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August 23, 2020
August 22, 2020
August 21, 2020
• Biden Accepts Democratic Nomination for U.S. President; Biden's Former Rival Speak on His Behalf at DNC Thursday; Trump's Fired Chief Strategist Charged with Fraud; New Zealand Prime Minister Pushes Back on Trump's Big Outbreak Claim; Democratic National Convention Highlights. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Joe Biden Accepts Democratic Nomination at Revamped DNC; Democrats Attempt to Energize Voters Ahead of Election; Putin Critic Alexey Navalny in Coma After Alleged Poisoning; Officials Fear Downward COVID-19 Case Trend Only Temporary; Studies Show Kids are More Affected that Previously Thought. Aired 4-4:30a ET
• Joe Biden Ready to Face Trump; Trump Expected to Retaliate; Russian Critic Fighting for His Life; In-Person Learning Still Not Advisable; Biden Accepts Democratic Nomination For United States President; Military Veteran Backs Biden, Rips Trump; The USPS Crisis And The 2020 Election; Steve Bannon Charged With Fraud; U.S. Senators To Hear From Postmaster General DeJoy; WHO, Daily New COVID-19 Cases In Europe Rise To 26,000; Australian Quarantine Hotels Linked To Coronavirus Outbreak; California Wildfires Burning Thousands Of Acres. Aired 3-4a ET
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• Steve Bannon Calls Arrest a "Political Hit Job" from the Left; Bannon Tells Friends He & Trump Speak from Time to Time; Skeptical Progressives React to Biden's Convention; Trump Says Democrats Held Darkest, Angriest, Gloomiest Convention in American History; CNN Special Report Examines Gender Equality in 2020 America; Lori Loughlin & Husband Sentenced in College Admissions Scandal. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Interview with Former CDC Director Tom Frieden; Interview with Rep. Joaquin Castro (D-TX); Steve Bannon Calls Charges Political Hit Job. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Interview with Miles Taylor, Former DHS Chief of Staff; Lawmakers Demand More Accurate County of N.Y. Nursing Home Deaths. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• CDC Now Forecasts 195,000 U.S. COVID Deaths by September 12; Postmaster Denies He Changed USPS Policies over Election Mail; Pence Claims, We Dismiss Conspiracies, as Trump Peddles Conspiracies. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• Postmaster General Grilled On Capitol Hill Over Service Changes; Trump Assails Mail-In Voting; Pence Questioned About QAnon Conspiracy Theorists. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• College Campuses In At Least 19 States Reporting COVID-19 Cases; Georgia District Considers Hybrid Learning At Schools Hit Hard By COVID; CDC Group Projects 195,000 U.S. Coronavirus Deaths By September 12th; Joe Biden Calls For Unity, Urges Americans To Choose Hope Over Fear; Joe Biden Won't Hit Campaign Trial In A Traditional Way. Aired 12-12:30p ET
• CDC Director Warns to Stay Vigilant as Cases Decrease; Pence Says Cases Were Declining Until Memorial Day; Pence: Suspending Travel from China "Bought Us Time"; White House Declares Teachers Essential Workers; Biden's Virtual Champaign Challenge; Lieutenant General Mandela Barnes (D-WI) Discusses Biden Campaign, Wisconsin Missing the Spotlight with Campaign Events in Delaware. Aired 11:30a-12p ET
• Postmaster General Faces Grilling over Post Office Changes. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Postmaster General Faces Grilling Over Post Office Changes; USPS Chief: "Will Remain Independent" Despite Close Ties to Trump, RNC. Aired 10:30-11a ET.
• Postmaster General Faces Questions About Post Office Changes. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Postmaster General Faces Grilling Over Post Office Changes; USPS Chief: "Will Remain Independent" Despite Close Ties to Trump, RNC. Aired 9:30-10a ET.
