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edward lawrence is in charleston, south carolina. edward, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, meg. right now, the most serious part is the ffloodwaters happening i south carolina and north carolina. as you said, 19 deaths in the u.s. because of hurricane matthew. three of those here in south mostly because of the floodwaters which have not crested yet. >> i thought the world was going to end. >> reporter: life-threatening flooding continues in eastern north carolina, inundated with record breaking rainfall from matthew. >> upset. i don't have nothing left. nothing! i have to take all of this and put it in the garbage! >> reporter: the u.s. coast guard help rescue some thousands of people trapped in thaver homes and business. front lawns look like lakes. >> the weather map shows that hurricane matthew is well off the shore, into the ocean, but in our minds, the impact of hurricane matthew is still here and extremely dangerous in many parts of north carolina. >> reporter: in downtown charleston, most waters have now receded reveali

edward lawrence has more on the story from washington, d-c. donald trump called people representing hillary clinton animals in a tweet after someone firebombed the g- o-p headquarters in orange county, north carolina. as politics in north carolina turned violent trump claims the election is rigged with help from the media promoting false stories about him. governor mike pence defended his running mate on nbc's meet the press...and accused reporters of ignoring the real story. super burned in pence is referring to emails released through the freedom of information act as well as hacked emails from the clinton campaign posted to wikileaks. senator tim kaine defended the top of the democratic ticket saying we cannot take the hacked emails as fact. information the clinton campaign won't confirm or deny, as wikileaks released transcripts of paid speeches to wall street executives this weekend clinton has no public events scheduled from now until the debate in order to prepare edward lawrence nbc news, events planned for today--she's preparing for w

edward lawrence, nbc news, washington. it is time t in washington, d.c. no new tweets from donald trump this morning after last night's trip to green bay... he spent much of monday morning tweeting about a "rigged system," before system," before heading to green bay to continue casting doubt on the elecon process. died a still voting, that undoh mentedimmitsare casting ballots, and that we just mentioned, meni trp is speakinout about husband for the fit time.in her sit do witrson cltompagta om the s this is . they planned . because intodont want to talk ab thkiakanthe the rest of the stuff. they dont want to talk about it so they said, let's do something that will billy bush has been fired from the "today" show after he was caught on - won ald trump.he ion about ta, you ca bush ng ttalkabout fame enabling him to "do whatever he $women. the final presidential debate tomorrow nighit will eight p-m. for complete verage -ad tour website -- t-m-j four dot com slash decision 2016. election day is just three weeks fromtoday. more local news now.poce nd du studen

. >> nbc's edward lawrence is live on capitol hill. the polls are not looking good for donald trump right now. what is the strategy in the last two weeks? >> it will be more of the same. donald trump believe believes his message of draining the swamp of corruption in washington d.c. will resonate with voters. if the rally he had in naples, florida, they surely ate the message up. he believes he can use the message to swing undecided voters. hillary clinton will use the message, showing that donald trump is unqualified to be president if he says that the system is rigged and truly believes the system is rigged. >> and edward, what about hillary clinton? she seems to be stumping for herself and some down ballot democrats over the last several days. is there a sense of more confidence to her campaign? abc news poll shows she is up 12 points nationally. what they're looking at are the down ballot races because they believe that hillary clinton will win and now if they can turn the house and the senate, it will be more difficult in the hous

edward lawrence has the latest. >> life-threatening flooding continues in eastern north carolina record breaking rainfall. >> i don't have nothing left. nothing. >> the us coast guard help rescue some of the thousands people trapped in their homes and businesses. flooded streets are impassable. >> the weather map shows hurricane matthew is well off the shore into the ocean but in our minds the impact of hurricane matthew is still here. >> north carolina governor warrants -- warns that dangerous flooding will last until next week, the death toll could rise as search teams reach remote areas. most of the area has receded in charleston reviewing the true extent from the damage. in florida, recovery just begins. >> we have damage on the coast, a lot of beach erosion downing st. augustine beach we saw the homes. >> it will be days if not weeks before evacuees can return home if they have one to return to. edward lawrence cbs news charleston, south caroline a. >> the governor of south carolina says crews will search for survivors later today. julie, you had been tracking the hurricane for sev

