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Early Start with John Berman and Zoraida Sambolin

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November 14, 2016
• Trump Names Priebus Chief of Staff, Bannon Chief Strategist; Dozens of Protests Across the Country; Trump Has Conversation with Chinese President Xi Jinping; Victory for Iraqi Forces in Battle Capturing Village of Nimrud. Aired 4-4:30a ET


November 11, 2016
• Election result protests turn chaotic on the West Coast; Transition underway today to begin Trump presidency; New names surfacing for possible White House Chief of Staff; Trump has closed- door meeting with Obama; Battle for DNC Chair begins; DOW jumps for Trump, Macy's doesn't; Israel welcomes Trump presidency, wants him to make good on promises; GrubHub CEO under fire for questionable email. Aired 10:30-11a
• Anti-Trump Protests More Like Anti-Hate; Trump Considering Bannon for Chief of Staff; Senior ISIS Commander Killed in Coalition Airstrike; Aired 4-4:30a ET


November 10, 2016
• Long Road to the Oval Office for Donald Trump; Late Night Hosts Make Play on Hillary Clinton Presidency. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Long Road to the Oval Office for Donald Trump; Can Trump Deliver and Defeat ISIS?; Aired 4-4:30a ET
• Protests Over Donald Trump Becoming President; President Obama Will Meet with Donald Trump Today; Who Will Fill Donald Trump's Cabinet; Stock Markets Recover After Trump Win. Aired 3:30-4a ET
• Protests From Coast to Coast Over Election; Trump Set to Meet with Obaam Today; Putin Congratulates Trump on Win. Aired 3-3:30a ET


November 08, 2016
• Clinton's Last Pitch to Voters; Trump Hits Five States on Final Day; First Votes Cast in Dixville Notch. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Clinton Wraps Up Campaign Sprint; Trump Hits Five States on Final Day; First Votes Cast in Dixville Notch. Aired 4-4:30a ET
• Hillary Clinton Holds Rally in Raleigh Last Night; Battle for Pennsylvania; Battle for Superstar Endorsements; FBI Decision to Clear Clinton Sends Stocks Soaring. Aired 3:30-4a ET
• Candidates Campaign Hard in Final Day; Trump Back in NYC; Millions of Floridians Have Already Cast Ballots in Early Voting. Aired 3-3:30a ET


November 07, 2016
• Less Than 24 Hours Until Election Day; FBI: No Criminal Charges Over Clinton E-mails; African-Americans of Faith Come Together; First Female AG Janet Reno Has Died at 78. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• November Surprise: Dramatic New FBI Announcement; FBI Stands By No Criminal Charges in Clinton E-mails; Less Than 24 Hours Until Election Day. Aired 4-4:30a ET
• FBI Director: New Clinton E-mail Review Amounts to Nothing; Trump Campaign Slams FBI Decision; CNN Crew on the Front Lines of Mosul Battle. Aired 3:30-4a ET
• November Surprise: FBI Director Recommends No Charges; Sources: Investigators Worked Around the Clock to Sift Through E-mails; Clinton Campaigns with LeBron James in Ohio. Aired 3-3:30a ET


November 04, 2016
• Trump Talks about Hillary as Commander-in-Chief; Checking Polls; Hillary in Battleground States. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Housing Market Heats Up; Campaign Attacks Examined; A Look at Who is Campaigning Where; Trump Speaks to Military. Aired 4-4:30a ET
• Race Tightens in Battleground States; Clinton Rallies the Faithful; Trump Addresses Veterans in North Carolina; Melania Trump Lays Out Vision in Speech; Iraqi Forces Enter Mosul. Aired 3:30-4a ET
• Race Tightens in Battleground States; Clinton Rallies the Faithful; Trump Addresses Veterans in North Carolina; Melania Trump Lays Out Vision in Speech; Aired 3-3:30a ET


November 03, 2016
• Cubs Win! Cubs Win! The World Series!; Clinton Loses Her Edge in Colorado. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Cubs Win the World Series; Clinton Loses Her Edge in Colorado; Mosul-Area Residents Flee Intense Fighting. Aired 4-4:30a ET
• Cubs Win the World Series After 108 Years; World Series Celebration Chicago Style; Clinton Loses Her Edge in Colorado; Clinton Campaign Trying to Flip Arizona; Trump Working Hard to Stay on Message; Aired 3:30-4a ET
• Cubs Win the World Series After 108 Years; World Series Celebration Chicago Style; Clinton Loses Her Edge in Colorado; Clinton Campaign Trying to Flip Arizona; Trump Working Hard to Stay on Message. Aired 3-3:30a ET


