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Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees
• Three Children, One Adult Killed in Shooting at Oregon Elementary School; Interview with Rep. Janelle S. Bynum (D-OR); New Polling 19 Days to Midterms; White House Press Secretary Failed the Bar Exam, Still Calls Herself a Lawyer; WH Press Secretary Denies She Misrepresented Herself As A Lawyer; Officials Give Update On Oregon Elementary School Shooting. Aired 8-9p ET


Amanpour
• Interview with McCain Institute Executive Director Evelyn Farkas; Interview with Icelandic President Halla Tomasdottir; Interview with Former President of Ireland Mary Robinson; Interview with Natasa Slovenian President Pirc Musar; Interview with Columbia University Professor of Sociomedical Sciences and "Sexual Citizens" Co-Author Jennifer S. Hirsch; Interview with Princeton University Professor of Sociology and American Studies and "Sexual Citizens" Co-Author Shamus Khan. Aired 1-2p ET


CNN's The Arena with Kasie Hunt
• Katie Zacharia Addresses Questions On Her Legal Credentials; Midterm Anxiety Mounts For GOP As Dems Try To Expand Map; Trump Reverses Hegseth On Public Execution Of Fort Hood Shooter. Aired 4-5p ET


The Lead with Jake Tapper
• Rep. Robert Garcia, (D-CA), Is Interviewed About House Democrats Ask Kimberly Guilfoyle For Records Related To Alleged Pay- To-Play Scheme; School District: Active Shooter Reported At Elementary School In Bend, Oregon; Police: Multiple Victims, Suspected Shooter Is Dead. Aired 5-6p ET
• Shooting Incident at Elementary School in Bend, Oregon; Four Killed in Oregon School Shooting. Source: Three Children, One Adult Killed In School Shooting, According To Preliminary Information From Law Enforcement. Aired 6-7p ET


CNN NewsNight with Abby Phillip
• Trump Says, Blame Rove, Cornyn if Paxton Loses Senate Race; El- Sayed Says, Need to Help Trump Voters, They're Paying $5 Gas Too; Reuters Reports, Order to Limit Tech for Ukraine Came from Inside White House. Ukraine Exhausts Patriot Missiles As Tensions Spike with Trump; Zelenskyy Admits He Feels Betrayed by Trump Amid Controversial U.S.- Russia Diesel Deal. Aired 10-11p ET


CNN News Central
• Talarico Says, Conspiracy Theories Don't Put Food on the Table; Trump Approval Rating Hits New Low in Fox News Poll; Soon, Maduro Returns to Federal Court to Face Torture Allegations. Aired 7-7:30a ET
• Sources: Jim Jordan Quietly Laying Groundwork For Run At GOP Leader; Pennsylvania Secretary of State Speaks On Election Security; OpenAI Accuses Ex-Employee Of Leaking Intel On AI Device To Apple. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• Talarico Makes His Case to Texas Voters at CNN Town Hall; Trump Approval Rating Hits New Low in Fox News Poll; U.S. Considering Using Mother of All Bombs Against Iran; Judge Limited Justice Department Access to Rep. Omar's Records. Aired 8:00-8:30a ET
• New Polls on Trump's Approval Rating; Ukraine Sees Starlink Disruptions; Wholesale Inflation for September; Rep. Ami Bera (D-CA) is Interviewed about Wholesale Inflation; Officer goes Beyond the Call for Delivery; Actor Rufus Sewell is Interviewed about "The Diplomat." Aired 8:30-9a ET
• Wholesale Inflation Rose in September; Trump Approval Hits Low; Republican Panic has Set In; Bloomberg News' Julie Fine is Interviewed about the Talarico Town Hall; Maduro and Wife Return to Federal Court; Jim Jordan Quickly Lays Groundwork to be GOP Leader. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ) is Interviewed about the Midterms; Polls on President Trump; NFL Legend Terry Bradshaw is Interviewed about His New Book. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• U.S. Considering Using Mother of All Bombs on Iran?; Ukraine- U.S. Feud Escalates; Trump Approval Rating Hits New Low. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• Paxton Declines to Debate Talarico in Tight Texas Senate Race; Eight States Sue OpenAI Over Alleged ChatGPT Risks to Kids; Vatican Says Pope Leo's Recovery After Surgery Is Proceeding as Expected. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• Vatican Says Pope Leo's Recovery After Surgery Is Proceeding as Expected; Trump's Job Approval Hits New Low of 36 Percent in Fox News Poll; Zelenskyy Vows to Resume Strikes on Russian Refineries; Local Lawmakers Seek Audit of District Attorney's Office in Cornell Case; Cornell Faculty Senate Begins Vote of No-Confidence; Ukraine Out of Patriot Defense Missiles as Trump Feud Boils Over. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Ukraine Out of Patriot Defense Missiles as Trump Feud Boils Over; Higher Energy Costs Stoke U.S. Wholesale Inflation; Diesel Prices Approach Record Highs Despite Trump's Russia Deal; Super El Nino to Determine What U.S. Areas Get Rain or Snow. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Ocasio-Cortez campaigns with Dem Senate Hopeful in Michigan; Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-MI) Discusses About Israel and Iran; El-Sayed Tells NBC Israel and Iran Both a Threat to U.S.; FBI Investigates Mail with Suspicious Substances Sent to Capitol Hill; Killed Woman and Child Found Still Holding Hands in Rubble; Source: Ukraine Runs out of Patriot Defense Missiles, Leaving it More Vulnerable to Russian Ballistic Attacks 3-3:30p ET
• Ukraine has Run Out of Patriot Defense Missiles; Trump's Job Approval Hits New Low of 36 Percent in Fox News Poll; Scientists: Earth's Widest Glacier is Melting Fast, Threatening Sea Levels. Aired 3:30-4p ET


