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Early Start with John Berman and Zoraida Sambolin

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September 14, 2018
• Hurricane Florence Pounds Carolina Coast as It Nears Landfall. Aired 4-4:30a ET
• Hurricane Florence Continues to Pour Heavy Rains; Few Residents Rescued by Emergency Teams. Aired 3-4a ET


September 13, 2018
• Hurricane Florence Barrels Toward the Carolinas; Hurricane Maria Aid Still Stuck on a Puerto Rican Runway; Pope to Meet with U.S. Church Leaders; Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Carolina Coast Braces for Hurricane Florence; Millions of Bottles of Undistributed Drinking Water Left in Puerto Rican Airport; Aired 4-4:30a ET
• Trump Signs Order To Punish Foreigners Who Medal In U.S. Elections; Vaping By Teens Has Reached Epidemic Proportions; Six Dead in California Shooting; Trump Was Briefed on Election Hacking Efforts; U.S. Bishops Want To Talk To The Pope. Aired 3:30-4a ET
• Hurricane Florence Heads for the East Coast. Aired 3-3:30a ET


September 12, 2018
• National Weather Service: Florence Is A "Storm Of A Lifetime"; President Trump Praises Response To Hurricane Maria; Democratic Senator Releases Document Showing ICE Got $9.8 Million From FEMA; D.C. Cardinal To Discuss Resigning With Pope. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Bracing for Hurricane Florence; Trump Touts Administration Response to Maria; GOP Rep. Meadows Alleges FBI "Media Leak Strategy"; D.C. Cardinal to Discuss Resigning with Pope; Hurricane Florence Impacts College Football Games. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• NWS: Florence is a "A Storm of a Lifetime"; Trump Praises Response to Maria; GOP Rep. Meadows Alleges FBI "Media Leak Strategy"; D.C. Cardinal to Discuss Resigning with Pope; Putin: "Nothing Criminal" About Accused Murderers. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Steeling for Hurricane Florence; Trump Praises Response to Maria; GOP Rep. Meadows Alleges FBI "Media Leak Strategy"; Putin: "Nothing Criminal" About Accused Murderers. Aired 4-4:30a ET


September 11, 2018
• Over One Million People Ordered To Evacuate Ahead Of Hurricane Florence; Trump Pushes Back Again On Woodward Book; Plunge In President Trump's Approval Rating. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• 1-Millions Ordered to Evacuate from Coastal Areas; White House Braces for Book Release; Trump's Approval Rating Sinks; Dallas Police Shooting Victim Remembered; Sam Darnold Start Off Shaky But Ends Strong. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Monster Storm Takes Aim at North Carolina; White House Pushes Back Again on Woodward Book; Trump's Approval Rating Sinks; Dallas Police Shooting Victim Remembered; Putin & China's President Xi Meet at Economic Forum. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Millions in Path of Hurricane Florence; White House Braces for Book Release; Trump's Approval Rating Sinks; Dallas Police Shooting Victim Remembered; Putin & China's President Xi Meet at Economic Forum. Aired 4-4:30a ET


September 10, 2018
• White House Consumed By Search For New York Times Op-Ed Author; Florence Now A Category Two Hurricane; Russia And Syria Resume Idlib Air Strikes; New Miss America Crowned. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Serena Williams Fined $17,000 for Code Violations; Cindy McCain Honored at Cardinals Home Opener; Aaron Rodgers Leads Packers to Comeback Win; U.S. Stocks Ended Week in Negative Territory; Alibaba's Executive Chairman Jack Ma Hands Over Lead to Daniel Zhang; Landmark Health Reform Law Obamacare Appears to Be Stabilizing; White House Fights Back Against New York Times Op-ed; Hurricane Florence Approaches U.S. East Coast; Trump Calls on DOJ to Investigate Op-ed Author; White House Braces for Woodward Book; Obama Hits the Campaign Trail; Trump and Pence Dismiss Obama's Return on Campaign Trail; Ford Responds to Trump: Ford Focus Active will not be Built in the U.S.; CBS CEO Moonves Resigns Amid Sex Abuse Allegations; Trump Thanks Kim Jong-un for Nuke-Free Parade; Two Miami Dolphins Players Kneel During National Anthem; Djokovic Beats del Potro to Win U.S. Open. Aired 5- 5:30a ET
• White House Fights Back Against Op-Ed; Hurricane Florence Approaches; Escalating Trade War; Russia And Syria Resume Idlib Air Strikes. Aired 04:30-5a ET
• White House Fights Back Against Op-Ed; Hurricane Florence Approaches; CBS CEO Moonves Out; Papadopoulos Speaks Out. Aired 4- 4:30a ET


