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palm er has died from heart complications at the age of 87. he reignited the sport in the 1960s. he became an ambassador for the game, a successful pitchman and well known for his sure drink, the arnold palmer. the out pouring just incredible. tiger woods thanked him for his fr laughs. golf great jack nicholas rr posting, he was more than a golfer, he was an icon, he was a legend. and president obama posted a picture writing here's to the king who's as extraordinary on the links as he was generous to others.

up the son of a green's keeper turned head golf professional in pennsylvania. his hollywood good looks and powerful yet unorthodox swing made him a golf superstar. fans crowded in droves and came to be known as arny's army. many who couldn't watch in person, did so in their livingrooms. he helped make golf the tv sport it is today. company's wanted arny pitching their products. >> arny, they said, you will like it. the tractor will like it it. >> reporter: nickname "the king" he became famous for his shot making. saying "you must play boldly to win." and win he did. seven majors, 95 professional victories including the

a venture he helped to jump start in 1980. he stopped playing the champions tour in 1986 but remained a vital part of the game. his golfing empire includes golfing schools and clothing lines. he designed more than 200 courses round the world. and in twept 12, he was awarded the congressional gold medal, recognizing his contributions as golfer and philanro >> i got to thank god for the game of golf. >> reporter: he'll be remembered as one of the greatest players to ever pick up a club. a blue collar guy from a small steel town who transcended his sport, becoming a hero to so many. kirk gregory, nbc news. today marks perhaps the single most important day in the presidential campaign. hours from now, both nominees

general election debate. with lester holt cross examining trump and clinton on some of the questions facing the leader of the country of the free world. each holding meetings with benjaminina netanyahu. the clinton camp held a third debate session. they did everything they could to manage the big night. >> i know this about hillary clinton, when the lights are bright like they are now, she brings the a-plus game to the table. >> i can understand why the clinton camp is very nervous because donald trump 's got great presence, stater, a brilliant debart. >> he can't lie on the debate stage and get a pass. >> he does a great job.

interjected itself into the campaign after his threat that he could invite jennifer flowers to the debate. the woman who claimed in the early '90s to have had a long-running affair with bill clinton, putting his presidential campaign in trouble. this was in response to a tweet by cuban. "just got a front row seat to watch hillary clinton overwhelm donald trump that humbling hofstra monday. it's on. >> reporter: battle of the reality stars. now, trump adviors are doing their best to quell reports that flower would be his guest. >> we have not invited her formally and we don't expect her to be a guest of the trump campaign. >> the question is why would

campaign, inviting some celebrity basketball team owner -- jennifer flowers will not be attending the debate tonight. >> her office also confirmed her attendance. it's the latest in a psychological war between both candidates. and the public says clinton is the odds-on win with 47% of respondents in a new washington post poll think beat it. and estimated 100 million viewers are expected to tune in tonight and it could be one of the most highly consequential debates and the most watched was in 1980 when regan and carter went face to face. and in ross perot in front of

and that's tonight, 9:00 p.m. eastern time right here on nbc. protests in charlotte are expected to continue today over the fatal police shooting of keith lemont. the mayor lifted the curfew. but still rife with tension. hundreds of activists boycotted the nfl game. taking a knee outside the bank of ame as the star spangled banner played and police in riot gear stood watch. on the field, marcus ball raised his hand in support, while cam newton war a martin luther king justice t-shirt during the pregame warm up. the sentiment follows saturday's partial release of the dash cam showing his final confrontation

insists his officers acted appropriately and will not face charges from his department. >> if laws were violated, i would be taking different action. >> meanwhile, the scott family is still raising questions about his death. >> how does the combination of marijuana and a gun constitute aggravated active aggression that put the lives of these officers in danger. >> hopes of in syria has all but desipitated. as the syrian government entered its fourth day of air strikes in aleppo. it ended with a clash between russia and three western powers. >> what russia is sponsoring and doing is not counterterrorism, it is barberism. >> ambassadors for the u.s., britain and france walked out of

ambassador and 26 civilians were killed in government air strikes. russia's ambassador has offered no insight of reigning in syria. their water supply is running out. just ahead, the details surrounding the boating accident and death of a rising majorer league baseball star. all weekend long the weather was pretty nice but the rs were still rising and this is some of the pictures. you can see how high the water continues to be and there were some homes had to deal with water problems all weekend long. the big weather story was the heavy rain in texas that continues this morning. there is a flash flood watch and rainfall totals round two to four inches. this afternoon we'll watch this cold front from new york to pennsylvania, all the way through west virginia with

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rookie of the year award in 2014. he was known as a pitching fenom. and was having his best season statistically of his young career. yesterday. a highly emotional team manager paid tribute to fernandez. >> when i think about jose, it's going to be thinking of that little kid. i see such a little boy in him him -- >> tough to watch. jose fernandez, dead at 24. the man suspected of killing five people at a washington state mall shooting, they police described as zombie like is expected to appear in court today as he faces up to five counts of first degree murder. the turkish immigrant, a

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