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•Trump To Hold News Conference As GOP Pressures Harris To Speak To Press; Latest Weekly Employment Report Calms Fears About Job Market; Mortgage Rates Fall To Their Lowest In More Than A Year; U.S. Slow To Settle Over Camp LeJeune's Toxic Water. Aired 1:30-2p ET
•Taylor Swift Concerts Canceled Over Alleged Terror Plot; Interview With Dearborn, Michigan, Mayor Abdullah Hammoud; Donald Trump Set to Hold News Conference. Aired 1-1:30p ET
•Harris Shuts Down Hecklers During Detroit Rally, I'm Speaking; Markets Open After Better Than Expected Jobless Claims Report; Sacramento State University Launches First Ever Black Honors College. Aired 9:30-10a ET
•Trump Hints at Debate With Harris, Announces Press Conference at 2:00 P.M.; Tornadoes Touch Down in North Carolina in Wake of Tropical Storm Debby; Police Say, Taylor Swift Terror Plot Suspect Arrested at Concert Venue. Aired 9-9:30a ET
•Sen. Vance Attacks Gov. Walz's Military Career; Swift Concerts Canceled Amid Terror Threats; Trump to Hold Press Conference at 2PM ET Today; Harris-Walz Campaign Targets Latino Voters; Hezbollah Poised to Strike Israel; Costco Adding Card Scanners in Front of Stores; Giant Panda's Debut at San Diego Zoo; Starliner Crew Not Able to Return Until 2025. Aired 8:30-9a ET
•Harris-Walz Campaign Releases New Add Targeting Latino Voters; Republican Vice Presidential Nominee J.D. Vance Questions Democratic Vice Presidential Nominee Tim Walz's Military Record; Former Uvalde School District Police Chief Pete Arredondo Claims He was Made into a Scapegoat for Robb Elementary School Shooting and Failed Police Response. Aired 8-8:30a ET
•Biden "Not Confident" Of Peaceful Transition If Trump Loses; Sources: Hezbollah Poised To Strike Israel Independent Of Iran; GOP Attacks Walz's Response To Protests After George Floyd Murder. Aired 7:30-8a ET
•Trump Team Tries to Stop Harris-Walz Momentum With New Lines of Attack; Taylor Swift Shows Canceled After Alleged ISIS Terror Threat; Investors Eye Unemployment Report After Wednesday's Market Drop. Aired 7-7:30a ET

•Vice President Kamala Harris, Democratic Presidential Candidate, Campaigns With Gov. Tim Walz, D-MN, Vice Presidential Candidate, in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. Aired 3:30-4p ET
•Any Moment: Harris, Walz Rally In Key Swing State Wisconsin; Harris, Walz & Vance Hold Competing Campaign Events In Wisconsin; Walz Speaks At Campaign Event In Key Swing State Wisconsin; AP: Possible Terror Plot Foiled Ahead Of Taylor Swift Austria Concerts. Aired 3- 3:30p ET
•Vance Speaks At Campaign Event In Key Swing State Wisconsin; Vance Takes Questions From Media At End of Wisconsin Campaign Event. Aired 2:30-3p ET
•Kamala Harris, Tim Walz And J.D. Vance Hold Competing Campaign Events In Wisconsin; "Squad" Member Rep. Cori Bush Loses Democratic Primary In Missouri; U.S. Tries To Deescalate Tensions As Iran May Strike Israel; J.D. Vance Reopens Line Of Attack In Tim Walz's Military Record. Aired 2-2:30p ET
•Boeing Starliner Astronauts Could Return Home In 2025; Tropical Storm Debby Continues Slow March Up East Coast; Moscow: Ukraine Crossed Into Russia, Launching "Massive Attack"; Few Answers About Boeing Door Plug Blowout At NTSB Hearing. Aired 1:30-2p ET
•Soon: Harris-Walz Rally In Key Swing State Wisconsin; Second "Squad" Member Targeted By Pro-Israel Group Defeated. Aired 1-1:30p ET
•Markets Open After Better Closing on Tuesday; Abortions Continue to Tend Up in U.S.; NASA Postpones SpaceX Launch; Sam Mewis is Interviewed about Women's Soccer. Aired 9:30-10a ET
•Walz Delivers Searing Rebuke; Trump Campaign to Paint Harris- Walz as Dangerously Liberal; Tim Pawlenty is Interviewed about Walz. Aired 9-9:30a ET
•Trump Team on the Attack Against Harris Running Mate Tim Walz; "Squad" Member Rep. Cori Bush Loses Dem Primary in Missouri; Walz Appears to Challenge J.D. Vance to Debate. Aired 8:30-9a ET
•Presidential Candidate V.P. Kamala Harris Chooses MN Gov. Tim Walz as Her Vice Presidential Running Mate; Presidential Candidate Fmr. Pres. Donald Trump Attacks Walz as Too Liberal; Rep. John Garamendi (D-CA) Interviewed on Likely Effectiveness of Harris-Walz Campaign; Four Charged with Felony Murder in D'Vontaye Mitchell's Death. Aired 8-8:30a ET
•Asian Markets Make Solid Gains After Global Rout; Tropical Storm Debby Strengthens, Flood Threat Still For Carolinas; Rep. Tom Emmer (R-MN) On Trump And Allies Painting Harris-Walz Ticket As "Dangerously Liberal."
