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December 17, 2020
December 16, 2020
Study: Many Black Americans Hesitant About Getting Vaccine; U.S. Lawmakers Near Deal on Long-Awaited COVID Relief Plan; Experts: QAnon Conspiracies Threaten Democracy; U.S. Officials Suspect Russians in Hack of Government Agencies; Navalny Reacts to Russia's Chemical Weapons Operations; Socially-Distant Santa Has Christmas Message. Aired 4:30-5a ET
Second COVID-19 Vaccine Nears Authorization in U.S.; U.S. Hospitals Vaccinating Health Care Workers; California Activates Mass Fatality Program; McConnell acknowledges Biden Victory; Biden Rallies for Democrats Ahead of Georgia Senate Runoffs; Parts of Europe Grappling with Tough New Restrictions. Aired 4-4:30a ET
Germany Under Tough Lockdown; England Impose Confusing Restrictions; Healthcare Workers Finally Getting the Vaccine; Hardheaded People Don't Mind Risk Involve; Mitch McConnell Accepts Reality; Seoul, Only One ICU COVID Bed Left in the City; Many Black Americans Hesitant About Getting Vaccine; Biden's Team Already Seeking Input from Communities Of Color; Delta Unveils Travel Corridor Between U.S. and Europe; Poisoned Kremlin Critic Speaks to CNN; Trucks Clog Roads as Companies Stockpile Pre-Brexit; Boko Haram Claims Kidnapping of 330 Plus Nigerian Students; Going Green Highlights the Pangolin's Near Extinction; China's Chang'e 5 Returning to Earth. Aired 3-4a ET
E.U. under Tougher Restrictions, under Pressure to Get Vaccine; U.S. Employers Weighing Mandatory Vaccines; Putin Congratulates Biden; Biden Stumps for Democrats in Georgia; Congress Debates Stimulus Proposals; Hanukkah Celebrations Scaled Back in Israel. Aired 2-2:45a ET
Europe Locks Down For COVID Christmas; McConnell Acknowledges Biden's Election Win; Biden To Georgia: Vote As If Your Life Depended On It; COVID Mass Casualty Event Expected This Winter In U.S.; Navalny Talks To CNN; Seoul: Only One ICU COVID Bed Left in the City; London Nearby Areas on Tier-Three Restrictions; U.S. COVID-19 Stimulus Deal; Terror Group Claims Responsibility for Kidnappings; Delta Unveils Travel Corridor Between U.S. and Europe; China's Change Lunar Probe Returning to Earth. Aired 1-2a ET
Second COVID-19 Vaccine Near Authorization as U.S. Hits Record Hospitalizations; Employers Weighing Mandatory Vaccines; Biden Stumps for Democrats in Georgia; No Response from Kremlin on Navalny Poisoning; Boko Haram Claims Kidnapping of 33+ Nigerian Students; Deciphering the Trump-QAnon Connection. Aired 12-12:45a ET
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Pompeo Quarantining after Coming into Contact with Someone with COVID; Alaska Health Worker Suffered Allergic Reaction from Vaccine; Will Americans Get Choice Between Pfizer, Moderna Vaccines?; Russian Foreign Minister: Navalny Poisoning Report "Funny to Read"; Biden Officially Announces Ex-Rival Buttigieg as Cabinet Pick; Trump Seeks Special Counsels Before He Leaves Office to Ensure Investigations of Hunter Biden, Claims of Voter Fraud. Aired 2:30-3p ET
Congress May be Close to $900 Billion Stimulus Deal; Interview with Loretto Hospital President and CEO George Miller; Trump Administration Has Turned Attention to Pardons. Aired 2-2:30p ET
FOX Questions Expertise of Pandemic Expert Bill Gates; Nurse Erin McIntosh Discusses Threat of Nurse's Strike in California over Work Conditions; Seniors in Florida Among 1st in the State to Get Vaccine; Mar-A-Lago Neighbors to Trump: Spend Your Post-Presidency Elsewhere. Aired 1:30-2p ET
Congressional Leaders on Brink of $900 Billion COVID Relief Deal; Trump Sycophants Go Off Dee End with Absurd Election Claims; Fox Questions Expertise of Pandemic Expert Bill Gates. Aired 1-1:30p ET
Nearly 200,000 New Cases Tuesday; Hospitalizations Hit Record High; Trump Fires Back After McConnell Congratulates Biden; Biden Taps Pete Buttigieg For Transportation Secretary; President-Elect Biden Stumps For Ossoff And Warnock In Georgia; Control Of The Senate Hinges On Two Runoff Races In Georgia. Aired 12:30-1p ET
