i want to go to pete williams in washington. what are you learning? >> according to law enforcement officials getting a little clearer picture here, emphasis on little clearer picture. what happened is at watts hall, this engineering, mechanical building here on the campus of ohio state university two men in a car drove into a crowd of people around that building. why the people were there, whether they came out of the building because of a fire alarm or later wasn't clear. some were injured when they were hit by the car. some were cut by a large man wielding a large knife. one of the attackers, we are told and the university more or less confirms this, was shot and killed. he's 20 years old. we are not reporting his name. a second person, we believe the other person who we believe was in the car ran into a nearby parking garage and was arrested there. so we believe there were two people involved in this attack. and none of the victims take to area hospitals suffered gunshot wounds. though the initial alert from the campus was active shooter, it doesn

here to break it down for us is pete williams. pete, we're just now hearing about this. get us up to speed and tell us what we have to know. >> this lawsuit has been filed in state court in nevada by the donald trump campaign. and what they claim is that the voting was improper on early voting day on friday, that people were allowed to vote after the polls closed. and sthee not have been. now, like many state, nevada has a law that says if are you in line when the polls close, you can still vote. all the people who were in line when the polls closed can vote. what the trump campaign krams is will that people were allowed to vote who were not about in line when the polls closed. this was a polling place in clark county, in a hispanic neighborhood. and they claim those votes shouldn't count. it's not clear what the remedy will be here, but there will be a hearing on this and i'm sure that the judge will dispose of this quite quickly. this doesn't sound to me like the kinz of case that has never come up before. this is pretty standard litigating. not sure what the case law

i want to begin with nbc's justice correspondent, pete williams and we'll talk with jim cavanov. >> pete, lead us off on what you are hearing of the sequence of event. >> they believe this was planned. they're trying to find out the motive if they can establish one. there are indication that is the suspect left some kind of message before the attack and they are searching this american's media and looking at previous people that he was in touch with and talking to friends of his. they know who it is, we believe we have a name, we are not reporting of it yet until we can be positive of it. we believe this person is a somali refugee who came to the united states in 2014 and is now a lawful resident who came to the united states fly into jfk airport and lived for a time in dallas and moved to columbus, we leave a student at osu, but we are not certain of that. one of the things that emerged here the last hour or hour an and half or so, one person is involved in the attack. that's an important thing to emphasize. earlier reports suggested based on what eye witness said that there were two. a

pete williams is live with us from washington. we have been following the story since 9:56 eastern time. no clarification still on the status of the suspect or suspects and how people are being treated at the local hospital, how they were injured. >> reporter: right. it's sounding like this was an attempt to hurt people after they left this classroom rather than attacking them inside. even though the initial report at 9:56 was the active shooter, shelter in place. most of the wounded were either cut by a knife or hit by a car. this is what it seems like happened now. we are hearing now from more witnesses and the federal authorities are hearing more from the local police who now have time to brief them now that this is over. a fire alarm was set in watts hall, the mechanical engineering building, classroom building at osu in columbus. at the same time or around that time, there were reports of an explosion. the bomb squad was asked to come. there was a suspicious backpack. there were reports of gunshots whether that's the explosio

i want to bring in pete williams. we are hearing from officials that this attack was planned and intentional. >> police say the bare facts of how it happens indicate that it was intentional. the car driven up to the curb and the driver got out and attacking people with a butcher knife. they wanted to search the car to see if there were any other weapons if there is any note that was left behind so that's understandable why the trunk and the hood would be opened and now they're searching and address associated with the car. they know the owner of the car's name. it is possible that the suspect lived at that same address and one thing that has become clear in the past hour or so. is the authorities now believe just one person was involved in this attack. earlier reports of a second person that had fled to a parking garage because they had witness reports saying that but now the police say no, just one person involved in this attack. we are not reporting the name until it is confirmed to us. we believe this is a somali r

