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Early Start with John Berman and Zoraida Sambolin

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November 08, 2021
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November 05, 2021
• House To Vote On Biden's Two Massive Economic Bills; Trump Allies Testified About Debunked Election Fraud Claims; COP26: 20 Nations To Stop Funding Fossil Fuel Projects Abroad. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• House Expected to Vote on Biden's Two Massive Economic Bills; Trial for Three Men Charged in Ahmaud Arbery Killing Begins Today; Republicans Push Back on Biden's Employer Vaccine Mandate. Aired 5- 5:30a ET
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November 04, 2021
• Reeling From Surprise Losses, Democrats See Warning For 2022; Effort To Phase Out Fossil Fuels Gains Momentum At COP26; Pentagon: China Rapidly Expanding Its Nuclear Arsenal. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• NJ Governor Phil Murphy Wins Reelection in Nail-Biter for Dems; Democrats Scramble for New Strategies Following Election Setbacks; Trump Lawsuit Claims Exec Privilege Over 1/6-Related Documents. Aired 5-5:30a ET
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November 03, 2021
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November 02, 2021
• Two Key Justices Appear Open To Texas Abortion Law Challenge; South Africa's Economy Still Heavily Dependent On Coal; World Leaders Commit To Reverse Deforestation By 2030. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Election Day in America; Biden's Domestic Agenda Hits Headwinds Back Home; CDC Advisers to Vote on Pfizer Vaccine for Kids; SCOTUS May Be Willing to Allow Challenge to Texas Abortion Law. Aired 5-5:30a ET
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November 01, 2021
• What Can We Expect From COP26 Climate Summit; Race A Tight Balance For Virginia Candidates Youngkin And McAuliffe; Biden: China Not Living Up To Commitments On Climate. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• White House Unveils Strategy for U.S. to Reach Net-Zero Emissions By 2050; Biden's Administration Defends Cutting Paid Family Leave from Safety Net Plan; Johns Hopkins: Worldwide COVID Deaths Surpass 5 Million. Aired 5-5:30a ET
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October 29, 2021
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October 28, 2021
• New Study Finds Parents Divided On Vaccinating 5-11-Year-Olds; Public Health Groups Fear Increase In Threats And Harassment; Taiwan's President Speaks With CNN. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Biden Agenda in Peril; Biden Heads to Rome Today for Second Major Foreign Trip; Sheriff: Baldwin Fired "Suspected Live Round" on "Rust" Set; GOP Senators Lash Out at Garland Over School Board Memo. Aired 5-5:30a ET
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October 27, 2021
• Democrats Scramble To Reach Budget Deal Before Biden Heads To Europe; U.N. Warns The World Is Falling Short On Climate Promises; NBA Star Enes Kanter Doubles Down On Criticism Of China. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• FDA Panel Recommends Pfizer Vaccine for Kids; Democrats Close in on Economic Package; Actor Voices Concern About Weapons on "Rust" Set. Aired 5-5:30a ET
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October 26, 2021
• Leaked Documents Show Facebook Maximizing Profits At Users' Expense; Senate To Convene Hearing On Protecting Kids Online; Bucs Negotiate Deal For Return Of Historic Brady Ball. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Zuckerberg Claims Damning Leaks Are effort "to Paint A False Picture"; "Rust" Crew Members Reportedly Used Live Ammo With Prop Guns; Democrats Say Talks Underway to Win Over Manchin on Spending Bill. Aired 5-5:30a ET
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October 25, 2021
• Japan's Ground Troops Hold First Military Drills In Years; Families Of Missing Black Men Plead For More Accountability; Biden Administration Making Major Changes To Afghan Resettlement Program. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• A Report Cites Alec Baldwin was Rehearsing Gun Draw When it Fired; House Democrats Hoping for Mid-Week Vote on Infrastructure Package; Soldiers in Sudan Take Over Government After Arresting Sudanese Prime Minister and Wife. Aired 5-5:30a ET
