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December 14, 2015
• Big Shakeup in the Republican Field; San Bernardino Massacre Investigation; Patriots and Panthers Clinch Playoff Spot. Aired 5- 5:30a ET
• CNN Republican Debate Tomorrow Night; Ted Cruz Soaring in Latest Polls; San Bernardino Massacre Investigation; Two Mosques Vandalized in California; Geneva Terror Arrests; Aired 4:30-5a ET
• CNN Republican Debate Tomorrow Night; San Bernardino Massacre Investigation; Two Mosques Vandalized in California; Geneva Terror Arrests; Aired 4-4:30a ET


December 11, 2015
• Fear Of Terrorism Boosts Trump In Polls; Cruz Takes His First Shot At Trump; Terror Alert Raised in Geneva. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Trump Climbs on Terrorism Fears; California Terror Attack: FBI Searches Lake; Cardinals Top Vikings, Clinch Playoff Spot. Aired 5- 5:30a ET
• Fear of Terrorism Boosts Trump in Polls; California Terror Attack: FBI Searches Lake; Trump Facing Backlash in Middle East. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• New Poll Shows Problem for Trump; California Terror Attack: FBI Searches Lake. Aired 4-4:30a ET


December 10, 2015
• Will Trump Run As An Independent?; International Furor Over Trump Proposal; Republicans Worry Over Trump; San Bernardino Massacre Investigation; Chicago Bracing For More Protests. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• GOP Jitters Over Trump Muslim Exclusion Proposal; California Terror Attack: Investigating the Shooters; MLB Recommends Safety Netting for Fans. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Will Trump Run As An Independent?; California Terror Attack: Investigating the Shooters' Protesters Call for Emanuel to Step Down; Carter: ISIS is Not Contained. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Trump Warns Republicans to Treat Him Fairly; California Terror Attack: Investigating the Shooters. Aired 4-4:30a ET


December 09, 2015
• Donald Trump Hits Back at Critics, Rises in the Polls; California Terror Attack: Not the Gunman's First Plot; Warriors' Win Streak Grows, Moves to 23-0. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Trump Taking Fire From All Sides; California Terror Attack: Not the Gunman's First Plot; Third Bataclan Attacker Identified. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Trump Hits Back at Critics, Rises in the Polls; California Terror Attack: Not the Gunman's First Plot. Aired 4-4:30a ET


December 08, 2015
• Trump Calls For Ban On Muslims Entering U.S.; Presidential Rivals Slam Trump Plan; Investigators Probe Tashfeen Malik's Past. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Donald Trump Calls for Total Ban on Muslims' Entry to U.S.; California Terror Attack: Investigating the Shooters; Cowboys Top Redskins in Wild Finish. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Trump Calls for Ban on Muslims Entering the U.S.; California Terror Attack: Investigating the Shooters; Oscar Pistorius Granted Bail. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Donald Trump: Ban All Muslim Travel to the U.S.; California Terror Attack: Investigating the Shooters. Aired 4-4:30a ET


December 07, 2015
• Obama's Oval Office Address On ISIS; GOP Candidates Blast Obama's Address; The Radicalization Of Syed Farook; Tashfeen Malik Dedicated Massacre To ISIS; Jimmy Carter Cancer-Free. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Obama's Oval Office Address on ISIS; The Radicalization of Syed Farook; Jimmy Carter Cancer Free; Jets Defeat Giants in NFL Overtime, Panthers Stay Unbeaten. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Obama's Oval Office Address on ISIS; Global Reaction to Obama's Address; The Radicalization of Syed Farook; Focus on Tashfeen Malik's School Background; Jimmy Carter Cancer Free; London Knife Attack Investigated as Terrorism. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Obama's Oval Office Address on ISIS; Father of San Bernardino Suspect Speaks Out; Focus on Tashfeen Malik's School; Jimmy Carter Cancer Free; London Knife Attack Investigated as Terrorism. Aired 4- 4:30a ET


December 04, 2015
• Investigators Probe Shooters' Motives; Vigils Across the San Bernardino Area; The Politics of Mass Shootings; Is the UK ISIS' Next Target? Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Investigators Probe San Bernardino Shooters' Motives; GOP Candidates on Mass Shootings; Is the U.K. ISIS' Next Target? Aired 5- 5:30a ET
• California Shooting Rampage: Investigators Probe Shooters' Motives; Is the U.K. ISIS' Next Target? Aired 4:30-5a ET
• California Shooting Rampage: What was the Motive?; President Obama on San Bernardino Shooting; GOP Candidates on Mass Shootings. Aired 4-4:30a ET


