CNN Evening News for 2017-07-18 | Vanderbilt Television News Archive

Introduction/Preview Anderson Cooper (New York)

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07:00:10 pm — 07:00:20 pm

Trump / Russian Connection / A Putin Meeting / Blumenthal Interview / A Discussion

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07:00:20 pm — 07:16:50 pm

(Studio: Anderson Cooper, Jim Sciutto) A report of a second undisclosed meeting at the G20 summit between President Trump & Russian President Vladimir Putin with no witness other than the Russian translator, so there is no record of what was said & the significance of this "pull-aside" discussed; White House statement quoted.

(Studio: Anderson Cooper) Earlier discussion held with Senator Richard Blumenthal about the Trump-Putin meeting. [BLUMENTHAL - offer views on the pattern of concealment by the administration of meetings with Russians: this is an unprecedented hour-long private meeting, so there is a need for disclosure; comments on the 8th person at the Donald Trump, Jr., meeting with a Russian lawyer & the mystery/concealment about that meeting; states special counsel former FBI director Robert Mueller is now investigating that meeting.]

(Studio: Anderson Cooper) Live discussion held with CNN's David Gergen, Pamela Brown, former CIA intelligence officer Rolf Mowatt-Larssen & former deputy asst. secretary of defense Michael Carpenter about the Trump-Putin meeting. [CARPENTER, GERGEN, BROWN, MOWATT-LARSSEN, BROWN - offer views on the length of the Trump-Putin meeting & we don't know what was said there, how it is inappropriate for Trump to sit down with Putin without a record for our interests, why this is a newsworthy item, the identification of the 8th person {at the Trump Tower meeting} as Ike Kaveladze, who has ties to the Agaralov family, how the Mueller investigation is now looking at this unreported meeting.]

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07:16:50 pm — 07:20:20 pm

Senate / Health Care Vote

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07:20:20 pm — 07:27:40 pm

(Studio: Anderson Cooper) Breaking news from Senator Mitch McConnell he will schedule a vote next week to repeal Obamacare after the repeal/replace legislation was defeated, about the changing positions of the issue for President Trump introduced. [TRUMP - says we will let Obamacare fail: the Republicans will not own it.] [During the election, seven times, TRUMP - promises to repeal.replace Obamacare.] [Dec. 13, TRUMP - promises it will be great health care for less money.] 2013 tweet from Trump on responsibility quoted.

(Studio: Anderson Cooper; White House: Sara Murray) The mood in the White House about the health care defeat that he failure is on the Senate & how we don't have a sense of where this goes next discussed.

(Studio: Anderson Cooper; Capitol Hill: Ryan Nobles) The timetable for McConnell vote, the impasse between Democrats & Republicans on Obamacare discussed. [McCONNELL - says we must push forward now trying a defeat way to bring relief from Obamacare.]

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07:27:40 pm — 07:31:20 pm

Health Care / Sanders Interview

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07:31:20 pm — 07:36:50 pm

(Studio: Anderson Cooper) Earlier CNN interview held with Senator Bernie Sanders about the health care legislation. [SANDERS - offers views on President Trump's position on sabotaging health care for Americans, the impact of leaving Obamacare alone, how Democrats want to improve the Affordable Care Act, the need for a public option & lower Medicare age applicability, import lower-cost drugs, the need for guaranteed health care for all, the political reality of the day: the Republicans control the government.] Other material: Senator Charles SCHUMER - says the door to bipartisanship is open.]

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07:36:50 pm — 07:40:50 pm

Health Care Legislation / A Discussion

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07:40:50 pm — 07:49:40 pm

(Studio: Anderson Cooper) Live discussion held with CNN's David Gergen , Virginia attorney general Ken Cuccinelli, "New York Times" Maggie Haberman, Matt Lewis & Kirsten Powers about health care legislation. [GERGEN, HABERMAN, CUCCINELLI, LEWIS, POWERS- offer views on the symbolic act of repealing Obamacare, how the president is president of all the people, not just the base: it would dereliction of duty, Trump's lack of a fixed ideology as per health care, how Obamacare is the culprit, so repeal & put the pressure on, how this is a really Senator Mitch McConnell failure, how Trump outsourced this & was misled by those around him about health care, how Republicans have long promised to repeal Obamacare.]

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07:49:40 pm — 07:53:30 pm

Trump & Bannon / Green's Book & Interview

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07:53:30 pm — 08:00:20 pm

(Studio: Anderson Cooper) A new book "Devil's Bargain" by Joshua Green† about on President Trump & Steve Bannon & the election. [In earlier interview, GREEN - explains Bannon's influence as Trump's ideologue, how Trump opposes anyone as a co-star like Bannon, their differences & similarities, Bannon's worldview & politics that meshed with Trump, some moments on election night about Trump, Bannon & New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, who had originally endorsed Trump, but soon disappeared, the story of The Wall that led to Trump working it into the campaign.]

Start of second hour of AC360.

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08:00:20 pm — 08:00:20 pm