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June 24, 2021
June 23, 2021
• New York City Mayoral Race Winner Will Be Determined by Ranked Choice System; Senate Democrat Faces Questions Over Club Membership; Republicans Slam Critical Race Theory; Olympic Preps Enter Final Stretch with Games a Month Away; Heat Wave Raising Drought and Fire Worries in Western U.S.; First Gay Active NFL Player's Shirt Skyrockets in Sales; Richard Branson and Jeff Bezos Compete to be First. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Senate Republicans Block Landmark Voting Rights Bill; Biden to Speak on Gun Crime Prevention Strategy; U.S. to Miss July 4 Goal of 70 Percent of Adults with One Dose; Vatican Invokes Sovereign Status to Protest Gay Rights Bill; Britney Spears to Break Her Silence About Conservatorship. Aired 4-4:30a ET
• First Person Facing His Trial Under Hong Kong New Security Law; Africa Asking Countries to Help with their Vaccine Supply; Cuba's Effort Paid Off; Tokyo Olympic Fans Excited for the Games; Republicans Blocked Democrats' Voting Rights Bill; Bitcoin is Back and Surviving; Iran Election Aftermath; America's Longest War In Afghanistan; Violence Flares In Sheikh Jarrah; Ethiopia's Election Official, All Opposition Parties Report Harassment; Nicaragua's Former First Lady Detained By National Police; Hong Kong's Apple Daily Newspaper Announces Closure; Britney Spears To Speak Out; Bumble Gives Its Entire Staff A Week Off To Recharge; Wembley Stadium To Host 60,000 Fans For Final Matches; UEFA Says No To Rainbow Colors At Allianz Arena; The Elephant In The Room. Aired 3-4a ET
• India: Delta Plus Is Now A Variant Of Concern; W.H.O Warns Of Vaccine Shortages In Developing Countries; Cuba Says Home-Grown COVID Vaccine Is Highly Effective; Britney Spears To Address Court In Conservatorship Case; Bumble Gives Its Entire Staff A Week Off To Recharge. Aired 2-2:45a ET
• First Person Charged Under National Security Law on Trial in Hong Kong; U.N. Envoy: 50 Afghan Districts Fall to Taliban Since May; Olympic Preps Enter Final Stretch; Nicaragua's Former First Lady Detained by National Police; Ethiopia Elections: All Opposition Parties Report Harassment; WHO Warns of Vaccine Shortages in Developing Countries; Cuba Says Home-Grown COVID Vaccine is Highly Effective; Bumble Gives Its Entire Staff a Week off the Recharge; Britney Spears to Break Her Silence about Conservatorship; Billionaires' Friendly Space Race. Aired 1-2a ET
• Olympic Preps Enter Finals Stretch With Games A Month Away; First Person Charged Under National Security Law On Trial; 10% Of World's Population Fully-Vaccinated Against COVID-19; Nicaragua's Former First Lady Detained by National Police; Vote Counting Underway in Ethiopia; Britney Spears to Break Her Silence about Conservatorship. Aired 12-12:45a ET
• Defense Department Leaders Spar with GOP Lawmakers on Critical Race Theory, Los Angeles Sees 50 Percent Rise in Gunshot Victims Compared to 2020, Biden to Unveil Effort to Combat Staggering Crime Surge, "Lady Boss -- The Jackie Collins Story" Premiers Sunday on CNN. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Vaccinating the World; Interview With Rep. John Sarbanes (D- MD); Infrastructure Negotiations; Fight For Voting Rights. Aired 3- 3:30p ET
• Britney Spears in Court Today over Dad's Role in Conservatorship; Rep. Jackie Speier (D-CA) & Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) Discuss Bill to Overhaul Military Justice System Regarding Sexual Assaults, Pressure Mounting on Biden, Democrats as GOP Blocks Voting Bill; COVID "Long Haulers" Struggle with Symptoms Long After Infection. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Britney Spears Set to Speak Out; Delta COVID Variant; Pedestrian Bridge Collapses in D.C.; Biden's New Anti-Crime Initiative. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• GOP Investigation in Michigan Rejects Trump's Election Lies; Sen. Mazie Hirono (D-HI) Discusses Democrats Sharpley Divided on Filibuster, Path Forward on Key Issues & Biden Soon to Announce Gun Crime Prevention Strategy; World Watching Highly-Anticipated Britney Spears Court Hearing on Conservatorship. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• Democrats Facing Huge Hurdles as Infrastructure Talks Resume; Soon, Biden Announces Gun Crime Prevention Strategy; Fauci Calls Delta Variant Greatest Threat to Progress. