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February 26, 2016
• Sheriff On Defense; Memo Drama; Democratic Memo Is Out; Weinstein Sales Falls Apart; Democratic Memo Versus GOP Memo; Chemical Used In Syria Strike. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Sheriff On Defense; Democratic Memo Is Out; Weinstein Sales Falls Apart; Democratic Memo Versus GOP Memo; Chemical Used In Syria Strike. Aired 4-4:30a ET


February 25, 2016
• GOP Rivals Scramble to Block Trump; Trump Will Stump Across the South Attempting to Secure Knockout in SEC Primary on Tuesday; Romney Warns of 'Bombshell' in Trump's Taxes; Obama Vows to Pick Supreme Court Candidate; GOP Leaders Say They Won't Consider Election Year Nominee; Apple CEO on Privacy Fight With FBI; 15 Guns Removed From Home of Uber Driver Jason Dalton; Deadly Storm Slams East Coast Leaving Four Dead; Truce in Syria Set for Friday. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Target on Trump's Back for Tonight's CNN GOP Debate; Cruz Must Win Texas on Super Tuesday; Obama Will Nominate Supreme Court Justice; Apple CEO Speaks Out on Privacy Fight; Steph Curry Leads Warriors to Win in Miami. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• GOP Rivals Scramble to Block Donald Trump; Mitt Romney Raises Questions on Donald Trump's Taxes; Ceasefire in Syria Set for Saturday; Aired 4:30-5a ET
• GOP Rivals Scramble to Block Donald Trump; Mitt Romney Raises Questions on Donald Trump's Taxes; Ceasefire in Syria Set for Saturday; Aired 4-4:30a ET


February 24, 2016
• vDonald Trump Wins Big in Nevada Caucuses; Assessing the Democratic Town Hall, Sanders Denounces Republican Obstruction of Obama, Clinton: Whites Need To Be Honest About Race; Deadly Storms Tear Through South Killing 3. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Trump Wins Nevada Caucuses; Sanders & Clinton Battle for South Carolina Votes; Kalamazoo Shooting Rampage. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Trump Wins Nevada Caucuses; Sanders & Clinton Battle for South Carolina Votes; Deadly Storms Tear Through South. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Trump Wins Nevada Caucuses; Sanders & Clinton Battle for South Carolina Votes. Aired 4-4:30a ET
• Donald Trump with Huge Victory in Nevada; Rubio, Cruz Battling for Second Place; Clinton and Sanders Shift Strategies in CNN Town Hall; Deadly Storms in the South. Aired 3:30-4a ET


February 23, 2016
• Trump Blasts Cruz Slamming Cruz Over Campaign Tactics and False Claims; Clinton Pitches Black Voters; Sanders Stumps in Super Tuesday States; Republican Delegate Race, Trump Holds More Than Twice as Many as All Others Combined; Battle Over Obama SCOTUS Nominee; Kalamazoo Shooting Suspect Arraigned; Apple vs. FBI, Protests Planned at 40+ Stores Nationwide Against Court Order; U.S. and Russia Reach Syria Deal. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Nevada Republican Caucus Today; CNN Town Hall: Clinton & Sanders Fight for Minority Votes; Uber Driver Admits Role in Shooting Spree; Warriors Fastest Ever to Reach 50 Wins. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Trump Blasts Cruz as "Liar", "Sick"; CNN Town Hall: Clinton & Sanders Fight for Minority Votes; Uber Driver Admits Role in Shooting Spree; U.S. and Russia Reach Syria Ceasefire Deal. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Cruz Fires Top Aide, Trump Attacks; CNN Town Hall: Clinton & Sanders Fight for Minority Votes; Uber Driver Admits Role in Shooting Spree. Aired 4-4:30a ET


February 22, 2016
• Trump Sticks to Winning Playbook; Clinton, Sanders Battle for Minority Votes; Cruz Trains His Fire on Rubio; Sanders Pushes Back Against Single Issue Claim; Walmart Increases Employee Salaries; Kalamazoo Shootings Motive; Syrian Ceasefire Days Away. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Trump Sticks To Winning Playbook; Clinton, Sanders Battle For Minority Votes; Clinton Implies Sanders Is "Single Issue"; Search For Kalamazoo Shootings Motive; Denny Hamlin Wins Daytona 500 By Inches. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Trump Leads GOP, Rubio and Cruz Battle Behind him; Ted Cruz Stumping Hard in Nevada; Search for Kalamazoo Shooting Motive; New ISIS Attacks Syria Ahead of Agreed Ceasefire; United States Pushing to End Korean War? Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Trump Leads GOP, Rubio and Cruz Battle Behind him; Ted Cruz Stumping Hard in Nevada; Search for Kalamazoo Shooting Motive; New ISIS Attacks Syria Ahead of Agreed Ceasefire; Aired 4-4:30a ET


