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August 23, 2019
• G-7 Summit This Weekend in France; South Korea Ends Intelligence Pact with Japan; Brazil's President Blames Environmentalist over Amazon Wildfires. Aired 4-4:30a ET


August 22, 2019
• President Trump's Plethora Of Eyebrow-Raising Claims; Trump Defends Cancelling Denmark Trip; Jay Inslee Drops Out Of 2020 Race. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Trump's Plethora of Eyebrow-Raising Claims; More Shootings Averted; Another Democrat Drops Out; Mets Win With Help from Indians' Mental Lapse. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Trump Claims of Being the "Chosen One"; Trump's Obsession with Obama; Trump Blames Danish PM for Cancelled Trip. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Trump Calls Himself the Chosen One, Among Other Eyebrow-Raising Claims; Russia Applauds Trump's G-7 Support; Trump Defends Cancelling Denmark Trip. Aired 4-4:30a ET


August 21, 2019
• President Trump Tells NRA Universal Background Checks Are "Off The Table"; President Trump Postpones Planned Trip To Denmark; Trump Supports Russia's Return To Existing G7. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Trump Tells NRA Universal Background Checks "Off The Table"; Trump Postpones Planned Trip to Denmark; Locking Up Families; Carli Lloyd Drills Impressive 55-Yard Field Goal. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Source: Trump Tells NRA Universal Background Checks "Off The Table"; Trump Nixes Denmark Trip; Locking Up Families; Pompeo: ISIS Gaining Strength in Parts of Iraq, Syria. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Efforts Stalling to Curb Gun Violence; Trump Nixes Denmark Trip; Locking Up Families; Italy's Prime Minister Resigns. Aired 4- 4:30a ET


August 20, 2019
• White House Downplays Recession Fears; ISIS Regaining Strength In Iraq And Syria; Climate Scientists Find Troubling Signs In Greenland. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Countering Economic Concerns; Planned Parenthood to Reject Funding; Elton John's Warning to British Media; Steph Curry Helps Howard U. Start Golf Team. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• White House Downplays Recession Fears; Planned Parenthood to Reject Funding; Elton John's Warning to British Media; ISIS Regaining Strength in Iraq and Syria; Greenland Sees Largest Single-Day Ice Melt Ever. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Countering Economic Concerns; Planned Parenthood to Reject Funding; Elton John's Warning to British Media; Putin: No Threat From Radiation After Military Site Explosion. Aired 4-4:30a ET


August 19, 2019
• Mass Shooting Threats Thwarted in Ohio, Florida, and Connecticut; Suicide Bomb At Kabul Wedding Kills 63; Hong Kong Protests Viewed As Test Of Movement's Durability. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• White House Downplays Risk of Recession; Mass Shooting Threats Thwarted in Ohio, Florida and Connecticut; Suicide Bomb at Kabul Wedding Kills 63. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• White House To Ease Economic Concerns; Mass Shooting Plot Thwarted; Afghan Peace Talks; Freking Cool; America's Choice 2020; Protest Reignites in Hong Kong; President Trump Confirms In Buying Greenland; Tesla Plans To Rent Solar Panels. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• White House To Ease Economic Concerns; Mass Shooting Plot Thwarted; Afghan Peace Talks; Freking Cool; President Trump Confirms In Buying Greenland; PA Plant Workers Would've Lost Pay If They Missed Trump Speech; Big Cost For No-Deal Brexit; Leaked Memo Warns Of No- Deal Brexit Chaos; Coast-Guard Searching For Two Firefighters; Sister of NYPD Cop Who Killed Himself Says, Department Gave Guns Back. Aired 4-4:30a ET


August 16, 2019
• Israel Allows Previously Banned Lawmaker To Visit; Dale Earnhardt, Jr. And Family Escape Fiery Plane Crash; Hong Kong Protests. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Tlaib Makes Appeal in Letter to Israel's Interior Minister; Dale Earnhardt Jr., Family, Survive Plane Crash; Whiplash on Wall Street; Phillies' Bryce Harper Crushes Walk-Off Grand Slam. Aired 5- 5:30a ET
• Rep. Tlaib Requests Humanitarian Visit to Family in West Bank; Farmers Hurt by Trump's China Trade War; Hong Kong Protesters Appeal for Sanctions Against Beijing; Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Family Safe After Escaping Fiery Plane Crash. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Israel Denies Entry to 2 U.S. Congresswomen; Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Family Lucky to Escape Fiery Plane Crash; El Paso Widower Invites Public to Wife's Services. Aired 4-4:30a ET


