Nightly news begins right now. 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 shakeup at the top of the Transition Team. Now word of a purnell wi purge with insiders being forced out. All of it happening as a massive test to fill cabinet jobs and preparing to take over the white house with a farreaching federal government. Its where we begin tonight with nbcs 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. Christies recent exit. I think he did a great job for many, many months under governor christies leadership and wer
Good evening. And its great to have you with us here on a tuesday night. And we have several breaking stories. First, the trump team. What it reveals about this new white house. And tonight, the new tension also revealed. President elect donald trump today out of view at trump tower, as word comes in of a Key National Security adviser who bowed out. And after 24 hours of headlines that someone on the staff tried to get National Security clearance for the trump children, now comes word that that staffer is now gone, too. Abcs tom llamas, leading us off. Reporter tonight in trump tower, the first cracks in the trump transition now starting to show. One of the president elects top advisers on National Security abruptly resigning from the Transition Team. Former congressman mike rogers reportedly pushed out. Today, Vice President elect mike pence seen entering trump tower. And tonight, word a lowlevel trump staffer is out after requesting National Security clearance for trumps children, iv
Good evening. And its great to have you with us here on a tuesday night. And we have several breaking stories. First, the trump team. What it reveals about this new white house. And tonight, the new tension also revealed. President elect donald trump today out of view at trump tower, as word comes in of a Key National Security adviser who bowed out. And after 24 hours of headlines that someone on the staff tried to get National Security clearance for the trump children, now comes word that that staffer is now gone, too. Abcs tom llamas, leading us off. Reporter tonight in trump tower, the first cracks in the trump transition now starting to show. One of the president elects top advisers on National Security abruptly resigning from the Transition Team. Former congressman mike rogers reportedly pushed out. Today, Vice President elect mike pence seen entering trump tower. Pence only recently put in trump staffer is out after requesting National Security clearance for trumps children, ivan
Right now. 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 shakeup at the top of the Transition Team. Now word of a purnell purge with insiders being forced out. All of it happening as a massive test to fill cabinet jobs and preparing to take over the white house with a farreaching federal government. Its where we begin tonight with nbcs 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. Exit. I think he did a great job for many, many months under governor christies leadership and were grateful to them for doing that. Repor
Three quarters of an inch of rain and with the satellite picture continuing to build in, the cloud cover to the north and rain following suit, well be talking about the potential for up to an inch of rain in many spots by the time we get to midnight or shortly after. Do we see any clearing tonight or tomorrow, well look at that straight ahead. Jean thanks, mike. Lets see what the impact is on the ride home, well start with live pictures of wind ham from our common man cam, traffic josh peggy james joins us now with a live look at the road home. Hi there, yes, hydroplaning could be an issue tonight. It is busy in windham up to derry, then a bit of running room until you hit londonderry. 293 in manchester northbound we have a car off into the guard rail at exit 1 at south Willow Street at the off ramp, so that mill yard. 93 north is doing okay through the hooksett tolls, but it gets bogged down there the concord exits and a crash in tilton 93 southbound has just cleared. Usual stop and g