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Early Start with John Berman and Zoraida Sambolin

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July 17, 2015
• Gunman Kills 4 Marines in Tennessee; Guilty Verdict in James Holmes Trial; Spieth Starts Strong for 3rd Straight Major. Aired 5- 5:30a ET
• Chattanooga Shootings: Gunman Kills 4 Marines in Tennessee; Guilty Verdict in James Holmes Trial; Stocks Higher Right Now. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Gunman Kills 4 Marines in Tennessee; Guilty Verdict in James Holmes Trial. Aired 4-4:30a ET


July 16, 2015
• White House Beats Drum For Iran Deal; Donald Trump Claims $10 Billion Worth; Heart-Tugging ESPY Awards; Severe Storms On The Northern Plains; Stocks Up Around The World. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• George H.W. Bush Hospitalized After Fall; Selling the Iran Nuclear Deal; Caitlyn Jenner's Emotional Message; Greek Parliament Accepts Bailout; Emotional Moment at ESPYs. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• George H.W. Bush in Hospital After Fall; Selling the Iran Nuclear Deal; Caitlyn Jenner's Emotional Message; Greek Parliament Accepts Bailout. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• President George H.W. Bush Hospitalized; Selling the Iran Nuclear Deal; Caitlyn Jenner's Emotional Message; Greek Economy on Verge of Collapse. Aired 4-4:30a ET


July 15, 2015
• Reaction To Details Of Iran Nuke Deal; Israel Slams Iran Nuclear Deal; How "El Chapo" Escaped; Poll: Trump Leads GOP Field; Stock Market Winning Streak; Prime Day Bigger Than Black Friday? Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Obama's New Task: Iran Nuclear Deal; Markets Await Greek Vote; New Video Captures "El Chapo" Escape; Pete Rose Honored Before All- Star Game. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Selling the Iran Nuclear Deal; Markets Await Greek Vote; New Video Captures "El Chapo" Escape. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Iran Nuclear Deal: Obama's New Task; Markets Await Greek Vote; New Video Captures "El Chapo" Escape. Aired 4-4:30a ET


July 14, 2015
• Historic Nuclear Deal Reached with Iran; What Happens Next after Nuclear Deal?; Israeli Anger at Iran Nuke Deal; Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Iran Nuclear Deal is Done; Oil Prices Tumble on Iran Deal. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Iran Nuclear Deal is Done. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Source: Iran Nuclear Deal is Done. Aired 4-4:30a ET


July 13, 2015
• Deal Reached On Greek Bailout; "Nearly There" On An Iran Nuke Deal; Massive Manhunt For Mexican Drug Lord; Donald Trump Not Backing Down; Miss Oklahoma Wins Miss USA Crown. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Struggling Over Greek Bailout; Iran Nuclear Deal on the Verge; Massive Manhunt Underway; Scott Walker to Enter GOP Race Today; Spieth Heads to British Open with Win. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Deal Reached on Greek Bailout; Iran Nuclear Deal on the Verge; Massive Manhunt Underway; Scott Walker to Enter GOP Race Today; Novak Djokovic Wins Wimbledon; Oil Prices Tumble As Iran Deal Nears. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Greece Bailout Deal Reached; Iran Nuclear Deal on the Verge; Massive Manhunt Underway; Scott Walker to Enter GOP Race Today; Novak Djokovic Wins Wimbledon. Aired 4-4:30a ET


July 10, 2015
• South Carolina Confederate Flag Coming Down; Was Trump Asked to Tone Down His Rhetoric?; Greece Seeks 53 Billion Euro Bailout; LAPD Investigating Bill Cosby; Iran Nuclear Talks Extended Again. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Confederate Flag Coming Down; Trump Won't Rule Out Independent Bid; 21 Million Americans Victimized in Hack Attack; Iran Nuclear Talks Extended Again; NCAA Commends SouthCarolina for Flag Removal. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• S.C. Confederate Flag Coming Down; Trump Won't Rule Out Independent Bid; 21 Million Americans Victimized in Hack Attack; Iran Nuclear Talks Extended Again; Fact-Checking Jeb Bush: Do Americans Need to Work More? Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Confederate Flag Debate Rages On; Trump Won't Rule Out Independent Bid; 21 Million Americans Victimized in Hack Attack; Iran Nuclear Talks Extended Again. Aired 4-4:30a ET


