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Early Start with John Berman and Zoraida Sambolin

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August 21, 2015
• North Korea Threatens War Against South Korea; Bush Hits Back At Donald Trump; Iran Nuclear Deal: Obama's New Letter to Congress; Tiger Woods Shoots Best Round in 2 Years. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• North Korea Goes to "Wartime State"; Jeb Bush Taking Trump On Directly; President Obama Campaigns for Iran Nuke Deal; Woman Sought in Bangkok Bombing. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• North Korea Goes to "Wartime State"; Jeb Bush Taking Trump On Directly; President Obama Campaigns for Iran Nuke Deal; How Katrina Changed Special Education; Woman Sought in Bangkok Bombing. Aired 4- 4:30a ET


August 20, 2015
• Bush Questions Trump's Credentials; Trump Heads To Alabama; Trump: Birthright Citizenship Must End; GOP Candidates Sell Their Visions; South Korea Returns Fire Toward North Korea; Stocks Lower Around The World; Violence Grips St. Louis After Shooting; Battling Western Wildfires; At Least Ten Involved In Bangkok Bombing. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Trump Versus Bush; Bangkok Bombing: Manhunt Widens; Deadly Police Shooting Ignites Protests; Judge Hints Brady Ban Could Be Dropped. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Trump Goes After Bush on Iraq; Bangkok Bombing Manhunt Widens; Deadly Police Shooting Ignites Protests. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Trump Versus Bush; Bangkok Bombing Manhunt Widens; Deadly Police Shooting Ignites Protests. Aired 4-4:30a ET


August 19, 2015
• Clinton Attack Media Focus On Emails; Candidate Weigh In On Trump Immigration Plan; Senator Menendez Opposes Iran Deal; Bangkok Shrine Back Open After Attack; Stolen Ashley Madison User Data Published; "Female Viagra" Gets FDA Approval; Mike Huckabee In Israel. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Email Issue Haunts Clinton Campaign; Democratic Senator to Vote Against Iran Nuclear Deal; Manhunt for Bangkok Bomber; Explosion at Washington State Motel; Wildfires Ripping Through the West; Alex Rodriguez Hits 25th Grand Slam MLB Record. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Hillary Defends Email Use As Secretary of State; Democratic Senator to Vote Against Iran Nuclear Deal; Manhunt for Bangkok Bomber; Explosion at Washington State Motel; Wildfires Ripping Through the West. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Clinton Defends Email Use; Democratic Senator to Vote Against Iran Nuclear Deal; Manhunt for Bangkok Bomber. Aired 4-4:30a ET


August 18, 2015
• Twenty Two Killed In Bangkok Blast; E-mail Issue Plagued Democratic Frontrunner; Criticism Of Trump's Immigration Policy; States Target Planned Parenthood Funding; U.S. And Cuba Working To Resume Travel; Chinese Markets Plunge; Stock Futures Lower; All Victims Located In Trigana Crash; Growing Anger After Terrifying Blasts. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Police Search for Suspect in Connection with Bangkok Attack; Hundreds of Clinton Emails Flagged for Review; GOP Candidates Divided on Birthright Citizenship; Yankees Rookie Hit by Line Drive, Breaks Nose. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Man Wanted in Connection with Bangkok Attack; Hundreds of Clinton Emails Flagged for Review; GOP Candidates Divided on Birthright Citizenship' Growing Anger After Terrifying Blasts; Shell Permitted to Drill Off Alaska. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Thailand Terror Attack: Police Search for Bomber; Hundreds of Clinton Emails Flagged for Review; GOP Candidates Divided on Birthright Citizenship. Aired 4-4:30a ET


August 17, 2015
• Trump Unveils Immigration Reform Details; Biden Contemplates 2016 Run; Clinton Defends Email Use; Good Jobs Are Back; Debris Spotted In Papua, Indonesia; China Explosions: Death Toll Keeps Rising. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Immigration Reform Plan from Trump; Republicans Pounce on Clinton's Snapchat Remark; Search and Rescue Continues for Crashed Indonesian Airliner; Firefighters Battle Western Wildfires; Jason Day Wins PGA Championship. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Donald Trump Unveils Plan for Immigration Reform; Will VP Joe Biden Enter 2016 Race?; Debris Found from Missing Indonesian Airplane; Death Toll Rises in Chinese Port City Explosion. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Donald Trump Unveils Immigration Reform Details; Joe Biden Contemplates 2016 Run; Debris Found from Missing Indonesian Airplane; Death Toll in China Explosions Rises to 114. Aired 4-4:30a ET


