. >> reporter: tatiana mcfadden paraolympic career is already the stuff of legend. >> mcfadden. >> reporter: 11 medals over 4 paraolympic games. summer and winter. in rio she hopes to compete in 7 distances from a hundred meter sprint to the marathon. a massive undertaking even for her. mcfadden and the other american wheelchair racers will be rolling in the sports version of a formula one car. chair i was absolutely shocked and so happy with it. just looks like a bat mobile to me. >> reporter: 4 time medalist josh george has been testing the prototype. >> when you get in the chair and you push it for the first time you can feel and tell how the power that you're translating from your arms is being received in the frame. and this frame feels solid. >> they hit the push rim like this and drive the wheel pushing around this push rim. an incredible force and high speeds. >> reporter: bmw engineers worked with the athletes to focus on details likiro dynamics fitness and the cockpit. >> i've gotten severe injuries because a chair wasn't made right for me. the chair flex too much. just to have a

the question is was mcfadden reliable? i was fighting for my life. >> police and court recorde es he stole a half dozen of the victim's percocets. they will investigate mcfad den's hiring. chad pradelli, channel 6 "action news." >>> thanks chad. and to politics now. new poll numbers now show that democratic candidate, hillary clinton, is holding a solid lead in battleground stakes and other places neck and neck. clinton holds a 10 points lead in colorado and bigger in virginia. and iowa only a 3 point lead over donald trump inside of the margin of error. this comes amid another big shakeup for the trump campaign. he has promoted kelly ann conway to campaign manager. paul manford will maintain his role but manford's role will be largely minimized. >> hillary clinton spent the day in the battleground state of ohio and shrugged off his struggle and hitting the man on his tax policies, she suggested that staffing changes will not change his policies or demeanor, that makes him unfit to be president. >>> thousands were captivat

our senior investigative correspondent cynthia mcfadden has details. >> reporter: today the u.s. launched more air strikes against isis targets in libya, representing an expansion of u.s. military operations beyond iraq and syria. also today, an nbc news exclusive, this map, part of the monthly classified briefing received by the white house, dated august 2016, from the national counter terrorism center. it shows the worldwide expansion of the islamic state. a stunning three-fold increase since the u.s. and its allies began their military campaign against isis two years ago. >> that map could probably be a lot bigger if they were to show all the aspirational regions where isis wants to operate. >> reporter: in 2014, there were seven countries in which isis was operating. in 2015, that number was nearly doubled to 13. today's briefing map, there's 18 countries where the islamic state is fully operational. and a new category, aspiring isis branches of which there are six countries including bangladesh where last month isis took credit for killing 24 people, in a year which politici

cynthia mcfadden has more. >> reporter: donald trump has a thing for debt. >> i'm the king of debt. i love debt. >> reporter: in fact a three month investigation by t revealed donald trump liked debt twice as much as his financial forms indicate even though that was more than he was required to reveal under federal election rules. >> what's the bottom line? >> bottom line we found a lot of opaque ties and things hard to explain i think could be of concern to some people if donald trump were elected to the white house. >> reporter: on f fox & friends, trump dismissed the time's story showing it shows how small his debt debt relative to the assets. i have massive assets. >> reporter: it's those assets raising questions. first, how rich is he? www.the $11 billion he claims or $3 billion bloomberg reports? second, how much does he owe and to whom? >> i think we would need to know who he owes money to, who he would be accountable to. >> reporter: lawyer, ken gross, has helped democrats and republicans running for president with financial >> no president can be totally free of conflicts o

accused of attacking a woman in his car, darryl mcfadden, worked for main line taxi. a woman said on august 9th mcfadden robbed and beat her and he has convictions for statutory sexual assault and prior convictions for rape and drugs. main line taxi had to comment. they say that companies must do criminal background checks every two years. >>> a second suspect wanted for a string of robberies targeting the asian community has surrendered. anthony campbell is in police custody. police say that the pair threaten their victims and in some cases they tie their victims up. there may be up to three suspects at large. >>> former philadelphia police commissioner, john timoney has died. the 68-year-old was battling lung cancer xg he worked for the new york police department for searching in philadelphia. >> he put us on the map in large part due to accountability or reference and accountable. and he really was a significant figure in law enforcement nationally and highly recognized and touted for all of the things he has done. >> the philadelphia police department postd this t

