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December 19, 2017
• Deadly Amtrak Derailment In Washington State; France Takes Action To Help Migrants After CNN Report; New Austrian Coalition Includes Far-Right Party. Aired 1-2a ET
• Safe Passage Flights for African Migrants; Trump's "America First" National Security Strategy; Deadly Amtrak Derailment in Washington State. Aired 12-1a ET
• Pentagon Spent Millions to Research UFOs; CNN Probe Prompts Review of Puerto Rico Hurricane Deaths; Amtrak Crash Kills 3 and Train was Going 50 MPH Over Limit. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Train Derailment Investigation; House Passes Republican Tax Bill. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• House Passes GOP Tax Overhaul Bill; White House Daily Briefing. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• House Passes GOP Tax Overhaul, Senate Votes Soon. Aired 2- 2:30p ET
• Speaker Paul Ryan Downplays Public Opposition to Tax Bill; Interview with Senator Chris Van Hollen; Mark Warner Has Questions for Jill Stein; Aired 10:30-11a ET
• GOP Hours Away from Passing Tax Reform; Soon: Investigators to Question Crew of Wrecked Train; House GOP Leaders Speak ahead of Tax Bill Vote; Senate to Vote Tonight on Tax Reform: Expected to Pass. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Special Counsel Investigation Timeframe; Tax Reform Bill; Eagle Scout Helps Train Victims; Trump Considered Rescinding Gorsuch Nomination. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• CNN Poll: Trump's Approval Drops To 35 Percent; CNN Poll: 66 Percent Say GOP Bill Benefits Wealthy; CNN: Trump Expects Letter Of Exoneration From Mueller; GOP Hours Away from Passing Tax Reform; Wrecked Train Doing 80 in a 30-Mile-Per-Hour Zone. Aired 9-9:30a ET


December 18, 2017
• Passengers Stuck up in Atlanta Airport; Putin and Trump Talk Twice in Three Days; Miss Universe Contestant Getting Death Threats Because of a Selfie; South Africa's Ruling Party to Choose its New Leader; Repatriation of 15,000 Displaced People in Libya; Austria Only Country With a Far-Right Party in Government; Prince Harry Interviews Former U.S. President Barack Obama; "The Last Jedi" Blockbuster Opening Weekend. Aired 3-4a ET
• Completely Power Outage at Atlanta Airport; Putin Thanks Trump for CIA's Help; Trump Says He Is Not Considering Firing Mueller; Senator McCain Will Miss Vote on Republicans' Tax Bill; How To Repatriate 15,000 Displaced People From Libya; Prince Harry Interviews Obama For Radio. Aired 2-3a ET
• Power Outage Cripples World's Busiest Airport; Putin Thanks Trump In Phone Call; South Africa's ANC Party To Vote For New Leader. Aired 1-2a ET
• Power Outage Cripples World's Busiest Airport; Putin Thanks Trump in Phone Call; Trump Not Considering Firing Mueller. Aired 12-1a ET
• Amtrak Train Dangling onto Highway, Multiple Fatalities; NTSB Sending 20 Investigators to The Scene; Amtrak Says Positive Train Control Not in Effect. Aired 5:30-6p ET
• Train Derails in Washington State. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Trump Lays Out America First Policy on National Security; Amtrak Passenger Train Derails in Washington State; NTSB Press Conference on Train Derailment. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Amtrak Train Dangling Onto Highway, Multiple Fatalities; Trump Lays Out "America First" National Security Strategy. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Trump to Unveil "America First" National Security Plan; Puerto Rico Governor Orders Death Toll Review; EPA Staffers Under Scrutiny After Speaking Out?; Aired 10:30-11a ET
