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April 06, 2020
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April 03, 2020
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April 02, 2020
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April 01, 2020
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March 31, 2020
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March 30, 2020
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March 25, 2020
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March 24, 2020
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March 23, 2020
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March 20, 2020
• California Orders 40 Million Residents To Stay Home; Concern Mounts Over Medical Supply Shortage; Coronavirus Cases Low In South America. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• California Orders 40M Residents to Stay Home; Senate GOP Unveils $1 Trillion Stimulus; Layoffs Expected to Worsen. Aired 5- 5:30a ET
• California Totally Locked Down; Searching for an Effective Drug; Senate GOP Unveils $1 Trillion Stimulus Plan; Latin American Leaders Downplay Coronavirus; Oil Disputes Sends Gas Prices Plummeting. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• California Governor Order Total Lockdown in the State of California; GOP Rolls out $1 Trillion Stimulus Package; Italy Surpasses China in Number of COVID-19 Deaths; No New Local Coronavirus for 2nd Straight Day in China; Olympic Flame Arrives in Japan. Aired 4-4:30a ET


March 19, 2020
• U.S. Health System Braces For COVID-19's Impact; Trump Signs Coronavirus Relief Package; China Reports No New Domestic Coronavirus Cases. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Coronavirus Could Swamp U.S. Health Care System; Trillion Dollar Stimulus Plan in the Works; NBA Commissioner Defends Coronavirus Testing. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Growing Coronavirus Cases Could Overwhelm U.S. Health Care System; Trump Takes New Steps to Slow Virus's Spread; Germany's Angela Merkel Delivers Rare Address on Coronavirus; Lessons from Wars and Conflicts; Undetected Infections Likely Drove China's Rapid Spread. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Coronavirus Could Swam U.S. Health Care System; Trillion Dollar Stimulus Plan in the Works; China Reports No New Domestic Coronavirus Cases; Partial Lockdown Considered for London; Coronavirus Crisis Grips Spain. Aired 4-4:30a ET


March 18, 2020
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March 17, 2020
• Ohio Gov. DeWine Closes Polls Today Over Coronavirus; Tighter Restrictions Changing American Life; Middle East Shutting Down As Virus Spreads. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Governor DeWine of Ohio Closes Polls Today Over Coronavirus; White House Finally Acts to Slow Coronavirus; Another Record Plunge on Wall Street; Brits Urged to Avoid Pubs & Work From Home; Report: Trump Tried to Buy German Lab, Lock Up Cure; Coronavirus Concerns Wipe Out Sports Calendar. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Ohio Governor Close Polls Today Over Coronavirus; White House Finally Acts to Slow Coronavirus; Another Record Plunge on Wall Street; France's Macron Closing Country's Border Today; Middle East Shutting Down as Virus Spreads; Another Surge of Cases in Italy; Coronavirus Clears the Air in China. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Ohio Puts Primary on Hold; White House Finally Acts to Slow Coronavirus; Another Record Plunge on Wall Street; Brits Urged to Avoid Pubs & Work From Home; Report: Trump Tried to Buy German Lab, Lock Up Cure. Aired 4-4:30a ET


March 16, 2020
• Widespread Closures Alter American Life; Federal Reserve Slashes Interest Rate To Near Zero; Biden Wants Results, Sanders A Revolution At CNN Debate. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• U.S. Fed Slashes Interest Rate to Zero; Businesses Adapt to Fight Spread of Coronavirus; Senate to Take Up Coronavirus Aid Bill. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Coronavirus Alters Global Way Of Life; Widespread Closure Alter American Life; Lockdowns And Travel Bans Coming; President Trump To Nation, Relax, It All Will Pass; Fed Slashes Interest Rate To Zero; Businesses Adapt To Fight Spread Of Coronavirus; Senate To Take Up Coronavirus Aid Bill; Coronavirus Pandemic, President Trump Declares National Emergency; New Studies Refute Claims About Coronavirus Spread; Coronavirus Hurts People And Business Worldwide; Europe Emerges As Epicenter Of Pandemic; Italian Death Toll Climbs Rapidly; Italy Introduces Emergency Measures; Spaniard Cheer From Windows During Lockdown; China Offering To Help Other Countries; Israel Limits Public Gatherings; Political Setback For Netanyahu; Africa Bracing For Worst-Case Scenario; Peace Corps Suspends Global Operations; America's Choice, Biden And Sanders Elbow Bump; U.S. Futures Hit Limit Down, Man Who Hoarded Hand Sanitizer Donates Stash; D.C. Restaurant Brings Free Meals To Quarantined Elderly. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Coronavirus Alters Global Way Of Life; Widespread Closure Alter American Life; Lockdowns And Travel Bans Coming; Businesses Adapt To Fight Spread Of Coronavirus; Senate To Take Up Coronavirus Aid Bill; Coronavirus Pandemic, President Trump Declares National Emergency; Coronavirus Hurts People And Business Worldwide; Europe Emerges As Epicenter Of Pandemic; Italian Death Toll Climbs Rapidly; Italy Introduces Emergency Measures; China Offering To Help Other Countries; Israel Limits Public Gatherings; Political Setback For Netanyahu; America's Choice, Biden And Sanders Elbow Bump; Airport Chaos For Travelers Facing Virus Screening; France Takes Drastic Containment Measures; Infected Jazz Star Gobert Donates $500,000. Aired 4-4:30a ET


