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September 22, 2016


September 21, 2016
• In Charlotte, North Carolina, Violent Protests and Looting Have Broken Out After Police Shot and Killed Black Man; Suspect in New York and New Jersey Bombings Facing Four New Federal Charges. Aired 3-4a ET
• U.N. Aid Convoy Attacked; World Leaders Speak Out on Syria at the U.N.; Feds File Charges Against Bombing Suspect; U.S. Senate Grills Wells Fargo CEO; Brangelina Splits Up; America's White Working Class; Researching the Secret to a Long Life; Off-Pitch Rift at Pitch- Perfect Manchester City; Up Close with Serena Williams; Aired 2-3a ET
• Rahami's Father Says He Warned FBI; U.S.: Russia Responsible For Convoy Strike; Trump On African-American Communities; Angry Protesters After Police Shoot Armed Man; George H.W. Bush To Vote For Clinton; Clinton and Trump Prepare For First Debate Monday; President Obama Makes Final Address To United Nations; Egyptian President On Trump's Muslim Ban; Angelina Jolie Files For Divorce From Brad Pitt. Aired 1-2a ET
• Suspect Charged: Using Weapon of Mass Destruction; Report: Trump Misused Foundation Funds; George H.W. Bush to Vote for Hillary Clinton; Refugee Crisis Dominates U.N. General Assembly Session. Aired 12-1a ET
• Clinton, Trump React to Recent Police Shootings; Trump Used $258,000 of Personal Charity to Settle Legal Issues. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Don King Drops N-Word While Introducing Donald Trump; Tulsa Police Shooting Stirs Controversy; Protests in North Carolina. Aired 15-15:30p ET
• Trump: Black Communities in Worst Shape Than Ever; Clinton Speech in Orlando; New Details on NY/NJ Bomber, New Video. Aired 2:30- 3p ET
• Violence after Cop Kills Black Man; Candidates on Shootings. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Rahami Charged in Bombings; Charlotte, North Carolina Dealing With Another Shooting by Police of a Black Man; Presidential Race Heats Up in Philadelphia. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• N.C. Protests Turn Violent After Police Shooting; Donald Trump Meets With Pastors in Ohio; N.Y. Bombing Suspect Hit with Federal Charges. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Charlotte Press Conference on Shooting. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• NC Protests Turn Violent After Police Shooting; 12 Officers Were Hurt After Deadly Police Shooting; DOJ Investigating Killing Of Terence Crutcher; Mother Demands Justice For Son And Other Killings; Officer's Attorney: She Perceived A Threat; NY Bombing Suspect Hit With Federal Charges. Aired 9-9:30a ET


September 20, 2016
• Ceasefire in Syria Hanging by a Thread; Police Have Arrested Suspect in Weekend's Bombings in New York and New Jersey. Aired 3-4a ET
• New Video on Captured Bombing Suspect; Police Digging into Bombing Suspect's Past; Interview with Bar Owner Who Spotted Bomber; How Bomb Suspect Went Unnoticed; Obama: Don't Give into Fear; Police Identify Suspect in Minnesota Mall Attack; Trump Reacts to Report of Hundreds Wrongly Given U.S. Citizenship; Airstrikes Kill Dozens in Aleppo During Ceasefire. Aired 2-3a ET
• Suspected Bomber Captured Alive; Police Arrest Suspect In NY & NJ Bombings; Sources: Bombing Suspect Visited Afghanistan & Pakistan; Syria's Ceasefire Appears Finished; Police Identifying Mall Attack Suspect As Dahir Adan; Stark Differences Between Clinton, Trump On Terrorism; Donald Trump, Jr. Compares Refugees To Skittles; Police Digging into Bombing Suspect's Past. Aired 1-2a ET
• Police Arrest Suspect in New York and New Jersey Bombings; Airstrikes Kill Dozens in Rebel Held Areas of Aleppo; Bombing Suspect Charged with Attempted Murder. Aired 12-1a ET
• Report: FBI Says Bombing Suspect Not a Threat In 2014; Angelina Jolie Files for Divorce. Obama Makes Impassioned Plea for Refugees; Clinton Preps for Debates. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Trump Jr. Ignites Furor With Skittles Tweet; U.S. Blaming Russia for Aid Convoy Attack; Terror Investigation. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Angelina Jolie Files for Divorce from Brad Pitt; Kennedy Daughter: George H.W. Bush to Vote Clinton; Should Bombing Suspect be Treated as Enemy Combatant; Oklahoma Police Shooting of Unarmed Black Man Under Investigation. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Rahami's Wife Left Before Bombing; Bombing Suspects Former Classmate Speaks Out; Trump's Son On Refugees; Jolie and Pitt Divorce. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• President Obama Addresses the U.N. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Source: Suspect Wrote About U.S.-born Terror Cleric; Source: Suspect's Wife Left U.S. Before Bombings; Bar Owner Sees Rahami Sleeping, Calls Police; Obama and First Lady Arrive For His Final U.N. Speech. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• U.N. Suspends Aid to Syria After Convoy Bombed; Donald Trump Calls for Suspending Some Immigration; Prosecutors Say Chris Christie New About Bridgegate; New Polls Show Clinton and Trump Virtually Tied. Aired 9:30-10a Et
• Bombing Suspect's Wife Left U.S. Before Bombings; Official: Bombing Suspect Has Not Yet Been Read His Rights; Woman's Tip Leads Police to 2nd Bomb in NYC; Obama to Give Final Speech to United Nations. Aired 9-9:30a ET


