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Early Start with John Berman and Zoraida Sambolin

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March 01, 2021
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February 26, 2021
• Senate Parliamentarian Rules Against Including Minimum Wage In COVID Relief Bill; U.S. Carries Out Airstrikes In Syria Targeting Iranian-Backed Militias; Lawmakers Vent Anger Over Leadership Failures In Capitol Riot. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• First Known Military Action Ordered Under President Biden; Senate Parliamentarian Rules Against Minimum Wage in Relief Bill; White House Plans to Work with Congress to Find Best Path Forward; FDA to Consider Emergency Use Authorization for J&J Vaccine; More and More Children Arriving at Southern Border Alone. Aired 5-5:30a ET
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February 25, 2021
• White House Budget Director Nomination Hanging By A Slim Thread; Testimony Preview: Police Told Extremists Would Join Riot; Battle Over Biden's Proposal To Raise The Minimum Wage. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• White House Budget Director Nomination Hanging By A Slim Thread; FDA: J&J Vaccine Gives Strong Protection Against Severe COVID; Top Secret Saudi Documents Show Khashoggi Assassins Used Jet Company Seized by Crown Prince; SUV in Tiger Woods Crash Had 10 Airbags. Aired 5-5:30a ET
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February 24, 2021
• Protesters Preparing For War, Capitol Police Are In The Dark; Tiger Woods Is Recovering From His Horrifying Rollover Crash In California; From The Hearing About The Riots It Comes To Light That There Were Communications Failures Putting Lives At Risk; A Global Shortage Of Computer Chips Gets Joe Bidens Attention; 600,000 Doses Of The COVID Vaccine Has Arriva In Ghana, West Africa and Akara From AstraZeneca. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Security Failures Revealed in First Hearing in Capitol Riot; Tiger Woods "Awake, Responsive, and Recovering" After Car Crash; Several States Push to Get Kids Back in School; House to Vote Friday on Biden's $1.9 Trillion Rescue Plan. Aired 5-5:30a ET
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February 23, 2021
• Somber White House Vigil Marks 500,000 Americans Died Of Coronavirus; Scotus Hands Defeat To Trump In Tax Records, Election Cases; CNN Gains Rare Access To ICU In Baghdad Ravaged By Coronavirus. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Somber White House Vigil Marks 500,000 Americans Dead of Coronavirus; SCOTUS Clears Way for NYC Prosecutors to Subpoena Trump's Taxes; UK Chief Medical Officer: COVID Risk Will Persist Next Few Winters; Mariners CEO Resigns After Disparaging Comments Surface. Aired 5-5:30a ET
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February 22, 2021
• Boeing Engines Fail Midair In Denver And Netherlands; Texas Officials Block Power Providers From Sending Bills; U.K. Prime Minister To Publish Roadmap For Easing Lockdown In England. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Boeing Recommends All Airlines Temporary Ground 777s That Use Same Engine As the Denver Flight That was Forced to land After a Mid- Air Explosion; FAA Orders Emergency Inspections of Pratt and Whitney 4000 Engines; Texas Officials Block Power Providers from Sending Bills. Aired 5-5:30a ET
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February 19, 2021
• Texans Struggle For The Basics, Heat And Water, Amid Deep Freeze; Storm Slows Vaccine Distribution To A Crawl; WHO Expected To Release Coronavirus Origins Report Soon. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Almost Half of Texas Residents Ordered to Boil Water; Sen. Cruz Admits Trip to Cancun Was "Obviously A Mistake"; Pfizer Launches First Vaccine Trial for Pregnant Women; Biden to Reaffirm Transatlantic Ties Strained by Previous White House. Aired 5-5:30a ET
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February 18, 2021
• Millions Of Texans Suffer In Widespread Power Catastrophe; White House Unveils Sweeping Immigration Reform Bill; 99-Year-Old Prince Philip In Hospital As 'Precautionary Measure'. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Millions of Texans Suffer in Widespread Power Catastrophe; Over 100 Million American Facing Winter Weather Alert; Biden Pushes COVID Relief Plan, Previews Other Priorities; Serena Falls to Osaka in Australian Open Semifinals. Aired 5-5:30a ET
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February 17, 2021
