it seems like all we hear about, stories about jobs being cut, but not in a place tom brokaw will tell us about tonight. >>> and touchdown, the final mission for america's shuttle program comes to an end, and we're all watching the end of an era. "nightly news" begins now. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> good evening. here's just one way of looking at how cruel and how relentless this oppressive heat wave has been so far. over 3,000 separate records have been set in different places for the highest overnight temperature. extremely hot daytime temperatures in july are one thing, but it gets dangerous when no one can catch a break, like in chicago at 3:00 a.m. when it's 90 degrees outside as it was overnight. government forecasters have issued heat warnings for some extensive stretches of our country. this dome of hot air has pushed temperatures very high, and then there's that heat index, what the heat actually feels like when you're out in it. nbc's anne thompson is out in it in fact tonight in hot times square here in new york to start off our coverage. hey, anne, go

global. >> tom brokaw, the cover of "the national journal" was pretty scary this week.is what it looks like -- "damage done." this is financial calamity, potentially. this is also a political meltdown. where are we as we sit here now? >> well, you know, i think this is much more than an accounting or a wall street issue. in fact, this is a critical passage for this country. it reminds me of my freshman year in college. i'd wait until the last minute, pull an all-nighter and then go in there and hope i got it right. and i have to tell you, my freshman year in college was a disaster, so i don't want that to be a metaphor for the country. but i don't like where we are now because there is a political default already in place, not just in this country, with most of the constituents, left, right, and in the middle, saying they're fed up with what's going on in washington and no longer have confidence in the system. and then you expand that across the world. when there was a rumor that greece, a big player in the international economy, might default, look what happened to the

but it's not for sale. >> that of course was tom brokaw reporting from silicon valley. according to news corp.-owned "wall street journal," the justice department is preparing subpoenas as part of an investigation into the scandal of that company. the paper reports government officials claim officials within rupert murdoch's company hacked into the e-mails of september 11th victims and paid bribes to british police. it is the latest investigation in the scandal surrounding the murdoch empire, that gigantic empire has been dealing with this for weeks. and the front pages of most british newspapers today are reporting this this morning, the news corp. exec james murdoch misled parliament during his testimony earlier this week. "the telegraph" specifically reads, mps were mislid by james murdoch, while "the guardian" reports murdoch lies to mps. the accusers say james murdoch lied when telling parliament that he did not have knowledge of the hacked phone transcripts before ordering a large payout to the reporter who obtained the records. murdoch says he stands behind the t

. >>> well, tech and the future of the silicon valley is the focus of a special report from tom brokawe it coming up on "the nightly news" immediately following this newscast. >>> your next trip to washington, d.c. might be a little different. you see the lincoln memorial, a tour of the white house and then the unabomber exhibit. the national museum of crime and punishment unveiled the new exhibit featuring ted kaczynski's belongings. passport photos, a wooden saw and the scale he used in his deadly attacks. the online bomber killed three people and jooired the 2 others with his mail bombs. kaczynski had plans to blow up a plane but his own brother turned him in before he carried out the attack. he's currently serving life in prison without the possibility of parole. >>> when we return the nfl >>ckout is over, we thinnews. developing news. >> hopefully. >> regarding the raiders and 9ers. stay with us.ne go! go! completing an atm deposit in record time... that's a step forward. go! go! with deposit friendly atms, you can make ultra fast, secure deposits with no slips or envelopes. take

