now. >> announcer: this is "new day" with chris cuomo and kat kate . >> good morning, happy "new day." 6:00 in the east. we are here with mid-term madness now in full swing. ed thes making key switches. candidates doing everything they can to get voters out to the polls. surrogate stars are out, republicans win key races, they take all in terms of control of congress. >> sure. this as a number of polls show republicans are gaining momentum headed into the race. we have full coverage beginning with chief congressional correspondent dana bash live from washington with the latest

details. good morning. >> good morning, allison. democratic sources i talked to this week say they do see a path. it's narrow an unlikely. it's always been a tough environment for democrats. now a day before the election, momentum is with the republicans. political stars came out for the final election day push. for republican, jeb bush, marco rubio, chris christie. >> our republican party is at its best. we can walk and coup gum at the same. >> for democrats, hillary clinton hits three states for candidates. >> who will be there for you? who cares about you? who works now you? >> bill clinton went to iowa. >> i can tell you this, you need to go for progress, no protest. you need to think about what you want for the next six years. >> still republican and democratic sources say the gop looks increasingly likely to seize the senate majority and iowa, where james taylor is

playing made it more peace rally than pep rally is a big reason why. democrats are down about iowa's crucial senate race after a weekend poll shows republican joni ernst pulling ahead. >> it's not just republicans. it's independents and it's a lot of democrats, too, that see the need to change direction. >> reporter: iowa is so critical to the balance of power that senate majority harry reid told volunteers in a conference call, if they lose iowa, it will be very hard for democrats to keep control of the senate. here's why. republicans need to flip six senate streets take control. west virginia, south dakota and montana are in flux. they are bracing for incumbent defeats in arkansas and colorado. they are 8 points ahead of the u.s. ballot according to u.s. projections project. democrats say losing alaska is likely him though they have

engaged in an unpress diplomaticed voter turnout operation and polling is unreliable. democrats feel better about north carolina and new hampshire. polls show them within the margin of erar. republican incumbent in kansas could lose to an independent who could caucus with either party. >> both mitch mcconnell and harry reid have been far too partisan for far too long. >> louisiana and georgia are so close, they'll likely go into january runoff respectively. a senior democratic source cold me their best source may be to make the margins so narrow that democrats could potentiallybin win back control in two years and make mitch mcconnell's rein as a pa majority leader very brief. >> it is coming down to the wire. thank you for break tack down for us. president obama is out stumping pivotal races. many are doing all they can do to distance themselves. senior correspondent jim akosta

is live with details. hi, jen. >> it's no secret democrats have been keeping the democrat at arm's length during this cycle. the president was out on the campaign trail. he was appearing with gubernatorial candidates. he appeared with gary peterson in michigan. he is expected to cruise to victory in that senate race there. we did hear the senate in detroit return to a team that worked before. here's what he had to say. >> hope is what gave young people the strength to march for civil rights and voting rights athdz and gay rights and immigrant's rights and woman's rights. hope with their better days ahead. hope that we can rebill our middle class and pass on to our kids something better. that's what built america. that's what motor city is all about. >> reporter: the democratic senate candidates did not have a vote the president will have a

positive effect on their campaign. you heard a lot of these democratic senate candidates have kept them away all election cycle long. i did talk to several democratic strategists over the weekend, chris, starting to question second guess the keeping the president in isolation approach. they're wondering whether or not it made the party leak they were running scared in the words of one democratic strategist. it made them look like chicken blank or chicken expletive, an expletive you heard ban did about last week. i talked to one official who said it's not over yet. remember those polls from 2012 that show the president tied with mitt rom 90 the president went on to win handily. >> there is a lot of that chicken talk going on. they are saying it's the narrative of what this means to the democratic party will be huge. thank you for reporting. we will check back in with you now. what's the big issue? it's all about how control of

the senate shakes out. vice president joe biden could wind up being the tie breaking vote in the chamber and also wound up being another board guy if a care if it goes the wrong way. he will not be a board guy, he is speaking exclusively with cnn. >> first of all, i don't agree with the odds peaker him i believe we will keep the senate. >> you do? >> i have been in 66 races all told. >> what if that were to be the case? >> well, i don't think it will change anything if terms of what we are about. we know we have to get done the last two years and quite frankly, going into 2016 when republican versus to make a decision whether they're in control or not in control, are they going to begin to allow things to happen, or are they going to be obstructionists? i think they will choose to get things done. >> will the white house have to

change the way they do business? >> i think we have to be more direct and clear about exactly or what it is rewith looking to do. look, we are ready to compromise. i think they will be inclined because the message of the people, i get the all over the country is they're trooir tired of walk not being able to do anything. >> here we are out in florida you were here for char he crist. was that the right strategy keeping the president off the campaign trail in a large way? >> look, i ran for the senate sex times. one thing i know is they're off to the races. it's all local. it gets down to what that state is. each senator.

>> this is the principal r president of the united states. normally, you'd have a president out there. >> look. we have been seeing this a lot. there are a lot of places where first time, second term, george bush didn't show up, reagan. every state is difference. look, here's the deal. if you look at every single major issue in this company, from federal support for infrastructure to men pull wage to paernlg equality, every single time. >> wait a minute. our polls show, voters are angry, they're fearful. they're frustrated. not only about domestic policy like a rollout of theeah care r but also on the handling of ebola and isis. so the question is, how do you fix that in the public isn't with you on that. >> two issues. the public is concerned and frightened because it's a frightening world. a lot has happened.

what happened is on every one of these crisis there is all kind of tension, understandably, from twitter to major programs leak yours. but what happens is when the fallout occurs, there is not much follow out. when the russians invaded across the border into ukraine, it was my god it's over, things are going to -- why'd they do it to stop an election from occurring? to keep ukraine from moving west. all these things happened. we put it under control. still a problem. >> so the public shouldn't be anxious about ebola or isis? >> no, i think the public shouldn't be as anxious as they are, but understand why they are. there are fewer than five cases of ebola in the entire united states of park. the american public is gaining confidence in the fact with the way this is being handled, that science does matter. look at what's happening with isis. isis is not an existential threat. it's a sirius problem overseas.

but it's confusing and frightching. it's totally understandable. we got to figure out, the president and i, have to physical out how to better communicate exactly what is being done. that's a part of the problem. that's a part of the dilemma. >> let's move to 2016 and you. >> okay. >> i need to ask you, of course, where is your head right now on the resume. >> it's my job. there is plenty of time to make that decision. i mean, look, everybody talks about how, you know, everything is going to be done by the summer. i don't see that at all. i'm confident and if i decide and i haven't made a decision. >> what is it, 50-50, 60-40? >> i just haven't focused on, paid it in my mind what i'm going to do. >> it's not about hillary? >> really, it's not. you know me too well. if i run, i'm confident i will be able mount a campaign that can be financed that will be credible and will be serious. >> would you run if she runs? >> absolutely. that's not the reason not to run or to run.

the question is, am i, am i convinced i am best positioned of anyone else to lead the country the next four years. >> are you? >> that's a decision i have to make. >> everybody is talking about hillary, hymnry, hillary him doesn't that kind of afoy you to a degree? >> i mean, it really, i know you know me well. it really doesn't bother pe at all. what i am focused on for real. i sound, more than i say. it doesn't sound real. >> right. >> no, but i honest to god have not made up my mind. it's that basic. it's that simple. >> only vice president biden can say even when i say i.t. doesn't sound real. that's jen when that people love or hate. so did the vice president speak the truth? does he help? does he hurt? what does it mane he was allowed out of the house in the first place so close to election day. we have some political consult

ants. john, wide isn't out there. he's speaking saying we have to do a better job of messaging. i think we will win. what do you think the impact? >> political malpractice if he thought they'd lose. >> that would not be a surprise coming from joe biden. >> that's true. the bar is very low. one of the tension you love about want. look, he is trying to make the defined case. if the republican's closing arguments about ending gridlock that raises the bar the day after election. if republicans win and average six term gain is 8 seats, there is enough to follow through on that rhetoric to show they shouldn't be governing rather than grandstanding or gridlock. that's the point. >> to his credit, he did okay, fortunately, republicans would have loved the last minute ad. that was the strategyery there. you can't get it on the air. he's going up on pond. >> he avoided the gap. he did say if democrats lose the

senate that they are ready to compromise, so what policy would be democrats excise? >> people forget president obama xaend on a different tax reform, there should be common ground. corporate tax reform, if particular. if republicans can get over the idea that closing loopholes means raising rates. there theoretically the senate passed imgraegs reform. the house flirted with it. ran away after eric cantor lost. maybe there is another run at that. over and over again we seen the gridlock 29 the divideing wins and the republican party. certainly no love lost between reid and mcconnell. i'd-to see the republicans take over. there is very little rational reason to think that would happen. >> one part of this could easily be dismissed the democrats do an early spend. you know, let's see what they do now. but let's look at the real pragmatism here about being careful what you wish for.

