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August 26, 2020
• Third Night Of Republican National Convention; Hurricane Laura Nearly Category Five Hurricane; WH Official: Trying To Connect Trump With Family Of Jacob Blake; Awaiting Start Of Third Night Of Republican Convention; Pence To Speak Tonight Amid Hurricane Threat, WI Violence. Aired 8-9p ET


August 25, 2020
• Republican Convention Takes Dark Turn on Race; CNN Special Live Coverage: RNC Night 1: Cuomo, Lemon, Dale: Conversations and Comments; Wisconsin Riots A Page In RNC Playbook; RNC Muted On Trump's COVID Response; COVID-19: Questions Continue. Aired 2-3a ET
• CNN Special Live Coverage: RNC Night 1; Guilfoyle And Kirk Fire Up RNC; Wisconsin Shooting Hailed With Riots; How Have the Polls Changed for Trump Since 2016; Protests Spread After Police Shooting of Jacob Blake; Trump Continues Railing Against Mail-in Voting; Interview with Colorado Secretary of State Aired 1-2a ET
• RNC Abandons Promises of Convention Full of Light and Optimism; RNC Tout Trump's Handling of Pandemic with Death Toll at 177K and Climbing; Republican Convention Takes Dark Turn on Race; Republican Convention Kicks Off; Republicans Gloss Over Trump's Failure to Battle COVID-19; Video Shows Wisconsin Police Shooting Unarmed Black Man Multiple Times in Back. Aired 12-1a ET
• CNN's Republican National Convention Coverage, The First Lady's Speech And President Trump In The Rose Garden; Tradition Destroyed In The RNC; Secretary Of State Mike Pompeo Delivers Speech From Jerusalem. Aired 11p-12a ET
• Immigrants Welcomed By President Trump; Eyebrows Raised On Secretary Pompeo's Message; Kentucky A.G. Called On Anarchists; First Family Delivered Speech At RNC. Aired 10-11p ET
• Wisconsin Business Owner Supports President Trump At 2020 RNC; Cissie Graham Lynch Addresses The 2020 Republican National Convention; Iowa Governor Praises President Trump At 2020 RNC. Aired 9-10p ET
• Second Night Of Republican National Convention. Aired 8-9p ET


August 24, 2020
• President Trump And Republicans Kick Off First Day Of Republican National Convention; RNC Touting Their Handling Of The Coronavirus Pandemic; Second Night Of Protests Underway In Wisconsin Over Police Shooting. Aired 11p-12a ET
• Hostages Grateful For Trump's Help; Republican Allies In Full Support. Aired 10-11p ET
• President Trump Honors COVID-19 Frontline Workers During 2020 RNC; Former NFL Player Endorses Trump At 2020 RNC; Kimberly Guilfoyle's Pro-Trump Message At The 2020 RNC. Aired 9-10p ET
• First Night Of Republican National Convention; Trump Campaign Source: Expect "Surprises" At Convention. Aired 8-9p ET


August 21, 2020
• DNC Night 4: Midnight Oil Analysis; Biden Accepts Democratic Presidential Nomination; Biden Promises A Presidency For All; Biden Fails To Address Average Americans; CDC: Are We Achieving Partial Herd Immunity; Joe Biden Promises to End Season of Darkness; Beau Biden Tribute on Final Night of DNC; Julia Louis-Dreyfus Roasts Trump in Final Night of DNC. Aired 2-3a ET
• DNC Night 4: Midnight Oil Analysis; Biden Accepts Presidential Nomination; Biden Vows To End Season Of Darkness; Biden's Speech Short On Specifics; Hits and Misses of the DNC's Final Night; At least 19 States Report COVID-19 Cases at Colleges; Bannon Now the 10th Trump Associate Criminally Charged. Aired 1-2a ET
• Biden Vows to Lead America Out of 'Season of Darkness'; 19 States Report COVID-19 Outbreaks at Colleges. Aired 12-1a ET


