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Early Start with John Berman and Zoraida Sambolin

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July 03, 2018
• President Trump's Warning To NATO Allies; President Trump Has Interviewed Four High Court Candidates; Search Teams Unsure How To Rescue Trapped Boys In Thailand Cave; Secretary of State Pompeo Returning To North Korea. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Short List for Supreme Court; Summit with North Korea. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Merkel Compromises on Immigration; Trump Has Interviewed Four High Court Candidates; Efforts to Rescue Soccer Team from Thai Cave; Is North Korea Willing to Denuclearize?; Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Merkel Prevents Breakup of German Government; Trump Has Interviewed Four High Court Candidates; Efforts to Rescue Soccer Team from Thai Cave; Is North Korea Willing to Denuclearize?; Aired 4-4:30a ET


July 02, 2018
• Historic Landslide Victory For Leftist AMLO; Senator Collins Will Not Back Anti-Abortion Supreme Court Nominee; Denuclearizing North Korea; LeBron James Joining Lakers; Rescue Story In Thailand. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Leftist Elected President Of Mexico; How Will Mexico's New President Change The Relationship Between Mexico and the U.S.?; Republicans Express Supreme Court Concerns; The Future Of ICE; Canada Hits $13B Of U.S. Goods With Tariffs; Bolton: U.S. Has A Denuclearization Plan; "Washington Post:" North Korea Plans To Hide Nukes. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Political Upheaval In Mexico; Collins Won't Support Nominee Hostile To Roe v. Wade; Lebron A Laker; The Future Of ICE; Summer Scorcher. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Political Upheaval In Mexico; Collins Won't Support Nominee Hostile To Roe v. Wade; Lebron A Laker; The Future Of ICE; What President Trump Wants In SCOTUS Nominee; Summer Scorcher. Aired 04- 04:30a ET


June 29, 2018
• Five Shot Dead at Capital Gazette Newspaper; Annapolis Shooting Suspect in Custody; Trump Ignores Questions About Newspaper Shooting; Deputy AG and FBI Director Clash with House Republicans; GOP Lawmakers Demand DOJ Documents; Trump Casts Doubt on Election Meddling in Tweet; Details of Trump-Putin Summit Announced; White House Push for New Supreme Court Justice; Trump Administration Slams Family Reunification Order; Mike Pence: Exodus of Illegal Migrants Must End; Wall Street Rises on Tech, Bank Stocks; Chipotle CEO Tries to Win Back Customers; New Hope in Search for Youth Soccer Team in Thailand; Major Heat-Wave Move East of the United States; Oregon State Wins College World Series. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Gunman Kills Five at Maryland Newspaper; Rosenstein and Wray Testify on Capitol Hill; Pence Says Migrant Exodus Must End; Trump Praises Foxconn, Warns Harley; Oregon State Wins College World Series; Decision Time for LeBron James. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Gunman Kills Six at Maryland Newspaper; Rod Rosenstein and Christopher Wray Testify on Capitol Hill; Details of Trump-Putin Summit Announced; Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Gunman Kills Six at Maryland Newspaper; Rod Rosenstein and Christopher Wray Testify on Capitol Hill; Details of Trump-Putin Summit Announced; Aired 4-4:30a ET


June 28, 2018
• Trump to Pick a Second Supreme Court Justice; Trump Administration Scrambles to Reunite Migrants; House Judiciary Panel Grills FBI Agent Peter Strzok for More than 11 Hours; Pop Icon Michael Jackson's Father, Joe Jackson Dies at 89; Trump Softens Plan for Chinese Investment; Disney Wins Antitrust Approval to Buy Fox; Amazon Fostering Small Businesses to Deliver its Packages; Defending Champions Germany Out of the World Cup; England Faces Beer Shortage During World Cup; Swimmer Warms Up with Beyonce Dance Moves. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Trump to Pick a Second Supreme Court Justice; Picking a New Justice During Midterms; Trump-Putin Summit in the Works; North Korea Upgrading Nuclear Facility. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Trump to Pick Supreme Court Justice to Replace Anthony Kennedy; Trump-Putin Summit in the Works; North Korea Upgrading Nuclear Facility. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Trump to Pick Second Supreme Court Justice; Justice Anthony Kennedy Retiring; Trump-Putin Summit in the Works; Aired 4-4:30a ET


