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January 23, 2017


January 22, 2017
• Massive Marches across the U.S. and Worldwide; Trump Attacks Media; Iran's Hardliners React Harshly to Trump Presidency; Europe's Far Right Spurred on by Trump Win; Chapecoense Return to the Field. Aired 3-3:30a ET
• Massive Marches across the U.S. and Worldwide; Trump Attacks Media; Iran's Hardliners React Harshly to Trump Presidency; Europe's Far Right Spurred on by Trump Win; Chapecoense Return to the Field. Aired 2-2:30a ET
• Massive Marches across the U.S. and Worldwide; Trump Attacks Media; Europe's Far Right Spurred on by Trump Win. Aired 1-1:30a ET
• What to Expect in President Trump's First Week; Adviser Walk Back Comments on Trump Income Taxes; White House Attacks Media for Accurately Reporting Crowd Size; Falcons To Face Patriots For NFL Championship; Trump Promises To Create 25 Million Jobs; Hillary Clinton Tweets Her Support; Obama Hits The Golf Course; Trump Teases Media With Obama Letter. Aired 11p-12a ET
• Bipartisan Leaders To Meet With Trump Tomorrow; WH: Discussion Begin on Moving U.S. Embassy In Israel; Adviser Walks Back Comments On Trump Income Taxes; Trump Invites Israeli Leader To White House; Trump Pledges Aid For Storm-Hit Georgia; President Begins Term At War With The Press; WH Attacks Media For Accurately Reporting Crowd Size; Conway: White House Offering "Alternative Facts"; Trump Declares "Running War" With Media; Hillary Clinton Tweets Her Support; The Fight Trump's Cabinet; Trump Greets Comey With Pat On The Back; Aired 10-11p ET
• President Donald Trump Hosting an Event in the White House; Trump Will Not Release Tax Returns; Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu to Visit Washington Next Month; Russian President Vladimir Putin Will Call President Trump In Coming Days; Spicer's Five Lies in Five Minutes; Executive Order on the Affordable Care Act. Aired 7-8p ET
• Trump Meeting with Leaders of U.K., Canada, Mexico Soon; Priebus: Trump Exec Actions to Cover Trade, Immigration; Trump Invites Israeli Leader to White House. Aired 6-7p ET
• Trump, Pence Swear In Senior White House Staff; trump Meeting With Leaders Of U.K., Canada, Mexico, Soon; Priebus: Trump Exec Actions To Cover Trade, Immigrations; Top Aide: Trump Will Not Released tax Returns. Aired 5-6p ET
• President Donald Trump Welcoming And Honoring First Responders; Only Two Of President's Picks Have Been Confirmed So Far. Aired 4-5p ET
• WH: Discussions Begin On Moving U.S. Embassy In Israel; Trump Speaks With Israeli Prime Minister On the Phone; Trump Hints He's Close To Naming High Court Nominee; Schumer: Dems Prepared To Oppose SCOTUS Pick; Trump Team Rails Against Media, Inaugural Coverage; Conway: White House Offering "Alternative Facts"; Spicer Rails on Press In Weekend Briefing; Trump Supporters Share Hopes For His Presidency; Over 40 Million Under Severe Weather Threat Today; Trump And Putin Expected to Talk, Trump Honors First Responders 3-4pET
• President Trump and Prime Minister Netanyahu reportedly discussing over the phone on trying to move the U.S. Embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. President Trump and his administration even after being sworn-in still holds a grudge with the media. Aired 2:00-2:30p ET


January 21, 2017
• Trump Inauguration. Aired 3-4a ET
• Pomp and Circumstance for Trump Inauguration; Last Inaugural Ball Wrapped Up; Does Trump Have Diverse Cabinet? Aired 2-3a ET
• Inauguration of Donald Trump. Aired 1-2a ET
• Massive Protests against Trump in U.S, Around World; Interview with Denver Protesters; Interview with Sen. Cory Booker; Donald Trump Speech to CIA; Celebrity March Attendees Speak Out. Aired 3-4p ET
• Demonstrators Protesting Trump Presidency March Across Cities in U.S. and Internationally; Mike Pompeo's Confirmation as CIA Director Delayed in Senate; Donald Trump to Give Speech at CIA Headquarters. Aired 2-3p ET
