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October 20, 2016


October 19, 2016
• ISIS Fights Back; Debate Night in America. Aired 3-4a ET
• ISIS Resists Iraqi and Kurdish Advance Near Mosul; Villagers Tell Horror Stories of Life Under ISIS; Iraqi Forces Ready to Take in Fleeing Civilians; Trump and Clinton Face Off in Final Debate Wednesday; UK Working to Bring in More Child Refugees; Trump's Female Supporters Standing By Their Man; Melania Trump Remembered in Slovenian Hometown; Pot Potency on the Rise in Colorado; Aired 2-3a ET
• CNN Goes To The Mosul Frontlines; Melania Trump Stands By Her Man; Russian; Syrian Forces To Pause Airstrikes Thursday; Iraqi & Kurdish Forces Advance On Mosul; Amnesty Intl. Accuses Iraqi Forces Of Torture Killings; Trump Says Sexual Misconduct Claims Politically Motivated. Aired 1-2a ET
• The Long Battle for Mosul; Obama to Trump: "Stop Whining"; Trump Intensifies Claims of Rigged Election; The Importance of Retaking Mosul; Why Third Party Candidates Run. Aired 12-1a ET
• 'The Art of the Deal' Co-Author Says Trump is Victimizer; John Podesta, Clinton Campaign Chair says he respects Sanders; Trump's Lawyer Says Trump Not Attracted to Accusers. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Clinton, Trump Face Off Tonight in Final Debate; Trump Predicting Election Is Brexit All Over Again. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Presidential Debate Set-up and Rules; Candidate's Debate Performance; Undercover Video. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Kurdish forces make a stunning discovery in Iraq as they battle is for Mosul; Immigration on the list of topics tonight on that debate stage; Retired NB player is still undecided; Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Final Presidential Debate Tonight on CNN; Benghazi Victim's Mom to Attend Debate on CNN; Clinton Unveils New Ad: "A Place For Everyone"; U.S. Service Member Killed in Afghanistan; Trump's Debate Strategy; 2008 Video Reveals Trump Praising Clintons. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Final Presidential Debate Tonight; Iraqi Forces Close in on Mosul; Jimmie Walker Talks Election. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Trump and Clinton to Face Off in Final Presidential Debate Tonight on CNN. Aired 9-9:30a ET


October 18, 2016
• Fight to Free Mosul Enters Second Day; Russia Plans Temporary Halt to Air Strikes in Aleppo; Pressing for Peace Talks in Yemen; Melania Stands By Her Man. Aired 3-4a ET
• Iraqi Battle for Mosul Against ISIS Continues; Fears for Fate of 1 Million Civilians in Iraq; Russia, Syrian Forces to Pause Airstrikes Thursday; Trump's Unsubstantiated "Rigged" Vote Claim; Melania Trump Speaks Out. Aired 2-3a ET
• Iraq Battle for Mosul Against ISIS Continues; Melania Trump Stands By Her Man; Trump Blames The System For "Rigged" Election U.S., Others Have Varied Interests in Mosul Battle; Democrat Raises Money to Rebuild Firebombed Republican Field Office; "World Sport Update. Aired 1-2a ET
• Mosul Offensive Deals ISIS "Heavy Losses"; Melania Trump Defends Husband after Lewd Comments; Donald Trump: Election is Rigged against Me; WikiLeaks Releases Stolen Emails from Clinton Camp; Trump Calls for "SNL's" Cancellation After "Hit Job". Aired 12-1a ET
• Late Night Picks a Side in Presidential Race; Clinton Eyes Big Red State Arizona with Big Surrogates; CNN Uncovers Crass Comments from Trump Jr. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Melania Trump Defends Her Husband; Obama Blasts Trump as Whiner. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Clinton, Trump Debate Tomorrow Night; Amy Schumer Fans Walk Out of Show over Trump Comments; Many Trump Voters Concerned over Supreme Court. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Presidential Race; Fact-Checking Election Rigging Claims; Obama's Comments about Trump; Colleagues Back up Trump Accuser; Death Threats After Paper Backs Clinton. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Melania Trump Breaks Her Silence; President Obama Has Been Working Hard to Get Hillary Clinton Into White House; Iraqi-Led Forces Taking the Fight to ISIS in the Air and on the Ground. Aired 10:30- 11:00a ET
