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October 08, 2020
• Did Not Air 3-4p ET
• Trump Launches Sexist Attack, Calls Harris "A Monster" & "Unlikeable"; Interview with Sean Penn on Scathing Message to Trump; Ex-Trump & GOP Fundraiser Charged with Conspiracy by Feds; Update on Coronavirus Responses Across the Country. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• FBI Intervenes in Michigan Governor Kidnapping Plot; Biden Campaign Rejects Trump's Rescheduling Proposal; Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D- CA) Questions Trump's Judgment. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• FBI: Militia Plotted to Kidnap Michigan Governor, Overthrow Government; Biden Campaign Rejects Trump Demand to Delay 2nd Debate; Trump Calls Harris "Unlikeable" and "Communist" in Sexist Attacks; White House Refuses to Say When Trump Last Tested Negative; AJC: White House Chief of Staff Hosted Lavish Wedding in Atlanta Despite Restrictions; 50+ Million American Watch V.P. Debate, Up Big from 2016. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• FBI Says, Militia Plotted to Kidnap Michigan Governor, Overthrow Government. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• Biden: Will Take Voter Questions If Trump Won't Do Virtual Debate; Feds Charge Six Men Accused In Plot To Kidnap Michigan Governor; 10 Million Plus Under Watches, Warnings As Delta Strengthens In Gulf. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• Half Of The United States Trending In Wrong Direction; Trump Wants To Resume Rallies, Says "I Don't Think I'm Contagious"; Trump's Doctor Offer Little Info On His Condition; De Blasio: NYC Can Stop "Full-Blown Second Wave"; Second Presidential Debate Will Be Held Virtually, Biden Says He Will Participate, Trump Says He Won't. Aired 12-12:30p ET
• 25 States See Increase in New Cases, 23 Steady, Two Trend Down; Pence and Harris Clash over Coronavirus as Pandemic Worsens; CNN Reports, Biden Crosses 270 Threshold in New Electoral Outlook Map. Aired 11:30a-12p ET
• Trump Declares he won't Appear for Virtual Debate; Pence and Harris Trade Jabs at V.P. Debate; Trump Touts Regeneron Antibody Cocktail as COVID-19 "Cure". Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Wisconsin to Construct Pop-Up Hospital; Interview with Former Senator Carol Moseley Braun (D-IL); Veteran Unemployment Quadrupled During Pandemic. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Trump Says He Won't Waste Time on Virtual Debate, Wants to Hold Rallies; Trump Unleashes, Attacks Kamala Harris, Says He Doesn't Think He's Contagious and Repeats False Claims on Voting; 25 States Reporting Rise in COVID Cases, Only Two Seeing a Decline. Aired 10- 10:30a ET
• Vice Presidential Debate Clash; Unemployment Numbers for Last Week; New York's New COVID Plan; New Reporting on Pence; Watches and Warnings on the Gulf Coast. Aired 9:30-10a
• Trump Calls Senator Kamala Harris a Monster and Communist; Trump Refuses Virtual Debate, May Hold Rallies Instead; Trump Doesn't Believe He's Contagious; Trump Describes Kamala Harris As No Competition for VP Pence in VP Debate in Salt Lake City. Aired 9-9:30a ET
October 07, 2020
• Concerns Grow for White House Staff as COVID Spreads; First Lady's Office Reveals COVID Safety Precautions; Mother Struggles to Feed Family After Losing Job; Delta Now Category 3 Hurricane as It Nears Yucatan Peninsula; Rock Legend Eddie Van Halen Dies. Aired 4:30- 5a ET
• Trump Adviser Stephen Miller Positive for COVID-19; Trump Suspends Stimulus Talks Until After Election; Biden Calls for Unity at Key Civil War Battle Site; Pence and Harris to Face Off in Vice Presidential Debate; Germany Reports Highest Number of COVID Infections Since April; Europe Fights Second Wave with New Restrictions. Aired 4-4:30a ET
• Stimulus Bill on Hold; Stock Markets Rattled by Political Uncertainty; V.P. Mike Pence and Sen. Kamala Harris Face Off; Hurricane Delta on its Way to Mexico; White House Chaotic as COVID-19 Spreads; Genetic Information could Shed Light on White House Outbreak; Trump's Team Refuses to Reveal Last Negative Test Date; Kloots, Trump's Comments Like a Gut Punch; Pentagon Leaders Quarantining after COVID-19 Exposure; Fauci Could See 400,000 Virus Deaths this Winter; Mother Struggles to Feed Family after Losing Job; COVID-19 Rise Across Europe; Boris Johnsons Denies COVID-19 Robbed Him of His Mojo; Chemical Weapons Watchdog Claims Nerve Agent in Navalny's Blood; Rock Legend Eddie Van Halen Dies. Aired 3-4a ET
