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November 25, 2015
• Officer Charged with First-Degree Murder; Russia: Jet Shootdown a "Planned Provocation"; Trump: Something Going on in the Mosques; President Obama to Speak on National Security. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Russia to Deploy Missile Defense in Syria; Interview with Rep. Brad Sherman; Hundreds Protest Over Video of Police Shooting in Chicago; Worldwide Travel Alert Ahead of Thanksgiving Holiday; Paris Attacks Ringleader Planned Second Strike; Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Chicago Officer Charged with First-Degree Murder; Russia: Jet Shootdown "Planned Provocation"; Belgian Police Identify New Terror Suspect Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Russia to Deploy Missile Defense in Syria; Russian Search Helicopter Hit, 1 Dead; Worldwide Travel Alert Ahead of Thanksgiving Holiday; Hundreds Protest Over Video of Police Shooting in Chicago; Ringleader Planned Second Strike; Bush: Trump Preys on People's Fears. Aired 9 -9:30a ET


November 24, 2015
• Russian Official: Russian Warplane Crashes in Syria; ISIS May Provide Clue in Attack Investigation; New U.S. Intelligence on Paris Attacks. Aired 4-5a ET
• Worldwide Travel Alert for Americans Heading Overseas; New Clue in Manhunt for a Paris Attack Suspect; Trump Defends Comments. Aired 3-4a ET
• Arrest Made in Locked Down Belgium; Investigations of Suicide Vest, Cell Phone in Paris Attacks; Hollande Calls for Grand Coalition Against ISIS; Kurdish Fighters Take on ISIS; John Kerry in Israel Trying to Calm Violence; Investigations of Suicide Vest, Cell Phone in Paris Attacks; Hollande Calls for Grand Coalition Against ISIS; Arrest Made in Locked Down Brussels; Trump's Questionable Claims about 9/11; Arrest in Tulane University "Good Samaritan" Shooting. Aired 2-3a ET
• Trump's Questionable Claims about 9/11; Mali Declared 10-Day State of Emergency; Belgians Respond to Terror Alert with Cat Pictures. Aired 1-2a ET
• U.S. State Department Issues Worldwide Travel Alert; The Search for the Eighth Attacker; Belgium on Highest Security Alert; Wave of Air Strikes on ISIS Targets; Political Debate Over Syrian Refugees; Pakistani Comedians Stand Up Against Terror. Aired 12-1a ET
• International Arrest Warrant Just Issued For Man Who Was Seen on CCTV en Route From Brussels to Paris; Tunisia Declaring State of Emergency after a Bus Explodes. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Chicago Police Officer Charged With Murder; Russian Warplane Shot Down; Paris Terror Investigation. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Officer Charged After Shooting Teen 16 Times; Trump Not Backing Down from 9/11 Remarks; What Trump/Cruz Showdown Would Look Like; 200 Percent Increase in NYC Suspicious Incident Reports; Minneapolis Black Lives Matter Protests Hit by Gunfire; State of Emergency in Tunisia after Explosion. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Manhunt Underway; Returning to the Scene; Russian Jet Downed; Chicago Cop Charged. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Russian Plane Shot Down by Turkey; German Police Hunting for Salah Abdeslam; Trump Doubles Down on Disputed 9/11 Claim; Obama, Hollande Meeting at the White House. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Turkey Downs Russian Warplane Near Syria; Russian Foreign Minister Cancels Trip to Turkey; French President Arrives in Washington; Interview with Nicholas Burns; Worldwide Travel Warning for Americans; NATO Holds Emergency Session; Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Ted Cruz Rivals Donald Trump in New Iowa Poll; Turkey Shoots Down Russian Jet; Three Men Sought After Shooting at Black Lives Matter Protesters. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• FBI: ISIS May Expand Efforts to Attack; Paris Square Temporarily Evacuated; New Poll: Cruz Now Trump's Chief Rival in Iowa. Aired 9-9:30a ET


