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September 23, 2015
• Pope Francis Holds Mass at Catholic University. Aired 5-6p ET


September 22, 2015
• Pope Francis Arrived in the Unites States; Interview with Republican Presidential Candidate Senator Rand Paul; Trump Defends His Stance on Muslims. Aired 6-7:00p ET
• Pope Francis Begins Historic U.S. Visit; Massive Security for Pope's Visit; Fiorina Trying to Build on Debate Performance. Aired 5- 6p ET


September 21, 2015
• Scott Walker Drops Out; Putin's Push; Carson Controversy; Putin Hears Israeli Fears About Russian Weapons in Syria; ISIS Defectors Reveal Horror Stories. Aired 18-19:00p ET
• Sources: Walker Dropping Out of 2016 Race; Ben Carson: A Muslim Should Not Be President; Prosecutor: Accused Killer Thought Girl 'Possessed'. Aired 5-6p ET


September 18, 2015
• Controversial Arrest; Pope Francis to Visit Cuba; White House: Muslim Allegation Part of 'Cynical Strategy'; Donald Trump Says He doesn't Know if President Obama was Born in the U.S.; Russian Fighter Jets, Tanks Arrive Syria. Aired 6-7p ET
• Trump Under Fire After Town Hall, Muslim Question; Arrests in Baby Doe Mystery Death; Friend of Alleged Charleston Shooter Indicted; Two Rockets Fired from Gaza; New Concerns About Secret North Korean Launch. Aired 5:00-6:00p ET


September 17, 2015
• Piling on Trump; Interview With Hillary Clinton. Aired 18- 19:00p ET
• Fiorina Scores against Trump in GOP Debate; Interview with Hillary Clinton; Clinton: 'No Evidence My Server Was Hacked'; The Highs and Lows, Winners and Losers in the Second Republican Debate; Fact-Checking Donald Trump; Aired 5-6p ET


September 16, 2015
• Republican Debate. Aired 18-18:15p ET
• GOP Candidates to Face Off in Second Debate; Interview with California Governor Jerry Brown. Aired 5-6:00p ET


September 15, 2015
• Republicans Prepare for Second Debate; California Wildfires: 9,000 Homes Threatened by Wildfire; Putin Sending Weapons, Troops to Syria; Interview with Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer. Aired 18- 19:00p ET
• New Poll: Carson Closer Than Ever to Trump; Trump to Talk National Security Aboard USS Iowa; Unknown DNA Found on Slain Illinois Policeman's Gun; North Korea Preparing to Launch Satellite. Aired 5- 6p ET


September 14, 2015
• California Fires; Republicans Prepare to Debate. Trump Fights Back; Aired 18-19:00p ET
• Trump's Lead Grows as CNN Debate Nears; Clinton: GOP Field is Trump Without the Pizzazz & Hair; Despite Differences, Sanders Courts Evangelicals; Hundreds of Homes Destroyed by Wildfire. Aired 5-6p ET


September 11, 2015
• Interview With Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani; Trump vs. Fiorina; Rick Perry Out. Aired 18-19:00p ET
• Fiorina Slams Trump Ahead of Big Debate; Ben Carson Visits Ferguson, Reflects on Race; Rick Perry Suspends Presidential Campaign; Al Qaeda-ISIS Feud May Pose Danger to U.S.; Obama Marks 9/11 Anniversary. Aired 5-6p ET


September 10, 2015
• Trump Rising; Grand Slam; Bernie Sanders Surging; Pentagon Probing Allegations of Skewed ISIS Intelligence; Former Tennis Star Roughed Up by NYPD. Aired 18-19:00p ET
• Insults Fly as Trump Stretches Lead; Bernie Sanders 'Stunned' at Surge in Polls; Democrats Block Effort to Kill Iran Nuke Deal. Aired 5-6:00p ET


September 09, 2015
• Freddie Gray Settlement; Trump Rallies Against Iran Nuclear Deal; Source: Fire Suppression System Failed to Put Out Flames; New Details of American Woman's ISIS Ordeal. Aired 6-7p ET
• Interview With Sen. Tom Cotton Of Arkansas; Trump, Cruz & Palin Slam Iran Nuke Deal. Aired 5-6p ET


