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Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees
• House Oversight Committee Releases 33K-Plus Pages of Epstein Files; Interview with Rep. Dan Goldman (D-NY); Trump on Sending National Guard to Chicago: "We're Going In"; Now: Xi, Putin, Kim Attend Military Parade In Beijing; Pres. Trump: U.S. Military Killed 11 In Strike On Alleged Drug Boat Tied To Venezuelan Cartel; Pres. Trump Addresses Speculation About His Health; Dr. Sanjay Gupta On His New Book "It Doesn't Have To Hurt". Aired 8-9p ET


Amanpour
• Interview with Former U.S. State Department Official and Substack: "Home and Away" Author Richard Haass; Interview with The New York Times Magazine Staff Writer Ronen Bergman; Interview with "Coming Up Short" Author and Former U.S. Labor Secretary Robert Reich. Aired 1-2p ET


CNN's The Arena with Kasie Hunt
• Trump On Sending National Guard To Chicago: "We're Going In"; Pritzker Speaks As Trump Says He's Sending Troops To Chicago; Just In: House Speaker Meets With Some Epstein Victims; New: Admin Pushes Back On Speculation Over Trump's Health. Aired 4-5p ET


The Lead with Jake Tapper
• Congress Returns To Renewed Fight Over Epstein Files; Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, (D-FL), Is Interviewed About Courtney Wild Reinforcing Crime Victims' Rights Act, Epstein Files, Epstein Victims, Alex Acosta; Tomorrow: GOP Rep. Massie, Dem Rep. Khanna To Hold News Conference With Epstein Victims; Trump On Sending National Guard To Chicago: "We're Going In"; Rep. Carlos Gimenez, (R-FL), Is Interviewed About National Guard For Domestic Law Enforcement, Drug Vessel. Aired 5-6p ET
• Soon, Leaders Of China, North Korea, Russia Attend Military Parade; House Oversight Committee Releases More Epstein Documents; OpenAI Says, Parental Controls Are Coming To ChatGPT; Tariff Uncertainty Strains Sustainable Bag Company; 80 Years Since Japan's Surrender Ended WWII. Aired 6-7p ET


CNN NewsNight with Abby Phillip
• Judge Rules Trump's National Police Force Is Illegal; Trump On Hellhole Chicago: We're Going In; Billionaire Says, Trump Is Turning The U.S. Into 1930s Autocracy; Trump Says He Is Disappointed In Putin; Americans Debate On Retirement Age. Aired 10-11p ET


CNN News Central
• Congress Facing High-Stakes Battles After Month-Long Recess; New Details in Investigation of Boy Killed Playing Ding-Dong Ditch; Job Hugging on the Rise Amid Economic Uncertainty. Aired 7-7:30a ET
• Chicago Braces For Possible Surge Of Federal Forces Into City; Xi And Putin Meet In China Ahead Of Military Parade; Father Of Three Says Chatbot Caused "Delusional Spiral." Aired 7:30-8a ET
• Murder Charge Filed After Boy Killed Playing Doorbell Prank; Interview with Rep. Pete Sessions (R-TX): House Oversight Committee to Meet with Epstein Victims; China's Xi to Flaunt Vision of New Global Order at Military Parade; Burning Man Death Being Investigated as a Homicide. Aired 8-8:30a ET
• Two Months Until Two Governors Races; Rep. Jesus "Chuy" Garcia (D-IL) is Interviewed about Chicago Crime; Defense Calls Witnesses in Adelson Murder Trial; Cooler Air Brings Taste of Fall; Earthquake Kills 1,400 in Afghanistan. Aired 8:30-9a ET
• Honoring WWII Vets on the 80th Anniversary; Congress Facing High-Stakes Battles; Trump Comments on Chicago being Dangerous; Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton (D-IL) is Interviewed about the Possible Surge of Forces into Chicago; Dr. Richard Besser is Interviewed about the CDC Changes and American's Health. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• Man Charged in Shooting of 11-Year-Old; Climate Scientists Rebut Energy Department; Belichick Debut Ends in Blowout; Chances of Winning the Powerball. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Interview With Rep. Suhas Subramanyam (D-VA); ICE Crackdown in Chicago?; Putin and Xi Meet in China. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• Dozens of Scientists Slam Trump Administration's Climate Report; Taliban Plead for Help After Afghanistan Quake Kills More Than 1,400 People; Trump to Award Guiliani the Presidential Medal of Freedom; Belichick's Debut at UNC Ends With 48-14 Loss to TCU; Army Football Player and His Father Save Man After Car Crash; Ceremony at D.C. Memorial Marks End of WWII, Honors Fallen. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• Trump to Deliver Remarks From Oval Office Soon; Judge Rules Trump's Use of Military in L.A. Violated Federal Law; Chicago Braces for Federal Immigration Enforcement Operation; GOP Rep. Massie Formally Filing Petition to Release Epstein Files; House Oversight Panel Meeting With Epstein Victims; Lawmakers to Hold News Conference With Epstein Abuse Survivors; Minnesota Mayors Push for Change to State Law Banning City-level Gun Reforms. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Trump Announces Space Command HQ Moving To Huntsville, AL; Trump Takes Questions In Oval Office. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Trump Announces Space Command Headquarters Moving to Huntsville, Alabama; Trump Takes Questions in Oval Office; Commemorating the End of WWII. Aired 3:30-4p ET


