captioning funded by cbs it's monday, october 17th, 2016. this is the "cbs morning news." donald trump is ramping up his rhetoric, claiming that the election is rigged, while his running mate is trying to downplay the accusation. hillary clinton faces another wikileaks dump. the battle for mosul begins. iraqi troops, backed by a u.s.-led coalition, moves in to retake the iraqi-controlled city. "rolling stones" "a rape on campus" story lands the magazine in court today in a defamation lawsuit.

headquarters here in new york. good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. donald trump has intensified his rigged election rhetoric. more clinton e-mails have been released. this morning there is anger following the bombing of a republican campaign office in north carolina. a new cbs news battleground tracker poll taken after the release of video where trump talks about groping women shows am hillary clinton is now ahead 46-40 points over trump. the clinton jump is due to a switch by women voters. clinton has gone from a five-point advantage to a 15-point lead. hena daniels is here in new york. hena, good morning. >> good morning, anne-marie. three weeks to election day, donald trump is taking his war of words with rival hillary clinton to a new level. connecting her for a weekend attack on the gop headquarters in north carolina.

nine women leveled sexual nce - assault allegations against him. >> reporter: offering no evidence, donald trump penned saturday night's fire bomb attack on the republican party headquarters in hillsborough to hillary clinton and her supporters, tweeting, quote, animals representing clinton and dems in north carolina just firebombed the office, because we are winning. >> the couch, the chair. >> reporter: clinton also took to twitter calling the incident horrific and unacceptabl a swastika and the words nazi republicans get out of town or else, were spray painted outside the building. >> the election is being rigged by corrupt media. >> reporter: the incident came as trump and his surrogates spent the week casting doubt on the u.s. election system. top trump adviser rudy giuliani claimed democrats could steal votes in inner cities. >> you want me to tell you i think the election in philadelphia and chicago is going to be fair? i would have to be a moron to

>> reporter: trump's own running mate, mike pence, was more cautious. >> we will absolutely accept the results of the election. >> reporter: clinton still faces challenges of her own as wikileaks continues to publish more e-mails at link to her campaign. >> you can't assume that they are all accurate. >> reporter: the latest batch released yesterday showed clinton aides struggling to respond to the lgbt community, after the democratic nominee praised nancy reagan last march for starting a national conversation about aids in the 1980s. former president ronald reagan for his so-called slow response to the crisis. clinton immediately tweeted an apology after her initial remarks at nancy reagan's clinton is off the campaign trail today, while trump holds a even in wisconsin. the two are set to meet face-to-face in their third and final presidential debate this wednesday in las vegas. anne-marie? >> hena daniels in new york,

we will talk about clinton's hacked e-mails and trump's claim of a rigged election with gerald seib, washington bureau chief for "the wall street journal." this morning, the battle to retake mosul from isis is under way. mosul, iraq's second largest city, is located 225 miles northwest of baghdad. iraqi government troops and kurdish forces are backed by u.s.-led coalition air and ground support. mosul has been under isis control it is the militant group's last major stronghold in iraq. secretary of state john contrary met with british foreign secretary boris johnson yesterday in london and said the u.s. is considering more sanctions against syria. the west has accused syria and russia of bombing hospitals, killing civilians and preventing medical evaluations have gone the syrian civil war. a storm that hit the pacific northwest turned out to be less

of the worst in recent history. this morning, weather forecasters are taking some heat, but the high wind did knock out power to thousands. ben tracy has our report. >> reporter: the winds were strong enough to topple trees and power lines. leaving tens of thousands without power and a big mess to clean up. when this fast moving storm hit seattle, it turn u sound with wind gusts between 40 and 50 miles per hour but it is the pacific northwest and even this storm did not stop people from coming out to take a look. heidi's daughter kia was riding out the storm in singular style. what are you doing out here? why are you not at home? >> we wanted to come out and do some storm watching. >> reporter: you're definitely watching a storm and it's hitting you in the face. >> yes, it is.

>> reporter: this massive storm system, fueled by the remnants of a powerful pacific typhoon, could have been much worse. it weakened unexpectedly and tracked west, sparing seattle the worst winds. the national weather service and some local meteorologists are taking some heat for overhyping the storm, but if it's your house that a tree ends up on, you probably think the storm was plenty powerful. ben tracy, cbs news, in washington. homes in nevada is 55% contained this morning. the so-called little valley fire started friday and has burned over 3,400 acres north of carson city. heavy rain is helping control the flames but creating a new concern, flooding and landslides. some mandatory evacuations remain in place and at least 17 other buildings were also damaged. a defamation trial against

virginia is scheduled to begin today. the story about a woman being gang-raped during a fraternity initiation was published two years ago. they claim the article portrayed her as different than the alleged victim's plight. she is suing for 7.8 million. the police found no evidence to back up the rape allegations. "rolling stone" retracted the story last year. a member of the u.s. navy faces manslaughter and dui charges after the truck he was driving plunged off a san diego bridge. the truck fell 60 feet into a motorcycle rally and festival below on saturday. four people were killed and nine others were injured. richard spolio, who is stationed at the naval base in coronado island, was alone in the truck and he remains hospitalized with serious injuries. in nigeria, most of the 21 kidnapped schoolgirls freed by boko haram were reunited with

thursday. their parents didn't arrive in the nigerian capital until yesterday. they came from a remote village where the girls were abducted by the islamic extremist group. nearly 300 girls were kidnapped and 197 remain captive and the government is working to free them. coming up on the "morning news." harsh reception. a mixed reaction from bills fans as colin kaepernick takes the field. and caught on video. rescuers rush to save a woman from a sinking car. this is the "cbs morning news." i even accept i have a higher risk of stroke due to afib, a type of irregular heartbeat not caused by a heart valve problem. but i won't go after anything with less than my best. so if i can go for something better than warfarin, i'll do that too. eliquis. eliquis reduced the risk of stroke better than warfarin.

