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January 07, 2016


January 06, 2016
• North Korea Claims H-Bomb Detonation; President Obama's Gun Control Initiatives Examined; Iran-Saudi Tensions Rising; Flooding in California. Aired 3-4a ET
• Global Condemnation of North Korea over Nuclear Test; Obama Tears Up While Announcing Gun Control; Saudi Arabia/Iran Tensions Rise; Police Investigate New Years Sexual Assaults in Germany; Christopher Hill: World Must Slow North Korea's Nuclear Ambitions; North Korea Says H-Bomb Test is "Defense"; Hadia Pendleton's Father Talks Obama, Guns; Armed Protesters Won't Leave Refuge Facility; Sanders Goes After Wall Street, U.K. Seeks to Ban Trump. Aired 2-3a ET
• North Korea Announces It Conducted Nuclear Test; North Korea's History of Nuclear Tests; Tearful Obama Lays Out Gun Control Plan; Donald Trump Claims Obama Trying to Take America's Guns; Campaign Speeches Take on Sharper Tone; Armed Protest Leader Called Hypocrite. Aired 1-2a ET
• North Korea: We Have Tested H-Bomb; President Obama Announced Plan to Bolster Gun Control; Iraqi Forces Have Driven ISIS Out of Ramadi's City Center; Donald Trump Questions Ted Cruz's Presidential Eligibility; Flood Watch Impacting More than 13 Million People in Parts of S. California. Aired 12-1a ET
• Petition for the release of Steven Avery has been signed; President Obama detailed his executive actions on guns; Second police officer charged in the death of Freddie Gray in police custody is due to go on trial next week; Chicago police facing a new lawsuit after officers admittedly shot and killed a 55-year-old woman by accident. 3:30-4p ET
• North Korea Bomb Fears; Christie vs. Rubio; Alabama Chief Justice Forbids Same-Sex Marriage. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Could Sanders Overshadow Clinton in Early States; Barry Bennett Says Trump Will Be GOP Nominee; Trump Called on a Cheater in Golf; Chicago City Attorney Resigns after Lying in Police Shooting Case. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Alabama Court Forbids Same-Sex Marriage; North Korea H-Bomb; Birther Questions; San Bernardino Killer Friend Pleads Not Guilty. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• North Korea Claims First Successful H-bomb; 18 Minutes Missing in Terrorists' Timeline; Former Students Allege Abuse at Prep School. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• North Korea Claims First Successful H-Bomb; Rubio Hits Obama Over North Korea; House GOP Lays Out 2016 Plans. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• North Korea Claims H-Bomb; Fears Weigh on Markets; Killer's Friend in Court; Oregon Protest Continues; Reaction to Obama's Executive Actions on Guns. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• North Korea Claims First Successful H-Bomb; Trump: Cruz's Birthplace Could Be "Big Problem". Aired 9-9:30a ET


January 05, 2016
• Obama to Announce Executive Actions on Gun Control Tuesday; Donald Trump's First Political Ad; Bill Clinton Stumps for Hillary; Bernie Sanders to Lay Out Wall Street Reform; Real Madrid Hires Zinedine Zidane. Aired 3-4a ET
• Escalating Tensions Between Iran, Saudi Arabia Spreading; Obama to Use Executive Actions for Gun Control; Stocks Tumble in Asia- Pacific, China; A Look at Ramadi after ISIS Rule; Hong Kong Book Sellers Critical of China Disappear; Armed Oregon Protesters Release Demands; Tensions Between Iran, Saudi Arabia Spreads to Other Nations. Aired 2-3a ET
• Obama to Announce Executive Action on Guns; Interview with Grover Norquist; One Month Until Primaries Begin; Diplomatic Fallout Spreads to Other Nations; Armed Oregon Protesters Release Demands; Asia-Pacific Stocks Struggle to Recover from Monday's Sell Off; Obama Taking Executive Action on Gun Control. Aired 1-2a ET
• Super PAC Set Up To Support Senator Marco Rubio Sets Sights On Governor Chris Christie; Hollywood Heroin is Killing People Very, Very Quickly; SC Governor Nikki Haley Will Deliver Republican Response to SOTU; Tensions Erupting After Saudis Execute A Prominent Shia Cleric. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Oregon Occupiers; San Bernardino Investigation; President Obama Unveils New Gun Control Measures. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Iran/Saudi Tensions Spread in Middle East; NRA Criticized for Tweet of Image of 2 NY lawmakers Surrounded By Bullets; Affluenza Teen Still in Mexico. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Obama's Gun Plan; Afghanistan Chopper Attack; New Political Ads. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Guns in America; Deadly Battle Still Rages in Ramadi; U.S. Service Member Killed in Afghanistan. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Obama to Unveil Plan Aimed at Gun Violence; GOP Field Courts Voters in Iowa and New Hampshire; Saudi-Iran Tension Growing; Stocks Edge Lower in Early Trading; Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Wall Street Opens After Monday Sell-off; Gun Stocks Soar; Oregon Protest; Tonya Couch's Extradition Hearing; Does Bill Clinton's Past Matter to Voters?; New Tech Showcased at Las Vegas CES. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• View from Aboard a Search Ship; NYPD Officers Turn Backs to De Blasio Again; Boston Bombing Trial to Begin Today