December 03, 2015
• Fourteen Killed, 17 Wounded in San Bernardino Shooting; Two Suspects Killed by Police, Now ID-ed; Authorities: Not A Spontaneous Attack. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• City Police Chief IDs Two Dead Suspects; 14 Dead in San Bernardino Mass Shooting. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• 14 Killed, 17 Wounded in California Shooting. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Gunmen Kill 14 in California Mass Shooting. Aired 4-4:30a ET


December 02, 2015
• Chicago's Top Cop Fired; Mayor: Public Trust In Police Shaken; Chicago Mayor Forms Policing Task Force; More U.S. Commandos To Fight ISIS; Force Will Build On Intel Capability; ISIS Builds Presence In Libya; Study Says Support For ISIS Skyrocketing; Pentagon's Plan To Close Guantanamo Rejected; Congress Undercuts Obama On Climate Change; Trump Rallies Supporters In New Hampshire; Trump Adviser Tweets 9/11 News Story; Jeb Bush Uses "She" Describing His V.P.; Stocks See Strong Start To December. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Chicago Police Chief Fired, Investigation Launched; U.S. Sending More Special Ops Forces to Iraq; Trump Rallies Supporters in New Hampshire; Kobe's Emotional Last Game in Hometown Philly. Aired 5- 5:30a ET
• Chicago's Top Cop Fired; U.S. Sending More Special Ops Forces to Iraq; Trump Rallies Supporters in New Hampshire. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Chicago Police Chief Fired, Investigation Launched; U.S. Sending More Special Ops Forces to Iraq; Trump Rallies Supporters in New Hampshire. Aired 4-4:30a ET


December 01, 2015
• President Obama Meets With World Leaders In Paris To Discuss Climate Change Policy; Ringleader Of Paris Attacks Had Other Attacks Planned; Obama And Putin Discuss Syrian Crisis At Climate Change Summit; New Details Emerge From Paris Attacks; Chris Christie Disputes Donald Trump's Claims That Muslims In New Jersey Were Celebrating On 9/11. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Obama Urges World Leaders to Fight Climate Change; Paris Terror Attacks: Manhunt Continues; Trump Declares Black Pastors "Love" Him; Warriors Stay Perfect with Win Against Jazz. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Global Climate Change Begins in Paris; Paris Terror Attacks: Manhunt Continues; Trump Declares Black Pastors "Love" Him; Christie: I Can Win New Hampshire. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Obama Urges World Leaders to Fight Climate Change; Paris Terror Attacks: Manhunt Continues; Trump Declares Black Pastors "Love" Him. Aired 4-4:30a ET


November 30, 2015
• Climate Change Talks Begin in Paris; Colorado Civilian Victims Identified; Ben Carson Visits Refugee Camp in Jordan; Donald Trump Sticks to 9/11 Muslim Claim; Threat of Imminent Kabul Embassy Attack. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Climate Change Talks Begin in Paris; Colorado Civilian Victims Identified; Ben Carson Visits Refugee Camp in Jordan; Donald Trump Sticks to 9/11 Muslim Claim; Kobe Bryant Announces His Retirement; Broncos Beat Patriots in Overtime Thriller; Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Climate Change Talks Begin in Paris; Colorado Civilian Victims Identified; Ben Carson Visits Refugee Camp in Jordan; Threat of Imminent Kabul Embassy Attack; Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Climate Change Talks Begin in Paris; Colorado Civilian Victims Identified; Ben Carson Visits Refugee Camp in Jordan; U.S. Embassy in Kabul Issues Warning of Imminent Attack; Aired 4-4:30a ET


November 27, 2015
• France Honors 130 Victims of Paris Terror Attacks; Presidents of France & Russia Meet; Bears Spoil Holiday Party in Green Bay. Aired 5-5:30a ET


November 26, 2015
• Russia Launching New Air Strikes in Syria; New Confrontations Between Protesters and Police; Putin, Hollande To Meet Today; Trump Under Fire; Pope Francis in Kenya. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Tensions Rising Between Russia & Turkey; New Protests in Chicago; Autopsy Reveals Frank Gifford Had CTE. Aired 5-5:30a ET


November 25, 2015
• Russia Vows Serious Consequences for Turkey Shooting Down Jet; Protesters March in Chicago Streets; Donald Trump Back on the Attack. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Russia Vows Consequences for Downed Jet; Police Shooting Video Released: Protesters March; Warriors Win Again and Set Record at 16-0. Aired 5-5:30a ET


November 24, 2015
• Turkey Shoots Down Russian Warplane; French President To Meet With Obama; Possible Explosive Vest Found; Brussels Remains On Highest Terror Alert; Kerry In Middle East; Trump: New Jersey Muslims Cheered On 9/11. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Russian Warplane Shot Down in Syria; Obama & Hollande to Discuss ISIS Strategy; Worldwide Travel Alert; Patriots Top Bills to Stay Perfect. Aired 5-5:30a ET


