kristen welker, it's late for your east coast clock. it's the middle of the evening for your west coast clock. two things we should point out. part of david gergen's point tonight was don't tell me this was an automatic document release. nothing can be automatic 60 days within the time of the envelope of an election. second, we've combed over what was released from mark rich at the end of bill clinton's presidency. it doesn't seem to be newsworthy, just to use the vernacular, it's out there. what has the campaign said about all of this, today's fbi story, if you will? >> reporter: brian, let me give you the official response and then i'll take you inside some of the conversations that i'm having. brian fallon, one of secretary clinton's top aides, tweeted this very strong reaction when it came out. absent a foia litigation deadline, this is odd. will fbi be posting docs on trump's housing discrimination in the '70s? the fact that this twitter account has largely been dormant for quite some time, as you pointed out, the way they're going

we get the latest details from kristen welker. >> president-elect ?mbu trump with this surprising tweet. in addition to winning the electoral college in are a landslide, i won the popular vote if you deduct the millions of people voted ill egalillegally. mr. trump did not believed voted ill ill ille illegally. mr. trump writing nothing will change and so much time and money will be spent, same results, sad. trump's aid took aim at the recount. >> it is c joke. >> you feel that there is some thing going on, hey, i want to doub check this. >> do people have the right do it? yeah, i do. >> there are also turmoil inside trump o 's world. today his top adviser slammed mitt romney his attack over the campaign. >> i am not campacam campaigning against anyone. i am just a concerned citizen. people feel betrayed to think that mitt romney would be given the most significant cabinet at all of secretary of state. >> mr. trump has had several phone calls with the current commander in chief including a 45 minutes conversation yesterday. >> i can tell you that presi

we get the latest details from kristen welker. >> president-elect trump with this surprising tweet. in addition to winning the electoral college in are a landslide, i won the popular vote if you deduct the millions of people voted illegalillegally. mr. trump did not believed voted illegally. mr. trump writing nothing will change and so much time and money will be spent, same results, sad. trump's aid took aim at the recount. >> it is joke. >> you feel that there is some thing going on, hey, i want to doub check this. >> do people have the right do it? yeah, i do. >> there are also turmoil inside trump 's world. today his top adviser slammed mitt romney his attack over the campaign. >> i am not campaigning against anyone. i am just a concerned citizen. people feel betrayed to think that mitt romney would be given the most significant cabinet at all of secretary of state. >> mr. trump has had several phone calls with the current commander in chief including a 45 minutes conversation yesterday. >> i can tell you that president-elect trump president obama and talking about the serious i

we get the latest details from kristen welker. >> president-elect trump with this surprising tweet. in addition to winning the electoral college in are a landslide, i won the popular vote if you deduct the millions of people voted illegalillegally. mr. trump did not believed voted illegally. mr. trump writing nothing will change and so much time and money will be spent, same results, sad. trump's aid took aim at the recount. >> it is joke. >> you feel that there is some thing going on, hey, i want to doub check this. >> do people have the right do it? yeah, i do. >> there are also turmoil inside trump 's world. today his top adviser slammed mitt romney his attack over the campaign. >> i am not campaigning against anyone. i am just a concerned citizen. people feel betrayed to think that mitt romney would be given the most significant cabinet at all of secretary of state. >> mr. trump has had several phone calls with the current commander in chief including a 45 minutes conversation yesterday. >> i can tell you that president-elect trump e president obama and talking about the serious

we get the latest details from kristen welker. >> president-elect trump with this surprising tweet. in addition to winning the electoral college in are a landslide, i won the popular vote if you deduct the millions of people mr. trump did not clarify who he believed voted ill l illino illegal illegally. mr. trump writing nothing will change and so much time and money will be spent, same results, sad. trump's aid took aim at the recount. >> it is c joke. >> you feel that there is some thing going on, hey, i want to doub check this. >> do people have the right do it? yeah, i do. >> there are also today his top adviser slammed mitt romney and accusing romney going over board in his attack over the campaign. >> i am not campaignicampai campaigning against anyone. i am just a concerned citizen. people feel betrayed to think that mitt romney would be given the most significant cabinet at all of secretary of state. >> mr. trump has had several phone calls with the current commander in chief including conversation yesterday. >> i can tell you that president-elect trump enj enjoys speaking t

we get the latest details from kristen welker. >> president-elect trump with this surprising tweet. in addition to winning the electoral college in are a landslide, i won the popular vote if you deduct the millions of people voted ill legalillegally. mr. trump did not clarify who he believed voted ill l illino illegal illegally. mr. trump writing nothing will change and so much time and money will be spent, same results, sad. trump's aid took aim at the recount. >> it is a hypocrite c joke. >> you feel that there is some thing going on, hey, i want to doub check this. >> do people have the right do it? yeah, i do. >> there are also turmoil inside trump o 's world. today his top adviser slammed mitt romney and accusing romney going over board in his attack over the campaign. >> i am not campaignicampaig campaigning against anyone. i am just a concerned citizen. people feel betrayed to think that mitt romney would be given the most significant cabinet at all of secretary of state. >> mr. trump has had several phone calls with the current commander in chief including a 45 minutes conve