• CNN: Trump Expects Letter Of Exoneration From Mueller; Transition Atty: Mueller Improperly Obtained E-Mails; Today: 400 Plus Flights Canceled After Atlanta Blackout; Sen. Manchin: Franken "Definitely Shouldn't Resign"; WAPO: Trump Looking Forward To Campaigning Next Year
• Republicans Poised to Pass Tax Bill; McCain Head to Arizona; Manchin on Trump Allegations; Looking at Midterm Elections; Car Rams UK Military Checkpoint; Trump Expects Exoneration Letter. Aired 9:30- 10a
• CNN: Trump Confident He'll Be Cleared In Russia Probe; Trump: I'm Not Considering Firing Mueller; Republicans Poised To Pass Historic Tax Bill This Week. Aired 9-9:30a ET


December 17, 2017
• California Wildfires; Russia Investigation; Australian Arrested, Accused of Being North Korean Agent; Far Right Party in Austria's New Government; ANC Leaders Want Zuma to Go; Omarosa's Departure Sparks Strong Reaction; Museum Portrays Vladimir Putin as Superhero; Bitcoin Frenzy Sweeps South Korea. Aired 5-6a ET
• California Wildfires; Australian Arrested, Accused of Being North Korean Agent; Russia Investigation; ANC Leaders Want Zuma to Go; Las Vegas Shooting Survivors Still Looking for Answers. Aired 4-5a ET
• California Wildfires; Australian Arrested, Accused of Being North Korean Agent; ANC Leaders Want Zuma to Go; Russia Investigation; Bitcoin Frenzy Sweeps South Korea. Aired 3-3:30a ET
• California Wildfires; Russia Investigation; Australian Arrested, Accused of Being North Korean Agent. Aired 2-2:30a ET
• Senator John McCain will be missing next week's vote on Republican tax vote; Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson airport has no power; CNN Heroes reveals tonight; Aired 7:00-8:00p ET
• Michigan Voters Still Hopeful After Flipping State For Trump; All-Star Tribute for Everyday Heroes Airs Tonight. Aired 6-7p ET
• Trump Attorney: "No Consideration" Of Firing Mueller; Trump On A Flynn Pardon: "Well See What Happens"; Trump Lawyer: White House Interviews Are Complete; Trump Judicial Pick Fumbles Basic Legal Questions. Aired 5-5:30p ET
• Senator John Mccain Will Be Missing Next Week's Vote On Republican Tax Vote; President Trump Talked To Russian President Vladimir Putin For The Second Time In The Past Three Days; Russia Investigation In This Country Coming Under Attack From Lawyers Representing The Trump Presidential Transition And Several GOP Members. Aired 4-5p ET
• Putin Calls: Thanks Trump For A CIA Tip That Helped Foil Attack; Mueller Denies "Unlawfully" Obtaining E-Mails; Trump Lawyers Set To Meet With Special Counsel This Week; Power Partially Back On At Atlanta's Airport, World's Busiest; Procession Held For Firefighter Killed By Thomas Fire; Strong Winds Threaten To Fuel States Third- Largest Blaze; Michigan Voters Still Hopeful After Flipping State For Trump; Prince Harry Interviews Obama For Radio Show
• Putin Calls: Thanks Trump for CIA Tip that helped Foil Attack; Mueller's Team Obtains Thousands of Trump Transition Team E-mails; Mueller Team Denies "Unlawful" Obtaining E-mails; Mnuchin: I think Russia Investigation be Over Quickly; Cornyn: Would be a "Mistake" for Trump to Fire Mueller; Aired 2-3p ET


December 16, 2017
• Trump Lawyers to Meet with Mueller and Team; GOP Final Tax Bill; North Korea Nuclear Threat; Trump Impacting Central American Migration; Jerusalem Controversy; South Africa's Ruling Party to Choose New Leader; First Fans See "The Last Jedi"; "We'll See What Happens". Aired 5-6a ET
• Trump Lawyers to Meet with Mueller and Team; GOP Final Tax Bill; Jerusalem Controversy; Trump Impacting Central American Migration; North Korea Nuclear Threat; South Africa's Ruling Party to Choose New Leader; Trump Nominee's Embarrassing Lack of Experience; First Fans See "The Last Jedi." Aired 4-5a ET
