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NBC Evening News for 2015-04-15

This program is 30 minutes long

• Preview/Introduction

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  12:00:26 am — 12:01:22 am

  On this Wednesday night panic on the Hill a postal worker forcing a lockdown by landing a small copter on the Capitol lawn. How did he get into restricted airspace especially since he made no secret of his outlandish plan. Life in prison. Aaron Hernandez the ex NFL star who had it all now convicted and sentenced for a cold blooded murder. Tonight what the jury is saying about the verdict. Is it the end of spring break the ugly moment a woman assaulted on a crowded beach. Tonight the popular dest...

• Washington / Chelsea Greene / Jim Cavanaugh / Ben Montgomery

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  12:01:23 am — 12:04:15 am

  Good evening a small gyrocopter piloted by a Florida postman caused quite a scare today when it flew apparently unchallenged into highly restricted airspace in the center of Washington D.C. and landed on the lawn of the U.S. Capitol. The Capitol went into immediate lockdown as police search the aircraft for explosives and now once again questions are being raised about how well the nation's capital is secured against aerial threats. Tonight the pilot is in custody and we now know his bizarre lan...

• Boston / Aaron Hernandez / Thomas Quinn / Odin Lloyd

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  12:04:15 am — 12:06:52 am

  We turn now to an emotional day in a Massachusetts courtroom former New England Patriots player Aaron Hernandez learned his fate convicted of a 2013 murder and sentenced to life in prison without parole. A stunning fall for someone who was once a superstar on the football field. NBCs Ron Mott takes us inside the courtroom. After a two month trial and seven days of deliberations a dramatic end for the future of one of the NFL most promising stars Aaron Hernandez guilty of murder in the first degr...

• Arizona / Michael Repiejko / Mario Valencia / Michelle Cohen-Metzger

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  12:06:52 am — 12:09:04 am

  We turn to Arizona now on the heels of several recent incidents raising alarm about the use of police force shocking video has surfaced of an officer taking down an armed suspect by hitting him with his car. But there is a lot more to this story which is why the police department says it's something that had to be done. NBC national correspondent Miguel Almaguer has the story. As police pursued the armed suspect dash cameras captured the violent collision. Oh man down found this the graphic view...

• New Jersey / Matt Lauer / Chris Christie / Hillary Clinton

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  12:09:04 am — 12:11:03 am

  We turn to politics tonight in some provocative comments by New Jersey Governor Chris Christie who hasn't said if he's planning to run for president but says if he does he will beat Hillary Clinton at a town hall meeting in New Hampshire. Christie defended his new proposals to cut Social Security for upper income seniors to raise the retirement age to 69 and to increase premiums for Medicare. In an exclusive interview this afternoon Matt Lauer sat down with Christie and asked him about cutting e...

• New York / Aetna / Dan Price / Gap

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  12:11:04 am — 12:12:53 am

  Another issue that's already making its way to the presidential campaign higher wages for hourly employees around the country today workers took to the streets demanding better pay as the income gap is growing. Our report on this tonight from NBC Stephanie Gosk. On street corners around the country today an organized cry for more money. I've worked two jobs to make ends meet. I'd rather buy my daughter's diapers than my food for ourselves. Labor unions and these workers are demanding fifteen dol...

• Marty Walsh / Mayor

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  12:12:55 am — 12:13:17 am

  A moment of silence today marked the two year anniversary of the Boston Marathon bombings. Survivors were on hand to watch the unveiling of commemorative banners at the site of the two blasts near the finish line. Mayor Marty Walsh has declared this one Boston Day a celebration of the resilience of the city and its people. Three people died in the terror attack and one officer was killed during the ensuing manhunt....

• Florida / Sherrif Frank McKeithen / Gayle Oberst / Bay County Sheriff's Office

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  12:13:18 am — 12:15:14 am

  In Florida today a third suspect was arrested in the alleged gang rape of a woman last month on a beach in Panama City. The popular spring break destination has seen a string of violent incidents and is now considering whether to end the party for good. We'll get more tonight from NBC News Gabe Gutierrez. It's a spring break hotspot but officials in Panama City Beach Florida say the party is getting out of control after this video surfaced of what police call a gang rape. Police say an unconscio...

• FDA

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  12:15:15 am — 12:15:37 am

  A popular snack brand has been ordered to change some of its labels because the FDA says they're not as good for you as the company claims. Kind Snacks must stop calling at least four varieties of its bars healthy because the FDA says they have too much fat in them. Kind says it will change the labels but the recipes will stay the same. We've listed the specific bars on our website....

• Commercial: NBC Nightly News

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  12:15:38 am — 12:15:54 am

  Still ahead tonight the airlines reducing seat room to pack in as many passengers as possible. Uncomfortable yes but dangerous? Questions tonight about getting out quickly if there's an emergency. Also the baseball player struck down in his prime and the team that refused to give up on. [NBC Nightly News]....

