? it's tuesday, october 18th, 2016. this is "cbs morning news." >> we're enterprise that has turned our government into a vehicle for the clints' personal profit at your expense. but it gets worse. >> donald trump is pouncing on newly released fbi records. he said it proves quid pro quo when hillary clinton was secretary of state. and while he's stumping, clinton is preparing for the third and final presidential debate. and a retired u.s. general

about leaking top secret about leaking top secret information. captioning funded by cbs good morning from studio 57 newsroom at cbs news headquarters here in new york. good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. well, the trump campaign says newly released fbi notes proved the obama administration tried to protect clinton. the records show that a senior state department official asked the fbi to change the classification of an e-mail clinton's private server. and trump continues to insist the u.s. electoral system is rigged. a new cbs news poll finds clinton's lead over trump has widen nationally. in a four-way race she now leads four points among likely voters. hena daniels is here in new york. good morning. >> morning, anne-marie.

yesterday trump's wife melania trump publicly defended him against sexual assault allegations for the first time. while clinton's campaign dealt with more fallout during her time as secretary of state. ? hillary tonight. ? >> reporter: hillary clinton appeared a star-studded fund-raiser via video last night. >> we're in the final stretch of the campaign and we need your help. >> this shows corruption highest level. >> reporter: and trump released a rare video message of him own on twitter accusing the fbi and the state department of colluding with clinton. fbi documents released monday on the agency's probe of her private e-mail server, patrick kennedy trying to get the agency to, quote, see their way to mark e-mail of benghazi unclassified in exchange for more personnel

was tit for tat or quid pro quo is insulting. >> reporter: it same on the same day that melania spoke on cnn about her husband and the lewd comments. >> i was surprised because he's not the man that i know. from the host to say dirty and bad stuff. >> reporter: campaigning in green bay, the republican nominee doubled down on rigged election claims. >> people who have died ten years ago are still voting. illegal immigrants are voting. >> reporter: despite trump claims most experts say voter dpraud is extremely rare in the u.s. on a radio talk show yesterday trump said if he defeats clinton in november he might meet with

in that same interview, trump says that clinton has, quote, a highly overrated intellect. >> thank you very much, hena. early voting began in georgia. there were long lines some had to wait hours to cast their ballots. early voting in person is allowed in 13 states. roughly a third of the votes were cast before i election day. and florida election officials ruling on the ruling involved mismatched signatures. a federal judge ruled that voters must be notified if their signatures on their ballots and voter registration cards don't match so they can fix the problems. previously ballots with mismatched signatures were thrown out coming up on "cbs this morning," we'll talk with washington's susan page about

officials are investigating, though. it's still unclear just who is responsible for the weekend attack. a bottle with flammable liquid was thrown through the window and graffiti was written on a nearby wall. >> i've got to make sure we take this extremely seriously because i don't want any retaliation from the other side. the worse thing we can do is have this expand into more violence, which is a direct assault on the democratic process. >> no one was ied attack. both republicans and democrats condemned violence. a retired u.s. general pleaded guilty to misleading the fbi during an investigation into leaks of classified material. james cartwright who once served as the vice chairman of the joint chiefs will likely spend several months in prison. >> reporter: james cartwright now retired once known as president obama's favorite

which could send him to prison. responding to questions from a federal judge cartwright who served as vice chairman of the joint chiefs admit head lied to fbi agents classifying information to two journalists, daniel sanger of "the new york times" and daniel klaidman. sanger was the reporter with the iraq nuclear u.s. intelligence hacked into the computers causing them to spin out of cream. cartwright admitted to providing information classified as top secret to both sanger and klaidman and lying about it to fbi agents. in a statement, he said it was wrong for me to mislead the fbi. the crime carries a sentence of

the government has agreed to recommend a maximum sentence of six months. david martin, cbs news, the pentagon. well, the pentagon says iraqi forces are ahead of schedule in the battle to retake mosul from isis. some 30 iraqi and kurdish forces supported by a u.s.-led coalition began yesterday. it's believed there are about 5,000 isis fighters in mosul. isis tookon largest city in 2014. the u.s. operation could leave 700,000 without shelter. the russian defense minute ter said air strikes against aleppo stop today. the so-called humanitarian pause is meant to allow the wounded and sick to be evacuated. elizabeth palmer reports from syria. >> reporter: as day begins in

syrian soldiers and opposition fighters shoot at each other across a front line that runs right through the city center. soldiers offered to show us where rebels manufactured one of their signature weapons. so this is an ordinary cooking gas canister, sawed in half. it's designed so that explosives would fit in the top part. perhaps shrapnel and then it would be reassembled with these makeshift fins that would help to guide it like a very primitive rocket. the rockets were launched and aimed, sort of, through an ordinary piece of steel pipe. the syrian army has homemade arms too like the now infamous and inprecise barrel bomb. as for its precise weapons there aren't enough well-trained

so the battle for aleppo has largely stalled. here on the city's southern edge it's taken the army three months to advance 800 yards to those white buildings. and everywhere on this improvised battlefield. an old man tells us, i have no food, no bread, i have nothing. not even a safe place to wait out this grinding war. is less a pitched battle and more a ruthless siege which is slowly choking the life out of half of the city. elizabeth palmer, cbs news, damascus. back at home, a wildfire in southern colorado is zero contained at this point. the so-called junken fire is burning, 129 homes in the evacuation area. the caution of the fire is under

