this is your life, senator, we can all see you. honestly though we're starting to feel bad about it at a human level. that does it for us tonight. at level. "first look" is up next. it's thursday, october 15th. right now on "first look," with his estranged wife at his bedside former two-time nba champion lamar odom may have suffered brain damage as he fights for his life at a las vegas hospital. fresh off her debate performance hillary clinton gains a key union endorsement while donald trump responds in force by hitting the airwaves along with his children. dozens killed in the past week as israelis and palestinians clash in the most violent confrontations in years. and a geopolitical game of chess between russia gets more complicated. a homeland security computer glitch backs up travelers and champions of the hard courts and much more. "first look" starts right now

and good morning, everybody, i'm shannon mulaire. former nba star lamar odom is in the toughest fight of his life. sources tell enews that odom suffered at least one stroke, and that he may have brain damage after he was found unconscious in a nevada brothel. reported on a ventilator the former two-time champion is surrounded at his hospital bedside by former lakers teammate kobe bryant along with estranged wife khloe kardashian and much of her family. on instagram rob kardashian showed his support saying, praying nonstop for my brother. nbc's jay gray has the latest. >> reporter: we're learning more now about what happened inside this nevada brothel, where former nba and reality tv star lamar odom spent several days before being rushed to a hospital after this 911 call tuesday afternoon. >> 911, where is your emergency? >> we need an ambulance. >> reporter: when paramedics arrived at the love ranch, about 70 miles outside of las vegas,

they say the 35-year-old was unconscious, and struggling to breathe. >> he had blood coming from his nose and his mouth, along with a white substance. >> reporter: odom was first treated at a nearby hospital and transferred to this facility in vegas, where doctors are said to be treating the situation as an overdose. sources close to the athlete say he had multiple drugs in his system, including cocaine. a sample of odom's blood was obtained by investigators using a search warrant, who say at this point they don't have results from toxicology tests. the former nba champion gained notoriety off the court when he married khloe kardashian in 2009. the couple reportedly filed for divorce in 2013. reports indicate kardashian has been at his bedside since late tuesday. her mom and sister have also been seen at the las vegas hospital. while fans and former teammates are reaching out on social media, many, like all-star chris paul, stunned by the news.

>> i just wanted to extend love and support to one of our nba brothers, lamar odom. we love you, man. keep fighting. >> reporter: a former champion, now fighting for his life. jay gray, nbc news, las vegas. with the democrats' first presidential debate in the rear view mirror this morning, candidates are capitalizing on some political momentum. after receiving a key union endorsement, hillary clinton spoke to the media about joe biden, but focused her attention on current chief rival bernie sanders, who identifies himself as a democratic socialist. >> i'm going to leave the labels to others. i'm going to talk about what my approaches are, and what my solutions are. >> all right. all right. not a brand you would identify yourself with, though? >> no. >> and then -- >> clinton, on the campaign trail, has also focused on the house benghazi hearing a week from today. an anti-clinton pac, stop hillary, is running a

controversial new ad with fake voiceovers on top of photos of the americans killed in the attack. as well as the gravestone of u.s. ambassador to libya. meanwhile, senator sanders says his campaign raised over $2 million following the debate. and with all that attention, a new question, does donald trump have a new target? he went after sanders at a rally in atlanta last night. >> this socialist/communist, okay, nobody wants to say it. he's going to tax you people at 90%. he's going to take everything! and nobody's heard the term communist. but you know what? i call him a socialist/communist, okay? because that's what he is. >> that was part of a big day for team trump. the donald, along with two of his children, fanned out in an all-out media frenzy over several networks. on nbc trumped talked about bernie sanders' olive branch moment with hillary clinton over her e-mail server. >> bernie made a mistake.

he got a great couple of seconds. but he took the situation that's a very serious situation where hillary is being investigated by the fbi and he gave it away. he just gave it away. he can never bring it up again. and it's not like he's winning. he's losing. he's losing actually big if you look countrywide. so i think he made a mistake. >> and that wasn't the last trump versus sanders moment. "the tonight show" says they got a hold of rare, uncut footage. trump and ben carson slamming bernie sanders. >> i don't get this guy. all he does is yell. do we really need a president who does nothing but yell? >> i yell all the time. in fact i'm yelling right now. this is my normal voice. and my whisper is only audible to dogs. watch. >> dawn boy. down boy, down. down boy. >> you notice that was david alan grier as ben carson. israeli and palestinian tensions remain high this

morning, after weeks of violence. one of the latest threats took place just feet from our nbc news team at the damascus gate in jerusalem where israeli police took down a palestinian man wielding a knife in a hail of bullets. nbc's aimen mohyeldin was there when it happened. >> reporter: it happened in an instant, in front of our camera. a man with a knife runs past a security checkpoint and is shot dead by israeli police. the knife clearly visible in his hand. >> he pulled out a knife, and police officers managed to neutralize the terrorist. >> reporter: he was identified as 19-year-old basil sidar a palestinian from the west bank. just hours later, at jerusalem's central bus terminal, another palestinian man stabs and injures a 72-year-old israeli woman. he, too, is shot dead by police. the latest in weeks of attacks, leaving eight israelis dead. israel is on high alert.