August 15, 2019
• Philadelphia Shooting Standoff Leaves Six Officers Wounded; Bond Market Flashes Recession Warning; China Deploys Paramilitary Units Near Hong Kong Border. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Standoff Ends with Six Officers Shot; Global Markets Jittery As Recession Fears Grow; Sources: Hickenlooper to End Presidential Bid; USWNT, U.S. Soccer Talks Break Down. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Philadelphia Standoff Ends with Six Police Officers Shot; Global Markets Concern Amid Growing Recession Fears; Israeli PM Considers Barring Two Dems from Israel; Chinse Government Sends Message to Hong Kong Protesters. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Six Philadelphia Police Officers Shot in Standoff; Global Markets Jittery as Recession Fears Grow; China's Paramilitary Unit Moves Near Hong Kong Border. Aired 4-4:30a ET


August 14, 2019
• Did Immigration Official Mean Lady Liberty Welcomes Only Europeans? Trump: GOP Lawmakers Support Background Checks; China Approaching Tipping Point On Hong Kong? Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Did Ken Cuccinelli Mean Lady Liberty Welcomes Only Europeans?; Push for Gun Legislation; Police Release Video Timeline of Dayton Massacre; Trump Delays Tariffs on Phones and Toys From China; China Approaching Tipping Point on Hong Kong?; NFL Teams with Jay-Z. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Limited Liberty?; Push for Gun Legislation; Tariffs On Hold; NFL Teams with Jay-Z; Flight Resume After Chaos at Hong Kong Airport; A$AP Rocky Verdict Coming in Hours. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Did Official Mean Lady Liberty Welcomes Only Europeans?; Push for Gun Legislation; Tariffs On Hold; NFL Teams with Jay-Z. Aired 4- 4:30a ET


August 13, 2019
• After Jeffrey Epstein's Death, Prosecutors Examine His Inner Circle; Trump Administration Announces Rule That Could Limit Legal Immigration; Two New Anti-Ebola Drugs Show Promise. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• FBI & DOJ to Probe Epstein's Death; Curtailing Legal Immigration; Contaminated Water in Newark; Thousands Hold Sit-In At Hong Kong Airport; Russia Acknowledges 5 Deaths in the Blast. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Prosecutor to Focus on Epstein's Associates; Curtailing Legal Immigration; Contaminated Water in Newark; Report: Starbucks' Pumpkin Spice Latte Returns This Month; Morgan Stanley: Trade War Will Cost Consumers; 2 New Anti-Ebola Drugs Show Promise. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Targeting Epstein's Inner Circle; Curtailing Legal Immigration; Contaminated Water in Newark; Report: Starbucks' Pumpkin Spice Latte Returns This Month. Aired 4-4:30a ET


August 12, 2019
• Questions About Jeffrey Epstein Suicide As President Trump Promotes Conspiracy Theory; Democrats Descend On Iowa State Fair; North Korea Threatens To Freeze Seoul Out Of Talks. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Multimillionaire Jeffrey Epstein Commits Suicide in His Prison Cell; President Trump Promotes Epstein-Clintons Conspiracy Theory; Democratic Presidential Candidates Make their Case in Iowa. Aired 5- 5:30a ET
• Investigation Into Jeffrey Epstein's Death In Jail Cell; 2020 Dems Make Their Case In Iowa; Hong Kong Police, Protesters Clash; Acting CBP Chief Defends Mississippi ICE Raids; Goldman Sachs CEO Speak To CNN; Hong Kong Airport Cancels All Departing Flights; North Korea Diplomacy, Serena Williams Withdraws From Match, Opponent Consoles Her; Markets Mixed After Volatile Week. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Investigation Into Jeffrey Epstein's Death In Jail Cell; 2020 Dems Make Their Case In Iowa; Hong Kong Police, Protesters Clash; Acting CBP Chief Defends Mississippi ICE Raids; John Legend Visits Dayton; Five Children Killed In Erie House Fire. Aired 4-4:30a ET


August 09, 2019
• GOP Looking For A Way Ahead On Gun Violence; Democratic Presidential Candidates Target Iowa State Fair; New Protests In Hong Kong. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• GOP Looking for a Way Ahead on Gun Violence; Walmart Scare; Protesters Swarm Airport; Eyes on Iowa; Kenny Stills Under Fire For Calling Out Dolphins Owner. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• GOP Finding a Way Ahead on Gun Violence; Democratic 2020 Candidates Descend on Iowa for State Fair; New Protests in Hong Kong's International Airport Greet Travelers. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• GOP Under Pressure to Act on Gun Violence; Mississippi Latinos Hit Hard by Huge ICE Raid; Democratic Hopefuls Head to Iowa; Pro- democracy Demonstrators Hold Protests in Hong Kong. Aired 4-4:30a ET


