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Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees
• Trump Seen with "Kennedy Center Demolished" Poster; Interview with Rep. Chellie Pingree (D-ME); RFK Jr. Receives Standing Ovation From Anti-Vaccine Group He Founded; Anthropic: Claude Chatbot Working To Build It's Own Successor; OpenAI Reveals More Instances Of AI Models Acting Deceptively; Growing Concerns About AI's Impact On Children's Brains; Murder Trial Begins For Former "American Idol" Contestant. Aired 8-9p ET


Amanpour
• Interview with Former Canadian Deputy Prime Minister John Manley; Interview with Former U.S. Ambassador to the E.U. Anthony Gardner; Interview with Former Washington Governor Jay Inslee; Interview with "Profiles in Cowardice" Author Jacob Weisberg. Aired 1-2p ET


CNN's The Arena with Kasie Hunt
• GOP Rep Breaks With Trump In Ad: Hispanic Voters "Feel Betrayed"; Trump Calls Surging Gas Prices "Very Expensive Price To Pay"; Trump Seen With "Kennedy Center Demolished" Poster; Macklemore Pledges His Ed Sheeran Tour Salary To Palestinian Aid. Aired 4-5p ET


The Lead with Jake Tapper
• Rep. Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Is Interviewed About Trump Seen With "Kennedy Center Demolished" Poster; Crude Oil Prices Slip Slightly After Fed Hikes Rates; OpenAI Reports Six New Instances Of "Concerning" A.I. Behavior; The Push To Bring Ukraine's Missing Children Home. Aired 5-6p ET
• Ads Mentioning Trump Make Up Less Than 1 Percent of GOP Ad Spending; Trump Tells Axios He's Approaching a Major Crossroads; Controversial Left-Wing Streamer Hasan Piker Courts Fresh Scrutiny in Interview With Axios. Paul Whelan Bill Would Compensate Americans Imprisoned Abroad. Aired 6-7p ET


CNN NewsNight with Abby Phillip
• GOP Lawmaker Turns on Trump, Calls Him Out in Campaign Ad; Gas Nears $4.50 a Gallon as Analysts Warn It'll Get Worse; Leftist Streamer Hasan Piker says America Worse than Al Qaeda Pound for Pound; Trump Seen the Kennedy Center Demolished Poster as Judge Orders 30 Days to the Center for Any Changes. Aired 10-11p ET