January 04, 2016
• Rising Tensions as Saudi Arabia Cuts Diplomatic Ties with Iran; Armed Protesters Take Over Federal Government Building in Oregon; First Trading Day of the Year; Israeli Authorities Looking for Suspect After Deadly Tel Aviv Shooting. Aired 3-4a ET
• Stocks Nosedive in China, Asian Region; Saudi Arabia Cuts Ties with Iran After Embassy Attack; Closer Look at Nimr al Nimr; At Least 5 Killed in Northeast India Earthquake; Saudi Arabia Severs Ties with Iran; Danger Looms in Liberated Ramadi; Manhunt After Deadly Shooting in Tel Aviv; Armed Protesters Take over Federal Wildlife Refuge Building in Oregon. Aired 2-3a ET
• Stocks Trade Lower Across Asia-Pacific Region; Saudi Arabia Cuts Ties with Iran after Embassy Attack; India Hit by 6.7 Magnitude Earthquake; President Obama to Unveil Executive Actions on Gun Control; Saudi Arabia Severs Ties with Iran; Danger Looms in Liberated Ramadi; Mexico Mayor Killed Just After Taking Office; Armed Protesters Take over Federal Wildlife Refuge Building in Oregon. Aired 1-2a ET
• Iran-Saudi Tensions Increasing; President Obama to Take on Gun Control; Major Earthquake Hits India; Stocks Down Across Asia Pacific; Mexican State Mourns Its Mayor. Aired Midnight-1a ET
• Rick Santorum Pushing Himself Big Time in Iowa with TV Ad; Only 28 Days Away From Iowa Caucuses; Saudi Arabia Canceled All Flights to Iran, Kicked out Iranian Diplomats; Dow Closing Down Only 280 Points. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Interview With Former U.S. Senator Rick Santorum; Oregon Standoff; New Gun Control Measures. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Saudi Arabia Severs Ties with Iran; Armed Protesters Take over Federal Wildlife Refuge Building in Oregon; Trump Slams Obama Who Met with A.G. over Gun Control; Obama Talks Gun Control. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Oregon Armed Activists; Clinton on Stump. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Obama to Announce Executive Action on Guns; How ISIS Hid from Coalition Strikes in Ramadi; Urgent Manhunt for Shooting Suspect in Israel; Prince William Opens Up About Fatherhood. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Donald Trump Releases First Ad in Early States; Chris Christie Bets Big on New Hampshire; U.S. Stocks Fall Sharply Amid Global Sell- off; Relations Deteriorating in the Middle East; Armed Protesters Take Over Federal Building; Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Stocks Slide; Executive Action on Guns; Protests in Oregon; Markets Down Over Fears of China's Slowdown; New Images of Sunken El Faro Cargo Ship; Black Monday for NFL Coaches. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• U.S. Stocks Set to Drop After Opening Bell; Candidates Begin Final Push to Iowa; Rising Tension between Saudi Arabia and Iran; Hillary Clinton Confronts Heckler in New Hampshire; Aired 9-9:30a ET


