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Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees
• Police: Shooter Fired Through Church Windows at Children; Fifth Grader Shares what Happened During Shooting; Interview with Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Two Children Killed, 14 Children and Three Adults Injured in Shooting During Mass at Minnesota Catholic School; Shooting Suspect Graduated From School in 2017, Yearbook Shows; Shooter Carried a Rifle, Shotgun and Pistol. Aired 8-9p ET


Amanpour
• Deadly Mass Shooting at Minneapolis School; At Least Two Children Killed in Shooting at Minneapolis; Interview with Former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe; Interview with U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee Ranking Member Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH); Interview with India's World Editor Happymon Jacob; Interview with Former FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate. Aired 1-2p ET


CNN's The Arena with Kasie Hunt
• Police: 2 Children Killed, 14 Children & 3 Adults Hurt In School Shooting. Aired 4-5p ET


The Lead with Jake Tapper
• Police: Two Children killed, 14 children & Three Adults Hurt In Shooting; Sen.-elect Catelin Drey (D-IA), Is Interviewed About Winning State Senate Race In Area Trump Carried. Aired 5-6p ET
• Police Say, 2 Children Killed, 14 Children and 3 Adults Hurt in Shooting; CDC Director Ousted Weeks into Her Tenure; Trump Administration Plans to Takeover of D.C.'s Union Station. Kremlin Rejects Idea Of European Troops In Ukraine; Delta To Pay $78.75 Million To Resolve Fuel Dump Lawsuit. Aired 6-7p ET


CNN NewsNight with Abby Phillip
• 2 Children Killed, 14 Children and 3 Adults Hurt in School Shooting; Police Say, Shooter Died of Self-Inflicted Gunshot Wound; Police Chief Says, Shooter Released a Manifesto on YouTube. "NewsNight" Discusses Minneapolis Shooting Incident. Aired 10-11p ET


CNN News Central
• FEMA Workers Put on Leave After Warning About Agency Overhaul; Maryland Governor Hits Back at Trump's Baltimore Hellhole Comments; Whistleblower Says, DOGE Put Americans' Social Security Records at Risk. Aired 7-7:30a ET
• Former Special Counsel's Attorneys Slam Federal Probe Against Him; New Video Shows Moment Second Israeli Strike Hit Gaza Hospital; Parents Sue OpenAI, Claim ChatGPT Advised Teen Soon On His Suicide. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• FEMA Workers Put on Leave After Warning About Agency Overhaul; Trump Says New Comprehensive Crime Bill In the Works; What's At Stake in Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's Possible Prenup. Aired 8-8:30a ET
• Trump Demands $500 Million from Harvard; Cabinet Meeting Turns into Praise Fest; Angie Peacock is Interviewed about the Burning Man Festival; Donell Harvin is Interviewed about Shooting Hoaxes. Aired 8:30-9a ET
• FEMA Workers Put on Leave; Kevin Hassett is Interviewed about Government Stake in Private Companies; Transportation Department Takes over Union Station; Abrego Garcia Renews Asylum Bid; DHS Denies Wrongdoing in Detainment of 15-Year-Old. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• Family of Special Needs Child Sues Government; Rep. Carlos Gimenez (R-FL) is Interviewed about Tariffs on India; Keltie Knight is Interviewed about the Swift Kelce Engagement. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Deadly Mass Shooting at Minneapolis School. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• Two Children Have Been Killed in a Shooting During Mass Marking the First Week of Class for Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis; Two Children Killed, 14 Children and Three Adults Hurt in School Shooting; Shooter Took Own Life After Killing at Least Two Children. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• Two Children Killed, 14 Children and Three Adults Hurt in School Shooting; Shooter Opens Fire on Praying Students Through Church Windows; Shooter Took Own Life After Killing at Least Two Children. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Shooter Opens Fire on Praying Students Through Church Windows in Minneapolis; 2 Children Killed, 14 Children and 3 Adults Hurt in School Shooting. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Shooting Survivor Says His Friend Saved Him, Got Shot in Back; Police: 2 Children Killed, 14 Children & 3 Adults Hurt in School Shooting; Police: Shooter Carried a Rifle, a Shotgun, & a Pistol; Police: Two Children, Aged 8 and 10, Killed While in Church Pew; Police: Shooter Took Own Life After Killing at Least 2 Children; Shooter Opens Fire on Praying Students Through Church Windows; Pope: "Profoundly Saddened" by Deadly Catholic School Shooting. Aired 3- 3:30p ET
• Police: 2 Children Killed, 14 Children and 3 Adults Hurt in Annunciation Catholic School Shooting; Officials Give Update on Shooting at Minneapolis Catholic School. Aired 3:30-4p ET


