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March 06, 2017


March 05, 2017
• Trump Accuses Obama of Wiretapping; Trump Admin Mired in Russia Controversy; World Famine; Suspected Chemical Attack in Mosul; Trump Admin Mired in Russia Controversy; Trump Accuses Obama of Wiretapping; Father of Murder Victim Fights Illegal Immigration; Tower Made of Timber in Norway. Aired 5-6a ET
• Trump Accuses Obama of Wiretapping; Trump Spends Many Weekends in Florida; World Famine; "SNL" Imagines Jeff Sessions as Forrest Gump. Aired 4-5a ET
• Trump Accuses Obama of Wiretapping; China Opens National People's Congress; EPA Braces for Deep Budget Cuts. Aired 3-3:30a ET
• Trump Accuses Obama of Wiretapping; World Famine. Aired 2-2:30a ET
• FBI Asks DOJ to Refute Trump's Wiretapping Claim; North Korea Fires Projectile into Sea of Japan; Governor Cuomo Addresses U.S. Anti-Semitism During Israel Trip; "Finding Jesus" Premieres Sunday. Aired 8-9p ET
• FBI Went To The Department Of Justice And Requested And Asked Them In Conversations To Refute President Trump's Claim; Mexican Government Is Stepping In As Immigrant Citizens Here In The U.S. Grow Increasingly Fearful Of Deportation; Growing Concerns About Trump's Ties To Russia; North Korea, Just A Short Time Ago, Fired Several Unidentified Projectiles Into The Sea Of Japan. Aired 7-8p ET
• White House Requests Probe Into Obama Administration; North Korea Fires Projectile Into Sea of Japan. Aired 6-7p ET
• Wiretapping Allegations to Trump's Predecessor; Legal Aid to Immigrants; Giving up Land for Security Sake; Huge Plan with Huge Budget; New Trump Brand Emerge. Aired 5-6p ET
• Trump Irate Over Russia Scandal; President Trump claims He Was Wiretapped by the Obama Administration; U.S. Intelligence Describes Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak As A Tough Spy and Spy Recruiter; Trump To Sign New Travel Ban This Week; Texas Rancher Would Give Up Land For Border Wall; ISIS Suspected Using Chemical Weapons In Iraq; Believer's Premiere's Tonight On CNN. Aired 4-5 pm ET
• Congress Will Investigate Trump Wiretapping Claims; Clapper: There Was No Wiretapping Of Trump Tower; Sessions To Give Amended Testimony Tomorrow; DHS Considers Separating Kids From Adults At Border; Murder Victim's Father Fights Against Illegal Immigrants; Pence Demands Apology After A.P. Prints Wife's E-Mail Account. Aired 3-4p ET
• U.S. Attorney General Jeff Session to Meet with Senators Tomorrow on Russian Contacts; President Trump Called Deflector-In- Chief by Opponents; New York Governor Cuomo Makes Impromptu Visit To Israel; Trump Pushes For Massive Tax Cuts, Big Spending Increases; Candidate Trump Predicted Stock Market Crash If Rates Rise; CNN Correspondent Returns To Mosul. Aired 2-3p ET


March 04, 2017
• Russia Controversy Engulfs White House; Trump Delays Reworked Travel Ban; U.S. Steps Up Airstrikes in Yemen; Makeshift Clinic on Front Lines Near Mosul. Aired 5-6a ET
• Russia Controversy Engulfs White House; Trump Delays Reworked Travel Ban; U.S. Officials Defend Controversial Yemen Raid; More Allegations Hit French Election. Aired 4-5a ET
• Russia Controversy Engulfs White House; Trump Delays Reworked Travel Ban; Makeshift Clinic on Front Lines Near Mosul; "Return to Mosul"; Texas Ranch Lets Visitors Drive Tanks and Shoot. Aired 3-3:30a ET
• Russia Controversy Engulfs White House; Trump Delays Reworked Travel Ban; "Return to Mosul"; Banksy Opens Art Hotel in West Bank. Aired 2-2:30a ET
• Pence Used Personal E-mail Server as Indiana Governor; Sessions Recuses Himself from Russia Investigations; Trump Delays Reworked Travel Ban; Thousands Flee Offensive in Western Mosul; Vintage Tanks for Rent. Aired 12-12:30a ET
