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November 03, 2015
• Heat Flash Detected In Russian Jet Crash; More Victims' Bodies Arrive In Russia; GOP Debate Rebellion Falls Apart; Carson Leads In National Poll, Trump In New Hampshire; VW Emissions Scandal Threatens Porsche; Stock Futures Lower. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Deadly Russian Plane Crash: New Clues; GOP Debate Revolt Crumbles; Obama: Give Ex-Cons a Second Chance; Panthers Survive Colts' Rally. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Heat Flash Detected in Russian Jet Crash; GOP Debate Revolt Crumbles; Yazidis Prepare for Sinjar Offensive. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Deadly Russian Plane Crash: New Clues; GOP Debate Revolt Crumbles. Aired 4-4:30a ET


November 02, 2015
• Russian Jet Broke Up Mid-Air; GOP Debate Meeting Ends With Modest Goals; Fred Thompson Dies; Royals Rally to Beat Mets. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• ISIS Affiliate Claims Responsibility on Russian Jet Crash; St. Petersburg. Russia in Mourning; GOP Debate Meeting Ends with Modest Goals; Wreckage Similar in Size to El Faro Found; Kansas City Royals Wins World Series; Aired 5-5:30a ET
• ISIS Affiliate Claims Responsibility on Russian Jet Crash; St. Petersburg. Russia in Mourning; GOP Debate Meeting Ends with Modest Goals; Wreckage Similar in Size to El Faro Found; Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Russian Jet Broke Up Mid-Air; St. Petersburg. Russia in Mourning; GOP Debate Meeting Ends with Modest Goals; Wreckage Similar in Size to El Faro Found. Aired 4-4:30a ET


October 30, 2015
• American Executive Reportedly Arrested In Tehran; New Dynamic For Republican Race; Bush Campaign In Trouble?; Stock Futures Higher; Plane Catches Fire On Fort Lauderdale Runway. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• American Executive Reportedly Arrested In Tehran; Plane Catches Fire on the Runway, Passengers Injured; Debate Shakes Up Race for President; Patriots Rout Dolphins, Stay Undefeated. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Iranian-American Executive Reportedly Arrested In Tehran; Plane Catches Fire on the Runway, Passengers Injured; Debate Shakes Up Race for President; China Ends One-Child Rule. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• American Businessman Arrested In Iran; Plane Catches Fire on the Runway, Passengers Injured; Debate Shakes Up Race for President. Aired 4-4:30a ET


October 29, 2015
• GOP Candidates Sharpen Debate Attacks; Debate Winners and Losers; Republicans Blast CNBC Moderators; Aired 5:30-6a ET
• GOP Candidates on the Attack; NORAD Radar Blimp Goes Rogue; Royals Take 2-0 Lead in World Series. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• GOP Candidates Sharpen Debate Attacks. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• GOP Debate: Candidates on the Attack; NORAD Radar Blimp Goes Rogue; House Passes Budget Deal; Royals Take 2-0 Lead in World Series. Aired 4-4:30a ET


October 28, 2015
• Ben Carson Builds Momentum as Trump Falls; Royals Beat Mets in Marathon World Series Opener; Will South Carolina Officer Get Fired for Slamming Female Student? Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Carson Builds Momentum As Trump Falls; Violent Student Arrest: Will the Officer Be Fired?; World Series Drama; White House Considers ISIS Strategy Change. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• GOP Debate: Carson & Trump Ahead of the Pack; Violent Student Arrest: Will the Officer Be Fired?; World Series Drama; China Summons U.S. Ambassador. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• GOP Debate: Carson & Trump Ahead of the Pack; Violent Student Arrest: Will the Officer Be Fired?; World Series Drama. Aired 4-4:30a ET


