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Early Start with John Berman and Zoraida Sambolin

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June 11, 2015
• Manhunt for Escaped Killers Expands to Vermont; The War on ISIS: Obama's New Strategy; Jeb Bush Across Europe; Blackhawks Even Up Stanley Cup Final, 2-2. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Prison Escapees May Be in Vermont; The War on ISIS: Obama's New Strategy; Jeb Bush Across Europe; Will Flight MH370 Ever Be Found? Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Manhunt for Escaped Killers Expands to Vermont; The War on ISIS: Obama's New Strategy; Jeb Bush Across Europe; Will Flight MH370 Ever Be Found? Aired 4-4:30a ET


June 10, 2015
• Manhunt For New York Prison Escapees; Pool Party Cop Resigns; Senate Hearing, White House Evacuations; Stock Futures Higher; White House Signals Strategy Shift In Iraq; Vatican Looks To Build Ties With Russia; Stock Futures Higher. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Manhunt for Escaped Killers: New Tip; Pool Party Chaos: Officer Resigns; The War on ISIS: more U.S. Troops to Iraq?; Cavs Hold Off Warriors, Take 2-1 NBA Finals Lead. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Manhunt for New York Prison Escapees; Pool Party Chaos: Officer Resigns; The War on ISIS: more U.S. Troops to Iraq?; Putin to Meet Pope While Battle Rages in Ukraine. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Manhunt for Escaped Killers: New Tip; Pool Party Chaos: Officer Resigns; The War on ISIS: more U.S. Troops to Iraq?; Pope Greets Vladimir Putin. Aired 4-4:30a ET


June 09, 2015
• Prisoners Used Power Tools To Escape; "We Don't Yet Have A Complete Strategy"; Battle For Baiji Refinery Ongoing; Volcker: State Budgets Near Collapse. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• New York Inmate Manhunt; President Obama Says No Complete ISIS Strategy; Battle for Baiji Refinery Ongoing; Terrorists at the Terminal?; Cleveland Cavaliers to Host Warriors for NBA Finals; Tampa Bay Lightning Takes 2-1 Stanley Cup Lead; Team USA Wins World Cup Opener; Aired 5-5:30a ET
• New York Inmate Manhunt; President Obama Says No Complete ISIS Strategy; Battle for Baiji Refinery Ongoing; Pool Party Chaos Divides Dallas Suburb; Migrant Crisis Over Italian Coast. Aired 4:40-5a ET
• New York Inmate Manhunt; President Obama Says No Complete ISIS Strategy; Iraq Took Only Half of Baiji; Terrorists at the Terminal? Aired 4-4:30a ET


June 08, 2015
• Massive Manhunt for Prison Escapees in New York; Obama to Meet with Iraqi PM Today; Iraqi Forces Reclaim Baiji; Outrage Over Police Response to Pool Party; Could Russia and Qatar Be Stripped of World Cups? Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Manhunt for New York Prison Escapees; President Doubles Down on "Russian Aggression"; Pool Party Melee; Cavaliers Take Game 2, Steal Home-Court Advantage. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Manhunt for New York Prison Escapees; President Doubles Down on "Russian Aggression"; New Allegations Hitting FIFA. Aired 4-4:30a ET
• Manhunt for Escaped Killers; President Doubles Down on "Russian Aggression"; Pool Party Melee. Aired 4-4:30a ET


June 05, 2015
• China Compiling Database Of Americans; Officials: Boston Attack "Encouraged" By ISIS; ISIS Propaganda Gives Away Target; Morning Beau Biden; Stocks Weigh Jobs, Oil; Yahoo Maps Shutting Down. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Huge Hack Steals Federal Workers' Information; Boston Attack Encouraged by ISIS; Warriors Take Game One of NBA Finals. Aired 5- 5:30a ET
• Hack Attack: U.S. Points to China; Boston Attack Encouraged by ISIS; Warriors Take Game One of NBA Finals. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Hack Attack: U.S. Points to China; Attack Encouraged by ISIS; Rick Perry Joins GOP Race. Aired 4-4:30a ET


