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April 04, 2016
• Cruz Campaign Hit Hard in Wisconsin; Trump Targets John Kasich; Democrats Debate Over Debates; Amtrak Derailment Kills Two Workers; Greece Begins Deporting Refugees To Turkey; Aired 4-4:30a ET


April 01, 2016
• Donald Trump Explains His Abortion Answer; Trump Meets With Republican Party Officials; Trump National Security Stances Scrutinized; Kasich Says Neither Trump Nor Cruz Will Have Delegates To Win Outright; Belgium To Extradite Paris Terror Suspect Salah Abdeslam; Deadly Highway Overpass Collapse In India; NY and CA Pass $15 Minimum Wage Increases. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Trump Meets with RNC Officials Behind Closed Doors; Clinton: "I'm So Sick of The Sanders Campaign Lying"; Nuclear Summit: Keeping Nukes from ISIS; Belgium to Extradite Paris Terror Suspect; Women Accuse U.S. Soccer of Wage Discrimination. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Trump Meets with Republican Party Officials; Clinton: "I'm So Sick of The Sanders Campaign Lying"; Nuclear Summit: Keeping Nukes from ISIS; Belgium to Extradite Paris Terror Suspect; Deadly Highway Overpass Collapse in India. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Trump and RNC Meet Behind Closed Doors; Clinton: "I'm So Sick of The Sanders Campaign Lying"; Nuclear Summit: Keeping Nukes from ISIS; Belgium to Extradite Paris Terror Suspect; Deadly Highway Overpass Collapse in India. Aired 4-4:30a ET


March 31, 2016
• Trump Abortion Waffle Draws Outrage; Cruz Beating Trump In Wisconsin; Dutch Police Arrest Terror Suspect; Is Chipotle Opening A Burger Restaurant?; Tornado, Flooding Hits Oklahoma and Arkansas; Obama Hosting Nuclear Security Summit; John Oliver Enjoys A Drumpf Bump. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Trump Reverses Abortion Position; Clinton, Sanders Working Hard to Win New York; Dutch Police Arrest Terror Suspect; Golden State Warriors Move Closer to Record. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Trump Abortion Waffle Draws Outrage; Clinton, Sanders Working Hard to Win New York; Dutch Police Arrest Terror Suspect; World Leaders Gather in Washington. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Trump on Abortion: "There Has To Be Some Form of Punishment"; Clinton, Sanders Working Hard to Win New York; Dutch Police Arrest Terror Suspect; World Leaders Gather in Washington. Aired 4-4:30a ET


March 30, 2016
• CNN Republican Town Hall in Wisconsin; Trump Defends Campaign Manager Arrested for Battery; Scaling Back U.S. Commitment to NATO; Brussels Death Toll Now 32; High Profile SCOTUS Rulings Expected; Janet Yellen's Speech Turns Stocks Around. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• CNN Republican Town Hall in Wisconsin; Brussels Death Toll Now 32; Warriors' Quest for History Continues. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Republicans Step Back From Pledge; Brussels Death Toll Now 32; Hijacked Flight Raises Security Questions. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• CNN Republican Town Hall in Wisconsin; Brussels Death Toll Now 32; Hijacked Flight Raises Security Questions. Aired 4-4:30a ET


March 29, 2016
• Hijacked EgyptAir Flight Lands In Cyprus; Of 81 Passengers Only A Few Passengers And Crew Still Onboard; Egypt Says Egyptian Citizen Seif El Din Mustafa Hijacked Plane Over His Ex-Wife, Not Terrorism- Related. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• EgyptAir Flight Hijacked, Forced to Land in Cyprus; Hijacker Identified. Aired 5-5:30a ET