CNN Newsroom
• Trump Doubles Tariffs On Indian Imports To 50 Percent; Israeli Protesters Demand End To War In "Day Of Struggle"; Trump Again Threatens Sanctions On Russia, But No Deadline Set; Trump Says He's Fired Federal Reserve Governor, Her Lawyer Disagrees. Aired 12-12:45a ET
• Israeli Protesters Stage "day of disruption" Calling For End To War In Gaza; U.S. Tariffs On India Double To 50 Percent Over Russian Oil Purchases; Trump Again Threatens Sanctions on Russia, No Set Deadline; Orthodox Jewish Rabbis Sign Letter Criticizing Israel's War; Orthodox Jewish Rabbis Sign Letter Criticizing Israel's War; Meet Lucy and Selam: Ancient Fossils Dating back 3 Million Years; Nigerian Company Makes Farming Faster, More Affordable; Taylor Swift, Travis Kelce Reveal Enchanting Engagement; GLP-1 Weight Loss Pill Closer to Regulatory Approval; Katseye and The Gap Deliver Jeans Ad for TikTok Generation. Aired 1-2a ET
• Donald Trump Doubles Tariffs On Indian Imports To 50 Percent; Israeli Protesters Demand End To War In Day Of Struggle"; Donald Trump Again Threatens Sanctions On Russia, No Set Deadline; President Donald Trump Says He's Firing Fere Governor Lisa Cook; Taylor Swift And Travis Kelce Are Engaged; Grad Students Developers New Way To Restore Paintings With A.I. Aired 2-3a ET
• Israeli Protesters Demand Ceasefire and Hostage Release; India Faces 50 Percent Tariffs to the U.S.; Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce Officially Engaged. Aired 3-4a ET


CNN This Morning
• Trump Draws MAGA Fury with Chinese Student Ban Reversal; Education Experiment: Did New Orleans School Overhaul Work? Aired 6- 6:30a ET
• Chris Spear is Interviewed about Changes for Truckers; India Prime Minister to Visit China; Bryan West is Interviewed about the Swift-Kelce Engagement; Big, Beautiful Bill Opposed by Americans; Cracker Barrel Backlash. Aired 6:30-7a ET


Connect the World
• Isreal Faces Global Outrage Following Gaza Hospital Attack; Trump Doubles Tariffs on Indian Imports to 50 Percent; Kremlin Rejects Presence of European Troops on Ukrainian Territory; SpaceX's Starship Meets "Every Major Objective" in Test Flight; Bradley to Announce His Final U.S. Ryder Cup Picks Today. Aired 9-9:45a ET
• Witkoff States Hamas Can Have No Governing Future in Hamas; Trump's Varying Comments on Ending-War Timelines; Focus on Israel's Investigations into Its Gaza Conduct; Five Journalists Killed with 17 Others in Hospital Double-Tap Attack; Trump Doubles Tariffs on Indian Imports to 50 Percent; Judge Rules Abrego Garcia Cannot Be Deported until October; U.N. Inspectors Back in Iran Two Months after Israel Conflict; Russia and China Propose Extension of Iran Nuclear Deal; Shooter at Minneapolis School "Contained"; Fans Await Swift-Kelce Wedding Details. Aired 10-11a ET