if the republicans come into power, setting themselves up for election, they will be measured on what they get done. the climb they helped create if washington. >> look, you have to keep in mind as ep does the senate is an incredibly different institution. it is made, created by the founder tore the mob moderating institution. you can't get things through the senate that don't have a lot of consensus from democrats and republicans. immigration reform is the perfect example. harry reid happened. it got through a democratic senate. what really under covered here is how little the democratic senate has passed with the democratic president. 300-plus bills have gone out of the house of representatives. harry reid couldn't even get gun control through his own body. >> can we talk about that? please, pleads. >> maybe you can let me finish my point. i'm happy for to you interjek. but gun control is 90% of americans want some form of gun

control passed, some sort of background check and measures. this is a bill -- >> it pay go through the republican sfamt they didn't want to get any. >> that's absolutely a totally unfair characterization, chris. you know there are republican senators who are willing to vote because their constituencys wanted some form of background check or measure passed and harry reid botched it getting it out of his own senate. >> no, this is a really good example. you got fun% of americans support legal gun control. bipartisan bill. pat toomey, joe man chun and mitch mcconnell blocked it. the reason anything's gotten done in the last four years is when there was bipartisan control. mitch mcconnell dropped gun control every time he could. >> i glad you didn't mention i was one that blocked it harry reid. so this immediate bipartisan.

>> the democrat -- it's not credible. >> go look at the numbers, honey, you and i both know that the nra is a part of bloblging it, harry reid is one of them. >> you don't often in a political race hear honey. >> that is so true. we have so much to talk about this morning. >> separate cars? >> i am not. >> it can get heated. >> you are telling us why the political debate is going on in this country. we will get back to the mid-terms. great to see you, guys. let's go over to michaela for other news. >> here are your headlines now. u.s. airstrikes are seemingly doing very little to stop isis if iraq. slaughtering dozens of sunni trial members after killing hundreds in the last week. many of them dragged from their homes in the dead of night and executed.

>> that extremist group continues to gain a foot hold. the u.n. is issuing its starkest warning yet about climate change in its new synthesis report. the few panel says it is more concern is e certain than ever humans are causing temperatures to rise. the report warns that food shortages, mass extension of plants and animals and the flooding of major cities would result if no one is down. the to him of people monitoring 122 people in home for ebola. lab results are due back this morning for a duke patient tested for ebola. dr. greg spencer's condition was upgraded to stable over the week and dallas nurse nina pham has been reunited with her doc bentley who also tested negative for ebola.

'woman who became the face of the controversial death with dignitary act has died. britney maynard ended her own life saturday in oregon. she had been diagnosed with a fatal brain tumor. she was told by doctors she had six months to live him she opted to die under oregon's death with dignitary act. she was 29-years-old. >> that's sad. even though we knew that was going to happen. still when it has, it is sad to report. >> it's very sad. >> it's confounding because she is only 29-years-old. life is not supposed to end then him it also raises this issue. so many of us are dealing with our parents getting older, what you have, how you see people's lives at the end. the big issue that gets ignored and this really brings it to life. the best to her family. >> she started the conversation. . federal investigators may be close to finding the cause of finding a deadly glak tech crash.

they are focusing on a feathering system. did the co-pilot activate it too soon? >> did you see it? words don't cover it. only sounds. nick wallenda blowing away the windy city. boy the crowds couldn't get enough. but are they getting too much? is this man pushing his luck for the sake of ratings? and are you okay with that when we come back? i'd just gotten married. i was right out of school. my family's all military. you don't know what to expect. then suddenly you're there... in another world. i did my job. you do your best. i remember the faces... how everything mattered... so much more. my buddies... my country... everything... and everyone i loved... back home. ♪ [ male announcer ] for all who've served and all who serve, we can never thank them enough.

♪

and our big idaho potato truck is still missing. so my buddy here is going to help me find it. here we go. woo who, woah, woah, woah. it's out there somewhere spreading the word about americas favorite potatoes: heart healthy idaho potatoes and the american heart association's go red for women campaign. if you see it i hope you'll let us know. always look for the grown in idaho seal.

prematured released the feathering system. it pay have caused a violent failure. >> reporter: the national transportation safety board releasing new information about the events leading up to the

crash of virgin galactic's spaceship 2 over the mohave desert friday. the ntsb revealing a lever on the spacecraft's feathers was moved earlier than it should have. >> after it was unlocked, they moved into the deploy position. two seconds later we saw disintegration. >> after combing the 5 mile debris feel the ntsb says they found most of the important parts needed for the investigation. >> we have many, many issues to look into much more extensively before we can determine the cause. >> reporter: the aircraft was designed to launch six tourists into space. only six pilots were on board, a 44-year-old survived the crash, parachuteing to the ground, suffering moderate injuries. on sunday, they said he was alert and speaking. investigators will not interview him until he is ready. his co-pilot was killed.

virgin grabbing tick's founder richard branson tweeted this picture of the two together. >> we are going to learn from what went wrong. >> reporter: over the weekend, branson dismissed speculation over the safety. >> i feel people who know nothing about what they are saying can be saying things before the ntsb makes their comments. >> reporter: virgin galactic reiterated the importance of the investigation saying virgin galactic is not in a position to comment on the incident itself or the test flight t. national transportation safety snowboard in charge of the investigation. all inquiries should be directed to them. >> rachel crane is here to talk with us and breaths let's bring in state analyst myles o'brien. myles, if this was the fault of the feathering system, why would a pilot have triggered it too early? >> well, i think we should just back up a little bit before we impugn a deceased pilot here. we don't know what was going on there.

the surviving pilot may uncover some clues. let's uncover a couple of things, first of all, it might have been good reason to unlock the feathering system. there might have been some sort of instability in the craft that might have led him to believe he would have to return to work. secondly what he did was, he unlocked the feathering system. he did not deploy it. so there might be some flaw in the system as well here. so i think we should be very careful when we start asking this question about pilot error so early in the investigation. >> okay. excellent reminder. thank you for that. let's talk about the bigger picture. 700 people, regular civilians, basically, have signed up to go with i think virgin galactic into this space tour. justin bieber, katy perry. do you think that richard branson has had"ly communicated to the public how dangerous this is? >> i think everybody that has

seened up to go on one of these flights has to be an adrenaline junkie or a space enthusiast. so they're aware there is rick involved with these missions. i think virgin galactic is very keen on perfecting this technology, making sure these missions are safe before they start flying anybody, any of these paying passengers into space. certainly, this is a setback for the entire space tourism dmunlt i think everybody involved is aware of the risk. it's high risk, high reward. >> myles, what do you think? >> he has consistently underestimated it in public. i feel this is the real problem with virgin galactic, there has been this disparity of the hard reality of what's going on there, testing the new rocket and few system in the mohave desert. versus virgin galactic. this has been a great public relations campaign, which is sir

richard's forte. i think he's a wildly optimistic person. i think he has made a lot of promises about flying. at the beginning, we were promised flights at the end of 2008, let's not forget. this has been a very difficult program. what i saw over the weekend i saw sir richard saying if we can overcome. this he never said that before. he talked about patience the theme for the long haul some richard has been chase income his public statements. he has been promising things they cannot deliver. >> how do you think this changes the time line is this. >> i think it sets them back. they have another spaceship in the works, certainly, this ongoing investigation is pressing pause on the ongoing creation of that spacecraft right now. >> thank you, rachel, myles, so good to talk to you. in our 8:00 hour, we are going to hear from virgin galactic founder richard branson, himself. >> all right.

allison. we got to keep our eyes on the 24 hours before mid-term voting where you are. what will this mean as a referendum in the last two years of obama's presidency? we will take a look ahead if the change actually happens and if oil prices are plummeting, why are airline fares skyrocketing? did you look on expedia lately? will this move backfire on carriers? money time has answers next. so my buddy here is going to help me find it. >

. glad to have you back with us here on "few day." here's a look at your headlines. it's less than 24 hours to election day. candidates in key races are out making tear final pushes. him they appear took on the verge of gaining control of the senate for the first time since 2007. this will not be a rarity, every president has lost congressional seats in his second term mid-term elections. president obama forces to swap planes after mechanic am issues with air force one. a spokesman says he and his entourage returned to a back-up plane. not sure when this surfaced or when air force one will be able return to service.

halloween horror crews to the bahamas. hundreds of passengers dressed in their costumes. they were forced to evacuate after the vessel hit suspect at sea and lost power. the first-hand took place for contests and zombie ball. passengers said they had to wait hours on end with no food or water before they were evacuated. >> i told them bang. >> it was a big boom. >> we felt a hard jerk. >> celebration cruise line say passengers were never in any danger. all right, here is something perhaps you will think twice of tossing away lottery tickets. last year, the amount of total prizes going unclaimed pops $2 billion with a b. most of the winning tickets were a couple of bucks him of course, that adds umm. some wore thousands or $1 million were never cashed in.

