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September 12, 2017
• Crews Headed to Florida Keys; Caribbean Gets Hammered by Irma; Goodland Survivor Stories; Florida Congresswoman Talks Hurricane Impact; Charleston Flooding from Irma; U.N. Passes North Korean Sanctions. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• FEMA's Initial Estimate: 25 Percent Of Homes In Keys Destroyed; Seven Million Plus Customers Without Power After Irma; Florida Races To Refill Gas Stations; U.S. Stocks Expected To Climb As Irma Weakens; Lower Keys Face Hurricane Destruction; Key Largo has Less Damage; Rubio Suggests Evacuations. Aired 9-9:30a ET


September 11, 2017
• Irma Batters Florida's Coastal Areas; Residents Not Allowed to Go Home Yet; Millions of People in Dark and Without Water Supply. Aired 3-4a ET
• Hurricane Irma Crawls up Florida's West Coast with Category 1 Strength; Naples Storm Surge Not as Bad as Predicted; Irma Roars Through Florida Keys, Destroys Bar; Eyewitness Describes Drive Through Storm-Damaged Florida. Aired 2-3a ET
• Irma Climbing Through Florida with Category 2 Force; Red Cross Responding to Irma Disaster; Irma Roars Through Florida Keys, Destroys Bar. Aired 1-2a ET
• Irma Pounds Florida with Violent Winds, Torrential Rains. Aired 12-1a ET
• Report: Florida Governor Says Biggest Threat Is River Flooding in The North; Six Million Plus Without Power Across Florida; First Look at Florida Keys Hit Hardest by Irma. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Florida Governor Updates Hurricane Relief Efforts; White House Press Briefing. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• A Look at Damage in Key Largo; A Look at Damage on Marco Island; A Look at Damage in Bradenton, Florida; Tom Bossert Talks Hurricanes Harvey & Irma at White House Briefing. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Damage in Miami from Irma; Flooding in Charleston; Jacksonville Flooding From Irma; Naples Hit by Irma; Irma Continues On; Two Missing on Boat after Hurricane. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Vice President Speaks at United Flight 93 Crash Site; Hurricane Irma Blamed for 10 Deaths in Cuba; Irma Batters Florida, Weakens to Tropical Storm; Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Pentagon 9/11 Memorial Ceremony; Trump Gives Speech at Pentagon; Irma Slams Florida with Rain and Wind; Addressing Irma's Damage; Orlando Hit by Irma; Irma's Toll on Clearwater, Florida. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Irma Leaves 5.8 Million without Power; Trump Lays Wreath at Pentagon; Pentagon 9/11 Service. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• 9/11 Moment of Silence and Ceremony; Irma Weakens to Tropical Storm; Irma Hits Orlando. Irma Leaves 5.8 Million Without Power In Florida. Aired 9-9:30a ET


September 10, 2017
• Irma Back To Category 4 Before Hitting Florida; 6.5 Million People Told To Evacuate; 288,000+ Customers Now Without Power; Florida Keys Braced For Monster Hurricane Irma; Storm Surge Up To 15 Feet Possible In Southwest Florida; Florida's Western Coast In The Expected Path Of Irma; Thousands Of Florida Residents Crowd Into Shelters; Aired 4-5a ET
• Latest on Irma's Strength and Position; Naples Storm Surge Predictions; Florida Keys Feel Hurricane Winds; Miami Beach Curfew; Storm Chaser Talks about Irma. Aired 3-4a ET
• Hurricane Irma Back Up to Category 4; More than 6 million in Florida Ordered to Evacuate. Aired 2-3a ET
• Hurricane Irma closing in on Florida; Irma expected to strengthen again before hitting Florida; Florida Keys feeling hurricane wind gusts; 6.5 million people ordered to evacuate Southern Florida; Florida's western coast in the expected path of Hurricane Irma
