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NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt

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🗓️ 1 August 2024

⏱️ 21 minutes

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Summary

Katie Ledecky wins 1,500-meter freestyle and 8th gold medal; Supporters of Hamas and Hezbollah call for revenge after killings of leaders; Wildfires explode in Colorado, killing at least one person and forcing evacuations; and more on tonight’s broadcast.

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0:00.0	Tonight, Team USA's superstar swimmer, Katie Ladeki, winning gold here at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
0:07.0	The amazing triumph, Ladeki dominating in the pool and the women's 1500 meter freestyle after setting a new Olympic record. She's talking about... in
0:13.0	a new Olympic record. She's talking to us tonight.
0:16.0	Also, the triathlon held today after concerns about pollution and the scent.
0:20.0	The swimmers battling the river's current and in tennis the Americans
0:24.4	knocking out Spain's dream team as Raphael Nidal played his final match.
0:28.8	Also tonight the controversial comments by Donald Trump attacking
0:33.2	Kamala Harris's race the former president saying Harris quote
0:36.8	happened to turn black as she is responding to that tonight just in accused 9-11
0:42.3	mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and two other alleged plotters
0:46.0	reaching a plea deal.
0:48.1	The assassination rocking the Middle East, one of Hamas's top leaders killed in a strike in Iran.
0:53.6	The militant group blaming Israel will it lead to a wider war.
0:57.8	The deadly wildfires burning near Denver,
1:00.1	nearly 600 homes evacuated in the middle of the night.
1:04.0	Plus the victory 100 years in the making.
1:06.3	Meet the women of the US rugby team
1:08.7	after their must-see last second upset.
1:11.9	And they're everywhere here in Paris, t-shirts, caps and key rings, but the question
1:16.0	on everyone's mind, what exactly is the Olympics mascot?
1:22.1	This is NBC Nightly News.
1:25.0	Reporting tonight from the Olympics in Paris.
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