hundreds of additional security forces called up. police checkpoints increased. palestinian neighborhoods sealed off, restricting movement. israel is warning that bodies of attackers will not be returned to families and their homes will be demolished. but palestinians are also mourning. 30 dead in recent weeks. some of them attackers, but many the killed were protesters. the funeral of one in bethlehem was followed by more clashes, with israeli police. palestinians claim a double standard. that israel cracks down on palestinian attackers, but goes easy on israeli extremists. their anger fuelled by social media and viral videos like this one, allegedly showing an injured 13-year-old palestinian left to bleed. israel released its own video showing knife wielding palestinians. both sides feel under siege, israel by attacks, and palestinians by what they consider an occupying power. >> that was nbc's amen mohyeldin

reporting. a disturbance on an american airlines flight departing from phoenix has gone viral. a passenger was booted off the plane after she described bullying by a male flight attendant. >> you're so mean to me. i didn't do anything. >> if you don't come up i'm going to have to call the office. >> are you serious? >> that's the last time i fly american. >> [ bleep ] -- horrible. >> no, never. >> as you can tell her fellow passengers not too happy about what was going on. she says it started when a male flight attendant asked her to step aside in the aisle, but she didn't hear him. she says he reacted by threatening to throw her off. when she asked for his name he told her it was none of her business. american airlines says they've apologized to the woman. they've since offered her a $250 voucher. let's get down to business with cnbc's landon dowdy. >> good morning to you. red is the new black. netflix tacking itself on to a list of disappointing third

quarter results. video streaming company known for original series such as orange is the new black and house of cards missed top and bottom lines citing lower subscriber growth in the u.s. and new chip enabled credit cards were to blame. restaurateur danny mayor is eliminating tipping from his union square restaurants such as gramercy tavern and union square cafe. he said they will active discourage tipping and won't allow a gratuity line on the checks. average wages are expected to rise. the lightest metal known to man. a revolutionary material is 99.9% air, can be compressed at high levels without breaking and is extremely flexible. boeing plans to use it in its future airplanes and vehicles shannon. back over to you. >> thank you, landon. have a great thursday. in sports, two texas teams squeezed out. controversy in canada, game five loser go home seventh inning

game tied blue jays catcher russell martin hits the texas batter by accident with the ball as he throws it back to the pitcher. the ball was live, and a rangers runner scored from third. well this caused an 18-minute game delay while the umpires then decided to review the call. and then after they reviewed the call, while that was going on, hometown fans were littering the field with beer cans and debris, it's just a mess, moments later though jose bautista hits a monster three-run homer to put toronto ahead. but his epic bat flip on the homer nearly caused a bench clearing brawl. the jays held on for the win their first postseason victory since 1993. next the kansas city where the upstart astros hope to stop the royals from returning to the alcs. it was johnny cueto who ruled the night, retiring the last 16 batters. royals will face the blue jays saturday night in kansas city. and there is a new champion in the wnba.

the best of five series all tied at two games apiece. the minnesota links taking on the indiana fever. they captured their third wnba championship but it's the first they've won at home as they celebrate with their fans all the more sweet for them. just ahead tensions between the u.s. and russia are escalating over increased military strikes in syria. plus we'll tell you why winning a lottery in illinois might leave you feeling flat broke. you're watching "first look."

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welcome back to "first look." we're halfway through october. you know this incredible warmth we've had over the last month and a half can't continue forever. the first cold shot is going to head down starting today. definitely tonight, and right through the weekend into the northeast. we're still going to stay unusually warm, though, all of the west and areas down through oklahoma and texas you're still going to hold onto your warmth. the cold stuff will be arriving, especially for the northern portions of the great lakes and northern new england. here's our daytime highs over the upcoming weekend. friday in burlington, 46.

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tylenol® all right. time foul for your thursday edition of "scrambled politics." no decision for joe biden on 2016. but he did weigh in on his fellow democrats. >> what did you think of the debate? >> i was proud of -- i thought they all did well. >> all right. but is it time for biden to decide himself? hillary clinton's campaign chairman john podesta weighs in. >> i think the time has come for a decision so that at the next debate, if he does decide to get in, there will be six podiums on the stage. >> senator rand paul livestreamed a full day on the campaign trail in iowa, and stopped to answer some questions from google. >> the third question, most popular question from google is, is rand paul still running for president? and, i don't know, i wouldn't be

doing this dumb ass live streaming if i weren't. so yes, i still am running for president. get over it. >> cleared that up. and after the debate bernie sanders is feeling the love. sometimes uncomfortably so. he had a big day yesterday, partly because of tuesday night's perhaps most defining moment. >> the american people are sick and tired of hearing about your damn e-mails. >> i thought that bernie was so minchey in that moment, like a real guy. i actually am aroused by him. no -- >> are you serious? >> -- to be eye candy, not ear candy. not ear candy, eye candy. i like an old jewish guy who is a socialist. that's my type of guy. >> this is senator bernie sanders backstage today at the "ellen" show for an appearance with ellen degeneres that will air tomorrow. the show posted this today without sound, without music, but with this much happy, maybe no soundtrack required? >> have you ever been in handcuffs? >> yes. i don't know exactly what you mean by that. >> all right.