• Category 4 Hurricane Barrels toward Cancun; COVID-19 Spreads through Trump Administration; Senior Pentagon Leadership in Quarantine; JHU: U.S. Surpasses 7.5 Million Infections; Fed Chair Calls for More Stimulus to Keep Recovery Going; Registration, Early Voting Suggest Heavy Turnout; China's Global Reputation Plunges in Wake of Pandemic. Aired 2-2:45a ET
• COVID Spreads Through Trump Administration; Biden's Lead In The Polls Growing As Election Nears; Hurricane Delta Threatens Mexico's Beaches; US Markets Tumble After Trump Ends Stimulus Talks; Boris Johnson Denies COVID-19 Robber Him Of His Mojo; Nerve Agent In Navalny's Blood; Mother Struggles To Feed Family After Losing Job; Biden Call For Unity; New Safety Precautions To Be Implemented At The VP Debate; Top US Officials Release New Video On Election; Trump's Illness Raises Questions About Governing; Rock Legend Eddie Van Halen Dead At 65. Aired 1-2a ET
• COVID-19 Spreads through Trump Administration; Fed Chair Calls for More Stimulus to Keep Recovery Going; U.S.: Unsafe Intercepts in Skies over the Black Sea; National Security Concerns as U.S. Military Officials Tested Positive for COVID-19; Eddie Van Halen Dies of Cancer; Michelle Obama Makes Closing Argument for Joe Biden; White House Under Fire for COVID Response One Night Before VP Debate. Aired 12-12:45a ET
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• Trump Attempting to Portray Strength Following Coronavirus Infection Infuriates Some Medical Experts; Dr. Amy Cho Discusses Her Response to Trump: "We Are Afraid" of This Virus; Stakes Are High in Tonight's Vice-Presidential Debate; McSally Struggled with Question in Debate on Her Support for Trump; Michael Hayden Endorses Biden, Issues Warning Against Trump in Scathing Video; NC Teacher Dies Day after Testing Positive, Students Quarantined; Update on Coronavirus Responses from Around the World. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• White House Evading Some Questions Over Trump's COVID-19 Diagnosis; Gold Star Families Quarantining After White House Event; Interview with Furloughed Flight Attendant Breaunna Ross. Aired 2- 2:30p ET
• Op-Ed: Trump's Infection Shows His "Masculinity" Is a Farce; Fauci Warns 400,000 Americans May Die from COVID-19 By End of Year; Update on Coronavirus Responses from Around the Country; NYT: Trump Officials Were "Driving Force" Behind Zero-Tolerance Child Separation Policy. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• Trump's Erratic Behavior Escalates During COVID Infection; Trump Spurs Stimulus Chaos as Americans Fight to Survive; Ex-Cop Derek Chauvin Posts $1 Million Bail, to be Released. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• Trump Halts Stimulus Negotiations Only To Reverse Course Hours Later; CNN Poll: Amy Coney Barrett Remains A Deeply Divisive Court Pick; GOP's McSally Dodges Question On Support Of Trump. Aired 12:30- 1p ET
• West Wing Staffers Prepare "Isolation Cart" For Trump's Return; Washington, D.C. Seeing Spike In Coronavirus Cases; Trump Says He Is Looking Forward To Debate Next Week; White House Press Secretary: "Not Sure" When Trump Last Tested Negative; Tonight: Pence And Harris To Face Off In Vice Presidential Debate. Aired 12-12:30p ET
• After Halting Stimulus Talks, Trump Urges Congress to Pass Relief; Tonight, Pence, Harris Face Off in Vice Presidential Debate; E.U. Nations Struggle with Second COVID-19 Wave Ahead of Winter. Aired 11:30-12p ET
• Outbreak Grows at White House as Trump Upends Stimulus Talks; McConnell Blames 'Risky Behaviors' Away from Hill for Senate Infections; Trump says he's Looking Forward to Debate Next Week. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Legal Cases to Suppress Voting Continue Around the Country; Interview with Association of Flight Attendants International President Sara Nelson; Interview with Commission on Presidential Debates Co-Chair Frank Fahrenkopf. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Tonight, Pence, Harris Face Off in Vice Presidential Debate; Former CIA and NSA Director Gen. Michael Hayden Endorses Biden; Trump Ends Stimulus Talks as Nation and White House Fight Outbreaks. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Trump Halts Stimulus Talks; Hurricane Delta Hits Mexico; Health Care Workers Call on Trump; Trump and the White House Fight Outbreaks. Aired 9:30-10a
