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CNN Transcripts for October 08, 2026

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Amanpour
• Interview with Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH); Interview with OpenAI Resigned as Safety Team Leader David Robinson; Interview with The New Yorker Staff Writer Emma Green. Aired 1-2p ET


CNN News Central
• CNN Polls Show Trump's Approval Underwater in Red States Iowa and Ohio; Satellite Shows Lightning Flashes as Isaias Grows Stronger; Maduro Expected to Face New Charges Over Alleged Torture of Americans. Aired 7-7:30a ET
• WSJ: Guilfoyle Pushed Donor To Wire $100,000 To AMEX Account; Legal Loophole Could Shape How Cornell Rape Case Is Prosecuted; WHO Pushes For Transparency On Plague Lab Death. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• Trump's Approval Underwater in Red States Iowa and Ohio; Economy and Cost of Living Top Issue in Ohio and Iowa; Midterm Travel Blitz Takes Trump Back to Texas for Third Time in Weeks; Hurricane Isaias Strengthening as it Heads for Gulf Coast; Attorney Details Threats Against Jane Doe, His Own Family. Aired 8:00-8:30a ET
• Trump's Approval Ratings; Rep. James Walkinshaw (D-VA) is Interviewed about the Midterms; Military Ordered to Be Ready to Strike Iran; FBI Arrests Teen in Mall of America Plot; Police Clash with Protesters in France; ICE Agents Told to Ramp Up Arrests. Aired 8:30- 9a ET
• NOAA Hurricane Hunter Nick Underwood is Interviewed about Hurricane Isaias; Trump Makes Third Trip to Texas; Trump's Approval Underwater in Red States Iowa and Ohio; Maduro Expected to Face New Charges. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• Police Clash with Protesters in France; Brand-New Polling out of Ohio; Meta CEO Builds White House Ties. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• USS Abraham Lincoln Returns Home; Hurricane Threatens Gulf Coast; Democrats Surge in Midterm Polls. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• ICE Agents Told to Ramp Up Daily Arrests Despite GOP Unease; Latino Vote Shaping Up as Key to Midterm Battle; Russian Strike Kills 33 in Kramatorsk, Ukraine in Deadliest Single Attack This Year; Police Clash With Student Protesters in Paris, 488 People Detained During Tuesday Protests; NFL Asks Supreme Court to Allow States to Regulate Prediction Markets Like Gambling; Rays Sweep Yankees After Fan Interference Call; Hurricane Isaias Gaining Strength Along Gulf Coast. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• Hurricane Isaias Strengthens as It Heads for Gulf Coast; Hurricane Isaias to Bring Risk of Inland Flooding; Maduro & Wife Facing New Charges Over Alleged Torture of Americans; Bodycam Shows Disturbing Moments After Six-Year-Old Shoots Teacher; CNN Polls Show Dems Leading in Ohio & Iowa Races for Governor. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Economy Looms Large in Key Red-State Senate Races; Bodycam Video Shows Moments After 6-Year-Old Shoots Virginia Teacher; MIT Researchers Launch AI Nutrition Labels for Each Model. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Mortgage Rates Rise for the Seventh Straight Week; High Cost of Living a Key Issue for Voters; Ossoff, Collins to Debate in Georgia as State Race Heats Up; More Evacuation Orders in Florida Ahead of Hurricane Isaias; Gulf Shores Mayor Askes Alabama Governor to Declare Mandatory Evacuation; USS Lincoln Returns to U.S. After Near-Record Deployment. Aired 3:30-4p ET


CNN Newsroom
• Russia says no epidemic risk as WHO pushes for transparency; Donald Trump campaigns for Republican in Texas senate race; Donald Trump advisers worked for pro-Russian government; USS Abraham Lincoln To Return To U.S. After Nearly 11 Months At Sea; Democratic National Committee Sues Trump Administration Over Campaign Ads; Democrats Eye Midterm Gains Amid Trump's Unpopularity; Whistleblower Says Trump Wanted FBI Probe of Protesters in TikTok; CNN, MS Now, Politico Request White House Access Extension; Cornell Students Stage Sit-In in Solidarity With Jane Doe; Attorney Says Jane Doe Is Getting Death Threats in Cornell Case; SpaceX Crew-12 Heading Home From International Space Station; First Look at Giant Panda, Ping Ping. Aired 2-3a ET
• WHO Pushes for Transparency on the Plague that Killed a Lab Worker in Russia; French Government Changes Course Following Violent Student Protests. Aired 3-3:45a ET
• CNN International: Russia Says No Epidemic Risk As WHO Pushes For Transparency; Three Killed In Deadly Attacks By Houthis On Saudi Airports; 87-Year-Old Woman Who Sparked Protests Dies In Hospital; Sources: Maduro And Wife May Face Charges Over Alleged Torture; Trump Campaigns For Republican In Texas Senate Race; Judge Orders State To Preserve Evidence In Failed Execution. Aired 4-4:30a ET
• CNN International: Pakistan Confirms It Has Troops Stationed In Saudi Arabia; The Israeli Hostages Who Didn't Come Back Alive; USS Lincoln To Return To U.S. After Nearly Eleven Months At Sea. Aired 4:30-5a ET


CNN This Morning
• Hurricane Isais Rapidly Intensifies into Category 1 Storm; Trump: 'No Regrets' Backing Paxton Despite Audio Leaks; NY Times: Trump Advisers Paid to Counsel Pro-Russian Government. Aired 6-6:30a ET
• Iowa Cost of Living Tops List of Important Voter Topics; Michigan Senate Candidate Breaks with Trump; El-Sayed Dares Trump to Visit Michigan; Rubio's Speech in Greece. Aired 6:30-7a ET


