developing overnight italian rescuers try to reach earthquake survivors after the death toll explodes to almost 250. on the campaign trail the donald launches his most vicious attack against hillary clinton today. >> hillary clinton is a bigot. >> he is taking a hate movement main street. he brought it into his campaign. >> n find out what hope solo said that got her suspended for six months. why is leslie jones being attacked again by hackers? and the largest aircraft

goes down. "early today" starts now. good morning everyone i'm alex witt. a surprise tornado outbreak hit indiana and parts of western ohio. there are reports of more than 30 tornados. an official number has yet to be determined. no reports of death or serious injuries. >> it is truly remarkable that there are such a few number of injuries or worse in the wake of this storm given the fact that it literally struck howard county virtually at shift change in the afternoon in a great manufacturing town and about the time kids were getting out of school, just about the worst possible time. >> dozens of homes and businesses were destroyed. the national weather service has given a preliminary ef-3 rating. it is a city just getting over a

tornado that hit just two years ago there. one starbucks was blown to the ground there. people were trapped but luckily everyone was able to make it out uninjured. bill is joining us now with this. any areas in danger of twisters today? >> yesterday we didn't think so and we had some. the threat is minimal. if you're in any of these areas it could come together if things get worse that n we think. once we fire up and get the heat going we will get additional storms. 7 million people at risk and a few friends in oklahoma and air i can't say of kansas. >> thank you so much for that. happening now rescuers are racing against time to save victims buried under rubble. the 6.2 magnitude quake killed

250 people and injured dozens more. that is what the town looked like before and now after. untold numbers remain trapped beneath the bricks. numerous aftershocks added to the distress. amid amidst all of that, this miraculous moment. >> she was trapped 17 hours before being found. they are using equipment and sniffer dogs to search for others just like her. lucy, good morning to you. let's talk about what it looks like there. certainly a mess behind you. ranch >> reporter: a somber morning. they are telling us moments like the one we just saw are becoming rarer and rarer.

the time is simply running out. there are dozens of rescue workers here. the town has been cleared. one firefighter that we spoke to in the morning is saying it is getting harder and harder to dig through the rubble. the ground is not steady. there are aftershocks, more than 460 aftershocks since that initial quake hit on wednesday. those, the fear is, could send more buildings collapsing here. it is a slightly better situation for rescue workers in that they have been fieblnally e to get heavy equipment. in the initial hours of the aftermath people were using shovels. some folks were using their bare hands. it was a desperate scene. right now the focus is getting to people hoping they are still

alive even if that time is running out. >> we would still like to have that. thank you. this morning security forces remain on alert after an attack killed 12 and injured at least 40. gunmen stormed the campus at 7:30 p.m. local time detonating a car bomb, firing their weapons and launching grenades. special forces killed two attackers. no group claimed responsibility. kabul have long fought against particularly women. >> we condemn this attack in the strongest possible terms. an attack on a university is an attack on >> the u.s. embassy is advising all u.s. citizens to avoid the area. the attack comes two weeks after

two university staff, one american, one australian, were ki kidnapped. their where abouts are still unknown. donald trump takes his name calling of hillary clinton to a whole new level. >> hillary clinton is a bigot who sees people of color only as votes, not as human beings worthy of a better future. >> and clinton hit the bi billionaire republican right back. >> someone who questioned the citizenship of the first african american president, who has courted white supremacists, whose attacked a judge for his

mexican heritage and promised a mass deportation force is someone who is very much peddling bigotry and prejudice and paranoia. >> check out this reaction from a trump supporter standing by his surprise. rolling her eyes and looking away. critics are calling it a smoke screen to shore up his white base. here was his head-turning pitch to african americans and hispanics earlier in florida. >> to the african american parents, you have the right to walk down the streets of your city without having your child or yourself shot. to the hispanic parent, you have a right to walk outside without being shot. you have a right to good education for your child.

