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September 25, 2017
• NFL's Show Of Unity; White House Rolls Out New Travel Ban; Trump's Latest North Korea Threat; Mexico Rattled By Aftershocks. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• NFL's Show Of Unity; Trump Slams NFL Players' Anthem Protests; Republican Obamacare Replace Bill At Risk; Travel Ban 3.0 Unveiled; Trump Steps Up "Rocket Man" Attacks; New Quakes Challenge Recovery Effort In Mexico. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• NFL Show OF Unity; Republican Revise Health Care Bill; White House Rolls Out New Travel Ban; GOP Tax Plan Unveils This Week; North Korea Added To Travel Ban; T-Mobile, Sprint Close To Deal; Global Stocks Lower. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• NFL Show OF Unity; Republican Revise Health Care Bill; White House Rolls Out New Travel Ban; Deadly Church Shooting; GOP Tax Plan Unveils This Week; North Korea Added To Travel Ban; Trump Versus North Korea; Mexico Rattled By Aftershock. Aired 4-4:30p ET


September 22, 2017
• Reports of "Harvey-Like" Flooding And Devastation In Puerto Rico; Crews Race To Find Mexico Earthquake Survivors; Crucial Deadline For GOP Health Care Plan; Kim Jong Un Lashes Out At Trump. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Puerto Rico Ravaged by Hurricane Maria; Crews Race to Find Mexico Earthquake Survivors; Kim Jong Un Lashes Out of Trump; GOP Lacking Support for Graham-Cassidy: Rams Hold Off 49ers Late-Game Rally, 41-39. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Maria Bearing Down on Turks & Caicos; Crews Race to Find Mexico Earthquake Survivors; Kim Jong Un Lashes Out of Trump; GOP Lacking Support for Graham-Cassidy. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Hurricane Maria Leaves Path of Destruction; Crews Race to Find Mexico Earthquake Survivors; Kim Jong Un Lashes Out of Trump; GOP Lacking Support for Graham-Cassidy. Aired 4-4:30a ET


September 21, 2017
• Maria Regains Strength As It Ravages Caribbean; Death Toll Climbing In Mexico; Republicans Plan Health Care Vote. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Maria Pummels Dominican Republic; Death Toll Climbing in Mexico; Republicans Plan Health Care Vote; Young Girl Struck By Foul Ball at Yankees Game. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Hurricane Maria Plunges Puerto Rico Into Darkness; Death Toll Climbing in Mexico; Republicans Plan Health Care Vote. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Hurricane Maria Strengthens to Category 3; Death Toll Climbing in Mexico; Republicans Plan Health Care Vote. Aired 4-4:30a ET


September 20, 2017
• Maria Bears Down On Puerto Rico; Deadly 7.1 Magnitude Quake Rocks Central Mexico; Pyongyang Quiet After Trump Threat; Kimmel: The Senator Lied To My Face. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Puerto Rico Bracing for Hurricane Maria; Hundreds Killed in Mexico Quake; Trump Targets "Rocket Man"; Republicans Race Clock to Repeal Obamacare. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Hurricane Maria Bearing Down On Puerto Rico; Hundreds Killed in Mexico Quake; Trump Targets "Rocket Man". Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Maria Bears Down On Puerto Rico; Hundreds Killed in Mexico Quake; Trump Targets "Rocket Man". Aired 4-4:30a ET


September 19, 2017
• Hurricane Maria Slams Dominica As It Rolls Toward Puerto Rico; Manafort Wiretapped Under Secret Court Orders; Trump To Address United Nations General Assembly. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Dominica Slammed, Puerto Rico Braces for Maria; CNN Exclusive: Manafort Wiretapped; Trump to Address UNGA; Giants Struggle in Monday Night Loss to Lions. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Hurricane Maria Makes Landfall in Dominica; CNN Exclusive: Manafort Wiretapped; Trump to Address UNGA. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Maria Slams Dominica, Heads for Puerto Rico; CNN Exclusive: Manafort Wiretapped; Trump to Address UNGA. Aired 4-4:30a ET


September 18, 2017
• Trump Goes To U.N. With Busy Schedule And Many Questions; Emmys Cast Trump In A Key Role; Hurricane Maria Following Irma's Path; Second Arrest In London Subway Bombing. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Trump Meeting With World Leaders At United Nations; Trump In The Spotlight At United Nations; Haley Sends Warning To Pyongyang; Equifax Executives Step Down After Breach; Residents Of Lower Keys Return Home; Second Arrest In London Subway Bombing. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• North Korea Nuclear Threat; Harvey Hits U.S. Economy; iPhone 8 Hits Store This Week; Emmy Awards Get Political; North Korea Crisis; Russia Investigations Heats Up; London Subway Bombing; Three Storms Raging In Atlantic. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Trump Makes U.N. Debut Today; Emmy Awards Get Political; North Korea Crisis; Russia Investigations Heats Up; Equifax Executives Step Down After Breach; London Subway Bombing; Three Storms Raging In Atlantic. Aired 4-4:30a ET


