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January 03, 2021
January 02, 2021
January 01, 2021
2020: A Year In Review; U.K. Doctors: "Grossly Unfair" To Delay Secondary Vaccinations; President Trump Tweets Support For Scheme To Reverse Election Loss. Aired 5:30-6a ET
Coronavirus Pandemic: CDC Predicts Up to 424,000 U.S. Deaths By January 23; Trump Remains Focused on Election Loss; Spain, UK Form Draft Agreement on Gibraltar; U.S. Defense Officials Split Over Potential For Iranian Attack. Aired 5-5:30a ET
CDC Predicts Up to 424,000 U.S. Deaths By January 23; Spain, UK Form Draft Agreement on Gibraltar; U.S. Defense Officials Split Over Potential For Iranian Attack. Aired 4-4:30a ET
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Trump Remains Focused on Election Loss as Pandemic Rages; Brexit is Done, But More Negotiations Still Ahead; Pope Francis Misses New Year's Mass Due to Sciatic Pain. Aired 4:30-5a ET
World Ushers in New Year with Hope and Optimism; New Year Starts with Daunting COVID-19 Challenges; Spain, UK Form Draft Agreement on Gibraltar. Aired 3-3:30a ET
New Year Begins with COVID-19 Challenges; Brexit is Done; World Ushers in New Year with Hope & Optimism; Celebrating a New Year Around the World; Virologist: Need More Research on Vaccines & Variants; W.H.O.: Variants Produce More Virus in the Body; Japan Reports 4,000+ New Cases for the First Time; What's Next for Brexit; Londoners Eagerly Bring in the New Year; Brexit is Done: The UK is Officially Out of the EU; Spain, UK Form Draft Agreement on Gibraltar; Republican Lawmakers Back Trump's Election Challenge; U.S. Defense Officials Split Over Potential for Iranian Attack; Sources: At Least 140 House Republicans Expected to Challenge Electoral College Vote Next Week; Trump Returns to Washington, Focuses on Disputing Election; Sen. Sasse Condemns Republicans' Plan to Challenge Election; Sources: Trump Demanding VP Pence Fight Harder for Him; Pence Faces Pressure as Trump Focuses on Overturning Election; Georgia Senator to Quarantine Days Ahead of Runoff; Election Day Nears for Consequential Georgia Senate Runoff; Was 2020 the Worst Year Ever?; K-Pop's BTS Celebrate New Year with Online Concert. Aired 2-2:30a ET.
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CNN: 140+ House Republicans to Vote Against Counting Electoral Votes; How Will Biden Admin Tackle the Economy? Aired 3:30-4p ET
U.S. Tops 20 Million COVID-19 Cases; Senate Rebukes Trump, Overrides Veto of Defense Spending Bill. Aired 3-3:30p ET
VP Pence Asks Judge to Dismiss Rep. Gohmert's Lawsuit; 3 Million+ Early Votes Cast Ahead of Tuesday's Elections. Aired 2:30-3p ET
Senate Overrides Veto of Defense Authorization Act; U.S. Eclipses 20 Million COVID Cases As We Enter a New Year. Aired 2-2:30p ET
Fauci: U.S. Will Not Delay Second Dose of COVID Vaccines; Will the Economy Recover in 2021? Aired 1:30-2p ET
U.S. Hits Grim Milestone as Coronavirus Cases Top 20 Million; Vice President Pence Asks Judge to Dismiss Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX) Lawsuit; Iranian Commander Says, Any Retaliation may come from Within U.S. Aired 1-1:30p ET
Georgia GOP Sen. David Perdue To Quarantine Just Days Ahead Of Runoff; U.S. Hits Grim Milestone As Coronavirus Cases Top 20 Million; S.C. Man Spends Two Months In Hospital Battling Virus; Biden Slams OMB For "Indefensible" Lack Of Cooperation. Aired 12:30-1p ET
Three New Cases Of UK Variant Discovered In San Diego; McConnell Calls Out GOP Senator Hawley On Conference Call, But Hawley Was Not On Call; Mitt Romney: "Inexcusable" That Administration Not Develop "Comprehensive Vaccination Plans"; More States Reporting Cases Of Fast-Moving UK COVID-19 Variant; Iranian Commander: Any "Retaliation" May Come From Within United States. Aired 12-12:30p ET
U.S. Official Says, Iranian Maritime Forces Have Raised Readiness in Gulf; Hundreds of Children and Adults with Severe Medical Issues Receive Vaccine; GOP Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) Calls for Standalone Vote on $2,000. Aired 11:30-12p ET
