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January 30, 2020
• Impeachment Trial of Donald J. Trump; WHO to Convene Emergency Meeting on Coronavirus Outbreak; Countries to Quarantine Citizens Evacuated From China; U.K. Gets Brexit Approval From European Union. Aired 2-3a ET
• Virus Has Now Spread To All 31 Provinces Of China; Senators Try To Sway Undecided Colleagues On Witnesses; Palestinians To Seek U.N. Action Against Trump Plan; Residents In Wuhan, China Try to Cope Under Lockdown; Norway Losing Snow Due to Warmer Winters; Senators Question Impeachment Managers, Trump Lawyers. Aired 1-2a ET
• WHO to Convene Emergency Meeting on Coronavirus Outbreak; Countries to Quarantine Citizens Evacuated From China; Senate Still Arguing on Whether to Bring Witnesses; Race for the White House; U.K. Gets Brexit Approval From European Union; U.K. Gets Final Brexit Approval from Tearful E.U.; Bloomberg Stumps for Dog Demographic. Aired 12-1a ET
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• Chief Justice John Roberts' Role on Impeachment Trial; White House Issues Formal Threat to John Bolton to Stop Book Publication; Interview with Sen. Tom Udall (D-NM) on Impeachment Trial; Alan Dershowitz Argues for Nearly Unchallenged Presidential Power. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Senators Begin Second Day of Questions for Legal Teams; Trump Lawyer Alan Dershowitz Argues Nearly Unchallenged Presidential Power; White House Legal Team Argues a President Can Demand Political Favors if He Believes Re-election is in the "Public Interest"; World Health Organization Holds Meeting on Coronavirus. U.S. Futures Down as Global Markets Show Concern Over Coronavirus. Aired 9-9:30a ET


January 29, 2020
• Benjamin Netanyahu Brings Good News to His Country; Another Airliner Bans Travel to China; Coronavirus Paints Red to Stock Markets; Impeachment Saga Stuck on Witness Talks; Noisy Brexit Now Muted. Aired 3-3:30a ET
• Trump Middle East Plan; Coronavirus Outbreak; Trump on Trial. Aired 2-3a ET
• China Agrees To Allow In International Experts; Trump Unveils Israeli-Palestinian Plan; Officials: Helicopter Lacked Terrain Warning System; South Korea Preps to Stop Spread of Virus; Trump Unveils Israeli-Palestinian Plan; Interview with Jared Kushner. Aired 1-2a ET
• Coronavirus Outbreak; Trump Middle East Plan; Trump on Trial; Hong Kong Closing Border Crossings with Mainland; Officials: Helicopter Lacked Terrain Warning System. Aired 12-1a ET
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• Senators Question Legal Teams Ahead Of Witness Vote; NBA On TNT Crew Honors Kobe Bryant; Interview With Sen. Mazie Hirono (D-HI) On Impeachment Questions; Interview With William Cohen. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Impeachment Trial Enters Crucial Question and Answer Phase; Trump and Allies Slam John Bolton; Interview with Sen. Ed Markey (D- MA) on Impeachment Trial Q&A; Senators to Question Legal Teams Ahead of Witness Vote Soon; Fifty U.S. Soldiers Diagnosed with Brain Injuries from Iran Attack; Source: McConnell Tells GOP Senators He Does Not Yet Have the Votes to Block Witnesses. Aired 9-9:30a ET


January 28, 2020
• U.S. Warns Travel to China; Coronavirus Sends Tremor to Stock Markets; President Trump's Legal Defense Team Wraps up Their Counterargument; Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Withdraws His Immunity; Violence in West Africa Keeping Children Off of School. Aired 3-3:30a ET
• Wuhan Coronavirus; Trump on Trial; Fans Honor Basketball Icon after Helicopter Crash; Saudi Foreign Minister On Murder Of Jamal Khashoggi; U.K. To Formally Leave European Union On Friday; A Look At Joe Biden's Campaign Ahead OF Iowa Caucuses. Aired 2-3a ET
• Officials Gathering Evidence from Crash Site; U.S. Prosecutor: Prince Andrew Has Not Cooperated; Auschwitz Liberation Anniversary; Several Countries Seek To Evacuate Citizens From Wuhan; Bolton Manuscripts Stirs Impeachment Witness Debate; Trump To Announce Administration's Plan Tuesday. Aired 1-2a ET
• Wuhan Coronavirus; Trump on Trial; UNICEF: Millions of Children out of School in West Africa; Interview with Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud, Saudi Foreign Minister, on Soleimani Strike; Officials Gathering Evidence from Kobe Bryant Crash Site; President of European Parliament is Interviewed about Brexit. Aired 12-1a ET
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• Coronavirus Continues to Spread; NFL Pays Tribute to Bryant; Trump Team Begins Final Day of Arguments; Sen. Jon Tester (D-MT) is Interviewed about Impeachment; Ernst Questions if Trial Hurts Biden. Aired 9:30-10a
• Pressure Builds on GOP Senators to Call Witnesses After Bolton Bombshell; Trump Legal Team Begins Final Day of Opening Arguments; NTSB Details Moments Before Crash That Killed Kobe Bryant and 8 Others; NYT: Bolton Told Barr He was Concerned Trump was Granting Favors to Authoritarian Leaders; Global Companies Face Uncertainty Over Coronavirus. Aired 9-9:30a ET


