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Early Start with John Berman and Zoraida Sambolin

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May 08, 2018
• New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman To Resign Over Assault Allegations; Trump Teases Iran Nuclear Deal; Key Primary Races To Watch Today; Hawaii Governor: Stay Away From Danger Zone. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Trump Expected to Leave Iran Deal; New York Attorney General to Resign After Reports of Assault; Volcanic Activity Briefly Subsides in Hawaii; Cavaliers Eliminate Raptors from Playoffs. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Trump Expected to Pull Out of Iran Nuclear Deal; New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman to Resign After Reports of Assault; Volcanic Activity Briefly Subsides in Hawaii. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Trump Expected to Leave Iran Deal; New York Attorney General to Resign After Reports of Assault; Volcanic Activity Briefly Subsides in Hawaii; Interview with Hawaii Governor David Ige. Aired 4-4:30a ET


May 07, 2018
• Rudy Giuliani Stirs More Political Controversy And Ratchets Up President's Defense; Haspel Offers To Withdraw CIA Nomination; Report: Trump Aides Wanted "Dirt" On Iran Nuke Negotiators; SNL's Star-Studded Cold Open; Volcanic Eruption Levels Hawaiian Communities. Aired 5:30- 6a ET
• Giuliani: Cohen May Have Paid Off More Women; Rudy Stirs More Political Controversy; Haspel Offers To Withdraw CIA Nomination; Schiff Questions Judge's Criticism Of Mueller; Hawaii Volcano Eruption Destroys 26 Homes. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Rudy Ratchets Up Trump Defense; CIA Nominee Offers To Step Aside; Volcano Threats Grows; SNL Skewers Trump In Star-Studded Cold Open; Chicago Sees Spikes In Gun Violence; Infinity War Hits That Milestone In Just 11 Days. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Rudy Ratchets Up Trump Defense; CIA Nominee Offers To Step Aside; Volcano Threats Grows; SNL Skewers Trump In Star-Studded Cold Open. Aired 4-4:30a ET


May 04, 2018
• Rudy Giuliani Throw Trump's Legal Team Into Disarray; Hawaii's Kilauea Volcano Erupts, Prompting Mandatory Evacuations; Trump Reportedly Wants To Reduce The Numbers Of U.S. Troops In South Korea; China: Big Trade Differences Remain. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Giuliani Throws Wrench Into Trump Legal Team's Plans; NYT: Trump Considers U.S. Troop Reduction in South Korea; King James Continues Reign in "Lebronto". Aired 5-5:30a ET
• President Trump Considers U.S. Troop Reduction in South Korea; U.S.-China Trade Talks Wrapping Up in Beijing; Aired 4:30-5a ET
• President Trump Considers U.S. Troop Reduction in South Korea; U.S.-China Trade Talks Wrapping Up in Beijing; Aired 4-4:30a ET


May 03, 2018
• Giuliana Says Trump Reimbursed Cohen For Stormy Daniels Payment; Release Of Americans By North Korea Is Imminent; Deadly Cargo Plane Crash In Georgia; Southwest Flight Makes Urgent Landing After Window Cracks. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Trump Lawyer: President Paid Cohen Back for Hush Money; Release of Americans By North Korea Is Imminent. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Trump Lawyer Admits President Repaid Hush Money; Release of Detained Americans in North Korea Imminent; Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Trump Lawyer Confirms President Paid Michael Cohen Back for Hush Money; President Trump Hints on Twitter About Imminent Release of Americans Held by North Korea; Aired 4-4:30a ET


May 02, 2018
• Mueller Raises Threat Of Presidential Subpoena; Deputy Attorney General Says Department of Justice Can't Be Extorted; Trump's Former Personal Physician: Trump Dictated Health Letter; French President Macron Says Iran Nuclear Deal Is "Not Sufficient"; Kanye West Says 400 Years Of Slavery Was A Choice. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Trump Legal Team Willing to Fight Subpoena; The Doctor is Incensed; Kanye: Slavery Was A Choice; Warriors Win In Steph Curry's Return. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Mueller Raises Threat of Presidential Subpoena; The Doctor is Incensed; Kanye: Slavery Was A Choice; Macron: Iran Nuke Deal "Not Sufficient". Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Subpoena for Trump?; The Doctor is Incensed; Kanye: Slavery Was A Choice. Aired 4-4:30a ET