CNN Newsroom
• Zelenskyy Meets with British Prime Minister at Downing Street; New Polls Show U.S. Senate Race in Texas a Dead Heat; China-North Korea Bridge Opens After Yearslong Delay; Pope Leo Shares First Message After Lung Cancer Surgery. Aired 12-1a ET
• Russia Targets Ukrainian Energy Infrastructure In Strikes; Trump Takes Midterm Campaign Blitz To Arizona, Montana; Vatican: Pope Leo's Surgery Recovery "Proceeding As Expected". Aired 1-1:30a ET
• Did Not Air 2-3a ET
• Asian Markets in the Red Amid A.I. Concerns and Inflation; Vatican Updates on Pope Leo's Condition Post-Operation. Aired 3:30-4a ET
• CNN International: Ukrainian President To Attend E.U. Summit In Brussels; Sources: U.S. May use Massive Non-Nuclear Bomb On Iran; Trump Takes Midterm Campaign Blitz To Arizona, Montana; Senate Hopeful James Talarico Speaks With Texas Voters; Immigration, Inflation Push Texas Latinos Toward Talarico. Aired 4-4:30a ET
• CNN International: Ukraine: Starlink Restriction Disrupting Military Operations; Pope Shares First Message After Lung Cancer Surgery; France's Finance Minister Speaks With CNN. Aired 4:30-5a ET


CNN This Morning
• Trump: 'We're Making a Fortune' from High Oil Prices; Mixing Faith and Politics? Talarico Debates Voters; Trump Administration Probes Rep. Omar's Citizenship Status. Aired 6-6:30a ET
• Musk Blames Trump for Slow Military Satellites; Katie Zacharia's Law Degree Debate; Voters Who Backed Trump are Upset. Aired 6:30-7a ET


Connect the World
• U.S. May Use Non-Nuclear "Mother of all Bombs" on Iran; CNN & Jubilee Host Town Hall with James Talarico; Eating Disorder Specialists, Sharp Rise in Anorexia Patients Using GLP-1s; OpenAI Accuses Former Employee of Leaking Secrets to Apple; Champions PSG Outlast Man City 4-2 in High-Octane Clash. Aired 9-9:45a ET
• U.S.-Israel War with Iran; Two Ships Sink in Strait of Hormuz; Ukraine to Resume Strikes on Russian Refineries; Trump Truth Social Canceling Execution Livestream; Texas Senate Race; North Carolina District Emerges as Key U.S. House Battleground; Call to Earth; Harry and Meghan Make First Joint Appearance since Moving. Aired 10-11a ET


Erin Burnett Outfront
• Source: 3 Children, 1 Adult Killed In Oregon Elementary School Shooting; Economic Alarm Bells; New Press Secretary. Aired 7-8p ET


Inside Politics
• Now: El-Sayed Campaigns With AOC In Red Part Of Michigan; Talarico Raised Record-Breaking $64M In 3rd Quarter; Talarico "God Is Non-Binary" Comment: "I Was Being Provocative"; Trump Brags About Cognitive Test Results While Stumping In Arizona; Joe Rogan: Trump's "No Wars" Promise "Wasn't Real". Aired 12-12:30p ET
• Mortgage Rates At Highest Level Since November 2023; Turek And Hinson Spar Over Epstein In Dueling Iowa Senate Ads; WI Dem Shoots Clay Pigeon Labeled "Data Centers" In House Ad; Now: El-Sayed Campaigns With AOC In Deep-Red Part Of Michigan; Democrat Aims To Flip Deep-Red Michigan House Seat. Aired 12:30-1p ET


Isa Soares Tonight
• Argentina's Milei Faces Protests on Day of National Strike; Maduro and Wife Plead Not Guilty to Torture Charges; Talarico Reaches Out to Republican and Independent Voters; Dozens Killed at Pakistani School. A Source Tells CNN that Kyiv has Run Out of Key Patriot Missiles; U.S. Looks into the Use of its Largest Non-Nuclear-Weapon Against Iran; Massive Student-Led and Opposition Protest for the Resignation of Albania's President Edi Rama. Aired 2-3p ET


Laura Coates Live
• School Shooting in Oregon Kills Three Children and a Teacher, Two Others Critical, Shooter Also Killed; Trump Won't Be Blamed if Paxton Loses Texas Senate Race; New White House Press Secretary Denies Legal Credential Misrepresentations; Abdul El-Sayed Mum on 2028 Plans. Aired 11p-12a ET


