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December 07, 2017
• Donald Trump Jr Invokes Attorney-Client Privilege in Russia Probe; Backlash in Mideast over Trump's Jerusalem Announcement; Day 4 of Destructive Wildfires in Southern California. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Franken Attacks Trump; Trump Signs Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day Proclamation. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• FBI Director Testifies After Trump's Attacks on Agency; Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Franken to Speak on Senate Floor Next Hour; Soon: FBI Chief Testifies after Trump Trashed Agency; Trump Jr. Claims Talk with Dad is "Privileged". Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Franken to Make Announcement Today; World Leaders Condemn Jerusalem Decision; Thomas Fire Spreads in California; West Bank Protests; Interviews With Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) and Rep. Francis Rooney (R-Fla.). Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Trump Jr. Claims Talk With Dad Is "Privileged"; Trump Jr. Won't Reveal Details Of Call With His Father; Franken Will Make Announcement On His Future; Al Franken to Make an Announcement on the Senate Floor; FBI Chief Testifies After Trump Trashed Agency; Aired 9-9:30a ET


December 06, 2017
• Outrage from World Leaders Over Trump's Israel Decision; California Fighting Wildfires; Russia Banned From Joining Winter Olympics; Farewell to a Beloved Icon in France; Trump To Recognize Jerusalem As Israel Capital; Jerusalem Is A Red Line For Muslims; Russia Banned From 2018 Winter Olympics; Migrants Sold Into Slavery And Assaulted In Libya. Aired 3-4a ET
• Russia Banned From Winter Olympics Over State-Sponsored Doping; Millions At Risk Of Famine, Disease In Civil War; Johnny Hallyday, The Elvis Of France, Dies At 74. Aired 2-3a ET
• Trump To Recognize Jerusalem As Israeli Capital; Russia Banned From Winter Olympics; High Winds And Dry Conditions Fuel California Wildfires; Trump To Recognize Jerusalem As Israel Capital; White House Defends Roy Moore Endorsement; Debate Over Effect On National Security. Aired 1-2a ET
• Trump to Recognize Jerusalem as Israel's Capital; Pence Seemingly Kept Out of Loop on Russia Contacts; Russia Barred from Winter Olympics; Largest California Fire Quickly Grows to Massive Threat; Millions at Risk of Famine, Disease in Yemeni Civil War. Aired 12-1a ET
• Trump Jr Says He Communicated with Hope Hicks, Not President, About Trump Tower Meeting Response; Whistleblower Says Flynn's Business Colleague Said on Inauguration Day that Russia Sanctions Would be "Ripped Up"; U.S. Recognizes Jerusalem as Israel's Capital; Fires Spread in LA, Shut Down Freeway and Threaten Bel Air. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Trump Recognizes Jerusalem as Israeli Capital; California on Fire; Democrats Call on Al Franken to Resign. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Whistleblower Reveals Flynn Vowed to End Russian Sanctions Under Trump; Trump Jr Grilled by House Panel about Russia Contacts; Romney Becomes Target for Bannon at Rally for Roy Moore; Southern California Wildfires Spreading; Calls Grow from Lawmakers for Al Franken to Resign. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Fire Spreads in L.A.; Democratic Senators Call for Franken Resignation; U.S. Recognizes Jerusalem as Capital; U.S. to Move Embassy; Whistleblower Talks about Flynn. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Bannon Speaks with Roy Moore; Don Jr. Testifies on the Hill. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• California Wildfire Burning near Getty Center, 405 Freeway; Russia Probe Tests Pence's in-the-dark Defense; Bannon Stumps for Moore, Tears into Romney and Flake. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Trump Jr Faces House Committee; Trump To Recognize Jerusalem as Israel's Capital; Chaos in GOP over Moore; California Wildfires; Time Person of the Year. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Fiery Protests Ahead Of Trump's Jerusalem Decision; Palestinians Declare Three Days Of Rage Over Trump Move; Trump To Recognize Jerusalem As Israel's Capital. Aired 9-9:30a ET


