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March 15, 2020
• Trump Claims Total Control Over Coronavirus Amid 3,300 Plus Cases in the U.S.; Fed Slashes Interest Rates to Zero to 0.25 Percent; Chaos at U.S. Airports Due to Travel Ban; Interview with Illinois Governor JB Pritzker about Delay at the Airports. Aired 6-7p ET


March 12, 2020
• CNN/Facebook Global Town Hall; U.S. Moves to Implement Europe Travel Restrictions Friday; South Korea Aggressively Testing for Coronavirus; Answers to your Coronavirus Questions. Aired 11p-12a ET
• CNN/Facebook Global Town Hall; 41 Deaths, 1,600 Plus Confirmed Coronavirus Cases in U.S.; CDC Director: "Europe is the New China" for Coronavirus Outbreak; Answers to your Coronavirus Questions. Aired 10- 11p ET


March 11, 2020
• Cases of Coronavirus in the U.S. Reached More than a Thousand; President Trump Going the Opposite Way; More Schools Closed in Fear of the Pandemic Threat; Virus Infects the Economy Worldwide. Aired 3-4a ET
• More Than 4,000 Coronavirus Deaths Worldwide; Biden Expanding Delegate Lead Over Sanders With 4 Wins So Far Tonight. Aired 2-3a ET
• CNN Projects Joe Biden Wins Idaho; 31 Deaths, 1,000 Confirmed Coronavirus Cases in U.S. Interview with Rep. John Garamendi (D) California. Aired 1-2a ET
• Testing Delays, Missed Chances Set Back U.S. Coronavirus Response; Dow Futures Fall While Asian Markets Struggle; China's President Xi Visits Virus Epicenter of Wuhan; Trump Announces New Event Despite Coronavirus Fears, Biden, Sanders Cancel Theirs. Aired 12-1a ET
• 1,000 Cases and At Least 31 Deaths in U.S.; Biden Set to Win Michigan, Missouri, Mississippi, Idaho. Aired 4-4:30a ET


March 10, 2020
• Bernie Sanders In Silent Mode; Joe Biden Still Leading In Latest Vote Count; A Look At 2016 Primary Race; Delays In Testing And Missed Chances By Federal Government Set Back U.S. Coronavirus Response. Aired 11p-12a ET
• Joe Biden Way Ahead Than Bernie Sanders; Candidates Postpone Rallies In Fear Of Coronavirus; America's Choice 2020; Andrew Yang Endorses Joe Biden For President; Soon, Polls Close In Idaho And Washington; Joe Biden Speaks After Winning Three States So Far Tonight. Aired 10-11p ET
• CNN Projects Biden Wins Michigan, His Third Win Of The Night; Biden Wins MI, MS, MO & Awaiting Results From Three More States: ND, WA, ID; Andrew Yang Endorses Joe Biden For President. Aired 9-10p ET
• Biden Leading In Michigan And Missouri; CNN Projects Biden Wins Missouri, His Second Win Of The Night; Trump Campaign Announces March 19 Event Despite Coronavirus Fears. Aired 8-9p ET
• Voting Under Way Now Across Six States; Sanders, Biden Cancel Rallies Tonight Over Coronavirus Concerns; CNN Debate Will Not Have a Live Audience Due to Outbreak Concerns; MI Exit Poll: Health Care Top Issue for Voters Tonight. Aired 7-8p ET
• Coronavirus Task Force Provides Outbreak Update; Thirty Deaths, 950-Plus Confirmed Coronavirus Cases In The U.S.; Voting Underway Now Across Six States; America's Choice 2020. Aired 6-7p ET
• Twenty-Nine Deaths, 900-Plus Confirmed Coronavirus Cases In The U.S.; Passengers Disembark From Virus-Stricken Cruise Ship; Source: Health Officials Want Trump To Stop Shaking Hands; New York Deploys National Guard To Virus-Stricken Suburb; NY Gov. Orders Containment Area For Coronavirus Cluster; China's President Xi Visits Virus Epicenter Of Wuhan; 168 Die From Coronavirus In Italy In Just 24 Hours; Harvard Among The Schools Canceling Or Moving Classes Online; Pence: Major Insurance Companies Will Cover Coronavirus Tests. Aired 5-6p ET
• Gov. Andrew Cuomo Orders One-Mile Containment With The National Guard; Democratic Candidates Cancel Rallies Over Coronavirus Concern. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Interview With Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D-NY); New York Deploying National Guard to Coronavirus Cluster; Coronavirus Pandemic. Aired 4- 4:30p ET


