. >> with just 12 days to go, new polls are giving us a glimpse where this edecks e lex is going while there is potential election a run up to the terror escalates. it goes terribly wrong as four go into a violent crash. next a major outpouring for the victims of the pulse nightclub shooting. another nasty wake-up call for millions. "early today" starts right now. >> good morning, everyone, i'm ayman mohyeldin. >> i'm frances rivera. >> numbers are moving for

lead yet against donald trump. clinton has a commanding 14-point lead. 51% to trump's 37%. despite the new number, clinton says she isn't taking anything for granted. >> we built this campaign over what is now a year-and-a-half and now we're seeing the results of all that hard work. we're not taking anything for granted. there is complacency. we want everyone to keep helping us. making phone calls, knocking on doors. reaching out to everyone. early voting where you can. being prepared to vote. >> she made those comments after sharing her birthday cake with reporters. former law maker joe walsh lit up social med ja tweeting this, on november 18th, i'm voting for trump. on november 9th, if trump loses,

the former congressman clarified saying his musket, that referenced protest and civil disobedience. with 12 days between now and election day. team trump took time for personal business. surrogates and campaign staff on hand to open his new hotel. clinton made sure to go of trump. >> i was struck today donald trump is paying more attention to his business hand the the but we're going to keep working really hard to reach as many voters as possible. >> and trump later defended his hotel opening and attacked clinton before a packed indoor carolina crowd. >> so i built this building. i have to understand. i never practically go home. i work all the time. hillary goes, makes a little speech. she reads her teleprompter, gets in a plane, goes home and starts

two and rub in and cut the rib bonne with them. to show you how low she is, she comes out and says donald trump took time off the campaign to open a hotel. okay. >> while on hand for his hotel opening, trump congratulated adviser newt gingrich, applauding him for his pesky exchange with fox news anchor megyn kelly that quickly went viral. >> congratulations, newt, on la it was an amazing -- [ applause ] >> we don't play games, newt, right, which done play games. >> a republican strategist hit trump on multiple fronts. >> i don't think it was useful to spend today dedicating this hotel in washington, d.c. and complimenting newt gingrich on having a food fight with you last fight. that was not a good use of

precious. >> this morning according to a new washington post report that exchange in which gingrich goes over kelly biwhich is bias information about trump may be worsening women as they leaf the gop in droevs. trump is trailing by female voters and with voting under way in 37 states, trump's opportunities to overtake clinton are quickly ehave been a rating. already 10 cast their ballots with democrats outpacing republicans in eight out of 12 battleground states the gop meanwhile holds their own against testimonys in three states. >> tim russ sert famously said it can all come down to florida, florida, florida, where an equal number of democrats voted, signaling the razor tight race and the damage trail, clinton campaigns for the first time with first lady michelle obama if north carolina.

holding a concert while kane campaigns in ohio. mike pence visits nebraska and iowa. >> we have developing news overnight, the pentagon says u.s. airstrikes in al qaeda, a pentagon spokesman confirms the strikes took place sunday against two core leaders plotting striengs in the united states and europe. while they are assessing those attacks, it's would quote represent significant blow to al qaeda and afghanistan. meanwhile, over if iraq, isis forces have started we'll be right backing up their defense of mosul. matt bradley joins us live from mobile. there are reports that iraqi special forces are encountering resistance east of mosul. >> thanks, ayman, the battle has stalled just to the east of that city. it's kind of disconcerting. but the fact of the matter is these are shaping operations and the iraqi security forces say

their sort of siege operation that's encircling this city. again, this is the second lagest city in iraq. even consolidating forces in a way that prevents anyone going in and out of mosul will be a large operation and has been the past two weeks. more disturbing news here, the associated press and reuters have both reported this morning that isis is actually forcibly removing civilians from some of the areas outside of mosul and bringing them into the city. they think they're using human shields. we know isis used human shield itself in the past. but this suggest itself a new level of determination and doggedness. it looks as isis is using these human shields and hunkering down within mosul. >> that suggests they will not be aban doneing this city and moving to syria. >> matt bradley live for us in irbil in iraq. thank you for that, matt. this morning, travelers are learning more about an airline pilot who is alleged to have

