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July 08, 2015

•Interview With Former President Jimmy Carter; Baltimore Police Commissioner Fired; Interview With Texas Congressman Will Hurd; New York Stock Exchange Shut Down; Donald Trump Talks With Anderson Cooper. Aired 4-4:30p ET

July 07, 2015

•Accused Killer, Deported Five Times, Faces Judge; Remembering A Hollywood Legend. Aired 4:30-5a ET
•Bill Cosby Under Oath; Hillary Clinton Speaks Out; Clinton Gives First National Interview to CNN. Aired 4-4:30p ET

July 06, 2015

•San Francisco Killing Fuels Immigration Debate; ICE Official On Whether SEF Is To Blame. Aired 4:30-5p ET
•Obama Updates on ISIS Strategy at Pentagon. Aired 3:54-4:30p ET

July 03, 2015

•Ten People Attacked Off Carolina Coast This Year; Why The Uptick In Shark Attacks?; Republicans Descend On New Hampshire July 4th; CNN Poll: Trump Trails Only Bush In GOP Field; Sanders Surges In Polls, Closes Gap With Clinton; Rocket Failures Create New Setbacks For U.S. Aired 4:30-5p ET
•Prison Escape Warning?; Donald Trump Under Fire; Holiday Terror Fears; D.C. Police Chief on Steps to Protect July 4th; Matt Told Daughter: "See You on the Outside". Aired 4-4:30p ET

July 02, 2015

•Sanders Draws Huge Crowd in Wisconsin; Powerhouse Families Dominating Politics; Accused Killer in Court; Law Enforcement Officers on Alert as Holiday Approaches; Ten Shark Attacks in Carolinas This Year. Aired 4-5p ET
•Terror Fears; Investigating New York Prison Escape; Plane Crash Investigation; Unemployment At Lowest Rate Since April 2008; Report: Pilot Mistakenly Turned Off Working Engine. Aired 4-4:30p ET

July 01, 2015

•The Donald Making Huge Gains In Polls; Trump And Macy's Break Up; Celebrities Tweet Against California Bill Requiring Vaccinations; Seventh Attack In North Carolina In Past Month. Aired 4:30-5p ET
•Interview With White House Communications Director Jen Psaki; Shark Fears; Church Burnings; Terror Threat; Interview with Jen Psaki, Feds Probe Airlines for Possible Price Fixing; David Sweat Speaks, Claims He Masterminded New York Prison Break. Aired 4-4:30p ET

June 30, 2015

•Interview With Sen. Ted Cruz; Governor Christie Joins Already Crowded GOP Race; Jeb Bush To Release 33 Years Of Tax Returns; State Department About To Release More Clinton Emails; Wildfires Tear Through 3,000 Acres. Aired 4:30-5p ET
•Authorities Investigate Prison Break; Chris Christie Running for President; ISIS Fears; N.Y. Official: Prisoners Practiced Escape the Night Before; Greece on the Brink. Aired 4-4:30p ET

June 29, 2015

•Iran Nuclear Talks: Both Sides Far Apart as Deadline Looms; NBC Ditches the Donald Over "Derogatory" Remarks; Greek Banks Shuttered Through July 6. Aired 4:30-5p ET
•Greek Financial Crisis; End of Manhunt; ISIS Attacks; Prison Guard in Court for Inmates' Escape; Feds Investigating String of Fires Across South; States Pushing Back on Court's Ruling. Aired 4-4:30p ET

June 26, 2015

•Source: Escapee Richard Matt Shot By Police. Aired 4:30-5p ET
•President Obama Delivers Eulogy; Obama Delivers Eulogy for Reverend Pinckney; Source: Fugitive Richard Matt Shot by Police. Aired 4-4:30p ET

June 25, 2015

•Battle Over Confederate Flag Continues; Trump In Second Place Among GOP Primary Voters; Obamacare Upheld By Supreme Court; Seth Rogen On Family's Fight With Alzheimer's. Aired 4:30-5p ET
•Donald Trump on Presidency; Supreme Court Upholds Obamacare Subsidies; Manhunt. Aired 4-4:30p ET

