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Early Start with John Berman and Zoraida Sambolin

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May 28, 2015
• Historic Texas Flooding: It's Not Over; U.S. Military Mistakenly Ships Live Anthrax; The War on ISIS: Iraq Suffers Setbacks; World Soccer Officials Busted. Aired 4-4:30a ET


May 27, 2015
• Houston Hammered by Heavy Rain; Two Texas Families Missing in Flood; Terror on the Blanco River; Iraqis Launch Offensive Against ISIS; Stocks Fall on Fed Fears. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Historic Flood Swamp Texas and Oklahoma; Six Top World Soccer Officials Arrested; White House Backs Ash Carter; Iraqis Launch Offensive Against ISIS; DOJ, Cleveland Agree to Police Reforms; Cavs Reach NBA Finals. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Death Toll Rises in Historic Texas Flood; Six Top World Soccer Officials Arrested; White House Backs Ash Carter; U.S. and China Headed for a Showdown? Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Historic Texas Flood: Death Toll Rises; Six Top World Soccer Officials Arrested; White House Backs Ash Carter; Obama's Immigration Legacy on Hold; Cavs Reach NBA Finals. Aired 4-4:30a ET


May 26, 2015
• Deluge Hits Houston; Tornado Rips Roof Off Houston Apartment Complex; Iraq Launches Effort to Retake Anbar; Memorial Day Flights Threatened; Charter to Announce Time Warner Cable Acquisition. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Deadly Storms Ravage Texas & Oklahoma; The War on ISIS: Iraq's New Plan; Houston Rockets Rebound. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Deadly Storms Slams Texas & Oklahoma; The War on ISIS: Iraq's New Plan. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Deadly Storms Ravage Texas & Oklahoma; The War on ISIS: Iraq's New Plan. Aired 4-4:30a ET


May 25, 2015
• Iraqis Regain Part Of Ramadi; Strategy Shift In Iraq?; ISIS On A Rampage In Syria; Memorial Day Travelers Increase; Deadly Flooding In Texas And Oklahoma; NSA Data Collection Program In Jeopardy. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Frightening Scene Near U.S. Capitol; Iraqis Regain Part of Ramadi; NSA Data Collection Program in Jeopardy; Nation Pauses for Memorial Day; Cavs Hold Off Hawks & Win Game 3. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Iraqis Regain Part of Ramadi; Strategy Shift in Iraq?; ISIS on a Rampage in Syria; Deadly Flooding in Texas and Oklahoma; Protests Erupt in Cleveland; Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Frightening Scene Near U.S. Capitol; Iraqis Regain Part of Ramadi; NSA Data Collection Program in Jeopardy; Nation Pauses for Memorial Day. Aired 4-4:30a ET


May 22, 2015
• Quadruple Murder Suspect Apprehended; What Triggered Waco Shootout?; ISIS Tightens Grip On Palmyra; Six Officers Indicted In Freddie Gray's Death; Lumber Liquidators CEO Quits. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Quadruple Murder Suspect Arrested; Police Warned About Biker Revenge Attacks; ISIS Advances in Iraq & Syria; Warriors Deny Rockets a Win in Game 2. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Wint in Custody; Police Warned About Biker Revenge Attacks; ISIS Advances in Iraq & Syria. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Police Arrest Quadruple Murder Suspect; Police Warned About Biker Revenge Attacks; ISIS Advances in Iraq & Syria. Aired 4-4:30a ET


May 21, 2015
• ISIS On A Rampage; Middle East In Chaos; Osama Bin Laden Documents Released; Senator Paul Ends Filibuster; Santa Barbara Oil Spill; Say Goodnight, Dave. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• ISIS Seizes Key Syrian Town; Rand Paul Protests the Patriot Act; David Letterman's Final Late Show; Cavaliers Beat Hawks 97-89 in Game 1. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• ISIS on a Rampage; Rand Paul Protests the Patriot Act; David Letterman's Final Late Show; Bacon Prices Falling. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• ISIS Seizes Key Syrian Town; Rand Paul Protests the Patriot Act; David Letterman's Final Late Show. Aired 4-4:30a ET


