trump with an eight-page draft script for an interview with the pastor. the times also revealed the tam pain's right to approve the session's final edit. a trump staffer said they would not edit the interview. it highlights the sensitivity of the event and the pitfalls waiting for the republican nominee and the clinton campaign had a statement thatay outreach to african americans cannot be scripted. trump is expected to speak directly to the congregation. he will also go on a walking tour with detroit native ben carson. hillary clinton has her best fund raising month nabbing $143 million in august and it highlights how scarce clinton has been on the trail focusing on fund raisers rather than public appearances on the trump.

events in the last two weeks. and new this morning the state department says clinton's official schedules from her time as the country's top diplomat will be released before election today. several schedules were already the basis of a damning report who says that those clinton met with were al her foundation. >> reporter: vice president biden has been out campaigning for her in ohio is being asked about those ties between the state department and the clinton foundation and whether or not the way they were handled by the foundation was ethical. >> has the clinton foundation always been unearth.

>> i think she's going to change and adjust to the realities of how complicated it's all become. >> and is she clearing herself up enough with that? should the foundation have stopped taking foreign donations now? >> i think you'll see them stop taking foreign donations. >> reporter: new this morning we have learned that clinton will start traveling on her press plane. on monday she's been criticized for not giving enough access to the press. she's not had one news conference all year long. press to answer some of those questions enroute. >> we'll see what those questions are. thank you. nbc and msnbc along with iraq and afghanistan veterans of america will host the first ever commander in chief forum with both clinton and trump. the event will be moderated by "today's" matt lauer.

against news outlets claiming they made inflammatory statements about her involvement in an escort service. one is retracting its story saying quote, the article did not intend to suggest that these allegations are true. nor did it intend to state or suggest that mrs. trump ever worked as an escort or in the sex business. just ahead, the incredible space x launch pad explosion. what went wrong? with more on hermine. >> well, the damage yet to come will most likely come from heavy rains expected eastern areas of south carolina. storm surge is over with for the most part in florida but we'll also have to watch during the day today in north carolina, south carolina and georgia. here's a closer look at the day ahead. well, we are going to continue to watch temperatures dropping

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walmart has decided to shed some 7,000 jobs if they switch over to automated cash counting and bookkeeping. it's how it's changing the face of u.s. retailers. the company said for them this is only less than 1% of their total u.s. work force but they said they are offering jobs in other parts of the stores and another story is south korea's shipping line, they've said they're going bankrupt and that theseps unable to get their products to market. this is causing a ripple effect also to u.s. retailers. they're worried about getting that prestock for christmas into ports. a big question on how negative this will impact the u.s. economy. >> a lot to watch and thank you. just ahead, the world's most decorated olympian plays egg russian roulette, plus a

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