November 02, 2016
• Clinton on the Campaign Trail; Can Trump Stay on Message in Last Days of the Race?; FBI Draws New Questions with Sudden Release of Old Investigation Files; Son of Jeb Bush Endorses Trump. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Clinton Tries to Hold the Line in Blue States; FBI Drops New Clinton-Related Documents; Trump Spotlights Hacked Clinton Campaign E- mail; Clinton Surrogates Hit Battleground States With Anti-Trump Ads. Aired 3:30-4a ET
• Clinton Tries to Hold the Line in Blue States; FBI Drops New Clinton-Related Documents; Trump Spotlights Hacked Clinton Campaign E- mail; Clinton Surrogates Hit Battleground States; Russian Interest in U.S. Presidential Race; Aired 3-3:30a ET
• FBI Releases Files From a 15 Year Old Bill Clinton Investigation; Hillary Goes After a Protester; Both Candidates are Working Hard on the Trail. Aired 4-4:30a ET


November 01, 2016
• FBI Director Standing Firm; Clinton: "There is No Case Here"; Trump and Pence Teaming Up; Iraq Mosul Offensive. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Comey Standing Firm; Clinton Campaign Cries Foul; Trump and Pence Teaming Up; Iraq Mosul Offensive. Aired 4-4:30a ET
• FBI Director Stands Firm Amid Criticisms; Clinton Defiant on Renewed FBI Probe; Trump Seizes on Abedin E-mails. Aired 3:30-4a ET
• FBI Director Stands Firm Amid Criticisms; Clinton Defiant on Renewed FBI Probe; Trump Seizes on Abedin E-mails; Fight for Mosul; Aired 4-4:30a ET


October 31, 2016
• Former Justice Officials Slam Comey; Investors Grapple with a Tight Race; Oklahoma Manhunt Ends; Powerful Earthquake Hits Central Italy; Heavy Fighting on Outskirts of Mosul; Venezuelan President Meets Opposition Leaders. Aired 3-4a ET
• FBI investigators have obtained a search warrant to begin reviewing newly discovered e-mails belonging to Huma Abedin. Harry Reid on the attack. Can the stock market predict the winner of the presidential election? S&P 500 down 2.1 percent. The search for a suspected killer in Oklahoma is over. Fugitive Michael Vance was killed in a shootout with police. New aftershocks reported after the 6.2 magnitude earthquake hitting essentially Italy over the weekend. it's another big merger Monday, a huge oil and gas deal; G.E. and Baker Hughes are nearing a $30 billion deal. Jury selection set to begin this morning in South Carolina in the case of the former North Charleston Police Officer Michael Slager. Chicago Cubs beat the Indians 3-2 in Game 5. The series now goes back to Cleveland for Game 6, Tuesday night. Aired 4:30-5 a.m ET
• FBI Investigates Emails on Anthony Weiner's Computer That May Implicate Hillary Clinton. Aired 4-4:30p ET


October 28, 2016
• Mike Pence's Plane Skids Off NYC Runway; Clinton Campaigns Today in Iowa; World Series Heads To Wrigley Field. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Pence Campaign Plane Hits the Skids; Trump Hints at Suit Over Access Hollywood Tape; Clinton's First Rally with Michelle Obama; Rubio Still Backing Trump. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Pence Has a Near Disaster with His Plane. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Pence Plane Involved in Near Accident; Trump Hints at Legal Action Against Access Hollywood; Candidates Financial Situation; Latest on ISIS Fight. Aired 4-5a ET


October 27, 2016
• Trump Vows To Spend More Of His Own Money; Trump Reaches Out To African-Americans; DNC Sues RNC Over Trump "Rigged Election" Claim; Megyn Kelly Vs. Newt Gingrich; Cubs' Kyle Schwarber Legend Grows; How The Campaign Affects Trump's Brand; Komen Foundation Facing Backlash. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Trump's Personal Contributions: $56 Million; Trump Versus Khan; Hillary Teaming Up with Michelle Obama; Battle for Mosul; Central Italy Rattled By Pair of Quakes; Cubs Get Even in World Series. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Trump Pledges to Spend $100 Million on Election; Trump Versus Khan; Hillary Teaming Up with Michelle Obama; Central Italy Rattled By Pair of Quakes. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Trump Digs Deeper; Trump Versus Khan; Hillary Teaming Up with Michelle Obama; ISIS Fighters Streaming Into Mosul. Aired 4-4:30a ET