August 20, 2020
• Kamala Harris Makes History as Vice Presidential Nominee; Barack Obama Delivers Blistering Attack on Trump; DNC Night 3 Midnight Oil Analysis; Biden's Acceptance Speech Tonight; Plasma COVID Cure Controversy. Aired 2-3a ET
• DNC Night 3 Midnight Oil Analysis; Harris Accepts VP Nomination; Obama Delivers Direct Message; The Hits and Misses of the DNC's Third Night; Health Experts Urge Getting Flu Shot to Avoid "Twindemic"; Black Voters Pivotal to Joe Biden's Chances. Aired 1-2a ET
• Kamala Harris Makes History as Vice Presidential Nominee; Barack Obama Delivers Blistering Attack on Trump; Obama Warns of Trump's Abuse of Power in DNC Speech; Trump Falsely Accuses Obama of Spying; Schools, Colleges Scramble to Contain Virus Outbreaks. Aired 12-1a ET
• CNN's Live Coverage Of Joe Biden's Speech. Joe Biden Attacks President Trump In His Speech. Joe Biden, Trump Has Failed America; Biden Makes His Case This Is A Life-Changing Election; Biden's Ticket to Presidency, Decency, Science And Democracy. DNC Gives Us Confidence Biden Can Campaign In A New Way. Aired 11p-12a ET
• Democratic National Convention. Aired 10-11p ET
• Democratic National Convention. Aired 9-10p ET
• Final Night Of Democratic National Convention; Awaiting Start Of Final Night Of Convention; Source: Biden Sees Tonight's Speech As "Bigger" Than Trump. Aired 8-9p ET


August 19, 2020
• Joe Biden Formally Becomes Democratic Presidential Nominee; High Profile Republicans Show Up to Support Biden. Aired 2-3a ET
• DNC Night 2 Midnight Oil Analysis; Biden Accepts Democrat Presidential Nomination; Clinton Attacks Republican COVID Response; DNC Speaks To Joe Biden's Decency; Progressive Voices Missing From DNC Rollout; DNC Convention, Second Night; Coronavirus Pandemic; Most Americans Don't Think Trump Would Concede. Aired 1-2a ET
• Joe Biden Formally Becomes Democratic Presidential Nominee; High Profile Republicans Show Up to Support Biden; Bill Clinton Tears into Trump on Night Two of Democrat National Convention; Virtual DNC Roll Call Highlights Diversity across U.S. Aired 12-1a ET
• The Third Night Of The Democratic National Convention Kicks Off; Kamala Harris Accepts Her Nomination. Aired 11p-12a ET
• Victims Of Violence Cry For Justice; COVID-19 Tore People's Livelihoods; The Third Night Of The Democratic National Convention Kicks Off. Aired 10-11p ET
• Gun Violence Takes Center Stage At 2020 Democratic National Convention; New Mexico Governor Speaks About Climate Change; Women Power Celebrated At 2020 Democratic National Convention. Aired 9-10p ET
• Moments Away: Start Of Third Night Of Democratic National Convention; Harris Set To Make History Tonight With VP Nomination; Biden Allies Open Up About His Empathy In CNN Documentary. Aired 8-9p ET


August 18, 2020
• Former First Lady's Star Powers First DNC; DNC Targets Voters Left, Right And Swing; Virtual DNC First Night Opinions; COVID-19 Long Haulers Grapple with Lingering Effects; Democratic National Convention. Aired 1-2a ET
• Michelle Obama, Bernie Sanders and John Kasich Make the Case for Biden on Night One of DNC; Kasich on Voting for Biden: Party Takes Second Place to Responsibility; UNC-Chapel Hill Pivots to Online Learning after COVID-19 Outbreak; CNN Poll: Biden and Trump Matchup Tightens. Aired 12-1a ET
• Second Night Of The Democratic National Convention; The Democratic National Convention Kicks Off With Virtual Event Built On A Theme Of Leadership; Jill Biden - Joe Biden's Leadership Can Bring All Americans Together. Aired 11p-12a ET
• Joe Biden Wins Delegate Count; Joe Biden Accepts The Nomination; ACA Saves Many American Lives; Jill Biden, Joe's Lucky Charm. Aired 10-11p ET
• 2020 Democratic National Convention Keynote Night Two; Sally Yates Backs Joe Biden For President; Jimmy Carter Supports Joe Biden For President. Aired 9-10p ET
• Day Two Of The Democratic National Convention; Joe & Jill Biden Open About Their Relationship In CNN Documentary; Some Progressives Questioning Why So Many Republicans In Convention; Postmaster General Suspends Changes To Postal Service; Tonight: Speeches From Jimmy Carter, Bill Clinton, Jill Biden. Aired 8-9p ET


