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February 04, 2016
• Republican Rivals Unleash on Rubio; Growing Calls to Cancel Rio Olympics Due to Zika; Jeb Bush Attempts to Kick-start Presidential Campaign. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• NBA Champion Warriors; Trump vs. Cruz. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Clinton, Sanders Fight for "Underdog" Title; Cruz-Trump Battle Escalates Ahead of Primary; CDC Issues New Advice on Zika Virus; Super Bowl 50. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Democratic Rivals Battle for Votes During Town Hall in New Hampshire; Sanders Tout Outreach to Minorities; Donald Trump Accuses Ted Cruz of Election Fraud in Iowa; GOP Candidates Blitz New Hampshire; Aired 10-10:30a ET
• President Obama Speaks at the National Prayer Breakfast. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Clinton, Sanders Clash During New Hampshire Town Hall; Trump Vs. Cruz Attacks Get Uglier. Aired 9-9:30a ET


February 03, 2016
• Plane Explodes on Takeoff; Zika Virus Fears; New Fighting in Syria Could End Peace Talks; More European Migrant Troubles; Trump Focuses on New Hampshire. Aired 3-4a ET
• Blast Blew A Hole In Side of Daallo Airline; Donald Trump Expecting Big Win In New Hampshire; Cruz, Trump And Rubio Set For New Hampshire Showdown; Australian High Court Rejects Detention Challenge. Aired 2-3a ET
• Clinton Wins Iowa by Thin Margin; Cruz Enters New Hampshire with Momentum; Somali Airliner Explosion Investigation; U.S. Zika Virus Case Transmitted Sexually; Lunar New Year Approaching; Australian Court Allows Offshore Detention; Bill Cosby Back in Court. Aired Midnight-1a ET
• Pentagon Announces 50 Special Forces Troops Already in Syria; Sanders, Clinton Battle Over Being "Progressive"; GOP Candidates Look Forward. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• New Hampshire Race; Interview With North Carolina Congressman Mark Meadows; Trump vs. Cruz. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Clinton, Sanders Face Off in New Hampshire; Should Clinton Skip New Hampshire; Sanders Stands by Claim Questioning Clinton's Progressive Record. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Bernie Sanders Interview; Santorum to Drop Out; Trump Accuses Cruz; Candidates Target Rubio; Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Focus on New Hampshire; U.S. Military Steps Up War against ISIS; Marco Rubio Building on Momentum. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Trump Accuses Cruz of Stealing Iowa Vote; Cruz Campaign Responds to Trump; Clinton and Sanders Prep for CNN Town Hall; Clinton and Sanders Intensifying Fight for New Hampshire; Bill Clinton Campaigns in South Carolina. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Sanders and Young Voters; Trump Supporters Not Sweating Loss; Dallas Patient Infected with Zika Virus Through Sexual Contact. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Rand Paul to Suspend Presidential Campaign; Clinton, Sanders Prep for CNN Town Hall; Judge to Decide If Cosby Charges Will Be Dismissed. Aired 9-9:30a ET


February 02, 2016
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• "The Boston Globe" and "New York Times" Have Endorsed Governor John Kasich; Christie Today: Iowa In the Rearview Mirror; Hillary Clinton Wins First of the Nation's Caucuses. aired 3:30-4p ET
• Clinton and Cruz Win Iowa; Rubio Rising?. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Clinton Wins Iowa Caucus with Razor-Thin Margin; Marco Capitalizing on 3rd-Place Finish with Trump 2nd, Technology Changing Sports for Disabled Athletes. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Clinton Wins Iowa; Eric Cantor Interview; Rubio Rides Iowa Finish. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• New Hampshire Voters Now Very Different from 2008; Clinton and Sanders Turn to New Hampshire; Bush Presses Reset Button; Young Voters, Late Decisions Impact Iowa; Quarterbacks Face off at Super Bowl Media Day. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Candidates Move on to New Hampshire for Next Primaries; Iowa Voters Pick Cruz Over Trump; Rubio Happy to be Third in Iowa; North Korea to Launch Satellite in February; Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Reviewing Last Night's Iowa Caucus Results; Candidates Look Toward New Hampshire. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Candidates Move on to New Hampshire for Next Primary; Cruz Wins Iowa on Record Turnout. Aired 9-9:30a ET


