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Nightly news begins right now. From nbc news World Headquarters in new york, this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. Good evening. Seven days to go until election day and both Hillary Clinton and donald trump are on the offense and on message. Clinton trying to pivot from the surprise fbi email probe, to make an appeal to women voters, while trump is renewing his vow to re and theres less time in this race than those seven days may suggest due to early voting now under way. A record 26 million americans have already voted, thats twice as many than we saw at this point four years ago. In a few minutes, chuck todd will update us on the state of the race, but first to the campaign trail, starting with Andrea Mitchell in florida. Andrea, good evening. Reporter good evening, lester. This is not where the Clinton Campaign expected to be with again tonight back in florida, trying to distract attention from the email controversy by revving up their attacks against donald trump. Tonight Hillary Clinton under renewed fire over her private server, going back on offense, targeting donald trump. He does not have the temperament to be our commander in chief. Reporter behind the scenes, the clinton team says they see no slide in their polls from the email controversy, but theyre still nervous. Top aides telling nbc on trying to galvanize a key part of the base, women voters. Even bringing former Miss Universe Alicia Machado to the rally today. Describing how she was insulted by trump. He says to me, miss piggy, miss housekeeping. Its really clear here that he does not respect woman. He has spent a lot of time, demeaning, degrading, insulting uncertainty over the email fallout. 26 of independents in one survey saying it makes them less likely to vote for clinton. And top aide huma abedin, again out of sight today. Her lawyers saying she doesnt know whats on that laptop. As clintons husband and other supporters spent another day going after the fbi director. People who do this for a living have evaluated these charges and found them falling flat. You dont announce and say, we have an investigatioay there, oh, maybe theres not, but well let you know in a few weeks or so. Reporter in battleground florida, the race is tight, with Trump Supporters showing up at clintons rally. Gone is clintons hope of closing with a positive message, at least for now. The campaign strategy, to counteract the email scandal by staying on the attack. Andrea mitchell, nbc news, sanford, florida. Reporter this is katy tur. We cant trust any more than we can trust her with classified information. Reporter donald trump and running mate mike pence, hoping to bring republicans home. I will ask congress to convene a special session so we can repeal and replace. Reporter and gain ground with their opposition to obamacare. The case has never been stronger for repeal. Reporter operatives Say Team Trump has a golden opportunity, a chance for a triple play, tagging clinton on the revival of the fbi investigation into her email server. The allegations cnn contributor and current dnc chair, donna brazil gave clinton questions before a cnn debate, and the rise of obamacare premiums. Rigged system themes that play into their change narrative. They will say anything and do anything, and cling to their power and prestige at your expense. Reporter today the Campaign Announced a 25 million ad buy, a closing message in 13 states. 12 of which president obama won in 2012. The goal, to convince listening to the voices in their head. Theyre listening to what their agenda item might be and ignoring the actual data on the ground. And thats always dangerous. Reporter but more hurdles. A glaring snub from paul ryan, the leader of the republican party, who is still not campaigning with trump, even in his home state of wisconsin tonight. Though ryan says he did vote, he didnt even say Donald Trumps name. Im supporting our entire republican ticket. Reporter john kasich wrote in john mccain for president , underscoring a risk in rift in the gop that even disdain for Hillary Clinton cant mend. Outside of philadelphia today donald trump said hed replace obamacare with accounts. A though he said he would call a special session of congress to repeal it, thats not as easy as it sounds. Even if democrats do lose the senate, its likely theyll still have enough votes to block that legislation. Lester . All right, katy tur tonight, thank you. We want to bring in our Justice Williams in washington. Pete, whats the latest youre hearing from your sources on the status of the review of those emails . Well, despite a roundtheclock effort, they say investigators are nowhere near being finished analyzing the emails found on neath wieners laptop. A senior official says the work is going smoothly, no technical problems, but that progress is slow. Theres no answer yet to one big question. How many of the e of the tens of thousands already checked by the fbi in investigating the clinton email server. Fbi director james comey and attorney general Loretta Lynch had a brief private meeting yesterday. Justice Officials Say both agreed on the need to move quickly to get the email work done. A senior official tonight says theres just no way to tell how long this is going to take, no progress bar at the bottom of the computer screen. They say its impossible to know whether well have answers by election day. Lester . One week until this campaign is finally over, it all comes down to the map and mining the 270 Electoral College votes needed to win. After a series of october surprises, the picture is in flux, as we hit the november home stretch. Where do things stand right now . No one better to ask than our political director, the moderator of meet the press, chuck todd. Chuck, lay it out for us. A week ago, we were talking about a potential democratic wave. But with the fbi investigation reug nighted, its possible that clintons path to 270 has narrowed. This was the map before the fbi announcement. Clinton