October 27, 2015
• White House and Congress Near Budget Deal; U.S. Ship Passes Near Chinese Artificial Island; View from Front Lines of War Against ISIS. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Violent School Arrest Captured on Video; White House & Congress Near Budget Deal; U.S. warship Sails Into Chinese Claimed Territory; World Series Game 1: Mets Vs. Royals. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Violent School Arrest Captured on Video; Deal Reached to Avert Government Shutdown; U.S. warship Sails Into Chinese Claimed Territory; View from Front Lines of War Against ISIS. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Violent School Arrest Captured on Video; White House & Congress Near Budget Deal; U.S. warship Sails Into Chinese Claimed Territory. Aired 4-4:30a ET


October 26, 2015
• Trump Hits Carson As "Super Low Energy"; Clinton And Sanders Trading Fire; Joe Biden Opens Up About 2016 Decision; Jeb Bush Attends Campaign Finance Pow-Wow; OSU Homecoming Parade Crash; Strong Earthquake Felt In South Asia. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Donald Trump on the Attack Against Ben Carson; Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders Trading Fire; Oklahoma State Homecoming Parade Crash; New Video of Raid on ISIS Prison in Iraq; This Week on Sports; Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Donald Trump Hits Ben Carson as Super Low Energy; Oklahoma State Homecoming Tragedy; New Video of Raid on ISIS Prison in Iraq. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Donald Trump Hits Ben Carson as Super Low Energy; Oklahoma State Homecoming Tragedy; New Video of Raid on ISIS Prison in Iraq. Aired 4-4:30a ET


October 23, 2015
• Clinton Benghazi Hearing Lasts 11 Hours; Benghazi Chairman: Not Much New; Stocks Up Around The World. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Hillary Clinton Benghazi Hearing Lasts 11 Hours; Paul Ryan to Run for House Speaker; Kerry Meeting with Lavrov in Vienna; Tough Night for 49ers' Kaepernick. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Clinton Benghazi Hearing Lasts 11 Hours; Paul Ryan to Run for House Speaker; Kerry Meeting with Lavrov in Vienna. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Hillary Clinton Endures Marathon Grilling on Benghazi; Paul Ryan to Run for House Speaker; U.S. Commando Dies in Raid on ISIS Prison; Kerry Meeting with Lavrov in Vienna. Aired 4-4:30a ET


October 22, 2015
• Hillary Clinton Testifies on Benghazi Attacks; Right-Wing House Caucus Backs Paul Ryan; Kerry Meets Netanyahu in Germany; Aired 5:30- 6p ET
• House Benghazi Committee to Grill Clinton; Paul Ryan Wins New Support for Speaker Role; The Race for President: Inside Biden's Decision; ; Kerry Meeting Netanyahu in Germany; Mets Sweep Cubs in NLCS. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• House Benghazi Committee to Grill Clinton; Paul Ryan Wins New Support for Speaker Role; The Race for President: Inside Biden's Decision; Mets Sweep Cubs in NLCS; Kerry Meeting Netanyahu in Germany. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Hillary Clinton Testifies On Benghazi Attack; Paul Ryan Wins New Support for Speaker Role; The Race for President: Inside Biden's Decision; Mets Sweep Cubs in NLCS. Aired 4-4:30a ET


October 21, 2015
• Paul Ryan Will Be Speaker of the House If Conditions Met; Biden Taking New Veiled Shots at Hillary; New Volley in Trump/Bush Feud; Syrian President Meets with Putin; NYPD Officer Shot in Pursuit of Robber; Kerry to Visit Middle East. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Ryan Gives Conditions for Taking Speakership; The Race for President: Biden Taking Veiled Shots at Clinton?; New Guidelines for Mammograms; MLB Playoffs: Mets Win Game 3 Against Cubs 5-2. Aired 5- 5:30a ET
• Ryan Sets Conditions for Taking Speakership; The Race for President: Biden Taking Veiled Shots at Clinton?; New Guidelines for Mammograms; Kerry to Meet Israeli and Palestinian Leaders. Aired 4:30- 5a ET
• Paul Ryan Gives Conditions on Running for Speaker; The Race for President: Biden Taking Veiled Shots at Clinton?; Kerry to Meet Israeli and Palestinian Leaders. Aired 4-4:30a ET


