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December 31, 2017
• Young police officer killed in an ambush style attack in a Denver suburb; Democrats are warning that the House investigation into Russian election meddling could be in danger in the New Year; Aired 4- 5p ET
• Colorado Police Officer Killed, Four Others Wounded. Aired 3-4p ET
• Special Report: All the best, All the worst in 2017; Aired 7:00-8:00p ET


December 30, 2017
• North Korea Committed to Nuclear Development; Trump Presidency; Assaults Targeting Egyptian Coptic Community; Animals Evacuated from Syrian Amusement Park; Prep for New Year's Celebrations; Liberia Election; Top International Stories of 2017. Aired 5-6a ET
• North Korea Committed to Nuclear Development; Trump Presidency; Assaults Targeting Egyptian Coptic Community; Top International Stories of 2017; Stepped-Up Security for Times Square; 2018 Blockbusters. Aired 4-5a ET
• North Korea Committed to Nuclear Development; Assaults Targeting Egyptian Coptic Community; Trump Presidency; Stepped-Up Security for Times Square. Aired 3-3:30a ET
• Trump Presidency; North Korea Committed to Nuclear Development; Assaults Targeting Egyptian Coptic Community; New Year Celebrations; Trump Doubts Climate Change. Aired 2-2:30a ET
• Trump Presidency; North Korea Committed to Nuclear Development; Assaults Targeting Egyptian Coptic Community; Animals Evacuated from Syrian Amusement Park; Stepped-Up Security for Times Square. Aired 12- 12:30a ET
• President Trump Warning Iran the World is Watching; Times Square Filled with Police with Bomb Sniffing Dogs; Apple is Apologizing to Customers; Fight to Survive Continues in Puerto Rico. Aired 4:00-5:00p ET
• Company that Engineers Flavors Profiled; Analyst Examines Impact of Color on Mood; Musician Jessie J Discusses Writing Music. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• New Report Indicates Trump Aide Knew of DNC Hacks in May of 2016; Protesters in Iran Take to Streets; President Trump Tweets about Protests in Iran; Detective Recovers from Gunshot in Line of Duty; Recovering Addict Does Ironman Challenge. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Former Trump campaign foreign policy adviser George Papadopoulos told an Australian diplomat that Russia had political dirt on Hillary Clinton during the campaign; George Papadopoulos' fiancee spoke about him; President Trump taking to twitter with a word to Iran that the world is watching; Aired 7-8p ET
• NYT: Trump Campaign Adviser George Papadopoulos Told Australian Diplomat Russia Had Dirt On Clinton; Reports Of Shots Fired In Iran Anti-Government Protests; Soldier Dies While Rescuing Neighbors. Aired 5-6p ET
• Bombshell Report In NYT Revealing Yet Another Piece Of Intelligence That F.B.I. Had When They Began To Investigate Possible Collusion Between The Trump Campaign And Russia; President Trump Warning Iran This Weekend In A Series Of Tweets That The World Is Watching; A Disturbing New Prank Trend Has Just Turned Deadly. Aired 3-4p ET
• Putin's New Year's Resolution; New Details in the Russia Investigations. Aired 1-2p ET
• Trump Warns Iran "World Is Watching" Amid Protests; Three Students At Tehran University Arrested; Trump: China "Caught Red Handed" Selling Oil To North Korea; Trump To Host GOP Agenda Huddle At Camp David; Putin Hopes For "Pragmatic Cooperation" With Trump; Dem Delivers Dream Trip To Trump Voters In CNN Story. Aired 12-1p ET
• California Moves to Legalize Marijuana. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• Protesters Take To Streets In Iran; Prank Call Leads To Police Shooting Of Innocent Man; Four Kids Among 12 Killed in NYC Apartment Fire; Putin Seeks For Fourth Term In 2018; California Legalized Recreational Pots. Aired 9-10a ET


