Vanderbilt Television News Archive

CNN Evening News for 2018-02-23

This program is about 1 hour long

• Introduction/Preview John Berman (New York)

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  07:00:10 pm — 07:00:20 pm

• Florida / School Shooting / Teacher Interview

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  07:00:20 pm — 07:14:30 pm

  (Studio: John Berman) Report introduced.

  (Parkland, Florida: Randi Kaye) The report that Parkland, Florida, school resource officer Scott Peterson stayed outside the school during the shooting along with three other deputies, how the surveillance video was rewound, the FBI missing a tip call, multiple calls to police about the shooter reviewed; 911 call from Nikolas Cruz himself played. [Broward County Sheriff Scott ISRAEL - calls it devastating; states Peterson should have gone into the school.] [Coral Springs Chief Tony PUSTIZZI†- says lives were in danger.] [FBI acting dir. David BOWDITCH†- acknowledges mistakes.] What Florida social services {DCF} found out about the suspect in 2016 & why it was decided to be a low risk discussed.

  (Studio: John Berman) Live discussion held with CNN's former Philadelphia police commissioner Charles Ramsey about the information on the shooting. [RAMSEY - offers views on how the officers should have gone into the school to neutralize the threat & clear the building, how police are trained to go in against active shooters leading to a tragedy all around.]

  (Studio: John Berman) The return of teachers to Marjorie Stoneman Douglas noted. [On Wednesday, teacher Diane WOLK-ROGERS†- questions Dana Loesch.] [In interview from Parkland, WOLK-ROGERS†- offers views on THE Words from President Trump & Loesch about mental health issues, the issue of arming teachers, the governor's gun control suggestions, the need to work together to find solutions, wanting her students to come back.]

• Upcoming Items & COMMERCIALS: Hainan Airlines; Fidelity Investments; ancestry.com; Vanda; Audible; Alka-Seltzer; AT&T; VISA.

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  07:14:30 pm — 07:18:40 pm

• Russian Connection / Gates Plea / Manafort / A Discussion

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  07:18:40 pm — 07:25:30 pm

  (Studio: John Berman) New charges from special counsel former FBI director Robert Mueller against former Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort & a guilty plea from campaign aide Rick Gates on conspiracy charges introduced. Live discussion held with CNN's Jeffrey Toobin, Gloria Borger & John Dean about the investigation. [TOOBIN, BORGER, DEAN - offer views on the problems for Manafort, who is interlocked with Gates, who has now admitted crimes, how Manafort is fighting the investigation, whether there is something going on beneath the surface about Trump, the issue of a pardon from Trump, how Manafort cannot likely go to trial, how the special counsel is squeezing Manafort about Ukraine-Russia money, how there could be state-level offenses.]

• Upcoming Items & COMMERCIALS: Otezla; BirdsEye; Geico; Dr. Scholl's; Jitterbug; FixFeetInfo.com.

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  07:25:30 pm — 07:29:30 pm

• White House / Security Clearance / Kushner / Dawsey Interview

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  07:29:30 pm — 07:33:30 pm

  (Studio: John Berman) Breaking news that deputy attorney general Rod Rosenstein told the White House there were more problems with security clearance for Jared Kushner introduced. ["Washington Post" reporter Josh DAWSEY†- explains the Rosenstein call to White House lawyer Don McGahn about Kushner's lack of permanent security clearance, White House chief of staff Gen. John Kelly's view of the dual role for Kushner.]

• Upcoming Items & COMMERCIALS: CNN "The Radical Story of Patty Hearst"; Infiniti; Arby's; Wells Fargo; Expedia; Aleve; CNN "The Van Jones Show"; ClearChoice; CNN "The Kennedys"

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  07:33:30 pm — 07:37:30 pm

• White House / Security Clearance / Kushner / A Discussion

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  07:37:30 pm — 07:44:30 pm

  (Studio: John Berman) Live discussion held with CNN's Gloria Borger, Jeffrey Toobin & Carrie Cordero about the "Washington Post" news that deputy attorney general Rod Rosenstein told the White House there were more problems with security clearance for Jared Kushner. [TOOBIN, BORGER, CORDERO - offer views on nepotism being a bad idea at the White House, the distant relationship between Kushner & White House chief of staff Gen. John Kelly, how 13 months is a long time for full security clearance & why it could be hung up: the Russian investigation or financial issues, whether the Mueller Russia investigation is tied to this.]

• Upcoming Items & COMMERCIALS: Audible; One-A-Day; Xarelto; DirecTV; CNN "The Radical Story of Patty Hearst"; Peloton; FixFeetInfo.com.

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  07:44:30 pm — 07:49:00 pm

• Florida / School Shooting / Two Trumps / Guns / Mast Interview

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  07:49:00 pm — 07:56:50 pm

  (Studio: John Berman) The tale of two Trumps as he tries to deal with the fallout from the school shooting in Parkland, Florida, introduced. [President TRUMP - promises taking action, including raising the age of purchase & the NRA will back it.] The NRA statement opposing raising the age noted. [Today at CPAC, TRUMP - wants well-trained teachers with guns: concealed carry.] The position on raising the age taken by Senator John Cornyn & Florida Governor Rick Scott noted. [In interview, Representative Brian MAST†- offers views on the need for common sense: banning AR-15 rifles, how schools are not safer with access to unfettered access to guns, why he carries a concealed weapon, on the issue of raising the age to 21, school security in general.]

• Upcoming Items & COMMERCIALS: Hainan Airlines; USAA: ancestry.com; Alka-Seltzer; sandyhookpromise.org; trulicity; Choice Hotels.

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  07:56:50 pm — 08:01:10 pm

• Start of second hour of AC360.

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  08:01:10 pm — 08:01:10 pm