• Massive Protests against Trump Around World; Scarlett Johansson Speech; Protesters Stand Up for Issues They Say Threatened by Trump. Trump to Meet with CIA; Potential Problems in Confirming Members of Trump Cabinet; Trump to Meet with CIA; Alicia Keys Speech. Aired 1-2p ET
• Defense Secretary Mattis Visits The Pentagon; Massive Women's Rallies On Trump's First Full Day; Hundreds of Thousands Gathered For D.C. March; Women's Marches In U.S. Around The World; Massive Women's Rallies On Trump's First Full Day; Defense Secretary Mattis Visits The Pentagon. Aired Noon-1p ET
• Trump Attends National Prayer Service; Worldwide Protests Underway On Trump's First Full Day; Women's Marches Across U.S. To Send Message To Trump. Aired 11a-12p ET
• Protests Concerning Donald Trump's Presidency Take Place Across U.S. and Internationally; Donald Trump Attends Interfaith Prayer Service at National Cathedral. Aired 10-11a ET
• Trump to Attend Morning Prayer Service; Trump Signs Order to Undercut ObamaCare; Hundreds of thousands to Join Women's Marches; Women's Marches Coast to Coast Today; Thousands Expected at Women's March in Boston; Thousands Protest at "Sister March" in London; Trump's First 2 Cabinet Posts Confirmedl Women's Marches In U.S., Around World; Trump Inauguration Sparks Swift Global Reaction; Trump Signs Executive Order On Obamacare; President Trump's First 100 Days. Aired 9-10a ET


January 20, 2017
• Trump, Family Attend Preinaugural Events; Trump Inherits Crises in North Korea, Gambia; Tom Cotton: Iran Nuclear Deal Dead under Trump; China Watching Trump Actions on South China Sea, North Korea, Trade; Japanese P.M. to Meet with Trump on Trade; Search for Survivors after Avalanche in Italy; Paul McCartney Sues Sony on Song Catalog Ownership; Study: Trump's "Salty Language" Helped Him Win. Aired 2-3a ET
• Scuffles At Anti-Trump Protest; Trump: Going To Make America Great For Everybody; Trump Will Be Sworn In As President At Noon ET; Anti-Trump Group Holds Protest In New York; Trump Cabinet Picks Still Awaiting Approval; Gambia Embroiled In Political Turmoil; North Korea Readies Long-Range Missiles; Iranians: Trump Will Reverse Nuclear Deal; China Uneasy Ahead of New Administration; Abe Talks Free Trade on Eve of U.S. Transition; Search for Survivors after Avalanche in Italy; Drug Kingpin "El Chapo" Guzman Extradited to U.S.; Mom Tapes Toddler to Wall. Aired 1:00-2p ET
• President Trump's Inaugural Parade. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Senate Majority Leader Toasts President Trump; Trump Addresses Congressional Luncheon, Trumps Preparing to Leave Capitol For Parade; Aired 3:00-3:30P ET
• Protesters, Police Clash Blocks from Parade; Trump, Pence Honored at Congressional Lunch. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Protesters and Police Clash; Protests and the Parade Route; Protesters Pushed Back. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Continuing Coverage of Inauguration of Donald Trump. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• The Inauguration of Donald Trump. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Trumps Departing Church For White House; Vice President-Elect Arrives at White House. President-Elect Arrives at White House; George and Laura Bush Attend Inauguration. Aired 9:30-10:00a ET
• The Trumps Attending Church Service. Aired 9-9:30a ET


January 19, 2017
• Message to Trump from North Korean Nuclear Site; Barack Obama Plays Comforter in Chief; The Transfer of Power; Samsung Chief Free for Now; Refusing to Step Down; Buried Alive. Aired 3-4a ET
• Obama's Pointed Remarks for Trump at News Conference; North Korea's Message to Trump; Teen Defends Woman that Kidnapped, Raised Her; 50-Plus Democrats Won't Attend Trump Inauguration; Troops Gather on Gambia's Border During Political Crisis; Woody Harrelson Live-Event Movie Opens Friday. Aired 2-3a ET