we get the latest details from kristen welker. >> president-elect trump with this surprising tweet. in addition to winning the electoral college in are a landslide, i won the popular vote if you deduct the millions of people voted ill legalillegally. mr. trump did not believed voted ill l illino illegal illegally. mr. trump writing nothing will change and so much time and money will be spent, same results, sad. trump's aid took aim at the recount. >> it is c joke. >> you feel that there is some thing going on, hey, i want to doub check this. >> do people have the right do it? yeah, i do. >> there are also turmoil inside trump o 's world. today his top adviser going over board in his attack over the campaign. >> i am not campaignicampai campaigning against anyone. i am just a concerned citizen. people feel betrayed to think that mitt romney would be given the most significant cabinet at all of secretary of state. >> mr. trump has had several phone calls with the current commander in chief including a 45 minutes conversation yesterday. >> i can tell you that president-elt enjoys speak

let's bring correspondent kristen welker back into the conversation. she was inside the room in washington tonight as the former secretary of state spoke. kristen? >> reporter: it was striking, brian. secretary clinton's speech was filled with reflection and raw emotion. remember, this is the first time we've heard from her since that concession speech. we saw her once last thursday when she ran into a hiker who instagrammed out a photo of her so this was her first chance not only to speak to the audience tonight at the children's defense fund but to democrats more broadly and to all of her supporters and republicans and her message was really about the importance of continuing to fight. take a listen to a little bit of what she had to say. >> i know many of you are deeply disappointed about the results of the election. i am, too. more than i can ever express. i draw hope and sustenance from another person who influenced my life and still does everyday, my mother. i've talked about her difficult childhood, she was abandoned by her parents. when she was

kristen welker standing by. also msnbc political analyst rick tyler, former cruz campaign spokesman, and beverly gage as well, associate professor. let me start with you, kristen, standing by, outside that hotel where hillary clinton is expected to speak next hour. you've covered clinton for some time now. what are we expecting to hear from her? and what will she do when this is over? >> well, the second question at this point i think remains a big question mark. we haven't gotten any official guidance from her campaign but i anticipate she will try to strike a note of unity, that she will try to urge the country to come together after what has been a bitter ugly battle over the past 19 months of this campaign. i anticipate her remarks will be brief. i anticipate we won't hear too many attack lines against donald trump. she called donald trump to succeed, but her throngs of supporters were there waiting for her. instead, they heard from her campaign chairman who said let's wait until every single vote is cast. t

nbc's kristen welker has that story? >> reporter: since obamacare's implementation six years ago, georgia congressman tom price has been proposing ways to dismantle it. >> a mandate that the government tells you what kind of health care you've got to have? is that what you want? >> no! >> reporter: now as president-elect trump's pick for secretary of health and human services, he has his chance. mr. trump's promise to eliminate obamacare could leave the 28 limbo. like adam koons. he says obamacare has helped him manage his diabetes. and while mr. trump has said he's open to protecting those with pre-existing conditions, koons isn't convinced. >> it's about trying to stay alive. i can't live without insulin. it's not a choice that i have insulin. i either get it or i die. >> reporter: kate gonzedo is worrying too, wondering if her birth control plan will be scrapped. if obamacare is repealed. so she opted for a longer lasting iud. >> i made the appointment right uncertainties about what sorts of resources would be provide

she refused to vote for me. >> kristen welker, that's so clear and transparent. he says she wouldn't vote for me, i'm not giving her a job and she wanted a job, by the way. he's not going to fudge that over at all. >> this is when you are reminded that donald trump really is an outsider. he does things differently. his campaign wasn't run like a typical campaign. his administration likely won't be run as a typical administration would be. the fact he's being so transparent, so clear, so blunt about it effectively saying, look, she never said she was going to vote for me. therefore, she cannot come on board and that is a difference from nikki haley who softened her tone and rhetoric when it came to president-elect donald trump. what's striking about the interview is you saw him moderate on many issues. the fact that he wasn't planning to go after secretary clinton over her e-mails, he's now considering the paris accord. he once advocated water boarding. he's saying now that may not be the best tactic having consulted with someone like james mattis. the broader hea