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• Supreme Court Rules Unions Cannot Enter Private Businesses without Paying; President Set to Announce Gun Crime Prevention Strategy; Sources Say, Ivanka, Kushner Distancing Themselves from Trump. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Member of Far-Right Oath Keepers to Plead Guilty in Insurrection; Senate Blocks Voting Rights Bill in Blow for Democrats; Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Cheerleader in Student Speech Case. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• White House Officials Huddle on Infrastructure; NYC Democrat Mayoral Primary Decided by Ranked Choice Voting; Restaurants Struggle to Find Workers. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Biden Announces Crime Prevention Strategy; NYPD Outpacing Gun Arrests from 2020; Delta Variant Poses Greatest Threat; COVID-19 Deaths Have Fallen Dramatically. Aired 9-9:30a ET
June 22, 2021
• Justice Department Shares Video from Proud Boys Prosecution; New York Voters to Cast Their Ballots in Democratic Primary; Fauci Hits Back at Critics Who Say He Flip-Flopped on Masks; W.H.O. Official Slams Lack of Vaccines for Vulnerable People; UNESCO: Great Barrier Reef Should Be Listed as "In Danger"; Supreme Court Sides with College Athletes Against NCAA; First Active NFL Player Comes Out as Gay. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• White House: Crucial Week for Bipartisan Infrastructure Agreement; U.S. Nears 300 Mass Shootings This Year; North Korea: U.S. Risks Disappointment if it Hopes for Talks; Taliban Take Over Several Districts in Northern Afghanistan; Claudette Left a Trail of Destruction in U.S. Southeast; Justice Department Shares Video from Proud Boys Prosecution. Aired 4-4:30a ET
• Iran's New President Tough Approach to U.S.; North Korea Mocked U.S. Optimism for Talks; Ethiopians Voting After Years of Oppression; Taliban Group Taking Hold of Afghan Districts; WHO Ramping Up Efforts to Deliver Vaccines to Vulnerable Countries; Johannesburg Health Care in Dire Need of Medical Supplies; 500,000 Plus COVID-19 Deaths Reported In Brazil; Colombia's COVID-19 Death Toll Tops 100,000; At Least 140 Cases Confirmed At Copa America; COVID Long-Haulers Fighting For Visibility And Action; Hong Kong's Apple Daily Newspaper May Have To Shut Down. Olympic Organizers Will Allow Up To 10,000 Fans In Venues; Weightlifter To Become First Transgender Olympian; Great Barrier Reef Battle; Shock Test On U.S. Aircraft Carrier. Aired 3-4a ET
• Iran's Raisi Says No Meeting With Biden; President-Elect Backs Nuclear Talks, Rules Out Meeting Biden; Taliban Take Over Several Districts In Northern Afghanistan; Hong Kong's Apple Daily Newspaper may have to Shut Down; UNESCO Says, Great Barrier Reef Should be Listed as in Danger; Email Mishap Inspires Flood of Supportive Messages. Aired 2-2:45a ET
• UNESCO: Great Barrier Reef Should Be Listed As "In Danger"; Iranian President-Elect Backs Nuclear Talks, Rules Out Meeting Biden; Ethiopian Election Held Despite Boycott, Jailed Opponents, War; Taliban Take Over Several Districts in Northern Afghanistan; Hong Kong's "Apple Daily" Newspaper May Have to Shut Down; Brazil's COVID- 19 Crisis Killing Children at Alarming Rate; Colombia's COVID Death Toll Tops 100,000; Macron and Le Pen's Parties Fare Poorly in Regional Contests; Carl Nassib is First Active NFL Player to Announce He's Gay. Aired 1-2a ET
• President-Elect Backs Nuclear Talks, Rules Out Meeting Biden; U.S., E.U., U.K., & Canada Impose New Sanctions On Belarus; Brazil's COVID-19 Crisis Killing Children At Alarming Rate; Taliban Taking Over Territory in Afghanistan; U.S. Nears 300 Mass Shootings This Year; Hong Kong's 'Apple Daily' May Have to Shut Down. Aired 12-12:45a ET
• Jill Biden Will Soon Tour Mississippi Vaccination Site; Missouri Doctor Says We've Seen Huge Outbreak of delta Variant, U.S. Government Seizes Dozens of News Website Domains Connected to Iran; California Plans to Pay Off All Unpaid Rent by Low Income People During the Pandemic; Migrant Children Wait to Be Reunited with Families Weeks After Arrival; The Long and Storied History of Making the Sausage. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• New York Mayoral Race; Republicans Set To Oppose Voter Reform Bill. