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Nightly News video archive, October 2007

updated 9:44 a.m. ET Nov. 1, 2007

October

Wednesday, Oct. 31
  Housing market feeling economic ripples
  Making sense of the financial stats
  States await death penalty decision
  Democrats targeting Hillary Clinton
  New evidence links cancer and weight
  Oprah’s private school rocked by scandal
  Cafeterias waging cupcake wars

Links and Extras
'Kids Now'
  Video: Cupcakes vs. cantelope
  Video: Are we pushing our kids too far?

More on finance, the economy
Fed cuts interest rates a quarter-point
GDP grew 3.9 percent in third quarter
Oil prices soar, closing near $95 a barrel

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Cruel and unusual?
Supreme Court blocks Mississippi execution

More on Oprah school
Oprah apologizes for alleged abuse at school

Democrats debate
Rivals attack Clinton's vote on Iran

More on cancer
Report: Excess body fat linked to cancer

Tuesday, Oct. 30
  Iraq, U.S. debate private contractors' responsibility
  Merrill Lynch’s CEO leaves after $8 billion hit
  A stronger consumer safety commission?
  Wildebeests' migration in danger
  Getting a tutor – for sports?

Links and extras
Kids and sports
  Video: Are we pushing our kids too far?

Democrats debate
Rivals attack Clinton's vote on Iran

More on finance, economy
Merrill Lynch CEO's ruined reputation to stick
Choosing between foreclosure and bankruptcy
Gut Check America: Middle Class squeeze

More on wildebeests
Martin Fletcher blogs on Kenya

Monday, Oct. 29
  Doctors urge for early autism screenings
  Pediatrician on autism screening push
  It's a crucial time for Obama
  Middle class in a financial squeeze
  Buffet thinks he's not paying enough in taxes
  More teens undergoing weight-loss surgery
  Everyone's a 'vice president'

Links and Extras
More on autism
Red flag warnings from Autism Speaks | Story
Signs and symptoms | NBC special report
  Discuss: Will early screening help children?

More on finance, the economy
Choosing between foreclosure and bankruptcy
Gut Check America: Middle Class squeeze

Weight-loss surgery
  Web-extra: Surgeon demos how lap-band procedure works
  Web-extra: Teen on how surgery changed her life

Remembering a member of the NBC family
  NBC News veteran Jim Cummins dies at 62
Read a tribute to Jim Cummins from his longtime producer

Sunday, Oct. 28
  U.N. nuclear chief urges cool on Iran
  Ripple effect on oil prices
  Do battlefield victories improve Iraq politics?
  Beach house fire kills students
  Californians express gratitude to firefighters
  Romney tries to prove he's authentic
  Astronauts remodel the Space Station
  African penguins in danger

Links and Extras
Charitable vet makes strides, inspires others
  NBC News veteran Jim Cummins dies at 62

Latest on wildfires
How you can help
View FirstPerson images, video from the fires
Share images of your return home

Saturday, Oct. 27
  Soldier gives back to Iraqi kids
  South wages water war
  Tips for fighting deadly infections
  Californians start over
  Where there's smoke, there's bad air
  Are licenses secure enough?

Friday, Oct. 26
  Rising oil anxiety
  California wildfires hit winds of change
  Another embarrassment for FEMA
  Putin angered by missile defense plan
  Teen sex case ends with 10-year sentence overturned
  Firefighters photographed escaping danger
  Paris becomes the City of Bikes

Thursday, Oct. 25
  Southern Californians start to return home
  Pres. Bush: 'We know how tough it is'
  Will Iran sanctions have desired effect?
  Will Giuliani's foreign policy hurt him in '08?
  American stress levels increase
  Closely watching a nuclear nation
  A mother's mission

Wednesday, Oct. 24
  State of emergency for Calif.
  How will tomorrow's weather affect fire fight?
  One family finds what's left of their home
  After the fires, scorched earth
  Rice under fire on Iraq contractors
  Cubans on guard for illegal immigration
  Flying and making a difference
  How animals have fared

Links and Extras
Latest on wildfires
How you can help
Are you prepared for a fire?   
Firefighting tools
View FirstPerson images, video from the fires
Your stories

'Making a Difference': Mike Taibbi reports
  Flying and making a difference
Taibbi blogs | Freedom's Wings
  Web-extra: Richard Fucci on how he flies  

As Mark Potter reports
Cubans on patrol for smugglers

Tuesday, Oct. 23
  Fire battle rages
  Fire’s effect on one neighborhood
  Is global warming bringing more fires?
  Candidates’ wives talk about their lives
  Brooklyn novelist writes ‘I do’ for couples
  Homeowners trickle back to at-risk San Diego community

