Vanderbilt Television News Archive

ABC Evening News for 2012-05-26

This program is 29 minutes long

• Preview/Introduction Dan Harris (New York)

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  05:30:10 pm — 05:31:30 pm

• Holiday Weather / Indy 500

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  05:31:30 pm — 05:35:50 pm

  (Studio: Dan Harris) Extreme weather for the Memorial Day weekend introduced; weather maps and photos shown.

  (Studio: Ginger Zee) The hot weather across the country featured; map of the route of Tropical Storm Beryl and beaches, snow and wildfires shown. [At beach, WOMAN; at wildfires, MAN - comment.] The storm warning along the East Coast discussed; weather maps shown.

  (Studio: Dan Harris) The record heat for the Indianapolis 500 previewed. [ESPN's ScOtt GOODYEAR - describes what happens to the drivers and pit crews in the heat.]

  (Studio: Dan Harris) ABC coverage of the race announced.

• Vatican Scandal

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  05:35:50 pm — 05:38:00 pm

  (Studio: Dan Harris) Report introduced.

  (London: Jeffrey Kofman) The scandal at the Vatican with the pope's butler, Paolo Gabriele††, accused of leaking secret documents examined; photos shown of the pope and the butler; details given about stolen documents that have embarrassed the pope. ["National Catholic Reporter" John ALLEN†- calls it a significant act of betrayal.] Pope Benedict XVI's biblical statement quoted.

• New York, New York / Patz Disappearance

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  05:38:00 pm — 05:40:20 pm

  (Studio: Dan Harris) Report introduced.

  (Studio: T.J. Winick) The recent details in the cold case of the disappearance of 6-year-old Etan Patz† in New York City 33 years ago examined; photo shown of Pedro Hernandez, who has confessed to murdering Etan. [ABC legal analyst Dan ABRAMS†- comments on the confession.] [ABC consultant Brad GARRETT†- talks about linking Etan and Pedro at the bodega; states jurors want to know a motive.] [Forensic psychologist N.G. BERRILL†- raises the mental issues facing Hernandez.]

• Syria / Crackdown / Massacre

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  05:40:20 pm — 05:41:40 pm

  (Studio: Dan Harris) Report introduced.

  (No location given: Alex Marquardt) A massacre of children in the uprising in Syria featured; scenes shown of the sheet-wrapped bodies, shelling in the town and U.N. observers.

• Memorial Day

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  05:41:40 pm — 05:42:00 pm

  (Studio: Dan Harris) The flags at the headstones of soldiers' graves in Arlington National Cemetery shown. "This Week"s interview with Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta about ending the war in Afghanistan noted.

• Skydiving

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  05:42:00 pm — 05:43:50 pm

  (Studio: Dan Harris) Report introduced.

  (Los Angeles: Clayton Sandell) What happened during the skydive by Laverne Everett on her 80th birthday featured; scenes shown of her problematic tandem dive with an instructor. [In interview, EVERETT - says she just held on.] A statement from The Parachute Co.'s owner Bill Dause† quoted; details given about prior troubles at this company. [US parachute Assn. Jim CROUCH†- talks about the safety of tandem jumps.]

• Upcoming Items (Studio: Dan Harris)

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  05:43:50 pm — 05:44:30 pm

• (Commercial: Pradaxa; 1-800-steemer; Advair.)

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  05:44:30 pm — 05:47:00 pm

• Crime: Cold Cases

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  05:47:00 pm — 05:49:20 pm

  (Studio: Dan Harris) A look at how police crack cold cases presented in light of the 33-year-old Etan Patz story; FBI statistics cited; details given about recent solved cold cases across the country, including solving the murder of Adam Walsh because of an old film that was uncovered. [Adam's mother Revere WALSH†- talks about he child's picture.]

• Upcoming Items (Studio: Dan Harris)

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  05:49:20 pm — 05:49:40 pm

• (Commercial: Nexium; Serta; Restasis; USAA; NBA on ABC.)

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  05:49:40 pm — 05:52:30 pm

• Rutgers University / Ravi Trial

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  05:52:30 pm — 05:52:50 pm

  (Studio: Dan Harris) The letters sent to the judge before his decision not to give prison time to Rutgers University Dahrun Ravi in his trial reported

• Space: Private Spaceship

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  05:52:50 pm — 05:53:10 pm

  (Studio: Dan Harris) The reaction of astronauts at the International Space Station to the private spacecraft sent by the SpaceX company reported.

• Music: Beyonce

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  05:53:10 pm — 05:53:30 pm

  (Studio: Dan Harris) The return of singer Beyonce to the concert stage after giving birth reported; photo shown.

• Upcoming Items (Studio: Dan Harris)

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  05:53:30 pm — 05:53:40 pm

• (Commercial: Cialis; Preparation H; Exelon; "The Indianapolis 500"; "World News")

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  05:53:40 pm — 05:56:40 pm

• Wedding Proposal Video

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  05:56:40 pm — 05:58:40 pm

  (Studio: Dan Harris) The video of an elaborately choreographed wedding proposal of Isaac Lamb to Amy Frankel of Portland, Oregon, shown and described.

• Good Night

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  05:58:40 pm — 05:58:40 pm