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• NFL Tackling Gay Rights, Vaccine Deaths & Gun Violence; Schumer: Manchin Will Vote Yes To Open Debate On Election Bill; Manchin: Hope To Have Agreement Tomorrow On Infrastructure; Pressure Mounts On Trump Organization CFO To Turn On Trump; DOJ Releases Videos From Conspiracy Case Tied To Proud Boys; Trump Organization Sues NYC After Golf Course Contract Canceled In Wake Of Capitol Attack; Concerns Rising Inside White House Over Surge In Violent Crime. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Labor Shortage?; White House Urges Younger People to Get Vaccinated; Republicans Set to Oppose Voter Reform Bill. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Raiders' Carl Nassib Becomes 1st Openly Gay Active NFL Player; California Plans to Pay Off COVID-Related Back Rent; Ice Cream Shop Doubled Pay to $15, Filled All Its Positions; Push to Reopen Shining Light on Pandemic's Toll on Mental Health; Lawmakers Concerned about Aggression, Violence Post-Pandemic. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• Senate Dems Brace for Defeat on Sweeping Voting Rights Bill; Rift Remains on How to Pay for Bipartisan Infrastructure Plan; NYC Voting for New Mayor as Dems Look for Future of Party. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• Senate Democrats Hold Key Test Vote Today on Election Overhaul Bill; White House to Focus on New Vaccination Milestone as Country is Expected to Fall Short of July 4 Goal; CNN Rides Along as Crime Rates Spike. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Senate Dems Hold Key Test Vote Today on Election Overhaul Bill; Biden's Senior Team on Capitol Hill Today for Infrastructure Talks; Interview with Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR). Aired 10-10:30a ET
• States With Low Vaccinations See Uptick in Cases; Huge Demand for Workers; New York City's Mayoral Election Day; Supreme Court Rules on Student Athletes; Nassib First Active NFL Player to Announce He's Gay. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Senate Holds Key Test on Election Reform; Biden Meets with Key Democrats; DOJ Releases Video Involving Proud Boys; Pressure Mounts on Weisselberg; States with Low Vaccination Rate See Uptick in Cases. Aired 9-9:30a ET
June 21, 2021
• Hong Kong to Reduce Quarantine for Fully Vaccinated Residents; Tough Negotiations Over President's Spending Proposals; Bipartisan Plan Proposes $1.2 Trillion in Spending; Nearly 300 Mas Shooting in 2021; Voters Head to Polls in Ethiopia After Decades of Repressive Rule; Hard-Liner Raisi Will Take Office in Iran at Pivotal Moment; Bennett to World Leaders: "Wake Up" on Nuclear Deal; John Rahm Wins First Major Championship. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• U.S. Unlikely to Reach Biden's Vaccination Goal by July 4th; Concern Grows Over Rapid Spread of Delta Variant; Dozens of Delta Variant Cases Found In Shenzhen; Italy Easing Covid-19 Restrictions in Most Regions; Olympic Organizers Make Decision on Spectators at Games; Critics Blame Bolsonaro for Covid-19 Crisis in Brazil; Nine Children, 1 Adult Killed in Multi-Vehicle Crash; Tropical Depression Claudette Drenching Southeastern U.S.; Police: Truck Ramming at Pride Event a "Tragic Accident". Aired 4-4:30a ET
• Delta Variant Spreads Like Wildfire; Shenzhen Canceled 400 Flights; Ugandan Coach for Tokyo Olympics Tested Positive; Italy Finally Breathe a Sigh of Relief; Mass Shootings in the U.S. at an Alarming Rate; President Biden Need to Negotiate His Bill to Republicans; Moscow Bracing for More Sanctions; Multivehicle Accident Killed Nine Innocent Children; Voting Underway in Ethiopia's First Free Elections. Aired 3-4a ET
• President Biden's Vaccination Goal Might Fall Short; Health Officials Growing Concern on Delta Variant Spreading; Tokyo Olympic Organizers to Decide on Allowing Spectators; Mass Shootings in America Nears 300; Eric Adams Volunteer Stabbed; Hard-Liner Raisi Will Take Office At Pivotal Moment; Nine Children, 1 Adult Killed In Multivehicle Crash; Tropical Depression Claudette Drenching Southeastern U.S. Aired 2-3a ET
• Concern Over Delta Variant Spread in Low Vaccination Areas; Olympic Organizers Weighing Whether to Allow Japanese Spectators; Voting Underway in What Government Calls First Free Election; Bennett Calls Raisi "Hangman of Tehran"; Black Fungus Cases Ravage India after COVID-19 Surge; Learning to Adapt to a Future with COVID-19; U.S. Preparing Sanctions Against Russia for Navalny Poisoning; suspect Charged with Murder of American Student in Russia; First U.S. Trial Cruise Launches to Test COVID Measures; China Sends First Astronauts to Help Construct New Space Station; Tropical Depression Claudette. Aired 1-2a ET