March 05, 2020
• A CNN Global Town Hall: Coronavirus Facts and Fears. Aired 11p- 12a ET
• A CNN Global Town Hall: Coronavirus Facts and Fears. Aired 10- 11p ET


March 04, 2020
• CNN America's Choice 2020, Super Tuesday; Joe Biden Leading in Primary Votes; Coronavirus is Deadlier than Seasonal Flu; Japan to Postpone Tokyo Olympics; Storm Ripped Through Tennessee. Aired 3-4a ET
• CNN Projects Joe Biden Wins Texas. Aired 2-3a ET
• Biden Ahead In Texas, Sanders Leads In California; Biden Wins 8 States; Sanders Wins 3 States; 3 Too Close To Call; Super Tuesday Coverage. Aired 1-2a ET
• Biden Ahead in Texas, Sanders Leads in California. Aired 12-1a ET
• Biden Wins 9 States, Sanders Win 3 States, 2 Too Close to Call. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Biden Wins 9 States, Sanders Win 3 States, 2 Too Close to Call. Aired 4-4:30a ET


March 03, 2020
• Joe Biden And Bernie Sanders In Tight Race For The Final Nominee; Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Presidential Candidate, Did Not Win In Her Own Turf; A State-By-State Look At Super Tuesday: Presidential Candidates In The Hunt For Delegates Needed To Secure The Democratic Presidential Nomination. Aired 11a-12p ET
• CNN America's Choice 2020, Super Tuesday; Joe Biden Wins The Majority Of Delegates In Six States; Bernie Sanders Wins Two States. Aired 10-11p ET
• Joe Biden, Michael Bloomberg and Senator Bernie Sanders All in Hunt For Delegates Tonight; Joe Biden Dominates South With African- Americans and Older Voters; Joe Biden Wins Alabama, North Carolina and Virginia Senator Bernie Sanders Wins Vermont; Senator Bernie Sanders Wins Colorado His Second Win of the Night; Six States Too Close to Call Joe Biden Leads in 5 and Sanders Leads in 1. Aired 9-10p ET
• CNN Projects Biden Wins AL, NC, VA; Sanders Wins VT; CNN Exit Poll: Late Deciding Voters Broke For Biden Today; Biden With Wins In AL; NC And VA; Sanders Wins VT; MA, ME TN Too Close To Call. Aired 8- 9p ET
• CNN Projects Biden Wins VA, Sanders Wins VT. Aired 7-8p ET
• Super Tuesday; High Stakes: 14 States Voting In Democratic Primaries; Soon: Polls Close In Vermont And Virginia. Aired 6-7p ET
• High Stakes Night: 14 States Voting In Dem Primaries; Today: First Time Bloomberg Appears On Ballots; Warren Taking Aim At Biden Ahead Of Major Night; Exit Polls: Health Care Top Issue In MA, ME & VA; Exit Polls: Majority "Angry" At Trump Admin In AL, ME, NC; Judge Rules Nashville Voting Extended Due To Storm Damage. Aired 5-6p ET
• Deadly Nashville Tornado; Nine Coronavirus Deaths Now Confirmed in Washington State; Super Tuesday. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Super Tuesday Arrives; High Stakes Night: 14 States Voting in Dem Primaries. Aired 4-4:30p ET


March 02, 2020
• CNN International: Voting Ends Soon Across Israel, Exit Polls Expected; U.S. Stocks Rally On Hopes Central Banks Cut Rates. Aired 3- 4p ET


February 29, 2020
• Joe Biden Projected to Win South Carolina Primary, Bernie Sanders Coming in Second; Tom Steyer to Drop Out of Presidential Race after South Carolina; Interview with Jill Biden on Her Husband's Win in South Carolina. Aired 9-10p ET
• CNN Projection: Joe Biden Wins South Carolina Primary; Biden Leads Democratic Primary In South Carolina; Sanders Speaking To Supporters; Biden Speaking To Supporters. Aired 8-9p ET
• CNN Projection: Joe Biden Wins South Carolina Primary; Former DNC Chair, Terry McAuliffe Endorses Joe Biden. Aired 7-8p ET
• Final Hour Of Voting In South Carolina; Sanders Team Acknowledges "Uphill Fight" In South Carolina. Aired 6-7p ET
• Democratic Primary In South Carolina; Coronavirus Death Confirmed In U.S. Aired 5-6p ET
• First U.S. Coronavirus Death Confirmed in Washington State; Coverage of the South Carolina Primary. Aired on 4-5p ET