June 24, 2015

•U.S. Sending Tanks To Stop Russian Aggression; Suspect's DNA Found In "Various Parts" Of Crime Scene. Aired 4:30-5p ET
•Trump Rising; Dzhokhar Tsarnaev Apologizes in Court; Manhunt; Tsarnaev Apologizes, Is Sentenced to Death; Slain Pastor Honored at S.C. Capitol; Interview with U.S. Congressman James Clyburn of South Carolina. Aired 4-4:30p ET

June 23, 2015

•U.S. Sending Tanks To Stop Russian Aggression; Suspect's DNA Found In "Various Parts" Of Crime Scene. Aired 4:30-5p ET
•Hillary Clinton on Race; Confederate Flag Controversy; Manhunt; S.C. Lawmakers Debate Removing Confederate Flag; Dash Cam Video of Church Shooter's Arrest. Aired 4-4:30p ET

June 22, 2015

•Sources: Government Data Breach Impacted 18 Million; Source: Tools Possibly Smuggled In Frozen Meat; Escaped Killer's DNA Found In Upstate New York Cabin. Aired 4:30-5p ET
•Confederate Flag in South Carolina to Come Down?; S.C. Gov. Calls for Flag to be Moved From State Capitol. Aired 4-4:30p ET

June 19, 2015

•Interview With South Carolina Senator Tim Scott; South Carolina Shooting Suspect Appears in Court; Victims' Loved Ones: We Forgive, Hate Won't Win. Aired 4-4:30p ET

June 18, 2015

•Nine Killed, Three Survived "Hate Crime" Attack; Historic Black Church Site Of Deadly Shooting; Obama Comments On Church Shooting. Aired 4:30-5p ET
•Latest on South Carolina Church Massacre; DOJ Investigating Shooting as Hate Crime. Aired 4-4:30p ET

June 17, 2015

•Police Expand Their Search For Two Escaped Convicts; Trans Fats Need To Be Out Of Products By 2018; Neil Young Slams Trump For Using Rock Classic. Aired 4:30-5p ET
•NAACP Controversy; Manhunt; Presidential Polls; FBI Agent Attacked During ISIS Investigation; Interview with Congressman Michael McCaul of Texas; Report Accuses Dolezal of Misconduct. Aired 4-4:30p ET

June 16, 2015

•White Ex-NAACP Leader: "Race Is Complex"; Writer, Director, Producer Judd Apatow Opens Up; Aired 4:30-5p ET
•Donald Trump Running for President; Former NAACP Leader Speaks Out; Manhunt; Top Al Qaeda Leaders Killed in U.S. Airstrikes; Tropical Storm Bill: Heavy Rains and Flooding Expected; FBI Investigating St. Louis Cardinals for Hacking Rival Team Aired 4-4:30p ET

June 15, 2015

•Interview With Democratic Presidential Candidate Lincoln Chafee; Report: Head Of Al Qaeda In Yemen Killed; Congressional Campaign Accuser Lied To FBI; Teens Lose Limbs In North Carolina Shark Attack. Aired 4:30-5p ET
•Jeb Bush Running for President. Aired 4-4:32p ET

June 07, 2015

•New Terror Video Narrated by American?; How Much Did ISIS Encourage an Attack?; Friends and Family Gather to Honor V.P.'s Son; U.S. Government Hacked; Chasing Triple Crown; New Info in Hastert Case. Aired 4-4:30p ET

June 06, 2015

•Sisters Defend Josh: He Made Bad Choices; Republican Candidates Get a Jump Start in Iowa; Personal Data on 4 Million Federal Employees Stolen. Aired 4:30-5p ET

June 05, 2015

•ABC: Woman Says Hastert Sexually Abused Her Brother; U.S. Teen Beaten By Israeli Police Speaks; American Pharoah Looks To Break 37- Year Drought. Aired 4:30-5p ET
•New Terror Video Narrated by American?; How Much Did ISIS Encourage an Attack?; Friends and Family Gather to Honor V.P.'s Son; U.S. Government Hacked; Chasing Triple Crown; New Info in Hastert Case. Aired 4-4:30p ET