August 17, 2020
• CNN Covers Democratic National Convention; Former First Lady Michelle Obama Rips Trump During Historic Convention Speech; Sen. Bernie Sanders Stands For The Country. Aired 11p-12a ET
• GOP Members Choose Joe Biden Over Donald Trump; Democrats In Full Support For Joe Biden And Kamala Harris; The Democratic National Convention Kicks Off With Speeches From Across The County; Sen. Bernie Sanders And Former First Lady Michelle Obama Deliver Sharp Political Messages. Aired 10-11p ET
• First Night of 2020 Democratic National Convention Kicks Off; Rep. Jim Clyburn's Remarks at the 2020 Democratic National Convention; Gov. Cuomo: "Joe Biden Can Restore the Soul of America". Aired 9-10p ET
• Democratic National Convention Coverage; Interview with Former Presidential Democratic Candidate Pete Buttigieg. Aired 8-9p ET


August 06, 2020
• UNICEF Coordinating With Partners To Help Front-Line Workers; Fauci: Vaccine Could Offer U.S. Level Of Herd Immunity; Russia Ramps Up Testing To Showcase Medical Advances; Massive Explosion Interrupts Bridal Photo Shoot; Protesters Throw Water At Lebanese Justice Minister; Macron Promises Aid, Proposes New Political Pact; Ammonium Nitrate Stored In Warehouse Linked To Beirut Explosion. Aired 3-4p ET
• Nearly 160,000 COVID-19 Deaths In The U.S., 4.8 Plus Millions Cases; Another 1.2 Million Americans File For First Time Unemployment Benefits; New I.H.M.E. Model Projects Nearly 300,000 People Could Die From Coronavirus In The U.S. By December; Frontline Doctors On COVID- 19; Michelle Obama Says She's Suffering From "Low-Grade Depression"; Michael Phelps Talks Mental Health. Aired 8-9p ET


August 05, 2020
• CNN International: 136 Dead, 5,000 Wounded In Beirut Explosion. Aired 3-4p ET


August 01, 2020
• In The U.S., 4.5 Million Confirmed COVID-19 Cases And Almost 152,000 American Lives Now Lost; Russia's Sputnik Moment With A Coronavirus Vaccine; Adm. Giroir Answers Coronavirus Questions; Dr. Fauci Answers Coronavirus Questions; Baseball's First Week Marred By Infection; NBA Restarts Amid Baseball's Flawed First Week. Aired 11p- 12a ET


July 30, 2020
• In The U.S., 4.5 Million Confirmed COVID-19 Cases And Almost 152,000 American Lives Now Lost; Russia's Sputnik Moment With A Coronavirus Vaccine; Adm. Giroir Answers Coronavirus Questions; Dr. Fauci Answers Coronavirus Questions; Baseball's First Week Marred By Infection; NBA Restarts Amid Baseball's Flawed First Week. Aired 8-9p ET
• Live Coverage as Former President Barack Obama Delivers John Lewis Eulogy; Singing by BeBe and Marvin Winans; Prayer by Senior Pastor Raphael Warnock. Aired 2-2:38p ET
• Funeral Service for Civil Rights Icon, the Late Congressman John Lewis. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• Remembering an Icon, Congressman John Lewis. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• Civil Rights Icon John Lewis' Funeral. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• Remembering an Icon: Congressman John Lewis. Aired 12-12:30p ET
• Funeral Service for Civil Rights Icon, Congressman John Lewis. Aired 11:30a-12p ET
• Soon, Funeral Service for Civil Rights Icon, Rep. John Lewis; Funeral for Congressman John Lewis. Aired 11-11:30a ET


