i'm jose diaz-balart. we begin this hour with president-elect donald trump's preparations for his second term in the white house, 73 days away. on thursday, trump announced his first key appointment, naming his campaign manager susie wiles as his white house chief of staff, the first woman to ever hold that position. in an exclusive interview, my colleague kristen welker asked president-elect trump about the price tag of his announced campaign promise of creating the largest deportation operation in u.s. history. he said, quote, we have no choice when people have killed and murdered, they are not staying here, there is no price tag. joining us now, kristen welker, moderator of nbc's "meet the press." always a pleasure, my friend, to see you. you have that 15-minute plus conversation with the president-elect. what stood out to you from that conversation? >> well, jose, always great to be with you, thanks for having me. what stood out is that president-elect donald trump is feeling emboldened after that deci

i'm jose diaz-balart.>> right now on andrea mitchell reports, president- elect trump and president biden meeting for the first time since their fateful debate as the former and future president returns to washington. >> politic is tough and in many cases it is not a nice world but it is a nice world today. >> special counsel jack smith plans to step down before trump takes office. and fires him. earlier this morning, mr.

. >> i'm jose diaz-balart.n with new toechlts in the upcoming new administration of president-elect donald trump. overnight police in monterey, california, release aed a report kong tang graphic details of a sexual assault claim against pete hegseth. trump's pick for defense secretary. in 2017 a california woman told police hegseth took her phone and blocked her from leaving a hotel room before assaulting her. hegseth was never charged with a crime in connection with the allegation. hegseth told police they had consensual sex. his lawyer said he entered into a settlement with the accuser, including making a payment as part of a nondisclosure agreement in 2023. his lawyer said he took advantage of his public profile in the height of the "me too" movement. new developments surrounding donald trump's pick for attorney general. lawmakers on the house ethics committee were unable to reach an agreement whether to release a report into matt gaetz's details alleging sexual misconduct and illicit drug use. that means th

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i'm jose diaz-balart. we begin this hour with breaking news. judge overseeing donald trump's hush money case has made a decision to indefinitely cancel next week's sentencing following trump's conviction in may on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records. joining us msnbc legal correspondent lisa rubin, also msnbc's vaughn hillyard from west palm beach, florida, and mimi rocah, district attorney for westchester county in new york and former federal prosecute early. lisa, what do we know about how judge merchan reached the decision? >> we don't know that much about what factors went into the decision because he left us only a one page guide to his thinking. i can tell you substantively what he has decided. he will hear a motion to dismiss the entire indictment from trump's lawyers, and he will receive that brief on december 2nd. that's 18 days before todd blanche and his colleagues proposed submitting a brief to judge merchan. they wanted this briefing schedule on the motion to dismiss potentially to bleed into former president and presid

i'm jose diaz-balart.president-elect donald trump becomes president donald trump. overnight, trump named his picks for key roles including the heads of his national economic council and his domestic policy council, as well as the country's top trade official. it comes as the president-elect isn't backing down from his pledge to impose tariffs on canada, mexico and china. in response, mexico's president floated the possibility of mexico enacting retaliatory tariffs of its own. joining us now, nbc's kelly o'donnell, who is in west palm beach, near mar-a-lago, and nbc news chief political analyst chuck todd, and ashley parker, senior national political correspondent at "the washington post." kelly, last night we had another flurry of trump white house picks. who are they? >> reporter: well, good to be with you, jose. and certainly the president-elect is naming a combination of people he's worked with before in positions that have been a part of his government that would be kevin hassett, who will be part of t

i'm jose diaz-balart. watch clips from this show at youtube@msnbc/jdb. thank you for the privilege of your time. andrea mitchell picks up with more news right now. >>> right now on "andrea mitchell reports," president-elect trump has completed his 15-member cabinet with several of his controversial choices still facing confirmation battles ahead. this hour, how will mr.

