they were kind of a boy talk and he was a lead on, egged on from the host to say dirty and bad stuff. >> melania trump speaks out on her husband's behavior, but we're just getting started. >> they even want to try to rig the election at the polling booths. people that have died ten years ago are still voting. illegal immigrants are voting. >> the donald attacking the system as the fbi and state department weigh in on accusations of a hillary clinton quid pro quo. >> the battle for mosul heats

up. netflix is on a tear trying to blow away its rivals and this video is tearing up the internet with almost 25 million hits. "early today" starts right now. great being with you. i'm frances rivera. one day before the presidential debate alleges illegal immigrants and the deceases are helping rig the election. >> remember, we're competing in a rigged election. this is a rigged election, folks, okay. they even want to try to rig the election at the polling booths. people that have died ten years ago are still voting. illegal immigrants voting. so many cities are corrupt and voter fraud is very, very common. >> it's a claim trump surrogate and top confidante, new york governor chris christie, was quick to dismiss. >> as far as the election is concerned, i'm convinced that the election will be a fair one

and that the process will be one that will be accepted by the american people. >> now ten days after that scandalous 2005 "access hollywood" video rocked her husband's presidential campaign, melania trump is speaking out defending her husband claiming that video and talk of the taxes are a coordinated effort to take down his campaign. >> they were kind of a boy talk and he was lead on -- like egg on from the host to say dirty and bad stuff. >> you feel the host, billy bush, was egging him on? >> yes. yes. my husband is kind. he's a gentleman. he would never do that. if everything was organized and fit together to hurt him, to hurt his candidacy. >> organized by the opposition. >> opposition, yes. >> the media, the clintons?

>> media, clintons rng yes. >> you think they're working together? >> yes, of course. >> the new interview comes as a new cbs poll shows trump trailing hillary clinton by 11 points nationally. one of the key groups handing him, women behind 19 points. the poll was taken after the release of the 2005 videotape on ""access hollywood"" bus tour in the presence of others and after a slew of sexual misconduct allegations hurled at trump. we should know nbc universal is the owner of "access hollywood." and according to an internal memo sent to staff, billy bush is now leaving the 9:00 a.m. hour of the "today" show effective immediately. meanwhile, trump is taking hillary clinton to task for new information stemming from the fbi's e-mail investigation. information that trump says shows tit for tat corruption within clinton's state department. >> the fbi documents it under

secretary of state patrick kennedy made the request for altering information as part of a quid pro quo, in in other words, a deal. the this is felony corruption. he needs to resign. >> as apd rea mitchell records, the fbi's new information shows the exact opposite of what trump is alleging. >> hirk hik heading out to pract for wednesday's final debate. and now facing yet another unexpected firestorm over her private e-mails. first, notes releases from the fbi e-mail investigation, accusing a top state official of quid pro quo. the notes say in exchange for marking the e-mail unclassified, state would reciprocate by allowing the fbi to place more

agents in countries where they're currently forbidden, specifically iraq. in rare agreement, donald trump and paul ryan jumped all over the charge. >> this shows corruption at the highest level. and we can't let it happen as american citizens. >> the problem with that story line, the fbi and the state department say it never happened. >> there's no quid pro quo. absolutely not. >> in fact, both sides say it was an fbi official who brought up the question of placing agents overseas. separately from the negotiation over classification. no linkage, no quid pro quo. >> that was andrea mitchell reporting. and we now have word that julian assange has been without internet access for several days. they blamed the state actor when the access was cut off and they say ecuador is the culprit. assange has been at the ecuadorian embassy for four years, escaping sex crime allegations. >> hillary clinton has a 91% chance of winning the election

compared to trump's 9% in their latest presidential forecast. with just three weeks to go, her campaign is looking beyond the usual battleground states. they're now spending team in red leaning states like arizona, georgia, and texas in an effort to win big on november 8th and help down ballot races. a showing they mean business, the clinton team is now dispatching their strongest surrogate, first lady michelle obama, sending her to arizona along with chelsea clinton and bernie sanders. we'll only have to wait 21 days to see if their strategy works. make sure to tune in tomorrow north for the third and final presidential debate, 9:00 p.m. eastern, 6:00 p.m. pacific time right here on nbc. >> iraqi and kurdish forces are gaining grown in the operation to retake mosul from isis. while isiz has retreated from most areas, at least seven car bombs attacked advapsing troops.

while there's some resistance, it seems some progress is being made. >> reporter: it's kind of a holding pattern that we're seeing today. this is something we need to get used to. the fact of the matter is this battle is likely going to play out the way past battles have played out. the iraqi security forces plan to approach mosul, which is the second largest city in iraq, with a siege mentality. they're going to encircle it and wait for the proper moment to try to penetrate into the isis defenses in order to reach the center of the city and liberate it. now, this is how it's played out again in fallujah and in ramadi in past battles. this can spare some of the iraqi security forces who are trying to lay siege to mosul, but it can extend the battle for weeks or months, and it can extend the agony of the 1.2 million civilians currently in the city. now, i want to put some of the victories from yesterday in perspective. the u.s. government and iraqis