• Biden Brings Compassion, Centrism, And A Big-Time Promise At CNN Town Hall; Trump Sued By Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-MS) For Inciting Capitol Riot; Pyongyang Hackers Accused Of Stealing COVID-19 Data From Pfizer. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Biden: There Will Be Enough Vaccine for All Americans By End of July; Biden: Now is the Time to Spend Big on Economic Relief; At Least 20 Dead, Millions Endure Record Cold Without Power. Aired 5-5:30a ET
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February 16, 2021
• 200 Million Under Alerts As Deadly Winter Storm Heads Northeast; Crucial Weeks Ahead As Democrats Push To Pass $1.9 Trillion Rescue Bill; Myanmar Military Escalates Crackdown On Dissent After Coup. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• 200 Million Under Alerts As Deadly Winter Storm Heads Northeast; Crucial Weeks Ahead As Dems Push to Pass $1.9T Rescue Bill; Biden Weighing Difficult Options for Afghanistan Strategy. Aired 5- 5:30a ET
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February 15, 2021
• Biden Moves Full Steam Ahead On COVID Relief; Biden-Netanyahu Relationship Faces New Test; Prince Harry And Meghan, Duchess Of Sussex, Expecting Second Child. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• End of Impeachment Trial Puts Focus on Biden's COVID Relief Package Agenda; GOP Senators Who Voted to Convict Trump Face Backlash; Powerful Winter Storm Takes Aim At U.S. Plains and Texas. Aired 5- 5:30a ET
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February 12, 2021
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• Trumps Defense Team Prepares to Make Case for Acquittal; Trumps Attorneys Meet Behind Closed Doors with Graham, Lee and Cruz; Economists Lift Expectations for Economic Growth in 2021; 1.7 Million Counterfeit 3M Masks Seized in Long Island; Biden to Roll Back Trump- Era Policy on Migrants at Southern Border; Futers Lower After S&P and Nasdaq Hit Record Highs. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Trump Defense Team Prepares to Make Case for Acquittal; San Francisco Files Emergency Court Order to Force Schools to Reopen; Biden's Plan to Reopen Schools Clashing with Teachers Unions; U.S. Bolsters Supply, Expects to Have 300 Million Doses by July; Trump's Oxygen Level Dipped into the 80's While Infected; Video Evidence in Impeachment Trial was Originally Posted to Parler. Aired 4-4:30a ET


February 11, 2021
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• House Managers Make Case with Never-Before-Seen Riot Video; Another Emotional Trial Day ... But Will Minds Be Changed; Nearly 1 Million Mothers are Out of Work; Supply Issues Force L.A. Vaccine Sites to Close Temporarily; Futures Higher Ahead of Unemployment Claims Report. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• House Managers Make Case with Never-Before-Seen Riot Video; Biden Talks Infrastructure with Senators, Visits NIH; Biden's First Call with Chines President Xi, Amid Rising Tensions; Trump Advisers Say He Hasn't Shown Remorse for Insurrection; Minority Americans Lack Equal Access to Coronavirus Vaccines; Powell: Real Unemployment Rate Closer to 10 Percent. Aired 4-4:30a ET


February 10, 2021
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• Dems Open Impeachment Case with Devastating 13-Minute Video; GOP Senators: Trump Attorney Rambles, Wasn't Effective; Biden Focuses on COVID, Letting Senate Handle Impeachment; White House Now Seeking to Reopen at Lease 50 Percent of Schools; New COVID Cases in Nursing Homes Drop More Than 50 Percent in 4 Weeks; Citi Field Opens as Mass Vaccination Site Security Concerns Around Impeachment Stretch Beyond Washington; Futures Higher After Dow Snaps Six-Day Winning Streak. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Dems Open Impeachment Cas with Devastating 13-Minute Video; Sources: Trump Furious at Impeachment Attorney's Performance; Biden Focuses on COVID, Letting Senate Handle Impeachment; Biden Administration Emphasizing Equitable Vaccine Distribution; How the World is Watching Trump Impeachment Trial. Aired 4-4:30a ET


February 09, 2021
• Trump's Trial For Inciting Capitol Riots Starts Today; President Biden Keeps Focus On COVID Relief During Impeachment Trial; U.N. Says North Korea Is Fueling Illegal Weapons Through Cyber-Crime. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Trump's Trial for Inciting Riot Starts Today; Biden Keeps Focus on COVID Relief During Impeachment Trial; Pfizer Increases Production to Double Vaccine Output; Facebook Says It Will Crack Down on Anti-Vax Posts & Pages. Aired 5-5:30a ET
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February 08, 2021
