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August 11, 2017


August 10, 2017
• Back and Forth War of Words from U.S. and DPRK; Radicalized Man Attacks Men in Uniform; New Developments of the Russia Probe from Mueller's Team; Boko Haram Use Innocent Lives as Pawns; North Korea Threatens To Launch Four Missiles Near Guam; Protesters Erupt In Kenya Over Claims Of Election Fraud; Netanyahu Defiant In Face Of Criminal Probes; Journey Could Be Going Separate Ways Over White House Visit. Aired 3-4a ET
• North Korea Threatens; FBI Raids Manafort Home; Lawsuit over Trump's Business Ties Heads to Court; Trump Administration's Mixed Messages on North Korea; China Calls on U.S. & North Korea to Reduce Tensions; North Korea Threatens to Launch 4 Missiles Near Guam; Suspect Arrested in Attack on French Soldiers; Netanyahu Defiant in Face of Criminal Probes; NASA Searches for Planetary Protector. Aired 2-3a ET
• North Korea Threatens To Launch Four Missiles Near Guam; Trump Touts U.S. Nuclear Capabilities; North Korea Warns It Could Attack U.S. Mainland; FBI Raids Home Of Trump's Former Campaign Chairman; FBI Seized Some Of Manafort's Financial And Tax Records; NASA Searches for Planetary Protector. Aired 1-2a ET
• Back and Forth Threats; North Korea Tensions; U.S. Diplomats Possibly Targeted in "Acoustic Attack"; FBI Raids Manafort Home; Lawsuit over Trump's Business Ties Heads to Court. Aired 12-1a ET
• Trump Says His "Fury" Threat Was Not Tough Enough; Trump on Preemptive Strike, We'll See; Trump Aide Says Nonsensical That Tillerson Talks for The Military. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• President Trump Continues Aggressive Talk on North Korea. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• FBI Raid on Manafort Shakes Administration; State Department Press Briefing; Trump Answers Questions Following High-Level Meeting on North Korea. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• North Korea Outlines Plan To Strike Near Guam; North Korea Mocks Trump For Golf & "Nonsense" Threat; Trump Insults Man He Needs To get Anything Done; Trump Rips McConnell's "Excessive Expectations" Comment. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• GOP Source Says Trump Made Health Bill Passage Much Harder; FBI Probes Acoustic Attack on U.S. Diplomats in Cuba; Taylor Swift Could Testify Soon in Civil Court Case; Aired 10:30-11a ET
• North Korea Outlines Plan to Fire Missile near Guam; Governor: No Panic in Guam; Trump Slams McConnell again over Health Bill Failure; GOP Source: Trump made Health Bill Passage "Much Harder". Aired 10-10:30a ET
• New Trump Poll Numbers; Dingell Comments on North Korea; Obama Speechwriter Criticizes Slogan; New Democratic Leaders; New Study on Health Care. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• North Korea: Trump's "Fire" Warning "A Load Of Nonsense"; Trump Criticizes McConnell Again Over Health Bill Failure; GOP Source: Trump "Made It Much Harder" To Pass Health Bill; North Korea Tensions Rattling Investors. Aired 9-9:30a ET


August 09, 2017
• U.S. and North Korea's Alarming Tensions; Libyan Coast Guard Fires Warning Shots; North Korea Set the World in Full Alert Mode; Zuma Survives the Vote; ISIS Recruiting in Suburbs of Australia. Aired 3-4a ET
• North Korea Threatens Strike On U.S. Territory Guam; Trump: U.S. Will "handle" North Korea; Vote Counting Underway In Kenya Presidential Election; U.K. To Release Key Brexit Policy Paper Soon; Country Music & TV Legend Glen Campbell Dies At 81. Aired 2-3a ET
• Trump To N. Korea: Stop Threats Or Face 'Fire And Fury'; Hawaii's Warning Bunker Prepared If There's An Attack; South African President Zuma Survives Vote; Country Music Star Glen Campbell Dies At 81; Exclusive San Francisco Street Sells For $90K. Aired 1-2a ET