February 26, 2020
• Town Hall with Democratic Presidential Candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA). Aired 10-11p ET
• Town Hall with Democratic Presidential Candidate Amy Klobuchar (D-MN). Aired 9-10p ET
• Town Hall with Democratic Presidential Candidate, Former Vice President Joe Biden. Aired 8-9p ET
• Presidential Town Hall With Mike Bloomberg (D), Presidential Candidate. Aired 7-8p ET


February 25, 2020
• A Night Of Chaotic Showdown Between Candidates; Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Presidential Candidate, Is Interviewed About Why She Thinks She Deserves To Be The Next President Compared To Bernie Sanders; The Gloves Come Off In South Carolina Democratic Debate; Tom Steyer (D), Presidential Candidate, Is Interviewed About The Democratic Debate In South Carolina, Joe Biden's Attacks, Racial Justice, Investing In Private Prisons, And Donald Trump; CNN's Gary Tuchman Speaks With A Group Of Voters In South Carolina. Aired 11p-12a ET
• South Carolina Debate Like A Cockfight; Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D- MN), Presidential Candidate, Is Interviewed About The Debate Tonight In South Carolina; Interview With Pete Buttigieg (D), Presidential Candidate; Interview With Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Presidential Candidate; Rivals Take Aim At Bernie Sanders' Electability At South Carolina Debate; Sanders Nomination Means A Catastrophe Later? Aired 10-11p ET


February 24, 2020
• Town Hall with Democratic Presidential Candidate Tom Steyer. Aired 11p-12a ET
• Town Hall with Democratic Presidential Candidate Pete Buttigieg. Aired 10-11p ET
• Town Hall with Democratic Presidential Candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT). Aired 9-10p ET


February 22, 2020
• Bernie Sanders Projected to Win Nevada Caucuses. Aired 10-11p ET
• CNN Projects Senator Bernie Sanders Wins Nevada Caucuses. Aired 9-10p ET
• Sanders Addresses Supporters; CNN Projects He Wins Nevada; CNN Projects Sen. Bernie Sanders Wins Nevada Caucuses; Nevada Caucuses. Aired 8-9p ET
• Nevada Caucuses Early Results: Sanders Leading In Nevada; Precinct Chair: Two Caucuses Used Cards To Break Tie; Biden Speaking To Supporters. Aired 7-8p ET
• Early Results Show Sanders Leading Nevada; Some People Getting Busy Signals When Trying To Call In Results. Aired 6-7p ET
• Initial Nevada Results: Sanders Has Early Lead. Aired 5-6p ET
• Nevada Caucuses Underway; Vote Count Underway At Caucus Sites; Entrance Poll: Sanders Has Early Lead. Aired 4-5p ET
• Nevada Caucuses Underway. Aired 3-4p ET
• Nevada Presidential Caucuses Set To Begin; Interview With Tom Steyer (D), Presidential Candidate; Pete Buttigieg Makes Appearance At Nevada Caucus Site; Early Entrance Polling Indicates Similar Nevada Caucus Electorate Makeup As In 2016; Analysts Examine What Nevada Caucus Results May Indicate For Each Democratic Presidential Candidate. Aired 2-3p ET


February 20, 2020
• Town Hall with Se. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) Presidential Candidate. Aired 9-10p Et
• Town Hall with Frm Vice President Joe Biden, Presidential Candidate. Aired 8-9p ET
• One-on-One With Senator Elizabeth Warren; Michael Bloomberg: As A New Yorker "I Know How To Take On An Arrogant Con Man" Like President Trump; Senator Bernie Sanders And Michael Bloomberg Clash Over Business And Wealth; Senator Elizabeth Warren Attacks Michael Bloomberg For Past Comments; 2020 Democrats Ahead Of Nevada Caucuses. Aired 12:30-1a ET
• One-on-One With Senator Elizabeth Warren; Michael Bloomberg: As A New Yorker "I Know How To Take On An Arrogant Con Man" Like President Trump; Senator Bernie Sanders And Michael Bloomberg Clash Over Business And Wealth; Senator Elizabeth Warren Attacks Michael Bloomberg For Past Comments; 2020 Democrats Ahead Of Nevada Caucuses. Aired 12-12:30a ET


