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December 15, 2016

• Jury Deliberates in Church Massacre Trial; Roof To Represent Himself in Sentencing Phase; Russian Involved in Election Hack; Trump Hits White House over Hack Reports; Trump Kids Take Part in Transition Work; Aired 12-12:30p ET
• Closing Arguments Underway in Church Massacre Trial; China Installs Weapons on Contested Islands; Trump's Chief of Staff Hints at Press Briefing Change; Formerly Conjoined Twins Going Home; Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Orphan: "Please Get Us Out of Aleppo"; Trump Ally: Russia Sanctions "in Place Long Enough"; Role of Trump's Children Sparks Conflict Questions; Closing Arguments Underway This Hour. Aired 10- 10:30a ET
• Dow Near Milestone; White House Rejects Claims of Slow Response; Ex-Trump Allies Hold Meetings in Moscow; Congress Hearings on Hack; China Installs Weapons on Contested Islands; School Bus Driver Back in Court; Explosives Found on Remains of Egyptian 804 Victims. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Closing Arguments in Charleston Church Shooting to Begin; Evacuations Finally Underway in Embattled Aleppo City; Trump's Kids Attend Summit, Raise Concerns; Dow Within Striking Distance of Major Milestone. Aired 9-9:30a ET

December 14, 2016

• A Broken City; Trump's Pick for Secretary of State Stirs Controversy; Afghan Meets Football Hero; Professor Hiding After a Rant; Shakespeare Makeover. Aired 3-4a ET
• Syrian Civilians Begin Evacuating Destroyed City; Brutal Final Assault on Besieged City Appears Over; Trump Picks Three More White Males for Cabinet. Aired 2-3a ET
• Brutal Siege Of Rebel Stronghold Appears To Be Over; Russia Announces Syrian Control Of Aleppo; Ceasefire Follows 2 Weeks Of Rapid Regime Advances; Trump Touts Cabinet Picks On "Thank You" Tour; Trump Picks Rick Perry For Energy Secretary; Kanye West Visits Trump To Talk "Life"; Trump Picks Secretaries of State for Energy and Interior; A Protest in Brazil Turned Violent; Rex Tillerson Criticized for Russia Ties; Star Wars Rogue One Hits Theaters Across the World; New Reports Reveal the Trump Team is Struggling to Book Inaugural Performers. Aired 1-2a ET
• Battle for Aleppo; Trump Takes Thank-You Tour to Wisconsin; Years of Fighting in Aleppo End with Rebel Retreat; New Video Shows Russian Special Forces in Syria; Trump's Climate Change Policy Could Benefit China. Aired 12-1a ET
• Report: U.S. Officials Say at Least 75% of ISIS Soldiers Killed; Defense Rests in Roof Trial; College Professor in Hiding After Trump Remarks. 3:30-4p ET
• Fighting ISIS; Russia Investigation; Desperation in Syria. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Calls for Electoral College Not to Vote Trump; Dylann Roof Decides Not to Testify in Own Trial; Forbes: Vladimir Putin World's Most Powerful Person; Actor Alan Thicke Dies Suddenly. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Fed Raises Key Interest Rate; Trump Sons Involved in Cabinet Searches; Trump's Stake in D.C. Hotel; Ceasefire in Aleppo Falls; Obama's Decision to Avoid Syria War. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Obama: Syria Foreign Policy Not "Flawless"; Federal Reserve Expected To Hike Key Interest Rate; Trump Team Disowns Energy Questionnaire; Closing Arguments Tomorrow In S.C. Church Shooter's Case. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• Top Tech Execs talk Jobs with Trump; NYT Report Tracks Election Hack; Trump's Stake in DC Hotel; Aleppo Ceasefire Does Not Last a Day; Obama on Syrian Foreign Policy. Aired 12-12:30p ET
• Interview with Senator Ed Markey; Trump Promises to Deport Criminals First; Tech Executives to Meet With Trump Today; Philippines President Duterte Admits Killing Suspects; Wake Forest Radio Announcer Fired for Leaking Game Plans; New MLB Hazing Rule. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Trump, Ryan Ignore Past Hostilities, Make Peace; Source: Trump Jr. Interviewed Interior Secretary Candidates; Aleppo Ceasefire Broken; 50k Civilians Trapped; Energy Department Refuses to ID Climate Change Workers. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Fed Like Won't End Market Rally; Trump at Wisconsin Rally; Ryan Booed At Wisconsin Rally; Energy Dept. Defies Trump's Request; Prosecution Could Wrap in Roof Case. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Aleppo Ceasefire Broken, 50k Civilians Trapped; Trump, Ryan Ignore Past Hostilities, Make Peace; Interview with North Carolina Congressman Mark Meadows; Federal Reserve Expected to Hike Rates Today. Aired 9-9:30a ET