it's an appropriate time to turn to christine romans. >> isn't that crazy to think there is that many. what was the $1 million ticket. >> another reason to put the $2 into your 401 k or your pocket. >> the voice of reason. >> it's a dream. >> you are going to talk about something that does affect move of us. >> i know. >> that is gas prices going down yet, airline tickets are going up. how does that work? >> gas prices below $3, the average of regular is $2.98. down 30 cents, the lowest in almost four years. they're going to fall another 15 cents if experts are right in the coming months. that will be real money in your pocket because of falling oil prices. you will not get a discounts on your plane ticket. look at this, four carriers have raised prices in the last month, the airlines are raising prices. they know oil prices can rebound. they are look income cheap fuel

for the future. they are boosting profits. if anything, they are hoping travellers put payments at the pump towards plane tickets. for now, it looks like they're thickened. >> it's good fuse and bad, take it altogether. >> thank you. we are talking balance this morning. the big balance will be the balance in power in walk. up for grabs as voters head to the poll. the question, is the gop about to seize control of the senate? we have the key races that could spell trouble for democrats and the latest numbers on those. >> talking about balance him look at this, nick wallenda is defying death again, taking his high wire act to the windy city this time. have these stunts gone a little too far for ratings? e

financial noise financial noise financial noise financial noise in the country. we operate just like a city, and that takes a lot of energy. we use natural gas throughout the airport - for heating the entire terminal, generating electricity on-site, and fueling hundreds of vehicles.

we're very focused on reducing our environmental impact. and natural gas is a big part of that commitment. that would be my daughter -- hi dad. she's a dietitian. and back when i wasn't eating right, she got me drinking boost. it's got a great taste, and it helps give me the nutrition i was missing. helping me stay more like me. [ female announcer ] boost complete nutritional drink has 26 essential vitamins and minerals, including calcium and vitamin d to support strong bones and 10 grams of protein to help maintain muscle. all with a delicious taste. grandpa! [ female announcer ] stay strong, stay active with boost. grandpa! save your coffee from the artificial stuff. switch to truvia. great tasting, zero-calorie sweetness from the stevia leaf.

ring ring! ...progresso! you soup people have my kids loving vegetables. well vegetables... shh! taste better in our savory broth. vegetables!? no...soup! oh! soup! loaded with vegetables. packed with taste. wouldn't it be great if hiring plumbers, shopping online is as easy as it gets. carpenters and even piano tuners were just as simple? thanks to angie's list, now it is. start shopping online from a list of top-rated providers. visit angieslist.com today. introducing synchrony financial bringing new meaning to the word partnership. banking. loyalty. analytics. synchrony financial. engage with us.

♪ (train horn) vo: wherever our trains go, the economy comes to life. norfolk southern. one line, infinite possibilities. . >> welcome back to "new day." republicans need to pick up six

senate seats in the majority of the chamber. some of these races will be down to the wire. all indicate that that wire is going to be nice and thick if the republicans are logging on, which means safe. let's take a look at some of these big polls in these races that matter. it looks like they're not as close as we thought. iowa, this has been a two, three point race. now seven. pretty good. past the margin of error. iowa is a very politicized state. kansas, 45, 44. a very tight race. people felt this guy was going to run away with them. it doesn't look like it's happening there. kentucky, mitch mcconnell, presumptive favor. it looks like he says, georgia, this is a political legacy there. but there is a little of a surprise there, still within the margin of error. he is not supposed to be doing as well as he is. louisiana. this is all about whether or not there will be a runoff in that

situation. mary land drew, they often call her a magician. she is able to find her way out of a position. right now, she's in a big hole there, a key player in that will be the third party guy the tea party guy, so those are the polls. those are the latest numbers that give you a pretty fair accounting of where we are headed into it. let's bring out the editor-in-chief of the "daily beast." margaret hoover, a republican consultant. margaret what is your take? is this about the end of the hype into the reality of the actual polls or why do you think we are seeing the shift so late? >> i think most voters tune into an election about ten days before. we know in mid-term cycles, not less than 50% vote. a presidential vote, 50% comes out in a mid-term election, 25 to 45% depending on the year.

people are tuning in. you have people waking up to water going on. i think all things equal, by the way, these are not national polls, they are national polls. the des moines register and iowa. this shows the senate is likely going to the republicans by a hair and will come down likely to lousiana and georgia. but we'll see, maybe mary land drew's opponent cassidy will be eight eek it out and get the 50%. by the way, it looks like the candidate if purdue, he has been leading. >> what part are you disagreeing with, john? >> reality is tough in the morning. >> it's tough. here's the deal. first of all, this cycle as we said from the beginning is very geared towards the republican's strengths. the races are tight from red to purple. there will be republican gains and i've always said it will be 52-48. a lot of the tighter races are

breaking republican. >> that said, ultimately, you got the turnout game. ultimately, i'd be shocked on election night who wins. louisiana and georgia probably go to runoff, alaska probably won't come in right away. you have x factors where the independents are beating pat roberts. negativity motivates turnout. that's one of the knowns. also, argument, counterargument. argument. have you fostered the negativity, democrats, because you ran away from your president. have you offered nothing in alternative. so you have been playing scared. you fed into the negativity. now we will feast upon you. i'm an independent. >> that's so weird to do. we'll take it for the gain. >> so, look, i think washington shall see the nc chair made a

mistake early on by saying we will not have a message. republican versus necessarily done the same thing. both parties are not trying to win so much. they hope the other guy screws up. that's how you win if politics, i believe. so i think that has been a failure. democrats not running on the popularity of the unsuccessful obamacare on defence. you got to beat something, you can't beat something with nothing. so i do think that's one of the lessons learned in the 16. this cycle has tended towards republicans. 16, much more in favor of democrats in terms of the shape of the senate. when we're talking about how exciting it is, mitch mcconnell will win the senate seat back. that's a seen of how low the bar is for republicans. >> what races should we most keep our eyes on? >> these are races in purple states, iowa, colorado and alaska. if those three are republicans, we're looking at a republican senate i think. >> all right. john, margaret, thanks, so much. great to talk to you guys. >> get out the vote will be

huge. you have to track that, physical out the psychology that went into it. the practicalities that go into it. >> that will all be happening here at cnn. please, turn in tomorrow for election fight coverage starting at 5:00 p.m. eastern. well, heart stopping entertainment from physical wallenda. he wowed the crowds in chicago from hundreds of feet in the air. 600 may i sa i with no net? but are these death defying acts going to far? we are going to debate that ahea

ahead. >> oh, did you watch last night, nick wallenda has done it again. the dare devil high wire act in chicago making two death defying walks. one was up an incline. one blindfolded served as he back dropped thousands of anxious people watched below. >> it was amazing to watch. i tell you, cheating death, and into the record books. whatever you are dock right now, you got to watch this. it is amazing. >> you guys watching think i'm crazy, but this is what i was paid for. >> reporter: crazy may be an understatement. >> god is in control. >> 7th generation dare devil nick wallenda attempting not one but two hair raising high wire

walks in the heart of chicago. this time, no tether. >> what an incredible beauty city at night chicago is. absolutely beautiful. >> reporter: his first walk nearly 700 feet off the ground, nearly two football fields high. climbing over eight stories. >> definitely could feel the incline. yeah. it's a workout. >> reporter: the wire quivering beneath his feet from the windy city's nearly 30-mile-per-hour gusts. there is some wind. >> that wire was shaking beneath me. i need everybody to be nice and quiet for me. okay? >> reporter: wallenda blindfolded as he walks between six skyscrapers 600 feet high in the sky. >> the steel wire no wider tan a nick emwas the only thing separating wallenda. >> it's amazing to hear that roar.

>> and the thousands of anxious spectators below for a total of about 8 minutes. >> he's walking so fast. i'm like, slow down. >> the plastic pleasure to award you with not one but two records. >> reporter: wallenda once again nabing record and cheating death. [ cheers ] . >> now the crowd begin fess world record holder for highest incline and highest blindfolded tight rope walk. michaela. >> i feel i can breathe now. i literally held my breath. >> i couldn't either. >> the wallenda skyscraper walk, it was a real dangerous. here to explore the question, perhaps answer, cnn senior media correspondent and also host of reliable sources, good morning, gentleman. christopher, here we go, are

they becoming too dangerous or are we more sensitive and aware to the dangers? >> we know these things are going on for years him we love to watch the thrills. >> in the 1,800s, one did a death defying stunt. a harry houdini, one person walked between the twin towers if 1974. to my mind, i think the stunts aren't dangerous if you have. i think they should probably tie the tv executives to him so if he goes down, that i go down with him him just so they have some stake in the game. it's sort of weird to see this guy with his family on the building watching him performing the death defying stunt. >> that doesn't seem to family tv to me when the family can watch you. >> they're not a normal family. >> the little kids haven't quite made the decision what profession they are going into. they have to watch their dad before a school night.

don't do this. >> think it over. >> brian, what do you think? are tv networks unethical in capitalizing on these sort of the death defying? somebody could die? it's not an illusion. he could have died? >> someone, nick wallenda would say he will walk aclose those two buildings whether the tv cameras are there. i think this is inevitable, we will see more live tv events because they guarantee a big audience. they're one of the ways to enjoy a giant communitial audience. i had to see if he would make it. my personal thought on this is yes, there are some dangers and some risks be you the reward the inspiration of it. it's so high. to watch him do it. to us all hold our brechlt it's so inspirational. but for his family and the families at home. that's totally worth while.

