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October 27, 2023


October 26, 2023
• IDF Conducts Raid On Gaza With Tanks Before Withdrawing; Israeli Tanks Raid Gaza Ahead Of Next Stages Of Combat; Manhunt Underway After Gunman Kills 18 In Maine. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Maine Gov: 18 People Killed, 13 Injured In Mass Shootings; Sources: Investigators Developing Working Theory On Why Suspect Chose Mass Shooting Locations; Humanitarian Aid - But No Fuel - Enters Gaza From Egypt. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Israeli Tanks Raid Gaza Ahead Of "Next Stages Of Combat"; Israeli Army: 224 Hostages, Including Americans, Held In Gaza; Sources: Investigators Developing Working Theory On Why Suspect Chose Mass Shooting Locations; Hurricane Otis Kills At Least 27 In Acapulco, Mexico. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Manhunt Underway For Maine shooter; 18 Dead, Mental Health History Revealed Aired 2-2:30p ET
• IDF Conducts Raid On Gaza With Tanks Before Withdrawing; U.N. Aid Agency In Gaza "Paralyzed" Due To Lack Of Fuel; White House Reacts To Mass Shooting In Maine; Intense Manhunt Underway After Gunman Kills 18 In Maine; U.S. GDP Roars To 4.9% In Q3, Beating Expectations. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• Manhunt Continues For Mass Shooting Suspect in Maine. Aired 1- 1:30p ET
• Maine Governor: 18 People Killed, 13 Injured In Mass Shootings; Chief Medical Officer Speaks After 18 Killed In Maine Shootings. Aired 11:30a-12p ET
• Manhunt Under Way For Mass Shooting Suspect in Maine. Aired 11- 11:30a ET
• Interview With Rep. Chellie Pingree (D-ME); Soon: Police Update On Manhunt For "Person Of Interest" In Maine; Mass Shooting In Maine, Newly Elected House Speaker Mike Johnson Says, "This Is A Dark Time In America"; Maine Mass Shootings Leave 18 Dead And 13 Hurt. Aired 10:30- 11a ET
• Soon, Police Update on Manhunt for Person of Interest in Maine; Police Chief Says, Any Information Could Be Something; Sources Say, At Least 16 Killed in Maine Shootings, Gunman At Large. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Shanna Cox is Interviewed about the Shooting in Maine; Manhunt Continues in Maine; IDF and Hezbollah Exchange Fire. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Manhunt Underway for Mass Shooting Suspect Who Sources Say Killed At Least 16 At Maine Bowling Alley and Bar. Aired 9-9:30a ET


