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Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees
• Harris Campaign Ad Seizes on Trump Rally Speaker's "Floating Island of Garbage" Remark; Crunch Time For Campaign In Battleground Arizona; More Than 43 Million Early Vote Ballots Cast Across U.S.; Republican Participation In Early Voting In Battleground States Arizona And Nevada Higher Than At This Point In The 2020 Election; Judge To Determine If Rudy Giuliani Must Turn Over His $3.5 Million Florida Condo To Election Workers He Defamed; Jeff Bezos Defends Washington Post Non-Endorsement. Aired 8-9p ET


Amanpour
• Interview with Georgian President Salome Zourabichvili; Interview with International Crisis Group Director of Iran Project Ali Vaez; Interview with "Still/Here" Choreographer and Director Bill T. Jones; Interview with American Immigration Council Senior Fellow Aaron Reichlin- Melnick. Aired 1-2p ET


The Lead with Jake Tapper
• More Than 43 Million Americans Have Already Voted; Trump Rally Comedian's Jokes Target Multiple Minorities; GOP Officials File 130+ Lawsuits In Effort To Cast Doubt On Election; Russia Accused Of Interfering In Georgia's National Elections; Family Sues A.I. Company Over Teen's Suicide. Aired 4-5p ET
• Harris and Trump Campaign in the Battleground States; Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-MI) is Interviewed by Jake Tapper; President Biden Cast His Early Vote; CNN Coverage of the 2024 Election and What to Expect. Giuliani Ordered To Turn Over NY Apartment, Possessions; Michigan Race Could Be Key To Control Of U.S. Senate; Health Officials Clear McDonald's Quarter Pounder Beef Patties. Aired 5-6p ET


CNN NewsNight with Abby Phillip
• Trump Team Scrambles to Limit Fallout from Vile Rally; Trump's Closing Message, Crude, Racist, Misogynistic Rhetoric; Trump's Border Guru Says U.S. Citizen Kids Can be Deported. Jeff Bezos Speaks Out About A Last-Minute Decision By "The Washington Post" To Skip A Presidential Endorsement; Leonardo DiCaprio Tries To Incept Voters To Back Kamala Harris; Officials Look For A Suspect Vehicle In A Pair Of Fires In Ballot Boxes In The Northwest. Aired 10-11p ET


CNN News Central
• Trump Rally Speakers Spew Racist, Vulgar Remarks; Iran Vows to Retaliate; Trump Media's Share Price Skyrockets Following Record Lows. Aired 7-7:30a ET
• GOP Lawmakers Denounce Trump Rally Speaker's Puerto Rico Comments; Concern Growing About The Use Of AI To Confuse Voters This Election; Asheville City Schools Reopen Today On Modified Schedule. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• GOP's Aggressive Legal Election Strategy Has More Than 130 Cases; Fight for the Youth Vote in Pennsylvania Intensifies; Donald Trump Holds Rally at Madison Square Garden; Donald Trump Rally Criticized for Platforming Racist, Misogynist, and Xenophobic Rhetoric; Kamala Harris Answers Question on Former NFL Player Shannon Sharpe's Podcast. Aired 8-8:30a ET
• Rep. Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) is Interviewed about Trump's Rally; Voter Turnout's Impact on Race; A look at the Red Mirage and the Blue Shift; Chris Harvey is Interviewed about Trump Conceding the Election. Aired 8:30-9a ET
• Dark Rhetoric at Trump's NYC Rally; Harris Makes Appeal to Latino Voters; Rally Speaker Insults Puerto Rico; Fact Checking Trump's Claims; Ian Sams is Interviewed about the Harris Campaign. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• Iran Vows Response to Israeli Strike; Varun Nikore is Interviewed about the AAPI Vote; Health Officials Clear Quarter Pounder. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Voter Turnout Lower Than 2020?; Kamala Harris Visits Semiconductor Plant in Michigan; Trump Rally Features Racist, Vulgar Remarks. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• Iran Vows Response To Israeli Strike But Says It Does Not Seek War; Diplomat: Gaza Ceasefire & Hostage Talks Resume In Doha; Asheville City Schools Reopen Today On Modified Schedule; North Carolina Governor: Storm Damage Estimate At 53B; Value Of Trump's Truth Social Stock Triples In 5-Week Period; Updated Guidelines On Reducing Stroke Risk. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• Trump in GA After NYC Rally Speakers Spew Racist, Vulgar Remarks; Harris to Speak in Speak in Battleground Michigan; Egypt Proposes 2-Day Ceasefire Between Israel And Hamas; Just Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Trump Rally Speakers Spew Extreme Rhetoric, Racist & Vulgar Comments; Iran Vows Response To Israeli Strike But Says It Does Not Seek War; Diplomat: Gaza Ceasefire & Hostage Talks Resume In Doha; Matthew Perry's Friends & Family Launch New Foundation In His Honor 1 Year After His Death. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Harris & Trump Crisscross Battlegrounds with 8 Days to Election; Harris to Focus on Manufacturing Jobs in Key Battleground MI; Trump Uses Dark Rhetoric, Fearmongering in Closing Pitch at NYC Rally; Philadelphia DA Files Lawsuit to Stop Musk's $1M Giveaways; GOP's Court Strategy Sets Stage to Cast Doubt on Election Results. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Harris Focuses on Economic Vision During Stop in Battleground Michigan; Iran Vows Response to Israeli Strike but Says It Does Not Seek War; Ballot Boxes Set on Fire in Washington, Oregon; Tight Races Could Decide Control of Congress. Aired 3:30-4p ET