• Trump Accuses Obama Of Wiretapping Him, Offers No Proof; GOP Senator: We Are In A "Crisis Of Public Trust"; Trump Angry, Frustrated At Staff Over Sessions Fallout; Eisen: We Need A Special Counsel; Interview with Rep. Steve King; Seniors Fall Prey To Nursing Home Sex Abuse. Aired 8-9p ET
• President Donald Trump Accused Former President Barack Obama Of Wiretapping His Phone At Trump Tower; Sergey Kislyak At The Center Of The Scandal That's Taken Down One Of President Trump's Advisers; President Donald Trump Taking Off For Florida This Weekend; President Trump Is Expected To Push For School Vouchers Program. Aired 7-8p ET
• Obama Spokesman: Trump Wiretapping Claim "Simply False"; Sessions to Meet With Trump at Mar-A-Lago Tonight; Lindsey Graham Worried by Trump Wiretapping Allegations; Did "Breitbart," Radio Host Mark Levin Influence Trump on Wiretaps; Florida Undecided on 16-Year- Old Voucher Program. Aired 5-6p ET
• President Trump Firing Off Unsubstantiated Allegations Of Wire- Tapping; Republican Senator Rand Paul Hunts For GOP's Obamacare Replacement Plan; Red Cross Strongly Condemning A Suspected Chemical Attack by ISIS Fighters in Mosul; Second Season of the CNN Original Series, "Finding Jesus" Premieres Tomorrow. Aired 4-5p ET
• President Donald Trump accused former president Barack Obama of wiretapping his phone at Trump Tower; Sergey Kislyak at the center of the scandal that's taken down one of President Trump's advisers; President Donald Trump taking off for Florida this weekend; President Trump is expected to push for school vouchers program; Aired 7-8p ET
• President Trump Claims Obama Administration Wiretapped Trump Tower during Presidential Campaign; Trump Supporters Hold Rallies Across U.S.; Department of Homeland Security Considering Proposal to Separate Children from Adults Crossing into U.S. Illegally. Aired 2- 2:30p ET
• Obama Denies Trump Wiretapping Accusations; Former U.S. Justice Officials Deny Wiretapping; More Trump Aides Had Russian Contacts; Lindsey Graham Faced Tough Crowd at Town Hall; Pro-Trump Rallies Across the U.S.; New DHS Proposal Would Separate Children Crossing Border from Adults; Trump: Sessions Controversy a "Witch Hunt". Aired 1-2p ET
• White House Denies Inappropriate Russia Ties; Trump Accuses Obama Of Wiretapping Him, Offers No Proof; Senator Demands To See Secret Health Care Bill; Pro-Trump Rallies Today Across The Nation; Trump Choosing Mar-a-Lago Over Camp David; Obama Spokesman: Obama Never Ordered Surveillance; Former Official On Trump's Wiretapping Claims: "It's False, Wrong"; Trump Cries "Witch Hunt" As More Russia Contacts Revealed; White House Denies Inappropriate Russia Ties. Aired Noon-1p ET
• Trump Accuses Obama of Wiretapping Him, Offers No Proof; Senator Lindsey Graham Tackles Latest Trump Tweets During Town Hall; Former Official Denies Donald Trump's Phones were Tapped; Aired 11-12a ET
• President Trump Claims Obama Administration Wiretapped Trump Tower during Presidential Campaign; More Trump Administration and Campaign Officials Disclose Meetings with Russian Officials; South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham Holds Town Hall. Aired 10-11a ET


March 03, 2017
• Pushed by Political Pressure; Total Upgrade Plans. Aired 3-4a ET
• Trump Defends Sessions over Russian Ambassador Meeting; More Trump Campaign Advisors Met with Russian Ambassador; Pence Used Private E-mail Account While Governor; Democrats Demand Sessions Resign; ; Russia Pushes Back on Russian Ambassador Being Spy; Trump to Cut Programs to Pay for Military Build Up; Suspicions Raised over "Actionable" Intelligence Gained in Yemen Raid; Actor Wilmer Valderrama Talks Immigration Debate in U.S.. Aired 2-3a ET
