Tonight another controversial pick by Donald Trump, choosing Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to serve as Secretary of Health and Human Services.

The President-elect tapping RFK Jr., the conspiracy theorists, an anti-vaccine activist for a role that will give him major power over public health at America's food and drug supply.

Kennedy already calling for fluoride to be removed from drinking water and his eyebrow raising

headlines over the past year, revealing that doctors found a dead worm in his brain.

And his admission that he once left a dead bear cub in New York Central Park.

It comes as some of Mr. Trump's other picks, such as

Matt Gates for Attorney General, send shockways through the Senate, setting the stage for a possible

confirmation battle, and the ethics investigation into whether Gates engage in sexual misconduct

or used illicit drugs, which he denies. Will the public ever see the report?

Also tonight the potential terror attack, the FBI says it thwarted in Houston, the suspect

and alleged ISIS supporter, the possible targets.

The life-threatening tropical storm Sarah forming in the Caribbean could it impact the U.S.

we're tracking it and they're ready to cast a spell on the box office. Wicked stars

Arianna Grande and Cynthia Arrivo joining as the hit musical heads to movie theaters.

This is NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt.

Good evening and welcome.

Breaking tonight, another head-turning personnel pick by President Elect Trump,

choosing Robert F. Kennedy Jr., an anti-vaccine activist,

to serve as Secretary of Health and Human Services.

If confirmed by the U.S. Senate, Kennedy, an environmental

lawyer, would lead a family of agencies responsible for protecting the health of Americans,

including the Centers for Disease Control and Food and Drug Administration. In the past,

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