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December 19, 2016
• Electoral College Votes For President; Calls For Russian Hacking Probe By Congress; Russia To U.S.: Put Up Or Shut Up; Hundreds Leave Aleppo As Evacuations Resume. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Team Trump Attacks Intel Assessment; Calls For Russian Hacking Probe By Congress; Russia To U.S.: Put Up Or Shut Up; Obama: Still Assessing Russia's Motives; Hundreds Leave Aleppo As Evacuations Resume. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Electoral College Votes Today; U.S Intelligence says Russian Hackers Aimed to Influence the Election; Mass Evacuations from War- Torn Aleppo; Zsa Zsa Gabor Has Died; Security Forces in Jordan Killed Four Gunmen Linked to a Terror Attack; Apple and Ireland fighting the European Union over the Record Setting $14 billion Fine. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Members of the Electoral College Cast Their Votes Today; Sen. McCain Sounding An Alarm on Russian Hacking; U.S. Navy Waiting for China to Return Seized Drone; Evacuations Back Under Way in Aleppo; Security Forces in Jordan Killed Four Gunmen Linked To Terror Attack. Aired 4-4:30a ET


December 16, 2016
• Obama Vows Retaliation For Russian Hacking; Aleppo Evacuation Suspended; Shooter Convicted In Charleston Church Massacre; Dolly Parton Takes Center Stage. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Obama Vows Retaliation for Russian Hacking; Aleppo Evacuation Suspended; Sports World Mourns The Loss of Craig Sager. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Obama Vows Retaliation for Russian Hacking; Clinton Campaign Chairman Blasts FBI; Reports: Aleppo Evacuation Suspended; Dylann Roof Convicted in Charleston Church Massacre. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Obama Vows Retaliation for Russian Hacking; Ceasefire: Thousands of Aleppo Residents Evacuate; Dylann Roof Convicted in Charleston Church Massacre. Aired 4-4:30a ET


December 15, 2016
• First Family & Titans Of Tech; Ivanka Trump May Fill Some First Lady Duties; Escape From Aleppo. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Trump's Kids Sit on Tech Meeting; Aleppo Evacuations; Big New Yahoo Hack; Cavs Sit LeBron, Irving, Love Last Night. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• First Family & Titan of Tech; Aleppo Evacuations; Big New Yahoo Hack; Dylann Roof Murder Trial. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Trump Meets with Captains of Tech Industry; Aleppo Evacuations; Dylann Roof Murder Trial. Aired 4-4:30a ET


December 14, 2016
• Trump 'Thank You' Tour Goes To Wisconsin; Rep. Zinke Tapped For Interior Secretary, Rick Perry For Energy Secretary; Trump Tech Summit Today In New York; Aleppo Evacuation Plan On Hold. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Trump's Thank You Tour; Trump Tech Summit Today in New York; Aleppo in Ruins; Radio Announcer Fired for Leaking Game Plans. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Trump "Thank You" Tour Goes to Wisconsin; Trump Talks to Tech Titans; Aleppo in Ruins. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Trump Victory Tour; Trump Talks to Tech Titans; Aleppo in Ruins. Aired 4-4:30a ET


December 13, 2016
• Trump To Tap Tillerson For Sec. Of State; Trump "Leaving My Businesses"; Senate Concerns About Rex Tillerson. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Tillerson Faces Challenging Confirmation; Trump "Leaving My Businesses"; Russian Hacking; The Fall of Aleppo. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Trump to Tap Tillerson Secretary of State; Trump Conflict-of- Interest Presser Delayed; Russian Hacking; The Fall of Aleppo. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Trump Taps Tillerson; Trump "Leaving My Businesses"; Russian Hacking; The Fall of Aleppo. Aired 4-4:30a ET


