Houston airport fire prompts evacuations in NBC's evening roundup
Tom Costello's report adds an airport emergency to an Oct. 27 broadcast covering tight Senate contests and coastal flooding.
Why this story? One of NBC News's most watched videos since yesterday, with 279,671 views.
NBC Nightly News with Tom Llamas Full Episode - Oct. 27
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- 3:02NBC reports on Trump's Texas campaign push as Paxton and Talarico contest a Senate seat.
- 5:14Michigan's Senate coverage examines campaign rhetoric and controversy surrounding Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s statements.
- 7:04A fire at Houston's Bush Intercontinental Airport triggers evacuations, NBC reports.
- 7:46King tides flood coastal communities in Florida and California.
- 9:16Israel's inconclusive election leaves parties facing negotiations over who can form a government.
- 15:30Brian Cheung examines complaints about cracking screens on Apple's newly released iPhone Duo.
A fire at Houston's Bush Intercontinental Airport triggered evacuations, NBC News reports in its Oct. 27 edition of Nightly News with Tom Llamas. Senior correspondent Tom Costello delivers the airport update between the broadcast's campaign coverage and its report on coastal flooding.
The airport emergency adds a separate development to an episode whose election, flooding and iPhone reports have also featured in coverage here. The full broadcast drew roughly 280,000 views since yesterday.
Gabe Gutierrez reports on President Trump's Texas rallies as Republican Ken Paxton faces Democrat James Talarico in a Senate contest NBC describes as tight. Ryan Nobles follows with Michigan's Senate campaign and the controversy over Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s remarks.
Jesse Kirsch then turns to king tides flooding communities in Florida and California. Overseas, Richard Engel explains why Israel's inconclusive election leaves the formation of a government to negotiations rather than an immediate transfer of power.
Texas attorney general since 2015 and the Republican nominee for the state's U.S. Senate seat in 2026.
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- October 28, 2026
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The Oct. 27 Nightly News episode drew more views since yesterday than NBC News' other new uploads.