September 15, 2017
• Terrorist Incident On London Train; North Korea Fires Missile Over Japan; Trump Repeats Equivocal Charlottesville Rhetoric. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Terrorist Incident On London Train; North Korea Launches Missile Over Japan; Trump Blames Both Sides Again. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• North Korea Launches Missile Over Japan; Trump Blames Both Sides Again; Police Investigating Incident on London Tube Train. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• North Korea Launches Another Missile Over Japan; Trump Blames Both Sides Again. Aired 4-4:30a ET


September 14, 2017
• Trump Dines with Schumer and Pelosi; Eight Death at Florida Nursing Home; Growing Frustration in the Caribbean; Aired 05:30-6a ET
• Trump & Dems Working on Dreamers Deal; Eight Dead After Irma Knocks Out A/C; Residents Await Basic Services in the Caribbean; Cleveland Indians Make It 21 Wins In A Row. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Trump Dines with Schumer & Pelosi; Eight Dead After Irma Knocks Out A/C; Residents Await Basic Services in the Caribbean. Aired 4:30- 5a ET
• Trump Deals with Democrats Again; Eight Dead After Irma Knocks Out A/C; Residents Await Basic Services in the Caribbean. Aired 4- 4:30a ET


September 13, 2017
• Hurricane Irma: Florida Faces Days Without Power After Deadly Storm; Long Road To Recovery For Caribbean; Sanders Health Care Plan Backed By 15 Senators; Trump: North Korea Sanctions "Not A Big Deal." Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Crisis in the Keys; White House: Look at Prosecuting Comey; Indians Streak Toward History, Win 20th Straight. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Florida Keys Devastated by Irma; White House: Look at Prosecuting Comey; Trump: North Korea Sanctions "Not a Big Deal". Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Irma's Lasting Damage; White House: Look at Prosecuting Comey; Trump: North Korea Sanctions "Not a Big Deal". Aired 4-4:30a ET


September 12, 2017
• Irma's Path Of Destruction; Recovery Efforts Begin In Cuba; Bannon Blasts Firing Of Comey; North Korea Threatens Unbearable Consequences Over New Sanctions. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Governor Scott: "Devastation" in Florida Keys; White House Won't Link Storms to Climate Change; U.N. Adopts New North Korea Sanctions; Broncos Beat Chargers in Final Seconds. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Irma Devastates Florida Keys; White House Won't Link Storms to Climate Change; U.N. Adopts New North Korea Sanctions. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Florida Keys Devastated By Irma; White House Won't Link Storms to Climate Change; U.N. Adopts New North Korea Sanctions. Aired 4- 4:30a ET


September 11, 2017
• Irma Slams Florida With Heavy Rain And Winds; North Miami Beach Officers Rescue 4-Month Old Baby; American Red Cross: 127,000 In Shelters In Florida. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Hurricane Irma Slams Florida With Heavy Rain And Winds. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Chasing Hurricane Irma; Hurricane Irma Slams Florida. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Chasing Hurricane Irma; Hurricane Irma Slams Florida. Aired 4- 4:30a ET


September 08, 2017
• Hurricane Irma On Path To Devastate Florida; House Voting Today On Harvey Relief Bill; Mexico Quake Leaves At Least Five Dead; Tensions Rising On Korean Peninsula. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Hurricane Irma on Path to Devastate Florida; Mexico Quake Leaves at Least 5 Dead; Chiefs Stun Patriots in Season Opener 42-27. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Hurricane Warning Issued for Southern Florida; Housing Voting Today on Harvey Relief Bill; Mexico Quake Leaves at Least 5 Dead. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Hurricane Irma on Path to Devastate Florida; Housing Voting Today on Harvey Relief Bill; Mexico Quake Leaves at Least 5 Dead. Aired 4-4:30a ET


September 07, 2017
• Hurricane Irma Hammers Caribbean, Kills Nine; Florida Preps For Mass Evacuations And Braces For Possible Gridlock; GOP Leadership Blindsided By Trump. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Hurricane Irma's Wrath; President Trump Strikes Deal with Democrats. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Hurricane Irma Slams Caribbean, Florida Braces; Trump Deals with Democrats; Seoul: Expect North Korea to Launch ICBM. Aired 4:30- 5a ET
• Deadly Storm Batters Caribbean, Heads for U.S.; Trump Deals with Democrats. Aired 4-4:30a ET


