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March 21, 2016
• Sucker-Punched Protester Speaks Out; Violence at Trump Events; Obama Begins First Full Day of Cuba Visit; Authorities: Arrested Paris Suspect May Have Been Planning More Attacks. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• President Obama Arrives in Cuba; Donald Trump to Privately Meet with Republican Insiders; Clinton Addresses Pro-Israel Conference; Trump To Meet With Influential Republicans Today; Source: Anti-Trump Group To Track Meeting Attendees. Aired 9-9:30a ET


March 20, 2016
• Terror Suspect Charged for Paris Attacks; History in Havana; Debating A "Right to Refuse". Aired 5-6a ET
• Saleh Abdeslam's Startling Confession About November Paris Attacks; Another Trump Rally Turns Hostile; Hours Away from First Presidential Visit to Cuba in Almost 90 Years. Aired 4-5a ET
• Terror Suspect Reveals Details of Paris Attacks; Crash of Flydubai Plane; Suicide Bomber Kills Four in Istanbul Tourist Area; President Obama Set to Arrive in Cuba; South Korea and U.S. Conduct Joint Military Exercises; Climate Change Affecting Taste of Beer?; Syrian Refugee Now an Olympic Hopeful; Aired 3-3:30a ET
• Paris Attacks Suspect Arrested in Belgium; Crash of Flydubai. Aired 2-2:30a ET
• Terror Suspect Reveals Details about Paris Attacks; Suicide Bombing Kills 4 in Istanbul Tourist Area; FlyDubai Crash Investigation Will Take Months; President Obama Begins Cuba Visit; Trump Rally Protests; Around the World on the Cheap; Syrian Refugee is Olympic Hopeful. Aired 12-12:30a ET
• History in Havana: President Obama Sets Foot on Cuban Soil. Aired 6-7p ET
• President Barack Obama and His Family Arrived in Cuba; Donald Trump Defended Campaign Manager Corey Lewandowski. Aired 5-6p ET
• Violence at Trump Rallies; Trump Campaign Manager Under Fire; Kasich's Campaign Strategy; Obama Begins Historic Two-Day Visit to Cuba. Aired 4-5p ET
• Violence Continues at Donald Trump's Rallies; John Kasich Sees No Way To A Split The Map Strategy to Stop Trump; Barack Obama on His Way to Cuba; Rabbi and Jewish Leaders are Boycotting AIPAC. Aired 3-4p ET
• Violence in Donald Trump's Rallies; John Kasich Sees No Way To A Split The Map Strategy To Stop Trump; President Barack Obama On His Way to Cuba; Trump Campaign Manager Involved In Altercation; Viewers' Brain Waves Respond To Trump During Debate; Why Donald Trump Is Winning Over Evangelicals?; CNN Explores Cuba Ahead Of Obama's Visit. Aired 2-3p ET


March 19, 2016
• Passenger Jet Crashes in Southern Russia, Killing all 62 People Onboard; Salah Abdeslam Arrested with Two Accomplices; Protesters Try to Block Door to Trump Rally in Utah; Cuba is Getting Ready for the Important Visit from U.S. President This Weekend. Aired 5-6a ET
• Dozens of Passengers Dead in Southern Russia After Plane Makes Fatal Landing Attempt; European Union and Turkish Officials Reached an Agreement; Paris Terrorism Suspect Shot in the Leg but Captured Alive Friday; U.S. Authorities Seeking Return of American Man who Joined ISIS; Protesters Show Up to Donald Trump Rally in Utah. Aired 4-5a ET
• 62 People Confirmed Dead After FlyDubai Jet Crashes in Russia; Police Captured Paris Attack Suspect, Salah Abdeslam, Friday; Republican Movement to Stop Trump Continues. Aired 3-3:30a ET
• All 62 People Onboard the Boeing Jet that Crashed in Southern Russian are Dead; Cuba Prepares for Historic Visit from U.S. President Barack Obama; Paris Terror Attack Suspect Salah Abdeslam Finally Captured. Aired 2-2:30a ET
• 62 Dead after Boeing Jet Crashes in Russia; Key Suspect from November's Paris Attacks In Custody. Aired 1-1:30a ET