December 05, 2017
• North Korean Defector Saved by South Korean Doctors; Trump Feel bad for Flynn's Guilty Plea; Houthi Rebels Killed Former Yemen's President; No Done Deal Yet in Northern Ireland. Aired 3-4a ET
• Ali Abdullah Salehi, Former Yemen President, Killed In Sanaa; Environmental Groups Angry Over Trump Decision; Australian MP Proposed To Same-Sex Partner In Parliament. Aired 2-3a ET
• Trump May Recognize Jerusalem As Israel's Capital; Trump Telephoned Moore Monday And Had A "Positive Call"; Yemen's Former President Killed; No Brexit Deal Yet Due To Irish Border Dispute; Trump Slashes The Size Of National Monuments In Utah; Human Trafficking Inside The Cross-Continental Migration Crisis. Aired 1-2a ET
• Trump Announcement on Jerusalem May Come Tuesday; Trump Officially Backing Roy Moore; Effort in Myanmar to Erase Existence of Rohingya; Life-Saving Surgery of North Korean Defector; Former President of Yemen Killed after Breaking with Houthis. Aired 12-1a ET
• White House, "Don't Have a Way to Validate" Moore's Accusers; White House, Trump Knew Flynn Lied to Pence When He Was Fired; White House, Moore Allegations "Very Troubling," But Still Support Him. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• White House Press Briefing. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Conyers Announces Retirement from Congress Effective Today; Bannon, Trump, RNC Support Roy Moore; Judge Considers Defamation Suit Against Trump; Fast-Moving Wildfire in Ventura County Chases Thousands from Homes; Trump Announces U.S. Embassy Move from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem; Fear of Revealing Their Politics Forces Tech Workers Underground. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Trump's Approval Sinking; Confusion and Contradictions with Trump's Legal Team; Feinstein Comments about Grassley; Ex-Trump Adviser Contradicts Herself; Trump Could Announce Embassy Move. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Almost $7 Million Spent on Robert Mueller's Russia Probe; Winds Fueling California Wildfire; John Conyers Out, Roy Moore In?; Aired 10:30-11a ET
• White House Lawyer: We'll Stick to Facts, Not Legal Novelties; Ex-Mueller Investigated Edited Comey Comments; Soon: Conyers to Decide on Future Amid Harassment Claims; Conyers: "I am Retiring Today". Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Conyers' Future; Trump Backing Moore; Face Off in High Court; Allies Warn Against Jerusalem Announcement. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Interview with LaVar Ball; White House Lawyers Cleaning Up Weekend Tweets?; Former Mike Flynn Deputy's Testimony Raises Questions; Dianne Feinstein Think Chuck Grassley Doesn't Want to Dig Deeply into Russian Meddling; Ex-Mueller Investigator Edited Comey Comments on Hillary's E-mails; Trump Lawyer: President Can't Obstruct Justice; WAPO: Woman Shares Evidence Of Relationship With Moore; RNC Funding Moore Again After Trump's Endorsement. Aired 9-9:30a ET


December 04, 2017
• President Trump New Twitter Tirade; North Korea Reacts to U.S./South Korea Drills; Jerusalem to be Recognized as Israel's Capital; Theresa May to Iron Out Brexit Issues; Human trafficking using faith on victims; Australia battered with heavy rains. Aired 3- 4a ET