. >> kristen welker is with us tonight. we also want to bring in politico senior white house reporter edward dovier. before we begin this conversation, we just want to update everyone on some new math. actually, a projection election night style two nights after the election. just night, nbc news projected donald trump the winner in arizona. he picks up 11 electoral votes additional, adding to his total, giving him 290 to clinton's 228. while she won the most votes overall, that is not how we award presidential elections. and much has been made of donald trump flipping parts of the rust belt, specifically michigan, wisconsin, pennsylvania. all three states were called for trump on election night and will stay in his column. but votes continue to come in. at this moment, the combined vote difference between trump and clinton in those three states out of 13 million votes cast is 107,330. if clinton had won all three states, she would have won the election. back to our conversation. kristen, a couple of observations. number on

nbc's kristen welker has that story? >> reporter: since obamacare's implementation six years ago, georgia congressman tom price has been proposing ways to dismantle it. >> a mandate that the government tells you what kind of health care you've got to have? is that what you want? >> no! >> reporter: now as president-elect trump's pick for secretary of health and human services, he has his chance. mr. trump's promise to eliminate obamacare could leave the 28 million people currently enrolled, in limbo. like adam koons. he says obamacare has helped him manage his diabetes. and while mr. trump has said he's open to protecting those with pre-existing conditions, koons isn't convinced. >> it's about trying to stay alive. i can't live without insulin. it's not a choice that i have insulin. i either get it or i die. >> reporter: kate gonzedo is worrying too, wondering if her birth control plan will be scrapped. if obamacare is repealed. so she opted for a longer lasting iud. >> i made the appointment right after the election, be

kristen welker brings us up to speed. >> reporter: donald trump celebrating his first thanksgiving as president-elect at his sprawling palm beach estate, eager to show he's not just relaxing, tweeting, trying to get carrier ac company to stay in the u.s. the company's indianapolis plant in the midst of a move to mexico was a constant trump target on the campaign trail. carrier confirming they are in conversations, but so far no announcements. it all coincides with striking revelations. intelligence officials telling nbc news mr. trump has only received two intelligence briefings since the election. far fewer than the daily briefings expected. >> he's risking the security of the united states. >> "washington post" first reported the news, saying vice president-elect is getting briefings every day from all 16 intelligence agencies, as well as the cia's covert operations. during president obama's transition, he requested extra briefings. president george w. bush got into a daily routine after the florida recount. >> there is nothing as important as these briefings for the president of th

of course, as kristen welker mentioning, winning that by 2 million votes in counting. there are a couple other points to make, this does also legitimatize any recount efforts. if you have the president-elect trump questioning and saying without substantiation that millions of people voted illegally then jill stein and anyone else have a good faith of recount >>> many are wondering what's next after the death of fidel castro. andrea mitchell is in havana with the latest. >> the first sunday in 13 years that the protesters are known as ladies in white did not march after church. it wasut news has learned that state security police told them to stay-at-home. >> if you wanted to go out and march today, what would have happened? >> she says they'll punch us and beat us and put us in jail until the morning is over. >> that's what happened last march when they protested through tight security visit. nothing will change if fidel is gone. his brother, raul, is still in charge. >> this car was before the revolution. >> this car is like -- i don't know how to say it in english. >

we get the latest details from kristen welker. >> president-elect trump with this surprising tweet. in addition to winning the electoral college in are a landslide, i won the popular vote if you deduct the millions of people voted illegalillegally. clarify who he believed voted illegally. mr. trump writing nothing will change and so much time and money will be spent, same results, sad. trump's aid took aim at the recount. >> it is joke. >> you feel that there is some thing going on, hey, i want to doub check this. >> do people have the right do it? yeah, i do. >> there are also turmoil inside trump slammed mitt romney and accusing romney going over board in his attack over the campaign. >> i am not campaigning against anyone. i am just a concerned citizen. people feel betrayed to think that mitt romney would be given the most significant cabinet at all of secretary of state. >> mr. trump has had several phone calls with the current commander in chief including a 45 minutes conversation yesterda president-elect trump enjoys speaking to president obama and talking about the serious is

kristen welker, nbc news, washington. riding into office on the strength of some critical blocks of voters including white women who went for donald trump over hillary clinton by a 10% margin. as our harry smith explains, some women weren't so vocal about their support before the election, but that is starting to change. >> reporter: terri gimple is having lunch with her grandkids. supporting donald trump wasn't something she was public about. you are out of the closet now? >> i'm out of the over it. let's see what he can do. >> reporter: she voted for trump and against hillary clinton. >> i came to my decision because i don't trust hillary. >> he called everybody american, and that's what i believe. >> reporter: women for trump. ellen cox, a navy veteran and small business owner, was with trump almost from the beginning. >> i did not vote very a parish priest, and i didn't voteor sunday school teacher. i voted for someone who is going to take my country back and to protect all americans. >> reporter: the allegations of i