September 06, 2017
• Hurricane Irma Hits The Caribbean; Second Chance For Dreamers?; North Korea Nuclear Crisis. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Hurricane Irma "Potentially Catastrophic" Storm; Trump Leaves Door Open for DREAMers; MLB: Red Sox Used Electronics to Steal Signs. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Trump Leaves Door Open for DREAMers; Hurricane Irma Bears Down; North Korea Crisis: Putin Meets with South Korea's Moon; Japan Warns North Korea. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Second Chance for DREAMers?; Hurricane Irma Bears Down; North Korea Crisis: Putin Meets with South Korea's Moon Jae-in. Aired 4- 4:30a ET


September 05, 2017
• Haley: Kim Jong Un "Begging For War"; Decision On DACA Appears To Shift Congress. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Diplomats Work to Deal with North Korea Threat; "Dreamer" Program to End?; Bracing for Hurricane Irma; Tennessee Beats Georgia Tech in 2OT Thriller. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Uproar Over North Korean Nuclear Test; President Trump Expected to End DACA; Bracing for Hurricane Irma. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• U.S. Seeks Toughest North Korea Sanctions; Dreamer Program to End?; Bracing for Hurricane Irma. Aired 3-4a ET


September 04, 2017
• Mattis Warns North Korea; Trump Wants To End DACA; Harvey Funds Linked To Debt Ceiling?; City of Beaumont Still Reeling From Harvey. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Mattis' Blunt Warning To North Korea; North Korea Preparing Another Missile Test; Trump's Trade Threat; Trump To End Dreamer Protections. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• James Mattis warns North Korea; End of DACA from President Trump; Harvey relief funds tie to the debt ceiling; Start of cleanup in southeast Texas; Recovering from Hurricane Harvey; Hurricane in the Caribbean; Rising feud of Russia and the U.S.; Corporate America donates. Aired at 4:30-5a ET
• Mattis' blunt warning to North Korea; U.N. Security Council calls emergency meeting; Trump's trade threat; North Korea preparing another missile test; Southeast Texas starts big cleanup; Nurse speaks put following ugly arrest. Aired 4-4:30 pm ET


September 01, 2017
• Challenges In Harvey's Wake; Harvey Disaster Aid Desperately Needed; J.J. Watt Raises Millions For Harvey Victims; U.S. Retaliates Against Russia. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Harvey's Devastation: Post-Harvey Price Gouging Emerges; Harvey Disaster Aid Desperately Needed. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Harvey's Devastating Hit; U.S. Response To Russia; August Jobs Report Out Today. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Challenges in Harvey's Wake; U.S. Response To Russia. Aired 4- 4:30a ET


August 31, 2017
• Death Toll Continue to Rise; Flood Starts to Recedes Local Government Faces Gigantic Problems; Disasters Brings Positive Relationship Within Communities; President Trump Change his Tone; Europe Remembers Princess Diana. Aired 3-4a ET
• Two Explosions At Houston Area Chemical Plant; Destruction In Harvey's Wake; Trump Shifts Tone On Harvey's Victims; Japan, U.S. In Complete Agreement On North Korea. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Destruction in Harvey's Wake; Two Explosions at Houston-Area Chemical Plant; Trump Changes Tone; Japan, U.S. In "Complete Agreement" on North Korea. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Harvey Batters Gulf Coast; Trump Changes Tone; Japan, U.S. In "Complete Agreement" on North Korea. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Harvey Leaves Devastation In Its Wake; Trump Changes Tone; 20th Anniversary of Princess Diana's Death. Aired 4-4:30a ET


August 30, 2017
• More Rain, Flooding As Harvey Returns; Harvey Evacuee Talks About Harrowing Ordeal; Harvey Victims Get Aid From Celebrities; U.N. Ratchets Up Pressure On North Korea; Stock Rebound From North Korea Sell Off; Harvey Set to Hit Back Texas; Death Tolls Continues to Rise; Oil Industries Forced to Close Plants; Airlines Feel the Brunt of Harvey's Impact; Trump Visits Texas. Aired 3-4a ET
• North Korea Says Next Target Is Guam; More Rain And Flooding As Harvey Returns; Trump Visits Texas; U.S. Conducts Missile Defense Test. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Harvey Batters Gulf Coast; Trump Visits Texas; U.N. Ratchets Up Pressure on North Korea. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• More Rain, Flooding as Harvey Returns; President Trump Visits Texas; U.N. Ratchets Up Pressure on North Korea. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Harvey's Last Punch; Trump in Texas; U.N. Ratchets Up Pressure on North Korea. Aired 4-4:30a ET