November 23, 2015
• Brussels At Maximum Terrorism Alert; Mystery Surrounds Surviving Attacker; French Police Seek Information On Attacker; Twenty Two Die In Terror Attack On Mali Hotel; Protester Roughed Up At A Trump Rally. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Sixteen Arrested in New Terrorism Raids in Belgium; Brussels on Highest Terror Threat Alert; French President Hollande Meets with World Leaders; Trump Continues Controversial Campaign, Leads New Poll; Cardinals Beat Bengals 34-31. Aired 5-5:30a ET


November 20, 2015
• Three Dead In Mali Hotel Attack. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Hostage Situation Unfolding at Radisson Hotel in Mali; Investigation Into Paris Attacks Continues. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• 170 Hostages Taken at Bamako Hotel; Italy Ramps Up Security After ISIS Threatens Rome; Police: Third Body Found in Saint Denis Apartment; Mother on Mission to Prevent Youth Radicalization. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Ringleader Abaaoud Killed in Saint-Denis Raid; AFP: 170 Hostages Taken at Bamako. Aired 4-4:30a ET


November 19, 2015
• Searching Scene Of Paris Terror Raid; Two Dead, Eight Arrested In Saint-Denis Raid; ISIS Video Threatens Attack On New York; Obama Threatens To Veto GOP Syrian Refugee Bill. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Anti-Terror Raids in Brussels; Soda Can Bomb on Metrojet Flight; France under State of Emergency; Obama Threatens to Veto GOP Syrian Refugee Bill. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Political Climate Shifts in the Aftermath; Backlash against Syrian Refugees; Doctors Recall Night of Horror; Belgian Police Stage New Raids. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• DNA to Determine if Paris Attacks Planner is Dead; ISIS Claims Photo Shows Russian Plane Bomb; Honduras Seizes Five Syrians with Stolen Passports; Witnesses Describe Saint-Denis Terror Raid; The Saint-Denis Riots of 2005. Aired 4-4:30a ET


November 18, 2015
• Massive Terror Raid Underway In Paris Suburb; Prosecutor: Seven Arrested In Connection With Raid; Paris Attack Mastermind Targeted In Raid. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Massive Police Raid in Paris Suburb. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Police: Terror Raid "Still in Progress". Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Official: Suspected Mastermind of Paris Attacks Targeted. Aired 4-4:30a ET


November 17, 2015
• Russia: Bomb Brought Down MetroJet Flight; Source: ISIS Leaders May Have Planned Paris Attacks; Kerry Meeting with Hollande in Paris Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Russia Says Bomb Brought Down MetroJet; Source: ISIS Leaders May Have Planned Paris Attacks; Kerry Meeting with Hollande in Paris Aired 4-4:30a ET


November 16, 2015
• Terror Raids and Manhunt in France; Terror Investigation in Belgium; France's Major Bombardment Against ISIS; Paris Suspect Headed to Belgium; Obama at G-20 Summit in Turkey; Paris Suicide Bomber Embedded with Refugees. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Terror Raids and Manhunt in France; Paris Suspect Headed to Belgium; Obama at G-20 Summit in Turkey. Aired 4-4:30a ET


November 14, 2015
• France Under a State of Emergency. Aired 5-6a ET
• At Least 153 People are Dead in Terror Attacks in Paris. Aired 4-5a ET


November 13, 2015
• British Prime Minister Explains Airstrike; Trump Slams Carson And Other Rivals; Fed Ready To Raise Rates. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• U.S. Targets Jihadi John; Kurdish Forces Battle ISIS for Sinjar; Donald Trump: On the Attack; Rex Ryan Returns to New York. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• U.S. Launches Airstrike on "Jihadi John"; Kurdish Forces Battle ISIS for Sinjar; Donald Trump: On the Attack. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• The War on ISIS: U.S. Targets Jihadi John; Kurdish Forces Battle ISIS for Sinjar; Donald Trump: On the Attack. Aired 4-4:30a ET


November 12, 2015
• Kurdish Forces Launch Attack Against ISIS; Cruz And Rubio Scrap For Conservative Votes; Stock Futures Higher; Russia's Plan For Syria Sparks Criticism. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Free Sinjar Operation Against ISIS; The Race for President; Steph Curry on Fire. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Kurdish Forces Launch Attack Against ISIS; The Race for President; Unarmed Man Dies in Police Custody: New Lawsuit; No End in Sight to Europe's Migrant Crisis. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• "Free Sinjar" Operation: Cutting A Key ISIS Supply Route; The Race for President; Unarmed Man Dies in Police Custody: New Lawsuit. Aired 4-4:30a ET


