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August 12, 2020
• Biden & Harris Appear Together For First Time As Running Mates; Harris Slams Trump COVID Response In First Speech As Running Mate. Aired 5-6p ET


August 11, 2020
• Biden Chooses Kamala Harris As Running Mate; President Trump Holds White House Press Briefing. Aired 6-7p ET
• Biden Picks Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA) as Running Mate. Aired 5- 6p ET


August 10, 2020
• President Trump Holds Press Conference At White House; Secret Service Briefly Escorted President Trump Away From Briefing; Trump Takes Questions After Shooting Outside White House. Aired 6-7p ET
• U.S Tops Five Million Coronavirus Infections As Schools Start To Reopen Next Week; Moderna Recruits 5,000 Volunteers; Trump Aides Exploring Executive Action On Voting Law; White House Having Trouble Defending Executive Orders; Texas Positivity Rate Hits Record High At 20 Percent; British P.M. Pushes Schools To Open Despite Increasing Cases; Brazil Surpasses 100,000 Deaths; Trump Abruptly Ends Coronavirus Briefing. Aired 5-6p ET


August 07, 2020
• Will Trump Use White House For Acceptance Speech?; U.S. Coronavirus Death Toll Passes 160,000; Seven-Year-Old Boy Becomes Georgia's Youngest COVID Victim; U.S. Intel Officials Say, China Prefers Trump not Re-Elected, Russia Spreading False Information about Biden; U.S. Intel Officials: China "Prefers" Trump Not Re-Elected, Russia Spreading False Information About Biden; Trump Says U.S. Sending Aid to Beirut After Deadly Explosion. Aired 6-7p ET
• U.S. Nears 5 Million Cases With 160,000 Plus Deaths as Coronavirus Testing Declines In 29 States; Former CDC Directors Rip White House Mixed Messaging on Virus; Stimulus Talks Collapse and Trump Threatening Executive Action; Fauci Ducks Mail-In Voting Question; Potential Antibody Treatment Likely In Short Supply; Explosion Death Toll Climbs To 154 With 5,000 Wounded; CDC Warns Not To Wear Masks With Vents Or Valves. Aired 5-6p ET


August 06, 2020
• Interview with National Institutes of Health Director Dr. Francis Collins; Ohio Governor Mike DeWine Tests Positive for Coronavirus; Key Model Forecasts Nearly 300,000 Deaths by December But Says Consistent Mask-Wearing Could Save 70,000 Lives; Growing Anger Over Reports of Ignored Warnings Before Explosion Left 137 Dead, Thousands Injured; NY Times: Trump's Bank Subpoenaed in New York Criminal Inquiry. Aired 6-7p ET
• Key Model Forecasts Nearly 300,000 Deaths by December, but Says Consistent Mask-Wearing could Save 70,000 Lives; Ohio Governor Test Positive for Virus, Says "I Feel Fine," Just a Slight Headache; Trump Claims Optimism about Vaccine by Election Day, Says it "Wouldn't Hurt" His Chances of Winning; Multiple Schools In Georgia Reporting Cases In First Week Of Classes; Growing Anger Over Reports Of Ignored Warnings Before Explosion Left 137 Dead, Thousands Injured; Mayor: No Masks, No Travel Restrictions In Place At S.D. Motorcycle Rally With 250,000 People Expected. Aired 5-6p ET


August 05, 2020
• Should Schools Reopen?; President Trump Holds White House Press Briefing; Trump: Pandemic Will Go Away, Hopefully Sooner Rather Than Later; Texas Reports 235 New Deaths And 8,700-Plus New Cases; Food Insecurity In The U.S. On The Rise As Prices Soar And Stimulus Money Running Out; At Least 135 Dead, Dozens Missing After Huge Explosion In Beirut. Aired 6-7p ET
• One-On-One With White House Chief Of Staff; W.H. Chief Of Staff Chides Dems On Stimulus, Defends Trump Pandemic Response In Exclusive CNN Interview, Says He Doesn't Expect Trump To Accept Nomination In Oval Office Speech; New Clues About Cause Of Beirut Blast, 135-Plus Dead, 5,000-Plus Hurt. Aired 5-6p ET


August 04, 2020
• Trump Believes Coronavirus Pandemic Under Control; President Trump Holds Press Briefing; Trump Again Falsely Claims U.S. Has One Of The Lowest Coronavirus Mortality Rates; At Least 78 Killed, Thousands Injured In Beirut Explosion. Aired 6-7p ET
• U.S. Coronavirus Deaths Surpass 156,000; Trump On The Rising Death Toll: It Is What it Is; Third U.S. Company Releases Study Showing Its Coronavirus Vaccine Is Safe, Elicits Immune Response; NYC Health Commissioner Resigns, Says Experts Were Sidelined; State Education Official: NYC Plan To Reopen Schools "Looked More Like An Outline, Not A Plan"; NYPD Reporting Sharp Rise In Shooting, Murders, Burglaries; At Least 73 Killed, Thousands Hurt By Beirut Explosion. Aired 5-6p ET


