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Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees
• Judges Order Trump Administration To Fund Food Stamps Amid Shutdown; Interview With Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN); CNN In Hard Hit Jamaica After Hurricane Melissa; American Academy Of Pediatrics Warns Against Routine Use Of Leucovorin In Children With Autism, Says More Research Needed; One Giant Leap For Kim; "I'm Breaking Stereotypes": Baseball For The Blind. Aired 8-9p ET


Amanpour
• Interview with Episcopal Bishiop of Washington and "We Can Be Brave" Author Mariann Budde; Interview with First Female Space Shuttle Commander Eileen Collins; Interview with "The Alabama Solution" Co-Director Charlotte Kaufman; Interview with "The Alabama Solution" Co-Director Andrew Jarecki. Aired 1-2p ET


CNN's The Arena with Kasie Hunt
• Judges: Admin Must Use Emergency Funds For Food Stamps; FBI Says It Thwarted Terror Attack Planned Around Halloween; Obama Set To Return To Campaign Trail For Governor Candidates. Aired 4-5p ET


The Lead with Jake Tapper
• FBI Says It Thwarted Potential Terror Attack In Michigan; Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, (D-FL) Is Interviewed About Judges Rule Trump Admin Must Cover Some SNAP Benefits; Court Docs: JPMorgan Chase Sent Suspicious Epstein Transactions To The Government Weeks After He Was Found Dead In Jail; New Documentary Follows Kinzinger's Final Stand Against Trump; CBS News Roiled By Rumors Amid Corporate Changes. Aired 5-6p ET
• Judges Rule Trump Admin Must Cover Some SNAP Benefits; Pentagon Clears Giving Ukraine Long-Range Tomahawk Missiles, Final Decision Up To Trump; Trump Reacts To Rulings On Food Stamp Benefits; DNC Chair: "We're Going To Win" NJ, VA Governor Races. Aired 6-7p ET


CNN NewsNight with Abby Phillip
• Judges Order Trump Administration To Fund Food Stamps Amid Shutdown; Trump Tells Republicans To Go Nuclear, End Filibuster Now; Trump, Democrats Face First Major Electoral Test In Second Administration; Heritage Foundation President Sparked Outrage On The Tucker Carlson Interview With A Far-Right Activist; Trump Administration Touts Renovation Works One Month Into The Government Shutdown. Aired 10-11p ET


CNN News Central
• JetBlue Passengers Hospitalized After Altitude Drop, Emergency Landing; Trump Demands GOP Use Senate Filibuster to End Shutdown; Millions of Americans Prepare to Lose Access to Food Aid. Aired 7- 7:30a ET
• King Charles Strips Andrew's Royal Titles, Evicts Him From Estate; Rep. Adam Smith (D-WA) On Dems Outrage Over Trump Administration's Boat Strike Secrecy; SCOTUS blog: Supreme Court To Consider Whether To Review Same-Sex Marriage Challenge. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• Millions of Americans Set to Lose Food Stamp Benefits Tomorrow; Teacher Shot By Student Testifies Against School Administrator; More than 1,000 Items Stolen from California Museum in Early Morning Heist; Rescue Group Founder Helps Save Neglected and Abused Animals. Aired 8- 8:30a ET
• Sherrill Leads Ciattarelli 51-43 in NJ Governor Race; Millions of Americans could lose food stamp benefits tomorrow; Halloween Weekend Terrorist Attack Thwarted in Michigan; Deadly Listeria Outbreak; Flavor Flav Set to be Hype Man of U.S. Bobsled Team. Aired 8:30-9a ET
• "Potential Terrorist Attack" Thwarted in Michigan; Trump Demand GOP Use Senate Filibuster to end Shutdown; Millions of American Set to Lose Food Stamp Benefits Tomorrow; Trump and Xi Reach Agreement on Tariffs, Soybeans and Rare Earth Minerals. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• Vance Says, Thanksgiving Could Be Disaster If Shutdown Continues; King Charles Revokes Andrew's Royal Titles, Evicts Him from Estate; What People Most Love About Halloween. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Princely Eviction; SNAP Benefits in Danger; Potential Halloween Terror Attack Foiled?. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• FAA Investigating Flight Control Issue On JetBlue Flight; Amazon CEO Says Latest Layoffs Are About Culture, Not A.I.; YouTube TV Loses All Disney Channels Due To Carriage Dispute; Secret 2,000-Year- Old Tunnel Opened To Colosseum Visitors; Dictionary.Com Chooses "6 7" As Its Word Of The Year; K-pop Demon Hunters Costumes Take Top-five Spots On Google List; Millions Of Americans Set to Loose Food Stamp Benefits Tomorrow; Trump Demands GOP End Senate Filibuster To Stop Funding Stalemate; Waymo CEO Considers Reaction If Self-driving Car Killed Someone. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• President Trump Speaks As Government Shutdown Hits Day 31; FBI Says It Thwarted A Potential Halloween Attack In Michigan, Sources Describe Plot As ISIS-inspired; Judge Says Trump Required To Use Emergency Fund For Snap Food Benefits During Shutdown; Major Polls Show Mamdani Leading NYC Mayoral Race. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Second Judge Rules Trump Must Use Funds for SNAP Benefits; Netflix's Nuclear Thriller Catches Pentagon's Ire; Some Trump Advisers Surprised by Order for Nuclear Testing; New Study Links Autism and Pregnant Women with COVID-19. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• New Study Shows Higher Rate Of Autism In Children Born To Mothers Who Had COVID-19 During Pregnancy; Two Judges: Trump Admin Must Tap Emergency Funds For SNAP Benefits; New York JFK Airport Under Ground Stop Due To Staffing Shortage; Rep. Nicole Malliotakis (R-NY) Discusses The Ground Stop Of Airports Due To Staffing Shortage And Government Shutdown; FBI Says It Thwarted Potential Halloween Weekend Attack In Michigan; Sources Describe Plot As "ISIS-Inspired". Aired 3- 3:30p ET
• Andrew Moving to King's Private Estate after Royal Eviction; Noem Rejects Request to Pause Immigration Raids for Halloween; Barack Obama Reading to Fight Back Against Donald Trump. Aired 3:30-4p ET


