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May 28, 2015
• Former Governor George Pataki Is Running for President in 2016; New Witness in the Natalee Holloway Case. Aired 3:30p-4:00p ET.
• James Holmes Murder Trial Continues; Fighting ISIS; Texas Floods. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Military Mistakenly Ships Live Anthrax Via FedEx; Pregnant Woman Taken to the Ground by Police; Drunk Pilot Crashes Plane with Son on Board; Actor is Also NYC Cab Driver. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• New Evacuations Underway, Floodwaters Rising; "Apocalyptic" Battle Rages At Huge Oil Refinery; Military Mistakenly Ships Live Anthrax Via FedEx. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• GOP Field Grows to Eight with Pataki, Santorum; Defense Secretary: "China is Out of Step"; Text Message Crashes iPhone; World Soccer Chief to Speak on Allegations. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• FBI Asks Local Police to Help Track Terrorists; On the Front Lines with Iraqi Special Forces; U.S. Attorney General Steps Up Pressure for Renewal of Patriot Act; Deadly Flooding in Texas; Flood- Weary Houston Faces Five Days of Storms; Journal Details Mass Murderer's Plan. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Fierce Fight for Iraq's Largest Oil Refinery; George Pataki Announces Presidential Run. Aired 9:30a-10:00a ET.
• Deadly Flooding in Texas; Interview with Mayor Steve Thurber; Military Ships Live Anthrax to Several States; Pentagon & CDC Investigating Anthrax Shipments; Source: Tax Data Theft Traced to Russia. Aired 9-9:30a ET


May 27, 2015
• FIFA Indictment Originated in U.S.; What Russian Officials Say about FIFA Charges; No End in Sight for Heat Wave in India; Texas Copes with Flooding, More Storms on the Way; Rick Santorum Announces Run for Presidency; Rubio Says Supporters of Gay Marriage Could Cast Christians as Hatemongers; Freedom Tower Observation Deck Opens Friday. Aired 2:30-3a ET
• FIFA Investigation Fallout Stretching Across the Globe; European Futbol's Governing Body Wants FIFA Presidential Election Delayed; David Webber Discusses FIFA Scandal; How will FIFA Sponsors Reaction to Corruption Allegations; U.S. Military Personnel Undergo Tests Following Anthrax Scare; Iraqi Troops, Sunni Tribesmen, Shia Militia Work Together to Retake Anbar Province. Aired 2-2:30a ET
• Iraq Forces Making Progress Against ISIS; Iraqi Forces Fight to Save Baiji Oil Field; FIFA Arrests Biggest Bush in History; Santorum Announces Run for President; Queen Elizabeth Opens Parliament in Royal Regalia; Volvo Car Safety Demo Goes Horribly Wrong. Aired 1:30-2a ET
• U.S. Military Inadvertently Ships Live Anthrax; FIFA Officials Facing Unprecedented Corruption Probe; Will Russia, Qatar Lose Hosting of World Cup; Storms Kill 35 in U.S., Mexico; Midair Scare on Singapore Airlines Flight. Aired 1-1:30a ET
• Iraqi Security Forces And Militia Fighters Currently On Southern Edge Of Ramadi; Air France Jet Has Near-Miss With A Volcano; Severe Heat Wave In India; New Information On IRS Data Hack. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Battling ISIS; Reality Star Arrested for Terror Threats; Flooding Disaster. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Did U.S. Lose Out on World Cup Over Bribery; ISIS Retaliates as Iraqis Try to Win Back Ramadi; Selfies Sold as Art; "Playboy" Going for Less Skin, More Articles; U.S. Military Accidently Shipped Live Anthrax. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Texas Flooding; DC Mass Transit Threat; Dog Saves Deputy; Soccer Scandal. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Feds on Charges Against Soccer Officials; Texas Dam Overflows, Homes Evacuated; Rand Paul Wants GOP to Rebrand. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Houston Faces New Flash Flood Warning; Iraqi Forces Move to Retake Territory from ISIS; Money Trail Could Be Key to D.C. Mansion Murder Case. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Scouring River for the Missing; Debate Over Mohammed Cartoon Ads; Dam Breached in Texas; Does Feminism Divide Democrats and Republicans?; Preview of the Observatory at One World Trade Center. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Deadly Flooding Causes Searches to Intensify, Death Toll Climbs; 30 Iraqi Soldiers Killed During Suicide Attacks by ISIS; White House Responds to Criticism by Iran; Top Soccer Officials Arrested for Corruption. Aired 9-9:30a ET


