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January 19, 2021
• President Trump Delivers Farewell Address; President-Elect Biden en Route to Reflecting Pool. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Joe Biden Arrives in D.C. Ahead of Inauguration Day. Aired 4- 4:30p ET
• Trump Talked of Pardoning Kids and GOP Lawmakers; McConnell: Capitol Mob Provoked by Trump and Fed Lies; VP Pence Will Not Attend Trump's Departure at Joint Base Andrews; Will Chief Justice Roberts Preside Over Trump's Second Impeachment Trial; Blinken Says Trump Largely Got It Right on China Threat. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• More Capitol Building Siege Arrests Made; Securing D.C.; President Trump Set to Release Farewell Video. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• CNN: Trump Talked Out of Pardoning Kids & GOP Lawmakers; Trump's Forego Traditional Tour of White House for Bidens; Biden COVID Team Nervous about What Trump Team Hasn't Told Them; U.S. Crosses 400,000 COVID Deaths on Trump's Final Day in Office; The Survivors of the Trump Administration's Revolving Door; Op-Ed: Trump Couldn't Have Incited Sedition Without Help of FOX News. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Live Coverage as Joe Biden Prepares for Inauguration; Justice Department Arrests Oath Keepers Leader; National Guard Removes Two From Inauguration. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• CNN Poll: Biden Favorability Rises, Trump Approval Sinks; Soon, Biden Departs Home State for Washington on Inauguration Eve; Pence May Not Attend Trump Departure Ceremony; McConnell Blames Trump for Riot, Saying It Was Based on Lies; Biden Speaks Emotionally As He Departs Wilmington for Washington. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• The Inauguration of Joe Biden; Trump Decides to Pardon Steve Bannon; Trump Era Comes to an End in Less Than 12 Hours; White House Officials - Trump's Final Pardon List Could Come Soon; D.C. Locked Down in Final Hours Before Biden's Inauguration. Aired 12-1a ET


January 13, 2021
• President Trump Impeached; Ten Republicans Join Dems In Vote To Impeach Trump. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• House Of Representatives Impeaches President Trump Again. Aired 4-4:30p ET
• House to Vote on Trump Impeachment; Seven Republicans Have Announced They Will Vote for Impeachment. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• The 2nd Trump Impeachment Vote; Now: House Debating Article of Impeachment. Aired 3-3:30p ET.
• The Second Trump Impeachment Vote; Six Republicans Have Announced They Will Vote for Impeachment; Now: House Debating Article of Impeachment. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• The Second Trump Impeachment Vote; Now: House Debating Article of Impeachment. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Second Trump Impeachment Underway. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• The 2nd Trump Impeachment Vote; Now: House Debating Article of Impeachment. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• The Second Trump Impeachment Vote; Source: McConnell Signaling He's in Favor of Impeachment; House to Vote on Incitement of Insurrection. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• Source: Mitch McConnell Signaling He's In Favor Of Impeachment; National Guard Members Seen Sleeping On Capitol Floors Overnight; Soon: Trump To Become Only President Impeached Twice; Source: Mitch McConnell Has Not Yet Informed Members On When The Trial May Be; Awaiting Debate Over Second Impeachment Of President Trump. Aired 12- 12:30p ET
• Security Tightens around U.S. Capitol amid Increased Threat; Stop the Steal Organizer Says He was Helped by Three GOP Congressman. Aired 11:30-12p ET
• The 2nd Trump Impeachment Vote; Soon: Trump to Become Only President Impeached Twice; Security Tightens Around U.S. Capitol Amid Increased Threat. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Live Coverage of House Impeachment Hearing; Impeachment Effort Expected to Be Bipartisan; President Trump May Join Fringe Social Media. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• House Debates Ahead of Trump Impeachment Vote. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• House Floor Hearing: The 2nd Trump Impeachment Vote. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Lawmakers Are Now Gathering On The House Floor For The Impeachment Vote; The National Guard Is Receiving Their Weapons For Their Security Detail On Capitol Hill During Inauguration; President Trump Has Conceded The 2020 Election, Congress Has Certified The Results And Wednesday Joe Biden Will Be Sworn In As President. Aired 9-9:30a ET


