Vanderbilt Television News Archive

ABC Evening News for 2016-08-08

This program is 29 minutes long

• Preview/Introduction David Muir (New York)

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  05:30:00 pm — 05:31:10 pm

• Airplanes / Travel Nightmare

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  05:31:10 pm — 05:33:00 pm

  (Studio: David Muir) Report introduced.

  (Washington airport: David Kerley) The travel meltdown due to the computer problems at Delta Air Lines featured; flight map shown. [Three PASSENGERS - react.] [Delta CEO Ed BASTIAN†- apologizes.]

• Kansas City, Kansas / Water Slide Accident

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  05:33:00 pm — 05:35:20 pm

  (Studio: David Muir) Report introduced.

  (Kansas City: Alex Perez) The death of ten-year-old Caleb Schwab on a water slide in Kansas City, Kansas, featured; photo & slide shown. [Witness Steve CASTANEDA†- describes what happened.]

• Campaign 2016 / Clinton vs. Trump / Republican Letter

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  05:35:20 pm — 05:38:40 pm

  (Studio: David Muir) A letter from 50 Republicans critical of Donald Trump noted.

  (New York: Tom Llamas) The Trump campaign featured; scenes shown of protests in Detroit; details given about his economic plan. [TRUMP - jokes; speaks about jumpstarting America, the tax levels.] [CLINTON - calls Trump's ideas tired.] [In December, CLINTON - makes pledge.] [Former CIA operative presidential candidate Evan McMULLIN†- says Trump cannot win.] [Jeb Bush's George P. BUSH - backs Trump.]

• Afghanistan / American Kidnapped

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  05:38:40 pm — 05:39:00 pm

  (Studio: David Muir) The kidnapping in Afghanistan of an American professor reported.

• Pakistan / Suicide Bombing

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  05:39:00 pm — 05:39:20 pm

  (Studio: David Muir) A suicide bombing in Pakistan reported.

• Severe Weather / Florida, Tropical Storm

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  05:39:20 pm — 05:40:20 pm

  (Studio: David Muir. Rob Marciano) The flooding in Florida & the path of Tropical Storm Javier discussed; weather maps shown.

• California / Wildfire

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  05:40:20 pm — 05:40:40 pm

  (Studio: David Muir) A wildfire in California near Los Angeles reported; scenes shown of the flames.

• Olympic Games / US

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  05:40:40 pm — 05:43:40 pm

  (Studio: David Muir) The success at the Olympic Games for American swimmers reviewed; photos shown.

  (Rio de Janeiro: Matt Gutman) The swim wins for the US team led by Michael Phelps & Katie Ledecky, the sweep for the US women's gymnastic team & the loss for the tennis doubles team the Williams sisters reviewed; photos shown. [Swimmer Lilly KING†- talks about a Russian swimmer.] [US men's gymnastic team Sam MIKULAK†- comments on the team.]

• Drowsy Drivers / Study

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  05:43:40 pm — 05:45:00 pm

  (Studio: David Muir) Report introduced.

  (New York: Gio Benitez) The findings of a new study on drowsy drivers that links teens & young adults to accidents examined; video shown; statistics cited.

• Upcoming Items & COMMERCIALS: Chantix; Bayer; Crest; Flonase.)

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  05:45:00 pm — 05:47:50 pm

• Murder Mysteries

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  05:47:50 pm — 05:49:10 pm

  (New York: Studio: David Muir) The investigation into the deaths of two female joggers in New York & Massachusetts featured; photos shown of Vanessa Marcotte†† & Karina Vetrano. [D.A. Joseph EARLY†- comments on the crime.] [Mother Cathy VETRANO†- tells the killer you will pay.]

• Upcoming Items & COMMERCIALS: Consumer Cellular; ClariSpray; Preparation H; Enbrel; Duo Fusion; Depend; Prevagen; Flonase.

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  05:49:10 pm — 05:52:40 pm

• Instant Index

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  05:52:40 pm — 05:53:50 pm

  (Studio: David Muir) A look at people, pictures & quotes that captured our imagination: the murder in San Francisco of a college baseball player playing Pokemon Go; the clash of Walmart & Amazon; the crash for a Olympic Games cyclist from the Netherlands, Annemiek van Vieuten†; the French gymnast who broke his leg in an event; an Olympics tennis player stuck in an elevator in Rio.

• Upcoming Items & COMMERCIALS: ClariSPray; Farmers; Gaviscon; StepOnUp.com; "Pete's Dragon"; Movantik; One-A-Day; News 2.

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  05:53:50 pm — 05:57:30 pm

• Olympic Games / Phelps

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  05:57:30 pm — 05:58:50 pm

  (Studio: David Muir) Report introduced.

  (Rio de Janeiro: Amy Robach) The questions about the large circles on the body of American Olympics swimmer Michael Phelps examined; photos shown of cupping therapy.

• Good Night

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  05:58:50 pm — 05:58:50 pm