Vanderbilt Television News Archive

FNC Evening News for 2007-03-01

This program is about 1 hour long

• Preview/Introduction Shepard Smith (New York)

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  06:00:00 pm — 06:01:30 pm

• Enterprise, Alabama / Tornados

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  06:01:30 pm — 06:11:50 pm

  (Studio: Shepard Smith; Fox Weather Center: Rick Reichmuth) The impact of the tornado in Enterprise, Alabama, reviewed; death toll cited; scenes shown of damage at the high school, injured people, destroyed cars in a stadium parking lot, debris; detains given on the development of another storm cell across the Southeast; weather maps and data shown on screen; local coverage from Birmingham shown.

  (Studio: Shepard Smith; on the phone: Marianne Silber) Residents’ responses to the disaster and the deaths and injuries across Alabama discussed; local coverage shown.

• (Commercial: Edward Jones; History Channel’s “The Dark Ages”; Marathon; Aricept; Fox News.)

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  06:11:50 pm — 06:14:30 pm

• Alabama / Tornados

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  06:14:30 pm — 06:15:50 pm

  (Studio: Shepard Smith) Continuing coverage of the tornado’s impact in Enterprise, Alabama, featured; death toll cited; WBRC Fox 6 local coverage shown; weather maps, inset scenes of damage and pictures of the sky shown.

• North Korea / Nuclear Program

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  06:15:50 pm — 06:18:00 pm

  (Studio: Shepard Smith) Report introduced.

  (White House: Bret Baier) North Korea’s commitment to denuclearization reviewed; details given on today’s talks in Seoul between North and South Korea, the terms of the deal. [Assistant Secretary of State Christopher HILL†- comments.]

• Upcoming Items (Studio: Shepard Smith) {Weather map shown.}

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  06:18:00 pm — 06:18:40 pm

• (Commercial: Waste Management; T. Rowe Price; Ensure; John Hancock; Mercedes-Benz; Yellow Pages.)

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  06:18:40 pm — 06:21:50 pm

• Alabama / Tornados

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  06:21:50 pm — 06:22:40 pm

  (Studio: Shepard Smith) President Bush’s response to the tornados in Alabama and Missouri cited; death toll and details on the damage at the Enterprise high school updated.

• Smith Death / Funeral Plans

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  06:22:40 pm — 06:24:30 pm

  (Studio: Shepard Smith) Report introduced.

  (Bahamas: Todd Connor) Plans for the burial of Anna Nicole Smith in the Bahamas featured; scenes shown of Smith’s mother Virgie Arthur and the parents of Smith’s partner Howard K. Stern. [Stern’s lawyer Krista BARTH†- talks about the funeral.]

• Lunsford Murder Case / Couey Trial

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  06:24:30 pm — 06:25:00 pm

  (Studio: Shepard Smith) The opening of the trial of John Couey for the kidnapping and murder of Jessica Lunsford reported; scenes shown from the courtroom.

• South Carolina / Teacher Sex Scandal

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  06:25:00 pm — 06:25:30 pm

  (Studio: Shepard Smith) The investigation into the sex scandal involving middle school teacher Allenna Williams Ward†† in Clinton, South Carolina, reported; scenes shown of the woman signing documents.

• Auto Industry / Bumpers Study

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  06:25:30 pm — 06:26:00 pm

  (Studio: Shepard Smith) Insurance Institute for Highway Safety’s study of damage from low-speed impact on mid-sized cars cited; scenes shown from the research center.

• Santa Monica, California / Car Wreck

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  06:26:00 pm — 06:26:30 pm

  (Studio: Shepard Smith) A Lamborghini driver’s crash into 5 cars in Santa Monica, California, reported; scenes shown of police inspecting the pileup.

• Florida / Car Crash

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  06:26:30 pm — 06:26:50 pm

  (Studio: Shepard Smith) Surveillance video shown of an 80-year-old woman crashing her car into the Department of Motor Vehicles in Florida.

• Upcoming Items (Studio: Shepard Smith)

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  06:26:50 pm — 06:27:20 pm

• (Commercial: Hertz; Fidelity; UPS; Hyatt; Accenture; Automatic Shower Cleaner.)

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  06:27:20 pm — 06:30:20 pm

• Alabama / Tornados

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  06:30:20 pm — 06:30:30 pm

  (Studio: Shepard Smith) Continuing coverage of the tornado in Alabama announced.

• Seattle, Washington / NASCAR

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  06:30:30 pm — 06:33:00 pm

  (Studio: Shepard Smith) Report introduced.