August 03, 2020
• President Trump Holds Press Briefing; Interview With Former Acting CDC Director Dr. Richard Besser; Trump Says We're Doing Well, Even As Death Toll Tops 155,000 In U.S.; Dr. Fauci: New Phase Of Coronavirus Refers To Insidious Community Spread; Isaias Expected To Hit Land As A Hurricane Tonight, More Than 100 Million At Risk On East Coast. Aired 6-7p ET
• Thirty U.S. States Record Spiking New Deaths; Deborah Birx Slammed By Trump And Nancy Pelosi; Trump Still Touts Hydroxychloquine for COVID-19 Treatment; FL Set To Become 2nd State Behind CA With Half Million Cases; Fauci: Default Position Should Be To Keep Schools Open But Primary Consideration Should Be Safety; 260 Employees Infected Or Exposed To Virus In Georgia's Largest School District; 7 St. Louis Cardinals Players, 6 Staffers Test Positive For Coronavirus, More Games Postponed. Aired 5-6p ET


August 02, 2020
• FL Nears 500,000 Cases As Tropical Storm Disrupts State; New Infections Surge Across U.S.; CA Reports 500,000-Plus Total Cases; Controversial Pentagon Nominee Placed Into Senior Role Days After Nomination Failed; Is It Safe To Reopen The Nation's Schools?; NASA Astronauts Return To Earth After Historic SpaceX Flight. Aired 9-10p ET
• Florida Nears 500,000 COVID-19 Cases as Tropical Storm Disrupts State; Dr. Deborah Birx Says "New Phase" of Pandemic with Both Urban and Rural Areas Affected; Interview with Miami Beach Mayor Dan Gelber (D) about Tropical Storm and Coronavirus Cases; Millions Fear Eviction as White House, Dems in Stalemate over Stimulus; Interview with Representative Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) about COVID Relief Package Negotiations; Ex-NFL Player Now a Doctor on Front Lines of COVID-19; Trump Seen Golfing This Weekend Amid Two Crises Facing America. Aired 8-9p ET
• Storm Isaias Nears Florida's East Coast to Bring High Winds and Heavy Rain; Dr. Deborah Birx Warns U.S. is in New Phase of the Pandemic; Coronavirus Pandemic Magnifies Flaws in U.S. Health Care System; Controversial Pentagon Nominee Placed into Senior Role After Nomination Failed; Interview with Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner (D) about Coronavirus Cases and School Opening. Aired 7-8p ET


August 01, 2020
• Florida Residents Prepare For Large Storm During Pandemic; California Reports Its Highest Number Of Daily COVID-Related Deaths; GOP Convention In Charlotte Closed To Press; Trump Trails Biden In Polls; Alleged Chinese Human Rights Abuses Exposed. Aired 9-10p ET
• Hurricane To Re-Strengthen; CDC Prediction; Georgia Summer Camp; Congress And White House Deadlocked; Interview With Rep. David Cicilline (D-RI) On Unemployment And Tech Platforms; Millions Face Eviction After Federal Relief Bill Expired; CDC: 260 Kids And Staff Infected At Georgia Summer Camp; Mexico Reports Its Highest Daily Coronavirus Cases And Deaths. Aired 8-9p ET
• Florida Prepares For Major Storm As COVID-19 Cases Surge; Arizona Congressman Tests Positive For Coronavirus; CDC Projects 20,000 COVID Deaths In Three Weeks; Miami-Dade Emergency Center Using U.V. Fans To Kill COVID-19; Trump Again Tries To Discredit Dr. Fauci On Twitter; Herman Cain Dies After Being Hospitalized For Coronavirus. Aired 7-8p ET


July 31, 2020
• Hurricane Targets Florida; U.S. Tops 4.5 Million Coronavirus Cases; Hurricane Warning Issued for Parts of Florida's East Coast; Are Face Shields or Goggles Needed in Addition to Masks?; Ohio Reports 91,000+ Total Cases, 3,489 Deaths. Aired 6-7p ET
• U.S. Cases Surpass 4.5 Million as Record Number of Infections Reported to W.H.O. in Last 24 Hours; Trump in Florida as State Sees Deadliest Day of Pandemic, Greets Crowds without Mask; Trump Ramps Up Effort to Sow Doubt in 2020 Vote, Warns of "Greatest Election Disaster in History"; Hurricane Warnings Issued For Parts Of Florida; California Sees First Coronavirus Teen Death; Massive Increase In Mail-In Ballots Leaves N.Y. Race Still Undecided; Tower Of London's Beefeaters Face Layoffs For First Time In 500 Years As Virus Cuts Tourism. Aired 5-6p ET


July 30, 2020
• Operation Warp Speed Chief: Expect Coronavirus Vaccine to be High Effective, "In the 90 Percent" Range; Remembering Civil Rights Icon Rep. John Lewis; Trump Floats Delaying Presidential Election; President Trump Holds Press Briefing; Obama Slams Trump Over Voting Rights as Trump Focuses on Mail-in Voter Fraud; U.S. Cases Near 4.5 million with 151,000+ Deaths, Highest One-Day Death Toll Reported Since May. Aired 6-7p ET
• Operation Warp Speed Head Says He Expects Coronavirus Vaccine to be Highly effective, "in the 90 Percent Range"; Obama Slams Trump Over Voting Rights, Protest Response in Powerful Eulogy to John Lewis; U.S. Economy Suffers Worst Quarter Plunge Ever as COVID Cases Surge. Aired 5-6p ET