December 13, 2016

December 12, 2016

• China Reacting to Donald Trump; Terror in Istanbul; Attacks in Syria Continues; From Celebration to Mourning; New F-35's for Israel; Less Toys for Christmas. Aired 3-4a ET
• Trump Continues to Irritate Chinses Government; Trump Squares Off against Congress, Intelligence over Alleged Russian Hacking; Civilians Desperate to Escape Aleppo; Kurdistan Freedom Hawks Takes Credit for Terror Attacks in Istanbul, Turkey; IMF Chief Under Investigation in French Fraud Case; Tropical Cyclone Alert in India; Syrian Girl, Family Describe Living in War-Torn Aleppo; Dozens Dead Following Church Collapse in Nigeria; Dying Coral Reefs Spells Disaster for Madagascar; Venezuelan Government Confiscates Toys Ahead of Christmas. Aired 2-3a ET
• Trump Questions Value of "One China" Policy; Kurdish Militant Group, TAK, Claims Istanbul Bombings; ISIS And Regime Forces Clash in Palmyra; Israel Buying U.S. F-35 Lightning Stealth Fighter Jets; Venezuelan Government Confiscates Toys Ahead of Christmas; S.C. Pastor Speaks Out on Dylann Roof Trial; Dying Coral Reefs Spells Disaster for Madagascar. Aired 1-2a ET
• Trump Questions Value of One-China Policy; Trump Rejects Intel that Russians Helped His Election; Kurdish Militant Group TAK Claims Istanbul Bombings; Throngs of People Flee Aleppo Battle; IMF Chief Lagarde Stands Trial in Fraud Case; Israel Soon to Receive First F-35 Stealth Fighters; British Surgeon Teachers Art of War Surgery. Aired 12-1a ET
• Report: China Rips "Ignorant Child" Trump Remarks; Trump Says Does Not Believe CIA's "Ridiculous" Intel About Russia; Trump Rips Cost of F-35 Fighter; Priest and Sister Address Humanitarian Crisis in Iraq. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Trump vs. China; Trump to Nominate Secretary of State Friendly to Russia?; Did Russia Interfere in U.S. Election?. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Racist Confession of Church Shooter Dylann Roof; Trump Squares Off against Congress, Intelligence over Alleged Russian Hacking; Trump's Top Secretary of State Pick Close to Putin, Russia; Podesta Backs Electoral College Electors Seeking Info on Intelligence on Russia Hacking; Trump Says He's "Open Minded" on Climate Change; Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid Talks Russian Hacking of Election; Trump Loyalists Giuliani, Gingrich, Christie Left Out of Positions. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Investigation into Russian Hacks; Reid Blames Hacking and Comey; CIA and FBI Disagree on Russian Interference; Trump Rejects Russian Interference; Trump Dismisses Daily Briefings; Tillerson Possible Secretary of State Choice; Putin Hacked For Revenge. Aired 2- 2:30p ET
• Big Oil CEO Said to be Top Secretary of State Contender; Trump: Reports of Russia Hacking "Ridiculous"; Pres-Elect Won't Commit to "One China"; Orlando Marks Six Months Since Massacre. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• Trump Leans Toward Exxon CEO; Trump on Russian Hacking; Trump Slams Fighter Jet Costs; Trump Slams Intelligence Community; the FBI And CIA Disagree on Hack Motive; Tillerson's Ties to Russia. Aired 12- 12:30p ET
• Mitch McConnell Supports Bipartisan Probe on Russian Hacking; Interview with Olympian Ibtihaj Muhammad; Wave of Terror Strikes Three Cities; Frosty the Snowman Stabbed by Masked Assailant. Aired 10:30- 11a ET
• High-profile Senators Demand Investigation; McConnell Holds News Conference Next Hour; Trump Scoffs at CIA Claims of Russian Meddling. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Mother and Daughter Plead for Help; Volunteers Risking Lives on the Front Line; China Sends Stern Message to Trump; China Concerned by Trump's Remarks. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Ex-CIA Boss Says Russian Meddling is an Attack. High-Profile Senators Wants Russia Probe; FBI, CIA Disagree On Russia's Election Hack Motive; Kremlin Speaks On Exxon CEO's Ties To Russia; Sources: Exxon CEO Likely Pick For Secretary Of State. Aired 9-9:30a ET

