with us now is lis smith, who worked as the depaut presidential campaign manager.s sad because boris epstein is not here. instead of boris, we have republican steve schmidt, nbc political analyst. lady and gentlemen, good to see you. there is some dispute about how messed up the trump transition is. what do you think? messed up or basically par for the course? >> messed up. he was a chaos candidate. nothing he has done so far has calmed anyone's fears. how much is it trickling down to normal people? not that much. i need transition. you float a lot of trial balloons, but it seems like all the warring factions in his camp are throwing spaghetti against the wall to see what sticks. they are already saying it has broken down into a nice fight. they have to get their act together and project confidence. >> you don't need knives for spaghetti? what is going on over there? >> it is a knife fight. it is disorganized and chaotic. one would expect nothing less. we will have a clearer sense a couple of weeks from now. one encouraging sign is they said they are going to drain

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lies ahead this peaceful transition of power goes back to his earliest history. we change governments with ballots, not and when the counting is done, we move forward. harry smith, nbc news, new york. >>> that will do it for us on this wednesday night, "nightly news" continues now with another half hour of coverage on most of our stations. for others, it will be streamed live on our website. i'm lester holter for all of us at nbc news, thank you for watching why do protein drinks taste chalky? then get worse? introducing protein shots from 5-hour energy. protein shots from 5-hour energy are smooth and tasty, and still deliver 21 grams of protein with 100 calories. they're great for workouts, no matter how you work out... whether you're going for reps... or laps... or distance. you gotta try it... period. protein shots from 5-hour energy. great taste. 100 calories. m jicramer. . >> overnight, thousands of demonstrators take to the streets in cities across america nation's 45th president. >> bitter rivals come together as they come face-to-face at the white house today, all to plan the transition of power. >> setting the agenda, trump will meet with a speaker as

lies ahead. this peaceful transition of power goes back to our earliest history. we change governments with ballots, not bullets. we, the people, decide. and when the counting is done, we move forward. harry smith, nbc news, new york. >>> that will do it for us on this wednesday night. "nightly news" continues now with another half hour of coverage on most of streamed live on our website. i'm lester holt for thank you for watching. and good night. shot in her home. her father is in jail. why his friends want the charged dropped. >> reed: nevada democrats have reason to celebrate. a look at the victory for the first latina ever erected to the u.s. senate. >> jim: tears flowing today for all the right reasons. the emotional return home for a nevada guard members after a long nine-month deployment >> announcer: news 3 starts right now. buyers, either at a gun show or online, will have to undergo a background check in our state. good evening and thank you so much for joining us. i'm reed cowan. >> jim: i'm jim snyder. that was the decision from the majority of nevada voters who said yes to question one. so what happens now? sergio avila has our top story at six. >> reporter: jim, you know, that sig

lies ahead this peaceful transition of power goes back to his earliest history. we change governments with ballots, not bullets. we the people decide. and when the counting is done, we move forward. harry smith, nbc news, new york. >>> that will do it another half hour of coverage on most of our stations. for others, it will be streamed live on our website. i'm lester holter for all of us at nbc news,

lies ahead this peaceful transition of power goes back to his earliest history. we change governments with ballots, not bullets. we the people decide. and when the counting is done, we move forward. harry smith, nbc news, new york. >>> that will do it for us on this wednesday night, "nightly news" continues now with another half hour of for others, it will be streamed live on our website. i'm lester holter for all of us at nbc news, thank you for watching and good night. ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? all the care your family needs. all connected for you. . >>> from nbc world headquarters in new york, this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. >> we're back now with more of our continuing coverage is donald trump stunninps the 45th president of the united states. one of the most improbable and incredible election dramas in american history. in the hours since trump claimed victory we've learned it came as a shock to the campaign themselves. his rival hillary clinton conceding the race today admitting to a pane full loss even as she holds a narrow lead in the popular vote.

lies ahead. this peaceful transition of power goes back to our earliest history. we change governments with ballots, not bullets. we, the people, decide. and when the counting is done, we move forward. harry smith, nbc news, new york. >>> that will do it for us on this wednesday night. "nightly news" continues now with another half hour of coverage on most of our stations. for others, it will be streamed live on our website. i'm lester holt for thank you for watching. and good night. comnity.now fee. >>> i'm scared for myself, my family, my community. >> now i feel like people have come out of the woodwork. >> the day after the election, protests on bay area streets, while others celebrate and call for unity. a live look from our chopper, over a protest going on in oakland. it looks like hundreds of people out there, we keep an eye on this from the air and the ground. >> the news at 6:00 starts right now. thank you for joining us, everyone. >> they are both on assignment right now, including jessica aguirre. we want to get to what the bay area is doing now. it's responding both negatively and positively to new president-elect donald trump. protesters made their voices heard on streets and campu

