Vanderbilt Television News Archive

ABC Evening News for 2015-06-08

This program is 29 minutes long

• Preview/Introduction David Muir (New York)

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  05:30:00 pm — 05:31:00 pm

• New York / Prison Break

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  05:31:00 pm — 05:33:50 pm

  (Studio: David Muir) The ongoing manhunt in New York state for two escaped prisoners, David Sweat@ & Richard Matt@, introduced; scenes shown.

  (Dannemora, New York: Gio Benitez) The massive manhunt for the two men gone without a trace reviewed; scenes shown of the home of prison worker Joyce Mitchell, from inside the prison; details given about how the escape was carried out & about the reward offered. [Governor Andrew CUOMO - says they needed power tools.]

• Medicine: Tuberculosis Case

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  05:33:50 pm — 05:35:20 pm

  (Studio: David Muir) Report introduced.

  (Washington: David Kerley) The search for hundreds of people who may have been exposed to a woman with contagious tuberculosis examined; details given about her drug-resistant TB; map shown of her travel route in the US over seven weeks.

• Texas / Police Force

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  05:35:20 pm — 05:37:10 pm

  (Studio: David Muir) Report introduced.

  (McKinney, Texas: Steve Osunsami) The video of a Texas pool party that erupted into chaos with a police officer, Cpl. Eric Casebolt%, pushing a girl & drawing his gun, featured; scenes shown from near a community pool; details given of protests. [Hosted party Tatyana RHODES@- says he was aggressive for no reason.] [Subdued by police, Dajerria BECTON@- describes what happened as she was thrown.] [McKinney police chief Greg CONLEY@- asks for patience.]

• South Carolina / Police Shooting

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  05:37:10 pm — 05:38:50 pm

  (Studio: David Muir) The police shooting in Charleston, South Carolina, of Walter Scott reviewed; dashcam video shown.

  (Washington: Pierre Thomas) The indictment of Officer Michael Slager for shooting Scott examined; shooting shown. [Victim's brother Rodney SCOTT@- reacts to the grand jury indictment for murder.]

• Boston, Massachusetts / Terrorism / Police Shooting

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  05:38:50 pm — 05:39:00 pm

  (Studio: David Muir) New images of the police confrontation in Boston with Usaama Rahim, who was armed with a knife & then shot, shown.

• Pennsylvania / Warehouse Fire / Hazmat Incident

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  05:39:00 pm — 05:40:40 pm

  (Studio: David Muir) A fire at a warehouse in Pennsylvania reported; scenes shown of the explosion.

  (Hanover, Pennsylvania: David Wright) The investigation of this "hazmat incident" in which chemicals caught fire at a fertilizer plant examined; scenes shown of the smoking site; details given about the possible toxicity. [Hanover resident Daniel BROWN@- describes what happened.]

• Severe Weather

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  05:40:40 pm — 05:41:50 pm

  (Studio: David Muir, Rob Marciano) The severe weather watch & forecast with rains in the West reported; scenes from Colorado of a supercell & weather maps shown.

• Europe / G7 Summit

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  05:41:50 pm — 05:42:30 pm

  (Studio: David Muir) Report introduced.

  (Austria: Terry Moran) What President Obama said at the G7 summit about the US strategy to defeat ISIS in Iraq reviewed.

• Mediterranean Sea / Migrants Rescue

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  05:42:30 pm — 05:44:20 pm

  (Studio: David Muir) Report introduced.

  (On the Phoenix: Alex Marquardt) The rescue efforts for migrants in the Mediterranean Sea featured; scenes shown from the independent rescue ship the Moaz Phoenix, the refugee boats packed with people, the arriving warships & inside the transport boats; migration statistics cited.

• Florida / Shark Attack

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  05:44:20 pm — 05:45:40 pm

  (Studio: David Muir) Report introduced.

  (Miami Beach, Florida: Matt Gutman) A shark attack at a Florida beach featured; scenes & photo of Lucas Vertullo%, who was bitten, shown. [Brevard County rescue Eisen WITCHER@- comments.] A swim with the sharks off the Bahamas shown.

• Upcoming Items (Studio: David Muir)

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  05:45:40 pm — 05:46:30 pm

• (Commercial: Progressive; Alka-Seltzer; CVS; Consumer Cellular; Kerasal.)

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  05:46:30 pm — 05:48:30 pm

• Crime: Stolen Packages

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  05:48:30 pm — 05:50:00 pm

  (Studio: David Muir) Report introduced.

  (San Jose, California: Aditi Roy) The crime of package thefts from homes examined; scenes shown from Pittsburgh of a homeowner confronting the thief & of other thefts. [Homeowner John LANDIS - reacts.]

• Upcoming Items (Studio: David Muir)

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  05:50:00 pm — 05:50:10 pm

• (Commercial: Ford; "Astronaut Wives Club"; CrohnsAndColitis.com; America's Oil & Natural Gas Industry; Glucerna; trivago; whooping cough.)

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  05:50:10 pm — 05:53:20 pm

• Instant Index

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  05:53:20 pm — 05:53:50 pm

  (Studio: David Muir) A look at people, pictures & quotes that captured our imagination: the arrest in Florida of a suspect in the attacks on two female real estate agents; the impending release in South Africa of Oscar Pistorius, imprisoned for shooting his girlfriend & Nashville's plans for a big fireworks display.

• Upcoming Items (Studio: David Muir)

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  05:53:50 pm — 05:54:00 pm

• (Commercial: Aleve; Premarin; Off!; Prudential; Plants; K9 Advantix; News 2.)

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  05:54:00 pm — 05:57:20 pm

• Horse Racing / American Pharoah

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  05:57:20 pm — 05:58:30 pm

  (Studio: David Muir) The future for triple crown-winning race horse American Pharoah examined; scenes shown from the Belmont racetrack; statistics on the horse's potential stud activities cited.

• Good Night

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  05:58:30 pm — 05:58:30 pm