peter alexander has more on an intense day of campaigning. >> donald trump of the final hours trying to cook up a winning formula making no announcement. >> hillary clinton will be under investigation for a long, long time. for her many crimes against our nation and our people and democracy. campaign manager kellyanne conway, pounced on the news. >> i sure hope it is thorough. >> the november's surprise has no impact. >> this is water gate. >> tonight top aids telling nbc news that trump is speaking at the right time. >> michigan has not gone republicans since 1998. the latest polls showing clinton with a four point lead but trump's aid insisted that it is a dead heat and trump's job methods. this afternoon of his first all campaign. >> it is great to be back in minnesota today. >> so important for me to come here to campaign for your vote. trump making no mention of the chaotic scene last night, rushed off stage by secret service in reno. someone yelling gun as the crowd turned on protesters. >> terrorists from all these people who were kicking me and grabbing me in the crotch andea

peter alexander has more on an intense day of campaigning. >> donald trump of the final hours trying to cook up a winning will be under investigation for a long, long time. for her many crimes against our nation and our people and democracy. campaign manager kellyanne conway, pounced on the news. >> i sure hope it is thorough. >> the november's surprise has no impact. >> this is >> tonight top aids telling nbc news that trump is speaking at the right time. >> michigan has not gone republicans since 1998. the latest polls showing clinton with a four point lead but trump's aid insisted that it is a dead heat and trump's job methods. also, on the radar, a this afternoon of his first all campaign. >> it is great to be back in minnesota today. >> so important for me to come here to campaign for your vote. trump making no mention of the chaotic scene last night, rushed off stage by secret service in reno. someone yelling gun as the crowd turned on protesters. >> terrorists from all these people who were kicking me and grabbing me in the crotch and beating the cr says he did not have a gun

peter alexander has more on an intense day of campaigning. >> donald trump of the final hours trying to cook up a winning formula making no announcement. >> hillary clinton will be under investigation for a long, long time. for her many crimes against our nation and our people and democracy. campaign manager kellyanne conway, pounced on the news. >> i sure hope it is thorough. >> the november's surprise has no impact. >> this is telling nbc news that trump is speaking at the right time. >> michigan has not gone republicans since 1998. the latest polls showing clinton with a four point lead but trump's aid insisted that it is a dead heat and trump's job methods. this afternoon of his first all campaign. >> it is great to be back in minnesota today. >> so important for me to come here to campaign for your vote. trump making no mention of the chaotic scene last night, rushed off stage by secret service in reno. someone yelling gun as the crowd turned on protesters. >> terrorists from all these people who were kicking me and grabbing me in the cr a >> the secret service says he did not h

peter alexander has more on an intense day of campaigning. >> donald trump of the final hours trying to cook up a winning formula making no mentions of the fbi's announcement. >> hillary clinton will be under investigation for a long, long time. for her many crimes against our nation and our people and democracy. campaign manager thorough. >> the november's surprise has no impact. >> this is bigger than water gate. >> tonight top aids telling nbc news that trump is speaking at the right time. >> michigan has n gone republicans since 1998. the latest polls showing clinton with a four point lead but trump's aid insisted that it is a dead heat and trump's job methods. also, on the radar, a long shot, minnesota, trump rallied there this afternoon of his first all campaign. >> it is great to be back in minnesota today. >> so important for me to come here to campaign for your mention of the chaotic scene last night, rushed off stage by secret service in reno. someone yelling gun as the crowd turned on protesters. >> terrorists from all these people who were kicking me and grabbing me in th

we begin with peter alexander on the trump campaign. >> reporter: is there anyone isn't glad the campaign is over? . >> the last day of our campaign. who would have believed it? who would have believed it? been some campaign, too,. >> reporter: trump kicking off the 510th and final day of his campaign in florida, doing what a lot of voters have done, seeing what they want to see in him. >> nice set of hair, i'll say that. >> reporter: trump closing out the race with a marathon few days. by the end of tonight, 14 stops in 10 states since saturday. trump's top aids insist he's taking several possible paths to 2007, and projecting confidence about flipping at least one traditionally democratic side in the midwest that hasn't gone republican in a generation. >> we're going to win michigan. you know what we're going to win? we're going to win minnesota. >> it's hard sell to analysts actually in play. >> i'd reopen the investigation if there's -- i mean, that's something both sides were asking, and frankly, the investigation has been a hot mess from the beginning. >> reporter: trump insisted cl

peter alexander just in florida. that is key but right now, hillary clinton has the advantage and a substantial one on the battleground map. >> and mark, just so our viewers understand, talk about the importance of a state like michigan and why as donald trump looks for a path to 270. that could be critical if he could flip that state. >> reporter: exactly, kristen. here's what michigan does. you move that to red and all of the sudden, give donald trump all the other battlegrounds here and that, boom, puts him above 275. not a big margin but michigan would do the trick. so would pennsylvania but that's the tough challenge on winning over a state that's been blue for a long time now. >> a challenge indeed and as you point out, have to win a whole lot more battle ground states than that. we appreciate that. i want to bring in veteran democratic strategist for bill clinton's 1992 campaign james carville with former spokesman for ted cruz's presidential campaign, rick tyler. thank you to both of you for being here on thi