December 11, 2016

• Dozens Killed in Istanbul Bombings; Nigerian Church Collapse; Trump Risks Adversarial Relationship with Intel Agencies; ISIS Offensive Repelled in Palmyra; Trump Risks Adversarial Relationship with Intel Agencies; How China Pokes Fun at Trump; ISIS Leader Killed. Aired 5-6a ET
• Dozens Killed in Istanbul Bombings; Nigerian Church Collapse; Trump Risks Adversarial Relationship with Intel Agencies; ExxonMobil CEO Brings No Diplomatic Experience to White House; Inside Eastern Mosul; Frosty Gets Slashed. Aired 4-5a ET
• Nigerian Church Collapse; Dozens Killed in Istanbul Bombings; Battle for Aleppo; Trump Risks Adversarial Relationship with Intel Agencies; "SNL" Pokes Fun at Trump. Aired 3-3:30a ET
• Nigerian Church Collapse; Dozens Killed in Istanbul Bombings; ExxonMobil CEO Could Be Tapped for U.S. Secretary of State. Aired 2- 2:30a ET
• Two of 52 Republican Senators Not Sure on ExxonMobil CEO As Secretary of State; Trump Says Offers for Big Business Deals Keep Pouring In; 2016 CNN Heroes Awarded Tonight. Aired 7-8p ET
• Trump: Reports of Russian Interference are "Ridiculous"; CNN Heroes: An All-Star Tribute, Live at 8P ET; Will Fed Rate Decision Cool Stock Market Rally?; GOP Senators Raise Concerns Over Secretary of State Contender; Charleston Pastor: Congregation and Families Still Hurting. Aired 6-7p ET
• A Conspiracy Theory; Tillerson a Friend of Russia's President; A look at Orlando's Attack; Unsolved Mystery. Aired 5-6p ET
• Bipartisan Group of Senators Pushing for Investigation into Russian Hacking; Saying No To Cabinet Offer; Prioritizing White House as President; CNN Heroes 10th Annual All-star Tribute. Aired 4-5p ET
• Senators Call for Russian Hacking Probe; ExxonMobile CEO Leading Pick for Secretary of State; Dozens Dead After Bombings in Turkey and Egypt; Kremlin: No Proof of CIA's Claims that Russia Swayed Vote; New Details Emerge Six Months After Orlando Massacre; 10th Annual All Star Tribute Tonight. Aired 3-4p ET
• Twenty Five Dead After Blast Near Cairo Cathedral; Bipartisan Senators Sound Alarm On Russian Role In Vote; Trump: Claims Of Russia Hacking "Ridiculous"; Who Is Rex Tillerson, Trump's Top Pick For Secretary Of State?; Biden Keeps Door Open For 2020 Presidential Run; Senators Call for Russian Hacking Probe; Trump on Intel Briefing: "I Get it When I Need it"; McCain: "It's Clear the Russians Interfered"; Rex Tillerson, Exxon CEO, Leading Pick for Secy of State; Boeing Inks Biggest U.S.-Iran Deal Since 1979; Turkish President Vow Revenge After Twin Bombings; Deadly Terror Attack Rocks Christian Church in Cairo. Aired 2-3p ET

