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October 02, 2020
• President Trump, First Lady Test Positive for Coronavirus; Trump's COVID Diagnosis Raising National Security Concerns; Biden Urges Mask-Wearing after Trump's COVID-19 Diagnosis; Marine One To Take President To Walter Reed Medical Center; V.P. Pence At His Residence At Naval Observatory; W.H.: There Will Not Be A Transfer Of Power. Aired 5-6p ET


October 01, 2020
• Interview with Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY); Interview with Former U.S. National Security Adviser John Bolton; Trump Under Fire; Leader of Far-Right Group Proud Boys Also Leads Grassroots Group Latinos for Trump; U.S. Deaths Top 207,000 as Cases Surpass 7.2 Million, CDC Projects Up to Another 25,000 Deaths by October 24; Chaotic Trump-Biden Debate Sparks Global Criticism. Aired 6-7p ET
• WH Won't Unequivocally Declare Trump Condemns White Supremacists; Trump Peddles Baseless Fraud Conspiracy as Early Voting Surges; White House Stands by Trump's Baseless Claims about Ballot Fraud; Chris Wallace on Chaotic Debate: Trump Bears "Primary Responsibility" for what Happened"; Virus Surge Prompts Trump To Move Wisconsin Rally; U.S. Deaths Top 207,000 As Cases Surpass 7.2 Million, CDC Projects Up To Another 25,000 Deaths By October 24; Companies & Cities Brace For Unrest Around Election Day; GOP Texas Governor Orders Sharp Reduction In Drop-Off Location For Mail-In Ballots; Trump's Call For Supporters To "Watch" Polling Places Raises Fears Of Intimidation & Violence. Aired 5-6p ET


September 30, 2020
• Disastrous Trump/Biden Presidential Debate; Trump Refuses To Condemn Right-Wing Extremist Group During Debate; U.S. Surpasses 206,000 Coronavirus Deaths, Tops 7.2 Million Cases; Eleven Democratic Governors Warn Against "Intimidation Or Harassment Of Voters" After Trump Urges Supporters To "Go Into The Polls". Aired 6-7p ET
• Trump Again Refuses To Explicitly Condemn White Supremacists Even As He Attempts Damage Control After Disastrous Debate; Trump Denies Knowing Who The Proud Boys Are After Telling Far-Right Group To "Stand Down And Stand By;" U.S. Surpasses 206,000 Coronavirus Deaths, Tops 7.2 Million Cases; Wisconsin Reports Its Highest COVID-19 Hospitalizations On Record; Notre Dame Football Team Outbreak "Spread Like Wildfire" After Players Shared Pre-Game Meal. Aired 5-6p ET


September 29, 2020
• Interview With Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN); Biden, Trump Set For First Presidential Debate; U.S. Coronavirus Death Toll Tops 205,000 with Seven-Million-Plus Cases As New Infections Trend Higher In Almost Half Of U.S.; Kentucky Attorney General Says He Will Comply With Judge's Order To Release Breonna Taylor Grand Jury Recording; Wolf One-On-One with Breonna Taylor Family Attorney. Aired 6-7p ET
• Interview With Sen. Chris Coons (D-DE); Biden Arrives In Cleveland To Face Trump After Releasing 2019 Tax Returns; Trump, Biden To Face Questions On Race And Violence; NYC Reopens School Campuses Amid New Case Clusters In Brooklyn, Queens; Former Pence Adviser: W.H. Pressured CDC Officials To Downplay The Threat Of The Virus To Children. Aired 5-6p ET


September 28, 2020
• US Nears 205,000 Coronavirus Deaths, Tops 7.1 Million Cases; Concerns About Misleading Info Given To Trump Echoing CDC Chief's Reported Complaints About White House Adviser; Trump Ducks Questions On "New York Times" Report On His Years Of Income Tax Avoidance, Financial Losses And Huge Debt; FBI Warns About False Claims Of Hacked Voter Data, Election Systems; Trump Campaign To GOP Members: Do Not Underestimate Biden; Police Body Cam Video Shows Confrontation With Ex-Trump Campaign Manager, Brad Parscale. Aired 6-7p ET
• President Trump Announces 150 Million Rapid Tests Will Be Distributed To States; Trump Vs. Biden In First Presidential Debate Tuesday; Dr. Fauci: Trump Getting Misleading Information On Coronavirus; COVID-19 On The Rise On Nearly Half Of U.S. States; Interview With Sen. Mazie Hirono (D-HI); NYT: Trump Paid No Income Taxes In 10 Out Of 15 Years Beginning In 2000; Trump Campaign To GOP Members: Do Not Underestimate Biden; Police Body Cam Video Shows Confrontation With Ex-Trump Campaign Manager Brad Parscale. Aired 5-6p ET


September 26, 2020
• Schumer Addresses Trump SCOTUS Nominee; Trump Nominates Amy Coney Barrett As Supreme Court Justice; WH Chief Of Staff Meadows Hopes Barrett Confirmed By November 1. Aired 7-8p ET
• Trump Nominates Judge Amy Coney Barret As Supreme Court Justice; Interview With Sen. Mazie Hirono (D-HI); Pennsylvania's Mail- in Ballots Under Early Scrutiny; Sen. Schumer Addresses Trump SCOTUS Nominee. Aired 6-7p ET
• Trump Nominates Amy Coney Barrett As Supreme Court Justice; Biden, Top Democrats React To Trump's Nomination Of Amy Coney Barrett. Aired 5-6p ET