August 14, 2015
• Candidates Flock To Iowa State Fair; Jeb Bush Defends Invasion Of Iraq; Biden Using Vacation To Weigh 2016 Run; Kerry To Reopen U.S. Embassy In Havana; China Explosions: 50 Confirmed Dead; Does ISIS Have Chemical Weapons?. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Retail Politicking at the Iowa State Fair; U.S. Embassy Opens in Cuba; China Explosions: Death Toll Rises; Tom Brady Starts Patriots Preseason Game. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Candidates Flock to Iowa State Fair; U.S. Embassy Opens in Cuba; China Explosions: Death Toll Rises; Drones Posing Danger in the Air. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• The Race for President Moves to Iowa; U.S. Embassy Opens in Cuba; China Explosions: Death Toll Rises. Aired 4-4:30a ET


August 13, 2015
• Deadly Explosions Rock Warehouse In China; Trump Leads GOP Field In Iowa; Carter To Seek Cancer Treatment; China Devalues Yuan For Third Straight Day; U.S. Launches First Manned Airstrikes From Turkey. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Deadly Explosions Rock Warehouse in China; Donald Trump Surges in Iowa; FBI Picks Up Clinton Email Server; Former President Carter Says Cancer Has Spread; China Devalues Yuan Third Straight Day; U.S. Launches First Manned Airstrikes from Turkey; Deflategate: Brady and Goodell Face Off in Court. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Deadly Explosions Rock Warehouse in China; Donald Trump Surges in Iowa; FBI Picks Up Clinton Email Server; Former President Carter Says Cancer Has Spread; U.S. Launches First Manned Airstrikes from Turkey; China Devalues Yuan Third Straight Day. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• China Explosions: Dozens Dead; Donald Trump Surges in Iowa; FBI Picks Up Clinton Email Server; Former President Carter Says Cancer Has Spread; China Lets Yuan Fall 3.7 Percent in 3 Days. Aired 4-4:30a ET


August 12, 2015
• Trump Promises Specifics Soon; Clinton Agrees To Hand Over Email Server; Top GOP Leader Meets Israeli President; Stocks Lower Around The World; FBI: Couple Planned To Join ISIS; China Devalues Currency For Second Day. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Trump Promises Specific Soon; Clinton to Give Her Private Email Server to DOJ; Top GOP Leader Meets Israeli President; EPA Blamed for Toxic Mine Spill; China Devalues Currency for 2nd Day; Jets' Geno Smith Punched by Teammate, Out 6-10 Weeks. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Trump Cheered at Michigan Fundraiser; Clinton to Give Her Private Email Server to DOJ; Top GOP Leader Meets Israeli President; EPA Blamed for Toxic Mine Spill; China Devalues Currency for 2nd Day. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Donald Trump Hits the Campaign Trail; Clinton to Give Her Private Email Server to DOJ; Top GOP Leader Meets Israeli President; EPA Blamed for Toxic Mine Spill. Aired 4-4:30a ET


August 11, 2015
• Ferguson Protesters Angry At Lack Of Change; Schumer On Iran: "I Think We Can Do Better"; State Of Emergency In Colorado; Armed Attacks Across Turkey. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• New Arrests in Ferguson; Trump Returns to the Campaign Trail; Toxic River Spill; Rory McIlroy Ready to play in PGA Championship. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Protesters Arrested in Ferguson; Trump Returns to the Campaign Trail; Toxic Spill Pollutes River; Armed Attacks Across Turkey. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• New Arrests in Ferguson; Trump Returns to the Campaign Trail; State of Emergency: Toxic River Spill. Aired 4-4:30a ET


August 10, 2015
• Police Shooting During Ferguson Protests; Stock Futures Point Higher; Warren Buffet Close On Latest Big Buy; Trump Stands Behind Megyn Kelly Insult; Clinton's College Affordability Plan. Aired 5:30- 6a ET
• Ferguson Marks Anniversary of Michael Brown Shooting; Donald Trump Not Backing Down on Megyn Kelly Remarks; Congressional Delegation in Israel to Discuss Iran Deal. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Police Shooting During Ferguson Protests; Obama Addresses Critics of Iran Nuclear Deal; Trump Stands Behind Megyn Kelly Insult. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Police Shooting During Ferguson Protests; Police Killing of Texas Teen; Congressional Delegation Meets in Israel; Trump Stands Behind Megyn Kelly Insult; Aired 4-4:30a ET