i'm pete williams in for gwen tonight on "washington week." the transition begins. >> it is important for all of party, andess of regardless of political comerences, to now together. mr. trump: i very much look forward to dealing with the president in the future. pete: president-elect donald his agendas plotting knowing he'll have a congress led by republicans. >> donald trump heard a voice in this country that no one else heard. he turned politics on its head will lead ald trump unified republican government. pete: and with the stroke of a can dismantle much of what president obama did through executive orders. courtthere's a supreme vacancy to fill. but overseas, the soon-to-be andident faces uncertainty skepticism from countries concerned about his foreign policy. democrats, their historic nominee conceded the race with a optimism. hope and secretary clinton: donald trump is going to be our president. we owe him an open mind and the chance to lead. left but the party is scrambling to find a new path and new leadership. discontentedw voters

thank you very much, pete williams. all right, we are going to talk to someone from the trump campaign about what this means. communications director jason miller right after this. ♪ ♪ mark: joining us now is jason miller, communications advisor to donald trump's presidential campaign. he is in gotham city. jason, i know you have gotten a rhetorical boost from what director comey did. i know you will so your supporters are energized, but do you have any empirical data and will you represent to us that you are actually seeing the impact in numbers of the battleground states or too soon? jason: the numbers started moving this past week with the news of the obamacare premium increases. that is what really got the numbers moving in a big way. beyond that the news about the , clinton inc. e-mails and this memo about how they will use the clinton foundation as a for-profit operation. $66 million and, of course, the big bombshell on friday with the news about anthony weiner's laptop and the 650,000 e-mails. this entire inv

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we want to bring in our justice correspondent, pete williams in washington. pete, what's the latest you're hearing from your sources on the status of the review of those e-mails? >> well, despite a round-the-clock effort, they say investigators are nowhere near being finished analyzing the e-mails found on neath wiener's laptop. a senior official says the work is going smoothly, no technical problems, but that progress is slow. there's no answer yet to one big question. how many of the e-mails are duplicates of the tens of thousands already checked by the fbi in investigating the clinton e-mail server. fbi director james comey and attorney general loretta lynch had a brief private meeting yesterday. justice officials say both agreed on the need to move quickly to get the e-mail work done. a senior official tonight says there's just no way to tell how long this is going to take, no progress bar at the bottom of the computer screen. they say it's impossible to know whether we'll have answers by election day. lester? >> pete williams, thank you. >>> so tonight w

we want to bring in our justice correspondent, pete williams in washington. pete, what's the latest you're hearing from your sources on the status of the review of those e-mails? >> well, despite a round-the-clock effort, they say investigators are nowhere near being finished analyzing the e-mails found on neath wiener's laptop. a senior official says the work is going smoothly, no technical problems, but that progress is slow. there's no answer yet to one big question. how many of the e-mails are duplicates of the tens of thousands already checked by the fbi in investigating th fbi director james comey and attorney general loretta lynch had a brief private meeting yesterday. justice officials say both agreed on the need to move quickly to get the e-mail work done. a senior official tonight says there's just no way to tell how long this is going to take, no progress bar at the bottom of the computer screen. they say it's impossible to know whether we'll have answers by election day. lester? >> pete williams, over, it all comes down to the map and mining the 2

we're going to have the latest from pete williams in just a few minutes. the clinton campaign obviously breathing a big sigh of relief even though the damage may have been done. we are glad to see the fbi director as found, as we were confident that he would, that he has confirmed the conclusion that he reached in july and we're glad that this matter is resolved. the trump campaign, well, guess what they did? they went back after the fbi when the fbi revived the investigation, going so far as to suggest clinton would be indicted. the candidate himself didn't mention the updated news today in his stop in minnesota. here's kellyanne conway with steven kornacki a few minutes ago attempting to put the best possible spin on this latest decision. >> let obesity fair. she lied about the server, lied about the number of devices, she lied about having classified information. the fact that she put your and my security at risk does not change. it doesn't change october 28th and it doesn't change today. >> conway also argued the trump campaign has not been making this

we want to bring in our justice correspondent, pete williams. what's the latest you're hearing? >> well, despite a round-the-clock effort, they say investigators are nowhere near being finished analyzing the e-mails found on neath wiener's laptop. a there's no answer yet to one big question. how many of the e-mails are dupe cats fbi in investigating the clinton e-mail server. fbi director james comey and attorney general loretta lynch had a brief private meeting yesterday. justice officials say they both agreed on the need to move quickly to get the work done. there's just no way to tell how long it's going to take, no progress bar at the bottom of the computer screen. they say it's impossible to know whether we'll have answers by election day. >> pete williams, thank you. >>> so tonight with one week until this over, it all comes down to the map and mining the 270 electoral college votes needed to win. after a series of october surprises, the picture is in plucks as we hit the november home stretch. where do things stand right now? no one better to ask than our moderator of "me