October 26, 2016
• Trump's Confusing Obamacare Message; Muslim Gold Star Dad Campaigns For Clinton; Corporate America's Election Excuse; Indians Shut Down Cubs In World Series Game One; Twitter For Sale Again?; Gender Gap Costs Economy $1.2T A Year. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Trump's Confusing Obamacare Message; Trump Attacks VP Joe Biden; Obamacare in the Election Spotlight; Pentagon: Fight for Mosul Will be Fierce. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Trump Attacks VP Joe Biden; Clinton Campaigning in Florida; White House Defends Obamacare; Suspected Killer on the Run in Oklahoma; Pentagon Says Fight for Mosul Will be Fierce. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Trump Attacks VP Joe Biden; Clinton Campaigning in Florida; White House Defends Obamacare; Pentagon Says Fight for Mosul Will be Fierce. Aired 4-4:30a ET


October 25, 2016
• Election Day Now Two Weeks Away; Trump: Elitist Media Looks Down On People; Clinton Helping Down-Ballot Democrats; Average Obamacare Premium To Jump 22 Percent; Cubs Vs. Indians: World Series Starts Tonight; Coalition Forces Advance On Mosul. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Obama Unleashes on Trump; Trump: "We're Winning"; Clinton, Warren Campaign in New Hampshire; Obamacare Premium Hike; Coalition Forces Advance on Mosul. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Obama Taunts Trump; Trump: "We're Winning"; Clinton, Warren Campaign in New Hampshire; Obamacare Premium Hike; Coalition Forces Advance on Mosul. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• President Slams Trump; Trump: "We're Winning"; Clinton, Warren Campaign in New Hampshire; Obamacare Premium Hike; Coalition Forces Advance on Mosul. Aired 4-4:30a ET


October 24, 2016
• Trump & Clinton Fight For Florida; Trump Vows To Sue Female Accusers; SNL Takes Trump To Task; AT&T Buys Time Warner For $85 Billion; Kurdish Forces Advance On Mosul; Dakota Pipeline Protest: 127 Arrested; Apple Expected To Unveil New Macs. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Trump And Clinton Fight For Florida; Trump: Don't Believe The Polls; AT&T To Buy Time Warner For $85 Billion; Deadly Collision On California Interstate; Kurdish Forces Advance On Mosul; Seahawks And Cardinals End In Overtime Tie. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Trump and Clinton Fight for Florida. Clinton to Campaign with Michelle Obama. AT&T buying Time Warner for $85 Billion; Deadly California Collision Leaves 13 Dead, 31 Hospitalized; ISIS Slaughtering Dozens of Civilians in Battle for Mosul. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Battleground Florida; Kurdish Forces Move Closer to Mosul; AT&T Acquiring Time Warner in $85 Billion Deal; Deadly Collision on California Interstate; Cubs Make the World Series. Aired 4-4:30a ET


October 21, 2016
• Trump & Clinton Spar at Charity Dinner; Trump Will Accept Election Outcome "If I Win"; Michelle Obama Targets Trump In GOP Territory. Aired 5-5:30am ET
• Trump and Clinton Spar at Charity Dinner; First Lady Takes Trump to Task; U.S. Soldier Killed in Mosul; Duterte Calls for Separation Remarks Walked Back; Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Donald Trump Vows Evidence Against Accusations; The First Lady Trump Takedown; Trump Accuser Speaks to CNN; North Carolina Reeling From Aftermath of Hurricane Matthew; Aired 4-4:30a ET


October 20, 2016
• Clinton and Trump Tangle in Fiery Final Debate; Trump Won't Commit to Accepting Election Result; Assessing Candidates' Tax Plans; Candidates Battle Over Putin. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Clinton and Trump Tangle in Fiery Third Debate; Trump Refuses to Say Whether He Will Accept Outcome of Election. Aired 4-4:30a ET