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of the nation's largest police chief group as they met yesterday in san diego. >> well, we obviously cannot change the past, it is also clear that we must change the future. we must move forward together to build a shared understanding. >> terrence cunningham received a standing ovation for his comments. >> the houston chronicle reports the rescue of more than 80 children during a nationwide sex trafficking the fbi says 239 suspects were arrested in more than 100 cities during the three-day operation. the youngest victim rescued was just 13 years old. the orlando sentinel reports on the 20-year prison term given to a man who shot at george zimmer marn. his sentence is the mandatory minimum for attempted murder. zimmerman is the neighborhood watchman who was acquitted three

findings out what mario batali plans to cook for a white house state dinner. the state dinner is the first prepared by batali and the last of president obama's presidency. officials say guests can expect traditional italian dishes that having engrained in american cuisine. still ahead, the president takes a late show stop. mr. obama talked with stephen colbert about snacks and

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house. i think he's going to be okay in that area. on the "cbs moneywatch" netflix gets a big boost and a major action by merrill lynch. jill wagner is at the new york stock exchange with that and more. good morning, jill. >> good morning, anne-marie. earning season is in full swing on wall street, bank of america's profits beat expectations. on a whole, though, the markets fell yesterday. the dow lost nearly 6 points, s&p fell 6 netflix had a very good day the stocks surged with trading by as up as 20%. netflix added over 3.5 million subscribers around the globe and as reported that beat expectations, netflix had a boost in the original programming like the surprise summer hit "stranger things." merrill lynch being the first major brokerage firms to

by a rule enacted by the obama administrtion in april requires that people put their clients' interests ahead of their honey. clientses will have to pay a fee based on a percentage of their assets. deutsche bank has agreed to pay $30 million in a case. investors say deutsche bank and others rigged silver prices on at silver fix. in 1999. other banks are expected to settle. and tesla, manufactured panasonic have reached a deal to manufacture solar panels. tesla says it wants to sell the panasonic panels to residential and commercial use. anne-marie. >> jill wagner at the new york stock exchange. thank you so much, jill. still to come -- out for blood. an injury sidelines indians

here's a look at today's forecast in some cities around the country. a busy night at the office for the cleveland indian bull pen after their starting pitcher left in the first inning because of a bloody relievers stifled the powerful blue jays lineup and gave cleveland a 4-2 win in toronto. the indians are one victory from e pennant. how about wine in a can? daniel monningham has more on that. >> reporter: wine is rolling out a new look and andruw jones field recordings in central california is one of the first makers to d

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pre-school, bus service and more. that's why question two's opposed by the massachusetts pta and school committees all across the state. join them in voting no on question two. here's a t t here is another look at this morning's top story. james cartwright pleaded guilty to lying to the fbi. he admitted to providing top- secret information to two different journalists and could face up to six months behind bars. fbi notes reveal a close aide to hillary clinton contacted the f vi to try to get the classification of material on her private server lowered. in exchange the f vi will get to deploy more agents.

through a hacking threat. >>reporter: two years ago top russian generals who has vladimir putin's ear called for a new kind of warfare. in a military journal he wrote of using propaganda tactics to turn a perfectly thriving state into a victim of foreign intervention, causing it to sink into a web of chaos. adam myers behind the recent hacks on election databases and the democratic national committee. >> imagine on election night all of a sudden reports come out to cause people to think results are questionable. >>reporter: myers and officials fear that is exactly what the russians will try to do.>> all

district and that could trigger enough of a reaction that we may call for a complete recall.>>reporter: the elections reporter for maricopa county says the easiest way is to keep voting machines of lines. >> this is not in any way connected to the internet?>> no. we use paper ballots. even on our touchscreen machines you have a tape of everything verified. >>reporter: officials accused the russians of using similar tactics in other countries including ukraine during his 2014 presidential election. while the russians have denied, we are told president. obama is considering retaliating. coming up on cbs this

taking a political stand in the election. plus, how old are truck drivers are becoming a potential danger on the highway. and gail spoke with my poser about his long-awaited second album. have a great day. watchin. i'm anne-marie green. watchin.

a carjacking in boston with a baby in the backseat. a local teacher charge with sending new photos to a student. melania trump speaking out, what she thinks about her husband's remarks about women. a morning -- good morning, thank you for joining us. if you are hitting the roadway this morning packed the umbrella. >> you need a little bit of everything today, the umbrella, sunglasses, and short sleeves. we are going to be warming up and the heavier rain is focused in and around the city of