>> pete williams, thank you. over, it all comes down to the map and mining the 270 electoral college votes needed to win. after a series of october surprises, the picture is in flux, as we hit the november home stretch. where do things stand right now? no one better to ask than our political director, the moderator of "meet the press," chuck todd. chuck, lay it out for us. >> a week ago, we were talking about a potential democratic wave. but with the fbi investigation reignited, it's clinton's path to 270 has narrowed. this was the map before the fbi announcement. clinton looked to be over 270. now, let me walk you through it. the toss-up state is nevada. after that, everything is moving from her column to toss-up. north carolina, new hampshire, colorado, wisconsin, seem to be the states that have moved into toss-up. look what that does. she needs now a path to 270. trump meanwhile feels good about georgia, arizona, and utah, that the republican him. florida, north carolina, ohio, and iowa. look where that would

we want to bring in our justice correspondent, pete williams. what's the latest you're hearing? >> well, despite a round-the-clock effort, they say investigators are nowhere near being finished analyzing the e-mails found on neath wiener's laptop. a yet to one big question. how many of the e-mails are dupe cats of tens of thousands already checked by the fbi in investigating the clinton e-mail server. fbi director james comey and attorney general loretta lynch had a brief private meeting yesterday. justice officials say they both agreed on the need to move quickly to get the work done. there's just no way to tell how long it's going to take, no bottom of the computer screen. they say it's impossible to know whether we'll have answers by election day. >> pete williams, thank you. >>> so tonight with one week until this campaign is finally over, it all comes down to the map and mining the 270 electoral college votes needed to win. after a series of october surprises, the picture is in plucks as we hit the november home stretch. where do things stand right now? no one better to ask

>> pete williams at the supreme court for us tonight, thanks. only in the presidential race, but also in the balance of power in congress. the gop holding control of both the house and the senate. nbc's casey hunt has a look at the new faces about to make waves. >> before tuesday, it was hard for donald trump to find a friend in washington. even in his own party. >> why don't you want to talk about mr. trump in. >> i choose not to. >> president trump is moving in down the street from speaker paul ryan and senate ma started to come around. >> i think what donald trump pulled off is an enormous political feat. it's an enormous feat in that he heard the voices that were out there that other people weren't hearing and he earned a mandate. >> the american people have spoken. >> republican leaders were privately surprised their vulnerable senate incumbents hung on across the map. winning at least a 51-seat majority. >> god bless florida, thank you. >> and expected to win the house as well. with control of the white house and congress, republicans have

i want to bring in msnbc news justice correspondent pete williams. he's tracking developments on that story us. what's the latest out of this nevada suit? >> reporter: the latest is the judge just held a hearing on the request from the lawyers for donald trump. they argued that the polls were allowed to stay open improperly in four polls places in las vegas on friday, the last day for early voting. they make two claims, basically. they say that the election officials decided early in the process, basically o that day, to let the polls stay open until 10:00 instead of 8:00. they say that's a violation of the law because the county had to post in advance what the closing times were. they say doing it later was illegal. secondly, they say it's unfair to let some polls stay open and not others. that disadvantaged one political party to the comparison of another. secondly, they say people who showed up late were allowed to vote even if they got in line after the scheduled closing time. both of those are problems, they say. they wanted the judge to order t

