Vanderbilt Television News Archive

Special News Broadcast recorded from CNN Evening News for Thursday, Feb 07, 1991


Title: Gulf War Coverage -- CNN -- 02/07/1991 -- Thursday

Abstract:

  • Reporters: Catherine Crier / Peter Arnett / Gary Strieker / Greg LaMotte / Mike Chinoy / Martin Bell
  • Contributions: Sandy Gall / Martin Bell
  • Taped Segments: excerpt of briefing by Peter de la Billiere / excerpt of briefing by Richard I. Neal / Allied air war / aftermath of Allied bombing of Iraqi civilians / weather haltering air war / excerpt of testifying by Colin Powell / war demonstrations in Jordan / response by Yitzhak Shamir to speech by King Hussein / conflict in Lebanon / Iraqi POWs and detainees / China's citizens support US war efforts / excerpt of interview with Francois Mitterrand / British preparing for possible ground war
  • Coverage and updates re: the Persian Gulf war, including imminency of ground war, American civilian killed in Turkey.

  • Begin Time:02:00:00 pm
    End Time:02:58:00 pm
    TVN Record Number:661330
    Copyright:Abstract and Metadata (c) 1991-2009 Vanderbilt University
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