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September 03, 2018


September 02, 2018
• Family and Friends Say Farewell to John McCain; Russia Investigation; U.S. Pulls Palestinian Aid; Immigration Fight in Germany; Stewart Detention Center AKA The Black Hole; Coalition Admits "Mistakes" in Attack on Yemeni Bus; Brexit Concerns; McCain's Sense of Humor is Part of His Legacy. Aired 5-6a ET
• Family and Friends Say Farewell to John McCain; Russia Investigation; U.S. Pulls Palestinian Aid; Coalition Admits "Mistakes" in Attack on Yemeni Bus; McCain's Sense of Humor is Part of His Legacy; McCain's 2008 Presidential Campaign. Aired 4-5a ET
• Family and Friends Say Farewell to John McCain; U.S. Pulls Palestinian Aid; Catholic Church Sexual Abuse; Animals Abandoned in Aquarium. Aired 3-3:30a ET
• Sen. McCain's Casket Arrives Ahead of DC Services; Bloomberg: Pres. Trump Says He'll Keep Sessions Until November Elections Despite "Illegal" Probe. Aired on 8-9p ET
• Senate Braces for Kavanaugh Confirmation Fight; Gillum: Racist Robocall Targeting Him Deeply Regrettable; McCain Laid to Rest in Private Ceremony at Naval Academy; Couple Ordered to Hand Over Money Raised for Homeless Vet. Aired 7-8p ET
• Senator John McCain Laid to Rest at the U.S. Naval Academy; Trump Administration Withholds Over 100,000 Pages of Brett Kavanaugh Documents; Trump Lashes Out at DOJ, FBI, Special Counsel; Parishioner Yells at D.C. Cardinal Wuerl During Mass; Aired 6-7p ET
• Senator John McCain laid to rest; Brett Kavanaugh Supreme Court confirmation hearing; Bruce Ohr is the new target of Trump's criticism; Oligarch's money funneled to Trump inauguration; Homeless vet sue couple over GoFundMe project. Aired 5-6p ET
• Supreme Court Justice, Ruth Bader Ginsburg; Education Secretary Betsy DeVos' new policy rules; CNN Heroes; Aired 4-5p ET
• White House Refuses to Release 100,000 Documents Related to Kavanaugh; Possible Microwave Weapons Used Against Diplomats in Cuba, 2016. Aired 3-4p ET
• Family, Friends Hold Private Burial for Senator McCain at Naval Academy; Arizona Governor to Pick Senator McCain's Replacement; Brett Kavanaugh's Confirmation Hearings Set to Begin Tuesday; Parishioner Yells at D.C. Cardinal Wuerl During Mass; Aired 2-3p ET


September 01, 2018
• Patten Pleads Guilty - More Trouble for Trump?; Senator John McCain Remembered; The Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin Laid to Rest; Bruce Ohr Targeted?; Milan is Victorious over Roma, 2-1. Aired 5-6a ET
• Russia Investigation; Trump Talking Trade; War in Syria; Remembering John McCain; E.U. Moving to End Daylight Saving Time; Myanmar's LGBT Community; Aretha Franklin Laid to Rest. Aired 4-5a ET
• Russia Investigation; Trump Talking Trade; War in Syria; Remembering John McCain; Aretha Franklin Laid to Rest. Aired 3-3:30a ET
• Discussing the Funeral of Arizona Senator John McCain; Former Presidents, Dignitaries, And Senators Honor McCain; Papadopoulos: Sessions Suspended Putin Campaign Meeting; Report: National Enquirer Has Safe Full Of Dirt On Trump. Aired 8-9p ET
• Family, Friends, Colleagues Honor Senator John Mccain; Former Presidents Bush and Obama Give Eulogies; Bush Says Mccain Confronted Policy He Believed Were Unworthy; Obama Said John Called Us to be Bigger, Better; President Trump Not Invited, His Name Not Spoken; Several Trump Advisers Attended Mccain Funeral; Senator Will Be Buried Tomorrow at U.S. Naval Academy; Washington Lobbyist Samuel Patten Pleaded Guilty in Federal Court for Failing To Register as a Foreign Agent; Giuliani Said New Plea Has Nothing to dD With Trump. Aired 7-8p ET
• Meghan McCain Takes Jabs at Trump During Eulogy; Poll: Majority Disapprove Trump's Job Performance & Majority Approve of Mueller Handling of Russia Probe; Poll: Majority Back Sessions Over Trump; Judge Throws Fate of DACA into Limbo; Nearly 500 Immigrant Children Still Separated from Parents; Report: U.S. Denying Passports to Those with Hispanic Surnames. Aired 5-6p ET
• Friends and Colleagues Say Final Farewell to Senator McCain; Lobbyists Pleads Guilty, Agrees to Cooperate with Mueller. Aired 4-5p ET
• Meghan McCain Eulogizes Her Father; Former Presidents Honor McCain with Words Aimed at Trump; Bob Dole Comments on McCain; Giuliani Working on Rebuttal to Potential Mueller Findings; Vietnam Pays Its Respects to John McCain. Aired 3-4p ET
• Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama Speak at John McCain's Funeral; Meghan McCain's Speech at John McCain's Funeral Draws Attention for Possible References to President Trump; Singers Perform at Aretha Franklin's Funeral; Interview with Co-Author of Biography of Ruth Bader Ginsburg; John McCain's Mother Roberta McCain Profiled. Aired 2-3p ET
• Former Presidents Honor McCain with Words Aimed at Trump; Meghan McCain Takes Jabs at Trump During Eulogy. Aired 1-2p ET
• Discussion of McCain Funeral. Aired 12n-1p ET


