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August 07, 2019
• Trump Faces Skeptics; Trump Takes Questions before Leaving White House; Trump Open to Background Checks; Booker Comments on Trump's Rhetoric. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Trump to Visit Dayton and El Paso After Shootings; Trump to Face Skeptics, Protests Today in Dayton and El Paso; New Footage Shows Dayton Gunman Spent Time with Sister Just Before Rampage; President Trump Set to Visit Dayton and El Paso Today After Last Weekend's Massacre. Aired 9-9:30a ET


August 06, 2019
• Mass Shooter's Profile Now Investigated by Police; President Trump Found a Reason to Blame Hate Crimes; U.S.-China Trade Disputes Rattled Stock Markets; North Korea Fired Twin Missiles; Danger is Palpable in Indian-Controlled Kashmir; An Unsafe Vacation for a Family. Aired 3-3:30a ET
• At Least 22 Confirmed Dead in El Paso Attack; North Korea Launches Another Two Missiles. Aired 2-3a ET
• America Searches for Answers to Gun Violence; El Paso Suspect Posted Racist Rant Before Attack; Myanmar Denies Its Military Raped Rohingya Females. Aired 1-2a ET
• At Least 22 Confirmed Dead in El Paso Attack; North Korea Launches Another Two Missiles; Trade War Fears Return To Wall Street; Hong Kong Reeling After Day of Protests and Strikes; Inmate Disguised as Daughter to Escape. Aired 12-1a ET
• Biden Says Purpose Can Take You Through Tragic Loss of Loved One; Dayton Shooting Survivor Shielded Girlfriend During Attack; Bar Staff Speaks Out on Horrifying Moments in Dayton Attack; Beloved Author Toni Morrison Dies at 88. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Mass Shooting Aftermath; Joe Biden Speaks Out on Mass Shootings; Interview With Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-AZ). Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Gov. Jay Inslee (D-WA) Presidential Candidate Discusses Trumpism And His Plan to Combat White Nationalist Gun Violence; Children of El Paso Victim David Johnson Remember Father Who Shielded Wife, Granddaughter From Gunfire; Food Festival Shooting Now Domestic Terror Investigation; El Paso Shooting Survivor Shares Experience From Hospital. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• America Under Assault; Walmart Employee Says He Helped Dozens Of People Hide In Shipping Containers; Bar Manager In Dayton Shares Experience During Shooting. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Interview With Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA); Family of El Paso Victim Forgives Shooter; Interview With Nicole Hockley, Mother of Sandy Hook Victim. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Trump To Visit El Paso, Dayton After Deadly Mass Shootings; El Paso Gunman Warned Of Immigrant Invasion, So Has Trump. Aired 10- 10:30a ET
• Stocks Rise after China Stabilizes its Currency; Debate on Combating White Supremacy; Remembering Author Toni Morrison; Trump to Visit El Paso and Dayton. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Joe Biden Shares His Message of Hope After El Paso and Dayton Shootings; U.S. Stocks Set to Rise After China Stabilizes its Currency; Interview with State Representative Joe Moody (D-TX) on Trump's Planned Visit. Aired 9-9:30a ET


August 05, 2019
• Hate Crimes Killed 29 People in Texas and Ohio; Internet Used by Gunmen to Spread Propaganda; President Trump Says Hate Has no Place in the Country; Democrats Blame President Trump for the Shooting Incidents; Protesters in Hong Kong Not Calming Down. Aired 3-4a ET
• Two Separate Shootings in America; Mexico Considering Legal Action. Aired 2-3a ET