October 25, 2023


October 24, 2023
• Parents Of Wounded American Israeli Hostage React To Newly Uncovered Video Of His Kidnapping; Ex-Trump Attorney Jenna Ellis Pleads Guilty In Georgia Election Case; Michael Cohen Takes Stand In Trump's Civil Fraud Trial; Deadly Violence And Growing Tension In The West Bank. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Pentagon: U.S. Air Defense Units Deploying To Middle East; Sources: Intense Talks Ongoing To Free Large Number Of Hostages; Republicans Nominated Tom Emmer As Third House Speaker Candidate; Rep. Andy Barr (R-KC) Discusses About Electing Speaker Of The House Is Urgent. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Jordan's Queen Rania: West's "Glaring Double Standard" On Hamas-Israel War; Michael Oren, Former Israeli Ambassador To The U.S., Discusses Jordan Queen's Criticism Of West & Intense Talks About Release Of Hostages; Terrorism Ruled Out In Midair Incident Involving Off-Duty Pilot; White House Press Secretary Faces Backlash Over Anti- Semitism Response; Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL) Discusses Backlash Against White House Press Secretary & Gaza Humanitarian Crisis. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Gaza Hostage Crisis Continues As 4 Hostages Released; Ongoing Efforts To Provide Fuel And Other Supplies To The Gaza Strip Continues; GOP Speaker Nominee Faces Opposition; Former Trump Lawyer Jenna Ellis Pleads Guilty. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Gaza Humanitarian Crisis Worsens As Food, Water, Fuel Run Out; U.S. Citizens Trapped In Gaza, Can't Cross Rafah Border; Republicans Pick Tom Emmer As New Speaker Nominee; Rep. Dusty Johnson (R-SD) Discusses Emmer Picked As New GOP Nominee In Speaker Battle; Source: Intense Talks Ongoing To Free Large Number Of Hostages. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• Michael Cohen Testifies in Trump's Civil Fraud Trial; Ex-Trump Attorney Jenna Ellis Pleads Guilty in Georgia Case; Talks Ongoing to Free Large Numbers of Hamas Hostages. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• Sources: Intense Talks Ongoing To Free Large Number Of Hostages; Secy. Blinken Attends U.N. Meeting On War In Gaza; Emer & Johnson Face Off For Speaker Nomination. Aired 11:30a-12p ET
• Interview With Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-MD); Michael Cohen to Testify at Trump's Civil Fraud Trial; Ex-Trump Attorney Jenna Ellis Pleads Guilty in Georgia. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Israel at War; Release Of Several Hostages, The Subject Of Active Negotiations, Sources Say; Released Israeli Hostage By Hamas Recounted Moments Of Being Kidnapped And Held Captive; Release Of 4 Hamas Hostages, More Than 200 Remain Captive; Food, Water, And Fuel Shortages In Gaza Making Humanitarian Crisis Worse; As Israel Readies For Military Assault, Hamas Releases 2 More Hostages; Interview With Former CIA Director And U.S. CENTCOM Former Commander Gen. David Petraeus (Ret.); Now Just 6 Candidates In House Speaker Race; After First Secret Ballot Vote, Rep. Sessions No Longer Candidate For Speaker; First Secret Speaker Ballot, Emmer Leads While Sessions Out; Police Close To Naming Suspect In Murder Of Synagogue Leader. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Ex-Trump Attorney Jenna Ellis Pleads Guilty in Georgia Election Case; House GOP Voting by Secret Ballot for New Speaker Nominee. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Jenna Ellis Pleads Guilty. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Freed Hostage Speaks Out; Or Sella is Interviewed about his Freed Cousins; Hamas Frees Two More Hostages; House Voting for Speaker Nominee; Rep. Mark Alford (R-MO) is Interviewed about the Speaker Race. Aired 9-9:30a ET


October 23, 2023
• Sources: Israeli Hostages Nurit Cooper And Yocheved Lifshitz Released; Off-Duty Pilot Subdued After Trying To Take Control Of Plane And Shut Down Engines; U.S. Intel: Iranian-Backed Militias Ready To Ramp Up Attacks Against U.S. Forces In The Middle East. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Two Israeli Hostages Released By Hamas; Soon: House GOP Meets To Hear From 9 Speaker Candidates; Rep. Larry Bucshon (R-IN) Discusses About The Speaker Candidates. Aired 3-3:30 ET
• Police Give Update On Murder Of Synagogue President; Sources: 2 More Israeli Hostages Released By Hamas. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• No Evidence Of Anti-Semitic Motive In Synagogue Leader's Samantha Moll's Murder; Speaker Of The House Vote Delayed Again; Record 20 Days Without Speaker; Israel Prepares For Multilateral Operation On Hamas; Gaza Death Toll Rises; U.S. Urges Israel To Delay Ground Invasion For Hostage Rescue And Aid; Rising Tensions With Iran As U.S. Military Assets Move To The Middle East. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• WH Briefing As U.S. Asks Israel To Delay Gaza Ground War; Reports: Trump Told Mar-A-Lago Member About His Calls With Foreign Leaders While President. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• White House Holds Briefing on Hamas-Israel War; Republican Speaker Fight; Off-Duty Pilot Accused of Trying to Take Over Plane; Israel Widens Offensive Against Hamas. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• Off-Duty Pilot Subdued After Trying To Shut Sown Engines In Midair; Defense Secy: U.S. "Concerned About Potential Escalation"; Detroit Synagogue Leader Fatally Stabbed. Aired 11:30a-12p ET
• IDF: 320 Targets Hit In Gaza Overnight; Aid Worker With Family In Gaza Shares Harrowing Experience. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Israel At War; In Order To Facilitate Hostage Negotiations, U.S. Requests Israel To Postpone Invasion Of Gaza; Interview With "Red Line: American Foreign Policy" Author And Former Assistant Secretary Of State P.J. Crowley; Trump Asserts Sidney Powell Was Never Really His Legal Counsel; Trump Faces Legal Threat From Consecutive Plea Agreements; Gaza's Water Crisis; Gaza Receives Small Amounts Of Humanitarian Aid. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• IDF Says, 320 Targets Hit in Gaza Overnight; Israeli Troops Clash With Hamas Fighters Inside Gaza; Nine GOP Reps Join Speaker Race After Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) Withdraws. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Nine Republicans Join House Race; Community Remembers Slain Synagogue Leader; Israeli American Leaves U.S. to Volunteer as Medic. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Airstrikes Rump up in Gaza; Major Mike Lyons is Interviewed about the Israel War; Aid Trickles into Gaza; Jonathan Dekel-Chen is Interviewed about his Son being held Hostage. Aired 9-9:30a ET


