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CNN Transcripts for August 01, 2026

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CNN's The Arena with Kasie Hunt
• CNN Poll: Trump's Approval Falls To 34 Percent, Matching Career Low; Michigan Dems Vote Tuesday In Contentious Senate Primary; CNN Poll: 45 Percent Of Dems Say Their Party Needs "Major Changes"; Michelle Obama & Ketanji Brown Jackson Talk Work-Life Balance. Michelle Obama & Ketanji Brown Jackson Talk Work-Life Balance; 2017: Sen. John McCain Gives Thumbs Down To Obamacare "Skinny Repeal"; New State Ranking Cause Controversy. Aired 12-1p ET


The Amanpour Hour
• Interview with Environmentalist and Author Bill McKibben; Interview with Emmett Till's Cousin Reverend Wheeler Parker Jr.; Interview with "If Emmett Till Lived" Curator Sarah Elizabeth Lewis; Japan's "Sleep Tech"; Interview with Bestselling Novelist Dave Eggers; Millions in Somalia Facing Hunter amid Long Drought. Aired 11a-12p ET


CNN Newsroom
• Did Not Air 12-1p ET
• Did Not Air 1-2p ET
• Investigators into Disappearance of Nancy Gutrie Release Ransom Letters from Kidnappers; Justice Department Drops Charges of Vandalism Tied to Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool; Heatwave Hits U.S. Pacific Northwest; President Trump Says U.S. Military Will Hit Targets in Iran; Upcoming Michigan Democratic Senate Primary to Test Electability of Progressive Candidate Abdul El-Sayed; New Data Reveals Cyclospora Affecting One in Every 1,000 People in Michigan; Dr. Anthony Fauci Pleads Fifth Amendment to Questions during Senate Hearing on COVID-19 Lockdowns; Muhammed Ali's Impact on American Sports and Culture Examined in New CNN Series. Aired 2-3p ET
• Justice Department Says Reflecting Pool Work Was Flawed, Drops Vandalism Case; Trump Warns Of New Attacks On Iran; Authorities Release Ransom Notes In The Nancy Guthrie Disappearance Case; Why More Frequent, Destructive Wildfires Is Now The New Normal; New York Sues Kalshi For Running Illegal Gambling Operation; Teen Murdered 26 Years Ago Identified Using Combined DNA Methods. Aired 3-4p ET
• Did Not Air 4-5p ET
• Tuesday: Michigan Dems Vote In Contentious Senate Primary; Interview With Sen. Gary Peters (D-MI); U.S. Planning Fresh Strikes On Iran; Savannah Guthrie Pleads For Public Help; Trump Rejects Pirro's Decision, Insists Reflecting Pool Damage Was Cause By "Vandals"; Russia's New Target: Ukrainian Gas Stations; Witness Who Was In Van With Man Killed By ICE Breaks Silence. Aired 5-6p ET
• State Dept Says Americans May Want To Leave The Middle East; Gaza Hospital Warehouses Destroyed By Israeli Strike; Trump Threatens To Revive Anti-Weaponization Fund; Trump Threatens To Revive "Anti- Weaponization" Fund; DOJ Dropping Charges Against Former Olympian In Reflecting Pool Vandalization Case; FIFA Drops Controversial $20 Billion World Cup Investment Plan; NY Sues Kalshi For Running "Illegal Gambling Operation"; Bomb Explodes At Moscow Restaurant, Killing Two; Western Heat Dome To Bring Dangerous Temps To Tens Of Millions. Aired 6-7p ET
• Authorities Release Nancy Guthrie Ransom Notes Amid Search For New Leads; Trump's Battle To Get Todd Blanche Confirmed Intensifies; Democratic Primary In Key Battleground State Of Michigan; Key Focus On Tuesday's Democratic Senate Primary In Michigan; The Rise Of Swearing In Politics; Guthrie Ransome Notes Made Public In Hunt for New Leads. Aired 7-8p ET
• New Russian Campaign Targets Ukrainian Gas Stations; U.S. Planning Iran Strikes as soon as This Weekend; FIFA Scraps Gianni Infantino's Controversial Investment Plan; Aid Groups Warn Crisis Worsening around Besieged El Obeid. Aired 3-3:30a ET
• New Russian Campaign Targets Ukrainian Gas Stations; U.S. Planning Iran Strikes as soon as This Weekend; FIFA Scraps Gianni Infantino's Controversial Investment Plan; Spain's Migrant Crisis; Europe Ravaged by Wildfires. Aired 4-4:30a ET
• New Russian Campaign Targets Ukrainian Gas Stations; U.S. Planning Iran Strikes as soon as This Weekend; Spain's Migrant Crisis; FIFA Scraps Gianni Infantino's Controversial Investment Plan; Iran- Backed Houthis in Yemen Target Saudi Oil Facilities; Jurors Visit Crime Scene in Lindsay Clancy Murder Trial; Sleep-Deprived Japan Looks for Solutions. Aired 5-6a ET


