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May 16, 2015
• Obama Authorized ISIS Raid; NTSB: Object May Have Struck Derailed Train; Jury Chose Death On Six Counts Related To Second Bomb; U.S. Special Ops Kill Key ISIS Figure In Syria; Former Egyptian President Sentenced To Death. Aired 11-12a ET
• ISIS Operative Killed in Raid; Wife of ISIS Operative Captured; New Report Indicates Amtrak Trains Struck by Projectiles Before Derailment; House Committee Votes to Cut Amtrak Funding. Aired 10-11a ET


May 15, 2015
• Dzhokhar Tsarnaev Sentenced to Death. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Life or Death for Dzhokhar Tsarnaev?. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Super-Fast Hyperloop Closer To Reality; Jury Reaches Decision On Tsarnaev Sentence. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Train Driver Agrees to Interview; Deadly Derailment Speed; Amnesia as a Defense; Stephanopoulos Apologizes; Jeb Bush Comments. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Mitt Romney Ready to Rumble in Holyfield Fight; Bush Clarifies Iraq Answer for 5th Time; Stephanopoulos: Donations a "Mistake"; Female Soldier on a Rock 'n' Roll Mission; Blues Icon B.B. King Dies. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• U.S. Military Helicopter Wreckage Found; Amtrak Crash Investigation Focuses on the Engineer; Employee Files First Suit Against Amtrak After Crash; Final Victims Identified; ISIS Raises Flag Over Government Building in Ramadi; Boston Bombing Trial Deliberations Enter 10th Hour. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• ISIS Leader Releases New Audio; Employee Files Suit Against Amtrak; Jeb Bush's Changing Iraq War Answers; Hillary Clinton Not Answering Report Questions. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Marine Chopper Wreckage Found in Nepal; Amtrak Engineer to Speak to NTSB Investigators; Interview with Congressman John Mica of Florida; Marines: Unlikely Any Survivors From Chopper Crash in Nepal. Aired 9-9:30a ET


May 14, 2015
• New Details on Tuesday's Deadly Amtrak Train Derailment Released; The NFL Players Association Filed Appeal on Patriots Quarterback Tom Brady's Four-game Suspension. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Terrorism Fears; Jeb Bush on Iraq War; Drone Danger. Aired 3- 3:30p ET
• Train Crash Disrupts Travel Along East Coast; Train Driver Had "No Recollection Whatsoever"; Tsarnaev Jurors Ask Judge For Legal Guidance. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Man Detained at White House; Amtrak Crash; Jeb Bush on Iraq; Travel Along East Coast. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Safety Feature Could Have Prevented Crash; U.S. Considers Surveillance in South China Sea. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Rail Disruptions Hurting Businesses; Looking for Victims after Train Derailment; Iraq War Creates Programs for Jeb Bush. Search for Missing Helicopter Continues. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Amtrak Crash Raises Safety Concerns; Tsarnaev Jury Deliberations; Tom Brady Has Until 5PM to Appeal; America's Crumbling Infrastructure. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Families Frantically Search for Loved Ones; Investigation of Amtrak Derailment Focuses on Speed and the Engineer; Iran Fires on Cargo Ship; Fears of Terror Attack in U.K. Growing; NTSB: Train Traveling 106 MPH in 50 MPH Zone. Aired 9-9:30a ET


May 13, 2015
• Amtrak Train Derailed in Philadelphia, Killing Seven Passengers. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Philadelphia Train Crash. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Seven Confirmed Dead In Amtrak Derailment; Source: Train Believed To Have Been Going 100 MPH. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Detailed Examination of the Amtrak Derailment; Press Conference with Mayor Nutter. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Amtrak Black Box Recovered, Being Analyzed; Interview with Senator Richard Blumenthal; Interview with Mayor Michael Nutter. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Six Dead in Amtrak Derailment in Philadelphia; Mayor Nutter Gives Update on Train Crash; Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Amtrak Derailment; Chris Christie Talks Iraq War. Aired 9:30- 10a ET
• Six Dead in Amtrak Derailment; Reports: North Korea's Defense Chief Publicly Shot to Death; Hundreds Search For Missing U.S. Chopper. Aired 9-9:30a ET