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October 22, 2021
• Biden: "I Do Think I'll Get A Deal" On Legislative Agenda; Alec Baldwin Fired Prop Gun In Deadly Film Set Shooting; Haitian Gang Vows To Kill Missionaries If Ransom Isn't Paid. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Biden: Open to Ending Filibuster for Certain Issues; Alec Baldwin Fired Prop Gun in Deadly Film Set Shooting; Trump Going Public By Taking Advantage of Wall Street Fad. Aired 5-5:30a ET
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October 21, 2021
• Biden Touts Infrastructure And Spending Packages In Hometown Visit; Kidnappings Have Become A Common Occurrence In Haiti; CDC: Onions From Mexico Linked To Salmonella Outbreak. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Biden Expands Push for "Build Back Better" Plan; Brian Laundrie's Parents Help Investigators Find Human Remains; Today: Full House Set to Vote on Bannon Contempt Referral; CDC Set to Sign Off on Moderna and J&J Booster Shots. Aired 5-5:30a ET
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October 20, 2021
• Biden Steps Into Negotiations Over Economic Agenda Bills; Will Vaccine Mandates Help Economic Recovery?; Fisher-Price Calls On Nostalgia With Its Chatter Telephone For Adults. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Biden Steps Into Negotiations Over Economic Agenda Bills; U.S. Likely to Recommend Pfizer and Moderna Boosters for 40+; House to Vote on Contempt of Congress Resolution for Bannon Thursday. Aired 5-5:30a ET
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October 19, 2021
• Police Unions Battle With Cities And States Over Vaccination; WSJ: Haitian Gang Demands $17 Million Ransom For Missionaries; North Korea Launches Ballistic Missile From Sea. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Trump Sues Jan. 6 Committee to Keep White House Records Secret; Trump Testifies About 2015 Alleged Assault at Trump Tower; Some Dems Warning Against Manchin Dominance Over Climate Debate. Aired 5-5:30a ET
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October 18, 2021
• White House Maintains Optimism Amid Rising Prices And COVID Polarization; U.K. Spy Christopher Steele Defends Controversial Trump Russia Dossier; Two Arrested In Athens For Protesting Beijing Olympics. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Seventeen U.S. and Canadian Missionaries Kidnapped in Haiti; Adam Kinzinger Cites He Won't Rule Out January 6 Committee Subpoena for Trump; Bill Clinton Discharged from Hospital After Being Treated for Urological and Blood Infection. Aired 5-5:30a ET
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October 15, 2021
• FDA To Take Up Mixing And Matching Coronavirus Vaccines Today; Biden To Promote Build Back Better Agenda On Connecticut Trip; Dodgers Eliminate Giants After Questionable Call. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Bill Clinton Hospitalized with Bloodstream Infection; 1/6 Panel Moves to Hold Steve Bannon in Criminal Contempt; China's Second Space Station Crew Set to Launch Today. Aired 5-5:30a ET
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October 14, 2021
• What Does Jeffrey Clark Subpoena Mean For 1/6 Investigation?; Parents Say Walgreens Gave Kids COVID Vaccine, Not Flu Shot; Russia Denies Using Energy Supply As Leverage Over Europe. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Deadline Day: 2 Trump Aides Face Decision on Whether to Testify; FDA Advisers Consider Boosters, Including Mix-and-Match Shots; 5 Killed, 2 Injured in Norway Bow & Arrow Attack. Aired 5-5:30a ET
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October 13, 2021
• Democrats Consider Trimming Infrastructure Bill As Frustration Grows; Report Shows Carbon Emissions Rising Globally Despite Clean Energy Surge; Newly Released Audio Reveals Calls In College Admissions Scam. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• U.S. to Allow Fully Vaccinated Tourists From Canada & Mexico; White House to Work with Private Sector to Ease Supply Chain Bottlenecks; William Shatner Headed to Space on Blue Origin's "New Shepard". Aired 5-5:30a ET