>> look at this landscape of television we are in. not so much appointment tv anymore. we can time shift. we can watch on any device. but this forced us to go to discovery. it was produced by nbc. which is also an interesting topic we could discuss. appointment tv at its finest, if you -- i mean depending on how you define it. >> it is, it was between the pat's game and this last night. two big live events. cable news is always live. for the most part, there is not a lot of reason you have to tune in. it's a little like election night tomorrow night you have to watch cnf for the rules. it's a live event. you know by the way nbc had a deal to broadcast richard branson going into space on that space shuttle that came back down to earth unfortunately last week. that's an example of a live event that could have gone very wrong. you don't know what nbc or branson will do about that in the future. >> people will do this anyways.

people go over niagara falls, whether there are tv cameras there or not. what is different is people are not cutting the cord, they're shaving the cord, too. they're choosing smaller cable packages with fewer tv packages. so places like the discovery channel don't want you to shave them away, so they have to create these appointment events to say, hey, we're here still, get up, along with espn and your other cable tv channels. that's the battle that cable tv is fighting right now. hbo just announced very recently they will have this streaming services on the web. that's a challenge for the traditional tv model. they have to put on stunts like this to attract viewers. this has been going on hundreds of years. >> we are phosphated. >> we always have been. >> you watch pass the car, sure, people love the sport and the competitiveness, the drag races, the crashes, the football. the crashes. the boxing.

the blood sport. let not give ourselves too much credit for what entertains us. >> it's voyeurism. >> it's kind of like the real life "hunger games." i think it's because he had no net and no tether. he really could have died. >> make that affirmation point. >> it's also about life, seeing a man accomplish something that we think we could never do. i was surprised he looked so confident last night. didn't seem nervous at all. >> the thing about david blaine, he does things, when he put himself in the ice, he did things that you could do if you willed yourself to do it makes it even more intoxicateing. >> the one problem with these events, when you compare it to "hunger games." this is exciting. this is 12 hours of content. this is two minutes of segment. >> get up there on that wire. >> one thin line. i season seen so much padding since monica was in a fat suit

on friends. there is a lot of paddling. i admit it. >> it's an interesting conversation to be happened. it got us talking and holding our collective breath. thank you for having you. thanks for the conversation, guys. >> this is a story you definitely will be hearing about today a. lot of feuds. we have it for ut. let get to it. >> political stars came out for the final election day push. a simple question works is on your side? >> this is the last chance for america. >> get out and vote. vote! vote! >> a message from people. they're tired of walk not being able to do anything. you look at isis. it's a serious problem. >> isis secretly filmed these execution video. >> welcome back to "new day."

we are just one day from what could be a game changing mid-term election. you take a look at the way the senate looked now. this could be history by tomorrow fight. the big question, how much will the numbers shift? >> republicans seeing ploys to add states t. question is how many and what will it mean? centainly the results can change the dynamic in walk. potentially, giving the gop the senate majority and, of course, a firm choke hold on the obama agenda in these final two years of office. that's why you mustwalk watch closely. >> joining us to cover it from every angle is da that bash, jim acosta and pe fer hanby, cnn digital reporter. welcome to all of you. peter, let me start with you, it seems as though this morning the gop is headed in the direction and the closest race the

republicans are pulling ahead. >> if you talked about the republicans over the weekend, they started to feel a lot more confident than they were last week. the flip side for the democrats working on these races. they were confident they were holding tightly heading into the final weekend of their ground game, field operation. all that stuff that democrats have been heralded for the last election cycles would carry them through over the weekend that shifted a little bit. you look at iowa, for example, colorado, two states they thought they would have safely you know at this point six months ago seem to be moving in the republican's direction. i will say this, democrats are still confident about their field operation. look at early vote if north carolina, look at early vote if georgia. they think they're getting out sporadic voters. african-american voters. the kind of people that will help them on tuesday. >>let talk about a strategic decision that democrats made early in this election. that was not to embrace

president obama. not to, for the most part, have him out campaigning for them. here is what vice president biden told gloria borger about that decision. >> each senator makes a judgment about whether or not he thinks it is helpful or hurtful. >> but this is the president of the ujs. y united states. >> look, we have been doing this a lot. there are a lot of places where first term, second term, george bush didn't show up, the older bush, reagan. you know, every state is different. >> you are saying it's got to hurt in the white house? >> i spoke as to one white house official recently who said they will not tell these campaigns how to run their operations. if candidates want to run from the president, they will let those run from the president. i did talk to one administration official over the weekend who said hang on just a second, before you write these

predictions that we will lose on tuesday night, they pointed many tow a poll that was featured here on cnn, just two days before the 2012 election that showed the president tied with mitt romney. he went on to win very handily. they say as the vice president is saying this thing is not over yet. allison, i have talked to several strategists doing second guessing about whether or not this was the right approach to keep the president at arm's length. one democrat who has worked with this white house, worked with the senate candidates. said it made the port look look it was running scared. one said it was a chicken blank or expletive a word band did around a lot last week. they think it seems fiting for how the democrats handled things this time around. >> i am hoping after this election we can retire the chicken blank phrase. right. i know you are keeping an eye on all of the most dramatic raceles. let's talk about kentucky before

allison lundgren rung against mitch mcconnell. lundgren-grimes seems to get emotional. >> i do believe that you are the messenger that mitch mcconnell can boy. he the buy the air waves. he cannot buy the hearts and minds of all of you. you know after 30 years, three decades of mitch mcconnell, we deserve better. we're coming down the home stretch. let me still e tell you, the strong independent kentucky woman, i got kick stuff left in me. i'm not giving up. >> what do you hear there? >> let me say for the record mitch mcconnell is a tough campaigner. i said this before, if i were running against him, i would be in bed with the covers over my head t. fact that she got out there in the hunt says a lot about her and that race. i think it was exhaustion and

also the reality that mcconnell does appear to be doing well in his own race because he has to win his own re-election before he can, of course, be a majority leader. the big picture confirmed to me this weekend that mcconnell did get a call from the senior strategist in walk, going through the ground games the polls in the key states saying it looks like anyway you slice it, it's much more likely than not he is going to be the next majority leader after a couple days from now after all the votes are counted. >> we do have the latest poll there from couple. it showing mitch mcconnell is 50% or as allison lundgren brought it to 41%. some other key races, georgia, david purchase do you the republican at 48% to michelle nun there, everybody is keeping an eye also on louisiana. there mary landrieu has 45%.

there could be obviously a runoff. so peter, tell us what races you are following most closely. >> these two races are fascinating because of the runoff potential here. no one thinks that mary landrieu and louisiana is going to hit 50%. so that means that cassidy, bill cassidy, the congressman from baton rouge will head up to a runoff in december. then in georgia, democrats are hoping, they think it might be an outside shot, michelle nun, the democratic nominee krks hit 50%. they're certainly hoping for that. that runoff will go through january him so if the senate is a jump ball after tuesday, control of the senate could come down to these two races. outside groups have reserved millions of dollars of air time in both of those states for the runoff elections. democrats would love for their candidates to get 50%. i will say this. it will be tough for both of them. mary landrieu and michelle fun

are very good candidates. their opponents, not is much. so they do have that going for them as they head into a runoff, which is what most of the beting is on. >> peter, you make such a good point. we may not know the answer tomorrow night or wednesday morning. but we will have you all back to analyze everything that's happening tomorrow, peta, dana, jim, thanks so much. great to see you. this could go on for many months. >> oh, yeah. this is just the beginning. no question about that. we also have some good news for you in the battle against isis. kurdish fighters are finally gaining grounds in the terror group in the besieged syrian city of kobani, coupled with coalition airstrikes. the kurds have actually managed on the ground to push back isis force was did seem on the verge of cap curing the city weeks ago, this as video emerges of the real threat that isis poses. poisoning the minds, not just of adults but of kids, brain washing with twisted notions of what islam and life are about.

peyton walsh has this story. nick. >> reporter: they make the light from the projector all the more captivateing. children gathered. this is movie night. but it's isis productions. so don't be afraid, if your brothers, if anyone assaults you, just complain about him and your rights will be restored to you. they secretly filmed these pictures. an isis execution video, running in their under wear in last moments. some with 250 syrian regime soldiers executed by isis in august.

