Special News Broadcast recorded from NBC Evening News for Thursday, Jan 31, 1991

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Title: Gulf War Coverage -- NBC -- 01/31/1991 -- Thursday Abstract: 1st hour (7-8AM): Reporters: Bryant Gumbel / Deborah Norville / Rick Davis / Katherine Couric / Faith Daniels / George Lewis / Dennis Murphy / Lisa Myers Contributions: Col. Harry Summers Taped Segments: new Iraqi oil spill / anti-US sentiment in Jordan / US/Iran relations and Iran's stance on the war Coverage on "Today: America at War" re: the Persian Gulf war, including reports on Iraqi troop buildup near Wafra and excerpts of taped interview with General Norman Schwarzkopf re: Khafji, US air campaign/war policy, Iraqi treatment of POWs (7:04-7:14). 2nd hour (8-8:58AM): Reporters: Bryant Gumbel / Deborah Norville / Faith Daniels / Rick Davis / Ed Rabel / Martin Fletcher / Don Oliver / Keith Morrison / Mike Leonard / Katherine Couric Interviews: Dr. Jerrold Post, Sydney Blumenthal Taped Segments: the battle in and around Khafji / Iran's stance on Iraqi planes and the war / Palestinian hardship in the occupied territories / the war's impact on US children living in Germany / the impact of the battle for Khafji on military families. Coverage on "Today: America at War" re: the Persian Gulf war, including reports that US women soldiers have been taken prisoner by Iraq in the Khafji battle. Begin Time: 07:00:00 am End Time: 08:58:00 am TVN Record Number: 660524 Copyright: Abstract and Metadata (c) 1991-2009 Vanderbilt University More Information: Contact the staff of the Archive.

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