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September 20, 2018


September 19, 2018
• Kavanaugh's Accuser to Wait for FBI's Investigation; South and North Korea on their Way to Peace; Trade War Between U.S. and China Continues; Stormy Daniels Out with New tell-All Book. Aired 3-4a ET
• I've Studied False Rape Claims. The Accusation Against Kavanaugh Doesn't Fit The Profile; 2018: Year Of The Woman In U.S. Politics; Thousands Of Residents In Danger As Rivers Rise; Evacuees Can Now Check Homes Online Via Aerial Images. Aired 2-3a ET
• Russia Blames Israel for Downing Its Plane over Syria; The Trump Presidential Pivot that Never Came; Kavanaugh Accuser Wants FBI Probe Before Testifying; Trump: Democrats Obstructing Kavanaugh Nominations; Stormy Daniels Details Alleged Trump Affair In New Book; Doctor Says Anti-Putin Activist Likely Poisoned; Kim Hosting Moon For Summit Talks In Pyongyang; Are Bert and Ernie Gay? Aired 1-2a ET
• Kavanaugh Accuser Wants FBI Probe Before Testifying; Comedy Writer Got Into Twitter War with Trump in 2013; Japanese Billionaire to Make History in Space; Inter-Koean Summit; War's Toll on Civilians in Yemen. Aired 12m-1a ET
• Trump Touring Storm-Ravaged Carolinas; Trump Visits Areas Damaged by Hurricane Florence; Separate Letters Issued to Vouch for Kavanaugh and Ford. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Trump and GOP Refuse to Order FBI Investigation Into Kavanaugh Sexual Assault Allegations; Interview With Bethenny Frankel. Aired 3- 3:30p ET
• The President Is Not Backing Off His Unprecedented Order To Have Some Documents Related To This Russian Investigation Declassified; Juli Briskman Made Headlines After This Photo Capturing Her Giving The President's Motorcade The Bird; A Surgeon Who Is Featured On Bravo's Reality Series Online Dating Ritual Of The American Male Is Now Accused Of Drugging And Raping At Least Two Women; Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Trump and GOP Reject Ford's Demand for An FBI Probe; Ford's Friends Come to Her Defense; Trump Says He Doesn't Have an Attorney General. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Trump Arrives in North Carolina to Tour Florence Devastation; North and South Korea Commit to "Era of No War".. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Brett Kavanaugh's Accuser Won't Testify Unless FBI Investigates Her Claims; Trump Rips Jeff Sessions, Saying He Doesn't Have an Attorney General; Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Accuser Won't Testify without Investigation; Trump Speaks of Kavanaugh Battle; North Korea to Scrap Nuke Site. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Brett Kavanaugh's Accuser Won't Testify Unless FBI Investigates Her Claims; Interview with Senator John Kennedy; Aired 9-9:30a ET


September 18, 2018
• Judge Kavanaugh and Accuser to Face Each Other on Monday; Carolinas Still Reeling from Florence's Effects; President Moon Jae-in Welcomed by North Koreans. Aired 3-4a ET
• Kavanaugh and Accuser to Testify In Senate; New Tariffs On Chinese Imports; U.S. Slashing Refugee Admissions Cap To 30K From 45K; Russia Turkey Announce Idlib Demilitarized Zone; U.S. Supreme Court Battle; South Korean President in Pyongyang for Talks; Florence Persists on U.S. East Coast. Aired 2-3a ET
• North And South Korean Leaders Meet For Talks; Denuclearization At The Top Of Summit Agenda; Trump Announces New Tariffs On Chinese Imports; Trump's Pick Kavanaugh Accuser To Testify Monday. Aired 1-2a ET
• Inter-Korean Summit Begins in Pyongyang; Russia Turkey Announce Idlib Demilitarized Zone; At Least 32 People Dead As Storm Heads North; Trump Announces New Tariffs on Chinese Imports; Typhoon Mangkhut; U.S. Supreme Court Battle. Aired 12-1a ET
