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November 19, 2019


November 18, 2019
• Capitol Hill Fully Booked with Witnesses for the Impeachment Investigation; President Trump Made a Surprise Visit to Walter Reed Hospital; Michael Bloomberg's Too Late the Hero Apology; Supporters Call to Exonerate a Convicted Murderer.; Hong Kong Protesters Trapped Inside a University Building; President Trump Attacked Another Witness; Iranians Furious Over Another Rise in Fuel; Prince Andrew Under Fire After His Interview. Aired 3-4a ET
• Police Standoff with Hong Kong Protesters Intensifies; Hong Kong Firefighters Criticize Police Force; Netanyahu On The Attack Over Arab Parties In Govt.; Popular Tourist City Awaits Relief From Rising Waters; Hong Kong Police and Protester Clashes Magnified; Unrest in Iran Over Petrol Price Hike; Second Week of Trump's Impeachment Hearings; The Duke of York Under Fire After Interview on Relationship with Epstein. Aired 2-3a ET
• Police Standoff With Hong Kong Protesters Intensifies; Iranians Denounce Gasoline Price Increase And Rationing; Long Lines For Food, Fuel As Political Crisis Deepens; Trump Slams Pence Aide Ahead Of Impeachment Hearing; Eight Officials To Testify Publicly This Week; WSJ: Sondland Briefed Trump Officials On Ukraine Plans; Trump's Hospital Visit Raises Questions In Washington; Duke of York under Fire over Epstein Defense; Netanyahu on the Attack over Arab Parties in Government; Venice Flooding. Aired 1-2a ET
• Hong Kong Firefighters Criticize Police Force; Duke of York Under Fire Over Epstein Defense; Venice Experiencing Historic Flooding; Police Standoff With Hong Kong Protesters Intensifies; U.S. Condemns Iran For Lethal Force On Demonstrators; Wall Street Journal Reports, Sondland Briefed Trump Officials On Ukraine Plans. Aired 12- 1a ET
• Trump's Unannounced Hospital Visit Raising Questions; Bloomberg Apologizes to Black Voters for Stop and Frisk; Ten Shot, Four Died at Football Watch Party. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Trump's Unannounced Hospital Visit Raises Questions; Week Two of Impeachment Hearings Set to Begin. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Trump Reversing 60-Plus Years Of Policy, Says U.S. No Longer Considers Israeli's Settlements Inconsistent With International Law; Pence's Office Declines To Defend Own Aide; Cracks Among Republicans Amid Impeachment Inquiry; North Korean Leader To Trump: No Longer Interested In Meeting. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Eight Witnesses Gear Up To Testify In Public Impeachment Hearings; House Investigating Whether Trump Lied To Mueller; The U.S. Supreme Court Is Blocking The Release Of The President's Taxes To The U.S. House of Representatives. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Hong Kong Protests Intensifying Around University; Pete Buttigieg Ahead in Latest Iowa Poll; Lev Parnas and Igor Fruman Involved in Naftogaz Shakedown. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Crucial Week As Eight Witnesses Gear Up To Testify In Public; Interview With Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL). Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Trump's Unannounced Exam; Crucial Week of Impeachment Hearings; Buttigieg Surges in Iowa; Shooting at Football Watch Party. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Crucial Week as Eight Witnesses Gear Up to Testify in Public; Trump Attacks Another Witness Ahead of Key Week of Testimony; Crucial Week as Eight Witnesses Gear Up to Testify in Public; New Testimony Raises Stakes for Ambassador Sondland's Hearing; Hong Kong Police and Protesters Clash in University Standoff. Aired 9-9:30a ET


November 17, 2019
• White House Budget Official Breaks Ranks, Testifies Behind Closed Doors; Results Of Latest CNN/Iowa Poll; Hong Kong Police Officer Shot with Arrow during University Siege; Ukraine at Heart of West-Russia Tensions; Prince Andrew Interview on Jeffrey Epstein; Saudi Aramco Plans Stock Market Debut; Australia Fires; Kaepernick Controversy; The Ultimate Joe Biden Catchphrase. Aired 5-6a ET
• White House Budget Official Breaks Ranks, Testifies Behind Closed Doors; Democrat Defeats Trump Ally in Deep Red Louisiana; Hong Kong Police Officer Shot with Arrow during University Siege; Wisconsin Voters Mostly Unmoved by Televised Hearings; Venice Flooding; Saudi Aramco Plans Stock Market Debut; Motorola Flip Phone Returns as Smartphone. Aired 4-5a ET
