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August 28, 2015
• Clinton: I'm Trying To Better Explain Email Issue; O'Malley Goes One-On-One With CNN; Twelve Dead As System Moves Towards Florida; Former President Bush Returns To New Orleans. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Trump Money; Prep School Rape Trial; Mixed Verdict in Prep School Rape Trial; Gov. Meets Slain Journalists Co-Workers Family. Aired 4-4:30p ET


August 27, 2015
• Roanoke Shooter Owned Gay Porn Sites; Hillary Clinton Slams GOP on Women's Health Issues; Trump Holds Double-Digit Lead; President Obama Tours New Orleans. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Trump Rising; Virginia Murder Investigation; Boyfriend Shares Memories of Alison Parker. Aired 16-16:15p ET


August 26, 2015
• Alison Parker and Adam Ward Slain On Live Television; The Trump Tempest Continues To Slam Establishment GOP; Trump Battles With Univision Reporter Ramos; Will Trump Promise To Rule Out Third-Party Bid?. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Trump vs. Everyone; Reporter, Photographer Shot & Killed on Air In Virginia; ABC News Receives Faxed Manifesto. Aired 4-4:30p ET


August 25, 2015
• Teen Defendant Expected To Testify; Suicides Possibly Linked To Leak; Outed Users File Lawsuits Against Cheating Site; Authorities Foil Drug And Porn Drop To Prison. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Trump vs. FOX; Dow Drops; Will Biden Run?; Republican Rivals Fire Back At Trump. Aired 4-4:30p ET


August 24, 2015
• France Honors U.S. Heroes Who Stopped Gunman on Train; Interview with Representative Mike McCaul; Biden Inching Close To 2016 Run?; Bush Takes Immigration Battle To Border. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Massive Sell-Off: Dow Down 588 Points; North, South Korea Reach Deal. Aired 4-4:30p ET


August 21, 2015
• War Of Words Over Birthright Citizenship; North And South Korea Preparing For Conflict; Washington State Asks For Fire Volunteers; European Official: France Shooting A "Terrorist Attack"; New Concerns Over Airline Safety. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Trump Holding Stadium Event; Dow Plummets. Aired 4-4:30p ET


August 20, 2015
• Police Tear Gas Crowds, Nine Arrested; Carter Placing Fate "In God's Hands"; North And South Korea Exchange Fire; Shock TV Pioneer: Morton Downey Jr.; Josh Duggar Outed In Data Dump. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Iran Nuclear Deal; Stock Markets Fall; Trump Leading; AP Reports Tehran Strikes Deal to Self Inspect Site; St. Louis Protests: Police Use Tear Gas to Break Up Crowd. Aired 4-4:30p ET


August 19, 2015
• Jared Fogle Pleads Guilty to Child Porn Charges; Plane Strikes Runway Lights On Aborted Landing; Accuser's Testimony Examined In Court. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Jared Fogle Admits to Victimizing Children; Trump Rising; Troubles for Hillary?; GOP Frontrunner to Host First Ever Town Hall; Ex-Subway Guy to Plead Guilty of Child Porn & Sex. Aired 4-4:30p ET


August 18, 2015
• Manhunt for Man Behind Deadly Bomb Attack in Thailand; Interview With New Jersey Sen. Robert Menendez on Iran Nuke Deal; O'Donnell Asks For Help Finding Missing Teen; Russian Police Bust Alleged Cheese Ring Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Women in Combat; Trump Rising in Polls. Rosie O'Donnell's Daughter Missing; Two Women Pass Army Ranger Training. Aired 4-4:30p ET


August 17, 2015
• Chinese Fugitives Harassed in US; North Korean Threats; Rape Allegations At NH Prep School; Amazon CEO Rejects Work Environment Accusations. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• North Korea Threats; Trump Leads Presidential Race; Bangkok Blast: More Than One Hundred Wounded in Attack. Aired 4-4:30p ET


August 14, 2015
• Bush Vows "Slow And Steady" Campaign; New Era Begins In U.S.- Cuba Relations; Officials Confirm ISIS Used Mustard Agent In Syria. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Interview With Vermont Senator Patrick Leahy; Interview With Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar; Interview With Arizona Senator Jeff Flake; Al Gore for President?; Stars and Stripes Over Cuba. Aired 4- 4:30p ET