• Trump Criticizes FBI as Probe Intensifies; North Korea Nuclear Threat; Palestinians Warn U.S. over Jerusalem Decision; Alabama Special Election; Irish Border A Major Hurdle To Brexit Deal; Australian MP Proposes To Partner During Same Sex Debate. Aired 2-3a ET
• President Trump Slams The FBI In Tweetstorm; U.S. Stealth Fighter Jets Join Air Drills With South Korea; Trump May Recognize Jerusalem As Israeli Capital. Aired 1-2a ET
• President Trump Slams the FBI in a Tweet; Probe Zeroes in on Trump's Inner Circle; North Korea Condemns Air Drills Between U.S. and South Korea; Trump Announcement Expected on Jerusalem. Aired 12-1a ET
• Report: FBI Agent Removed Mueller Team for Anti-Trump Texts; Senator Graham Says U.S. Families Should Leave South Korea; Lawsuit Says Sexual Harassment Rampant in Silicon Valley. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Trump Endorses Accused Child Molester Roy Moore for Senate; Source: Trump Knew in January That Flynn Misled FBI; Will Trump Go to War With North Korea? Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Interview with Representative Denny Heck; North Korea Says War Could Break Out Any Moment; Trump to Announce Major Changes to Utah Monuments; Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Trump Knew Flynn Misled FBI; Lawyer Told President about Flynn; Trump Speech in Utah. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Trump Signs Executive Order Shrinking 2 National Monuments in Utah; Is Trump Urging Orrin Hatch to Run Again; FBI Silent on Trump's Attacks on Agency; Mueller Drops Top Investigator after Anti-Trump Text Messages; Trump Lawyer Claims President "Cannot Obstruct Justice". Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Russia Investigation; Alabama Senate Race. Aired 10-10:30a
• GOP Tries to Buy More Time; Aligning House and Senate Bills; Trump Gives Aides Assignments; Kushner and Tillerson Clash. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Trump Says He Feels Badly for General Flynn; Trump Endorses Accused Child Molester Roy Moore; Billy Bush: Yes, It Was Trump On "Access Hollywood" Tape. Aired 9-9:30a ET


December 03, 2017
• Trump Tweet Says He Fired Flynn for Lying to FBI; Michael Flynn's Relationship with Donald Trump; Christmas Markets Open Despite Terrorism Fears; Irish Border Becomes a Sticking Point in Brexit Negotiations; U.S. Announcement on Jerusalem May Spark Protests; Sexual Misconduct Allegations in Alabama Special Election Affecting Women Voters; Syrian Activist Used Cloth to Write Prisoners' Names; Meghan Market's U.S. Roots; Aired 5-6a ET
• Trump Tweet Says He Fired Flynn for Lying to FBI; Who is Michael Flynn?; Hawaii Restarts Tests of Nuclear Warnings Sirens; Uncovering Libya's Slave Auctions; On Moscow's Real Intentions in Dealing with Michael Flynn; President Trump's Anti-Immigrant Stance Forces Tech Workers to Leave U.S.; Aired 4-5a ET
• Trump Tweet Says He Fired Flynn for Lying to FBI; Uncovering Libya's Slave Auctions; Kim Jong-Nam Carried Antidote To VX Poison; Aired 3-3:30a ET
• Trump Tweet Says He Fired Flynn for Lying to FBI; Trump Tax Reform. Aired 2-2:30a ET
• Trump Tweet Says He Fired Flynn for Lying to FBI; Trump Tax Reform; Immigrants in U.S. Tech Sector Go Back Home. Aired 1-1:30a ET
• Trump Tweet Says He Fired Flynn for Lying to FBI; Who is Michael Flynn?; Uncovering Libya's Slave Auctions. Aired 0-0:30a ET
• FBI Community Outraged After Trump Says the Bureau is in Tatters; Trump Lawyer Claims He Wrote Trump's Tweet About Flynn; Should Flynn's Guilty Plea and Watergate be Compared?; Massive Tax Cut Experiment Failed in Kansas; Billy Bush Says It's Trump on "Access Hollywood" Tape; Uncovering Libya Slave Auctions; Aired 8-9p ET