• Trump: North Korea Threat Will Be Met With Fire and Fury; Country Music and T.V. Legend Glen Campbell Died at 81; Jordan Spieth Looks to Make History in Quail Hollow. Aired 12-1a ET
• FBI Raids Home of Paul Manafort; Pentagon Issues Dramatic Ultimatum to North Korea; Hawaii Finalizes Emergency Plan for Nuclear Strike; U.S. Diplomatic Personnel in Havana Raise Health Complaints. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• FBI Raids Paul Manafort's Home; North Korea Nuclear Crisis. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Trump Tweet Slams McConnell on Obamacare Repeal Failure; State Department Briefing on North Korea; Guam Rep. Bordallo Talks North Korean Threat; Trump's "Fire & Fury" Comment Not Scripted. Aired 2:30- 3p ET
• Officials on Trump's North Korea Comment; Pentagon Chief Issues Ultimatum; FBI Raids Manafort Home. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• FBI Raided Paul Manafort's Home; Interview with Evan McMullin; Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Trump Threatens North Korea with "Fire and Fury"; Graham: "Two Scenarios" U.S. would act on North Korea; FBI has Searched Manafort's Home. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• North Korea Threatens Guam; Editorial Board Aims at Bannon; Bannon Attacks McMaster; Remembering Glen Campbell; Interview with Rep. Dan Kildee (D-MI). Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Tillerson: Trump Comments Send "Strong Message" To North Korea; Trump Ramps Up Rhetoric Against North Korea. Aired 9-9:30a ET


August 08, 2017
• North Korea to Retaliate Against Tough Sanctions; Trump's Approval Rating Continues to Decline; Google Engineer Intimidated With Women at the Workplace; Top White House Advisers Laying out Plan to Fight War in Afghanistan. Aired 3-4a ET
• North Korea Slams U.S. Over Tough New U.N. Sanctions;Trump's Approval Rating Falls To 38 Percent In CNN Poll; US VP Pence Denies "Shadow Campaign" For 2020; Polls Open IN Presidential Parliamentary Elections; Kidnapped Aimed To Sell Model On Dark Model; U.S. Considers Plan to Privatize Parts of Afghan War; Police Searching for Venezuelan Military Base Attackers; Drop in Macron's Popularity Puts Reforms in Question; Google Engineer Post Rant About Women, Diversity; Animated Gay Short Goes Viral. Aired 2-3a ET
• North Korea's Fiery Reaction To U.N. Sanctions; Vacationing Trump Launches Tweet Storm; Trump's Approval Rating Falls To 38 Percent In CNN Poll; U.S. Vice President Pence Denies "Shadow Campaign" For 2020; South African President Faces No-Confidence Vote; Incumbent Kenyatta Faces Longtime Rival Odinga; Outrage Over Google Engineer's Sexist Memo; South Africa's Zuma Faces No-Confidence Vote; Kidnapper Planned to Sell Model Online; Police Searching for Venezuelan Military Base Attackers; Immigration Officials Detain Pastor in U.S. Illegally; Israeli Security School Offers Lessons to Tourists. Aired 1-2a ET
• North Korea Says U.S. Will Pay for Tough New Sanctions; Trump's Poll Numbers at Record Low; Kenya Presidential and Parliamentary Elections; Kidnapper Aimed to Sell Model Online; Emmanuel Macron under Fire for Plan to Give Wife "First Lady" Role; Animated Gay Short Film Goes Viral. Aired 12-1a ET
• Trump Says If North Korea Keeps Threatening Then Will Meet With Fire; Engineer Out at Google Over Anti-Diversity Memo; Ten Years Later a Boy Reunites with Recovering Father. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• North Korea Nuclear Fears; Three-Quarters of Americans Don't Trust White House. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• WAPO: Intel Says Korea Has Miniaturized Nuclear Warhead; Trump: GOP Congressmen Face Heat at Town Halls Over Health Care; 17-Day Break is "Working Vacation". Aired 2:30-3p ET
