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August 28, 2021
• Gulf Coast Braces For Impact As Hurricane Ida Bears Down; Biden: Another Kabul Attack "Highly Likely In Next 24-36 Hours"; Louisiana Hospitals Maxed Out Before Hurricane Even Hits; DOD Releases Names Of Service Members Killed In Kabul Bombing; Doctors Frustrated As COVID Cases Climb; U.S. Embassy Warns Of "Credible Threat" Near Kabul Airport. Aired 8-9p ET
• U.S. Evacuation From Afghanistan In Its Final Phase; Gulf Coast Braces For Impact As Hurricane Ida Bears Down; Louisiana Hospitals Nearly Full As Hurricane Approaches; ISIS-K Commander Talks About The Kabul Attack; Pilot Plucks 17 People To Safety From Tennessee Flash Floods; Mississippi Braces For Hurricane Ida Amid Surge Of COVID Cases. Aired 7-8p ET
• U.S. Strikes Back For Kabul Bombing, Evacuations In Final Phase; Drone Strike Kills Two High-Profile ISIS Targets According To The Pentagon; Ida Expected To Hit Louisiana Tomorrow As Category 4 Hurricane; Anti-Vaccine Protesters Harass Hawaii's Lt. Governor; Team Rubicon Preps To Respond After Hurricane Ida Hits; Biden: Another Kabul Attack "Highly Likely In Next 24-36 Hours"; Ivermectin Debacle Exposes Hypocrisy Of Anti-Vax Crowd. Aired 6-7p ET
• Gulf Coast Braces For Impact As Hurricane Ida Bears Down; Biden: Another Kabul Attack Highly Likely In Next 24-36 Hours; Judge Strikes Down FL Governor's Mask Mandate Ban As Cases Surge; Nationwide Marches For Voting Rights Held On Anniversary Of 1963 March On Washington. Aired 5-6p ET
• Hurricane Ida Expected To Make Landfall In Louisiana As Cat 4 Hurricane; Biden On Strike Against ISIS-K: Not The Last One; Nationwide Marches For Voting Rights On The Anniversary Of 1963 March On Washington; Interview With Rep. James Clyburn (D-SC); Interview With John Bel Edwards (D-LA); All 13 U.S. Servicemembers Killed In Kabul Identified. Aired 4-5p ET
• Hurricane Ida Upgraded To Category 2 Storm; Louisiana Governor Holds Briefing As Hurricane Ida Approaches; President Biden Says Situation In Kabul Still Extremely Dangerous; Pentagon: Two "High Profile" ISIS-K Members Killed, One Wounded In Retaliation Strike; Interview With Sen. Ben Cardin (D-MD); China Not Happy With U.S. Intel Report On COVID-19 Origins; Judge Strikes Down FL Governor's Mask Mandate Ban. Aired 3-4p ET
• Hurricane Ida Threatens Parts Of U.S. Gulf Coast; New Orleans Mayor Urges Citizens To Leave City Ahead Of Hurricane Ida's Landfall; Hurricane Ida Anticipated To Be Category Four Storm; Evacuations Continue In Afghanistan From Kabul Airport; U.S. Drone Strike Reportedly Kills ISIS Terrorist Planner Near Afghanistan-Pakistan Border; Interview With Rep. John Garamendi (D-CA). Aired 2-3p ET


August 27, 2021
• Evacuations Continue After Deadly Suicide Bombings; ISIS-K Claims Responsibility for Deadly Kabul Attack; Biden Slammed Over Handling of Afghanistan Withdrawal; France, U.K. Vow to Continue Evacuations Along with U.S.; 14,500+ Evacuees Pass Through U.S. Air Base in Germany. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• More than 90 Afghans, 13 U.S. Service Members Killed; Biden and Harris to Get New Briefing on Afghanistan; ISIS-K Claims Responsibility for Suicide Bast; U.K. Enters Final Stages of Evacuation from Airport; Security Challenges Amid Evacuation Chaos. Aired 4-4:30a ET