peter alexander has more on an intense day of campaigning. >> donald trump of the final hours trying to cook up a winning formula making no mentions of the fbi's will be under investigation for a long, long time. for her many crimes against our nation and our people and democracy. campaign manager kellyanne conway, pounced on the news. >> i sure hope it is thorough. >> the november's surprise has no impact. >> this is bigger than telling nbc news that trump is speaking at the right time. >> michigan has not gone republicans since 1998. the latest polls showing clinton with a four point lead but trump's aid insisted that it is a dead heat and trump's job methods. also, on the radar, a long shot, minnesota, this afternoon of his first all campaign. >> it is great to be back in minnesota today. >> so important for me to come here to campaign for your vote. trump making no mention of the chaotic scene last night, rushed off stage by secret service in reno. someone yelling gun as the crowd turned on protesters. >> terrorists from all these people who were kicking me and grabbing me in the

peter alexander, you're there in the room. just a lot of fact-checking to do. she's not under criminal investigation. . in fact, it's not an investigation. it's just a review of the e-mails. she did not lie to the fbi, according to james comey. there was no grounds to prosecute her, so there are no lies, no criminality. i don't know where to even start but let's review the bidding here in what donald trump is saying on the campaign trail. it's what he's been saying frequently on the campaign trail, but we have to put it in some context. >> reporter: i think, andrea, in the simplest of terms, you can't let the facts get in the way of a good story. for donald trump that's what he's been focused on over the last several days, taking the facts, the review taking place behind closed doors of the fbi, based on unsubstantiating reporting. some most recently from fox news about this criminal investigation. nons sources suggesting that an indictment is likely and even suggesting that the state department was interfering with the investigation right now. now, all of that

peter alexander has more on an intense day of campaigning. >> donald trump of the final hours trying to cook up a winning formula making no mentions of the fbi's >> hillary clinton will be under investigation for a long, long time. for her many crimes against our nation and our people and democracy. campaign manager kellyanne conway, pounced on the news. >> i sure hope it is thorough. >> the november's surprise has no impact. >> this is bigger than wa telling nbc news that trump is speaking at the right time. >> michigan has not gone republicans since 1998. the latest polls showing clinton with a four point lead but trump's aid insisted that it is a dead heat and trump's job methods. also, on the radar, a long shot, minnesota, this afternoon of his first all campaign. >> it is great to be back in minnesota today. >> so important for me to come here to campaign for your vote. trump making no mention of the chaotic scene last night, rushed off stage by secret service in reno. someone yelling gun as the crowd turned on protesters. >> terrorists from all these people who were kicking me

peter alexander has more on an intense day of campaigning. >> donald trump of the final hours trying to cook up a winning formula making no announceme announcement. >> hillary clinton will be under investigation for a long, long time. for her many crimes against our nation and our people and democracy. campaign manager kellyanne conway, pounced on the news. >> i sure hope it is thorough. >> the impact. >> this is bigger than water gate. >> tonight top aids telling nbc news that trump is speaking at the right time. >> michigan has not gone republicans since 1998. the latest polls showing clinton with a four point lead but trump's aid insisted that it is a dead heat methods. also, on the radar, a long shot, minnesota, trump rallied there this afternoon of his first all campaign. >> it is great to be back in minnesota today. >> so porimportant for me to come here to campaign for your vote. trump making no mention of the chaotic scene last night, rushed off stage by secret service in reno. someone yelling gun as the crowd turned on protesters. >> terrorists from all grabbing me in the cr

peter alexander has more on an intense day of campaigning. >> donald trump of the final hours trying to cook up a winning formula making no mentions of the fbi's will be under investigation for a long, long time. for her many crimes against our nation and our people and democracy. campaign manager kellyanne conway, pounced on the news. >> i sure hope it is thorough. >> the november's surprise has no impact. >> this is bigger th telling nbc news that trump is speaking at the right time. >> michigan has not gone republicans since 1998. the latest polls showing clinton with a four point lead but trump's aid insisted that it is a dead heat and trump's job methods. also, on the radar, a long shot, minnesota, this afternoon of his first all campaign. >> it is great to be back in minnesota today. >> so poimportant for me to come here to campaign for your vote. trump making no mention of the chaotic scene last night, rushed off stage by secret service in reno. someone yelling gun as the crowd turned on protesters. >> terrorists from all these people who were kicking me and grabbing me in the

