Vanderbilt Television News Archive

ABC Evening News for 2017-07-28

This program is 29 minutes long

• Preview/Introduction David Muir (New York)

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  05:30:00 pm — 05:31:00 pm

• Trump / White House Shake-up / Priebus

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  05:31:00 pm — 05:34:40 pm

  (Studio: David Muir, Jonathan Karl) The announcement from President Trump that White House chief of staff Reince Priebus is being replaced by Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly featured; details given about the feud between Priebus & new communications director Anthony Scaramucci, including what he said in the "New Yorker" interview about Priebus & Steve Bannon. [TRUMP - says Gen. Kelly has been a star & Priebus a good man.] [On CNN, yesterday, SCARAMUCCI - says it is up to the president.] [Nov. 8, 2016, TRUMP - calls Reince a superstar.] [June 12, PRIEBUS - praises Trump.] [Earlier today, TRUMP - praises Kelly.] The likely purge of Republican National Committee veterans from the White House with Attorney General Jeff Sessions as a possible replacement for Kelly at Homeland Security discussed.

• North Korea / Missile Test

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  05:34:40 pm — 05:36:50 pm

  (Studio: David Muir) Report introduced.

  (Washington: Martha Raddatz) The threat from North Korea's launch of an ICBM & corresponding missile tests by the US & South Korea featured; launch sites map shown. [Ploughshares Fund president Joe CIRINCIONE†- cites the missile's capabilities to be able to hit the US.] [Army Chief of Staff Gen. Mark MILLEY†- talks about nuclear weapons.] The timetable for the North Korean goal of getting a nuclear weapon on such a missile discussed.

• Senate / Health Care Collapse

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  05:36:50 pm — 05:39:20 pm

  (Studio: David Muir) Report introduced.

  (Capitol Hill: Mary Bruce) The dramatic collapse of the Republican health care effort with the vote by Senator John McCain reviewed; scenes shown from the Senate floor where they voted on "Skinny repeal" to roll back part of Obamacare & of McCain casting his vote after talking to Vice President Mike Pence & President Trump. [Senator Bernie SANDERS - speaks about the plan.] [Senator Mitch McCONNELL - calls it a disappointment.] McCain tweet quoted. [TRUMP - says we'll get it done.] How the Republicans are now moving on to the tax reform issue discussed.

• US-Russia Relations / Sanctions

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  05:39:20 pm — 05:39:50 pm

  (Studio: David Muir) The response in Russia to new US sanctions for meddling in the US election reported.

• Severe Weather

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  05:39:50 pm — 05:40:50 pm

  (Studio: David Muir; New York: Rob Marciano) The rain & flooding threat along the Atlantic coast states discussed; weather maps shown.

• Indiana / Shooting of Police

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  05:40:50 pm — 05:42:10 pm

  (Studio: David Muir) Report introduced.

  (New York: Gio Benitez) The fatal shooting of a police officer, Lt. Aaron Allan†, helping at a car crash site, by a man, Jason Brown†, in the car featured; scenes shown from the crash site. [Eyewitness Rachel ANDREWS†- describes what happened.] [Southport police dept. Chief Thomas VAUGHN†- speaks about Allan.]

• Border Patrol / Teen's Death Investigation

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  05:42:10 pm — 05:44:50 pm

  (Studio: David Muir) AN ABC News investigation introduced.

  (Studio: Brian Ross) The investigation into the {2013} death of a 16-year-old Mexican high school student, Cruz Velasquez†, caught by US Customs & Border Patrol officers smuggling drugs from Mexico examined; video of the teen being made to drink the liquid drugs, which killed him, shown. [President TRUMP - tells police not to be too nice.] [Former Customs & Border Protection internal affairs head James TOMSHECK†- outlines how the teen should have been handled.] [Velasquez family attorney Eugene IREDALE†- explains what the agents made him do with the bottles of liquid.] [Phoenix House chief clinical officer Dr. Ben NORDSTROM†- explains what happened.] [Two AGENTS - say he volunteered to drink it.]

  (Studio: David Muir) Further coverage of this story on "20/20" noted.

• Britain / "Baby Charlie"'s Death

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  05:44:50 pm — 05:45:10 pm

  (Studio: David Muir) The death of Britain's "Baby Charlie" Gard after the family's legal battle for experimental medical treatment reported; photos shown.

• Upcoming Items & COMMERCIALS: Boost; Zantac; Aleve; Purina; Liberty Mutual; Zantac.

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  05:45:10 pm — 05:47:40 pm

• Louisiana / Prison Escape

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  05:47:40 pm — 05:48:50 pm

  (Studio: David Muir) Report introduced.

  (Los Angeles: Kayna Whitworth) A prison escape in Louisiana in which the warden's step-daughter Amanda Carney†† was kidnapped & murdered followed by the shooting of inmate Deltra Henderson†† reviewed; scenes shown from the Homer prison area.

• Upcoming Items & COMMERCIALS: Humira; trulicity; Aleve.

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  05:48:50 pm — 05:52:20 pm

• Instant Index

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  05:52:20 pm — 05:53:20 pm

  (Studio: David Muir) A look at people, pictures & quotes that captured our imagination: a water taxi accident upon docking on the Hudson River in New York City; a fire on a charter bus in Houston; the crackdown by the government of Mexico on tainted alcohol following the death of American Abbey Conner.

• Upcoming Items & COMMERCIALS: Taltz; Preparation H; coolsculpting; Xeljanz; News 2.

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  05:53:20 pm — 05:57:00 pm

• Person of the Week (The Rescuers)

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  05:57:00 pm — 05:58:40 pm

  (Studio: David Muir) Sajean Geer, who was rescued after getting lost in the woods for nearly a week while scattering her husband's ashes, profiled; scenes shown from Olympic National Park in Washington. [GEER - explains getting lost in the woods & rescued.] [Voices of RESCUERS - talk about being the line of defense.]

• Good Night

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  05:58:40 pm — 05:58:40 pm