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May 20, 2015
• Roger Goodell Talks to NFL Owners; Protests Outside McDonald's Headquarters; New Information in Amtrak Crash; Mother of Soldier Killed in Iraq Says U.S. Getting Ramadi Back Important. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Secrets from bin Laden; Oil Sick Spreading; Rand Paul Filibustering. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Clinton Wealth "A Problem"; Hunter Pays $350K to Kill Endangered Black Rhino; David Letterman Signing Off After 33 Years. Aired 10:30-11a
• Takata Issues Largest Auto Recall Ever; Biker's Run-Over Foot May Have Sparked Gunfire; North Korea Cancels Visit by U.N. Chief; Critics: No U.S. Plan After Fall of Ramadi?; Does White House Have a Plan to Stop ISIS?; Los Angeles Votes for $15/Hour Min. Wage; Bernie Sanders: Clinton Wealth "A Problem". Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Gender Politics; Bin Laden Documents Released; Patriots Owner Will Not Appeal NFL Punishment; Google Map Apologizes for Racist Results; Takata Airbags Cause Recordbreaking Auto Recall. Aired 9:30- 10a ET
• New North Korea Threat; ISIS Extorts Civilians as Oil Profit Dry Up; Takata Issues Largest Auto Recall Ever; Three Men Bikers Back in Waco Police Custody; Clinton Finally Answers Reporter Questions. Aired 9-9:30a ET


May 19, 2015
• Hillary Clinton In Iowa; More Arrests In London Jewelry Heist; "Game of Thrones" Shocked Some Viewers Into Fan Hate; Federal Trade Commission Comes Down On Four "Sham" Cancer Charities; Aired 3:30-4p ET
• FBI Involved In Federal Investigation Into Amtrak Derailment; Helicopter Carrying Six Marines And Two Nepalese Soldiers Crash. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Hillary Clinton on Iraq War; ISIS Makes Gains in Iraq; Biker Brawl Investigation. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Op-Ed: Biker Coverage Shows Double Standard on Race; Massive Airbag Recall Is Largest in History; Washington Mansion Murders Being Compared to Connecticut Pettite Murders; Robert Kraft Responds to Deflategate; David Letterman Says Good Night. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Waco Police on Alert; Interview with Author of 'Inside Biker Gangs Crime Empire'. Aired 14:00-14:30p ET.
• Rand Paul Takes Aim at Patriot Act; U.S. Releases ID of ISIS Commander Killed in Raid; ABC Anchor Tied to Second Clinton Group; "David Letterman Says Goodnight" Airs Tonight on CNN. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Iraq Unleashes New Airstrikes against ISIS; Interview with Kevin Lace; Police Update on Biker Gang Shooting; Gas Prices Climbing Almost a Penny A Day; D.C. Murder Baffles Police; Clinton's Private E- Mails on Libya Stir Controversy. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• FBI: No Evidence Gunfire Hit Derailed Train; Walmart Reporting Weaker-Than-Expected Profits. Aired 9:30-10:00a ET.
• Texas Police Brace for Threat of Retaliation; Bandidos Member Pushes Back on Alleged Stereotype; Senator Calls for 10,000 U.S. Troops in Iraq; Interview with Congressman John Conyers. Aired 9-9:30a ET


May 18, 2015
• FBI Involved Investigation into Deadly Derailment of the Amtrak Train; Chris Roberts told the FBI that He Managed To Take Control of the Engines on One Plane; Helicopter Carrying Six Marines Crashes. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Republicans Fumble Iraq Question; U.S. Forces Kill ISIS Leader; Biker Brawl. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• FBI Gets Involved in Amtrak Investigation; Lawsuit Filed Against Amtrak; Legendary Climber Among Dead at Yosemite; Obama Talks Demilitarizing Police. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Deadly Biker Brawl; Gangs May Target Officers; Ramadi Falls to ISIS; U.S. Engages in Hand-To-Hand Combat with ISIS; Mansion Murders. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Amtrak Service Resumes, Investigation Deepens; Hillary Clinton Back in Iowa; Did Louis C.K.'s Jokes Go Too Far?; Apple CEO Gives Commencement Address. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• ISIS Declares Victory in Key Iraq City; U.S. Raid Kills Notorious ISIS Commander; Biker Gang Shootout Erupts in Texas; Can Passenger Jets Get Hacked?; Aired 10-10:30a ET
• ISIS Declares Victory in Ramadi; U.S. Raid Kills ISIS Commander; FBI Examining Train Windshield; Pope Francis Saints Two Palestinian Nuns; Remembering Jim Gaines. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Biker Gang Shootout Erupts in Texas; FBI to Study Amtrak Windshield; President to Ban Sending Certain Military Gear; GOP Hopefuls Pressed on Iraq; Carly Fiorina Slams Question on Hormones. Aired 9-9:30a ET