February 19, 2016
• Republicans Face Voters at CNN Town Hall; Trump on Cease and Desist Demands; Bush Defends Campaign Momentum; Kasich Keeps to Upbeat Message; Final Farewell to Justice Scalia; Trump Calls Pope's Slam Disgraceful. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Town Hall Part 2: Trump, Bush & Kasich; Trump Calls Pope's Slam "Disgraceful"; NFL Legend Rides Off Into Retirement. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• CNN Town Hall: Trump, Bush & Kasich; Trump Calls Pope's Slam "Disgraceful"; Syria Truce Set for Today Delayed? Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Republicans Face Voters at CNN Town Hall; Trump Calls Pope's Slam "Disgraceful"; Syria Truce Set for Today Delayed? Aired 4-4:30a ET


February 18, 2016
• GOP Candidates Take Voter Questions in CNN Town Hall; Cruz Touts Lead in New Poll; Cruz on Trump's Support of Planned Parenthood; Rubio Speaks Out on Race Relations; Ex-Justice O'Connor: Obama Should Nominate; Obama Won't Attend Scalia's Funeral; Obama to Visit Cuba; Apple vs. FBI; Flint Water Crisis; Deadly Blast in Turkish Capital. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Carson, Rubio and Cruz Face Voters During CNN Town Hall; Apple Versus FBI Over Terrorist's iPhone; Aired 05-05:30a ET
• CNN Republican Town Hall: Part One; National Poll: Cruz Inches Ahead of Trump; Apple Versus FBI; At Least 28 Killed in Turkish Blast. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• GOP Candidates Take Voter Questions in CNN Town Hall; Apple Versus FBI; At Least 28 Killed in Turkish Blast. Aired 4-4:30a ET


February 17, 2016
• Obama Promises Nominee, Takes on Trump; Breaking Down the Cruz Tax Plan; U.S. Blasts Russian Airstrikes in Syria; Apple Ordered to Help Unlock Terrorist's Phone; FDA Issues Zika Guidelines for Blood Bank; Flint Water Crisis; China Puts Missiles on Disputed Island Chain; Pope to Visit Cuidad Juarez, Mexico; Futures Pointing Higher; Kashkari: Banks Too Big to Fail; Gas Prices Tick Higher. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Obama Promises A Nominee, Takes On Trump; Supreme Court Battle; Trump's Commanding Lead in South Carolina; U.S. Blames Russia for Syrian Airstrikes; Ronda Rousey Considered Suicide After Defeat. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Obama to Push Ahead on Supreme Court; Trump's Commanding Lead in South Carolina; U.S. Blasts Russian Airstrikes in Syria; China Puts Missiles on Disputed Island Chain; Pope to Visit Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Supreme Court Battle; Trump's Commanding Lead in South Carolina; U.S. Blames Russia for Syrian Airstrikes; China Puts Missiles on Disputed Island Chain; Pope to Visit Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. Aired 4-4:30a ET


February 16, 2016
• George W. Bush Campaigns for Jeb Bush; Northern Syria Airstrikes, Last Night's Grammy Winners. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• All-Out War Among Republicans; Can Obama Fill the Supreme Court Vacancy?; Grammys 2016: Winners & Best Moments; 22 Dead in Strikes on Hospitals, School in Syria; Wade Gives Netflix Subscription to Retiring Kobe. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Race for President: GOP Brawl for Votes; Can Obama Fill the Supreme Court Vacancy?; Grammys 2016: Winners & Best Moments; 22 Dead in Strikes on Hospitals, School in Syria; Pope Heads to Mexican Drug Heartland. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Race for President: GOP Brawl for Votes; Can Obama Fill the Supreme Court Vacancy?; Grammys 2016: Winners & Best Moments. Aired 4- 4:30a ET


February 15, 2016
• Death of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia; Cruz and Trump Tension in South Carolina; Pope Francis Visits Mexico; Crisis Escalating in Syria; Stock Markets Up; Chinese Markets Open Again. Aired 5:30-6 am ET
• The Battle Over the Next Supreme Court Appointee; No Letup in Fighting in Syria; Winter Storm on the East Coast; Recap of the NBA All-Star Game. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Fight Over Replacing Justice Scalia; Rubio Tries to Recapture Mojo; Escalating Tensions in Syria; Pope Francis in Mexico. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Battle Over Justice Scalia's Replacement; Rubio Tries to Recapture Mojo; Escalating Tensions in Syria; Pope Francis in Mexico; Aired 4-4:30a ET


