Vanderbilt Television News Archive

ABC Evening News for 2016-05-30

This program is 29 minutes long

• Preview/Introduction Tom Llamas (New York)

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  05:30:00 pm — 05:31:20 pm

• Weather / Floods

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  05:31:20 pm — 05:34:10 pm

  (Studio: Tom Llamas) Report introduced.

  (Folly Beach, South Carolina: Eva Pilgrim) The deadly flooding in the South & rain along the East coast from Tropical Storm Bonnie featured; scenes shown from Texas, South Carolina; details given about how to deal with rip currents. [Texas MAN, Parker County emergency mgt. Donald SCHAUER†, Carolina MAN, Coast Guard Brandon SANFORD†- talk about the weather.]

  (Studio: Tom Llamas, Ginger Zee) The stormy weather forecast discussed; weather maps shown.

• Cincinnati, Ohio / Gorilla Death

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  05:34:10 pm — 05:36:40 pm

  (Studio: Tom Llamas) Report introduced.

  (Cincinnati: Marci Gonzalez) The details of the incident at the Cincinnati zoo in which a gorilla, Harambe††, had to be killed to protect a small child who got into his enclosure reviewed; cell phone video shown. [Eyewitness Brittany NICELY†- describes what happened.] [Zoo president Thane MAYNARD††- talks about the barriers; defends the shooting.]

• Houston, Texas / Shooting

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  05:36:40 pm — 05:38:10 pm

  (Studio: Tom Llamas) Report introduced.

  (Houston: Phillip Mena) The details of the shooting rampage incident on the streets of Houston with suspect Army vet Dionisio Garza† being sought reviewed; scenes shown of the shooting area. [Eyewitnesses Shayan SADRI†, Frances MARTINEZ†- recount what happened.]

• Chicago, Illinois / Gun Violence

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  05:38:10 pm — 05:38:30 pm

  (Studio: Tom Llamas) A series of deadly shootings in Chicago reported; photo shown of victim Veronica Lopez.

• Holiday Travel

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  05:38:30 pm — 05:40:10 pm

  (Studio: Tom Llamas) Report introduced.

  (New York: Linsey Davis) The holiday travel headache as people return home from Memorial Day reviewed; scenes shown from roads & airports; gas statistics cited. [DRIVER, airline TRAVELLER - comment.]

• Campaign 2016 / Democrats

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  05:40:10 pm — 05:42:00 pm

  (Studio: Tom Llamas) Report introduced.

  (Washington: Mary Bruce) The coming California primary race between Democrats Hillary Clinton & a surging Bernie Sanders with Donald Trump with the bikers in Washington, DC, featured; scenes shown from Chappaqua, New York, of the Clintons marching in a Memorial Day parade with Sanders in San Francisco. [Senator Dianne FEINSTEIN - tells Sanders to read the signposts.] [TRUMP - speaks about the crowds.] The questions about the money Trump raised for veterans noted.

• Shark Attacks

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  05:42:00 pm — 05:43:20 pm

  (Studio: Tom Llamas) Report introduced.

  (New York: Gio Benitez) The shark attacks on both coasts reported; scenes shown from Florida's Neptune Beach & from near Los Angeles. [Florida BOY, MAN - comment.] Shark attack statistics cited.

• Memorial Day

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  05:43:20 pm — 05:44:00 pm

  (Studio: Tom Llamas) Memorial Day tributes, including President Obama & 5-year-old Christian Jacobs at Arlington National Cemetery, shown.

• Upcoming Items (Studio: Tom Llamas)

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  05:44:00 pm — 05:44:30 pm

• (Commercial: Capital one; K9 Advantix; Prevagen; Lyrica.)

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  05:44:30 pm — 05:46:30 pm

• Swimming Pools

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  05:46:30 pm — 05:48:10 pm

  (Studio: Tom Llamas) Report introduced.

  (Denver: Clayton Sandell) The dangers at swimming pools & lakes examined; scenes shown of pools where people died from electric shocks; statistics cited. [BYSTANDER - comments on a pool death.]

• Upcoming Items (Studio: Tom Llamas)

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  05:48:10 pm — 05:48:30 pm

• (Commercial: Shingles; USAA: Nexium; Prolia; Prudential; Bayer.)

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  05:48:30 pm — 05:51:40 pm

• Instant Index

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  05:51:40 pm — 05:53:00 pm

  (Studio: Tom Llamas) A look at people, pictures & quotes that captured our imagination: the arrest of murder suspect Philip Policarpio†; a wild tractor-trailer accident near New York City; the Vatican visit by actors George Clooney & Selma Hayek & the little elephant stuck in a drainage space in Sri Lanka.

• Upcoming Items (Studio: Tom Llamas)

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  05:53:00 pm — 05:53:10 pm

• (Commercial: Viagra; Januvia; Farmers; MiraFiber; Advil; News 2.)

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  05:53:10 pm — 05:56:40 pm

• America Strong (Memorial Day)

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  05:56:40 pm — 05:58:40 pm

  (Studio: Tom Llamas) Report introduced.

  (New York: David Wright) The Memorial Day mission of teen Katie Prior† & volunteers of playing Taps at military funerals featured; scenes shown. [PRIOR - talks about playing Taps for her grandfather.]

• Good Night

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  05:58:40 pm — 05:58:40 pm