Vanderbilt Television News Archive

ABC Evening News for 2015-02-23

This program is 29 minutes long

• Preview/Introduction David Muir (New York)

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  05:30:00 pm — 05:31:00 pm

• Winter Weather / Cold

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  05:31:00 pm — 05:34:00 pm

  (Studio: David Muir) The 2,000 mile storm in the US introduced; scenes shown of an empty highway & ice in Texas.

  (Dallas: Clayton Sandell) The storm in Texas that made driving a mess featured; scenes shown of wrecks on the highway, ice on the road & sidewalks, fires in Austin, a sinkhole in Virginia. [Austin MAN - comments.]

  (Studio: David Muir, Rob Marciano) The huge weather system discussed; weather & temperature maps shown.

• Connecticut / Bank Robbery

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  05:34:00 pm — 05:35:40 pm

  (Studio: David Muir) Report introduced.

  (New Britain, Connecticut: Gio Benitez) The manhunt after an elaborate bank robbery scheme in Connecticut in which a banker's family was held hostage reviewed; scenes shown from New Britain & Bristol. [New Britain Mayor Erin STEWART@, police Chief James WARDWELL@- call it a scary situation.]

• Terrorism / Al Shabaab / Malls

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  05:35:40 pm — 05:37:30 pm

  (Studio: David Muir) Report introduced.

  (Washington: Pierre Thomas) A video from the terrorism group Al Shabaab threatening attacks on the Mall of America in Minnesota & malls in Canada & Britain examined; scenes shown from the mall outside Minneapolis & of police training; details given about the 2013 Kenya mall attack. [Former National Counterterrorism director Matthew OLSEN@- says the video is a recruiting tool.] The worries about the video inspiring lone wolf radicals discussed.

• Iran-US Relations / Nuclear Talks

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  05:37:30 pm — 05:37:50 pm

  (Studio: David Muir) A report from Secretary of State John Kerry about progress on a nuclear deal with Iran reported.

• Immigration Law

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  05:37:50 pm — 05:38:10 pm

  (Studio: David Muir) The legal plea from President Obama's administration to allow his immigration plan to go forward after a judge's ruling reported.

• Medicine: Peanut Allergies

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  05:38:10 pm — 05:39:50 pm

  (Studio: David Muir) New research on preventing peanut allergies introduced.

  (Livingston, New Jersey: Linsey Davis) The story of Josh Mandelbaum, who is violently allergic to peanuts, presented. [Josh & mother Leanne MANDELBAUM - comment on his problems.]

  (Studio: David Muir, Richard Besser) This dramatic change to approaching peanut allergies discussed.

• Weesleyan University / Molly Drug

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  05:39:50 pm — 05:40:10 pm

  (Studio: David Muir) The hospitalization of students at Wesleyan University after taking the designer drug "Molly" reported.

• Texas / Conjoined Twins / Surgery

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  05:40:10 pm — 05:42:00 pm

  (Studio: David Muir) Report introduced.

  (Houston: JuJu Chang) A complex surgery in Texas to separate two conjoined twins featured; scenes shown of twins Khatalyne% & Adeline Mata% at Texas Children's Hospital in Houston. [Pediatric surgeon Dr. Darrell CASS@- talks about "reconstructing" them.] [Mother Elysse MATA@- comments on her decision to operate.]

• Academy Awards / Speeches

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  05:42:00 pm — 05:45:00 pm

  (Studio: David Muir) Some memorable moments at last night's Academy Awards in Hollywood reviewed; scenes shown from the Oscars show, including vocals from John Legend & Lady Gaga. [Oscar winners J.K. SIMMONS, Patricia ARQUETTE, Eddie REDMAYNE, Julianne MOORE - give acceptance speeches.]

• World War II / Iwo Jima Photo

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  05:45:00 pm — 05:45:30 pm

  (Studio: David Muir) The 70th anniversary of the American flag raised over Iwo Jima reported; photo shown.

• Upcoming Items (Studio: David Muir)

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  05:45:30 pm — 05:46:00 pm

• (Commercial: Voya; priceline; Tempur-Pedic; Namenda.)

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  05:46:00 pm — 05:48:10 pm

• Road Rage / Nevada

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  05:48:10 pm — 05:49:30 pm

  (Studio: David Muir) Report introduced.

  (Las Vegas: Kendis Gibson) What happened in the "road rage" case in Las Vegas that ended with Eric Nowsch killing Tammy Meyers examined; photos shown; details given of the claims by both sides about the shooting. [Defense attorney Conrad CLAUS@- denies any road rage situation.] [Husband Robert MEYERS@- speaks out.]

• Upcoming Items (Studio: David Muir)

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  05:49:30 pm — 05:49:50 pm

• (Commercial: Jublia; Beneful; Ocuvite; Hoover; "The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel"; Humira; Campbell's Soup.)

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  05:49:50 pm — 05:52:50 pm

• Instant Index

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  05:52:50 pm — 05:53:20 pm

  (Studio: David Muir) A look at people, pictures & quotes that captured our imagination: one of the winners, Marie Holmes, in the Powerball Lottery; the appearance of baseball's Alex Rodriguez at spring training & a wing suit flight in the French Alps.

• Upcoming Items (Studio: David Muir)

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  05:53:20 pm — 05:53:30 pm

• (Commercial: trivago; Symbicort; Salonpas; Planters; Botox; News 2.)

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  05:53:30 pm — 05:56:50 pm

• Academy Awards

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  05:56:50 pm — 05:58:40 pm

  (Studio: David Muir) Academy Award winner Julianne Moore of "Still Alice" profiled; Alzheimer's Assn. quoted about the film; scenes shown. [In her acceptance speech, MOORE - jokes about age.]

• Good Night

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  05:58:40 pm — 05:58:40 pm