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February 20, 2018


February 19, 2018
• Florida Aftermath Spark Outrage; Trump Blames FBI for Florida Massacre; World Headlines; Oxfam Haiti Scandal; Florida School Shooting; Russia Investigation; Bafta Awards. Aired 3-4a ET
• Florida School Shooting; Russian Olympic Athlete Fails Drug Test; Russia Investigation; Iran Crashed Plane Found In Mountains, Reports Say; IOC To Rule If Russia Can March Under Own Flag At Closing; Red Stripe Helps Jamaican Team Buy Their Bobsled; Canadian Figure Skating Pair Dance Into First Place. Aired 2-3a ET
• Florida School Shooting; Netanyahu Calls Out Iran at Munich Security Conference; Trump Scoffs at Mueller Indictment of 13 Russian Nationals; Lebron James Spars with Fox News Host; Russian Delegation Notified of Failed Drug Test Russian Delegation Notified of Failed Drug Test; Stars Wear Black in Support of #TimesUp and #MeToo. Aired 1-2a ET
• Honoring the Memory of Those Killed in Florida; Oxfam Sex Crime Scandal; All 65 People on Board Presumed Dead; Israel and Iran Trade Warnings; An Inside Look at Troll Farms and Benefactors; Olympics Fans Flock to Virtual Reality Stations; Stars Wear Black to BAFTAs for #TimesUp. Aired 12-1a ET
• Trump Goes After Everyone Except Russia; Best and Worst President Survey Sparks Debate; Florida Students Promise Never Again; "Black Panther" Becomes Cultural Phenomena. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Another Former Trump Adviser Flips; Students Protest for Gun Control. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Gates to Plead Guilty, Testify Against Manafort; "National Enquirer" Accused of Shielding Trump from Negative Stories; Fox Host Denies Race Involved in "Shut Up and Dribble". Aired 2:30-3p ET
• White House: Trump Backs Changes to Gun Background Checks; Parkland Survivors Rip Politicians "Pathetic" Responses; Unleashed: Trump Goes After Everyone Except for Russia. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Family Who Took in Killer Speaks Out; Services to Begin for Two Victims of Shooting; Rex Tillerson Opens Up on Relations with Trump; "Black Panther" Shatters Box Office Records; Aired 10:30-11a ET
• WH: Trump Supports Improving Gun Background Checks; Press Pool Driver Detained for Personal Firearm in Baggage; CNN Source: Shooter Had Obtained at Least 10 Rifles. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Young Adults Talk Gun Control; Trump Supports Background Checks; Kremlin Claims No Evidence in Meddling; Trump Criticizes Oprah. Aired 9:30-10a
• Family Who Took In Shooter: He Said He Was Sorry; White House: Trump Supports Improving Gun Background Checks. Aired 9-9:30a ET


February 18, 2018
• Plane Crash in Iran; McMaster: Russia Meddling "Incontrovertible"; Students and Supporters Demand Gun Law Reform; Netanyahu on Iran; Tracking Putin's Shadow Army; Largest Chilean Land Grant Creates National Park; PyeongChang Olympics; Transforming Gary Oldman into Winston Churchill. Aired 5-6a ET
• Plane Crash in Iran; McMaster: Russia Meddling "Incontrovertible"; Students and Supporters Demand Gun Law Reform; Australian Police Investigate Carnival Cruise Brawls; PyeongChang Olympics; Stars to Wear Black at BAFTAs. Aired 4-5a ET
• McMaster: Russia Meddling "Incontrovertible"; Students and Supporters Demand Gun Law Reform; Plane Crash in Iran; The Fate of South Korea's First Assassination Squad; PyeongChang Olympics; Tracking Putin's Shadow Army; U.S. Skier Responds to Online Haters. Aired 3-3:30a ET
• McMaster: Russia Meddling "Incontrovertible"; Students and Supporters Demand Gun Law Reform; U.S. Skier Responds to Online Haters. Aired 2-2:30a ET
• Students and Supporters Demand Gun Law Reform; McMaster: Russia Meddling "Incontrovertible"; Tracking Putin's Shadow Army; U.S. Skier Responds to Online Haters. Aired 12mn-12:30a ET
