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December 08, 2015
• Outrage Among Many Over Donald Trump's Call for Temporary Ban on Muslims Entering the United States. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Mass Shooting Investigation; Trump Under Fire. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• FBI: Killer Couple Radicalized "For Some Time"; Trump Doubles Down on Banning Muslims; Chicago Police Under Fire for Another Police Shooting. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Trump Defies Outrage; Pig's Head Tossed at Mosque; San Bernardino Shooter Radicalized. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• FBI: Killers Radicalized for "Some Time"; Trump Wants Muslim Travel Ban. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Trump Defends Muslim Travel Proposal; Interview with Representative Mike Turner; Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Trump Proposes Muslim Travel Ban; K-1 Visa Process; FBI: San Bernardino Killers Frequented Gun Ranges; Donald Trump Doubles Down. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Race for 2016: Trump Doubles Down on Muslim Travel Ban. Aired 9-9:30a ET


December 07, 2015
• President Obama Makes Rare Address From Oval Office; Obama: The War Against Terrorist Extremism Will be Won; Republicans Respond to Address; Investigation Continues into Terror Suspects; Man Accused of Stabbing Two People in London Tube Station; Massive Floods in Chennai, India. Aired 3-4a ET
• Obama Speech Meant to Reassure, Stiffen Americans against Terrorism; New Details on California Attackers; Life under ISIS Rule in Syria; Obama Talking Tough about ISIS Threat; Obama Assures Americans U.S. Working With Allies to Defeat ISIS; Israel Keeping Eye on Israel/Syrian Border; Migrants Stranded at Greek/Macedonian Border; United Kingdom Bracing for More, Rain, Wind Floods. Aired 2-3a ET
• President Obama's National Address on Terrorism; Republicans Declare Obama's Strategy Not Working; International Reaction Obama's Address on Terrorism. Aired 1-2a ET
• President Obama Gives Rare Oval Office Address; Republicans Declares Obama's Strategy Not Working; California Gunman's Father Speaks; Fleeing Raqqa; U2 Return to Paris with Special Tribute for Victims. Aired 12-1a ET
• New dash cam video just released related to the investigation into another deadly shooting by Chicago police; Homeland security today announcing a new terror threat alert system; President Obama addressed the nation on the growing thereto from ISIS but Republicans remain skeptical. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Mass Shooting Investigation. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Will New NSA Rules Effect Mass Shooting Investigation; Press Conference with Attorney, Mother of Ronald Johnson; San Bernardino Attack Reignites Racial Profiling Debate. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• San Bernardino Shooting; FBI Searches Home of Gun Buyer; Chicago Cop Won't Be Charged. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• San Bernardino County Supervisors and Doctors Speak on the Terror Attack. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Justice Department to Hold News Conference in Chicago; London Tube a Copycat of San Bernardino? Aired 10-10:30a ET
• DOJ Investigation into Chicago PD; GOP Slams Obama's Address; Jimmy Carter Announces He's Cancer-Free; Medical Examiner Cross- Examined in Baltimore Trial Today. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• President Obama Calls San Bernardino Shooting an Act of Terrorism; New Report Shines Light on Terror Group's Reach; Pakistani Forces Raid Home of Malik's Father; Farook's Father Speaks Out; Homeland Security Chief Talks Terrorism; London Tube Attack Connected to San Bernardino?; Aired 9-9:30a ET


December 06, 2015