October 19, 2016
• Debate Night: Trump Vs. Clinton III; Trump: Media To Blame For Rigged System; Clinton To Counter "Rigged" Election Claims; Iraqi Forces March Toward Mosul; Philippines Police Van Rams Into Protesters. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Trump Proposes Congressional Term Limits; The Final Debate: Clinton on the Attack?; Dodgers Take 2-1 NLCS Lead Over Cubs. Aired 5- 5:30a ET
• Trump: Debate Will Be "Interesting"; The Final Debate: Clinton on the Attack?; Obama to Trump: Quit "Whining"; Video Suggests Dems Instigated Violence; Iraqi Forces March Toward Mosul. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• The Final Debate: Can Trump Rebound?; The Final Debate: Clinton on the Attack?; Iraqi Forces March Toward Mosul. Aired 4-4:30a ET


October 18, 2016
• vMelania Trump Breaks Her Silence; FBI Denies Quid Pro Quo With State Department; Trump To Supporters: Election Is "Rigged"; Clinton's Tax Plan: Better With Age; Pentagon: Fight For Mosul "Ahead Of Schedule"; NASA Launches Antares Rocket. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Melania Trump Breaks Her Silence; Trump To Supporters: Election Is "Rigged"; Melania Trump Defends Her Husband. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Donald Trump Vows Evidence Against Accusations; The First Lady Trump Takedown; Trump Accuser Speaks to CNN; North Carolina Reeling From Aftermath of Hurricane Matthew; Boko Haram Releases 21 Chibok Girls. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Donald Trump Tells Supporters Election is Rigged; Melania Trump Breaks Her Silence; Pentagon Says Fight for Mosul Ahead of Schedule. Aired 4-4:30a ET


October 17, 2016
• Trump: Media Is "Rigging" Election; GOP Headquarters Firebombed In N. Carolina; Arizona Republic Facing Death Threats; SNL Has Field Day With Presidential Election; Offensive To Retake Mosul Begins; No More Bidders For Twitter. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Will Trump Challenge Election Loss?; Clinton Campaign On Defensive; Clinton Speeches To Goldman Sachs Released; SNL Has Field Day With Presidential Election; Battle For Mosul Begins. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Trump Says Election is Rigged; Republican Headquarters in North Carolina City Firebombed; WikiLeaks Releases Purported Transcripts of Clinton Goldman Sachs Speeches. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Donald Trump Lashing Out at Media; New Poll Puts Clinton on Top by Double Digits; GOP HQ Firebombed in North Carolina; Iraqi Forces Begin Offensive to Recapture Mosul; Manhunt in Fairbanks, Alaska. Aired 4-4:30a ET


October 14, 2016
• Trump Accuser Speaks Out on AC360; The First Lady's Trump Takedown; Clinton Submits Answers In Email Lawsuit. 5:30-6a ET
• Donald Trump Vows Evidence Against Accusations; The First Lady Trump Takedown; Trump Accuser Speaks to CNN; Dodgers Beat Nationals in NLDS. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Donald Trump Vows Evidence Against Accusations; The First Lady Trump Takedown; Trump Accuser Speaks to CNN; North Carolina Reeling From Aftermath of Hurricane Matthew; Boko Haram Releases 21 Chibok Girls. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Donald Trump Vows Evidence Against Accusations; The First Lady Trump Takedown; Trump Accuser Speaks to CNN; North Carolina Reeling From Aftermath of Hurricane Matthew. Aired 4-4:30a ET


October 11, 2016
• Trump Warns Of More Nastiness; Poll: Clinton Now 11 Points Ahead; Voter Registration Deadlines Today; Sen. McCain Disavows Trump; Late-Night Comedians Slash Trump; Record Flooding In NC After Matthew; Chicago Teachers Strike Averted; Samsung Ditches Galaxy Note 7. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Poll: Clinton Now 11 Points Ahead; Trump Escalates Defiant Tone; 'Apprentice' Creator: I Can't Release Outtakes; Al Gore To Campaign With Hillary Clinton; Sen. McCain Disavows Trump; Late Night Comedians Slash Trump; Record Flooding In NC After Hurricane Matthew; Billionaire Tax Battle: Trump Vs. Buffett. Aired 5-5:30a ET