October 20, 2015
• Jeb Bush Fires Back in Feud with Donald Trump; CIA and Homeland Security Heads Hacked?; Israeli Forces Shoot Innocent Refugee; New "Star Wars" Trailer Debuts; Oscar Pistorius Released from Prison. Aired 5:30-6p ET
• Jeb Fires Back in Feud with Trump; The Race for President: Will Biden Run?; Alleged CIA Hackers Speak to CNN; NFC East Battle: Giants Vs. Eagles. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Jeb Bush Fights Back; The Race for President: Will Biden Run?; Alleged CIA Hackers Speak to CNN. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• The Race for President: Jeb Bush Fights Back; The Race for President: Will Biden Run?; Alleged CIA Hackers Speak to CNN. Aired 4- 4:30a ET


October 19, 2015
• Trump Versus Jeb Over George W.'s Legacy; Gowdy Wants To Focus On U.S. Outposts' Security; China Growth Weighs On Markets; Fatal Shooting At Zombicon; Cop Fatally Shot By Hospital Patient; Israelis And Palestinians Clash. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Trump Versus Bush over George W's Legacy; Gowdy Wants to Focus on Embassy Security; Lamar Odom's Condition Improving; Patriots Deflate Colts in Rematch; Mets Beat Cubs; Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Trump Versus Bush over George W's Legacy; Gowdy Wants to Focus on Embassy Security; New Attacks in Israel Prompted Wall Between Hostile Areas; Fatal Shooting at Zombicon; Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Trump Versus Bush over George W's Legacy; Gowdy Wants to Focus on Embassy Security; Lamar Odom's Condition Improving; New Attacks in Israel Prompted Wall Between Hostile Areas; Aired 4-4:30a ET


October 16, 2015
• Source: Biden To Decide Within Three Days; Clinton Courts Latino Vote In Texas; Trump, Carson Threaten To Boycott Next Debate; Hacker Arrested In Malaysia; U.S. Stock Futures Flat; Texas Wildfire Raging; Palestinians Stopped And Searched In East Jerusalem. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Source: Biden to Decide Within 3 Days; U.S. Troops Hacked by ISIS; Cars Buried in California Mudslide; Mets' Magical Run Continues. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Will Biden Run?; U.S. Troops Hacked by ISIS; Cars Buried in California Mudslide. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• The Race for President: Will Biden Run?; U.S. Troops Hacked by ISIS; Cars Buried in California Mudslide. Aired 4-4:30a ET


October 15, 2015
• Clinton Capitalizing on Debate Performance; Donald Trump Stirring Controversy; Interview with Ivanka Trump; Jeb Bush to Release Names of Campaign Contributors; Lamar Odom Fighting For His Life; Deadly Violence in Israel; Evening the Pay Gap. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Clinton Campaigns in Texas Today; CNN Exclusive: Ivanka Trump; Airport Computers Crash; Blue Jays Win Wild Game 5. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Clinton Back on Campaign Trail; CNN Exclusive: Ivanka Trump; Airport Computers Crash. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• The Race for President: Candidates Shift Strategies; CNN Exclusive: Ivanka Trump; Airport Computers Crash. Aired 4-4:30a ET


October 13, 2015
• Hillary Clinton Taunts Trump At His Hotel; Sanders Hasn't Been Doing Mock Debates; Democrats To Face Off In First Debate; Rival Anti- Assad Fighters Joining Forces. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Democratic Debate Tonight on CNN; U.S. Drops 50 Tons of Ammo to Syrian Rebels; N.Y. Mets Rout Dodgers, 13-7. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Democratic Debate Tonight on CNN; Rough Reception for Trump in New Hampshire; U.S. Drops 50 Tons of Ammo to Syrian Rebels. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Democratic Debate Tonight on CNN; Rough Reception for Trump in New Hampshire; U.S. Drops 50 Tons of Ammo to Syrian Rebels. Aired 4- 4:30a ET


