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Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees
• Trump Delivers Remarks At New York Campaign Rally; Trump Sidesteps Question On Sanders' Dig At Harris Not Having Biological Children; Republicans And Democrats Accuse Each Other Of Spewing Dangerous Rhetoric After Second Apparent Assassination Attempt Against Trump; New Poll Show Harris Leads Trump In Michigan And Pennsylvania, No Clear Leader In Wisconsin; After Pager Explosions, Today Several Walkie-talkies Explode In Lebanon. Aired: 8-9p ET


Amanpour
• Interview with Lebanese Foreign Minister Abdallah Bou Habib; Interview with Retired IDF Major General Guy Zur; Interview with "Kingmaker" Author Sonia Purnell; Interview with "What If We Get It Right?" Author Ayana Elizabeth Johnson. Aired 1-2p ET


The Lead with Jake Tapper
• Fed Slashes Interest Rates By A Half Percentage Point; Second Straight Day Of Deadly Device Attacks In Lebanon; ProPublica Abortion Laws Leading To Deaths; DOJ Seeks $100M From Corporations Responsible For Bridge Disaster. Aired 4-5p ET
• Trump Makes Surprise Campaign Stop In New York; Rep. Abigail Spanberger, (D-VA), Is Interviewed About Donald Trump, Funding Bill, Speaker Johnson, Government Shutdown, Hezbollah Attack; Soon: House To Vote On Funding Bill That's Expected To Fail; Speaker Johnson Keeps Members In The Dark On His Plan B; Lebanon: Today's Attack On Hezbollah Kills 20, Injures 450; New: Trump Reacts To Assassination Attempt; Trump Reacts To Teamsters' Decision To Endorse A Candidate; Trump Accuses Other Of Dangerous Rhetoric; C.J. Rice Files Federal Lawsuit Against City Of Philadelphia; Demi Lovato Open Up About Realities Of Childhood Fame. Aired 5-6p ET


CNN NewsNight with Abby Phillip
• Economy's Dramatic Move Collides With Presidential Politics; Teamsters Won't Endorse Candidate For President This Year; Democrats Blame Trump Abortion Bans For Deaths Of Two Women; "NewsNight" Discusses Trump's Election Lies; Melania Trump Defends Her Nude Modelling. Aired 10-11p ET


CNN News Central
• Combs to be Back in Court for Appeal Hearing After Night Behind Bars; Today, Federal Reserve Expected to Announce First Rate Cut in Four Years; Trump to Hold Rally in Long Island, New York Amid Tight Security. Aired 7-7:30a ET
• Harris Denounces Hateful Rhetoric Coming From Trump; Sean "Diddy" Combs To Be Back In Court For Appeal Hearing After Night Behind Bars; FBI Agents Raid Suspect's Home In Hawaii. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• Music Mogul Sean Combs to Appear in Court to Request Bail after Spending Night in Jail; Donald Trump Promises Increased Tariffs as Part of His Economic Policy if Elected President; More than 100 Republican National Security Officials Endorse Kamala Harris for President. Aired 8-8:30a ET
• Harris' Favorability Rating; Gov. Steve Bullock is Interviewed about the Presidential Race; Wight-Loss Drugs Could Reduce Cardiac Events; Ben & Jerry's Court Voters. Aired 8:30-9a ET
• Combs Back in Court; Arick Fudali is Interviewed about Combs; Rep. Dan Kildee (D-MI) is Interviewed about the Presidential Race; Fed to Announce Rate Cut. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• Sanders Comments about Harris; Whelan Speaks about Russian Prison; Murdoch Succession Drama. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Trump Campaigns in New York; Harris Courts Hispanic Voters; New Explosions in Lebanon; Federal Reserve Expected to Cut Interest Rates. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• Sean "Diddy" Combs Appealing Judge's Decision To Deny Bail; Ex- Governors Urge Successors To Certify Election Results On Time; DOJ Seeks $100M From Owners Of Ship That Destroyed Baltimore Bridge. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• Fed cuts key rate by a half point, taking a more aggressive stance; Israel's Defense Minister: New Era of war beginning; Walkie- talkies detonate across Lebanon in 2nd day of explosions. Aired 2- 2:30p ET
• Today: House To Vote On Government Funding Bill That's Expected To Fail; Wray: FBI Working "Around The Clock" On Apparent Assassination Attempt; Springfield Mayor: I Would Discourage Trump Campaign From Visiting; A Rapper And A Reggaeton Singer Throw Support Behind Donald Trump; State Dept Says Americans Can Now Renew Passports Online. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Lawyers Propose Restricting Women Visitors To Get Combs Bail; Fed Cut Key Rate By Half A Percentage Point; Powell: Rate Cut Goal To Keep Labor Market In "Solid Condition"; Rate Cuts Could Bring Some Relief For Home Buyers; Teamsters Union Won't Endorse Candidate In Presidential Race; Lebanon Officials: Walkie-Talkie Blasts Kill 14, Injure 450 Plus. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Sean Combs in court Trying for Bail Again; "Too Hot Not To Vote" Campaign Targets Climate Voters; Trump Ramps Up Pressure for Government Shutdown of Lawmakers Don't Pass Controversial Voting Bill. Aired 3:30-4p ET


