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December 16, 2015
• GOP Debate: Separating Fact from Fiction; FBI Director Warns of "Going Dark" Challenge; Hung Jury In Freddie Gray Case. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Hung Jury in Freddie Gray Case; Republican Debate Reaction; Sparks Fly Between Cruz, Rubio on Immigration. Aired 4-4:30p ET


December 15, 2015
• Sneak Peak at Deabet's Social Media Hub; Interview with Sarah Palin; Conservative Talk Radio Hosts Critical Of Trump; Candidates Preparing For Final 2015 Debate. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Interview With Kentucky Senator Rand Paul; Interview With Former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin; Republicans Set to Debate; Interview with Kentucky Senator Rand Paul. Aired 4-4:30p ET


December 14, 2015
• Interview With Rep. Mike Turner; Police Chief's Mission To Make Guns "Safer"; Vet First American To Swim Entire Mississippi; Debate Shifts To National Security After Terror Attacks. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Interview With Former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee; Mass Shooting Investigation; Republicans Prepare to Debate; Trump Cracks 40 Percent in New National Poll; Cruz Campaign Mines Minds for Votes. Aired 4-4:30p ET


December 11, 2015
• Divers Search For Evidence Linked To Terror Attack; Intel Report: ISIS Has Access To Blank Passports; Exclusive Look At America's Rocket Program; The Serious Art Of "New Yorker" Cartoons. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Justice Scalia Under Fire; Grand Old Panic?; Stock Market Drops; Scalia: Some Blacks Need "Slower-Track" Schools. Aired 4-4:30p ET


December 10, 2015
• Trump Threatens To Make Independent Run; Bergdahl Explains Why He Walked Away; Special Forces Scouting Locations In Syria. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Interview With Maine Senator Angus King; Trump Soars; Mass Shooting Investigation; Poll: Trump Holds Double-Digit Lead. Aired 4- 4:30p ET


December 09, 2015
• Protesters in Chicago Calling For Mayor Rahm Emanuel's Resignation; Interview with Sen. Rand Paul; Accused Planned Parenthood Shooter: "I Am Guilty"; Some See Conspiracy Behind Trump's Bid; Trump Leaves Door Open To Independent Bid. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Interview With Idaho Senator James Risch; Interview With Kentucky Senator Rand Paul; Mass Shooting Investigation; Chicago Protests; Protesters Demand Chicago Mayor's Resignation; Will Trump Break Away from GOP? Aired 4-4:30p ET


December 08, 2015
• Pentagon Reports More than 30 Strikes on ISIS Capital Raqqa; Interview with Ben Carson; Carson: Majority Of Muslim People Not Out To Harm Us; Trump's Call For Muslim Ban Sparks Outrage. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Interview With Indiana Congressman Andre Carson; Trump Takes Fire; Mass Shooting Investigation. Aired 16-16:30p ET


December 07, 2015
• What Did Rahm Emanuel Know?; Donald Trump Calls for Ban of All Muslims to U.S.; San Bernardino Suspect Tried to Contact Overseas Terror Groups; Interview with Sen. Tom Cotton; Carter Credits "Breakthrough" Cancer Drug. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Chicago Police Shooting; Trump Towers; Mass Shooting Investigation; New Video Released in Chicago Shooting Death. Aired 4- 4:30p ET


December 04, 2015
• FBI: Investigating Crime As "Act Of Terrorism"; FBI Found Tactical Gear, Remote Control Cars In Home; CNN Poll: Trump Way Ahead Of GOP Pack; San Bernardino Victims Remembered. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Mass Shooting Investigation. Aired 16-16:30p ET


December 03, 2015
• Shooters' Home Filled With Bombs And Bullets; Sources: Male Shooter May Have Been Radicalized; Obama: Legislators Need To Address Mass Shootings; ER Doctor Trades Scalpel For Guns As Swat Volunteer. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Mass Shooting Investigation; Suspects Were Not On Law Enforcement Radar. Aired 4-4:30p ET