• President Trump Is Turning That Tragedy Into A Political Excuse To Lash Out At The Fbi, President Has Plans This Week To Have Some Sort Of Listening Session With Students And Teachers, Students Of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School In Florida Are Demanding Change Following Last Week's Shooting Massacre That Claims 17 Lives. Aired 7- 8p ET
• Three Shooting Victims Laid to Rest Today; Shooter Espoused Racist, Homophobic, Anti-Semitic Views; Jittery Market Eye Federal Reserve Meeting this Week. Aired 6-7p ET
• CNN: Trump Aide Finalizing Plea Deal; Trump: FBI Too Focused On Russia To Stop Florida Gunman; Kasich To Trump: Take Some Steps On Gun Control; Three Shooting Victims Laid To Rest Today; Big GOP Donor: No More Checks Until Republicans Tackle Guns; Dog Food Could Be Tainted With Euthanasia Drug. Aired 5-6p ET
• President Trump is turning that tragedy into a political excuse to lash out at the FBI, President has plans this week to have some sort of listening session with students and teachers, Students of Marjory Stoneman Douglas high school in Florida are demanding change following last week's shooting massacre that claims 17 lives. Aired 4- 5p ET
• Trump Implies FBI Mishandled Tip On Shooter Because It's "Spending Too Much Time" Trying To Prove Collusion; Trump To Hold A Listen Session With Students And Teachers; Trump Undercuts McMaster On Russian Election Meddling; Mass Shooting Survivors Make Desperate Pleas For Action; Trump Talks Mental Health, Not Guns After Shooting; New Video Shows Gunman Walking Moments After Shooting; Funerals Underway For Victims Gunned Down In Mass Shooting. Aired 3-4pm ET
• President Is Set To Hold A Listening Session With High Students And Teachers On Wednesday, Families And Friends Are Saying Their Final Goodbyes To Two Of The 17 School Shooting Victims, President Throwing His Own National Security Advisor, H.R. Mcmaster Under The Bus In That Tweet. Aired 2-3p ET


February 17, 2018
• Russians Charged with U.S. Election Meddling; Florida School Shooting; Pakistani Court Sentences Zainab's Killer to Death; Munich Security Conference; South Africa's Ramaphosa Ushers in New Era; PyeongChang Olympics 2018. Aired 5-6a ET
• Russians Charged with U.S. Election Meddling; Florida School Shooting; Oxfam Denies Cover-up; Munich Security Conference; Mitt Romney Announces Senate Bid; PyeongChang Olympics 2018. Aired 4-5a ET
• Russians Charged with U.S. Election Meddling; Florida School Shooting; Oxfam Denies Cover-up; South Africa's Ramaphosa Ushers in New Era; PyeongChang Olympics 2018; "Three Billboards" Inspires Grenfell Tower Protest. Aired 3-3:30a ET
• Russians Charged with U.S. Election Meddling; Florida School Shooting; Oxfam Denies Cover-up; PyeongChang Olympics 2018. Aired 2- 2:30a ET
• Russians Charged with U.S. Election Meddling; Florida School Shooting; Oxfam Denies Cover-up; PyeongChang Olympics 2018. Aired 12mn-12:30a ET
• There Are 13 Russians Have Been Formally Indicted For Interfering In The 2016 Election, The White House Blames Democrats On Russian Meddling, The Killer, 19 Years Old. He Has Confessed To The Shooting, To Killing 17 People According To Law Enforcement. White House Denying Fresh Claims Of An Affair Early In The President's Marriage To First Lady Melania Trump, "Black Panther" Is Poised To Break Records In Its Opening Weekend. Aired 7-8p ET
• Interview with Parkland Mayor Christine Hunschofsky; John Kelly Issues Crackdown on Security Clearance Protocol After Porter Abuse Allegations; Feinstein Announces Bill Rising Legal Age to Buy Rifle to 21; "National Enquirer's" "Catch & Kill" Buried Negative Trump Story. Aired 5-6p ET