• President Obama Addresses ISIS Threat at 8P ET, CNN Live; Justice Dept. to Investigate Chicago Police; Interview with U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand of New York; Report: Shooter's Father Says Son Supported ISIS. Aired 6-7p ET
• President Barack Obama Will Address the Nation From Oval Office; The Father of San Bernardino Killer Tells an Italian Newspaper Son Shared the Ideology of ISIS Leader al-Baghdadi; President Jimmy Carter is Cancer-Free; U.S. Economy Added 211,000 Jobs Last Month. Aired 5-6p ET
• President Obama To Deliver Rare Address From Oval Office; Carter, Cancer Free Now; U2 Returns To Paris Tonight After Show Was Cancelled Due To Paris Terrorism Attacks. Aired 4-5p ET
• Father of San Bernardino Killer Talks to Italian Newspaper, Confirms Son Shared ISIS Ideology; President Barack Obama to Address the Nation on Terrorism. Aired 3-4p ET
• President Barack Obama to Address Nation; Former President Carter Cancer Free; Father of San Bernardino Killer Tells Italian Newspaper Son Shared ISIS Ideology; CNN/ORC Poll: Terror Is Key Issue With Registered Voters; Candidates Talk Terror Ahead Of Obama's Address; Schumer: San Bernardino Shooting Is A "Wake Up Call"; Church Member Killed In San Bernardino Shooting; U2 Talks Terror Before Paris Shows. Aired 2-3p ET


December 05, 2015
• New Details on California Massacre; Shooter Pledges Allegiance to ISIS; How San Bernardino Terrorists Lived; Remembering the Victims; Search for Suspects in Paris Attack; Rains Lash Southern India; Investigators Search for ISIS Influence on San Bernardino Shooters; Women Being Radicalized as Jihadists; Steps to a Fiancee Visa; Denmark's Green Country; Trump Defies Odds as Republican Front-Runner; Coloring The Donald.. Aired 5-6a ET
• Who Were the San Bernardino Shooters?; California Remembers 14 Loved Ones; Searching for the Eighth Attacker; South India Inundated with Floods; SWAT Doc First among First Responders; Gun Lobby Loses Power amid Grassroots Efforts; San Bernardino Victims' Survivors Remember Loved Ones; Battle of the Strongman Presidents; Mixed Reactions to Sad Christmas Ad. Aired 4-5a ET
• Terror in Suburban California; Belgian Police Release New Information on Paris Attacks; ISIS Threatens Russian Interests in Thailand; Battle of the Strongman Presidents; Deadly Flooding in India. Aired 2-2:30a ET
• Obama to Address the Nation Sunday 8PM ET, CNN Live; London Police Treating Attack as "Terrorist Incident"; People on "No-Fly" Lists Cleared to Buy Guns; Obama to Address Nation. Aired 7-8p ET
• ISIS Praises Attackers As "Supporters"; Pakistani ID Indicates Wife's Age As 29; Cameras Capture Police Killing Alleged Robber; Newly Released Police Reports "At Odds" With Video; Dad of Slain Reporter Weighs in on Massacre; Trump Tops Poll with Huge Lead, Comments on Massacre Shooters, Arming People; Some in GOP Worried about Trump. Aired 5-6p ET
• Wife's Shooter Pledged Allegiance to ISIS; ISIS Study Radicalization Can Take Just Weeks; Terror in America: ISIS Calls California Shooters "Supporters". Aired 4-5p ET
• ISIS Claims San Bernardino Shooters Were Their Supporters; Trump Set To Speak In Davenport, Iowa; Man Killed By Law Enforcement Today In Miami; The Topic Of Terror In Op-Eds. Aired 3-4p ET
• FBI Announces San Bernardino Shooting Being Investigated as Terrorist Attack; Apartment Where San Bernardino Shooters Lived Visited by Media; Race Car Driver with Dwarfism Interviewed; American Speak about Recent Violence. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• San Bernardino Shooter Pledged Allegiance to ISIS Leader?; President Obama Weighs in California Shooting Rampage; Newly-Released Video of Chicago Police Shooting at Odds with Reports; FBI Investigates San Bernardino Attack as Act of Terrorism; Pakistani ID Card of Shooter Released; Donald Trump Talks Tough on ISIS; First Doctor on Scene Describes Training; Aired 1-2p ET