October 20, 2023
• Hamas Freed Two American Hostages Who Are Now In IDF Custody; Interview With IDF Spokesman Maj. Doron Spielman; Secretary Of State Antony Blinken Expected To Give Remarks Following The Release Of Two American Hostages; Kenneth Chesebro, A Pro-Trump Attorney, Agrees To A Plea Agreement In Georgia Election Interference Case; Interview With Brother, Sister And Father Missing After Hamas Attack Gaya Kalderon; After Hamas Kidnappings, Teenager And Grandmother Were Killed; Following Hamas Attack, Israeli Family Lost Their Grandmother And Teen Girl, With Three Others Still Missing; After Hamas Attack, A Father And His Two Children Still Missing. Aired 3:30-4a ET
• Rafah Crossing Not Expected To Open Today; Protests In Middle East Amid Fears Of Wider Conflict; House GOP Drops Rep. Jordan As Speaker Nominee; WH Responds To Release Of Two American Hostages. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Biden Makes Case For Wartime Aid To Israel And Ukraine; Pro- Trump Lawyer Kenneth Chesebro Takes Plea Deal In GA Election Subversion Case; Trump Fraud Trial Judge Suggests Gag Order Violation Could Result In Imprisonment; Israeli PM's Office: 2 U.S. Hostages Released By Hamas & In Israel; Mark Esper, Former U.S. Defense Secretary, Discusses Release Of 2 American Hostages. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Sources: Hamas Releasing Two American Hostages; Jim Jordan Loses Ballot on Whether He Should Drop out of House Speaker Race; Biden: Support for Israel, Ukraine "Vital" for U.S. Security. Aired 2- 2:30p ET
• Sources: 2 American Hostages Being Released By Hamas; House GOP Now Holding Secret-Ballot Vote On Whether Jordan Should Drop Out Of Speaker Race; Rep. Dan Meuser (R-PA) Discusses Speakership Battle, Jordan Failing To Win 3rd Vote; Manhunt For Suspect Who Shot Maryland Judge Dead At His Home. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• Israel At War; Chesebro Takes A Plea Deal In Georgia; 2 American Hostage Released; Aired 1-1:30p ET
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• Rep. Victoria Spartz (R-IN) is Interviewed about the Speaker's Race; Rep. Jake Auchincloss (D-MA) is Interviewed about Funding for Israel and Ukraine; House to Vote Again for Speaker; Democratic Leaders Speak about the House Speaker's Race. Aired 9:30-9:55a ET
• Source: Chesebro Offered Plea Deal, Unclear If He Will Accept; Protests In West Bank Against The War In Gaza; Rep. Victoria Spartz (R-IN), Is Interviewed About House To Hold Third Vote For Speaker. Aired 9-9:30a ET