Erin Burnett Outfront
• Police: 2 Children Killed In Shooting, 14 Children & 3 Adults Hurt; CNN Goes To Chicago's Most Violent Area As Trump Attacks City; Report: Men With Trump Ties Conducting "Operations" in Greenland. Aired 7-8p ET


Early Start with Rahel Solomon
• Trump Says He's Firing Federal Reserve Governor; Trump Doubles Tariffs On Indian Imports To 50 Percent; Israel Faces Global Outrage Following Gaza Hospital Attack. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Trump Again Threatens Sanctions On Russia, No Set Deadline; New School year Disrupted By Hoax Emergency Calls; GLP-1 Weight Loss Pill Closer To Regulatory Approval. Aired 5:30-6a ET


Inside Politics
• Police: Two Children Killed, 14 Children & 3 Adults Injured; Police: Shooter Took His Own Life After Killing At Least 2 Kids; Hospital Gives Update On Victims From Catholic School Shooting; Police: "This Was A Deliberate Act Of Violence Against Children". Aired 12-12:30p ET
• Two Children Have Been Killed in a Shooting During Mass Marking the First Week of Class for Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis; Two Children Killed, 14 Children and Three Adults Hurt in School Shooting. Aired 12:30-1p ET


Isa Soares Tonight
• At Least Two Children Killed and 17 People Injured in Shooting at Minnesota; Russia Steps Up Attacks on Ukraine Infrastructure; Trump Hits Inside with 50 Percent Tariff. At Least 2 Children Killed in Minnesota School Shooting; Trump Hosts White House Meeting on Ending the War in Gaza; Venezuela Deploys Warships As U.S. Destroyers Approach. Aired 2-3p ET


Laura Coates Live
• A Shooter Barricaded a Door and Opened Fire into Church Pews in Minneapolis. Aired 11p-12a ET


One World with Zain Asher
• Did Not Air 11a-12p ET
• Did Not Air 12-1p ET


Quest Means Business
• Minnesota Officials Give Update on Deadly School Shooting; Police: Shooter Died of Self-Inflicted Wound; At Least Two Children Killed and 17 Injured in Shooting; At Least Two Children Killed and 17 Injured in Shooting; Make the U.K. Great Again; Nvidia Reports Quarterly Earnings; Okta Shares Soar After Q2 Earnings Beat; Rheinmetall Opens New Ammunition Factory in Germany. Aired 4-5p ET


The Situation Room
• Judge Rules Abrego Garcia Cannot be Deported Until At Least October; Whistleblower Says, 300 Million Americans' Social Security Info At Risk; Transportation Department Plans to Take Over D.C.'s Union Station. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Deadly Mass Shooting at Minneapolis School; Minneapolis Suspected Shooter is Deceased. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Shooting at Catholic School in Minneapolis. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Deadly Mass Shooting at Catholic School in Minneapolis. Aired 11:30a-12p ET


The Source with Kaitlan Collins
• Two Children Killed, 14 Children & Three Adults Hurt In Shooting; FBI Investigates Shooting As Domestic Terrorism, Hate Crime; CDC Left Leaderless After New Director Is Ousted And Other Key Officials Follow. Aired 9-10p ET


The Brief with Jim Sciutto
• CNN International: Horrific Mass Shooting at School Mass in Minnesota; At Least Two Children Killed During Catholic School Mass; Shooting "Act of Domestic Terrorism"; Minnesota is the 44th Shooting in U.S. of 2025; All UNSC Members Expect U.S. Call for Gaza Ceasefire; Denmark Summons U.S. Envoy Over Alleged Greenland Operations; Witkoff "Hopeful" About Ukraine-Russia Peace Deal. Aired 6-7p ET


What We Know with Max Foster
• At Least Two Children Killed In Minnesota School Shooting; Denmark Summons U.S. Envoy Over Alleged Greenland Operations; White House Envoy: Trump To Hold "Large Meeting" On Gaza Conflict. Aired 3-4p ET