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September 20, 2023


September 19, 2023
• Wagner's Africa Operations Future After Prigozhin; House Oversight Panel Plans First Hearing September 28; Michigan State Moves To Fire Head Football Coach; Crews Working To Recover Debris Of Missing F-35 Fighter Jet. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Zelenskyy: World "Must Act" To Defeat Russian "Aggressor"; Trudeau Alleges India Possibly Tied To Sikh Leader's Death; 5 Americans Freed From Iran Arrive In U.S.; Inside Wagner's Criminal Organization In Africa. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Zelenskyy: World "Must Act" To Defeat Russian "Aggressor"; IRS, FBI Officials Cast Doubt On Whistleblower's Allegations About Hunter Biden Investigation; House Panel Plans 1st Impeachment Inquiry Hearing On Sept. 28; Evangelical Support Behind Trump Remains Strong; Police Investigating Death At Patriots' Home Game. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Ukrainian President Zelenskyy Addresses UN, Urges Global Action Against Russian Aggression And Weaponization. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Adm. John Kirby, White House Coordinator For Strategic Communications, Discusses Zelenskyy Speech To U.N. General Assembly, Rift Between Canda, India; El Paso Braces For Migrant Influx, Shelters Full; Soon: Hearing On Water Tainted By Military Jet Fuel Leak. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• Rudy Giuliani Sued For $1.3 Million in Unpaid Lawyer Fees; Republican Infighting Escalates; Freed Americans Return Home; Interview With Former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine William Taylor. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• Five Americans Freed From Iranian Detention Back On U.S. Soil; YouTube Blocks Russell Brand From Making Money Off Platform; Amazing Grace Chorus: Making Music That Soothes The Soul. Aired 11:30a-12p ET
• Trump to Skip Second Republican Presidential Debate; Interview With Former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine John Herbst; President Biden Addresses U.N. General Assembly. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• At the U.N. General Assembly, Biden Addresses World Leaders. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Biden Addresses World Leaders at U.N. General Assembly; Biden Says, Democracy is on the Ballot Once Again; Biden Says, Our History Need Not Dictate Our Future. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Security at U.N. General Assembly; McCarthy Insists Spending Deal Can Pass House; Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-NY) is Interviewed about the Funding Bill; Jim Schultz is Interviewed about The Clark Case. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Biden Aims to Elevate Global Agenda At UN Meeting; Freed Americans Back On US Soil; El Paso On Cusp Of Third Wave Of Migrant Arrivals. Aired 9-9:30a ET


September 18, 2023
• Military Searches For Missing F-35 Fighter Jet; Today Stellantis Meets With UAW As Strike Enters Day 4; Gas Prices Hit 2023 Hights As Oil Surges; Drew Barrymore Reverses Decision, Won't Resume Show. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Five Americans Freed by Iran En Route to U.S.; Hunter Biden Sues IRS, Claims Private Info Leaked; Fed. Judge Says He'll Decide Soon on Ex-DOJ Official's Attempt to Move GA Election Subversion Case to Federal Court; UN Revises Death Toll to 3,958, as Thousands Are Still Missing. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Suspect Arrested In Murder Of Los Angeles Deputy; Why Some At- Home COVID Tests Don't Reveal Infection; "Champion For Change": Immigration Advocate Murel Saenz. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Americans Imprisoned In Iran Released In Rare Deal; Former DOJ Official's Attempt To Move Case To Federal Court; Bleak Polls For Trump And President Biden's Potential Rematch Selective Strike By Auto Workers Continues, Potential Economic Impact; Los Angeles County Sheriff's Deputy Killed In Ambush, Arrest Made. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Military Searching For Missing F-35 Fighter Jet; Ukraine Fires All But One Deputy Defense Ministers; L.A. County Officials Give Update After Deputy Killed, Arrest Made. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• Four-Day Workweek?; Autoworkers Strike Continues; Hunter Biden Sues IRS; Kevin McCarthy Attempting to Avoid Shutdown; Five Americans Freed From Iran. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• Blinken: Spoke To Freed Americans, It Was "Emotional"; Today: Stellantis Meets With UAW As Strike Enters Day Four; CNN Spotlight: Sophia Chang And Empowering Women Of Color. Aired 11:30a-12p ET
• 5 Americans Freed After Being Wrongfully Detained In Iran; Blinken Speaks On Iran's Release Of 5 Detained Americans. Aired 11- 11:30a ET
• Release of 5 Wrongfully Detained Americans from Evin Prison, Iran; Five Released U.S. Prisoners Landed in Doha; Interview with Genser, Attorney for Family of Detained American Siamak Namazi, Jared Genser. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Five Americans Freed After Being Wrongfully Detained in Iran; Trump Co-Defendant Hearing in Georgia Case to Federal Court; Hunter Biden Sues IRS, Says Agents Illegally Released Tax Info. Aired 10- 10:30a ET
• John Kirby is Interviewed about the Freed Americans from Iran; Stellantis to Meet with UAW; House GOP Faces Pushback on Funding Bill. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Americans Leave Tehran; New Sanctions Against Iran; Clark Seeks to Move Trial; Gene Rossi is Interviewed about the Clark Case. Aired 9-9:30a ET


