Nightly news begins right now. Announcer from nbc news, World Headquarters in new york, this is nbc nightly news, with lester holt. Good evening, the u. S. Is promising to respond after an American Naval destroyer came under missile attack tonight near yemen, the second time in less than a week. Pentagon Officials Say the missiles were launched from territory controlled by iranianbacked rebels. The ship was not hit and there but the attack have raised the stakes in the region and threatened to draw the u. S. Into yemens civil war. Nbcs hans nichols has late details. Its the second time in four days missiles have been fired at the american destroyer. The uss mason. The suspects behind the brazen attack . Militias backed by iran. The latest incident began around sundown tonight. One missile was fired from an iranianbacked rebels, the houthis. The u. S. Officials did not confirm if the u. S. Destroyer scored a direct hit. The uss san antonio was also in the vicinity. The mason was also fired on poefr the weekend no americans were hurt. One possible motive for the targeting of american ships . U. S. Support for saudi arabia, which has been bombing the iranianbacked rebels since last year. 140 people were killed after this air strike on a funeral on sunday. Hours later, the uss mason was attacked. The incidents against the american ships, now a topic at a National Security meeting at the white house. The trigger is going to be when the next miss sl fired. That may very well be tomorrow. Tonight the urgent question how will the u. S. Respond to an attack that was potentially directed by ira intensifying inside the gop as donald trump suggests a quote sinister deal inside the party to undermine him and wikileaks has released more purported emails from Hillary Clintons Campaign Chairman and hes pointing the finger at russia and the Trump Campaign. Lets begin with nbcs katie tur. Instead of trying to expand his base, donald trump was in florida trading substance for insults. And capitalizing on his fears that the election is rigged. Nothing left to lose, donald trump is going rogue. And his supporters are in for the fight. If he doesnt win, i believe it will be because of all the deceitful cheating. Trump rallies, always fraught, now swallowed by fear, anger and misinformation. Trump is reveling in it. Driving a gop civil war. Accusing paul ryan of disloyalty. Theres a whole deal going i always figure things out. Theres a whole sinister deal going on. Trashing ryan last night and john mccain. I wouldnt want to be in a foxhole with a lot of these people, that i can tell you. But mccains a brave man. Including ryan. Hes a brave man. Including ryan, especially ryan. Trump is hoping enthusiasm from his base will carry him over the finish line but that strategy is exposing weaknesses, namely in utah, a deep red state where trump and Hillary Clinton are now tied at 26 . And mcmullen is in striking distance. Hes speaking to his base, he really only has one strategy left and its a scorched earth strategy against Hillary Clinton. Rudy giuliani often leading the charge of clinton conspiracy theories, today accused her of lying where she was on 9 11. I heard her say one day she was there that day. I was there that day, i dont remember seeing Hillary Clinton there. But clinton never claimed to be in n ewyork. Then a u. S. Senator, clinton was on september 12th, she stood in the rubble of ground zero. Right beside rudy giuliani. Katie tur, nbc news, lakeland, florida. Im halle jackson, today wikileaks releasing 1700 new stolen emails. Part of a hack seized on by republicans. Especially one email where jennifer palmeri, a top clinton aide writes of catholic conservatives, their rich friends wouldnt understand if they became evangelicals. They evangelicals. Viciously. And that wont be tolerated, it wont be tolerated by the voters. The email hasnt been authenticated by nbc news. Palmeri responding. Im a catholic, i dont recognize that email that we saw. And this whole effort is led by the russians. The u. S. Government has said podesta blames russia for hacking his emails. Noting ties to Donald Trumps campaign. Podesta pointing to notorious gop operative roger stone. Mr. Stone had advanced warning in the Trump Campaign about what it was going to do. Stone tells nbc news i have Backchannel Communications with wikileaks, but they dont tell me in advance what theyre going to do. Preview a damaging document dump stone says he never knew specifics and has never met wikileaks founder. And while he used to be a trump confidante, said he didnt tell the campaign anything. Im trying to help in the election of the entire republican ticket independently, and therefore i dont coordinate my activities with them in any way. Halle jackson, nbc news, panama city. With early voting under way. Welker explains, Hillary Clinton appears to have an early edge. Tonight Hillary Clinton in colorado, trying to capitalize on chaos in the republican party. Hitting donald trump for what she called his scorched earth policy. Its all they have left. Pure negativity. Pessimism. And were not going to let donald trump get away with it, are we . Now exclusive nbc News Analysis of early voting shows seven critical battleground states. In five states, more democratic affiliated voters have cast ballots so far. In florida and georgia, more republicans have voted. Party afl yags is a strong predictor of voter choice, but not a certainty. Today the Clinton Campaign out with this tough new web ad. This was locker room talk. John mccain who has probably the dirtiest mouth in all of the senate. Here in colorado, clinton has a doubledigit lead, a convincing victory in exclamation mark if she wins on election day. But the Campaign Still facing fallout from the continuing release of hacked Campaign Emails by wikileaks. Messages not verified by nbc news, today new emails fueling the narrative that clinton is not trspanarent, avoiding the press. Last year Campaign Chairman john podesta writing, if she thinks we can get to labor day without