here's nbc's peter alexander. >> governor, good to have you with us. >> reporter: before this moment on msnbc today, the question most people were gary johnson. >> what would you do if you were elected about aleppo? >> about? >> aleppo. >> and what is aleppo? >> you're kidding. >> no. >> reporter: a stunning political stumble for the former new mexico governor and libertarian party presidential nominee. the video immediately going viral with the hashtag what is aleppo. on twitter, dear gary johnson, this is aleppo. another comparing his titanic. adding i'm human, i blanked. it happens. appearing soon after on "the view." >> no excuse. i was thinking in terms of acronym, aleppo. >> i think it's a disquaffing statement. >> fair enough. >> his flub couldn't come at a worse time. he needs 15% support to squeeze on to the debate stage. right now polls have him just below 10. yesterday mitt romney pushed for him. and mitch daniels gave johnson >> is a moment like this in effect disqualifying? >> if we were to guess qualify candidates for one comment it would be a small debate. >> at least

peter alexander, nbc news, hempstead, new york. >> that's going to do it for us on a monday night. we mentioned the presidential debate airs tonight at 9:00 eastern, 6:00 pacific. i'm savannah guthrie. for all of us at nbc watching and goodnight. we'll see you in a few ? ? >>> hillary clinton versus donald trump. who packs the biggest political punches and who won the night? >> you called it the gold standard. you called it the gold standard of trade deals. you said it's the finest deal heard what i said about it and al the sudden you were against it. >> well, donald, i know you live in your own reality, but that is not the facts. >> overwhelming reaction from social media. >>> and the worst bombing syria's seen in five years. >>> and a tribute to a fallen teammate. "early today" starts right now. i'm frances rivera.

peter alexander, nbc news, hempstead, new york. >> that's going to do it for us on a monday night. we mentioned the presidential debate airs tonight at 9:00 eastern, 6:00 pacific. i'm savannah guthrie. for all of us at nbc news, thank you for watching and goodnight. we'll see you in a few >> announcer: wondering if fiction? >> dr. travis: grow your eyebrows with your own blood >> this is how we will tighten your chin. >> announcer: the product is so good, dr. ordon took one ho. and a popular ice cream is recalled over deadly bacteria. and what will be covered in the presidential debate. >> a lot of overdose of heroine. >> announcer: we give 3 billion likes to mark zuckerberg! that's today! [ crowd cheering ] [ applause ] >> dr. travis: hello, folks, today we'll put product to the test throughout the show. and we are gonna start with the new device that claims to curb back pain in 30 minutes without pills. and you know why i am glad you are testing something like this? 80% of adults experience low back pain at some point; i am surprised it's not almost everyone, almost 100%. >> it's

we start with nbc's peter alexander. >> reporter: the face-off, fierce, the contrast, unmistakable. hillary clinton's planned attacks. >> donald, i know you live in our own reality, but that is not the fact. free-wheeling jabs. >> she's got experience, that i agree, but it's bad, bad experience. >> reporter: tuning in,a i record 80 million plus pivotal viewers, watching moments that could last until election day. trump giving his critics more amnition on his hidden tax returns, appearing to acknowledge in many years, he payed zero tax returns. >> that makes me smart. >> that means zero for ol >> reporter: and under fire for his treatment of alicia machado, miss universe. >> reporter: clinton still dogged by her e-mail controversy. it was a mistake and i take responsibility for that. >> that was more than a mistake. that was done purposely. when you have the illegal server set up taking the fifth, i think it's disgraceful. >> reporter: both candidates tripping up on their own record. on the iraq war. >> wrong. >> that is absolutely proved over and over again. >> reporter: in fact, it