• Boeing 738 Jet Crash Kills 61 In Russia; Russia Deploying 80 Rescuers To The Crash Site; Medics and Psychologists On Standby To Assist Families; State Media Says Flight Crashed On Second Landing Attempt; Flight Was Traveling From Dubai To Russia; Rostov-On-Don Airport Closed; Winds Were At 97 Kilometers Per Hour At Time Of Crash, According To State Media; Paris Terror Suspect Salam Abdeslam Captured; France Wants Abdeslam Extradited For Trial. Aired 12-12:30a ET
• Trump Rallies Supporters in Tucson, Arizona; Top Conservatives Plot Anti-Trump Uprising; President Obama to Visit Cuba on Sunday; Bombing in Turkey; Kipp Academy in Camden. Aired 7-8p ET
• Trump Preps For Second Arizona Rally Today; One Person Removed From Outside Tucson Rally; Remaining Paris Attack Suspect Captured; President Obama to Visit Cuba on Sunday; Outraged Latinos Naturalizing to Vote Against Trump; Syrian Aid Delivery Serious Business; Fight to Elevate Women, Minorities in Silicon Valley's Top Jobs. Aired 5-6p ET
• Arpaio Endorsing Trump; Man Arrested for Paris Bombing; Cisco CEO: Serious Rhetoric Coming from Both Parties; FlyDubai Plane Crash in Russia Kills All 63 Aboard; The Human Targets of ISIS' Brutal Genocide. Aired 4-5p ET
• Donald Trump Holds Rally In Arizona; Trump Going After Hillary Clinton On Social Media And Pinning Her Against Russian President Vladimir Putin; Paris Terror Attack Suspect Salah Abdeslam Shot In The Leg But Captured Alive In Brussels; Bernie Sanders Speaks On Immigration In Arizona. Aired 3-4p ET
• Donald Trump to Hold Rally in Arizona; Anti-Trump Protestors Demonstrate in Front of Trump Tower; Protestors Gather at Trump Rally in Arizona. Aired 2-3p ET
• Race Shifts West; Protesters Block Traffic Near Trump Arizona Event; Interview with Sheriff Joe Arpaio; Hundreds Also Protesting Trump in New York City. Aired 1-2p ET
• Arizona, Utah Republicans Vote Tuesday; Paris Terror Suspect Charged, Fights Extradition; Report: FlyDubai's Flight Recorders Found At Crash Site; Obama Says He's "Dismayed" By Republican Race; Does Clinton Have Nomination Locked Up?; Fox News Hits Trump For "Sexist" Remarks; Restaurant Operates With No Waiters; Georgia Passes Controversial Bill. Aired 12-1p ET
• Soon: Trump Holds Rally in Phoenix; Abdeslam Charged with Participation of "Terrorist Murder"; NTSB Team to Join Investigation of Crash in Russia; Obama Says He's "Dismayed" By Republican Race; CNN Goes Inside Rebel Held Syria; Russia Pulling Its Forces Out Of Syria; Some Jewish Leaders Plan to Boycott Trump. Aired 11a-12p ET
• Donald Trump to Hold Rally in Arizona; Interview with Sheriff Joe Arpaio; Donald Trump's Foreign Policy Positions Examined; Paris Terror Suspect Arrested in Belgium; John Kasich Remains in Race for Republican Presidential Nomination; Georgia Governor Considers Bill Criticized for Discriminating against Same-Sex Marriage; Interview with Congressman Tim Ryan. Aired 10-11a ET


March 18, 2016
• North Korea Launches Two Missiles; Brazil Government Corruption Scandal; Norwegian Mass Murderer Sues over Prison Conditions; ISIS Acts Labeled Genocide; GOP Leaders Trying to Stop Trump; Ivory Coast Reportedly Warned of Impending Terror Attack; Obama Starts Cuba Trip Tomorrow. Aired 3-4a ET
• North Korea Launches Ballistic Missiles; U.S. Declares ISIS Attacks on Minorities as Genocide; Protests Grip Brazil as Lula Joins Cabinet; Top Conservatives Plot Anti-Trump Uprising; Trump and the Global Economy; Lawmakers Grill Michigan Governor, EPA Head on Flint Crisis; SeaWorld to End Captive Breeding of Killer Whales; South Korea's Highly Restricted Library. Aired 1-2a ET