December 10, 2016

• Top Diplomats Meet in Paris to Discuss Syria; Trump Skimping on Intel Briefings; Obama Orders Review of U.S. Election Hacking; Russia Dismisses Report on Sports Doping; South Korean Protesters Demanding Resignation of Park; Colombian President to Receive Nobel Peace Prize; Dylann Roof's Massacre Confession to FBI; Giraffe Population Plummets. Aired 5-6a ET
• U.S. to Send 200 More Troops to Syria; South Korean Protesters Demanding Resignation of Park; Trump Skimping on Intel Briefings; Obama Orders Review of U.S. Election Hacking; Top Diplomats Meet in Paris to Discuss Syria; Russia Dismisses Report on Sports Doping; Dylann Roof's Massacre Confession to FBI; Former FARC Rebels Demining Colombia; Giraffe Population Plummets. Aired 4-5a ET
• Top Diplomats Meet in Paris to Discuss Syria; South Korean Protesters Demanding Resignation of Park; Trump Skimping on Intel Briefings; Russia Dismisses Report on Sports Doping; Happy Holidays to Icelanders. Aired 3-3:30a ET
• U.S. Warns Syrian Civilians in Peril; Gambian President Demands New Election; Trump Skimping on Intel Briefings; South Korean Protesters Demanding Resignation of Park; Dylann Roof's Massacre Confession to FBI; Former FARC Rebels Demining Colombia. Aired 2-2:30a ET
• Syrian Military Prepare to Take Aleppo; Trump Skimping on Intel Briefings; South Korean Protesters Demanding Resignation of Park; Russia Dismisses Report on Sports Doping. Aired 12-12:30a ET
• Exxon Mobil CEO Rex Tillerson Is The Leading Candidate Right Now For Secretary Of State; Two Large Explosions Near The Center Of Istanbul; Exclusive Interview With The Ceos Of Starbucks; Elliot County, Kentucky Set A National Record By Voting Democrat For 144 Straight Years And Then Came Donald Trump; Aired 7:00-8:00p ET
• Washington Post: CIA Convinced Russia Tried to Help Trump Win; ExxonMobil CEO Met With President-Elect Today; Reports: Explosions, Gunfire in Istanbul; Indiana's Rexnord to Close Plant, Move 300 Jobs to Mexico; Deloitte Leads on Paid Family Leave. Aired 5-6p ET
• Exxon Mobil CEO Rex Tillerson is Leading Candidate for Secretary Of State; Two Large Explosions Near the Center of Istanbul; World's Tallest Animal Has Seen Dramatic Drop in Numbers, At Risk of Extinction. Aired 4-5p ET
• Rex Tillerson Top Candidate for Trump's Secretary of State; Fallout from Trump Slamming CIA; Charleston Mass Shooter's Confession; Carl Icahn Talks Stock Market, Economy; Fallout from Trump Slamming CIA. Aired 3-4p ET
• Trump Transition Team Criticizes CIA Report on Russian Hacking Efforts Involving Presidential Election; Tape Released of Charleston Church Shooter's Confession; Army-Navy Football Game to Commence. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Obama Orders Investigation of Russian Hacking of U.S. Election; RNC Fights Back on Claims Russia Meddled in U.S. Election; Fallout from Trump Slamming CIA; Kerry Pushes for Ceasefire in Aleppo; Charleston Mass Shooter's Confession; Giuliani Takes Himself Off Trump's Secretary of State List.. Aired 1-2p ET
• Top Dems: Reveal Intel That Russia Hack Swayed Vote; Trump Slams CIA Over Claims Russia Hack Swayed Vote; Spicer: RNC Was Not Hacked During Election; Admitted Gunman In Confession: "I Had To Do It"l Video Shows Church Massacre Suspect With Gun; U.S. To Tend As Many As 200 More Troops To Syria; Trump Meets Today With CIA Pick At Army-Navy Game; Trump: No Trump Cabinet Post For Rudy Giuliani; Giraffes At High Risk Of Extinction. Aired Noon-1p ET
• Trump Slams CIA Over Claims Russia Hack Swayed Vote; Admitted Gunman In Confession: "I Had To Do It"; U.S. To Send As Many As 200 More Troops To Syria; Trump: No Trump Cabinet Post For Rudy Giuliani; Army Versus Navy Game Today. Aired 11a-12p ET
• Trump Team Criticizes CIA Report on Russian Hacking Efforts Involving Presidential Election; Tape Released of Charleston Church Shooter's Confession; Rudy Giuliani Withdrawals from Consideration for Secretary of State; Fake News Stories Examined; Concerns for Conflicts of Interest for President-Elect Continue; Army-Navy Football Game to Commence. Aired 10-11a ET

