>> reporter: ayman, there is a sense this morning that ft. lauderdale really dodged a bullet with this storm. conditions have improved dramatically over the past few hours. overnight, we did see wind. we did see rain. nowhere near as 3w5 as expected. that's because this hurricane ended up staying 100 miles offshore as it patzed ft. lauderdale, which was further out than expected. we saw the outer through in waves in the i don't have night hours. all of that looks to move north at this point. 11,000 people are without power. you can see the lights on right now in ft. lauderdale. what we expect to see later this morning is a return to normal now this system has moved further up the coast. we can tell you that ft. lauderdale's airport, which had been closed down on thursday, plans to reopen this morning. miami's airport, we expect flights to resume this morning as well. normal here as people turn their attention towards our neighbors to the north in florida. >> nbc's blake mccoy, thanks for that. let's go back to bonnie schneider and get a look

. >> good morning, i'm ayman mohyeldin. >> i'm frances rivera. it was the best night ever, the chicago world cubs are world champions. fittingly the game went into extra innings. in the end, the cubs were able to end the curse. >> it's wet out here, the longest games ever. it's one of the best games anybody will see. the trumps everything. i'm so happy. i can't put into word how this feels. >> chicago it happened. we did it. we're world champions. we're world champions. don't know, i don't have word to tell you how i feel about this i think it's all surreal, and, man, it's a great feeling. >> nbc's jay gray joins us outside chicago's wrigley field, jay, i can hear the people behind you, i can imagine they are still up ripping it up this morning. >> good morning, frances, ayman. innings. the party is really going into extra innings. take a look at what's going on now, heavy police presence in wrigley feel. they brought out three sleepers to play and clean the mess but maybe move the crowd along a little as well. still, there are people trickling i

>> reporter: good morning, ayman. yes. that's right. this is an ongoing situation. and our understanding is that already 11 people have been killed in this isis attack on kirkuk. now, kirkuk is about an hour south of where i am right now. eighth very rested city. there is constantly suicide bombings and other attacks there. right now, we are understanding these isis attackers, gunmen, carrying light arms and throwing zbre made thes and throwing installation, mostly for police and they attacked an iranian built power plant. why attack a power plant that's under construction? because isis considers iran, which is mostly a shiite country and considered a shiite sense of power in the middle east, to be their diametric enemy. so attacking iranian civilian targets is definitely something that isis would certainly include in their list of targets. now, also, as you mentioned, about an hour north of where we said last night a u.s. serviceman was killed by an improvised explosive device. there is the kind of maneuvers isis tends to engage. >> all right. matt bradley live if

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. >>> a good wednesday morning, everyone, i'm ayman mohyeldin. this morning, we are learn whack led to the deadly oakland warehouse fire in oakland, california friday. they say it may have been caused by a refrigerator or electric am appliance. also new the alameda coroner's office positively identified another nine victims. they don't expect the death toll to rise above 36 t. oakland fire chief said this. >> the fire department will be unclean here until we can look the family and tell them, yes, we have completely searched this warehouse and we can tell you that there are no more victims in this warehouse. >> and nbc has learned from interviews and records that city and county officials have multiple opportunities in the last two years to address possible safety concerns. starting with annual fire inspectionss. but the head of the fire fighter's union zach unger told >> reporter: do they have the kind of resources they need? >> no, not nearly. >> reporter: is there talk among firefighters many buildings are unsafe in the city? >> there are many

>> reporter: good morning, ayman. good morning, frances. italy's prime minister, matteo renzi, was known as demolition man, and he pledged to kick start italy's economy. well, he's been demolished in a referendum, and he's being kicked out. he'll resign this afternoon after losing a referendum, and not just losing it, but losing it by 60% to 40%. it was really a howl of protest from italian voters against italy's stagnant economy. there was some evidence that this was part of that populist wave. what happens next? well, it's widely expected there will be a financial, possibly even a banking crisis in italy. certainly there will be new elections and a political headache for the leaders of europe's establishment. they had been heaving a bit of a sigh of relief after the result here in vienna when a far-right candidate, norbert hofer, who had threatened to become the first far right head of state in europece defeated in a straight vote. but as i say, that sigh of relief didn't last too long after the vote in italy, which really does give europ

. >> i'm ayman mohyeldin. mathep has authorities bng thousands of coastal residents have reportedly refused to evacuate their homes. many still struggling to recover from a devastating earthquake six years ago. they face the risk of deadly mudslides and flash flooding. >>> at least three people have been killed in the storm as it turns past colombia and jamaica now. cuba is bracing for a major carolina are declaring a state of mortgages and urging residents to be prepared. >> right now the projected path is a little off the coast. it can change in a moment's notice. when that happens, we're not going to have a lot of time to be ready. be prepared ahead of time. >> nbc meteorologist bill karins is tracking hurricane mathieu for us. >> lots to cover. the destruction is under way in haiti. close to the southwest peninsula and hour. it should strengthen overnight. it is moving to the north at a slow pace. that's why haiti is going to get so much destruction today. the other thing, we track this closer to florida.