November 23, 2015
• Brussels Remains Under Highest Terror Alert; Mother of Bataclan Victim Speaks Out; Survivor of Mali Hotel Attack Shares Story; Mauricio Macri Wins Argentine Presidency; Authorities Searching for Terror Suspect; French Town of Sens Subject to Curfew; Islamic Leaders Try to De-Link Religion with Terror; Iran Sentences "Washington Post" Reporter Jason Rezaian; Hemingway's "A Moveable Feast" A Tribute to Paris. Aired 4-5a ET
• Brussels Starts Another Day On Lockdown; British Prime Minister To Discuss Plans With French President On Fighting ISIS; Belgian Authorities On Extensive Manhunt For Salah Abdeslam. Aired 3-4a ET
• Russia Slaps Turkey with Economic Sanctions; Prominent Kurdish Human Rights Lawyer Killed; Colorado Gunman in Custody; Pontiff Concludes Trip to Uganda; Weather Highlights. Aired 2-2:30a ET
• Brussels on Highest Terror Alert; French Police Release Photo of Terror Suspect; The Curfew in Sens; Sixteen Injured in New Orleans Shootout; Paris Deals with New Security Reality; Mother of Paris Victim Shares Anguish; Band Members Give Emotional Account of Theater Attack; American Survivor Describes Mali Hotel Attack; Hemingway Book on Paris Sees Resurgence. Aired 1-2a ET
• Belgium Remains at Highest Terror Alert Level; Hollande: France Is At War; France Taking Security Precautions; U.S. GOP Candidates Seek to Block Syrian Refugees; The Band Plays On; Obama Vows Not to Relent on Destroying ISIS; Paris Mourns, Unites after Terror Attacks. Aired 12-1a ET
• United States, France, Russia, Bombing ISIS Targets; President Obama Responds to Report that Intelligence Is Being Changed to Make the Fight Against the Terror Group Appear More Positive. Aired 3:30- 4p ET
• Trump Under Fire; Terror Investigation; Interview With Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Trump Calls Black Protester "Troublemaker"; Investigation into Manipulated Pentagon Reporting on War with ISIS; 3 Groups Claim Responsibility for Mali Terror Attack; Interview with Bernie Sanders. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Suicide Vest Found; Trump Wants Surveillance. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Tighter Security in U.S.; Community Holds Rally after Mosque Vandalized; Mali Declares State of Emergency; Video of Police Shooting to be Released Soon; American Band Describes Concert Hall Attack. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• France Launches Air Strikes Against ISIS; President Hollande to Visit Obama; Brussels at Highest Security Level; Trump Supporters Shove, Tackle Kick Black Protesters. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Trump Leads, Carson Slips in Newest Poll; Fear Across U.S.; "Washington Post's" Jason Rezaian Sentenced to Prison in Iran; Bataclan Theater Band Speak Out About the Paris Attack. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Brussels at Highest Terror Alert Level; U.S. on Edge After Paris Attacks; Kurdish Fighters Dug in About 20 Miles Away from Raqqa; Trump: New Jersey Muslims Cheered on 9/11; Mali Declares State of Emergency. Aired 9-9:30a ET


November 22, 2015
• Two Dozen Raids Conducted in Belgium on this Sunday; Friday's Death Toll From Attack on a Popular Hotel in Mali Has Now Risen to 22; U.S. President Barack Obama Will Meet with French President Francois Hollande. Aired 11-12p ET
• 22 Raids, 16 Arrests in Belgium; American Band Recalls Concert Hall Massacre; Trump, Carson on Top of GOP Field in New Poll. Aired 7- 8p ET
• Arrests Made in Belgium After Terror Raids; House Approves Bill Halting Syrian Refugees; French Army Recruitment Spikes After Paris Attacks; Vatican Threatened in ISIS Video; Arrests After Terror Raids in Belgium. Aired 6-7p ET
• Highest terror alert level has been extended in Brussels; President Obama sits down for a face-to-face meeting with the French president Francois Hollande; The head of U.S. homeland security says there are no credible terror threats against the United States at this time; Series of major raids going on right now in Brussels; "Washington Post" journalist Jason Rezaian has officially been sentenced to prison time; Aired 5-6p ET
• Brussels Terror Alert Extended Amid "Probable" Threat; American Band Recalls Concert Hall Massacre; NYPD, FDNY and Homeland Security Hold Active Shooter Drill; American Survivor Tells How She Got Out Alive; Getting Inside Minds Of Paris Attackers; 71 Days Out From Iowa Caucus, Donald Trump Holds Firm Lead; Preview Of CNN Film "The Hunting Ground." Aired 4-5p ET
• Brussels, Belgium, Extending its Highest Terror Alert Amid Terrorist Threat; Death Toll Rises in the Mali Hotel Attack. Aired 2- 3:00p ET