FDA Panel To Review Moderna Vaccine Tomorrow; Joe Biden Picks Pete Buttigieg As Transportation Secretary; Joe Biden: Better Transportation Will Build More Climate-Resilient Communities; Joe Biden: Will Get Vaccinated Publicly, But Won't Jump Ahead Of Line. Aired 12-12:30p ET
Rockefeller Foundation Urges Massive Ramp-Up in COVID Testing to Reopen and Keep Open Schools; Biden Nominates Pete Buttigieg for Transportation Secretary; Russia's Top Diplomat Says, Navalny Poisoning Reports are Funny to Read. Aired 11:30-12p ET
Congressional Leaders Near Deal On Long-Awaited COVID Relief Plan; FDA Advisory Panel To Review Moderna Vaccine Tomorrow; Restaurant Owners Implore Lawmakers For More Help. Aired 11-11:30a ET
Interview with Co-Founder of Institute for Antiracism in Medicine Brittani James; QAnon Influence Continues to Grow; Interview with News Anchor Anne McCloy. Aired 10:30-11a ET
U.S. Reports 3,019 Deaths Overnight, Third Deadliest Day of Pandemic; Trump Turns on McConnell after Majority Leader Congratulates Biden; More Americans to Receive First Dose of COVID-19 Vaccine Today. Aired 10-10:30a ET
ER Nurse First to Be Vaccinated in New Jersey; Trump Turns on McConnell; Harris Discusses Pandemic Plan, Masks and Vaccine; Ex- Officer Accused of Pulling Gun During Voter Fraud Event. Aired 9:30- 10a
Congressional Leaders Near Deal on Coronavirus Relief Bill; More Americans to Receive First Dose of COVID-19 Vaccine Today; Capitol Hill Leaders Looking at Stimulus Deal Close to $908 Billion; U.S. Investigates Possible Russian Hacking of Government Agencies; Futures Flat Amid Progress on a Potential Stimulus Deal. Aired 9-9:30a ET
December 15, 2020
Trump Won't Concede Despite Electoral College Vote; U.S. House Member Says He's Quitting Republican Party; Officials Warn Americans to Keep Following Health Guidelines; U.S. Rolls Out Vaccine as Death Toll Tops 300,000; Trump Administration Imposing Sanctions on Turkey; How Abu Dhabi Uses Safe Bubbles to Protect Events. Aired 4:30-5a ET
U.S. Electoral College Affirms Biden Victory; Trump Won't Concede Despite Electoral College Vote; U.S. Attorney General William Barr Resigns; First Doses of Vaccine Given as U.S. Tops 300,000 Deaths; Health Workers Among First to Receive Vaccine in U.S.; U.K. Says New Variant of COVID-19 has been identified; European Countries Issue New COVID Restrictions; Canada Rolls Out Its First COVID-19 Vaccine; Parts of East Asia Seeing New Wave of Infections. Aired 4- 4:30a ET
Bellingcat and CNN Investigation Expose Russian Targeting of Opposition Leader Alexey Navalny; The United States Begins to Distribute and Administer Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccines; Biden is Officially President-Elect; Attorney General William Barr Resigns; Parts Of Europe Face Tough New Restrictions; Parts Of East Asia Seeing New Wave Of Infections; NHK Poll On The Japan Olympics; Canada Rolls Out Its First COVID-19 Vaccine; United States Rolls Out Vaccine As Death Toll Tops 300,000; 104 Year-Old In Spain Beats COVID-19; Severe Weather In Australia; More Than 300 Nigerian Students Missing; A Preview On Going Green To Be Aired Saturday In New York In London; Christmas Tree Shop Goes Green. Aired 3-4a ET
CNN Exclusive: Navalny, Novichok and Moscow; Electoral College Cements Biden Victory; U.S. Tops 300,000 Deaths on Vaccine Rollout Day; Over 300 Nigerian Students Missing after School Raid; Trump to Impose New Sanctions on Turkey; U.S. Health Workers among First to Get COVID-19 Vaccine. Aired 2-2:45a ET
