Tonight, the surprise pick by President-elect Donald Trump, tapping Matt Gates to serve as Attorney General.

The Florida Congressman and Trump loyalists selected to become the nation's top law enforcement officer while under a House ethics probe.

Gates also wants the subject of a federal investigation into the alleged sex trafficking of a 17-year-old girl but was never charged.

His bid coming after Mr. Trump vowed retribution against political enemies.

Plus, Mr. Trump's controversial picks for Director of National Intelligence and Defense Secretary,

can they get confirmed?

Also tonight, President-elect Trump and President Biden meeting in the Oval Office,

the bitter rivals shaking hands, what they discussed. And it comes as Republicans win the House,

taking total control of Washington. Also tonight, the new wildfire erupting in New York City

as neighboring New Jersey declares a drought emergency. A deadly explosion at a factory

in Louisville, the history of safety issues at the facility. The homes of Kansas City Chief

Stars, Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelsey burglarized. One of the incidents happening during a Monday night

game. And more than five years after he was nearly destroyed by fire,

the Notre Dame Cathedral set to reopen to the public and the newly discovered treasures

hidden for centuries.

This is NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt.

Good evening and welcome. Today, major surprises among Donald Trump's latest picks to fill his cabinet,

including Matt Gates, a fierce and loyal defender of Mr. Trump in Congress, now his choice to

become the next Attorney General. The bracing winds of political change blowing across Washington

today, where the president-elect met with President

Biden at the White House, each man pledging a smooth transition. Within hours of that meeting

came the news that Republicans will claim the final prize of last week's election, control of

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