February 12, 2016
• Clinton, Sanders Face Off In Debate; Clinton Leans On Obama's Legacy; Cruz Pulls Ad Featuring Porn Star; Last Four Oregon Refuge Protesters In Custody; Crisis In Syria; Kasich Scores Billionaire Endorsement. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Clinton, Sanders Face Off in Debate; Deal to "Cease Hostilities" in Syria; Louisiana Governor: LSU Football At Risk. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Porter Urged To Stay And Fight; Would U.S. Talked To North Korea; Justice Ginsburg #MeToo Here To Stay; Olympic Diplomacy; White House Willing To Talk With North Korea Amid Sanctions. Aired 4:30-5a ET
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February 11, 2016
• Sanders Appears On "The Late Show"; Cliven Bundy Arrested; Federal Government Sues Ferguson, Missouri; Kerry Calls For Cease-Fire In Syria. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Clinton & Sanders Debate Tonight; GOP Presidential Battlefield Moves to South Carolina; Warriors Scorch Suns, Off to Record NBA Start. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Democratic Presidential Debate Tonight; GOP Presidential Battlefield Moves to South Carolina; Can World Powers Negotiate Syria Cease-Fire?; Russian Airstrikes Hit Close to Turkey. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Clinton & Sanders Debate Tonight; GOP Presidential Battlefield Moves to South Carolina; Can World Powers Negotiate Syria Cease-Fire?; Russian Airstrikes Hit Close to Turkey. Aired 4-4:30a ET


February 10, 2016
• Outsiders Win in New Hampshire; Zika Virus Linked to Eye Damage in Infants; Flint Water Crisis Could Lead to Criminal Charges. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Trump & Sanders Win New Hampshire Primary; Zika Virus Linked to Eye Damage in Infants; Flint Water Crisis Could Lead to Criminal Charges; Official: ISIS Likely to Attempt Attack on U.S. Soil. Aired 4-5a ET
• Special Post-Primary Coverage. Aired 3-4a ET
• Trump Wins Big in New Hampshire; Big Win for Sanders in New Hampshire; Hillary's Struggles with Young Voters; Marco Rubio Admits Debate's Effect on N.H. Aired 2-3a ET


February 09, 2016
• Trump Hits Cruz With Vulgar Term; Clinton Makes Her Closing Argument; Obama's Budget Proposal Dead On Arrival; Obama Asks For $1.8 Billion To Fight Zika Virus Spread; Refugee Crisis Crippling Turkey; Voting Begins In New Hampshire Primary. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Primary Voting Begins in New Hampshire; Obama Asks for $1.8B to Fight Zika Virus Spread; Denver Hosts Super Bowl Parade Today. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Voting Has Begun in New Hampshire; ISIS Wife Charged in U.S. Hostage Death; Obama Asks for $1.8B to Fight Zika Virus Spread; U.S. North Korea Satellite "Tumbling in Orbit". Aired 4:30-5a ET
• New Hampshire Primary Voting Begins; Obama Asks for $1.8B to Fight Zika Virus Spread; U.N.: Syria "Exterminating" Its Citizens. Aired 4-4:30a ET


February 08, 2016
• Sanders Keeps Pressure On Clinton; Trump Leading In New Hampshire Polls; Bill Clinton Blasts Bernie Sanders; Rubio Trying To Recapture Momentum; Broncos Beat Panthers 24-10 In Super Bowl 50; Refugee Crisis Overwhelms Turkey. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Bill Clinton Blasts Bernie Sanders; Trump Leading In New Hampshire Polls; Rubio Trying To Recapture Momentum; North Korea Rocket Launch. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Bernie Sanders Keeps Pressure on Hillary Clinton; Denver Broncos Wins Super Bowl 50; North Korea Rocket Launch; Refugee Crisis Overwhelms Turkey. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Bernie Sanders Keeps Pressure on Hillary Clinton; Denver Broncos Wins Super Bowl 50; North Korea Rocket Launch; Refugee Crisis Overwhelms Turkey. Aired 4-4:30a ET


