Vanderbilt Television News Archive

FNC Evening News for 2006-10-26

This program is about 1 hour long

• Preview/Introduction Shepard Smith (New York)

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  05:59:50 pm — 06:01:00 pm

• Wildfires / California

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  06:01:00 pm — 06:05:10 pm

  (Studio: Shepard Smith) The ongoing arson fire in California that killed 4 firefighters reported; scenes shown of the smoke and flames.

  (Banning, California: Adam Housley) The destruction from the spreading fire featured; details given on the wind conditions; inset scenes shown of the blaze. [California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection Capt. Rick GRIGGS†- comments.]

  (Studio: Shepard Smith) Residents’ photos shown of firefighters, a firefighting plane, and smoke looming over houses.

• Wicked Weather: Colorado / California

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  06:05:10 pm — 06:10:20 pm

  (Studio: Shepard Smith) The snowstorm in the Colorado mountains reported; scenes shown of the thick snow and fallen tree branches.

  (Monument, Colorado: Carol McKinley) The impact of the heavy snowstorm on Denver and Colorado Springs featured; details given on power outages; live scenes shown of snow and cars on the I-25 highway.

  (Studio: Shepard Smith) Live scenes shown of the wildfires in California.

  (Fox Weather Center: Rick Reichmuth) The wind speeds near the California wildfires, the blizzard and tornado warnings in Colorado, and the storms in Texas cited; weather maps and data shown on screen.

  (Studio: Shepard Smith) Live scenes shown of the massive fire in California; continuing coverage previewed.

• Upcoming Items (Studio: Shepard Smith)

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  06:10:20 pm — 06:11:10 pm

• (Commercial: A.G. Edwards; Best Western; Kia; Verizon; CDW; Philips.)

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  06:11:10 pm — 06:13:40 pm

• Wildfires / California

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  06:13:40 pm — 06:20:00 pm

  (Studio: Shepard Smith) Coverage of the deadly arson fire in southern California continued; live scenes shown of the blazes; details given on the death of 4 firefighters, the Santa Ana winds, and the fire’s threat to an RV park.

  (Banning, California: Adam Housley) The firefighters’ efforts to protect homes and contain the fire featured; inset scenes shown of a nearby RV park, burning homes.

  (Studio: Shepard Smith) The fire chief’s claim that the fire constitutes murder noted.

• (Commercial: Lexmark; T. Rowe Price; “The Weekly Standard”; 1-800-PetMeds; IcyHot; vehix.com.)

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  06:20:00 pm — 06:23:10 pm

• Wildfires / California

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  06:23:10 pm — 06:23:30 pm

  (Studio: Shepard Smith) The raging arson fires near Banning, California, mentioned.

• Council Bluffs, Iowa / Warehouse Fire

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  06:23:30 pm — 06:23:50 pm

  (Studio: Shepard Smith) The motor oil warehouse fire in Council Bluffs, Iowa, reported; scenes shown of fire crews battling the massive blaze.

• Business: Oil Industry / Housing Market

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  06:23:50 pm — 06:25:40 pm

  (Studio: Shepard Smith) Report introduced.

  (New York: Rebecca Gomez) Exxon Mobil Corp.’s multi-billion dollar quarterly profit due to high gas and oil prices, and the drop in new home prices due to a struggling housing market reviewed.

• Biz Briefs

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  06:25:40 pm — 06:26:40 pm

  (Studio: Shepard Smith) The drop in Sony’s net profits because of their recalled laptop batteries, the rise in unemployment claims, and Wal-Mart’s expanded generic prescription drug plan cited; Wal-Mart map shown.

• Fox Stox

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  06:26:40 pm — 06:27:00 pm

  (Studio: Shepard Smith) Stock Market Report.

• Upcoming Items (Studio: Shepard Smith)

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  06:27:00 pm — 06:27:30 pm

• (Commercial: Sprint; Infinity Vacuum; A.G. Edwards; Crestor.)

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  06:27:30 pm — 06:30:00 pm

• Wildfires / California

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  06:30:00 pm — 06:40:40 pm

  (Studio: Shepard Smith; Banning, California: Adam Housley; Fox Weather Center: Rick Reichmuth) Coverage of the wildfires in southern California, killing 4 firefighters and destroying homes, continued; live scenes shown of the blazes; details given on the search for an arsonist and the Santa Ana wind conditions.

• (Commercial: 1-800-PetMeds; Red Lobster; Edward Jones; Hewlett-Packard; Jos. A. Bank; Travelers.)

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  06:40:40 pm — 06:43:10 pm

• Wildfires / California

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  06:43:10 pm — 06:43:30 pm

  (Studio: Shepard Smith) The California wildfire updated with a higher estimate for the number of destroyed homes.

• Iraq War / Benchmarks

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  06:43:30 pm — 06:46:20 pm

  (Studio: Shepard Smith) Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld’s comments about the US strategy to set benchmarks for progress in Iraq reported. [RUMSFELD – says “relax.”]

  (White House: Bret Baier) The conflicting statements about the benchmarks featured; details given on Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki’s claims that the benchmarks were not set by the US but by Iraqis; Reuters interview with Maliki quoted on screen. [White House spokesman Tony SNOW†- quotes Maliki; says Maliki understands how politics works.] [RUMSFELD – says it’s complicated stuff.]

• Upcoming Items (Studio: Shepard Smith)

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  06:46:20 pm — 06:48:00 pm

• (Commercial: Volvo; LendingTree; Coca-Cola/Meet the Commodores/First Tennessee Bank.)

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  06:48:00 pm — 06:51:00 pm

• California / Wildfires

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  06:51:00 pm — 06:52:20 pm

  (Studio: Shepard Smith) The spreading California wildfire updated; live aerial scenes shown of the blazes and firefighter planes; details given on the manhunt for the arsonist.

• California / Medical Marijuana

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  06:52:20 pm — 06:54:40 pm

  (Studio: Shepard Smith) Report introduced.

  (Los Angeles: William La Jeunesse) The lawsuits from some California counties against the state over the conflicting federal and state laws concerning medical marijuana reviewed. [San Diego County supervisor Dianne JACOBS†- asks which law prevails.] [NORML attorney Jeremy BLANK†- says they are trying to exempt themselves.] Live inset scenes of the California wildfire shown throughout.

• Upcoming Items (Studio: Shepard Smith)

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  06:54:40 pm — 06:54:50 pm

• (Commercial: Norfolk Southern; UBS; FedEx; Fidelity; Fosamax.)

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  06:54:50 pm — 06:57:20 pm

• Wildfires / California

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  06:57:20 pm — 06:59:40 pm

  (Studio: Shepard Smith; Banning, California: Adam Housley; Fox Weather Center: Rick Reichmuth) The spreading wildfires in southern California, which killed 4 firefighters, reviewed; details given on the containment efforts, evacuations, and weather conditions; live and inset scenes shown of the flames.

• Good Night {California wildfires shown.}

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  06:59:40 pm — 06:59:40 pm