September 19, 2016
• Latest on New York and Minnesota Terror Attacks; India-Pakistan Tensions Rising Following Attack on Indian Military Base; UN General Assembly Opens. Aired 3-4a ET
• Suspicious Package Detonated by Elizabeth, New Jersey Police; Traffic Stop Connected to Bombing in Chelsea, NYC; How Syrians in Aleppo Carry On Amid War and Ruin; Militants Attack Army Base in Indian-Administered Kashmir. Aired 2-3a ET
• Suspicious Package Found in Elizabeth, New Jersey; Traffic Stop Connected to Bombing in Chelsea, NYC; Another Typhoon Headed to Japan; Militants Attack Army Base in Indian-Administered Kashmir; Samsung Trying to Recover from Worldwide Recall of Galaxy Note 7 Smartphones. Aired 1-2a ET
• FBI Conducts Traffic Stop Related to NYC Bombing; Governor Calls Saturday's Blast "Terrorism"; Russia Accuses U.S. of Undermining Ceasefire; Samsung Rolls Out Galaxy Note 7 Fire Fix; Indian Soldiers Killed in Army Base Attack; Refugee Cooks Serve Up Cuisine in Egypt; Brazil Paralympic Games Close in Rio de Janeiro. Aired 12-1a ET
• Suspect in Custody in NY, NJ Bombings; Rahami Not Flagged for Possible Radicalization Though Going to Afghanistan Twice; Mall Attacker Identified as Dahir Adan. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Bombing Suspect Captured. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Witness Describes Shootout, Capture of Bombing Suspect; Bar Owner Spots Suspect, Contacts Police Obama Speaks on Bombs in NY, NJ; Security Heightened in N.Y. Following Attacks, Amid U.N. General Assembly Meeting; Jeb Bush's Humor at Emmy Awards. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Bombing Suspect Captured After Shootout with Police. Aired 2- 2:30p ET
• FBI Searches for Suspect in NYC, New Jersey Bombings; ISIS Claims Responsibility for Minnesota Stabbing. Aired 10:30-11a ET.
• Ahmad Khan Rahami is Suspect in NYC, NJ Bombings; Clinton Talks to Media Ahead of Speech to Millennials; Trump: Police Fear Profiling Claims in Terror Fight. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Investigation into the New York Bombing; Minnesota Mall Attack; Clinton to Address Bombings; Trump Talks Profiling. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Officials: Possible Terror Cell Behind Bombings; FBI Issues Bulletin for Ahmad Khan Rahami; FBI Raids Happening Now in Elizabeth, New Jersey; More Evidence NY, NJ Bombings are Related. Aired 9-9:30a ET


