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July 25, 2021
July 24, 2021
Florida State Has Most COVID-19 In U.S.; Delta Variant Challenges Israel's Success; Tokyo 2020 Officially Underway; Alabama Least Vaccinated U.S. State; New South Wales Likely To Extend Restrictions Past July 30; Hungary Plans Referendum On Homophobic "Child Protection" Law; Wildfires Across The U.S. Aired 5-6a ET
Tokyo 2020 Officially Underway; U.K. Government under Fire for Lifting Restrictions; New South Wales Likely to Extend Restrictions past July 30; Delta Variant Challenges Israel's Success; Florida State Has Most COVID-19 in U.S.; Wildfires across the U.S. Aired 4-5a ET
Tokyo 2020 Officially Underway; Florida State Has Most COVID-19 in U.S.; Coronavirus Surging across Asia; Hungary Plans Referendum on Homophobic "Child Protection" Law; Trump Ally Tom Barrack Strikes $250 Million Bail Deal; House Speaker to Bolster Credibility of Capitol Riot Investigative Panel; Wildfires across the U.S. Aired 3-4a ET
Tokyo 2020 Officially Underway; Portuguese Olympic Surfer Tests Positive for COVID-19; Thailand Struggles with Vaccine Shortage; U.K. Government under Fire for Lifting Restrictions; Gunshots, Protests Disrupt Moise Funeral; Australia Pushes Back on Great Barrier Reef as "In Danger". Aired 2-2:45a ET
Tokyo 2020 Officially Underway; Opening Ceremony in Virtually Empty Stadium; Two Pacific Storms Threaten Japan, China. Aired 12- 12:15a ET
Coronavirus Pandemic; Tokyo Games; White House Shifts To Urgent Tone As Pandemic Enters Troubling New Phase; Climate Crisis' Impact On Extreme Weather Alarms Scientists; NFL Chief Medical Officer Doctor Allen Sills On COVID Rules. Aired 8-9p ET
Italy Approves "Green Pass" To Force Unvaccinated To Stay Home; Mass Isolation Due To COVID Threatens U.K.'s Food Supply; Delta Variant Causes Explosion Of Cases Throughout Asia; Mask Mandates Back On The Table As COVID Cases Surge; More Counties Declare Emergency As Fires Rage In The West; Interview With Rep. Charlie Crist (D-FL); Tucker Carlson Leads Chorus Of Vaccine Critics On FOX News; Schools Struggle To Fill Job Openings. Aired 7-8p ET
Mask Mandates Back On The Table As COVID Surges Nationwide; U.S. Fails To Win Medal On Day One Of Tokyo Games; NFL Chief Medical Officer On COVID Rules; Alleged Rioter Arrested After Bumble Match Alerts FBI; Trump Returns To Arizona To Peddle Election Fraud Claims; Biden White House Promise Of Transparency Clashes With COVID Response. Aired 6-7p ET
Louisiana Leads Nation In New COVID Case Growth; Los Angeles County Tops 3,000 New Daily Cases; Georgia Congressman Arrested At Voting Rights Protest; Biden: Eliminating Filibuster Would Lead To "Chaos" In Congress; Tom Manger Takes Over As New Chief Of U.S. Capitol Police; Vaccine Debate Divides Sports World; New Book Looks At Presidential Friendships That Shaped U.S. History. Aired 5-6p ET
Delta Variant Fuels 65 Percent Jump In New Infections Across U.S.; CDC: Pace Of People Becoming Fully Vaccinated Hits Another Low; NFL QB Won't Say Vaccination Status, Inaccurately Cites HIPAA; First Olympic Medals Awarded Amid New Cases; Trump Holds Rally In Maricopa County, Arizona, Where An Audit Is Underway; Pelosi Considers Adding Republican Adam Kinzinger To January 6 Select Committee; Bumble Match Turns In January 6 Suspect Who Allegedly Whipped Police. Aired 4-5p ET
Trump Going To Arizona To Peddle False Election Fraud Claims; "Washington Post:" Trump PAC Spends Zero Of Its $75 Million Raised This Year On Arizona "Fraudit"; Eighteen States Have Enacted New Laws That Make It Harder To Vote; Voting Rights Activists Push Biden To Take More Action; NFL Players Push Back On League's New COVID-19 Policy; Book, "I Alone Can Fix It," Showcases Trump's Many Lies. Aired 3-4p ET
