The drive through. Nightly news begins right now. Announcer from nbc news World Headquarters in new york, this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. Good evening. A report getting a lot of attention tonight is adding to the grows mystery and controversy surrounding the white house and republican head of the House Intelligence Committee, the man in charge of the russia investigation. It leads back to the still unsubstantiated claim by President Trump that president Obama Wiretapped trump tower. The mystery centers on what congressman devin nunez told the president and reporters about intelligence he had seen about government surveillance. That might at first glance appear to support some of the president s story. It didnt and now tonight the New York Times is reporting that the trail leading to the source of the intel is a very short one. Peter alexander has details. Tonight that New York Times report says a pair of white house officials played a role in the stunning allegation eight da
In for lester who is getting ready to moderate tonights president ial debate. The stage is literally set right behind us. There are the two podiums where Hillary Clinton and donald trump will take their positions in just a short while from now. And the stage is set in every other way. In expectations, in stakes, in suspension, in importance to the choice voters make in 43 short days. Tonight, a string of new polls shows the race is nailbitingly close for both candidates. Our new nbc News Survey Monkey poll shows Clinton Holding on to the lead by five points. Other polls show a tie and some in key battleground states as well. Some are estimating a total audience on the order of 100 million tonight and thats super bowl level. We have our Political Team assembled and ready to go. Nbcs Hallie Jackson won the coin toss, and she starts us off this evening. Good evening. Reporter good evening. And if were sticking with the football talk, put it this way, donald trump cannot afford a fumble to
In for lester who is getting ready to moderate tonights president ial debate. The stage is literally set right behind us. There are the two podiums where Hillary Clinton and donald trump will take their positions in just a short while from now. And the stage is set in every other way. In expectations, in stakes, in suspension, in importance to the choice voters make in 43 short days. Tonight, a string of new polls shows the race is nailbitingly close for both our new nbc News Survey Monkey poll shows Clinton Holding on to the lead by five points. Other polls show a tie and some in key battleground states as well. Some are estimating a total audience on the order of 100 million tonight and thats super bowl level. We have our Political Team assembled and ready to go. Nbcs Hallie Jackson won the coin toss, and evening. Good evening. Reporter good evening. And if were sticking with the football talk, put it this way, donald trump cannot afford a fumble tonight. A senior aide said the candi
In for lester who is getting ready to moderate tonights president ial debate. The stage is literally set right behind us. There are the two podiums where Hillary Clinton and donald trump will take their positions in just a short while from now. And the stage is set in every other way. In expectations, in stakes, in suspension, in importance to the choice voters make in 43 short days. Tonight, a string of new polls shows the race is nailbitingly close for both candidates. News survey monkey poll shows Clinton Holding on to the lead by five points. Other polls show a tie and some in key battleground states as well. Some are estimating a total audience on the order of 100 million tonight and thats super bowl level. We have our Political Team assembled and ready to go. Nbcs Hallie Jackson won the coin toss, and evening. Good evening. Reporter good evening. And if were sticking with the football talk, put it this way, donald trump cannot afford a fumble tonight. A senior aide said the candi
Throughout our region. Ive been speaking to Administration Officials with the Bowser Administration in d. C. They said their goal is to keep d. C. Schools and the d. C. Government open on time. Federal employees, opm said theyll have a statement later tonight. The latest from metro headquarters, back to you. Heres an idea of just how many people this impacts. Metro is the second busiest Transit System in the entire country. Trains make between 730,000 and 740,000 trips on a typical weekday. The metro rail system serves the population of more than 4 million people. About 45 of the population inside the beltway uses some form of mass transit. And that means a lot of people need a new way to get to work of course tomorrow. News4s derrick ward will be joining us from Silver Spring where most commuters are just hearing about this news. Derrick . Indeed they just as befuddled or at sea i guess you would say as some government officials are over this. Now metro did put out a tweet so a couple