. >>> but let us start with nbc national correspondent peter alexander. peter, good morning to you. >> reporter: savannah and lester, good morning to you. the anger still boiling over after an oval office visit that donald trump described as a "really good meeting" withat chemtry. still, trump's election remains jarring to millions of americans. thousand is of protesters overnight chanting, among other things, "we reject the president-elect." >> reporter: a second night of protests across the country. tens of thousands taking to the street in at least 25 cities with some demonstrations held outside trump properties. the out west in portland, oregon where police publicly declared a riot after protesters smashed car windows and hurled objects at officers. and successful presidential election. now professional protester incited by the media are protesting. very unfair." earlier in the day, president-elect trump who won the white house by campaigning against washington as an outsider has become the ultimate insider. >> we now are going to want to do everythin

kasie hunt and peter alexander and kelly o'donnell. kasie, what do we expect to see on the republican side? >> reporter: hallie, speaker paul ryan really expected to waltz right back in to being speaker again and has donald trump to thank for that. it's one of the spots of unity here on capitol hill. and ryan earlier today was leading what was really quite the show of unity today from the house conference when members went down into the basement here at the capitol building to talk about what's going to happen over the next couple of years. every seat had a red make america great again hat sitting on it and after their meeting, ryan talked to reporters and said welcome to the dawn of the new united republican congress. of course, this show, some division they are going to be wrestling with primarily between the congress and conservative republicans who have governed the house here and the new president-elect who, quite frankly, ran on a platform that went against a lot of the ideas that conservatives here in washington have been pushin

stand by for me, i want to go to peter alexander. we know vice president-elect pence is at ground zero, which is the transition headquarters, trump tower, here in new york but in-fighting keeps leaking out when it comes to the national security team. what's the latest on that front? >> the latest is as a couple sources describe there's this stalin-esque purnge going on of people tied to governor chris christie. mike rodgers, a part of the transition process, had been overseeing the national security efforts going forward. he was a name who was considered a likely option as a potential cia director, but we are now told that he is no longer under krrgs for that. that he has been removed from the transition team. put out a steme earlier this day and now appears that the chairman of the house intelligence committee, the republican from california, devin nunez, may be the most likely name being floated right now as a potential head of intelligence. this is notable because, of course, chris christie's relationship with donald trump's son-i

peter alexander has more on an intense day of campaigning. >> donald trump of the final hours trying to cook up a winning formula making no announcement. >> hillary clinton will be under investigation for a long, long time. for her many crimes against our nation and our people and democracy. campaign manager kellyanne conway, pounced on the news. >> i sure hope it is thorough. >> the november's surprise has no impact. >> water gate. >> tonight top aids telling nbc news that trump is speaking at the right time. >> michigan has not gone republicans since 1998. the latest polls showing clinton with a four point lead but trump's aid insisted that it is a dead heat long shot, minnesota, trump rallied there this afternoon of his first all campaign. >> it is great to be back in minnesota today. >> so important for me to come here to campaign for your vote. trump making no mention of the chaotic scene last night, rushed off stage by secret service in reno. someone yelling gun as the crowd turned on protesters. >> terrorists from all these people who were kicking me and grabbing me crotch and

peter alexander has more on an intense day of campaigning. >> donald trump of the final hours trying to cook up a winning formula making no mentions of the fbi's announceme announcement. >> hillary clinton will be under investigation for a long, long time. for her many crimes against our nation and our people and democracy. campaign manager kellyanne conway, pounced on the news. >> i sure hope it is thorough. >> the november's surprise has no impact. >> this is bigger than water gate. >> tonight top aids telling nbc news that trump is speaking at the right time. >> michigan has not gone republicans since 1998. the latest polls showing clinton with a four point lead but trump's aid insisted that it is a dead heat and trump's job methods. also, on the radar, a long shot, minnesota, trump rallied there this afternoon of his first all campaign. >> it is great to be back in minnesota today. >> so porimportant for me to come here to campaign for your vote. trump making no mention of the chaotic scene last night, rushed off stage by secret service in reno. someone yelling gun as the crowd t

peter alexander. >> tonight a stunning new reality -- president-elect donald trump. >> sorry to keep you waiting, complicated business. >> the great disrupter pulling off an improbable triumph that even his closest aides say they didn't see coming. >> i say it is time for us to come together as one united people. it as a very classy speech. so what happened? one top republican strategist calls it the revenge of the rural white voters, with higher turnout than mitt romney four years ago. trump won whites without college degrees by 39 points. >> he was able to tap into this notion that, that the government and the political elites were indifferent and disdainful of their interests. and i think that they resented it. >> another factor? hillary clinton's failure to match the obama coalition, despite a repudiation of his policies, president obama promoted unity. >> everybody is sad when their side loses an election. but the day after, we have to remember that we're actually all on one team. >> tomorrow, presidents 44 and 45 will meet at the white house to discuss a smooth transition. for