taking press questions, i think its suicidal. Trump pouncing. Wikileaks is amazing, the stuff thats coming out, show s shes a real liar. A bitter battle. Kristen welker, nbc news. A shocking turn of events in a Small Plane Crash in a connecticut neighborhood. Federal investigators say the evidence shows it was crashed intentionally. So far, senior Law Enforcement sources say no link to terror has been found. Our tom costello has more. It happened right on main street in east hartford. A twainengine plane engulfed in flames and smoke. On board a Flight Instructor who told investigators his student pilot intentionally crashed the plane. Local and federal Authorities Say the leading theory is suicide. And the two had been arguing when the student said he no longer wanted to fly the plane. Either one of the two occupants could have at any time the ability to control the plane. The instructor of the American Flight Academy was seriously burned. Now in fair condition. The feras bortik died. He had earned his pilots license a year ago. His name was the not on any terror database. The two were on final approach to the airport when the plane went down near the plat and whitney aircraft engine plant. It was way too low. As i looked out my side mirror, i saw him clip the power line and hit a pole. A mother and three kids in a minivan escaped unharmed. Would have happened. Today fbi agents were searching both the student pilots apartment and the Flight Academy offices, but sources say theres no link so far of terrorism. Its not clear what the argument in the cockpit was about or why the student might have used the flight as a way to end his life. Lester . Tom costello. Thank you. Late word of the embattled ceo of wells fargo is stepping down Effective Immediately after a scandal involving millions of wells fargo employees under pressure to meet sales goals. Compensation analysts estimate john stumpf will walk away with more than 137 million. Across North Carolina this evening, floodwaters have that destroyed so many homes after Hurricane Matthew are remarkably now rising and threatening even more communities. Nbcs Miguel Almaguer is in the disaster zone tonight. Tonight in kingston, the new evacuations under way. This unfolding disaster is playing out more than 100 miles inland. A network of bloated rivers gushing water that has nowhere to go. Stress dams like this one are crumbling in sections. A lot of water around here. The coast guard showed us some of the thousands of homes believed to be damaged. What could be a 10 billion loss. For communities like princeville, its back future. The scene after matthew today in hurricane floyd 17 years ago. The devastation is widespread. But is measured one home at a time. I look at how the water line is. The smith family is living in their driveway. Their pictureperfect home of 21 years is now standing in nearly 21 inches of water. No matter how hard we worked to get it where it is. I know what its going to take to get it back. Much pain, small moments of joy. Firefighters in lumberton reach a pack of puppies stranded for days in floodwaters. One small victory in a sea of so much loss. While the damage in this community is bad, its only going to get worse. Rivers all across this area wont crest until this weekend. Meantime, the death toll here in u. S. From Hurricane Matthew now stt Miguel Almaguer, thank you. The suspect in the ambush killing of two Police Officers in palm springs, california was just charged with murder. Today Police Revealed disturbing details about the suspects massive arsenal and apparently vicious intent. Nbcs steve patterson. Home Surveillance Video capturing the sounds of the gun battle. The officers thought they were responding to a domestic disturbance call. I would describe this as an ambush. A convicted felon, illegally in possession of a firearm charged this afternoon with the killing two of palm springs Police Officers. He put on a vest. So that he would be protected so he could kill Police Officers. Thats the motive. Police say without warning, felix opened fire. Armed with an ar15 assaultstyle rifle and armor piercing rounds. Officers 63yearold jose vega and 26yearold lesscy after a standoff with tear gas and police robots, felix surrendered. Vega was a 35year veteran and father of eight two months away from retirement. Zerebne recently returned to duty after giving birth to a baby girl. Rfr i day will be hard. The the the shooting comes after targeted Police Killings in dallas and baton rouge. Theres an element in our society thats bent on killing Police Officers. While the community prepares for Memorial Services next week, steve patterson, nbc news, palm springs, california. And still ahead, help wanted hundreds of thousands of job openings for the holidays. Whos hiring and the special incentives offered to workers. And are your kids consumed by homework even in grade school . 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. From sunsweet, the feel good fruit. [ cough ] shh. Its not uncommon for autistic kids to flap their hands. And so when i saw that, that was completely disqualifying. Im a republican, but this election is so much bigger than party. My son max cant live in trump world. So im crossing party lines and voting for hillary. I dont always agree with her, but shes reasonable. E right thing when it really mattered. Im Hillary Clinton and i approve this message. D we covered it, february third, twentysixteen. Talk to farmers. We know a thing or two because weve seen a thing or two. . We are farmers. Bumpadum, bumbumbumbum . But Holiday Shopping season will be here before we know it. Americans are expected to spend 656 billion this year, up more than 3 over last year. Nbcs joelin kent explains why retailers are in a rush and pulling out the stops to hire holiday help. Its not even halloween and shoppers already seeing christmas all over the country. And unlike last year, seasonal job hunt verse their pick of where to work. 0 of employers plan on this season. Thats up 10 from last year. Target hiring 78,000 people. Macys, 83,000 and u. P. S. , at 95,000 job openings. Theyre doling out more, too, retail jobs paid 9. 