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CNN Transcripts for October 19, 2026

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CNN News Central
• Trump Making Midterm Blitz With Just Over Two Weeks to Election Day; Oil Prices Fall as Investors Weigh Russian Supply Hitting Market; Macron Condemns Those Who Sought to Bring Down the Republic. Aired 7- 7:30a ET
• Democrats Lead Across Polls As Trump's Approval Rating Dips; Zelenskyy: "No Early Warning" In Overnight Russian Attack On Kyiv; Driver Released After Pickup Kills Two, Injures 10 At Youth Soccer Field. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• Trump Making Midterm Blitz with Just Over 2 Weeks to Election Day; Appeals Court to Weigh Refunds for January 6 Capitol Riot Defendants; Obama Calls Trump's Investigation into Rep. Ilhan Omar Appalling. Aired 8-8:30a ET
• Democrat Chances to Take Governorships; Musk Says He will Giver SpaceX Shares to Every Kid in America; Rep. Mike Quigley (D-IL) is Interviewed about the Ukraine War; Jeffrey Toobin is Interviewed about Chances that Democrats Can Stop Trump; Four Killed in Canada Military Base Fire. Aired 8:30-9a ET
• Trump Kicks Off Midterm Blitz; Early Voting Kicks Off in Texas; Ayesha Rascoe and Sophia Cai are Interviewed about Trump's Midterm Blitz; Donors Worry about Kennedy Center Art; FCC Commissioner Anna Gomez is Interviewed about Political Robocalls. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• Protests Erupt Across Europe; Trump Targets D.C. Golf Course Construction; Interview With Fmr. Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV); President Trump Campaigns in Kansas. Aired 1-1:30p ET


CNN Newsroom
• France Reels from Unrest as President Condemns Rioters; Trump Defends Waiving Sanctions Against Russia; Trump Endorses Netanyahu Days Before Israeli Elections; Four Killed as Fire Breaks Out at Canadian Military Base; Alberta Voters to Voice Views on Separating from Canada; Trump and Republicans Losing Latino Voter Support; Pope Makes First Major Public Appearance Since Cancer Surgery. Aired 12-1a ET
• France Wakes Up To Aftermath Of Violent Protests; Albanian PM Refuses To Quit As Violent Protests Enter Sixth Day; Ukraine Hits Key Oil Terminal In Large-Scale Attack On Russia; Egypt Pledges Full Support for Saudi Arabia Against Houthis; U.S. Wants Israel To "Crack Down" On Settler Violence In West Bank; Four Dead And 39 In Hospital After Canada Military Base Fire; Pope Addresses Crowd In Vatican After Cancer Surgery. Japan's Mission to the Moons of Mars. Aired 1-1:45a ET
• Latino Voters May Be Key to Midterms; Macron Weighs in on Violent Protests; Trump Endorses Netanyahu; Canada Base Fire; Candidates Making Final Push Ahead Of U.S. Midterm Elections; U.S. Economic Struggles Driving Midterm Voters; Two Dead, Others Hurt After Truck Speeds Onto Soccer Field; Pope Makes First Major Public Appearance Since Cancer Surgery. Aired 2-3a ET
• Violent Protests Erupt Several European Countries; Midterms Two Weeks Away, Several Candidates Pitch In to Woo Voters; Trump Endorses Israel's Netanyahu Ahead of the General Polls. Aired 3-4a ET
• CNN International: France Reels Unrest As President Condemns Rioters; Zelenskyy: U.S. Siding With Russia Would Be "Historic Mistake"; Rubio Asks Israel To "Crack Down" On Settler Violence. Aired 4-4:30a ET
• CNN International: Milan Police Clash With Protesters After Stars Looted; Four Killed In Fire At Canadian Military Base; Pope Makes First Major Public Appearance Since Cancer Surgery. Aired 4:30- 5a ET


CNN This Morning
• The Final Stretch: Trump to Hit 7 States in 7 Days; Jackson Defends Telling Collins to 'Shut Up' During Debate. Aired 6-6:30a ET
• Republicans Need Base from 2024; El-Sayed Again Disavows the Muslim Brotherhood; Obama Comments on Omar Investigation; Talarico Enlists "Friday Night Lights" Cast. Aired 6:30-7a ET


Connect the World
• France Reels from Unrest as Macron Condemns Rioters; Clashes Erupt in Italy as Crowds Protest High Cost of Living; Milan Police Clash with Protesters After Stores Looted; Violent Protests Erupt as Albanian PM Refuses to Resign; Trump Endorses Netanyahu Days Before Israeli Elections. Aired 9-9:45a ET


Inside Politics
• Today: Trump Promises Big Investment In KY "If The Republicans Win"; New Poll: 7 In 10 Say Gas Prices Are Unaffordable; AAA: Average Diesel Prices Up 74 Percent From A Year Ago; Darline Graham Breaks With Trump On Russian Sanctions Waiver; Troy Jackson Details His Medicare For All Proposal; Vance Pressed By Service Member's Widower On Iran Failures; Vance's Enthusiasm Problem Among MAGA Republicans. Aired 12-12:30p ET


One World with Zain Asher
• French Officials Consider Curfews After Violent Riots; Milan Police Clash with Protesters After Stores Looted; Canadian Army Aims to Determine if Fire Was Preventable; Four Killed, Dozens Injured in Fire at Canadian Army Base; Pope Makes 1st Major Public Appearance Since Cancer Surgery; Polls Say Democrats Leading as Trump's Approval Scores Dip. Aired 11a-12p ET


CNN Live Event/Special
• CNN Headlines: A Mom Accused of Driving Her Truck onto a Soccer Field Released from Custody; A Deadly Fire Engulfs a Canadian Military Base in the Middle of Training; Researchers Hit a Major Setback in Amelia Earhart's Disappearance and Lost Lockheed Plane. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• CNN Headlines: Driver Released After Two Killed On Youth Soccer Field; Pope Leo XIV Leads Sunday Prayers In First Public Appearance Since Lung Cancer Surgery; France Reels From Unrest As President Condemns Rioters. Aired 5:30-6a ET


The Situation Room
• Trump's Approval Rating Hits New Low 15 Days Before Election Day; France Reeling from Weekend of Huge Riots and Anti-Government Protests; Zelenskyy Says, No Early Warning in Overnight Russian Attack on Kyiv. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Oregon Mourns School Shooting Victims; Latino Voters Shifting Towards Democrats?. Aired 10:30a-11a ET