Dangerous Heat Wave Scorches East Coast On July 4th Weekend; Hours Away: Taylor Swift Expected To Marry Travis Kelce In NYC; Mamdani Delivers America 250 Speech At George Washington's Desk; Mamdani Touts Importance Of Immigration Rights In America 250 Speech. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Mamdani Touts Importance of Immigration Rights in America 250 Speech; Chilling Audio From Civilian Planes Shot Down by Cuba 30 Years Ago; NASA Celebrates 250 Years of America with Artemis Moon Push; Cape Verde Takes on Argentina in Tough Test at World Cup. Aired 3:30-4p ET


CNN Newsroom
• Russia Attacks Kyiv; Iran Prepares to Bury Late Supreme Leader; Man Rescued from Rubble; Multi-Day Swift-Kelce Wedding Celebration Thought To Be Underway; The Vatican Excommunicates Ultra- Traditionalist Group. Aired 2-3a ET
• International Leaders to Pay Respects for the Slained Iranian Supreme Leader; Kyiv Observes Day of Mourning After a Relentless Attack by Russian Strikes; Venezuelan Man Miraculously Survives from the Rubble Eight Days into the Deadly Twin Quakes, Interim President Debunks Slow Response Accusations; Key European Teams March Through World Cup's Round of 16, Final Three Matches Play Today to Complete the Cast; Security Heightens in New York for the Reported Swift-Kelce Wedding. Aired 3-4a ET
• July Fourth Weekend; Swift-Kelce Wedding. Aired 4-4:30a ET
• Taylor Swift's Wedding Takes Over MSG; Millions Under July 4th Heat Advisories; "Capitol 4th" Concert Faces Cancellation. Aired 4:30- 5a ET


CNN This Morning
• Trump's Renovation of Reflecting Pool Faces Mixed Criticism; Heat Warnings Ahead of July Fourth Celebrations; Taylor Swift, Travis Kelce Wedding Weekend Begins. Aired 6-6:30a ET
• Polls Show Ossoff Leading in Georgia Senate Race; Pride in America Falls; Trump's Crypto Profits. Aired 6:30-7a ET


Connect the World
• Six-day Funeral Ceremonies for Khamenei Begin Saturday; Approximately 1,000 Guests Expected at Swift-Kelce Wedding Celebration; Kyiv Observing Day of Mourning After Massive Russian Attack; Assessing the Future of Gulf States After the Iran War; 72M People Expected to Travel on U.S. July 4th Weekend. Aired 9-9:45a ET
• Trump Heads To Mount Rushmore On Independence Day Eve; Trump's Great American State Fair Plagued By Criticism; Heat Records Being Broken Across East Coast U.S.; Six-Day Funeral Ceremonies For Iran's Supreme Leader Begin Saturday; Venezuela's Twin Quake Death Toll Climbs To 2,595; World Cup Round Of 32 Concludes With Three Matches Friday; Interview With Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas; Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's Wedding Celebrations Underway In New York amid Tight Security; Pope Leo Accepts Liberty Medal On Eve Of U.S. 250th Birthday. Aired 10a-11a ET


Erin Burnett Outfront
• Trump's Name On $100 Bill; Air Force Major Arrested; Taylor Swift's Wedding. Aired 7-8p ET


Inside Politics
• Trump Vows "Really Long Speech" Tomorrow Despite Extreme D.C. Heat; CNN's "The Fourth In America: Celebrating 250" Begins Tomorrow At Noon ET; Trump Shrugs Off Concerns About Huge Family Profits While President; Gov. Moore To Deliver July 4 Speech On Patriotism; Poll: 14 Percent Of Democrats Say They're Extremely Proud To Be American. Aired 12-12:30p ET
• July 4 Celebrated Amid Dangerous Heat Wave On East Coast; FBI Expands GA 2020 Election Probe With Another 260 Intel Officials; Gov. Shapiro Expects Trump To Try "Everything In His Power To Undermine Our Elections"; Cake Artist Creates America 250th Cake. Aired 12:30-1p ET


Isa Soares Tonight
• Sweltering Heat is Curbing Festivities and Forcing Some Cities to Cancel Events on the Eve of America's 250th Anniversary; Funeral Ceremonies to Honor Iran's Former Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei Underway; Big Day of World Cup Action for the African Continent as Ghana, Egypt and Cape Verde All Take to the Pitch. Ukrainian Woman Disguised As Man Is Named As Suspect; Pope Leo To Visit Migration Hot Spot In Italy This Weekend; Three African Nations Play In Round Of 32 Today; NASA On A Mission To Save Space Observatory; 19th Annual iPhone Photo Awards Given Out. Aired 2-3p ET


