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September 22, 2020
• Trump: "Very Close" to Picking Nominee, Announcement Saturday; Sen. Chris Coons (D-DE) is Interviewed About GOP Having Support to Pursue Election Year Confirmation; Supreme Court Battle; U.S. Passes Grim Milestone of 200,000 Coronavirus Deaths. Aired 4-4:30p ET


September 21, 2020
• Nevada Race; Interview With Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT); Supreme Court Battle Set to Begin. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Supreme Court Battle Set to Begin; Joe Biden in Wisconsin; U.S. Approaches 200,000 Deaths from COVID-19; Trump Claims U.S. is Rounding the Corner of Pandemic Despite 40,000+ New Daily Cases of Average. Aired 4-4:30p ET


September 18, 2020
• Biden Campaigning in Key Battleground State of Minnesota. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• President Trump Makes Claims About Vaccine Timeline; Biden Campaigning in Key Battleground State of Minnesota. Aired 4-4:30p ET


September 17, 2020
• BioNTech, Pfizer to "Adapt" Vaccine Trial to Hit October Deadline. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Former Pence Staffer Denounces President Trump; Rep. Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) is Interviewed About FBI Director Saying that White Supremacist Are the Largest Group of Racially Motivated Domestic Terrorists and Russia is Actively Working to Hurt Biden's Campaign.. Aired 4-4:30p ET


September 16, 2020
• Vaccine Trial Halted; Vaccine Readily Available Late 2021?; Trump Once Again Downplays Using Masks To Battle COVID-19; Interview With Rep. Max Rose (D-NY). Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Joe Biden Lays Out Vaccine Distribution Plan; Biden Takes Questions After Giving COVID Vaccine Plan. Aired 4-4:30p ET


September 15, 2020
• Hurricane Sally Targets Gulf Coast; Interview With Rep. Karen Bass (D-CA); California Manhunt; COVID-19 Vaccine Timeline?. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Trump Continues to Ignore COVID-19 Science. Aired 4-4:30p ET


September 14, 2020
• Interview With Miami, Florida, Mayor Francis Suarez (R); Florida Governor Concealing COVID-19 School Data?; Biden Courts Latino Vote; California Manhunt. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Trump Visits California; Interview With Rep. John Garamendi (D- CA). Aired 4-4:30p ET


September 11, 2020
• New Book: Trump Bragged About Secret Nuke System to Journalist; Historic Western Fires to Blame for At Least 24 Deaths Including Woman & Grandson in Oregon. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Dr. Fauci Warns of Tough Fall and Winter. Aired 4-4:30p ET


September 10, 2020
• One-on-One with Biden; Biden Reaching Out to Blue Collar Voters in Battleground States. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Trump Defends Downplaying Coronavirus; Interview With Democratic Presidential Candidate Joe Biden. Aired 4-4:30p ET


September 09, 2020
• Interview With Sen. Richard Durbin (D-IL); Interview With Sen. John Kennedy (R-LA); Trump on Tape Admitting to Downplaying Coronavirus. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Bob Woodward Releases Bombshell Trump Tapes; New Jersey Governor Reacts to Trump Downplaying Coronavirus. Aired 4-4:30p ET


September 08, 2020
• COVID-19 Around the World; Iowa Outbreak; Republicans Attempting to Craft Skinny COVID-19 Relief Bill. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• COVID-19 Vaccine Timeline?; Schools Open Online Across Country; Source: Biden to Focus on Economy, COVID-19 in Michigan; NBC/Marist Poll: Trump Has 50 Percent Support Among Florida Latino Voters; Biden Sees 46 Percent Support. Aired 4-4:30p ET


