Special News Broadcast recorded from CBS Evening News for Wednesday, Oct 18, 1989
Title: Earthquake
| Abstract: | Coverage of yesterday's San Francisco Bay area earthquake with Dan Rather (CBS); taped segment with John Blackstone (CBS), structural engineer John Kariotis, California Lieutenant Governor Leo McCarthy, Baseball Commissioner Fay Vincent, Professor Wilfred Iwan, and unidentified residents; taped excerpt of VP Dan Quayle remarks; live interview by Rather with Sen. Pete Wilson; taped segment with KPIX reporter Dave Ryan; taped segment with Erin Moriarty (CBS), structural engineer Ian Buckle, and unidentified residents; live interview by Rather with Robert Coleman of the California Department of Transportation; live discussions between Rather, Ron Allen (CBS), Bob McNamara (CBS), and Bob Arnot (CBS); taped segment with Arnot, Dr. Michael Smith, and unidentified doctors and residents; taped segment with Lesley Stahl (CBS), excerpts of remarks by George Bush, and Grant Peterson of the Federal Emergency Management Agency; live interview by Rather with resident Chris Mitchell; taped segment with Mark Phillips (CBS), Robert Hamilton and Darrell Herd of the US Geological Survey, Art Walz of the US Army Corps of Engineers; live interview by Rather with Dr. Robert Wallace and US Geological Survey Director Robert Wesson; live discussion between Rather and Jerry Bowen (CBS); live interview by Rather with Richard Eisner of the Emergency Preparedness Project. |
| Begin Time: | 07:00:00 pm |
| End Time: | 07:58:00 pm |
| TVN Record Number: | 650313 |
| Copyright: | Abstract and Metadata (c) 1989-2009 Vanderbilt University |
| More Information: | Contact the staff of the Archive. |
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