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November 20, 2019
• U.S. Ambassador to European Union Gordon Sondland to Testify in House Public Impeachment Hearings; Rep. Denny Heck (D-WA) Interviewed about Ongoing House Impeachment Hearings; Soon: Ambassador at Center of Ukraine Scandal Testifies. Aired 8-9a ET
• Rep. Mike Johnson (R-LA) and Rep. Jim Himes (D-CT) Discuss Today's Impeachment Hearings; The New York Times Reports Sondland Kept Pompeo Informed On Ukraine Pressure Campaign. Aired 7-8a ET


November 19, 2019
• Interview With Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL); Public Impeachment Testimony Continues. Aired 3-4p ET
• Two More Key Witnesses Will Testify In Impeachment Inquiry Hearings; President Trump Weighs In On The Impeachment Hearings And Witnesses In A Cabinet Meeting; Soon: Ex-Ambassador Volker & Ex-NSC Aide Tim Morrison To Testify; Republicans Defending Questions To Two Key Impeachment Inquiry Witnesses. Aired 2-3p ET
• Key Witnesses Questioned in Public Impeachment Inquiry; Vindman States July 25th Call "Was Improper". Aired 1-2p ET
• Key Witnesses Questioned in Public Impeachment Hearing; Vindman: I Reported My Concerns About Call "Out of a Sense of Duty". Aired 12-1p ET
• Key Witnesses Questioned in Public Impeachment Hearing; Williams: I found July 25th Call "Unusual...Political in Nature"; Vindman: I Call Myself "Never Partisan". Aired 11a-12p ET
• Day 3 of Public Impeachment Hearings Underway; Lt. Col. Vindman and Jennifer Williams, Special Advisor for Europe and Russia Face Questioning in Impeachment Hearing. Aired 10-11a ET
• Day 3 of Public Impeachment Hearings Commences; Top Intelligence Committee Members Give Opening Statements; Key Witnesses Who Faced Trump Attacks Set to Testify in the Impeachment Probe. Aired 9-10a ET
• Soon: Four Witnesses Publicly Testify in High-Stakes Hearings; First Reaction from Ukraine President Since Start of Impeachment Probe; House Prepares for Further Public Testimony in Impeachment Hearings; Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Vindman and Aide to Vice President Pence Jennifer Williams to Testify in Impeachment Hearing; Interview with Representative Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) on Impeachment Inquiry. Aired 8-9a ET


November 15, 2019
• Democrats Speak After Public Testimony in Impeachment Inquiry; Republicans Speak Also After Public Testimony in Impeachment Inquiry; Yovanovitch Says Trump's Attacks, Very Intimidating; Interview with Rep. Jackie Speier (D-CA) About Trump's Obstruction of Justice. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Adam Schiff Holds Press Conference Following Impeachment Testimony; Marie Yovanovitch Testifies. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Ousted U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Testifies Publicly; Schiff Accuses Trump of Witness Intimidation with Tweets. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Ousted U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch Testifies Publicly at House Impeachment Hearing. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• U.S. Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch Testifies In Impeachment Hearing. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• Ambassador To Ukraine Testifies in Public Impeachment Hearing; Yovanovitch: "Shocked & Devastated" That Trump Said I Was "Bad News" During Call to Another World Leader. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• Ousted U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Testifies Publicly. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• Convicting Of Witness Tampering, Lying To Congress, Obstruction; Donald Trump Associate Roger Stone Found Guilty On All 7 Counts; Adam Schiff: We Saw "Witness Intimidation In Real Time" By The President; Marie Yovanovitch: Donald Trump's Attacks "Very Intimidating"; Ousted U.S. Ambassador To Ukraine Testifies Publicly. Aired 12-12.30p ET
• Yovanovitch Testifies at Impeachment Inquiry; Schiff: "Take Witness Intimidation Very, Very Seriously"; White House Releases April Trump/Zelensky Call; Jim Jordan Says Trump Tweets Not Witness Intimidation. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Impeachment Investigation Second Public Hearing; Secretary of State Mike Pompeo Did Not Defend Marie Yovanovitch; Adam Schiff Interviewed During Impeachment Inquiry Recess. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Ousted Ambassador Yovanovitch Testimony; Yovanovitch Responds to Trump's Twitter Attacks on Her. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Ousted U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Gives Opening Statement in Public Impeachment Hearing; Ousted U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine: I Do Not Understand Giuliani's Motives For Attacking Me. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Day 3 of Impeachment Hearings Begins; Ousted U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Set to Testify Today Publicly. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• Yovanovitch Public Hearings Today. Aired 8:30-9a ET
• Interview with Rep. Denny Heck (D-WA) on the House of Representatives Holding Second Day of Public Hearings in Impeachment Inquiry; Former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch to Testify in Public Impeachment Inquiry; Career U.S. Diplomat David Holmes to Testify Behind Closed Doors that He Overheard President Trump ask U.S. Ambassador Sondland about Status of Ukraine Investigations; Soon: Ousted Ambassador Testifies in Public Hearing. Aired 8-8:30a ET
• Dems Accusing Trump of Bribery Instead of Quid Pro Quo; Kremlin-Controlled TV Celebrates Political Chaos in U.S.; Deadly School Shooting. Aired 1-2a ET
• Jim Jordan Says Trump Tweets Not Witness Intimidation; Yovanovitch Describes State Department Under Pompeo In Crisis; Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) Discusses Yovanovitch Testimony, Trump Tweets, State Department in Crisis; Roger Stone Found Guilty of Lying/Obstruction. Aired 11:30a-12p ET