Delta Variant Of Coronavirus Spreading Rapidly In U.S. Particularly Among Unvaccinated; DOJ Announces It Will Not Investigate Some State Orders Mandating Nursing Homes Allow COVID-19 Positive Residents Admission; President Biden Campaigns For Democratic Virginia Gubernatorial Candidate Terry McAuliffe; President Biden's Defense Of Senate Filibuster Draws Criticism; Massive Wildfires Burning Across U.S. Western States; Supply Shortages Affecting Back To School Shopping. Aired 2-3p ET
Mask Mandates Back On The Table As COVID-19 Surges Nationwide; Vaccination Rates Lag As Delta Variant Surges Across U.S.; Alabama Governor: Unvaccinated Folks Are Letting Us Down; FBI Warns Of Potential Hacker Attacks During Games; Bumble Match Turns In January 6 Suspect Who Allegedly Whipped Police; Joris Ray, Superintendent, Shelby County School District, Discusses Parent Anger Over Mask Mandate For Students; Pandemic Worsens America's Teacher Shortage; Report: Trump's PAC Not Funding Election "Audits" He Touts. Aired 1-2p ET
Louisiana Governor Issues New Guidance Amid Spike In New Infections; Alabama Governor Blames New Case Surge On Unvaccinated People; Mask Mandates Back On The Table As COVID-19 Surges Nationwide; U.S. Women's Water Polo Dominates Japan 25-4 In Opener; Tom Manger Takes Over As New Chief Of U.S. Capitol Police; Biden's Hometown Of Scranton Feeling Impact Of Inflation; 80-Plus Wildfires Blazing Across Western U.S., More States Of Emergencies Declared. Aired 12-1p ET
Communities Bring Back Safety Measures To Cure New Infections; Olympic Games Officially Underway; CIA Inspector General Investigating "Havana Syndrome" Cases; Biden Attacks Trump At Campaign Rally In Virginia; Climate Crisis Is Melting Roads, Warping Infrastructure In U.S. Aired 11a-12p ET
Delta Variant of Coronavirus Spreading Rapidly in U.S. Particularly among Unvaccinated; Department of Justice Announces It Will Not Investigate Some State Orders Mandating Nursing Homes Allow COVID-19 Positive Residents Admission; Resurgence of Coronavirus Cases Causing Some School Districts to Mandate Masks for Students and Staff; Massive Wildfire Burning Across U.S. Western States. Aired 10-11a ET
July 23, 2021
July 22, 2021
On Covid Surge: "It's a Pandemic of the Unvaccinated"; Nevada Becomes Covid Hotspot as Vaccinations Plateau; Infections Surging in England After Its Reopening; China Rejects Second Phase of W.H.O. Covid Origin Study; Sponsors Curtail Olympic Commitments Ahead of Games. Aired 4:30-5a ET
Questions at Town Hall on Covid, Unfractured, Economy; Authors of Book Shar Audio Clip of Trump Interview; Republican Leader Yanks All His Picks from January 6 Panel; More than a Dozen Athletes Have Tested Positive for Covid, Dropped Out; More than 20,000 Firefighters Deployed in 13 States. Aired 4-4:30a ET
Athletes Leaving After Testing Positive; Tokyo Games Director Ousted; Take the Vaccine or Leave It; Speaker Pelosi Refuse Detractors from GOP; Inferno Engulfed Thousands of Acres of Land; China Rejects Second Phase of WHO Covid Origin Study; President Biden Saying Kids Under 12 Could Be Able to Get Vaccines Soon; COVID Cases Rising Among Children as Schools Set to Reopen; Russian Mercenaries Accused in Horrific Killing; Brother of Syrian Victim Speaks to CNN; Tokyo 2020, Surfing, Skateboarding to Make Olympic Debut. Aired 3-4a ET
Biden's Exclusive CNN Town Hall; Wildfires Rage in Siberia; Director Of Tokyo Olympics Opening Ceremony Sacked; Cases, Hospitalizations, Deaths All on the Rise in U.S.; More Than 2.6 Million Hectares Burned in Siberia; COVID Cases Rising Among Children as Schools Set to Reopen. Aired 2-3a ET
Latest on Controversies Surrounding the Olympics; Biden on When children Under Twelve May Get Vaccine; UK PM Accused of Being "Super Spreader" of Confusion; Opening Ceremony for Once-Postpones Games Set for Friday; Swedish Pole Vaulter Has Gold Medal Hopes; New York Ocean Giants; More than 2.6 Million Hectares Burned in Siberia; Surfing, Skateboarding to Make Olympic Debut. Aired 1-2a ET
