Vanderbilt Television News Archive

CNN Evening News for 2018-02-26

This program is about 1 hour long

• Introduction/Preview Anderson Cooper (New York)

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  07:00:10 pm — 07:00:10 pm

• Florida / School Shooting / Trump & Guns / Mast Interview

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  07:00:10 pm — 07:15:40 pm

  (Studio: Anderson Cooper) The question of bravery in the school shooting at the school in Parkland, Florida, as with student Maddy Wilford†† who thanked fire dept. Lt. Laz Ojeda†† for saving her life after she was wounded introduced; details given about President Trump's stances on guns. [TRUMP - says there is nothing to be afraid of with the NRA, how they are doing what they think is right, but we may have to fight them.] The issue of raising the age for buying a gun & the issue of arming teachers introduced. [Last Wednesday, Thursday, TRUMP - says we will look at age of purchase & the NRA will back it.] [TRUMP - talks about arming highly trained teachers with talent; states he would have run in there even without a weapon.]

  (Studio: Anderson Cooper; White House: Jim Acosta) Reports that Trump seems to be backing away from raising the age to buy assault weapons & the NRA argument for assault rifles & that the White House will do something about guns discussed. [In response for reporter's question, White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee SANDERS - expresses what Trump said about helping out if he were there: that he would take courageous action.]

  (Studio: Anderson Cooper; Capitol Hill: Phil Mattingly) The view in Congress about various gun control issues, including background checks, in the House political debate, but how nothing will likely happen discussed.

  (Studio: Anderson Cooper) Live discussion held with CNN's Brian Mast about guns. [MAST - offers views on how Trump should show America that we are not purchased by lobbies with the NRA represented, his own changing view on assault weapons after Parkland, what he would says to the president about the 2ialsialspurchase of firearms system, what he is hearing from Republican colleagues.]

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  07:15:40 pm — 07:19:30 pm

• Trump / Russian Connection / Hicks / The Memos / Himes Interview

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  07:19:30 pm — 07:26:30 pm

  (Studio: Anderson Cooper; Washington: Jim Sciutto) Breaking news on White House communications director Hope Hicks, who will go before the House intelligence Committee in the Russia investigation into meddling in the election & whether she will answer questions or not, what was in the Democratic memo that challenged the Republican memo criticizing the FBI for basing evidence on the Steele dossier discussed; many Hicks photos shown.

  (Studio: Anderson Cooper) Earlier discussion held with CNN's Representative Jim Himes about Hicks. [HIMES - states Hicks will appear before the committee, but we don't know if she will invoke executive privilege as did Steve Bannon; notes we want to ask her about Donald Trump Jr.'s statement about the Trump Tower meeting with the Russians to get compromising information on Hillary Clinton, the memos issues referring to the investigation of Carter Page; offers views on the issue of Jared Kushner's security clearance.]

• Upcoming Items & COMMERCIALS: Cadillac; Vanda; Flonase; Wayfair; "Red Sparrow"; Banquet; CNN "Sex & Love"; "Good Girls"; SoFi.com

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  07:26:30 pm — 07:30:10 pm

• Florida / School Shooting / Hoggs Interview

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  07:30:10 pm — 07:38:00 pm

  (Studio: Anderson Cooper) Some views on the school shooting in Parkland, Florida, introduced. [To the governors' wives, First Lady Melania TRUMP - talks about the students speaking out for change.] A tweet from student Lauren Hogg to Melania about Donald Trump Jr.'s conspiracy theory that targeted her quoted. Live in-studio interview held with Stoneman Douglas students Lauren & David HOGG - talk about the first lady & cyberbullying, the impact of Don Jr.'s support for the conspiracy theory on the family, the president's changing position on rifle buying age, Dana Loesch & the NRA, the view of politics as spectacle, returning to school when the problems have not been fixed & politicians want us to forget.]

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  07:38:00 pm — 07:41:50 pm

• School Shootings / Two Librarians Interview

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  07:41:50 pm — 07:47:40 pm

  (Studio: Anderson Cooper) Live interview held with two women who wound up as librarians at two different schools that had school shootings introduced. [Marjory Stoneman Douglas librarian Diana JANESKI†- recounts what her friend told her to make her ready, her friend coming to Florida to help her.] [Former Sandy Hook Elementary School librarian Yvonne CECH†- explains her reaction to the Florida shooting, what she told her friend about the process of recovery, how this is a teachable moment, how the students at Stoneman Douglas are being strong & loud.]

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  07:47:40 pm — 07:52:10 pm

• Florida / School Shooting / Guns

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  07:52:10 pm — 07:56:00 pm

  (Studio: Anderson Cooper) Report introduced.

  (Tampa: Gary Tuchman) A closer look at AR-15-style rifles used in the Parkland, Florida, school shooting & other mass shootings featured; scenes shown of the reporter & consultant shooitng an AR-15. [Retired Gen. Mark HERTLING - talks about the AR=15 & the military's M4, what happens when someone is shot with it, how dangerous the gun is in the wrong hands.] How people rent an AR-15 discussed.

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  07:56:00 pm — 08:00:10 pm

• Good Night

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  08:00:10 pm — 08:00:10 pm