• Hurricane Irma closing in on Florida; Irma expected to strengthen again before hitting Florida; Florida Keys feeling hurricane wind gusts; 6.5 million people ordered to evacuate Southern Florida; Florida's western coast in the expected path of Hurricane Irma. Aired 12-1a ET
• Fitness Expert Jillian Michaels: Let "Guard Down for an Hour," Get COVID; Sen. Doug Jones (D-AL) Discusses Failure of GOP Skinny Stimulus Bill & Trump Downplaying Coronavirus Threat; Glenn Harris, President of Race Forward, Discusses Trump Refusing to Admit White Privilege Helped Him in Life & Trump Minimizing Systemic Racism in U.S. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• First Look at Irma Destruction in Florida Keys; 2.3M Without Power, 70K in Shelters as Irma Rakes Florida; NHC: Storm Surge Jump 7 Feet in 90 Minutes in Naples. Aired 6-7p ET
• Judge Puts Gag Order on Case against Accuse Russian Spy; Serena Williams Claim Sexism in Dispute with Umpire; Cop Charged after Shooting Man inside His Own Apartment. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Two million customers without power as Irma rakes Florida; Irma's eye passing over Naples, Florida; Irma climbing Florida coast with category 2 force; Irma bears down on Fort Myers after slamming Naples; Irma now a category hurricane headed for Tampa. Aired 5-6p ET
• Irma Slamming South Florida With Category 3 Force; Naples, Marco Island Warned: "Move Away From The Water"; Irma's Eyewall Reaches Marco Island, Approaching Naples; Hurricane Force Winds Whipping Miami; Second Crane Destroyed As Irma Lashes Miami. Aired 3- 4p ET
• Hurricane Irma Pummels Florida; Hurricane Irma hits Naples. Aired 4-5p ET
• Irma Slamming South Florida with Cat Three Force; Irma Slamming Southwest Florida after Lashing Keys; Irma Bears Down on Naples, Marco Island with Cat Three Winds; Hurricane Force Winds Whipping Miami; Miami Mayor: 75 percent of Miami-Dade County has Lost Power; Storm Surge from Irma Floods Downtown Miami; Miami-Dade Police No Longer Responding to Service Calls; Aired 2-3p ET
• Monster Storm with Cat 4 Winds Barrels into South Florida; Storm Surge from Irma Floods Downtown Miami. Aired 1-2p ET
• Updates On Hurricane Irma Passing Through Florida. Aired 10-11p ET


September 09, 2017
• Florida Braces for Direct Hit from Cat 5 Irma. Aired 5-6a ET
• Florida Braces for Direct Hit from Cat 5 Irma. Aired 4-5a ET
• Florida Braces for Direct Hit from Cat 5 Irma. Aired 3-4a ET
• Florida Braces for Direct Hit from Cat 5 Irma. Aired 2-3a ET
• Florida Braces for Direct Hit from Cat 5 Irma. Aired 1-2a ET
• Florida Braces for Direct Hit from Cat 5 Irma. Aired 12-1a ET
• Hurricane Irma Closing in on Florida; Irma Headed to Florida as a Category 3 Hurricane; Dire Warnings as Irma Approaches Florida; 6.5M People Ordered to Evacuate Southern Florida; Florida Keys Feeling Hurricane Wind Gusts; 70,000 People in Shelters Across Florida. Aired 11p-12mn ET
• Hurricane Irma Heads Toward Florida. Aired 10-11p ET
• Irma Expected to Strengthen Again Before Hitting Florida; Florida's Coast Could See Catastrophic Storm Surge; Storm Surge Up to 15 Feet Possible in Southwest Florida; Interview with Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn; Interview with Miami-Dade Police Chief Juan Perez. Aired 8- 9p ET
• Live Coverage of Hurricane Irma; Latest Details of Irma's Path, Conditions. Aired 7-8p ET
• Hurricane Irma to Hit Florida; Evacuation Orders in Effect in Parts of Florida; Hurricane Irma Devastates Cuba; Florida Governor Urges Residents to Evacuate or Shelter ahead of Hurricane Irma. Aired 10-11a ET
