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January 16, 2018


January 15, 2018
• Pass a Budget Deal or Have a Government Shutdown; African Leaders Upset with Trump's Racist Comments; North and South Korea Meets for the Second Time; Innovations in War Soon to Come; Driverless Car Leading the Road; Democrats Passion to Overpower Republicans. Aired 3-4a ET
• Trump Again Says He's The Least Racist Person There Is; Phone Designer Consumers Need Tools And Controls; Breaking Down Tech's Addictive Allure; Korea Talks; Panic in Hawaii; California Mudslides. Aired 2-3a ET
• Korea Talks; Trump Denies He's a Racist; Panic in Hawaii; California Mudslides; Rescuers: Almost 180 People Killed in Ghouta; Pope Francis Will Visit Chile and Peru on Six-day Trip; Celebrating togetherness in Trump's America. Aired 1-2a ET
• Koreas Meet for Second Time to Discuss Winter Olympics; Trump Criticizes Democrats on DACA; Officials Blame Human Error for Missile Alert; People Flee Renewed Fighting Near Idlib; Pope in South America; Chinese Oil Tanker Sinks in South China Sea. Aired 12-1a ET
• Hawaii to Change Protocol after False Missile Alert; Trump Denies Vulgar Comment, Attacks Durbin; Queen Grants Rare Conversation about Coronation. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Hawaii False Alarm Fallout; Is President Trump a Racist?. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Fallout Begins after Hawaii's False Missile Alert; Condoleezza Rice's Comments on North Korea Overtures to South Korea; Liam Neeson: "Me Too" Movement Becoming "Witch Hunt"; Hero Firefighter Catches Child Thrown from Burning Building. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Trump Says He's "Not a Racist" in Wake of Vulgar Remarks; Government Shutdown Looms as "Dreamers" Deal Stalls; Hawaii to Change Protocol After False Missile Alert. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Hawaii to Change Protocol After False Missile Alert; Corey Lewandowski and Steve Bannon Head to Capitol Hill This Week for Russia Probe; Mahmoud Abbas Called Trump's Peace Plan a Slap in the Face; Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Trump to Reporters: "I'm not Racist"; Trump, 2 GOP Senator Deny He used Vulgarity; NYT: Friend says Romney will Run for Senate. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Hawaii False Alarm; White House Disputes Quote; North and South to Meet Second Time; Queen Talks About Coronation. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Trump Insists to Reporters He is Not a Reporter; Trump Accuses Democrats of Not Wanting DACA; Flake To Liken Trump's Media Attacks To Stalin In Speech; Trump To Reporters: "I'm Not A Racist"; Trump: Two GOP Senators Deny He Used Vulgarity. Aired 9-9:30a ET


January 14, 2018
• False Inbound Missile Alert Terrifies People in Hawaii; Trump's Vulgar Insult Causes Anger and Hurt Among Haitians; Angelique Kerber Won the Sydney International; Mark Wahlberg Donates $1.5M To Time's Up Legal Defense Fund. Aired 5-6a ET
• False Alarm Terrifies Hawaiian Residents; Pakistan Outrages After Girl's Brutal Murder. Aired 4-5a ET
• False Alarm Scares Hawaii; El Salvadorians May Have to Return. Aired 3-3:30a ET
• False Incoming Ballistic Missile Alert Scares Hawaii. Aired 2- 2:30a
• False "Inbound Missile" Alert Terrifies Hawaiians; Grief, Fear Swell in Pakistan after Child's Murder; Some Trump Supporters Taken Aback by Vulgarity; Macron to UNESCO: Protect our Baguettes; Aired 12- 12:30a ET
• Trump Insists He is Not a Racist; Hawaii to Change Emergency Protocols After False Missile Alert; Interview with Janet Napolitano; Trump Takes Victory Lap Over "Shithole" Remarks?; Conservation and Big Game Hunting; Aired 8-9p ET