September 07, 2020
• Feeding Needy Students; Sean Penn Helping Expand Coronavirus Testing; California Wildfires. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Trump Criticizes U.S. Military Generals; Trump Blasts Doubters of Early Coronavirus Vaccine; Labor Day Crowds Drive Fears of New Virus Spikes. Aired 4-4:30p ET
• Harris Meets Jacob Blake's Family in Wisconsin; Jacob Blake from Hospital Bed, It's Nothing but Pain; Biden Gets Emotional Talking About Son Beau in Documentary; Russian Opposition Leader Out of Coma After Poisoning; Biden, Harris, Pence Make Labor Day Visits to Battleground States. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Experts Fearing Post-Labor Day COVID-19 Spike; Trump Blasts Doubters of Early Coronavirus Vaccine. Aired 3-3:30p ET


September 04, 2020
• 1.4 Million New Jobs in August, Unemployment Rate Falls to 8.4 Percent; Interview with Labor Secretary Eugene Scalia; 7 Rochester Officers Suspended, Video Emerges Five Months After Killing of Daniel Prude. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Report: Trump Called Killed U.S. Soldiers 'Losers'; Model Projects 410,000 U.S. COVID-19 Deaths By January. Aired 4-4:30p ET


September 03, 2020
• Trump Again Suggests Americans May Need to Vote Twice, Which is Illegal. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Will Trump Rush Coronavirus Vaccine Ahead of Election?; Dow Plunges. Aired 4-4:30p ET


September 02, 2020
• Interview With Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT); Trump Suggests His Supporters Vote Twice; Trump Giving Up On Coronavirus Spread?; Pelosi Under Fire Over Indoor Haircut. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Biden Tops Trump 51-43 in New CNN Poll; Fauci's Labor Day Warning: Don't Be Part of the Problem. Aired 4-4:30p ET


September 01, 2020
• Mail Slowdown; Jill Biden Speaks Out; President Trump Denies He Had Mini-Strokes; President Trump Visits Wisconsin. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Coronavirus Czar Talks Testing Troubles; President Trump Visits Wisconsin. Aired 4-4:30p ET


August 31, 2020
• Worldwide Coronavirus Conspiracy Theories; Unrest in Wisconsin; Trump Administration Now Pushing Widespread Infection as COVID-19 Strategy?. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Will Trump Administration Rush Out COVID-19 Vaccine?; Biden Blasts Trump Over Unrest in America; Prominent Docs Call for Independent Panel to Review Vaccines. Aired 4-4:30p ET


August 28, 2020
• IHME Model Projects 317,000+ U.S. Deaths By December. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Interview With Alice Johnson; Biden Set to Campaign in Battleground States. Aired 4-4:30p ET
• Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services Say Nursing Homes Saw Nearly 50,000 COVID Deaths; CDC Projects 200,000+ COVID Deaths by September 19 in U.S.; Four People at RNC in Charlotte Test Positive for COVID; Sports Strikes Continue in Wake of Police Shooting of Jacob Blake; NBA to Resume Season on Saturday After Days of Player Protests; Trump Claims People Are Tired of the NBA, Claims It Is Like a Political Organization. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• March on Washington; Trump Continues Biden Attacks; Biden Set to Campaign in Battleground States. Aired 3-3:30p ET


August 27, 2020
• White House Official: CDC Guidance Changed Because of Testing Backlog. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• President Trump Remains Silent on Wisconsin Shooter; Gov. Asa Hutchinson (R-AR) is Interviewed on Trump, RNC and Tropical Storm Laura Hitting Arkansas; Trump Says He Will Visit Gulf to See Hurricane Damage This Weekend. Aired 4-4:30p ET
• Kamala Harris Said the Reality of COVID Absent from the Republican Convention; Rusten Shesky Identified as the Officer Who Shot Blake 7 Times; Alleged Vigilante Gunman Supported Trump, Had Affinity for Guns; Police Chief Puts Blame on Protesters for Defying Curfew; NBA, WNBA, MLB, MLS Postpone Games. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Biden Speaks Out on Trump Attacks; Kamala Harris Slams Trump's Response to Coronavirus Pandemic. Aired 3-3:30p ET


