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NBC Evening News for 2017-07-31

This program is 29 minutes long

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  12:00:00 am — 12:00:15 am

• Preview/Introduction

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  12:00:15 am — 12:01:16 am

  Tonight, taking command, another major shakeup of the White House is General Kelly grabs control. And Anthony Scaramucci, he is gone after just days on the job. A dramatic turn of events. Opioid nation, a staggering new look at the epidemic touching so many families, perhaps even yours, how so many are getting their hands on the drugs. A finding that surprised even the researchers. HBO hacked cyber thieves strike and reports they may have hit Game of Thrones. How bad is the breach? Fatal treasur...

• New York / Anthony Scaramouchi / Jared Kushner / Ivanka Trump

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  12:01:16 am — 12:04:40 am

  Good evening, everyone. Thanks for being with us tonight. The staff bloodletting at the White House claimed Anthony Scaramouchi, you today ousted this afternoon after a stormy six days on the job. The brash New York financier and President Trump's new communications director were shown to the West Wing exit door on the same day retired General John Kelly took over as White House chief of staff from Reince Priebus. Kelly's first order of business apparently fixing what many insiders saw as a big ...

• Estonia / Congress / Vladimir Putin / Trump

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  12:04:40 am — 12:06:58 am

  As it deals with staff shuffles and shake ups, the White House tonight also facing a pair of urgent foreign policy challenges. Russian President Vladimir Putin retaliating today for new sanctions against his country passed by Congress. While on the other front, the president maintaining a strong front regarding North Korea and its launch of a new intercontinental missile. Days ago, we get more from NBC News chief foreign affairs correspondent Andrea Mitchell. Locked out U.S. embassy trucks turne...

• President Nicolas Maduro / Steve Motion / US

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  12:06:58 am — 12:07:24 am

  There is news involving another global hot spot. The US has hit Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro with financial sanctions responding to a controversial election in a weekend filled with protests and violence. The vote will give Maduro's party virtually unlimited power. Treasury Secretary Steve Motion called the vote illegitimate and called Maduro a dictator who disregards the will of the Venezuelan people....

• United States / Daniel / Warren / Lynn

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  12:07:24 am — 12:09:40 am

  There's startling a new report out from federal health officials tonight showing how out of control the deadly opioid epidemic has gotten in our country. It finds that in 2015, nearly 92 million American adults used a prescription opioid. Incredibly, that's nearly a third of all adults. Over 11 million reported misusing opioids and nearly two million said they were addicted. We get more now on this staggering crisis from NBC's Anne Thompson. Opioid abuse in the United States is at epidemic level...

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  12:09:40 am — 12:10:32 am

  Let's take a moment to get more on this now from NBC News medical correspondent Dr. John Torres. John. Obviously, nobody wants to be in pain, but are these drugs overprescribed and what options are there out there? Yes, Lester, bottom line, they're being overprescribed. Now, part of the reason is because patients come in, they're demanding these medications because that's what they think they need. On top of that, they're easily available. They're cheap, and oftentimes insurance companies cover ...

• California / Brady Kilpatrick

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  12:10:32 am — 12:12:10 am

  There are bizarre new details tonight in a jailbreak and a manhunt under way in Alabama. Authorities are on the hunt for the last of a dozen inmates who broke free near Birmingham. And we learned late today the key to their escape wasn't a weapon. It was apparently peanut butter, of all things that helped them get loose. We get more on this from NBC's Gabe Gutierrez. Tonight, a frantic search for the last of a dozen inmates still on the run in Alabama after a brazen and bizarre escape. I'm not g...

• Sunshine State /

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  12:12:10 am — 12:12:45 am

  Tonight, a super soaker is drenching the Sunshine State. What was Tropical Storm Emily? Now a tropical depression has dropped up to eight inches of rain across central and south Florida. It's expected to move offshore and run parallel up the eastern seaboard over the next few days, kicking up some high surf on Atlantic beaches. Meanwhile, in the West. Record heat is baking several states, 15 million people under heat advisories right now. Forecasters say it could hit 108 degrees in Portland, Ore...