edward lawrence, nbc news, washington. >> we are following more breakig news right now. a former apprentice contestant says donald trump groped her. she held a news conference with >> the sun was out today. a little chilly out there. look at the colors and up pictue in braintree. looking like a beautiful fall weekend. chief meteorologist jeremy reinr is here on your forecast. >> temps are in the upper 50s noticeably cooler than yesterday at this time. the 50 is at 59. norwood, 60 degrees. fitchburg, 61. normal high in the low 60s, so again temps cooler than yesterday, but still fairly cloe to normal. all sorts of blue sky. what a we had a little bit of wind out there, the chilly wind. we do have a chilly evening anda cold night overnight thanks to high pressure dropping out. it will move slowly across southern southern new england overnight tonight and through te day tomorrow and sunday as well. so for tonight, mostly clear, patchy frost, wide range in temps. for most of us we're advertising the numbers down into the lower 30s, even the city of boston away from the water

the pressure grows on each campaign as the days get closer to election da team 12's edward lawrence joins us live from washington with the latest on the race for the white house. the latest poll out shows donald trump with a mountain to climb.. down by 12 points nationally. still he says it's not over and democrats than the poll shows. hillary clinton at a north carolina early voter event stayed on the message democrats want to use to sway undecided voters.president obama at an event in las vegas kept the same theme in his speech.the president saying donald trump does not have what it takes to do his job. trump didn't his job.trump didn't shy away or back down on his claims.. in fact he doubled down at a rally in naples, florida. that message resonates with his supporters in florida.now trump needs undecided voters to believe it and believe he can be the one to make real change. ?? ad lib ???? ad lib ?? what about the west coast states? are the candidates planning on going west? in your morning health check - youth football players who take repeated blows to the changes ... even if they n

live in washington, edward lawrence, back to you sam and laura. >> thank you very much, edward. >>> 6:37, watch this. for the first time one of the most dangerous surf competitions in the world will now be co-ed. six female surfers will be in the waters off half moon bay for the titans of mavericks. organizers say it's about time as women become more prominent in the world of big wave surfing. the with women's event will be held on day one of maverick which begins november 1st. the california coastal commission adopted a request by a female activist. >> it's amazing that we're going to have -- we're actually going to see women from around the world coming to maverick and putting it on the line. you've got to put it on the line when you see that monster wave standing out in front of you, who is going to second-guess who is going to go. >> the opening ceremony will be held today at mavericks beach. >> your hanging ten painted toes now. >> hanging 25. that's how high in feet some of those waves get. it takes some spine to do it. men or women. >> there you go. >>> want to check in with ro

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team 12's edward lawrence reports how it was a chance today donald trump has three events in both north carolina and pennsylvania. hillary clinton will be at a rally in cleveland, ohio. there were more reported cases of sexually transmitted diseases in the u-s last year ... than ever before.a new report from the c-d-c reveals chlamydia was the most common s-t-d in 2015 ... affecting one-point-five million people. experts say reduced funding has caused many free clinics to close ... leaving fewer places for people to go for advice and treatment. the more time your kids spend using their digital devices ... the less likely a brown university study found kids who spent two to four hours a day on digital media ... had 23-percent lower odds of finishing their homework ... compared to those who spent less than two hours a day. although social media can be a great way to share the successes of our children -- parents need to be careful about including too much information. researchers at the university of florida remind parents to protect their child's online identity by knowing the privacy yo

. >> edward lawrence joins is live with the latest. good morning, edward. >> reporter: good morning. you will be hearing the words quid pro quo a lot over the trump claiming the processes rates but new email show corruption. donald trump says newly released a department emails show a scandal he calls worse than watergate. the fbi documents that show under secretary of state patrick kennedy made the request for altering classification as part of a quid pro quo. in other words, a deal. this is felony corruption. >> reporter: with the fbi, the under secretary asked to change the classified label on one of hillary clinton's emails when she was secretary of state. the state department with then reciprocate by allowing the fbi to place more agents in countries where they are presently for bid and specifically iraq. the fbi and state department deny any wrongdoing. >> no quid pro quo, no exchange. voters, his wife went on cnn winning billy bush for trump's rude comments. >> he was led on from the host to say dirty and bad stuff. >> reporter: b