September 15, 2023
• Chinese Defense Minister Li Not Seen Publicly In Two Weeks; UAW: Bargaining With Big Three To Resume Saturday; Hurricane Lee Approaches New England And Canada At Cat 1; Aaron Rodgers Ran "Gamut Of Emotions" After Injury. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Hunter Biden Indicted On 3 Gun Charges; President Speaks On Economy Amid News Of Son's Indictment. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• 3 Ex-Officers Accused In Tyre Nichols' Death Seek Own Trial; Senate Launches Inquiry Into Coast Guard Serial Assault Cover-Ups Exposed By CNN Report; Close to 3,000 People Killed In Powerful Earthquake In Morocco; Cardiac Arrest Patients Recall Near-Death Experiences. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Auto workers strike as President Biden backs fair wages, CEOs respond to union demands amid record profits. Hunter Biden faces gun- related charges with potential additional tax charges looming. Study examines the impact of the auto workers' strike on the economy. Jury acquits three men in the Michigan kidnapping plot case. Former President Trump's history of making legal promises to testify under oath. Senate takes action after CNN report exposes sexual assault cover-ups by the Coast Guard. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Libya Floods: Thousands Dead, 10,000-Plus Missing; Source: China Appears To Have Suspended Spy Balloon Program; Hurricane Lee Approaches New England & Canada As Cat 1; Descendants Of Slaves Fear Land Loss From Georgia Zoning Change. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• Trump Denies Mar-a-Lago Allegations; Autoworkers Strike. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• CNN Gets Rare Look Inside Hurricane Hunters' Plane; UAW Launches Historic Strike Against Big Three Automakers; Zelenskyy To Meet Biden Next Week. Aired 11:30a-12p ET
• GM CEO: We Think We Have A Very Competitive Offer On The Table; Special Counsel May Bring More Charges Against Hunter Biden; Three Men Acquitted Of Plot To Kidnap Michigan Governor. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Biden Impeachment inquiry; Interview with USA Today Washington Bureau Chief Susan Page; Russia's War on Ukraine; Village Near Bakhmut Reclaimed by Ukrainian Brigade; Next week, Zelenskyy Will Meet with Biden in the United States; Protests Erupted in Response to the Anniversary of Mahsa Amini's Death; Coast Guard Sexual Assault Cases are the Subject of Senate Investigation. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Indictment of Hunter Biden on Gun Charges After Plea Bargain Fell Through; Hunter Biden May Face Additional Charges by Special Counsel; Interview with McLaughlin and Stern Partner and Former Manhattan Assistant District Attorney Daniel J. Horwitz; UAW on Historic Strike Against 3 Major Automakers; Maine Declares a State of Emergency, While New England Braces for the Effects of Hurricane Lee; Interview with Washington County, Maine Emergency Management Director Lisa Hanscom; Biden Impeachment Inquiry. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Trump Says It's "False" He Told Employee To Delete Mar-a-Lago Security Footage; Trump Suggests His Own Impeachment Led To Push For Biden's; State Of Emergency In Maine; New England Braces For Impact; U.S. Sources Say Chinese Spy Balloon Program Suspended; At Least 21 Of 30 TX State Senators Must Vote In Favor Of Conviction To Remove Paxton From Office. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• UAW Launches Historic Strike Against Big Three Automakers; Special Counsel May Bring More Charges Against Hunter Biden; Libya Floods: Thousands Dead, 10,000-Plus Missing. Aired 9-9:30a ET


