Hello there, Todd Castors, we're back with some of our favorite episodes from Meet the

Press Reports.

If you haven't binge it, do so now for a peek up.

But when we think back over the last few months and years in politics, one day continues

to stick out to us as the turning point for a brand new brand of politics.

And no, I am not talking about January 6th.

This episode of Meet the Press Reports looks back at a single day in October of 2016.

It's October 7th and it may be the most consequential day in modern American political history.

I hope you have.

I'm Chuck Todd and welcome to Meet the Press Reports.

On Meet the Press reports, we look beyond the headlines and where we are, to how we got

here and where we might be going.

And that thinking brings us to a single day in the fall of 2016.

October 7th to be precise, was 32 days before election day.

It was not supposed to be a busy one on the campaign trail, actually.

Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump were both in debate prep.

Off the trail a bit.

Two days before their second presidential debate.

Hurricane Matthew A major storm was inching along the east coast.

But in the early afternoon on October 7th, three major stories broke within quick succession.

By now we know them by their shorthands, Russian hacking, Axis Hollywood, WikiLeaks, a triple

shot of October surprises in one single afternoon.

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