February 01, 2016
• Iowa Caucuses Today; Attack in Damascus; WHO Calls for Emergency Neeting on Zika Virus; Boko Haram Attack in Nigeria; Thousands of Migrant Children Missing in Europe?. Aired 3-4a ET
• No Clear Winner on Either Side in Iowa; Media Kept in Dark on Trump Iowa Ground Game; O'Malley Could be Most Important Democrat in Race; WHO Warning on Zika Virus; Challenges Ahead for Aung San Suu Kyi's Pro Democracy Party in Myanmar; Democrats, Republicans Rally Before Iowa Caucuses; Weather Could Affect Iowa Caucus Turnout; What Large Cargo Ships Between U.S., China Means for Trade; Boko Haram Attacks Nairobi Village; Popular Bands Rally with Sanders. Aired 2-3a ET
• Cruz Pushes for High Caucus Turnout; Army of Volunteers Invade Iowa; Clinton, Sanders Make Last-Minute Pitch to Voters; Training for Iowa Caucus Goers; What Large Cargo Ships Between U.S., China Means for Trade; Screen Actors Guild Awards Last Night. Aired 1-2a ET
• China Trade Examined; New Government to Take Power in Myanmar. Aired Midnight-1am ET
• Governor Kasich is placing his bets on a strong finish in next week's primary in New Hampshire; Clinton is blistering through the Hawkeye state today; The band Vampire Weekend supports Bernie Sanders; 3:30-4p ET
• Examining the Iowa Caucuses. Aired 15-15:30p ET
• Clinton, Sanders Neck and Neck in Iowa; Ted Cruz Makes Final Pitch in Iowa; Voter Turnout Crucial in Iowa; Rubio Makes Final Pitch to Caucus Goers; When Sports and Technology Work Together. Aired 2:30- 3p ET
• Trump's Final Pitch; Iowa Caucus; Sanders Iowa Campaign. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Martin O'Malley Could be King Maker; Youth Vote in Iowa; Super Bowl 50. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Iowa Casts First Votes in Presidential Race. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Clinton Campaign Talks Iowa; Interview with Sanders Campaign Media Adviser Tad Devine; Marco Rubio's Two-Part Campaign Strategy; Interview with Jeff Kaufmann.Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Iowa Cast First Votes in Presidential Race; Interview with Adam Vandall. Aired 9-9:30a ET


January 31, 2016
• New Polls Out Ahead of Iowa Caucuses; Renewed Proposed Peace Initiative Between Israel and the Palestinians; Doctors Without Borders: 16 People Starved to Death Since UN Convoys Brought Food and Supplies; U.S. Presidential Candidates Make Final Push for Voters Before Caucuses; 33 Migrants Died Seeking Asylum from Turkey to Greece; Zika Virus Has Rapidly Spread into 24 Countries; Elon Musk Talks About What Space Exploration Should Look Like. Aired 5-6a ET
• US Election Examined; Working to Halt Spread of Zika Virus; Russia and Turkey Tensions Rising Again; Main Syrian Oppostion Group to Join Negotiations; Details of Needs of Syrian Citizens; Greek Help to Refugees Examined. Aired 3:55-5a ET
• Sign of Hope in Syrian Peace Talks; Zika Virus Continues to Spread; Cambodia Making Strides in Saving the Asian Elephant; Winners at the SAG Awards. Aired 3-3:30a ET
• Last Poll Before Iowa Caucuses Out; Searching for Vaccine to Zika Virus; Turkey Versus Russia; Winners from the SAG Awards. Aired 2-2:30a ET
• Poll: Tight Competition for Both Parties Ahead of Iowa Caucuses; Zika Virus Now Active in 24 Countries; Turkey to Russian Ambassador: Russian Jet Violated Turkey's Airspace Again; Pluto Discovered to Have More Frozen Water than Previously Thought; SAG Award Winners. Aired 12-12:30a ET
• Race for the White House: Candidates Make Final Sprint Before Iowa Voting; Trump and Clinton Lead Polls Before Iowa Caucus; Ted Cruz Courts Vital Iowa Evangelical Vote; Is Voter Turnout a Problem for Hillary Clinton?. Aired 6-7p ET
• Eyes on the Race of the White House; Coverage of the Iowa Caucuses. Aired 5-6p ET
• Trump, Clinton Lead Polls Before Iowa Caucus; 13-year-old Body Found; Rubio in Third in Iowa; Deteriorating Weather Conditions for Iowa; Three Point Difference Between Hillary and Bernie. Aired 4-5p ET
• Coverage of Iowa Caucus. Aired 3-4p ET
• Poll: Trump Now Six Percent Points Ahead Of Cruz In Iowa; Sanders Battles Nancy Pelosi Over Taxes; New Polls: Clinton, Sanders In Virtual Tie; Coverage of Iowa primary caucus; 2-3p ET


