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Early Start with John Berman and Zoraida Sambolin

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June 13, 2016
• Orlando Hit By Worst Terror Attack Since 9/11; Investigating the Orlando Shooter; President Obama Calls Orlando Attack an Act of Terror; Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Orlando Hit By Worst Terror Attack Since 9/11; Gunman Pledged Allegiance to ISIS; President Obama Calls Orlando Attack an Act of Terror; Aired 4-4:30a ET


June 10, 2016
• Obama: I'm With Her; Obama To Campaign With Clinton Next Week; Trump Struggles To Rally GOP; V.P. Biden, Sen. Warren Endorse Clinton, Biden Slams Trump Over Comments On Judge; Final Farewell To Muhammad Ali; Outrage Over Stanford Rape Case; Safety Regulators Looking Into Tesla; Suicide Bombings Rock Baghdad. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Obama to Campaign with Clinton Next Week; Can Donald Trump United the GOP?; NBA Finals: Cavs Look to Even Series. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Obama Endorses Hillary Clinton; Can Donald Trump United the GOP?; Suicide Bombings Rock Baghdad. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Democrats United Behind Hillary Clinton; Can Donald Trump United the GOP?; Suicide Bombings Rock Baghdad. Aired 4-4:30a ET


June 09, 2016
• President To Meet With Bernie Sanders Today; GOP Struggles To Unify Behind Trump; Four Killed In Tel Aviv Terror Attack; Labor Dept.: 5.78 Million Open Positions In May; Stanford Rape Defendant's Letter Blames Binge Drinking & Party Culture; "Lady CFO" Comment Draws Backlash. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Obama & Sanders Meet at the White House; Trump Faced with Task of Uniting the GOP; Four Killed in Tel Aviv Terror Attack; Cavs Dominate Warriors, 120-90. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• President to Meet With Bernie Sanders; Trump Faced with Task of Uniting the GOP; Hamas Praises Terror Attack in Israel. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Obama & Sanders Meet at the White House; Trump Faced with Task of Uniting the GOP; Four Killed in Tel Aviv Terror Attack. Aired 4- 4:30a ET


June 08, 2016
• Primary Coverage; Hillary Clinton Wins California. Aired 5- 5:30a ET
• Primary Coverage of the Final Super Tuesday; Hillary Clinton's Historic Moment; Sanders Vows to Fight On. Aired 4-5a ET
• Calirfornia Results Thus Far; Clinton First Woman Nominee of Major Party; Trump Remarks Examined. Aired 3-4a ET


June 07, 2016
• Clinton Clinches Democratic Nomination; Trump Not Backing Down Against Judge; Cincinnati Zoo Gorilla Exhibit To Reopen; Stanford Swimmer Brock Turner Gets 6 Months For Assaulting Unconscious Woman; U.S.-Based Forces On The Offensive In Syria And Iraq; Yellen Signals Pause In Rate Hike Plan. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Super Tuesday: Clinton Clinches, Sanders Won't Back Down; Trump Stands By Criticism of Judge; Stephen Curry Out of Rio Olympics. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Clinton Clinches Democratic Nomination; Sanders Seeks Momentum to Carry Him to Convention; Trump Stands By Criticism of Judge; Taking the Fight to ISIS. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Super Tuesday: Clinton Clinches, Sanders Won't Back Down; Trump Stands By Criticism of Judge. Aired 4-4:30a ET


June 06, 2016
• Clinton Inches Closer To Nomination Winning Puerto Rico Primary; GOP Leaders Urging Trump To Tone Down Attacks On Trump Univ. Judge; Remembering Boxing Legend Muhammad Ali; Iraqi Forces Advance On Fallujah; U.S. & China Meet To Talk Money. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• GOP Leaders Anxious About Trump; Clinton And Sanders Campaign In California; Memorial Service For Ali On Friday; Tropical Storm Colin Develops In Atlantic; Warriors Dismantle Cavs. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Clinton and Sanders Campaign in California; GOP Leaders Anxious About Trump; Remembering Boxing Legend Muhammad Ali; Iraqi Forces Advance on Fallujah. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Clinton and Sanders Campaign in California; GOP Leaders Anxious About Trump; Remembering Boxing Legend Muhammad Ali; Iraqi Forces Advance on Fallujah; Aired 4-4:30a ET