August 07, 2015
• Claim: Trump Gave Most Other Candidates Money; Claim: Kasich Led Ohio Into Surplus, Many Jobs; Explosive Start To First GOP Presidential Debate; Third State Cuts Funding For Planned Parenthood; Best And Worst Of "Happy Hour" Debate; Jon Stewart Signs Off From "Daily Show"; Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Explosive Start to First GOP Presidential Debate; Chuck Schumer to Vote Against Iran Nuclear Deal; Search for Debris from Flight 370. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Trump Steals Spotlight at GOP Debate; Fiorina Shines in "Happy Hour" Debate; Key Democrat Opposes Iran Nuclear Deal; Malaysia Officials: More MH370 Debris Found; Jon Stewart Signs Off From "Daily Show". Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Trump Takes Center Stage At GOP Debate; Key Democrat Opposes Iran Nuclear Deal; MH370 Families Meet with Malaysian Officials. Aired 4-4:30a ET


August 06, 2015
• Malaysia: New Aircraft Wreckage Found; Republican Debate Tonight At 9 P.M. Eastern; New Details On GOP Debate Format; Alleged Theater Attacker Mentally Ill; Jon Stewart's Final Countdown. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• First GOP Presidential Debate; Wing Part Came From Flight MH370; Flight 370 Families Demand Answers; Search for MH370 Wreckage Goes on; New York Mets Continues Its Winning Streak; Lionel Messi Headbutts Opponent; Katie Ledecky Wins Third Gold. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• First GOP Presidential Debate; Wing Part Came From Flight MH370; Flight 370 Families Demand Answers; Search for MH370 Wreckage Goes on. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• First GOP Presidential Debate; MH370: Plane Wreckage Belongs to Missing Jetliner; Obama: Rejecting Iran Deal is a Vote for War; Movie Theater Attack. Aired 4-4:30a ET


August 05, 2015
• Participants Set For First GOP Debate; Second Tier Debaters Respond; Trump "Not Looking To Hurt" Competitors; FBI Looking Into Clinton Email System; Bush, Clinton Trade Barbs Over Women's Health; Planned Parenthood Fetal Tissue Controversy; French Military Begins Testing Plane Debris; Lion Hunter's Guide On Trial. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• First GOP Debate: Who's In?; Bernie Sanders Closing in on Clinton; FBI Looking into Clinton Email System; Bush, Clinton Trade Barbs Over Women's Health; Planned Parenthood Fetal Tissue Controversy; French Military Begins Testing Plane Debris; Deflategate Transcript Released. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Participants Set for First GOP Debate; Bernie Sanders Closing in on Clinton; FBI Looking into Clinton Email System; Bush, Clinton Trade Barbs Over Women's Health; Planned Parenthood Fetal Tissue Controversy; French Military Begins Testing Plane Debris; Lion Hunter's Guide on Trial. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• First GOP Debate Line-Up Revealed; Bernie Sanders Closing in on Clinton; FBI Looking into Clinton Email System; Bush, Clinton Trade Barbs Over Women's Health; Planned Parenthood Fetal Tissue Controversy; French Military Begins Testing Plane Debris. Aired 4- 4:30a ET


August 04, 2015
• Monday GOP Forum Draws 14 Candidates; Bill to Defund Planned Parenthood Stalls; Clinton Backs Planned Parenthood; How Will Fox News Decide Who's In?; Crews Battle Rocky Wildfire; Preparing to Examine Boeing Wing Part; Stocks Fall on Oil Woes. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• GOP Forum Draws 14 Candidates; Democrats Block Vote on Planned Parenthood Defunding; Tent Collapses: 2 Killed, Dozens Injured; Mets Take NL East Lead, Dominate Marlins 12-1. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Monday GOP Forum Draws 14 Candidates; Bill to Defund Planned Parenthood Stalls; Tent Collapses: 2 Killed, Dozens Injured. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• GOP Candidates Battle It Out On Stage; Democrats Block Vote on Planned Parenthood Defunding; Tent Collapses: 2 Killed, Dozens Injured. Aired 4-4:30a ET