• Postmaster General Faces Grilling on Capitol Hill. Aired 9- 9:30a ET
August 20, 2020
• Soon, Trump Expected to Face Reporters after Steven Bannon Arrest; U.S. Official: Positive Trend Could Change if Americans "Aren't Careful"; Fauci Has Surgery for Vocal Cord Polyp; Dr. Birx Recommends Colleges Conduct "Surge Testing" for COVID-19; Colleges Struggle to Reopen as Clusters Pop Up on Campuses; Dr. Lee Norman, Secretary, Kansas Department of Health and Environment, Discuses Struggling Colleges, Surge Testing, Health Officials Investigating 5 COVID Clusters at Kansas Universities; Ex-Trump Adviser Steve Bannon Arrested; Trump Embraces Baseless QAnon Theory, Says Its Backers "Like Me". Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Obama Talks up a Biden Presidency in Convention Speech; Gun Violence a Major Theme on Night Three of the Democratic Convention; Gabby Giffords Gives Emotional Speech on Gun Violence; Russian Opposition Leader Hospitalized, Poisoning Suspected; COVID-19 Cases Spike in Germany, France, Italy and Spain; Highlights from Democratic Vice President Nominee's Big Night. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Kamala Harris Makes History as Vice Presidential Nominee; Obama Delivers Scathing Rebuke of Trump; Democrats Contrast Biden's Character with Trumps; Kremlin Critic in Hospital After Suspected Poisoning; Some U.S. Universities Scrambling to Contain Outbreak; Fauci: Health Measures Needed Without Effective Vaccine. Aired 4-4:30a ET
• Kamala Harris Makes History As Vice Presidential Nominee; Obama, No Single American Can Fix This Country Alone; Democrats Contrast Biden's Character With Trump's; New Evacuations As Lightning- Strikes Fires Ravage California; Australia's Quarantine Hotels Lead To Outbreak. Coronavirus Cases In Latin America And The Caribbean; Democrats in Unison; Kamala Harris Right to Become V.P.; Kremlin's Critic Hospitalized; In-Person Learning Not Advisable; Dr. Fauci Says Slowly but Surely. Aired 3-4a ET
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• Los Angeles Shuts Off Power at Mansion that Hosted Big Parties; Reports Observe Crowds: Most Don't Follow Makes Rules; Russian Opposition Leader Alexey Navalny Hospitalized after Suspected Poisoning; GOP Sen. Bill Cassidy Tests Positive for Virus; Postmaster General to Appear Before Senate Republicans on Monday; Utah Students, Teachers Who Refuse Masks May Be Charged. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Florida Hearing Under Way to Determine School Reopenings; Steve Bannon to Appear in Court Soon; President Trump to Hold Scranton, PA Event Tonight. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Trump Praises Conspiracy Group Deemed a Terror Threat by FBI; Updates on Coronavirus Responses from Around the Country; Pedro Pierluisi, (PNP), Puerto Rico Gubernatorial Candidate, Discusses Former DHS Official's Claim Trump Wanted to Trade Puerto Rico for Greenland. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• Every 60 Seconds, 1,300+ Americans Reported Dead over Past Day; Trump's Ex-Adviser Bannon Arrested on Built The Wall Fraud Charge; CNN Reports, Trump Hell-Bent on Making GOP Convention Different Than Democrats. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• Trump Embraces QAnon Conspiracy Group Because "They Like Me"; DNC lineup Draws Complaints That It Features Too Few Latinos; Virginia Launches Smartphone App To Trace COVID-19 Spread. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• President Donald Trump On GOP-Led Committee's Russia Meddling Report "Witch Hunt"; President Donald Trump: Ex-Adviser Bannon's Fraud Arrest A "Sad Event"; Clinton, Obama, Harris Rally The Vote At Democratic Convention; Tonight: Joe Biden Delivers Speech As Democratic Nominee; Testing Czar Warns To Keep Guard Up As Cases Decline Across U.S. Aired 12-12.30p ET
• Harris Becomes First Woman of Color on a Major Party Ticket; Obama Gives Dire Warning about U.S. Democracy in Rebuke of Trump; Dr. Edith Bracho-Sanchez Discusses Her Public Plea for All Schools to Mandate the Flu Shot; Trump Takes Question Before Leaving for Campaign Event. Aired 11:30a-12p ET
• Russia to Publish Vaccine Data as Cases Surge in South Korea and Europe; Trump Thanks Conspiracy Group QAnon For Support; Dr. Anthony Fauci in Hospital Following Vocal Cord Surgery. Aired 10:30- 11a ET
• Ex-Trump Adviser Steve Bannon Arrested for Allegedly Defrauding Hundreds of Thousands of People in Build The Wall Scheme; U.S. Official Warns to Keep Guard Up as Cases Decline Across U.S.; Joe Biden to Accept Nomination for President Tonight. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA) is Interviewed on Russia; AAP Updates is Guidance for Schools; Steven Bannon Indicted; Russian Opposition Leader Hospitalized. Aired 9:30-10a