December 09, 2016

• South Korea To Impeach Park Geun-hye; Widespread Doping Allegations; Endangered Species; Unending War; The Donald Trump of Holland. Aired 3-4a ET
• South Korean Lawmakers Deciding President's Fate; Civilians Caught in Crossfire in Aleppo; Trump's Twitter Habit Comes Under Fire; Breaking News, South Korean Lawmakers Vote to Impeach President; Black Eye Peas' Taboo Battles Cancer, North Dakota Oil Pipeline; Britain's MI6 Opens Headquarters to Media; Remembering John Glenn. Aired 2-3a ET
• Impeachment Vote Looms For South Korean President Park Guen- Hye; Trump's "Thank You" Tour Rolls Into Iowa; More Controversial Appointments; Legendary U.S. Astronaut Dead At 95; Civilians Caught in Crossfire in Aleppo; Freelance Journalist Capture Photos inside Mosel; "Modern Family" Star Sued Over Frozen Embryos; Kirk Douglas Turns 100. Aired 1-2a ET
• Trump Makes Next Stop on Victory Tour; South Korean President under Pressure over Scandal; Trump Taps Climate Change Denier to Head EPA; Populist "Dutch Donald Trump" Could Become Next PM; Black Eyed Peas Taboo Won't Stop Fighting; Taboo Joined Protectors at Standing Rock. Aired Midnight-1a ET
• Crisis In Syria; 2 Ohio Bills Resticting Abortion Awaits Gov's Signature; Mumps Outbreak; Capitol Hill Showdown. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• Trump Stumps in Louisiana; President Obama Orders Full Review of Election Hacking. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Obama Orders Review of Russian Cyberattacks During Election; Trump Criticized for Not Attending All Daily Intelligence Briefings; Alabama Lethal Injection Death Causes Death Penalty Controversy; U.S. Hit by Record Mumps Cases; Historic Army/Navy Football Game Tomorrow. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Tillerson under Serious Consideration; Giuliani Out of Running for Secretary of State; Ryan Meets with Trump; Clinton on Fake News; Charleston Remembers the Tragic Day and Lives Lost. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Report: Trump, We Have Foolish Trade Not Free Trade; Source Says Giuliani Not in Running for Sec'y Of State; Woman Targeted by Trump Tweet Speaks Out; Dems Threaten Shutdown Over Miners' Health Care. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Trump to Campaign for LA Senate Candidate; Obama Orders Full Review of Election-Related Hacking; Dow Jones Near Milestone. Aired 12-12:30p ET
• Rebels Losing Their Grip on Eastern Aleppo; Terror Suspect Arrested in Rotterdam; Geert Wilders Convicted of Inciting Discrimination; Challenges of Covering the 2016 Race as a Muslim; Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Anti-Trump Union Boss: Keep Fighting for Jobs; Democrats Threaten to Block Bill Avoiding Government Shutdown; Dow Nears Major Milestone: 20,000. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Obama Warns Against Using Fear to Fight Terror; NSA Pick Claims Signs on U.S. Border are in Arabic; Remembering John Glenn. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Trump Holds Meetings in Transition Headquarters; Anti-Trump Union Boss Holds News Conference; Trump Continues "Thank You" Tour. Aired 9-9:30a ET