• Soon: Clinton Leaves for Vegas Debate; State Dept.: FBI Talks on Email Were proper; Trump: Ryan's 2020 Hopes May Rely on My Loss; Melania Trump Breaks Silence on CNN; Trump Ramps Up "Rigged" Election Claims. GOP Divided: Questions Over Future of Party. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Clinton Targets Red States; The Fight for Mosul; Path to Electoral Votes. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Trump: "We Are Competing In A Rigged Election"; I, State Department Deny Clinton E-mail Deal; Melania Trump: Just "Boy Talk" On 2005 Tape; Obama Welcomes Italian PM To White House; Pence: "Voter Fraud Cannot Be Tolerated". Aired 9-9:30a ET


October 17, 2016
• More Than 50,000 Troops Advancing Towards Mosul; Human Rights Group Warn Battle for Mosul Could be Humanitarian Crisis in the Making; New Polls Show Clinton Leading Trump; EU Foreign Ministers Discuss Crisis in Syria; Thailand Mourns Its King; WikiLeaks Releases More Hacked E-mails. Aired 3-4a ET
• Iraq Military Fight to Liberate Mosul from ISIS; Secret Resistance Against ISIS Inside Mosul; Trump Claims Election Rigged, Tweets about GOP Office Firebombed; WikiLeaks Releases More Hacked Clinton E-mails. Aired 2-3a ET
• Forces Fighting To Deliberate Last ISIS Stronghold In Iraq; Iraq Military Fight to Liberate Mosul from ISIS; Video Shows Destruction in Mosul by ISIS; Chinese Launch Ambitious Space Program. Aired 1-2a ET
• Battle to Retake ISIS Stronghold Mosul Underway; Choice for President; WikiLeaks Releases More Hacked Clinton Emails; Desperate Iraqis Escape ISIS in Mosul; CNN aboard French Carrier in Battle for Mosul; China Launches its Longest Space Mission. Aired 12-1a ET
• Report: ISIS Under Assault, Battle for Mosul Underway. Hillary Clinton Is Focusing Her Time on Debate Prep; Trump Refuses to Apologize for Statements Made About the Exonerated Central Park Five. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Fighting ISIS; Evangelical Vote; Trump Says Election Rigged Against Him. Aired 15-15:30p ET
• McCain Questions Trump's Judgment on Justice Pick; Iraqi Forces Battle to Take Back Mosul from ISIS; Former "Celebrity Apprentice" Contests Rebuked By Trump on Locker-Room Talk. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Trump and Pence Disagree on Rigged Election; Ohio Secretary of State Interview; Clinton E-mails; Hacked Clinton Speeches. Aired 2- 2:30p ET
• Donald Trump Wants "SNL" Cancelled; Iraqi-Led Forces Battling for Control of Mosul. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Trump Ramps Up Claims of "Rigged" Election; FBI Releases More Docs From Clinton Email Probe; Dark Election Tone Highlights Divide Within Country. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Battle for Mosul Under Way; Final Presidential Debate This Wednesday; Arizona Newspaper Endorses Clinton. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Trump Ramps Up Claims of "Rigged" Election; Trump Rails Against Claims of Sexual Misconduct; Trump, Clinton Prep to Square Off on Final Debate; GOP Headquarters Firebombed in NC; Ohio Secretary of State: "Rigged" Talk is "Irresponsible"; Trump: SNL Part Of Media Conspiracy; Battle For Mosul, Last Main ISIS Stronghold In Iraq. Aired 9-9:30 ET


October 16, 2016
• Battle for Mosul Begins; Syria Negotiations Continue; Trump Takes on Sexual Assault Accusations; More Emails Dumped by WikiLeaks; Critical Ohio Voters Speak Out; Boko Haram Freem 21 Chibok Girls; Third Graders Weigh in on Election. Aired 5-6a ET