August 31, 2018
• Civilians Safety in Danger in Idlib's Retake; Hanging by the Thread; Catholic Church Haunted by Decades of Abuse. Aired 3-4a ET
• Trump Threatens to 'Get Involved' Unless FBI, Justice Department 'Start Doing Their Job'; Bobi Wine Arrested Again While Trying to Leave Uganda; The remains of John McCain; Syria's long- running civil war; Donald Trump called the Russia probe illegal. Aired 2-3a ET
• Syrian Government and Russia Appear Read For Idlib Assault; Family Honor His Legacy; How McCain Saved Ernest Hemingway's Havana Home; Australia's Catholic Church Priests Won't Report Confessions; Trump's Latest Twitter Tirade on the Media; Trump: Amazon, Facebook, Google Maybe in Anti-Trump Situation; Duke and Duchess of Sussex Attend "Hamilton" Gala. Aired 1-2a ET
• CNN Responds To Trump's Attacks: CNN Does Not Lie; Trump Claims NBC "Fudged" 2017 Interview; Bikini-Clad Mayor Balloon Given OK To Launch. Aired 12m-1a ET
• Funeral of Aretha Franklin; Eulogy by Rev. Jesse Jackson; Fantasia Barrino Taylor Singing "You've Got A Friend". Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Coverage Of The Funeral Of Legendary Singer, Aretha Franklin. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Aretha Franklin's Funeral Celebration; John McCain Lies in State at Capitol Rotunda as Public Pays Respects; Steele To Ohr In Secret 2016 Meeting: Russia Has Trump "Over A Barrel"; Washington Lawyer a Frontrunner to Replace Don McGahn. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• The Funeral of Aretha Franklin. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Sen. McCain Lies in State Today at U.S. Capitol. Aired 10:30- 11a ET
• The Nation Honors Two American Icons. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Trump on Mueller Probe; Star-Studded Funeral for Franklin; A Friend Remembers John McCain. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Star-Studded Funeral for the Queen of Soul; Senator McCain Lies in State Today at U.S. Capitol; Trump Threatens FBI to "Do Your Job" or He'll Get Involved; Interview with Senator Ron Johnson; Thousands in Detroit Line Up to Pay Their Last Respects to Aretha Franklin; Gospel Group the Clark Sisters Pay Homage to Aretha Franklin. Aired 9- 9:30a ET


