♪ i saved her job because they wanted to fire her for putting on so much weight. >> if a candidate regularly and flippantly makes cruel and insulting comments about women, about how we look. >> the rhetoric heat up along the conflicting reports about the state of the trump campaign. and then world leaders anyone? another cringe worthy aleppo moment for libertarian presidential momecandidate gary johnson. and details on the teen who opened fire at elementary school. who may have also fatally shot his own father. >> and then a wild scene of a dear lashing out at a driver after being hit.

why is amy schumer the most dangerous woman on the internet? how hillary clinton knocked kim kardashian from her perch. and today is a coffee lover's dream. "early today" starts right now. >> good morning. i'm ayman mohyeldin. >> i'm frances rivera. south carolina is waking up to deal with a frightening school shooting. around 2:00 p.m. local time, a 12-year-old opened fire on an elementary school playground. describing the wounded, a teacher and two students hit by gun shots, one of them a 6-year-old boy in critical condition. it was towards the end of the school day when authorities learned of the active shooter at townville elementary. >> the shooter is a while male, all black clothing and blond hair. >> police say the gunman pulled into the school parking lot and immediately began firing shots. s.w.a.t. teams descended upon the scene as the school went on lock down. the entire incident was over in 15 minutes, thanks to a first responder on the scene who

staved off a tragedy that could have been so much worse. >> he engaged the suspect and at that point, took him down and law enforcement was quickly behind him. >> and authorities are now investigating a second crime scene about three miles away, where the suspect's grandmother found her son, the boy's father, shot dead. as investigators work to identify the motive of the home schooled teen who has no apparent link to the school, the school remains closed for the rest of the week. last night, protesters took to the streets of california following yet another dead lly police shooting of an unarmed black man. >> you are white. you need to be in front of us. >> the demonstrators called on white citizens to stand up and join them in the fight against what is seen as police brutality. the 38-year-old man was shot and killed in a shopping center parking lot. officers responded to a call he

was acting erratically. it took 50 minutes to respond and then the shots were fired one to two minutes after they arrived on the scene. the victim's sister was distraught. >> i told the police, please don't shoot him. he's sick. mentally sick. i would like you to take them to the hospital. i didn't call the police to come and kill my brother. >> police say he pulled out an object later revealed to be a vaping device and pointed it at officers in a shooting stance. witnesses claim his hands were lifted up in self defense. the city's mayor says the fbi will investigate the shooting along with local authorities. he asked protesters to remain peaceful. >> i saw a man who was distraught. a man who was acting in ways that looked like he was in great pain, and i saw him get gunned down and killed and it broke my heart.

>> he was a uganda refugee. he moved to the united states when he was 12 years old. donald trump is fanning the flames with new comments involving former miss universe, alicia machado. he's criticized her both recently in and past over her weight and she said he called her ms. piggy and ms. housechemoing. trump said he was supporting her. >> i had nothing to do with this person, but they wanted to fire her. i saved her job. and you know what happened? look what i get out of it. i get nothing. i saved her job because they wanted to fire her for putting on so much weight and it is a beauty contest. say what you want. they know what they're getting into. it's a beauty contest. i said don't do that. let her try and lose the weight. can you imagine i end up in a position like this. that's the way it is. >> a 1997 washington post story about machado suggests trump's claim isn't the case. the miss universe president that time told the paper quote we did

not consider taking away her crown. we're not about being thin, we're about being physically fit. and michelle obama used it as part of her message. while campaigning for hillary clinton. the first lady never mentioned trump by name, but it's clear who she was talking about. >> if a candidate regularly and flippantly makes cruel and insulting comments about women, about how we look, how we act, well, sadly, that's who that candidate really is. >> meanwhile, senator claire mccaskill took a jab at trump saying the democratic women senators have talked and we're concerned uptd donald's weight. we think a public daily weigh-in is called for. while one source inside the campaign said the first debate was a, quote, disaster, they confirm their candidate will be very well prepare for the next debate on october 9th. according to the newest reaction poll, a majority of voters think

clinton won the debate. just 21% thought trump won, less than those who thought neither one. among independents, the majority didn't change their opinion of either candidate as a result of the debate. although slightly more said their opinion of clinton improved compared to trump. associated press is reporting increased voting registration in critical states such as north carolina and florida, which appears to benefit clinton. meanwhile, the struggles continue for libertarian candidate gary johnson. remember a few weeks back when johnson asked what is aleppo during an interview on msnbc's "morning joe." in his own words, it happened again. >> who's your favorite foreign leader? >> who's my favorite? >> name one you look up to and respect. anybody. >> mine was shimon peres. >> you have to do this. anywhere, any continent. canada, mexico, europe, asia,

southmeric. >> i guess i'm having an aleppo moment. >> but i'm giving you the whole world. anybody in the world you like. anybody. pick any leader. >> the former president of mexico. >> which one? >> i'm having a brain -- >> name anybody. >> fox? cedillo? >> who is yours? get him off the hook? >> vicente fox hasn't served since 2006. >> finallfinally, good news for millennials. an appeals court has overturned the ban on taking voting booth selfies. 26 other states, though, do ban voting booth selfies. >> today on the trail, hillary clinton is in des moines, iowa, and after a busy plane hopping day yesterday, trump will attend a rally in new hampshire. governor mime pence will be in pennsylvania. >> congress has passed a measure to fund the government at least