Laura Coates Live
• Did Not Air 11p-12a ET


One World with Zain Asher
• Questions Mount Over Venezuela's Official Death Toll; Pope Leo to Visit Migration Hot Spot, on July Fourth; About 1,000 Guests Expected at Swift-Kelce Wedding Celebration; Woman Disguised as Main Suspect in Monaco Bombing; Jack Smith: "I'm Very Concerned" About Midterm Elections; Late Disallowed Goal Sees Portugal Edge Croatia 2-1. Aired 11a-12p ET
• Heat Dome Over The U.S. East Coast Is Trapping Hot Air; Trump Heads To Mount Rushmore Ahead Of July 4th Celebrations; Multi-Day Funeral Ceremonies For Khamenei Begin Saturday; Rescuers Pull Man From Rubble Eight Days After Quakes; Ukrainian Woman Disguised As Man Is Named As Suspect; Multi-Day Wedding Celebration Thought To Be Underway; Mission To Save 3,200-Pound NASA Observatory; Aired 12-1p ET


Quest Means Business
• Trump to Kick Off July 4th Weekend with Mount Rushmore Visit; Philadelphia Cancels Parade Amid Dangerous Heat; CNN Iside Iran Head of Supreme Leader's Funeral; New Year's London Marathon Set To Be A Two-Day Event; Americans Prepare For Fireworks And Parades In Record Heat; Host City Hotels Cash In On Higher Room Rates. Glammed Up Guests Seen Arriving At Madison Square Garden. Aired 4-5p ET


CNN Live Event/Special
• CNN Headlines: Extreme Heat Threatening America 250 Events In D.C.; Venezuela Acting President Says Death Toll Rises To 2,595; Trump Wants Lawmakers To Pass Save America Act First; Taylor Swift And Travis Kelce's Wedding Festivities Begin. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• CNN Headlines: Historic Heat Crashes July 4th Celebrations For Millions; Taylor Swift And Travis Kelce's Wedding Festivities Begin; Team USA Looking Ahead After Controversial Red Card. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Independence Eve Live; Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift are Married; Independence Eve Live With Anderson And Andy. Aired 8-9p ET
• Independence Eve Live With Anderson & Andy. Aired 9-10p ET
• Independence Eve Live With Anderson And Andy; Everybody In High Spirits For America 250; July 4th 2026 Worth Celebrating For Americans. Aired 10-11p ET
• United States Celebrates America 250. Aired 11p-12a ET


The Situation Room
• July 4th Celebrated Amid Dangerous Heat Wave on East Coast; U.S. Officials Say They Attempted to Warn Iran of Fears That Israel Would Assassinate Mediators; How Much Will My 4th of July Celebration Cost. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Remembering Jimmy Carter's Legacy; Exciting World Cup Action Continues; Taylor Swift's Wedding Expected Today. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Trump To Deliver Remarks At Mt. Rushmore Tonight; Federal Officials Launch Plan To Keep Reflecting Pool Clean; Funeral For Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei Begins. Aired 11-11:30a ET


The Source with Kaitlan Collins
• Did Not Air 9-10p ET


The Brief with Jim Sciutto
• Taylor Swift And Travis Kelce Wedding Celebration Underway; Record Heat Hits Eastern U.S. Ahead Of July 4th Holiday; "Clippers" Make Big Bucks Reposting Social Media Content; Venezuela's Government Facing Some Tough Questions About Earthquake Response; Iran Bids Farewell To Slain Supreme Leader; U.S. Celebrates 250 Years. Aired 6-7p ET


The Story Is with Elex Michaelson
• Former Olympian Charged with Felony Count for Allegedly Damaging Reflecting Pool; Trump Defends Crypto Windfall; Trump: Voter I.D. Bill More Important Than Housing Bill; Extreme Heat Threatens America 250 Events in U.S. Capital; Man Pulled Alive from Rubble after 8 Days; Multi-Day Taylor Swift Wedding Thought to Be Underway; Iran to Bid Final Farewell to Slain Supreme Leader; Outrage Over Red Card for Top U.S. Scorer. Aired 12-1a ET
• Trump To Give "Really Long" July 4th Speech Despite Heat Wave; Millions On Alert As Heat Dome Intensifies In The East; Iran Prepares To Say Final Goodbye To Ayatollah Ali Khamenei; Venezuela Leader Rejects Criticism For Earthquake Response; World Cup 2026; Pope Leo's Message for U.S.; Kyiv Observing Day of Mourning after Massive Russian Attack; Political Divisions, Extreme Heat Keep Attendance Low. Aired 1-2a ET


What We Know with Max Foster
• Trump Kicks Off July 4 Weekend With Mount Rushmore Visit; Philadelphia Cancels Parade Amid Dangerous Heat; U.S. Officials: U.S. Indirectly Warned Iran Of Fears That Israel Would Assassinate Mediators At Peace Talks; Cars Arriving At MSG Ahead Of Taylor Swift & Travis Kelce's Wedding; Pope Leo To Visit Migration Hot Spot In Italy This Weekend. Aired 3-4p ET