July 23, 2020
• Trump: School Districts In Hotspots "May Need" To Delay Reopening For A Few Weeks; New CDC Guidelines Come Down Hard In Favor Of Opening Schools; U.S. Hits 4 Million Coronavirus Cases Today, At Least 144,000 Deaths. Aired 8-9p ET


July 16, 2020
• California Faces Second Shutdown As Cases Rise; Hong Kong Experiencing Third COVID-19 Wave; Covid Testing Results Continue To Lag; Florida, Texas Record Single-Day Highs In Deaths; Surpassing Old Highs Set Earlier This Week; New Daily High In Coronavirus Cases At 68,428. Aired 8-9p ET


July 11, 2020
• Coronavirus: Facts And Fears; Brazil COVID Death Toll Nearly 70,000; CDC Director, Dr. Robert Redfield Talks About Safely Reopening Schools Amid Pandemic; CDC Director On Coronavirus Testing; How The New School Year Will Change Due To Coronavirus; U.S. Colleges Prepare For Fall Semester With COVID-19 Threat; Trump Administration: International Students Will Have To Leave U.S. If Universities Only Hold Online Classes. Aired 11p-12a ET


July 09, 2020
• Coronavirus: Facts And Fears; Brazil COVID Death Toll Nearly 70,000; C.D.C. Director, Dr. Robert Redfield Talks About Safely Reopening Schools Amid Pandemic; CDC Director On Coronavirus Testing; How The New School Year Will Change Due To Coronavirus; U.S. Colleges Prepare For Fall Semester With COVID-19 Threat; Trump Administration: International Students Will Have To Leave U.S. If Universities Only Hold Online Classes. Aired 8-9p ET


July 05, 2020
• Fourth of July Celebrations in America. Aired 10-11p ET


July 04, 2020
• The Fourth in America 2020. Aired 11p-12a ET
• Fourth of July Celebrations in America. Aired 10-11p ET
• Star-Studded Fourth Of July Musical Special. Aired 9-10p ET
• CNN Special: The Fourth In America. Aired 8-9p ET


June 27, 2020
• Stage Is Set For Tonight's Historic CNN Presidential Debate; Mary Trump Will Be In Spin Room Tonight For Biden Campaign; Rep. Byron Donalds (R-FL), Is Interviewed About CNN Debate; Now: Biden & Trump Making Final Preps For CNN Debate. Aired 5-6p ET


June 25, 2020
• Coronavirus: Facts and Fears; U.S. Coronavirus Deaths Now At 125,796; Gates: U.S. "Not Even Close" To Doing Enough To Fight Pandemic; Gates On The Prospect U.S. Comes To Accept A Certain Level Of Death From Virus: "I Hope Not". Aired 8-9p ET


June 20, 2020
• CEO Interviewed On Catering To Consumers Of Color; Changes In Dating Due To COVID And Effect On Virtual Relationships Examined; Podcast Audience Levels Recovering From Early COVID-19 Outbreak Drop- Off; Chef Delivers Food During Coronavirus Pandemic; Company Helps Consumers Recycle Packaging. Aired 2:30-3p ET


June 18, 2020
• Coronavirus: Facts And Fears; Interview With New York State Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D); New CDC Forecast; 135,461 U.S. Coronavirus Deaths By July 11; Right Now: More Than 118,300 Deaths; Dr. Fauci: African American Have Suffered Disproportionately From Coronavirus Disease; Doctor Providing Free Coronavirus Testing For Americans In Philadelphia. Aired 8-9p ET


June 14, 2020
• Mayors Who Matter: A CNN Town Hall On Race And COVID-19. Aired 9-10p ET


June 13, 2020
• CNN and Sesame Street Host Town Hall on COVID-19; Experts Answer Questions from Children and Parents about Safe Practices During COVID-19 Pandemic and Returning to School; Olympic Gold Medalists Simone Biles and Laurie Hernandez Discuss Exercising and Staying Active During COVID-19 Lockdown; President Trump Gives Commencement Address to West Point Graduates. Aired 10-11a ET