• Schools and Colleges Struggle to Reopen Amid Coronavirus Pandemic; Admiral Brett Giroir Warns to Keep Guard Up as Cases Decline Across the U.S.; Kamala Harris Accepts Historic VP Nomination; White House Taskforce Warns of "Expanding" Community Spread in Georgia; Georgia Governor Defends COVID-19 Response Amid Growing Criticism; New York City to Lift More Restrictions As Infection Positivity Rate Hits New Low. Aired 9-9:30a ET
August 19, 2020
• Biden Officially Becomes Democratic Presidential Nominee; Ocasio-Cortez Highlights Progressive Movement in Speech; Some Criticize for Lack of Latino Representation; Jill Biden Makes Case for Her Husband in DNC Speech; Mali's New Military Leaders Promise Election; Opposition Leader in Belarus Calls on Europe to Not Recognize Election; Lebanon to Impose Lockdown After Surge in Cases; Highlights of Biden's Presidential Nomination Night. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Joe Biden Officially Trump's Challenger; Democratic Leaders Rally Around Biden, Slam Trump; Jill Biden Praises Her Husband, Never Mentions Trump; Postal Service Backs Down on Changes Ahead of Election; Trump: Mail-In Voting May Lead to Rigged Election; Senate Report Details 2016 Trump Campaign Contacts with Russia; U.S. Covid-19 Cases Down 10 Percent from Last Week; Schools Struggling with Return to In-Person Classes. Aired 4-4:30a ET
• Democrats Formally Nominate Joe Biden For President; AOC Endorses Bernie Sanders, Praises Progressive Movement; Jill Biden Endorses Husband Joe In Emotional Speech; Victoria Coronavirus Outbreak Tied To Quarantine Hotels; Mali's President Forced From Power; Belarus Election Crisis As Factory Workers Protests Threaten Regime; Joe Biden Finally Got the Nomination; Joe Biden and President Trump on Opposite Poles; Pandemic Silenced Classrooms; Bipartisan Senate Confirms Russia Collusion; USPS Postmaster General Change Course; Schools Reopening and Closing. Aired 3-4a ET
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• Trump's Long History Of Urging Boycotts And Firings; Lebron James, Lakers Wear MAGA-Like Hats With Breonna Taylor Message; Multiple Colleges Halt In-Person Classes Amid Surge In Cases; Dr. Phillip Coule Discusses Nurse Who Cared For COVID Patients Who Died From Virus. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• U.S. Army Confirms Oleandrin Shows no Efficacy in Lab; Interview with Former Ebola Czar Ron Klain; Laura Loomer Wins Republican Congressional Primary. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Update On Coronavirus Responses Around The Country; Mismanaged Quarantine Hotels Led To Australian Second Wave; GOP-Led Panel Blows Hole In Trump's "Hoax" Claim Of Russia Probe; Sen. Sherrod Brown (D- OH) Discusses Trump Urging Supporters To Boycott Goodyear, Concerns Over Trump Accepting Election Results If He Loses, Trump Opposition To Mail-In Ballots. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• WHO To Young People: You Are Not Invincible; Multiple Colleges Halt In-Person Classes Amid Spike In Cases; Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D-NY) Says, New York Gyms Can Reopen Monday, Many Delayed Until September. Aired 1-1:30p ET
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• Trump Urges Boycott Of Goodyear; Boston Still Undecided On School Reopening Plans. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• Death Trending Up In 15 States Versus Last Week; At Least Eight States Have Colleges With Reported COVID Cases; Outbreaks At Colleges As Students Return To Campuses; Joe Biden Gets Nomination Through Virtual Roll Call; Former President Obama To Give Striking Speech Tonight. Aired 12-12:30p ET
• CNN Poll: 56% Say They Would Take COVID Vaccine If It Existed; Dr. Eric Toner Discusses John Hopkins Study Recommending Who Should Get Vaccine 1st; Attorney General Mark Herring (D-VA) Discusses 20 States Planning to Sue Postmaster General, Trump Claiming Mail-In Voting Leads to Fraud, Suggestion Election re-do; Update on Coronavirus Responses Around the World; Target Sees Largest Growth in Company History. Aired 11:30a-12p ET
• The COVID Test Positivity Rate Is Down National At Just Over 7 Percent; Notre Dame University Suspending In-Person Classes For At Least Two Weeks; Bill Clinton Took On President Trump In A Way We Haven't Heard Before; Joe Biden Now Officially The Democratic Nominee For President. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• COVID-19 Disrupts Traditional Election Expectations; Louis DeJoy Suspends Postal Service Changes; Insurance Companies Deny Restaurants' Claims. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• CNN Poll Shows Trump's Pandemic Approval Drops to 38 Percent; Kamala Harris, Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama Headline Night 3; Florida Teachers Union Lawsuit Against Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) is Back in Court Today After Mediation Falls Apart. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Florida Teachers Union Lawsuit Against Governor DeSantis Is Back In Court Today After Meditation Falls Apart; Postal Service Backs Off Changes; Critics Say Damage Is Done; At Least 20 Democrat Attorney General Announce Plans To Sue USPS Over Changes They Say Disrupted Mail Service; Home Important Chains Report Sharp Sales Increases Amid Pandemic; Belarus Opposition Urges EU Not To Recognize "Fraudulent" Election. Aired 9.30-10a ET
