donald trump makes his closing argument in front of a packed crowd at madison square garden, but it was overshadowed by racist remarks from a comedian at the rally. the campaign's response.

and kamala harris goes all in on philly, with big events to win over voters in the city of brotherly love. we have it all, eight days out from the election. a suspected terror attack in israel leaving one dead and dozens more injured. we're live with the details, plus a new push for a ceasefire. mcdonald's zeroing in on its e. coli outbreak. the usda confirming it wasn't the beef that sickened at least 75 people across 13 states. magic mushrooms are on the ballot in massachusetts. why voters could legalize the psychedelic with a catch. and shohei ohtani will step up to the plate after a shoulder injury. the dodger star's big plans for game three of the world series against the yanks tonight. it's monday, october 28th. e early today starts right now. good morning. i'm frances rivera. there is just a little over a week left until election day. today, vice president harris

will be focused on jobs and the economy as she campaigns in michigan. andformer president trump will attend a national faith summit in georgia. last night mr. trump packed madison square garden with supporters where he focused on immigration. >> todhe day i take the oath of office, the migrant invasion of our country ends and the restoration of our country begins. >> from the latest from the campaign trail, vaughn hillyard kicks off our coverage. [ crowd chanting "usa" ] >> reporter: madison square garden is packed. >> i will see you at the polls. let's make history together. god bless new york. >> 20,000 donald trump supporters filling the iconic arena for mr. trump who was a fixture in new york city for much of hisly after, for years.

>> we are going to win new york. >> oh, it's epic as trump tries to ex-357bd his base with more direct appeals to gen z voters in black and latino men.

comedian tony hinchcliffe made crude comments. this joke does not reflect the views of mr. trump without which one. he said he loves puerto rico. let's turn now to the harris campaign, which is making a big push to turn out voters in

philadelphia. nbc's allie raffa is following the vice president. >> reporter: vice president kamala harris making a big push in philadelphia. >> so philly, we have nine days, nine days to get this done. and for the next nine days, no one can sit on the sidelines. >> reporter: crisscrossing the city of brotherly love to generate love campaign. harris focusing on key demographics, courting a black congregation in best philly. >> when i think about the days ahead, and the god we serve, i am confident that his power will work through us, because church i know, we were born for a time such as this. >> reporter: visiting a barbershop to speak with young black men. >> god to be home. how you doing? >> reporter: and meeting with latino voters at this puerto rican restaurant. >> we're afraid of the cages.

>> well, you know what, here's the thing. i strongly believe that our campaign in this fight is not against something, it's for something. >> reporter: harris' 14th trip to battleground, pennsylvania, a state critical to her victory. >> it truly is a path to victory. runs through philly and it runs all over the u.s. >> reporter: voter turn youth in the democratic stronghold is key to harris winning the state, especially if she doesn't perform as well as president biden did in philly suburbs, which helped him phillipa blue in 2020, meaning any boost in turnout here could mean all the difference for his vice president. >> and our thanks to allie for that report. israeli forces have withdrawn from a hospital in northern gaza after a deadly siege that lasted days. dozens were also killed in air strikes in the city of beit

lahia. the idf says they are targeting hamas militants. for the latest, let's turn to matt bidener. good morning. what do we know about the hospital that was raided? >> reporter: good morning. israeli forces stormed the hospital last week as part of their ongoing push into gaza. this is one of gaza's last functioning medical facilities. reports from the hospital subjected the idf troops heavily damaged the facility during their operation there. footage taken by an nbc news team from within the hospital gives us a picture of what happened. we see equipment, blanket, medical supplies and ceiling panels thrown across the facility. a fair bit of broken furniture too. the idf saying it was conducting an operation in the area against hamas militants. several buildings in the area were damaged by idf air strikes. medical personnel at the hospital say more than half of the staff was detained by the idf. this comes as efforts to revive ceasefire talks were renewed in

at&t qatar over the weekend with a new proposal put forward. this would see a temporary ceasefire of at least two days in exchange for four more israeli hostages as well as the return of several palestinian prisoners in kind. but what is still unclear is whether or not hamas is ready to engage with these ceasefire efforts. the group has yet to directly comment on the egyptian proposal. meanwhile, in israel itself, one person was killed on sunday and dozens more injured after a truck ran into a bus stop in tel aviv. local police say they believe this was a terrorist attack. the assail important was shot dead on the scene, and the perpetrator is a palestinian citizen of israel. back to you, frances. >> the latest development in these tensions. okay, matt, thank you. mcdonald's says they plan to resume distribution of their quarter pounders this week after no e. coli was detected in their beef patties. on sunday, the colorado department of agricultural said it tested dozens of samples of the beef from several colorado mcdonald's locations associated

with the outbreak. all of them tested negative for e. coli. the fda and cdc has zeroed in on slivered onions as the likely source of contamination. mcdonald's has since removed their onion supplier, taylor farms, from its supply chain. it took a little longer than usual, but fall air is back in the northeast. nbc meteorologist michelle wu is h michelle grossman is here with the latest. >> by thursday, wednesday we're going see temperatures back above normal nor time of the year. but we are making up to a fall feel for sure. 23 million americans under freeze alerts mainly in the northeast. also parts of the midatlantic. we have frost advisories, freeze warnings where you see the hot pink. and temperatures chilly, right above the freezing mark. as you walk out the door, 47 in new york city. but just above freezing in baltimore. also ocean city. temperatures in the 30s in morgan town, charleston, blacksburg. styn worried about freezing as well. you're cold too. and 36 degrees.