August 08, 2019
• El Paso Suspect's Mother Called Police Weeks Before Shooting; NRA Warns Trump About Support For Background Checks; Worldwide Land Abuse Is Major Contributor To Climate Emergency. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• El Paso Suspect's Mother Called Police; White House Rebuffed DHS Efforts to Combat Domestic Terrorism; NRA Warns Trump About Support for Background Checks; IPCC Calls For Overhaul of Global Food Production; Kaepernick Tells NFL "I'm Ready to Play". Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Mother of El Paso Suspect Tries to Tell Police; White House Rejects DHS Efforts to Fight Domestic Terrorism; U.N. Report Says Over Consumption Affects the Environment. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Mother of El Paso Shooting Suspect Called Police About Son's Guns; DHS Made Efforts to Combat Domestic Terrorism; Trump Warned by NRA Against Background Checks; Trump Visits Dayton, Ohio, and El Paso, Texas; IPCC Calls for Change in Global Food Production to Save Earth. Aired 4-4:30a ET


August 07, 2019
• President Trump To Visit Dayton And El Paso Today; Dayton Gunman Spent Time In Bar Before Rampage; State Of The U.S.-China Trade War. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• President Visits Today; Exclusive Video: Gunman Spent Time in Bar Before Rampage; State of the U.S.-China Trade War; Alejandro Bedoya Speaks Out on Gun Violence. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Trump To Visit Dayton and El Paso; Exclusive Video: Gunman Spent Time in Bar Before Rampage; State of the U.S.-China Trade War; The World Reacts to Latest U.S. Shootings. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• President Trump Visits Dayton and El Paso Today; Exclusive Video: Gunman Spent Time in Bar Before Rampage; State of the U.S.- China Trade War. Aired 4-4:30a ET


August 06, 2019
• President Trump To Visit El Paso And Dayton Following Mass Shootings; Trump Condemns Racism And White Supremacy; China Responds To Trade War Escalation. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Trump Plans to Visit El Paso and Dayton; President Trump's Response to Racism and White Supremacy; China Responds to Trade War Escalation; Marlins Rookie Isan Diaz Homers In Big League Debut. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Trump to Visit El Paso and Dayton; President Trump's Response to Racism and White Supremacy; China Responds to Trade War Escalation. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• President to Visit El Paso and Dayton; President Trump's Response to Racism and White Supremacy; China's Sucker Punch. Aired 4-4:30a ET


August 05, 2019
• Gunman Kills 20 People In El Paso Walmart; Nine Killed By Gunman In Dayton, Ohio; President Trump To Address Mass Shootings This Morning. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Twenty Nine People Killed in El Paso Wal-Mart and Dayton, Ohio; FBI Director Orders New Threat Assessments; President Trump to Address Mass Shootings at 10:00 a.m. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Twenty-Nine Killed In 13 Hours; President Trump To Address Nation; Gunman Kills 20 People In El Paso Walmart; Nine Killed By Gunman In Dayton, Ohio; Ex-Classmates, Shooter Had A Hit-List In High School; Dems Tie Shooting To Trump's Rhetoric, Trade War Fears Return To Wall Street. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Twenty-Nine Killed In 13 Hours; President Trump To Address Nation; Gunman Kills 20 People In El Paso Walmart; Nine Killed By Gunman In Dayton, Ohio; Ex-Classmates, Shooter Had A Hit-List In High School; Dems Tie Shooting To Trump's Rhetoric. Aired 4-4:30a ET


August 02, 2019
• U.S. Pulls Out Of Nuclear Treaty With Russia; Thousands Of Troops May Come Home From Afghanistan; Two U.S. Teens Accused Of Murdering Italian Officer. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Thousands of Troops May Come Home from Afghanistan; iPhones & Toys Hit With Tariffs; "No Problem" With Missiles; U.S. Expected to Pull Out of Nuclear Treaty; Broncos Kick Off NFL Preseason With Win Over Falcons. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• U.S. Officially Out of INF Treaty with Russia; Two U.S. Teens Accused of Murdering Italian Officer; Trump Offers to Help Putin Fight Massive Forest Fires; Third Ebola Case Confirmed in Congo City of Goma. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Taliban Peace Deal Hopes to Bring Home Thousands of Troops from Afghanistan; U.S. to Pull Out of Nuclear Treaty with Russia. Aired 4- 4:30a ET