July 09, 2015
• Global Market Worries; Collapse Wipes Out $3.5 Trillion In Value; Donald Trump Hits Back At Clinton; Trump Promises To Fire Any Illegal Workers; Baltimore Police Commissioner Fired; SF Mayor: Murder Suspect Shouldn't Have Been Free. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• South Carolina Legislature Votes to Remove Confederate Flag; Chaos on Wall Street; Donald Trump: On the Attack; DeAndre Jordan Backs Out of Dallas and Returns to L.A. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• S.C. Legislature Votes to Remove Confederate Flag; Chaos on Wall Street; Donald Trump: On the Attack. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• South Carolina Votes to Remove Confederate Flag; Chaos on Wall Street; Donald Trump: On the Attack. Aired 4-4:30a ET


July 08, 2015
• Clinton Hammers GOP On Immigration; Federal Agent's Gun Used In San Francisco Shooting; FBI Raids Home Of Subway's "Jared"; U.S.-Led Iran Talks Extended Again; Army Plans To Cut 40,000 Troops; New Bill Cosby Fallout; NTSB Investigating Midair Crash; Greece Shows Up With No Written Proposal; Chinese Stocks Plunge. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Hillary's First National 2016 Interview; San Francisco Pier Slaying: Suspect's Gun Belonged to Federal Agent; Subway Spokesman's House Raided by FBI; Greece Shows Up With No Written Proposal; Chinese Stocks Plunge; U.S. Women's Soccer Team Celebrates in L.A. Aired 5- 5:30a ET
• Clinton Hammers GOP on Immigration; San Francisco Pier Slaying: Suspect's Gun Belonged to Federal Agent; Subway Spokesman's House Raided by FBI; Greece Shows Up With No Written Proposal; Chinese Stocks Plunge. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• CNN Exclusive: Clinton Talks to Voters & Trust; San Francisco Pier Slaying: Suspect's Gun Belonged to Federal Agent; Subway Spokesman's House Raided by FBI; Greece Shows Up With No Written Proposal; Chinese Stocks Plunge. Aired 4-4:30a ET


July 07, 2015
• Stunning Cosby Sex Admission; Deadline Day At Iran Nuclear Talks; Murder Charge In San Francisco Shooting; Kansas City Rocked By Wild Weather; Investors Hope For Greek Deal. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Cosby's Sex Admission; Iran Nuclear Negotiations: Deadline Day; Greece's Financial Crisis: Europe to the Rescue?; Murder Charge in San Francisco Shooting; World Cup Champs to Celebrate in L.A. Aired 5- 5:30a ET
• Stunning Cosby Sex Admission; Iran Nuclear Negotiations: Deadline Day; Greece's Financial Crisis: Europe to the Rescue?; Murder Charge in San Francisco Shooting. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Cosby's Sex Confession; Iran Nuclear Negotiations: Deadline Day; Greece's Financial Crisis: Europe to the Rescue?; Murder Charge in San Francisco Shooting; Pope Delivers Open-Air Mass in Ecuador. Aired 4-4:30a ET


July 06, 2015
• Potential Chaos in World Markets; One Day Left for U.S.-Iranian Nuclear Deal. Aired 5:30-6:00a ET.
• Greeks Celebrate Resounding "No" Vote; Iran Nuclear Deal: "Hard Choices" Remain; USA Wins Women's World Cup; S.C. Lawmakers to Debate Removing Confederate Flag. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Greece Rejects Debt Deal; Iran Nuclear Deal: "Hard Choices" Remain; USA Wins Women's World Cup; Pope Francis Lands in Ecuador. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Greece Financial Crisis: Finance Minister Quits; Iran Nuclear Deal: "Hard Choices" Remain; USA Wins Women's World Cup. Aired 4-4:30a ET


July 03, 2015
• Washington Navy Yard Terror Alert; Prison Escape Investigation; One Suspect Believed Involved In Two Attacks; Republicans Blast Trumps Immigrant Stance; Reelz Picks Up Miss USA Pageant; Baltimore Police Investigating Sign Inside Van; Unpaid Interns Fight For A Paycheck. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Police Heighten Security For July 4th; New York Prison Break: Escaped Killer's Promise; Tunisia Terror Attack: New Arrests; Joe & Jill Biden to Attend World Cup Final. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Fourth of July Terror Concern; New York Prison Break: Escaped Killer's Promise; Tunisia Terror Attack: New Arrests. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Security Watch: July 4th Terror Concern; New York Prison Break: Escaped Killer's Promise; Tunisia Terror Attack: New Arrests. Aired 4- 4:30a ET