CNN News Central
• OpenAI Finds New Incidents of A.I. Models Acting Deceptively; Trump Appears to Hold Kennedy Center Demolished Poster in Photo; NTSB Focused on News Helicopter's Final Video Feed Before Crash. Aired 7- 7:30a ET
• Kamala Harris Returns To Campaign Trail For Michigan Progressive El-Sayed; Rep. Maggie Goodlander (D-NH) On Johnson Recessing House Early, Staving Off Hegseth Vote; Axios Founders' New Book On Cutting "Toxic Complexity." Aired 7:30-8a ET
• Trump's String of Defeats: Rates, Mail-in Voting, Kennedy Center; House Lawmakers Recess Early, Avoid Hegseth Impeachment Vote; U.S. Charges 5 in Alleged Russian Murder-for-Hire Plots; Trump to Add Signs at Smithsonian to Correct Alleged Inaccuracies. Aired 8:00-8:30a ET
• Interview with Rep. Dave Min (D-CA): OpenAI Reveals Models' Unsanctioned Actions as AI Concerns Grow; Johnson Recesses House Early, Staves Off Hegseth Vote; Officer Convinces Man Not to Jump Off Bridge; King Charles Hosts AI Summit Amid Fears of AI Threat to Humanity; Scientists Say Climate Change has Key Role in Nepal Floods. Aired 8:30-9:00a ET
• Trump's Mounting Defeats; Trump Invokes 1988 Willie Horton Ad in North Carolina Speech; Five Missing Women Linked to Investigation of Philadelphia Home; OpenAI Finds New Incidents of A.I. Models Acting Deceptively; Interview with Representative Yassamin Ansari (D-AZ). Aired 9-9:30a ET
• Interview with Rep. Yassamin Ansari (D-AZ): OpenAI Finds New Incidents of AI Models Acting Deceptively; Republicans Clash on Senate Floor Over AI Kill Switch; President Trump's Net Approval Rate on Inflation; Mortgage Rates inch Closer to 7 Percent. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Russian Murder-For-Hire Plot?; A.I. Going Rogue?; Trump Threatens to Tear Down Kennedy Center; Diesel Disaster. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• DOJ Charges Five Men in Alleged Russian-backed Murder Plots; Stocks Recover Some Ground a Day After Rate-hike Selling; Trump Says High Gas Prices Very Inexpensive Price to Pay for Iran War; Harris to Campaign With Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan Next Week; GOP Candidate Says Trump Hispanic Voters Feel Betrayed in New Ad; Trump Administration's Endangered Species Habitat Rule Repeal Takes Effect. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• Record Diesel Prices Driving Up Costs Across the Board; Oil Prices Slip, a Sign of Confidence That Fed Rate Hikes May Work to Cool Off Inflation; Judge Orders Kennedy Center to Give 30 Days' Notice Before Major Changes to Building, Including Demolition; OpenAI Reveals More Instances of A.I. Models Acting Deceptively; Police Say Five Missing Women Linked to Philly House of Horrors. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Police: 5 Missing Women Linked to Philly House of Horrors; Interview with Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-MI): Harris to Campaign with Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan Next Week; NCAA Admits Replay Error in Michigan-Western Michigan Game; Flash Floods Kill Three People in New Mexico. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• AAA: Gas Prices Jump 7 Cents Overnight, Now $4.44; Record Diesel Prices Driving Up Costs Across U.S. Economy; Trump's Strongest 2024 Issue Now a Midterm Problem for GOP; GOP Rep. Tells Trump Hispanic Voters Feel "Betrayed" in New Ad; Judge Orders Kennedy Center to Give 30 Days Notice Before Major Changes to Building, Including Demotion; RFK Jr Delivers Keynote Speech to Anti-Vaccine Group He Founded; 3-3:30p ET
• OpenAI Reveals More Instances of AI Models Acting Deceptively; Interview with Rep. Jay Obernolte (R-CA): Some Democratic Senators Push for FDA-Like Regulatory Organization; Axios: Trump Weighing Big Decision on Iran; Russian Satellites May Be Helping Iran Hit U.S. Targets. Aired 3:30-4p ET


CNN Newsroom
• Federal Reserve Hikes Interest Rate by 0.25 Percent; Narges Mohammadi's Memoir Details Experience in Iranian Prison; OpenAI Reveals More Cases of Misaligned Behavior; Congress Weighs New Bill to Protect Digital Content Creators; Princess Diana's Brother Heavily Criticizes Royals in New Book; Mexico Caps Independence Day With Military Parade; Gaza Building Collapse Kills At Least 21 And Dozens Trapped. Aired 2-3a ET
• Federal Reserve Raises Interest Rates for the First Time since 2023; Canada Set to Welcome as E.U.'s Associate Member. Aired 3-3:45a ET
• CNN International: Houthis Release Video Claiming To Show Downed Saudi F-15 Jet; Rising Fuel Spark Protests Around The World; Fed Raises Interest For First Time Since 2023; U.S. Lawmakers Scramble To Catch Up On A.I. Safety; A Look At How China Is Embracing The Novel Technology; AP: Court Awards Kim Kardashian One Euro After 2016 Robbery. Aired 4-4:30a ET
• Trump Threatens EU Tariffs Over Canada Partnership Proposal; EU Proposes Canada Become its First "Associate Member"; Sources: Russian Satellites Helped Iran Target U.S. Troops; Macklemore Vows to Donate $1M to Palestinian Causes; Ed Sheeran Faces Backlash Over Macklemore Removal. Aired 4:30-5a ET


CNN This Morning
• OpenAI Reveals New 'Unexpected & Concerning' Safety Incidents; Speaker Johnson Staves Off Hegseth Impeachment Vote; Nebraska Senate Candidate Explains Leaked Audio. Aired 6-6:30a ET
• Trump Lashes Out at the Fed After First Rate Hike Since 2023; Congress Aims to Regulate A.I.; VP Vance to Voters: "Give Us Another Chance". Aired 6:30-7a ET