July 29, 2020
• U.S. Coronavirus Death Toll Passes 150,000; Interview With Former Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin; Republican Congressman Tests Positive For Coronavirus; Trump Continues To Push Hydroxychloroquine; Russia's Coronavirus Vaccine Claim Sparks Global Interest. Aired 6-7p ET
• U.S. Surpasses 150,000 Coronavirus Deaths; Trump Touts Unproven Drug & "Alien DNA" Doc As Virus Deaths Rise; GOP's Gohmert Test Positive, Suggests He Got COVID From Wearing A Mask After Often Refusing To Do So; NBA To Provide Thousands Of No-Cost Coronavirus Tests; Silver: "No Question" NBA Would End Season If Outbreak Occurs; Russia's Coronavirus Vaccine Claim Sparks Global Interest. Aired 5-6p ET


July 28, 2020
• Attorney General Barr Spars With Democrats Over Accusations He Tilted Justice For Trump In Heated Hearing; Interview With Miami Beach, Florida, Mayor Dan Gelber (D); Interview With Former U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy; Major League Baseball Postpones Multiple Games After Miami Marlins Players Test Positive for Coronavirus; Russia Claims It Will Approve First Coronavirus Vaccine Within Two Weeks Despite Safety & Effectiveness Concerns. Aired 6-7p ET
• U.S. Cases Top 4.3 Million As Infection Rate Rises In 22 States; Russia Claims It Will Approve First Coronavirus Vaccine Within Two Weeks Despite Safety & Effectiveness Concerns; Trump Holds Briefing After Promoting Virus Misinformation And As U.S. Death Toll Nears 150,000; Trump Continues To Promote Unproven Drug Hydroxychloroquine. Aired 5-6p ET


July 27, 2020
• U.S. National Security Adviser Tests Positive For COVID-19; Interview With District Of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser (D); U.S. Deaths Top 147,000, Averaging 900 Deaths A Day Over Past Week; Interview With Dr. Anthony Fauci. Aired 6-7p ET
• U.S. Coronavirus Death Toll Exceeds 147,000; Trump Tells Governors To Reopen; Moderna Begins Phase Three Trials; Gov. Larry Hogan (R-MD) Is Interviewed On Maryland's Surging Coronavirus Cases; Biden Paying Respects To Rep. John Lewis At U.S. Capitol; Chinese-U.S. Relations Deteriorating Amid Pandemic; Brazil Testing Possible Vaccines From Britain, U.S. & China; South Korea Allows Fans To Attend Baseball Games; Google To Let Employees Work From Home Until At Least Next Summer. Aired 5-6p ET


July 26, 2020
• Did Not Air. 8-9p ET
• GOP to Reveal Their Provisions of Next Stimulus Bill; Coronavirus Testing Czar Says Turnaround Times Still Too Long in the U.S.; Trump's Disapproval Rating is 61 Percent with 100 Days to Election; Interview with Governor Asa Hutchinson (R) about Coronavirus in Arkansas; Remembering Civil Rights Icon John Lewis. Aired 9-10p ET
• Los Angeles Bar And Restaurant Industry Suffering During Pandemic; Interview With Mayor Steve Adler (D) Of Austin About Coronavirus Surge In Texas; Testing Delays Plague U.S., Months Into COVID-19 Pandemic; White House, GOP Senators Finishing New Stimulus Plan; Democrats And GOP Spar Over Extended Unemployment Benefits; Rep. John Lewis' One Last Journey Over The Edmund Pettus Bridge. Aired 7-8p ET
• Global COVID-19 Cases Top 16 Million, U.S. Cases Over Four Million; Republicans, White House Finalize Coronavirus Stimulus Package; COVID-19 Cases Surge Amid Concern Over ICU Capacity; Hundreds Demand School District In Georgia Allow In-Person Classes. Aired 6-7p ET


July 25, 2020
• Legendary T.V. Host Regis Philbin Dies At 88; Fifty Florida Hospitals Have Reached ICU Capacity; Texas Seeing Fourth Highest Number Of Cases In US; Houston Mayor On COVID-19 Crisis In His City; At Least 16 Arrested, Three Officers Injured In Seattle Protests; Daycare Centers Could Be Model For Reopening Schools; New CDC Guidelines Strongly Favor Opening Schools; Hanna Makes Landfall As Category 1 Hurricane; Polls Show Biden More Trusted To Handle The Pandemic. Aired 9-10p ET
• New Cases Soaring Nationwide; California Sees Record One-Day Deaths; Florida Surpasses New York In Total COVID-19 Cases; Arizona Hits Second Highest Daily Death Toll As Crisis Deepens; Millions Face Uncertainty As $600 Unemployment Benefit Set To Expire; NBA Players Return To The Court On Thursday; Wife Of Senate Candidate Tests Positive For Coronavirus; Legendary T.V. Host Regis Philbin Dies At 88. Aired 8-9p ET
• FDA Authorizes First Test For Asymptomatic COVID-19 Cases; Florida COVID-19 Hospitalizations Up 79 Percent In Three Weeks ; First U.S. Phase Three COVID-19 Vaccine Trial Set To Begin Next Week; U.S. Tops 1,000 Daily Coronavirus Deaths For 4th Day; New CDC Guidelines Strongly Favor Opening Schools. Aired 7-8p ET


July 24, 2020
• Coronavirus Surging; Interview with Former U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy; Interview with Thomas Friedman; Texas Reports Nearly 200 Deaths in a Day, Second Highest Toll in 24 Hours; CDC Says, Kids Should Go to Schools Unless Transmission Uncontrolled; North Carolina City Confronts Racism With Reparations for Its Black Residents. Aired 6-7p ET
• U.S. Records over 1,000 Deaths for Third Day in a Row; CDC: Kids should Go to School unless Transmission "Uncontrolled"; Trump Cancels RNC Events in Florida; World Health Org Reports Global Record For New Cases In A Day; Chinese-U.S. Relations Deteriorating Amid Pandemic; Brazil Reports Second-Highest Number Of New Cases; Money And Power Behind Disparity In U.S. Testing. Aired 5-6p ET