CNN Newsroom
• China Prepares For Military Parade After Security Summit; At Least 800 Killed As Powerful Quake Hits Afghanistan; Israeli Military Intensifies Attacks On Gaza City; Chicago Braces For Possible Federal Immigration Operation; North Korea Hopes Tourism Can Boost Economy. Aired 12-12:45a ET
• More Than 800 Killed After Strong Earthquake Hits Afghanistan; Over 1000 Killed In Landslide In Western Sudan Village; China Prepares For Major Military Parade To Assert Power; Israel's Actions In Gaza Meet Legal Definition Of Genocide; Tension Over Tariffs Grows Between Trump And India; Kim Jong-un And Putin To Join Xi Jinping For Huge Military Parade; Russia Denies Targeting Plane Carrying E.U. Leader; Cryptocurrency Usage Soars At Bolivian Businesses. Aired 1-2a ET
• China Casts Itself As New Global Leader In Security Summit; Rescuers In Afghanistan Race To Save Lives After Earthquake Kills At Least 800; Israel: Genocide Claim Based On "Hamas' Campaign Of Lies"; Russia Denies Targeting Plane Carrying E.U. Leader; Kim Jong-un and Putin to Join Xi for Huge Military Parade; Iraq Reopens al-Nuri Mosque in Mosul; Astronaut Records a Red Aurora in Space. Aired 2-2:45a ET
• Putin, Xi, Kim Meets For The First Time; Rescuers Scramble For Survivors As Death Toll In Afghanistan Quake Now At More Than 800; Manchester Fan Promises No Haircut Until His Team Wins Five Times. Aired 3-4a ET


CNN This Morning
• Xi & Putin Meet in China Ahead of Military Parade; Artificial Intelligence's Real Environmental Cost. Aired 6-6:30a ET
• Trump Says CDC is Being Ripped Apart; Strategy Split Among Democrats; Miles Yu is Interviewed about China Hosting World Leaders; Giuliani Gets Presidential Medal of Freedom; Trump Death Rumors. Aired 6:30-7a ET


Connect the World
• North Korea's Kim Arrives in Beijing ahead of Military Parade; Taliban Call for Foreign Help after Deadly Afghan Quake; U.S. Congress Returns to Hike-Stakes Battles; Price of Gold Soars Past $3,500 an Ounce to New Record High; Naomi Osaka Beats Coco Gauff to Book Spot in Quarterfinals. Aired 9-10a ET
• Putin Hails Soaring Russia-China Relations on Visit to Beijing; Xi in Spotlight as China Pitches New, Non-Western World Order; Xi to Host China's Largest Ever Military Parade; Judge Rules Trump Administration's Use of U.S. Military in L.A. Was Illegal; Israel Weighing Annexation of Parts of West Bank; Israel Intensifies Attacks ahead of Gaza City Takeover; Taliban Call for Foreign Help after Deadly Afghan Quake; Debate over Sex Education in the Philippines; Premier League Clubs Smash Spending Records. Aired 10-11a ET


Erin Burnett Outfront
• China Flaunts Military And Influence To Send Message To U.S.; House Oversight Releases Some Epstein Docs From Justice Department; "We're Going In": Trump Says He'll Send Troops To "Hellhole" Chicago. Aired 7-8p ET


Early Start with Rahel Solomon
• China Prepares For Military Parade After Security Summit; At Least 1,100 Killed As Powerful Quake Hits Afghanistan; Officials: Israel Weighs Annexation Of Parts Of West Bank; Russia Denies Targeting Plane Carrying E.U. Leader; Tesla Diner Becomes Hub For Elon Musk Fans. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Schools Create "ICE Policies" Amid Uptick In Raids; Chicago Braces For Possible Federal Immigration Operation; Army Cadet And Father Rescue Man From Fiery Crash. Aired 5:30-6a ET


