Vanderbilt Television News Archive

Special News Broadcast recorded from CBS Evening News for Wednesday, Jan 30, 1991


Title: Gulf War Coverage -- CBS -- 01/30/1991 -- Wednesday

Abstract:

1st hour:

  • Reporters: Harry Smith / Paula Zahn / Jim Stewart / Scott Pelley / Allen Pizzey / Randall Pinkston
  • Contributions: General Robert Wagner (Ret.)
  • Interviews: Mansour Farhang / Paul Wellstone / Joe Jackson / J. Elliot Williams
  • Taped Segments: reports of the progressions in the war
  • Coverage on "This Morning" re: the Persian Gulf war, including reports of ground fighting between allied and Iraqi troops, talks of a cease-fire if Iraq leaves Kuwait.
  • 2nd hour:
  • Reporters: Harry Smith / Paula Zahn / Jim Stewart / Scott Pelley / Randall Pinkston
  • Contributions: Robert C. Mcfarlane
  • Interviews: Fred Barnes / Juan Williams
  • Taped Segments: what preparations the US has taken for the war so far
  • Coverage on "This Morning" re: the Persian Gulf war, including more information of the beginning of the ground war, reports of eight to ten US casualties, reports of more Iraqi military forces fleeing to Iran, talks of an alliance between Iran and Iraq, discussions of the President's state of the union address, reports of embargo violations.

  • Begin Time:07:00:00 am
    End Time:08:57:00 am
    TVN Record Number:660488
    Copyright:Abstract and Metadata (c) 1991-2009 Vanderbilt University
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