we start with nbc's peter alexander. >> reporter: the face-off, fierce, the contrast, unmistakable. hillary clinton's live in your own reality, but that is not the fact. >> reporter: against donald trump's free-wheeling jabs. >> she's got experience, that i agree, but it's bad, bad experience. >> reporter: tuning in, a record 80 million plus viewers, watching pivotal moments that could last until election day. trump giving his critics more ammunition on his hidden tax returns, appearing to acknowledge in many years, he paid zero federal taxes. >> that makes me smart. >> if he paid zero, that means zero for troops, zero for vet health. >> reporter: and under fire for his treatment of alicia machado, miss universe. >> he called this woman miss piggy. then he called her miss housekeeping because she was latina. >> reporter: clinton still dogged by her e-mail controversy. it was a mistake, and i take responsibility for that. >> that was more than a mistake. that was done purposely. when you have the man that set up the illegal server taking the fifth, i think it's disgraceful. >> report

peter alexander, nbc news, hempstead, new york. >> that's going to do it for us on a monday night. a reminder, the presidential debate airing live right here on nbc, 9:00 eastern, 6:00 pacific. i'm savannah guthrie. for all of us at nbc news, thank you for watching, and have a >>> it's time to vote for america and america first. >> america's destiny is ours to choose. >> we will make america safe again. >> we join together to get rid of the threats we face. >> jobs, jobs, jobs. president for all americans. >> from nbc news. decision 2016. the first presidential debate. live from hofstra university in hempstead, new york. here now, savannah guthrie and chuck todd. >> and good evening, everybody. nice to have you with us. chuck, after all the

>> peter alexander outside trump tower here in new york. peter, thanks. >>> let's bring in chuck todd. good morning. as you know, hype is always really big around a debate but in this case it is warranted. isn't it? you have two very unpopular candidates who are going to have a huge audience and an opportunity to really change impressions that people may have about them. >> absolutely. even though there are three is going to have outside influence. i think including the fact that the clinton campaign in particular i think believes this first debate is so much more important than any others. because if donald trump somehow comes out of this first debate seen as presidential, then all of a sudden there's no way of changing the trajectory of this race. i think the clinton campaign, in particular, views this first debate as a huge opportunity to try to put trump away early. >> chuck, let's talk about debate prep. about a year t donald trump prepared for his first primary debate, he was asked what he was doing for preparation. he said, "i am who

as our peter alexander explains, those unexpected moments can often make or break a candidate. acts, 90 minutes in front of a national audience, uninterrupted. on this stage, how you appear, sometimes matters more than what you say. take the first televised presidential debate 56 years ago today. kennedy looking poised. nixon famously wiping away sweat. tonight the debate hall will be cool, including air conditioning vents equally spaced above the candidates. even the slightest wrong move on stage with leave a mark, like president bush appearing disinterested, checking his watch. al gore not faring much better against george w. bush. the vice president rolling his eyes and engaging in what viewed as intimidation that left some voters unimpressed. trump's podium is slightly taller than clinton's. unlike past years, there's no signed agreement between campaigns on mechanics, which means nothing stops the calling out someone in the audience, or even declining to participate in the remaining debates. tlul one glaring gaffe can bring down an entire campaign. jerald ford in 1976 duri

peter alexander, nbc news, hempstead, new york. >> that's going to do it for us on a monday night. we mentioned the presidential debate airs tonight at 9:00 eastern, 6:00 pacific. i'm savannah guthrie. for all of us at nbc news, thank you for watching and goodnight. >> now at 7 it's donald trump versus hillary clinton. 2 political heavy weights. one stage. we're live in new york with team 7 coverage of the presidential debate. >> a trump sign targeted in revere. the vandalism caught on camera. >> chance of rain for your morning commute. >> boston latin answering to allegations of racism. >> and hitting the road to raise awareness. new plates with a special message. >> it's all on 7 news at 7:00. >> 7 news at 7:00 starts now. tonight on 72 candidates going

