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May 23, 2016
• Fire Sweeps Through Boarding School in Northern Thailand; Submarine Searching for EgyptAir Debris; Iraqi Forces Fighting to Retake Fallujah; Taliban Leader Mullah Mansour Killed by Airstrike; New Poll Has Trump and Clinton Neck and Neck; Mexico Cracking Down on Poaching; Prince Tribute at Billboard Music Awards. Aired 12-1a ET
• Coordinated bombings tearing through two Syrian government strong holding killing at least 78 people; Senator Lindsey Graham, made the announcement out of a private fundraiser in Florida over the weekend; Veterans have been protesting today outside of Trump Tower. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Inside Syria; Officer Cleared in Freddie Gray Death; Trump's V.P. Search. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• U.S. Begins Assault on ISIS in Fallujah; White House Confirms U.S. Kills Taliban Leader; Speaker Ryan: Vote for Party, Not Candidate; Trump, Clinton in Statistical Dead Heat; Search for EgyptAir Black Boxes Continues; What's Behind Tragedies at Mt. Everest. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• New Clinton-Trump Polls; Sanders Criticizes Party; Baltimore Officer Acquitted; Assault on ISIS Underway. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Panelists, Supporters Discuss State of Presidential Campaigns; Death of Terrorist Leader Prompts Search for Successor; ISIS Takes Credit for Syrian Bombings; General Joseph Votel Takes CNN On Secret Journey into Syria. Aired 10:30-11:00a
• New Polls Show Clinton and Trump in Dead Heat; Sanders Ramp Up Feud with New Establishment; Submarine Joins Search for EgyptAir Flight's Black Boxes; Supreme Court Rules in Jury Selection Bias Case. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Search for Black Boxes; Clinton and Trump Spar; Interview with Rep. Brad Sherman; Baltimore Officer Trial; Padres Apologize for Glitch. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• New Polls Show Clinton and Trump in Dead Heat; Sanders Ramp Up Feud with New Establishment; ISIS Claims Syria Bombings, Dozens Killed; Iraq Launches Assault To Retake Falluja; Taliban Splinter Group Meets To Pick New Leader. Aired 9-9:30a ET


May 22, 2016
• Latest on EgyptAir Search; Presidential Candidate Battle over Guns; Taliban Leader Possibly Killed in Airstrike; Assessing Trump's Wealth; Police Taser Death Case Examined. Aired 5-6a ET
• Latest on EgyptAir Search; Sanders Continues to Campaign; How Much is Trump Worth?; Fight Against Terror Examined. Aired 4-5a ET
• Families of EgyptAir Flight 804 Victims Await Answers; Investigating the EgyptAir Crash; Egyptian Foreign Minister Speaks; Top Taliban Leader Killed; Clinton Calls Trump Dangerous on Guns; Deadly Cyclone Wreaking Havoc in South Asia. Aired 3-3:30a ET
• EgyptAir Debris Examined; Clinton and Trump Spar over Guns; Drone Strikes Against Terrorist Leaders Discussed; Marketplace Africa. Aired 2-2:30a ET
• Search Continues for Flight Data from EgyptAir Flight 804; Theories of What Could Have Happened Aboard Flight 804; Hillary Clinton Blasts Donald Trump on Guns. Aired 12-12:30a ET
• Iraq Launches Offensive to Re-Take Fallujah from ISIS; Interview with Congressman Ed Royce; Senate Okays Bill to Let Families Sue Saudi Arabia; Sanders: I'm the Democrat Who Can Beat Trump; Can Women Help Trump Win Presidency?; Tel Aviv's Airport the Safest in the World?; Court Orders Mississippi School District to Desegregate; Maria Shriver on Plight of Working Moms. Aired 6-7p ET