•Soon, Harris, Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN) Leave for Rallies in Key Swing States Wisconsin and Michigan; How the Trump Campaign Plans to Attack Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN); U.S. Working With Counterparts to De- Escalate Israel, Iran Friction. Aired 7-7:30a ET

•Stocks Bouncing Back After Massive Sell-Off; Harris Picks Minnesota Governor Tim Walz to be Running Mate; Hamas Announces October 7 Mastermind as New Political Chief; Debby to Drop Historic Rainfall Along Georgia, South Carolina Coasts. Aired 3:30-4p ET
•Harris Picks MN Gov. Tim Walz To Be Running Mate; Harris-Walz Campaign Releases New Video Highlighting Walz Biography; Walz Brings Military Record To Democratic Ticket As Harris VP Pick. Aired 3-3:30p ET
•NTSB Demands Detailed Explanation For Boeing's Mid-Air Blowout; Pakistani With Ties To Iran Charged In Assassination Plot Targeting U.S. Officials; CNN Speaks With Gymnastics Phenom Simone Biles In Paris. Aired 2:30-3p ET
•Kamala Harris Picks Minnesota Governor Tim Walz To Be Running Mate; Tim Walz Lands In Pennsylvania Ahead Of First Rally As Kamala Harris' Running Mate. Aired 2-2:30p ET
•Harris Picks MN Gov. Tim Walz To Be Running Mate; Stocks Bouncing Back After Massive Sell-Off; Sources: Iran & Proxies Begin Making Preparations To Strike Israel; Debby To Drop Historic Rainfall Along Georgia, S. Carolina Coasts. Aired 1:30-2p ET
•Interview With Harris/Walz Campaign Senior Adviser David Plouffe; Interview With Former New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio; Kamala Harris Announces Minnesota Governor Tim Walz as V.P. Pick. Aired 1-1:30p ET
•Harris Picks Tim Walz. Aired 9:30-10a ET
•Harris Picks Tim Walz. Aired 9-9:30a ET
•Tornado Watch Issued for Carolinas; Emergency Management Director Ben Webster is interviewed about Storm Prep in South Carolina; Harris to Announce VP Pick; Harris Has Made Decision on VP Pick; Harris Picks Walz. Aired 8:30-9a ET
•US Markets Look to Rebound from Monday Losses; Harris will Announce her VP Pick this Morning. Aired: 8-8:30a ET
•Sources: Harris Had Not Made A Decision As Of Last Night; Debby Slams Georgia As Residents Brace For Potentially Catastrophic Floods; Pentagon Blames Iran-Aligned Militia Groups For Attack On U.S. Troops. Aired 7:30-8a ET
•Soon, Harris Announces V.P. After Officially Winning Democratic Nomination; Five Dead as Tropical Storm Debby Lashes Southeastern U.S.; U.S. Markets Look to Rebound from Monday Losses. Aired 7-7:30a ET

•Tropical Storm Debby Kills 4, Drops a Month's Worth Of Rain On Florida; U.S. Markets Plunge Amid Recession Fears; Simone Biles' Paris Olympics Ends With Silver In Floor Final. Aired 3:30-4p ET
•Harris' Search For Running Mate Now In Its Final Hours; White House: U.S. Preparing For "Every Possibility" Of Iranian Attack; Israel On High Alert As Iran, Hezbollah Vow To Retaliate; NWS: "Life- Threatening Situation" As Debby Hits Parts Of Southeast. Aired 3-3:30p ET
•Tropical Storm Debby Expected To Inundate SE With Historic Flooding; Anti-Immigrant Riots Break Out In Cities Across Britain; Harris Campaign Launches Programs Aimed At Republican Voters; Harris VP Pick Imminent Ahead Of Battleground Blitz; Olympians Compete In Seine River Despite Athletes Falling Ill; Simone Biles Taking Home 4 More Medals, "Most Decorated Title"; Caeleb Dressel Fails To Metal In Individual Swimming Events. Aired 2:30-3p ET
