A frightening moment occurred off-screen during yesterday's broadcast of the CBS Evening News.
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A cameraman passed out during the show. His collapse to the floor could be heard as anchor Tony Dokoupil read the news.
What Happened to the "CBS Evening News" Cameraman?
The moment happened as Dokoupil was sharing an update on the summit between the United States and China. The show was broadcasting live in Taiwan.
"You will hear a lot about the rise of a powerful new China — is he okay?" Dokoupil asked. The rest of the crew stayed silent.
"We're gonna take a quick break. We have a medical emergency here," Dokoupil said. "We're calling a doctor."
The show then went to CBS News chief correspondent Matt Gutman. He closed out the evening from the anchor desk in New York City. The incident has been scrubbed from any online versions of the broadcast. Dokoupil's report was filmed again.
Is the Cameraman Okay?
Shortly after the live broadcast ended, the show's X account shared the following update:
"Tonight during the final segment of CBS Evening News, our cameraman on set suffered a medical emergency. Thankfully, he's okay and recovering."
Dokoupil is in Taiwan during the important U.S.-China Summit because CBS failed to obtain a visa for Beijing. The anchor stated at the top of the show that the location was chosen because the country could be a potential target of a Chinese invasion.
But as reported by the New York Post, broadcasting from Taiwan is a "cover your a**" move.
It's another apparent blunder at the CBS Evening News since Dokoupil took over. The former co-host of CBS Mornings took over the anchor desk in January.
His first night on the show was plagued by a teleprompter issue. Then he had an emotional moment on his second night.
Dokoupil was reminiscing on-air about his youth in Miami. Speaking to a reporter, Dokoupil shared, "It makes me emotional, it's so funny. You only have one childhood, right? Florida is where I grew up. We didn't get a lot of sleep, so ... my grandmother's here, my father, my mother, my aunts and uncles, cousins, and it's where I would have spent all of my childhood."
Dokoupil went on, "But we left because my father got in some trouble with business. We laugh about it now, but he was a drug dealer, and he went to jail."
