the best but now you've got people saying, well, we strongly disapprove. we really disagree. we find those comments disgusting. but we're still endorsing him. >> we have to investigat hillary clinton and we have to investigate e investigation. this was a disgrace. >> the president on the attack and the donald in a civil war with republicans. late developments on the campaign front straight ahead. desperate rescue continues as rivers in the carolinas continue to rise. creepy clown incidents have been reported in 48 states and police are getting even more concerned chts plus, megagiant

coverboy and a very happy reunion. "early today" starts right now. >> good morning, everyone, i'm ayman mohyeldin. >> i'm frances rivera. the shackles are off when donald trump wages war signaling the worst is still yet to come. not before unleashing a fresh barrage of attacks against his democratic rival. >> the election of hillary clinton would leado destruction of our country. she's crooked as a $3 bill. this election will determine whether we remain free country in the truest sense of the word. she was a disaster and she's a bad person. we have to investigate hillary clinton and we have to investigate the investigation. this was a disgrace. >> and this morning he's out

attacking hillary clinton, featuring footage of her having a coughing attack and stumbling getting into a vehicle last month. he lashes out against zb op leaders with bill o'reilly. >> i think we should get support. we don't get the support from guys like paul ryan. he had a conference call with congressmen with hundreds of them and they practically rioted against him on the phone. one person stuck up for him. i'm tired of non-support. i really don't want his support. the speaker bashed him online calling him a weak and ineffective leader and attacking other republicans in a tweet storm, laying the possibility of a general election loss at their feet and our latest nbc poll shows nbc buyers are having buyers remorse.

saying he may be gaining steam, with 74% of the republicans now saying they who want down-ballot gop candidates to continue to support trump. that's 7 point higher since sunday's face-off. while mike pence says trump is his party's only choice. >> paul ryan is my friend, but, yeah, i respectfully disagree with his focus in this company. well, certainly, we're disappointed, donald trump has sought to support republican i think it's important we let trump be trump. i mean, donald trump. he's made a connection with the american people to the likes i've never seen in my lifetime. >> that came shortly before pence had this exchange with a voter who called for an all out revolution if hillary clinton were elected president. >> for me personally, if hillary clinton gets in, i, myself, i'm ready for a revolution. because we can't have her in. >> don't do it. >> meanwhile, hillary clinton

disaffected millenials, speaking with former vice president al gore campaigning in miami. >> your vote really, really counts, a lot. you can consider me as an exhibit a of that group. >> and for the first time, president obama tore into trump for the "access hollywood" comments and his threats against clinton. >> the fact that now you got people saying, well, we strongly disapprove, we really disagree, we find those comments disgusting, but we're still endorsing him. that doesn't make sense to me. when in the middle of the debate you threaten to put your

that -- no trial, no indictment, no lawyers. >> but clinton continues to be on the ropes with another controversy rearing its ugly head after a new batch of hacked e-mails released by wikileaks apparently shows the 12r59 strategizing behind her campaign. her exchairman exchanges with outside observers as they urge clinton to adopt e-mails, not authenticated by nbc news, show the political can you lus behind policy changes like her flip-flop on the keystone pipeline. included in those e-mails, another revelation. brian fallon communicated with the justice department where he once worked, regarding lawsuits in the clinton e-mails. the clinton campaign says the information provided by the doj

publicly. the white house denies any impropriety. meanwhile, he says the fbi is investigating the hacking while he puts the blame on russian spies. >> breaking overnight, two injured in a home explosion. >> that blast happening in romeoville, illinois. employees were repairing a gas like prior to the egg ploegs. two workers were hurt in the blaze, one in serious condition. the other with minor injuries. the explosion destroyed two townhouse units and nearby homes have been evacuated by precaution. relief efforts an rescues are taking place in flooded parts of the carolinas after hurricane matthew swung by last week. fire departments and volunteers are waiting through flood waters and going door to door in the homes of seeing if anyone is left, including here a pack of dogs and puppies that were left behind. many worry the worst is yet to come as nbc's miguel almaguer reports. >> you can see the water flowing through the buildings and

down there. >> reporter: search teams reached elderly residents from this high rice. the disabled, carried to safety, in a town drowning in a riff that burst its banks, a tax man watching this drone video spotted his twin brother's house to help his stranded sib link. >> i keep of flew over there. >> repor t >> hey, there's a guy in a house right there. by that time, he was hanging out the window. >> reporter: a team came swooping in, carrying chris williams and his dog to safety. >> it's crazy that it actually works. >> the new yorker has everyone on high alert. the lumber riff at a record high, pouring into surrounding communities. a four-year-old girl has

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from inside syria's deadliest city, aleppo. the besieged battleground there. the civil war's front lines are playing out where another deadly airstrike killed at least eight people. this video taken by the syrian civil defense, also known as the white helmets, shows rescue workers discovering a boy in the rubble. we do not know the boy's condition, but hopefullyhe survived. new this morning, nbc confirming paris prosecutors have opened an official investigation into the kim kardashian robbery. this as she is speaking out about the incidents in the form of a lawsuit. according to "usa today" attorneys filed a federal lawsuit against the website media -- takeout.com. they posted stories saying kardashian lied about being robbed at gun point on october 3rd and that she filed a bogus

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donald trump releasing this new tv ad using hillary clinton's recent bout with pneumonia against her. >> kim: the challenge ahead. approved a deal toe build the stadium here in las vegas. some lawmakers not over the hump yet or possibly ever. we'll take you to the special session coming up. >> dana: a big virg stuck on the train tracks practically sliced in two right there. good morning.

it is hump-day. >> kim: she's not waking up in vegas. hillary clinton is starting her day in colorado but she will be here by this evening at the smith center. big rally planned at 5:30 this evening. we're the wagners here on this wednesday morning. >> dana: let's get a check of our forecast. i know that on monday we started the week in the 90's, did we get there yesterday? >> kelly: we topped out 90 yesterday. temperatures cooling for the rest of the week and really going to get cooler next week with a windy system coming in. today mostly sunny skies, couple of high thin clouds about it today. 74 at 9:00 a.m. and 87 is our expected high for the day. we'll talk more about the rest of the week and weekend coming up. >> kim: we focus on decision 2016.