• President's Personal Attorney John Dowd Now Claims That He Wrote This Tweet Sent From President Trump's Account Which Seems To Suggest That President Trump Knew That Michael Flynn Lied To The Fbi When He Fired Him; "Saturday Night Live" Splicing Together The Trump White House And Charles Dickens, A Christmas Carol. Aired 7-8p ET
• McConnell Walks Back Moore Criticism, Says Let Voters Decide; Campaign Tell-All Book Hits Shelves Tuesday; Alternate Universe for President Trump; FBI Community Outraged by Trump's "In Tatters" Tweet; Senator Dianne Feinstein Says Judiciary Committee Investigating Trump for Obstruction. Aired 6-7p ET
• Feinstein: Senate Committee investigating Trump for obstruction; Trump's lawyer claims he wrote Trump's tweet about Flynn; GOP Rep Trent Franks on Flynn plea deal; Senate-passed bill similar to plan that failed in Kansas; Flynn pleads guilty to lying to FBI, is cooperating; Silverdome implosion doesn't go exactly as planned. Aired 5-6p ET
• Alabama Senate race; White House on Jerusalem as Israel's capital; Supreme Court to hear same-sex wedding cake case. Aired 4-5p ET
• Russia Investigation; Alabama Senate Race; GOP Tax Plan; Modern day Slavery; Inside The Trump Campaign. Aired 3-4p ET
• Top Dem: Building Case of Obstruction of Justice Against Trump; WH Lawyer says he Wrote Trump Tweet about Flynn Firing; Schiff: I think the President Knew what Flynn Did; Trump Hits All-Time Low in Latest Tracking Poll; Polls Show Doug Jones Pull Ahead in Al Senate Race; Aired 2-3p ET


December 02, 2017
• U.S. Senate Passes Republican Tax Reform Bill; Flynn Pleads Guilty to Lying; Interview with Sergey Kislyak; FIFA World Cup Draw Held in Moscow. Aired 5-6a ET
• U.S. Senate Passes Republican Tax Reform Bill; Flynn Pleads Guilty to Lying; U.S. Defense Secretary in Egypt for High-Level Talks; Cities Grapple with Rising Sea Levels. Aired 4-5a ET
• U.S. Senate Passes Republican Tax Reform Bill; Flynn Pleads Guilty to Lying. Aired 3-3:30a ET
• U.S. Senate Passes Republican Tax Reform Bill; Flynn Pleads Guilty to Lying; Prince Harry and Meghan Markle Make First Royal Visit. Aired 2-2:30a ET
• Flynn Pleads Guilty to Lying; U.S. Senate to Vote on Republican Tax Reform Bill; FIFA World Cup Draw Held in Moscow. Aired 1-1:30a ET
• Flynn Pleads Guilty to Lying; U.S. Senate to Vote on Republican Tax Reform Bill. Aired 0-0:30a ET
• Trump Now Says Flynn was Fired for Lying to FBI; Report: Trump Transition Knew About Flynn's Russia Contacts; New Details on Flynn's Talks with Russian Ambassador; Trump Nears Major Legislative Win as Russia Cloud Lingers; Flynn's Plea Deal Changes Nature of Russia Probe; Meet the Man Behind Trump's Twitter Outage. Aired 8-9p ET
• Trump: "I Had to Fire Flynn Because He Lied to VP & FBI"; Source: Kushner Directed Flynn to Contact Russian Ambassador; NYT Report Disputes. Aired 5-6p ET
• President Donald Trump Talked About General Michael Flynn; Alabama Voters Will Decide The Faith Of The Candidates Running In The Contentious Race There For The U.S. Senate. Aired 4-5p ET
• Trump: "I Had to Fire Flynn Because He Lied to VP & FBI"; Source: Kushner Directed Flynn to Contact Russian Ambassador; Russia Responds to Flynn Guilty Plea; General Mark Hertling on What's to Blame for Flynn Downfall; Senate Passes Tax Bill After Last-Minute Changes. Aired 3-4p ET
• President Trump's Tweet on Firing of General Flynn Draws Accusations of Obstruction of Justice; Interview with Representative Ted Lieu. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Trump Breaks Silence on Michael Flynn Guilty Plea; Source: Kushner Directed Flynn to Contact Russian Ambassador; Trump: I Had to Fire Flynn Because He Lied to FBI; Tom Hanks Talks Politics Tonight on "The Axe Files"; Official: North Korean Missile Likely Broke Up Upon Reentry. Aired 1-2p ET