September 25, 2020
• Trump Laying Groundwork to Challenge Election Results; Sources: Trump Intends to Nominate Amy Coney Barrett to Supreme Court; Ex-Task Force Aide Says, Trump Said Virus Might be Good Because He Wouldn't Have to Shake Hands With Disgusting People; Third Night of Protests in Louisville Over Lack of Charges in Breonna Taylor's Death; Ginsburg's Unlikely Friendship with a Conservative Activist. Aired 6-7p ET
• Key Model: U.S. Could See 168,000 more Deaths by New Year but More than Half of Those Lives could be Saved if Most Wore Masks; Sources: Trump has Lost Patience with CDC Director as Sober Warnings Contradict Trump's Rosy Messaging; New Cases Rising in 23 States, Mostly in West and Plains; Trump Once Again Refuses To Commit To Peaceful Transition, Keeps Attacking Integrity Of Election; Former Intel Agency Head: "Trump Comes Up Tragically Short" As Commander In Chief; New Warnings About Long-Term Effects Of COVID-19. Aired 5-6p ET


September 24, 2020
• Trump Willing to Overrule FDA on Vaccine?; President Trump Refuses to Commit to Peaceful Transfer of Power; Interview With White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows; Trump Stands By Refusal to Commit to Peaceful Transfer of Power, Trying Again to Cast Doubt on Integrity of Vote; Kentucky Calls for State Attorney General to Release Breonna Taylor Records. Aired 6-7p ET
• Trump Touts His Health Care "Vision" but Plan Lacks Major Details; Trump Stands by Refusal to Commit to Peaceful Transfer of Power, Trying again to Cast Doubt on Integrity of Vote; CDC Now Forecasts Up To 24,000 More U.S. Deaths In Next 3 Weeks; Fauci Doubles Down On Young People Driving The Spread Of Inspection; Trump Stands By Refusal To Commit To Peaceful Transfer Of Power, Trying Again To Cast Doubt On Integrity Of Vote. Aired 5-6p ET


September 23, 2020
• President Trump Holds White House Press Briefing; Interview With National Institutes Of Health Director, Dr. Francis Collins; No Officers Charged Directly With Breonna Taylor's Death; Trump Says He May Overrule FDA On Vaccine Approval; Trump Says FDA Has Politicized Vaccine Approval; Trump Won't Commit To Peaceful Transfer Of Power; No Officers Charged Directly With Breonna Taylor's Death, One Indicted On Three Counts Of First-Degree Wanton Endangerment. Aired 6-7p ET
• Police And Protesters Clash After No Officers Directly Charged In Breonna Taylor's Death; U.S. Tops 201,000 Deaths As CDC Chief Warns 90 Percent Of U.S. Population Still Susceptible To Virus; Israel Sets Daily Record Of Nearly 6,900 New Cases; Fauci Warns "We Are Entering Into A Risk Period" Amid Concern Of A Second Wave This Winter. Aired 5-6p ET


September 22, 2020
• Supreme Court Battle; U.S. Passes Grim Milestone Of 200,000 Coronavirus Deaths; Interview With Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT); Trump's First Reaction To 200,000 U.S. Coronavirus Deaths; FBI Warns Against Foreign Disinformation Regarding Election Results; Biden Announces John McCain's Widow, Cindy, Will Endorse Him. Aired 6-7p ET
• U.S. Passes 200,000 Coronavirus Deaths, Highest In The World; "Washington Post:" FDA To Announce Tougher Standards For Vaccine That Make It Unlikely One Will Be Cleared By Election Day; FBI Warns Against Disinformation Regarding 2020 Results; "Washington Post:" CIA Assessment Says Putin "Probably Directing" Influence Campaign Against Biden. Aired 5-6p ET


September 21, 2020
• Supreme Court Battle; U.S. On Verge Of 200,00 Coronavirus Deaths; Interview With Sen. Richard Durbin (D-IL); CDC Abruptly Reverses New Guidance On Airborne Coronavirus Transmission, Claims Update Posted Just Days Ago Was In Error; Trump Urging Supreme Court Confirmation Vote Before Election, Says He'll Reveal Nominee By End of Week; GOP Sen. Grassley Signals He's On McConnell's Side After Previously Opposing Moving Ahead On A Vacancy This Year; Biden Slams Trump On Pandemic As U.S. Approaches 200,000 Deaths. Aired 6-7p ET
• U.S. Nearing Grim Milestone On Coronavirus Deaths; Trump Grades Himself A+ For Coronavirus Handling; Interview With Bob Woodward; Woodward's Conclusion: Trump Is "Wrong Man" For The Job; Trump Says He'd "Much Rather" Have Senate Vote On Nominee Before Election. Aired 5-6p ET


September 20, 2020
• Trump Says He's Likely To Announce Court Pick This Week; Sen. Chuck Schumer And Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Address Supreme Court Vacancy; Nearly 200,000 People Have Died Now From COVID-19 In The U.S. Aired 7-8p ET
• Two GOP Senators Push To Delay Vote On Trump Nominee Until After Election; U.S. Inches Closer To Tragic Milestone Of 200,000 People Dead From Coronavirus; Senate Democrats Warn Of Plan To Retaliate If McConnell Advances Trump's Court Pick; Interview With Former Senator Jeff Flake (R-AZ); Epic Fight Looms As Mitch McConnell Vows Vote On Trump's Pick; Joe Biden Refuses To Release List Of Possible Court Nominees Before Election. Aired 6-7p ET


September 18, 2020
• President Trump Makes Claims About Vaccine Timeline; Interview with Former U.S. National Security Adviser Susan Rice; DOJ Officials Say, Barr Speech Criticizing Members of His Department and Comparing COVID Lockdowns to Slavery was Deep Blow to Morale; No Social Distancing, Few Masks Ahead of Trump Rally in Minnesota; Biden Campaigns in Key Battleground State of Minnesota; Early In-Person Voting Underway Today in Four More States. Aired 6-7p ET
• CDC Reverses Guidance on Asymptomatic Testing after Firestorm; NYT: Top Officials Pressured Government Scientists Working on Pandemic; New Attack on FBI Director; Trump Announces $13 Billion In Aid To Puerto Rico Amid Heated Battle For Votes Of Puerto Ricans In Florida; DOJ Officials: Barr Speech Criticizing Members Of His Department And Comparing COVID Lockdowns To Slavery Was "Deep Blow To Morale"; Trump, Biden In Minnesota Today As State Begins Early Voting; Britain Weighs Second Lockdown As World Health Org Warns Of "Very Serious" COVID-19 Situation In Europe. Aired 5-6p ET