• More Democrats Boycott Trump Inauguration; 2016 Hottest Year In Recorded History; Obama Gives Final White House News Conference; CNN/ORC Poll Obama Approval Rating 60 Percent, Trump 40 Percent; Troops Gather on Gambia's Border During Political Crisis; North Korea's Message for Trump; Donald Trump in Wax at Madame Tussaud's. Aired 1-2a ET
• Obama Gives Final White House News Conference; Trump's Tweets Can Tank Companies; Teen Abducted as Baby Reunites with Birth Parents; Judge Rejects Arrest Warrant for Samsung's Heir; "Lost in London" to Show Live as It's Filmed. Aired 12-1a ET
• Report: Trump Inaugural Festivities Underway; Trump Lays Wreath at Tomb of The Unknowns
• Inauguration Preparations. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Senate Confirmation Hearing for Treasury Secretary Nominee Steve Mnuchin; Trump, Pence to Lay Wreathe at Arlington National Cemetery. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Steve Mnuchin Congressional Hearings. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Incoming White House Spokesman Gives First Briefing; Trump's Controversial Treasury Pick Faces Senate. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Pence and Spicer Lead Trump Transition Team News Briefing. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Donald Trump's Speech; Trump's Treasury Pick Faces Grilling; Mike Pence Speech. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Trump's Treasury and Energy Picks in Hot Seat Today; U.S. Bombers Strike ISIS Camps in Libya; Counting Down to Trump's Inauguration. Aired 9-9:30a ET


January 18, 2017
• President Obama's Surprise Decision on Chelsea Manning; Putin in Defense of Trump; Donald Trump Punching Back at Critics; 52 Dead After Nigerian Military Fighter Mistakenly Bombed; Boycotting Trump's Inauguration. Aired 3-4a ET
• Obama Commutes Chelsea Manning's Sentence; Trump's Talk Worries China, NATO Countries; Putin Dismisses Trump Dossier Claims As "Rubbish"; Senators Question Trump's Choice For Education Secy.; Dozens Killed When Nigerian Jet Bombs Wrong Target; Obama Commutes Chelsea Manning's Sentence; Russian Border Town Not Worried About NATO; Turkish Lawmarkers Consider Expanding Presidential Powers; Moving Day Mayhem. Aired 2-3a ET
• Putin: Trump Attackers "Worse Than Prostitutes"; Nigeria Accidentally Strikes Refugee Camp; Obama Commutes Chelsea Manning's Sentence; Putin Dismisses Trump Dossier Claims as "Rubbish"; Judge To Decide On Arrest Warrant For Samsung Chief; Dozens Killed When Nigerian Jet Bombs Wrong Target; Judge Decide On Arrest Warrant For Samsung Chief; Obama Commutes Chelsea Manning's Sentence; Trump Says He Doesn't Care About Inauguration Boycott; British PM May Lays Out Brexit Vision. Ad Likens Muslim Registry To WWII Interment Camps. Aired 1-2a ET
• Obama Commutes Sentence of Chelsea Manning; Countdown to Inauguration Day; Judge to Decide on Arrest Warrant for Samsung Chief; Dozens Killed When Nigeria Jet Bombs Wrong Target; Boko Haram Steps Up Attacks in Northeastern Nigeria; Chinese President Says No One Will Win a Trade War; British PM May Lays Out Brexit Vision. Aired 12-1a ET
• Report: Obama Says in My Core, I Believe America Will Be OK; Obama Gives Last Press Conference; Obama Commutes Manning's Sentence. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• President Obama Holds Final News Conference. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Barack Obama's Final Press Conference as President. Aired 2:30- 3p ET
• President Barack Obama held his last press conference; George H.W. Bush and wife, Barbara Bush rushed to the hospital; Democratic Majority leader Chuck Schumer had press conference on the current Trump's cabinet appointees; Aired 2:00-2:30p ET
• Live Coverage of Rep. Tom Price's Confirmation Hearing as HHS Secretary. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Soon: Trump's HHS Pick Faces Questions on Obamacare. Aired 10- 10:30a ET