they keep watching. the first movie. we den know if they were shown the moment of death. but this is how that propaganda video continued. a cnn psychologist specializing in the impact of war on isis children examined this footage. he says we see in this video isis taking stems for their children to think it's normal. they hope all or some will go on to do the same things. not just be silent or accept it, but do it. of course, when a child is growing up, it's a special time in his life whenb you can work on prompting spec ideas in their minds that results in attitudes in the future. indoctrination comes with pageantry. this is a graduation ceremony

for the isis cubs. they are not playing masked super heroes, but real life jihadi. after years of sectarian bloodshed hear what they have these children sing. mind momded to their fit. schools to remember huge texts by rockies. yet, there is nothing staged about the result in these eyes as they chant god is our leader and backer, america is their leader. they talk about the lost generation in syria's war here. the dogma and horror it has lost, too.

now we know there are millions of refugees in the country's neighboring syria. the impact of them will last a decade. you saw there what potentially is hang to a younger generation. chris, i'm standing near kobani. we see the kurds claiming to be significantly advancing, pushing isis back to the west that way and to the east, too. we are seeing them for the first time, using heavy weapons a. lot of blasts in the past few hours. the potential optimism the kurds saying they hope they could clear isis out of the city entirely in two to three days. >> fighting the military, though, is much easier than fighting the idea that isis is planning in the head of those kids. thank you for this story. be safech wi. we will check back with you. the co-pilot triggered a feathering system too early in the galactic virgin crash.

the co-pilot was killed in that disaster. the other pilot parachuted to safety and is said to be alert and speaking to doctors and family members this morning. casey hickox is now apologizing for causing her neighbors such concern. she insists she will not emerge with crowds until her quarantine is finished. she challenged the state quarantine and won and says she plans not to venture into town until she is officially in the clear him she went to court to make sure the debate was about science and not about politics. we are learning new details about hoy missouri police kept media from covering protests from the air following michael brown's shooting. according to associated press, the faa agreed to restrict 37 square miles of airspace over ferguson for 12 days. they cited security concerns. but audio recordings reveal

authorities were trying to keep news helicopters away during violent street protests. this is one of those head scratchers. what is this knucklehead doing? an australian man jumped on to a dead whale as two sharks circled it chomping at the carcass. sharks, people. he says he was out boating with friends, one had an idea it would be funny if he suf surfed the dead whale. now they saw sharks. he says he would never do it again, mom thinks he is an idiot. dad isn't terribly proud of him either. gosh. some people are too bored. in what universe? >> that's why we watch nick wallenda. it's that fascination. some people see it as simply thrilling like they are living life more fully. >> surfing a dead whale? >> that was silly. >> disgusting except for the

sharks. >> deadly. >> crazy. >> silly. >> deadly. >> however, all of this is about to be turned on its head. because there is one person in this studio watching them thinking to herself. >> hmm. i want to do that. i don't ride dead whales. i like encloseing with sharks. in a nice cave. it keeps meifies and safe. >> it looks like we turned our clocks back an entire year. no, this is not last year, this is last weekend. banger, maine, over a foot of snow. they were not the only ones. this is as far south as tennessee saw over 2 feet of snow. notice, it's what's making headlines. south carolina is seeing snow early in the season. if you didn't see the snow or the rain, you felt the winds. they were howling out there. talk about winds almost 70 miles

per hour out towards massachusetts. many people this morning are still left without power. combine that with the very cold air out there. down to the south, frost and freeze warmings. we are wake up to the chill. everyone wants to know, when is this air going away? tell me it's not staying. temperatures are actually going to be warming up. we are looking at a system out of the feast. warm air is building if about another day or so. keep in mind, there is a cold front out there. >> that will bring in cooler showers by the end of the week. nothing like 70 mi-mile-per-hou winds. it is turning into winter. at some point -- >> it will go downhill from here. >> thank you very much. more bloodshed to tell you about in iraq as isis carried out a mass execution of members of a sunni tribe. what will it take to stop the terrorists? >> there is a lot thrown at you ahead of the election. magic number 6 now it could be 8

now you need watch ten key races. we have the deciding factors and what you need going forward. john king looks at all the answers for you on "inside politics." stay with us.

more people are asking whether allies overseas can hold off the militants on their own and if these airstrikes we are doing a actually getting the job done. let's discuss with someone who knows. a counter terrorism analyst, former director of the cia counterterrorism center. over, just give us the over arching. how is it going before we get to the specs? >> i think it's okay, remember,

we were talking ability isis advances, potential attacks on backed. now we have some success in kobani, we have the battle lines drawn a bit. isis isn't take as much geography. before we do that, a month or two ago we thought they'd advance faster. >> while pace may be debatable, they are doing some really bad this i think so to people who need protection. talk to us about what's going on in the anbar region, specifically to this tribe. they're a key demonstration of people who could be effectively fighting against isis. they didn't get help from the iraqis. they're not getting articles. now they're getting slaughtered. >> before what happened with the tribes, we cut off the kurdish north, iraq about 65%, two-thirds shia. what's happened? we got isis obviously a sunni organization moving out of syria trying to consolidate in the sunni heartland of iraq. they continue go north or too

far south. what i think they're trying to do if a recognition if they keep trying to move, they will get whacked be i the shia and kurds. >> you believe that, this is certainly insulateing them? >> i seen success by the kurds in kobani. you saw before that isis go up against the kurds. i think that was a mistake t. kurds pushed them back. i think isis is saying we got to go in the same place we saw the sunni action as when the americans were will. >> this tribe they are beating up right now, these are people that want to fight against isis. they don't have the arms and the iraqi government are cutting them off. now they're getting slaughtered. isn't that something we will address if we don't have u.s. troops on the ground? >> if you are running a counterinsurgency campaign supported be i the americans, you need a couple of things. number one, you need government forces to fight. a couple months ago, they said they did not fight t. sec thing

we need, remember a sunni awakenling, back, eight, ten, years ago it was the tribe. the imsa guys who get whacked by isis today. you have to have the government say it's okay to give these tribes weapons. they will be the front line. >> that's why political solutions are more difficult ones. this map looked political. this red shows they are walled off here to the north. they don't have anything going on in the south. this is their support area. here's what's concerns me. take a good look at it. here is where it is before the bombing. here it is after the bombing. they're controlling more now than they were before. how were the bombings working? pace of operations by isis is slow. that's significant. you got to get an insurgent sense of time. what i have looked at insurgencys in the philipines,

sri lanka, ten, 20 years, a few months into the bombing, i think we have slowed the pace. now we have to get into the area where they are embedded. we have to pull the weed out after it's embedded is a year's long operation. >> here's the one pushback point. you government, you like to talk about time. but time is money. this is what it's costing us, the bombings, $7 to $10 million day. that's low. $740 million. $3 billion a year that gant to ed kaex or domestic programs. this is just the beginning, are you say something. >> chris this ain't cnn. this is the u.s. government the pentagon the cia. if you add another zero to it, maybe we can have a real conversation. in the world i used to live in $3.1 billion. this is chump change, dude. >> you can't look at it in terms

of dollars and cents? >> i think you can't look at it in terms of $3.1 billion. serious this is couch money for the u.s. government. >> couch money. >> turn over the couch, shake it. >> i got the metaphor. i'm just shocked by it. chump change, couch money. that's what $3 become is. >> that's not in my couch. thanks, guys. 24 hours until polls open for this year's mid-term elections, voter turnout could be the deciding factor on who controls government for the next two years. john king will have more on the last push to voters inside politics. another case of ebola on u.s. soil. a patient being tested right now at duke university hospital. we will dig deeper live with an infectious disease specialislas

infectious disease specialisinf.

glad to have you back with us here on "new day." incumbent premier alexander charenko is declared the winner. moscow said it will recognize the results, even though kiev and the european union have called them illegitimate. a former navy sale who wrote, pardon me, about the operation that killed osama bin laden said he'd rather be overseas in isis than dealing with the fallout of his book. mark owen says he's never trained for the stress he's endured. he has been shunned by the sales and investigated by the federal

government sand drowning in legal bills. he says he doesn't regret writing "no easy day." because if generals can do it, is can enlisted personnel. the end of a match more like a wrestling match. brad kozlowski slamming gordon. he was left with a flat tire. victory hopes dashed and apparently a lot of anger. another driver pushed kozlowski closer to gordon. both drivers walked away bruised. >> a lot of rapid punches thrown there. >> what's a rabbit punch? >> a quick punch to the back of the head, man law. >> we will be so up on pan law. >> man study this scrum. see water going on here, a direct metaphor to what you will see after the elections tomorrow. >> no, we will not. >> this is exactly what's going on in our political polls,

nobody knows that better than john king. he will take us on "inside politics" on "new day." john, am i right? or am i right? >> i hope you are wrong. i hope ultimate nascar arena stays over there. we can't talk about that yet. 24 hours until people vote. your last chance comes tomorrow. look at the stakes in this huge voting and polk. let first ask this question. the big battleground this year is control of the senate. democrats have it 55-45, two independents caucus with the democrats. here's the question, republicans have moment item. it's a republican year. president obama, his sixth year, can democrats hold majority? let's game it out. these are the races we are watching most closely. remember, republicans need a net gain of six senate seats. many concede montana, south

dakota, west virginia. those are the republican pickups tomorrow night. >> that gets republicans to 45-45. now you look at this map, kent state is left on the map. republicans are leading in the late polls in seven out of these ten states. >> that tells you republicans have the momentum going into election day. can democrats hold on? let me give you a couple scenarios. the easiest in quotes, it's not easy, to hold what i call the blues. hold colorado, hold iowa. hold new hampshire, president obama carried three of those states twice. carried north carolina once. here's the problem. at the moment the democrats are losing in california. that i are losing in iowa. what happens if republican joni ernst wins here. again for the sake of this scenario, let's say jean shaheen and kay hagen hold on. >> that gets you 47 and 47. can the democrats hold on? yes. look at the six states lechlt all lost by president obama twice.

