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Early Start with John Berman and Zoraida Sambolin

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March 25, 2021
• Biden Preparing for Tough Questions At First News Conference; AstraZeneca Releases Revised Vaccine Efficacy Data; North Korea Launches 2 Ballistic Missiles; Suez Canal Blocked by Stranded Container Ship. Aired 5-5:30a ET
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March 24, 2021
• Victims And Gunman Identified In Boulder Mass Shooting; Senate At Impasse Over Expanding Background Checks; Investigation Finds Shocking Police Torture In Belarus. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Victims and Gunman Identified in Boulder Mass Shooting; Senate at Impasse Over Expanding Background Checks; More States Making All Adults Eligible for Vaccines; Biden Extends Affordable Care Act Special Enrollment. Aired 5-5:30a ET
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March 23, 2021
• 10 Killed In Mass Shooting At Boulder Grocery Store; One Firefighter And Some Residents Unaccounted For In Fire At New York Senior Center; Secretary of State Looks To Rebuild Relationships At NATO Summit. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Ten Killed in Mass Shooting at Boulder, Colorado Supermarket; President Biden Briefed on Boulder Supermarket Shooting; Still No Motive for Deadly Spa Shootings in Georgia; Germany Imposes Strict Lockdown for Easter as COVID Cases Rise. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• 10 Killed in Mass Shooting at Boulder, Colorado Supermarket; Still No Motive for Deadly Spa Shootings in Georgia; Almost One in Four Americans Have Received at Least One Dose; Israelis Head to Polls for Fourth Election in Two Years; Blinken Looks to Rebuild Relationships at NATO Summit; Putin Announces He Will Receive Coronavirus Vaccine; DoorDash to Deliver At-Home Covid Testing Kits. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• 10 Killed in Mass Shooting in Boulder, Colorado Supermarket; Boulder Suspect in Custody, Being Treated for Injuries; Germany Imposes Strict Lockdown for Easter as COVID Cases Rise; Biden's Move on ACA Attracts More Than 200K New Signups. Aired 4-4:30a ET


