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CNN Transcripts for September 20, 2025

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The Amanpour Hour
• Interview With Former U.K. Ambassador To The United States Sir Peter Westmacott; Interview With The New United Nations General Assembly President Annalena Baerbock; Chilean Mother Reunites With Stolen Twins After 47 Years; Interview With Actor And "Poems And Prayers" Author Matthew McConaughey; Remembering Robert Redford; Moment Of Truth For Democracy. Aired 11a-12p ET


CNN Newsroom
• Protesters Clash With Agents Outside Illinois ICE Facility; Kirk Memorial Attendees Told To Expect "TSA-Level Screening"; "Dangerous As Hell": Ted Cruz Slams FCC Chair's Threats To ABC; Trump Calls FCC Chair "A Great American Patriot"; Luigi Mangione's Lawyers Urge Judge To Block Death Penalty; Source: U.S. Attorney Under Pressure By Trump Is Resigning; Poland Scrambles Jets After Massive Russian Attack On Ukraine; Trump: Russia Entering Estonia Airspace "Could Be Big Trouble"; Farm Aid's Founding Fathers Focus On Building Healthy Food Chains. Aired 12-1p ET
• Mangione's Lawyers Urge Judge To Block Death Penalty In Murder Case; CDC Advisory Panel's Vote On Hepatitis B Vaccine Postponed; Vigil For Charlie Kirk Held At Utah Valley University; ICE Detains Parents On 10-Year-Old Son's Birthday; Source: Kimmel Met With ABC Execs At His Lawyer's Office; Comedians Defend Free Speech; Palestinians Flee Gaza City As Israel Intensifies Ground Incursion; Farm Aid's 40th Anniversary Concert Raises Money For American Farmers; Trump Imposes $100K Fee On H-1B visas. Aired 1-2p ET
• President Trump And Vice President J.D. Vance To Attend Charlie Kirk Memorial In Glendale, Arizona; Social Media Sprouting Conspiracy Theories Around Killing Of Conservative Activist Charlie Kirk; ICE Protest Outside Of Chicago Leads To Several Arrests; Black Unemployment In U.S. Hits Highest Level Since COVID Pandemic As Federal Reserve Cuts Interest Rates; Anti-Defamation League Files Lawsuit against Hamas And Other Groups For October 7th Attacks; U.S. Federal Government Sues Ticketmaster Over Ticket Pricing; Luigi Mangione's Lawyers Asking Judge To Bar Prosecutors From Seeking Death Penalty In UnitedHealthcare CEO Murder Case; Thousands Gather In Minneapolis For 40th Annual Farm Aid Concert; Service Dog Saves Owner's Life; Bad Bunny To Play Final Concert In Months Long Puerto Rico Tour. Aired 2-3p ET
• Thousands to Honor Charlie Kirk at Arizona Memorial Tomorrow; Congress in Shutdown Standoff as Funding Bills Fail; Protesters Clash with Agents Outside Illinois ICE Facility; ABC Facing Growing Backlash Over Jimmy Kimmel Suspension; Kratom, Miracle Drug or a Danger to Health; White Shark Nursery Spotted Off New York Coast; Poland Scrambles Jets After Massive Russian Attack on Ukraine; 40 Years of Farm Aid Music Festival. Aired 3-4p ET
• Security On High Alert For Charlie Kirk's Memorial Service At State Farm Stadium; Poll Reveals Republicans Sour On America's Direction After Kirk Killing; Conspiracy Theories Multiply Online After Utah Shooting; Luigi Mangione's Lawyers Want Death Penalty Off the Table; Protesters Clash with ICE Agents Outside Illinois Facility; Palestinians Flee As Israel Intensifies Ground Offensive; Music Legends Sing For American Farmers At Festival; WNBA Shoots For Fair Pay As Popularity Soars. Aired 4-5p ET
• Security On High Alert For Charlie Kirk Memorial; Charlie Kirk Messaged Van Jones The Day Before He Was Murdered; Poland Scrambles Jets As Russia Strikes Ukraine; NATO Allies Pledge To Bolster Defenses On Eastern Flank; CDC Advisers Vote On New Recommendations For COVID Vaccine; Confusion And Delays Mark Meeting Of CDC Vaccine Advisers; Tonight: Bob Dylan, Dave Matthews, Willie Nelson, Kick Off Benefit Concept As Farmers Face Crises; ABC Facing Backlash Over Jimmy Kimmel Suspension; Former Crime Reporter Uses Writing To Help Prisoners. Aired 5-6p ET
• Thousands To Honor Charlie Kirk Tomorrow In Arizona; Source: U.S. Attorney Tells Staff He Will Resign After Trump Pressure; Bob Dylan, Dave Matthews, Willie Nelson On CNN; Stocks Rally As Fed Moves To Help Ailing Job Market; Sources: Jimmy Kimmel's Show Team To Be Paid Next Week; Internet Searches Skyrocket For Jimmy Kimmel; Great White Shark Nursery Found Off Long Island Coast; Soon: Bob Dylan, Dave Matthews, Willie Nelson On CNN; Erratic Weather, Tariffs & Rising Costs Hurting Farmers. Aired 6-7p ET
• Did Not Air. 7-8p ET
• Trump Talks TikTok with Chinese President Xi; Trump Imposes $100,000 Annual Fee on H-1B Visas; Vigil for Charlie Kirk at Utah Valley University; Jimmy Kimmel Supporters Protest outside Disney Offices; ICE Raid Turns Birthday Celebration into Heartbreak; Bad Bunny's Final Puerto Rico Show; Runaway Nuns Escape Care Home and Return to Convent. Aired 3-4a ET
• Cruz Compares FCC Chair to "Mafioso"; Poland and Allies Scramble Jets amid Massive Strikes on Ukraine; Israeli Military Advances Ground Offensive in Gaza City; Former U.S. Attorney Defends Epstein 2008 Plea Deal; Prosecutors Seek Death Penalty in Kirk Murder; Four Decades Later, "Farm Aid" Benefit Concert Returns. Aired 4-5a ET
• Cruz Compares FCC Chair to "Mafioso"; Trump Talks TikTok with Chinese President Xi; Poland and Allies Scramble Jets amid Massive Strikes on Ukraine; Trump Wants Bagram Air Base Back from Taliban; Comedians Defend Free Speech, Support Kimmel; CDC Advisers' Recs for COVID Shot, Others; Israeli Military Advances Ground Offensive in Gaza City; London Pub Changes Name to Support Trump. Aired 5-6a ET