. >>> we have the latest from edward lawrence will update us on the newest poll. >>> brown said hugh jackson make the wrong decision by >>> donald trump is back on the campaign trail this week. hillary clinton is preparing for the final debate. they will square off on the same stage on wednesday. >> nbc news correspondent edward lawrence has more about the accusations and response. >> reporter: ld people representing hillary clinton animals in a tweet after someone firebombed the gop headquarters in orange county north carolina. is politics in north carolina turn violent -- >> a totally rigged election. >> reporter: trump claims the election is rigged with help from the immediate promoting false stories about him. governor mike pence defended him and accuse reporters of revealing the real story. >> the way the national media during the as of the clinton administration. >> reporter: he is referring to emails released during the freedom of information act as well as hacked emails from the clinton campaign. tim kaine defended the top of the democratic ticket saying we cannot take these

edward lawrence nbc news, washington. you can watch the debate tomorrow night at 8 right here on kwwl. an iowa man says his constitutional right to free speech...is being stolen. bill bishop lives in west des moines. anyone who passes by can see the problem is, for months now, people have been stealing his signs. "well, i'd sure like them back and i wish they would quit because youre violating my first amendment rights." he put up caution tape and chicken wire as a protective measure....and is now offering up a five hundred dollar reward. a kwwl follow-up. the two people found dead in a freeport home -- used to date each another. 55-year-old craig freilinger and 41- year-old sarah szabo were both shot. they're both from decorah. a woman claims to be the one who them, i found them .they're here...call 911. get an ambulance, they're both dead, they're both dead." yesterday we asked if one of them may have been the shooter. deputies told us they plan to release more information after autopsies are done. smoke detectors are b

as edward lawrence tells us -- rigged. but that new e-mails prove corruption. donald trump says newly released state department emails show a scandal he calls worse than watergate. kennedy made requests for altering classifications as part of a quid pro quo. in other words a deal. this is felony corruption." in one exchange with the f-b-i. the undersecretary asks to change the classified label on one of hillary clinton's email's when she was secretary of state. the state department allowing the fbi to place more agents in countries where they are presently forbidden" - specifically, in iraq. the fbi and state department deny any wrong doing. "no quid pro quo. no exchange here." as part of trump's latest push to sway voters his trump's lewd comments about women caught on an open mic. "and he was lead on. like egg on from the host to say uh dirty out to trump "the system is rigged in favor of the wealthy and the powerful. commented on the latest email controversy. she is not scheduled to make a public appearance until the debate on wednesday. edward lawrence nbc

. >> dana: we're going to talk it out with edward lawrence in minutes and dramatic video shows the moment a shark goes through a diving cage. the diver is alive and well and talking on "the today show." jim childs: one of the ways criminals avoid background checks is by going online and connecting with strangers to buy guns. as someone in law enforcement, i think that's dangerous. the law requires background checks in gun stores; why don't we require them online? a few clicks of the mouse, now a bad guy is armed - and potentially dangerous. and that's a threat to all of us. >> tom: one accident right now out on the mountain, up on mt. charleston just before you get before decatur. >> kelly: as you are stepping out the door, be prepared for breezy conditions, a few clouds out there as well. current conditions 65 at liberty high school. we've had gusts 55 miles per hour. >> dana: dramatic video of a moment when people come together >> kim: we have a dramatic rescue that takes us underneath over in san diego. there is a popular park below. a man over the weekend active duty navy fell 60 feet

nbc's edward lawrence is in washington. edward, we have the issue of the polls widening, whether or not that's an indication of how voting actually will pan out is a separate issue. also, the issue of whether or not this claim that the election is riggeded or the polls are rigged, whether there's any evidence to back that. >> exactly, louisa. this is getting very messy at the moment. donald trump it seems that a pattern emerges, right before a big debate, a big bombshell drops. donald trump as you saw stepping up his claims that the election is rigged. he also tweeted out that supporters of hillary clinton are animals because some of them, or he believes that some of them firebombed a gop headquarters in orange county, north carolina. now as the politics turns violent in north carolina, trump is claiming that reporters are helping to go forward or promote that rigged election process by promoting false stories about him. he claimed that he never gave unwanted sexual advances on women. governor mike pence his running mate dep