March 13, 2020
• America On The Verge Of A Shutdown; Inside A Coronavirus Cluster; Trump Administration's Lackluster Response To Pandemic. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Coronavirus Puts America on Hold; Coronavirus Wipes Out Sports Calendar; 11-Year Bull Market Comes to a Screeching Halt; U.S. Set to Impose Europe Travel Restrictions. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Sports, Cultural Events Cancelled Over Coronavirus; Inside New Rochelle, A Coronavirus Cluster; U.S. Travel Restrictions on Europe to Take Effect Midnight; Couple Goes Home After Cruise Ship Quarantine. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Coronavirus Puts America on Hold; Containment Zone Imposed on New Rochelle, New York; Trump Concerned About Coronavirus Contact?; U.S. Set to Impose Europe Travel Restrictions. Aired 4-4:30a ET


March 12, 2020
• President Trump Restricts Travel From Europe To The United States; Dow's 11-Year Bull Market Ends; European Countries Blindsided By Trump Travel Ban. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Trump Restricts Travel From Europe to U.S.; Futures Pointing Down After Another Big Drop; How Coronavirus Changes the World. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Trump Announces Travel Ban from Most of Europe for 30 Days; European Countries Surprised by Trump's Travel Ban; Trump Refers to "Foreign Virus" in His Oval Office Address; 60 Million Italians on Lockdown. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Trump Bans Travel from Europe to U.S., Except U.K.; European Countries Blindsided by Trump Travel Ban; China Charts Progress in Containment of Virus; Italy to Tighten Lockdown Even Further. Aired 4- 4:30a ET


March 11, 2020
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• Biotech Company's Meeting At Center Of Boston Coronavirus Outbreak; Italy Reports Biggest Jump In Coronavirus Deaths So Far; Growing Frustration In Wuhan, China Amid Strict Lockdown. Aired 5:30- 6a ET
• Former VP Joe Biden Closes in on Democratic Nomination; One- Mile Containment Zone Ordered in New York to Curb Outbreak. Aired 5- 5:30a ET


March 10, 2020
• Dow Logs Biggest Point-Drop In History; All Of Italy Now On Lockdown Over Coronavirus; Biden And Sanders Face Off In Six States Today. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Stocks Fall on Coronavirus Fears and Drop in Oil Prices; All of Italy Now On Lockdown, Cases in China Decline; Biden & Sanders Face Off in Six States Today; Sports Leagues Restrict Media Access. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Dow Logs Biggest Point-Drop in History; All of Italy Now On Lockdown, Cases in China Decline; Joe Biden & Bernie Sanders Face Off in Six States Today. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Record Plunge on Wall Street; Italy Shuts Down, Cases in China Decline; Bernie Sanders Banking on Michigan. Aired 4-4:30a ET


