"nightly news" begins right now. >> announcer: from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >> good evening. six days into the trump transition with the president-elect holed up with his team inside his tower here in manhattan, there are major signs of strain emerging. first came word of a shake-up at the top of the transition team. now comes word of a purge, with some insiders being forced out. all of it happening as donald trump and his team face a massive test of filling powerful cabinet jobs and preparing to take over the white house with the far-reaching federal government. it's where we begin tonight with nbc's kristen welker. >> reporter: as president-elect donald trump huddled inside trump tower with vice president-elect mike pence, signs the trump transition may be in turmoil. former congressman mike rogers, who had been advising trump on national security, abruptly announcing his departure, that following chris christie's recent exit. >> i think he did a great job for many, many months under governor christie's leadership, and we

"nightly news" begins right now. >> announcer: from nbc news word headquarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening. we begin with an nbc news exclusive about election day, just five days away, and the deep concern that has the nation's intelligence services on edge tonight. with all of us transfixed on the tight race between hillary clinton and donald trump, we've learned the government has been quietly, but urgently, taking unprecedented steps to deal with the possibility of cyber attacks, designed to sow confusion and throw the american election into chaos. and would-be attackers may have already offered a disturbing preview. nbc news senior investigative correspondent cynthia mcfadden has details. >> reporter: officials in the department of homeland security, the military, and the intelligence community tell nbc news the u.s. government is gearing up for an unprecedented effort to protect the country on election day. according to multiple intelligence sources, u.s. officials are deeply concerned about and preparing for some sort of cyber chaos

"nightly news" begins >>> from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening from our nbc news election center. there are four days to go. and tonight donald trump and hillary clinton are playing the end game. they head into the final weekend of the race battling through a deafening echo chamber of polls. hyper-focused on the states and the voters they think can turn this close election their way. as he races to nearly a dozen states between now and the election. while for clinton it's a strategic defense to what she hopes will be a firm path to victory. let's begin with nbc's andrea mitchell. andrea, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, lester. the pace is picking up. hillary clinton hitting three major cities in battleground states. the clinton team revealing what they hope is a winning strategy going into rallying voters in states barack obama won easily four years ago. in pennsylvania -- >> this is one of those make-or-break moments for the united states. >> reporter: -- and michigan, where her lead now has narrowed to fou

in new york, this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening. no meeting was more anticipated or potentially more awkward. barack obama and donald trump, president and president-elect, coming face to face today inside the most powerful office in the world. their oval office chat, a first-time meeting between the men whose contempt for each other is well known. trump, a long denier of the president's american birth, and obama who has called trump unfit to be president. yet, what the world saw today was cordial and hopeful. >> well, i just had the opportunity to have an excellent conversation with president-elect trump. we talked about foreign policy. we talked about domestic policy. and i believe that it is important for all of us, regardless of party and regardless of political preferences, to now come together, work together, to deal with the many challenges that we face. most of all, i want to emphasize to you, mr. president-elect, that we now are going to want to do everything we can to help you succeed because if you succeed, then the countr

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"nightly news" begins right now. >>> from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening. the october surprise that rocked the race for president on friday may not have rocked it enough to move the needle with voters, at least not yet. the new nbc news/survey monkey poll shows hillary clinton ahead of donald trump by six points in a four-way match-up. notably, there is no monday through friday numbers and those from over the weekend after the news broke that the fbi was looking into newly discovered e-mails related to hillary clinton's time as secretary of state. fbi director james comey made his surprising announcement before those e-mails had been examined. but tonight nbc news has learned that process is under way. our pete williams has been breaking developments in the story all weekend, and has late details for >> reporter: the fbi's been at it now for about 24 hours, starting the work just after getting a search warrant to analyze the thousands of e-mails discovered on former congressman's anthony weiner's laptop during a sep

harry smith, nbc news, new york. >>> and that will do it for us on this for all of us at nbc news, thank you for watching, and good night. >>> breaking news -- a child seriously hurt after witnesses with say the victim was hit and dragged by a school bus. a live update from the scene. >>> questions remain about those five ballot questions you voted on. we'll tell you what you need to >>> only on 3, surveillance video showing an armed robbery suspect terrorizing local businesses. the unexpected hero who took him down. >>> and they are under executive protection for now. but as president-elect donald trump vows to rea people protection for immigrants brought here as southern. what do southern nevada dreamers in the south valley. >> let's get right out there to faith jessie. what have you learned about this child? >> reporter: well, witnesses are telling me that around 2:40 p.m., the school bus behind me was bringing kids back home from school from aldine elementary when it hit a young girl riding a bike. now, metro and ccsd police were on the scene shortly after. one witness who lives in t

"nightly news" begins right now. >> announcer: from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening. seven days to go until election day and both hillary clinton and donald trump are on the offense and on message. clinton trying to pivot from the surprise fbi e-mail probe, to make an appeal to women voters, while trump is renewing his vow to repeal obamacare. and there's less time in this race than those seven days may suggest due to early voting now under way. a record 26 million americans have already voted, that's twice as many than we saw at this point four years ago. in a few minutes, chuck todd will update us on the state of the race, but first to the campaign trail, starting with andrea mitchell in florida. andrea, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, lester. this is not where the clinton campaign again tonight back in florida, trying to distract attention from the e-mail controversy by revving up their attacks against donald trump. tonight hillary clinton under renewed fire over her private server, going back on offens

