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November 28, 2016


November 27, 2016
• Cuba Declares Nine Days of Mourning; Crowds in Miami Cheer News of Castro's Death; Venezuela, Ecuador and Bolivia Mourn Castro; Shifts in U.S.-Cuba Ties Mark Castro's Final Years; Syrian Forces Enter Key District in Eastern Aleppo; Fidel Castro, Very Divisive Figure; Life Under Castro's Rule; Aired 5-6a ET
• Cuba Declares Nine Days of Mourning; New Generation of Leaders Set to Rule Cuba; World Leaders React to Fidel's Death; Putin Calls Castro a "Strong and Wise Man"; Former Cuban Leader's Complicated Ties to the Catholic Church; Singer Gloria Estefan Posts Powerful Message; Clinton Backs Vote Recount in Wisconsin; Cuban Dictator Cast Long Shadow over U.S. Aired 4-5a ET
• Pope Francis Visits Myanmar; Mount Agung Show Signs of Possible Eruption; President Trump Faces News Challenges After Thanksgiving; John Conyers Steps Down; Airstrikes in Syria kills 57 people; Pakistan's law minister resigns; Saudi Arabia eases on Yemen; Ireland threatens to block Brexit; Box office hit for new Disney movie. Aired 3-4a ET
• Cuba Declares Nine Days of Mourning; Putin Calls Castro a "Strong and Wise Man"; New Generation of Leaders Set to Rule Cuba. Aired 2-2:30a ET
• Trump's Unprecedented Allegations of Illegal Voting in Tweet Storm; Trump to Meet with Potential Cabinet Picks Monday; Former Cuban Leader Fidel Castro Dead at 90; Kellyanne Conway Publicly Dismissing Mitt Romney To Be Secretary of State; Elian Gonzalez Mourns Castro as His Second Father. Aired 7-8p ET
• Trump Falsely Claims Millions Voted Illegally; Conway Warns Against Romney as Secretary of State; Havana Streets Quiet As Much of Miami Celebrates; Pelosi Faces Big Leadership Challenge; Will Trump Follow Through on Threatened Lawsuits?; Black Friday Report: More Shoppers, Less Spending; NYC Firefighters Pull off Miracle on 93rd Street. Aired 6-7p ET
• Trump Falsely Claims Millions Voted Illegally; Desperate Fight for Survival Inside Aleppo; Mourning in Havana, Celebrations in Miami; Will Trump Roll Back Obama's Cuba Deal?; Next Battlefield Takes Place in Space; Trump Calls Wisconsin Recount Efforts a Scam. Aired 5-6p ET
• Trump Holding Eight Meetings Tomorrow For Posts; Top Aide: Trump and Obama Talking Regularly; Elian Gonzalez: Castro Was A Father To Me; Florida, North Dakota and Arkansas Approved Medical Marijuana; One Dead, 9 Injured in Bourbon Street Shooting; Black Friday Sales Soar With Online Traffic. Aired 4-5p ET
• Former Cuban Leader Fidel Castro Dead at 90; Kellyanne Conway Publicly Dismissing Mitt Romney as Secretary of State; Elian Gonzalez Mourns Death of Fidel Castro; Threats to U.S.-Cuban Relations; Syrian Forces Have Entered Key Rebel-Held Neighborhood in Eastern Aleppo; Melania Trump Will Remain in New York. Aired 3-4p ET
• Kellyanne Conway on Mitt Romney as Potential Pick for Secretary of State; The Election Recount According to Bernie Sanders and Jill Stein; Elian Gonzalez: Castro Was A Father To Me; Rubio: Obama "Pathetic" For Offering Condolences; Separated Twins "Ahead Of Schedule"; "War In Space: The Next Battlefield". Aired 2-3p ET


November 26, 2016
• Former Cuban Leader Fidel Castro Dies at 90; Brother Raul Castro Continues as Cuban President. Aired 5-6a ET
• Continuing Coverage of Death of Cuban Leader Fidel Castro. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Former Cuban Leader Fidel Castro Dies at 90.Aired 4-4:30a ET
• Former Cuban Leader Fidel Castro Dies at 90; Cuba's Economy in Poor Shape; Searching for New Solutions in Cuba. Aired 3-4a ET
• Raul Castro Announces Former Cuban Leader Fidel Castro Dead at 90; Cubans React to Fidel Castro's Death. Aired 2-3a ET