• Two Republican Senators Claiming That President Donald Trump Did Not Use Explicit Word During The Immigration Meeting; A Fire On A Casino Shuttle Boat Leaving At Least A Dozen People Injured; Hawaii People Are Angry Right Now; How Our President's Vulgar Remarks About African Immigrants Being Received By The Americans Who Voted For Him; Iran's President Took Aim And Mocked President Trump; The Devastated Town Of Montecito, California Will Honor And Mourn 20 Lives Lost To Mudslides With A Candle Light Vigil; A Six-Year-Old Shot Five Times In That Texas Church Shooting Got To Go Home In Style. Aired 7-8p ET
• "Trophy" Explores Big-Game Hunting, Wildlife Conservations; At Least 15 Hurt in Casino Shuttle Boat Fire; Driverless Cars No Longer Just a Vision; Investors Brace for Government Shutdown; Trump Compared to '70s T.V. Character. Aired 6-7p ET
• False "Inbound Missile" Alert Terrifies People In Hawaii; Hawaii Senator: Officials "Blew It," Sent People Into "Tail Spin"; Trump Briefed On False Ballistic Missile Alert; Global Outrage Erupts Over Trump's "Shithole" Remark. Aired 5-5:30p ET
• Vulgar comments by President Trump faces criticism; Status of West Virginia coal industry; CNN documentary "Trophies" on saving endangered wildlife. Aired 4-5a ET
• False Missile Alert In Hawaii; Steve Bannon To Be Questioned On Capitol Hill; GOP Senators Give Conflicting Views On Trump's Use of Slurs; End Of Protected Status May Uproot 250,000 Salvadorans. Aired 3-4p ET
• GOP Representative: President's Remarks About Haiti And Africa Were Racist; South Africa Protests Trump's Offensive Comments; Iran's President Trump Tried And Failed To Kill Nuclear Deal; Death Toll Climbs To 20, Four Still Missing In California. Aired 2-3p ET


January 13, 2018
• Outrage around the World over Trump's Slur; Trump and the Porn Star; Documents Released in Vegas Massacre Case; Iran Nuclear Deal; Pakistani Girl's Murderer a Possible Serial Killer; Puerto Ricans Living in Homes without Roofs; Facebook Aiming for Quality over Quantity. Aired 5-6a ET
• Outrage around the World over Trump's Slur; Trump and the Porn Star; Iran Nuclear Deal; Pakistani Girl's Murderer a Possible Serial Killer; Puerto Ricans Living in Homes without Roofs; LG Shows off Latest Gadget. Aired 4-5a ET
• Outrage around the World over Trump's Slur; Trump and the Porn Star; Iran Nuclear Deal; Pakistani Girl's Murderer a Possible Serial Killer. Aired 3-3:30a ET
• Outrage around the World over Trump's Slur; Trump and the Porn Star; Iran Nuclear Deal; Pakistani Girl's Murderer a Possible Serial Killer. Aired 2-2:30a ET
• Outrage around the World over Trump's Slur; Trump and the Porn Star; Iran Nuclear Deal; Pakistani Girl's Murderer a Possible Serial Killer. Aired 12-12:30a ET
• False Missile Alert Terrifies People in Hawaii; African Countries Demand Apology for Shithole Remark; Trump's History of Racist Comments, Actions; Hollywood Pay Gap Scandal Roil Actor Mark Wahlberg; Flu Epidemic Sweeps Nation, 20 Children Dead. Aired 8-9p ET
• False "Inbound Missile" Alert Terrifies People In Hawaii; Hawaii Senator: Officials "Blew It," Sent People Into "Tail Spin"; Trump Briefed On False Ballistic Missile Alert; Global Outrage Erupts Over Trump's "Shithole" Remark. Aired 5-6p ET
• A Very Scary Half Hour In Hawaii This Morning; President Trump Making Racist Comments During A Bipartisan Meeting On Immigration; A Judge Temporary Stopped The Repeal Of DACA In Response To A Lawsuit Brought By Former Department Of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano, Former Secretary; New CNN Film "Trophy" Takes An Inside Look At Controversial Big Game Hunt. Aired 4-5p ET
• Terrifying half hour in Hawaii this morning; President Trump slurred immigrants from quote "shithole countries" referring to Africa specifically; Aired 3-4p ET