May 12, 2015
• Ted Wells blasted Tom Brady's agent; 19-year-old Tony Robinson was shot and killed by police officer; Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Kerry Meets With Putin; Earthquake Aftermath; U.S. Helicopter Missing in Nepal. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Helicopter Missing in Nepal; Tremor Hits Nepal; Robinson Shooting Charges; Zimmerman Shooting. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• George Zimmerman Involved In Shooting; U.S. Military Helicopter Missing in Nepal; Picasso Paints Sells for $179 Million; Obama, Democrats, Republicans Fight Over Trade Deal Authority; Ted Wells Furious Over Report Reaction. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Jeb Bush not Sweating the Polls; Fewer Americans Identifying as Christians; Deadly 7.3 Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Nepal. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Another 7.3 Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Nepal; NFL Suspends Tom Brady, Slams Patriots with $1 Million Fine; Madison Police Shooting of Unarmed Teen; ISIS Threat Gaining Traction in the U.S. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Madison Shooting Ruling; Game-Day Military Salutes; Interview with Sen. Jeff Flake; Mother Heartbroken Over Mississippi Suspects; Kerry to Meet Putin Today. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Another 7.3 Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Nepal; NFL Suspends Tom Brady, Slams Patriots with $1 Million Fine; U.S. Intel: ISIS Leader Still in Charge; George Zimmerman Involved in Road Rage Shooting. Aired 9-9:30a ET


May 11, 2015
• Jeb Bush Answering Questions About His Presidential Brother; Michelle Obama Tells Tuskegee University Graduates About Her Challenges As First Lady; Ex-NFL Star Aaron Hernandez Faces New Charges Of Witness Intimidation; North Korea Tests Nuclear Weapons. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Nun Testifies for Dzhokhar Tsarnaev; George Zimmerman Shot; Tornadoes Hit South. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Sister Prejean Says Tsarnaev Sorry; Saudi King Snubs U.S. White House; "American Idol" Calls It Quits; Tornadoes Devastation in U.S. Midsection. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Tornado Hits Texas Town; Families Devastated by Tornado; George Zimmerman Shot. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Saudi King Salman Skipping Obama Summit; "New Phase" of Terror Threat; Jeb Bush Courting Evangelicals; Healing Through Music, Baseball; Shaq Picks Winning Meme of Epic Fall. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Memorial Today for Two Slain Police Officers; Interview with Mayor Johnny Dupree; Awaiting Unarmed Teen's Death Report Findings; 57 Million at Risk for Severe Storms; SNL Pokes Fun at Drawing Prophet Muhammad; Defense Rests in Boston Bombing Trial. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Prince Mixes Politics and Pop; Michelle Obama Speaks about Race; Will Tom Brady Face Punishment? Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Violent Storms Turn Deadly in Midwest; Memorial Today for Two Slain Police Officers; A Royal Snub?; Journalist Disputes White House Report on Bin Laden. Aired 9-9:30a ET


May 10, 2015
• New Pictures of Flood Rescues in Texas; Georgia Principal Apologizes for "Black People" Remark; Tornado Warnings in Texas; Michelle Obama's Candid Comments on Race; Jeb Bush and the Politics of Faith. Aired 6-7p ET
• Confirmed Tornado North of Dallas; Police Officers Killed in Mississippi; FBI's Challenge Tracking Extremists in America; 9 Georgia Cops Fired After Student Dies in Jail; Prince Hosts Rally 4 Peace Concert in Baltimore. Aired 5-6p ET
• Pope Francis and Raul Castro Met at the Vatican; Police Officers Killed in Mississippi; Renewed Concern on Safety; Jeb Bush Says Brother George W. Bush is Foreign Affairs Advisor; Prince in Baltimore; Merkel, Putin to Meet on Ukraine Ceasefire; Michelle Obama on Different Standards. Aired 4-6p ET
• Severe Weather in Central US; Two Mississippi Police Officers Shot at Traffic Stop; Islam-Related SNL Skit Examined; North Korean Sabre-Rattling; Obama Takes on Trade Pact Critics; Raoul Castro Visits the Pope. Aired 3-4p ET
• Wild Weather This Weekend; Two Police Officers Remembered in Mississippi; Raul Castro Visits the Vatican; Michelle Obama's Candid and Personal Remarks on Race; Spring Blizzard Warning In South Dakota; Former Homeland Secretary Questions U.S. Safety; Campaign 2016: A Race For Millionaires? Aired 2-3p ET