Inside Politics
• Judge Rules Trump's Use Of Military In Los Angeles Was Illegal; Chicago Braces For Possible Surge Of Federal Forces Into City; Gov. Newsom On New Court Ruling: " Donald Trump Loses Again"; This Week: Bipartisan Push To Demand DOJ Release Epstein Files; Longtime Democratic Rep Jerry Nadler Won't Seek Re-Election. Aired 12-12:30p ET
• Longtime Democratic Rep. Jerry Nadler Won't Seek Re-election; Democrats Look To Iowa For Rural Revival In 2006; Justice Amy Coney Barrett Defends Overturning Roe V. Wade; Today Marks 80 Years Since Japan Officially Surrendered In WWII; Remembering Former CNN Correspondent Charles Bierbauer; Remembering Former CBS White House Correspondent Mark Knoller. Aired 12:30-1p ET


Isa Soares Tonight
• North Korea's Leader Kim Jong un Arrives In Beijing For Chinese Military Parade; Judge Rules The Trump Administration Broke The Law For Deploying National Guard Troops To Los Angeles; Brazil's Ex-President Jair Bolsonaro Faces Final Phase Of Coup Plot Trial; First Look Inside U.S. Deportation Flight To Cuba; New Quake Strikes Afghanistan; At Least 1,000 Killed In Sudan Landslide; Israeli Military Mobilizing Forces. Aired 2-3p ET


Laura Coates Live
• Judge Rules Against Trump As Chicago Braces For Troops; Epstein Accusers Go To Congress As Some Files Released; Xi Flexes Military Force Alongside Putin And Kim Jong-un; An A.I.-Driven School Looks To Disrupt Education. Aired 11p-12a ET


One World with Zain Asher
• Trial Of Former President Bolsonaro Enters Final Phase; North Korea's Kim Arrives In Armored Train For Military Parade; Judge Rules Use of Military In Los Angeles Was Illegal; Armed Group: At Least 1,000 Killed In Sudan Landslide; First Look Inside ICE Deportation Flight To Cuba; Father Of Three Says He Fell Into Delusional Rabbit Hole; Trump Administration Expected To Send Troops To Chicago; ; Aired 12-1p ET
• China Prepares for Military Parade after Security Summit; Scholars: Israel's Actions Meet Legal Definition of Genocide; White House: Trump to Make Announcement Related to Department of Defense; Ceremonies to Mark the 80th Anniversary of the end of WWII; Scientists Denounce Trump Administration Climate Report; Parts of the Western U.S. See Above Average Temps. Aired 11-12a ET


Quest Means Business
• Trump: Will Ask Supreme Court For Expedited Tariff Ruling; Trump Vows To Send Troops To Chicago To Combat Crime; Putin, Xi Hold Formal Bilateral Meeting In Beijing; Activist Investor Elliott Takes Stake In PepsiCo; Bolsonaro Trial Enters Final Phase; Canada's Manufacturing Sector Shrank Again In August. Aired 4-5p ET


The Situation Room
• Judge Says, Trump Admin's Use of Military in L.A. was Illegal; Push for Release of Epstein Files Escalates on Capitol Hill; Putin and Xi Trade Warm Praise in Beijing Summit. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• More than 1,000 Killed in Sudan Landslide; 1,400 Plus People Killed in Afghanistan Earthquake; Putin and Kim Jong Un in Beijing; Justice Amy Coney Barrett Defends Abortion Vote. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Vladimir Putin Meets With Xi Jinping; Dangers of A.I. Chatbots; Immigration Crackdown in Chicago?. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Why Are Men and Boys Falling Behind?; Scientists Blast Trump Administration Over Climate Change Denial; 80th Anniversary of End of World War II. Aired 11:30a-12p ET


The Source with Kaitlan Collins
• GOP Rep. Massie Wants To Compel DOJ Release Of All Epstein Files; Trump On Sending National Guard To Chicago: "We're Going In"; Leaders Of Russia, North Korea, Iran Attend Chinese Military Parade. Aired 9-10p ET


The Brief with Jim Sciutto
• CNN International: China to Hold One of the Largest Military Parades; Judge Says Trump's Use of Military in L.A. Illegal; Putin and Xi Hold Formal Bilateral Meeting in Beijing; Trump Announces Space Command Will Move to Alabama; Suntory Holdings CEO Resigns; Parental Controls Coming to ChatGPT; Israel Weighs Annexation of West Bank. Aired 6-7p ET


What We Know with Max Foster
• Judge: Trump Use Of Military In Los Angeles Illegal; Trump Takes Questions At The White House; Xi To Host China's Largest-Ever Military Parade Wednesday; OpenAI: Parental Controls On The Way For ChatGPT; Rubio: U.S. Lethally Strikes "Drug Vessel" In South Caribbean. Aired 3-4p ET