th the final sprint in the race for the white house. kamala harris set to deliver her closing message in d.c., as donald trump faces more blow back over a comedian's crass comments during a new york rally. we're live one week out until election day. votes go up in flames in the pacific northwest. inside the fbi's search for the

suspect who destroyed hundreds of ballots after setting fire to a pair of dropboxes. a dramatic end to an armed standoff. police arrest the minneapolis man accused of shooting his neighbor, unprovoked. why it took officers days to bring him into custody. tiktok called it an incident money glitch, but j.p. morgan say it's simply check fraud, the lawsuit targeting customers who allegedly stole thousands. the yankees fall to the dodgers again in the fall classic. while the steelers surge past the giants. we have the highlights as we kick off this tuesday, october 29th. "early today" starts right now. good to be with you. good morning. i'm frances rivera. there is just one week left until america picks a new president. and, if you plan to vote by mail, the u.s. postal service says it would be a good idea to

send that ballot by today. according to a nbc news tally, more than 45 million people have already voted by mail or in person. including president biden. he waited more than 30 minutes yesterday to cast his ballot early in delaware. i'm joined now by nbc's alice barr. good morning, alice. the harris campaign had another big rally in philly last night, but the vice president wasn't there. >> reporter: good morning, frances. that's right. it was former president barack obama headlining this rally. and once again, he was joined by rock legend bruce springsteen and singer john legend, also performed. when former president obama took the stage he responded to one of donald trump's opening acts at madison square garden, a big rally there this weekend. comedian tony hinchcliff who made racist and crude jokes, including calling puerto rico a floating island of garbage. >> these are fellow citizens he's talking about. here in philadelphia, they are

your neighbors. they are your friends. if somebody does not respect you, if somebody does not see you as fellow citizens with equal claim to opportunity, to the pursuit of happiness, to the american dream, you should not vote for them. >> reporter: the trump campaign distanced itself from hinchcliff saying this joke does not reflect the views of the former president. last night, former president trump held a rally in georgia, where he responded to michelle obama who campaigned with vice president harris this weekend. >> i hope that you'll forgive me if i'm a little angry that we are indifferent to his erratic behavior, his obvious mental decline. >> you know what's nasty to me?

michelle obama. i always tried to be so nice and respectful. ooh, ooh, she opens up a little bit of a, a little bit of a box. she opened up a little bit of something. she was nasty. woo. >> reporter: vice president harris was in michigan last night where her speech was interrupted by pro-palestinian protesters. >> hey, guys, i hear you. on the subject of gaza, we all want this war to end as soon as possible and get the hostages out, and i will do everything in my power to make it so. >> reporter: today vice president kamala harris will deliver what her campaign is calling her closing argument. she will be at the ellipse near the white house, the same spot where former president trump rallied his supporters before the january 6th riot, and donald trump will hold another rally tonight in pennsylvania. frances? >> alice barr for us, thank you. the district attorney of

philadelphia is suing elon musk and his super pac seeking to stop the billionaire's million dollar give pay ways to swin. musk'sg voters. musk's america peake hac has be giving away a million dollars daily if they sign a petition supporting the first and second amendment. the d.a. is arguing the stunt is an unlawful, unregulated lottery. an attorney representing america pac did not respond to request for comment. a hearing has been scheduled for friday. the fbi is investigating two arson attacks on ballot dropboxes in the pacific northwest that appear to be connected. a dropbox in portland, oregon and one in neighboring vancouver, washington were set on fire. police say an identical volvo was seen at both sites, and the fires were similar in nature. only three ballots were damaged in portland, but potentially hundreds were affected in vancouver, officials said.

the county auditor is encouraging people who placed ballots after 11:00 p.m. local on saturday to check the local office to check the status of their ballots. authorities have not said anything about a potential motive, and no arrests have been made. former trump adviser steve bannon will be released from frisso prison today, a week before the election. he served a four-month sentence for contempt of congress. he failed to comply with a subpoena, stemming from the january 6 capitol attack. actor jay johnson who appeared in "anchorman" has been sentenced to a year in prison for his role in the capitol riot. he blpleaded guilty in july to disrupting officers during a civil disorder. they say he among other things participated in a crowd push that pinned a police officer against a door frame. israel has passed a law banning the main humanitarian aid agency operating in gaza. on monday, israel's parliament

voted against the united nations relief and works agency after allegations their employees are involved in terrorist activities. it comes after cia director bill burns mapped out a 28-day cease-fire and hostage deal with israeli and qatari counterparts over the weekend. let's go live now to nbc's matt bodner. good morning, matt. >> reporter: frances, good morning. the dislike of unrwa has been a feature of this conflict since the start of israel's operation in gaza pa year ago. b a year ago with officials from netanyahu on down alleging that employees took part in the attack. they voted 292-10 to ban their activities in israel. it is one everybodof the main c by which they deliver aid to

gaza. they say there is no group that d can replace their work at this time. the israeli government says it is prepared to work with the international community to ensure that humanitarian aid continues to reach palestinian civilians. the united states, for its part, has been signaling to israel that military aid will flow if more humanitarian aid is not allowed to flow into gaza. and all this comes as senior u.s. officials continue to push for a cease-fire in gaza. over the weekend, cia director bill burns discussed one new possible formulation with israeli and qatari mediators, that would be a 28-day cease-fire that would see israel release dozens of palestinian prisoners and hamas release eight israeli hostages. there is no indication this will stick. with the election one week away, it's likely both sides are waiting to see the outcome before the next move. >> matt, thank you. north korea has sent around 10,000 troops to russia, the pentagon says, to train and

likely join the russian war effort against ukraine. nato secretary general mark rutte confirmed reports that some military units have already reached russia's kursk region. that's where russia has been trying to fight back a ukrainian in incursion that began in august. turning to a story we first brought you yesterday, police have arrested a man who allegedly shot his neighbor outside his minneapolis home last week. john sawchak was charged with attempted murder but was not taken into custody after police said he he was a threat to himself and others, that is until monday when he was arrested after a five-hour-long standoff. the minneapolis police chief says he admits the department failed the victim. turning to massachusetts, where firefighters are still battling a blaze in salem. the fire has devoured more than 130 acres, and smoke is prompting air quality alerts in the area.

on monday, international guard helicopters dropped water to aid crews on the ground. officials say the dry conditions are fueling dozens of fires across the state. parts of the country could get an early taste of winter. nbc meteorologist angie lassman is tracking a cold front. hi, angie, good morning. >> hi, frances, good morning to you. we are starting our tuesday off with these winter alerts across parts of the rockies. you can see a storm system working its way to the east. by tomorrow, it enters some of the warmer air we've been seeing across the midwest and the rest of the plains. that means that we'll watch for the chance for stronger storms to develop. rainfall amounts, one, two, even up to three inches in some of those higher spots. des moines included in that. you can see the snowfall totals up to a foot in some spots, too. we'll watch for some difficulty when it comes to travel across that region. meanwhile, more records.

no surprise today. those will be possible. chicago hidedeaded to 80 degree. upper 70s for pittsburgh. and finally, we'll start to see things cooling down as we round out our workweek. 80s this afternoon. 89 degrees in she reveport. by later today we head to the low 70s in tucson this afternoon. that's a look at your forecast, frances. the dodgers make it do or die for the yankees after a huge game three win. and j.p. morgan chase sets its sights on customers who tried to

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stay right there, more news on the way. we are one week away from decision day. kamala harris set to deliver her closing message at a pivotal spot in d.c. while donald trump plays defense after a comedian's racist remarks at his new york rally spurs a flurry of endorsements for the vice president. how the former president is responding this mornin