Night could be a cliffhanger with the candidates now dead even. Chuck todd breaks down the numbers. Reporter the new nbc news wall street journal poll shows the candidates in a 4747 tie among likely voters. In mid september, the president led 5045. The numbers show an evenly divided country overall. The president s job approval Holding Steady at 49 . Economic approval down at 46 . Foreign policy approval at 49 . The poll also shows a clear enthusiasm gap. The president has a 4944 lead among all registered voters, but that 4747 tie among likelies, it means republicans are more enthusiastic and more likely to vote. The biggest red flag for obama, 62 say they want major changes if hes reelected. Romneys biggest red flag, by 4443, he is still personally viewed more negatively than positively. That was Nbcs Chuck Todd reporting there. After a violent weekend in the middle east, tonights third and final president ial debate topic of Foreign Policy is more timely than ever. Nbcs tracy potts has a preview for us from washington. Good morning to you. Reporter good morning. Israel, iran, syria, lib non, libya, of course. It is all expected to come up at that debate tonight. The debate is going to look a lot different, as we take a look at the debate preps in boca raton, florida. Both candidates will be seated tonight. No props, no notes or anything like that. And theyve got six 15minute segments where theyll talk about the war in afghanistan, americas role in the world, and of course, the middle east and the new face of terror as its described by the moderator, bob schieffer, who chose those topics. Expect president obama, who was at camp david over the weekend preparing for this, to talk about whether or not governor romney is ready. Hes got a new ad out insisting that the governor is not ready for primetime when it comes to national security. He will also probably talk about the governors Quick Reaction to the deaths in libya. Meantime, governor romney, very likely to talk about the inconsistencies within the administration about what was behind that attack. All that tonight. Veronica . And were looking forward to it. Tracy potts in washington. Thank you. Our coverage of the final president ial debate begins tonight at 9 00 eastern right here on nbc. This morning we are learning more about the gunman who opened fire at a wisconsin day spa leaving three people dead, four others wounded. Authorities say it appears to be a case of Domestic Violence and that the 45yearold suspected shooter had a temporary restraining order against him by his wife. Nbcs jay gray has details. Reporter this morning, police are still trying to piece together exactly what happened in this normally quiet milwaukee suburb. It could take days, weeks to figure this all out. A very large crime scene. A very confused crime scene. Reporter investigators say 45yearold rat cliff haugton walked into this spa just after 11 00 on sunday morning and opened fire. A girl probably in her 20s holding a paper towel to her neck because she was bleeding from her neck. Reporter three women were killed, four others wounded. We had seen about ten people come running out of the back of the building with their hands up screaming. Reporter in the chaos, swatd team and federal agents moved in, after an intense search, finding the suspect locked in a remote area of the spa dead from an apparent gunshot wound. The one suspect we believe is responsible for the shootings today is deceased. Reporter investigators say his wife worked at the spa and had recently been granted a restraining order against him. We believe this incident is Domestic Violence related. Reporter a family dispute that became very public and very violent on sunday. This morning, Police Continue their investigation. Jay gray, nbc news. And now heres a look at some other stories making news early today in america. About a dozen passengers suffered minor injuries when an amtrak train derailed in michigan. The passenger cars rattled off the track after an approaching train passed by. An amtrak official says the cause of the derailment is still under investigation. In denver, a life was saved on camera. A baby tafr needed mouth to snout rescue breaths. Officials say the newborn is doing just fine. Several hundred women in texas showed their highheeled shows were made for more than just walking. The ladies competed in 100yard races for the annual stiletto stampede. The guys even strapped on the pumps to show their support. The event was organized to raise money for Breast Cancer awareness. Finally, west virginias 33rd bridge day brought out an extreme cast of characters. Wow, look at that. 400 base jumpers took leaps off the 876foot new george bridge. Two of them were newlyweds who had just tied the knot 30 minutes before their jump. Now for a look at your national and regional weather. Heres bill karins with the Weather Channel forecast. Thats really taking a leap of faith there. Did you notice the foliage behind them . It was a pretty scene. I did. Gorgeous. Good morning, everyone. The Weather Forecast around the country is very warm. Right