it's thursday, october 15th. coming up on "early today," with his estranged wife at his bed side, lamar odom may have suffered brain damage. fresh off her critically acclaimed debate performance, she gains a key. and dozens killed in the past weeks as israels and palestinian palestinians clash in the most violent confrontations in years. and game of chess gets more complicated.

and champions of the hard court and more. "early today" starts right now. and good morning, everyone, thanks for waking up with us. former nba star, lamar odom, apparently on a vent lairt ilator is joined by former laker's teammate, kobe bryant and estranged wife, khloe kardashian and much of her family. >> reporter: we're learning more about what happened inside this nevada brothel where former nba and reality tv star, lamar odom spent several days after and

they say he was unconscious and struggling to breathe. >> he had blood coming from his nose and his mouth along with a white substance. >> reporter: he was first treated at a nearby hospital and transferred to this hospital where they're treating it as an over dose. they say he had multiple drugs in his system including cocaine. they searched a search warrant and stay at this point they don't have results from toxicology tests. he gained notoriety off the court when he married khloe kardashian in 2009, they reportedly filed for divorce in 2013. kardashian has been at his bed side since late tuesday. her mom has been seen there also. many like all star chris paul, stun fwhied

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 rearview mirror, this morning, candidates are back to work. hillary clinton followed up her seemingly strong performance with an affiliate in colorado. she was asked about bernie sanders. >> i'm going to leave the labels to others. i'm going to talk about what my approaches are and my solutions are. >> not brand you would identify yourself with though? >> no. >> clinton, on the campaign trail, is also focussed on the house benghazi hearing a week from today.

an a newed a with voice overs on top of the photos of the americans killed in the attack as well as the grave stone to the u.s. ambassador to libya. and sanders raised over $2 million following the debate. and does donald trump have a new target. he went after sanders last night. >> this socialist, slash communist, nobody wants to say it. he's going to tax you people at 90%. and nobody's heard the term com communist but i call him a socialist/communist because that's what he is. >> and they fanned out in an all out media frenzy. on nbc trump talked about the olive branch moment over her email server. >> bernie made a mistake.

but he took a situation that's very serious where hillary's being investigated by the fbi and he just gave it away. and he's losing big, if you look country wide. so, i think he made a mistake. >> and that wasn't the last trump versus sanders moment. "the tonight show" said they got ahold of rare footage, trump and carson slamming bernie sapders nders. >> i don't get this guy. all he does is yell. do we really need a president that 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. >> down boy, down boy. down boy. >> if you noticed that was david

israelen palestinian tensions run high. one of the threats took place just feats from a news team at the damasksigate. here with our report. >> reporter: it happened in an instant in front of our cameras. a man with a knife went past a security check point and is shot dead by israeli police. the knife clearly visible in his hand. >> police officers managed to neutralize the terrorist. >> he was identified as a palestinian from the west bank. just hours later, at jerusalem central bus terminal, another palestinian man stabs and injured an israel woman. and leaving eight israeli dead.

hundreds of additional security forces called up. police check points increased. israel is warning that bodies of attackers will not be returned to families and their homes will be demolished. and palestinians -- many of the killed were protesters. and the funeral in bethlehem was followed by more attacks. palestinians claim a double standard. they israel cracks down on palestinian but not the other way. and an palestinian left to bleed. and both sides feel under siege palestinians by what they

this morning, tesla model s owners are waking up to a new feature on their cars. autopilot. software up grade is being pushed through overnight. and it's not a self driving car just yet but does assist with steering, lane changes and parking. on wednesday, tesla ceo offered this exciting insight into what's ahead. >> the car will be able to take you from point to point. take you from your driveway to wherever without you touching anything. you could be asleep the whole time. and get there safely. a disturbance on an american airlines flight departing from phoenix has gone viral. a passenger was booted from a plane after what she described as bullying by flight attendants. listen.

>> if you don't get off, i'm going to have to call somebody. >> that's the last time i fly here. >> never fly american. never again. >> as you can tell her fellow passengers were not happy. she says it started when a male flight attendant asked her to step aside but she didn't hear him and when she asked for his name, he said it was none of her business. american airlines said they've apologized to her and offered her a $250 voucher. good morning to you, bill. the beautiful end to our stretch -- it's incredibly warms in areas of new england. and that's going to end. everyone in texas is still going to remain mild. and the big cold shot is on its way. you get one more really nice day

not cold in numerous locations. this is the weekend high temperatures as we go friday, saturday, through sunday. northern maine, highs only in the 30s, saturday and sunday. and highs only in the 40s the next couple of days in the michigan. and we will get lake effect enhancement. the pink is a wintry mix and if we get blue colors, it shows you possible snow. and a coating of snow on top to get your cameras ready. that's picturesque beautiful. it does make for a gorgeous scene out there this upcoming weekend. the rest of the country does look pretty nice. now a closer look at the day ahead. so, another beautiful day today. those temperatures will come crashing down. and how about texas? yesterday was 96 in austin.