>> among the heavy hitting is radio host glenn beck. >> donald trump is this empty vessel that the angry and disenfranchised are saying oh, he is like me. i know what he is saying. he is using dog whistles and speaking to people but they are hearing things. whether he is meaning it or not i don't know. but people are hearing him say things and each of them different. he is in massive, massive trouble and more importantly we are if he is elected. >> and this morning we have a major change from trump after he reversed course on his immigration stance. >> no citizenship. >> no citizenship. let me go a bit further. they have to pay taxes.

there is no amnesty, but we work with them. >> it comes as trump is set to hold a round table at his trump tower headquarters this morning. hillary clinton is fighting back against allegations her family's foundation benefitted in pay for play tactics. >> what trump has said is ridiculous. my work was not influenced by any outside forces. i made policy decisions based on what i thought was right. i know there's a lot of smoke and there's no fire. this ap report put it in context. it looked at a small portion of my time. >> clinton may have an october surprise to worry about. jewel yan -- clinton campaign i

reno, nevada. trump holds a minority round table and mike pence will remain in his home state to deal with the devastating storms that struck indiana last night. who is attacking leslie jones now? new details just ahead. first, what's the latest on a storm headed for florida? >> storms producing heavy rain over areas of haiti. it will slide towards areas of the southeast over the up coming weekend. 80% chance of development. it most likely won't be until saturday and sunday until it is closest to the state of florida. it does not look to be a

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leslie jones has faced a slew of sieb air tack this is summer which has fans rallying around her in a show of alert. we have more. >> reporter: after appearing at the olympics in rio actress leslie jones took down her web site after it was hacked. her home page was littered what appeared to be explicit nude photos of the comedian and unconfirmed pictures of her drivers leeicense and passport. last month her twitter account was flooded with hateful and racist tweet. one compared her to a gorilla saying i know you only want today protect that kid. a cast member of snl and from

the gohostbuster movie respond today the tweets on late night television. >> i'm used to the insults. >> it appears she was attacked because she is a black woman and she is public figure. he is vocal. >> reporter: fans and celebrities rushed to her side. katie perry tweeted #istandwi tweeted #istandwithleslie. ugly attacks that leslie is once again facing head on. nbc news, new york. >> this is "early today." y toda" at hillshire farm, spice is the spice of life. that's why our craftsmen season every sausage perfectly. so you can coax out great flavor effortlessly.

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more amazing pictures from indiana and ohio. this is from northwestern ohio. this tornado ripped across several towns. look at the debris. a couple of mobile homes were hit. with 42 tornados reported it is amazing no one died. >> it sure is. pictures are incredible. rescue teams in italy are cramabling to save victims buried under rubble. 247 people have died and hundreds more injured. it struck in the early hours of the morning, devastating historic towns across three regio regions. the army is using equipment and

sniffer dogs to serf -- search for people trapped in the due debris. measurements are taken by zoo keepers. they track their health and well being. zoo keepers, they got to get a little crafty with their methods there. >> you think the big animals would be the hardest but the spider monkeys. >> yeah. hope solo has been suspended following controversial comments made at the olympics. solo's comment came after the u.s.a. lost 4-3 on penalty kicks. she said we played a bunch of cowards. the best team did not win today. i strongly believe that.

she will not be eligible until 2017. if ryan lochte joins dancing with the stars, since the story broke lochte lost all four of his sponsors and the cast of the reality competition will be announced later this month. does that do it for him? >> he didn't just make a mistake. we tend to forget people make a mistake but if they lie to you -- >> yes, but this is the good old u.s.a. how many people are you like they are gone. >> you think he can do the mumba and cha-cha? >> we'll see. thank you for joining us. i'm alex witt.

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the death toll rising in italy following a powerful earthquake, but the hope of finding more survivors is not fading away. people search through the roubl with their hands all night. plus, going live. new signs to help improve traffic in one of the most congested freeways in the bay area activates today. fshlgs and a place to call home. the oakland as are out shopping today for a spot to build a brand new stadium. "today in the bay" starts right now. a very good now thursday morning to you. thanks so much for joining us. i'm laura garcia-cannon. we'll get to the morning commute in just a bit. it is still early. >> it is. >> and anthony in is in this morning to look at this forecast. >> it's looking good this morning. we've got a cooldown coming our way as we head towards the next