• Police Investigate San Bernardino Attack; Investigators Look at Couples' Online Activity; What Chicago Police Said Happened in Laquan McDonald Shooting; Officials: Wife Pledged Allegiance to ISIS Leader; Trump: "We Are at War"; Proposal to Ban Guns for People on No-Fly List. Aired 12-1p ET
• San Bernardino Shooting; Newly-Released Police Reports "at Odds" with Video; GOP Debate Preview. Aired 11a-12p ET
• New Photos Released of Female Shooter in San Bernardino; FBI Announces San Bernardino Shooting Being Investigated as Terrorist Attack; Donald Trump Increases Lead in Polls over GOP Rivals; President Obama Criticized for Handling of ISIS; CNN to Host Heroes Tribute Event. Aired 10-11a ET


December 04, 2015
• Motive for San Bernardino Shootings Sought; Male Shooter Apparently Hed Been Radicalized; Annual Christmas Tree Lighting Held in Washington, DC; Germany Facing Decision on Joining ISIS Fight. Aired 3-4a ET
• Firsthand Account of Inside of Conference Center; Officials: Gunman Apparently Radicalized; Police Find Smashed Cell Phones Near Crime Scene; Minute-By-Minute Police Response to California Shooting; Web of Questions Facing Mass Shooting Investigation; Inside Locked- Down Hospital Treating Shooting Victims; GOP Candidates Talk Mass Shooting; Physicians: Gun Violence a Public Health Issue Needing Research; Obama Honors Shooting Victims. Aired 2-3a ET
• New Details About the San Bernardino Shooting Suspects; Community Holds Vigils for Shooting Victims; First Responder: The Situation was Surreal; Police Find Smashed Cell Phones Near Crime Scene; Obama, GOP Presidential Candidates Speak Out on California Attack; Doctors Petition Congress to Lift Restrictions on Gun Violence Research; Minute-By-Minute Police Response to California Shooting. Aired 1-2a ET
• New Details About the San Bernardino Shooting Suspects; First Responder: The Situation was Surreal; Community Holds Vigils for Shooting Victims; Police Audio Shows Swift Response to Shooting; German Lawmakers to Vote on Expanded Role in ISIS Fight; ISIS to Strike UK Next, According to Intelligence Reports; FIFA Scandal Latest. Aired 12-1a ET
• FBI Director James Comey, Attorney General Loretta Lynch Give a Statement About the Investigation Into San Bernardino, California Mass Shooting. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Mass Shooting Investigation. Aired 15-15:30p ET
• FBI Confirms San Bernardino Shooting ISIS-Linked Terrorism; Officer Describes Scene of San Bernardino Mass Shooting. Aired 2:30-2p ET
• Inside the Home of Killers; ISIS Pledge by Killers. Aired 2- 2:30p ET
• Investigators Find ISIS Connection in San Bernardino Shooting. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• San Bernardino Shooter Radicalized?; Remembering the Shooting Victims; Friend of Victim's Wife Speaking Out. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• San Bernardino Mass Shooting; Race for 2016; Democrats Launch New Gun Control Debate, Republicans Say 'No' to New Gun Legislation. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• California Rampage: Police Describe Being First on the Scene; 211,000 Jobs Added in November. Aired 9-9:30a ET


December 03, 2015
• Police Searching for Motive Behind San Bernardino Shooting; Britain Has Conducted First Airstrikes in Syria; Suspects Left Young Daughter with Grandmother Before Mass Shooting. Aired 3-4a ET
• Police Search Suspects Home; Britain Conducts First Air Strikes in Syria; New Arrests in FIFA Corruption Scandal; New Arrests in FIFA Corruption Scandal; Shooters in California Identified; No Motive in Shooting Yet; Obama Calls for Gun Control Following Shooting; Police Training Increases for Mass Shootings. Aired 2-3a ET
• San Bernardino Shooters Identified; Britain Conducts Its First Airstrikes on Syria; Male, Female Suspect Killed by Police in CA; 14 Killed in California Mass Shooting; New Arrests in FIFA Corruption Scandal. Aired 1-2a ET
