Vanderbilt Television News Archive

CNN Evening News for 2017-08-29

This program is about 1 hour long

• Introduction/Preview John Berman (New York)

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  07:00:10 pm — 07:00:20 pm

• Texas / Hurricane Harvey

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  07:00:20 pm — 07:19:20 pm

  (Studio: John Berman) The continuing rain in Texas after Hurricane Harvey introduced; scenes shown from flooded Houston & Addicks.

  (Addicks, Texas: Miguel Marquez) The low flooded streets of Addicks & boats rescuing people featured; scenes shown from the highway of air boats.

  (Studio: John Berman) Report introduced.

  (Beaumont, Texas: Drew Griffin) The impact of the flooding on roadways & major highways making Beaumont a mini-island reviewed; scenes shown of water everywhere.

  (Studio: John Berman; studio: Tom Sater) The rain forecast for the Texas region east of Houston where it still rains & of limited rain for Louisiana & Mississippi, the threat to levees around Houston discussed; weather maps shown.

  (Studio: John Berman) The remarkable amount of water everywhere in the Houston area with canoes & boats shown.

  (Studio: John Berman; Bush International Airport, Houston: Brian Todd) The emergency situation in Crosby, east of Houston, where the Arkema†† peroxide plant is flooded & air rescues today to pull people out of flood-ravaged neighborhoods discussed; water rescues in Dickinson, water in Addicks & rescue operations shown. [Rescued WOMAN - comments.]

  (Studio: John Berman; Houston: Gary Tuchman) The torrents of water that has paralyzed Houston featured; scenes shown of the flooded streets in all of the city with water rescues being carried out at the flooded Norwood house. [Houston residents Wayne WHEELER†, John LATROBE†- comment.] The rescue operations in Houston discussed.

• Upcoming Items & COMMERCIALS: Dr. Scholl's; ancestry.com; thinkaboutyoureyes.com; Verizon; Jos. A. Bank; Fractvideo; Acura; Estroven; World Food India; Geico.

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  07:19:20 pm — 07:23:10 pm

• Texas / Hurricane Harvey / Houston / Police Chief Interview

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  07:23:10 pm — 07:29:40 pm

  (Studio: John Berman) A look at the flooded streets of Houston from four feet of rain with boats in the streets shown; details given about the death of Houston police officer Steve Perez. [Houston police Chief Art ACEVEDO†- says we used the dive team & the "Cajun Navy"to look for Steve.]

  (Studio: John Berman) Live phone interview held with Acevedo about Perez; police photo & flooded streets shown. [Voice of ACEVEDO - speaks about Steve's dedication, the role of his officers in the community, how people should not try to go home yet.]

• Upcoming Items & COMMERCIALS: Lexus; OfferUp; CNN "The Reagan Show"; Pilot G2; Sleep Number.

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  07:29:40 pm — 07:31:40 pm

• Texas / Hurricane Harvey / Trump Visit

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  07:31:40 pm — 07:34:20 pm

  (Studio: John Berman; Austin: Jeff Zeleny) President Trump's visit to Texas in which he did not seem to go into an empathetic mode & his plans to return on Saturday discussed; scenes shown of the flooded streets of Beaumont. [At firehouse, TRUMP - thanks the crowd for turning out.]

• Texas / Hurricane Harvey / The Saldivar Family

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  07:34:20 pm — 07:40:00 pm

  (Studio: John Berman) The story of the six members of the Saldivar family, missing & presumed dead in the flood waters of Hurricane Harvey, presented; photos of children Devy, Dominic, Xavier, Daisy Saldivar† & great grandparents Manuel & Belia Saldivar† shown. [Earlier, by phone, Virginia SALDIVAR†- says the family is devastated by what happened to the family members driving out in the van taken by the flood; states how her husband was told "they're gone," meaning the whole family in the van: all drowned in the bayou.]

• Upcoming Items & COMMERCIALS: Fluad; thinkaboutyoureyes.com; CNN "Cuomo Prime Time"; Great America Alliance; CNN Lisa Ling.

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  07:40:00 pm — 07:43:00 pm

• Trump / Russian Connection / Manafort

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  07:43:00 pm — 07:45:30 pm

  (Studio: John Berman; Washington: Pamela Brown) Two new subpoenas in the Russia investigation for associates {for Melissa Laurenza†† & Jason Maloni††} of Paul Manafort & the meeting of Donald Trump, Jr., with Russians at Trump Tower with Trump Jr. to be interviewed by the Senate Judiciary Committee discussed.

• North Korea / Missile Test

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  07:45:30 pm — 07:47:10 pm

  (Studio: John Berman; White House: Sara Murray) The limited more traditional reaction of President Trump to the latest missile launch by North Korea that went over Japan discussed.

• Upcoming Items & COMMERCIALS: Verizon; ancestry.com; Blue Moon; Entyvio; Allstate; Men's Wearhouse; Ensure.

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  07:47:10 pm — 07:50:20 pm

• Texas / Hurricane Harvey / McIngvale Interview

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  07:50:20 pm — 07:57:00 pm

  (Studio: John Berman) Report introduced.

  (League City, Texas: Ed Lavandera) The flooding in a neighborhood in League City†, Texas, featured; scenes shown of flooded streets & rescue boats in League City & also from Houston & Addicks†. How some people are refusing to be evacuated from League City discussed.

  (Studio: John Berman) The story of Houstonian Jim "Mattress Mack" McIngvale†. who is letting people take refuge in his two furniture stores, presented; scenes shown from the stores. [McINGVALE - gives out his cell phone number to people & their pets needing help, how his trucks rescued stranded people at night; explains how he is a capitalist, but a social worker at heart helping the refugees.]

• COMMERCIALS: Aleve; Lexus; Untuckit.com; Tempur-Pedic; OfferUp; CNN "The Reagan Show"; Entyvio.

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  07:57:00 pm — 08:00:20 pm

• Good Night

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  08:00:20 pm — 08:00:20 pm