• More Trump Advisers Disclose Russia Meetings; Attorney General Recuses Himself from Campaign Process; Sessions Don't Recall Discussing Campaign With Envoy; Sessions Should Have Acknowledged Meeting Envoy; IOC Warns Tokyo Golf Club; F1 Tests Tires On Track; Pelosi: Trump-Russia Investigation Warranted; Sessions Recuses Himself From Russian Investigation; Sessions: Should Have Acknowledged Meeting Envoy. Aired 1-2a ET
• Attorney General Recuses Himself from Campaign Probes; More Trump Advisers Disclose Russia Meetings; Report: Gov. Pence Used Private E-mail Got Hacked; Media's Role in Trump Administration So Far; U.S. Officials: Russian Envoy to U.S. a Top Spy; Alec Baldwin Dishes on Playing Trump. Aired Midnight-1a ET
• Report: Pence Says His Private Email Use No Comparison to Clinton; Trump Attends Orlando School Parent-Teacher Conference; Man Arrested in Threats Against Jewish Centers. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Republicans Divided on Obamacare Replacement?; No Timetable for Trump Travel Ban; Schwarzenegger Quits 'Celebrity Apprentice'. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Sen. Rand Paul's Scavenger Hunt for Hidden Republican Obamacare Bill; Pence Used Private E-mail While Indiana Governor; CNN's "Believer," Rituals, Peculiar Practices of Some Religious Sects in India. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• New Homeland Security Report Finds Most Foreign-Born Violent Extremists Do Not Arrive in the US Radicalized; New Fallout over Jeff Sessions Meetings with a Russian Diplomat; Trump Fires at Sen. Chuck Schumer on Twitter; A Look at Secretary Tillerson's Transition From The World Of Business to Politics. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Recusal of Attorney General Sessions Not Enough for Democrats; One-on-One with Former CIA Director Petraeus; Pence Used Private E- mail as Governor of Indiana; "Finding Jesus" New Series Begins. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Trump Defends Embattled Attorney General; Pence Slammed Clinton's Private Email use Last Year; Trump Wraps up Crucial Week in White House; Trump Accuses Democrats of a "Witch Hunt". Aired 10- 10:30a ET
• Michigan Voters on Trump; U.S. Launches Airstrikes in Yemen; Hide and Seek with Obamacare Bill. Aired 9:30-10a
• Dems Keep Pressure on Sessions to Resign. Aired 9-9:30a ET


March 02, 2017
• New Controversy in Trump's White House; Impressive Presidential Speech Moves Market; Big Dreams but Questionable Resources; Europe's Coming Election; A Luxury Travel. Aired 3-4a ET
• Democrats Call for A.G. Jeff Sessions' Resignation; Sessions Responds to Russia Allegations; Russia Reacts to Drama in Washington; ; Trump Speech Tone Praised, Facts Questioned; Liberals: Trump Exploited Wife During Speech; Oprah Winfrey Rethinks Presidential Run; Trump Speech Sends Markets Soaring; Uber's P.R. Disaster Video. Aired 2-3a ET
• Sessions Did Not Disclose Meetings With Russian Ambassador; Trump Lays Out Bold Agenda In Speech To Congress; Trump Administration, Delays Rollout Of Revised Travel Ban. Aired 1-2 ET
• Trump and Russia; Dow Soars Past 21,000 for First Time Ever; The Front Lines of the Philippines' Drug War; Potential Shakeup could Sideline Fillon Candidacy; Yemen Raid Under Scrutiny After Navy SEAL Killed; CNN Crew Returns to Mosul; Saudi King's Luxurious Trip to Indonesia. Aired 12-1a ET
• Report: Trump Has Total Confidence in Sessions; Trump Says Sessions Should Not Recuse; Washington Post" Broke the Story That Sessions Had Contacts with Ambassador Kislyak. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• New Info on Yemen Raid; Trump's Attorney General Under Fire. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Trump Discusses Increased Military Spending on "USS Gerald R. Ford"; Trump Comments on Sessions/Russia Controversy. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• White House Stands behind Sessions; U.S. Hunting for Contacts found in Raid; Lawmakers Turn up the Heat on Sessions; Russian Ambassador Kislyak; Trump Speaks Aboard USS Gerald R. Ford. Aired 2- 2:30p ET