September 07, 2018
• White House Searching For Op-Ed Author; Kavanaugh Emerges From Hearing Unscathed; President Trump's New Syria Strategy; Burt Reynolds Dead At 82. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• NYT: White House Searching For Op-Ed Author; Trump's New Syria Strategy; Republicans: Booker Advancing Presidential Bid. Aired at 5- 5:30a ET
• White House Searches for Op-Ed Author as President Blames Resistance on Unelected Deep State Operatives; Trump's New Syria Strategy; Republicans Accuse Democrat Cory Booker of Posturing His Presidential Bid; Aired 4:30-5a ET
• President Blames Resistance on Unelected Deep State Operatives; Trump's New Syria Strategy; Document Drama at Kavanaugh Confirmation Hearing; Aired 4-4:30a ET


September 06, 2018
• Trump: Author Of New York Times Op-Ed Is "Gutless"; Kim Jong Un Renews Commitment To Denuclearization; Kavanaugh: "No One Is Above The Law"; Kaepernick Nike Ad To Debut During NFL Opener. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Kavanaugh Hearing Reviewed; Kim Jong-un Renews Commitment to Denuclearization; Examining Social Media Platform Issues. Aired 5- 5:30a ET
• President Torn To Shreds in Editorial; Kim Jong-un Is Renewing His Commitment of Denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula; Words of Possible White House Resistance Against Trump. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Colin Kaepernick Won't Play, But His Presence Will Certainly Be Felt; Mysterious Editorial in New York Times; Kavanaugh Short On Answers; Pyongyang To Meet With Kim Jong-un; Laura Loomer Causes More Problems. Aired 4-4:30a ET


September 05, 2018
• Ayanna Pressley Upsets Michal Capuano In Massachusetts House Race; White House Tries To Defuse Explosive Woodward Book; Kavanaugh Faces Day Two Of Confirmation; Tropical Storm Gordon Turns Deadly; Tech Giant Execs On Capitol Hill. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• MA 10-Term Incumbent Upset from Left; Tropical Storm Gordon Turns Deadly; Trump Takes Aim at New Woodward Book; Kavanaugh Faces Day 2 of Confirmation; Rafael Nadal Survives Epic Match. Aired 5- 5:30a ET
• Pressley Beats Capuano in Massachusetts 7th District Primary; Tropical Storm Gordon Turns Deadly; Trump Takes Aim at New Woodward Book; Kavanaugh Faces Day 2 of Confirmation' Russian Warplanes Strike Rebel-Held Idlib; Scores of Elephants Found Dead in South Africa. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Massachusetts 10-Term Incumbent Upset from Left; Tropical Storm Gordon Turns Deadly; Trump Takes Aim at New Woodward Book; Kavanaugh Faces Day 2 of Confirmation. Aired 4-4:30a ET


September 04, 2018
• Are Being Made for Gordon; Senate Confirmation Hearings for Supreme Court Nominee Brett Kavanaugh; What's At Stake For Trump Administration. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Gordon Eyes the Gulf; Kavanaugh Confirmation Hearings Begin Today; Trump: Don't Prosecute Supporters; Nike Turns to Kaepernick; Primary Day in Massachusetts; Federer Goes Down. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Gordon Set to Hit Gulf Coast; Kavanaugh Confirmation Hearings Begin Today; Trump: Don't Prosecute Supporters; Nike Turns to Kaepernick; Primary Day in Massachusetts. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Gordon Eyes the Gulf; Kavanaugh Confirmation Hearings; Trump: Don't Prosecute Supporters; Nike Turns to Kaepernick. Aired 4-4:30a ET


September 03, 2018
• McCain, Trump Contrasted At Senator's Funeral; Reuters Journalists Sentenced In Myanmar; Tropical Storm Watch For Gulf Coast; Microwave Weapons Suspected In Sonic Attacks. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Meghan McCain Jabs Trump; Two Boats Collide Head-on on Colorado River; Police Shoot a California Man Arguing Over Ice Cube Tickets. Aired 5-5:30a ET


August 31, 2018
• President Trump Attacks Justice Department And FBI; Deadline Day For NAFTA; Laughter And Tears At McCain Memorial In Arizona; Arbitrator Says Colin Kaepernick's Collusion Case Can Proceed. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Trump Will Keep Sessions for Now. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Trump Says Jeff Sessions' Job Safe for Now. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Trump Says Jeff Sessions' Job Safe for Now. Aired 4-4:30a ET


