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September 23, 2015


September 22, 2015
• Scott Walker Drops Out; Pope Francis Leads Mass in Cuba Before Heading to U.S.; Peanut Executive Sentenced to 28 Years for Knowingly Shipping Contaminated Food; Venezuela and Colombia Agree to Deescalate Military Standoff; Volkswagen Facing Criminal Probe; Ben Carson Defends Comments; Controversial Visit from Chinese President. Aired 3- 4a ET
• Scott Walkers Drops Out of Presidential Race; Ben Carson Clarifies Statement on a Muslim as President; Bernie Sanders Losing Support to Hillary Clinton; White House Denies Pope's Visit about Politics; U.N. Commission: "Crimes Against Humanity" in North Korea; Chinese President's Controversial U.S. Visit; Baby Doe's Mother, Mom's Boyfriend Arrested for Murder. Aired 2-3a ET
• Scott Walker Ends Presidential Bid; Baby Doe's Mother, Mom's Boyfriend Arrested for Murder; Critics Says U.S. Shouldn't Host Chinese President. Aired 1-2a ET
• Scott Walker Ends U.S. Presidential Bid; Trump and Carson Play on U.S. Fear of Muslims; Interview with Dean Obeidallah; Pope Francis Travels to Cuba; Chinese President's Controversial U.S. Trip; U.S. Troops Ordered to Ignore Afghan Abuse of Young Boys?; Mysterious Disappearance in North Korea; New Defense in the Rhino Wars; Aired 12- 1:00a ET
• Pope Francis Arrives in United States From Cuba. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Pope Francis Visits United States. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Interview with Father of Marine Killed in Afghanistan; Clinton Returns to Iowa, Trailing Sanders; U.S. Awaits Pope Francis' Arrival; New Concerns over Russian Military Buildup in Syria. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Pope Visits the U.S. Carson on Muslims; Military Overlooked Rape of Boys. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Clinton Tweet Crushes Biotech Stocks; The Pope Comes to America; Petraeus Apologizes; Growing Crisis for Volkswagen. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Carson Backs Off Anti-Muslim Vow; Interview with Hugh Hewitt; Pope Francis Arrives in the U.S.; Clinton to Take on Drug Companies; Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Drug Price Bumped from $13.50 to $750; Preview of CNN Special Report "The People's Pope"; U.S. Military Told to Look Other Way on Afghan Officials' Dancing Boys. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Carson Backs Off Anti-Muslim Vow; Scott Walker Drops Out of Race; Pope Francis Arrives in the U.S.; Aired 9-9:30a ET


September 21, 2015
• Pope to Celebrate Second Mass in Cuba; U.S. to Accept 85,000 Refugees; Netanyahu Meets with Putin about Syria; Poll Numbers Shift after CNN Debate; The Rise of Anti-Muslim Rhetoric; Pope Francis Meets with Fidel Castro; The Religion of Santeria; Anti-U.S. Sentiment in Iran after Nuclear Deal; Beijing Marathon Runners Choked by Smog; The 67th Primetime Emmy Awards. Aired 3-4a ET
• Greece's Left Wing Leader Emerges Triumphant; U.S. Promises to Accept More Refugees; Cuba's Young People Gather to Hear Pope Francis; Shift in Republican Race Following CNN Debate; Criticism of Carly Fiorina's Corporate Career; Muslims a News Focus in Presidential Race; Houthies Release 6 Hostages Including 2 Americans in Yemen; Francis Marginalized Before Becoming Pope; Iranian Woman Competes in Motocross. Aired 2-3a ET
• Tsipras Declares Victory in Greek Election; Pope Francis Meets with Fidel Castro; Refugees Facing Hard Choices in Fleeing Syria; Group of Hostages Freed in Yemen, Now in Oman; Poll Numbers Shift after CNN Debate; The Rise of Anti-Muslim Rhetoric; Cancer Victim Returns to Cuba to See Pope; Japan Changes Policy to Allow Troops to Fight Overseas; Criticism of Carly Fiorina's Corporate Career; Iranian Woman Competes in Motocross. Aired 1-2a ET
• Pope Travels to Cuba; Tsipras Declares Victory in Greek's Snap Election; The Rise of Anti-Muslim Rhetoric; Israeli's Concerns Over Russia in Syria; Japan Changes Policy to Allow Troops to Fight Overseas; North Korean Orphan's Story; Aired 12-1:00a ET
• Afghan Law Enforcement Matters; Carly Fiorina's Campaign; Rosa Flores' Encounter with Pope Francis Inside Papal Plane; Diane Warren Talks About Lady Gaga's New Music Video. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Afghanistan Controversy; Trump vs. Fiorina; Ben Carson Under Fire. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Backlash Over Carson's Comments on Muslims; CAIR Calls for Carson to Drop Out of Race; New Details in Baby Doe's Murder Case; Papal Etiquette as Pope Francis to Visit U.S. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Hillary Rises in Polls, Biden Is Wildcard; Military to Decide Bowe Bergdahl's Fate Within 2 Weeks; Viola Davis' Message on Winning Emmy. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Pope's Favorable Rating Drops; Ben Carson not Backing Down on Comments; Chobani Yogurt Hires Refugees; A Night of Firsts at the Emmy Awards. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Mother, Boyfriend Formally Charged Over the Death of Baby Doe; Muslim Group to Demand Ben Carson to Withdraw; Pope Francis' Favorable Rating Drops; Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Presidential Race and Muslims; Church Sex Abuse Survivors; History Made at Last Night's Emmy Awards. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Muslim Group to Demand Ben Carson to Withdraw; Hillary Clinton Gains Ground on National Poll; Mother, Boyfriend Facing Charges on the Death of Baby Doe; Pope Francis Arrives in Eastern Cuba; Aired 9-9:30a ET