that's all right. that's all right. leave it. >> i was -- i take it -- i take it to mean was i ever arrested by the police -- >> well, no, not necessarily. >> -- when i was -- when i was young. i was involved in a civil rights demonstration, and i was arrested. >> all right. let's call it a civil rights demonstration. >> don't show that to joy behar you'll get her all excited again. that's your morning dish of "scrambled politics." all right from washington i'm joined by syndicated columnist bob franken. good morning to you, bob. >> good morning, shannon. who knew that bernie sanders may be has a career in show business. >> i mean, who knew. who knew. all right, popular opinion after the debate seems to be that hillary won. but bernie sanders is now claiming victory. he says his proof is in the cash that he raked in, $2.5 million since the debate. does the cash make him the winner? >> well, you know, it's an interesting thing about the debate. just about anybody can claim he or she won as long as he or she didn't embarrass himself or

herself. and it's so laborious that we have to do that. and bernie sanders certainly seemed to show up well. and his supporters have responded with financial donations. and hillary clinton was able to avoid any sort of disaster, and, in fact, looked quite good, actually. but her real test is going to come a week from now when she goes before the house benghazi committee. >> right, absolutely. everyone will be watching that. as for donald trump here, let's talk about him a bit, because he did some interviews yesterday. one with nbc's katy tur where not only did he award hillary the win for the debate but talked about a potential change in tone for himself. maybe even a little more politically correct. we're now seeing his kids here on the media circuit, we're about to see a different donald here? >> well, that would be what i would consider to be a desperation ploy. it seems to me that when we think of donald trump, to put it charitably we think of him as brash, as somebody who is not politically correct. so i'll believe it when i see it. and, of course, after he did that interview he came down to

virginia, and was taking on bernie sanders in some pretty harsh terms. so i don't think that he really means that. >> all right. before we let you go this morning, bob, i want to ask you, vice president biden said he thought all the candidates did well in the debate. we're still waiting on him here. did he miss his opportunity? >> well, certainly because hillary did not have a disaster in the debate, his strategy perhaps of waiting until he sees whether she implodes is not going to play out. but i think that we're going to wait and he's going to wait until the benghazi hearing >> that would be an interesting timing there. bob franken joining us from d.c. this morning. thank you, bob. >> thank you, shannon. >> all right. jimmy fallon goes inside the democratic debates. that's next. ♪ ♪ it's the final countdown! ♪ ♪ the final countdown! if you're the band europe, you love a final countdown.

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in peru yesterday, federal authorities seized $836,000 in fake u.s. money that was headed for new york. found in various suitcases and back packs. three men and one woman were arrested. police are working with the u.s. secret service to determine the intended recipient in new york. and jimmy fallen shared an observation from the democratic presidential debate on "the tonight show." >> jim webb, did you see jim webb last night? gesturing with his hand in sort of an odd way during the debate. >> working people who every day go out and make this country stronger at home. >> i think i know what's missing. can we play that clip again? >> looking for a leader who understands how the system works. has not been co-opted by it. and also has a proven record of accomplishing different things. >> there you go. >> now more people would be entertained most likely by hand puppets. but credibility may take a hit.

>> you may need to do it for the weather. >> hand puppets for the weather? wow. >> i don't know. jazz it up a little. >> now we're talking. >> i don't know. i'm shannon mulaire, and this is "first look" on msnbc. "way too early" starts right now. this morning, tensions between israelis and palestinians turn deadly once more. violence breaks out in the holy city of jerusalem. and donald trump continues to dominate. now the republican front-runner says his security should be stepped up because he's attracting massive crowds. and later, fresh off the debate stage, bernie sanders is breaking it down. the senator danced his way onto daytime tv with talk show host ellen degeneres just one day after the democratic debate. it's 5:30 on the east coast, 2:30 out west. this is "way too early."

good morning. it's thursday, october 15th, i'm jonathan capehart in washington. we begin this morning overseas, where a wave of violent attacks are once again pushing tensions between israelis and palestinians to the breaking point. even as israeli authorities began implementing emergency security measures yesterday, a pair of new attacks in jerusalem left two dead and one injured. one of those deadly encounters played out before the eyes of our nbc news team near the entrance to jerusalem's old city. nbc's ayman mohyeldin witnessed it all and has this report. and a warning, some of these images may be disturbing. >> reporter: it happened in an instant. in front of our camera. a man with a knife runs past a security checkpoint, and is shot dead by israeli police. the knife clearly visible in his hand.