• Mass Shooting in San Bernardino, California; San Bernardino Shooter Identified; Obama Once Again Calls for More Gun Laws; Britain Has Begun Air Strikes in Syria; DOJ Announcing New Charges Against FIFA Officials. Aired 12-1a ET
• 14 Killed in San Bernardino, California Mass Shooting. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Shooting Rampage. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• San Bernardino, California Shooting Rampage; U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch Addresses Shooting. Aired 14:30-15p ET
• Gunman's Travel. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• California Shooting Rampage. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• San Bernardino Shooting Massacre; Aired 10-10:30a ET
• President Obama on Gun Laws; Lawmakers React to Shooting; The Shooout with Police. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• San Bernardo Mass Shooting. Aired 9-9:30a ET


December 02, 2015
• Germany, U.K., and the United States Step Up Their Efforts In The War Against ISIS; Pentagon Sending More Special Ops To Help Fight ISIS In Iraq; More Fallout In Chicago Over Police Dash Cam Video; Mayor Rahm Emanuel Forces Police Superintendent To Resign; Wall Street Journal Reports Yahoo's Board Will Meet To Consider Selling Core Internet Business. Aired 3-4a ET
• U.S. Putting More Boots on Ground in Iraq, Syria; Female Fighting Units in Syria; Chicago Mayor Fires Police Chief Following Protests; Mysterious Boats Appear on Japan's Shores; Tour of Prison Oscar Pistorius' Could Return To; Zuckerberg to Donate Company Stock to Charity; Apple IPhone Could Lose Key Feature; Protests in Great Britain over Fight in Syria; U.S. Plans More Boots on Ground in Syria; France Tracking Down Details of Further Planned Attacks; Record Rainfall, Flooding in Southern India; U.S., China to Meet over Cyber Spying Complicating Relations. Aired 2-3a ET
• U.S. Sending More Special Ops Forces to Iraq; Obama Warns Putin Not to Intervene in Syria; Probe on Chicago Police Department Over Teen's Death; Trump Ready to Attack Back at Rivals; U.S. State Department Releases Clinton E-Mails; Abu Bakr Ex Wife, Daughter in Swap; Mystery over Juneau Mayor's Death; Zuckerberg to Donate 99 Percent Company Stock to Charity. Aired 1-2a Et
• U.S. Sending More Special Ops Forces to Iraq; Details Emerge on Other Attacks Terrorists Planned; U.S.-China Cyberspying Talks; ISIS Leader's Ex-Wife Released; Boats Carrying Dead Bodies Wash Ashore in Japan; U.S. DOD Will Deploy Additional Troops; Kurdish Forces Fighting ISIS; Facebook Founder and Wife Now Proud Parents; Mark Zuckerberg Plans to Donate 99 Percent of Their Facebook Stock to Charity; Korean Superstar PSY Is Back. Aired 12-1a ET
• UK Parliament to Vote on Expanding Airstrikes; Donald Trump Doubles Down on 9/11 Celebration Claims; Ted Cruz in Third Place in Latest Polls; Jury to be Seated in Officer's Trial; ISIS Recruiting in the U.S.; Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Coverage of San Bernardino, California mass shooting; 3:30-4p ET
• Breaking News - Mass Shooting in San Bernardino. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Active Shooter Situation in San Bernardino, California. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Unmasked ISIS Militant Beheads Accused Russian Spy; Opening Statements In Baltimore Cop Trial; Pentagon Admits Case Of Mistaken Identity Involving Guantanamo Detainee; Obama's Former Military Intelligence Chief Says White House Ignored Warnings About ISIS; Cruz and Rubio On The Rise In Polls; San Bernardino Police Responding To Reports Of Shooting Incident With Multiple Victims. Aired 2-2:30p EST
• New Details about Suspected Shooter; Alaska Mayor Mystery; Zuckerberg Pledges to Donate 99 percent of Stock. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Trial of First Officer in Freddie Gray's Death Begins; GWU Study: Unprecedented Support for ISIS in U.S.; Interview with Rep. Mike Turner; Calls for Chicago Mayor to Resign; Russia Accuses Turkish President of Secret ISIS Oil Deal. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Reports of Armed Person at UNC Chapel Hill; War on ISIS: U.K. and Germany Vote on Expanding Roles; Jury Expected to be Seated in Cop's Trial. Aired 9-9:30a ET