• Concern Grows Over Rapid Spread of Delta Variant; China Surpasses 1 Billion Vaccine Doses Administered; China: Delta COVID-19 Variant Linked to Airport Restaurant Worker; First Look Inside Olympic and Paralympic Village; Hard-liner Raisi Will Take Office in Iran; Bennett to World Leaders: 'Wake Up' on Nuclear Deal; Biden Warned Putin of Consequences if Navalny Dies in Prison; Suspect Charged with Murder of American Student in Russia; First U.S. Trial Cruise Launches to Test COVID Measures. Aired 12-12:45a ET
• Study: Delta Variant Spreading Faster in Counties with Low Vaccinations; Democrats Face Uphill Battle on Voting Rights, Infrastructure, Police Reform; Key Senate Vote Tomorrow on Sweeping Elections Reform Bill; Study: Most Major U.S. Cities Have Become More Racially Segregated. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Country Reopening; Gun Violence; New York Mayoral Race; President Obama Blasts Republicans Over Blocking Voting Reform. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Obama Slams Senate GOP For Plan To Avoid Debate On Voter Reform; Nine Children, One Adult Killed In Horrific Highway Crash In Alabama; U.S., U.K., E.U., Canada To Sanction Belarus Over Forced Landing Flight To Arrest Journalist; Suspect Charged With Murder Of American Student In Russia; Iran's President-Elect Says He Won't Meet With Biden; CDC: Young Adults Least Likely To Be Vaccinated, Interest Declining; Tokyo Olympics To Allow Spectators & Look At Olympic Village. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Voting Rights Legislation; Supreme Court Rules on Student Athlete Compensation; Gun Violence; Air Travel Picking Up. Aired 2- 2:30p ET
• Iran's President-Elect Says He Won't Meet with Biden; U.S. to Announce New Round of Russian Sanctions over Navalny; Florida Governor Beats Trump in Straw Poll; American Airlines Cutting Flights as Demand Jumps; Airlines Ask Justice Department to Handle Unruly Passenger Cases; Steve Edwards, President & CEO, CoxHealth, Discusses Low Vaccination Rates, Rising Hospitalizations in Greene County, Missouri. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• Nine Children, One Adult Killed in Fiery, Multi-Vehicle Crash; Trump Supporters Still Trying to Change Georgia Election Results; Iran's President-Elect Says He Won't Meet With Biden. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• Air Travel Hits Highest Level since March 2020; Schools Race to Vaccinate Students before Fall Classes Start; Negotiators Says, Progress in Iran Nuclear Talks, But Differences Remain. Aired 10:30- 11a ET
• Congress to Resume Slate of Tense Negotiations over Voting Rights, Infrastructure and Police Reform; Supreme Court Issues Ruling on Student Athlete Payments; Nine Children, One Adult Killed in Fiery, Multi-Vehicle Crash in Alabama. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Nan Whaley is Interviewed about Mass Shootings in the U.S.; Voting for NYC Mayor; Lawmakers Netted in Probe of Congressional Staffers. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Key Senate Vote Tomorrow on Election Reform; Multiple Deaths in Multi-Vehicle Crash in Alabama; New Vaccine Strategy Needed. Aired 9- 9:30a ET
June 20, 2021
June 19, 2021
June 18, 2021
• Europe Poised to Welcome Back American Tourists; Study: Children, Young Adults Behind England Case Rise; Olympic Organizers Considering How Many Spectators to Safely Allow; State Media: Kim Admits North Korea Faces Food Shortages; New U.S. Federal Holiday Commemorates the End of Slavery; Birthplace of Modern Day KKK Prepares to Mark Holiday. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Today Marks Emancipation Slaves as Official U.S. Holiday; Voting Rights Bill Faces Uncertain Future in U.S. Senate; U.S. Department of Justice Releases New Bodycam Video of Riot; Nearly a Dozen Run for Office After Supporting Trump on January 6; Putin Praises Biden, Calling Him a "Professional"; Hardline Cleric Raisi Favorite in Iranian Presidential Race; U.S. Seeing Alarming Spike in Gun Violence; Storm Warning Along Gulf Coast; Support for Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal Grows. Aired 4-4:30a ET