• Sanders Hopes Superdelegates Flip on Clinton; Trump's Mixed Message on Guns in Schools; The Mission to Free Fallujah; Search for EgyptAir Jet Spans 40-Mile Radius; Interview with Representative Barbara Lee; Key GOP Donors Still Resistant to Trump; Did a Bomb Bring down EgyptAir Flight 804? Aired 5-6p ET
• Trump's Position on Guns in Classrooms; Iraqi Forces Will Fight for Fallujah; EgyptAir Investigation Conttinues; Sanders in Uphill Battle for Nomination; Sanders Announces Support for Wasserman Schultz Challenger; Legal Battle over Segregated Schools in Mississippi; President Obama Welcomed to Hanoi in Official Ceremony. Aired 4-5p ET
• Sanders Now Supporting Wasserman Schultz's Primary Candidate; Taliban Leader Mullah Mansour Killed in a U.S. Airstrike; Former Massachusetts Governor Bill Weld is On That Ticket As the VP; President Obama Has Arrived in Vietnam; French Officials Tightening Security at Charles de Gaulle Airport; Donald Trump Delivering Some Mixed Messages Today on Gun Control. Aired 3-4p ET
• Donald Trump with More Mixed Messages On Gun Control; All-out Battle Coming for the ISIS Stronghold of Fallujah in Iraq; Security Ratched Up at Paris Airports; Sanders: Getting Rid Of Superdelegates "Not A Bad Idea"; Search For EgyptAir Spans Radius Of 40 Miles; Submarine Searching For EgyptAir Flight Recorders; Court Orders Mississippi School District To Desegregate. Aired 2-3p ET


May 21, 2016
• New Clues into EgyptAir Crash; NRA Endorses Donald Trump; Secret Service on DC Shooting; Trump Versus Clinton on Gun Rights; El Chapo Closer to the U.S.; Rescued Nigerian Girl May Not be Missing Schoolgirl. Aired 5-6a ET
• The Search for Clues in the EgyptAir Disaster; The Names of EgyptAir Passengers; Politics of Guns: Trump Versus Clinton; NRA Endorses Donald Trump; Secret Service on Friday's Shooting; International Efforts Behind EgyptAir Search and Recovery. Aired 4-5a ET
• New Clues in EgyptAir Investigation; Profiling Some EgyptAir Crash Victims; Update on White House Shooting Incident; Trump Receives NRA Endorsement; Forensics Lab Searches for Answers in EgyptAir Crash; Trump Vets Potential Running Mates; Another Tragedy for Egypt. Aired 3-4a ET
• New Clues in EgyptAir Investigation; Charles De Gaulle Airport Security Ramped Up; Latest from Presidential Campaign Trail. Aired 2- 2:30a ET
• Latest on EgyptAir Crash Investigation; Trump and Clinton Spar over Gun Rights. Aired Midnight-12:30a ET
• U.S. Official: Taliban Leader Likely Killed in Drone Strike; First Images Show Life Vest, Wreckage, Jet Seats; Egypt Mourns Lives Lost in Egyptair Plane Crash; Clinton to Target Trump, NRA in Speech; Taliban Leader Likely Killed in Strike. Aired 7-8p ET
• U.S. Official: Taliban Leader Likely Killed in Drone Strike; New Audio Released From Cockpit of EgyptAir Flight; Taliban Leader Killed by U.S. Drone Strike; EgyptAir, Terrorism, Keeping the World Safe; Clinton Speaks Out on Trump, Guns, NRA. Aired 5-6p ET
• New Audio Released from Egyptair Cockpit; U.S. Official: Taliban Leader Likely Killed in Drone Strike. Aired 4-5p ET
• U.S. Navy Scours the Mediterranean Sea in Search For The EgyptAir Flight 804; Donald Trump Quickly Fired Off On Twitter Blaming Terrorism and Lack Of Security; Donald Trump Has Endorsement by the NRA. Aired 3-4p ET
• France: Plane Sent Smoke Alerts Just Before Crash; Trump, Clinton Appeal to Hispanic Christians in New Videos. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• First Audio Transmissions From Egypt air flight 804 Was Released; Charlie Sykes Received Some Unexpected Mail Friday Morning; Oklahoma Vetoed A Bill Criminalizing Abortion Procedures. Aired 1-2p ET