Tokyo 2020 Opening Ceremony For Once-Postponed Games Set For Friday; South Korea Reports Record Daily Increase In Cases; Brother Of Syrian Man Allegedly Tortured And Killed By Russian Wagner Mercenaries Speaks To CNN; Kerry: Urgent Engagement Needed On Climate Crisis; Skateboarding To Be Added To 2021 Olympic Games. Aired 12-12:45a ET
As Virus Resurges, GOP Suddenly Embraces Covid Vaccine; DOJ Launches New Initiative to Curb Surging Gun Violence; Cases Rising Among Unvaccinated in Hot Spots Across U.S.; Parents Concerned About Schools Reopening Without Mask Mandates. Aired 3:30-4p ET
Republican House Leader Refusing to Participate in Insurrection Commission; Interview With U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Nominee Xavier Becerra; COVID Rising. Aired 3-3:30p ET
Dreams Dashed as More Athletes Test Positive Before Olympic Games; Opening Ceremony Director Fired for Anti-Semitic Remarks; Tucker Carlson Claims Capitol Police Officer Is "An Angry, Left-Wing Political Activist"; Trump Misleads on 1/6: "It Was a Loving Crowd"; NFL Issues New Rules on Handling of COVID Outbreaks. Aired 2:30-3p ET
Republican House Leader Refusing to Participate in Insurrection Commission; COVID Spreading. Aired 2-2:30p ET
HHS Secretary in Nevada Amid Effort to Boost Lagging Vaccinations; Dreams Dashed as Nearly 100 Athletes Test Positive Before Olympic Games; Biden Delivers Blunt Talk on Economic Worries at CNN Town Hall; GOP Blocks Vote on Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill, Pushing for More Time to Debate & Write It. Aired 1:30-2p ET
Sources Say, White House and Health Officials Discuss Revising Mask Guidance; Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) and Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) Battle over January 6th Committee. Aired 1-1:30p ET
First Lady Jill Biden Arrives in Japan for Olympics; CNN Member's Personal Stories of Tragedy in the Pandemic; Senate Republicans Have Blocked a Vote to Begin Debate on the Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill. Aired 10:30-11a ET
Source Says, Biden Health Officials Weigh Mask Recommendations amid Surge; Cases Surging in Nevada, Health Officials Recommend Return to Masking; Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) Speaks after Rejecting Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) Picks for January 6 Committee. Aired 10-10:30a ET
Oregon Faces Third Largest Fire in State History; McCarthy Pulls GOP Members from Select Committee; Prosecutors Had Evidence on Barrack. Aired 9:30-10a ET
Biden Downplays COVID Rise; Biden on Labor Shortage; Florida Leads in New COVID Cases. Aired 9-9:30a ET
July 21, 2021
Voters Weigh in On Biden Presidency at Six-Month Mark; Newly Released Videos Show Violence Against Police; Study: India's Covid Deaths May Be 10 Time Official Count; French Health Pass Required for Many Popular Activities; Milwaukee Bucks Win First NBA Title in 50 Years. Aired 4:30-5a ET
CDC: Delta Variant Accounts for 83 Percent of COVID Cases in U.S.; Olympic Competition Now Underway After Year-Long Delay; Trump Ally Charge with Illegal Foreign Lobbying; Jeff Bezos, Blue Origin Crew Complete Successful Flight; At Least 83 Large Wildfires Burning in 13 U.S. States. Aired 4-4:30a ET
Tokyo Olympics Kicks Off; India's COVID Death Toll Under Reported; Southeast Asia Pummeled by Delta Variant; Haiti With New Prime Minister; France to Compel Everyone to Have a Health Pass; Flooding Killed 12 People in China's Henan Province; Olympic Village COVID-19 Isolation Bubble is Broken; COVID Cases Rising in Japan as Games Get Underway; Toyota Pulls Its Olympic T.V. Ads in Japan; Olympics CEO Won't Rule Out Cancelling Games Due to COVID; COVID Taking Much of the Fun Out of the Games; Extreme Weather Wildfires in United States; Merkel Makes Second Visit to Flood Disaster Zone; Bezos on Future of Space Travel; Biden and The Buccaneers. Aired 3-4a ET
