Welcome, were awfully glad to have you. Thank you. Were going to get right to it as Hillary Clinton is playing defense as the election goes into its final days, chasing donald trump into the blue states, losing ground in the polls. The democratic nominee is following the visit to michigan. On friday just four days before the general election, clinton will visit the state, which last voted for a republican 28 years ago. The Clinton Campaign also announced sixfigure ad buys in michigan, colorado, new mexico, wisconsin, and virginia. Until recently, all were considered safely in her column, while also continuing her play into arizona. One of the top super pacs behind clinton is ramping up ad spending in four states, returning to colorado and for the first time wisconsin. This as the Trump Campaign puts its faith in the ability to flip traditionally blue states. Yesterday they laid out their target states for an Electoral College victory, including North Carolina, which has trended towards clinton, and picking up iowa, florida, ohio, which would give him 259 of the 270 needed to win. The rest rely on flipping states like michigan, wisconsin, pennsylvania, new hampshire, colorado, new mexico, nevada, or maines second district. Trumps Campaign Announced a 25 million ad blitz. Just last week democratic Vice President ial nominee tim kaine was saying winning florida would be check mate, but last night he was in a state that last went republican in 1984. Weve got one week until the most important election in my lifetime, and wisconsin is absolutely key. We have to have you, wisconsinites, we absolutely have to have you. Will you support Hillary Clinton . Will you make sure we win, wisconsin . Well, with one week to go, early and absentee voting is significantly higher this year than at this time in the 2012 election. According to data provided by target smart, the number has nearly doubled to 26. 2 million from 13. 5 million in 2012. Now, this as democrats are worried about a drop in early voting among africanamericans. In North Carolina, where republicanrun election boards curtailed early voting sites, black turnout is down 16 , while white turnout is up 15 . And in florida, the share of the africanamerican electorate that has gone to the polls in person so far has decreased from 15 to 15 from 25 four years ago. This happens as donald trump is urging those who voted early to switch their votes from Hillary Clinton. This is a message for any democratic voter, who have already cast their ballots for Hillary Clinton, and who are having a bad case of buyers remorse. In other words, you want a change, you vote. Wisconsin is one of several states where you can change your early ballot if you think youve made a mistake. A lot of stuff has come out after you vote. If you live here, pennsylvania, minnesota, those places, you can change your vote to donald trump. Well make America Great again, okay . Donald trump and his campaign spent much of yesterday on the attack, not against Hillary Clintons ongoing email headlines, but rather against president obamas health care law. During Campaign Stops in pennsylvania and wisconsin, trump tried to capitalize on the recent revelation about increases in individual insurance premiums under the plan. I will ask congress to convene a special session so we can repeal and replace. And it will be such an honor for me, for you, and for everybody in this country, because obamacare has to be replaced. If we dont repeal and replace obamacare, we will destroy American Health care forever. Its one of the single most Important Reasons why we must win on november 8th. We must win. The president said if you like your plan, you can keep your plan. If you like your doctor, you can keep your doctor. Which may go down as one of the great political lies of the century. Many americans are now paying more for health care than for their mortgages or their rent. A first in the history of america. First time thats ever happened. Obamacare is a disaster. Its a total catastrophe. Yet Hillary Clinton wants to double down on obamacare, making it even more expensive, and it still wont work. Im asking for your vote so we can replace obamacare and Save Health Care for every family in wisconsin and for every family in our country. On the campaign trail, Hillary Clinton is renewing her attack against Donald Trumps treatment of women. In dade city, florida, yet she was introduced by former ms. Universe, alicia machado, who claims trump called her miss piggy and mocked her for gaining weight. Hillary clinton criticized donald trump for his comments against women and used machado to illustrate the case. He sure has spent a lot of time demeaning, degrading, and assaulting women. He calls women ugly, disgusting, nasty all the time. He calls women pigs. Rates bodies on a scale from one to ten. I mean, really, can we just stop for a minute and reflect on