August 13, 2015
• History Of Pancreatic Cancer In Carter's Family; Iraqi Troops Battle ISIS For Key City; Odierno: U.S. Should Consider Embedding Troops; U.S. To Raise Flag Over Embassy In Cuba; FAA: Pilot Drone Sightings Skyrocket In 2015. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Drone Danger; Blast in China; Will Joe Biden Run?; At Least 50 Dead, Hundreds Injured in China; Former President Says Cancer Has Spread. Aired 4-4:30p ET


August 12, 2015
• Clinton to Turn Private E-Mail Server to DOJ; Jimmy Carter Admits to Cancer; Ukraine Accusing Russia of Ceasefire Agreement; Series Of Explosions Rocks Chinese Port; Official: River Safe After Sludge Spill. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Interview With Donald Trump; Crisis for Hillary? Poll: Kasich Gaining Ground in New Hampshire; Presidential Spoilers Upset Political Balance; Clinton to Turn Over Private Server to Justice Department; Aired 4-4:30p ET


August 11, 2015
• New Fears For Drinking Water Downstream; NTSB: Poor Response By Emergency Crews. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Interview With Rick Santorum; North Korea Nukes?; Trump on Top; Trump Passes Walker in New Iowa Poll; Mississippi Couple Faces Terrorism Charges. Aired 4-4:30p ET


August 10, 2015
• Interview With Rep. Brad Sherman; Police: Obama Aide Fired Gun At Boyfriend; Police: Undocumented Immigrant Killed Woman. Aired 4:30- 5a ET
• Interview With Former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee; Ferguson Violence; Trump Under Fire; Trump Not Apologizing for Remarks About Megyn Kelly. Aired 4-4:30p ET


August 07, 2015
• Senator Schumer To Vote No On Agreement; Obama Defends Iran Deal In Zakaria Interview; What Do Zimbabweans Think Of Cecil Uproar?; North Korea Creates Its Own Time Zone; Jon Stewart Signs Off. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Jon Stewart's Farewell; President Obama on Iran Deal; Republican Debate; U.S. Intel Officials Fear Mass Casualty Attack; Conflicting Reports: Airplane Debris or Not? Aired 4-4:30p ET


August 06, 2015
• Police Believe Suspect Was Homeless; Mother: Montano Diagnosed As Paranoid Schizophrenic; Obama Likens GOP To Iran's Hardliners On Deal; Official: Russian Hackers Number One Suspects In DOD Hack; Officials: Window, Seat Cushion Parts Have Washed Up On Reunion Island; Republicans Try To Avoid "Oops" Moments In First Debate. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Flight 370 Search; Republican Debate; Interview with Martin O'Malley. Aired 4-4:30p ET


August 05, 2015
• Malaysian Prime Minister: Plane Debris Belongs To MH370; Republicans Debate How To Debate Trump. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Suspect Shot Dead in Tennessee Movie Theater, According To Police. Aired 4-4:30p ET


August 04, 2015
• Planned Parenthood Defunding Sought over Videos; Darren Wilson Speaks about His Shooting of Michael Brown; Obama Administration Under Fire Over Human Trafficking Report; Law Enforcement Seeing A Spike In Synthetic Pot; Officer Sued For Cuffing Child With Special Needs; Airbus Files Patent For Super Sonic Jet. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• California Fires; Republican Debate Participants?; California Inferno: Fast-Moving Wildfire Jumps Containment Line; Planned Parenthood Controversy: New Graphic Video Released by Anti-Abortion Group. Aired 4-4:30p ET


August 03, 2015
• Detail of Tennessee Police Shooting; Interview with Josh Earnest. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Trump Rising; California Fires; Biden for President?; California Inferno: Dozens of Homes Burn, Thousands Evacuated. Aired 4-4:30p ET


