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Early Start with John Berman and Zoraida Sambolin

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June 26, 2015
• Charleston Church Shooter: Planning a Bigger Attack?; Investigating Prison Break; Obamacare Survives Court Challenge; Record-Setting NBA Draft. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Evidence Church Shooter Planned Bigger Attack; New York Prison Break: How Did the Killers Escape?; Obamacare Survives Court Challenge. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Charleston Church Shooter: Planning a Bigger Attack?; New York Prison Break: How Did the Killers Escape?; Obamacare Survives Court Challenge. Aired 4-4:30a ET


June 25, 2015
• Second Prison Worker Arrested in Prison Escape; Source: DOJ Likely to Pursue Hate Crime Charges in Charleston Massacre; New U.S. Hostage Policy; Boston Bomber Apologizes to Victims; 50 Million Facing Severe Weather Today. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• New York Prison Guard Out on Bail; More Charges for Church Shooter; President Obama Snags Major Trade Win; Stocks Fall on Greece Concerns; Tsarnaev Apologizes at Sentencing; 2015 NBA Draft Starts Tonight. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• New York Prison Guard Arrested; More Charges for Church Shooter; President Obama Snags Major Trade Win; Stocks Fall on Greece Concerns; Boston Marathon Bomber Apologizes. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• New York Prison Break: New Arrest; More Charges for Church Shooter; President Obama Snags Major Trade Win; Stocks Fall on Greece Concerns; Tsarnaev Apologizes at Sentencing; Pakistan Heat Wave. Aired 4-4:30a ET


June 24, 2015
• Rebel Flag Fight Gains Momentum; Big Retailers Ban The Confederate Flag; Democrats Applaud Flag's Removal; Police Tape Of South Carolina Killer's Arrest; Joyce Mitchell Bombshell; Severe Storms Turn Deadly In Maryland. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Confederate Flag Fight Gains Momentum; New York Prison Break: How They Did It; Obama Changes Hostage Policy; Freddie Gray Autopsy Report; Bobby Jindal Joining GOP Race; Brady's "Deflategate" Appeal Ends After 10 Hours. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Rebel Flag Fight Gains Momentum; New York Prison Break: How They Did It; Obama Changes Hostage Policy; Bobby Jindal Joining GOP Race; Powerful Storms Slam East Coast. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• New Calls to Ban Confederate Flag; New York Prison Break: How They Did It; Obama Changes Hostage Policy; Freddie Gray Autopsy Report; Bobby Jindal Joining GOP Race. Aired 4-4:30a ET


June 23, 2015
• Prison Break Tools In Frozen Meat?; Charleston Gunman's Racist Spiral; Confederate Flag Tipping Point?; President Addressing Race Head On; Cyberattack On Federal Workers Grows; Tornadoes Touch Down. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Prison Break Tools in Frozen Meat?; New Calls to Remove Rebel Flag; President Obama on Race in America; Cyberattack on Federal Workers Grows; Tornadoes Touch Down in Illinois & Michigan; USA Defeats Colombia, Advances to Play China. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• New Leads in New York Prison Manhunt; New Calls to Remove Rebel Flag; President Obama on Race in America; Cyberattack on Federal Workers Grows; Tornadoes Touch Down in Illinois & Michigan. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Search for Escaped Killers: New Clues; New Calls to Remove Rebel Flag; President Obama on Race in America; Cyberattack on Federal Workers Grows; Tornadoes Touch Down in Illinois & Michigan. Aired 4- 4:30a ET


June 22, 2015
• New Information on Gunman's Motives; Charleston Church Starts Healing; "Not the Time" for Politics; Explosion in Afghanistan; Report: ISIS Planting Mines at Palmyra; Greece at Make-Or-Break Moment; Apple Caves on Taylor Swift Threat. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Search for Escaped Killers; Healing in Charleston; Explosion in Afghanistan; Supreme Court to Rule on High-Profile Cases; Greece At Make-or-Break Moment; Jordan Spieth Wins 2015 U.S. Open. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• New York Prison Guard Investigated; Healing in Charleston; Explosion in Afghanistan; Supreme Court to Rule on High-Profile Cases; Greece At Make-or-Break Moment; Report: ISIS Planting Mines at Palmyra. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Manhunt Heats Up; Healing in Charleston; Explosion in Afghanistan; Supreme Court to Rule on High-Profile Cases; Greece At Make-or-Break Moment. Aired 4-4:30a ET