July 23, 2020
• Trump Cancels Jacksonville GOP Convention; Texas Reports 173 Deaths, 9,500+ New Cases in a Day; Trump Holds Briefing without Fauci for Third Day; Miscalculation by Police Led to the Death of Breonna Taylor. Aired 6-7p ET
• U.S. Tops 4 Million Cases, About 1 Million Reported in Past 15 Days; CDC Experts: COVID-19 "Will End Up as a Top 10 Leading Cause of Death" in 2020; Ex-FDA Commissioner: U.S. could See 300,000 Deaths; Dr. Birx Warns of Concerning Rise in Cases in 12 Cities as Trump Paints a Rosy Picture; Florida Reports Record 173 Deaths, 10,000 Plus Cases in a Day; Miami Mayor Says 32 Percent Contracting Virus at Home Suggests Masks, Social Distancing Inside for Some; Trump Cancels Jacksonville Portion Of GOP Convention; Trump Holds Briefing As U.S. Coronavirus Cases Top 4 Million. Aired 5-6p ET


July 22, 2020
• Vaccine Search; President Trump Holds Coronavirus Briefing; U.S. Agrees To Pay Pfizer Nearly $2 Billion For 100 Million Doses Of Promising Vaccine; California Hits New Daily Peak Of 12,807 Cases After Passing New York With Most Infections In The U.S.; Who Gets A Coronavirus Vaccine First? Aired 6-7p ET
• U.S. Death Toll Tops 142,000 After Reporting 1,000-Plus Deaths In One Day; Fauci: I Don't Really See Us Eradicating COVID-19; Study: Immunity To Virus May Decline Quickly After Infection; Fear Of Case Spikes As NYC Moves To Reopen Schools; Trump Threatens to Deploy Agents to New York, Other Cities; Key Model Predicts Drop In Deaths If Mask Mandates Continue; GOP Infighting Delaying Progress On New Stimulus. Aired 5-6p ET


July 21, 2020
• President Trump Holds Coronavirus Briefing; California Tops 400,000 Total Cases with 7,700-Plus Deaths; Trump: Pandemic Will Probably Get Worse Before It Gets Better; House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) Is Interviewed To React On President Trump's First Coronavirus Media Briefing Since April. Aired 6-7p ET
• Trump Virus Briefing Returns, Likely Without Doctors; Three Million More Infections And 86,000 Deaths Since Trump Last Held A Coronavirus Briefing; Trump: COVID Probably Will Get Worse Before It Gets Better; Trump Says He Would Wear A Mask, But Did Not Last Night At Trump Hotel; Florida Governor Claims State "On The Right Course" As Cases Surge; Florida Reports 9,400-Plus New Cases, 134 More Deaths. Aired 5-6p ET


July 20, 2020
• Interview With Former CDC Director Thomas Frieden; Trump Finally Changing Tune On Masks?; Los Angeles County Breaks Daily Record For Hospitalizations For Fourth Time In Past Week; Mask Mandate Fight Intensifies Between Atlanta Mayor, Georgia Governor; Suspect Identified In Deadly Shooting At Federal Judge's Home; Coronavirus Crisis: Testing Delays, Backlogs Hobble Virus Response. Aired 6-7p ET
• U.S. Coronavirus Death Toll Exceeds 140,000; Los Angeles County Reports Record COVID-19 Hospitalizations; Florida Reports Another 10,000 New Coronavirus Infections; Phase Four Re-opening For New York City; Lawsuits Filed Against School Re-openings; Trump Posts Picture In Mask; White House Blocking Funding For Testing And Tracing; Promising Vaccine Results From Oxford. Aired 5-6p ET


July 19, 2020
• Trump Downplays Virus Surge, Even When Confronted With Data; Delta To Ask Passengers Unable To Wear Face Mask To Consider Staying Home; AZ Reports Record Death Toll, Near-Record Positivity Rate; Can Schools Reopen Safely?; CDC Study: Kids Age 10 And Up Spread Virus As Easily As Adults; Coronavirus, Deforestation Rip Through Brazil's Population. Aired 9-10p ET
• Trump Defends Handling of Coronavirus Crisis as Cases Surge in the U.S.; Florida Reports More Than 12,000 New COVID-19 Cases in Single Day; Interview with Miami Mayor Francis Suarez about Florida's Coronavirus Cases; New York City Enters Last Stage of Reopening Plan Monday; Millions of Americans' Extra Unemployment Benefit Set to Expire; Major League Baseball Attempts Comeback on Thursday; Israel Imposes New Lockdown Restrictions as Cases Surge. Aired 8-9p ET