• Former Cuban Leader Fidel Castro Dies at 90. Aired 1-2a ET
• Castro's Death Causes Contrasting Reactions of Grief, Relief; Stein Responds to Trump's Attacks Over Recount; Inside Heavily- Fortified Trump Tower; Photographing Cuban Leader Fidel Castro; Melanie Trump and Son to Delay Move to White House. Aired 6-7p ET
• Conflicting Global Reaction to Fidel Castro's Death; Miami's Little Havana Celebrates Castro's Death; The Future of U.S.-Cuba Relations; Clinton Campaign Backs Recount Efforts; Protecting Donald Trump; Trump Skips Intelligence Briefings. Aired 5-6p ET
• Castro's Death Causes Contrasting Reactions of Grief, Relief; Will Trump Ditch Obama's Cuba Initiatives?; Interview with Dr. Jill Stein; U.S. Service Members Spend Holiday Week Fighting ISIS; Interview with Mel Martinez; Castro Twice Welcomed by African- Americans in New York. Aired 4-5p ET
• Secret Service Considering Renting One Floor in Trump Tower; Former Cuban Leader Fidel Castro Dies at Age 90; Hillary Clinton's Campaign Joins Green Party Candidate Jill Stein in Recount Efforts in Three Swing States; Aired 3-4p ET
• Fidel Castro Dies; Changing Cuban-American Relations Under President Obama Examined; Possible Conflict of Interests Questions Arise when Secret Service Proposes Renting Floor of Trump Tower. Aired 2-230p ET
• Former Cuban Leader Fidel Castro Dead at 90; White House Considers North Korea A Grave Threat to America; Vladimir Putin Has Also Paid Tribute To Fidel Castro; Jury Selection Resumes Monday in the Trial of Dylan Roof. Aired 1-2p ET
• Former Cuban Leader Fidel Castro Dead At 90; Trump: We Will Help Cuba Move Toward Prosperity, Liberty; Trump Loyalists Rip Romney As Possible Secretary of State; Clinton Campaign: We Are Taking Part In The Recount; Exhiled Cubans Discuss Fidels Impact; Trump National Security Team to Face Challanges in Iraq. Aired 12-1p ET
• Cuba Mourns Death of Former Leader; Trump's: We Will Help Cuba Move Towards Prosperity, Liberty; Former Cuban Leader Dies At 90; Campaign Lawyer Donald McGahn Named White House Counsel; Unprecedented Security At Trump's Florida Estate. Aired 11a-12p ET
• Fidel Castro Dies; Changing Cuban-American Relations Under President Obama Examined; Trump's Transition Team Releases Statement on Passing of Fidel Castro; Possible Conflict of Interests Questions Arise when Secret Service Proposes Renting Floor of Trump Tower. Aired 10-11a ET
• Former Cuban Leader Fidel Castro Dies at 90; New Insights Into Trumps Lawsuits; Interview with Representative Ileana Ros-Lehtinen; Russia Reacting to Fidel Castro's Death; What It's Like to Live in Trump Tower; Spy Planes Gather Key Intel Over Middle East. Aired 9-10a ET


November 25, 2016
• Pilgrims Attacked; Wildfires Spread in Israel; Military Abuses on Rohingya Women; Beijing Targeting Muslim Uighurs; Colombia's Peace Accord; Deaths Started Online; Prominent Leader Arrested. Aired 3-4a ET
• ISIS Claims Responsibility for Iraqi Truck Bomb; Secret Plane Spying on ISIS; Trump to Resume Filling Posts After Holiday; Rohingya Refugees Fleeing Torture in Myanmar; The Jewish Ghetto of Venice; Aired 2-3a ET
• ISIS claims responsibility for Iraq truck bomb; U.S. Election recount effort gains momentum, as Stein suggest we should have quality assurance; Earthquake, Hurricane strike Central America; Rohingya Refugees fleeing torture in Myanmar; Accident At Chinese Power Plant Kills 74 people. Aired 1-2 a ET
• Massive Blast Kills Dozens in Iraq; Inside Mosul's Liberated Neighborhoods; Girl Posts about Destruction in Aleppo; Calls for Unity and a Recount in the U.S.; Democrats Plan Grassroots Movement Like Tea Party; Second Chance at Peace in Colombia. Aired 12-1a ET