September 14, 2023
• Trump, 16 Co-Defendants Will Get Later Trial Date; McCarthy Dares His GOP Critics To Oust Him As House Speaker; Strike Looms As UAW, Automakers Negotiate Contracts; Aid Pours Into Libya After Flood Kill 8,000. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Impeachment Probe, Shutdown Talks Stoke DC Tensions; Kim, Putin Meet As U.S. Warns Russia Seeking Arms Deal. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Hunter Biden Indicted On 3 Gun Charges. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Hunter Biden Faces Charges Related To Firearm Purchase And False Statements. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• "DREAMers" Program Ruled Unlawful, Ending New Enrollments; Hunter Biden Indicted On Gun Charges. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• Georgia Election Subversion Case Moves Forward; House Republican Infighting?; Countdown to Autoworkers Strike. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• Now: Hearing In Georgia Subversion Case; McCarthy Allies React To Speaker's Dare To Oust Him; Birmingham Remembers Church Bombing That Killed Four Black Girls. Aired 11:30a-12p ET
• Hearing Held in Georgia Election Subversion Case. Aired 11- 11:30a ET
• McCarthy Daring Political Opponents to Try to Oust Him of His Job; In Georgia, Trump and 16 Other Co-Defendants Will Have a Later Trial Date; Televised Pre-Trial Hearing in Georgia Election Subversion Case; Now: Hearing in Georgia Election Subversion Case. Aired 10:30- 11a ET
• Trump, 16 Other Co-Defendants Will Get Later Trial Date in Georgia; Televised Pre-Trial Hearing in Georgia Election Subversion Case; UAW Strike Deadline Hours Away Amid Challenging Negotiations. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Seattle PD Officer Recorded Laughing After Woman Killed; DeSantis Contradicts CDC, Warns Against COVID-19 Boosters; Trump, 16 Other Co-Defendants Will Get Trial Date In Georgia; PA Police: "Nightmare Finally Over" After Manhunt Ends. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Seattle PD Officer Recorded Laughing After Woman Killed; UAW Strike Deadline Hours Away Amid "Challenging" Negotiations; McCarthy Meets With House GOP To Plot Impeachment Inquiry; Biden: "They Want To Impeach Me Because They Want To Shut Down The Government"; Sen. Mitt Romney Announces He Will Not Seek Reelection; Tech Leaders Endorse Regulating AI At Rare Summit In DC; Soon: Televised Pre-Trial Hearing In GA Election Subversion Case. Aired 9-9:30a ET


September 13, 2023
• Former Escaped Killer Caught After Two Weeks on the Run; 6,000+ Presumed Dead in Libya After Catastrophic Floods; Virginia Police Crack 1994 Murder with Help of DNA. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Impeachment Probe, Shutdown Talks Stoke DC Tensions; Kim, Putin Meet As U.S. Warns Russia Seeking Arms Deal. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• UAW Prepares To Strike Against Detroit's Big 3; Oklahoma Police Working To Recover New BTK "Trophies"; Cruise Ship Stuck Off Greenland, Hundreds Onboard. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Putin and Kim Jong-un Strengthen Ties Amid Concerns Over North Korea-Russia Arms Deal. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy Faces Party Divide Over Biden Impeachment Attempt. Escaped Convicted Murderer Captured in Pennsylvania After Two-Week Manhunt. Inflation Rises for Second Consecutive Month, Driven by Energy and Food Prices. Aired 2- 2:30p ET
• 5,300 Plus Presumed Dead As Ruptured Dams Worsen Disaster; Tech Moguls On The Hill To Discuss AI Promise, Peril; Memo: Military Promotions Being Held Up By GOP Sen. Tuberville Would Take Hundreds Of Hours To Process Individually. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• Kim Jong-un Meets With Vladimir Putin; Escaped Pennsylvania Killer Caught; Mixed Inflation Numbers; Impeachment Threat. Aired 1- 1:30p ET
• Trump Privately Discussed Biden Impeachment With GOP Lawyers; 2,900+ Dead After 6.8 Magnitude Quake in Morocco; Kim, Putin Meet As U.S. Warns Russia Seeking Arm Deal. Aired 11:30a-12p ET
• Kevin McCarthy Defends Impeachment Inquiry; Escaped Killer Caught. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Escaped Fugitive Danelo Cavalcante Captured; Interview with Retired FBI Supervisory Special Agent Daniel Brunner; Police: Escapee Sustained "Minor Bite Wound" from K9. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Escaped Killer Caught After 14 Days on the Run. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Escaped Killer Caught After 14 Days On The Run. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Escaped Killer Caught After 14 Days On The Run. Aired 9-9:30a ET