• White House Budget Official Breaks Ranks, Testifies Behind Closed Doors; Results Of Latest CNN/Iowa Poll; Hong Kong Police Officer Shot with Arrow during University Siege; U.S., South Korea Postpone Joint Military Exercise; Venice Flooding. Aired 3:30-4a ET
• Interview with Mayor Bill de Blasio on Michael Bloomberg's Apology; Eight Witnesses to Testify This Week in Impeachment Inquiry; Hong Kong Protests Escalate with Gasoline Bombs and Arrows. Aired 7-8p ET
• Trump Lashes Out At State Department Employee Ahead Of Public Testimony; Bloomberg Apologizes To Black Voters For Stop And Frisk; Who Is Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA), The Man Leading Historic Impeachment Inquiry?; The Week That Was In Impeachment Hearings; Hong Kong Police Clash With Protesters; Boston Marathon Bomber Allegedly Involved In 2011 Triple Homicide; Texas Appeals Court Blocks Death Row Inmate's Execution. Aired 6-7p ET
• Trump Attacks New Impeachment Witnesses; Hong Kong Protesters Set University Main Entrance on Fire; Michael Bloomberg Apologizes for Stop-and-Frisk Policy; Pete Buttigieg is Iowa Frontrunner; Trump's Unannounced Visit to Walter Reed; Ambassador Sondland's Call to Trump a National Security Threat. Aired 5-6p ET
• Trump Attacks Impeachment Witness Ahead Of Hearing; Trump's Medical Visit To Walter Reed Unusual For Routine Exam; Pete Buttigieg Surges To First Place In Key State Of Iowa; Obama Warns Democratic Candidates: Don't Go Too Far Left; Arizona Voters React To The Testimony So Far; Boston Bomber Allegedly Involved In 2011 Triple Homicide; Top 10 CNN Hero Uses Video Games To Aid Children; Navy Service Member Surprises Son At Middle School. Aired 4-5p ET
• Key Witnesses In Impeachment Probe Will Testify This Week; Witness: Ukraine Transcript Mistakenly Put On Classified Server; Warren, Biden, Sanders Tied For Second In CNN Iowa Poll; Pete Buttigieg Surges To First Place In Key State Of Iowa; Stone Becomes Sixth Trump Associate To Be Convicted; Schiff: We Will Send That Charlatan In The White House Back To The Golden Throne He Came From; Obama Warns Democratic Candidates: Don't Go Too Far Left; Trump Attacks Impeachment Witness Ahead Of Public Hearing. Aired 3-4p ET
• President Donald Trump Have Unannounced Visit To Walter Reed Medical Center; Mayor Pete Buttigieg Is Now Leading The Pack In Iowa; Week Two Of The Impeachment Battle Will Kick Off Tomorrow; Boston Marathon Bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev Filed An Appeal For His Conviction And Death Sentence; Syracuse University Suspends All Of Its Fraternity After At Least Six Racist Incidents In Just The Last Few Days. Aired 2-3p ET


November 16, 2019
• U.S. Aide Confirms Phone Call between Trump and Sondland; Trump Attacks Yovanovitch on Twitter as She Testified; Trump Pardons Two Military Officers, Reinstates a Third; Eight Killed as Bolivian Morales Supporters Clash with Police; Yellow Vest Movement One Year On; Rough Transcript of April Trump-Zelensky Call Released; California School Shooting Dies from Injuries; Venice Flooding; Prince Andrew Opens Up about Relationship with Jeffrey Epstein; Season Three of "The Crown" Premieres Sunday. Aired 5-6a ET
• U.S. aide Confirms Phone Call between Trump and Sondland; Trump Pardons Two Military Officers, Reinstates a Third; Prince Andrew Opens Up about Relationship with Jeffrey Epstein; Yellow Vest Movement One Year On; Trump Associate Roger Stone Found Guilty of Lying to Congress; Venice Flooding; On Board the World's Longest Passenger Flight. Aired 4-5a ET
• U.S. Aide Confirms Phone Call between Trump and Sondland; Prince Andrew Opens Up about Relationship with Jeffrey Epstein; Venice Flooding; Yellow Vest Movement One Year On. Aired 3-3:30a ET
• Impeachment Hearings. Aired 1-2a ET
• Key Witness Confirms Hearing Phone Call, Says President Trump Asked About Ukraine Investigations; Newly Released Transcript Of First Trump-Zelensky Call In April Makes No Mention Of Corruption; Former U.S. Ambassador To Ukraine Says, Trump Attacks Very Intimidating. Aired 12-1a ET