. >> announcer: from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening, the polls are close and the battleground map is shifting tonight. but hillary clinton seems to be holding the inside track. leads in key battleground states offering her multiple pathways to victory next tuesday, while donald trump is advising his own victory lane through florida, tonight both campaigns are on the attack and an ever-shrinking map. we'll take a close look at the map on the state of the race with chuck todd in a moment. let's begin with las vegas with nbc's kristen welker. >> tonight the clinton team is getting some good news, new polls showing her with leads in the key states of wisconsin and pennsylvania. but donald trump has the edge here in nevada. with just six days until election day, clinton is harpening her attacks. with polls tight in surprise stop today, an escalating her scorched earth strategy against donald trump. last night showing a rare flash of anger at a protest rally. >> i am sick and tired of the negative, dark, divisive dange

multiple intelligence and law enforcement officials tell nbc news the concern is just as much about non-state actors, hackers, political activists, and criminal mischief makers. while multiple intelligence officials tell nbc, they have no specific warning about an election day attack, they also say they consider the massive and sophisticated internet disruption last month a rehearsal or an >> the dyn activity that occurred on the 21st of october, has been seen by many in the cyber security field as potentially a drill, associated with the real event. it had all the signs of what you would consider a drill to be. >> reporter: intelligence sources tell nbc news that the united states has to the russians through diplomatic and back channels regarding just how seriously any cyber attack would be viewed by the u.s. the president has been briefed about his options, if there is some sort of cyber attack, and i should say, lester, all the experts we talked to say the public should be comforted by these preparations, including the ones they hope never to have to use. >> well, these are disturbing scen

stephanie gosk, nbc news, new york. >>> u.s. officials say three american service members have been killed after a shooting outside a military base in southern jordan. the shots werepp as a car carrying the americans was trying to enter the base. jordan is a key u.s. ally in the fight against isis. officials are investigating what happened and trying to figure out who fired the shots. >>> lots more to tell you about tonight. still ahead, a massive safety recall over a potential danger in millions of american homes. samsung washing machines exploding in yet another huge crisis for that company. >>> also, how the newest face of >>> there's another major recall tonight involving samsung, but this time it doesn't involve the galaxy note 7 phones that catch fire. instead, this recall involves nearly 3 million top loading washing machines that can suddenly explode while in use. federal regulators have reports of nine injuries, including one owner who suffered a broken jaw. here's nbc's tom costello. >> reporter: the photos and >> very

. >> from nbc news world head quarter in new york. this is nbc nightly news, kate snow. >> good evening, throughout the campaign of donald trump, reince priebus, he will run trump's white house as chief of staff. halie jackson has the latest. >> donald trump making his first presidential pick for chief of staff, priebus and steve bannon. >> we are grateful in trump world to bannon and priebus. you will see them work together. >> bannon considered a flame thrower who helped orchestrate trump's rivalry on tuesday. >> the pick of priebus already settling nerves inside the belt built relationships with the party head. he's too establishment for the president elect trump's west wing. one campaign source telling nbc news, instead of draining the swamp, we just put in the head alligator. >> even if he turns it over to an independent trustee and it was the trump corporation, you cannot, there is no perfect way to do >> in the business of governing, house speaker paul ryan is trying to find a common ground. >> during his campaign, trump said he

. >> announcer: from nbc news word headquarters in new york, this is nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening. more pieces of the trump white house are coming together tonight, including one whose pick is sounding alarm bells among those who had been hoping for a less provocative tone. the president-elect tapping as his top strategist stephen bannon, one of the controversial architects of his no-holds barred election campaign, leaving washington with bated breath as the incoming president's choices and words foretell what the next four years will look like. there's also developing news coming in about the president-elect's children that is likely to raise a few eyebrows. nbc's hallie jackson is standing by in washington with the late details. hallie, what have you learned? >> lester, nbc news has learned he's asked whether it's possible for family members get security clearances before the inaugural. this is unprecedented and a sign of just how important trump's children would be in his new administration. now, beginning to take shape. from pennsylvania avenue to fifth avenue

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katy tur, nbc news, new york. >> reporter: this is cynthia mcfadden in new york. tonight, nbc news can exclusively report donald trump's transition team has asked that nearly 30 people be granted the nation's highest security clearances. in a secure room inside 1717 pennsylvania avenue, they will review the of america's nuclear war plans, the classified details of russia's role in the election, as well as the $80 billion official intelligence budget and the nooks and crannies of american covert operations. four people have already been given access -- rudy giuliani, chris christie, newt gingrich, and mike rogers. the new list is dominated by politicians and washington insiders which will comfort commander of nato about those on the list. >> this is a very eclectic group of folks, many of whom have reasonable national security credentials. collectively they're going to come at it international affairs with bias toward hard power as opposed to soft power. >> reporter: the list includes three members or former members of congress, sessions, hunter, walker, three reti

. >> from nbc news world headquarters in new york this "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >> good evening. in a year of several high-profile shootings by police officers, few have stood out or generated more shock than the live image streamed across social media of philando castile moments after a traffic stop last july. we begin tonight with a major development on that case. that saint paul minnesota officer has now been criminally charged after prosecutors determined castile did everything right complying with officers before he was fatally shot and key evidence in the case is that disturbing video captured by his girlfriend. nbc's blake mccoy has details. >> oh, my god please don't tell me he's dead. >> reporter: the castille's killing by police was seen around the world. tonight the officer who fired the fatal shots is being charged. charged with second degree manslaughter carrying up to ten years in jail plus who counts of dangerously discharging a firearm. each carrying up to five years. yunez has previously said he thought castile was reaching for a gun. castile had a permit to car