January 07, 2021
• Congress Certifies Joe Biden's Win After Capitol Attack; Trump Says There Will Be an Orderly Transition on January 20th; Pro-Trump Mob Invades U.S. Capitol in Act of Domestic Terror. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Trump: There Will Be an Orderly Transition on January 20th; Congress Certifies Joe Bidens Win After Capitol Attack. Aired 4-4:30a ET
• U.S. Capitol Mayhem Cost Four Lives; January 6 Stains U.S. History; Trump Allies Changed Their Tune; Congress Certify Electoral Votes; Joint Session of Congress Reconvenes to Certify Biden's Win; Biden Reaches 270 Electoral Votes as One Republican House Member Objects; Joe Biden's Electoral College Victory; Trump Saying There Will Be an Orderly Transition on January 20th. Aired 3-4a ET
• Four Dead after Pro-Trump Rioters Storm Capitol; Senate Votes Down Objection to Pennsylvania Electoral Vote. Aired 2-3a ET
• Protestors Claim Capitol Hill Is Their House; Were Capitol Hill Police Completely Unprepared? Trump Widely Condemned For Inciting Insurrection; Senators Take Back Objections After Hill Riots; Joint Session of Congress Reconvenes to Certify Biden's Win; WH Deputy National Security Advisor Resigns. Aired 1-2a ET
• Joint Session of Congress Reconvenes to Certify Biden's Win after Pro-Trump Rioters Storm Capitol; House Republicans Object to Pennsylvania Electoral Vote; Senate Votes Down Objection to Pennsylvania Electoral Count; Rep. Dan Kildee (D-MI) is Interviewed about Rioters Storming Capitol. Aired 12-1a ET
• Trump's Top National Security Officials Urged not to Resign; DC Officials Speak After Deadly Insurrection at U.S. Capitol; DC Police: 68 People Arrested Yesterday, Only One was a Local. Aired 11:30a-12p ET
• Congress Certifies Biden Win after Deadly Riot at U.S. Capitol; Interview with Rep. Tom Reed (R-NY); Interview with Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-IL); Facebook Extending Block on Trump's Account "Indefinitely". Aired 11-11:30a ET
• FBI Requests Public Tips; Interview with Rep. Tom Malinowski (D-NJ); President-elect Biden to Nominate Merrick Garland as Attorney General. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Congress Certifies Biden Win After Deadly Riot At U.S. Capitol; Commander of U.S Forces In Africa Acknowledges Some In Force "May Be Concerned" About Events At Capitol; DC Attorney General: Federal Law Enforcement Partners "Let Us Down"; FBI & Other Law Enforcement Agencies Planning To Make Arrests & Bring Charges Against Those Who Led Insurrection. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Alexander Vindman is Interviewed about the Administration Resignations; Trump Could Regain Twitter Access; World Leaders Condemn Violence in U.S.. Aired 9:30-10a
• Top Trump Officials Resign After Mob Stormed Capitol; Congress Certifies Biden Win After Deadly Riot at U.S. Capitol; FBI Asks for Public's Help in Identifying Rioters at U.S. Capitol; Four Dead at Capitol Hill As Rioters Raid the Hill; Mulvaney Resigns from Trump Administration. Aired 9-9:30a ET


January 06, 2021
• Ossoff Widens Lead Over Perdue; CNN Projects Warnock Wins; Pence Faces Pressure from Trump to Thwart Electoral College Vote. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Pence Faces Pressure from Trump to thwart Electoral College Vote; Pence Informed Trump That He Can't Block Biden's Win; Ossoff Widens Lead Over Perdue; Warnock Wins in Georgia; Perdue Campaign: We Will Mobilize Every Available Resource. Aired 4-4:30a ET
• CNN Projects Warnock's Victory; David Perdue Hangs in the Balance; Democrats' Win Cements Joe Biden's Agenda; Georgia Senate Runoffs, Ossoff Widens Lead Over Purdue; CNN Election Night In America; Vice President Pence Faces Pressure From President Trump; United States Adds Record Number Of COVID-19 Deaths To 3,775. Aired 3- 4a ET
• CNN Projects Raphael Warnock Elected to the U.S. Senate; Perdue-Ossoff Virtual Tie; Biden Agenda in Washington Hinges on Remaining Georgia Race; Trump Pressures Pence to Thwart Electoral College Vote. Aired 2-3a ET
• ELECTION NIGHT LIVE CONTINUED: Live Coverage Of Georgia Runoffs With Chris Cuomo & Don Lemon; Close Race In Georgia Still Too Soon To Call; Biden's Agenda If Georgia Votes Blue Today; Black Voters Matter: The Strength Of Georgia's Turnout; Interview with Rep. Nikema Williams (D-GA); Pence Informed Trump that He Can't Block Biden's Win; Technical Issue Causing Delay in DeKalb County Vote Count; Ossoff Takes Lead, Both Dems Now in Front in Georgia. Aired 1-2a ET
• Warnock Takes Lead; Perdue-Ossoff Virtual Tie; Razor-Thin Margins in Both Georgia Senate Races. Aired 12-1a ET