joined by her husband, the obamas, bon jovi, and bruce springsteen. >> kristen welker in philadelphia, thank you. let's bring in the moderator of "meet the you've got an insightful look of how people feel about this election. >> it gets to the november 9th problem in this country. how do bring the people together. we asked people to give us a word or phrase on what they think of each candidate. this is a word cloud of what clinton voters think of trump. nasty words. misogynist, sexist, womanizer, racist, biggot. you're thinking how would these folks handle a president trump. take a look at what trump voters think of clinton. crooked, corrupt, liar, dishonest. now you wonder, how does a president clinton govern trump voters. i think it's going to be a huge challenge to bring this country together no matter who wins. but for what it's worth, the entire country is fed up with this presidential election. one of our pollsters did this at a focus group and he said, tell us what this campaign smells to you like. skunk, rotten egg, and i have a picture of a cow here, but it isn't the snout we

nbc's kristen welker no you with more on that. >> grant park 2008, president obama swept into office on a message of hope and change. >> we have seen so much, but there's so much more to do. >> now eight years later president-elect donald trump saying he's the change agent. vowing to >> real change begins with immediately repealing and replacing obamacare. >> -- by piece. >> my number one priority is to dismantle the disastrous deal with iran. >> all that firing up president obama one last time. the president hit the campaign trail like he was on the ballot. 19 events for hillary clinton. >> there has never not me, not bill, nobody, more qualified than hillary clinton. >> he's been the most active president looking for a successor to win than anybody since teddy roosevelt in 1908. >> much of it personal after trump pushed the birther conspiracy, the president roasting trump at the white house correspondents dinner five years ago. >> no one is happier, no one is prouder to put this birth certificate matter to rest than the donald. issues that matter. like did we fake the moonlanding.

we get more from nbc's kristen welker. [ chants ] >> reporter: anti-trump protests erupted for a third night. like "dump trump." police say the worst damage was done by a small group of anarchists. in all more than 20 arrested. early this morning, president-elect trump tweeted "love the fact that this small group of protesters last night have passion for our great country." a major change in tone from last night when he sounded more like candidate trump. "professional protesters incited by the media are protesting. very unfair." this all comes amid some reports of racially charged actions in bucks county, pennsylvania, offensive graffiti found in the stalls of two school bathrooms including a swastika and a warning -- if trump wins, watch out. fears setting in for some students. >> it's just an act against human decency. it doesn't really matter which side of the political spectrum you're on, it's not right. >> reporter: and concerns, trump's rhetoric from the trail has trickled down. >> discourse in this country has changed forever. and raise your children in, you need to do something

joined by her husband, the obamas, bon jovi, and bruce springsteen. >> kristen welker in philadelphia, thank you. let's bring in the press," chuck todd. you've got an insightful look of how people feel about this election. >> it gets to the november 9th problem in this country. how do bring the people together. we asked people to give us a word or phrase on what they think of each candidate. this is a word cloud of what clinton voters think of trump. nasty words. misogynist, sexist, womanizer, racist, biggot. you're thinking how would these folks handle a president trump. take a look at what clinton. crooked, corrupt, liar, dishonest. now you wonder, how does a president clinton govern trump voters. i think it's going to be a huge challenge to bring this country together no matter who wins. but for what it's worth, the entire country is fed up with this presidential election. one of our pollsters did this at a focus group and he said, tell us what this campaign smells to you and i have a picture of a cow here, but it isn't the snout we're pointing out here. it's what comes out on the

>> kristen welker down in florida. thank you. >>> new york city officials are taking extra steps to secure tomorrow's macy's thanksgiving day parade. after an al qaeda publication suggested the parade would be quote an excellent target. officials stress there is no known threat to the parade. but extra barriers dogs capable of sniffing the scent of explosives will be out of the air will be working the crowds. it was just two months ago of course the city was rocked by a bomb that exploded in manhattan's chelsea neighborhood. another was removed and disarmed by the nypd's elite bomb squad. tonight, in an nbc news exclusive, lester spends time with members of that team, who risk their lives to get that bomb off the street before it could kill. a bomb exploding in the heart of manhattan. and where there's one, experience tells police there's often a second. in this case, it was discovered four blocks away. >> unequivocally, we could say anybody in proximity would receive a very serious, if not life-threatening injury. >>

trump received his first intelligence briefing as president-elect today. >> kristen welker, thank you. >>> new questions raised this evening about the president-elect's tangled web of business ties at home and around the world. many of which remain hidden because he's not released his tax returns. that is prompting concerns about possible conflicts of will play in the white house, in particular, the strong influence of trump's son-in-law jared kushner. we have it all covered for you, starting with nbc's katy tur. >> reporter: when donald trump takes the oath of office, he'll be able to see his newest property from the capitol steps. the old post office, trump's d.c. hotel is owned by the federal government. so trump is now his own landlord. blurred lines across a trump administration, how much will trump be involved in his own business, and how much wi h presidency. nbc news has learned from a senior government official, the transition team inquired about top secret security clearance for trump's adult children. >> these are just regular inquiries among many that are made when folks a