. >> i'm ayman mohyeldin. donald trump says he was born in the united states. >> jimmy fallon. this new issue. the birther issue comes storming back into the 2016 race with donald trump president obama was born in the united states, after asked directly be i the washington post, trump said, quote, i'll answer that question at the right time. i don't want to answer that question right now. trump's response and refusal to answer is now spread across nationalhood lines this morning. here's what the post, robert costa, said about the nominee's non-answer. >> so we're sitting there, i had a list of questions. manager said a week ago, trump now believes president obama was born in the occupation him i had not heard trump, himself, say that so one of the questions i asked trump as we were signature across if his plane, is kelly anne conway accurate. i asked it several times, he said i don't want to answer that question, when i said is kelly anne accurate? he said, okay. i will not talk about that. we had a linkthy exchange. wha h tonight. >> the nominee tried to walk back the comment

i'm ayman mohyeldin. >> i'm frances rivera. sometimes you wake up, donald trump finds himself in a fire storms at least four women have come forward with allegations against the millionaire candidate, accusing him of advances, groping and more him it comes after the presidential nominee insisted he had never engaged in such behavior. two women as they discussed public encounters in which trump grabbed or groped them inappropriately. here's jessica lee's account. >> it was a real shock when all of a sudden his hand were all over me. he started encroaching on my space and i hesitate to use this expression but i'm going to and that is, he was like an octopus, it was like he had six articles. part of the body, i might fought have gotten -- i might not have gotten that upset. it's when he started putting his hands up my skirt and that was it. >> a trump camp ve hemally fought back against the "times" article, demanding a retraction with this letter. >> that wasn't the only accusation brought against trump him the palm beach post cla

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. >> good morning, everyone, i'm ayman mohyeldin. >> i'm frances ra. rive e is surging with her larst lead yet against donald trump. clas a commanding 14-point lead. 51% to trump' 37%. despite the new number, clinton says she ting anything for granted. >> we built this campaign over what is now a year-and-a-half and now we're seeing the results of all that hard work. we're not taking anything for granted. there is complacency. we want everyone to keep helping us. making phone calls, knocking on doors. reachingut to everyone. early voting whereoucan. to vote. >> she made those comments aft sharg her bthdaye? with reporters. former law maker joe walsh lit up social med ja tweeting this, on?1 november 18th, i'm voting r fme congressman clari musket, referenced protest and civil disobedience. with 12 days between now and election day. team trump took time for personal business. surrogates and campaign staff on hand to open his new hotel. clinton made sure to go of trump. >> i was struck today donald trump is paying more atten campaign. that's his choice. b

karen, good morning. >> reporter: frances, ayman, good morning to you. opec technical teams are having a hard time joining the dots on the production cuts ahead of the key opec producer's meeting tomorrow in vienna. it's not helping sentiment by suggesting the oil marke rebalance itself in 2017 without a cut. prices are down 1% after a roller coaster ride on prices yesterday. meantime, brace for strikes across the country. that's been the message for the five for 15 campaign and labor movement demanding $15 per hour minimum wage for low paid workers. effectively, there will be protesters in major airports across the country t. one expected to be impacted the most is chicago's o'hare. we await cyber monday purchases, police warn of porch pirates, that's people taking packages off the doorsteps of homes. a number of thieves have been caught in action by home security cameras. the message has been have your packages delivered to secure locations, let me toss it back to you in studio. >> it's tough if are you not home, if are you working. >> i was always loo