May 26, 2015
• Iraqi Forces Await Order to Battle ISIS in Ramadi; Inside Look at the Fall of Ramadi; Heat Wave Kills More Than 760 in India; Severe Storms and Record Rain in Texas; Nigeria Fuel Strike Ending; Indian Prime Minister Marks First Year in Office; Parts of Patriot Act to Expire June 1st; North Korea's Elite Live Luxurious Lives; Bounce House Turned Dangerous; Aired 3:00-4a ET
• 6 FIFA Officials Arrested in U.S. Corruption Investigation; Mother, Children Among Missing in Texas Floods; South African Considers Legalizing Rhino Horn Trade; Bernie Sanders Running Against Hillary Clinton in Presidential Primary. Aired 2:30-3a ET
• U.S. Justice Department Makes Arrests in FIFA Corruption Case; Sunni fighters, Shia Militia Surround ISIS in Ramadi; 31 Dead After Destructive Storms Hit Southern U.S., Northern Mexico; Heat Wave Kills 1054 in India; Helping People in India Deal with Heat Wave. Aired 2- 2:30a ET
• Susan Sarandon Helps Raise Awareness of Nepal Need; Deadly Heat Wave in India Will Continue; Mass Graves Exhumed in Secret Trafficking Camp in Malaysia; Daughters Say B.B. King Was Murdered. Aired 1:30-2a ET
• Arrests Being Made in FIFA Corruption Investigation; Storms Bring Houston, Texas, to Standstill; Family Lost in Texas Floods; Iraqis Launch Major Offensive to Take Back Ramadi; Fight for Ramadi Highlights Bitter Divide Among Shia, Sunnis in Iraq. Aired 1-1:30a ET
• Hundreds Of Fans Stranded At Houston Arena Last Night After Rockets' Playoff Game; Rocket Fired Out Of Gaza And Into Southern Israel; Federal Appeals Court Sides With State Of Texas In Fight Over Obama's Immigration Policy Tactics; Russia Using Mobile Crematoriums To Burn Bodies Of Its Own Soldiers. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Policing Changes in Cleveland; Battling ISIS; Texas Flooding; Rocket Fired Into Israel. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Protests In Baltimore Over "Baltimore Sun" Report; High-Water Rescues Underway in Houston; Sirens in Israel After Rocket Fire from Gaza Falls in Southern Israel; American Trying to Join ISIS Tricked to Return to U.S., Arrested. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Oklahoma and Texas Hit with Flooding; Iraqis Surround Ramadi; Baltimore on Edge. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Will U.S. Help Iraq Reclaim Anbar Province?; Record Rains, Floods Kill Six in Texas & Oklahoma; Life as an American Inside Baghdad; Deadly Shootings, Protests Lead to Reforms; U.S. Journalist Accused of Espionage. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Record Rains, Floods Kill 6 in Texas, Oklahoma; Rockets Fans Ride Out Storm in Arena; Iraqi Troops Surround ISIS From All Sides; Anger over Youth Jail Plans and School Cuts in Baltimore. Aired 10- 10:30a ET
• Driving out ISIS; Witnessing History on CNN; Fans Trapped Overnight in Houston's Toyota Center; B.B. King's Daughter Allege Murder. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Rains, Floods Kill 6 in Texas and Oklahoma; Baltimore on Edge: 35 Killed in City's Deadliest Month Since 1999. Aired 9-9:30a ET