July 18, 2020
• Florida And Texas Report Alarmingly High Number Of New Coronavirus Cases; Interview With Gov. Ron Nirenberg (I), San Antonio, TX; NYT: White House Push To Reopen Undercut Mitigation Efforts; Rep. John Lewis, Titan Of Civil Rights, Dies At 80; CDC Issues New Guidelines On Isolating If You Test Positive; Unidentified Federal Agents In Camo Arresting Protesters In Portland. Aired 9-10p ET
• Austin Mayor Would Consider New Shutdown As Last Resort; NYT: Trump Administration Rushed To Abandon Leadership On COVID Response; Interview With Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ); Rep. John Lewis, Titan Of Civil Rights, Dies At Age 80; Florida Reports 10K New Cases, 90 Deaths Today; Poll: 60 Percent Disapprove Of Trump's Handling Of Coronavirus Pandemic; Trump Cites Freedom As Reason To Not Mandate Masks. Aired 8- 9p ET
• Florida Reports 10K New Cases, 90 Deaths Today; NYT Investigation: Key Decisions About Reopening Economy Made By White House Aides Instead Of Doctors, Scientists; Rep. John Lewis, Titan Of Civil Rights, Dies At Age 80; CDC Forecasts 157,000-Plus U.S. COVID-19 Deaths By August 8; CNN Reports Trump Made 41 False Claims About COVID-19 In Four Weeks. Aired 7-8p ET


July 17, 2020
• Trump: Masks Cause Problems Too; Coronavirus Cases Exploding; Interview with National Institutes of Health Director Dr. Francis Collins; Texas Reports A Record High Of 174 Deaths in A Day; Florida Leading U.S. in Per Capita Cases for Five Straight Days; House Education Committee Accuses White House Of Blocking CDC Chief From Testifying Next Week. Aired 6-7p ET
• Record Number of COVID-19 Cases Reported to W.H.O. in Last 24 Hours; House Education Committee Accuses White House of Blocking CDC Chief from Testifying Next Week; Secret WH Task Force Report says 18 States in Coronavirus "Red Zone" should Roll Back Reopening; Texas Shatters Record for Single-Day Coronavirus Deaths; GA Governor Sues Atlanta Mayor Over City's Mask Mandate; Savannah Mayor: GA Gov "Does Not Give A Damn About Us"; Brazil Surpasses Two Million Confirmed Cases; Russia Denies Involvement In Vaccine Research Cyberattacks; Doctors Sound The Alarm Over "COVID Patients". Aired 5-6p ET


July 16, 2020
• President Trump in Denial Over Coronavirus?; Coronavirus Raging; Georgia Governor Sues Atlanta Mayor Over City's Mask Mandate; Russians Accused Of Cyber Attacks On Vaccine Research Facilities; New Study: Testing That Takes 5 Days or Longer of Little Use. Aired 6-7p ET
• U.S. Cases Top 3.5 Million with 138,000 Plus Deaths as Number of New Cases is Rising in 39 States; Refrigerated Trucks Arrive in Texas to Expand Morgue Capacity; Texas Reports Record 129 Coronavirus Deaths in One Day; Pelosi, Florida Reports New One-Day Record Of 156 Deaths; Texas Reports Record 129 Coronavirus Deaths In One Day; Russians Accused Of Cyberattacks On Vaccine Research Centers; National Security Concerns As Famous Twitter Accounts Hacked. Aired 5-6p ET


July 15, 2020
• White House Versus Dr. Fauci?; Interview With Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms (D), Atlanta, GA; U.S. Coronavirus Death Toll Passes 137,000; White House Chief Of Staff: Trump Did Not Approve Adviser's Op-Ed Slamming Fauci; Miami-Dade County Has Run Out Of ICU Beds, 26 Patients In Converted ICUs; Brazilian President Says He Tested Positive Again. Aired 6-7p ET
• Fauci Suggests A Reset On Virus Response; U.S. Sets Another One-Day Case Record As Virus Rages; COVID Hospital Data Will Be Sent To Trump Admin Instead Of CDC; Trump: Navarro Shouldn't Have Published Op-Ed Critical Of Fauci; Texas Reports New Single-Day Record Number Of Deaths; Brazilian President Says He Tested Positive Again; Sources: Canadian-U.S. Border Will Remain Closed To Non-Essential Travel. Aired 5-6p ET


July 14, 2020
• President Trump Holds News Conference; U.S. Coronavirus Death Toll Passes 136,000, Cases Rise In 37 States; Trump Attacks Biden, Repeats False Claims As Virus Rages; New Study: Moderna Vaccine Induced Immune Responses In All Participants, No Safety Concerns Identified; Texas Reports Daily Record 10,745 Cases. Aired 6-7p ET
• New Study: Moderna Vaccine Induced Immune Responses In All Participants, No Safety Concerns Identified; Fauci: You Can Trust Me On Coronavirus; Trump Speaking To Reporters At The White House; U.S. Deaths Surpass 136,000 As New Cases Rise In 37 States. Aired 5-6p ET


July 13, 2020
• California Rolls Back Reopening Plans; Interview With Former U.S. Surgeon General, Dr. Vivek Murthy; Texas Tops 264,000 Cases With More Than 3,200 Deaths; Urgent Calls For Trump Administration To Produce More Masks, Protective Equipment Amid Dire Shortages; Washington's NFL Team Dropping Redskins Name. Aired 6-7p ET
• U.S. Coronavirus Death Toll Exceeds 135,000; President Trump And Education Secretary Pushing For School Reopening; Florida Governor Holds News Conference After State Shatters U.S. Record For New Infections In A Day; CA Governor Orders Sweeping Rollback Of State's Reopening; Global Coronavirus Cases Surpass 13 Million; Washington, D.C. Sees Four Consecutive Days With No COVID Deaths. Aired 5-6p ET


