making news in america this morning -- donald trump is questioning the legitimacy of the election and going after even "saturday night live" accusing the show of doing a hit job. and another batch of hillary clinton e-mails released by wikileaks. what they say about debate preparation and her wall street bankers. plus, a republican party office in north carolina fire-bombed. breaking overnight, the battle for mosul begins. iraqi forces are now surrounding the isis strong hold. alex marquardt is on the front lines. he's live with us with the latest. and, look at the dramatic rescue as people form a human chain to save a driver inside a flaming suv. and feeling the squeeze. the crisis hitting the orange industry causing prices to go

a good monday morning to all. we begin with donald trump unleashing a new wave of allegations ahead of the third and final debate. >> trump is taking aim in every direction. and a new abc news/"washington post" poll shows the race is still close. with hillary clinton four points ahead, still within the margin of error. trump is blaming clinton and the democrats for the fire-bombing of a local gop office in north carolina. and he's repeatedly firing off ms stephanie ramos joins us with the very latest from d.c. good morning. >> reporter: kendis, diane, good morning. we're getting closer and closer to the end of the election. the candidates are not slowing down. hillary clinton is gearing up for wednesday night's debate. while donald trump is back on twitter calling the election rigged. hillary clinton and donald trump taking very different approaches as they head into the final presidential debate just two days away.

suburban hotel in new york to prep for the last face to face with trump, as her campaign deals with another wikileaks hack. more e-mails released over the weekend, believed to have been stolen from campaign chairman john podesta's account. this, as authorities in north carolina investigate a fire at a gop office this weekend. officials say a bottle filled with flammable liquid was thrown through the window of the orange county republican party head quarters. >> this is a horrific, horrific act of political terrorism. one that we will not succumb to. and one that we will answer. >> reporter: clinton calling the attack horrific and unacceptable. though there's been no arrest, trump tweeting animals representing hillary clinton and dems in north carolina just fire-bombed our office in orange county because we're winning. meanwhile, trump is sticking

election is rigged against him by media bias and other factors. >> the election is being rigged. >> reporter: trump partly blaming the show "saturday night live." >> do you feel you're modeling appropriate behavior for today's youth? >> no. next. >> reporter: trump firing back, tweeting, time to retire boring and unfunny show. alec baldwin portrayal stinks. media rigging election. trump is ramping up attacks as more women accuse him of sexual misconduct. >> false stories all made up. lies. lies. >> reporter: clinton is in debate prep mode today while donald trump campaigns in w wisconsin. a new poll shows that clinton has a four-point lead. >> with three weeks to go they're picking the campaign locations very carefully. stephanie ramos, live in washington for us, thank you. those e-mails are likely to

>> the e-mails believed to be from campaign chairman john podesta include transcripts of speeches she gave to goldman sachs. where she appears to take a softer stance with wall street than in public. the e-mails also show highly scripted debate preparation with advisers instructing clinton at one point to laugh at herself. >> the clinton campaign has neither confirmed nor denied the authenticity of the e-mails. they say russian hackers trying to influence the election are behind thi now to breaking news from overseas. a major battle against isis is now under way in iraq. government forces are pushing into mosul. a city of 1 million people and the last major city in iraq held by the extremist group. >> air strikes were targeted overnight. alex marquardt is on the front lines. he joins us on the phones. this is a battle we have heard about for days if not weeks. it's been several weeks in the making. >> reporter: well, months, in

diane. the iraqi prime minister came out just before 2:00 a.m. local time to announce this operation was being launched. we're on the front lines with curd herb pesh merg -- kurdish pesh merga forces. they're some of the 30,000 iraqi forces making up the force surrounds mosul in order to take it back. this is the second biggest city in iraq. this is something of a last stand for isis. their biggest prize claimed in 2014. once if, and when, they lose it, that means they'll no longer have any sort of foothold in iraq. this is a huge operation. it could take weeks. could take months. those 30,000 forces are being backed up by the international coalition. including american forces. right now, i'm looking at a detachment of american forces backing up those iraqi forces, helping them choose and target isis positions down in the valley. for the last 12 hours, more or

these kurdish forces firing artillery, rockets, and mortars on to the isis operation below. they hope to make their advance toward the city of mosul. >> are you able to gauge the progress from where you are in terms of how this operation is going? and how important is it not only strategically but symbolically? >> reporter: it's hard to say how it's going. it comes to battle. for a couple of hours, there was a lot of gunfire, rocket fire, a lot of mortars being fired. now it's calmed down a little bit. i'm looking from an elevated position in the hills. it's a flat plain. another reason it's hard to tell how it's going is there's a lot of smoke.

