Vanderbilt Television News Archive

ABC Evening News for 2015-04-17

This program is 29 minutes long

• Preview/Introduction David Muir (New York)

  #1082151

  05:30:00 pm — 05:31:10 pm

• Spring Weather / Highway

  #1082152

  05:31:10 pm — 05:34:40 pm

  (Studio: David Muir) The slow-motion disaster in Wyoming & Colorado on slick snowy roads & a tornado in Texas shown.

  (Dallas: Ryan Owens) The Wyoming highway disaster with a chain reaction crash, a pileup in Colorado & severe weather in Texas featured; Wyoming truck driver video & rain & hail in Texas shown. {Colorado State Patrol Trooper Josh LEWIS@- comment on accidents.]

  (Studio: David Muir, Rob Marciano) The weather forecast through the weekend discussed; weather maps shown.

• California . Gas Explosion

  #1082153

  05:34:40 pm — 05:35:10 pm

  (Studio: David Muir) The fireball in Fresno, California, after a gas explosion shown.

• Tulsa, Oklahoma / Police Shooting

  #1082154

  05:35:10 pm — 05:37:10 pm

  (Studio: David Muir) Report introduced.

  (Studio: Ryan Smith) The questions about the fatal shooting by Oklahoma volunteer deputy Robert Bates of an unarmed suspect, Eric Harris, in a sting operation examined; video shown; details given about the issue of Bates' training & the criminal charges he faces; statistics on these kinds of accidental shootings cited. [BATES - explains how this can happen to anyone.] What Bates is saying about his support of the Tulsa police discussed.

• Washington, DC / Capitol Plane

  #1082155

  05:37:10 pm — 05:38:50 pm

  (Studio: David Muir) The landing of a one-man helicopter on the Capitol lawn in Washington, DC, shown.

  (Washington: Pierre Thomas) The questions about how postal worker Doug Hughes flew his gyrocopter evading security in Washington examined; scenes shown of the landing; details given about the JLENS balloon system to detect flying objects. [ABC News retired USMC Col. Stephen GANYARD@- says the sophisticated technology did not work.] The future for Hughes keeping his job discussed.

• Terrorism Plot

  #1082156

  05:38:50 pm — 05:39:10 pm

  (Studio: David Muir) The court appearance by terrorism suspect Abdirahman Muhamud@, who was coming back from Syria to attack American soldiers, shown.

• Iraq / Erbil Attack, Al-Duri

  #1082157

  05:39:10 pm — 05:39:40 pm

  (Studio: David Muir) A car bombing outside the US consulate in Erbil, Iraq, & the death of former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein aide Izzat al-Duri@ reported; scenes shown.

• Chicago, Illinois / Air Rage

  #1082158

  05:39:40 pm — 05:41:20 pm

  (Studio: David Muir) A bizarre case of air rage on a plane at the Chicago airport reported; photos shown.

  (Washington airport: David Kerley) The stabbing of a snoring man on the plane before takeoff examined; scenes shown from inside the plane. [Passenger Lenny MORDARSKI@- reacts to what happened.] Other cases of air rage reviewed. [Assn. of Flight Attendants Sara NELSON@- says we need to take this seriously.]

• Washington / Bees

  #1082159

  05:41:20 pm — 05:41:30 pm

  (Studio: David Muir) The release of 14 million bees outside Seattle after a truck crash shown.

• Reporter's Rant

  #1082160

  05:41:30 pm — 05:42:50 pm

  (Studio: David Muir) Report introduced.

  (New York: David Wright) The stunning rant by an ESPN reporter, Britt McHenry, who insulted an Arlington, Virginia, tow truck company employee examined; surveillance video with audio shown. McHenry's Tweet quoted.

• Boston, Massachusetts / Bombing Trial / Anniversary

  #1082161

  05:42:50 pm — 05:43:20 pm

  (Studio: David Muir) The second anniversary of the Boston Marathon bombing that killed young Martin Richard, whose family urged the death penalty not be used against convicted Dzhokhar Tsarnaev%, reported; photos shown.

• Arizona / Classroom Explosion

  #1082162

  05:43:20 pm — 05:44:50 pm

  (Studio: David Muir) Report introduced.

  (Studio: Paula Faris) An explosion in an Arizona classroom examined; scenes shown of the explosion during an experiment. School safety plans mentioned.

• Stock Market Report (Studio: David Muir)

  #1082163

  05:44:50 pm — 05:45:10 pm

• Upcoming Items (Studio: David Muir)

  #1082164

  05:45:10 pm — 05:45:30 pm

• (Commercial: Shingles; Alka-Seltzer; Trivago; Salonpas; Voya.)

  #1082165

  05:45:30 pm — 05:47:40 pm

• Television / Dr. Oz / Columbia University

  #1082166

  05:47:40 pm — 05:49:10 pm

  (Studio: David Muir) Report introduced.

  (Studio: Linsey Davis) The demand by other Columbia University doctors that TV's Dr. Mehmet Oz be removed from the faculty examined; details given about the areas of the criticism of his medical advice on GMOs etc.; Dr. Oz's own defense quoted.

• Upcoming Items (Studio: David Muir)

  #1082167

  05:49:10 pm — 05:49:30 pm

• (Commercial: AT&T; "Beyond the Tank"; Dr. Scholl's; Ocuvite; Miracle-Gro; Farxiga.)

  #1082168

  05:49:30 pm — 05:52:30 pm

• Instant Index

  #1082169

  05:52:30 pm — 05:53:00 pm

  (Studio: David Muir) A look at people, pictures & quotes that captured our imagination: the apology from pro football quarterback Johnny Manziel to his fans after rehab; the ban of selfie sticks at the Kentucky Derby; a zoo gorilla lurching at the glass.

• Upcoming Items (Studio: David Muir)

  #1082170

  05:53:00 pm — 05:53:10 pm

• (Commercial: Panera; Claritin; Stanley Steemer; CVS; trivago; Centrum; TD Ameritrade; News 2.)

  #1082171

  05:53:10 pm — 05:56:40 pm

• Person of the Week (Davion Only@)

  #1082172

  05:56:40 pm — 05:58:30 pm

  (Studio: David Muir) Davion Only@, the boy who last year asked only for a family, profiled; scenes shown of his appeal while a foster kid. [ONLY - wants a family to love him.] [Adoptive mother Connie GOING@- talks about Davion.]

• Good Night

  #1082173

  05:58:30 pm — 05:58:30 pm