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September 26, 2016
• Battle Rages on in Syria; Legendary Golfer Dead at 87 Years Old; New Show of Force from U.S. & South Korean Navies; Authorities Release New Video of Scott's Death; Memorable Moments from Past Debates. Aired 12-1a ET
• Trump, Clinton Face Off on Tonight. Aired 3:30-4p ET, 9PM ET
• Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump Set to Debate. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Trump, Clinton Face Off in 1st Debate; How is Clinton Preparing for Tough Debate with Trump; Trump, Putin Bromance Expected to be Discussed at Debate. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Preview of Presidential Debate. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Washington Shooter Arcan Cetin Apprehended; Much Anticipated Presidential Debate to Air Tonight; Carol What Do Hofstra University Students Expect From the Debate? Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Cinton, Trump Face Off Tonight in First Debate. Aired 10- 10:30a ET
• First Presidential Debate Tonight; Moderator Preparation. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Clinton and Trump Face Off on CNN Tonight; Adviser: Mr. Trump is a Game Day Player; Clinton Camp: We Expect a Subdued Trump; Clinton to Get First Question in Debate on CNN; Houston Shopping Center Shooting Wounds Several People; Trump, Clinton Debate Just Hours Away On CNN; The 20-Year-Old Washington Mall Shooting Suspect To Enter A Plea Today. Aired 9-9:30 ET


September 25, 2016
• Charlotte Police Release New Video of Keith Scott's Death; Syria Agreement Between U.S. and Russia Falls Apart; Candidates Prepare for U.S. Presidential Debate; First U.S. Presidential Debate Monday; Photographing Fidel Castro; New Smithsonian Museum Opens. Aired 5-6a ET
• Charlotte Police Release New Video of Keith Scott's Death; Syria Agreement Between U.S. and Russia Falls Apart; Candidates Prepare for U.S. Presidential Debate; First U.S. Presidential Debate Monday; Photographing Fidel Castro; Jerusalem Builds Subterranean City of Graves; New Smithsonian Museum Opens. Aired 4-5a ET
• Authorities Release New Video of Scott's Death; Syria Agreement Between U.S. and Russia Falls Apart; U.S. Presidential Candidates Prep for Debate. Aired 3-3:30a ET
• Authorities Release New Video of Scott's Death; Police Arrest Suspect in Washington State Mall Shooting; Syria Agreement Between U.S. and Russia Falls Apart; U.S. Presidential Candidates Prep for Debate. Aired 2-2:30a ET
• Stage Set for First Presidential Debate; Debate Lessons from History: Mondale Vs. Reagan; Debate Could Potentially Change Clinton's Reputation; Candidates Look To Avoid Debate Mistakes; Will Presidential Debate Live Up To Expectations; Exploring "Vintage Vegas". Aired 6-7p ET
• Will Trump Invoke Bill Clinton's Affairs At Debate?; Doris Kearns Goodwin's One-On-One Talk with President Obama; Interview with Dr. Jill Stein; Debate Moments That Changed Momentum; President Carter Builds Legacy Through Charity. Aired 5-6p ET
• Clinton, Trump to Debate Monday; Historian Predicts a Trump Victory; Will Clinton Woo Millennials?; Anthony Bourdain Visits Hanoi. Aired 4-5p ET
• Countdown on Until First Presidential Debate; Polls Show Virtual Dead Heat; Israeli PM Netanyahu Met With Trump Today; Protesters Gather Outside Panthers Stadium in Charlotte; Late Night Hosts Take on Politics. Aired 3-4p ET
• Clinton, Trump Debate at 9PM Monday on CNN; Poll: Clinton, Trump Virtually Tide Going Into Debate; Clinton Prepares for "Multiple Versions" of Trump; Protesters Gather in Front of Charlotte Stadium; Questions Remain After Charlotte Police Video Released; Israeli PM Netanyahu Meets With Clinton, Trump Today; Clinton, Trump to Debate Monday; Fact-Checking the Candidates; Star Miami Marlins Pitcher Killed in Boat Crash. Aired 2-3p ET