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i'm jose diaz-balart.n this busy hour with a clear message from president-elect donald trump about his vision for the future of the justice department. after tapping staunch ally florida congressman matt gaetz to lead the nation's top law enforcement agency, in conversations with nbc news current and former doj officials called gaetz's appointment, quote, insane and unbelievable. another slamming gaetz as, quote, the least qualified person ever nominated for a position in the department of justice after gaetz was a subject of a federal probe for alleged sex trafficking of a 17-year-old girl. prosecutors closed that case without charges. gaetz has consistently denied the allegation. gaetz said yesterday it will be an honor to serve as trump's attorney general. here is what he said just last year about being attorney general. >> it may be an attorney general matt gaetz down the road or someone of my liking who will be there to actually enforce the law and provide the accountability. >> i like that. i like th

i'm jose diaz-balart. in a couple of minutes, president biden will address the nation for the first time since donald trump's victory. it comes after vice president harris delivered her concession speech wednesday, striking an optimistic tone to her supporters. >> while i concede this election, i do not concede the fight that fueled this campaign. the fight for our freedom will take hard work, but like i always say, we like hard work. hard work is good work. hard work can be joyful work. and the fight for our country is always worth it. it is always worth it. >> joining us now, nbc news white house correspondent monica alba. good morning. what can we expect to hear from the president today? >> reporter: well, this is really a speech, jose that is meant to try to harken back to some of the traditions that were in place after the 2016 election when then president obama welcomed then president-elect trump to visit the white house and where they really tried to stress this idea of a peaceful transfer of power,

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i'm jose diaz-balart. we are following breaking news out of the middle east. right now officials are in the final stages of working on permanent ceasefire deal between israel and hezbollah. the proposed deal would mean hezbollah and israel would remove their forces if from lebanon's southern border ending a conflict that turned into a devastating war in september. joining . hala, what is going on right now as far as this ceasefire that underlining would be permanent? >> reporter: yeah, that's the idea anyway. there would be a 60-day period during which the israeli military would withdraw from southern lebanon. hezbollah would withdraw as well north of thely litani river. by all accounts, it's a weaker military entity than hezbollah is. so it's going to be interesting to see how this deal is implemented on the ground in case there are violations from hezbollah or in case hezbollah believes that the israeli military is violate the terms of the agreement. i spoke to a high-level intelligence official who was briefed on the terms of the deal, and emphasized that i

eastern, i'm jose diaz-balart.are keeping a close eye on arlington national cemetery where ceremonies are about to get underway for all of those who served our nation in uniform. president biden will be laying a wreath at the tomb of the unknown soldier. and he'll be delivering remarks at the memorial amphitheater. joined by first lady jill biden, vice president harris, and second gentleman emhoff. this will be the vice president's first public appearance since conceding the election. with inauguration day 70 days away, this will be the president's final time participating in this commemoration. with us now, nbc niece white house correspondent aaron gilchrist, nbc news senior national security correspondent, courtney kube, and msnbc military analyst, retired four star general, barry mccaffrey. what can we expect to see today? >> reporter: we will expect them to lay a wreath, as you said, and then give some remarks. if past is precedent here, what we should expect him to talk about is how veterans are such an import

i'm jose diaz-balart. president-elect donald trump is wasting no time in filling key roles in his next administration. trump expected to nominate florida senator marco rubio to be secretary of state. that's according to three sources familiar with the selection process. if confirmed, rubio would be the first latino ever to serve as the nation's top diplomat and the highest ranking latino to serve in the federal government. for another key role, four sources familiar say kristi noem will be homeland security secretary. this comes after trump chose florida congressman mike waltz to be his national security advisor. and lee zeldin to head the environmental protection agency. all of this coming as congress returns to washington for the lame duck session with a lot to do on its list. overnight, nbc news projected democratic congressman ruben gallego has won the arizona senate race. he will be the first latino to represent the grand canyon state in the senate. with us now to talk all about this, nbc's vaughn hil