July 31, 2015
• One-on-One with Chris Christie; Chris Christie Campaigns In Iowa; Hillary Clinton Document Dump; Police Union Files Grievance For Tensing To Get Job Back; U.S. Dentist Wanted For Killing Cecil The Lion. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Hillary Clinton Releases Medical Records; Flight 370 Search; Outrage Over Death of Lion; Deliberate Act in MH370 Cockpit; Clinton Attacks Bush As They Share Stage in Florida. Aired 4-4:30p ET


July 30, 2015
• GOP Candidates Battle For Ten Debate Spots; Ex-Campus Cop Pleads Not Guilty To Murder; Remains Of WWII Service Members Returned To U.S.; Planned Parenthood Under Fire. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Trump Rising; Debris From Flight 370 Possibly Located; Source: Number on Debris Matches Boeing 777 Part. Aired 4-4:30p ET


July 29, 2015
• Aircraft Debris Found Off Madagascar; Former Governor: Diplomacy Doesn't Mean You "Surrender"; Rep. Fattah Indicted On 29 Counts Of Corruption. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Ohio Police Officer Indicted; Interview With Former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee; Interview With Donald Trump; Campus Police Office Indicted for Murder. Aired 4-4:30p ET


July 28, 2015
• Kerry Challenged On Deal Specifics; Ayatollah Tweets Image Of Obama With Gun To Head; Sources: Massive Fraud In Disabled Work Program. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Alleged ISIS Plot Disrupted in Florida; Trump Rising; Suspension Upheld for Tom Brady; ISIS Sympathizer Arrested in Florida; NFL Upholds Brady's Four-Game Suspension. Aired 4-4:30p ET


July 27, 2015
• Latest on Louisiana Shootings; Crews Find Capsized Boat Off Florida Coast; Serial Killer Suspect May Have Targeted Sex Workers. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Cosby Accuser Speaks Out; Trump Rising; Turkey Taking Greater Role in ISIS Fight; Accusers Pose for Powerful Magazine Cover. Aired 4-4:30p ET


July 24, 2015
• Police Search for Motive Behind Shootings; President Obama Talks About Gun Control Before Mass Shootings; Inspector General Says Some Clinton Emails Had Classified Info; 1.4 Million Hackable Cars Recalled by Chrysler. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Louisiana Theater Shooting Latest; Community Remembers Women Slain in Movie Theater Shooting; Theaters Vulnerable Target for Mass Shooting. Aired 4-4:30p ET


July 23, 2015
• Preliminary Autopsy Rules Bland's Death A Suicide; New Questions After Dashcam Video Of Arrest; Obama's Africa Travel Schedule Published; NASA Spots "Earth's Bigger, Older Cousin" Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Terror Threats; Texas Investigation; Donald Trump Visits Border; Interview with Sen. John Cornyn. Aired 16-16:30p ET


July 22, 2015
• Retracing Chattanooga Killer's Rampage; Donald Trump On The Record With Anderson Cooper Tonight; Polls: Swing State Voters Dislike Trump; Sharknado Stars Tara Reid, Ian Ziering Interviewed. Aired 4:30- 5p ET
• Sandra Bland Family And Attorney Hold Press Conference; Interview with Senator Bob Menendez of New Jersey; Family of Jailed U.S. Journalist Speaking Out. Aired 4-4:30p ET


July 21, 2015
• Interview with Carly Fiorina; Video Shows Gun Fire from Unmanned Drone. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Interview With Texas Congressman Michael McCaul; Donald Trump Strikes Back; Chattanooga Shooting Investigation; Family Questions Circumstances of Jail Death; Pentagon: Khorasan Terror Leader Dead. Aired 4-4:30p ET


July 20, 2015
• U.S. & Cuba Reopen Embassies; D.C. Mansion Murders: New DNA Evidence Revealed in Hearing. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Chattanooga Shooting Investigation Continues; Trump Under Fire As He Doubles Down; Gunman Criticized U.S. War on Terror; Gunman's Friend Talks to CNN; Interview with Congressman Adam Schiff. Aired 4- 4:31p ET


