Vanderbilt Television News Archive

CBS Evening News for 2007-11-06

This program is 29 minutes long

• Preview/Introduction Katie Couric (New York)

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  05:30:00 pm — 05:31:00 pm

• Campaign 2008 / Republicans / Democrats / Paul

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  05:31:00 pm — 05:38:10 pm

  (Studio: Katie Couric) CBS News poll findings on the standings of the Republican presidential candidates on the day one year before the 2008 election noted.

  (Spartanburg, South Carolina: Nancy Cordes) The wide open Republican primary race featured; poll figures on the races in several primary states cited. [Republican strategist Whit AYRES†- comments on the candidates.] [Fred THOMPSON - comments on differences.] [South Carolina Governor Mark SANFORD - says voters are looking for Ronald Reagan.] [In interview, Mitt ROMNEY - talks about the conservative vote.]

  (Studio: Katie Couric) CBS News poll findings on the standings of the Republican presidential candidates cited.

  (Cedar Rapids: Jim Axelrod) The Iowa caucuses battle previewed; poll figures cited; scenes shown from the campaign trail. ["Des Moines Register" David YEPSEN†- says Senator Hillary Clinton's lead could evaporate.] [Senator Barack OBAMA, John EDWARDS - criticize Hillary.] [CLINTON - joke she is at home in the kitchen.]

  (Studio: Katie Couric, Jeff Greenfield) The one-day Internet fund raising by libertarian/contrarian Representative Ron Paul and his views discussed; Web ad shown.

• Mukasey Nomination

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  05:38:10 pm — 05:38:40 pm

  (Studio: Katie Couric) The endorsement by the Senate Judiciary Committee of President Bush's nomination of Michael Mukasey to be attorney general following hearings that focused on what he said about interrogation via waterboarding reported.

• Pakistan / Unrest

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  05:38:40 pm — 05:41:30 pm

  (Studio: Katie Couric) More violence today in Pakistan as police arrested protesting lawyers noted.

  (Islamabad: Sheila MacVicar) The tension in Pakistan as the government seems to be backsliding on elections examined; scenes shown of the demonstrations led by lawyers; details given about the opposition to President Pervez Musharraf. [US Ambassdor to Pakistan Anne PATTERSON†- asks about elections; outlines the government's message to Pakistan.] [Former Prime Minister Benazir BHUTTO - says we ended up with martial law.]

• Vatican / Pope-King Meeting

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  05:41:30 pm — 05:41:50 pm

  (Studio: Katie Couric) The historic meeting at the Vatican between Pope Benedict XVI and Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah, who discussed peace in the Middle East, shown.

• Upcoming Items (Studio: Katie Couric) Stock Market Report

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  05:41:50 pm — 05:42:10 pm

• (Commercial: Swanson; Plavix; America's Oil and Natural Gas Industry; Veramyst.)

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  05:42:10 pm — 05:44:40 pm

• Consumers / FDA

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  05:44:40 pm — 05:45:00 pm

  (Studio: Katie Couric) President Bush's announcement that the FDA will be given new powers to protect consumers from tainted products from overseas reported.

• Forced to Be Fit (Benton County, Arkansas) Part I

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  05:45:00 pm — 05:48:20 pm

  (Studio: Katie Couric) The start of a special series on employers, workers, fitness and insurance introduced.

  (Bentonville, Arkansas: Dean Reynolds) How employers are forcing employees to get fit to lower the cost of health insurance examined; details given about the plan instituted for workers in Benton County, Arkansas; county health care fund statistics cited. [Government worker Kim JACKSON, Benton County human resources director Barbara LUDWIG†, juvenile detention officers Andy BOWMAN†, Mark DiRIENZO†- talk about the change in lifestyle and health care.] [National Workrights Inst. Jeremy GRUBER†- says some companies are pushing costs onto workers.]

• Upcoming Items (Studio: Katie Couric)

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  05:48:20 pm — 05:48:30 pm

• (Commercial: Prilosec; Crest; Avodart; Total; Edward Jones.)

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  05:48:30 pm — 05:51:00 pm

• Televangelist Investigation

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  05:51:00 pm — 05:52:50 pm

  (Studio: Katie Couric) Report introduced.

  (New York: Armen Keteyian) The two-year Senate investigation into the tax-exempt status of televangelists and their churches examined; scenes shown from these ministries; photos of six ministers being looked at shown. [Senator Charles GRASSLEY - outlines how these churches spend money.] [Trinity Foundation president Ole ANTHONY†- criticizes the televangelists' lifestyle.]

• Oil Prices

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  05:52:50 pm — 05:53:10 pm

  (Studio: Katie Couric) The record-high oil prices and the Energy Department prediction for the price of gasoline next May reported.

• Upcoming Items (Studio: Katie Couric)

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  05:53:10 pm — 05:53:20 pm

• (Commercial: "CBS Evening News"; Spiriva; Brand Power/Serenity; Salvation Army; Marie Callender's; NewsChannel 5.)

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  05:53:20 pm — 05:56:10 pm

• Iraq War / Casualties / Homecoming

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  05:56:10 pm — 05:58:30 pm

  (Studio: Katie Couric) The US military casualties for 2007 in Iraq reported.

  (Atlanta: Mark Strassmann) The surprise homecoming in Florida for a soldier returning from Iraq featured; scenes shown of the reception for him at his daughter's classroom. [Navy Chief Terry DOSS‡- talks about his daughter.] [DAUGHTER - reads her letter.]

• Good Night

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  05:58:30 pm — 05:58:30 pm