CNN Newsroom
• Dark Rhetoric and Fear Mongering Focus of Trump's NYC Appearance; Harris Courts Black, Latino Voters in Pennsylvania; Escalating Tension in Middle East Amid Ongoing Conflicts; Ruling Coalition in Japan Loses Majority for 1st Time in 15 Years; Zelenskyy: Russian to Deploy North Korean Troops 'Any Day Now'; 'Washington Post' Facing Backlash Over Endorsement Decision; Scientists Develop A.I. Algorithm to Decode Pig Sounds. Aired 12-12:45a ET
• Trump Rallies In NYC, Harris Hits Philly In Star-Powered Final Push; Qatar, U.S. Say Gaza Ceasefire Talks To Resume In Doha; Harris Presses For Black, Latino Votes In Philadelphia; Dark Rhetoric And Fear Mongering Focus On Trump Rally; Lebanon Says 8 Killed In Israel Strike Near Coastal City. Gaza: At least 30 Staff Arrested in Israeli Raid on Hospital; Early Voting Tops 40M+ Ballots with 8 Days to Go; Japan's Ruling Coalition Loses Majority for First Time in 15 Years; Catholic Women Press the Pope for Equal Leadership Roles; Menendez Brothers Await Judge's Resentencing Decision. Aired 1-2a ET
• Dark Rhetoric at Trump's Rally at Madison Square Garden; Kamala Harris Campaigns in Pennsylvania; Ceasefire Talks Resume for Gaza; Georgia President Calls for Peaceful Mass Rally Over Election. Japan Ruling Coalition Loses Majority For First Time In 15 Years; Scientists Develop A.I. Algorithm To Decode Pig Sounds; Harris, Trump Locked in Tight Race With 8 Days Left; North Carolina Schools Re-Open One Month After Hurricane. Aired 2-3a ET
• Trump, Harris enters Home Stretch of the Campaign, A Week before the Elections; Egypt Proposes a Two-Day Ceasefire as Mediators Begin High-Level Talks in Doha. Japan's Ruling Party Loses Majority; Catholic Women Pressures Pope Francis for Equal Leadership Roles. Aired 3-4a ET
• 8 Days Left on Campaign Trail; Dark Rhetoric and Fear Mongering Focus of Trump Rally; Harris Courts Young Voters in Battleground Pennsylvania; Gaza Hostage and Ceasefire Talks Begin in Doha. Aired 4- 4:30a ET
• Trump Falsely Claims FEMA Spent Relief Money on Migrants; Japan's Ruling Coalition Loses Majority for First Time in 15 Years; Georgia's President Calls for Peaceful Protests; LA Dodgers' Ohtani Expected to Play in Game 3 Despite Injury. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• CNN International: Inflammatory Rhetoric at Trump Madison Square Garden Rally; Harris Makes Appeal to Latino Voters in Philly as Trump Rally Speaker Disparages Puerto Rico in NYC; Gaza Hostage and Ceasefire Talks Begins in Doha; Counting all the Votes Likely to Take Days; Democrats have Countered in Court to Defend Election Policies Under Attack; Scientist Develop AI Algorithm to Decode Pig Sounds. Aired 8-9a ET
• CNN International: Harris Announces Economic Task Force For Puerto Rico As Trump Tally Speaker Disparages Island; Dark Rhetoric, False Claims From Trump In Campaign Homestretch; Trump In Georgia, Harris In Michigan With Eight Days To Go. Aired 11a-12p ET
• Trump Rally Speakers Spew Extreme Rhetoric, Racist, Vulgar Comments; Trump Ramps Up Anti-Immigrant Rhetoric at New York City Rally; Harris Announces Economic Task Force for Puerto Rico. Aired 10- 10:30a ET
• Philadelphia DA Files Lawsuit on Musk's $1M Giveaway; Trump and Harris to Visit North Carolina; Trump Ramps Up Anti-Migrant Rhetoric; Trump's Most Extreme Closing Argument Rhetoric; Washington Post Not Endorsing Presidential Candidate. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Rep. Ritchie Torres (D-NY), Is Interviewed About Trump Rally Speaker Calls Puerto Rico "Island Of Garbage"; Today: Harris Takes Closing Message To Battleground Michigan. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Election Officials Ramping Up Security; Rudy Giuliani in Federal Court; Interview With Fmr. Gov. Scott Walker (R-WI); Kamala Harris Speaks Out on Trump's Madison Square Garden Rally. Aired 11:30a-12p ET
• Gaza Hostage & Ceasefire Negotiations Resume; Speaker At Trump Rally Calls Puerto Rico "Island Of Garbage"; Prosecutor Sues Elon Musk & Super PAC Over $1M Sweepstakes. Aired 3-4p ET