the absurdity of donald trump finding fault with Miss Universe . Youve got to ask, why does he do these things . Who acts like this . And ill tell you who, a bully. Thats who. I guess the bottom line is, he thinks belittling women makes him a bigger man, and i dont think theres a woman anywhere who doesnt know what that feels like. He doesnt see us as full human beings with our own dreams, our own purposes, our own capabilities, and he has shown that clearly throughout this campaign. Well, he is very wrong. President obama is upping his appearances for Hillary Clinton here in the home stretch. He addresses the university of North Carolina chapel hill this afternoon, and last night he campaigned at Capital University in columbus, ohio, making the case for Hillary Clinton and taking shots at donald trump. The president tried to pry blue collar voters away from the republican nominee. If you are out there every day working hard, punching a clock, the notion that this guy is your champion, when his entire life he did not have time for anybody who wasnt rich or a celebrity. Who wouldnt let you into one of his hotels unless you were cleaning the room. Wouldnt let you on to one of his golf courses unless you were mowing the fairway. Come on. This guy is going to be your champion . Im not on the ballot this time, ohio, but progress is on the ballot. But fairness is on the ballot. But decency is on the ballot. Justice is on the ballot. Our democracys on the ballot. Americas on the ballot. Hillary clinton is on the ballot. Libertarian Vice President ial nominee bill weld has made his ambitions in this race clear, to make sure donald trump is defeated. Yesterday on morning joe he compared the rallies to the book 1984 and last night with Rachel Maddow he vouched for Hillary Clinton. The party hasnt treated you great, even now this one week before the election, i cant imagine your loyalty to them is stronger than your fear as trump as a president. Im vowing for mrs. Clinton. I think shes deserves to have people vouch for her other than those members of the Democratic National committee, so im here to do that. So big brother is running the country in George Orwells 1984, and every day he beams two minutes of hate into the minds of everyone in the country. Right. So, heres three sentences, before the hate had preceded for 30 seconds, uncontrollable exclamations of rage were breaking out from half the people in the room. In its second minute, the hate rose to a frenzy. People were leaping up and down in their places and shouting at the top of their voices. The horrible thing about the two minutes hate, thats the name of the exercise, was not that one was obliged to act a part, but that it was impossible to avoid joining in, and yet the rage that one felt was an abstract, undirected emotion, which could be switched from one object to another like the flame of a blow lamp. Sound like a trump rally . And when asked whether he believes trumps rhetoric has poisoned the political system, weld said, quote, i think his whole campaign has been full of dog whistles and stirring up resentment and hatred. Relations between the United States and russia continue to sink to levels that have not been seen since the cold war, and now russia is reportedly moving forward with a plan to eliminate all Foreign Software from the country, starting with microsoft. Nbcs Cynthia Mcfadden explains. Reporter over the last several months, Vladimir Putin has engaged in a series of provocative moves, according to the u. S. Gornment. From interference into the u. S. Election, to Nuclear Saber rattling. The 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. Putin views the world as a zero sum game between russia and the United States, whatevers 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. A senior u. S. Intelligence official 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 putin is pushing 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. Microsoft office and windows will be banned if putin gets his way. Signal the russians really mean business now about nationalizing the internet and making sure that they can create their own secure content. 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. Doing to them. To further make their point, last week the russians also banned linkedin, the social media site microsoft is in the process to buying. This may feed into hostility or paranoia to america and its products, so part economic message, part shot across the brow, part protectionism, but all, i think, very consistent with the kind of escalation were seeing from putin. And thats Cynthia Mcfadden, thank you. This all comes as microsoft says Russian Hackers suspected in u. S. Political hacks exploited flaws in the Windows Program and in adobes flash software. Still ahead, the cubs have waited 108 years. I mean, come on, right . The indians, a mere 68 years. It all comes down to tonight. No pressure there, guys. Were looking at game seven of the world series. A late night for us tonight. Plus, a major pipeline explosion has drivers across the country paying a higher price at the pump. Those stories and a check on weather when we come back. To do the best for your pet, you should know more about the food you choose. With beyond, you have a Natural Pet Food that goes beyond telling ingredients to showing where they come from. 