May 01, 2018
• Special Counsel Mueller Wants to Ask President Trump Dozens Of Questions; Kim Jong Un Is Persuaded To Hold Summit In DMZ; Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu Says Iran's Nuke Claims Are A "Brazen Lie." Aired 5:30-6a ET
• NYT & WSJ Obtain Dozens of Mueller's Questions; New Tariffs Delayed; Another DMZ Summit?; Tom Brady Confirms He Will Play in 2018. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Mueller Wants to Ask Trump Dozens of Questions; New Tariffs Delayed; Another DMZ Summit? Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Mueller's Questions for Trump Revealed; New Tariffs Delayed; Another DMZ Summit? Aired 4-4:30a ET


April 30, 2018
• U.S. Intel Ramps Up North Korea Surveillance; Trump Assails White House Correspondents' Association Amid Michelle Wolf Controversy; Caravan Migrants Camp Out At U.S.-Mexico Border; No Decision From Trump On Iran Nuclear Deal. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Trump: North Korea Summit In "Three Or Four Weeks"; U.S. Intel Ramps Up North Korea Surveillance; Caravan Migrants Camp Out At U.S.- Mexico Border; No Decision From Trump On Iran Nuclear Deal. Aired 5- 5:30a ET
• Immigration Showdown At The Border; U.S. Readies For Korea Talks; Major Merger For T-Mobile and Sprint; Team Trump Heads To China; White House Correspondent's Dinner Controversy; U.K. Home Secretary Resigns Over Immigration Scandal; Wall Street Closed Mostly Higher. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Immigration Showdown At the Border; U.S. Readies For Korea Talks; Major Merger For T-Mobile and Sprint; White House Correspondents Dinner Controversy. Aired 4-4:30a ET


April 27, 2018
• North And South Korea Announce End Of Korean War. Aired 5:30- 6a ET
• North & South Announce End of Korean War. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• North and South Korea Hold Historic Summit; Aired 4:30-5a ET
• North and South Korea Hold Historic Summit; Aired 4-4:30a ET


April 26, 2018
• White House Prepares for Possible Withdrawal of Veterans Affairs Nominee; North and South Korean to Meet at the DMZ; Golden State Killer Arrested; Aired 5-5:30a ET
• North Korean and South Korean Leaders' Historic Meeting Tonight; Golden State Killer Arrested; Aired 4:30-5a ET
• North and South Korean to Meet at the DMZ; Golden State Killer Arrested; Aired 4-4:30a ET


April 25, 2018
• Pomp And Policy For Trump And Macron; New Allegations Against Embattled V.A. Nominee; Meek Mill Free On Bail; Comedians Roast State Dinner. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Trump and Macron's Day of Pomp & Policy; Trump Hints at Iran Deal Compromise; Trump on Jackson's V.A. Fight; Meek Mill Free on Bail. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Macron & Trump's Day of Pomp & Policy; Trump Hints at Iran Deal Compromise; Trump on Jackson's V.A. Fight; Meek Mill Free on Bail; Supreme Court Set to Hear Travel Ban Arguments; Amazon Will Deliver to Car Trunks. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Pomp & Policy for Trump & Macron; Trump Hints at Iran Deal Compromise; Trump on Jackson's V.A. Fight; Meek Mill Free on Bail. Aired 4-4:30a ET


April 24, 2018
• French President Macron's State Visit; Former President George H.W. Bush In Intensive Care; 10 Killed, 15 Injured In Toronto Van Attack; What Will The Royal Baby Be Named? Aired 5:30-6a ET
• First State Visit at the White House; Search for Motive in Toronto Van Attack; President George H.W. Bush in Hospital; What Will Royal Baby Be Named?; Mitt Romney Taunts Thunder's Russell Westbrook. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• French President Macron's State Visit; Search for Motive in Toronto Van Attack; President George H.W. Bush in Hospital; North & South Korea Gear Up For Historic Summit; What Will Royal Baby Be Named? Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Trump Hosts Macron for State Visit; Search for Motive in Toronto Van Attack; President George H.W. Bush in Hospital; What Will Royal Baby Be Named? Aired 4-4:30a ET