July 17, 2015
• Nation Mourns Four Marines Killed In Shooting; Family Friend Remembers Marine Skip Wells; 2016 Candidates Attack, Embrace Trump; New Hampshire Voters: Reluctant On Trump, "MEH" On Jeb. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Tennessee Shooting Investigation Continues; Rep. McCaul Calls Chattanooga Attack ISIS Inspired Shootings; Interview with Democratic Congressman Andre Carson of Indiana. Aired 4-4:30p ET


July 16, 2015
• Four Marines Killed, Three Hurt In Shootings; Shooter ID'ed As Muhammad Youssef Abdulazeez. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Four Marines Killed in Tennessee Shootings. Aired 4-4:30p ET


July 15, 2015
• Man Indicted For 1975 Murder Of Sisters; Amazon "Prime Day" Disappoints Shoppers; Iconic NYC Toy Store Closes Its Doors; New Picture Shows Pluto's Surface. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Interview With Tennessee Senator Bob Corker; President Obama Speaks out on American Prisoners and Bill Cosby; Donald Trump Releases Financial Information; Inside El Chapo's Escape Tunnel; Why Won't Mexico Accept U.S. Help?; The Donald: I'm Worth More Than $10 Billion. Aired 4-4:30p ET


July 14, 2015
• Lone Survivor; Donald Trump Leading the Pack; Harper Lee's "Go Set A Watchman" Hits Stores Amid Much Controversy. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Interview With Arkansas Senator Tom Cotton; Donald Trump Speaks Out; Historic Iranian Nuclear Deal Reached; Interview with U.S. Senator Tom Cotton of Arkansas; Interview with U.S. Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard of Hawaii. Aired 4-4:30p ET


July 13, 2015
• Iranian Delegation Indicates No Deal Today; Killer Drug Lord Escapes Prison Through Tunnel; Trump Campaign Contacts FBI Over Allege "El Chapo" Tweets. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Hillary on the Attack; Mexican Manhunt; President Obama Issues Pardons; Clinton Blasts GOP Foes in Economic Speech; Scott Walker Joins GOP Presidential Scrum. Aired 4-4:30p ET


July 10, 2015
• Trump Talks But Bush Collects More Cash; Negotiations With Iran Extended Again; VA Hospital Project At Least $1 Billion Over Budget; Pope Speaks His Mind In Latin America. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• New Info Emerges on Charleston Shootings; OPM Director Resigns After Massive Data Breach; Interview with Congressman Jason Chaffetz of Utah; Trump Talks But Bush Collects More Cash. Aired 4-4:30p ET


July 09, 2015
• Sources: Law Enforcement Thwarted July 4 Terror Plots; U.N.: Four Million Syrians Are Now Refugees; New Image Shows Young Girl With Ear Piercings; Girl's Body Discovered On Boston Harbor; Trump: Priebus Didn't Tell Me To Tone It Down; Tom Selleck Accused Of Stealing Water During Drought. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Confederate Flag Coming Down in South Carolina; Remarks by Gov. Nikki Haley at Signing of Fag Removal Bill; Sources: Law Enforcement Thwarted July 4 Terror Plots. Aired 4-4:30p ET


July 08, 2015
• Graham: "I Don't Need A Lecture From Hillary Clinton"; CNN Tracks Down Subpoena Sent To Clinton; Clinton Blames GOP For Questions Over Honesty; Preview Of Donald Trump Interview. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Interview With Former President Jimmy Carter; Baltimore Police Commissioner Fired; Interview With Texas Congressman Will Hurd; New York Stock Exchange Shut Down; Donald Trump Talks With Anderson Cooper. Aired 4-4:30p ET


July 07, 2015
• Accused Killer, Deported Five Times, Faces Judge; Remembering A Hollywood Legend. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Bill Cosby Under Oath; Hillary Clinton Speaks Out; Clinton Gives First National Interview to CNN. Aired 4-4:30p ET


July 06, 2015
• San Francisco Killing Fuels Immigration Debate; ICE Official On Whether SEF Is To Blame. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Obama Updates on ISIS Strategy at Pentagon. Aired 3:54-4:30p ET


