Vanderbilt Television News Archive

NBC Evening News for 2009-10-07

This program is 29 minutes long

• Preview/Introduction Brian Williams (New York)

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  05:30:10 pm — 05:30:50 pm

• Afghanistan War / 8th Anniversary

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  05:30:50 pm — 05:37:00 pm

  (Studio: Brian Williams) The 8th anniversary of the start of the war in Afghanistan reported; NBC News footage from 2001 shown; statistics on troop numbers, deaths and the cost of the war cited; graph shown of America’s longest wars. [October 7, 2001, President George BUSH – says...we will not fail.]

  (Kabul: Jim Miklaszewski) The Taliban’s influence and the Afghans’ lack of confidence in the Americans assessed.

  (Studio: Brian Williams) Report introduced.

  (White House: Savannah Guthrie) The strategy meeting about Afghanistan at the White House reviewed; details given about President Obama’s dilemma over sending more troops; photo shown.

• Supreme Court / Church vs. State / Mojave Cross Memorial

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  05:37:00 pm — 05:39:10 pm

  (Studio: Brian Williams) Report introduced.

  (Supreme Court: Pete Williams) The church vs. state case in the Supreme Court involving a cross in the desert meant to honor veterans featured; scenes shown from the Mojave National Preserve of the cross, which is now enclosed in plywood; details given of the Congressional order for the land to be sold to the VFW. [Suit filer Frank BUONO††- says he doesn’t want the cross on federal or public land.] [VFW Joe DAVIS†- says do not tear this cross down.]

• Chicago, Illinois / Youth Violence

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  05:39:10 pm — 05:42:00 pm

  (Studio: Brian Williams) Statistics on deaths and injuries to schoolkids in Chicago cited.

  (Chicago: Kevin Tibbles) Attorney General Eric Holder’s trip to Chicago to talk about youth violence in the wake of the beating death of honor student Derrion Albert reviewed; scenes shown of parents marching outside Fenger High School; statistics on youth violence nationwide cited. [Student Montrell TRUITT†, mom Toya TRUITT†- comment on the danger in going to school.] [Education Secretary Arne DUNCAN††- says it’s heartbreaking that it takes a death on video to wake the country.] [HOLDER – notes what is missing is the freedom to be kids.] [Northwestern University John MARQUEZ†- says these are the acts of people who are powerless.] [3 former Fenger STUDENTS – comment on the violence.]

• Upcoming Items (Studio: Brian Williams)

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  05:42:00 pm — 05:42:20 pm

• (Commercial: Symbicort; Tylenol; Miralax; Lincoln.)

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  05:42:20 pm — 05:44:20 pm

• Health Care Reform / Costs

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  05:44:20 pm — 05:44:40 pm

  (Studio: Brian Williams) The CBO's estimate of the cost of the proposed health care reform plan cited.

• Economy: Budget Deficit

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  05:44:40 pm — 05:45:00 pm

  (Studio: Brian Williams) The federal budget deficit cited.

• Medicine: Swine Flu / Vaccine

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  05:45:00 pm — 05:47:40 pm

  (Studio: Brian Williams) Report introduced.

  (Studio: Robert Bazell) Problems with the vaccine against the swine flu in 1976 that may be prompting fears about the vaccine for today’s outbreak featured; details given about the link between the vaccine and Guillain-Barre†† syndrome. [In 1976, President Gerald FORD – says we cannot afford to take a chance with the health of our nation.] [Institute of Medicine Dr. Harvey FINEBERG††- says it was a problem of not allowing themselves to examine new evidence.]

• Upcoming Items (Studio: Brian Williams) Stock Market Report

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  05:47:40 pm — 05:48:00 pm

• (Commercial: Safelight; Flomax; Plavix; “Today”; “A Woman’s Nation”/Chevy.

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  05:48:00 pm — 05:51:00 pm

• West / Snowstorm

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  05:51:00 pm — 05:51:20 pm

  (Studio: Brian Williams) The impact of the snowstorm in the West noted; scenes shown from Bellevue, Idaho and Loveland, Colorado.

• Washington, DC / Reagan Statue

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  05:51:20 pm — 05:51:40 pm

  (Studio: Brian Williams) The unveiling of a statue of Helen Keller at the Capitol, where there had never been a statue of a child or a disabled person, noted; scenes shown.

• LaLanne Birthday

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  05:51:40 pm — 05:52:00 pm

  (Studio: Brian Williams) The 95th birthday for fitness expert Jack LaLanne reported; scenes shown from the celebration in San Francisco.

• Airlines / All Nippon Airways

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  05:52:00 pm — 05:52:30 pm

  (Studio: Brian Williams) The effort by All Nippon Airways {ANA} to have passengers use the restroom before boarding because the extra weight increases fuel costs noted.

• White House / Bo the Dog

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  05:52:30 pm — 05:52:50 pm

  (Studio: Brian Williams) A "Wall Street Journal" report that Bo, the White House dog, did “number 2” on Air Force One noted.

• Upcoming Items (Studio: Brian Williams)

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  05:52:50 pm — 05:53:00 pm

• (Commercial: Advair; Tylenol; Red Lobster; Cialis; Channel 4 News.)

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  05:53:00 pm — 05:55:50 pm

• American Character Along Highway 50 (Emporia, Kansas)

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  05:55:50 pm — 05:59:00 pm

  (Studio: Brian Williams) Report introduced.

  (Emporia, Kansas: Tom Brokaw) The tough decisions for Chris and Ashley Walker††, who run the family-owned “Emporia Gazette” in Kansas, featured; details given about the beginnings of the paper, which was founded by William Allen White, and the Walkers’ decision to outsource the printing. [WALKERS – comment.] [Employee Scott THOMAS‡- jokes about being scrapped along with the printing press.]

  (Studio: Brian Williams) The next stop in this series noted.

• Good Night

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  05:59:00 pm — 05:59:00 pm