• CNN Poll: Buttigieg Emerges As Iowa Frontrunner; Former NSC Aide: Sondland Said He Was Acting On Trump's Orders; Kaepernick Abruptly Moves NFL Workout Site; Trump Undergoes Quick Exam And Labs At Walter Reed; Dem Louisiana Governor In Nail-Biter Reelection Bid; Why Right-Wing Media Wants You To Think Hearings Are Boring. Aired 8- 9p ET
• Donald Trump's Long-Time Political Ally Roger Stone Found Guilty; Colin Kaepernick Abruptly Moves NFL Workout Site; Donald Trump Undergoes "Quick Exam And Labs" At Walter Reed; Deval Patrick Gets Mixed Reactions In California; Trump Hotel Pitch Promises Lucrative Foreign Business. Aired 7-8p ET
• Two Aides Who Listened To Trump's July Call Raised Concerns; E.U. Ambassador Sondland Viewed As Problem By NSC Staff; NY Republican Stefanik Stands Out In Yovanovitch Hearing; Aide Details Phone Call & Meeting Between Pence And Zelensky; Aides Testify "Burisma" Left Out Of July 25th Call Transcript; Kaepernick NFL Workout Abruptly Moved; Putin-Controlled Media Relishes Impeachment Chaos; Democratic Louisiana Governor In Nail-Biter Re-Election Bid. Aired 5-6p ET
• Some FOX Commentators Found Yovanovitch Testimony Compelling; Key Public Impeachment Hearings to Come This Week; Swing State Arizona Voters Share Feelings on Impeachment Hearings; Trump & Attorneys Gear Up for Supreme Court Fight over Tax Returns; Impeachment Inquiry Transcripts Released from 2 More Aides. Aired 4-5p ET
• Deval Patrick Distances Himself from Obama in 1st Presidential Campaign Speech; Kaepernick NFL Tryouts Abruptly Moved; Roger Stone Found Guilty of Lies that Protected Trump; 5 Arrested for Shooting at N.J. High School Football Game. Aired 3-4p ET
• Former U.S. Ambassador To Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch Testifies In House Impeachment Hearings; Office Of Management And Budget Official To Testify To Congress Regarding Delay In Providing Military Aid To Ukraine; Diplomatic Official Claims To Have Overheard President Trump Speaking With Ambassador Gordon Sondland On Potential Ukraine Investigation Into Bidens; President Trump's Lawyers Bring Case To Supreme Court To Block Release Of President's Financial Records; Trump Political Adviser Roger Stone Convicted On Seven Counts; Democratic Presidential Candidate Deval Patrick And Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) Speak At California Democratic Convention. Aired 2-3p ET
• White House Budget Official Testifies Now Behind Closed Doors; E.U. Ambassador Sondland to Testify Next Week; Police Use Forensic Genealogy to Make Arrest in "Potomac River Rapist" Case; Texas Appeals Court Blocks Execution after Millions Sign Petition; Prince Andrew Opens Up on Jeffrey Epstein & Alleged Victim Virginia Roberts Guffrie. Aired 1-2p ET
• WH Budget Official Break Ranks, Testifies to Lawmakers; Witness Says He Personally Heard Trump Demand Biden Investigation; Yovanovitch: State Department is Being Hollowed Out From Within. Aired 12-1p ET
• White House Budget Official Breaks Ranks, Testifies Behind Closed Doors; Trump Associate Roger Stone Found Guilty Of Lies That Protected Trump; Paris Police Fire Tear Gas On Anti-Government Protests; Obama Issues Warning To Dem Candidates: Don't Go Too Far Left; "High Probability" That Other Countries Were Listening To Alleged Trump-Sondland Call. Aired 11a-12p ET
• Former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch Testifies in House Impeachment Hearings; Office of Management and Budget Official to Testify to Congress regarding Delay in Providing Military Aid to Ukraine; Diplomatic Official Claims to have Overheard President Trump Speaking with Ambassador Gordon Sondland on Potential Ukraine Investigation into Bidens; President Trump Gives Pardon to U.S. Service Member Convicted of Murder; Analyst Examines Democrats' Case of Impeachment against President Trump; Trump Political Adviser Roger Stone Convicted on Seven Counts; President Obama Warns 2020 Democratic Presidential Candidates of Political Extremism; New Technology Uses DNA to Create Facial Imaging. Aired 10-11a ET


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November 12, 2019