• 29 killed in Two U.S. Mass Shootings Hours Apart. Aired 1-2a ET
• Two U.S. Mass Shootings Hours Apart Claim 29 Victims; El Paso Couple Died Protecting Their Baby; Mass Shootings Leave 29 People Dead in Oho & Texas; Mexico Weighing Legal Action Against U.S. after El Paso Shooting; Protestors Disrupt Hong Kong with General Strike. Aired 12-1a ET
• After 22 Dead In El Paso, Walmart Urged End to All Firearm's Sales; Classmates Say Gunman Had A Hit List in High School; Ohio Officials Say Shooter's Magazine Could Have Had 250 Rounds If Filled; 8chan Goes Dark Amid Outcry. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Interview With Rep. Tim Ryan (D-OH); Fallout Continues Following Mass Shootings. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• DOJ Considers Pushing For New Law To Make Mass Shootings A Capital Offense; Dow Tanks Over Growing Concerns Of U.S.-China Trade War; 2020 Democratic Candidates: Trump The One Encouraging Culture Of Hate In U.S. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Domestic Terror Strikes The U.S.; Gunman In Dayton, Ohio Turned Himself In, Has Shown No Remorse, No Regret; Gunman Driven By Efforts To Stop "Hispanic Invasion Of Texas?;" President Trump Condemns The Shootings In El Paso And Dayton. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Trump Addresses Nation On Mass Shootings. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Trump Addresses Nation On Mass Shootings. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Two Weekend Mass Shootings; Rep. Ted Yoho (R-FL) is Interviewed about Gun Legislation; Twenty Dead in El Paso Shooting. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Dayton Police Cite Shooter Used Rifle with 100-Round Magazine; Mother in El Paso Killed While Shielding Baby from Gunfire; President Trump to Address Mass Shootings at 10AM. Aired 9-9:30a ET


August 04, 2019
• CNN International: Mass Shooting in El Paso Shopping Center; Nine Dead in Dayton, Ohio, After Mass Shooting. Aired 4-5a ET
• CNN International: Mass Shooting in El Paso Shopping Center. Aired 3-4a ET
• Mass Shooting in El Paso Shopping Center. Aired 2-3a ET
• CNN International: Details of the El Paso Mass Shooting; Hate- filled Manifest Published Online by Shooter. Aired 1-2a ET
• CNN International: Continuing Coverage of Mass Shooting in El Paso Shopping Center. Aired 12-1a ET
• Two Mass Shootings In America Within A 13-Hour Span. Texas. Aired 2-3p ET
• 13 Hours Of Bloodshed, Mass Shootings Leave 29 People Dead; Police Reports Nine Dead, 27 Injured In Dayton Mass Shooting; 20 Dead, 26 Injured in El Paso Mass Shooting. Aired 6-7p ET
• Dayton, Ohio Mass Shooting: Nine Dead And 27 Injured; Shooting At A Walmart In El Paso, Texas: 20 Dead And 26 Injured; Trump: Shooting Is A Mental Illness Problem, Hate Has No Place In Our Country; Sen. Amy Klobuchar Is Interviewed About The Dayton and El Paso Shooting; Democratic Presidential Candidates Weigh In On The Shootings. Aired 5-6p ET
• Twenty-Nine Dead In Two Mass Shootings In Just 13 Hours; Nine People Killed In Dayton, Ohio; Donald Trump Makes A Statement Over The Killings In Ohio. Aired 4-5p ET
• Twenty-Nine Dead In Two Mass Shootings In Just 13 Hours; 20 Dead, 26 Injured In El Paso Mass Shooting; Official: El Paso Shooting Suspect Talking To Authorities; Border Patrol Agent: This Was A Hate Crime By A White Supremacist; Officials Hold News Conference On Ohio Mass Shooting; Nine Dead, 27 Injured In Mass Shooting In Dayton, Ohio; Shooting Suspect's Sister Among The Victims Killed At Scene; Trump Tweets But Stays Out Of Sight After Shootings; Dems Blame Trump's Rhetoric For Shootings; Mulvaney: Not Fair To Blame Trump For Shootings. Aired 3-4p ET