August 01, 2019
• Did Not Air 5:30-6a ET
• Did Not Air 5-5:30a ET
• Joe Biden Pushes Back During Democratic Debate; Families of American Teen Suspects Arrive in Rome. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Joe Biden Gets Piled on by His Democratic Rivals; U.S. Imposes Sanctions on Iranian Foreign Minister. Aired 4-4:30a ET


July 31, 2019
• Did Not Air 5:30-6a ET
• Did Not Air 5-5:30a ET
• Moderates Versus Progressives; Biden Debates Tonight; North Korea Launches 2 Short-Range Ballistic Missiles. Aired 4-4:30a ET
• CNN Democratic Debate: Progressives and Moderates Face Off in Detroit; North Korea Launches 2 Short-Range Ballistic Missiles; Police Believe Garlic Festival Gunman Acted Alone. Aired 4-4:30a ET


July 30, 2019
• CNN Democratic Debates Begin Tonight; Hacker Arrested In Huge Capital One Data Breach; U.S. Teens Charged In Stabbing Death Of Italian Officer. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Democratic Debate Face-Off; Hacker Arrested in Huge Capital One Data Breach; FBI Surging Resources to Gilroy to Assist with Investigation; Trump Escalates Attacks on Rep. Elijah Cummings; U.S. Teens Charged in Stabbing Death of Italian Officer; Saints Fans Will Get Their Day in Court on Missed Call. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Debate Countdown; Hacker Arrested in Huge Capital One Data Breach; FBI Surging Resources to Gilroy to Assist with Investigation; Trump Escalates Attacks on Rep. Elijah Cummings; U.S. Teens Charged in Stabbing Death of Italian Officer. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• CNN Democratic Debate #1, Tonight at 8PM; Hacker Arrested in Huge Capital One Data Breach; FBI Surging Resources to Gilroy to Assist with Investigation; Trump Escalates Attacks on Rep. Elijah Cummings; U.S. Teens Charged in Stabbing Death of Italian Officer. Aired 4-4:30a ET


July 29, 2019
• Gunman Kills Three And Wounds At Least 11 In California; President Trump Doubles Down On Attacking Black Lawmaker; The Economic State Of The 2020 Candidates. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Gunman Kills 3, Wounds At Least 11 in California; Trump Smears Congressman Cummings' District as "Disgusting"; Investors Wait for Rate Decision from Fed. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Gunman Kills Three, Wounds at least 11 in California; Coats To Step Down As Director Of National Intelligence; Trump Versus Congress; CNN Business; Woman Next In Line To Puerto Rico Gov. Declines; Beijing Finally Addressing Hong Kong Crisis; $3 Million Fortnite Champ; The Economic State Of the 2020 Candidates; Retailers Open Store That Don't Sell Anything; Disney Sets New Industry Record. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Gunman Kills Three, Wounds at least 11 in California; Coats To Step Down As Director Of National Intelligence; Trump Versus Congress; America's Choice 2020; CNN Business; Knife Hidden In American Teen's Hotel Room; Woman Next In Line To Puerto Rico Gov. Declines; Beijing Finally Addressing Hong Kong Crisis; $3 Million Fortnite Champ; FBI Manhunt For Pink Lady Bandit. Aired 4-4:30a ET


July 26, 2019
• Polls Show Joe Biden's Lead Is Widening Again; Scope Of Russian Election Interference Revealed; Boris Johnson Seeking To "Turbocharge" Brexit. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Biden Goes Tough; House Dems Worry Window Closing for Impeachment; All 50 States Targeted By Russian Interference; Red Sox Score Most Runs Ever Against Yankees. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Joe Biden Maintains Lead in Latest Polls Ahead of Debate; House Dems Worry Window Might be Closing for Impeachment; Senate Intel Committee Report Reveals Extensive Russian Interference in U.S. Elections; At Least 150 Drowned Off Libyan Coast; New British Prime Minister to Move in 10 Downing Street with Girlfriend. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Joe Biden Adopts a More Aggressive Tone Ahead of Debate; Democrats Divided on Impeaching Trump; Report Reveals Massive Russian Election Interference; 150 Dead in Shipwreck Off Coast of Libya; Boris Johnsons Calls to Abolish Irish Backstop in Final Brexit Deal. Aired 4-4:30a ET