• All Eyes on the First Public Impeachment Hearings Against President Trump; Joe Biden's Poll Numbers in New Hampshire Narrow Down; Violence and Protests in Hong Kong No End in Sight; Islamic Jihad Leader Killed by Israeli Military; Mulvaney Seeks Court Ruling On Whether To Testify; White House Complains About Public Hearings; Democrats, President Trump Tried To Extort Ukraine; Pentagon Official Describes Confusion Over Ukraine Aid; Millions Could Watch Televised Hearings; Testimony Corroborates Quid Pro Quo With Ukraine; Rudy Giuliani's Shadow Diplomacy; President Trump And The Military; World War II Mystery Solved. Aired 3-4a ET
• Three More Transcripts Released on Trump Ukraine Policy; Gaza Militants Fire Rockets toward Israel; Morales Leaves, Hong Kong Protests; Bolivia in Chaos; Catastrophic Fires in Two Australia States. Aired 2-3a ET
• Catastrophic Fire Threat in Two States; Australia Bush Fires; Key Backer of Volunteer Rescue Group; Historian Accused of Killing, Dismembering Ex-Student. Aired 1-2a ET
• Police & Protestors Face Off After Day of Violent Episodes; Apple Under Fire after Gender Discrimination Complaints; Apple Under Fire After Gender Discrimination Complaints. Aired 12-1a ET
• Supreme Court Hears Dreamer's Case as Trump Insults Them; Supreme Court Allows Sandy Hook Parents to Sue Gunmaker; Deval Patrick Does Not File for Democratic Primary in Arkansas; Trump Had At Least 10 Encounters with Indicted Giuliani Associates He Claims He Never Knew; Roger Stone Defense Rests Case. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Supreme Court Hears DACA Case; Roger Stone Declines to Testify; Public Impeachment Hearings Set For Tomorrow. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Buttigieg Tops New Iowa Poll; Michael Bloomberg & Deval Patrick Look At Entering 2020 Race; Meticulous Notetaker Bill Taylor First Up In Public Impeaching Hearings; Condoleezza Rice Gives Trump Rare Rebuke As Nikki Haley Triples Down On Trump's Truthfulness. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Trump and GOP Ready Defenses On Eve Of Impeachment Hearings; Big News Today Out Of The Roger Stone Trial; Former President Jimmy Carter Is Recovering From A Brain Operation. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• New Details Emerging in Roger Stone Trial Today; Nikki Haley Speaks on Internal Dynamics in Trump White House; Supreme Court Hearing DACA Arguments Today. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Public Hearings In Impeachment Inquiry Kick Off Tomorrow; New Poll Shows Biden Holds Slight Lead In New Hampshire; Former President Carter Recovering After Brain Operation. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Rep. Elaine Luria (D-VA) is Interviewed on Impeachment; Biden Knocks Warren; Carter undergoing Operation Today; Supreme Court Hears DACA Arguments. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• House GOP Lays Out Strategy Ahead of Public Hearings Tomorrow; Transcripts Released Shows White House Held Up Missiles to Ukraine Over Concerns of Russia Reaction; Public Hearings in Impeachment Inquiry Kick Off Tomorrow; House Democrat Elaine Luria Focuses on Impeachment in New Campaign Ad. Aired 9-9:30a ET


November 11, 2019
• Public Impeachment Hearings to Start Next Week; American Voters Contemplate on Impeachment Inquiry; Support From Russia for Trump; Great White Sharks Disappearing in South Africa; Catastrophic Fire Threat in Australia; Record-Breaking Cold Weather from Arctic Blast; U.K. Celebrates Remembrance Day; Bolivia's President Steps Down; Chaos in Hong Kong No Sign of Slowing Down; Public to See Live Impeachment Hearings; Consumers Went Crazy for One Day Mega Sale; Saudi Aramco Open its Shares to the Public. Aired 3-4a ET
• Hong Kong Protester Shot By Police Officer; Crisis in Bolivia; President Trump Impeachment Inquiry; Spain Decides; A Warning About Russian Infiltration. Aired 2-3a ET
• Hong Kong Protester Shot By Police Officer; Bolivian President Evo Morales Steps Down; Witnesses To Testify In Public Hearings This Week; Shifting Republican Strategy As Public Hearings Approach; Turkish Army Takes CNN Inside Syrian "Safe Zone"; Three-Wheeled Carts Become a Protest Symbol; World's Biggest Shopping Event Underway. Aired 1-2a ET
• U.K. Government Was Warned About Alleged Russian Infiltration; World's Biggest Shopping Event Underway; Hong Kong Protester Shot By Police Officer; Bolivian President Evo Morales Steps Down; Witnesses To Testify In Public Hearings This Week. Aired 12-1a ET