• U.S. to Hunt Terrorists in Afghanistan; British Troops Pulling out of Kabul; Afghanis Are Now Under the Evil and the Worse; Terrorists Take Advantage of Chaos in Kabul; Kabul Airport Attack; Pentagon Warns Another Attack Could Be Imminent; President Biden's Political Future; Thousands Pass Through U.S. Air Base In Germany. Aired 3-4a ET
• U.S. Troops and Afghans Killed in Suicide Attacks Outside Kabul Airport; What is ISIS-K?; More Than 90 Afghans, 13 U.S. Service Members Killed; Security Challenges Amid Evacuation Chaos; U.S. Air Base in Germany Housing Thousands of Afghan Evacuees; Health Ministry Reports At Least 150 Afghan People Wounded; Biden: Airlift will go on Despite Terrorist Threats. Aired 2-3a ET
• 90 Afghans, 13 U.S. Troops Killed in Kabul Attack; Biden: "We Will Hunt You Down and Make You Pay"; More than 90 Afghans, 13 U.S. Service Members Killed; 14,500-plus Evacuees pass through U.S. Air Base in Germany. Aired 1-2a ET
• Did Not Air 12-1a ET
• Biden Holds Meeting With Israeli Prime Minister; Security Team Warns Biden: Another Attack In Kabul Is Likely; Supreme Court Throws Out Biden Eviction Moratorium. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• Senior Official: "Threat Is Still Out There" as Evacuations Push Ahead; Pentagon: 300 Plus Americans Evacuated in Past 24 Hours; Afghan Official: Kabul Death Toll Increases to more than 170 Killed; Evacuations Continue after 13 U.S. Service Members Killed; Ex-CIA, Pentagon Chief: Our Work is not Done in Afghanistan. Aired 12-12.30p ET
• State Department Working With 500 Americans Who Want to Leave; Pentagon Updates Afghanistan Withdrawal After Deadly Attack; Pentagon Says NORCOM Territories Preparing for Up to 50k Refugees; Pentagon Says Taliban Not in Control of Any Part of Airport. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• State Department Briefing. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• White House Press Briefing; State Department Press Briefing. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• White House Press Briefing. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Biden Vows Revenge for 13 Troops Killed: "We Will Hunt You Down"; Ida Now a Hurricane, Mandatory Evacuations Along Gulf Coast; Judge Blocks Florida Governor's Ban on Mask Mandates; Krish O'Mara Vignaraja, President & CEO, Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Services, Discusses Continued Evacuations of Afghans after 13 U.S. Servicemembers Killed; White House Press Briefing. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• Security Team Warns Biden, Another Attack in Kabul is Likely; 13 U.S. Service Members, 170 Afghans Killed in Kabul Attack; Pentagon Says, Taliban Security Failure may Have Led to Bombing. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• Biden Vows Retribution for 13 Troops Killed, We will Hunt You Down; U.S General Warns that ISIS Attacks will Continue; Pentagon Updates Afghanistan Withdrawal after Deadly Attack. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Senior Official Says, Threat is Still Out There as Evacuations Push Ahead; Biden Vows to Hunt Down Those Who Killed 13 U.S. Service Members; Biden Defends U.S. Coordination with Taliban to Secure Airport Perimeter. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-IL) is Interviewed about Afghanistan; Pashtana Durrani is Interviewed about Afghanistan; Renewed Fears of Violence at the Capitol. Aired 9:30-10a ET.