March 09, 2020
• Global Market Sink As Coronavirus Spreads; Grand Princess Cruise Ship Docks Today With 21 Infected Aboard; Six States Set To Vote Tomorrow. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Senator Warren Appears on SNL with Doppleganger Kate McKinnon; Global Markets Sink as Coronavirus Spreads; Senator Cruz and Congressman Gosar to Self-Quarantine After a Possible Exposure with a Coronavirus-Infected Victim. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Global Markets Take Another Historic Dive; Virus-Stricken Ship To Dock Today; Presidential Race 2020, All Eyes On Michigan; Turmoil After Oil Alliance Between OPEC And Russia Implodes; Coronavirus Viral Outbreak, Major Events And Attractions Impacted; Severe Restrictions In Italy; America's Choice; Coronavirus Rattles Market; Women Underrepresented In Global Boardrooms; Saudi Arabia Detains Members Of Royal Family; Late Night Laughs. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Global Markets Take Another Historic Dive; Virus-Stricken Ship To Dock Today; Presidential Race 2020, All Eyes On Michigan; Turmoil After Oil Alliance Between OPEC And Russia Implodes; Coronavirus Viral Outbreak, Major Events And Attractions Impacted; Severe Restrictions In Italy; America's Choice; Coronavirus Rattles Market; WA Nursing Home Employee Tests Positive; Lawmakers To Self-Quarantined After Possible Exposure; Best Friends Of 17 Years Learn They're Sisters. Aired 4-4:30a ET


March 06, 2020
• Coronavirus Fears Keep Cruise Ship In Limbo; Dow Drops Nearly 1,000 Points Again; President Trump Again Vows To Cut Social Security. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Coronavirus Concerns Grow on Cruise Ship; Dow Drops Nearly 1,000 Points Again; Trump Shifts on Entitlements; Judge Says A.G. Barr was "Misleading" on Russia Findings; Steph Curry Makes Long-Awaited Return to Warriors; Cleanup Efforts Could Take Weeks in Tennessee. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Cruise Ship Passengers Stuck Waiting for Test Kits; Traumatized Children Endure Bombings in Syria; Israel Heads to a Fourth Election. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Addressing Coronavirus Unknowns; Tornado Cleanup in Tennessee; Gunfire at Ceremony with Top Afghan Leader. Aired 4-4:30a ET


March 05, 2020
• Efforts To Contain Coronavirus Intensify; Warren Deciding Next Move After Super Tuesday; Chief Justice Roberts Rebukes Senate Democratic Leader. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Thousands Potentially Exposed to Virus in California and New York; What Will Warren Do?; Roberts Versus Schumer; Threat of Coronavirus Impacts Sporting Events; Tornadoes Cut Wide Path of Destruction in Tennessee. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Widening Efforts to Contain Coronavirus in the U.S.; Elizabeth Warren Weighs in Big Move After Super Tuesday; Coronavirus May Affect 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Cruise Ship Stuck in the Pacific to Contain Coronavirus; Elizabeth Warren to Decide Next Move After Super Tuesday; Long Road to Recovery for Tennessee After Tornado Hit; China Faces Its First Recession in Decades. Aired 4-4:30a ET


March 04, 2020
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March 03, 2020
• Bernie Sanders Faces Pivotal Clash As Democratic Establishment Joins Forces Against Him; At Least Two Dead As Huge Tornado Rips Through Nashville; Migrant Camps Overflowing On Turkey-Greece Border. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Super Tuesday: Biden Needs Two-Person Race Against Sanders; Coronavirus Cases Top 100 in the U.S.; Netanyahu Claims Victory, But Can He Form A Government?; NBA Issues Coronavirus Guidance to Players. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Democrats Face Big Test on Super Tuesday; Coronavirus Cases Top 100 in the U.S.; Migrants Caught in Battle Between Turkey and Greece; Apple Will Pay Up to $500M on Suit Over Slow iPhones. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Democrats Face Big Test on Super Tuesday; Coronavirus Cases Top 100 in the U.S.; Netanyahu Claims Victory, But Can He Form A Government? Aired 4-4:30a ET