• Interview with Representative Adam Schiff; U.S.-Backed Iraqi Forces Storm Western Mosul; Trump Administration Economic Forecast Raises Questions; Magic Johnson Gets New Role in LA Lakers. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Trump's Attorney General Faces Calls to Resign; Top Republicans Call on Sessions to Recuse himself; Schumer on AG Sessions' Meeting with Russian Ambassador. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• U.S. Markets Open After Historic Day; Lawmakers Call For Sessions to Recuse Himself; Jewish Center Threats Coming From Overseas; Interview with Sen. Patrick Leahy. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Calls for Sessions to Recuse Himself. Aired 9-9:30a ET


March 01, 2017
• An Optimistic Tone From the President; Democrats Not Impressed by Trump Speech; A Salute to a Fallen Hero. Aired 3-4a ET
• A Look At President Trump's Address To The Joint Session of Congress; Trump: My Job Is Not To Represent The World; Trump: Willing To Find New Friends And Partnerships; Trump: We'll Work With Muslim Allies To Defeat ISIS; Trump: Torch Of Truth, Liberty, Justice In Our Hands. Aired 2-3a ET
• President Trump Addresses a Joint Session of Congress; Aired 1- 2a ET
• Report: Van Jones Responds To Criticism Of His Trump Praise; Trump Calls For Merit-Based Immigration System; Trump Aides Cite CNN Polls. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Obamacare Fight; Grading Trump. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Trump Receives Praise, Criticism in Honoring War Hero's Wife; Top Officials Asks Trump to Remove Iraq from Travel Ban Executive Order; Can American Afford Trump's Proposed $1 Trillion Infrastructure Spending. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Trump's Infrastructure Plan; Congress Meet on Obamacare; GOP Skeptical of Immigration; White House Travel Ban; Trump Decries Racism; Pentagon May Greenlight Raids. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Trump to Ask for $1 Trillion Infrastructure Package; Trump Says His Job is to Represent the U.S.; Two Speeches, Two Very Different Tones; The Bleacher Report; Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Trump Urges U.S. to "Dream Big" in Upbeat Speech; Republican Lawmakers Cheer Trump Speech, Message; Interview with Rep. Dan Donovan; Trump Pledges to Spend Big on Infrastructure. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Interview with Senator Ed Markey; Trump Touts Possible Immigration Reform During Speech; Trump Pays Tribute to Fallen Navy Seal; Dow Tops 21,000 for the First Time; Aired 9:30-10a ET
• GOP Lawmakers Take Stock of Trump Speech; Interview with Senator Ed Markey of Massachusetts. Aired 9-9:30a ET


February 28, 2017
• Infighting Among Lawmakers on Russian Investigation; Kim Jong- Un Reportedly Executes Officials for Lying; Raising Budget for Defense; Prepared to Evict Settlers; A Huge Fine; Risk From Cuddly Stuffed Animals. Aired 3-4a ET
• New Details on Trump's Military Spending Plan; Will White House Appoint Special Prosecutor for Trump Campaign/Russia Ties; Trump: Obama & His People Possibly Behind Media Leaks; Deadly Purge Reported in North Korea; South Korea: North Korean Leader Ordered Half- Brother's Death; Hostage Beheaded by Philippines Militant Group; Stand Off in West Bank over Israeli Settlements; Trump to Accelerate Fight Against ISIS; Iraqi Forces Making Progress Against ISIS in East Mosul; Accounting Firm Apologizes for Oscars Mix-Up; Syria Takes Center Stage as Academy Awards. Aired 2-3a ET