May 25, 2015
• Video of Person Fleeing after Savopoulos Family's Stolen Porsche Was Torched Has Been Released; Father, Trapped by Floods, Calls Daughter to Say Goodbye, Gets Rescued. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• D.C. Murders; Battle Against ISIS; Plane Threats. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Surge of Violence, Homicides in Baltimore; Iraqi Soldier's Cell Phone Video Shows Battle with ISIS; Photojournalist Talks of Ramadi Capture; Soldier Watches Child He Helped in Iraq Graduate. Aired 2:30- 3p ET
• Airliner Threats; Texas Deadly Weather; Iraq War Against ISIS; Cleveland Cop Cleared. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Nation Pays Tribute to Military's Sacrifice; Will GOP Criticism of ISIS Strategy Backfire?; Twelve People Missing in Hays County, Texas; Obama to Lay Wreath at Tomb of Unknown Soldier. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Texas Officials Update on Flood Response; Iraqis Showing No Will to Fight?; Soldier's View Inside the Fall of Ramadi; Violence Surges in Baltimore; DOJ Finds Criminal Wrongdoing in 100 Deaths; Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Cleveland Police Shooting Settlement; Honoring Military's Sacrifice; Former Seal Honors Fallen; Blogger: Donate Money to "Take Out" Activist; Santa Barbara Oil Spill: Some Businesses Losing Expected Holiday Sales. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Record Rain Kills 3, Sweeps 350 Homes Away; Iraqis Showing No Will to Fight?; Police Detonate Pressure Cooker on Capitol Hill; Officer Acquitted in Deaths of Two People. Aired 9-9:30a ET


May 24, 2015
• Carter: Iraqi Troops Had "No Will to Fight"; Deadly Floods Soak Texas, Oklahoma; 71 Arrested in Cleveland Protests; Republican Presidential Field Getting Crowded; Could NSA Split Threaten GOP Future?; Slain Omaha Officer to be Buried Tuesday; Remembering the Fallen on Memorial Day. Aired 6-7p ET
• Plains States under Storm Watches and Warnings; Defense Secretary Ash Carter Speaks about Fall of Ramadi to ISIS; Lebron James Calls on the Protesters; General Motors Failure to Disclose Ignition Switch Defect Led to 100 Deaths; Remembering Memorial Day 2006 Blast in Baghdad. Aired 5-6p ET
• Record Breaking Rain Pounds the Plains; Coalition Forces Launched New Air Strikes; Severe Weather in Texas and Oklahoma; Anne Meara, Ben Stiller's Mother, Has Died; John Nash, the Princeton University Mathematician Whose Life Inspired the Film "A Beautiful Mind," Died Saturday; Ben Carson Handily Won the Southern Republic Leadership Conference Straw Poll; All-Female Activist Group Crosses Korean Demilitarized Zone in a Bus; Washington, DC, Police Released Four People Taken into Custody with Daron Wint. Aired 4-5p ET
• Flooding Continues in Texas and Oklahoma; John Nash, Mathemetician Who Inspired "A Beautiful Mind," Dies in Car Accident; Mayor and Police Chief Praise Protesters for Relatively Peaceful Demonstrations; Lebron James Calls on Protesters; Cleanup of Massive Oil Spill in Santa Barbara County Underway; Remembering Shooting Rampage That Forever Changed California College Town; Random Shootings in Colorado Still a Mystery. Aired 3-4p ET
• Storm Watches and Warnings Still in Effect Today; Ash Carter's First Comments Since Ramadi Fell to ISIS; John Nash Who Inspired "A Beautiful Mind" Died Saturday in a Car Accident; Cleveland Mayor and Police Chief Praising Protesters for Relatively Peaceful Demonstrations; Massive Oil Spill in Santa Barbara County; Cleveland Activists Want Community Involved In Policing; "The New York Times": Justice Department Finds Criminal Wrongdoing By GM. Aired 2-3p ET


May 23, 2015
• Mayor Calls For Calm After Emotional Verdict; Texas Bulletin: Bandidos "Out For Blood"; Cleveland Office Acquitted in 2012 Shooting, Justice Department to Review Case; TLC Cancels Duggar Show Following Molestation Allegations; Candidates Posed with Josh Duggar Before Scandal Broke' How to Close the Gap between Haves, Have-Nots. Aired 5- 6p ET
• Cop Acquitted in Unarmed Couple's Death; Cleveland Mayor Addresses Police Shooting Verdict; Interview with U.S. Congressman Mike Quigley of Illinois; Honoring Kids of Fallen U.S. Troops. Aired 4-5p ET
• Cleveland Police Officer Acquitted of All Charges in Shooting Deaths of Unarmed Couple; Washington, DC, Murder Suspect Daron Wint Captured; Major Flooding in Texas and Oklahoma; Omaha Police Officer Killed Just Before Her Maternity Leave to be Laid to Rest Tuesday; Some Republicans May Have What is Becoming Called a Josh Duggar Problem; Helping Veterans to Find Jobs; Aired 3-4p ET
• Cleveland Police Officer Found Not Guilty of Manslaughter and Assault in Police Shooting of Unarmed Suspects; Community Policing Discussed; Witness in D.C. Murder Trial May Have Lied in Testimony; Severe Weather Threatens Parts of Texas; Oil Spill Hits California Beaches. Aired 2-3p ET
• Cleveland Police Officer Acquitted in Deaths of Unarmed Man and Woman. Aired 1-2p ET
• Reaction to Cleveland Police Officer's Acquital on Involuntary Manslaughter Charges; Protest in Cleveland After Officer's Acquittal; Justice Department to Investigate Cleveland Cop Case. Aired 12-1p ET
• Cleveland Cop Found Not Guilty; Protest In Cleveland After Officer's Acquittal. Aired 11a-12p ET
• Cleveland Police Officer Found Not Guilty of Manslaughter and Felonious Assault in Police Shooting. Aired 10-11a ET


