Vanderbilt Television News Archive

CNN Evening News for 2017-02-23

This program is about 1 hour long

• Introduction/Preview Anderson Cooper (New York)

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  07:00:10 pm — 07:00:20 pm

• Trump / Russia Connection

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  07:00:20 pm — 07:05:10 pm

  (Studio: Anderson Cooper; Washington: Jim Sciutto, Evan Perez) An exclusive report the FBI refused a White House request to knock down recent stories about President Trump & Russia, how the FBI investigations are still going on, the CNN reports on constant communications between Russians & the Trump campaign, discussed. [On Fox, White House chief of staff Reince PRIEBUS - denies the "New York Times" accusations as wrong.]

• Trump / Travel Ban / Intelligence Community

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  07:05:10 pm — 07:09:30 pm

  (Studio: Anderson Cooper; Washington: Jake Tapper) A CNN report on Homeland Security & the Justice Department working on an intelligence report about the terrorism dangers from the seven countries in the travel ban, what DHS is saying about this report, the intelligence view about the White House wanting a report to fit its travel policy discussed.

• Upcoming Items & COMMERCIALS: Advil; Hainan Airlines; ancestry.com; Dr. Scholl's; USAA: Verizon; "A United Kingdom"; Experian; CNN "The History of Comedy"; CNN The First Presidential Address.

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  07:09:30 pm — 07:13:40 pm

• Trump / Bannon & CPAC / A Discussion

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  07:13:40 pm — 07:25:10 pm

  (Studio: Anderson Cooper) Report introduced.

  (Washington: Phil Mattingly) What White House counselor Steve Bannon said at the CPAC conference about the agenda for President Trump examined. [BANNON - says our job is to execute on Trump's promises; calls the press dead wrong.] [White House chief of staff Reince PRIEBUS - comments on misconceptions; states Trump brought together the conservative movement.] [At CPAC, Education Secretary Betsy DeVOS†- speaks about the transgender bathroom issue.] What Vice President-elect Mike Pence said at CPAC tonight about getting to work discussed.

  (Studio: Anderson Cooper) Live discussion held with CNN's Errol Louis, David Gregory, Democrat Symone Sanders & Trump supporter Jeffrey Lord about Bannon, conservatism & CPAC. [GREGORY, LOUIS, LORD, SANDERS - offer views on CPAC conservatives & Trump unifying Republicans, the CPAc gathering, how Trump, as president, controls the party, Bannon, his nationalist populism, Breitbart & his language.]

• Upcoming Items & COMMERCIALS: Coricidin; Tums; T-Mobile; E-Trade; Expedia; Geico; CNN Town Hall; "Big Agenda"; "Planet Earth II"; "New Day"

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  07:25:10 pm — 07:29:10 pm

• Trump / Bannon & CPAC / Beck Interview

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  07:29:10 pm — 07:38:20 pm

  (Studio: Anderson Cooper) Report introduced.

  (New York: Dana Bash) The background of White House counselor Steve Bannon reviewed; various scenes shown; details given about his economic nationalism, his business background, editor of ultraright Breitbart. [White House chief of staff Reince PRIEBUS -talks about Bannon.] [Representative Nancy PELOSI - criticizes Bannon.]

  (Studio: Anderson Cooper) Earlier discussion held with radio host Glenn Beck about Bannon. [BECK - offer views on Bannon at CPAC today, how his economic nationalism differs from conservatism, the political theories of Leninist Alexander Dugin††, who is pushing for chaos in the western world, the press as the adversary.]

• Upcoming Items & COMMERCIALS: BMW, eHarmony; CA.com; T. Rowe Price; Fridays; Untuckit.com; Tempur-Pedic; CNN "The History of Comedy"; PC Matic.

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  07:38:20 pm — 07:42:20 pm

• US-mexico Relations / Immigration / Ramos Interview

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  07:42:20 pm — 07:49:40 pm

  (Studio: Anderson Cooper) The wrapup of the visit to Mexico by Secretary of State Rex Tillerson & Homeland Secretary John Kelly introduced. [KELLY - says there will be no use of military force in immigration operations.] [President TRUMP - says we are getting "bad dudes" out of the country: a military operation.]

  (Studio: Anderson Cooper) Live discussion held with Unision/Fusion anchor Joree Ramos about Trump & the immigration issue. [From Miami, RAMOS - offer views on the military/mass deportations aspects of the immigration issue leading to a lot of fear in the Hispanic community, the new definition of "criminals" that could include all illegal immigrants, the fate of the "dreamers", how they {immigrants} are here because we need them.]

• Upcoming Items & COMMERCIALS: TD Ameritrade; Straight Talk Wifeless; AT&T; Sleep Number; Claritin; NEA; Liberty Mutual; "A united Kingdom"; CNN The First Presidential Address.

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  07:49:40 pm — 07:53:40 pm

• Politics: Town Halls

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  07:53:40 pm — 07:56:50 pm

  (Studio: Anderson Cooper) Report introduced.

  (Washington: Manu Raju) Republican Congressmen & the town hall movement examined; scenes shown of protests, various town halls. [Senator Dean HELLER†- comment.] Representative Carlos Curbelo†† quoted. The question if Republicans will vote against the Obamacare repeal vote discussed.

• Upcoming Items & COMMERCIALS: Verizon; Xarelto; CNN "Finding Jesus"; acornstairlifsts.

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  07:56:50 pm — 08:01:10 pm

• Start of second hour of AC360.

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  08:01:10 pm — 08:01:10 pm