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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


April 22, 2015
• Baltimore Police Custody Death Examined; Police Union Lawyer Speaks to Press
• Protesters Demand Answers in Police Custody Death; Emergency Plane Landing; Interview with Baltimore Fraternal Order of Police President. Aired 4-4:30p ET


April 21, 2015
• Justice Department Announces Investigation Into Death Of Baltimore Suspect While In Custody. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• ISIS Recruits; Baltimore Investigates Police Suspect's Death; U.S. Warships Move to Block Iranian Weapons; Interview with the Foreign Minister of Turkey, Mevlut Cavusoglu; Clinton Likely to Benefit from Obama Polling. Aired 4-4:30p ET


April 20, 2015
• Baltimore Police Custody Death Examined; Hillary, Bill Clinton Arrive In New Hampshire; Feds: Six Americans Tried To Go To Syria; Demand Nearly Crashes Target's Website. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Baltimore Authorities Investigate Police Custody Death. Aired 4-4:30p ET


April 17, 2015
• National Guard Called Protesters "Enemy Forces"; Medical Peers Want Celebrity Doc Fired; New Pot Treats Hitting The Market. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Dr. Oz Under Fire; ISIS Attack; Deputy Regrets Shooting Unarmed Man; Two Officers Accused of Groping Passengers. Aired 4-4:30p ET


April 16, 2015
• Ohio Man Accused Of Plotting Attack In U.S.; ISIS Terrorists Laying Siege To Key Iraqi City; Iraqi Government Pleading For More U.S. Support; Spike In Use Among Teens And Tweens. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Interview With Arizona Congresswoman Martha McSally; Hillary Clinton in Iowa; Gyrocopter Pilot Charged. Aired 4-4:30p ET


April 15, 2015
• Effects Of Medical Marijuana; Big Business Of Retracing Lincoln's Final Hours. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Aaron Hernandez Found Guilty; TSA Scandal; Capitol Landing; TSA Groping Scheme?; Hernandez Sentenced to Life in Prison. Aired 4-4:30p ET


April 14, 2015
• Rubio's Message: Restore The American Dream; Agents Accused Of Having Sex Parties. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Aviation Security; Hillary Clinton in Iowa; Interview With Florida Senator Marco Rubio; Gov't Warning: New Planes Can Be Easily Hacked; Hidden Cams Catch Luggage Thieves. Aired 4-4:30p ET


April 13, 2015
• New Video in South Carolina Police Shooting; Flying Got Worse In 2014; Police Pick Up Kids For Walking Alone
• Hillary Clinton Heading to Iowa; New Evidence in South Carolina Police Shooting. Aired 4-4:30p ET


April 10, 2015
• Twisters Shred Midwest Towns; Pesticide Poisons Family On Vacation; From The Everglades To The Alps. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Terrorism Arrest; Is Hillary Ready to Announce?; Deadly Twister; Interview with U.S. Senator Cory Gardner of Colorado; Can Dash Cam Video Change this Case?. Aired 4-4:30p ET


April 09, 2015
• Jury To Continue Deliberations Tomorrow; Did Boston Terrorists Get Help Building Bombs?; Iran Calls Saudi Air Strikes Criminal; Possible Hail, Floods And High Winds In 15 States. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Nightmare Storm; Investigating South Carolina Police Shooting; Wisconsin Man Arrested for Allegedly Trying to Join ISIS; AP: 200+ Airport Security Breaches in Past 10 Yrs.; Jury to Continue Deliberations Tomorrow. Aired 4-4:30p ET


April 08, 2015
• More on South Carolina Police Shooting Case; FBI Investigating Deadly Police Shooting; U.S.: Al Qaeda Exploiting Yemen Chaos. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Murder Caught on Video?; Dzhokhar Tsarnaev Found Guilty; Police Officer Charged with Murder; Victim's Brother Speaks Out. Aired 4- 4:30p ET


April 07, 2015
• Aaron Hernandez Trial Update; Examining a Possible Police Dog Mauling of a Suspect in Custody; Russell Crowe Directs, Stars In New Film; New Book Reveals Secrets Of First Families; Aired 4:30-5p ET
• White House Power Outage; Can Rand Paul Win?; Interview With Russell Crowe; Power Outage Hits White House, State Dept.; Death Penalty on the Table in Terror Trial. Aired 4-4:30p ET


April 06, 2015
• Latest from the Boston Marathon Bombing Trial; Hillary Clinton Campaign Announcement Could Come Any Time; First Lady's Child Health Initiative Examined; Study: Vets' Brain Injuries Similar to NFL Players; Report: Co-Pilot Decks Pilot in Cockpit. Aired 4:30-5p ET


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