• Kim Jong-nam's Final Moments; Trump Proposes $54 Billion Defense Spending Hike; Growing Fears Russian Investigation Won't Be Impartial; Trump: "Nothing To Love" In Obamacare; White House Checks Staff Phones In Leak Crackdown Shooting Of Indian Tech Workers In U.S. Stuns India. Aired 1-2a ET
• Investigation into Alleged Trump-Russia Contacts; Trump Proposes Defense Spending Hike; U.S. Plan to Defeat ISIS in Ten Months. Aired 12-1a ET
• Pentagon Sends White House ISIS Fight Options; Couple Sentenced for Terrorizing Child's Party; Trump to Deliver First Address to Congress; Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Report: Arrests Sharply Down on U.S.-Mexico Border; Couple Sentenced for Terrorizing Children at Party; Trump to Give Major Address to Congress Tonight. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Trump Blames Obama for Leaks; President Trump Set to Address Country. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Trump to Address Joint Session of Congress Tonight; Trump Signs Bill to Review EPA Water Regulation, 2 Bills Promoting Women's' Careers; Trump Signs Executive Order to Help Black Colleges, Universities. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Trump's Speech Tonight; Trump to Embrace Republican's Plan; Obama behind Leaks; Lawmakers Warned to Behave; Briefing about Trump's Speech. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Trump to Address Joint Session of Congress Tonight; Trump Signs Bill to Review EPA Water Regulation, 2 Bills Promoting Women's' Careers; Trump Signs Executive Order to Help Black Colleges, Universities. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Trump to Deliver First Address to Congress; House GOP Leaders Speak ahead of Trump's Address; Trump Speech Guest List Hints at Immigration Focus. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Trump Grades Himself; Trump/Russia Probe; Complicated Health Care; Trump's Speech to Congress; Bomb Threats Against Jewish Centers; Trump Delivers First Address to Congress. Aired 9:30-10a
• Trump to Deliver First Address to Congress. Aired 9-9:30a ET


February 27, 2017
• Mix Up Award; President Trump Keeping his Words; Rising Hate Crime; Driving Out Refugees; Unfair Sports. Aired 3-4a ET
• "Moonlight" Wins Best Picture Academy Award after On-Stage Mix- up; Oscars Get Political; Fashion Statements on the Red Carpet. Aired 2-3a ET
• "Moonlight" Wins Best Picture Academy Award after On-Stage Mix- up; Fashion Statements on the Red Carpet; Syria Represented at Oscars. Aired 1-2a ET
• Coverage of 89th Academy Awards; Best Picture Mistakenly Awarded to "La La Land"; "Moonlight" Wins Best Picture Oscar. Aired 12-1a ET
• Report: Intel Chairs Offer Conflicting Views of Trump-Russia; SEAL's Dad to Trump -- Don't Hide Behind My Son's Death; Trump, New Adviser Disagree on "Radical Islam" Term. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Investigations Into Possible Trump-Russia Ties Continue. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• White House Press Briefing; Rep. Adam Schiff Talks Trump Campaign/Russia Ties with Media. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• White House Briefing Continues. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Trump Administration to Call for $54 Billion Defense Spending Hike; Wrong Envelope Leads to Epic Oscars Mix-up; Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Trump Set to Hike Military Spending in Budget Outline; Trump's Nominee for Navy Secretary Withdraws; Trump to Call for Boost to Military Spending; Trump Administration Kicks Off Crucial Week; Trump Meets with Nation's Governor. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Wrong Envelope at Oscars; Trump's Budget Blueprint; Immigration Policy; Vandals Strike Jewish Cemetery; Immigrant Shooting Suspect in Court. Aired 9:30-10a