March 28, 2016
• Manhunt Ongoing For Brussels Suspects; Pakistan Blast Kills at Least 69; Syria Retakes Palmyra; Cruz Accuses Trump of Planting Tabloid Story; Sanders Win 3 Western Caucuses; More Companies Threaten to Leave Georgia If Governor Signs Religious Freedom Bill. Aired 5:30- 6a ET
• Terror Arrests Across Europe; Pakistan Blast Kills At Least 69; Syria Retakes Palmyra; Trump Denies Planting Cruz Story; Syracuse Headed To Final Four After Beating Virginia. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Terror Arrests Across Europe; Pakistan Blast Kills At Least 69; Syrian Government Takes Back Ancient City from ISIS; Sanders Wins 3 Western States; Cruz and Trump Feud Gets Personal; New Video Showed Terrorist Brothers Partying in Brussels Nightclub. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Terror Arrests Across Europe; Pakistan Blast Kills At Least 69; Syrian Government Takes Back Ancient City from ISIS; Sanders Wins 3 Western States; Cruz and Trump Feud Gets Personal; New Video Showed Terrorist Brothers Partying in Brussels Nightclub. Aired 4-4:30a ET


March 25, 2016
• New Raids In Belgium Yield Six New Arrests; Families Awaiting Word On Missing Victims; EU Ministers Call For Airport Plan To Exchange Passenger Data; Republican War Of Words Escalates; Biden Slams GOP For Using His Old Speech In Their Campaign To Block Merrick Garland; More Media Companies Threaten To Leave Georgia If Anti-LGBT Bill Is Enacted. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Police Detain at Least 6 in Brussels Raids; France Foils Terror Plot; Belgian Official: "Mistakes Were Probably Made"; Paris Police Identify Arrested Militant; Bleacher Report. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Manhunt for Brussels Bombing Suspects; France Foils Terror Plot; Turkey Claims Europe Ignored Warnings; European Ministers Call for Airport Plan. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Manhunt for Brussels Bombing Suspects; France Foils Terror Plot; Turkey Claims Europe Ignored Warnings; European Ministers Call for Airport Plan. Aired 4-4:30a ET


March 24, 2016
• Source: 2nd Attacker Involved In Metro Bombing; Brussels Bomb- Maker Najim Laachraoui Linked To Paris Attacks; Were The Brussels Attacks Preventable?; Cruz And Trump Call For More Aggressive Surveillance In U.S. Muslim Communities; Americans Unaccounted For After Bombings; Disney Threatens To Move Out Of Georgia Over Religious Freedom Bill. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Source: 2nd Attacker Involved in Metro Bombing; Clinton Denounces Cruz and Trump; Alex Rodriguez to Retire After 2017 Season. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Brussels Terror Cell: Ties to Paris; Clinton Denounces Cruz and Trump. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Report: 2 Brussels Subway Bombers; Clinton Denounces Cruz and Trump. Aired 4-4:30a ET


March 23, 2016
• Brussels Bombers Identified: Tied to Paris Attacker; New Election Results, Candidates Clash on Terror. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Manhunt for Belgium Terror Suspect; The Race for President: New Election Results. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Brussels Terror Attacks: Manhunt Underway; New Election Results, Candidates Clash on Terror. Aired 4-4:30a ET


March 22, 2016
• Brussels Airport Rocked by Explosions, At Least 13 Dead and 35 Injured; Brussels Subway Station Also Attacked, System Shut Down; Belgium Threat Level Raised To Maximum Level. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Report: Suicide Bomber Attacked Brussels Airport; Report: New Attack in Brussels Subway. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Brussels Airport Rocked By Explosions; Report: New Attack in Brussels Subway. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Brussels Airport Rocked By Explosions. Aired 4-4:30a ET


