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January 02, 2025
• Bourbon Street Reopens a Day After New Orleans Attack; Interview with Rep. Troy Carter; Trump Links New Orleans Attack to Migrants After False Fox Report; Biden Speaks on Deadly New Orleans Terror Attack. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Bourbon St. Reopens; Sugar Bowl to Kick Off After Terror Attack; FBI: We Do Not Believe Anyone Else Involved in New Orleans Attack; Officials: New Orleans Attacker Discussed Wanting to Kill His Family and Joining ISIS in Chilling Recording; Trump Links New Orleans Attack to Migrants After False Fox Report; FBI: Believe Cybertruck Driver Identified, Waiting for DNA Results; Driver of Cybertruck that Exploded Positively Identified; ATF: 2 Semi-Automatic Handguns Found in Cybertruck; Both were Legally Purchased by Matthew Livelsberger Last Monday; In Moments: Biden Speaks on Deadly New Orleans Terror Attack. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• FBI: Believe Cybertruck Driver Identified, Waiting For DNA Results; FBI: We Do Not Believe Anyone Else Involved In New Orleans Attack & IEDs Recovered in Bourbon Street Area; CNN Exclusive: Doorbell Cam Captured NOLA Attacker Outside Airbnb Rental; Bourbon Street Reopens After Deadly Vehicle Attack; Remembering Victims Of The New Orleans Attack; Jean-Paul Morrell, (D), New Orleans City Councilmember-At-Large, Discusses Bourbon Street Reopening, 2 IEDS Found in Bourbon Street Area, FBI Investigation Into Attack. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Officials Hold Briefing on Las Vegas Cybertruck Explosion; FBI, ATF Assisting Investigation Into Cybertruck Blast; Motive of Cybertruck Explosion is Unknown so Far. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• FBI: We Do Not Believe Anyone Else Involved In New Orleans Attack; Bourbon Street To Reopen 36 Hours After Attack; Investigation Into Cybertruck Explosion In Las Vegas; U.S. Officials: Man Connected To Cybertruck Rental Was Active-Duty Soldier. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• New Details Emerge on New Orleans Attack. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• New Questions Over New Orleans Safety Precautions; Terrorists Using Vehicles as Weapons; Authorities Ramp Up Security Ahead of Sugar Bowl; Brutal Blasts of Arctic Air. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Witnesses Recount New Orleans Attack; FBI Searches Locations in Several States; New Orleans Attacker Had ISIS Flag; Johnson's Speakership Battle; Rep. Nicole Malliotakis (R-NY) is Interviewed about Johnson. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• Trump Suggests New Orleans Attacker was Migrant; Johnson Faces Narrow Majority; Rep. Andre Carson (D-IN) is Interviewed about the Speaker's Race; Alarm on Lone Wolf Attacks; Baldoni Sues "The New York Times." Aired 8:30-9a ET
• FBI Says New Orleans Attacker Did Not Act Alone; Cyber Truck Filled with Fuel and Fireworks in Front of Trump Hotel in Las Vegas Possibly Linked to New Orleans Attack; Two Witnesses to New Orleans Attack Describe What They Saw. Aired 8-8:30a ET
• FBI Searching Locations In Several States Linked To New Orleans Attacker; Authorities Investigating Possible Links Between New Orleans Attack and Las Vegas Cybertruck Explosion; Rep. Jake Auchincloss (D-MA) On Johnson's Fight To Retain Gavel Ahead Of Friday Vote. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• At Least 15 Killed in New Orleans Terror Attack; FBI Investigating if Las Vegas Cybertruck Explosion Tied to Terrorism; Brutal Blasts of Arctic Air to Bring Dangerously Low Temps. Aired 7- 7:30a ET