• Iran Voting for Their New President; Vladimir Putin Praise President Biden; Israel Strikes Gaza on Thursday; Beijing Blocks Vaccine Into Taiwan; Taiwan Develop Their Own Vaccine; European Union Open Their Door to Tourists; China Ramps Up Pressure On Taiwan; Migrant Workers In Thailand Struggle To Help Families Back Home; Tokyo Olympics, Organizers Considering The Number Of Spectators To Safely Allow. Aired 3-3:45a ET
• Polls Open in Iran's Presidential Election; Taiwan is Ramping Up Vaccines Amid COVID Surge; Lebanon Faces Fuel Crisis; Kim Jong-un Admits North Korea Faces Food Shortages; China Ramps Up Pressure on Taiwan; China Ramps Up Pressure On Taiwan; More Olympic Safety Decisions; Sponsors Pushing Back Against Athletes' Snubs; Supreme Court Rejects Conservative Challenge To Obamacare, Upholds Law For The Third Time; A Small Georgia Town Known As The Birthplace Of The KKK Will Celebrate Juneteenth For The First Time This Year. Aired 2-2:45a ET
• Hardline Cleric Raisi Favorite in Presidential Race; Migrant Workers in Thailand Struggle to Help Families Back Home; Japanese Leader: Keep Games Safe, Watch Them on TV; Putin Praises Biden, Calling Him a "Professional"; Nearly A Dozen Run for Office after Supporting Trump on January 6; Former President Gbagbo Returns to Ivory Coast from Exile; State Media: Kim Admits North Korea Faces Food Shortages; Lebanon Faces Energy Shortage Amid Economic Problems; New U.S. Federal Holiday Commemorates the End of Slavery; Birthplace of Modern Day KKK Prepares to Mark Holiday. Aired 1-2a ET
• Likely New Iranian President is Hardliner; Taiwan's Medigen Seeking Green Light for Vaccine; Japan to Lift Most States of Emergency on Sunday; Israel Strikes Gaza a Second Time Over Incendiary Devices; Kim Admits North Korea Faces Food Shortages; Right-Wing Media, GOP Lawmakers Peddle Theory that FBI Was Behind Insurrection; UEFA Reminds Teams of Contractual Obligations. Aired 12-12:45a ET
• Schumer to Hold Test Vote on Voting Rights Bill Tuesday; GOP Crushes Manchin's Hopes for Voting Rights Compromise; Cruz: Critical Race Theory "Every Bit as Racist" as KKK; Combating "Re-Entry Syndrome" As Nation Returns to Normal; Unprecedented Hot, Dry Conditions Grip Western U.S.; Motown Museum Gets $5 Million From MacKenzie Scott. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• New Capitol Riot Footage; President Biden Celebrates 300 Million Vaccine Shots; Gun Violence. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• GOP Kills Manchin's Bipartisan Election Bill Pitch; Iran Election Expected To Deliver Ultra-Conservative President; Big Wall Street Banks Looking To End Work From Home; Biden Commemorates 300 Million COVID Shots In 150 Days. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Gun Violence; Interview With Former Senior White House COVID Response Adviser Andy Slavitt; New Capitol Riot Footage. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Over 45 Percent of Americans Fully Vaccinated But Variant Fears Grow Amid Race to Vaccinate; Historic Drought Grips Parts of Western U.S.; U.S. Olympic Runner Blames Burrito for Steroids; Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-TX) Discusses GOP Squashing Manchin's Hopes for Voting Rights Compromise, TX Governor Taking Public Donations to Build Border Wall. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• New Video Shows Capitol Rioter Taunting, Punching Police; Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) Slams Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) Voting Rights Compromise; Delta Variant Fears Grow amid Race to Vaccinate. Aired 1- 1:30p ET
• Florida GOP Under Fire over Deleted Tweet Accusing Democrat of Anti-Semitism, Party Claims Tweet was Typo; U.N. Warns of Surging Displacement Globally. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• New Capitol Riot Video Shows Mob Beating, Trampling Police; Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) Slams Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) Proposed Changes to Voting Bill; Juneteenth Now a Federal Holiday. Aired 10- 10:30a ET
• McConnell Slams Manchin's Proposed Changes To Voting Bill; CDC Dir.: Delta Variant Will Probably Become Dominant Strain In U.S.; Historic Drought Batters Parts Of Western U.S. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• New Capitol Riot Video Shows Mob Beating, Trampling Police; 1 Dead, 4 other Shot in "Random" Shooting Spree in Arizona; Some Progressive Democrats Urge Justice Breyer to Retire. Aired 9-9:30a ET
June 17, 2021
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