June 27, 2018
• Establishment Democrats Get A Wake-Up Call In New York; Federal Judge Orders Migrant Families Reunited; Supreme Court Upholds Trump Travel Ban 3.0. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• 10-Term Dem Congressman Falls in Upset; Romney Wins GOP Senate Nomination; Judge Orders Migrant Families Reunited; Supreme Court Upholds Trump Travel Ban 3.0; Argentina Advances at the 2018 World Cup. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Ten-Term NY Dem Congressman Falls in Major Upset; Judge: Reunify Families Within Weeks; FBI Agent Peter Strzok Before Congress. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Warning Shot to Democratic Establishment; Judge: Reunify Families Within Weeks; FBI Agent Peter Strzok Before Congress. Aired 4-4:30a ET


June 26, 2018
• Temperature Rises as Political Civility Declines; Trump Rallies South Carolina Crowd On Immigration; Secretary of Defense Mattis Arrives In China; Six Rescued From Burning Boat Off Florida Coast. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Lack of Civility in Politics Examined; China Trade Issues Discussed; Sports Headlines. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Inside Tornillo, Texas Tent City; Trump Rallies South Carolina Crowd on Immigration; Prince William Visits Holocaust Memorial; Secretary James Mattis Arrives in China. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Democratic Leaders Address Civility Crisis; Trump Rallies South Carolina Crowd on Immigration; Wall Street Falls on Trade Fears; Defense Secretary Mattis Lands in China; Prince Williams Visits Israel and Palestine; Fallon on Trump: "Why Are You Tweeting at Me?"; Six Rescued from Burning Boat off Florida Coast. Aired 4-4:30a ET


June 25, 2018
• White House Plan For Reuniting Families; Sarah Sanders Asked To Leave Restaurant; Turkey's Erdogan Victorious In Election That Grants Him Unprecedented Power; U.S. Fine-Tunes Wish List For North Korea. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• White House Plan For Reuniting Families; Sarah Sanders Asked To Leave Restaurant; Erdogan Wins Re-election In Turkey; U.S. Fine Tunes Wish List For North Korea. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• President Trump, No Due Process For Immigrants; Restaurant Asks Sanders To Leave; Erdogan Fights Off Challenge In Turkey; U.S. Fine Tunes Wish List For North Korea; Napkin Helps Crack Old Case. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• President Trump, No Due Process For Immigrants; Restaurant Asks Sanders To Leave; Trump Berates U.S. Immigration Policy; Erdogan Fights Off Challenge In Turkey; Wooden Cases Heading To North Korea; U.S. Fine Tunes Wish List For North Korea; Trump Attacks Fallon In New Twitter Rant. Aired 4-4:30a ET


June 22, 2018
• Confusion Persists After President Trump's Reversal On Family Separation; Mothers Band Together To Protect Chicago Neighborhood; Legendary Conservative Commentator Charles Krauthammer Dies At 68; ABC Says "The Conners" Is Happening Without Roseanne Barr. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Confusion Persists After Trump Reversal on Family Separation; Melania Trump Makes Surprise Visit to Border Facility; House GOP Pushes Back Key Vote on Immigration Bill. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Confusion Persists After Trump Reversal on Family Separation; Melania Trump's Jacket Causes a Stir During Surprise Visit to Border Facility; House GOP Pushes Back Key Vote on Immigration Bill; Trump- Putin Meeting in the Works; Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Confusion Persists After Trump Reversal on Family Separation; Melania Trump Makes Surprise Visit to Border Facility; House GOP Pushes Back Key Vote on Immigration Bill; Trump-Putin Meeting in the Works; Aired 4-4:30a ET


June 21, 2018
• President Trump Signs Executive Order Ending Family Separation; WAPO Reports The White House Will Propose Merging Labor And Education Departments; Flash Flood Emergencies In South Texas. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Trump Signs Executive Order Ending Family Separations; Trump Doesn't Focus on Immigration During Rally; House to Vote on Immigration Bills Today. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Joe Biden Opponents Accuse Him of Insensitivity; Hope Hicks Gives the Silent Treatment to House Committee; Trump Downplays Tensions with Iran; China's Xi Jinping Meets with Kim Jong-un in North Korea. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Trump Bows to Political Pressure; Trump Administration Pushes Moderate Legislation on Immigration; South Korean President Makes First State Visit to Russia; Aired 4-4:30a ET