• France: "No Theory Ruled Out" In EgyptAir Crash; First Images Of Debris From EgyptAir Flight; Clinton: EgyptAir Crash Appears To Be Terrorism; Clinton: Trump Not Qualified; Bernie Sanders Rips The Superdelegate System; Interview with Congressman Brendan Boyle. Aired 12-1p ET
• Egypt: Plane Debris Found; France: Plane Sent Smoke Alerts Just Before Crash; New Images Emerge Of EgyptAir Debris; France: "No Theory Ruled Out" In EgyptAir Crash; Trump On NRA Endorsement: "It's A Fantastic Honor"; Libertarian Gary Johnson Polling At 10 Percent; First Audio Of EgyptAir Pilot Released. Aired 11a-12p ET
• Debris of EgyptAir Plane Found; Speculation Continues on Cause of EgyptAir Plane Crash; Donald Trump Endorsed for President by NRA; Interview with Libertarian Party Presidential Candidate Gary Johnson. Aired 10-11a ET


May 20, 2016
• Search for EgyptAir 804 Continues; Egyptian Aviation Minister Says Possibly Terrorism; US Presidential Candidates Talk about Flight 804. Aired 3-4a ET
• EgyptAir Search Intensifies, Terror Suspected; Flight 804 Family Members Wait and Hope for Answers; Egypt Not Always Quick to Point Finger at Terrorism; Confusion, Contradictions on EgyptAir Flight 804; EgyptAir Search Intensifies, Terror Suspected; Competency of Flight 804 Defended; Presidential Candidates Argue over EgyptAir Flight 804 Disappearance; Flight 804 Family Members Wait and Hope for Answers. Aired 2-3a ET
• EgyptAir Search Intensifies, Terror Suspected; Presidential Candidates Argue over EgyptAir Flight 804 Disappearance; Flight 804 Family Members Wait and Hope for Answers. Aired 1-2a ET
• More Questions than Answers for EgyptAir Flight 804; Speculation that EgyptAir Flight Targeted by Terrorism; Conflict High Between Sanders and Clinton; Donald Trump on EgyptAir Crash. Aired 12- 1a ET
• Incident at White House Examined. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• EgyptAir Crash Investigation; Trump Gets NRA Endorsement. Aired 15-15:30p ET
• U.S. Navy Helps in Recovery of Downed Airliner; The Search for EgyptAir's Black Boxes; Trump Address NRA Convention on Guns. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Charles de Gaulle Airport Changes; EgyptAir Investigation; Egypt's Tourism Minister on Crash; U.S. Navy Aids in Search. Aired 2- 2:30p ET
• Egypt Air Flight 804 Debris Is Discovered; French Interior Ministry Doing Its Own Investigating and Security Tightening; Clinton says Trump is Not Qualified To Be President. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Plane Debris Found; Family of Victims Speaking Out; Interview with Representative Lynn Westmoreland; U.S. Navy Assisting in Search for Debris. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• EgyptAir Plane Debris Found; Trump Speaks at NRA; Clinton Gives her Bluntest Assessment Yet Trump. Aired 9:30-10:00a ET
• Passenger Belongings, Plane Debris Found; Family Members Mourn Loss of Relatives; Security Ramps Up at Paris' Charles de Gaulle Airport. Aired 9-9:30a ET


May 19, 2016
• Greek and Egyptian Rescue Crews Searching for Missing EgyptAir Plane; Egyptian Aviation Official Believes Plane Possibly Crashed Into the Sea. Aired 3-4a ET
• Egyptian Air Flight 804 Disappears from Radar; Authorities and Analysts Unsure of Cause; 66 Aboard Now Missing. Aired 2-3a ET
• EgyptAir Flight From Paris To Cairo Goes Missing; Missing EgyptAir Jet Is An Airbus A320; Reuters: Officials Believe EgyptAir Plane Crashed Into. Aired 1-2a ET
• EgyptAir Airline Missing over Mediterranean Sea; Searching for Signs of Missing Plane. Aired Midnight-1a ET