December 12, 2016
• Senators Call For Probe Of Russian Meddling; FBI & CIA Differ On Russian Motives; Trump To Announce Secretary Of State Soon; Syrian Forces Tighten Grip On Aleppo. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Senators Calls For Probe Of Russian Meddling; Tillerson's Past Under Scrutiny; Trump Tangles With China; Twin Bombings Rock Istanbul; Netanyahu "Excited" About Working With Trump; Cairo's Coptic Christian Cathedral Bombed. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Donald Trump Calls CIA Report Ridiculous, Dismisses Daily Intelligence Briefings; Two Deadly Bombings in Istanbul Kills Dozens; China Reacts to Trump; Boeing Finalizes $16.6 Billion Deal To Sell 80 Airplanes to Iran; Syrian Government Forces Waging Battles On Two Fronts. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Donald Trump Calling The Report About Russia Meddling In The U.S. Election Ridiculous; A Kurdish Militant Group Claiming Responsibility For Two Bombings In Istanbul That Killed At Least 38 People, 30 Of The Dead Are Police Officer. At Least 155 Others Were Wounded; Syrian Government Forces Waging Battles On Two Fronts This Morning; Aired 4:00-4:30p ET


December 09, 2016
• Trump's Two Jobs: President & Producer; Fast Food CEO To Run Labor Department; Hillary Clinton Slams Fake News. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Trump's Two Jobs: President & Producer; Remembering John Glenn; Chiefs Hold Off Raiders at Arrowhead. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Trump "Thank You" Victory Tour Comes to Iowa; Remembering John Glenn; Flood of War-Weary Civilians Flee Aleppo. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Trump Touts Jobs in Iowa; Remembering John Glenn; Flood of War- Weary Civilians Flee Aleppo. Aired 4-4:30a ET


December 08, 2016
• Filling Out The Trump Cabinet; Iowa Gov. Branstad Named Ambassador To China; Donald Trump Vs. Union Boss; Two Teens Charged With Aggravated Arson. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Scott Pruitt to Head EPA; Union Boss Versus Trump; Tennessee Wildfire Suspects Detained; LeBron Explains Trump Hotel Boycott. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• The Trump Transition: Filling Out the Trump Cabinet; Union Boss Versus Trump; Tennessee Wildfire Suspects Detained; Aleppo on the Verge of Falling. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Filling Out the Trump Cabinet; Union Boss Versus Trump; Tennessee Wildfire Suspects Detained; Aleppo on the Verge of Falling. Aired 4-4:30a ET


December 07, 2016
• Trump Introduces Pick For Defense Secretary; Boeing: Trump Tweet "Out Of Left Field"; Obama's Final National Security Speech; Trump Takes Credit For $50 Billion Investment. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Trump's 2nd "Thank You Tour" Rally; Spokesman: Trump Sold All His Stocks; Obama's Advice to Trump; Chicago Trades Chris Sale to Boston. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Trump Introduces His Picks for Defense Secretary; Spokesman: Trump Sold All His Stocks; Obama's Advice to Trump; Eastern Aleppo on the Verge of Falling. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Trump Introduces Gen. Mattis; Spokesman: Trump Sold All His Stocks; Obama's Advice to Trump; Eastern Aleppo on the Verge of Falling. Aired 4-4:30a ET


December 06, 2016
• A Day Of Meetings, An Evening Of Cheers; Trump Taps Ben Carson For HUD Secretary; Oakland Warehouse Fire; Judge Declares Mistrial In Slager Murder Case. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Trump Tips Ben Carson for HUD Secretary; Warehouse Fire a Criminal Act?; Judge Declares Mistrial in Michael Slager Murder Case; Aleppo on the Verge of Falling. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• The Trump Transition: A Day of Meetings, an Evening of Cheers; Change in Climate; Biden 2020?; Security Tight Across Los Angeles Rail System; Warehouse Fire a Criminal Act?; Judge Declares Mistrial in Michael Slager Murder Case; Aleppo on the Verge of Falling. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Secretary of State Sweepstakes; Warehouse Fire a Criminal Act?; Judge Declares Mistrial in Michael Slager Murder Case; Aleppo on the Verge of Falling. Aired 4-4:30a ET


December 05, 2016
• Oakland Fire Tragedy; Dakota Access Pipeline To Be Rerouted; Trump's New Swipes At China; Trump Widens Secretary of State Search. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• 33 Now Confirmed Dead in Oakland Fire; Dakota Access Pipeline to be Re-routed; Trump's New Swipes at China; Huntsman Added to State Department Search; Italy's Prime Minister Stepping Down; Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Criminal Investigation into Deadly Warehouse Fire; Dakota Access Oil Pipeline Rerouted; Trump Twitter Storm on China; Federal Judge Orders Michigan to Begin a Statewide Recount; CEOs of AT&T and Time Warner to Appear Before Senate; Gas Prices Higher After OPEC Agreement. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Oakland Officials Will Hold Update on Warehouse Fire Investigation; Army Corps Decides to Reroute Proposed Pipeline; Trump Targets China on Twitter; Italian Prime Minister Will Resign Following Referendum Loss. Aired 4-4:30a ET