December 02, 2015
• Police to Hold Conference on San Bernardino Shooting; President Obama Responds to Another Mass Shooting. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Mass Shooting in San Bernardino, Suspects On Loose. Aired 4- 4:30p ET


December 01, 2015
• New Questions Over Clinton's E-Mails; Trump's New Targets; Official: Istanbul Explosion Was A Bomb; Alaskan Mayor Found Dead Weeks After Election. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Chicago Police Superintendent Fired; Terror Fears; Former Intel Head: Paris Style Attack Likely in U.S.; Police Chief Fired, Task Force Announced; New Batch of Clinton's State Department Emails Released. Aired 4-4:30p ET


November 30, 2015
• Donald Trump Cancels Public Endorsement Event with Black Religions Leaders; Interview with Michael Cohen. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Interview With U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson; Terror Investigation; Accused Planned Parenthood Gunman in Court. Aired 16-16:30p ET


November 27, 2015
• Coverage of Colorado Springs Planned Parenthood Shooting; Police Spokesman Speaks to Press. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Active Shooter Situation in Colorado. Aired 4-4:30p ET


November 26, 2015
• Did Donald Trump Knowingly Mock A Reporter's Disability?; Trump Continues To Appeal To Base Of Right-Wing Voters; Protesters Threaten To Disrupt Black Friday Shopping In Chicago. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• French Leader Seeks Russia's Help Against ISIS; Turkey Refuses to Apologize for Downing Russian Jet; Russia Shows Off Advanced Missile System in Syria; Fence Jumper Caught: White House on Lockdown; Suspicious Powder Triggers Scare at Brussels Mosque; American Band Recalls Concert Hall Carnage. Aired 4-4:30p ET


November 25, 2015
• Trump Supporters Remain Firm In Their Support. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• New Info in Russian Jet Downing; Paris Terror Investigation; Trump Under Fire; France Probes Radicalization of Transit Workers; Trump: "I Could Feel" 9/11 Attacks Coming. Aired 4-4:30p ET


November 24, 2015
• Will Obama's Poll Numbers Sink Clinton?; Stopping Terrorists Before They Strike. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Trump Under Fire; Russian Warplane Shot Down; Paris Terror Investigation; French Uncover New Links to Attacks; State Department Issues Worldwide Travel Alert. Aired 4-4:30p ET


November 23, 2015
• Trump Draws Criticism For Comments On Terrorism and Syrian Refugees; Political Analysis; Santorum: Resettle Syrian Refugees In Middle East; CNN Cameras Go Near ISIS HQ In Syria.. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Donald Trump Under Fire; Paris Terror Investigation; U.S. Intensifies Search for ISIS Officials; Cities Prepare for the Worst Before Holiday. Aired 4-4:30p ET


November 20, 2015
• Report: Little-Known Drug May Be Fueling Jihadists; ISIS Waging War Across The Globe; Holiday Travel Ramps Up Amid Air Scares; Paris Trying To Move Forward. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Terror Investigation; Terror in Mali; Interview with Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard of Hawaii. Aired 16-16:30p ET


November 19, 2015
• ISIS Threatens New York; Ringleader Of Paris Massacre Killed; House Approves Bill To Halt Syrian Refugees; France Under State Of Emergency. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Video of Paris Attacks; Terror Mastermind Killed; Paris Massacre Ringleader Killed; At Least Nine Arrested in Raids Linked to Paris Attacks. Aired 4-4:30p ET


November 18, 2015
• ISIS Releases Photo of Device Used to Bring Down Russian Jetliner; America Divided on Taking Syrian Refugees; The 2016 Campaign Turns To National Security; Christie: Obama Created The Syrian Refugee Crisis. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Raid in Paris; Terror Investigations. Aired 16-16:30p ET


November 17, 2015
• Bomb Threat in Germany; Terror Investigation; Sources: Terrorist's Cell Phone Recovered. Aired 4-4:30p ET