• Secret service is considering renting one floor in Trump tower; Missing jogger who vanished three weeks ago; Donald Trump is considering three additional names for secretary of state along with Rudy Giuliani and Mitt Romney; Mosul neighborhood now cleared of ISIS fighters but still not immune to sporadic attacks; Aired 3:30-4:00p ET
• Securing Trump Tower; Florence Henderson Dies; Trump Cabinet Picks. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Trump and Family Spend Holiday at Storied Estate; Unprecedented Security to Keep Trump Safe in New York; Millions of Shoppers Jump at Black Friday Deals; Dylann Roof Found Competent to Stand Trial; NYC Firefighters Pull Off Miracle on 93rd Street. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Trump Makes Two New Hires for White House Staff; Source: Petraeus, Kelly, Corker Considered for Secretary of State; School Bus Driver Worked Amazon Overnight Shift; "Brady Bunch" Legend Florence Henderson Dies; Missing Jogger Found Alive Wearing Restraints. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• U.S. Service Member Killed by IED in Syria; Trump's Potential Picks Bring Deep Pockets; Spy Planes Gather Key Inter Over Middle East; Missing California Mom Found; Thanksgiving Football; Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Trump Team Splits Over Secretary of State Post; "Brady Bunch" Mom Florence Henderson Dies at 82; Early Bird Shoppers Kick Off Black Friday Frenzy; U.S. Service Member Killed by IED in Syria. Aired 10- 10:30a ET
• Early Bird Shoppers Kick Off Black Friday Frenzy; Trump Eyeing Two Billionaires for Cabinet Posts; ISIS Continues Reign of Terror Over Civilians; Melanie Trump and the Role of First Ladies; Aired 9:30-10a ET
• "Brady Bunch" Mom Florence Henderson Dies at 82; Trump Team Splits Over Secretary of State Post; Call for Rust Belt Recount Gains Momentum. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• Deadly Airstrikes Continue in Aleppo; Massive Blast Kills Dozens in Iraq; How Will Trump Deal with Crisis in Syria?; "Brady Bunch" Mom Florence Henderson Dies at 82; Earthquake, Hurricane Strike Central America; Rohingya Refugees: Fleeing Torture in Myanmar. Aired 4-5a ET


November 24, 2016
• Dozens Killed in China Platform Collapse; Trump Makes Cabinet Pick Before Holiday; U.S. Troops Spend Thanksgiving Fighting Terror; The Future of U.S. Ties With Saudi Arabia; Rich Culture Blooms in the Shade of Intolerance; Far Right Extremist Gets Life for Murder of Jo Cox. Aired 4-5a ET
• Searching for Survivors After Construction Site Collapse in China; Some Experts Urge Votes Recount; Hurricane Aims at Costa Rica; Trump's New Picks For His Cabinet; Peace For Colombia; Share A Meal. Aired 3-4a ET
• At Least 40 Dead in Tower Platform Collapse in China; Trump Nominates First Two Women to Cabinet; U.S. Officials Sound Alarm Over North Korea; Urban Warfare Underway in Mosul; UK Economy to See Slower Growth; Greece and Croatia Pledge Help to Fight Israel Fires; Political Activists Urge Voting Review. Aired 2-3a ET
• At Least 40 Dead In Tower Platform Collapse In China; Trump Nominates First Two women To Cabinet; Stein & Others Demand Voting Hack Investigation; Activists & Doctors Beg Help In Eastern Aleppo; Iraqi Forces Have Mosul Surrounded; ISIS Fighters Trapped Within City Of Mosul; U.S. Service Members Spend Holidays In Battle. Aired 1-2a ET
• More than 40 Dead in Tower Platform Collapse in China; Trump Nominates First Two Women to Cabinet; Mosul Completely Surrounded; Greece and Croatia Help Israel Battle Wildfires. Aired 12-1a ET
• Security Ramped Up at Trump Tower; Six People Shot at Holiday Football Game; First Lawsuit Stemming from Deadly School Bus Crash. Aired 3:30-4p ET.