December 29, 2017
• Trump's New York Times Interview; Trump: China Caught Red Handed Allowing Oil Into North Korea; Fire Swept Through An Apartment In New York; Apple's IPhone Apology; Roy Moore Continues to Contest Election Loss; Park And Rail Station Named On Trump; Puerto Rico Still Wait for Power. Aired 2-3a ET
• Trump's New York Times Interview; Trump: China caught red handed allowing oil into North Korea; Democrat Certified as Winner of U.S. Senate Seat; New York City and Mumbai Fire; Apple's IPhone Apology; New York Boosts Security; Trump Tweets East Coast Could Use Global Warming. Aired 3-4a ET
• California Wildfires; Russia Investigation; Australian Arrested, Accused of Being North Korean Agent. Aired 2-2:30a ET
• Trump On Mueller And The Media; Human Suffering Looms Larger Than Ever In 2018; Winners & Losers Of 2017's Public Relations Crises. Aired 1-2a ET
• Recreational Pot Use Starts Monday in California; 2017 International Snow Sculpture Art Expo. Aired 12-1a ET
• Puerto Rico Governor Says 45 Percent Without Power; NPR Creates Brackets for Top 2017 News Stores; Apple Now Apologizing and Dropping Battery Prices; CNN Counts Down 2017 Top Media Stories. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• China Helping North Korea?; President Trump Speaks Out. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Child Playing with Stove Sparks Fire that Killed 12; Cities Across U.S. Beef Up Security for New Year's Eve; New Year's Eve Temps Set to Break Records & Trump Tweets Need "Global Warming". Aired 2:30- 3p ET
• Trump Tells NYT: I Think Mueller Will "Be Fair"; Trump to NYT: "I Have Been Soft on China"; U.S. Officials: North Korea May Soon Test Ballistic Missile. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Interview with Representative Francis Rooney; Bronx Fire Likely Sparked by Child Playing with Stove; Top Seven Money Stories of 2017; Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Trump to New York Times: I Think Mueller will "be Fair." China Denies Trump Accusation of Allowing Oil into North Korea; Kremlin: Relations with U.S. a Major Disappointment. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Bronx Apartment Fire; New York Ramps up Security; Trump Comments on Amazon; Tax Reform Fuels Market Boost; Trump Voters Thoughts on Russia Probe; Trump Talks 2020 Win. Aired 9:30-10a


December 28, 2017
• Deadly Blast Kill At least 40 In Afghanistan; Trump Thanks First Responders, Stretches The Truth; Roy Moore Fraud In Alabama Election; Putin Launches Bid For Fourth Term As President; Climate Change Up Close. Aired 3-4a ET
• South Korea Adds Extra Layer Of 2018 Winter Olympics Security Amid Tensions; CNN Investigates Sexual Assault In The Air; Deadly Blast Kill At Least 40 In Afghanistan. Aired 2-3a ET
• International Red Cross Evacuating Critically Ill People from Besieged Syrian Town; Olympic Torch Winds Through South Korea; 2017 May be the Hottest Year on Record. Aired 12-1a ET
• White Truck Attempted to Block Media View of Trump Golfing; Mad Rush for People to Prepay Property Taxes; Count Down on the Top Entertainment Stories of 2017. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• China Shipping Oil to North Korea?; Trump Golfs Yet Again; Roy Moore Contesting Senate Loss in Alabama. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Crime Rates Drop in 28 Major U.S. Cities; Trump Scolds China; North Korea Prepares Possible Missile Launch; Israel to Name Train Station After Trump; Moore Alabama Election Challenge Rejected. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Alabama Certifying Doug Jones Win Over Roy Moore; President Trump Touting His Legislative Record. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Interview with Representative Tom Cole; Top Seven Justice Stories of 2017. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Doug Jones on Moore Suit: 'It's Time to Move On'; Tillerson: U.S. Faced Challenges in Dealing with North Korea; Report: North Korean Defector had Anthrax Antibodies in him. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• GOP Braces for 2018 Midterms; Deadly Attack in Kabul; Israel Names Wall After Trump; Democrat Delivers Dream; Aired 9:30-10:00a
• Roy Moore Files Lawsuit to Block Election Result; Trump Falsely Claims He Broke Legislative Record; Aired 9-9:30a ET