June 04, 2015

•Perry The 10th GOP Presidential Candidate; Santorum Makes Second Bid For GOP Nomination; Drugstore Giant Denies Wrongdoing; Candidate Says U.S. Should Use Metric System. Aired 4:30-5p ET
•Interview With Indiana Congressman Andre Carson; CVS Under Fire; Serial Sniper?; Terror Plot; FBI: Rahim was About to Attack Police. Aired 4-4:30p ET

June 03, 2015

•Kitchen Manager Gave Away Meals To Hungry Students; Sources: Victim's Blood On Suspected Killer's Shoe. Aired 4:30-5p ET
•Anthrax Shipments; Terror Plot; Anthrax Shipments Possibly Sent to 17 States & D.C.; Boston Terror Cell; Baltimore Police Commish Addresses Crime Spike. Aired 4-4:30p ET

June 02, 2015

•Majority Of Voters Don't Trust Or Like Clinton; Jenner Stands To Cash In On Transition To Caitlyn; Aired 4:30-5p ET
•FIFA President Stepping Down Amid Scandal; New Bomb Scares; Boston Police Shoot, Kill Man Under Terror Surveillance; Interview with Senator Lindsey Graham. Aired 4-4:30p ET

June 01, 2015

•New Details In Family Killings; Researchers Hail New Cancer Treatment; Antique Apple Computer Accidentally Recycled; Vice President's Son, Beau, Veteran Dies. Aired 4:30-5p ET
•Crime Wave; TSA Flunks Test; NSA Loses Powers; Spike in Crime in Several Big Cities; Lindsey Graham Officially Enters 2016 Race. Aired 4-4:30p ET

May 29, 2015

•Emergency Officials: Rescues Happening Right Now In Oklahoma; President Obama Talks NSA Spying Program; Holmes Describes "Homicidal Thoughts" In Video; FIFA Head Vows To Clean Up Organization. Aired 4:30-5p ET
•Dennis Hastert Indicted; More Texas Flooding; NSA Surveillance Debate; Ex-Speaker Accused of Lying to FBI. Aired 4-4:30p ET

May 28, 2015

•No GOP Hopeful Would Beat Clinton In New Poll; Bernie Sanders Wrote About Rape Fantasies In 1970s; Drunk Pilot Crashes Into Shed Before Takeoff; Tinder, Social Media Blamed For Spike In STDs. Aired 4:30-5p ET
•Live Anthrax Shipped; Texas Flooding; FBI Undermanned?; Deluged Regions Brace for More Storms; Police Questioning Murdered Father's Driver. Aired 4-4:30p ET

May 27, 2015

•Kasich Bypassed Ohio's Legislature To Expand Medicaid; Both Engines On Airbus Flight Shut Down; "Playboy" Magazine Getting A Revamp. Aired 4:30-5p ET
•Soccer Officials Accused of Taking Bribes, Kickbacks; Massive Theft Traced To Russia; Terror Bulletin on ISIS Social Media Reach; Massive Flooding In Texas. Aired 4-4:30p ET

May 26, 2015

•Amtrak To Install Cameras To Watch Engineers; Anderson Cooper Relives Hurricane Katrina; B.B. King's Daughters Claim He Was Murdered. Aired 4:30-5p ET
•Texas Flooding; Deadly Month in Baltimore; Houston Man Accused of Plotting to Join ISIS; Surge in Violence After Freddie Gray Death; DC Mansion Murders: Money Trail Could Lead to New Arrests; IRS Security Breach? Aired 4-4:30p ET

May 25, 2015

•ISIS Executes Syrians in Palmyra; Political Aspects of ISIS Fight Explored; Fans Raise Money To Keep Seahawks Quarterback; Joel Osteen, Elizabeth Dole Help Military Caregivers; Comedy Icon Anne Meara Dies At 85. Aired 4:30-5p ET
•Battling ISIS; Plane Threats; Texas Flooding. Aired 4-4:30p ET

May 22, 2015

•Roughly 300 Emails, 850 Pages Made Public; Court Document: D.C. Murder Suspect Did Not Act Alone; D.C. Police Chief On Mansion Murders. Aired 4:30-5p ET
•D.C. Murder Suspect Caught; ISIS Advancing?; Interview With Kentucky Senator Rand Paul; Reality Stars Respond to Sex Abuse Allegations; Clinton Emails Released: Roughly 300 Mails, 850 Pages Made Public. Aired 4-4:30p ET