• U.S. Officials: Early Theory Bomb Took Down Jet; Egypt: Terror More Likely Than Technical Issue; EgyptAir: We Have Found The Plane's Wreckage. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• More Analysis of Clinton Interview; EgyptAir Jet Crashes; Clinton Says Trump Unqualified to Be President. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• EgyptAir Flight 804 Wreckage Found; Terrorism Believed Responsible for EgyptAir Flight 804 Crash. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Conclusion of Hillary Clinton Interview; Discussion of Interview. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Egypt Air investigation leaning toward terrorism. Authorities seek black boxes; Trump meets with top lawmakers. Aired 10:30-11a
• EgyptAir Flight 804 Crashes into Mediterranean Sea. Aired 10- 10:30a ET
• Charles de Gaulle Airport Investigation; EgyptAir Communication; Rift Widens Between Democrats and Sanders. Aired 9:30- 10a ET
• EgyptAir Flight 804 Crashes into Mediterranean Sea; Aired 9- 9:30a ET


May 18, 2016
• Clinton Wins Tight Kentucky Contest; Trump Wins Oregon; Chaos in Nevada Convention; Queen Elizabeth to Open Parliament Today; Brexit Vote on June 23. Aired 3-4a ET
• Clinton Barely Wins Kentucky, Sanders Takes Oregon. Aired 2-3a ET
• Did Not Air 1-2a ET
• Did Not Air 12-1a ET
• Party Divides: Chaos Erupts In Democratic Contest; George Lopez On Trump And His Supporters; George Lopez Remembers His Friend, Prince. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Hillary, Bernie Split Primaries; Trump Unveils Potential Supreme Court Nominees. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Trumps Says He'd Talk with N. Korean Leader; Trump Releases Names of Supreme Court Picks; White House Responds to Trump Supreme Court List. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Sanders Pushes On; Romney Ends Third Party Recruiting. Aired 2- 2:30p ET
• Girl Escapes Boko Haram, First Of The 276 taken From Their School Two Years Ago; Suicide Bombings in Baghdad Aimed At Civilians; Democratic Chairwoman Receives Death Threats Following Chaotic Convention; Mark Zuckerberg to Meet With top GOP Members; TSA Sending Additional Officers to Chicago Following Mass Complaints About Wait Times. Aired 10:30-11a
• Clinton, Sanders Split Primary Wins; Fears Sanders Revolt Could Disrupt Dems Convention; Interview with Brian Fallon; Trump Open to Talks with North Korea; Aired 10-10:30a ET
• School Girl Rescued; Democratic Party Anger; Overtime Eligibility; Queen Opens Parliament; Russian Athletes Doping. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Clinton, Sanders Split Primary Wins; Fears Sanders Revolt Could Disrupt Dems Convention; Trump: I Would Speak With North Korean Leader. Aired 9-9:30a ET


May 17, 2016
• Trump Fights with New York Times; Clinton and Trump Take Shots at Each Other; Sanders Tries to Remain in the Race; Record-Breaking Athlete's Painful Past; US and Other World Powers Willing to Arm Libyan Troops to Fight ISIS; South African Gay Rugby Club Breaking Stereotypes; O'Hare Airport Experiencing Major Delays. Aired 3-4a ET
• Trump Accuses "NY Time" of Libel; Clinton Spars with Trump, Tries to Outrun Sanders; Iraqi Forces Fight to Retake Towns from ISIS; U.N. Pushing for Nationwide Reconciliation in Syria; NASA: April Warming Month on Record; LGBT Community Lives in Fear after Bangladesh Murders; Man Finds Silver Lining after Manchester United Game Postponed after Bomb Scare; First Gay Rugby Club in South Africa Is Challenging Stereotypes. Aired 2-3a ET
• Trump: New York Times "Lied" In "Hit Piece"; New Political Ad Uses Trump's Words Against Him; Clinton Running Campaign Against Sanders And Trump; NY Times Defends Story on Trump, Women; First Successful Penis Transplant in U.S.; State Department Warning on Travel to North Korea; Article Intelligence Creates New Concerns about Privacy. Aired 1-2a ET