from the ultimate birthday bash to an eye-opening celebration, jose diaz balart has the good news tochigan. dozens of kids so thrilled to finally get new eyeglasses, trying them on one after another. the school turned it into a celebration of sight. bringing in the detroit pistons' cheer squad. this was the overwhelming show of support for first responders in greenwood lake, new york. hundreds of people lining the streets, saying thanks to the firefighters, ems, police and others for putting their lives on the line, battling recent wildfires in the area. for fire chief alexander nicolas and his team, it's a morale boost that meant so much. >> it's heartwarming that so many people could come together. we don't do this for the thanks or the pat on the back. it was very, very emotional. ♪ happy birthday ♪ ♪ happy birthday to you ♪ >>reporter: in pennsylvania, here's a bash folks are calling the surprise of the century. it's a 100th birthday party for chuck hoyt. >> we lovely. >> reporter: who started volunteering at upmc hospital when he was a youngster of just 79 years old. chuck, a wo

eastern, i'm jose diaz-balart .at least eight people were injured after a gunman opened fire in an israeli bus, the idf said the shooter was killed. hamas claiming responsibility for the attack. three days into the cease-fire between israel and hezbollah, tensions remain high with each side accusing the other of violating the deal made between israel and lebanon. joining us now from jerusalem is nbc news international correspondent, thank you for being with us. what do we know about this bus attack and what is the latest on the cease-fire deal that just took effect a couple of hours ago? >> reporter: absolutely, it is day three of this cease-fire, first what we know about that bus attack in the occupied west bank, it happened near the settlement of rel and according to the idf, the israeli military, four of the soldiers were wounded, in total, and eight people were injured and the idf said they have killed the attacker. hamas has claimed responsibility and this happened just a few hours ago, afternoon local time in

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. >>> this is "nbc nightly news" with jose diaz-balart. >> good evening. we are just three days until the election which means in reality the candidate only have two more full days of campaigning. vice president harris started her day in milwaukee but held rallies in georgia and in north carolina. this was the moment her plane on the left was on the same runway in north carolina as former president trump's plane. trump started this morning with a rally in north carolina, then a rally in the blue state of virginia and is heading back to north carolina for another rally tonight. more than 70 million people have already voted in this election, but with the election this close neither side is letting up. we have multiple reports tonight including kristen welker with new reporting about where their final campaign stops will be. but we begin with gabe gutierrez with the harris campaign in north carolina. >> reporter: tonight with early voting wrapping up in north carolina, the final rush is on for both candidates in this critical battleground. their planes even

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i'm jose diaz-balart. we begin this hour with president-elect donald trump confirming his plan to use the military to remove undocumented migrants from the united states. back on november 8th, a member of the conservative group judicial watch wrote on social media that trump is reportedly planning on declaring a national emergency and using military as sets. trump responded true. he is standing by pete hegseth who is facing scrutiny after it was revealed that he paid a woman after she maintained sexual assault. his lawyer accuses the woman accusing hegseth and the me too movement. ali, first on president-elect trump's plan to use the military as part of the deportation program, do we have any more details on that? >> reporter: as you mentioned, the president-elect confirming for the first time the details of this controversial plan but when asked for more details, the trump team is saying that they have nothing else to add. however, this -- the details of this plan wouldn't completely be unprecedented. you

