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Early Start with John Berman and Zoraida Sambolin

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May 23, 2016
• Robot Submarine Searching for Plane; U.S. Lifts Arms Embargo Against Vietnam; Sanders Escalates Battle Against DNC; Operation to Retake Falluja Begins in Iraq; Aired 4-4:30a ET


May 20, 2016
• Wreckage from EgyptAir Flight 804 Confirmed. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Egypt: EgyptAir Flight 804 Wreckage Found. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Egyptian Officials: EgyptAir Plane Debris Found. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Vanished: Still No Sign of EgyptAir Plane. Aired 4-4:30a ET


May 19, 2016
• Egypt Paris-To-Cairo Flight Disappears With 66 On Board Over Eastern Mediterranean; Egypt and France Exchange Condolences Over "Fall" Of Jetliner; EgyptAir: Distress Signal From Area Of Plane; Egyptian Navy Conducting Search & Rescue For Plane 175 Miles Off Egypt's Coast. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Search for EgyptAir Flight 804. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• EgyptAir Flight from Paris to Cairo Missing with 66 On Board. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• EgyptAir Paris-to-Cairo Flight Disappears. Aired 4-4:30a ET


May 18, 2016
• Clinton Wins Kentucky, Sanders Takes Oregon; Trump Inks Joint Fundraising Deal; Trump Would Engage North Korea Directly; Nevada Dem Convention Fight Sparks Worry; Deadly Suicide Bombings Rock Baghdad; Overtime Rules Expanded For Millions. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Clinton Wins Kentucky, Sanders Wins Oregon; Trump Wins Oregon, Open to North Korea Talks; Cavs Dominate Raptors, Take 1-0 Series Lead. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Sanders Vows to Stay in Through California; Trump Wins Oregon, Open to North Korea Talks; 9/11 Bill Will Now Be Taken Up By House. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Clinton Wins Kentucky, Sanders Wins Oregon; Trump Wins Oregon, Open to North Korea Talks; Deadly Suicide Bombings Rock Baghdad. Aired 4-4:30a ET


May 17, 2016
• Trump Lawyer: He May Sue NY Times; Clinton Hoping For Primary Win By Investing Heavily In Kentucky; Kasich Undecided On Endorsing Trump; Buffett Buys Apple Shares; Huge Airport Security Lines; Syria Peace Talks Resuming; Bergdahl In Court. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Trump Targets NYT on Controversial Article; Kasich Refuses to Endorse Trump; Clinton Seeking Kentucky Win; NTSB to Announce Results of Amtrak Derailment Investigation; Oklahoma City Thunder Shock Golden State Warriors in Game 1. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Trump Goes to War Against New York Times; Kentucky and Oregon Primaries Today; NTSB Blames Train Crash on Engineer Distraction; Syria Peace Talks Resuming. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Trump Goes to War Against New York Times; Kentucky and Oregon Primaries Today; NTSB Blames Train Crash on Engineer Distraction; Syria Peace Talks Resuming; Aired 4-4:30a ET


May 16, 2016
• Trump On The Defensive; Some Conservatives Searching For Independent Candidate; Trump's Behavior With Women; Oil Industry Tops Layoff List; ISIS Attacks Baghdad Gas Plant; Trump Breaks with Obama Over Brexit; Protests Erupt In Venezuela; Buffett-Backed Group Bids For Yahoo. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Trump On The Defensive; Trump Denies Pretending To Be Own PR Man; Trump Ramps Up Fundraising; ISIS Attacks Baghdad Gas Plant; Punches Thrown, Eight Total Ejections. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Trump on the Defensive; Clinton and Sanders Hit the Campaign Trail; ISIS Attacks Baghdad Gas Plant; Trump Breaks with Obama on Brexit. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Trump on the Defensive; Clinton and Sanders Hit the Campaign Trail; ISIS Attacks Baghdad Gas Plant; Trump Breaks with Obama on Brexit; Aired 4-4:30a ET