• South Africa's Ruling Party to Choose New Leader; Trump Lawyers to Meet with Mueller and Team; North Korea Nuclear Threat; Trump Impacting Central American Migration; Jerusalem Controversy; First Fans See "The Last Jedi." Aired 3-3:30a ET
• Trump Lawyers to Meet with Mueller and Team; GOP Final Tax Bill; North Korea Nuclear Threat; South Africa's Ruling Party to Choose New Leader; Jerusalem Controversy; First Fans See "The Last Jedi." Aired 2-2:30a ET
• Trump Lawyers to Meet with Mueller and Team; GOP Final Tax Bill; North Korea Nuclear Threat; Trump Impacting Central American Migration; South Africa's Ruling Party to Choose New Leader; First Fans See "The Last Jedi." Aired 12-12:30a ET
• Third-Largest Wildfire in California History Grows; Trump Attorney Says No Consideration of Firing Mueller; Omarosa's Exit Highlights Lack of White House Diversity; Poll: Melania Trump More Popular than Her Husband. Aired 8-9p ET
• President's Lawyers Could Meet One-On-One With Mueller; Southern California, Still Burning Nearly Two Weeks After A Wildfire First Ignited; Senator Kamala Harris Joined Other Democratic Senators Including Bernie Sanders, Calling For The President To Resign. Aired 7:00-8:00p ET
• Trump Slams FBI; Winds Whipping Up California Wildfires; "Star Wars: The Last Jedi" Having Stellar Opening Weekend. Aired 5-6p ET
• President's Lawyers Are Planning To Meet With Mueller As Early As This Week To Discuss The Probe And Hopefully Detect Signs That It Is Ending Soon; Democrat Ruben Kihuen Of Nevada Will Not Run For Reelection; President Trump's Voters Regret Voting Him; Steven Spielberg Reacting In The National Reckoning In The Wake Of The Allegations Against Harvey Weinstein; A Journalist Who Came To The U.S. After Getting Death Threats From The Cartel He Reported On Maybe Deported Back To Mexico; Republican Possibly Just Days Away Now From Handing The President And Their Party Their Biggest Legislative Victory Since The Presidency Started This Past January. Aired 4-5p ET
• Trump Attorneys to Meet with Special Council; Kushner Looks to Hire Crisis-Management P.R. Team During Probe; Trump Considers Pardoning Michael Flynn; White House Contradicts Tillerson on No Precondition North Korea Talks; Compromise Tax Plan Could See Vote Tuesday; Texas Rep. Farenthold to Retire Amid Harassment Accusations; Black Man Meets Klansman to Discuss Race Issues; Black Man Meets Klansman to Discuss Race Issues; Heather Heyer's Mother Blames Trump in Part for Daughter's Death; Rehab Facilities Reach Out to Heroin- Addicted Mother of Baby Hope; "Star Wars: The Last Jedi" Having Stellar Opening Weekend. Aired 3-4p ET
• Congress to Vote on Tax Reform Bill; President Trump's Lawyers to Meet with Special Counsel Robert Mueller; Police Announce Suspects in Murder of NBA Player Lorenzen Wright; Wildfires in Southern California Continue to Grow; New "Star Wars" Movie Opens; Man Who Suffered Spinal Cord Injury Start Foundation to Raise Money for Those with Similar Injuries. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Vote on Massive Tax Reform Bill Expected Tuesday; Omarosa Questions Diversity in White House; Trump Attorneys to Meet with Special Council & Rob Goldstone to Testify in Congress; WaPo: CDC Told to Eliminate Words by Trump Administration; Trump Judicial Nominee Struggles with Basic Legal Questions; Kentucky Voters Still Betting on Trump. Aired 1-2p ET
• Vote On Massive Tax Reform Bill Expected Tuesday; Tillerson: "All Options Remain On The Table" For North Korea; Senator Graham: 30 Percent Chance Trump Will Attack North Korea; Trump On A Flynn Pardon: "Let's See"; Vote on Massive Tax Reform Bill Expected Tuesday; Trump Talks Tax Plan Before Leaving for Camp David; Lorenzen Wright's Ex- Wife Charged With His Murder; Canadian Billionaire Couple Found Dead in Home; Powerful Winds Threaten to Fuel State's Third Largest Fire; "The Last Jedi" Has 2nd Biggest Thursday Opening Ever. Aired 12-1p ET