January 01, 2025
• Interview with Rep. Troy Carter (D-LA): We have Evidence that There is More than One Accomplice; Latest on Investigation in New Orleans Mass Casualty Incident. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• FBI: We Do Not Believe Suspect Was The Only One Responsible For Attack; FBI: Suspect In New Orleans Attack Was U.S. Army Veteran; Sugar Bowl Postposed Until Tomorrow In Wake Of New Orleans Attack; Tesla Cybertruck Explodes At The Entrance Of Trump Hotel In Vegas. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Officials Hold Press Conference On Crowd Attack In New Orleans. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Officials Give Update on Deadly New Orleans Attack; Suspect Previously Served in U.S. Military; FBI: We do Not Believe Suspect Was The Only One Responsible For Attack. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• FBI: Suspect Was U.S. Citizen From Texas, Had ISIS Flag In Truck; FBI: Potential IEDs Found In Truck & Other Locations In Area; New Orleans City Councilman Jean-Paul Morrell, (D), Discusses New Years Deadly Attack & High Alert Ahead Of Sugar Bowl. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• Police Investigates New Orleans Attack as Act of Terrorism; 10 Dead After Driver Slams Truck Through New Orleans Crowd; Suspect in New Orleans Attack Has ISIS Flag at the time of Attack; What We Know About Truck Used in Attack; Suspect was a U.S. Citizen. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• 10 Dead, 35+ Injured In New Orleans "Mass Casualty Incident"; White House: Biden Has Been Briefed On "Mass Casualty Incident". Aired 8:30-9a ET
• Ten Dead after Man Drives Truck into Crowd in New Orleans on New Year's Day and Then Opens Fire on Police; FBI Taking Over Investigation of Man Who Drove into Crowd in New Orleans. Aired 8- 8:30a ET
• 10 Dead, 35+ Injured In New Orleans "Mass Casualty Incident"; FBI Investigating Possible Explosive Devices At Scene; NOLA Police Superintendent: Suspect "Hellbent On Creating Carnage." Aired 7:30-8a ET
• 10 People Killed After Car "Slams" Into Crowd in New Orleans. Aired 7-7:30 am ET
• 2025 Kicks Off With A Cold Snap Over Parts Of The USA; London's Big Ben Rings In 2025; How Trump's Presidency Likely To Affect United States Foreign Policy; Counting Down The Most Riveting Online Moments Of 2024. Aired 6:30-7a ET
• President Carter's Hometown Preparing to Say Goodbye; Puerto Rico Struggling with Massive Power Outage; What to Expect for Politics Ahead in the New Year; Keeping Faith and Hope Alive in the New Year. Aired 6-6:30a ET


December 31, 2024


December 30, 2024
• Three Officers Involved in Fatal Beating of Inmate were Previously Accused of Assault; Experts Warn U.S. Isn't Reacting Fast Enough to Bird Flu Threat; Gas Prices Expected to Drop in 2025. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Carter Leaves Extraordinary Post-Presidential Legacy; The Life & Legacy of Former President Jimmy Carter; NTSB to Assist in Investigation into Deadly S. Korea Plane Crash. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Trump Wades Into MAGA Debate, Defends Foreign Worker Visas; Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-VA) Discusses Trump Backing Musk On H-1B Visas, Biden's $2.5B New Security Aid For Ukraine, Some Dems Blasting "Seniority" As Means Of Choosing House Leadership & Dealing With A Second Trump Term; Top-10 Media Stories Of 2024; Weekend Tornado- Spawning Storms Batter Parts Of The South; Rain In The Big Apple To Ring In The New Year Tomorrow Night. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• State Funeral For Former President Jimmy Carter Set For January 9 in D.C.; NTSB to Assist With Investigation Into Deadly South Korea Plane Crash; Trump Endorses Mike Johnson in House Speaker Race; Just Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Carter's Secret Service Agents Reflect On His Passing; Jimmy Carter's Impact On Affordable Housing & Homelessness; Homelessness Hit A Record High In The U.S. This Year; Federal Appeals Court Upholds Sexual Abuse Case Against Trump; Today Expected To Be One Of The Busiest Days For Travel. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• Tributes Pour In For Late President Jimmy Carter; Officials: Pilot Reported Bird Strike Before Deadly Crash Landing. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• Trump Defends Foreign Worker Visas; Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) is Interviewed about the Visa Debate; Dr. Leana Wen is Interviewed about Bird Flu; New CNN Film on Luther Vandross. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Remembering Former President Jimmy Carter; Biden Honors Carter; Stuart Eizenstat Remembers Carter; Bird-Strike Reported by South Korean Pilot Before Crash; Today Expected to be a Busy Holiday Travel Day. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• Three Officers Named in Inmate Death; Carter Remembered for Diplomatic Path with China; Carter's Deep Faith Shaped Presidency; Northeast Expecting Rain for New Year; Gas Prices Expected to Drop. Aired 8:30-9a ET
• State Funeral Set for January 9 in DC for Former President Jimmy Carter; 179 Dead, Two Survivors After South Korean Jeju Airlines Crash; Azerbaijan Points to Russian in Christmas Day Plane Crash. Aired 8-8:30a ET
• Jimmy Carter Dead At 100, Leaves Extraordinary Post-Presidency Legacy; NBA's Luka Doncic's House Targeted In Wave Of Burglaries; Officials" "Mayday" Bird Strike Reported By Pilot Of South Korea Plane Crash. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• Former President Jimmy Carter Dead at 100; Officials Say, Mayday, Bird Strike Reported By Pilot of South Korea Plane Crash; Experts Warn U.S. isn't Reacting Fast Enough to Bird Flu Threat. Aired 7-7:30a ET