>> peter alexander and pete williams, kasie hunt. pete williams, let's say hillary clinton gets elected. she's president of the united states. how likely is it this investigation and other investigations continue well into her first term? is this something that's going to loom othver her presidency should she be elected? >> if you asked me in july if this would be over, i would have said yes but they're in a position now if they find more e-mails, they'll have to look at them. that's certainly true but impossible to predict whether others turn up. it does seem with the passage of time, the fewer and fewer of them will be apparent but they'll look at whatever they have to is the easy way to say. i just can't predict it. >> justice correspondent pete williams. >> craig? >> go ahead, kasie. >> reporter: i was going to say, politically, yes, there's no question. the oversight chair is out saying that after he switched from unendorsing trump to saying he voted for him. it's very clear that we're in for quite the run of digging into the cl

nbc's pete williams is here to translate that letter. and the most likely threat to our voting machines is not hacking. it is the old age of those voting machines. some of them are definitely going to break down. we'll tell you what to do if that happens to you on tuesday. >>> a november surprise. >> the review of these new e-mails is over. the recommendation from july that no charges should be brought stands. >> aides on clinton's plane relieved. >> i don't believe it's politically good or bad. we have not made this the centerpiece of our messaging. >> if she were to win we could very well have a sitting president under felony indictment and ultimately a criminal trial. >> the only one facing trial is going to be donald trump because of trump university. >> at trump university we teach success. it's going to happen to you. >> this campaign has taken away his twitter. >> real geniuses. >> if somebody starts tweeting at 3:00 in the morning because snl made fun of you -- >> this whole election has been so mean. >> i just feel gross all the

our justice correspondent pete williams has been working his sources and has late details for us. >> reporter: police and federal agents tonight are searching the apartment where they say the attacker abdul razak ali artan lived. they're going through his social media and interviewing family and friends, looking for a motive. law enforcement officials say shortly before art an plowed car, this rant was posted on what appears to be his facebook page, saying attacks on muslims around the world, quote, led to a boiling point. i can't take it anymore. authorities say he was born in somalia, fled with his family to pakistan in 2007, and came to the u.s. through jfk airport in 2014. he was a lawful, permanent u.s. resident. investigators are looking at whether he was inspired by overseas terrorist propaganda. both isis and al qaeda have urged followers with vehicles or knives. just two months ago, isis claimed credit for a knife attack that hurt nine people at a minnesota shopping mall. and french police say a truck attack in july that killed 84 people in nice was inspired by isis. univers

pete williams, nbc news, washington. >>> we'll take a break here. in a moment, just in time for thanksgiving, travel rush. the new innovation that could make the huge headache over losing your luggage a thing of the past. >>> also the crime that gripped the nation. the hit netflix series "making a murderer," tonight the brand-new development in the story that will be of interest to anyone who plans to fly over the coming holiday season. or anyone who's ever experienced the frustration of an airline losing a bag. delta air lines said today it was nearly finished rolling out an upgrade to the tracking system that it hopes will soon make it highly unlikely anyone will lose a bag again. nbc's tom costello explains. >> reporter: it's a $50 million upgrade right there, embedded in the delta luggage tag, a tiny microchip and antenna that could one day make losing your bag a thing of the past. >> 12 minutes to go. flight leaves at 12:07. >> reporter: in baltimore today, we saw how it works. the moment the bag is checked, it transmits its consist tan gps loc

we get more on her life and legacy from nbc's pete williams. ? ? >> good even i gwen ifill. >> reporter: one of the most successful african american women in journalism, co-anchor of the pbs news hour and moderator of the network's washington week. >> their greater vulnerability was on things like the tax return. >> reporter: the daughter of a methodist minister, she started as a paper reporter in boston where she faced racism on the job. she moved on to the washington post and "the new york times" before becoming a television correspondent, joining nbc news in 1994 to >> involving the president, the first lady, and their political supporters. >> reporter: then came the switch to pbs in 1999. >> washington week. >> reporter: for what became washington week with gwen ifill. >> as we welcome governor palin and senator biden. >> reporter: widely respected for her reporting, she moderated the vice presidential debates in 2004 and 2008. president obama, one of the rising black figures she wrote about in her best-selling 2009 book, praised her today. >>

