good evening. in a race that could very well determine the success or failure of president trump's legislative agenda, a scandal over a republican candidate's alleged sexual misconduct with a teenage girl shows no sign of abating. alabama candidate roy moore doubled down against not just democrats but many in his own party. at a veterans day event he categorically denied fondling a 14-year-old girl when he was an assistant district attorney in his 30s. he pledged to stay in the race until the end. nbc's gabe gutierrez is in alabama. >> reporter: amid a growing firestorm, roy moore didn't answer questions from reporters. >> do you believe it's appropriate to -- for a 32-year-old man to kiss a teenager, sir? >> reporter: as he arrived at a veterans day event near birmingham. inside he defiantly blasted "the washington post." >> they're desperate. this article is a prime example of fake news. >> reporter: that article has shaken up a critical special election that could impact the republican senate majority. the report alleges moore fondled a 14-year-old girl in 1979 and pursued three other teens ages 16 to 18 when he was in his 30s. >> to think that grown women would wait 40 years to come before, right before an election, to bring charges, is absolutely unbelievable. >> reporter: despite the apluts in the room, two republicans have pulled their endorsements and today senator bob corker tweeted, look, i'm sorry but even before these reports surfaced roy moore's nomination was a bridge too far." >> the democrats and the republican establishment know the importance of this election. it may very well determine the future of our country. >> reporter: in a radio interview friday moore said he did not remember his main accuser, leigh corfman, and called her allegations completely false. but he did not rule out dating other older teenagers at the time. >> i don't remember ever dating any girl without the per middle of her mother. >> reporter: he's now using the "post" report to fund-raise, urging supporters to fight back against the forces of evil. >> in the next few days there will be revelations about the motivations and the content of this article. >> reporter: moore's critics want him to drop out, now. >> it's just mind-blowing to me. he should not be a candidate. he should not be in public office of any sort. >> reporter: but here in alabama, many voters are sticking by him. >> i still support him because at this point there's no proof, the timing is just so suspicious. >> reporter: under alabama law, it's already too late to remove moore from the ballot before the special election next month. today the governor's office said there are no plans to delay that election, but among the gop, there's talk of either fielding a write-in candidate or even refusing to seat moore if he wins. unusual options in a state that is typically reliably red. jose? >> gabe gutierrez, thank you. they were side by side in vietnam today. president trump and russia's president vladimir putin. and in their brief conversations, a lingering issue came up, again. the question of russia's interference in the u.s. presidential election. nbc's kelley o'donnell has the latest. >> reporter: a toast tonight in vietnam's capital. president trump's first visit to hanoi, 50 years after a brutal war. >> we have come a long way, the united states and vietnam. >> reporter: but it's the unresolved conflict with russia over the crem lip's election interference that followed president trump here. sparked by his conversations with vladimir putin at the apec summit. president putin very strongly vehemently says he had nothing to do with that, i really believe that when he tells me that, he means it." speaking to reporters on air force one, the president appeared to take putin's word over u.s. intelligence assessments, including his own cia director, that russia carried out signer and social media attacks to influence the election. "you hear it's 17 agencies, well, it's three." he ridiculed former heads of the cia, fbi, and national intelligence, claiming give me a break, they're political hacks. putin at his news conference said the u.s./russia relationship is still in crisis. president trump painted the conflict in stark terms, dirls fee crying the issue as an artificial democratic hit job that gets in the the way when he needs russia's cooperation, specifically citing syria. the president said, people will die because of it. and, it's a pure hit job. democratic lawmakers involved in the russia investigations on capitol hill and prominent republican john mccain quickly blasted president trump for his willingness to give putin, a former kgb colonel, the benefit of the doubt over the work of u.s. intelligence agencies. president trump also told reporters he did not discuss with putin north korea today, which is notable because he often says publicly that he needs not only china but russia's help to stop the nuclear weapons program from the north. >> kelley, while he suggests unity on north korea, is he suggesting unity on trade? >> reporter: he really has a different approach there, jose. on north korea, he says it is a worldwide problem that must be solved with collective resolve. but when it comes to trade, in particular the apec conference, he told the asian leaders he would work with them to negotiate individual deals country by country, but he would not bring the u.s. into large-scale trade deals. >> kelley o'donnell, thank you very