• North Korea Launches Ballistic Missiles; U.S. Declares ISIS Attacks on Minorities as Genocide; Protests Grip Brazil as Lula Joins Cabinet; Top Conservatives Plot Anti-Trump Uprising; Trump and the Global Economy; Aired 1-1:30a ET
• North Korea Defiantly Launches Two Missiles; GOP Making Efforts to Stop Trump; The Economist Says Election of Trump Could Trigger Trade War; Judge Denies Former Brazilian President Government Position; Ivory Coast Reportedly Warned Weeks Ago of Impending Terror Attack; ISIS Atrocities Labeled Genocide; SeaWorld to End Controversial Orca Breeding Program; Life Saver for LA Homeless. Aired Midnight-1a ET
• Eighth Attacker In the Paris Terror Attacks Has Been Apprehended Alive; Mitt Romney Will Vote Texas Senator Ted Cruz. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Stopping Trump; Paris Terror Suspect Captured. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Suspect in Paris Terrorist Attack Arrested; Conservatives Plot to Stop Trump; Firefighter Goes Beyond Call of Duty. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Paris Fugitive Captured. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Hillary Clinton Lacks White Male Support; Alleged American ISIS Fighter; Ted Cruz's Heavy Metal Doppelganger Aired 10:30-11:00a
• Trump Prepares for GOP Convention Fight; Anonymous Targets Trump in New Hack; Undercover in Syria: The Air Crisis; Paris Attack Fugitive DNA Found in Belgium Raid; Obama to Hit Campaign Trail. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Democratic Race; Belgium Raid; North Korea Fires Missiles; March Madness. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• GOP Conservatives Scramble to "Dump Trump"; Anonymous Targets Trump in New Hack; Jewish Leaders Plan to Boycott Against Trump; Obama Prepared Garland for "War Zone" Process; Obama to Hit Campaign Trail. Aired 9-9:30a ET


March 17, 2016
• Trump Predicts Riots if Denied GOP Nomination; Anger in the Streets of Brazil; Russia Partially Withdrawing from Syria; Fox News Cancels Monday's GOP Debate; Sweeping New Sanctions Against North Korea; Obama Challenging Republicans with SCOTUS Nomination. Aired 3- 4a ET
• Syrian Aid Deliver Serious Business; Trump Rivals: Don't Count Us Out; Russians Seem to Support Trump; Brazilian President's Announcement Sparks Violent Protests; FIFA Demanding Millions in Damages; China Investing Billions in Soccer; Trump: Riots Possible if Not Nominated; Outraged Latinos Naturalizing to Vote Against Trump; Obama's Supreme Court Nominee Challenge to Senate Republicans. Aired 2-3a ET
• Trump Says Riots Possible If He's Not Nominated; Hillary Clinton Versus Donald Trump; Inside Dangerous Aid Delivery in Syria;; Chinese Paper Compares Trump to Mussolini, Hitler; State Department Demands Release of U.S. Student Sentenced to Hard Labor; China Investing Billions in Soccer. Aired 1-2a ET
• Syria Still Needs Aid; Yazidi Women and Children Freed from ISIS; Manhunt for Terror Suspects Continues in Belgium; Kurds Angered at No Invitiation to UN Syria Talks; Dozens of Yemeni Civilians Reportedly Killed in Saudi Air Strikes; Suicide Attacks in Nigeria; Trump Believes Suporrters Would Riot if Nomination is Contested; China Trade Deficit. Aired Midnight-1a ET
• White House Denying "New York Times" Report that President Obama Told Donors They Should Unite Behind Hillary Clinton; Exclusive Reporting from Inside Syria. 3:30-4p ET
• Interview with Christine O'Donnell; Stopping Trump. Aired 3- 3:30p ET