March 21, 2016
• Violence Flares At Trump Rallies; RNC Reacts To Violence At Trump Rallies; Trump To Appear Before Pro-Israel Group; Priebus: "This Is A Delegate-Driven Process"; President Obama's Historic Trip To Cuba; Starwood Hotels & Resorts Taking Over 3 Cuban Hotels; Airbnb: 4,000 Cuban Rooms Ready; Salah Abdeslam Told Investigators He Planned To "Restart Something"; U.S. Marine Louis Cardin Killed In Rocket Attack In Iraq. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• New iPhone Could be Unveiled Today; Violence Flares At Trump Rallies; Trump Criticizes Delegate Process; Sanders Raised $43 Million In February; Cruz Tops Republicans With $8 Million Cash; President Obama's Historic Trip To Cuba; Paris Terror Suspect Says More Attacks Planned. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Donald Trump to Appear Before Pro-Israeli Group; Clinton and Sanders Hit the Trail; President Obama's Historic Trip to Cuba; Paris Suspect Nabbed in Brussels; U.S. Marine Killed in ISIS Attack; Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Donald Trump to Appear Before Pro-Israeli Group; Clinton and Sanders Hit the Trail; President Obama's Historic Trip to Cuba; Paris Suspect Nabbed in Brussels; U.S. Marine Killed in ISIS Attack; Aired 4-4:30a ET


March 18, 2016
• Trump Warns of Riots at Contested Convention; Trump Won't Attend Next Debate, Kasich Follows Suit; SCOTUS Nominee Garland On Capitol Hill; Will There Be A Contested Convention?; Kasich Says He's Not A Spoiler Candidate; Clinton Cameo On "BROAD CITY"; Clinton Campaign Puts Out New Ads; Record-High Flooding Swamps Texas & Louisiana; Flint Water Crisis Hearing. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Conservatives Plot to Stop Donald Trump; Clinton Wins Missouri, Moves Closer to Nomination; Shocking Upsets in NCAA 1st Round. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Stop Trump Movement Picks Up Steam; Clinton Wins Missouri, Moves Closer to Nomination; North Korea Missile Launch. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Donald Trump Accused of Inciting Violence at Rallies; Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton Met with Voters Face-to-Face; Attackers Target Busy Transportation Hub in Ankara. Aired 4-4:30a ET


March 17, 2016
• Trump Warns of Riots at Contested Convention; Trump Won't Attend Next Debate; SCOTUS Nominee Garland On Capitol Hill; Campaign Puts Out New Ads; Record-High Flooding Swamps Texas & Louisiana; Flint Water Crisis Hearing. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Trump Warns of Riots If He Doesn't Win; Obama's SCOTUS Nomination: Dead on Arrival?; Deadly Flooding Swamps the South; 1st Round of NCAA Tournament Tips Off Today. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Trump Warns of "Riots" at Contested Convention; Obama's SCOTUS Nomination: Dead on Arrival?; Deadly Flooding Swamps the South; Syria Peace Talks Broaden. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Trump Warns of Riots If He Doesn't Win; Obama's SCOTUS Nomination: Dead on Arrival?; Deadly Flooding Swamps the South. Aired 4-4:30a ET


March 16, 2016
• Big Super Tuesday Wins for Clinton and Trump; Rubio Blasts Trump As He Quits Race; U.S. Student Sentenced to Hard Labor in North Korea. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Super Night for Clinton and Trump; Marco Rubio Suspends Campaign After Florida Loss; Is Clinton the Inevitable Democratic Nominee?. Aired 4-5a ET
• Trump and Clinton Frontrunners; Rubio Suspends CampaignKasich Wins Home State of Ohio; Super Tuesday 2 Results. Aired 3-4a ET
• Frontrunners Wins Big on Super Tuesday Three; Rubio Drops Out After Florida Loss; Interview with John Kasich; Clinton-Sanders in Virtual Dead Heat in Missouri. Aired 2-3a ET