CNN This Morning
• Donald Trump Fills Madison Square Garden in a Final Pitch to Voters; Tony Hinchcliffe Trashes Puerto Rico at Trump Rally; Trump and Harris Hold Rally in Battleground Michigan As Election Clock Ticks Down. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Vance Defends Trump's "Enemy Within" Comments; Harris Focuses On Abortion Rights To Court Michigan Women; Daniels' Hail Mary Answered, Commanders Stun Bears. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Puerto Rican Joke at Trump Rally Backfires in Huge Response; Trump Sows Doubt about 2024 Election: 'They Cheat'; Vance Denies Trump Vowed to Use Military on Americans. Aired 6-6:30a ET
• Frank Luntz is Interviewed about Officials Issuing Warnings; Mark McKinnon is Interviewed about the Presidential Campaign; Rep. Dan Goldman (D-NY) is Iterviewed about Trump Rally. Aired 6:30-7a ET


Connect the World
• CNN International: Trump Claims Without Proof Ukraine War, October 7 Attacks in Israel would not have Happened if he were in Office; Harris Calls Attention to Abortion Rights in Final Days on Campaign Trial; Georgia's President Claims Russia Meddled in Election; Backlash Over Failing to Endorse a Presidential Candidate; Ohtani Expected to Play in World Series Game 3 Despite Injury. Aired 9-9:45a ET
• Trump Rally Speaker Calls Puerto Rico "Island Of Garbage"; Trump Uses Dark, Anti-Immigrant Rhetoric At New York Rally; Harris To Talk About U.S. Manufacturing In Michigan Today. Aired 10-11a ET


Erin Burnett Outfront
• Trump Team Scrambles To Limit Fallout From Comic's Vile Remarks; Hunt On For Suspect Who Set Fire To Ballot Drop Boxes; Neil deGrasse Tyson Versus Musk. Aired 7-8p ET


