Vanderbilt Television News Archive

Special News Broadcast recorded from CNN Evening News for Wednesday, Feb 13, 1991


Title: Gulf War Coverage -- CNN -- 02/13/1991 -- Wednesday

Abstract:

  • Reporters: Reid Collins / Bobbie Battista / Peter Arnett / Art Harris / Marc Levenson / Steve Hurst / Steve Varney
  • Taped Segments: "Special Assignment" re: desert war games / "Science and Technology Today" re: ejection mannequin
  • Coverage and updates re: the Persian Gulf war, including Allied bombing of civilian bomb shelter, civilian casualties, Soviet-Iraq relations, Persian Gulf oil fires.
  • Taped footage of interviews and statements from Baghdad Police Chief Kamel Zedau, Dr. Paul Boghossian, Iraqi Minister of Health Abdul Salam Said, Gen. Wes Clark, James Blackwell, and Lt. Eric Spittle.

  • Begin Time:07:00:00 am
    End Time:07:33:20 am
    TVN Record Number:660642
    Copyright:Abstract and Metadata (c) 1991-2009 Vanderbilt University
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