CNN.com - Transcripts (2024)

•Biden Team Looking To Paint Trump As A "Lose Who Is Too Dangerous And Reckless" To Be President; NY Primary Race Represents Larger Battle Happening Inside Democratic Party Between Various Factions; Judge In Hush Money Case Partially Lifts Trump Gag Order; Trump Legal Team Says Mar-A-Lago Search Warrant May Have Violated His Rights In Bid To Get Evidence Tossed; Julian Assange Pleads Guilty To Conspiracy Charge In Deal To Avoid U.S. Prison Time; $230M Gaza Pier Built By U.S. Military Back In Place; Used For Less Than 20 Days. Aired 8-9p ET

•Interview with Former U.S. Special Envoy for Middle East Humanitarian Issues David M. Satterfield; Interview with "What Does Israel Fear from Palestine?" Author Raja Shehadeh; Interview with "The Grab" Investigative Journalist and The Center for Investigative Reporting Senior Reporter Nate Halverson; Interview with "The Grab" Director Gabriela Cowperthwaite. Aired 1-2p ET

•Two Days Away From CNN's Presidential Debate; Julian Assange Avoids U.S. Prison Time In Plea Deal; Protesters Storm Kenya's Parliament; Arwa Damon On Humanitarian Needs In Gaza; Trauma Nurse Teaches Kids To Pack Wounds, Stop Bleeding. Aired 4-5p ET
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•CNN Projects Rep. Jamaal Bowman Loses Primary To George Latimer; Biden And Trump Strategizes For The Upcoming Presidential Debates; Hillary Clinton Advices Biden On Debate With Trump; Gag Order On Trump Partially Lifted. Aired 10-11p ET

•Biden and Trump Face Off in CNN Presidential Debate in Two Days; Julian Assange Agrees to Plea Deal With Biden Administration; Snapchat Rolls Out New Safety Tools to Protect Teens. Aired 7-7:30a ET
•Catastrophic Flooding Slams Upper Midwest; Israeli Hostages And Families Group Releases New October 7 Video; Special Counsel Defends Handling Of Mar-A-Lago Documents. Aired 7:30-8a ET
•President Biden and Donald Trump Prepare for Their First Presidential Debate of 2024 Campaign Season; Pollster Frank Luntz Interviewed on Proven Techniques Candidates Use in Debates that Affect Voter Opinion; 41-Year-Old Chicago Woman Missing Since Last Week in Bahamas; Alex Jones' Bankruptcy Trustee Plans to Shut Down Infowars, Aired 8-8:30a ET
•New York Primary Showdown; Dr. Vivek Murthy is Interviewed about Gun Violence; Protesters Breach Kenya Parliament; Brigitte Bandit is Interviewed about Lobbying Congress for LGBTQ+ Protections. Aired 8:30-9a ET
•Biden Urged to Focus on Trump in Debate; Trump Holding Interviews Ahead of Debate; Protesters Breach Kenyan Parliament; Sen. Jack Reed (D-RI) is Interviewed about Assange's Deal. Aired 9-9:30a ET
•Special Counsel Defends Handling of Mar-a-Lago Documents; Protesters Breach Kenyan Parliament; Chinese Lunar Probe Returns. Aired 9:30-10a ET
•Julian Assange to Avoid U.S. Prison Time; Violent Protests in Kenya; Mar-a-Lago Documents Hearing; Trump, Biden Preparing For Debate. Aired 1-1:30p ET
•Surgeon General Declares Gun Violence A Public Health Crisis; Key Stock Index Off To Best Ever Start To An Election Year; U.S. Home Prices See New Record Highs In May; Judge In Hush Money Case Partially Lifts Trump Gag Order; "Violent Earth" With Liev Schrieber New Episode Airs Sunday At 9PM ET/PT. Aired 1:30-2p ET
•New Joe Biden Attack Ad Slams Donald Trump's Economic Vision Ahead Of Debate; Donald Trump Says He's Preparing By Taking Questions, Attending Events; Judge In Hush Money Case Partially Lifts Donald Trump Gag Order; Prosecutors DOJ To File Criminal Charges Against Boeing. Aired 2-2:30p ET
•Prosecutors Urge DOJ To File Criminal Charges Against Boeing; Today: Watching Key Primary Races In Colorado And New York; Snapchat Rolls Out New Safety Tools To Protect Teens From Sextortion; Many Older Adults Still Take A Daily Aspirin Despite Risks; Knoxville, TN, Shines Bright As #9 On CNN's "Best Towns To Visit" List. Aired 2:30-3p ET
•Biden & Trump Face Off In CNN Presidential Debate In Two Days; WikiLeaks Founder Julian Assange To Plead Guilty In Order To Avoid U.S. Prison Time; Israeli Supreme Court Orders Govt To Draft Ultra- Orthodox Israeli Jews Into The Military. Aired 3-3:30p ET
•Trump Lawyers: Mar-a-Lago Search Warrant May Have Violated His Rights: Native American Community Faces Influx of Migrants; Biden to Pardon Military Veterans Convicted Under Former Military Law Banning Gay Sex. Aired 3:30-4p ET