December 01, 2015
• World Leaders Meeting in Paris to Tackle Climate Change; Indonesian Officials: Both Technical Failures and Pilot Error Brought Down Air Asia Flight 8501; Donald Trump Met With Black Pastors on Monday; Chicago Mayor to Announce Accountability Task Force for City Police; Mystery on Japan's Coast. Aired 3-4a ET
• Search Continues for Paris Attacker; Indonesian Officials Release Results on AirAsia Crash; Congo Uses Clean Energy Production to Conserve Africa's Oldest Park, Save Gorillas, Create Jobs; Leaders Attend COP21 Climate Summit; India Is Important Developing Country; Indonesian Officials Release Results on AirAsia Crash; Poet Sentenced in Saudi Arabia for Something He Wrote. Aired 2-3a ET
• Attack Victims Remembered at Climate Summit; Accused Women's Clinic Shooter Faces Judge; Trump Meets with African-American Pastors; Ranking the World's Polluters; Chinese Worry About Pollution; Saving Africa's Oldest National Park, Gorillas. Aired 1-2a ET
• Paris Terror Suspect May Have Escaped to Syria; Leaders from 150 Countries Gather at COP21; Donald Trump Holds Meeting with 100 Black Pastors; Trump Adviser Denies Mockery of Reporter; Colorado Shooting Suspect Appears in Court; Chicago Police Officer Out on Bond; Pope Francis Calls on World Leaders to Act on Climate Change; The Effects of Climate Change; Russia Deploying Military Tech to Syria; The 2016 Pirelli Calendar. Aired 12-1a ET
• Interview with Senior Pastor Daniel Hill; Abu Bakr al- Baghdadi's Ex-Wife, Daughter, Were Released by Lebanese Authorities; New Drug Reduces Chances of Getting Infected with HIV. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Christie Lashes Out at President Obama; Explosion in Turkey; Chicago Police Superintendent Fired. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Jury Selection Continues in Freddie Gray Case; Chicago Police Chief Fired; Mother Wants Police Video of Son's Death Released; Giuliani Reacts to Trumps Claim of Thousands Cheering in New Jersey on 9/11; Cruz and Rubio Slowly Rising in Polls. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Chicago's Top Cop Fired; Bombing in Istanbul; Future Paris Attack; Forces head to Iraq and Syria; Jury Selection Continues. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Giuliani: Trump is "Exaggerating" 9/11 Claim; Suspected Killer Appears via Video in Court; Controversy over HIV Prevention Pill. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• President Obama Left Paris Just Minutes Ago; Russia Activates Advanced Missile System; Defense Secretary and Joint Chiefs Chair to Testify on Syria; Campus Threat Arrest in Chicago; Jury Selection in Freddie Gray Trial; U.S. Sending Special Forces to Syria; Aired 10- 10:30a ET
• Obama: Terror, Climate Change Threat Not Unrelated; U.S. and China Discuss Roles, Responsibilities in Climate Change; Officer Charged With Murders Posts Bond; Investigators Believe Planned Parenthood Shooter Acted Alone; The Manhunt for Salah Abdeslam. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• President Obama Discusses ISIS, Russia, Turkey and Planned Parenthood; Giuliani: We Had Some Celebrations on 9/11; Jury Selection About to Resume in Officer's Trial. Aired 9-9:30a ET


November 30, 2015
• World Leaders Arriving at COP21 Climate Change Conference; Hundreds of Protesters Clash with Police in Paris; Learning More About Paris Terror Suspect; Paris Could Host Talks Between Turkey and Russia; Pope Francis Holds Out door Mass in Central African Republican; Kobe Bryant Will Retire from NBA This Season. Aired 3-4a ET
