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CNN News Central
• Earthquake Toll Rises to At Least 235 Killed and 4,300-Plus Injured; Bolton Expected to Plead Guilty to Retaining National Security Info; Iran Strikes Vessel in Strait, Pausing U.N. Effort to Evacuate Ships. Aired 7-7:30a ET
• Rep. Mark Alford (R-MO) On Iran Vessel Strike In Strait Of Hormuz; U.S. Rescue Teams Deploying To Venezuela Quake Zone; Massive Boeing 777 Flies Just 100 Feet Above Texas Runway. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• Venezuela Quake Death Toll Rises as Rescuers Race to Find Survivors; John Bolton Expected to Plead Guilty to Retaining National Security Information; Texas Could Require Bible Lessons for Millions of Students. Aired 8-8:30a ET
• Polling on Border Security; Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) is Interviewed about Congress' Epstein Interviews; Deadlocked Jury in Palisades Arson Trial; Anthropic and OpenAI join an A.I. Jobs Push; Tupac Shakur's Brother Mopreme is Interviewed about the Murder Trial. Aired 8:30-9a ET
• Bolton Arrives in Court; Journalist Tony Frangle Mawad is Interviewed about the Earthquake in Venezuela; Leon Black Appears Before Congressional Committee; Rep. Dave Min (D-CA) is Interviewed about Leon Black's Testimony; Small Plane Crashes into Tallest Building in Beijing; SCOTUS Ruling on Deportations. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• Airfares Remain High; Mandatory Bible Study in Texas Schools?; Trump Speaks to Faith and Freedom Coalition; Rescue Efforts Continue in Venezuela. Aired 1-1:30p ET


CNN Newsroom
• Two Powerful Earthquakes Strike Venezuela; Iran Hits Cargo Vessel in Strait of Hormuz; Turkey Defeat Team USA; Quake Toll Rises To Around 235 Dead And 4,300 Injured; U.S. Supreme Court Rules Haitians, Syrians Can Be Deported; Hundreds Die As Europe Endures More Record-Breaking Heat. Aired 2-3a ET
• Search and Retrieval Efforts Continue for the Powerful Twin Quakes in Venezuela, 235 Have Confirmed Dead; USA Lost to Turkey in the FIFA World Cup Group D Match; Heat Wave-related Deaths Have Been Recorded in Much of Europe with More Record-Breaking Temperatures Ahead. Aired 3-4a ET
• Search And Rescue Efforts Ongoing Amid Rising Death Toll; U.N. Pauses Evacuation Of Seafarers Near Strait Of Hormuz; Trump, Johnson Meet Amid Standoff Over "SAVE America Act." Aired 4-4:30a ET
• Quake Toll Rises To Around 235 Dead And 4,300 Injured; Hundreds Die As Europe Endures More Record-Breaking Heat; Model Sues Retailer Over Alleged AI-Generated Images. Aired 4:30-5a ET


CNN This Morning
• Search and Rescue Continues in Venezuela as Aid Begins to Arrive; Supreme Court Gives Trump Wins on 2 Immigration Cases; Team USA Heads to Round of 32 on Heels of First Tournament Loss. Aired 6- 6:30a ET
• Iranian Drone Hits Cargo Ship; Journalist Mariana Atencio is Interviewed about the Venezuelan Earthquake; Darializa Avila Chevalier Becoming the New AOC; Vice President Vance Comments on Watergate. Aired 6:30-7a ET


Connect the World
• U.N. Pauses Evacuation of Seafarers from Strait of Hormuz; Death Toll from Venezuela Earthquakes Rises to at Least 589; U.S. Lifts Some Venezuela Sanctions to Allow for Relief Aid; Aircraft Appears to Have Crashed into Beijing Skyscraper; U.N.'s International Maritime Organization Pauses Evacuation of Stranded Ships. Aired 9-9:45a ET
• Death Toll in Venezuela Rises to At Least 589; Over 100 Buildings Have Collapsed in La Guaira State; U.S. Lifts Some Venezuela Sanctions to Allow for Relief Aid; U.N.'s International Maritime Group Pauses Evacuations of Stranded Ships; Small Plane Appears to Have Crashed into Beijing Skyscraper; Venezuelan Diaspora Watching Earthquake Tragedy from Afar; U.K. Sweltering Under Historic Heatwave; John Bolton Pleads Guilty in Classified Information Case. Aired 10a-11a ET


Inside Politics
• Ex-Trump Aide John Bolton Pleads Guilty In Classified Info Case; Bolton Sentencing Set For Oct. 28; Will Pay Fine And Could Face Jail; Vance: Watergate Would Be A "12-Hour News Story" Today; Vance On Nixon's Career: "It Kind Of Sounds Like J.D. Vance"; Texas Poised To Require That Students Study Bible Stories. Aired 12-12:30p ET


One World with Zain Asher
• Search and Rescue Efforts Ongoing Amid Rising Death Toll; Quake Death Toll Rises as Rescuers Race to Find Survivors; Iran Lashes Out at U.S.-Gulf Statement Criticizing Its Regional Role; Hundreds of Thousands of Haitians & Syrians in U.S. in Legal Limbo; Former Trump National Security Adviser Bolton Pleads Guilty; 1M+ Immigrants Face Uncertainty After Supreme Court TPS Ruling. Aired 11a-12p ET


CNN Live Event/Special
• CNN Headlines: Rescuers Race To Find Survivors As Death Toll Rises From Twin Quakes In Venezuela; U.S. Official: Iranian Strike Hits Vessel In Strait Of Hormuz, Impacts Movement In Key Waterway; Trump & Speaker Johnson Meet Amid GOP Stalemate Over Priorities. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• CNN Headlines: Rescuers Race To Find Survivors As Death Toll Rises In Twin Venezuela Quakes; Team USA Gets First Loss In 2026 World Cup; Deadly European Heat Wave Setting June Temp Records. Aired 5:30- 6a ET


The Situation Room
• Small Aircraft Crashes into Beijing's Tallest Skyscraper; Bolton to Plead Guilty to Retaining National Security Info; Venezuela Quake Death Toll Rises as Rescuers Race to Find Survivors. Aired 10- 10:30a ET
• Mandatory Bible Study For Texas Students?; U.S. Official: Iranian Drone Strikes Vessel in Strait of Hormuz; John Bolton Pleads Guilty. Aired 10:30a-11a ET


The Story Is with Elex Michaelson
• Quake Toll Rises to Around 235 Dead in Venezuela; Jury to Return Friday after Not Reaching a Verdict on Palisades Fire Suspect; Proposed Tax on Billionaires Heads to November Ballot; CNN Gets Up Close Look at Hezbollah's Deadly Arsenal; Eyewitness Shares Experiences of Venezuelan Earthquake; U.S. Clinches Top Spot in Group D Despite 3-2 Loss to Turkey. Aired 12-1a ET
• Quake Toll Rises To Around 235 Dead And 4,300 Injured; Supreme Court Hands Trump Two Wins On Immigration; U.S. Clinches Top Spot In Group D Despite 3-2 Loss To Turkey; Hundreds Die as Europe Endures More Record-Breaking Heat; Search and Rescue Efforts Ongoing in Venezuela Amid Rising Death Toll; U.S. Fans Indulge in Donuts as Group Stage Ends. Aired 1-2a ET