kristen welker, nbc news, las vegas. >>> this peter alexander in the florida panhandle. in front of a sea of supporters in miami, donald trump today warning them not to take his late surge for granted. >> we'll pretend we're down. nominee prone to ad-libbing in these final days, sticking to the script. >> she is the candidate of yesterday. we are the movement of the future. >> but trump's political future relies heavily on florida. now a razor-thin race. lose here and hillary clinton is virtually a lock for the white house. why trump is making his 16th visit in three months. in pensacola, trump's ground game is uncharacteristically the election, 5,000 calls made today. but it's a duel with democrats. trump's latest message urging his backers to vote early and hers, to reconsider. >> this is a message for any democratic voter, who have already cast their ballots for hillary clinton. and who are having a bad case of buyer's remorse. >> at least seven states allow voters to change their earlier trump today again attacking the media as dishonest. even targeting nbc's katie t

we get the latest details from kristen welker. >> president-elect trump with this surprising tweet. in addition to winning the electoral college in are a landslide, i won the popular vote if you deduct the millions of people voted illegalillegally. believed voted illegally. mr. trump writing nothing will change and so much time and money will be spent, same results, sad. trump's aid took aim at the recount. >> it is joke. >> you feel that there is some thing going on, hey, i want to doub check this. >> do people have the right do it? yeah, i do. >> there are also turmoil inside trump 's world. today his top adviser and accusing romney going over board in his attack over the campaign. >> i am not campaigning against anyone. i am just a concerned citizen. people feel betrayed to think that mitt romney would be given the most significant cabinet at all of secretary of state. >> mr. trump has had several phone calls with the current commander in chief including a 45 minutes conversation yesterday. >> i can tell you that enjoys speaking to president obama and talking about the serious is

correspondent kristen welker working the story from our washington newsroom. kristen, what do we know? >> reporter: brian, we know he has emerged as a top pick to become the national security advisor to president-elect donald trump. transition process saying it is going in that direction but, of course, nothing is finalized until it leaves the mouth of donald trump himself. a little bit of background about michael flynn. he is a controversial figure. he is someone who is seen as having a cozy relationship with russia. there were questions at one point about how he handled classified information, one instance accused of giving classified information to pakistan. true, not the case. in another instance, he was accused of giving classified information to allies. his response to that was there was some confusion there, he absolutely had the green light to go ahead and disseminate the information. bottom line, this is a controversial figure. he was at the rnc and chanted "lock her up" when he took the podium. the background but this is someone who has been a loyali

he's at his mar-a-lago resort in south florida where we find nbc's kristen welker. what do we know about what donald trump is up to? >> reporter: we got this list just moments ago, ali. these are the list of foreign leaders who president-elect trump has been speaking with in recent days. i'll read you a few of them. prime minister of greece, the prime minister of hungary, slovenia and sweden. this is notable today amid new questions about the fact that according to intelligence officials, the president-elect has only received two intelligence briefings. that's far fewer than the near daily intelligence briefings that are expected. his transition team pushed back and said, look, national security is the president-elect's top priority and they've pointed to these phone calls as evidence he's been deeply engaged in this and at the same time, saying there's no substitute for these intelligence briefings. one senior official cautioned, this is still a transition that's getting under way. give the president-elect time. don't make any judgments in he actually assumes offic

>> kristen welker down in florida, thank you. happy thanksgiving. >>> hopefully by now you've had your fill of turkey. it's truly a day of celebration from the millions visiting new york, to our troops stationed overseas. tammy leitner has us covered on all of today's >> reporter: 3.5 million packed the streets to take part in a new york city parade that's become an american tradition. security was at an all-time high this holiday. from eyes in the sky to canines on the ground. >> did you come here just for this? >> yes. >> you are kidding me. >> reporter: performers from all over. >> thank you. >> reporter: spectators straining to catch a glimpse of their favorite half mile parade route. some new faces, diary of a wimpy kid, and a comeback for felix the cat. >> it's been a great experience. >> reporter: for this lit girl, a chance to see her hero, olympic gold medalist, laurie hernandez. >> i cried. >> reporter: in southern california, some celebrated their first thanksgiving. volunteers delivering meals to syrian refugees. >> i

kristen welker, andrea mitchell, are both on location there. as we await seeing hillary clinton on camera for the first time. we see congresswoman sheila jackson lee there being patted on the back. the face of this campaign in many ways. i think we have kristen welker standing by. are you there? >> i am here. i'm outside the venue where i can tell you that throngs of her supporters, her volunteers, have been streaming into this hotel throughout the morning. many of them still teary eyed, hugging each other, still it uned stunned by the fact she did not win. then thought she was going to make history, become the first female president. it is a different reality today. her campaign hasn't given us any official guidance. but i anticipate that she will try to strike a note of unity. calling for this country to come together after what has been a bitter campaign season and try to begin that procession of healing. this was a devastating defeat for secretary clinton. all the polls were pointing in her direction. her campaign feeling incredibly confide