nbc news correspondent edward lawrence has more from washington washington to show us the scene. in a moment hidden from most in the room.. donald trump finally shook hands with hillary clinton at the alfred e. smith foundation dinner in new york. by having one public policy and a totally different policy in private." after a round of boos.. trump finally got the message.. this night is about fun and charity. presidential nominee "this is the first time ever. that hillary is sitting down and speaking to major corporate leaders and not getting paid for it." presidential nominee "come to think of it, it's amazing i'm up here after donald. i didn't think he'd be ok with a peaceful transition of power." clinton did her part for the roast. presidential nominee "just to be clear, i think the cardinal is saying i'm not eligible for sainthood. but getting through these three debates with donald has to count as a miracle." on the campaign trail clinton had president obama in florida and his wife in phoenix trying to rally support for election day. "and then says today he will accept the r

as edward lawrence reports, trump says the process is rigs >> reporter: the emails show a scandal. >> the fbi documents show patrick kennedy with the request for altering classification as part of a quid pro quo pitchbook in other words, a deal. this is felony corruption. >> reporter: in one exchange the under secretary asked to ch when she was secretary of state. the state department would then support by a lengthy appear to place more agents in countries where they are forbidden. they deny any wrongdoing. >> nope quid pro quo. no exchange here. >> reporter: as part of the latest push his wife went on cnn planning billy bush for his food comments about women. from the host to say dirty and bad stuff. >> meanwhile senator bernie sanders tried to reach out to trump supporters playing off of his rigged election claims. >> the system is rigged in favor of the wealthy and the powerful. take about voting for hillary clinton on this issue alone. >> reporter: edward lawrence, washington. >>> hillary clinton has not commented. she does not scheduled to make a public appearance until the debat

as nbc's edward lawrence reports, the pressure grows on each each campaign as we countdown to election day. >> reporter: hillary clinton at a north carolina early voter democrats wants to use to sway undecided voters. >> this is not like anybody else who has ever run for president who has demonstrated unequivocally that he is unfit to be commander-in-chief of the united states of america. >> reporter: president obama kept the same theme in his speech saying that donald trump does not have what it takes to do his b. talking about how the game's rigged. i gotta say, that means he's losing. >> reporter: trump didn't shy away or back down on his claims. he doubled down at a rally in naples, florida. >> they want me to take that back. let me tell you. it's a rigged system. we are going to drain the swamp of corruption in washington, florida. >> i think it's rigged as far as the media making people believe that she's already won. >> reporter: trump needs undecided voters to believe that he can be the one to make real change. edward lawrence, nbc news, washington. >>> donald trump has two mor

edward lawrence is on capitol hill right now, and edward, you have brand-new information about what the evidence -- the fbi found here. >> this was a to everyone. the white house, the republicans and democrats. this is a letter that's in question here. we understand that the investigation is a separate investigation that was not into clinton's e-mail server. into huma abedin and anthony weiner. that reveals some e-mails that could possibly be related to the case. james comey alludes to that fact. he says that newly discovered e-mails were found that could be pertinent to the investigation. congress from fbi director james comey puts hillary clinton's e-mail controversy back in the spotlight. comey writes he agrees that the fbi should take appropriate investigative steps because the fbi learned of the existence of e-mails that may contain classified information. the "new york times" is reporting the e-mails were discovered in devices seized from clinton aide huma abedin and her husband, anthony weiner. republicans were outraged clinltden wasn't charged by today in new hampshire, donald t