Nation Rings in New Year as Pandemic Rages across U.S.; More States Reporting Cases of Fast-Moving UK COVID-19 Variant; Capitol Hill Set for Messy Showdown as GOP Lawmakers Plan to Challenge Biden's Win. Aired 11-11:30a ET
Strong Early Voting Numbers in Georgia Put GOP on Edge; L.A. County Health Official Says Hospitals on the Brink of Catastrophe; How Music Shaped the White House. Aired 10:30-11a ET
New Record, 125,300 COVID-19 Patients Hospitalized in U.S.; Two House Republicans Tell CNN They Expect At Least 140 GOP Colleagues to Vote Against Counting Electoral Votes; CDC Reports, Just 2.7 Million Americans Vaccinated So Far. Aired 10-10:30a ET
Gov. Jared Polis (D-CO) is Interviewed about Cases of the COVID-19 Variant; Biden Optimistic about the Nation; Iran Warns of Retaliation. Aired 9:30-10a ET
CNN International: World Says Goodbye To 2020; Stay-At-Home Order, Mandatory Travel Quarantine Extended In San Francisco; Iranian General Suggests Soleimani Retaliation May Come From Within U.S.; Boris Johnson Hails "Amazing Moment" For UK; UK Cuts Formal Ties With European Union; 2020 Brought Environmental Disasters At Unprecedented Rate. Aired 11-11:30a ET
December 31, 2020
December 30, 2020
U.K. Regulators Approves Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID Vaccine; Argentina's Senate Passes Bill Legalizing Abortion; Russian Death Toll May Be Much Higher Tan Official Tally; Vaccine Gives Hope to Those with Complex Medical Conditions. Aired 4:30-5a ET
U.K. Regulator Approves Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID Vaccine; Biden Asks Americans to Wear Masks for First 100 days; Biden: Lack of Cooperation Could Hurt National Security; Top U.S. Senate Republican Blocks Vote on $2,000 Stimulus. Aired 4-4:30a ET
U.K. Okayed Oxford AstraZeneca Vaccine; New Vaccine Much More Affordable; Argentina Approves Abortion; Mitch McConnell Swings COVID Relief Bill; 41-Year-Old Incoming Congressman Dies Of COVID-19; Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID Vaccine Authorized in U.K.; At Least Seven Dead In Powerful Quake Hits Croatia; United States Braces For Winter Storm; Police Move To Fire Two Detectives Involved In Raid; Russia Faces Higher COVID-19 Death Toll. Aired 3-4a ET
New Coronavirus Variant Detected in Colorado; Top Senate Republican Blocks Vote on $2,000 Stimulus; U.S. Reels under Daily Virus Death Tolls, Tuesday a Record 3,700; U.K. Regulators Approve Oxford AstraZeneca Vaccine; Argentina Passes Bill Legalizing Abortion; At Current Pace of Vaccination, America Needs 10 Years to Complete. Aired 2-3a ET
New Coronavirus Variant Detected In Colorado; U.S. Reels Under Daily Virus Death Tolls: Tuesday Record 3,700; At Current Pace Of Vaccination, America Will Take Ten Years To Vaccinate; U.K. Reinforces Tier Four Measures, Healthcare System Warns Public; Plea For The People's Vaccine To Reach Africa ; Biden Accuses DOD Of Stalling The Handover; Beijing Harsh Hold And Sentencing Of Young Hong Kong Activists; Concern Some Groups Trying to Skip Line for Vaccine; Years of Research Laid the Groundwork for Vaccines; At Least Seven Dead after Powerful Quake Hits Croatia; Navalny Misses Deadline to Return to Russia; A Look at British Prime Minister's Challenging Year; Prince Harry and Meghan Launch Podcast Series; Vaccine Selfies Flood Social Media. Aired 1-2a ET
British Government under Pressure to Tighten Restrictions; At Current Pace of Vaccination, America Needs 10 Years to Complete; U.S. Reels under Daily Virus Death Tolls, Tuesday a Record 3,700; Nearly 2.5 Million Ballots Cast in Georgia Senate Runoff; Beijing Sentences 10 Hong Kong Activists to Jail; Argentina's Senate to Vote on Legalizing Abortion; U.K. Parliament to Weigh in on Brexit Trade Deal Wednesday; North Korean Refugee Uses Virtual Reality to Visit Hometown; Nearly 2.5 Million Ballots Already Cast in Georgia Senate Run-offs. Aired 12-12:45a ET