• DC Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton Says Tables Are Turned on The Senate Judiciary Committee This Time Vs. Anita Hill in 1991; Trump Declassifies Intelligence Material Related to The Russia Investigation; Rosie Perez Forms 100 Roofs to Help People in Puerto Rico. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Trump Speaks Out on Kavanaugh Sexual Assault Allegation; Interview With D.C. Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• GOP: Kavanaugh Accuser Has Option for Private Hearing; Trump & President of Poland Hold Joint News Conference. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Trump Does Not Think the FBI Should Investigate Kavanaugh; Senate Invites Kavanaugh And Ford to Testify Before Senate; Democrats Demand Other Witnesses Be Called to The Hearing; McConnell Says Ford Has Option for Private Hearing About Kavanaugh. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Shrapnel in Yemen Ties U.S. Bombs to Civilian Deaths; Report: Not Clear Trump has Given Lawyers Full Details on Key Events; An Emmy Award Show First. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Brett Kavanaugh and His Accuser to Testify Before Senate Monday; White House Plan to Defend Brett Kavanaugh; Ex-Kavanaugh Clerk Speaks Out; Trump Orders Russia Docs and FBI Texts Declassified; Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Trump Escalates Trade War with China; Kim Jong-un Hosts Summit with Moon; Kavanaugh and Accuser to Testify; Trump Declassifies Documents; Residents Return to Homes; Refugee Cap Set; Interview With Rep. Ryan Costello. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• White House's Plan to Defend Kavanaugh Relies Heavily on Women; GOP, Democrats Grapple with Kavanaugh Political Fallout Before Midterms; Kavanaugh and Accuser Ford to Testify Before Senate on Monday; North Korean State-Run Media Slams the U.S., Blames the Trump Administration for Stalled Talks; Trump Imposes Tariffs on $200 Billion More on Chinese Goods. Aired 9-9:30a ET


September 17, 2018
• Sexual Harassment Issue Taints SCOTUS Nominee; Carolinas Still Under Flood; Southeast Asia's Grim Pictures Left by Mangkhut. Aired 3- 4a ET
• Storm Florence: Heavy Flooding Cuts Off Wilmington; Civilian Fear Worst Ahead Of Likely Idlib Assault; UK Police: Novichok Did Not Sicken Two Diners Sunday; Vontae Davis Retires From NFL During Games Halftime. Aired 2-3a ET
• Storm Cleanup Underway in Hong Kong; Florence Flooding; Family and Friends of Botham Jean Demand Answers; Many Russians Upset about Hike in Retirement Age; Typhoon Mangkhut Battering Southeast Asia; Worst Flooding Just Beginning Amid Deluge; Kavanaugh Accuser Comes Forward Reveals New Details; British Police: Novichok Not Suspected For Sicknesses At Salisbury Restaurant On Sunday; Pussy Riot Activist Flown To Berlin For Treatment; Civilians Fear Worst Ahead of Likely Idlib Assault. Aired 1-2a ET
• Pope Defrocks Chilean Priest Accused of Child Sex Abuse; Pussy Riot Activist Flown To Berlin For Treatment; Thousands of People Trying to Flee Idlib Province. Aired 12m-1a ET
• Senator Hatch Says Kavanaugh Says Accuser May Be Mistaking Him for Someone Else in Alleged Sexual Assault; McConnell Says Democrats Sat on Kavanaugh Allegation for Weeks; NFL Player Abruptly Quits Team Retires at Halftime. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Trump Defends Supreme Court Pick; Brett Kavanaugh Facing Sexual Assault Accusations. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Potential Levy Breach Could Threaten Homes in Lumberton, N.C.; Border Patrol Supervisor Confesses to Serial Murders in Texas; Who is Kavanaugh's Friend Mark Judge; Sen. Orrin Hatch Talks Kavanaugh Allegations; Chinese Actress Missing Since June. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Report: Woman Accuses Kavanaugh of Attempted Rape When She Was 15; SEN. Collins Says Both Kavanaugh And Ford Should Testify; Serial Killer Border Agent Confesses to Murders. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Brett Kavanaugh Accuser Says She's Willing to Testify Before Congress. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• 18 Dead, Hundreds Rescued as Flooding Emergency Worsens; Kavanaugh: "This is a Completely False Allegation"; Search for Missing Chinese Actress, Fan Bingbing. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Lawyer: Victims Should Control When They Tell Their Story; Wilmington, N.C., Cut Off by Extreme Flooding; U.S. Border Patrol Agent Arrested in 4 Murders. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Lawyer for Kavanaugh's Accuser Says She's Willing to Testify Before Congress; Calls Grow to Delay Kavanaugh Vote After Accuser Goes Public; Eighteen Dead, Hundreds Rescued as Flooding Emergency Worsens; Growing Fears Levee May Fail in Lumberton, North Carolina. Aired 9- 9:30a ET


September 16, 2018
• Tropical Storm Florence Pushes through the Carolinas; Hong Kong Issues Highest Level Warning for Typhoon Mangkhut; Man Dies from Shark Attack on Cape Cod; Manafort Pleads Guilty, Will Cooperate with Probe; Russia Pension Protests; Wine Producer Looks to Perfect Space Champagne. Aired 5-6a ET
• Tropical Storm Florence Pushes through the Carolinas; Hong Kong Issues Highest Level Warning for Typhoon Mangkhut; Manafort Pleads Guilty, Will Cooperate with Probe; London Mayor Calls for New Brexit Vote; The Red Sea's Resilient Coral. Aired 4-5a ET
• Hong Kong Issues Highest Level Warning for Typhoon Mangkhut; Tropical Storm Florence Pushes through the Carolinas; Man Dies from Shark Attack on Cape Cod; Border Patrol Agent Arrested for Serial Murders; London Mayor Calls for New Brexit Vote; Skripal Suspects Claim to Be Tourists. Aired 3-3:30a ET
• Brett Kavanaugh Accuser Speaks Out on Sexual Assault Allegation; Interview with Representative Pramila Jayapal; 15 Killed, 900 Plus Rescued as Floodwaters Rise in the Carolinas; Aired 8-9p ET
• Tropical Storm Florence Causing Catastrophic Flooding; Cajun Navy helping people and pets escape the flood zone; swimmers on Cape Cod are on edge after a man is killed in the first fatal shark attack in Massachusetts in more than 80 years. Aired 7-8p ET
• Hurricane Florence is Now a Tropical Depression With Death Toll Still Climbing With A 16 Confirmed Dead In North Carolina; Woman Accusing Supreme Court Nominee, Brett Kavanaugh, of Sexual Assault When They Were In High School. Aired 6-7p ET
• A woman comes forward to accuse Brett Kavanaugh of sexual assault; CNN's coverage of major flooding in the Carolinas; Shark attack in Cape Cod; Aired 5-6 pm ET
• Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh; Hurricane Florence; North and South Carolina. Aired 4-5p ET
• WAPO: Kavanaugh Accuser Speaks Out On Sexual Assault Allegation; Feinstein Demands FBI Investigation Of Kavanaugh; 15 Killed, 900+ Rescued As Floodwaters Rise In The Carolinas; U.S. Border Patrol Agent Arrested In Murder Of Four Women; Family Outraged Behind Evidence Leaked In Botham Jean Case. Aired 3-4p ET
• Special Coverage Of What Is Now Tropical Depression Florence; Juan David Ortiz Was Arrested In Laredo, Texas; The Woman Who Recently Accused Supreme Court Nominee Brett Kavanaugh Of Sexual Misconduct When They Were In High School Is Now Coming Forward Publicly And Telling Her Side Of The Story To "The Washington Post. Aired 2-3p ET


September 15, 2018