November 14, 2019
• Did Taylor and Kent Testimony Change Any Minds; Former Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick Jumps into the Crowded Democratic 2020 Field; At Least Two Dead, Multiple Injured in California School Shooting. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Voters' Views on Impeachment Hearings?; California School Shooting. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Authorities Give Update on California High School Shooting; Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) Discusses School Shooting, Gun Control; At Least 2 Dead, 3 Injured in California School Shooting. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• At Least One Dead, Five Injured In California School Shooting; Former President Clinton Reacts To California School Shooting. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• L.A. County Sheriff: School Shooting Suspect in Custody at Hospital; Awaiting L.A. County Sheriff's Department New Conference; New Evidence of Call Raises Stakes for Sondland Hearing New Week; Source: GOP to Argue Trump Within His Rights to Remove Ambassador; Pelosi: Trump Has Admitted He Committed "Bribery". Aired 1:30-2p ET
• At Least One Person Killed In California High School Shooting. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• One Person Killed in California High School Shooting; School Shooting Suspect In Custody at Hospital; Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA) Is Interviewed About the High School Shooting. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• Shooting in Santa Clarita, Saugus High School, California; at Least Two in Critical Condition After Saugus High School in Santa Clarita; CNN: Suspect is 15-Year-Old Male, Police Searching His Home; Sheriff's Department: Suspect Believed to be a Student at Saugus High School; At Least 6 Victims in Southern California High School Shooting. Aired 12-12:30p ET
• Sheriff's Department Responding to Shooting at High School in California; Former Rep. Katie Hill Discusses the Saugus High School Shooting; L.A. Sheriff's Department Sgt. Bob Boese Tells CNN 5 Shot at High School, Suspect Remains At Large. Aired 11:30a-12p ET
• Explosive Testimony Further Implicates Trump in Ukraine Scheme; Trump's Long History of "Don't Know" Or "Don't Recall"; Pelosi Speaks to Reporters; Sheriff's Department Responding to Shooting at High School in California. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Interview with Tara Sonenshine; First Day of Public Impeachment Inquiry Testimony; Trump Organization May Sell D.C. Hotel. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Ousted Ambassador Yovanovitch To Testify Publicly Tomorrow; Taylor Aide Who Overheard Sondland And Trump Call Expected To Testify Tomorrow Behind Closed Doors. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Nicholas Burns is Interviewed on the Impeachment Hearings; Discussion on Impeachment Hearings; Erdogan Showed Propaganda Video at White House. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• GOP & Democrats Reveal Strategies as they Clash at First Hearing; GOP Tries to Discredit Career Diplomats in First Public Hearing; Top Diplomat in Ukraine Testifies His Aide Heard Trump on Phone Asking for Update on Bidens' Investigations. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• Kellyanne Conway is Interviewed about Congressional Hearings; Swing State Voters on Debate Hearing. Aired 8:30-9a ET
• House of Representatives Holds First Public Impeachment Hearings; Aide to Diplomat Bill Taylor Reports Overhearing Phone Conversation between President Trump and Ambassador Gordon Sondland Regarding Investigation into Bidens; Ousted Ambassador Yovanovitch to Testify on Hill Tomorrow; Rep. Mike Quigley (D-IL) is Interviewed About the Impeachment Probe. Aired 8-8:30a ET
• House GOP's Four-Part Strategy to Defend Trump; New Testimony Ties Trump Closer to Alleged Ukraine Pressure Campaign. Aired 1-2a ET
• Public Impeachment Hearings Begin. Aired 12-1a ET


