it is thursday, october 1st. coming up on "early today." parts of the east coast already hurt by flooding are bracing for more water as joaquin reaches major hurricane status. then a new scandal involving the u.s. secret service from the top levels of leadership, tryi to embarrass a powerful member of congress. >> and donald trump puts syrian refugees on notice. >> that if i win, if i win, they are going back. they are going back. >> plus we've got a winner in the 3 $10 million power ball jackpot. big changes if your facebook page and much more. "early today" starts right now.

a lot of changes overnight with joaquin. some good, some bad. for people in the central bahamas, very bad. now it is a major category 3 hurricane. and it is moving near the small islands. avoiding the high population centers but some are in for a rough time for the storm. this was the 5:00 a.m. east coast advisory. takes the storm eventually to the north. they did trend a little further to the east out of respect for our european model which is still near bermuda. and now one of the models has shifted and we're seeing the gfs american model is shifting. the trend is for the storm to be a little further off the coast. we'll see how that plays out over the next 24 hours. some of the computer models

still threaten the east coast but it is starting to trend towards the impact over the sea. the other problem is stale lot of rain in the southeast and flash flood watching up for many areas of the mid atlantic region. more coming up and the west coast forecast in a little bit. >> the threat of joaquin is more bad news for places along the east coast already dealing with rain and flooding. nbc has more on that. >> in maine, stranded drivers. one abandonening his car for higher ground. other vehicles bathed to the hood. a day care forced to close. thousands without power. by 8:00 a.m. three to four inch of rain have fallen. triggering flash flooding through streets and in pacements. by afternoon totals topped half a foot. >> a rainy day in the neighborhood. >> in massachusetts, downed

trees and branches, one windshield shattered. >> just wait aaa. >> shannon stuck with his kids. >> everyone's fine we made it out safely. >> the drenching region wide. a massive storm system from the mid atlantic to the northeast and new england. in maryland, a collapsed roof at a construction company. visible beach erosion in the carolinas. rivers quickly swelling. firefighters making door to door safety checks. students at james madison university finding the silver lining. >> that was ron mott. gop front runner donald trump, at a campaign event in new hampshire trump had he's puting syrian refugees on notice. >> now i hear we want to take in 200,000 syrians. right? and they can be -- listen. they could be isis.

i don't know. did you ever see a migration like that. i'm putting the people on notice that are coming here from syria as part of this mass migration. that if i win. if i win they are going back. they are going back. i'm telling you. they are going back. >> just two weeks ago. trump made much softer remarks about the refugee crisis saying quote we can do something we have to get other people to help us. jeb bush is also drawing criticism this morning. during an interview bush defended the washington redskins name. he said in part i don't find it offensive. native american tribes generally don't find it offensive. in morning matt lawy goesuer go oun one with bush. and this morning, we're also learning how much money soft tom presidential candidates raised

in the past three months. we don't know all the figures just yet. but we do know hillary clinton has 28 million, bernie sanders 24 million. and republican ben carson has racked up just over 20 million. this morning a potentially revealing comment by that prominent republican has democrat democra democrats former secretary of state hillary clinton's e-mails. andrea mitchell reports. >> hillary clinton dodging more obstacles but admits all of the bad publicity over e-mails and unlikely political lifeline from the likely next speaker, republican kevin mccarthy. saying the committee is investigating benghazi and the e-mails created to destroy our candidacy. >> everybody thought clinton was unbeatable. right? but we put together a benghazi

select committee. what are her numbers today? they're dropping, why? because he's untrustable. >> that's exactly what bill clinton has been saying. >> they look at the field and i say who do we not want to run against? and then they dribble out stuff and they attack. >> hillary clinton with the reverend al smarpten. >> i think they have really showed their hand. they are really worried about running against me. so they want to keep knocking me down. >> the state department released 6,000 pages of e-mails from 2010 and 11. 215 now upgraded to be classified. but this time none top secret. still to come more monthly e-mail releases. october 30, november 30, december 31 and january 29th. the last just three days before the iowa caucus and ten days before the new hampshire primary. >> that was andrea mitchell. well if one of your coworkers doesn't show up this morning, maybe this is why.