May 21, 2015

•Police: Mansion Murders Suspect In Brooklyn; Rupture May Have Released Up To 105,000 Gallons; State Department Releasing Emails Soon; Finale Draws Nearly 13.8 Million Viewers; Judge Dismisses All Domestic Violence Charges. Aired 4:30-5p ET
•D.C. Murder Mystery; ISIS Advancing?; Growing Fear that ISIS Will Destroy Ancient Ruins; Police: Mansion Murders Suspect Believed in Brooklyn. Aired 4-4:30p ET

May 20, 2015

•Baltimore Protesters Calling for Justice; Interview with Sen. Tim Scott; Family Killed Over Money?; Shaffer on Letterman Friendship and "Late Show" Career. Aired 4:30-5p ET
•D.C. Murder Mystery; Rand Paul Filibusters Patriot Act; North Korea Nuclear Threat. Aired 16-16:30p ET

May 19, 2015

•Housekeeper Husband Gives New Light to D.C. Murder Mystery; Nearly 34 Million Vehicles Recalled Over Airbags; Conan And Kimmel On Looking Up To Letterman. Aired 4:30-5p ET
•Waco Police Warn Carnage After Biker Brawl Might Not Be Over; Key Iraqi City Falls To ISIS; Interview With Robert Gates; Police: Rival Gang Crashed Biker Meeting; Hillary Clinton Finally Takes Reporter Questions. Aired 4-4:30p ET

May 18, 2015

•Case of a Soldier Who Died in a Texas Jail; Suspicious Voicemail Adds To Mystery; Climbing, Jumping Legend Dead In Yosemite Leap. Aired 4:30-5p ET
•Murder Mystery; Hacking Planes; ISIS in Iraq. Aired 16-16:30p ET

May 15, 2015

•Boston Bomber Sentenced To Die; Amtrak Train Sped Up Before Flying Off Tracks. Aired 4:30-5p ET
•Death Penalty for Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. Aired 4-4:30p ET

May 14, 2015

•Is Engineer To Blame For High-Speed Crash?; Jeb Bush: "I Would Not Have Gone Into Iraq"; ISIS Head Calls For Recruits In New Message; Search Finds No Sign Of Marine Chopper. Aired 4:30-5p ET
•Jeb Bush on Iraq War; NTSB Official: Track Technology Could Have Prevented Crash; Is Engineer to Blame for High-Speed Crash? Aired 4-4:30p ET

May 13, 2015

•Amtrak Derailment; Defense Minister Killed In Public; Desperate Search Continues In Nepal Mountains; New Jersey Governor Opens Up About Possible Presidential Run. Aired 4:30-5p ET
•Execution in North Korea; Philadelphia Train Crash; Amtrak Passengers Forced to Find Other Travel. Aired 4-4:30p ET

May 12, 2015

•Nepal Two Weeks After the Earthquake; One-on-One Interview with Chris Christie. Aired 4:30-5p ET
•No Charges Against Wisconsin Police Officer. Aired 16-16:30p ET

May 11, 2015

•George Zimmerman Hospitalized After Road Rage Incident; Sister Helen Prejean Comes To Defense Of Convicted Boston Marathon Bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev; Tornado Tears Texas Town Up; The Candor Of Second- Term Obama; HBO Documentary "Thought Crimes" Highlights the Cannibal Cop . Aired 4:30-5p ET
•Mississippi Police Officers Killed; ISIS Leader Injured?; George Zimmerman Shot; Four Suspects Make First Court Appearance; New Report Questions Detail of 2011 Raid. Aired 4-4:30p ET

May 08, 2015

•Jeb: Bush 43 Is A Top Foreign Policy Adviser; Do Women Campaign Differently Than Men?; CNN Visits North Korean Schools; Women On The Frontline. Aired 4:30-5p ET
•Baltimore Police Department Under Investigation; Threat Alert Raised; George W. Bush Advising Jeb; Police Union Asks Fed to Review Baltimore Mayor; Thousands Pay Respects to NYPD's Brian Moore; Obama Slammed by Left for Supporting Trade Deal. Aired 4-4:30p ET