•President Joe Biden Meets National Security Team Situation Room As Tensions Escalate Between Israel And Iran; Kamala Harris Searching For Running Mate Now In Its Final Hours; U.S. Markets Plunge Amid Recession Fears. Aired 2-2:30p ET
•Tropical Storm Debby At A Crawl & Expected To Inundate SE with Rain; U.S. Markets Plunge Amid Recession Fears; RFK Jr Admits Leaving Dead Bear Cub In Central Park In 2014; Louisiana AG Asks Judge To Dismiss Suit Against Ten Commandments Law. Aired 1:30-2p ET
•Markets Dive Amid Recession Fears; Kamala Harris to Choose V.P. for Ticket; Soon, Biden Meets National Security Team in Situation Room as Tensions Escalate Between Israel and Iran. Aired 1-1:30p ET
•U.S. Stocks Open Lower; Rep. Adam Smith (D-WA) is Interviewed about the Economy, the Middle East and VP Contenders; Capt. Molly Murphy is Interviewed about Graduating Ranger School; Simone Biles Earns Silver. Aired 9:30-10a ET
•Hurricane Debby Makes Landfall; Sheriff Mike Prendergast is Interviewed about Hurricane Debby; Harris to Announce Running Mate Soon; Biden to Discuss Middle East. Aired 9-9:30a ET
•Hurricane Debby Makes Landfall; Trump Reignites Feud with Kemp; Christine Todd Whitman is Interviewed about Trump; Brown Navigates Re- Election; Tensions Rise in Middle East. Aired 8:30-9a ET
•Kamala Harris Expected to Name Her VP Pick; Global Markets Plunge Amid Wall Street Uncertainty; New Images of Suspects in Fatal Shooting of "General Hospital" Actor. Hurricane Debby Makes Landfall in Florida; Predictions of Destructive Potential of Hurricane Debby Examined; Presumptive Democratic Presidential Candidate Kamala Harris to Announce Vice President Running Mate. Aired 8-8:30a ET
•Hurricane Debby Makes Landfall, Lashes Florida With Severe Winds, Rain; Global Markets Plunge Amid Wall Street Uncertainty; Rep. Greg Landsman (D-OH) On Harris' VP Choices. Aired 7:30-8a ET
•Cat 1 Hurricane Debby Makes Landfall in Florida; Harris' Running Mate Search Now in Its Final Hours; Biden to Meet With National Security Team as Tensions Rise in Middle East. Aired 7-7:30a ET

•U.S. Sues TikTok for Allegedly Violation Children's Privacy Law; Dow Plunges After Weak July Jobs Report; Rowe: Secret Service Unaware of Armed Man Before Shots Fired at Trump. Aired 3:30-4p ET
•DNC: Harris Earns Enough Votes To Become Democratic Nominee; Freed Americans Back On U.S. Soil After Historic Prisoner Swap. Aired 3-3:30p ET
•Acting Secret Service Director, Ronald Rowe, Gives Briefing On Attempted Trump Assassination; Pentagon To Direct "Multiple Force Posture Moves" In Middle East Amid Tensions. Aired 2:30-3p ET
•Secret Service Gives Update On Trump Assassination Attempt. Aired 2-2:30p ET
•DNC: Harris Earns Enough Votes To Become Democratic Nominee; Markets Tumble After Latest Jobs Report Misses Expectations. Aired 1:30-2p ET
•Kamala Harris Earns Enough Votes to Become Democratic Nominee; Harris Set to Choose Running Mate. Aired 1-1:30p ET
•Trump Pushes Back On Dems' "Weird" Criticism: "They're The Weird Ones"; U.S. Economy Added Just 114,000 Jobs Last Month; Biden Weighs More U.S. Defense For Israel As Iran Vows Retaliation; Back-To- Back Episodes Of "1968" Air Sunday At 9PM ET; Soon: Justin Timberlake To Be Arraigned Virtually On DWI Charge. Aired 9:30-10a ET
•Biden, Harris Hail Alliances That Led to Historic Prisoner Swap; Harris to Announce Running Mate by Tuesday; U.S. Economy Added Just 114,000 Jobs Last Month. Aired 9-9:30a ET