• North Korean Nuclear Warheads; Trump and Leaks; Trump's Latest Poll Numbers. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Interview with Representative Francis Rooney; Son Reunites with Recovering Addict Dad After 10 Years; Congress to Face Voters During August Recess; Iranian Drone Comes Within 100 Feet of U.S. Fighter Jet; Aired 10:30-11a ET
• CNN Poll: Trump Losing Support from His Base; NYT: Government Report Cites Impact of Climate Change; Trump Retweets Report with Classified Info; Interview with Rep. Francis Rooney (R-FL). Aired 10- 10:30a ET
• Trump Retweets Report; Nuclear Weapon Legislation; New Polls on President; President Pushes Back on Media; Sinclair Widens Influence; Google CEO Slams Memo. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Trump's Approval Rating Slides in New Poll. Aired 9-9:30a ET


August 07, 2017
• North and South Korean Leaders Met Face to Face in Manila; People in Quneitra, Syria Starting With Their Life Again; Massive Protests Subsided But Paramilitary Replaces the Streets in Venezuela; North Korea Faces Pressure for its Provocative Actions; British Model Abducted in Milan to be Sold to the Highest Bidder; Turning a Small Town into a new Attraction. Aired 3-4a ET
• North & South Korea's Top Diplomats Meet; Life In Syria As Ceasefire Holds; Pence Slams Report He's Planning A Presidential Run; U.S. And Russian Diplomats Discuss New Sanctions; Maduro: Today We Beat Terrorism With Bullets; Trump's Popularity in Russia Sinks; Lawmakers Probe Fake News Spread by Russia During Election; Fake News Plaguing Kenya Presidential Campaign; Typhoon Noru Hits Southern Japan; Princess Diana's Private Tapes Air in U.K. Aired 2-3a ET
• Top North And South Korean Diplomats Meet In Manila; New U.N. Sanctions Targets North Korea's Major Revenue Stream; Trump Popularity In Russia Sinks; Maduro Meets With His Military; Israel Moves To Close Al Jazeera Office. Aired 1-2a ET
• North Korea in Focus at ASEAN Meeting; U.S. and Russian Diplomats Discuss New Sanctions; Trump's Popularity in Russia Sinks; Crisis in Venezuela; Model Abducted in Milan Now Safely Back Home; Hospitality Industry Faces Challenges after Brexit; Russians Getting Much Of The Credit For Ceasefire; Europe Sizzles Under 'Lucifer' Heat Wave; Justin Gatlin Denies Usain Bolt Farewell Victory. Aired 12-1a ET
• Report: "Why Trump Won" Airs Tonight On Cnn; Male Google Employee Writes Manifesto On Why Women Are Less Suited For Tech Jobs; Suspended Fox Host Vows To Clear Name. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• New Sanctions on North Korea; Why Trump Won; Mike Pence Running Shadow Campaign for 2020?. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• North Korea Threatens U.S. over U.N. Sanctions; Minnesota Governor: Mosque Bombing "Act of Terrorism"; CNN's "Hooked" Looking at U.S. Opioid Crisis. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Trump Touts 200 Day Mark; Pence Slams 2020 Bid Claims; Russia Probe Can Expand; Chicago Files Suit Over Funding. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• The Heart of the Opioid Crisis in Ohio; Chicago Sues DOJ Over Threat to Block Grant Money; Male Google Employee Says Women Less Suited for Tech Jobs; Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Trump Touts Stocks, Jobs, "Base" on Day 200; Tillerson: Meddling Soured U.S.-Russian Relations; CNN Goes to the Heart of the Opioid Crisis. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Democratic Party's Future; Life After Ceasefire in Syria; Trump Touts Economy and Jobs; Model Kidnapped for Dark Web Auction; Aired 9:30-10:00a ET
• Tillerson: Meddling Soured U.S.-Russia Relations; Pence Shoots Down 2020 Presidential Run. Aired 9-9:30a ET


August 06, 2017
• North Korea Sanctions; Russia Sanctions; White House Shakeup; McMaster Difficulties; Crisis in Venezuela; British Model Kidnapping; Atlantic Storm and Typhoon Noru; Race Loss by Usain Bolt; Paris St. Germain Win; African Basketball; Upcoming Airing of Princess Diana Interviews. Aired 5-6a ET
