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Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees
• New York A.G.: Active Criminal Investigation Into Cornell Case; Trump, GOP Leaders Rush To Keep Iowa Senate Race From Slipping Away; Trump Says His "A Plus" Presidency Has A "Public Relations" Problem; Trump Admin Unveils More Taxpayer-Funded Campaign Ads; Source: Pilot Accused Of Attacking Captain Named Haman Al-Hammami; "The Detour With David Chang" New Episode Airs Saturday 10P ET/PT. Aired 8-9p ET


Amanpour
• Interview with "Crossing the Red Line" Author Akbar Shahid Ahmed; Interview with "Man in the Mirror" Author Anand Giridharadas; Interview with "The AGI Chronicles" Author Kevin Roose. Aired 1-2p ET


CNN's The Arena with Kasie Hunt
• Trump Set To Campaign In Deep-Red Alabama As Final Jobs Report Before Midterms Shows Weak Growth; New York A.G. Appointed Special Prosecutor In Alleged Cornell Rape Case; "I Don't Know What The Hell's Wrong": Trump Vents Frustrations; House Dems Look To Expand Map Into More Red Districts. Aired 4-5p ET


The Lead with Jake Tapper
• Cornell Students Call For Transparency, Accountability From University; U.S. Economy Added 29,000 Jobs Last Month, Fewer Than Expected; Black Unemployment Just Rose At Its Fastest Pace Since COVID; U.S. Economy Added 28K Jobs In Sept., Unemployment Rises To 4.2 Percent; Trump Declines To Rule Out Putting Ice Agents At Polls; Sen. Tillis Tells Off Trump In Newly Revealed Texts. Aired 5-6p ET
• Soon, Trump Rallies In Alabama With 32 Days Until Midterms; CNN Obtains New Bodycam Footage Of Luigi Mangione's Arrest; Special Prosecutor Takes Over Cornell Investigation; Trump Blames Republicans' Woes On Poor Messaging; Rare Access Inside A Small Town's Hospital. Aired 6-7p ET


CNN NewsNight with Abby Phillip
• Trump Hits Red States After Last Jobs Report Before Midterms; Trump Releases More Taxpayer-Funded Campaign Ads; GOP Pauses Spending In North Carolina Senate Race As Candidate Lags; Mullin Points Talarico, Says Scripture Use For Justifying Behavior Is Dangerous; Christie Predicts Vance Won't Be GOP's 2028 Candidate. Aired 10-11p ET