• 20 People Die in El Paso Mass Shootings; Interview with Mayor Dee Margo, R-El Paso; Police: 9 Dead, 26 Injured in Dayton, Ohio Mass Shooting; Interview with State Rep. Cesar Blanco (D) Texas; News Conference at Del Sol Medical Center; Interview with Mayor Nan Whaley of Dayton Ohio. Aired 8-9a ET


August 03, 2019
• Ninth Straight Week of Hong Kong Protests; Trump Shrugs Off Latest North Korean Missile Tests; Opponents Question Legitimacy of New Puerto Rico Governor; New California Law Requires Trump to Release Tax Returns; A$AP Rocky Goes Home; Rohingya Refugees Remain in Limbo; Brazilian Official Fired over Deforestation Data. Aired 5-6a ET
• Ninth Straight Week of Hong Kong Protests; Majority of House Dems Favor Impeachment Inquiry; Opponents Question Legitimacy of New Puerto Rico Governor; Messi Suspended for Corruption Comment; A$AP Rocky Goes Home; American Teen's Family Wants to See Video Evidence of Italian Policeman's Murder; NYPD Judge Says Cop Should Be Fired for Garner Death; Siberian Wildfires Raising CO2 as Permafrost Melts. Aired 4-5a ET
• Ninth Straight Week of Hong Kong Protests; Opponents Question Legitimacy of New Puerto Rico Governor; Trump Plans to Drop Ratcliffe for Intel Chief; Boris Johnson Suffers Early By-Election Defeat; A$AP Rocky Goes Home; American Teen's Family Wants to See Video Evidence of Italian Policeman's Murder; Authorities Investigate Death of Saoirse Kennedy; Republican Will Hurd Won't Run Again; Damaged Dam Endangers an English Town. Aired 3-4a ET
• Texas Officials: 20 Dead, 26 Injured In El Paso Shooting; Police Chief: Manifesto Found Has "Nexus To A Potential Hate Crime"; New Photo Show El Paso Shooting Suspect Patrick Crusius; Candlelight Vigils Held For Victims Of El Paso Shooting. Aired 11p-12a ET
• 20 Dead, 26 Injured in El Paso Mass Shooting. Aired 10-11p ET
• Mass Shooting In A Walmart Mall In El Paso, Texas. Aired 9-10p ET
• Police: 20 Dead, 26 Wounded In El Paso Shooting. Aired 8-9p ET
• Texas AG: 15+ Killed in Mass Shooting at EL Paso Shopping Center; Texas Gov: 20 People Dead in El Paso Shooting; Suspect Surrendered to Officers in Walmart. Aired 7-8p ET
• Deadly Mass Shooting At Very Crowded Walmart Store In El Paso, Texas; El Paso Police Report Multiple Fatalities In Mass Shooting At Shopping Center. Aired 6-7p ET
• Breaking News: El Paso Police: Multiple Fatalities In Mass Shooting At Mall; El Paso Police Briefing: Suspect In Custody Apparently Only Shooter; El Paso Mall Shooting Suspect Identified; Blood Donation Centers See Huge Turnout After Mass Shooting. Aired 5- 6p ET
• Coverage Of A Mass Shooting, A Rampage At A Crowded Shopping Mall In South Texas; One Man in Custody, Multiple Fatalities, 22 Injured in El Paso Mall Shooting; Beto O'Rourke Spoke Earlier about El Pass Shooting; Rep. Veronica Escobar (D-TX) Discusses El Paso Shooting. Aired 4-5p ET
• El Paso Police: 1 Suspect in Custody, Currently No Active Shooter; El Paso Mayor Dee Margo Discusses Shooting; Beto O'Rourke Speaks on Shooting; Witness Describes Scene in Mall During Shooting; At Least 22 Injured in El Paso Mall Shooting; El Paso Police Department Press Briefing on Mass Shooting; Witnesses Describe Shooting at El Paso Mall. Aired 3-4p ET
• Active Shooter Scene Takes Place In Mall In El Paso, Texas; Beto O'Rourke Speaks About Active Shooter In El Paso; Police Indicate Multiple Suspects Held After Active Shooter Scene In El Paso; Police Indicate Injuries And Fatalities In El Paso Active Shooter Scene. Aired 2-3p ET.