September 20, 2015


September 19, 2015
• Trump Breaks Silence Following Anti-Muslim Remarks; Hillary Clinton Speaking in New Hampshire; Man Arrested in Series of Shootings in Phoenix Highway; U.S. Intelligence Concerned About Secret Satellite Launch; Mother, Boyfriend Arrested for Baby Doe Death; Interview with Representative Ileana Ros-Lehtinen; General Says Bowe Bergdahl Should Not Go to Jail; Brain Disease Found in Deceased NFL Players; Aired 1- 2p ET
• Donald Trump Speaks In Des Moines, Iowa; Pope Francis Arrives In Cuba; U.N. World Food Programme Struggles To Continue Providing Assistance To Millions In Jordan, Lebanon, Turkey, Iraq, and Egypt. Aired 7-8p ET
• Pope's Motorcade Greeted By Crowds in Cuba; Trump: "I'm Not Obligated to Defend Obama"; Pope to Celebrate Mass in Havana Sunday; Pope to Fly to U.S. After Cuba Trip; Security Challenges of Protecting the Pope. Aired 5-6p ET
• Raul Castro Welcomes the Pope; Pope Francis Delivers Message of Thanks, Emphasizing Openness; Pope to Meet with 2000 Cuban Youth. Aired 4-5p ET
• Pope Francis In Cuba; Suspect Arrested For String Of Shootings Along Interstate 10; Donald Trump Breaks His Silence; Boston's Baby Doe Identified; New Hampshire Democrats Hold Their Convention. Aired 3-4p ET
• Donald Trump Defends Controversial Exchange with Supporter; Identify of Deceased Toddler Revealed; Pope Francis to Visit Cuba and then United States; Pope Francis to Name Controversial Figure as Saint. Aired 2-2:30P ET
• Trump Breaks Silence Following Anti-Muslim Remarks; Clinton: Trump's Muslim Question: "Shocking, Not Surprising"; Police: Man Claims Child Was Possessed, Punched Her; Arizona Shooting Suspect In Court Today; Pope Francis En Route To Havana, Cuba; Bergdahl Investigator Says No Jail Time Warranted; Latest on Migrant Crisis in Europe. Aired 12-1p ET
• Trump Breaks Silence on Anti-Muslim Remarks; Freeway Shooting Suspect in Court; Pope to Arrive in Cuba in a Few Hours; Pope To Arrive In Cuba In A Few Hours; Police: Man Claims Child Was Possessed, Punched Her; Russia Deploys Fighter Jets To Syria. Aired 11a-12p ET
• Donald Trump Defends Controversial Exchange with Supporter; Joe Biden May Soon Announce Presidential Candidacy; Phoenix Police Arrest Suspect in Highway Shootings; Pope Francis Visits Cuba; House Passes Bill to Defund Planned Parenthood; New Study Discovers Disease in Vast Majority of Donated Brains of Former NFL Players. Aired 10-11a ET


