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January 14, 2025


January 13, 2025
• False Claims Intensify as California Battles Deadly Wildfires; Melania Trump Speaks on Upcoming Documentary About Her Life; L.A. Community Rallies to Help Victims of Deadly Wildfires. Aired 3:30-4p 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
• Biden Delivers One Of His Final Foreign Policy Speeches As President Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Biden Remarks on Foreign Policy Legacy; Winds Threaten to Make Fires Harder to Contain; White House: "Distinct Possibility" of Gaza Deal This Week. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Death Toll Rises to 24 As Crews Race To Contain L.A. Wildfires; LAPD Temporarily Stops Escorts To Wildfire-Affected Homes; Judge Clears Way For Release Of Special Counsel Report On Trump Election Subversion Case; Senate Confirmation Hearings For Trump Picks Start Tomorrow. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• Biden Set to Deliver Speech on Foreign Policy Legacy; Wind Speeds Increase in California. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• Katryn Barger is Interviewed about California's Fires; Rob Bonta is Interviewed about Looting in Evacuation Areas; Sue Kohl is Interviewed about the Eaton and Palisades Fires. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• L.A. Facing Extremely Critical Fire Weather; Victor Gordo is Interviewed about California Fires; Biden to Deliver Foreign Policy Speech. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• Hegseth Confirmation Hearing Tomorrow; Deanna Criswell is Interviewed about Wildfires; L.A. Facing Extremely Critical Fire Weather; Polls on How Americans Feed About Climate Change. Aired 8:30- 9a ET
• Strong Winds Likely to Pick Up Again in Southern California Prompting Worries of Increasing Wildfire Damage; President-Elect Trump's Cabinet Picks to Testify before Senate in Confirmation Hearings; Wildfires Spotlight Insurance Issues in California. Aired 8- 8:30a ET
• Death Toll Rises To 24 As Crews Race To Contain L.A. Wildfires; Biden To Deliver Final Foreign Policy Speech At State Department; Air Quality Alerts Blanket Southern California, Include Los Angeles. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• L.A. Facing Extremely Critical Fire Weather Today and Tomorrow; Gov. Gavin Newsom Issues Executive Order to Help Fire Victims Rebuild Faster; Senate Confirmation Hearings for Trump Picks Begin Tomorrow. Aired 7-7:30a ET


January 10, 2025
• Supreme Court Signals It Will Uphold Ban on TikTok; Fires Ravage Los Angeles County; 10 Killed, 10,000 Structures Destroyed; Passengers Evacuate Delta Flight After Aborted Takeoff in Atlanta. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Palisades, Eaton Fires Among 5 Most Destructive In CA History; Fires Ravage L.A. County: 10 Killed, 10,000 Structures Destroyed; Fire Crews Brace For More Gusty Winds Today; Trump Sentenced With No Penalty In Hush Money Case; Trump To Be First President To Enter Office As A Felon. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Bodycam Video Released Of Police Shooting New Orleans Attacker; Altadena Business Owner Talks About Dealing With Fire Devastation; Chinese Hackers Breach U.S. Office That Reviews Foreign Investments. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Fight Against The Fires is Far From Over; No Penalty For Trump in Sentencing; Palisades Fire Now 8 Percent Contained. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Supreme Court Signals It Will Uphold Ban On TikTok; Biden: "We Are Committed To Helping California's Long-Term Recovery Efforts"; Palisades Fire 8 Percent Contained. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• Interview With Altadena, California, Town Council Vice Chair Nic Arnzen; Major Fires Continue Raging in California; Donald Trump Sentenced. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• Trump to be Sentenced for Hush Money Conviction. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Trump to be Sentenced for Hush Money Conviction; Ten Dead and 10,000 Structures Destroyed in L.A. Fire. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• Supreme Court to Hear Arguments on TikTok; Malibu's Coast Transformed into Devastation; Rep. Judy Chu (D-CA) is Interviewed about Wildfires; Robust Jobs Growth for December; Venezuela Inaugurates Maduro. Aired 8:30-9a ET
• Large Wildfires Continue to Burn Mostly Uncontained in Southern California; President-Elect Donald Trump to Face Criminal Sentencing for His Hush Money Conviction in New York after Supreme Court Ruled against His Request for Delaying It. Trump to be Sentenced for Hush Money Conviction; At Least 10 Dead, Neighborhoods Destroyed in LA Fires. Aired 8-8:30a ET
• People In Southern California Return To Destroyed Homes; Trump To Be Sentenced For Hush Money Conviction; Soon: Supreme Court To Hear Arguments On TikTok Ban. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• New Blaze Erupts as Death Toll Rises in L.A. Fires; Trump to Be Sentenced for Hush Money Conviction; Soon, Supreme Court to Hear Arguments on TikTok Ban. Aired 7-7:30a ET