• Cummings Speaking Out On Trump Tweet For First Time; Nineteen Democratic Candidates Speak To Voters In Las Vegas; Democratic Candidates Seek Endorsement From Labor Union In Las Vegas; El Paso Police: Active Shooter In Area Of Hawkins And Gateway East; Lone Black Republican In House Becomes Eighth To Announce Exit; NYPD Judge: Cop In Eric Garner's Death Should Be Fired; "THE MOVIES," The 1960s, Airs Tomorrow Night At 9:00 P.M. Aired 1-2p ET
• Dem Candidates in Las Vegas Today; GOP Rep. Will Hurd Will Not Run for Re-election; Ratcliffe DNI Nomination Withdrawn; Saoirse Kennedy Hill's Death Examined; U.S. Adds 164,000 Jobs, Unemployment Holds At 3.7 Percent; Hong Kong Police Fire Tear Gas At Protesters; Cummings Speaks Out On Trump Tweet for the First Time. Aired 12-1p ET
• Dem Candidates Seek Endorsement from Labor Union in Las Vegas; Majority of House Dems Now Support Impeachment Inquiry; Three Killed in Cliff Collapse on California Beach; Trump Drops Plan to Nominate Ratcliffe for Intel Chief; Trump: North Korea Missile Tests "Not a Violation"; Clashes Erupt During Hong Kong Protests; Opponents Question Puerto Rico's New Governor; Body Cam Video Shows Death of Man in Dallas Police Station. Aired 11a-12p ET
• Some Democratic Presidential Candidates to Speak to Union Workers in Nevada; Protests Continue in Hong Kong Over Controversial Extradition Agreement with China; Congressman John Ratcliffe Steps Down as President Trump's Nominee for Director of National Intelligence; Video Release of Man Dying While Being Restrained by Police in Dallas; Robert Kennedy's Granddaughter Found Dead. Aired 10- 11a ET.


August 02, 2019
• China Will be Hit by Another 10 Percent Tariff; Unrest in Hong Kong Continues; One Shackle Off of Saudi Women; A Voice Who Once Became Voiceless is Now Free; Politics as Usual for Democrats. Aired 3-3:30a ET
• Trump Escalates Trade War with China; South Korea Accuses Japan of Waging 'Economic War'; Hong Kong Protests; Brexit Fears; Presidential Race for the White House. Aired 2-3a ET
• Eight Arrested in Hong Kong for Possessing Weapons and Explosives; Chinese Army Creates Concern about Possible Intervention; U.S. to Test New Missile to Counter Russian Threat; Aspiring Singer Entrapped by Producer Offering Him Help; Woodstock 50 Canceled; Democrats Cash in on Debate One-Liners. Aired 1-2a ET
• Trump Announces New Tariffs on Chinese Goods; Bank of England Lowers U.K. Growth Forecast; 8 Arrested for Possessing Weapons & Explosives; Trump Blames Dems for Plight of Inner Cities; Third Confirmed Case of Ebola in Goma, Congo; Families of Detained U.S. Teens in Rome to Support Sons; Dubai Ruler's Sixth Wife in U.K. Court Battle. Aired 12-1a ET
• Trump Announces Beef Trade Deal with European Union; Dow Drops as Investors Fear Trump Gambling with Economy; Saoirse Kennedy Hill Shared Struggles in Deeply Personal Op-Ed; Majority of House Dems Support Starting Impeachment Inquiry; Trump: "No Problem" with North Korea's Missile Tests. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Only Black Republican in Congress Leaving; Judge Recommends Firing of Officer Involved in Eric Garner Death; Ratcliffe Withdraws as DNI Nominee. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• GOP's Ratcliffe Withdraws Himself as Intel Chief Pick; Granddaughter of Robert F. Kennedy Found Dead at Kennedy Compound. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• New York Judge Today Recommending Police Officer, Daniel Pantaleo Should Be Fired For His Role In The 2014 Death Of Eric Garner; United States Is Pulling Out Of A Decades' Long Nuclear Treaty With Russia; President Trump's Pick For The Next Director Of National Intelligence Is No Longer Rep. John Ratcliffe. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• July Jobs Report Shows Slowing Job Growth; Daniel Pantaleo Disciplinary Action Considered in the Death of Eric Garner; Senate Democrats Objecting to John Ratcliffe's Nomination. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• U.S. Withdraws From Nuclear Treaty With Russia; U.S Prepares To Withdraw Thousands Of Troops From Afghanistan; Trump says, something is probably happening in Hong Kong but they don't need advice; Rep. Elijah Cummings (D) Maryland Says, I Scared Intruder Away With My Voice; Biden Surprised By Criticism Of Obama Policies In Debate; Rep. Will Hurd (R) Texas Not Running For Re-Election. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Dems Count Rises on Impeachment; Rep. Adriano Espaillat (D-NY) is Interviewed about Impeachment; Robert Kennedy's Granddaughter Dies; Miners Protest after Bankruptcy; Wildfires Rage across Siberia. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• 164,000 Jobs Added in July, Unemployment Holds at 3.7 Percent; U.S. Pulls Out of Nuclear Treaty with Russia; U.S. Prepares to Withdraw Thousands of Troops from Afghanistan; Democrats Head to Las Vegas Looking for Major Labor Union's Support; Marianne Williamson Confronts Past Statements About Antidepressants; Pelosi Under Pressure as Caucus Nears 50-50 Split on Impeachment. Aired 9-9:30a ET


August 01, 2019
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• Interview with Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) Presidential Candidate, Op-ed Written by Joe Biden; Gillibrand Talks Race, White Privilege on Debate Stage; REP. Tulsi Gabbard Confronted about Her Syria Trip Remarks on Assad; Justice Department Declines to Prosecute Comey Over Memo Handling. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Interview With Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY); Decision on Officer in Eric Garner Case Expected Soon; Democratic Debate Fallout. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• More Tariffs On Chinese Goods; Yang Wants Every American To Get $1k A Month; Senator Kamala Harris Speaks After The Fiery Debate; US Has Tracked Launch Of Projectile From North Korea. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Democratic Presidential Hopefuls Back On The Campaign Trail After Debates In Michigan; Biden And Harris Battle Over Healthcare Plans; President Trump Just Announced New Tariffs Against China Starting September 1st. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Interview with Jim Messina; Trump to Hold Rally Tonight in Ohio; American ISIS Fighter Returned to States for Trial. Aired 10:30- 11a ET
• Democratic Candidates Hitting Trail Today After Heated CNN Debates; Democrats Pile On Biden's Record, Ties To Obama At CNN Debate; Rep. Brenda Lawrence (D) Michigan Endorses Harris; Top Navy SEAL Says, We Have A Problem, Following Several Incidents Of Alleged Misbehavior By SEALS. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Rep. Dan Kildee (D-MI) is Interviewed About the Debates and Flint; Sen. Bob Casey (D-PA) is Interviewed about the Debates and Biden's Record; NYPD Officer Could Learn his Fate. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Joe Biden and Kamala Harris Face Attacks from Democratic Rivals at CNN Debate; Jay Inslee: Science Says We Have to Get Off Coal in 10 Years; Stocks Set to Rally After Fed Announces Rate Cut. Aired 9-9:30a ET


July 31, 2019
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• Interview with Marianne Williamson (D) Presidential Candidate, Reparations for Slavery; Williamson Is Most Searched Candidate After Debate; Biden Prepared for Flat-Out Lies from Rivals Tonight. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Interview With Presidential Candidate Marianne Williamson; Winners and Losers of Democratic Debate; Biden, Harris Prepare for Second Debate. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Washington Gov. & Presidential Candidate Jay Inslee (D) Discusses Debate, Climate Change & Auto Industry, Jobs, Medicare-for- All, Reparations. Immigration and Health Care; Advice from President Obama's Debate Coach; Reagan Made Racist Comment in Call to Then- President Nixon. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Former Vice President Says He Is Ready For The Fight; Kamala Harris Arrives for CNN Democratic Debate; Federal Reserve Just Cut Interest Rates For The First Time Since The Financial Crisis. Aired 2- 2:30p ET