our peter alexander spoke with some of them to find out what they hope to hear. >> reporter: these are the americans who will be paying closest attention tonight, military veterans who know how critical the decisions of a commander in chief can be. >> i definitely want to hear the current strategy they may have in place to counter isis. >> i want to hear about veterans healthcare reform. >> reporter: is it working? >> it's currently not working for me. >> reporter: purple heart hague, after tours in afc and afghanistan is now fighting a hidden war. >> why do you have savers dog? >> ptsd injuries and others i suffered ove overseas. >> reporter: the military thinks donald trump would best handle military issues but on the issues here, a dead heat. >> reporter: heading into tonight, who supports donald trump? >> and hillary clinton? >> and you guys? undecided. >> reporter: undecided. >> reporter: dalila, a marine corps veteran and mom, supports trump. >> he speaks what's on his mind i must say i sometimes do like. >> reporter: for army veteran, marsha castleberry, red flags. >> i was quit

peter alexander, nbc news, hempstead, new york. >> that's going to do it for us on a monday night.eminder, the presidential debate airing live right here on nbc, 9:00 eastern, 6:00 pacific. i'm savannah guthrie. for all of us at nbc news, thank you for watching, and have a good evening. from the debate...hillary clinton and donald trump -- will take the stage in just moments. raj/shot we'll bring you the debate live -- right here in nbc bay area. janelle/2shot but first -- an update on the wildfire that can be seen across the south bay. live the fire, now 400-to 0 acres,isz mountains, south of los gatos. 300 structures threatened. evacuations orders underway along summit road and the surrounding area. sidemap this fire started around 3 pm nr the intsection oloma prieta and loma chiquita roads. right now, the fire is still out of control. containment at zero. we'll continue to follow this fire across all our digital platforms. raj/live let's now turn things over to o- who'll be moderating this presidential debate. hillary clinton and donald trump -- are ready to take center >>> it's

peter alexander, nbc news, hempstead, new york. >> that's going to do it for us on a monday night. we mentioned the presidential debate airs tonight at 9:00 eastern, 6:00 pacific. i'm savannah guthrie. for all of us at nbc news, thank you for watching and goodnight. we'll see you in a few >>> it still hurts doesn't it? as the browns are one field goal away from squishing the fish instead we are talking about an 0-3 start to the year. so what happens to kicker cody who was just signed on saturday? and terrell pryor is mr. do everything. catch, run, throw, he was a man on a mission. reminds me of another go getter in a browns uniform. the great cribs. josh cribs. so we will ask him about pryors performance. all of that and more on a special edition of channel 3 news at 7:00. >>> readies himself. a win if it's good. if it misses, we go overtime. snap is back. ball is out. march coy into it. end over end. the kick is up and he missed it wide left. >> he hooked it again. >> welcome everybody to our special browns edition of channel 3 news at 7:00. we will get to the game and what happen

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peter alexander, nbc news, hempstead, new york. >> that's going to do it for us on a monday night. we mentioned the presidential debate airs tonight at 9:00 eastern, 6:00 pacific. i'm savannah guthrie. for all of us at nbc news, thank you for watching and goodnight. we'll see you in a few >> this is breaking news now from today's tmj4. carole: a boy was shot in a driveway in the riverwest neighborhood. >>> charles and carroll police ve blocked off as they try and investigate exactly what happened. right now they are focused on one home in particular talking to the family who lives there. it appears to be a driveby shooting. police say the 12-year-old was sitting in a car when shots were fired out of another car passing by. we don't go who or what was the intended target. investigators are searching for are sick and tired of hearing gunfire? seeing people get hurt. >> it's getting worse and worse. the kids now, they got to get a handle on this. reporter: a lot of people out here are very frustrated. we are told the 12-year-old was rushed to the hospital. the good news the injury is