January 09, 2025
• Five Major Fires Burning Across Los Angeles County as Thousands Flee; President Carter Returns to Georgia for Private Funeral. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• L.A. Fire Chief: Palisades Fire is "One of the Most Destructive Natural Disasters" in the City's History; Five Major Fires Burning Across L.A. County as Thousands Flee; L.A. Co. Sheriff: Unclear How Many People have Died in Fires; At Least 2,000 Buildings Destroyed, Unknown Number of People Dead as L.A.-Area Wildfires Continue with 0 Percent Containment; Rep. Brad Sherman (D-CA) Discusses About California Wildfires; L.A. Mayor: Budget Cuts Didn't Contribute to Magnitude of Disasters. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• At Least 2,000 Buildings Destroyed, Unknown Number Of People Dead As L.A.-Area Wildfires Continue With Zero Percent Containment; Former Presidents Reunite At Jimmy Carter's Funeral. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• At Least 2,000 Buildings Destroyed, Unknown Number of People Dead as L.A, Area Wildfires Continue With 0 Percent Containment; Critical Fire Weather Conditions to Last Through Tomorrow. Aired 2- 2:30p ET
• Five Major Fires Burning Across L.A. County As Thousands Flee; Soon, President Carter Arrives In Georgia For Private Funeral; Wildfires Spotlight California's Insurance Crisis. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• Five Major Fires Burning Across Los Angeles. Aired 1-1:30p ET
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• Trump Spoke with Alito; Five Fires burning Across L.A. County; Zibby Owens is Interviewed about the Fires. Aired 8:30-8:55a ET
• Wildfires in Los Angeles County Continue to Burn Uncontrollably; CAL FIRE Incident Commander Indicates High Winds Anticipated to Abate Allowing for More Water Dropping Helicopters to Help Contain Los Angeles County Fires. Aired 8-8:30a ET
• Five Dead, Nearly 2,000 Structures Destroyed As Fires Race Across L.A; Trump, GOP Senators Strategize Shaping His Agenda; Trump Wouldn't Say If He Would Send Troops To Take Greenland. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• Thousands of Homes Destroyed as New Wildfires Burn; California Deploys Thousands of Firefighters to Battle Wildfires; Soon, Funeral Service for President Jimmy Carter. Aired 7-7:30a ET