•Family of American Marc Fogel Outraged Over Prison Swap; A Bicycle Violation Leads to a Fugitive Being Captured After Nearly Three Decades on the Run; U.S. Economy Added 114,000 Jobs Last Month. Aired 8:30-9a ET
•Three Americans Released from Russian Captivity in Complex Prisoner Swap; President Biden Comments on Importance of International Alliances in Bringing About Agreement that Resulted in Release of American Prisoners; Judge Could Jumpstart Trump Election Interference Case; Biden Weighs More U.S. Defenses for Israel as Iran Vows Retaliation. Aired 8-8:30a ET.
•Trump Continues False Attacks On Harris' Racial Identity; Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-MI) On 3 Americans Back In U.S. After Historic Prisoner Swap With Russia; Funeral Underway In Qatar For Assassinated Hamas Political Leader. Aired 7:30-8a ET
•Biden, Harris Hail Alliances That Led to Historic Prisoner Swap; Harris Campaign Says it Raised $310 Million in July, Doubling Trump's Haul; IDF Says it Killed Another Senior Palestinian Militant in Gaza. Aired 7-7:30a ET

•Now: Released Russian Prisoners Arriving In Moscow; Americans Released In Historic Prisoner Swap With Russia; Hamas Leader Killed By Bomb Planted Months Ago; Big Day For U.S. Women Gymnasts At The Olympics. Aired 3:30-4p ET
•Paul Whelan, Evan Gershkovich Freed In Prisoner Swap With Russia; VP Harris Delivers Eulogy For Late TX Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee; WH Official: Harris Had Two Private Conversations On Prisoner Swap At Munich Conference In February; Americans Released In Historic Prisoner Swap With Russia. Aired 3-3:30p ET
•WH Official: Harris Had 2 Private Conversations On Prisoner Swap At Munich Conference In February; VP Harris Remembers Late Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee In Houston; Source: Hamas Leader Killed By Bomb Planted Months Ago; Simone Biles Wins All-Around Gold At Paris Olympics. Aired 2:30-3p ET
•Americans Released In Historic Prisoner Swap With Russia. Aired 2-2:30p ET
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•U.S. National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan Holds Press Conference; Evan Gershkovich and Paul Whelan Released in Prisoner Swap. Aired 1-1:30p ET
•Whelan and Gershkovich to Be Released in Prisoner Swap. Aired 9:30-10a ET
•Americans Released in Massive Prisoner Swap with Russia. Aired 9-9:30a ET
•Massive Russia and U.S. Prisoner Swap Underway; Whelan and Gershkovich to Be Released from Russia. Aired 8:30-9a ET
•Donald Trump Makes Controversial Remarks at Event for National Association of Black Journalists; Donald Trump Continues to Claim that Presumptive Democratic Presidential Candidate Kamala Harris Identified as Indian Before Identifying as Black; Iran Vows Retaliation for Assassination of Hamas Political Leader; Massive Russia and US Prisoner Swap Underway. Aired 8-8:30a ET
•Trump Doubles Down On False Claims Harris "Happened To Turn Black"; Dr. Sanjay Gupta On The Mind Of A Medalist; Gov. Chris Sununu (R-NH) Says: "Stop The Trash Talk." Aired 7:30-8a ET
•Harris Fires Back at Trump's False Claim She Happened to Turn Black; Thousands Gather for Memorial Service for Hamas Political Leader; 9/11 Families Upset Over Plea Deal With Terror Attack Suspects. Aired 7-7:30a ET