December 03, 2016
• Shooting Rampage Reignites Gun Control Debate; 14 Killed, 17 Wounded in California Massacre


December 02, 2016
• Trump Launches 'Thank You' Tour In Cincinnati; Trump Reveals Defense Secretary Pick; Trump Takes Victory Lap At Carrier Plant; Kerry To Address Carnage In Aleppo. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Trump Launches "Thank You" Tour; Mattis Tapped for Pentagon; Angst Over Petraeus; Cowboys Hold Off Vikings, 17-15. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Trump to Americans: Come Together; Mattis Tapped for Pentagon; Angst Over Petraeus; Kerry to Address Carnage in Aleppo. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• New Jobs Report Out; Bob Wright's Take On Cancer and Trump. Aired 8:309a ET


December 01, 2016
• Trump Gets Deal Done With Carrier; Banking On An Iconic Wall Street Bank; Tacoma Police Officer Shot And Killed; No Charges Filed In Keith Scott Killing; Tennessee Wildfires: 7 Dead. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Trump Makes Good on Campaign Promise; Tacoma Police Officer Shot and Killed; Tennessee Wildfires: 7 Dead; Tiger Woods Returns to Golf Today. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Trump Gets Deal Done with Carrier; Tacoma Police Officer Shot and Killed; Tennessee Wildfires: 7 Dead; U.N. Warns Aleppo is "Descending into Hell". Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Trump Victory Lap; Tacoma Police Officer Shot and Killed; Tennessee Wildfires: 7 Dead. Aired 4-4:30a ET


November 30, 2016
• Trump & Romney Dine In Manhattan; Carrier Strikes Deal With Trump; Trump Ready To Roll Out Economic Team; Deadly Tornado In Alabama. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Trump & Romney Dine; 1,000 Jobs Saved; Trump's "Money" Team; Deadly Tornado in Alabama; Tennessee Fires Force Mass Evacuations; Israeli Parliament Voting on Outposts. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Trump & Romney Dine in Manhattan; 1,000 Jobs Saved; Trump's "Money" Team; Tennessee Fires Force Mass Evacuations; Colombia Plane Crash: 71 Dead, 6 Survivors; Ex-Cop Testifies At His Murder Trial. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Trump & Romney Break Bread; 1,000 Jobs Saved; Trump's "Money" Team; Tennessee Fires Force Mass Evacuations; Thousands of Civilians Fleeing Aleppo. Aired 4-4:30a ET


November 29, 2016
• Ohio State Attack: Act of Terrorism?; Trump Vs. CNN; Petraeus Interviews For Sec. of State; Tennessee Wildfires Out Of Control; Deadly Plane Crash In Colombia. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Final Hours of Ohio State Attacker; Trump Goes After CNN on Twitter; Wildfires Out of Control in Tennessee; Deadly Plane Crash in Colombia; Battle for Aleppo. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• An Act of Terrorism?; Trump Goes After CNN on Twitter; Wildfires Out of Control in Tennessee; Deadly Plane Crash in Colombia; Syrian Rebels Lose Control of Northeast Aleppo. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Ohio State Attack: An Act of Terrorism?; Trump Goes After CNN on Twitter; Wildfires Out of Control in Tennessee; Deadly Plane Crash in Colombia; Syrian Rebels Lose Control of Northeast Aleppo. Aired 4- 4:30a ET


November 28, 2016
• Wisconsin Prepares For Recount; President-Elect Returns To NYC; Cubans Mourn Fidel Castro's Death; Syrian Regime Tightens Grip On Eastern Aleppo. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Wisconsin Prepares For Recount; Cruz To Trump: Time To Deliver On Promises; Toys Were Hot On Black Friday; Cubans Mourn Fidel Castro's Death; Cuban Exiles Celebrate Castro's Death; Deadly Police Shooting In Chicago. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Wisconsin Preparing for Recount; Fidel Castro's Funeral Set for Sunday; Syrian Regime Forces Have Claimed Two More Neighborhoods in Eastern Aleppo; Multimillionaire in Lafayette, Tennessee is a This Morning; Severe Storms and Heavy Rain in Forecast for Southeast. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• The Wisconsin Election Commission Set to Establish Timeline for Recoun; Fidel Castro's Funeral Set for Sunday; Syrian Regime Forces Claiming Two More Neighborhoods in Eastern Aleppo. Aired 4-4:30a ET