all states where his approval rating is quite low. all states where republicans think they will win. so you can get a scenario where republicans get as high as 54 and 55. my question is, democrats keep saying, wooer going to prove you wrong without hustleing them to the grounds game in iowa. spin or fact? >> i mean, we can only know that. it's tomorrow night. it's true. everyone is talking about the ground game. you saw them having a school yard fight about it yesterday. but it's going to come down to that. it will come down to if they can get it out to reliable voters that tend to vote if presidential elections. they can get some to the polls. democrats will have a better night than we think they will have. if you look at the early vote income iowa and colorado, republicans promised they would do a better job after getting their you know whats connected. let's look at one of the other races, the option for democrats if you will, can they win or take away red states?

take away red states? one of the marquee challenges in the state of georgia, the final debate just last night, republicans are mad at their candidate david purdue. democrats think their candidate michelle nun has one a good race. can she get 50 plus 1 on election day? we have two candidates and a president. >> he's wanting to run against the president. he should have run against president. but you are running against me. i have made it clear i have real differences with the president. ly stand up for those differences. >> it seems to me this president has said his policies are on the ballot. in the state of georgia, those failed policies go by the name of michelle nun. >> to win the race, do we think michelle nun has to win tomorrow? can she win a runoff election? >> it will be tough for her to win a runoff election. when you look at how republicans saw this map at the start of the cycle, they wanted to nationalize the election, due to david purdue's strategy.

democrats want to make it about the candidates to localize the race as much as possible. if you think about which democrat has done the best job at fulfilling that democratic tragedy, i think it's michelle nun. she's made the race about her. she's come across as a moderate democrat. she hit purdue hart about his business career, painting him as a mitt romney-type physical. if anyone is going to win tomorrow on the democratic side, i think it's michelle nun. >> that will be a big one. the other for a wildcard race, the top of the wildcard doesn't have to be kansas. have you republican pat roberts, independent craig orman, he said, if i win, i will wait to see how this all plays out. i won't tell you if i will side with the democrats in organizing or the republicans in organizing. is it conceivable we have greg orman in potential power potentially in two states georgia and louisiana? >> absolutely. i think it's completely plausible. the other thing he said is

interesting, maybe i'll caucus with one then the other. i don't see that flying. i don't see any leader letting that happen. so you imagine he will be getting lots of phone calls. >> it's not just the senate races close. you have governor races with incumbents this close. no incumbent in maryland but the lt. gov. if that race, people thought the democratic nominee would be a shoe-in. michelle obama will be campaigning there today because they're worried trying to get african-americans to turn out in baltimore. why so many races so close, regardless of the party dynamic in any individual state? >> i think it comes down to, democrats have run solid races, mary burke in wisconsin, have you the tom wolf in pennsylvania, he's running a strong race. but the president's poll footballs make all these contents volatile him you got to watch larry hogan. nobody is paying attention to republicans in morale. he could have an upset.

does scott walker the 2016 contender survive in a tough year? >> the other thing brown is faceing is o'malley has his numbers in maryland is dropping. >> that has been a drag on him as well is there it's dangerous to talk about after the election the day before the election. obviously, we want to let people vote and count the results him we have shall we say maneuvering. ted cruz the tea party republican senator from texas. he's a junior senator on just about every committee he is on. listen to ted cruz talk about after the elections. no. 1, mitch mcconnell wins re-election in couple. he won't commit to him as a majority leader. he says republicans, let's look at the abuse of power. the executive abuse the lawlessness sadly that pervaded this administration. he wants to repeople. is ted cruz going to be to mitch mcconnell what the tea party guys in the house have been to

john boehner and complicate things getting done? >> certainly, mitch mcconnell may be the majority leader of the united states senate. he also winles new headaches. if he wins, he enters having a majority full of tea party voices that want to have a more aggressf agenda. he may want to do more compromised in divideing government. it's a tough situation for him to deal with. >> not only that, he has many presidential campaigns, people like ted cruz, rand palm. it's about the senate. it's also about their ambitions. >> a lot of republicans. >> i don't think it will cause too much trouble. you run for president. you never know. joe biden the vice president also looking past the election in a bit. he says, let's be clear, the democrats will hold their senate majority. if not, listen to joe biden, maybe republicans will try to get things done. >> going into 2016 and republicans have to make a decision whether they're in

control or not in control. are they going to gen to allow things to happen. or they're going to continue to be obstructionists. i think they will choose to get things done. >> see how that plays out. see if the white house is not happy we are talking nicely about the republicans the day before the election. i know you will be up late tonight studying. so here's the georgia senate race. there we go. cnn image speck wall.com. you can play alone at home tomorrow night or decide if you are faster and smarter tan me. most people watching probably are. >> i do like the home version. i am studying along at home. of course, we will rely on your magic pad there. >> it's a great tool few want to play along. we get live results as fast as we do. >> thanks, john. be sure to tune into cnn tomorrow for complete election night cover annual. it starts at 5:00 p.m. eastern. we will see you here. we have all angles covered.

meanwhile, a patient in north clo inthis morning being tested for ebola. nina pham the dallas nurse who recovered from the disease re-uniting with her beloved dog. we'll show you that. plus, was there a push to keep the media out of fergson, missouri after the death. take a closer look at your fidelity green line and you'll see just how much it has to offer, especially if you're thinking of moving an old 401(k) to a fidelity ira. it gives you a wide range of investment options... and the free help you need to make sure your investments fit your goals -- and what you're really investing for. tap into the full power of your fidelity green line.

call today and we'll make it easy to move that old 401(k) to a fidelity rollover ira. let me get tyes?straight... lactaid® is 100% real milk? right. real milk. but it won't cause me discomfort. exactly, no discomfort, because it's milk without the lactose. and it tastes? it's real milk! come on, would i lie about this? lactaid®. 100% real milk. no discomfort. and try lactaid® supplements with your first bite to dig in to all your dairy favorites.

[car revving] [car revving] ♪ ♪ [car revving] introducing the first ever 306 horsepower

lexus rc coupe. once driven, there's no going back.

. >> welcome back to "new day." we are waiting to find out if a person in north carolina has ebola. a patient is being tested in durham, north carolina. it comes one day after the first person to catch the disease nina pham was reunited with her pet dog bentley, who was kept under quarantine. we want to get with the infectious disease society of america, also a senior associate at the upmc center for health security. good morning, doctor. lots of tidbits we can go through with you today. will you indulge me? >> yeah, sure. >> let's do it. so the duke university case with eknow a patient there. we know very little details about where or when the he or she traveled, the reason ebola

is suspected. but let's talk about duke university hospital. do you feel confident they are ready to treat this patient? >> i do feel confident. doug university is one of our medical facilities in the country. it looked where this person developed fever and called the appropriate authorities and was transported in a manner that is safe and is in isolation. we are awaiting her test results. >> of course, we will watch that, suspect else we showed our viewers here, nurse nina pham and her nurse bentley. >> that little dog reunited after both tested negative for ebola. while it's a sweet and warm homecoming, there are tension we can learn. america handled this dog situation differently than the situation in spain. what can we learn? >> we node to figure out why dogs don't get symptomatic from ebola. that's probably really the most important thing to learn from this. that's more of the, gives us more understanding of the

biology of this and helps us understand the mist tris of ebola. it was a danger free zone. they could have done what they dichld i'm glad they did what they did. it's important this dog is a part of their support system. >> we do, pets are not just fun. they do provide that comfort an support to us. let's turn to another nurse who has had her own travails, if you will, with quarantine, and ebola nurse case hickox. she is apologizing to her neighbors for causing them anxiety and concern and she will not go out in public. i'm curious what your thoughts are on this self quarantineing, few think this is the right move given that here in america, we as the public, seems to still have a lot of confusion about ebola. >> i definitely think what she is doing now is better than what happened to her in new jersey and in her arrival if maine.