peter alexander, new york. >>> overseas tonight, a dramatic rescue mission under way in the french alps. as many as 45 people trapped in cable cars stuck and left hanging 10,000 feet over the france. over 100 were initially trapped before dozens were rescued in helicopters before operations were halted for the night. emergency workers are spending the night with blankets, warm clothing and food. >>> still ahead tonight a shocking crime caught on camera. an elderly man shot while watering his lawn. the suspect still at large. new pressure on chicago's mayor to stop the epidemic of violence gripping his city. >>> also the anticipated new smoking with chantix. museum. smoking's a monkey on my back. it was, it was always controlling your time, your actions, your money. it had me. it had me. i would not be a non-smoker today if it wasn't for chantix. along with support, chantix (varenicline) is proven to help people quit smoking. chantix reduced my urge to smoke some people had changes in behavior, thinking or mood, hostility, agitation, depressed mood and suicidal thoughts or actions while

it is something that's very personal to our buddy, nbc's peter alexander. peter, good morning. >> i'm going to bring if my sister in a second. she is thrilled to see you guys. numbers are staggering. more than 10 million americans in this country suffer from retinal deagagenerative disease. my sister has usher's syndrome type 3. a cruel disorder robbing her of her vision. this is what it looks likes for her to see right now. her, i've never really experienced what life is like for her until i tried the how i see it blindfold challenge. this is my sister rebecca, my best friend and today my lunch. for rebecca who is going blind and deaf, every day poses unique challenges. but they don't stop her. last year she climbed kilimanjaro in africa. recently swimming from alcatraz to shore in the san francisco strength in an ad campaign for lululemon. rebecca doesn't shy away from a challenge so when she invited me to take the how i see it blindfold challenge, like tens of thousands of others, i was from. you ever been to this place? >> no. but i hear it's really good

peter alexander, nbc news, hempstead, new york. >> that's going to do it for us on a monday night. we mentioned the presidential debate airings live right here on nbc, 9:00 eastern, 6:00 pacific. i'm savannah guthrie. for all of us at nbc news, thank you for watching, goodnight, and we'll see you in a few hours. we'll see you in aw >>> emily keyes is the name we know, the name we committed to remembering a decade ago this week after the platte canyon high school shooting, the gunman's name forgotten long ago. there is another name worth knowing, stacey avila was the hostage negotiator on the other side of the door, she never talked about the day until now, the one day in her career she happen. there is evil in this world. and we can't let that direct how we-- the rest of us treat each other and how the rest of us interact with each other. we have to go past that and help each other and be kind and we supportive of each other and then, you know, just like i and that is how you maintain strength in your life. if you allow a cowered with your gun to take that away, he robbed you twice

but first, nbc national correspondent peter alexander sets the table. peter, good morning. >> reporter: hey, willie and savannah, good morning to you. hillary clinton off the trail today and through the weekend preparing for that match-up. donald trump with a more laid-back approach. in fact, he's going to be adding a rally tomorrow night in virginia, barely 48 hours before that match-up on monday. but overnight he made new headlines, in effect implying that hillary clinton shares responsibility for the unrest, in his words, that's afflicting our country. >> reporter: three days until the first presidential showdown, in philadelphia, donald trump came out swinging. >> hillary clinton does not have to worry about the sirens and the gunshots at night. she doesn't worry about it. she's sleeping. >> reporter: in fact, clinton aides say she was working, including calling charlotte's mayor to discuss the recent police shooting and protests, and offering assistance. earlier in pittsburgh, trump pointing to the role he says drugs played in this week's violence.

i think we put that to sleep by putting out the last report. >> that was peter alexander reporting. they will square off monday night on debate night. join decision 2016 team at the sports complex. be part of the live audience or watch us live at 7:00 at 9:00 be with nbc 10 in new york. >> a couple of hours ago the nation's top military officials met to take on tough questions about the war in syria. they are not taking more steps to end the five-year-old vifl war. they are hostile and al qaeda. >> assad said syria did not launch the attack this week. the u.s. claims that russia was responsible for the air strike earlier this week. the air strike killed 20 people. >>> united nations spokesman said due to deliver aid today. for the past two days a suspension on deliveries after that deadly air strike. >>> you say so long to summer but not the summer weather. it's a warm start to autumn as we take a look along the jersey shore. a few people out there enjoying the beach. this first day of fall was a nice one for rollers who hit the river. feeling a little warm out there today. we are a