the t artillery. you have isis burning oil and tires to create massive plumes of black smoke. it's hard to say how the battle is going. keep in mind you have those 30,000 forces backed up by the american troops. inside mosul, an estimated 6,000 isis forces. the question now is, whether they will see this as an all-out battle to defend the city or if they'll eventually cut and run and give up on iraq and go back into syria, where they still occupy a large swath of territory. >> the u.s. defense secretary ash carter calls this a moment in the history of iraq. we'll see how it all plays out. alex marquardt. we'll have a live report later on on "gma." thank you. that decisive moment comes as isis deals with another setback after being pushed out of a small town in syria. isis had boasted that dabiq would be the staging area for a doomsday battle against nonbelievers. but it was retaken yesterday. isis forces put up minimal resistance before leaving that opportunity. to the west coast and back here at home. more severe weather for the northwest.

heavy rain in washington state to central california. here's what's left behind from the storms that struck over the weekend. thousands of residents in washington and oregon are without power. there are plenty of trees and debris to clean up as well. winds around 50 miles an hour brought down trees across the region. the storm system ended up being much weaker than my of the forecasters were calling for. elsewhere, expect summer-like 80s in chicago and cleveland. that warmth moves east tomorrow, mid 80s from north carolina to new york, where the temperatures will likely tie or break record highs. not too many people complaining about that. >> no, certainly not. but still ahead, the crisis hitting the orange industry. hear why prices for the fruit of soaring. and sales of clown costumes are up 200%. you won't find them at one of the country's biggest retailers.

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he's been charged with four counts of vehicular homicide and driving under the influence. three men have been charged connection with the fatal shooting of an olympic athlete's daughter. 15-year-old trinity gay was hit in the neck during an exchange of gunfire between cars in a lexington, kentucky, restaurant parking lot. she was the daughter of olympic sprinter tyson gay who appeared in the olympics in 2008. she herself was a promising sprinter. and that police dash cam video from alaska showing a suspect accused of shooting an sidewalk then crossing to the officer's side of his car. another video shows the alleged gunman walking away from the vehicle. police say he stole it and then abandoned it a few blocks away, after shooting the officer who was seriously injured. the suspect is at large. the officer remains hospitalized. your morning glass offing on just just got more expensive. this year's orange harvest is expected to be down 14% from last year. due to tree disease and

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checking our top stories, donald trump is unleashing on twitter, repeatedly claiming the election is rigged. he's now trailing hillary clinton in a poll with the final debate just two days away. hillary clinton is facing new questions about thousands of hacked e-mails posted by wikileaks. they appear to show she was not as tough on wall street during to be in public. troops have launched a battle against isis in mosul. the country's second largest city. isis has held the city for two years. the iraqis are backed by u.s.-led air strikes. here's today's weather map. things are warming up for the eastern half of the country. there will be clouds and rain around the great lakes. some more rain as well in the northwest. along with some snow. and a bitter case of a home takeover is unfolding in san diego, prompting many people to

invite into their home for live-in help. >> so get this. a caregiverer for an elderly man refusing to move out even though the man has passed away. >> reporter: a community fighting back on behalf of a 90-year-old woman, trying to get back into the home she's lived in for nearly six decades. >> i think that she's heartless. she's heatless. >> reporter: fran breslauer is talking about the woman she shed her dying husband. cheryl sherrell, featured here on a 2010 episode of "hoarders, buried alive" moved into breslauer's home. when she tried to fire cheryl, she refused to leave. >> she got to be very nasty after that. >> reporter: both women filing restraining orders against each other. sherrell accusing the woman of

>> if you have met my mother, she's 90 years old. and in failing health. >> reporter: her story brought to light by our san diego affiliate kgtv. we knocked on the door. we called sherrell. called her attorney. so far, no response. across the country, other stories of home owners locked out. this one the stan a cruz, where air bnb enters caught on camera refused to leave. experts say the best way to keep this from happening to you. never use a caregiver. only use a bonded, insured agency. that's what's making news in america this morning. >> stay with us for "good morning america." have a great monday.

sean: now on daybreak, three people stabbed in plymouth. today, the suspect will face a judge. what he's charged with and how witnesses described the scene. commitment 2016 coverage, the presidential candidates are preparing for their final debate this week, while both campaigns are dealing with different scandals. the latest in the race for the white house. kevin: increasing sunshine and warmer temperatures for the next couple of days. sean: and remembering a fallen officer 10 years later. how the community is honoring the life of manchester police officer michael briggs. >> no one covers new hampshire