May 13, 2016
• Trump & Ryan Tout Party Unity; Sanders Questions Fairness Of Delegate Process; House Speaker: "I Was Very Encouraged"; Syria Ceasefire Expires; Facebook CEO Says No Evidence Of Wrongdoing In Investigation; Jihadist Recruiters At Work; Congress Approves TSA's Request For Extra Funds. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• GOP Leaders Meet to Unify Party; Sanders Fight for Democratic Nomination; Schools Get Transgender Orders; Syria Ceasefire Expires; Last Hurrah for Duncan & Parker? Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Trump & Ryan Tout Party Unity; Sanders Fight for Democratic Nomination; Schools Get Transgender Orders; Syria Ceasefire Expires. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Trump & GOP Present United Front; Sanders Fight for Democratic Nomination; Schools Get Transgender Orders. Aired 4-4:30a ET


May 12, 2016
• Trump & Speaker Paul Ryan To Meet; Trump Won't Release Tax Returns Before IRS Completes Audit; Macy's Shares Fall 15%; Brazil's President Impeached; Hyperloop Test Hits 165 MPH. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Trump Optimistic About Meeting Ryan; Clinton Attacks Trump's Withheld Tax Returns; George Zimmerman to Auction Gun that Killed Trayvon Martin; Max Scherzer Ties Record with 20 Strikeouts. Aired 5- 5:30a ET
• Trump and Speaker Paul Ryan to Meet; Clinton Attacks Trump's Withheld Tax Returns; George Zimmerman to Auction Gun that Killed Trayvon Martin. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• The Ryan-Trump Summit Begins; Clinton Attacks Trump's Withheld Tax Returns; George Zimmerman to Auction Gun that Killed Trayvon Martin. Aired 4-4:30a ET


May 11, 2016
• Sanders Beats Clinton In WV; Biden "Confident" Clinton Will Win White House; Rubio Not Interested In Running For VP; Authorities Execute Search Warrant At Prince's Estate; Facebook Denies Anti- Conservative Bias; ESPN Dragging Down Disney. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Trump Wins NE, WV, Sanders Wins WV; Deadly Stabbing Spree in Massachusetts; Steph Curry Becomes First Unanimous MVP. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Trump Wins Nebraska, West Virginia; Sanders Beast Clinton in West Virginia; Deadly Stabbing Spree in Massachusetts; Prince's Local Doctor Identified in Search Warrant. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Trump & Sanders Win Primary Elections; Deadly Stabbing Spree in Massachusetts; Prince's Local Doctor Identified in Search Warrant. Aired 4-4:30a ET


May 10, 2016
• Deadly Tornadoes Hit Oklahoma; Primary Day In West Virginia & Nebraska; Trump Defends Economic Positions; Alberta Wildfire "Zero Percent" Contained; Legal Battle Over Transgender Rights; Train Station Knife Attack Near Munich. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• More Fireworks in GOP Civil War; Sanders Versus Clinton; Deadly Tornadoes Rip Across Plains; Steph Curry's Historic Return. Aired 5- 5:30a ET
• Primary Day in West Virginia, Nebraska; Civil War in the GOP; Sanders Versus Clinton; Deadly Tornadoes Rip Across Plains. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Civil War in the GOP; Sanders Versus Clinton; Deadly Tornadoes Rip Across Plains. Aired 4-4:30a ET


May 09, 2016
• Trump Breaks From GOP Orthodoxy; Alberta Wildfire Forces Evacuation Of 90,000; North Carolina Faces Justice Department Deadline; Shaky Ceasefire In Syria; Panama Papers' Database Set For Internet Release. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Republican Party Civil War; Trump Versus Clinton Battle Takes Shape; Alberta Wildfire Forces Evacuation Of 90,000; North Carolina Faces Justice Department Deadline; Heavily Favored Nyquist Wins Kentucky Derby. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Republican Party Civil War; Bernie Sanders Fights to Flip New Jersey; Alberta Wildfire Forces Evacuation of 90,000; Drug Lord El Chapo Transferred to Juarez Prison; Shaky Ceasefire in Syria. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Republican Party Civil War; Bernie Sanders Fights to Flip New Jersey; Alberta Wildfire Forces Evacuation of 90,000; Shaky Ceasefire in Syria. Aired 4-4:30a ET