peter alexander has more on an intense day of campaigning. >> donald trump of the final hours trying to cook up a winning announcement. >> hillary clinton will be under investigation for a long, long time. for her many crimes against our nation and our people and democracy. campaign manager kellyanne conway, pounced on the news. >> i sure hope it is thorough. >> the november's surprise has no impact. >> this is telling nbc news that trump is speaking at the right time. >> michigan has not gone republicans since 1998. the latest polls showing clinton with a four point lead but trump's aid insisted that it is a dead heat and trump's job methods. also, on the radar, a long shot, minnesota, this afternoon of his first all campaign. >> it is great to be back in minnesota today. >> so porimportant for me to come here to campaign for your vote. trump making no mention of the chaotic scene last night, rushed off stage by secret service in reno. someone yelling gun as the crowd turned on protesters. >> terrorists from all these people who were kicking me and grabbing me in the crotch and beat

>> peter alexander, thank you let's bring in the moderator of "meet the press", chuck todd. let's pick up on what peter was saying there, this path. if you look at the itineraries of these two candidates, what do you see? >> look, the schedule is king. that's what it tells you here. it's a focused strategy for clinton. just four states she'll be hitting multiple times. florida, ohio, new hampshire, and pennsylvania. but it's where she's going. philadelphia, cleveland, pembroke pines, this is a targeted strategy to gin up the african-american vote. this is the thing they worry about most. if they have a low turn-out of african-americans, it could flip pennsylvania, could cost them ohio, and in razor-thin florida. watch what happens when i add the trump itinerary to this map. as you see, trump is going everywhere, almost coast to coast, from florida to nevada and a bunch of places in between. and it goes to the issue that peter brought up, which is this. carolina, ohio. but he's looking for another state. he's trying colorado, they're going to try new mexico, they're going to

. >> reporter: this is peter alexander in hershey, pennsylvania. donald trump investing his campaign's final hours touring rural america. >> we have to rebuild our country, folks. >> reporter: trump's strategy to turn red regions even redder. looking to offset by -- his weakness with moderate republicans by boosting turn-out among white working class voters. >> the trump administration will stop the jobs from leaving ohio and l stops in counties that mitt romney won by wide margins. including thursday night rallying backers at a farm in selma, north carolina. 17,000 in attendance. the nominee on stage with veterans. >> and these great generals and these great medal of honor recipients behind me, to think of her being their boss, i don't think so. ? trump train roll on down the line ?? claim they've been let down by the washington establishment. >> this year, we have someone who is not the establishment, and that's why they're all getting in line. >> reporter: trump's aides tell nbc news, he'll hit ten battlegrounds in three days, including left-lea

we've got more on president-elect trump and how his victory is peter alexander. >> tonight a stunning new reality -- president-elect donald trump. >> sorry to keep you waiting, complicated business. >> the great disrupter pulling off an improbable triumph that even his closest aides say they didn't see coming. >> i say it is time for us to come together as one united people. it's time. >> for hours, suspense and disbelief as trump's red state victories grew. inside hillary clinton's headquarters, heartbreak. but at the war room on trump tower's 14th floor, euphoria. just shy of 2:30 a.m., a private phone call to trump, clinton conceded. only later revealing her pain in public with a personal plea to young people. >> this loss hurts, but please never stop believing that fighting for what's it as a very classy speech. so what happened? one top republican strategist calls it the revenge of the rural white voters, with higher turnout than mitt romney four years ago. trump won whites without college degrees by 39 points. >> he was able to tap into this notion that, that the government and

>> peter alexander, thank you very much. let's bring in the moderator of "meet the press", chuck todd. let's pick up on what peter was saying there, this path. if you look at the itineraries of these two candidates, what do you see? >> look, the schedule is king. that's what it tells you here. it's a focused strategy for clinton. just four states she'll be hitting multiple times. florida, ohio, new hampshire, and pennsylvania. but it's where she's going. philadelphia, cleveland, pembroke pines, this is a targeted strategy to gin up the african-american vote. this is the thing they worry about most. if they have a low turn-out of african-americans, it could flip pennsylvania, could cost them ohio, and in razor-thin florida. watch what happens when i add the trump itinerary to this map. as you see, trump is going everywhere, almost coast to coast, from florida to nevada and a bunch of places in between. and it goes to the issue that peter brought up, which is this. donald trump doesn't yet know his path to 270. he knows how to

and we want to begin with peter alexander >> reporter: is there anyone in the country that isn't glad this campaign is over? sure looks like donald trump is. >> it's the last day of our campaign. who would have believed this? who would have believed it? it's been some campaign too. >> reporter: trump, kicking off the 510th and final day of his improbable campaign in florida. and doing what a lot of voters have done. seeing what they want to see in him. >> nice head of hair, i'll say that. >> reporter: trump closing out the race days. by the end of tonight, 14 stops in ten states since saturday. trump aides insist they see several paths to 270 and are confident of flipping one state in the upper midwest that hasn't gone republican in a generation. >> we're going to win michigan. you know what we're going to win? we're going to win minnesota. >> it's a hard sell to analysts that michigan is actually in play. but when you don't have any options, you possible. >> reporter: as his top aides question the thoroughness of the fbi's review of hillary clinton's e-mails. >> why re-open the inves