January 03, 2016
• Nimr al-Nimr and 46 Others Executed for Terror-Related Crimes; Massive Manhunt for Gunman in Israel; North Korea Defectors Flee to South Korea; Americans Can Now Legally Travel to Cuba. Aired 5-6a ET
• Saudi Arabia Cuts Ties with Iran after Embassy Attack; Armed Protesters Occupy Federal Wildlife Refuge; Obama to Take Executive Action on Gun Control; Voting Begins in 29 Days; Massive Gas Leak in California; "Inside Steve's Brain"; Rescued Dogs Living American Dream. Aired 7-8p ET
• Saudi Arabia Cuts Ties with Iran After Embassy Attack; Sources: Obama May Expand Background Checks. Aired 6-6:30p ET
• Group of protesters broke into an unoccupied building at an Oregon federal wildlife refuge Saturday; President Barack Obama is set to use executive action on gun background checks; Firestorm of protests against Saudi Arabia; Seven million people in 15 states are under flood warnings; 5-6p ET
• Obama to Meet with Lynch on Gun Reform Options; Saudi Arabia Cutting Ties with Iran; Armed Protestors Occupying Federal Land; Camille Cosby Scheduled To Answer Questions In Defamation Case Against Bill Cosby; Investigation Of Chicago Airports Reveals Some Surprises. Aired 4-5p ET
• Group of Protesters Broke into Oregon Federal Wildlife Refuge Saturday; President Barack Obama Set to Use Executive Action on Gun Background Checks; Firestorm of Protests Against Saudi Arabia; Seven Million People in 15 states Are Under Flood Warnings; Life of Steve Jobs in a Documentary Film. Aired 3-4p ET
• President Obama Expected to Soon Announce New Executive Action Expanding Background Checks on Gun Sales; Two Oregon Ranchers are Set to Go to Prison Tomorrow for Arson; Protesters Angry after the Saudis Executed 47 People Accused of Terrorism. Aired 2-3p ET


January 02, 2016
• Indian Forces Fend Off Attack at Airbase; Iraqi Forces Extending Control in Ramadi; More Rain and Snow to Hamper U.K. Flood Recovery; Obama to Announce New Executive Action on Guns; New Al- Shabaab Video Highlights U.S. Flaws; New Putin Security Strategy Considers NATO a Threat; Looking Ahead to Global Threats in 2016; Photographer Recalls Escape from Burning Hotel; China Ends Controversial One-Child Policy; Singer Natalie Cole Dies at 65; Astronomy As a Way of Life. Aired 5-6a ET
• Taking Ramadi Back; Manhunt For Tel Aviv Shooter; Mississippi Rising, Several States On High Alert As Flooding Threatens Region. Aired 4-5a ET
• Tel Aviv Shooter Remains at Large; New Putin Security Strategy Considers NATO a Threat; Mississippi Rising, Pope's New Year's Day Message; Several States On High Alert As Flooding Threatens Region; Presidential Candidates Ramp Up for 2016; The Next Big Things in Global Aviation. Aired 3-3:30a ET
• Tel Aviv Shooter Remains at Large; New Putin Security Strategy Considers NATO a Threat; Iraqi Forces Working to Secure Ramadi; Several States On High Alert As Flooding Threatens Region; Pope's New Year's Day Message; Obama to Announce New Executive Action on Guns. Aired 2-2:30a ET
• Tel Aviv Shooter Remains at Large; Photographer Recalls Escape from Burning Hotel; Mississippi Rising, Several States On High Alert As Flooding Threatens Region; Natalie Cole Dies at 65. Aired 12-1a ET
• Fiery Protests Erupt at Saudi Embassy in Tehran; Terror Group Uses Trump in Recruiting Video; Obama Administration Intends to Implement New Gun Rules; President Signs Emergency Declaration for Missouri; Comedians Wife Ordered to Testify; CNN Investigation into Airport PD; Steve Jobs on Acid. Aired 7-8p ET
• Trump Remark Appears in Terror Recruiting Video; Trump to Debut Campaign in Mississippi; Historic Floodwaters Surge Downriver; Obama Plans Executive Actions in New Year; Congress Could Derail Some Obama Plans; New Year's Resolutions for Wannabe Presidents; Deaths of Shiite Cleric, 46 Other Spark Protests Against Saudi Arabia; Deadly ISIS Attack Refutes Iraq's Claim of Ramadi Control; Bill Cosby's Wife to Testify. Aired 5-6p ET
• Obama to Dicuss Gun Control Plans with Loretta Lynch; Trump to Hold Rally in Mississippi; Stunning Revelation in Freddie Gray Death Trial; Search Intensifies for Tel Aviv Deadly Shooter; Camille Cosby Ordered to Testify in Defamation Suit. Aired 4-5p ET
• Record High Floodwaters Receding in St. Louis Area; Israel Has Named Suspect In Deadly Tel Aviv Attack; Bill Cosby's Wife Being Forced to Break Her Silence; New Terror Video Features Donald Trump; Claims by Iraqi Government That Ramadi Has Been Retaken May Be Premature; Merchandizing Has Important Role In Election. Aired 3-4p ET
• Midwest Flooding Examined; Latest on Israel Manhunt; President Expected to Announce Gun Measures; Campaign Trail Happenings. Aired 2- 3p ET
• Missouri Residents Start Clean-up After Storm; Manhunt Underway for Tel Aviv Gunman; War on Terror; Obama to Unveil Executive Action on Guns; 2016 Presidential Candidates Hit the Campaign Trail; Affluenza Teen Remains in Mexican Custody; Top 10 Health Stories of 2015; Natalie Cole Dies at 65. Aired 1-2p ET
• Cleaning Up After Catastrophic Flooding; Tel Aviv Shooter Identified by Relatives; The Race for 2016; Changes in Carson's Campaign; Police Assigned to Protect Airports Denied Weapons; Camille Cosby to Testify; California Families Flee Gas Leak; Top Ten Trending Stories of 2015. Aired 12-1p ET
• Relatives ID Gunman Who Killed Two in Tel Aviv; Monitoring Levees in Illinois, Missouri; Putin: NATO Expansion Threat to Russia; Saudi Arabia Executes 47 for Terror-Related Activities; New ISIS Recruitment Video Features Trump; New CNN Film About Steve Jobs. Aired 11a-12p ET
• Gunman Responsible for New Year's Day Attack Identified; Flood Warnings in Effect for 8 Million People in 16 States; Obama Prepares Executive Order on Gun Control; ISIS Militants Attacked Iraqi Army Base Near Ramadi; Camille Cosby to Testify in Defamation Case; Defense Lawyers for Caesar Goodson Looking into Freddie Gray Medical Records. Aired 10-11a ET