• Trump Calls on Nation to Heal Divisions; New Report says Trump is Choosing not to Take Daily Intelligence Briefings; Jill Stein Says she Has the Money to Launch a Recount in Three Key States. Aired 3- 3:30p ET
• Man Who Killed Black Teen Should Not Have Had Gun; First Lawsuit Filed in Deadly School Bus Crash; Report: ISIS Claims Truck Bomb at Gas Station Near Baghdad. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Trump Calls for National Healing and Unity; Trump Aide: Getting "Deluge" of Anti-Romney Comments; Report: Trump Skips Most Daily Intel Briefings; Jill Stein Seeks Election Recount in Three States; White Man Charged with Murder of Black Teen. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Trump Seriously Considering Carson as HUD Secretary; UNICEF: 1 in 3 Children In Syria have Only Known Crisis; Trump: "President Can't Have A Conflict Of Interest"
• Trump "Working Hard, Even On Thanksgiving"; Trump Seeks "Shared Purpose" in Holiday Message; Report: Trump Has Skipped Most Daily Intel Briefings. Aired 12-12:30p ET
• Millions Line NYC Streets to Watch Parade; Trump Jr. Meets with Russian Politics, Trump Sr. Skips Intelligence Briefings; Thanksgiving Day Stuffed With NFL Action. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Trump Seriously Considering Carson as HUD Secretary; UNICEF: 1 in 3 Children In Syria have Only Known Crisis; Trump: "President Can't Have A Conflict Of Interest." Aired 12:30-1p ET.
• Talking Politics at Thanksgiving Dinner; Thanksgiving in the War Zone. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Obama and Trump Call for Unity This Thanksgiving; Trump Names Two Women for Cabinet; Report: Trump Skips Most Daily Intel Briefings; Jill Stein Raises Over $2M for Election Recount; Millions Line NYC Street to Watch Parade. Aired 9-9:30a ET


November 23, 2016
• Trump Disavows Alt-Right Movement; Japan And South Korea's Agreement; Deadly Storms Threatens Costa Rica; More Political Turmoil in South Korea; Shia-Led Unit Advances Against ISIS West of Mosul; Five Children Killed in Tennessee School Bus Crash; Modern Underground Railroad in France; Britain's Economic Outlook Post-Brexit. Aired 3-4a ET
• More Than 300 People Killed in Aleppo in the Past Week; Trump Meets with New York Times Editors and Reporters; Critics Question Trump's Conflicts of Interest; Japan-South Korea Deal Prompts Protest; Separated Twins on Track for Fast Recovery; Violent Clashes Erupt Over U.S. Oil Pipeline. Aired 2-3a ET
• Trump Meets with The New York Times; Japan and South Korea Sign Intelligence-Sharing Deal; French Farmer To Stand Trial For Helping Migrants; 100,000 Passengers Impacted By Lufthansa Strike; Kanye West Undergoing Treatment For Exhaustion; Celebrities Awarded Presidential Medal Of Freedom; Brad Pitt Cleared In Child Abuse Investigation. Aired 1-2a ET
• Trump Disavows Neo-Nazi Supporters; Battle for Mosul; Violent Clashes Erupt Over U.S. Oil Pipeline; Obama Hosts His Last Medal of Freedom Ceremony. Aired 12-1a ET
• Mar-A-Lago estate, the new home for President-Elect Donald Trump; Sir Elton John will not be performing at Trump's inauguration; Jadon and Anias McDonald are still recovering from the groundbreaking surgery that separated them; Aired 3:30-4:00p ET
• Scientists Calling for Election Recounts in Key States; Trump Names More Cabinet Picks; School Bus Crash Investigation. Aired 3- 3:30p ET
• Trump Disavows White Supremacist Group; Trump Meets with "NYT" After Cancelling; Trump Foundation Broke the Law. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Trump Picks School Choice Advocate for Education Chief; Trump Picks South Carolina Governor as U.N. Ambassador; Romney Considering Secretary of State Job; Clinton Camp Meets with Scientists Calling for Recount; Ex-NYC Council Speaker Pushes to End Homelessness. Aired 2- 2:30p ET