January 08, 2025
• Wind Gusts Up to 100 mph Fueling Deadly LA-Area Wildfires; Pasadena Fire More Than Triples to 10,000 Acres, 0 Percent Contained. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• All L.A.-Area Wildfires Zero Percent Contained As High Winds Rage; At Least Two Dead, Many "Significant Injuries" In L.A.-Area Wildfires; Pasadena Fire More Than Triples To 10,000 Plus Acres, Zero Percent Contained; Today: Trump Meets With Senate GOP On Capitol Hill; Trump Won't Rule Out Military Action Against Panama, Greenland; Trump Threatens Land Grabs Of Canada, Greenland, Panama Canal. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Palisades Fire Doubles To Almost 11,000 Acres; Sen. Pete Ricketts (R-NE) Discusses Trump Threatening Land Grabs Of Canada, Greenland & Panama Canal; Health Implications of the California Wildfires. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Biden Receives Wildfire Briefing At Santa Monica Fire Station; Apocalyptic Scenes In CA As Four Fires Tear Through L.A. Area; National Guard Deployed To Help Battle L.A.-Area Wildfires. Aired 2- 2:30p ET
• At Least 2 Dead In Massive, Destructive SoCal Wildfires; Uncontrolled Wildfires Burn Across Parts Of Los Angeles County; National Guard Deployed To Help Battle L.A.-Area Wildfires; Trump Asks Supreme Court To Pause Sentencing; Meta Eases Rules On What It Considers Hate Speech. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• Interview With Rep. Brandon Gill (R-TX); Interview With Los Angeles County Supervisor Lindsey Horvath; California Fires. Aired 1- 1:30p ET
• Harry Dunn is Interviewed about January 6th; No Possibility of Containing Wildfires; Sabrina Singh is Interviewed about Ukraine; Trump Got Town Hall Questions in Advance. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Wildfires Raging Out of Control in California; Brent Pascua is Interviewed about Wildfires; Dave Waterfall is Interviewed about the Wildfires; Aired 9-9:30a ET
• Biden Speaks about Reelection; Trump Doesn't Rule out Military Force for Panama Canal and Greenland; Meta Makes Social Media Shift; Answers about Norovirus. Aired 8:30-9a ET
• Sudden Wildfires in Southern California Spreading Rapidly; Firefighters Reporting Wildfires in Los Angeles County Currently Unfightable; West Los Angeles Issued Evacuation Orders Due to Uncontrollable Wildfires. Aired 8-8:30a ET
• Trump Leaves Door Open On GOP Strategy To Pass Legislation; Wildfires Raging Out Of Control In Los Angeles County; Judge Blocks Release Of Special Counsel's Final Report. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• Three Wildfires Raging Out of Control in Los Angeles County; Residents Flee as Wildfires Rip Through L.A. Neighborhoods; Trump to Meet With Lawmakers Amid GOP Debate on Strategy. Aired 7-7:30a ET


January 07, 2025
• Carter Motorcade Arriving At Navy Memorial; Casket Transfer Ceremony At Navy Memorial; Funeral Procession Mirroring Carter's Inaugural Parade. Aired 3:30-4p 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
• Trump Issues Threats on Canada, Greenland, Panama Canal; Interview With Rep. Jim Himes (D-CT). Aired 1-1:30p ET
• Fact Checkers Removed from Facebook; Carter Flown to Washington; Jacob Frey is Interviewed about Minneapolis Police Reforms. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Trump Accuses Biden of Making His Transition Difficult; Trump Jr. Arrives in Greenland; Gov. Chris Sununu (R-NH) is Interviewed about Greenland, Meta and Smith's Report; Brutal Cold Grips Much of U.S.; Two Bodies Found in JetBlue Plane Aired 9-9:30a ET
• U.K. Prime Minister Hits Back at Musk; Gabbard Meets with Lawmakers; Rep. Mike Quigley (D-IL) is Interviewed about Gabbard; Cases of Norovirus Surge in U.S. Aired 8:30-9a ET
• President-Elect Trump Comments on U.S. Acquiring Greenland for National Security Purposes; Former Trump National Security Adviser John Bolton Interviewed on President-Elect Trump's Desire for Fealty among Administration Members. Aired 8-8:30a ET
• Rep. James Clyburn (D-SC) On Trump's Push For Quick Passage Of "One Powerful Bill"; DHS Upgrades Mardis Gras To Highest Potential Threat; Meta To Make Major Changes To Moderation Policies, Including Removing Fact-Checkers. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• Trump Trying to Block Release of Special Counsel's Final Report; Brutal Cold Grips Much of U.S. After Deadly Storm Dumped Snow, Ice; This Morning, Carter's Casket to Be Flown to Washington. Aired 7- 7:30a ET


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
• Did Not Air 1-2p ET
• 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
• Biggest Tech Executives Take Center Stage at Trump's Inauguration; Rep. Pete Sessions, Co-Chair Of DOGE Caucus, Discusses the New Department; Trump Targets Security Clearances, Energy Resources, Landmarks. Aired 2:30-3p ET
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• Did Not Air 1-2p ET
• 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


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