Vanderbilt Television News Archive

ABC Evening News for 2011-05-22

This program is 29 minutes long

• Preview/Introduction David Muir (New York)

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  05:30:20 pm — 05:31:10 pm

• Spring Weather / Storms

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  05:31:10 pm — 05:34:20 pm

  (Studio: David Muir) The return of tornadoes to four states introduced; photos shown.

  (No location given: Clayton Sandell) The destruction of the small town of Reading, Kansas, by a tornado and the threat of flooding in the West from all the snow featured; scenes shown of the wrecked homes, other funnel clouds, hail in Topeka, Kansas; tornado and snow pack statistics cited. [Lyon's County sheriff's office Jeff COPE†, Miracle Cafe owner Reta JACKSON†- comment.] [AccuWeather Justin POVICK†- cites more severe weather and flooding in June.]

  (Studio: David Muir) Report introduced.

  (Reading: Justin Robinson) The damage in Reading reviewed; scenes shown from across the community.

• Mississippi River / Flooding

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  05:34:20 pm — 05:36:30 pm

  (Studio: David Muir) Report introduced.

  (St. Martinville, Louisiana: Yunji de Nies) The concerns about the erosion of the levees along the flooded Mississippi River featured; scenes and map shown. [Representative Jeff LANDRY†- shows what is being done to help the levee system.]

• Iceland / Volcano

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  05:36:30 pm — 05:36:50 pm

  (Studio: David Muir) The dusty eruption from the volcano in Iceland shown.

• Los Angeles, California / Baseball Beating

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  05:36:50 pm — 05:38:00 pm

  (Studio: David Muir) An arrest in the brutal beating of San Francisco Giants fan Bryan Stow at the opening baseball game at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles reported; suspect sketches and billboards shown. [Victim's brother-in-law David COLLINS†- recounts what happened to Bryan.]

• Brooks Suicide

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  05:38:00 pm — 05:38:10 pm

  (Studio: David Muir) The suicide of composer Joseph Brooks, who was facing trial on sexual abuse charges, reported.

• Campaign 2012 / Daniels

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  05:38:10 pm — 05:41:10 pm

  (Studio: David Muir) Report introduced.

  (Washington: David Kerley) The announcement from Representative Mitch Daniels that he will not run as a Republican presidential candidate in 2012 reviewed; scenes shown of comedians David Letterman and Stephen Colbert joking; details given about potential "wild card" candidates. [With Mike Huckabee, presidential candidate Tim PAWLENTY†- talks about the early campaign.] [On Saturday, Mitt ROMNEY - campaigns.] [On "Face the Nation," former Speaker of the House Newt GINGRICH - says we owe nothing.]

  (Studio: David Muir; Washington: Rick Klein) The remarkable lack of Republican candidates at this time with a possible change in the fall discussed.

• Middle East / US-Israel Relations / Obama

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  05:41:10 pm — 05:41:50 pm

  (Studio: David Muir) President Obama's standing by his remarks about peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians based on the 1967 borders updated. [OBAMA - says he said publicly what had been acknowledged privately: to achieve peace.]

• Yemen / Unrest

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  05:41:50 pm — 05:42:10 pm

  (Studio: David Muir) Tense moments in Yemen for foreign diplomats evacuated from a foreign mission in Sanaa reported.

• Syria / Unrest

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  05:42:10 pm — 05:42:30 pm

  (Studio: David Muir) The government crackdown on dissent in Syria reported; scenes shown.

• Space: International Space Station

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  05:42:30 pm — 05:42:50 pm

  (Studio: David Muir) Repair work by the crew of the space shuttle Endeavour on the International Space Station reported; spacewalk shown.

• Upcoming Items (Studio: David Muir)

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  05:42:50 pm — 05:43:20 pm

• (Commercial: Spiriva; America's Oil and Natural Gas Industry; Gas-X; Geico; Tums; America's Oil and Natural Gas Industry.)

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  05:43:20 pm — 05:45:50 pm

• Doomsday Prophecy / Judgment Day

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  05:45:50 pm — 05:48:20 pm

  (Studio: David Muir) Report introduced.

  (Studio: Ron Claiborne) The fate of Robert Fitzpatrick, a believer in the Judgment Day prophecies of radio evangelist Harold Camping, featured; details given of the current ridicule of the belief in the Rapture. [Recently, CAMPING - says he is convinced it will happen.] [FITZPATRICK - sums it up; states Judgment Day is coming.]

• Television / Oprah's Show

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  05:48:20 pm — 05:48:50 pm

  (Studio: David Muir) The last week of Oprah Winfrey's TV show noted; scenes shown of the anchor with financial adviser Suze Orman.

• Upcoming Items (Studio: David Muir)

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  05:48:50 pm — 05:49:00 pm

• (Commercial: Frosted Flakes; One-A-Day; Eggland's Best Eggs; Niaspan.)

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  05:49:00 pm — 05:51:30 pm

• Girl Scouts / Cookies and Palm Oil

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  05:51:30 pm — 05:53:40 pm

  (Studio: David Muir) Report introduced.

  (New York: Linsey Davis) The story of two Girl Scouts, Girl Scout cookies, palm oil and saving orangutans examined. [Girls Scouts Rhiannon TOMTISHEN†, Madison VORVA†- outline the palm oil issue.] [Voice of Girl Scouts of the USA manager of products sales Amanda Payton HAMAKER†- says palm oil is a healthier choice.]

• Upcoming Items (Studio: David Muir)

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  05:53:40 pm — 05:53:50 pm

• (Commercial: Advil; Cheerios; Pradaxa; Discover Card; Glucerna; "Dancing with the Stars"; "World News")

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  05:53:50 pm — 05:56:50 pm

• Graduations

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  05:56:50 pm — 05:59:00 pm

  (Studio: David Muir) The story of Booker T. Washington High School valedictorian Alexis Wilson, who got to introduce graduation speaker President Obama, presented. [On Skype and the podium, WILSON - comments; speaks to her father.] [Giving Ithaca College commencement address, MUIR - recounts the story of an Egyptian woman and the revolution.]

• Good Night

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  05:59:00 pm — 05:59:00 pm