ever been this late in the year. you may not want to see the snow but it does make for gorgeous pictures when the leaves are at their peek. >> it's a good combination. bill, thank you. tensions between u.s. and russia are escalating over increased air strikes in syria. and is it time end tipping in restaurants?

u.s. and russian officials are discussing ways to promote air safety over syria. the pentagon says progress is being made on how best to coexist over syria. recently combat planes flew within a mile of each other in separate missions. and hundreds of iranian troops are joining the fight in

a glitch in department of homeland security computers used to screen passengers against the terror watch list caused delays at airports around the nation last night. they say it lasted about 90 minutes. they used alternative screening methods during the outage. and michigan sheriff's deputies got quite the surprise after pulling over an underaged drunk driver. another underaged driver slammed into the car. both are in jail. since july, the state has delayed payments to winners of more than $25,000 but has now lowered to to $600 because of a state budget fight. and they have authenticated

in infamous out law, and it could be worth up to $5 million. and noted restauranter is eliminating tipping. he says his restaurants won't allow a grutewty line on the checks. menu prices are expected to rise. and the lightest metal known to man. it's what some call a revolutionary material. it's 99.9% air and extremely flexible. they plan to use it in future airplanes and vehicles, boeing does. and in the end, another mlb team moves ahead in their quest for the world series.

this morning on "today," she's been dubbed the worst aunt ever after suing a nephew for a hug. they will speak out live on an exclusive interview only on show "early today" "today." game five, loser go home, 7th inning.

game tied. and blue jays pitcher hits him accidently with the ball as he throws it back to the pitcher. the ball was live and a runner scored from third. this caused an 18-minute delay and home town fans littered the field with beer cans and debris. a mes. and jose batista is going to hit a monster three-run homer. and the epic bat flip on the homer nearly caused a bench clearing brawl. and jays held on to the win, their first post season victory since 1993. and the upstart astros hope to stop the royals from returning. and he gave up a two-run homer in the second. royals would face the blue jays saturday night in kansas city. and a new champion in the

wnba. the minnesota lynx taking on the indiana fever. the lynx captured the second nba champion but first at home while they celebrate with their fans. just ahead, it's the end of an era for fashion fans. and a world record that you

well, this season of "america's next top model" will be its last. the reality series will end in december after 22 seasons. jeopardy star, matt jackson's 13-game winning streak has come to an end. becoming the fourth most successful regular season contestant. hrpufnstuf will be returning to tv after more than 40 years. he will appear on "mack and stuff" which is produced by the same team as the original series. vin diesel says he cut his break from acting short to do the "last witch hunter" because of the ability to work with legendary actor, michael kahne. and jane fonda reminisced about her career.

i went skinny dipping with him. >> wow. garbo. >> 14 minutes of lost animation cut from monty python and the holy grail has been unearthed. it was published to the monty python youtube channel with commentary. and jimmy fallon shared an observation on "the tonight show." >> jim webb, did you see him up there? he kept jest gesturing with his hand in an odd way. could we play that clip again. >> we're looking for a leader who understands how the system works and is not corrupted by it and has a proven record of accomplishing different things. >> i'm shannon and this is

good morning, everybody, three minutes before 5:00 a.m. and we're getting ready for "7 news today in new england." >> jadiann: here are some of the stories we're working on. a southbridge teacher set to be in court today, charged with sending nude pictures to a student. the teacher has been fired. >> two independent mental health experts will evaluate philip chism. the judge could decide to hospital him or end the trial and have him committed to a

>> jadiann: lamar odom unconscious after found a brothel. doctors found traces of cocaine and other driggs. >> christa: leaks in the big dig continue to cost taxpayers millions of dollars. the annual bill to keep up with them stands at $7 million. lots of news happening early for you this thursday morning. >> jadiann: a little brisk this morning, too. i recommend people bundle up a little bit. >> jeremy: the numbers compared to yesterday morning at this time about 10-15 degrees colder, so it's a colder morning commute but a nice fall day. mostly sunny skies. not as much wind as we saw yesterday with temperatures this afternoon low 60s. that's where we should be for this time of year. wind is back tomorrow. mild wind. wind over the weekend becomes a cold wind, especially on sunday. look at the temps today. normal high is 62, where we'll be this afternoon. tomorrow, a little bit above normal but the wind that we'll have tomorrow may mask that mild feel to the air tomorrow. in any event, your weekend, both

days are dry. windy saturday, mid 50s. sunday, cold with highs only in the 40s. here you go, compared to yesterday at this time, the number's 10-15 degrees colder than where we were, down to the 30s and 40s. boston 48, bedford 38, norwood 36, a great idea for jackets and coats this morning and hoodies and you'll need that through the morning hours. we'll have mostly sunny skies with temperatures this afternoon between 59 and 63. it will be a little bit cooler than yesterday afternoon, but not as much wind so that may offset yesterday's mild temps. tonight, clear to partly cloudy skies. lows overnight in the upper 40s. 7news begins now. >> christa: at 5:00 a.m. from the classroom to the courtroom, a southbridge teacher accused of sending obscene photos of himself to a student. >> jadiann: what we're learning about a computer glitch that