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Lester Holt hosts first look on Facebook Live at NBC News’s US Election Day coverage

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By Haley Velasco, Freelance journalist

November 8, 2016 | 3 min read

NBC Nightly News anchor Lester Holt took to Facebook live to show off NBC News’ new election center, where he will host Election Night coverage.

Lester Holt hosted first look at NBC News’s “Decision Night in America” on Facebook Live

Lester Holt hosted first look at NBC News’s “Decision Night in America” on Facebook Live

During the video, Holt shows the viewers around the plaza where NBC News has been championing its political coverage. During the day, NBC News and MSNBC will cover the election from its HQ in Rockefeller Center in New York City. As the building is lit in red, white and blue, a map will be broadcasted on the skating rink to track the red and blue states as election results are released.

“Our ‘Decision Night in America’ is for news what the Super Bowl is to sports,” said NBC News president Deborah Turness, in a statement. “We will capture the scale and drama of the night with our team of unrivaled anchors, as well as cutting-edge technology that will bring our iconic location of Rockefeller Center to life as never before.”

Election night coverage on the NBC broadcast network airs from 7 p.m.-2 a.m. ET, led by Holt, “TODAY” co-host Savannah Guthrie, and “Meet the Press” moderator and NBC News political director Chuck Todd.

Holt, Guthrie, and Todd will be joined by NBC News special correspondent Tom Brokaw, who has covered all presidential elections since 1968.

In addition to the day-of coverage, NBC News recreated Rockefeller Center Plaza in virtual reality thanks to AltspaceVR. Viewers will be able to visit the plaza from all over the world. NBC News is the first broadcast network to invest in a series of live events to cover the election for an audience inside of virtual reality and it’s a platform that allows users to engage directly with talent.

NBC News also created programming for Virtual Democracy Plaza, including debate watch parties, live Q&A discussions with political experts, political comedy events and more.

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