much. six days after a gunman shot and killed 26 people at a church in texas, we are getting new insights tonight about the killer from some of those who knew him and worked with him. nbc's ron allen reports from texas on the latest. >> reporter: today an old-fashioned texas barbecue. thousands of neighbors from the sutherland springs area gathered to give compassion to raise money to help victims' families. >> i want my girls to see what it looks like for a community to many come together. >> reporter: the community outpouring happening as new details emerge about suspect devin kelley. his first wife said she lived in constant fear of her husband. a traffic ticket sparking a violent response. >> he had a gun in his holster right here. and he took that gun out and he put it to my temple and he told me, do you want to die, do you want to die? >> reporter: in 2012 a military court found kelley guilty of beating her and fracturing his baby stepson's head. former co-workers coming forward with similar stories. he was a dude on the edge, air force staff sergeant jessica edwards told "the new york times." she was in kelley's esunit in 2011 and confirmed to nbc news today that discipline from superior officers would set him off. he would get so upset and just keep saying, i warn to kill them. edwards says before kelley killed 26 innocent churchgoers here they maintained a facebook friendship, his messages becoming so dark she had to unfriend him but not before telling him if he ever felt like harming himself or someone else, he should call. a call that never came. ron allen, nbc news, sutherland springs, texas. president trump travels to the philippines tomorrow and meets with a controversial president of that countkucountr federico duterte, who claims he has personally killed people. whether true or not duterte's tough attitude has drive an bloody crackdown on the country's drug trade. >> reporter: victims are found every night, shot by police or vigilantes. at least 7,000 since this error on drugs began. tonight, president trump is under growing pressure to condemn it when he meets the fill people's president. rodrigo duterte. once praised by president trump for doing "an unbelievable job on the drug problem." he launched his war last year. >> i will kill you. >> reporter: targeting drug pushers and users. human rights groups outraged. >> you keep on killing and killing people. you think drugs will just stop? >> reporter: squadrons of police patrol slums nightly, their guns responsible for up to half the deaths. the police say every one of the 4,000 victims they admit killing was armed and resisting arrest. every one. critics want president trump to speak out. >> president trump and therefore the united states government is giving mr. duterte a blessing. president trump should call him out. >> reporter: unlikely, says duterte's spokesman. >> he has expressed approval, and i can't see why he would all of a sudden criticize it. >> reporter: white house officials say if president trump does talk human rights with duterte, he'll do it quietly. and that's unlikely to end the philippines' bursting jails or to stop its deadly war on drugs. bill neely, nbc news, manila. the battle over texas reform heated up this week as senate republicans unveiled their blueprint. there was no shortage of debate over potential winners and losers, but in the middle of it all, in the shadows, an army of lobbyists trying to get the best deals for their causes. nbc's stephanie rule met up with those from a well-known charity. >> reporter: these men are on a mission. >> i'm going in front. >> reporter: they don't have much time. >> even if it's best case scenario, 5% drop in charitable giving. >> reporter: steve taylor and brian gallagher, chief lobbyist and ceo of united way worldwide, are concerned the new tax proposals introduced in congress will severely hurt charitable giving. >> so people will still give. the question is how much? >> reporter: nbc news has been given rare access to the world of washington lobbying. at stake for the united way, funding of more than 1,100 community chapters. >> we're really focused on charitable giving. >> reporter: first stop, a supportive democrat. oregon senator ron widen. >> i don't think the charitable write-off, the charitable giving, is a loophole. i believe it's a lifeline. >> reporter: under the new tax proposal, only about 5% of people will itemize their taxes. what that means is about 30 million americans that currently claim the charitable deduction will lose it. >> our estimate is about $13 billion less in charitable giving associated with the tax reforms. >> reporter: a 5% overall cut. that's because the republican plan would double the standard deduction the taxpayers get in lieu of itemizing. that may be good for taxpayers, but it's bad for charities. major tax reform comes along once every 30 years. with all that on the line, d.c. is swarming. it's a scramble among lobbyists and interest groups from the real estate industry to those fighting to keep the student loan exemptions. all desperate to preserve prize tax breaks. why do you think you're going to have an impact with these lawmakers, because they have a lot of people screaming in their ear right now. >> make it universal. put charitable giving above the line. so every taxpayer gets it. i don't know why you wouldn't want tdoo hi ts as a republican or a democrat. >> 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