• World Leaders Consider Arming Libyan Military to Fight ISIS; Trump and Women; Trump VP Search; Human Trafficking Survivor Sets Records. Aired Midnight-1a ET
• Speculation Grows Over Clinton, Trump VP Picks; Secret Conservative Group Conflicted on Trump; Baghdad Terror Attacks, Signs of ISIS Desperation; Aides to Trump, Ryan to Meet On Policy Shaping; Secretive Conservatives "Slow Walk" Trump Support; Woman Would be Youngest Elected to Congress; 25-Year-OLd Aims To Take Millennial View To Congress; Is ISIS Shifting Tactics in Iraq? Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Trump's Women Problem; Hillary Clinton's Running Mate?; Oregon and Kentucky Vote. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Ex Obama Aide Calls Trump Hire "Bad News" for Dems; Clinton Mocks Trump in Hypothetical Debate; Mark Cuban: If Trump Elected President Stocks Will Tank; Long Security Lines Continue at Airports. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• New Pro-Clinton Ad; Sanders Revolt; Convention Chari Threats; Trump Hires Pollster. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Clinton Mocks Trump; One-Year Anniversary of Texas Biker Shootout Sees New Information; Rising Oil Prices Driving Up Airline Fuel Costs; TSA Works to Reduce Wait Times. Aired 10:30-11a
• Voters Head to the Polls in Oregon and Kentucky; John Kasich Not Yet Ready to Endorse Trump; Pro-Clinton General Election Ads Target Trump; Clinton Looks to Stop Sanders' Winning Streak. Aired 10- 10:30a ET
• Attacks Rock Baghdad; Libya Requests Weapons; Trump's Alma Mater; Amtrak Train Investigation. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Clinton, Sanders Fight for Oregon and Kentucky; Trump Seeks to Galvanize GOP Support; Pro-Clinton General Election Ads Target Trump; Clinton Looks to Stop Sanders' Winning Streak. Aired 9-9:30a ET


May 16, 2016
• ISIS Suicide Bombers Attack Gas Plant Outside of Baghdad; Training Device Forces Evacuation of Manchester United's Stadium; Holy Christian Site May Soon Be More Accessible to Visitors; Ukrainian Cargo Plane Arrives in Australia. Aired 3-4a ET
• Bomb Scare at Manchester United's Old Trafford Stadium; ISIS Claims Responsibility for Attack on Iraq Gas Plant; Boko Haram Focus of Security Summit in Nigeria; Clinton Hints at Husband's Role in Her Administration; Trump's Challenges with Women Could Get Worse; Arrest in Bangladesh Machete Death; Philippines President-Elect's Son Will Keep Low Profile; El Chapo's Return to Juarez Prison; Chinese Girl Band Faces Backlash over Cultural Revolution Songs. Aired 2-3a ET
• Manchester Police: Suspected Bomb A Training Device; ISIS Assaults Gas Plant Near Baghdad; McGurk: Coalition Is Countering ISIS On Social Media; Trump: Britain Won't Be "Back Of The Queue" In Trade; Trump Not Considering Rubio As Running Mate; Trump Calls Clinton "Enabler" Of Her Husband; Arrest in Bangladesh Machete Attack; Bangladesh Hit Hard by Storms, Lightening; Chinese Girl Band Faces Backlash over Cultural Revolution Songs; Woman Escapes Modern-Day Slavery in Japan; Ukraine's Eurovision Win Sparks Backlash. Aired 1-2a ET
• Manchester United Season Finale Evacuated for Suspected Explosive Device; Suicide Blast Kills 30 in Yemen; Gas Plant Attack in Iraq; NYT Runs Story on Donald Trump's Treatment of Women; Suspect Arrested in Bangladesh for Hacking Deaths; Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg Talks About Life After Husband's Death. Aired 12-1a ET
