Vanderbilt Television News Archive

NBC Evening News for 2016-08-23

This program is 30 minutes long

• Preview/Introduction

  #1180587

  12:00:23 am — 12:01:22 am

  Developing news tonight, new home grown Zika for the first time confirmed outside of South Florida on the other side of the state. Pregnant women are in fear and a mystery about the spread. Pay for play. Donald Trump calls for a special prosecutor to investigate the Clintons as new questions arise about the Clinton Foundation. And Trump faces criticism over his controversial outreach to black voters. Lifesaving drug outrage. The price of epipen skyrocketing over 400 percent. Drug company executi...

• Florida / Charles Lockwood / Janice Sevedatich / Zika

  #1180588

  12:01:22 am — 12:03:47 am

  Just as health officials have been warning and others have feared, homegrown Zika in Florida has now popped up outside the known infection zones, first identified in one and then a second neighborhood in the Miami area. Today, five new Florida Zika cases reported include one infected patient in the Tampa Bay area. Hours away and the other side of the state tonight as officials try to get ahead of the spread. They are reminding anxious residents that Zika infections can be prevented. NBC is Kerry...

• Washington / Donald Trump / Hillary Clinton / Huma Abedin

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  12:03:47 am — 12:05:40 am

  To presidential politics and Donald Trump calling for a special prosecutor to investigate Hillary Clinton amid new questions about the Clinton Foundation. Power brokers and how much access they got to Hillary Clinton while she was secretary of state. NBC's Andrea Mitchell has new details. Tonight. The drip, drip, drip for the Clinton campaign. As many as 15000 e-mails could be released before the election. And now Donald Trump calling for a special prosecutor. The amounts involved. The favors do...

• Washington / Mike Pence / Donald Trump / Eddie Glaude

  #1180590

  12:05:41 am — 12:07:20 am

  Donald Trump, meanwhile, is coming under fire for the way he's attempting to appeal to African-American voters. NBC is Kristen Welker looks at why critics say that appeal is falling flat. Tonight, Donald Trump raising eyebrows with his new pitch to African-American voters. What do you have to lose? Trump's argument Democrats take black voters for granted. He can do better. You'll be able to walk down the street without getting shot. Right now, you walk down the street, you get shot. But that has...

• Hearst Castle / Bern Sure / U.S. Forest Service

  #1180591

  12:07:20 am — 12:08:35 am

  Now to the west, where there is an urgent battle being waged against wildfires burning in more than half a dozen states, scorching hundreds of thousands of acres. And there is no end in sight. NBC Steve Patterson has details from border to border. The west is on fire. A relentless march in flames and smoke. More than 100 fires across eight states. In Southern California, a river patrol into the mouth of the chimney. Fire crews trying to choke the flames that swallowed at least 36 homes. The fire...

• Martha's Vineyard / Alton Sterling / Joann Eagan / Donald Trump

  #1180592

  12:08:35 am — 12:10:09 am

  From fire now to the ongoing flood disaster in Louisiana. President Obama's survey, the damage there today where thousands remain in shelters. His visit comes after Donald Trump's and criticism from some Republicans that he should have cut his vacation short and been there. Earlier we get details from NBC. Gabe Gutierrez. With homes in shambles and thousands still in shelters today, President Obama toured the devastation. I'm asking every American to do what you can to help get families and loca...

• New York / Doug Becker / Bill Clinton / Hillary Clinton

  #1180593

  12:10:09 am — 12:14:03 am

  Now to an NBC News investigation into the Clinton connection to a controversial for profit university. Hillary Clinton has slammed some of these schools as predatory. But as NBC News senior investigative correspondent Cynthia McFadden found, husband Bill Clinton made millions from one such school. Since announcing for president, Hillary Clinton has been a vocal critic of for profit universities in general, we will crack down on predatory schools and of Trump University in particular. He is tryin...

• Commercial

  #1180594

  12:14:04 am — 12:14:16 am

  Got a lot more to tell you about here tonight. Growing outrage over the skyrocketing costs of a device that's literally a lifesaver. As prices shoot up, so has pay for the makers top executives by more than 600 percent....