• Trump Ends Stimulus Talks as Nation and White House Fight Outbreaks; Mike Pence, Kamala Harris Face Off in Vice Presidential Debate, Trump Accuses FDA of Political Sabotage; GOP Senator McSally Stops Short of Saying She's "Proud" to Support Trump; Stimulus Talks Between President Trump and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi Ends Abruptly; Pence, Harris Face Off in Vice Presidential Debate Tonight. Aired 9- 9:30a ET
October 06, 2020
• Trump Back at White House Despite Still Have COVID-19; President's Physician Under the Microscope; W.H.O. Says One in 10 Worldwide May Have Contracted COVID-19; Bars in Paris Close in Effort to Combat Virus; Armenia, Azerbaijan Accuse Each Other of Attacks on Civilians; U.S. Stocks React as Trump Returns to the White House; U.S. Voters Express Concerns Ahead of Election Day. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Trump Back at White House Despite Still Having COVID-19; Questions Swirl Over White House Outbreak; New York City Schools in Worst-Hit Areas; Biden: Trump is Responsible for Getting COVID; Poll: 69 Percent Don't Believe White House on Trump's Health. Aired 4-4:30a ET
• Trump Back at White House Despite Still Having COVID-19; Polls Showing Who Don't Believe White House on Trump's Health; Biden Slams Trump on Twitter for Removing Mask; Trump, Don't be Afraid of COVID; Biden Pledges to Reassess U.S. Relations with Saudi Arabia; Rising Toll in Conflict Between Armenia and Azerbaijan; U.S. Stocks Market Rally; Tropical Storm Delta Strengthens into Hurricane; Prize in Medicine Awarded for Discovery of Hepatitis C; President Trump Back to the White House; No Confirmation Who Gave Trump a Green Light; FDA Won't Be Deterred by Politics; Joe Biden Send Wishes to Trump; U.K. Explains Unreported Data; Stricter Measures Imposed by French Government. Aired 3-4a ET
• President Trump, Still Infected, Returns to the White House; COVID-19 Pandemic Worldwide; Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict; U.S. Stock Market Looks to Extend Strong Rally; Groups Sue Texas Governor over Ballot Drop-off Locations. Aired 2-2:45a ET
• Trump Returns To White House; Recovering Trump Tells America Not To Worry About Coronavirus; 50,000 New Coronavirus Cases Friday And Saturday; WHO Believes 1 In 10 People Worldwide Have Been Infected; Trump's Doctors Unclear On Diagnosis; Polls: 69 percent Don't Believe White House on Trump's Health; U.S. Voters Express Concerns Ahead of Election Day; U.S. Stock Market Looks to Extend Strong Rally; Armenia, Azerbaijan Accuse Each of Attacks on Civilians; Delta Quickly Strengthens to Category 1. Aired 1-2a ET
• President Trump, Still Infected, Returns to the White House; Biden: Trump Is Responsible for Getting Coronavirus; COVID-19 Pandemic Worldwide; Trump, Still Infected, Returns to White House; Biden Pledges to Reassess U.S. Relations with Saudi Arabia; Venezuelan Leader Wishes Trump a Speedy Recovery; Delta Quickly Strengthens to Category 1 Hurricane; Trump Tweets 'Don't Be Afraid of COVID' on Day U.S. Deaths Pass 210,000. Aired 12-1a ET
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• FOX & Trump Spinning the Lethality of COVID with Propaganda; Biden Takes Biggest Lead Yet in New CNN Poll; Michelle Obama Video Urges Vote for Biden, Calls Trump's Actions "Morally Wrong" and "Racist"; Biden to Speak on Unity, Race Equality at Gettysburg; Widow of Broadway Star Nick Cordero to Trump: "Have Some Empathy"; Remembering the Lives Lost to Coronavirus. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• No Trump Briefing Today as Joint Chiefs of Staff Begin Quarantine; Interview with Former Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius; Interview with Former White House Staff. Aired 2- 2:30p ET
