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May 28, 2020
• Outrage Grows Over George Floyd's Death. Aired 4-4:30p ET


May 27, 2020
• Protests Continue Over George Floyd Death; Coronavirus Vaccine Optimism Overhyped?; SpaceX's Historic Launch Scrubbed. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• U.S. Nears 100,000 Coronavirus Deaths; Historic SpaceX Launch; Historic NASA/SpaceX Launch Scrubbed Due to Weather. Aired 4-4:30p ET


May 26, 2020
• Minneapolis Police Officers Involved in Suspect's Death Fired; Coronavirus Slamming Brazil; Airlines Fight Refunds; Sports Leagues Planning For Coronavirus. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• States Reopening; U.S. Approaches 100,000 Coronavirus Deaths; Trump Mocks Biden for Wearing a Mask as U.S. Approaches 100,000 Deaths. Aired 4-4:30p ET


May 25, 2020
• War and Disease; Coronavirus Crisis Escalates in Brazil; Amarillo, Texas, Deals With Coronavirus Spike. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Trump Threatens to Move Republican National Convention; Memorial Day Crowds Raise Fears of Virus Spikes; President Trump Tweets Insults Ahead of Memorial Day Events. Aired 4-4:30p ET


May 22, 2020
• Jersey Shore Towns Put Restrictions in Place for Holiday Weekend; Big Tech Including Facebook, Twitter Embrace Working Remotely as Possible New Normal. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Study Finds Hydroxychloroquine Linked to Higher Risk of Death; Trump Demands Governors Reopen Churches. Aired 4-4:30p ET


May 21, 2020
• 38.6 Million Americans File for Unemployment in Nine Weeks; New Virginia Task Force Developing Plans to Reopen Schools. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Trump Visits Ford Plant in Michigan. Aired 4-4:30p ET


May 20, 2020
• U.S. Sending Russia Ventilators; Interview With Former U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy; President Trump Blasts Mail-In Voting. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Interview With White House Office of Trade and Manufacturing Policy Director Peter Navarro; Trump Muzzling CDC?. Aired 4-4:30p ET


May 19, 2020
• Children and Coronavirus; The Struggle to Recover From Coronavirus; Health vs. Economy?; Interview With Gov. Asa Hutchinson (R-AR). Aired 4:30-5p ET
• President Trump Holds Cabinet Meeting. Aired 4-4:30p ET


May 18, 2020
• Trump Fires State Department Watchdog; Coronavirus and Navajo Nation; President Trump Currently Taking Hydroxychloroquine?. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Trump Administration Infighting Over Coronavirus Blame?; Promising Early Vaccine Trial. Aired 4-4:30p ET


May 15, 2020
• Restrictions Eased in Parts of New York, Maryland, Virginia, 48 States to Phase in Reopen Plans By Monday; Trump Threatens to Cut Off Relationship with China. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Trump Administration Promises Vaccine By End of Year. Aired 4- 4:30p ET


May 14, 2020
• Trump: "Totally Disagree" With Fauci on Reopening Schools; Trump's Mar-a-Lago Resort Set to Partially Reopen; 36.5 Million Have Filed for Unemployment Since Mid-March. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Georgia, Colorado Cases Decline Even After Business Openings. Aired 4-4:30p ET


May 13, 2020
• Airlines Struggle to Enforce New Rules; Grocery Prices Surging; Vaccine Volunteers. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• White House Coronavirus Tests Faulty?; Projected U.S. Coronavirus Deaths Rising. Aired 4-4:30p ET


May 12, 2020
• Putin Aide Tests Positive For Coronavirus; Interview With Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti; Nursing Home Nightmare; Los Angeles Extending Stay-At-Home Order?. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Interview With Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA); Los Angeles Extending Stay-At-Home Order?; Dr. Fauci Warns of Suffering and Death If States Reopen Too Soon. Aired 4-4:30p ET