. >> and brian williams and david gregory and chuck todd of course and tom brokaw and a long list ofouse correspondents. so, for the sake of my trip, that tree is gone. and thank you, chris cillizza, and remember to follow the show online and on twitter at mitchell reports. my colleague tamron hall is live at kennedy space center in florida and with a look at what is next with a special coverage of "newsnation." great coverage down there, tamron. hi. >> and great yellow suit in that picture, but i like you better showing off the guns. they look great. thank you, andrea. >> have a good weekend. >> thank you, honey. we will have an update on the space crew "atlantis" and where they are now. >>> and update from the deputy administrator. >>> and plus, what is expected for thu saousands of people who expected to lose their jobs, and we will talk about how what happens in florida will affect the presidential election. >>> and i will talk to ezra klein about the impact of jobs on the president and the hopes of re-election. "newsnation" is moments away. ♪ ♪ ♪ look at that car, well, it goes

some republicans are like, my god, we would be -- we won and tom brokaw has this theory that the republican party looks like the democratic paerty post '68. the anti-war wing got fired up and nominated george mcgovern when the president wasn't really popular, people weren't crazy about nixon, yet the public decided the democratic party went too far in one direction and the danger of the republican party. you were at both of those conventions in '72 in miami. do you see it? >> i think it is possible -- and tom has good insight there -- the republican party has move too far. you have the "wall street journal," david brooks, you've got a number of voices in different areas of the republican party saying wait a second, enough already. the headline that came out of john mccain was repeated "the hobbit" repeated by the jau"wal street journal" in its headline. the republican party has to rethink is it in favor of big spending cuts? yes. and balancing the budget down the sfrood yes. but you have to look at revenues in some fashion. you cannot be that ideological. >> they have to show the ability to

and in early november, tom brokaw. officially, i would like to present our guest with the traditional npc mug. i have one last question. i can remember growing up there were a number of movies that tended to demonize nuclear power. "china syndrome." and now we have the popular "the simpsons" where homer does seem to have the level of intelligence you have. when you see that, does it bother you? >> i would not say that it bothers me at all. i think "the simpsons" is funny. it is our job to communicate to the public what we do. the people who work at the nrc are dedicated to nuclear safety and they are a tremendously talented group of people. as a look down at the nuclear power plants in this country, there are dedicated people at those plants as well. that does not mean we do not have disagreements, but in the and, if everyone does their job right, we will get there. >> how about a round of applause for our guest speaker? [applause] i would like to thank you all for coming and our staff for organizing today's events. yo

tom brokaw was recently there and he has the latest. >> reporter: silicon valley, the mother lode ofness. some of the hottest new names in video games and online services are expected to go public for ast nom cal prices. a lot of suddenly wealthy people are in the need for a new car or a home. >> homes are selling over list price sometimes several hundred thousand over. >> reporter: who are the people getting rich or hoping to in the middle of a great recession? >> record breaking month. >> this two are two of them. >> introducing fox.net. >> reporter: in 2005, they opened a company called box. they share files from iphones, ipads and androids. they almost doubled their work force. they are up to 6 million users. they are moving to a new building, six times as large. >> we wanted to be where there's more capital and more resources. >> reporter: they expect more than triple their revenue for the forseeable year. >> the biggest temptation is to do too much. we are growing quickly. we need to focus on what is going to drive them to the business. >> reporter: every corner in the silicon

october 13th secretary ray lahood of the secretary of transportation, and tom brokaw will talk about his new book. officially i would like to present our guests with the traditional mud. one last question -- [applause] -- i can remember growing up there were any number of movies that tended to demonize nuclear power, the china syndrome and in modern culture been very popular simpson's where homer simpson works and doesn't always seem to have a level of education he brings to the podium. when you see those popular portrayals of nuclear power does it bother you? >> i would say it bothers me. i think it is very funny. ultimately it is the job of the nrc to communicate to the public about what we do. i know the people who work at the nrc are dedicated to safety. at tremendously talented group of people. as i look at the power plants in this country, dedicated people in those plants as well. it doesn't mean we don't have disagreements but if everyone does their job right -- >> how about a round of applause for our guest speaker? [applause] >> thank you for coming today and i would like to

october 13, secretary ray lahood and the secretary of department of transportation and tom brokaw will be here to talk about his new book. officially it by 2% i guess that the traditional npc mod. thank you, mr. jaczko. i can remember the remember greece attended to demonize nuclear power, so quit in china syndrome and in the modern culture with no less than the very popular simpsons, where homer simpson works and doesn't always need to have a level of education that you bring to the podium. so when you see those portrayals of nuclear power, does that bother you? what is your reaction to it? >> well, i wouldn't say it bothers me at all. i would say tran re-are very funny and ultimately it's the job of the nrc to communicate to the public what we do and i know the people who work at the nrc dedicated to nuclear safety in our tremendous a talented group of people. as they lit down that nuclear power plants in this country, they are dedicated to those plants as well. it definitely don't have disagreements and differences, but in the end, you know, if everyone does their job right, we'll g