September 17, 2020
• Attorney General Compares COVID-19 Lockdowns to Slavery; Pence Staffer Denounces President Trump; Interview with Martin Luther King III; Former Official on Coronavirus Task Force Says, Trump Could Have Saved Lives, But He Was Too Concerned About Re-Election; Pence National Security Adviser Responds to Allegations About Trump Ex-White House Official. Aired 6-7p ET
• Former Official on Coronavirus Task Force: Trump could have Saved Lives, but He was too Concerned about Re-Election; Ex-W.H. Official: Trump Doesn't Care about Anyone but Himself; DOJ: Prosecutors Looked Into Possible Criminal Or Civil Charges Against Portland Officials For Handling Of Protests; A.G. Barr Blasts Own DOJ, Compares Officials To Preschoolers; CNN Hosts First "Drive-In" Town Hall Due To Coronavirus Pandemic; Second Coronavirus Lockdown Begins Tomorrow In Israel; BioNTech CEO: Will Seek Vaccine Approval In Late October. Aired 5-6p ET


September 16, 2020
• President Trump Holds White House Press Briefing; Trump Disputes CDC Director On Mask Effectiveness And Vaccine Availability; New Forecast: Sally's Pounding Rains Spreading North With Catastrophic Flooding; California Wildfires Kill At Least 25 People, Burn 3.3 Million Acres; Trump Repeatedly Promises A Health Care Plan That He Never Delivers. Aired 6-7p ET
• U.S. Sees Biggest One-Day Spike In New Deaths In A Month; Vaccine Trial Volunteer Suffered Spinal Cord Inflammation; CDC Chief: Masks May Offer More Protection Than A Vaccine; Slow-Moving Sally Unloads Punishing Rain, Epic Flooding; Trump Taking Questions At White House Briefing. Aired 5-6p ET


September 15, 2020
• President Trump Touts Vaccine; Hurricane Sally Targets Gulf Coast; Interview With New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio (D); News Forecast: Hurricane Conditions Just Hours Away On Mississippi, Alabama Coasts; Israel, UAE, Bahrain Sign Historic Diplomatic Pacts At White House. Aired 6-7p ET
• Hundreds Attend W.H. Signing Ceremony, Sit Side-By-Side With Few Masks; Trump Contradicts Health Experts, Claims Vaccine Coming "In Weeks" And U.S. "Rounding The Turn" In Virus; Israel, UAE, Bahrain Sign Historic Diplomatic Pacts At White House; Trump Retweets Baseless Smear Against Joe Biden; New Forecast: Hurricane Conditions Just Hours Away On Mississippi, Alabama Coasts; Louisville, KY Reaches $12 Million Settlement With Breonna Taylor's Family; L.A. Deputy Saved Partner's Life While Bleeding From Face Wound. Aired 5-6p ET


September 14, 2020
• West Coast Wildfires Raging; New Woodward Tapes Released; Interview With Gov. Jay Inslee (D-WA); Trump Told Woodward, Nothing More Could Have Been Done On COVID; Hurricane Sally Strengthens To Category 2, Rapidly Intensifies To 100 MPH Winds As It Nears Gulf Coast; At Least 35 Dead In California, Oregon, Washington From Historic Wildfires; Florida Governor Under Fire For Keeping Data On School Infections Hidden As Cases In Children Increase. Aired 6-7p ET
• Warnings Fell On Deaf Ears; Inferno Ravaging U.S. West Coast; Hurricane Sally Headed To New Orleans; Trump Downplayed The Pandemic Repeatedly; At Least 35 Dead In CA, OR, WA From Historic Wildfires; Hurricane Sally Intensifies To Category 2 Storm, Additional Strengthening Expected Before Landfall; Trump Team Reportedly Appoints Climate-Science Denier To Top Position At Main U.S. Weather And Climate Agency. Aired 5-6p ET


September 13, 2020
• Trump To Hold First Indoor Rally Since Tulsa Event Linked To Virus Surge; Judge Temporarily Bars USPS From Sending Out Election Mailers Containing False Statements; Devastating Wildfires Stretch To Several States. Aired 9-10p ET
• Trump to Hold First Indoor Rally Since Tulsa Event Linked to Virus Surge; 33 People Confirmed Death, Dozens Missing as Wildfires Ravage the West Coast; Trump Indoor Rally Raising Concerns of Surge in Coronavirus Cases; Bob Woodward Says Trump was Warned COVID-19 would be Like 1918 Flu Pandemic; UAE and Bahrain Establish Diplomatic Ties with Israel. Aired 8-9p ET
• Sally Expected to Make Landfall in Louisiana as Hurricane; Israel Normalizes Relations with UAE, Bahrain in Historic Diplomatic Move; New Polls Reveal Americans Believe Joe Biden Respects U.S. Troops and Veterans More Than President Trump. Aired 7-8p ET