May 20, 2015
• Huge Expansion in Takata Airbag Recall; Iraq Cabinet Calls For Shiite Militia; Parking Lot Incident Sparked Biker Bloodbath; UBS Slapped with $545 Million In Fines; Could College Soon Be Free? Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Largest Auto Recall in History; The War on ISIS; Deadly Biker Gang Brawl; Patriots Won't Appeal Deflategate Punishment. Aired 5- 5:30a ET
• Huge Expansion in Takata Airbag Recall; The War on ISIS; Deadly Biker Gang Brawl. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Largest Auto Recall in History; The War on ISIS; Deadly Biker Gang Brawl. Aired 4-4:30a ET


May 19, 2015
• Police Ready For Texas Gang War; Retaking Ramadi From ISIS; Demilitarizing Law Enforcement; Baltimore Surge In Homicides; Stocks AT Records. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Huge Amount of Evidence from Biker Brawl; Amtrak Derailment Investigation; U.S. Vows to Fight ISIS for Key Iraqi City; Demilitarizing Law Enforcement. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Police Ready for Texas Gang War; Amtrak Derailment Investigation; U.S. Vows to Fight ISIS for Key Iraqi City; Demilitarizing Law Enforcement. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Police Warn About Bikers Seeking Revenge; Amtrak Derailment Investigation; U.S. Vows to Fight ISIS for Key Iraqi City. Aired 4- 4:30a ET


May 18, 2015
• Key City Falls to ISIS in Iraq; U.S. Officials Assessing Trove of Intelligence; Amtrak Trains Back on Track; Renowned Climber Dies in Yosemite Accident. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• U.S. Commando Raid Kills ISIS Leader; NTSB Can't Confirm Projectile Hit Train; Texas Biker Bloodbath; Gas Prices Rising; Rubio Tangles Over Iraq War Question; Rockets Cap Off Rally, Down Clippers; Braves Shelby Miller One Out Shy Of No-Hitter. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Key City Falls to ISIS; U.S. Intelligence Analyzing Treasure Trove of Data; Amtrak Northeast Corridor to Reopen Today; Rubio Testy on Iraq War Question. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Ramadi Falls to ISIS Militants; U.S. Commando Raid Kills ISIS Leader; NYC-Philadelphia Train Service Resumes; Aired 4-4:30a ET


May 15, 2015
• U.S. Helicopter Crashed on Mountain in Nepal; Train Engineer Agrees to NTSB Interview; Engineer's Friends Speak Out; Amtrak Funding Fight; Blues Icon B.B. King Dies; ISIS Releases New Audio Recording; Stock Futures Higher. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Missing U.S. Helicopter Found in Nepal; Deadly Amtrak Derailment: Train Sped Up Before Curve; Blues Icon B.B. King Dies; Roger Goodell to Hear Brady Suspension Appeal. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Missing U.S. Helicopter Found in Nepal; Deadly Amtrak Derailment: Train Sped Up Before Curve; Blues Icon B.B. King Dies. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Deadly Amtrak Derailment; Train Sped Up Before Curve; Missing U.S. Helicopter Found in Nepal; Blues Icon B.B. King Dies. Aired 4- 4:30a ET


May 14, 2015
• Train Hit 106 MPH Before Derailing; Five Of Seven Killed In Crash Identified; No Sign Of Missing U.S. Helicopter; American Killed In Afghan Hotel Attack; Stock Futures Higher. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Amtrak Train Hit 106 MPH Before Derailing; Deadly Shoe Factory Fire Near Manila; No Sign of Missing U.S. Helicopter; Life or Death for Dzhokhar Tsarnaev?; What Will Brady Do? Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Investigators: Train Hit Curve at 106 MPH; No Sign of Missing U.S. Helicopter; Life or Death for Dzhokhar Tsarnaev? Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Train Hit 106 MPH Before Derailing; Deadly Shoe Factory Fire Near Manila; No Sign of Missing U.S. Helicopter; Life or Death for Dzhokhar Tsarnaeve? Aired 4-4:30a ET


