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CNN Transcripts for September 13, 2026

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CNN Newsroom
• Recent A.I. Incidents Prompt Calls for Regulation; Congressman Injured after Emergency Landing; U.S. Diesel Prices Top $6 a Gallon for First Time Ever; Political Debate over A.I. Intensifies Amid Warnings about "Catastrophic Risk"; Trump Vows To Follow Through On $5K Checks: "I Always Keep My Pledge"; Iran: Commercial Vessel Struck In Strait Of Hormuz; Trump Speaks To Reporters During Trip To Ireland; Ben Shelton Trying To End America's U.S. Open Men's Drought. Aired 2- 3p ET
• Obama Urges Dems To Put AI At Center Of Their Agenda; Democrats Trying To Prevail In State Trump Won Three Times; Puerto Rico Residents Scramble For Clean Water. Aired 3-4p ET
• Trump Says U.S. Has To Stay Ahead Of China On A.I.; Obama Urges Democrats To Put A.I. At The Center Of Their Agenda; Iranian Commercial Vessel Struck In Strait Of Hormuz; Cuba Facing Its Worst Energy Crisis In Living Memory; Strategies To Get Ready For Retirement; Ground Zero Blues Club; NFL season. Aired 4-5p ET
• Race Is On To Reign In Artificial Intelligence; Nearly 50 Days Out: Candidates Hit The Campaign Trail; Americans Sound Off On The A.I. Debate; Ukraine Warns Putin "Knocking Directly" On NATO's Doors; 78th Emmy Awards Set In Los Angeles. Aired 5-6p ET
• Debate Flares As A.I. Rivals Warn Of "Catastrophic Risk"; Interview With Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL); Iran Reports Commercial Vessel Struck In Strait Of Hormuz; American Ben Shelton Loses Men's Final To Alexander Zverev; Pete Hegseth Pushed To Showcase Iran Rescue On "60 Minutes"; Democrats Trying To Prevail In State Trump Won Three Times; Driving Through Havana At Night As Blackouts Plague Cuba. Aired 6-7p ET
• Trump Dismisses AI Concerns As CEOs Call For Slowdown; Interview With Rep. Suhas Subramanyam (D-VA); Voters In Colorado's 8th District Split On Trump, Economy, Tone; Gas Prices Jump 45 Percent Since Iran Conflict Started; AAA: Diesel Prices Hit $6.20 A Gallon For First Time Ever; Rep. Tifany Survives Emergency Plane Landing In Lake; First Sunday Of NFL Season Kicks Off. Aired 7-8p ET
• Iran Turns to Gulf States for Talks on Hormuz; Trump Says He Would Love to See Unified Ireland; A.I. Safety Fears. Aired 3-3:30a ET
• New Tensions in the Strait of Hormuz; Anthropic CEO Sounds the Alarm; Trump Weighs in on Irish Unification; Latino Voters Rethinking Support for Trump; Mexican Workers Settle Lawsuit with Automakers; Ukraine Reports New Barrage of Russian Drone Attacks. Aired 4-5a ET
• Anthropic CEO Calls For A.I. Slowdown Amid Safety Concerns; Iran Plans Meeting With Gulf States on Strait of Hormuz; Trump Says Irish Unification Would Be "Fantastic". Aired 5-6a ET


CNN Special Reports
• Special Report: Eclipsing Power: Musk, Bezos, and the New Space Race. Aired 2-3a ET


CNN This Morning
• Iran State Media: Vessel Struck, Killing One; Houthis Claim Responsibility For Saudi Military Base Attack; Rescuers Search For 130 People From Indonesian Passenger Ship; Anthropic CEO Warns: Slow Down AI Amid Safety Concerns; Dispatch Audio Captures Rescue Of Congressman Tom Tiffany During Emergency Landing; France Investigates Possible Sabotage In Train Derailment; Judge Rules FEMA Workforce Cuts Were Illegal; Trump Attends Irish Open At His Golf Resort; Anti-Trump Protests Held Across Ireland; Congress Back In Session After Five-Week Recess; Democrats Call On Speaker Johnson To Address AI Safety; Lawmakers Focus On Messaging As They Gear Up For Midterms; Trump Promises $5,000 Payment To Every Adult American If GOP Holds House And Senate; House Takes Up Russia Sanctions Bill Named After Late Senator Graham. Puerto Rico Residents Dealing With Deepening Water Crisis; Celine Dion Kicks Off Comeback Concert Residency In France; 78th Primetime Emmys Kick Off Tomorrow Night; Parade Of Storms To Soak Midwest This Week; A 9/11 Legacy And Service And Hope. Aired 6-7a ET
• Anthropic CEO Warns: Slow Down A.I. Amid Safety Concerns; Iran Plans Meeting with Gulf States on Strait of Hormuz; Houthis Claim Responsibility for Saudi Military Base Attack; Trump Attends Irish Open at His Golf Resort. Trump Attends Irish Open at His Golf Resort; Critics Warn Cheaper Imported Meat Could Risk Food Safety; Parade of Storms to Soak Midwest this Week; 2026 Emmy Awards. Aired 7-8a ET


Fareed Zakaria GPS
• President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Ukraine War's Brutal New Phase; Interview with Poland's Deputy Prime Minister Radoslaw Sikorski. Interview With Polish Deputy Prime Minister Radoslaw Sikorski; Interview With Ukraine's Deep Strike Commander Vector; Interview With Rozetka Co-Founder And Co-Owner Iryna Chechotkina. Aired 10-11a ET


Inside Politics
• 51 Days Until Election Day: Trump At Irish Golf Tournament; NYT: Obama Urges Dems To Make A.I. Oversight Key Focus; Trump Kicks Off Midterms Push In North Carolina. Trump Kicks Off Midterm Push in North Carolina; Tomorrow: Will Politics Spill Onto the Emmys Stage? Aired 8-9a ET


State of the Union
• Interview With Sen. Ruben Gallego (D-AZ); Interview With Rep. Mike Johnson (R-LA); Interview With National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett; Interview With Rep. Madeleine Dean (D-PA); Interview With State Sen. Mallory McMorrow (D-MI). Aired 9-10a ET


The Whole Story with Anderson Cooper
• The Whole Story: The End Of The World As We Know It. Aired 1-2a ET
• Did Not Air 8-9p ET