August 30, 2018
• Trump: McGahn To Leave As White House Counsel In The Fall; U.S. Denying Passport Renewals To Americans Along The Border; Sen. John McCain's Body To Fly To Washington, D.C. For Ceremonies; New York Gov. Cuomo And Cynthia Nixon Spar In Contentious Debate. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Trump Tweets That White House Atty Don McGahn Will be Leaving this Fall. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Trump Announces Don McGahn to Leave After Kavanaugh Confirmation; Memorial Service for John McCain at Phoenix Church Today; Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Trump Announces Don McGahn to Leave White House in the Fall; Memorial Service for John McCain at Phoenix Church Today; Aired 4- 4:30a ET


August 29, 2018
• Primary Takeaways: A History-Making Upset In Florida, The Establishment Wins In Arizona; Mixed Messages On Fate Of Attorney General Jeff Sessions; Trump Slams Google For "Rigged" Results. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Trump Attacks Google; First African-American up for Governor of Florida. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Andrew Gillum Wins Gubenatorial Primary in Florida; Bees in New York. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Andrew Gillum up for Governor Election in FL; Jeff Sessions Faces Renewed Criticism from Trump. aired 4-4:30a ET


August 28, 2018
• President Trump Finally Praises Sen. John McCain; Primary Elections In Arizona And Florida Today; North Korea Warns Talks May Fall Apart; U.S.-Mexico Trade Deal Could Be A Relief For Automakers. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Trump Finally Gives in and Praises John McCain; Vietnam Pays Respects to John McCain; Secret North Korean Letter Forced Trump to Nix Pompeo Trip; Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Trump Caves, Finally Praises John McCain; Flowers, Messages Left in Tribute of John McCain in Vietnam; North Korean Letter Warns Denuclearization Process May Fall Apart; Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Trump Caves, Finally Praises John McCain; Vietnam Pays Respects to John McCain; Secret North Korean Letter Forced Trump to Nix Pompeo Trip; Aired 4-4:30a ET


August 27, 2018
• Remembering the legacy of United States Senator John McCain; Mass shooting in a video game tournament in Jacksonville, Florida; Pope Francis is being asked to resign over sexual abuse scandal. Aired 3-3:30a ET
• Remembering Sen. John McCain; Two People Killed, 11 Injured In Florida Mass Shooting; Former Archbishop Calls For Pope Francis' Resignation; Neil Simon Dies At 91. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Neil Simon, Pulitzer Prize-Winning Playwright Dies at 91; John McCain, Senator and Former Presidential Candidate Dies at 81; McCain's Senate Colleagues Send Emotional Tributes; Arizona Governor Says He Won't Name a Successor Until After McCain's Burial; Two People Killed, 11 Injured at a Video Game Tournament in Jacksonville; Missouri AG Announces Clergy Sex Abuse Investigation; Former Vatican Official Calls for Pope Francis' Resignation; Pope Apologizes for Clerical Sex Abuse in Ireland; Sports World Pays Tribute to John McCain; Hawaii Wins Little League World Series Title; Bills Fans Give Andy Dalton a Standing Ovation. Aired 5-5:30 a ET
• For Whom The Bells Tolls; Shooter Targets Video Game Tournament; Remembering Neil Simon; Remembering John McCain; Call For Pope's Resignation. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• For Whom The Bells Tolls; Shooter Targets Video Game Tournament; Remembering Neil Simon; Remembering John McCain; Call For Pope's Resignation. Aired 4-4:30a ET


August 24, 2018
• National Enquirer Boss Makes Immunity Deal; Hurricane Lane Targets Hawaii; Pope Francis To Visit Ireland; Georgia County May Close Seven Polling Places. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• WSJ: "National Enquirer" Boss Makes Immunity Deal; Trump Organization Facing Criminal Charges; Hurricane Lane Barreling Toward Hawaii; GOP Congressman and Wife Plead not Guilty; Georgia County may Close Seven Polling Places. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Hurricane Lane Barreling Toward Hawaii; Trump Ally David Pecker Makes Immunity Deal; Jeff Sessions Pushes Back Against Trump Attack; Pope Francis to Visit Ireland Amid Sex Abuse Scandal. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Hurricane Lane Barreling Toward Hawaii; Trump Ally David Pecker Makes Immunity Deal; Jeff Sessions Pushes Back Against Trump Attack. Aired 4-4:30a ET


