Wednesday, September 16, 2026
Summary
NBC Nightly News covers the tragic helicopter crash in Los Angeles that killed reporter Iliana Moreno, pilot George Marino, and a pedestrian, with the NTSB investigating key video evidence. The broadcast also reports on stock market turmoil following the Fed's first interest rate hike in years and President Trump's conflicting calls for lower rates. Other stories include a deadly assassination plot against a Russian dissident in D.C., a Philadelphia "house of horrors" linking five missing women to a family home, and a caretaker arrested for giving a disabled patient bleach.
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News preview: helicopter crash, markets, and other stories
NBC Los Angeles helicopter crash and NTSB investigation
Fed interest rate hike and market reaction
GOP divide over Iran war and Susie Wiles cancer update
Flash floods and wildfires in the Southwest
Passenger duct-taped on American Airlines flight
Philadelphia house of horrors: missing women investigation
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Caretaker gives bleach to disabled patient
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Alleged Russian assassination plot in Washington D.C.
Travis Kelsey Ponzi scheme and friendly guard dog
Tributes for Iliana Moreno and George Marino
Closing remarks and final podcast promotion
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