September 12, 2023
• Train Carrying North Korean Leader Arrives In Russia; Group Sues To Keep Trump Off Ballot Over 14th Amendment; At least 5,300 Presumed Dead In Libya After Flooding; Drew Barrymore's Show Picketed After It Resumes. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• McCarthy Directs GOP To Launch Biden Impeachment Inquiry; Five Former Memphis Police Officers Indicted On Federal Charges In Beating Death Of Tyre Nichols; Police: "Desperate" Escaped Killer Stole Rifle With Scope; DOJ's Historic Monopoly Trial Against Google Gets Underway. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Death Toll From Morocco Earthquake Surpasses 2,900; Catastrophic Flooding Washes Away Roads, Damages Homes In Massachusetts; OSHA: More Airport Workers Suffering Serious Injuries On Tarmac; Reports: Aaron Rodgers Out For Season After Suffering Torn Achilles In Jets Debut. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• House Speaker Kevin McCarthy Initiates Impeachment Inquiry Against President Biden; Escaped Murderer Danelo Cavalcante In Pennsylvania Is Now Armed, Intensifying The Manhunt; Fulton County DA Faces Deadline In Trump Election Interference Case; President Biden's False 9/11 Ground Zero Claim Sparks Controversy; Flash Flood Emergency Declared In Parts Of Massachusetts Due To Heavy Rainfall. Aired 2- 2:30p ET
• 145,000 U.S. Auto Workers Could Strike Friday; U.S. Releases $6B In Frozen Iranian Funds In Prisoner Swap; Apple Ditches "Lightening Charger" For iPhone. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• At Least 2,000 Dead in Libya Flooding; Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong-un Set to Meet; Escaped Convict Now Armed in Pennsylvania; Trump Asks Georgia Judge to Dismiss Charges; Republican House Opens Impeachment Inquiry Into President Biden. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• McCarthy Calls For Formal Impeachment Inquiry Into Biden; Reports: Jets' Rodgers Out For The Rest Of The Season; Trump Asks Judge Overseeing Jan. 6 Trial To Recuse Herself. Aired 11:30a-12p ET
• House Speaker Opens Impeachment Inquiry Into President Biden; Escaped Convict Now Armed. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Kim Jong Un, North Korean Leader, Meets with Russian Government Official; Train Ferrying North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un Enters Russia; Frantic Search for Survivors Following the Earthquake in Morocco; Death Toll from the Morocco Earthquake Rises to Over 2,900; In Exchange for Detainees, U.S. Will Release $6B in Iranian Funds; OSA: Airport Workers Servicing Tarmacs Getting Seriously Injured. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Police Say, Escaped Killer Fled With Homeowner's Rifle; Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) Expected to Endorse Impeachment Inquiry This Week; North Korean Leader Meets With Russian Government Official. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Police: Escaped Killer Fled With Homeowner's Rifle; Police: Some Of Escaped Killer's Clothes, Shoes Have Been Found. Aired 9:30- 10a ET
• Soon: PA Police Give Update On Escaped, Armed Killer; Train Carrying North Korean Leader Travels Into Russia; McCarthy Expected To Endorse Impeachment Inquiry This Week; GOP Rep.: "I'm Going To Support" Biden Impeachment Inquiry. Aired 9-9:30a ET


September 11, 2023
• More Than 2,800 Dead in Morocco After Magnitude 6.8 Quake; New Data Shows U.S. Household Wealth at All-Time High; Interview with Rep. Seth Moulton (D-MA): Impact of a China-Taiwan Conflict. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Kim Appears To Be Headed To Russia For Putin Meeting; FDA Approves Updated COVID Booster Ahead Of CDC Meeting; Police: Escaped Killer Still Believed To Be In PA; Operation To Rescue American Caver In Turkey Nears End; Hard-Hit Mountain Areas Desperate For Aid, Rescues. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Police: Believe Suspect Is Still In Chester County, PA; Rescues Ongoing In Morocco But Destroyed Roads Hampering Efforts; Meadows Asks Federal Judge To "Hold" Ruling That Rejected Effort To Move GA Case To Federal Court; Gun Rights Groups Sue NM Governor Over Emergency Gun Ban. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Escaped Convicted Killer's Search Expands In Pennsylvania As Officials Issue Warning To Potential Helpers. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• U.S. & Vietnam Unveil "Comprehensive Strategic Partnership"; Nation Observes 22nd Anniversary Of 9/11 Attacks; World Central Kitchen In Morocco To Help Feed Quake Victims; Libyan Official: 2,000- Plus Feared Dead In Flooding; Michigan State Suspends Head Football Coach; Spanish Soccer Chief Resigns Amid Kiss Scandal. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• President Biden Forges New Diplomatic Partnership With Vietnam; Pennsylvania Manhunt Widens; Russia-North Korea Alliance?; Over 2,600 Killed in Moroccan Earthquake. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• McCarthy Juggles Government Shutdown, Biden Impeachment Inquiry As House Reconvenes; First Responder Deaths From Post-9/11 Illnesses Nearly Equals Number Of Firefighters Who Died That Day; U.S. Sees Record Number Of Billion Dollar Weather Disasters. Aired 11:30a-12p ET
• Massive Manhunt For Escaped Pa Killer Enters 12th Day; Kim Jong-Un Appears To Be Headed To Russia To Meet With Putin; Villages In Morocco's Atlas Mountains Hardest-Hit By Earthquake. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• In NYC, DeSantis Meets With 9/11 Families; 2024 Presidential Race; Biden's Approval Rating currently at All-Time Low of 39%, According to CNN Poll; Meadows' Request to Transfer Case to Federal Court Denied by Judge; Djokovic Sets New Record with 24th Grand Slam Title; Coco Gauff Wins First Grand Slam Title at the U.S. Open; Hurricane Lee Restrengthens to Category 3 at 120-MPH Winds. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Moment of Silence Marks South Tower Collapse; Kim Jong-un Appears Headed to Russia to Meet With Putin; Morocco Death Toll Rises to 2,947 After Magnitude 6.8 Quake. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Trump and DeSantis at Iowa Game; Lawsuit over Gun Order in New Mexico; Schools Struggle to Fill Openings. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• America Marks 22nd Anniversary of September 11th Attacks; Kim Jon-un Heads to Russia; Morocco Death Toll Rises; Cassandra Karinsky is Interviewed about the Moroccan Earthquake; Escaped Inmate Changes Appearance; Zeke Unger is Interviewed about the Manhunt in Pennsylvania. Aired 9-9:30a ET