i want to bring in peter alexander who is covering the trump transition. let me start with rudy giuliani. you heard newt gingrich said he is loyal. if he wants it, he can get it. >> the job would be as america's top diplomat. rudy giuliani has little foreign policy experience. he made it clear this is something he is interested in. he was in a "wall street journal" forum where the issue of the attorney general's post came up. he said i'm not going to be the attorney general. he didn't say that about the secretary of state post. here's part of the conversation here. >> they reported the choice for secretary of state. i'm going to ask you about it. >> john would be a good choice. >> anybody better? >> maybe me. i don't know. >> politico is reporting about some of the potential conflicts of interest that could hold up a potential appointment of rudy giuliani. his paid consultant with foreign governments like qatar and those that could pose issues. >> peter alexander and we told you we would bring you harry reid. there he is. let's take a listen. >> that's i t

>> peter alexander, thank you very much. let's bring in the moderator of "meet the press", chuck todd. let's pick up on what peter was saying there, this path. if you look at the itineraries of these two candidates, what do you see? >> look, the schedule is king. that's what it tells you here. it's a focused strategy for clinton. just four states she'll be hitting multiple times. florida, ohio, new hampshire, and pennsylvania. but it's where she's going. gin up the african american vote. this is the thing they worry about most. if they have a low turn-out of african americans, it could flip pennsylvania, could cost them ohio, and in razor-thin florida. watch what happens when i add the trump itinerary to this map. as you see, trump is going everywhere, almost coast to coast, from florida to nevada and a bunch of places in between. and it goes to the issue that peter brought up, which is this. donald trump doesn't carolina, ohio. but he's looking for another state. he's trying colorado, they're going to try new mexico, they'r

>> peter alexander, thank you very much. let's bring in the moderator of "meet the press", chuck todd. let's pick up on what peter was saying there, this path. if you look at the itineraries of these two candidates, what do you see? >> look, the schedule is king. that's what it tells you here. it's a focused strategy for clinton. just four states she'll be hitting multiple times. florida, ohio, new hampshire, and pennsylvania. but it's where she's going. philadelphia, targeted strategy to gin up the african american vote. this is the thing they worry about most. if they have a low turn-out of african americans, it could flip pennsylvania, could cost them ohio, and in razor-thin florida. watch what happens when i add the trump itinerary to this map. as you see, trump is going everywhere, almost coast to coast, from florida to nevada and a bunch of places in between. and it goes to the issue that peter brought up, which is this. donald trump doesn't yet know his path to florida, north carolina, ohio. but he's looking for anoth

let me bring peter alexander in. peter alexander, in the second of his appearances he was back on his campaign spiel about she's a criminal, lock her up and she'll be indicted. >> that's exactly right. >> when he got to minnesota it was the second stop of the day. he appeared to pause and huddle with advisers on the plane. made no reference in the course of the ten days i have been with him. at the next three stops, in fact, he did go after the idea that the system was rigged and this is new evidence that the fbi could have completed 150,000 of them. many were duplicates. there may have been a limited amount of e-mails that were new. there was no information that led the fbi to believe they had to pursue charges in the case against hillary clinton. what strikes me is i talked to the people here. they literally parrot the thought they hear donald trump say. they say it's a rigged system. they say only donald trump can fix it. in the course of the event the last in florida he's seen more since the convention and made a

peter alexander, you've been covering this transition that's taking pace. mike pence has just gone in to the trump tower. they are going to get their daily briefing and we know that transition teams have not been invited in or have not shown up. they have been invited since day one. no one has come from the transition. and on top of that, a big change, mike rogers who was the former house intelligence leader and is well-known to the intelligence committee was expected to be the leading contender the cia was pushed out of the transition. >> yes. a lot of people felt comfortable with him as a guy who could oversee the national secrets and interests around the world and he's out as a stalinist-type purge as those connected to chris christie, the governor, and jared kushner because it was jared kushner's father that was prosecuted by chris christie. i was speaking to the white house a short time ago when i was there, there is a memorandum, a document that needs to be launched. this was a document that had been signed by chris christie but when he was booted and