• At Least Five Deaths from Hurricane Florence; Typhoon Mangkhut Slams into Philippines. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• At Least Five Deaths from Hurricane Florence; Typhoon Mangkhut Slams into Philippines; Manafort Pleads Guilty. Aired 4-5a ET
• At Least Five Deaths from Hurricane Florence; Typhoon Mangkhut Slams into Philippines. Aired 3-4a ET
• At Least Five Deaths from Hurricane Florence; Typhoon Mangkhut Slams into Philippines. Aired 2-3a ET
• At Least Five Deaths from Hurricane Florence; Typhoon Mangkhut Slams into Philippines. Aired 1-2a ET
• Special Coverage Of Tropical Storm Florence; U.S. Border Patrol Agent Is Now Being Accused Of Being A Serial Killer; Former Vice President Joe Biden Is Showing He Is Not Afraid To Take On President Trump; Catastrophic Flooding As Storm Crawls Across Carolinas; At Least 11 Killed As Massive Storm Hammers Carolinas; Manafort Pleads Guilty In Cooperation Deal With Special Counsel; Trump Brags Of "Tremendous Accolades" For Storm Prep; Mother Of MS-13 Victim Killed At Daughter's Memorial. Aired 8-9p ET
• Florence Turns Deadly as it Stalls over the Carolinas; Lumberton Still Recovering from Hurricane Matthew & Hit by Florence; As Trump's Poll Numbers Fall, Key to Midterm Victory Could be Suburban Women; Suspected Shark Attack off Cape Cod Worries Expert. Aired 5-6p ET
• Massive Rainmaker Triggers Floods as Death Toll Rises to Eight; Massive Storm may Dump 40 Inches of Rain; High Tides Starting this Afternoon Off the Carolina Coasts; Deadly Shark Attack Off Cape Cod Coast; Massachusetts Governor Replaces Utility Company Following Blasts; Inside Dallas Police Shooting Victim's Apartment. Aired 4-5p ET
• Florence Turns Deadly as it Stalls over the Carolinas; New Bern May Be Most Impacted by Storm; More Areas Ordered to Evacuate as Storm Travels Inland; Storm Recovery Will Take Long Time; N.C. Governor Gives Storm Update; CNN Rides with Marine Corp Convoy; North Myrtle Beach So Far Dodges Bullet; Manafort Enters Plea Deal & Cooperation with Mueller Team; Former Obama General Counsel Being Investigated for Ukraine Lobbying. Aired 3-4p ET
• Tropical Storm Florence Moving Slowly Through Carolinas; Six Deaths Attributed to Tropical Storm Florence; Investigation Continues into Gas Explosions in Boston; Anonymous Accuser Claims Supreme Court Nominee Brett Kavanaugh Sexually Assaulted Her; Joe Biden may Announce Intentions for Possible Presidential Run in 2020; South Carolina Governor Announces Continuing Evacuation Orders for Horry County and Georgetown County. Aired 2-3p ET
• Florence Turns Deadly as it Stalls over the Carolinas; N.C. Rep. George Holding Talks Storm Aftermath; Manafort Enters Plea Deal & Cooperation with Mueller Team; White House Tries to Distance Trump from Manafort; Lumberton Still Recovering from Hurricane Matthew & Hit by Florence; Deadly Gas Explosion Near Boston; Fayetteville, N.C., Declares State of Emergency Due to Inland Flooding; Ham Radios Important Communication Devices During Disasters. Aired 1-2p ET
• Paul Manafort Pleads Guilty, Will Cooperate in Russia Probe; FEMA to Test Presidential Alert Texting System; Massachusetts Governor Replaces Utility Company Following Blasts; Woman Accuses Brett Kavanaugh of Assault in Letter to Democratic Senator; Aired 12-1p ET
• Tropical Storm Florence Hammers the Carolinas; Massachusetts Governor Replaces Utility Company Following Blasts; Manafort Pleads Guilty, Will Cooperate in Russia Probe. Aired 11a-12p ET
• Tropical Storm Florence Moving at Two Miles Per Hour over Carolinas; Five Deaths Attributed to Tropical Storm Florence; Paul Manafort to Cooperate with Special Counsel as Part of Plea Deal; Anonymous Accuser Claims Supreme Court Nominee Brett Kavanaugh Sexually Assaulted Her; President Trump Continues to Deny Recently Released Death Toll Numbers in Puerto Rico in Wake of Hurricane Maria. Aired 10-11a ET