May 09, 2015
• Two Tornadoes in Texas, Two in Colorado; Recruiting Millennials to Run for Office. Aired 7-7:30p ET
• New Tornado Watches in Oklahoma, Arkansas, Texas; Police Attorneys Want Prosecutor Off Case; ISIS Claims Iraq Prison Assault; U.S. Military Bases Raise Security Level; Nine Savannah Deputies Fired Over College Student's Death; Mark O'Mara Represents Family of Savannah Student; Cyber War against Women with Revenge Porn. Aired 5- 6p ET
• Severe Weather in the Midwest; North Korea Missile; ISIS Breached Prison in Baghdad; Tornado Watches in Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska; Freedom Summit Spotlights GOP Field. Aired 4-5p ET
• Two Tornado Watches Issued For Central Oklahoma; Million Moms March Gathering In D.C.; Militants Storm Iraqi Prison, Kill Five Guards And Free About 40 Prisoners; GOP Hopefuls in South Carolina; WHO: Liberia is Ebola Free; Nepal in Recovery. Aired 3-4p ET
• Tornadoes Hit Parts of U.S.; Pentagon Raises Terrorist Treat Level for U.S. Armed Forces and Police; ISIS Claims Responsibility for Jailbreak in Iraq; Practice of "Revenge Porn" against Women Examined. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• ISIS Claims Responsibility For Iraq Prison Break; North Korea Tests Ballistic Missile; Justice Department Steps In; Nearly 17 Million In Path Of Extreme Storms; NFL Defies Brady Suspension Decided; Former Egyptian Dictator To Be Freed From Prison; Investigators Search For Cause In Freeway Plane Crash. Aired 12-1p ET
• North Korea Tests Ballistic Missile; Terror Suspects Escape in Iraq Prison Break; U.S. Bases Raise Security Due to Terror Concerns; Nearly 17 Million in Path of Extreme Storm; Etan Patz Murder Case Ends in Mistrial; Charged Cops File Motion To Remove Prosecutor; Russia Marks "Victory Day" Amid Global Tensions; NFL Denies Brady Suspension Decided. Aired 11a-12p ET
• Terrorism Threat Level Raised for U.S. Armed Forces; Prison Break Takes Place in Baghdad; Mothers March in Washington D.C. to Protest Police Brutality; Baltimore City State's Attorney Accused of Conflict of Interest in Police Manslaughter Case; Jury Hung in Case against Accused Killer of Etan Patz; Investigation into Killing of 12- year-old Tamir Rice by Police Officer Ongoing; Colorado Restaurant Holds Controversial White Appreciation Day; Doctor Provides Health Care to the Homeless. Aired 10-11a ET


May 08, 2015
• George Bush Advising Jeb; Four Killed in Atlanta Plane Crash; Terror Threat Level Raised. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• San Francisco Officers Accused of Racism; San Francisco Officers Made Inmates Fight Gladiator-Style; Gut-Wrenching Testimony in Aurora Theater Shooting Trial; Stock Market Rises on Good Jobs Report. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Atlanta Plane Crash; Military Base Security; Baltimore Police Investigation. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Attorney General Launches Probe of Baltimore Police; Small Plane Crashes on Atlanta's Beltline; Thousands Gather to Mourn Slain Officer; Security Level Raised at U.S. Military Bases. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Attorney General to Launch Probe of Baltimore Police Department. Aired 10:00-10:30a ET.
• Racist Police Officer Texts; Thousands Following ISIS Online; Markets Up in Response to Jobs Report; Smoke Fills Delta Flight Cabin; DOJ to Investigate Baltimore Police Dept. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• 223,000 Jobs Added, Unemployment Down to 5.4 Percent; David Cameron Remains in Power; DOJ to Investigate Baltimore Police Dept.; Tom Brady Dodges on Deflategate; Brady: No Time to "Digest" NFL Report; 30,000 Gather to Remember Brian Moore. Aired 9-9:30a ET