September 12, 2020
• Source Says, CDC Reports Altered To Line Up With Trump's Messaging; Trump To Hold Rally In Nevada Despite Virus, Unhealthy Air Alert; Whistleblower Claims Top Political Appointees At DHS Told Career Officials To Downplay Threats From Russia And White Supremacists; Trump To Visit California Monday While Historic Wildfires Rage. Aired 9-10p ET
• Trump To Hold Nevada Rally Despite Virus, Unhealthy Air Alert; Russia Begins Phase Three Trials After Approving Sputnik Vaccine; Nearly 100 Wildfires Burning Up And Down West Coast; Battleground Poll: Biden Leads Trump In Minnesota, Wisconsin; France, Israel Grapple With Resurgence Of Virus. Aired 8-9p ET
• Source: CDC Reports Altered To Line Up With Trump's Messaging; Trump To Hold Nevada Rally As Virus Death Toll Climbs; Report: Homeland Security Official Ordered To Stop Producing Intelligence Reports About Russian Meddling; Woodward Book: Former DNI Thinks Putin "Has Something" On Trump; Trump Admits He Knew Coronavirus Was Very Deadly In February; Key Model Predicts 415,000 COVID Deaths By January 1st; Nearly 100 Wildfires Burning Across West Coast; Trump to Visit California Monday While Historic Wildfires Rage. Aired 7-8p ET


September 11, 2020
• Dr. Fauci Warns of Tough Fall and Winter; Interview with Los Angeles, California, Mayor Eric Garcetti; Prosecutor in Durham Investigation of Russia Probe Origins Resigns, Reportedly Due in Part to Pressure to Wrap up Before Election; As U.S. Coronavirus Death Toll Tops 192,000, Americans Remember Nearly 3,000 Lost on 9/11; Critical Witness in Deadly Kenosha Shooting Speaks to CNN About Scene and Encounter with Suspect Kyle Rittenhouse. Aired 6-7p ET
• U.S. Death Toll Tops 192,000 with over 6.4 Million Cases; One- on-One with Dr. Anthony Fauci; Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) Is Interviewed About The 9/11 Attacks, Disunity Amid Coronavirus Pandemic; Prosecutor In Durham Investigation Of Russia Probe Origins Resigns, Reportedly Due In Part To Pressure To Wrap Up Before Election. Aired 5-6p ET


September 10, 2020
• Trump Attempts Damage Control Over Bombshell Tapes; CDC Forecasts Up to 217,000 U.S. COVID-19 Deaths by October 3; Woodward Book Says, Trump Slammed His F---ing Generals, Accused Them of Being Weak; AstraZeneca Confirms Vaccine Trial Pause is the Second Suspension Since July; 100+ Active Large Wildfires Burn Across Western U.S. States; Trump Camp Bombarding Local Election Officials in Bid to Back-Up Allegations About Mail-In Voting. Aired 6-7p ET
• No Social Distancing, Few Masks Ahead of Trump Michigan Rally; U.S. Coronavirus Death Toll Tops 191,000 As Cases Near 6.4 Million; Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) Was Interviewed on the Fallout of Bob Woodward's New Book; CDC Forecast: U.S. Death Toll Will Top 205,000 By October 3; Medical Experts Slam Trump For Downplaying Pandemic Threat; Trump's History Of Broken Promises On New Health Care Plan. Aired 5-6p ET


September 09, 2020
• Interview With Atlanta, Georgia, Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms (D); Interview With Former CDC Director Thomas Frieden; Bob Woodward Releases Bombshell Trump Tapes; Woodward Book: Trump Slammed Generals, Accused Them Of Being Weak; AstraZeneca Confirms Vaccine Trial Pause Is The Second Suspension Since July; DHS Whistleblower Says He Was Told To Stop Providing Intel On Russian Interference Because It Made Trump "Look Bad". Aired 6-7p ET
• Trump Admits He Deliberately Downplayed "Deadly" Threat Of Pandemic In Recorded Interviews With Bob Woodward; Woodward Book Exposes Kim Jong-un's Fawning Letters To "Your Excellency" Trump; Woodward Book: Former DNI Coats Believed That Putin Had Something On Trump; Woodward Book: Fauci Told Associate Trump's "Attention Span Is Like A Minus Number"; In Recorded Interview, Trump Dismisses White Privilege, Accuses Woodward Of Drinking The "Kool-Aid" On Race. Aired 5-6p ET


September 08, 2020
• Schools Open Online Across Country; COVID-19 Vaccine Timeline?; Rochester Police Chief And Top Command Staff Stepping Down As Daniel Prude's Sister Sues Over Brother's Death; Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA) Says She Doesn't Trust Trump On Vaccine, Fauci Warns We Must Regain The Trust Of The Community; Barr Suggests China Poses More Of A Threat To Election Security Than Russia; Rescues, Evacuations Under Way As More than 20 Fires Burn Across California. Aired 6-7p ET
• Nine Vaccine Makers Sign Safety Pledge In Race For Vaccine; More Than Half A Million Children Have Been Diagnosed With COVID-19 As 16 Biggest School Districts Start Class Today; Sources: Trump Visibly Distressed Over Fallout From Report That He Privately Mocked War Dead; Rescues, Evacuations Under Way As More Than 20 Fires Burn Across CA; Former Allies Torment Trump With Tell-All Books, Paint Unflattering Picture Of His Characters And Temperament. Aired 5-6p ET


September 07, 2020
• Trump Criticizes U.S. Military Generals; Trump Blasts Doubters Of Early Coronavirus Vaccine; Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA) Campaigns In Wisconsin After Speaking With Jacob Blake And Meeting With His Family In Kenosha; Florida Reports Lowest New Case Count In Nearly Three Months As Health Experts Fear Post-Labor Day Spike; California Sets Record For Land Torched By Wildfires. Aired 6-7p ET
• Trump Keen On Promise Of A Vaccine Before Election Day; Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) Is Interviewed On Trump's Vaccine Promise And Stimulus Package; N.Y. Attorney General To Set Up Grand Jury For Probe Of Black Man's Death After Encounter With Rochester Police; Rochester Mayor Credits Peaceful Demonstration To "Smaller And More Restrained Posture" By Police; Alarming Surge In Cases Among Children As Schools Reopen; Trump Calls Biden 'Stupid', Says Former V.P. 'Spied' On His Campaign. Aired 5-6p ET


