Now. Announcer from nbc news, World Headquarters in new york, this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. With 13 days until election day, it was down to business today. For donald trump in a way that you might not expect for a candidate behind in the polls, and running out of time. Trump making a detour from the campaign trail and critical battleground states, to showcase his te washington, d. C. A questionable investment of time with two new tracking polls showing clinton with a ninepoint lead over trump nationally. Illustrating the urgent challenge before him. Nbcs katie tur is in North Carolina with more on trumps competing priorities. Katie, good evening. Donald trump is about to take the stage in North Carolina, after another unconventional day on the campaign trail that began with a photo op. Trump is using the attention he gets from his president ial campaign to advertise for his brand. This is what i want to do for our country. 13 days until the election, trailing in the polls and struggling to stay on message, donald trump took a break to advertise his new hotel. With the notable exception of 1600 pennsylvania avenue, this is the most coveted piece of real estate in washington, d. C. Taken reporters to one of his properties since announcing. And although the campaign called it a corporate event he was accompanied by his Campaign Manager and senior adviser. Five words under budget and ahead of schedule. Proving if it looks and sounds like a stump speech, it probably is a stump speech. Criticism trump rejected, arguing clinton was off the trail last night at an adele concert. Campaign or commercial, it isnt going well. Trumps highend business is taking a hit. His star on the walk of fame smashed today by a vandal. Rates at trumps new hotel already slashed. Golfers looking for new courses. A new poll showing 40 of americans say theyre now less likely to buy trump products. He may have to actually reconsider the Value Proposition of the trump name it may be better that he start slapping the trump name on things that will be more appealing to his new support base. Tonight trump is in North Carolina, another mustwin swing state. Hes down in the polls here. And today a new nbc news wall street journal maris poll shows hes down nine points in New Hampshire and tied in nevada. His running mate mike pence could help him out in such battlegrounds, but today he is in utah. In any other year, utah should be a red state. But its not. Conservative voters are rallying behind Evan Mcmullen, a longtime republican running as an independent for president. Right now im really excited about the momentum in the Evan Mcmullen campaign. Momentum trump needs to find if he wants to live if that other Historic Building on pennsylvania avenue, katie tur, nbc news, kinston, North Carolina. Im Halle Jackson in washington where an unexpected shoutout stood out during Donald Trumps promo. Congratulations, newt on last night. Back and forth between former House SpeakerNewt Gingrich and fox news anchor megyn kelly. Tapes of your show recently . You are fascinated with sex and you dont care about public policy. Me, really . Thats what i get out of watching you tonight. You know what, mr. Speaker, im not fascinated by sex. But i am fascinated by the protection of women. It was an amazing right . We dont play games. The gop nominee clearly pleased with what he heard from one of his top surrogates, even if some republican women are not. Theyre losing their minds. Theyre not acting like a campaign thats going to close strong. Mitt romneys former top aide tweeting, every time you talk about it like a neanderthal, you push more and more women away from the gop, so stop it. What do you say to the republican women who saw that interview last night and are upse twitter. Hes just another bomb wiping out republican women voters. Not just for this cycle, but i think in the longterm. Polling shows trumps struggle with women voters his whole campaign. Demographic mitt romney lost by 11 points in 2012. Trump now trails Hillary Clinton by almost double that, 20 points. We step into the ballot box and we think about the big things that matter to us, i think more women are going to side with donald trump than Hillary Clinton. Help, winning women, new questions on whether those tasked with helping him really are. Halle jackson, nbc news, washington. Meantime, Hillary Clinton celebrated her birthday on the campaign trail today, tried to rally votes in florida where a new poll shows trump edging ahead and clinton using trumps own hotel event to open a new line of attack on her opponent. Lets get the latest from nbcs kristen welker. How are you feeling on your birthday . On her 69th birth h florida for a second day, urging voters to go to the polls with early voting under way. Donald trump says he can still win. And hes right. A new poll out today shows trump leading clinton by two points in the sunshine state. Clinton turning to celebrity Chef Jose Andres to help her case. He famously pulled his restaurant out of trumps new washington, d. C. Hotel after trumps controversial