July 12, 2020
• White House Officials Raise Questions About Fauci For Openly Disagreeing With President In Favor Of Science; Florida Shatters Single-Day Record Of Coronavirus; Record Number Of COVID-19 Patients On Ventilators In Phoenix; Phoenix School Officials Push To Delay Reopening Until October; Education Secretary DeVos Backs Push To Reopen Schools; Surgeon General: We Can Turn This Around With Masks, Distancing. Aired 9-10p ET
• Growing Rift Between White House and Dr. Anthony Fauci; Trump Pushes to Reopen Schools This Fall Amid Surge in Coronavirus Cases; Interview with Gov. Asa Hutchinson (R-AR) on Coronavirus Cases; Surging Coronavirus Cases Cause States to Roll Back Reopening; Pro Sports Teams Playing in Florida Amid COVID-19 Surge. Aired 8-9p ET
• Trump And Fauci At Odds Over Masks, Testing, Shutdowns; Interview With Mayor Dan Gelber (D), Miami Beach, FL About Coronavirus Crisis; Bipartisan Outrage Grows Over Trump's Commutation Of Roger Stone's Sentence; Interview With Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA); White House Pushes Schools To Reopen Despite Rising Cases Of Coronavirus. Aired 7- 8p ET


July 11, 2020
• Trump Wears Face Mask While Visiting Wounded U.S. Troops; Mueller Defends Stone Prosecution And Says "His Conviction Stands"; Disney World Reopens As Florida Reports 10,000-Plus New Cases; Rep. Donna Shalala (D-FL) Is Interviewed About New COVID-19 Cases In Florida; Schools Battle With Reopening Plans As New Cases Surge; Atlanta Public Schools Nixes Plan To Return Kids To Classrooms; Trump Commutes Sentence Of Former Adviser Roger Stone. Aired 9-10p ET
• Texas COVID Numbers; Interview With Mayor Steve Adler (D) Austin, Texas; Arizona Tourist Sites; Star Yankees Closer Tests Positive; Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) Is Interviewed About Coronavirus Cases In Arizona; Trump Commutes Sentence Of Former Adviser Roger Stone; Arizona Adds 4,000-Plus New COVID Cases In Single Day; Brazil Surpasses 1.8 Million Cases, Tops 71,000 Deaths. Aired 8-9p ET
• Trump Wears Face Mask On Visit To Walter Reed Medical Center; Mueller: Stone Committed Federal Crimes, Remains A Convicted Felon, And Rightly So; Disney World Reopens As Florida Reports 10,000-Plus New Cases; CDC Estimates 40 Percent Of People Infected With COVID-19 Don't Have Any Symptoms; President Trump Commutes Roger Stone Sentence. Aired 7-8p ET


July 10, 2020
• Trump in Florida; Interview With Miami-Dade County, Florida, Mayor Carlos Gimenez; Interview With Former FDA Commissioner Mark McClellan; Trump In Florida Attending Campaign Fundraiser As State Sees Record Cases, Hospitalizations And Deaths; The Disproportionate Impact Of The Pandemic On People Of Color; The Disproportionate Impact of the Pandemic on People of Color; Brazil Passes 70,000 Virus Deaths, 1.8 Million Cases; Hong Kong Shuts Schools As New Cases Surge. Aired 6-7p ET
• Trump Refuses to Wear Mask Publicly in Virus Hot Spot; Georgia Adds a Record 4,484 COVID-19 Cases in One Day; Trump Claims Fauci "Made A Lot of Mistakes"; Trump Visits Virus Epicenter but Not to Address Pandemic; Florida's Average Daily New Cases Up 1,237 Percent Since Reopening; Trump and Fauci Not Speaking As Pandemic Worsens; California Suing Trump Admin In Fight Over Intl Students; Disney World Reopening As Cases Surge In Florida. Aired 5-6p ET


July 09, 2020
• California and Coronavirus; Supreme Court Rules on Trump Tax Returns; Pandemic Crisis Escalating; U.S. Deaths Top 133,000, New Cases Approach Record Highs As Virus Surges In 33 States; Trump Claims Children's Strong Immune System Is So Powerful, So Strong, Pushes To Reopen Schools; Supreme Court Rules on Trump Tax Records. Aired 6-7p ET
• NYC Mayor Cancels Large Events Through September; Fauci: "I don't Think You can Say We're Doing Great, We're just Not"; Trump Claims Children's Immune System is "So Powerful, So Strong," Pushes to Reopen Schools; CDC Director: No Revision to School Reopening Guidelines Despite Pence Promise and Trump Attack; NYC Mayor on Spike in Violent Crime; NYC Paints "Black Lives Matter" on Street Outside Trump Tower; Texas Announces 105 Coronavirus Deaths; A One-Day Record; Fauci: "You'd Have To Admit" Hyperpartisan Environment In The U.S. Is Making It More Difficult To Suppress Virus; Coronavirus "Silent Spreaders" Pose Unseen Dangers; Supreme Court Rules On Trump Tax Records. Aired 5-6p ET


July 08, 2020
• Trump Pushes Schools To Reopen; Interview With Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms (D); U.S. Tops Three Million Cases, More Than 132,000 Deaths; NFL Star Apologizes For Anti-Semitic Social Media Posts; New Body Camera Transcripts Describe Struggle Between Officers And George Floyd Before His Death. Aired 6-7p ET
• U.S. Passes Three Million Cases, More than 132,000 Deaths; Pence Says CDC Will Issue New School Reopening Guidance; Pence: National Hot Spots Have Enough Hospital Capacity and Personal Protective Equipment; M.D. Gov. Condemns Toppling Of Christopher Columbus Statue; Trump Threatens To "Cut Off Funding" If Schools Don't Reopen; Brazil's President Pushes Reopening Despite His Own Infection; Trump & Mexican Pres Sign Joint Declaration On Trade Deal. Aired 5-6p ET