• Pro-Trump Rioters Storm Capitol Building; DC Curfew Now In Effect Until 6 A.M.; Pelosi: We Have Decided To Proceed Tonight Once Capitol Is Clear. Aired 6-7p ET
• Riot Police Moving Trump Mob Away From Capitol; Trump Tells Rioters To Go Home While Repeating Election Lies. Aired 5-6p ET
• Insurrection In Washington Following Trump Encouragement. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Rioters Storm Capitol Building; President-elect Joe Biden delivers remarks. Aired 4-4:30p ET
• Insurrections in Washington Following Trump Encouragement; Protester Now in Rotunda of U.S. Capitol; Trump Silent as Pro-Trump Mob Storms Capitol, Multiple Officers Injured in Violence as U.S. Capitol; Entire DC National Guard Has Been Activated; Pro-Trump Protester Breaches Pelosi's Office. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Rioters Storm Capitol Building; Interview With Rep. Jim Himes (D-CT); Interview With Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-IL); Interview With Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-WI). Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Certification Vote Paused as Protesters Breach Capitol; D.C. Mayor Ordering 6 P.M. Curfew; Capitol Police Asking for Additional Law Enforcement Help. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Live Coverage of Speeches by Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Sen. Pat Toomey (D-PA); Live Coverage as Pro-Trump Supporters Approach and Enter Capitol Building; Live Footage as Protesters Enter Statuary Hall. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Congress Debates Electoral College Votes and Objections. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• Congress Convenes To Affirm President-Elect Biden's Win. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• Trump Intensifies Pressure On Pence To Thwart Electoral Vote; Soon: Congress To Affirm President-Elect Biden's Win. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• Democratic Senator: Happy To Watch GOP "Tear Each Other Apart"; Moments From Now: Final Step To Affirm President-Elect Biden's Victory; Ossoff Leads Perdue, Democrats On Verge Of Senate Control; Source: Biden To Nominate Merrick Garland For Attorney General. Aired 12-12:30p ET
• GA Election Officials Speak as Dems near Senate Majority; Trump's False Election Circus Faces Dead End in Congress Today; Schumer After Ossoff Declares Victory: "Buckle Up". Aired 11:30a-12p ET
• CNN Election Day in America Continued; Dems on Cusp of Control as Trump's Electoral Circus Nears End; Warnock Wins, Ossoff Leads as Dems Near Senate Majority; GA Election Officials Speak as Dems Near Senate Majority. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Arizona Will Object First Today; Fulton County Resumes Ballot Counting; Security on High Alert in Washington, D.C. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Deadliest Day Of Pandemic As 3,775 Die, "Disaster" In California; Georgia Vote Counting Resumes, Democrats Closer To Senate Control; GA Election Official: Trump Is "100 Percent" Responsible For GOP Losses; Soon: Congress To Certify Biden's Win Despite GOP's Objection Stunt; Trump Ups Pressure On Pence To Baselessly Thwart Electoral Vote. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Trump Pressures Pence; Warnock Wins and Ossoff Leads in Georgia; Congress to Certify Election; Deadliest Day of the Pandemic. Aired 9:30-10a
• Raphael Warnock Wins, Jon Ossoff Leads, as Dems Near Senate Majority; Interview with Gabriel Sterling on Georgia Election; National Guard Deployed As Pro-Trump Crowds Gather in D.C.; Trump to Speak to Supporters in D.C Soon.; Congress to Certify Election Results Despite GOP's Objection Stunt. Aired 9-9:30a ET


January 05, 2021
• Election Night in America Continued: CNN Coverage of the Georgia Senate Runoff Race. Aired 11p-12a ET
• Republicans Leading In Georgia Race; Republican Party Not Too Confident; All Eyes On Dekalb County. Aired 10-11p ET
• Razor-Thin Margins In Both Georgia Senate Races; Source: Pence Told Trump He Doesn't Have Power To Overturn Election; Largest Outstanding Vote: Early In-Person From DeKalb County. Aired 9-10p ET
• Georgia Senate Election Night Coverage Continued; Too Early To Call Georgia Senate Runoff Races. Aired 8-9p ET
• Awaiting First Results From GA Senate Runoff Races; Too Early To Call Georgia Senate Runoff Races. Aired 7-8p ET
• Georgia Vote; Soon: Polls Close In Georgia, Control Of Senate At Stake. Aired 6-7p ET
• Election Night In America Continued; High-Stakes Election Will Determine Control Of Senate; G.A. Exit Poll: Majority Say 2020 Election Was Conducted Fairly; Final Hours Of Voting Under Way; DeKalb County Surpasses November's In-Person Election Day Voting; GA Voting Rights Activist Stacey Abrams Speaks With CNN. Aired 5-6p ET