January 01, 2016
• New Year's Celebrations around the World; Munich Reopens Train Station after Threat; Fire Expert Weighs in on Skyscraper Blaze; Obama to Announce New Executive Action on Guns; Flood Threats in the U.S.; China Ends One-Child Policy; Mira Sorvino Celebrates Anti-Slavery Gains; Looking Ahead to Global Threats in 2016. Aired 3-3:30a ET
• Terror Attacks Change Policing Large-Scale Events; Obama Plans Executive Action on Gun Control; China 1-Child Policy Ends with New Year; Flooding in U.S., U.K.; Technology Changing How We Party. Aired 2-2:30a ET
• Police Using New Tactics to Keep People Safe; China Ends One- Child Policy. Aired 1:05-1:30a ET
• Shooting In Israel Investigated As Terrorism; Smoke Still Rising From Dubai Luxury High-Rise In Dubai; Freddie Gray Case Nearing Crucial Phase; Preview Of Steve Jobs Documentary. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Bill Cosby Case; Natalie Cole Dies; Terror Fears. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Defense: Gray Spoke of Prior Back Problem; Attorney: "Affluenza" Mom Didn't Violate Any Laws; Trump Wraps Up 2015 Slamming Rivals. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Tel Aviv Shooting; Munich Train Reopens; Natalie Cole Dies; Cosby's Wife to Testify. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Carson Campaign Shakeup; Gray May Have Had Prior Back Injury; Major Manhunt for Israeli Gunman. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Two Dead After Gunman Fired on Crowd Near Pub; New York Man Arrested for Planned ISIS Attack on Revelers; Security Tightens for Rose Bowl Parade and Game; Update on Response to Teen's Police Death in Chicago; Ben Carson Campaign Shakeup; Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Obama's Legacy; Bill Cosby Breaks His Silence; Pope Francis Calls for Peace in 2016; Clemson and Alabama Set for College Football Title Game. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Gunman Kills Two, Wounds Several in Tel Aviv; New York Man Arrested for Planned ISIS Attack on Revelers; ISIS Suicide Plot Shuts Munich Train Stations; Israeli Police Searching for Gunman, 2 Dead; Putin Cites NATO Threat in New Security Strategy; Three Top Aides Resign Amid Carson Poll Slide; Levees Threaten to Fail in Town Near St. Louis; Obama Looks Toward Legacy in 2016. Aired 9-9:30a ET