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October 12, 2021
• Doctors Struggle To Convince Some Pregnant Women To Get COVID Vaccine; UNC Cancels Classes Today For "Wellness Day" After Suicides; WHO Advises Additional Vaccine Dose For Immunocompromised. Aired 5:30- 6a ET
• Raiders Coach Resigns Over Email Scandal; Global Energy Crisis Sends Gas Prices Soaring; Texas Governor Bans Employer Mandated COVID- 19 Vaccines; Chinese President Xi Jinping Reiterates Vow to "Reunify" Taiwan. Aired 5-5:30a ET
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October 11, 2021
• Trump Rips McConnell For Debt Ceiling Compromise With Democrats; Polls Close In Iraq Election, Low Turnout Reported; Kim Kardashian West Roasts Famous Family As "SNL" Host. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• COVID Cases in the U.S. Plummet As Vaccinations Climb Above 1 Million Per Day; Taiwan Performs Rare Show of Force with Military Parade; Southwest Airlines Cancels Over 1k Flights on Sunday. Aired 5- 5:30a ET
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October 08, 2021
• Biden Pushes Vaccine Mandates And White House Report Says They Work; Journalists Maria Ressa And Dmitry Muratov Win Nobel Peace Prize; Andrew Lloyd Webber: "Cats" Movie Made Me Get A Therapy Dog. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Senate Votes to Extend Debt Ceiling Through Early December; Trump Lawyer Tells Allies to Defy Subpoenas from Jan. 6 Committee; Pfizer Seeks FDA Authorization of Vaccine for Children Aged 5 to 11. Aired 5-5:30a ET
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October 07, 2021
• McConnell Floats Debt Ceiling Proposals To Break Partisan Stalemate; WHO Recommends Use Of World's First Malaria Vaccine; Trial To Begin In Germany For Former Nazi Death Camp Guard. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Federal Judge Issues Order Blocking Texas' 6-Week Abortion Ban; Four Trump Loyalists Expected to Defy Subpoenas from Jan. 6 Committee; Texas High School Shooting Leaves 4 Injured, Suspect Arrested. Aired 5-5:30a ET
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October 06, 2021
• Biden Hits The Road To Pitch Infrastructure Bills; Biden: China Agrees To Abide By Taiwan Agreement; Investigators Probing Whether Ship Anchor Caused California Oil Spill. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Zuckerberg: Whistleblower's Claims About Facebook "Deeply Illogical": Brian Laundrie's Sister Breaks Silence, Manhunt Continues; CDC: U.S. Records Highest Ever Increase in Homicide Rate. Aired 5- 5:30a ET
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October 05, 2021
• Biden Blasts Republicans As "Disgraceful" Amid Debt Ceiling Fight; Massive Oil Spill Off California Coast Ravages Beaches And Wildlife; More Than 200,000 Minors Sexually Abused By French Catholic Clergy. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Soon: Facebook Whistleblower to Appear at Senate Hearing; U.S. Seeing Encouraging Drop in Virus Cases and Hospitalizations; Bubba Wallace Makes History White First Win. Aired 5-5:30a ET
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October 04, 2021
• Democrats Hope To Find Common Ground On Biden Economic Agenda; U.S. Supreme Court Tackles Abortion, Gun, And Religion In New Term; British Military To Help With Fuel Deliveries Amid Panic Buying. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• A Facebook Whistleblower Claims the Site Prioritized Profit Over Public Good; Birds and Wildlife Killed As 3k Barrels of Oil Spew into the Pacific Ocean; Japan's Princess Mako to Marry Her Commoner Fiance This Month. Aired 5-5:30a ET
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October 01, 2021
• Pelosi Postpones Infrastructure Vote Amid Democratic Standoff; School Boards Seek Federal Help As They Face Threats And Violence; Department of Homeland Security Issues New Deportation Guidelines To Immigration Agents. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Pelosi Postpones Infrastructure Vote Amid Democratic Standoff; New Bodycam Video Reveals More of What Gabby Petito Told Police; Senators Compare Facebook Tactics to Big Tobacco. Aired 5-5:30a ET
