you think hillary would be able to stand up here an hour and do this? i don't know. i don't think so. i don't think so. >> the donald going off script again, getting in a dig before hillary returns to campaigning, as new information emerges about both candidates health. a fascinating study on why the u.s. economy is lagging. and uber's driverless cars hit the streets. exciting new hope in the fight against breast cancer . a new test that's four times better. >> incredible images in the wake of a massive and powerful typhoon. early today starts right now. >> i'm frances rivera. >> i'm ayman mohyeldin. it was a sudden twist in the

election campaign season to see that both candidates are now releasing their health records after so much questions about their health. >> now we have all kinds of doctors involved and this morning, hillary clinton returns to the stump and the country will genewt details regarding donald trump's health. trump threw out any restraint and discipline he had previously shown, going off skrift in teleprompter for the first time in weeks, launching this attack against hillary clinton's stamina. >> you think this is so easy? in this beautiful room that's 122 degrees. it is hot, and it's always hot when i perform because the crowds are so big, these rooms were not designed for this kind of a crowd. >> i don't know, folks. you think hillary will be able to stand up here for an hour and do this. i don't know. i don't think so. >> that broadside came after trump made another unscripted move, surprising viewers with

his physical exam when he appears on the "dr. oz" show. >> if your health system is so strong as it seemser why not share your medical records? >> i have no problem. i have it right here. should i do it? i don't care. should i do it? it's two letters. one is the report and the other is from lennox hill hospital. >> may i see them? >> yee, sure. >> those were all the tests just done. >> trump answers questions and health regimen and an affinity for fast food among other things. more extensive information will be available soon. no time line has been given him here's what dr. oz, himself, told nbc's kate show about his sit-down with trump. >> i treated the stage like it's a doctor's office. first thing i do when i meet a person is do a review of systems, a checkhistfrom your head to toe, what's going on.

i asked him about head issues. brain issues, heart issues. lung issues. then i said you should be transparent. i was surprised. i looked at them and process them quickly. if the doctor was my patient, he did good for a man of his age. >> dr. oz speaks out live on the it "today" show this morning and trump's interview will hair later this morning, as well. >> pressured to share more medical information, hillary clinton released her recent exams, following her pneumonia daginosis. the doctor who carried out the exam says clinton is recovering well and is fit to assume the presidency. however, it was revealed she had several doctors visits and brief illnesses throughout the presidential campaign, even at one point needing a tube placed in her ear to relieve a sinus infection. her vp pick also released his medical condition, placing him in excellent health, and mike pence will release his records in the coming days.

trump's one on one came after he visited flipt, michigan, for the first time, only to be interrupted by a pastor when he attacked hillary clinton. take a listen. >> china now, if you look at what is going on, a trade deficit of $500 billion. hillary failed on the economy just like she's failed on foreign policy. everything she touched didn't work out. nothing. now, hillary clinton -- >> excuse me, mr. trump, i invited you to talk to us, not to give a political speech. >> okay. that's good. i will go back on point. okay. okay. flint's pain is the result of so many different failures and i must say that, no, i never, never would, never would. never would and, frankly, "time" magazine as you know they reported this year that the

federal government have a long way to go to bring flint back and i look at the damage done and the damage can be taken care of. >> you will respect him. >> thank you. thank you. thank you, pastor. >> trump also visited one of the water plants at the heart of flint's lead crisis. taking a 50-minute tour of the facility. we now have word after recent reports into trump's until and namesake foundation, a pro clinton super pac correct the record is now offering money for dirt on the republican nominee. david brock, the founder of the group, told nbc news, no tidbit of information was too big or too small, saying, goat, we're chasing everything. >> this all comes as a series of battleground polls have trump gaining momentum. he is now narrowly beating clinton in both florida and ohio and also leading in nevada. that's a reversal from recent weeks but it may not all be good for trump. after new hampshire's union leader makes history announcing

they will not be endorsing a republican for president for the first time in 100 years. new hampshire's largest paper is reserving their endorsement for libertarian nominee gary johnson. a look ahead, clinton is back after three days recuperating. she will be giving a speech in north carolina sand expected to swing through washington, d.c. for a gala. trump will deliver an economic speech in new york where he will reveal his tax plan, but not before taping an interview with jimmy fallon. he will then headline a rally in new hampshire. and tim kaine will be in the granite state. clinton surrogates bill and chelsea flood ohio and new york. >> while clinton and trump battle it out, former president jimmy carter is speaking out. 91-year-old says the country hasn't been there politically tumultuous since the civil wars, telling a packed emory university crowd, quote, as political affairs in america are concerned, we are at maybe one of our all-time lows in our

history. usa today reports harvard business professors are pointing to the politics as the single biggest concern for our country's economy in the future. and it dropped for the fifth consecutive year. and that it could get worse, saying, quote, we believe that the nation's political system has now become america's greatest competitive weakness. >> three days after an arson fire lit up a mosque, police say they have their suspect. joseph michael schrieber alleged arson with a hate crime enhancement. his alleged attack carried out on the 15th anniversary of 9/11 targeted the same mosque where omar mateen once worshipped. surrounding video helped match him to footage of a man seen running away from the crime scene. investigators have uncovered a range of evidence against him including anti-islamic social media post and a motorcycle consistent with the one seen on the video. the alleged arsonist faces 30 years in prison if convicted.

this morning, folks in pittsburgh are getting a glimpse of the future after oouner launched a pilot program to test its fleet of self-driving cars. >> just sow safe is this new technology? >> we got to take a test drive. >> reporter: self driving uber picking up their first customer in a pilot program. >> we will go in a driverless uber. it has 20 cameras, 7 lasers. let's see what we can do. they have outfitted ford fusions with radar. uber engineer hovers over the wheel in the driver's seat. another monitors real time data on a laptop. >> it's our turn to take this for a spin, but it's a driverless car, so we're not going to be doing much driving. >> with a push of a button, it launches into driverless mode. >> it sees the world in 3d. >> reporter: there are 600 people inside uber's research lab. >> we can build cars safer than people.

