{"id":8641,"date":"2026-05-06T21:55:53","date_gmt":"2026-05-06T21:55:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\/nbcnews\/?p=8641"},"modified":"2026-05-06T22:00:50","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T22:00:50","slug":"tom-llamas-to-anchor-nbc-nightly-news-top-story-from-china-next-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\/nbcnews\/2026\/05\/06\/tom-llamas-to-anchor-nbc-nightly-news-top-story-from-china-next-week\/","title":{"rendered":"TOM LLAMAS TO ANCHOR NBC NIGHTLY NEWS &#038; TOP STORY FROM CHINA NEXT WEEK"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong><em>Llamas to Report on the Ground from Beijing During Trump-Xi Summit Across NBC News and NBC News NOW<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong><em>Marks First \u2018Nightly News\u2019 Broadcast from China in Nearly 20 Years<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">May 6, 2026 \u2013 NBC News\u2019 Tom Llamas will anchor special editions of <em>NBC Nightly News with Tom Llamas<\/em> (6:30 p.m. ET\/5:30 p.m. CT) and <em>Top Story with Tom Llamas <\/em>(streaming 7 p.m. ET on NBC News NOW) live from China next week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Llamas will report from Beijing as President Donald Trump meets with President Xi Jinping for a high-stakes summit between two global powers with economic and geopolitical implications. 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