September 24, 2016
• Aleppo Rocked by Fresh Air Strikes; Day Four of Protests in Charlotte; Ted Cruz Endorses Former Rival Donald Trump; Chaos in Washington After Deadly Mall Rampage; Young Couple's Uncompromising Live Remembered in Movie. Aired 5-6a ET
• Newly Released Video Shows Dramatic Lead up to Police Shooting; Manhunt for Mall Shooter; No Military Solution for Syria; Clinton and Trump Prep for Monday's Debate; South Korea Prepared to Assassinate Kim Jong-Un; Mixed Reaction to Brangelina Split. Aired 4-5a ET
• More US Protests over Police Shootings; Charlotte Shooting Video; Syria War Update; North Korea Blames US for Nuclear Activities. Aired 3-4a ET
• More US Protests over Police Shootings; Ted Cruz Endorses Trump; Syria War Update. Aired 2-2:30a ET
• Charlotte Police Release Shooting Video; Gunman Kills Five People in Washington Shopping Mall; Aired 8-9p ET
• Charlotte Police Release Video and Statement of Shooting; Family of Keith Lamont Scott Make Statement; Questions Remain After Dash Cam Video Released. Aired 7-8p ET
• Charlotte Police to Release Dash Cam, Body Cam Videos; How One- Liners Can Make Or Break A Debate; Gestures, Body Language Can Also Trip Up Candidates; CNN Receives Charlotte Shooting Video; Evidence Pictures From Charlotte Shooting Released. Aired 6-7p ET
• Charlotte Police to Release Body Cam, Dash Cam Footage; Presidential Debate Starts Monday 9PM Eastern Time on CNN; Massive Manhunt in Washington State for Shooter; Late Night Welcome Mate for Candidates Slippery in 2016. Aired 5-6p ET
• Charlotte Police to Release Body Cam, Dash Cam Footage; Charlotte Police News Conference This Afternoon. Aired 4-5p ET
• Protests Continue in Charlotte as Police Consider Releasing Video; NAACP: DOJ Investigation Underway of Police Shooting; Presidential Candidates Prepare for Monday's Debate; Ted Cruz Endorses Donald Trump; Voters on Presidential Candidates: Picking "Lesser of Two Evils". Aired 3-4p ET
• Man Shoots Five in Washington Mall; Republican Party's Need for Minority Voter Outreach Examined; Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump Debate Assessed; Organizers Speak at Demonstration in Charlotte, North Carolina, Regarding Shooting of Black Man by Police. Aired 2-3p ET
• Massive Manhunt in Washington State for Shooter; Presidential Candidates Prepare for Monday's Debate; Authorities to Release Scott Police Shooting Video as Rally Planned in Charlotte; Obama Speaks at Black Museum Opening; Reverend Tries to Bridge Differences of Police, Black Community; Reverend Tries to Bridge Differences of Police, Black Community; Presidential Candidates Prepare for Monday's Debate; Memorable Debate Confrontations of the Past; Inside Museum of African- American History & Culture. Aired 1-2p ET
• President Obama Speaks at Opening of African American History Museum; Presidential Debate Coming Monday; New York Times Endorses Clinton. Aired 12-1p ET
• Obama and Others Speak At Opening Of New African American History and Culture Museum in D.C.; Police Give Press Briefing, Seek Information, Regarding Shooting in Washington State; Manhunt Underway For Mall Shooting Suspect; President Obama To Speak At Black History Museum. Aired 11a-12p ET
• Senator Ted Cruz Endorses Donald Trump; Man Shoots Five in Washington Mall; Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump Prep for Presidential Debate; National Museum of African-American History and Culture Opens; Black Man Shot to Death by Police in Tulsa Laid to Rest. Aired 10-11a ET


