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CNN Evening News for 2018-01-30

This program is about 1 hour long

• Introduction/Preview Anderson Cooper (New York)

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  07:00:20 pm — 07:00:50 pm

  Note: CNN coverage in the hour prior to President Trump's State of the Union address at the Capitol with video from the Washington, DC, shown throughout the news segments

• Trump / State of the Union

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  07:00:50 pm — 07:11:10 pm

  (Washington: Wolf Blitzer, Jake Tapper) What President Trump will speak about in his State of the Union address with him slated to talk about economy, trade, taxes, infrastructure, but not the Russia investigation, discussed.

  (Washington: Wolf Blitzer) Report introduced.

  (White House: Jim Acosta) How Trump is not supposed to address the Russia investigation with rumors he could still fire special counsel former FBI director Robert Mueller, the president likely to release the Representative Dennis Nunes memo about the FBI noted.

  (Washington: Wolf Blitzer) Report introduced.

  (National Statuary Hall: Dana Bash) The likely response from the Democrats with many boycotting the speech, the Congressional Black Caucus maybe walking out, the threat from one Republican to have Dreamer immigrants arrested reviewed.

  (Washington: Wolf Blitzer) Report introduced.

  (Washington: Anderson Cooper) Live discussion held with CNN's Gloria Borger, David Axelrod, Nia-Malika Henderson & John King about Trump testifying. [BORGER, AXELROD , HENDERSON, KING - offer views on whether Trump can testify to the special counsel & the legalities about it while the president is trying to undermine Mueller.]

  (Washington: Wolf Blitzer, Kate Bennett, Jake Tapper) The decision by First Lady Melania Trump to travel separately to the Capitol that is a break from tradition, the porn angle among the Trumps discussed.

  (Washington: Wolf Blitzer; White House: Jim Acosta) The unusual nature of the first lady not travelling with the president discussed.

• Upcoming Items & COMMERCIALS: McDonalds; Pepto-Bismol; American Action Network; Zzzquil; CNN "The Radical Story of Patty Hearst"; "Bellevue"; SoFi.

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  07:11:10 pm — 07:15:10 pm

• Trump / State of the Union / Booker Interview

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  07:15:10 pm — 07:19:40 pm

  (Washington: Anderson Cooper) Live picture from Pennsylvania Ave. before President Trump's State of the Union address shown. Report introduced.

  (Washington: Dana Bash) Live interview held with Senator Cory Booker about reports Trump will not agree to an interview with special counsel former FBI director Robert Mueller & tonight's address. [BOOKER - offers views on Trump & the interview issue, why the interview is necessary because the Russians are "attacking" us & there are connections to the Trump inner circle, where he stands on the Congressional Black Caucus maybe walking out, Jones bringing a Dreamer as a guest, who is a tech entrepreneur adding to our economy, on how the FBI memo issue is so partisan.]

• Upcoming Items & COMMERCIALS: "Darkest Hour"; Charmin; Coricidin; Coventry Direct; Prilosec; PC Matic; CNN "The Radical Story of Patty Hearst"

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  07:19:40 pm — 07:23:50 pm

• rump / State of the Union / FBI Memo

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  07:23:50 pm — 07:26:40 pm

  (Washington: Anderson Cooper; White House: Jim Acosta) A statement from White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders as to why First Lady Melania Trump travelled to the Capitol separately from President Trump quoted & a "Washington Post" story that FBI director Christopher Wray & deputy FBI director Rod Rosenstein met with White House chief of staff Gen. John Kelly about the FBI request not to release the FBI Nunes memo & the debate inside the White House about that memo discussed.

• Upcoming Items & COMMERCIALS: "The Post"; Thera Tears; Overstock; McDonalds; "The Shape of Water; CNN "Kennedys"; BuyLeesa.com.

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  07:26:40 pm — 07:30:40 pm

• Trump / State of the Union / Russian Connection / FBI Memo / A Discussion

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  07:30:40 pm — 07:58:40 pm

  (Washington: Anderson Cooper) Live, sometimes contentious, discussion held with CNN's Van Jones, Rick Santorum, Jennifer Granholm, David Urban, John King, Gloria Borger, David Axelrod & Nia-Malika Henderson about President Trump testifying with special counsel former FBI director Robert Mueller, the FBI memo, Trump's speech tonight. [URBAN, SANTORUM, JONES, GRANHOLM, KING, BORGER, AXELROD, HENDERSON - offer views on whether Trump should testify with legal & political cases to be considered, how he could answer on paper, the testimony from President Bill Clinton, the political reaction of the country if he does not testify, the Ted Stevens case, Republican criticism of the FBI, the Nunes FBI memo, its impact on the new FBI director Christopher Wray, the unprecedented actions by the House Intelligence Committee, what the president needs to do in his speech tonight, how he does not acknowledge the angst among half the country, the significance of the tax cut, bickering about the economy, whether he can be trusted, the "faction fight" inside the White House, the Congressional Black Caucus, the behavior at the address tonight, how everyone will likely be weil behaved tonight, the prospects of another government shutdown, the many issues, what he will talk about.] Note: at 7:45, Trump shown leaving by car from the White House for Capitol Hill & later people arriving for the speech.

• Trump / State of the Union / The First Lady

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  07:58:40 pm — 08:05:00 pm

  (Washington: Wolf Blitzer, Kate Bennett, Jake Tapper) The arrival of First Lady Melania Trump in a cream-colored pantsuit, then the cabinet while the president is awaited & the first lady's special guests discussed.

• Broadcast Ends

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  08:05:00 pm — 08:05:00 pm