• Commercial: Fidelity Investments

  #1180595

  12:14:19 am — 12:14:48 am

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• Commercial: Bayer / ClariSpray

  #1180596

  12:14:49 am — 12:15:03 am

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• Commercial: Alexis / SAP

  #1180597

  12:15:04 am — 12:15:33 am

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• Commercial: Dave

  #1180598

  12:15:35 am — 12:15:48 am

  Dave, I'm sorry to interrupt. I got to take a sick day tomorrow. Dads don't take sick days. Dads take Nyquil Severe, the nighttime, sniffling, sneezing, coughing, aching fever, best sleep with a cold medicine....

• Commercial: 1-800- / Stanley Steemer

  #1180599

  12:15:49 am — 12:16:01 am

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• Commercial: Phillips / Philips / Bayer

  #1180600

  12:16:05 am — 12:16:18 am

  Hey, it's the Phillips lady. Here's a more enjoyable way to get your fiber. Try these delicious Philips Fiber Good Gummies. A good source of fiber to help support regularity. These are great. My work here is done. Phillips The Tasty Side of fiber. [Bayer]...

• Commercial: Rand Paul

  #1180601

  12:16:20 am — 12:16:34 am

  Good morning again. Rand Paul today. This is a program from America to America. [TODAY]....

• Commercial: Trump / Clinton

  #1180602

  12:16:34 am — 12:16:48 am

  An uncertain world awaits our next president, who is best prepared for the threats we face, who can provide the security we need. Two different visions. One life event. Clinton. Trump. Commander-In-Chief Forum. Wednesday, September 7th on NBC....

• Canada / Mylan Pharmaceuticals / Federal Trade Commission / Amy Fernandez

  #1180603

  12:16:51 am — 12:18:55 am

  We're back now with the outrage over a drug companies dramatic price increase for a life saving medication, Epipens are used in emergencies to treat people, often children who experience a sudden and potentially deadly allergic reaction. But the company that makes the EpiPen has raised the price more than 400 percent over the past eight years and is now being accused of price gouging. Here's NBC Tom Costello. It's a lifesaving drug for patients with potentially deadly allergies. 43 million Ameri...

• Commercial

  #1180604

  12:18:55 am — 12:19:01 am

  We're back in a moment with a teacher's letter going viral for eliminating an often dreaded part of school....

• Commercial: Weather Tech / American

  #1180605

  12:19:08 am — 12:19:33 am

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• Commercial: Bayer

  #1180606

  12:19:34 am — 12:19:48 am

  With the right steps. 80 percent of our current ischemic strokes could be prevented. And I'm doing all I can to help prevent another. A Bayer aspirin regimen is one of those steps in helping prevent another stroke. Be sure to talk to your doctor before you begin an aspirin regimen....

• Commercial: Movantik / Moe / Mo van

  #1180607

  12:19:49 am — 12:20:48 am

  When my chronic pain got bad. My doctor prescribed medication an opioid. It really helped, but it came with some baggage. Opioid induced constipation. OIC. So awkward. Sounds like you are ready for Movantik. Yes. Mo van. Take opioids. BLOCK pain signals but can also block activity in the bowel causing constipation. Mauve antic is specifically designed for OIC. Do not take my van if you have a bowel blockage or a history of them. Serious side effects may include a tear in your stomach or intestin...

• Commercial

  #1180608

  12:20:49 am — 12:21:18 am

  I worked years to get my Medicare. Don't know where I'd be without it. So when I heard about con artists committing Medicare fraud, it made me so I wanted to give them the old one to one. Never give your Medicare number to get a free offer gift to always check your Medicare statements for errors. These folks think we're clueless. They don't have a clue. It's your Medicare protected. See more ways to fight fraud at Medicare dot gov slash fraud....

• Commercial: Aleve pm

  #1180609

  12:21:19 am — 12:21:32 am

  I love my shop, but my back pain was making it hard to sleep and open up on time. Then I found Aleve pm. the only one to combine a sleep. Plus the twelve hour pain relieving strength of Aleve. Now I'm back. Aleve pm for a better am....