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This is the second major interruption in just two months on the line, which delivers more than 100 million gallons of fuel a day from houston, and it ends in new jersey. Roughly onethird of all the gasoline used on the east coast. Now, the Colonial Company says the line that carries jet and diesel fuel has reopened, but the gasoline line will remain closed until at least saturday. During the last shutdown in september, gas prices increased by as much as 30 cents a gallon in a matter of days in some areas, with several gas stations running out of gas entirely. Yikes. Were going to make up for your somewhat bad news and get great weather news with bill karins. Its like late summer right now. Welcome, ali, by the show. Glad to have you here. Alex, you saw people in tshirts and shorts at the World Series Game in november. Just doesnt happen like that. Its going to happen like that again today. Heres the question, are we getting tonights game in before the rain arrives . Game seven, highly anticipated, probably the most anticipated baseball game in a couple of decades and we have a chance for rain at the end of the game. Imagine the eighth inning, starts pouring, twohour rain delay. I dont think thats going to happen, but heres how its going to play out, rain in iowa, southern wisconsin. Des moines, quiet cities, milwaukee, chicago, bring your umbrella today and southern portions of michigan. All of this mess will make its way through michigan. Heres the clock, first pitch, 8 00, looking great. No problems whatsoever. Clouds begin to increase. Here comes the rain. This is by midnight. Game should be over between 11 00 p. M. And midnight tonight. The rain should be entering northwest ohio, avoiding cleveland, but this is kind of close. Close enough to make you a little nervous, but as of now, typical game, i think they are going to get it in, its going to be warm and mild with the rain not arriving until around at least midnight at the earliest. 70 degrees, thats incredibly warm, and its either going to be a party in cleveland or a party in chicago later on tonight. The rest of the forecast looks pretty good. Still record highs throughout much of the southeast, but we will have some rain cooling you off in areas of texas. Not bad d. C. To new york either, guys, 76 in washington today and nearly 70 in the big apple. Okay. Its all good. Thank you very much, bill, for that. Thats game seven were talking about. Still ahead, we have the highlights from game six of the world series, plus Charlie Sheen takes a swipe at the Cleveland Indians for denying him a first pitch. Were back in a moment. Indians hosting the cubs, to cleveland we go. Cubs get on the board early. Thats kris bryant. Chicago has another two runs driven in on a double by addison russell. Misplayed that in the outfield. Loads up the bases, is relieved by otero. Take a look how russell welcomes him to the mound. 20. High fly ball to left center. At the wall. Grand slam 70, chicago cant hang that slider right down the middle. Addison russell becomes the first shortstop to hit a grand slam in the world series, tying a fall classic record with six rbis in the game as the cubs take a monster lead. No drama in this one to the third inning. Pitched just like an ace, allowing two runs on three hits. Cubs tack on another two in the ninth ant way to the 93 victory. After we turn to Progressive Field yesterday, one game from elimination, chicago is now one away from its first championship since 1908. Well, on the other side of that, the indians will try to end their 68year title drought, sending out starter, hes been dominant, cory kluber, to face Kyle Hendricks on the mound. What a matchup of aces for tonights winner takes all World Series Game seven. Incredible drama. How about this, though, actor Charlie Sheen wants a piece of it. Remember he played a fictional character in the 1989 film major league . Well, hes apparently a little sour after being asked after after not being asked to throw out the ceremonial first pitch in cleveland, so sheen fired off this tweet, reminding everyone of the score, writing, whoever is idiotically guilty of preventing me from throwing out the first pitch in any of these home games, well, just saying. The tweet included a pair of fans with goats outside the field, perhaps to reverse chicagos curse of the billy goat back on to the indians. The list is toppe