• False Alarm Sent Out by Hawaii Emergency System Indicating Imminent Ballistic Missile Impact; Hawaii Representative Tulsi Gabbard Sends Messages to Hawaii Residents Verifying Alarm was False; Hawaiian Governor Indicates Human Error Initiated False Alarm. Aired 2-3p ET
• African Nations Demanding An Apology From Trump; Trump Slurs Could Impact Immigration, Government Shutdown Talks; Federal Judge Issues Dreamers Temporary Reprieve; False Alert Sent Out To Hawaii About Missile Strike. Aired 1-2p ET
• Trump's Slurs Could Impact Immigration, Government Shutdown Talks; MLK Nephew: Trump "Racially Ignorant And Racially Uninformed"; Trump To WSJ: I Have Very Good Relationship With Kim Jong-Un; Trump: No DACA Deal Without Support for Border Wall; Trump Puts Himself on Display in Immigration Meeting; Trump Calling Friends to Gauge Reaction to Racist Comments; World Leaders Slam Trump's Racist Comments; "Trophy" Premieres Sunday at 9 ET. Aired 12-1p ET
• World Leaders Call Trump's Vulgar Comments Racist, Shameful; Russians Who Hacked DNC Have a New U.S. Target; Trump's Racist Remarks Roil White House, GOP; New Documents Released On Vegas Shooting; Eighteen People Dead In California Mudslides: Seven Still Missing. Aired 11a-12n ET


January 12, 2018
• President Trump Denigrated Haitians; Anger Burst in Kasur, Pakistan; Iran Deal Hanging by a Thread; Death Toll Rises in California Mudslides. Aired 3-4a ET
• World Reacts to Trump Comments; Trump Cancels Visit to London; Trump Faces Deadline on Iran Nuclear Agreement; Anger over Pakistani Child's Rape and Murder; The Tragic Tale Of Deadly California Mudslides; Phone's Co-Creator Worried About Device Addiction; Source: All Jewels Stolen From Paris Ritz Recovered. Aired 2-3a ET
• World Reacts to Trump Comments; Trump Cancels Visit to London; Trump Faces Deadline on Iran Nuclear Agreement; Anger over Pakistani Child's Rape and Murder, $90,000 Reward Offered in Pakistani Girl's Murder; 43 Missing, 17 Killed as Search Continues; Ecuador Grants Citizenship to Wikileaks Julian Assange. Aired 1-2a ET
• Trump Cancels Visit to London; TV Episode Focuses on Removing a President from Office; will.i.am Happy Traveling and Teaching Kids. Aired 12-1a ET
• Trump's Pattern of Insults on Race, Religion, Ethnicity; Trump Touts a Very Good Relationship with Kim Jong-un; U.S. Ambassador to Panama Resigns Over Trump. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Trump's Racial Firestorm. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Trump Cancels U.K. Trip, Blames Obama for Bush's Decision; Dick Durban & Some Republicans: Trump Lying About Racist Comment; Hillary Clinton Tweets about Trump's Racist Comments; Condoleezza Rice Discusses Mueller Investigation on "AXE FILES"; Mueller Sets Trial Date for Manafort & Gates; Photo Resurfaces of Haitian Immigrant Weeping at West Point Graduation. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Trump Questioned If He's Racist During MLK Event; Source: Trump "Loves" Controversy Over "Shithole" Remark; Global Outrage Erupts Over Trump's "Shithole" Remark. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Trump-appointed Ambassador to the UK Splits From Trump and Defends Embassy Move; Trump Expected to Temporarily Renew Iran Deal; Trump Said to Love Controversies Over "Shithole" Remark; New Exec on Fixing Uber; Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Democratic Senator Dick Durbin Confirms Trump Made "Shithole" Remark; Africa Reacts to President Trump's Comments; Interview with Assemblywoman Rodneyse Bichotte of New York; Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Trump Cancels London Trip; Trump Touts Relationship with Kim Jong-un; Trump Expected to Renew Iran Deal; Dick Durbin on Immigration; FaceBook Makes Major Changes. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Source: Trump Slams Immigrants From "Shithole" Countries; Source: Trump Asked "Why Do We Need More Haitians?"; Dem Whip Durbin: Trump "Used Those Words"; Trump Denies Saying Anything Derogatory About Haitians. Aired 9-9:30a ET