• Trump Set to Hike Military Spending in Budget Outline; Father of Slain Navy Seal Demands Investigation; Bush: The Media Is "Indispensable To Democracy"; Trump To Call For Military Spending Hike. Aired 9-9:30a ET


February 26, 2017
• New Democratic Party Leader Vows To Take On Trump; McMaster Term "Radical Islamic Terrorism Is "Unhelpful"; Issa: Sessions Should Recuse Himself From Russia Probe; Voters Confront Lawmakers At Tense Town Halls; Pro-Obamacare Rallies Across U.S.; Hard-hitting Diplomacy As U.S. Boxers Fight In Cuba; Oscar-Nominated Film Follows Family Fleeing Syria; Aired 5-6p ET
• Trump's New National Security Adviser Against Use of Radical Islamic Terrorism; Tom Perez is New DNC Chair; Small Town Looks to Trump to Save Coal Plant; Malaysian Officials Declared Airport Safe from Toxic Chemical; Russian Opposition Holds March to Remember Slain Critic; Lawmakers Face Rowdy Crowd During Town Halls; Chicago Leaders Push Back at Trump Attacks; Oscar Nominated Film Follows Family Fleeing Syria; Trump Strategist Steve Bannon Steps into the Light; Aired 4-5a ET
• Trump Will Not Attend White House Correspondents' Dinner; McMaster Says Term "Radical Islamic Terrorism" Is "Unhelpful"; New Democratic Party Leader Vows To Take On Trump; Malaysia Airport Safe From Toxic Chemicals; French Police And Anti-Le Pen Protesters Clash; Aired 3-3:30a ET
• President Trump Says He Will Not Attend The White House Correspondent's Dinner; National Security Advisor H.R. Mcmaster Says Using The Phrase Radical Islamic Terrorism Will Be Counterproductive; A Look At The French Elections As Protests Erupt Trying To Stop A Marine Le Pen Event. Aired 2-2:30a ET
• President is ready to talk healthcare; Grieving father of a Navy SEAL killed during a raid in Yemen is demanding answers from the man who had proved it, the president; Crackdown to stop White House media leaks has sprung a leak; Triple shooting is stoking fears about violence against immigrants; President Donald Trump who just spoke to governors who are gathered for a black tie affair inside the White House. Aired 7-8p ET
• Trump, Governors to Talk Obamacare Replacement; Interview with Congressman Mike Quigley of Illinois; Steve Bannon Makes Rare Public Appearance; Steve Bannon's Motivations and Misconceptions; White House Governors' Dinner; Live from the Red Carpet. Aired 6-7p ET
• Trump to Address Joint Session of Congress; Hollywood's 89th Academy Awards; Sean Spicer on White House Leaks; Hollywood Actor Bill Paxton Dead at 61; Autopsy of Kim Jong-Nam Released; Father of Killed Navy SEAL Wants An Investigation; New York Times TV Advertisement During the Oscars; A Transgender Boy Wins Girl's Wrestling Title. Aired 5-6p ET
• New Call for Special Prosecutor to Investigate Russian Ties; Bill Paxton Has Died at Age 61; Excitement on Oscar Night; Civilians Fleeing Mosul; Bernie Sanders Says DNC Chairman Vote Not Rigged; Father of Killed Navy SEAL Calling for An Investigation; Man Plows Truck Into Mardi Gras Crowd; First TV Ad of The New York Times in 7 Years. Aired 4-5p ET
• Trump, Governors To Talk Obamacare Replacement Monday; Trump To Address Joint Session Of Congress Tuesday; Fallen Navy Seal's Dad Sends Message To Trump; Thousands Of Civilians Flee Fighting In Mosul; Perez Vows To Make Trump A One-Term President; Millions Could Lose Coverage Under New Repeal Draft; Controversy Erupts Over Transgender H.S. Wrestler. Aired 3-4p ET
• New Poll Shows Majority Disapprove of President Trump; Lawmakers Say Attorney General Should Recuse Himself on Russia Probe; New Security Adviser Differs With Trump On "Radical" Islam; Bridging The Gap: Perez Appoints Ellison As Deputy; Perez To Trump: Dems "Will Be Your Worst Nightmare"; Secret Network Preparing To Hide Undocumented Families. Aired 2-3p ET


February 25, 2017


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