• The Battle for Mosul; Syria Negotiations Continue in London; Trump Sexual Assault Allegations Examined; Debate Preparations; 21 Chibok Girls Freed; CNN Visits Key Swing State Voters; The Push to Cast More Black Actors in Film. Aired 4-5a ET
• Battle for Mosul; Syria Ceasefire Sought; Another Trump Accuser; WikiLeaks Releases Clinton Speeches. Aired 3-3:30a ET
• Battle for Mosul; Another Trump Accuser; WikiLeaks Releases Cltinon Speeches; Transatlantic Crossing. Aired 2-2:30a ET
• Iraq PM: Offensive to Retake Mosul Begins; Trump Insists Election "Absolutely Being Rigged"; WikiLeaks Releases Clinton's Goldman Sachs Speeches; Trump Losing Women Voters in Battleground States. Aired 7-8p ET
• Trump Insists Election "Absolutely Being Rigged"; WikiLeaks Releases Clinton's Goldman Sachs Speeches; Wall Street Closely Watching Next Debate; Your Money, Your Vote: Battleground States; An Outsider's Presidential Run; Evan McMullin in Virtual Three-Way Tie in Utah Poll; Iraq PM: Offensive to Take Mosul from ISIS Underway. Aired 6-7p ET
• Trump Claims Election Being Rigged; Clinton Team Dealing with Latest Batch of WikiLeaks E-mails; Nine Women Accuse Donald Trump of Sexual Assault; Florida's Greatest Percentage of Senior Voters; Republican HQ in Orange County, NC, Firebombed Overnight; Anthony Bourdain in Sichuan. Aired 5-6p ET
• Cathy Heller Claims She Was Sexually Assaulted by Donald Trump; WikiLeaks Releases Clinton Speech Transcripts. Aired 4-5p ET
• New NBC/WSJ Poll Shows Clinton with 11-Point Lead; Trump Claims Media Rigging Elections; Trump Accuser to Hold Press Conference; WikiLeaks Releases Transcripts to Clinton's Goldman Sachs Speeches; ISIS Under Attack on Multiple Fronts. Aired 3-4p ET
• Trump: Media Rigging Election In Favor Of Clinton; WikiLeaks Hacks Clinton Goldman Sachs Speeches; Trump Supporter "A lot of bloodshed" If Clinton Wins; New Polls Show Clinton with National Lead; Pence Disagrees With Trump On Russian Hackers; Third Party Candidate Aims For "Never-Trump" Conservatives; SNL Spoofs Awkward Debate Moments. Aired 2-3p ET


October 15, 2016
• Trump Attempts to Brush Off Allegations of Sexual Assault; France Marks Three Months Since Bastille Day Terror Attack; Leaders Meet for Syrian Peace Talks in Switzerland; 21 Chibok Girls Freed; Almost 200 Countries Take Major Step to Reduce Global Warming. Aired 5-6a ET
• Growing Sexual Assault Accusations Against Donald Trump; New Round of Talks on Syria; Some Western Powers Say Russia Should be Investigated for War Crimes; France Marks Three Month Anniversary of Bastille Day Attack; Thailand Bids Farewell to King; Cuba Hopes to Capitalize on Cigar Market. Aired 4-5a ET
• Eight Women Now Accuse Trump of Sexual Assault; Obama, Other Surrogates Campaign for Clinton; Peace Talks in Switzerland; Medical Miracle as Conjoined Twins Separated; Thailand Mourns Its King. Aired 3-3:30a ET
• More Accusers Step Forward Against Donald Trump; Where is Melania Trump?; Foreign Ministers Gather to Discuss Syria; Thailand Begins Year of Mourning. Aired 2-2:30a ET
• Saudi Crown Prince Making Changes in the Kingdom; Girls Face Mandatory Pregnancy Tests in School; Republican Kemp Accused of Voter Suppression in Georgia; Voter Registration Drivers; Once Leading U.S. Retail Chain Sears Declares Bankruptcy; Trump: Putin Probably Involved In Assassinations; Trump: "I Think I'm Very Tough With Putin." Aired 1-2a ET
• Sexual Assault Allegations Pile Up Against Donald Trump; Trump's Uphill Battle to 270; New Round of Talks on War in Syria; Cuba Hopes to Capitalize on Cigar Market. Aired 12-12:30a ET
• Ninth Woman Accuses Donald Trump of Sexual Misconduct; Trump Losing Women Voters in Battleground States; October Surprise Hit Both Clinton and Trump; Voters From Pennsylvania, Florida and Ohio Speak Out. Aired 7-8p ET
• Trump Camp Suggests Media Behind Latest Claim; WikiLeaks Emails Show Plan To Deal With Bill Clinton Accuser; Ninth Woman Accuses Donald Trump of Sexual Misconduct; Economy Important in Swing States; Pennsylvania Key in Presidential Race. Aired 5-6p ET
