the claims are preposterous, ludicrous and defy common sense and logic. >> i can't believe it, i'm saying that a candidate for president of the united states assaulting women. >> the heat is rising. and e direction this election takes is almost anyone's guess. >> a major military offensive against isis is prime for launch. new details straight ahead. >> just how powerful are those cell phone batteries in your pocket? nbc news investigates. >> starbucks gets ready to deliver a whole different kind of buzz. >> check out what ellen saw when she watched the last

>> good friday morning. i'm ayman mohyeldin. >> i'm frances rivera. >> it's now donald trump against the world as the billionaire nominee faults hillary clinton, national democrats, republicans, and the media for the laked sexual assault allegations against him. he went after the accusers themselves warning of evidence that would prove them wrong. >> the claims are preposterous, ludicrous, and d common sense, and logic. we already have substantial evidence to dispute these lies and it will be made public in an appropriate way and at an appropriate time very soon. >> and trump promised an apocalyptic end if he wasn't elected president. >> they will attack you. they will slander you. they will seek to destroy your career and your family.

everything about you, including your reputation. this is a struggle for the survival of our nation. believe me. and this will be our last chance to save it on november 8th. >> it's just one in a series of stump speeches where trump has begun to delegitimize the presidential election, and there's new fallout from the sexual assault allegations as a fifth former miss teen contestant comes forward to add her voice, telling buzzfeed, trump used his position to eye young women in dressing rooms. another one said while at a restaurant with trump and others, trump paraded women in front of the table, looked up their skirts, and commented on whether they were wearing underwear.

were false. she is threatening to sue. none of the allegations have been verified, and the billionaire nominee has vehemently denied the allegations, threatening legal actions against the publications reporting the story. hillary clinton enlisted the help of some of her strongest surrogates, with president obama delivering a full-on attack against trump. >> they don't get credit the very last minute when finally the guy that they nominated and they endorsed and they supported is caught on tape saying things that no decent person would even think much less say, much less brag about, much less laugh about or joke about, much less act on. you can't wait until that finally happens and say that's

>> strong words. but it was from the first lady, michelle obama, who may have dealt trump a fatal blow with her deeply personal remarks delivering a searing message and what many see as the most hard-hitting, provocative speech of the entire election cycle. andrea mitchell brings us more. >> the first lady speaking with emotion and moral outrage of donald trump's language on that tape. >> i have to tell you, i can't stop thinking about is it has shaken me to my core in a way that i couldn't have predicted. >> michelle obama pointedly refusing to use trump's name. >> i can't believe i'm saying that a candidate for president of the united states has bragged about sexually assaulting women. >> perhaps the toughest political attack from the first lady. >> this wasn't just locker room banter.

sexually predatory behavior. >> mrs. obama exposing in anger, raw and personal. >> the shameful comments about our bodies. the disrespect of our ambitions and intellect. the belief that you can do anything you want to a woman. it is cruel. it's frightening. and the truth is, it hurts. lady has been wanting to make for some time. >> here we are in 2016, and we're hearing these exact same things every day on the campaign trail. we are drowning in it. now is the time for all of us to stand up and say, enough is enough. this has got to stop right now.

locker room talk is an insult to decent men everywhere. >> and while the first lady campaigned in new hampshire, hillary clinton was in california fund raising with barbra streisand, elton john, and others. she also took a moment to sit down with ellen degeneres who caught a very different side of the second debate. check this video out. >> clearly the winner of the debate was the guy in the red sweater. ken bone, for some reason no one is talking about this moment. but we have to show it >> there's a lot at stake. this is not an ordinary time and this is not an ordinary election. we are going to seizing a president who will set policy for not just for eight years, but for some of those important decision we have to make here at home and around the world and the supreme court to energy and so much else, so there is a lot

editing. the rest of the dance airs today on ellen, and today on the trail, clinton takes the day off as president obama holds a rally for her in ohio while her husband and daughter hit the trail on her behalf. donald trump on the republican side and mike pence hold a joint fund-raiser in new york before they head to north carolina and florida for separate rallies. >> developing now, bracing for battle. nbc news learning iraqi forces are taking mosul. who gave the green light for this offensive to start? >> that order is going to come from the iraqi prime minister as well as the u.s. coalition. there are some 6,000 american forces on the ground helping the iraqis prepare for this offensive. we did hear from the coalition this morning that they're now stepping up air strikes around mosul, more than 50 strikes in the past two weeks.

begin. it could be days, weeks. we know that the soldiers are ready, but this is not going to be a simple operation by any means and in fact it could last quite some time. it just depends on what kind of a fight the isis soldiers within mosulwill push back and how much resistance they're going to offer the troops. this is a significant operation. the largest isis stronghold in iraq. not only a significant military operation, but a humanitarian crisis as well. there are at least 700,000 iraqis in mosul, whether they're going to stay there to wait out the assault or flee, aid groups have their work cut out, but this will be a complicated military operation. they're telling us they're red a to ego, when the fight will begin remainslucy, thank you. >> for the first time since a dramatic shootout with police,

and new jersey, has been charged. seen here via hook-up from his hospital bed where he's recovering from multiple gunshot wounds pleaded not guilty to attempting to murder police officers. rahami was charged with five counts of attempted murder of a police officer and other weapons offenses. he also faces federal charges in connection with the bombings which injured over two dozen people. >> still to come, one of the world's most popular cars is recalled over a problem with the brakes. >> we find how ken bone is cashing in on her 15 minutes, maybe even more. >> but first, the rain ended on sunday, but rivers are still rising in north carolina. one week after hurricane matthew, with 22 deaths reported there, that brings the total u.s. death toll up to 42. meanwhile, supertyphoon like storm is gathering steam in the northwest. we have all the details this morning. >> that's right. we have been tracking storm