• Interview With Rep. Cedric Richmond (D-LA); Republicans Object to Debt Increase; Marianne Williamson Most-Searched Candidate After Yesterday's Debate. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Joe Biden And Sen. Kamala Harris (D) California Set For Rematch Tonight In CNN Debate; Sen. Bernie Sanders (D) Vermont and Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D) Massachusetts Clash With Moderates At CNN Debate; Progressive Moderate Democrats Face Off At CNN Debate. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Highlights of the First Round of CNN Democratic Debate; Ten Democratic Presidential Candidates Square Off for a Second Time; Biden Vows He Will Not Be as Polite in Tonight's Debate; Marianne Williamson Highlights Racial Issues on Debate Stage. Aired 9-9:30a ET


July 30, 2019
• Police Force in Italy Mourns; President Trump Targets People of Color; Unrest in Hong Kong Continues; Suicide Attempts Rise Due to Chaos. Aired 3-3:30a ET
• Three Killed, 12 Wounded in California Festival Shooting; Hong Kong Demonstrators Block Trains, Disrupt Tuesday Commute; Trump Launches New Attack on Democratic Critic; Mourners Pay Respects To Slain Italian Policeman; India's Tiger Population Jumps By A Third Since 2014 To Almost 3,000. Aired 2-3a ET
• President Blasts City and African-American Congressman; Environmental Groups Sound Alarm on Amazon Destruction; Fortnite World Cup Finals Held Over the Weekend. Aired 1-2a ET
• Revisiting Trump's Pitch to African-American Voters; India's Tigers Jump Up a Third Since 2004. Aired 12-1a ET
• Former Congressman John Delaney Arrives for CNN Debate; Michigan Dems Not Optimistic About Beating Trump; Mayor Pete Buttigieg Arrives to CNN Democratic Debate; Trump Nominee Denies Sex Assault Allegations at Hearing; Community Gathers to Remember 3 Victims of Gilroy Attack. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Trump and Race; Democrats Set to Debate. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Rep. Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) Discusses The Democratic Debates, Income Inequality, Medicare for All, Flint Water Crisis, John Ratcliffe for DNI; Two TSA Agents Placed On Leave After Racist Display Discovered; Cory Booker's Campaign Manager, Addisu Demissie, Discusses Debate 2 Tomorrow Night & Cory Booker Taking On Joe Biden; Eleven- Year-Old Reporter Scores One-On-One Interview With Elizabeth Warren. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• CNN Democratic Debates Kick Off Tonight At 8pm ET; 51 Percent Of Democrats Say That They Regard Joe Biden As The Strongest Challenger For President Trump; Rep. Elissa Slotkin (D-MI), Says Michiganders Look For Character And Be A Person Of Integrity. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Interview with Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT); Interview with Mayor Karen Weaver, Flint, Michigan; John Ratcliffe's Terrorism Claims Pad Resume. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Trump Defends His Attacks On Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-MD), Baltimore; Trump Comments On China Trade War; CNN Democratic Debates Kick Off Tonight At 8:00 P.M. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Two Dead in Walmart Shooting; Community Remembers Victims of Festival Attack; Former Michigan Governor Talks about Debate; President Trump Answers Questions from Reporters; Trump Defends his Attacks on Cummings and Baltimore. Aired 9:30-10a


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