November 13, 2019
• House Holds First Public Impeachment Hearing; Impeachment Witnesses Further Tie Trump to Ukraine Pressure; CNN Was Set to Interview Ukrainian President Until Scandal Broke; Republicans Speak After First Public Impeachment Hearing. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• House Intel Committee Questions Witnesses Bill Taylor and George Kent During Impeachment Inquiry. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Questioning Underway in First Public Impeachment Hearing; Amb. Taylor: Our Holding Up Of Security Assistance That Would Go To A Country That Is Fighting Aggression From Russia, For No Good Policy Reason, Is Wrong. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Questioning Underway in First Public Impeachment Hearing; Kent & Taylor: Giuliani's Active Role in Foreign Diplomacy is Not Normal. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Questioning Underway in First Public Impeachment Hearing; Taylor: Sondland Told Me Everything; Taylor: Sondland Told Me Trump Was Just Interested in The Bidens. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• George Kent, Top State Dept. Ukraine Expert and Bill Taylor, Fmr. Ambassador to Ukraine Are Questioned in First Public Impeachment Hearing. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• Sondland: Trump Cared More About Investigations of Biden Than About Ukraine. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• Questioning Underway In First Public Impeachment Hearing; Bill Taylor: Told Sondland That Withholding Aid To Ukraine For Help With A Political Campaign Was "Crazy"; Bill Taylor: Sondland Told Me "Everything", Including Security Aid, Depended On Zelensky Publicly Announcing Investigations; Bill Taylor: Sondland Said Trump Cared More About Investigations Of Biden Than About Ukraine. Aired 12-12:30p ET
• Questioning Underway in First Public Impeachment Hearing; Taylor: Sondland Told Me Everything. Aired 11:30a-12p ET
• Public Impeachment Hearing; Bill Taylor Reveals New Details of Events. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• House Holds First Public Impeachment Hearing; George Kent: Giuliani Ran Smear Campaign Against U.S. Ambassador Yovanovitch. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• First Public Impeachment Hearing Begins; Rep. Adam Schiff (D- CA) Begins Opening Statements. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Rep. Eliot Engel (D-NY) is Interviewed about Impeachment Hearings; Impeachment Hearings Begin Today; Aired 9:30-10a ET
• First Public Impeachment Hearing Begins; Ambassador Bill Taylor and State Department Official George Kent Arrive for Impeachment Hearing. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• Impeachment Hearings Begin Today. Aired 8:30-9a ET
• Public Impeachment Hearings Set to Begin in House of Representatives; White House Prepares Strategy to Combat Accusations of Quid Pro Quo in Impeachment Hearings. Aired 8-8:30a ET


November 11, 2019
• Former VP and Presidential Candidate Joe Biden Speaks at a Town Hall. Aired 9-10:15p ET


November 10, 2019
• Tom Steyer, Democratic Presidential Candidate, Speaks at a Town Hall. Aired 7-8p ET


November 03, 2019
• This Is Life With Lisa Ling: When Women Kill. Aired 22-23p ET
• The White House In Crisis: The Impeachment Inquiry. Aired 9- 10p ET


November 02, 2019
• Scheme and Scandal, Inside the College Admissions Crisis. Aired 11p-12a ET
• CNN Special Report; State Of Hate: The Explosion of White Supremacy. Aired 10-11p ET


October 25, 2019
• Zakaria: Donald Trump, The Most Polarizing President; Feldman: "We're In A Genuine Crisis"; Zakaria: Democrats Are Being Politically Unwise. Aired 9-10p ET


October 16, 2019
• Warren Defends Medicare for All Plan; Bet O'Rourke is Interviewed about His Platform; 12 Democratic Candidates Face Off in Debate. Aired 12-1a ET


October 15, 2019
• Post Debate Analysis; Interviews with Sen. Elizabeth (D-MA) Warren, Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Mayor Pete Buttigieg (D-FL) and Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA). Aired 11:05p-12a ET
• CNN Hosts Democratic Debate. Aired 10-11:05p ET
• CNN Hosts Democratic Primary Debate. Aired 9-10p ET
• CNN's Democratic Debate. Aired 8-9p ET


