Vanderbilt Television News Archive

NBC Evening News for 2016-08-18

This program is 29 minutes long

• Preview/Introduction Lester Holt (Rio de Janeiro)

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  05:30:10 pm — 05:31:10 pm

• Brazil / Olympic Games / Robbery

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  05:31:10 pm — 05:36:40 pm

  (Rio de Janeiro: Lester Holt) Report introduced.

  (Rio de Janeiro: Miguel Almaguer) The announcement from Brazilian police that swimmer Ryan Lochte made up a story about being robbed in Rio de Janeiro along with Jack Conger†, Gunnar Bentz† & Jimmy Feigen† examined; gas station surveillance video shown; scenes shown of Bentz & Conger at the police station and the mob scene outside. [Sunday, LOCHTE – describes being robbed at gunpoint.] [NBC’s Matt LAUER – comments on how Lochte changed his story.] [Brazilian WOMAN – reacts.]

  (Rio de Janeiro: Lester Holt; no location given: Bob Costas) The impact of this scandal and whether an apology is in order discussed.

• Extreme Weather / Western Wildfires / Southern Flooding

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  05:36:40 pm — 05:39:40 pm

  (Rio de Janeiro: Lester Holt) Report introduced.

  (Hesperia, California: Jo Ling Kent) The destruction from the wildfires in California featured; details given about the loss of the popular Summit Inn on historic Route 66, the refusal of some residents to evacuate, and the resumption of highway and rail traffic; scenes shown of burning buildings and residents reuniting with their animals. [Summit Inn owner Cecil STEVENS††, Mill Creek Hotshots FIREFIGHTER, homeowner John HOCKADAY††, OFFICIAL - comment.]

  (Denham Springs, Louisiana: Gabe Gutierrez) The flooding in Louisiana updated; scenes shown of President Obama golfing at Martha’s Vineyard and Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson†† touring the flood zone; photo shown of victim Ally Budde††. [OFFICIAL, MAN, resident Tressie MOSES††– comment.]

• Decision 2016 / Clinton vs Trump / Health

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  05:39:40 pm — 05:41:50 pm

  (Rio de Janeiro: Lester Holt) Clinton Foundation announcement about foreign & corporate donations if Hillary is elected president and news on paid speeches by former President Bill Clinton reported.

  (Washington: Andrea Mitchell) Conspiracy theories about Hillary Clinton’s health examined; statements from Donald Trump’s campaign CEO Steve Bannon† and from Clinton’s doctor quoted. [TRUMP - says she lacks the physical & mental stamina to take on ISIS.]

• Syria / Civil War / Face of War

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  05:41:50 pm — 05:43:50 pm

  (Rio de Janeiro: Lester Holt) The photo of young Omran Daqneesh†† after an air strike in Aleppo, Syria shown.

  (No location given: Richard Engel) The new face of Syria’s civil war that is focusing the world’s attention on the crisis featured; scenes shown of Omran and other injured children in the hospital. [DOCTOR – says our children need to live in peace.]

• Upcoming Items & COMMERCIALS: WeatherTech; Cosequin; Dawn; Enbrel; “Today.”

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  05:43:50 pm — 05:46:40 pm

• Brazil / Olympic Games / Delle Donne

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  05:46:40 pm — 05:49:30 pm

  (Rio de Janeiro: Lester Holt) Report introduced.

  (Rio de Janeiro: Stephanie Gosk) American basketball player Elena Delle Donne††, a WNBA star who is playing in her first Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, profiled; details given about her background, her close relationship with her sister Lizzie, who is blind and deaf, and her personal life, including running a basketball camp. [DELLE DONNE, PARENTS – comment.]

• Upcoming Items & COMMERCIALS: AT&T; Cialis; Advil; Linzess; Ascend.

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  05:49:30 pm — 05:52:40 pm

• Iran-US Relations / Cash Payment

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  05:52:40 pm — 05:53:10 pm

  (Rio de Janeiro: Lester Holt) The administration’s acknowledgment that a cash payment to Iran was contingent upon the release of American detainees while insisting the US did not pay a ransom noted.

• Medicine / Zika Virus

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  05:53:10 pm — 05:53:30 pm

  (Rio de Janeiro: Lester Holt) Concerns about the spread of the Zika virus outside the Zika zone in Miami noted.

• Upcoming Items & COMMERCIALS: Capital One; Prevagen; Servpro; Cosequin; Phillips’; Crest; Lyrica; Channel 4 News.

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  05:53:30 pm — 05:56:20 pm

• Brazil / Olympic Games

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  05:56:20 pm — 05:59:00 pm

  (Rio de Janeiro: Lester Holt) The medal count for the US Women’s Olympic team vs the US Men’s Team in Rio de Janeiro compared; scenes shown of Brianna Rollins††, Nia Ali†† & Kristi Castlin††, who swept the 100m hurdlers, Tianna Bartoletta†† & Brittney Reese††, who went 1-2 in the long jump, beach volleyball players Kerri Walsh-Jennings†† & April Ross, the women’s gymnastics team, and swimmers Simone Manuel & Katie Ledecky. [CASTLIN, WALSH-JENNINGS, MANUEL, ROLLINS – comment.] [NBC Sports Al MICHAELS†- comments on the women’s performance in London in 2012 and the impact of Title IX.]

• Good Night

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  05:59:00 pm — 05:59:00 pm