• Facebook Controversy Discussed; NTSB Completes Report on Amtrak Northeast Corridor Derailment Last Year in Philadelphia; Trump: Hillary Clinton Says Bill Clinton Would Work to Revitalize Economy; Refugees Will Plan Next 9/11 Attack; Obama: Court Vacancy Led To Contraception Punt. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Bill Clinton's Role in Hillary Administration?; John Kasich Speaks Out; Donald Trump's History With Women. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Chaos Erupts at Nevada Democratic Convention; Romney Seeks Candidate to Run 3rd Party Against Trump; "NY Times" Article on Women Doesn't Seem to Affect Trump; Waco Biker Shootout Survivors Share Stories; Prince's Bodyguard Says No Way Prince Addicted to Pain Killers. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• NY Times: Women Tell Of Trump's Unwelcome Advances; Trump's Ex: New York Times Owes Me An Apology; Cokie Roberts Talks New Book On Women In Washington. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Is America Seeking an Immoral President?; Supreme Court Sends Obamacare Mandate Back Without Decision; Warren Buffett's Investment Company Purchases $1 Billion of Apple Stock. Aired 10:30-11:00a
• Woman in New York Times Piece on Trump Disputes Story; Democrats Fight Shifts to Kentucky and Oregon Ahead of Primaries; Hillary Clinton Turns to Husband Bill. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• VP Guessing Game Begins for Clinton and Trump; Facebook CEO to Meet with Conservative Leaders; Juarez Residents Worry Over El Chapo's Return; Fake Bomb Causes Soccer Match Postponement. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Obama Attacks Trump in Commencement Speech; Trump Strikes Back at New York Times Article on How He Treats Women; ISIS Claims Responsibility For Gas Plant Attack; Christians Under Threat Across Country; Clinton Woos Kentucky Voters Ahead Of Primary. Aired 9-9:30a ET


May 15, 2016
• Gas Plant Outside Iraq's Capital Attacked by ISIS; Delegate Math Shows Difficult Road for Sanders; Eurovision Results Ruffling Political Feathers; Cuba's LGBT Community Still Faces Challenges; Ferguson Police Chief on Healing Racial Divides; Trump's Chinese Supporters; A Look at Potential VP Picks. Aired 5-6a ET
• ISIS Claims Responsibility for Gas Plant Attack; Ukraine Celebrating Eurovision Win; Clinton Targets Trump on Tax Returns; Kenya to Close Refugee Camps; Cuba Hosts Gay Pride Parade; Healing the Racial Divide in America; Bruges Brewery Finds Beer Solution. Aired 4- 5a ET
• Russia Unhappy with Ukraine's Winning Eurovision Song; Transparency and Tax Returns; Healing America's Racial Divide; Cuba and the LGBT Community; Bruges and the Underground Beer Pipeline; Second Skin to Fight Wrinkles. Aired 3-3:30a ET
• Political Controversy at Eurovision; Donald Trump Refuses to Release Tax Returns; Do Bernie Sanders' Numbers Add Up?; Potential for Cyclone Across Sri Lanka and Southern India. Aired 2-2:30a ET
• Political Controversy at Eurovision Song Contest; The Battle Against Boko Haram; Sanders Ambitious Heading into This Week's Primaries; Bruge's Beer Supply Business. Aired 12-12:30a ET
• Aide: Trump Will Release Taxes After Audit; Iraqi Government in Turmoil as ISIS Violence Spikes; Democrats Battle for Kentucky's Delegates; Inside the Texas Shootout; Cops Build Bridges with Community Policing. Aired 6-7p ET
• Trump, Biden Attend Same Ceremony in Philly; Republicans Recruiting for Third-Party Candidate?; 10 Killed in ISIS Attack on Baghdad Gas Plant; Juarez, Mexico Residents Struggle to Fix Violent Image; Former Trump Protege Speaks Out; Donald Trump, the Flip- Flopper?; Pope Francis Calls for Study of Female Deacons; Aired 5-6p ET


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