March 15, 2016
• Five State Vote In Today's Primaries; U.S. Official: Iran Rocket Launch "At Any Minute"; Obama Kills Atlantic Ocean Drilling Plan; Flint Water Crisis Hearing; Russia Withdrawing Troops From Syria; Trump's Jobless Numbers Don't Add Up. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Race for President: Key States Test Trump & Clinton; U.S. Official: Iran Rocket Launch at "Any Minute"; NFL Confirms Link Between Football and CTE. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Race for President: Key States Test Trump & Clinton; U.S. Official: Iran Rocket Launch at "Any Minute"; Russia Withdrawing Troops from Syria; Syria Peace Talks Begin. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Super Tuesday Elections: Can Trump & Clinton Keep Leads?; Russia Withdrawing Troops from Syria; Syria Peace Talks Begin. Aired 4-4:30a ET


March 14, 2016
• Trump Leading in Florida Poll; Violence at Trump Rallies In Spotlight; Clinton & Sanders Fight Over Trade; Turkey Rocked By Deadly Car Bomb Blast. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Trump Rally Violence Controversy; CNN Ohio Democratic Town Hall; Sanders Outlines His Plan To Beat Trump. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Trump Rally Violence Controversy; Clinton and Sanders Face Voters at Ohio Town Hall; Turkey Rocked by Deadly Car Bomb Blast; Ivory Coast Terror Attack. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Donald Trump Accused of Inciting Violence at Rallies; Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton Met with Voters Face-to-Face; Attackers Target Busy Transportation Hub in Ankara. Aired 4-4:30a ET


March 11, 2016
• Boeing Under Scrutiny After Another Plane Crash In Ethiopia; President Trump To Release Budget Proposal; Fox News Rebukes Host Jeanine Pirro; U.S.-Backed Syrian Fighters Target ISIS In Baghouz. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Boeing Under Scrutiny After Another of its Planes Crashes; Ethiopian Airlines Crash Kills 157 People; Trump to Release Budget Proposal; Democrats Blast Trump's Budget Plan; Democrats Take South By Southwest By Storm; Gabbard Refuses to Label Assad a War Criminal; Beto O'Rourke Teases a White House Bid; Fox News Rebukes Host Jeanine Pirro; Congresswoman Omar's Israel Comments Muddles Democrats; Fed Chair Jerome Powell Says Interest Rates are in a "Good Place"; A Jaguar Injures Woman at Arizona Zoo; A Fan Gets Arrested After Sucker- Punching an Aston Villa Player; John Oliver Tackles Robocalls with Robocalls; Three Teams Punch Their NCAA Tickets; Gardner-Webb Makes First-Ever NCAA Tournament; Liberty Wins to Earn First NCAA Tournament Berth Since 2013; Suns Snap 18-Game Losing Streak Against Warriors; Kevin Durant Injures Ankle; Spurs Mascot Dressed in a Batman Costume Delays Bucks-Spurs Game; Snowy Soccer Field Denies Hannover of a Goal. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Boeing Under Scrutiny After Another Crash; Ethiopian Airlines Crash Kills 157 People; Another Border Battle; Fox News Condemns Jeanine Pirro; Punch On the Pitch; Trump Budget Will Seek $8.6 Billion For Border Wall; Photos Of President Trump With Li Yang Emerges; Captain Marvel Shatters Box Office. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Boeing Under Scrutiny After Another Crash; Ethiopian Airlines Crash Kills 157 People; Another Border Battle; Fox News Condemns Jeanine Pirro; Punch On the Pitch; Trump Budget Will Seek $8.6 Billion For Border Wall. Aired 4-4:30a ET


March 10, 2016
• Sanders & Clinton Clash in Debate; Tonight: Last GOP Debate Before Super Tuesday 3; Will Jeb Bush Endorse a Former Rival?; All The Presidents' Shoes; Flint Water Contamination Crisis; Gunmen Barge Into Party Killing 5; Historic Flooding Swamps Louisiana; One America, Two Economies. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Democrats Face Off In Univision Debate; Tonight: Last GOP Debate Before Super Tuesday 3; Brock Osweiler Leaves Broncos for Texans. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Democrats Pivot to Next Week's Super Tuesday; CNN Republican Presidential Debate Tonight. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Democrats Face Off In Univision Debate; Tonight: Last GOP Debate Before Super Tuesday 3. Aired 4-4:30a ET


