bull market somewhere. i promise to try and find it just for you right here on "mad with just 12 somedays to go, new polls giving us a glimpse of where this election is headed. while there's growing concern over potential election day violence. >> isis squeezed from all sides as the >> a drag race goes terribly wrong as four die in a violent crash. >> nen, to the frantic scene in boston as frantic commuters escape a smoking train. >> finally, to a magic moment for the 49 victims of the orlando pulse shooting. >> good thursday morning. i'm ayman mohyeldin. >> i'm frances rivera. moving closer to election day and poll numbers.

donald trump. clinton has a commanding 14-point lead among likely voters. that's in the latest associated press poll. but despite the new numbers, clinton says she isn't taking anything for granted. >> we built this campaign around now more than a year and a half, a campaign to last, go to distance, and now we're seeing the results of all that hard work. we're not taking anything for granted. there's not an ounce of complacency. we want everybody to keep helping us, making phone calls and knocking on doors and reaching out to everyone, and early voting where you can, and being prepared to vote. >> she made those comments after sharing her birthday cake with reporters. controversy swirling this morning after a former lawmaker and kefrbsative radio show host joe walsh little social media tweeting this. on november 8th, i'm voting for trump. on november 9th, which trump

he later classified that tweet with another, saying his musket reference meant protest and civil disobedience. with 12 days between now and election day, team trump took personal time off for personal business. a ribbon cutting ceremony at their new d.c. hotel with surrogates and campaign staff on hand, and clinton made shire to go after trump for that business stunt. >> i was struck today that donald trump is actually paying more attention to his business than to the cagn really hard to reach as many voters as possible. >> and donald trump later defended his hotel opening and attacked clinton before a packed north carolina crowd. >> so i built this building. you have to understand, i never practically go home. i work all the time. hillary goes, makes a little speech, she reads her teleprompter, gets in a plane, goes home, and starts sleeping

so i thought i would take an hour or two and run in and cut the ribbon with them at the building. to show you how low she is, she comes out and says, donald trump took time off from the campaign to open a hotel. okay. >> and while on hand for his hotel opening, trump even congratulated adviser and former house speaker newt gingrich, applauding him for his fiery talk with megke last night. that was an amazing interview. an amazing -- we don't play games, newt, right? >> republican strategist karl rove later hit trump on multiple fronts. >> i don't think it was useful to spend today dedicating his hotel in washington, d.c., complimenting newt gingrich on having a food fight with you last night. that was not a good use of

>> this morning, according to a new "washington post" report, that exchange in which gingrich goes after kelly for what he says is biased media coverage against trump may be worsening trump's relationship with women as they leave the gop in droves. trump is currently trailing hillary clinton among female voters by 20 points nationally, and with voting already under way in 37 states, trump's opportunities to overtake clinton are quickly evaporating. over 10 million voters have already cast their ballots, according to o with democrats outpacing republicans in 8 of 10 battleground states. the gop hold their own in three states, and as tim russert famously said, it all could come down to florida, florida, florida, where equal numbers have voted. >> today on the trail, clinton campaigns for the first time with first lady michelle oobama in north carolina. she'll also have jon bon jovi holding a concert for supporters

campaigns in ohio. for the republicans, trump holds rally in ohio, while mike pence visits nebraska and iowa. >> developing overnight, the pentagon says u.s. air vikes in afghanistan targeted two of al qaeda's most senior leaders. a pentagon spokesman confirmed the strikes took place sunday against two core leaders involved with plotting strikes in the united states and europe. if successful, it would, quote, represent a significant blow to al qaeda in meanwhile, over in iraq, isis forces have started ramping up their defense in mosul. nbc's matt bradley joins us live from erbil. there are reports now that isis is going after civilians. tell us how. >> well, that's true. there's isis is now going door to door in villages and towns south of mosul, taking families and telling them to move north into the city itself, where they will no doubt be used as human shields.

associated press are both reporting this morning. we know that islamic state has used human shields in the past, especially when faced with overwhelming force from iraqi security forces or from forces trying to attack them in syria. now, what this indicates is that isis is actually planning for a sustained assault on one of their headquarters in mosul. this dashes the idea that isis might just forfeit that city and move back into syria where they have some strategic depth and as we saw over the weekend, defense secretary ashton carter told nbc in an exclusive interview that the u.s. defense department is trying to raise a force in order to make an assault on raqqah to strike while the iron is hot, when isis is weakest, when they're bogged down here in northern iraq. the u.s. government has tried to do that in the bast, tried to raise a force and it's met with disastrous results. >> all right, matt bradley live

>> this morning, travelererize learning more about an airline pilot who is allege today have shown up for work under the influence but is now out on bail after being arrested and charged. tom costello has the details. >> the 8:30 a.m. delta connection flight rapid city to salt lake city, delayed at the gate after tsa officers smelled alcohol on the first officer. >> we assumed it probably wasn't a medical issue, and indeed, the >> within a few minutes, the first officer, 38-year-old russell duszak was taken into custody. police say his blood alcohol level was above the legal limit. >> this is one of the areas where pilots and all flight crew members have a virtual zero tolerance for impairment for any reason. >> sky west airlines operated today's flight for delta. it districtly brought in a replacement pilot. in a statement, telling nbc

safety and security are top priorities. the arrested pilot now on administrative leave. >> in italy, a pair of powerful earthquakes struck the center part of the country crumbling churches and buildings and ancient towns near the epicenter. officials say the aftershock was felt as far south as rome and this comes less than two month after a deadly quake in august killed hundreds of people in italy. there was a lot of panic last night, as you could as of now, no reports of widespread deaths of serious injury. >> more interesting, the chicago cubs avenge their game one shutout in stormy cleveland. you have jake arrieta, who pitched a no hitter in the sixth, that was while they led the game driving in two runs and scoring another. that as the cubbies even the series with a 5-1 win. the series heads to chicago for game three. that is on friday night, making

close one. >> the bizarre scene as diners flee after a deer breaks into a restaurant. first, a large storm is already soaking coastal california and it will continue to do so for days. bill karins has a look at your local forecast wrk. >> looks like the perfect time of rain. not too much that we have flooding, but enough to put a dent in the drought. we already have a storm on the coast. it's going to pull moisture and steal it from the dying hurricane. that's going to lead to ahead. here's how it's going to time out. you can see the rain around crescent city, in northern california, you need your umbrella. eventually, it's going to shift to central california, san francisco, and even some of the mountain areas outside of l.a. getting some of the wet weather. it's enhanced by the tropical moisture. this is beneficial. we love it. now here's a closer look at your day ahead. you can see the forecast, obviously, it's already raining in many spots. it's an umbrella day.

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in memory of those we lost, we introduce a special orlando united banner rising above our city beautiful that will forever remind us that we are one community, one family, and one orlando. >> paying tribute. that's the orlando magic dedicating their opening game to the victims and survivors of the pulse nightclub shooting. the number 49 included the names of the slms who died in the june they invited survivors, families and employeeses to the game. that was a touching moment. >> something the community needed still. >> a late commute in boston turned into a frantic scene when smoke broke out aboard this commuter train. watch here. >> i'm going to open this door. calm down. >> you can see the passengers clearly panicking, jumping through windows and running upstairs. the car doors jammed because the train had already moved away

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