now, temperatures are in the 70s all the way up to kansas city, and you notice the warm air surging across the country. Not too much cold air in sight this morning. Montana and the dakotas, probably denver will need the jacket. The october warmth continues, it dominates almost the entire nation. A little cool and breezy in northern new england. Theres a storm on the west coast. But besides that, its going to be a warm day today. Theres a little bit of rain out there in the middle of the nation heading up towards illinois and michigan. But for the most part, its a dry day. The big change comes at the end of the week. A strong cold front and the chill will return to the middle of the country. It will arrive on the east coast by sunday. So this is whats going to happen this week. Were warm until this front comes down from the Northern Plains later on this week. As i mentioned, theres a little bit of rain in the next 48 hours up near chicago, michigan, kansas city, st. Louis. Its going to be hit and miss showers and storms throughout the next two days. Todays forecast, theres a piece of wet weather. But even minneapolis, chicago, and right up the seaboard from florida enjoy a very mild monday. Thats a look at your national forecast. Now heres a look at the weather outside your window. Today in philadelphia, Beautiful Day. A little cool this morning. 68 this afternoon. Tampa still warm. Almost summer like there. Memphis, tennessee at 83. Many areas about ten degrees above average for this time of year. So it looks like we get cooler at the end of the week, but still no snow. Nothing like that. Thats good. Im okay with that. It feels summerlike in here, by the way. Its like 105 degrees in the studio this morning. Controlling your phone or your ipad with the blink of an eye. Were going to have details about the new ipad mini. Gas prices drop as well. Your business headlines straight ahead. Plus, cuban leader fidel castro seen for the first time in months and he criticizes the rumormongers. Details next. Youre watching early today. Rumormongers. Details next. Youre watching early today. Good morning. Welcome back to early today. Here are some of the stories making news this morning. Clashes erupted in lebanon following fridays assassination of an antisyrian top intelligence official. Many lebanese politicians are blaming syria for the killing. At a live strong Charity Bike Ride in texas, Lance Armstrong spoke out publicly for the First Time Since stepping down as chairman of his Cancer Charity and being dumped by sponsors following a devastating report about doping. Armstrong said hes faced a difficult few weeks. People ask me a lot how you doing . I tell them, well, ive been better. But ive also been worse. Funeral services will be held later this week for former south dakota senator george mcgovern, who died sunday at the age of 90. Mcgovern was perhaps best known for his outspoken opposition to to the vietnam war and his landslide defeat to president nixon in 1972. Cubas fidel castro is alive and well, according to a photo released. He wrote an article published in state media where he criticizes rumors that he was on his death bed. The Catholic Church now has seven new saints, including the first native american, thats thanks to pope benedict. Some parents might want to have the birds and bees talk with their boys a little sooner than expected. A new study shows that males are hitting puberty six months and two years earlier than before. The average age for sexual maturity is 9 for africanamericans. 10 for white and hispanic boys. Researchers arent sure whats causing this new trend. Now heres an early look at how wall street will kick off the day. The dow opens this week at 13,343 after dropping 205 points friday. The s p sank 24. The nasdaq plunged 67. Taking a look at overseas trading on monday, in tokyo, the nikkei was up eight points. In hong kong, up by 45. Ahead this week, earnings, earnings, and more earnings. 150 s p 500 Companies Weigh in with quarterly reports. There will also be a Federal Reserve policy meeting on investors minds. Also, Third Quarter gdp gets updated. Some say the housing recovery could push growth above 2 , which could have an impact on the election. Wheeling and dealing. Bp is set to announce a deal allowing roseneft to buy most of its stock. Good news for drivers at home. The price of regular gas has dropped eight and a half cents over the past few weeks. After sending this cryptic invitation teasing weve got a little more to show you, apple is expected to unveil a mini ipad tomorrow. Not to be outdone, microsoft will release its touch screen friendly windows 8 operating system, which has some radical changes in store. Microsoft will debut a new online Music Service and its very first tablet. And forget using your fingers. If one Danish Company is successful, you may soon be able to control your mobile device with your eyes. The company, called itribe, hopes to have software on the market in 2013. Absolutely incredible. The wnba crowns a new champion, and big ben tangles with the bengals. Plus, get ready for