CNN Newsroom
• Nine Killed, At Least 2,800 Wounded In Pager Explosions In Lebanon; FBI Searches Hawaii Home Of Suspect In Trump Incident; Three- Count Indictment Details Sean "Diddy" Combs' Alleged Criminal Enterprise; Parts Of Europe Battling Deadly Flooding & Wildfires; Instagram Forcing Millions Of Teens Into Protected Accounts. Aired 12- 1a ET
• Israel Behind Lebanon Pager Attack In Joint Mossad-IDF Operation; Sean "Diddy" Combs Indicted On 3 Felony Counts, Held Without Bail; Trump Resumes Campaigning After Apparent Assassination Attempt; Springfield, Ohio, Schools Open With Increased Security Amid Threats; Meeting Members of Springfield's Haitian Community; Displaced Families Struggle to Survive on Gaza's Beaches; Instagram Forcing Millions of Teens into Protected Accounts; Astronauts to get Fashion Makeover. Aired 1-2a ET
• Lebanon Pagers Explosions; Israel Expands War Objectives To Northern Border With Lebanon; Blinken In Egypt To Discuss Ceasefire, Hostage Release Deal; Ceramic Artist Depicts Devastation of Gun Violence; President Jimmy Carter Turns 100 on October 1st; Pierre Cardin Designs New Space Suits for European Astronauts; Harvest Supermoon Shines Bright After Partial Eclipse. Aired 2-3a ET
• Sean Diddy Combs Returns to Court for a Three-count Indictment on Racketeering and Sex Trafficking; Nine Killed, 2,800 Injured in Lebanon Pager Attacks; New U.N. Report Finds Gross Human Rights Violations in Venezuela Related to Political Repression; Instagram to Restrict Settings for Teenage Users. Aired 3-4a ET
• 3-Count Indictment Details Sean Diddy Combs Alleged Criminal Enterprise; Trump Back On The Campaign Trail After Apparent Assassination Attempt; Lebanon Pager Attack Was Joint Mossad-IDF Operation. Aired 4-4:30a ET
• New Details on Suspect in Apparent Trump Assassination Attempt; Parts of Europe Battling Deadly Flooding and Wildfires; Dominique Pelicot Confirmed Raping His Wife 2-3 Times a Week; Instagram Forcing Millions of Teens Into Protected Accounts. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• CNN International: Congress Considers Additional Funding for Secret Service; Israel Behind Lebanon Pager Attacks in Join Mossad-IDF Operation; Fed Expected to Cut Interest Rates for First Time Since 2020; Sean 'Diddy' Combs Charged With Sex Trafficking, Racketeering; Trump Campaigns After Apparent Assassination Attempt; Harris Speaks to Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute Today; President Jimmy Carter Turns 100 on October 1st; Europe Endures Deadly Flooding, Severe Wildfires; Ukraine Claims Drone Attack Destroys Russian Ammunition Depot; Titan Deaths Could Have Been Prevented According to a Whistleblower; Pierre Cardin Designs New Space Suits for European Astronauts. Aired 8-9a ET
• CNN International: New Explosions In Lebanon A Day After Pager Blasts; Reports Of Wireless Devices Exploding In Lebanon According To Lebanese State Media; Lebanese State Media Reports Three Dead In Blasts; Health Ministry Reports One Death, 100 Injured. Aired 11a-12p ET
• Today, Harris Appeals to Hispanic Voters, Trump Rallies Base in New York; Sean Diddy Combs Appealing Judge's Decision to Deny Bail; Springfield Schools Increasing Security After Bomb Threats. Aired 10- 10:30a ET
• GOP Senators Blocks IVF Bill; Hezbollah Vows Retaliation Against Israel; FBI Investigates Suspicious Packages; More Explosions in Lebanon After Pager Attacks. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Sean 'Diddy' Combs Appealing Bail Decision; New Explosions in Lebanon. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• New Explosions in Lebanon; DOJ Sues Over Baltimore Bridge Collapse; Interview With Rep. Laurel Lee (R-FL). Aired 11:30a-12p ET
• Fed Cuts Key Rate By A Half Point, Taking A More Aggressive Stance; Lebanese Health Ministry: At Least 14 Dead, 450 Injured In Walkie-Talkie Explosions; Secret Service Makes Pitch For More Resources From Congress; Springfield Schools Increasing Security After Bomb Threats; "Diddy" Appealing Bail Denial After Night In Jail. Aired 3-4p ET


CNN This Morning
• Today: Federal Reserve Expected To Announce Rate Cut; Hezbollah Vows Retaliation For Pager Explosions; "Diddy" Denied Bail, Charged With Sex Trafficking, Racketeering; Phoenix Has First Sub-100 Temperature Day Since May. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Race Coming Down To Critical "Blue Wall" States; Inside The Story Of Trump's Financial Gains And Falls; Dolphins Place Tua Tagovailoa On Injured Reserve. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Rhetoric Blamed for 2nd Assassination Attempt; 'Diddy' Charged with Sex Trafficking, Racketeering; Phoenix Has First Sub-100 Day Since May. Aired 6-6:30a ET
• Hezbollah Vows Retaliation for Explosion; GOP Senators Block IVF Bill; Federal Reserve Expected to Announce Rate Change. Aired 6:30-7a ET