December 27, 2024
• Musk and Ramaswamy Defend Foreign Workers Visas, Sparking MAGA Backlash; Judge Denies Jay-Z's Efforts to Dismiss Rape Case; Mega Millions Jackpot Hits $1.22 Billion; Bird Flue Kills More than Half the Big Cats at a Washington Sanctuary. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• U.S. Official: Russian Air Defenses Possibly Mistook Plane For Drone; Azerbaijan Plane Crash Survivor Said She Heard Two Explosions; Stowaway Caught On Hawaii-Bound Delta Flight Before Takeoff In Seattle; Video Shows Inmate Fatally Beaten By Corrections Officers At NY Prison; Elon Musk Pushing For More Visas For Engineers. Aired 3- 3:30p ET
• Rep. Jake Auchincloss (D-MA) Discusses Trump Trying To Force Foreign Govts To Bargaining Table, Musk & Vivek Involvement in Government; Suspect Indicted For Allegedly Setting Sleeping Woman On Fire; 35 Condos, Hotels, Other Buildings In Southeast Florida Are Sinking; NATO Ramps Up Baltic Forces Over Damage To Undersea Power Cable; CNN Learns Details Of Russia's Secretive Drone Factory. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• "Concerning" Bird Flu Mutation; Plane Possible "Brought Down By Russian Air Defenses"; Hearing For NYC Subway Murder Suspect. Aired 2- 2:30p ET
• 30-Year Fixed Mortgage Rate Closing In On 7 Percent; 7 Big Stocks Dominate Wall Street Gains; The Top-10 Climate Stories Of 2024; Tonight's Mega Millions Jackpot Hits $1.15 Billion. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• Judge Denies Jay-Z's Efforts to Dismiss Rape Case; Stowaway Caught on Delta Flight; Second Black Box Recovered From Plane Crash. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• New Information on Azerbaijan Airlines Plane Crash; Bird Flu Kills Big Cats at Sanctuary; Dawn Porter is Interviewed about "Luther: Never too Much"; Mega Millions Jackpot at $1.15 Billion. Aired 9:30- 10a ET
• Man in Subway Death in Court; Stowaway Caught on Delta Flight; Storms Could Cause Travel Delays; Trump Talks about the Panama Canal and Greenland; Musk and Ramaswamy Slammed on Visas. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• Mortgage Rates Going Up; Holiday Spending Beat Expectations; South Korea Impeaches Acting President; Top 10 Business Stories of 2024. Aired 8:30-9a ET
• Stowaway Without Plane Ticket Gets Through TSA and onto Delta Flight; Numerous Flights Delayed During Holiday Travel in U.S.; Former Los Angeles County Sheriff's Deputy Agrees to Plead Guilty to Federal Civil Rights Violations for Using Excessive Force against Transgender Man. LA Deputy Fired, Agrees to Plead Guilty to Assault on Trans Man; Second Black Box Recovered at Kazakhstan Plane Crash Site. Aired 8- 8:30a ET.
• South Korean Parliament Votes To Impeach Acting President Han Duck-soo; Israeli AG Orders Witness Harassment Investigation Of Netanyahu's Wife; Azerbaijan Airlines Says Plane Crashed After "External Interference" As Questions Mount Over Possible Russian Involvement. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• Second Delta Stowaway Incident As Unticketed Passenger Nabbed In Seattle; Storms Could Cause Major Delays On One Of 2024's Busiest Travel Days; Second Black Box Recovered In Deadly Kazakhstan Plane Crash; CDC: Bird Flu Virus In First Severe Human Case Showed Mutations; South Korean Parliament Votes To Impeach Acting President. Aired 7-7:30a ET


