| Collection |
Oklahoma City National Memorial--Hillmann & Carr |
| Date |
04/20/1995 |
| Description |
This tape contains news footage from various programs and networks. The contents are listed below.
KWTV News 9. Updates from Bob Ricks and Gary Marrs; anchor desk coverage, logistical information, initial reports of three "dark-complected" "Mid-Eastern" suspects; footage from the scene; discussion of the first World Trade Center bombing, and the Waco anniversary; FEMA experts, President Clinton's statement to the press; Janet Reno; Brooks Douglas; personal accounts of survivors; work done by the Red Cross in victim assistance; Paul Anderson; time-lapse video of downtown Oklahoma City; remarks from Sen. Nickles; the reaction of the architect of the Murrah Building; impact on other offices downtown; bomb threats to other Federal Buildings; the Family Assistance Center; St. Luke's Church; the Regency Tower.
CNN coverage. Reaction from architect Wendell Locke; the search for witnesses; Charlotte Rose; Elizabeth Dole and the Red Cross; dealing with psychological trauma and providing shelter.
KWTV 9 News update. Remarks from Buddy Young, federal emergency status, FEMA search and rescue teams.
CNN coverage. Story on the Japanese subway attack, O.J. Simpson and Dick Luger's presidential candidacy. Janet Reno discusses the availability of the death penalty .
KWTV Update. Begins with a live shot of the Murrah Building. At this point 31 are confirmed dead, 17 of whom are children.
All News Channel. Stories include car crash ratings; the U.S. trade deficit; retirement savings.
The Late Late Show with Tom Snyder. The program is already in progress. Eyewitness Judy Kuhlman is interviewed on the phone. She describes the scene immediately after the bombing. Survivor V.Z. Lawton discusses the people in his office, his former wife's experience in the building, psychological trauma; Marvin Zonis, discusses Middle-Eastern terrorism and Middle-Easterners in Oklahoma City, as well as the danger of stereotyping and the possibility of international terrorism.
KWTV News update. Live update from the scene, rescue crews working, crane basket in operation, death toll at 31, 300 people unaccounted for, First Christian Church.
Late Late Show. Marvin Zonis segment resumes, Branch Davidian connection "pretty much ruled out" and "implausible," Tokyo subway attack; Herb Clough and Prof. Richard Dekmenjian, finding the perpetrators, investigation, VIN, fingerprints, first WTC bombing, Beirut bombing, vulnerability to truck bombing, not ascribing this bomb to Islamic extremists, domestic terrorists, choice of Oklahoma City as a target; Herb Clough and Prof. Richard Dekmenjian, bombing in New York City versus Oklahoma City, difficulty of escape from Oklahoma City, closing air and rail transport; calls from viewers, commentary from Clough and Dekmenjian, fear, copycat attacks, measures taken to prevent further attacks; remote interview with Dave Fehling at the Murrah Building, covering the story, psychological impact, covering Waco, rescue workers.
KWTV Update. Death toll 31; Carrie Houck, National Guard.
All News Channel. Weather update; anchor desk, Chrylser story, crash test; U.S. trade deficit. |
| Object ID |
3844.358 |
| Object Name |
Cassette, Videotape |
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