CNN Newsroom
• APEC Summit Underway; Israel Identifies Two Deceased Hostages; King Charles Strips Brother Andrew of Titles and His Mansion; Heartbreak After Hurricane Melissa; Senators Leave Washington, D.C. With Food Aid Set To Expire; Airlines Call On Congress To Reopen Government; More Than 2,400 Charged Over Protests In Morocco. Aired 2- 3a ET
• APEC Leader's Summit Kicks Off Today; King Charles Removes Titles from Andrew and He is Eventually Evicted from Buckingham Palace; Melissa Death Toll Logs at 49. Aired 3-3:45a ET


CNN This Morning
• SNAP Funds Expire at Midnight, 400M+ People to Lose Food Stamps; Pregnancy in America: The Rising Risks of Limited Access to Care. Aired 6-6:30a ET
• VP Vance Debates College Students In Honor Of Charlie Kirk; Food Charities Extend A Lifeline As SNAP Benefits Run Out; How Horror Movies Help Us Cope With Today's Scary Realities. Aired 6:30-7a ET


Connect the World
• King Evicts Andrew from Windsor Royal Mansion; Top U.S. General in Israel to Monitor Ceasefire; Trump Urges Republican Leaders to Scrap Senate Filibuster; Trump's Absence Puts Xi Center Stage at Asia-Pacific Talks; Jamaican Town Ravaged by Hurricane Melissa. Aired 9-10a ET
• King Charles Strips Andrew of Royal Titles and Mansion; Two Deceased Hostages Returned Thursday; Growing Questions Over Trump's Calls to Resume Nuclear Testing; Trump's Absence Puts China's Xi Jinping Center Stage at APEC Summit; Hurricane Leaves a Trail of Devastation Across Caribbean; Mounting Evidence of Massacre by Rebel Forces in Sudan; Trump Urges Republican Leaders to Scrap Senate Filibuster; New Film "Inside Amir" Focuses on Hope Among Iran's Youth. Aired 10-11a ET


Erin Burnett Outfront
• Report: Epstein Investigated For Money Laundering Before Plea Deal; Trump Responds To Judges Ordering Admin To Fund Food Stamps; Cuomo: "I Do Not Believe" NYC "Has A Future" If Mamdani Wins. Aired 7- 8p ET


Early Start with Rahel Solomon
• Trump Urges Republican Leaders To Scrap Senate Filibuster; King Charles Strips Andrew Of Royal Tiles & Mansion; Widespread Destruction In Jamaica In Wake Of Storm; South Korea Welcomes APEC Leaders, Including China's Xi. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Israel Identifies Two Deceased Hostages Returned Thursday; Airlines Call On Congress To Reopen Government; Virginia Candidates In Last Push Before Gubernatorial Ballot. Aired 5:30-6a ET


Inside Politics
• Candidates In N.J., VA, N.Y.C Head Into Final Weekend Before Election Day; Trump Looms Large Over Elections In Virginia And New Jersey; DEM A.G. Hopeful's Violent Texts Become Flashpoint In Virginia; FBI Says It Thwarted Potential Halloween Terror Attack; Congress Leaves Town With Millions Set To Lose Critical Food Aid. Aired 12-12:30p ET
• Trump Demands GOP Nuke The Filibuster To End Shutdown; John King Visits All Five Boroughs To Unpack The NYC Election; Creator Of "Nobody Wants This" On Hit Show's New Season. Aired 12:30-1p ET