nbc's kristen welker no you with more on that. >> grant park 2008, president obama swept into office on a message of hope and change. >> we have seen so much, but there's so much more to do. >> now eight years later president-elect donald trump saying he's the change agent. vowing to unravel the >> real change begins with immediately repealing and replacing obamacare. >> -- by piece. >> my number one priority is to dismantle the disastrous deal with iran. >> all that firing up president obama one last time. the president hit the campaign trail like he was on the ballot. 19 events for hillary clinton. >> there has never not me, not bill, nobody, more qualified than hillary clinton. >> he's been the most active president looking for a successor to win than anybody since teddy roosevelt in 1908. >> much of it personal after trump pushed the birther conspiracy, the president roasting trump at the white house correspondents dinner five years ago. >> no one is happier, no one is prouder to put this birth certificate matter to rest than the donald. d to focusing on the issues that matter. l

let's begin in 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. clinton is sharpening her attacks. with polls tight in florida, hillary clinton adding a surprise stop today, and 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 dangerous vision and behavior of people who support donald trump. >> reporter: clinton reviving old attacks, looking to put the spotlight back on trump. >> by the tiou up all the people he's insulted, that's more than half the population of the united states. >> reporter: and letting her surrogates take on the e-mail controversy, president obama speaking out for the first time, seeming to take a swipe at the fbi director's timing. >> there is a norm that, you know, when there are investigations, we don't operate on innuendo, we don't operate on incomplete information.

kristen welker brings us up to speed. >> reporter: donald trump at his palm beach estate, eager to show he's not just relaxing, tweeting, trying to get carriere company to stay in the u.s., in the midst of a move to mexico was a constant target on the campaign trail. carriere, so far, no intelligence officials telling nbc news, mr. trump has received only two intelligence briefings since the election. far fewer than the near daily briefings expected. >> he is risking the security of the united states. >> reporter: the "washington post" reported the news, saying mike pence is getting briefed almost every day. the sessions designed to give a security agencies, as well as the cia's covert operations. during president obama's transition, he requested extra briefings. president george w. bush got into a daily routine after the florida recount. >> there is nothing as important as the briefings for the president of the united states. if he discould wants them, of course, it is possible there could be ramifications. >> reporter: in response, the trump transition team stressing national security

we get more from nbc's kristen welker. [ chants ] >> reporter: anti-trump protests erupted for a third night. in portland, oregon, demonstrators vandalized property, spray painted messages like "dump trump." police say the worst damage was done by a small group of anarchists. in all more than 20 arrested. early this morning, president-elect trump tweeted "love the fact that this small group of protesters last night have passion for our great country." a major change in tone from last night when he sounded more like candidate trump. "professional protesters incited by the media are protesting. very unfair." this all comes amid some reports of racially charged actions across the country. in bucks county, pennsylvania, offensive graffiti found in the stalls of two school bathrooms including a swastika and a warning -- if trump wins, watch out. fears setting in for some students. >> it's just an act against human decency. it doesn't really matter which side of the political spectrum you're on, it's not right. >> reporter: and concerns, trump's rhetoric from the trail has trickled down. >>

nbc's kristen welker has more. >> reporter: president-elect donald trump with a thanksgiving message for the nation. >> it's my prayer that on this thanksgiving, we begin to heal our divisions, move forward as one country. >> reporter: it comes as he's trying to diversify his cabinet, tapping two women, including 44-year-old south carolina governor nikki haley to serve as ambassador to the u.n. haley, whose parents immigrated from india, is a rising star in the republican party. she was sharply critical of trump during the primary. >> i will not stop until we fight a man that chooses not to disavow the kkk. >> reporter: but taking a more measured tone after meeting with the president-elect last week. >> i did vote for him, and i was absolutely thrilled to see him win. >> reporter: haley earned national praise for leading the call to take down the confederate flag in south carolina in the wake of the e manual ame church masser can. she also supported a block on new syrian refugees entering her state, something trump also supported. governor haley made eight international trips but lac

let's begin in 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 until election day, clinton is sharpening her attacks. with polls tight in florida, hillary clinton adding a surprise stop today, and 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 dangerous vision and behavior of people who support donald trump. >> reporter: clinton reviving old attacks, looking to put the spotlight back on trump. >> by the tiou insulted, that's more than half the population of the united states. >> reporter: and letting her surrogates take on the e-mail controversy, president obama speaking out for the first time, seeming to take a swipe at the fbi director's timing. >> there is a norm that, you know, when there are investigations, we don't operate on innuendo, we don't operate on incomplete information. we don't o

