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CNN Transcripts for October 03, 2026

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CNN's The Arena with Kasie Hunt
• Trump Blames Messaging, Not Policies, For GOP's Midterm Blues; GOP Sen. Eric Schmitt's Basketball Mix-Up Derails "Gotcha" Moment At Hearing With Fmr. Special Counsel Jack Smith; WSJ: DOJ Reviewing If Prosecutors Mistreated Nixon. WSJ: DOJ Reviews Whether Nixon Got Raw Deal By Prosecutors; 1995: O.J. Simpson Found Not Guilty In Double- Murder Trial; Iced Coffee With Your Job Interview? Aired 12-1p ET


The Amanpour Hour
• Interview with Chief of Staff of Former Vice President Mike Pence, Marc Short; Interview with Bestselling Author Anand Giridharadas; Passengers Detail Fightback after Pilot Stabbed; Interview with "Redwood" Author Ben MacIntyre; The Angst Before German Reunification; The TV Anchor Who would be King. Aired 11a-12p ET


CNN Newsroom
• Did Not Air 1-2p ET
• President Trump Hits Campaign Trail to Support Republican Candidates in Midterm Elections; Republican Party Reportedly Preparing for Democratic Takeover of U.S. House of Representatives and Senate; United Arab Emirates Attorney General Leading Investigation into Pilot that Attempted to Hijack Flydubai Plane Headed for Israel; New York Governor Kathy Hochul Appoints Special Prosecutor to Investigate Allegations of Gang Rape at Cornell University Fraternity House in 2024; Tennessee Department of Corrections Commissioner Resigns after Two Attempts to Administer Death Penalty to Death Row Inmate Christa Pike Failed; New Veterans Affairs Hospital in Fredericksburg, Virginia, Facing Chronic Staffing Shortages. Aired 2-3p ET
• Search For Missing Air Ambulance; New York Governor Appoints Attorney General To Investigate Alleged Rape At Cornell; Trump Urges Republicans To Vote Early, By Mail, In Person; Trump Offers $5,000 To Every U.S. Adult If GOP Wins House, Senate; Hundreds Of Schools Closed As Violent Protest Spread Across France; Trump Says U.S. Doesn't Know Who To Deal With In Iran; Failed Execution Raising Questions About Lethal Injection Drugs; New Expedition Aims To Solve Amelia Earhart Mystery; Inside A Rural Hospital In North Dakota. Aired 3-4p ET
• Did Not Air 4-5p ET
• Polls Show Republicans Struggling In Some Red States; Coast Guard Searches For Missing Medical Aircraft, 6 Aboard; NYT: Police Say DA Declined To Review More Cornell Evidence; Israeli PM Speaks With Pilot Who Was Attacked; Another Airline Removed Flydubai Suspect Over Extremist Views; Terrorist Images Found On Flydubai Suspect's Social Media; New Veteran Health Centers Struggling To Hire And Keep Staff. Aired 5-6p ET
• Trump Campaigns For Republicans In Red States; Trump's Low Poll Ratings Alarm Some House Republicans; Christa Pike's Attorney Calls For Death Sentence To Be Commuted. Aired 6-7p ET
• Trump Campaigns For Republicans In Red States; Interview With Rep. Joaquin Castro (D-TX); Tennessee Prison Chief Resigning After Botched Execution; Cornell President Breaks Silence Amid Rape Investigation Outcry; New York Governor Appoints New York A.G. To Investigate Allege Rate At Cornell; Al-Qaeda Images Posted On FlyDubai Suspect's Social Media; U.S. Adds A Disappointing 29K Jobs Last Month. Aired 7-8p ET
• Social Media Accounts Suggest Flydubai Copilot's Radical Leanings; G7 Members Agree to Release Diesel Stockpiles; U.S.-U.K. at Loggerheads over Initial Fairford Arrestees' Bail; Russian Guided Bombs Kill Two, Wound 33; Spanish Parliament Rejects Housing Bill, Angering Protesters; Cornell University under Fire over Handling of Alleged Gang Rape. Aired 3-3:30a ET
• G7 Members Agree to Release Diesel Stockpiles; Spanish Parliament Rejects Housing Bill, Hundreds of Teens in France in Custody after Violent Education Protests; Brazil's Flavio Bolsonaro Holds Final Campaign Rally ahead of Sunday Vote; India's Cockroach Party Protests over Voter Roll Changes. Aired 4-4:30a ET
• Social Media Accounts Suggest Flydubai Copilot's Radical Leanings; G7 Members Agree to Release Diesel Stockpiles; Democrats Hammer Trump and GOP on Economy; Spanish Parliament Rejects Housing Bill, Hundreds of Teens in France in Custody after Violent Education Protests; Cornell University under Fire over Handling of Alleged Gang Rape; NY Governor Seeks to Close "Voluntary Intoxication" Loophole in Rape Law; U.S. Veterans Agency Struggles to Staff New Health Clinics; Jobs Report Shows Vanishing Roles in AI-Friendly Sectors. Aired 5-6a ET


