Vanderbilt Television News Archive

FNC Evening News for 2007-11-14

This program is about 1 hour long

• Preview/Introduction Shepard Smith (New York)

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  06:00:10 pm — 06:01:20 pm

• Las Vegas, Nevada / Simpson Robbery Case

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  06:01:20 pm — 06:03:10 pm

  (Studio: Shepard Smith; Las Vegas: Trace Gallagher) Awaiting word on whether O.J. Simpson will go on trial for his role in the armed robbery of sports memorabilia at a Las Vegas hotel discussed; live scenes from inside the Las Vegas courtroom.

• Atlantic City, New Jersey / Casino Standoff

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  06:03:10 pm — 06:04:10 pm

  (Studio: Shepard Smith) The 6-hour hostage standoff at the Showboat hotel and casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey, reported; scenes shown from outside the hotel. [WOMAN – reacts.] Upcoming report on a gambling bust announced.

• Illinois / Peterson Case

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  06:04:10 pm — 06:06:00 pm

  (Studio: Shepard Smith) The day’s developments in the investigation into the death of Illinois police Sgt. Drew Peterson’s third wife Kathleen Savio and the disappearance of his current wife Stacy Peterson updated. [Kathleen’s sister Sue DOMAN†- comments.] Peterson’s resignation from the Bolingbrook police force noted.

• Chile / Earthquake

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  06:06:00 pm — 06:06:40 pm

  (Studio: Shepard Smith) The impact of an earthquake in Chile reported; scenes of damage and people in the streets in Antofagasta and map shown.

• Pakistan / State of Emergency

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  06:06:40 pm — 06:07:20 pm

  (Studio: Shepard Smith) Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf’s claim that he will step down as military chief reported; scenes of protestors in Karachi and map shown.

• Las Vegas, Nevada / Simpson Robbery Case / Discussion

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  06:07:20 pm — 06:11:00 pm

  (Studio: Shepard Smith; Las Vegas: Trace Gallagher) Live discussion held with legal analyst Jim Hammer† about the judge’s ruling that O.J. Simpson will go on trial for his role in the armed robbery of sports memorabilia at a Las Vegas hotel, the kidnapping and conspiracy charges, and Simpson’s legal team’s reaction; live scenes shown from inside the courtroom.

• Airplane Safety / Airport Security

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  06:11:00 pm — 06:12:50 pm

  (Studio: Shepard Smith; Washington: Steve Centanni) The congressional investigation into whether TSA airport screeners were tipped off about undercover security tests at checkpoints discussed; failure rate of TSA screeners in covert tests cited.

• Terrorism / Britain

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  06:12:50 pm — 06:13:20 pm

  (Studio: Shepard Smith) Britain’s new plan to prevent car bombs and British Prime Minister Gordon Brown’s comments about violent propaganda cited.

• Airlines / Ghost Flights

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  06:13:20 pm — 06:14:00 pm

  (Studio: Shepard Smith) A newspaper report that British Airways runs ghost flights with no passengers over the Atlantic cited.

• Airlines / Delta-United Merger Rumor

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  06:14:00 pm — 06:14:30 pm

  (Studio: Shepard Smith) Associated Press report on the possible merger between Delta and United airlines noted.

• Upcoming Items (Studio: Shepard Smith)

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  06:14:30 pm — 06:15:10 pm

• (Commercial: Aviva; Canon; Volvo; Canon; Progresso; FOX News; “Dirty Sexy Money”; Hummer.)

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  06:15:10 pm — 06:18:20 pm

• Atlantic City, New Jersey / Gambling Ring

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  06:18:20 pm — 06:20:10 pm

  (Studio: Shepard Smith; Atlantic City: Rick Leventhal) {Note: joined in progress.} The arrests of 23 people in a sting operation to break up a gambling ring at the Borgata hotel and casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey, Borgata’s denial of involvement in the sports betting and ringleader Andrew Micali††’s alleged ties to a Philadelphia mob discussed.

• Las Vegas, Nevada / Simpson Robbery Case / Discussion

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  06:20:10 pm — 06:23:50 pm

  (Studio: Shepard Smith; Las Vegas: Trace Gallagher) Discussion held with legal analyst Jim Hammer† about the trial of O.J. Simpson in the armed robbery case; live scenes shown of Simpson leaving the Las Vegas courthouse.

• Upcoming Items (Studio: Shepard Smith)

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  06:23:50 pm — 06:24:10 pm

• (Commercial: Applebee's; Rozerem; Health Mart; Verizon; T. Rowe Price; Waste Management.)

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  06:24:10 pm — 06:27:40 pm

• Arizona / Teacher

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  06:27:40 pm — 06:28:40 pm

  (Studio: Shepard Smith) The resignation of an Arizona English teacher/cheerleading coach following a controversy over her assignment of author Gordon Korman’s book “Jake, Reinvented” reported; Internet video of the cheerleading teacher dancing in class.

• Madison, Ohio / Senior Sex Scandal

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  06:28:40 pm — 06:29:40 pm

  (Studio: Shepard Smith) The sex scandal at an Ohio senior center in Madison, Ohio, reported; scenes shown of the center’s gazebo. [Residents Jeffrey LYNN†, Cathy LYNN†- state their opinions.]

• Phoenix, Arizona / Freeway Fracas

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  06:29:40 pm — 06:30:10 pm

  (Studio: Shepard Smith) Traffic cam video shown of 2 people fighting on a freeway in Phoenix, Arizona.

• Attorney General / Wiretapping Program

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  06:30:10 pm — 06:32:00 pm

  (Studio: Shepard Smith) The swearing-in of Attorney General Michael Mukasey, this time in front of cameras, reported; scenes shown. [President BUSH – speaks about Mukasey’s ability to fight the war on terror.]