October 12, 2015
• Obama Faults Clinton For Using Private Server; Benghazi Committee Fired Brad Podliska; Russian Planes Pound Targets In Syria; U.S. Stock Futures Are Flat. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Democratic Presidential Candidates to Go Head-to-Head on First Debate; House Benghazi Staffer Turns Whistleblower; President Obama Slams Russian President Over Syria; Israeli-Palestinian Clashes Escalate; Giant Heartbreak for 49ers; Chase Utley Suspended. Aired 5- 5:30a ET
• Democratic Presidential Candidates to Go Head-to-Head on First Debate; Is Benghazi Committee Targeting Clinton?; President Obama Slams Russian President Over Syria; Israeli-Palestinian Clashes Escalate; Outrage Follows Turkish Terror Attack; Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Democratic Presidential Candidates to Go Head-to-Head on First Debate; House Benghazi Staffer Turns Whistleblower; President Obama Slams Russian President Over Syria; Israeli-Palestinian Clashes Escalate; Outrage Follows Turkish Terror Attack; Aired 4-4:30a ET


October 09, 2015
• Nobel Prize Awarded To Tunisian National Dialogue Quartet; McCarthy Withdraws From Speaker Race; Trump Takes Credit For McCarthy's Withdrawal; Carson Under Fire; South Carolina Gearing Up For More Flooding; Senate Warned About Syrian Refugees. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Who Will Replace Speaker John Boehner?; Tunisian National Dialogue Quartet Wins Noble Peace Prize; Terror Concerns Over Syrian Refugees; 40-Year-Old Hasselbeck Turns Back Clock. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• McCarthy Withdraws from Speaker Race; Terror Concerns Over Syrian Refugees; Nobel Peace Prize. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Who Will Replace Speaker John Boehner?; Terror Concerns Over Syrian Refugees; Nobel Peace Prize. Aired 4-4:30a ET


October 08, 2015
• Hillary Clinton Now Says She Opposes Trade Deal She Once Pushed For as Secretary of State; Sanders will Take Clinton on Head-to-Head for First Time Next Week at Democratic Presidential Debate; Syrian Military Launching What it Calls Wide-Scale Offensive Against ISIS. Aired 5:30-6p ET
• Clinton's Course Correction; Carson Gun Controversy; Russia Not Letting Up in Syria;' Wild! National League Wild Card. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Clinton Breaks with Obama over Trade Deal; Carson Gun Controversy; Russia Now Launching Cruise Missiles at Syria. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Clinton's Course Correction; Carson Gun Controversy; Russia Not Letting Up in Syria. Aired 4-4:30a ET


October 07, 2015
• New Russian Airstrikes In Syria; General: Hospital Airstrike A "U.S. Decision"; Republicans Criss-Cross Iowa; South Carolina Flooding; Official Arrested For Attacking TV Reporter; Stock Futures Climb. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• New Russian Airstrikes in Syria; ISIS Gaining in Afghanistan; Biden Decision Imminent?; Astros Dominate Yankees in NL Wild Card. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• New Russian Strikes in Syria; ISIS Gaining in Afghanistan; Biden Decision Imminent? Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Russia Escalating in Syria; ISIS Gaining in Afghanistan; Biden Decision Imminent? Aired 4-4:30a ET


October 06, 2015
• Record Breaking South Carolina Flooding; Officials Count Hundreds Of Water Rescues; Coast Guard: Cargo Ship El Faro Sank; Hillary Clinton Unveils Gun Plan; Facebook To Beam Free Internet To Africa; Pilot Dies On American Airlines Flight. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Death Toll Rises in Carolinas Flooding; Hillary Clinton Unveils Gun Plan; CNN Money; U.S.: Russian Ground Troops in Syria; Fun With Fuel Cells: Go Off the Grid; Bleacher Report. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Death Toll Rises in Carolinas Flooding; Hillary Clinton Unveils Gun Plan; Dow Rallies 304 Points; Israel Rocked by Week of Violence; Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Death Toll Rises in Carolinas Flooding; Hillary Clinton Unveils Gun Plan; Dow Rallies 304 Points; Russian Ground Troops in Syria; Israel Rocked by Week of Violence. Aired 4-4:30a ET