CNN This Morning
• Trump Embarks On Rally Blitz, Hoping To Energize GOP Voters; Suspect Attempted To Carry Out A Terrorist Act By Attacking The Captain; Justice Department Asks Court To Let Trump Reinstate White House Press Ban; 49ers Owner Jed York Suspended After Prostitution Sting Arrest; NY's Governor Appoints Special Prosecutor In Cornell Frat Rape Investigation; Trump Administration Ramps Up Taxpayer-Funded Ads. Trump Admin Unveils More Taxpayer-Funded Campaign Ads; Christa Pike on Ventilator After Surviving 2 Lethal Injections; Texas Hit with Several Days of Heavy Rain and Flooding. Aired 6-7a ET
• Trump Continues Red-State Swing With Stop In Alabama; Texas Hit With Several Days Of Heavy Rain And Flooding; CNN Releases New Unsealed Footage Of Luigi Mangione Arrest; New York Governor Appoints New York Attorney General To Investigate Alleged Rape At Cornell; Iowa Senate Race Tightens Ahead Of Midterms; Christa Pike On Ventilator After Surviving Two Lethal Injections. Aired 7-8a ET


First of All with Victor Blackwell
• Black Unemployment Rose Sharply In September, Jobs Report Shows; Legal Immigrants Begin Losing Medicaid Under New Law; Man Shot By ICE Has Surgery 11 Days After Being Shot; Viral AI "Hotel Lobby" Trend Sparks Debate; Mariachi Band Speaks Out After Backlash Over Bears National Anthem Performance. Aired 8-9 ET


Smerconish
• The Cornell Rape Investigation; Attorney General Letitia James, Taking Over As Special Prosecutor. Interview With Author Malcolm Gladwell. Aired 9-10a ET


Table For Five
• President Trump's Low Approval Ratings May Affect Republican Party Candidates in Upcoming Midterms; President Trump Draws Controversy for Running Taxpayer-Funded Ads Promoting His Administration; President Trump to Hold Dinner for Purchasers of His Crypto Coin; CNN Article Discusses Jared Kushner's Financial Ties to Company Involved in Israel's Armaments Industry; Republican Candidates Run Political Ads Turning Away from Trump Administration's Immigration Policy; Republican Senator Eric Schmitt Fails in Attempt to Catch Former Special Counsel Jack Smith in Perjury Trap During Senate Hearing. Aired 10-11a ET


The Story Is with Elex Michaelson
• Trump Stumps For Republicans In Alabama Ahead Of Midterms; Critical Midterm Elections Are Just Over A Month Away; Europe Gives In To U.S. Pressure For Diesel Release; Social Media Accounts Suggest Co- Pilot's Radical Leanings; Housing Bill Defeat Angers Spanish Protesters; Karine Jean-Pierre Warns Trump Making Mistake On Economy; Aired 12-1a ET
• Social Media Accounts Suggest Co-Pilot's Radical Leanings; Trump Stumps For Republicans In Alabama Ahead Of Midterms; Trump Says Messaging To Blame For Republican's Problems; Putin Oversees Military Drills In Russian Border Region; U.S. Pressed Europe To Release Diesel From Emergency Stockpiles; U.S. Rep. Obernolte Introduces Bipartisan Bill To Regulate AI; U.S. Veterans Agency Struggles To Staff New Health Clinics; Aired 1-2a ET