August 26, 2020
• Hurricane Laura Forces Evacuations; NBA Team Boycotts Playoff Game After Police Shooting. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Mike Pence Headlines RNC Night Three; Interview With Former U.S. National Security Adviser John Bolton; Source: CDC Recommending Fewer People Be Tested After Pressure from the "Top" of Trump Administration; Milwaukee Bucks Boycott NBA Playoff Game After Jacob Blake Shooting. Aired 4-4:30p ET
• Republican Convention Speakers Link Violent Protests to Democratic Leaders; Laura Now Extremely Dangerous Category 4 Hurricane; Governor of Louisiana Says Storm Surge Is Unsurvivable in Some Areas; Official Says Pence to Attack Biden in His Speech. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Pence Set to Target Biden in RNC Speech; Did Trump Administration Order CDC to Change COVID-19 Testing Protocols?; 17- Year-Old Suspect Arrested in Deadly Kenosha Shootings. Aired 3-3:30p ET


August 25, 2020
• Attorneys, Family of Jacob Blake Hold Press Conference. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Interview With Fmr. Gov. Scott Walker (R-WI); Unrest in Wisconsin Following Police Shooting; RNC Speakers Deliver Message of Fear; Jacob Blake Family Attorney Provides Update On His Condition. Aired 4-4:30p ET
• Kenosha, Wisconsin Center of Nationwide Protests After Unarmed Black Man Shot in Back by Police; Evangelical Leader Resigns as President of Liberty University Amid Sex Scandal; New Book Says Hannity Thinks Trump Is a Crazy Person; Hurricane Laura Strengthens as It Moves Toward Gulf Coast; RNC Keynote Speakers Include First Lady Melania Trump. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Unrest in Wisconsin Following Police Shooting; RNC Speakers Deliver Message of Fear; FDA Commissioner Apologizes For Misleading Statements on COVID-19 Treatment. Aired 3-3:30p ET


August 24, 2020
• Postmaster General Testifies Before Congress; President Trump Trying to Rush Coronavirus Vaccine?; Wisconsin Police Shooting. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• President Trump Trying to Rush Coronavirus Vaccine?; RNC Formally Nominates Trump for Second Term; Biden Campaign Says Harris Will Highlight Trump's "Failed Leadership" in Speech This Week; Video Shows Kenosha, WI Police Shooting Jacob Blake Multiple Times in Back. Aired 4-4:30p ET
• FDA Gives Emergency Use Authorization for Convalescent Plasma; Video Show Kenosha Police Shooting Unarmed Jacob Blake Multiple Times in the Back; Jerry Seinfeld Op-Ed Says If You Think NYC Is Dead, You're Wrong; Serious Questions Over Trump Possibly Rushing Vaccine Approval for Election Gain. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Postmaster General Testifies Before Congress; Interview With Rep. Steve Scalise (R-LA); President Trump Trying to Rush Coronavirus Vaccine?. Aired 3-3:30p ET


August 21, 2020
• Florida Judge To Rule Next Week on In-Person Classes; Biden Accepts Democratic Nomination in Career-Defining Speech. Aired 4:30-5p ET.
• CDC Predicts Nearly 195,000 U.S. Deaths By September 12; Postmaster General: Vote By Mail is Safe and I Support It. Aired 4- 4:30p ET
• Campaign Aide Not Sure If Biden Campaign Will Hit The Trail This Fall, New Confidence Can Reach Voters in Other Ways; Trump Slams DNC as Darkest and Gloomiest Convention in History; W.H.O and UNICEF to Release New Guidance for Kids and Masks; Thousands of Iowans Without Power Nearly Two Weeks After Storm; W.H.O Says No Country Can Just Ride This Out Waiting for a Vaccine. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• CDC Predicts Nearly 195,000 U.S. Deaths By September 12; Rave Reviews For Biden Speech; Interview With Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D- IL); Postmaster General Testifies Before Senate. Aired 3-3:30p ET