November 21, 2015
• Paris Terror Attacks; Obama: Helping Refugees is American Leadership; Georgia Town Welcomes Refugees; House Passes Bill to Suspend Acceptance of Syrian Refugees; What Makes ISIS Recruitment So Powerful; Paris Attacks Bring Frenchman Back to Homeland. Aired 7-8p ET
• Possible "Imminent" Threat Puts Brussels on High Alert; A New Arrests Linked to Paris Terror Attacks; The Desire To Dance Saved His Life; U.S. Citizen Among The 19 Killed; Backlash Grows over Syrian Refugees Entering U.S.; Mother Battles ISIS Recruiting After Losing Son. Aired 5-6p ET
• Belgium on High Alert; 4 Arrests Linked to Paris Terror Attacks; Visa Waiver Program Security Gaps; Security Conference Tackles Terrorism Concerns; U.N. Security Council Says "Redouble" Efforts Against ISIS; Presidential Candidates Split on Refugee Issue; 1 Injured at Fire in Chicago's Hancock Ctr.. Aired 4-5p ET
• Brussels Raised Terror Level to Maxim Threat Level; ISIS Threats; Small Army of Hackers Working in Shadows to Disrupt Terror Groups. Aired 3-4p ET
• Manhunt Continues for Suspected Terrorist Tied to Paris Attacks; Terrorist Connected to Paris Attacks Arrested in Turkey; Donald Trump Makes Controversial Statements about Tracking Muslims in U.S.; Olympian Mal Whitfield Passes Away. Aired 2-3p ET>
• Brussels on High Alert for Possible Imminent Threat; Three Arrested in Turkey; Two Groups Claim Responsibility for Terror Attack in Mali Hotel; Refugee Community Thrives in Clarkston, Georgia; Sexual Assaults on Campus; Aired 1-2p ET
• New Facts on the Female Terrorist Killed in Paris Raids; France's Army Sees New Enlistment; Debate Continues in U.S. Over Syrian Refugees; Mali Hunts for Terror Suspects. Aired 12-1p ET
• Paris Terror Attacks Continuing Coverage; Potential "Imminent" Threat Puts Brussels On High Alert; Four Paris Suspects Arrested; Dozens In U.S. Monitored After Paris Attacks; France Prepares For Any Chemical Terrorism Threat. Aired 11a-12p ET


November 20, 2015
• Abaaoud Confirmed Dead; Authorities Search for 8th Suspect; Honduras Expected to Charge Five Syrian Men Detained for Traveling with Fake Greek Passports. Aired 3-4a ET
• French Confirm Death of Abaaoud; Woman Identified Who Blew Herself Up in Paris; Search Focuses on Salah Abdeslam, Netherlands; France Steps Up War Against ISIS; Clinton Gives Details of Her ISIS Strategy; Gen. Wesley Clark Talks Fight Against ISIS; Women Have Close Ties to ISIS; Paris Attack Investigation Continues; Law Pausing Acceptance of Syrian Refugees Passes U.S. House; Luis Gutierrez: America Must Not Lose Values; Grand Mosque Chairman Says Islam Dragged More into Fundamental Direction; Paris Markets Reopening Ahead of Christmas. Aired 2-3a ET
• Donald Trump: I Did Not Suggest Muslim Database in the United States; Hackers Working in Shadows to Disrupt Terror Groups. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Trump on Terror; Mali Terror Attack. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Trump: I Did Not Suggest Database; 21 Killed in Mali Hotel Attack; Roanoke Mayor Under Fire for Comments on Internment Camps for Syrian Refugees. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Mali Hotel Attack; Third Body Found; Trump on Muslim Database. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Interview with Sen. Bob Corker; Counterattack Underway in Mali Hotel Siege; House Ok's Bill That Could Limit Syrian Refugees; Muslims Fear Backlash as Rhetoric Escalates. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Terrorists Storm Luxury Hotel in Mali; New Discovery in Paris Suburb Raid; Interview with Senator Bob Corker; Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Mali Gunmen; Muslim Fear; U.N. Official: At Least 3 Dead at Mali Hotel; Paris Terror Attacks: Ringleader's Dad Says He was A Psychopath, Devil. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Terrorists Storm Luxury Hotel in Mali; New Discovery in Paris Suburb Raid; U.N. Official: At Least 3 Dead in Mali Hotel Attack. Aired 9-9:30a ET