• NTSB Team Investigating Chattanooga Crash; 12 Children Still Hospitalized In Chattanooga; Guarding Trump's Mar-a-Lago Estate; Reporter Revelation From The Campaign Trail. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• Trump Taps SC Governor For U.N. Ambassador; Possible Carson Role in Trump Administration; Trump Brushes Off Conflict of Interest Questions. Aired 12-12:30p ET
• Democratic Electors Push to Block Trump; College and University Leaders Defend "Dreamer" Program; Witnesses Trump's Unprecedented Political Rise; Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Trump Picks Haley to be U.S. Ambassador to U.N.; TN Governor Visits Bus Crash Victim's School; Iraqi-led Forces Cut Off Key ISIS Supply Lines; 50 Million Hitting the Skies, Roads this Week. Aired 10- 10:30a ET
• Chattanooga School Bus Crash; Dems Hold Leadership Vote Next Wednesday; Interview with Rep. Tim Ryan; Trump Shifts on Key Campaign Promises; 50 Million Hit the Skies and Roads This Weekend; Author on Life Post-Election. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Trump Picks Haley to be U.S. Ambassador to U.N.; Trump Shifts on Key Campaign Promises; Trump Brushes Off Conflict of Interest Questions. Aired 9-9:30a ET


November 22, 2016
• ISIS Militants Captured; Donald Trump To Rip Off The TPP; Catholic Church Allows Forgiveness of Abortion; Mosul Battle Continues; TPP's Uncertainty On Trump's Presidency; Earthquake Hits Japan; Trump's War With Media. Aired 3-4a ET
• Trump Considers General "Mad Dog" for Defense Secretary; U.S., China Hold Military Drills Despite Tensions; Pope Grants Priests Power to Forgive Abortions. Trump to Pull Out of TPP; Trump Conflicts of Interest Under Scrutiny; 6.9 Earthquake Hits Japan; Another Day of Intense Bombing in Aleppo, Syria. Aired 2-2:30a ET
• President-elect Donald Trump's Agenda For The First 100 Days In Office; A Powerful Earthquake Strikes Off The Coast Of Japan, Triggering A Tsunami Warning, Aftershocks; Pope Grants Priests Power to Forgive Abortions; New Details on ISIS from Insiders; Trump Continues Beef with "Hamilton"; Kanye West Hospitalized for Exhaustion. Aired 1-2a ET
• Trump Outlines Agenda for First 100 Days; Magnitude 6.9 Earthquake Strikes Off Japan; U.S. & China Hold Military Drills Despite Tensions; Kanye West Cancels Tour After On-Stage Meltdown. Aired 12-1a ET
• President Barack Obama hosted the Star-Studded Medal of Freedom ceremony; Aired 3:30-4:00p ET
• President Obama Awards Presidential Medals of Freedom. Aired 3- 3:30p ET
• Trump Disavows White Supremacist Group; Trump Meets with "NYT" After Cancelling; Trump Foundation Broke the Law. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Trump Interview at "New York Times"; Trump Says He Won't Go After Clinton; Trump Condemns White Supremacists; Trump Talks His Business Ties; Trump Talks Climate Change; Chattanooga Community Reals from School Bus Crash; Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Concerns Over Trump's Global Business Ties; 9 Names Said to be on List for Secretary of State; Melania and Barron Trump Will Stay in NYC Temporarily
• Trump to Meet with "New York Times"; Deadly School Bus Crash in Tennessee; White Nationalists Celebrate Trump's Win. Aired 12-12:30p ET
• Dreamers Launch Protest from NYC to DC; Conjoined Twins One Month After Separation; Captured ISIS Members Speak from Prison; Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Trump White House Won't Investigate Clinton; Trump Camp: We're Going to The New York Times; Trump Business Ties Pose Ethical Questions; School Bus Driver Charged: At Least 5 Kids Killed. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Suspect Arrested in San Antonio Officer's Murder; Netanyahu Issues Warning to Israeli Ministers; Trump Team's Cabinet Picks; More People Killed in East Aleppo Bombings; Photographer Describes Covering Trump and Clinton. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Top Aide: Trump White House Won't Investigate Clinton; Driver Charged in Chattanooga School Bus Crash; Wall Street Poised to Extend Rally. Aired 9-9:30a ET