May 11, 2020
• President Trump Holds Coronavirus Press Conference. Aired 4:30- 5p ET
• White House Now Coronavirus Hot Spot?; President Trump Holds Press Conference. Aired 4-4:30p ET
• Sioux Tribe Rejects Governor's Call to Remove Checkpoints; Nearly 1 In 3 Deaths Involve Nursing Homes; Small Business Frustrated by Constraints of PPP Rules; South Korea Records Spike in New Cases Linked to Nightclubs and Bars; Shanghai Disneyland Reopens. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• WHO Warns Against Herd Immunity Strategy; New COVID-Related Illness in Children?; White House Now Coronavirus Hot Spot?; Aired 3- 3:30p ET


May 08, 2020
• Harvard: U.S. Should Be Testing 900,000 People Per Day By May 15th; Record 20.5M Jobs Lost in April, Unemployment Rate Soars to 14.7 Percent, Worst Since Great Depression. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• U.S. Hits Highest Unemployment Rate Since Great Depression; Vice President Pence's Press Secretary Tests Positive For Coronavirus. Aired 4-4:30p ET


May 07, 2020
• Trump Administration Blaming Employees For Getting Sick?; How Washington State Avoided Coronavirus Surge; Vaccine Race. Aired 4:30- 5p ET
• Trump Valet Tests Positive For Coronavirus; U.S. Coronavirus Death Toll Passes 75,000. Aired 4-4:30p ET


May 06, 2020
• Kayleigh McEnany Holds White House Press Briefing; Travel/Tourism Industry in Danger?. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• 100,000 U.S. Coronavirus Deaths Expected By End of Month. Aired 4-4:30p ET


May 05, 2020
• Corona Jerks; Russian Doctors' Mysterious Deaths; Vaccine Race. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Coronavirus Task Force Disbanding?; Former Vaccine Chief Files Whistle-Blower Complaint. Aired 4-4:30p ET


May 04, 2020
• Problems With Small Business Loan Program?; U.S. and China Trade Fire Over Coronavirus; Florida's Coronavirus Numbers Not Adding Up?; U.S. Government Projects Massive Rise in Coronavirus Cases Ahead. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Children and Coronavirus; U.S. Government Projects Massive Rise in Coronavirus Cases Ahead. Aired 4-4:30p ET


May 01, 2020
• U.S. Makes Big Bet on Vaccine Company with Unproven Technology; Tyson, Smithfield to Reopen Two Pork Plants with Limited Production After Trump Declares Meat Supply "Critical". Aired 4:30-5p ET
• White House Press Secretary Holds Rare Briefing; Future of Coronavirus in United States?. Aired 4-4:30p ET


April 30, 2020
• Dr. Fauci Expects the Drug Remdesivir Will Be Approved for Emergency Use "Very Quickly"; Economist: Testing Every American is Key to Reopening Country. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Trump Looking to Punish China?; States Start Reopening. Aired 4-4:30p ET


April 29, 2020
• Trump Upset Over Poll Numbers?; State of Air Travel?; Vaccine Search; U.S. Economy Suffers Huge Damage; Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Jared Kushner Trying to Rewrite History?; Promising Drug to Treat Coronavirus?. Aired 4-4:30p ET


April 28, 2020
• When Will Country Have Enough Testing?; Problems With Small Business Loan Program?; Interview With National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Director Dr. Anthony Fauci. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• When Will Country Have Enough Testing?; U.S. Surpasses One Million Coronavirus Cases. Aired 4-4:30p ET


April 27, 2020
• New Zealand Touts Coronavirus Response; U.S. Meat Supply Chain in Danger?; National Guard Being Put in Harm's Way?;. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• White House Cancels Today's Briefing, Instead Will Allow Small Group of Reporters to Cover Economic Remarks; Scientists, Doctors Struggle to Understand How COVID-19 Kills. Aired 4-4:30p ET


April 24, 2020
• Georgia, Oklahoma Among States Easing Some Restrictions Today; Gov. Roy Cooper (D-NC) is Interviewed About His Response to the Coronavirus Pandemic. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Trump's Bizarre Statements About Coronavirus and Disinfectants; U.S. Coronavirus Deaths Pass 50,000. Aired 4-4:30p ET