October 19, 2023
• Israel At War; During Hamas Gunmen's Invasion Of Kibbutz, A Brave Medic Ran Toward Danger; Anger Flares At GOP House Leadership Meeting; Interview With Freedom Caucus Member Rep. Matt Rosendale (R- MT); U.S. Destroyer Intercepted Multiple Projectiles Fired By Houthi Rebels Headed Towards Israel. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Israeli Defense Minister: IDF Troops Will "Soon See" Gaza "From Inside"; U.S. Officials: Navy Destroyer Intercepts Missiles Near Yemen; Ex-Trump Lawyer Flips, Pleads Guilty In GA Election Case; Jordan Drops Plan To Back A Temporary House Speaker. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Biden Says He's Reached Deal To Get Aid Into Gaza; Biden To Press For Israel & Ukraine Aid Tonight; U.S. Officials: Navy Destroyer Near Yemen Intercepts Multiple Missiles; Several GOP Members Ask Jordan To Drop Speaker Bid, Jordan Refuses; Jonathan Conricus, IDF Spokesman, Discusses The Continuing Israel-Hamas War. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Israeli Airstrikes And Aid Needs; Escalation In Israel Continues; Jim Jordan Loses Second House Vote; Sidney Powell Pleads Guilty; Rafah Crossing To Open. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• IDF: Israel Striking Hezbollah Targets In Lebanon; State Dept Warns All American Citizens To Leave Lebanon Amid Possible War Escalation; Republicans Curse, Shout In Speaker Fight; Joran Van Der Sloot Confesses To Killing Natalee Holloway. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• Sidney Powell Pleads Guilty in Georgia Election Case; Jim Jordan Delays House Speaker Vote; President Biden to Press for Israel and Ukraine Aid. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• New Explosion In Gaza This Morning; Biden To Give 8:00 P.M. ET Address Tonight On Israel, Ukraine; GOP Rep: Jordan To Back McHenry As Interim Speaker. Aired 11:30a-12p ET
• Jim Jordan Delays Potential Third Speaker Vote; Sidney Powell Pleads Guilty in Georgia Election Case. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Israel at War; Two Missing Israeli-American Hostages' Bodies Have Been Found; Tonight at 8PM ET, Biden Will Address the Nation for Future of U.S. Support on Israel and Ukraine; After Explosions in Southern Gaza, Civilians Flow into Hospitals; Medical Supplies, Fuel, and Food Running Low in Gaza Hospitals and Stores; Interview with Palestinian Doctor in Gaza Mahmoud Ali; Expected Friday: First Aid Shipments to Reach Gaza; For Interfering with Civil Fraud Trial of Trump, New York Court Employee Arrested; In Georgia Election Case, Sidney Powell Entered a Guilty Plea. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Sidney Powell Pleading Guilty in Georgia Election Case; House Republicans to Meet Ahead of Potential Third Speaker Vote; IDF Says, Airstrikes Targeting Hundreds of Hamas Targets in Gaza. Aired 10- 10:30a ET
• Rep. Nick LaLota (R-NY) Is Interviewed About House Speaker Race; Documents Detail Hamas Plans; Joran Van Der Sloot Confesses To Murder; Sidney Powell Pleads Guilty. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Civilians steam into Hospital; Biden to Address Nation; Airstrikes Target Hamas; Third Vote for Speaker. Aired 9-9:30a ET


