Says were giving up on 2016. Usc journalism dean and former cnn correspondent charles bierbauer. Again as this subject has been discussed in the news cycle surrounding the early voting states, there has been new speculation about someone mounting a Third Party Candidacy to take on trump. Bierbauer and others say that would be extremely difficult at this point maybe impossible for a candidate to beat the deadline to get on the november ballot. Coming up at 6 30, stay tuned for an hourlong edition of nbc nightly news with lester holt, as we await the first results in tonights super tuesday contests. The first polls are expected to close at 7 pm eastern time. Coverage continues through 7 30. Then you can tune in again tonight starting at 10 for live coverage as the results come in. Nbc will be doing another hourlong special with the latest from the polls. Tuesday coverage tonight on the news at 11. After a day of some partial sunwere looking at some rain moving in tonight. Lets turn it ov
Good evening, and its great to have you with us here on a monday night, and we begin with the major new headline from the white house tonight. President trump naming his new National Security adviser, sitting on a couch there at the president s maralago club. President trump introducing Lieutenant General h. R. Mcmaster, calling him a man of tremendous talent and tremendous experience. This comes after general mike flynn was fired by the president after a call with russia. The president saying it was not the call. It was an issue of trust. Late last week, the president offering the job to someone else, vice admiral Robert Harward turning down the post. Citing personal reasons. So tonight, who is this Lieutenant General who has said yes . Abcs cecilia vega leading us off from the white house. Reporter the president making the surprise announcement today, from a couch in his ornate maralago clubhouse. Seated right there next to him, his new National Security adviser, general h. R. Mcmast