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i'm ana cabrera with jose diaz-balart. it is finally election day in america. >> millions pouring into polling sites across the country with nearly 80 million already having cast ballots in early voting. all deciding between candidates offering vastly different visions. >> our work is good work! hard work is joyful work! and make no mistake, we will win! >> we are certainly on the 2 or 3 yard line and the only way is if we blow it is if you blow it. i've given you the ball. you got to go and vote. >> it is time for the pep talk, folks. we're in the fourth quarter, two minutes left, the game is tied. >> we're going to take out the trash in washington, d.c. and the trash's name is kamala harris. >> so much of today and how we got here is unprecedented. the democrat kamala harris running one of the shortest presidential campaigns in modern history. could she become the first woman and woman of color to lead our nation? >> the republican, donald trump vying to become the second president ever elected to nonconsecutive terms af

eastern, i'm jose diaz-balart.s are about to get underway for all of those who served our nation in uniform. president biden will be laying a wreath at the tomb of the unknown soldier. and he'll be delivering remarks at the memorial amphitheater. joined by first lady jill biden, vice president harris, and second gentleman emhoff. this will be the vice president's first public appearance since conceding the election.

i'm jose diaz-balart. a brand-new selection for president-elect trump's new administration. trump announcing former acting attorney general matthew whitaker as ambassador to nato. in a statement, trump called whitaker a, quote, strong warrior and local pate right and will strengthen u.s. relationships with its nato allies. meanwhile, the house ethics committee is set to meet this afternoon to discuss its report on sexual misconduct and drug use allegations against trump's pick for attorney general matt gaetz. gaetz has denied the accusations against him. trump isn't back down from his choice. >> are you reconsidering the nomination of matt gaetz?

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i'm jose diaz-balart. you can always reach me on social media at jd balart and watch clips from our show at youtube at msnbc.com/jdb. thank you for the privilege of your time. andrea mitchell picks up with more news right now. >>> right now on "andrea mitchell reports," president-elect's choice to run the pentagon, former fox news host pete hegseth, on capitol hill today, facing senators as 2017 police report detailing conflicting accounts from hegseth and a woman over a sexual assault accusation. >>> his attorney general choice matt gaetz tries to rally support, republicans on the house ethics committee blocked the release of a partisan report about the former congressman who is investigated for sexual misconduct and illicit drug use. joining me this hour, jack reed, an appropriations committee chair patty murray, on trump's controversial cabinet choices. os controversial cabinet choices. >>> good day, everyone. i'm andrea mitchell in washington where president-elect trump's pick to be defense secretary p

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. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with jose diaz-balart. >>> good evening, around the greates tonight, they are actually measuring snow in feet, not inches. the region, of course, can handle a lot of snow, but it may be a perfect storm of snow, holiday travel, and even an nfl game. cars were trapped along roads and highways as plows raced to free them. others across western new york, pennsylvania, and michigan braved through whiteout conditions, and the buffalo bills are now asking fans to come shovel out the stadium ahead of tomorrow's game. tomorrow is also one of the busiest travel days of the year, and if you're not passing through the storm zones, you're likely dealing with the cold with freeze alerts as far south as florida. jorge olis starts us off tonight. >> reporter: tonight, a major snowstorm is wreaking havoc. the storm slamming the great lakes region. in northwestern pennsylvania, snow is falling as fast as three inches an hour, causing whiteout conditions with over three and a half feet of snow already on the ground, plows are struggling to keep the roads clear

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i'm ana cabrera alongside my colleague and friend jose diaz-balart, and we have arrived at the last dayn. >> vice president harris and former president trump in a final sprint to get in front of as many swing state voters as they can in these final hours. for harris that means three rallies in the make or break battleground of pennsylvania. >> marking her 18th visit to that state since launching this white house bid in july. so she has been there, on average, more than once a week. the former president will also rally in pa today, but he'll start off in north carolina this hour and he'll finish in michigan where he closed out his last two campaigns. >> our nbc correspondents are all across the country for this final push to election day and we begin with gabe gutierrez in allentown for the harris event and vaughn hilliard in raleigh for trump's appearance and gabe, let's start with you. harris is wrapping up her campaign in pennsylvania and she's been shifting her tone for the first time in a rally. she didn't mention trump. what can voters expect to hear today? >> yeah, jose. the harri

