We are live with the latest on the hunt, missing now for nearly two months. On trial again. Oscar pistorius returns to court in south africa after a twoweek delay in his murder case. His defense determined to show he shot his girlfriend accidentally, but prosecutors, they have other plans. Good morning. Welcome to early start. Im christine romans. And im john berman. It is monday, may 5th, 4 00 a. M. In the east. Up first, odessa under siege. The bloodshed and violence in ukraines Third Largest city escalating dramatically. Now hundreds of prorussian militants storming a Police Station sunday, freeing dozens of their own. Nearly 50 people are now dead after three days of violence there. The bloodshed in odessa really upping the stakes in the deepening struggle now in several parts of ukraine. So, lets get the latest from arwa damon live in donetsk in Eastern Ukraine. Arwa, what can you tell us this morning . Reporter well, that violence in odessa most certainly has served to harden peo
So glad youre with us this morning. We begin with Bowe Bergdahl and new criticism today for the Army Sergeant held for five years by the taliban. This morning, as he continues to recover, really begins his recovery at a u. S. Military hospital in germany, there are new questions, new accusations from some of those who served alongside him. We dont know what really happened in afghanistan five years ago and how he fell into taliban hands, but some of his fellow soldiers are calling bergdahl a deserter who walked off his base and put his fellow soldiers lives in jeopardy. Six Service Members died during the search for him. Its very frustrating to me to turn on the tv and to siebergdales family on the tv being shown to everyone, and then these soldiers, although they had very beautiful and extravagant ceremonies after they died, were pretty much only recognized in the local news, local newspapers. They were never nationally televised for their sacrifices in the way that he is, and he pret
Investigators reveal the pings they thought were the planes black boxes, they may be completely unrelated to the vanished jetliner. Were breaking down the surprising, new turn and what comes next. Good morning. Welcome to early start. Im christine romans. Im john berman. It is thursday, may 29th. It is 4 00 a. M. In east. It is early, but a lot going on. Youll be happy youre awake. We begin with breaking news in the scandal at the va. This morning, the white house says vet caerans affairs secret Eric Shinseki is on thin ice. Thats the white house saying hes on thin ice. More lawmakers, including democrats, calling for his resignation, after the vas own inquiry substantiated what we first discovered in a cnn investigation, that waiting lists were manipulated at va facilities in phoenix, delays that cnn found may have led to dozens of deaths. The va now says some 1,700 veterans in phoenix were never scheduled for appointments, seemingly all in an attempt to make that medical centers wait
Recession since the great depression, the divide between the rich and the rest is still deep. Can there be a real economic recovery if everyone cant say its 78 and sunny . Stephen moore, chief economist of the Heritage Foundation and a coauthor of a new book. Austan goolsbee, professor at the university of Chicago Booth School of business. Gentlemen, thanks for joining us. The economy we learned this week shrank in the first three weeks of the year. 1 contraction. First time in three years. Blame it on the weather, kept shopper out of storesance house hunters out of homes. Looking backwards. Looking forward, growth as high as 4 this quarter. Stephen, is this a recovering economy . For the past 15 years, a bipolar personality economy. You get some months where you get a nice buildup in the economy, and weve had 3 or 4 growth, then it tumbles again. Thats been the pattern throughout really this fiveyear recovery. I would say for most americans theyre still very worried. Americans are the
John berman. Happy monday. Im christine romans. Its monday, may 19th. If youre watching at t or directv. At t is buying directv is in a deal worth 50 billion. It will make it the second largest provider in the country behind comcast, a merged company will, quote, offer new bundles and deliver contact to consumers across multiple screens, devices, laptops, cars even airplanes. Not everyone is as excited. Remember, this comes just months after comcast announced Time Warner Cable for 45 billion. But if regulators sign off it gives comcast the top provider with 30 million. Meantime, the top Company Sprint is trying to buy emobile. They should be very aware when they get this type of merger, not only does it about the current plans and offerings but it means new for the language to come from. Relaters are aware of this and they have yet to have the language in this deal. I just want to be able to watch my shows, thats all. The way we catch tv in five years can be very different than the way