U.S. Attorney General William Barr; U.K. and E.U. Remain Far Apart on Several Key Issues; Germany Set to Enter a Hard National Lockdown; How Abu Dhabi Uses Safe Bubbles to Protect Events; CNN Exclusive: Navalny, Novichok And Moscow; First U.S. Healthcare Workers Get COVID-19 Shots; U.S. Tops 300,000 Deaths On Vaccine Roll Out Day; Electoral College Cements Biden Victory; Biden: The People Have Voted, It's Time To Turn The Page; A Word With The Doctor Who Got New York's Second COVID-19 Vaccine. Aired 1-2a ET
CNN Exclusive: Navalny, Novichok and Moscow; Electoral College Cements Biden Victory; U.S. Tops 300,000 Deaths on Vaccine Rollout Day; Joe Biden's Win Cemented by Electoral College; U.S. Attorney General William Barr Resigns; Trump Won't Concede Despite Electoral College Vote; Group Preserving Redwoods by Cloning Them; U.S. Death Toll Tops 300,000 as Vaccinations Begin. Aired 12-12:45a ET
Biden to Nominate Buttigieg for Transportation Secretary; Vice President Pence Likely to Get Vaccine on Friday; GOP's McConnell Finally Acknowledges Biden's Win; Barr's Exit Note Filled with Partisan Praise for Trump. Aired 3:30-4p ET
Biden Campaigns in Georgia; McConnell Finally Acknowledges Biden's Win; Vaccine Distribution; U.S. Passes 300,000 COVID-19 Deaths. Aired 3-3:30p ET
Biden's Inauguration To Be At Capitol With Small Crowd; Despite Attacks, Barr Lavishes Praise On Trump In Exit Note; Doctor Shares Story Of Being Among First To Be Vaccinated; California Nurses Threaten Strike On Christmas Eve Over Poor Work Conditions; Clock Ticking For Congress To Fund Government, Pass COVID Relief. Aired 2:30-3p ET
President-elect Joe Biden to Nominate Pete Buttigieg as Transportation Secretary; Interview with Health Care Worker James Phillips as He Receives COVID-19 Vaccine; Sen. Mitch McConnell Acknowledges Election Results. Aired 2-2:30p ET
Soon, Biden Campaigns in Georgia Senate Runoffs for 1st Time; Biden Spoke to McConnell Today in "Good Conservation"; Dr. Richina Bicette Answers Viewers' Questions about Vaccines; Russia's Putin Acknowledges Biden's Win Before McConnell; Trump Silent on Suspected Russian Cyberattack on U.S. Government; Biden to Nominate Buttigieg for Transportation Secretary. Aired 1:30-2p ET
U.S. Sets Another Record For Hospitalizations, More Than 100,000; Monday Vaccination Underway For Health Care Workers Across U.S.; Many In GOP Refuse To Admit Biden's Win. Aired 1-1:30p ET
First COVID-19 Vaccinations Continue As U.S. Tops 300,000 Deaths; First Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccinations In Illinois Begin; Electoral College Formally Affirms Biden's Presidential Win; McConnell Recognizes Biden As President-Elect For The First Time; Soon: Biden Campaign In Georgia For Senate Runoff Candidates. Aired 12:30-1p ET
U.S. Sets Record Monday With 110,000-Plus COVID-19 Hospitalizations; FDA: "No Specific Safety Concerns" With Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine; Lawmakers Scramble To Strike A Stimulus Deal; Bipartisan Group Splits COVID-19 Relief Package Into Two Proposals; Mitt Romney: Trump's Attacks On Election Are "Simply Dangerous". Aired 12-12:30p ET
CNN Reports, Investigation I.D.'s Russian Agents Who Tailed Navalny Before Poisoning; Vaccine Rollout in Full Swing as U.S. Tops 300,000 Deaths. Aired 11:30-12p ET
FDA: No "Safety Concerns" With Moderna Coronavirus Vaccine; Majority Of Initial Pfizer Vaccine Shipments Go Out Today; U.S. Reports More Than 1.5 Million Cases During Past Week. Aired 11-11:30a ET
Interview with COVID-19 Vaccine Recipient; Congress Commits to Pass COVID-19 Stimulus Before Christmas; U.S. Government Agencies Hacked by Russian-Linked Groups. Aired 10:30-11a ET
FDA Says, No Safety Concerns with Moderna Coronavirus Vaccine; Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) Publicly Recognizes Biden as President- Elect. Aired 10-10:30a ET
Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) is Interviewed about Stimulus; Texas Administers Vaccinations Today; AG William Barr Resigns; Georgia Governor Criticizes Attacks. Aired 9:30-10a ET.