• Parents And Students Of The Marjory Douglas High School Gathered Together And Rally Against NRA; President Trump Appears To Finally Accept That Russia Did In Fact Meddle, Skier Lindsey Vonn Ended Up In Sixth Place In Pyeongchang Olympics. Aired 4-5p ET
• Mueller Charges 13 Russians with Interfering in 2016 Election; Kislyak: Indictment of 13 Russians a "Hunting Spree Designed to Harm U.S.-Russian Relations; New Details on Florida Shooting Suspect; State Rep. Moskowitz Talks School Shooting, Anti-Gun Rallies; Florida Shooting Compared to Columbine; Trump Denies Affair with former Playboy Playmate. Aired 3-4p ET
• Anti-gun rally held in Fort Lauderdale, President Donald Trump visited a hospital in at Broward County, Major developments in the Russian investigation, Former playmate model Karen McDougal is tells the "New Yorker" magazine that she had an affair with Trump for nearly a year beginning in 2006
• Mueller Charges 13 Russians with Interfering in 2016 Election; Clapper: Trump Indifference to Meddling a Peril to Country; Grieving Families & Friends Say Final Goodbyes; Group Chat Reveals Shooting Obsessed with Race, Violence; Steve Hall, Dianne Gallagher, Rose Flores. Aired 1-2p ET
• Mueller Charges 13 Russians With Interfering in 2016 Election; How A Tabloid Buried A Salacious Trump Story; Kelly Announces Overhaul to White House Security Policies. Aired 12-1p ET
• How Russia Waged "Information Warfare" Against The U.S.; Teacher Died Shielding His Students From Gunfire. Aired 11-12p ET
• Robert Mueller Indicts 13 Russians for Election Meddling; How Kremlin Linked Russians Tried to Sway the U.S. Election; FBI Admit It Failed to Act on Tip About Florida Shooter; Trump and Melania Visit Shooting Victims at Hospital; Stoneman Douglas High School Students Speak Out After Shooting Massacre; Teacher Hailed a Hero After Saying Students' Lives; Ex-Playmate Alleges Affair with Trump. Aired 10-11a ET


February 16, 2018
• Never Ending Gun Problem Issue in U.S.; President Trump to Visit Florida; Ramaphosa Sworn in as South Africa's President; x-Trump Campaign Close To Plea Deal; Warning Signs Of The High School Shooter; Oxfam New Independent Coalition To Review Allegations; Body Of Worker Returned To Philippines From Kuwait; Skiing Takes Center Stage On Day 7. Aired 3-4a ET
• Gunman Confessed To Florida High School Shooting, Police Say; Nathan Chen Stumbles Again In Short Program; South Korea Wins First Olympic Skeleton Gold Medal; Highly Anticipated Marvel Film Opens Nation Wide Release. Aired 2-3a ET
• Former Student Admits to School Massacre; Victim's Mother Plead for Action from Trump; The U.S. Calls for Gun Control After Mass Shootings; Report: FBI Investigating Possible NRA/Russia Ties; Skiing Takes Center on Day 7; NBA Best to Play in All-Star Games this Weekend; Black Panther Stars Discuss Highly Anticipated Film. Aired 1- 2a ET
• Former Student Admits to Shooting Rampage; New South African President Sworn In. Aired 12-1a ET
• Thirteen Russians Indicted For Meddling in the U.S. 2016 Elections and the Effects on the Election Results and Associated Personnel Was Discussed; The Shooting at the Marjorie Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, Was Reported and Discussed as Allegations of FBI Mishandling of Prior Reports Regarding the Shooter Surface. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Florida Shooting Investigation Continues; Special Counsel Indicts 13 Russians for Election Interference. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• FBI Admits It Failed to Act on Tip in January on Killer; Heroic Teacher Unlocked Classroom to Shield Students During Shooting; Mueller Indicts 13 Russian Nationals for Election Meddling; Florida Governor Calls for FBI Director's Resignation. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Indictments Come Down for Russians; School Shooting in Parkland. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• New Details Emerging on the Florida School Massacre; Rick Gates Close to Plea Deal with Mueller; Interview with Senator Bill Nelson; Aired 10:30-11a ET