December 26, 2024
• Trump Claims Chinese Soldiers Illegally Operating Panama Canal; Netflix Pulls Off $150 Million NFL Christmas Day Doubleheader; Barstool Sports President Donates $60,000 to Baltimore Pizza Shop; LASD Deputy Fired After Guilty Plea in Assault on Trans Man. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• U.S. Official: Russian Air Defenses May Have Downed Passenger Jet; 1 Dead, 6 Hurt in Russia Attack on Ukraine Power System; Trump Names His Pick for Ambassador to Panama After Saying He Wants to Take Back Control of Canal; Trump Claims Chinese Soldiers "Illegally Operating" Panama Canal. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Trump Targets U.S. Allies In Christmas Day Post; At Least 4 Killed, 16 Injured In Israeli Airstrike In Yemen; Officials: Israeli Airstrike Kills 5 Local Journalists In Gaza; Top-10 Sports Moments Of 2024; Tornado Watch Issued For Parts Of Texas, Louisiana as Severe Storms Move Across The South. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Russian Anti-Aircraft System Suspected in Azerbaijan Airlines Crash Amid Calls for Caution; Biden Calls Russia's Attack on Ukraine's Power Grid Outrageous; Israel Strikes Yemen; Just Aired 2-2:30p ET
• International Students Warned To Be On Campus Before Trump Inauguration; Top-10 Entertainment Stories Of 2024; Company Recalls Pet Food That Tested Positive For Bird Flu. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• Trump's Expansionist Goals?; Did Russia Cause Deadly Plane Crash?. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• Weather Impacts Millions Traveling Home; Biden Leaves for Winter Vacation; Economy Takes Center Stage in Biden Presidency; 2024 Top Ten Climate Stories. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• NATO Calls for Plane Crash Investigation; Russian Attack on Ukraine Energy Infrastructure; Trump Picks Ambassador for Panama. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• Progress on Hostage Talks; 2024 Top 10 Crime and Justice Stories; Dr. Megan Ranney is Interviewed about Whooping Cough; Netflix Christmas NFL Debut. Aired 8:30-9a ET
• Lawsuits and Charges against Music Mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs Reviewed; President-Elect Trump Threatens to Retake Panama Canal from Panama; President-Elect Trump Selects Miami-Dade County Commissioner Kevin Marino Cabrera as U.S. Ambassador to Panama; Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL) Interviewed on Possibility Incoming Republican Congress and President-Elect Trump will Cut Social Security and Medicare Benefits; New Questions About Cause of Deadly Plane Crash in Kazakhstan; Israeli Strike Kills Five Journalists in Gaza. Aired: 8-8:30a ET
• Trump Picks U.S. Ambassador For Panama After Threats To Reclaim Canal; Chiefs Clinch AFC's Top Seed With Rout Of Steelers; Top 10 Entertainment Stories Of 2024. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• New Questions About Cause of Deadly Plane Crash in Kazakhstan; Snow, Rain Could Impact Millions Traveling Home; Soon, Biden, First Lady Leave White House for Winter Vacation in St. Croix. Aired 7-7:30a ET


December 25, 2024


December 24, 2024
• Nearly 20 Million Across Northeast Under Winter Weather Alerts; NYT: Trump Set To Return To Office In Face Of Weakened Iran; Potential Risks Of Skipping Doses Of Diabetes Or Weight-Loss Drugs. Aired 3:30- 4p ET
• Court Docs: Suspect Set Woman's Clothes On Fire And Then Fanned Flames, Causing Her To Become Engulfed; Suspect Arraigned On Murder & Arson Charges For Allegedly Setting Woman On Fire In Subway; Flights Resume After Glitch Grounds American Airlines Planes; Trump Teases U.S. Expansion Into Panama, Greenland & Canada. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Catholics Walk Through Sacred Door As Jubilee 2025 Begins; NASA Attempts Kiss Of The Sun; Top Most Talked About Videos Of 2024. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Pope Kicks Off Yearlong Jubilee; American Airlines Resumes Flights After Tech Issue Grounds Planes; Police Unable To Identify Subway Arson Victim. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Trump Seems To Be Weighing Expansin Of U.S. Territory; NORAD Keeping Tabs On Jolly Old Elf Delivering Gifts; Beyonce To Perform Live At Netflix Christmas NFL Games; Aired 1-1:30p ET
• Trump Vows to Push Federal Death Penalty; Luigi Mangione Case Moving Forward; American Airlines Briefly Grounds All Flights; New York Subway Murder Suspect Arraigned. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• Luigi Mangione's lawyer starts building his case. Man in U.S. illegally burns woman to death on subway. Luther Vandross special airs on New Year's Day. Austin Tice's family hoping for a Christmas miracle. Peruvian policeman dresses as Grinch during a drug bust. Mega Millions winner claims prize nine months after winning. First-ever Hallmark Christmas cruise. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• News Central: Police officer finds abandoned Amazon packages. Vendor technology issue delays American Airlines flights. Trump teasing U.S. territorial expansion. House Ethics Committee reveals texts from Matt Gaetz Aired 9-9:30a ET
• Austin Tice's siblings still hoping to find him in Syria. American Airlines grounds all flights due to a technical issue. NASA's Parker Solar Probe traveling near sun to gather data. Hawaii volcano Kilauea erupting. Ski lifts collide at Lake Tahoe ski resort. Aired 8:30-9a ET
• FAA Lifts Ground Stop On America Airlines After Technical Issues Delayed All Flights; House Ethics Committee Releases Report On Former Congressman Matt Gaetz Alleging He Paid Tens Of Thousands Of Dollars For Drugs And Sex; Gaetz Hints At Possible Senate Run; Tech Giants, Corporations Donating Millions To Trump's Inauguration; Trump's FCC Chair Pick Blasts Disney CEO In Letter: "Americans No Longer Trust The National News Media". Aired 8-8:30a ET
• Paul Whelan On His Russian Imprisonment; Trump Expresses Wish To Control Greenland, Panama Canal; CEO Murder Suspect Pleads Not Guilty To State Terror & Murder Charges. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• Man Accused of Setting Woman on Fire Charged With Murder, Arson; Former President Bill Clinton Hospitalized With Fever; Text Messages Show Matt Gaetz's Alleged Payments for Sex, Drugs. Aired 7- 7:30a ET