until december 9th. the house approved a vote after the senate passed the sail measure. among the items included are $1 billion in the fight against zika and money to fund opioid addiction research. that came hours after congress overwhelmingly voted to override president obama's veto of a piece of legislation that allowed families of 9/11 victims to sue saudi arabia for any rule in the plot. this is the first time congress has voted to override a veto by president obama. reports of exploding washers and a national day most of us can get on board with. landon dowdy has more on that. what's driving investors today? >> good morning. oil prices are restreeting after they hit a six-week try, and traders are waiting for more details on opec's deal to cut production in an attempt to stabilize the market, and goldman sachs says the deal could add to the deal next year, but us rr skeptical they will

stick to their quotas. investors will look for reports on housing, unemployment, and gbt. samsung is addressing potential problems with its washing machines following reports they could explode. in some cases, they could cause injuries or property damage when washing bedding or bulky items. >> and raise your cup of joe. it's national coffee day. several discounts to be had. dunkin' donuts which is celebrating its 66th birthday, is selling medium sized cups for 66 cents. several twitter followers can also win free coffee for a year, and starbucks is donating a coffee treat for every cup of co coffee. perfect day for us early birds. >> cheers to that. stay nice and caffeinated. >> how many have you had already? >> zero. >> you might want coffee for the rest of the year, that's would be good news.

>> still ahead, passengers behaving badly. new stats show more swearing, arguing, even coming to blows aboard our airlines. >> bill karins is tracking torrential rain and flash flooding in multiple states. >> even a flash flood marriage at this hour around ft. bragg. eight inches of rain in the little river. set to do serious damage. heavy rainfall to the north. if we get additional flash flooding, we watch around washington, d.c., baltimore, fredericksburg, and then toward the mountains of west virginia and virginia. possible of another 3 to 6 inches. there will be upwortswards of a foot of rain in someure. especially as we go throughout the afternoon hours all the way up to seattle.

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incidents last year alone. nearly 11,000 cases world wide. that's 1 for every 1200 flights. while the majority involved verbal abuse, 11% got physical. >> this is the number one issue we face when we come to work every day. >> the problem, say flight attendants. >> our aircraft are fuller than ever, the conditions that lead to an air rage incident are higher than ever, and there's fewer of us to de-escalate the situation. >> reporter: drugs and alcohol were a factor in a quarter of all air rage cases. and post-9/11, pilots very often choose to divert to the nearest airport for police help. >> i am a captain who has had to make that decision before, and the consequences to the passenger were quite severe. >> reporter: in the u.s., up to $25,000 fine and 20 years in prison. >> thanks to tom costello, reporting. fast forwarding today, president obama leaves for israel to attend the state funeral of former prime minister shimon peres.

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welcome back to "early today." all the travel trouble is going to be in the east with major travel delays around the nation's capital. many areas in the west are looking nice, with temperatures where they should be. all eyes on tropical storm matthew as it makes its way through the caribbean. this upcoming weekend, near haiti or jamaica. so the east coast still has a potential to be at riv. we'll watch that in the days ahaed. >> new amateur video said to be filled in syria's war-torn city of aleppo shows a remarkable rescue. white helmet rescue workers make a desperate attempt to save a girl who can be heard crying beneath the debris. the reportedly took four hours before they could reach the young girl who repeatedly cried for her father. at least 15 other people were

said to have been injured in the attack. it claimed it was carried out by russian forces. >> more and more, powerful images involving kids. >> police dashcam video featured an unusual snint in new jersey. a driver hit a deer, and she opened the door and the deer tried to get in the car. she stopped the animal with her foot. unfortunately, the deer did not survive that incident. >> google is reporting interest in former ms. universe has soared since she was mentioned in the presidential debate last monday. >> hillary clinton brought her up in reference to donald trump's treatment of women. >> he called this woman ms. piggy. then he called her ms. housekeeping because she was latina. >> now, since that moment, google searches for machado have spiked 5,380%. she even surpassed kim kardashian who was the most searched person in 26 countries

last year. >> an extreme new trend among l.a.'s super rich. >> something we don't know anything about. >> nothing about this. actors, pro athletes, politicians are investing in luxury bunkers in the case of increased terror attacks and mass shootings. sales have reportedly increased 700% in the last year. the bunkers which cost up to $100 million are designed to withstand any crisis from nuclear bombings to drastic climate change. there's a workout room, greenhouses, a rec room with all the pool tables, media rooms, garages with all your multiple cars. i don't know if you need a ferrari in the event of a catastrophe, but in case you want it, swimming pools as well, but anything you can possibly want. >> if you're spending a long time inside, i think the movie screen and comfortable seats make sense. ferrari, not so much. i'm ameyman mohyeldin. >> i'm frances rivera, thank you

for watching "early today." have a great thursday and we'll

progress in the fight against the loma fire. i'm bob redell. we'll take you live to the command center for the latest numbers. that story coming up. renewed hope of finding the person responsible for killing a man playing pokemon go in san francisco. critical evidence coming out including a sketch of the suspect. >> hands up, don't shoot! >> the fury over an officer-involved shooting in california only grows after we find out what this man is actually pointing at police officers, and it's not a gun. "today in the bay" starts right now. very good thursday morning to you. thanks so much for joining us, i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> i'm sam