Vanderbilt Television News Archive

Special News Broadcast recorded from CNN Evening News for Tuesday, Feb 05, 1991


Title: Gulf War Coverage -- CNN -- 02/05/1991 -- Tuesday

Abstract:

  • Reporters: Catherine Crier / Ralph Wenge / Linda Scherzer / Wolf Blitzer
  • Briefing: Pete Williams, Thomas Kelly, David Herrington
  • Taped Segments: Iraq refuses heating oil to public / effects of Allied bombing on Iraqi civilians / Iraqi planes in Iran / USS Missouri and USS Wisconsin / Syrian troops engage in combat / precision bombing and civilian casualties
  • Coverage and updates re: the Persian Gulf war, including Dick Cheney and Colin Powell being sent to Persian Gulf, B-52 in England, assailants arrested in bus attack, Iraqi radio broadcasts, Israel releases curfew in occupied territories, precision bombing and civilian casulaties, Greek plane missing, Persian Gulf oil spills.

  • Begin Time:02:00:00 pm
    End Time:03:00:00 pm
    TVN Record Number:661264
    Copyright:Abstract and Metadata (c) 1991-2009 Vanderbilt University
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