here is edward lawrence. >> reporter: in a moment hidden from most in the room, donald trump finally shook hands with hillary clinton. at the alfred e. smith foundation dinner in new york. the republican candidate started offer his speech being political. >> hillary believes that it is vital to deceive the people by havingne totally different policy in private. >> reporter: after a round of boos, trump finally got the message. this night was about fun and charity. >> this is the first time ever, ever that hillary is sitting down and speaking to major corporate leaders and not getting paid for it. >> it's amazing i'm up here after donald. i didn't think he would be transition of power. >> reporter: clinton did her part for the roast. >> getting through these three debates with donald has to count as a miracle. >> reporter: on the campaign trail, clinton and president obama in florida and his wife in phoenix trying to rally support for election day. >> then says today he will accept the results if he wins? that, that is not fast joking matter. >> reporter: trump held a rally in ohio be

edward lawrence joins us live from washington tracking the latest from the campaign trail.pressure is growing. still a lot of undecided voters out there. >> donald trump has a mountain to climb. latest poll numbers show he is trailing hillary clinton by 12 points among voters nationally. donald trump says this isn't over yet. some democrats say the election is closer than the polls show. >> this is not like anybody else who demonstrated that he is unqualified and unfit to be president and commander in chief of the united states of america. >> president obama kept the same theme in his speech saying donald trump does not have what it takes to do his job. >> donald trump is talking about how the game's rigged. i got to say that means he's losing. >> trump didn't shy away or back down on his claim. he kubled down at a rally in naples, florida. >> it is a rigged system. we are going to drain the swamp of corruption in washington, d.c. >> that message resonates with his supporters in florida. >> i think it's rigged as far as the media making people believe she's already won. >>

edward lawrence has more on the latest accusations. >> donald trump called people representing hillary clinton animals in a tweet after someone fire bombed the gop headquarters in orange county north carolina. as politics in north carolina turned violent -- >> a totally rigged election. >> trump claims the election is rigged with help from the media promoting false stories about him. governor mike pence defended his running mate on meet the press and ignoring the real story. >> the way the national media is ignoring a avalanche of real hard evidence of corruption during the years of the clinton administration. >> pence is referring to emails released through the free dodge of information act. as well as hacked emails from the clinton campaign posted to wiki leaks. senator tim kaine defended the top of the democratic ticket saying we cannot take the hacked emails as fact. effort by russia and wiki leaks and neither are neutral transmitters of information. >> information the clinton campaign won't confirm or deny. clinton has no public events scheduled from now until the debate in order

. >> edward lawrence joins us live from washington with the latest on the race for the white house. good morning ed ward. >> reporter: good -- wed rd-- edward. >> reporter: good morning. donald trump shahs a decline-- has a huge mountain to climb. he is down by 12 points. he says it's not over yet and democrats say that the election may be closer than that poll shows. hillary clinton at a north carolina early voter event stayed on the message democrats voters. >> this is not like anybody else who ever run for president who has demonstrated unequivocally that he is unqualified and unfit to be president and commander in chief of the united states of america. >> reporter: president obama at an event in las vegas kept the same theme in his speech. he says donald trump doesn't have what it takes to do his about how the game is rigged. i got to say, that means he is losing. >> reporter: trump shied away or back down on his claims and in fact he doubled down at a rally in naples florida. >> they want me to take that back. let me tell you folks, it's a rigged system. and we are going to drai

edward lawrence is joining us from washington with the latest on the campaign trail. that state of play. edward, the latest poll out shows that donald trump is looking at a mountain to climb. he's down by quite a few points here. tell us about what is happening with those poll numbers. >> reporter: the latest poll out is an abc news poll that came out yesterday to show donald trump is down 12 points, which is the largest margin he's had between he and hillary clinton in this election cycle so far. so he does have a mountain to climb, as you say. he says it's not over. and some democrats say that the election may actually be closer than the polls show. hillary clinton at a north carolina voter event staying on the message democrats want to use to sway undecided voters. >> this is not like anybody else who has ever run for president, who has demonstrated une quickively that he is unqualified and unfit to be president and commander in chief of the united states of america. >> reporter: president obama at an event in las vegas kept the same theme in his speech. the preside