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Parenting In Coronavirus Era: Working To Keep Children Safe And Stay Sane; Policing & Justice In 2020; GA Gov. Kemp Responds To Trump Tweeting Kemp Should Resign Over Election Outcome. Aired 2:30-3p ET
Operation Warp Speed Acknowledges Slow Vaccine Rollout; Interview with South Carolina Congresswoman-elect Nancy Mace (R); Nashville Police Warned About Anthony Warner in 2019. Aired 2-2:30p ET
As Frontline Worker Fights Pandemic, His Dad Battles Virus In ICU; Trump, Biden, Harris All Head To Georgia To Stump In Senate Runoff; Sen. Josh Hawley Says He'll Object To Certification Of Electoral College Results; Biden Faces Pushback On Defense Secretary Pick; Millions Could Miss Unemployment Checks After Funding Lapse. Aired 1:30-2p ET
U.S. Vaccine Rollout Behind Schedule With One Day Left In 2020; GOP Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) Says He Will Object Certification Of Biden's Win; U.S. Again Sets New Record For Coronavirus Hospitalizations. Aired 1-1:30p ET
President Trump's Continued Fight with Congress is Having Real Consequences for Americans Across the Country; Today President-elect Biden Announced Kathleen Hicks as His Nominee For Deputy Defense Secretary. Aired 12:30-1p ET
United States Shatters Records For COVID Deaths, Hospitalizations Tuesday; UK Approves Oxford-AstraZeneca Coronavirus Vaccine; Colorado Confirms First U.S. Case Of Coronavirus Variant; GOP Senator Josh Hawley Says He Will Object To Electoral College Certification; Frontline Medical Workers In Several States Describe Chaotic Vaccine Rollout In Their Hospitals. Aired 12-12:30p ET
California Official: Some Hospitals Need To Prepare For Crisis Care; GOP Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) Says He Will Object To Electoral College Certification; School Superintendent: We're Over-Quarantining Kids Like Crazy. Aired 11:30a-12p ET
The New COVID Strain Has Officially Made Its Way Into The United States; AstraZeneca's Version Of The Vaccine Is About 70 Percent Effective; President Trump Is Keeping The Pressure On Senate Republicans This Morning Pushing For $2,000 Checks In Hand; Joe Biden To Be Sworn In As President On January 20. Aired 11-11:30a ET
U.S. Unemployment Checks Delayed; New Developments in Breonna Taylor and Tamir Rice Shootings; Looking Back on 2020's Pandemic. Aired 10:30-11a ET
First U.S. Case of U.K. Variant Confirmed in Colorado, Second Case Suspected; U.K. Approves Oxford/AstraZeneca COVID-19 Vaccine; Millions Could Miss Unemployment Checks after Brief Funding Lapse. Aired 10-10:30a ET
U.S. Lags in Vaccinations; Michigan Doctor Delivers Vaccines; Trump and Biden Campaign in Georgia; Bomber's Girlfriend Warned Police in 2019. Aired 9:30-10a
First U.S. Case of U.K. Variant Confirmed in Colorado; GOP Rep- Elect Dies of COVID Complications Days Before Swearing-In; U.K. Approves Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 Vaccine; McConnell Blocks Effort to Quickly Increase Direct Stimulus Payments; U.S. Lags Behind Some Other Countries in COVID-19 Vaccinations; Treasury Department Starts Sending Out $600 Stimulus Payments. Aired 9-9:30a ET
December 29, 2020
Logistical Issue Delays Pfizer-BioNTech Vaccine in EU; U.K. Records Highest Daily Rise in COVID-19 Cases; U.K. Could Authorize Oxford-AstraZeneca Vaccine in Days; Cuba to Impose Travel Restrictions Due to Rise in Cases; Trump to Hold Rally in Georgia Before Runoff Elections; Churches Playing a Key Role in Pivotal Runoff Election; Returning to the Epicenter of the First U.S. Coronavirus Outbreak. Aired 4:30-5a ET
U.S. House Votes to Increase Stimulus Checks to $2,000; U.S. House Votes to Override Trump's Veto of Defense Bill; Biden Says Defense Department Obstructing Transition Efforts; U.S. Sets New Record for Air Travel During Pandemic; Wen: Vaccine Rollout Could Take Longer Than Expected; Investigators Name Suspect, Struggle to Find Motive; Russia Threatens to Jail Opposition Leader Navalny. Aired 4- 4:30a ET