June 03, 2016
• Trump Unleashes Fury at Hillary Clinton; Iraqis Slow Advance Into Fallujah; Verizon Strike Could Spoil Jobs Data. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Trump Fires Back at Clinton; Clinton Mocks Trump in Foreign Policy Address; Golden State Warriors Take Game One of NBA Finals. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Trump Fires Back at Clinton; Clinton Mocks Trump in Foreign Policy Address; Prince Died of Drug Overdose; Zoo Ramps Up Security Around Gorilla Exhibit; Iraqis Halt Advance Into Fallujah; Aired 4:30- 5a ET
• Trump Fires Back at Clinton; Clinton Mocks Trump in Foreign Policy Address; Prince Died of Drug Overdose; Zoo Ramps Up Security Around Gorilla Exhibit; Iraqis Halt Advance Into Fallujah; Aired 4- 4:30a ET


June 02, 2016
• Trump Unleashes New Insults At Clinton For Attacks On Trump University; Clinton Foreign Policy Address To Focus On "Dangerous" Trump Plans; President Slams GOP Economic Policies; Payday Loan Overhaul; Gorilla Killing: Mother's 911 Call Released; Murder-Suicide On UCLA Campus; Texas Gov. Declares State of Disaster; Iraq's Fight For Fallujah Moving Cautiously. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Donald Trump Unleashes New Insults at Clinton; Hillary Clinton Calls Trump's Foreign Policy "Dangerous"; President Obama Dives into 2016 Fight; Warriors and Cavaliers Go Head to Head for NBA Title. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Donald Trump Quotes Sanders Attacks on Clinton; Clinton Calls Trump's Foreign Policy "Dangerous"; President Obama Dives into 2016 Fight; Trouble in Iraq's Fight for Falluja; Signal Detected from EgyptAir Flight 804. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Trump Unleashes New Attacks on Clinton; Clinton Calls Trump's Foreign Policy "Dangerous"; President Obama Dives into 2016 Fight; Signal Detected from EgyptAir Flight 804. Aired 4-4:30a ET


June 01, 2016
• Trump Blasts Media For Reporting On Fundraiser; Clinton Talks Democratic Unity; 3rd Party White Knight: David French; Consumer Spending Climbs; Zoo Gorilla's Death Sparks Outrage; Airport Security Breaches; Humanitarian Crisis Unfolding In Fallujah; ISIS Boost Revenue With Taxes. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Trump Blasts Media for Reporting on Fundraiser; Clinton Returns to California to Fight Sanders; Pitcher Says He Contracted Zika in Offseason. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Trump Escalates War on News Media; Clinton Returns to California to Fight Sanders; Fierce Fighting in Falluja. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Trump on the Attack; Clinton Returns to California to Fight Sanders; Fierce Fighting in Fallujah. Aired 4-4:30a ET


May 31, 2016
• Protesters Rush Stage At Sanders Rally; Trump University 'Playbooks' To Be Unsealed; Sources: #NeverTrump Pundit Bill Kristol Claims Credible Candidate Will Run; Jobs Report Could Signal Rate Hike; Cincinnati Zoo Director Defends Killing Gorilla; Iraqi Forces Fight To Retake Fallujah; Warriors Advance To NBA Finals. Aired 5:30- 6a ET
• Candidate Security Breaches This Cycle; Trump University "Playbooks" To Be Unsealed; Zoo Defends Killing Gorilla; Warriors Headed Back to NBA Finals. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Protesters Rush Stage at Sanders Rally; Donald Trump's Big Revelations; Zoo Defends Killing Gorilla; Iraqi Forces Enter Fallujah. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Sanders Stormed on Stage; Donald Trump's Big Revelations; Zoo Defends Killing Gorilla; Iraqi Forces Enter Fallujah. Aired 4-4:30a ET


May 30, 2016
• Tropical Storm Bonnie Socks Carolinas; Trump Vows To Account For Veteran's Fundraiser; Rubio Says He Apologized To Trump For The "Small Hands" Crack At Debate; Sanders: Clinton Must Win Over His Supporters; Gorilla Shot & Killed At Cincinnati Zoo; Migrant Crisis In Mediterranean; WHO Rejects Calls For Cancellation Of Summer Olympic Games Over Zika Fears. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Tropical Storm Bonnie Soaks Carolinas; Trump Addresses Rolling Thunder Rally; Cincinnati Zoo Mourns Death of Gorilla; Rookie Driver Wins Indy 500. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Tropical Storm Bonnie Soaks Carolinas; Trump Addresses Rolling Thunder Rally; Cincinnati Zoo Mourns Death of Gorilla; Migrant Crisis in Mediterranean Continues; Veterans Develop a Weapon of Peace. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Tropical Storm Bonnie Soaks Carolinas; Trump Addresses Rolling Thunder Rally; Cincinnati Zoo Mourns Death of Gorilla; Migrant Crisis in Mediterranean Continues. Aired 4-4:30a ET


