Vanderbilt Television News Archive

ABC Evening News for 2013-05-18

This program is 28 minutes long

• Preview/Introduction David Muir (New York)

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  05:30:20 pm — 05:31:10 pm

• Powerball Lottery

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  05:31:10 pm — 05:33:20 pm

  (Studio: David Muir) Powerball Lottery fever introduced; scenes shown of the line in Hawthorn, California.

  (Hawthorn, California: John Schriffen) The record Powerball jackpot featured; scenes shown of people in line to buy tickets in Hawthorn, California. [In line, two PEOPLE; on "Good Morning America", Multi-State Lottery Assn. Charles STRUTT†- comment.]

• Newark, New Jersey / Air Scare

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  05:33:20 pm — 05:35:30 pm

  (Studio: David Muir) Report introduced.

  (Washington: Lisa Stark) The emergency landing of a US Airways plane with no landing gear down at Newark featured; scenes and photos shown of the landing; details given about the landing gear jamming. [Passenger Ryan URIARTE†- comments on the skidding landing.]

• Connecticut / Trains Collision

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  05:35:30 pm — 05:37:20 pm

  (Studio: David Muir) Report introduced.

  (Bridgeport: Marci Gonzalez) The collision in Connecticut of two commuter trains after one derailed featured; scenes shown of the wreckage. [NTSB Earl WEENER†- reads a statement.] [Passenger Frank BILOTTU†- describes what happened.] [Senator Richard Blumenthal - comments on the accident.]

• Stormy Weather

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  05:37:20 pm — 05:38:40 pm

  (Studio: David Muir) New pictures of a tornado in Texas shown.

  (Texas: Ginger Zee) The wild weather featured; scenes shown of tornadoes in Texas and Alabama and the devastation. The severe weather forecast shown.

• Cleveland, Ohio / Missing Women

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  05:38:40 pm — 05:40:50 pm

  (Studio: David Muir) Report introduced.

  (Studio: Linzie Janis) The reaction of first responding police officers who found the Three women held captive in a Cleveland house presented. [Police officers Anthony ESPADA†, Michael TRACY†, Barbara JOHNSON†- describe what happened at the house with Amanda Berry, Michelle Knight and Gina DeJesus.]

• North Korea

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  05:40:50 pm — 05:41:00 pm

  (Studio: David Muir) North Korea's firing of three missiles off its coast as the US prepares for new naval exercises with South Korea reported.

• Syria / Civil War

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  05:41:00 pm — 05:41:10 pm

  (Studio: David Muir) The warning from Syrian President Bashir al-Assad for Russia and the US not to hold talks to end the Syrian civil war reported.

• Iran-US Relations / Athletics

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  05:41:10 pm — 05:43:30 pm

  (Studio: David Muir) A rare moment with athletes from the US and Iran sharing a stage in Iran and then in the US featured; scenes shown from Iran of the wrestling match attended by the Iranian president. [USA wrestling coach Zeke JONES†- talks about wrestling as a bridge.] [Wrestler Jordan BURROUGHS - comments.] The possible reasons for the early exit of the Iranian team from the US noted.

• Upcoming Items (Studio: David Muir)

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  05:43:30 pm — 05:44:10 pm

• (Commercial: Quicken; American Cancer Society; Zantac; Lifestyle Lift; Glucerna.)

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  05:44:10 pm — 05:46:30 pm

• Office Thieves

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  05:46:30 pm — 05:48:50 pm

  (Studio: David Muir) Report introduced.

  (Studio: Gio Benitez) The theft of office supplies examined; details given about the prearranged theft of printer toner cartridges; statistics cited. [Thief Marque GUMBS††- talks about stealing toner.]

• Upcoming Items (Studio: David Muir)

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  05:48:50 pm — 05:49:00 pm

• (Commercial: Enbrel; Symbicort; Dulcolax; "Billboard Music Awards")

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  05:49:00 pm — 05:51:50 pm

• Instant Index

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  05:51:50 pm — 05:53:20 pm

  (Studio: David Muir) A look at people, pictures and quotes that captured our imagination: photos of golfer Ken Venturi††, who died; a picture of high school senior Nicole Musto‡ with NBA superstar Dwyane†† Wade as her prom and First Lady Michelle Obama's message to high school seniors. [In Nashville, OBAMA - speaks about Oprah and Barack.]

• Upcoming Items (Studio: David Muir)

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  05:53:20 pm — 05:53:30 pm

• (Commercial: Cialis; Franklin Templeton; Bayer; Off!; Nexium; ABC Indy 500; "Motive".)

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  05:53:30 pm — 05:56:10 pm

• The Beckhams

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  05:56:10 pm — 05:57:50 pm

  (Studio: David Muir) Report introduced.

  (London: Jeffrey Kofman) Retiring soccer star David Beckham and wife Victoria Beckham, who never smiles for the press, featured; photos and scenes shown. [ABC News consultant Christine BRENNAN†- talks about the Beckhams.]

• Good Night

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  05:57:50 pm — 05:57:50 pm