May 17, 2015
• ISIS Takes Key Iraqi City of Ramadi; Hacker: I Took Over Airliner Engine Controls; A New "Iraq Question" Stumble; Letterman Signs Off One Last Time; Interview with Mayor William Bell; Political Prisoner in Venezuela Calls for World's Attention. Aired 6-7p ET
• Wife of Fallen Marine Remembers His Courage; ISIS Takes Key Iraqi City of Ramadi; Pentagon Gives New Details on ISIS Raid; At Least 9 Dead in Waco Shooting; Hacker Took Over Airliner Engine Controls?; Amtrak Crash Victim's Widow Speaking Out. Aired 50-6p ET
• Ramadi Under ISIS; Marines Bodies Found in Nepal Crash; American Forces Investigating Wife of ISIS's Top Money Man; Amtrak Aiming to Reopen Northeast Corridor by Monday. Aired 4-5p ET
• ISIS Official Abu Sayyaf Killed in Special Ops Raid in Syria; Amtrak Working to Reopen Northeast Corridor; Tornados Reports in 9 State; Military Idnetifies Marines Killed in Nepal Helicopter Crash; David Letterman to Say Goodbye; Aired 3-4p ET
• Syria Raid Kills ISIS Leader; Amtrak Working to Reopen Northeast Corridor; Tornados Reported in 9 States; Military Helicopter Crashes While on Nepal Aid Misdion; Was ISIS Raid Worth The Risk?; Pope Declares Two Palestinian Nuns Saints; Stephanopoulos Apologizes For Clinton Donations; Freight Trains Carrying Potentially Deadly Cargo. Aired 2-3p ET


May 16, 2015
• ISIS Commander Killed in U.S. Raid; Interview with U.S. Congressman Ed Royce; Amtrak Ordered to Beef Up Technology; Amtrak Liability Might Grow; U.S. Operations Killed ISIS Top Money Man; Aired 7-8p ET
• ISIS' Abu Sayyaf Killed By U.S. Delta Special Force; U.S. Rushing Heavy Weapons And Ammunition Into Iraq; Boston Marathon Bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev Sentenced To Death; New Mystery In Amtrak Crash; Severe Weather in Oklahoma, Texas and Kansas; Study Shows That 26- Year-Old Men In Baltimore Make Significantly less Than Their Counterparts Across The Country. Aired 6-7p ET
• U.S. Special Forces Kill Top ISIS Commander; NTSB: Object May Have Struck Amtrak Train; ; Jeb Bush Tries to put Iraq Question to Rest; Hillary Clinton's Quiet Campaign; Ominous Weather in Oklahoma, Texas, Kansas. Aired 5-6p ET
• U.S. Special Forces Kill Top ISIS Commander; Amtrak's Liability on Train Derailment; Anti-ISIS Raid Led by U.S. Army's Delta Force; GOP Governors Balance Home, Nationwide Support. Aired 4-5p ET
• Abu Sayyaf Is Dead; Boston Marathon Bomber Sentenced To Death; Federal Railroad Administration Demands Urgent Changes; Jeb Bush In Iowa. Aired 3-4p ET
• ISIS Operative Killed in Raid; Wife of ISIS Operative Captured; New Report Indicates Amtrak Trains Struck by Projectiles Before Derailment; ISIS' Source of Revenue Examined; Dzhokhar Tsarnaev Sentenced to Death; Cellphone App is Hearing Aid; Preakness Taking Place in Baltimore; Father Leaves Infant Daughter in Car Where she Dies. Aired 2-3p ET
• U.S. Kills Key ISIS Figure in Raid in Syria; FBI Forensics Team Joins Amtrak Investigation; Boston Marathon Bomber's Case on Appeals; Jeb Bush Struggles to Clarify Iraq Position. Aired 1-2p ET
• U.S. Intel Confirms Target Was ISIS CFO; Former Egyptian President Sentenced To Death; NTSB: Object May Have Struck Derailed Train; Boston Bomber's Only Hope Is Appeal; Jeb Bush Defends Brother's Iraq Policy. Aired 12-1p ET
• 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


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