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48 episodes

Top Story with Tom Llamas

by NBC News · English

Top Story with Tom Llamas is a comprehensive and dynamic playlist of original enterprise reporting and the day’s biggest news stories drawing on the unparalleled reporting of NBC News. Tom Llamas takes the audience on a fast-paced journey to the front lines of the story, with impactful interviews about race, social justice, and personal finance, as well as a strong emphasis on issues affecting Hispanic Americans – including daily reporting on Latin America.

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Friday, November 13, 2026

A rare nationwide FAA ground stop grounded nearly all U.S. flights after a communications/telecom outage affecting air route traffic control centers (high-altitude/in-route radio frequencies).

14 Nov 2026 · 56m · 21 chapters

Thursday, November 12, 2026

A wide-ranging news roundup covering severe weather (tornadoes, hail, flooding, snow, major airport delays), multiple major crimes and disasters (a D.C.

13 Nov 2026 · 50m · 20 chapters

Wednesday, November 11, 2026

NBC News “Top Story” episode covering multiple breaking news items: a Brooklyn building collapse and rescue; a projected Mississippi Senate win; NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang scandal updates; Veterans Day…

12 Nov 2026 · 50m · 27 chapters

Tuesday, November 10, 2026

Top Story news roundup (U.S. politics, national security, tech/AI business, weather, crime, global diplomacy, public health, and human-interest).

11 Nov 2026 · 50m · 27 chapters

Monday, November 9, 2026

This episode is a fast, top-stories roundup anchored in U.S. politics and national security, plus major crime, tech, and public-safety headlines.

10 Nov 2026 · 50m · 24 chapters

Friday, November 6, 2026

The episode is a fast news roundup plus entertainment and human-interest segments.

7 Nov 2026 · 50m · 26 chapters

Thursday, November 5, 2026

This episode of “Top Story” covers a fast-moving news roundup anchored by markets, politics, and major breaking incidents.

6 Nov 2026 · 50m · 20 chapters

Wednesday, November 4, 2026

This episode is a special NBC News “Top Story” live coverage of the 2026 U.S.

5 Nov 2026 · 50m · 23 chapters

Monday, November 2, 2026

NBC News “Top Story” special edition on Election Day eve (Nov. 2, 2026), focusing on final campaign twists in key Senate races, severe weather/flooding that could affect voting, a deadly Florida…

3 Nov 2026 · 51m · 28 chapters

Friday, October 30, 2026

Election-week political and world news roundup, plus tech/market fallout, protests and crime stories, and entertainment recommendations.

31 Oct 2026 · 48m · 26 chapters

Thursday, October 29, 2026

This episode is a fast-moving news roundup covering: (1) Alaska’s Senate election controversy, where the DOJ and Alaska governor investigate allegations that Democrats recruited “spoiler” candidates…

30 Oct 2026 · 50m · 22 chapters

Wednesday, October 28, 2026

A wide-ranging news episode covering a fatal high-speed train crash in Spain; U.S.

29 Oct 2026 · 51m · 26 chapters

Tuesday, October 27, 2026

NBC “Top Story” roundup focused on the final week of U.S. midterm elections, plus major global and U.S.

28 Oct 2026 · 50m · 19 chapters

Monday, October 26, 2026

A fast news roundup covering: new criminal charges against former FBI Director James Comey; the final sprint to the U.S.

27 Oct 2026 · 51m · 21 chapters

Friday, October 23, 2026

The episode is a fast-paced news roundup plus entertainment picks. Main topic: catastrophic flash flooding and severe storms across the U.S.

24 Oct 2026 · 49m · 29 chapters

Thursday, October 22, 2026

This episode of NBC’s “Top Story” is a fast-moving news roundup plus a few human-interest segments. Topic highlights: severe storms across the U.S.

23 Oct 2026 · 51m · 26 chapters

Wednesday, October 21, 2026

The episode covers breaking and developing news across the U.S. and world.

22 Oct 2026 · 50m · 23 chapters

Monday, October 19, 2026

This episode is a news-and-entertainment roundup from NBC’s “Top Story” (Oct. 19, 2026), mixing politics, crime, sports, disasters, international unrest, health, and pop culture.

20 Oct 2026 · 50m · 25 chapters

Friday, October 16, 2026

A news-heavy episode covering (1) the Bend, Oregon elementary school shooting at Silver Lake Elementary, (2) fast-moving Southern California wildfires, (3) Katie Zachariah’s abrupt departure as Trump…

17 Oct 2026 · 50m · 25 chapters

Thursday, October 15, 2026

This episode is a fast news roundup plus a few interviews. It opens with breaking coverage of a mass shooting at an elementary school in Bend, Oregon: police say the first call came at 12:59 p.m.,…

16 Oct 2026 · 51m · 20 chapters

Wednesday, October 14, 2026

Special edition Top Story live from Detroit covering the make-or-break 2026 Senate race in Michigan (Abdul Al-Sayed vs.

15 Oct 2026 · 49m · 19 chapters

Tuesday, October 13, 2026

A news-heavy episode covering Pope Leo’s lung cancer diagnosis; a fatal Six Flags Goliath roller-coaster incident and coaster-safety review; Kimberly Guilfoyle’s resignation as U.S.

14 Oct 2026 · 51m · 23 chapters

Monday, October 12, 2026

A news-heavy episode covering: a fatal Six Flags Goliath roller-coaster incident near Atlanta; actress Selma Blair’s arrest after an alleged mid-flight assault; a federal search of Rep.

13 Oct 2026 · 51m · 26 chapters

Friday, October 9, 2026

Live special coverage of Hurricane Isaias as it makes imminent landfall on the Gulf Coast, with rapid deterioration in Destin/Pensacola, mandatory evacuations, extreme wind warnings, storm-surge…

10 Oct 2026 · 54m · 19 chapters