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August 24, 2017


August 23, 2017
• Trump delivers angry, divisive speech in Phoenix; Trump defends Charlottesville response, slams media; U.S. sanctions Chinese- Russian entities helping North Korea; Typhoon Hato makes landfall near Hong Kong; Trump administration halts coal mining health study; Treasury secretary's wife sorry for insensitive post. Aired 3-4a ET
• Trump Gives 3 Speeches, 3 Different Messages; Clapper Calls into Question Trump's Competency; Trump Speaking in Reno, Nevada; Majority of Americans Disapprove of Trump's Handling of Charlottesville. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• The Bizarre Story Behind "Blacks for Trump" Guy; ESPN Under Fire for Taking Robert Lee Off UVA Game; 17 Charities Pull Events from Trump's Mar-a-Lago; Ex-Russian Diplomat Denies That He's a Spy; Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Trump Calls For Unity After Divisive Phoenix Speech; ESPN Under Fire For Taking Robert Lee Off UVA Game; Clinton Calls Trump A "Creep" Who Made Her "Skin Crawl"; The Bizarre Story Behind "Blacks For Trump" Guy; 17 Charities Pull Events From Trump's Mar-A-Lago; Aired 3:00- 3:30p ET
• Clinton's Crawled When Trump Stood behind Him; Sergey Kislyak Downplays Trump Campaign Contacts; Interview with Representative Tom Cole; Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Reaction to Trump's Phoenix Speech; Poll Numbers on Trump; Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Trump Rewrites History While Lashing Out At Rally; Trump Hints Again He May Pardon Sheriff Arpaio; Hillary Clinton: My Skin Crawled. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Clinton Book on Campaign; Trump's to Speak in Nevada; Trump Blames Media for Charlottesville Fallout; Challenger for Heller; Ex- Russian Diplomat Downplays Contacts. Aired 9:30-10a
• Trump Slams GOP's McCain, Flake Without Naming Names; Sources: Trump And McConnell Haven't Spoken In Weeks. Aired 9-9:30a ET


August 22, 2017
• President Trump Lays Out His Plan for Afghanistan; Barcelona Attacker Now Shot and Killed by Police; Secretary Mattis Reaffirms U.S. Commitment to its Allies; Search Ongoing For 10 Missing U.S. Sailors; North Korea Warns Of "Merciless Strike"; Trump Travels Straining Secret Service Budget; Chinese Authorities Issue Warning About Heavy Rain; Eclipse Of The Century; London's Big Ben Falls Silent. Aired 3-4a ET
• Conditions On The Ground Will Guide Us On The Afghan War, Says Trump; Defense Secretary Mattis Arrives In Iraq; Police Kill Suspected Driver In Barcelona Attack; North Korea Warns of "Merciless Strike" During U.S./South Korean Military Drills; Debate Over Confederate Statues & Monuments Intensifies; Best Images from the Solar Eclipse. Aired 2-3a ET
• Trump's Afghanistan Plan; Manhunt Ends For Barcelona Attacker; Crowds Flock To Catch The Eclipse; South Korea-U.S. Military Drill Continue Amid Tension; Navy Reviewing Operations After Latest Mishap At Sea; One Person Killed, Seven Trapped After Italian Earthquake; Trump Travel Straining Secret Service Budget; U.S. Views Solar Eclipse of the Century; London's "Big Ben" Falls Silent. Aired 1-2a ET
• Trump Lays Out His Afghanistan Strategy; U.S.-South Korea Military Drills Continue Amid Tension; Search Ongoing for Ten Missing U.S. Sailors; Confederate Controversy; Solar Eclipse. Aired 12-1a ET