May 13, 2015
• At Least Five Dead In Philly Train Derailment. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Amtrak Train Derails, 5 Dead; At Least 83 Dead in 7.3 Nepal Quake; Report: North Korea Defense Chief Executed. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Philadelphia Amtrak Derailment: 5 Dead; At Least 83 Dead in 7.3 Nepal Quake; Aired 4:30-5a ET
• At Least 5 Killed in Philadelphia Train Derailment. Aired 4- 4:30a ET


May 12, 2015
• Magnitude 7.3 Quake Hits Nepal; Tom Brady Suspended Four Games Over Deflategate; NSA Concerned By ISIS Use Of Web As Weapon; Closing Arguments Ahead For Tsarnaev; Millennials Take Over Workplace. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Earthquake Hits Nepal; Tom Brady Suspended 4 Games Over Deflategate; Kerry in Russia to Meet with Putin. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• New Earthquake Strikes Nepal; Tom Brady Suspended 4 Games Over Deflategate; Kerry in Russia to Meet with Putin. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Magnitude 7.3 Quake Hits Nepal; Tom Brady Suspended 4 Games Over Deflategate; Kerry in Russia to Meet with Putin. Aired 4-4:30a ET


May 11, 2015
• Tornado Hits Eastland County, Texas; Mississippi Police Officers Killed; Pope Meets Castro At Vatican; Picasso Painting Could Smash Records. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Possible Tornado in Van, Texas; Tornado Hits Eastland County, Texas; Mississippi Police Officers Killed; Pentagon Elevates Alert Level Against Terror; Cease-fire in Yemen. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Tornadoes Across Texas; Two Officers Remembered in Mississippi; Houthi Rebels Agree to Five Day Ceasefire; Raul Castro Visits Pope Francis; Picasso's Pricey Art. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Tornado Leaves 26 Inured in Van, Texas; Severe Weather Across the Country; Threat Levels Raised with Homeland Security Concerns; Ceasefire to Begin Tuesday in Yemen; Raul Castro Visits the Vatican. Aired 4-4:30a ET


May 08, 2015
• U.K. Conservatives Keep Power; Tom Brady Addresses Deflate-Gate Report; FBI: Thousands of ISIS Followers in U.S.; Tornadoes Flatten Communities; U.S. Military Training Syrian Rebels; Pakistan Military Helicopter Crashes. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Big Night for U.K. Conservatives; Tom Brady Speaks Out; FBI Warned Texas Authorities of Elton Simpson; Tornadoes Flatten Communities; U.S. Military Training Syrian Rebels. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• U.K. Elections: Conservatives Keep Power; Tom Brady Addresses Deflate-Gate Report; FBI: Thousands of ISIS Followers in U.S.; Tornadoes Flatten Communities. Aired 4-4:30a ET


May 07, 2015
• Severe Storms Hit The Plains; ISIS "More Than Inspiration" To Texas Attackers; Stocks Fall Around The World; NFL Issues Deflategate Report; Sources: Police Investigation Doesn't Support Charges; Highest-Paying College Majors. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Tornadoes Rip Through Plain States; Report: Patriots "Likely" Deflated Balls; New Controversy Over Officers' Charges; John Kerry in Saudi Arabia. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Severe Storms Rip Through Plain States; Report: Patriots "Likely" Deflated Balls; New Controversy Over Officers' Charges; John Kerry in Saudi Arabia. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Tornadoes Tear Through the Midwest; Report: Patriots "Likely" Deflated Balls; New Controversy Over Officers' Charges. Aired 4-4:30a ET