• CNN: Shooter Fired almost 150 Rifle Shots; Funeral underway for 14-year-old Alyssa Alhadeff; Thousands Mourn: 17 Killed at Florida High School; Teacher: School Warned us in 2016 to Look out for Suspect. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Growing Calls for Action after Massacre; Gates Close to Plea Deal; Bannon Questioned this Week; Immigration Looking Doubtful; Parkland Going Forward; Shooter Fired Almost 150 Shots. Aired 9:30- 10a
• New Details Emerging on the Florida School Massacre; Remembering the Victims; Student Survivor Demands Lawmakers "Take Action Now"; Initial Investigation Shows Florida Shooter Fired Nearly 150 Shots. Aired 9-9:30a ET


February 15, 2018
• Expelled Student Turned into Killer; Jacob Zuma Steps Down; Firepower for Sale Online; Netanyahu Uncertain Political Standing; South African President Announces He Is Stepping Down; Weather Delays Finally End At Olympics; Topless Tongan Defends His Heritage; Hundreds Of Millions Journey Home For Holiday. Aired 3-4a ET
• School Shootings; Police; South Africa Politics; South Africa Protests; Cyril Ramaphosa; Jacob Zuma; Alpine Skiing Takes Center Stage On Day 6. Aired 2-3a ET
• Florida School Shooting; Zuma Steps Down; Trump Finally Decries Domestic Abuse; Pence Talks About Encounter with Kim Yo-jong; Svindal Makes History in Men's Downhill; Shiffrin Gets Gold in Giant Slalom; North Korean Skaters Defy Offs to Make Finals; German Pair Dazzle with Gold Medal World Record; Canada's Men Begin Quest for Ice Hockey Gold. Aired 1-2a ET
• Coverage Of The Aftermath Of The Marjory Douglas High School Shooting Massacre; Special Counsel, Robert Mueller Interviewed Steve Bannon This Week For Hours; Senators Just Failed To Advance Proposal To Resolve The Future Of Millions Undocumented Immigrants. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• School Shooting Aftermath; Gun Control Debate. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Officials Hold Press Conference on Parkland Shooting; Vigil Held for Shooting Victims in Parkland; Shooting Suspects' Public Defender Speakers Out; Former Manager Talks about Suspect; Coach Who Saved Lives Remembered. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Suspect in the Marjory Douglas High School Shooting was Formally Submitted. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• 17 Dead, 15 Hurt in Florida High School Massacre in Broward County; Teacher Who Helped Students Hide Speaks Out; Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Soon: Florida Officials give Update on School Massacre; Asst. Football Coach Dies after Shielding Students; AG Sessions Speaks about School Massacre. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Update on Victims in Hospital; Student Recounts School Shooting; Trump to Speak on Massacre; White House Security Clearances; Lawmakers Grill VA Secretary; Bipartisan Group Reaches Immigration Deal; Florida State Representative Talks About Shooting. Aired 9:30- 10a
• Seventeen Dead, 15 Hurt In Florida High School Massacre; Buzzfeed: FBI Was Warned About Threat In September Made By YouTube User With Same Name As Suspect; Aired 9-9:30a ET


February 14, 2018
• Jacob Zuma Resist to Step Down; Russia's Meddling Still a Hoax to Trump; Netanyahu Confident with his Position; Emergency Landing After United Jet Loses Engine Cover; Netanyahu Denies Corruption Allegations; South African President Zuma Defies Party's Demand To Resign; Oxfam Whistleblower Details Culture Of Sexual Abuse; Protecting Foreign Workers; North Korea Athletes In Spotlight At Games; North Korean Skaters Qualify For Long Program. Aired 3-4a ET