April 23, 2018
• Massive Manhunt For Waffle House Shooting Suspect; Trump To Ask North Korea To Dismantle Nuclear Arsenal Before Talking Sanctions Relief; French President Macron Arrives Today For State Visit; Russian Reporter Falls To Death; U.K.'s Duchess of Cambridge In Early Stages Of Labor With Third Child. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Manhunt For Waffle House Gunman; Heroic Customer Disarms Gunman; Reinking's History Of Troubling Behavior; Trump's North Korea Strategy; French President Arrives Today For State Visit; Kate Middleton In "Early Stages Of Labor". Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Nashville Gunman On The Run; Trump Wants North Korea Nukes Dismantled Before Sanctions Relief; Duchess Of Cambridge Hospitalized In Early Labor; Suicide Bombing Targets Kabul Election Center; Bloomberg Pledges $4.5 million for Paris Deal. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Nashville Gunman On The Run; Trump Wants North Korea Nukes Dismantled Before Sanctions Relief; Duchess Of Cambridge Hospitalized In Early Labor; Suicide Bombing Targets Kabul Election Center; Four Presidents Pay Tribute to Barbara Bush. Aired 4-4:30a ET


April 20, 2018
• Comey Memos; Rudy Giuliani on President's Personal Counsel; North and South Korea Hotline Opened; Stock Market News; Deputies Killed in Trenton, Florida; Fearless Girl Statue Moved from Location; Student Walk Out planned on Anniversary of Columbine; Details on Former First Lady Barbara Bush's Funeral. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Trump Reacting to Comey Memos; Giuliani Joins Trump Legal Team; Florida Deputies Ambushed During Lunch; $1 Billion Fine for Wells Fargo. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• President Trump Already Tweeting His Reaction To The James Comey Memos; Rudy Giuliani Joins The Trump Legal Team; CIA Director Mike Pompeo Has Now One Democrat In His Corner. Aired Aired 4:30-5a ET
• President Trump Already Tweeting His Reaction To The James Comey Memos; A Big Wall Street Bank About To Be Slapped With A $1 Billion Fine; President Putin Is Ready For A Meeting With President Trump. Aired: 4-4:30a ET


April 19, 2018
• Trump Bullish On North Korea Talks, But Willing To Walk Away; Sources: Trump Decided To Scrap Russia Sanctions; Former Trump Lawyer Warns President Cohen Could Turn Against Him; More Delays For U.N. Inspection Team In Syria. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Trump Says He'll Respectfully Walk Out of a U.S.-North Korea Meeting if it's Unfruitful; Trump Scraps Russia Sanctions; Trump Calls Russia Probe a Hoax; Blown Engine Debris Found 70 Miles West of Philadelphia; Puerto Rico Suffers Another Major Power Outage; Wife of Legendary Spurs Coach Passes Away. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Trump Willing to Walk Out on Kim Jong-un; Gunfire Delays Inspection by U.N. Team in Syria; Blown Engine Debris of a Southwest Jet Found 70 Miles West of Philadelphia; Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Trump Willing to Walk Out on Kim Jong-un; Blown Engine Debris of a Southwest Jet Found 70 Miles West of Philadelphia; Aired 4-4:30a ET


April 18, 2018
• Barbara Bush, Republican Matriarch And Former First Lady, Dies At 92; CIA Chief Pompeo Met Secretly With Kim Jong Un; Passenger Killed On Southwest Airlines Flight; Haley Pushes Back At "Confusion" Claim. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Former First Lady Barbara Bush Dead at 92; Secret Meeting Between Pompeo & Kim Jong Un; Moments of Terror on Deadly Flight; Nikki Haley Fires Back Over Sanctions "Confusion"; Francisco Lindor Hits Emotional Home Run in Puerto Rico. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Funeral Set for Former First Lady Barbara Bush; Secret Meeting Between Pompeo & Kim Jong-un; Moments of Terror on Deadly Flight; Nikki Haley Fires Back Over Sanctions "Confusion". Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Barbara Bush 1925-2018; Secret Meeting Between Pompeo & Kim Jong Un; Moments of Terror on Deadly Flight; Nikki Haley Fires Back Over Sanctions "Confusion". Aired 4-4:30a ET


April 17, 2018
• Trump, His Lawyer, And Prosecutor Wrangle In Court As Sean Hannity Is Revealed As Cohen's Third Client; Trump Upset With Russia Sanctions; U.S. And U.K. Warning About Russian Hackers; Trump And Abe To Meet At Mar-A-Lago. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Hannity Explains Cohen Connection; Comey's Tell-All Memoir Released; Washington Post: Trump Puts Russia Sanctions on Hold; Warriors Take 2-0 Series Lead Against the Spurs. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Trump Lawyers and Prosecutors Wrangle in Court Over Seized Evidence; U.N. Inspectors Blocked From Syria Attack Site; U.S. and the U.K. Issue Warning About Russian Hackers; Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Trump Lawyers and Prosecutors Wrangle in Court Over Seized Evidence; U.N. Inspectors Blocked From Syria Attack Site; U.S. and the U.K. Issue Warning About Russian Hackers; Aired 4-4:30a ET