January 27, 2020
• Weather Plays a Role in Kobe Bryant's Helicopter Crash; Coronavirus a Silent Killer; John Bolton with New Bombshell Revelation; Coincidental Timing for Middle East Peace Plan; Kobe Bryant Died in a Helicopter Crash; Sports World Loss an Icon. Aired 3- 4a ET
• Kobe Bryant, Daughter Gianna and Others in Fatal Helicopter Crash; World Athletes Pay Tribute to Kobe Bryant; China: Virus Can Be Spread Before Symptoms Appear; NY Times: Bolton Draft Book Manuscript Says Trump Tied Ukraine Aid Freeze To Political Investigations. Aired 2-3a ET
• Basketball Legend Kobe Bryant Dies in Helicopter Crash; Trump Impeachment Trial; China: Virus Can Spread Before Symptoms Appear; South Korea Confirms at Least Four Cases of Virus; Last Interview with Kobe Bryant. Aired 1-2a ET
• Kobe Bryant and Daughter Die in Helicopter Crash; Celebrities Pay Tribute to Kobe Bryant; South Korea Confirms 4 Cases of Virus; Democrats Demand John Bolton Testify After NYT Report; Basketball Legend Kobe Bryant Dies In Helicopter Crash; China Says, Virus Spread Before Symptoms Appear. Aired 12-1a ET
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• Source: Trump Pressured Ukraine's President In July Phone Call To Investigate Joe Biden's Son; Interview With Sen. Jack Reed (D-RI); 2020 Democratic Presidential Candidates Descend On Iowa For Major Campaign Event. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• John Bolton Bombshell Undercuts Trump Impeachment Defense; Interview with Senator Ben Cardin (D-MD) on Impeachment Trial; NBA Legend Kobe Bryant Killed in Helicopter Crash; Kobe Bryant, Daughter Gianna Among 9 Killed in a Helicopter Crash; John Bolton Undercuts Trump Impeachment Defense with the Release of His Manuscript; NYT: Bolton Book Alleges Trump Tied Ukraine Aid to Biden Probe. Aired 9- 9:30a ET


January 26, 2020
• Coronavirus Outbreak; Trump Impeachment; Controversy Surrounds Music's Biggest Night. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Trump Impeachment; Coronavirus Outbreak; "The Des Moines Register" Endorses Elizabeth Warren; Lebanon Protests; Living through a Puerto Rican Earthquake; Operation Liberty Rescues Big Cats. Aired 4-5a ET
• Trump Impeachment; Coronavirus Outbreak; Israeli PM and Rival to Meet Trump at White House; New Book Takes Critical Look at "War on Drugs"; Australian Climate Crisis. Aired 3-4a ET
• Kobe Bryant and Daughter Gianna Killed in a Helicopter Crash. Aired 5-6p ET
• NBA Legend Kobe Bryant Among Five Dead In Helicopter Crash; Source: Bryant's 13-Year-Old Daughter Also In Helicopter Crash. Aired 4-5p ET
• NBA Legend, Kobe Bryant, Among Five Dead In Helicopter Crash. Aired 3-4p ET
• Impeachment Trial; Interview With Senator Ben Cardin (D-MD); Fifty-Six Dead From Coronavirus, 2,000 Infected Globally; GOP Uniting Against Dems In Fight Over Witnesses; Trump Defense Team Prepares For Day Two Of Arguments; Trump Sent 300-Plus Tweets Or Re-Tweets Over The Past Five Days; Democratic Candidates Campaign In Iowa With Caucuses Eight Days Away. Aired 2-3p ET


January 25, 2020
• Coronavirus Outbreak; Trump on Trial; Deadly Earthquake in Turkey. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Coronavirus Outbreak; Trump on Trial. Aired 4-5a ET
• CNN NEWSROOM; Coronavirus Outbreak; Locust Invasion; Inside The Impeachment Trial. Aired 3-3:30a ET
• Trump's Defense Team Delivers First Day Of Opening Arguments; Secretary of State Mike Pompeo Blasts NPR Reporter After Post- Interview Confrontation, Claims He Was Lied To About Off The Record Talk. Aired 3-4p ET
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• Source: Trump "Extremely Pleased" with Legal Team Today; Parnas Attorney: Trump Caught on Tape Demanding Firing of Ukraine Ambassador; NPR: Pompeo Blew Up At Reporter After Being Asked If Yovanovitch Owed Apology. Aired on 4-5p ET


