Tonight, the White House transition ramping up. Donald Trump moving quickly to fill the key roles in his new administration.

The president-elect eyeing Senator Marco Rubio as a history-making pick for Secretary of State.

Christy Noem, the South Dakota governor expected to be nominated for Homeland Security Secretary.

Former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee selected for U.S. ambassador to Israel.

And just in, who Mr. Trump has tapped for the director of the CIA.

Also tonight, American Airlines, now the third U.S.-based carrier to confirm one of its planes

was struck by gunfire over Haiti. And the move by the FAA today,

banning U.S. flights there. The massive explosion in Louisville, multiple injuries, a shelter-in-place

order for one mile. The deadly wildfires raging in the northeast, 35 million under fire alerts.

The fires erupting in New York City, some train service suspended.

The federal judge blocking Louisiana's law requiring the Ten Commandments to be displayed in public school classrooms.

A stunning twist in the case of a father who disappeared while kayaking, did he fake his own death? And the artist and social media star

diving into dumpsters to turn trash into treasure. Which is like a whole other piece of

this is NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt. Good evening and welcome. It was just one week ago

voters chose to send Donald Trump back to the White House,

leaving both his critics and supporters sifting through clues as to whether this time might be different.

With the former and now next president remaining largely out of public view, the answers tonight may be found in the team he is quickly assembling.

The president-elect choosing former

director of national intelligence, John Ratcliffe, to become the next CIA director, one of several

picks for key roles today that included Florida Senator Marco Rubio, now widely expected to be

tapped, as the new administration secretary of state, perhaps suggesting an administration

prepared to take a harder line against China. The president-elect turning much of his focus to

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