August 20, 2020
• Teachers Threaten Strikes Amid Virus Safety Concerns; Trump's Ex-Chief Strategist Pleads Not Guilty to Fraud Charges. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Interview With Former Acting U.S. Attorney General Sally Yates; Joe Biden Set to Deliver Address at Democratic National Convention; Steve Bannon Arrested on Fraud Charges; At Least 17 States Report COVID Cases At Colleges. Aired 4-4:30p ET
• Tonight, Biden Will Accept Democratic Nomination for President; Biden Set to Deliver Biggest Speech of His Life; CNN Special Report Explores Women's Rights This Saturday; Trump Refuses to Denounce QAnon Labelled by the FBI as a Terrorism Threat. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Joe Biden Set to Deliver Address at Democratic National Convention; Vaccine Timeline?; Steve Bannon Arrested on Fraud Charges. Aired 3-3:30p ET


August 19, 2020
• COVID Survivors; Florida Republican Candidate Targeted With Fake Texts; Interview With Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN); Trump Mails Election Ballot, Blasts Mail-In Voting. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• WHO Official to Young People: You're Not "Invincible" to Virus. Aired 4-4:30p ET
• Trump Attacks Mail-In Voting, Urges Americans to Vote in Person; Interview with Sen. Mark Warner on Mail-In Ballots; Senate Intel Report Says Manafort Was a Grave Counterintelligence Threat; How Contact Racing is Helping Bend The Curve; FDA Halts Plasma Treatment for COVID. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• President Trump Mails Election Ballot, Blasts Mail-In Voting; Schools and COVID-19; Kamala Harris Headlining Wednesday's Democratic National Convention. Aired 3-3:30p ET


August 18, 2020
• Trump Responds To Michelle Obama Convention Speech; Schools Facing COVID Outbreaks. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Interview With Former Department of Homeland Security Chief of Staff Miles Taylor; Bill Clinton Set to Speak at Democratic National Convention; Voter Confidence?. Aired 4-4:30p ET
• Postmaster General suspends changes to service; Interview with Rep. Cedrick Richmond on day one of the Democratic National Convention; Tonight's focus is Biden's leadership versus Trump; Julian Castro warns that Dems could see a slide in Latino support; Study says flu and other viruses may spread in dust. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Interview With Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro; Bill Clinton Set to Speak at Democratic National Convention; Schools Facing COVID Outbreaks; Postmaster General Vows to Suspend Changes to Postal Service. Aired 3-3:30p ET


August 17, 2020
• Trump Targeting Postal Service?; Democratic National Convention Kicks Off Tonight; Children And Coronavirus. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Trump Touting New Coronavirus Miracle Cure?; Interview With Atlanta, Georgia, Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms; Democratic National Convention Set to Begin. Aired 4-4:30p ET
• CNN Poll Shows Biden's Lead Over Trump Shrinks as Enthusiasm for Election Grows; Trump Rails Against Universal Mail-In Ballots; Pelosi Calls for House to Return from Recess for USPS Vote; Researchers Struggling to Recruit Minorities to Vaccine Trials; Los Angeles Schools Announce Large Testing Plan to Restart School; US Intel Says Iran Paid Bounties to Taliban for Targeting American Troops; Democratic National Convention Begins Tonight. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Interview With Rep. Gwen Moore (D-WI); Democratic National Convention Set to Begin as Presidential Polls Tighten; Trump Touting New Coronavirus Miracle Cure?. Aired 3-3:30p ET


August 14, 2020
• Trump to Visit Three Swing States in Biggest Campaign Push Since June; Biden Releases Coronavirus Ads After Calling for Mask Mandate. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• U.S. Averaging Over 1,000 Coronavirus Deaths Every Day; One-on- One with Trump's Testing Czar, Admiral Brett Giroir. Aired 4-4:30p ET


August 13, 2020
• Facebook Rolls Out New Tools to Fight Misinformation as Trump Uses Site to Spread Lies About Mail-in Voting. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• School Reopening Mess?; Biden/Harris Call For Nationwide Mask Mandate; Trump Says He's Against Funding Post Office Because Money Will Be Used for Mail-In Voting; Israel UAE Agree to Establish Formal Diplomatic Ties. Aired 4-4:30p ET


