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Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees
• Torrential Rain, Intense Winds Pummel Gulf Coast As Hurricane Closes In; Storm Surge Along Gulf Coast Could Climb To Nine Feet; Interview With Mayor D.C. Reeves; Protests In NYC After ICE Shoots Man With Child In Car; NYPD Releases Officer Bodycam Video Of ICE Shooting Aftermath; NYC Mayor: "Immigrant New Yorkers Belong Here, ICE Does Not"; Bipartisan Criticism Over Plans For Public Execution Of Fort Hood Shooter. Aired 8-9p ET


Amanpour
• Interview with "MUSK" Director Alex Gibney; Interview with "This Cursed Beautiful Land" Author and Journalist who spent 18 months in Russian imprisonment Evan Gershkovich; Interview with Howard University Psychologist and Professor Kamilah Woodson. Aired 1-2p ET


CNN's The Arena with Kasie Hunt
• Georgia, Michigan, Maine Senate Candidates Take Midterm Battles To Debate Stage; Hegseth: Execution Of Nidal Hasan By Firing Squad Will Be Public; Trump Picks Katie Zacharia As Next White House Press Secretary. Aired 4-5p ET


The Lead with Jake Tapper
• Isaias Expected To Be A Major Category 3 Hurricane At Landfall; Cook Political Report Moves 18 House Races Towards Democrats; Sen. Ossoff Calls Out Collins' Ties To White Nationalism; Rogers, El-Sayed Spar Over Personal Character In MI Senate Debate; Eagles Charity Announces $670K Donation For London-Based Research; Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL), Is Interviewed About Isaias Expected To Be A Major Category 3 Hurricane At Landfall. Aired 5-6p ET
• Isaias Moving Toward The Coast As Conditions Rapidly Deteriorate; Trump Says Putin Agreed To Expert Diesel During Phone Call; Hegseth Vows To Live-Stream Execution Of Fort Hood Shooter; Isaias Expected To Be A Major Category 3 Hurricane At Landfall; Soon: Trump Rallies With New York GOP Governor Candidate In Syracuse. Aired 6-7p ET


CNN NewsNight with Abby Phillip
• Isaias Makes Landfall As A Cat 2 Hurricane Near Destin, Florida; Trump Says, Absolutely Approved Execution To Be Live- Streamed; DHS Chief Defends ICE, Blasts Mayor Zohran Mamdani (D-New York City, NY) After New York Shooting; NYC Backlash Erupts After ICE Agent Shoots Man During Arrest; ICE Arrests Will Continue Despite Recent Shooting in NYC. Aired 10-11p ET


