players are refusing to play until the president of their university steps down. plus anct of bravery caught on camera him more than a dozen vehicles without warning. a solid debut. "early today" starts right now. good morning, happy monday. i'm betty lynn. tomorrow's debate is primed to the most explosive yet. ben carson is answering allegations, largely firing back at the media. >> i have always said that i expect to be bebeer. but being better and what is going on with me, you said this, no, you said this, 20 years ago. this didn' exist.t. i have not seen that with anyone else.

events happened with someone else, i will take that statement back. >> they are policing nearly two years of record meanwhile, the numbers are in from donond trump's "snl" appearance, of course, there was controversy there, too. >> reporter: dancing, tweeth and too much winning. >> the middle eastern e american people, sir, they're just sick of winning. >> reporter: donald trump took his campaign to the "saturday fight live" stage, despite protesters trying to stop him. the show on high alert he would have an alert. >> it's larry david, what are you doing, larry? >> i heard the they were giving me $1,000.

not everyone wasas a fan of trump the comedian. trump was back on message and back on the attack, exploiting new doubts about ben carson's beliefs and background. >> he's going to have to excomplain i plain a lot of things away the sclv scholarship situation the dinner with % westmoreland when westmoreland wasn't there, the pyramids.. you know a mir midz pharaoh. >> again, anybody on that message can b b 100% on some reference. >> carson not the only one to feel the heat, marco rubio under firere finally released 22 months of statement, including charges at a honda dealership, a children's sports center and a nearly $4,000 bill for home

which the campaign says rubio paid back. on tuesday, the republicans head into their fourth debate. rubio hoping to shake his credit woes as trumpopes to shake a still surging carson. katy tur, nbc news, new york. dozens of football players at the university of missouri are boycotting, vowing not to participate in practices until the university president resigns. they protest how the university president has handled several recent racial incidents. >> reporter: student protests escalated when at least 30 football play, announced they would not take part in team activities until university president tim wolf is removed. the head coachtwtwted, we are united behind our players. this protest is one of several that stems from a semester that black students say has been marred by racial incidents on campus. protesters say groups of w wte students have repeatedly hurled

slurs and a swastika was sprawled in fecies onhe homecoming dorm. >> this isn't just me who is going through h this. these are students coming from all different background who endure this. >> reporter: plaque students are 7% of the student body say the school failed to respond and tim wolf has been inadequate. one student began a hunger campaign. students began campininout on e lawn of the west p ps za zl we are advocating to make this a safer climate. >> reporter: the president of the university issued a statement saying he was dedicate to ongoing dialogue and willave spec plans in the coming months. now to egypt where the investigation into that russian jet crash continues nine days after the disaster killed all 2 two people on board.d. the question remains, was it a

bomb that brought it down? >> as more evidence is analyzed, investigators grow more confident at what happened. >> he was hurt in the last second. >> they told the reuters news, a they're 90% sure that noise, 23 minutes into the flight and based on their analysis of the side waves, was a bomb exploding. egypt's aviation minintry called that a pure lipe saying it's too soon to reach any confoougs collusion. the answer may lie in fractions of a second and grains of san, russian teams took 15 sacks of sand lookingor explosive residue. parts of the pane are missing somewhere in the dirt. but crucial pieces of evidence could be tiny the size of a

the fbi has been asked to help by the russians and has agreed. its role, it says, poddest. but the possibly of a bomb is causing shock waves above all for airlines. >> it is as a result of what it's alleged to be, i'm afraid it's another game changeer for the industry. >> security officials are examining reports at the airport, a baggage scanning machine was often broken, the baggage handlers weren't monitored. >> that was bill nly repoing for us. in a few hours, an intense meeting. it will be the first time the two have met since netanyahu's cold shoulder visit in front of congress in march t. rocky relationship continue this weekend as old facebook posts

is anti-semitic. >> that spokesman has since apologized. a terrifying scene to show you in china, it was all caught on camera. a truck went through flames, instead of stopping, the driver made the decision to keep driving before trying to extinguish those flames he was able to get through the tunnel and out of the truck in time. he said he kept going too pre vent people from being injured. the cause of that fire is still under investigation. also, check out this drone video of a passive sink hole i i meridian, mississippi. can you believe this? it swallowed up at least 14 vehicles at an ihop parking lot. the hole was 50 feet wide, roughly 3 3 feetdeep. officials say it would take several days to get the cars removed. it could be weather related. in california, sierra,evada

mountain, heavy snow made for heavy driving conditions, as much as a foot of snow was expected i. some spots. for the latest weather,r, bill kierans is here i can't get over that sink hole. >> who knows? >> related to something him something water relatete yes. let's talk about november. we don't get a lot of tropical development. this one is near the bahamas. the good news is that the storm on the east coast will deflect this out to sea so all the rain you look at this morning. not associated with that tropical depression. but this rain system and this

possibility offese lated flooding. it's good for the rain. tonight through virginia and tomorrow as we head up towards maryland, there is great weather out there today from chicago to minneapolis, this is perfect fall weather. not like last week. this is carry home in the afternoon type weather, we settle in. noww a closer look at your day ahead. today, obviously the showers and storms are with us. still very warm in florida quite humid, too. tuesday will not be as pretty with the clouds and rain in new england. it was gre to see that snow in california. feed a big snoww season out there.