Monday, Oct. 22
  California fires out of control
  Where did the fires come from?
  Santa Ana winds 'a bad situation'
  Bhutto stands firm
  New La. governor doesn't fit the mold
  Police chief on the job despite Alzheimer's
  MSNBC and NBC News' new shared studio

Links and Extras
Latest on wildfires
Are you prepared for a fire?   
Firefighting tools
View FirstPerson images, video from the fires

Pakistan attack
Bhutto: Return to Pakistan worth the risk
Curry: View from Karachi

Tom Costello's Web-exclusive report
  NASA withholds air safety survey results

Latest on lead paint in toys
Government says lead testing kits don't work
List of recently recalled toys

Photo gallery
New MSNBC studio

Sunday, Oct. 21
  Moving day
  Fires in Malibu
  Pepperdine students flee fire
  Drought's court complications
  A violent day in Turkey
  Attack's political implications
  Traffic tickets a privacy risk?
  China's rising film production scene

Saturday, Oct. 20
  Southeast drought reaching historic levels
  Romney wins ‘values voters’ straw poll
  Women in charge in space
  How much is the Google chef worth?
  ‘Lights Out’ S.F. benefits all
  What to expect on your heating bill
  An ‘obesity report card’?

Friday, Oct. 19
  FDA: Cold meds don't help kids under six
  Stocks fall 367 points
  Clean up after deadly weather
  Ron Paul gains momentum online
  In S.F., going green means going dark
  Water fight goes to Atlanta court
  Teacher makes a difference in China
  Moving day for 'Nightly' set

Links and extras
Pakistan attack
Bhutto: No surrender to militants

Latest on weather
The latest on weather
First Person images, video

As George Lewis reports
  Web-extra: A black out to conserve energy
Lights Out San Francisco

'Making a Difference' reported by Mark Mullen
Education and Science Society in rural China
Photo gallery: NBC in the field in China

Thursday, Oct. 18
  'Well-planned attack' on Bhutto
  More cold or cough med dangers?  
  Friction in Switzerland
  Kids aren't getting enough sleep
  Hoda Kotb's cancer diary
  Extraordinary train to Tibet
  Death of two entertainment icons

Links and extras
Pakistan attack
  On the scene: NBC Producer Carol Grisanti
Was it al-Qaida? Plots and attacks through the years

Latest news on staph infections
What to do to prevent an infection

Latest on weather
Strong winds rip through 3 states
First Person images, video

Hoda Kotb's person cancer battle
Story and video from TODAY's fourth hour
Viewers share their experiences   

Story reported by Mark Mullen
  Catching the Train to Tibet |   Umbrellas everywhere

Wednesday, Oct. 17
  Bush issues clear warning on Iran
  The muddled political calendar
  Clinton acting like a nominee
  Storms menace the Midwest
  Climate change at the top of the world
  On water, thinking outside the bottle
  New infection could create havoc
  Chinese language takes off

Links and Extras
Bush says Congress dragging feet on key issues
  Video: Watch Bush’s opening remarks

Related to the report by NBC's Kerry Sanders
In Arctic report card, U.S. cites ‘rapid changes’

Related to the report by NBC's Robert Bazell
The latest on the super bug

Related to the report by NBC’s Mark Mullen
ChinesePod: Learn Chinese

Tuesday, Oct. 16
  Teen with drug-resistant super bug dies
  Housing crisis continues
  Southeast cities almost out of water
  A Russia-Iran alliance?
Ellen DeGeneres' TV breakdown
  China’s women rising
  Newest Medal of Honor recipient

Links and extras
Related to the report by NBC's Robert Bazell
The latest on the super bug

Editor's note: There was an error in the 6:30 p.m. ET broadcast. 
From Robert Bazell:
"I made an error tonight and it is totally my fault. The drug resistant bacteria is MRSA. I transposed the letters to get them wrong. Sometimes the most simple mistakes are the ones you miss. My apologies."

Related to the report by NBC's Chris Jansing
911 for homeowners in trouble

Related to the report by NBC’s Mark Mullen
On-the-go Chinese women in no hurry to wed
  Shanghai girl power

Consumer Reports car rankings

Monday, Oct. 15
  Driving under the influence of a keyboard
  Planes collide at Heathrow
  Drought chokes the Southeast
  Cancer falling sharply
  Oil hits record $86 a barrel
  Good crop is bad news for corn farmers
  China wrestles with its new prosperity
  Comeback Kid takes the field

Links and Extras

Related to the report by NBC’s Martin Savidge
Parts of the South curb water use due to drought

Related to the report by NBC’s Tom Costello
Cancer death rates dropping faster than ever |   Video

Related to the report by NBC’s Janet Shamlian
Blog: Driving under the influence of a keypad

Related to the report by CNBC’s Scott Cohn
Chart: Fueling the rise in corn crops

Related to the report by NBC’s Don Teague
College senior, 59, plays football after 37-year layoff | Blog

Sunday, Oct. 14
  Six years into the war, is U.S. safer?
  New questions on Mideast mystery
  I-5 crippled after fiery pile up
  Republican-on-Republican attacks
  20 years later, where's Baby Jessica?
  i-Pods: the new teaching aide?