December 27, 2017
• New Level of Fear from Pyongyang; President Trump Lashing Out Opponents via Twitter; Three Cities Filed Suit Against DOD; Russian Ships Passing Over U.K. Territorial Waters. Aired 3-4a ET
• Cryptocurrency Profits To Be Taxed; Record Breaking Snow Falls In Pennsylvania; Minnesota Man Goes Horse And Buggy Skiing; The Meghan Markle Effect Driving Fashion. Aired 2-3a ET
• Trump's Twitter Rant and Gold Round; Russia Conducts Aggressive Military Maneuvers; Has the Me Too Movement Gone Too Far? Aired 1-2a ET
• Bitcoin Value Soars to All-Time Highs in 2017; Vatican Takes Green Approach to Renovations. Aired 12-1a ET
• Power Outage at Disneyland; Trump Wants Bipartisan Plan to Renovate Infrastructure; CNN Counts Down on Top 2017 Stories; Prince Harry Won't Say If Obamas To Be Invited to Wedding. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• New Tax Law Has Americans Scrambling; North Korea's Biological Weapons?; Republicans Seeking to Discredit FBI. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Truck Attempts to Block CNN View of Trump Golfing; Trump Scored Significant Foreign Policy Wins in 2017; Teens in Court After Killing Man with Sandbag Thrown in Underpass; Nippon Airlines Flight Returns to LAX Due to Unexpected Passenger. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• GOP Lawmaker Stands By Calls for "Purge" at FBI, Justice Department; Obama: Leaders Shouldn't Use Social Media to Divide; Trump Wants Bipartisan Plan for New Roads & Bridges. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Trump Misleads Again about Military Pay Raises; Flynn Asks Judge to Change Travel Restrictions; Court Docs: Police have Video of Alleged Assauly by Kevin Spacey; 8 in 2018: Top Health Stories. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• White House Looks for Bipartisan Support on 2018 Agenda; Obama Warns against "Irresponsible" Socia Media Use. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Jet Returns to L.A.; Bipartisan Support on 2018 Agenda; Top Seven Moments Sports in 2017; Pennsylvania City Gets Five Feet of Snow. Aired 9:30-10:00a
• Obama Warns Against Irresponsible Social Media Use; Prince Harry Grills Obama In Rapid-Fire Exchange; Homeowners Scramble To Prepay 2018 Property Taxes. Aired 9-9:30a ET


December 26, 2017
• Benjamin Netanyahu Faces Party Leadership Challenge; GOP Senator Offers First Public Criticism Of Impeachment Strategy; Typhoon Phanfone Kills At Least 16; Royal Family Attends Annual Christmas Day Church Service; Boeing's Public Relations Push To Salvage 737 MAX Jets; Top Nine Trending Entertainment Stories of 2019. Aired 2-2:30a ET
• Trump: Great Opportunity To Buy Stocks; Japan To Resume Commercial Whaling In July; Trump: No End To Government Shutdown Until Border Wall Is Funded; Trump's First Year; North Korean Tourism on the Decline, Vatican Discovers Lost Paintings. Aired 12-12:30a ET
• Arizona Cardinal Wide Receiver Larry Fitzgerald Pays Tribute to McCain in Open Letter; Journey Unveiled the Unthinkable in 2017; Dow is Up 5,000 Points Since Beginning of Year; Aired 3:30-4:00p ET
• Trumps Visit Troops in Iraq. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Mayor Utah Paper Calls on Orrin Hatch to Not Seek Reelection; Russia Will Help U.S. with North Korea with Conditions; Historic Magnolia Tree on White House South Lawn to Be Cut; 2017 Shocking Verdicts, Heartbreaking Tragedies. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Trump Back to Work, Attacks FBI & Clinton; Major Utah Paper Calls on Hatch to Not Seek Re-Election. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Interview with Representative Eliot Engel; Top 7 Political Stories of 2017; Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Trump Takes Aim at FBI again; Trump: Killed Mandate "Essentially Repeals" Obamacare; New South Korea Department will Monitor North Korea Threats. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Trump Takes Aim at FBI; Midterm Elections for Republicans; GOP Looks for More Wins; Top Health Stories of 2017; Apple Slowed iPhones. Aired 9:30-10a
• JetBlue Plane Skids Off Icy Taxiway In Boston; Dow Poised To Record Best Year Since 2013; Trump Back to Work, Takes Aim at FBI Again. Aired 9-9:30a ET