September 08, 2023
• Florida May Approve "Classic Learning Test" As Alternative To SAT College Admission Exam; Ailing American Trapped In Turkish Cave Speaks Out; Abortion Pill Maker Asks Supreme Court To Make Final Decision; Hard Hits: Can Football Be Safe. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Panel Recommended Charging Graham, Perdue, Loeffler; Special Grand Jury Recommended Charging 39 People; Officials: At Least 8 Credible Sightings Of Escaped Killer; Philly DA Released Body Cam Video Of Man Shot by Officer. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Operation To Rescue American In Turkish Cave May Begin Tomorrow, Could Take 4 Days; Hurricane Lee A Powerful Category 4 Storm; Energy Department Declares Power Emergency In Texas; Airline Unions Push For Regulations On Cabin Temperature After String Of Tarmac Delay Incidents; Unranked Ben Shelton Takes On Djokovic For Spot In World Cup Finals; Fallon Apologizes To Staff For Alleged Toxic Workplace. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Georgia Election Interference Case Reveals Unindicted Senators, Impending Strike Threatens Big Three Automakers And U.S. Economy, U.S. General Warns Of Foreign Companies Exploiting Military Talent For China. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Florida Expected To Approve New College Entrance Exam Favored By Conservatives & Christian Groups; FBI Chief: Number Of Russian Spies "Still Way Too Big"; German Intel Employee Charged In Russian Spy Case; FAA: SpaceX Can't Launch Rocket Again Until Fixes Made. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• Bodycam Footage Released of Philadelphia Police Shooting; Full Georgia Grand Jury Report Released. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• Tuberville Continues Hold On Over 300 Military Nominees; Philadelphia D.A. Speaks On Fatal Police Shooting Of Eddie Irizarry; Body Cam Video Released In Fatal Police Shooting Of Eddie Irizarry. Aired 11:30a-12p ET
• GA Special Grand Jury Recommended Charges For More Trump Allies; Rep. Adam Smith (R-WA) Is Interviewed About Tough Negotiations Ahead As Funding Deadline Looms. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Special Grand Jury in Georgia Recommended Charges Against 39 People; Graham, Perdue, and Loeffler Recommended for Charges by Special Grand Jury; Interview with Former Federal Prosecutor and January 6th Committee Former Lead Investigator Tim Heaphy; Special Grand Jury in Georgia Recommended Charging More Trump Supporters. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Fulton County D.A. Slams House Judiciary Probe Into Georgia Indictment of Trump and Allies for 2020 Election; Fulton County Special Grand Jury Report Released; Special Grand Jury Recommended Charges for 39 People. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Kurt Volker is Interviewed about the G20 Summit; New sighting of Escaped Inmate in Pennsylvania; Philadelphia Officer Turns Himself In; Fulton County to Release Grand Jury Report. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Fulton Grand Jury Report to be Released; Gene Rossi is Interviewed about the Fulton County Case; Biden in India for G-20; Rep. Madeleine Dean (D-PA) is Interviewed about Congress Looking into the Georgia Case. Aired 9-9:30a ET


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