Vanderbilt Television News Archive

ABC Evening News for 2016-05-20

This program is 29 minutes long

• Preview/Introduction David Muir (New York)

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  05:30:00 pm — 05:31:10 pm

• White House / A Shooter

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  05:31:10 pm — 05:33:00 pm

  (Studio: David Muir) Report introduced.

  (Washington: Jonathan Karl) A shooting scare at the White House that triggered a lockdown & the shooting of the gunman featured; photos shown. [Two WITNESSES - describe what happened.]

• Mediterranean Sea / Plane Crash

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  05:33:00 pm — 05:37:10 pm

  (Studio: David Muir) Report introduced.

  (Washington: David Kerley) The crash of EgyptAir Flight 804 in route from Paris To Egypt featured; details given of reports on a fire on board with a timetable on screen; photos of pilot Mohammed Shukair & co-pilot Mohamed Assem shown†. [Retired Marine pilot Col. Stephen GANYARD - says this is a major clue indicating a mechanical failure.]

  (Studio: David Muir) Report introduced.

  (Karpathos, Greece: Matt Gutman) The hunt for the plane's black boxes & the recovery of debris & human remains featured; scenes shown of the seas from the air & on the water.

  (Studio: David Muir) The security concerns in the US due to the EgyptAir crash noted.

• Michigan / Court Chaos

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  05:37:10 pm — 05:38:50 pm

  (Studio: David Muir) Report introduced.

  (Chicago: Alex Perez) The chaos in the courtroom by the Uber driver on trial for a murderous shooting spree reported; scenes shown of Jason Dalton's outburst in the Michigan court. [Last month, victim Tianna CARRUTHERS- comments on the shooting.]

• San Francisco, California / Police Chief

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  05:38:50 pm — 05:39:20 pm

  (Studio: David Muir) The resignation of San Francisco police chief Gregory SUhr after the fatal police shooting of an unarmed black woman reported.

• Campaign 2016 / Trump & NRA

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  05:39:20 pm — 05:42:00 pm

  (Studio: David Muir) The standing of presidential candidates Donald Trump & Hillary Clinton in a national poll outlined on screen.

  (Louisville: Tom Llamas) The endorsement of Trump by the NRA featured; details given about guns in Trump hotels & golf clubs. [TRUMP - says Clinton wants to abolish the Second Amendment & no gun free zones & she wants to disarm vulnerable Americans.] Clinton anti-gun political ad shown. [NRA's Chris COX†- criticizes Hillary.] [Former President Bill CLINTON - says respect your adversaries.] News that Trump did not pay taxes for two years in the 1970s discussed.

• Medicine: Zika Virus

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  05:42:00 pm — 05:42:30 pm

  (Studio: David Muir) New CDC statistics on women with the Zika virus cited.

• Rikers island Prison

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  05:42:30 pm — 05:44:40 pm

  (Studio: David Muir) ABC News exclusive report introduced.

  (Studio & Rikers: Diane Sawyer) A look insider the Rikers Island prison presented; scenes shown of the inmates in solitary confinement. [Prisoner Rafael FIGUEROA - comments on jail conditions.] [Comr. Joseph PONTE†- talks about his plan to end solitary for the young inmates.]

  (Studio: David Muir) The full report on Rikers on "Nightline" noted.

• Upcoming Items (Studio: David Muir)

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  05:44:40 pm — 05:45:20 pm

• (Commercial: Prevnar; Prudential; Zantac.)

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  05:45:20 pm — 05:47:20 pm

• Georgia / Police Taser

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  05:47:20 pm — 05:48:40 pm

  (Studio: David Muir) Report introduced.

  (New York: Eva Pilgrim) Body cam video of the repeated Tasering by Georgia police of a drugged motorist that led to his death featured; scenes shown from the car with dispatch audio played.

• Upcoming Items (Studio: David Muir)

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  05:48:40 pm — 05:49:00 pm

• (Commercial: Linzess; One-A-Day; Januvia; Nexium.)

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  05:49:00 pm — 05:52:00 pm

• Instant Index

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  05:52:00 pm — 05:52:40 pm

  (Studio: David Muir) A look at people, pictures & quotes that captured our imagination: the deposition from comedian Bill Cosby's wife Camille Cosby; the standoff on a Houston freeway; Marine Corps amputee vet Charlie Linville on Mt. Everest's summit.

• Upcoming Items (Studio: David Muir)

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  05:52:40 pm — 05:53:00 pm

• (Commercial: Purina; Humita; AT&T; MiraLAX; News 2.)

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  05:53:00 pm — 05:56:20 pm

• Person of the Week (St. Jude's Kindergartners)

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  05:56:20 pm — 05:58:30 pm

  (Studio: David Muir) The kindergarten class of 2016 at the St.Jude Children's Hospital in Memphis profiled; scenes shown of the graduates. [MOTHER, kid "MAX," "TRAVIS" - comment.]

• Good Night

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  05:58:30 pm — 05:58:30 pm