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January 07, 2025


January 06, 2025
• Biden Arrives in New Orleans to Meet with Grieving Families; Killer Visited NOLA Twice, Used Smart Glasses to Plan Attack; Trump Asks Court to Delay Friday's Hush Money Sentencing; Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau Announces Resignation. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Congress Certifies Election 4 Years After Jan. 6 Riot; VP Harris Certifies Trump's Win and Her Loss 4 Years to the Day Since Capitol Insurrection; Deadly Winter Storm Heads East, Bringing Snow, Ice, Arctic Temps; Trump Says He Will "Unban" Biden's New Offshore Drilling Ban. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Biden Says Administration "Leaving an America with More Friends, Stronger Allies, and Enemies Under Pressure"; Strong Winds Threaten to Undo Progress as Crews Battle L.A. Blazes; Senate Confirmation Hearings for Trump Picks Start Tomorrow. Aired 3-3:30p ET
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• Carter's Casket Arrives At Joint Base Andrews Soon; Trump Not Ruling Out Military Force To Take Greenland, Panama Canal; Appeals Court Rejects Trump Request To Delay Hush Money Sentencing. Aired 1:30-2p ET
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• Carter Lies in Repose at Carter Center; Trudeau to Resign; Tim Heaphy is Interviewed about the January 6th Committee; Golden Globe Awards. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Snow and Ice Slams East Coast; DC To See Possible Historic Snowfall; Kim stich is Interviewed about the Winter Storm in Kansas; Congress to Certify the Election. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• Time Runs Out to Prosecute Trump; Four Years Since January 6, 2021; Congress to Certify Trump's Win; Biden Heads to New Orleans; New Documentary on Melania Trump. Aired 8:30-9a ET
• Actress Demi Moore Wins Award at Golden Globes; Winter Weather Hits Large Parts of U.S.; Congress Prepares to Certify Presidential Election of Donald Trump Four Years after Capitol Insurrection; Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-MI) Interviewed on Donald Trump Promising to Pardon January 6th Rioters and Current Peaceful Transfer of Power in U.S.; Emergency Declared in Kentucky as Dangerous Ice and Snow Hit; G-Zero World, Trump Presidency Top List of 2025 Political Risk Predictions. Aired 8-8:30a ET
• Storm To Slam D.C. With Possibly Historic Snowfall Ahead Of 2024 Election Certification; Morale Low For Many January 6 Investigators And Prosecutors; Former President Carter To Lay In State Starting Tuesday. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• Dangerous Snow and Ice Head East After Slamming Central U.S and Midwest; Congress to Certify Trump's Win Four Years After Jan. 6 Insurrection; Report Shows Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau Set to Resign as Party Leader. Aired 7-7:30a ET


January 03, 2025
• Mike Johnson Re-Elected House Speaker; Trump Spoke to Key GOP Holdouts While Vote was Open; Bourbon Street Reopens with Tightened Security After 14 Killed; Boeing Details Safety Enhancements After Door Plug Blowout. Aired 3:30-4p ET
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• Major Storm Brings Significant Blow; Cybertruck Driver Identified; Rep. John Garamendi (D-CA) is Interviewed about the Speaker Vote; Golden Globes on Sunday. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Johnson Faces Critical Vote; Explosives Planted in French Quarter; Michael Allen is Interviewed about the New Orleans Attack. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• Fred Upton is Interviewed about the Speaker's Race; Families mourn Victims of New Orleans Attack; FBI Believes Attacker in New Orleans Acted Alone; Boeing to Remain Under Scrutiny; Meta's Top Executive Steps Down. Aired 8:30-9a ET
• Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson Only Two Republican No Votes from Losing House Speakership in Next Congress; Loved Ones Remember Victim of New Orleans Terrorist Attack on New Year's; New Orleans Police Increasing Security after Attack; Funeral Services Begin This Weekend for President Carter; FBI Seeks New Leads in Unsolved DNC and RNC Pipe Bomb Case; Surgeon General Sounds Alarm Over Link Between Alcohol and Cancer. Aired 8-8:30a ET
• FBI Finds Explosive Material At Attacker's Houston Home; Speakership Vote A Test Of Trump's Influence Over Congressional GOP; Major Storm Poised To Bring Season's Most Significant Blow Yet. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• FBI Believes Attacker Who Killed 14 in French Quarter Acted Alone; Trump-Backed Rep. Mike Johnson (R-LA) Faces Critical Vote to Remain Speaker; Officials Still Searching for a Motive After Cybertruck Explosion. Aired 7-7:30a ET