May 06, 2016
• House Speaker Paul Ryan "Not Ready" To Back Trump; FBI Interviews Clinton Aides About E-mails; Wildfire Raging Out Of Control In Alberta, Canada; North Korea Holds Secretive Congress. Aired 5:30- 6a ET
• Speaker Ryan Can't Support Trump Just Yet; FBI Interviews Clinton Aides About E-mails; Wildfire Raging Out of Control in Alberta, Canada; Cancer Patient Asks for Home Run; Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Donald Trump Begins Personal Attacks Against Hillary Clinton; FBI Interviews Clinton Aides About E-mails; Wildfire Raging Out of Control in Alberta, Canada; North Korea Convenes Historic Meeting; Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Donald Trump Begins Personal Attacks Against Hillary Clinton; FBI Interviews Clinton Aides About E-mails; Wildfire Raging Out of Control in Alberta, Canada; North Korea Holds Workers' Party Congress; Aired 4-4:30a ET


May 05, 2016
• Trump Starts Search For Running Mate; Clinton "Respects" Sanders Staying In Race; Trump's Challenge: Unifying Republicans; Attorney: Prince Sought Help For Opioid Addiction; Justice Dept. Delivers Ultimatum To N.C.; First Look At Deadly Battle With ISIS. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Trump Starts Search For Running Mate; Clinton Takes Aim At Trump; Attorney: Prince Sought Help for Opioid Addiction. Aired 5- 5:30a ET
• Donald Trump Focusing on General Election; Clinton Takes Aim At Trump; Attorney: Prince Sought Help for Opioid Addiction. Aired 4:30- 5a ET
• Donald Trump Pivots to General Election; Clinton Takes Aim At Trump; Attorney: Prince Sought Help for Opioid Addiction. Aired 4- 4:30a ET


May 04, 2016
• Trump Wins Indiana as Cruz Suspends Campaign; Kasich Praises Cruz & Vows To Stay In; Sanders Wins Indiana Democratic Primary; U.S. Forces Targeting ISIS In Iraq; U.S. Navy Seal Killed In Firefight With ISIS. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Trump Will Keep Campaigning, Focused on Clinton; Bernie Sanders Upsets Hillary Clinton in Indiana; U.S. Forces Targeting ISIS in Iraq. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Trump Knocks Cruz Out of GOP Race; Bernie Sanders Wins Indiana; U.S. Forces Targeting ISIS in Iraq. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Trump Wins Indiana, Cruz Drops Out; Bernie Sanders Wins Indiana; U.S. Forces Targeting ISIS in Iraq. Aired 4-4:30a ET


May 03, 2016
• Crucial Indiana Primary Today; Sanders Vows To Stay In Race; Clinton Faces West Virginia Coal Miners; Obama Reveals Challenges For His Successor; Gas Prices Hit 6-Month High; Syria Ceasefire Collapsing. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Candidates Fight for Indiana; Obama Reveals Challenges For His Successors; Syria Ceasefire Collapsing; NBA Playoffs Final Play Controversy. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Countdown Clock for Crucial Indiana Primary Today; Sanders Hoping for Victory Today; Obama Reveals Challenges For His Successors; Syria Ceasefire Collapsing; Beyonce and Prince Dominate Music Charts. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• The Race for President: Will Indiana Be A Turning Point?; Obama Reveals Challenges For His Successors; Syria Ceasefire Collapsing. Aired 4-4:30a ET


May 02, 2016
• Trump: It's 'Over' If He Wins Indiana; Obama Gets Last Laugh At WH Correspondents' Dinner; May Day Protest Turns Violent In Seattle; Prince's Family Heads To Court For Probate Hearing; Syria Ceasefire Collapsing As Deadly Hospital Bombing In Aleppo Kills 50. Aired 5:30- 6a ET
• Trump: It's "Over" If He Wins Indiana; All Candidates Focus On Indiana; Obama Gets Last Laugh; Puerto Rico Will Default $422 Million Debt Today; May Day Protest Turns Violent In Seattle; Prince's Family Heads To Court. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Trump Sees End If He Wins Indiana; Clinton Beats Sanders in Indiana Polls; Prince's Family Heads to Court; Kerry in Geneva for Syria Talks. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Trump Sees End If He Wins Indiana; Kerry in Geneva for Syria Talks; Clinton Beats Sanders in Indiana Polls; Prince's Family Heads to Court. Aired 4-4:30a ET