what she is doing is in concordance with the cdc guidance. she is at some risk. this is a determination of what she can and can not do. she is in contact with local health authorities. we have to emphasize, she is no risk to anybody else because ebola is not contagious during it's incubation period. as each day goes on, she will be clear from this direct act of monitoring she is under. >> let's play off a little of what you said. we are learning more about when ebola is most contagious and we have learned that in the last little while and also when somebody is more likely within that 21 days to start showing symptoms. talk to us about that. >> so most people, incubation period is 21 days. most people start to show symptoms around ten days or so. as you pass that ten-day threshold, you become less likely to see ebola. you see some restrictions less en. day 20, day 21, it doesn't have

to be the same level of scrutiny as somebody in the first part of the incubation period. >> dr. craig spencer. let's get an update on him. the other medical professional returning from west africa, treated for ebola in new york. his condition has been upgraded. we are proud to tell this from serious to stable, to table. ta stable. he is move income a positive direction here. >> right. hopefully, he is out of the wood. we know people start out okay. they may go through a stormy period him they come out of that. he may be coming out of that. this is a part of the protective health information. this is when you diagnose ebola fast and treat it with intravenus fluids and keep the electrolite balanced. i think that's with most patients seen here in the united states. >> you made a good point. our producers talked to you. we talked about the death rate of ebola.

in some areas of the world, it's something like 90% mortality rate. yet with reseeing a much better success rate here in america. >> all right. not just in america. all of these places where patients are getting airlifted to another countries as well. i think that attests to, ebola is a disease that's scary and it's deadly. we've never treated it in modern setting settings. we get people hydrated quickly. >> to that, run through, 42 people. monitored 22 more people flew with amber vincent. they will be cleared by tuesday and at the end of the week, if all goes well, all texas health care workers will be clear. this has got to be a positive note here on a monday to be talking about ebola in america. >> right.

this is something that most medical professionals and infectious doctors knew, it's not surprising these individuals are getting through their 21 days without any symptoms of ebola. we didn't think they would to begin with. this is all being done because people are going above and beyond trying to reassure the public. this is an expected result. it's good we are coming up on that milestone. >> a reminder. flu claims more lives in the united states than ebola ever will. that's something you have been very clear about reminding people to get those threw shots. doctor, a pleasure to have you run through all these cases with us. thank you. >> tlapgs for having me. >> we will be talking about ferguson, missouri, a no-fly zone established over that city, requested to keep the media out. i tease it as a question. it seems to be a reality t. real question is why was that done? also the mayor of the city has a new wave of outrage coming at him. you will want to see why. that is coming up. shopping online is as easy as it gets.

wouldn't it be great if hiring plumbers, carpenters and even piano tuners .

new details emerging this morning about attempts to keep the media out of ferguson, missouri following the mic ale brown shoot ago. according to the associated press, the faa okayed a request from ferguson police to order a no fly zone over that city citing safety concerns. new audio recordings cast doubt on safety being the rational. we're learning about attempts to make the life more difficult for ferguson's mayor.

what's the latest sarah? >> reporter: i can tell you faa a had agreed to restrict a 37 square mile space surrounding ferguson of air space. basically they said they did that for safety and still say it was for safety responding to a cnn question. however audio recordings come out showing actually local authorities had asked for that a space to be restricted because they wanted to keep news helicopters out of the area surrounding ferguson. this has certainly touched a nerve with protestors who say it's just another example of authorities trying to control the message when they had such a big response to protests. this happened during the height of the protest for 12 days, that restriction was in place. i want to talk a little about the protests here. there have been protests alisyn every single day since the shooting death of michael brown

on august 9th. sometimes protests are large, sometimes they are small. they are always outside the police department. one of the things that has happened that's gone further than the streets is anonymous has gotten involved that's the loosely formed group that's anticorruption. they warned in the beginning if protests were hurt or bothered by police they were going to react by shutting down government websites or at least hacking them. it seems that may have happened. the mayor says his family's financials and personal information has been hacked, information put online, thousands of taken from their accounts from hackers he's accused anonymous of doing that. anonymous says they have not done that. they have put out a picture online of the mayor saying we sent out your credit card

information but said that's just a joke. he has spent many hours looking at his family 's finances and parent's finances. this happened more than 80 days ago. people are trying to find solutions here to calm things down. one ferguson talked to us about the effect of the shooting of michael brown by the police officer has had on this community. >> it opened our eyes to a problem that was there all a along as a lot of us were getting together having block parties and having a good time. there was a whole side of ferguson being neglected. that's why what we're putting together isn't about one person. it isn't about one particular message. it's about how do we put a frame work out will there and include everybody in that conversation?

>> reporter: that conversation is still going. i can tell you we have talked to many, many, many people in this community who live here or work here. they tell us they are very afraid of what's going to happen when the grand jury comes back with the decision if there's no indictment. >> that fear is very real, makes perfect sense. thanks for the developments from there. it's amazing how long this conversation has gone on. it just keeps going. ferguson is not revolved on any level. >> it's a metaphor for many places in the country. there's an absence of leadership in the community. you do not see a the big names you think you should see as often as you might expect. we'll be back there when the situation calls for it. speaking of the rule of politics in our lives, less than 24 hours until midterm elections. planning to vote? the answer to that will be key to what happens tomorrow. polls show republicans could well win the seat they need to control both houses of congress.

turnout will be the key. we spoke exclusively with vice president joe biden. here's an interesting take on what may happen and why. that's next. >> i bet he does. when it comes to good nutrition...i'm no expert.

that would be my daughter -- hi dad. she's a dietitian. and back when i wasn't eating right, she got me drinking boost. it's got a great taste, and it helps give me the nutrition i was missing. helping me stay more like me. [ female announcer ] boost complete nutritional drink has 26 essential vitamins and minerals, including calcium and vitamin d to support strong bones and 10 grams of protein to help maintain muscle. all with a delicious taste. grandpa! [ female announcer ] stay strong, stay active with boost.

grandpa! i found a better deal on prescriptions. we found lower co-pays... ...and a free wellness visit. new plan...same doctor. i'm happy. it's medicare open enrollment. have you compared plans yet? it's easy at medicare.gov. or you can call 1-800-medicare. medicare open enrollment. you'll never know unless you go. i did it. you can too. ♪

going red. the gop pulling ahead in key states tomorrow are midterm elections. we have vice president joe biden telling you what he thinks happens tomorrow. will democrats keep the senate? and did the spaceship unlock a lever too early in the moments before the crash? we'll hear from company owner richard branson one on one about the disaster and future of space travel. nick wall enda pulls off another death defying fleet on live tv. what drives someone like him to push the limits? >> your "new day" continues right now.

good morning to you. welcome to monday, november 3rd, 8:00 in the east, election eve. >> i've heard. >> chris cuomo and alisyn camerota. candidates out warning and promising, many out pumping helping others and testing their own. >> this morning, several polls show republicans with an edge over democrats in the final hours. is it too other late for dems? we've got the election covered from all angles. let's begin with chief congressional correspondent dana bash live. how's it looking? >> democratic sources i talked to this weekend say they see a path to keeping the senate. it's narrow and unlikely. it's always been a tough environment for democrats but now a day before the monelectio momentum is with the republicans. >> stars came out for the final

push. >> our republican party is at its best. we can walk and chew gum at the same time. >> or democrats hillary clinton who hit three states for female candidates. >> who's going to be there for you? who cares about you? who works for you? >> bill clinton went to iowa a. >> you need to vote for progress not proof test. think about what you want the next six years. >> still republican and democratic sources say gop looks increasingly likely to cease the majority. iowa where taylor made it appear a peace rally more than a pep rally is a big reason why. democrats are down about iowa 's crucial senate race after a weekend poll showed republicans pulling ahead. >> it's not just our republicans. it's independence and a lot of democrats that see the need to

change direction. >> iowa is so critical to balance of power, harry reid told in a conference call if they lose iowa it will be hard for democrats to keep control of the senate. here's why. republicans need to flip six senate states to take control. west virginia, montana, south dakota which was briefly in flux are now all almost sure to be gop pickups. kmts are bracing for deeffets in arkansas and colorado. early colorado voting shows republicans eight points ahead of democratic ballots according to the u.s. elections project. democrats say losing alaska is likely. though they have engaged in an unprecedented vote per turnout operation. polling is unreliable. democrats feel better about north carolina and new hampshire. both are within the margin of error. there are wildcards. republicans in kansas could lose to an independent. >> mcconnel and reid have been

too partisan for too other long. >> louisiana and georgia are far too close and will likely go to december and january runoffs. >> one source told me their best hope may be lose the majority but make the margin sos narrow democrats can try to win control back in two years and in the words of this source make mcconnel's reign as brief as possible. >> thanks for setting that up. there was a rare sighting on the campaign trail this weekend, president obama out stumping for democrats. many kept distance this election cycle. what impact will the president have? let's go to jim. i'm making him sound like a unicorn. >> that's right. you don't see them out in the wild much. that's the case with this president. alisyn, just a sign of the times for president obama. not only is he not out with senate candidates in key erasra

today, he is laying low. he was out on the campaign trail over the weekend campaigning primarily with democratic candidates. he was complaining that democrats don't vote in midterm elections. he says election turnout in the united states doesn't compare with countries like ukraine. here's what the president had to say. >> ukraine just went through an election. they had a war going on and a had 60% turnout. there is no excuse for us to give away our power. if you wonder why things don't happen, if you wonder why sometimes elected officials don't seem responsive, it's because so many of us stay at home. >> now publicly they're not giving up at the white house.