February 05, 2016
• First Clinton-Sanders One-On-One Debate; Trump Is Over Cruz "Voter Fraud"; Obama Proposes Oil Tax; Zika Virus Outbreak: New U.S. Cases Confirmed. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders Sharpen Attacks; Zika Virus Outbreak in Florida; U.N. Ruling: Assange "Arbitrarily Detained"; New Allegations Against Johnny Manziel. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Democratic Debate: Clinton and Sanders Sharpen Attacks; Zika Virus Outbreak in Florida; U.N. Ruling: Assange "Arbitrarily Detained". Aired 4:30-5a ET
• First Clinton-Sanders One-on-One Debate; Zika Virus Outbreak in Florida; U.N. Ruling: Assange "Arbitrarily Detained". Aired 4-4:30a ET


February 04, 2016
• Clinton And Sanders Battle For Title Of "Progressive"; Clinton Defends Attacks About Taking Speaking Fees; Criticism Of Sanders' Proposed Budget; Health Emergency Declared In Florida; "Playboy" Publishes Non-Nude Magazine; U.S. Airstrikes Target ISIS Oil Fields. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Democrats Make Their Cases at Town Hall. Aired 5:08-5:30a ET


February 03, 2016
• Trump Mocks Rubio's 3rd Place Finish; Sanders Leading Among Younger Voters; Zika Contracted Sexually; French Scientists Work On Zika Vaccine; U.S. Military To Use Airstrip In Kurdish-Controlled Syria? Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Fierce Fight for New Hampshire Voters; Zika Virus Sexually Transmitted in the U.S.; Super Bowl 50: Newton Tired of Race Talk. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Candidates Fight for New Hampshire; Zika Virus Sexually Transmitted in the U.S.; Inside Syria: Secret U.S. Airstrip?; Explosion Blows Hole In Plane Over Somalia. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Can Trump & Sanders Stay on Top in New Hampshire?; Zika Virus Sexually Transmitted in the U.S.; Inside Syria: Secret U.S. Air Base. Aired 4-4:30a ET


February 02, 2016
• Ted Cruz Wins Iowa, Clinton and Sanders in a Virtual Tie. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Cruz Wins Iowa, Tops Trump; Clinton Declares Victory. Aired 4- 5a ET
• Ted Cruz Wins GOP Caucus in Iowa; Virtual Tie Separating Clinton and Sanders; Peace Talks for Syria Formally Under Way; WHO Declares Zika Virus Public Health Emergency; Donald Trump Promises to Soldier On. Aired 3-4a ET
• Ted Cruz Wins Iowa in Record Turnout; Clinton, Sanders in Dead Heat; 3rd Place Finish to Propel Rubio; O'Malley, Huckabee Suspend Their Campaigns. Aired 2-3a ET


February 01, 2016
• Ted Cruz's Closing Argument In Iowa; Iowa Caucuses: The Home Stretch; California Jail Break; Futures Pointing Lower; Zika Virus Active In More Than 20 Countries; College Grads Making More Money. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Ted Cruz Makes Closing Arguments in Iowa; Iowa Caucuses Last Minute Pitches for Votes; Hillary Clinton's Final Iowa Rally; New Details in California Jail Break; Broncos and Panthers Arrive for Super Bowl 50; Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Ted Cruz Makes Closing Arguments in Iowa; Iowa Caucuses Last Minute Pitches for Votes; Hillary Clinton's Final Iowa Rally; New Details in California Jail Break; Zika Virus Active in More Than 20 Countries; Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Iowa Caucuses Last Minute Pitches for Votes; Democrats in Tight Race in Iowa; Zika Virus Active in More Than 20 Countries. Aired 4- 4:30a ET


January 29, 2016
• GOP Candidates Mock Trump; Huckabee And Santorum Attend Trump's Event; Teacher Arrested In California Jail Escape; "Affluenza Teen" Back In U.S. Custody; Possibly 1.5 Million Infected With Zika Virus. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Donald Trump Vs. GOP Debate; Teacher Arrested in California Jail Escape; Peyton Manning Jokes About Retirement. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• GOP Iowa Debate, Minus Donald Trump; Teacher Arrested in California Jail Escape; WHO: Zika Virus Now "Spreading Explosively". Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Trump Sits Out, Overshadows GOP Debate; Teacher Arrested in California Jail Escape; WHO: Zika Virus Now "Spreading Explosively". Aired 4-4:30a ET