. >> let's join nbc's edward lawrence from washington. it's really important to get the distinction right here. republican supporters of mr. trump have said, look, this is not unprecedented. others have previously contested elections but not done in advance before. that's the difference. that's why so many people are rounding on mr. trump for this one. >> there's a big difference. georgia referring to the al gore moment in a previous election. al gore and george bush were locked in a debate. both said they would accept the outcome once the election is certified. donald trump is saying he may not accept the outcome even if the leak shelection. he said he would accept the election results only if he win. a lot of republicans are nervous about that, because they believe the peaceful transition of power has made america great for so many years. they're concerned after this election, should donald trump lose, there may not be that peaceful transition of power. that's what is concerning for many republicans about his comments. >> very interesti

clinton's poll nbc's edward lawrence is following the latest from capitol hill. what is behind the strategy on putting the emphasize on the down ballot races. >> reporter: democrats have their white house not only on the white house but on congress. you heard her mention the governor there of the state but there also, democrats and hillary clinton, they're focused on the senate actually. they believe that they can swing the senate into the democratic difficult, but some of the states, one of the reasons president obama went to las vegas is it is a very close election there between donald trump and hillary clinton but also they believe that they can win and keep senator harry reid's seat. they're hoping to win the senate. >> donald trump is trying to help down ballot republicans. >> it is a change of strategy. he doesn't mention this before. yesterday in one of the speeches, he did talk about that. he was in marco rubio is in a contentious race down there. he is only up by two points within the margin of error. donald trump trying to use his supporters that he has

news4's edward lawrence explains. >> in a moment hidden from most in the room. donald trump finally shack hands with hillary clinton at the alfred e. smith foundation dinner new york. the republican candidate started off his speech being political. >> hillary believes it's vital to deceive the people by having [ crowd booing ] >> and a totally different policy in private. >> after a round of boos, trump finally got the message, this night was about fun and charity. >> this is the first time ever, ever, that hillary is sitting down and speaking to major corporate leaders, and not getting paid for it. >> it's amazing i'm up here transition of power. >> clinton did her part for the roast, getting through these three debates with donald has to count as a miracle. >> on the campaign trail, clinton and president obama in florida and his wife in phoenix trying to rally support for election day. >> and then says today that he will accept the results if he wins? that is, that is not a joking matter. >> trump held a rally >> if i win. >> leaving the door open to challengi

edward lawrence, nbc news, washington. >>> and there is currently no timeline on when the fbi review will be completed. governor mike pence and other republicans say americans have a right to know what the e- mails say before election day. >>> presidential candidates and their v.p.es are not done with florida yet. in florida's capital city today. here is our capital bureau. >> reporter: and with just 11 days to go before the country elect as new president, tim kaine dropped by florida state university in tallahassee. he appeared alongside the congresswoman gaby girds -- giffords, a victim of gun violence as the democrats not only try to win the white house, baugh senate seat. >> he was asked whether donald trump was a good role model and wouldn't answer that question. is that a hard question? i mean, do you need to go do some research for a year or two to try to determine whether donald trump is a role mod until no, it is an easy question. you want to have somebody knows that trump isn't something we should reject. >> reporter: the visit comes three days after donald trump swung thro

reporting live in washington ed ward lawrence. >> if for -- edward lawrence. >> if for a moment we will go back we saw the candidates and the camera was on them any word of the reaction of the other at that time? >> reporter: you know what, there was some death stairs going towards some of the -- towards some of the jokes. you can see the distaste -- towards some of the jokes you can see the distaste as the event was going on. >> and they shook hands with the official there as well. so, all right edward thanks so much. time is 5:42. here's a live look outside. a little breezy this morning. >> yeah, more than breezy. look at that flag. this is. >> a break there. >> for a minute. you have to pace yourself on 40 miles per hour at the lakefront this morning. and with that, there's also rain falling just not the nicest morning to be out especially if you're trying to maybe do your hair the ladies and yew step out the wind will -- and if you step out there the wind will bow it all over the place. i came in with -- will blow it all over the place. i came in with a wet suit walking from the hou