May 07, 2015
• Exclusive Interview with Malachi Hernandez; NFL Accuses Tom Brady of Knowing About Deflated Footballs; Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Hollywood Embryo Battle; British Elections; Defense Tries to Spare Boston Bomber's Life. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Did Foreign Jihadis Inspire Terror Attack in Texas; Prince Plans Baltimore Concert Following Riots; Police Officer Making a Difference in Little Rock. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Baltimore Police Probe; U.K. Election Drama; Football Star Arrested; Brady Fires Back. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• NSA Data Collection is Illegal; Tornadoes Strike the Plains; Baltimore Officers Challenge Charges; Is Branding the Key to a White House Win? Aired 10:30-11a ET
• New Details on Attack in Texas; UK Election; Deflategate. Aired 10-10:30a ET.
• Candidates Vie for Title; Baltimore Officers Challenge Charges; Tom Brady's Agent Responds to Deflategate Report; Dzhokhar Defense Opposes Death Penalty; The First Four Star Female General Speaks Out. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Tornado Outbreak In Plains Splinters Homes, Several Hurt; Feds Focus On Ties to ISIS Hacker In Syria; Lawmakers Focus On Recruiting, Social Media; Report: Super Bowl Champs Likely Cheated; Interview with Congressman Lee Zeldin of New York. Aired 9-9:30a ET


May 06, 2015
• Elton Simpson on Law Enforcement Radar; Manny Pacquiao is Being Sued for Shoulder Injury; Tornado in Rural Kansas. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Texas Terror; New Germanwings Crash Report Released; Deflategate Report. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Did Foreign Jihadis Inspire Terror Attack in Texas; Prince Plans Baltimore Concert Following Riots; Police Officer Making a Difference in Little Rock. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Deflated Football Report; Germanwings Co-Pilot's Practice; Attorneys ask to see Knife. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• DOJ to Review Baltimore Police Department Practices; Scott Walker Leads GOP Contenders in New Quinnipiac Poll. Aired 10:30-11:00a ET.
• Germanwings Crash Investigation Interim Report Examined; More on Attempted Texas Terror Attack; Baltimore Mayor Speaks to Press. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Officer Challenges Prosecutors; GOP Hopefuls; "American Sniper" Widow Speaks Out; Wells Fargo Sued by Los Angeles. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Germanwings Co-Pilot Made "Practice Run"; Texas Attack Source: ISIS Role Not "Just Inspirational"; Sources: Gunman Tweeted With ISIS Operatives; Clinton: U.S. Needs Immigration Rules Overhaul; Police Comm.: "Surprised" by Charges. Aired 9-9:30a ET


May 05, 2015
• America's Cops: In the Line of Duty; Officers Charged; U.S. Election 2016; Pacquiao's Shoulder Scandal; Should Boston Bomber Die? Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Colorado Traffic Stop; NYPD Officers Mourn Slain Comrade; Texas Terror. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Mystery Surrounds Death of David Goldberg; Tsarnaev Weeps in Court; Revenge Porn Turns Woman's Life Upside Down; NYU Student Held in North Korea; Baltimore Police Commissioner Comments on Officer Charges. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• ISIS Claims Texas Gunmen; ISIS Leaders bounty; Police Commissioner Surprised; Texas Terror Attack. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• ISIS: Our Soldiers Carried Out Attack; Rabbi: Event Was Not About Free Speech; Images of Baltimore Unrest Go Viral; Nepal Earthquake; What's in a Royal Baby Name? Aired 10:30-11a ET
• ISIS Claiming Responsibility for Shooting at Cartoon Contest; Lynch to Visit Baltimore; Obama's Role in Addressing Racial Tensions; Mike Huckabee to Join GOP Presidential Hopefuls. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• ISIS Claims Responsibility for Texas Attack; My Brother's Keeper; Emotion from Dzhokhar Tsarnaev in Court; Richard Branson Pushes for Gender Quality in the Workplace; NYU Student Detained in North Korea. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• ISIS Claiming Responsibility for Garland, Texas Attack; Investigators Seize Gunmen's Phoenix Apartment; Interview with Garland's Mayor; Commissioner Batts Praises His Cops; Mike Huckabee to Join Crowded GOP Field. Aired 9-9:30a ET


