Vanderbilt Television News Archive

ABC Evening News for 2009-08-24

This program is 28 minutes long

• Preview/Introduction David Muir (New York)

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  05:30:10 pm — 05:30:50 pm

• Jackson Death / Autopsy

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  05:30:50 pm — 05:35:00 pm

  (Studio: David Muir) Report introduced.

  (Los Angeles: Mike von Fremd) The coroner's report on the cause of death for Michael Jackson from the pain medication propofol featured; details given from the court documents about the day the pop star died, the giving of the sedative drugs by Dr. Conrad Murray to get him to sleep & what happened after the drug was administered.

  (Studio: David Muir; Los Angeles: Dana Cole) The legal aspects of Jackson's death & what the coroner's ruling of homicide could mean for Dr. Murray discussed.

• Terrorism / CIA Probe

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  05:35:00 pm — 05:38:00 pm

  (Studio: David Muir) A report from the CIA inspector general on unauthorized & inhumane practices used is CIA interrogations of terrorism suspect quoted.

  (Studio: Brian Ross) The criminal investigation of CIA personnel featured; details given about what was said to 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohamed, to Abdel Rahman al-Nashiri‡, a mock execution, the use of waterboarding with Attorney General John Ashcroft knowing about it. [Former CIA officer Robert GRENIER†- says a program has to have rules.] [ACLU attorney Jameel JAFFER†- says the CIA was an agency out of control by design.] [Former counterterrorism official Richard CLARKE†- says the document shows the US violated its own beliefs.] A statement from CIA director Leon Panetta quoted. The creation by President Obama's administration of a new interrogation unit reporting to the FBI & following Army policies & indications from documents backing up the contention the detainee program averted further Al Qaeda attacks on the US noted.

• Medicine: Swine Flu / Schools, Vaccine

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  05:38:00 pm — 05:40:20 pm

  (Studio: David Muir) A CDC report on a worst-case scenario for the H1N1 swine flu reported.

  (Ft. Worth, Texas: Ryan Owens) Concerns about flu among school children featured; scenes shown from a school in Ft. Worth where school leaders are nervous about what could happen; details given about the timetable for a vaccine. [Superintendent Melanie JOHNSON†- backs her decision to close the schools last year.] [Dallas County medical director Dr. John CARLO†- talks about treating this flu.]

• On the Money

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  05:40:20 pm — 05:40:40 pm

  (Studio: David Muir) The ending of the cash for clunkers program with the five top selling & top purchased cars listed reported.

• Greece / Wildfires

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  05:40:40 pm — 05:42:20 pm

  (Studio: David Muir) Report introduced.

  (On the outskirts of Athens: Simon McGregor-Wood) The wildfires in Greece featured; scenes shown of planes dropping retardant & water, the high flames, a fire behind the Acropolis, fire ground crews.

• Scotland / Pan Am Flight 103 Bombing / Megrahi Release

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  05:42:20 pm — 05:42:40 pm

  (Studio: David Muir) The defense by the Scottish justice minister Kenny MacAskill of his decision to the release from prison of Abdel Ali al-Megrahi, who had been convicted for his role in the downing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Scotland in 1988, reported.

• Upcoming Items (Studio: David Muir)

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  05:42:40 pm — 05:43:10 pm

• (Commercial: Red Lobster; Centrum; Zyrtec; Caduet; Friskies.)

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  05:43:10 pm — 05:45:40 pm

• Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts / Obama Vacation

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  05:45:40 pm — 05:46:00 pm

  (Studio: David Muir) The vacation by President Obama's family on the island of Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts, reported; scenes shown of Obama on the golf course.

• Maine / Hurricane Bill / Rescues at Sea

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  05:46:00 pm — 05:48:00 pm

  (Studio: David Muir) Report introduced.

  (Southwest Harbor, Maine: John Berman) The rescues at sea off Maine after a powerful wave from Hurricane Bill struck featured; scenes shown from Thunder Hole of a popular sightseeing site with a timetable of the rescues outlined on screen & from onboard the Coast Guard boat. [Coast Guard Chief Edward IVERSEN†- says two survived.]

• Upcoming Items (Studio: David Muir)

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  05:48:00 pm — 05:48:10 pm

• (Commercial: Ensure; Gas-X; Plavix; Claritin; "World News")

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  05:48:10 pm — 05:51:00 pm

• A Closer Look (Star Power)

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  05:51:00 pm — 05:53:20 pm

  (Studio: David Muir) A closer look at celebrity endorsements of products presented; TV ads of celebrities pushing things shown; details given about the Acai ads showing Oprah Winfrey, the FTC efforts to make sure celebrities {like Kelly Ripa & Sally Fields} use the products they endorse. [FTC advertising practices director Richard CLELAND†, Center for Science in the Public Interest David SCHARDT†- talks about truth in advertising & companies exploiting celebrities.] The advertising gray area of blogs & the Internet noted.

• Upcoming Items (Studio: David Muir)

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  05:53:20 pm — 05:53:30 pm

• (Commercial: Omnaris; Aleve; Ford; Tena Serenity; mytimetoquit.com; Friskies; "The Outsiders")

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  05:53:30 pm — 05:56:50 pm

• Space: Shuttle Discovery / Astronaut Hernandez

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  05:56:50 pm — 05:58:30 pm

  (Studio: David Muir) A 1st Person account from astronaut mission specialist Jose Hernandez, who will blast off tomorrow as a member of the space shuttle Discovery crew bound for the International Space Station, presented; family photos & astronaut video shown. [HERNANDEZ - recalls the Apollo program & his motivation; tells Hispanic kids where there is a will there is a way.]

• Good Night

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  05:58:30 pm — 05:58:30 pm