April 16, 2018
• Destruction at Notre Dame: Fire Ravages Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris; Redacted Mueller Report Due on Thursday; Measles Spike; Clippers Pull Off Biggest Comeback in Playoff History. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Comey Breaks Silence In First TV Interview; New Russia Sanctions Expected; Cohen Goes To Court Today; Wall Street Gears Up For Earnings. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Comey Breaks Silence In First TV Interview; New Russia Sanctions Expected; Cohen Goes To Court Today; Starbucks CEO Apologized For The Arrest of Two Black Men. Aired 3-4a ET


April 13, 2018
• Former FBI Director Comey Shreds Trump In New Book; Trump May Vow To Deter Use Of Chemical Weapons in Syria; Pompeo Facing Uphill Confirmation Battle; Trump Considers Rejoining TPP Trade Deal. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Comey Slams Trump in an Explosive Memoir; Sources: Feds Have Tapes of Cohen's Conversations; Waiting for Trump's Syria Decision. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• James Comey Shreds President Trump in New Book; Former Trump Tower Doorman Speaks Out; President Trump, Prime Minister May Vow to Deter Use of Chemical Weapons; Key Witness to Take the Stand in Bill Cosby Sexual Assault Retrial; Aired 4:30-5a ET
• James Comey Shreds President Trump in New Book; Former Trump Tower Doorman Speaks Out; President Trump, Prime Minister May Vow to Deter Use of Chemical Weapons; Aired 4-4:30a ET


April 12, 2018
• FBI Raid Sought Information On "Access Hollywood" Tape; The World Awaits Trump's Syria Response; House Speaker Ryan Will Not Seek Reelection; Kremlin: No Putin-Trump Plans To Speak. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• FBI Raid Sought Info on Access Hollywood Tape; House Speaker Paul Ryan Announces He'll Retire; Trump: "Get Ready" for Syria Missile Attack; Yankees-Red Sox Rivalry Erupts. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• "Access Hollywood" Tape Tied to FBI Raid on Michael Cohen; World Awaits Trump's Syria Response; Russia Responds to Trump's Missile Threat. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• FBI Raid Sought Information on "Access Hollywood" Tape; Trump National Security Team Meeting at the White House over Syria Crisis; Aired 4-4:30a ET


April 11, 2018
• Trump Considering Firing Rod Rosenstein To Check Mueller; Russia Blocks U.N. Chemical Weapons Investigation; Russia Warns U.S. Against Military Action In Syria; Zuckerberg Faces Five-Hour Senate Hearing But Offers No Promises About Specific Regulations. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• President Trump Considering Firing Rosenstein to Check Mueller; CNN Sources: Cohen Raid Could Mark Trump's Tipping Point; Zuckerberg Faces More Questioning; Russia Blocks U.N. Chemical Weapons Investigation. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Trump Considering Firing Rod Rosenstein; CNN Sources: Cohen Raid Could Mark Trump's Tipping Point; Zuckerberg Faces More Questioning; Russia Warns U.S. Against Military Action in Syria; Cosby Lawyers Attack "So-Called" Victim. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• CNN Sources: Trump Considering Firing Rosenstein to Check Mueller; CNN Sources: Cohen Raid Could Mark Trump's Tipping Point; Zuckerberg Faces More Questioning; Cosby Lawyers Attack "So-Called" Victim. Aired 4-4:30a ET


April 10, 2018
• FBI Raids Trump Lawyer Michael Cohen's Office, Seizes Stormy Daniels Documents, Bank Records; How Will Trump Respond To Syrian Chemical Attack?; Chinese President Xi Vows To Cut Auto Tariffs; Facebook's Zuckerberg Testifies Today On Capitol Hill. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• President Blasts Raid on His Lawyer's Office; How Will Trump Respond to Syria Attack?; Zuckerberg Testifies Today on Capitol Hill; Cosby Trial Bombshell. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• FBI Raids Trump Attorney Michael Cohen; How Will Trump Respond to Syria Attack?; Zuckerberg Testifies Today on Capitol Hill; Chinese President Xi Vows to Cut Auto Tariffs. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• FBI Raids Trump Attorney Michael Cohen; How Will Trump Respond to Syria Attack?; Zuckerberg Testifies Today on Capitol Hill. Aired 4-4:30a ET