June 09, 2020
• Family & Friends Say Final Goodbye to George Floyd. Aired 4- 4:25p ET
• Remembering George Floyd. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Remembering George Floyd. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• George Floyd's Funeral Service In Houston. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Live Coverage of George Floyd's Funeral in Houston. Aired 2- 2:30p ET
• Funeral for George Floyd in Houston. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• Remembering George Floyd. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• Remembering George Floyd; Final Viewing and Sealing of Bier. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• Remembering George Floyd; Any Moment Funeral Service For George Floyd In Houston; Final Viewing And Sealing Of Bier. Aired 12-12:30p ET


June 07, 2020
• Unconscious Bias: Facing The Realities Of Racism; Examining How Our Judgments May Color Our Decision; How Ingrained Attitudes Can Result In Racial Injustice; How Today's Youth Battle Implicit Bias, Racism; Unconscious Bias Can Turn Everyday Encounters Into Confrontations. Aired 10-11p ET


June 06, 2020
• CNN and "Sesame Street" Hold Town Hall on Racism; Experts Answer Children's and Parents' Questions about Racism. Aired 10-11a ET


June 04, 2020
• Remembering George Floyd; Al Sharpton Give the Eulogy. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Remembering George Floyd. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Soon, Memorial Service in Minneapolis for George Floyd; Memorial Service for George Floyd. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Live Coverage of George Floyd Memorial Service; Black Church Encompasses Tradition of Music and Celebration of Life at Homegoings; George Floyd Memorial Services to Follow in North Carolina and Houston. Aired 2-2:30p ET


May 31, 2020
• CNN Special Report: "I Can't Breathe: Black Men Living and Dying in America; Minneapolis Police Chief Talks To Floyd Family; Families Of George Floyd And Ahmaud Arbery Speak To CNN As Protests Escalate From Coast To Coast; Over 20 States And Nearly 40 Cities Enacted Curfews In Light Of Protests Turning Violent; Protests In Atlanta Turn Violent; President Trump Briefly Taken Into Underground Bunker During Friday's White House. Aired 9-10p ET
• CNN Special Report: "I Can't Breathe: Black Men Living And Dying In America; Protesters Clash With Police In Atlanta; Protests In Atlanta Turn Violent; Families Of George Floyd And Ahmaud Arbery Speak To CNN As Protests Escalate From Coast To Coast; Former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin Scheduled To Appear In Court Monday Afternoon, Jail Records Show. Aired 8-9p ET


May 28, 2020
• Closing Arguments in Trump's Trial Today. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• CNN Global Town Hall, Coronavirus Facts And Fears; Experts: Six Feet Of Distance May Not Be Enough To Prevent Coronavirus Transmission; Third Night Of Protests In MN After Death Of George Floyd; African Americans Almost One Quarter Of All Deaths From Covid- 19 In U.S.; Taraji P. Henson On Access To Therapy During The Pandemic; U.S. Coronavirus Death Toll Tops 100,000; 1.7 Million Cases. Aired 8- 9p ET


May 22, 2020
• All 50 States Lift Restrictions With Coronavirus Cases Rising in 17 States, Steady in 21 States and Falling in Just 12 States; U.S. Coronavirus Death Toll Nears 95,000; Cases Top 1.5 Million; Officials Plans to Test 11 Million Residents in Wuhan; Wuhan Bans Eating Wild Animals; How to Enjoy Memorial Day and Summer Safely. How Coronavirus is Changing Education. Aired 11p-12a ET


May 21, 2020
• Geoffrey Canada On The Challenges Of Remote Learning During COVID-19; Scott Galloway On How The Pandemic Could Disrupt Higher Education; Special Message To Students From First Lady Melania Trump. Aired 9-10p ET
• All 50 States Lift Restrictions With Coronavirus Cases Rising in 17 States, Steady in 21 States and Falling in Just 12 States; U.S. Coronavirus Death Toll Nears 95,000; Cases Top 1.5 Million; Officials Plans to Test 11 Million Residents in Wuhan; Wuhan Bans Eating Wild Animals; How to Enjoy Memorial Day and Summer Safely. How Coronavirus is Changing Education. Aired 8-9p ET


May 16, 2020
• Graduate Together, Class of 2020 Special. Aired 8-9p ET
• Class Of 2020: In This Together. Aired 7-8p ET