August 03, 2015
• Joe Biden Looking At 2016 Run; Trump Ready For Thursday Debate; White House Unveiling Climate Change Plan; Is Aircraft Wing Part From MH370?; Teams Scour Beaches For Debris; California Wildfires Trigger State Emergency; Second American Wanted For Lion Killing; Greek Shares Plunge. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Clinton Campaign Rolls Out 1st TV Ads; MH370: Experts in France to Examine Plane Piece; California Wildfires Spreading; American Pharoah Wins Haskell Invitational. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Joe Biden Looking at 2016 Run; MH370: Experts in France to Examine Plane Piece; California Wildfires Spreading. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• The Race for President: Big Shakeup Coming?; MH370: Experts in France to Examine Plane Piece; California Wildfires: Thousands Evacuated. Aired 4-4:30a ET


July 31, 2015
• Investigation Intensifying As Crews Search For More Wreckage In Indian Ocean; Plane Debris To Arrive In France; New Cincinnati Police Body Camera Video Released. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• MH370 Search: Plane Wreckage Offers New Clues; Former Cop Released on Bail; Taliban Selects New Leader; U.S.: "Jihadi John" Most Likely Alive; House Dems Vow to Uphold Iran Nuke Deal; Brady Back on Field, Legal Teams Gear Up. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• U.S. Intelligence Assessment on MH370; Former Cop Released on Bail; Oil Prices Falling. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• MH370 Search: Plane Wreckage Offers New Clues; Former Cop Released on Bail; Taliban Selects New Leader; U.S.: "Jihadi John" Most Likely Alive; House Dems Vow to Uphold Iran Nuke Deal. Aired 4-4:30a ET


July 30, 2015
• Latest in the Malaysian Flight 370 Mystery; Trump Campaign Examined. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• "A Major Lead" on Missing Airliner; Trump Calls for "Expedited" Deportations; Ohio Officer Indicted in Fatal Shooting. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Plane Debris Found: Is It Malaysia Airlines Flight 370?; Trump's Immigration Plan: "Move 'Em Out". Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Plane Debris Found: Is It Malaysia Airlines Flight 370?; Trump's Immigration Plan: "Move 'Em Out". Aired 4-4:30a ET


July 29, 2015
• New York Prison Employee Pleads Guilty; Trump Stands By Top Adviser; Clinton Ducks Keystone Question; Emergency NATO Meeting On Turkey; Stocks Up Around The World; New Planned Parenthood Video Released; Accused Poacher Speaks Out. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Search for Teens Lost At Sea Races Clock; New York Prison Break: Mitchell Tells All; Donald Trump on the Defensive; NFL Upholds Tom Brady's Deflategate Ban. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Search Intensifies for Teens Missing at Sea; New York Prison Break: Mitchell Tells All; Donald Trump on the Defensive; Death of "Cecil" The Lion. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Teens Missing at Sea: Search Intensifies; New York Prison Break: Mitchell Tells All; Donald Trump on the Defensive. Aired 4- 4:30a ET


July 28, 2015
• Search for Two Missing Teens Off Florida Coast; Obama in Final Hours of Africa Trip; Stocks Falling on China Selloff; WV Woman May Have Led Police to Serial Killer. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Boys' Fishing Boat was Found Capsized; Obama to Address African Union; Trump Targets Obama; First Female NFL Coach Hired. Aired 5- 5:30a ET
• Search Intensifies for Teens Lost at Sea; Obama Wrapping Africa Trip; Republicans Target Obama. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Search Expands for Teens Lost at Sea; Did Obama Ignore Ethiopia's Election Abuses?; Trump Targets Obama. Aired 4-4:30a ET


July 27, 2015
• Obama to Speak in Ethiopia; Donald Trump Tops New GOP Poll; Desperate Search for Two Teens Missing at Sea; Road Rage Turns Deadly. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Obama in Ethiopia; Trump Tops GOP Field on Latest Poll; Chrysler Hit With Record Fine; Turkey Calls for Rare NATO Talks; Bobbi Kristina Brown Dead at 22; Louisiana Movie Theater Shooting; 2015 Baseball Hall of Fame Class Inducted. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Obama in Ethiopia; Trump Tops GOP Field on Latest Poll; Chrysler Hit With Record Fine; Bobbi Kristina Brown Dead at 22; Louisiana Movie Theater Shooting; Road Rage Captured in 911 Calls; Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Obama in Ethiopia; Trump Tops GOP Field on Latest Poll; Chrysler Hit With Record Fine; Turkey Calls for Rare NATO Talks; Louisiana Movie Theater Shooting; Aired 4-4:30a ET