• Russia on Flynn Plea: The Case is "Sack of Smoke"; Trump: I Had to Fire Flynn Because He Lied to the VP and the FBI; Reich: Economic Imbalances Tearing Country Apart; Routine Calls Leads to Life Changing Event for Officer; Foundation Improves the Lives of Amputees. Aired 12n-1p ET
• Senate Passes Sweeping Tax Overhaul; Flynn Cooperating with Russia Probe; Interview with Francis Rooney. Aired 11a-12n ET
• Michael Flynn Pleads Guilty to Lying to FBI; Senate Passes Tax Reform Bill; Analysts Debate Economic Impact of Possible Tax Bill; Woman who Lost Son in Police Shooting Interviewed; College Football Holding SEC Championship; CNN Hero Runs Support Group for Amputees. Aired 10-11a ET


December 01, 2017
• Trump's Visit Debated in U.K.; Secretary Tillerson May Soon Step Out; Sexual Misconduct Allegations Piling Up; Pope Francis Visits Rohingya Muslims; Kim Jong-nam's Anticipated Death; Eight Killed As Militants Target Pakistan Institute; Japanese Emperor Set To Abdicate In 2019; Christmas Markets Open; Global Warning Arctic Melt; Disney's Choice To Play Mulan. Aired 3-4a ET
• Clock is Ticking on Rex Tillerson at State Department; New North Korean Missile; Pope Urges Decisive Measures for Refugees; British Prime Minister Admonishes Trump; Trump's Retweets Putting Strain On U.S.-U.K. Relations; Media Personalities Toppled Not Politicians; Prince Harry And Meghan Markle Wow Nottingham Crowds On First Joint Visit. Aired 2-3a ET
• U.S. Diplomatic Difficulties; Pope's Rohingya Challenge; U.S. President To Meet Libyan PM At White House Friday; Catastrophic Human Suffering After Years Of War; South Korea: North Korean Missile Can Likely Hit Washington; Disney Casts Actress For Lead Role In "Mulan". Aired 1-2a ET
• "Clock is Ticking" on Tillerson; Pope Francis Heads to Bangladesh; The Culture Of Sexual Harassment. Meghan Markle's Roots. Aired 12-1a ET
• Flynn Pleads Guilty to Lying to FBI and is Cooperating in Probe; Jared Kushner is the "Very Senior" Trump Transition Member Who Told Flynn to Contact Russian Ambassador. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Senate Set to Pass Republican Tax Plan; Michael Flynn Pleads Guilty in Russia Investigation. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Michael Flynn Pleads Guilty to Lying to FBI; Russia Reaction to Flynn Guilty Plea; Lawmakers Respond to Flynn Guilty Plea; Sen. Mark Warner Talks Flynn Guilty Plea, Russia Investigation; McConnell on Tax Plan: "We Have the Votes". Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Michael Flynn Pleads Guilty to Lying to FBI. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Michael Flynn at Court Expected to Plead Guilty to Lying to FBI; Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Michael Flynn Expected to Plead Guilty to Lying to FBI. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Michael Flynn Charged With Making False Statement to the FBI; Michael Flynn Expected to Plead Guilty to Lying to the FBI. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Senate GOP Revising Tax Bill to Get 50 Votes; Michael Flynn Charged With Lying To FBI. Aired 9-9:30a ET


November 30, 2017
• Lawmakers Questions Trump's Fitness; North Korea Launch Hwasong 15 Missile; NBC Ousted Matt Lauer for Sexual Misconduct; North Korea Bringing World Closer To War; More Women Accuses Lauer Of Sexual Misconduct; British PM's Condemns Trump Retweets; CNN Reports On Slavery Prompt Actions; Croatian Prime Minister Slammed Court For Convicting Praljak; High-Flying Hazardous and Spectacular. Aired 3-4 ET