May 15, 2020
• COVID-19 Affects Huge Percentage of People of Color; Police Bias Treatment Even During a Pandemic; Philanthropist Lifting the Boat for Everybody; CNN's Special, The Color Of COVID; Messages Of Hope; Coronavirus Impacts On Undocumented Immigrants And Their Families; Bishop T.D. Jakes On Faith Amid The Coronavirus; Marsalis Brothers Pay Tribute To Fallen With Music. Aired 10-11p ET


May 14, 2020
• MLB Commissioner On Efforts To Bring Back Baseball; Trump: Coronavirus Testing May Be "Overrated" And Reason For High U.S. Case Count; Thunberg: "It Is Always The Most Vulnerable People Who Are Hit The Hardest". Aired 9-10p ET
• New Cases Decline in 24 States in Past Week, 9 States See Increase, 17 States Remain Steady; HHS Whistleblower Rick Bright Warns of "Darkest Winter in Modern History," Slams Federal Response to Pandemic; CDC Issues Alert to Doctors on Mysterious COVID-19 Illness in Kids; WHO Official: Coronavirus May Become Endemic and "Never Go Away"; Update From Vaccine Trial Volunteer; Wen: U.S. Returning to a New Strategy on COVID-19; FDA Alert: Abbott ID Now Test May Give False Negative Results. Aired 8-9p ET


May 07, 2020
• More Than 1.2 Million Coronavirus Cases in U.S.; The "Prophet Of The Pandemic" And Her Predictions For The Coronavirus; Author Of "The Coming Plague" Gives Her Current Assessment Of The Coronavirus; Former Vice President Al Gore On U.S. Response To Coronavirus; Spike Lee's Tribute To New York. Aired 9-10p ET
• At Least 44 States Partially Re-Opening by this Weekend, Despite Threat From Spread of Virus; 108 Potential COVID-19 Vaccines in the Works Worldwide, at Least 8 of Those are Approved for Clinical Trials; New Study on Hydroxychloroquine; Blame Game Between U.S. and CHINA Continues as Tension Rises; Trump Admin. Rejects CDC Guidance on Reopening U.S. Aired 8-9p ET


April 30, 2020
• Bill Gates On Fight Against Coronavirus; Bill Gates On Coronavirus Testing Vaccine Efforts And Reopening The Country; Welcome Wyatt Morgan Cooper. Aired 9-10p ET
• New Model Projects 72,000+ U.S. Deaths by Early August; At least 31 States Will Partially Reopen Within Days; Trump Orders Meat Processing Plants to Stay Open; Fauci: COVID-19 Vaccine "Doable" by January if Things Fall Into Place; Fauci: FDA Moving "Really Quickly" to Approve Drug Remdesivir to Treat Coronavirus; British PM: "I Think We Did the Right Measures at the Right Time"; Sweden Does Not Require Social Distancing as Death Toll Climbs; South Korea Passes New Milestone. Aired 8-9p ET


April 25, 2020
• The ABCs Of COVID-19, A CNN And Sesame Street Special On COVID- 19 And Its Effects On Children And Families; Health Care And Education Experts Answer Questions About Effects Of Coronavirus On Children Including School Closures And Mental Health. Aired 9-10:30a ET


April 23, 2020
• New Antibody Study Suggests As Many As One In Five New Yorkers May Have Had COVID-19; U.S. Jobless Claims Reach 26.5 Million; Alicia Keys Honors Unsung Heroes Of Pandemic In New Song "Good Job". Aired 9- 10p ET
• Nearly 50,000 Deaths and 867,000 Coronavirus Cases in U.S.; Dr. Fauci: "We Will Have Coronavirus in the Fall; GA Governor Allowing Some Businesses to Reopen Friday; Health Officials Warn it May be Too Soon; Wuhan Slowly Emerges From Long Coronavirus Lockdown; 2 Californians Died of Coronavirus Weeks Before Previously Known 1st U.S. Death; Trump Suggests Testing Injections of UV Lights or Disinfectants to See if They Would Kill Coronavirus; U.S. Coronavirus Death Toll Nears 50,000; New Antibody Study Suggests as Many as 1 in 5 New Yorkers May Have Had COVID-19. Aired 8-9p ET


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