CNN News Central
• Trump Hits Campaign Trail as New Polls Show Tight Senate Races; New York Times Reports, Men in Alleged Cornell Gang Rape Denied Wrongdoing; Mortgage Rates Hit 7.28 Percent, Biggest One-Week Jump in Four Years. Aired 7-7:30a ET
• Super El Nino Could Disrupt Crops, Supply Chains Worldwide; NYT: Russia Planning Most Powerful Blow Yet To Try To Freeze Ukraine; Man Learns Biological Dad Is Yacht Rock Legend Michael McDonald. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• Trump Hits Campaign Trail as New Polls Show Tight Senate Races; New Bodycam Video of Luigi Mangione's Arrest Released; New Disturbing Details in Investigation of Alleged Cornell Gang Rape; Christa Pikes Attorney Calls for Her Death Sentence to be Commuted. Aired 8-8:30a ET
• Polls on President Trump; Trump Pins Economic Woes on Democrats; Fewer Jobs Added in September; Zuckerberg Shaped Trum's A.I. Pledge. Aired 8:30-9a ET
• U.S. Added 29,000 Jobs in September; Trump Hits Campaign Trail; Rep. Gabe Vasquez (D-NM) is Interviewed about the Economy; New Arrest Video of Mangione. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• New York Governor to Give Cornell Investigation Update; Trump's Numbers on Inflation; New York Governor Kathy Hochul Speaks Bout the Cornell Investigation. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Jared Kushner Facing Scrutiny Over Business Ties; Flydubai Captain Speaks Out; Underwhelming Jobs Report?; New York Investigates Cornell University Rape Allegations. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• Mideast Envoy, Kushner's Firm Has Stake in Israeli Military- Linked Firm; Poll Show Majority of Americans Are Unhappy With Trump's Handling of Economy; Trump Campaigns in Stages He Won as Economic Pressure Mounts; Christa Pike in Critical Condition After Surviving Lethal Injections; At Least 12 Injured in 69-Vehicle I-95 Bridge Pileup; Rick Ross Arrested on Domestic Violence Charges. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• Rick Ross Arrested On Domestic Violence Charges; Topo Chico Mineral Waters Returning To Store Shelves; Newly Unsealed Footage Shows Luigi Mangione's Arrest; Trump Campaigns In Alabama on Heels Of Underwhelming Jobs Report; New York Governor Appoints New York Attorney General To Investigate Alleged Rape At Cornell; Flydubai Captain's Dream Job Turns Him Into A Hero; Christa Pike In Critical Condition After Surviving Lethal Injection. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Captain on Flydubai Attack: I Could Not Let Everybody Else Die; Americans' Economic Blues Looming Over Midterms; Most Americans Blame Trump for High Prices; AI Ads Raise Disclosure Questions as States Take Different Approaches; St. Louis Man Discovers Biological Father is a Rock Star. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• D.A. Says He Backs Appointing Special Prosecutor In Cornell Case; NY Gov. Appoints NY Atty. Gen. To Investigate Alleged Rape At Cornell; Christa Pike's Attorneys Say She Is On A Ventilator And Unconscious After Surviving Lethal Injections; Sources: Trump Expected To Name Intel Chief Jay Clayton As A.I. Czar. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Captain On Flydubai Attack: I Could Not Let Everybody Else Die; UAE Probing Whether Flydubai Attack Linked To Terrorist Activity; Nonprofit On A Mission To Save Senior Dogs; Markets Rise As Job Growth Falls Short Of Expectations; Public Confidence In Economy Weak Despite Strong Markets. Aired 3:30-4p ET


CNN Newsroom
• Stabbing on FlyDubai Flight; Putin Says All Weapons on the Table Over Kaliningrad; Student Protests Over School Conditions Turn Violent; TN Inmate in Critical Condition After Botched Execution; New York Governor Weighs in on Cornell Rape Allegations; U.N.: "Radio Silence" In U.S.-Iran Diplomacy; Kushner Company Has Stake In Israel Military-Linked Firm; Renee Good's Family Sues ICE Agent, Trump Officials; SpaceX Crew Dragon Mission Sets Record. Aired 2-3a ET
• Trump Claims Flydubai Pilot Connected to Iran Attack; British P.M. Burnham Floats Reversal of Brexit, 10 Years After Departing from the European Union. Aired 3-3:45a ET
• CNN International: Authorities Investigate Motive Behind Flydubai Attack; Passengers Describe Brush With Death On Flydubai Flight; Tennessee Inmate In Critical Condition After Botched Execution; Letitia James To Oversee Probe Of Cornell Rape Allegations. Aired 4-4:30a ET
• CNN International: Activists In Spain Protest Lack Of Affordable Housing; Student Protests Over School Conditions Turn Violent; SpaceX Crew Dragon Mission Sets Records. Aired 4:30-5a ET


CNN This Morning
• Tennessee Inmate in Critical Condition after Botched Execution; Trump, Vance Visit Red States to Campaign for Candidates; Trump Complains about Supreme Court's 'Loyalty.' Aired 6-6:30a ET
• New Trump Meme Coin Contest; Botched Execution in Tennessee; Texas Democrat Files Police Report over A.I. Ads. Aired 6:30-7a ET