June 19, 2015
• Church Shooting Suspect Back In Charleston; Remembering The Victims; Lyle Mitchell's Lawyer: "He's Just Devastated"; Nasdaq at Record High; McDonald's Slims Down. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Charleston Church Massacre; Search for Escaped Inmates Grows Cold; Tiger Woods Shoots Career-Worst U.S. Open Round. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Charleston Church Massacre: New Information; Search for Escaped Inmates Grows Cold; NASDAQ at Record High. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Church Shooting Suspect Back in Charleston; Search for Escaped Inmates Grows Cold; House Sends Revised Trade Agreement to Senate; Oklahoma Hit Hard by Tropical Depression Bill. Aired 4-4:30a ET


June 18, 2015
• Charleston Church Shooting; Mitchell Admits Having Sex With Inmate. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Charleston Church Shooting Leaves 9 Dead. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Charleston Church Shooting Leaves 9 Dead; Prison Break Manhunt; Pope Francis Enters Climate Change Debate. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Charleston Church Shooting Leaves 9 Dead. Aired 4-4:30a ET


June 17, 2015
• Murder Plot to Kill Lyle Mitchell?; Tropical Storm Bill Batters Texas; Stocks Futures Are Higher; FDA Bans Trans Fat; Shark Attack Victim Speaks Out; Donald Trump, Unplugged. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• New York Prison Break: Arrested Worker Visited By Husband; Texas Facing Dangerous Threat; Donald Trump Running for President; Warriors Beat Cavaliers to Win NBA Title. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Prison Break: New Questions Surround Joyce Mitchell; Texas Facing Dangerous Threat; Donald Trump Running for President; Warriors Beat Cavaliers to Win NBA Title. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• New York Prison Break: Arrested Worker Visited By Husband; Texas Facing Dangerous Threat; Warriors Win NBA Title. Aired 4-4:30a ET


June 16, 2015
• Prison Break Bombshell; Texas Bracing for Tropical Storm Bill; Stocks Down Around the World; U.S. Takes Out Top Al Qaeda Leader; Goldman Sachs to Give Consumer Loans. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Prison Break Plot Revealed; Tropical Storm Bill Approaching Texas Coast; Al Qaeda Leader Killed in U.S. Drone Strike; Jeb Bush Launches White House Bid; Chicago Blackhawks Win Stanley Cup. Aired 5- 5:30a ET


June 15, 2015
• Alleged Accomplice In Court Today; Search Focused On Woods Near Prison; Clinton Kicks Off Campaign In New York; North Carolina Shark Attacks; Pushed To His "Breaking Point"; Wild Animals On The Loose; Stocks Lower on Greek Debt Drama. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Prison Break: New Details on the Killers' Planned Escape; U.S. Airstrike Targets 2013 Terror Attack Mastermind; The Race for President; NBA Finals: Warriors Take 3-2 Series Lead. Aired 5-5:30a ET


June 12, 2015
• Towns On Lockdown In Upstate New York; U.S. Considering "Lily Pad" Strategy In Iraq; Official: Father In D.C. Murders Strangled, Burned; Germanwings Criminal Inquiry; Stocks Down On Greek Drama. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Manhunt for Escaped Killers: New Breakthrough; Tamir Rice Shooting: Will Officers Be Charged?; The War on ISIS: U.S. Expands Presence in Iraq; Warriors Strike Back, Even Up Series 2-2. Aired 5- 5:30a ET
• Search for Escaped Inmates: Day 7; Tamir Rice Shooting: Will Officers Be Charged?; The War on ISIS: U.S. Expands Presence in Iraq. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Manhunt for Escaped Killers: New Breakthrough; Tamir Rice Shooting: Will Officers Be Charged?; The War on ISIS: U.S. Expands Presence in Iraq. Aired 4-4:30a ET


June 11, 2015
• New Tips in Escaped Prisoners Manhunt; Pentagon to Send 450 Additional Advisers to Iraq; McKinney Officer Speaks Out; Jeb Bush in Europe; Stocks Near Record. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• 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


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