. >> good morning, everyone, i'm ayman mohyeldin. >> i'm frances rivera. >> you thought the last stretch was calmer? in fact, less than a week to go, both candidates are making their closing arguments in battle grounds across the country. hillary clinton unleashing a fresh offensive in trying to rally a key demographic. that of women. >> on the one hand, you have to feel sorry about the campaign he's running. he sure has spent a lot of time demeaning, degrading, insulting and assaulting women. he does not have the temperament to be our commander-in-chief. so think how you'll feel if there was something you could have done but didn't on november the th if this, if this doesn't work. >> and she made these intense comments after a protester in calling her husband a rapist. >> you know, i am sick and tired of the negative, dark, divisive, dangerous vision and behavior of people who support donald trump. >> but clinton had plenty of help with surrogates, fanning out across the country, attempting to refocus the narrative on trump and making their best effort to move past the fbi inquiry. in f

good morning, everyone, i'm ayman mohyeldin. school bus crash in chattanooga, tennessee the bus driver has been ahe wassed he is charged with five counts of vehicle laffer homicide and reckless driving. 35 students were on board the bus when it crashed. mortgage crews responded to find the b chattanooga's police chief calls eight single driver incident. >> that is being investigate as a possible cause. >> this is an absolute nightmare for the community, for the police department, fire and ems. i can assure you, the public safety professionals in chattanooga are prepared and trained to veth investigate it thoroughly and we have all the tools and the communities need. >> it comes days before thanksgiving. the school will be opened for student and staff. this morning, the suspect is in jail for an ambush style killing of a police officer. the suspect was captured by a s.w.a.t. unit monday afternoon. he was driving with a woman and a baby when arrested. he was chaed challenge murder. he was caught outside a san antonio police headqu

>> reporter: we do know that this is a good thing right now, ayman. we don't know when we will reach mosul in this operation but the engagement means this whole operation is that doesn't necessarily mean exactly we know when they are entering mosul, and this is like some of the other patterns of the engagements with the islamic state over the last year, and i was with the counterterrorism forces last january, and what i learned it's a small force and there are a lot that were trained in the united states, and these people, while a lot of them speak english, they are battles far beyond their remitt, and now they are being used as the main poor -- point of the sphere. they are being very over extended. >> matt live for us there in northern iraq. >>> and then a gas explosion rocked >> went in on his own and pulled the fire alarms and allowed the individuals to evacuate. had those steps not been taken, we would have been having a different conversation this afternoon. this man, single handedly, i believe, saved a lot of lives of citizens today and a lot o

aim ayman mhyeldin. >> i'm fran cyst says rivera. >> it was like the president-elect was embarking on a victory tour in cincinnati. bringing back showboating candidate that navigating his way to the white house. take a listen. >> we have peoe country that truly didn't know what the hell they were doing. from now on, it's going to be america first. okay? america first. >> and trump made a big announcement while rallying supporters, surprising aids and the media, declaring his secretary of defense? i don't want to tell you this because i want to save the we are going to appoint mad dog as our secretary of defense. >> and trump there, you we heard him referring to mad dog mattis, he was talking about a marine general james mattis. >> and just as trump zeroed in on defense, he is ropes for secretary of state t. one-time manager cory lewandowski saying while mitt romney and rudy guiliani are leading for the job the decision is far from done. last night the cincinnati crowds bursting in a chant of no romney. the trump and vice president-elect mike pence doubled down on building the border w

ayman is off today. if you are getting recalled to hithe road, you are in good company. 50 million people are on the move, hoping to join family nbc's tom byrum costello starts us off. >> reporter: the thanksgivg crush. it started on the west coast tuesday night, nearly 49 million of us traveling this gobble day. the vast majority are g. meanwhile, a potential record tsa. tsa avding a repeat the e thousand screeners, opening this newirter to track real time every tsa checkpoint at the 3 bst >> downhere, ts they've open>>? syracuse. ohor that overcast skieth? on the designated route for that school bus. we are exploring is a, has he done it before, b, if so wh y?>> witnesses tellas driving wellve the speed lit. the local compin relatives say he was awn oblem. >> it was about him slamming o npu mallheid rning leaedpr that ed tt- te intelligence s iefing elecartion e thismonth. it's aumuch than his predecessorsnd@,?ower t theidel m pence, who has received a bry eieng n ?day. however, a senior intellince off

