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NBC Evening News for 2017-07-20

This program is 29 minutes long

• Commercials

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  12:00:00 am — 12:00:18 am

• Preview/Introduction

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  12:00:18 am — 12:01:22 am

  Tonight, OJ Simpson granted parole. One other courtroom drama playing out before a live nationwide audience. How soon he could be free and what's next? John McCain's cancer fight. The beloved Senate maverick, an American hero diagnosed with an aggressive brain tumor. Tonight, the outpouring and the prognosis for the battle ahead. Second thoughts. President Trump's stinging attack on his own attorney general saying he wouldn't have picked Jeff Sessions if he knew Sessions would recuse himself fro...

• Nevada / OJ Simpson / Ron Goldman / Nicole Brown

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  12:01:22 am — 12:04:51 am

  OJ Simpson, whose life of fame turned to a life of infamy after his arrest in acquittal in the brutal murders of his wife and her friend. Face judgment on live television once again today, this time as the Nevada parole board heard his plea and granted him parole on his 2008 robbery conviction after almost nine years in prison. Simpson went from annoyed to remorseful in today's hearing as he made his case for freedom. The board agreeing not to consider his controversial 1995 acquittal in the tri...

• New York / OJ Simpson / Alan Dershowitz / DAVID ELKOUBY

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  12:04:51 am — 12:07:17 am

  Let's drill down now on what freedom looks like in this case. The question a lot of people asking, what will Simpson do when he's set free for the second time? Will he return to the public eye and try to make money even as he owes millions? NBC Cynthia McFadden has more on that for us. There is a difference between fame and infamy. OJ Simpson's once famous name became an infamous one in 1995 when he was acquitted of two brutal murders. Much has changed since those acquittals seen at the time as ...

• Afghanistan / Barack Obama / Cindy / Ted Kennedy

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  12:07:17 am — 12:09:33 am

  We want to turn out of a huge outpouring of support tonight for Arizona Senator John McCain, the Senate maverick, an American hero now in the fight of his life after being diagnosed with an aggressive brain tumor. NBC Peter Alexander has the latest reaction. Tonight on Capitol Hill, the Senate's maverick sorely missed. [LINDSEY GRAHAM

  (R) South Carolina] I can't think of anything I've done since 1999 politically in many ways, personally, that was worth doing without John. From his home in Phoeni...

• John McCain

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  12:09:33 am — 12:10:30 am

  And for more on the prognosis for this type of brain tumor, we turn to NBC News medical correspondent Dr. John Torres. John, first of all, lay out why this is such a difficult cancer to treat. This is a very aggressive cancer that spreads easily throughout the brain. Think of it like an octopus with tentacles you'll see in an animation here. Those tentacles are microscopic cells that when a surgeon removes a tumor, they often leave those behind. Even a couple of those cells are left behind. The ...

• Washington / Jeff Sessions / Thomas Dupree / Robert Mueller

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  12:10:30 am — 12:12:42 am

  Turn now to the fallout from that stinging attack by the president of the United States on his own, attorney general. President Trump telling The New York Times he wouldn't have picked Jeff Sessions if he knew Sessions was going to recuse himself from the Russia investigation. Our chief White House correspondent, HALLIE Jackson has more on the shockwaves being felt across Washington. We in this Department of Justice tonight, the attorney general is insisting he's not going anywhere. We love this...

• Yosemite National Park /

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  12:12:42 am — 12:13:09 am

  The dog days of summer have arrived with nearly 80 million people today under heat advisories or excessive heat warnings in the Northeast, Midwest, Plains and South. Many enduring a heat index, over 100 degrees heat. Also a big factor in the west where a wildfire has exploded to over 70 thousand acres near Yosemite National Park. The flames have destroyed dozens of structures and forced thousands to evacuate....

• Commercial

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  12:13:09 am — 12:13:26 am

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• Commercial: methotrexate / TB / rheumatoid arthritis

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  12:13:26 am — 12:14:26 am

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• Commercial: Walter

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  12:14:26 am — 12:14:40 am

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• Commercial: MiraLAX

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  12:14:40 am — 12:14:57 am

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• Commercial: Capital One

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  12:14:57 am — 12:15:26 am

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• Commercial: Joe Maddon / Cubs

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  12:15:26 am — 12:15:41 am

  Sunday Night with MEGYN Kelly battling a brain tumor? Marry a man who now shares her emotional journey and the Cubs. Joe Maddon smashed one curse. Now he's trying to save his hometown. Plus, treating alcoholism with the buzzkill pill Sunday on NBC....

• Commercial: Tom Scott / OJ Simpson

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  12:15:41 am — 12:15:56 am

  [THE TODAY SHOW] Mr. Simpson. I do grant for all men eligible. Thank you. Freedom for OJ Simpson. Now hear from his close friend Tom Scott as he shares his response to the....

• Commercial

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  12:15:56 am — 12:16:12 am

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• Los Angeles / FBI / RYAN KALEMBER / Americans

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  12:16:12 am — 12:17:56 am

  Back now with an alert about a growing cyber scam tactic. The FBI says Americans lost one point three billion dollars to cyber crime last year alone. Criminals have no we've grown suspicious of e-mails and now they are increasingly targeting victims with scams that go straight to your text messages. NBC News business correspondent JO LING Kent explains what you should watch out for. As Americans get smarter about robo call fraud and phony emails. Cyber criminals are stepping up their game to get...

