Wednesday, August 21, 2024

NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt

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🗓️ 22 August 2024

⏱️ 19 minutes

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Walz set for major moment at Democratic Convention; Ukraine launches major drone attack on Russia; One-on-one with Olympic gold medalist Noah Lyles; and more on tonight’s broadcast.

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0:00.0	Tonight in Chicago, Kamala Harris's running made Tim Walz facing his biggest
0:04.7	yet on the national stage here at the Democratic National Convention.
0:09.1	The Minnesota Governor said to accept his party's nomination for Vice President in Chicago.
0:15.1	A big chance for the former teacher and football coach to introduce himself to the American
0:20.1	people after Republicans attacked his military service and record as
0:24.4	governor. His speech coming a night after two of the party's biggest stars
0:29.2	fired up the crowd. Barack and Michelle Obama, making the case for Harris and unleashing
0:35.3	scathing attacks on Donald Trump.
0:38.1	And Mr. Trump today hitting bat at his first outdoor rally since the attempt on his life now speaking behind
0:44.2	bulletproof glass. Plus news on RFK Jr sources saying he plans to drop out how
0:50.3	it could shake up the race the grim discovery in that sunken yacht off Italy.
0:55.4	Five bodies found, one person still missing, the growing questions tonight.
1:00.2	Ukraine launching a drone attack on Moscow, the largest since the war began.
1:05.0	Dozens arrested at protests over Gaza here in Chicago.
1:09.0	Our conversation with the father of an American hostage fighting to bring him home after more than 300 days.
1:17.0	This is NBC Nightly News.
1:19.6	Reporting tonight from the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, here is
1:24.7	Lester Holt. Good evening from Chicago and the floor of the Democratic
1:30.6	National Convention.
1:32.6	It is hard to remember a summer when the political landscape shifted so rapidly.
1:36.7	Think about it.
1:37.7	It was one month ago today, President Biden announced he was dropping out, hand-picking
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