Video: States battle snowstorms, frigid temperatures
After a mild start to winter, much of the country is now covered in ice and snow and is dealing with plunging temperatures. NBC's Michelle Franzen reports. (Nightly News)

Video: Biden confident of Dems’ midterm chances
When it comes to politics, there’s no such thing as a summer vacation, and Vice President Joe Biden stepped into the fray, predicting that Democrats would “shock the heck out of everybody” in the fall. (Nightly News)

Video: California endures heat wave
Record-breaking temperatures gripped Southern California on Thursday. NBC's Brian Williams reports. (Nightly News)

Video: Outstanding student debt to pass $1 trillion
College costs continue to soar across the country, and the average member of the class of 2012 will have more than $24,000 in student loan debt. NBC’s John Yang reports from Chicago. (Nightly News)

Video: Cold blast: Midwest to Florida
NBC's Chris Clackum wraps up the winter blast gripping much of the country, sending freezing temperatures from the Midwest to the South. (NBC News Channel)

Video: From Midwest to Northeast, winter gets even colder
Bitter air is smothering more than half the nation as millions of American bundle up against dangerous temperatures and brutal wind chills. NBC’s Jeff Rossen reports. (Nightly News)

Video: Volunteers drive into Russian blaze
A state of emergency is in effect in parts of Russia where high temperatures have ruined crops and fueled wildfires that have killed at least 28 people and forced thousands from their homes. TODAYshow.com's Dara Brown reports. (Other)

Video: Cold air to hang around for a few days
An early blast of winter weather is bringing chilly temperatures to a large portion of the nation. Adam Berg of the Weather Channel explains just how long the cold snap will last. (Nightly News)

Video: Heat wave continues
A heat wave that is bringing temperatures above by 90 degrees Fahrenheit – over 100 degrees in many areas – continues and there is no sign of letting up. NBC meteorologist Bill Karins says 90 percent of the country will be in the 90s this weekend. (Today Show)

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