CNN News Central
• Hurricane Isaias Closes in on Gulf Coast, Landfall Expected Tonight; Personal Insults, Attacks on Family in Heated Debates; Vance Signals Discomfort After Report on Guilfoyle Donor Request. Aired 7- 7:30a ET
• Paxton On Lack Of Sen. Cornyn Support: "He Wants Me To Lose"; Personal Insults, Attacks On Family In Heated Michigan, Georgia And Maine Debates; USS Lincoln Returns To U.S. After Near-Record Deployment. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• Hurricane Isaias Barrels Toward Gulf Coast as Dangerous Category 2; Personal Insults, Attacks on Family in Heated Debates; Interview with Sen. Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE): Michigan Senate Candidates Spar Over Trump, Tariffs, Iran War; Pentagon to Livestream Execution of Fort Hood Shooter Nidal Hasan; DOJ Seek Indictment of Former White House Aide Cassidy Hutchinson. Aired 8-8:30a ET
• Florida Governor Storm Update; Hurricane Isaias Strengthens to Category Three; Trump Bought SpaceX Debt Before Space Policy; Polls on Trump; Guilfoyle Asked for Trump Donor Money. Aired 8:30-9a ET
• ICE Shoots Man in New York; ICE Shooting Press Conference. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• ICE Shooting Press Conference; Nevada Secretary of State Cisco Aguilar is Interviewed about Elections; OpenAI Safety Researchers Question their Firing. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• ICE Shoots Man in New York City; Trump Campaigns in New York; Hurricane Isaias Targets Gulf Coast. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• Cook Political Report Moves 18 House Races Towards Dems; Ossoff, Collins Face Off In First Georgia Senate Debate; Trump Says He's Not Attacking Iran Before Election Day; Pentagon's Plan To Livestream Execution Draws Bipartisan Criticism; Legendary Bears Head Coach, Mike Ditka Has Passed Away At The Age Of 86. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• Legendary Bears Head Coach, Mike Ditka Has Passed Away At The Age of 86; Isaias Expected To Make Landfall As Cat 3 Hurricane; People On Gulf Coast Brace For Threat Of Storm Surge; Paxton Vents About Cornyn As Texas Senate Race Tightens; 7.6 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Panama; White House Chooses New Press Secretary. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Katie Zacharia Named White House Press Secretary; New Pew Poll: Trump Approval Rating at 30 Percent; Polls Show Tight Race Between Rogers, El-Sayed in Final Days; Alleged Flydubai Hijacker Said 9/11 Inspired Him to be a Pilot. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Cat 3 Isaias Hours From Landfall, Not Expected To Weaken; Sources: Trump Selecting Katie Zacharia As WH Press Secretary; Trump Says He's Reached Deal with Putin to Supply Russian Diesel; 7.7 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Panama. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Interview with Sen. Chris Coons: Cook Political Report Moves 18 House Races Towards Democrats; Trump Says He's Reached Dead with Putin to Supply Russian Diesel; NYPD Releases Officer Bodycam Video of ICE Shooting; Pentagon Plans Public Livestream of Execution of Fort Hood Shooter; Mike Ditka, the Quintessential Chicago Bear, Dies at 86. Aired 3:30-4p ET


CNN Newsroom
• Trump Says the U.S. Will Not Attack Iran Before Mid-Term Elections; Several Explosions Hears In Saudi Capital On Thursday; Two Latvian Men Arrested At U.K. Air Base Hosting U.S. and NATO Intelligence Unit; Zelenskyy Confirms Talks with U.S. Are Expected To Last Two Day; Hundreds of People March through Downtown Madrid, Spain; ICE Agents Involved in NYC Shooting; Preparations Ramp Up for Storm Isaias; Worst Air Quality in the World Affects Singapore; Experts Say This Year's El Nino Will Reach Its Peak Intensity By Year End; USS Lincoln Returns To U.S. After Near-Record Deployment; Anne Carson Wins 2026 Nobel Literature Prize; Commuters Complain About Noise From London Underground. Aired 2-3a ET
• Trump Promises No U.S. Strikes to Iran Before Midterms; Protests Erupt in New York After a Man was Shot by ICE Agents, Five- Year-Old Child Inside Unharmed by Gun Attacks. Aired 3-3:45a ET
• CNN International: U.S. Gulf States On Alert As Hurricane Isaias Intensifies; Smoke From Fires Shrouds Parts Of Asia In Haze; DHS: Man Shot By ICE Agents During Operation In New York; Demonstrations Continue As Police Clash With Students. Aired 4-4:30a ET
• CNN International: Demonstrations Continue As Police Clash With Students; Ukraine: Putin Planning Broader Attacks On Civilian Targets; Trump Presents Award To Elon Musk, Other Tech Titans. Aired 4:30-5a ET


CNN This Morning
• Hurricane Isaias a Category 2, Barreling Toward Gulf Coast; Ken Paxton Tells Donors: Sen. Cornyn 'Wants Me to Lose'; Hurricane Isaias to Impact Gas Prices Further. Aired 6-6:30a ET
• Pentagon Will Livestream Execution; Former FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate is Interviewed about Hurricane Preparedness; Trump Donor Accuses Guilfoyle of Quid Pro Quo; Michigan Debate Gets Personal. Aired 6:30-7a ET