• Irma Expected To Strengthen Again Before Hitting Florida; ; Storm Chaser Warns of Storm Surge; Shelter in Gainesville Caters to Seniors, Special Needs; Some Riding Out Storm in Key West as Winds Pick Up, Water Rises; Time-Lapse Video in Cuba Gives Glimpse of What's Coming to Florida. Aired 5-6p ET
• Live Special Coverage of Hurricane Irma. Aired 4:00-5:00p ET
• Irma Heads Directly for Naples & Points South; Thousands Wait to Get Inside Ft. Myers' Germain Center as Rain Begins; Rains Begin in Key Largo; Irma Starting to Impact Low-Lying Miami; Interview with Florida Sen. Bill Nelson; Hurricane Irma to Impact All of Florida; Storm Chaser Warns of Storm Surge on West Coast; Ft. Myers Police Commander Gives Update; West Palm Beach Won't Be as Badly Impacted as Expected; Cranes a Concern During Storm; Some Still on Beaches in Sarasota. Aired 3-4p ET
• Florida Prepares for Hurricane Irma; Evacuation Orders in Effect in Parts of Florida; Evacuation Centers Fill Up in Florida; Storm Chasers Make Their Way towards Hurricane Irma. Aired 2-3p ET
• Irma Barrels Towards Florida with Category 3 Force; Homestead Mayor Talks on Preparations; Ft. Myers Expands Evacuation Zone; Florida West Coast Prepares for Irma; A Look at South Beach; Worries about Boats as Storm Approaches. Aired 1-2p ET
• Irma Barrels Toward Florida With Category 3 Force; Storm Surge Threat Increases For Florida Coast; 6.3 Million Floridians Ordered To Evacuate. Aired 12-1p ET
• Hurricane Irma Is About To Hit Florida. Aired 9-10p ET
• Hurricane Irma Is About To Hit Florida. Aired 9-10p ET


September 08, 2017
• Simultaneous Disasters Happening in the World; Government Agencies in Full Alert for Hurricane Irma; Trump Junior Faces Senate Committee; Irma's Wrath One Week after Harvey's Devastation; French Island Territories Did Not Escape Irma; Former U.S. Presidents in One Force; Mexico's Coastal State Shook by 8.1 Earthquake. Aired 3-4a ET
• Major Destruction in Caribbean from Irma; Magnitude 8.1 Earthquakes Shakes Mexico; 5 Former Presidents Team Up to Help Hurricane Victims; International Charity Shelterbox Helping Displaced Families; Miami Zoo Will Not Evacuate Animals Ahead of Hurricane. Aired 2-3a ET
• Hurricane Warning Up In South Florida; New Forecast Puts Miami In Bull's Eye; Hurricane Irma Now Hammering Turks And Caicos; At Least 10 Deaths Confirmed From Irma; Storm Surge Nearly Topples Cameraman; Bahamas Bracing For Massive Storm Surges; At Least 10 Killed Major Destruction In Caribbean; Widespread Damage Power Outages In Puerto Rico; Magnitude 8 Earthquake Hits Mexico. Aired 1-2a ET
• Hurricane Irma Slams Caribbean; New Hurricane Warnings Issued for South Florida. Aired 12-1a ET
• How Hurricane Irma Compares to Hurricane Andrew; Irma Is Now A Category 5 Storm; Public Schools in Miama-Dade Open as Shelters for Those Fleeing Irma. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Hurricane Irma Targets Florida. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Florida Bracing for Direct Hit from Monster Hurricane; Florida High-Rises Built to Withstand Hurricanes; FL Governor Preps as Irma Barrels Towards U.S.; Storm Chaser Says Irma Bigger Than Any Other Hurricane; Interview with Miami Beach Fire Chief Virgil Fernandez. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Conclusion of White House Briefing; Storm Nears Florida; Mandatory Evacuations for West Palm Beach; Miami Beach Mayor on Evacuation. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Florida Bracing for Direct Hit from Monster Hurricane Irma; Interview with Mayor Philip Levine; Aired 10:30-11a ET
