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December 11, 2017


December 10, 2017
• Violence Escalates after U.S. Jerusalem Decision; Trump Presidency; California Wildfires; Bitcoin's Big Boost; Battle against ISIS; Anti-Nuclear Weapons Group to Receive Nobel Peace Prize. Aired 5-6a ET
• Violence Escalates after U.S. Jerusalem Decision; Trump Presidency; Battle against ISIS; California Wildfires; Alabama Senate Candidate Roy Moore Courts African American Voters; Police Arrest Three from North Korean Ship. Aired 4-5a ET
• Violence Escalates after U.S. Jerusalem Decision; Battle against ISIS; Trump Presidency; California Wildfires; France Pays Tribute to Rock Icon Johnny Hallyday. Aired 3-3:30a ET
• Violence Escalates after U.S. Jerusalem Decision; Trump Presidency; Battle against ISIS; California Wildfires; France Pays Tribute to Rock Icon Johnny Hallyday. Aired 2-2:15a ET
• Voters In Alabama Are About To Make A Choice That Will Have A Major Impact On The Balance Of Power In The United States Senate, For Nearly A Week Now, Firefighters Have Been Waging What Seems Like An Endless War Against Dangerous Wildfires In Southern California, Newly Released Body Camera Footage Of This Police Shooting Shows Daniel Shaver's Last Moments. Aired: 8-9p ET
• Voters in Alabama are about to pick the United States senator; Rob Goldstone is expected to testify before the House and Senate intelligence committees as early as this week; A week of hell on earth for thousands of firefighters and the evacuees in California to Ventura County; New details refuting claims by the Trump administration; Celebrities are boycotting SiriusXM; Aired 7-8p ET
• Southern California Experiencing Living Hell of Fire; Woman Says Friend Told Her About Roy Moore Abuse in 1979; What's Next for the #MeToo Movement. Aired 6-7p ET
• Alabama voters pick a senator in special election Tuesday; Moore echoing Trump's words days before election; Doug Jones touts celebrity support ahead of election; Southern California experiencing a living hell of fire; Trump's Jerusalem decision prompts protests; Rep Schiff: evidence of collusion is damning; Interior secretary pushes controversial Alaska road. Aired 5-6p ET
• Alabama voters go to the polls, 40 hours; Video was released after a jury acquitted the former officer of murder and reckless manslaughter charges sparking outrage; Record breaking dry conditions are making firefighting tougher in southern California today; Aired 4- 5p ET
• Moore, Jones In Final Sprint For Tuesday Election; Alabamians Wrestle With Moore Accusations Ahead Of Election; Critical 48 Hours At Mar-A-Lago Could Hold Answer; Some Republicans Attack Integrity Of Mueller Probe; Thomas Fire Jumps County Line: Burns 170k-Acres; Gov. Brown Tells Resident: "This Is Your New Normal"; Thomas Fire Is 10th Largest In State History; Violent Protest Near U.S. Embassy In Lebanon; Security Concerns For Olympic Winter Games Grow. Aired 3-4p ET
• Moore, Jones in Final Sprint for Tuesday Election; Two Days before Election, Moore Again Denies Molesting Anyone; Cory Booker Joins Rally for Doug Jones; President Trump Records Robocall for Moore; Doug Jones makes Appeal to African-American Voters; New Evacuations Underway as Wildfires Grow; Graphic Video Shows Unarmed Man Begging for his Life; Aired 2-3p ET


December 09, 2017
• Trump's Message to Alabama; Russia Investigation; West Bank Clashes and Palestinian Protests; California Wildfires; Brexit Negotiations; Sexual Harassment Claims Cause Franks to Resign; Trump at Civil Rights Museum Stirs Controversy; Savage Santa Letters. Aired 5-6a ET
• Trump's Message to Alabama; California Wildfires; West Bank Clashes and Palestinian Protests; Brexit Negotiations; Russia Investigation; Concerns North Korea Could Disrupt Olympics. Aired 4-5a ET
• Trump's Message to Alabama; Russia Investigation; California Wildfires; Brexit Negotiations; West Bank Clashes and Palestinian Protests; Sergio Garcia On The Masters And His Family. Aired 3-4a ET
• Trump's Message to Alabama; West Bank Clashes and Palestinian Protests; California Wildfires; Brexit Negotiations; Concerns North Korea Could Disrupt Olympics. Aired 12mn-12:30a ET
• Roy Moore Campaign Is Getting Another Boost From The President; The Challenges Keep Growing Across Southern California; Russia Tried To Contact Yet Another Member Of President Trump's Inner Circle; Tensions Are Now At An All-Time High On The Korean Peninsula; Bizarre Accusation Leveled Against Arizona Republican Trent Franks. Aired 7-8p ET
• Trump: "This Is Rigged," "Sick System from the Inside"; Special Counsel Has 400,000 Documents in Paula Manafort Case; Donald Trump Jr Invoked Attorney/Client Privilege as Lawmaker Questioned Him on Russia. Aired 5-6p ET
• President Trump Attended The Opening Of The Mississippi Civil Rights Museum; Six Fires Have Burned, 175,000 Acres Total This Week, Destroying Nearly 800 Structures; Growing Concerns About The Trump Administration's Mark On The Environmental Protection Agency; President Trump Had A Campaign Rally Along The Alabama-Florida Border; Aired 4-5p ET
• Trump Stumps for Moore 3 Days from Alabama Election; FBI Warned Hope Hicks on Russians; Special Counsel Has 400,000 Documents in Paula Manafort Case; Civil Rights Icons Skip President's Event at Museum; Trump Stumps for Moore 3 Days from Alabama Election; Contrasting Weather Fuels Fires in California, Snow on East Coast. Aired 3-4p ET
• President Trump Visits Civil Rights Museum in Mississippi; President Trump Endorses Roy Moore for Senate in Alabama; Wildfires Continue to Burn in Southern California; Army and Navy Square Off in Annual Football Game. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Weather Forecast Worries California Firefighters; Contrasting Weather Fuels Fires in California, Snow on East Coast; Fiery Q&As as U.S. Supreme Court Weighs Same-Sex Wedding Cake Arguments; Army/Navy Football Game an Hour Away; Trump Highlights Civil Rights Battle at Museum Opening; Trump Stumps for Moore 3 Days from Alabama Election. Aired 1-2p ET
• Trump Honors Activists at New Civil Rights Museum; Trump Rallies for Accused Child Molester Roy Moore. Aired 12-1p ET
• Trump to Visit Civil Rights Museum in Mississippi; Trump Rallies for Accused Child Molester Roy Moore; Interview with Tom Reed. Aired 11a-12n ET
• President Trump to Attend Opening of Civil Rights Museum in Mississippi; Protestors to Demonstrate against President Trump at Civil Rights Museum in Mississippi; President Trump Holds Rally in Pensacola, Florida; President Trump Endorses Roy Moore for Senate in Alabama; Wildfires Continue to Burn in Southern California; Army and Navy Square Off in Annual Football Game. Aired 10-11a ET