December 08, 2016

• Ending A Civil War in Syria; A Country In Mourning After Deadly Plane Crash; Climate Change Denier To Lead EPA; Pearl Harbor On Its 75th Year; More Judiciary Killings; Drastic Move for Paris. Aired 3-4a ET
• Syrian Rebels Plead for Humanitarian Ceasefire; Trainee in Cockpit During Pakistan Plane Crash; Trump's Controversial EPA Appointment; Activist: Ohio Abortion Bill Could be Death Warrant for Women, Girls; Merkel's Open Border Policy Becoming Liability for Re- Election. Aired 2-3a ET
• China Ambassador Appointment Could Ease Concerns; Wresting Magnate Picked As Small Business Chief; Dow Up Over 1,200 Points Since Trump's Election; U.S. Stocks Surging To New Records; Italy's Prime Minister Resigns After Referendum Defeat; Isis Hostage John Cantlie In New Propaganda Video; Eastern Aleppo Apocalyptic As Syrian Troops Move In; Russia Ramping Up Security Against Hacking; Merkel's Open Border Policy Becoming Liability for Re-Election; The Rise of "Breitbart News". Aired 1-2a ET
• China Ambassador Appointment Could Ease Concerns; Fierce Critic of Agency to Head EPA; Trump Effect in the Stock Markets; Pakistani Plane Crash; Syrian Troops Move in to Aleppo; Ohio Passes "Heartbeat" Abortion Bill; Ohio Passes "Heartbeat" Abortion Bill; Trump Named Time Magazine's "Person of the Year". Aired 12-1a ET
• Report: Post-Election Trump Bull Market Continues; Former Astronaut John Glenn Dies; Biden Says Embarrassed by 2016 Campaign; Judge Denies Mistrial for Church Massacre Suspect. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Trump's Business Conflicts; Wall Street Rallies; Trump Meets with Ohio Attack Survivors. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Trump's Controversial Pick to Head EPA; Trump Brings Carrier Fight to Union Boss on Twitter; Oakland Warehouse Not Inspected for 30 Years Despite Complaints; Trump Nominates Andrew Puzder as Labor Secretary; Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Trump Visits Survivors of ISIS-Inspired Attack; Trump Taps Three Generals for White House Team; Trump Picks Linda McMahon for SBA; Trump Picks Climate Change Skeptic to head EPA; Obama Hopes to Influence Trump; House Passes Spending Bill; Biden Blames Battle of Personalities for Clinton Loss; Kaine on Trump Picks; Scott Pruitt's Background. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Trump Draws From Military For Cabinet Picks; 2 Juveniles Face Arson Charges; Trump Taps WWE Mogul For Small Business Admin; Trump Departs For Ohio. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• Retired Admiral Among Secretary of State Contenders; Trump to Meet with OSU Attack Victims; Trump Thank You Tour in Iowa; Trump Names Climate Change Denier to EPA; Trump Lashes out at Union Boss; John Kelly to Lead Homeland Security; Obama Advises Trump. Aired 12- 12:30p ET
• Trump Taps WWE Mogul for Small Business Administrator; Interview with George Takei; NFL's Steve Smith in Yoda Onesie; Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Trump Attacks Union Boss in Series of Tweets; Trump Draws from Military for Staff Picks; GA Manhunt Underway after Officer Killed. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Trump Scrutinizes Immigration Law for Dreamers; Trump Taps Retired General to Lead DHS; Trump Seeks Obama's Advice on Cabinet; Obama Hopes to Shape Trump's Policy Views; Obama Makes Candid Reflections on Race; British Foreign Secretary Slams Saudi Arabia. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Trump Announces Other Cabinet Picks; Trump Attacks Union Boss in Series of Tweets; Dow Surges 1,200+ Points Since Trump Win. Aired 9-9:30a ET

December 07, 2016

• Buried Alive After Powerful Indonesian Earthquake; Syria's Army Gains in Aleppo; Defense Secretary Chosen; A Promise of More Jobs; Protests Against White Supremacists; Unveiling Muslim Women. Aired 3-4a ET