• FEMA: Irma Expected to Begin Slaming Florida Tomorrow; Irma now "Extremely Dangerous" Category 4 Storm; Airports Packed as Residents Rush to Flee Irma; House Votes on Hurricane Aid, Debt Ceiling Hike; Interview with Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Hurricane Irma Closes in on Florida; Florida Braces for Direct Hit; Florida Governor Press Conference. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Irma Now Category Four; Florida Keys Bracing for Hit; Airports Packed as Residents Flee Irma; Miami Beach Evacuated Before Hurricane. Aired 9-9:30a ET


September 07, 2017
• Irma's Devastation to Caribbean Islands; Floridians Prepares for the Monster Hurricane; Trump Deals with Democrat; Brexit Debates Starts in U.K.; International Leaders Struggle to Find Common Ground Against DPRK's Crisis; FEMA Running Out of Funds; U.N. Confirms Assad Regime Kills Its Own People; Pope Francis Push For Peace in Bogota. Aired 3-4a ET
• Hurricane Irma Slams Caribbean, Aims for Florida; British Parliament Debates E.U. Withdrawal Bill; Trump Blindsides GOP Leaders, Sides with Democrats on Funding Bill. Aired 2-3a ET
• Monster Hurricane Irma Batters Caribbean Islands; Irma Passing Puerto Rico Major Damage Likely; Barbuda Barely Habitable, Damage Unprecedented; Republicans Blindsided By Funding Deal With Democrats; Ryan Calls Deal Ridiculous Hours Before Trump Backs It; Trump's Peculiar Introduction For Daughter Ivanka. Pope France on Mission to Promote Peace in Colombia. Aired 1-2a ET
• Hurricane Irma Batters Caribbean Islands; Trump Blindsides Republican Congressional Leaders; Florida Evacuating To North; Gasoline And Water Shortages; Florida Residents Advised to Seek Shelter. Aired 12-1a ET
• Senate Intel Staff Questions Trump Jr. for 5 Hours; American Stranded in Turks And Caicos As Irma Moves In; Zoo Miami Preparing to Protect Animals from Irma. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Special Counsel to Interview White House Staff in Russia investigation; Irma Targets Florida. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Trump & Kuwait Emir Joint Press Conference. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Movement of Hurricane Irma; Miami Beach orders Evacuations; Florida Gas Concerns; Storm Chaser Talks about Landfall; Lines form for Sandbags in Florida; Trump's Deal with Democrats; Trump And Kuwaiti Emir News Conference. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Florida Bracing for hit as Hurricane Irma Devastates Caribbean; Interview with State Senator Gary Farmer Junior; Florida Hospitals Evacuate Patients Ahead of Storm; Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Barbuda "Barely Habitable" after Hurricane Irma; Haiti Braces for Hurricane Irma, Orders Evacuations; Trump Jr. Meets with Senate Russia Investigators; Trump to Dreamers: Nothing to Worry about for Six Months; Bannon: Gary Cohn should've Quit after Charlottesville. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Trump Jr. Meets with Senate Investigators; Ryan on Trump's Debt Ceiling Deal; Florida Governor's News Conference. Aired 9:30-10:00a ET
• Hurricane Irma's Path; Hurricane Hunters Fly into Irma; Haiti Prepares for Hurricane Irma; Florida Braces for Irma. Aired 9-9:30 ET


September 06, 2017
• Hurricane Irma Gain Strength as it Approaches U.S.; Tensions with North Korea Never Rested; Trump Criticized for Rescinding DACA; North Korea Provokes More U.S. and its Allies; Rohingya Muslims Flee for Their Life; DACA Children Fights for Their Rights; Duke and Duchess of Cambridge Won Lawsuit Over French Magazine. Aired 3-4a ET
• N.K. Ambassador: U.S. Will Receive More "Gift Packages"; Texas A.G. Applauded Trump For Ending DACA; U.S.-Backed Forces Take Control Over Raqqa; Drone Footage Shows Liberated Raqqa; Pope To Promote Peace In Colombia. Aired 2-3a ET