• Teen Who Lost Family to COVID: Trump's Tweet "Slap in the Face"; Doctor: Trump Reports "No Symptoms" Today, Vitals "Stable"; Coronavirus Updates from Across the Country; Wild, Consequential Week with Just 28 Days Until Election. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• Doctor Says, Trump Reports No Symptoms Today, Vitals Stable; Source Says, Nervousness Has Elevated Among White House Residence Staff. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• CNN Poll: Biden Widens National Lead Over Trump; Senior Pentagon Leadership Quarantining After Exposure To COVID-19; Pence & Harris To Be Separated By Plexiglass At VP Debate. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• CNN Source: Trump Considering Address To The Nation; Trump's Doctor: President May Not Be "Out Of The Woods"; White House Coronavirus Cluster Keeps Growing; Twenty-Two States Report Upward Trend In New COVID-19 Cases; CNN Poll: Percentage Who Say They Would Get A COVID-19 Vaccine Drops. Aired 12-12:30p ET
• Michelle Obama Delivers Closing Argument for Joe Biden; White House Declines CDC Offers to Help with Contact Tracing; Early Voting Begins Today in Ohio, Indiana, County Clerk Offices in New Mexico. Aired 11:30-12p ET
• CNN Poll: Biden Builds National Lead as Election Looms; Trump Continues to Downplay Coronavirus after Leaving Hospital; Trump Tweets He's "Feeling Great" and Looking Forward to Debate Next Week. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Michelle Obama Highlights Importance of 2020 Voting; Hunger Crisis Worsens as Employment Questions Remain; Election Decisions Reversing on Appeal. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Trump Downplays Virus, Says, Don't be Afraid of COVID; Trump Downplays Virus despite 210,000 Deaths in U.S.; Michelle Obama Says, Vote for Biden Like Your Lives Depend On It. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Michelle Obama Video for Biden; NYC Close Schools; Outbreak at White House Raises Concerns; Aired 9:30-10a
• Trump Back at the White House, Again Downplays the Virus; White House Declines CDC Offer to Help with Contact Tracing; President Trump Returns to the White House from Hospital; Biden Suggests Trump is Responsible for Contracting Coronavirus; Pelosi, Mnuchin to Hold Stimulus Talks Again Today. Aired 9-9:30a ET
October 05, 2020
• Trump Takes Joyride to Wave at Supporters Despite COVID-19; Biden Leads Trump in Polls of Key Swing States; Israel Creates Underground COVID-19 Hospital; Designers Navigate New Normal During Paris Fashion Week. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Trump Take Joyride to Wave at Supporters Despite COVID-19; Doctors: Trump Given Steroid as Oxygen Levels Dropped; Biden to Ramp Up COVID-19 Testing During Campaign; Parts of NYC Seeing Coronavirus Resurgence; U.K. Failed to Report More Than 15,000 New Cases; Bars in Paris to Close as Cases Spike; Cineworld Confirms Temporary Closure of U.S. and U.K. Cinemas. Aired 4-4:30a ET
• President Trump Leaves Walter Reed Despite Risk; Medical Team Gave Trump a Green Light; Joe Biden Extra Cautious in Campaigning; COVID Cases Went Unreported in U.K.; Paris With More Tighter Restrictions; President Trump Takes Joyride to Wave at Supporters Despite COVID-19; Global Markets React to President Trump's COVID-19 Infection; Cineworld Confirms Temporary Closure of U.S. and U.K. Cinemas; An Underground Parking Garage is Being Used to Treat Coronavirus in Israel; Designers Navigate New Normal During Paris Fashion Week. Aired 3-4a ET
• Trump Takes Motorcade to Wave to Supporters; White House Lack of Transparency on Trump's Health and Whereabouts; Joe Biden to Frequently Test for COVID-19; Trump Takes Joyride To Wave At Supporters Despite COVID-19; U.S. Sees Most Cases In Five-Day Period Since August; U.K. Admits It Failed To Report More Than 15,000 Cases; Paris Bars To Close As Virus Threat Rises; English Premier League: Sunday Matches Send Shockwaves Through League; NBA Finals: Jimmy Butler Leads Miami Heat To Game 3 Victory; German Bundesliga: Lewandowski Nets 4 To Give Bayern Late Win; French Open: Zverev Says He Was "Completely Sick" In Loss; French Open: Seeds Continue To Fall In Women's Draw; French Open: Nadal, Djokovic On Collision Course. Aired 2-3a ET