• Vote on Massive Tax Reform Bill Expected Tuesday; "Washington Post": CDC Told to Eliminate Words; Tillerson Confronts North Korean Diplomat at U.N.; Trump Lawyers Set to Meet with Special Counsel; Trump Lawyers Set To Meet With Special Counsel Next Week; Trump Judicial Pick Fails To Answer Basic Legal Questions; Members Of African-American Community Slam Omarosa. 11a-12n ET
• Congressional Republicans Unveil Reconciliation Tax Bill; Republican in Congress and White House Display Confidence Tax Reform will Pass; Sizes of Wildfires Grow in California; Interview with DNC CEO Jess O'Connell; North Korea Makes Threatening Remarks Toward U.S.; Don Garber Discusses Success as Major League Soccer Commissioner. Aired 10-11a ET


December 15, 2017
• Haley Shows Proof of Iranian Missiles; Yemen Still Feel the Effects of Civil War; FCC Voted on Internet Regulations; Unrest on the Streets of Middle East Over Trump's Decision; Omarosa Out of the White House; Japan To Impose Fresh Sanctions Against North Korea; E.U. Council To End Phase One Of Brexit Negotiations; Prime Minister May, We Are On Course To Deliver On Brexit; Disney's Game Changing Deal With Fox; Russian President Looks For Re-Election Next Year. Aired 3- 4a ET
• Trump Thanks Putin; The End Of Net Neutrality; 6,700 Rohingya Killed In First Month Of Myanmar Crackdown; Disney Boss Bob Iger Views Early Cut of 'Star Wars: The Last Jedi'; What Disney is Getting from Fox; Putin: Russia Will Defend Athletes In Court. Aired 2-3a ET
• Millions In Yemen At Risk Of Starving; Putin Talks Politics, Praises Trump, Derides Probe; Republican Tax Plan Hits Some Snags; FCC Votes To Repeal Net Neutrality Protections; Disney TO Pay $52 BN For Most Of 21st Century Fox; Newest Star Wars Film Opens Around The World. Aired 1-2a ET
• Trump and Putin Chat on Phone, Praise Each Other; Shocking New Reports about Rohingya Crisis. Aired 12-1a ET
• Report: Trump Judicial Nominee Can't Answer Basic Legal Questions; Sen. Corker Now A Yes On Tax Reform; National Park Leader Scolded For Climate Change Tweets. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Republican Senator Republican Marco Rubio Now Saying He Is A Yes In Support Of The Republican Final Version Of The Tax Plan; Secretary Of State Rex Tillerson And North Korea's Ambassador Each Addressed The U.N. Security Council; One Of President Trump's Judicial Nominees Gets Grilled By A Senator On His Legal Experience. Aired 3- 3:30p ET
• North Korean Diplomat Calls Out U.S. at U.N.; Omarosa: "Trump Is Racial But He's Not a Racist"; Tillerson: Freedom of Press Key to Myanmar Democracy. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Republicans Finalize Plan, Details to be Released Soon; Trump Visits FBI Academy Minutes After Bashing Agency. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Trump to Speak at FBI National Academy; Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Soon: Trump at FBI National Academy, Tillerson at UN; Soon: Tillerson Addresses U.N. Security Council. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• GOP Hits Roadblocks; Future Biden Run; Trump Says Moore Should Concede; Trump on Putin Call; Michigan Voters Still Hopeful. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Draft Shows Heavy Edits To Comey's Clinton Remarks; Democrats: GOP Rushing To Wrap Up Russia Probe; GOP Hits Roadblocks In Race To Pass Bill; President Trump to Speak at FBI National Academy; GOP Hits Roadblocks in Race to Pass Bill. Aired 9-9:30a ET


December 14, 2017