• Hurricane Irma Now A Category Five Storm; White House Issues Emergency Declaration For Irma; Irma One Of The Strongest Storms Ever In The Atlantic; North Korea Maybe Preparing Another Missile Launch; Pyongyang Threatens To Blow Up U.S. Mainland; North Korea Says Tests Were Gift Packages For U.S.; President Ends Program For Young Immigrants; Trump Will Revisit Program If Congress Doesn't Legalize It; Sessions Call The Program Executive Amnesty; Thousands Protest Against End Of Immigration Program; Syrian Forces Breach 3-Year ISIS Siege on Deir El-Zour; Rohingya Huddle On Bangladesh Border; Attorney General In Blue States Sue Trump Over DACA; Ravaged By Harvey, Houston Dreamers Fear Deportation. Aired 1-2a ET
• Caribbean Braces for Massive Storm; Pyongyang Threatens to Blow up U.S. Mainland; Trump Ending DACA. Aired 12-1a ET
• Trump Says No Mixed Signals On DACA Decision; One of the Strongest Storms Ever Heads for Florida; Trump Says President Xi for De-Nuke of North Korea. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Hurricane Irma's Path; Trump Sides With Democrats on Debt Ceiling; Trump's Mixed Messages on DACA. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Trump: No Mixed Signals on "Dreamer" Decision; Trump Bucks GOP, Sides with Democrats on Raising Debt Ceiling; Cat-5 Hurricane Irma Barrels Towards Florida; Nunes Threatens Jail for Sessions, Wray over Russia Dossier; Susan Rice Met with House Intel Committee. Aired 2:30- 3p ET
• Hurricane Irma Forecast; Puerto Rico under State of Emergency; Hurricane Irma's Force; Trump Bucks GOP. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Interview with Rep. Tom Reed; Category 5 Hurricane Irma Battering the Caribbean; Interview with Kris Kobach; Aired 10:30-11a ET
• House GOP and Democratic Leaders Hold News Conferences; Excerpts from Hillary Clinton's New Book; Dem Leadership Talk about Decision to End DACA; House GOP Leaders after Decision to End DACA. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Trump Comments on DACA; Bipartisan Hearing on Health Care; Governor of Florida's News Conference; GOP and Dems to Hold News Conference. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Hurricane Irma Update; Irma Bears Down on Puerto Rico; Florida Prepares for Hurricane; House Votes on Harvey Funds; Trump Jr. Expected To Speak to Senate Judiciary Committee Thursday; Susan Rice Meeting With House Intel Committee This Morning; Trump: If Congress Can't Fix DACA, I'll "Revisit" Issue. Aired 9-9:30a ET


September 05, 2017
• South Korea Show of Force; Hurricane Irma Approaches the Caribbean; EPA Visits Petrochemical Plants; North Korea Makes Rapid Advances In Technology; Putin Warns Against Ramping Up Military Hysteria; Hiroshima Warn Trump Amid North Korea Threat; Israeli Lab Testing New Anti-Radiation Treatment; Advocacy Groups: Ending DACA Will Hurt U.S. Economy. Aired 3-4a ET
• Cat-4 Hurricane Irma Heads Towards U.S.; International Offers of Aid Slim after Hurricane; Friction Between the U.S. & South Korea; Fears Over North Korea Spark Emergency Shelter Sales in Japan. Aired 2-3a ET
• South Korean Navy Stages New Live-Fire Drills; U.S. Agrees To Stronger Missiles For South Korea; U.S. Urges Strongest Possible Sanctions On North Korea; China And Russia Want End To U.S. South Korea Drills; Experts Decry Trump's Threat To Stop Trade With China; Trump Expected To End DACA With Delay; Congress To Get Six Months To Revise DACA; DACA Covers 800,000 Undocumented Immigrants; Cat-4 Hurricane Irma Heads Towards U.S.; Worry Over Toxic Water in Texas Following Harvey; Pyongyang Goes from Regional Problem to Global Threat; Hiroshima's Message to Trump on North Korea; Prince William & Kate Expecting Baby. Aired 1-2a ET
