Vanderbilt Television News Archive

ABC Evening News for 2017-02-20

This program is 28 minutes long

• Preview/Introduction David Muir (New York)

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  05:30:00 pm — 05:31:00 pm

• Trump / Cabinet / NSA

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  05:31:00 pm — 05:34:00 pm

  (Studio: David Muir) Report introduced.

  (White House: Cecilia Vega) President Trump's selection of Army Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster to succeed Gen. Michael Flynn as national security adviser after Bob Harward turned down the job & plans for a new version of the travel ban featured; scenes shown from Mar-a-Lago; details given about the new travel ban draft. [TRUMP - lauds McMaster.] McMaster's support from Congress discussed.

• Anti-Semitism / Bomb Threats

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  05:34:00 pm — 05:36:50 pm

  (Studio: David Muir) The investigation of phoned bomb threats against Jewish community centers examined; statistics cited. [Last week, TRUMP - says he is the least anti-Semitic person.] What the White House said about these threats discussed.

• Trump / Protests / Global Tensions

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  05:36:50 pm — 05:39:00 pm

  (Studio: David Muir) The Not My President protests this Presidents Day reported; photos shown.

  (London: Terry Moran) The protests in Britain against a planned visit by President Trump & the reaction to his alluding to a terrorism incident in Sweden featured; photos shown. [Parliament member Tulip SIDDIQ†- criticizes Trump.] [AT rally, TRUMP - says Sweden is having problems.] Trump tweet quoted. [Prime Minister of Sweden Stefan LOFVEN†- says take responsibility for using facts correctly.] How Gen. James Mattis is trying to defuse Trump's comment about Iraq noted. [At CIA; for ABC Jan. 25, TRUMP - rails about Iraq.] [MATTIS - says we will not seize Iraqi oil.]

• Texas / Tornadoes

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  05:39:00 pm — 05:40:40 pm

  (Studio: David Muir) Report introduced.

  (San Antonio: PHillip Mena) The tornadoes & winds in Texas featured; scenes shown from San Antonio of damages, including a toppled train. [Residents Adrian VENEGAS, Alexis STEPHENS - describe what happened.]

• California / Rainstorms

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  05:40:40 pm — 05:42:40 pm

  (Studio: David Muir) Report introduced.

  (Manteca, California: Neal Karlinsky) Another rainstorm system in California featured; scenes shown of water rescues, flooding, landslides, a sinkhole swallowing two cars, a falling fire truck, the Oroville dam.

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

• Los Angeles, California / Police Shootout

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  05:42:40 pm — 05:44:00 pm

  (Studio: David Muir) Report introduced.

  (Whittier, California: Matt Gutman) The deadly shooting of a police officer in Los Angeles County reviewed; scenes shown from the site of the traffic/shootout accident. [County sheriff's dept. Lt. John CORINA†- describes what happened.]

• Churkin Death

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  05:44:00 pm — 05:44:30 pm

  (Studio: David Muir) The death of Russian ambassador to the U.N. Vitaly Churkin†† reported; photos shown.

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  05:44:30 pm — 05:47:00 pm

• New York, New York / Airport Security Breach

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  05:47:00 pm — 05:48:30 pm

  (Studio: David Muir) Report introduced.

  (JFK airport: Linzie Janis) The timetable of the slow response to a security breach at New York City's JFK airport examined; surveillance video shown with dispatch audio played. [ABC's Richard FRANKEL†- comments on the delay.]

• Upcoming Items & COMMERCIALS: Brilinta; Frosted Mini-Wheats; Alka-Seltzer; TD Ameritrade; Humira.

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  05:48:30 pm — 05:52:00 pm

• Instant Index

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  05:52:00 pm — 05:53:00 pm

  (Studio: David Muir) A look at people, pictures & quotes that captured our imagination: the rescue of six teenagers from an icy pond in Central Park; the identification of a suspect in the murder of two teen girls, Liberty German & Abigail Williams, in Delphi, Indiana; actor David Cassidy's battle with dementia.

• Upcoming Items & COMMERCIALS: Liberty Mutual; Mattress Firm; Vanda; Smartmade; PreserVision; Humana; Lyrica; News 2.

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  05:53:00 pm — 05:56:30 pm

• Australia / Springsteen Concert

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  05:56:30 pm — 05:58:20 pm

  (Studio: David Muir) Report introduced.

  (New York: Linsey Davis) The incident at a Bruce Springsteen concert in Australia in which teen fan Nathan Testa†† came on stage to play reviewed; scenes shown from Brisbane.

• Good Night

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  05:58:20 pm — 05:58:20 pm