>> 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

peter alexander in tampa with team trump. and we begin with kasie hunt in florida with the clinton campaign. kasie on the clinton campaign bus in pembroke pines, florida. that is where mrs. clinton is set to take the stage about an hour or so from now. so as i mentioned earlier, kasie, tim kaine is also going to be in florida. donald trump will be there too. are you able to glean anything from the early voting data, as to which side seems to have the advantage thus far? >> reporter: well, democrats are really 401( focused on the facty seem to have edged out republicans overnight in the new counts for early voting. but it's very, very close. democrats are really encouraged by the fact that there seems to be a surge in hispanics voting here in the state of florida, which will be really important for them if they want to hold on to this particular state. of course, hillary clinton doesn't need to win here in florida, as badly as donald trump does. without winning here, donald trump's path narrows to nothing. to 270 electoral col

matt and savannah. >> peter alexander at trump tower. speaking of kellyanne conway, trump's campaign manager, she's with us now. kellyanne, good morning. i know it was a late night. congratulations to you on the campaign. >> thank you, savannah, thank you. >> can you tell us anything about this phone call that's been reported between president obama and mr. trump, what was said? how would you characterize it? >> it was a very warm conversation and we were happy to receive the call from the president. conversation about mr. trump's victory. he was congratulated and i think they resolved to work together, which is exactly what this country needs, to get the current president and the president-elect and others who are in leadership positions to help unify and heal the country. we expect that the two gentlemen will be meeting soon. >> kellyanne, i have to ask you a question. for months and months now donald trump has been saying that the election is rigged. would president-elect trump now was not and never was rigged? >> well, he certainly w

peter alexander there with donald trump. and let's bring in kasie hunt who is covering the clinton campaign, and not far from peter but over in miami, and we have her running mate, tim kaine in florida, and donald trump is canvassing the state as well. explain the data we have for just how tight it is for the sunshine state. >> reporter: we have a lot of early voting here in florida, and more than 5 million people have voted early and there's a slight advantage for republicans, more republicans have voted early than democrats, but i will tell you if you dig down into the numbers a little bit, the democrats i have talked to feel like the hispanic surge in florida is real, particularly in areas like in orlando where there's puerto rican voters, and southeast florida, there's a lot of latinas, and cuban americans sometimes vote republican, but there are signs that have democrats a little more optim t optimist optimistic, but donald trump does not have a path to victory without winning here if florida, and hillary clinton could

lets go back to peter alexander for that. from washington and peter, just give us a run down for what we know and what's out there. he's got a big day tomorrow. saturday is a full day. friday is already done. this is a busy day from the start. according to aids in this transition process. this was national security day and a trifecta with mike flynn. folks say that's sort of like the quarterback of national security policy for a new policy. despite some of mike flynn's controversial comments over the course of his time and public service and military service and some of his comments that seemed to be critical of islams saying that fear of islam was rational, all ultimately it won't matter because it will not need a confirmation. attorney general, the man that's tabbed by president elect trump is jeff sessions. subcommittee and his position on i mmigration is what best connected him with donald trump. he was the senator that came out and endorsed donald trump. he's also u.s. attorney and a former attorney general in the sta st

joining me now, katy tur and peter alexander at the white house. first to you. you know donald trump so well by covering him throughout the campaign. how is he picking the campaign and how will they roll it out? donald trump is now only getting into it with those around him. he was at the capital. the day before that he received well wishes and introductions from foreign leaders. what they are doing is whittling down names with a list of three oh five people they will present to trump for each cabinet position. the people involved in picking those names by a source in the campaign, jared cushner, steve bannon, jeff sessions. they are compiling a list and will present it to donald trump. mike pence is also involved in this as well. i have been pushed off that because of the tone in washington. and the message it would send to congress about donald trump's desire to work with them. remember, donald trump is an outsider. he's run this campaign. installing steve bannon in that post could make sense. reince priebus is someone they are pushing for the chief of staff r

. >> now to nbc national correspondent peter alexander has been up all night watching this race unfold and then end. peter, good morning. >> reporter: matt and savannah, good morning. donald trump wrapped up his remarks literally about three hours ago. there was a political earthquake, both seismic and sweeping victory for donald trump. it was a dramatic night. i spoke to sources close to u euphoria, hugs and high-fives as trump and his team watched the tally grow as he ultimately overwhelmed hillary clinton in this race. he really has become the great disrupter, riding a wave of support from white working class voters across large swaths of this country. many people who feel that they have been left behind by the growth following the great recession in this country. donald trump last night in his remarks, donald trump a man who effectively say "lock her up!" last night to say they urged hillary clinton a debt of gratitude. and he also urged the country to come together. >> now it's time for america to bind the wounds of division. we have to get together. to all republicans and democra

lets go back to peter alexander for that. from washington and peter, just give us a run down for what we know and what's out there. he's got a big day tomorrow. saturday is a full day. friday is already done. this is a busy day from the start. according to aids in this transition process. this was national security day and a trifecta with mike flynn. folks say that's sort of like the quarterback of national security policy for a new policy. despite some of mike flynn's controversial comments over the course of his time and public service and military service and some of his comments that seemed to be critical of islams saying that fear of islam

