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July 02, 2020
• W.H.O. Says 18 Vaccines Are in Human Trials Globally; HHS Official Says More Than One Vaccine Could Be Ready Next Year; United Airlines Says Very Difficult to Social Distance on Plane; Miami-Dade Officer Relieved of Duty After Seen in Video Striking Woman; Epstein's Ex-Girl Friend Charged with Enticement of Minors; Defiance and Fear in Hong Kong as China Backed Law Cracks Down on Protestors; U.S. Hits Record High Number of Cases in One Day. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Vaccine Progress?; Florida Sees Record Number of Coronavirus Cases; Interview With Former U.S. National Security Adviser John Bolton. Aired 3-3:30p ET


July 01, 2020
• Putin Outplaying Trump?; Children and Coronavirus; Masks and Politics; Interview With D.L. Hughley. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Trump Calls Russia Bounty Allegations a "Hoax" Despite Sources Saying It was Included in His Daily Briefing; Rep. Seth Moulton (D-MA) is Interviewed About Him Calling Trump's Handling of Russia Bounty Intel "Treasonous"; 19 States Pause Reopening as Coronavirus Surges. Aired 4-4:30p ET
• Florida Reports Over 6500 New Cases Ahead of Holiday Weekend; Sarasota, Florida Mandates Masks; Spread of Coronavirus Complicates Plans to Reopen Schools; School Districts in States With Spikes in Infections Grapple with Reopening Plan; Richmond Mayor Orders Removal of Confederate Statues; Trump on Confederate Statues, Battle to Save the Heritage; Biden Seems to Indicate Distinction in Statues to Honor Founding Fathers Who Owned Slaves Versus Confederate Leaders; 19 States Pause Reopening Plans as Infections Surge. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Trump Calls Russia Bounty Story Hoax; Interview With Former U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius; U.S. COVID-19 Deaths Undercounted?. Aired 3-3:30p ET


June 30, 2020
• Smaller Airports Hurting; Coronavirus Surging in Florida; Trump Under Fire Over Russia Bounty Intelligence. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Trump Under Fire Over Russia Bounty Intelligence; Coronavirus Surging; Rep. Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) is Interviewed About the Russian Bounty Intel.Aired 4-4:30p ET
• Fauci Is Cautiously Optimistic for Vaccine In 2021; FDA Will Provide Guidance to Vaccine Developers to Speed Up Approval Process; Biden Says as President, He'd Ask to Stay On Board And Allow Medical Experts to Speak Freely; Biden on Cognitive Decline, Watch Me and Can Hardly Wait to Compare His Capability with Trump; PPP Application Process Expires Tonight with $134 Billion Untapped; Fauci Says New Swine Flu Found in China; Top Health Officials Push All Americans to Wear Masks in Public. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Officials Alarmed at Trump's Calls With Foreign Leaders; Trump Under Fire Over Russia Bounty Intelligence; Coronavirus Surging. Aired 3-3:30p ET


June 29, 2020
• Containing Coronavirus Prison Outbreaks; Police in Crisis?; Interview With Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA); Supreme Court Strikes Down Louisiana Anti-Abortion Law. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Trump Under Fire Over U.S. Troop Deaths in Afghanistan; Coronavirus Cases Rising in U.S.; Supreme Court Strikes Down Louisiana Abortion Law. Aired 4-4:30p ET
• 7 GOP Lawmakers Briefed at White House on Russian Bounties Intel; White House Says No Consensus in Intel Community on Russian Bounty Report; Trump Denies Being Briefed on Bounties; 5000 People a Day Being Admitted to Texas Hospitals; Houston Mayor Asks Governor for a New Stay At Home Order; Mississippi Lawmakers Vote to Remove Confederate Symbol on State Flag; W.H.O. Says Pandemic Is Not Even Close to Being Over. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Trump Under Fire Over U.S. Troop Deaths in Afghanistan; Supreme Court Strikes Down Louisiana Anti-Abortion Law; Officers Charged in George Floyd Case Appear in Court; Coronavirus Cases Rising in U.S. Aired 3-3:30p ET