• New Mexico / Randy Bellue / Forrest Fenn / Pete Kassetas

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  12:12:45 am — 12:14:48 am

  Tonight, authorities are working to identify the body of a man who friends and family fear was killed while searching for millions in hidden treasure. If the fatality is linked to the south western treasure hunt, it would be the third death and the second in as many months, with authorities calling for an end to the hunt. The man behind the fortune has no plans to stop it. Here's NBC News national correspondent Miguel Almaguer. Where rapids cascade below the Colorado Rockies. A grim discovery, a...

• Commercial: HBO / Hollywood

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  12:14:48 am — 12:15:02 am

  Still ahead tonight, Game of Thrones has the new cyber attack on Hollywood, this time targeting HBO and its hottest show. And much more what the hackers say they've gotten away with. We'll be back....

• Commercial: FDA

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  12:15:02 am — 12:15:32 am

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• Commercial

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  12:15:32 am — 12:16:01 am

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• Commercial

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  12:16:01 am — 12:16:16 am

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• Commercial: Hispanic / DNA

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  12:16:16 am — 12:16:46 am

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• Commercial

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  12:16:46 am — 12:17:01 am

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• Commercial

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  12:17:01 am — 12:17:17 am

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• Commercial: Charles Manson

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  12:17:17 am — 12:17:32 am

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• Los Angeles / Dwayne Johnson / Shawn Henry / HBO

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  12:17:32 am — 12:19:29 am

  We're back now with a real life drama sending a shiver through Hollywood. Hackers targeting HBO, claiming they have upcoming episodes from HBO series and to report the breach may include written information about mega hit. Game of Thrones. NBC's Joe Fryer has details. Game of Thrones. The wildly popular show on HBO is now battling a modern day villain, one every bit as powerful as a fire breathing dragon. Hackers reportedly leaked an alleged script or documents from an upcoming episode after HBO...

• Commercial

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  12:19:29 am — 12:19:42 am

  There's plenty more to tell you about. We're back in a moment with the ultimate act of forgiveness for one of baseball's most infamous fans....

• Commercial: AT&T Network Security

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  12:19:42 am — 12:20:09 am

  When this bell rings, it starts a chain reaction that occurred throughout the connected business world. AT&T Network Security helps to protect business from the largest financial markets to the smallest transactions by sensing cyber attacks in near real time and automatically deploying countermeasures. Keeping a world of business connected and protected. That's the power of and....

• Commercial: Joanne

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  12:20:09 am — 12:20:24 am

  This is Joanne. Her long day as a hairstylist starts with shoulder pain. When did your women want to trade the all day relief of to Alevewith six Tylenol? Give up my lead for six Tylenol. No, thanks. For me, it's only. Aleve...

• Commercial: Ford

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  12:20:24 am — 12:20:53 am

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• Commercial: Prevagen

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  12:20:53 am — 12:21:08 am

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• Commercial: Mattress Firm

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  12:21:08 am — 12:21:24 am

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• Commercial: Claritin

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  12:21:24 am — 12:21:38 am

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• Commercial: Oral B / oral B / GoPro

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  12:21:38 am — 12:22:09 am

  I Was wondering if an electric toothbrush really cleans better than a manual. And my goodness, says it does. But they're not all the same. Turns out they're really different. Who knew? I had no idea. So she said, look for one that she put a dental tool with a round brush, had GoPro with Oral B, Oral B's rounded brush head surrounds each tooth to gently remove more plaque and oral B cross action is clinically proven to remove more plaque than sinecure diamond clean. My mouth feels so clean. I'll ...

• Commercial: Hughes / Coleman / Social Security

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  12:22:09 am — 12:22:40 am

  You worked hard your whole life, paid your taxes and followed all the rules. And every week Social Security took money out of your check, but when you became disabled, your claim was denied. You didn't know that more than 70 percent of initial claims are denied. And you had no idea how to fight the system to get the disability benefits that are rightfully years. Call Hughes and Coleman at eight hundred eight hundred forty six hundred and we'll fight to get you the Social Security money that you ...