• North Korea Sanctions; Russia Sanctions; White House Shakeup; Crisis in Venezuela; British Model Kidnapping; Typhoon Noru; Race Loss by Usain Bolt; Focus on the Hamptons. Aired 4-5a ET
• New U.N. Sanctions Target North Korea's Major Revenue Streams; U.S. Prepared for Military Option Against North Korea; Kislyak Denies Speaking with Flynn About U.S. Sanctions; Stephen Miller May Be Considered For Communications Director; New Assembly Dismisses Venezuela's Attorney General; Iran's Hassan Rouhani Begins New Term and Slams the U.S.; Nearly a Million South Sudanese Flee to Uganda; Aired 3-3:30a ET
• New U.N. Sanctions Target North Korea's Major Revenue Streams; Sanctions on the Agenda at ASEAN Meeting in Manila; Aired 2-2:30a ET
• Special Council Team Investigating The Trump White House In The 2016 Election Is Working; Vice President Mike Pence To Run As President In 2020; 7-Year-Old Transgender Girl Rattles The Bathroom Door Asking Lawmakers In Texas Let Her In; The Jobs Report For July On Friday And The Numbers Are Looking Very Good For The White House; Stock Market In Multiple Record High This Week. Aired 7-8p ET
• New Sanctions Toughest Yet on North Korea; Mike Pence Pushes Back on Report of a 2020 Bid; Curbing the Influence of Money in Politics; Trump's Approval Ratings at All-Time Low; CNN Goes to the Heart of the Opioid Crisis; How Trump Almost Became President in "Sharknado 3"; Dow Tops 22,000 as Earnings Take Center Stage. Aired 6- 7p ET
• Schiff: Special Counsel probe now in "new phase"; Trump blames Congress for Russia, Health care woes; China's FM: North Korea crisis at "critical point"; Man released in Australia's terror plot probe; Pence: report of 2020 bid is "disgraceful and offensive"; Officer points gun at man for nearly nine minutes; Arizona publishes traffic stop guide for guns in cars; Princess Diana's private tapes air in the U.K.; New episode: the History of Comedy tonight Aired 5-6p ET
• United Nations Security Council Just Voted 15-0 To Sanction North Korea; "The New York Times" Suggested Vice President Mike Pence May Be Launching A 2020 Presidential Bid. Aired 4-5p ET
• Rosenstein: Mueller Probe "Not A Fishing Expedition"; Sen. Tillis: No Evidence To Suggest Mueller Conflict; Christie: Special Counsels "Have Felt The Need To Produce"; Russia Probe Expands Focus To Possible Financial Ties; U.N. Passes Tough New Sanctions Against North Korea; Pence Slams Report He's Planning 2020 Presidential Bid; FBI Monitored Social Media Sites On Election Day; Princess Diana's Private Tapes To Air In U.K.; History of Comedy Airs Tonight 10 E.T./P.T. Aired 3-4p ET
• Rex Tillerson And The Russian Foreign Minister Meet For The First Time After Sanctions Have Been Placed To Russia And Was Reported To Be Lengthy And That The Russian Fm Was Disappointed Saying The Sanction Is Unfriendly And Dangerous. China Claims They Have Been Reaching To North Korea To Stop Missile Test Yet Some Experts Say China Is Even Supplying And Facilitating North Korea's Missile Tests. Aired 2-3pm ET


August 05, 2017
• Russia Investigation; Trump White House; Australia Terror Plot; Trump White House; Kenya Decides; Transgender Troops Serve Openly in Israel; Sicilians Taking a Stand against the Mafia.. Aired 5-6a ET
• Russia Investigation; Trump White House; Transgender Troops Serve Openly in Israel; Neymar Reflects on Move to PSG. Aired 4-4:30a ET
• Russia Investigation; Trump White House; Crisis in Venezuela; Kenya Decides; Transgender Troops Serve Openly in Israel. Aired 3- 3:30a ET
• Trump White House; Crisis in Venezuela; Crisis in Syria; Australia Terror Plot; "Detroit" Attacks Racial Injustice with History. Aired 2-2:30a ET
• Russia Investigation; Trump White House; Crisis in Venezuela; Kenya Decides; Neymar Reflects on Move to PSG. Aired 0-0:30a ET