• U.S. Agrees to Stronger Missiles for South Korea; Trump Expected to End DACA with Delay; Interview with Antonio Villaraigosa; Harvey Aftermath; North Korea Nuclear Threat. Aired 12m-1a ET
• Obama Says Ending DACA Wrong, Self-Defeating, Cruel; Irma Strengthen, on Collision Course with Florida; North Korea Says Weapons Tests are Gift Packages for U.S. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• President Trump Ends Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Program; President Obama Releases Statement Criticizing Trump DACA Decision. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Attorney General Sessions Announces End to DACA; Cat-5 Hurricane Irma Heads Towards Florida; Obama Weighs in on DACA. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• White House Press Briefing; Trump Ends DACA. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Interview with Representative Jeff Denham; Cleanup Underway in Houston Area After Hurricane Harvey; Tensions Between Mueller and Capitol Hill on Russia Investigations; Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Hurricane Irma Now a Powerful Category 5 Storm; Trump Unhappy With DACA Decision; Trump Receives National Security Briefing. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• North May be Planning New Test; Tensions between Mueller and Congressional Investigators; Trump and McConnell Meet; Trump to End DACA; Reaction to DACA Ending. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Trump Expected To End Program Protecting "Dreamers"; Business Leaders Call On Trump To Protect DACA; Markets Set To Open Lower Over North Korea Fears. Hurricane Irma Intensifies; North Korea Missile Test; South Korea Conducts Military Exercises; Sessions Announcement on DACA. Aired 9-9:30a ET


September 04, 2017
• North and South Korea Both Flexing its Muscle; Trump to Get Rid of DACA Program; Rohingya Minorities Flee for their Life. Aired 3- 4a ET
• CNN Has Learned That President Donald Trump Is Expected To End An Obama-Era Program That Allows Hundreds Of Thousands Of People Who Arrived In The Us Illegally As Children To Study And Work In The Country Without Fear Of Deportation, South Korea Is Responding To North Korea's Claimed Hydrogen Bomb Tests With Its Own Show Of Force, The Flood Waters Are Receding In Parts Of Texas, The Toxic Threats Are Floating To The Surface, Maria Sharapova How Has Returned To Grand Slam Tennis After A 15-Month Suspension For Doping Ban Caused So Much Controversy Has Been Eliminated Now From The Us Open In The Fourth Round On Sunday, An Exclusive Look At America's Powerful Last Line Of Defense, Firefighters Battle The Largest Fire In Los Angeles History. Aired: 2:00-3:00a ET
• South Korea Conducts Live-Fire Missile Drills; South Korea Runs Stimulated Strike On Nuke Site; Trump Won't Rule Out Strike On Kim Regime; U.S. Considers Military Responses To Nuke Test; U.S. Warns Of "Massive Military Response"; China Strongly Condemns Nuke Test; World Reaction Swift And Harsh To Nuke Test; Trump Decision On DACA Not Final Until Announcement; Trump Expected To End DAVA Immigration Program; Estimated 800,000 People Protected By DACA; Texas Chemical Plant Fires Mostly Burned Out; Texas Residents Rely On Faith After Deadly Storm. Aired 1-2a ET
• South Korea Runs Simulated Strike on Nuke Site; Trump to End DACA; Harvey Heroes; Los Angeles under State of Emergency Due to Fire; China Strongly Condemns Nuke Test. Aired 12-1a ET
• Report: Category 3 Hurricane Intensifies; House to Vote Wednesday On Hurricane Relief Bill; First Look at Obama's Parting Letter to Trump. Aired 3:30-4p ET


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