August 30, 2018
• Trump's Blame China Over North Korea's Negotiations; Don McGahn Fired Through Twitter; Elderly in Russia Outrage with Putin; Puerto Ricans Cry for More Help. Aired 3-4a ET
• U.S.-North Korea Relations; Rewriting NAFTA; Republican Candidate for Governor Accused of Racism; Hurricane Maria Devastation; White House Counsel Leaving in the Fall; Putin Softens Controversial Pension Plan; Catholic Church Sexual Abuse Scandal; French And British Duel Over Scallop Fishing Rights In The English Channel; Vietnam Pays Tribute To Former Prisoner Of War; Tennis Embroiled In Sexism Controversy; Real-World Implications Of Truthful Hyperbole. Aired 2-3a ET
• Trump Puts Brakes On War Games With South Korea; Trump: I Think We Did A Fantastic Job In Puerto Rico; Republican Candidate For Governor Accused Of Racism; Thousands Paying Respects To Late U.S. Senator; Pressure Forces Putin To Soften Pension Chances; China Is Growing Its Naval Strength In The Pacific. Aired 1-2a ET
• Trump: No Need For Korea Military Exercises; Putin Bows To Pressure Over Pension Changes; Pope Meeting With Abuse Victims Left Profound Mark; Trudeau: No NAFTA Deal Is Better Than A Bad Deal; Trump; French Fisherman Ram English Vessels; Tennis Embroiled In Sexism Controversy; Hurricane Maria Devastation; White House Counsel Leaving in the Fall; Putin Softens Controversial Pension Plan; China Increasing Naval Strength in the Pacific; Catholic Church Sexual Abuse Scandal. Aired 12-1a ET
• McCain's Casket Being Transported to D.C. for Funeral; GOP Aide Says Dems Winning Majority Could Lead To "Perfect Storm"; Trump Claims Google Ignored His Speech to Congress. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• McCain's Casket Transported to D.C. For Funeral; Endless Investigations of Trump Administration Following Midterms?. Aired 3- 3:30p ET
• Wrap Up of Arizona Memorial Service for Senator John McCain. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Eulogy for Senator John McCain. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Gillum: "Monkey" Comment a Page from Trump Playbook; Trump: The Administration "Did a Fantastic Job in Puerto Rico"; WAPO: U.S. Denying Passports to Hispanic Americans in South Texas; Court Controversy; Serena and Venus Win to Set Up Sisters Showdown. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Trump Announces White House Counsel Don McGahn Will Leave This Fall; Navy Grad Surprised by Letter from John McCain; Race for Florida Governor Turns Ugly; Ron DeSantis Tells Florida Voters Not to Monkey Up the Election. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Senators Open to Sessions' Exit; Trump Blames China; Google Refutes Trump's Claim. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Eulogy for Senator John McCain. Aired 2-2:30p ET


August 29, 2018
• Rohingya Nightmare; Yemen In Crisis; South Korea Military Drills; Anti-Migrant Protests; The President Versus The Algorithms; Trump's Dire Warning; Sessions' Fate; Stone Says He's Next On Mueller's Hit List. Aired 3-4a ET
• U.N. Chief Condemns Rohingya Persecution; Yemen in Crisis; North Korea Relations; Venezuelan Refugee Crisis; German Anti-Migrant Protests; Catholic Church Sexual Abuse Scandal; Myanmar Rohingya: U.N. Says Military Leaders Must Face Genocide Charges; Florida Algae Infestation Driving People To Vote; Dolphin's Fate In Limbo After Aquarium Abandoned. Aired 2-3a ET
• Russia Plans Largest Military Exercise in Decades; Merkel Condemns Hate in the Streets in Germany; Study: Air Pollution Can Make You Less Intelligent; U.S. Not Suspending Any More S. Korea Military Drills; U.N. Goodwill Ambasador Recounts Plight Of Refugees; Trump Promotes Unsupported Conspiracy Persecution. Aired 1-2a ET
• North Korea Relations; Trump Warns Evangelicals; U.N. Chief Condemns Rohingya Persecution; Yemen in Crisis; Catholic Church Sexual Abuse Scandal; Russia Plans Largest Military Exercise in Decades; Former POW McCain Honored in Vietnam. Aired 12-1a ET
• GOP's DeSantis Says a Vote for Black Opponent Would "Monkey This Up"; Andrew Gillum Makes History and Shocks Democratic Rivals; Mounting Pressure for D.C. Cardinal Wuerl to Resign; Graham Says Trump Called Him After McCain Tribute. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• White House Counsel Leaving; Trump Warns of Violence if Republicans Lose House; John McCain Remembered. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• GOP's DeSantis: Vote for Black Opponent Would "Monkey This Up"; Why McCain Asked Obama, Bush to Give Eulogies; Manafort Attorneys Ask for Change of Venue Due to Politicized Media; Buzz About Aretha Franklin's Fashion at Viewing. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Report: Trump Says McGahn Is Leaving This Fall; Cohen Is Resigned to Going to Prison to Protect His Family; McCain Lies in State at Arizona Capitol Rotunda; Desantis Says Voting for His Black Opponent Would Monkey Up the Works. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Trump to Evangelicals: If Dems Win, They'll "Overturn Everything"; Trump: WH Counsel Don McGahn will be Leaving in Fall; Senator McCain will Lie in State at Arizona Capitol Today; Heat Wave Wreaks Havoc at U.S. Open. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Bernie Backed Gillum versus Trump-Backed DeSantis Win in Florida Primaries; Trump Warns of Violence From Left if GOP Loses Midterms; Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Senators Resigned to Firing Sessions; Support for Sessions; Revised Death Toll for Puerto Rico; Officer Convicted of Murder. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Trump Warns of Violence from Left if GOP Loses Midterms; Senator McCain to Lie in State at Arizona Capitol today; McCain Taps Ex-Political Rivals to Speak at His Memorial Service; Fellow Vietnam Prisoner of War Remembers Life and Legacy of McCain; Senators Send Mixed Messages Over Sessions' Future; New Study Shows Hurricane Maria Killed Nearly 3,000 in Puerto Rico; Bernie Backed Gillum versus Trump- Backed DeSantis Win in Florida Primaries; Trump Warns of Violence From Left if GOP Loses Midterms. Aired 9-9:30a ET