looked to be over 270. Now, let me walk you through it. The tossup state is nevada. After that, everything is moving from her column to tossup. North carolina, new hampshire, cloird, wisconsin, seem to be the states that have moved into tossup. Look what that does. She needs now a path to 270. Trump meanwhile feels good about georgia, arizona, and utah, theres a path for him. Florida, north carolina, ohio, and iowa. Look where that would put him, 259. He still needs another state. I dont buy colorado for him. Thats still in the blue column. He still needs to break through the big blue wall of the midwest. Michigan, pennsylvania seem out of reach. Wisconsin may be out of reach too, but without it, he doesnt have a path. With it, he could get to 270, lester. Thank you, chuck todd. Emergency is in effect tonight in alabama, following a deadly gas line explosion. The blast happened not far from a major rupture just a few weeks ago, and its sparking new fears of yet another spike in gasoline prices for a large part of the country. Nbcs Gabe Gutierrez has the latest for us. Yes, were going to start evacuating the command area. Reporter the massive fireball could be seen for miles. This fires getting out of hand. Alabamas gas explosion is being felt across the country, multiple states braces for higher pump prices as a result. The blast, unlike anything conner farmer and wes davis had ever seen. When youre standing right here, and youre looking at 400foot flames coming up and smoke on top of that, it was terrifying. Reporter as they rushed to the site, they helped two men covered in gasoline. Had a couple of grown men who were obviously in shock. Reporter colonial, the company that owns the pipeline, calls it a tragic accident. One worker killed, five others injured struck the line, igniting the blaze. Ive been working for colonial for 38 years, and the contractors that we have are like family. You never want to go through that. Reporter the explosion only miles from a leak just a few weeks ago on the same line which stretches from texas to new york harbor, providing 40 of the east coast fuel. That pipeline supplying millions of customers throughout the east coast is right here, underneath this land, stretching right through shelby county. Septembers rupture Analysts Expect that again. Certainly a very critical situation in terms of gas prices rising likely in the southeast. But even in the great lakes, this really could impact gas prices in most areas east of the mississippi. Reporter tonight, colonial has reopened one of the two lines it shut down, but says the other will stay out of commission for days. Gabe gutierrez, nbc news, helena, alabama. Investigators are trying to figure out what caused a deadly bus and a transit bus earlier this morning in baltimore. Six people were killed, including the School Bus Driver. Officials say there were no children on the bus at the time. Officials say theyre looking into when the whether the School Bus Driver suffered some sort of medical emergency before striking a pillar and plowing into oncoming traffic. A hacking alert tonight, concerning Software Giant microsoft. Intelligence sources tell nbc news, hackers previously linked to the russian government windows operating system for cyber attacks. The same group u. S. Intelligence believes is responsible for hacking the Democratic National committee. As nbc news Senior Investigative correspondent, cynthia mcfadden, explains, microsoft has been in the kremlins crosshairs for quite some time now. . . Reporter over the last several months, Vladimir Putin has engaged in a series of provocative moves, according to the u. S. Government, from nuclear sabrerattling. Relations between russia and the u. S. Are at a low point. I think were at the lowest ebb since the end of the cold war in terms of our relations with russia. Putin is an old kgb officer who views the world as a zerosum game. Between russia and the United States. Whatever is good for the United States is bad for russia and vice versa. Reporter and now russia is opening up a new front going after american companies. Tells nbc news that Vladimir Putin is specifically targeting Software Giant microsoft. Why . Not only because they are the most prominent American Company in the i. T. Space, but they are also known to the russian people and businesses as an easily understood collaborator with u. S. Intelligence. In a statement to nbc news, microsoft says, we dont spy on anyone. We dont work with any government to spy on others, and we never would. But ti to rid the country of all foreign software, in both the government and in statecontrolled companies. And its already begun. With the moscow City Government weaning itself off microsoft, to be replaced by russian products. If putin gets his way, Microsoft Office and windows will be banned. Its a signal that the russians really mean business now about nationalizing the internet and making sure they can reporter the russians are fully aware that microsoft products, like all software, can be used as weapons in cyber warfare. Just before christmas last year, according to a sensitive u. S. Homeland security document, obtained by nbc news, the russians used Microsoft Office attachments to shut down the ukraine electrical grid. The kind of thing russia is worried about the u. S. Having the ability to do to them. To further make their point, last week the russians also banned linkedin, the social is in the process of buying. This may also feed into russian hostility or paranoia towards america and its products. So part economic message, part shot across the bow, part attack on american i. T. , part protectionism, but all, i think, very consistent with the kind of escalation were seeing from putin. So far, putins actions are not affecting microsofts bottom line. In the last couple of weeks, microsoft stock peaked at an all time high. Lester . Tonight, marijuana on the ballot. The legal pot industry hoping for big wins on election night. Is this the beginning of the end for the war on weed . My friends think doing this at my age is scary. I say not if you protect yourself. 