January 11, 2018
• Southern California No Break from Mother Nature; Trump Says No Collusion in his Team; President Moon Thanked President Trump Over Phone; Thieves Robbed Ritz Hotel in Paris. Aired 3-4a ET
• Mudlides in California kills 17; No collusion with Russia say President Trump; Myanmar arrests two Reuters journalist. Aired 2-3a ET
• Trump Dodges Question on Special Counsel Interview; Democrats Hope to Flip Republican Seats; At Least 17 Killed in California Mudslides; Netanyahu Defends Son after Secret Tape Airs; Report: U.S. Lacks Strong Approach To Russian Threat; Houthis Threaten To Block Shipping In Red Sea; Report: Wahlberg Paid More Than Female Co-Star. Aired 1-2a ET
• Trump Threatens, Shutdown Drags On; Michael Cohen to Testify Publicly before Congress; Journalists Jailed in Myanmar Appealing Sentence; Trump: "Probably" Declare National Emergency To Build Border Wall If Democrats Refuse; Top U.S. Diplomat: "No Contradiction" on Syria Policy; May Talks Brexit With Japanese Prime Minister. Aired 12m-1a ET
• GOP's Graham Refutes GOP's Flake on DREAMER Deal; Adam Schiff Says More People New About Trump Tower Meeting but Investigation Is Thwarted; Bannon Retains Lawyer for Questioning in Russia Probe; Trump Is Going to Have a Physical on Friday. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• DACA Deal or No DACA Deal?; Trump Creates Confusion Over FISA Surveillance Program. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• White House Briefing with Sanders and Mnuchin. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• GOP's Graham Refutes Flake Declaring DREAMer Deal; Interview with U.S. Congressmen Pete Aguilar and Will Hurd; Trump Talks Prison Reform; Trump Undercuts Administration's Stance on Surveillance Bill. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• At Least 48 Missing in Deadly California Mudslides; Record Number of Retirements Threaten GOP House Majority; Missouri Governor Admits Affair But Denies Blackmail Allegation; 7-Eleven Stores Raided in Sweeping Operation; Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Trump Targets FISA Provision Up for Renewal; House Conservatives Push Hardline Immigration Bill; At Least 48 Missing in Deadly California Mudslides; Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Medicaid Recipients Work; Search for Survivors in California; Trump's First In Office Medical Exam; New Documentary on Wildlife Conservation. Aired 9:30-10:00a
• Trump Targets FISA Provision Up for Renewal; President Trump Mentioned Hillary Clinton Hours Before Kellyanne Conway Denies White House Talking About Hillary Clinton; Governors Outraged After Florida Dropped From Drilling Plan; White House Allows States To Make Some Medicaid Recipients Work. Aired 9-9:30a ET


January 10, 2018
• North and South Korea's Path into Peace; Cameras Rolled in President Trump's Bipartisan Meeting; California Facing Another Wrath from Mother Nature; Ocean Infinity to Search for MH-370. Aired 3-4a ET
• Reporters Given Unprecedented Access to a Bipartisan Meeting Between Lawmakers and the President; Dianne Feinstein Has Defied Her Republican Colleagues and Made Public of the Transcript of the Interview With the Cofounder of Fusion GPS; President Moon Jae-in is Heralding Restore Dialogue With North Korea; Ocean Infinity to Search For Mh-370; The Heavy Rains Have Triggered Mudslides in Southern California; North Korea to Send Athletes Officials to Games; Warriors Coach Criticizes Ball Family Coverage Aired 2-3a ET