December 25, 2017
• Puerto Rico Still Without Power. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Trump Spends First Christmas as President at Mar-A-Lago; Trump Tweets Take Aim at Deputy FBI Director McCabe; President Trump's Most Memorable Moments of 2017. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• North Korea Calls New Sanctions "Act of War". Aired 1:30-2p ET
• North Korea Declares Latest Sanctions an Act of War; Bethlehem Struggles as Mideast Tensions Rise; Pope Francis Gives His Christmas Day Message; Top Seven Crime Stories of 2017; Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Trump Spends First Christmas as President in Mar-a-Lago; Trump Slams FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe; GOP Lawmakers Sound Alarm about 2018. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Pope Francis Makes Plea For Migrants; Trump Celebrates Christmas With A Tweet; Aftermath Of The Grenfell Tower Fire. Aired 12-12:30a ET
• Trump Spends First Christmas as President at Mar-A-Lago; Trump Tweets Take Aim at Deputy FBI Director McCabe; Trump Again Takes Aim at FBI, Blasts Russia Dossier; North Korea Calls New Sanctions "Act of War". Aired 1-2p ET


December 24, 2017
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• President then took to twitter in attack mode to FBI deputy director Andrew McCabe; New threat coming from North Korea today calling tough new sanctions by the United Nations in act of war; Democrats see a silver ling as 2018 midterm elections approach; Aired 4-5p ET
• Trump Celebrates Christmas Eve in Florida, Trump criticizes Andrew McCabe. Aired 3-4p ET
• Top Defining Media Moments of 2017; President Wishes Troops a Merry Christmas; President Spends 108th Day at one of his Properties; President Attacks Top FBI Officials on Twitter; Aired 2-3p ET


December 23, 2017
• Severe Weather Claims 75 Lives in Philippines; U.S. President Signs 500-Page Tax Cut into Law; U.N. Imposes New Sanctions On North Korea; San Francisco Terror Plot Thwarted; Two Palestinians Killed during "Day of Rage"; Coach Invites Homeless Player to Live with His Family. Aired 5-6a ET
• Severe Weather Claims 47 Lives in Philippines; U.N. Imposes New Sanctions On North Korea; U.S. President Signs 500-Page Tax Cut into Law; Kremlin's Patience with Trump May Be Waning; Two Palestinians Killed during "Day of Rage"; SpaceX Launch Lights Up the Sky. Aired 4- 5a ET
• U.N. Imposes New Sanctions On North Korea; U.S. President Signs 500-Page Tax Cut into Law; Two Palestinians Killed during "Day of Rage"; San Francisco Terror Plot Thwarted; Severe Weather Claims 39 Lives in Philippines; U.K.-Russia Relations. Aired 3-3:30a ET
• U.N. Imposes New Sanctions On North Korea; U.S. President Signs 500-Page Tax Cut into Law; Severe Weather Claims 39 Lives in Philippines; San Francisco Terror Plot Thwarted; Two Palestinians Killed during "Day of Rage"; SpaceX Launch Lights Up the Sky. Aired 2- 2:30a ET
• U.N. Imposes New Sanctions On North Korea; U.S. President Signs 500-Page Tax Cut into Law; Severe Weather Claims 39 Lives in Philippines; Two Palestinians Killed during "Day of Rage"; San Francisco Terror Plot Thwarted; SpaceX Launch Lights Up the Sky. Aired 12-12:30a ET
• President Donald Trump claims that all Haitians have AIDS and that Nigerians would never go back to Africa; President Trump is attacking FBI deputy director, Andrew McCabe, after it has reveal that McCabe plans to retire; Vice President Pence's adoration for Trump is catching some criticism; Kremlin calls President Trump's new national security strategy confrontational and imperialist; Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort has had a front row seat to history during year one of the Trump presidency; Aired 7-8p ET
• Backlash over Donald Trump Jr's Claims of Conspiracy at Highest Levels of Government; New information on Ivanka's Heated Exchange with Steve Bannon; Pence Ridiculed for Lavish Praise of Trump; Rhona Graff Interviewed by Lawmakers in Russia Probe; FBI Prevents San Francisco Terror Attack; Thieves Steeling Delivered Christmas Packages. Aired 5- 6p ET
• Deputy FBI Director Andrew Mccabe Is Retiring; United States Is Going To Supply Anti-Tank Weapons To Ukraine; Mysterious Death Of A Border Agent Killed In The Line Of Duty. Aired 4-5p ET
• NYT: Trump Makes Inflammatory Statements about Immigrants in Meeting; Rhona Graff Interviewed by Lawmakers in Russia Probe; Comey Tweets about James Baker Resignation; Trump Hits Golf Course After Tax Bill Victory; FBI Prevents San Francisco Terror Attack; Amb. Peter Hoekstra Apologizes for Calling Muslim Comments "Fake News"; Thieves Steel Delivered Christmas Packages; Pentagon Releases Video of Possible UFOs; SpaceX Rocket Launch Causes Alien-Invasion Scare in California. Aired 3-4p ET
• "New York Times" Reports Donald Trump made Controversial Comments on Immigrants During Oval Office Meeting; President Trump Considers Sending Weapons to Ukraine; President Trump's Personal Secretary Interviewed by Congress; SpaceX Launches Rocket from Southern California. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Trump's Agenda While Vacationing; U.S. Sending Anti-Tank Weapons to Help Ukraine; NYT: Trump Makes Inflammatory Statements about Immigrants in Meeting. Aired 1-2p ET
• Budget Deal, DACA Fix Facing Lawmakers in New Year; President Has Visited His Properties 107 Days in 2017; How A Football Coach Changed The Life of His Star Player. Aired 12-1p ET
• Trump's Longtime Assistant Interviewed In Russia Probe; Ivanka Trump Flubs Tax Bill Pitch During TV Interview; What You Can Do To Lower Your Tax Bill Next Year; Top Defining Moments Of Trump's Presidency; Thieves Target Christmas Deliveries. Aired 11-12p ET
• President Trump to Celebrate Christmas at Mar-a-Lago; President Trump Announces Plans to Work on Bipartisan Bill on Infrastructure; Police Attempt to Thwart Thieves from Stealing Delivered Packages During Holidays; Wildfires Continue to Threaten Large Parts of Southern California; Clemson Coach Dabo Swinney Discusses Achieving Life Goals; Interview with Congressman John Sarbanes. Aired 10-11a ET


