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Mr. Dokoupil's debut weeknight telecast on Jan. 5 was marred by a teleprompter issue that left the anchor grasping for words and shaking his head with frustration in front of millions of live viewers. First night, big problems here, he conceded. The blunder occurred in part because Ms. Weiss and her aides were rewriting the Evening News script up until minutes before the 6:30 p.m. airtime, three people with knowledge of the events said.