• Interview With Georgia Secretary Of State Brad Raffensperger; Georgia Votes; New CDC Numbers: Less Than 29 Percent Of Distributed Vaccines Administered. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Republicans Set To Attempt To Overturn Trump Defeat; Georgia Votes. Aired 4-4:30p ET
• Biden Says He's Feeling Really Optimistic that Ossoff, Warnock Will Win Georgia Runoffs; More Republicans Refuse to Object Election Results; Ted Cruze to Contest Arizona Results; Hawley to Contest Pennsylvania; Trump Pressures Mike Pence to Thwart Electoral College Vote; Study Shows U.S. Infections of COVID-19 may be 4 Time Higher Than Reported; First Case of COVID Variant for in Georgia, Among Multiple States. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Republicans Set to Try to Overturn Election Results; Georgia Run-Off Elections. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Trump Advisor: Trump Effort to Block Biden Win Likely to Fail; Trump & Pence Had Lunch Earlier as Trump Intensifies Pressure on V.P. to Challenge Congressional Vote Count; 3 More Senators Will Not Challenge Election Results; New Study Says COVID Cases Could Be Four Time Higher than Reported, California Hit Hardest; Top NYC Hospital Official Defends Hesitancy of Some Health Care Workers to Take Vaccine. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• In-Person Turnout to Determine Georgia Election Today; Election Is Proceeding Smoothly; President Trump and Pence Had Lunch Today. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan (R-GA) Discusses Senate Runoff, Trump Call with Raffensperger; 13 Republicans in Senate, 140 in House Plan to Challenge Electoral College Votes; Trump & Pence Having Lunch Right Now as Trump Intensifies Pressure on V.P. to Challenge Congressional Vote Count; Alan Frumin, Former U.S. Senate Parliamentarian, Discusses Trump Pressuring Pence to Challenge Congressional Vote; Coronavirus "Human Disaster" in California, Person Dies of Virus Every 15 Minutes in Los Angeles; FDA Warning Against Splitting Doses of Coronavirus Vaccines. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• Voting Underway In Elections That Will Decide Senate Control; Mike Pence Faces Pressure From President Trump To Overturn Election; Federal Judge In Georgia Rejects Trump Campaign Election Lawsuit; Interview With Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan (R-GA) about Election Day. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• L.A. Ambulances Told Not To Take Patients Unlikely To Survive; FL: 1,000 Cars With Seniors Camp Out Overnight To Get Vaccinated; Hundreds Of Protesters Already Gathering, Businesses Boarding Up. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• Voters Hitting Polls In Critical Elections, Senate Majority At Stake; High-Stakes Runoff Races To Decide Control Of The Senate; CNN: Sen. Cruz Will Object To Arizona Certification; Trump Ups Pressure On Pence, Falsely Claiming VP Has Power To Overturn. Aired 12-12:30p ET
• L.A. Ambulances Told Not To Take Patients Unlikely To Survive; Trump Lawyer On Infamous Call Is Early Backer Of Conspiracies; Voters Hitting Polls In Critical Elections. Aired 11:30a-12p ET
• CNN Election Day In America Continued; Voters Hitting Polls In Critical Elections; High-Stakes Runoff Races To Decide Control Of The Senate; Trump Turns Up Heat On Pence Ahead Of Electoral Vote Count. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Vaccine Rollout Remains Slow; Interview with Hip-Hop Artists Jeezy and Jermaine Dupri; More Transmissible COVID Variant Locks Down England. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• High-Stakes Runoff Elections To Decide Control Of Senate; Trump: I'll Campaign Against GA Governor And Secretary Of State In 2022; Voters Hitting Polls In Critical Elections, Senate Majority At Stake; Rep. Clay Higgins (R-LA) Will Object To Certification Of Electoral Votes Tomorrow; Divided GOP Set For Fierce Showdown Over Biden Win. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Hospitalizations in California hit Records; Florida Governor on Vaccinations; DC National Guard Activated ahead of Demonstrations; Hunt for New Mutations. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Voters Hitting Polls in Critical Election Senate Majority at Stake; Divided GOP Set for Fierce Showdown Over Biden Win; Trump Confident Ahead of Congressional Vote-Count; Ambulance Crews Told Not to Bring Patients with Low Survival Chance. Aired 9-9:30a ET


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