Vanderbilt Television News Archive

CNN Evening News for 2018-02-08

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

  Note: This hour of AC360 includes a three-part interview with Jennie Willoughby, one of the ex-wives of White House staff secretary Rob Porter, who resigned over spousal abuse allegations & a following discussion.

• Trump / Porter Resignation / Shah Briefing / Willoughby Interview (Part I)

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  07:00:10 pm — 07:19:30 pm

  (Studio: Anderson Cooper) The resignation of President Trump's aide staff secretary Rob Porter, who is now dating White House communications director Hope Hicks, over abuse claims from his two ex-wives, Colbie Holderness† & Jennie Willoughby†, the FBI report on Porter's clearance check investigation & how the White House long knew about the abuse introduced; black eye photo shown. [White House principal deputy press secretary Raj SHAH†- admits "we all could have done better."] White House chief of staff Gen. John Kelly's two statements quoted. [In response to questions from Johns Roberts, Cecilia Vega & tqo other reporters, SHAH - comments on Kelly's awareness of the allegations & the background check process, but avoids the specifics.] Shah's non-denial denial noted.

  (Studio: Anderson Cooper; White House: Jim Acosta) New reporting on the Shah briefing on the timetable of who in the White House knew what & when & the coverup of domestic abuse discussed; black eye photo re-shown.

  (Studio: Anderson Cooper) Live in-studio Interview held with Jennie Willoughby†, married to Porter from 2009-2013. [WILLOUGHBY - explains why she is talking about her story: to get her message out to people, the early start of verbal abuse, why she filed for a protective order due to his anger, her reaction to the bishop's advice about protecting his career, how she was unaware of abuse of his first wife, the one incident of physical abuse, the terror of his moods.]

• Upcoming Items & COMMERCIALS: "The 15:17 to Paris"; Experian; MassMutual; trulicity.

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  07:19:30 pm — 07:22:20 pm

• Porter Resignation / Willoughby Interview (Part II)

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  07:22:20 pm — 07:30:20 pm

  (Studio: Anderson Cooper) Live in-studio Interview continued with Jennie Willoughby†, married to White House staff secretary Rob Porter from 2009-2013. [WILLOUGHBY - talks about the story from ex-wife Colbie Holderness†, a validation of their treatment by Porter, the photo of Colbie's black eye, being contacted by another woman who experienced abuse in a relationship with Porter, her FBI interview for a background check & whether his behavior should prevent him from working in the White House.]

• Upcoming Items & COMMERCIALS: USAA; Inspirato; CNN "Pope"; ACT; Qunol; Reelz "Autopsy"; CNN "The Van Jones Show"

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  07:30:20 pm — 07:33:00 pm

• Porter Resignation / Willoughby Interview (Part III)

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  07:33:00 pm — 07:42:40 pm

  (Studio: Anderson Cooper) Live in-studio Interview continued with Jennie Willoughby†, married to White House staff secretary Rob Porter from 2009-2013. [WILLOUGHBY - talks about the reaction of White House chief of staff Gen. John Kelly to the spousal abuse allegations, how she shared her story because the media came to her, Porter's denial, her blogging about her experience that he asked her to take down after their talk about the posting: being asked to downplay it, her message about being in that kind of relationship, why she does not consider herself a victim in the relationship & he should not be viewed as a monster even as an abuser.]

• Upcoming Items & COMMERCIALS: Constant Contact; Farmers; CNN "The Van Jones Show"; FixFeetInfo.com; Varidesk.

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  07:42:40 pm — 07:45:00 pm

• Porter Resignation / Willoughby Interview / A Discussion (Part I)

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  07:45:00 pm — 07:50:10 pm

  (Studio: Anderson Cooper) The preceding live in-studio Interview with Jennie Willoughby†, married to White House staff secretary Rob Porter from 2009-2013, reviewed. [WILLOUGHBY - says she talked with Porter about her blog post about their relationship.] Live discussion held with CNN's Amanda Carpenter, Jen Psaki & David Chalian about the Willoughby interview. [CARPENTER, PSAKI, CHALIAN - offer views on Willoughby's sound byte about how the White House handled the truth about abuse, the issue of what/when White House chief of staff Gen. John Kelly knew, the White House defense of Porter which indicates the culture of the White House, the Keystone Kops reaction.]

• Upcoming Items & COMMERCIALS: "The 15:17 to Paris"; Advil; Pom Wonderful; CNN "The Radical Story of Patty Hearst"; Sherri's Berries/ProFlowers.

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  07:50:10 pm — 07:52:50 pm

• Porter Resignation / Willoughby Interview / A Discussion (Part II)

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  07:52:50 pm — 07:57:20 pm

  (Studio: Anderson Cooper) The preceding live in-studio Interview with Jennie Willoughby†, married to White House staff secretary Rob Porter from 2009-2013, reviewed. [WILLOUGHBY - says Port's abuse was spun & downplayed by White House chief of staff Gen. John Kelly.] Live discussion continued with CNN's Amanda Carpenter, Jen Psaki & David Chalian about the Willoughby interview. [CARPENTER, PSAKI, CHALIAN - offer views on how President Trump turns a blind eye to these kinds of issues like Stormy Daniels & pressuring of women like Jennie to lie about their own truth, the FBI background check process.]

• Upcoming Items & COMMERCIALS: Alka-Seltzer; "Red Sparrow"; Taltz; Geico; Sherri's Berries/ProFlowers.

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  07:57:20 pm — 08:00:30 pm

• Start of second hour of AC360.

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  08:00:30 pm — 08:00:30 pm