September 08, 2015
• Kim Davis Released; Refugee Crisis; Joe Biden Rising?; Aired 18-19:00p ET
• Clerk in Same-sex Marriage Fight Freed from Jail; Clinton Finally Says She's Sorry for E-mail Server; Trump Ad Ridicules Bush for Putting People to Sleep; Trump Ad Ridicules Bush for Putting People to Sleep; Police: 3 Men on Video Questioned, Not Involved in Police Shooting; British Drone Strike Foiled High-Profile Attack. Aired 5-6p ET


September 07, 2015
• Illinois Manhunt; Will Biden Run?; Trump Rising. Aired 18- 19:00p ET
• Polls: Clinton Sliding as Sanders Surges; Trump Dominates, Bush Falls in GOP Polls; U.S. Warns Russia on Military Build-up in Syria. Aired 5-6:00p ET


September 04, 2015
• Interview With Illinois Congressman Bob Dold; Will Joe Biden Run?; Trump Criticizes Talk Radio Host; Illinois Manhunt. Aired 18- 19:00p ET
• Police: Several Videos May Show Suspects; Trump Stumbles on Foreign Policy Questions; Migrants Facing Desperation and Death in Europe; Thousands of Migrants Walking Across Hungary; Interview with Representative Ed Royce; Drone Breaches Security at a Major Sports Event. Aired 5-6p ET


September 03, 2015
• Kentucky Court Clerk Jailed; Hillary Clinton in Trouble?; Trump Signs Pledge. Aired 18-18:30p ET
• Trump Signs Republican Loyalty Pledge; The Women Who Donald Trump Relies on For Advice; Chinese Displays Military Might at Home and Abroad; Kim Jong-Un Girl Group Rocks North Korea. Aired 5-6:00p ET


September 02, 2015
• Freddie Gray Trial; Will Biden Run?; Illinois Manhunt; Donald Trump vs. Jeb Bush; Kerry Predicts Ground Force in ISIS War; CNN Special Report: Murder on Cape Cod. Aired 18-19:00p ET
• Search Widens for 3 Suspects in Cop Killing; Trump, Bush Step Up Attacks; Will Biden Run for President?; U.S. Intelligence Leads to Strikes on ISIS Leaders. Aired 5-6:00p ET


September 01, 2015
• Interview With Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus; Trump on the Attack Against Bush; Huge Manhunt Underway for Suspects in Cop Killing. Aired 18-19:00p ET
• Manhunt Underway for Cop Killers in Illinois; Dow Plunges 470 Points Amid Renewed Fears; Rules for GOP Debate Updated; Bush Launches New Attack on Trump; Awaiting New CNN Interview with Donald Trump; U.S. Losing Cyber War?; Stunning New Insight on the Leader of ISIS. Aired 5-6p ET


August 31, 2015
• Presidential Race Heats Up; Putin's Next Move?; D.A.: Killer Unloaded Gun Into Deputy; U.S. Sends Drones to Ease Allies' Fear of Russia; Officials: Russia Boosting Military Strength in Arctic; Obama Begins Historic Trip to Alaskan Arctic. Aired 6-7p ET
• U.S. Sends Killer Drones to Ease Allie's Fears of Russia; Officials: Russia Boosting Military Strength in Arctic; Poll: Trump Loses Edge in Iowa Upheaval; Kanye West for 2020 President?; Living Across North Korea. Aired 5-6p ET


August 28, 2015
• Interview With Florida Governor Rick Scott; Hillary Clinton Attacks; Storm Targets Florida. Aired 18-19:00p ET
• New Forecast for Deadly Storm Heading Toward Florida; Police: Gunman in TV Murders Fired 17 Rounds; Senior ISIS Recruiter Killed in U.S. Drone Strike; Hillary Clinton Talking Trump; Trump Seeking Money from Secret Donors?; Katrina Anniversary Awkward for Bush Brothers; A Life and Death Drama in Katrina's Wake; Kim Jong-Un Purges Top Generals. Aired 5-6p ET