•Julian Assange Agrees To Plea Deal, Avoids Prison In U.S.; Residents In Southern Lebanon Fear War As Tensions Flare; Netanyahu: Intense Phase Of The War "About To End"; At Least 20 Killed in Dagestan Attacks; Biden, Trump Preparing for Thursday's Debate; Suspected Chinese Rocket Debris Seen Falling Over Village. Aired 12- 12:45a ET
•Julian Assange Agrees To Plea Deal, Avoids Prison In U.S.; Residents In Southern Lebanon Fear War As Tensions Flare; Biden, Trump Preparing For High-Stakes CNN Debate Thursday; Arizona Community Dealing with Influx of Migrants; Julian Assange Agrees to Plea Deal, Avoids Prison in U.S.; Campaigning Underway in Iran Ahead of Friday's Vote; Officials: At Least 20 Killed in Dagestan Attacks; Five More Teams Secure Spots in Round of 16; Chinese Lunar Probe to Return from Far Side of the Moon. Aired 1-2a ET
•Assange Strikes Plea Deal With U.S.; Details Emerge In Deadly Russian Terror Attacks; Chinese Lunar Probe Returns From Far Side Of The Moon; Kenyan Parliament to Debate New Finance Bill Amid Nationwide Protests; Kenyan Troops Due in Haiti This Week to Tackle Gang Violence; Atlanta Submits Bid to Host Sundance Film Festival; Freaky Friday Stars Reunite for Sequel to the 2003 Film; Nosferatu Draws Blood in a Creepy New Movie Trailer. Aired 2-3a ET
•WikiLeaks' Julian Assange to Accept Plea Deal Averting Prison in the United States and Allowing His Return to Australia; Florida Panthers wins Stanley Cup Championship in Thrilling Seven Games; China's Lunar Probe Successfully Returned to Earth; Atlanta Eyes as Future Host of the Sundance Film Festival from 2027; JJ Redick Steps In as New Head Coach for Los Angeles Lakers. Aired 3-4a ET
•CNN International: Biden, Trump Preparing for High-Stakes Debate Thursday; Julian Assange Agrees to Plea Deal, Avoids Prison in U.S.; Dangerous Heat Shifts to U.S. Southeast and Central Plains; Netanyahu: We Will Not End War Until All Hostages Return. Aired 4- 4:30a ET
•CNN International: Insults and Interruptions: A Look at Trump's Past Debates; Campaigning Underway Ahead of Iran's Friday Presidential Election; Kenyan Parliament to Debate Bill Amid Nationwide Protests; China Retrieves First Ever Rock Samples from Moon's Far Side. Aired 4:30-5a ET
•CNN International: U.S. Surgeon General Declares Gun Violence a Public Health Crisis; Assange Takes Surprise Plea Deal, Heads to Australia, Avoids Prison in U.S.; Gaza at Risk of Famine; Iran Gears Up for Presidential Election; Protesters Enter Kenyan Parliament Compound; Arizona Community Dealing With Influx of Migrants; Chinese Lunar Problem Chang'e-6 Returns to Earth, Completes Historic Mission; Debris From a Satellite Launch Falls on a Village in China. Aired 8-9a ET
•CNN International: Protest Clashes And Looting In Kenya, Parliament Breached; Fires At Kenyan Parliament, Nairobi City Hall Amid Protests; Police Open Fire On Protestors At Kenyan Parliament. Aired 11a-12p ET
•New CNN Reporting on Debate Preps With Two Days to Go; Julian Assange Avoids U.S. Prison Time in Plea Deal; Graphic New Video Shows Three Hostages Bloodied on Oct. 7. Aired 10-10:30a ET
•Supreme Court on Trump Immunity Case; How Project 2025 is Looking to Shape a Potential Second Trump Term; NTSB to Approve 2023 Ohio Train Disaster Final Report; Biden and Trump Presidential Debate Preps; Trump Media Valued "Absurdly Out of the Realm of Normal". Aired 10:30-11a ET
•Deadly Protests in Kenya; Presidential Debate Preparations; Mar-a-Lago Hearing. Aired 11-11:30a ET
•Trial For Jailed U.S. Reporter To Begin Tomorrow In Russia; U.S. Gold Medalist Won't Defend 800M Olympic Title; Native American Community's Concerns Over Undocumented Migrants. Aired 11:30a-12p ET
•CNN International: Did Not Air 3-4p ET