November 16, 2015
• Paris Reels In Aftermath Of Friday's Terrorist Attacks; Interview With Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California; Sixteen States Banning Syrian Refugees; Cruz: Obama's Refugee Plan Is Act Of "Lunacy"; Parisians Return To Work, School.. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Paris Terror Investigation Heats Up; ISIS Vows to Terrorize Washington. Aired 4-4:30p ET


November 13, 2015
• Report: Several People Killed In Paris Shooting; Reports Of Explosions At France Soccer Stadium; Affiliate: At Least 18 Dead In Paris Shootings. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Day of Mourning in Beirut After Suicide Blasts; Report: Several People Killed in Paris Shooting; Interview With California Congressman Adam Schiff; Trump Tirade; Supreme Court to Hear Abortion Case; Jihadi John Killed?. Aired 4-4:30p ET


November 12, 2015
• GOP Candidates Split Over Illegal Immigration; Trump Talks To CNN; Clinton: I Tried To Join The Marines; Christie On The 2016 Republican Race; Sharp Lights Aimed At Choppers, Two Men Arrested. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Interview With Montana Congressman Ryan Zinke; Death in Custody; Suicide Bombings in Beirut. Aired 4-4:30p ET


November 11, 2015
• American Investigators to See Russian Plane Debris; FBI Arrests Men Accused Of Targeting Blacks, Jews; Suspect Arrested Over University Of Missouri Racist Threats; Nearly 50,000 Veterans Still Homeless. Aired 4:40-5p ET
• Vets Without Homes; Plane Crash Horror; Republican Battle Lines. Aired 16-16:30p ET


November 10, 2015
• New Details Surrounding 6-Year-Old's Death; Program Aims To Rehabilitate Combat Veterans. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• FBI Arrests Alleged White Supremacists; Plane Crash Investigation; Republican Debate; FBI: Two Men Planned to Blow Up Black Churches; U.S. Officials: Bomb Likely "Military Grade Explosive"; Interview with Senator Lindsey Graham. Aired 4-4:30p ET


November 09, 2015
• Funeral Today for 6-Year-Old Shot by Police; Bryan Cranston Portrays Blacklisted Screenwriter. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Ben Carson Criticizes Media; University of Missouri President Quits; The ISIS Threat; Carson Deflects Questions About His Past; Sanders to CNN: "Magic" Not Slipping Away; Obama & Netanyahu Meet at White House. Aired 4-4:30p ET


November 06, 2015
• Report: Carson Acknowledges No West Point Offer; Carson slams CNN's Reporting As A "Bunch Of Lies"; Christie Demoted For Next Round Of Debates; Christie's Addiction Plea Goes Viral; Senator To Colleagues: "The People Despise Us All"; A Sneak Peek At "The Peanuts Movie" Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Dirty Cop?; Did Terrorists Bring Down Russian Jet?; Report: Black Boxes Indicate Bomb Took Down Jet; Police: Suicide Cop Tried to Put Hit on Town Official. Aired 4-4:30p ET


November 05, 2015
• Cruz On His Plan To Battle ISIS; Cruz Tax Plan Would Replace Code With 10 Percent Flat Tax. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• GOP Presidential Race Stabilizing?; Russian Plane Crash Investigation; U.S. Intel Suggests Airport Insider Helped; Top Tier in GOP Race Coming Into Focus. Aired 4-4:30p ET


November 04, 2015
• Breaking News: U.S. Intelligence Suggests ISIS Bombed Russian Airliner Early Saturday Morning. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Interview With Ohio Governor John Kasich; Terrorism Suspected in Russian Plane Crash; U.S. Intel Suggests ISIS Bomb on Russian Plane. Aired 4-4:30p ET


November 03, 2015
• Clinton Taking Lead Over Sanders in New Polls; POTUS Takes Potshot at Republican Candidates. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Ohio Pot Vote; Donald Trump on the Attack; Plane Crash Investigation; Inspector: Covert Test Results on TSA "Troubling"; Poll: Carson, Trump Reign Supreme Over GOP Rivals. Aired 4-4:30p ET