• New Woman Accuses Trump of Sexual Misconduct; Trump Mocks Accusers, Denies Allegations; Donald Trump Insisting Election is "Rigged"; Women's Issues Rocket To Center of Historic Election; Your Money, Your Vote: Wells Fargo CEO Steps Down Over Fake Accounts; Nine Women Accusing Trump Of Sexual Harassment; Poll" Trump Tape A "Deal Breaker" For 49 Percent Of Female Voters; Your Money, Your Vote: Battleground Ohio; Conjoined Twins Separated In 27-hour Operation. Aired 4-5p ET
• Trump Lashes Out, Insists Election Rigged; Trump Says Ahead of Next Debate Candidates Be Drug Tested; Ninth Accuser Comes Out Against Trump; Trump Speaks Live in Bangor, Maine; Legal Recourse for Trump Accusers; The Changing Demographics in Battleground State Florida. Aired 3-4p ET
• Donald Trump Denies Allegations of Sexual Assault from Multiple Women; Emails Released by WikiLeaks Indicate Criticism of Bill Richardson by Clinton Campaign; Iraqi Armed Forces Prepare Assault on ISIS Held City of Mosul; Voters in Pennsylvania Interviewed; Actor Discusses Battle with Depression. Aired 2-3p ET
• Fmr. CIA Director: Putin Has Played Trump "Like a Fiddle"; Trump: Groping Allegations "Completely False"; Trump Says Ahead of Next Debate Candidates Be Drug Tested; Trump Disputes Accusers Coming Forward; Clinton Ahead in Latest Poll; More Hacked Clinton Camp E- mails Revealed by WikiLeaks. Aired 1-2p ET
• Multiple Women Accuse Trump Of Sexual Assault; Trump To Speak Amid Eight Claims Of Sexual Misconduct; Trump's Wife Melania Staying Off The Campaign Trail; Allegations of Sexual Abuse by Donald Trump Examined; Donald Trump Speaks in New Hampshire; Clinton Campaign Blames Russia for Email Hack. Aired Noon-1p ET
• Trump Calls Women's Accusations "Lies And Smears"; Trump On Sex Assault Allegations: "I Am A Victim"; Hacked Democratic Emails Call Bill Richardson "Needy"; NYT: Big Donors Urge RNC To Dump Trump; White House "Confident" Of Russian Election Hack; Clinton Reacts To Allegations Against Trump; "Apprentice" Creator Won't Release Show Tapes. Aired 11a-Noon ET
• Donald Trump Denies Allegations of Sexual Assault from Multiple Women; Emails Released by WikiLeaks Indicate Criticism of Bill Richardson by Clinton Campaign; Donald Trump Comments that Presidential Election may be Rigged; Donald Trump Jr.'s Comments on Women in Workforce Draw Controversy. Aired 10-11a ET


October 14, 2016
• Trump Attacks Stories of Accusers; King of Thailand Has Died; Samsug Facing Soaring Losses over Cell Phone Issue; Boko Haram Releases Some Nigerian School Girls; Syrian Violence Worsens; Michelle Obama Takes on Trump; Bob Dylan Wins Nobel Prize for Literature. Aired 3-4a ET
• Trump Lashes Out at Accuser, Pulls Campaign From Virginia; Accuser Jessica Leeds Talks Trump; Supporters Stand by Trump Amid Allegations; Michelle Obama Delivers Emotional, Powerful Speech Against Trump; Thailand Mourns Loss of King Bhumibol Adulyadej; 21 Nigerian Schools Girls Released by Boko Haram. Aired 2-3a ET
• Trump Claims All Allegations of Women are False; 21 Women Released From Boko Haram; Thailand Mourns Loss of King Bhumibol Adulyadej; Reuters: Obama to Meet Aides about Syria, ISIS; Russian Lawmaker Warns of Dire Consequences if Clinton Elected President; Iraqis Follow U.S. Presidential Race; Bob Dylan Receive Nobel Prize in Literature. Aired 1-2a ET
• Trump Attacks Accusers on Campaign Trail; The Mormon Vote; Boko Haram Releases 21 Chibok Girls; Aleppo Hit with New Horrific Wave of Violence; Bob Dylan Wins the Nobel Prize for Literature. Aired 12-1a ET