• South Africa: Police Raid Home Of Controversial Jacob Zuma Allies; Oxfam Denies Covering Up Workers Sexual Misconduct; Samaritan Aviation Saves Lives In Papua New Guinea. Aired 2-3a ET
• Netanyahu Denies Corruption Allegations; South African Ruling Party Expects Zuma to Step Down; Teen on Trial for Slapping Israeli Soldier; U.S. Intel Chiefs: Russia Plotting to Sway Midterms; Oxfam Whistleblower Speaks Out on Sexual Abuse Scandal; FBI Chief Contradicts WH Abuse Scandal Timeline; Shaun White Reaches U.S. Golden Milestone Aired 1-2a ET
• Calls for Zuma to Resign; Netanyahu Faces Possible Fraud and Bribery Charges; Chaos in the Trump White House; Focus on North Korean Olympic Athletes; Samaritan Aviation Saves Lives One Flight at a Time. Aired 12-1a ET
• Coverage Of The Mass Shooting Happened In School In Parkland, Florida; Suspect Still At-Large. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Active Shooter at Florida High School. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Trey Gowdy Not Seeking Reelection, Slams Congress; Trump Refuses to Acknowledge Russian Election Meddling; Trump Finally Weighs in on Domestic Violence; Trump Sign Bill to Protecting Young Victims from Sexual Abuse Behind Closed Doors; Porn Star Stormy Daniels Ready to Talk Trump; School Shooting in Parkland, Florida. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Pence: WH Could Have Handled Porter Fallout Better; Gowdy Tells CNN House Launches Probe into Porter Handling; Trump's Lawyer Says He Personally Paid $130K to Porn Star; Senate Begins Immigration Debate as GOP Shrinks Timeline. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• House Oversight Investigating White House Handling of Rob Porter; Senate Kicking Off Debate on Immigration; Benjamin Netanyahu Faces Possible Corruption Indictment. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• House Oversight Investigating WH Handling of Rob Porter; Trump Lawyer Claims he Paid $130k of Own Money to Porn Star; House GOP Leaders hold Press Conference. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Markets Open Amid Inflation Concerns; Gowdy Investigating Porter Scandal; Conversations Over Kelly Successor Heat Up; White Calls Allegations Gossip. Aired 9:30-10:00a
• House Oversight Investigating Porter Scandal; John Kelly's Job in Jeopardy?; Trump Lawyer Claims He Paid $130K Of Own Money To Porn Star; Soon: Senate Kicks Off Debate On Immigration; Markets Open Amid Inflation Concerns. Aired 9-9:30a ET


February 13, 2018
• Jacob Zuma's Fate Counted; Oxfam Trying to Lift Morale; Terrorists Easy Money. Aired 3-4a ET
• Israeli General Says Iran Seeks To Establish Forward Command Post In Syria; Oxfam Deputy CEO Resigns Over Sex Crimes Scandal; NK State Media: Kim Jong-un Praises South Korean Trip; Canvas Back In Public Stage For Portrait Unveiling. Aired 2-3a ET
• Trump White House Has Dozens of Staffers without Security Clearance; Trump Has History of Defending Abusers; Deficit Hawks Blast Trump Plan; Oxfam under Fire for Handling of Prostitution Scandal; Somali Terror Group Profits from Foreign Aid. Aired 1-2a ET
• White House Defends Trump amid Porter Scandal; Deficit Hawks Blast Trump Budget Plan; South Africa's Ruling Party to Decide President Zuma's Fate; Ethnic Cleansing Continues in Myanmar. Aired 12-1a ET
• W.H.: Personnel Security Office Was Still Checking Porter; Fallout Scandal; Omarosa Warns: Pence Would Be Much Worse Than Trump. Aired 3:30-4pm ET