the question is why is he unstable. >> and that was peter alexander reporting.llary clinton's final planned bay area event before the election will be held on october 13th. that event will be held in san francisco. it makes up for a fund-raiser that clinton had to skip when she got pneumonia. that included performers like kd lang. tickets are now available. >>> can you imagine what else we have to look forward to with the continued debates? >> more hot air? >> the hot air cooling down at least across the bay area. >> the air over the bay area. except the smoke. we're watching that unfortunately from the loma fire burning in the santa cruz mountains. big cool-down under way. 70s at best, the warmest spots around livermore, 78 degrees. big cooling. yes, the ocean air-conditioning is back along with lots of low clouds into parts of the north bay and down the coastline. that's good news for air quality with one exception to the rule. if you are around san jose south into morgan hill you have spoke from the loma fire, which you can see from the rooftop camera from sa

>> that was peter alexander reporting. now, as president obama tries to unify democrats, there are new rifts among republicans. the republican national chair said it is time for all the other republican candidates who donald trump beat out to get on board and support trump. prebius said if they don't, they could have trouble in future elections. john kasich, marco rubio and jeb bush have not supported donald trump. in fact, john kasich said, quote, i cannot vote for donald trump and it breaks my heart. >>> it was a harrowing weekend for terror-related events as an investigation continues in new york and new jersey, and a separate crime in minnesota. an isis-affiliated group is claiming responsibility for a stabbing spree at a mall in the small city of st. cloud. a dozen people were injured saturday night but are expected to survive. they call the attacker a soviet of the islamic state. the police say he asked one of his victims if he was muslim before stabbing him. >>> syria's fragile ceasefire continues to unravel today.

i want to start now with nbc's peter alexander joining me now. walk us through the new details we have about donald trump's medical status. this is breaking within the last 40 minutes here. >> exactly right. we are getting new information even as you were introducing me here. we were told this morning they wouldn't talk about the results of his recent physical last week. this afternoon we know they did. we are told by people inside the studio when this was taped a couple of hours ago that dr. oz reviewed donald trump's personal health and he was given a one-page summary of that physical exam that was taken or done by dr. harold bornstein. this is the personal physician of dr. trump. he's a lennox hill physician. it was described by his show publicist as a full review of systems from the nervous system, history of cancer, family medical history as well including occurrence of alzheimer's, cancer in relatives and things of that sort. as it is described by individuals who were there in the audience today, dr. oz said donald trump according to the in

nbc's peter alexander reports on conflicting reports from inside the trump camp on whether trump will turn to a debate coach for the next head to head with hillary clinton. >> reporter: donald trump again attacking hillary clinton's health and stamina, referring to this moment at the 9/11 ceremony earlier this month. >> all those day offs, then she can't even make it to her car. isn't it tough? >> reporter: on fox news clarifying a pivotal moment from the debate about whether he paid federal taxes. >> that makes me smart. i think a lot of people say that's the kind of thinking i want running this nation. >> reporter: multiple sources conceding he was unprepared monday night. one calling his performance a disaster. another saying he will do mock debates and may even get professional coaching. trump himself remains unfazed. clinton getting assists from bernie sanders, courting young voters. >> it is imperative that we elect hillary clinton as our next president. >> the next 40 days will determine the next 40 years. >> reporter: clinton hoping to energize millennials who remain lukewarm

nbc's peter alexander has a preview. >> reporter: tonight, the showdown. what's likely to be the most-watched presidential debate ever, with the candidates neck and neck and the polls, both campaigns compressing confidence. >> when the lights are bright like they are now, she brings the a-plus game to the table. she will be very good tonight. >> he's the babe ruth of debating, he shows up and swings and does a great job. >> reporter: for hillary clinton and donald trump, differing preparation strategies. trump less traditional, discussing it with advisers. clinton's prep more structured, including a mock debate saturday night. 90 minutes without a break, even starting at 9:00 p.m. playing trump, clinton aide philippe reines. >> they know my record. they know me. they know i say what i believe. and i will do it. >> we can't be the stupid country anymore. we're laughed at all over the world. >> reporter: during the day sunday, the candidates taking a break from debate prep, meeting separately with israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu, both pledging isra