May 06, 2015
• Texas Attacker Tweeted With ISIS; Huge Bounties For Top ISIS Leaders; Loretta Lynch Visits Baltimore; Clinton Calls For "Path To Citizenship." Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Did ISIS Order Texas Terror Attack?; Huge Bounties for Top ISIS Leaders; Poll: 48 Percent Say Clinton is Trustworthy; Mayweather- Pacquiao Rematch? Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Texas Attacker Tweeted with ISIS; Huge Bounties for Top ISIS Leaders; Poll: 48 Percent Say Clinton is Trustworthy; Kerry Meeting with Djibouti Officials. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Did ISIS Order the Texas Terror Attack?; Huge Bounties for Top ISIS Leaders; Poll: 48 Percent Say Clinton is Trustworthy. Aired 4- 4:30a ET


May 05, 2015
• ISIS Claims Responsibility for Shooting in Texas; Friction Between Mosby, Baltimore PD. Aired 5:30-6:00a ET.
• ISIS Claims Responsibility for Texas Shooting; Clinton Ready to Testify on Benghazi, E-Mails; Huckabee Set to Launch 2016 Campaign; Obama Relaunches Mentoring Non-Profit. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Texas Shooting: Terror Connection; Clinton Ready to Testify on Benghazi, E-Mails; Huckabee Set to Launch 2016 Campaign; Obama Relaunches Mentoring Non-Profit; NYU Student Detained by North Korea Speaks Out; Secretary of State Kerry in Africa; ISIS Claims Responsibility for Texas Shooting. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Texas Shooting: Terror Connection; Clinton Ready to Testify on Benghazi, E-Mails; Huckabee Set to Launch 2016 Campaign; Obama Relaunches Mentoring Non-Profit. Aired 4-4:30a ET


May 04, 2015
• Two Gunmen Shot Outside Cartoon Contest in Dallas; Keynote Speaker Was on Al Qaeda Hit List; First Night Without Curfew in Baltimore; GOP Candidates Join Crowded 2016 Field. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• 2 Gunmen Killed at Mohammed Cartoon Event; Baltimore Returning to Normal; Obama Seeking "Truth" in Freddie Gray Death; Tiger Woods & Lindsey Vonn Separate. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Two Gunmen Killed at Controversial Event; Baltimore Returning to Normal; Israel Protest Against Police Abuse; Nepal Earthquake Death Toll Rising. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Gunmen Killed at Mohammed Cartoon Event; Baltimore Returning to Normal; Obama Seeking "Truth" in Freddie Gray Death; Nepal Earthquake Death Toll Rising. Aired 4-4:30a ET


May 01, 2015
• Police Recently Learned Of Second Van Stop; Police And Protesters Clash In Philadelphia; Democrats Push Minimum Wage Hike. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Baltimore Police Recently Learned of 2nd Van Stop; Police & Protesters Clash in Philadelphia; Nepal Death Toll Rising; Tampa Bay Bucks Pick Jameis Winston #1. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Freddie Gray Death Investigation: New Information; Police & Protesters Clash in Philadelphia; Bernie Sanders for President; White House Monitoring Baltimore Unrest. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Freddie Gray Death Investigation: New Information; Police & Protesters Clash in Philadelphia; Nepal Death Toll Rising; Tampa Bay Bucks Pick Jameis Winston #1. Aired 4-4:30a ET


April 30, 2015
• Freddie Gray Protests Coast-To-Coast; Second Quiet Night In Baltimore; Officer's Family Member Speaks Out; Protests Flare In Ferguson; Lynch Urges Calm In Baltimore. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Thousands Protest Freddie Gray's Death; 100+ Arrested in Riot Released Without Charges; Report: Prisoner Claims Gray Tried to Hurt Himself; Teen Rescued from Kathmandu Rubble; Orioles-White Sox Play in Empty Ballpark. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Thousands Protest Freddie Gray's Death; 100+ Arrested in Riot Released Without Charges; Report: Prisoner Claims Gray Tried to Hurt Himself; Pope Calls for Equal Pay. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Thousands Protest Freddie Gray's Death; 100+ Arrested in Riot Released Without Charges; Teen Rescued from Kathmandu Rubble. Aired 4- 4:30a ET