• Evacuations Push Ahead; Biden Vows Retribution; Navy Confirms Sailor Killed in Kabul; Evacuations Continue in Kabul; Americans Indicate they Want Evacuated; Thousands Evacuated to Germany. Aired 9- 9:30a ET


August 26, 2021
• Security Threats Prompt Warnings to Leave Airport; Afghans Plead with U.S. to Keep Evacuations Going; U.S. Congressmen Under Fire for Afghanistan Trip; Body Camera Video Shows 2019 Beating of Black Man by Louisiana State Trooper; Pandemic Burnout Leads Many Nurses to Resign; Imminent Draw for Champions League Group Stages. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Security Threats Prompt Warnings to Leave Airport; Desperation Grows Outside Kabul Airport as Deadline Nears; U.S. Air Base Housing Thousands of Afghan Evacuees; Florida Hospitals Facing Shortage of ICU Beds; Pfizer Seeks FDA Approval of Third Vaccine Dose; China Slams U.S. Intel Report on Origin of COVID-19; Congress Requests Records on Trump's Final Weeks in Office. Aired 4-4:30a ET
• ISIS-K Poses Threat to U.S. Evacuation Efforts; Israel Prime Minister Naftali Bennett to Meet with President Joe Bide at the White House; U.S. Racing Evacuations for 1,500 Americans Left in Afghanistan; Future Unclear for Women and Girls in Afghanistan. Aired 3-4a ET
• Five Days Left Until U.S. Withdrawal Deadline; ISIS-K Poses Threat To Kabul Evacuation; COVID Origins Report Deemed Inconclusive. Aired 2-3a ET
• America's Patience with the Unvaccinated Running Out; Security Threats Prompt Warnings to Leave Kabul Airport; Desperation Grows Outside Kabul Airport as Deadline Nears; First Afghan Refugees Arrive in Uganda; New Name of Pfizer COVID Vaccine Draws Criticism. Aired 1- 2a ET
• Desperation Grows Outside Kabul Airport As Deadline Nears; Security Threats Prompt Warnings To Leave Airport; China Slams U.S. Intel Report On Origin Of COVID-19 Origin; U.S. Officials: 19,000 People Evacuated On Tuesday; Troops From U.S., Other Countries Begin Leaving Kabul; Iceland Becomes Case Study For Herd Immunity. Aired 12- 12:45a ET
• Pentagon Says 12 U.S. Service Members Killed, 15 Wounded in Kabul Attack. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Pentagon Briefing; U.S. Service Members Killed in Kabul Attack. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Pentagon: "Number Of U.S. Servicemembers Killed In Kabul Attack; New Graphic Video Shows Aftermath Of Kabul Terror Attack. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• U.S. Service Members Killed in Kabul Attack. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Pentagon: "Number of U.S. Servicemembers Killed in Kabul Attack; New Graphic Video Shows Aftermath of Kabul Terror Attack; Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-NY) Discusses Attack in Kabul, Evacuations. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• Officials Say, U.S. Personnel Among the Wounded in Kabul Airport Attack; Taliban Says, 13 Dead, 52 Wounded in Kabul Explosions; Pentagon Says, Number of U.S. Service Members Killed in Kabul Attack. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• Officials Say, Explosion Outside Kabul Airport Appears to be Suicide Attack; U.S Embassy in Kabul Says, Reports of Gunfire at Airport; Officials Say, U.S. Personnel Among the Wounded in Kabul Airport Attack. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Pentagon Says, Explosion Outside Hamid Karzai International Airport; Officials Say, Explosion Outside Kabul Airport Appears to be Suicide Attack. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Taliban: 13 Dead, 52 Wounded In Kabul Explosions; Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-IL) Is Interviewed About Withdrawal Of U.S. Troops In Afghanistan. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• NGO, At Least Six Dead in Kabul Terror Attack; Pentagon Confirms Second Explosion at Hotel Near Airport; Officials: U.S. Personnel Among the Wounded in Kabul Airport Attack; Three Officials tell CNN At Least One Blast Appears to have been Suicide Bomb; Taliban: 13 Dead, 52 Wounded in Kabul Explosions. Aired 12-12:30p ET


