Vanderbilt Television News Archive

CNN Evening News for 2013-03-04

This program is about 1 hour long

• Introduction/Preview Anderson Cooper (New York)

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  07:00:30 pm — 07:01:10 pm

• Menendez / Prostitution Accusations

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  07:01:10 pm — 07:09:10 pm

  (Studio: Anderson Cooper) Breaking news on the statement from a woman she made up the prostitution claims against New Jersey Senator Robert Menendez introduced. Live discussion held with "Washington Post" reporter Carol Leonnig and CNN's Joe Johns about the Menendez story. [LEONNIG†- says the escort says she was approached by a lawyer in the Dominican Republic to says things about Menendez.] [JOHNS - comments on the Menendez story in which other issues about plane flights are being investigated.] Other material: [February 4, MENENDEZ - says nameless individuals drove the story into the mainstream; decides the woman in honest at this point in the smear campaign.]

  (Studio: Anderson Cooper; no location given: Drew Griffin) The attempt to track down the "mystery man" in Santo Domingo, who is still unknown and how the prostitute says she was set up to read a statement, discussed.

• Upcoming Items (Studio: Anderson Cooper)

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  07:09:10 pm — 07:10:00 pm

• (Commercial: Salonpas; Geico; Kia; TD Ameritrade; Axiron.)

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  07:10:00 pm — 07:12:50 pm

• North Korea / Rodman Visit / Kim / Lings Interview

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  07:12:50 pm — 07:21:30 pm

  (Studio: Anderson Cooper) The story of former basketball player Dennis Rodman's visit to North Korea where he met dictator Kim Jong Un introduced; details given about Kim's human rights record and mass starvation in the country. [On "This Week," RODMAN - calls Kim his friend.] [White House press secretary Jay CARNEY†- talks about communications with that regime.]

  (Studio: Anderson Cooper) Live discussion held with journalists Laura Ling, who had been detained in North Korea and her sister Lisa Ling, who helped get her out. [Laura LING - asks who takes Rodman seriously; comments on how Kim is portraying himself.] [Lisa LING - admits Rodman did have direct interaction with Kim.]

• Upcoming Items (Studio: Anderson Cooper)

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  07:21:30 pm — 07:22:10 pm

• (Commercial: Chevrolet; IBEW; Prego; Advil; Samsung; Choice Hotels; CFP; "Piers Morgan"; infofree.com; Gold Rush; "The Situation Room.")

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  07:22:10 pm — 07:26:30 pm

• Florida / Sinkholes

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  07:26:30 pm — 07:32:10 pm

  (Studio: Anderson Cooper) The status of the sinkhole in Seffner, Florida, that swallowed up Jeff Bush re-introduced. [In earlier interview, victim's brother Jeremy BUSH†- describes what happened: everything was gone in the bedroom with just a big hole that buried his brother, whom he tried to dig out of the sinkhole.] [Now, BUSH - comments.]

  (Studio: Anderson Cooper; Florida: David Mattingly) A look from inside a Florida sinkhole and how their size is deceptive discussed; scenes shown from Williston's sinkhole and from inside the water. [Geologist Jerry BLACK - says cavities are all over the state.]

• Upcoming Items (Studio: Anderson Cooper)

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  07:32:10 pm — 07:32:30 pm

• (Commercial: Ameriprise; Delta; Lexus; Old Dominion; Aleve; "Piers Morgan"; AAG.)

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  07:32:30 pm — 07:37:00 pm

• Medicine: HIV Cure / Fauci Interview

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  07:37:00 pm — 07:41:40 pm

  (Studio: Anderson Cooper) The cure of a Mississippi baby born with the AIDS HIV virus reviewed. Live interview held with NIH Dr. Anthony Fauci about this HIV case. [FAUCI - says there is no live virus visible in the child's body; explains the treatment of this baby as compared to how other HIV babies are treated.]

• Upcoming Items (Studio: Anderson Cooper)

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  07:41:40 pm — 07:41:50 pm

• (Commercial: Ford; Coca-Cola; Gulf Coast/BP; Vonage.)

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  07:41:50 pm — 07:44:50 pm

• Arizona / Arias Murder Trial / A Discussion

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  07:44:50 pm — 07:53:30 pm

  (Studio: Anderson Cooper) The murder trial in Arizona of Jodi Arias, who killed her ex-boyfriend Travis Alexander in 2008, re-introduced; scenes shown from inside the court.

  (Phoenix: Randi Kaye) The continuing testimony from Arias reviewed; scenes shown of her answering questions on the witness stand, including about their sex life together.

  (Studio: Anderson Cooper) Live discussion held with criminal defense attorney Mark Geragos and CNN's Jeffrey Toobin about the Arias trial. [GERAGOS, TOOBIN - offer views on the jurors may lean by sex, how jurors think about death penalty cases, how Arias presents herself on the witness stand and what it will be like for jurors to question her.]

• Upcoming Items (Studio: Anderson Cooper)

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  07:53:30 pm — 07:53:30 pm

• (Commercial: Fidelity Investments; Jaguar; Delivering for America; ChristianMingle.com; 1-800-sandals; "Piers Morgan"; Quicken; "The Situation Room")

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  07:53:30 pm — 07:57:20 pm

• The RidicUList (Laugh Attack!)

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  07:57:20 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: scenes shown of the news story on a swimming cat with the anchor laughing and of AC trying not to laugh during many different stories.

• Good Night

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  08:00:20 pm — 08:00:20 pm