• Missouri Governor Issues Stay Hours Before Scheduled Execution; Former Death Row Inmate Shares His Thoughts; Interview with Erik Prince; NFL's First White Player Kneels During National Anthem; Chelsea Clinton Defense Barron Trump Against Critic. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Trump Holds Rally On Home Turf Of GOP's McCain. Flake; Speaker Ryan: Trump "Messed Up" On Charlottesville; Chelsea Clinton Defends Barron Trump Against Critic; Mnuchin's Wife Mocks Woman Over Lifestyle, Wealth; Missouri Gov Issues Stay Hours Before Scheduled Execution; NFL's First White Player Sits During National Anthem. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Tillerson Discusses Afghanistan Plan with Reporters; Missouri Governor Issues Stay in Marcellus Williams' Execution; Anger in 1st Charlottesville City Meeting Since Rally; Trump to Hold Campaign-Style Rally in Arizona Tonight. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Trump Unscripted at Rally; Trump Critical of Flake; Trump's Afghanistan Plan; Secretary Tillerson Press Conference. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Interview with Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-AZ); Missouri Man Faces Execution Despite New DNA Evidence; Awe and Oddities From Celestial Show; Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Trump to Visit Border, Rally Base in Arizona; Trump Unveils New Afghanistan Strategy; Navy: Remains found after Destroyer Collision. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Remains found of Missing Sailors; Trump Holds Rally in Phoenix; Players Kneel for Anthem; Battle for Elian Gonzalez. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Trump Lays Out Afghanistan Plan with Few Details; Trump to Visit Border, Rally Base in Phoenix; Trump Denounces Hate, Bigotry In Prime-Time Speech; Protesters Slam City Council "Blood Is On Your Hands"; Ryan: Trump "Messed Up" Charlottesville Response; Mnuchin's Wife Lashes Out At Critics Of Her Designer Clothes; Trump Unveils New Plan For Afghanistan War. Aired 9-9:30a ET


August 21, 2017
• U.S. Guided Destroyer Collided with Merchant Ship; Critics Question Trump's Mental Capacity; A Massive Manhunt for Barcelona Attacker; U.S. and South Korea Draws Threats from North Korea; A Rare Total Eclipse Excites People. Aired 3-4a ET
• Ten sailors missing in US destroyer collision; Trump to announce new Afghanistan strategy; International manhunt for Barcelona attack suspect; Pyongyang threatens "merciless strike" on US. Aired 2- 3a ET
• 10 Sailors Missing In U.S. Destroyer Collision; Trump To Announce New Afghanistan Strategy; Trump To Outline Path Forward In Afghanistan; Joint South Korean-U.S. Military Drills Get Underway; Pyongyang Threatens Merciless Strike On U.S.; International Manhunt For Barcelona Attack Suspect; Political Upheaval after Protest in Charlottesville; Trump to Announce Path Forward in Afghanistan; 10 Sailors Missing in U.S. Destroyer Collision; Survivors Plead for Help after Deadly Mudslide in Sierra Leone; Sonic Attacks in Cuba Worse Than Reported; Americans to Experience Total Solar Eclipse. Aired 1-2a ET
• Ten Sailors Missing in U.S. Destroyer Collision; Trump to Announce New Strategy for Afghanistan; Pyongyang Threatens "Merciless Strike" on U.S.; International Manhunt for Barcelona Attack Suspect; Inside Quiet Town Where Suspected Terrorists Lived; Trump White House; Solar Eclipse. Aired 12-1a ET
• New Fallout from Bannon's Rocky Exit from White House; U.S. Navy Expected to Order One-Day Operational Pause Following Recent Crash; Trump Travels Draining Secret Service Funds; House Speaker Ryan to Face Constituents in Live Town Hall. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Total Eclipse Moves Off U.S. East Coast; Trump Unveils New Afghanistan Plan To Nation Tonight; GOP's Collins": "Difficult To Say" If Trump Nominee In 2020; Trump, Who Backed Afghanistan Withdrawal, To Unveil Plan; Trump To Address Nation Amid Turmoil Credibility Questions; New Fallout From Bannon's Rocky Exit From White House; Aired 3:00 - 3:30p ET