• Radical Islam in Britain; The White House Defends President Trump Retweeting Violent Anti-Muslim Videos; Nikki Haley Calls On All U.N. Nations To Cut All Ties With North Korea. Aired 2-3a ET
• Trump Retweets Anti-Muslim Videos; News Anchor Matt Lauer Fired; More Women Accuse Lauer of Sexual Misconduct; U.S. Ambassador Pyongyang Bringing World Closer To War; Trump's Fitness For Office Being Openly Questioned; War Criminal Swallows Poison In Courtroom. Aired 1-2a ET
• Trump Sparks Outrage Retweeting Anti-Muslim Videos; Pyongyang Edges Closer to Nuclear War; Matt Lauer Fired from NBC; Libya Slave Trade. Aired 12mn-1a ET
• White House Briefing Amid Trump Tweet Backlash, Tillerson Buss; White House says if Trump Loses Faith in Tillerson, He'll Be Gone; Conyers in Hospital as Top Dems Call on Him to Resign; Senator McCain Says He'll Vote for GOP Tax Plan. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• White House Press Briefing; Rex Tillerson on the Way Out?. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• British P.M.: Trump "Wrong" to Spread Extremist Videos; John McCain Says Will Vote Yes for GOP Tax Plan; Paul Manafort & Rick Gates Working on Bail Agreements; Kushner Met with Mueller Team about Flynn; Erik Prince Testifies Before House Intel Committee on Russia Meeting; Jim Nabors Dead at 87. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• White House Weighs Replacing Tillerson; Clyburn Joins Pelosi Calling for Resignation; Fifth Woman Accuses Franken. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Senators to Resume Debate on GOP Tax Bill; Matt Lauer Speaks Out After Being Fired; White House May Replace Rex Tillerson With Mike Pompeo; Man Who Shut Down Trump's Twitter Account Says It was a Mistake; Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Editorial Criticizes Trump; Fifth Woman Accuses Franken; Matt Lauer Apologizes; Rose Calls Employees; North Korea's Missile Launch. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Trump's Anti-Muslim Retweets Spark Outrage in U.K.; Jared Kushner Interviewed by Special Counsel Team; Jeff Sessions Appears Before House Intelligence Committee; Senators to Resume Debate on GOP Tax Bill; Fifth Woman Accuses Franken Of Inappropriate Touching; Now. Aired 9-9:30a ET


November 29, 2017
• North Korea Launch Hwasong-15; President Trump in Between Empty Chairs; GOP Celebrates for Passing Tax Cut Bill; More Calls for Conyers to Resign; 60th Annual Grammy Awards. Aired 3-4a ET
• North Korea Ballistic Missile Test Shows Regime Closer To Hitting Everywhere In The World; U.S. Tax Reform Legislation Clears Key Senate Hurdle; Pope Calls For Compassion Without Naming Rohingya. Aired 2-3a ET
• North Korea Fires Most Powerful Missile; Pope Avoids Mentioning Rohingya In Speech; Libyan Media Cite Trump To Discredit CNN story; Volcanic Ash Keeps Bali's Airport Closed Wednesday; U.N.: Government Agrees To Cease Fire In Besieged Area; Prince Harry And Meghan Markle Wedding Details Revealed; Diverse Group Of Artists Nominated For Grammys. Aired 1-2a ET
• North Korea Fires Ballistic Missile to the East; Pope Francis' Visit to Myanmar; Democrats Skip Budget Meeting; 2018 Grammy Awards; Young Nail Artists Make a Difference. Aired 12-1a ET
• Trump Talks Taxes in Missouri. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Trump Retweets Convicted Racist's Videos Bashing Muslims; President Trump Touts Tax Plan in Missouri. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Trump: New Sanctions for North Korea After Missile Launch; Republicans Push Tax Reform Bill; NY Times: Trump's History of Making Statements that Cross a Line; Suspect Arrested in Tampa after Killing Spree. Aired 2:30-3p ET


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