August 28, 2018
• Rohingya Nightmare; North Korea Warns Denuclearization May Fall Apart; Trump White House; Remembering John McCain. Aired 3-4a ET
• U.S. and Mexico Reach a Preliminary Trade Deal That Could Replace NAFTA; Colleagues Pay Tribute To Late U.S. Senator; Anti- McCain Candidate Runs In Arizona; The Funny Side Of John McCain; Rohingya Nightmare; Remembering John McCain; North Korea Warns Denuclearization May Fall Apart; Catholic Church Sexual Abuse Scandal; German Far Right Protests. Aired 2-3a ET
• North Korea Warns Denuclearization May Fall Apart; U.N. Accuses Myanmar Military of Rohingya Genocide; Vatican Power Struggle; The Humor of John McCain; South American Leaders Discuss Response To Refugee Crisis; U.S. Pressures Canada Agrees With Mexico On Key Changes; White House Flags Return To Half Staff; Trump Comments On McCain After Staying Largely Silent; Is Donald Trump The Middle East's Friend Or Foe? Aired 1-2a ET
• U.N. Accuses Myanmar Military of Rohingya Genocide; U.S. Pressures Canada on NAFTA, Agrees with Mexico on Changes; Archbishop Accuses Pope of Covering up Misconduct; Pope Met with Controversial Kentucky Court Clerk in 2015. Aired 12-1a ET
• Stormy Daniels Get Star Treatment in Vogue; Bipartisan Resolution to Rename Senate Building for McCain; Voters Going to the Polls in Arizona and Florida; Puerto Rico Changes Official Hurricane Death Toll Two 2,975. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Trump Still Avoiding Discussing John McCain?; Stormy Daniels Gets Star Treatment in 'Vogue'; New Study Finds Thousands of Puerto Ricans Died Following Hurricane Maria. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Sen. Graham Pays Emotional Tribute to Friend John McCain; Author: Pence Thinks God's Calling Him to be President; Vince Paul Remembers Aretha Franklin. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Report: Paul Manafort Sought A Plea Deal to Avoid A Second Trial According to "The Wall Street Journal"; White House Is Mum on McCain Chaos, Sessions, North Korea; Giuliani Says No Word from Mueller On Trump Interview; Google Rejects Trump's Claim That Searches Are Determined by Ideology; Senator Graham Gives Tribute to His Friend McCain on The Senate Floor. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Attorneys: Toddler Died after Getting Sick in ICE Custody; Child Dies Weeks after being Released from ICE Custody; Pennsylvania AG: We have Evidence Vatican Knew of Cover-Up; Remembering the "Queen of Soul". Aired 10:30-11a ET
• DOJ Official Bruce Ohr Faces Closed-Door Capitol Hill Grilling; Paul Manafort Sough Plea Deal Before Second Trial; Senator Lindsey Graham Says Trump-Sessions Relationship Beyond Repair; Trump Looms Large in Arizona, Florida, Primary Races; Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Paying Respects to Aretha Franklin; Letter Prompts Trip Cancellation; Shaheen Remembers McCain; Vatican Knew of Cover-Up; Ginsburg Argued Before Supreme Court. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Arizona GOP Senate Candidates Embrace Trump Ahead of Primary; Arizona Voters Hit Polls as State Mourns John McCain; Trump Meets Canadian Prime Minister to Hash Out a Deal on Trade; Stocks to Open Up Amid Trade Talks with Mexico; Hundreds of Fans Line Up to Pay their Respects to the Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin. Aired 9-9:30a ET