Connect the World
• Houthis Release Video Claiming to Show Downed Saudi Jet; OpenAI Finds New Incidents of AI Models Acting Deceptively; Differing Views on Artificial Intelligence in the U.S. & China; CNN Goes Inside a Beijing Bar Where Free AI Comes with the Beer; Houthis Release Video Claiming to Show Downed Saudi F-15 Jet. Aired 9-9:45a ET
• Fed Raises Interest Rates for First Time Since 2023; OpenAI: New Incidents of AI Models Taking Unsanctioned Actions, Lawmakers Call for Slowdown in AI Development; MIT Report Warns of "Cognitive Surrender" to AI; UAE to Host U.N. Water Conference in December; UAE Leading Efforts to Tackle Water Scarcity; State-of-the-Art Studio Debuts in About 40 Minutes. Aired 10-11a ET


Erin Burnett Outfront
• Trump Facing Growing Republican Revolt With 47 Days To Midterms; RFK Jr. On Chemtrails; Sheeran's Call With Kraft. Aired 7-8p ET


Inside Politics
• NYT: Group Of Jewish Leaders Back El-Sayed For Senate Despite Concerns Over His Views On Israel; Trump Leans Into Crime Message In North Carolina Rally; Florida GOP Congresswoman Breaks With Trump In New Ad; Hasan Piker: U.S. "Has Caused Tremendous Terror"; Poll: Nearly Half Of Michiganders Says They Wouldn't Consider Voting For Muslim Presidential Candidate; Kamala Harris In No Rush To Make Decision On 2028 Run. Aired 12-12:30p ET
• Kamala Harris In No Rush To Make Decision On 2028 Run; Harris To Campaign For Abdul El-Sayed In Michigan Next Week; Two Democrats Battle To Replace Nancy Pelosi In House; Sen. Warner's AI Pitch Tests Dems' Message On The Future; Trump-Linked Pac Targets Dem Over Data Centers In Deep-Red Colorado; Elon Musk's PAC Revisits An Effective GOP Messaging Strategy. Aired 12:30-1p ET


Isa Soares Tonight
• Political Loss After Loss for U.S. President; Signs of Discord Among Republicans Ahead of Midterms; Differing Views on Artificial Intelligence in the U.S. and China. OpenAI Flags New Warning Artificial Intelligence Poses Serious Risks to Humanity; Canada's Prime Minister Touts Closer Ties with Europe, Says No One will Dictate to Ottawa After New Threats from Trump; Nobel Peace Prize Winner Narges Mohammadi Tells CNN About the Alleged Abuse She Suffered in an Iranian Prison and Her Determination to Keep Fighting for Women's Rights. Aired 2-3p ET


Laura Coates Live
• GOP Lawmaker Breaks with Trump; Judge Warns Trump Cannot Tear Down Kennedy Center Without Notice; OpenAI Discloses Six More Cases of A.I. Models "Concerning" Behavior; NFL Owners Warned Ed Sheeran's Team about Macklemore's Comments. Aired 11p-12a ET


One World with Zain Asher
• King Charles Hosts Summit on Beneficial Uses of AI Tech; Democratic, Republican Lawmakers Divided on AI Regulation; OpenAI Finds New Incidents of AI Models Acting Deceptively; Carney Suggests Canada-EU Alliance Isn't Meant to Be U.S. Rival; Princess Diana's Brother Makes New Claims Against King Charles. Aired 11a-12p ET
• Canada Welcomes E.U. Associate Membership Invitation; Trump Administration Again Denies Visas For Palestinian Officials; U.S. Charges Five In Alleged Russian Murder-for-hire Plots; OpenAI Finds new Incidents Of A.I. Models Acting Deceptively; Fed Raises Interest Rates For First Time Since 2023; CNN Goes Inside A Beijing Bar Where Free A.I. Comes With The Beer; Analysis: Climate Change Worsened factors That Led To Flooding; Aired 12-1p ET


Quest Means Business
• A.I. Leaders Unite to Urge Slowdown Amid Safety Concerns; European Union to Make Canada Its First Associate Member; Trading African Products in New York; Moeve Breaks Ground on Green Hydrogen Project; Airlines Cutting Flights Due to High Fuel Prices. Bank of England Warns Inflation Could Hit Four Percent; Continental Resources to Develop Oil Region in Venezuela; Differing Views on Artificial Intelligence in the U.S. and China. Aired 4-5p ET