• Marco Rubio 1st Comments after Suspending Campaign; Op-Ed: My Immigrant Father a Trump Supporter; American Sees Cuban Dream. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Graham Backs Cruz; Obama Tells Donors to Back Clinton; High Court Nominee Makes Rounds. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Anti-Trump Groups' Massive Protest; How Rich Is Donald Trump; The Wonder List Premier; Hillary Clinton's Shouting Aired 10:30- 11:00a
• Trump Warns of Riots if Denied the Nomination; U.S. Declares ISIS Acts as Genocide; Undercover in Syria; Liberal Anti-Trump Groups Back Massive Protest; Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Minnesota Cops on ISIS List; Sea World: Current Orcas Will Be Our Last; Author: Single Women "The Most Powerful Voter". Aired 9:30- 10a ET
• Donald Trump Warns of Riots If Denied the Nomination; Secretary John Kerry to Announce ISIS Acts as Genocide; Michigan Governor: "This Was A Failure at All Levels; Judge Garland Seeks Meetings with Lawmakers; Trump Video Jabs Clinton for Dog Barking. Aired 9-9:30a ET


March 16, 2016
• Frontrunners Wins Big on Super Tuesday Three; Rubio Drops Out of Presidential Race; Obama to Pick Supreme Court Nominee as Early as Wednesday; Clinton, Trump Hold Narrow Leads in Missouri. Aired 1-2a ET
• Neil Bush Supports Ted Cruz as Republican Nominee; Donald Trump Comes Close to the Number of Clinching the 1237; Republican Senators Won't Accept Judge Merrick Garland's Nomination to Supreme Court. 3:30-4p ET
• Brokered Republican Convention?; President Obama Names Supreme Court Nominee. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Clinton Wins Big, Focuses on Trump; Michelle Bachmann Talks Supreme Court Nominee, Presidential Race; Can John Kasich Win GOP Nomination. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Supreme Court Nominee; Fox Cancels Debate; Presidential Race. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Big Winners of Super Tuesday 3; Senator Marco Rubio Loses Florida; President Obama to Announce His Supreme Court Justice Nominee. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• President Obama Picks Merrick Garland as Supreme Court Nominee; Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Exit Poll Results; Reviewing the Super Tuesday Wins; Ohio Democrats Switching Affiliation, Voting for Trump; Lawyers Think Trump May Run into Ethics Problems if President. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• President Obama to Name Supreme Court Nominee; Trump and Clinton Win Big on Super Tuesday Three; Interview with RNC Chief Strategist Sean Spicer; Sanders Faces Tough Delegate Math. Aired 9- 9:30a ET


March 15, 2016
• Russians Make Final Preparations for Withdrawal from Syria; Primaries Previewed; North Korea Vows More Weapons Tests; European Migrant Crisis Update; Ivory Coast Mourns Attack Victims; Exposing Human Trafficking in India's Tea Industry. Aired 3-4a ET
• North Korea Reported to Test Nuclear Warhead, Ballistic Missiles; Russia Begins Troop Withdrawal from Syria; Syrian Civil War Marks 5 Years; Confidence High Among GOP Candidates; Russia Withdrawing Troops from Syria; Inside Look at Aleppo, Syria; Tumult on Trump Circuit. Aired 2-3a ET
• Putin Orders Russian Forces to Pull Out of Syria; Terror Attack on Ivory Coast Hotels; North Korea Threatens to Test Nuclear Warhead; Super Tuesday Three; Inside Look at Aleppo, Syria; Tumult on Trump Circuit; Photographer Smuggles Photographs Out of North Korea. Aired 1-2a ET
• Putin Orders Russian Forces Out of Syria; Inside the Decimated Remains of Aleppo; Kim Jong-un Reportedly Orders Nuclear Warhead Test; Global Crude Oil Prices Tumble; Five Critical Contests Set for Third Super Tuesday; U.S. and France Pledge Help after Ivory Coast Attack; Photographer Smuggles Pictures out of North Korea. Aired 12-12:30a ET