•Candidates Gear Up For High-Stakes CNN Debate; WikiLeaks Founder Pleads Guilty, Avoids U.S. Prison Time; Minnesota Dam On Brink of Collapse. Aired 5-5:30a ET
•Special Counsel Defends Handling Of Mar-a-Lago Documents; Today: Rep. Bowman's Democratic Primary Election; Panthers Win First Stanley Cup In Team History. Aired 5:30-6a ET
•Trump Calls for Drug Test Ahead of Presidential Debate; Special Counsel Defends Handling of Mar-a-Lago Docs; Flooding Expected in Upper Midwest After Heavy Rainfall. Aired 6-6:30a ET
•Rep. Jennifer McClellan (D-VA) is Interviewed about Abortion Rights; Clinton to Release New Book; Lee Zeldin is Interviewed about the CNN Debate; Bowman and Boebert Face Primaries. Aired 6:30-7a ET

•WikiLeaks Founder Assange Strikes Plea Deal with U.S.; The Shattering Impact of Gaza's Food Emergency; Biden and Trump Gearing up for High-Stakes CNN Debate; Let's Face Criticism for not Supporting Factory Workers in Turkey; CNN Affiliate: Kenyan Lawmakers Escape Parliament Through Underground Channel; Insults and Interruptions: A Look at Trump's Past Debates. Aired 9-10a ET
•Protesters Enter Kenyan Parliament Compound, Police Open Fire; The Shattering Impact of Gaza's Food Emergency; Top Israeli Court Orders Government to Draft Ultraorthodox Jews; WikiLeaks Founder Julian Assange's Plea Deal with U.S.; Yoav Gallant, Israeli Defense Minister, Meeting with Top U.S. Officials in Washington; Looters Hit Nairobi Shops amid Protests. Aired 10-11a ET

•Report: Trump Team Looking To Avoid "Sh*tshow" At Debate; Bowman's Last Stand?; Obama's Half-Sister Tear Gassed. Aired 7-8p ET