Connect the World
• CNN International: CNN Learns Mossad and Israeli Military behind Attack; Fed Expected to Cut Interest Rates for First Time Since 2020; Trump Holds First Rally Since Apparent Assassination Attempt; Europe Endures Deadly Flooding, Severe Wildfires; Astronauts Suit Up in High Style. Aired 9-9:45a ET
• Lebanon Pager Attack; U.S. Secretary of State Urges "All Parties" Not to Escalate Conflict; Gold Apollo Denies Making Pagers Used in Lebanon; Sean Combs to Appeal Bail Denial; Springfield's Haitian Community Speaks; Joint Operation by Mossad and IDF; New Walkie-Talkie Explosions in Lebanon. Aired 10-11a ET


Erin Burnett Outfront
• New Polls: Harris Gain Steam In 2 Battlegrounds, Tight Race In Wisconsin; WSJ: Trump Team Was Told Pet-Eating Migrant Rumors Weren't True; Pager And Walkie-Talkie Explosions Kill Dozens, Wound 3,000+. Aired 7-8p ET


First Move with Julia Chatterley
• Israel's "New Era" of War; At Least 20 Dead in Walkie-Talkie Blasts; Hezbollah Vows Retaliation on Israel; Sean "Diddy" Combs Second Bail Appeal Rejected; Federal Reserve Cut Rates by Half a Percent; U.S. Central Bank First Rate Cut in Four Years; Walkie-Talkie Blasts in Lebanon; Iran Hackers Sent Stolen Trump Campaign Information to Biden Campaign; Gradiant Recycling 99 Percent of Industrial Water Waste; Pierre Cardin Getting Involved in Spacesuits of the Future; London Mayor Plans to Ban Traffic on Oxford Street. Aired 6-7p ET


Inside Politics
• Security Source: Walkie-Talkies Explode Across Lebanon; Today: Fed Set To Cut Interest Rates For First Time Since 2020; Polls: Economy Is Top Issue And Voters Prefer Trump Over Harris; Harris Seeks To Bolster Key Slices Of Democratic Coalition; WSJ: Springfield City Manager Told Vance Aide That Eating Pets Story Wasn't True; He And Trump Repeated It Anyway. Aired 12-12:30p ET
• Wisconsin Mail Ballots to Be Sent Out Tomorrow; Poll Shows Harris, Trump Effectively Tied in Wisconsin; Economic Worries Boost Trump's Hispanic Support in Nevada; Celebrities Urge Biden Administration to Bring Israeli Hostages Home. Aired 12:30-1p ET


Isa Soares Tonight
• Fed Chair Jay Powell Speaking Now from Washington, D.C.; Israeli Defense Minister: "New Era" of War Beginning; Princess of Wales Returns to Work. Aired 2:00-3p ET


Laura Coates Live
• Trump Accused Fed Of "Playing Politics" With Rate Cut; Diddy Denied Bail, Again; Harris Blames "Trump Abortion Bans" For Deaths Of Two Women; Harris Twang Drives Republicans Crazy. Aired 11p-12a ET


One World with Zain Asher
• Lebanese health Ministry: At Least Nine Dead, 300 Plus Injured In walkie-Talkie Explosions; CNN: Lebanon Pager Attack Was Joint Mossad-IDF Operation; Fed Expected To Cut Interest Rates For First Time Since 2020; Later: Sean "Diddy" Combs To Appeal Being Denied Bail; Haitian Community In The U.S. faces Fallout From False Claims; CNN Analysis Of The Israeli Operation Against Hezbollah; Aired 12-1p ET


Quest Means Business
• Fed Cuts Interest Rates By Half A Percentage Point; Israel: New Era Of War; Sean "Diddy" Combs Appears In Court To Appeal Bail Denial; U.S. Fed Cut Rates For First Time In 4 Years. Aired 4-4:45p ET


The Situation Room
• Fed Slashes Interest Rates 48 Days Before Election Day; Death Toll Rises In Lebanon After Walkie-Talkies and Pagers Explode; Sean Diddy Combs Remains In Custody After Judge Denies Bail Appeal; Inside Reporting On Deaths Tied To Abortion Restrictions In Georgia; Sources: Lebanon Pager Attack Was A Joint Mossad-IDF Operation. Aired 6-7p ET


The Source with Kaitlan Collins
• Teamsters Union Declines To Endorse In Presidential Election; Sean "Diddy" Combs Denied Bail Again, Will Stay In Jail Until Trial; Trump Pushes For Shutdown As GOP Fails To Pass Spending Bill. Aired 9- 10p ET


CNN 10
• Changes Coming for Instagram; Annual Celebration of Nomadic Culture; Inspiring Story JoAnn Becker Traveling the World Against All Odds. Aired 4- 4:10a ET