• Commercial

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  12:15:59 am — 12:16:26 am

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• Commercial

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  12:16:27 am — 12:16:44 am

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• Commercial: Kellogg / Sun

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  12:16:44 am — 12:17:12 am

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• Commercial: Hoover

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  12:17:14 am — 12:17:41 am

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• Commercial: Claire / Claritin

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  12:17:43 am — 12:17:57 am

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• Commercial

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  12:18:06 am — 12:18:12 am

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• Commercial

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  12:18:13 am — 12:18:26 am

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• LaGuardia / Sara Nelson / Charles Leocha / FAA

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  12:18:29 am — 12:20:27 am

  Your next flight might be even more cramped than you remember because airlines are adding seats and cutting leg room to squeeze in as many customers as possible onboard. But with a caveat even more packed concerns are being raised about whether all those people can be easily evacuated if there is an emergency. Here's NBC Tom Costello now you got one hundred thirteen certainly close. March 5th in New York everyone on board a Delta commuter flight escapes a crash landing at LaGuardia March twenty ...

• Commercial

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  12:20:28 am — 12:20:33 am

  We're back in a moment with a story you might like. It's a pretty convincing argument that age 60 is the new 40. [NBC Nightly News]....

• Commercial: Chase

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  12:20:37 am — 12:21:05 am

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• Commercial: Asian / Panera

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  12:21:07 am — 12:21:21 am

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• Commercial: TB / rheumatoid arthritis / Hepatitis B

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  12:21:21 am — 12:22:21 am

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• Commercial: insomnia / whyamisoawake dot com

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  12:22:22 am — 12:22:36 am

  Why am I so awake. Did you know your brain has a weak system and a sleep system. Science suggests when you have insomnia the neurotransmitters in your wake system may be too strong which may be preventing you from getting the sleep you need. Talk to your doctor about ways to manage your insomnia. [whyamisoawake dot com]....

• Commercial: omega 3 / Eggland

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  12:22:37 am — 12:22:51 am

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• Commercial: lipo flavonoids / Lipo

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  12:22:52 am — 12:23:06 am

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• Commercial: Ascend Financial

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  12:23:08 am — 12:23:35 am

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• None

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  12:23:40 am — 12:24:00 am

  Well it's time for some good news explaining why many of us feel younger than our age. Researchers say that with our health improving and life expectancy increasing many people will hit middle age later in life. They predict that by the middle of the century Middle Age will start when people reach their 60s validation for those who already think that 60 is the new 40....

• Ruth Bader Ginsburg / Elena Kagan / Sonia Sotomayor

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  12:24:01 am — 12:24:19 am

  A prestigious gathering in the nation's capital today all the women who've ever served in the Supreme Court past and present together in the same place at the same time. Current justices are Elena Kagan, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, and Sonia Sotomayor were on hand for an event honoring retired Justice Sandra Day O'Connor....

• Ford / President Abraham Lincoln / President Lincoln

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  12:24:20 am — 12:24:38 am

  On this day 150 years ago the nation endured one of its darkest moments. The death of President Abraham Lincoln. Hundreds gathered for a vigil outside Ford's Theater in Washington D.C. where President Lincoln was shot and outside the former boarding house across the street where he later died in the final days of the civil war....

• Commercial

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  12:24:39 am — 12:24:42 am

  When we come back team loyalty and the player they could never turn away....

• Commercial: Aleve

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  12:24:42 am — 12:25:16 am

  Sunday dinners at my house. It's a full day for me and I love it when I started having back pain. My sister had to come help. I don't like asking for help. I took Tylenol but I had to take six pills to get through the day. So my daughter put over summer league it's just two pills all day and now to family I'm back. Aleve two pills all these drones all day long. And for a good night's rest try to Aleve PM for a better a.m....

• Commercial: Stelara / CariDee

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  12:25:17 am — 12:26:16 am

  I'm CariDee. I've had moderate to severe psoriasis most of my life but that hasn't stopped me from modeling. My doctor told me about Stelara. It helps keep my skin clear. With only four doses a year after two starting doses to laura helps me be in season to and they lower your ability to fight infections and increase your risk of infections some serious infections require hospitalization before starting. Stelara. Your doctor should test for tuberculosis. Stelara may increase your risk of cancer....

• Commercial: Pacific Life

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  12:26:20 am — 12:26:45 am

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• Commercial: Seltzer

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  12:26:48 am — 12:27:01 am

  Someone say learn try Alka-Seltzer ReliefChews they work just as fast and taste better than some smoothies assorted fruit. Amazing. Yeah. Get that a lot Alka Seltzer heartburn relief juice enjoy the relief....

• Commercial: Trivago

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  12:27:02 am — 12:27:16 am

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• Commercial: MTSU

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  12:27:18 am — 12:27:31 am

  An MTSU student has been arrested for gang rape. Plus police are seeing a big problem with counterfeiters and it's not just businesses being targeted and it's playoff hockey in Nashville. We'll go to the party on the plaza next. [News Channel 4]....

• Priscilla Oppenheimer / Eagle LaChappa / San Diego Padres

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  12:27:34 am — 12:29:27 am

  Finally tonight in this era of big league multi-million dollar deals for athletes the San Diego Padres may have made one of the best deals in baseball. It doesn't get a lot of attention but the value. Priceless. Here's NBC News Joe Frye.r even on grainy VHS footage you can see what the San Diego Padres saw and pitcher Matt LaChappa sizzling fastball and a wicked curve. He had a lot of talent. He was a great pitcher. He could have gone a long ways in my opinion. Priscilla Oppenheimer oversaw mino...

• Good Night

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  12:29:29 am — 12:29:34 am

  That will do it for us on a Wednesday night. I'm Lester Holt for all of us at NBC News. Thank you for watching. And goodnight....