December 08, 2017
• Brexit Talks Made it to First Phase of Negotiations; Firefighters Working Non-Stop to Contain California Wildfires; Trump's Israel Declaration Spark Violence; More Lawmakers' Misconduct Revealed to Public. Aired 3-4a ET
• European Commission Announces Brexit Breakthrough; Protests And Clashes After Trump Announcement; Britain And E.U. Clinch Brexit Breakthrough With Move To Trade Talks; Wildfires Raging Across Southern California; Family Drove Past Fires So Wife Could Give Birth At Hospital. Aired 2-3a ET
• California's Raging Wildfires; Jerusalem Decision Fallout; Franken Calls Out Trump And Moore In Resignation Speech; California Wildfire Drive More Than 190,000 From Homes; Theresa May Talks Brexit With European Union Leaders; Protest And Clashes After Trump Announcement. Aired 1-2a ET
• Violence in Jerusalem; Protests And Clashes After Trump Announcement; Wildfires in California Drive Nearly 200K from Their Homes. Aired 12-1a ET
• Fires Across California Force 200,000 to Flee Their Homes; Republicans, Fox Hosts Target Mueller as Pressure Builds; E-mail Pointed Trump Campaign to WikiLeaks was sent on September 14, not September 4. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Republicans on the Attack Against Special Counsel; Trump-Russia Probe Intensifies; Trump Doubles Down on Support for Accused Child Molester Roy Moore. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Obama's Veiled Warning Against Trump; Saving Horses from California Wildfires; Army/Navy Rivalry More Than a Ballgame. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Trump Says "Vote Roy Moore!", Campaigning Tonight; Republicans, Fox Hosts Target Mueller as Pressure Builds; Black Lawmakers to Skip Civil Rights Event Over Trump. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Interview with Representative Steve Russell; New Evacuations as Wildfires Grow; Aired 10:30-11a ET
• CNN Exclusive: E-mail Shows Effort to Give Trump Campaign WikiLeaks Documents; Trump Jr. Attorney: "We Have No Idea" who Mike Erickson is; Trump Tweets: Vote Roy Moore!; Strong Jobs Report, but Low Job Approval for Trump. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• E-mail Shows WikiLeaks Effort; Deputy AG Testifies About Russia; Trump to Rally Near Alabama; Wildfires Torch California. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Three Lawmakers Resign In Three Days Over Harassment Allegations; Rep. Franks Stuns With "Surrogacy" Revelations; Trump To Rally Near Alabama Days After Endorsing Moore; Donald Trump, Don Junior, Others in Trump Team Received E-mail for Hacked WikiLeaks Documents; Undisclosed E-mails Follow-up Made After Trump Tower Meeting with Russians; Strong November Jobs Report Out. Aired 9-9:30a ET


December 07, 2017
• World Reacts After Trump's Decision on Israel; Wildfires Continue to Engulf Los Angeles; Donald Trump Jr. Invoked Attorney- Client Privilege; Trump recognizes Jerusalem As Israel's Capital; Moore Opponent Fighting For Every Vote; CNN Freedom Project; Migrants Face Exploitation In Italy. Aired 3-4a ET
• More Evacuations Ordered In Thomas Fire As Crews Fight To Protect Ojai Amid Weird Wind Pattern; Massive Wildfires Ravaging Southern California; Trump Recognizes Jerusalem As Israel's Capital. Aired 2-3a ET
• Wildfires Burn Across Southern California; Trump Recognizes Jerusalem As Isreal's Capital; Franken To Make Announcement Thursday; Massive Wildfires Ravaging Southern California; African Migrant Women Forced Into Prostitution In Italy. Aired 1-2a ET
• Trump Recognizes Jerusalem as Israel's Capital; Massive Wildfires Ravaging Southern California; Trump's Jerusalem Decision Met with Protests; California Wildfires Rage Out of Control; Trump Jr. Not Talking. Aired 12-1a ET
• Trump Junior Invokes Attorney-Client Privilege; Hurricane Force Winds Cripple Fight Against L.A. Fires; Congressman Skipping Civil Rights Event. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Donald Trump Jr. Clams Up on President Trump; FBI Director Defends Agency; California Fires; Senator Al Franken Resigns. Aired 3- 3:30p ET
• 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


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