March 02, 2020
• New Efforts Underway To Contain Coronavirus After Second U.S. Death; Pete Buttigieg Drops Out Of 2020 Race; South Korea Launches 'Drive-Thru' Coronavirus Testing. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Second Coronavirus Death Recorded in Washington State; Global Businesses Restrict Travel Over Coronavirus Fears; Pete Buttigieg Bows Out of 2020 Presidential Race. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• President Trump Announces New Coronavirus Screenings; Air Travelers Facing New Screening Procedures; Airlines Cancelling Flights To Milan; Coronavirus Affects Japan's Big Sports Weekend; Could Coronavirus Threaten 2020 Tokyo Olympics; CNN Speaks With Taliban About Peace Deal; South Korea Launches Drive-Thru Coronavirus Testing; Eerie On Lake Erie, Homes Frosted With Ice; Markets Look To Rebound After Week-Long Sell Off; Harley Davidson CEO Steps Down; Battle Of The Breakfast Sandwich; SNL Takes Aim At White House Coronavirus Response And Dems; New Efforts To Contain Coronavirus After Second United States Death; Eighty Nine Confirmed Coronavirus Cases In U.S.; Viral Outbreak, Coronavirus Starts To Spread In United States; Test Kit Lab May Have Been Contaminated; Democratic Contender Drops Out Of 2020 Race; Global Businesses Restrict Travel Over Coronavirus Fears. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• New Efforts To Contain Coronavirus After Second United States Death; Eighty Nine Confirmed Coronavirus Cases In U.S.; Viral Outbreak, Coronavirus Starts To Spread In United States; Test Kit Lab May Have Been Contaminated; Democratic Contender Drops Out Of 2020 Race; Global Businesses Restrict Travel Over Coronavirus Fears; Coronavirus Triggers South Korea Homicide Probe; Coronavirus Fear Grips Iran; Joe Biden Revels In South Carolina Primary Win; America Votes 2020, Bloomberg On The Ballot; Israel Votes For Prime Minister Again; North Korea Fires Short-range Missiles; Abortion Debate; New York's Plastic Bag Ban; Cuccinelli Appointment Unlawful; U.C. Santa Cruz Fires Striking Grad Assistants; Spring Break Alert, Panama City, Florida Booze Ban. Aired 4-4:30a ET


February 28, 2020
• Dow Falls 1,191 Points, The Most In History; President Trump On Coronavirus: "It's Going To Disappear"; Joe Biden Banks On South Carolina. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Coronavirus Spooks Global Markets; Biden Looks For Big Win in South Carolina; Where Will Tom Brady Play Next Season? Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Global Markets Still Struggling to Shake Off Fears of Coronavirus; Mike Pence Takes Over the Response to Coronavirus Crisis; Iran Struggling to Contain Coronavirus; Joe Biden Looks to South Carolina to Boos Campaign; Unfolding Humanitarian Disaster in Idlib. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Coronavirus Continues to Rattle Global Markets; Mike Pence Leads Response to Coronavirus Crisis; Coronavirus Causing Growing Fears of a Pandemic; Joe Biden Hopes to Get a Boost from South Carolina. Aired 4-4:30a ET


February 27, 2020
• Coronavirus Community Spread Comes To The U.S.; Vice President Mike Pence To Take Charge Of U.S. Coronavirus Response; President Trump Blames Democrats, Not Coronavirus For Market Decline. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• New U.S. Coronavirus Case Has Unknown Origin; Democratic Candidates Discuss Coronavirus; Coronavirus Outbreak a Concern for Olympic Organizers. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Unknown Exposure in U.S. Soil Raises Alarm; Coronavirus Threatens Tokyo Olympics; Coronavirus Creates New Normal in China. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• North Carolina Sees First Case of So-Called Coronavirus Community Spread; Coronavirus Outbreak Rocks Italy. Aired 4-4:30a ET


February 26, 2020
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• Dems Brawl in Final Debate Before Super Tuesday; CDC: Not "If" But "When" Coronavirus Spreads in U.S.; IOC Tokyo 2020 Preps Continue As Planned. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Fiery Democrats Try to Slow Sanders at Debate; CDC: Not "If" But "When" Coronavirus Spreads in U.S. Aired 4-4:30a ET
• Stock Tumble For Second Straight Day; Rodger Stone Judge: Donald Trump Attacks Are Intimidation; Democrats Brawl In Final Debate Before Super Tuesday; CDC: Not "If" Coronavirus Will Spread In U.S. But "When"; Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals Reaches $1.6 Billion Settlement. Aired 3:30-4a ET
• Stock Tumble For Second Straight Day; Rodger Stone Judge: Donald Trump Attacks Are Intimidation; Democrats Brawl In Final Debate Before Super Tuesday; CDC: Not "If" Coronavirus Will Spread In U.S. But "When"; Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals Reaches $1.6 Billion Settlement. Aired 3-3:30a ET