Connect the World
• Homeland Security Secretary & I.C.E. Officials Hold News Conference; Senate Candidates Debate in Michigan, Georgia and Maine; U.S. Officials Hold News Conference Following NYC I.C.E. Shooting. Aired 9-10a ET
• Human Rights Pioneer Navi Pillay Wins Nobel Peace Prize; Senate Debates Play Out in Three Key Races Ahead of Midterms; Man Shot and Wounded by ICE Agent in New York; Hurricane Isaias Strengthens as It Nears U.S. Gulf Coast; Fired OpenAI Staffer Claims Dismissals were Suspicious Pentagon Plans Livestream of Firing Squad Execution. Aired 10a-11a ET


Erin Burnett Outfront
• Hurricane About To Make Landfall As Winds Pummel Gulf; Protests In NYC After ICE Shoots At Man With Child In Car; Trump: "Absolutely" Approved Execution To Be Livestreamed. Aired 7-8p ET


Inside Politics
• Cook Political Report Moves 18 House Races Towards Democrats; Cook Moves Four GOP Incumbents From Tossup To Lean Democratic; Rogers, El-Sayed Spar Over Personal Character In MI Senate Debate; Polls Show Tight Race Between Rogers, El-Sayed In Final Days; MI GOP Voter: Gas Prices "Inconsequential" Against Iran Threat. Aired 12-12:30p ET
• Trump-Aligned Congressman Hopes To Win Michigan Governor's Mansion; Poll: 82 Percent Of MI Voters Say Finances The Same Or Worse Over Last Year; MAGA Donor: Accuses Kimberly Guilfoyle Sought $100k For Access; Paxton On Cornyn In New Leaked Audio: "He Wants Me To Lose"; Latest Poll: Talarico Leading Paxton By 6 Points. Aired 12:30- 1p ET


Isa Soares Tonight
• Pentagon Plans A Public Livestream Of A Firing Squad Execution Of Nidal Hasan; Alleged Flydubai Hijacker Said 9/11 Attacks Spurred Him To Become A Pilot; Hurricane Isaias Set To Make Landfall In Florida And Alabama; Man Shot And Wounded By ICE Agents In New York; Strong Earthquake Rocks Panama, Tsunami Warnings Issued; U.S. Sanctions International Criminal Court Hours After Former Judge Nazi Pillay Wins 2026 Nobel Peace Prize; Paxton Upset Outgoing Texas Sen. Cornyn Not Helping Him More; Senate Debates Play Out In Three Heated Races Ahead Of Midterms; Trump To Campaign For Republicans Tonight In New York; Trump Picks Conservative Commentator Katie Zacharia To Serve As New White House Press Secretary; Anthropic To Ban Abusive Behavior Toward its A.I. Chatbot. Aired 2-3p ET


Laura Coates Live
• Isaias Devastates Florida And Alabama, Traversing The Gulf Coast; New Video On The Shooting Of A Man By ICE Agents Has Released; Trump Strikes Diesel Deal With Russia; Trump Slams Plan To Livestream Fort Hood Mass Shooter Execution. Aired 11p-12a ET


One World with Zain Asher
• Trump Says U.S. Will Not Attack Iran Before Midterm Elections; Heavy Rain Sweeps Away Cars and Floods Buildings in Chile; Storm Takes Aim at Gulf Coast as a Category 3 Hurricane; Landfall Expected Friday Night on the Alabama-Florida Line; Georgia's Ossoff and Collins Face Off in Senate Debate; International Jurist Navi Pillay Awarded Nobel Peace Prize. Aired 11a-12p ET
• Hurricane Isaias Strengthens As it Nears U.S. Gulf Coast; Heavy Rains Sweeps Away Cars And Floods Buildings In Chile; Man Shot And Wounded By ICE Agents In New York; Trump Donor: Guilfoyle Asked Him For 100K To Pay Off Amex Bill; Ukraine, Europe, U.S. Officials Meeting For Talks On How To End War In Ukraine; Pentagon Says it Plans To Live Stream Firing Squad Execution; OpenAI Fires Three Safety Researchers Amid Dispute; Hurricane Isaias Could Cripple Major Gulf Coast Refineries; Aired 12-1p ET


Quest Means Business
• Trump: Russia Agrees to Supply Diesel to U.S. and Global Markets; Hurricane Strengthens as it Nears U.S. Gulf Coast; Former Qantas CEO Reflects on His Career; Trump Launches New Effort To Oust Fed Governor Lisa Cook; Vance Refers To Foreign Workers As "Indentured Servants"; Anthropic To Ban "Cruel And Abusive" Behavior Toward It's A.I. Aired 4-5p ET