• Total Solar Eclipse Across the U.S.; Trump & Family Watch Eclipse from White House Balcony. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Rare Solar Eclipse Happening Coast to Coast; Total Eclipse in Missouri; Total Eclipse in Tennessee; Total Eclipse in Kentucky. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Interview with Ray Mabus; Trump Travels Draining Secret Service Funds; U.S. Navy Expected to Order One-Day Operational Pause; A Rare Total Solar Eclipse to be Seen Coast-to-Coast; Interview with Bonnie Tyler. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• 10 U.S. Sailors Missing after Destroyer Collides with Tanker; Defense Secretary Speaks about Navy Collision; Poll: Trump Approval Below 40 percent in Three Key States. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Trump Holds Arizona Rally; Barcelona Police Still Conducting Manhunt; Eclipse of the Century; Eclipse Chaser in Wyoming. Aired 9:30-10:00a
• 10 U.S. Sailors Missing after Destroyers, Oil Tank Collision; Trump to Announce Strategy for U.S. in Afghanistan; Poll: Majority In Three Key States "Embarrassed" By Trump; More Charities Cancel Events At Trump's Mar-A-Lago. Aired 9-9:30a ET


August 20, 2017
• Remembering the Victims of Spain's Terror Attacks; North Korea Tensions on the Rise; U.S. Demonstrations Mostly Peaceful. Aired 5-6a ET
• Spain Terror Attacks; U.S. Demonstrations; Trump White House; North Korea Tensions. Aired 3-3:30a ET
• Spain Terror Attacks; U.S. Demonstrations; Trump White House. Aired 2-2:30a ET
• President Trump Will Address The Nation To Reveal A New Strategy In Afghanistan; Steve Bannon, President Trump's Newly Fired Chief Strategist Is Not Leaving The White House Quietly; First Coast- To-Coast Total Solar Eclipse In The U.S. In 99 Years; More Saber Rattling From Kim Jong-Un's Regime In North Korea; Comedy Legend Jerry Lewis Has Died At The Age Of 91. Aired 7:00-8:00p ET
• What Looking at the Eclipse Could Do to Your Eyes; Wreckage of USS Indianapolis Found After 72 Years; Comedy Legend Jerry Lewis Dead at 91; Stocks Slide Amid White House Turmoil. Aired 6-7p ET
• Trump To Address Nation On Afghanistan; Trump To Hold Phoenix Rally Despite Fears Of Violence; North Korea Warns U.S. Of Merciless Strike; Mystery Attack In Havana; Liberty University Grad Returning Diplomas To Protest Falwell; Comedian Jerry Lewis Dead At 91; Americans Gears Up For Total Eclipse. Aired 5-6p ET
• President Is Going To Speak To The Nation At 9:00 P.M. Tomorrow From Ft. Meyer In Virginia; North Korea Now Threatening A Merciless Strike Saying The U.S.; Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin Says He Is Not Going Anywhere; President Trump Disbands Business Councils; Backlash Over President Trump's Response On Charlottesville; Eclipse Of The Century. Aired 4-5a ET
• Jerry Lewis Dead At 91; North Korea Warns Of "Merciless Strike" At Any Time; President Trump To Address The Nation Tomorrow On Afghanistan; 3-4p ET
• WH Looks to Turn Page after Turbulent Week; NK Warns of "Merciless Strike" Ahead of S. Korea-U.S. Drills; GOP, Dems Rip Trump Over Response to Charlottesville Violence; Poll: Trump's Approval Rating Drops to New Lows in Three States; Jerry Lewis Dead at 91; Aired 2-3p ET


August 19, 2017
• White House Turmoil; Confederate Monuments; Spain Terror Attacks; Sierra Leone Disaster; Finland Stabbings. Aired 5-6a ET
• Spain Terror Attacks; White House Turmoil. Aired 4-5a ET
• New Reports on Spain Terror Attacks; Tragedy in Sierre Leone; Steve Bannon's Departure from the White House; Germans Respond to Neo- Nazi Violence; Crisis in Venezuela. Aired 3-3:30a ET
• Spain Terror Attacks; Finland Stabbing Rampage; White House Turmoil; An Inside Look at Antifa; Crisis in Venezuela; Sierra Leone Disaster. Aired 2-2:30a ET