70 an hour last year this years average, 13. 90 an hour. The. The good news is the economy is better. The bad news, it makes it more difficult to find people looking for a parttime seasonal position. Sheryls cookies, for the money and 40 holiday discount. The discounts and perks are very important to me during the holidays. Attracting workers in this competitive environment is tougher than ever. Retailers rolling out other perks like cash tore houhours. Toys r us is holding its firstever national hiring day. Retails season is likehe economy being so strong and frankly the job market being tight we know its a really competitive environment for seasonal hires. Some stores are opening their doors to candidates with no retail work history to fill their slot. My resum . Isnt for retail, its for customer service. And the opportunities will not end after the holidays. 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Authorities in california are investigating the apparent suicide of a Los Angeles Police detective who was among those investigating Sexual Assault allegations against New York Knicks star derrick rose. Detective nay dean hernandez had argued to protect the anonymity of roses accuser. Police say theres no indication here to her death. New focus tonight on socalled comfort animals from dogs to pigs that are becoming a growing part of air travel. At a meeting hosted by the feds today, the airlines argued for limitations on the types of animals allowed to fly, heres nbcs kristen dahlgren. Turtles, turkeys, even pigs that fly, the debate over emotional support animals on 100,000 animals fly in airline cabins every year. Flying is already not super fun. Now you add a great dane sitting e beside you. You know, its going to be a little unnerving. Maggie does travel with her dog. But says she pays to have him in a carrier at her feet. I dont like to see how people are abusing it. For as little as 69 it seems anyone can fill out a form and get a letter making almost any animal a service animal. Inhi department of transportation meeting, airlines asking to restrict the definition of service animals. To train dogs and miniature horses. But heidi pagano says she needs her dog, toby. Toby helps to alleviate anxiety especially in situations where i feel uncomfortable such as plane rides where i have no control. Advocates point out emotional support animals may be used for unseen disorders like ptsd. The committee expected to vote this week on which animals may kristen dahlgren, nbc news. When we come back, the growing trend at our nations schools. A dream come tru if you have a typical Airline Credit card, you only earn double miles when you buy stuff from that airline. Wait. Is this where you typically shop . You should be getting double miles on every purchase switch. To the capital one venture card. 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A growing number of Elementary Schools are doing away with homework altogether. Some experts worry it could have a negative impact on learning. Heres joe friar. For families at cherry park elementary in portland, homework is now history. A new School Policy that surprised the Campbell Family and the i was a little nervous at first. Its an experiment. But so far, so good. The principal says teachers delved into the research and found little evidence that homework benefits Elementary Students. Our children have the rest of their lives to work. We want to focus on positive play and give the evenings back to our families. Lets go, buddy. Parents and kids are encouraged to spend more time playing outside and bonding as a family. Are not complaining. We do enough work at school, so we shouldnt have to do any at home. And theyre sllti finding time to read without logging the hours. Across the country, more schools are adopting no homework policies. But some experts worry theyre an overreaction arguing a little homework can help Elementary Students develop study habits. The important thing is that the homework for Young Children be short, simple and lead to su at cherry park are on board, though on occasion a few kids long for the old days. I miss it a lot. A lot of other students who have homework might look at you and think, im jealous, i wish i doesnt have homework. Yeah. What would you say to them . I would say that youre lucky you still have homework. No worries, theyll have plenty of homework down the road. Joe fryer, nbc news. Portland. Thats going to do it for us im lester holt. For all of us at nbc news, thank you for watching and good night. E in the area are casting their ballots just before the home stretch to election day. A new report confirms tonight deadly force were in the right. 4 seconds tractor nats some heavy lifting involved as flood clean up ramps up in the area. Youre watching kwwl, weve got you covered. This is the news at six. Were starting off tonight with a live look from the National Cattle congress in waterloo. Stage within the hour. Heres the line to get in. We have a crew at the event and will here from them in a few minutes. Good evening everyone, im ron steele. And im amanda goodman. Thanks for joining us. Anyone heading out tonight is going to want a jacket as it is going to get very chilly overnight. Storm track seven meteorologist kyle kiel has the details in your first forecast. From the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team. Th stormtrack 7 weather team a widespread frost is likely across eastern iowa tonight, as temperatures dip into the lower 30s, so all of us will be below, area, so our wind will be light but not as chilly as tonight. Still, patchy frost is possible. Temperatures will be closer to a push of warmer air and moisture on saturday, which will lead to scattered showers and thunderstorms saturday afternoon and evening. Sunday will be dry, but more chances for rain sunday night into now at six
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