• Warren Fires Back at Biden, "I'm Angry and I Own It"; Fractured Media Could Have Big Impact on Impeachment; What to Expect in The Televised Impeachment Hearings; 13-Year-Old Boy Who Survived Massacre Speaks Out; Plane Skids Off Runway in Chicago's Icy Weather. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Biden vs. Warren; Mick Mulvaney Under Fire; Joe Biden Prepares for CNN Town Hall. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• How Giuliani's Access To Foreign Leaders Complicates U.S. Policy; Giuliani To Start Podcast On Public Impeachment Hearings; Julian Castro Says Iowa & New Hampshire Not Diverse Enough To Vote First; Bloomberg Says He'll Skip Early States, Go Straight To Super Tuesday; Michigan Conservation Officer Goes "Beyond The Call Of Duty". Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Historic Week As Public Impeachment Hearings Start Wednesday; New Revelations From Nikki Haley. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Veterans Day Celebrations; Live Coverage of President Trump's Speech; Live Coverage as Centennial Wreath is Laid at Eternal Light memorial in Madison Square Park. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Critical Week As House Gears Up For Public Hearings; Pompeo Says, We Wanted To Reduce Ukrainian Corruption. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Biden Stumps Ahead of Town Hall; Nikki Haley's New Book; Tackling Unemployment Among America's Veterans. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Three Key State Department Witnesses to Testify Publicly This Week; Ukraine Scandal's Impact on State Department; Republicans Demand Testimony from Whistleblower and Hunter Biden; Joe Biden Gets Ready to Take Questions from Iowa Voters in CNN Town Hall Tonight. Aired 9- 9:30a ET


November 10, 2019
• House Democrats to Hold Public Hearings in Impeachment Inquiry; "Unprecedented" Fires in Australia's New South Wales; Orangutans Threatened As Borneo Rainforest Burns; Interview with Cindy McCain, Senator John McCain's Widow, on the State of Politics; Rep. Jim Jordan Accused of Ignoring Sexual Misconduct; Supporters of Texas Inmate Seek Stay of Execution; Murdered Atlanta Student Had Filed Report against Roommate's Boyfriend; Japan's Imperial Couple Greeted by Thousands; Sierra Leone Uses Yoga to Help Soldiers. Aired 5-6a ET
• House Democrats to Hold Public Hearings in Impeachment Inquiry; Trump's Ex-Adviser John Bolton Has Struck Book Deal; Michael Bloomberg to Run in Alabama Democratic Primary; Four Protesters Killed in Baghdad Protest; Japan's Imperial Couple Greeted by Thousands; Swing Voters Speak Out on Impeachment; Trump's "First Step" Pardoned Inmate Accused of Murder; Singles' Day Shopping Event Kicks Off. Aired 4-5a ET
• House Democrats to Hold Public Hearings in Impeachment Inquiry; Japan's Imperial Couple Greeted by Thousands; "Unprecedented" Fires in Australia's New South Wales; Orangutans Threatened As Borneo Rainforest Burns. Aired 3-3:30a ET
• Haley Says, Top Aides Tried To Recruit Me To Save The Country By Undermining Trump; GOP Defends Trump's Ukraine Call Ahead Of Public Hearings; Bloomberg Gears Up For Potential Presidential Run. Aired 6- 7p ET
• Nikki Haley Reveals Behind-the-Scenes Plan from former Top Officials; Democrats Not Happy with Michael Bloomberg Joining the Race; Televised Impeachment Hearings Just Three Days Away. Aired 5-6p ET
• Nikki Haley Says Top Aides Tried to Recruit Her to Undermine Trump; Public Impeachment Hearings Begin Wednesday on Capitol Hill; Bolivian President Evo Morales Resigns; Supreme Court to Hear Arguments on DACA and Trump's Taxes. Aired 4-5p ET
• Nikki Haley: Top Aides Tried To Recruit Me To Undermine Trump; Mulvaney Tries To Join Lawsuit Fighting House Subpoena Power; Public Hearings Begin Wednesday On Capitol Hill; GOP Defends Trump's Ukraine Call Ahead Of Public Hearings; Sanders On Bloomberg's Potential Run: Arrogance Of Billionaires"; One Of The First Released Under New Law Charged With Murder. Aired 3-4p ET
• House Impeachment Inquiry Is About To Jump-Start This Week; Republicans Continue To Move The Goalpost When It Comes To Defending Trump; Iowa Inmate And Convicted Murderer Says His Life Sentence He Was Serving Was Fulfilled When He Briefly Died. Aired 2-3p ET


November 09, 2019


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