• Protests at COP21 Climate Change Summit; Turkey Hopes for Talks Easing Tensions With Russia; Pope Francis Visits African War Zone; Safety of Indonesia Airlines Questioned; Search Continues for Salah Abdeslam; World Leaders Meet for COP21 Climate Conference; China Issues High Pollution Alert; China Commits to Reducing Carbon Footprint; Macau's Financial Problems; Michael Fassbender Discusses "Macbeth" with PTSD. Aired 2-3a ET
• Pope Francis Visits War-Torn Central African Republic; World Leaders Gather for Paris Climate Summit; Hunt for Paris Terror Attack Suspect; Russia Imposes Economic Sanctions on Turkey; Environmental Activists Clash with Police at Climate Change Summit; Officials Investigate Motive in Colorado Shooting; Carson: Refugees Would Prefer Relocating in Syria; Safety of Indonesia Airlines Questioned. Aired 1- 2a ET
• Pope Francis Wraps Up Visit to Central African Republic; Nearly 150 World Leaders in Paris for Summit on Climate Change; Protesters Clash with Police at COP21; Which Countries Most Affected by Climate Change? Aired 12-1a ET
• Terror Investigation; Trump Meets With Pastors; Accused Planned Parenthood Gunman in Court. Aired 15-15:30p ET
• Republican "Toxic Rhetoric" Responsible for Planned Parenthood Shooting; U.S.: Russian Jet Violated Turkish Air Space; U.S. Embassy Threatened, on High Alert; 1st Trial in Freddie Gray Death Case in Baltimore. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Paris Attacker in Syria; Chicago Cop Bond; Arrest in Chicago Threat; Planned Parenthood Attack. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Pastors to Trump: Meeting is Not Endorsement; Jury Selection Begins for First Officer Trial; Bill Gates Launches Clean Energy Fund; Carson: Refugees Would Rather Stay in Syria; Kobe Bryant Announces Retirement Plans; Patriots Drop First Game of Season. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Key Suspect Likely Escaped to Syria; Security Tight in Paris as World Leaders Meet on Climate Change; University of Chicago Closes Campus After Threat; Three Victims of Planned Parenthood Shooting Identified; Interview with Bishop Paul Morton; Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Rhetoric Scrutinized after Deadly Shooting; Obama & Putin Talk; Jury Selection Begins in Baltimore; Chicago Cop Charged with Laquan McDonald's Murder Due in Court Today; 121 Million Expected to Shop on Cyber Monday. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Key Suspect Likely Escaped to Syria; Security Tight in Paris as World Leaders Meet on Climate Change; Three Victims of Planned Parenthood Shooting Identified; University of Chicago Closes Campus After Threat; Donald Trump Standing by 9/11 Claims. Aired 9-9:30a ET


November 29, 2015
• Remembering Fallen Officer Garrett Swasey; Planned Parenthood Talks About Colorado Springs Shooting; Ben Carson Visits Refugee Camp In Jordan; Widespread Protests In Paris Ahead Of Climate Meeting; Inside Homeboy Industries Which Provides Jobs For Out-Of-Prison Gang Members; New Documentary Focuses On Teen's Murder. Aired 12-1p ET
• Protests Precede Climate Summit; Scientist Runs for Climate Awareness; Pope Francis Arrives in CAR; Lawyer Killed in Turkish Shootout; COP 21 Delegates Draft Proposal; Ice Storm Threatens Midwestern U.S.; Pope Francis Arrives in Central African Republic; Ben Carson Visits Syrian Refugees; Police Thwart Terror Attack in Kenya; Hostage from Planned Parenthood Shooting Recounts Her Experience; Vigil for Fallen Colorado Officer; Images of Cuban Life. Aired 4-5a 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
• Colorado Springs Shooting Hero Profiled; Planned Parenthood Responds to Colorado Springs Shooting; Donald Trump Initiates Controversy with Black Pastors; Paris Protests Banned; Trials in Death of Freddie Gray Begin; Pope Francis Visits Central African Republic; Terrorist in Paris Attack Identified


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