•Trump Falsely Claims Kamala Harris Happened to Turn Black; Hamas Political Chief Killed; Fears of Wider Conflict Grow; Katie Ledecky Wins Gold Medal in 1,500-Meter Freestyle. Aired 3:30-4p ET
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•Trump Takes Questions At Convention For Black Journalists. Aired 2:30-3p ET
•Kamala Harris Asks Supporters To Sign Up To Learn V.P. Pick; Federal Reserve Holds On Interest Rates Steady As Inflation Cools; Donald Trump Takes Question At Convention For Black Journalists. Aired 2-2:30p ET
•Soon: Trump Speaks At Black Journalists Convention In Chicago. Aired 1:30-2p ET
•Soon: Israel PM Netanyahu To Speak Amid Rising Tensions In Middle East; Trump To Speak At Black Journalists Convention In Chicago; Harris Heads To Houston Amid Cross-County Swing; Aired 1- 1:30p ET
•Gov. Roy Cooper (D-NC) is Interviewed about Harris' Run for President; Biles Leads Women to Gold; Deja Foxx is Interviewed about Social Media Campaigns. Aired 9:30-10a ET
•Harris to Reveal VP Pick on Tuesday; Trump Invited to Black Journalists Convention; Hamas Political Chief Killed in Iran. Aired 9- 9:30a ET
•Fed to Announce Interest Rate Decision; Hamas Political Chief Killed; Fresh Data on the Presidential Race; Rep. Mike Quigley (D-IL) is Interviewed about a VP Pick for Harris and Biden Leaving the Race; Questions about Covid-19; R. Kelly Asks Supreme Court to Overturn Convictions. Aired 8:30-9a ET
•Public Face and Ceasefire Negotiator for Hamas Ismail Haniyeh Killed While Visiting Iran; Israel Has Not Taken Responsibility for Death of Hamas's Leader Ismail Haniyeh; Kamala Harris Campaign Announces Deadline for Her to Pick Her Vice Presidential Running Mate. Aired 8-8:30a ET
•Hamas Political Chief Killed, Raising Fears Of All-Out War In Middle East; Trump Invited To Speak At Black Journalists Conference In Chicago; Garland Slams Judge Cannon's Special Counsel Ruling. Aired 7:30-8a ET
•Hamas Political Chief Killed, Raising Fears of All Out War in Mideast; Harris Calls Out Trump, Again Challenges Him to Debate; Boar's Head Expands Meat Recall Linked to Listeria Outbreak. Aired 7- 7:30a ET

•Acting Secret Service Director: I Cannot Defend Why Roof Wasn't Secured; 3 Girls Killed in Stabbing at Taylor Swift-Themed Yoga Class; Park Fire Now 5th Largest Blaze in California History; Simone Biles Wins 8th Olympic Medal. Aired 3:30-4p ET
•Source: High-Level Hezbollah CMDR Survives Israeli Strike In Beirut; Source: Harris And Running Mate To Visit Battleground States Next Week; Project 2025 Director Steps Down Amid Backlash From Trump; Soon: Kamala Harris Arrives In Georgia For Campaign Rally. Aired 3- 3:30p ET
•Harris Getting Closer To Naming VP Pick; Roll The Tape: Trump's History Of Mispronunciations; Israeli Official: Wanted To Send "Very Strong Message" With Beirut Strike; Acting Secret Service Chief: "What I Saw Made Me Ashamed". Aired 2:30-3p ET
•Israel Claims Responsibility For Strike In Southern Beirut; White House Comments On Israeli Strike In Beirut. Aired 2-2:30p ET
•Israeli Military Claims Responsibility For Stike In Beirut Suburbs. Aired 1:30-2p ET
•Israeli Drone Strike in Beirut; Interview With Rep. Jason Crow (D-CO); Congress Grills Acting Secret Service Director. Aired 1-1:30p ET
•Senate Set to Pass Bill Protecting Kids Online; Olympic Athletes Face Hottest Paris Day of the Year; Gauff Melts Down in Olympics Match; Massive Swarm of Dragonflies in Rhode Island. Aired 9:30-10a ET