• Massive Russian troop pullout from the war-ravaged region; Contested Republican convention could be incredibly real come tomorrow; 3:30-4p ET
• Inside Syria; Super Tuesday. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Crucial Primary Day in Florida for Rubio; 4 Things to Watch in Primaries Tonight; Jerry Springer Talks Ohio Race. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Super Tuesday #3. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Blue Collar Democrats Voting For Trump; GOP Turnout In Florida; CNN Exclusive Inside, Rebel-held City of Aleppo; Donald Trump's Unemployment Rate Claim. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Campaigns Face Make-or-Break Super Tuesday; 66 GOP Delegates at Stake in Ohio. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Tod Palin Seriously Hurt; Florida Primary; Russia Pulls out of Syria; Voters in Illinois are Heading to the Polls Right Now. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Campaigns Face Make-or-Break Super Tuesday. Aired 9-9:30a ET


March 14, 2016
• Dozens Dead In Ankara After Car Bomb Rips Through Square In City Center; John Kerry Slams Syrian Government As He Tries To Forge Path To Peace; Al Qaeda In Islamic Maghreb Claims Responsibility For Fatal Shootings On Ivory Coast; Harsh Words For Republican Frontrunner Donald Trump After Violence Breaks Out At Rally; Massive Worldwide Tea Industry's Dark Underbelly. Aired 3-4a ET
• Terrorist Detonate Car Bomb in Turkey's Capitol; Terrorist Attacks on Ivory Coast Beach Resorts; Trump Dominating Topic in Democratic Town Hall; Inside Rebel-Held Syria; Multiple Attacks on Ivory Coast; North Koran Nuclear Threats over U.S., South Korean Military Drills; Man Who Rushed Stage at Trump Rally Speaks Out. Aired 2-3a ET
• Terror Attacks in Turkey and Ivory Coast; Trump Blames Sanders for Rally Disruptions; Inside Syria, Behind Rebel Lines; North Koran Nuclear Threats over U.S., South Korean Military Drills; French Report: Germanwings Co-Pilot Deliberately Caused Crash; Highlights of Democratic Town Hall. Aired 1-2a ET
• Terrorist Attacks In Turkey & Ivory Coast; At Least 34 Killed In Car Bombing In Ankara; Trump Blames Sanders For Rally Disruptions; Clinton Says Trump Is Trafficking In Hate And Fear; Democratic Candidates Slam Trump At Town Hall; Exclusive Report - Inside Syria: Behind Rebel Lines; CNN Team Witnesses Airstrike On Civilian Market; Looking at US-South Korean Exercise. Aired 12-1a ET
• Russian President Vladimir Putin Orders His Forces Out Of Syria; Donald Trump Defends Himself And His Supporters Over Violence At His Rallies. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Russia Pulling Troops out of Syria?; Presidential Race Heats Up. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Kasich, Rubio Rally in Home States; Carl Bernstein: Trump Embodies Fascism; Trump: Our Rallies Are Love Fests. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Russia Orders Troops Out of Syria; Romney Hits Campaign Trail With Kasich; Presidential Race. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• CNN Exclusive Inside Rebel-Held Syria; Senator Marco Rubio Meeting Voters In Florida; Candidates Blitz Ahead of Super Tuesday 3; March Madness Bracket Leaked. Aired 10:30-11a
• Trump Defiant Amid Criticism of Rally Violence; Trump, Sanders Spar Over Protesters; GOP Rivals Gear Up for Super Tuesday Three; Sanders Rips Clinton Over Trade Deals; Sanders Launches TV Blitz in North Carolina. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Trump Rally Violence; Turkey Explosion Kills 37; The Failure of Trump Mortgage; Maryland Officer Killed in Unprovoked Attack. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Democrats Bash Trump Rally Violence at Town Hall; Trump Defiant Amid Criticism of Rally Violence; Rubio Raises Doubt On Supporting Trump If Nominee; GOP Rivals Gear Up For "Super Tuesday Number Three". Aired 9-9:30a ET