June 20, 2018
• President Trump Leaves House GOP Unclear On Which Immigration Bill He Supports; U.S. Withdraws From U.N. Human Rights Council; General Electric Booted From The Dow; Shooting Victim Covered With Sheet While Still Alive. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Trump Offers No Preference on Immigration Bills; U.S. Pulls Out of U.N. Human Rights Council; Breathing Teen Declared Dead; North Korea's Kim Jong Un in China Again; Russia on a Roll After Second Straight World Cup Win. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Which Immigration Plan Does Trump Support?; U.S. Pulls Out of U.N. Human Rights Council; Breathing Teen Declared Dead; North Korea's Kim Jong Un in China Again. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Trump Offers No Preference on Immigration Bills; U.S. Pulls Out of U.N. Human Rights Council; Breathing Teen Declared Dead. Aired 4- 4:30a ET


June 19, 2018
• Why Trump Is Digging In On Separating Families At The Border; North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un To Visit China; Trump Threatens China With New Tariffs On Another $200 Billion Worth Of Goods; Trump Orders Pentagon To Create 'Space Force.' Aired 5:30-6a ET
• White House Struggles to Limit Fallout from Border Policy; Trump Escalates Trade Battle with China; Kim Jong-un Goes to China; Bleacher Report. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• DHS Secretary Under Fire as Outcry Grows over Breakup of Migrant Families; Trump Escalates Trade Battle with China; Kim Jong-un Travels to China; FBI Director Christopher Wray Backs Mueller Probe; Aired 4:30-5a ET
• White House Struggles to Limit Fallout From Border Policy; Trump Escalates Trade Battle with China; Kim Jong-un Travels to China; FBI Director Christopher Wray Backs Mueller Probe. Aired 4-4:30a ET


June 18, 2018
• Outrage Grows Over Immigration Policy; Roger Stone Admits Meeting With Russian National; U.S.-China Trade Dispute Escalates; President Trump Defends Halting South Korean Military Drills. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Republicans Voting On Two Immigration Bills; Trump Blames Dems For Zero-Tolerance Policy; Stocks Fall As U.S.-China Trade Spat Escalates; Trump Defends Halting South Korea Military Drills. Aired 5- 5:30a ET
• Dems Rip Zero Tolerance Immigration Policy; Trump Administration Fires Back; Deadly Japan Quake; CNN Goes Inside Texas Processing Center; FLOTUS Addresses Immigration Crisis; U.S. Business Brace For Pain From Trade Fight; Stone And Caputo Admit Meeting Russian National; Trump Defends Halting Military Drills; Internet Sales tax Decision. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Dems Rip Zero Tolerance Immigration Policy; Trump Administration Fires Back; Earthquake Strikes Japan; CNN Goes Inside Texas Processing Center; U.S. Business Brace For Pain From Trade Fight; Stone And Caputo Admit Meeting Russian National; Golfer's Rare Feat; Trump Defends Halting Military Drills. Aired 4-4:30a ET


June 15, 2018
• DOJ Watchdog Criticizes Comey's Actions In New Report; Trump Approves Tariffs On $50 Billion In Chinese Goods; Republicans Work On Draft Immigration Bill; Russia Kicks Off World Cup With Win. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Inspector General's Report Slams James Comey's Actions on Clinton E-mails; New York Attorney General Sues Trump Foundation; Aired 5-5:30a ET
• A warning from the head of the international monetary fund Christine Lagarde; Comey "Respectfully Disagrees" With IG Report; Jeff Sessions' Bible References; The New York Attorney General Suing the Donald J. Trump Foundation. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Comey "Respectfull Disagrees" With IG Report; Jeff Sessions' Bible References; The New York Attorney General Suing the Donald J. Trump Foundation. Aired 4-4:30a ET


June 14, 2018
• Secretary of State Pompeo: Denuclearization Before Sanctions Relief; President Trump To Be Briefed Today On Clinton E-Mail Report; World Cup 2018 Kicks Off Today In Russia. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Apple making it harder for law enforcement to break into iPhones; Storms Hammer Parts of Pennsylvania Causing Extensive Damage; Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on a Nuclear Shuttle Diplomacy Mission, Flying From Seoul to Beijing. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Mike Pompeo Makes It Clear Denuclearization Before Sanctions Relief; Michael Cohen Switches Legal Teams; Immigrant Families Separated at the Border; World Cup 2018 Kicks Off Today; Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Mike Pompeo Makes It Clear Denuclearization Before Sanctions Relief; Michael Cohen Switches Legal Teams; Trump to be Briefed on Clinton E-mail Report; World Cup 2018 Kicks Off Today; Aired 4-4:30a ET


