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January 20, 2018


January 19, 2018
• Government Shutdown Coming in Less than a Day; ISIS Wiped Out of Territory; Germany Welcomes Refugees; Parents Plead Not Guilty To Torturing Children; Olympic Torch Near Korean Demilitarized Zone; North Korea Defines Relationship Between Trump And Xi; Iowa Voters Reflect On Trump's First Year; South Africa Cape Town Faces Severe Water Shortage; Mid-Air Wedding. Aired 3-4a ET
• Siblings Allegedly Starved, Shackled And Taunted With Food; MSF: Thousands Of Refugees Stranded In One Small Town; Couple Married By Pope Francis In Flight; House Votes to Avert U.S. Government Shutdown, Senate Unclear; Fight against ISIS; Saudis Assess Trump's First Year in Office. Aired 2-3a ET
• Poll: Sharp Drop in Approval of Global U.S. Leadership; New Polls Shows Warning U.S. Influence on Global Affairs; China-U.S. Collaboration Centers on North Korea; U.N. Children Conflict Living a Nightmare; Couple Married by Pope Francis in Flight; House Votes to Avert U.S. Government Shutdown, Senate Unclear; Trump Supporters Weigh In; Parents Plead Not Guilty to Torturing 13 Children. Aired 1-2a ET
• California House of Horrors; House Votes to Avert Government Shutdown; Russia Investigation; Civilian Population Devastated in Mosul; Children in Crisis; Exhausting Heat at Australian Open. Aired 12-1a ET
• No Agreement in Trump/Schumer Meeting; Government Shutdown Could Halt CDC Flu Program; Victims Confront USA Gymnastics Doctor in Court; Iowa Town Give Mixed Reviews on Trump's First Year. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Trump Allegedly Paid Porn Star Secret Hush Money Before Election; Interview With Louisiana Senator Bill Cassidy; Can Republicans Avert Shutdown?. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Schumer on Trump Meeting: "We Made Some Progress"; D.A.: 13 Siblings Starved, Shackled, Taunted with Food; DOJ to Retry Bob Menendez on Corruption & Bribery Charges; Tim Kaine Talks Trump/Schumer Meeting. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Schumer, Trump Meet Hours Ahead of Shutdown; Interview with Senator Mike Rounds of South Dakota; Paramedics Called to Justice Sotomayor's House. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Shutdown Looms on Capitol Hill as Dems and Republicans Blame Each Other; 13 California Siblings Face Severe Prolonged Abuse; How Government Shutdown Could Affect the Military; Iowa Town Gives Mixes Reviews on Trump's First Year; Aired 10:30-11a ET
• U.S. Government House away from Shutdown; WH: Trump won't go to Florida until Bill is Passed; WSJ: Trump Lawyer used Private Company Pseudonyms to Pay Porn Star for Silence Weeks before Election. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• House Away from Shutdown; Fusion GPS Testimony; California Couple Charged; Stocks Flat Amid Looming Shutdown; Trump's First Year. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• U.S. Government Hours Away From Shutdown; Trump Will Not Go to Florida Until Bill is Passed; WSJ: Trump Lawyer Used Private Company Pseudonyms To Pay Porn Star "Stormy Daniels" Aired 9-9:30a ET


January 18, 2018
• North and South Korea March Under Unified Flag; Migrants Battle Heat and Cold for a Better Life; No Repetition of Mistakes in Syria; President Trump Criticizes Russia; Olympics Doctor Confronted by Victims; Mexican Government Not Directly Paying For The Wall; Better Relation With Russia Never Materialized; Trump's Deregulation A Boon For Telecoms; Senator Berates Trump Over Treatment Of Media; Bayeux Tapestry To Leave France For First Time. Aired 3-4a ET
• Trump White House; Koreas Tensions; A Dangerous Precedent; Concerns on Repatriation; Myanmar Violence; Rohingya Crisis Plan; California Couple Due In Court In Torture Case; Large Price Drops For Bitcoin Other Digital Currencies. Aired 2-3a ET
• Kelly Says Trump "Uninformed" on Border Wall; Trump and the Porn Star; North and South Korea to March Under Unified Flag; Migrants Risk Death in the Alps to Cross into France; Autocratic Leaders Echo Trump's "Fake News" Phrasing; Donation Will Help Send Students to U.S. Colleges; CNN is First News Outlet to Inspect Houthi Missile; Large Price Drops for Bitcoin, Other Digital Currencies. Aired 1-2a ET
• One Year in Office; Trump Accuses Russia of Helping North Korea; Better Relations with Russia Never Materialized; The Art of Drawing President Trump; Trump Agenda Facing Constant Pushback in. Aired 12-1a ET
• Can House COP Find Enough Votes to Pass Spending Bill; DA says 13 Siblings Only Allowed to Shower Once a Year; Diane von Furstenberg on Giving Women Confidence. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Can Republicans Avoid Government Shutdown?; President Trump Delivers Address in Pennsylvania. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• U.S. Leadership Approval Plummets Worldwide; Trump & Obama Haven't Spoken in Nearly a Year; Apple Plans 20,000 New Jobs as Trump Touts Tax Cuts, Economy; Trump Touts Economy, Tax Cuts in Pennsylvania. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Can House GOP Find Enough Votes to Pass Spending Bill?; Interview with Congressman Mo Brooks of Alabama; GOP's Graham: Some Around Trump Have "Irrational" Views. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Trump to Hammer Democrats on Military Funding at the Pentagon Meeting; Activists in California Unapologetic in Fighting for Their Values; Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Source: Trump Fuming over Kelly's Comments; Trump: Leave Children's Health Care out of Stopgap; Report: Bannon said he Talked to WH Aides about Don Jr. Meeting. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Trump on CHIP Program; Proposed Legislation on Election Meddling; GOP Scrambles in Pennsylvania; Apple Pledges to Create U.S. Jobs. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Trump Denies John Kelly's Comments on the Wall; Trump Tweets to Leave Children's Health Care Out of Stopgap; Aired 9-9:30a ET