comments about latinos. Undocumented workers. The same people he has been insulting and demonizing throughout this campaign. Clinton hoping rhetoric like that will help drive turnout. An nbc News Analysis of early voting in florida shows an equal number of democrats and republicans have voted so far. But more women have turned out in 12 battleground states where early voting has started. Clinton. More women so far have turned out to vote than men, why do you think that is . Because a woman is running. For president. Thats an energizing factor. Yes, and its history. The Clinton Campaign says the priority this week is hitting early voting states, including nevada, iowa and North Carolina. And pushing allimportant millennial voters to make their voices heard. That strategy on display last night when clinton made a surprise stop at the adele the biggest concern for democrats now . If our people are overconfident and they dont turn out because they figure its in the bag, i think the trump voters are coming out, come hell or high water. I think it could be a problem. The Clinton Campaign announcing theyll hold what they hope will be a Victory Party on Election Night at the javitz center, which literally has a glass ceiling. Clinton hoping to make good on the metaphor of women breaking through the highest barrier. Thank you. Today in south dak Airline Pilot is out on bail after being arrested and charged with showing up drunk for a morning flight to salt lake city. The latest in a string of pilots arrested while trying to fly while allegedly being under the influence. We get details from nbcs tom costello. It was the 8 30 delta connection flight, rapid city to salt lake city, delayed at the gate after tsa officers smelled alcohol on the first officer. We assumed with the and indeed the first officer was drunk. Within a few minutes, the first officer, 38yearold russell dusak was taken into custody. Police say his blood alcohol level was above the legal limit. This is one of the areas where pilot in all flight crew members have a virtual zero tolerance for impairment for any reason. Sky west airlines operated it quickly brought in a replacement pilot. In a statement telling nbc news sky west holds employees to the highest standards of professionalism and safety and security are top priorities. The arrested pilot now on administrative leave. But darren farmer who was flying with his 9yearold son calls the incident outrageous. It could have injured myself, my son, or frankly killed us, if the plane goes down based upon him showing up to work drunk. Absolutely ridiculous. To fly drunk in august, two veteran united pilots arrested in scotland and in march, an American Airlines pilot in handcuffs at the airport after failing two breathalyzer tests in detroit. He pleaded no contest. Tonight yet another pilot accused of trying to fly while intoxicated. Tom costello, nbc news, washington. New developments in the story weve been following for days now. That has sparked outrage across the country. Tonight the government has halted efforts for now to take back enlistment bonuses for members of the California National guard almost a decade after they were paid. These incentives improperly handed out to boost ranks during the iraq and afghanistan wars, nbcs ann thompson has the latest. The pentagons temporary aboutface on recouping bonus payments greeted with skepticism by brian struther. An iraq veteran and member of the California National guard. How does anybody joining the military sign a contract if the contracts mean absolutely like thousands of other guard members, struther was ordered to pay back 25,000 in bonuses and Tuition Assistance for reenlisting in 2007. After appeals and lawsuits, struther got the amount reduced to 5,000. A debt thats been taking 20 of his monthly pay. Ive lost trust and thats a hell of a thing to say for people that you depend on for your life. When youre signing, knowing you might pay. Its suspending bonus collection efforts. Establishing a streamlined centralized appeals process by january 1st and aiming to complete decisions on those appeals by july 1st. Most people are just caught up in the crossfire here and we need to give them what they deserve as quickly as possible. While carter says some soldiers knew or should have known they were ineligible for the payments, many did not. He has told reviewers to lean in chris van meter refinanced his house to cover a 46,000 bill. The white house says theyll get another chance to appeal. A fair hearing that for many soldiers has come at a very high price. Ann thompson, nbc news, new york. In addition to the bonus controversy, defense secretary ash carter is also weighing in tonight on the fight against their push on mosul. Carter is revealing that a new offensive will be launched within weeks on the isis capital in syria. Nbc News Pentagon correspondent hans nickels sat down exclusively with secretary carter today in paris. 