Nightly news begins right now. From nbc news World Headquarters in new york, this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. Good evening. After a lengthy and very public casting call through the lobby of trump tower, the president elect ended the suspense today over one of the most coveted jobs in his administration. Donald trump picking an oil company ceo to be his secretary of state. With no government experience, Rex Tillerson, the exxon mobil boss, is being praised as a seasoned International Deal maker in business, and it is those business connections, specifically his ties to russia, that are raising the most serious concerns about him tonight. And putting trump at odds with members of his own party. Nbcs Kristen Welker starts us off with the latest. Reporter tonight, president elect donald trump, likely setting up his first confirmation fight with members of his own party, officially tapping Rex Tillerson to be his secretar touting what he calls tillersons deep understanding of geop
Invasion. It does appear that to be some sort of a planned attack. Reporter which could have turned into a murder. If his brother had not come and rescued him, who knows, this could be a homicide. Reporter 11 00 p. M. Friday night, paul mayor sits in his garage on small Lawn Equipment engines, door opened Like Neighbors say he usually keeps it. Two heals entered an opened garage wearing masks, and with a handgun. Reporter police say they town may or with electrical tape, stuffed a rag in his mouth and brought him to the second floor of his home in the 4700 block of neilson street in juniata where the two masked suspects beat him. They bludgeoned him, pistol whipping him. Reporter the attack happening in less than 15 minutes but mayor laid suffering for nearly 48 hours until his brother discovered him. His brother, thinking that something was wrong, having not heard from his brother, came to the house and entered through a upper story window, and found his brother in the back bedroom. R
Invasion. It does appear that to be some sort of a planned attack. Reporter which could have turned into a murder. If his brother had not come and rescued him, who knows, this could be a homicide. Reporter 11 00 p. M. Friday night, paul mayor sits in his garage on small Lawn Equipment engines, door opened Like Neighbors say he usually keeps it. Two heals entered an opened garage wearing masks, and with a handgun. Reporter police say they town may or with electrical tape, stuffed a rag in his mouth and brought him to the second floor of his home in the 4700 block of neilson street in juniata where the two masked suspects beat him. They bludgeoned him, pistol whipping him. Reporter the attack happening in less than 15 minutes but mayor laid suffering for nearly 48 hours until his brother discovered him. His brother, thinking that something was wrong, having not heard from his brother, came to the house and entered through a upper story window, and found his brother in the back bedroom. R
The mayor says the Trump Administration is trying to change the subject. Took something on pretty pad, they need to shift the focus back on something their comfortable bullying people back. Reporter but he says the answer to the issue is for federal agents to get a warrant. I took an oath to uphold the constitution of the United States of america which includes the Fourth Amendment and as i said with day one, when presented with the criminal warrant we will turn anybody over. Were not going to hold people against their will without charge. Reporter federal authorities are also making records. The dhs website now lists cities not complying. Theres philadelphia and its putting out a weekly list of declining detainers, the attorney general making a direct appeal to cities to fall in love. Such policies cannot continue. They make our nation less safe by putting dangerous criminals back on the street. Reporter the mayor Standing Firm on his side. When its morally right its morally right. An
Reporter at her home, police found a 12 gauge shotgun, ammunition, and material to build pipe bombs. Everything she purchased was legal, legal purchases, the shotgun, the ammunition, the fireworks, the hardware, the pieces of pipe to construct the bombs, everything that she did was within the law. Reporter sheriff Charles Jenkins who lives near catoctin high said while it may have been a tough decision for the father to turn his daughter in, that decision saved lives. I mean, just imagine if it were your 18yearold daughter, knowing what the ramifications were, to go out and tell authorities that your childs planning on carrying out Something Like this . You have to really weigh into the conscience on that. Well, thats exactly what he should have done. Yeah, he was a good dad, really. Yeah, you cant let Something Like that go without taking some kind of action. Reporter cevario and an honor student at catoctin high, she had never had any trouble with pole until this. We felt this was go