Vanderbilt Television News Archive

CNN Evening News for 2020-02-21

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

• Blagojevich Interview

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  07:00:20 pm — 07:13:20 pm

  (Studio: Anderson Cooper) Earlier contentious interview held with former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich, whose prison sentence was commuted by President Trump. [BLAGOJEVICH - offers views on how he was a political prisoner like South African Nelson Mandela sent to prison by corrupt prosecutors who abused their power, lied to the jury, on how the appellate courts ruled, that we have a racist/corrupt criminal justice system, on his actions while governor.]

• Upcoming Items & COMMERCIALS: SoFi; T-Mobile; AT&T; Ozempic; Norwegian Cruise Line; Clear; Expedia.

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  07:13:20 pm — 07:18:00 pm

• Campaign 2020 / Democrats / The Russians / Himes Interview

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  07:18:00 pm — 07:25:00 pm

  (Studio: Anderson Cooper) What Senator Bernie Sanders said about reports the Russians are helping his campaign to spread discord & help re-elect President Trump, who has fired his national intelligence dir. Joseph Maguire, introduced. [SANDERS - says the intelligence commonty has been clear about Russian interference.] [AT a rally, TRUMP - says the Democrats are starting rumors: disinformation.] [July 18, 2018, TRUMP - says Russian President Vladimir Putin says it is not Russia.] [Nov. 21, 2019, Russia expert Fiona HILL - says a fictional narrative about Ukraine....]

  (Studio: Anderson Cooper) Live discussion held with Representative Jim Himes about Trump & intelligence on Russia. [HIMES - offers views on Trump blaming the Democrats for another hoax, how he wanted the intelligence community to tell him something else: what he wanted to hear. on how House Republicans are taking this: they are cowed by this president, on the Russians doing in 2020 what hey did in 2016.]

• Upcoming Items & COMMERCIALS: Aspen Dental; Invesco; ancestry.com; Progressive; Coricidin; Velo; Ninja Foodi; CNN Democratic Presidential Town Halls; xfinity; Music City PrEP Clinic; CNN.

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  07:25:00 pm — 07:29:30 pm

• Campaign 2020 / Russian Interference / Clapper Interview

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  07:29:30 pm — 07:34:00 pm

  (Studio: Anderson Cooper) What retired Adm. William McRaven said about the firing of acting national intelligence dir. Joseph Maguire quoted.

  (Studio: Anderson Cooper) Live discussion held with CNN's retired Lt. Gen. James Clapper about Russian efforts to interfere in the 2020 election. [CLAPPER - offers views on what McRaven said about Maguire, whose reward was to get fired by President Trump, thus indicating the administration is not taking the Russia threat seriously, that professionals are being purged at the DNI, that Russia's objective is to sow discord by meddling in elections.]

• Upcoming Items & COMMERCIALS: Amazon; Otezla; Rakuten; ThermaCare; Fidelity Investments; CNN "The Windsors"; Senator Amy Klobuchar; Morgan & Morgan; CNN "Race for the White House"

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  07:34:00 pm — 07:37:50 pm

• Campaign 2020 / Russian Interference / A Discussion

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  07:37:50 pm — 07:45:10 pm

  (Studio: Anderson Cooper) Live discussion held with CNN's "New York Times" writer Wajahat Ali, Rick Santorum & Carrie Cordero about Russian meddling in the 2020 election. [SANTORUM, ALI, CORDERO - offer views on whether President Trump is concerned, on how Trump behaves like a Russian asset by thorwing his intelligence people under the bus, on how the threat {to the election} briefing needs to be made public, on the firing of acting national intelligence dir. Joseph Maguire, on how Trump should once tweet criticizing Russian President Vladimir Putin.]

• Upcoming Items & COMMERCIALS: Vroom; "The Call of the Wild"; Cologuard; Men's Wearhouse; "Hunters"; Geico; CNN "The Windsors"; Cigna; "Cuomo Prime Time"

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  07:45:10 pm — 07:49:20 pm

• Campaign 2020 / Democrats / Bloomberg / O'Brien Interview

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  07:49:20 pm — 07:55:10 pm

  (Studio: Anderson Cooper) The reversal under pressure from Democratic presidential candidate Mike Bloomberg on the non-disclosure agreement {NDA} issue examined; his statement on NDAs quoted. [On Feb. 19 debate, Senator Elizabeth WARREN - says women signed non-disclosure agreements {NDA}.] [Last night, in CNN town hall, WARREN - says she wrote up a release for Bloomberg to sign.]

  (Studio: Anderson Cooper) Live discussion held with Bloomberg adviser Tim O'Brien. [O'BRIEN - offers views on how Mike is trying to respond to Warren's distraction on Bloomberg & women, on how it is an important issue, but is has done disservice to Mike's record on women, on the NDAs issue now.]

• Upcoming Items & COMMERCIALS: Expedia; Sleep Number; "A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood"; trulicity; Bayer; Census2020; L'Oreal; Fidelity Investments; "Full Circle"

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  07:55:10 pm — 07:59:20 pm

• Trump / Bolton Book

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  07:59:20 pm — 07:59:40 pm

  (Studio: Anderson Cooper) A "Washington post" report that President Trump has weighed in on John Bolton's book & that he will try to block its publication reported.

• "Anderson Cooper Full Circle"

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  07:59:40 pm — 08:00:10 pm

  (Studio: Anderson Cooper) A reminder about Anderson cooper's daily live digital news show "Full Circle" presented.

• Good Night

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  08:00:10 pm — 08:00:10 pm

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