Saturday, Oct. 13
  Big-rig pileup sparks inferno
  Deadly chain of events in pileup
  Candidates seize on general's comments
  Gore's Nobel brings new clout
  Women voters value wedded bliss
  Hate crimes on the rise in U.S.
  Few answers in airport death
  Visiting the home of king fu

Friday, Oct. 12
  Another general sounds the alarm
  Nobel committee hails Gore
  America rapidly going green
  Echoes of the Cold War
  A garden party in the Rose Garden
  Making a Difference: Bringing light to danger zones
  Properly honoring America’s fallen

Links and extras
Al Gore shares the Nobel Peace Prize
Tim Russert analyzes the impact |   Video

Related to the report by NBC’s Roger O’Neil
Navigating the history and heritage of Arlington cemetery
Third U.S. Infantry Regiment, the “Old Guard”

Related to the “Making a Difference” report by NBC’s John Larson
Greg Mortenson, author of “Three Cups of Tea”

Thursday, Oct. 11
Infant cold medicine pulled off shelves
Arsenal found in ex-student’s home
Will a Nobel prize encourage Gore to run?
A symbolic vote threatens Iraq progress
Does the Marine Corps wants to leave Iraq?
Not all SUVs offer same protections
Displaced Iraqi kids struggle
NBC says goodbye to Burbank studios

Web-extras
  Full tests: How safe is your mid-size SUV?
  NBC is leaving Burbank, CA and leaving a lot of history behind


Wednesday, Oct. 10
  Easing breast cancer treatments
  Parents of special needs students get break
  5 hurt, gunman dead at high school
  Boot camps: Too tough on teens?
  Exclusive: U.S. goes to bat for top Saddam aide
  ‘Nightly 101’: Who owns America?
  Fleece: Suite deal for sports fans
  Going green in Scotland

Links and Extras
Related to story reported by NBC's Robert Bazell
Breast cancer patients face more chemotherapy heart risks
Interactive: Questions and answers about breast cancer

As reported by NBC's Richard Engel
Ex-Saddam defense minister set to be executed
Engel: Petraeus' offer to Saddam's minister

Related to the story reported by Michelle Kosinski
Trump’s planned Scotland golf course hits opposition
Not all trees help battle warming, study finds

Tuesday, Oct. 9
  Focus on Thompson
  Survey: Overcrowded ERs cost lives
  Did GOP candidates offer solutions?
  Another deadly incident with contractors
  TV to Cuba: A campaign or a waste?
  College students at risk for stalking
  Signals partly to blame for traffic 

Links and extras
Interactive: the candidates and issues
Interactive: Rate the candidates

Related to the story reported by Don Teague
Campus safety links
What to do if you're being stalked

As reported by Mark Potter
  Video: More of Mark Potter's report
  Video: Taking sides
Potter: "Radio and TV Marti, Voices of Freedom or a Taxpayer Fleece"
More on Fleecing of America

Monday, Oct. 8
  What is going on with the weather?
  For Iowans, negative ads on Christmas
  GOP hopefuls gear up for Tuesday debate
  Jurors retrace Diana's last steps
  Study: Don't ignore mini-strokes
  Iraq war's littlest victims
  27 million tax dollars for 'ghost bird'

Links and Extras
Related to story reported by NBC's Lee Cowan
Man dies at Chicago Marathon   | More weather news

As reported by Ned Colt
Diana inquest juror visit Paris

Related to Jim Maceda's report on children of war
  Slideshow: Through the eyes of children

Related to Robert Bazell's report
Anatomy of a heart attack | Interactive: Stroke causes | Heart attacks: Are you at risk?
Toxic marriage may hurt your heart

As reported by Roger O'Neill
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Draft Recovery Plan
More on Fleecing of America

Sunday, Oct. 7
  At least 7 shot dead in Wisc.
  Blackwater shooting called 'deliberate'
  Countdown to Iowa caucuses
  Diana inquest heads to Paris
  Retailers hope for early holiday sales
  A U.S. security threat in South America?
  Sending avatars to job fairs

Saturday, Oct. 6
  What happened to fair play?
  GOP looking for Mr. Right