July 07, 2020
• President Trump To Pressure Schools To Reopen; Interview With Houston, TX Mayor Sylvester Turner (D); Florida Schools To Open Next Month Despite Surging Cases; Miami-Dade Hospitalizations Up 90 Percent, ICU Beds At 86 Percent Capacity; Brazil Reports 45,000-Plus New Infections Today As Country's President Announces Positive Test. Aired 6-7p ET
• Key Model: 200,000-Plus U.S. Coronavirus Deaths By Nov. 1; At Least 50 Percent Of New U.S. Cases Come From Texas, California, Arizona, and Florida; Trump: Will Pressure Governors Over School Reopenings; Brazil's President, Who Downplayed Virus, Tests Positive; Despite Soaring Numbers Of New Cases In FL, Governor DeSantis Insists They Are In Better Position To Handle The Wave. Aired 5-6p ET


July 06, 2020
• Coronavirus Surging In At Least 32 States; President Trump's Efforts To Inflame Racial Tensions; Interview With Former U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy; Officials In Hotspots Say States Reopened Too Soon; At Least Six Children Killed In Weekend Wave Of Violence; NFL's Redskins, MLB's Indians Considering Name Changes. Aired 6-7p ET
• White House Claims U.S. As Global Leader In Fighting Coronavirus; White House Refuses To Make A Stance On Confederate Flags; Miami-Dade Shuttering Indoor Dining, Gyms Amid Virus Surge; Brazil's Largest City Reopening Despite Soaring Cases; Virus Case Surge Threatens Pro Sports Return. Aired 5-6p ET


July 03, 2020
• Trump Heading to Mount Rushmore; Interview With Former Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin; Interview With Former U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy; Florida Leads U.S. In Average Daily New Cases; Interview with Mayor Dan Gelber (D-FL), Miami Beach; Washington Redskins to Review Team Name. Aired 6-7p ET
• U.S. Sets Record with 52,000 Plus Daily Cases; Virus Surging in 36 States ahead of July 4 Holiday; U.S. Surgeon General Warns Deaths will Lag Spiking Cases; California Cases Increase by Almost 5,700 in 24 Hours; Trump Admin Sends Mixed Messages on Avoiding Crowds; How Canada Crushed The Curve; Trump's Mt. Rushmore Speech To Blame Left- Wing Mob For Trying To "Tear Down Our History" & "Divide Our Country"; Washington Redskins To Review Team Name. Aired 5-6p ET


July 02, 2020
• Coronavirus Cases Rising; Interview With Former U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy; Chicago Issues Mandatory 14-Day Quarantine For Travelers From 15 States Starting Monday; Local Officials Say, Young People In Alabama Holding Coronavirus Parties To Get Infected, Win Money; How Police Unions Protect Officers Fired for Bad Behavior. Aired 6-7p ET
• Texas Gov. Issues Executive Order Requiring Masks in Public; U.S. Sets Record with 50,000 Plus Daily Cases; Former Presidential Candidate Herman Cain Hospitalized with Coronavirus After Attending Trump Tulsa Rally; Trump Still in Denial as Cases Hit Record, Claims the Crisis is "Being Handled"; Florida Reports 10,000 New Cases, Highest Daily Total; British Pubs, Hotels And Barber Shops To Begin Reopening; NYC Mayor Announces Schools Opening In September. Aired 5- 6p ET


July 01, 2020
• Coronavirus Crisis; President Trump Still In Denial, Saying Administration Did Right On Coronavirus; Georgia, Arizona, California, Texas Set Case Record In Last 24 Hours; California Governor Orders Almost 75 Percent Of State Back To Near-Shutdown. Aired 6-7p ET
• CA Gov. Orders Almost 75 Percent Of State Back To Near Shutdown; U.S. Death Toll Nears 128,000 As Cases Surge In 37 States; Nineteen States Pause Or Roll Back Reopening; GA Gov. Says Wearing Mask "The Right Thing To Do" But Won't Issue Statewide Mandate; FL Gov.: Coronavirus "Doesn't Like Sunshine, Heat, Humidity"; Trump: "All For Masks," Don't Need To Be Mandatory; Mexico City Slowly Starting To Reopen Despite Cases Rising. Aired 5-6p ET


June 30, 2020
• President Trump Under Fire Over Russia Bounty Intelligence; Biden Slams Trump Over Coronavirus Response; Coronavirus Cases Surging; Florida Governor: We're Not Going Back, Closing Things, Despite Surge In New Coronavirus Cases; European Union Bars U.S. Travelers Over Virus Concerns; Mississippi Governor Signs Bill Removing Confederate Emblem From State Flag; Former Officer Who Shot Rayshard Brooks Granted $500,000 Bond. Aired 6-7p ET
• Fauci: U.S. Could See 100,000 Cases Per Day If Surge Continues; DE Gov. Delayed Phase 3 Reopening Originally Set For Monday; WH Says Trump Has No Problem With Masks As More Top Republicans Urge People To Wear Them; Fauci: U.S. Could See 100,000 New Cases A Day "If This Doesn't Turn Around"; CDC Pleads With Young People To Wear Masks; Newly Identified Swine Flu Surfaces In China. Aired 5-6p ET