>> reporter: well, good morning, ayman, shock and disbelief across the globe. a tepid reaction from te tried to adjust to a brave, new, your honor certain world. here in moscow, guys, donald trump is certainly feeling the love. this has been a difficult period since the cold war from syria, hacking allegations, ukraine, now things are going to change. that's the hope at least from the kremlin. president putin this morning, sending donald trump his congratulations via telegram calls a crisis in bilateral relations to finally come to an end. on the streets of moscow, cautious optimism. this election was front and center in the state-controlled media. most russians sort of see clintons a being a potential threat to russia. someone who lectured the country. donald trump may be unpredictable, they say, at least he will, they see, or believe at least that he will let russia do what it wants to do. so a lot of optimism world. >> nbc's lucie cavanaugh live in moscow. we'll be right back with lots more. stay with us. from leaving me at a higher risk of stroke. that'd be

good friday morning, everyone, i'm ayman mohyeldin. >> i'm frances rivera. just four days to the election, both candidates are make the race on each other and donald trump seizing on a now defunct report saying clinton could be indicted for her family foundation. >> the fbi is investigating how hillary clinton put the office of secretary of state up for sale in violation of federal law. it was reported that an avalanche of information is investigation is likely to yield an dime. >> law enforcement officials tell nbc news after taking a look at the clinton foundation the case has not forward in months. those allegationles come as clinton made an appeal against trump. >> he has spent this entire to his most hateful supporters. he retweets white supreme sifts and spreads racially tingeed conspiracy theories. just a few days ago, donald trump was endorsed by the official newspaper of the klu klux klan. do any of us have a place in trump's america? >> and as clinton hammers away nationalist support, however donald trump's son eric had these words for grand wizard

ayman mohyeldin. for the first time in five day, the president-elect elect leaves trump tower, leaving reporters behind, breaking for a protocol on the town. mr. trump slid past them for a dinner at new york's 21 club. it's a move he has done several times on the trail. now as he readys himself for the white house, it's a move that left the press scrambling. first presidential daily briefing. nbc news asked his son-in-law jared kushner to sit in on the briefings, once he gets top security clearance, that could take days or weeks. that comes after trump trying to fill the more than 4,000 political positions in his administration t. process is complicated as nbc's kristen welker explains. mike pence, signs they may be in turmoil. former congressman, mike rogers, who had been advising him on national security abruptly announced his departure following chris christie's leadership. >> we have done a great job under chris christie's leadership. >> reporter: sources telling nbc news, it was a stalinesque and

. >>> good tuesday morning, everyone, aim ayman mohyeldin. >> i'm frances rivera. we are two weeks from election day. donald trump and hillary clinton is unleashing a barrage of tweets, and they say it's polls created by a biassed industry. >> when the poms are 18 and they john modesta rigged the polls. he said do this by oversampling democrats, but the corrupt media never talks about these things. they never talk about it. but the media isn't just against me, they're against all of you. >> and trump declared himself the leader in the election on his favorite medium, of course, that's twitter. only to be rebuffed by his own campaign manager hours later, her second time doing so in many days. national polls show trump trailing clinton by over five points. strump trying to circumvent the media, launching a lightly broadcast facebook live. they say it may be a precursor to a rumored trump tv channel. one of his accusers, jessica drake said saturday he grabbed >> it's all physical him they were made up. i don't know these women. it's not my thing to do what they say. i

everyone, i'm ayman mohyeldin. >> i'm frances rivera. >> scary moments on theign trail, the campaign plane carrying vice president nominee mike pence skidded off the runway. pence and his family a???? secr service were on board t. ane's hard landing causedor maj damage to the tarmac. wind contributing factors and rainnd they thank no one was hurt and fitesponders that rushed to the scene. beforehis flight, he showed this picture of himowing a otball around waiting for conditio to clear. donald trump spoke about the ugh commented the incident at his o?jhio rall spo to our future vice prent. he's okay. you know he was in a big skidded off the runway and was pretty close to gre, grave danger. but i just spoke to mike pence and he'sfine. [ applause ] >> he got out. everybody's fine. >> pence safely made it to his new york hotel following the incident. however, he was unae to attend his previously scheduled fundraiser. >> we've gotore brng news ernight the 2016 race shifts came from politico, the report conf by nbc news that current vice present is at the top of? clinton's shoist for the

. >> it's great being with you >> i'm ayman mohyeldin. >> the countdown goes on. 28 day, four weeks until election day. the bottom falls out. they stumble on anarchy with trump at the very center. off red meat to deporters him all but ignoring the controversy that has his party fleeing. >> lock her up no we are going to get a special prosecutor to figure this deal out. i have never been so ashamed of this country as what's gone on with hillary clinton. and we have to make sure that this election is not stolen from us and is not taken away from us. and everybody know what is i'm talking about. and there's crooked media. you talk about crooked hill attackt against bill clinton forisse infidelity is more hot mic trapse released. >> bill clinton sexually assaulted innocent women and hillary clinton attacked those women viciously. if they want to release more tapes, saying inappropriate things, we'll continue to talk about bill and hillary clinton doing inappropriate things. there are so many of them, folks. >> while trump fame to the 2005 video that caused his party to leave en masse, rudy gu