June 04, 2015
• Boston Terror Suspect Planned Beheading; ISIS Shuts Down Ramadi Dam; Cruz Apologizes For Biden Joke; Greece Weighs On Markets; Duggar Family Speaks Out. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Boston Terror Suspect Planned Beheading; ISIS Cuts Water Supply; Baltimore Seeks Federal Help with Policing; Pentagon Anthrax Scare Widens; Stanley Cup: Blackhawks Take Game 1. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Boston Terror Suspect Planned Beheading; ISIS Cuts Water Supply; Baltimore Seeks Federal Help with Policing; Pentagon Anthrax Scare Widens. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Boston Terror Suspect Planned Beheading; ISIS Cuts Water Supply; Baltimore Seeks Federal Help with Policing. Aired 4-4:30a ET


June 03, 2015
• Boston Police Kill Man With Knife; Report: ISIS Shutting Off Dam; Fifteen Rescued in Chinese Ship Sinking; Obama Signs USA Freedom Act; Obamacare Enrollment Hits 10 Million; One Hundred Thousand Walmart Managers Get a Raise; FIFA President Stepping Down. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Boston Terror Investigation; Search for Survivors; FIFA's President Steps Down Amidst Scandal; Adrian Peterson Returns to the Vikings. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Boston Police Kill Man with Knife Investigation; Search for Survivors; FIFA's President Steps Down Amidst Scandal; Airline Bomb Threats; Takata Still Unsure of What's Wrong with Airbags. Aired 4:30- 5a ET
• Boston Terror Investigation; Search for Survivors; FIFA's President Steps Down Amidst Scandal. Aired 4-4:30a ET


June 02, 2015
• River Cruise Ship Sinks in China; TSA Screening Failure; Introducing Caitlyn Jenner; Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Cruise Ship Sinks: Hundreds Missing; Alarming Failure for TSA; Introducing Caitlyn Jenner; Houthis Free U.S. Journalist; UAB Football Program to be Reinstated. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• River Cruise Ship Sinks in China; Alarming Failure for TSA; Introducing Caitlyn Jenner. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Cruise Ship Sinks: Hundreds Missing; Alarming Failure for TSA; Introducing Caitlyn Jenner; Houthis Free U.S. Journalist. Aired 4- 4:30a ET


June 01, 2015
• NSA Programs Shut Down Overnight; Praise for Joe Biden's Son, Beau; Kerry Breaks Leg Cycling in Switzerland; Giving Away Billions; Qatar Extends Travel Ban on Ex-Gitmo Inmates; Stocks Near Record. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• NSA Spy Program Expires; Iran Nuclear Negotiations: New Obstacles; Biden Family Grieves Loss of Son; 92-Year-Old Cancer Survivor Finishes Marathon. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• NSA Programs Shut Down Overnight; Iran Nuclear Negotiations: New Obstacles; Biden Family Grieves Loss of Son; Qatar Extends Travel Ban on Ex-Gitmo Inmates. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• NSA Spy Program Expires; Iran Nuclear Negotiations: New Obstacles; Biden Family Grieves Loss of Son. Aired 4-4:30a ET


May 29, 2015
• Arming Sunnis To Fight ISIS; Former House Speaker Indicted; NSA Programs Expire Sunday Night; Flash Flood Emergency In Northeast Dallas; Obama Tweets Support For Fired Bulls Coach; Adrian Peterson Twitter Rants About NFL Contracts; Mortgage Rates Hit 2015 High. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• The War on ISIS: New Strategy?; Ex-House Speaker Indicted; Texas Faces New Flood Threat; Was Colorado Killer James Holmes Insane? Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Arming Sunnis to Fight ISIS; Ex-House Speaker Indicted; Texas Faces New Flood Threat; FIFA Presidential Election. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• The War on ISIS: New Strategy?; Ex-House Speaker Indicted; Texas Faces New Flood Threat. Aired 4-4:30a ET


May 28, 2015
• Voluntary Evacuations on Two Texas Rivers; Harrowing Tales of Flood Survival; Defense Lab Ships Live Anthrax; The Fight for Ramadi; IRS: Data Breach Originated in Russia; Business Lending on the Rise. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Historic Texas Flooding: It's Not Over; U.S. Military Mistakenly Ships Live Anthrax; The War on ISIS: Iraq Suffers Setbacks; Golden State Warriors Advance to NBA Finals. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Texas Copes with Aftermath of Deadly Floods; U.S. Military Mistakenly Ships Live Anthrax; The War on ISIS: Iraq Suffers Setbacks; World Soccer Officials Busted. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• 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


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