Vanderbilt Television News Archive

CNN Evening News for 2017-07-31

This program is about 1 hour long

• Introduction/Preview Anderson Cooper (New York)

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  07:00:10 pm — 07:00:20 pm

• Trump / White House Shake-up / Scaramucci / Lizza Interview / A Discussion

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  07:00:20 pm — 07:18:20 pm

  (Studio: Anderson Cooper) The claim by President Trump after White House communications director Anthony Scaramucci left after 11 days on the day White House chief of staff John Kelly was sworn in introduced; Trump tweet on no chaos quoted. [In response to reporter's question, White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee SANDERS - jokes about chaos at her house.] What Scaramucci had said recently reviewed. [On Thursday, voice of SCARAMUCCI - says two fish that don't stink are me & the President, but we {me & White House chief of staff Reince Priebus} are brothers like Cain & Abel.] Photos of White House staffers who are gone shown. Old Trump tweets quoted.

  (Studio: Anderson Cooper; White House: Jim Acosta) The chaotic mood in the White House after Scaramucci turned out to be too much as a messenger for the administration, whether Kelly can keep order within, what is known about the Scaramucci dismissal with questions about how "out" he is, how Trump tweets can send Washington into a tailspin discussed.

  (Studio: Anderson Cooper) Live discussion held with CNN's "New Yorker" writer Ryan Lizza. who had the famous interview with Scaramucci. [From Maine, LIZZA - offer views on what happened with Priebus being forced out, how Kelly as chief of staff acted against a freelancing aide in the communications office, the tension between Trump & Scaramucci after his first week, how Trump advisers tend to keep working for him even after.]

  (Studio: Anderson Cooper) Live discussion held with CNN's Gloria Borger, Trump supporter Jeffrey Lord, Bakari Sellers & David Chalian about White House matters. [BORGER, CHALIAN, LORD, SELLERS - offer views on how this is "chaos" in the White House despite what Trump says, but Kelly is used to chain of command, a report that Scaramucci was "grandstanding," how Scaramucci lost the confidence of the president, why people put Trump in office & it is "media fixation" about the White House, how this is more than chaos in the White House, whether Kelly can control Trump.]

• Upcoming Items & COMMERCIALS: Dr. Scholl's; Choice Hotels; Lexus; LendingTree; "The Dark Tower"; thinkaboutyoureyes.com; Verizon; One-A-Day; Geico; FastSigns.

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  07:18:20 pm — 07:22:20 pm

• Trump / Russian Connection / The Meeting / A Discussion

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  07:22:20 pm — 07:31:40 pm

  (Studio: Anderson Cooper) A "Washington Post" story on the meeting at Trump Tower by Donald Trump, Jr., with a Russian lawyer with President Trump stating the June 9 meeting was about the adoption of Russian children while it was actually about getting information on Hillary Clinton's presidential election campaign introduced. Live discussion held with CNN's Gloria Borger, Trump supporter Jeffrey Lord, Bakari Sellers, David Chalian & Ryan Lizza about the story about the meeting. [CHALIAN, BORGER, LIZZA, LORD, SELLERS - offer views on Trump dictating the original statement about the meeting, how White House staff does not insulate the president because of Trump micromanaging as his own chief of staff, the leaking & who is leaking.]

• Upcoming Items & COMMERCIALS: Preparation H; ancestry.com; "Manhunt Unabomber"; snhu.edu; American Petroleum Inst.; CNN "The History of Comedy"; SoFi; SAMHSA.

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  07:31:40 pm — 07:35:10 pm

• Trump / Russian Connection / The Meeting / "Washington Post" Report / A Discussion

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  07:35:10 pm — 07:44:10 pm

  (Studio: Anderson Cooper) A "Washington Post" story on the meeting at Trump Tower by Donald Trump, Jr., with a Russian lawyer with President Trump stating the meeting was about the adoption of Russian children while it was actually about getting information on Hillary Clinton's campaign re-introduced. Live discussion held with CNN's Jeffrey Toobin & a "Washington Post" reporter about the story about the meeting. [TOOBIN - offer views on whether this action by President Trump could be part of obstruction of justice evidence.] ["Washington Post" reporter Tom HAMBURGER†- says we learned the president played a greater role in crafting {"dictating"} the response about the June 9 meeting that later had to be walked back; comments on the statement from Trump lawyer Jay Sekulow; reiterates the response to the "New York Times" story was discussed at the G20.]

• Upcoming Items & COMMERCIALS: Kia; thinkaboutyoureyes.com; MassMutual; Aleve; CNN "The History of Comedy"; Great America Alliance; CNN "The Nineties"

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  07:44:10 pm — 07:47:00 pm

• Trump / Comey & Kelly / Hayden Interview

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  07:47:00 pm — 07:53:00 pm

  (Studio: Anderson Cooper; Washington: Pamela Brown) The reaction of White House chief of staff John Kelly, who was then Homeland Security secretary, to President Trump's firing of FBI director James Comey & reports Kelly contemplated resigning in support of Comey discussed.

  (Studio: Anderson Cooper) Live discussion held with CNN's former CIA director national security analyst Michael Hayden about various topics. [HAYDEN - offer views on Kelly's response to the Comey firing, what a Bulgarian once told him: "truth is what serves the party"; comments on US-Russian relations with sanctions & retaliatory diplomatic cuts, the need for principles regarding the Russia-US relationship.]

• Upcoming Items & COMMERCIALS: Dr. Scholl's; Apple/AT&T; "The Dark Tower"; One-A-Day; Lexus.

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  07:53:00 pm — 07:55:10 pm

• Trump / White House Shake-up / Scaramucci

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  07:55:10 pm — 07:58:20 pm

  (Studio: Anderson Cooper) The ousting of Anthony Scaramucci as White House communications director after 11 days re-introduced.

  (New York: Randi Kaye) Scaramucci's bizarre memorable days on the White House stage reviewed; scenes & photos shown; details given about what he said in the "New Yorker" interview about Priebus, Steve Bannon in a vulgar tirade, his appearance today. [SCARAMUCCI - talks about White House chief of staff Reince Priebus: friends like brothers.] [On CNN, on Thursday, SCARAMUCCI - says two fish that don't stink are me & the president.]

• Upcoming Items & COMMERCIALS: CNN "Declassified"; Entyvio.

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  07:58:20 pm — 08:00:20 pm

• Start of second hour of AC360.

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  08:00:20 pm — 08:00:20 pm