• Commercial: bathfitter / bath fitter

  #1180610

  12:21:34 am — 12:22:04 am

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• Aleppo / U.N.

  #1180611

  12:22:05 am — 12:22:26 am

  A dire warning from a top U.N. official about what he calls the, quote, apex of horror in Syria. He says convoys have been unable to travel into Aleppo to bring relief to thousands cut off from food, water and supplies. NBC News has much more from this city under siege. And our new digital future, Aleppo. Children of War on our Web site....

• Atlantic /

  #1180612

  12:22:27 am — 12:22:47 am

  Tonight after a fairly quiet Atlantic hurricane season thus far. Things are starting to fire up in the tropics. Tropical Storm Gaston as formed. But it's not expected to be a threat to land. There's another tropical disturbance at the hurricane center. Is monitoring. Impacts for the U.S. are uncertain as of now. But folks along the southeast coast should be keeping a pretty close eye on it....

• Dallas /

  #1180613

  12:22:47 am — 12:23:08 am

  A Dallas area teacher is now a viral sensation after sending home a note to parents declaring a no homework policy for her second grade class. She claims homework isn't proven to boost student performance so she won't assign it regularly. Instead, she urges families to spend their evenings reading, playing outside and eating dinner together....

• Commercial

  #1180614

  12:23:08 am — 12:23:15 am

  When we come back, the boy who's struck a chord with so many of you have the amazing progress he's made in the years since we first met....

• Commercial: Dana-Farber Cancer Institute / Dana Farber

  #1180615

  12:23:18 am — 12:23:46 am

  The goal seemed insurmountable to find a way to unleash the immune system's power to fight cancer. And we achieved it at Dana Farber. When one didn't exist, Dana Farber created a pathway to treat children with rare brain cancers. And by identifying and attacking genetic flaws in some cancers, we're already creating more effective therapies. Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. Discover. Care. Believe....

• Commercial: GE

  #1180616

  12:23:48 am — 12:24:02 am

  Looking for balance in your digestive system. Try Align probiotic for a nonstop three, three. Goodness, hold on to your tiara kind of day. Live 24/7 with 24/7 digestive sup. Try Align. The number one GE recommended probiotic....

• Commercial: Josh Levs / USAA

  #1180617

  12:24:03 am — 12:24:32 am

  I enlisted in the Army in 2005. I went to Iraq three times and Afghanistan once. She's in Coburn and I know her off. Two thousand pound animal above Nando's down door range. Quite a bit of damage. I actually use the app. Take pictures of it right there for USAA and take care of the rest. USAA is great about working with active and separated military. I'm Josh Levs and I'm a USAA member for Life. Call USAA Today to talk about your insurance needs....

• Commercial: Eliquis

  #1180618

  12:24:33 am — 12:25:46 am

  I had so many thoughts once I left the hospital after a DVT blood clot. What about my wife? What we're building together? And could this happen again? I was given warfront in the hospital, but wondered, was this the best treatment for me? I spoke to my doctor and she told me about Eliquis. Eliquis treats TVT and blood clots and reduces the risk of them happening again. Not only does Eliquis treat TVT and P blood clots, but Eliquis also had significantly less major bleeding than the standard trea...

• Commercial

  #1180619

  12:25:48 am — 12:26:06 am

  A subcontractor who was hired by a popular home improvement store damaged a home. So all of the repairs are covered. Right. I gotta be kidding. See what happened when the team got involved at six. [4 NBC]....

• Philadelphia / Patti / Zion Harvey / L. Scott Levin

  #1180620

  12:26:06 am — 12:28:56 am

  Finally tonight, it's been a year since we met a boy who made medical history by becoming the first child to receive a double hand transplant. His story has touched so many of our viewers. And now he's back to show the world how far he has come. NBC Rehema Ellis, who first brought us Zion's Story, has his next chapter. When we first met Zion Harvey last year, at eight years old, he was unstoppable. Even though he had lost both his hands and legs to an infection as a toddler, keep monitoring thin...

• Good Night

  #1180621

  12:28:56 am — 12:29:03 am

  That's going to do it for us on a Tuesday night. I'm Lester Holt. For all of us at NBC News. Thank you for watching and good night....