August 23, 2018
• Michael Cohen Pleads Guilty, Implicates Trump; Paul Manafort Found Guilty On Eight Counts; Undocumented Immigrant Charged In Tibbetts Murder. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• White House Offering Few Answers on Cohen, Manafort Convictions; Hurricane Lane off of Hawaii; Trump Continues With His Tweeting; Two Hurricanes Make Landfall In Hawaii; Tibbett's Family Thanks All Supporters. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• White House Short on Answers with Michael Cohen's Guilty Plea; John Bolton Meets with Russian Counterpart in Geneva; Trump Pushes South Africa Conspiracy Theory. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• White House Grapples with Michael Cohen's Guilty Plea; John Bolton Meets with Russian Counterpart in Geneva; Aired 4-4:30a ET


August 22, 2018
• Michael Cohen Pleads Guilty, Implicates Trump; Paul Manafort Found Guilty On Eight Counts; Undocumented Immigrant Charged In Tibbetts Murder. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Trump's Ex-Personal Attorney Pleads Guilty; GOP Rep. Duncan Hunter Indicted; Undocumented Immigrant Charged in Tibbetts Murder; Category 5 Hurricane Nears Hawaii. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• "Trump's Hell Hour"; GOP Rep. Duncan Hunter Indicted; Undocumented Immigrant Charged in Tibbetts Murder; Category 5 Hurricane Nears Hawaii. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• All the President's Men; GOP Rep. Duncan Hunter Indicted; Undocumented Immigrant Charged in Tibbetts Murder. Aired 4-4:30a ET


August 21, 2018
• Microsoft Stops Latest Russian Attack; Trump: I Could Run Russia Investigation; Colorado Man Charged; Claims Wife Killed Daughters; Video Music Awards Gets Political. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Kremlin-Backed Hackers Target U.S. Senate and Two Conservative Think Tanks; Colorado Father Says He Killed Wife After She Killed Their Daughters. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Microsoft Thwarts Kremlin-Backed Hackers; Colorado Father Charged with Killing Wide and Daughter; Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Microsoft Thwarts Kremlin-Backed Hackers; Colorado Father Charged with Killing Wide and Daughter; Aired 4-4:30a ET


August 20, 2018
• White House Downplays McGahn Cooperation With Mueller; Iran Foreign Minister: U.S. Is Addicted To Sanctions; IndyCar Driver Injured In Spectacular Crash. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• White House Downplays McGahn's Cooperation with Mueller; Prosecutors Prepping Charges Against Cohen; Day 3 of Jury Deliberations in Manafort Trial Begins; Brennan Willing to Sue Trump Over Security Clearance; Trump's Speechwriter Leaves White House; Iran's Foreign Minister Says the U.S. is Addicted to Sanctions; U.S.- China Want to End Trade War By November; Catholic Church in Pennsylvania Hold First Sunday Service Since Priests Sexual Abuse Scandal; Prosecutors Set to Charge Chris Watts Over Family Murder; Little League Classic Inspires Next Generation; Simone Biles Wins Gold at 2018 U.S. Gymnastics Championships; IndyCar Wreck Leaves Driver Hospitalized. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Russia Investigation; Giuliani, Truth Isn't Truth; Day Three Of Jury Deliberations In Manafort Trial; Iran, U.S. Is Addicted To Sanctions; U.S.-China Want To End Trade War By November; Pittsburgh Bishop Under Fire; Indycar Driver Injured In Spectacular Crash; South Koreans Enter North Korea For Family Reunions. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Russia Investigation; Giuliani, Truth Isn't Truth; Day Three Of Jury Deliberations In Manafort Trial; Iran, U.S. Is Addicted To Sanctions; U.S.-China Want To End Trade War By November; Pittsburgh Bishop Under Fire; Indycar Driver Injured In Spectacular Crash; South Koreans Enter North Korea For Family Reunions. Aired 4-4:30a ET


August 17, 2018
• President Trump Could Strip More Security Clearances In Coming Days; Trump's Military Parade Postponed; Fans Pay Respect To Aretha Franklin; Husband Arrested For Murder Of Colorado Mom. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• More Clearances could be Stripped in Coming Days; President Trump's Military Parade Postponed; NYT: WH Aide Worried Omarosa has 200 Tapes; 2nd Day of Deliberation in Manafort Trial. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• President Trump Could Strip More Security Clearances in Coming Days; Remembering Aretha Franklin; Husband Arrested for Murder of Colorado Mom and Kids; Violence Escalating in Afghanistan. Aired 4:30- 5a ET
• President Trump Could Strip More Security Clearances in Coming Days; Remembering Aretha Franklin; Husband Arrested for Murder of Colorado Mom and Kids. Aired 4-4:30a ET