September 18, 2016
• Twenty-Nine People Wounded in New York Explosion; U.S. Says It Was Targeting ISIS in Airstrike. Aired 4-5a ET
• Dozens of People Wounded in New York Explosion; Minnesota Mall Stabbing Spree; U.S. Airstrike in Syria Riles Russia; Obama Delivers Impassioned Speech For Clinton. Aired 3-4a ET
• Fire Department: Twenty Nine People Wounded In New York Explosion; Sources: Device Found Appears To Be Pressure Cooker; Russia: U.S. Airstrike Kills Dozens Of Syrian Troops; New Yorkers On Edge After Saturday Explosion; Obama Delivers Impassioned Speech For Clinton; Polls Show Trump Gaining On Clinton. Aired 2-3a ET
• Major Explosion in Manhattan, Chelsea Neighborhood; Authorities: Blast Intentional, No Obvious Nexus to Terrorism; Stabbing Spree in Minnesota Mall. Aired 1-2a ET
• Explosion in Manhattan, No Obvious Nexus to Terrorism; Officials Say 29 Injured in Explosion. Aired 12-1a ET
• Law Enforcement Obtain Key Video in Manhattan Bomb Investigation; Witnesses to Explosion Share Experience. Aired 8-9p ET
• Officials: Investigators Find Similarities in New York and New Jersey Bombs; FBI: Minnesota Stabbings "Potential Act of Terror"; Three Possible Terror Attacks on U.S. Soil in One Day; First on CNN: Videos Show Same Man Near Both New York Incident Sites. Aired 7-8p ET
• FBI: Minnesota Stabbings "Potential Act of Terror"; 29 Injured in Manhattan Explosion; Obama Set to Address United Nations For Last Time; Obama and First Lady Hit the Campaign Trail for Clinton; Three Possible Terror Attack on U.S. Soil in One Day; FBI Still Collecting Evidence from Bombing Scene; NYPD Investigating New Jersey Plate Vehicle. Aired 6-7p ET
• Three Possible Terror Attacks on American Soil in single Day; ISIS Claims Responsibility for Minnesota Mall Stabbing; 29 Injured After Explosion in New York city; U.S.-Led Coalition Air Strikes Kill Syrian Solders; Russia Calls Emergency Meeting of U.N. Security Council. Aired 5-6p ET
• Officials: Investigators Find Similarities In NY & NJ Bombs; Three Possible Terror Attack On U.S. Soil In One Day; Soon: Somalian Community Leaders Address MN Stabbings; 29 People Injured in NYC Blast; Press Conference in Minnesota on Mall Stabbings. Aired 4-5p ET
• FBI Investigation Minnesota Mall Stabbing as Act of Terrorism; Police Find Similarities Between NY and NJ Bombs; New Pictures of Explosion Aftermath; U.S. Apologizes for Airstrike Hitting Syrian Soldiers. Aired 3-4p ET
• FBI: Investigating Stabbings As 'Potential Act Of Terrorism'; Man Shot Dead After Stabbing 9 At MN Mall; Mayor: Off-Duty Officer Who Killed Suspect 'Heroic'; Surveillance Video Captures Chaos After Explosion; Officials: Investigators Find Similarities In New York And New Jersey Bombs; Witness: Bomb Shook Apartment Walls; U.S. Expresses "Regret" Over Deaths Of Syrian Soldiers. Aired 2-3p ET
• 29 Injured in Manhattan Explosion; Interview with Governor Andrew Cuomo; Man Shot Dead After Stabbing Nine People in Minnesota; Investigators Find Similarities in New York and New Jersey Bombs; Aired 1-2p ET