• White House Turmoil; Spain Terror Attacks; Finland Stabbing Rampage; Crisis in Venezuela; Sierra Leone Disaster; Marcher at White Nationalist Rally Strips Down. Aired 12-12:30a ET
• Spanish Media: Four Terrorists Killed In Terror Incident; Trump Tries To Change Subject From Off The Rails Remarks In Tweets About GOP Senators, Monuments And Gen. Pershing; 3 Presidential Councils Scrapped After Trump's Charlottesville Remarks. Aired 9-10p ET
• More rallies and marches were demands for unity in America and more condemnation of hate groups and racial violence; Antifa not only clash with bigots but also police; Three honorees would boycott the White House reception for the arts celebration; President Trump's chief strategist Steve Bannon was shown the door of the White House; Aired 7:00-8:00p ET
• Thousands March to Protest Controversial Free Speech Rally; Interview with Representative Scott Taylor; Should Confederate Statues Be Removed?; Steve Bannon Exits White House; Holocaust Survivor Speaks Out on Charlottesville Protests; What the Rustbelt Thinks; Aired 6-7p ET
• Thousands Of Counterdemonstrators Converged On Boston Overshadowing The Self-Described Free Speech Rally; Steve Bannon Will Be A Tough And Smart New Voice At Breitbart News; President And First Lady Will Now Skip This Year's Annual Kennedy Center Honors. Aired 4:00-5:00p ET
• Thousands Flooded Streets of Boston in Dueling Rallies; Backlash Grows over Trump's Comments on Charlottesville Violence; Trump Will Not Attend Kennedy Center Honors; Confederate Statues & Monuments Defaced, Removed as Tensions Intensify; Bannon Out of White House, Returns to "Breitbart"; Graphic Video of Police Beating Unarmed Black Man in Ohio; Safety Tips for Monday's Total Solar Eclipse. Aired 3-4p ET
• Thousands Gather for Free Speech Demonstration and Counter- Demonstration in Boston; Boston Police Maintain Peace During Protest and Counter-Protest; President Trump Tweets on Steve Bannon Leaving White House and Joining "Breitbart News"; Analysts Debate Confederate Memorial on Stone Mountain, Georgia. Aired 2-3p ET
• Thousands Flood Streets of Boston in Dueling Rallies; "Declassified" Airs Tonight; Suspect in Car Attack Charged with 2nd- Degree Murder. Aired 1-2p ET
• Thousands Flood Streets Of Boston In Dueling Rallies; Trump Hit With Backlash Over Mixed Charlottesville Messages; Bannon Returns To Breitbart After Turbulent W.H. Run; GOP Outcry Pours In Over Trump's Charlottesville Response. Aired 12-1p ET
• Boston Braces for Free Speech Rally and Counter Protests; Backlash over Trump Response to Charlottesville. Aired 11a-12p ET
• Protestors and Counter-Protestors Gathering in Boston; Steve Bannon Leaves White House and Joins "Breitbart News"; Pastor Leaves Trump Administration Council in Wake of President's Comments on Charlottesville Violence; Georgia Gubernatorial Candidates Debate Taking Down Confederate Monuments. Aired 10-11a ET
• Interview with Sen. Michael Williams; Racists deny care from physicians of other race; Public memorial service for Virginia state trooper Jay Cullen


August 18, 2017
• Barcelona Wrapped in Terror; Trump Stays Firm with his Message; The Aftermath Of Deadly Terror Attacks At Barcelona; Images Show New Mudslide Threat In Sierra Leone; Police: Deadly House Explosion Linked Man Attack. Aired 3-4a ET
• Five Terror Suspects Killed In Cambrils; 13 Dead And More Than 100 Injured In Barcelona Van Attack; Trump Tweets Debunked Story On Gen. Pershing; Trump Criticizing Members Of His Own Party; Spain Targeted in 2 Terror Attacks in Less than 24 Hours; Sierra Leone Facing New Mudslide Threat; Witnesses Share Reaction to Barcelona Attack. Aired 2-3a ET