November 02, 2015
• Obama Lays Out Plans to Help Inmates; Highlighting the Need for Treatment and Education Facilities for Inmates; Chipotle Stocks Fall in E. Coli Scare; Chipotle Closes Stores After E. Coli Outbreak; New Airstrikes Target ISIS In Iraq And Syria; New Book Explores Catastrophic Fallout From Cyberattack. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Interview With Ted Koppel; Republican Debate Demands; Plane Crash Investigation; Terror Not Ruled Out in Plane Crash; N.H. Poll: Trump Holds Commanding Lead Over Rivals. Aired 4-4:30p ET


October 30, 2015
• RNC Suspends February Debate On NBC; Rubio Opposition Research Finds Its Way To The Press; Recovery Team Investigating Plane Fire; Film Staircase Recognized As D.C. Tourist Attraction. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Flames Erupt on Jet; Crisis in Syria; RNC Targets NBC Over Debate; U.S. Ground Troops Heading to Syria; Intel Chief: Putin is "Winging This" in Syria; Black Lives Matter Protesters Interrupt Clinton Rally. Aired 4-4:30p ET


October 29, 2015
• Clinton Outlasts Marathon Benghazi Grilling; Delta Force Soldier Killed In Iraq Raid; Accused Former Assistant Coach Resigns; Strongest Hurricane On Record Nears Landfall. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Plane Catches Fire on Tarmac; Debate Winners and Losers; Bush: My Campaign Is Not on Life Support. Aired 4-4:30p ET


October 28, 2015
• Interview with Senator Cory Booker of New Jersey; Interview with Jeff Bridges. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Military Blimp Gets Loose; Pentagon: Runaway Blimp is on the Ground; Republicans Ready for Battle. Aired 4-4:30p ET


October 27, 2015
• China Constructing Artificial Islands in South China Sea; FBI Launching Investigations Into Student Dragging. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Cops Slams Student; U.S. Troops Inside Syria?; Ben Carson Leading; U.S. Considers Expanded Roll in Fight Against ISIS; Interview with North Carolina Senator Richard Burr. Aired 4-4:30p ET


October 26, 2015
• Bond Set for $1 Million for Woman Who Plowed Car Into Parade; Report: Pentagon Spying on North Korea Through American Charities; Fisherman Saves Refugee Child Floating In Sea; Whale-Watching Boat Sinks, Five Killed; Experts: Bacon, Ho Dogs, Red Meat Cause Cancer. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Iraq Debate; Spy Games; Ben Carson Leading in Iowa; Better Off With Saddam?; Interview with Congressman Steve Russell of Oklahoma. Aired 4-4:30p ET


October 23, 2015
• Clinton Outlasts Marathon Benghazi Grilling; Delta Force Soldier Killed In Iraq Raid; Accused Former Assistant Coach Resigns; Strongest Hurricane On Record Nears Landfall. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Louisville Under Fire; Ben Carson Surging; Hurricane Targets Mexico; Clinton Riding Momentum After Debate, Benghazi Test; Carson Topples Trump in Iowa Polls. Aired 4-4:40p ET


October 22, 2015
• Coverage and Analysis Of Hillary Clinton Facing Off Against Benghazi Committee. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Interview With Missouri Senator Claire McCaskill; Benghazi Hearings. Aired 4-4:30p ET


October 21, 2015
• Little Girl Shot & Killed in Highway Attack. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Belief in Trump Rising?; Biden Not Running; Trump Soars in New National Poll. Aired 16-16:30p ET


October 20, 2015
• New Breast Cancer Guide: Screen Later & Less; Ride-Along In A Driverless Car. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Interview With Former U.S. Senator Rick Santorum; Trump Leading Presidential Polls; Chaos in Syria; CNN Poll: Trump, Carson Supporters are Enthusiastic; Interview with Rick Santorum; Biden, Clinton Cold War Heating Up. Aired 4-4:30p ET