edward lawrence, charleston, south carolina. >> the storm on earth civil war cannonballs with the mayor of folly beach fine them while surveying damage. and explosive team designated the bombs last night. >>> it is time for weather and traffic every ten minutes on the 4s . >> what a beautiful weekend had. i want to share just a few pictures. look at this, that can be found in the san juans. the sand dunes national park had gorgeous weather continuing for today temperatures well above normal for this time of the year. most of us in the denver area or in the 50s and lower 60s in a few spots this one. we are pleased 15 degrees -- at least 15 degrees above normal but the mountain areas in the 50s and 60s later on. meanwhile our next weather maker to the northwest of us is in montana and idaho. you can see the system sweeping through late in the day tomorrow . enjoy this nice weather while late tonight cole tomorrow there could be a brief snow shower in the mountains. along the front range we keep it dry with clouds on the increase. tomorrow afternoon it is possible one or two showers could

here is edward lawrence from charleston, south carolina. >> i >> reporter: record-breaking rainfall from matthew. >> i don't have nothing left. nothing. >> reporter: the u.s. coast guard held rescue thousands of people trapped in their homes. flooded streets are impossible in north carolina. >> the weather maps show but in her mind the impact of hurricane matthew is still here and dangerous. >> reporter: in downtown charleston most waters have receded revealing the extent of the damage. in florida recovery is just beginning. >> we have damaged along the coast with a lot of beach erosion and we saw the homes. >> reporter: it will be days before all evacuees can return home. cbs news, charleston, south carolina. >> the same storm unearthed civil war cannon balls. the mayor at folly beach found them. the mayor's exposes team detonated several of the bombs last night. we will be back. >>> it is time now for the chevy sports break. >> for the first time in 10 months the broncos could not find a way to win. you can blame the defense. it just wasn't a great afternoon yesterday for the orange an

live in washington, edward lawrence, back to you, sam and laura. >> all right. a very important final debate. thank you very much, edward, from d.c. stay with us for continuing coverage. you can watch the debate live on nbc bay area. our own mark matthews is headed to vegas to bring us live reports before and after the debate. >>> 5:14 this morning. "today" show host billy bush has officially been fired by nbc. bush had been suspended since that tape surfaced of he and donald trump and that vulgar conversation about women. the tape was from 2005 when bush was filming a segment for "access hollywood" with trump. bush later says he was embarrassed and ashamed of the incident on tape. bush had been on the "today" show for just two months before being let go. >>> in the east bay some are saying they're getting caught in the crossfire of a contentious election. one trump supporter in lafayette said he's scared to put a sticker on his car. he's gone through about 15 of them. he said he's received considerable backlash for showcasing his support. >> i would get the fin

edward lawrence, nbc news, washington. >>> more trouble for tack cat that this morning. government officials confirm a california woman died last month as a result of a faulty air bag. the national traffic highway safety administration says the woman was driving a civic which was recalled in 2008 but the repairs were never finished. this is the 11th death in the united states linked to those air bags. the air bags will explode with too much force causing snap nell to spray into the vehicle. >>> san francisco-based twitter has had hard choices this morning. >> it put itself up for sale and nobody bought it. >> nobody bought it which means twitter needs to figure out what its future needs to be. now the market street company has to figure out what to do and it could be cut. the company's stock fell hard over the past week or so after sales force said it wouldn't buy twitter. sales force said it wasn't a good fit. at which time are reports profits next thursday, and i think we are going to hear some fairly big changes then. president obama pushing people to hurry up and sig

edward lawrence has more from charleston south carolina we were going to be out here for another two weeks or so. >> reporter: evacuees are waiting to return home aftermath you brought record breaking flooding and damaging winds to part of the south east hitting north carolina hard on saturday and overnight with torrential rain and destructive storm surge. the rain continues to soak region and stretch necessary to the mid-atlantic states, more than a foot fell in south east north carolina last night. >> it is all under water right now you. >> reporter: deluge reached as far west as raleigh-durham damaging homes and businesses. search and rescue team there new york city saved three people in fayetville after their suv got stuck in the rushing water. matthew hug south east coastline moving north sparing coastal communities from severe wind but causing devastating flooding like here in charleston. there are reports of the scattered looting at homes and businesses including this gas station in garden city, georgia. >> pretty frustrated because people don't care about, what they got, i me