Connect the World
• Spanish Lawmakers to Vote on Government Housing Proposals; Student Protests Force About 400 Schools to Close in France; NY Times Reports New Detail of Cornell Rape Allegations; Letitia James to Oversee Probe of Cornell Rape Allegations; Hochul & James Give Update on Cornell Rape Investigation; NY Governor, Attorney General Give Update on Cornell Rape Investigation. Aired 9-10a ET
• Flydubai Pilot Speaks After Fighting Off Attacker Mid-Flight; U.S. Pressures European Allies to Help Lower Diesel Prices; New York Attorney General Now Special Prosecutor in Cornell Case; France's Student Protests Escalate; LIVEX Closes with Deals Worth $41 Billion; Etihad Rail Launches Abu Dhabi-Dubai Train Service. Aired 10a-11a ET


Erin Burnett Outfront
• Trump Rallies In Deep-Red Alabama With 32 Days To Midterms; FlyDubai Suspect New Details; Texas Senate Race Intensifies Amid Dueling Ads, War Of Words; Erin Burnett OutFront Marks 15 Years On The Air. Aired 7-8p ET


Inside Politics
• Final Jobs Report Before Midterms Falls Short Of Expectations; Ashley Hinson Walks A Tightrope On Trump In Critical Senate Rate; Wages Grew 3 Percent In September, Slower Than Inflation; Republicans Shifting Ad Money From North Carolina To Kansas; Senate GOP Super PAC Pauses Future Spending In North Carolina Race; Trump Rallies For Texas Senate Candidate Paxton In Oklahoma. Aired 12-12:30p ET
• Trump Plays Video Mentioning Leaked Paxton Audio At OK Rally; Vance To FL Senate Candidate: "You Don't Belong In America"; Can Democrats Compete In Florida This November?; How Georgia's Changing Electorate Could Reshape The Midterms; Virginia Democrat Uses Reagan To Appeal To Swing Voters; Battleground Republicans Lay Claim To Bipartisanship; Battleground Democrat Targets Billionaires In New Ad. Aired 12:30-1p ET


Isa Soares Tonight
• Unrest Spreads In France And Spain As Anger Over Education Funding And Housing Boils Over; New York's Governor Says The Accuser In The Cornell Gang Rape Case Was Failed By Authorities; Flydubai Pilot Who Fought Off A Savage Attack From His Own Co-Pilot Speaks Out; Attorney For Jane Doe Says She Is Under Siege; Pike's Attorneys Call On Governor To Commute Death Sentence; Lula Da Silva, Flavio Bolsonaro Lead Polls For Sunday's Vote; Heat Waves, Drought Take A Toll On Europe's Potato Harvest. Aired 2-3p ET


Laura Coates Live
• Trump Stumps In Red States Amid GOP Fears Of Midterm Defeat; Active Criminal Investigation Into Cornell Case; DOJ Asks Court To Let Trump Reinstate White House Press Ban; A.I. Leaders Agree To Self- Police As Calls For Guardrails Grow. Aired 11p-12a ET


One World with Zain Asher
• Suspect in Alleged Hijacking Attempt Being Questioned in UAE; Hundreds of Schools Closed as Government Tries to Calm Tensions; Trump Hits Red States as GOP Senate Seats Hang in Balance; Trump Hits Campaign Trail as New Polls Show Tight Senate Races; Special Prosecutor Assigned in Cornell Gang Rape Allegations; NYT Obtained 1,000+ Pages from Cornell University Investigation. Aired 11a-12p ET
• Student Protests Force Hundreds Of Schools To Close In France; Fewer-Than-Expected 29,000 Jobs Added In September; G7 To Release 100M Barrels Of Fuel Reserves; CNN Obtains Newly-Released Footage Of Luigi Mangione's Arrest; Aired 12-1p ET