January 17, 2018
• North Korea Getting South Korea's Trust; Steve Bannon Claims Executive Privilege; HHS Secretary Grilled Over Trump's Racist Language; U.S. to Cut Funding for Palestine. Aired 3-4a ET
• Korea Talks; Immigration Impasse Could Force Government Shutdown; Trump White House; Steve Bannon Subpoenaed in Russia Probe; House of Horrors; U.N. Chief And Rights Groups Raise Concerns Over Rohingya Deal; Larry Nassar To Be Sentenced For Sex Abuse; Jamaican Women Carving Their Own Bobsled Core. Aired 2-3a ET
• North and South Korea Meet for Third Time at DMZ; Steve Bannon Subpoenaed in Russia Probe; Japan Sends Out False Missile Alert; Dow Briefly Tops 25,000 for First Time; U.S. Withholds $55M in Aid for Palestinian Refugees; Detroit Man Deported To Mexico After 30 years In U.S. Aired 1-2a ET
• North Korean Nuclear Crisis; North and South Korea Resume Talks; Immigration Impasse could Force Government Shutdown; Steve Bannon Subpoenaed in Russia Probe; California House of Horror; Bangladesh and Myanmar Agree on Rohingya Repatriation Plan. Aired 12- 1a ET
• Ohio Dems Who Voted for Trump Grade His First Year; Axios Says Bannon Discussed Trump Tower Meeting with Spicer, Priebus; Bob Dole Awarded Congressional Gold Medal. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Trump Abruptly Rescinds Military Aircraft Use for Congressional Trip Overseas. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• White House Pushes Back on Trump Physical Showing Heart Disease; Steve Bannon Cuts Deal with Mueller on Interview. Aired 2:30- 3p ET
• Clock Ticks Toward Shutdown, Negotiations Heat Up; Trump: Russia Helping North Korea Skirt Sanctions. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Senator Jeff Flake Slams President Trump for Using Stalin's Term on Media; Paul Ryan Hopes Cool Heads will Prevail to Prevent Government Shutdown; DHS Voters Support Trump Despite Difficult First Year. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Soon: House GOP Leaders Push Funding Fix; Bannon Strikes Deal to be Interviewed by Mueller's Team; House GOP Pushes Immigration-Free Funding Bill. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Flake to Stand Up for Media; Navy Filing Criminal Charges; Massive Winter Storm from Florida to Maine; House Leaders Push for Funding Fix. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Source: FBI Tried To Serve Bannon With Grand Jury Subpoena; Source: Bannon To Talk Openly To Mueller's Team; House GOP Pushes Immigration-Free Funding Bill; John Kelly Meeting Hispanic Caucus on Immigration; FBI Tried to Serve Steve Bannon with Grand Jury Subpoena. Aired 9-9:30a ET


January 16, 2018
• Crazy Parents Charged of Torture; President Trump the Most Controversial American president; Missile Alert Corrected in Hawaii; Pope Francis Visits Chile; Olympic Doctor's Career Ends in Court. Aired 3-4a ET
• Outrage Over Trump's African Comments; Nigerian President Vows Justice After Deadly Clashes; California House of Horror; Immigration Impasse Could Hasten Government Shutdown; War in Syria; An Economic Lifeline; Pope Francis In Chile At Start Of Latin America Visit; Sharapova Advances With Straight Sets Win; Man United Cruise To Victory Over Stoke City; Referee Appears To Aim Kick At Player; Fans Evacuated For Fears Stadium Safety. Aired 2-3a ET
• Furor over Trump Remarks Threatens Immigration Deal; Pope Arrives in Chile; Trump Denies He's Racist. Aired 1-2a ET
• Trump Denies He's Racist in Wake of Vulgar Remarks; Syrian Forces Step Up Attacks on Rebel-Held Areas; Nigerian President Vows Justice After Herders and Farmers Clash; Money that Workers Earn in Russia Goes to North Korea. Aired 12-1a ET
• White House Doctor Shares Results From Trump's First Physical. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• White House Says President Trump Not Racist; Steve Bannon Testifies in Trump-Russia Probe. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Trump Speaks at D.C. Women's Event; DOJ to Take DACA to Supreme Court; Husband/Father Deported to Mexico after 30 years in U.S.; 13 Siblings Rescued in California, Parents Arrested. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• GOP's Graham: Immigration Talks Turning Into "S-Show"; Booker Blasts DHS Chief "Your Amnesia is Complicit". Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Senate Hearing with DHS Secretary Nielsen. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Headed to Government Shutdown? Alleged Trump Remark Dispute. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• White House Wants Budget Deal; Record for Dow; Children Rescued in California; Victims Confront Doctor. Aired 9:30-10a
• DACA Deal Could be Out of Reach as Shutdown Nears; Steve Bannon Testifies on the Hill Russia Probe Amid "Fire and Fury" Backlash; Trial Date Could be Set for Paul Manafort and Rick Gates; White House: Definitely Want To Get A Deal Done On Budget; White House: Dems Show "Unwillingness" On Budget Deal. Aired 9-9:30a ET


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


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