U.K. Records Highest Daily Rise In COVID-19 Cases. Logistical Issue Delays Pfizer-BioNTech Vaccine in E.U. South Africa Imposes New Restriction As Cases Surge. Saudi Activist Sentenced To Nearly Six Years In Prison; Argentina's Senate To Debate Bill Legalizing Abortion; Nearly 40 Million Could Be Impacted By Winter Weather; New York City Prepares For New Year's Celebration; House Okayed for a Much Bigger Relief Bill; Joe Biden Slammed the Trump Administration; Russia Calling Alexei Navalny to Return Home; More Questions Still Unanswered in Nashville Bombing; U.S. Coronavirus Infections Remains High. Aired 3-4a ET
At Least 2.1 Million Vaccine Doses Administered in U.S.; U.S. Reports December Has Highest Monthly Death Toll; Investigators Identify Nashville Bomber; U.S. Troops in South Korea Receive Vaccine; Russia Threatens to Jail Opposition Leader Alexei Navalny; Churches Play a Pivotal Role in Georgia Runoff; "New York Post" to Trump, "Stop the Insanity". Aired 2-3a ET
House Votes Yes For COVID Relief, Senate Vote Due; U.S. COVID Cases: December Marks A COVID High; Biden Calls Out Key Agencies Hampering The Transition; Media Refocuses Its "Trump Lens" After Election; Republican Senators' Tough Choice On 2020's Closing Bills; Renewed Hope in First U.S. Epicenter; Spain's Vaccine Program Begins in Senior Care Homes; Emergency Vaccinations in Wuhan; Cuba to Impose Travel Restrictions Due to Rise in Cases; Saudi Rights Activist Gets Nearly Six Years in Person; China Moves to Crush Political Dissent in 2020. Aired 1-2a ET
U.S. Sets New Record for Air Travel During Pandemic; At Least 2.1 Million Vaccine Doses Administered in U.S.; Argentina's Senate to Debate Bill Legalizing Abortion; Police Release New Body Cam Video of Nashville Bombing. Aired 12-1a ET
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Operation Warp Speed to Miss Self-Imposed Vaccine Goal; New U.K. COVID Variant Spreads to 2 Dozen Countries and Hong Kong; Emily Oster, Brown University Economics Professor, Discusses Why Children Are Safer in Class & Why Schools Should Rethink Quarantine Policies; 2020 Brought Unprecedented Challenges to Sports World; Police Release New Documents in Shooting Death of Andre Hill. Aired 2:30-3p ET
Interview with Sen. Ed Markey (D-MA); Military to Deploy to California; Biden Transition Team Plans Changes. Aired 2-2:30p ET
Rep. Tim Ryan (D-OH) Discusses House Passing $2000 Relief Checks to Americans, Senate Political Maneuvering Begins & Biden to Call Out Trump Admin on Pace of Vaccine Distribution; California Doctors Concerned They May Have to Begin Rationing Care; Georgia's GOP Senators Support $2,000 Relief Checks; Update on Coronavirus Responses Around the World. Aired 1:30-2p ET
All Up to Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and Senate Now on $2,000 Checks, Defense Bill; Operation Warp Speed to Miss Self-Imposed Vaccine Goal; House Approves $2,000 Relief Checks, Overrides Trump's Veto of Defense Spending Bill. Aired 1-1:30p ET
Senate Faces Critical Votes On Relief Checks, Trump Veto Override; Fauci: U.S. Is "Below Where We Want To Be" On COVID Vaccinations; Source: Biden Weighing Cuts To U.S. Nuclear Modernization Program. Aired 12:30-1p ET
President Lashes Out At "Pathetic" GOP Leaders, Calls For "New & Energetic Republican Leadership"; Mitch McConnell: Will Vote Tomorrow On Defense Funding Bill; Chuck Schumer: "We Should Not Adjourn" Before Voting On $2,000 Checks; Chuck Schumer: "$600 Is Not Enough" To Help Families Through Pandemic; Senate Faces Critical Votes On Relief Checks, Trump Veto Override. Aired 12-12:30p ET
Biden Accuses Trump Appointees of Obstructing Transition; Sen. Kelly Loeffler (R-GA), Sen. David Perdue (R-GA) Support Trump's Push for $2,000 Stimulus Checks; Documents Show Columbus Officer Who Fatally Shot Andrew Hill Shouted About Gun before Firing. Aired 11:30a-12p ET
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