but cynthia mcfadden found that president clinton made millions from one such school. >> reporter: since announcing for president, hillary clinton has been a vocal critic of for profit universities in general. >> we will crack down trump university in particular. >> he is trying to scam america the way he scammed all those people at trump u. >> reporter: but it isn't just donald trump who's profited. for five years, bill clinton was the honorary chancellor of the biggest for profit education in the world, laureate education, inc. bill clinton was paid $7.6 million over five years, visiting 19 campuses in 14 countries, the clinton foundation also got between 1 mill$1 million and $5 million from lawyer yet. >> stepping down only 12 days before his wife launched her run for the presidency. >> there are students who take out loans to pay for an expensive degree from a for profit institution only to find little support once they >> reporter: but as secretary of state, she praised laureate, writing to her staff, the founder doug becker is someone who bill likes a lot and that laureate should b

is facing charges, police say it's not the first time that mcfadden is in trouble with the law, coming up tonight at 5:00, you'll hear more from the attack victim that spoke exclusively with "action news" about the harrowing moments, mcdonalds making a big change to the happy meals, in health check, the new toys that the fast food change is including to help promote physical fitness. until then back to the studio, we'll see you at 5:00. >> rick thank you. >>> teenagers at a west philadelphia summer camp welcomed a special visitor today. mayor jim kenney stopped by the red cross camp save a life. the campers are learning first aid and cpr which the mayor says he learned as a child from his firefighter father. they hope they never have to use the skills but good to know them just in case they need them. >>> still ahead. running from the flames, we have the latest on the growing wild fire in california that is still forcing people to leave their homes behind. >> one man's daily trip to wal-mart helped him lose hundreds of pounds. his remarkable journey is coming up in big talkers. >>> and

." >> reporter: last year, bill clinton defending the foundation to cynthia mcfadden. >> we have never done anything knowingly inappropriate in terms of taking money to influence any government policy. >> reporter: tonight the clinton campaign telling nbc news, these new e-mails don't relat to the foundation's work and say the donor never met with the ambassador. the campaign also on defense tonight about why the father of the orlando nightclub shooter was seated behind clinton at an orlando rally. >> he is a very radical islamic extremist, what's drawing him to hillary clinton? >> reporter: the campaign says clinton lot of clinton advisors know these are the kind of controversies that can put the spotlight back on hillary clinton and away from donald trump. >> reporter: the clinton campaign is trying to keep the spotlight on donald trump today announcing a new initiative aimed at recording republican and independent voters, secretary clinton writing an op-ed in red utah and in it she cites former mitt romney former republican nominee. lester. >> kristen welker in you. there is a jaw-d

. >> the victim whom we are not identifying, he said darrell mcfadden attacked her outside the ardmore train station. court records show he has a criminal history including statutory sexual assault and scks assault. sexual assault. companies must do background checks every two years, however, felons can be hired, but the drivers must provide safe and reliable service. >>> joe biden unveiled a memorial to his son beau. beau worked in the county in 1998 and fought for its independence during a heartfelt speech. he said every biden born will make a pilgrimage to kosovo to that memorial. he died from a a brain tumor. >> let's go over to david murphy, it's raining out there. >> reporter: it's humid at the airport, no rain, so that's good. as we look at storm tracker 6 live double scan, in some cases it is raining. milford across the region, down river from easton, they are getting the steadier rain. quakertown getting out from under this. there's some coming into boyertown and 476 quakertown and allentown. lehigh valley light to moderate rain. every now and then you get a heavier cell. ther

cynthia mcfadden, nbc news, new york. >> boris enston, senior adviser to the trump campaign. we always appreciate your time. you know what would help a lot of folks make sense of the complex web that seems to be his finances? if he would just release his tax returns. i am sure you know, they don't show what you own -- only show income. >> but it would give a lot of folks in addition to peace of mind, would help folks understand more about donald trump's finances. >> have you ever read a tax return? >> i have and filed a number. >> he said he would do it that's exactly what donald trump has done because he is such a strong negotiator and he wants in on the partnership but not obligated for the debt. and donald trump is perfectly fine with being the only candidate in more than political history for president of the united states to not release a u.s. tax return. he's fine with that. >> he's followed the law to a t, and the same absolutely cannot be said for the clinton campaign. it was ritual for brian fallen. we know hillary clinton lied to congress about turning over e-mails.