One World with Zain Asher
• Two Cargo Ships Sunk in the Strait of Hormuz in 24 Hours; Yemen's Houthis Pledge New Strikes on Major Saudi Targets; Maduro to Be Arraigned on New Torture Conspiracy Charges; Judge Limits the DOJ's Access to U.S. Congresswoman's Records. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Source: U.S. Considering Using "Mother Of All Bombs" Against Iran; School's Owner Arrested After 33 Killed, Dozens Injured; Sources: Trump Administration Pushed For Unusually Aggressive Search; harry And Meghan Markle's First Joint Appearance Since Returning To U.K.; Russian Teen Reflects On Impact On Anti-War Drawing; Trump Approval rating Hits All-Time Low in Fox News Poll; OpenAI Accuses Former Employee Of Leaking Secrets To Apple; Aired 12-1p ET


Quest Means Business
• French Finance Minister: Not Distracted by Election; Georgieva: Countries Must have the Courage to Reduce Debt; Global Tech Stock Selloff Deepens. That's Foreign Minister on Thailand Getting Back on Track; Thailand Aims to Spark Its Sluggish Economy; Europe's Competitive Push Stalls. Aired 4-5p ET


CNN Live Event/Special
• CNN Headlines: Talarico Tackles Abortion, Faith And "Conspiracy Theories" At CNN Town Hall; Trump On The Trail: President Visits Montana & Arizona As Approval Hits New Low; Sources: Trump Admin. Wanted Aggressive Search Of Ilhan Omar's Home, Went Back-And-Forth With Judge; Pope Shares First Message To Catholic Faithful After Lung Cancer Diagnosis. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• CNN Headlines: Talarico Tackles Abortion, Faith And "Conspiracy Theories" At CNN Town Hall; Pope Leo XIV Shares First Message To Catholic Faithful After Lung Cancer Diagnosis; Confrontation Between Maryland Congressman And Student Journalist Goes Viral. Aired 5:30-6a ET


The Situation Room
• Political Ad Spending for Midterms Surpasses $10 Billion; Trump Holding Two Tele-Rallies Today from Oval Office; Source Says, U.S. Considers Using Mother of All Bombs on Iran. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Interview With West Virginia Attorney General John B. McCuskey; Talarico Campaign Surging?; Ukraine to Resume Strikes on Russian Refineries?. Aired 10:30a-11a ET
• Suspicious Letters Sent to Election Offices; Saudi Aramco Headquarters Hit; Trump Cancels Live Execution. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Suspicious Letters with White Powder Sent to Election Offices; Judge Limits Access to Rep. Omar Documents; Trump: Ft. Hood Shooter's Execution Won't Be Livestreamed. Aired 11:30a-12p ET


The Source with Kaitlan Collins
• Three Children, One Teacher Killed In Oregon Elementary School Shooting; AOC Campaigns With El-Sayed In Michigan's Reliably Red Areas; Reuters: Order To Limit Starshield For Ukraine Came From Inside WH. Aired 9-10p ET


The Brief with Jim Sciutto
• CNN International: Source: Ukraine Runs Out of Patriot Missiles; Kyiv Resident Describes Frequent Russian Attacks; Sources: U.S. Considers "Mother of All Bombs" Against Iran; White House Press Secretary Failed Bar Exam; Multiple People Hurt in Shooting at Oregon Elementary School; Ukraine's Access to Starlink Services Restricted; Trump Approval Rating Sinks Amid Inflation Concerns; Danger of Weight-Loss Medication in Wrong Hands. Aired 6-7p ET


The Story Is with Elex Michaelson
• Did Not Air 12-1a ET
• CNN and Jubilee Town Hall with James Talarico Analysis; Anthony Scaramucci's Advice for Katie Zacharia; Senate Hopeful James Talarico Speaks With Texas Voters; China-North Korea Bridge Opens After Yearslong Delay; Donald Trump Administration Escalates Voter Roll Fight With California. Aired 1:30-2:30a ET
• Trump Hits Deep Red States on Midterms Tour; Flooded Roads, Cars Submerged in Istanbul; Student Protests Grow in Albania; Pope Shares First Message After Lung Cancer Surgery; Orangutans Found in India May Be Part of Wildlife Trade; Markets Tumble After Inflations Reports; Americans Continue the Burden of Sky-High Inflation; Ukraine to Resume Strikes on Russian Refineries; New York City Moving Closer to Ban Horse-Drawn Carriages. Aired 2:30-3:30a ET


What We Know with Max Foster
• Source: Ukraine Runs Out of Patriot Defense Missiles; Bitter Feud Between Trump And Zelenskyy Escalates; Trump Calls Off Livestream Of Fort Hood Shooter's Execution; Sources: U.S. Considers "Mother Of All Bombs" Against Iran; Talarico Criticizes Biden & Trump On Border Issues; Cuban Americans' Loyalty To Republicans Wavers. Aired 3-4p ET