Vanderbilt Television News Archive

ABC Evening News for 2016-09-09

This program is 29 minutes long

• Preview/Introduction David Muir (New York)

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  05:30:00 pm — 05:31:10 pm

• Phones / Battery Fires

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  05:31:10 pm — 05:33:30 pm

  (Studio: David Muir) Report introduced.

  (Washington: David Kerley) The advice from the Consumer Product Safety Commission about the battery fire problems with Samsung Galaxy Note7 smart phones featured; scenes shown of burned phones; details given about the FAA warning for planes. [Samsung phone owner Nathan DORNACHER†- shows his burned SUV.] ["Consumer Reports" editor Glenn DERENE†- says stop using the phone.] [Retired Marine pilot Col. Stephen GANYARD†- cites the problems on a plane.]

• Severe Weather / Storm system

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  05:33:30 pm — 05:34:40 pm

  (Studio: David Muir) The storm system & the heat wave in the East introduced; temperature map shown.

  (Bristol, Tennessee: Rob Marciano) The storm forecast with rare September heat presented; weather maps shown.

• New York, New York / September 11 Anniversary

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  05:34:40 pm — 05:35:20 pm

  (Studio: David Muir) Report introduced.

  (New York: Gio Benitez) The ramped-up security in New York City for the 15th 9/11 anniversary featured; scenes shown from the city streets.

• Campaign 2016 / Clinton vs. Trump / Putin

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  05:35:20 pm — 05:41:10 pm

  (Studio: David Muir) Report introduced.

  (New York: Jonathan Karl) The continuing praise from presidential candidate Donald Trump of Russian President Vladimir Putin, his process to mend fences with black voters by ending his birther stance featured; scenes shown of Trump speaking on President Obama's birthplace & of photos of Trump with former President Bill Clinton. [Sept. 8, TRUMP - says it is unlikely the Russians hacked the DNC.] [TRUMP - praises Putin as a leader.] [Trump campaign manager Kellyanne CONWAY, former New York City Mayor Rudolph GIULIANI - state Trump's new position on Obama's birth.] The issue of Trump's health records discussed. [For ABC, TRUMP - says he might do that: release health records.]

  (Studio: David Muir) Report introduced.

  (New York: Cecilia vega) The response of Hillary Clinton to a shouted question about Trump appearing on Russian TV & her promise to show a more personal side featured; scenes shown from a Clinton swing state ad. [CLINTON - likens the campaign to a reality TV show.] [CLINTON - remembers her late father's prayers.] [On "The View," Chelsea CLINTON - backs her mother.] Hillary's willingness to talk more to the press discussed.

• Syria / Cease-Fire Plan

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  05:41:10 pm — 05:41:40 pm

  (Studio: David Muir) A report from Secretary of State John Kerry of a US-Russian plan for a cease-fire in the civil war in Syria reported.

• Vargas Alcoholism

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  05:41:40 pm — 05:45:30 pm

  (Studio: David Muir) The talk from ABC reporter Elizabeth Vargas about her battle with alcohol addiction & anxiety previewed; scenes shown of her doing the news & with her boys. [With Diane Sawyer, VARGAS - talks about her death spin & her on-air anxiety; recounts an anecdote about her kids.]

  (Studio: David Muir) The story continued on "20/20" noted.

• Upcoming Items & COMMERCIALS: Eliquis; Humana; Aleve.

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  05:45:30 pm — 05:48:10 pm

• California / Smart Disappearance

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  05:48:10 pm — 05:49:20 pm

  (Studio: David Muir) Report introduced.

  (Los Angeles: Kayna Whitworth) The new discoveries in the 20-year-old cold case of the disappearance of Cal Poly student Kristin Smart after a campus party in 1996 examined; scenes shown from the campus. [Sister Lindsey Smart STEWART†- comments on the case.] [San Luis Obispo County Sheriff Ian PARKINSON†- talks about {person of interest} Paul Flores.]

• Upcoming Items & COMMERCIALS: Prolia; Prevagen; Viberzi; Aleve; Duo Fusion.

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  05:49:20 pm — 05:52:30 pm

• Instant Index

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  05:52:30 pm — 05:53:30 pm

  (Studio: David Muir) A look at people, pictures & quotes that captured our imagination: the car dangling off a parking garage in Austin, Texas; the fiery rescue of two infants from a burning car in Maryland; a road rage confrontation in California.

• Upcoming Items & COMMERCIALS: Farmers; Microsoft; Claritin; vote4energy.org; Prilosec; Botox; News 2.

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  05:53:30 pm — 05:57:00 pm

• America Strong (9/11 Flag)

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  05:57:00 pm — 05:58:50 pm

  (Studio: David Muir) The 15th anniversary of the terrorism attacks on September 11, 2001, & the return of the flag that disappeared soon after featured; scenes shown from the 9/11 museum in New York City of items, including the iconic flag. [SCIENTIST - authenticates the flag.] [MAN - talks about the flag artifact.]

• Good Night

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  05:58:50 pm — 05:58:50 pm