October 19, 2015
• Will Joe Biden Throw His Hat In The Ring?; Sanders Gaining Momentum; CIA Director's And Department of Homeland Security Secretary's Private Email Accounts Reportedly Hacked; American Claims He Battled ISIS; Regulators Consider Owner Registration For Drones. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Tensions Grow in Israel; Interview With Kentucky Senator Rand Paul; Trump vs Bush; Israeli Arab Kills Soldier at Bus Station; Interview with Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky; CNN Poll: Clinton Won Debate, Doesn't Get Big Bounce. Aired 4-4:30p ET


October 16, 2015
• Clinton: "There Isn't Anybody Who Hasn't Changed A Position"; Carly Fiorina Facing Drop In Polls; Pentagon Investigates Airstrike On Hospital. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Afghanistan Bombing Investigation; Interview With Hillary Clinton. Aired 4-4:30p ET


October 15, 2015
• Kasich: Clinton Calling Republicans Enemies A "Disgrace"; Tensions Rising In Israel Amid Violence; New Report Blasts Pentagon Drone Program; Ex-NBA Star Found Unresponsive At Nevada Brothel. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Interview With South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham; Trump Debate Demands; U.S. Drawdown in Afghanistan Delayed; Trump, Carson Threaten to Boycott Next GOP Debate; GOP Rep.: Benghazi Panel Meant to Hurt Clinton; Bush Camp Raises $13.4 Million. Aired 4-4:30p ET


October 14, 2015
• Deadly Violence in Jerusalem; Interview with Dennis Ross; Ex- NBA Star Lamar Odom Found Unconscious At Brothel; Fewest Air Traffic Controllers In 27 Years. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Chaos in Israel; Debate Winners and Losers; How Clinton's Performance Affects Biden; Trump Leads GOP by Double Digits in Nevada, S.C. Aired 4-4:30p ET


October 13, 2015
• Preparing for the Debate; Discussion of Campaigns. Aired 4:30- 5p ET
• Democrats Prepare to Debate; Moderator Previews Tonight's Showdown; Democratic Candidates Face Off For First Time. Aired 4- 4:130p ET


October 12, 2015
• Benghazi Investigator Interview; First Democratic Showdown Tomorrow; Trump Says He Will Be "Much Less Divisive"; ISIS Blamed For Suicide Blasts In Ankara. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Benghazi Committee Backlash; Will Biden Run?; Democrats Prepare for First Debate; Candidates Face Off Tomorrow for First Time; Ex- Staffer: Benghazi Probe "Hyperpartisan". Aired 4-4:30p ET


October 09, 2015
• Biden's Team Meets With Democratic National Committee Officials; Sanders, Clinton Readying For CNN Debate; U.S. Effort To Train Rebels Falls Apart; American In Iran Now Held 445 Days. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Interview With Connecticut Senator Richard Blumenthal; Iranian Prisoner; Republican Fight; President Obama Meets With Oregon Victims' Families; Sources: Ryan Thinks & Prays About Speaker Run; Interview with Republican Congressman Raul Labrador of Idaho; Carson: "I'm Not Politically Correct". Aired 4-4:30p ET


October 08, 2015
• Can Sanders Translate Crowds To Votes?; Clinton Flips, Opposes Obama Trade Deal; U.S. Officials: Russian Missiles Crash In Iran; Murdoch Sparks Outrage With Obama Tweet. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Interview With New Jersey Governor Chris Christie; Capitol Chaos; Interview with Chris Christie; Growing Concern About Syrian Refugees Crisis. Aired 4-4:30p ET


October 07, 2015
• Home Field Advantage Nearly Nonexistent In GOP Race; Joe Biden Hits Back At GOP Candidates On Treatment Of Hispanics; Changes Proposed To New USDA Guidelines; Ann Romney Shares Challenges After MS Diagnosis. Aired 4:30-5p ET


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