• Yemen Ravaged By Years Of War And Famine; Trump Touts Tax Plan After Stunning Senate Loss; Republicans Breach Tentative Agreement On Tax Reform; South Korean And Chinese Presidents To Discuss North Korea; Republicans Accuse Mueller Of Hiring Anti-Trump Partisan; Text Between FBI Employees Ignite Firestorm; Rosenstein Opposes Calls For Second Special Counsel; Putin's Annual Newsers Have Lasted Hours; Sandy Hook Five Years Later. Aired 03-4a ET
• Rare Access Inside Yemen's War; Donald Trump Goes On Damage Control; Moore Calls Election Tainted, Does Not Concede. Aired 1-2a ET
• President Trump Invites Doug Jones To White House After Alabama Senate Win; Cycling Star Chris Froome Fails Drug Test; Man City Claim Record 15th Straight League Win. Aired 2-3a ET
• Doug Jones Wins Alabama Senate Race; Black Voters Saved America from Roy Moore; Rohingya Living in Fear in Refugee Camps; Rosenstein Opposes Calls For Second Special Counsel; Sexual Abuse Claims in the Entertainment World. Aired 12-1a ET
• Man with ALS Confronts Senator, "You Can Save My Life"; Trump's FCC Fundamentally Changes Internet Access Rules; Kentucky Lawmaker Found Dead After Sexual Assault Allegations. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Omarosa Manigault Leaving the White House; Marco Rubio May Be a No on Tax GOP Bill; House Speaker Paul Ryan May Leave After 2018 Midterms; Trump Still Doubts U.S. Intelligence on Russia; Man with ALS Confronts Senator about Tax Vote; Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Trump Says Disney/21st Century FOX Deal is "Good"; Trump Speaks on Economy, Taxes, Regulations; Marco Rubio a Problem on Republican Tax Plan; Omarosa Fights Back Against Reports of Her Firing. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• White House Briefing As Tax Bill Nears Final Vote; Rubio: Will Vote "No" Without Expanded Child Tax Credit. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Senator John McCain Receiving Treatment for Cancer Therapy Side Effects; Interview with Representative Kevin Brady; Thousands of Children Starving in Yemen; Aired 10:30-11a ET
• McCain, Cochran Health Concerns ahead of Vote Next Week; WAPO: Trump Continues to Reject Evidence on Russia; Omarosa Slams Report She was Thrown out of White House. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Republicans Attack Mueller Probe; Trump Continues to Reject Russia Evidence; Kentucky Voters Betting on Trump; Disney Buying 21st Century Fox. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• WAPO: Trump Continues To Reject Evidence On Russia, Has Never Held Cabinet Meeting On Russia; House and Senate Compromise Bill Faces Final Votes Next Week; What's in the GOP Compromise Tax Bill?; Omarosa Manigault Leaving the White House. Aired 9-9:30a ET


December 13, 2017
• Jones' Win May Affects Trump's Agenda; U.S. Willing to Meet with North Korea's Leader; Authorities in High Alert After Monday's Failed Attack; Bitcoin Surging in South Korea; Gillibrand: Trump Tweet A Sexist Smear Against Me; Trump Decision On Israel Ignites Global Protest; Muslim Leaders Hold Summit On U.S. Policy Change; Pushing The Paris Climate Accord Forward; Royal Appearances In Star Wars The Last Jedi; Vladimir Putin Portrayed As Superhero. Aired 3-4a ET
• Democrat Doug Jones Wins Red State Alabama Special Election; Doug Jones Defeats Roy Moore In U.S. Senate Race; Alabama Senate Race Starkly Divided On Racial Lines; Barkley Democrats Have Taken Blacks & Poor For Granted. Aired 2-3a ET