January 02, 2025
• Bourbon Street Reopens a Day After New Orleans Attack; Interview with Rep. Troy Carter; Trump Links New Orleans Attack to Migrants After False Fox Report; Biden Speaks on Deadly New Orleans Terror Attack. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Bourbon St. Reopens; Sugar Bowl to Kick Off After Terror Attack; FBI: We Do Not Believe Anyone Else Involved in New Orleans Attack; Officials: New Orleans Attacker Discussed Wanting to Kill His Family and Joining ISIS in Chilling Recording; Trump Links New Orleans Attack to Migrants After False Fox Report; FBI: Believe Cybertruck Driver Identified, Waiting for DNA Results; Driver of Cybertruck that Exploded Positively Identified; ATF: 2 Semi-Automatic Handguns Found in Cybertruck; Both were Legally Purchased by Matthew Livelsberger Last Monday; In Moments: Biden Speaks on Deadly New Orleans Terror Attack. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• FBI: Believe Cybertruck Driver Identified, Waiting For DNA Results; FBI: We Do Not Believe Anyone Else Involved In New Orleans Attack & IEDs Recovered in Bourbon Street Area; CNN Exclusive: Doorbell Cam Captured NOLA Attacker Outside Airbnb Rental; Bourbon Street Reopens After Deadly Vehicle Attack; Remembering Victims Of The New Orleans Attack; Jean-Paul Morrell, (D), New Orleans City Councilmember-At-Large, Discusses Bourbon Street Reopening, 2 IEDS Found in Bourbon Street Area, FBI Investigation Into Attack. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Officials Hold Briefing on Las Vegas Cybertruck Explosion; FBI, ATF Assisting Investigation Into Cybertruck Blast; Motive of Cybertruck Explosion is Unknown so Far. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• FBI: We Do Not Believe Anyone Else Involved In New Orleans Attack; Bourbon Street To Reopen 36 Hours After Attack; Investigation Into Cybertruck Explosion In Las Vegas; U.S. Officials: Man Connected To Cybertruck Rental Was Active-Duty Soldier. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• New Details Emerge on New Orleans Attack. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• New Questions Over New Orleans Safety Precautions; Terrorists Using Vehicles as Weapons; Authorities Ramp Up Security Ahead of Sugar Bowl; Brutal Blasts of Arctic Air. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Witnesses Recount New Orleans Attack; FBI Searches Locations in Several States; New Orleans Attacker Had ISIS Flag; Johnson's Speakership Battle; Rep. Nicole Malliotakis (R-NY) is Interviewed about Johnson. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• Trump Suggests New Orleans Attacker was Migrant; Johnson Faces Narrow Majority; Rep. Andre Carson (D-IN) is Interviewed about the Speaker's Race; Alarm on Lone Wolf Attacks; Baldoni Sues "The New York Times." Aired 8:30-9a ET
• FBI Says New Orleans Attacker Did Not Act Alone; Cyber Truck Filled with Fuel and Fireworks in Front of Trump Hotel in Las Vegas Possibly Linked to New Orleans Attack; Two Witnesses to New Orleans Attack Describe What They Saw. Aired 8-8:30a ET
• FBI Searching Locations In Several States Linked To New Orleans Attacker; Authorities Investigating Possible Links Between New Orleans Attack and Las Vegas Cybertruck Explosion; Rep. Jake Auchincloss (D-MA) On Johnson's Fight To Retain Gavel Ahead Of Friday Vote. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• At Least 15 Killed in New Orleans Terror Attack; FBI Investigating if Las Vegas Cybertruck Explosion Tied to Terrorism; Brutal Blasts of Arctic Air to Bring Dangerously Low Temps. Aired 7- 7:30a ET