11 days in and more than 2,000 coalition bombs, rockets and shells. Still, the Islamic State appeared to hold their lines outside of mosul today, as iraqi forces moved more than 1,000 and u. S. Secretary of Defense Ash Carter telling nbc news in an exclusive interview that the u. S. And its allies are already looking across the border to syria, to the Islamic States selfproclaimed capital of raqqah. The plan . Simultaneous campaigns against mosul and raqqah. It starts in the next few weeks. And thats long been our plan and well be capable of resourcing both. So the assault on raqqah will start on weeks, not months . Yesat thats what we expect, thats our plan. And of course, we always try to meet our plan as we have in mosul. In mosul, u. S. Forces will get closer and closer to the city center. Riding alongside iraqi and kurdish troops, but raqqah will be a far different challenge. Fewer local forces with less training. The focus in paris . Working with allies on how to prevent a cornered Islamic State from desperate attacks against the west. Ranks are thinning. Remember, we took out the successive military commanders of mosul so were extremely effective at eliminating the leadership of isil. A united offense soon on two fronts. Hans nichols, nbc news, brussels. In italy today, a pair of powerful earthquakes struck the central part of the country, crumbling churches and buildings in ancient towns near the epicenter, knocking out power and shutting down a major highway. Officials say the aftershock was felt as far south as rome. It comes less than two months after a deadly quake in august killed hundreds of people in italy. A lot of panic there tonight. But as of now, no reports of widespread deaths or injuries. Still ahead, shocking allegations rocking a major university. Multiple women accusing a student of sexual assault. The disturbing details Authorities Say they found inside his notebooks. Also, its a goal many want to get there. . Jake reese, . Day to feel alive . . . Jake reese, . Day to feel alive . . Advil liqui gels work so fast youll ask what bad back . What pulled hammy . Advil liqui gels make pain a distant memory nothing works faster stronger or longer what pain . Advil. Jay knows how to keep his wheels spinning. 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The first woman who went to police said the 20yearold strangle and assaulted her for more t apartment on october 12th. Then, as news of his arrest spread around campus, the floodgates opened. Another woman claimed he had assaulted her back in february. Then another. And another. Investigators searching his apartment say they found a black book in his nightstand with names of women he had met and what he wanted to do with them in a very systematic way according to the search warrant. Disturbingly enough there were statements of kill and statements of sexual desires. He will not be allowed to be we hope that gives folks a little bit of a peace of mind that this threat is no longer on other campus. Cooks attorney saying no facts have yet been proven and urging the public to keep in mind not everything you hear is true and in the past few years, several grave accusations in similar cases were later proven groundless. I hope that more people are starting to feel safe now that this person has been arrested. I think this is just a problem on any campus. I think you could go anywhere in america and find a case of this nature. So i almost wish it was surprising. Cook is now being held without bail. Hes due in court tomorrow. Gabe gutierrez, nbc news, madison, wisconsin. Well take a break now and switch gears. When we come back well tell you about the uninvited guest who wreaks havoc inside a restaurant. Fib from leaving me at a higher risk of stroke. Until i learned more about oncedaily xarelto. A latest generation blood thinner. Then i made the switch. Xarelto . Significantly lowers the risk of stroke in people with afib not caused by a heart valve problem. It has similar effectiveness to warfarin. Warfarin interferes with vitamin k and at least six blood clotting factors. Xarelto . Is selective targeting one critical factor of your bodys natural clotting function. 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The teams not just really good, theyre really big. Im 63, how tall are you . 68. Hes one of six players topping 250 pounds. That concerns parents. Thats like putting a vw bug up against a mack truck. Trickledown effect on the wildcats cheer squad and pep band. Its brought down our spirits a little bit. So many schools have forfeited, the team hasnt played a game in a month and a half. Now thats about to change. Across puget sound, the olympic high trojans are finetuning their slingshot for a battle with goliath. Its exciting for me, knowing i got to complete a challenge like that. The team never considered forfeiting. Theres not only lessons of can learn from this. So finally archbishop murphy takes the field. The victory for the band the cheerleaders and the team. Which wins big. And with no injuries, its a game best defined by the size of the players hearts. Joe fryer, nbc news, everett, washington. Thats going to do it for us on a wednesday night, im lester holt. 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