January 24, 2020
• Fears of Coronavirus Freezes Global Transport; Threat of Virus Spread Escalates; House Managers Laying Out Their Case Against President Trump; Coronavirus Outbreak; Virus Puts 20 Million People Under Travel Lockdown At Lunar New Year; Response To Virus Takes Huge Economic Toll On China; Rohingyas Ruling; Controversial Cleric Call For A Million Man March In Iraq; U.S. Rejects United Kingdom Extradition Request Over Teen's Death; Australia's Creepy, Crawly Quandary. Aired 3-4a ET
• Virus Puts 20M People Under Travel Lockdown At Lunar New Year; Top UN Court: Myanmar Must Take Steps To Prevent Genocide; Mexico's National Guard Cracks Down On Migrant Caravan; Lockdown in China Due to Coronavirus Outbreak; Democrats Building Up Case for Impeachment Trial of President Donald Trump. Aired 2-3a ET
• Virus Puts 20M People Under Travel Lockdown At Lunar New Year; Impeachment Managers Argue Trump Abused His Power; Spreading Virus Prompts Worldwide Response; Top U.N. Court: Myanmar Must Take Steps to Prevent Genocide. Aired 1-2a ET
• Virus Puts 20M People Under Travel Lockdown in China; Impeachment Managers Argue Trump Abused His Power; Top U.N. Court: Myanmar Must Take Steps to Prevent Genocide. Aired 12-1a ET
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• House Mangers Final Day of Arguments; Trump Defense begins Saturday; Votes to Call Witnesses; Sen. Michael Bennet (D-CO) is Interviewed on Impeachment. Aired 9:30-10a
• House Managers Begin Final Day of Arguments; Interview with Sen. Ed Markey (D-MA) on the Impeachment Trial; House Managers to Soon Begin Final Day of Arguments; China Locks Down Millions of People in 10 Cities as Coronavirus Crisis Grows. Aired 9-9:30a ET


January 23, 2020
• Coronavirus Impacting Air and Land Travel; Wuhan Turned into a Ghost Town; World Leaders Pay Respect to Holocaust Victims; Democrats Laid Out Their Case Against President Trump; Carrie Lam Address the Challenges Hong Kong is Facing. Aired 3-3:30a ET
• Many Airports On High Alert For Signs Of Virus; Impeachment Managers Make Their Case Against Trump; French Leader Demands Israeli Security Leave Cathedral; Wuhan Coronavirus; Trump on Trial; Auschwitz Liberation Anniversary. Aired 2-3a ET
• Transportation Lockdown Imposed In Outbreak's Epicenter; WHO Hold Off Declaring A Global Health Emergency; Trump Hints He Doesn't Want Bolton To Testify; World Leaders Gather for Holocaust Forum; Environmentalists Across the Generations. Aired 1-2a ET
• WHO Holds Off Declaring a Global Health Emergency Over Wuhan Virus; Rescued Circus Animals Arrive at South African Sanctuary. Aired 12-1a ET
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• Robert Ray talks about Impeachment Trial; Impeachment Trial Resumes Today; Trial Witnesses and Documents; Dershowitz on Witnesses; Sen. Mazie Hirono (D-HI). Aired 9:30-10a
• Day Two of the Impeachment of Donald J. Trump; Interview with Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) on the Impeachment Trial; House Managers and Trump's Legal Team Set to Begin Second Day of Impeachment Trial Deliberations; Alan Dershowitz: We Could Never have Witnesses Without Hunter Biden; Three Cities on Lockdown as Deadly Virus Kills 17 in China. Aired 9-9:30a ET


January 22, 2020
• Republicans and Democrats Are in Tug of War Over Impeachment Proceedings; Chinese Officials Struggling to Contain Virus Spread; Trump Impeachment Trial Adjourns After Marathon Sessions; Senate Rejects Impeachment Witnesses, For Now; Republican Blocks Efforts To Subpoena Documents And Witnesses; Davos 2020, Trump Meets With U.S. CEO's And Business Leaders; Trump Blasts Climate Activist As Prophets Of Doom; Rule Allows Lawmakers To Drink Milk On Senate Floor. Aired 3- 4a ET
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• New OMB Documents Released; Impeachment Trial Opening Arguments Today; Trump Comments about Bolton Testimony; Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) is Interviewed about Impeachment; Mitch McConnell's Power. Aired 9:30-10a
• Senate Adopt Impeachment Rules After Tense Debate; Trump Calls Lev Parnas a Con Man; Chief Justice Scolds Legal Teams Amid Contentious Debate; Second Day of Impeachment Trial Kicks Off Today; CNN: No Motions Expected Today from Trump Legal Team or House Managers. Aired 9-9:30a ET