• Commercial: Neil Armstrong

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  12:17:56 am — 12:18:13 am

  There's still more to tell you about on this evening on the anniversary of the Apollo 11 landing. One of Neil Armstrong's souvenirs from the moon sells for an astronomical price....

• Commercial

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  12:18:13 am — 12:19:13 am

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• Commercial

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  12:19:13 am — 12:19:44 am

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• Commercial: CDC

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  12:19:44 am — 12:19:58 am

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• Commercial: arthritis

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  12:19:58 am — 12:20:12 am

  Pain can really be a distraction. Pain is sometimes in my hands, right for performance, especially only ALEVE has the strength to stop minor arthritis pain for up to twelve hours, which is one two. This is my pain and I am stronger Aleve all day strong....

• Commercial: Hotel Trivago

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  12:20:12 am — 12:20:41 am

  Did you notice that there's so many prices out there for the exact same room? I know I've been asking this a lot lately, but this is what it really means. The same hotel room can have up to 10 different prices across the internet. So even if you spend a lot of time looking around, chances are that it's still out there for a better price. So make one last check before you book the Trivago check. Trivago compares prices over one hundred and fifty websites to make sure you find your ideal hotel for...

• Commercial: Toyota / 2017 / Corolla

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  12:20:41 am — 12:21:14 am

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• Chicago / Neil Armstrong / NASA

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  12:21:14 am — 12:21:43 am

  Forty eight years ago tonight, the country watched in amazement as America landed the first man on the moon. Today, a bag. Neil Armstrong used to collect moon dust on that Apollo 11 mission sold at auction for a stellar price back. In 2015. A government mixup a lot of Chicago woman to buy this bag for about a thousand dollars. She battled NASA to keep the bag and won and get this. She sold it today for a whopping one point eight million dollars....

• Paris / Boris Johnson / Woo Woo

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  12:21:43 am — 12:23:32 am

  Now to a spectacular view high above the city of London, a wild new ride giving thrill seekers all they can handle. So, of course, we needed someone to try it out. And our intrepid correspondent Keir Simmons volunteered. For the past few difficult months. London has been a city in need of a lift. But today, things are looking up literally. With the highest, fastest city zip line in the world. It's just over your shoulder. I went to try it out. You're going to zip down about 33 miles per hour. Ba...

• Commercial: OJ Simpson / Bronco

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  12:23:32 am — 12:23:53 am

  When we come back, from football stardom to the Bronco chase to today's newest chapter in this saga, inside America's enduring fascination with OJ Simpson....

• Commercial: AT&T / Ray

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  12:23:53 am — 12:24:20 am

  Prays always been different. Last year, he said he's going to dig a hole to China. AT&T is working with farmers to improve irrigation techniques. Remote moisture sensors use a reliable network to tell them when and where to gather. So that farmers like Ray can compete in a big way. China. Oh, God. That's the power of and. [AT&T Business]...

• Commercial

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  12:24:20 am — 12:24:36 am

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• Commercial

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  12:24:36 am — 12:24:50 am

  Peanuts. Peanuts. You kill me. This guy selling peanuts. I used to eat peanuts. I also used to wear diapers. Pistachios where it's at. Right. I mean, who wants to eat a food that starts with P and ends with nuts? Peanuts. PISTACHIOS...

• Commercial

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  12:24:50 am — 12:25:05 am

  80 percent of recurrent skin strokes could be prevented with the right steps and take it from me. Every step counts. 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: Purina

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  12:25:05 am — 12:25:20 am

  Pro planned right? Mind adult seven plus promotes alertness and mental sharpness in dogs 7 and older. That difference has been incredible. She's much more aware. She wants to learn things. Purina Pro Plan Bright Mind Nutrition that performs....

• Commercial: Thomas / Chantix / Nicklin

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  12:25:20 am — 12:26:20 am

  I'm Thomas and I quit smoking with Chantix to thank after twenty five years of smoking. I haven't had to pick up a cigaret. It's it's such a relief. It's a completely amazing feeling. Along with support, Chantix for Nicklin is proven to help people quit smoking. My urge to smoke just faded off when you try to quit smoking. With or without Chantix, you may have nicotine withdrawal symptoms. Some people and changes in behavior or thinking, aggression, hostility, agitation, depressed mood or suicid...

• Commercial

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  12:26:20 am — 12:26:38 am

  Cracking a stolen car is high tech work that can also frustrate owner sets. Do you know where my car is? They said yes. So we can't tell you. News 4 investigates how one company locates missing cars and what you should know to get your car back. Tonight at 6:00....

• New York / JOHNNIE COCHRAN / OJ. Simpson / Ron Goldman

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  12:26:38 am — 12:28:40 am

  All across the country today, many Americans once again stop whatever they were doing to get to the nearest TV screen and witness the latest chapter in the saga of OJ Simpson. For decades, he has captivated and confounded first as a football star, then as a murder suspect, and now an inmate on the verge of freedom. NBC is ANNE Thompson. With more now on America's long lasting obsession with OJ. I think with OJ. Simpson has always been must see TV. For half century, the world has watched him run ...

• Good Night

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  12:28:40 am — 12:28:40 am

  And we appreciate you spending part of your evening with us. That is NBC Nightly News for this Thursday night. I'm Lester Holt. And for all of us at NBC News. Thank you for watching and goodbye....