September 04, 2020
• President Trump Holds White House Press Briefing; Interview With National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Director Dr. Anthony Fauci; Fauci Says, Dire Projection Could be Nudge for Americans to Wear Masks; Trump Angrily Denies Report He Called Wounded and Dead U.S. Service Members Losers and Suckers; Biden Signals Major Shift with New Campaign Tactics. Aired 6-7p ET
• Awaiting Trump Q-and-A at WH Briefing as he Angrily Denies Calling U.S. War Dead "Losers" and "Suckers"; Trump Mocks Biden for Wearing a Mask; New Trump Adviser: Measuring U.S. Virus Deaths against other Countries "Not A Valid Comparison."; Jacob Blake Appears From Hospital Bed For The First Court Appearance; Wisconsin Attorney General On Jacob Blake Shooting Investigation; Multiple Potential Vaccines In Critical Phase 3 Trial. Aired 5-6p ET


September 03, 2020
• As the Race Heats Up, Biden Returns to the Trail; CDC Projects up to 211,000 U.S. COVID-19 Deaths by end of Month; Mayor Suspends Rochester Police Officers Involved in Black Man's Death; Interview With Gov. Tony Evers (D-WI); Joe Biden Visits Wisconsin. Aired 6-7p ET
• CDC Forecast Projects Up To 211,000 U.S. COVID Deaths By The End Of Month; Sweden's Controversial Pandemic Response Seen As Both Cautionary Tale And Success Story; Mayor Suspends Rochester Police Officers Involved In Black Man's Death; Biden Speaks with Jacob Blake by Phone as He Meets with Family in Kenosha; A.G. Barr Denies Systemic Racism in Policing; Biden's Kenosha Visit a Contrast to Trump's, which Emphasized Law-and Order Themes; Trump again Suggest NC Residents Vote Twice to "Test" System. Aired 5-6p ET


September 02, 2020
• Interview With Rep. Val Demings (D-FL); Interview With NIH Director, Dr. Francis Collins; Barr Defends Trump's Accusation Of Treason Against Opponents; Germany Says, Nerve Agent Used In Poisoning Of Russian Dissident; CDC Makes Extraordinary Move To Temporarily Halt Evictions. Aired 6-7p ET
• A.G. Barr On Trump Accusing Obama And Biden Of Treason, On What Black Families Tell Children About The Jacob Blake And George Floyd Cases; Barr: Mail-in Voting Is "Playing With Fire"; Barr On Election Inference; Barr: Police Shootings Of Unarmed Black People Not Necessarily Based On Racism; Barr: "Wouldn't Surprise Me" If Russia Tries Interfering In Election Again. Aired 5-6p ET


September 01, 2020
• Trump Visits Kenosha; Interview With Martin Luther King III; Federal Panel: Convalescent Plasma Shouldn't Be Standard Care For COVID-19 Despite Trump Promise Of Breakthrough; Jill Biden Says, Trump's America Is Chaos; New Book: Trump Medical Visit Prompted Officials To Put Pence On "Standby" To Temporarily Assume Office. Aired 6-7p ET
• Trump Visits Kenosha, Addresses Jacob Blake Shooting; Trump Announces $1 Million For Kenosha Law Enforcement "To Go Out And Do What You Have To Do"; Trump Takes Credit For National Guard Deployment He Didn't Order; Trump Defends Supporter Charged With Killing Two Protesters; NIH Says No Evidence Backing Use Of Convalescent Plasma; NYC Delays First Day Of School Amid Threat Of Teacher Strike. Aired 5- 6p ET


August 31, 2020
• Biden Blasts Trump Over Unrest In America; President Trump Holds White House Press Briefing; Trump To Visit Kenosha Tomorrow Despite Pleas From Officials, Not Planning To Meet Jacob Blake's Family; AstraZeneca Begins Phase 3 Coronavirus Vaccine Trial In U.S.; Interview With Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA). Aired 6-7p ET
• Kenosha Officials Urges President Trump Not To Visit The City; Biden Blasts Trump On His Campaign Return; FDA Chief: Vaccine Could Get Emergency Authorization Before Trials End; Trump Retweets Conspiracy Theory Claiming Only Six Percent Of People Listed As Coronavirus Deaths Actually Died From COVID-19; Intel Chief Won't Brief Congress In Person On Election Security; Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) Is Interviewed About Election Security. Aired 5-6p ET


August 30, 2020
• Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler Says Trump Created Hate and Division; Trump Tweets Condolences for Victim of Shooting in Portland; Joe Biden to Deliver Remarks Amid Violent, Deadly Unrest; FDA May Consider Approving COVID-19 Vaccine Before Phase 3 Trials; Wisconsin Governor Implores Trump to Reconsider Visiting Kenosha; Biden, Trump Fight for Voter Approval Post-Convention; Iranian Americans Living in the U.S. Aired 8-9p ET
• Portland Mayor Pushes Back at Trump Over Violent Protests That Turned Deadly; Trump Renews Attacks on Portland Mayor; Wisconsin Governor Asks Trump to Reconsider Visiting Kenosha; Interview with Representative Debbie Dingell (D-MI) on Trump and Protests in Portland and Kenosha. Aired 7-8p ET
• Portland Mayor To Trump: It's You Who Has Created The Hate; Biden To Deliver Remarks Amid Violent, Deadly Unrest; Kenosha Officials Have Concerns With Trump Visiting Tuesday; At Least 36 States See Surges At Universities And Colleges; Intelligence Chief Tells Congress No In-Person Briefing On Election Security. Aired 6-7p ET