• North Korea Facing Harsh New U.N. Sanctions; Stephen Miller Eyed for Communications Role; Who Had the Worst Week in Washington?; Grand Jury Subpoenas Issues in Russia Probe; President Trump Tees Off 17-day Visit to Golf Course; Terror in the Sky. Aired 8-9p ET
• United Nations Security Council Votes to Sanction North Korea; Investigators Seek Paperwork Related to Michael Flynn's Financial Dealings with Turkey; Fox News Anchor Eric Bolling in Hot Water; Special Counsel Investigating Possible Collusion Inching Closer to the White House Tonight; President Donald Trump Calls New Hampshire A drug-Infested Den. Aired 7-8p ET
• Stephen Miller Eyed For Possible Promotion; North Korea Hit Tough New Sanctions; NYT: Mueller Asks White House For Documents on Flynn; Trump Backs GOP Plan to Slash Legal Immigration into U.S.; Trump Gets Rave Reviews from Heartland on Job Performance; FBI Tracked Suspected Russia Disinformation on Election Day Looking for Fake News. Aired 5-6p ET
• Sergey Kislyak Publicly Commenting on Conversation with Flynn; Security Council Voted for Tough New Sanctions Against North Korea; Sarah Huckabee Sanders is the Third Woman to Serve in That Post; Donald Trump Calls New Hampshire a Drug-Infested Den. Aired 4-5p ET
• Mueller Asks White House for Flynn Documents; Amb. Nikki Haley Talks New U.N. Sanctions on North Korea; Stephen Miller Could Take on White House Communications Role; Kelly Appears to Impose Discipline Inside Trump White House; Mueller Now Using Grand Jury in Russia Probe; Trump Vacations Compared to Previous Presidential Vacations. Aired 3-4p ET
• White House Adviser Stephen Miller Reportedly Being Considering for Communications Role; Special Counsel Robert Mueller Requesting Documents Related to Former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn; Trump Voters in Nebraska Continue to Support President. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Mueller Asks White House for Flynn Documents; FBI Tracked Suspected Russia Disinformation on Election Day Looking for Fake News; Grand Jury Issues Subpoenas in Russia Probe as Mueller Looks at Trump Finances; Stephen Miller Could Take on White House Communications Role; Voters Voice Support, Concern over Trump's Track Record; NH Governor Sununu Responds to Trump's "Drug Invested Den" Remarks; Collins, Murkowski Speak Out on Health Care Vote. Aired 1-2p ET
• President on 17-day Working Vacation at NJ Golf Club; During Campaign, Trump Said He'd Take No Vacations; Hijacked: Terror in the Sky. Aire 12-1p ET
• Russia Investigation; President Trump Defends McMaster as Conservatives Eye His Dismissal; Interview with Rep. Lee Zeldin. Aired 11a-12p ET
• Three Missing Marines after Aircraft Crashes into Water; National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster Indicates President Trump Briefed on Military Options against North Korea; Some Democrats and Republicans to Propose Bipartisan Health Care Bill; Analysts Assess General John Kelly's First Week as Chief of Staff; Economists Examine Current State of U.S. Economy; CNN Hero Provides Comfort to Homeless Children. Aired 10-11a ET


August 04, 2017
• Widening Trump/Russia Probe; Inch Away to Another Terror Attack; Confidential Matters Leaked; Dubai's Torch Tower in Flames; James Bond-type Campaign in Kenya; Neymar the Highest Paid Player in Football. Aired 3-4a ET
• Russia Investigation; Trump Phone Calls; Australian Authorities Report 2 ISIS Terror Plots Uncovered; U.S. Envoy: ISIS Losing but This Is Not the End; Russia Brokers Another "Safe Zone" in Syria; Woman to Serve 15 Months in Jail over Boyfriend's Suicide. Aired 2-3a ET
• Significant Step In Russia Meddling Probe; Trump Calls Russia Story A Total Fabrication; Probe Focuses On Possible Financial Crimes; Special Counsel Issues Grand Jury Subpoenas; Senior ISIS Commander Sent Bomb Parts; Flames Scorch Dubai's Torch Tower; Phone Call Transcript Leaked; Yazidis In Iraq Mark Third Anniversary Of Genocide; Transcripts Show President's Heated Calls With Allies. Aired 1-2a ET