Tokyo 2020 CEO Won't Rule Out Last-Minute Cancellation Of The Olympic Games Amid Rising COVID-19 Cases; Record Breaking Rain Triggers Floods In Henan Province; Study: India's COVID Deaths May Be 10 Times Official Account; WHO Head Says the World Needs a Celebration of Hope; Jeff Bezos, Blue Origin Crew Complete Successful Flight. Aired 2-2:45a ET
COVID Cases Rising in Japan as Competition Gets Underway; At Least 12 Dead as Rain and Floods Hit Henan Province; Iraq Market Bombing: Death Toll Climbs to 309, At Least 50 Wounded; Delta Variant Surging Through Southeast Asia; U.K. PM's ex-Adviser Accuses Him of Callous Approach; Bezos' Historic Flight; COVID Taking Much of the Fun Out of the Games. Aired 1-2a ET
Olympics Won't Rule Out Canceling Games Due To COVID; Study: India's COVID Deaths May Be 10 Times Official Count; Record-Breaking Rain Triggers Flood In Henan Province; U.K. Prime Minister's Ex- Adviser Accuses Him Of Callous Approach; Trump Ally Charged With Illegal Foreign Lobbying; Jeff Bezos, Blue Origin Crew Complete Successful Flight; Extreme Weather Sign of Worsening Climate Crisis; COVID Taking Much of the Fun Out of Olympics. Aired 12-12:45a ET
CDC Says Daily Pace of Full Vaccinations Hits Lowest Point Since January; Some Conservatives Now Encourage People to Get Vaccinated; Tokyo Olympics Underway Despite Threat Of COVID; Senate Votes on Whether to Advance Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal; Joe Biden in Cincinnati, Ohio for Town Hall Meeting. Aired 3:30-4p ET
Johnson & Johnson Booster Needed For Delta Variant?; Republicans Pull Out of Insurrection Commission. Aired 3-3:30p ET
McCarthy: GOP Won't Take Part in 1/6 Committee Unless Pelosi Seats All Our Picks; CDC: Delta Variant Rise Puts Unvaccinated in Greater Danger; Florida Hospital Reports Record Number of Patients with COVID; Parma City, Ohio, School District Will Not Require Masks for Students Regardless of Vaccination Status. Aired 2:30-3p ET
Republicans Pull Out of Insurrection Commission. Aired 2-2:30p ET
Defense Secretary Austin, General Milley Hold Press Briefing; 91-Plus Million Americans Live in County with "High" COVID Transmission; Former Trump Surgeon General Urges CDC Reversal; Miami- Dade Officials Plead for Vaccinations, Masks in Crowds; Gen. Milley Briefs After Book Revealed Trump Coup Fears; Another Trump Ally Indicted, Jailed on Illegal Lobbying Charges; McCarthy Speaks After Pulling All 1/6 Select Committee Picks. Aired 1:30-2p ET
House Speaker Rejects Two GOP 1/6 Committee Picks; Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) will Pull All His Picks to 1/6 Committee; GOP Expected to Block Vote on Infrastructure Debate. Aired 1-1:30p ET.
Biden Attends CNN Town Hall Tonight with Agenda in Peril; Texas Democrats Heap Pressure on Congress for Voting Rights Action; White House Confirms Talks with Fox New over COVID-19 Coverage. Aired 10:30- 11a ET
More Than 91 Million Americans Live in Counties with High COVID-19 Transmission Rates; GOP Expected to Block Vote on Infrastructure Debate. Aired 10-10:30a ET
Emerging Republican and Democrat Strategies on House Select Committee; Tom Barrack Indictment; West Coast Wildfires' Smoke Blanketing East Coast; SpaceX Inspiration4 Set To Launch. Aired 9:30- 10a ET
COVID Is Making A Resurgence Here In The United States; A New Study Estimated That As Many As 10 Time More People Have Died In India Than What The Official Death Tolls Says; The Senate Will Vote On Whether To Move Ahead With The Bipartisan Infrastructure Plan; Sen. Chris Coons Is Interviewed On Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill. Aired 9- 9:30a ET
July 20, 2021
Canada to Reopen Border to Fully Vaccinated Americans; England Lifts COVID Rules as Delta Variant Surges Worldwide; Warning System Face Scrutiny in Wake of Disaster in Europe; At Least 150 Killed in Weekend Shooting Across U.S.; Ben & Jerry's to Stop Sales in Palestinian Territories; Covid Cases Overshadowing Start of Olympic Games. Aired 4:30-5a ET