April 23, 2020
• Staggering 26 Million Americans File for Unemployment Over Five-Week Span. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Updated Modeling Projects Several States Including Florida Should Wait Longer to Safely Reopen; Trump's Coronavirus Response Follows a Pattern of Openly Disagreeing with Science. Aired 4-4:30p ET


April 22, 2020
• Earth's New Normal; Congress Set to Vote on Coronavirus Package; Interview With Charleston, South Carolina, Mayor John Tecklenburg. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• When Did Coronavirus Spread Really Begin in United States?. Aired 4-4:30p ET


April 21, 2020
• Kim Jong-Un in Grave Condition?; Trump Passes Testing Buck to Governors; Online Learning. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Hydroxychloroquine Not Effective?; Interview With Savannah, Georgia, Mayor Van Johnson; Study: No Benefits, Higher Death Rate In Patients Taking Hydroxychloroquine For Coronavirus. Aired 4-4:30p ET


April 20, 2020
• Global Pandemic; Georgia to Begin Reopening?; Testing Delays. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Testing Delays; Trump Encouraging State Protests?. Aired 4- 4:30p ET


April 17, 2020
• Health Expert: Contact Tracing Critical for Safe Reopening, Warns of Resurgence in U.S. Without It; Washington Governor Inslee: Trump's "Liberate" Tweets "Unhinged". Aired 4:30-5p ET
• States vs. Trump; Has U.S. Reached Coronavirus Peak?; New Model Advisers Some States Could Relax Social Distancing As Early as May 4th. Aired 4-4:30p ET


April 16, 2020
• China Denies Suppressing Info About Coronavirus, Despite Widespread Criticism for Lack of Transparency. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Trump's Plan For Reopening America?. Aired 4-4:30p ET


April 15, 2020
• Interview With Gov. Mike DeWine (R-OH); Stimulus Checks Delayed to Add Trump's Signature?; Interview With Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA). Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Interview With Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA); Business Leaders Warn Trump About Reopening Country Without Testing. Aired 4-4:30p ET


April 14, 2020
• Education and Coronavirus; Global Pandemic; Congress Debating More Money For Small Businesses. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• When Could Country Reopen?; Trump vs. Governors. Aired 4-4:30p ET


April 13, 2020
• Sweden's Coronavirus Gamble; Hospitals Running Out of Room for Dead Bodies?. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• States Working Together?; Does Trump Have Any Power Over When States Reopen For Business?. Aired 4-4:30p ET


April 10, 2020
• Kansas Governor Sues GOP Lawmakers to Stop Gatherings of Over 10 People, Including Church, Ahead of Easter; Interview with Kansas Governor Laura Kelly. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Antibody Testing Available Soon?; White House Holds Coronavirus Task Force Briefing. Aired 4-4:30p ET


April 09, 2020
• Federal Government Blocked Private Labs from Using Coronavirus Tests in Late January; Sources: Trump to Announce Second Coronavirus Task Force Solely Focused on Reopening Economy; 16.8 Million Americans File for Unemployment in Three Weeks. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• U.S. Facing 2,000 Daily Coronavirus Deaths; White House Task Force: Baltimore, Philadelphia and DC Next Coronavirus Hot Spots; Mayor Muriel Bowser of D.C. is Interviewed About the Coronavirus Pandemic Hitting Her City. Aired 4-4:30p ET


April 08, 2020
• Trump Administration Developing Coronavirus Surveillance System?; Global Outbreak; Bernie Sanders Drops Out. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• U.S. Coronavirus Death Toll Tops 14,000. Aired 4-4:30p ET


April 07, 2020
• Interview With Celebrity Chef Jose Andres; FEMA and States Battling Over Medical Supplies?; Health Care Workers at Risk. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Coronavirus Hitting African-Americans Hardest; Acting Navy Secretary Submits Resignation; U.S. Coronavirus Death Toll Passes 12,000; As Trump Downplayed Coronavirus, January Memo Warned White House It Could Become "Full-Blown Pandemic"; Treasury to Ask for Another $250B for Overwhelmed Small Business Loan Program Plagued with Glitches. Aired 4-4:30p ET


