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November 23, 2015
• Trump Leads, Carson Slips in Newest Poll; Fear Across U.S.; "Washington Post's" Jason Rezaian Sentenced to Prison in Iran; Bataclan Theater Band Speak Out About the Paris Attack. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Brussels at Highest Terror Alert Level; U.S. on Edge After Paris Attacks; Kurdish Fighters Dug in About 20 Miles Away from Raqqa; Trump: New Jersey Muslims Cheered on 9/11; Mali Declares State of Emergency. Aired 9-9:30a ET


November 22, 2015
• Two Dozen Raids Conducted in Belgium on this Sunday; Friday's Death Toll From Attack on a Popular Hotel in Mali Has Now Risen to 22; U.S. President Barack Obama Will Meet with French President Francois Hollande. Aired 11-12p ET
• 22 Raids, 16 Arrests in Belgium; American Band Recalls Concert Hall Massacre; Trump, Carson on Top of GOP Field in New Poll. Aired 7- 8p ET
• Arrests Made in Belgium After Terror Raids; House Approves Bill Halting Syrian Refugees; French Army Recruitment Spikes After Paris Attacks; Vatican Threatened in ISIS Video; Arrests After Terror Raids in Belgium. Aired 6-7p ET
• Highest terror alert level has been extended in Brussels; President Obama sits down for a face-to-face meeting with the French president Francois Hollande; The head of U.S. homeland security says there are no credible terror threats against the United States at this time; Series of major raids going on right now in Brussels; "Washington Post" journalist Jason Rezaian has officially been sentenced to prison time; Aired 5-6p ET
• Brussels Terror Alert Extended Amid "Probable" Threat; American Band Recalls Concert Hall Massacre; NYPD, FDNY and Homeland Security Hold Active Shooter Drill; American Survivor Tells How She Got Out Alive; Getting Inside Minds Of Paris Attackers; 71 Days Out From Iowa Caucus, Donald Trump Holds Firm Lead; Preview Of CNN Film "The Hunting Ground." Aired 4-5p ET
• Brussels, Belgium, Extending its Highest Terror Alert Amid Terrorist Threat; Death Toll Rises in the Mali Hotel Attack. Aired 2- 3:00p ET


November 21, 2015
• Paris Terror Attacks; Obama: Helping Refugees is American Leadership; Georgia Town Welcomes Refugees; House Passes Bill to Suspend Acceptance of Syrian Refugees; What Makes ISIS Recruitment So Powerful; Paris Attacks Bring Frenchman Back to Homeland. Aired 7-8p ET
• Possible "Imminent" Threat Puts Brussels on High Alert; A New Arrests Linked to Paris Terror Attacks; The Desire To Dance Saved His Life; U.S. Citizen Among The 19 Killed; Backlash Grows over Syrian Refugees Entering U.S.; Mother Battles ISIS Recruiting After Losing Son. Aired 5-6p ET
• Belgium on High Alert; 4 Arrests Linked to Paris Terror Attacks; Visa Waiver Program Security Gaps; Security Conference Tackles Terrorism Concerns; U.N. Security Council Says "Redouble" Efforts Against ISIS; Presidential Candidates Split on Refugee Issue; 1 Injured at Fire in Chicago's Hancock Ctr.. Aired 4-5p ET
• Brussels Raised Terror Level to Maxim Threat Level; ISIS Threats; Small Army of Hackers Working in Shadows to Disrupt Terror Groups. Aired 3-4p ET
• Manhunt Continues for Suspected Terrorist Tied to Paris Attacks; Terrorist Connected to Paris Attacks Arrested in Turkey; Donald Trump Makes Controversial Statements about Tracking Muslims in U.S.; Olympian Mal Whitfield Passes Away. Aired 2-3p ET>
• Brussels on High Alert for Possible Imminent Threat; Three Arrested in Turkey; Two Groups Claim Responsibility for Terror Attack in Mali Hotel; Refugee Community Thrives in Clarkston, Georgia; Sexual Assaults on Campus; Aired 1-2p ET
• New Facts on the Female Terrorist Killed in Paris Raids; France's Army Sees New Enlistment; Debate Continues in U.S. Over Syrian Refugees; Mali Hunts for Terror Suspects. Aired 12-1p ET
• Paris Terror Attacks Continuing Coverage; Potential "Imminent" Threat Puts Brussels On High Alert; Four Paris Suspects Arrested; Dozens In U.S. Monitored After Paris Attacks; France Prepares For Any Chemical Terrorism Threat. Aired 11a-12p ET