February 19, 2020
• Mike Bloomberg's Poor Performance On His Debut Debate; Six 2020 Democratic Presidential Candidates In Las Vegas Ahead Of The Nevada Caucuses; Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Presidential Candidate, Is Interviewed About The Debate, The Attacks From Sen. Warren and Former Mayor Pete Buttigieg, And Michael Bloomberg; Pete Buttigieg (D), Presidential Candidate, Is Interviewed About The Debate, Bernie Sanders, Michael Bloomberg, And Amy Klobuchar; The 2020 Democratic Presidential Candidates Attack Michael Bloomberg In Tense Debate; Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Presidential Candidate Is Interviewed About The Debate And Her Campaign. Aired 11p-12a ET


February 18, 2020
• Town Hall with Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) Presidential Candidate. Aired 10-11p ET
• Town Hall with Pete Buttigieg (D) Presidential Candidate. Aired 9-10p ET
• Town Hall with Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) Presidential Candidate. Aired 8-9p ET


February 12, 2020
• Sanders Wins New Hampshire Followed By Buttigieg, Klobuchar; All Four Prosecutors Withdraw From Roger Stone Case After Justice Department Undercuts Recommended Sentence; CNN Projects Bernie Sanders Wins New Hampshire Primary. Aired 2-3a ET
• Sen. Bernie Sanders Wins New Hampshire Primary; New Hampshire Primary; Four Prosecutors Withdraw from Roger Stone Case; NH Delegate Estimate: Sanders and Buttigieg Both Get 9 Delegates. Aired 1-2a ET
• CNN Projects that Bernie Sanders Wins New Hampshire Primary; Four Prosecutors Withdraw from Roger Stone Case after Justice Department Undercuts Sentence; CNN Projects Bernie Sanders Wins New Hampshire Primary. Aired 12-1a ET


February 11, 2020
• Pete Buttigieg Thank his Supporters in New Hampshire; Sen. Bernie Sanders Ended his Day with a Big Smile in the Granite State. Aired 11p-12a ET
• Sen. Bernie Sanders Leading In New Hampshire Primary; Joe Biden From Being Front Runner To Fifth Place; Race Tightens Between Buttigieg And Sanders At New Hampshire Primary; Mayor Pete Buttigieg Speaks To Supporters At Close Of New Hampshire Primary. Aired 10-11p ET
• Sanders Leading, Buttigieg Second & Klobuchar Third; CNN Decision Desk Analysis: Warren, Biden Won't Pick Up Delegates Tonight; Klobuchar Speaking To Supporters In New Hampshire. Aired 9-10p ET
• Sanders Leading, Buttigieg Second & Klobuchar Third; Sources: Andrew Yang Plans to Suspend His Campaign Tonight. Aired on 8-9p ET
• Most Polls In New Hampshire Closed; Awaiting Results; Biden On His Way To South Carolina As NH Begins Vote Count; Klobuchar Aide: "For Us, It's About Anything In The Top Four"; Sanders Tells CNN "We're Feeling Good" About NH; Exit Poll: 81% Say They're "Angry" About Trump Administration. Aired 7-8p ET
• New Hampshire Votes; All Four Prosecutors Withdraw From Roger Stone Case After Justice Department Undercuts Recommended Sentence; New Hampshire Primary: Final Voting Under Way, Most Polls Close Momentarily. Aired 6-7p ET
• Three Prosecutors Withdraw From Roger Stone Case After Justice Department Undercuts Recommended Sentence; Trump Says He Didn't Ask Justice Department To Change Roger Stone Sentencing Recommendation But Thought It Was "Ridiculous"; Exit Poll: 81 Percent Say They're "Angry" About Trump Administration; Final Hours Of Voting Underway In New Hampshire; Exit Poll: 61 Percent Describe Themselves As Somewhat Or Very Liberal; Trump: Military Will "Certainly" Look Into Potential Disciplinary Action For Impeachment Witness Vindman; Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) Is Interviewed About The Roger Stone Case. Aired 5- 6p ET
• Trump Administration Giving Special Treatment to Roger Stone?; New Hampshire Votes. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Trump Administration Giving Special Treatment to Roger Stone?; New Hampshire Votes. Aired 4-4:30p ET