August 16, 2018
• Trump Revokes Ex-CIA Director John Brennan's Security Clearance; Newspapers: The Press Is Not The Enemy Of The People; U.S. Sanctions Hitting Ordinary Iranians. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Trump Revokes John Brennan's Security Clearance; Hundreds of Newspapers Send Coordinated Message Today; U.S. Sanctions Hitting Ordinary Iranians. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Trump Revokes John Brennan's Security Clearance; Hundreds of Newspapers Send Coordinated Message Today; U.S. Sanctions Hitting Ordinary Iranians; Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Trump Revokes John Brennan's Security Clearance; Hundreds of Newspapers Send Coordinated Message Today; U.S. Sanctions Hitting Ordinary Iranians. Aired 4-4:30a ET


August 15, 2018
• Diverse Candidates Rule The Night In Tuesday's Primaries; White House Can't Guarantee Trump Didn't Use "N" Word; Hundreds Of Pennsylvania Priests Accused Of Abuse; Search Intensifies After Italy Bridge Collapse. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Trumps Racial Slur; Connecticut Primary; Kansas Primary Winner. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• White House Cannot Guarantee Trump Didn't Use the "N" Word; Hundreds of Priests Accused of Abuse in Pennsylvania; Search Intensifies After Italy Bridge Collapse; Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Trump Under Fire for Inflammatory Comments About Omarosa; Hundreds of Priests Accused of Abuse in Pennsylvania; Search Intensifies After Italy Bridge Collapse. Aired 4-4:30a ET


August 14, 2018
• President Trump and Omarosa Battle Continues; Fierce GOP Senate Race In Wisconsin Primary; Aretha Franklin In Hospice Care. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Feud Between Omarosa and Trump; FBI Defends Decision to Fire Strzok. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Could Omarosa Have More Recordings? Wisconsin Starts Round of Primaries. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• President Challenges Omarosa's Book; Key Round of Primaries on Wisconsin. Aired 4-4:30a ET


August 13, 2018
• Did Trump Order Comey To Go Easy On Flynn Or Not?; Omarosa Manigault Newman Recorded Chief of Staff Kelly Firing Her; Airport Security Under Scrutiny After Man Steals Plane. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Giuliani Says Trump and Comey had No Conversation About Michael Flynn; Former Aide Omarosa Recorded Chief of Staff Kelly Firing Her; North's Kim and South's Moon Agree to Meet in Pyongyang; Demonstrators Pay Tribute to Heather Heyer; Trump Backs Boycott of Harley-Davidson; NTSB Recovers Flight Data Recorder from Stolen Plane; Baltimore Police Officer Caught on Camera Beating a Man Resigns; Tiger Woods Steals Spotlight at PGA Championship; Brooks Koepka Holds Off Tiger to Claim Third Major; Cubs Rookie Hits Walk-Off Grand Slam. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Korean Summit; Omarosa Recorder Chief Of Staff Kelly Firing Her; Demonstrators Pay Tribute To Heather Heyer; Plane Stolen; Firefighters Make Progress Battling Holy Fire; Bote's Walkoff Grand Slam Rescues Cubs. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Giuliani Backtracks; Omarosa's Secret Recording; Korean Summit; Omarosa Recorder Chief Of Staff Kelly Firing Her; Idris Elba Shakes Up James Bond Rumors; Plane Stolen; Firefighters Make Progress Battling Holy Fire. Aired 4-4:30a ET


August 10, 2018
• Holy Fire Prompts State Of Emergency In Southern California; Prosecutors Expected To Rest Today In Manafort Trial; Leave Immediately: U.S. Navy Plane Warned Over South China Sea; Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Holy Fire Prompts State of Emergency in Southern California; How Will the President Respond?; "Manhattan Madam" Testifies Today; Shooting for the Stars. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Holy Fire Prompts State of Emergency in Southern California; Prosecutors Expected to Rest in Manafort Trial; U.S.-North Korea Reach Impasse on Denuclearization; U.S. Military Flies Over South China Sea Islands. Aired 4:30-5a ET


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