. >> from peter alexander, let's bring in our political director, moderator of "meet the press," chuck todd, a critical commander in chief test here. what's the bar each is trying to reach tonight? >> two different challenges. donald trump is more basic. his is about meeting a threshold he actually some in the clinton campaign hate that, that's the bar for him. for some voters, there's skepticism that is the job. hillary clinton has a different challenge, she's been a bart of this establishment democrat and republicans, and the war is unpopular, war fatigue however you want to describe it. she has to make the case she will be different. if you haven't liked the policies the last 16 years she will provide new ones. for trump, meeting that commander in chief threshold. >> thank you. the nbc news commander in chief forum starts at 8:00 p.m. eastern and 7:00 p.m. central. >>> a deadly epidemic sweeping through our cities in two weeks, cincinnati has seen 300 drug overdoses, many involve heroin lased with a drug 10,000 times more powerful than heroin alone. as gabe gutierrez explain, author

nbc's peter alexander joins us now from near hillary clinton's home in chappaqua, new york, with the details on whether these e-mails reveal. off the top, colin powell not denying these are his e-mails. >> he confirms the awe then ticht of these emays to nbc news. he says of these hackers that they have a lot more as well. but these are damning, some might say, for both hillary clinton and donald trump. real sharp criticism for trump himself. real expression s about the clinton campaign. from the four-star general who served three republican presidents. here is some of what colin powell said about donald trump in an e-mail to a former staffer that came in june. he called trump a, quote, national disgrace and an international pariah. to the same former staffer in august, he spoke of the birther movement, that trump was sort of spearheading for so long and said, yep, the whole birther movement was racist, but specifically about the clinton e-mail scandal, he didn't hold back on that issue as well. here is some of what he said, in effect, try to discourage the clinton campaign, discoura

moving on now, peter alexander takes over for andrea mitchell. hey, peter. >> nice to see you.ate it, tamron. right now on "andrea mitchell reports," hope and change? hillary clinton and her top surrogates hit the road to rally young voters as donald trump tries to paint himself as the agent of change. >> every election is about the future. and honestly it's more about the future of young people and children than it's ever been. >> for 90 minutes she argued against change while i called for dramatic change. we have to have dramatic change. >> eye of the beholder. trump doubling down on attacks against a former miss universe. now president obama's weighing in. >> you had somebody who basically insulted women in terms of how he talks about them and talks about their weight and talks about how they look instead of the content of their character and their capabilities. >> and the last of the peacemakers, the world mourning the death of former israeli president, nobel peace prize winner simon perez. >> let us take the risk of trying peace rather than allowing the risk of war. >> goo

peter alexander has more. >> reporter: three days until the first presidential showdown. in philadelphia, donald trump came out swinging. >> hillary clinton does not have to worry about the sirens and the she doesn't worry about it. she is sleeping. >> reporter: in fact, clinton aides say she was working, including calling charlotte's mayor to discuss the recent police shooting and protests and offering assistance. earlier in pittsburgh, trump talking about the role drugs played in this week's violence. >> if you are not aware, drugs are a big factor in what you are watching on television. at night. >> reporter: his aides insisting he wasn't specifically addressing the unrest in charlotte. her lead of six points nationally, her critics are pouncing on a comment this week suggesting overconsiders. while highlighting her pro-union positions. >> having said all this, why aren't i 50 points ahead, you might ask. >> reporter: trump answering on fox news. >> because she is terrible. i mean, she has had a terrible record. everything she touches is bad. i mean, it is just a mess.