NBC NEWS EXCLUSIVE: LESTER HOLT TALKS WITH DEFENSE SECRETARY CARTER FROM IRAQ

Interview Airs Tonight on “NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt”

April 18, 2016 – United States Secretary of Defense Ash Carter will talk exclusively with “NBC Nightly News” anchor Lester Holt in Iraq to discuss the U.S. military’s fight against ISIS. The interview will air tonight on “NBC Nightly News” and Holt will anchor the broadcast live from the Middle East.

“NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt” is America’s most-watched evening newscast. Season-to-date, Nightly is the #1 evening news program in total viewers, A25-54 and A18-49 viewers. Among the A25-54 and A18-49 demos, the NBC broadcast has been ranked #1 for 37 consecutive weeks.

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