January 01, 2025
• Interview with Rep. Troy Carter (D-LA): We have Evidence that There is More than One Accomplice; Latest on Investigation in New Orleans Mass Casualty Incident. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• FBI: We Do Not Believe Suspect Was The Only One Responsible For Attack; FBI: Suspect In New Orleans Attack Was U.S. Army Veteran; Sugar Bowl Postposed Until Tomorrow In Wake Of New Orleans Attack; Tesla Cybertruck Explodes At The Entrance Of Trump Hotel In Vegas. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Officials Hold Press Conference On Crowd Attack In New Orleans. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Officials Give Update on Deadly New Orleans Attack; Suspect Previously Served in U.S. Military; FBI: We do Not Believe Suspect Was The Only One Responsible For Attack. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• FBI: Suspect Was U.S. Citizen From Texas, Had ISIS Flag In Truck; FBI: Potential IEDs Found In Truck & Other Locations In Area; New Orleans City Councilman Jean-Paul Morrell, (D), Discusses New Years Deadly Attack & High Alert Ahead Of Sugar Bowl. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• Police Investigates New Orleans Attack as Act of Terrorism; 10 Dead After Driver Slams Truck Through New Orleans Crowd; Suspect in New Orleans Attack Has ISIS Flag at the time of Attack; What We Know About Truck Used in Attack; Suspect was a U.S. Citizen. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• 10 Dead, 35+ Injured In New Orleans "Mass Casualty Incident"; White House: Biden Has Been Briefed On "Mass Casualty Incident". Aired 8:30-9a ET
• Ten Dead after Man Drives Truck into Crowd in New Orleans on New Year's Day and Then Opens Fire on Police; FBI Taking Over Investigation of Man Who Drove into Crowd in New Orleans. Aired 8- 8:30a ET
• 10 Dead, 35+ Injured In New Orleans "Mass Casualty Incident"; FBI Investigating Possible Explosive Devices At Scene; NOLA Police Superintendent: Suspect "Hellbent On Creating Carnage." Aired 7:30-8a ET
• 10 People Killed After Car "Slams" Into Crowd in New Orleans. Aired 7-7:30 am ET
• 2025 Kicks Off With A Cold Snap Over Parts Of The USA; London's Big Ben Rings In 2025; How Trump's Presidency Likely To Affect United States Foreign Policy; Counting Down The Most Riveting Online Moments Of 2024. Aired 6:30-7a ET
• President Carter's Hometown Preparing to Say Goodbye; Puerto Rico Struggling with Massive Power Outage; What to Expect for Politics Ahead in the New Year; Keeping Faith and Hope Alive in the New Year. Aired 6-6:30a ET