April 29, 2016
• Protest Erupts Outside Trump Rally In Costa Mesa; Boehner Calls Cruz "Lucifer in the Flesh"; Officials Release Prince's Call Log; Airstrike Destroys Syrian Hospital With Dozens Reportedly Killed. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Presidential Spotlight on California; Sanders Softening Attacks on Clinton; Investigators Look at Overdose in Prince Death; NFL Draft Begins. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Protesters Greet Exiting Trump Supporters; Sanders Softening Attacks on Clinton; Investigators Look at Overdose in Prince Death; Airstrike Destroys Syrian Hospital. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Protests Rage Outside Huge Trump Rally; Sanders Softening Attacks on Clinton; Investigators Look at Overdose in Prince Death; Airstrike Destroys Syrian Hospital. Aired 4-4:30a ET


April 28, 2016
• Cruz Names Carly Fiorina As VP Pick; Major Downsizing For Sanders' Campaign; World Responds To Trump Foreign Policy Speech; Source: Pills Found On Prince At Time Of Death; Dennis Hastert Sentenced To 15 Months; Feds: We Did Send Bankers To Jail. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Donald Trump's Foreign Policy Speech: New Reaction; Cruz Names Fiorina As His Running Mate; Sanders Lays Off Hundreds of Staffers; DEA Investigates Prince's Death; Not Steph Curry, No Problem for Warriors. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• New Landscape for GOP Race: Trump's Foreign Policy Speech: New Reaction; Cruz Names Fiorina As His Running Mate; Sanders Lays Off Hundreds of Staffers; DEA Investigates Prince's Death. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Trump's Foreign Policy Speech: New Reaction; Cruz Names Fiorina As His Running Mate; Sanders Lays Off Hundreds of Staffers; DEA Investigates Prince's Death. Aired 4-4:30a ET


April 27, 2016
• Donald Trump & Hillary Clinton Win Big in Northeast Primaries; Trump University Fraud Case Will Go To Trial; Sentencing for Dennis Hastert; Will Tennessee Governor Veto Therapist Bill?; iPhones Sales Drop for First Time. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Huge Victories for Donald Trump & Hillary Clinton; Trump University Fraud Case Will Go To Trial; iPhones Sales Drop for First Time; Trump Wins All 5 States, Clinton 4, Sanders 1; Sentencing for Dennis Hastert; Will Tennessee Governor Veto Therapist Bill?. Aired 4- 5a ET
• Results of Tuesday's Primaries: Trump Wins All 5 States, Clinton 4, Sanders 1. Aired 3-4a ET
• Frontrunners Win Big in Northeastern States. Aired 2-3a ET


April 26, 2016
• Cruz-Kasich Alliance Against Trump Off To Shaky Start; Clinton Unveils New Attack On Trump; Candidates Ride the 'Acela Primary'; Authorities Say Murders of 8 Ohio Family Members were Pre-Planned; Millennials Now Largest Generation; U.S. Sends F-22 Warplanes to Romania. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Cruz-Kasich Alliance Against Trump; The Race for President: Sanders' Last Stand?; Ohio A.G. Confirms Victim Received Facebook Threat; Tom Brady's Four-Game Suspension Reinstated. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Can Donald Trump Be Stopped?; The Race for President: Sanders' Last Stand?; Ohio A.G. Confirms Victim Received Facebook Threat; Gay Rights Activist Among 2 Killed in Bangladesh; U.S. Bolsters Military Presence Near Russia. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• The Race for President: Can Trump Be Stopped?; The Race for President: Sanders' Last Stand?; Ohio A.G. Confirms Victim Received Facebook Threat; Gay Rights Activist Among 2 Killed in Bangladesh. Aired 4-4:30a ET


April 25, 2016
• President Obama in Germany Announces New Plan for U.S. Forces; High: 250 More Special Operations Troops to Syria; Obama Urging A United Europe, Discouraging Tribalism, Encouraging EU Trade Deal. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Bracing For The "Acela Primary"; Trump: It Would Be Easier To Be Presidential; Police Gather 18 Pieces Of Crucial Evidence; Two Hundred Fifty More Special Operations Troops To Syria. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• U.S. to Send 250 More Special Ops Troops to Syria; Cruz and Kasich Divide Up States; Clinton Confident in Acela Primary; Pot Grow Operation Found at Killing Site in Ohio; President Obama in Germany; Aired 4:30-5a ET
• U.S. to Send 250 More Special Ops Troops to Syria; Cruz and Kasich Divide Up States; Clinton Confident in Acela Primary; Pot Grow Operation Found at Killing Site in Ohio; North Korea Fires Missile from Sub; Aired 4-4:30a ET