June 13, 2018
• Summit Agreement Unsettles Many; Secretary of State Pompeo Arrives In Seoul Today For Summit Briefing; Trump-Kim Summit Huge Success For China; Social Media Goes Wild As Raccoon Scales Skyscraper. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Historic Summit Agreement Unsettles Many; Soon: Pompeo Arriving in Seoul; Trump-Kim Summit Huge Success for China; FIFA to Vote on Host for 2026 World Cup. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• What Did Trump Achieve At Summit?; Soon: Pompeo Arriving in Seoul; Trump-Kim Summit Huge Success for China. Aired 4-4:30a ET
• Trump En Route to Washington; Soon: Pompeo Arriving in Seoul; Trump-Kim Summit Huge Success for China; AT&T-Time Warner Merger Wins Approval. Aired 4:30-5a ET


June 12, 2018
• Trump's North Korean Gamble Ends With Trust But Little Verify; South Korean President Had "Sleepless Night" Before Summit; China's Reaction To Trump-Kim Summit. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• President Trump Holds News Conference. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Trump-Kim Press Conference. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Trump Holds News Conference at Summit. Aired 4-4:30a ET


June 11, 2018
• President Trump Set To Meet Kim Jong-un In Historic Summit; Tensions Boil Over At G7 Summit; Secretary of State Mike Pompeo Gives White House Briefing On North Korea Summit. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• President Trump Set To Meet Kim Jong-un; Trump And Trudeau Clash; Trump Tries To Make Friends At North Korea Summit; Pyongyang: Trump, Kim To Discuss Denuclearization; Trump: Readmit Russia Into G7. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Historic Summit Countdown in Singapore; High Tension at G7 Summit; U.S. Service Member Killed in Somalia Identified; Italy Ports Closed; Justify Wins Triple Crown; John Lasseter Leaving Disney; Eminem Responds To Backlash; Standing Ovation at the Tony Awards for Stoneman Douglas Students; Amazon Criticized on China Factory Working Conditions. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Historic Summit in Singapore; U.S. President Lashes Out at G7 Allies; Memorial for Anthony Bourdain in Manhattan; NYC Pizza Delivery Man Granted Deportation Stay; House Explodes in Cleveland, Ohio Suburb. Aired 4-4:30a ET


June 08, 2018
• President Trump Readies For Battle At G7 Summit; Top Senate Staffer Arrested In Leak Probe; Trump: No Need To Prepare Very Much For North Korean Summit; Washington Capitals Win Stanley Cup. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• President Trump Slams Both French and Canadian Leaders Ahead of G7; President Trump May Invite Kim Jong-un to U.S. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• President Trump Slams French and Canadian Leaders Ahead of G7; President Trump May Invite Kim Jong-un to U.S.; Aired 4:30-5a ET
• President Trump Slams French and Canadian Leaders Ahead of G7; Aired 4-4:30a ET


June 07, 2018
• Pushback On The President's Trade Moves; Justice Department To Show Lawmakers Classified Materials On FBI Source; Guatemala Volcano Death Toll Rises; Arizona Officers Placed On Leave After Beating Incident. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Trump and Trudeau Had a Tense Phone Call Over The New Tariffs; Larry Kudlow Says Trump is Not Backing Down; Trump is Paying a Visit to FEMA Headquarters for a Briefing On The New Hurricane Season. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Shinzo Abe Meets with President Trump Ahead of North Korea Summit; Guatemala Volcano Death Toll Rises. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Shinzo Abe Meets with President Trump Ahead of North Korea Summit; Guatemala Volcano Death Toll Rises; Aired 4-4:30a ET


June 06, 2018
• Democrats Target California House Seats; White House Blames Eagles For Cancellation; Guatemala Volcano Death Toll Rises To 75; Kate Spade, Fashion Designer, Found Dead In Apparent Suicide. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Welcome to the Jungle; White House: "Political Stunt by the Eagles"; Iconic Designer Kate Spade Dead at 55; LeBron, Curry Say Teams Won't Visit White House. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Democrats' Biggest Test in Effort to Retake House; White House: "Political Stunt by the Eagles"; Iconic Designer Kate Spade Dead at 55; U.S. Job Openings Outnumber Job Seekers. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Democrats Target California House Seats; White House: "Political Stunt by the Eagles"; Iconic Designer Kate Spade Dead at 55. Aired 4-4:30a ET