August 27, 2015
• Trump Hair; Virginia Murder Investigation; Trump Allies Quietly Seek Cash from the Rich; Clinton Compares Republicans to Terrorists. Aired 18-19:00p ET
• President in New Orleans to Mark 10th Anniversary of Hurricane Katrina; Police Found Evidence Roanoke Shooter was Planning to Escape. Aired 5-6p ET


August 26, 2015
• Trump's New Feud; Two Journalists Killed in Virginia. Aired 18- 19:00p ET
• Reporter, Photographer Shot and Killed on Air; Gunman Faxed Manifesto to TV Network after Shootings; Joe Biden Talks to Top Democrats in Emotional Call; Donald Trump Lashes Out on Twitter. Aired 5-6p ET


August 25, 2015
• Trump Rising; ISIS Recruiting; Dow Drops. Aired 18-19:00p ET
• Stocks Soar, Then Sink: Dow Drops 205; Trump Attacks Bush Over 'Anchor Baby' Stumbles; Trump Takes Lead in South Carolina Poll; Network Chief Calls on Trump to Apologize; Train Suspect Charged with Attempted Mass Murder; Interview with Representative John Garamendi; Train Suspect Flagged as Potential Foreign Fighter. Aired 5-6p ET


August 24, 2015
• Interview With New York Congressman Peter King; French Terror Investigation; North Korean Tensions; Dow Drops; Bush Visits Border Amid Immigration War with Trump; Source: Obama Gave Biden "Blessing" to Run. Aired 6-7p ET
• Massive Sell-Off as Dow Closes Down 588 Points; Authorities: Gunman Was Planning a Massacre; Source: Biden More Likely Than Not to Run; Source: Biden More Likely Than Not to Run; North, South Korea Pull Back from 'Brink of War'. Aired 5-6p ET


August 21, 2015
• Interview With Former U.S. Senator Rick Santorum; Brink of War; Dow Jones Plunges; Awaiting Massive Trump Campaign Rally. Aired 18- 19:00p ET


August 20, 2015
• Donald Trump Rising; Interview With Washington Congressman Adam Smith; North Korea Fears; Gloves Come Off in Bush-Trump Battle; Jenner May Face Manslaughter Charge in Fatal Crash; Police Tear Gas Crowds Protesting Deadly Shooting. Aired 6-7p ET
• Trump Leads Bush and Rubio in Florida; E-Mail Controversy Sheds Light on Clinton's Confidante; Former President Carter Diagnosed with Cancer; U.S. Steps Up Warnings about Putin's Russia; Clinton Campaign Defending Email Practices; Obama Administration Says Iran Won't Self- Inspect Nuke Sites. Aired 5-6p ET


August 19, 2015
• Hillary in Trouble?; Donald Trump Set to Hold Town Hall; Source: 2011 Email to Clinton on Benghazi Raised Concerns. Aired 18- 19:00p ET
• A Look at Trump and His Policies; Hillary Clinton Continues to Struggle; Russia has Responsibility to Find Political Solution to Violence in Ukraine; Investigators Want Further Scrutiny of 305 Emails; U.S. Objects to Planned Sale of Russian Missiles to Iran; New CNN Poll: Trump Competitive with Clinton; The Democratic Presidential Race; Former Subway Pitchman Pleads Guilty. Aired 5-6 ET


August 18, 2015
• Hillary Clinton Meets With Black Lives Matter Movement; Trump Soaring; Interview With Former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee. Aired 18-19:00p ET
• Urgent Manhunt as Second Bomb Rocks Tourist Area; U.S.-Trained Syrian Rebel Speaks Out; New Photos Show Torture by Syrian Regime; First Two Women Complete Army Ranger School. Aired 5:00-6:00p ET


