Vanderbilt Television News Archive

CNN Evening News for 2018-02-28

This program is about 1 hour long

• Introduction/Preview Anderson Cooper (Washington)

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  07:00:00 pm — 07:01:00 pm

• White House / Hicks Resignation / Sessions / A Discussion

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  07:01:00 pm — 07:11:40 pm

  (Studio: Anderson Cooper; White House: Jim Acosta) The resignation of White House communications director Hope Hicks after she told the "New York Times" on Nov. 10, 2016, about contacts with Russia & the interest in special counsel former FBI director Robert Mueller about what she knew, the background to her departure from the White House, the questionable scheduling of her leaving discussed.

  (Studio: Anderson Cooper) Live discussion held with CNN's Jen Psaki, David Chalian & Gloria Borger about Hicks & Attorney General Jeff Sessions. [BORGER, CHALIAN, PSAKI - offer views on Hicks as the "Trump whisperer" & his emotional support, Trump berating her about her "white lies" comments, her role in protecting staff from his mood swings but Trump is really the communications director, how Sessions keeps getting humiliated in public, the Sessions link to the Russia investigation & to the conservative agenda.]

• Upcoming Items & COMMERCIALS: Charles Schwab; Mercedes-Benz; T-Mobile/Netflix; tripadvisor; Otezla; MassMutual.

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  07:11:40 pm — 07:15:10 pm

• White House / Hicks / Castro interview

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  07:15:10 pm — 07:21:50 pm

  (Studio: Anderson Cooper) The show of solidarity between Attorney General Jeff Sessions & assistant attorney general Rod Rosenstein noted; the two men & pictures of 15 who have departed the White House shown. Report introduced.

  (New York: Randi Kaye) The Hicks story inside the Trump organization presented; many Hicks photos shown; details given about her multiple testimonies with special counsel former FBI director Robert Mueller & yesterday with the House Intelligence Committee, where she admitted telling "white lies" for the administration. [Dec. 17, 2017, TRUMP - talks about Hicks & the world of politics.] [Former Mueller assistant Michael ZELDIN†- talks about Hicks as a conduit for Trump.]

  (Studio: Anderson Cooper) Live interview held with Representative Joaquin Castro about Hicks's testimony. [CASTRO - offers views on the Hicks comment on "white lies," her demeanor while answering committee questions, whether she should be subpoenaed.]

• Upcoming Items & COMMERCIALS: AT&T; Geico; Hilton; CNN "The Axe Files"; Jitterbug; Deal Dash; CNN "Pope"

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  07:21:50 pm — 07:25:00 pm

• Russian Connection / Trump & Sessions / Dawsey Interview

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  07:25:00 pm — 07:28:50 pm

  (Studio: Anderson Cooper) Earlier discussion held with "Washington Post" reporter Josh Dawsey about special counsel former FBI director Robert Mueller's interest in President Trump & Attorney General Jeff Sessions. [DAWSEY - offers views on the question of whether possibly firing Sessions was because of wanting to control the Russia investigation: obstructing justice, the derisive comments made by Trump about Sessions: calling him "Mr. Magoo".]

• Woodward & Bernstein Interview / Trump White House (Part I)

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  07:28:50 pm — 07:37:30 pm

  (Studio: Anderson Cooper) Live discussion held with Watergate authors Bob Woodward & Carl Bernstein about Presidents Trump & Richard Nixon. [WOODWARD, BERNSTEIN - offer views on special counsel former FBI director Robert Mueller investigation of the relationship between President Trump & Attorney General Jeff Sessions, how the stories are coming together: the Russia investigation & whether Trump can govern, the resignation of White House communication director Hope Hicks, the realities of the isolation of the president, the similarities of the Trump White House & President Richard Nixon in the Watergate days, the emotional toll on a president under investigation, Trump tweets & Nixon's tapes.]

• Upcoming Items & COMMERCIALS: Farmers; Cosentyx; tripadvisor; ClearChoice.

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  07:37:30 pm — 07:40:40 pm

• Woodward & Bernstein Interview / Trump White House (Part II)

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  07:40:40 pm — 07:49:10 pm

  (Studio: Anderson Cooper) Live discussion held with Watergate authors Bob Woodward & Carl Bernstein about Presidents Trump & Richard Nixon; clips shown from the film "All the President's Men." [WOODWARD, BERNSTEIN - offer views on how Watergate was about Nixon's effort to undermine the US election system by undercutting Edmund Muskie's presidential campaign, how the Russians have destabilized us via their efforts, how it takes a toll on people like Nixon & Trump, the withchunt issue for both, Nixon's long adversarial relations with the press while Trump's business career was based on manipulating the press.] Other material: phone call between Nixon †† press secretary Ron Ziegler from Dec. 11, 1972 about keeping out reporters from the "Washington Post" played.

• Upcoming Items & COMMERCIALS: "Red Sparrow"; Ford; Tissot; MassMutual; CNN "Pope"; itsjustlunch.com.

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  07:49:10 pm — 07:53:00 pm

• Woodward & Bernstein Interview / Trump White House (Part III)

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  07:53:00 pm — 07:57:00 pm

  (Studio: Anderson Cooper) Live discussion held with Watergate authors Bob Woodward & Carl Bernstein about Presidents Trump & Richard Nixon. [WOODWARD, BERNSTEIN - offer views on the parallels of Nixon & Eliot Richardson & Trump & Attorney General Jeff Sessions.]

• Upcoming Items & COMMERCIALS: Charles Schwab; Advil; Entresto; Tresiba.

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  07:57:00 pm — 08:00:10 pm

• Start of second hour of AC360.

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  08:00:10 pm — 08:00:10 pm