one person one the 3 $10 million power ball jackpot. it was won in michigan. the winner had not come forward yet. but he or she is extra lucky. after sunday the odds for the jackpot are going down while the odds for the smaller cash prizes go up. this morning the jackpot is back down to a measly 40 million bucks. and air strikes on isis. there are doubts that russia is even targeting isis t all. nbc's tracie potts is live in washington. the administration thinks the russian president may have a very different target in mind here. >> exactly. a totally different motive. the rebels that we are backing and new overnight, arab tv is reporting as many as 30 new

russian air strikes while the pentagon trying to figure out what russia is doing in syria. >> here is what russia is saying about cooperating in syria. >> we agreed that the military should get into contact with each other very soon. >> and here is what's happening. the first russian air strikes. the u.s. only got one hours's notice. >> concerns we have obviously about the nature of the target, the type of targets. >> russia claims they are targeting the islamic state, isis terrorists. the pentagon says isis doesn't operate in this area. they believe russia is targeting opposition forces supported by the u.s. >> that approach is tantamount as i said then to pouring gasoline on the fire. >> critics say putin is taking action because the u.s. didn't. >> as in ukraine, as elsewhere, he perceives the administration's inaction and caution as weakness. and he is taking full advantage. >> after that frosty handshake, the u.s. and russia are still on

opposite sides. >> now, russia's actually been building up its military u its forces in and around syria for several weeks now. so again, the pentagon not quite sure where they are going with this. >> it may turn out that joaquin isn't even the biggest threat. this is the crazy weather pattern drawing tropical moisture for three days into the south carolina and north carolina. possibility of a foot of rain even without the hurricane hitting. near record highs today for phoenix all the way through the desert southwest. few showers possible in boise, seattle. nice in the northwest. no problems whatsoever. and anyone doing travel to honolulu and anchorage you are just fine. our friends in fairbanks had quite the snowstorm yesterday and the day before.

it experience a few showers and storms, especially at higher elevations but it won't be too wide spread. we'll continue to watch tomorrow and see if there are any new changes with the hurricane forecast. i'm liking the trend. >> thank you for keeping an eye on joaquin. because we're all watching. thanks so much. caitlyn jenner faces charges in connection to a fatal car crash. plus a new secret service scandal and it involves the agency's top leadership in an effort to embarrass a top member of congress. that's up next. when it helps give a lifesaving vaccine to a child in need in a developing country. thanks to customers like you, walgreens "get a shot. give a shot." program

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families from their homes. residents heard a crash before the huge crater appeared. right now it measures about 66 feet across. dozens of homes are currently without gas, electricity and water. caitlyn jenner will not face charges due to a car accident this year. the da said she was not driving recklessly or speeding and she was not on her cell phone toth of the impact. the stepchildren have filed a civil lawsuit against jenner. now to india where this lepd got itself in a bind when its head got stuck in a metal pot while searching for water. they were able to remove the pot after tranquilizing the leopard. and another scandal for the secret service. a new report finds the assistant director oord ordered a leak to embarrass a congressman.

nbc's christen welker has the details. >> a devastating report for an agency trying to make a come back. the homeland security department's inspector general said scores of u.s. secret service employees improperly accessed agency records of the congressman jason chaffetz application to join the secret service. he's chairman of the house oversight committee and leading the investigation into a series of scandals at the agency. an investigation that continues today. the report said the actions of the secret service employees could be criminal. according to the report the assistant director of the secret service wrote in a march e-mail to a colleague some information that chaffetz might find embarrassing needs to get out just to be fair. the report also found employees accessed chaffetz's old job application only 18 minutes after the start of a march

congressional hearing he was leading at the latest secret service scandal. his application was then reported a few days later in the daily beast. >> it's scary. if they would do this to me. it's hard to think what they might be doing to other people. >> they released a statement apologizing. he says those responsible should be held accountable. let's get down to business now with landon dowdy. good morning. >> good morning. auto makers september sales today. expected to top 17 million vehicles for a fifth straight month. sales should be boosted by the late labor day holiday. and we'll also see whether volkswagen was effected by its emission cheating scandal. and facebook having some changes. giving users more ways to control their privacy.

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a source close to the visit confirmed the meeting. the vatican declined to give any further details. davis's lawyers released this photo of rosies they claim the pontiff gave her as part of their meeting. prince harry joined a 1,000 walk around britain to help physically and mentally wounded soldiers returning home in war. harry spoke to the news. >> mental health or any issues involving your brain is my understanding is not permanent. you can get help. so we just need to sort of understand that and appreciate the fact that these guys need a little bit of support. just a little bit of support and get their life back on track. >> and one fisherman in texas caught something completely unexpected. an all swooped down to steal the bait and got caught in the fish hook. the hook was removed and the

hungry all was released back into the wild. that is a good save there. have you heard about this one? a couple who ended up not attending their friend's wedding received a bill for $75. it was for two meals and a service and tax charge. the couple said they did rsvp but their baby sitter fell through so they could not attend. they do not plan on paying the bill. >> are you okay with this. >> i think it is an interesting thing. but they are obviously not going to get the wedding present. >> i say they didn't get the wedding present. >> kind of a rough thing to do. >> i need to know if they gave a wedding pren or not. >> birthdays today. zack gal fren akis. and mary poppens. keep it here for news weather and sports. thanks for watching "early today." we hope you have a great thursday.

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