until next time, whoo! it's wednesday, november 4th, coming up on "early today," the voters have spoken across america. new clues as investigators focus in on what brought down the russian airliner. and say it ain't snow. enough powder has fallen to cause some ski resorts to open for business. and the $650,000 parking spot. and the shifting fortunes of the 2016 presidential candidates. "early today" starts right now. good morning on this wednesday. we're halfway through. all right. so, sex, drugs and prison. election day, 2015 has it all. let's start with the important stuff. a republican victory in kentucky gives the gop near total control of state houses in the south.

matt bevan is now the governor there. he ran against mitch mcconnell in the primaryies just last year. he won by stirring up antiobama sentiment. now to mississippi, incumbent brian won a second term as governor and gray is a truck driver who won the primary without spending a dime and initially didn't tell his mother he was running. big measures were up for decision too. in the loan star state, they rejeksed the houston equal rights ordinance. they conservative opponents focussed on religious rights and whether they would take advantage of public bathroom rights. and voters said no to legalizing recreational pot.

and bad news for nick lachey. he's a huge financial invester in the can company that was looking to get rights to grow and sell there. andcon connecticut is welcoming an exkon for mayor after seven years in prison. and this might be why they failed to win back their positions. an adulterous affair with each other. and courser initially tried to cover it up with a smear campaign against himself and later admitted to falsely claiming he'd been caught having sex with a prostitute behind a night club. breaking news overnight from illinois in the case of veteran fox lake police officer found shot to death on september

first. according to nbc chicago, they're expected to announce this morning, they believe lieutenant joseph gliniewicz committed suicide. the news conference is scheduled for 10:00 a.m. local time. 52-year-old gliniewicz was found dead after calling for back up near the wisconsin state line. the shooting led to a massive manhunt. questions have swirled, especially since the coroner said he was unable to rule it a homicide, suicide or accident. now to the latest in the investigation of the met robus crash in the sinai desert. they have reportedly found no evidence that an explosive brought down the plane but russian says they've detected unusual sounds on the cockpit recording.

>> reporter: new video as u.s. intelligence sources say none of the passengers were on any u.s. terrorism data base. u.s. satellites did detect a infrared heat signature as well as an altitude and there's no evidence of a missile strike. russia's transport minister going on tv saying they're combing over the debris scattered over seven miles. russia's news agency reports those cog pits captured sounds uncharacteristic of a standard flight just before disappearing from radar. and no sign of trauma on the bodies of the victims. the question is was there a bomb on board or did a catastrophic mechanical failure happen midflight? >> obviously, a fracture is very

bring the aircraft down. >> reporter: so, did a repair job 14 years goy play a roll? >> this is the tail section that separated from the airplane in flight. this would have been the area of the tail strike and this entire yearia would have been where the plane was. >> reporter: irish authorities told nbc news that as of last may, the plane's cert frkzs scertifications were now in order. >> and they're reviewing security measures. election day 20, an wall street journal poll has hillary clinton beating every single one of her rivals except for one. >> reporter: in tampa, florida, a ben carson book signing that

feels more like a pep rally. fans lining up at 5:00 a.m. for a 2:30 event and in lakeland, easily a thousand more. they like what he says and how he says it. >> you don't have to yell. you don't have to belittle people. >> reporter: fans now potential voters. >> young family people, women usually the age of 45 and up and that is our core base. we have a pretty broad appeal. >> reporter: carson raising 10 million last month and the most denners and social media follows. 4 1/2 million on facebook alone. more potential donors. candidate. is hits the what you thought about retirement? >> no, this is not retirement

for me. and the frontrunner surpassing donald trump who's out with a new book of his own. >> i'm going to take care of the vets. ben can't do those things. >> reporter: but he loses to hillary clinton. a 13.ed a vantage with the critical voters and the lowest skoerks only 27% of all voters give her high marks for honesty. and carson's inexperience he wears proudly. >> the arc was built by amateurs, the tiictanic was built by professionals. and president obama offered a reality check.

this is a big diverse country kw and that's a good thing and democracy's messy and that can be frustrating as president but what you want to be able to do is stay with it. and have a sense of where it is you want to go. the most important thing i will say about this election is just encouraging everybody to participate. if you're sick and tired of grid lock, you got to get involved and make sure the candidates are willing to take tough questions and i hate to see the republican candidates who say they're so tough they're going to stair down the chinese and the russians and somehow cnbc scares them. you have to be able to field

difficult questions and if people are paying attention, i think thafrey're going to make good decisions. a sgeen fifteen-year-old took police on a bumpy hour-long chase through two counties. it began when a chevy tahoe, reportedly stolen, hit a police vehicle. the suv even lost a rear tire and hit several parked cars along the chase. the driver was finally arrested when he jumped out of the rolling vehicle. here's something you do not see every day. a plane with its own parachute. the single engine plane piloted by bill simon experienced oil pressure issues. simon tried to land at a local air field but was foursed to

four people including simon were hospitalized. the faa is investigating. well, northern california is getting an early taste of winter. about a foot fell. so, the ski resort decided to open a week early. and big sky resort got about a foot of snow. a nice preview to their ski season which beganz later this month. we're talking about unusually warm forecast but then we just showed you snow. >> we're a nation divided. we're watching still no left over around great falls and helena helena. and we still will get snow during the day today and tonight into areas of colorado, the san juan mountains and getting their first significant knows that higher elbragzs.

the rockies and the high pressure that's been bridging gorgeous weather, that's going to continue and the temperatures are going to stay very warm. chicago 73 to 71. dallas stays in the 70s. new orleans could hit 80 on thursday. and tallahassee, upper 80s all rest of this week. and you're going to be in the 70s the next two days. that's your national wekt er lal weather, now a closer look at the day ahead. right between wyoming and nebraska. only 34 in casper and how about omaha, temperatures in the 90s. all of the nation will return back to normal by the weekend. >> normal? i kind of like abnormal.

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>> united states states marine corps guards used tear gases to try to disperse the mob of islamic students. hundreds of irainnians finally over ran the compound. the hostages, men and women were blind folded and herded into the embassy's basement. no casualties recorded. they burned the united states flag, saying they would stay until the u.s. sends the shau back to iran. >> goo diplomats and citizens were held for 444 days. happy birthday to actor matthew mcconaughey, 46, and sean diddy combs is 46 as well and doris roberts is 89 years old. keep it here for more news, weather and sports.