• Five Terror Suspects Killed In Cambrils; Two Arrested In Barcelona Van Attack; Eiffel Tower Goes Dark To Honor Terror Victims; Explosion In Alcanar Connected To Barcelona Attack; Trump Condemns Terror Attack In Barcelona; Trump Faces Backlash For Charlottesville Remarks; Tel Aviv City Hall Lit Up To Honor Barcelona Victims; Spain Targeted in 2 Terror Attacks in Less than 24 Hours; Travel Safety Tips. Aired 1-2a ET
• Terror in Spain; World Leaders React to Barcelona Van Attack.. Aired 12-1a ET
• Chief Strategist Steve Bannon Fired; Heather Heyer's Mother Will Not Talk to Trump; Yale Classmate Tell Mnuchin To Resign Immediately. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Republicans Speaking Out Against Trump?; Steve Bannon Out. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Trump Fires White House Chief Strategist Steve Bannon; Confederate Symbols Targeted, Defaced Across U.S. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Trump Fires Bannon; Charlottesville Victim's Mother talks Trump Comments; Organizations Pull Events from Mar-a-Lago. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• GOP Backlash Grows Over Trump's Charlottesville Remarks; Interview with Mayor Levar Stoney; Video Shows Ohio Officer Beating Black Man; Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Police: Stabbing Attack in Finland, Several Injuries; Manhunt Intensifies for Van Driver in Deadly Attack; Tillerson: One American Killed in Barcelona Terror Attack. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Debate Intensifies over Statues; Missouri Lawmaker Deletes Post; Romney's Facebook Post; Twitter and Trump. Aired 9:30-10:00a
• Manhunt Intensifies for Van Driver in Barcelona Attack; Heyer's Mother: Not Talking to Trump After His Comments; Murdoch, GOP Senators Join Trump Critics; Romney: Trump Made Racists "Rejoice," Minorities "Weep"; Manhunt Intensifies For Van Driver In Deadly Attack; One Barcelona Officer Killed Four "Suspected Terrorists." Aired 9-9:30a ET


August 17, 2017
• Trump Stays Firm with his Message; South Korea's President With Optimistic View on Korean Peninsula; Grief and Woe in Sierra Leone's Tragedy; Source: Trump Moving Forward Without Regret; U.S. Military Leaders Condemn Charlottesville Violence; Cities Quietly Removing Confederate Statues; Debate Over Removing Stone Mountain Carving; Anti-Immigrant Ship Trying To Block Refugees; Obama's Charlottesville Tweet Smashes Record. Aired 3-4a ET
• Trump's Remarks Mirror White Supremacist's Jargon; Global Condemnation of Trump's Remarks on Protests. Aired 2-3a ET
• Rally For Peace In Charlottesville; Charlottesville Holds Candlelight Vigil; Trump Ends Business Councils As More Executives Out; Charlottesville Remembers Heather Heyer; Trump Faces Backlash Over Charlottesville Remarks; U.S. Military Leaders Condemn Racism Extremists; Crowd Softly Sings "Lean On Me" At Candlelight Vigil; Cities Quietly Removing Confederate Statues; Source: Trump Moving Forward "Without Regret"; U.S. Joint Chiefs Chairman in Tokyo for Talks; Global Condemnation of Trump's Remarks on Protests; Hundreds of Bodies Recovered after Sierra Leone Mudslide; Daniel Craig Breaks Silence on James Bond. Aired 1-2a ET
• Rally for Peace in Charlottesville; Former Neo-Nazi Talks; North Korea Holding Off; Obama's Charlottesville Tweet Smashes Record. Aired 12-1a ET