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. welcome back, everybody, tragedy in maryland on sunday. four people died. 14 are hospitalized after a vanko lieie with two other vehicles, crews worked to free several people trapped in that wreckage. >> you could tell he was trapped. they definitely looked scared. >> eight remain in critical condition. there is no word on what caused the crash him myanmar's first free elections in 25 years. voter turnout reached an estimated 80%. the party is expected to win. lufthansa says it will can sell nearly a thousand flights in germany today. almost a third of those scheduled.

it started saturday after talks broke down. check out this 12-and-a-half foot alligator. guess where it was. a mall pararng lot. that thing is not happy. luckily, though, a dental assistant who happened to be an alligator hunter wasn the scene, what's the chances of that, she helped police wrappingle the gator, now nicknamed godzilla for good reason, apparently. time to get down to be futures are higher this morning. stocks come off their sixth straight positives week. it signals the fed will likely hike interest rates in december. motorists are seeing a slight hike. a gallon rose a penny to $2 phone i.25 cents. wall street bonuses are expected to fall. they are feeling theics of this year's choppy mark. it is the first time that compensation is expected to

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from four states. time now for sports and another action-packed sunday lutsz look at yesterday's highlights from around the league. >> 33rd down an 7. end zone, flfl, touchdown carolina! brady, golden, touchdown. >> there they come. there goes mariota up for grab, all this talk touchdown. >> taylor going to take his shot throwing end zone. touchdown. >> looking in that direction, throw, a diving cap by brandon marshall.

>> anothth quick hitter. out of the back heel to evans. taking it in for a touchdown by trevor wade? now the dhaes cowboys hostinin the eagles on sunday night football. photos surface of the victim related to his domestic violence arrest. the cowboys express their regreret in a tweet on saturday. game tied at 14 when a dallas pass is intercepted by jordan hicks, who takes it 67 yar back the o oer way for the score. on the cowboy's next drive. matt cassel scrambling under pressure. to the back of the end zone dez bryant able to tie the game up. his second game back after missing five with a broken foot.

>> mathieus now in the game at the 21 yard line. and fires and it's caught on the run and pence the end zone, mathieus to win the game. >> a heart breaker for dallas fans, quarterback find jordan mathieus with a 41-game winning touchdown pass. ey rival dallas, their sixth straight loss after a 33-27 victory. just ahead, another latinequel with the late robin williams as a a genie.

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with musical guest sia. did my reports they have enough extra lines from robinwoods from the aa laden movie to make a whole otherp sequel. any plans were quickly scrapped because of a c cus in his will preventing use of his work for 25 years after his death. a guitar used by john lennon sold at aucon for nearly $2.5 million. to record "ps i love you." and "love you do" before it was stolen in fine 53. yesterday marked the 50 yeaea of "dayay of our lives." it started in fine 65. i remember them. on saturday, larry david made yet another return ass bernie sanders on "snl." >> we need to rebuild our nation's infrastructure. it's crumbling. that's why io longer drive on bridges or through tunnels. instead, i keep a kayak struck

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targeting linden high. temperatures could drive intoo extreme poverty, world bank warnings, it could lead to crop failure, natural disasters and the spread of water-borne disease, the climate change kould should include efforts to maintain poverty in sustainable ways. two officers face second degree murder a attempted murder charges, body camera footage from the scene have yet to be released. the boy's father remains hospitalized in seniorious condition. a dramatic rescue in australia. two men were stuck on a cliff ledge after one became damaged in a fall. luckily the two men were airlifted to safety. and yesterday balloon characters were brought to life, test flight day showcased four new characters, 89 of all things on

he got it right. scratch and his acorn and angry birds red, do you know and ronald mcdonald, the parade will take place on november 26th, starting at 19:00 a.m. right here on nbc. i remember, we watched it together. >> we did. yes, you were aery good baby-sitter. >> thank you. it was my first time getting up closest to see, even though it was through a window, closer than i have been. >> it's nice to see one time to see it in person. the balloons are mh bigger. >> absolutely. i can't wait. >> i can't waitt for that timeme >> i was just about to say that. hard to believe. here's a look back for you, 50 years ago today, the great northeast blackout left tlm\b million people in parts of canada in the e rk for hours. here's now nbc's dprampg mcgee covered the story. >> we are reaching you from new york under as you can see exceedingly strange conditions. this is a a emergency arraraement.

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