Vanderbilt Television News Archive

CNN Evening News for 1996-09-01

This program is 28 minutes long

• Preview/Introduction Martin Savidge (Atlanta)

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  05:00:00 pm — 05:00:30 pm

• Iraq / Kurds / United States Policy

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  05:00:30 pm — 05:08:30 pm

  (Studio: Martin Savidge) Report introduced.

  (Pentagon: Jamie McIntyre) United States military preparations address an Iraqi offensive against the Kurds in the north reported; details given of the Iraqi troop movement into the Kurdish town of Irbil. [Senator John WARNER - wants to know why he was not informed.]

  (Little Rock, AK: Jill Dougherty) The reaction of the Clinton administration to the aggression by Iraq presented. [White House Chief of Staff Leon PANETTA - comments on the situation.] The shuttle diplomacy meetings with United States allies outlined.

  (Washington: Jim Angle) Statements from the campaigning Presidential candidate Robert Dole about the situation in Iraq and criticism of the Clinton administration featured. [DOLE - speaks about the situation and campaigns before a group of Jewish leaders.]

• Upcoming Items (Studio: Martin Savidge)

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  05:08:30 pm — 05:09:00 pm

• (Commercial: Dean Witter; Office Depot; Mazda; CNN.)

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  05:09:00 pm — 05:11:10 pm

• Hurricane Edouard / New England

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  05:11:10 pm — 05:14:40 pm

  (Studio: Martin Savidge) Report introduced.

  (Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts: John Zarrella) The course of Hurricane Edouard reported; scenes shown of Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts, residents preparing for the storm. [RESIDENTS - comment.]

• Weather: Edouard and Fran

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  05:14:40 pm — 05:17:00 pm

  (Studio: Ted Textor) The weather map showing the direction of Hurricane Edouard towards Cape Cod and adjacent areas along the East coast featured. The possible path of Hurricane Fran still in the southern Atlantic plotted; map shown.

• West / Wildfires

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  05:17:00 pm — 05:17:40 pm

  (Studio: Martin Savidge) The wild fires in the West updated; scenes shown from Castaic, California.

• Union, South Carolina / Lake Accident

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  05:17:40 pm — 05:18:10 pm

  (Studio: Martin Savidge) The tragic drowning of a truck load of people in the lake in Union, SC, where Susan Smith drowned her two sons, featured; scenes shown from the lake.

• Upcoming Items (Studio: Martin Savidge)

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  05:18:10 pm — 05:18:30 pm

• (Commercial: Abb Engineering; Best Western; AFLAC; Chevron; CNN.)

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  05:18:30 pm — 05:20:40 pm

• 104Th Congress

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  05:20:40 pm — 05:21:00 pm

  (Studio: Martin Savidge) The return of Congressional members to the Capitol to wrap up business before heading to the campaign trails reported; spending and other bills facing them briefly outlined.

• Federal Workers

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  05:21:00 pm — 05:21:20 pm

  (Studio: Martin Savidge) The 3 wage increase for federal workers noted.

• Libya / Kadhafi

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  05:21:20 pm — 05:21:40 pm

  (Studio: Martin Savidge) The celebration in Tripoli, Libya, of leader Muammar Kadhafi's 27 years in power reported; scenes shown from a military parade.

• Middle East / Peace

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  05:21:40 pm — 05:24:30 pm

  (Studio: Martin Savidge) Report introduced.

  (Jerusalem: Walter Rodgers) The latest in the Middle East peace saga featured. [Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin NETANYAHU - comments on the upcoming meeting with PLO (Palestine Liberation Organization) leader Yasir Arafat.] [ARAFAT - comments.] The refocusing of the lack of movement in the peace process outlined. [Palestinian Authority Faisal HUSSEINI - warns of more violence unless the peace agreements are honored.

• Russia / Yeltsin Health

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  05:24:30 pm — 05:24:40 pm

  (Studio: Martin Savidge) The use of old propaganda tricks by the Kremlin to disguise the failing health of Russian President Boris Yeltsin analyzed.

• (Commercial: McDonalds; Dean Witter; Infinity; Super 8 Motels; "Crossfire".)

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  05:24:40 pm — 05:26:50 pm

• Sports

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  05:26:50 pm — 05:27:50 pm

  (Studio: Fred Hickman) Various games reviewed and scores updated; scenes shown from Formula I racing and women's and men's tennis.

• China / Train

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  05:27:50 pm — 05:28:10 pm

  (Studio: Martin Savidge) The opening of the first train between Beijing, China and Hong Kong announced; scenes shown of the train.

• Good Night

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  05:28:10 pm — 05:28:10 pm