Amazon Founder Bezos Set to Blast Off in Coming Hours; COVID Cases Rise in Japan with Games Just Three Days Ahead; Hospitalizations and Deaths Rising Among Unvaccinated in U.S.; U.S. Markets Look to Rebound from Monday's Selloff; Biden Touts Economy, Tries to Tackle Inflation Concerns; Rioter Gets 8 Months, Judge Says He Deserves Leniency. Aired 4-4:30a ET
Athletes Testing Positive Before the Games; England Not Totally Free from Restrictions; At Least 27 People Killed in Baghdad Sunday; Spyware Targeting Private Individuals; Stock Markets Plummeted Due to Delta Variant; Dow Drops 725 Points Amid Delta Variant Fears; Canada To Reopen Border To Fully Vaccinated Americans; Haiti Leadership Handoff; Merkel Set To Visit Flood-Hit Region With CDU Leader; Extreme Heat Alert For the U.K.; Ben And Jerry's To Stop Sales In Palestinian Territories; Racism In Football; Billionaires in Space. Aired 3-4a ET
Olympic Dreams Derailed By COVID; Bezos Set To Blast Off; Third Australia State Locks Down As Delta Variant Spreads; U.K. Issues First-Ever Extreme Heat Warning; The Cost of Climate Change; Amazon Founder Bezos, Three Others Set for Suborbital Flight. Aired 2-2:45a ET
COVID Bursting the Olympic Bubble; Global Markets Tank; England Lifts COVID Rules as Delta Variant Surges Worldwide; At Least 195 Deaths Confirmed in Germany and Belgium; National Day of Mourning Begins in Belgium; First Ever Extreme Heat Warning Issued in U.K.; Suspected Spying Targeted Journalists, Activists; Indonesia's Deadliest Day of the Pandemic; Abuse Sparks National Debate Across England; Amazon Founder Bezos, Three Others Set for Suborbital Flight. Aired 1-2a ET
COVID Cases Rises In Japan With Games Just Three Days Away; Dow Drops 725 Points Amid Delta Variant Fears; U.S. And Allies Accuse China Of Widespread Cyberattacks; At Least 195 Deaths Confirmed In Germany And Belgium. The Cost Of Climate Change; COVID Cases Rise in Japan with Games Just Three Days Away; Amazon Founder Bezos Set for Suborbital Flight. Aired 12-12:45a ET
Interview with Karine Jean-Pierre, White House Principal Deputy Press Secretary, Cabinet Meeting Focus on the Pandemic, Infrastructure and Climate Change; White House Holds Talks with Fox News Over Its COVID Coverage; Infrastructure Deal on Life Support as Key Senate Vote Looms; Biden Holds Second Cabinet Meeting Marking Six Months in Office. Aired 3:30-4p ET.
Jeff Bezos in Space; Delta Variant Rising; Trump Ally Indicted. Aired 3-3:30p ET.
Olympics 2020 CEO Won't Rule Out Last-Minute Cancellation Of Olympic Games Amid Rising COVID Cases; Bootleg Fire Creating Its Own Weather As California Wildfires Burn Over 20,000 Acres This Year; Infrastructure Deal On Life Support As Key Senate Vote Looms. Aired 2:30-3p ET
Interview With Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-AZ); Jeff Bezos in Space. Aired 2-2:30p ET
Pelosi "Considering" Election Deniers for Jan. 6 Committee; Ready or Not, Schumer Plans Senate Vote on Infrastructure Plan; Bootleg Fire Creating Its Own Weather as California Wildfires Burn Over 20,000 Acres This Year; DeSantis Pushes Vaccine as GOP Group Sells Anti-Mask & Anti-Fauci Merch for Campaign. Aired 1:30-2p ET
Amazon's Bezos Completes Historic Space Flight; Tokyo 2020 Chief Not Ruling Out a Cancelation of the Olympic Games amid Rising COVID Cases; Fauci to Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY), You Don't Know What You're Talking About. Aired 1-1:30p ET
CDC Director Says, Delta Variant Now Over 80 Percent of Cases in U.S.; Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) Selects Five GOP Members for House Select Committee; Stocks Rebounding after Worst Day in Nine Months. Aired 10:30-11a ET
New Shepard Lands, Successfully Completing Near Space Mission. Aired 10-10:30a ET
Bezos and New Shepherd Crew's Historic Space Flight. Aired 9:30-10a ET.
Bezos and New Shepard Crew Launch from Texas. Aired 9-9:30a ET.
July 19, 2021
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