Isa Soares Tonight
• King Charles Strips His Brother Andrew Of "Prince" Title; Food Aid For Millions Of Americans Runs Out In A Few Hours Time As The U.S. Government Shutdown Enters Its Second Month; FBI Thwarts a POTENTIAL Terror Attack On U.S. Soil; Caribbean Islands In Desperate Need Of Aid In wake Of Hurricane; Study Examines Possible Link Between COVID-19 And Autism; Two Judges: Trump Admin Must Tap Emergency Funds For SNAP Benefits; Egypt's Vast $1B Museum Opens After Two Decades; President Trump And First Lady Host Kids For Early Halloween; Mexico Celebrates The Day Of The Dead. Aired 2-3p ET


Laura Coates Live
• Courts Tell Trump Admin To Fund Food Benefits; FBI Thwarted Halloween Terror Attack; Jeffrey Epstein Investigated For Money Laundering Before Plea. Aired 11p-12a ET


One World with Zain Asher
• Trump Calls for U.S. Senate to Scrap Filibuster Rules; Jamaica's Black River Community in Desperate Need; King Charles Strips His Brother Andrew of Royal Titles; Critical Needs in Jamaica After Destructive Storm; Top U.S. General in Israel to Monitor Ceasefire; Rebels Accused of Massacres After Seizing El Fasher. Aired 11a-12p ET
• Trump Demands GOP Eliminate Senate Filibuster; Delays At Airports Across U.S. Amid Air Traffic Staffing Shortages; King Charles Strips His Brother Andrew Of Royal Ties; Sean "Diddy" Combs Transferred To Federal Prison In New Jersey; Jamaican Town Ravaged By Hurricane Melissa; Blue Jays Can Clinch, Dodgers Face Must-Win in Game Six; Aired 12-1p ET


Quest Means Business
• JFK Ground Stop Ends As Staff Shortage Causes Delays; One In Eight Americans Depend On Food Stamps; Downing Street: Fully Support King's Decision; Franklin Templeton CEO On Investments In Saudi Arabia; Hurricane Melissa Turns Black River, Jamaica Into "Hell On Earth"; Martel: Our Global 8000 Will Be Fastest Place Since Concorde; Standard Bank CEO: 21st Century Is The African Century; Egypt's Vast $1 Billion Museum Opens After Two Decades. Aired 4-5p ET


CNN Live Event/Special
• Firefights Told to Leave Site Before Palisades Fire Erupted; King Charles Strips Andrew of Royal Titles & Mansion; Democratic-Led States Sue Trump Administration Over SNAP Funding; Democrats Urge Californians to Approve Redistricting Plan; Jamaica Races to Deliver Aid After Destructive Storm. Aired 12-1a ET
• Trump Calls For Republicans To Scrap The Senate Filibuster And End The Shutdown; President Trump And The First Lady Greet White House Trick-Or-Treaters; King Charles Strips Brother Andrew Of Titles And His Mansion; Israel Confirms Identities Of Hostages' Bodies Returned By Hamas; Dana Bash Faces Quickfire Questions; Bermuda Braces for Powerful Storm; Colosseum Tunnel Used by Roman Emperors Opens to Public; Interview with Film Critic Grae Drake. Aired 1-2a ET


The Situation Room
• Patel Says, FBI Thwarted Violent Halloween Weekend Attack in Michigan; FAA Says, Staffing Shortages, Delays at Nashville and Austin Airports; Judge Signals She'll Intervene in Fight Over SNAP Food Help. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• 40M Plus at Risk of Losing Food Stamps; Foiled Potential Attack Involved ISIS-Inspired Plot; Abby Zwerner Takes the Stand; Deadly Flooding Hits New York City. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Sources: FBI Foiled Potential "ISIS-Style" Terrorist Attack; Trump Urges Republicans To Go "Nuclear" And Kill Filibuster; "Hell On Earth": Hurricane Devastates Black River, Jamaica. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Study Examines COVID-19 and Autism; Interview With Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD); Redistricting Wars. Aired 11:30a-12p ET


The Source with Kaitlan Collins
• Federal Judges Order WH To Fund Food Stamps Amid Shutdown; Rep. Raskin: Maxwell Receiving "VIP Treatment" At Prison Camp; Cuomo Brushes Off Mamdani's Polling Lead In Final Stretch. Aired 9-10p ET


The Brief with Jim Sciutto
• Federal Food Stamps Ruling; Millions of Americans Set To Lose Food Stamp Benefits; FBI Says It Thwarted Potential Terror Attack In Michigan; Giuffre Family Calls For Audience With King Charles; Challenging Times For Candymakers This Halloween; Pentagon Told WH It Had Enough Tomahawk Missiles To Supply Kyiv; Blue Jays One Win Away From Title. Aired 6-7p ET


What We Know with Max Foster
• Giuffre Family Urges U.K. Government To Take Further Action On Andrew; Ground Stop At JFK Airport Due To Staffing Shortage; Trump Says He's Willing To Meet With Democrats On Shutdown; Federal Judges: Trump Administration "Required" To Use Emergency Funds To Cover Some Food Benefits; FBI Director: Averted ISIS-Inspired Terror Attack. Aired 3-4p ET