• Trump Trial Starts Tuesday With Length And Witnesses Still Unclear; White House Says President Biden Focused On Pushing COVID Relief Bill; Tom Brady Leads Bucs To Dominating Win Over Chiefs. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Senate Impeachment Trial Starts Tomorrow; White House: Biden Focused on Pushing COVID Relief Bill; Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay Bucs Win Super Bowl LV. Aired 5-5:30a ET
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February 05, 2021
• Senate On Verge Of Unlocking Ability To Pass COVID Relief Without GOP; Democrats, Plus 11 Republicans, Kick Rep. Greene Off Committees; Russian Opposition Leader Alexey Navalny Back In Court On Different Charges. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Senate on Verge of Unlocking Ability to Pass COVID Relief Without GOP; Dems (Plus 11 Republicans) Kick Rep. Greene Off Committees; Trump Rejects Democrats' Demand He Testify; Johnson & Johnson Seeks Emergency Authorization; Biden: "America is Back, Diplomacy is Back". Aired 5-5:30a ET
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February 04, 2021
• GOP Faces Its Destiny: Centrist Conservatism Or Conspiracies?; Pilots Blame Pandemic Downtime For In-Flight Mistakes; Biden's Focus On Restoring America's Place In The World. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Rep. Cheney Survives Vote to Keep Her GOP Leadership Job; Food Stamp Recipients Not Receiving Enough Assistance; Justice Department Charging More Severe Crimes in Capitol Riot; Reports: Barber's Positive Test Causes Scare for Chiefs. Aired 5-5:30a ET
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February 03, 2021
• Bidens Pay Tribute To Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick; FBI Raids Homes Of Two Men Who Held Rally On Eve Of Capitol Attack; Alexey Navalny Ordered To Service 2 1/2 Years In Prison. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Officer Sicknick, Who Fought Rioters, Lies In Honor at Capitol; House Impeachment Managers, Trump Lawyers File Arguments; Democrats Pushing to Move Ahead on COVID-19 Relief Without GOP; Vaccines Going Out to Pharmacies Nationwide; Patriots Flying 76 Health Care Workers to Super Bowl. Aired 5-5:30a ET
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February 02, 2021
• Biden, GOP Senators Still Far Apart On COVID Relief After Meeting; Fierce Winter Storm Slams Northeast With Record Snowfall; Biden Threatens Myanmar With Sanctions After Military Coup. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Biden, GOP Senators Still Far Apart on COVID Relief After Meeting; Fierce Winter Storm Slams Northeast With Record Snowfall; Fauci Urges Vaccinations to Stop New Virus Variants; Trump's New Legal Team to File Impeachment Response by Noon; Countdown to Super Bowl LV. Aired 5-5:30a ET
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February 01, 2021
• 110 Million Americans In Path Of Blizzard-Like Conditions; Trump Hires New Impeachment Lawyers After Defense Team Quits; Russian Security Forces Crack Down On Huge Opposition Protests. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Over 100 Million Americans in Path of Blizzard-Like Conditions; Biden to Meet 10 GOP Senators Pushing Smaller Relief Plan; Myanmar Military Seizes Power in Apparent Coup. Aired 5-5:30a ET
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January 29, 2021
• Lawmakers Fight Each Other Amid Multiple U.S. Crises; Biden Immigration Moves Change Little At The Border; Upstart Investors Angry After Online Brokers Curb Trading. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Lawmakers Fight Each Other Amid Multiple U.S. Crises; Novavax Vaccine Less Effective Against South African Variant; E.U. Regulator Decides Today on Authorizing AstraZeneca Vaccine; Pioneering Actress Cicely Tyson Dies at 96; Biden Signs Executive Orders to Expand Health Care Coverage. Aired 5-5:30a ET
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January 28, 2021
• Department of Homeland Security Warns Of Increased Danger From Domestic Terrorism; Biden To Reopen ACA For Americans Needing Health Coverage; Pakistan Court Orders Release Of Men Convicted In Daniel Pearl Murder. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• DHS Warns of Increased Danger from Domestic Terrorism; Biden to Sign Order Making Health Care More Accessible; Boris Johnson Under Fire for Handling of Pandemic; A Divided Post-Trump GOP Tries to Patch Major Rifts. Aired 5-5:30a ET
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January 27, 2021
• Biden Announces Order For 200 Million More Doses Of Vaccine; Democrats May Use Maneuver To Pass $1.9 Trillion Relief Bill Without GOP; Navalny Supporters Call For Major Protests Across Russia Next Week. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Biden Announces Order for 200 Million More Doses of Vaccine; Most Republicans Back Claim Trump Impeachment is Unconstitutional; Cities and States Pushing to Vaccinate More People Faster; Europe Threatens Vaccine Export Controls As Delays Emerge. Aired 5-5:30a ET
