? ? breaking news overnight. five more explosive devices found in new jersey, including one that exploded when the bomb squad was cutting in the wires. >> we've the new york city bombing as president obama landed in man hatten. new details surrounding a stabbing attack at a mall. gas prices could sky rocket 20 cents a gallon almost overnight. "early today" starts right now. the country is waking up on high alert this morning as an

planted in manhattan. and two overnight investigations taking place, one on the bridge where five were taken into custody. and in neighboring new jersey similar devices were discovered. one then exploding in a busy train station. the city's mayor spoke to nbc about that explosn. residents of the community but more importantly extremely concerned with everybody in the state and country where somebody can just go and drop a backpack into a garbage can that has multiple explosives and you have to wonder how many people could have been hurt? i don't have the expertise to determine the blast function of that. but based on the loudness, i

severely hurt or injured if they were in the vicinity when that one went off. >> reporter: good morning. the mayor here of elizabeth, new jersey says multiple devices have been discovered here. when the bomb squad was cutting into the first device, we heard a loud explosion, sending officers and people standing in this area running in different directions. the mayor says it w backpack full of five devices that suddenly went off. he says they're looking at the other four devices and trying to recover those and remove them from this area. they were looking at these devices and concerned about them when the bomb squad had been here for three or four hours when we heard that explosion.

was about three 00 feet from a pub, it could have killed or maimed several people. the situation still unfolding . still a very fluid situation. and overnight law enforcement officials tell nbc news they may have surveillance video that puts a possible suspect at the center of the man -- manhattan at the scene. people. the other placed inside a pressure cooker was taken for analysis, later disabled in a remote location. while all twine victims have been released from the hospital, we still don't know who deliberately set off that blast. a similar bombing took place on the new jersey shore.

on the right. thankfully no one was hurt in that attack. it started late and the race was subsequently canceled. investigators are trying to piece together what if any connection there may have been between the two attacks. chris, a lautof the details have been breaking overnight. what have you learned? >> reporter: the scene is still active out street as police investigate the bomb that went off saturday night. with all the developments we've seen, the tone and 10tenner of e investigation has taken on another aspect. and several sources have told nbc news that they fear there might be some active terror cell

preliminary information. the fears of some investigators speaking with nbc news. and last night at 5:30, there was a car pulled over on the verrazano bridge and they're trying to tie everything together. all of this happened at the start of the u.n. general assembly and security would already be tight and additional thousand national g safety. >> and they fear it might possibly happen again. right now a greater sense of alert as president obama and world leaders convene right here in manhattan for the start of the general assembly and as the manhunt continues t comes as president obama prepares for his

with high profile attendees. and minnesota remains on edge this morning after word that a member of the islamic state caried out the mall stabbing spree. a man wielded what appeared to be a kitchen knife. they said he yelled "allah." he charged me with a knife and said are and how do you respond when someone has a knife a foot from your face? >> off-duty police officer, jason faulkner, took him down. >> as the suspect was lunging with him at the knife, not only did he fire, the suspect went down, he came back up on three

>> the fbi is calling it a potential act of terrorism. the suspect has yet to be publically identified. but local leaders have urged unity in the midst of potential backlash against muslims. and just one week until the first presidential debate. and the leading candidates could not have reacted more differently. donald trump tweeting quote -- >> reporter: after multiple attacks, two very different responses. >> just before i got off the plane, a bomb went off in new york. >> reporter: donald trump reacting fast, just minutes after reports surfaced, before authoriies had confirmed what happened. >> we're going to get tough, and

going to end it. kwaelt warmest regards and best wishes and condolences to the victims. late saturday, counseling caution, hillary clinton. >>ialver more to say about it when we actually know some facts. >> reporter: from both nominees a striking contrast that underscores their approach to national security. >> do they want somebody demonstrated they know people and know the facts or somebody who supposedly in his gut just can deal with issues. >> reporter: it's a distinction not lost on either campaign. clinton's camp touting her background, trump's team, his tough talk. >> mr. trump is doing very well on who would manage radical islamic terrorism. >> reporter: still, even as trump campaigns on showing

from some top republicans, including now two-time defense secretary, gates calling trump "beyond repair." >> absolute clown, robert gates. believe me, i'm so much better at what he's doing than he is. >> reporter: more people say they trust trump on terror. but on who would be best commander and chief, clinton has the a conflicted electorate. details just ahead ow about gas prices. we're finally seeing a little bit of fall here? >> unfortunately the cool air is not going to get all the way in. it's going to remain humid. as we take the timing through the day, 7:00 a.m. until noon, to the coast. and by 7:00 p.m., most of the

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>> the people versus o.j. simpson took home for courtney b. vance and saur aund sarah pa. and malic for "mr. robot." and on the right, you see julia louie dreyfuss. her fifth "veep." and she had a spells dedication. >> i'd like to dedicate this to my father, willy louie driefing who passed away on friday and i'm so glad that he liked me because his opinion was the one that really mattered. thank you. >> you see how she was shaking? >> really emotional.

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best impressions when accepting the emmy for best supporting actress. >> thank you ellen degeneres, thank you hillary clinton. thank you, hillary clinton. >> clinton even responded via twitter to congratulate her on the big win. >> bill clinton and her together. but she looks fantastic and more power to her, especially after this election cycle, who knows what character she's going to be. >> and we're just weeks "snl." so i'm sure we'll see a lot of her come election day in november. >> and a lot of material. celebrating birthdays, jimmy fallon, 42 years old. and adam west is 88. and james lipten turns 90. this is "early today." at hillshire farm, spice is the spice of life. that's why our craftsmen season every sausage perfectly.

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