CNN This Morning
• Russia Hits Kyiv With Deadly Missile Strikes; Ransom Notes Released In Nancy Guthrie Case; Iran Says It Targeted U.S. Military In Kuwait With Drones; Blanche's Attorney General Nomination Paused As 2 Republicans Hold Out; Consumer Confidence Rises For Second Straight Month; Major Oil Companies Reap Massive Profits As U.S. And Iran Fighting Drives Energy Prices Higher. Oil Producers See Huge Gains During U.S. War with Iran; Two U.S. Officials Say New Strikes on Iran Could Come as Soon as This Weekend; Deadly Russian Attack Hits Kyiv and Surrounding Regions Overnight. Aired 6-7a ET
• Deadly Russian Attack Hits Kyiv & Surrounding Regions Overnight; Senate Judiciary CMTE. Schedules Meeting Tuesday On Possible Vote For Blanche Atty. Gen. Nomination; Trump Downplays Possible Iranian Connection To Minnesota Cyberattack; Trump Complicates Blanche Nomination With Defense Of Fund; Heat Dome Triggers Alerts For 50M In Southwest; OpenAI Incident Raises New Questions About A.I. Safety. Aired 7-8a ET


First of All with Victor Blackwell
• Moments Away: Top MS Public Safety Official On Nolan Wells Case; United In Grief and Demand For Answers; Crump: Wells Family Has District Of Mississippi Law Enforcement. Aired 8-9a ET


Smerconish
• 2026 Democratic Socialists Summit Taking Place In Chicago; How The Backlash To AI Data Centers Is Shaping The Midterm Election; Gallup: 71 Percent Oppose An AI Data Center In Their Community. How The Backlash To A.I. Data Centers Is Shaping The Midterm Election; New Book Warns A.I. Could Fracture Our Shared Reality. Aired 9-10a ET


Table For Five
• CNN Saturday Morning Table for Five. Recent Poll Shows 34 Percent Approval Rating for President Trump; Senate Republicans Refuse to Confirm Todd Blanche as Attorney General Without Meeting Demands about Trump Administration's Weaponization Fund and Tax Immunity Deal; New Reporting Indicates Secret Service Followed Former FBI Director James Comey without Warrant and Kept President Trump Informed on Their Interviews with Comey; Dr. Anthony Fauci Pleads Fifth Amendment During Senate Hearing on COVID Lockdowns; Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Stars in Government Funded Cooking Show. Aired 10-11a ET.


The Story Is with Elex Michaelson
• FIFA Scraps Infantino's Controversial $20B Investment Plan; Sources - U.S. Planning Iran Strikes As Soon As This Weekend; Senior Hamas official - disarmament depends on Israeli steps; Russian Strikes Interrupt Ukrainian MP's Interview With CNN; Cyberattack On Water Systems In Multiple U.S. States; Spanish PM Faces Backlashes Over Pro- Immigration Policies; Trump - Spain Migrant Surge Should Be Gop - Talking Point; Justice Dept. Admits Reflecting Pool Work Was - Botched; Europe Ravaged By Wildfires; Aired 12-1a ET
• UK Agency - Tanker Hit By Projectile Near Strait of Hormuz; Sources - U.S. Planning Iran Strikes As Soon As This Weekend; Reflecting Pool Work Botched, Vandalism Case Dropped; New Russian Campaign Targets Ukrainian Gas Stations; Trump Defends Blanche, Controversial Fund In Cabinet Meeting; Democrats Face Split Between Progressives And Moderates; Cyberattack On Water Systems In Multiple U.S. States; Camp David, A Rustic And Historic Meeting Place, Refuge; Aired 1-2a ET