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CNN Transcripts for July 05, 2026

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CNN Newsroom
• Trump Celebrates America's 250th Ahead Of Key NATO Summit; FIFA Clears Balogun To Play Against Belgium After One-Game Ban; Manhunt Underway After Eight People Shot At July 4th Barbecue; Death Toll Rises To Nearly 3,000 In Venezuela Earthquakes; New York's Brooklyn Bridge Catches Fire During Fireworks Display; Trump Accounts For Children Now Available; Former Olympian Hearn Faces Up To 10 Years In Prison If Convicted. Aired 2-3p ET
• White House: Trump Plans to Meet with Zelenskyy at NATO Summit this Week; Trump Celebrates America's 250th Ahead of Key NATO Summit; Fourth of July Celebrations Hit by Series of Mishaps. Aired 3-4p ET
• Trump Touts Patriotism, Pushes Agenda During July 4th Remarks; Trump And Netanyahu Expected To Meet Next Week; Manhunt Underway After Eight People Shot At July 4th Barbecue; Soccer Star Cleared To Play For Team USA; Mallory McMorrow Drops Out Of Michigan's U.S. Senate Race; New Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library Opens In North Dakota; Prince Harry Travels Alone As Family Cancels U.K. Visit. Aired 4-5p ET
• Trump Expected To Leave For NATO Summit; Manhunt Underway After Shooting At July 4th Barbecue; CNN Reports July 4th Incidents; Another Hit Wave Set To Hit This Week; Catholic Church Kicks Out Breakaway Group; USA's Balogun Cleared To Play Against Belgium; CNN Reports On Swift-Kelce Wedding. Aired 5-6p ET
• Trump Influence Over FIFA Under Scrutiny; Trump Attacks Communists During July 4th Speech; Trump And Netanyahu Meeting Soon At The White House; Millions Turn Out For Funeral Of Slain Iranian Leader; The Battle For November For Control Of U.S. Senate; Searching For A Miracle In The Rubble After Deadly Quakes In Venezuela; Live Aboard The U.S. Coast Guard Eagle; The Founding Fathers That Americans Revere the Most. Aired 6-7p ET
• Controversy As FIFA Reinstates U.S. Player Despite Red Card; Major Shakeup In Michigan Primary; Manhunt Underway After Eight People Shot At July 4th Barbecue; Delta Flight Hit By Fireworks On July 4; Ukraine: Russia Attacks Kyiv With Ballistic Missiles; Trump Set To Attend NATO Summit After Criticizing Alliance. Aired 7-8p ET
• U.S. Celebrates 250 Years Of Independence; Mourners Carry Slain Iranian Leader's Coffin; Pope Leo's Message To Americans. Aired 3-4a ET
• U.S. Celebrates July 4th; Trump's July 4th Speech; Heat and Storms Change July 4th Plans in Several Cities; Pope Calls for "Compassion and Generosity" Toward Migrants; Iran Mourns Ayatollah Ali Khamenei; Trump and Netanyahu Confirm Upcoming White House Meeting; Officials: 2,950 Plus People Dead Amid Ongoing Search Efforts. Aired 4-5a ET
• U.S. Celebrates July 4th Amid Record Heat; Iranian Mourn Death Of Slain Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei; Pope Visits Memorial To Migrants Who Died In The Mediterranean; CNN Analysis: Nine States Will Likely Determine Senate Control. Aired 5-6a ET


CNN This Morning
• Trump Gives July 4th Speech After Storm Delays; Forty-Minute Massive Fireworks Display Lights Up D.C. Sky; Storms And Severe Heat Disrupt July 4th Events On The East Coast; Fifty-One People Treated For Heat-Related Ailments At D.C. July 4th Event; Extreme Heat Causes Passenger Train To Derail In Virginia; New York Bridge Gets Stuck In Up Position Due To Extreme Heat; Heat, Storms, Impact July 4th Celebrations Across The Country; Iranians Mourn Death Of Slain Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei; Trump To Attend NATO Summit In Turkey This Week. Trump Delivers 40-Minute Late-Night Speech In DC; The Battle For November: Which Senate Seats Are Likely To Flip?; Pope Visit To Migrant Gateway Island Delivers Global Message. Aired 6-7a ET
• Trump Gives July 4th Speech After Storm Delays; Extreme Heat Causes Passenger Train To Derail In Virginia; Delta Pilot Reports Fireworks Strike While Landing In Chicago; Iranian Mourn Death Of Slain Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei; Venezuelan Earthquakes Death Toll Rises To Nearly 3,000; Duchess Of Sussex, Kids Won't Accompany Prince Harry To London; Trump To Attend NATO Summit In Turkey This Week. Trump to Attend NATO Summit in Turkey This Week; Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library Opens in North Dakota; Preliminary Hearing Starts for Charlie Kirk's Accused Killer; Famous River Re-Opens for Swimming to Parisians' Delight. Aired 7-8a ET


Fareed Zakaria GPS
• How Revolutionary was the American Revolution; How the Iran War Transformed the Global Economy. Interview With BlackRock Chairman And CEO Larry Fink; Interview With Carnegie Endowment For International Peace Senior Fellow Karim Sadjadpour; Interview With Foundation For Defense Of Democracies CEO Mark Dubowitz; Interview With "The Financial Times" Contributing Editor Kim Ghattas. Aired 10-11a ET


Inside Politics
• Trump Marks America's 250th Birthday During Heat Wave, Storms; Far Left Candidates Knock Off Incumbents In New York, Colorado. An Inside Look at America's Newest Presidential Library; America's 250th Anniversary Evokes Different Emotions Than Others. Aired 8-9a ET


CNN Live Event/Special
• The Fourth In America: Celebrating 250. Aired 12-1a ET
• We Had Lady Wilson, Chance The Rapper, Trombone Shorty, So Many Great Performances Down Here, Ending With This Incredible Fireworks Display. Aired 10-11p ET


State of the Union
• Interview With Rep. Buddy Carter (R-GA); Interview With Gov. Josh Shapiro (D-PA); Interview With U.S. Interior Secretary Doug Burgum. Aired 9-10a ET


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