July 02, 2015
• Macy's Dumps Trump; New Revelations from David Sweat. Aired 5:30-6:00a ET.
• New York Prison Escape Details Revealed; New Fallout for Donald Trump; 4th of July Terror Threats: Security Boosted; ISIS Attacks Military Sites in Egypt; Dozens Down As Philippine Ferry Sinks; Feds Probe Possible Airline Price Fixing; Heartbreak of a Nation. Aired 5- 5:30a ET
• Dozens Drown as Philippines Ferry Sinks; New York Prison Break: Plot to Kill?; New Fallout for Donald Trump; 4th of July Terror Threats: Security Boosted; Markets Weigh Greek Crisis. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• New York Prison Break: Plot to Kill?; New Fallout for Donald Trump; 4th of July Terror Threats: Security Boosted. Aired 4-4:30a ET


July 01, 2015
• Richard Matt Shot At R.V.; Prison Staff Shakeup During Investigation; Jailed Prison Worker "Ecstatic"; Donald Trump Not Backing Down; Greece Misses $1.7 Billion IMF Payment; U.S., Cuba Reopening Embassies; U.S. and Iran Extend Nuclear Talks. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• New York Inmates Practiced Their Escape; Another Black Church Burns: Latest In Series of Fires; Greece Defaults on Loans; Chris Christie Joins GOP Race; U.S., Cuba Reopening Embassies; U.S. Women Advance to World Cup Final. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Captured Killer Tells All; Another Black Church Burns: Latest In Series of Fires; Greece Defaults on Loans; Chris Christie Joins GOP Race; U.S. Women Advance to World Cup Final; U.S. and Iran Extend Nuclear Talks. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Captured Killer Tells All; Another Black Church Burns: Latest In Series of Fires; Greece Defaults on Loans. Aired 4-4:30a ET


June 30, 2015
• New York Prison Escapee Answers Questions; European Stocks Down, Greece Heading Towards Default; NBC Cuts Ties with Trump. Aired 05:30-6a ET
• Captured Inmate Reveals Escape Plan; Greece Financial Crisis: Deadline Approaches; Obama to Expand Overtime Pay; No. 2 USA Takes on No. 1 Germany Tonight. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Sweat Says They Planned to Flee to Mexico; Greece Financial Crisis: Deadline Approaches; Obama to Expand Overtime Pay. Aired 4:30- 5a ET
• Captured Inmate Reveals Escape Plan; Greece Financial Crisis: Deadline Approaches; Obama to Expand Overtime Pay. Aired 4-4:30a ET


June 29, 2015
• Second New York Escapee Captured; Greece Nears Default On Huge Debt; Iranian Nuclear Talks Extended; ISIS Claims Tunisia Hotel Attack; Stocks Plunge Around The World. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Second New York Escapee Captured; Greece Nears Default on Huge Debt; Iranian Nuclear Talks Extended; Same-Sex Marriage Fallout; ISIS Claims Tunisia Hotel Attack; LeBron Becomes a Free Agent; Mets Rookie Steven Matz Debuts with a Record; Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Second New York Escapee Captured; Greece Nears Default on Huge Debt; Iranian Nuclear Talks Extended; Same-Sex Marriage Fallout; ISIS Claims Tunisia Hotel Attack; Call for Skin Grafts Following Taiwan Water Park Explosion. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Second New York Escapee Captured; Greece Nears Default on Huge Debt; Iranian Nuclear Talks Extended; ISIS Claims Tunisia Hotel Attack; Call for Skin Grafts Following Taiwan Water Park Explosion; Aired 4-4:30a ET


June 26, 2015
• Terror Attack at French Factory; Obama to Visit Charleston, Deliver Eulogy; Investigating New York Prison Break; Supreme Court Upholds Obamacare Again; Millennials Overtake Baby Boomers; Taylor Swift to Stream Music on Apple. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• 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


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