• Interview With Wisconsin Senator Tammy Baldwin; White House Press Briefing. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• GOP's Darrel Issa Dragged into Mike Turner's Divorce Proceedings; FBI Director Contradicts White House on Porter Allegations; Despite Trump's Tough Talk an Uptick in Illegal Border Crossings; White House Daily Briefing. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• White House Officials Were Considering Rob Porter as Deputy Chief of Staff; Top Intelligence Officials Are Issuing Their Most Urgent Warning Yet About Russia; Republican Congressman Darryl Issa is Being Dragged Into Republican Congressman Mike Turner's Divorce Case. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Intelligence Chiefs Take Questions from Senate Intelligence Committee; Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Intel Chief: Spying in Space, Space Weapons a Growing Threat; FBI & Intel Chiefs Senate Intel Committee. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• FBI and Intel Chiefs Face Senate; Senate Intel Hearing. Aired 9:30-10:00a
• Immigration Debate To Begin In Senate; Interview with Sen. Joni Ernst; White House Struggles To Get Story Straight On Porter Allegations; Soon: FBI And Intel Chiefs Testify, Face Senate Grilling; Immigration Debate To Begin In Senate; White House Struggles To Get Story Straight On Porter Allegations. Aired 9-9:30a ET


February 12, 2018
• All Eyes to Winter Olympics and Kim Yo-jong; Plane Crash Took 71 Souls; John Kelly's Allies in Full Defense Mode; Harvey Weinstein Faces Another Lawsuit; Charity Taking Advantage of Earthquake Victims. Aired 3-4a ET
• Questions Remain as North Korean Delegation Heads Home from Olympics; Russian Plane Crash Kills All on Board; Trump Defends Rob Porter, Ignores Abuse Victims; Golan Heights a Flashpoint for Syria and Israel; Kim Jong-un's Sister Is Stealing The Show At The Winter Olympics; Worries Surfacing About Rising Inflation In U.S.; Countries Focus On Volatile Markets; New Detail About Prince Harry & Meghan. Aired 2-3a ET
• Russian Plane Crash Kills All on Board; Trump Defends Rob Porter, Ignores Abuse Victims; Oxfam Accused of Covering Up Misconduct in Haiti; Golan Heights a Flashpoint for Syria and Israel; Ruth Bader Ginsburg: #MeToo Has Staying Power; Some Olympic Events Postponed; Women's Giant Slalom Postponed Due to Bad Weather; New Details About the Big Day. Aired 1-2a ET
• 71 Dead in Russian Plane Crash; North Korea Winds Diplomatic Gold; Porter's Ex-Wife Criticizes President's Response; Al-Shabaab Terrorists Exploiting Somalia Refugees; Questions Remain as North Korean Delegation Heads Home from Olympics; Asian Markets Edging Up after Volatile Week. Aired 12-1a ET
• President Trump's Daughter-In-Law Opened A Letter Containing A Suspicious Substance; The Obamas Emerging Back On The Public Stage Today For An Historic Unveiling; The Markets Continuing Their Wild Swing Today; Top Democrat In The Senate Is Ripping The President's Budget Plan Unveiled Today; White House Press Secretary Gave Press Briefing. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Medical Insurance Scandal; EPA Chief's Expensive Travel Bill; White House Firestorm. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Dozens of White House Officials Without Full Security Clearances; Mixed Signals from Trump Administration on North Korean Talks; Trump Responds to Girls' Letter on Guns. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• White House Officials Baffled By Trump's Conflicting Takes on Porter; Suspicious Letter Sent to Trump Jr.'s Home, 3 Taken to Hospital; Dozens of White House Officials Still Without Full Security Clearance. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Obamas Back on Public Stage for Portrait Unveiling; Aired 10:30-11a ET
• CNN: WH Aides Baffled by Trump Comments on Porter; Michelle Obama delivers Remarks at Portrait Unveiling. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Stocks Set to Rally; Trump to Unveil Infrastructure Plan; White House Standing by Kelly; Baghdadi Wounded in May. Aired 9:30-10a


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