In for lester who is getting ready to moderate tonights president ial debate. The stage is literally set right behind us. There are the two podiums where Hillary Clinton and donald trump will take their positions in just a short while from now. And the stage is set in every other way. In expectations, in stakes, in suspension, in importance to the choice voters make in 43 short days. Tonight, a string of new polls shows the race is nailbitingly close for both our new nbc News Survey Monkey poll shows Clinton Holding on to the lead by five points. Other polls show a tie and some in key battleground states as well. Some are estimating a total audience on the order of 100 million tonight and thats super bowl level. We have our Political Team assembled and ready to go. Nbcs Hallie Jackson won the coin toss, and evening. Good evening. Reporter good evening. And if were sticking with the football talk, put it this way, donald trump cannot afford a fumble tonight. A senior aide said the candi
In for lester who is getting ready to moderate tonights president ial debate. The stage is literally set right behind us. There are the two podiums where Hillary Clinton and donald trump will take their positions in just a short while from now. And the stage is set in every other way. In expectations, in stakes, in suspension, in importance to the choice voters make in 43 short days. Tonight, a string of new polls shows the race is nailbitingly close for both candidates. News survey monkey poll shows Clinton Holding on to the lead by five points. Other polls show a tie and some in key battleground states as well. Some are estimating a total audience on the order of 100 million tonight and thats super bowl level. We have our Political Team assembled and ready to go. Nbcs Hallie Jackson won the coin toss, and evening. Good evening. Reporter good evening. And if were sticking with the football talk, put it this way, donald trump cannot afford a fumble tonight. A senior aide said the candi
President ial debate. The stage is literally set right behind us. There are the two podiums where Hillary Clinton and donald trump will take their positions in just a short while from now. And the stage is set in every other way in expectations, in stakes, in suspension, in suspense and the importance to the choice voters make in 43 short days. Tonight, a string of new polls shows the race is nailbitingly close for both candidates. Our new nbc News Survey Monkey a fivepoint lead nationally, but other major polls out today show a race virtually tied nationally, and in some key battleground states as well. Some are estimating a total audience on the order of 100 million tonight, and thats super bowl level. And the super bowl is as good a metaphor as any to describe how much is on the line tonight. We have our Political Team assembled and ready to go. Nbcs Hallie Jackson won the coin toss, and she starts us off this evening. Good evening, hallie. Reporter good talk, put it this way, donal
In for lester who is getting ready to moderate tonights president ial debate. The stage is literally set right behind us. There are the two podiums where Hillary Clinton and donald trump will take their positions in just a short while from now. And the stage is set in every other way. In expectations, in stakes, in suspension, in importance to the choice voters make in 43 short days. Tonight, a string of new polls shows the race is nailbitingly close for both candidates. Our new nbc News Survey Monkey poll shows Clinton Holding on to the lead by five points. Other polls show a tie and some in key battleground states as well. Some are estimating a total audience on the order of 100 million tonight and thats super bowl level. We have our Political Team assembled and ready to go. Nbcs Hallie Jackson won the coin toss, and she starts us off this reporter good evening. And if were sticking with the football talk, put it this way, donald trump cannot afford a fumble tonight. A senior aide sa
Crucial contest . Nightly news begins right now. This is nbc nightly news with lester holt. Substituting tonight and reporting from the campus of hofstra university, savannah guthrie. And good evening. Im savannah guthrie, in for lester who is getting ready to moderate tonights president ial debate. The stage is literally set right behind us. There are the two clinton and donald trump will take their positions in just a short while from now. And the stage is set in every other way. In expectations, in stakes, in suspension, in importance to the choice voters make in 43 short days. Tonight, a string of new polls shows the race is nailbitingly close for both candidates. Our new nbc News Survey Monkey poll shows Clinton Holding on to the lead by five points. Battleground states as well. Some are estimating a total audience on the order of 100 million tonight and thats super bowl level. We have our Political Team assembled and ready to go. Nbcs Hallie Jackson won the coin toss, and she sta