no exception today. still tracking very heavy rain, finally looking to push into northern california. that's some good news for the drought stricken areas. look at the wind warnings for tomorrow. hurricane force warning in effect for the coast. gusts up to 80 to 100 miles per hour, and rainfall up to 15 inches. we will be watching out for mudslides as we head to the weekend. that's a look at the big weather story. now here's a closer look at your day ahead. and youee again. rain on and off through seattle to portland, now northern california getting in on the rainy mix. san francisco, temperatures in the 60s. sunshine and clouds and 79 degrees in fresno. that's a look at your friday forecast. >> all right, thank you so much. >> and just ahead, new details on last night's star-studded prince tribute. what a turnout that was. >> plus, now you can get a different buzz at starbucks. we'll tell you all about their ipa beer. that's next.

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>> fans came out in droves for last night's star-studded prince tribute concert in his home state of minnesota. 18,000 purple cloud attendees watched performances by stevie wonder, morris day, and also chaka khan. the event was put together by prince's family by the help of music industry professionals. >> time to belly up to the bar at your local starbucks and ken bone is cashin newfound fame. susan lee has the details. good morning. >> honda is recalling 350,000 2016 civic coupes and sedans for a parking brake issue. the cars could simply roll away, apparently. no injuries yet, according to honda. it's really a precautionary move. starbucks is giving a new kind of buzz.

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to the m-v-d. ?and you could be the next justin beiber. vanessa is talking about the new competition show coming to n-b-c - that's in the morning juice. ???adlib welcome ???toss weather ???adlib weather a first alarm fire sends one person to the hospital in ?extremely? critical cond. bryan west is live near 19th avenue and dunlap with our top story... later this morning.. the man accused of kidnapping and raping an unconscious woman in scottsdale - goes before a judge. team 12's jen wahl is live outside superior court. he did not make his court appearance last week and his lawyer told me it was because of medical reasons.so today... we expect to see rodolfo ramirez stand before a judge after facing serious sexual

was locked up at the end of last month.gruesome charges out of old town scottsdale.the awful acts caught on camera through jaw-dropping surveillance photos that have been shared around the world. you see what police say... ramirez picking up a girl who was passed out... throwing her over his shoulder... taking her to a nearby parking garage in old town... and sexually assaulting her.police say her friend left to get their car... but when she got back... the victim was gone and with ramirez. say ramirez took the girl who is in her 20s... to tempe where he dropped her off outside of a dorm. investigators released photos revealing even more evidence markers inside the parking garage... foot prints and a deeper look inside the suspect's home. the victim told police she was out drinking with a friend at a scottsdale club and her next memory was waking up to a man she didn't know.. sexually assaulting her.we expect to see him in court at 830 this

checking your hot headlines now.. mesa police are looking for a man accused of sexually assaulting a woman in her own home. it happened near adobe and lindsay roads. investigators say he was possible driving a gray or silver four door sedan. a former phoenix firefighter charged with sexually assaulting a woman in glendale - has pleaded not guilty. jeffrey wilson is being held without bond. he's accused of threatening the woman at gunpoint before assaulting her. gas prices in arizona are hi according to triple-a arizona.. the average regular gasoline price is at 2 dollars, 17 cents a gallon right now - which is 4 cents higher than last week. tucson currently has the state's lowest average gas prices. the metrocenter mall is set to be demolished. the development group that currently owns the mall plans to tear it down and replace it with office spaces and apartments. still no word on when the demolition will begin. the metrocenter mall opened its doors - back

even the greatest olympian of all time - can't avoid the m-v-d.. yesterday.. michael phelps was spotted at a local m-v-d.. supposedly to get his official ?arizona? license. but unlike the rest of us - phelps was in and out in a flash. he was even escorted to each station by an employee. speaking of phelps - he's been busy.. doing commercials. this is some behind the scenes footage from intel -- phelps is filming ads for the company.. using what he's known for -- being fast.. and making a pitch for intel's "faster processing" computers. the commercials will start airing monday. it's been nearly two weeks since nearly two weeks since carson palmer was taken out of the game under concussion protocol.. but he's since returned to practice and is expected to play this monday against the jets.. 12 sports insider and former cardinals player jay taylor joins us now. this was the ?first? concussion of carson's career- he's 36. is that unusual - or do you think it has something to do with the nfl

concussion protocol these days? last night.. the broncos took on the chargers - and lost -- 21 to 13. this is the second consecutive loss for the broncos - who won the super bowl last season! do you think fans will start to jump off the bandwagon? still ahead on 12 today.. our neighbors to the north bracing for dangerous storms this weekend. we've got the details in your hot headlines.. what do adele and n-b-c's new show have in common? we've got the answer coming up in the morning juice. 12 today is back in two minutes. ###break### checking your hot headlines now.. the pacific northwest was hit hard by heavy rain and strong winds last night - but it's not over yet. people in oregon and washington state are bracing more harsh weather this weekend. the strongest system will hit around noon tomorrow. samsung has issued a second recall of the galaxy note seven - after even more reports of the devices

million original and replacement phones should be returned to samsung as soon as possible - but you can't just mail them in. samsung must first send you a fire-proof return kit - as required by the government. the kit includes a thermally insulted box and has a warning label for airlines. this recall is expected to cost samsung

dollars.billion around $3-cost samsung is expected to this recall for airlines. warning label and has a the kit government.required by return kit - as fire-proof must first mail them in. possible - but to samsung as be returned phones should replacement million exploding. more reports of the galaxy has issued a strongest weekend.harsh bracing more state are washington state are bracing more harsh weather this harsh bracing more washington not over yet.winds last was hit

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