March 09, 2016
• Second Super Tuesday Results: Big Wins for Donald Trump; Stunning Upset for Bernie Sanders in Michigan. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Super Tuesday Winners & Losers; Sanders, Trump Triumph on Super Tuesday #. Aired 4-5a ET
• Super Tuesday 2 Results; Sanders Wins Michigan; Trump Takes 3 of 4 States; Should Rubio Drop Out? Aired 3-4a ET
• Sanders Wins Michigan, Clinton Takes Mississippi; Trump Wins Michigan and Mississippi; North Korea Claims It Has Miniaturized Nuclear Warheads; Donald Trump Wins Hawaii GOP Caucuses; George Martin Dies at 90; Sanders Beats Clinton in Michigan; All Rubio's Chips on Florida. Aired 2-3a ET
• Sanders Beat Clinton in Michigan; Donald Trump Wins Big in Three States; Still Voting in Hawaii Republican Caucuses. Aired 1:30- 2a ET


March 08, 2016
• GOP Super Tuesday II: Michigan, Mississippi, Hawaii & Idaho; Democrats Vote in Two States Today; Romney Records Robocalls for Rubio; Bonuses on Wall Street Shrink; U.S. Strike Kills 150 Suspected Al-Shabaab Members; Celebrity Privacy on Trial; Nike Suspends Sharapova Deal. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Super Tuesday Part Two; New Details on U.S. Air Strike in Somalia; Maria Sharapova Fails Drug Test; Peyton Manning Retires. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Republicans Vote in Four States Today; Democrats Vote in Two States Today; U.S. Strike Kills 150 Suspected al-Shabaab Members; Two- year Anniversary of MH-370 Disappearance; Erin Andrews Wins $55 Million in Civil Suit. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Republicans Vote in Four States Today; Democrats Vote in Two States Today; U.S. Strikes Terrorists in Somalia; Big Win for Erin Andrews; Aired 4-4:30a ET


March 07, 2016
• Fiery Democratic Debate in Michigan; Michigan Primary Tomorrow; Republicans Concentrate on Michigan; Kasich Wins Schwarzenegger Endorsement; Trump Urges Rubio to Drop Out; Rubio and Allies Spend Most For Votes; Remembering Nancy Reagan; North Korea Threatens "Preemptive" Nuclear Strike; ISIS Claims Responsibility for Suicide Attack; Deadly Winter Storm Pounds California; Florida Diver Sucked Into Nuclear Plant Pipe; Peyton Manning Retiring. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Fiery Democratic Debate In Michigan; Clinton Slams Sanders On Auto Bailout; Trump, Cruz Each Win Two This Weekend; Remembering Nancy Reagan; North Korea Threatens "Preemptive" Nuclear Strike; Peyton Manning To Announce Retirement. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Fiery Democratic Debate in Michigan; Republicans Concentrate on Michigan; North Korea Threatens Preemptive Nuclear Strike; Aired 4:30- 5a ET
• Fiery Democratic Debate in Michigan; Remembering Nancy Reagan; North Korea Threatens Preemptive Nuclear Strike; Aired 4-4:30a ET


March 04, 2016
• Down & Dirty Republican Debate; Kasich Remains Above the Fray; Trump Explains Changes In Position; Sanders New Aggressive Strategy; Clinton Live Tweets GOP Debate; Debate Watchers Share Impressions of Trump, Cruz, Rubio. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• GOP Debate: Candidates on the Attack; Sanders' New, Aggressive Strategy; Warriors Tie NBA Home Winning Streak. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• The Race for President: GOP Debate Gets Dirty; Sanders' New, Aggressive Strategy. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• GOP Debate: Candidates on the Attack; Sanders' New, Aggressive Strategy; North Korea Says Its Nuclear Stockpile is Ready-to-Go. Aired 4-4:30a ET