• Report: Ex-Apprentice Contestant Now Accusing Trump; Conjoined Twins Separated in Successful Surgery; Trump Being Advised by Roger Ailes and Steve Bannon of Breitbart; Pennsylvania Working Class Voters Still for Trump; Boy Victim of Bullies Has a Birthday Party with Fireman and Police. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Donald Trump Defends Allegations of Sexual Harassment; Another Woman Comes Forward with Sexual Misconduct Story Against Donald Trump; Billy Bush Hires Attorney. Aired 3-3:30a ET
• WAPO: New Trump Accuser Surfaces; Donald Trump Lashes Out in North Carolina Speech. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Trump To Speak in North Carolina; Trump Accusations; Ex- Apprentice Star Speaks About Trump. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Candidates Campaign in Ohio; Conjoined Twins in Recovery After Surgery; U.S. Working to Stop Russian Hackers. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Trump Attacks Claims of Sexual Aggression; Trump, Clinton Blitz Swing States; Pence: Evidence Coming to Debunk Allegations; Multiple Women Accuse Trump of Sexual Misconduct; Trump: Claims "Pure Fiction and Outright Lies"; Trump: We Have Evidence to Dispute These Lies; First Lady Fires Up Supporters; Clinton: Election is Still Unpredictable. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• A Look at the Presidential Race; Thousands Forced to Shelters in North Carolina; Ivanka Trump Hits Campaign Trail. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Trump Attacks Claims of Sexual Aggression; Accuser: Trump Will Distract Public and Media; Trump: "Corporate Media" Working for Clinton; Ex-Contestant, Trump Accuser Appear on CNN; Former Miss NC: Trump Barged Into Dressing Room; Trump Accuser: He Groped Me On Flight; Trump: Allegations "Totally and Absolutely False"; Pence: Evidence Coming To Debunk Allegations; First Lady: Trump's Dismissal "An Insult". Aired 9-9:30a ET


October 13, 2016
• Trump Threatens to Sue NY Times; New Airstrikes in Syria Ahead of Latest Ceasefire Attempt; Hurricane Nicole Being Tracked. Aired 3- 4a ET
• NYT: 2 Women Accuse Trump of Inappropriate Touching; Trump Brags about Seeing Naked Pageant Contestants; WikiLeaks Releases More Hacked Clinton Camp E-mails; Trump's Campaign Manger on Why Trump Pushes for Clinton Jail Time; Clinton Has the Electoral Votes to Win Presidency; Town Devastated by ISIS Still Burns; Worries over King of Thailand's Health. Aired 2-3a ET
• NYT: 2 Women Accuse Trump Of Inappropriate Touching; WikiLeaks Releases More Hacked Clinton Camp E-mails; U.S. Retaliated After Warship Targeted Off Yemen; Russia's Response On Aleppo; Inside Look at Mosul Ahead of Battle Against ISIS; Samsung Galaxy Note 7 Recall Spreads to China; Janet Jackson Pregnant at Age 50. Aired 1-2a ET
• Report: Trump on Accuser, You Think I Did This, Look at Her; Michelle Obama Says No Woman Deserves to Be Treated This Way; Conjoined Twins Now Are Undergoing a Rare Surgery; Jimmy Carter Still Building Houses for the Poor. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Trump Calls New Sex Assault Allegations False; Michelle Obama Denounces Trump. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Trump Unleashes on Accusers, Media in New Allegations; Liberty University Students Protest Falwell's Support of Trump; The Changing Demographics in Battleground State Florida. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Trump on New Allegations. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Utah May Vote Democratic for the First Time in 50 Year; WikiLeaks Leaked More Emails From the Clinton Campaign; Conjoined Twins Go Into Surgery Today. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Several Women Accuse Trump of Unwanted Advances; Trump Campaign Calls NYT Article "Fiction"; NY Times: 2 Women Claim Trump Accosted Them; Boehner Voting for Trump Despite "Dynamite" Video. Aired 10- 10:30a ET
• Several Women Accuse Trump of Unwanted Advances; Donald Trump Fires Back at the New York Times Article. Aired 9-9:30 ET


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