Vanderbilt Television News Archive

CNN Evening News for 2017-07-27

This program is about 1 hour long

• Introduction/Preview Anderson Cooper (New York)

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  07:00:20 pm — 07:00:40 pm

• Senate / Health Care Bill

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  07:00:40 pm — 07:03:40 pm

  (Studio: Anderson Cooper; White House: Brianna Keilar) The aim of the "skinny repeal" Senate health care bill with Speaker of the House Paul Ryan quoted with voting expected later tonight in a vote-a-rama marathon session with unlimited amendments discussed. [Senator Lindsey GRAHAM - calls the skinny bill a fraud, not a replacement in itself.]

• Trump / White House War / Scaramucci & Priebus / Lizza Discussion

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  07:03:40 pm — 07:17:30 pm

  (Studio: Anderson Cooper) The background to the latest White House drama in a "New Yorker" story from new White House communications director Anthony Scaramucci about White House chief of staff Reince Priebus introduced; "New Yorker"'s Ryan Lizza's tweet that led to a phone call last night & Scaramucci in the magazine quoted. [From Washington, LIZZA - recounts his call from Scaramucci, what Anthony earlier said about Reince before coming to believe Priebus was behind the White House leaks, how he would not reveal his source, what Scaramucci said about Priebus "leaking" {to Lizza}, about Steve Bannon with expletives deleted, about Scaramucci tracking White House aides using digital fingerprints & lie detectors, his accusation that Priebus committed a felony & the FBI would be involved following Politico releasing elements of Scaramucci's finances, Scaramucci's several tweets about Priebus after their phone conversation, how his aim is to end leaks from the White House & the ties to/accusations about Priebus, the uniqueness of this on-the-record phone call about what is happening in the White House.]

• Upcoming Items & COMMERCIALS: Zenni.com; CNN "The History of Comedy"; Reelz/"Scandal Made Me Famous: Monica Lewinsky"; Pilot G2.

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  07:17:30 pm — 07:19:30 pm

• Trump / White House War / Scaramucci & Priebus / A Discussion (Part I)

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  07:19:30 pm — 07:28:10 pm

  (Studio: Anderson Cooper; White House: Sara Murray) The background to the latest White House drama in a "New Yorker" story from new White House communications director Anthony Scaramucci about White House chief of staff Reince Priebus discussed; Scaramucci's recent tweet & what White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said tonight about Scaramucci & Priebus quoted.

  (Studio: Anderson Cooper) Live discussion held with CNN's "The Atlantic"'s Peter Beinart, Trump supporter Jeffrey Lord, "Washington Post" reporter Abby Phillip, "Devils' Bargain" author Josh Green & "New Yorker"'s Ryan Lizza about Scaramuuci & Priebus & President Trump; Scaramucci tweet quoted. [GREEN, PHILLIP, LORD, BEINART, LIZZA - offer views on why this story has dominated the news, including the language, with Scaramucci trying to make an impression, on TV metaphors to describe this drama, the view that this is a battle to the death between the two, Trump's style with staff, how this is an ego-driven battle, not about issues, how different White House factions treat Trump as opposed to Scaramucci's treatment, who wants Trump to be Trump, how Scaramucci believes in Trump now.]

• Upcoming Items & COMMERCIALS: Allstate; CNN "The Nineties"; CNN Al Gore; Great America Alliance; CNN "The History of Comedy"

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  07:28:10 pm — 07:30:30 pm

• Trump / White House War / Scaramucci & Priebus / A Discussion (Part II)

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  07:30:30 pm — 07:39:40 pm

  (Studio: Anderson Cooper) What new White House communications director Anthony Scaramucci said on CNN's "New Day" this morning introduced. [Voice of SCARAMUCCI - says he does not like the activity going on in the White House, how some want to save America from this president, but rather to help explain Trump to transform America.]

  (Studio: Anderson Cooper) Live discussion held with CNN's "The Atlantic"'s Peter Beinart, Trump supporter Jeffrey Lord, "Washington Post" reporter Abby Phillip, "Devil's Bargain" author Josh Green & "New Yorker"'s Ryan Lizza about Scaramuuci & Priebus & President Trump. [BEINART, GREEN, PHILLIP - offer views on Trump, the staff & conservative policy as carried out by Attorney General Jeff Sessions, the conservative frustration with lack of policy.]

• Upcoming Items & COMMERCIALS: trulicity; Xarelto.

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  07:39:40 pm — 07:43:10 pm

• Senate / Health Care Bill / A Discussion

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  07:43:10 pm — 07:52:00 pm

  (Studio: Anderson Cooper; White House: Breanna Keiler) The aim of the "skinny repeal" Senate health care bill that may not pass a vote, how this is "repeal light" eliminating parts of Obamacare discussed.

  (Studio: Anderson Cooper) Live discussion held with CNN's Ken Cucinnelli, Republican strategist Doug Heye, Jen Psaki about the skinny bill. [HEYE, PSAKI, CUCINNELLI - offer views on the troubles with the Republican bill, the long Republican campaigning against Obamacare: let 'em vote!, how this is a hard thing to do, the crisis point for Republican senators: liars in the Republican leadership, the comments from & role for new White House communications director Anthony Scaramucci.]

• Upcoming Items & COMMERCIALS: Anoro; CNN "Why Trump Won"; acornstairlifts.

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  07:52:00 pm — 07:54:50 pm

• Trump / White House / Panetta Interview

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  07:54:50 pm — 08:01:00 pm

  (Studio: Anderson Cooper) What White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said about the criticism from new White House communications director Anthony Scaramucci about White House chief of staff Reince Priebus introduced. [In response to questions from ABC's Jonathan Karl about President Trump's confidence in Priebus, SANDERS - says we all serve at the pleasure of the president.]

  (Studio: Anderson Cooper) Live discussion held with former Clinton chief of staff, CIA director & Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta about the White House. [PANETTA - offer views on how Scaramucci is starting out in the job with a public attack on another White House member, how presidents exert power via gaining trust & respect, there is trouble when Scaramucci becomes the issue & on the president's ban on transgender people in the military.]

• Start of second hour of AC360.

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  08:01:00 pm — 08:01:00 pm