• Kentucky / Sam Shepard / Chuck Yeager / HLS

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  12:22:40 am — 12:23:11 am

  Tonight, from Hollywood to Broadway, the entertainment world is mourning the loss of playwright, author and actor Sam Shepard, critically acclaimed both on screen and off for decades. Shepard won the Pulitzer Prize for drama in 1979 for his play Buried Child and four years later was nominated for an Oscar for his role as Chuck Yeager in the Right Stuff. His family says he died at home in Kentucky of complications related to HLS or Lou Gehrig's disease. Sam Shepard was 73 years old....

• Steve Bartman / Cubs

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  12:23:11 am — 12:23:43 am

  For nearly 14 years, Cubs fans blamed Steve Bartman for killing their World Series dreams with that infamous moment in the 2003 playoffs when he tipped a foul ball from the stands before it could be caught. Well, now that the Cubs have broken their one hundred eight year World Series drought, all appears to be forgiven and to prove it. The Cubs gave Bartman, who received death threats and became reclusive after the incident. His very own World Series ring. Bartman says he doesn't consider himsel...

• America / Los Angeles

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  12:23:43 am — 12:24:02 am

  And as expected, the Olympics are coming back to America. Los Angeles has reached a deal to host the 2028 summer games under an unusual agreement, which also paves the way for Paris to host in 2024. Los Angeles has hosted the games twice before in nineteen thirty two and 1984....

• Commercial

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  12:24:02 am — 12:24:12 am

  When we come back, paying tribute, the incredible story of bravery that earned this veteran the military's highest honor....

• Commercial: Schultz / Scholl

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  12:24:12 am — 12:24:40 am

  Steve was born to move over the course of nine days. He was twenty six point two miles. That's a marathon. Because he chooses to walk whenever he can. And he does it with support from Dr. Schultz. Oh, Dr. Scholl's says massaging gel insoles that provide all day comfort to keep him feeling more energized. So he even has the energy to take the long way. Keep it up, Steve. Dr. Scholl's, point to move....

• Commercial: Erica / Lyrica

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  12:24:40 am — 12:25:27 am

  Before I had the shooting burning of diabetic nerve pain. These feats like this dial my dog as a kid comes to open my own salon. But I couldn't bear my diabetic nerve pain any longer. So I talked to my doctor and she prescribed Lyrica. Erica may cause serious allergic reactions, suicidal thoughts or actions. Tell your doctor right away if you have these new or worst depression, unusual changes in mood or behavior, swelling, trouble, breathing, rash, hives, blisters, muscle pain with fever, tired...

• Commercial: Kiwis

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  12:25:27 am — 12:25:42 am

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• Commercial: Ritalin

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  12:25:42 am — 12:26:43 am

  We recently had a heart attack. We are not victims. We are survivors. We are survivors. We are survivors. And now we take Brilinta for people who've been hospitalized for a heart attack. We take them into with the baby aspirin. No more than 100 milligrams as it affects how well Burlington to work. Ritalin helps keep platelets from sticking together and forming a clot. In a clinical study, Berlin to work better than Plavix meant to reduce the chance of another heart attack or dying from one. Don'...

• Commercial: Metro Police

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  12:26:43 am — 12:26:59 am

  Metro Police have been riding outdated motorcycles for years. The city approved the funding for new ones more than a year ago. So where are the new bikes? Now, apparently it still has not occurred and I don't know why. News 4 is getting answers tonight at 6....

• Vietnam / Jim McLuhan / AK 47s / Charlie Company

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  12:26:59 am — 12:29:07 am

  Finally tonight, the story of a true American hero who risked his life during the Vietnam War to save 10 members of his platoon despite being wounded himself. Now he's the first recipient of the nation's highest military honor Medal of Honor under President Trump. NBC's Peter Alexander has his story. Nearly 50 years later, for Jim McLuhan, the memories of that raging battle in Vietnam are still vivid. There's two North Vietnamese regular soldiers with AK 47s staring right at me. And I'm thinking...

• Good Night

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  12:29:07 am — 12:29:07 am

  That is Nightly News for this Monday night. I'm Lester Holt. And for all of us at NBC News. Thank you for watching and good night....