August 17, 2015
• Clinton Under Fire; Trump's Immigration Plan; Firestorm; Fires Raging Out-of-Control Across Western U.S.; Toxic Fears in Wake of Deadly Explosions; Obama Weighs In On Race and Justice; Civil Rights Icon Julian Bond Remembered. Aired 18-19:00p ET
• Trump: Undocumented Immigrants 'Have to Go'; Trump Wants to Send U.S. Ground Troops to Fight ISIS; Concerns in White House About a Biden Run; Hundreds of Clinton Emails Flagged for Review. Aired 5:00- 6:00p ET


August 14, 2015
• Al Gore for President?; Secretary of State John Kerry Speaks Out; Interview With Congressman Peter King. Aired 18-19:00p ET
• U.S. Confirms ISIS Use of Chemical Weapon; U.S. Embassy Reopens in Cuba; Bin Laden's Son Urges Attacks on West; Bush Stumbles as Trump Campaign Gets Serious; Former Supermodel Could be First Lady. Aired 5- 6p ET


August 13, 2015
• Interview With California Congressman Adam Schiff; Explosion in China; GOP Stumbles; Carson Defends His Research on Aborted Fetal Tissue.. Aired 18-19:00p ET
• New Video of Massive Port Explosions; Alleged ISIS Hit List Threatens 1,000 Plus Americans; Message Raising Fear of Al Qaeda, Taliban Alliance. Aired 5:00-6:00p ET


August 12, 2015
• Bernie Sanders Surging; Interview With California Congressman Ed Royce; Donald Trump Attacks Hillary Clinton; Interview with John Kasich. Aired 18-19:00p ET
• Trump's Big Bump; Former President Jimmy Carter Has Cancer; ISIS Claims It Beheaded Croatian Captive; EPA: Part of River Returns to Pre-Spill Water Quality; Massive Explosion Rocks Major Port City in China; Army Chief Considers Russia as Most Dangerous Threat to U.S.; Top North Korean Official Vanishes. Aired 5-6p ET


August 11, 2015
• Interview With Idaho Senator James Risch; Ferguson Violence; Trump Rising; Toxic Spill Turns Pristine River Orange; Clinton Giving Email Server to Federal Investigators. Aired 6-7p ET
• Polls Put Trump on Top in New Hampshire, Iowa; Police Release Surveillance Video in Teen's Shooting; New Delays Block Closing of Gitmo Prison; Satellite Pictures Raise New Fear About North Korean Nukes. Aired 5:00-6:00p ET


August 10, 2015
• Interview With Missouri Congressman Emanuel Cleaver; Texas Police Shooting; Ferguson Violence; Trump Under Fire; Trump Defiant after 'Blood' Remark about Debate Host; Protesters Block Interstate Near Ferguson; Armed Attack on U.S. Consulate; Police Shoot, Kill Unarmed College Football Player. Aired 6-7p ET
• Ferguson Violence Prompts State of Emergency; Clinton: Trump's Comments 'Offensive, Outrageous'; Taliban Wave of Terror Kills U.S. Service Member. Aired 5-6p ET


August 07, 2015
• ISIS Threat; Interview With Congressman Peter King of New York; Republican Debate; President Obama Speaks Out; Attack on Military Base in Afghanistan; Conflicting Claims about New Debris in MH-370 Search; Conflicting Claims About New Debris in MH370 Search; Obama Defends Comparison Between GOP & Iran Hardliners. Aired 6-7p ET


August 06, 2015
• Interview With California Congressman Ed Royce; North Carolina Police Trial; Republican Debate. Aired 18-19:00p ET


August 05, 2015
• Interview With Maine Senator Angus King; Gunman Killed in Nashville Theater; Iran Debate; MH370 Wreckage Found?; GOP Rivals Preparing to Take on Trump; Aired 6-7p ET
• Obama Makes All-Out Pitch for Iran Nuclear Deal; Police Update on Nashville Theater Shootings; Malaysians Say Wing Debris Came from MH-370; Al Qaeda's Master Bombmaker Threatens the U.S.; First GOP Debate for 2016 Presidential Primary. Aired 5-6p ET