. >> good morning, everyone, i'm ayman ehidin. >> former sex colin powell gets injected no the 2016 presidential race after he called donald trump a national disgrace and international the e-mails to emily miller, a current journalist who was powell's former aid, tied to russian operatives was reported by buzzfeed news, powell also said powell's whole birther movement is in the process of destroying himself. powell confirmed that hackers political analyst steve schmidt spoke about it when speaking to brian williams. >> i think you can count, brian, the number of people that qualify as legitimate statesmen to less than 20 chief among them is colin powell. he is broadly respected in this kentucky and colin powell, powell saying it scuts, his opn endorsements are overblown in this presidential campaigns. shis one to matter. his as an antagonist for donald trump is not good news for donald trump. >> powell voted democrat in the last two elections. >>> noling this morning, the top prosecutor eric sneiderman has opened up an inquiry into trump's questions of impropriety. on personal revelations and do

. >> and i'm ayman mohyeldin. heated moments. >> another country waking up after a dark, contentious and thoroughly bitter face-off between the nation's leading presidential candidates as donald trump and hillary clinton sparred in the most heated debate we may have never seen. >> honest abe nev it's the big difference between abraham lincoln and you. >> it's different for someone who never paid taxes like you. >> sadly obama never listened. i don't think he'll be listening to you very much anymore. >> donald says he knows more >> when she said deplorables -- >> the presidential campaign came 48 hours after a newly uncovered tape of 2005 of a hollywood segment. at one point even boasting of his ability to grab women by the genitals. and it parked a massive outcry. access hollywood nbcuniversal. trump defended that crude language. >> just for the record, though, are you saying what you said on that bus 11 years ago that you did not actually kiss women without consent or grope women without consent. >> i have great

. >> i'm ayman mohyeldin. the eastern seaboard is onig alert as hurricane mathew the strongest storm in years closes in on the u.s. >> overnight, the eye of the storm made landfall in eastern cuba with its strength and tact, a category 4, winds reaching up to 140 miles per hour. eight deaths have been tolled so far. this after it tore through haiti, flooding streets, flattening homes in what could be the worst crisis to hit the >> each hour, mathew is weakening. officials are taking zero chances. a state of emergency is in effect from florida to the carolinas. south carolina, calling for a complete coastal shutdown. >> our goal is to make sure you basically get 100 miles awoi from the coast. -- away from the coast. what i will tell those people thinking of fought leaving, yourself. think about my law enforcement and my national guardsmen. pause they are going to have to be the ones that go out and try to get you. you are putting their lives at stake. >> let's get an update how this storm is playing out. offici

. >> i'm ayman mohyeldin. georgia after one police officer was killed and another critically wounded near the georgia state university campus. within the last few hours, police released this wanted poster, offering a $30,000 reward to help cap closure the suspected gunman. suspected gunman. suspected gun. kerry sanders has this >> reporter: an urgent manhunt under way in america's georgia. a suspect well inbred, accused of shooting two police officers. >> this is a very dangerous individual. we need to have him off >> reporter: 9:40 a.m. the officers responding to a domestic dispute at an apartment complex when shots were fired t. officers hit and littleerick took off. nearby golf course and area universities on lock down. a digital message sent to those on campus, please secure all doors and windows. >> within minutes of the call, our campus was on lockdown. >> reporter: killed officer other officer, four-year veteran jody smith with the university police department fighting for his life. th has been[; a dead

. >> good morning, everyone, i'm ayman mohyeldin. >> i'm frances river ra. >>> donald trump signals the worst is still yet to come. not before unleashing a fresh barrage of attacks againstis >> the election of hillary clinton would lead to the destruction of our country. she's crooked as a $3 bill. this election will determine whether we remain free country in the truest sense of the word. she was a disaster and she's a bad person. we have to investigate hillary clinton and we have to investigate the investigation. this was a disgrace. >> and this morning rpg he's out how far he's prepared to go in attacking:featuring footage of her having a coughing fit and stumbling into a vehicle last month. he lashes out against zb op leaders with bill o'reilly. >> i think we should get support. we don't get the port from guys like paul ryan. he had a conference call with congressmen with hundreds of them and they practically rioted against him on the phone. one person stuck up f i'm tired of non-support. i really don't want his support. >> now that interview came after the speaker bashed him online

