Vanderbilt Television News Archive

Special News Broadcast recorded from CNN Evening News for Saturday, Feb 09, 1991


Title: Gulf War Coverage -- CNN -- 02/09/1991 -- Saturday

Abstract:

  • Reporters: Bobbie Battista / Dave Michaels / Gene Randall / Rick Sallinger / Robert Vito
  • Contribution: Perry Smith
  • Military briefing: Ahmed Al-Robayan / Niall Irving
  • Taped Segments: excerpt of briefing by Richard I. Neal / excerpt of oil spill briefing by Abdulbar Al-Gain / Tonopah and the Stealth Fighter
  • Coverage and updates re: the Persian Gulf war, including analysis of military briefings, Dick Cheney and Colin Powell in Persian Gulf, Allied air raid on Iraq, Soviet policy in the Persian Gulf, desalination plant closed in Saudi Arabia

  • Begin Time:10:00:00 am
    End Time:11:00:00 am
    TVN Record Number:661390
    Copyright:Abstract and Metadata (c) 1991-2009 Vanderbilt University
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