September 18, 2015
• Taliban Claims Responsibility for Pakistan Attack; Migrant Crisis at Croatia/Serbian Border; FIFA's Jerome Valcke Suspended; Pope Francis to Visit Cuba, U.S.; Pope Helped Cuba, U.S. Restore Diplomatic Ties; Asian Market Response to Fed's Interest Rates Decision; Trump Did Not Denounce Hateful Muslim Rhetoric; Trump: Polls Declare Him Debate Winner; Clinton Responds to Republican Allegations; Tripped Syrian Refugee Given New Life; Power Still Out Following Chilean Earthquake; U.S. Senate Republicans Fail to Derail Iran Nuclear Deal; Widespread Support for U.S. Teen Arrest for Homemade Clock; Rugby World Cup Hours Away. Aired 2-3a ET
• Taliban Claims Pakistan Air Force Base Attack; Migrants Overwhelm Croatian Border; Spain Welcomes Refugee Tripped by Camerawoman; U.S. Fed Keeps Rates Unchanged at Near Zero; Greeks Go to the Polls Again; Fast Cars Infuriate Los Angeles Residents; Aired 12- 1:00a ET
• Soldier held in captivity and tortured for five years should serve time; almost half a million refugees fleeing war to Croatia; Two Texas high school football ballplayers caught on video blindsiding a referee. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Football and Brain Disease; Bowe Bergdahl Charged With Desertion?; Trump Under Fire. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Bergdahl Not to Testify at Preliminary Hearing on Desertion Charges; Some Former Employees Not Happy with Carly Fiorina; New Plans for Student Arrested for Homemade Clock; Homeland Security: Pope's Arrival Could Draw Terror Attack; Boston's Baby Doe Identified, 2 Arrested. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Baby Doe Identified; Trump on Obama Comment; Bergdahl Won't Testify. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Soldier who Served with Bergdahl Speaks Out; Baby Doe Identified; Rally for Teen Accused of Making Bomb. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Charges Brought Against Bowe Bergdahl; Donald Trump Fails to Challenge Claim Obama is Muslim; Croatia Closes Its Borders; Clinton to Talk College Affordability in New Hampshire; Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Stock Market Update; Dylann Roof's Friend Arrested; Brutal School Beating; Helicopter Pilot Recalls Navy Yard Shooting; Boston Media: "Baby Doe" Identified; Ref Blindsided: Football Players Speak Out on Attack; Mets End "Homophobic" Kiss Cam Joke. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Donald Trump Fails to Challenge Claim Obama is Muslim; Hillary Clinton Campaigns in New Hampshire; Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl on Trial; Jeb Bush Embraces Brother on Campaign Trail. Aired 9-9:30a ET


September 17, 2015
• Tide of Migrants Pours into Germany and Austria; Iran Nuclear Agreement Looks Every Bit Like a Done Deal; Pope is calling on Catholic institutions across Europe; Interview with John Barrowman. Aired 3-4a ET
• Trump versus Bush on Foreign Policy; Carly Fiorina Goes After Trump; COP Candidates Air Views on Iran Nuclear Deal; Jimmy Fallon, Hillary Clinton Spoof Trump; Earthquake Strikes Chile, Tsunami Warnings Issued; Frustration Boils over for Migrants in Hungary, Others Face Landmines in Croatia; Highlights from GOP Presidential Debate; GOP Candidates Grade Themselves on Debate Performance; Federal Reserve Announcement on Interest Rates Expected; Tom Brady Supports Donald Trump; Boy Arrested for Making Homemade Clock. Aired 2-3a ET
• Bump the Trump; Deadly Chilean Quake; Second U.S. Republican Presidential Debate; Migrant Protest Erupts at Hungarian Border; Assad Blames the West for Migrant Crisis; Candidates Talk Vladimir Putin; Candidates Point Fingers Over Terrorism; Student Arrest for Making Clock; Trump Remains Brash at Debate; Jimmy Fallon, Hillary Clinton Bash Trump; Federal Reserve Announcement on Interest Rates Expected. Aired 1-2a ET
• GOP Candidates Clash at Debate; Chile Struck by 8.3 Quake; Interview with Ben Carson; Interview with Scott Walker; Interview with Mike Huckabee; Aired 12-1a ET
• Republican Second Presidential Debate Had Record Number of Viewers; Carlyf Fiorina Talked About Her Stepdaughter. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Interview With Former Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty; Who Won Republican Debate?. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Body Language Expert Analyzes Candidates; Is Chris Christie Under Appreciated as a Candidate; Lindsey Graham Shines in Undercard Debate; Hillary Clinton Talks Substance Abuse in New Hampshire; Which Woman Would Candidates Put on $10 Bill. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Interest Rates Unchanged; Republican Debate; American Airlines Grounded; CNN Debate Viewers. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Washington Post: Where was Huckabee?; Republican Politics; Fact-Checking the Debate; Fed will Announce Rate Decision Today. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• GOP Rivals Target a Milder Trump; GOP Candidates Spar Over Immigration; Fiorina Makes Splash on Main Stage; Where was Mike Huckabee? Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Reviewing Last Night's Republican Debate; Federal Reserve Decision to Come Today; Trump & Fiorina at the Debate; Muslim Teenager Arrested at School Now has White House Invite; Fact Checking the Debate. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• GOP Rivals Target a Milder Trump; Winners and Losers of GOP Debate. Aired 9-9:30a ET