that's the ultimate objective. >> reporter: regulators aren't on board after a tesla driver was killed while using the auto pilot function in play. ours stopped working mid-way through the drive. i had to put my hands on the wheel and reengage to make a right turn. the national highway transportation safety administration tells nbc news it will soon issue guidance on deploying driverless vehicles. >> we have a long way to go. it can't be the wild west out there when people's lives are in the hands of cars run by computers. >> that's not stopping uber from zooming ahead into a new frontier. >> you and i both love our te technolo technology, but when you're in the back seat -- >> i don't know if i have the calmness to trust my hands in the life of a computer. >> you're kind of a control freak like i am behind the wheel. just ahead when it comes to increases in your paycheck. which states grow the fastest. which ones are lagging? >> first, bill karins is tracking multiple storms for us this morning. >> have you seen this impressive

video yet? we're talking shipping containers tossed by the typhoon. these weigh thousands of pounds and they were tumbling in the winds in southern taiwan. how about this? look out. oh, sheet metal right down the street. you shouldn't be on your scooter anyway, but this person had a helmet on and survived. >> the tropical storm was downgraded, but the hurricane is off the coast, and thankfully, the storm is not forecasting to get stronger. if anything, it will weaken and drift off the south carolina coast. besides bad weather for the upcoming weekend for the beaches, that's the only is high today of 94. looks like a pretty good travel

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take a look at this scary moment captured on surveillance camera. a woman's bag up in smoke. sending workers running. her ecigarette batteries exploded. they're popular for packing a lot of punch into a small package, but they are delicate. luckily, no one was injured, i'm pretty sure someone will be upset. that purse is a goner. >> an anti-smoking advocate is calling on president obama to ban a popular choice of tobacco among african-americans after research shows they continue to disproportionately die from smoking related diseases. they asked obama to ban menthol tobacco. the work was done when he gave the fda power to regulate the agency in 2009. theyts, quote, it gives the community a fighting chance

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the test. a look at how effective they really are. >> european stocks are mixed at the moment. which states saw the biggest rise in takehome pay among all americans? also, news on apple. >> reporter: good morning. wall street could be treading water ahead of a slew of economic data out later this morning. european markets are flat in early trading and u.s. stocks ending mixed on wednesday with a drop in oil prices dragging on the dow, but the nasdaq moved higher, and that's thanks to apple which had its best day in two months. reports this morning on unemployment, retail sales, inflation, and manufacturing. meanwhile, if you're hoping toic pic up a new iphone, you may have to wait longer. the first round of the bigger iphone 7 plus is sold out worldwide, as is the new jet black version of the smaller ee iphone. you won't be able to buy one on site, but you can still place orders online. and good news for your wallet. the census bureau says the average american income rose

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welcome back. what nice weather today. let's look at the three-day forecast into the weekend. looking very warm and nice. what's going to change is we have rain moving in, especially to the pacific northwest as we go to tride. then that kind of lingers into saturday. a great weather pattern, but it looks like clouds and cooler temperatures and showers will be moving in with the storm system by the time we get to sunday. so split forecast in the west this weekend. >> thanks for that update. >> the house of representatives have made it easier to fire employees at the department of veteran affairs. passed with bipartisan approval, it eliminates a provision allowing senior v.a. executives to appeal disciplinary actions and it simplifies the ability to fire v.a. employees for misconduct or poor performance. it's the lettest in a series of efforts by lawmakers to respond

to past v.a. scandals that include chronic wait times and the deaths of some 45 veterans awaiting care. >> the worldwide doping agency says a russian hacking agency has released a new batch of information about olympic athletes, including ten from the united states. and it is similar to the one earlier this week in that it appears to show athletes taking otherwise banned substances under the therapeutic use exemption. on tuesday, the group released medical data of american athletes including simone biles and venus williams. >> killing in the name of god is declar declared satanic by the pope. that's the message he's urging all to declare to their followers. he made it in a special mass in honor of a father who was killed in his church in northern france this year. two isis-inspired teenagers took six people hostage and eventually murdered the 85-year-old priest.

the pope said he should be on the way to accept his martyrdom on the alter of christ. >> a growing trend has the cdc issue a strange but serious and stern warning to americans. stop kissing your chickens. everybody stop doing it. they're very serious about it, as a growing number of people are raising backyard chickens as pets. and there's been a sharp increase in the number of salmonella outbreaks. about 13% of patients studied in the 24-year span reportedly kiss their poultry, and nearly half let the birds live inside their homes. while the cdc is warning against such affection, they say if you must handle them, please wash your hands. >> take that seriously, you know. >> it's a serious thing, salmonella. other pets we're cuddling, maybe not your chickens. i'm francess rivera. >> i'm ayman mohyeldin. make it a great thursday. we'll see you right back here tomorrow morning. breaking overnight--- a car

crashes into a light pole in a south bay suburb--- and now two women are critically injured. breaking overnighted, a car crashes into a light pole and two women are critically injured. the verdict is in. the hayward school superintendent is out. the reason the school board ousted its top administrator. plus, beginning the process of justice for the woman at the heart of a police sex abuse scandal that has shaken up a half dozen local law enforcement agencies. "today in the bay" starts right now. this week is flying by. thursday morning. glad you're with us. i'm sam brock. >> i'm laura garcia-cannon. it's been cool, turning warm. is that the case now? em