• New Poll Shows a Drop in Americans Willing to Get Vaccine; Colleges Forced to Change Plans as Virus Cases Jump; University of Illinois Launches Rigorous Saliva-Based Testing Strategy; Kamala Harris, Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama Headline DNC Night 3; More Students in Florida Forced to Quarantine Over COVID-19. Aired 9-9:30a ET
August 18, 2020
• George Floyd Remembered at Democratic Convention; Trumps Aggressive Response to Protests Condemned at DNC; Sanders Calls on Democrats to Unite and Defeat Trump; Democrats Take Air at Trump in Convention Opener; Strongman Lukashenko Under Pressure to Resign in Belarus. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Michelle Obama Rallies Democrats; Sanders: Price of Failure Too Great to Imagine; Michelle Obama: Trump is the Wrong President for Our Country; Republican John Kasich Urges His Party to Abandon Trump; Democrats Slam Trump's Response to COVID-19 Pandemic; COVID-19 the Third Most Common Cause of Death in U.S.; Major U.S. University Switches to Remote Learning; U.S. Approves Emergency Use of Saliva- Based Test; Outcry Forces U.K. Government U-Turn on Exam Policy. Aired 4-4:30a ET
• Democrats Kicks Off Their Unconventional Convention; John Kasich Won't Leave His Party; Something Fishy Going on in USPS; Father's Death Blamed on Trump; Disobedience Have Ramifications; Opening Night Of Democratic Convention Is A Call For Unity; Democrats Take Aim At Trump In Convention Opener; Democrats Hold Moment Of Silence For George Floyd; New Zealand Reports 13 New Cases After Election Delayed; European Countries Tighten Restrictions As Cases Rise; The Battle For Belarus; Naval Tensions In The South China Sea. Aired 3-4a ET
• Democrats Take Aim at Trump in Convention, "Uniting America"; Potential Super Spreader Events at U.S. Colleges; Father's Death Due to COVID-19 Blamed on Trump. Aired 2-3a ET
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• Trump: Only Way We Lose Election Is If It's Rigged, May Have To Redo Election Due To Mail-In Ballots; Interview With Rep. Karen Bass (D-CA); Georgia Man Just Released From Hospital After Three-Month Coronavirus Battle; Wuhan Hosts Massive Water Park Party As COVID Concerns Recede; Surge In COVID Cases In France Leads To More Restrictions; Cristina Jimenez, Co-Founder & Executive Director, United We Dream, Discusses Warning For Democrats Of "Potential Slide Of Latino Support". Aired 2:30-3p ET
• New Study Finds Possible COVID-19 Flight Transmission; Interview with The Daily Tar Heel Opinion Editor; Follow-up After Mike Lindell Interview Confirms No Phase One or Two Oleandrin Studies. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Interview With Mike Lindell, MyPillow CEO & Founder; MyPillow Creator: Trump Enthusiastic Over Unproven Therapeutic; Dr. Jake Deutsch Discusses Trump Backing Oleandrin, CNN Interview With Mike Lindell; Update On Coronavirus Responses Across The Country; Attorney Anthony Rupp Discusses Judge's Upcoming Decision On Allowing Couple To Have 175-Guest Wedding; Trump Fires Back At Michelle Obama's Convention Speech: She's In Over Her Head. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• 36 States Hold Steady or Decline, Virus Deaths Hover at 1,000 Per Day; MyPillow Creator Says, Trump Enthusiastic over Unproven Therapeutic. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• Universities Opening Remotely Refusing Fee Adjustments; Senate Intelligence Committee Releases Final Volume of Russia Report; New Zealand Prime Minister Responds to Trump Comments. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Study Suggests Coronavirus can Spread via Dust Particles like Flu; Jill Biden, Bill Clinton to Headline Democratic Convention Tonight; Student Push for Tuition Cuts as University Classes Move Online. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Postmaster to Testify; Thousands without Power in Iowa; Retailers Report Higher Earnings; Arizona Man Ignored Pandemic Threat; Belarus Election Protests. Aired 9:30-10a
• Study Suggests Coronavirus Can Spread Via Dust Particles Like Flu; Blacks, Latinos Only Small Percentage of Moderna Vaccine Trial; Three Florida School Districts Report Students Under Quarantine; Michelle Obama Kicks Off DNC with Fierce Trump Take-Down; New Batch of Studies Gives Insight Into How Much Immunity People Develop After a Coronavirus Infection; U.S. Death Toll Tops 170,000; Several Schools See Outbreaks After Reopening for In-Person Classes. Aired 9-9:30a ET
August 17, 2020
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