December 31, 2024


December 30, 2024
• Three Officers Involved in Fatal Beating of Inmate were Previously Accused of Assault; Experts Warn U.S. Isn't Reacting Fast Enough to Bird Flu Threat; Gas Prices Expected to Drop in 2025. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Carter Leaves Extraordinary Post-Presidential Legacy; The Life & Legacy of Former President Jimmy Carter; NTSB to Assist in Investigation into Deadly S. Korea Plane Crash. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Trump Wades Into MAGA Debate, Defends Foreign Worker Visas; Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-VA) Discusses Trump Backing Musk On H-1B Visas, Biden's $2.5B New Security Aid For Ukraine, Some Dems Blasting "Seniority" As Means Of Choosing House Leadership & Dealing With A Second Trump Term; Top-10 Media Stories Of 2024; Weekend Tornado- Spawning Storms Batter Parts Of The South; Rain In The Big Apple To Ring In The New Year Tomorrow Night. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• State Funeral For Former President Jimmy Carter Set For January 9 in D.C.; NTSB to Assist With Investigation Into Deadly South Korea Plane Crash; Trump Endorses Mike Johnson in House Speaker Race; Just Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Carter's Secret Service Agents Reflect On His Passing; Jimmy Carter's Impact On Affordable Housing & Homelessness; Homelessness Hit A Record High In The U.S. This Year; Federal Appeals Court Upholds Sexual Abuse Case Against Trump; Today Expected To Be One Of The Busiest Days For Travel. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• Tributes Pour In For Late President Jimmy Carter; Officials: Pilot Reported Bird Strike Before Deadly Crash Landing. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• Trump Defends Foreign Worker Visas; Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) is Interviewed about the Visa Debate; Dr. Leana Wen is Interviewed about Bird Flu; New CNN Film on Luther Vandross. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Remembering Former President Jimmy Carter; Biden Honors Carter; Stuart Eizenstat Remembers Carter; Bird-Strike Reported by South Korean Pilot Before Crash; Today Expected to be a Busy Holiday Travel Day. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• Three Officers Named in Inmate Death; Carter Remembered for Diplomatic Path with China; Carter's Deep Faith Shaped Presidency; Northeast Expecting Rain for New Year; Gas Prices Expected to Drop. Aired 8:30-9a ET
• State Funeral Set for January 9 in DC for Former President Jimmy Carter; 179 Dead, Two Survivors After South Korean Jeju Airlines Crash; Azerbaijan Points to Russian in Christmas Day Plane Crash. Aired 8-8:30a ET
• Jimmy Carter Dead At 100, Leaves Extraordinary Post-Presidency Legacy; NBA's Luka Doncic's House Targeted In Wave Of Burglaries; Officials" "Mayday" Bird Strike Reported By Pilot Of South Korea Plane Crash. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• Former President Jimmy Carter Dead at 100; Officials Say, Mayday, Bird Strike Reported By Pilot of South Korea Plane Crash; Experts Warn U.S. isn't Reacting Fast Enough to Bird Flu Threat. Aired 7-7:30a ET


December 27, 2024
• Musk and Ramaswamy Defend Foreign Workers Visas, Sparking MAGA Backlash; Judge Denies Jay-Z's Efforts to Dismiss Rape Case; Mega Millions Jackpot Hits $1.22 Billion; Bird Flue Kills More than Half the Big Cats at a Washington Sanctuary. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• U.S. Official: Russian Air Defenses Possibly Mistook Plane For Drone; Azerbaijan Plane Crash Survivor Said She Heard Two Explosions; Stowaway Caught On Hawaii-Bound Delta Flight Before Takeoff In Seattle; Video Shows Inmate Fatally Beaten By Corrections Officers At NY Prison; Elon Musk Pushing For More Visas For Engineers. Aired 3- 3:30p ET
• Rep. Jake Auchincloss (D-MA) Discusses Trump Trying To Force Foreign Govts To Bargaining Table, Musk & Vivek Involvement in Government; Suspect Indicted For Allegedly Setting Sleeping Woman On Fire; 35 Condos, Hotels, Other Buildings In Southeast Florida Are Sinking; NATO Ramps Up Baltic Forces Over Damage To Undersea Power Cable; CNN Learns Details Of Russia's Secretive Drone Factory. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• "Concerning" Bird Flu Mutation; Plane Possible "Brought Down By Russian Air Defenses"; Hearing For NYC Subway Murder Suspect. Aired 2- 2:30p ET
• 30-Year Fixed Mortgage Rate Closing In On 7 Percent; 7 Big Stocks Dominate Wall Street Gains; The Top-10 Climate Stories Of 2024; Tonight's Mega Millions Jackpot Hits $1.15 Billion. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• Judge Denies Jay-Z's Efforts to Dismiss Rape Case; Stowaway Caught on Delta Flight; Second Black Box Recovered From Plane Crash. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• New Information on Azerbaijan Airlines Plane Crash; Bird Flu Kills Big Cats at Sanctuary; Dawn Porter is Interviewed about "Luther: Never too Much"; Mega Millions Jackpot at $1.15 Billion. Aired 9:30- 10a ET
• Man in Subway Death in Court; Stowaway Caught on Delta Flight; Storms Could Cause Travel Delays; Trump Talks about the Panama Canal and Greenland; Musk and Ramaswamy Slammed on Visas. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• Mortgage Rates Going Up; Holiday Spending Beat Expectations; South Korea Impeaches Acting President; Top 10 Business Stories of 2024. Aired 8:30-9a ET
• Stowaway Without Plane Ticket Gets Through TSA and onto Delta Flight; Numerous Flights Delayed During Holiday Travel in U.S.; Former Los Angeles County Sheriff's Deputy Agrees to Plead Guilty to Federal Civil Rights Violations for Using Excessive Force against Transgender Man. LA Deputy Fired, Agrees to Plead Guilty to Assault on Trans Man; Second Black Box Recovered at Kazakhstan Plane Crash Site. Aired 8- 8:30a ET.
• South Korean Parliament Votes To Impeach Acting President Han Duck-soo; Israeli AG Orders Witness Harassment Investigation Of Netanyahu's Wife; Azerbaijan Airlines Says Plane Crashed After "External Interference" As Questions Mount Over Possible Russian Involvement. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• Second Delta Stowaway Incident As Unticketed Passenger Nabbed In Seattle; Storms Could Cause Major Delays On One Of 2024's Busiest Travel Days; Second Black Box Recovered In Deadly Kazakhstan Plane Crash; CDC: Bird Flu Virus In First Severe Human Case Showed Mutations; South Korean Parliament Votes To Impeach Acting President. Aired 7-7:30a ET