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It will certainly be more prevalent, and it will be more challenging for our kids to say no. Rep nevada, massachusetts, and maine all have legal cannibis on the ballot. California said yes to medical marijuana 20 years ago. Making a doctorrecommended high easy to come by. Todays dispensary is more starbucks than head shop. It sparked ceo eric pearson is all for legalization. Were coming out of the closet, making it normal and approachable. Reporter if californias prop 64 passes, and youre 21 or older, you can buy marijuana from a licensed vendor, no questions asked. And you can grow your own, up to six plants Jennifer Tejada. Who along with being a mom bye. Love you. Reporter is a police chief in the bay area. I think were going to have a lot of people who are driving under the influence of marijuana. A lot more traffic collisions where people die, lose their lives. Reporter but polls show a huge shift from just ten years ago. Today a majority of americans want pot legalized. If california votes yes, its legitimately the beginning of the end of the war on marijuana in the United States of period, full stop. Reporter red state, blue state, maybe green is the color to watch on election night. Harry smith, nbc news, san francisco. Up next here tonight, a look inside the white house like youve never seen before. Why do people count on Sunsweet Amazin prune juice to stay fit on the inside . Its made only from prunes, nothing else. Its a natural source of fiber and five essential vitamins. Amazin prune juice and amazin prune light. From sunsweet, the feel good fruit. The guy says, you picked the wrong insurance plan. No, i picked the wrong insurance company. With new car replacement . , well replace the full value of your car plus depreciation. Liberty mutual insurance. I wanted to know where my family came from. I did my ancestrydna. The most shocking result was that im 26 native american. I had no idea. Its opened up a whole new world for me. . 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Eisenhower played cards in the treaty room. The obamas watch tv. In the solarium, what the nixons called the california room, ike barbecued, Caroline Kennedy went to school and betty ford made christmas ornaments. The obamas chose a stylish but relaxed home, rooms giving us a view of the private sides of very public lives. A dad has become a big hit on social media for saving his daughters halloween. They were on a flight last night during primetime trick or treat hours, and rather than let his 3yearold miss out, he passed out notes and supplies to fellow passengers politely asking if they would hand out candy, so she could trick or treat at 30,000 feet. Very sweet gesture. Up next, the world series moves back to cleveland where the indians could win it all tonight. They rebounded because a decision was made to protect them. Making the right decisions today for your longterm financial future can protect you and your family, and preserve your legacy. 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And one mans genius idea to stop car crashes on his corner. Next. Finally tonight, fans in cleveland are hoping its all over except for the celebrating after tonight, as the world series moves back to their home turf for game six. The indians lead the chicago cubs, 32, and can ta nbcs ron mott is there. Reporter the script is set, the scene ready. And on a balmy november day in the 70s in cleveland, the action is sure to be hot when the indians and chicago cubs play ball in game six of the world series. Fans here, primed and pumped for a championship celebration at home. Why is this the year and not the cubs year . Its the young guys, they got a team, they got the chemistry. Its over reporter just months after its cavalier dreams for the indians too. Pretty special year, yeah, its great. Reporter but since the cavs won on the row, its been 52 years since any major cleveland sports team has become champs on home turf. Dating back to the browns nfl championship. Theres no substitute for the electricity that flows on the street when the home team gets top billing like the indians did in 1920. I hope they clinch it. Reporter 104yearold indian super fan nana is gearing up for a potential nailbiter. Im hoping and praying that they do get the win. Reporter for the cubs, trying to break their own 108year drought, chicago fans in cleveland, down but not out. A w. The w, here it is. Reporter how nervous are you . We are a little nervous. Reporter so the writings on the wall. I wrote, go cubs. City with rock n roll tonight. Ron mott, nbc news, cleveland. That is going to do it for us on a tuesday night. Im lester holt. For all of us at nbc news, thank you for watching and goodnight. Lead story. The possible solutions are buried down lower maybe the next day maybe we skip em all together and m heres the typical tv news formula. Bad news goes up top. Lead story. The possible solutions, theyre buried down lower. Maybe the next day. Maybe we skip the solutions all together and move to the next problem. Lets stop and start with a solution. One piece of the puzzle addressing denvers issue with homelessness. Denver day works is giving Homeless People jobs working for the city. The Program Launches tomorrow. You get an early look through journalist mike grady. This is a beautiful park in a beautiful state. Civic center park is a work site. Thats sweat, boy, thats sweat. Im working. My name is danny timms. I love here in the park. Im the Deputy Director of parks and planning, and this is for homeless peo opportunities to get connected with jobs or get connected with services. This program is all for change. Its beautiful. We in denver want to be as proactive as probable and really reach possible and really reach out to these individuals and give them the opportunity to be successful. It gives people a chance. Im on the streets, im homeless. Let me prove im not here mooching. Im ready to work