January 30, 2016
• Presidential Candidates Gear Up for Iowa's Caucus Voting; Long- Awaited Peace Talks for Syria; Fears Grow Over Zika Virus; Escaped Inmate Turned Himself In; Conflict in Yemen Growing Worse; Novak Djokovic in the Australian Open Final Again; Sarah Palin A Force to Be Reckoned With; CIA Releases Hundreds of Declassified Documents on Aliens. Aired 5-6a ET
• Iowa Caucuses Will Make or Break Some U.S. Presidential Candidates; Peace Talks in Syria; IOC Confronts Fear of the Zika Virus; Facebook is Banning All Private Gun Sales on All Platforms; Manhunt Ramping Up for Escaped California Inmates; Clinton's E-Mails; New Allegations of Sexual Abuse by Peacekeepers; Obama to Tackle Equal Pay. Aired 4-5a ET
• Long-Awaited Peace Talks for Syria Underway; Conflict in Yemen Worsening; Brazil's President Calls for United Fight Against Zika Virus; Four Chinese Miners Rescued After 36 Days; Iowa Caucuses Days Away. Aired 3-3:30a ET
• Race is Close Days Away from Iowa Caucuses; International Olympic Committee Concerned Over Zika Virus; Refugee Exodus to Europe Causes Migrant Crisis. Aired 2-2:30a ET
• Stakes are High for Presidential Candidates as Iowa Caucuses Draw Closer; International Olympic Committee Advising on How to Lower Risk of Zika Virus; Five People are Dead After Avalanche in British Columbia. Aired 12-12:30a ET
• Trump, Clinton Lead Final "Iowa Poll"; Candidates Crisscross Iowa in Last-Ditch Effort. Aired 7-8p ET
• Candidates Barnstorm Iowa Ahead of Caucuses; Candidates Hustle To Excite Caucus-Goers; Governor Takes Responsibility For Flint Crisis; Detroit Pistons' Owner Helps Flint Residents; 22nd Screen Actors Guild Awards Tonight. Aired 5-6p ET
• Shooting Stabbing Reported in Denver Coliseum; Candidates Criss Cross Iowa in Last-Ditch Effort; Candidates Host Competing Rallies in Iowa. Aired 4-5p ET
• Three Inmates Who Escaped a California Jail Last Week Now In Custody; Iowa Caucus Set on Monday; President Barack Obama Calling on Congress to Pass The Paycheck Fairness Act. Aired 3-4p ET
• Escaped Fugitive Turns Himself in to Authorities; Hillary Clinton Holds Rally in Iowa; Donald Trump to Speak at Iowa Campaign Event. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Candidates on Eleventh Hour Sprint for Iowa; Hillary Clinton Holding Rally Now in Ames, Iowa; New Cruz Ad Calls Rubio "The Republican Obama"; Rubio Rallying Supporters in Council Bluffs; Donald Trump Sends a Message to Evangelicals in Iowa; Jeb Bush About to Speak to Veterans in Iowa; Concerns Over Water Causing Cancer in one New York Town; Michigan Governor Speaks Out on Flint Water Crisis; Looking Into Ted Cruz's Canadian Roots. Aired 1-2p ET
• New Cruz Ad Calls Rubio "The Republican Obama"; Trump Holds Three Rallies To Hold Lead, Ahead Of Caucuses; Clinton: Sanders Neck- And-Neck In Iowa; Iowa Evangelical Christians Divided On Republican Candidates; Bernie Sanders Last Minute Push Before Iowa; No Further Actions From DOD Against Petraeus. Aired 12-1p ET
• Candidates on 11th Hour Sprint for Iowa; Zika Virus Outbreak; State Department Won't Release 22 "Top Secret" Messages; Cruz, Rubio Battling For Second Place In Iowa; NYT Endorses John Kasich And Hillary Clinton; Captured California Fugitive Helping Police. Aired 11a-12p ET
• Presidential Candidates Campaign in Iowa; Jeb Bush Holds Rally in Iowa; Marco Rubio Holds Rally in Iowa; Donald Trump Questions Ted Cruz's Eligibility for U.S. Presidency; Chris Christie Holds Rally; Donald Trump's Views on Abortion Examined; State Department Holding Some E-mails from Hillary Clinton's Server from Release; Zika Virus Spreading Across Americas. Aired 10-11a ET