CNN Live Event/Special
• CNN Headlines: Evacuations Ordered In Florida As Hurricane Isaias Threatens Gulf Coast; Protests After ICE Agents Shoot NYC Man With Child In The Car; Heated Debates In Three States As Midterm Elections Draw Near. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• CNN Headlines: Hurricane Isaias Rapidly Intensifies, Threatens Gulf Coast; Attorney For Accused Cornell Student Tells CNN "No Crime Was Committed"; USS Lincoln Returns To U.S. After Near-Record Deployment. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• CNN International: Nobel Peace Prize Goes To South African Human Rights Pioneer Navi Pillay. Aired 5-5:23a ET


The Situation Room
• Hurricane Isaias Strengthens to Major Category 3 Storm; Personal Insults Fly in Three Heated Senate Debates; Police and Protesters Scuffle After ICE Shooting in New York City. Aired 10- 10:30a ET
• Mortgage Rates Rise; OpenAI Employee Firings Under Scrutiny; USS Abraham Lincoln Returns Home; Pete Hegseth Announces Public Execution; ICE Shoots Man in New York City. Aired 10:30a-11a ET
• Hurricane Isaias Hours From Landfall On Gulf Coast; El-Sayed, Rogers Clash In Contentious Michigan Senate Debate; Report: DOJ Seek To Indict Jan. 6 Witness Cassidy Hutchinson. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Cat 3 Hurricane Isaias Hours from Landfall on Gulf Coast; New Bodycam Video Released from NYC ICE Shooting Scene; Legendary Bears Coach Mike Ditka Dies at 86. Aired 11:30a-12p ET


The Source with Kaitlan Collins
• Hurricane Isaias Nears Landfall As Category 2; Trump Announces Deal With Putin To Import Russian Diesel; Trump Launches New Effort To Oust Fed Governor Lisa Cook. Aired 9-10p ET


The Brief with Jim Sciutto
• CNN International: Trump: Russia Agrees To Supply Diesel To U.S. And Global Markets; Former ICC Judge Navi Pillay Wins Nobel Peace Prize; Powerful Earthquake Rocks Panama; U.S. Gulf Coast Braces For Category 3 Hurricane; Hurricane Isaias Threatens U.S. Oil Production; Trump Launches New Effort To Oust Fed Governor Lisa Cook; DHS Chief, NYC Mayor Battle Over ICE Shooting. Aired 6-7p ET


The Story Is with Elex Michaelson
• Man Shot by ICE Agents During Operation in New York City; El- Sayed, Rogers Trade Barbs in Michigan Senate Debate; Susan Collins Clashes with Troy Jackson in Maine Debate; U.S. Gulf States on Alert as Hurricane Isaias Intensifies; Georgia's Ossoff and Collins Face Off in Senate Debate; Demonstrations Continue as Police Clash with Students in France; Sorkin's New Film Looks at Facebook Whistleblower; USS Lincoln Returns to U.S. after Near-Record Deployment. Aired 12-1a ET
• Man Shot By ICE Agents During Operation In New York City; Senate Debates Play To In Three Key Races Ahead Of Midterms; Hurricane Isaias Intensifies As It Threatens Gulf Coast; At Least 81 U.S. Aircraft Worth Up To $3.3 Billion Lost Or Damaged In Iran War; DHS: Man Shot by ICE agents During Operation in New York; U.S. Latinos' Economic Output Surpasses Japan GDP; New Jersey Residents Protest Data Center Construction. Aired 1-2a ET


What We Know with Max Foster
• U.S. Gulf Coast Braces For Category 3 Hurricane; Strong Earthquake Rocks Panama, Tsunami Warnings Issued; Pentagon Plans To Livestream Execution Of Fort Hood Shooter; Trump: Russia Agrees To Supply Diesel To U.S. & Global Markets; Man Shot And Wounded By ICE Agents In New York. Aired 3-4p ET