October 10, 2016
• Trump Vs. Corker: The Feud Escalates; Trump Campaign Fundraises On NFL Walkout; New Details On Vegas Shooting Time Line. Aired 5:30- 6a ET
• Trump And Clinton Clash In Ugliest Debate Yet; CNN Poll: Donald Trump Exceeded Debate Expectations; Trump On Bill Clinton: "Mine Were Words And His Was Action"; Trump Threatens To "Jail" Clinton If He's Elected; Trump Dismisses Running Mate's Views On Syria; Aired 5-5:30a ET
• A Look Back at Last Night's Heated Debate; Speaker Ryan Announces Conference Call on Trump; Continued Fall-Out on Trumps Crude Audio. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Few Minds Changed by Second Presidential Debate; Trump Defends Vulgar Comments as "Locker Room Talk"; Devastating Affects of Matthew Still Being Felt; Missile Attack Launched Against U.S. Warship Off Yemen's Coast. Aired 4-4:30a ET


October 07, 2016
• Deadly Hurricane Nears Florida Coast. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Hurricane Matthew Bearing Down on Florida. Aired 4-4:30a ET
• Deadly Hurricane Matthew Lashing Florida's Coastline. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Hurricane Matthew Lashing Florida's Coastline. Aired 3-3:30p ET


October 06, 2016
• Southeast Bracing For Hurricane Matthew; Trump Holds "Practice" Town Hall In NH; Trump Touts Pence's Performance In VP Debate. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Southeast Bracing For Hurricane Matthew; Hundreds of South Florida Flights Canceled; Evacuation Order Affects 12 FL Counties; SC Governor Orders Coastal Evacuations; Countdown To Second Debate; How Will Hurricane Impact Campaign?; Clinton Off Trail, Preps For 'St. Louis Sequel'; Trump Holds 'Practice' Town Hall In NH; Trump Touts Pence's Performance In VP Debate; Thousands Of Wealthy Families Pay No Taxes. Aired 5-5:30am ET
• Southeast Bracing for Hurricane Matthew; Hurricane Matthew Devastates Haiti; Clinton Preps for Debate; Trump Touts Pence's Performance in V.P. Debate


October 05, 2016
• Kaine and Pence Go On the Attack in VP Debate; Bracing for Hurricane Matthew. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Pence and Kaine Clash on Debate Stage; Bracing for Hurricane Matthew. Aired 4-4:30a ET


October 04, 2016
• Vice Presidential Debate Tonight; Campaign Focuses On Trump's Taxes; Pound Drops To Lowest Level Since 1985; Hurricane Matthew Hitting Haiti; LeBron James Explains His Clinton Endorsement; Federal Court Blasts Pence On Syrian Refugees; Auto Sales Slip Despite Record Discounts. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Clinton Leads Trump By 5 Points; Kaine Vs. Pence Tonight; Hurricane Matthew Hitting Haiti. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• CNN/ORC Poll: Clinton Leads Trump By 5 Points; Vice President Debate Tonight; Hurricane Matthew Hitting Haiti; U.S. Suspends Talks with Russia Over Syria. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Clinton Leads Trump; Kaine Vs. Pence; Hurricane Matthew Hitting Haiti. Aired 4-4:30a ET


October 03, 2016
• Campaign Reacts To Trump Tax Disclosures; Sanders On Leaked Tape Of Clinton; First Debate Gets The SNL Treatment; Hurricane Matthew Heads For Haiti, Cuba; Kim Kardashian West Robbed At Gunpoint In Paris. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Campaigns React to Trump Tax Disclosures; Low-Key Clinton Visit to Charlotte; Hurricane Matthew Heads for Haiti, Cuba; Julio Jones's Record 300 Passing Yards Tops Weekend Sports Events. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Trump Suffered $916 Million Business Loss; Clinton Downplays Charlotte Visit; Vice Presidential Debate Preview; Hurricane Matthew Tracked; Kim Kardashian Robber in Paris; Latest on New Jersey Train Crash; Colombian Government Searching for New Way Forward as Voters Reject FARC Agreement; Russia Warns U.S. over Syria Action. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Trump Campaign Fires Back at Leaked Tax Return; Clinton Heads to Ohio, Picks Up Endorsement from LeBron James; Hurricane Matthew Headed Towards Jamaica, Haiti; NTSB: Data Recorder of New Jersey Train Not Working. Aired 4-4:30a ET


September 30, 2016
• Trump Fending Off New Controversies; Hoboken Terminal Remains Shut After Crash; Wells Fargo CEO Grilled On Firings. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Another Black Eye for Trump Foundation; What Caused Deadly Train Crash?; Obama Speaks at Shimon Peres Funeral; Lady Gaga to Headline Super Bowl 50 Half Time Show. Aired 5-5:30a ET


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