January 21, 2020
• President Trump Attends World Economic Forum in Davos; Senate Republicans Wants Rush Impeachment; Asia on High Alert; Taal Residents Not Yet Out of the Woods. Aired 3-3:30a ET
• Trump on Trial; Davos 2020; Coronavirus Outbreak; Huawei Hearing; U.S. Senate To Begin Trump Impeachment Trial; Activist Greta Thunberg Headlining Climate Debates; U.S. Senate Goes Phone-Free For Impeachment. Aired 2-3a ET
• U.S. Senate To Begin President's Impeachment Trial; China: New Virus Can Be Transmitted Between Humans; Meng Wanzhou Extradition Hearing Begins In Canada; Davos 2020; Protest in Virginia Ends Peacefully Despite Concerns; U.S. Senate Goes Phone Free for Impeachment. Aired 1-2a ET
• Rules Established for Trump's Senate Impeachment Trial; Trump to Attend World Economic Forum During Trial; Prince Harry Expresses 'Great Sadness' Over Decision to Step Back; Scientist Says Volcano in Philippines is 'Recharging'; Coronavirus Outbreak. Aired 12-1a ET
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• Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) is Interviewed about Impeachment Trial; Clinton talks about Sanders; Clash over Impeachment Rules; Trump at Economic Summit; Roberts Faces Impeachment Test. Aired 9:30- 10a
• Trump's Impeachment Trial to Begin Today; House Managers Call White House Counsel Cipollone a "Fact Witness" and Demand He Discloses All "First-Hand Knowledge"; Senators Expected to Clash Over Impeachment Trial Rules in First Senate Impeachment Trial; Impeachment Trial Kicks Off with Fierce battle Over Rules. Aired 9-9:30a ET


January 20, 2020
• World Headlines; President Trump to Attend Meeting of Global Elite; Hawaii Shooting; Contentious Gun Rights Rally; Disaster Aid Controversy; Puerto Rico Earthquakes; Australia Bushfires; 2020 SAG Awards; Impeachment Trial Kicks Off; Coronavirus a New Threat in Asia; Prince Harry with a Heartfelt Message. Aired 3-4a ET
• A Day Away From an Intense Senate Impeachment Trial; Klobuchar and Warren Gets the Nod of "The New York Times"; Prince Harry Speaks About Sudden Decision; Clashes Escalate in Beirut; Dozens Wounded in Iraq Protests; World Leaders Calls for Ceasefire in Libya; Two Police Officers Killed in Hawaii. Aired 2-3a ET
• Democrats Seek TO Force Votes On Witnesses, Documents; Harry And Meghan Break Ties With House Of Windsor; Beirut Faces Second Night Of Violent Protest; Trump to Attend World Economic Forum; China Confirms 139 New Cases of Pneumonia Linked to Virus; China Traces New Strain of Virus to Seafood Market; Australian Open Underway Despite Air Quality Concerns; Hollywood Celebrates Best of Film and TV. Aired 1-2a ET
• Democrats Seek To Force Votes On Witnesses, Documents; Prince Harry Breaks Silence On Stepping Back From Royal Duties, Expresses Great Sadness; Beirut Faces Second Night Of Violent Protests; FBI Assists Virginia Police Ahead of Gun Rally; World Leaders Call for Sanctions if Ceasefire Violated in Libya; China Confirms 139 New Cases of Pneumonia Linked to Virus; Rain Brings Some Relief as Crews Battle Bushfires. Aired 12-1a ET
• Marches, Day of Service to Honor Martin Luther King Jr.; Prince Harry Says with Great Sadness That It Has Come to This; Puerto Rico Officials Fired Over Unused Emergency Aid. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Senators Brace For Contentious Tuesday As Trial Begins. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Senate Sergeant-at-Arms Will Enforce Rules During Senate Impeachment Trial; Interview With Former Senate Sergeant-at-Arms, James Ziglar; ACLU "Vigorously Objects" To Senate's Press Restrictions; Top Democratic Candidates Campaign In South Carolina; Sixty-Five Ways Trump Has Been Dishonest About Ukraine & Impeachment; Senate Restricts Media Access, Allows Only Pen & Paper. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• House Impeachment Managers Walking To The Senate Floor Today; White House Just Released Its 110-Page Trial Brief Laying Out Their Defense; Trump's Legal Team Argues Impeachment Process Is A Charade. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Gun Rights Rally in Virginia Today; Auschwitz-Birkenau Liberated 75 Years Ago; Puerto Rico Opens Investigation Into Misplaced Aid. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Interview With Sen. Chris Coons (D-DE); Impeachment Trial Preparations. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Withholding Ukraine Documents from Congress; Pro-Gun Advocates Gather in Virginia; Final Campaign Days for Senators. Aired 9:30-10a


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