August 25, 2021
• Biden Holds to August 31 Deadline to Withdraw; Taliban Not Allowing Afghans to Evacuate Anymore; Former Afghan Ambassador: Must Make Sure Access to Airport Isn't Blocked; Millions Under Heat Advisories Across Country; Man Rescues Multiple People from Floodwaters in Tennessee; FIFA, Other Governing Bodies Awarded $201 Million. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Several Hundred U.S. Troops Have Already Departed Afghanistan; Airlift Picks Up Pace as U.S. Pullout Deadline Nears; Taliban Not Allowing Evacuation of Afghans Anymore; U.S. House Approves $3.5 Trillion Budget Resolution; CDC Study: Vaccines 66 Percent Effective Against Delta Variant; Mask Disputes Escalate as Children Return to School; U.S. Vice President Harris Meets Vietnamese Leaders. Aired 4- 4:30a ET
• President Biden Sticks to Original Schedule; Taliban Wants to Hold Skilled Afghan Workers; Evacuees Dealing with Inconveniencies; Aussies Tired of Repetitive Lockdowns; Israel Ramping Up Booster Vaccination; Terror Group Wants to be Recognized. Aired 3-4a ET
• Airlift Picks Up Pace As U.S. Pullout Deadline Nears; Taliban Not Allowing Afghans To Evacuate Anymore; Taliban Spokesman: Women Should Stay Home For Now; Human Rights Activist Flees Taliban Takeover; U.S. Cases Rising At Fastest Rate Since January. Aired 2- 2:45a ET
• U.S. Vice President Visits Singapore and Vietnam; Thousands of Evacuees Wait to Depart U.S. Base in Germany; Afghan Pop Star Tells of Escape from Kabul; Israel PM Bennett to Meet with Biden at White House; Eating the Enemy; Rolling Stones Drummer Charlie Watts Dies at 80. Aired 1-2a ET
• Thousands of Evacuees Wait to Depart U.S. Base in Germany; Airbnb to Host Up to 20,000 Afghan Refugees for Free; Rolling Stones' Drummer Charlie Watts Dies at 80. Aired 12-12:45a ET
• Jen Psaki, White House Press Secretary Gives Press Briefing On Afghanistan. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Secretary of State Antony Blinken Holds Press Conference; White House Press Briefing. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• COVID Cases Surging In U.S.; Lt. Gov. Josh Green (D-HI) Discusses Governor Keeping Popular Tourist Spots Open As Cases Surge & Anti-Vaccination Protests; Secretary Of State Blinken Holds Press Conference On Afghanistan. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• COVID Cases Surging in U.S.; Afghanistan Withdrawal. Aired 2- 2:30p ET
• Intel Officials Brief Biden On 90-Day Review Of COVID Origins; As 11 Wildfires Rage, Biden Approves CA Disaster Declaration; Taliban Orders Banks To Reopen As Afghanistan On Brink Of Economic Collapse; OpenTable & Clear Team Up To Help Restaurants Verify Vaccine Status. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• The U.S. Has Learned The Terror Group ISIS-K is Plotting Possible Attacks on Crowds Outside the Kabul Airport; Several Major Developments in the Fight Against Coronavirus. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• Possible Havana Syndrome Incident Delayed Harris Flight to Vietnam; Pentagon Updates Afghanistan Withdrawal amid Stream of Terror Threats. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• U.S. Defense Official Says, Very Specific Threat Stream on Planned Attacks against Crowds Outside Kabul Airport; Biden Sticks to August 31 Afghanistan Exit, Citing Security Risk; Delta Announces New Policies for Unvaccinated Workers. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• House Passes Budget Plan; Biden Received COVID Report; Supreme Court Upholds Remain in Mexico Policy; Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Concern about Attacks at Kabul Airport; Biden Sticks to August 31st Deadline; David Sanger is Interviewed about Afghanistan; Johnson & Johnson Booster Data; Dr. Carlos del Rio is Interviewed about COVID. Aired 9-9:30a ET


August 24, 2021