pete williams, nbc news, walk. >> i can till as somebody kind of growing up, starting a journalism career, shelves an inspirational model to me as well. >>> just ahead, burglars spread secrets how they are break nook your home. >>> plus a drink a day can deep the doctor away. you are watching "early today." home. plus the doctor says, why a drink a day can keep the doctor more "earning something you love" per roll bounty is more absorbent, so the roll can last 50% longer than the leading ordinary brand. so you get more "life" per roll. bounty, the quicker picker upper ?? happy thanks for giving! thanks for giving lien the strength to outrun her brother. thanks for giving victor the energy to be the rowdiest fan. and joseph, the ability to see monsters. when you choose walgreens, you choose to make a difference... like how every vitamin and flu shot you get at walgreens helps give life-changing vitamins and vaccines... to children in need. so, really... happy thanks for giving! >> here's a wow, look at this, three cows looks like they're on a golf tee, stranded in new zealand after an eart

>> pete williams at the supreme court for us tonight, thanks. only in the presidential race, but also in the balance of power in congress. the gop holding control of both the house and the senate. nbc's casey hunt has a look at the new faces about to make waves. >> before tuesday, it was hard for donald trump to find a friend in washington. even in his own party. >> why don't you want to talk about mr. trump in. >> i choose not to. >> president trump is moving in down the street from speaker paul ryan and senate majority lea m on wednesday, they started to come around. >> i think what donald trump pulled off is an enormous political feat. it's an enormous feat in that he heard the voices that were out there that other people weren't hearing and he earned a mandate. >> the american people have spoken. >> republican leaders were privately surprised their vulnerable senate incumbents hung on across the map. winning at least a 51-seat majority. >> god bless florida, thank you. >> and expected to win the house as well. with control of the white house

we want to bring in our justice correspondent, pete williams. what's the latest you're hearing? >> well, despite a round-the-clock effort, they say investigators are nowhere near being finished analyzing the e-mails found on neath wiener's laptop. a there's no answer yet to one big question. e-mails are dupe cats of tens of thousands already checked by the fbi in investigating the clinton e-mail server. fbi director james comey and attorney general loretta lynch had a brief private meeting yesterday. justice officials say they both agreed on the need to move quickly to get the work done. there's just no way to tell how long it's going to take, no progress bar at the bottom of the computer screen. they say it's answers by election day. >> pete williams, thank you. >>> so tonight with one week until this campaign is finally over, it all comes down to the map and mining the 270 electoral college votes needed to win. after a series of october surprises, the picture is in plucks as we hit the november home stretch. where do things stand right now? no one better to ask than our modera

pete williams, nbc news, walk. >> i can till as somebody kind of growing up, starting a journalism career, shelves an inspirational model to me as well. >>> just ahead, burglars spread secrets how they are break nook your home. >>> plus a drink a day can deep the doctor away. you are watching "early today." you are watching "early today." home. plus the doctor says, why a drink a day can keep the doctor more "earning something you love" per roll bounty is more absorbent, so the roll can last 50% longer than the leading ordinary brand. so you get more "life" per roll. bounty, the quicker picker upper ? happy thanks for giving! thanks for giving lien the strength to outrun her brother. thanks for giving victor the energy to be the rowdiest fan. and joseph, the ability to see monsters. when you choose walgreens, you choose to make a difference... like how every vitamin and flu shot you get at walgreens helps give life-changing vitamins and vaccines... to children in need. so, really... happy thanks for giving! jiggery-pokery. >> this is 7news now. >> christa: good morning. tuesday. we're goo

pete williams, nbc news, washington. >>> we'll take a break here. in a moment, just in time for thanksgiving, travel rush. the new innovation that could make the huge headache over losing your luggage a thing of the past. >>> also the crime that gripped the nation. the hit netflix series "making a murderer," tonight the brand-new development in the case. >> we're back with a story that will be of interest to anyone who plans to fly over the coming holiday season. or anyone who's ever experienced the frustration of an airline losing a bag. delta air lines said today it was nearly finished rolling out an upgrade to the tracking system that it hopes will soon make it highly unlikely anyone will lose a bag again. nbc's tom costello explains. >> reporter: it's a $50 million upgrade that most passengers will never see. right there, embedded in the delta luggage tag, a tiny microchip and antenna that could one day make losing your bag a thing of the past. >> 12 minutes to go. flight leaves at 12:07. >> reporter: in baltimore today, we saw how it works. the

