Video: Study: 9/11 responders suffer increased cancer rate
From the first hours of rescue efforts at the World Trade Center site, many feared that the fumes and dust contained chemicals that might cause cancer and other diseases. A new study claims those firemen suffer an increased rate of cancer. NBCâs Robert Bazell reports. (Nightly News)
| Video: Wildfires roar through Oklahoma
For wind-whipped wildfires, thirsty Oklahoma is an easy target. More than 30 homes in Oklahoma City have already been reduced to rubble. NBCâs Janet Shamlian reports. (Nightly News)
| Video: Katia downgraded, but new storm brewing
Tropical-storm-turned-hurricane Katia was downgraded again to a tropical storm on Thursday, as a new weather system churns over the Gulf of Mexico. NBCâs Brian Williams reports. (Nightly News)
| Video: Crews still working to restore power in the Northeast
Thousands in the Northeast are still without electricity following tropical storm Irene. But crews working to get the lights back on say their work is made more difficult by an old infrastructure. NBCâs Anne Thompson reports. (Nightly News)
| Video: Judge rules to hold suspect in Gardner case
A judge in Aruba has ruled to hold Gary Giordano, the key suspect in the disappearance of Robyn Gardner. Though Giordano has not been charged, the judge said there is evidence to hold him for another 2 months. (TODAY)
| Video: Team penalized for tribute to dead friend
An Ohio high School football team is given a flag for celebrating a touchdown in which they salute a friend who passed away. The ref who called the penalty is being criticized by many in the community over the call. (NewsNation)
| Video: Beauty really does pay, study finds
A new study finds good-looking workers make $230,000 more during their career than their unattractive counterparts. Daniel Hamermesh, an economics professor at the University of Texas and the author of âBeauty Pays: Why Attractive People Are More Successful,â discusses the findings with msnbc âs Chris Jansing. (Jansing and Co)
| Video: Cheney: As VP, you need thick skin to function
Former Vice President Dick Cheney joins Morning Joe to discuss his new memoir "In My Time." Cheney discusses Sept. 11, Colin Powell's criticisms of the memoir, how Washington has changed since he arrived in '68, and the Iraq War. (Morning Joe)
| Video: Cheetah and shelter dog become pals at Calif. zoo
Amara, a 3-year-old cheetah, and Hopper, a shelter dog, have become inseparable pals at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park, where trainers have long been partnering shelter dogs with cheetahs to improve training. KNSD-TVâs Megan Tevrizian reports. (NBC News)
| Video: Flooded Vermont sees slow progress
Progress is coming slowly for thousands in hurricane-ravaged Vermont who are either in water-logged homes or remain stranded. TODAYâs Amy Robach reports. (TODAY)
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