• 7,800 Evacuees Waiting to Depart U.S. Air Base in Germany; Concerns of Long-Term Terrorist Threats to U.S.; Data Suggests Israel's Booster Policy Making Impact; Trump Booed After Telling Supporters to Get Vaccinated; Paralympics Opening Ceremony Just Hours Away in Japan. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Biden Under Pressure to Extend Evacuation Mission; U.S. Source: 6,500 At Airport Awaiting Evacuation; U.S. Lawmakers Believe Evacuation Deadline Not Realistic; Pfizer-BioNTech Covid Vaccine Receive Full FDA Approval; Vietnam Next Stop on U.S. Vice President's Southeast Asia Tour; Kathy Hochul Sworn in as New York Governor; More than 1.5 Million Acres Burned in California in 2021. Aired 4:00-4:30a ET
• U.S. Afghanistan Deadline Coming to an End; FDA Approves Pfizer/BioNTech Vaccine; G7 Leaders to Discuss About Exit in Afghanistan; Tension Felt in Kabul; China Mitigates Spread of COVID- 19; Israel's Third Booster Works. Aired 3-4a ET
• Biden Still Deciding Over Extending August 31 Deadline; FDA Fully Approves Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine; G7 Leaders To Press Biden To Delay Troop Withdrawal. Aired 2-3a ET
• Biden Still Deciding Over Extending August 31 Deadline; Thousands at Kabul Airport Fear Being Left Behind; FDA Fully Approves Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine. Aired 1-2a ET
• Taliban says U.S. Forces Must Be Out By August 31 Deadline; Nearly 11,000 Evacuated From Kabul Over 12 Hours On Monday; Pfizer- BioNTech COVID Vaccine Receives Full FDA Approval; China Reports One New Local Case, Second Lowest Since July; COVID Cases Surging As Tokyo Readies For Paralympic Games. Aired 12-1a EST
• House Democrats End Tense Standoff, Starting To Vote On $3.5 Trillion Budget; Women In Afghanistan Face Uncertain Future With Taliban Control; White House Briefs On Afghanistan Evacuations; Biden Asked For Contingency Plans In Case Deadline Can't Be Met. Aired 3:30- 4p ET
• COVID Vaccines and Delta; Biden Not Changing Afghanistan Withdrawal Date. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• CDC Study Among Frontline Workers Shows Waning Vaccine Effectiveness Against Delta Variant; Fauci: We Could Return To Normal By Spring If Vaccinations Rise; Afghan Interpreter On Run From Taliban: If They Find Me, They'll Kill Me; Kathy Hochul Sworn In As First Female Governor Of New York; Hochul Promises Fresh Start, Collaborative Approach. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Democrats Battle Over Infrastructure Bills; Biden Not Changing Afghanistan Withdrawal Date. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) Discusses Biden Not Budging on Aug 31 Withdrawal, CIA Director Meeting with Taliban; Fauci: U.S. Could Return to Normal by Spring if Vaccinations Rise; CDC Study: Vaccines Less Protective Against Delta Variant But Still Drops Risk by Two-Thirds; Alabama ICU Bed Deficit Rises to 53 as COVID Surges; 21 Dead, Several Missing after Tennessee Floods. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• Biden Not Budging on August 31 Withdrawal from Afghanistan; Pentagon Unclear on Total Number of Americans Evacuated; Taliban Tell U.S. to Change Its Policy at Kabul Airport; Taliban Says it Wants Afghans to Leave Airport and Remain in the Country. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• Pentagon Gives Update on Afghanistan Withdrawal and Evacuations; Biden Faces Deadline Today on Extending Afghan Rescue Mission. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Now, Biden Meeting with G7 Leaders on August 31 Deadline; Harris' Trip to Vietnam Delayed over Recent Anomalous Health Incident There, Possibly Related to Havana Syndrome; Sources Say, Democratic Leaders, Moderates Close to Deal on Budget Resolution. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• House Dems Meet As Moderates Threaten To Derail Biden Agenda; Vice President Harris' Trip To Vietnam Delayed Over Health Incident; Interview With Governor Andy Beshear (D-KY) About Record Number Of COVID Cases In The State; January 6 Committee To Seek Phone Records Of Some Congress Members. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Biden Faces Deadline on Extending Afghan Rescue Mission; Afghanistan Evacuations Surge but Threats Persist; Fauci: Young Kids Could Get Vaccine by Christmas; House Dems Meet as Moderates Threaten to Derail Biden Agenda; Harris' Trip to Vietnam Delayed over "Anomalous Health Incident". Aired 9-9:30a ET