January 29, 2016
• Latest US Poll Numbers; WHO Raises Alarm about Zika Virus; Syrian Refugee Movements Examined; California Authorities Arrest Prison Teacher Regarding Inmate Escape; Lunar Year of the Monkey Begins Soon. Aired 3-4a ET
• Republicans Debate without Trump; Democratic Race Neck and Neck in Iowa Gets Heated; CNN Visits Ghost Town in Northern Syria; Fact Checking Republican Candidates; WHO: Zika Virus "Spreading Explosively"; Is Zika Virus Result of El Nino; Official: North Korea Possibly Tested H-Bomb Components; FBI Releases Video of Oregon Arrest, Shooting; West Bank Comedy Nominated for Oscar. Aired 2-3a ET
• Republicans Face Off in Iowa Without Donald Trump; Democrats Debate Over Having Another Debate; Teacher Arrested in California Jail Break; Official: North Korea Possibly Tested H-Bomb Components; WHO: Zika Virus "Spreading Explosively"; One-Way Bus Ride into ISIS Headquarters in Raqqa; Barbie Gets New Body; Republican Debate Highlights without Trump. Aired 1-2a ET
• Senator Ted Cruz made a controversial claim on carpet bombing; State department has decided not to release emails of Hillary Clinton; Candidates talks about their religion during their Iowa campaigns; 3:30-4p ET
• Clinton E-Mail Controversy; Interview With Clay Aiken; Debate Fallout. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Eric Holder in Ad Supporting Clinton; Obama Comments on Presidential Race; Woman Talks of Obamacare Help during Clinton Rally; Comedian Tommy Chong Supports Bernie Sanders; Rand Paul Praised for Republican Debate Performance. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• GOP Debate; Immigration Battle; Iowa Caucus; Debate Ratings. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• GOP Presidential Debate; Zika Virus Cases Rise. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Trump-less Debate Second to Lowest in TV Ratings; Donald Trump Leaves Iowa for New Hampshire; Republicans Attack Clinton at Debate; Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Oregon Protests; Republicans Spar in Trump-less Debate; California Jailbreak: Arrested Teacher to Appear in Court. Aired 9:30- 10a ET
• Absent Donald Trump Still a Presence at GOP Debate; Donald Trump Leaves Iowa for New Hampshire; Trump-less Debate Second to Lowest; New Trump Super PAC Debuts Radio Ad; Aired 9-9:30a ET


January 28, 2016
• Zika Virus Pandemic Fears; Satellite Images of North Korea Base Examined; FBI Arrests More Oregon Wildlife Refuge Occupiers; Trump Will Skip Fox Debate; Activists Want More Action on Flint Water Issue. Aired 3-4a ET
• E.U. Chief: 60 Percent of Migrants Not Refugees; Pro-Refugee Protests Across Norway; Sweden Struggles with High Refugee Intake; Iran President Meeting with French President; Australia Sends Immigrants to Islands; Trump Feud with FOX, Megyn Kelly Continues; Sanders Gets Resistance from Top House Democrat; Michigan Governor Releases E-mails on Poisoned Water; Scientists: Zika Virus Has Potential to Become Pandemic Protest Rallies Supporting Same-Sex Unions in Italy. Aired 2-3a ET
• Donald Trump Skipping FOX News Debate; Trump's History of Fighting with FOX; Arrests Made in U.S. Inmates Escape; More Arrests in Oregon Refuge Occupation; Michigan Governor Talks Toxic Water Crisis; Australia Sends Immigrants to Islands. Aired 1-2a ET
• Donald Trump To Forego Fox News' GOP Debate On Thursday Night; Bernie Sanders Gaining Momemtum In Iowa, According To New Poll; U.S. Officials Confirm Case Of Zika Virus In Minnesota; Oregon Wildlife Refugee Standoff Turns Deadly. Aired 12-1a
• WHO: Three to Four Million Zika Cases Possible in Americas; Stumping in Iowa; Interview with Gov. Rick Snyder; Affluenza Teen Returning to U.S. 10:30-11a ET
• Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum says he will join Donald Trump at that Veterans event; Front-runner Hillary Clinton has just accepted a challenge from her chief rival, Bernie Sanders, to participate in several more debates; Matthew Trevithick shared his story about what life was like inside an Iranian prison; 3:30-4p ET
• Veterans Groups to Trump: Keep Your Money; Rubio Warns Supports Not to Get Sidetracked by Trump, Focus on Beating Democrats; Joe Biden Calls Republican Race a Gift from God; Aretha Franklin Helps Flint Residents. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Donald Trump Sticks to FOX Boycott; Interview with Jeff DeWitt; Interview with Foster Friess; Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Trump Alternative Event; Candidates Prepare for Debate; Democratic Debates. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Zika Virus Spreading; Susan Sarandon Helps Sanders Campaign; Eleven Oregon Occupiers Arrested; Widow of Crooked Cop Who Staged Suicide Indicted; President Obama Weighs in on Oscars and Diversity. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Donald Trump Sticks to FOX Boycott; Nancy Pelosi Weighs in on Democratic Race; GOP Rivals Seize on Trump's Debate Boycott; WHO Director: Zika Virus is "Spreading Explosively". Aired 9-9:30a ET