August 29, 2020
• Trump To Travel To Kenosha, Wisconsin On Tuesday; Intel Chief Tells Congress It Will Get No More In-Person Briefings On Election Security; Jacob Blake's Family Holds March And Rally In Wisconsin; New Harrowing Video Shows Russian Intercept Of U.S. Aircraft; More Than 1,200 Students Test Positive For COVID-19 At University Of Alabama; Kenosha Police Union Defends Officers In Jacob Blake Shooting; "Black Panther" Star, Chadwick Boseman, Dies At 43 Of Colon Cancer. Aired 9- 10p ET
• Jacob Blake's Family Holds March And Rally In Wisconsin; Intel Chief Tells Congress It Will Get No More Briefings On Election Security; More Than 1,200 Students Test Positive At University Of Alabama; Seventeen-Year-Old Accused Of Killing Two People At Kenosha Protests; Trump Campaign Seeks Post-Convention Bounce; Trump To Travel To Kenosha, Wisconsin On Tuesday. Aired 8-9p ET
• Trump Says DNI Stopping Election Security Briefings Due to Leaks; Intel Chief to Congress: No More Election Security Briefings; Police Union, Blake Family Offer Conflicting Accounts of Shooting; Blake's Family Organizes March in Wisconsin; "Black Panther" Star Dies at 43 of Colon Cancer. Aired 7-8p ET


August 28, 2020
• March on Washington; Wisconsin Unrest; U.S Death Toll tops 181,000 with Nearly 6 Million Cases, Key Model now Projects 317,000+ Deaths by December; Police: Rittenhouse Able to Leave Shooting Scene Still Armed Because He Walked Toward Officers with Hands Up; NBA to Resume Playoffs Tomorrow, WNBA Resumes Games Tonight After Boycott Over Jacob Blake Shooting. Aired 6-7p ET
• Police Association Claims Blake was Armed with a Knife, Put Officer in Headlock; Relatives of Jacob Blake, George Floyd Speak at March on Washington; Trump Condemns Violent Protests, Stays Silent on Blake Shooting; U.S. Death Tolls Tops 181,000 With Nearly 6 Million Cases; Key Model Now Predicts 317,000 Plus Deaths By December; American Academy Of Pediatrics: Update CDC Guidelines On Asymptomatic Testing Are "A Dangerous Step Backward"; NBA To Resume Playoffs Tomorrow, WNBA Resumes Games Tonight After Boycott Over Jacob Blake Shooting. Aired 5-6p ET


August 27, 2020
• President Trump Remains Silent on Wisconsin Shooting; Interview With Kenny Smith; Boycotts Disrupt Pro Sports for a Second Night, NBA to Resume Playoffs, Possibly this Weekend; U.S. Death Toll tops 180,000 with 5.8+ Million Cases; White House Admits Change in CDC Guidance Was Due to Backlog in Testing, Contradicting Trump's Claim; Biden: Trump and Allies "Rooting for Violence". Aired 6-7p ET
• Boycotts Disrupt Pro Sports for a Second Night; NBA to Resume Playoffs, Possibly this Weekend; Trump Slams NBA as a "Political Organization" as Pence Aide Calls League's Boycott "Absurd and Silly"; Biden: Trump and Allies "Rooting for Violence"; U.S. Death Toll Tops 180,000 With 5.8 Million Plus Million Cases; W.H. Admits Change In CDC Guidance Was Due To Backlog In Testing; Hurricane Laura Kills At Least Four People, 800,000 Plus Without Power In Texas & Louisiana; Boycotting Players Follow In Footsteps Of Decades Of Black Athletes Leading Charge Toward Racial Justice. Aired 5-6p ET


August 26, 2020
• NBA Players Boycott Games Over Police Shooting; Unrest In Kenosha, WI; Kenosha Curfew Hours Away As Justice Department Sending Federal Law Enforcement; U.S Coronavirus Deaths Tops 179,000 With 5.8 Million Cases, Official Says CDC Pressured From Top Down To Recommend Fewer Tests; Fauci Says He Was In Surgery When Task Force Discussed CDC Testing Guidelines; Hurricane Laura Intensifies To Category 4, Threatens "Unsurvivable" Storm Surge As It Approaches Gulf Coast. Aired 6-7p ET
• NBA Players Boycott Tonight's Three Playoff Games; Wisconsin Justice Dept., Kenosha Police Not Releasing Details Of Shooting; Seventeen-Year-Old Charged In Deadly Kenosha Shootings, Police Say Motive Unclear; U.S. Coronavirus Deaths Tops 179,000 With 5.8 Million Cases; Official Says CDC Pressured "From Top Down" To Recommend Fewer Tests; Hurricane Laura Intensifies To Category 4, Threatens "Unsurvivable" Storm Surge As It Approaches Gulf Coast. Aired 5-6p ET


August 24, 2020
• Trump Trying To Rush Coronavirus Vaccine?; Republican National Convention Begins; An 8:00 P.M. Curfew Ordered After Violent Protests Over Police Shooting Of Unarmed Black Man In Wisconsin; New York State Attorney General Investigating Trump Organization For Allegedly Inflating Value Of Trump's Assets; Hurricane And Storm Surge Watches Issued As Two Major Storms Head Towards Gulf Coast. Aired 6-7p ET
• U.S. Coronavirus Trending Down In 25 States; Dark Warning From Trump Kicks Off The Republican National Convention; Judge Blocks Florida State Reopening; Curfew Imposed In Kenosha, Wisconsin; Police In Wisconsin Shoot Unarmed Black Man Seven Times As His Children Watch From Inside SUV; Berlin Doctors Say Tests Indicate That Russian Dissident Was Poisoned; First Documented Coronavirus Reinfection Raises Many Questions With Few Answers. Aired 5-6p ET