November 21, 2016
• Barack Obama On His Last Tour; Donald Trump Transition Team; France's Nicolas Sarkozy Says Goodbye To Being President; Police Shootings in Cities; Chlorine Gas Killed Families in Aleppo; Trail Derailment in India; British Woman in Dubai's Jail; Corruption Involves President Park Geun-hye in South Korea. Aired 3-4a ET
• How Trump Could Affect Israeli/Palestinian Conflict; France Rejects Sarkozy as President; U.K. Woman Arrest in Dubai after Reporting Rape; South Korean Corruption Scandal Intensifies. Obama Concerned about Global Trade; Trump Met with Christie, Giuliani on Sunday; 142 Killed in Train Derailment in India; Trump Businesses May Pose Conflicts of Interest. Aired 2-3a ET
• Obama Returns from Last Foreign Trip of Presidency; Nearly 300 Killed in Eastern Aleppo Bombardment; At Least 133 Killed in India Train Derailment; Many Living in East Aleppo Want to Leave But Can't; Starvation Threatens Northeastern Nigeria. Aired 1-2a ET
• Obama Makes Case for International Trade Deals; Trump Met Sunday with Christie, Giuliani; Merkel Seeks Fourth Term as German Chancellor; East Aleppo Residents Want to Leave but Can't; At Least 133 Killed in India Train Derailment; Trump's New Focus on Infrastructure; Devastating Famine Threatens Nigeria; Syrian Orchestra Raising Hope through Music. Aired 12-1a ET
• President-elect Donald Trump has agreed to pay $25 million to settle lawsuits against Trump University; Melania and their 10-year- old son, Barron, will not move into the White House; Pope Francis extended indefinitely the power of priests to grant forgiveness for abortion; Aired 3:30-4:00p ET
• Texas Police Officer Killed; Trump Administration and Torture; Trump Meets With Major News Networks. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Trump's Twitter War over "Hamilton"; Election Night Aerial Photographs; Many Living in East Aleppo Want to Leave But Can't. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Trump Meets with Cabinet Candidates; Trump Meets Rivals, Loyalists, Democrats for Posts; GOP Oversight Over Trump Business Ties; Mattis Leading Candidate for Defense Chief; Pence Won't Rule Out Torture; McCain Warns over Reviving Waterboarding; Four Officers Shot in Four Cities over 24 Hours. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Romney Under Serious Consideration For Secretary of State; Trump Tweeting About The Mocking; Bombing In Aleppo
• Former Massachusetts Senator Seeks VA Post; Four Officers Shot in Three States; Ohio Rep. Challenges Pelosi. Aired 12-12:30p ET
• Democrats Weigh Changing Message Post-Election; Hundreds Killed in Eastern Aleppo Bombardment; Chicago Airport Strike Announcement; Aired 10:30-11a ET
• More Trump Cabinet Picks Possible Today; 4 Police Officers Shot in Separate Incidents; Democrats Weigh Changing Message Post-Election. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• "Hamilton" Actor Will Not Apologize; Trump Takes Grievances to Twitter; Police Clash with Protesters in North Dakota; Hundreds Killed in Eastern Aleppo Bombardment. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Four Police Officers Shot in Separate Targeted Attacks; More Trump Cabinet Picks Possible Today; Trump Calls Mattis A "General's General"; Obama Urges World To "Wait And See" On Trump. Aired 9-9:30a ET


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