we get more on her life and legacy from nbc's pete williams. ? ? >> good evening, i'm gwen the most successful african american women in journalism, co-anchor of the pbs news hour and moderator of the network's washington week. >> their greater vulnerability was on things like the tax return. >> reporter: the daughter of a methodist minister, she started as a paper reporter in boston where she faced racism on the job. she moved on to the washington post and "the new york times" before becoming a television correspondent, joining nbc news in 1994 to cover congress and prosecutors. president, the first lady, and their political supporters. >> reporter: then came the switch to pbs in 1999. >> washington week. >> reporter: for what became washington week with gwen ifill. >> as we welcome governor palin and senator biden. >> reporter: widely respected for her reporting, she moderated the vice presidential debates in 2004 and 2008. president obama, one of the rising black figures she wrote about in her best-selling 2009 book, praised her today. >> she wa

we get more on her life and legacy from nbc's pete williams. ? ? >> reporter: one of the most successful african american women in journalism, co-anchor of the pbs news hour and moderator of the network's washington week. >> their greater vulnerability was on things like the tax return. >> reporter: the daughter of a methodist minister, she started as a paper reporter in boston where she faced racism on the job. she moved on to the washington post and "the new york times" before becoming a television correspondent, joining nbc news in 1994 to president, the first lady, and their political supporters. >> reporter: then came the switch to pbs in 1999. >> washington week. >> reporter: for what became washington week with gwen ifill. >> as we welcome governor palin and senator biden. >> reporter: widely respected for her reporting, she moderated the vice presidential debates in 2004 and 2008. president obama, one of the rising black figures she wrote about in her best-selling 2009 book, praised her today. >> she w role model for young women and girls w

>> pete williams, thank you. >>> there's high drama once again tonight at trump tower. president-elect trump pushing baseless claims that millions voted illegally in the election, costing him the popular vote. there's no evidence of that. meantime, there are reports of deep divisions over perhaps the biggest decision the president-elect will have to make before taking office. we get details from nbc's hallie jackson. >> reporter: reality with another possible pick for secretary of state. retired general david petraeus. >> very good conversation and we'll see where it goes from here. >> reporter: a top transition source tells nbc news, petraeus is being considered for multiple high-level posts, despite pleading guilty for mishandling classified information, and donald trump's attacks against hillary clinton, investigated for doing the same. later cleared by the fbi. petraeus's appearance highlighting the infighting over who should lead the state department. divisions, between backers of judy giuliani, a long-time loyalist, and mitt romney, a former never trump leader, co

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pete williams nbc news washington. >>> reminder nbc special election coverage begins at 7:00 p.m. eastern time 4:00 p.m. pacific on tuesday night. >>> we'll be right back. >>> we're back with some intriguing health news. it's well known that so-called good bacteria in the stomach can promote overall health. and now there's a growing belief it may be good for the brain helping everything from mood to memory. it's lead to explosive sales of new supplements called psycho biotics. do they work? dr. john torres takes a look. >> reporter: kim carlisle's kitchen looks like a high school chemistry lab. >> it's like a giant dose of gut health. >> reporter: she's making a homemade version of a capsule stuffed with live bacteria she grew in her kitchen. >> reporter: bottoms up. >> reporter: the virginia mother said before she started taking the psycho biotics, major stress almost left her incapacitated. >> i wasn't in control. i couldn't calm down. >> reporter: the result of her own struggle with mental health issues and caring for three special needs children. her psychiatrist recommended t