August 23, 2020
• Trump Announces Emergency Use Authority for Coronavirus Treatment; Maryanne Trump Barry Blasts Trump in Secretly Recorded Audio; Interview with Governor Asa Hutchinson (R-AR) about the Upcoming Republican National Convention; New Orleans and Louisiana Bracing for Two Possible Hurricanes. Aired 7-8p ET
• Trump Holds COVID-19 Press Conference After Accusing Members Of FDA Of Being Part Of Deep State; Trump's Sister Says, Donald Is Out For Donald, Period; Twenty-Six Republicans Voted With Democrats To Pass USPS Funding Bill; Gulf Coast Braces For Double Hurricane Threat; Trump's Sister's Comments Loom Over Republican National Convention; Steve Bannon Charged With Fraud In Border Wall Fundraising Campaign. Aired 6-7p ET


August 22, 2020
• WAPO: In Secretly Recorded Audio, President Trump's Sister Says He Has "No Principles" And "You Can't Trust Him"; New Book Claims Hannity Has Told People Trump Is "Crazy". Aired 9-10p ET
• Trump Says, Deep State At The FDA Deliberately Slowing Vaccine Work; Texas Woman Nearly Loses All Family Members And Her Job; Trump Falsely Claims Democrats Dropped God From Pledge Of Allegiance At DNC; Trump In Overdrive To Produce A Blockbuster RNC That Outshines Dems; Steve Bannon Charged With Fraud In Border Wall Fundraising Campaign. Aired 8-9p ET
• Researchers Say Additional 134,000 Could Die by December if No Further Measures are Mandated; Trump Baselessly Accuses FDA of Deliberately Delaying Vaccine Until After Election; House Passes Bill to Pause Postal Service Changes; President Falsely Claims Democrats Skipped the Words "Under God" in National Convention Pledge of Allegiance. Aired 7-8p ET


August 21, 2020
• Biden Campaign Raises $70 Million During Convention; CDC Predicts Nearly 195,000 U.S. Deaths By September 12; Interview With Gov. Jay Inslee (D-WA); Biden's Campaign Says It Raised $70 Million during DNC; Federal Appeals Court Denies Trump Emergency Request to Stop Subpoena for Financial Records; The Relationship Between President Trump and Fox News. Aired 6-7p ET
• U.S. Nears 175,000 Deaths with 5.6 Plus Million Cases and CDC Forecasts 20,000 more Deaths in Next Three Weeks; Trump Threatens to Deploy "Sheriffs" and "Law Enforcement" as Poll Watchers on Election Day; Biden Hopes to Build Momentum from Convention with Virtual Campaigning Ahead of Election; Postmaster General: Delivering Ballots On Time "Number One Priority" As Trump Rails Against Mail-In Voting. Aired 5-6p ET


August 20, 2020
• Joe Biden Set to Deliver Address at Democratic National Convention; Interview With Chicago, Illinois, Mayor Lori Lightfoot; Interview With Former Acting CDC Director Dr. Richard Besser; Steve Bannon Arrested on Fraud Charges; Coronavirus Pandemic Still Raging; Sen. Chris Coons (D-DE) is Interviewed on Biden's Faith Front and Center on Last Night of Democratic Convention; Soon, Biden to Accept Democratic Presidential Nomination; Ex-Trump Adviser Steve Bannon Pleads Not Guilty to Fraud Charges. Aired 6-7p ET
• More than 1,000 Students Quarantined as Coronavirus Outbreaks Reported at Colleges in at least 17 States; Infectious Diseases Group Recommends Waiting a Few Weeks After Exposure to Test for Antibodies; Fauci Undergoes Surgery to Remove Polyp from His Vocal Cord; Awaiting Excerpts Ahead of Biden's Historic Convention Night; Tributes Tonight to Beau Biden, Rep. John Lewis; Bannon Pleads Not Guilty To Felony Fraud Charges; Federal Judge Rules Trump Must Turn Over Tax Returns; Rep. Adam Schiff Is Interviewed About the Steven Bannon Case; Russia Says Vaccine Trials To Move Forward With 40,000 People. Aired 5-6p ET


August 19, 2020
• Interview With Atlanta, Georgia, Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms (D); Multiple Schools Suffering COVID-19 Outbreaks; Obama Speech Says, Donald Trump Hasn't Grown Into The Job Because He Can't; Bracing For Post-Election Battle As White House Still Won't Say Trump Will Accept Election Results If He Loses; Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA) is Interviewed on Kamala Harris Set to Make History Tonight with VP Nomination. Aired 6- 7p ET
• New CNN Poll: 68 Percent Embarrassed By U.S. Coronavirus Response; Fauci: Until You Prove It's Safe And Effective, You Really Don't Want To Be Talking About Having A Vaccine; Coronavirus Cases Confirmed At Colleges In At Least Eight States; Obama's Message Tonight: Trump Has Shown "No Interest In Treating The Presidency As Anything But One More Reality Show"; Harris Set to Make History Tonight with VP Nomination; W.H. Refuses To Say Whether Trump Will Accept Result Of Election If He Losses. Aired 5-6p ET


August 18, 2020
• Trump Responds To Michelle Obama Convention Speech; Schools Facing COVID Outbreaks; Postmaster General Agrees To Suspend Changes; DNC Releases Video Showing Unlikely Friendship Between Joe Biden And The Late Senator, John McCain; Bipartisan Senate Report Details Trump Campaign Contacts With Russian Officials In 2016; Democrats Face Criticism For Lack Of Latino Representation At Convention. Aired 6-7p ET
• U.S. Coronavirus Deaths Surpasses 171,000 With 5.4 Million Cases; New Cases Fall Below 40,000 A Day For First Time In Two Months; Trump Ally Says President "Enthusiastic" About Unproven Therapeutic Made From Toxic Plant But Can't Provide Evidence It Works; Notre Dame Univ. Reports Almost 150 Positive Coronavirus Cases; New Study: Possible Coronavirus Spread On Airplane; Trump Attacks Michelle Obama After Her Scathing Remarks In Convention Speech; Postmaster General Suspends Changes At Post Offices. Aired 5-6p ET