jail after being arrested and charged. nbc's tom costello has the details. >> it was the 8:30 a him am rapid city to salt lake city delayed at the gate after tsa officerles smelled alcohol on the first officer. >> we assumed with the local tort there, it probably wasn't a medical issue and, indeed, the first officer was drunk. >> reporter: within a few minutes, the first officer, 38-year-old russell taken into custody. place say he blood alcohol level was above the limit. >> this is one of those areas, where pilots and crew member versus a zero imi intolerance for impairment for any reason. >> reporter: sky west ride in for delta. it quickly brought in a replacement pilot saying skywest holds it employees to the highest standard of professionalism and safety and security are the top priority t.

administrative leave. in italy, a pair of powerful earthquakes struck a part of that country, crumbleing the epicenter, knocking out power and shutting down a major highway. officials say the aftershock was felt as far south as rome. it comes after two months after a deadly quake killed hundreds in italy. there was a lot of panic but as of now no reports of serious deaths or injure cleveland. jake arrietta pitched a no hitter. and the cubbies even the series with a 5-1 written. now the series heads to chicago for game three on a friday night. >> there is what everybody wants, a really close world series for both these great teams. diners flee after a deer

morning in the form of snow and sleet. our bill karins has all the chilly details. >> you might as well throw on freezing rain, this blue and white shows you where the snow is falling in central new york. some is moving into the scrantop area and catskills. here's the snowfall forecast. this is mostly an elevation of it. the mountains in maine. the and ron dax, the catskills and berkshires have a chance of accumulating snow during the day today from the hudson valley to bingham thomp, a slushy inch on the cars. not even halloween. here's a closer look at your day ahead. >> for those not getting the snow, the cities, themselves, will mostly be getting rain, including albany, new york, hartford, late, late this evening toward boston. down to the south the warmth continues. almost near record highs. mid-80s in texas.

in the northeast. >> hopefully, we get it out of the way with all those costume coming out. just ahead, new video in the arrest of the suspected new york/new jersey bomber. orlando unites for the 49 victims of the pulse nightclub massacre.

>> on june 12th, 2016, our world changed forever. 49 of o neighbors were taken from us too soon with more than 50 others injured in the horrific tragedy at pulse. tonight we honor their lives, the heroes who emerged that early morning and a healing community that shows the world love us as conquers hate. in memory of those we lost, we introduced a special orlando united banner, rising above our city beautiful that will forever

orland orlando. >> paying tribute there, that was a touching moment for the victims of that attack and as well as the orlando community. well, the orlando magic you saw there, dedicating their opening game to the victims and survivors of the pulse nightclub shooting. the number 49 included the names of the victims who died during that june 12th shooting t. magic invited survivors, family members and pulse employees to attend the ceremony and the game. >> touching to new body cam video, it's police body cam that reveals critical moments right before a shootout began between the new york bombing suspect and police. >> what's your name? what's your name? >> well the officer called for

before gunfire erupts. ahmed rahimi is charged with attempting to murder police officers. the 28-year-old is being held in a hospital when of the new york state prison. he faces charges with the september bombings in new york and new jersey that left 31 people hurt. new details about a police ride agree long in california that resulted in a gunfire and a car chase. they confirm two suspects have been arrested and are now facing the search continues for a third suspect. >> that shooting happened sunday during a shooting ride along that escalated, one of the suspects fired 14 shots at responding officer's car t. chief says one of the suspects told investigators they were using drugs. luckily there were no serious injuries. this is the scenario, you are out to eat at a restaurant. >> happens all the time. >> the president comes in, especially in a restaurant in northwest, indiana, then you start running for the exit

that's what happened when meals were interrupted by this hungry guest. look at that running through the restaurant. >> that deer manages to get through the window of a cafe only to run over tables and nearly collide with a woman in the enindustriway. more stunned guests, finally stock market out another window on the way out a. little run by. >> i love the look on that guy's face, he walks out, sees the deer running around a. bizarre moment. just ahead, a big we have a review for you. plus, elon musk detractors sending investors into a frenzy. new details next. ? ? ? ?