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January 26, 2021
• House Managers Read Charges In Donald Trump's Second Impeachment; Pentagon Weighs Troop Deployment To Accelerate Vaccinations; Dominion Sues Giuliani For $1.3 Billion Over Election Fraud Claims. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• McConnell Drops Filibuster Demand, Senate Dems Take Full Control; Biden Faces Economic Crises: Unemployment, Eviction, Hunger; First U.S. Case of Brazil Coronavirus Variant Found. Aired 5-5:30a ET
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January 25, 2021
• Biden Seeks Partisan Support For New COVID Relief Package; Article of Impeachment Against Trump Heading To Senate; Biden Faces Foreign Policy Challenge With Russia. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• White House Starts Pushing Biden's Top Priorities; Biden Seeks Bipartisan Support for New COVID Relief Package; Article of Impeachment Against Trump Heads to Senate. Aired 5-5:30a ET
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January 22, 2021
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January 21, 2021
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January 20, 2021
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January 19, 2021
• The U.S. Prepares For Extraordinary Transfer Of Presidential Power; What The Incoming Administration's Policies Mean For You; Biden Faces Relationship With China Rattled By Trump. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• U.S. Verges on Extraordinary Transfer of President Power; Trump Expected to Issue About 100 Pardons on Last Day in Office; WaPo: Extremists Discussed Posing as National Guard at Inauguration; U.S. Approaching 400,000 Coronavirus Deaths; Putin Critic Navalny Being Held for 30 Days After Return to Russia. Aired 5-5:30a ET
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January 18, 2021
• President Trump Set To Sign 100 Pardons And Commutations Tuesday; Biden Plans Orders To Rejoin Paris Accord And Rescind Travel Ban; Calm Reigns After As Capitals Prepare For Armed Protests. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Washington on Lockdown Amid Security Concerns; D.C. Mayor Concerned Extremists will Target Other Areas; Brady, Bucs Stage Epic Rally to Beat Saints. Aired 5-5:30a ET
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January 15, 2021
• Security Ramping Up At U.S. And State Capitols Ahead Of Inauguration; Biden Unveils $1.9 Trillion COVID, Economic Relief Plan; Trump Administration Miring Biden In Foreign Policy Problems. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Security Ramping Up at U.S. State Capitols Ahead of Inauguration; Biden Unveils $1.9 Trillion COVID, Economic Relief Plan; Pandemic Killing 1 Person Every 6 Minutes in L.A. County; Senate Democrats to Juggle Impeachment Trial, Biden Agenda. Aired 5-5:30a ET
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January 14, 2021
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• Signs Insurrection was More Carefully Planned Than Thought; House Vote Makes Trump First President to be Impeached Twice; 20,000 Members of National Guard Fortifying U.S. Capitol; Security Being Increased in State Capitals; Law Enforcement Officers Facing Charges in Capitol Insurrection; White House Task Force Warns COVID May Have Evolved into More Transmissible Virus; Global Reactions to Second Trump Impeachment. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• House Vote Makes Trump First President to be Impeached Twice; Biden to Senate: Pursue Impeachment and Other Urgent Business; McConnell Won't Bring Senate Back Until Trumps Last Day in Office; Trump Urges No Violence in Video Following Second Impeachment. Aired 4-4:30a ET


January 13, 2021
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January 12, 2021
• FBI Says Intel Warns Of Armed Protests At State And U.S. Capitols; House Reconvenes To Begin Process Of Impeaching President Trump; Patriots' Belichick Won't Accept Presidential Medal Of Freedom. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• NYT: Law Enforcement Plans for Worst-Case Inauguration Scenarios; Impeachment Vote in House Could Take Place on Wednesday; U.S. Faces Post-Holiday Surge Averaging 3K Deaths A Day. Aired 5-5:30a ET
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January 11, 2021
• House Dems Vow To Impeach Trump If Pence Doesn't Remove Him; Corporations Cut Ties To Trump, Suspend Some GOP Donations; Two 24- Hour Locations Among Five NYC Vaccination Sites To Open. Aired 5:30-6a ET


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