Vanderbilt Television News Archive

ABC Evening News for 2017-02-18

This program is 29 minutes long

• Preview/Introduction Tom Llamas (New York)

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  05:30:00 pm — 05:31:20 pm

• Trump / Campaign Event

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  05:31:20 pm — 05:36:10 pm

  (Studio: Tom Llamas) Report introduced.

  (Florida: Mary Bruce) The 2020 campaign event by President Trump in Melbourne, Florida, featured; scenes shown of the event & anti-Trump demonstrations; details given about the issue of ties to Russia & the travel ban. [TRUMP - speaks against the fake news, how the White House is running smoothly.] [Three PEOPLE - back Trump.] Trump's reasons for the rally discussed.

  (Studio: Tom Llamas; Washington: Jonathan Karl) The reasons for the Trump rally after a brutal first month discussed.

• Pence / NATO & Russia

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  05:36:10 pm — 05:36:40 pm

  (Studio: Tom Llamas) What Vice President-elect Mike Pence said about NATO & Russia introduced. [PENCE - speaks about Russia.]

• California / Rainstorm, Oroville Dam

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  05:36:40 pm — 05:40:10 pm

  (Studio: Tom Llamas) Report introduced.

  (Phelan, California: Marci Gonzalez) The epic rain in southern California featured; scenes shown of a fire engine falling into a crumbling road, two cars in a sinkhole, running rain water, a washed-out freeway. [Two MEN - comment.]

  (Studio: Tom Llamas; California: Rob Marciano) The weather forecast for rainy California discussed; weather maps shown.

  (Studio: Tom Llamas) The endangered Oroville dam in California shown.

• Indiana / Teens Murder

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  05:40:10 pm — 05:41:40 pm

  (Studio: Tom Llamas) Report introduced.

  (Washington: Stephanie Ramos) The manhunt in Delphi, Indiana, for the murderer of two teenage girls, Abigail Williams & Liberty German, featured; scenes shown from the woods. [Two RESIDENTS, state police Sgt. Kim RILEY†- comment on the case.]

• Malaysia / Korean Murder

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  05:41:40 pm — 05:43:10 pm

  (Studio: Tom Llamas) Report introduced.

  (London; Jennifer Eccleston) The investigation in Malaysia into the murder of King Jong Dam, half-brother of the North Korea dictator Kim Jong Un, featured; details given about the female assassin suspects. [ABC's Brad GARRETT - says it is a targeted kill.]

• Canada / Immigration

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  05:43:10 pm — 05:44:50 pm

  (Studio: Tom Llamas) Report introduced.

  (Champlain, New York: Eva Pilgrim) The spike in refugees fleeing to Canada to avoid President Trump's stricter immigration policies featured; scenes shown from the border; statistics cited. [Quebec Immigration Lawyers Assn. vice president Eric TAILLEFER†- says the system cannot handle the claims.] [TRUMP - talks about strong borders.] [Prime Minister Justin TRUDEAU - defends openness.]

• McCorvey Death

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  05:44:50 pm — 05:45:10 pm

  (Studio: Tom Llamas) The death of Norma McCorvey, aka "Jane Roe," the figure in the 1973 Roe v. Wade abortion case, reported; photos shown.

• Upcoming Items & COMMERCIALS: Mattress Firm; Aleve; Prevagen; Movantik.

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  05:45:10 pm — 05:47:40 pm

• Drone Voyeurs

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  05:47:40 pm — 05:49:20 pm

  (Studio: Tom Llamas) Report introduced.

  (New York: Adrienne Bankert) The case of a drone being used to spy on people in their homes featured; drone scenes shown; drone sales statistics cited. [Homeowners John & Rachel HENSON†- react to what happened.] [Safety & security expert Bill STANTON†- offers advice.]

• Upcoming Items & COMMERCIALS: PreserVision; Duo Fusion; Cialis; Aleve; Peloton; Viberzi; "When We Rise"; "Designated Survivor"

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  05:49:20 pm — 05:53:00 pm

• Instant Index

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  05:53:00 pm — 05:54:00 pm

  (Studio: Tom Llamas) A look at people, pictures & quotes that captured our imagination: the mansion inferno in Virginia shown; the acceptance letter mishap at Columbia University; the feud between Mark Cuban & President Trump.

• Upcoming Items & COMMERCIALS: Humira; IBgard; Alka-Seltzer; Head & Shoulders; Symbicort; Dulcolax; The Oscars.

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  05:54:00 pm — 05:57:20 pm

• Car Rescue

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  05:57:20 pm — 05:58:50 pm

  (Studio: Tom Llamas) Report introduced.

  (No location given: John Donvan) The story of Antonio Wanwright, who was rescued from a fiery car by Good Samaritan Sean Lawson, presented; scenes shown of the car & from the hospital. [WAINWRIGHT, LAWSON - describe what happened.]

• Good Night

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  05:58:50 pm — 05:58:50 pm