April 06, 2020
• Hunting Coronavirus Origins; Navy Firestorm; Prisoners Pleading For Help With Coronavirus. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• British Prime Minister Boris Johnson Moved to Intensive Care; Over 10,000 Now Dead From Coronavirus in United States; Heated Disagreement Breaks Out in the Situation Room Over Drug Trump is Pushing as Coronavirus Treatment; Source: One Loan Application Took 72 Minutes, 13 System Crashes. Aired 4-4:30p ET


April 03, 2020
• Harvard Doctor Developing Point System to Help Hospitals Decide Which Patients Get Life-Saving Treatment; New York Hospital is Using Basic Parts to Convert CPAP Machines Into Ventilators. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Some States Still Refusing to Issue Stay-At-Home Orders; Should Americans Wear Masks?. Aired 4-4:30p ET
• Bus Driver Outraged Over Coughing Passenger Dies Days Later; Germany Testing Enhanced Version of 100-Year Old Tuberculosis Drug as Potential Vaccine; FDNY Firefighters Salute Medical Workers At One of The Hardest Hit Hospitals; New York EMTs Told Not to Bring Unresponsive Cardiac Patients to Hospital; White House Expected to Issue Guidance That American Should Wear Masks. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Trump Passing Buck to States?; New York in Crisis. Aired 3- 3:30p ET


April 02, 2020
• How Two Funerals Turned a Small Georgia City Into a Coronavirus Hotspot. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Coronavirus More Contagious Than First Believed?; 6.6 Million File For Unemployment. Aired 4-4:30p ET


April 01, 2020
• Food Insecurity Crisis; Interview With Former National Economic Council Director Gary Cohn; Trump, Pence Trying to Rewrite History on Coronavirus?. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Trump Administration Projects At Least 100,000 Americans Will Die From Coronavirus; Interview With Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA). Aired 4-4:30p ET


March 31, 2020
• Global Pandemic; Economic Fallout; Interview With Gov. Phil Murphy (D-NJ). Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Should All Americans Wear Masks?; Escalating Crisis; CNN Goes Inside Washington State Hospital Preparing For Surge of Patients; How The Army Corps Of Engineers Is Helping During Coronavirus; First U.S. Service Member Dies From Coronavirus. Aired 4-4:30p ET


March 30, 2020
• FDA Authorizes 15-Minute Coronavirus Test; Amazon Workers in New York Threatening Walkout; Trump Retreats From Easter Coronavirus Goal. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• New York in Crisis. Aired 4-4:30p ET


March 27, 2020
• Italy Has Deadliest Day on Record, Announces 969 More Deaths; U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson Tests Positive for Coronavirus; Surgeon General: New Orleans Emerges as Virus "Hot Spot". Aired 4:30- 5p ET
• Hospitals Planning For Worst-Case Scenarios; U.S. Passes 1,500 Coronavirus Deaths. Aired 4-4:30p ET
• Trump Attacks Auto Giant Over Ventilator Price Tag; New York Nurse Dies from Coronavirus Complications; Walmart Vows to Install Sneeze Guards and Protect Customers. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Trump Administration Delaying Deal to Produce Ventilators?; Interview With Former Acting CDC Director Dr. Richard Besser. Aired 3- 3:30p ET


March 26, 2020
• At Least 39 Doctors Die in Italy, Nurses Collapse from Exhaustion; L.A. Mayor: Residents Should Prepare to Stay At Home Until May. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Millions File For Unemployment; More than 1,000 Coronavirus Deaths in United States. Aired 4-4:30p ET
• Spanish Prime Minister Says Spain Is Now Epicenter of European Outbreak as Death Toll Is Above 4,000; German Death Rate Far Lower Than European Nations Due to Early Testing; MLB and Fanatics Using Jersey Materials to Make Hospital Gear. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Global Coronavirus Crisis; Millions File For Unemployment; More Than 1,000 Coronavirus Deaths in United States. Aired 3-3:30p ET


March 25, 2020
• Helping Children Cope With Coronavirus; Pandemic Crisis Escalating in Spain; Some Latin American Leaders Downplaying Coronavirus Threat?. Aired 4:30-5p ET


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