July 03, 2015
• Ten People Attacked Off Carolina Coast This Year; Why The Uptick In Shark Attacks?; Republicans Descend On New Hampshire July 4th; CNN Poll: Trump Trails Only Bush In GOP Field; Sanders Surges In Polls, Closes Gap With Clinton; Rocket Failures Create New Setbacks For U.S. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Prison Escape Warning?; Donald Trump Under Fire; Holiday Terror Fears; D.C. Police Chief on Steps to Protect July 4th; Matt Told Daughter: "See You on the Outside". Aired 4-4:30p ET


July 02, 2015
• Sanders Draws Huge Crowd in Wisconsin; Powerhouse Families Dominating Politics; Accused Killer in Court; Law Enforcement Officers on Alert as Holiday Approaches; Ten Shark Attacks in Carolinas This Year. Aired 4-5p ET
• Terror Fears; Investigating New York Prison Escape; Plane Crash Investigation; Unemployment At Lowest Rate Since April 2008; Report: Pilot Mistakenly Turned Off Working Engine. Aired 4-4:30p ET


July 01, 2015
• The Donald Making Huge Gains In Polls; Trump And Macy's Break Up; Celebrities Tweet Against California Bill Requiring Vaccinations; Seventh Attack In North Carolina In Past Month. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Interview With White House Communications Director Jen Psaki; Shark Fears; Church Burnings; Terror Threat; Interview with Jen Psaki, Feds Probe Airlines for Possible Price Fixing; David Sweat Speaks, Claims He Masterminded New York Prison Break. Aired 4-4:30p ET


June 30, 2015
• Interview With Sen. Ted Cruz; Governor Christie Joins Already Crowded GOP Race; Jeb Bush To Release 33 Years Of Tax Returns; State Department About To Release More Clinton Emails; Wildfires Tear Through 3,000 Acres. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Authorities Investigate Prison Break; Chris Christie Running for President; ISIS Fears; N.Y. Official: Prisoners Practiced Escape the Night Before; Greece on the Brink. Aired 4-4:30p ET


June 29, 2015
• Iran Nuclear Talks: Both Sides Far Apart as Deadline Looms; NBC Ditches the Donald Over "Derogatory" Remarks; Greek Banks Shuttered Through July 6. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Greek Financial Crisis; End of Manhunt; ISIS Attacks; Prison Guard in Court for Inmates' Escape; Feds Investigating String of Fires Across South; States Pushing Back on Court's Ruling. Aired 4-4:30p ET


June 26, 2015
• Source: Escapee Richard Matt Shot By Police. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• President Obama Delivers Eulogy; Obama Delivers Eulogy for Reverend Pinckney; Source: Fugitive Richard Matt Shot by Police. Aired 4-4:30p ET


June 25, 2015
• Battle Over Confederate Flag Continues; Trump In Second Place Among GOP Primary Voters; Obamacare Upheld By Supreme Court; Seth Rogen On Family's Fight With Alzheimer's. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Donald Trump on Presidency; Supreme Court Upholds Obamacare Subsidies; Manhunt. Aired 4-4:30p ET


June 24, 2015
• U.S. Sending Tanks To Stop Russian Aggression; Suspect's DNA Found In "Various Parts" Of Crime Scene. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Trump Rising; Dzhokhar Tsarnaev Apologizes in Court; Manhunt; Tsarnaev Apologizes, Is Sentenced to Death; Slain Pastor Honored at S.C. Capitol; Interview with U.S. Congressman James Clyburn of South Carolina. Aired 4-4:30p ET


June 23, 2015
• U.S. Sending Tanks To Stop Russian Aggression; Suspect's DNA Found In "Various Parts" Of Crime Scene. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Hillary Clinton on Race; Confederate Flag Controversy; Manhunt; S.C. Lawmakers Debate Removing Confederate Flag; Dash Cam Video of Church Shooter's Arrest. Aired 4-4:30p ET


June 22, 2015
• Sources: Government Data Breach Impacted 18 Million; Source: Tools Possibly Smuggled In Frozen Meat; Escaped Killer's DNA Found In Upstate New York Cabin. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Confederate Flag in South Carolina to Come Down?; S.C. Gov. Calls for Flag to be Moved From State Capitol. Aired 4-4:30p ET


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