i'm jose diaz-balart. you can watch me on social media. >>> right now on andrea mitchell reports, president- elect trump and president biden meeting for the first time since their fateful debate as the former and future president returns to washington. >> politic is tough and in many cases it is not a nice world but it is a nice world today. >> special counsel jack smith plans to step down before trump takes office. and fires him. earlier this morning, mr. trump met with house republicans. >> 129 years. the most important election in 129 years. that's pretty good. >>> and joking off camera about even runs for a third term. also, new scrutiny of trump's leadership choices. after he announced that fox news host pete regseth is to be secretary of defense. and points elon musk and vivek ramaswamy to a department that does not exist. >>> and for the first time in 17 years, florida's rick scott dropping out on the first ballot. >> good day everyone. just about a block from him, i'm andrea mitchell in washington.

i'm ana cabrera alongside my colleague and friend, jose diaz-balart.ricans this morning waking up to an historic outcome as donald trump is now president-elect, defeating vice president kamala harris. >> it's a decisive win for trump, and an unprecedented political comeback, winning four battleground states, and on track, it appears, to win the remaining three for a clean sweep. >> this is only the second time in u.s. history someone will serve two non consecutive terms in the white house, trump invoking that history early this morning in his victory speech. >> this was a movement like nobody has ever seen before. and, frankly, this was, i believe, the greatest political movement of all time. >> president-elect trump also on pace to win the popular vote, and if that holds, it would be only the second time this century that a republican pulls that off. vice president harris has not conceded as of yet. she did not make remarks overnight but we do expect to hear from her this afternoon. >> ali vitali is at the big board. how did we get this result? >> it'

i'm jose diaz-balart. thank you for the privilege of your time. andrea mitchell picks up with more news right now. >>> right now on "andrea mitchell reports," president biden pledging a peaceful transition. >> the people vote and choose their own leaders and they do it peacefully. we are in a democracy. the will of the people always prevails. >> as democrats agonize over what went wrong. harris telling her supporters not to give up. >> when i say the light of america's promise will always burn bright as long as we never give up and as long as we keep fighting. >> president-elect trump fielding calls from world leaders as his transition team starts working on who will get the top jobs when he returns to the oval office. ♪♪ >>> good day. i'm andrea mitchell in washington. moments ago, president biden in the rose garden addressing the nation, committing himself to honoring the historic and constitutional mandate for peaceful transition of power on january 20th. >> i spoke with president-elect trump to congratulate him on his victory. i assured him th

i'm jose diaz balart. and you can watch our shows on youtube. thank you for the privilege of your time. andrea mitchell picks up with more news right now. >> right now on andrea mitchell reports, new fears over vladimir putin's reaction after president biden gives president zelenskyy the green light to launch u.s. missiles deeper into russian territory. is it too little too late? joining me this hour is former cia director john brennan and chris murphy from the foreign relations committee. >>> also, the latest on the trump transition including reaction to donald trump's more controversial picks as the president-elect confirms on truth social he will use the military for promised mass deportation of potentially 20,000 undocumented immigrants. >>> good day, everyone. i'm andrea mitchell in washington. with just nine weeks until he leaves office, president biden has authorized ukraine to use long range missiles as targets deeper inside russia. ukraine has been pleading for this approval for months. the president decided now according to two u.s. of

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ana cabrera and jose diaz-balart pick up the coverage right now. >>> right now on msnbc, we have special coverage with just four days remaining in the 2024 race. the presidential contenders blitzing the battlegrounds with donald trump escalating inflammatory rhetoric against vp harris and her allies. trump wielding violent war imagery against liz cheney, talking about guns trained on her face. cheney responding this morning, likening those to a death threat. >> the vice president's new interview with nbc news, and later, could a vaccine skeptic control america's health care? the role trump is suggesting for rfk jr. ♪♪ >>> good morning on this friday. it is 10:00 eastern, 7:00 a.m. pacific. i'm ana cabrera. we begin special coverage as we head into the final weekend of this historic 2024 campaign. >> it really is a campaign that is seeing vice president harris and donald trump blanketing a handful of battleground states. today, parts of the blue wall are in focus, culminating with competing rallies from harris and trump tonight in the milwaukee area. >> that's just about the only overlap