May 27, 2016
• President Obama Visits Hiroshima; Trump Clinches GOP Nomination; Clinton Doubles-Down On Email Defense; Signal Detected From EgyptAir Flight 804. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Obama's Historic Visit to Hiroshima; Warriors Stay Alive with Win Over Thunder. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Trump Clinches Republican Nomination; Clinton Defends Email Use; President Obama Visits Hiroshima. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Trump Clinches Republican Nomination; Clinton Defends Email Use; Obama's Historic Visit to Hiroshima; Signal Detected from EgyptAir Flight 804. Aired 4-4:30a ET


May 26, 2016
• President Obama Takes Questions From Reporters; World Leaders Rattled By Donald Trump; Does Inspector General's Report Undermine Clinton Credibility?; How Does A New Taliban Leader Affect U.S. Strategy?; Clinton Defends Private Email Use & Slams Report; Trump Pounces On Clinton, Calling Her "Crooked". Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Hillary Clinton Responds to Report Criticizing Email Use; Trump Hits Clinton, Faces New Backlash; Donald Trump & Bernie Sanders Agree to Debate: Will It Happen?; G7 Summit Focuses on Terror; Cavs One Win Away from NBA Finals. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Clinton Responds to Email Report; Trump Slams Hillary on Email Probe; Donald Trump & Bernie Sanders Agree to Debate: Will It Happen?; No End in Sight to Airport Misery; G7 Summit Focuses on Terror. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Clinton Responds to Report Criticizing Email Use; Trump Hits Clinton, Faces New Backlash; Donald Trump & Bernie Sanders Agree to Debate: Will It Happen?; No End in Sight to Airport Misery; G7 Summit Focuses on Terror. Aired 4-4:30a ET


May 25, 2016
• Hundreds Protest New Mexico Trump Rally; Candidates Stump In Golden State; Clinton Skips Sanders As VP On Ellen Show; Obama To Land In Japan For G7 Summit; Conflicting Reports On EgyptAir Flight 804's Final Moments; Twitter Stretches 140-Character Limit. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Hundred Protest New Mexico Trump Rally; Clinton: "We Want to Finish Strong"; Obama Wraps Up Vietnam Visit; Cosby Facing Possible 30-Year Sentence; Golden State Warriors on the Verge of Elimination. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Protests Turn Violent Outside Trump Rally; Clinton: "We Want to Finish Strong"; Obama Wraps Up Vietnam Visit; Cosby Facing Possible 30-Year Sentence; Mystery of EgyptAir Flight 804. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Violent Protests Rage Outside Trump Rally; Clinton Laser- Focused on Trump; Obama Wraps Up Vietnam Visit; Cosby Facing Possible 30-Year Sentence; Mystery of EgyptAir Flight 804. Aired 4-4:30a ET


May 24, 2016
• Sanders: Democratic Convention Could Be "Messy"; Clinton Nixes Debate In May; Trump Releases Ad Recapping Bill Clinton Sex Accusations; New Mexico Governor Won't Attend Trump Rally; President Obama Reflects On Vietnam War; Battle To Liberate Fallujah Begins. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Sanders Warns Democratic Convention Could Be "Messy"; Trump Versus Clinton: New Attacks; Obama Pushes Trade, Mends Old Wounds in Asia; Raptors Even Series with Cavaliers. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Sanders: Democratic Convention Could Be "Messy"; Trump Versus Clinton: New Attacks; Obama Pushes Trade, Mends Old Wounds in Asia; The War on ISIS: Iraq Fights to Retake Fallujah. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Sanders Warns of "Messy" Democratic Convention; Trump Versus Clinton: New Attacks; Obama Pushes Trade, Mends Old Wounds in Asia; The War on ISIS: Iraq Fights to Retake Fallujah. Aired 4-4:30a ET


May 23, 2016
• Robot Sub Searching For EgyptAir Flight 804 For Black Boxes; Polls: Clinton & Trump Neck-And-Neck; Sanders: Clinton 'The Lesser Of Two Evils'; U.S. Lifts Arms Embargo Against Vietnam; Powerful Performances At Billboard Awards; Operation To Retake Fallujah Begins. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• AUTOMATIC Messages Signaled Smoke Near Cockpit; EgyptAir Pilot Remembered At Wake; Clinton, Sanders Battle For California; Clinton: Trump Is "Hollow"; U.S. Lifts Arms Embargo Against Vietnam; Warriors On The Ropes. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• 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 4:30-5a ET
• 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


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