FDA Says No Safety Concerns with Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine; Dr. Fauci Recommends Joe Biden and Kamala Harris Get Vaccinated ASAP; Vaccine Rollout in Full Swing as U.S. Tops 300,000 Deaths; Democrats Face Tough Choice on Stimulus Deal Without State and Local Aid; Futures Up Amid Vaccine Rollout and Stimulus Talks. Aired 9-9:30a ET
December 14, 2020
December 13, 2020
December 12, 2020
December 11, 2020
FDA Panel Recommends Authorization of Pfizer/BioNTech Vaccine; 2.9 Million Doses of Pfizer/BioNTech Vaccine Ready to Ship; Survey: 50 Percent of U.S. Nurses Feeling Overwhelmed; Parts of Europe Weigh Restrictions as Vaccines Roll Out; Britain Braces for No Deal Exit from European Union; Hong Kong Media Tycoon Jimmy Lai Charged Under National Security law. Aired 4:30-5a ET
FDA Now Considering Authorizing Pfizer/BioNTech Vaccine; New U.S. Jobless Claims Hit Three-Month High; U.S. Lawmakers Still at Impasse Over Stimulus Bill; President-Elect Joe Biden to Announce More Cabinet Picks; President Trump Pins Hopes on Dubious Texas Lawsuit. Aired 4-4:30a ET
FDA Recommended Authorizing Pfizer Vaccine; U.S. Hit Record High Death Toll from COVID-19; U.S. Prepares for Vaccine Distribution Ahead of Authorization; European Countries Saw Increase in Coronavirus Infections; Trump's Last Effort to Overturn Election Results; Biden Taps Former Obama Officials to Fill in Key Roles; Congress Struggles with Stimulus Package; America's Restaurants Fight to Survive; Pandemic's Economic Toll on Millions of Americans as they Go Hungry, Jobless; Jordan Faces Fierce Second Wave; Many Ski Resorts Close Due COVID-19; U.K. Prime Minister Warns of No Deal with E.U. after Brexit. Nurses Feeling Overwhelmed, Depressed; CNN Heroes, An All-Star Tribute. Aired 3-4a ET
FDA Panel Recommends Authorization of Pfizer Vaccine; U.S. Prepares for Vaccine Distribution Ahead of Authorization; Mexico Details Vaccination Program, Health Care Workers to Get First Priority; Latin America Races to Finalize Vaccine Distribution Plans; President Trump Pins Hopes on Dubious Texas Lawsuit; Israel, Morocco Normalize Relations with Help of U.S.; British PM: UK Should Prepare For No-Deal Exit; Stimulus Bill Deadlocked As Unemployment Claims Soar; Trump Ignores Virus, Focuses On Bogus Election Lawsuit; More Than 100 House Republicans Support Trump-Backed Texas Lawsuit Seeking To Invalidate Millions Of Vote; CDC Director: For The Next 60 To 90 Days - U.S. To Have More Deaths Per Day Than We Had In 9/11. Aired 2- 3a ET
FDA Advisory Committee Green Lights Pfizer-BioNTech; Why 4 Experts On Independent Vaccine Panel Said No; 9/11 And Pearl Harbor American Deaths Dwarfed By COVID; 100 Republicans Now Back Trump's Texas Lawsuit; E.U. Trade Deal Hopes With Britain Fades; COVID-19 Misinformation Leads to Vaccine Hesitancy; U.S. Health Care Workers on the Brink Amid New Virus Surge; Saudi Arabia Approves Use of Pfizer's COVID Vaccine. Aired 1-2a ET
U.S. Prepares for Vaccine Distribution Ahead of Authorization; FDA Panel Recommends Authorization of Pfizer Vaccine; E.U. Chief: Bridging Differences with U.K. is 'Difficult'; Trump Pins Election Hopes on Dubious Texas Lawsuit; Israel, Morocco Normalize Relations; Restaurants Struggling to Survive; Several European Ski Resorts Close Due to COVID-19; Sen. Sanders (I-VT) is Interviewed about Call to Vote on New Stimulus Checks. Aired 12-1a ET