• Barcelona Police Say Driver Hits 2 Officers in Attack; 13 Dead And 50 Injured in Barcelona Terror Attack, 2 Arrested; ISIS Affiliated Groups Says Attackers Were Its Soldiers. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Terror in Barcelona; Trump Failing to Show Presidential Leadership?. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• At least 50 Injured, 13 Killed in Barcelona Terror Attack; Trump Tweets About Barcelona Attack; Sen Bob Corker Has Harsh Words for Trump on Charlottesville. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Search for Barcelona Suspects; Van Plows into Crowd in Barcelona; Trump Tweets about Attack; Tillerson Comments on Barcelona Attack; Police Arrest One in Barcelona Attack. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Trump Says Removing Statues Rips Apart U.S. Culture; Kelly Frustrated with Trump's Lack of Discipline?; Inside White Supremacy in America. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Trump: Removing Confederate Statues Rips Apart U.S. Culture; Trump Criticizes GOP Senators amid Charlottesville Fallout; Bannon calls White Nationalists "Collection of Clowns". Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Trump Comments on Removing Statues; World Leaders Reject Trump's Remarks; Jared and Ivanka's Influence. Aired 9:30-10:00a
• Trump Rips GOP Senators Amid Charlottesville Fallout; Bannon Slams Far-Rights, Dems, and White House Staffers; NYT: Trump Lawyer Forwards E-mail With Secessionist Rhetoric; Trump: Removing Statues Rips Apart U.S. Culture; Source: Trump Ended Councils After Learning CEOs' Plan. Aired 9-9:30a ET


August 16, 2017
• U.S. President Donald Trump Back to Blaming Both Sides for Violence in Charlottesville; Learning More About 20-year-old James Fields; U.S. and Japan Holding Joint Military Drills; An Oasis of Booze and Beaches in Syria; President Back To Blaming Both Sided For Clashes; Red Cross: Death Toll Rising After Sierra Leone Landslide; Eu Leaders: Uk's Post-Brexit Customs Plan A Fantasy; Survey: Brexit Fears Impacting London Job Market; Uk's Largest Warship Arrives Home In Portsmouth; Late-Night Comedy Turns Serious. Aired 3-4a ET
• Trump Defends White Supremacists at News Conference. Aired 2-3a ET
• Trump Goes Off-Script on Racially-Charged Tragedy; Trump Faces Global Backlash for Defending "Both Sides". Aired 1-2a ET
• President Back to Blaming "Both Sides" for Clashes; Trump's Charlottesville Controversy. Aired 12-1a ET
• CNN Sources Say Trump Without Regret Over Remarks; Obama's Former Faith Adviser on Trump's Remarks; Trump to Fund Obamacare Subsidy. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Will Republican Party Call out President Trump Over Charlottesville Response?; Interview With New York Congressman Hakeem Jeffries. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• "Central Park Five" Members React to Trump Remarks; Family Repudiates Son Over Racist Charlottesville Rally; CNN Source: Trump "Without Regret" over New Remarks. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Two Councils Disband after Charlottesville; Trump's Leadership on Charlottesville; Removing Confederate Statues. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Trump Asks if Washington and Jefferson Statues Next; Four Joint Chiefs Condemn Hatred After Charlottesville. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Next Hour: Hundreds Gather to Remember Heather Heyer; WH Aide: "We Have Work to Do, and We're Going To Do It"; Soon: Heather Heyer's Memorial Service Begins; More Execs Quit Trump Council over Charlottesville. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Trump Blames Both Sides; More Executives Quite Trump Council; Baltimore Takes Down Statues. Aired 9:30-10:00a
• Trump Repeats Blame "Both Sides" for Charlottesville; Heather Heyer's Memorial Service Soon to Begin; Trump: Bannon "Not A Racist," "We'll See" About Future; Trump Diversity Council Member Wants Bannon To Resign. Aired 9-9:30a ET


August 15, 2017


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