CNN Live Event/Special
• CNN Headlines: President Trump Campaigns In Battleground North Carolina; Vance To Voters: "Give Us Another Chance"; Trump Says His Fundraising For Kennedy Center Deserves Name Recognition; Investigation Underway Into Fatal News Helicopter Crash; Fed Raises Interest Rates For First Time Since 2023. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• CNN Headlines: Speaker Johnson Sends House Home Early, Avoiding Hegseth Impeachment Vote; Macklemore Pledges To Donate $1 Million To Groups Supporting Palestinians; Arrest Warrant Issued In Mexico In Death Of Spanish Exchange Student. Aired 5:30-6a ET


The Situation Room
• OpenAI Says, New Incidents of Research Models Deceiving Humans; Taxpayers to Pay $84,000 for Trump's Signs to Correct Smithsonian; Canadian Prime Minister Says, Alliance With E.U. Not Meant to be U.S. Rival. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Bills Set to Play Lions; Russia Helping Iran Hit U.S. Assets?; Interview With Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ). Aired 10:30a-11a ET
• House of Horrors in Philadelphia?; Kamala Harris' Political Future?; Gas Prices Rising. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• House Gives Trump New Tariff Powers in Russian Sanctions Bill; Dem Senators Try to Repeal and Refund Trump's Canada Tariffs; Trump Threatens "Heavy Tariffs" On E.U. Over Canada Ties; Dems Call for A.I. Regulation After Briefing with Experts. Aired 11:30a-12p ET


The Source with Kaitlan Collins
• Trump Seen With "Kennedy Center Demolished" Poster; RFK Jr. Brings Up "Chemtrails" Conspiracy Theory At Anti-Vax Conference; GOP Rep. Breaks With Trump: Hispanic Voters "Feel Betrayed." Aired 9-10p ET


The Brief with Jim Sciutto
• CNN International: A.I. Models Acting Deceptively; White House May Hold A.I. Meeting on Sidelines of Xi Visit; U.S. Charges Five in Alleged Russian Murder-For-Hire Plots; Canada Welcomes E.U. Associate Membership Invitation; How Higher Fed Rates Will Affect U.S. Consumers; Trump Dealing with Multiple Political Challenges This Month; Nepal's Climate Catastrophe. Aired 6-7p ET


The Story Is with Elex Michaelson
• Trump Threatens E.U. Tariffs Over Canada Partnership Proposal; Federal Reserve Raises Interest Rates for the First Time Since 2023; Trump Talks Crime, Rise in Interest Rates and Affordability in North Carolina; Macklemore Vows to Donate $1 Million to Palestinian Causes; El-Sayed Fires Back at Vance Over Election Strategy; House to Adjourn Early, Stave Off Hegseth Impeachment Vote; Feds Make Arrests in Alleged Homeless Aid Fraud Scheme; Nobel Laureate Hails 'Woman, Life, Freedom' Movement. Aired 12-1a ET
• Fed Lifts Rates And Signals Another To Come, Trump Hits Back; E.U. Opens Door To Canada As "Associate Member"; Trump Talks Iran, Gas Prices And Affordability At Rally; Suspect Wanted In Killing Of Spanish Student In Mexico; Russian Spy Satellites Likely Help Iran Hit U.S. Targets; 12 Trillion Tons of Ice Melted from Polar Regions in 47 Years; Reporter, Pilot Among 3 Dead in L.A. News Helicopter Crash; Court Order Collides with Kennedy Center Closure; Court Awards Kim Kardashian 1 Euro after 2016 Robbery. Aired 1-2a ET


What We Know with Max Foster
• OpenAI Finds New Incidents Of A.I. Models Acting Deceptively; Princess Diana's Brother Claims King Charles Sounded "Giddily Elated" After Diana's Death; Under U.S. Pressure, Canada Looks To Deepen Ties With E.U.; U.S. Blocks Palestinian Leader From Traveling To UNGA; E.U. Commission Pitches Social Media Ban For Children Under 13. Aired 3-4p ET