CNN This Morning
• Jimmy Kimmel Live Crew To Be Paid Next Week; Vaccine Advisory Panel Makes Decision On COVID-19 Shot; Cyberattack Disrupts European Airports Including Heathrow, Brussels; Abnormally Warm Ocean Water Causing Heat Wave; Russia Hits Ukraine With Barrage Of Drones, Missiles, Kills 3. Aired 6-7a ET
• Ukraine, Russia Launched Hundreds Of Drones, Dozens Of Missiles Overnight; Vigil For Charlie Kirk Held At Utah Valley University; Mudslides Damage Homes, Bury Roads And Cars In Southern California; Source: Kimmel Met With ABC Execs At His Lawyer's Office. Aired 7-8a ET
• Trump Imposes $100K Fee On H-1B Visas In New Immigration Action; Cyberattack Disrupts Operation At Major European Airports; London, Brussels, And Berlin Airports Disrupted By Cyberattack. Aired 8-9a ET


First of All with Victor Blackwell
• Did Not Air 8-9a ET


CNN Live Event/Special
• CNN Saturday Morning Table for Five. Trump Administration's FCC Chairman's Comment Leads to Suspension of Late Night Talk Show Host Jimmy Kimmel after Kimmel's Controversial Comments on Charlie Kirk; President Trump's Criticism of Media and Broadcasting Licensure Spark Questions around First Amendment; Former Bush Administration Adviser Karl Rove Warns Conservatives against Rhetoric Linking Charlie Kirk Assassin to U.S. Political Left in General; Some Conservatives Blame Former U.S. President Barack Obama for Causing Divisiveness in American Politics; Former Democratic Presidential Candidate Kamala Harris to Release Book on Her Failed 2024 Presidential Campaign. Aired 10-11a ET
• Farm Aid Concert Live. Aired 7-8p ET
• Farm Aid Concert Live, A CNN Special Event. Aired 8-9p ET
• Farm Aid Concert Live, A CNN Special Event. Aired 9-10p ET
• Farm Aid Celebrates 40th Anniversary. Aired 10-11p ET
• Farm Aid Celebrates 40th Anniversary. Aired 11p-12a ET


Smerconish
• Why Young Men Are In Crisis; Male Loneliness: The Unspoken Struggle For Men; Is The American Dream Unaffordable? Why The Modern Male Is Struggling, And Why It Matters. Aired 9-10a ET