March 03, 2016
• Carson Bows Out of Republican Presidential Debate Tonight; Mitt Romney to "Go After" Donald Trump; Clinton Staffer Reaches Immunity Deal; Cruz, Rubio Urge Rivals to Quit; Koch Brothers Won't Try To Stop Trump; Video Shows Baltimore Officer Slapping, Kicking Student; Major Drama at Erin Andrews' Trial; Former Oil CEO Dies in Car Crash; Possible MH370 Wreckage Found. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Is Donald Trump Unstoppable?; Clinton Staffer to Testify About Email Server; Video Shows Officer Kicking, Slapping Student; Kobe Signs Shoes, Gives to Kids During Game. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Is Trump Unstoppable?; Clinton Staffer to Testify About Email Server; Video Shows Officer Kicking, Slapping Student; Possible MH370 Wreckage Found. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• GOP Establishment Panic Over Trump; Clinton Staffer to Testify About Email Server; Video Shows Officer Kicking, Slapping Student. Aired 4-4:30a ET


March 02, 2016
• Super Tuesday Coverage; CNN Projection: Ted Cruz Wins Alaska. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Super Tuesday: Trump & Clinton Win Big; CNN Projection: Ted Cruz Wins Alaska. Aired 4-5a ET
• Super Tuesday Results; Trump and Clinton Big Winners. Aired 3- 4a ET
• Counting Votes in Alaska with Trump and Cruz Neck and Neck; Big Super Tuesday Wins for Trump, Clinton; The Path Forward for Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio; Sanders Stays in the Race. Aired 2-3a ET


March 01, 2016
• Trump Out Front on Super Tuesday; Journalist: Secret Service Agent Chokes Photographer at Trump Rally; Clinton Leads in Super Tuesday State Polls; Frantic GOP Effort to Stop Trump, Rivals Blast Trump for Failing to Disavow KKK in CNN Interview; Melania Trump Talks to CNN; Final Clinton Emails Released; Russian Warplanes Sit Idle In Syria; Battle to Retake Mosul From ISIS; An Early Start on Your Money. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Super Tuesday: Fierce Battles Across the Country; Erin Andrews Breaks Down in Court; Warren Buffett's $1-Million-A-Year Bracket Contest. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Super Tuesday: Fierce Battles Across the Country; Cease-Fire Holding in Syria. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Super Tuesday: Fierce Battles Across the Country. Aired 4-4:30a ET


February 29, 2016
• Trump Wins Major Endorsements; Trump Declines to Disavow KKK Leader; Rubio Slams Trump After KKK Dust-Up; Oscar Preview, Host Chris Rock Courts Controversy, Taking On #OscarsSoWhite Draws Some Gasps From Audience; Leonardo DiCaprio Wins Best Actor; U.S. Student Detained in North Korea Confessing to "Hostile Act". Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Trump Wins Major Endorsement; Super Tuesday Countdown; Rubio Mocks Trump's "Spray Tan"; Sanders: "That Must Have Been A Fantastic Speech"; Host Chris Rocks Courts Controversy; Vonn Crashes Saturday, Fractures Knee. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Trump Declines to Disavow KKK Leader; Hillary Clinton Barnstorming Super Tuesday States; Chris Rock Courts Controversy at the Oscars; U.S. Student Detained in North Korea; Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Trump Declines to Disavow KKK Leader; Hillary Clinton Barnstorming Super Tuesday States; Chris Rock Courts Controversy at the Oscars; U.S. Student Detained in North Korea. Aired 4-4:30a ET


February 26, 2016
• CNN Poll: 70 Percent Favor Stricter Gun Laws; Guns Expected To Dominate Week's Political Dialogue; Conservative Columnist "Glad" She Was Booed At CPAC; South Korea: North Korea Open To Talks With U.S.; China Moves To Abolish Term Limits. Aired 5-5:30a ET


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