November 25, 2016
• "Brady Bunch" Star Florence Henderson Dies; Black Friday On Thanksgiving Thursday; Man Accused Of Killing Black Teen Who Bumped. Aired 5:30-6a ET.
• "Brady Bunch" Mom Florence Henderson Dies at 82; Black Friday Begins; Trump Still Mulling Romney for Sec. of State. Aired 5-5:30a ET


November 24, 2016
• Trump Names Two Women For Cabinet; Trump Has Skipped Most Daily Intel Briefings; Trump's Thanksgiving Message; Jill Stein Raises Over $2M For Recounts; Chattanooga Mourns Death Of Sixth Child. Aired 5:30- 6a ET
• Donald Trump Calls for Unity; Campaign Raises Enough to Recount 3 States; Chattanooga Mourns Death of Sixth Child. Aired 5-5:30a ET


November 23, 2016
• Record-Setting Trump Rally Rolls On; New York Times Interviews Trump; How Kushner Helped Trump Win; Computer Scientists Find Evidence Of Vote Hack; Chattanooga Grieves School Bus Crash Victims. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Trump Snubs Potential Business Conflicts; Romney Mulls Potential Sec. of State Job; Chattanooga Grieves School Bus Crash Victims; Michael Jordan Earns Medal of Freedom. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Trump's Sweeping New York Times Interview; Romney Mulls Potential Secretary of State Job; Chattanooga Grieves School Bush Crash Victims; Iraq Ramps Up War on ISIS; Russia Accuses Rebels of Chemical Warfare. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• New York Times Interviews Trump; Romney Mulls Potential Sec. of State Job; Chattanooga Grieves School Bush Crash Victims; Iraq Ramps Up War on ISIS. Aired 4-4:30a ET


November 22, 2016
• Trump's First 100 Days; Six Children Killed In TN School Bus Crash; San Antonio Police Shooting Suspect Arrested; Trump: We'll Immediately Withdraw From TPP; CNN Poll: Nation Split On Trump Presidency. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Donald Trump Lays Out First 100 Days; Trump Cabinet Announcements Today?; Trump: We'll Immediately Withdraw from TPP; Deadly School Bus Crash in TN; Arrest in Fatal Shooting of San Antonio Cop; Monday Night Football in Mexico City. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Donald Trump's Plan of Action; Trump Cabinet Announcements Today?; Trump: We'll Immediately Withdraw from TPP; Deadly School Bus Crash in TN; Arrest in Fatal Shooting of San Antonio Cop. Aired 4:30- 5a ET
• New Trump Video Lays Out First 100 Days; Trump Cabinet Announcements Today?; Trump: We'll Immediately Withdraw from TPP; Deadly School Bus Crash in TN. Aired 4-4:30a ET


November 21, 2016
• Four Officers Shot Across Country In 24-Hour Span; Trump's Weekend Packed With Meetings; Trump Will Move Into White House While Melania & Barron Remain In NYC Temporarily; Facebook Vs. Fake News. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Manhunt for San Antonio Cop Killer; Trump's Weekend Packed with Meetings; Trump's Twitter Tirade; Cowboy Continue Winning Streak. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Four Officers Shot in Line of Duty in 24-Hour Span; Trump's Packed Weekend of Meetings; Violent Confrontation Between Pipeline Protesters and Police; Death Toll in Indian Train Derailment Climbs to 142; Heaviest Bombardment Syria Has Seen in Five Years; Facebook Battles Fake News. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Four Officers Shot in Line of Duty within 24 Hours; New Meetings This Morning at Trump Tower; Trump Back on Twitter; Confrontation Between Dakota Access Pipeline Protesters and Polices; Syria's Heaviest Bombardment. Aired 4-4:30a ET


