on the one hand, you got to feel kind of sorry about the kind of campaign he's running. don't you? >> a lot of stuff has come out since you vote. can you change your vote to donald trump. >> with almost 27 million vot already cast, the ndidate's closing arguments heat up as time is short. fuel prices at the gas pump and even the airport are about to go a whole lot higher following this deadly explosion. is california on the brink of pushing the rest of the nation towards legalized marijuana neighborhood, some of the biggest stars in the world came out to honor our bravest and their families. plus, we are headed for a world seven world series showdown.

ayman mohyeldin. >> i'm frances rivera. >> you thought the last stretch was calmer? in fact, less than a week to go, both candidates are making their closing arguments in battle grounds across the country. hillary clinton unleashing a fresh offensive in trying to rally a key demographic. that of women. >> on the one hand, you have to feel sorry about the campaign he's running. don't you? he sure has spent a lot of time and assaulting women. he does not have the temperament to be our commander-in-chief. so think how you'll feel if there was something you could have done but didn't on november the th if this, if this doesn't work. >> and she made these intense comments after a protester in florida disrupted her rally calling her husband a rapist.

of the negative, dark, divisive, dangerous vision and behavior of people who support donald trump. >> but clinton had plenty of help with surrogates, fanning out across the country, attempting to refocus the narrative on trump and making their best effort to move past the fbi inquiry. in fact the clinton camp says supporters are donated over $11 million to her campaign just in the three days director james comey announced the bureau's reignited inquiry. meanwhile, donald trump remains on message, he's going after clinton for the recent fbi news tying her to obamacare, reaching out to disaffected democratic voters who he says may feel buyers remorse. >> reporter: this is a message for any democratic voter who have already cast their ballots for hillary clinton and who are

remorse. in other words, you want to change your vote. a lot of stuff has come out since your vote. so if you live here or in michigan or pennsylvania or minnesota, those four places, you can change your vote to donald trump, we'll make america great again. okay? >> and now, with just six days to go, both are infusing millions of dollars in new ads set to air in key swing states between now and election day. this morning, over 26 million voters have now cast their early ballots compared to 13.5 million that took part in early voting and this in 2012. florida alone has seen an increase in 1.8 million votes this election cycle. according to a survey arc whopping 28% voted for hillary

visited the state of florida more times than any other state. holding events if florida 32 times since june. ohio, pennsylvania, north carolina and colorado were also heavily visited by the republican nominee. as for clinton, florida topped her list as well, new york where her campaign headquarters is located. ohio, pennsylvania and north carolina also ranked among her top visited battleground as well as nevada. just how much has the election not changed since nbc's political director chuck todd brings us more. >> now, with the fbi investigation reignited, it's possible that clinton's path to 270 nor rowed. this was the battleground map before the fbi announce p, clinton looked like she was over 270. now, let me walk you through it. the tossup state that moved the most in her direction is nevada. after that everything else is moving from her column to tossup, north carolina, new hampshire, colorado, wisconsin

have moved into tossup. suddenly she's below 270. she need a path to 270. trump meanwhile feels food about georgia, arizona, utah, the republican vote is coming home. what does that mean for him? well, there is a path for him. florida, north carolina, ohio, iowa, look where that would put him. 259. he still needs another state. i don't buy colorado for him. that's still in the blue column. he still need to break through the big blue wall of the mid-west, michigan, pennsylvania seem out of wisconsin may be out of reach, too. without it. he doesn't have a path. with it, he can get to 270. >> as the old saying goes, it ain't over until it's over, it's the world series that everyone hoped for. game 7. the cubs were able to fend off elimination. the time behind some hot hitting. it started in the 1st with this kris bryant homer. russell followed that up two innings later, crushing a grand slam to deep center field.