September 16, 2015
• Trump Talks His Vision of the Future; Carson Surges, Trump Readies for Debate Attacks; Search Continues for 4 Missing in Utah Flash Floods; Live TV Shooting Survivor Speaks Out; Hungary Enacts Laws to Stop Migrants at Serbian Border; Russia's Latest Intervention in War-Torn Syria; North Korea Urged to Refrain from Irresponsible Provocations; China's Largest Brokerage Firm President Investigated for Insider Trading; Trump Puts Down Iran Nuclear Deal; Women Who Escaped ISIS Use Photography to Heal. Aired 2-3a ET
• Trump Prepares for Attacks; Asylum Seekers in Limbo on Serbian/Hungarian Border; Light Rain in California Forecast to Help Firefighters; North Korea's Nuclear Threats; Russia Moving in Syria; Fiorina Taking on Trump; Ben Carson Surging in Polls; GOP Candidates Look at Reagan for Inspiration; Man Killed by IRA 40 Years Ago Laid to Rest; Mexico Still Demanding Answer on Tourist Deaths. Aired 1-2a ET
• Ben Carson Closing on Donald Trump in New Poll; Flash Floods Kill 16 in Utah; Two Major Fires Scorching Northern California Counties; Migrants Stranded in Hungary; North Korea Threatens U.S. with Nuclear Weapons; Iranians' Concerns Over Republican Candidates; Yazidi Women Escape ISIS and Rebuild Their Lives; Russia May Be Building Base in Syria; Super Fans Cheer for Their Favorite Candidate. Aired 12-1a ET
• Preview of Second Republican Presidential Debate. Aired 3:30- 4p ET
• Republicans Set to Debate. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Ted Cruz Arrives for Debate; Interview with T. Boone Pickens; Interview with Doris Kearns Goodwin. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Republican Debate. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Stage Set for Republican Presidential Debate; Markets Flat Ahead of Fed Rate Decision; Interview with California Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Crowded GOP Field Faces Critical Showdowns; Donald Trump on Foreign Policy, More Attacks Than Substance?; Donald Trump's Illegal Immigration Rhetoric Draws Protests; Aired 10-10:30a ET
• A Look at Tonight's GOP Primary Debate; Assad Blames West for Syrian Refugee Crisis; The Poll Numbers that Put Trump on Top; CNN Encouraging Split Screen Debate. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Donald Trump Says Debate Rivals are Coming After Him; Interview with Carole Simpson; Conservative Group Targets Trump; Highlighting Undocumented Immigrant Stories In Push for Immigration Reform; Perils of the Happy Hour Debate? Aired 9-9:30a ET


