Vanderbilt Television News Archive

CBS Evening News for 2016-08-13

This program is 29 minutes long

• Preview/Introduction Reena Ninan (New York)

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  05:30:10 pm — 05:31:00 pm

• South, East / Floods, Lightning, Heat

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  05:31:00 pm — 05:34:40 pm

  (Studio: Reena Ninan) Report introduced.

  (Hammond, Louisiana: Omar Villafranca) The flooding in the South featured; scenes shown from flooded Louisiana, rescue efforts. [Senator John Bel EDWARDS - warns about floods.] [Several Hammond PEOPLE - comment on the flood waters.]

  (Studio: Reena Ninan) A deadly lightning strike in Poughkeepsie, New York, reported; scenes shown from the site.

  (Studio: Reena Ninan) Report introduced.

  (Boston: Pamela Gardner) The weather forecast for more floods in Louisiana, the summer heat in the East reported; weather maps shown. 5:34 20New Mexico / Shooting of Police

  (Studio: Reena Ninan) The shooting of a police officer, Jose Chavez, in New Mexico by three fugitives reported.

• Campaign 2016 / Clinton vs. Trump / Kaine

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  05:34:40 pm — 05:36:10 pm

  (Studio: Reena Ninan) Report introduced.

  (Washington: Errol Barnett) The campaigning by Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Kaine in a battleground state featured. [KAINE - jokes about Donald Trump.] [In Pennsylvania, TRUMP - says we can only lose if there is cheating: watch the voters!.] The issue of Clinton's deleted e-mails noted.

• Medicine: Zika Virus / US

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  05:36:10 pm — 05:38:00 pm

  (Studio: Reena Ninan) Report introduced.

  (Studio: Marlie Hall) The Zika virus cases in Florida & Puerto Rico updated.

• Switzerland / Train attack

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  05:38:00 pm — 05:38:10 pm

  (Studio: Reena Ninan) A fire & stabbing attack by a man on a train in Switzerland reported.

• Syria / Righting

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  05:38:10 pm — 05:38:30 pm

  (Studio: Reena Ninan) The retaking by rebels of a Syrian town held by ISIS reported; scenes shown.

• Olympic Games / Brazil / US

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  05:38:30 pm — 05:40:30 pm

  (Studio: Reena Ninan) Report introduced.

  (Rio de Janeiro: Ben Tracy) The start of track & field events at the Olympic Games in Rio reviewed; photos & video of swimmers Katie Ledecky, Anthony Ervin, Michael Phelps, who has one last event tonight, shown. [LEDECKY, ERVIN - comment.]

• Baseball / Rodriguez Last Game

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  05:40:30 pm — 05:43:10 pm

  (Studio: Reena Ninan) Report introduced.

  (New York: Tony Dokoupil) The last game for the New York Yankees baseball team for Alex Rodriguez featured; scenes shown of ARod getting a hit; details given about his drug use penalties. [In 2007, RODRIGUEZ - denies using PEDs.] [Today, RODRIGUEZ - comments on his memories.]

• Football / Los Angeles Rams

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  05:43:10 pm — 05:43:20 pm

  (Studio: Reena Ninan) The return of pro football to Los Angeles reported.

• Baker Death

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  05:43:20 pm — 05:43:50 pm

  (Studio: Reena Ninan) The death of British actor Kenny Baker, who played the character R2D2 in two "Star Wars" movies reported..

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  05:43:50 pm — 05:47:00 pm

• New Americans / Voting

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  05:47:00 pm — 05:49:20 pm

  (Studio: Reena Ninan) Report introduced.

  (Los Angeles: Carter Evans) The surge in American citizenship applications driven by the desire to vote featured; scenes shown of new Americans in Los Angeles. [Mexican-born Andrea Leon GROSSMAN - comments on voting.] [Outside, Alfdnso MARTINEZ, Lily & Mark TOMAENETTI - speak about their vote.]

• Upcoming Items & COMMERCIALS: Trintellix; USAA; Duo Fusion; Dentalife; Aleve.

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  05:49:20 pm — 05:52:00 pm

• Greenland Sharks

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  05:52:00 pm — 05:54:10 pm

  (Studio: Reena Ninan) Report introduced.

  (London: Charlie D'Agata) The study of the sharks of icy Greenland, some of whom may be 300-400 years old, featured; scenes shown. [Dr. David AGIN‡- says we can see 1960s radiation in the eyes & they live into their hundreds.]

• Upcoming Items & COMMERCIALS: Humira; Claritin; Crest; Prevagen; Just for Men; Alka-Seltzer.

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  05:54:10 pm — 05:56:50 pm

• Brazil / Christ the Redeemer

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  05:56:50 pm — 05:58:50 pm

  (Studio: Reena Ninan) Report introduced.

  (Rio de Janeiro: Jamie Yuccas) The restoration of parts of the Christ the Redeemer statue in the mountains of Brazil featured; scenes shown of people at the statue that has been hit by lightening. [Architect Cristina VENTURA - {thru translator} explains the lightening strike prevention system.]

• Good Night

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  05:58:50 pm — 05:58:50 pm