November 20, 2015
• Abaaoud Confirmed Dead; Authorities Search for 8th Suspect; Honduras Expected to Charge Five Syrian Men Detained for Traveling with Fake Greek Passports. Aired 3-4a ET
• French Confirm Death of Abaaoud; Woman Identified Who Blew Herself Up in Paris; Search Focuses on Salah Abdeslam, Netherlands; France Steps Up War Against ISIS; Clinton Gives Details of Her ISIS Strategy; Gen. Wesley Clark Talks Fight Against ISIS; Women Have Close Ties to ISIS; Paris Attack Investigation Continues; Law Pausing Acceptance of Syrian Refugees Passes U.S. House; Luis Gutierrez: America Must Not Lose Values; Grand Mosque Chairman Says Islam Dragged More into Fundamental Direction; Paris Markets Reopening Ahead of Christmas. Aired 2-3a ET
• Donald Trump: I Did Not Suggest Muslim Database in the United States; Hackers Working in Shadows to Disrupt Terror Groups. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Trump on Terror; Mali Terror Attack. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Trump: I Did Not Suggest Database; 21 Killed in Mali Hotel Attack; Roanoke Mayor Under Fire for Comments on Internment Camps for Syrian Refugees. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Mali Hotel Attack; Third Body Found; Trump on Muslim Database. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Interview with Sen. Bob Corker; Counterattack Underway in Mali Hotel Siege; House Ok's Bill That Could Limit Syrian Refugees; Muslims Fear Backlash as Rhetoric Escalates. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Terrorists Storm Luxury Hotel in Mali; New Discovery in Paris Suburb Raid; Interview with Senator Bob Corker; Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Mali Gunmen; Muslim Fear; U.N. Official: At Least 3 Dead at Mali Hotel; Paris Terror Attacks: Ringleader's Dad Says He was A Psychopath, Devil. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Terrorists Storm Luxury Hotel in Mali; New Discovery in Paris Suburb Raid; U.N. Official: At Least 3 Dead in Mali Hotel Attack. Aired 9-9:30a ET


November 19, 2015
• Awaiting DNA Test Results; ISIS Threatens Attack on New York. Aired 3-4a ET
• Investigators Working to Identify Remains of Two Suspected Terrorists; Whereabouts of Abaaoud Unknown; Women Kill in Name of Religion, Ideology Not Uncommon; Common for Family Members to Commit Attacks Together; Russia Hits ISIS Oil Tankers; Activists Smuggle Video Out of ISIS Capital. Aired 1-2a ET
• Investigators Searching Apartment Building for Paris Terror Suspects; ISIS Claims It Has Killed Two More Hostages; Russia Fires Missiles at Targets in Syria; New Efforts to Stop Syruian Refugees from Entering the U.S. Aired 12-1a ET
• Abdelhamid Abaaoud Killed in Raid in Paris; FBI Director James Comey, U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch Give Press Briefing on Paris Attack Aftermath. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Video Attack on Paris Cafes, Restaurants; Survivor Describes Paris Attack at Stadium; Terrorist Suicide Vests Not Sophisticated. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Ringleader of Paris Attacks Confirmed Dead; Police Launch Multiple Raids in Belgium; New ISIS Video Vows Attack on New York City; Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Paris Attack Ringleader Killed; Syrian Americans Worried About Syrian Refugees; Bataclan Massacre Survivor Says to Fight Hate with Love. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Ringleader of Paris Attacks Confirmed Dead; New ISIS Video Vows Attack on New York City. Aired 9-9:30a ET