September 14, 2018
• Trump White House; Koreas Tensions; A Dangerous Precedent; Concerns on Repatriation; Myanmar Violence; Rohingya Crisis Plan. Aired 2-3a ET
• Hurricane Florence Pounding the Carolina Coast; High Storm Surge Expected on Carolina Coast. Aired 1-2a ET
• Manafort Plea Deal Includes Cooperation on All Matters; Hurricane Florence Hammering Carolina Coasts; There Are Now Fatalities from The Hurricane; Woman with Seven Rescue Dogs Gets Rescued Through the Kindness of Strangers. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Hurricane Florence Pounds East Coast; Manafort Agrees to Cooperate With Mueller. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Hurricane Florence Stalls on Carolina Coast Battering Cities; S.C. Officials Give Strom Update; Rescue in Progress in Wilmington; Mother, Child 1st Storm-Related Deaths in Wilmington; Cajun Navy Carries Out Search-and-Rescue Missions. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Report: Rescues Are Now Underway as Florence Pounds the Carolina Coasts; Florence Will Dump Rain on The Carolinas for Days; Storm Is Only Moving At 5 Miles an Hour; Manafort Makes A Plea Deal with Robert Mueller. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Reports of Significant Damage as Florence Strikes Carolinas; Manafort to Plead Guilty in Deal with Special Counsel; Official: Island of Carolina Beach Totally Out of Power. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Hurricane Florence Lashes Carolina Coast with Heavy Rain and Wind; Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Manafort to Plead Guilty; Water Rescues Underway in North Carolina; Gas Explosions Near Boston. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Hurricane Florence Unleashes on Carolinas, Set to Dump Rain for Days; Rescue Crews Staged Across Carolinas as Florence Strikes; Hurricane Florence Lashes Carolinas with Torrential Rain, Wind; Island of Carolina Beach Out of Power as Florence Approaches. Aired 9-9:30a ET


September 13, 2018
• Two Giant Storms Barreling in Two Different Countries; Syrian Civilians on Crosshairs for Idlib's Retake; Pope Francis Meets Cardinals and Bishops. Aired 3-4a ET
• Hurricane Florence Weakens To Cat 2 Storm but Storm Surge Expected To Hit 'Catastrophic Levels'; European Parliament Votes To Punish Hungary; Apple Unveils Pricey New Phones And Smart Watch; Breaking Out The Bubbly In Zero Gravity; War in Syria; U.K.'s Messy Divorce. Aired 2-3a ET
• Hurricane Florence; Report from One of the Final Front Lines in Syria; Civilians Flee as Idlib Braces for Devastating Assault; Clergy Sexual Abuse; Apple Unveils Pricey New Phones and Apple Watches. Aired 1-2a ET
• Aung San Suu Kyi: Reporters Can Appeal Convictions; Pope Calls Meeting at Vatican on Clergy Child Abuse; Storm of a Lifetime Roars toward Carolina Coasts; Two Monster Storms; Trump's Distorted Reality; Rohingya Boy's Quest for Education. Aired 12-1a ET
• Trump Falsely Claims 3,000 People Did Not Die in Puerto Rico During Hurricane Maria; Governor of Puerto Rico Responds to Trumps False Claims; Hurricane Florence Begins 3-Day Assault on East Coast; Officials Making Last-Minute Pleas to Leave. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Hurricane Florence Begins Battering East Coast. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Storm of a Lifetime to Bring Devastating Rain, Floods; NOAA Hurricane Hunter Gives Storm Update; SC Officials Update Strom Response as Florence Closes In; Power Outages Expected after Hurricane Florence. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Report: Donald Trump Denies 3000 People Died in Puerto Rico During Hurricane; Outer Band of Hurricane Florence Reaches Coast of North Carolina; CNN Reporters Are Live on The Scene at Carolina Beaches; Many Defy Mandatory Evacuation Orders as Storm Nears. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Florence Grows in Size as it Closes in on Carolina Coast; Outer Bands of Hurricane Reach North Carolina Coast; "Cajun Navy" in Carolinas Ready to Help when Florence Strikes. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Hurricane Florence Grows in Size as It Closes in on Carolina Coast; Trump Claims 3,000 People Did Not Die During Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico, Aired 10-10:30a ET
• FEMA Update; Florence Grows in Size; Myrtle Beach Mayor on Florence. Aired 9:30-10:00a ET
• Hurricane Florence Grows in Size as It Closes in on Carolina Coast; Trump Falsely Claims 3,000 People did not Die in Puerto Rico Despite George Washington University's Study; Hurricane Florence Grows in Size as it Closes in on Carolina Coast. Aired 9-9:30a ET


September 12, 2018
• Huyrricane Florence Set to Rip the East Coast; U.S. FEMA on Full Alert; Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping New Bromance. Aired 3-4a ET
• Hurricane Florence Charges toward Carolinas with 'Potential for Unbelievable Damage'; Indian Nuns Demand Arrest Of Bishop Accused Of Rape; Demands For Answers Grow In Texas Police Shooting; Film Icon Says It's Time To Call It Quits. Aired 2-3a ET
• Florence Threatens U.S. East Coast With Historic Destruction; Some To Ride Out Florence Despite Evacuation Orders; Trump Calls Puerto Rico Response Unsung Success; Trump Electric Grid Was Dead Before Hurricanes Hit; Trump Praises Giuliani's Post Attack Leadership; Trump Jr.: I'm Not Worried About Going To Jail. Aired 1-2a ET
• Russia Kicks off War Games with China and Mongolia; U.S. Marks Anniversary of September 11th Attacks; Stacey Abrams is a Rising Star in Democratic Party. Aired 12m-1a ET
• Jamie Dimon Regrets Claim He Could Beat Trump in Election; "Storm of a Lifetime" Roars Toward Carolina Coasts; FEMA's "Waffle House Index", if It's Closed, the Storm is Bad; GOP Leader Says Midterms are Like a Knife Fight in an Alley. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Hurricane Florence Targets East Coast; Trump Doubles Down on Puerto Rico Hurricane 'Success'. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Trump Signs Executive Order Aimed at Punishing Russia, Others Meddling in U.S. Elections; SC Governor Talks Hurricane Florence; Protecting Wild Horses During Hurricane Florence; Pope Francis Takes Unprecedented Measures to Address Rising Priest Sexual Abuse as His Popularity Plummets. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Report: Storm of A Lifetime Roars Toward Carolina Coasts; Storm Track Changes and Moves Southward; Hurricane Hunter Flies Through Eye of Florence; Fager Leaves CBS; Rescue Dog Owner Chooses Not to Evacuate. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Hurricane Florence Heads for East Coast. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Hurricane Florence Shifts South; Flooding Is To Be Very Critical; Florence To Be A Storm To Be Reckoned With. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• FEMA Update; FEMA Official Talks of Storm Preparations; Consequences over Idlib Airstrikes; Trump's Puerto Rican Tweet. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• FEMA Gives Update on Category 4 Hurricane Florence; Catastrophic Category 4 Hurricane Barreling Toward Carolinas; One Million-Plus Ordered to Evacuate from Coastal Areas; FEMA to Give Updates on Cat 4 Hurricane Florence; Trump Touts Puerto Rico Response Despite Almost 3,000 Deaths. Aired 9-9:30a ET


September 11, 2018


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