Vanderbilt Television News Archive

Special News Broadcast recorded from ABC Evening News for Wednesday, Feb 06, 1991


Title: Gulf War Coverage -- ABC -- 02/06/1991 -- Wednesday

Abstract:

  • Reporters: Mike Schneider / Morton Dean / Sheilah Kast / Bill Seamans / Ann Compton / Barry Serafin / Mike Von Fremd / Jim Hickey
  • Taped Segments: Allied attacks against the Republican Guard / what the cost of the war is going to be and who is going to pay for it / gas masks in Israel / President George Bush's views about a ground war / reports of mine fields in Iraq
  • Coverage on "This Morning" re: the Persian Gulf war, including visit to the Persian Gulf by Dick Cheney and Colin Powell / Syrian troops begin fighting Iraq / signs that there is going to be a ground war / reports of Iraqi planes landing in Iran / Maverick missiles brought into war by US.

  • Begin Time:06:00:00 am
    End Time:07:00:00 am
    TVN Record Number:661309
    Copyright:Abstract and Metadata (c) 1991-2009 Vanderbilt University
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