CNN Evening News for 2012-11-16

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This program is about 1 hour long

Introduction/Preview Anderson Cooper (New York)

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07:00:20 pm — 07:00:30 pm
Middle East / Israelis vs. Palestinians / Gaza / A Discussion

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07:00:30 pm — 07:10:50 pm

(Studio: Anderson Cooper) Breaking news on the ongoing explosions in Gaza with the exchange of rockets and missiles into and out of Gaza introduced; scenes shown from Gaza and Israel; details given about the casualties, concerns about how Egypt will respond, the capabilities of Hamas with longer range missiles.
(Studio: Anderson Cooper; Gaza City: Sara Sidner) The air strikes today reviewed and discussed; inset video of rocket fire shown.
(Studio: Anderson Cooper) Live discussion held with CNN's Ben Wedeman in Israel and "New York Times" Jerusalem bureau chief Jodi Rudoren† about Gaza. [WEDEMAN - describes what is happening in this Israel town living under the threat of rockets, the rocket "factory" in Gaza of 2006, the change in Hamas weaponry; comments on Egypt treading carefully to avoid another conflict with Israel.] [By phone, from Gaza City, RUDOREN - comments on whether Gaza people are readying for an invasion on the ground, what Hamas is saying about a new longer range rocket.]
(Studio: Anderson Cooper) A dispute about last night's video of a man being pulled from rubble in Gaza and charges Israel faking of the image reviewed.
Upcoming Items (Studio: Anderson Cooper)

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07:10:50 pm — 07:11:20 pm
(Commercial: T. Rowe Price; Clean Coal; BMW; Korean Air; Aleve; UPS; "Erin Burnett Out Front")

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07:11:20 pm — 07:14:10 pm
Middle East / Israelis vs. Palestinians / Gaza / A Discussion

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07:14:10 pm — 07:21:30 pm

(Studio: Anderson Cooper) Breaking news on the ongoing explosions in Gaza with the exchange of rockets and missiles into and out of Gaza introduced; scenes shown of CNN's Isha Sesay interviewing a Palestinian and an Israeli while explosions take place. [In interview, Palestinian living in Gaza, Mohammed SULAIMAN†- describes "terrible" last night in Gaza with 30 bombings in his area.]
(Studio: Anderson Cooper) Live discussion held with Reza Sayah and Stanford University professor Fouad Ajami about the Middle East. [SAYAH - says Egypt's role is unclear at this time: just rhetoric so far and not to disrupt alliances; comments on the small protests in Cairo by people wanting a tougher stance against Israel, which occupies Palestinian territory.] [AJAMI - says Egypt has attachment to the Palestinians with historic ties to Gaza, but will not take risks for Hamas.]
Upcoming Items (Studio: Anderson Cooper)

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07:21:30 pm — 07:22:00 pm
(Commercial: Chevy; New York State; Chase; "Flight"; 1-800-sandals; Gulf Coast/BP; CNN Deadly Dose; Good Feet; "Piers Morgan".)

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07:22:00 pm — 07:26:10 pm
Libya / US Consulate Attack / Talking Points

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07:26:10 pm — 07:32:20 pm

(Studio: Anderson Cooper) The uproar over the administration's talking points about the attack on the US consulate in Libya re-introduced; details given about the testimony to Congress from resigned CIA director Gen. David Petraeus, who called the attack a terrorism attack by a branch of Al Qaeda and what US Ambassador to U.N. Susan Rice said from edited intelligence notes. [Last night, Representative Peter KING - says intelligence said it was terrorism.] The changes in King's position noted. [Today, KING - comments on how the talking points emerged.]
(Studio: Anderson Cooper; Washington: Dana Bash) King's belief the talking points were altered, the suggestions in the original draft about Al Qaeda that were taken out by a joint interagency decision because the Al Qaeda link was tenuous, what came out of the briefings today when Petraeus testified and how Representative Nancy Pelosi went after the Republicans discussed.
Upcoming Items (Studio: Anderson Cooper)

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07:32:20 pm — 07:33:00 pm
(Commercial: Lincoln; BASF; "Lincoln"; Ameriprise; CNN Inside Man; Visiting Angels; CNN Heroes/Johnson and Johnson nursing PSA; Comcast; "State of the Union")

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07:33:00 pm — 07:37:20 pm
Libya / US Consulate Attack / Petraeus / Rohrbacher Interview

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07:37:20 pm — 07:44:10 pm

(Studio: Anderson Cooper) Today's Congressional testimony by resigned CIA director Gen. David Petraeus about the attack on the US consulate in Benghaazi, Libya, reviewed. [Yesterday, Representative Dana ROHRBACHER - blames this administration, including the president, for misinforming {lied} the US people about this crisis.]
(Studio: Anderson Cooper) Earlier interview held with Rohrbacher. [ROHRBACHER - says President Obama blamed the Libya crisis on "movie rage" and knew that was not true; states they knew this was a terrorist attack; suggests Obama was politically motivated.]
Middle East / Israelis vs. Palestinians / Gaza

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07:44:10 pm — 07:46:40 pm

(Studio: Anderson Cooper; Gaza: Sara Sidner) A close, bone-rattling blast in Gaza City from an incoming rocket discussed.
(Commercial: Panasonic; "Anna Karenina"; Axiron; Infiniti; Rite Aid; AARP; Golden Corral.)

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07:46:40 pm — 07:50:10 pm
Libya / US Consulate Attack / Rohrbacher Interview / A Discussion

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07:50:10 pm — 07:54:00 pm

(Studio: Anderson Cooper) The charges from Representative Dana Rohrbacher that President Obama lied to the American people about the attack on the US consulate in Benghaazi, Libya, recalled. Live discussion held with CNN's Fran Townsend and Dana Bash about the Libya attack issue. [TOWNSEND - says we do not have evidence the president lied, but there were indications of terrorism involvement and they were sorting through intelligence; assesses the inaccuracies of the talking points.] [BASH - says the Republicans have not changed their minds about US Ambassador to U.N. Susan Rice.]
(Commercial: Capital One; Chevy; Alka-Seltzer; New York state; CNN The Human Factor; "Piers Morgan"; UFC 154/Comcast; CDJR Frankin Jeep; CNN Deadly Dose.)

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07:54:00 pm — 07:57:50 pm
The RidicUList (This Goat)

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07:57:50 pm — 08:00:20 pm

(Studio: Anderson Cooper) The daily addition of a person{s} to the RidicUList with a comic or caustic commentary presented. Nominee and reasons for the selection: the pet goat that got loose and terrorized a newspaper delivery boy who perceived a demonic figure; scenes shown of the goat, the teenager and a police officer.
Good Night

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08:00:20 pm — 08:00:20 pm