Special Edition of ‘Nightly News’ Airs at 6:30 p.m. ET/5:30 p.m. CT

Thursday, October 26 –  Tonight, Lester Holt will anchor a special edition of NBC Nightly News live from Lewiston, Maine, following last night’s mass shooting. Airing at 6:30 p.m. ET/5:30 p.m. CT, the broadcast will feature the latest on the manhunt for the shooter, as well as interviews with survivors and family members of victims. NBC News’ Cynthia McFadden will also share a personal essay about growing up in Lewiston.

Continuing coverage will air across NBC News, NBC News NOW and MSNBC, with on-the-ground reporting from NBC News correspondents Sam Brock, Rehema Ellis, Antonia Hylton, Emilie Ikeda and George Solis. 

Follow NBCNews.com for the latest breaking news and for an up-to-the-minute live blog featuring coverage from across NBC News, including NBC News Digital reporters Alex Seitz-Wald, Minyvonne Burke and Erik Ortiz in Maine.

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