Vanderbilt Television News Archive

ABC Evening News for 2012-07-28

This program is 28 minutes long

• Preview/Introduction Sharyn Alfonsi (New York)

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  05:30:20 pm — 05:31:10 pm

• Olympic Games

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  05:31:10 pm — 05:33:50 pm

  (Studio: Sharyn Alfonsi) The first day of the Olympic Games reported; photo shown of swimmer Michael Phelps and the US women's soccer team.

  (London: Jeffrey Kofman) The US gold medal for swimmer Ryan Lochte with Phelps finishing fourth featured; their Tweets quoted; details given of results for US archers, the women's basketball and soccer teams. [In London, two AMERICANS - root for the Americans.]

• Campaign 2012 / Obama vs. Romney / Interview

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  05:33:50 pm — 05:37:10 pm

  (Studio: Sharyn Alfonsi) Report introduced.

  (Jerusalem: David Muir) Presidential candidate Mitt Romney's trip to Israel featured; photos from London shown; details given of the British response to Romney's comments about the Olympics with American newspaper headlines shown. [Fox News Karl ROVE - comments on Romney's comments in London.] Romney quoted in an Israeli newspaper about US-Israel relations. [ABC News political analyst Matthew DOWD†- suggests what Romney needs to do: no mistakes.]

  (Studio: Sharyn Alfonsi) Tomorrow's ABC News interview with Romney and the "This Week" interview with former Vice President Dick Cheney announced.

• Syria / Civil War / Aleppo

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  05:37:10 pm — 05:38:50 pm

  (Studio: Sharyn Alfonsi) Report introduced.

  (Turkey: Alex Marquardt) The battle in Aleppo, Syria, between opposition forces and the forces of President Bashir al-Assad featured; video shown; details given about the fighting in Syria. [Voice of BBC's Ian PANNELL†- says it has been a hot day with constant activity.] [State Department Victoria NULAND†- worries about a massacre in Aleppo.]

• Uganda / Ebola Outbreak

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  05:38:50 pm — 05:39:10 pm

  (Studio: Sharyn Alfonsi) An outbreak of the Ebola virus in Uganda reported.

• Medicine: Hepatitis Scare

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  05:39:10 pm — 05:41:10 pm

  (Studio: Sharyn Alfonsi) Report introduced.

  (Washington: David Kerley) The spread of hepatitis C by a traveling hospital worker, David Kwiatokowski, examined; details given about what he has done in different states with map shown. [New Hampshire state attorney John KACAVAS†- says he poisons people.] [ABC's Richard BESSER†- says this is evil.] [Former patient Richard ROBBINS†- talks about the unknown.]

• Aurora, Colorado / Movie Theater Massacre

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  05:41:10 pm — 05:42:50 pm

  (Studio: Sharyn Alfonsi) Report introduced.

  (Aurora, Colorado: Clayton Sandell) A report that Aurora, Colorado, shooter James Holmes reached out to a psychiatrist while a graduate student at the University of Colorado featured; photos shown of the 12 victims; details given about a notebook he mailed to Dr. Lynne Fenton† that may give clues about the theater massacre. [Brother Jordan GHAWI - speaks about his sister Jessica.] [Threat assessment psychologist Marisa RANDAZZO†- comments.] The charges against Holmes and the death penalty issue mentioned.

• Jackson Health

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  05:42:50 pm — 05:43:10 pm

  (Studio: Sharyn Alfonsi) A report that Representative Jesse Jackson, Jr., has been admitted to the Mayo Clinic for depression and a gastric illness reported.

• Medicine: Cancer in Kids

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  05:43:10 pm — 05:46:20 pm

  (Studio: Sharyn Alfonsi) Report introduced.

  (New York: Richard Besser) A new law, the Creating Hope Act, in the fight for cancer in children examined; photo shown of cancer victim Jason Froman††. [Cancer survivor Mollie WARD†- comments on her cancer.] [Jason's mother Friends of Kids Versus Cancer founder Nancy GOODMAN†- says we created a "carrot" incentive for drug companies.]

• Upcoming Items (Studio: Sharyn Alfonsi)

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  05:46:20 pm — 05:46:40 pm

• (Commercial: Symbicort; Dulcolax; Cymbalta.)

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  05:46:40 pm — 05:48:10 pm

• Britain / Olympic Games

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  05:48:10 pm — 05:50:10 pm

  (Studio: Sharyn Alfonsi) Britain's Queen Elizabeth shown greeting athletes in the Olympic village.

  (London: Nick Schifrin) The queen's participation in a James Bond skit for the Olympic Games featured; scenes shown of the queen and later her double parachuting out of a helicopter. [BBC creative director Alan YENTOB†- talks about the queen's acting.]

• Upcoming Items (Studio: Sharyn Alfonsi)

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  05:50:10 pm — 05:50:20 pm

• (Commercial: Cialis; Nexium; Progressive; Phillips' Colon Health; "Last Resort")

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  05:50:20 pm — 05:53:00 pm

• Washington / Gay Rights

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  05:53:00 pm — 05:53:30 pm

  (Studio: Sharyn Alfonsi) The donation by Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos to defend Washington state's same-sex marriage law reported.

• New York / Bullying / Klein Retirement

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  05:53:30 pm — 05:53:50 pm

  (Studio: Sharyn Alfonsi) The retirement of New York school bus monitor Karen Klein††, who was bullied by bus riding students last month, reported.

• Upcoming Items (Studio: Sharyn Alfonsi)

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  05:53:50 pm — 05:54:00 pm

• (Commercial: Pradaxa; Nexium; Advil; "Good Morning America")

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  05:54:00 pm — 05:56:50 pm

• Olympic Games / Uniforms

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  05:56:50 pm — 05:58:40 pm

  (Studio: Sharyn Alfonsi) The gripes about the Olympic Games uniforms for Spain, Egypt, Czech Republic, Britain and Estonia. examined; photos shown of the catsup and mustard uniforms donated by a Russian designer to Spain and the Egyptian uniforms donated by Nike. The Italian uniforms by Giorgio Armani mentioned.

• Good Night

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  05:58:40 pm — 05:58:40 pm