•Acting Secret Service Director to Testify on Capitol Hill; Harris Campaign Courts Disenfranchised Republicans in Georgia; Rep. Suzan DelBene (D-WA) is Interviewed about the Harris Campaign; Vance Has History of Disparaging People Without Kids. Aired 9-9:30a ET
•Polls on Possible VP Picks; Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) is Interviewed about Presidential Politics; Inside Story of John Roberts and Trump's Immunity Win; Covid Infections Spiking. Aired 8:30-9a ET
•Presumptive Democratic Presidential Nominee Kamala Harris Campaign Reportedly to Target Disenfranchised Republicans in Georgia; Republican Vice Presidential Candidate J.D. Vance's Multiple Comments on Childless Americans Draw Controversy. Aired 8-8:30a ET
•Billionaire Donor Wants Harris To Fire FTC Chair Lina Khan If Elected; Trump Attacks Harris On Her Age, Way She Laughs; U.S. Men's Gymnastics Team Wins First Medal Since 2008; All Eyes On Team USA As Women's Gymnastics Aim For Gold; Security Forces Protecting Haitian Leader Provider "Cover" Fire After He Leaves CNN Interview; Protests Erupt In Venezuela Amid Election Fraud Accusations; The Group Behind A Massive Effort To "Clean" Voter Rolls. Aired 7:30-8a ET
•Harris Returns to Battleground Georgia to Mobilize Voters; What I Saw Made Me Ashamed, Secret Service Chief to Address Security Failures in Hearing on Trump Assassination Attempt; Third Child Dies in U.K. Dance Class Stabbing Attack. Aired 7-7:30a ET

•Fears Of Wider Regional Conflict Grow After Golan Heights Attack; Police: 2 Children Killed, 9 Injured In Knife Attack In England; U.S. Intel: Iran Covertly Trying To Influence Americans Against Trump. Aired 3:30-4p ET
•Harris Looks To Maintain Momentum 3 Weeks From DNC; Harris Running Mate Contenders Hit The Campaign Trail; Poll: Harris Gets Boost In Favorability After Biden Drops Out; FBI: Trump Agrees To Victim Interview In Shooting Investigation; Rep. Anthony D'esposito (R-NY) Discusses About Law Enforcement Communications After Attempted Assassination Of Former President Trump. Aired 3-3:30p ET
•Iowa's Strict 6-Week Abortion Ban Takes Effect; California's Park Fire Burns 360K-Plus Acres, Destroys 100 Structures; People In Venezuela Protest Country's Election Results; Olympics Day 3: Biles Will Compete, No Swimming In The Seine; Hype Man Flavor Flav Talks Women's Water Polo. Aired 2:30-3p ET
•Harris Running Mate Contenders Hit The Campaign Trail; New ABC Poll: Harris Favorability Rating Up 8 Points In A Week; Local SWAT Team: No Direct Contact With Secret Service Before Shooting. Aired 2- 2:30p ET
•Netanyahu Vows "Severe" Response To Attack That Killed 12 Children; Official: No Breakthrough In Latest Rounds Of Ceasefire Talks; Sources Reveal How Supreme Court Compromised On Idaho Abortion Ban; Most U.S. Renters Fear They'll Never Own A Home. Aired 1:30-2p ET
•Trump Agrees to FBI Interview in Shooting Investigation; Presidential Campaign Heats Up. Aired 1-1:30p ET
•Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-NY) is Interviewed about the Strike in Israel; Texts Show Delay after Concerns Over Shooter; California's Park Fire Burns More than 360,000 Acres; Swim Canceled at Olympics. Aired 9:30-10a ET
•Trump Tries New Lines of Attack; New Polling Shows Slight Uptick for Harris; Harris Team Looking for VP Pick; Alzheimer's Blood Tests for Early Dementia; New Details on Trump's Security At Rally. Aired 8:30-9a ET