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White House Orders FDA Chief to Authorize Pfizer's Vaccine Today or Resign; 12 Million Americans to Lose Unemployment Benefits by Christmas if Congress Doesn't Act; Heartbreaking Letters to Santa Reveal COVID Toll on Kids; Biden Cabinet Picks from Obama Administration Trigger Criticism; President-Elect Joe Biden Introduces More Cabinet Picks. Aired 2:30-3p ET
Pfizer Prepares to Ship Vaccines; Interview with Pfizer Vaccine Study Participant; Texas Lawsuit Waits on Supreme Court Ruling. Aired 2-2:30p ET
Soon, Biden to Introduce More Cabinet Nominees and Senior Advisors; Twin Disasters as Stimulus Talks Sputter Amid Shutdown Threat; 14 Million Families Face at Rick as Evictions Moratorium Expires; Senate Approves Defense Bill with Veto-Proof Majority in Rebuke to Trump; Army-Navy Game Moved to West Point Due to COVID Concerns. Aired 1:30-2p ET
First Americans Could Get Pfizer's COVID Vaccine within Days; Supreme Court Could Soon Rule on Unprecedented Election Lawsuit. Aired 1-1:30p ET
Cuomo Bans Indoor Dining In NYC Starting Monday; CNN: Biden Does Not Feel Defensive About Cabinet Picks; New Tool Helps Organizations Shape Their COVID-19 Testing Strategy. Aired 12:30-1p ET
CDC Director: Expect More Deaths Per Day Than 9/11 Over The Next Months; COVID-19 Crisis Deepens In U.S. Amid Wait For Vaccinations To Begin; Experts: Feds Not Prioritizing Vaccine For Hotspots "Turns A Blind Eye To Where The Pandemic Is Right Now"; GOP Republicans: Trump Conspiracies Are "Political Litmus Test For 2022"; Dr. Anthony Fauci: Vaccine Distribution "Up To The Local Health Officials". Aired 12-12:30p ET
Hospitals Preparing for Delivery of Vaccines; Battle to Build Trust in Vaccine in Trump Country; Army-Navy Game Moved to West Point Due to COVID Concerns. Aired 11:30-12p ET
FDA Decision on Pfizer Vaccine Imminent after Panel Recommendation; Biden to Introduce more Cabinet Nominees and Senior Advisers Today; Congress Remains Paralyzed, Unable to Pass Relief Package. Aired 11-11:30a ET
Congress Faces Government Shutdown; Interview with Restaurant Owners Calling for Restaurants Act Passage; Biden Announces More Nominees Today, Aims to Finish by Christmas. Aired 10:30-11a ET
FDA Decision on Pfizer Vaccine Imminent as COVID Cases Surge; 100-Plus GOP Reps Back Texas Suit to Undo Election Results in Four States; More States Issue New Restrictions, Stay-at-Home Orders. Aired 10-10:30a ET
Airlines Prepare for Transporting Vaccine and Financial Problems; Frontline Workers First to get Vaccine; Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-MI) is Interviewed about Stimulus Talks; Army-Navy Game Moved to West Point. Aired 9:30-10a ET
FDA Decision on Pfizer Vaccine Imminent as COVID Cases Surges; FedEx and UPS Prep for Vaccine Delivery While Awaiting FDA Green Light; Government on Brink of Shutdown as Senate Fails to Pass Bill; Hundred-Plus GOP Representatives Back Texas Suit to Undo Election Results in 4 States; Airlines Play Critical Role in Distributing COVID Vaccine Worldwide. Aired 9-9:30a ET
December 10, 2020
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