joining me now, peter alexander in hershey, pennsylvania for donald trump's rally today and nbc's kristen welker, my partner here covering the clinton campaign with me in hines field and nbc senior political editor mark murray in washington. first to you. you are reporting on donald trump's ten-state campaign strategy as he tries to peel off a blue state and somehow get past the barrier enough to 270. >> that's exactly right. he has to not only win the battleground states but was hoping to peel off some of the states now that are traditionally democratic states. while he has been chipping away at hillary clinton's lead she still maintains the advantages. in states like colorado, wisconsin, and michigan. an aide telling me that he's here in pennsylvania and so is hillary clinton. the aide says that's just evidence that the democrats are nervous that they have to protect the bluest of blue states. what i have been seeing that i think is striking is that of the three stops today and one yesterday, check out where he's going. he's going to heavily rural areas. areas that have large white popu

peter alexander, nbc news, new york. >>> one of the most closely watched factors in this election was the role that latino voters would play. 29% of the latino vote fl his rhetoric on immigration since day one is still cause for concern among many in that community. we get more from nbc's miguel almaguer. >> at watch parties from florida to california this was the moment that many latino voters were afraid of. shock and tears turn to fear. >> they're still scared. what may happen to us. >> we're stuck in more disbelief, more sadness that america didn't get it. >> for many of the 11 million undocumented immigrants living in this country, the future became more uncertain. >> it's going to be a wakening call for all the hispanics. whether you're mexican, puerto rican, cuban. >> for 16-year-old valerie travi, who was born in the u.s., this election seems more like an parents were deported back to colombia ten months ago. with clinton she saw hope. with trump, helplessness. >> right now i'm scared. i really don't know what to think. because i don't know when i'm going to see my parents aga

peter alexander, nbc news, new york. >>> one of the most closely watched factors in this election was the rol would play. while trump did get 29% of the latino vote fl his rhetoric on immigration since day one is still cause for concern among many in that community. we get more from nbc's miguel almaguer. >> at watch parties from florida to california this was the moment that many latino voters were afraid of. shock and tears turn to fear. >> they're still scared. what may happen to us. >> i think it's more more disbelief, more sadness that america didn't get it. >> for many of the 11 million undocumented immigrants living in this country, the future became more uncertain. >> it's going to be a wakening call for all the hispanics. whether you're mexican, puerto rican, cuban. >> for 16-year-old valerie travi, who was born in the u.s., this elti her undocumented parents were deported back to colombia ten months ago. with clinton she saw hope. with trump, helplessness. >> right now i'm scared. i really don't know what to think. because i don't know when i'm going to see my parents again.

and we want to begin with peter alexander >> reporter: is there anyone in the country that isn't glad this campaign is over? sure looks like donald trump is. >> it's the last day of our campaign. who would have believed this? who would have believed it? it's been some campaign too. >> reporter: trump, kicking off the 510th and final day of his improbable campaign in florida. and doing what a lot of voters have done. seeing what they want to see in him. >> nice head of hair, i'll say that. >> reporter: trump closing out the race 14 stops in ten states since saturday. trump aides insist they see several paths to 270 and are confident of flipping one state in the upper midwest that hasn't gone republican in a generation. >> we're going to win michigan. you know what we're going to win? we're going to win minnesota. >> it's a hard sell to analysts that michigan is actually in play. but when you don't have any options, you possible. >> reporter: as his top aides question the thoroughness of the fbi's review of hillary clinton's e-mails. >> why re-open the investigation if there's no there

>> peter alexander on a crisp autumn day in hershey, pennsylvania. you are seeing donald trump live on stage in new hampshire. we are waiting for hillary clinton to take the stage at her next campaign event where kristen welker is monitoring the podium for when clinton begins speaking. after she does this rally she'll head to michigan, four hours from now. this is really interesting. that's one of the rust belt states trump's got to have to win. why is she competing there? is this a brush-off to trump or is her campaign concerned? >> well, they describe it, hallie, as if you build a fortress, you have to defend it. you have to protect it. that's how they see michigan. there are a number of white working class voters there who could potentially vote for donald trump. again, it is a state where bernie sanders pulled off an upset victory during the primary. they remember what it felt like and they are feeling a sense of urgency about making sure they hold their turf. she's going to be in michigan. another is they don't have early voting. hillary clinton

. >>> but let us start with nbc national correspondent peter alexander. peter, good morning to you. >> reporter: savannah and lester, good morning to you. the anger still boiling over after an oval office visit that donald trump described as a "really good meeting" with great chemistry. still, trump's election remains jarring to millions of americans. thousand is of protesters overnight chanting, among other things, "we reject the president-elect." >> reporter: a second night of protests across the country. tens of thousands taking to the street in at least 25 cities with some demonstrations held outside trump properties. the out west in portland, oregon where police publicly declared a riot after protesters smashed car windows and hurled objects tweeting, just had a very open and successful presidential election. now professional protesters incited by the media are protesting. very unfair." earlier in the day, president-elect trump who won the white house by campaigning against washington as an o outsider has become the ultimate insider. >> we now are go

