TODAY IN NEW YORK {SUBWAY CRASH} (TV)

Summary

One in this series of morning news programs anchored by Jane Hanson and Mary Civiello. This edition includes the following stories: the aversion of a Long Island Railroad strike; actor Christopher Reeve's condition following an equestrian accident; excessive overtime work leading to huge pensions for Triborough Bridge and Tunnel toll takers; the continuing investigation into the Oklahoma City bombing; and President Clinton's changing views on intervening in Bosnia. In addition, Rick Davis reports on Hurricane Allison's movement toward the Florida panhandle; Jim Maceda covers the hardships of Sarajevo's residents with comments by United Nations spokesman Kris Janowski; George Lewis reports on the O.J. Simpson trial, including mistakes made by the coroner's office, graphic photographs being introduced as evidence, prosecutor Christopher Darden's decision to leave the case, and insight from legal expert Bill Aronwald; Civiello interviews the American Dietetic Association's Wahida Karmally about how to lessen one's daily caffeine intake; Wendy Tokuda follows the trend of women prefering the care of female doctors, focusing on patient Lena Canada and Dr. Mitzi Drockover; Steve Dunlop interviews Pete Rendine of Bergen County, New Jersey, about a new natural program to control mosquito populations; and Ken Sanborne covers the collision of two subway trains on New York's Williamsburg Bridge. Throughout the program updates are given by Joe Witte on weather, Nancy Reamy on traffic, Dean Shepherd on business, and Vince DeLisi on sports. Bryant Gumbel also gives a preview of the day's top stories coming up on "Today." Includes commercials and promos. Commercials include Judith Jamison for American Express credit cards.

Cataloging of this program has been made possible by Senator Roy M. Goodman, 1999/2000.

Details

• NETWORK: NBC
• DATE: June 5, 1995 6:00 AM
• RUNNING TIME: 0:58:08
• COLOR/B&W: Color
• CATALOG ID: T:43644
• GENRE: News
• SUBJECT HEADING: Subways - Accidents; Bosnia and Hercegovina; Strikes and lockouts - Railroad workers; Bombings - Oklahoma City; Simpson, O.J. - Trials; Caffeine; Mosquitos; Hurricanes; Women physicians; Spinal injuries; News, local
• SERIES RUN: WNBC (New York, NY) - TV series,
• COMMERCIALS:
  • TV - Commercials - American Express credit cards
  • TV - Commercials - Amoco gasoline
  • TV - Commercials - Bally's Grand hotel
  • TV - Commercials - Buick automobiles
  • TV - Commercials - Chemical Bank
  • TV - Commercials - Chevrolet automobiles
  • TV - Commercials - Continental Airlines
  • TV - Commercials - GMC trucks
  • TV - Commercials - Green Technologies, Inc.
  • TV - Commercials - Hyatt hotels
  • TV - Commercials - Jeep trucks
  • TV - Commercials - Kirov Ballet at the Met
  • TV - Commercials - MCI telecommunications
  • TV - Commercials - Nathan's hot dogs and hamburgers
  • TV - Commercials - New Jersey Transit
  • TV - Commercials - New York Waterway ferries
  • TV - Commercials - Quaker rice cakes
  • TV - Commercials - SNET telecommunications
  • TV - Commercials - Saab automobiles
  • TV - Commercials - Steinbach department stores
  • TV - Promos - "Extra"
  • TV - Promos - "Inside Edition"
  • TV - Promos - "Live at Five"
  • TV - Promos - "The Other Side"

CREDITS

• Jane Hanson … Anchor
• Mary Civiello … Anchor, Interviewer
• Wendy Tokuda … Interviewer, Reporter
• Steve Dunlop … Interviewer, Reporter
• Rick Davis … Reporter
• Vince DeLisi … Reporter
• Bryant Gumbel … Reporter
• George Lewis … Reporter
• Jim Maceda … Reporter
• Nancy Reamy … Reporter
• Ken Sanborne … Reporter
• Dean Shepherd … Reporter
• Wendy Tokuda … Reporter
• Joe Witte … Reporter
• Bill Aronwald
• Lena Canada
• Bill Clinton
• Christopher Darden
• Mitzi Drockover
• Kris Janowski
• Wahida Karmally
• Christopher Reeve
• Pete Rendine
• O.J. Simpson
• Judith Jamison … Talent, American Express credit card commercial