February 08, 2020
• Candidates Pile On Buttigieg At First Debate After Iowa; Buttigieg: If You're Looking For The Establishment, Most Years In D.C., You've Got The Other Candidates, Not Me; 2020 Dems Debate Ahead Of New Hampshire Primary; Pete Buttigieg Calls Out Attacks On The Bidens; Biden Calls For Applause For Ousted Vindman, Says Trump Should Have Given Medal To Vindman, Not Rush Limbaugh; Biden: I Took A Hit In Iowa & Will Probably Take Hit In NH; Sanders To Buttigieg: "I Don't Have 40 Billionaires" Helping Campaign. Aired 12p-1a ET


February 07, 2020
• Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) Was Interviewed About How She is Different from Other Democratic Contenders; Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D- MA) Was Interviewed After the Debate About How She Performed in the Debate Stage; The Democratic Presidential Candidates Meet for New Hampshire Debate Ahead of State's Primary; Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D- MA) is Interviewed About the Final Debate Before New Hampshire Primary and Michael Bloomberg; Presidential Candidate Andrew Yang is Interviewed About the Final Debate Before New Hampshire Primary, Race, and Economy. Aired 11p-12a ET


February 06, 2020
• CNN's Town Hall with Democratic Presidential Candidate Patrick Deval. Aired 11-11:55p ET
• CNN's Town Hall with Democratic Presidential Candidate Amy Klobuchar (D-MN). Aired 10-10:55p
• CNN's Town Hall with Democratic Presidential Canidadate Pete buttigieg. Aired 9-9:55p ET
• CNN's Town Hall with Democratic Presidential Candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders(I-VT). Aired 8-8:55p ET


February 05, 2020
• CNN's Town Hall with Democratic Presidential Candidate Tom Steyer. Aired 11p-12a ET
• CNN's Town Hall with Democratic Presidential Candidate Andrew Yang. Aired 10-11p ET
• CNN's Town Hall with Democratic Presidential Candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA). Aired 9-10p ET
• CNN's Town Hall with Democratic Presidential Candidate Former Vice President Joe Biden. Aired 8-9p ET


February 04, 2020
• President Trump Delivers State Of The Union Address; Trump Departs, Democratic Response Soon; Trump Appears To Snub Pelosi When She Tried To Shake His Hand; Hidden Animosity Between President Trump And Speaker Pelosi Very Palpable; President Trump Expects His Acquittal Tomorrow; Iowa Caucus Results Comes At A Snail's Pace; The Iowa Democratic Party Released The Results From The Iowa Caucuses. Aired 10:30p-12a ET
• President Trump Delivered His Third State Of The Union Address; House Speaker Pelosi Snubbed By The President. Aired 9-10:30p ET
• Trump to Deliver Speech With Pelosi Just Behind Him; Buttigieg Has Narrow Iowa Lead with 62 Percent Reporting; Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D- MN) is Interviewed About the Controversy Over Iowa Caucuses. Aired on 8-9p ET
• Delay of Iowa Results Due to "Inconsistencies"; Biden Campaign Calls Out Iowa Democratic Party. Aired 2-3a ET
• Source: Officials Hope For Results Some Time Tuesday; Biden Adviser: Iowa Dem Party Holding Another Call with Campaigns Now. Aired 1-2a ET
• Delay of Iowa Results Due to "Inconsistencies"; Biden Campaign Calls Out Iowa Democratic Party; Pete Buttigieg Speaks Post-Vote Rally; America's Choice 2020: The Iowa Caucus: Pete Buttigieg Speaking Now Amid Delay of Iowa Results. Aired 12-1a ET
• President Trump Set To Deliver State Of The Union Address; Chaos In Iowa; Former Mayor Pete Buttigieg (D), Presidential Candidate, Has Narrow Iowa Lead With 62 Percent Reporting. Aired 6-7p ET
• Iowa Democratic Party Chair Apologizes For Chaos; Buttigieg Has Narrow Iowa Lead with 62 Percent Reporting. Aired 5-6p ET
• Chaos in Iowa; Anticipation of Voting Results. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Election Chaos in Iowa. Aired 4-4:30p ET
• Poll shows Trump approval rating at 49 percent, best of his Presidency; Interview with Sen. Mazie Hirono (D-HI) on Iowa Caucuses; Iowa officials to soon release partial caucus results; Interview with Deval Patrick, Democratic Presidential Candidate, On His Campaign in New Hampshire. Aired 3:30-4p ET


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