Vanderbilt Television News Archive

CNN Evening News for 1998-08-07

This program is 29 minutes long

• Preview/Introduction Jeanne Meserve (Washington)

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  05:00:00 pm — 05:00:50 pm

• East Africa / Embassy Bombings

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  05:00:50 pm — 05:11:20 pm

  (Studio: Jeanne Meserve) Report introduced.

  (Nairobi, Kenya: Jennifer Glasse) Bombings of United States embassies in Nairobi, Kenya, and Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, featured; deaths noted; chart of casualties in bombings given; scenes shown from Nairobi of bombed area.

  (Studio: Jeanne Meserve) Aftermath of bombing in Tanzania reported.

  (Studio: Jeanne Meserve) Report introduced.

  (State Department: Andrea Koppel) Reaction from State Department about East African bombings reported. [President CLINTON - condemns terrorist acts.]

  (Studio: Jeanne Meserve) Interview held with National Security Advisor Sandy Berger. [BERGER - talks about the task force on its way to Africa; says the bombings will be solved; says the presidents of Kenya and Tanzania will cooperate with US; says the United States has tried to increase security at its embassies.]

• Upcoming Items (Studio: Jeanne Meserve)

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  05:11:20 pm — 05:11:50 pm

• (Commercial: Embassy Suites; Arthur Andersen; Hammermill Paper; Gateway 2000; "Ever After"; "Moneyline"; "Braves vs. Giants".)

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  05:11:50 pm — 05:14:50 pm

• Clinton / Investigation / Lewinsky Testimony

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  05:14:50 pm — 05:17:00 pm

  (Studio: Jeanne Meserve) Report introduced.

  (White House: John King) Appearance of Monica Lewinsky before the grand jury reported; some details of testimony given; reason to investigate independent counsel Kenneth Starr for media leaks reported.

• East Africa / Embassy Bombings

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  05:17:00 pm — 05:20:50 pm

  (Studio: Jeanne Meserve) Report introduced.

  (Studio: Pierre Thomas) Team of FBI investigators en route to Kenya and Tanzania to investigation the embassy bombings reported. [Counterterrorism expert Skip BRANDON - says cases like these bombings are solved more often than not; says terrorists look for soft targets.]

  (Studio: Jeanne Meserve) Attacks on United States embassies overseas and security upgrades discussed. [US Undersecretary of State Thomas PICKERING - says the bombed buildings did not meet security standards.] [Counterterrorism expert Robert OAKLEY - says the embassy in Kenya could not be easily defended against car bombs; says there is not enough money to upgrade all the embassies.] [Counterterrorism expert Ernest WILSON - says intelligence and security measures are both needed.]

• Upcoming Items (Studio: Jeanne Meserve)

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  05:20:50 pm — 05:21:10 pm

• (Commercial: MCI; Jeep; Arthur Andersen; Anti-Tobacco Tax Advertisement; "CNN Perspectives"; "CNN Newsstand".)

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  05:21:10 pm — 05:24:20 pm

• Congo / Unrest

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  05:24:20 pm — 05:24:40 pm

  (Studio: Jeanne Meserve) Government troops' regaining of control of Congo airport from rebels reported.

• Colombia / New President

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  05:24:40 pm — 05:25:00 pm

  (Studio: Jeanne Meserve) Preparation to swear in new Colombian President Andres Pastrana reported.

• China / Floods

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  05:25:00 pm — 05:25:30 pm

  (Studio: Jeanne Meserve) Continuing floods along Yangtze River in China reported; evacuation of people noted.

• Wisconsin / Floods

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  05:25:30 pm — 05:25:50 pm

  (Studio: Jeanne Meserve) Aftermath of floods in Wisconsin reported.

• Stock Market Report

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  05:25:50 pm — 05:26:10 pm

• (Commercial: CNN Lineup; Morning News; Intermedia; Madison Minor Medical Center; "CNN Today"; "Moneyline".)

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  05:26:10 pm — 05:28:30 pm

• Powerball Lottery / Ticket

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  05:28:30 pm — 05:29:00 pm

  (Studio: Jeanne Meserve) Confirmation of winning Powerball lottery ticket of 13 workers from Ohio reported.

• Balloon Around The World

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  05:29:00 pm — 05:29:30 pm

  (Studio: Jeanne Meserve) Planned launch of Steve Fossett's balloon for around-the-world flight reported.

• Good Night

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  05:29:30 pm — 05:29:30 pm