September 15, 2015
• Harsh New Laws for Migrants Crossing into Hungary; Suspect in Delta State Shooting Takes Own Life; California Wildfires Displace Thousands; Malcolm Turnbull Sworn in as New Australian PM; GOP Candidates Lash Out Before Debate; Clinton Criticizes Republicans as Sanders Tackles Abortion; North Korea: Ready to Use Nuclear Weapons in Response to U.S. Hostility; Utah Flash Flooding Kill Mothers, Children; New Evidence in FIFA Football Scandal; 6 Mexican Tourists Unaccounted for After Egyptian Attack. Aired 2-3a ET
• Manhunt for Delta State University Shooter Over; Malcolm Turnbull Becomes New Australian Prime Minister; Thousands Attend Trump's Dallas Rally; North Korea Threatens Missile Launches; Hungary's Hard Line Stance on Migrants; Flash Flooding Kills at Least Six; 25,000 U.S. Firefighters Battle California Fires; Utah Hit with Flash Flooding; Delta State Suspect Dead from Self-Inflicted Gun Shot; Tehran Businesses Excited Iran Sanctions May Be Eased; . Aired 1-2a ET
• Trump Rallies in Dallas, Leads Republican Polls; Reagan's Legacy and Today's Republicans; Malcolm Turnbull Sworn in as Australian Prime Minister; Two Major Fires Scorching Northern California; Germany Enforced Temporary Border Controls; Al Qaeda Leader Call for New U.S. Attacks; New Indictments against FIFA Officials. Aired 12-1:00a ET
• Second Republican Presidential Debate To Be In Simi Valley, California Tomorrow. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Republicans Prepare to Debate. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• GOP Candidates Vie for Reagan Mantle; Ben Carson Surging in Polls; Latinos Protest at Trump Rally. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Presidential Politics; Trump and Carson Neck and Neck; President Reagan's Plane; Candidates vie for Reagan Mantle. Aired 2- 2:30p ET
• Bush Appeals to Hispanics in New Campaign Ad; Foreign Policy Could Take Center Stage; How Debates Became Must-See Political TV. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Mark Cuban Claims He Could Beat Trump; Deadly Flooding in Arizona; California Wildfires Intensify; Donald Trump Supporter Wearing Trump; Aired 10-10:30a ET
• CNN Republican Debate on Wednesday; Trump Touts Wealth; Delta State Campus Shooting; Rules for the CNN Debate; Forbes: Dallas Cowboys Most Valuable Sports Team. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Kentucky Clerk Back to Work; Eleven Candidates in Main GOP Debate; California Wildfires Turn Deadly; Flash Flooding: 8 Dead, 5 Missing in Small Community; California Wildfires: 700 Homes Lost, Thousands More at Risk; North Korea: Ready to Use Nukes "Any Time." Aired 9-9:30a ET


September 14, 2015
• State of Emergency; An Apology 32 Years in the Making; EU Ministers Meeting in Brussels to Try to Solve Migrant Crisis. Aired 3-4a ET
• Germany Tries to Stop Flow of Migrants; Thousands of Migrants Pass Through Greece/Macedonia Border; Volunteers Help Migrants at Hungary Train Station; Thousands in California Evacuated Ahead of Wildfire; County Clerk Kim Davis to Return to Work; Novak Djokovic Wins U.S. Open; Behind-the-Scenes Look at Reagan Library; Religious Leader Gives Hillary Clinton Unsolicited Advice; Iran Distrust Mutual; Threat of Government Collapse in Northern Ireland; Shuddle, an Uber- Type App, Arranges Rides for Kids; "Sesame Street" Returns to Persian Gulf TV. Aired 2-3a ET
• Germany Reimposes Border Controls; Yemeni Government Withdraws From U.N. Sponsored Peace Talks; California Battles Two Blazes; Pope Francis to Visit Cuba on Saturday; Poll: Half Wanted Congress to Reject Iran Nuclear Deal, Iran Distrust Mutual; Republican Presidential Candidates Talk Tough Prior to Debate; Murder Mystery Plays Out on Indian TV; Threat of Government Collapse in Northern Ireland; Grand Canyon Images from Space Lost Then Found. Aired 1-2a ET
• E.U. Ministers to Hold Emergency Meeting; Thousands Crossing into Macedonia from Greece; Volunteers Help at Budapest Train Station; California Wildfire Spreads as State of Emergency Declared; Djokovic Wins U.S. Open Men's Singles; Anti-U.S. Sentiment in Iran after Nuclear Deal; U.S. Presidential Candidates Buff Up Strategy before Debate; Pope Francis is Full of Surprises; Speculation, Debate around India Murder Mystery; Stunning Grand Canyon Video Found after Two Years; Packers Field Hosts World's Longest Bratwurst; WORLD SPORT Highlights. Aired 12-1a ET
• Delta State University Professor Shot And Killed In Office; Donald Trump Still Leading The Pack. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Republicans Prepare to Debate; Mississippi Campus Shooting. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• County Clerk Kim Davis Returns to Work; What GOP Candidates Have to Do in Debate to Move Ahead; Voter Comments on GOP Candidates; Arnold Schwarzenegger to Take Over "Celebrity Apprentice." Aired 2:30- 3p ET
• Professor Shot Dead on Campus, Gunman on Loose; Trump Soars in New Poll, Hitting New High; Debate Coach on Prepping Candidates for a Debate. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Sanders Speaks at an Evangelical University; Same-Sex Couple Seeks Marriage License in Kentucky; Joyce Mitchell Breaks Her Silence. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Kentucky Clerk Back to Work; Eleven Candidates in Main GOP Debate; Trooper's Accused Killer Shot, Arrested; Interview with Novak Djokovic; California Wildfires Turn Deadly; Aired 10-10:30a ET


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