July 24, 2015
• Gunman Opens Fire In Louisiana Movie Theater; Are Movie Theaters Safe? Aired 5:30-6a ET
• "An Awful Night for Louisiana"; Hillary Clinton Facing Possible Criminal Probe; Amazon Posts Surprise Profit. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Gunman Opens Fire in Louisiana Movie Theater; Clinton Facing Possible Criminal Probe; Obama Heads to Kenya; "Deflategate" Hasn't Hurt Tom Brady. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Deadly Movie Theater Shooting; Clinton Facing Possible Criminal Probe; Obama Heads to Kenya. Aired 4-4:30a ET


July 23, 2015
• New Information About the Death of Sandra Bland; Donald Trump Heading to the Border; Obama Administration Is Trying to Sell Iran Deal to Congress, Abroad. Aired 5:30-6:00a ET.
• Jail Document: Bland Previously Attempted Suicide; Trump Defends Attacks on Opponents; Selling the Iran Nuclear Deal; Secretary Carter Lands in Baghdad; Jamaica Stuns USA in Gold Cup Semifinals, 2- 1. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Sandra Bland Death Investigation; Trump Defends Attacks on Opponents; Selling the Iran Nuclear Deal; Secretary Carter lands in Baghdad; Security Concerns Surround President's Kenya Trip; Uber Wins Battle With NYC. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Jail Document: Bland Previously Attempted Suicide; Trump Defends Attacks on Opponents; Selling the Iran Nuclear Deal; Secretary Carter lands in Baghdad; Security Concerns Surround President's Kenya Trip. Aired 4-4:30a ET


July 22, 2015
• Dashcam Video Captures Sandra Bland's Arrest; Clash Of The GOP Titans; Top Al Qaeda Operative Killed; Stocks Slide On Weak Earnings; Obama On The Daily Show; Tennessee Shooting Investigation; Citibank Ordered To Pay Customers $700 Million. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Dashcam Video Shows Sandra Bland's Arrest; Clash of the GOP Titans; President Obama's Next Big Battle; DOJ Drops Barry Bonds Steroids Prosecution. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• New Video Shows Sandra Bland's Arrest; Donald Trump: On the Attack; President Obama's Next Big Battle; U.K. Foils Terror Plot Against U.S. Military; Apple Shares Sinking. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Dashcam Video Shows Sandra Bland's Arrest; Donald Trump: On the Attack; President Obama's Next Big Battle. Aired 4-4:30a ET


July 21, 2015
• GOP Competitors Blast Trump; Tennessee Shooter's Friend Speaks Out; Bomb Blast at Rally in Turkey; More Details on New York Prison Escape; Defense Secretary Meets Israeli Leader; Aired 5:30-6a ET
• "Des Moines Register" to Trump: Drop Out Now; Chattanooga Shooting: New Details; Dozens Dead in Suspected ISIS Bombing; Jordan Spieth 1 Stroke Short of History. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• GOP Competitors Blast Trump; Chattanooga Shooting: New Details; Dozens Dead in Suspected ISIS Bombing; Defense Secretary Meets Israeli Leader. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Iowa Newspaper to Trump: Drop Out Now; Chattanooga Shooting: New Details; Dozens Dead in Suspected ISIS Bombing. Aired 4-4:30a ET


July 20, 2015
• Trump: "McCain Has Abandoned Our Veterans"; Tennessee Gunman's Family Grieves; Debate Begins On Iran Nuke Deal; New Bill Cosby Revelations; Seven Prison Workers Charged In "El Chapo's" Escape; Surfer Escapes Shark Attack. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Donald Trump Digs In; Marines Murdered: New Information; Iran Nuclear Agreement: United Nations Vote; Final Round of Open Championship Underway. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Trump: "McCain Has Abandoned Our Veterans"; Marines Murdered: New Information; Iran Nuclear Agreement: United Nations Vote. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Donald Trump Digs In; Marines Murdered: New Information; Iran Nuclear Agreement: United Nations Vote. Aired 4-4:30a ET


July 17, 2015
• New Information on Chattanooga Gunman; Terrorism Concerns Heightened; Aurora Theater Shooter Found Guilty on All Counts; Amazon's Prime Day. Aired 5:30-6p ET


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