November 11, 2015
• GOP Candidates Face Off In Milwaukee; Winners And Losers In The Republican Debate; How Did The Debate Moderators Do?; Tornado Threat On The Plains. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• GOP Debate: Winners & Losers; Notre Dame Cracks Top 4 of Playoff Rankings. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• GOP Debate: Winners & Losers; Immigration Fight Heads to Supreme Court; U.S. to Help Investigate Russian Jet Crash. Aired 4:30- 5a ET
• GOP Candidates Face Off in Milwaukee; Winners & Losers in the Republican Debate; Immigration Fights Head to Supreme Court; U.S. to Help Investigate Russian Jet Crash. Aired 4-4:30a ET


November 10, 2015
• Fourth Republican Debate Tonight; How Will FBN Debate Differ from CNBC?; University of Missouri Leader's Resign; Russia and Egypt More Open to Probability of Terrorist Act; Officers Charged in Louisiana Child Shooting. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• GOP Candidates Face Off in Fox Business Debate; Mizzou President and Chancellor Step Down Admit Protests; Elon Musk's Dream of the Hyperloop; Stunning Catch Help Bears Beat Chargers 22-19. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Fourth Republican Debate Tonight; University of Missouri Leader's Resign; Bullish on the U.S. Economy; Officers Charged in Louisiana Child Shooting; Russia and Egypt More Open to Probability of Terrorist Act. Aired 4:30-5a ET


November 09, 2015
• Carson Blasts Media Questions; Russian Officials Making Airport Security Suggestions in Egypt; Six-Year-Old Victim Laid to Rest in Mississippi; Black Mizzou Football Players Protest University President; Obama and Netanyahu to Meet Today. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Caron Pushes Back Against Media; Trump Hosts SNL Saturday, Hits Rivals Sunday; Security Audit Underway at Egypt's Airports; Six-Year- Old Boy Allegedly Shot by Cops; Israeli PM Meets with President Obama Today; Greg Hardy Domestic Violence Photos; University of Missouri Football Players Boycott; Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Caron Pushes Back Against Media; Security Audit Underway at Egypt's Airports; Six-Year-Old Boy Allegedly Shot by Cops; Israeli PM Meets with President Obama Today; Turnout Strong for Myanmar Elections; University of Missouri Football Players Boycott; Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Caron Pushes Back Against Media; Security Audit Underway at Egypt's Airports; Six-Year-Old Boy Allegedly Shot by Cops; Israeli PM Meets with President Obama Today; Sexting Scandal Rocks Colorado High School; Aired 4-4:30a ET


November 06, 2015
• Obama: Bomb Aboard Russian Plane "A Possibility"; First Burials Of Russian Crash Victims; GOP Debate Lineup Set; Police: Fox Lake Cop Tried To Put Out Hit. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Obama: It's Possible There Was a Bomb On Board; Carson Defending His Violent Past; Pentagon's Failed Syria Program; Bengals Beat Down Browns, Stay Undefeated. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Obama: Bomb Aboard Russian Plane "A Possibility"; Carson Defending His Past; Pentagon's Failed Syria Program; Police: Fox Lake Cop Tried to Put Out Hit. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Obama: It's Possible There Was a Bomb On Board; Carson Defending His Past; Pentagon's Failed Syria Program. Aired 4-4:30a ET


November 05, 2015
• U.K. Prime Minister To Meet With Egypt's President; U.S. Intel Suggests Bomb Brought Down Plane; Egypt: Sharm El-Sheikh Airport Is Safe; Illinois Cops Death A "Carefully Staged Suicide"; Trump Versus Rubio. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• ISIS May Have Bombed MetroJet Plane; Trump Versus. Rubio; Johnny Manziel Starts Tonight Vs. Bengals. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• U.S. Intel: ISIS Likely Planted Bomb on MetroJet; Trump Versus Rubio; Officer Committed "The Ultimate Betrayal". Aired 4:30-5a ET
• U.S. Intel: ISIS May Have Bombed Plane; Trump Vs. Rubio; Officer Committed "The Ultimate Betrayal". Aired 4-4:30a ET


November 04, 2015
• Tail Found Three Miles From Other Wreckage; Differing Reports On In-Flight Explosion; Trump Slams Republican Rivals; Jeb Bush: "I'm Not Quitting"; U.S. Stock Futures Higher. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Crash of MetroJet 9268: Was There A Mid-Air Explosion?; The Race for President: Trump Attacks, Clinton Rises; Clemson Tops College Playoff Rankings. Aired 5:5:30a ET
• Mid-Air Mystery: Crash of MetroJet 9268; The Race for President: Trump Attacks, Clinton Rises; Heads of Taiwan and China to Meet; Jon Stewart Signs Four-Year Deal with HBO. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Russian Plane Crash: Was There A Mid-Air Explosion?; The Race for President: Trump Attacks, Clinton Rises; Heads of Taiwan and China to Meet. Aired 4-4:30a ET


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