Vanderbilt Television News Archive

CBS Evening News for 2012-10-29

This program is 28 minutes long

• Preview/Introduction Scott Pelley (Allenhurst, New Jersey)

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  05:30:10 pm — 05:31:00 pm

  Note: first half-hour of an expanded edition.

• Hurricane Sandy / East Coast

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  05:31:00 pm — 05:42:50 pm

  (Allenhurst, New Jersey: Scott Pelley) The arrival of Hurricane Sandy on the East Coast reported; maps shown; scenes shown of flooding, high waves, evacuees, the rescue off Cape Hatteras, North Carolina of crewmembers from the sinking HMS Bounty; details given of concerns about storm surge, power outages, cancelled flights, closings. Live discussion held with hurricane consultant David Bernard about the storm; storm statistics cited; diagrams shown. [From Miami, BERNARD – describes the status of the storm and the expectations for storm surge; predicts the forecast for areas west of the coast.]

  (Atlantic City: Jeff Glor) Sandy’s impact on Atlantic City, New Jersey reviewed; scenes shown of debris from the damaged boardwalk, flooding, police rescuing the family of Robert Stevens; details given about the closing of casinos. [STEVENS – says he would advise getting out.] [Governor Chris CHRISTIE – criticizes Atlantic City’s mayor.]

  (Allenhurst, New Jersey: Scott Pelley) Report introduced.

  (Ocean City, Maryland: Chip Reid) The conditions in Ocean City, Maryland reviewed; details given about the evacuation order; scenes shown of flooded streets, high waves, the damaged fishing pier. [Residents Dianne BROUGHT††, Bill SIDDELL††- comment on deciding to stay.] [Evacuee Cara DEVOE††, her SON – comment.]

  (Allenhurst, New Jersey: Scott Pelley) Report introduced.

  (New York: Jim Axelrod) Concern about flooding in New York City featured; scenes shown of sandbags, the Saks 5th Avenue store boarded up, a crane toppled by winds, closed train and subway stations; Google Earth map shown. [WOMAN – reacts.] [Police commissioner Ray KELLY – expresses concerns about flooding and blackouts.]

  (Allenhurst, New Jersey: Scott Pelley) The closing of the financial markets in New York City noted.

  (New York: Anthony Mason) Sandy’s impact on the economy examined; scenes shown of sandbags around the New York Stock Exchange, boarded-up businesses; details given about a possible rise in gas prices. [Kinetic Analysis Chuck WATSON††- notes concern about the oil sector and refineries shutting down.]

• Upcoming Items (Allenhurst, New Jersey: Scott Pelley)

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  05:42:50 pm — 05:43:20 pm

• (Commercial: Axiron; Oral-B; One-a-Day; Humira.)

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  05:43:20 pm — 05:45:50 pm

• Campaign 2012 / Obama vs. Romney / Hurricane Sandy

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  05:45:50 pm — 05:49:00 pm

  (Allenhurst, New Jersey: Scott Pelley) Report introduced.

  (White House: Bill Plante) The impact of Hurricane Sandy on the presidential campaign featured; details given of President Obama’s decision to cancel an appearance in Florida; scenes shown of him arriving back in Washington. [In press conference, OBAMA – urges people to cooperate with officials; says he is not worried about the election.] Appearances by former President Bill Clinton and Vice President Joe Biden to campaign for Obama noted.

  (Allenhurst, New Jersey: Scott Pelley) Report introduced.

  (Cleveland: Jan Crawford) The storms’ impact on presidential candidate Mitt Romney’s campaign featured; details given about his cancellation of rallies in several states and the acceptance and distribution of contributions by local campaign offices. [In Avon Lake, Ohio, ROMNEY – speaks about the storm.]

• Economy: Spending, Income

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  05:49:00 pm — 05:49:20 pm

  (Allenhurst, New Jersey: Scott Pelley) Rises in consumer spending and personal income cited.

• Upcoming Items (Allenhurst, New Jersey: Scott Pelley)

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  05:49:20 pm — 05:49:40 pm

• (Commercial: “CBS Evening News”; OurTime.com; Airborne; Duracell; Medicare; Ensure; NewsChannel 5.)

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  05:49:40 pm — 05:52:30 pm

• Hurricane Sandy / East Coast

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  05:52:30 pm — 05:54:10 pm

  (Allenhurst, New Jersey: Scott Pelley) Report introduced.

  (Newport, Rhode Island: Seth Doane) The impact of Hurricane Sandy on people who depend on the sea for their living featured; scenes shown from Newport, Rhode Island. [Lobsterman Jim VIOLET††- says a hurricane can put you out of business; notes the ripple effect on his suppliers, customers and crew.] [Fisherman Donald SNYDER – says it’s livelihood.]

• Baseball / World Series

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  05:54:10 pm — 05:54:40 pm

  (Allenhurst, New Jersey: Scott Pelley) The San Francisco Giants’ win over the Detroit Tigers in baseball’s World Series reported; scenes shown of bonfires and chaos in the streets.

• Upcoming Items (Allenhurst, New Jersey: Scott Pelley)

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  05:54:40 pm — 05:54:40 pm

• (Commercial: Coricidin; Nexium; Campbell’s Soup; Listerine; Bayer; Humira; NewsChannel 5.)

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  05:54:40 pm — 05:57:30 pm

• Hurricane Sandy / East Coast

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  05:57:30 pm — 05:58:30 pm

  (Studio: Anthony Mason) The arrival of Hurricane Sandy on the East Coast noted. The loss of connection to anchor Scott Pelley due to the storm acknowledged.

  (Atlantic City, New Jersey: Jeff Glor) Sandy’s impact on Atlantic City recapped; scenes shown of the damaged boardwalk.

• End of first half hour

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  05:58:30 pm — 05:58:30 pm