. >> reporter: good morning, frances, good morning, ayman, apple will take a look at what google did with google glass and hopefully come up with a more sustainable product. smart glass is what we're looking at. information conveyance from your smartphone as opposed to vr seems to be the way. we have to wait at least until 2018 according to report by plume berg. elsewhere, facebook employees donald trump election victory. apparently, there are accusations about fake and misleading promotions on the facebook side t. ceo mr. zuckerberg does not think that was a problem. again, this was unofficial task force and buzzfeed is that for you. amazon will be offered velvet bags, you will get offered those in red, silver and blue? why is that, it's more wrapping paper has no value. back to you, guys. >> it makes our lives easier that we have to wrap presents that come perfectly wrapped. >> thank you very much. bags. thank you very much. >> all right. one of the cornerstones of the trump campaign was bringing back jobs to america. now it's time to put his money where his mouth is. kevin tishl t

everyone, i'm ayman mohyeldin. >> and i'm frances rivera. we've made it, election day is upon us, it's been 18 months in the making. this morning, millions of americans prepare to head to the polls to pick our nation's 45th president, just hours after trump and clinton wrapped up their final campaign events in michigan and north carolina. it has been 510 days since donald trump rode down his fifth avenue trump tower escalator to announce his days since hillary clinton released her video announcing her race for the white house. and hillary clinton returned home before she casts her own ballot this morning it came to a head as the campaigns held their final rallies, trump taking to michigan as clinton amassed her largest event yet in front of philadelphia's independence hall to cheer her with former president bill clinton, jon bon jovi and bruce springsteen. she and trump delivered their closing arguments early this morning. >> today is our independence day. when you step into that voting booth, today, it's now today there is one core question

good morning to you, ayman, there was a time. that time was november the 7th and before when we used to be obsessed by the federal reserve and what they were doing with interest rates. trump. we are looking at the fomc over the next two days to see janet yellin almost certainly raising interest rates by 25 basis points. then we will be looking at the economic projection and, indeed what she has to say about future rate hikes. you talked about mr. trump, it looks like the secretary of state will not be rudy guiliani or mitt romney. it will be rex timmerson, the ceo of exxon, it has good ties with ru talking, of course, with the gas prices are going up. they were basically 2.21 nationwide monday morning. there are some analysts that say because opec now has a big deal with non-opec producers to tie to us production. that means we could be headed to, wait for it, $3 per gallon t. family's finances remain to be seen. >> good to talk to you, my friend. >>> well, it's one of the most compelling things we have seen santa claus granting

. >> i'm ayman moy he din. police have the man that left 12 people dead and 50 other injured. this as investigators sweep across europe looking for the suspect. that man you see there on the screen, a tunisian silence seeker has been on media over suspicions that he may have been planning an attack with other accomplices using firearms him now investigators warn he could be violent and armed as they comb through evidence and a manhunt across the country. matt. >> reporter: good morning ayman, actually, it's today's his birthday, it will be hard to spend it in a relaxed way. it seems he now, escaping continent wide manhunt. there has been a more than $100,000 reward on his head. police are fanning out across europe. there have been boats searched, hospitals, one of the reasons is he was thought to have been injured. a lot of this was coming from the cab of the truck that slammed into the christmas market behind me a. lot of the forensic evidence is coming from inside that cab. of the 12 murders in this incident, one was in the truck the polish driver who police according to med

. >>> good monday morning, i'm ayman mohyeldin. >> i'm frances rivera. thanks so much for being with us. more grim news over the weekend with the death toll rising. now a criminal investigation has begun into that tragic warehouse party fire that claimed at least 33 lives in oakland, california, on friday night. officials say some of the victims were teenagers. one was the son of a first responder. authorities are still iden entire building, which had been housing artists. nbc's stephen luke has the latest in oakland. stephen, what's the latest that we know this morning? >> reporter: well, good morning. you mentioned that criminal investigation under way, and that has a lot of people wondering whether there is some specific piece of information that they have not yet released that's pushed them in that direction or whether it's just out of an abundance of caution. either way, here at 1:00 a.m. around the county have gone to sleep and are not waking up. but here behind me, behind those blue tents you see here, it is an around-the-clock recovery effort. th