Quest Means Business
• Donald Trump Speaks At The White House; U.S. Stocks Close Higher After Weak Jobs Report; Hero Pilot: Couldn't Let Everybody Else Die; New York Attorney General: "Active Criminal Investigation" Into Cornell Case; Students And Police Clah Amid School Protests In France; Spanish Lawmakers Reject Measures Aimed At Housing Crunch. New York City Bakery's $60 Loaf Of Bread Sparks Social Media Buzz. Aired 4-5p ET


CNN Live Event/Special
• CNN Headlines: Governor Hochul Appoints Letitia James To Oversee Cornell Rape Probe; Failed Execution Leaves Christa Pike In Critical Condition; New Video Shows Dramatic Moments Passengers, Crew Seize Control of FlyDubai Plane; Trump Rallies Support In Oklahoma And Texas. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• CNN Headlines: Passengers Describe Brush With Death On Flydubai Flight; Trump Steps Up Midterm Push Amid GOP Concerns; Letitia James To Oversee Probe Of Cornell Rape Allegations. Aired 5:30-6a ET


The Situation Room
• New York A.G. on Cornell Rape Allegations, This is Now an Active Criminal Investigation; Gov. Kathy Hochul (D-NY) Says, Deeply Disturbed at Cornell Police's Original Investigation; One-on-One With Jane Doe's Attorney Amid Cornell Alleged Rape Case. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Trump Hits Campaign Trail; Video of Luigi Mangione Arrest Released; Job Market Slowing?. Aired 10:30a-11a ET
• NY AG: "Active Criminal Investigation" Into Cornell Case; Christa Pike Critical After Surviving Two Lethal Injections; Sources: Trump Expected To Name Jay Clayton His A.I. Czar. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• NY AG: "Active Criminal Investigation" into Cornell Case; NY Gov. Taps Atty. Gen. James as Special Prosecutor in Cornell Case; Adults Cutting Off Ties to their Parents. Aired 11:30a-12p ET


The Source with Kaitlan Collins
• Trump Continues Red-State Swing With Stop In Alabama; NY A.G.: Cornell Rape Case Now An "Active Criminal Investigation"; Elon Musk Threatens To Sue Over New "Musk" Documentary. Aired 9-10p ET


The Brief with Jim Sciutto
• CNN International: Flydubai Pilot Speaks Out; Top UAE Official Calls Incident A "Dangerous Terrorist Act"; G7 Leaders Agree to Tap Emergency Diesel and Oil Stockpiles; Violence Erupts as French Government Aims to Reduce Budget; U.S. Added a Weaker than Expected 29k Jobs Last Month; Ukraine Touts Daring Counteroffensive; Judge Unseals Footage of Luigi Mangione's Arrest; Putin: Russia Will Use "All Weapons" to Protect Kaliningrad. Aired 6-7p ET


The Story Is with Elex Michaelson
• Tennessee Inmate in Critical Condition after Botched Execution; Passengers Describe Brush with Death on FlyDubai Flight; Trump Campaigns in Texas & Oklahoma Ahead of Midterms; Trump Officials Sued Over Renee Good Shooting; The Global Race to Dominate Artificial Intelligence; Letitia James to Oversee Probe of Cornell Rape Allegations; Student Protests Over School Conditions Turn Violent in France. Aired 12-1a ET
• Trump Claims Flydubai Suspect Could Be Linked To Iran; New Video Shows Passengers Seizing Control On Flydubai Plane; Probe Under Way Into Motive Behind Flydubai Incident; The Problem with California's Political Machines; Renee Good's Family Sues ICE Agent and Trump Officials over Killing; ESA's High Hopes for Mars-Bound Rover "Charlie". Aired 1-2a ET


What We Know with Max Foster
• G7 Leaders Agree To Tap Emergency Diesel & Oil Stockpiles; New York Governor: Police, Prosecutor "Failed" To Protect Cornell Accuser; Hero Pilot: I Couldn't Let Everybody Else Die; Lawyers: Death Row Inmate Pike Unconscious, On A Ventilator; U.S. Stocks Rally On Weaker-Than-Expected September Jobs Report. Aired 3-4p ET