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September 30, 2021
• Biden's Agenda In Jeopardy As Democrats Struggle To Unite; Report: Gen. Milley Blames State Department For Chaotic Withdrawal; CDC Urgently Recommending Pregnant Women Be Vaccinated. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Crucial Vote Planned Today, with Biden's Economic Agenda on the Line; Judge Appoints Temporary Conservator for Britney's Estate; Subpoenas Sent to 11 People Involved in "Stop the Steal" Rally. Aired 5-5:30a ET
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September 29, 2021
• Congress Stalled On Four Crucial Bills As Deadlines Loom; China's Growing Power Crunch Threatens More Global Supply Chaos; LeBron James Confirms He Has Received COVID-19 Vaccine. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• All Eyes on Two Dem Senators With Biden Agenda in the Balance; Debt Limit Showdown Escalates with No Clear Solution; Generals Contradict Biden on Recommendation to Keep Troops. Aired 5-5:30a ET
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September 28, 2021
• Democrats Scramble To Avert Government Shutdown And Lift Debt Ceiling; North Korea Launches Presumed Short-Range Missile; R. Kelly Convicted Of Racketeering And Sex Trafficking. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Dems Scramble to Avert Government Shutdown and Lift Debt Ceiling; White House Pressing to Pass Infrastructure & Safety Net Bills Together; Lawmakers Set to Grill Top Military Leaders About Afghanistan. Aired 5-5:30a ET
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September 27, 2021
• High-Pressure Week In D.C.: Shutdown, Default, Infrastructure Vote; New York Governor Set To Declare Emergency As Healthcare Deadline Looms; Costco Placing Purchase Limits On Toilet Paper Again. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Pelosi Sets Infrastructure Vote for Thursday to Give Democrats Time; FBI Visits Brian Laundrie's Home to Investigate DNA Match; Angela Merkel's Party Narrowly Loses in German Elections. Aired 5- 5:30a ET
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September 24, 2021
• Draft Arizona Audit Finds Virtually No Change To 2020 Vote; Merkel Campaigns Days Before Elections As Political Heir Stumbles; CNN's Special Report "Toxic: Britney Spears' Battle For Freedom" Airs Sunday Night At 8:00 p.m. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• CDC Breaks with Advisers, Recommends Boosters for People in High-Risk Jobs and Settings; "Fraudit's" Obvious Conclusion: Biden Won; Jan. 6 Committee Subpoenas Meadows, Scavino, Bannon and Patel. Aired 5-5:30a ET
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September 23, 2021
• Biden Playing Dealmaker To Get Dems On Board With His Agenda; U.S. And Mexico Try To Ease Congestion Under Bridge In Del Rio, Texas; China's Evergrande Faces Key Deadline As Investors Await Outcome. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• New Revelations in Garry Petito Mystery; FDA Okays Boosters for Those 65+ or At High Risk; Bipartisan Police Reform Negotiations End Without a Deal. Aired 5-5:30a ET
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September 22, 2021
• Democrats Battling Republicans And Each Other With Biden Agenda At Stake; China Promises To Halt New Coal Projects Abroad; Texas Restaurant Owner Kicks Out Customers For Wearing Masks. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• House Passes Bill to Avert Shutdown, Suspend Debt Ceiling; FBI: Autopsy Confirms Remains in Wyoming Are Gabby Petito's; Trump Sues NYT, Mary Trump Over Story on Tax Records. Aired 5-5:30a ET
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September 21, 2021
• Biden Addresses U.N. Today Amid Foreign Policy Crises; CIA Chief's Team Member Reported Havana Syndrome Symptoms During Trip; Doctors Bracing For Flu Season Amid Surging Pandemic. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Pivotal 48 Hours: Infrastructure, Spending Bills and Debt Ceiling Collide; Biden to Hail Decision to End Afghan War in U.N. Speech; White House: Footage of Border Agents Confronting Haitian Migrants "Horrific". Aired 5-5:30a ET


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