August 12, 2020
• Biden, Harris Make First Joint Appearance as Running Mates. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Trump Says Harris "Was My Number One Draft Pick", Calls Her Nasty & Disrespectful to Biden; Biden, Harris Set For Joint Appearance. Aired 4-4:30p ET


August 11, 2020
• Biden Chooses Kamala Harris as Running Mate. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Biden Chooses Kamala Harris as Running Mate. Aired 4-4:30p ET


August 10, 2020
• The Madman Theory of Trump; Biden Set to Announce Running Mate; Trump Administration Sabotaging Postal Service?; Interview With Former Acting CDC Director Dr. Richard Besser. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• White House Fights Back Against GOP Criticism of Trump's Executive Actions; Duke Study Tests Effectiveness of 14 Different Masks; Trump Wants to Be Added to Mount Rushmore?; Schools Reopening/Closing Amid Coronavirus Outbreaks. Aired 4-4:30p ET


August 07, 2020
• Cuomo: All New York School Districts Are Authorized to Open; Data Shows Stricter Measures in Arizona are Working, but Experts Warn the State is Not in the Clear. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Intel Officials: Russia, China & Iran Trying to Interfere in Election; Trump Seizes on Biden's Comments on Black and Latino Diversity; U.S. Adds 1.8M Jobs in July, Unemployment Falls to 10.2 Percent; Cuomo: All New York School Districts Are Authorized to Open. Aired 4-4:30p ET


August 06, 2020
• Some Senators Leave Town With No Relief Deal for Struggling Americans; Another 1.2 Million Americans File for Unemployment Benefits; Ohio Governor Speaks After Positive COVID-19 Test; Germany Sees 1,000 New Cases In a Day for First Time in 2+ Months. Aired 4:30- 5p ET
• Trump Falsely Says Kids are "Almost Immune" to COVID-19; FDA Commissioner Denies Political Pressure Over COVID-19 Vaccine; Trump Claims Biden, A Devout Catholic, Wants to "Hurt God"; Schools Reopening; Ohio Governor Tests Positive For COVID-19. Aired 4-4:30p ET


August 05, 2020
• Beirut Explosion Aftermath; Mississippi Outbreak; Schools Begin Reopening. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Trump in Denial Over Coronavirus Pandemic? Interview With Former U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy. Aired 4-4:30p ET


August 04, 2020
• Storm Batters East Coast; Coronavirus Relief Package Negotiations Continue; U.S. Coronavirus Testing Failure? Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Should Schools Reopen?; President Trump Believes Coronavirus Pandemic Under Control; "It Is What It Is": Trump Responds To 156,000- Plus Americans Dying Of Virus; Health Minister: At Least 50 Dead, 2,750-Plus Injured In Beirut Blast; The Testing Crisis: What 20 Experts Say They Need From Federal Government. Aired 4-4:30p ET


August 03, 2020
• Storm Targets East Coast; Judge Speaks Out About Deadly Attack On Family; Will Trump Roll Out Unsafe Vaccine Too Early? Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Trump Attacks Birx After She Said Virus is "Widespread" in U.S.; Stimulus Negotiations in a "Bad Place" Despite Optimistic Talk. Aired 4-4:30p ET


July 31, 2020
• CDC: 260 Kids and Staff Infected at Georgia Camp; Trump Renews Unfounded Claim Mail-In Ballots Will "Rig" Election. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• U.S. Tops 4.5 Million Coronavirus Cases. Aired 4-4:30p ET


July 30, 2020
• U.S. Plunges Into Recession, Worst Economic Drop on Record; Eviction Threat Looms for Millions of Americans. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Interview With Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD); Trump Floats Delaying Presidential Election; John Lewis Remembered; Herman Cain Dies from COVID-19; Florida Sets New Record for Virus Deaths for the Third Straight Day. Aired 4-4:30p ET


July 29, 2020
• How to Honor John Lewis?; Trump Admits Failing to Confront Putin Over Russian Bounties; Brazil's Hydroxychloroquine Push. Aired 4:30-5p ET


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