September 17, 2016
• Trump and the Birther Controversy; Syrian Cease-Fire Holds but Aid Stalled; Pro-Kremlin Parties Set to Dominate Russian Election; Frantic 9-1-1 Call Leads to Woman's Rescue; Migrants in England Face Xenophobia; Beatles' Documentary Premieres in London; Syrian Cease- Fire Holds but Aid Stalled; Migrants in England Face Xenophobia; Duterte Ordered Killings as Mayor; Frantic 9-1-1 Call Leads to Woman's Rescue. Aired 5-6a ET
• Trump and the Birther Controversy; U.S. Special Ops Assist Turkish Forces; Syrian Cease-Fire Holds but Aid Stalled; Obama Coalition Rallies behind Clinton; Pro-Kremlin Parties Set to Dominate Russian Election; Migrants in England Face Xenophobia; Beatles' Documentary Premieres in London. Aired 4-5a ET
• Trump and the Birther Controversy; U.S. Special Ops Assist Turkish Forces; Syrian Cease-Fire Holds but Aid Stalled; E.U. Leaders Agree on Road Map for Bloc's Future; Beatles' Documentary Premieres in London. Aired 2-2:30a ET
• Trump and the Birther Controversy; U.S. Special Ops Assist Turkish Forces; Syrian Cease-Fire Holds but Aid Stalled; Pro-Kremlin Parties Set to Dominate Russian Election; Frantic 9-1-1 Call Leads to Woman's Rescue; Migrants in England Face Xenophobia; Beatles' Documentary Premieres in London. Aired 3-3:30a ET
• Trump and the Birther Controversy; U.S. Special Ops Assist Turkish Forces; Syrian Cease-Fire Holds but Aid Stalled; Duterte Ordered Killings as Mayor; Beatles' Documentary Premieres in London. Aired 12-12:30a ET
• Special Coverage of the Congressional Black Caucus Dinner. Aired 8-9p ET
• Hillary Clinton Accepts Trailblazer Award from CBC; Obama Gives Final Address to CBC; Obama Talks About Legacy; Obama Addresses Congressional Black Caucus; Explosion In Chelsea Neighborhood, New York. Aired 9-10p ET
• Obama Admin "Regret" Syrian Military Deaths; Pentagon: Coalition Airstrike Possibly Hit Syrian Troops; Soon: Clinton, Obama Attend Black Caucus Dinner; Trump: Disarm Clinton's Guards ... "See What Happens"; Trump Finally Admits Obama Was Born In U.S.; Trump Unveils His Economic Proposals. Aired 7-8p ET
• Reports: 80 Plus Killed in U.S.-Led Airstrikes in Syria; Nobody Hurt When Bomb Explodes on Charity Run Route; Sanders Urges Ohio Millennials to Vote For Clinton; Former CIA Chief Supports Trump, Reacts Live to News Out of Syria; FBI News Conference on Explosion at Race in Philadelphia. Aired 5-6p ET
• Awaiting News Conference On NJ Explosion; Trump: Clinton's Bodyguards Should be Disarmed; Police Suspect Left Note Expressing Hatred of Police' Report: 80+Killed In Syria Airstrikes; How Would Trump's Economic Plan Impact Everyday People?; NFL Quarterback's Hometown Not Embracing Protest; "Game Of Thrones," "Veep" To Defend Emmy Crowns. Aired 4-5p ET
• Shooting Rampage in Philadelphia; Bomb Explodes on N.J. Charity Run Route; Philadelphia Police Commissioner Press Conference; Trump Under Fire for Clinton Secret Service Comment; Ivanka Trump Asked Tough Questions on Trump's Child Care Plan; Both Candidates Push for Government-Funded Paternal Leave; Oliver Stone's "Snowden" Opens this Weekend. Aired 3-4p ET
• Bomb Likely Planted to Detonate During Charity Run Explodes Without Causing Injuries; Donald Trump Makes Comment on Hillary Clinton's Security Detail Disarming; Police Officers and Civilians Shot in Philadelphia; Former Defense Secretary Robert Gates Writes Op- Ed Critical of Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump; Suspected Serial Killer Caught after Kidnapped Woman Calls 911; President and First Lady Campaign for Hillary Clinton; Emmy Awards Show Nominees Profiled. Aired 2-3p ET
• Trump Attends Luncheon with Families of Victims Killed by Undocumented Immigrants; Trump Under Fire for Clinton Comment on Secret Service; Ivanka Trump Asked Tough Questions on Child Care Plan; Democrats Out in Full Force, Focus on Ohio; Trump Attacks Ford for Moving Jobs, Ford Responds; Michigan in Play for Republicans; More Details on Seaside, New Jersey, Explosion During Marine 5K Run; Inside the New African-American Museum. Aired 1-2p ET
• Latest from the Campaign Trail; US Ground Troops Helping Turks Clear ISIS Out of Syrian Border Areas; Examining Challenges in Syria; Woman Escapes Killer, Calls 911; Trump Finally Admits Obama Was Born In U.S.; Clinton, Obama Attend Black Caucus Dinner; Woman Killed Cops Injured In Philly Shooting Rampage. Aired Noon-1p ET
• Fallout over Trump's Comments About 'Disarming' Clinton's Security; Gunman Killed in Philadelphia; Republicans Join Dems In Demanding Trump Release Taxes; Celebration Of African-American History And Culture; "Games Of Thrones" Most Nominated Program; "Veep" Gets 17 Nominations Including Best Comedy. Aired 11a-12p ET
• Hillary Clinton Surrogates Campaigning in Swing States; Donald Trump Makes Comment on Hillary Clinton's Security Detail Disarming; Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton's Economic Plans Examined; Police Officers and Civilians Shot in Philadelphia; Suspected Serial Killer Caught after Kidnapped Woman Calls 911; University of North Carolina Student Claims Authorities Did Not Help Her after She Reported Sexual Assault; Colin Kaepernick's Protest Sparks Controversy in His Hometown. Aired 10-11a ET