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about global trade. for the week, the dow lost 99 points. s&p down 20 and nasdaq finished the week 77 points lower. the federal deficit increased for the first time since 2006. spending exceeded revenue by 587 billion dollars for the fiscal year that just ended. a growing number of medicare, medicaid and social security recipients increased. government spending and lowered revenue. the obama administration all restrictions on cuban gacigs and rum. americans traveling to cuba can bring home unlimited amounts of cigars and alcohol. they had been prevented from bringing home cuban cigars even if bought in other countries. two years ago it was eased to $200 worth. the u.s. still prohibits the sale of cuban cigars in this country. ben affleck's new thrill "the accountant" topped the box office this week. he plays a mathematician and

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here's a look at today's forecast in some cities around the country. in medical news. babies born to women over 40 using aassisted reproduction have fewer defects according to british doctors. they found women ages 40 and over using in vitro vert fertilization. doctors say early life experiences may play a role in the findings. one victim of new jersey's

social media outcry. jamie yuccas explains why animal lovers are so upset about the death of pedals. >> reporter: pedals, the black bear, first became an internet sensation two years ago. seen here wandering almost human-like through northern new jersey neighborhoods. he had injuries to his paws, so wildlife experts believe he spent very little time on all fours. >> that is a >> reporter: pedals was often captured on camera but animal rights activists say a more violent shot likely ended his life, one with a bow and arrow. during last week's black bear hunt. >> horrible. every time i think about it, it makes me sick to my stomach. >> reporter: chris box often saw him in the neighborhood. >> he was an innocent bear minding his own business and searching for food and never got into trouble or never harmed ybody. d you have this idiot who tracked him to hunt him, to kill him. >> reporter: people also expressed their outrage on a

just cruel. someone hunting a handicapped bear that people enjoyed seeing. what is wrong with people? some are making death threats against whoever may have killed the bear. a hunter has not been named. new jersey fish and wildlife officials say they may never be able to make a positive identification on the bear believed to be pedals because he had never been tagged by the agency. a petition to stop the new jersey black bear hunt had more than 24,000 signatures. jamie yuccas, cbws some bills fans voiced their displeasure with colin kaepernick's national anthem protest yesterday. he and two san francisco teammates took to one knee during the song before sunday's game in buffalo. despite the booing, kaepernick said he sensed some support. >> you know, i had some bills

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well, in italy, ancient monuments and artifacts destroyed by isis in iraq and syria are rising from the ashes with the help of modern technology. seth doane reports from rome. >> reporter: a human-headed bull destroyed in iraq, along with this temple ceiling lost in syria are among the me that have been reimagined, reconstructed, and put on display in rome. this is exactly as we would have seen it before isis destroyed it? >> absolutely. it doesn't exist any more. >> reporter: francesco rutali, rome's former mayor, was the driving force behind the effort to research and rebuild monuments destroyed by isis. three italian firms took on the

replicas in plastic, stone, and plaster, using pictures and documents collected from iraq and syria. >> we want to demonstrate the reconstruction and the scientific terms of reference is necessary and possible. >> reporter: you can reconstruct, but you can't bring back the original? >> absolutely not. but we can accept that the last word >> reporter: they are on display in rome's coliseum, a fitting place, rutali says. >> because it is also a place of triumph and tragedies. >> reporter: what did you think when they came to you with this idea? it's a wonderful thing, ivano

generally caters to movie sets, not museums. he showed us the high tech 3d printer they used to build the base of the re-creation of the 4,000-year-old archives of ebla destroyed in syria and how they recreated tablets in plaster, working from copies. is there greater responsibility to make sure you get this right? people are looking at this as a piece of history. that's true, this is not cinema and we pay much more attention, ratali acknowledged. this is a huge responsibility. there are art historians, shouldn't be doing this. >> we don't want to repeat what happened in bamian, afghanistan. >> reporter: that is where in 2001 the taliban destroyed buddhist statues from the sixth century. >> and 15 years later, it's still a big hole in a mountain. >> reporter: rutali says his work is as much about displaying history, as it is fighting back against those who tried to destroy it.

coming up after your local news on "cbs this morning," the latest from iraq on the launch of military operations to retake mosul from isis. plus, a look at how donald trump's presidential bid is impacting his travel business. that is the "cbs morning news" for this monday. thanks for watching.

in the governor's hands. we'll look at the legislative fight to bring the raiders to the valley. ((brian loftus)) >> but not everyone is happy. hear what members of raider nation say about the prospect of their team leaving oakland... again. ((kirsten joyce)) >> and, high winds are wreaking havoc in the valley and spreading wildfires in northern nevada. sherry is here with your weather now forecast. ((brian loftus)) 8 news now good day, the valley's news leader, starts right now./// ((now, live..is ((brian loftus)) thank's for waking up with us i'm brian loftus an evacuation is underway in washoe county, nevada due to a wildfire. ((kirsten joyce)) >> and i'm keristen joyce hundreds of fire crews continue to battle the massive fire that sparked friday. and the strong winds hitting our state are making it extra tough for crews. the fire burning in the little valley is now 20-percent