November 18, 2015
• Police Raid in France. Aired 3-4a ET
• Raid For Mastermind Under Way in North Paris; Two Terrorists Killed in Raid; Foreign Minister Says Operation Has Ended; 3 Terrorists Killed, 3 Arrested in Saint-Denis Raid. Aired 2-3a ET
• Raid For Mastermind Under Way in North Paris; Suspect Mastermind Targeted in Raid. Aired 1-2a ET
• Dramatic Raid May Have Stopped Another Horrific Terrorist Attack. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Terror Investigation Continues; More Details about the Suspects. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• How French Police Knew About Saint-Denis Apartments; Search Continues for Paris Attack Mastermind Abbaoud; What Does Identifying Individuals In Paris Raid Involve; Abbaoud, Abdeslam from Mollenbeek Area in Belgium; 5 Men Allegedly from Syria with Fake Passports Detained at Honduran Airport. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• French Raids; ISIS Claiming Jet Bombing. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• 33 Militants Dead in Syria Airstrikes; Police Raids in France. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Gunshots and Explosions from French Police's Massive Raids. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Suspects in Custody, Two Being Treated For Wounds; Explosions Heard in Early French Raids; Brother Calls Suspect to Surrender; Two Air France Flights Diverted Due to Bomb Threats. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Recovered Cell Phone Led to Apartment Raid; Interview with Republican Congresswoman Martha McSally of Arizona. Aired 9-9:30a ET


November 17, 2015
• New Clues in Investigation Into Paris Attacks; MetroJet Crash. Aired 3-4a ET
• France Steps Up ISIS Campaign, Obama Offers No Policy Change; Family of Paris Attack Suspect Salah Abdeslam Speaks Out; Evidence Paris Terror Cell Rented Apartment in Suburbs; ISIS Releases Video Threatening Washington, D.C.; Islamophobic Attacks Rise After Paris Attacks; French Journalist Gives Rare Glimpse into Islamic State; France Stands Firm, World Stands with France Aired 2-3a ET
• Soccer Stadium at Hanover, Germany Evacuated; At Least 31 Governors Saying No to Syrian Refugees. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Bomb Threat in Germany; Terror Investigation. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• French ISIS Operative Heard on Video; German Stadium Evacuated During Threat; Cell Phone Found in Paris Attack Investigation. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• London Flight Passenger Restrained; Fugitive on the Loose; Suspect's Car Found Paris Security. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Police Ramp Up Security in U.S. Cities; Governors Say No to Syrian Refugees; ISIS' Private Communications; Tight Security at Today's Soccer Game. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Fugitive Suspect's Rented Car Found; One Kilogram Bomb Downed Russian Plane; Suspected Eighth Attacker Still on the Run; French Airstrikes Pound ISIS Targets in Syria; Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Paris Suspects Known to Authorities; Sen. Ted Cruz Talks Terrorism, Refugees; Survivors Recount Horrors of Bataclan Concert Shooting. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• 27 Governors to Obama: Refugees Not Welcome; Interview with Democratic Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez of California. Aired 9-9:30a ET


November 16, 2015
• More Details on Paris Attackers, Links to Belgium; International Warrant for Suspect Salah Abdeslam in Belgium; Encryption, Gaming Believed Used by Paris Attackers; Fear of Backlash Against Muslims in France; French Prime Minister Talks Attacks in Paris; Former Radical Islamist Fights Against Extremism; French Airstrikes Hit ISIS Targets in Raqqa, Syria. Aired 2-3a ET
• New Anti-Terror Raids Across France; Belgium Issues International Warrant for Terror Suspect; French Senator Says Bomber Had Fake Syrian Passport; Paris Attacks Dominate Start of G-20 Summit; New Details on Paris Terrorist; Chaos Erupted in Paris as Mourners Mistook Fireworks for Gunshots; Paris Soccer Fans Talk of Carnage, Fear; Paris Mourners Fill Notre Dame for Service. Aired 1-2a ET
• New Anti-Terror Raids across France; Paris Attacks Dominate Start of G20 Summit; Former ISIS Captive Speaks Out; Remembering the Paris Attack Victims. Aired 12-1a ET


