so we're going to convene my top generals and give them a simple instruction. they will have 30 days to submit to the oval office a plan for soundly and quickly defeating isis. >> he's even talked about using nuclear weapons. >> strong talk just a taste of what's ahead for the candidates today as they prepare to square off in an all military style forum. zika sex guidelines are set as congress fails to act on the virus that spread to 60 countries. developments in the deadly arizona bank robbery and police chase that had viewers nationwide transfixed but ended in a fatal shooting. >> plus, greta quits fox news

as news of a multimillion dollar settlement emerges. "early today" starts right now. >> the surprising new facebook study about happiness and the catch of the day. so great to be with you, this morning. >> i can bet you there are going to be some sparks flying tonight at that forum between donald trump and hillary clinton. >> you might be right. tonight is the night, the coin toss made and the stage is set. hillary clinton and donald trump will go head to head in their first general election faceoff. the matchup will take place on the iconic intrepid museum and will focus on national security, foreign affairs and more. the official coin toss determined clinton will take questions first with trump to follow. and we now have word trump will give a major policy speech in pennsylvania just in a handful of hours and trump gave a preview of what he's expected to say.

>> so we're going to convene my top generals and give them a simple instruction. they will have 30 days to submit to the oval office a plan for soundly and quickly defeating isis. we have no choice. >> aides say trump will call for increased defense spending and getting rid of the sequester. those automatic budget cuts that were enacted in 2013. it is an interesting policy shift for trump who openly says, the sequester, quote, does not go far enough. all the candidates could talk about were taxes. trump's taxes. >> he said that the american people don't care about his tax return. and in fact, he's also said that it's none of our business. now, i just think he's dead wrong. he clearly has something to hide. >> nobody cares about it except some of the folks in the media. just so you understand, i'm under a routine audit and when

the audit's complete, i'll releaease my returns. >> and here they are hitting one another on national security on the leadup up to tonight's forum. >> he's very loose in his talk about nukes. he says he doesn't care if other countries get them, doesn't know why they haven't been used already. >> if she really can't remember, she can't be president. she doesn't remember anything. she doesn't even remember whether or not she was instructed on how to use e-mails. >> he says he has a secret plan to defeat isis. but the secret is he has no plan. >> her conduct is disqualifying. >> our latest poll just out has trump beating clinton by 19 points among voters who are currently serving or have previously serves in the u.s.

military. clinton released a list of 95 generals who support her. they come after clinton released an ad entitled sacrifice, watching some of the new york businessman's more provocative statements. and history in the making for the first time in 75 years, the dallas morning news is supporting a democrat over a republican. today clinton will stay off the trail. the former president stumping in florida, the former first daughter in pennsylvania. trump meanwhile will take his national security message to philadelphia before speaking to the conservative party of new york ahead of tonight's forum. at 8:00 p.m. eastern and nbc's prime time televised forum, it will focus exclusively on issues that the next president will have to confront as commander in chief of this country. it will be moderated by "today's" matt lauer.

don't forget that's tonight on nbc. set your dvrs for that one, folks. and we know where they won't be. on the 15th anniversary of the september 11th terror attacks, neither will be commemorating the visit with to the world trade center sites. that's according to a spokesperson for the 9/11 memorial and museum. most notably, then senators mccain and obama made a joint appearance in 2008, trump and clinton have elected not to. both have chosen not to campaign at all on that day and they've also agreed not to air any ads. developing overnight, the murder suspect who escaped a las vegas interrogation room has been recaptured by an fbi task force after a four-day manhunt. he escaped the unattended room by slipping out of his

handcuffs. police say he was captured overnight at a resident in las vegas without incident. perez was initially taken into custody as a suspect in the shooting death of a man following an altercation with a man at a mcdonald's. >> more than 500 killed. that's the gruesome milestone chicago residents are waking up to this morning. with the city's top cop calling it a society issue, not a police issue, cementing its reputation of the murder capital of the country, chicago witnessed 13 fatal shootings this labor day weekend alone. that brings its annual total to 512. that number is more than los angeles and new york combined. a lot are gun related with 82 shootings per week. city officials blamed the killings on increased gang activity and also weak gun laws. >> if we had the gun laws in chicago that l.a. and new york have we would see our violent crime cut in half. >> the minimum penalty for having an illegal gun in chicago

is one year in year, while in new york it's three and a half years. one activist is calling it a war zone that needs help fast. >> the city say it's broke, the state says it's broke. so call for a federal emergency and get some resources. >> meanwhile, mayor has not responded to the violence. the surge in violence has made 2016 the deadliest year in two decades. congress has once again failed to pass a bill funding the fight against zika. a procedural vote failed in the senate yesterday 52-46. this as officials say seven more home grown cases of zika have been found in florida. six of which are on miami beach. that increases the total to 56 locally transmitted cases of zika in the sunshine state. tracie potts joins us live from washington. where does the zika fight go from here? >> reporter: at this point they are trying to figure out if they can it out of washington into