June 26, 2020
• Texas Governor Puts Restrictions Back in Place as Cases Soar; Moments Ago: Florida Governor Says No Mask Mandate, Will "Trust People to Make Good Decisions". Aired 4:30-5p ET
• COVID-19 Surging in United States. Aired 4-4:30p ET


June 25, 2020
• Disney Postpones Disneyland Reopening in California. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Trump Visits Wisconsin Amid Sinking Poll Numbers; Florida Records 5,000+ New Cases for Second Day in a Row; Trump's Sinking Poll Numbers; Coronavirus Cases Rising in Florida, Texas and California. Aired 4-4:30p ET
• Biden Slams Trump on Health Care in Speech; Governors Mandate Masks in Last 24 Hours; Arizona City Councilman Apologizes for Mocking George Floyd While Wearing a Mask; CDC Reports Pregnant Women with COVID More Likely to Be in ICU; District Attorney Defends Decision to Not Charge Officers in McClain's Death; House Democrats Expected to Pass Police reform bill today; In 30 states infections increase. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Joe Biden Slams Trump in Pennsylvania; Coronavirus Cases Rising in Texas and California. Aired 3-3:30p ET


June 24, 2020
• Europe Considers Ban on U.S. Travelers; Mandatory Quarantine For Some Out-of-State Visitors?. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Trump Holds Joint News Conference with President of Poland. Aired 4-4:30p ET


June 23, 2020
• President Trump Set to Hold Campaign Event in Arizona; Will Europe Ban U.S. Travelers Over Coronavirus?; Interview With Sen. Richard Durbin (D-IL). Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Dr. Fauci Warns of Coronavirus Surge; Family & Friends Honor Rayshard Brooks at Historic Atlanta Church; Petition Urges Disney World to Delay July 11 Reopening Due to Spike in Florida Coronavirus Cases. Aired 4-4:30p ET


June 22, 2020
• New York Congressional Primary Race; Coronavirus Surging; Interview With Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA). Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Trump Uses Racist Term to Describe Coronavirus; Trump Administration in Denial as Pandemic Spreads?; White House Admits Trump Involved in Firing of Top U.S. Attorney After Trump Claimed He Wasn't; Fellow NASCAR Drivers Offer Show of Solidarity for Bubba Wallace Before Today's Race. Aired 4-4:30p ET


June 19, 2020
• Officer Involved in Killing of Breonna Taylor to be Fired; 8 States See Highest 7-Day Average of New Daily Cases; Federal Judge Expresses Doubt in Stopping Publication of Bolton Book. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Juneteenth Rallies Nationwide Amid America's Racial Unrest; President Trump Set to Hold Tulsa Rally. Aired 4-4:30p ET


June 18, 2020
• Supreme Court Blocks Trump from Ending DACA. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Atlanta Police Officers Charged. Aired 4-4:30p ET


June 17, 2020
• Coronavirus Cases Rising in Florida; President Trump Set to Hold Indoor Rally. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Interview With Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT); John Bolton's Explosive Claims. Aired 4-4:30p ET


June 16, 2020
• Food Banks in Crisis; North Korea's Explosive Message; Coronavirus and Young People; Statue Protest Turns Violent. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Interview With Gov. Phil Murphy (D-NJ); President Trump Defends Police, Issues Executive Order; New Model Predicts 201,000+ Deaths By October, Blames Easing of Social Distancing for New Spikes. Aired 4- 4:30p ET


June 15, 2020
• American Citizen Sentenced in Russia; U.S. Supreme Court Upholds LGBTQ Rights; Tulsa's Troubled Racial History; Criticism Grows Over Trump's Upcoming Rally. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Unrest in Atlanta; 18 States are Currently Seeing a Rise in New Coronavirus Cases. Aired 4-4:30p ET


June 12, 2020
• Protests, Coronavirus, Economy: Voting Issues in Battleground Arizona; Trump: Tulsa Rally Scheduled on Juneteenth Not On Purpose, "Think About It As a Celebration". Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Trump's 2020 Strategy?; Interview With Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC). Aired 4-4:30p ET


