Lester Holt and Savannah Guthrie to Anchor Live Coverage from Washington
Kristen Welker, Tom Llamas & Hallie Jackson to Lead Special Coverage on NBC News NOW
NBCNews.com and NBC News App to Feature Real-Time Coverage of the President’s Address
February 28, 2025 — NBC News will feature extensive live special coverage of President Trump’s address to Congress and the Democratic response across broadcast television, streaming and digital on Tuesday, March 4, from the nation’s capital.
LESTER HOLT AND SAVANNAH GUTHRIE ANCHOR LIVE NETWORK COVERAGE FROM WASHINGTON
- NBC Nightly News anchor and managing editor Lester Holt and TODAY co-anchor and NBC News chief legal correspondent Savannah Guthrie will anchor special coverage beginning at 9 p.m. across NBC, NBC News NOW and NBCNews.com.
- NBC News’ team on the ground will be dispatched across key locations, including NBC News chief Capitol Hill correspondent Ryan Nobles reporting from the House Chamber, NBC News Capitol Hill correspondent Julie Tsirkin from the U.S. Capitol, NBC News chief White House correspondent Peter Alexander and NBC News senior White House correspondent Gabe Gutierrez from the White House, along with NBC News White House correspondent Vaughn Hillyard.
- Ahead of the address on Tuesday, Holt will anchor a special edition of NBC Nightly News live from Washington, D.C.
TOM LLAMAS AND HALLIE JACKSON KICK OFF NBC NEWS NOW STREAMING COVERAGE AT 8 P.M.; KRISTEN WELKER ANCHORS POST-SPEECH ANALYSIS AT 11 P.M.
- At 8 p.m. ET, Top Story anchor and NBC News senior national correspondent Tom Llamas and Hallie Jackson NOW anchor and NBC News senior Washington correspondent Hallie Jackson will anchor streaming coverage ahead of Trump’s speech on NBC News NOW.
- NBC News NOW will simulcast NBC News’ special report, anchored by Holt and Guthrie, during the address.
- Meet the Press moderator Kristen Welker will anchor live post-speech analysis on NBC News NOW beginning at 11 p.m.
- Ahead of the joint session, Welker, Jackson and Llamas will anchor special editions of Meet the Press NOW, Hallie Jackson NOW and Top Story with Tom Llamas, respectively, live from Washington, D.C.
NBCNEWS.COM AND NBC NEWS APP TO FEATURE LIVE VIDEO AND REAL-TIME REPORTING THROUGHOUT THE EVENING
- NBC News reporters Sahil Kapur, Scott Wong and Jonathan Allen will report from Capitol Hill for NBCNews.com.
- NBCNews.com and the NBC News app will feature an up-to-the-minute live blog of Trump’s address and the Democratic response, featuring live updates and analysis from NBC News’ team of anchors, correspondents and reporters on the ground.
For more information, contact:
Emma Dulaney
Claudia Meyer-Samargia