December 22, 2017
• Nikki Haley Gave a Stern Warning to U.N. Members Pro- Independence Parties Win In Catalonia Election; U.S. Condemns Trump's Jerusalem Decision; Disgrace Cardinal Law Receives Vatican Funeral; Children Suffering In Damascus Suburb Under Siege; NORAD Tracking Santa. Aired 3-4a ET
• Spain's Rajoy Under Pressure After Catalonia Vote; U.N. Votes To Condemn Trump's Jerusalem Decision; Pope's Role In Disgraced Cardinal's Funeral Draws Outrage; Formula One: A Year In Review; Black South African Set To Make Olympic History. Aired 2-3a ET
• U.N. Condemns Trump's Decision; Catalan Separatists Celebrate; UN Condemns Trump's Jerusalem Decision 128-9; President Trump Threatens To Withdraw U.S. Aid; Children Suffering In Damascus Suburb Under Siege. Aired 1-2a ET
• U.N. Votes to Condemn Trump's Jerusalem Decision; Disgraced Cardinal Receives Vatican Funeral; Spain's Rajoy Under Pressure After Catalonia Vote. Aired 12-1a ET
• Report: Emails Suggest Toxic Culture At Miss America; Hispanic Caucus Confronts Schumer Over Dreamers; Report: Hundreds Of EPA Employees Leave Under Trump; Police Officer Donates A Kidney To Save A Stranger. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Miss America CEO Under Fire; President Trump Declines to Hold Traditional End-of-Year Press Conference. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Farenthold Accused of Improperly Using House Resources; Haley Invites Some Countries to Reception, Snubs Others on U.N. Jerusalem Vote; North Korea Bold in Face of Sanctions; Trump's Mar-a-Largo Raising Ticket Prices for New Year's Eve Party; Trump Sends Out Giant Christmas Cards. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Trump Greets Supporters As He Arrives for Florida Holiday; Pence Back in U.S. After Secret Visit to Afghanistan; CNN: Deputy FBI Director Could Back Up Comey's "Loyalty" Claim. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Netanyahu and Other Countries Will Follow Trump's Decision on Jerusalem; Hispanic Caucus Members Confront Chuck Schumer Over DACA; Spielberg's New Film Spotlights Battle Government Attacks on Media; Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Soon: Trump Leaves for Florida after Tax Victory; Trump Predicts "Working with Democrats" in 2018. WAPO: Aides want RNC to Install more Trump Loyalists; CNN: Deputy FBI Director could back up Comey's "Loyalty" Claim. WAPO: Aides want RNC to Install more Trump Loyalists. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Pelosi Concerned about Probe; Haley to Throw Friendship Party; Netanyahu on Trump's Decision; Farenthold Facing New Accusations; Senate Settlements Released; Putin Comments on U.S. Security Strategy. Aired 9:30-10a ET


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