i'm ayman mohyeldin. >> and i'm gigi stone woods. frances >>> a turkish airlines crashed this morning. at least 37 people are dead after the boeing 747 crashed into more than 20 houses by the airport. now we're live in locndon with all the very latest. ali, what have you been hearing about it? >> reporter: a turkish jet crashed killing at least 37 people, most of them residents of a village struck by the boeing 737. it was trying to land in dense fog. it was supposed to make a stop over near the capital on its way from hong kong to istanbul. it crashed when trying to land in poor advice is ability. devastating pictures show that the plane plowed for a few hundred yards through the village crushing and smashing pieces, 15 homes and the remains lay broken on top of smashed houses. the crash happened about 7:30 local time in the morning so most people were probably in their homes. there's about 1,000 rescue workers on the site trying to figure out the exact cause of the damage. authorities say there was fog but it wasn't critical and th

. >> we are headed to a game seven >> i'm ayman mohyeldin. >> i'm frances rivera. >> we have less than a week to go until election day. both candidates are making their closing arguments in battleground across the country. hillary clinton inleashing a fresh offensive against dominican republic, if trying to rally a key demographic, that of women. >> on the one hand, you got to feel kind of sorry about the kind of campaign he's running, don't you? he sure has spent a lot of time he does not have the temperament to be our commander in chief. so think how you'll feel if there was something you could have done but didn't on november the 9th, if this doesn't work. >> and she made these intense comments after a protester in forecast disrupting her rally of negative, dark divisive dangerous vision and behavior of people who support donald trump. >> but clinton also had plenty of help with surrogates fang out across the country, attempting to make their best effort to move past the fbi inquiries into the clinton e-mail practices. in fact the clinton camp says supporters have donated over $11 m

i am ayman mohyeldin. >> i am francis rivera. >>> we begin with the explosive day in new york and a combative trump holding a news conference that ran the gamut, and he made headlines on a new cabinet nominee to the border wall, obamacare and his business dealings, but it was unsubstantiated allegations russia may hold over trump held the room. clapper says he spoke with trump offering his profoundest dismay at the leaks that have been a president-elect trump affirmed his appreciation for all the men and women serving in the intelligence community. nbc's hallie jackson has more of the blockbuster of a press conference. >> months in the making but it was not washington front and center, instead, moscow, russia, dominating. >> as far as hacking, i think it was russia, but i think we also get hacked by other countries, and other people. >> the president-elect outlining personal, lewd, unverified allegations against him. a senior intelligence official says trump was never briefed about it, backing up his argument. >> it's all fake news and it's >> during the campaign, nobody on his team had conta

the leader of al qaeda, ayman al zawahiri claims he is holding a rockville man hostage. he worked for j.e. austin associates. until now, no group has claimed responsibility for his disappearance. al qaeda has given several conditions for weinstein's release, including three men tied to the 1993 world trade center bombing. weinstein worked in pakistan for nearly five years before his kidnapping. >>> a woodbridge man accused of supporting an islamic radical terror organization will be in court today. 24-year-old jamer ahmad made propaganda videos that glorified giant jihad and terrorism. ahmad has been in jail since agents raided his woodbridge home in september. authorities say he's connected to the group responsible for the 2008 bombings and shootings in mumbai, india, that killed 160 people. ahmad's plea hearing is scheduled for 3:00 this afternoon. >>> four people are recovering this morning after a three-car accident late last night in southeast washington. it happened at the intersection of southern avenue and ridge road around 10:30. one person is in critical condit

. >> good morning, everyone, i'm ayman mohyeldin. today democrats are carrying out a coordinated attack on trump's appointments. meanwhile, republicans warn to ease concerns over ban none's past. >> that's not the steve ban none that i know and i spend a lot of time with him and here's a guy who is a harvard business school, london school economic, ten year advising admirals. >> i find him to be a very, very smart man and a loyal patriotic american and sometimes in politics you get labelled a certain way or another way, but i think people will find in him a real asset to the country. >> despite democrat's efforts to bash ban none, president obama in his first press conference since the election is refusing to attack trump for the hiring position. >> it would not appropriate for donald trump will be the next president the 45th president of the united states and it will be up to him to set up a team that he thinks will serve him well and reflect his policies. >> president obama even went so far as to vouch for trump's own foreign polic