lies ahead this peaceful transition of power goes back to his earliest history. we change governments with ballots, not bullets. we the people decide. and when the counting is done, we move forward. harry smith, nbc news, new york. >>> that will do it for us on this wednesday night, "nightly news" continues now with another half hour of coverage on most of streamed live on our website. i'm lester holter for all of us at nbc news, thank you for watching and good night. i really did save hundreds of dollars on my car insurance with geico. i should take a closer look at geico... geico has a long history of great savings and great service. over seventy-five years. wait. seventy-five years? that is great. speaking of great, check out these hot riffs. you like smash mouth? uh, yeah i have an early day tomorrow so... wait. almost there. goodnight, bruce. take a closer look at geico. great savings. and a whole lot more. >>> we're back now with more of our continuing coverage of donald trums to make him the 45th president of the united states. one of the most improbable and incredible election dramas in american history. in the hours since trump claimed victory, we've learned the outcome came as a sh

lies ahead this peaceful transition of power goes back to his earliest history. we change governments with ballots, not bullets. we the people decide. and when the counting is done, we move forward. harry smith, nbc news, new york. >>> that will do it for us on this wednesday night, "nightly news" continues now with another half hour of coverage on most of our stations. streamed live on our website. i'm lester holter for all of us at nbc news, thank you for watching and good night. now at six. a changing of the guard coming soon to the white house -- with donald trump set to succeed president obama. how iowans are reacting to a memorable election -- the day af part of eastern iowa. how an area county's board of supervisors could add by subtraction soon. the electoral college -- explained on a smaller scale. an up-close explanation is on the way tonight. "you're watching kwwl, we've got you covered. this is the news at six." good evening everyone, i'm amanda goodman here he is -- the next president of the united states. after a campaign that will not be forgotten any time soon -- donald trump has made history in becoming the country's 45th president. trump -- topping hillary clinton during la

lies ahead this peaceful transition of power goes back to his earliest history. we change governments with ballots, not bullets. we the people decide. and when the counting is done, we move forward. harry smith, nbc news, new york. >>> that will do it for us on this wednesday night, "nightly news" continues w with coverage on most of our stations. for others, it will be streamed live on our website. i'm lester holter for all of us at nbc news, thank you for watching and good night. >>> a milwaukee police officer accused of firing his according to the criminal complaint he was off duty at the time. >> the 20 year veteran has been suspended from the department. >> charles: rikki mitchell asked the officer about the charges. she is live at the police administration building. >> reporter: that's right. according to this criminal complaint, michael anderson, a milwaukee police officer, was officially charged on monday for firing his weapon under the influence of alcohol. the incident happened milwaukee police responded to a fell owe officer's home, because of a shots fired call. when they an i have ad the criminal complaint says that 42-year-old michael anderson, a 20 year veteran of milwaukee po

lies ahead this peaceful transition of power goes back to his earliest history. we change governments with ballots, not bullets. we the people decide. and when the counting is done, we move forward. harry smith, nbc news, new york. >>> that will do it for us on this wednesday night, "nightly news" continues now with another half hour of coverage on most of our stations. website. i'm lester holter for all of us at nbc news, thank you for watching and good night. >>> a punch in the gut for auto workers, an entire shift being idle at the gm plant in lords town. >>> protecting you from thieves who want your credit card numbers. what you can do to stay safe. >>> the weather is certainly looking a lot better for us in the coming days and the super what makes this one so super for super moon? >>> a super dacrywill be making an ammines -- dacry an appearance. >>> good evening. thanks for being with us wednesday night. there is big news, bad news frankly for the folks out near lords town, ohio, near youngs town. that's where the gm plant makes the chevy cruz. the demand is down for this vehicle so they're letting their whole third shift go. hi, hillary. >>reporter: hi there, chris, they don't call it

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lies ahead this peaceful transition of power goes back to his earliest history. we change governments with ballots, not bullets. we the people decide. and when the counting is done, we move forward. harry smithbc news, new york. >>> that will do it for us on this wednesday night, "nightly news" continues now with another half hour of coverage on most of our stations. for others, it will be streamed live on our website. i'm lester holter for all of us at nbc news, thank you for watching and good night. >>> we're back now with more of our continuing coverage of donald trump's stunning upset victory to make him the 45th president of the united states. one of the most improbable and incredible election dramas in american history. in the hours since trump claimed victory, we've learned the outcome came as a shock even to the trump campaign themselves. his rival, hillary clinton, publicly conceding the race today, admitting to a painful loss in the electoral vote even as she holds a narrow lead in the popular vote. we've got more on president-elect trump and how his victory is impacting the country, starting with nbc's peter alexander. >> tonight a stunning new reality -- president-elect donald tr