. >> reporter: last year bill clinton defending the foundation to cynthia mcfadden. >> we have neverng knowingly inappropriate in terms of taking money to influence any kind of american government policy. >> reporter: the clinton campaign telling nbc news these new e-mails don't relate to the foundation's work and they say the donor never met with the ambassador. >> that was kristen welker reporting. hillary clinton is heading to michigan today where she'll deliver a speech laying out her economic agenda. she'll head to the detroit area where according to her complain she'll discuss good paying jobs and economy that works for everyone, not just those at the top. this comes on the heels of the economic policy speech donald trump made on monday. >>> at a campaign rally in florida last night, donald trump launked an attack against hillary clinton for having the father of the orlando nightclub shooter seated behind her at a campaign event earlier this week. >> wasn't it terrible when the father of the animal that killed the wonderful people in orlando was sitting with a big smile on his

police say that darryl mcfadden attacked a woman earlier this month at the train station near bryn mawr. they say there is enough evidence to go to trial for assault and drug charges for that incident. >>> and jerry sandusky was in court for final day of his appeals hearing. former penn state coach says that he walked in on sandusky abusing the child in the shower and new lawyers are focusing on conflicting statements from a man who settled a case with the state and he testified he does not believe the man is victim two. it was one of the key parts of the original case against sandusky. >>> a woman and a teenager are recovering after jumping from this burning building in the city's west oak labor section, the fire started on the 7800 block, when firefighters arrived they found spoke coming from the home and a 17-year-old teenage girl and the other woman in the backyard and they both jumped out a second story window and suffered head and leg injuries. the cause of the fire is under investigation. >>> summer vacation has come to an end for students and staff at widener university. the new

cynthia mcfadden, thank you for stopping by. >> thank you. >> donald trump will be rallying in tampa, florida. both he and hillary clinton are courting that state's key swing voters. an important constituent there, military families. who are they leaning toward? nbc's jacob soeb rof is in jacksonville, florida, in the latest installment of what we call up for grabs here. what are they telling you, jacob? >> reporter: greetings from the water off the third largest navy base in the united states, naval station mayport. this is a critical area for the military vote in florida. that's why we showed up here to talk to folks, both active duty and military about wisconsin they're leaning. here is what they said. >> king fish? >> king mackerel. >> what way is he vote? >> he would want the regulations to stay in place, probably go democrat. >> we've co-existed with the military. the coast guard station is our neighbor and the navy base, the back gate literally backs up to our business. >> do you feel like this area is as important to the election in november as everybody is saying it's going t

. >> the victim says this man, darrell mcfadden, attacked her on august 9th outside the ard train station. he is now underarrest but court records show he has a criminal history including statutory sexual assault, corruption of minors, and simple assault. mainline taxi had no comment when "action news" asked why he was employed as a driver. the public utilities commission, which regulates taxis, is now investigating. it tells us companies must do background checks every two years. and felons can be hired, but drivers must provide "safe and reliable service." >>> former republican montgomery county commissioner and district attorney bruce castor is officially the acting attorney general in pennsylvania tonight having been sworn in to succeed kathleen kane. kane stepped down at the end of business today as she awaits sentencing in october for her conviction on perjury and obstruction charges. the first woman elect the to the state's top law enforcement post says she was proud of the work her office did and she called today bittersweet. >> i want to say to pennsylvanians, i have been truly h

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. >> the victim whose identity we are protecting said darrell mcfadden attacked her outside the ardmore station. he was criminal history, statutory sexual assault corruption of minors and criminal assault. agency regulating taxi said felons can be hired, but the drivers must provide safe and reliable service. >>> vice president joe biden unveiled an memorial honoring his son beau. bow biden worked in the country in 1998. during a heartfelt speech the vice president pledged every biden born would see the memorial. beau biden died from brain cancer last year. >> david showing the rain showers are getting intense out there. >> reporter: storm tracker 6 live double scan shows you there are showers around, cape may county has some of these, it's not ever where, in spots you will see in a moment, especially up north we'll have a brief intense downpour around. let's take a quick look outside at the airport. you can see a dry airport landing field is wet because the line ever showers is coming through. we want to look at the rain. we'll start out north on storm tracker 6 live double scan, that