August 27, 2018
• World Headlines; John McCain Dies at 81; U.N. Issues Report On Rohingya Abuses In Myanmar; Family Reunions; A Final Curtain Call For Neil Simon. Aired 3-4a ET
• John McCain, Senator And Former Presidential Candidate, Dies At 81; Survivors Describe Horrors In Myanmar; UNICEF Refugee Children Must Be Provided Education. Aired 2-3a ET
• Pope Will Not Respond to Archbishop's Accusation; World Leaders Pay Tribute To McCain's Life Legacy; Shooter Killed Two People At Video Game Tournament; China's Didi Suspends Carpool Service after Woman Killed; Brexit Poverty Fears; Pulitzer Prize-Winning Playwright Dies at 91. Aired 1-2a ET
• Pope Will Not Respond to Archbishop's Accusation; McCain to Be Honored in Several Memorials This Week; Trump Says Pompeo Won't Go To North Korea; Verdict Delayed For Two Jailed Journalists in Myanmar; British-Iranian Woman Returns to Prison in Tehran; Catholic Sexual Abuse Scandal; Florida Shooting; Venezuela Mass Exodus; Arizona Sports Teams Honor John McCain. Aired 12-1a ET
• Sheriff Says Gunman Targeted Specific Victims in Jacksonville; John McCain to Be Honored for Five Days in Three Cities; Longtime Aide to Senator John McCain Speaks About What the Senator Meant to Him; Schumer Wants Senate Building Renamed for McCain. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Trade Talks; Pope Francis Under Fire; John McCain's Final Statement. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Former POW Remembers John McCain; Former Vatican Official Calls on Pope Francis to Resign over Sex Abuse Scandal; Authorities Look for Motive in Jacksonville Shooting. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Report: Final Words of McCain Are Issued; Week of Tribute Planned for Senator John McCain; Trump Ignores Repeated Questions About John McCain; Canada Welcomes Trade Agreement Between the United States and Mexico; Canada's Foreign Minister to Negotiate in Washington DC With Trump. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• The Life and Legacy of Senator John McCain; U.S. Forces: "Not Aware" of Any Drills Condemned in North Korea; Ex-Vatican Official Calls for Pope to Resign. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Senator McCain's Memorial Service to Begin Saturday at National Cathedral; Trump Rejected White House Statement Praising McCain's Heroism; The Life and Legacy of Senator John McCain; Gunman Kills Two People at a Florida Gaming Tournament. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Life and Legacy of John McCain; Pope Not Responding to Calls for Resignation; John McCain Champion for Military. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Two Killed, Nine Others Wounded at a Video Tournament in Jacksonville; Police Identify Video Tournament Shooter as a 24-Year- Old Man from Baltimore; NYSE Holds Moment of Silence for McCain; McCain's Senate Colleagues Send Emotional Tributes; ; Trump Rejected White House Statement Praising McCain's Heroism; Friends and Rivals Pay Tribute to Senator McCain. Aired 9-9:30a ET


August 26, 2018
• U.S. Senator John McCain Dies at 81. Aired 5-6a ET
• U.S. Senator John McCain Dies at 81. Aired 4-5a ET
• U.S. Senator John McCain Dies at 81; Pope Speaks Out against Sexual Abuse. Aired 3-4a ET
• U.S. Senator John McCain Dies at 81; Pope Speaks Out against Sexual Abuse. Aired 2-3a ET
• U.S. Senator John McCain Dies at 81. Aired 12-1a ET
• Trump Rejected Plans for White House Statement Praising John McCain; Remembering the Life and Legacy of Senator John McCain; Aired 8-9p ET
• Jack Daniels Caught in Trade War Between E.U. and U.S.; Remembering the Life and Legacy of Senator McCain; Senator McCain to Lie in State at U.S. Capitol Rotunda; Police Update on Mass Shooting at Video Game Tournament; Jacksonville Mass Shooter, 24-Year-Old White Male; John McCain: A Former Policy Hawk Who Never Wavered. Aired 7-8p ET
• At Least 4 Dead, 11 Shot in Florida Mass Shooting; Remembering Sen. John McCain's Legacy on the World Stage; Remembering the Wit and Wisdom of Sen. John McCain; Companies Post Strong Earnings for Second Quarter. Aired 6-7p ET
• Remembering the Life and Legacy of Senator John Mccain; Mass Shooting In Jacksonville, Florida. Aired 5-6p ET
• Shooting in Jacksonville; Remembering Senator John McCain; CNN Hero, Florence Phillips. Aired 4-5p ET
• News on Mass Shooting at a Gaming Tournament at the Landing in Jacksonville, Florida. Aired 3-4p ET
• Remembering the Life and Legacy of Senator John McCain; Mass Shooting at Madden Video Game Tournament in Jacksonville, Florida. Aired 2-3p ET


August 25, 2018


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