• Biden talks Russian Meddling; Russia Blames EU for Meddling; NFL Legend Co-Hosts Pre-Inauguration Party; Trump's HHS Pick Faces Senate; HHS Pick Faces Obamacare Questions; HHS Pick Faces Ethics Questions. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Former President George H.W. Bush Hospitalized; More House Democrats Boycott Inauguration; Obama Approval Rating Soars as Term Ends; Four Trump Nominees Face Hearings Next Hour. Aired 9-9:30a ET


January 17, 2017
• Terrorist Caught in Istanbul; End of Search; Trump Versus a Civil Rights Icon; Fleeing for Their Lives; A Clean Break. Aired 3-4a ET
• Democrats, European Leaders Rattled in Trump's Rock Start; Trump Comments on NATO Make Europe Uneasy; Trump's Feud with John Lewis Causes Domestic Backlash; Arrests Made in Istanbul New Year's Attack; Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 Search Suspended. Aired 2-3a ET
• Trump Comments Concern European Allies; Controversies Swirling Ahead Of Inauguration; Growing Number Of Democrats Boycotting Inauguration; Search For Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 Suspended; Turkish Nightclub Attack Suspect Arrested; Wife Faces Obstruction Of Justice Charges; 8 Men Worth As Much As Half The World. Aired 1-2a ET
• Suspected Istanbul Nightclub Gunman Arrested; Trump's Criticism Rattles European Allies; Some in Estonia Prepare to Defend against Aggression; More than Three Dozen Democrats Skipping Inauguration; Trump Talks Russian Sanctions; More Syrian Opposition Groups to Attend Peace Talks; CNN Talks with East Aleppo Survivors; World Economic Forum Transforms Davos. Aired 12-1a ET
• Report: Federal Indictment of Pulse Gunman's Wife; Mom's Organize Buses to Women's March on Saturday; Obama Surprises Press Sec'y at Final Briefing; Moving Vans Spotted Outside White House
• Trump Promises Health Insurance For All; Trump and Russia; More Democrats Boycotting Inauguration. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• GOP In the Dark on Trump's Health Care Plan; Schumer: Tom Price Legislation, Stock A Crime; Trump Taking Credit for Jobs Returning to U.S.; Obama's Move Out of White House, Head to Palm Springs; Trump Supporter Was Confident Trump Would Win Election; Search for MH370 Suspended. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Democrats Boycotting Inauguration; Trump Approval Rating. Pentagon Readies ISIS Plan; Trump Angers Allies as Russia Comes to Defense; Band Pulls out of Inauguration; Trump's Health Bill. Aired 2- 2:30p ET
• Interview with Tom Barrack Jr.; Trump's HHS Pick Raises New Ethics Concerns; Will the Glass Ceiling Ever Break; Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Putin: "Acute Political Struggle" to Undermine Trump Win; Trump Begins with Historic Low Approval Rating; Trump Three Days Away from Inauguration. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Walmart Announces Jobs; Chinese President on Trade War; Putin Talks about Undermining Trump; Putin on Compromising Material; Trump's HHS Pick Under Fire; Controversy over Education Secretary Pick; Pulse Shooter's Widow Arrested; Obama Travel Plans Post-Presidency; Undermining Trump's Win. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Putin: "Acute Political Struggle" to Undermine Trump's Legitimacy; Growing List of Dems Boycotting Inauguration. Aired 9- 9:30a ET


January 16, 2017
• A Nightmare in the Sky and a Nightmare on the Ground; Days Before Trump's Inauguration; Amateur and Super Arrogant; Brexit's Effect on Businesses; Arrest Warrant Sought for Jay Y. Lee; Greatest Show to End. Aired 3-4a ET
• Turkish Cargo Jet Crashes Near Village; Trump Slams CIA Director, Blames Intelligence for Leaks; Trump Criticizes Long-Time Allies; South Korea Issues Warrant for Samsung Chairman; Democrats Fight Trump's Plan to Repeal Obamacare; Growing List of Democrats Boycotting Inauguration. Aired 2-3a ET
• Cargo Plane Crashes in Kyrgyzstan; South Korean Prosecutors Seek to Arrest Samsung Heir; Trump Targets CIA Director John Brennan; President-Elect Talks Border Security, Brexit; Leaders Urge Peace Talks in Israel-Palestinian Conflict; Syrians Recount Traumatic Escape from Eastern Aleppo. Aired 12-1a ET