for more, we're joined by edward lawrence. what's the latest on the trail? >> reporter: some bomb shell drops right before a debate. well, now donald trump claims the election process is rigged. donald trump called people representing hillary clinton animals in a tweet. r gop head quarters in north carolina. as politics in north carolina turn violent. >> a totally rigged election. >> reporter: trump claims the election is rigged with help from the media promoting false stories about him. governor mike pence defended his running mate on "meet the press." and accused reporters of ignoring the story. >> how the national media is ignoring an avalanche of real >> reporter: he's referring to information released from the freedom of information act, as well as wikileaks. senator kaine said we cannot take the hacked emails as fact. >> we got to be a little bit careful of these, because since they're part of an effort by russia and wikileaks and none of those are neutral admiters of information. >> reporter: as le released transcripted to wall street executives this

edward lawrence has the latest from charleston, south carolina. >> we will be out here for another two weeks or so. >> reporter: evacuees are waiting to return home aftermath you brought record breaking flooding and damaging wind to part of the south east hitting north carolina hard saturday and overnight the with torrential rain and destructive storm surge. the rain continues to soak the region and drenches mid-atlantic states, more than a foot the fell in southeastern north carolina last night. >> it is reported that it is all under water right the now. >> reporter: deluge reached as far west as raleigh-durham damaging homes and businesses. search and rest key team from new york city say three people after their suv got stuck in the rushing water. matthew hugged the southeast coastline moving north sparing coastal communities from severe wind but causing devastating flooding like here in charleston. there were reports of the scattered looting at homes and businesses, including this gas station, in garden city, georgia. >> pretty frustrating because people don't care about, you know,

edward lawrence has the latest from charleston south carolina. >> we were going to be out here for another two weeks or so. >> reporter: evacuees are waiting to return home aftermath you brought record breaking flooding and damaging wind, hitting north carolina hard saturday and overnight with torrential rain and destructive storm surge. the rain continues to soak up the region and stretches into the the mid-atlantic states, more than a foot fell in southeastern north carolina last night. >> the report that it is all under water right now. >> reporter: deluge reached as far west as raleigh-durham damages homes and businesses. search and rescue from new york city say three people in fayetville after their suv got stuck in the rushing water. the matthew hug the southeast coastline moving north sparing coastal communities from severe wind but causing devastating flooding like here in charleston. there were reports of scattered looting, at homes, and businesses, including this gas station, in garden city, georgia. >> pretty frustrating because people don't care about, you know, what they got,

edward lawrence will have a look at the new national poll that here at the live desk. just into the live desk, famous anti-war activist tom hayden has died. he sparkled the anti-vietnam movement. he died sunday night from complications related to a stroke he suffered more than a year ago. hayden, who was at one time married to jane fonda served two decades as a california state lawmaker >> thank you, angie. >>> it is 4:29. we're learning more about what caused the deadly tour bus crash in california. the ntsb will give an update this afternoon. 13 were killed and 30 injured. tour bus was traveling fast when it slammed into the back of a semi truck early sunday morning. most of the passengers were asleep as the bus headed to los angeles from a casino. against a prince george county school aide. michael pettefy will be in court. prosecutors say surveillance video shows him sitting next to two students with special needs and touching them inappropriately. the incidents happened last november and this past may. >>> now to this developing story out of germantown. a man is i

nbc's edward lawrence is live on capitol hill with the latest on the campaign. we know this is unprecedented. any reasoning behind this yet? >> donald trump is saying that he believes re voter fraud. he believes there are many dead folks on the rolls that possibly could vote in this election going to the heart of our election process. we've had numerous secretaries of state from republican states as well as democratic states coming out saying that is not true and that there is no major fix on a presidential election. donald trump saying, teasing a little with the republicans and democrats saying he would accept the results only if he wins, results even though they're certified. >> let's switch gears to hillary clinton's campaign. she will be making her first campaign appearance since the debate. what do we know about her strategy over the next 18 days. >> going forward, she has had a lot of surrogates out there. very well liked surrogates. president obama with a high approval rating. michelle obama, who is extremely well liked are going into republican red state