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i'm jose diaz-balart. thank you for the privilege of your time. andrea mitchell picks up with more news right now. >> right now on "andrea mitchell reports," the house ethics committee meeting next hour on whether to share the investigation report as vice president elect jd vance leads the lobbying effort on the hill today trying to save donald trump's controversial pick to lead the department despite bipartisan criticism. >>> a former head of the cdc joining me as the medical community reacts to the surprising selection of dr. oz to run the centers for medicare and medicaid after choosing jfk jr. was chosen to lead the department of health and human services. >>> concerns about a potentially significant air attack from russia, this in response to the u.s. letting kyiv firing long range missiles as russian bases. >>> in the last hour, jose ibarra was found guilty on all charges connected to the murder of laken riley. >>> good day, everyone. i'm andrea mitchell in washington with the house ethics committee meeting this afternoon amid bipartisan pre

i'm jose diaz-balart. you can always reach me on social media and watch clips from this show at youtube@msnbc/jdb. thank you for the privilege of your time. andrea mitchell picks up with more news right now. >>> right now on "andrea mitchell reports," president-elect trump has completed his 15-member cabinet with several of his controversial choices still facing confirmation battles ahead. this hour, how will mr. trump's selections impact major government policies at the white house, the treasury, department of justice, defense and intelligence? >>> plus, the holiday rush is on with thanksgiving just days away. >>> good day. i'm andrea mitchell in washington. president-elect trump is kicking off the holiday week in mar-a-lago after filling the final top slots in his cabinet over the weekend, but not without reported shoving matches of announcements including billionaire hedge fund investor scott bessent as his next treasury secretary. project 2025 director. former nfl player and another trump first term al

i'm jose diaz-balart. see you tomorrow night on "nbc nightly news." for now, you can reach on social @jdbalart. watch clips from our show on youtube. thank you for the privilege of your time. andrea mitchell picks up with more news right now. >>> right now on "andrea mitchell reports," the trump transition, take two, is well underway with plenty of buzz surrounding the top jobs and history being made with the selection of susie wiles as the first woman to serve as white house chief of staff. kristin welker joins me after her exclusive conversation with the president-elect. >>> a stunning attack on israeli soccer fans in the netherlands. authorities calling it a violent anti-semitic riot leaving five injured and dozens in custody. >>> good day, everyone. i'm andrea mitchell in washington. president-elect donald trump is making history again with his first major decision following his resounding election victory, naming his campaign co-chair, susie wiles as his white house chief of staff. she will be the first woman to hold the top office in the west wi

i'll hand it off to jose diaz-balart picking up our breaking news coverage right now.mp and president bide reason n are set face to face for the first time, signaling peaceful transfer of power, president biden will host his soon to be succ

i'm jose diaz-balart. i want to wish you all a very happy thanksgiving. i find it a privilege to be able to have time with all of you. andrea mitchell picks up with more news right now. >>> right now on andrea mitchell anderson, the ceasefire deal been israel and hezbollah in lebanon is still holding hours after it went into effect. but a deal between israel and hamas to release the hostages remains elusive. this hour i will speak to the white house emissary whose shuttle diplomacy helped broker that truce as well as the father of a young american killed by hamas. what the american hostage families want now. >>> the trump transition seem is coordinating with the biden administration as political battle lines are being drawn over the mass deportation plan and a tariff plan that could spark a trade war. ♪♪ ♪♪ >>> good day. i'm andrea mitchell. a ceasefire between israel and hezbollah appears to be holding after the deal brokered by the u.s. took effect early this morning. with the deal some 80,000 israelis who evacuated from the north more than a year ago c

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