November 14, 2015
• 1,500 Soldiers Mobilized in Paris; Francois Hollande Calls for Unity; Cover of Paris After Terrorist Attacks. Aired 4-5a ET
• Coverage of Paris in Wake of Attacks; Merkel Speaks About Terror Attacks. Aired 3-4a ET
• Paris Attacks; France on State of Emergency. Aired 1-2a ET
• Paris Attacks; France on State of Emergency. Aired 1-2a ET
• Post-Debate Analysis. Aired 11-11:59p ET
• Continued Live Coverage of the Paris Terror Attacks. Aired 2-3a ET
• Live Coverage of Breaking News Out of Paris; Authorities Say Eight Terrorists Dead; World Reacts to Terror Attacks. Aired 12-1a ET
• Coverage of Terrorist Attack Aftermath in Paris. Aired 10-11p ET
• Coverage of the Paris Terror Attacks. Aired 9-10p ET
• Coverage of Aftermath of Paris Terrorist Attacks. Aired 8-9p ET
• France: ISIS Attack "Act of War", 129 Dead, 350+ Hurt; At Least 128 Dead in Paris Attacks; More Attacks Could be at Large. Aired 7-8p ET
• Live Coverage Of Aftermath Of Paris Terror Attacks; Aired 6-7p ET
• French Official: More Attackers Could Be At Large; Libya's ISIS Leader Killed Before Paris Attack; World Stands in Solidarity with France; New Details on Cal State University Student Killed in Paris; Cal State University, Long Beach, Press Conference; Paris Attacks Expected to Dominate Democratic Debate; Paris Attack Investigation Leads to Belgium Streets. Aired 5-6p ET
• At Least 128 Dead in Paris Attacks; More Attacks Could be at Large; France: ISIS Attack "Act of War", 129 Dead, 350+ Hurt. Aired 4- 5p ET
• Live Coverage of the Terror Attacks in Paris; Aired 3-4p ET
• Multiple Coordinated Terrorist Attacks Hit Paris; ISIS Claims Responsibility for Terrorist Attacks in Paris; Witnesses Describe Terror Attacks in Paris. Aired 2-3P ET
• Paris Terror Attacks. Aired 1-2p ET
• ISIS Claims Responsibility For Paris Terror Attacks; French President Blames ISIS For Attacks; Goulet: 300 People Injured In Attacks; Continued Reporting on the Paris Terror Attacks. Aired 12-1p ET
• Terror in Paris. Aired 11a-Noon ET
• Six Coordinated Terrorist Attacks Hit Paris; ISIS Claims Responsibility for Terrorist Attacks in Paris; President Obama Holds National Security Council Meeting in Wake of Paris Terror Attacks. Aired 10-11a ET


November 13, 2015
• ISIS Militant Targeted in U.S. Air Strike; Deadly Bombing in Lebanon. Aired 3-4a ET
• U.S. Forces Targeted Jihadi John; Beirut Bombers Says Sent by ISIS; Update on the Migrant Crisis; Aung San Suu Kyi's Party Wins Majority in Myanmar Elections; U.S. Forces Targeted Jihadi John; Russia Could Be Banned from 2016 Olympics; Trump Talks Immigration Plan, Takes on Carson; Obama Weighs in on Trump Immigration Plan; Utah Same-sex Couple Fights to Keep Foster Daughter. Aired 2-3a ET
• U.S. Strikes May Have Killed Jihadi John; One of Four Alleged Bombers Survives Beirut Attack; On the Front Lines of Fight Against ISIS in Sinjar; Who is Jihadi John; Interview with Gen. John Allen; Suu Kyi's Party Wins Majority in Myanmar Election; Europe Sets Up Fund to Africa to Stem Migrant Flow; Strong Words from Tom Hanks on Migrant Crisis; Suspicions North Korean Leader Killing Elites to Consolidate Power. Aired 1-2a ET
• Breaking News: Pentagon Says U.S. Forces Targeted Jihadi John During Syrian Airstrike; Who Is Jihadi John?; On The Front Lines With Peshmerga Fighters; Donald Trump Maintains Hard Line On Illegal Immigration. Aired 12-1a ET
• Donald Trump Attacks Ben Carson; Peshmerga Forces Declare Victory over Militants in Sinjar. 3:30-4p ET
• Trump Lashes Out; Blow Against ISIS; Supreme Court to Hear Abortion Case. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Carson: Chinese Inside Syria; U.S. Strike Blow to ISIS in Killing Jihadi John as ISIS Claims Responsibility for Beirut Bombings; Biden Speaks Out on College Rape. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Jihadi John Killed; Trump Comments. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Trump Questions Carson, Defends Immigration Plan; Kim Jong Un May Have Purged Top Adviser; First Uterus Transplant Planned in U.S. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Donald Trump Rails on Rivals at Iowa Rally; Kurds Liberate Key Iraqi City from ISIS; U.S. Strike Targets Jihadi John in Syria; Trump Says He Would Just Bomb Out ISIS; Secret Service Agent Accused of Soliciting Teen for Sex; Aired 10-10:30a ET
• U.S. Targets Jihadi John; Trump Immigration Policy; Biden Takes on Campus Sexual Assaults. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Kurds Liberate Key Iraqi City from ISIS; U.S. Strike Targets Jihadi John in Syria; Report: GOP Nervous, Want to Draft Romney: U.S. Strikes Targets "Jihadi John" in Syria. Aired 9:00-9:30a ET