November 19, 2015
• Awaiting DNA Test Results; ISIS Threatens Attack on New York. Aired 3-4a ET
• Investigators Working to Identify Remains of Two Suspected Terrorists; Whereabouts of Abaaoud Unknown; Women Kill in Name of Religion, Ideology Not Uncommon; Common for Family Members to Commit Attacks Together; Russia Hits ISIS Oil Tankers; Activists Smuggle Video Out of ISIS Capital. Aired 1-2a ET
• Investigators Searching Apartment Building for Paris Terror Suspects; ISIS Claims It Has Killed Two More Hostages; Russia Fires Missiles at Targets in Syria; New Efforts to Stop Syruian Refugees from Entering the U.S. Aired 12-1a ET
• Abdelhamid Abaaoud Killed in Raid in Paris; FBI Director James Comey, U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch Give Press Briefing on Paris Attack Aftermath. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Video Attack on Paris Cafes, Restaurants; Survivor Describes Paris Attack at Stadium; Terrorist Suicide Vests Not Sophisticated. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Ringleader of Paris Attacks Confirmed Dead; Police Launch Multiple Raids in Belgium; New ISIS Video Vows Attack on New York City; Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Paris Attack Ringleader Killed; Syrian Americans Worried About Syrian Refugees; Bataclan Massacre Survivor Says to Fight Hate with Love. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Ringleader of Paris Attacks Confirmed Dead; New ISIS Video Vows Attack on New York City. Aired 9-9:30a ET


November 18, 2015
• Police Raid in France. Aired 3-4a ET
• Raid For Mastermind Under Way in North Paris; Two Terrorists Killed in Raid; Foreign Minister Says Operation Has Ended; 3 Terrorists Killed, 3 Arrested in Saint-Denis Raid. Aired 2-3a ET
• Raid For Mastermind Under Way in North Paris; Suspect Mastermind Targeted in Raid. Aired 1-2a ET
• Dramatic Raid May Have Stopped Another Horrific Terrorist Attack. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Terror Investigation Continues; More Details about the Suspects. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• How French Police Knew About Saint-Denis Apartments; Search Continues for Paris Attack Mastermind Abbaoud; What Does Identifying Individuals In Paris Raid Involve; Abbaoud, Abdeslam from Mollenbeek Area in Belgium; 5 Men Allegedly from Syria with Fake Passports Detained at Honduran Airport. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• French Raids; ISIS Claiming Jet Bombing. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• 33 Militants Dead in Syria Airstrikes; Police Raids in France. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Gunshots and Explosions from French Police's Massive Raids. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Suspects in Custody, Two Being Treated For Wounds; Explosions Heard in Early French Raids; Brother Calls Suspect to Surrender; Two Air France Flights Diverted Due to Bomb Threats. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Recovered Cell Phone Led to Apartment Raid; Interview with Republican Congresswoman Martha McSally of Arizona. Aired 9-9:30a ET


