Vanderbilt Television News Archive

NBC Evening News for 2018-10-21

This program is 29 minutes long

• Preview/Introduction Kate Snow (New York)

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  05:30:10 pm — 05:31:10 pm

• Clemson University / Floor Collapse

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  05:31:10 pm — 05:33:10 pm

  (Studio: Kate Snow) Report introduced.

  (Clemson, South Carolina: Tammy Leitner) The investigation of the collapse of a floor at a Clemson University homecoming celebration hosted by a fraternity after football win featured; scenes shown from the event at an off-campus apartment complex. [Witness Ricardo ARROYO, injured, Tyree WALKER‡, Clemson University vice president for strategic communications Joe GALBRAITH†- comment on what happened.]

• Georgia / Shooting of Police

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  05:33:10 pm — 05:33:40 pm

  (Studio: Kate Snow) The manhunt in Georgia for a police killer after Officer Antwan Toney†† was murdered reported; scenes shown.

• Immigration / Migrant Caravan

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  05:33:40 pm — 05:35:40 pm

  (Studio: Kate Snow) Report introduced.

  (Tapachula, Mexico: Gabe Gutierrez) The trek of Central American migrants through Guatemala to Mexico bound for the US featured; scenes shown of the migrant caravan on the Mexico border with translated accounts from the travellers. [NBC's Mariana ATENCIO†- comments on the march.]

• Turkey / Saudi Consulate Mystery / Khashoggi

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  05:35:40 pm — 05:36:30 pm

  (Studio: Kate Snow) The latest account from Saudi Arabia about the death of "Washington Post" journalist Jamal Khashoggi† at the Saudi embassy in Istanbul, Turkey, reported; scenes shown of Khashoggi outside the consulate. [Saudi minister of foreign affairs Adel al-JUBEIR†- comments on the mistakes.]

• Taiwan / Train Disaster

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  05:36:30 pm — 05:37:40 pm

  (Studio: Kate Snow) Report introduced.

  (No location given: Lucy Kafanov) The derailment of a passenger train in Taiwan reviewed; scenes shown of the wreckage.

• US-Russia Relations / INF Arms Agreement

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  05:37:40 pm — 05:40:00 pm

  (Studio: Kate Snow) Report introduced.

  (White House: Kelly O'Donnell) The threat from President Trump to pull out of the landmark arms agreement with Russia examined; scenes shown of the signing of the INF by President Ronald Reagan & Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev; details given about NATO claims Russian President Vladimir Putin is violating the treaty. [TRUMP - says we will pull out of the agreement.] [National security adviser John BOLTON - comments.] [Former acting CIA dir. John McLAUGHLIN††- says this {INF} is a channel of communications.] [Senators Bob CORKER, Rand PAUL - offer views on the issue.]

• Midterm Elections / Social Media

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  05:40:00 pm — 05:42:10 pm

  (Studio: Kate Snow) Report introduced.

  (Menlo Park, California: Jo Ling Kent) The technological drive at Silicon Valley companies to protect the midterm elections from meddling featured; scenes shown from the Facebook & Reddit war rooms; details given about Facebook's problems in allowing Russia election interference in 2016. [Facebook OFFICIAL - wants to prevent problems.] [Facebook CEO Mark ZUCKERBERG†- testifies about Russian operations.] [Reddit CEO Steve HUFFMAN‡- comments on the meddling problem.] [Former Facebook chief security officer Alex STAMOS - says some want to mess with the elections.]

• One Nation Overdosed (Opioids: Orthodox Jewish Community)

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  05:42:10 pm — 05:45:20 pm

  (Studio & New York: Kate Snow) The issue of opioid abuse in the orthodox Jewish community examined; details given about what rabbi's crisis support organization {Amudim†} to battle the stigma around addiction. [Brooklyn Rabbi Zvi GLUCK††- explains the belief system in an insular minority community & the reaction to his first Amudim video.] [Jewish mother LeAnn FOREMAN - comments on the approach to the disease.] [Orthodox Jew Ellie FOREMAN‡- talks about her addiction history.]

• Upcoming Items & COMMERCIALS: Wayfair; Liberty Mutual; Febreze; esurance; Eliquis; Liberty Mutual.

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  05:45:20 pm — 05:48:00 pm

• Police / Stress / Meditation

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  05:48:00 pm — 05:50:10 pm

  (Studio: Kate Snow) Report introduced.

  (Los Angeles: Joe Fryer) The use of meditation to counter stressful police work examined; scenes shown to illustrate how the Mindful Badge Initiative works. [Los Angeles police dept. Juan TERRAZAS†, Oregon police Lt. Richard GOERLING††, Pacific University psychology professor Michael CHRISTOPHER†, LAPD Officer Aaron THOMPSON - talk about using meditation.]

• Upcoming Items & COMMERCIALS: Geico; Eggland's Best Eggs; Jardiance; Prevagen; "NBC Nightly News"

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  05:50:10 pm — 05:52:40 pm

• Australia / Invictus Games

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  05:52:40 pm — 05:53:10 pm

  (Studio: Kate Snow) The incident at a sailing competition at the Invictus Games in Australia when a sailor bear-hugged Prince Harry shown.

• Detroit. Michigan / Marathon

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  05:53:10 pm — 05:53:30 pm

  (Studio: Kate Snow) The marriage in Detroit of Whitney Black & Steven Phillips†† during a marathon race shown.

• Antarctica / Headless Chicken Monster

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  05:53:30 pm — 05:53:50 pm

  (Studio: Kate Snow) A species of sea cucumber in Antarctica that looks like a headless chicken monster shown.

• Upcoming Items & COMMERCIALS: ancestry.com; Sunsweet; Fidelity Investments; Vicks; Liberty Mutual; "Today"

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  05:53:50 pm — 05:56:10 pm

• South Dakota / Buffalo Roundup

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  05:56:10 pm — 05:58:40 pm

  (Studio: Kate Snow) Report introduced.

  (Custer State Park, South Dakota: Kevin Tibbles) The thriving buffalo herd featured; scenes shown from the bison roundup at Custer State Park in South Dakota. [Herd manager Jack KRAMER, cowboy Levi OLIVEERS‡, Melissa KELSON, Mark HENDRICKS- comment on the majestic herd.]

• Good Night

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  05:58:40 pm — 05:58:40 pm