breaking news take i kicks off today's great hits, overnight four people were killed, others injured when according to witnesses a tampa bay street race turned deadly resulting in a horrific multi-car crash that left cars mangled and coming up later today, a university of wisconsin student is to be arraigned on sexual assault multiple counts, the student was arrested on one incident last week. since then, dozens of other women have come forward. closing arguments in the new jersey bridgegate are expected as former top aides and embattled chris christie look to side step signs of corruption.

investors are giddy. nancy, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, apple will be hoping to reverse the performance in its shares yesterday there was weakness after earnings disappointment. today the big apple products event which is believed to be surrounding a new macbook, maps a macbook air. you may remember that hello was the first word that the makenzi tosh spoke jobs unveiled the computer. look out for the new information surrounding the new macbooks later today, keep an eye on shares of tesla. the company is surprised with earnings yesterday, reporting its second ever profit. now, this is good news for some doubters surrounding elon musk and his 56 at tesla. the company saying they expect to be profitable for the fourth quarter as well. they do not expect to do a capital increase coming up. a lot of reassurance there.

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>> this is 7news now. >> christa: welcome to thursday morning. it's the 27th day of october. >> sarah: here are some stories we're working on for you this morning. a mechanical issue causing a box truck to crash into a multimillion dollar home in winchester. the significant damage to the hem's garage. thankfully nobody was hurt. >> christa: a woman rushed to the hospital. police are still searching for is suspect. >> sarah: a community on alert. marblehead police are searching for man who exposed himself to a woman and tried to grab her on a bike path. >> christa: this is so funny, cambridge native ben affleck usuals you to get out and vote. he's adopting new hampshire in

die. new hampshire is kind of like his little brother. >> sarah: it's pretty funny if you watch, chris. >> chris: he looks like he's got some fall foliage going on there. he's got the pitchy jacket and the flannel. 34 degrees in boston right now. 31 in plymouth. 31 in worcester. cold start to the day. wind-chill factors running down into the mid-20s. a chilly day ahead of us and we have precipitation to track. a couple ocean-effect showers have been backing in across portion maybe even a sleet pellet or two mixed in with that. a cold start this morning. mainly dry. clouds will overtake the area through the morning, and by this afternoon we track precipitation. it's the time of year with some blues and pinks showing up on the radar as we pick up wintry precipitation. this will provide snow to portions of western new england for a little while. i wouldn't even be surprised to see sleet or snow mixed in this afternoon across worcester county, up into southwest new

in the higher terrain of the berkshires, a few inches of snow. rain will be steadier this afternoon and the heaviest overnight tonight. it's a very early morning, maybe into the pre-dawn hours, and taper off to an isolated shower through the day on friday. kids getting ready to school. it's a cold one. hats and gloves at the bus stoppen again, i do think this afternoon, that's your best chance for showers. or close to lunch, you'll probably get it in outside. you'll track your showers as it moves this afternoon and becomes a consistent cold rain. more on that forecast as "today in new england" starts right now. >> christa: now at 5:00 a.m., nervous commuters making their way on to the orange line after this chaotic scene. what caused smoke to fill this busy station at the height of the evening commute. >> christa: a car goes off the road, crashing into a beacon hill home. new information about the man

with stopping that stabbing spree inside a taunton mall set to speak for the first time today as investigators release the final report on the crime. >> this is 7news "today in new england." >> sarah: good thursday morning, everybody. thanks for waking up with us. it's 5:00 a.m. i'm sarah french. >> christa: welcome aboard, everybody, as if we're flying oar going off somewhere. but it's our new reality to have these really cool temperatures. >> sarah: we have to pull out those winter coats, chris. after last week with temperatures in the 60s, 70s and 80s. this week a different story. the last couple days and today going forward the coldest of the seven day. 34 in boston. 31 in worcester. temperatures, that's the air temperature. what it feels like outside is mid to upper 20s for most towns and cities. rain and dare i say snow off to the west of us. leading edge of precipitation is snow. north and west of 495, a few snowflakes and sleet pellets mix