Vanderbilt Television News Archive

CNN Evening News for 2018-02-07

This program is about 1 hour long

• Introduction/Preview Anderson Cooper (New York)

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  07:00:00 pm — 07:00:10 pm

• Trump / Aide Porter Resignation / Other Allegations / A Discussion

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  07:00:10 pm — 07:16:50 pm

  (Studio: Anderson Cooper) Report introduced.

  (White House: Jeff Zeleny) The resignation of President Trump's staff secretary Rob Porter, who is now dating White House communications director Hope Hicks, over spousal abuse claims from his two ex-wives, Colbie Holderness† & Jennie Willoughby†, examined; details given about what the White House knew about the allegations of what each wife said about Porter; photos shown. [White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee SANDERS - comments on Porter.] Porter's role on Senator Orrin Hatch's staff recalled with two statements from Hatch quoted & Hicks's role in the White House response in containing & explaining, what White House chief of staff Gen. John Kelly knew about Porter in the fall discussed.

  (Studio: Anderson Cooper) Report introduced.

  (New York: Randi Kaye) Other allegations against Trump associates reviewed; scenes shown from 2016 of Corey Lewandowski's altercation with reporter Michelle Fields††, Labor Secretary Andy Puzder's withdrawal due to claims of spousal abuse, domestic violence charges against Steve Bannon & against Trump by wife Ivana. [TRUMP - says she made the story up.]

  (Studio: Anderson Cooper) Live discussion held with CNN's Dana Bash, Kirsten Powers, Paul Begala & Tara Setmayer about Porter. [BASH, BEGALA, SETMAYER, POWERS - offer views on the background to allegations against Porter, including the reaction of Ivanka Trump, the White House defense of Porter from Kelly, Hicks & others, Kelly's reaction to the charges after he decided not to do anything after the security review, how the White House "does not get it" about abuse by men against women, Porter's recent elevated role.]

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  07:16:50 pm — 07:20:20 pm

• Russian Connection / FBI Texts / Himes Interview

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  07:20:20 pm — 07:33:20 pm

  (Studio: Anderson Cooper) The release by Senator Ron Johnson of new texts from FBI agent Peter Strzok & Lisa Page introduced; "bombshell" tweet from President Trump quoted; details given about Senator Ron Johnson's charges of corruption under President Obama as well his "secret society" theory. [In interview, Representative Jim HIMES - offers views on faux scandals thrown out there about the FBI with some Republicans questioning the criticisms of the FBI, on the Democratic memo & whether there would be redactions were it released, how this memo refutes the Nunes memo, the status of the testimonies by those who worked at the White House, like Steve Bannon, & the issue of executive privilege & whether it should extend into the transition.]

  (Studio: Anderson Cooper) Live discussion held with CNN's Carl Bernstein, former prosecutor Anne Milgram & former House Intelligence Committee chair Mike Rogers about the Democratic memo & the FBI text messages. [ROGERS, BERNSTEIN, MILGTIM - offer views on the second memo, how political positions are being conducted via these memos, how Trump's administration is trying to obscure the investigation of Russia undermining our elections, the effort to link the text messages to the investigation of Hillary Clinton.]

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  07:33:20 pm — 07:36:30 pm

• FBI / Nunes & Democratic Memos / A Discussion

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  07:36:30 pm — 07:41:10 pm

  (Studio: Anderson Cooper) What White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said about the vetting of the Democratic memo in response to the Nunes memo. [SANDERS - talks about the process.] Live discussion held with CNN's Carl Bernstein, former prosector Anne Milgram & former House Intelligence Committee chair Mike Rogers about the Democratic memo & the House investigation. [BERNSTEIN, MILGRAM, ROGERS - offer views on how the memos are a side show to the investigation of President Trump, whether Steve Bannon will testify to the House committee, how these kinds of investigation hearings work.]

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  07:41:10 pm — 07:44:00 pm

• Trump / Aide Porter Resignation

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  07:44:00 pm — 07:47:30 pm

  (Studio: Anderson Cooper; White House: Jim Acosta) The latest developments in the case of the resignation of President Trump's staff secretary Rob Porter due to a series of abuse with the photo release discussed; ex-wife's black eye photo shown; prior statements in praise of Porter from White House chief of staff Gen. John Kelly & White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders quoted.

• Budget Bill / Senate & Trump

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  07:47:30 pm — 07:52:50 pm

  (Studio: Anderson Cooper) The tweet from President Trump in response to the Senate budget bill quoted. [Yesterday, played twice, TRUMP - says he would shut it {the government} down over the immigration issue.] [Today, in response to ABC Jonathan Karl's question, White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee SANDERS - says the focus is to get a budget deal & immigration legislation; that only the Democrats have shut the government down.]

  (Studio: Anderson Cooper; Capitol Hill: Phil Mattingly) The Senate budget bill, the issue of House support for the bill, Representative Nancy Pelosi's 8-hour speech against the deal, the status of the DACA deal discussed.

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  07:52:50 pm — 07:55:10 pm

• Figure Skater & the Vice President

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  07:55:10 pm — 07:58:00 pm

  (Studio: Anderson Cooper; Seoul, South Korea: Will Ripley) A "USA Today" report by Christine Brennan that US Olympic figure skater Adam Rippon†† declined to meet with Vice President Mike Pence during the Winter Olympic Games due to the gay/lesbian rights issue, the response of Pence's office to the news story, the stance taken by two openly gay Olympians discussed; Pence communications dir. Jarred Agen quoted. [With Ellen DeGeneres, gay skier Gus KENWORTHY††- questions Pence on his stance on the LGBT community.]

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  07:58:00 pm — 08:00:40 pm

• Start of second hour of AC360.

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  08:00:40 pm — 08:00:40 pm