November 12, 2015
• Trump and Immigration; More Details on Ohio Plane Crash; Putin Orders Investigation Into Doping. Aired 3-4a ET
• Kurdish Forces Fight to Take Sinjar from ISIS; Sweden Creates Barriers to Slow Migrant Flow; Russian President Responds to Doping Allegations; Family Sues After Virginia Man Tasered, Died; Arrests, Jobs Lost at University of Missouri; Jet-setting Indian President Gaining Celebrity Status; Ben Carson Asked about Aborting Baby Hitler; Gay Rugby Referee Struggled to Accept Himself. Aired 2-3a ET
• Kurdish Forces Fighting to Retake Sinjar; Russia Denies Report It Has Syrian Peace Plan; Trump Promoting Immigration Plan on Campaign Trail; Russia Needs Its Own Doping Investigation; Exposing Human Trafficking in Mexico; Thousands of Refugees Flock to Europe; Chicago Gun Violence Reaches Epic Proportions; Putin Responds on Doping Allegations; Operation Surf Helps Injured Soldiers; Dangerous Toxin Hurting California Crabbing. Aired 1-2a ET
• Kurdish Forces Launch Offensive to Retake Sinjar; Putin Flexing Muscle in Syria, Europe and North Korea; Russia Needs Its Own Doping Investigation; Exposing Human Trafficking in Mexico; Egyptian President Insists Egypt Safe for Tourists; Russia to Conduct Its Own Investigation Into Allegations of Doping Athletes; EU to Wrap Up Migrant Summit on Thursday; Kurdish Forces Launch Major Offensive to Retake Sinjar; Band Queen Honored with Living Legend Award; Crabbing Season in Danger in California. Aired 12-1a ET
• Two Suicide Bombers Hit Beirut; Utah Couple Hoping to Adopt Foster Daughter Denied; Honoring Veterans on Veterans Day. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Not Guilty Verdict in 'Goodfellas' Trial; Suicide Bombings in Beirut. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• GOP Contenders Battle over Immigration; University of Missouri Appoints Interim President; Family Sues After Virginia Man Tasered, Died; Obama Awards Medal of Honor to Florent Groberg. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Russia Responds to ISIS; War Against ISIS; Battle over Immigration. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Army Capt. Awarded for Tackling Suicide Bomber; Violence in Chicago; Investigators Analyzing Black Box Sound; Melania Trump Emerges from Campaign Shadow; Jetpacker Zooms around Statue of Liberty. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Mission to Liberate Key Iraq City From ISIS; Rubio to Speak in South Carolina Today; Racial Tensions Flare Across College Campuses; Laser Target Three Passenger Planes, 2 Choppers; Obama to Award Medal of Army to Retired Army Captain; Aired 10-10:30a ET


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