series at three apiece and as you know, the deciding game seven tonight in cleveland, all eyes will be watching that. >> a whole lot of those eyes. there is new fallout following that deadly gas pipeline explosion in alabama. industry experts predict an uptick in prices at the pump. plus, gas shortages in the east impact millions. colonial is the company that owns the pipeline. fromition to the gas for cars may also provide jet fuel to major airports in the norst bases. the pipeline stretches from texas to new york delivering fuel to about 40% of the east coast. monday's blast killed one and injured five. authorities say a contract worker hit a gas line triggering the explosion. alabama's governor issued a statement of emergency. a full investigation into the blast is ongoing. >> for the first time in more than two years, iraqi troops have entered the city of mosul.

fierce resistance from isis fighters. matt bradley joins us live from iraq. >> reporter: ayman, as you can see, authorities hunting the rain a little here in northern iraq, we are about an hour east of mosul, where the iraqi security forces are facing stiff resistance from isis. it's been one day since they managed to actually penetrate into mosul city limits. now, that's a major development, an important but symbolic new step. facing weeks of probably blistering resistance from isis in very difficult street-by-street fighting and isis will be using all of their usual dirty tricks. suicide bombings, booby trapped houses and a sinister new ploy, that's civilians, the 1.2 million sichl civilians in mosul the islamic state used them to pepper them from the coalition airstrikes that have devastated

fights. now we also know the islamic state has been forcibly moving civilians from outside mosul into the city again to array them around their positions and to physically dare the coalition to bomb these civilians. so these are going to be a difficult couple weeks ahead as the iraqi security forces try to finally push isis out of mosul. >> a scary situation there for the civilians in the weeks ahead. thanks, for that, matt. scary new video from ab around the dploevenlt a couple was swimming in a pool at a private residence where they were surprised by a crocodile that dove in after them t. man instantly leaps out of the water. he goes after the woman, biting her several times. luckily, she is able to get out of the pool without being seriously hurt. wild life officials think the crock wasn't necessarily looking for something to eat, rather than checking out noise coming from the swimmers.

yard. you know, travel season is just around the corner, people are looking for good deem. how does $39 sound for a ticket from chicago to ft. lauderdale? time is short. we got all the details straight ahead. >> first, bill karins, the weather is perfect for game six. there will be a game seven all eyes are on that. >> here's the rain breaking out already in iowa. let's time this out. first pitch will be we are completely clear. clear skies. clouds will be moving in during the game. this is midnight. if the game takes three-and-a-half hours, we'll be fine. if it goes late into extra, extra innings, that could be an issue. as of now, it looks like the forecast will be warm, unusually warm and clouds increasing rain after midnight. that's a look at your national weather. now a look at your local forecast. look at your local forecast. now, here's a look at your local forecast. well, you can see where the thunderstorms will be throughout

you, grand rapids and detroit and indianapolis to columbus to cleveland, one more warm day before the rain moves in later on tonight. i got the indians tonight, chris. >> oh, bill, come on. >> these people here got big fans. >> the cubs made it such a big game. we'll see you tomorrow morning. just ahead, a battle with the united states, has microsoft directly in his crosshairs. a protester has heavy equipment and shot with a in the process. find out why. that's next. ith a taser in the s find out why. that's next. the fiery tissue left her nose sore and red. so dad slayed the problem with puffs plus lotion, instead. puffs have pillowy softness for dakota's tender nose. with lotion to comfort and soothe when she blows.

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african-americans and latino, i don't want to see them arrested. >> reporter: if you are 21 and older, you can buy marijuana from a licensed vendor, no questions asked. and you can grow your own. up to six plants per home. >> that worries jennifer tejada, along with being a million. >> i love. >> you is a police chief in the bay area. >> i think we're going to have a lot of people driving under the influence of marijuana a. lot more traffic collisions where people die, lose their lives. >> but from just ten years ago, today a majority of americans want pot legalized. red state, blue state? maybe green is the color to watch on election night harry smith, nbc news, san francisco. >> just ahead, is president obama the nation's leading feminist? plus, the stars are out for one of the biggest events of the year, raising money and awareness for our wounded service members and their loved ones. we will bring you those details

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