January 27, 2016
• Danish Lawmakers Approve Measure to Confiscate Valuables From Migrants; Donald Trump to Skip Thursday's Fox News Debate; John Kerry in China to Negotiate North Korean Sanctions; $200,000 Award Offered in Manhunt for Escaped Prisoners; Mourning Acotr Abe Vigoda; Apple Sales Growing at Slowest Rate Ever; El Nino in California. Aired 3-4a ET
• Denmark Approves Controversial Refugee Law; Corruption of China's Economic Data; Trump to Skip Thursday's Fox News Debate; Remembering a Holocaust Hero; Kerry in Beijing to Discuss North Korea; FBI Arrests Oregon Occupiers; Crisis in Madaya; Apple's Sales Slowing; London's Stressful Commute. Aired 2-3a ET
• Donald Trump to Skip FOX News Debate; Oregon Protest Leader Ammon Bundy Arrested; Search for Dangerous Fugitives Intensifies; Apple Sales Slow; Iran Joins Global Oil Production; Winter in a Syrian Refugee Camp; Remembering a Holocaust Hero. Aired 1-2a ET
• Trump to Skip Final Debate before Iowa Caucuses; Man in charge of China's Economic Data Now Under Investigation for Possible Corruption; American Soldier Recognized for Heroically Saving Jews During World War II; Zika Travel Alert Expanded; Brazil Investigates Explosion And Prison Break; Search For "Dangerous" Fugitives Intensifies; Kerry Wraps Asia Visit In China; Young Ted Cruz Says He Wants World Domination; Safe Discovered In Pablo Escobar's Former House; Actor Abe Vigoda Of "The Godfather" Dies At 94. Aired 12-1a ET
• Michigan Governor Rick Snyder Faced the Media to Reveal Team of Experts and Defend His Administration; Donald Trump Will Not Attend Republican Debate at Fox News. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Sanders Meets With Obama; Michigan Water Crisis; Trump Skipping Debate. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Trump to Skip FOX News Republican Debate. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Oregon Standoff; Trump Feud. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• One Dead, Eight Arrested in Oregon Militia Standoff; Trump Supporters Speak Out; Michigan Governor to Address Flint Water Crisis; Kerry Presses China on North Korea; New Zika Virus Cases in the U.S.A. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Donald Trump Skipping FOX Debate. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Oregon Standoff Come to An End; Trump Skips Fox Debate; President Obama Calls for Rapid Action Against Zika Virus; Manhunt Expands for Three Escaped Prisoners. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Donald Trump Skipping FOX Debate; Donald Trump Reviving Feud with Megyn Kelly; FBI Tries to Negotiate with Oregon Occupier. Aired 9-9:30a ET


January 26, 2016
• Dem Candidates Meet in CNN Town Hall; Brazil's Health Minister on the Fight Against Dengue and Zika Virus; Iranian President to Meet with Pope Francis; Obama Ordering End to Juvenile Solitary Confinement; Surprise Twist in Planned Parenthood Case. Aired 3-4a ET


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