thanks to katy tur and kristen welker advancing both candidates today. with usa today and alan gomez. kristen was talking about trying to attract the hispanic vote in nevada and arizona. what are you seeing here on the ground? in key demographics and an interesting demographic. multi complex demographic hispanic voters come from all over. what are you seeing from the clinton campaign here in florida? >> what you are seeing from both sides is a big push in the last couple of weeks to get them. but it's really been difficult for the trump campaign because they are playing catch-up. the clinton campaign has 2-1, the number of field offices in florida. they have outspent trump 2-1 in florida. trying to get to the hispanic vote in florida is different from trying to get to arizona and other places because of how diverse it is here. president obama won the hispanic vote by 44 points in 2012. that seem year we eh won by 21 points with the hispanic votes because of the outside influence of the cuban vote in florida. >> more republican against the obama policies

trump received his first intelligence briefing as president-elect today. >> kristen welker, thank you. >>> new questions raised this evening about the president-elect's tangled web of business ties at home and around the world. many of which remain hidden because he's not released his tax returns. that is prompting concerns about possible conflicts of interests. there are also questions about the role trump's children will play in the white house, in particular, the strong influence of trump's son-in-law jared kushner. we have it all covered for you, starting with nbc's katy tur. >> reporter: when donald trump takes the oath of office, he'll be able to see his newest property from the capitol steps. the old post office, trump's d.c. hotel is owned by the federal government. so trump is now his own landlord. blurred lines across a trump administration, how much will trump be involved in his own business, and how much will his family be involved in his presidency. nbc news has learned from a senior government official, the transition team inquired about top secret security clearance for

thank you for that, kristen welker. let's go to jacob rascon in denver. he's with the trump campaign. good early morning to you out there, jacob. what more are we hearing from the protester last night? >> so this is somebody who came to the trump rally like many other protesters have, to hold up their sign and protest of the republican nominee. this is one of those republicans who decided to come, not somebody who supported bernie sanders or hillary clinton like we usual asee. so this person says he walked up, pushed his way quietly through the crowd, got up right in front of the stage and held up a sign that said "republicans against trump." and that's when he said people started pulling him and hitting him. take a listen. >> when i pulled out the sign, people around me were trying to grab the sign. the people around me are booing and saying get out of here and yelling profanities. then all of a sudden, because they couldn't grab the sign, or whatever happened, bam. i get tackled by all these people. and somebody yelled somebody about a gun. so that's wh

joined by her husband, the obamas, bon jovi, and bruce springsteen. >> kristen welker in philadelphia, thank you. let's bring in the you've got an insightful look of how people feel about this election. >> it gets to the november 9th problem in this country. how do bring the people together. we asked people to give us a word or phrase on what they think of each candidate. this is a word cloud of what clinton voters think of trump. nasty words. misogynist, sexist, womanizer, racist, biggot. you're thinking how would these folks handle a president trump. take a look at what clinton. crooked, corrupt, liar, dishonest. now you wonder, how does a president clinton govern trump voters. i think it's going to be a huge challenge to bring this country together no matter who wins. but for what it's worth, the entire country is fed up with this presidential election. one of our pollsters did this at a focus group and he said, tell us what this campaign smells to you like. skunk, rotten egg, and i have a picture of a cow here, but it isn't the snout we're pointing out here. it's what comes out on

nbc's kristen welker has that story years ago, georgia congressman tom price has been proposing ways to dismantle it. >> a mandate that the government tells you what kind of health care you've got to have? is that what you want? >> no! >> reporter: now as president-elect trump's pick for secretary of health and human services, he has his chance. mr. trump's promise to eliminate obamacare could leave the 28 million people currently enrolled, in limbo. he says obamacare has helped him manage his diabetes. and while mr. trump has said he's open to protecting those with preexisting conditions, koons isn't convinced. >> it's about trying to stay alive. i can't live without insulin. it's not a choice that i have insulin. i either get it or i die. >> reporter: kate gonzedo is worrying too, wondering if her birth control plan will be scrapped. if obamacare is repealed. so she opted for a longer lasting iud. >> i made the appointment right after the election, because of provided to me in the next four years. >> reporter: jim harrell says his virginia beach community has been hit hard by the r

we sort of wait here to be surprised. >> cal, standby for us, lets talk to kristen welker. lets talk about the potential that he has a role in trump's future. >> reporter: some officials here -- that's just not the case. our jason miller earlier today on the press about whether he's advising the trump's transition team whether he's apart of the team. he said he's not apart of the team and sort of dodged the question about whether or not gaffney have visited trump tower over the past 48 hours and indication were getting possible. he's done some advising at an a arm's length. they don't want more negative headlines in the wake of appointi appointing stephen bannon and bannon is a controversial figure and he used to be with bright bart news. that's not representatives of stephen bannon. they're trying to say nothing to say here. he's one that promotes diversity. we have a little bit of what jason miller had to say about this today, take a listen. >> okay, and we don't have that sound bite. he defended the character and the nature of stephen bannon, he will be someone that'll p