• Trump Pushing for Security in DACA Deal; Steve Bannon Steps Down from Breitbart News; Moon Jae-in Open to Talks with North Korea under Right Conditions; CPJ Gives Trump Undermining Press Freedom Award; South Korea Claims Progress in Talks with North; Flooding & Mudslides Hits California After Wildfires. Aired 1-2a ET
• Trump Invites Reporters in to Immigration Meeting; Senator Releases Transcript of Fusion GPS Interview; Earthquake in Honduras; Moon: Korean Denuclearization is Path to Peace; U.S. Company Taking on MH370 Mystery; Southern California Mudslides. Aired 12-1a ET
• President Donald Trump Wrapped Up A Press Conference With The Prime Minister Of Norway. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Trump Administration Targets Libel Laws; President Trump Meets with Norwegian Prime Minister. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Teacher Jailed After Criticizing Superintendent's Raise; Report: Wahlberg Paid $1.5 Million, Michelle Williams Paid $1000; Would Talks Between Trump & Kim Jong-Un Korea Be Good Idea; Trump Meeting with Lawmakers a Series of Extraordinary Moments. Aired 2:30- 3p ET
• Trump Tries Clarifying: Wall Must Be in "Dreamer" Deal; Soon: Trump's Joint News Conference With Norway's Leader; Trump Grants GOP- Led Florida Exemption From Drilling Plan; Interview with Congressman Mark Sanford of South Carolina. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Fifteen Killed, Hundreds Awaiting Rescue in Montecito, California; Steve Bannon Lost Three Jobs As Result of "Fire and Fury" Fallout; Spotlight on the Rise of Filmmaker Ava DuVernay; Aired 10:30- 11a ET
• Trump Vents on Court System After DACA Setback; Immigration Talks Continue After Bipartisan Meeting; Trump Brings Transparency to Key Immigration Meeting; Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley Disappointed Over Release of Transcript; Interview with Representative Chris Stewart; Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Bannon Steps Down; Immigration Talks; Conservatives Spend Millions in Wisconsin; Florida Dropped from Drilling Plan; Tagovailoa Goes from Backup to Hero. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Federal Judge Blocks Trump Administration's Plan to End DACA Program; Trump Brings Transparency to Key Immigration Meeting; Top Trump Advisers and Staff Weigh in Whether to Leave Admin; Fifteen Killed, Hundreds Awaiting Rescue in Montecito, California; Feinstein Defies GOP, Releases Fusion GPS Testimony; Bannon Steps Down From Post Amid "Fire And Fury" Fallout. Aired 9-9:30a ET


January 09, 2018
• North and South Korea Finally Meets; Rescuers Fear for 32 Missing Iranians; El Salvadorians Must Go Home Now; President Trump Prepares for Mueller's Interview; Wolff Defended His Book From Critics; Californians Bracing Another Extreme Weather Condition. Aired 3-4a ET
• North Korea agrees to send athletes to Winter Olympics after talks with South. Aired 2-3a ET
• Oprah's Awards Speech Sparks 2020 Rumors; Trump Lawyers Want to Limit Mueller Interview; North Korea Says it will Send Delegation to Olympics; Huge Oil Tanker at Risk of Exploding After Collision; Lyft Showcasing Self-Driving Cars On Vegas Streets. Aired 1-2a ET
• Korea Talks Focus on Olympics, Family Reunions; Trump Lawyers Want to Limit Mueller Interview; Oprah Winfrey for President in 2020? Aired 12-1a ET
• Feinstein Defies GOP, Releases Fusion GPS Testimony; North Korea and South Korea Agree to Hold Military Talks; Obama's Iowa Director Tells Oprah Winfrey to Call Him; Ava DuVernay on Diversity in Media. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• White House Press Briefing; President Trump's Position on DACA Unclear. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Trump, Oprah's Best Friend Weigh in on 2020 Run; Positive Results from North & South Korea Talks; Why Trump Opened Extraordinary Meeting to Media; White House Daily Briefing Begins. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Extraordinary Look Inside Trump's Bipartisan Meeting; Trump: I'll Sign Whatever Immigration Bill They Send Me; Feinstein Defies GOP, Release Fusion GPS Testimony. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Trump Lawyers Want to Limit Scope of Potential Mueller Interview; Interview with Representative Tom Marino; Russia Hindering Fight Against ISIS in Syria?; Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Soon: Key Bipartisan MTG On Immigration, Spending; Gayle King: Oprah 'Intrigued' By Idea Of Run; North & South Korea Agree To Hold Military Talks. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Trump Testimony for Special Counsel; Immigration Standoff Threatens Budget Deal. Oprah Intrigued About Running; HHS Nominee Faces Hearing; Bipartisan Meeting on Immigration. Aired 9:30-10:00a
• North Korea and South Korea Agree to Hold Military Talks; Immigration Standoff Threatens Deal on Budget; Immigration Standoff Threatens Deal On Budget; Gayle King: Oprah "Intrigued" By Idea Of 2020 Run; Ivanka Trump Praises Oprah's Golden Globes Speech; GOP Representative Ed Royce Won't Seek Re-Election. Aired 9-9:30a ET


January 08, 2018
• The Damage Has Been Done; North and South Korea Long Awaited Meeting; Women Flag Raised in Golden Globes; White House Reacts to Michael Wolff's Book; Disaster at Sea off Shanghai; British Parliament Returns From Break; Flooding Inside JFK Terminal Four. Aired 3-4a ET
• North Korea May Use The Pyeongchang Winter Olympics For Surveillance; First A Storm, Then A Flood At New York's JFK Airport; Gary Oldman Transforms Into Winston Churchill. Aired 2-3a ET
• Steve Bannon Regrets Statements about Donald Trump; Explosive New Book Dominates Weekend Headlines; Celebrities Wear Black in Protest at Golden Globes; Trump Visit Adds Drama to Football Game; North, South Korea to Meet for First Time in Two Years; SpaceX Launches Secretive Spacecraft; Trump Senior Adviser Slams New Book on Trump; Trump Senior Adviser Slams Bannon on Book Comments; British PM Speaks on Trump's Mental Health; U.K. Parliament Takes on Brexit in the New Year; Awards Show Pays Tribute to Strong Women. Aired 1-2a ET
• Bannon Backs Off; North and South Korea to Meet for First Time in Two Years; Celebrities Wear Black in Protest at Golden Globes; Water Main Break Cripples JFK Airport Terminal. Aired 12-1a ET
• New Signs Mueller May be Closer to Trump Interview: North and South Korea to Hold Rare Talks Amid Tensions; Report Says President's Official Work Day is Shrinking. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• President Oprah?; President Trump Defends His Mental Fitness. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• New Signs Mueller May Be Closer to Trump Interview; Who Is Recy Taylor, Named in Oprah's Golden Globes Speech; Investors Want Apple to Fight iPhone Addiction in Kids. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• CNN: Oprah "Actively Thinking" About Presidential Run; CNN: Mitt Romney Treated for Prostate Cancer; Author: Trump Staffers Discuss 25th Amendment "Every Day". Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Interview with Representative Gerry Connolly; North Korea and South Korea Prepare for Face-to-Face Talks Tomorrow; Women Win Big at Annual Awards Show; Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Fall Out from The Fire and Fury. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Trump and Allies Defend Mental Fitness; Funding for Border Wall and DACA; North and South Prepare for Talks; Broken Pipe Floods JFK; National Championship Game. Aired 9:30-10a
• Oprah Gives Rousing Speech On Female Empowerment; Oprah's Speech Fuels Speculation Of 2020 Bid. Aired 9-9:30a ET


January 07, 2018


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