June 05, 2018
• Trump Cancels White House Visit For NFL Champ Eagles; Special Counsel Mueller: Paul Manafort Attempted Witness Tampering; Timing Set For U.S.-North Korean Summit; Apple CEO Says He Spends Too Much Time On His Phone. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Trump Sacks the Eagles; Manafort Accused of Witness Tampering; Apple CEO: I Spend Too Much Time On My Phone; Capitals Move Within One Win of First Ever Stanley Cup. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• White House Tries to Explain False Trump Tower Story; President Trump Said to be Angered by "Libya Model" Comment; Tim Cooks Spends Too Much Time on His Phone; Aired 4:30-5a ET
• White House Tries to Explain False Trump Tower Story; President Trump Said to be Angered by "Libya Model" Comment. Aired 4-4:30a ET


June 04, 2018
• Canadian Prime Minister Calls Tariffs "Insulting"; Trump Lawyers Sent Letter To Robert Mueller; Kim Jong-un To Meet With Syrian President Assad; Study Shows Many Breast Cancer Patients Could Avoid Chemotherapy. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Canadian Prime Minister Calls U.S. Tariffs "Insulting;" America's Tariff Troubles; Trump Lawyers Sent Letter To Mueller; Bill Clinton: A Dem President Would Face Impeachment. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Tariff Trouble, Canadian Prime Minister Calls Insulting; Ready For A Fight, Somebody Is Lying; Groundbreaking Breast Cancer Study; Assad To Visit North Korea; Jordanians Protest Tax Reform For Fifth Night; Can Apple Curb Phone Addiction; Graduation Day At Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Tariff Trouble, Canadian Prime Minister Calls Insulting; Ready For A Fight, Somebody Is Lying; Groundbreaking Breast Cancer Study; Assad To Visit North Korea. Aired 4-4:30a ET


June 01, 2018
• Trump Pardons Conservative Author D'Souza; U.S. Allies Hit Back At Metal Tariffs; Samantha Bee Apologizes For Ugly Ivanka Trump Joke; Former North Korean Spy Chief To Meet President Trump Today. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Is Trump's Pardon a Message to Former Aides?; U.S. Allies Hit Back At Metal Tariffs; Samantha Bee Apologizes For Ugly Ivanka Trump Joke; Former North Korean Spy Chief To Meet President Trump Today; Cavs Last Second Error Proves Costly. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• WH: Trump Considering Each Case On Its Merits; U.S. Allies Hit Back At Metal Tariffs; Fmr. N. Korean Spy Chief To Meet President Trump; Audio Captures Michael Cohen Threatening Reporter. Aired 4:30- 5a ET
• WH: Trump Considering Each Case On Its Merits; Fmr. N. Korean Spy Chief To Meet President Trump; Samantha Bee Apologizes For Ugly Ivanka Joke; Russian Journalist Describes Faking His Own Death. Aired 4-4:30a ET


May 31, 2018
• Russia's Foreign Minister Meets With Kim Jong Un In North Korea; Did Rosenstein Provide Cover For President Trump?; Trump Complains About Roseanne Double-Standard; Assassinated Russian Reporter Turns Up Alive. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Russia's Foreign Minister Meets Kim Jong-un in North Korea; Representative Gowdy Defends FBI Conduct; Russian Journalist Turns Up Alive After Claims of Assassination. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Russia's Foreign Minister Meets Kim Jong-un in North Korea; Representative Gowdy Defends FBI Conduct; Russian Journalist Turns Up Alive After Claims of Assassination; Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Representative Gowdy Defends FBI Conduct; Russia's Foreign Minister Meets Kim Jong-un in North Korea; Russian Journalist Turns Up Alive After Claims of Assassination. Aired 4-4:30a ET


May 30, 2018
• ABC Pulls "Roseanne" After Barr's Racist Tweets; Rep. Trey Gowdy Defies Trump Conspiracies; Putin Critic Bill Browder Arrested In Spain. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• ABC Pulls the Plug on "Roseanne"; Gowdy Defies Trump Conspiracies; Pompeo to Meet Former North Korea Spy Chief; Serena Makes Winning Return to Grand Slam Tennis. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• "Roseanne" Cancelled After Barr's Racist Tweets; Gowdy Defies Trump Conspiracies; Pompeo to Meet Former North Korea Spy Chief; Ongoing Eruptions Spark Extensive Power Outages; Israel and Hamas Militants Exchange Fire; Ukraine Officials: Russian Journalist Killed in Kiev. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• ABC Pulls "Roseanne" After Racist Tweets; Gowdy Defies Trump Conspiracies; Pompeo to Meet Former North Korea Spy Chief; Ongoing Eruptions Spark Extensive Power Outages; Israel and Hamas Militants Exchange Fire. Aired 4-4:30a ET


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