December 23, 2024
• Trump Pushes Back on Democrats' "President Musk" Attacks; Suspect Arrested in Deadly New York Subway Attack; Blake Lively Accuses Film Director of Sexual Harassment; DA Apologizes for Suffering After Pair Wrongfully Convicted. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Alleged CEO Killer Pleads Not Guilty to NY State Charges; Magione's Atty Raises Concerns About Getting A Fair Trial; Mangione's Attorney: Dual Federal & State Charges Raise Constitutional Double Jeopardy Concerns; Report Finds Evidence Matt Gaetz Paid Thousands for Sex and Drugs Including Paying a 17-Year-Old for Sex in 2017; Trump Slams Dem Claims of Elon Musk's Growing Influence; Trump Says He'd Consider Retaking Control of Panama Canal. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-MA) Discusses Trump Demanding Panama Canal Returned To U.S. & U.S. Ownership Of Greenland "An Absolute Necessity"; Luigi Mangione Housed In Notorious NYC Federal Jail; One Million Syrian Refugees Expected To Return Home; Rain And Snow Combined With High Travel Could Cause Delays. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Accused CEO Killer Luigi Mangione Pleads Not Guilty; House Ethics Committee Releases Bombshell Gaetz Report; Biden Takes All But Three Federal Inmates Off Death Row; Just Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Former Costars Support Blake Lively After She Alleges Sexual Harassment; Source: Agency Drops Justin Baldoni After Blake Lively's Accusation; Woman Randomly Set On Fire While Riding NYC Subway; FDA Approves Weight-Loss Drug Zepbound For Obstructive Sleep Apnea. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• Honda and Nissan Announce Plans to Merge; Trump Defends Influence of Elon Musk; House Releases Scathing Gaetz Ethics Report; Luigi Mangione Pleads Not Guilty. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• Today: Luigi Mangione arrives in Manhattan Criminal Court. Honda and Nissan are planning a merger. DOGE versus DEI. Aired 9:30- 10a ET
• Today: Luigi Mangione to appear in Manhattan Criminal Court facing 11 state charges. Mangione's attorney Karen Agnifilo could offer an insanity defense. House Ethics Committee finds evidence that Matt Gaetz paid women for sex and drugs; President Biden commutes 37 death row inmates Matt Gaetz has sued House Ethics Committee to stop release of report. Luigi Mangione arrives in Manhattan Criminal Court. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• Today: House Ethics Committee finds evidence that Matt Gaetz paid women for sex and drugs; President Biden commutates 37 death row inmates; Joe Manchin calls Democratic Party toxic; Andy Scholes reviews Top 10 moments in 2024 sports. Aired 8:30-9a ET
• House Ethics Committee Releases Report Stating Former Congressman Matt Gaetz Paid Tens of Thousands of Dollars to Women for Sex or Drugs on At Least 20 Occasions; Man Accused of Killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson to be Arraigned in New York City; Trump Floats Possible Putin Meeting, Calls for End to War in Ukraine; Drivers can Expect Cheapest Christmas Gas Since COVID. Aired 8-8:30a ET
• Trump Gives First Rally-Like Speech Since Election; Nissan And Honda Announce Plans To Merge; FDA Approves Weight Loss Drug Zepbound For Obstructive Sleep Apnea. Aired 7:30-8a ET


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