but go to the middle of the country. a really warm day today, well above average for this time of year. that jet stream so far to the north once again, we're going to be chasing records once again. kansas city today 83. into the upper 80s in oklahoma city. 90 in el paso. same story as we go throughout tomorrow. temperatures into the 80s in st. louis. an spots into the 90s. in parts of the northwest, 91 in phoenix. 91 in tucson. temperatures in the 80s in san angelo and also san antonio. all right. back to you, frances. >> thanks so much, michelle. >> sure. coming up, the cowboys and 49ers go head to head. but first we're back in a minute with a big decision for massachusetts voters ou the state legalize psychedelic mushrooms? bacteria in your gut?

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the battle to legalize magic mushrooms has moved massachusetts, appearing on the ballot this election. advocates say it can be a powerful tool to help people struggling with their mental health. but some worry the mushrooms can be more harmful than helpful. yasmin vossoughian has the details. >> reporter: mushrooms defined a generation. a party drug. >> we're having a fun night. not going too hard. >> reporter: chunks of seth rogen movies. now that legalization is on the ballot in massachusetts. the idea is to help americans struggling with therapy-resistant depression. question 4 includes legalization and regulation of five psychedelics under supervision, including authorizing individuals 21 age or older to grow, possess, and use a personal amount. >> i wanted to show to my friends, my family.

>> reporter: emily is a grassroots campaign supporting the initiative yes on 4. >> i think it speaks to so many people in a time when i think hope is really important to foster and develop. this is something that can help a problem that we haven't been able to resolve with our current tools. >> reporter: more than one in five adults in the u.s. lives with a mental illness. and many turn to psychotherapy for help with depression, anxiety and ptsd. but for some, that doesn't work. she says she couldn't escape her trauma until she tried psilocybin. >> i had no idea how much i had been holding on to. and it was like the first time in like six years that i had this touch point of oh, i feel whole and i feel safe and i feel like i bring value to this world. because i had forgotten. >> reporter: and she is not alone. nbc boston spoke with michael, another veteran. >> it is like a moment of clarity when you do this.

but it's something that sticks with you. it's not just a moment. the moment stays with rouse, psilocybin, or mushrooms has been designated busy a breakthrough for patients with depressive disorder or treatment-resistant depression. dr. hannah mcclain siting one small session. >> a single session of psilocybin was effective at reducing symptoms in 71% of participants. and when given a second session of psilocybin a few weeks layer, 54% were in remission. >> reporter: the sound line institute is helping train and certify people to become psilocybin trainers that guide patients through the process in a safe and effective way. >> we're really using these medicines to enhance therapy. >> reporter: the measure would also create a board to create licensing of the drug. but the president of the massachusetts psychiatric society is opposed to the measure, arguing question 4 is

too lax and could in fact be harmful. >> so they can make people literally psychotic. when you look at the signs, psilocybin has shown to be better than nothing, placebo in some studies, but not better than standard process which we have now which are safer. the way you do this safely and effectively is to study it, prove it, and then let doctors prescribe it safely and appropriately to people. not just let people grow it in their spare bedroom. >> what do you think the uphill battle you face? >> i think the stigma. >> reporter: stigma emily and dr. mclane are trying to erase with legalization in massachusetts. >> our thanks to yasmin for that report. still to come, shohei will show up. the dodger star cleared to return for game three of the fall classic after a shoulder industry. and highlights from e thlate night nail-biter between the cowboys and 49ers. been my entire life? having to clean with multiple products is a hassle. with magic eraser... i use it on everyday messes. i even use it on things that i think are impossible to clean. you need mr. clean magic eraser in your life.

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reporter georgina fernandez has more. >> 1960s or '50s. there are wedding photos. >> this isn't what christine odatella was expecting to see. >> i didn't want to take the pictures out or destroy the back of the photos. >> reporter: when she bought what she thought was an empty $4 photo album from bishop's attic last year. >> they're priceless. >> i know. >> reporter: that album actually someone's scrapbook containing priceless moments from years past. from snapshots of someone's childhood to family gatherings to wedding days. >> i don't know if it was accidentally thrown away, but i'd rather return it and have somebody share these peopleries, get them back. you never know. might mean a lot to them. >> reporter: so we went to work, trying to find the album's rightful owner. and that's when we met allen latuska, the blond 10-year-old in these photos. >> the old station wagon. i remember that. >> reporter: he finally

reuniting with the scrapbook after he last saw it ten years ago. a chance opportunity to revisit old memories and loved ones. >> a little emotional. and the more i look, the more emotional i'm getting. so yeah. >> reporter: after how these memories ended up in a thrift shop, he is unsure, telling us he thinks the scrapbook could have been stolen. his mom's storage unit, the last place le saux it, was broken into a decade ago. >> they could have thrown it away if they had taken it, but they apparently decided to save it. and that's good. >> reporter: some good luck too with it ending up in this stranger's hands. >> hi! >> hello. >> hey, i want to introduce you to someone. >> okay. >> hi, christine. i'm allen. >> reporter: a stranger who wanted these photos returned to a familiar home. >> i really appreciate you saving it and not tossing them. >> somebody's memories, you know, you can never get those

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