Connect the World
• CNN Poll: No Clear Leader in Race for Iowa Senate Seat; The Israeli Hostages who don't Come Back Alive; Judge Orders Tennessee to Preserve Evidence in Failed Execution; France's Debt Crisis Threatens to Spread Across Europe; Ray Dalio: AI will be a Test of Human Nature. Aired 9-9:45a ET
• Trump's Approval Rating Sinks in Iowa and Ohio; New Charges Expected over Detention of U.S. Citizens in Venezuela; Chances Increasing for Democrats to Win Control of Congress; Russian Strike Kills at least 33 in Ukraine; Evicted Elder Maricarmen, Symbol of Spain's Housing Crisis, Has Died; Former Prince Andrew's Search Warrants Were Granted Incorrectly; The Israeli Hostages Who Never Returned; U.S. Targets Alleged Abuse of Foreign Worker Visas; Mark Zuckerberg Deepens Ties with Washington amid AI Boom; New Bosses Praise CNN Chair Mark Thompson on CNBC. Aired 10-11a ET


Inside Politics
• Tight Race With No Clear Leader In Iowa Senate Race; Democrat Rob Sand Leads Iowa Governor Race By 9 Points; Can Dems Win Florida Gov. Mansion For First Time This Century: Jolly Pushes 2028 Democratic Hopefuls To Campaign In Florida; Judge Briefly Extends CNN's Access To White House Through Tuesday. Aired 12-12:30p ET
• Judge Briefly Extends CNN's Access To White House Through Tuesday; One-On-One With San Francisco's Mayor; New Pro-Rogers Ad Targets Democrats Who Don't Like El-Sayed. Aired 12:30-1p ET


Isa Soares Tonight
• The Israeli Hostages Who Didn't Come Back Alive; Venezuela's Maduro and His Wife Face New Torture Charges; Attorney: Accuser in Cornell Case is Getting Death Threats; Gulf Coast Prepares for Hurricane Isaias. Aired 2-3p ET


One World with Zain Asher
• Maduro and Wife Face Charges Over Alleged Torture of Americans; CNN, MS NOW & Politico in Court to Restore White House Access; Protests Over School Conditions Rock France for Another Day; Government Softening Tone as Student Protests Sweep France. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• CNN Poll: Trump Approval Rating At 36 Percent In Ohio; Trump Takes On Campaign Blitz To Traditional Red States; USS Lincoln Returning To Base, Ending Marathon Tour of Duty; Hundreds Of French Schools Disrupted By Student Protests; Judge Orders Tennessee To Preserve Evidence In Failed Execution; CEO Talks A.I., Rising Fares, Customer Loyalty; OpenAI Releases Hundreds Of New Mathematical Findings; Aired 12-1p ET


CNN Live Event/Special
• CNN Headlines: Hurricane Isaias Rapidly Intensifies, Threatens Gulf Coast; CNN Poll: Tight Senate Race In Iowa Despite Low Approval For Trump; Trump Urges Texas Voters To Turn Out For Ken Paxton; Attorney Says Jane Doe Is Getting Death Threats As Cornell Students Stage Sit-In. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• CNN Headlines: Gulf Coast Residents Race To Get Ready For Hurricane Isaias; USS Abraham Lincoln Heads Home To San Diego Today; Russia Says No Epidemic Risk As WHO Pushes For Transparency. Aired 5:30-6a ET


The Situation Room
• Hurricane Isaias' Strength Holds Steady at Category 1 For Now; New CNN Polls Show Economy Hangs Over Senate Races in Key Red States; USS Lincoln Strike Group Returns from Near-Record Deployment. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Interview With Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC); USS Abraham Lincoln Set to Return Home; Russian Strikes Kill At Least 33 in Ukraine. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Russian Lab Death Sparks Concern; Criticism Grows Over Botched Execution; Trump Campaigns in Texas; USS Abraham Lincoln Set to Return Home. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• NFL Asks Supreme Court to Allow States to Regulate Prediction Markets Like Gambling; NASA's SpaceX Crew-12 Splashes Down; Now: Judge Hears Arguments in Trump Press Ban Case. Aired 11:30a-12p ET


The Brief with Jim Sciutto
• CNN International: Ukraine Reports Russia's Deadliest Attack of 2026; Mass Protests in France; USS Lincoln Docks in San Diego; Guilfoyle Pushed Donor to Wire $100k to Credit Card Days Before Confirmation as Trump's Ambassador to Greece; Trump Bought SpaceX Bonds Before Signing New Space Policy; Oil Prices Jump After Tanker Attacks in Strait of Hormuz. Aired 6-7p ET


The Story Is with Elex Michaelson
• Interview with Senator Alex Padilla (D-CA) on Trump Stumping in Texas Again; Russia Says No Epidemic Risk After Anti-Plague Researcher's Death; Hearing on Maintaining White House Media Access; Texas Carries Out First Execution Since Failed Lethal Injection of Christa Pike; Judge Orders State to Preserve Evidence in Failed Execution; Attorney: Jane Doe Getting Death Threats in Cornell Case. Aired 12-1a ET
• Arkansas Democrat Chris Jones On Run For U.S. House Seat; Mayor Karen Bass (D), Is Interviewed About Trump Again Mentions Iranian Attack On California Cities; Becerra Defends Claim That He's Son Of Immigrants; Push for Answers in Russian Lab Death; Outbreak in Pennsylvania Now the Largest in U.S. in 30 Years; Three Election Deniers Running for Arizona's Highest Offices; Isaias Intensifies into Cat 1 Hurricane, Eyes Gulf Coast. Aired 1-2a ET