March 22, 2021
• AstraZeneca: COVID Vaccine 79 Percent Effective In U.S. Trial; Miami Beach Faces Unruly Spring Break Crowds, Imposes Curfew; Royal Family Considers Appointment Diversity Chief. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Miami Beach Imposes Emergency Curfew Over Spring Break Crowds; New York Reports First Case of Troubling Brazil COVID Variant; Railroad Merger Creates first U.S., Canada, Mexico Freight Rail Network. Aired 5-5:30a ET
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March 19, 2021
• President And Vice President To Meet With Asian-American Leaders In Atlanta; Migrant Children Held In U.S. Custody Soars To 14,000; AstraZeneca's Vaccine Cleared By European Union After Blood Clot Concerns. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• President & VP to Meet with Asian-American Leaders in Atlanta; Tough Rhetoric At Administration's First Talks with China; Russia Reacts Angrily After Biden Calls Putin a "Killer"; Vaccine Makers Preparing to Surge Doses to States. Aired 5-5:30a ET
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March 18, 2021
• Atlanta Spa Killings Escalate Asian-Americans' Fears; Senate Democrats Introduce Sweeping Election Reform Bill; March Madness Tips Off Later Today. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Atlanta Spa Killing Escalate Asian-Americans' Fear; Model Projects Falling Death Rate, Could Be Lowered by Masking; Russia Recalls Ambassador to U.S. for "Consultations"; Fed Expects Rate Hikes Can Be Held Off Until Next Year. Aired 5-5:30a ET
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March 17, 2021
• Eight Killed In Shootings At Three Atlanta Spas, Suspect In Custody; President Biden Supports Changing Senate Filibuster Rules; Top European Drug Regulator Vouches For AstraZeneca. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• 8 Killed in Shootings at 3 Atlanta Spas, Suspect in Custody; Concern COVID Could Spread at St. Pat's Day Celebrations; Biden Tells Migrants "Don't Come" to U.S. Amid Border Surge; Secretary of State Targets China While Visiting South Korea. Aired 5-5:30a ET
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March 16, 2021
• Much Of Europe Pulls AstraZeneca Vaccine Over Side Effect Worries; White House Races To Prevent Potential Coronavirus Surge; Biden Cabinet Officials In Japan To Set The Tone On China. Aired 5:30- 6a ET
• Much of Europe Pulls AstraZeneca Vaccine Over Side Effect Worries; Biden Travels to Pennsylvania Today to Promote Rescue Plan; Two Men Charged for Assaulting Capitol Police Officer Sicknick; Dallas Convention Center Being Used to House Migrant Teens. Aired 5-5:30a ET
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March 15, 2021
• Spring Break Could Trigger New Surge, Even As Vaccinations Rise; More Than 4,000 Unaccompanied Migrant Children In CBP Custody; U.S. Proposes Power-Sharing Deal Between Afghan Government And Taliban. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Woman Arrested for Refusing to Mask-Up in a Texas Bank; Biden and Kamala Harris Hitting the Road to Promote Coronavirus Relief Bill; Top New York Democrats Urge Governor Cuomo to Resign. Aired 5-5:30a ET
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March 12, 2021
• Biden Pleads With Americans To Do Their Part To End Pandemic; Relief Bill Expected To Cut Child Poverty In Half; European Nations Pause Oxford-AstraZeneca Vaccine Use. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Biden Pleads with Americans to Do Their Part to End Pandemic; Officials Caution Against Overconfidence as Pandemic Eases; Administration Facing Surge of Migrants At Southern Border; U.S. and Allies Facing Renewed Threats from China. Aired 5-5:30a ET
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March 11, 2021
• Biden Addresses U.S. Tonight On Newly-Passed COVID Relief Bill; NASA Site Being Eyed As Possible Shelter For Migrant Children; U.S. Designates Two African Groups As Foreign Terror Organizations. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Biden Addresses U.S. Tonight on Newly-Passed COVID Relief Bill; 3,400+ Unaccompanied Kids in CBP Facilities More Than Four Days; Merrick Garland to be Sworn In As Attorney General Today. Aired 5- 5:30a ET
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March 10, 2021
• House Set To Vote On $1.9 Trillion COVID Rescue Package; Texas Rescinds Statewide Mask Mandate And Reopens Businesses; Sister of Uyghur Believed To Be Detained In China Speaks Out. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• House Set to Vote on $1.9 Trillion COVID Rescue Package; L.A. Teachers Strike Tentative Deal to Resume In-Person Learning; FBI Releases New Video. Aired 5-5:30a ET
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March 09, 2021
• CDC Announces New Guidelines For Fully Vaccinated Americans; Biden's First Primetime Address Set For Pandemic's Anniversary; Jury Selection To Begin In George Floyd Killing Case. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• CDC Issues New Guidance For Fully-Vaccinated Americans; Biden's Primetime Address Set for Pandemic's Anniversary; Buckingham Palace Silent After Harry and Meghan Interview. Aired 5-5:30a ET
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March 08, 2021
• Harry And Meghan's Revelations From Bombshell Interview; Restaurants Win Big In Biden's Relief Package; Schools Reopen In U.K. After Latest Coronavirus Lockdown. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Harry and Meghan Detail Royal Struggles, from Discussions of Baby's Skin Tone to Suicidal Thoughts; House Set to Vote Tomorrow on $1.9 Trillion COVID Relief Bill; Calls Grow for New York Governor Cuomo to Resign After Third Accuser Shows Up. Aired 5-5:30a ET
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March 05, 2021
• Senate To Debate COVID Relief After 11-Hour Reading Of Bill; Feds Probing Communications Between Rioters And U.S. Lawmakers; Italy Blocks Export Of Coronavirus Vaccine Outside the E.U. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Senate to Debate COVID Relief After 11-Hour Reading of Bill; Feds Probing Communications Between Rioters & U.S. Lawmakers; More States Dropping Mask Mandates; Pope Francis to Arrive for First Papal Visit Ever to Iraq. Aired 5-5:30a ET
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March 04, 2021
• U.S. Capitol On Alert Again After DHS Warns Of Possible Violence; President Biden Strikes Compromise With Moderate Democrats On Stimulus Checks; Buckingham Palace To Investigate Bullying Allegations Against Meghan Markle. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• U.S. Capitol On Alert Again After DHS Warns of Possible Violence; Biden Strikes Compromise With Moderate Dems On Stimulus Checks; Pope Francis Prepares to Make First Papal Visit to Iraq; U.K. Says Biggest Companies Must Pay More Tax. Aired 5-5:30a ET
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March 03, 2021
• Texas, Mississippi Lifting Mask Mandates Despite CDC Warnings; Senate Prepares To Debate $1.9 Trillion COVID Relief Bill; China, Russia Distribute Vaccine To Much Of The World. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Texas, Mississippi Lifting Mask Mandates Despite CDC Warnings; Senate Prepares to Take Up Rescue Plan; Rocket Attack on Iraqi Base Hosting U.S. Forces; Jeremy Lin Speaks Out About Attacks on Asian Americans. Aired 5-5:30a ET
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March 02, 2021
• Health Leaders Sound Alarm On Stalling Progress In Pandemic; Biden Meeting With Senate Democrats To Finalize COVID Relief Bill; A Third Woman Accuses New York Gov. Cuomo Of Sexual Harassment. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Third Allegation Against New York Governor Cuomo; CDC Director Warns States Not to Ease COVID Restrictions; Biden Meeting with Senate Dems to Finalize COVID Relief Bill. Aired 5-5:30a ET
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March 01, 2021
• Johnson & Johnson Doses Shipped, Injections Begin Tomorrow; Biden's $1.9 Trillion COVID Relief Bill Reaches Senate; Trump Resurfaces At CPAC: "We Are Going To Unite And Be Stronger." Aired 5:30-6a ET
• FDA Approves Johnson & Johnson's COVID Vaccine; Cuomo's Former Aide Accuses Him of Sexual Harassment; Biden's $1.9 Trillion COVID Relief Bill Reaches Senate. Aired 5-5:30a ET
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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


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