August 23, 2021
• Hundreds Protest in Paris to Support Afghans; Biden: Terrorists May Seek to Exploit Kabul Situation; Cheney and Kinzinger Blame Biden and Trump for Crisis; Air Base in Germany Filling Up Fast, More Arrivals Expected Monday; U.S. Vice President Harris Meets in Singapore with Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong; Unvaccinated Patients Filling Up Kenyan Hospitals; Chile Hopes to Turn Tide of Covid Cases with Booster Shots; French Football Fans Invade the Pitch. Aired 4:30- 5a ET
• U.S. Struggles to Keep Up with Demand for Evacuations from Afghanistan; German Military Reports Firefight at Kabul Airport; Full FDA Approval of Pfizer/BioNTech Vaccine Imminent; Devasting Floods Leave at Least 21 Dead in Tennessee; Henri Now a Tropical Depression But Flood Threat Remains. Aired 4-4:30a ET
• U.S. Troops to Extend in Afghanistan; Tension Builds Up Between Afghan Forces; Americans Disapprove Execution of Exit in Afghanistan; FDA to Officially Approve Pfizer/BioNTech; FDA Approval Could Convince Americans to be Vaccinated; Deaths from COVID-19 Changed Kenyans' Mindset. Aired 3-4a ET
• Firefight Breaks Out At Kabul Airport, One Person Killed; Source: About 20,000 Remain At Kabul Airport Amid Evacuations; Australia's COVID Outbreak And Anti-Lockdown Protests. Aired 2-3a ET
• Biden Considers Extending Troop Presence Beyond August; Australian PM Hints at Easing COVID Restrictions; Former Afghan Central Banker: "Shock" That Ghani Fled Country. Aired 1-2a ET
• Biden on Evacuations: We Have a Long Way to Go; Thousands Protest in Australian Cities Against Lockdowns; Some Chileans Who Got 2 Sinovac Doses Eligible for Boosters; Afghan Evacuee Gives Birth Moments after Flight Lands; U.S. VP Harris Meets in Singapore with Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong; Resistance to Vaccine Hampers COVID-19 Fight in Kenya. Aired 12-1a ET
• Pentagon Says Not Going to Let Up on Evacuations; U.S. Open to Staying Past 8/31 Deadline Despite Taliban Deadline Demand; Biden Urges Anyone Who Was Holding Out for FDA Approval to Get Your Shot Today; FDA Gives Full Authorization for COVID Vaccine; State Department Gives Update on Afghanistan Withdrawal and Evacuations; 21 Dead, Several People Still Missing in Catastrophic Flooding. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Pentagon Updates Afghanistan Withdrawal Efforts. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Jake Sullivan Gives Briefing on Situation in Afghanistan; White House Holds Briefing on Harris Trip Abroad, Infrastructure Deal. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• White House Press Briefing; Afghanistan Evacuation; President Biden Addresses FDA Approval of Pfizer Vaccine. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• At Least 21 Dead, 40 Missing in Devastating Tennessee Floods; 33 Million in Northeast Under Flood Alerts Following Henri; Kathy Hochul to be Sworn In as NY Governor at Midnight But Cuomo Not Leaving Without Fight; AZ's Election "Audit" Report Due Today to GOP State Senators; House Democrats Head for Showdown over Biden Economic Agenda; U.S. Base in Germany Nears Capacity as 7,000-Plus Evacuees Pour In; Biden Speaks After FDA Approves Pfizer Vaccine. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• FDA Fully Approves Pfizer-BioNTech COVID Vaccine; Situation Still Volatile as Kabul Evacuations Pick Up Pace; At Least 21 Dead, 40 Missing in Devastating Tennessee Floods. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• Did Not Air 12:30-1p ET
• Did Not Air 12-12:30p ET