April 22, 2016
• Music Legend Prince Dead at 57; President Obama Visits London; Shares of United Continental Sink 10%. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Prince Found Dead in Elevator; Trump to Adopt More "Presidential" Demeanor; Sanders Renews Attacks on Clinton. Aired 5- 5:30a ET
• Prince Dead at 57: Overnight Tributes; Trump to Adopt More "Presidential" Demeanor; Sanders Renews Attacks on Clinton; Obama Urges Britain to Stay in E.U. Aired 4-4:30a ET
• Music Icon Prince Dead at 57: Overnight Tributes; Trump to Adopt More "Presidential" Demeanor; Sanders Renews Attacks on Clinton; Obama Urges Britain to Stay in E.U. Aired 4:30-5a ET


April 21, 2016
• Trump Back on the Campaign Trail; MoveOn.org: Superdelegates Shouldn't Overrule; Criminal Charges in Flint Water Crisis; Facebook Wants to Be More Human; Olympic Torch Lighting Ceremony. Aired 5:30- 6a ET
• The Race for President: New Strategies; Flint Water Crisis: Charges Filed; Obama Meets With Saudi Leaders; Steph Curry's Status in Doubt for Game 3. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• The Race for President: Can Trump & Clinton Stay on Top?; Flint Water Crisis: Charges Filed; Obama Meets With Saudi Leaders; Olympic Torch Lighting Ceremony. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• The Race for President: New Strategies; Flint Water Crisis: Charges Filed; Obama Meets With Saudi Leaders. Aired 4-4:30a ET


April 20, 2016
• Huge Wins in New York For Trump & Clinton; Cruz, Sanders Vow to Keep Fighting; Obama in Saudi Arabia for Gulf Council Summit; King Salman; Sandy Hook Families Win Decision Against Gunmaker. Aired 5:30- 6a ET
• Trump Wins New York Primary in Landslide; Clinton's Decisive Victory Over Sanders in New York; Obama in Saudi Arabia for Gulf Council Summit. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Huge Wins in New York for Trump, Clinton; Obama in Saudi Arabia for Gulf Council Summit. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Trump & Clinton Win New York Primary; Obama in Saudi Arabia for Gulf Council Summit. Aired 4-4:30a ET


April 19, 2016
• New York's Crucial Primary Is Today; Sanders Accuses Clinton of Campaign Finance Violations; American Give the Economy a "C"; At Least 28 Killed in Kabul Suicide Blast; At Least 5 Killed in Houston Flooding; Obama Visiting Saudi Arabia; Netflix Stock Set to Drop. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Front-Runners Favored to Win New York Primary; Houston Under Water: Deadly Flooding; Hundreds Injured in Kabul Suicide Attack; Will Supreme Court Back Obama's Immigration Plan?; Warrior Beat Rockets Without Steph Curry. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• New York's Crucial Primary is Today; Houston Under Water: Deadly Flooding; Hundreds Injured in Kabul Suicide Attack; Obama Visiting Saudi Arabia. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• The Race for President: Battle for New York; Houston Under Water: Deadly Flooding; Hundreds Injured in Kabul Suicide Attack; Will Supreme Court Back Obama's Immigration Plan?; Obama Visiting Saudi Arabia. Aired 4-4:30a ET


April 18, 2016
• Countdown to NY Primary; George Clooney: Sanders Is Right About Fundraising; Ecuador And Japan Rocked By Earthquakes; Defense Secretary Ash Carter Lands In Iraq; Hamilton Staying On $10 Bill But Jackson Will Be Replaced By A Historical Female. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Donald Trump Firing Up Supporters; Presidential Candidates Campaign for New York; Devastating Earthquakes in Ecuador and Japan; Cavs' Big Three Come Up Big Against the Pistons. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Trump Blasts Rigged Delegate System; Democrats Battle for New York; Ecuador and Japan Rocked by Earthquakes; Defense Secretary Carter Lands in Iraq; Aired 4:30-5a ET


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