CBS Evening News Thursday Jan 27, 1994 Part 1

CBS Evening News Thursday Jan 27, 1994 Part 1. Admission by figure skater Tonya Harding that she learned about the attack against rival Nancy Kerrigan and did not tell the authorities. New government report on firearm deaths reported; statistics comparing traffic versus shooting deaths from 1968-1991. Visit by Vice President Al Gore to a Washington, DC, school where shots were fired. Michigan judge reported throwing out two more cases of assisted suicide filed against Dr. Jack Kevorkian. Announcement by Blue Cross of California that it will no longer turn away insurees with preexisting medical conditions.

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• January 27
• 1994
• Dan Rather
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• Tonya Harding
• Nancy Kerrigan
• skating
• Olympics
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• Jack Kevorkian
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• Bill Clinton
• Leonard SCHAEFFER
• Peter BASTOGNE
• John BEAUCHAMP

[FRSFreeState]

This newscast was a few months before the 1994 Crime bill was passed

[31Centaur]

Good luck Tonya. This is a WILD, WILD WEST. MEDIA IS UNFAIR.

[ChristianTVArchive]

@getoutofmyway01 First thing I was wondering when I saw the description was "Slow news day?" Can't picture (even under those circumstances) covering that story until after the first set of commercials.

[0814ma]

Great clip. Thanks for posting.

[0814ma]

@getoutofmyway01 And the truth is that taxpayers pay a lot of money to subsidize sports. Think about how many stadiums have been built with public funds.

Athletes say things like, "Don't look at me as a role model," but the truth is that our government cooperates with big corporations to put those athletes on a pedestal.

In many public schools (run by the government), top jocks are treated like gods by everyone, including the administration.

No one forces anyone to become rich and famous.

[0814ma]

@getoutofmyway01 And the prominence of athletes in our society is definitely a big story, as it relates to one of America's strongest traits - our obsession with being "the best."

We live in an ultra-competitive society, where (supposedly) the strong rise to the top and the weak fall to the bottom.

I'm all for healthy competition, but when you pause to consider that the financial crisis was sparked by the greed of those trying to get ahead, it makes you wonder about our priorities.

[0814ma]

@getoutofmyway01 There was a huge amount of public interest in the story. (The skating match featuring Harding and Kerrigan on the same ice was among the most-watched events in TV history.)

Remember that Olympic athletes represent the country on the world stage.

Also, CBS had the Olympics in '94. These days, NBC isn't exactly shy about filling its newscasts with Olympic stories.

When Ben Johnson tested positive for steroids in 1988, ABC, CBS, and the Canadian networks led with the story.

[getoutofmyway01]

I guess there weren't any major world crisis stories going on in our world at that time..... Good God. This was the top story? Other than that, Tonyas jump was just plain phenominal. What a terrible waste of pure talent....