March 13, 2016
• More Trouble for Trump; Inside Raqqa; Germanwings Crash Report. Aired 5-6a ET
• Inside Syria; Peaceful Protests at Ohio Trump Event; U.N. Report Accuses South Sudan of Human Rights Violations; The Unforeseen Effects of the Syrian Conflict; Rain, Snow to Hit Northern California Again; The "GIFs" That Keeps on Giving; Aired 4-5:00a ET
• Police Fire Pepper Spray Outside Trump Rally; Women Secretly Record Reality of Life in Syria; Voters in Germany Get Ready to Head to the Polls as Anti-Immigration Party Looks to Steal Support from Chancellor Angela Merkel. Aired 3-3:30a ET
• Trump Accuses Sanders' Supporters of Steering Up Trouble; Women Secretly Record Reality of Life in Syria; Voters in Germany Get Ready to Head to the Polls as Anti-Immigration Party Looks to Steal Support from Chancellor Angela Merkel. Aired 12-12:30a ET
• Democrats Prepare for Critical Town Hall Tonight; Trump Blames Sanders Supporters for Protests; Security Tight at Trump Rally in South Florida; Lincoln Versus Douglas; Interview with Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff; Super Tuesday Democratic Delegates by the Numbers. Aired 6-7p ET
• Huge Winner-take All Primaries In Ohio And Florida; Michigan Governor Will Testify On Capitol Hill. Aired 5-6p ET
• Primaries Overshadowed by Mistrust and Anger; CNN Democratic Town Hall in Ohio Tonight; Trump Exploiting Divisions Within the Republican Party: Trump May Pay Legal Fees of Man Who Punched Protester; Rubio Must Win Florida. Aired 4-5p ET
• Donald Trump's rallies attacked by Bernie sanders supporters; Democratic candidates Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton will be face- to-face with Ohio voters; 3-4p ET
• Donald Trump's Rallies Protested by Bernie Sanders Supporters; Democratic Candidates Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton Will Be Face- To-Face With Ohio Voters; Rubio Facing Uphill Primary Battle In Home State; Clinton, Sanders Face Ohio Voters On CNN; Rubio: If You Want To Defeat Trump In Ohio, Vote Kasich; Explosion In Turkey 27 Dead, 75 Wounded. Aired 2-3p ET


March 12, 2016
• Trump Denies Responsibility for Rally Violence; U.S. Says North Korean Submarine Missing; Japan Marks Five Years Since Devastating Quake. Aired 5-6a ET
• Trump Denies Playing Part in Causing Violence; Legacy of a Disaster; U.S. Says North Korean Submarine Missing. Aired 4-5a ET
• Inside the Canceled Trump Rally; Trump Sloughs Off Responsibility for Rally Violence; South Korea Holds Military Drills with U.S.; Flooding in Three Continents; Reporter's Close Call during Live "Hit." Aired 3-3:30a ET
• Protests Cancel Trump Rally in Chicago; South Korea Holds Joint Military Drills with U.S.; Big Gains Likely for Germany's Anti-Refugee Party; Major Flooding in Southeastern U.S. Aired 2-2:30a ET
• Protests Cancel Trump Rally in Chicago; U.S. Says North Korean Submarine Missing; Japan Marks Five Years Since Devastating Quake; Quest Flies Around the World. Aired 12-12:30a ET
• Soon: Trump to Rally Supporters in Missouri; Protester Charged After Rushing Trump Stage. Aired 7-8p ET
• 32-Year-Old Male Rushes Trump On Stage During Rally In Dayton, Ohio; Sanders Calls Trump "A Pathological Liar"; Trump Crisscrosses Ohio In Hopes Of Taking Its 66 Delegates; Rubio Lobbying Hard For Florida Votes; Obama Points Finger At GOP For Angry Rhetoric. Aired 6- 7p ET


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