November 17, 2015
• New Clues in Investigation Into Paris Attacks; MetroJet Crash. Aired 3-4a ET
• France Steps Up ISIS Campaign, Obama Offers No Policy Change; Family of Paris Attack Suspect Salah Abdeslam Speaks Out; Evidence Paris Terror Cell Rented Apartment in Suburbs; ISIS Releases Video Threatening Washington, D.C.; Islamophobic Attacks Rise After Paris Attacks; French Journalist Gives Rare Glimpse into Islamic State; France Stands Firm, World Stands with France Aired 2-3a ET
• Soccer Stadium at Hanover, Germany Evacuated; At Least 31 Governors Saying No to Syrian Refugees. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Bomb Threat in Germany; Terror Investigation. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• French ISIS Operative Heard on Video; German Stadium Evacuated During Threat; Cell Phone Found in Paris Attack Investigation. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• London Flight Passenger Restrained; Fugitive on the Loose; Suspect's Car Found Paris Security. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Police Ramp Up Security in U.S. Cities; Governors Say No to Syrian Refugees; ISIS' Private Communications; Tight Security at Today's Soccer Game. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Fugitive Suspect's Rented Car Found; One Kilogram Bomb Downed Russian Plane; Suspected Eighth Attacker Still on the Run; French Airstrikes Pound ISIS Targets in Syria; Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Paris Suspects Known to Authorities; Sen. Ted Cruz Talks Terrorism, Refugees; Survivors Recount Horrors of Bataclan Concert Shooting. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• 27 Governors to Obama: Refugees Not Welcome; Interview with Democratic Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez of California. Aired 9-9:30a ET


November 16, 2015
• More Details on Paris Attackers, Links to Belgium; International Warrant for Suspect Salah Abdeslam in Belgium; Encryption, Gaming Believed Used by Paris Attackers; Fear of Backlash Against Muslims in France; French Prime Minister Talks Attacks in Paris; Former Radical Islamist Fights Against Extremism; French Airstrikes Hit ISIS Targets in Raqqa, Syria. Aired 2-3a ET
• New Anti-Terror Raids Across France; Belgium Issues International Warrant for Terror Suspect; French Senator Says Bomber Had Fake Syrian Passport; Paris Attacks Dominate Start of G-20 Summit; New Details on Paris Terrorist; Chaos Erupted in Paris as Mourners Mistook Fireworks for Gunshots; Paris Soccer Fans Talk of Carnage, Fear; Paris Mourners Fill Notre Dame for Service. Aired 1-2a ET
• New Anti-Terror Raids across France; Paris Attacks Dominate Start of G20 Summit; Former ISIS Captive Speaks Out; Remembering the Paris Attack Victims. Aired 12-1a ET


November 14, 2015
• 1,500 Soldiers Mobilized in Paris; Francois Hollande Calls for Unity; Cover of Paris After Terrorist Attacks. Aired 4-5a ET
• Coverage of Paris in Wake of Attacks; Merkel Speaks About Terror Attacks. Aired 3-4a ET
• Paris Attacks; France on State of Emergency. Aired 1-2a ET
• Paris Attacks; France on State of Emergency. Aired 1-2a ET
• Post-Debate Analysis. Aired 11-11:59p ET
• Continued Live Coverage of the Paris Terror Attacks. Aired 2-3a ET
• Live Coverage of Breaking News Out of Paris; Authorities Say Eight Terrorists Dead; World Reacts to Terror Attacks. Aired 12-1a ET
• Coverage of Terrorist Attack Aftermath in Paris. Aired 10-11p ET
• Coverage of the Paris Terror Attacks. Aired 9-10p ET
• Coverage of Aftermath of Paris Terrorist Attacks. Aired 8-9p ET
• France: ISIS Attack "Act of War", 129 Dead, 350+ Hurt; At Least 128 Dead in Paris Attacks; More Attacks Could be at Large. Aired 7-8p ET
• Live Coverage Of Aftermath Of Paris Terror Attacks; Aired 6-7p ET
• French Official: More Attackers Could Be At Large; Libya's ISIS Leader Killed Before Paris Attack; World Stands in Solidarity with France; New Details on Cal State University Student Killed in Paris; Cal State University, Long Beach, Press Conference; Paris Attacks Expected to Dominate Democratic Debate; Paris Attack Investigation Leads to Belgium Streets. Aired 5-6p ET
• At Least 128 Dead in Paris Attacks; More Attacks Could be at Large; France: ISIS Attack "Act of War", 129 Dead, 350+ Hurt. Aired 4- 5p ET


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