October 18, 2023
• Protests Across Middle East After Gaza Hospital Blast; Interview With Rep. Carlos Gimenez (R-FL): Jim Jordan To Keep Going Despite Second Loss For Speaker; Hundreds Attend Vigil For 6-Year-Old Boy Killed In Alleged Anti-Muslem Attack. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Demonstrators Call For Ceasefire At Rally On Capitol Hill; U.S. Currently Assesses That Israel Is "Not Responsible" For Deadly Gaza Hospital Blast; UN Declines Comment On Israeli Demand That It Declare Palestinian Terrorist Groups Responsible For Hospital Blast. Aired 3- 3:30p ET
• IDF Chief: War "Will Not Be Short"; Jonathan Conricus, IDF Spokesman, Discusses Israeli-Hamas War; U.S. Currently Assesses Israel "Not Responsible" For Deadly Hospital Blast In Gaza; Spokesman: Jordan To Keep Going Despite Second Loss; Rep. Austin Scott (R-GA) Discusses Jordan's Speakership Battle & Israeli-Hamas War; Hamas Social Media Following Surges On Telegram App. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Deadly Explosion Rocks Gaza Hospital: Hundreds Killed; U.S. Backs Israel's Denial of Responsibility in Hospital Blast; Biden Urges Caution in Israel, Recalls Post-9/11 Mistakes; Arab Leaders Cancel Meetings with Biden Amid Regional Outrage; Intelligence Points to Palestinian Rocket in Hospital Tragedy; Biden's Middle East Visit Overshadowed by Hospital Controversy; Tensions Rise as Hezbollah Targets Israeli Military Positions; Humanitarian Aid Corridors Opened, but Regional Meetings Cancelled; U.S. Warns Iran, Sends Additional Military Presence to the Region; Israel Determined to Topple Hamas, Ground Invasion Imminent. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Right Now: Air Raid Sirens In Tel Aviv; U.S. Embassy In Amman, Jordan, Issues Security Warning; Jordan Loses Second Vote For House Speaker; Former Speaker McCarthy Says Jordan Should Go To Third Ballot; U.S. Currently Assesses Israel "Not Responsible" For Deadly Hospital Blast In Gaza; Ivo Daalder, Former U.S. Ambassador To The U.N., Discusses Biden's Trip To Israel Amid Continuing War With Hamas. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• Interview With Sen. Mark Kelly (D-AZ); U.S. Assesses Israel Not Responsible For Gaza Hospital Blast; Interview With Rep. Mike Lawler (R-NY); House Republicans Struggle Again to Elect Speaker. Aired 1- 1:30p ET
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• Did Not Air 11-11:30a ET
• Israel at War; Hamas to Permit Red Cross Access to Hostages Urged by Biden; Conversation of Two Hamas Members Intercepted by IDF Allegedly Discussing Misfiring Islamic Jihad Rocket Onto Gaza Hospital; Interview with Spokesperson for the Israeli Prime Minister Tal Heinrich; House to Vote on Speaker as Mideast Reels From Hospital Strike. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• President Biden Speaks After Meeting With Israeli Leaders. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Protests Erupt in Lebanon; Rep. Seth Moulton (D-MA) is Interviewed about Israel; House Convenes for Second Vote; Fred Upton is Interviewed about the Speakers Race. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Pres. Biden Meets With First Responders & Families In Israel; Source: U.S. analyzing Israel Intel On Gaza Hospital Blast; Protests Erupt Near U.S. Embassy In Lebanon. Aired 9-9:30a ET


October 17, 2023
• Palestinian Authority President Abbas Cancels Meeting With Biden After Gaza Hospital Strike; U.S. Family In Gaza, Unable To Escape To Egypt; Jordan Fails To Win Speakership In First Round; Palestinian Health Ministry: 200-300 Dead In Strike On Gaza Hospital. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Palestinian Govt: 200-300 Dead In Strike On Gaza Hospital; Hundreds Protest In West Bank After Hospital Hit In Gaza; Jordan Fails To Win Speakership In First Round; Rep. Mark Alford (R-MO) Discusses About The Votes To Speakership By Republicans For Jim Jordan. Aired 3- 3:30 ET
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• IDF: Hamas Hostage Video Is Attempt At "Psychological Warfare"; Soon: House Convenes To Vote On New Speaker. Aired 11:30-11:55a ET
• Hamas Releases Hostage Video; Interview With Rep. Dina Titus (D-NV); New Israeli Airstrikes in Gaza. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Israel at War; In the Midst of Airstrikes, CNN Journalist and Family Flees Their Gaza Home; 250 Hostages Being Held by Hamas; Interview with Brother-In-Law Being Held Hostage by Hamas Moshe Lavi; Return to Court for Trump's New York Civil Fraud Trial; In Wrongful Termination Lawsuit, Trump Anticipated to Present a Deposition. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Today, Biden Departs for High-Stakes Visit to Israel; New Video Shows Aftermath of Airstrike on Gaza; House to Vote Today on Speaker, Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) Still Short of Majority. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• House to Vote on Speaker; Inside Tel Aviv's Underground Hospital; Trump Organization's Civil Fraud Trial Resumes; Hamas' Social Media Surges. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Today: Biden Departs for High-Stakes Visit to Israel; Hamas Releases New Video of 21-Year-Old French-Israeli Hostages; U.S. Sending Marine Rapid Response Force Toward Israel. Aired 9-9:30a ET


October 16, 2023


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