and lo and behold, a week and a half ago, susan craig went to her physical mailbox at "the times" and was mailed three pages of tax forms. they were sent anonymously, postmarked new york city and return address was trump tower in manhattan. hmm. the tax pages appear to have been signed by donald trump and his then wife marla maples and shows mr. trump reporting in 1995 a loss of $916 million. and the way taxes work, that's a big enough declared business loss that he could conceivably use a lossf that size to avoid paying federal taxes entirely for 18 years. so, your reporter at "the new york times," something like this pops up in her mailbox, question one is, is this real, right? one section in particular did look a little fishy in these documents. in the gigantic number that mr. trump appears to have declared as a business loss, there is something off, see the way it appears in the documents, something off about the hyphen. reporter susan craig and her colleagues solved that mystery of that line of numbers when they tracked down the accountant listed as the filer for trump's taxes th

reporters susan craig and david i checked it. an envelope from the trump tower. >> to have them tumble out of an envelope, your first reaction is skepticism. >> reporter: in february trump bragged to us. about not paying taxes. you work hard to pay the least amount of taxes? >> i want to pay the least amount. >> reporter: trump said when clinton raised his tax history at last monday's debate. >> he didn't pay any federal income tax. >> that makes me smart. >> today, eric snyderman, a trump's charitable foundation to stop soliciting contributions in new york because it is not properly registered with the state. schneiderman is investigating charges trump used charitable funds for personal gain. trump's campaign send the foundation will comply with the order. earlier today in northern virginia trump was asked about mental health care for veterans and said those who suffer from post-traumatic stress are not as strong as those who do not. scott for years veterans groups have t of weakness once associated with post-traumatic stress. >

reporter susan craig and david >> walking by my mailbox. i check it frequently. i looked in. there was an envelope addressed from trump tower. >> so to have them tumble out of an envelope, you know, your first reaction, really is skepticism. >> reporter: in february, trump bragged to us about not paying taxes. >> you worked very hard to pay the least amount of taxes? >> yeah, i want to pay the least amount possible. >> reporter: trump said this when hillary clinton raised his >> he didn't pay any federal income tax. >> that makes me smart. >> today new york attorney general, eric schneiderman, clinton supporter, ordered the trump foundation to stop soliciting contributions in new york because it is not properly registered with the state. schneiderman is investigating charges trump used funds for personal gain. trump said the foundation will comply with the order. clinton wasted no time. hitting trump on the tax issues. on to the airwaves. and clinton told supporters trump has taken corporate excess and made a business out of it. nancy cordes reports. >> what kind of genius lo

from federal income tax came when his forms were sent by a source to "new york times" reporter susan craig. >>> we were able to separately verify them on the record via the accountant who signed them. >> reporter: supporters say what trump did was legal. >>> but at the same time in the end our country isn't going to be ale to get itself back on track unless it has in this case tax reform plan keeps tax loopholes used in the 90's. in another move that could hurt him with women voters, trump today agreed with retired generals who say the obama pentagon allowing women in combat hurts. >>> we'll get away from political correctness and we will have to do that. >> reporter: the g.o.p. nominee cannot do as of today is solicit contributions to his controversial charity. the new york issued the order properly registered. along with his taxes trump's foundation and the clinton foundation are sure to be main topics tomorrow night in the vice presidential debate in virginia. mike pen e on stage for trough, tim kaine for clinton.. a steve handlesman, nbc news, washington. >> anchor: today is rob hannah

. >> that was "the new york times" reporter susan craig.he's the one who received a mysterious envelope of trump's tax returns in her mailbox in late september which the times proceeded to publish. the backlash was swift with some pointing out that the move may be illegal while others praised the times for taking a risk. trace gallagher walks us through what was in that envelope. >> the "the new york times" says the tax documents were mailed last month anonymously to a times reporter who has previously done financial stories on donald trump. each of the three pages has had the names and social security numbers of donald trump and his wife. the documents indicated they had been sent from trump tower in new york city. the times then presented the tax document to the lawyer and accountant who handled trump's taxes for more than 30 years. the man who is now retired says the papers are legit. the documents do not shed any light on trump's net worth or his charitable donation. and as the times points out, e despite the billion dollar loss his cas

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susan craig, the reporter who broke the story, was interviewed over the weekend and was asked, do youave more documents and stories coming? the answer was no comment. we have to see what else comes out. the people who had access to his returns are accountants and lawyers over the years. one of whom confirmed the authenticity of these, semi-retired accountant living in florida. so that's where your speculation would initially go, but we don't know. >> thanks, john. let's bet. th 36 days left. will we get his returns? will he release them? >> absolutely not. >> there you go. thanks, john. >> up next, breaking news. hurricane matthew now a dangerous category-4, already pounding nations in the caribbean, and it could be headed for the east coast. >> plus, leaked audio the trump campaign is using to drive a wedge or wants to between hillary clinton and bernie sanders. will it work? ♪jake reese, "day to feel alive"♪ ♪jake reese, "day to feel alive"♪ no, i'm scheduling time to go oto the bank to get a mortgage. ugh, you're using a vacation day to go to the bank? i know, right? just go to len

i want to talk to susan here, who i met at the boardwalk where craig was earlier this morning. live in georgia. what are you doing here now in melbourne? >> well, we had a trip already planned here. we were going to come down, surprise our mom and watch one of our kids play soccer. we found out about the hurricane, we already had the time off, we were already coming here, and i didn't want to turn around and tell my family i wasn't going to come down here when they could need us, so we came. >> reporter: and you're a hurricane pro, because you grew up here in florida? >> my whole life. >> so, mom to susan is barbara over here. i want you to meet tom and barbara mckinney, and their dog, bella. are you happy your daughter decided to stay and accompany you through this storm tonight? >> yes, i am. i was a bit concerned, but i know how stubborn she is and when she wants to see her family, she wants to see her family. good times, bad times, she's coming. so, i'm glad she's here. >> barbara, you've got your whole family here. what kind of preparations have you made for when this storm

craig? >> you and me both. >> that's the one i want to know. that is the enticing question. >> that is illegal. >> just want to know. thanks. >> thank you, guys. >> susan lee is back with a news update. >> here is what is happening this hour. hurricane warnings are in effect for jamaica, haiti and parts of cuba as the region gets ready for the strongest storm in a decade. hurricane matthew packing winds of up to 140 miles per hour. matthew is being blamed for two deaths. german chancellor angela merkel one of several leaders to celebrate unity day to mark the 26th anniversary of the country's reunification. city officials say lead tainted pipes have been replaced. crews are expected to make repairs of 1,000 homes this fall. it has been a year since health officials warned residents that tap water was unsafe to drink and the navy's battleship with quite a welcome. it is tenth to be added to the u.s. fleet. that is cnbc news update at this hour? >> you're a poet and didn't know it. >> 30 minutes left in the trading session. the dow down 60 points to begin the new quarter. a leading trader will tell us what he is watching into the close coming up. >> we w