July 25, 2019
• Puerto Rico's Governor to Step Down on August 2nd; Robert Mueller's Testimony Doesn't Provide Critical Moment for Democrats. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Puerto Rico's Governor Announces Resignation; Robert Mueller's Congressional Testimony Does Little to Help Democrats; North Korea Launches Two Projectiles. Aired 4-4:30a ET


July 24, 2019
• Robert Mueller Testifies This Morning; Boris Johnson to Officially Become U.K. Prime Minister; Reports: Puerto Rico Governor to Resign Today; Missing Canadian Teens Now Murder Suspects; Help Finally Arrives for 9/11 Heroes. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• It's (Finally) Miller Time; Boris Johnson to Officially Become U.K. Prime Minister; Missing Canadian Teens Now Murder Suspects; Help Finally Arrives for 9/11 Heroes. Aired 4-4:30a ET


July 23, 2019
• Britain Gets A New Prime Minister; Massive Protests In Puerto Rico; Department of Justice Issues Warning To Robert Mueller. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• United Kingdom Gets a New Prime Minister; U.S. and U.K. Divided on Iran?; Massive Protests in Puerto Rico; DOJ Warning to Mueller; FDA Takes on Vaping; Tim Duncan Returns to Coach for San Antonio Spurs. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Britain Gets a New Prime Minister; U.S. and U.K. Divided on Iran?; Massive Protests in Puerto Rico; DOJ Warning to Mueller; South Korea Fires Warning Shots at Russian Military Plane; FDA Takes on Vaping. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Soon: Next U.K. Prime Minister To Be Announced; U.S. and U.K. Divided on Iran?; DOJ Warning to Mueller; FDA Takes on Vaping. Aired 4-4:30a ET


July 22, 2019
• Puerto Rican Governor Won't Resign, But Won't Run Again; New Audio Of Iran Seizing U.K. Oil Tanker; Democrats Pinning Hopes On Mueller Testimony. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Lion King Makes an Estimated $531 Million Worldwide; Puerto Rico Governor Refuses to Resign Amid Massive Protests; Iran Cites it has Arrested 17 Spies for CIA. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Puerto Rico Gov. Won't Run Again; Democrats Raise The Stakes; Tensions Mounting With Iran; Holy Moly It Was Shot; Deal On Budget Debt Ceiling Taking Shape; Trump White House; Severe Weather; Can Trump Help Rapper; Hong Kong Protesters Clash With Police; Trump Negotiates For A$AP Rocky's Release; The Lion King Breaks Records; Trump Surprises Wedding Couple At His New Jersey Golf Club; Cop Steers Party In Memorable Direction; CNN Business. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Puerto Rico Gov. Won't Run Again; Democrats Raise The Stakes; Tensions Mounting With Iran; Holy Moly It Was Shot; Deal On Budget Debt Ceiling Taking Shape; Trump White House; Severe Weather; Boris Johnson Emerges As British Prime Minister Favorite; Vatican Crypt Site Of Cold-Case Search; Long-time Manhattan Da Morgenthau Dies At 99; Oregon Law Excuses Student Mental Health Days; Three Of Four Juvenile Escapees Are Captured; Great White Leaps Out In The Water In Cape Cod Bay; Turkey Breaks Through Window In Utah Home; Hall Of Fame Class Of 2019 Inducted Into Cooperstown. Aired 4-4:30a ET


July 19, 2019
• Dangerous Heat Wave Ahead; Biden And Harris Share Debate Stage Again; President Trump Says U.S. Navy Ship Downed Iranian Drone. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Biden & Harris Share Debate Stage Again; Dangerous Heat Wave Ahead; U.S. Downs Iranian Drone; Tiger Woods Struggle At British Open. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Joe Biden and Kamala Harris to Share Debate Stage Again; Iranians Denies Trump's Claim of Downed Drone; Trump Says "Send Her Back" Chants Made Him "Unhappy". Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Stage Set for CNN Democratic Primary Debates; Dangerous Heat Wave Threatens Millions; Trump Says U.S. Navy Destroyed Iranian Drone. Aired 4-4:30a ET


July 18, 2019
• Protests Rage In Puerto Rico; President Trump Escalates Attacks On Ilhan Omar And "The Squad"; Ebola Outbreak In Congo Declared Global Health Emergency. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Protests Rage in Puerto Rico; Trump Crowd Taunts Rep. Ilhan Omar; Record Heat; Spacey Case Dropped. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Trump Inflames Crowd with Attacks on the "Squad"; Puerto Rico's Governor Faces Growing Protests. Aired 4:30-5a ET


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