Vanderbilt Television News Archive

ABC Evening News for 2016-11-17

This program is 29 minutes long

• Preview/Introduction David Muir (New York)

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  05:30:00 pm — 05:31:00 pm

• Trump / Transition / Clinton

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  05:31:00 pm — 05:37:10 pm

  (Studio: David Muir) Report introduced.

  (New York: David Wright) The prospects for a team of rivals in President-elect Donald Trump's cabinet with Mitt Romney under consideration along with Governor Nikki Haley & former New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani for Secretary of State examined; details given about the role of son-in-law Jared Kushner in the White House. [During the campaign, ROMNEY, TRUMP - criticize each other.] [January 12, HALEY - questions angry voices.] [Trump campaign manager Kellyanne CONWAY - talks about Kushner.] Trump's meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Shinto Abe noted.

  (Studio: David Muir) Report introduced.

  (Washington: Mary Bruce) The prospects for Republicans & Democrats finding common ground to work together & Hillary Clinton's speech at the Children's Defense Fund reviewed. [Bernie SANDERS, Representative Nancy PELOSI - comment on working together.] [CLINTON - speaks about her mother.] Clinton family photos shown. What Sanders is now saying about the election discussed.

• Clapper Resignation

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  05:37:10 pm — 05:37:40 pm

  (Studio: David Muir) The resignation of national intelligence director James Clapper & what he said about Russian hacking of e-mails reported.

• West / Snowstorm

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  05:37:40 pm — 05:39:50 pm

  (Studio: David Muir) Report introduced.

  (Denver: Clayton Sandell) The winter snowstorm in the West after a warm fall featured; scenes shown from Wyoming, Colorado, the empty interstate.

  (Studio: David Muir; New York: Ginger Zee) The weather forecast in the West & Midwest discussed; weather maps shown.

• Gas Blasts

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  05:39:50 pm — 05:41:40 pm

  (Studio: David Muir) Report introduced.

  (Canton, Illinois: Gio Benitez) Deadly gas explosions in Illinois & yesterday in Spencer, Indiana, featured; scenes shown; details given about gas line safety valves. [Witness Jill DILLEFELD†- describes what happened.]

• Arizona / Police Confrontation

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  05:41:40 pm — 05:43:10 pm

  (Studio: David Muir) Report introduced.

  (Washington: Pierre Thomas) The confrontation in Flagstaff, Arizona, between a woman & a police officer, who punched her in the face, featured; Facebook scenes shown. [Punched, Marissa MORRIS - describes what happened.] [Flagstaff Sgt. Cory RUNGE†- comments on an investigation.] Other police interactions shown.

• Conyers Son

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  05:43:10 pm — 05:43:30 pm

  (Studio: David Muir) The disappearance of Representative John Conyers' son Carl at the University of Houston reported; photos shown.

• Medicine: Addiction

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  05:43:30 pm — 05:43:50 pm

  (Studio: David Muir) The warning from the Surgeon General about drug/alcohol addiction reported.

• Thanksgiving Travel

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  05:43:50 pm — 05:45:20 pm

  (Studio: David Muir) Report introduced.

  (Washington airport: David Kerley) Tips for Thanksgiving travel presented; TSA statistics cited. [TSA administrator Peter NEFFENGER†- talks about the screening operations.]

• Upcoming Items & COMMERCIALS: Xeljanz; Prevagen; Prudential; Boost.

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  05:45:20 pm — 05:48:00 pm

• Arizona / Road Rage

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  05:48:00 pm — 05:49:20 pm

  (Studio: David Muir) Report introduced.

  (Los Angeles: Kayna Whitworth) A new case of road rage by driver Jowen Moses† in Arizona featured; scenes shown from Scottsdale with 911 call from Fatima Tsouli† played. [TSOULI - says it was 25 minutes of torment.]

• Upcoming Items & COMMERCIALS: Edward Jones; Ace Hardware; Otezla; Consumer Cellular; AARP/

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  05:49:20 pm — 05:52:40 pm

• Instant Index

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  05:52:40 pm — 05:53:40 pm

  (Studio: David Muir) A look at people, pictures & quotes that captured our imagination: the developments in the August death of Massachusetts jogger Vanessa Marcotte††; a crash in Boston of a train into a car on the tracks shown; a bat on stage during an Adele concert in New York City.

• Upcoming Items & COMMERCIALS: Aleve; Microsoft; Cialis; TD Ameritrade; Zostavax; News 2.

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  05:53:40 pm — 05:57:10 pm

• America Strong (Joseph Levi)

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  05:57:10 pm — 05:58:40 pm

  (Studio: David Muir) The September 29 "miracle" catch of a baby, Ethan Levi, falling off a dressing table to be caught by his brother, Joseph, featured; home video shown. [Joseph LEVI, mother Tila LEVI - describe what happened.]

• Good Night

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  05:58:40 pm — 05:58:40 pm