December 31, 2015
• Worldwide Concerns over New Year's Terror Attacks; Bill Cosby Facing Felony Charges; Historic Flood Hitting Missouri; El Nino Causing Havoc in Global Weather; Authorities Warn of Security Threat; Questions Surround Death of North Korean's Top South Liaison; U.S. Commander Wants More Troops in Afghanistan; Putin Popularity Sparks Calendar Sells. Aired 3-4a ET
• Bill Cosby Facing Criminal Charges; Authorities Worldwide on Alert for New Year's Eve; Historic Flood Expected in Missouri; El Nino Causing Havoc in Global Weather; Authorities Worldwide on Alert for New Year's Eve; Cosby Arrested, Accusers Talk of Experience; Questions Surround Death of North Korean's Top South Korean Liaison; NY Crystal Ball Drop Tradition Turns 108. Aired 2-3a ET
• Bill Cosby Charged with Sexual Assault; Donald Trump Calls Presidential Election as War; California Methane Gas Leak Worse in U.S. History; Erin Brockovich Talks Methane Gas Disaster; Epic Flooding in Missouri; Netflix's "Making a Murderer" Capturing Attention. Aired 1-2a ET
• Bill Cosby Booked, Charged with Sexual Assault; Clintons Remain High on Trump's List of Political Enemies; Europe on High Alert on New Year's Eve; Local Leaders: ISIS Using Human Shields in Parts of Ramadi; Kim Jung Un Near Tears at Top Official's Funeral. Aired 12-1a ET
• Extraordinary Fire at The Address Hotel in Downtown Dubai. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• New Year's Fireworks Near Burning Dubai Hotel. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Fire Engulfs Luxury Address Hotel in Dubai. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Dubai Fire. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Obama to Take Executive Action on Guns; "Affluenza" Mom Could Face Prison Time; Survivor Recounts Murder of TV Journalists. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Terror Fears Cancel Festivities in Brussels; NYC Ramps Up Extraordinary Security; Bill Cosby Charged with Sexual Assault; One of Cosby Accusers Speaking Out; Historic Flooding in Missouri. Aired 10- 10:30a ET
• Missouri Flooding with Major Interstates Shut Down; Campaign Fundraising; Extra Security for College Football Playoff; Top 10 Campaign Moments of 2015. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Bill Cosby Charged with Sexual Assault; Interview with Gloria Allred; Terror Fears Cancel Festivities in Brussels; NYC Ramps Up "Extraordinary" Security; "Affluenza" Mom Now Back in United States. Aired 9-9:30a ET


December 30, 2015
• Numerous US States Prepare for Post-Storm Flooding; Latest from the Campaign Trail; Authorities Concerned over Terror Threat at New Years; Tuberculosis May Make a Comeback. Aired 3-4a ET
• Details of Ramadi Situation; Authorities on Alert for Terror Attacks on New Years Eve; Numerous US States Prepare for Post-Storm Flooding; Latest from the Campaign Trail; Ethan Couch Expected Back in Texas Soon. Aired 2-3a ET
• Donald Trump Not Afraid to Attack Bill Clinton; Rivers Rising in Missouri, Hundreds of Roads Closed; Singer Goes Missing After Hunting in Storm; Police Watching for New Year's Terror Threats; Iraqi Forces Securing Remaining Areas of Ramadi; ISIS Takes Hits in Form of Foiled Plot, Killed Leaders; North Korea Says Top Liaison with South Korea Killed in Car Accident; Ethan Couch Expected Back in U.S. Aired 1-2a ET
• Iraqi PM Speaks about ISIS; Belgian Terror Attack Foiled; North Korea Says Top Liaison with South Korea Killed in Auto Accident; Latest Trump Statements. Aired Midnight-1a ET
• Chicago Mayor Announces "Major Overhaul" Of How Police Respond To Calls; Bill Cosby Charged With Sexual Assault In Pennsylvania; "Affluenza" Teen Ethan Couch Captured In Mexican Resort Town. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Chicago Police Policy Changes; Bill Cosby Charged. Aired 3- 3:30p ET
• Bill Cosby Arraigned On Sexual Assault Charges; Press Conference With Gloria Allred. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Cosby Arraigned; Affluenza Teen Caught. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Bill Cosby Charged with Sexual Assault; "Affluenza" Teen and Mom Fighting Extradition; Historic Flooding Submerging Neighborhoods. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Historic Flooding Hit the U.S.; Affluenza Teen and Mom to Return to the U.S. Today; Bill Cosby Charged with Sexual Assault; Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Terror Plot Foiled; NYPD Readies for Holiday; Missouri Flooding; Soon: Trump to Hold Rally in South Carolina; Trump's "Secret Weapon": His Daughter Ivanka. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Historic Flooding Hit the U.S.; U.S. Spy on Israel During Iran Talks?; "Affluenza" Teen & Mom Returning to U.S. Today. Aired 9-9:30a ET


December 29, 2015


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