September 16, 2016
• Trump Now Believes Obama Born in United States; Accusations of Death Squads During Duterte Tenure as Mayor; iPhone 7 Hits Market as Samsung Galaxy Note 7 Faces Recall; Syria Ceasefire Holding, Despite US-Russia Tensions; China Facing Typhoon-Related Flooding; Irish Military Ship Reaches Italy with Rescued Migrants; Libya Claims Successes Against ISIS; Swedish Court Expected to Rule on Assange Detention Order. Aired 3-4a ET
• Syrian Aid Held Up as Mistrust Grows Between U.S., Russia; Former Hitman: Philippines President Ordered Killings While Mayor; Clinton Attacks Trump on Obama's Birthplace; Trump Talks Tax Plan, Physical Health, Not about Releasing Tax Returns; Ivanka Trump Defends Day's Child Care Plan; New U.S. Warnings on Samsung Galaxy Note 7. Aired 2-3a ET
• Mistrust Growing Between U.S., Russia in Syria; Amnesty International: 75K Refugees Need Food, Air; New U.S. Warnings on Samsung Galaxy Note 7. Aired 1-2a ET
• Trump is a Birther No More; Clinton Back on the Campaign Trail; Trump Unveils Revised Tax Plan; U.S. Responds to Growing Russian Cyber Threat. Aired 12-1a ET
• Michelle Obama Makes Case for Clinton; No Third Party Candidates Invited to First Debate; Trump Says Obama Born in U.S. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Michelle Obama Campaigns for Hillary Clinton; Trump Finally Admits Obama Was Born in U.S. Aired 15-15:30p ET
• Trump Admits Obama Born in U.S.; Clinton Camp Responds to Trump Birther Claims; Congressional Black Caucus Members Respond to Trump Birther Claims. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Black Lawmakers Slam Trump. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Trump Holds Event to Announce His Stance on President Obama's Birthplace. Aired 10:30-11a ET.
• Soon: Trump to Address Birther Issue at DC Event; Clinton: Next 53 Days Will Shape Next 50 Years." Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Trump and Pastor Spar over Speech; Michelle Obama on Campaign Trail; Clinton Delivers Speech in D.C. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Hillary Clinton To Speak Minutes From Now; Trump Likely To Address Birther Claim Today. Aired 9-9:30a ET


September 15, 2016
• Typhoon Meranti Strikes Mainland China; Ceasefire in Aleppo Extended; Aid Still Awaited by Many; Train Crash in Pakistan Detailed; Britain Gives Go Ahead to Hinckley Point Nuclear Plant; Russia Claims Airstrikes Killed 250 ISIS Fighters; 53 Days Until US ElectionFormer Brazilian President Accused of Corruption in Petrobras Investigation. Aired 3-4a ET
• Typhoon Meranti Hamming China, Causing Mayhem; Russia: 250 ISIS Fighters in Syrian Air Strike; Trump, Clinton Showing Voters They're Fit to Lead; Salty Comments on Race in Leaked Colin Powell E-mails; Inside the Trump Organization's Financial Web; Warning on North Korea's Bomb-Making Potential. Aired 2-3a ET
• Typhoon Pounds Mainland China; Syrian Ceasefire Extended; Train Collision Kills At Least 6 In Pakistan; Trump & Clinton Share New Medical Details; Trump Edges Clinton In New Swing State Polls; Colin Powell's Blunt Opinions Out In Hacked E-mails. Aired 1-2a ET
• Typhoon Meranti Causing a Lot of Damage; Trump and Clinton Medical Details; Powell Rips Trump & Clinton in Leaked E-Mails; U.S. and Russia Extend Cease-Fire by 48 Hours; North Carolina Football Player Charged with Sexual Assault; Charles Mulli from Orphan to Kenyan Philanthropist. Aired 12-1a ET
• Clinton Back on Campaign Trail; UNC Student Accuses Classmate of Rape. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Trump Jr. Refers to 'Gas Chamber' in Slam on Media; Hillary Clinton Back on Campaign Trail. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Jane Goodall Makes Impact on Chimpanzee Populations; A Look Inside War-Torn Aleppo During Syrian Ceasefire; Ford Slams Trump After Comments on Moving Plant to Mexico; African-American Thoughts on Barack Obama. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Trump Economy Plan; Trump's Medical Letter. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Syria's Cease Fire Continues; 10-Year-Old Girl Rescued in Aleppo; Edward Snowden to Ask For Pardon from President Obama. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Donald Trump Surprises Dr. Oz with Medical Info; Clinton Returns to Campaign Trail Today; Trump Jr.: Tax Returns Would Detract From Message; Race Tightens in New Battleground State Polls. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Trump Slams Ford; Detroit Pastor's Interview with Trump; New Hampshire Paper Endorses Johnson. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Hillary Clinton Returns to Campaign Trail Today; Clinton Responds to Powell's Hacked Emails; Donald Trump Talks About His Health on "Dr. Oz"; Trump Gives Big Economic Speech This Morning. Aired 9-9:30a ET


September 14, 2016


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