•President Ruto Vows to Restore Order; Deadly Protests in Kenya; Nairobi's City Hall Set on Fire; Kenyan Police Contingent Arrives in Port- au-Prince; Julian Assange Arrives in Saipan for Plea Deal; Assange Arrives at Court for Hearing; Wegovy Approved in China; E.U. Regulators Targets Microsoft; Microsoft's Teams Breaching Antitrust Rules; North Korea and South Korea Balloon Feud is Back; Chang'e-6 Completes Historic Mission; Sharing Vietnam's Coffee Culture Around the World; England advance at Euro 2024. Aired 6-7p ET

•Outside Advisers Urge Biden To Focus On Attacking Trump Rather Than Defending First-Term Record; Trump: I'm Preparing By Taking Questions, Attending Events; Two Days To Go Until Biden, Trump Face Off On CNN; Trump, Biden Pitch Voters On Distinct Economic Visions; Fox Poll: Biden Still Trails Trump On Economy; Today: New Yorkers Vote In Most Expensive House Primary Ever; Rep. Bowman Could Be First Squad Member To Lose Re-Election. Aired 12-12:30p ET
•Two Days To Go Until Biden, Trump Face Off CNN; Awaiting Supreme Court's Decision On Major Cases This Week; Surgeon General Declares Firearm Violence A Public Health Crisis. Aired 12:30-1p ET

•Julian Assange Summoned to Court After a Plea Deal; Judge Lifts Parts of Trump Gag Order; Debate Strategies for Biden and Trump; ICC Issues Arrest Warrant Against Two High Ranking Russian Officials; Iran Gears Up for Presidential Election; Protesters in Kenya Stormed Parliament; China's Chang'e-6 Returns to Earth; Top Airlines Crowned in "Oscars of Aviation". Aired 2-3p ET

•George Latimer Ousts "Squad" Member Jamaal Bowman; Biden And Trump Face Off In CNN Presidential Debate In Two Days; Judge In Hush Money Case Partially Lifts Trump Gag Order; Jury Deliberating In Murder Trial Dividing Massachusetts. Aired 11p-12a ET

•Kenyan Government Orders Protesters To Get Off The Streets; Gaza's Entire Population At Risk Of Famine; Some Democrats are Urging Biden Not To Talk Too Much About His Political Successes; Immigration Becomes Number One Concern Of Many U.S. Voters. Aired 12-1p ET

•Kenyan President Denounces Treasonous Protesters; Barack Obama's Half-Sister Teargassed During CNN Interview; EU Threatens Microsoft With Major Antitrust Fine; Monzo Reports Annual Profit On Expanded Lending; McDonald's Debuts $5 Value Meal As Shoppers Cut Back. Aired 4-4:45p ET

•State of the Race: New Biden Ad Slams Trump's Economic Vision Ahead of Debate; Surgeon General Declares Firearm Violence A Public Health Crisis; Arizona Community Dealing with Influx Of Migrants. Aired 3-4p ET

•Two Days To Go: Final Preps Under Way For Biden-Trump Debate On CNN; Third Day Of Hearings Wraps In Trump Classified Documents Case; CNN On $230 Million U.S.-Built Gaza Pier Amid Humanitarian Aid Distribution Problems; Bowman Vs. Latimer Primary Race In New York Reflects Dems' Divide Over Israel Support; Julian Assange Lands On U.S. Territory Ahead Of Plea Deal. Aired 5-6p ET
•Biden Mock Debates Under Way Two Days Before CNN Debate; Trump Allies Seeking To Shape Debate Expectations For Biden; Judge In Hush Money Case Partially Lifts Trump Gag Order; Teaching Kids To "Stop The Bleed" Amid Gun Violence Epidemic; Voters Hear Final Pitches Ahead Of Iran's Presidential Election. Aired 6-7p ET

•Two Days Out From Trump-Biden Face-Off At CNN Debate; CNN Projects Lauren Boebert Wins GOP House Primary; Johnson: House To Weigh In On Bannon Prison Sentence. Aired 9-10p ET