. >>> but let us start with nbc national correspondent peter alexander. peter, good morning to you. >> reporter: savannah and lester, good morning to you. the anger still boiling over after an oval office visit that donald trump described as a "really good meeting" with great chemistry. still, trump's election remains ja americans. thousand is of protesters overnight chanting, among other things, "we reject the president-elect." >> reporter: a second night of protests across the country. tens of thousands taking to the street in at least 25 cities with some demonstrations held outside trump properties. the out west in portland, oregon where police publicly declared a riot after protesters smashed car windows and hurled objects at officers. overnight, donald trump tweeting, just had a very open election. now professional protesters incited by the media are protesting. very unfair." earlier in the day, president-elect trump who won the white house by campaigning against washington as an o outsider has become the ultimate insider. >> we now are going to want

there is no case here. >> that was peter alexander reporting. election day, as we said, just one week from today. and san francisco is already bracing for possible attempts at voter fraud. later this morning district attorney george gascon will talk about that. >>> measure c would raise allowable building heights and, at the same time, likely halt current development plans for the old val co mall site. sheriff's deputies demanded the "c" opponents take down the 45-foot tall sign which critics say is how high the buildings may be if it passes. >> measure c, if passed, will also allow homes to be built up to four stories in small, low-level residential communities of this town. >> it's just not true. we'd like to see a combination of entertainment, retail and dining. >> aside from the argument between the pros and the cons, departments say that that sign violates city law and there are plans to fine the anti measure "c" group as long as the sign stays up. >>> there is still time to avoid lines at polling stations this-coming election day. you have

peter alexander, peter, what have you gathered? >> reporter: brian, the ballroom is all dressed up for donald trump's arrival just a few hours from now. speaking a few minutes ago to a source close to donald trump describing what he describes as epic turnout in critical white republican counties, specifically focusing on states like michigan and new hampshire. the point that they are make right now is they are overperforming how well they were doing in those counties at this point four years ago. and they say there's so many people in those white republican counties who have yet to come home. they are also pointing out the fact that that lower than average african-american turnout in places like michigan and north carolina will benefit them. this source says to me that barack obama's coalition is simply not behind hillary clinton. to give you a sense of how they are brimming with confidence right now, this source, again, very close to donald trump, is guaranteeing wins in states like ohio, iowa, the second district of maine, north

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we will begin with peter alexander at trump tower in new york city. the day is here for the trump campaign. it started in june 2015 and it will end here in new york city tonight one way or the other. what is the mood around the campaign? >> reporter: steve, good question. 511 days we are since donald trump descended on the escalator at trump tower. this is where he will be joined by vip supporters. right this moment mike pence arriving from indiana. we will get here to trump tower. the sand trucks they set up to block the place in case one of the security precautions are needed. only here in new york. as for the mood, we have been speeing to aides and they are projecting confidence and they see good indicators in a couple key battle ground states. north carolina, new hampshire, florida, and michigan. they are seeing good numbers from the rural areas. they know they need to succeed tonight as jason miller, the campaign spokesperson made it clear. they also feel like they did everything they could with 14 stops in ten states over 72 hours. at this point

peter alexander, nbc news, new york. >>> one of the most closely watched factors in this election was the role that latino voters would play. while trump did get 29% of the latino vote fl his rhetoric on immigration since day one is still cause for concern among many in that community. we get more from nbc's miguel almaguer. >> at watch parties from florida to california this was the moment that many latino voters were afraid of. shock and tears turn to fear. >> they're still scared. what may happen to us. >> we're stuck in limbo again. so it's really scary. >> i think it's more more disbelief, more sadness that america didn't get it. >> for many of the 11 million undocumented immigrants living in this country, the future became more uncertain. >> it's going to be a wakening call for all the hispanics. whether you're mexican, puerto rican, cuban. >> for 16-year-old valerie travi, who was born in the u.s., this election seems more like an eviction. her undocumented parents were deported back to colombia ten months ago. with clinton she saw hope. with trump, helplessness. >> right now i

starting with peter alexander live in king of prussia where donald trump wrapped up the speech. what stood out on the policy side. this was all about trying to keep up attacks on the hillary clinton law. >> perhaps one of the best sound bites was from donald trump who said americans can trust hillary clinton with health care the same way we can trust her with classified information. that got a standing ovation here. this is a point they were trying to make. as you played in the clip they were going after obamacare, suggesting not only does it have to be repealed but replaced. trying to provide a sense of what it might look like saying they will care for people who have pre-existing conditions, how they will pay for that remains to be seen. what was notable today is they will be spending $25 million. in fact, the first release didn't include this state of pennsylvania. they are down by 11 points in one of the recent polls. they said they will be advertising here as well. hitting states like michigan and new mexico. let's be clear. those are democratic strong holds. democratic lea