May 22, 2015
• Hillary Clinton's E-mails Released; TLC Pulls "19 Kids and Counting"; Suspect Daron Wint Captured; Aired 3:30-4p ET
• ISIS Advancing or Falling Back?; Biker War; D.C. Murder Suspect Caught. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• ISIS Closes in on Key Air Base en Route to Baghdad; Duggar Confession Causes Controversy; Mike Huckabee Supports Duggars; Slain Obama Officer, Mother Mourned. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• D.C. Suspect Due in Court; Bikers May Target Police; ISIS Closes in on Baghdad. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• First Set of Clinton E-Mails to be Released; Santa Barbara Cleanup Could Take Months; Celebrating Age or Sexuality?; "White Helmets" Help Victims of Syria Conflict. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Police Capture Quadruple Murder Suspect; Biker Gang Targets Texas Police; ISIS Seizes Syria's Last Entry into Iraq; Grand Jury Indicts 6 Baltimore Officers; Interview with Representative Robert Pittenger; Benghazi E-mails to be Released? Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Waco Police On Alert; Man Accused of D.C. Murder in Court Today; Josh Duggar Apologizes for Previous Charges; : Baltimore Officers Indicted; Senate Could Work Weekend to Save Patriot Act; Interview with Sen.Mike Lee. Aired 9:30-9:45a ET
• Police Capture Quadruple Murder Suspect; Former Attorney Defends D.C. Murder Suspect; Militants Seize Syria's Last Entry Into Iraq. Aired 9-9:30a ET


May 21, 2015
• Baltimore Police Launching Search for Suspects in Arson of Businesses in Baltimore; Nearly 14 Million Viewers Watched the Final Episode of David Letterman Show; Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Texas Biker Brawl; ISIS Advancing?; Suspect Identified in D.C. Murders. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Suspected Gang Member Posts Bail; Mansion Murder Suspect's Girlfriend Says He'll Turn Self In; Mother Shames Daughter on Facebook. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Mansion Murder Suspect; ISIS Storms Ancient City; Oil Spill Cleanup. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Suspect Named in Quadruple Homicide, Arson; 105,000 Gallons of Oil May have Spilled Off Coast; Social Media Reacts to Black Rhino Hunter; Cuba's Hot New Trend: Stars and Stripes. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Iraq Desperately Trying to Stop ISIS Advances; Militants Capture City, Threatens Antiquities; Hundreds of Weapons Found in Biker Gang Shootout; David Letterman Says Goodnight. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• CNN's Exclusive Access to U.S. Spy Plane; Tensions Between U.S. and China; Letterman Says Good Night; Oregon DOT Wants Drivers to Pay for Miles, Not Gas. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Iraq Desperately Trying to Stop ISIS Advances; Manhunt Underway for Mansion Murder Suspect; California Oil Spill. Aired 9-9:30a ET


May 20, 2015
• Murder Mystery in Rich D.C. Neighborhood; Protesters in Baltimore Marching to Police Union Headquarters; Republican Senator and White House Hopeful Rand Paul Filibustering Patriot Act; Former NFL Star Aaron Hernandez Now in Prison; Report Out Today Regarding Sexual Violence on College Campuses. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Texas Biker Brawl; Senator Rand Paul Filibusters Patriot Act; California Oil Spill. Aired 15-15:30p ET
• 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


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