May 04, 2015
• No New Shooting in Baltimore; ISIS Sympathizer Elton Simpson Killed by Texas Police. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Baltimore Tensions; President Obama Discusses My Brother's Keeper Alliance. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Living in Freddie Gray's Neighborhood; Texas Governor Wanted Gunmen Investigated for Terror Links; Obama Comments on Police Tactics; Alonzo Mourning Friendship with Obama, Helping Underprivileged Children in U.S.; Obama Talks Opportunities for Minority Boys, Youth. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Gunman Linked to ISIS; Pamela Geller and Free Speech; Obama to Address Turmoil; Baltimore's Disadvantaged Neighborhoods. Aired 2- 2:30p ET
• Update on Mohammed Carton Contest Shooting; Carson and Fiorina Joining Presidential Fray; Bill Clinton on Fundraising Projects; Mosby Addresses Conflict of Interest Claims. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Awaiting News Conference Out Of Garland, Texas; Discussion About Pamela Geller; Royal Baby Named Charlotte Elizabeth Diana; Are Rash Of Recent Police Shootings Rooted In Race? Aired 10-10:30a ET.
• Mohammed Cartoon Contest Sparks Controversy; Gunman's Apartment Searched; Obama Heads to New York; Marilyn Mosby in the Spotlight. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Gunmen Killed At Mohammed Cartoon Contest; Keynote Speaker At Contest Was On Al Qaeda "Hit List"; Baltimore Prosecutor Denies Conflict of Interest Claims. Aired 9-9:30a ET


May 03, 2015
• Baltimore Photos Go Viral; Curfew Lifted in Baltimore as Protesters Rally; Freddie Gray's Death Puts Focus on Urban Poverty; Interfaith Rally On-Going in Baltimore; Protests by Ethiopian-Jews Turn Violent; New Royal Baby is a Girl. Aired 7-8p ET
• Rally in Baltimore Peaceful, Prayerful; North Korea Detains U.S. College Student; CNN Interviews 2 Detainees in North Korea; Ethiopian Jews In Violent Clashes With Police; 200 Business Lost In Monday Night Baltimore Riots; Baltimore Citywide Curfew Lifted 6 Days After Riots; Interview With Baltimore Photographer Who Landed Cover of "Time" Magazine. Aired 6-7p ET
• Baltimore Police News Conference Underway; Hundreds of People Rally at City Hall; Faith Leaders: Time to Heal America's Racial Divide; Hall Rally Seeks To Heal City After Riots; "Lord of the Flies" Comes To Baltimore; Criticism For Prosecutor in Freddie Gray Case. Aired 5-6p ET
• Interfaith Rally On-Going in Baltimore; Protests by Ethiopian- Jews Turn Violent; Mayor Lifts Baltimore Curfew; Three Baltimore Women in the Spotlight. Aired 4-5p ET
• Protesters Gather Near City Hall as Curfew Lifted; Interfaith Rally to Begin Soon; Interview with Maryland State Sen. Catherine Pugh; Freddie Gray Family Still Mourning; "The Wire" Actress Speaks Out; No Justice for Eric Garner?; Protests in Tel Aviv. Aired 3-4p ET
• Curfew Lifted In Baltimore; Aired 2-2:30p ET


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