August 04, 2015
• California Fires; Darren Wilson Speaks; Republican Debate Field. Aired 18-19:00p ET
• Al Qaeda Calls for Lone-Wolf Attacks in U.S.; Source: Five U.S.-Trained Syrian Rebels Captured; Lawmakers Targeted in Battle Over Iran Deal. Aired 5-6:00p ET


August 03, 2015
• Flight 370 Search; Trump Rising; Will Biden Run?. Aired 18- 19:00p ET
• U.S. Providing Air Cover to Syrian Rebels; Kerry Lobbies Allies Worried about Iran Deal; Plan Aims to Cut Pollution from Coal-Burning Plants; Volunteers Join Search for Possible MH-370 Debris; Investigators Prepare to Examine Found Debris; Feds Warn of Terror Threat Amid Drone-Airliner Close Calls. Aired 5-6p ET


July 31, 2015
• Clinton Taxes, Health Info and Emails Released; Flight 370 Search; Trump's Tough Talk. Aired 6-7p ET
• Source: Second Number on Debris Matches Boeing 777; Suspected MH-370 Debris En Route to France; Ex-Policeman Out on Bail; Toddler Killed in Terror Firebombing; Aired 5-6p ET


July 30, 2015
• U.S. Intel Assessment: MH-370 Deliberately Steered Off Course; Trump Tees Up for Debate at Women's British Open; Ex-Campus Cop Pleads Not Guilty to Murdering Driver; Debris From Flight 370 Possibly Located; Officials: Recent Indications "Jihadi John" is Alive. Aired 6-7p ET
• Police: Suitcase Now Part of Plane Debris Probe; More Debris of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 Found; Passengers' Relatives Skeptical Over Debris Discovery; $1 Million Bond for Ex-Officer Accused of Murder. Aired 5-6p ET


July 29, 2015
• Plane Debris Found in Indian Ocean; Ohio Police Officer Indicted; Donald Trump Speaks Out; Interview with Bobby Jindal, Governor of Louisiana; Source: Boeing Thinks Debris Matches Jet Like MH370; Trump: Politicians 'Don't Have a Clue' on Immigration; Bobby Jindal Shares Immigration Plan. Aired 6-7:30p ET
• Debris Examined for Tie to Missing Malaysian Plane; Trump Denies 'Meltdown' Over Breast Pump Request; University Cop Indicted for Murder in Shooting of Motorist; Police Stop Armed Man Looking for White House; New York Man Charged with Trying to Support ISIS; Afghanistan Claims Taliban Leader Dead; Kerry Grilled in Heated Hearing on Iran Deal. Aired 5-6p ET


July 28, 2015
• Interview With Arkansas Senator Tom Cotton; Donald Trump Speaks Out; ISIS in Florida?; Iran Deal Debate; Trump to CNN: Won't Fire Aide for Rape Concert; Off-Duty Cop Caught on Video Abusing Driver; New Video of Sandra Bland Before Jail-Cell Death. Aired 6-7p ET
• Feds: Florida Man Plotted Beach Bombing for ISIS; American Who Spied for Israel Granted Parole; Trump Aide Apologizes for Rape Comment; Donald Trump Reacts to Aide's Rape Remarks; New Hampshire Poll: Trump Leads, Kasich Tied for Third; Prison Worker Pleads Guilty to Helping Killers Escape; North Korea Touts Its Nukes. Aired 5-6p ET


July 27, 2015
• Interview With Illinois Congressman Adam Kinzinger; Seeking Justice; Trump Rising; Attorney General: Bland Case Adds to Black Fears, Anger; Trump Tops New GOP Poll, As He's Blasted by Obama. Aired 6-7p ET
• Obama Blasts Republicans Remarks; Safe Zone or No-Fly Zone?; ISIS Threat Prompts Emergency NATO Meeting; Interview with Senator James Risch; Turkish Jets Bomb Kurds As Well As ISIS Targets; New Clues in Lafayette Theater Shooting . Aired 5-6p ET