13, secretary ray lahood, the secretary of the department of transportation and early november, tom brokaw will be here to talk about his new book. i would like to present you with the traditional n.p.c. mug. one last question -- [applause] >> i can remember growing up there were any number of movies that tend todd demonize nuclear power, like "china syndrome" and the less popular "simpsons." and when you see those popular portrayals of nuclear power, does that bother you and what's your reaction to it? >> i wouldn't say it bothers me. "the simpsons" are funny and the n.r.c. has to communicate to the public about what we do. the people who work at the n.r.c. are dedicated to nuclear safety and talented group of people and as i look down at the nuclear power plants in this country, they are dedicated people at those plants as well. doesn't mean we don't have disagreements or differences, but in the end, if everyone does their job, we'll get there. >> how about a round of applause for our guest speaker today? [applause] >> i would like to thank you for coming here today and thank the nationa

ray lahood, and in early november tom brokaw will be here. secondly, i'd like to present our guest with our traditional mug. >> thank you. >> one last question. i can remember grows up there are any number of movies that demonized, and in the modern we have simpson, homer simpson works and doesn't always have the level of education that you bring to the podium. when you see those particular portrayals, does it bother you? what's your reaction to it? >> well, and i wouldn't say it bothers me at all. i think "the simpson" are funny. it's the job of the nrc to communicate about what we do. i think -- i know the people that work at the nrc are dedicated to nuclear safety. they are tremendously talented group of people. and, you know, as i look down at the nuclear power plants in the country, they are dedicated people at those plants as well. that doesn't mean we don't have disagreements and differences. i think in the end, you know, if everyone does their job right, and committed to nuclear safety, we'll get there. >> how about a round of applaus

>>> coming up tonight, tom brokaw has a story for us about a place he found in this country where folks are shopping for expensive cars and houses that are selling for more than the asking price. we'll take you where there's no signs of an economic crisis. that and more tonight for now, natalie, back to you. >>> what's trending today. a quick roundup of what has you talking on-line. the blogosphere is marveling over pluto's fourth moon called p-4. it won't mean a promotion for pluto as you know was demoted from planet status to dwarf five years ago. >>> twitter fans are passing around this video of a manhole in montreal blowing the top on monday. the pressure from a foot of rainfall was strong enough to lift the backend of a car. >>> and a foul ball left a young san francisco giants fan in a foul mood. the guy just in front of him there snagged the ball and adding insult to injury, he gave it to a girl. i think he was being a perfect gentleman. but, yeah, the little guy is not liking that too much. it's 8:04. back outside to al with a check of our weather for us. hey, al. >> thanks so m

sarah brokaw, tom brokaw's daughter, as well, trisha and amy. be back with us at why some women hitting 40 are happy to be childless by choice. >>> but up next, yankee's great, derek jeter. cc sabathia and rob >>> we're back >>> we're back with some of the biggest names in brabl. knowledge yankees shortstop derek jeter, pitcher cc sabathia and second baseman robinson cano, here to tell us about a week long program in its third year. good morning. thanks for being here. >> thanks for having us. >> derek, tell us what you guys are doing. you're not just giving, your giving yourself. >> it's a great organization, it's a fun time. us as athletes, we have a platform and we can use that platform to impact lives in a positive way. that's what hope week is all about. >> showing up places and doing stuff, right? with people. >> no question. i think, you know, you can give money but i think, you know, giving your time, that's something that makes it a lot more worthwhile. >> what is it like when you walk in, someone meets you for the first time and you're