• Trump Does Public Drive By at Walter Reed; Trump Campaign Defends Safety Protocols; Markets Settle as Trump Convalesces; Trump Takes Joyride to Wave at Supporters Despite COVID-19; U.S. Sees Most Cases in Five-Day Period Since August; NYC Mayor Pushes to Close Non- essential Businesses in Hot Spots; Israel Creates Underground COVID-19 Hospital; Death of 19-Year-Old Woman Sparks Outrage in India. Aired 1- 2a ET
• Trump Takes Joyride to Wave to Supporters Despite COVID-19; Doctors: Trump Could Be Discharged as Early as Monday; Lack of Transparency Raises Questions on Trump's Condition; Vatican Says It's Praying for President Trump; Biden to Continue In-Person Campaign Activities; Inside the Lab that Created Russia's COVID-19 Vaccine. Aired 12-12:45a ET
• Did Not Air 3-4p ET
• Pence Not in Quarantine After Being Exposed to COVID; President's Doctor Under Fire for Misleading Public on Trump's Condition; White House Refuses to Say When Trump Last Tested Negative; Trump Tweets That He's Leaving Hospital Tonight. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• White House Press Staff Sparse Today; President May Have Been Contagious at Debate with Biden; Interview with Former Secret Service Agent. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• David Priess, Former CIA Intelligence Agent & Author, Discusses Trump's "Irresponsible" Decision to Take Drive By at Walter Reed; New York Governor Orders Schools in Hot Spots in NYC to Close Tomorrow; President's Doctor Under Fire for Misleading Public on Trump's Condition; Dr. Fauci "Disturbed" and "Concerned" about Number of New Cases Ahead of Cold Months; Dr. Tom Nichols Discusses Case Surge in U.S. & Wisconsin Seeing Record-High Number of Cases; White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany, 2 Aides Test Positive. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany, Two Aides Test Positive For COVID; Doctors Warn Of Potential Side Effects Of Drug Trump Is Taking; Walter Reed Doc Slams Trump's Stunt, Says, Irresponsibility Is Astounding. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• NYT Reporter With COVID-19: I Have Not Been Contacted By White House; Biden To Campaign Today In Florida After Testing Negative; Trump Tells Supporters To "Go Into The Polls And Watch". Aired 12:30- 1p ET
• Biden: I'll Do Whatever The Experts Say On Participating In Next Debate; WH Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany Tests Positive For Coronavirus; Uncertainty Over Trump's Condition After Joyride Around Hospital; White House Refuses To Say When Trump Last Tested Negative; U.S. Averaging More Than 43,000 New Cases Daily; Fauci: Contact Tracers Should Absolutely Contact WH Event Attendees. Aired 12-12:30p ET
• White House Press Secretary Tests Positive for Coronavirus; Trump's Doctor Says, Expected Findings in President's Lung Tests; Joe Biden Travels to Florida After Negative COVID Test. Aired 11:30a-12p ET
• Trump Attempts to Show Strength in Surprise Photo-op; Uncertainty over Trump's Condition after Joyride around Hospital; Trump Claims He's Learned a Lot about COVID as a Patient. Aired 11- 11:30a ET
• New York Prepares for Partial Shutdown; NFL Reschedules Games Due to COVID-19 Diagnoses; Protections Will Be in Place for Election Day Poll Safety. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• White House Says, Decision on Trump's Discharge from Hospital to be Made Later Today; Fauci Says, Everyone at Rose Garden Event Should Absolutely be Contacted by Contact Tracers. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• NYC to Reverse Reopenings; Biden Campaigns in Florida; Extra Precautions for VP Debate; Lawsuit over Texas Ballot Drop Boxes; Supreme Court Derailment Threat. Aired 9:30-10a
• Conflicting Messages Raise Concerns About President's Condition; Trump's Condition Based on Treatments He'd Received; Conflicting Messages from the White House Raise Concerns About President Trump's Health; New York City Considering New Lockdowns as COVID Cases Spike; Stocks Set to Rise as Investors Pay Close Attention to President Trump's Health. Aired 9-9:30a ET
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