August 17, 2020
• U.S. Coronavirus Death Toll Passes 170,000; Trump Targeting U.S. Postal Service?; Democratic National Convention Set To Launch; L.A. Schools Announce Massive Testing And Tracing Initiative For All Students And Staff; Soon, Democrats Begin Unprecedented Virtual Convention; Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-VA) Is Interviewed On Postmaster General Agreeing To Testify To Congress As Trump Steps Up Attacks On Mail-In Voting. Aired 6-7p ET
• Dr. Deborah Birx Wishes U.S Lockdown Resembled Italy; Virus Testing Declines In 15 States; Louis DeJoy To Testify To Congress; Former Trump Official Endorses Joe Biden; Interview With Jared Kushner About Coronavirus, Elections And Middle East; UNC Chapel Hill Returning To Remote Learning Due To Rise In COVID-19 Cases; Trump To Give GOP Acceptance Speech From W.H.; Soon: Democrats Begin Unprecedented Virtual Convention. Aired 5-6p ET


August 16, 2020
• Speaker Nancy Pelosi Calls House Back from Recess; Interview with Julian Castro about Turning Texas Blue; U.S. Nears 170,000 Death Toll, as CDC Issues Ominous Fall Warning; Interview with Governor Gretchen Whitmer (D-MI) about the 2020 Race. Aired 7-8p ET
• House Democrats Ramping Up Probe of Postal Service; Georgia Reports, Third Cherokee County School Closes Temporarily Due to Virus; Speaker Nancy Pelosi Calling for House to Return from Recess; Interview with Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) about the U.S. Postal Service Funding Bill; Former Republican Presidential Candidate to Speak at Democratic Convention; Thousands Pour into Streets of Belarus in Opposition to President. Aired 6-7p ET
• President Trump Claims Massive Voter Fraud In Mail-In Voting; House Democrats Want Postal Service Officials To Testify; Sen. Kamala Harris Responds To Trump's Attacks; Reports On Long-Term COVID-19 Symptoms; Warning From CDC On The Worst Fall In The U.S.; Rahm Emanuel's Pitch To Get Republicans Over To The Democratic Party; Trump Lawyers Fight Battle On Trump's Financial Reports; Former FBI Lawyer To Plead Guilty As Part Of Russia Probe; Trump Opposes Funding Of USPS. Aired 5-6p ET


August 15, 2020
• House Leaders Discuss Returning Early To Capitol Hill To Address Postal Service; Trump Backs Postmaster General As Inspector General Begins Review Of Changes, Ethics Compliance; Protesters Face Off With Police In Chicago; Sources: Democrats Considering Cutting House Recess Short; Trump Doesn't Refute False Birther Theory About Senator Harris; Trump COVID Response: "We Have Done It Right". Aired 9-10p ET
• WHO Reports Record Number Of New COVID-19 Cases; CDC Says, Rate Of COVID Cases In Children Steadily Increasing; Lawmakers Say Postal Changes Slowing Mail-Order Meds For Vets; Some Arizona Republicans Organizing Support For Biden; Biden Polling Ahead Of Trump Nationally And In Swing States; Israel And UAE Strike Deal For "Full Normalization Of Relations". Aired 8-9p ET
• Democrats, President In Stand-Off Over Funding For Post Office 80 Days Before Election Day; President Donald Trump On Mail-In Voting: "It's Going To Be A Catastrophe"; Facing Sagging Poll Numbers, Trump Claims To Have "Silent Majority"; More Than 2,000 People Dead From COVID-19 In Miami-Dade County; Economic Uncertainty Fuels Food Insecurity In America. Aired 7-8p ET


August 14, 2020
• Postal Service Issues Warning About Election; President Obama Praises Biden V.P. Selection; U.S. Death Toll tops 168,000 with 5.2+ Million Cases, New CDC Forecast Projects 189,000 U.S. Deaths by September 5; Postal Service Warns It May Not Meet Some Mail-In Ballot Deadlines as Trump Opposes New Funding, Attacks Mail-In Voting; Teachers, Students, Parents Face the Challenges of Remote Learning. Aired 6-7p ET
• U.S. Death Toll Tops 168,000 with 5.2+ Million Cases; Trump Praises QAnon Conspiracy Backer who Won GOP Primary; Postal Service Inspector General Reviewing Postmaster General's Policy Changes and Potential Ethics Conflicts; WH Testing Czar: "Everything that can Possibly be Done has been Done"; Trump Claims No Problem With Women Of Color After Promoting Birther Lie About Sen. Kamala Harris; Postal Service Warns It May Not Meet Some Mail-In Ballot Deadlines As Trump Opposes New Funding, Attacks Mail-In Voting; Teachers, Students & Parents Struggling With Remote Learning. Aired 5-6p ET


August 13, 2020
• AAP: Face Coverings Can Be Worn by Nearly All Children Age 2+; FDA Releases New Guidelines on Hand Sanitizers; Will Pandemic Worsen in Fall?; President Trump Holds White House Press Briefing; U.S. Death Toll nears 167,000 with 5.2+ Million Cases after Deadliest Day of Pandemic since May; Phoenix Mayor Responds to Fauci saying Arizona Set a Good Example for Controlling COVID. Aired 6-7p ET
• Biden and Harris Call for Mask Mandates in Every State; CDC Chief Breaks from Trump Spin, Admits "We Were Underprepared" for Crisis; Fauci: "I'm Not Pleased with How Things Are Going"; More Than 2,000 Students, Staff Quarantined As Schools Reopen; Trump Admits He Opposes New Postal Service Funding To Block Mail-In Voting; Trump Unloads On Harris, Calls Her Mean, Nasty, Angry. Aired 5-6p ET


August 12, 2020
• Biden, Harris Debut As Running Mates; Interview With District Of Columbia Mayor, Muriel Bowser (D); Trump Takes Questions After First Biden-Harris Campaign Event. Aired 6-7p ET


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