December 26, 2024
• Trump Claims Chinese Soldiers Illegally Operating Panama Canal; Netflix Pulls Off $150 Million NFL Christmas Day Doubleheader; Barstool Sports President Donates $60,000 to Baltimore Pizza Shop; LASD Deputy Fired After Guilty Plea in Assault on Trans Man. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• U.S. Official: Russian Air Defenses May Have Downed Passenger Jet; 1 Dead, 6 Hurt in Russia Attack on Ukraine Power System; Trump Names His Pick for Ambassador to Panama After Saying He Wants to Take Back Control of Canal; Trump Claims Chinese Soldiers "Illegally Operating" Panama Canal. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Trump Targets U.S. Allies In Christmas Day Post; At Least 4 Killed, 16 Injured In Israeli Airstrike In Yemen; Officials: Israeli Airstrike Kills 5 Local Journalists In Gaza; Top-10 Sports Moments Of 2024; Tornado Watch Issued For Parts Of Texas, Louisiana as Severe Storms Move Across The South. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Russian Anti-Aircraft System Suspected in Azerbaijan Airlines Crash Amid Calls for Caution; Biden Calls Russia's Attack on Ukraine's Power Grid Outrageous; Israel Strikes Yemen; Just Aired 2-2:30p ET
• International Students Warned To Be On Campus Before Trump Inauguration; Top-10 Entertainment Stories Of 2024; Company Recalls Pet Food That Tested Positive For Bird Flu. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• Trump's Expansionist Goals?; Did Russia Cause Deadly Plane Crash?. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• Weather Impacts Millions Traveling Home; Biden Leaves for Winter Vacation; Economy Takes Center Stage in Biden Presidency; 2024 Top Ten Climate Stories. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• NATO Calls for Plane Crash Investigation; Russian Attack on Ukraine Energy Infrastructure; Trump Picks Ambassador for Panama. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• Progress on Hostage Talks; 2024 Top 10 Crime and Justice Stories; Dr. Megan Ranney is Interviewed about Whooping Cough; Netflix Christmas NFL Debut. Aired 8:30-9a ET
• Lawsuits and Charges against Music Mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs Reviewed; President-Elect Trump Threatens to Retake Panama Canal from Panama; President-Elect Trump Selects Miami-Dade County Commissioner Kevin Marino Cabrera as U.S. Ambassador to Panama; Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL) Interviewed on Possibility Incoming Republican Congress and President-Elect Trump will Cut Social Security and Medicare Benefits; New Questions About Cause of Deadly Plane Crash in Kazakhstan; Israeli Strike Kills Five Journalists in Gaza. Aired: 8-8:30a ET
• Trump Picks U.S. Ambassador For Panama After Threats To Reclaim Canal; Chiefs Clinch AFC's Top Seed With Rout Of Steelers; Top 10 Entertainment Stories Of 2024. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• New Questions About Cause of Deadly Plane Crash in Kazakhstan; Snow, Rain Could Impact Millions Traveling Home; Soon, Biden, First Lady Leave White House for Winter Vacation in St. Croix. Aired 7-7:30a ET


December 25, 2024


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