• Trump Says Tax Savings Could Begin in February; Trump on More Loss, would have Liked to Have had Seat; Senate Now in Play, Democrats Two Seats from Majority. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Does Tax Bill Benefit the Rich?; President Trump Pushes Tax Bill. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Deputy A.G.: Have Not Seen Cause to Fire Robert Mueller; FBI Agent Revoked from Russia Probe Once Called Trump "Idiot"; Omarosa Dramatically Leaves White House; Charles Barkley Calls Jones Win "Wakeup Call" for Democrats. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Trump: Some in GOP "Happy" With Alabama Senate Loss; Trump, Republicans Meet As GOP Reaches Deals on Taxes. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Rod Rosenstein Testifies Before the Justice Dept. Aired 10:30- 11a
• Jones Wins in Alabama; Rosenstein to Testify at House Judiciary Committee. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Texts from FBI Agents About Trump; Rosenstein To Testify on Capitol Hill; Democrats Win Alabama Senate Race; Agent Removed from Russia Probe; Omarosa Resigns from White House. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Doug Jones Defeats GOP's Roy Moore In Major Upset; Support From Women Helps Jones Beat Moore; Trump Downplays Roy Moore's Loss. Aired 9-9:30a ET


December 12, 2017
• Trump Not Included in One Planet Summit; Trump Accusers Back on TV; Alabamians Decides Between Moore and Jones; Lone Wolf Failed Attack in New York Subway. Aired 3-3:30a ET
• Suspect In Pipe Bomb Pledged Allegiance To ISIS, Officials Say; Scientist Link California Wildfires To Climate Change; Dozens Hurt In Protests Against U.S. Embassy Move. Aired 2-3a ET
• Trump Accusers Call For Investigation; Republican Committee Is Now Supporting Moore; Pipe Bomb Attack In New York City; Thomas Fire One Is Fifth Largest In Modern California History; Macron Awards Grants To U.S. Researchers; Nominations Honor Best In Film & Telivision. Aired 1-2a ET
• The Changing Climate; Trump's Diet Coke Habit. Aired 12-1a ET
• Report: Senate GOP Meets Tomorrow on Fate of Moore If He Wins; WH Says Trumps' Tweet on Gillibrand In No Way Sexist; WH Says Those Who Call Trump Tweet Sexist Are in The Gutter. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Alabama Votes; White House Press Briefing. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Trump Fires Back at Gillibrand & Accusers; Trump Lawyers Demand Second Special Counsel in Russian Probe; Lawmakers Demand Probe into Trump Sexual Accusations; How Trump, His Businesses & Family Benefit from Tax Bill; Grassley Urges Trump to Reconsider 2 Judicial Picks. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Congresswomen Demand Probe Into Trump's Accusations; Alabama Voting Underway; McConnell Comments on Calls for Trump Investigation. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• NYPD Suspect Facing Multiple Terror-Related Charges; How the Tax Bill helps Trump and His Businesses; Voters Hitting the Polls in High Stakes Alabama Special Election; Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Voters Hitting the Polls in High-Stakes Special Election; Trump: Gillibrand Begged Me for Campaign Contributions; Trump: Sex Misconduct Accusations "Fabricated Stories"; Congresswomen Wants Investigation into Trump Accusations. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Suspect Facing Multiple Terror-Related Charges; Trump Wants Chain Migration Ended; Trump Criticizes Gillibrand; Voters go to the Polls in Alabama; Congress Pressured to Save CHIP. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Voters Hitting the Polls in High Stakes Alabama Special Election; Trump Slams Gillibrand After Calling for His Resignation; Group of Congresswomen Want Investigation into Trump Accusations; Trump: Sex Misconduct Accusations "Fabricated Stories"; Voting Underway In Roy Moore-Doug Jones Face-Off. Aired 9-9:30a ET


December 11, 2017


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