First Move with Julia Chatterley
• Trump Team Distancing from Racist Rhetoric Used in Rally; Harris Campaigns in Michigan; Trump Campaigning in Georgia; Israel Bans Main U.N. Agency Providing Support in Gaza; Japan's LDP Party Losing Majority for the First Time in 15 Years; Philadelphia D.A. Sues Musk Over his $1M Voter Sweepstakes; Trump and Harris Clash on Tariffs and Global Warming; Shohei Ohtani Plays in Game 3 Against Yankees. Aired 6-7p ET


Inside Politics
• Harris Responds To Vile Insults At Trump Madison Square Garden, Trump Warm-Up Act Tells Shockingly Racist Jokes About Hispanics; Puerto Rican Superstar Bad Bunny Endorses Harris; Trump Once Again Calls Democrats "The Enemy Within"; Today: VP Harris Campaigns In Battleground Michigan; Pro-Harris PAC: "Attacking Trump's Fascism Is Not That Persuasive"; Joe Biden Casts His Ballot In Wilmington, D.E. Aired 12-12:30p ET
• Polls Show Wide Gender Gap In Presidential Race; Michelle Obama's Appeal To Men: "Take Our Lives Seriously"; Julia Roberts Voices Ad Reminding Women That Voting Is Private; Harris Needs Strong Turnout In Philadelphia To Win The State; CNN Poll: Most Voters Don't Trust Scotus With Election Decisions. Aired 12:30-1p ET


Isa Soares Tonight
• Trump Attacks Harris at Mega Rally at New York's Madison Square Garden; A Comedian at Trump Rally Trashes Puerto Rico; U.N.: Entire Population of North Gaza is at Risk of Dying. Aired 14-15:00p ET


Laura Coates Live
• Backlash to Trump's MSG Rally Hits Fever Pitch; Michelle Obama Attacks Trump; Jeff Bezos Breaks His Silence; Steve Bannon to be Released from Prison; Wrestling Superstars Battle for Votes. Aired 11p-12a ET


One World with Zain Asher
• Inflammatory Rhetoric At Trump Madison Square Garden Rally; Republicans, Trump Campaign Denounce Puerto Rico Remarks; Iran: Vows Response, But Does Not Seek War With Israel; Gaza Hostage And Ceasefire Talks Resume In Doha; Comedian's Joke About Puerto Rico At Trump Rally Spark Backlash; Trump And Harris Release Ads Courting Pennsylvania Voters; Dodgers' Ohtani Expected To Play In Game Three Despite Injury; Aired 12-1p ET


Quest Means Business
• Trump Under Fire After New York Rally; Puerto Rican Leaders Condemn Remarks at Trump's New York Rally; Israel Bans Main UN Agency Delivering Aid to Palestinians; Israel Bans Main U.N. Agency Delivering Aid To Palestinians; Georgian President: Election Rigged With Kremlin Blessing; General Works Council: Volkswagen To Close Three German Factories, Lay Off Thousands. Aired 4-5p ET


The Situation Room
• Trump in Georgia After Racist, Vulgar Remarks by Speakers at His New York City Rally; Harris Says, Trump's Fanning of Hate and Division on Display at New York City Rally; Harris and Trump Targeting Southwest in Final Full Week of Campaign. Officials Identify "Suspect Vehicle" In Ballot Drop Box Fires; More Than 43 Million Early Ballots Cast With Eight Days To Go. Aired 6-7p ET


The Source with Kaitlan Collins
• Speakers At Trump's MSG Rally Lobbed Racist Barbs, Misogynistic Attacks; Trump Lashes Out At Michelle Obama: "She Was Nasty"; More Than 43 Million Early Ballots Cast With Eight Days To Go. Aired 9-10p ET


CNN 10
• Israel`s Strikes on Iran and the Latest on War in the Middle East; Flooding in the Sahara Desert; How Western North Carolina is Bouncing Back After Hurricane Helene`s Impact; Remarkable Robot Cellist. Aired 4-4:10a ET