game 7. Do or die time for the cardinals and giants. Your sports headlines are straight ahead. And it still feels more like september than october, but that will change in the days ahead. Your forecast is coming up. Youre watching early today. Welcome back. In sports now, we start with baseball, and a game seven tonight in the National League championship series. In san francisco, the giants Ryan Vogelsong struck out nine, a career best. And Marco Scutaro hit a tworun double as the giants beat the cards 61. Tonights winner will face detroit in the world series starting wednesday. Now to the nfl sunday night game. Pittsburgh broke a tie with cincinnati in the Fourth Quarter on an 11yard burst. The steelers beat the bengals 2417. Eli manning pulled out another dramatic Fourth Quarter comeback with a 77yard bomb in the closing minutes to victor cruz. The giants get an exciting 2723 win over washington, and here he goes. Cruz celebrating with his famed salsa dance. Look at him go. Other action in the nfl. Drew brees and the saints beat tampa bay. Green bays Aaron Rodgers tossed three scoring passes as the packers got their fourth straight victory 3020 over st. Louis. College football now, alabama still number one in the bcs rankings, with florida in second place. Kansas state moved up to number three with a win over west virginia. Oregon is fourth. Notre dame rounds out the top five. In the wnba, Tameka Catchings had 25 points as the Indiana Fever won its first championship, beating Minnesota Three games to one. And finally, the red sox have traded for their new manager. Boston got toronto manager john farrell by trading mike aviles to the blue jays to bring their former pitching coach back to fenway park. This is only the seventh time in Major League History that a team has traded for a manager. And just ahead, a new baby for adele. New details about the filming of hangover 3. Plus, an 11yearold texan makes history. Youre watching early today. Welcome back to early today. Hope you had a wonderful weekend. Maybe some umbrellas needed around chicago, illinois. Maybe st. Louis and southern portions of michigan today. But also anywhere in the northern rockies, some stormy weather. As far as the east coast and the southern half of the country goes, what a Beautiful Day today. Even as we go into tomorrow, not a lot changes. It will be a little damp out there in a few spots, especially the northern half of the country hit and miss, but texas at 80, kansas city at 83 tomorrow. A very warm start to this week. Wont stay that way, though. End of the week looks colder. Thanks, bill. Time now for entertainment news. Paranormal activity 4 pulled in a lower than expected 30. 2 million this weekend. Never saw any of those. I saw the first one. It was spooky. I think its on its way out. Filming for the hang yofr 3 caused head aches for drivers after shutting down a highway. And adele and her new boyfriend reportedly have a new bundle of joy after she gave birth to a baby boy. This weekend, snl poked fun at last weeks heated president ial debate. Take a look. Mr. President , if you dont mind, id like to answer eugenes very thoughtful question about gas prices. After that, its you and me outside. Oh really, old man . Yeah, just the two of us. No secret service. In that case, you better bring your mormon magic underpants. When i play, i play for keeps. Let me at him, dad. Come on, sit down, tag. Not now. Theyve really done a good job this year. Yes. With those spoofs. Yeah, the tag thing, you knew that was coming. They werent going to let that alone. The vp debate from last week, stellar. Have you watched it yet . I didnt watch the whole thing. I just saw the clips. After the show. This now comes to us from kxas, nbc 5 in dallas, texas. An American Dance prodigy has just earned the opportunity of a lifetime. 11yearold george was invited to attend one of the worlds most prestigious schools. He received the offer after a grueling sixweek audition. The tuition is steep and training half a world away weighed heavily on his family, but he will be leaving for moscow. Im veronica de la cruz. This is early today, just your first stop of the day on your nbc stay. T. Io. N. Youre watching wbaltv 11. Live, local, latebreaking. This is 11 news today at 5 00 a. M. Good morning. Welcome back to 11 news today. It is ale little chilly. It is a little chilly. 30s outside the city. 47 at the airport. A warm front listed over the east. This will bring a big jump in the temperatures. Details coming up in the full forecast. Thank you. 47 degrees at the airport. Were following breaking news in south baltimore. A strong storm tore through the area. The Storm Service will confirm whether a tornado touched down in harford county. We will [captioning made possible by Constellation Energy group] captioned by the National Captioning Institute www. Ncicap. Org youre watching wbaltv 11. Live, local, latebreaking. This is 11 news today at 5 00 a. M. Good morning. I am lisa robinson. I am stan stovall. Thanks for joining us for 11 news today. It was gorgeous yesterday. Things are improving as we