February 25, 2020
• Democrats Debate Tonight In South Carolina; After Spectacle, Trump & Modi Get To Business; Harvey Weinstein Convicted Of Sex Crimes. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• America's Choice 2020: South Carolina Debate Tonight; Wall Street Looking to Rebound; After Spectacle, Trump and Modi Get to Business; Harvey Weinstein: Convicted Rapist;' Remembering Kobe and Gianna Bryant. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Democrats Debate Tonight in South Carolina; Stocks Tumble As Coronavirus Fears Spike; After Spectacle, Trump and Modi Get to Business; Harvey Weinstein Convicted of Sex Crimes. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Democrats Eye Sanders at Debate Tonight; Wall Street Looking to Rebound; After Spectacle, Trump and Modi Get to Business; Harvey Weinstein: Convicted Rapist. Aired 4-4:30a ET


February 24, 2020
• Time Is Running Short For Sanders' Rivals; President Trump Weeding Out Disloyal Officials; Coronavirus Cases Spike Beyond China's Borders And Tank Global Markets. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Bernie Sanders' Commanding Nevada Win Puts Him Firmly in the Lead; Biden Argues Sanders Would Hurt Democrats' Down-Ballot; Coronavirus Fears Tank Global Markets. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Can Democrats Slow The Bernie Sanders Surge; Axios, President Trump Wants Snakes Fired From Government; President Trump In India; Time Is Running Short For Sander's Rival; America's Choice 2020; Trump White House; Intel Official's Russia Assessment Called Misleading; Sotomayor Issues Scathing Dissent; Coronavirus Fears Tank Global Markets; Coronavirus Hurting China's Economy; China Warns Citizens Against Travel To United States; Rainbow Snake Spotted In Ocala Forest; America's Low Wage Working Army; America's Choice 2020; Sanders Offers Partial Defense Of Fidel Castro; Crawling For His Life; Mulvaney Dropped From India Trip; Daredevil Killed In Crash Of Homemade Rocket; Restaurateur And Cookbook Author B. Smith Dies; New Orleans Bans Tandem Floats; Jewish Center In Albany Cleared After Bomb Threat; Holocaust Remembrance Groups Slam Amazon; Fashion Institute Of Technology Apologizes For Racist Imagery; Stocks Fall As Coronavirus Spreads Beyond China; Wall Street Journal, Boeing Offers Support For 737 Max Suppliers; YouTuber Fakes Bali Vacation In Ikea. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Can Democrats Slow The Bernie Sanders Surge; Axios, President Trump Wants Snakes Fired From Government; President Trump In India; Time Is Running Short For Sander's Rival; America's Choice 2020; Trump White House; Intel Official's Russia Assessment Called Misleading; Sotomayor Issues Scathing Dissent; Coronavirus Fears Tank Global Markets; Coronavirus Hurting China's Economy; China Warns Citizens Against Travel To United States; Valentine's Day Couple Lost And Found; Kobe Bryant Memorial Today In Los Angeles; rainbow Snake Spotted In Ocala Forest. Aired 4-4:30a ET


February 21, 2020
• Intel Agency Warns Russians Are Interfering in 2020 Election; Countdown To Nevada Caucuses; Jet Fuel Tanker Explodes On Indiana Interstate. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Trump Irate Over Russia 2020 Intel Assessment; Candidates Gear Up For Nevada Caucuses; Jet Fuel Tanker Explodes in Indiana; NFL Owners Agree to Terms of New CBA Proposal. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Trump Unable to Accept Intel Agency Warning of Russian Interference; Democratic Candidates Pushing for More Cash a Day Before Nevada Caucuses; CDC Issues Japan Travel Advisory Over Coronavirus. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Trump Irate After Intel Agency Warning of Russian Interference; Democratic Candidates Jockeying for Support in Nevada a Day Before Caucus; Roger Stone Sentenced to 40 Months in Prison; Iranians Head to Polls for Parliamentary Elections. Aired 4-4:30a ET


February 20, 2020
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• Democratic Presidential Candidates Take Off the Gloves; Roger Stone Set for Sentencing Today; Coronavirus Kills Two Cruise Ship Passengers. Aired 4:30-5a ET


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