April 09, 2018
• President Trump And Others Condemn Chemical Attack In Syria That Russia Calls A Hoax; U.S. Denies Syrian State Media Reports Of U.S. Missile Attack On Homs Airbase; Top Of Bus Sheared Off In Crash That Leaves 40 Injured; Jury Is Seated In Bill Cosby Retrial. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Awaiting Trump's Response To Syrian Gas Attack; National Guard Deployed To Mexico Border; Top Of Bus Sheared Off In Crash, Injuring Dozens. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• How will Trump Respond; President Trump Blames Obama For Failing To Stop Assad; Russia Claims Israel Bombed Syrian Air Base; Trump Defends EPA Chief Against New Scrutiny; FBI, DOJ Take New Step To Hand Over Documents; Bus Hits Overpass; Trade Tensions Sink Stocks. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• How will Trump Respond; President Trump Blames Putin; Trump Defends EPA Chief Against New Scrutiny; Bus Hits Overpass; Kimmel Versus Hannity. Aired 4-4:30a ET


April 06, 2018
• President Trump Stands Behind EPA Administrator; Trump Threatens China With $100 Billion In New Tariffs; Trump's Off-Script Trip To West Virginia; U.S. Prepares To Sanction Russian Oligarchs. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• President Trump Praises Pruitt; President Trump Unscripted; Trump Threatens China With $100B in New Tariffs; Spieth Overshadows Tiger at the Masters. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• President Trump Backs Scott Pruitt Despite Piling Ethics Questions; China Pushes Back Against Trump Latest Tariff Threats of $100 Billion; U.S. Prepares to Sanction Russian Oligarchs; Caravan of Migrants Arrives in Puebla, Mexico; Aired 4:30-5a ET
• President Trump Stands Behind Scott Pruitt Despite Mounting Scandal; Trump Escalates Trade Standoff With China; Caravan of Migrants Arrives in Puebla, Mexico; Aired 4-4:30a ET


April 05, 2018
• Trump Memo Sends Troops To Mexican Border; White House Works To Ease Trade Fears; Trump Eases Off Immediate Withdrawal From Syria; U.S. Diplomats Leave Moscow Embassy. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• President Trump Orders Troops to Mexico Border; Trump: "We Are Not in a Trade War"; CNN: Mueller Questioning Russian Oligarchs. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Trump Makes Urgent National Guard Deployment to Mexican Border; White House Works to Ease Trade War Fears; Oklahoma Teachers Walkout Drags for a Second Day. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Trump Memo Sends National Guard to Mexican Border; U.S.-China Trade Tensions Escalate; Oklahoma Teachers Continue Their Walkout; Aired 4-4:30a ET


April 04, 2018
• Report: Trump Is Not A Criminal Target Of The Russia Probe; Trump Calls For U.S. Troops To Guard The Border; China Fires Back On Tariffs; Remembering The Legacy Of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Washington Post: Trump is not the Criminal Target of Russia Probe; Trump Calls for U.S. Troops to Guard Border; Police Identify YouTube Shooting Suspect; China Retaliates For New U.S. Tariffs; All Eyes on Tiger Woods at the Masters. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Report: Trump Not Criminal Target of Russia Probe; Trump Wants Troops at the Border; Police Identify YouTube Shooting Suspect; China Retaliates For New U.S. Tariffs; Oklahoma Teachers Continue Walkout Protests. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Washington Post: Trump Not Currently Criminal Target in Mueller Probe; Trump Wants Troops at the Border; Police Identify YouTube Shooting Suspect; China Retaliates For New U.S. Tariffs. Aired 4- 4:30a ET


April 03, 2018
• Trump Slams "Weak" U.S. Immigration Laws; Villanova Dominates Michigan For Second National Title In Three Years; Turkey, Russia And Iran Addressing The Future Of Syria; Teacher Walkouts Spreading; Teen Recovering After Being Pulled From Sewage Pipe. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Memo: Mueller Given OK to Investigate Manafort on Allegations of Collusion, Ukraine Payments; Trump Slams "Weak" U.S. Immigration Laws; Villanova Celebrates NCAA Title. Aired 5-5:30a ET


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