October 05, 2015
• Epic Flooding Devastates South Carolina; Coast Guard Searching For Missing Container Ship; Oregon Shooter's Father: "Guns Are The Killers"; Oregon Campus Massacre Survivor Speaks Out; Eyewitness Relives Campus Massacre; Doctors Without Borders Demands Investigation; Transportation-Pacific Trade Pact Within Reach; Netanyahu Warns Palestinians. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• South Carolina Ravaged by Floods; Oregon Campus Massacre Survivor Speaks Out; Doctors Without Borders Demands Investigation on Strike; Russia Intensifies Syrian Airstrikes. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• South Carolina Ravaged by Floods; Oregon Campus Massacre Survivor Speaks Out; Doctors Without Borders Demands Investigation on Strike; North Korea Set to Release NYU Student. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• South Carolina Ravaged by Floods; Oregon Campus Massacre Survivor Speaks Out; Doctors Without Borders Demands Investigation on Strike; Russia Intensifies Syrian Airstrikes. Aired 4-4:30a ET


October 02, 2015
• Police: Shooter Prepared For Prolonged Gunfight; Obama Shaken By Oregon Campus Massage; Hurricane Joaquin Preparations; Ten Killed In Oregon College Shooting. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Oregon Campus Massacre; Tracking Hurricane Joaquin. Aired 5- 5:30a ET
• Oregon Campus Massacre; Hurricane Joaquin Preparations. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Oregon Campus Massacre: Victims Asked About Their Religion; Hurricane Joaquin Preparations. Aired 4-4:30a ET


October 01, 2015
• Pentagon: Russian Bombs Didn't Target ISIS; Congress Averts Government Shutdown; Duncan: Shift Billions From Prisons To Schools; Trump: Will Send Syrian Refugees Back If He Wins; Afghan Forces Retake Kunduz. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• East Coast Flood: Hurricane Joaquin Gains Strength; Russia Begins Airstrikes in Syria; Trump: Will Send Syrian Refugees Back If He Wins; Blue Jays End 22-Year Drought. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Hurricane Joaquin Gains Strength; Russia Begins Airstrikes in Syria; Trump: Will Send Syrian Refugees Back If He Wins. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• East Coast Flood: Hurricane Joaquin Gains Strength; Russia Begins Airstrikes in Syria; Trump: Will Send Syrian Refugees Back If He Wins. Aired 4-4:30a ET


September 30, 2015
• George Executes Female Inmate; Kentucky Marriage Clerk: I Met Pope; U.S. Withdrawing Spies From China; Heavy Rain And Flooding Along East Coast; Taliban Repels Afghan Forces; Stocks Up To End Dismal Quarter. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Georgia Executes First Woman in 70 Years; Kim Davis Says She Met the Pope; U.S. Pulls Spies from China; Derrick Rose Fractures Eye Socket. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Georgia Executes Female Inmate; Kentucky Marriage Clerk: I Met Pope; U.S. Withdrawing Spies from China; Taliban Repels Afghan Forces. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Georgia Executes First Woman in 70 Years; Kim Davis Says She Met the Pope; U.S. Pulls Spies from China; Taliban Repels Afghan Forces. Aired 4-4:30a ET


September 29, 2015
• Taliban Captures Key Northern Afghan City; Trump Unveils Tax Proposal; Experts Say Trump Plan Would Add To Deficit; Paul Walker's Daughter Sues Porsche; Trevor Noah's "Daily Show" Debut; Stocks Down Around The World. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Obama & Putin Meet Face-to-Face; U.S. Launches Airstrike on Taliban Taken Town; Trump Unveils Tax Proposal; Aaron Rodgers Shines in Primetime. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Obama, Putin Take Syria Issue to United Nations; U.S. Launches Airstrike on Taliban Taken Town; Trump Unveils Tax Proposal. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Obama & Putin Clash at United Nations; Obama & Castro to Discuss Cuba Trade Embargo; Trump Unveils Tax Proposal. Aired 4-4:30a ET


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