July 24, 2015
• Trump's Path; Sandra Bland Death Investigation Continues; Louisiana Theater Shooting. Aired 18-19:00p ET
• Police Tracing Theater Gunman's Troubled Past; President Obama on Theater Shootings; Convicted Israeli Spy May Be Released; Interview with James Woolsey; Clinton Sent Classified Info by Private E-Mail. Aired 5-6p ET


July 23, 2015
• Interview With California Congressman Adam Schiff; Donald Trump Visits Border; Interview With FBI Director James Comey; Trump's New Immigration Warnings at Mexican Border; Prosecutor: Sandra Bland's Death A Suicide By Hanging. Aired 18-19:00p ET
• FBI Chief Says ISIS a Bigger Threat Than Al Qaeda; Tentative Deal for U.S. Access to Turkish Bases; Interview with James Comey; Interview with Representative Mike McCaul; Prosecutors Confirms Sandra Bland's Death Suicide by Hanging; Trump Visit U.S.-Mexico Border; Aired 5-6p ET


July 22, 2015
• New Fears of Terror Attacks Pegged to Obama's Africa Trip; New Hate Crime Charges against Charleston Church Gunman; House GOP Leader Vows to Kill Iran Nuclear Deal; Sheriff Says Sandra Bland Told Jailer of Previous Suicide Attempt; Aired 6-7:00p ET
• Terror Concerns as Obama Trip Details Are Exposed; Russian Bombers Intercepted Off U.S. Pacific Coast; Interview with Sen. Lindsey Graham. Aired 5-6:00p ET


July 21, 2015
• Interview With California Congressman John Garamendi; Trump's New Weapon; Suicide or Murder?. Aired 18-19:00p ET
• Top al Qaeda Leader Killed in U.S. Airstrike; Source: Gunman Followed al Qaeda Cleric; Trump Gives Out Opponent's Phone Number; Mike Huckabee Weighs in on Iran Deal; North Korea Rejects Iran-Type Nuke Deal. Aired 5-6p ET


July 20, 2015
• Interview With Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby; D.C. Murder Mystery; Chattanooga Investigation. Aired 18-19:00p ET
• Sources: Gunman's Writings Show Anti-U.S. Feelings; Family Reveals Gunman's Depression, Drug Abuse: FBI Interested in Gunman's Trip to Jordan; ISIS Blamed for Terror Attack on Key U.S. Ally. Aired 5-6:00p ET


July 17, 2015
• Interview With Idaho Senator James Risch; Tennessee Shooting Investigation Continues. Aired 18-19:00p ET
• Homeland Security Chairman Calls Attack 'ISIS-Inspired'; Friends and Former Coaches of Gunman Speak out; Interview with Sen. Angus King; FBI Looking at Gunman's Electronic Devices; Interview with Representative Peter King. Aired 5-6p ET


July 16, 2015
• Four Marines Killed in Tennessee; James Holmes Convicted; Gunman Identified in Chattanooga Rampage; Obama Briefed on Shootings at Military Centers. Aired 18-19:00p ET
• Shooter in Chattanooga Rampage Identified. Aired 5-6:00p ET


July 15, 2015
• Interview With Israeli Ambassador to the United States Ron Dermer; Trump Change; President Obama Defends Iranian Nuclear Deal; Interview With U.S. National Security Adviser Susan Rice. Aired 18- 19:00p ET
• Obama Tries to Sell Congress on Iran Nuclear Deal; Hunt for ISIS Leader Goes Cold; Interview with Rick Perry; President Obama Plans to Visit Prison and Call for Reforms; Prison Video Shows Drug Lord's Escape. Aired 5-6p ET


July 14, 2015
• Interview With California Congressman Adam Schiff; Donald Trump Speaks Out; Historic Iranian Nuclear Deal Reached. Aired 18-19:00p ET
• Done Deal: U.S. and Partners Reach Historic Agreement with Iran; Criticism from Israel on Iran Deal; Interview with Mark Regev; Interview with Ben Rhodes; Who's Got the Better End on Iran Nuclear Deal; Top U.S. and Iranian Negotiators Speaking Out; Hunt for Escaped Mexican Drug Lord. Aired 5-6p ET


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