. >> we'll see what happens on tuesday, jacob, thank you, kristen welker is traveling with the clinton campaign and will be joining us. mark murray, are there fractures in the red firewall could split as we see this splits. >> yes, let me walk you through donald trump's strategy over the next three days to do the ten state splits. we are calling that hillary clinton's blue firewall, the states of wisconsin and pennsylvania. that's one region and then you know donald trump has to be able to win the must-win florida and north carolina. if he does not win any of those states, this race is over. he has to be able to hone onto that. he wants to be able to go out to the west and see if he could pick off a state like colorado, for example, that helps him out. just to kind of show you then, you know, hillary clinton's blitz and where she's campaigning is much different. she's going to be hunkering down in that blue firewall particularly when you talk about pennsylvania and where she's going to be in michigan and detroit later tonight. >> kristen welker is joining us now. >> kristen is travelin

>> kristen welker down in florida. thank you. >>> new york city officials are taking extra steps to secure tomorrow's macy's thanksgiving day parade. after an al qaeda publication suggested the parade would be quote an excellent target. officials stress there is no known threat to the parade. but extra barriers sniffing the scent of explosives will be out of the air will be working the crowds. it was just two months ago of course the city was rocked by a bomb that exploded in manhattan's chelsea neighborhood. another was removed and disarmed by the nypd's elite bomb squad. tonight, in an nbc news exclusive, lester spends time with members of that team, who risk their lives to get that bomb off the street before it could kill. >> it was a miracle no a bomb exploding in the heart of manhattan. and where there's one, experience tells police there's often a second. in this case, it was discovered four blocks away. >> unequivocally, we could say anybody in proximity would receive a very serious, if not life-threatening inju

we get more from nbc's kristen welker. [ chants ] erupted for a third night. in portland, oregon, demonstrators vandalized property, spray painted messages like "dump trump." police say the worst damage was done by a small group of anarchists. in all more than 20 arrested. early this morning, president-elect trump tweeted "love the fact that this small group of protesters last night have passion for our great country." a major change in tone from last night when he sounded more like candidate trump. "professional protesters incited by the media are protesting. very unfair." of racially charged actions across the country. in bucks county, pennsylvania, offensive graffiti found in the stalls of two school bathrooms including a swastika and a warning -- if trump wins, watch out. fears setting in for some students. >> it's just an act against human decency. it doesn't really matter which side of the political spectrum you're on, it's not right. >> reporter: and concerns, trump's rhetoric from the trail has trickled down. >> discourse in this country has country th

. >> kristen welker, same question. what can we learn about strategy from the travel schedule, and is she off comey entirely in most of her speech? >> we haven't heard about comey. in terms of her travel schedule, she'll be hitting a lot of battleground states in the coming days. pensacola, florida. tomorrow she heads for michigan, a reliably blue state. some are wondering if she's getting jittery. they want to make sure she's there because michigan doesn't have early voting. in terms of what we're doing tonight, brian, this is her first stop in arizona. this is a reliably red state, and this is her second largest crowd of this campaign cycle. more than 14,000 people so far, according to the campaign. the reason why arizona is significant, secretary clinton had planned to come here before that latest fbi scandal broke. it was a show of strength, a way to really run up the score. the campaign thinks the state is competitive. of course, now we're seeing donald trump open up a little bit more of a lead, her campaign tellin

let's begin in 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 sharpening her attacks. with polls tight in florida, hillary clinton adding a surprise stop today, and 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 dangerous vision and behavior of people who support donald trump. >> reporter: clinton reviving old attacks, looking to put the spotlight back on trump. >> by the time you add up all the people he's insulted, that's more than half the population of the united states. >> reporter: and letting her surrogates take on the e-mail controversy, president obama speaking out for the first time, seeming to take a swipe at the fbi director's timing. >> there is a norm that, you know, when there are investigations, we don't operate on innuen

kristen welker, nbc news, washington. >>> the president-elect is riding into office on the strength of some critical blocks of voters including white women who went for donald trump over hillary clinton by a 10% margin. as our harry smith explains, some women weren't so vocal about their support before the election, but that is starting to change. >> reporter: terri gimple is having lunch with her grandkids. supporting donald trump wasn't something she was public about. you are out of the closet now? >> i'm out of the closet now, but that's okay. i'm losing friends over it. do. >> reporter: she voted for trump and against hillary clinton. >> i came to my decision because i don't trust hillary. >> he called everybody american, and that's what i believe. >> reporter: women for trump. ellen cox, a navy veteran and small business owner, was with trump almost from the beginning. >> i did not vote very a parish priest, and i didn't vote for a sunday school teacher. i who is going to take my country back and to protect all americans. >> reporter: the allegations of impropriety, his language,