• Special Counsel Issues Grand Jury Subpoenas; Probe Focuses on Possible Financial Crimes. Aired 12-1a ET
• Report: GOP Senators Defend Their Health Care No Votes; Trump to Take 17 Day Vacation at His Gold Club; Spicer Says No To "Dancing with the Stars". Aired 3:30-4p ET
• John Kelly Running Tight Ship in White House?; Russia Probe Expanding; President Trump Begins 17-Day Vacation. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Australian Authorities Report 2 ISIS Terror Plots Uncovered; July Report: Jobless Rate at 16-Year Low, Unemployment Falls to 4.3 Percent; Intel Chief, DOJ Go After Leakers. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Mueller Exploring Financials of Trump; Starr on Fishing Expedition; Grand Jury Subpoenas in Russia Probe; McMaster At War with Trump's Base; Sydney Police Foil Terror Plan. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Collins and Murkowski Defend Their Health Care No Votes; Kremlin Agrees with Trump U.S.-Russia Relations at Dangerous Low; Fatal Attraction or Fatal Mistake?. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Trump: "Russia Story is a Total Fabrication"; Grand Jury Issues Subpoenas in Russia Probe; GOP Senators Defend Decisive Health Care Votes; Jobless Rates Drops to 16-year Low of 4.3 percent. Aired 10- 10:30a ET
• Unemployment Rate Hits Lowest Level In 16 Years; North Korea, Russia Slam U.S. On Policies, Rhetoric; Man Featured On "The Hunt" Captured Days After Episode. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Grand Jury Subpoenas Issued in Russia Probe; Trump Fires Up His Base Against Russia Probe; Grand Jury Issues Subpoenas In Russia Probe; Clapper: Firing Mueller "Would Be Watergate In Slow Motion". Aired 9-9:30a ET


August 03, 2017
• Tougher Sanctions on Russia Approved; Trump Embracing New Immigration Legislation; Science Breakthrough Discovery; Prince Philip Retires from Public Duty; President Trump Signs a 'Flawed Bill;' Disease-free Generation; Outrage on New Immigration Proposal; Inch Away from Danger; Venezuela Under a Dictator. Aired 3-4a ET
• Trump Signs Sanctions Bill on Russia, Iran, North Korea; U.S. Tests Defenses in Long-Range Tests; Aviation Risks by Unannounced North Korean Missile Tests; "The Emoji Movie" Gets Big Thumbs-Down; Trump White House; Justice Department Racial Discrimination Complaint Dates to 2015. Aired 2-3a ET
• U.S. Slaps Sanctions On Russia, North Korea, And Iran; Pyongyang Threatens "Firm Action" If Sanctioned; Tehran Promises A "Very Clever" Reaction; Venezuela's New Constituent Assembly To Meet Friday; Trump Backs Points-based Immigration Plan; Scientists Edit Harmful Gene Mutation of Human Embryos; Kenya Election Stirs Up Violence Fears. Aired 1-2a ET
• Trump Backs Plan to Curb Legal Immigration; Trump Signs New Sanctions into Law; White House Dismisses NYT Article; Trump White House; Prince Philip Steps Down from Public Duties. Aired 12-1a ET
• Report: Kremlin on Sanctions Saying Trump Got Outplayed; Mueller Impanels Grand Jury in Russia Probe; Trump to Spend Time at His Golf Club. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Russia Trolling President Trump?; Trump Administration Leaks Escalate. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Scaramucci Cancels Plans to Discuss White House Firing; Sentencing for Woman Convicted in Boyfriend's Suicide; Speaker Ryan Confronted at Town Hall; Leaked Transcripts of Trump's Testy Calls to Mexico President, Australian P.M. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Trump Transcript with Mexican President; Trump Transcript with Australian Prime Minister; Afghanistan Decision Looms. Aired 2-2:30p ET


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