• Report: Trump Meets MLK's Son Amid Clash with Lewis; Kerry Calls Trumps Comments "Inappropriate"; Widow Pulse Nightclub Shooter Arrested; Trump Slams NATO as "Obsolete"; Trump May Put Jared in Charge of Middle East Peace; "First Daughter" Airs on CNN 9pm ET. Aired 5:30-6p ET
• Trump Promises Health Insurance For All; Wife of Pulse Nightclub Shooter Arrested; Trump's Cloud of Controversy. Aired 3- 3:30p ET
• Orlando Shooter's Wife Arrested; Trump Plans to Evict Press Corps from White House West Wing; CNN Stands Behind Jim Acosta; Michelle Obama Known for Fashion Choices. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Trump Meets with MLK's Son; Trump Clashes with John Lewis; Steve Harvey Backlash; Growing List Boycotting Inauguration; Trump Hints of Lifting Sanctions; Trump Slams CIA Director; Trump Talks about German's Merkel; Kushner Mideast Peace Broker.. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Trump Tweets Inauguration Bigger Than Expected; Press Could Be Evicted from White House Under Trump; First Daughter Ivanka Trump; Famed Ringling Brothers Circus to Close After 130 Years; Aired 10:30- 11a ET
• Trump Spars with Civil Rights Icon; Soon: Rep Lewis Speaks at MLK Breakfast; Singer Backs Out of Inauguration Concert. Aired 10- 10:30a ET
• Trump's Trust in Merkel and Putin; Trump on One-China Policy; Ray Replaces Longtime Inauguration Announcer.. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Trump Rips Civil Rights Icon, CIA Director in New Feud; Trump Vows "Insurance For Everybody"; Trump: I Trust Both Merkel And Putin, For Now. Aired 9-9:30a ET


January 15, 2017
• Trump Feuds with U.S. Civil Rights Icon; Trump Open to Meeting with Putin; U.S. Invited to Syria Peace Talks; France Hosts Middle East Peace Conference; Trump Cabinet Picks Have Different Views Than Trump's; Atlanta Residents React to Trump and Lewis Feud; Michelle Obama's Greatest Television Hits. Aired 5-6a ET
• Trump Feuds with U.S. Civil Rights Icon; Trump Open to Meeting with Putin; Poland Welcomes U.S. Troops in NATO Buildup; U.S. Invited to Syria Peace Talks; Paris Meeting to Focus on Israeli-Palestinian Conflict; Trump Cabinet Picks Have Different Views Than Trump's; Mexico Insists They're Not Paying for Border Wall; Michelle Obama's Eight Years as First Lady; Aired 4-5a ET
• Trump Blasts Civil Rights Icon; Dems to Boycott Inauguration; Poland Welcomes U.S. Troops in NATO Buildup; Middle East Peace Conference. Aired 3-3:30a ET
• At Least 23 Lawmakers Will Boycott Trump's Inauguration; Ringling Brothers, Barnum and Bailey Circus Will End May 2016; Republicans Begin Obamacare Repeal; Trump Criticizes "Saturday Night Live"; Trump Asks if CIA Director John Brennan Leaker of Fake News. Aired 7-8p ET
• 23 Democrats Not Attending Trump's Swearing In; Trump; "At First, I Trust Both" Putin and Merkel; Mexican Leaders Fire Back at Donald Trump's Threats; Sources: Six Judges on Trump's Supreme Court Shortlist; Why Hillary Clinton's Blue Wall Crumbled in Michigan. Aired 6-7p ET
• 23 House Democrats Boycotting Trump's Inauguration; Jennifer Holiday Backs Out of Performing at the Inauguration; CIA Director Imploring that Trump should Trust Intelligence Community; Democrats Rally to Oppose Obamacare Repeal; Bishop Eddie Long Dies. Aired 5-6p ET
• At Least 23 Lawmakers Will Not Attend Trump's Inauguration; Ringling Brothers, Barnum and Bailey Circus Will End May 2016; U.S. Called to Join Syrian Peace Talks Next Week; Mexico Promises Retaliation for Any Border Tax; Leading Democrats Rally To Save Obamacare. Aired 4-5p ET
• Performer Jennifer Holliday Drops Out Of Inauguration; 23 House Democrats Won't Attend Trump's Ceremony; Pence: No Contact Between Russia and Trump Campaign; Democrats Rally To Save Obamacare; Kidnapped Girl & Biological Parents Reunite. Aired 3-4p ET.