June 29, 2020
• Source: Intel On Russian Plot To Put Bounty On U.S. Troops Was Included In President's Daily Brief; Interview With Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-IL); Coronavirus Cases Rising; Texas Governor Warns Of Very Dangerous Virus Spread; Arizona Governor Closing Bars, Gyms, Movie Theaters, Water Parks And Tubing For 30 Days. Aired 6-7p ET
• U.S. Death Toll Nears 126,000 As 31 States Report Surging Cases Of Coronavirus; White House Says Trump And Pence Not Briefed On Russia Putting Bounties On U.S. Troops; Interview With Gov. Phil Murphy (D- NJ); Interview With Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA); Sources: Senior Officials Concluded Trump Was A Danger To National Security After Phone Calls With Foreign Leaders. Aired 5-6p ET


June 28, 2020
• Global Coronavirus Deaths Surpass 500,000; Dr. Anthony Fauci Discusses Coronavirus Surge With CNN; Pence Wears A Mask During Texas Visit As U.S. Cases Surge; Florida Reports 8,530 New COVID-19 Cases In A Single Day; Mayors Heckled As They Announce 4Th Of July Beach Closures; Man Lost His Father To COVID, 28 Of His Family Members Tested Positive; Russian Bounties To Taliban Fighters Believed To Have Resulted In Deaths Of U.S. Troops, Intelligence Assessment Shows. Aired 9-10p ET
• Vice President Mike Pence Urges Everyone to Wear a Mask; Dr. Anthony Fauci Discusses Coronavirus Surge; Interview with Mayor Sylvester Turner about Coronavirus Cases in Houston; Trump Retweets Then Deletes Video of "White Power" Chant; Interview with Governor Asa Hutchinson (R-AR) about Coronavirus Pandemic. Aired 8-9p ET


June 27, 2020
• WAPO: Trump Campaign Workers Removed Thousands of Stickers at Tulsa Rally that Promoted Social Distancing; NBA Finalizes Plan to Restart Season July 30 in Florida; MLB Aiming to Start Shortened Season on July 23 or July 24. Aired 9-10p ET
• As Florida Cases Surge, Pressure Mounts to Halt Reopening; California Sees Single Day Increase of Nearly 6,000 Cases; Texas Governor Says "In Hindsight" He Reopened Bars Too Soon; Interview with Mayor Steve Adler (D) Austin, Texas; More than Half of U.S. States Seeing Spike in Cases. Aired 8-9p ET
• More Than Half of U.S. States Seeing Spike in Cases; Florida Sets New Daily Record With 9,585 New COVID-19 Cases; Source: Russian Intelligence Officers Offered Cash Rewards to Taliban Fighters to Kill U.S. and U.K Troops in Afghanistan. Aired 7-8p ET


June 26, 2020
• Coronavirus Cases Spiking; Interview With Gov. Jay Inslee (D- WA); U.S. Coronavirus Death Toll Nears 125,000; Florida Orders New Restrictions As New Cases Hit All-Time High. Aired 6-7p ET
• U.S. Passes 2.4 Million Coronavirus Cases, Nears 125,000 Deaths; Gov. Advises Southern California County to Reinstate Stay-At- Home; U.S. Reports Highest Single Day Increase in New Infections; Coronavirus Task Force Holds First Briefing in Two Months; Houston Area Raises Virus Alert Warning to Highest Level; Trump Tweets He Cancelled New Jersey Trip "To Make Sure Law & Order Is Enforced" In Washington, D.C.; Pence Claims "Free Speech Is Reason Trump Holding Campaign Rallies Despite Health Experts' Warnings; NYT: E.U. To Block U.S. Travelers Due To Coronavirus; Fauci: Rising Infections In Young People Put Everyone In Danger. Aired 5-6p ET


June 25, 2020
• Coronavirus Surges Across U.S. As 30 States See Cases Rise; Trump's Sinking Poll Numbers; Coronavirus Cases Rising in Florida, Texas and California; MLB, NBA, NFL Players Test Positive As Sports Set To Return; Colorado Governor Appoints Special Prosecutor To Investigate Black Man's Death After Police Used A Choke Hold. Aired 6- 7p ET
• CDC Director: Social Distancing is "The Most Powerful that We Have" to Fight Virus; "Apocalyptic" Virus Surges Feared in Major U.S. Cities; CDC Coronavirus Cases Likely Ten Times Higher than Reported; Coronavirus Surges Across U.S. as 30 States See Cases Rise; Coronavirus Cases Surge as Trump Downplays Need for Testing; Florida Records 5,000 Plus New Cases In 24-Hour Period; Florida Gov Refuses To Issue Mandatory Mask Order; Eiffel Tower Reopens After Longest Closure Since WWII; Experts; Varied, Confusing Mask Rules Could Be Lethal. Aired 5-6p ET


June 24, 2020
• Interview With Former U.S. National Security Adviser John Bolton. Aired 6-7p ET
• New Model Predicts Nearly 180,000 Americans Will Die By October 1; New York, New Jersey, Connecticut Require Travelers From Coronavirus Hotspots To Self-Quarantine For 14 Days; Fauci: Forget The Politics And Wear A Mask; Trump Falsely Suggests Pandemic Is Over As U.S. Death Toll Climbs Past 121,000; Texas Sets New Record For Most Cases In One Day; Trump Blasts Dems For Blocking Police Reform Bill; Three Suspects Indicted For Murder Of GA Jogger Ahmaud Arbery. Aired 5-6p ET


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