>> pete williams, thank you. >>> there's high drama once again tonight at trump tower. president-elect trump pushing baseless claims that millions voted illegally in the election, costing him the popular vote. there's no evidence of that. meantime, there are reports of deep divisions over perhaps the biggest decision the president-elect will have to make before taking office. we get details from nbc's hallie jackson. >> reporter: reality show drama at trump tower's revolving door with another possible pick for secretary of state. retired general david petraeus. >> very good conversation and we'll see where it goes from here. >> reporter: a top transition source tells nbc news, petraeus is being considered for multiple high-level posts, despite pleading guilty for mishandling classified information, and donald trump's attacks against hillary clinton, investigated for doing the same. later cleared by the fbi. petraeus's appearance highlighting the infighting over who should lead the state department. in trump's orbit, divisions, between backers of judy giuliani, a long-ti

we want to bring in our justice correspondent, pete williams. what's the latest you're hearing? >> well, despite a round-the-clock effort, they say investigators are nowhere near being finished analyzing the e-mails found on neath wiener's laptop. a there's no answe question. how many of the e-mails are dupe cats of tens of thousands already checked by the fbi in investigating the clinton e-mail server. fbi director james comey and attorney general loretta lynch had a brief private meeting yesterday. justice officials say they both agreed on the need to move quickly to get the work done. there's just no way to tell how long it's going to take, no progress bar at the bottom of the computer whether we'll have answers by election day. >> pete williams, thank you. >>> so tonight with one week until this campaign is finally over, it all comes down to the map and mining the 270 electoral college votes needed to win. after a series of october surprises, the picture is in plucks as we hit the november home stretch. where do things stand right now? no one better to ask than our moderator

we get more on her life and legacy from nbc's pete williams. ? ? >> good evening, i'm en >> reporter: one of the most successful african american women in journalism, co-anchor of the pbs news hour and moderator of the network's washington week. >> their greater vulnerability was on things like the tax return. >> reporter: the daughter of a methodist minister, she started as a paper reporter in boston where she faced racism on the job. she moved on to the washington post and "the new york times" before becoming a television correspondent, joining nbc news in 1994 to cover congress and lady, and their political supporters. >> reporter: then came the switch to pbs in 1999. >> washington week. >> reporter: for what became washington week with gwen ifill. >> as we welcome governor palin and senator biden. >> reporter: widely respected for her reporting, she moderated the vice presidential debates in 2004 and 2008. president obama, one of the rising black figures she wrote about in her best-selling 2009 book, praised her today. >> she was an women and g

nbc's pete williams reports. >> good evening. i'm gwen ifill. >> she was one of the most successful african-american women in journalism. co-anchor of the pbs news hour and moderator of washington week. >> their greater vulnerability was on things like the tax return. >> she started as a newspaper reporter in boston where she faced racism on the job. she moved on to the baltimore evening sun, the "washington post," and "new york times" before becoming a television correspondent, joining nbc news in 1994 to cover congress and politics. >> involving the president, the supporters. >> then came the switch to pbs in 1999. >> washington week. >> for what became washington week with gwen ifill. >> as we welcome governor palin and senator biden. >> widely respected for her reporting, she moderated the vice presidential debates in 2004 and 2008. president obama, one of the rising black figures she wrote about in her west selling 2009 book, praised her. >> she was an especially women and girls. >> her clear-eyed reporting brought dozens of

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her family nbc's pete williams has more on the trail blazer's remarkable life. >> the nation's first female attorney general janet reno held the job longer than anyone in more than 170 years. >> i janet reno do solemnly swear. >> president clinton's third choice, reno came to washington after serving as a miami prosecutor for 15 years. religious cult fearing children were abused. 75 people were killed in a resulting fire which the fbi determined was set by those inside. she won praise for accepting responsibility. >> i approved the plan and i'm responsible for it. i advised the president, but i did not advise him as to the details. >> during her eight years in office, crime dropped steadily, the first decline in decades. she championed drug courts and prm off the streets. she appointed independent councils nine times, they blasted her for failure to do so about campaign financials by president clinton and al gore. but she did appoint kenneth starr to investigate a clinton business deal and later expanded his authority, leading to the impeachment of president clinton over the monica l