May 07, 2015

•Will Dueling Investigations Put Case In Jeopardy?; NFL Report: Brady "Aware" Of Deflated Footballs; LAPD Shoots And Kills Unarmed Homeless Man; Brits Flock to Polls To Elect New Government. Aired 4:30-5p ET
•Former Gitmo Detainee Released; Senior Al Qaeda Leader Killed; Texas Terror Warning?; Stopping the ISIS Threat in the U.S.; Officials: Police Investigation Doesn't Support Charges. Aired 4-4:30p ET

May 06, 2015

•Widow Of "American Sniper" Shares Her Story; NFL: Brady "Aware Of Inappropriate Activities." Aired 4:30-5p ET
•Deflategate Report; Interview With Mike Huckabee; ISIS Threats; Tornado Warning in Parts of Oklahoma; Report: Co-Pilot Did Practice Run of Crash. Aired 4-4:30p ET

May 05, 2015

•More GOP Candidates Throw Their Hats into 2016 Presidential Ring; Bizarre Rumor That U.S. Military Plotting Invasion of Texas Spreads Like Wildfire; Governor Abbott Accused of Playing into Invasion Theories; Facebook Executive's Husband Killed in Treadmill Accident. Aired 4:30-5p ET
•Interview With Virginia Senator Tim Kaine; North Korea Detainee Speaks Out; ISIS Attack?; Baltimore Police Commissioner "Surprised" By Charges; U.S. Student Detained in North Korea Speaks to CNN. Aired 4- 4:30p ET

May 04, 2015

•Carly Fiorina and Dr. Ben Carson Enter the 2016 Race; NYU Student Detained in North Korea; Streaming the Pacquaio-Mayweather Fight. Aired 4:30-5p ET
•Cartoonists Under Threat; Baltimore on Edge; Texas Shooter was an ISIS Sympathizer. Aired 4-4:30p ET

May 01, 2015

•Six Police Officers Charged In Freddie Gray's Death; Praise, Scrutiny For State's Attorney Marilyn Mosby. Aired 4:30-5p ET
•Police Charged in Death of Freddie Gray. Aired 16-16:30p ET

April 30, 2015

•Report: Gray's Spinal Injury Occurred Inside Van; Protests Nationwide Call For More Answers; Protesters Marching On Streets Of Baltimore. Aired 4:30-5p ET
•New Protests in Baltimore; Preliminary Autopsy Shows Freddie Gray's Death in Police Van; Driver of Police Van Has Not Given Statement; New Timeline for in Gray's Arrest; Interview with Former Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley. Aired 4-4:30p ET

April 29, 2015

•2016 Candidates Weigh In On Baltimore; A Closer Look At The Man Behind The Movement; Aired 4:30-5p ET
•Investigating Freddie Gray's Death; Calm in Baltimore; Police: No Report to Be Released Friday. Aired 4-4:30p ET

April 28, 2015

•Police To Finish Gray Death Investigation Friday; How Baltimore Stood Up To Rioters. Aired 4:30-5p ET
•Protests in Baltimore; Store Owners Picking Up the Pieces. red 4-4:30p ET

April 27, 2015

•Rioters Turn Baltimore Into "Absolute War Zone." Aired 4:45-5p ET
•Violence in Baltimore; Violent Standoff Between Protesters And Baltimore Police Aired 4-4:30p ET

April 24, 2015

•Baltimore Police Update On Freddie Gray's Death; Washington Prepares For White House Correspondents' Dinner. Aired 4:30-5p ET
•Romney Questions Hillary Clinton; Baltimore Protests; Foreign Donations Raise Questions for Clinton Campaign; Baltimore Police Update on Freddie Gray's Death. Aired 4-4:30p ET

April 23, 2015

•Freddie Gray's Case Compared To 2005 Arrest; U.S. Strikes Kill Two Top American Al Qaeda Leaders; First Black Female Attorney General To Take Office; Protesters Question Freddie Gray's Arrest And Death. Aired 4:30-5p ET
•Interview With Maryland Congressman John Delaney; Baltimore Protests; American Hostage Killed in U.S. Drone Strike; Protesters Swarm Baltimore City Hall Demanding Justice. Aired 4-4:30p ET

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