August 29, 2017
• Harvey Leaves Texas Desperate For Help; Administration Responds To Harvey; Trump: Arpaio Pardon Timed To Ratings; North Korea Launches Missile Over Japan. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Harvey Batters Texas; Trump: Arpaio Pardon Timed to Ratings; Japan: North Korea Launch Gravest Threat Ever. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Texas Desperate For Help; Trump: Arpaio Pardon Timed to Ratings; Japan: North Korea Launch Gravest Threat Ever. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Harry Leaves Texas Desperate For Help; Trump: Arpaio Pardon Timed to Ratings; Japan: North Korea Launch Gravest Threat Ever. Aired 4-4:30a ET


August 28, 2017
• The Devastating Aftermath of Hurricane Harvey; Trump to Visit the Areas Hit by the Typhoon; Harvey Affects America's Oil Industry; Social Media Flooded with Pleas and Posts. Aired 3-4a ET
• Houston Inundated By Water As Harvey Pummels Texas; Rockport, Texas Suffers Major Hurricane Damage; Trump's Response To Harvey; J.J. Watt Launches Fundraising Effort For Houston; North Korea Launches Again. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Southeast Texas Slammed By Harvey; Deadly Flooding Hits Texas Gulf Coast; President To Visit Texas Tuesday; Trump's First Natural Disaster Test; Tillerson And Mattis Distance Themselves From Trump; North Korea Protests To United Nations. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• President Trump to visit Texas on Tuesday; Corporate America Donates; Tropical Storm Harvey slams Southeast Texas; Salvation Army in relief efforts; North Koreas fires missiles; Wall Street rebounds on hopes of tax reform. Aired at 4:30-5a ET
• Hurricane Harvey Batters Texas; National Weather Service: 50+ Inches of Rain Expected in Next Couple of Days; Text 90999 To Donate 10$ To The Red Cross. Aired 4-4:30a ET


August 25, 2017
• Hurricane Harvey Roars Towards Texas Coast; McConnell Offers Praise, Trump Criticizes McConnell; Ryan: Debt Ceiling Increase Will Get Done; Benches Clear In Tigers-Yankees Brawl. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Hurricane Harvey Stalks Texas Coast; McConnell Offers Praise, Trump Criticizes McConnell; Fists Fly, Benches Clear During Yankees- Tigers Brawl. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Hurricane Harvey Roars Toward Texas Coast; McConnell Offers Praise, Trump Criticizes McConnell; Business Booming for Russia's Arm Dealers; Apple's Billion Dollar Investment. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Hurricane Harvey Stalks Texas Coast; McConnell Offers Praise, Trump Criticizes McConnell; Business Booming for Russia's Arm Dealers. Aired 4-4:30a ET


August 24, 2017
• The President's Shifting Tone; White House To Issue Guidance On Transgender Military Ban; Russian Ex-Diplomat Kislyak Downplays Trump Campaign Contacts; Kushner Tries To Revive Mideast Peace Talks. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• The President's Shifting Tone; Sources: Trump Campaign Aide Emailed About Effort to Meet Putin; Kislyak Downplays Trump Campaign Contacts; We Have a Powerball Jackpot Winner. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• The Tale of Two Trumps; No Meetings Set Between Trump & McConnell; Sources: Trump Campaign Aide Emailed About Effort to Meet Putin; Kislyak Downplays Trump Campaign Contacts; Kushner Tries to Revive Mideast Peace Talks. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• The Return of Teleprompter Trump; Sources: Trump Campaign Aide Emailed About Effort to Meet Putin; Kislyak Downplays Trump Campaign Contacts; Kushner Tries to Revive Mideast Peace Talks. Aired 4-4:30a ET


August 23, 2017
• Trump Delivers Angry, Divisive Speech In Phoenix; McConnell Questions Trump's Future; U.S. Navy 7th Fleet Commander Dismissed. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Google, Walmart Take on Amazon; Trump Delivers Angry Speech in Phoenix; Clapper Questions Trump's Fitness for Office; Navy Removes Commander of 7th Fleet. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Trump's Phoenix, Arizona Rally Speech; Navy Removing Commander of U.S. 7th Fleet; Violent Protests After Trump Speech; Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Trump Delivers Angry Speech in Phoenix; Clapper Questions Trump's Fitness for Office; Navy Removes Commander Of 7th Fleet. Aired 3-4a ET


August 22, 2017
• Trump's Afghanistan Strategy; Paul Ryan: Trump 'Messed Up' Charlottesville Response; Judge Shot Outside Ohio Courthouse Returns Fire; Pictures of the Eclipse. Aired 5:30-6a ET


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