>> pete williams, thank you. >>> there's high drama once again tonight at trump tower. president-elect trump pushing baseless claims that millions voted illegally in the election, costing him the popular vote. there's no evidence of that. meantime, there are reports of deep divisions over perhaps the biggest decision the president-elect will have to make before taking office. we get details from nbc's hallie jackson. tower's revolving door with another possible pick for secretary of state. retired general david petraeus. >> very good conversation and we'll see where it goes from here. >> reporter: a top transition source tells nbc news, petraeus is being considered for multiple high-level posts, despite pleading guilty for mishandling classified information, and donald trump's attacks against hillary clinton, investigated for doing the same. later cleared by the fbi. petraeus's appearance highlighting the infighting over who should lead the state in trump's orbit, divisions, between backers of judy giuliani, a long-time loyalist, and mitt romney, a former never trump le

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>> pete williams, thank you. >>> there's high drama once again tonight at trump tower. president-elect trump pushing baseless claims that millions voted illegally in the election, costing him the popular vote. there's no evidence of that. meantime, there are reports of deep divisions over perhaps before making office. we get details from nbc's hallie jackson. >> reporter: reality show drama at trump tower's revolving door with another possible pick for secretary of state. retired general david petraeus. >> very good conversation and we'll see where it goes from here. >> reporter: a top transition source tells nbc news, petraeus is being considered for multiple high-level post,s, despite pleading guilty for mishandling classified information, and donatr for doing the same. later cleared by the fbi. petraeus's appearance highlighting the infighting over who should lead the state department. in trump's orbit, backers of rudy guiliani, a long-time loyalist, and mitt romney, a former never trump leader, coming under unusually public scorn from one of trump's top aides. >> we

>> pete williams, thank you. >>> there's high drama once again tonight at trump tower. president-elect trump pushing baseless claims that millions voted illegally in the election, costing him the popular vote. there's no evidence of that. meantime, there are reports of deep divisions over perhaps the biggest decision the president-elect will have to make before making office. we get details from >> reporter: reality show drama at trump tower's revolving door with another possible pick for secretary of state. retired general david petraeus. >> very good conversation and we'll see where it goes from here. >> reporter: a top transition source tells nbc news, petraeus is being considered for multiple high-level post,s, despite pleading guilty for mishandling classified information, and donald trump's attacks against hillary clinton, investigated for doing the same. later cleared by the fbi. petrae a infighting over who should lead the state department. in trump's orbit, backers of rudy guiliani, a long-time loyalist, and mitt romney, a former never trump leader, coming unde

pete williams nbc news washington. >>> reminder nbc special election coverage begins at 7:00 p.m. eastern time 4:00 p.m. pacific on tuesday night. >>> promoting a sharp mind and good memory. the surprising thing that could make a big difference. also, bringing back the home-cooked meal and all its alright, did you know i was the mommy slam dunk champion? yes, really! don't sound so surprised. let's see it! -oh you're ready. alright, here we go. let's hear the crowd. ahhhh! i go to the right. i go to the left. fake 'em out. mama go up, up, up! she did it. -again? you can't avoid gravity. but unitedhealthcare can help you avoid financial surprises by helping you compare costs and doctor quality ratings. unitedhealthcare i used to blame the weather for my frizz. turns out my curls needed to be stronger to fight back. pantene's pro-v formula makes my curls so strong* they can dry practically frizz free.** because strong is beautiful. get even stronger results with pantene expert, our most intensely concentrated pro-v formula. is now within 1% of verizon. and sprint will save you a ton

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>> pete williams, thank you. >>> there's high drama once again tonight at trump tower. president-elect trump pushing baseless claims that millions voted illegally in the election, costing him the popular vote. there's no evidence of that. meantime, there are reports of deep divisions over perhaps the biggest decision the president-elect will have to make before making office. we get details from >> reporter: reality show drama at trump tower's revolving door with another possible pick for secretary of state. retired general david petraeus. >> very good conversation and we'll see where it goes from here. >> reporter: a top transition source tells nbc news, petraeus is being considered for multiple high-level post,s, despite pleading guilty for mishandling classified information, and donald trump's attacks against hillary clinton, investigated for doing the same. later cleared by the highlighting the infighting over who should lead the state department. in trump's orbit, backers of rudy guiliani, a long-time loyalist, and mitt romney, a former never trump leader, coming u

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