October 23, 2012 COMING UP ON “ROCK CENTER WITH BRIAN WILLIAMS” THURSDAY, OCTOBER 25 AT 10P/9C
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Brian Williams will spend two days on the campaign trail with President Barack Obama -- taking viewers behind the scenes with rare, exclusive access and multiple interviews with the President. Williams will follow the President as he sets out on a seven-state campaign swing, getting out of Washington to make his case for re-election directly to Americans across the country. In his wide-ranging interviews, Williams will press the President and his team on the issues that matter most to voters, from jobs and the economy to foreign policy to partisan gridlock in Congress.

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Betsy Andreu was part of Lance Armstrong's inner circle, the wife of one of his trusted riders. Emma O’Reilly worked for Armstrong and his teammates as a masseuse and assistant. From early on, they say they both separately discovered Armstrong was doping and were among the first to go public. They say they paid a big price for telling the truth and speaking out. Harry Smith has their story.

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Imagine if doctors could prescribe video games for severe pain instead of addictive painkilling narcotics ... sound far-fetched? Well it's already happening in several hospitals across the country. Natalie Morales meets a burn patient whose success story using virtual reality is nothing short of miraculous. Lieutenant Sam Brown was blown up by an IED in Afghanistan in 2008, and almost burned to death. His recovery was excruciating, but he says when he played a virtual reality game it took his mind off the pain even more than taking morphine ... and that's not all. His drive to get better was also fueled by the love of a beautiful dietician he met in the hospital. These days Sam Brown lives with very little pain, and the dietician is now his wife.

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Brian Williams wraps up the broadcast with a look back at what has people talking … in case you missed it. From this week’s news to some of the quirky stuff online, it will be worth talking about tomorrow. #ROCKBOTTOM

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David Corvo is the senior executive producer, Alexandra Wallace is the executive producer and Brian Williams is the anchor and managing editor of “Rock Center with Brian Williams” (Thursdays at 10p/9c). Follow us at RockCenterNBC.com, facebook.com/RockCenterNBC and @RockCenterNBC.