April 29, 2015
• Baltimore Mostly Quiet Overnight; Baltimore Schools Reopen Today; Obama Spreads Blame And Praise; Nigerian Army Rescues Boko Haram Captives; Stock Futures Look Cautious. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Baltimore Curfew is Working; Searching for Survivors in Nepal; Orioles-White Sox Game Today Closed to Public. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Baltimore Mostly Quiet Overnight; Searching for Survivors in Nepal; Nigerian Army Rescues Boko Haram Captives. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Baltimore Police: Curfew is Working; Searching for Survivors in Nepal; Nigerian Army Rescues Boko Haram Captives. Aired 4-4:30a ET


April 28, 2015
• Baltimore In Flames After Freddie Gray Funeral; Nepal Quake Death Toll Keeps Rising; Rescue At The Top Of The World. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Baltimore Riots Started With "The Purge"; Rescue & Aid Workers Struggle In Nepal; Boston Bombing Trial: Life or Death. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Protests Lead to Riots in Baltimore; Rescue & Aid Workers Struggle In Nepal; Boston Bombing Trial: Life or Death. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Baltimore in Flames After Freddie Gray Funeral; Rescue & Aid Workers Struggle In Nepal; Boston Bombing Trial: Life or Death. Aired 4-4:30a ET


April 27, 2015
• Growing Crisis in Devastated Nepal; World Rushes Aid To Nepal; Earthquake's Devastating Damage; Freddie Gray Funeral Today. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Over 3,000 Dead After Powerful Earthquake Rocks Nepal; Governments Around The Globe Pitch In To Assist Nepal Post-Earthquake; Friends And Family Prepare To Lay Freddie Gray To Rest In Baltimore. Aired 4-5a ET


April 24, 2015
• Indiana High School Stage Collapse; U.S. Drone Strike Kills Two Al Qaeda Hostages; Weinstein Family Sought His Release; Italian Police Seeking 18 Terror Suspects; Police And Protesters Clash In Baltimore. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Indiana High School Students Injured in Stage Collapse; Deadly Drone Mistake; Hundreds Protest Freddie Gray's Death; Loretta Lynch Confirmed as Attorney General; Obama Honors Patriots, Jokes About "Deflategate". Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Indiana High School Stage Collapse; Deadly Drone Mistake; Hundreds Protest Freddie Gray's Death; Loretta Lynch Confirmed as Attorney General; Calbuco Volcano Erupts in Chile. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Students Injured in Stage Collapse; Deadly Drone Mistake; Hundreds Protest Freddie Gray's Death; Loretta Lynch Confirmed as Attorney General. Aired 4-4:30a ET


April 23, 2015
• New Details On Freddie Gray Arrest; More Airstrikes Today In Yemen; Aired; North Korea Nuclear Arsenal Expanding; Senate Set To Vote On Loretta Lynch Nomination; Stock Futures Point Lower; Tsarnaev Trial Sentencing Phase. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• More Freddie Gray Protests; Yemen in Crisis: Is Iran Sending Weapons to Rebels?; Senate Set to Vote on Loretta Lynch Nomination; Judge Approves NFL Concussion Settlement. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• New Details on Freddie Gray Arrest; Yemen in Crisis: Is Iran Sending Weapons to Rebels?; Senate Set to Vote on Loretta Lynch Nomination; Knockout Ticket Prices. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• The Death of Freddie Gray: Officers Provide Statements; Yemen in Crisis: Is Iran Sending Weapons to Rebels?; Senate Set to Vote on Loretta Lynch Nomination. Aired 4-4:30a ET


April 22, 2015
• More Protest Against Death In Custody; Houthis Attack Yemeni Military Brigade; Arab Coalition Launches New Airstrikes; Loretta Lynch Vote; Stock Futures Point Lower. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• More Protest Against Death in Custody; Crisis in Yemen: Saudi Arabia Stops Airstrikes; Ice Cream Risk Goes Back 5 Years; Mayweather- Pacquiao Fight in Jeopardy? Aired 5-5:30a ET


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