October 12, 2019
• Weed 5 The CBD Craze Dr. Sanjay Gupta Reports. Aired 9-10p ET


October 10, 2019
• Equality in America Town Hall with Tom Steyer (D), Presidential Candidate. Aired 11:30p-12a ET
• Equality in America Town Hall with Julian Castro (D), Presidential Candidate. Aired 11-11:30p ET
• Equality in America Town Hall with Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Presidential Candidate. Aired 10:30-11p ET
• Equality in America Town Hall with Beto O'Rourke (D), Presidential Candidate. Aired 10-10:30p ET
• Equality in America Town Hall with Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA), Presidential Candidate. Aired 9:30-10p ET
• Equality in America Town Hall with Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D- MA), Presidential Candidate. Aired 9-9:30p ET
• Equality in America Town Hall with Mayor Pete Buttigieg (D- South Bend, IN), Presidential Candidate. Aired 8:30-9p ET
• Equality in America Town Hall with Joe Biden (D), Presidential Candidate. Aired 8-8:30p ET
• Equilty in America Town Hall with Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ), Presidential Candidate. Aired 7:30-8p ET


October 09, 2019
• The White House In Crisis: Impeachment Inquiry; President Trump Upset With Republican Defectors; White House Keep Its Decision Not To Comply With The Democrats' Inquiry; House Democrats Issued Multiple Subpoenas; George Conway Calls White House Letter 'Trash'; Anatomy Of A Lie. Aired 11p-12a ET


October 08, 2019
• White House Declares 'War' With Democrats; New Lawyer Hired By The White House To Advise On Impeachment; The White House In Crisis: The Impeachment Inquiry; White House Claims That Dem Impeachment Inquiry 'Violates' Constitution, Trump's Rights; Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) Is Interviewed About Democrat's Impeachment Inquiry; Trey Gowdy Expected To Work With White House On Impeachment Inquiry. Aired 11p- 12a ET


October 07, 2019
• Protection To The Max For The Whistleblower; Trump's Big-Time Donor To Testify On Capitol Hill; Trump's Tax Returns Could Possibly Be Seen; The White House In Crisis: The Impeachment Inquiry; The Anatomy Of A Lie. Aired 11p-12a ET


September 29, 2019
• Weed 5 The CBD Craze Dr. Sanjay Gupta Reports. Aired 8-9p ET


September 28, 2019
• Did Not Air 9-10p ET
• Ted Turner: Captain Planet. Aired 9-10p ET


September 26, 2019
• Whistleblower's Complaint Under Scrutiny After Being Out In Public; Acting DNI Joseph Maguire Explains His Action; Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) Is Interviewed About The Hearing They Just Had With DNI Joseph Maguire; Rudy Giuliani Defends Ukraine Trip; Echoes Of Watergate. Aired 11p-12a ET


September 25, 2019
• CNN International: Donald Trump Facing An Impeachment Inquiry Over Ukraine As That Country's Leader Addresses The U.N. MPs Are Back, Boris Johnson Returns To London; Altria And Philip Morris Abandoned Merger Talks Amid The Broader Vaping Crisis. Aired 9-10a ET


September 13, 2019
• Julian Castro Takes Jab at Joe Biden's Memory; Julian Castro (D) is Interviewed after Third Democratic Debate; Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) is Interviewed about Debate; Andrew Yang (D) is Interviewed on Debate Performance. Aired 12-2a ET


September 12, 2019
• Democratic Front-Runners Face Off In Third Primary Debate; Gloves Come Off In Third Democratic Debate; Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) Is Interviewed About Her Overall View Of The Debate; Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) Is Interviewed About His Debate Performance And His View On Joe Biden; Sen. Bernie Sanders (D-VT) Is Interviewed About The Third Democratic Presidential Debate And Health Care; One-On-One With Mayor Pete Buttigieg. Aired 10:30p-12a ET


September 04, 2019
• Climate Crisis Town Hall with Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ), Presidential Candidate. Aired 11:20p-12a ET
• Climate Crisis Town Hall with Beto O'Rourke (D), Presidential Candidate. Aired 10:40-11:20p ET
• Climate Crisis Town Hall with Mayor Pete Buttigieg (D-South Bend, IN), Presidential Candidate. Aired 10-10:40p ET
• Climate Crisis Town Hall with Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Presidential Candidate. Aired 9:20-10p ET
• Climate Crisis Town Hall with Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Presidential Candidate. Aired 8:40-9:20p ET
• Climate Crisis Town Hall with Joe Biden (D), Presidential Candidate. Aired 8-8:40p ET
• Climate Crisis Town Hall With Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Presidential Candidate. Aired 7-7:40p ET


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