are both saying the villages seized by the peshmerga and iraqi troops were ahead of schedule, but let's make sure we're clear. they were largely uninhabited by civilians and that's not what we'll see when they start to move into mosul. the 1.2 million civilians are still there. >> we may not see the impact of the advances until well after. matt, thank you. emotions were raw in the town of lexington, kentucky, as thousands gathered to honor the slain daughter of olympic hero tyson gay. both trinity and her father excelled in athletics. the crowd was dressed in trinity's favorite colors. you see them releasing a sea of pink and purple balloons in the air. she was shot outside a restaurant. it's believed she was an innocent bystander caught in the cross fire. three men have been charged in connection with the shooting, all of who have pleaded not guilty. their court date is set for next

yeek. >> one of the world's leading police organizations is saying sorry for its historic treatment of minorities in the united states. he issued a formal apology at the organization's annual conference. >> there have been times when law enforcement officers because of the laws enacted by federal, state, and local governments, have been the face of oppression to far too many of our fellow citizens. >> cunningham says today's officers are not to blame for the past but hoped for unity among minorities and police and to break the cycle of mistrust and build a better, safer future. >> a ahead, a stock tearing up wall street. >> first, bill karins dealing with a major heat weave, and why did i put away the flip-flops? >> 100 in kansas yesterday. we had 44 record highs from texas all the way through the middle of the country. today will be more of the same. the only problem is in the northwest, we continue with the cooler weather.

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hello, mr. obama. am i pronouncing that correctly? >> close enough. >> okay. let's see. i don't see any promotions for the last eight years. that's not always good. can you explain that.

>> honestly, there wasn't a lot of room for advancement in my last job. the only one with a more powerful position was my wife. >> do we get both of you, by any chance? >> doubtful. >> president obama getting some interview and job hunting tips from stephen colbert. >> this lady, comedian amy schumer is scheduled to perform in new york city tonight, but she's also speaking out about a recent performance that made many trump fans upset in tampa. >> i know you're here to laugh, but you choose your life. you choose who you allow into your life. this is too important. this is too important. we're going to spend five minutes talking about -- or you can leave, whatever you want. >> some cheers, a lot of boos for for her blistering one liners about donald trump. there were about 10,000 there at the tampa show and some 200 people walked out. andthen they took the twitter to let amy know exactly how they

feel. some fans said they came to the show to get a break from politics but with this campaign season, politics is something that everybody is talking about. here's the thing, she also tweeted them back and had this simple response for the tampa audience, all love, tampa. moving along, as amy schumer does. >> how about this one? this is mind blowing. inquiring minds want to know, will bob dylan show up to accept his nobel prize? according to a swedish committee that hands out the prize, he has yet to rsvp for the ceremony scheduled for december 10th. the committee also wants to give him his almost $1 million cash prize. dylan was awarded the nobel prize for literature. you could say he has left us all blowing in the wind. >> he's on tour until november 23rd. we'll give him that. >> that's an excuse? >> this is "early today." more "stay" per roll. more "sit" per roll.

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overseas this morning, new and shocking image coming out of syria, a video showing a boy hanging from a side of a building that had just been hit by an air strike in aleppo. his legs are pinned in the rubble. look at his shirt, it reads don't shoot. rescuers were able to free him, carrying him down to safety. a florida man who shot at george zimmerman's vehicle has been sentenced to 20 years in prison. 38-year-old matthew apperson was convicted last month of charges including attempted second degree murder and armed aggravated assault. he claims he acted in self-defense after zimmerman pointed a gun at him first, a claim zimmerman denies. zimmerman was acquitted of

second degree murder after shooting trayvon muartin in 201. >> and shocking video. watch this officer on the left, walking. helping a motorist with a flat tire when this happened. watch. just jarring to hear. well, a pickup slammed right into her. and here's the incredible part. she jumps out of the way and her patrol car was ultimately totaled. take a look at it. the police chief says she's amazed she made it out alive. >> i was just thankful that my officer is alive and not injured. our squad car and this pickup truck were within feet of her. i'm amazed she did not get hit. >> the 31-year-old driver of the pickup even after this, sustained non-life threatening injuries. just remarkable. >> you know the old saying love is blind. it's being put to the test. one japanese dating company is enforcing a rule that requires

speed daters to wear a surgical mask. >> that's a bad first impression. >> they say they're doing it because if the goal is marriage, it's important to know your partner's personality early in the relationship, more important than looks. the national survey in 2013 found the rate of marriage in japan dropped by 50% over the last 30 years. but hey, i don't know about that. you know, you may come up with some surprises. >> you know they have a good sense of humor if they're putting a mask on. >> that may not cut it once the masks come off. a lot of great halloween decorations across america, but check out this video of this monster house in cleveland, ohio. look at this. that the garage, as the door opens up, the mouth is closing. >> they win. everyone else, just put your decorations away. >> so far, almost 25 million views on facebook. look, no pumpkin, no jack-o'-lantern out there. >> genius. now everyone needs to copy it. >> i'm frances rivera.

thanks for watching "early today." reve a gat tuesday and i'll three people have died afterhes.

car they were riding in nchts breaking right now, making sense of a horrible accident in marin. three people have died after the car they were riding in split in half and wrapped around two different trees. we'll have more on how this happened from the scene. a worker killed trying to stop a crime in the east bay. what the man accused of murder was trying to take when he allegedly ran down a man with his car. spreading a divisive if not hateful message on campus. a san francisco teacher hit with flyers for sympathizing with the palestinian cause. good tuesday morning. i'm sam brock. >> i'm laura garcia-cannon. tuesday, feels like a monday to