• Over 20 Members of Congress Boycotting Trump Inauguration; Steps to Repeal and Replace Obamacare Underway; Controversial Megachurch Pastor Dies at 63; Mexico and China Fire Back at Trump's Threats; BuzzFeed Editor: We're "Proud" To Publish Trump Memos. Aired 2-3p ET


January 14, 2017
• Trump Suggests He's Open to Lifting Russia Sanctions; Senate Intel Committee to Probe Russia Hacking; Rep. Lewis: Trump is Not "A Legitimate President"; Poland Set to Formally Welcome Added U.S. Troops; Woman Found 18 Years After Being Kidnapped As Infant; 2 More Suspects Arrested After Istanbul Attack; Flint Homes Tainted by Lead to Get New Faucets; Republicans Vote to Gut ACA; Beijing: One China Policy is Not Negotiable; Fearing Russia, Baltic States Get U.S. Help; Bush Daughters Give Advance to Obama Girls. Aired 5-6a ET
• Trump's New Remarks on Russia Sanctions; Lawmakers Take First Steps to Repeal Obamacare; U.S. and Europe Hit By Frigid Temperatures; FBI Chief Comey Faces Political Firestorm; Rep. Lewis: Trump Is Not "A Legitimate President"; Kremlin; U.S. Deployments s "Threat to Russia"; Trump's Message to China. Aired 4-5a ET
• U.S. Sanctioned Russia Over Election Hacking Allegations; Looking Into Flynn's Contacts With Russia; Poland Set To Formally Welcome Added U.S. Troops; U.S. Republicans Seek To Dismantle Obamacare; Trump: "One China" Policy Up For Negotiation; China Warns U.S. On South China Sea Interference; Woman Found 18 Years After Being Kidnapped As Infant; Reality Checking The Week's Developments; Bush Daughters Give Advice To Obama Girls. Aired 3-4a ET
• Trump's New Remarks On Russia Sanctions; Lawmakers Take First Steps To Repeal Obamacare; Europe And U.S. Hit By Frigid Temperatures; Trump: One China Policy Up for Negotiations; FBI Comey Facing Political Firestorm; U.S.; Ivory Coast Government: Deal Reached With Soldiers; Poland Set To Formally Welcome Added U.S. Troops; Hungarian Camerawoman Sentenced For Tripping Migrants; Pence Family's Colorful Cast of Pets; Presidential Pets Throughout U.S. History. Aired 2-2:30a ET
• U.S. Sanctioned Russia Over Election Hacking Allegations; Trump: One China Policy Up For Negotiation; U.S. Republicans Seek To Dismantle ObamaCare; Poland Set To Formally Welcome Added U.S. Troops; Europe And U.S. Hit By Frigid Temperatures; Hungarian Camera Woman Sentenced For Tripping Migrants; Obama Girls Get Some Good Advice. Aired Midnight-12:30a ET
• Dems Who Skip the President-Elect's Inauguration; China Firing Back at Trump's Nominee for Secretary of State; Elizabeth Warren's Message to the President-Elect; Trump Appears to Escalate Battle with Intelligence Community; 17-Year Police Veteran Shot and Killed Monday; A New Movie Tops the Charts Aired 7-8p ET


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