  (Seattle: Dan Springer) Seattle-area residents’ efforts to prevent NASCAR from building a new track there examined; statements from Washington State Representatives Larry Seaquist† and Frank Chopp† critical of NASCAR quoted on screen; statistics cited. [NASCAR legend Richard PETTY†- comments.] [3 RESIDENTS – state their opinions on NASCAR fans.] [2 MEN – comment on the stereotype.]

• Severe Weather / Tornados, Storms

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  06:33:00 pm — 06:37:40 pm

  (Studio: Shepard Smith) Top story of the tornados in Alabama reviewed.

  (Fox Weather Center: Rick Reichmuth) The severe storm system in the Southeast featured; weather maps and data shown on screen.

  (Studio: Shepard Smith) Report introduced.

  (Kansas City, Missouri: John Pepitone) The storm’s impact in the Missouri and Kansas featured; scenes shown of damaged homes and debris in the Midwest; details given on the death of a 7-year-old girl in Caulfield.

• Military / Walter Reed Hospital

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  06:37:40 pm — 06:39:50 pm

  (Studio: Shepard Smith) Report introduced.

  (Pentagon: Mike Emanuel) The Army’s decision to fire Maj. Gen. George Weightman††, who was running the Walter Reed Army Medical Center, in response to sub-standard conditions for the treatment of wounded soldiers there examined. [Secretary of Defense Robert GATES†- comments on accountability.]

• Alabama / Tornados

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  06:39:50 pm — 06:41:10 pm

  (Studio: Shepard Smith) Report introduced.

  (Adamsville: Ronda Robinson) The impact of a tornado in Adamsville, Alabama, presented; inset scenes shown of fallen trees. {Note: joined in progress.}

  (Studio: Shepard Smith) WBRC Fox 6 News coverage of the storm in Birmingham acknowledged.

• Upcoming Items (Studio: Shepard Smith)

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  06:41:10 pm — 06:41:40 pm

• (Commercial: Travelers; Olay; Jos. A. Bank; Sprint; Lunesta.)

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  06:41:40 pm — 06:44:40 pm

• Alabama / Tornados

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  06:44:40 pm — 06:45:30 pm

  (Studio: Shepard Smith) Death toll from the tornado in Enterprise, Alabama, updated; weather map shown.

• Across America

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  06:45:30 pm — 06:47:00 pm

  (Studio: Shepard Smith) Tonight's stories: violence during the eviction of squatters at a theater in Copenhagen, Denmark; the eruption of a volcano on Italy’s Stromboli Island; underwater ice hockey in Austria; the escaped animal drill at a zoo in Japan.

• We Report, You Decide Preview (Studio: Shepard Smith)

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  06:47:00 pm — 06:47:40 pm

• (Commercial: Fox News; UPS; HSBC; GodMen Conference; Electronic Express; Herpecin L; Dexatrim; Yellow Pages.)

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  06:47:40 pm — 06:50:50 pm

• Alabama / Tornados

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  06:50:50 pm — 06:52:00 pm

  (Studio: Shepard Smith) Death toll from today’s tornados in Alabama updated; weather map and inset scenes of the damage shown. [Enterprise High School substitute teacher Larry WALKER†, student Kayla TODD†- describe what happened.]

• We Report, You Decide

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  06:52:00 pm — 06:54:20 pm

  (Studio: Shepard Smith) Report introduced.

  (Dallas: Kris Gutierrez) The bonus pay for bilingual workers in Texas cities for Spanish translations examined; scenes shown from Austin and Dallas. [Bilingual city employee Susan REQUEJO†- comments.]

• Upcoming Items (Studio: Shepard Smith)

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  06:54:20 pm — 06:54:30 pm

• (Commercial: History Channel’s “The Dark Ages”; Super 8 Motels; A.G. Edwards; Home Depot; Iams; Avodart.)

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  06:54:30 pm — 06:57:30 pm

• Alabama / Tornados

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  06:57:30 pm — 06:58:50 pm

  (Studio: Shepard Smith) Death toll from tornados in Alabama updated.

  (Fox Weather Center: Rick Reichmuth) The path of the storm tracked; weather maps and data shown on screen.

• On This Day...

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  06:58:50 pm — 06:59:30 pm

  (Studio: Shepard Smith) On this day in history: the son of aviator Charles Lindbergh was kidnapped in 1932.

• Good Night

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  06:59:30 pm — 06:59:50 pm

• Broadcast Ends

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  06:59:50 pm — 06:59:50 pm