• Houston Schools Reopen with Mask Mandates, Defying Governor; At Least 21 People Dead, 25 Missing in Devastating Tennessee Floods; Pentagon Gives Update on Afghanistan Withdrawal and Evacuations. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• FDA Full Approves Pfizer-BioNTech COVID Vaccine; White House Says, U.S. Evacuates 10,400 from Kabul, Most in 24-Hour Period. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Devastating Tennessee Flooding; Henri Dumps Rain on Northeast; FDA Fully Approves Pfizer Vaccine; Dr. Carolos del Rio is Interviewed about the Vaccine Approval; Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-NH) is Interviewed about the Infrastructure Bill. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Deadly Firefight at Kabul Airport; Biden Says Troops May Remain After August 31st; ISIS Terror Threat Forces Alternate Routes to Kabul; FDA Expected to Approve Pfizer Vaccine; Lawsuit against Florida Governor's Mask Mandate; Poll on Vaccinations; Dr. Amy Compton Phillips is Interviewed about Vaccines. Aired 9:00-9:30a ET


August 22, 2021
• Did Not Air 5-6a ET
• Hurricane Aims For Northeast U.S., 40-Million-Plus Under Threat; Seven Crushed To Death Among Crowds Fleeing Afghanistan; Afghan Filmmaker Says Colleagues In Great Danger; New South Wales Logs Third Day Of Record Cases; Afghan Evacuees Being Housed At Ramstein Air Base; "We Love NYC" Concert Canceled Due To Weather. Aired 4-5a ET
• Delta Variant Drives New Cases, Hospitalizations Across U.S.; Hurricane Aims For Northeast U.S., 40-Million-Plus Under Threat; U.S. Embassy Tells Americans, Stay Away From Airport; Israel Lowers Age For Booster Shots As COVID-19 Surges; Afghan Evacuees Being Housed At Ramstein Air Base; UNICEF Says One Billion Children Face Extreme Impacts From Climate Crisis. Aired 3-4a ET
• U.S. Embassy Tells Americans, Stay Away From Airport; Hurricane Aims For Northeast U.S, 40-Million-Plus Under Threat; Non-Profit Group Ascend Members Stuck in Afghanistan; New South Wales Logs Third Day of Record Cases; Taliban Takeover Poses Major Challenges for Aid Workers; Haiti Earthquake Rescue Effort Moving toward Recovery Phase. Aired 2- 3a ET
• Seven Crushed To Death Among Crowds Fleeing Afghanistan; Hurricane Aims For Northeast U.S., 40 Million Plus Under Threat; Report Outlines U.S. Failures In Afghanistan; Top Qatari Envoy On Control Among Taliban; UNICEF Says One Billion Children Face Extreme Impacts From Climate Crisis. Aired 1-2a ET
• Hurricane Aims For Northeast U.S., 40-Million-Plus Under Threat; Seven Crushed To Death Among Crowds Fleeing Afghanistan; Anti- Taliban Resistance Gaining in Panjshir Valley; Afghan Evacuees Being Housed at Ramstein Air Base; Haiti Earthquake Rescue Effort Moving toward Recovery Phase. Aired 12-1a ET
• Flash Floods Sweeps Away Homes, Overturns Cars in Tennessee; President Biden Says First Priority is Getting Americans Out of Kabul; Families Separated, Conditions Worsen at Kabul Airport; Businesses Hit Hard by Flash Flooding in Central Tennessee; Kabul Evacuation Still a Complicated Mission; Inside the Scramble to Help Americans and Afghans Escape; Vaccine Expert Answers COVID-19 Questions; Baby Delivered Aboard C-17 During Evacuation from Kabul. Aired 8-9p ET
• President Biden Addresses The Nation For The Third Time Since Kabul Fell To The Taliban; Flash Flooding In Tennessee Leaves 21 Dead, 20 Missing; Interview With Gov. Daniel McKee (D-RI); Interview With Rep. Barbara Lee (D-CA); COVID Surge Threatens To Overwhelm Texas Health System; Haiti Recovery Efforts Continue As Death Toll Climbs. Aired 7-8p ET
• Twenty-one Dead, 45 Missing From Flash Flooding In Tennessee; Tennessee Governor Is Giving An Update on Deadly Flooding; Biden Says, U.S. Is Extending Safe Zone Around Kabul Airport. Full FDA Approval of Pfizer Vaccine Could Happen Tomorrow; Interview with Representative Brian Mast (R-FL) about U.S. Evacuations from Afghanistan. Aired 6-7p ET


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