places like florida that could really use it. also five more cases reported at ft. bragg. although those seem to be travel related. the republican leadership's plan is to take it the money from planned parenthood. they can't seem to get this done. by the end of the month they've got to do something to keep the government running and they want to attach the zika funding to that so that if the government stays open, places like florida can get that money. but it's not clear what the path is going to be to get that done. this morning a minnesota hometown is reeling in grief and outrage from the outcome of a plea deal that has allowed a confessed killer off the hook for murder. he admitted in chilling detail

yesterday how he kidnapped, sexually abused and killed an 11-year-old jacob wetterling nearly three decades ago. they cut a deal with them after he led officials to jacob's grave. the wetterlings agreed to it to bring an end to their tireless search. >> i want to say, jacob, i'm so sorry. it's incredibly painful to know his last days. last hours, last minutes. >> he still faces up to 20 years in prison after pleading guilty to child pornography charges. he could spend the rest of his life in custody if he is civilly committed after he finishes his federal sentence. >> the dad -- first here's meteorologist bill karins with the latest on tropical storm newton.

>> a lot of heavy rain heading to the north, it's racing to the north at 17 miles per hour. will weaken during the day, but the rain has already gun in many areas. you could see it's pretty widespread. the heaviest rain is expected to be in the tucson area eastward to the border. 2 million people pretty warm in central california. many areas of the northern california coast back down into the 60s. for the catch of the night we head off the court at the u.s. open. after winning her match, she launches one into the stands. look at that grab. right by the exit. the phone in one hand t-ball in the other. her reaction says it all. early today back in two. early today back in two.

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>> shots are fired. shots are fired at the vehicle right now. >> the car chase led authorities 20 miles through the busy streets of phoenix, arizona. police identify the driver as 31-year-old steven del rio who according to family members was released from prison three months ago. >> we know that he intended to escape at all costs and put anybody in danger. >> two other suspects were detained close to where the pursuit began. thankfully no officers or civilians were hit or injured in that pursuit. we're now getting new detail this morning into the sexual harassment case that rocked fox news. it centered around roger ailes and gretchen carlson and concluded with an unprecedented $20 million settlement and a rare apology from the media giant. that wasn't the only shock wave to hit fox and their viewers. greta van susteren abbankruptly resigned saying this fox has not felt like home for me for a few years. she planned to invoke her exit

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>> i wonder what the tonight show is going to do for material tomorrow. >> look at these two guys coming up. that is zane mallic. they are collaborating on a new show for nbc. it's going to be an hour-long drama titled "boys." this is malik's first venture into tv. he launched a solo career from one direction in 2015. >> i bet some of his fans are going to want to see him act. >> when channing tatum was on ellen he couldn't help but gush

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travel forecast, very hot conditions continue from the middle of the country all the way to the east coast. of course we're watching hurricane newton. all of that rain heading into arizona and new mexico today. phoenix, you don't get too much of this. cloudy and 91 for you. san francisco and l.a., cool by the water. tomorrow more of the same out there. newton is a today event, guys, done by later on this evening. two russian cosmonauts made a land. dramatic footage of it there. you can see the russian capsule's descent back to et.

the three crew members got out of the capsule and into chairs, helping them readjust to gravity. nasa's jeff williams set a new record for the most time spent in space by an american. a common theory regarding the wage gap is that women don't receive as many raises simply because they don't ask. but a recent study shows it may that theory may not be as valid. a new report studied australia women. it show ed women are asking for salary bumps just as much as men, but the requests were granted only 16% of the time as compared to men's 20%. the author says this makes it more likely that discrimination is to blame, so good to know the next time we have a sitdown with our bosses. turns out social media can actually make you happier than your own wedding day, believe it or not, or when you held your first child.

facebook interaction can have significant impacts on a person 's well-being but a simple like doesn't have the same power. the findings debunk others that say social media makes people depressed. at least now i have a reason to spend more time on social media. >> speaking of posts and weddings an amazing photo of anonymous newlyweds. that photo was taken by a tourist, not a professional. the couple left before the photographer was able to get their names so he took to instagram hoping to find them. the bride and groom have the photo now. >> reminder, don't miss the commander in chief forum tonight, we'll see you back here tomorrow. "behind bars"--

suspects accused of suspects accused of shooting and killing a man behind a peninsula mall are arrested but only after a long pursuit that signatuzigzo san francisco. up in flames, forcing more than a dozen guests out on to the streets. apple's headline event just a few hours away with the company using the signature secretive style on the details. "today in the bay" starts right now. very good wednesday morning. thanks so much for joining us. i'm laura garcia-cannon. over here. >> here we are. i'm sam brock. come on in. we're not going to bite. actually the temperature did actually have a bit of sting to it yesterday. san francisco,