September 23, 2016
• Charlotte Protests Mostly Peaceful on Third Night; Victim's Family Wants Video of Shooting Released; Palestinian Authority Leader Wants Apology from British over Declaration Supporting Israeli Homeland in Palestine; Rusians and Syrians Resume Bombing in Aleppo; Yahoo Cyber Breach Examined. Aired 3-4a ET
• Charlotte Protests Continue Despite Curfew; Tyler Hickey Documents Charlotte Protests; Charlotte Mayor: Shooting Video Unclear; Obama Comments on Violent Protests in Charlotte; Trump Appeals to Black Voters, Calls for National Anti-Crime Agenda. Aired 2-3a ET
• Charlotte Protests Continue Despite Curfew; Police Won't Enforce Curfew If Things Stay Calm; Attorney: Video Unclear On What's In Victim's Hands; Athletes Reacts to Protests; Trump Appeals to Black Voters, Calls for National Anti-Crime Agenda; Obama Comments on Protests. Aired 1-2a ET
• Report: Ex-Ferguson Police Chief on Charlotte Shooting; Family Releases Cell Phone Video of Charlotte Shooting; Ted Cruz Endorses Donald Trump. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• North Carolina Police Shooting Video Released. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Source: Ted Cruz to Endorse Donald Trump; Video Shot by Wife of Keith Scott Shows Police Shooting; N.C. Governor Holds Press Conference. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Charlotte, North Carolina Family Releases Cell Phone Video. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• The Presidential Race Heats Up in North Carolina; Investigation Into NYC Bombings Continues With New Video Evidence; Mayor Roberts and Police Chief Putney Holding A News Conference Regarding The Investigation In Charlotte, North Carolina. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Charlotte Authorities Hold Press Briefing at 11am;. Family, Protesters Demand Release of Video; Tulsa Officer Charged With First- Degree Manslaughter; Trump, Clinton Prep For First Face-Off. Aired 10- 10:30a ET
• Presidential Debate on Monday; Aftermath of Police Shootings; Chicago Mayor on Policing; Sports Update. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Family, Protesters Demand Release of Video; Family: Videos Don't Justify Deadly Force; Charlotte Protesters Peaceful on 3rd Night; Tulsa Police Charged with First-Degree Manslaughter; Trump, Clinton Prep for First Face-Off. Aired 9-9:30 ET


September 22, 2016
• Second Night of Violent Protests in Charlotte; Video Released of Tulsa Shooting; Presidential Candidates React to Shootings. Aired 3-4a ET
• Witness Describes Violent Protests in Charlotte; Violent Protests Continue in Charlotte News Crews Covering Protest In Firing Line. Aired 2-3a ET
• Violent Protests, State of Emergency in Charlotte; Police: One Person Critically Injured, Shot By Civilian; CNN Correspondent Is Knocked Down During Report; Professional Athletes React To Police Shootings; Reaction of Presidential Candidates on Police Shootings. Aired 1-2a ET
• Report: Officials Say Rahami's Wife Did Not Know of Plot; Trump Campaign Clarifies Comments on Stop and Frisk, Says Applied to Chicago Only; Trump Ohio Chair Quits After Racist Remark; Family of Keith Scott to Speak Out; U.S. Boy Asks Obama If He Can Adopt Syrian Refugee Boy; Attorneys for Shooting Victim's Family Speak. Aired 3:30- 4p ET
• 500 Million Yahoo Accounts Hacked; Protests in Charlotte. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Trump Comments on Stop and Frisk Cause Controversy; Officials in North Carolina Hold Press Conference; Phil Donahue Talks Presidential Debate. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Charlotte Shooting; Friend of Officer Speaks. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Press Conference from North Carolina about Police Shooting and Aftermath. Aired 10:30-11a ET.
• Charlotte North Carolina under State of Emergency. Aired 10- 10:30a ET
• Charlotte Mayor to View Shooting Video; Bombing Suspect Unconscious; Trump Stop and Frisk Policing. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Charlotte Under State of Emergency; Charlotte Police Shooting Sparks 2nd Night of Unrest; Charlotte Mayor Considers Curfew Amid Violence; Charlotte, North Carolina Under State of Emergency; Unrest in Charlotte, Prayer Virgil in Tulsa. Aired 9-9:30a ET


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


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