Vanderbilt Television News Archive

ABC Evening News for 2015-05-29

This program is 29 minutes long

• Preview/Introduction David Muir (New York)

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  05:30:00 pm — 05:31:00 pm

• Texas / Floods

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  05:31:00 pm — 05:34:30 pm

  (Studio: David Muir) The video of a rescue police officer airlifted to safety over flood waters in Texas & an interstate 30 traffic jam shown.

  (Liberty, Texas: Matt Gutman) The flooding in Texas featured; scenes shown from Dallas with cars in the water, floods in Oklahoma, hail in Kansas, the Dallas highway & the search for the missing. [Stranded motorists Edward LAMOTHE@, Marilyn HART@- react.] [Relative of missing McComb family, Julia SHIELDS@ - recounts Laura's phone call.]

  (Studio: David Muir) Report introduced.

  (Denton, Texas: Rob Marciano) The rain forecast for Texas reported; weather maps & a Texas dam shown.

• Hastert Charges

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  05:34:30 pm — 05:36:50 pm

  (Studio: David Muir; Washington: Jonathan Karl) The charges against former Illinois Representative Dennis hastert for violating banking laws & lying to the FBI while paying hush money for past sexual abuses while he taught high school & wrestling examined; financial figures cited. [Former high school wrestler Gary MATLOCK@- backs Hastert.] The possible penalties for Hastert discussed.

• Colorado / Serial Shooting

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  05:36:50 pm — 05:38:00 pm

  (Studio: David Muir) Report introduced.

  (Denver: Clayton Sandell) The investigation into two separate shootings in Colorado now found to be connected examined; details given about other possible incidents. [Windsor police dept. Chief John MICHAELS@- says the shootings are linked.] [Shooting victim Cory ROMERO@- describes what happened.]

• Airplanes / Near Collisions, Lasers

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  05:38:00 pm — 05:39:40 pm

  (Studio: David Muir) Report introduced.

  (New York JFK Airport: David Kerley) A near collision in the air between a passenger jet & a drone & laser pointing incidents featured; animated diagram shown; statistics on laser incidents cited. [Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh JOHNSON@- calls laser use reckless.]

• Anthrax Scare

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  05:39:40 pm — 05:40:50 pm

  (Studio: David Muir) Report introduced.

  (Washington: Pierre Thomas) The action by the Pentagon after the government sent live anthrax to labs in the US & South Korea featured; details given about a prior shipping of live anthrax to Australia.

• Cuba-US Relations / Diplomacy

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  05:40:50 pm — 05:41:10 pm

  (Studio: David Muir) The US decision removing Cuba from the list of terrorism countries reported,

• Japan / Volcano

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  05:41:10 pm — 05:41:20 pm

  (Studio: David Muir) The eruption of a volcano on an island in Japan reported; scenes shown.

• India / Heat Wave

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  05:41:20 pm — 05:41:40 pm

  (Studio: David Muir) The deadly heat wave in India reported.

• Washington, DC / Mansion Murder Mystery

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  05:41:40 pm — 05:43:10 pm

  (Studio: David Muir) Report introduced.

  (Studio: Ryan Smith) The new questions about the delivery of cash to the Washington, DC, house where a family was held hostage & later murdered examined; scenes shown from the burned-out Savvas Savopoulos mansion & arrested suspect Daron Wint; details given about the money drop made by an assistant named "W-1." [ABC's Brad GARRETT - comments.]

• Airplanes / Passengers Kicked off

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  05:43:10 pm — 05:44:40 pm

  (Studio: David Muir) Report introduced.

  (Studio: Cecilia Vega) The incident in which a mother & toddler son were kicked off an international plane flight bound for Vancouver examined; SkyWest statement quoted. [Giorgio's mother Sarah BLACKWOOD@- reacts to what happened.]

• Upcoming Items (Studio: David Muir)

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  05:44:40 pm — 05:45:20 pm

• (Commercial: Voya; Bayer; Stanley Steemer; Premarin.)

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  05:45:20 pm — 05:47:30 pm

• Real Money (Vacation Home)

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  05:47:30 pm — 05:48:10 pm

  (Studio: David Muir) Report introduced.

  (Studio: Linsey Davis) How to vacation without spending money on lodging via TrustedHouseSitters.com & other Websites featured; scenes shown. [In Marina del Rey, Goldie HOFFMAN@- comment.]

• Upcoming Items (Studio: David Muir)

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  05:48:10 pm — 05:48:30 pm

• (Commercial: Juvederm; Centrum; CVS; Poligrip; Aleve; Namenda.)

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  05:48:30 pm — 05:52:30 pm

• Instant Index

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  05:52:30 pm — 05:53:10 pm

  (Studio: David Muir) A look at people, pictures & quotes that captured our imagination: an tragic accident at a county fair in California in which a Navy veteran was killed & actor Chris Pratt's father-son moment.

• Upcoming Items (Studio: David Muir)

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  05:53:10 pm — 05:53:20 pm

• (Commercial: Tena; Sea-Bond; Prevagen; Sleep Number; Breathe Right; Dr. Scholl's; Viagra; News 2.)

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  05:53:20 pm — 05:56:30 pm

• Person of the Week (The Workers at Ground zero)

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  05:56:30 pm — 05:58:50 pm

  (Studio: David Muir) The workers who built the new World Trade Center after 9/11 profiled; scenes shown of the workers raising the spire & a view from the observatory. [Construction worker Tom HICKEY - talks about being a 4th generation iron worker.] [Survivor Florence JONES, worker Kevin SCALLEY - show the view.]

• Good Night

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  05:58:50 pm — 05:58:50 pm