ba da ba ba ba this is the biggest political scandal since watergate. >> we won't be distracted no matter what our opponents throw at us. we're not going to be knocked off course. nbc news confirms an fbi warrant has been issued to search e-mails related to hillary clinton's private server as james comey faces increased scrutiny. >> breaking news in a manhunt for a suspected oklahoma killer. >> a bizarre scene, a possible abduction captured on surveillance video as two men stuff another man into the trunk of their car. new details on what may have caused a massive inferno.

"early today" starts right now. happy halloween. i'm frances rivera. >> i'm ayman mohyeldin, good morning, everyone. >> it is a halloween trick or treat depending on your politics and it's shaking up the presidential race with just eight days to go. the fbi has obtained a new warrant to review the e-mails related to hillary clinton's private e-mail server. those e-mails were found on a device shared between abedin and disgraced former congressman's anthony weiner. the couple is now estranged. james comey is now taking a new look at the e-mails that may be pertinent into the situation due to the e-mails. he announced that via a letter on friday. and this morning, former attorney general eric holder is speaking out with a new op-ed slamming comey for a move,

writing, he has committed a serious error with potentially severe implications. now, a new four-way "washington post"/abc tracking poll shows hillary clinton just one point above donald trump and it comes as both clinton and trump made the renewed investigation the center of the presidential campaign. >> we never thought we were going to say thank you to anthony weiner. this is the biggest political scandal since watergate. >> the director hi he doesn't know whether the e-mails referenced in his letter are significant or not. >> in fact, it's not just strange, it's unprecedented and deeply troubling. >> hillary clinton is not the victim. you, the american people, are the victims. now the fbi has found -- you're not going to believe this one -- this just happened.

matter what our opponents throw at us. we're not going to be knocked off course. we know how much this election matters and we know how many people are counting on us. >> meanwhile, clinton's advisors and fellow democrats have hammered director comey to release more e-mails, including whether the director has even eare viewed them himself. top democrat harry reid sent this letter to comey accusing him of breaking federal law concealing information about trump's connection to russia, writing, quote, your actions in recent months have demonstrating a disturbing double standard for the sensitive treatment of information with what appears to be a clear intent to aid one political party over another. now, a democratic congressman is demanding comey's resignation. the fbi has not responding to reid's letter or the congressman's demand, but

vote events in key battleground states like florida. >> ladies and gentlemen, the next and first female president of the united states. hillary clinton! >> but now republicans like mike pence are not just going after hillary clinton. they're nailing democrats and using it as a tool to maintain control over congress. >> we need you to re-elect and elect strong republica d.c. and in the state house. we need to make sure that nancy pelosi doesn't get anywhere near that speaker's gavel. >> however, recent polling now shows that the e-mail scandal may not be as critical as some may think. in fact, some 63% of voters now say that the recent news makes no difference regarding their vote to support clinton. 34% say it is less likely to impact their vote. >> and new early vote tallies

candidates, with over 21 million votes that have already been cast, the democrats are outpacing republicans in key swing states like colorado, north carolina, and ohio. top dems in places like florida, arizona, and pennsylvania. >> now, to some overnight breaking news. the intense manhunt for the suspected wanted in a double murd in oklahoma is over. michael vanls was killed last night. a county s one of the exchanges. the local fire department says his injuries are nonlife threatening. vance had been on the run since october 23rd when he shot two officers before stealing their cop car. he then shot another woman and took her car before allegedly killing his aunt and uncle, both of whom authorities say vance may have tried to mismember. >> the cubs are still alive.

3-2 last night. chicago is looking to just become the sixth team in mlb history to come back from being down 3-1 to win the world series. the indians will have a chance to wrap up their first title in 71 years at home on tuesday. >> police in virginia are investigating an unnerving abduction after they caught two men taking a manap showed the man popping a trunk, and moments later, the man returns with another. they can be seen manhandaling a third person before they push him in the trunk and drive off. eyewitnesses tell police the man appeared to be playing before the man was put in the trunk. police say they reviewed another video that showed all three men engaged in conversation moments before the abduction and the

>> we have news on the massive fire that engulfed an american airlines flight in chicago. the serious engine malfunction that caused the fire to rip through the plane has affected four other planes in the last 16 years. it began with a disk violently broke apart in the engine and ignited this fire just before the 767 was set to take off. 21 people needed medical attention. the investigation into the incident and the plane's engine is ongo to rebuild after the most powerful earthquake to hit the country in three decades decimated towns and villages. it's the third earthquake to hit italy in month. a much visited basilica is other landmarks were reduced to rubble. the area was rocked by a pair of earthquakes just last weekend. in august, an earthquake killed

aid workers and seismologists say more earthquakes are coming. >> new this morning, pope francis has arrived in sweden to commemorate the 500-year anniversary of martin luther's re-formation. >> right now, a halloween heat wave for trick-or-treaters ahead of, you know, big night tonight for a lot of families. bill karins here. >> happy halloween. from texas to the southeast, like a heat wave. week. we look in the northwest and the northern rockies, we have rain and snow this morning. seattle, we broke the record for the wettest october on record and adding to it today. throughout this evening, all the yellow is moderate rain. a line going through northern california. hit and hiss showers through much of oregon. not everyone is going to get washed out, but carry the umbrella as you walk the kids around this afternoon and evening. rainfall amounts, nothing too

northwest. not a ton of rain out there, but it's -- out of all the spots in the country, not as nice as the heat wave in the south. now here's a look at your local forecast. well, northern portions of california, this is, again, dry this morning, but we will see showers moving through later on this afternoon into this evening. the same for the northwest. hit and miss showers with cool temperatures only in the 50s. here's your little fun fact, according to netflix. at that's the busiest time of night to expect trick-or-treaters. i don't like the ones at 10:30 still ringing the door bell. >> don't answer. >> cleaning the stuff up in the front yard. >> i guess netflix can also track that based on how many people are pausing and getting up. >> still ahead on "early today," an isis terror plot thwarted by

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