November 18, 2016
• Trumps Picks Michael Flynn for National Security Adviser; Sessions Top Contender For A.G.; Obama Meeting With Allies In Berlin. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Gen. Flynn Tapped By Trump; Trump to Meet Romney; Trump Spins Ford Factory News; Houston Takes Down Louisville. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Source: Gen. Flynn Offered National Security Advisor Job; Trump to Meet Romney; Trump's Tour Plans; Trump Spins Ford Factory News. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Trump's New Pick; Trump to Meet Romney; Trump Spins Ford Factory News. Aired 4-4:30a ET


November 17, 2016
• Gov. Haley Being Considered For Sec. Of State; Trump Proposes 5-Year Lobbying Ban; Trump To Meet Japanese Prime Minister; Clinton's First Speech Since Concession; Pepsi Boycott Over Fake News; Obama In Berlin For Visit With Merkel; Medal Of Freedom Winners Announced. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Gov. Haley Being Considered for Secretary of State; Trump to Meet Japanese Prime Minister; Clinton's First Speech Since Concession; Upton Not Pleased With Verlander Snub. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• President Obama Lands in Athens; Transition Team in Turmoil?; Trump Critics Outraged Over Some Cabinet Picks; Putin and Trump Speak by Telephone; Obama Urges Country to Give Trump a Chance; Aired 4:30- 5a ET
• Governor Haley Being Considered For Secretary of State; Clinton's Speech Encourages Supporters In Wake Of Defeat; Obama Visits Merkel. Aired 4-4:30a ET.


November 16, 2016
• Team Trump: "Infighting" Reports Overblown; Giuliani Legal Work Raises Concerns; Romo: Dallas QB Job Belongs To Prescott; President Obama Plays "First Tourist"; Experts Say New Hotel Near White House Could President Problems; Trump: "Very Organized Process Taking Place". Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Team Trump: Transition Turmoil?; Jared Kushner: Man in the Middle; Trump Grabs Dinner Minus Reporters; Obama in Greece. Aired 5- 5:30a ET
• Fractures in the Transition Team?; Jared Kushner: Man in the Middle; Trump Grabs Dinner Minus Reporters; Obama: "Anger and Fear" in American People; Iraq Could Take "Months" to Liberate Mosul. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Team Trump: "Infighting" Reports Overblown; Jared Kushner: Man in the Middle; Trump Grabs Dinner Minus Reporters; Obama: "Anger and Fear" in American People. Aired 4-4:30a ET


November 15, 2016
• "Knife Fight" Over Administration Jobs; Trump Considering Top Secret Clearance For Kids; President Obama Bringing Reassurance About Trump On Last Foreign Trip; Gwen Ifill Remembered As Pioneer & Role Model; House GOP Hold Leadership Election Today; "Violent Reaction" In Bond Market. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Defending Breitbart's Steve Bannon; Trump Considering Top Secret Clearance For Kids; Who Is Steven Mnuchin; "Knife Fight" Over Administration Jobs; Obama: Give Trump A Chance; President Obama Lands In Athens. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• President Obama Lands in Athens; Transition Team in Turmoil?; Trump Critics Outraged Over Some Cabinet Picks; Putin and Trump Speak by Telephone; Obama Urges Country to Give Trump a Chance; Aired 4:30- 5a ET
• President Obama Lands in Athens; Transition Team in Turmoil?; Trump Critics Outraged Over Some Cabinet Picks; Obama Urges Country to Give Trump a Chance; Aired 4-4:30a ET


November 14, 2016
• Trump's First White House Hires; Bannon Blasted As Trump Chief Strategist; Trump On Hate Crimes: "Stop It"; What Will Trump's Kids Be Doing For Him?; Carl Icahn On Trump's Policies; Trump Speaks With Chinese President Xi Jinping; New Zealand Earthquake, 2 Reported Deaths. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Priebus, Bannon To Be "Equal Partners"; Trump Names His Top Aides; Trump On Obamacare: Keep Best Parts; Trump Speaks With Chinese President; Iraqi Forces Retake Nimrud. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Trump Appoints Reince Priebus as Chief of Staff and Steve Bannon as Chief Strategist; New Protests Against Trump; President Obama to Hold News Conference Today; Carl Icahn Supports Business Friendly Plans. Aired 4:30-5a ET


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