  (Studio: Shepard Smith; White House: Wendell Goler) Mukasey’s move to reopen the investigation into Bush’s warrantless wiretapping program and the FBI investigation into the Blackwater security firm’s involvement in the shooting of 17 Iraqis in September discussed.

• New York / Immigration / Driver's Licenses / You Decide 2008

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  06:32:00 pm — 06:33:30 pm

  (Studio: Shepard Smith; Washington: Molly Henneberg) New York Governor Eliot Spitzer’s decision to abandon his plan to issue driver’s licenses to illegal immigrants and the problems for presidential candidate Senator Hillary Clinton over her position on the issue discussed; opposition statistics cited; map of states that allow driver’s licenses for illegal immigrants shown.

• Phoenix, Arizona / Serial Rapist

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  06:33:30 pm — 06:34:10 pm

  (Studio: Shepard Smith) The manhunt for a serial rapist in Phoenix, Arizona, and the uproar over the police description of him as a “Hispanic man” noted; police sketch shown.

• Across America

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  06:34:10 pm — 06:36:00 pm

  (Studio: Shepard Smith) Tonight's stories: the panel vote not to reappoint Washington, DC, judge Roy Pearson, who sued a dry cleaner; a faculty vote of no confidence for Oral Roberts University president Richard Roberts in Oklahoma; a UFO buff’s claim that the Clinton library is withholding evidence of extra terrestrials in Arkansas; the discovery of a burglary suspect’s body covered in alligator bites in Florida.

• Upcoming Items (Studio: Shepard Smith)

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  06:36:00 pm — 06:36:30 pm

• (Commercial: Marathon; Bayer; Fidelity; Red Lobster; Viagra.)

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  06:36:30 pm — 06:39:30 pm

• Iraq War / Military Deaths

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  06:39:30 pm — 06:41:30 pm

  (Studio: Shepard Smith) Report introduced.

  (Pentagon: Jennifer Griffin) A nonpartisan Congressional Research Service report showing that military deaths in Iraq were greater in peace time

  (1981-82) than in war time

  (2005-06) reviewed; statistics cited; diagram shown; details given on the reasons for the drop.

• Iran / Nuclear Showdown

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  06:41:30 pm — 06:43:20 pm

  (Studio: Shepard Smith; Washington: James Rosen) Iran’s agreement to the U.N. demand for its uranium blueprints, the pending release by the IAEA of the report card on Iran’s nuclear program and whether Russia and Chinese will back more sanctions discussed.

• Airport Security / Covert Tests

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  06:43:20 pm — 06:44:00 pm

  (Studio: Shepard Smith) Breaking news on government investigators’ claims that they smuggled explosives through airport security checkpoints in covert tests reported.

• Islands / Pitt and Jolie

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  06:44:00 pm — 06:44:50 pm

  (Studio: Shepard Smith) The rumor that Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie purchased an Ethiopia-shaped island off the coast of Dubai noted.

• “People Magazine” / Damon

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  06:44:50 pm — 06:45:30 pm

  (Studio: Shepard Smith) The naming of actor Matt Damon as the sexiest man alive in “People Magazine” noted; previous winners cited.

• Upcoming Items (Studio: Shepard Smith)

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  06:45:30 pm — 06:45:50 pm

• (Commercial: Hyundai; Lincoln Financial; Air Hogs; Fox 17; Humana; Hummer.)

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  06:45:50 pm — 06:49:00 pm

• You Decide 2008 / Republicans

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  06:49:00 pm — 06:51:50 pm

  (Studio: Shepard Smith; Council Bluffs, Iowa: Carl Cameron) {Note: joined in progress.} Iowa polls on Republican presidential candidates cited; the results of the poll showing that Mike Huckabee is gaining on Mitt Romney in Iowa and how the Iowa poll helps Rudolph Giuliani discussed.

  (Studio: Shepard Smith) Giuliani’s response to a claim by former book publisher Judith Regan†† that a News Corp. executive asked her to lie about her affair with former Giuliani business associate Bernard Kerik noted.

• Texas / Cow Energy

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  06:51:50 pm — 06:53:50 pm

  (Studio: Shepard Smith) Report introduced.

  (Stephenville, Texas: Kris Gutierrez) A Texas plant built to use cow manure to power homes featured; details given about the process of producing methane gas and the benefits for dairy farmers; scenes shown from the Microgy plant and a home powered by alternative energy. [Environmental Power Corp. Mike NEWMAN†- talks about the number of cattle needed.] [Uses renewable energy Patty JACOBS†, dairy farmer Johan KOKE†- comment.]

• Upcoming Items (Studio: Shepard Smith)

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  06:53:50 pm — 06:54:00 pm

• (Commercial: Progressive; Together Rx Access; Verizon; CDW; Mercury; FedEx Kinko’s.)

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  06:54:00 pm — 06:57:00 pm

• Las Vegas, Nevada / Simpson Robbery Case

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  06:57:00 pm — 06:59:10 pm

  (Studio: Shepard Smith; Las Vegas: Jonathan Hunt) An update on a judge’s decision that O.J. Simpson and his co-defendants will stand trial on all 12 counts in the armed robbery case discussed; Simpson’s comments about his disappointment in the outcome quoted; scenes shown of people holding signs outside the courthouse.

• On This Day...

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  06:59:10 pm — 07:00:00 pm

  (Studio: Shepard Smith) On this day in history: author Herman Melville’s novel “Moby Dick” was published in the US in 1851.

• Good Night

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  07:00:00 pm — 07:00:00 pm