Taiwan Live Goes Off the Rails as CBS Anchor Faces On-Air Medical Emergency

During a live CBS Evening News segment from Taipei, anchor Tony Dokoupil’s broadcast ended in chaos when a cameraman suffered a medical emergency on set, prompting a break and a sign-off as muffled audio and last-minute visa travel issues complicated the telecast; CBS later said the cameraman is OK, and the episode underscored Dokoupil’s ongoing ratings struggles amid competition from NBC and ABC anchoring from Beijing.