Vanderbilt Television News Archive

Special News Broadcast recorded from ABC Evening News for Friday, Feb 26, 1993


Title: Nightline: Target: The Towers

Abstract:

Live coverage of the current situation following a bomb blast in New York's World Trade Center parking garage earlier today, including:

  • Interviews by Ted Koppel (ABC) with Deputy Assistant FBI Director Skip Brandon, acting NYC Mayor Norman Steisel, NYC Fire Commissioner Carlos Rivera, and building mechanic Fred Ferby.
  • On the scene report by Morton Dean (ABC).
  • Taped segment with Jeff Greenfield (ABC), J. Rock Tonkel of St. Vincent's Hospital, Scott Salem, WABC news anchor Greg Hurst, and unidentified others.
  • Taped segment with Jim Hickey (ABC), architect Peter Samton, engineer John Hennessy, and unidentified others.
  • Taped segment introduced by Jeff Greenfield (ABC) re: school children in the building at the time of the explosion with chaperon Milly Rodriguez, teacher Annamarie Tesoriero, student Selina Colon, and parent Desiree Wright.

  • Begin Time:11:32:00 pm
    End Time:12:16:00 am
    TVN Record Number:647500
    Copyright:Abstract and Metadata (c) 1993-2009 Vanderbilt University
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