June 11, 2020
• Trump to Relaunch Rallies on Juneteenth in Tulsa, Site of 1921 Race Massacre; Human Trials Underway on Antibody Cocktail That May Treat to Prevent Coronavirus. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Joint Chiefs Chairman Apologizes; Dow Dives; Nashville Delaying Next Phase of Reopening Due to Spike in Cases; U.S. Surpasses 2 Million Confirmed Cases, Nearly 113,000 Deaths. Aired 4-4:30p ET


June 10, 2020
• Georgia Election Meltdown; Human Coronavirus Vaccine Trials Set to Begin; Coronavirus Cases Surging in Some States; Brother of George Floyd Testifies on Capitol Hill. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Interview With Cincinnati, Ohio, Mayor, John Cranley; Brother of George Floyd Testifies on Capitol Hill; White Officials: Trump Weighing Executive Action on Police Reform; Trump: Won't Remove Confederate Leader Names from Military Bases; George Floyd's Brother Makes Emotional Plea to Lawmakers: "Make Sure His Death is Not in Vain". Aired 4-4:30p ET


June 09, 2020
• Did Not Air. 4-4:30p ET
• Police Reform; World Health Organization's Confusing Statements on Coronavirus Spread; President Trump's Latest Conspiracy Theory; Remembering George Floyd. Aired 4:25-5p ET


June 08, 2020
• Former Military Leaders Speaking Out Against Trump; Coronavirus Treatment Supply Shortage?; Will Coronavirus Spikes Follow Mass Protests?; Interview With Rep. Elissa Slotkin (D-MI). Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Democrats Unveil Police Reform Bill; Houston Honors George Floyd; Police Reform Advocates Accuse Unions of Protecting Bad Cops; Rep. Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) is Interviewed About the Sweeping Police.. Aired 4-4:30p ET


June 05, 2020
• WGRZ: 57 Members of Buffalo Emergency Response Team Resign; Florida Cases Rise As Universal Orlando Opens. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Interview With Bishop T.D. Jakes; Minneapolis Votes to Ban Police Choke Holds. Aired 4-4:30p ET


June 04, 2020
• CDC Director Testifies, Concerned Public Health Messaging is Not Resonating; Large Study of Hydroxychloroquine in Virus Patients Retracted. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Remembering George Floyd; GOP Senator Murkowski Agrees with Mattis Criticism, Says She's "Struggling" to Support Trump in 2020. Aired 4-4:30p ET


June 03, 2020
• Violence At Some Protests; President Trump Defends Church Photo Op, Bunker Trip; Three Other Officers Involved In George Floyd's Death Charged. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Three Other Officers Involved in George Floyd's Death Charged. Aired 4-4:30p ET


June 02, 2020
• Protests and Coronavirus; Investigation Announced Into Minneapolis Police Department; Houston Remembers George Floyd. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Major Protests Continue Nationwide; Peaceful Protesters Tear- Gassed Ahead of Trump Photo-Op. Aired 4-4:30p ET


June 01, 2020
• Protests and Coronavirus; Lasting Effects Police Killings Have on Communities?. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Trump Slams Governors, Tells Them to 'Dominate' Protesters; Unrest in America; Local Officials Suspect White Supremacists, Far- Left Extremists are Behind Violence at Nationwide Protests; Barr Escalates Federal Response, Deploying Riot Squads. Aired 4-4:30p ET


May 29, 2020
• Right Now: Protests Across the Country Over George Floyd's Death; 8PM Curfew Announced for Minneapolis. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Minneapolis Police Officer Charged With Third-Degree Murder. Aired 4-4:30p ET


May 28, 2020
• Coronavirus Pandemic: 16 States Seeing Increase in Cases, 10 Flat, 24 Trending Down; Trump: Floyd's Death "A Shocking Sight" But Rioting a "Very Bad Thing". Aired 4:30-5p ET
• 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


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