January 28, 2016
• Republican Debate Goes On Without Trump; More Arrests Made In Oregon Wildlife Refuge Occupation; Michigan Lawmakers Are Set To Approve $28 Million In Relief Money For Flint; Secret Places Inside Disneyland; Iranian Elections Coming In February. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Republicans Debate Goes on Without Trump; Sanders and Clinton, Neck and Neck; More Arrests in Oregon Wildlife Refuge Battle; Panthers' Cam Newton Addresses His Critics. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Republicans Debate Goes on Without Trump; Sanders and Clinton, Neck and Neck; More Arrests in Oregon Wildlife Refuge Battle; Iranian and French Presidents Meet Today; Zika Virus Could Become Pandemic; Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Republicans Debate Goes on Without Trump; Sanders and Clinton, Neck and Neck; More Arrests in Oregon Refuge Battle; Iranian and French Presidents Meet Today; Zika Virus Could Become Pandemic; Aired 4-4:30a ET


January 27, 2016
• Trump Pulls Out Of Fox News Debate; Cruz Suggest A One-On-One Debate; Officers And Oregon Refuge Occupiers Clash; California Fugitive Manhunt; Marathon Bombing Documents Being Released; Denmark To Confiscate Refugee Valuables. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Trump Campaign Accused of Threatening Fox's Megyn Kelly; Trump Pulls Out of Thursday's GOP Debate on Fox; Oregon Standoff Comes to An End; Blake Griffin To Miss 4-6 Weeks After Breaking Hand. Aired 5- 5:30a ET
• Donald Trump to Skip Next GOP Debate; Fox News Versus Donald Trump; Sanders Sets Meeting with Obama; Oregon Militiaman Killed After FBI Shootout; More Snow on the Way; Danish Parliament Passes Controversial Law. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Donald Trump Boycotts Fox News' GOP Debate; Additional Democrat Presidential Debate Added Before New Hampshire Caucuses; CNN Money; Ground Under California Apartment is Crumbling; Danish Parliament Voting in Favor of Controversial Refugee Bill. Aired 4-4:30a ET


January 26, 2016
• Sanders Says He Has Good Presidential Judgment; Clinton Defends From Attacks On Her Honesty; Hunt Is On To Find California Fugitives; Planned Parenthood Accusers Indicted; Iranian President To Meet Pope. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Clinton & Sanders Face-Off in Iowa; The Race for President: Will Trump Boycott the Next Debate?; Planned Parenthood Video Creators Indicted; Curry, Warriors Dominate Spurs 120-90. Aired 5-5:30a ET


January 25, 2016
• Major NYC Intersections Clear; Winter Storm Triggers Coastal Flooding In NJ; Candidates Make Final Sprint Before Primaries; American Airlines Flight Hits Heavy Turbulence; Asian Markets Up, European Markets and U.S. Futures Down. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Eastern U.S. Digs Out from Blizzard; Democrats' Final Sprint to Iowa; Donald Trump Talks Church at Iowa Rally; Broncos versus Panthers in Super Bowl 50. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Eastern U.S. Digs Out from Blizzard; Blizzard Buries Washington; Snow Emergency Lifted in Philadelphia; Democrats' Final Sprint to Iowa; Donald Trump Talks Church at Iowa Rally; ISIS Releases New Video of Paris Attackers; Iran Plans to Revamp Airline Fleet; Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Eastern U.S. Digs Out from Blizzard; Blizzard Buries Washington; Snow Emergency Lifted in Philadelphia; Democrats' Final Sprint to Iowa; Donald Trump Talks Church at Iowa Rally. Aired 4-4:30a ET


January 22, 2016
• Winter Storm Headed For East Coast; "The National Review" Publishes Article Criticizing Trump; Two Americans Freed From Iranian Prison Return To U.S.; Jason Rezaian Headed Back To U.S.; Iranians Look Forward to Better Future; Stocks Up After Rough Week. Aired 5:30- 6a ET
• Big Winter Storm Bearing Down on East Coast; Donald Trump Slams "National Review"; Freed Americans Going Back to the U.S.; NFL Championship Games Start Sunday; Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Big Winter Storm Bearing Down on East Coast; "National Review" Slams Trump; North Korea Holding American Student. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Bracing for a Monster Blizzard; "National Review" Slams Trump; North Korea Holding American Student. Aired 4-4:30a ET


January 21, 2016
• The Race For President: Palin Surprises Trump; Colossal Winter Storm Headed East; Palin Blames President For Her Son's Arrest; Cruz Fighting Back Against Attacks; New E-Mails Released With Details On Flint Water Crisis; Death Toll Rises After Pakistani University Terror Attack. Aired 5:30-6a ET


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