i talked to one official over the weekend that said they're not making any predictions. they are waiting to see what happens on tuesday night. one official e-mailed to me alisyn and chris, a poll that was taken two days before the presidential election in 2012 that a showed the president and mitt romney tied. the president went on to win. they say don't write the predictions too early just yet. >> that was different though as we both know. they can say it, but it was different. thank you for reporting my friend. one man with a big interest in how midterms shake out is vice president joe biden. he could wind up being the tiebreaking vote in the senate if the chamber ends up split. does he think that could happen, and would he want it to? that's a lot of power being the tiebreaker especially with 2016 looming. he's got a lot of questions to answer. gloria asked him the questions exclusiv

exclusively. he knew what he was getting into when he sat across from you. was he ready? >> he was ready. he was out campaigning in florida for charlie. after the get out and vote rally in fort lauderdale, we sat down to talk about this election, this one and next one in 2016. as for tomorrow, he says he's just not giving up on democratic control of the senate. no matter what the odds are. >> first of all i don't have agree with odds makers. i believe we're going to keep the senate. i've been in 67 races. i don't get the feeling that odds makers are getting it. >> what if that were to be the case? >> i don't think it will change anything in terms of what we're about. we know we have to get done the last two years. quite frankly, going into 2016, the republicans have to make a

decision whether they're in control or not in control. are they going to begin to allow things to happen or continue to be obstructionists? i think they're going to choose to get things done. >> would the white house change the way they do business? >> no i don't think so. we have to be more direct and clear about a what it is we're looking to do. we're ready to compromise. i think they're going to be inclined because the message from the people are they're tired of washington not doing anything. >> here we are out in florida. you were here campaigning for charlie chris. the president stayed mostly back in d.c. largely because democrats in red states wanted him to stay in d.c. was that the right strategy keeping the president off the campaign trail? >> i ran for senate six times. one of the things i know about senate races off year and on years, same with governor races,

is it's all local. it all gets down to what the specific issues in that strict are or that state. each senator makes a judgment whether or not he thinks it's helpful or helpful. >> yeah, but this is the president of the united states. normally you have a president out there. >> we have been through this a lot. there are lots of places first and second term george bush didn't show up, older bush, reagan. every state is different. here's the deal. if you look at every single major issue in this campaign, the american public agree with our position from federal support for infrastructure to minimum wage to marriage equality. every single poll. >> wait a minute. our po polls show voters are a, fe fearful, frustrated. also on the handling of ebola

and isis. the question is how do you fix that? the public isn't with you on that? >> two issues. the public is concerned and frightened because a lot has happened. what happens in every one of these crisises there's attention understandably from twitter to major programs like yours. when follow up occurs, there's not much follow up. for example, when russians invade ai invaded across the border into ukraine. it was my god, it's over. why did they do it? stop election from occurring, keep ukraine from moving west. all those things happened. we put it under control. still a problem. >> so the public shouldn't be anxious about ebola or isis? >> the public shouldn't be as anxious as they are. it's understandable why they are. there's no threat to the united states now. there's fewer than five cases of

ebola in the entire united states of america. american public is gaining confidence in the way this is hand handled. science does matter. look at what's happening with isis. this is not a threat to someone happening in united states of america. it's a serious problem overseas. it's confusing and frightening. it's totally understandable. we've got to figure out, the president and i, how to better communicate exactly what's being done. that's part of the problem. that's part of the dilemma. >> let's move to 2016 and you. i need to ask you of course, where's your head now on a race? >> it's my job. there's plenty of time to make that decision. >> there is? >> there really is. look, everybody talks about how everything is going to be gone by the summer. i don't see that at all. i'm confident. if i decide and -- >> where is it, 50/50, 60/40? >> i haven't focused on -- haven't made up my mind on what i'm going to do. >> it's not about hillary?

>> it's not. you know me too well. if i run, i'm confident. i'll be able to mount a campaign that can be financed and credible and serious. >> would you run if she runs? >> absolutely. that's not the reason not to run or to run. the question is, am i convinced i am best positioned of anyone else to lead the country the next four years. >> are you? >> that's a decision i have to make. >> everyone is talking about hillary, hillary, hillary. doesn't that annoy you to a degree? >> it doesn't bother me at all. what i am focused on for real -- even when i say it, it doesn't sound real. >> right. >> but i honest to god have not made up my mind. it's that basic and simple. >> gloria, i think he said it best in what you boxed him into at the end which is it doesn't sound real even when he says it.

that's because it probably isn't. the question is what do you think this situation means to him? >> i spoke to him and we'll show it later this afternoon on cnn. he's been in public life an awful long time. it has to do whether he would want to go through another campaign, where his family would be on it. i think he's loved being vice president of the united states, but hinge he's soi think he's g conversation with himself, at his age, over 70, is this something he wants to do? i'm like a lot of politicians these days, joe biden loves politics. you can see it in him. there's a joyfulness about him in the political arena. i think he would miss that, right? he would miss it. >> there's a vitality to him when he's on the trail that isn't true for all. the unspoken truth for

politicians is they're scared most the time they're out there. he isn't. his family gets charged up as well. that's going to matter. he put his finger on something that's going to be big. he said the president and i have to be a better job. he listed that laundry list of items you pushed him off to. it's all about perception about whether or not there's leadership on the key issues, not the positions. does he feel that is a huge problem for democrats? >> i think he acknowledged it to me. i think the white house acknowledges it that they do need to do a better job of communicating to the american people. look, after this election, there's going to be an awful lot of discussion. first of all, should the president have been on the campaign trail more rallying the democratic base? they're trying to win the democratic base without the president of the united states. they're going to have to have a that discussion, going to have to have the discussion about whether or not they had a

campaign with a bunch of thooef -- of thieves. i argue they didn't. should they have been talking about the economy or did they let the message get out of control on other items? lots of republicans are running on fear. third, what is it that they do if they lose? the vice president, you heard him say, we need to compromise. that's going to be their strategy. they're going to say there are things we can work with you on like tax reform, infrastructure. can we do that with republicans right away to kind of get cook? or will the republicans not be able to get their act together on that? that's all going to play out if republicans take control. >> we'll have to see what happens. i'll give myself that hedge room. even though many of these key races are in purple or more red states, democrats should be under the gun in them, i believe that after tomorrow they're going to have only themselves to blame. turnout is going to be low and it's what they're offering peel

to make them come out and vote. that's the real discussion. gloria, thank you so much for having a focused conversation with someone that matter sosz much. there's more of the interview. you want to see it. do that on the situation room today. gloria with vice president biden. alisyn? another stop story. we have new details about what may have happened in friday's deadly galactic virgin space crash. we hear from the company owner richard branson about what he has to say about the future of that program. i got this. ♪

a 2.7 gigahertz turbo processor. kevlar fiber durability. turbo charge for up to 8 hours of battery in just 15 minutes. introducing droid turbo by motorola. and our big idaho potato truck is still missing. so my buddy here is going to help me find it. here we go. woo who, woah, woah, woah. it's out there somewhere spreading the word about americas favorite potatoes: heart healthy idaho potatoes and the american heart association's go red for women campaign. if you see it i hope you'll let us know. always look for the grown in idaho seal.

(receptionist) gunderman group is growing. getting in a groove. growth is gratifying. goal is to grow. gotta get greater growth. i just talked to ups. they got expert advise, special discounts, new technologies. like smart pick ups. they'll only show up when you print a label and it's automatic. we save time and money. time? money? time and money. awesome. awesome! awesome! awesome! awesome! (all) awesome! i love logistics.

suddenly you're a mouthbreather. well, put on a breathe right strip and instantly open your nose up to 38% more than cold medicines alone. so you can breathe and sleep. shut your mouth and sleep right. breathe right.

all right. welcome back to "new day." look, the big midterm elections are tomorrow. today is the day to care, get ready. you know what's going on across the country. key races are still too close to call even though the trending, which matters as a much at polling, what factors decide who's in charge? we'll take you through the why with our great panelists. before we bring them in, i want to go through the polls so we know what we're dealing with here. here are key race. iowa, right now 51/44. people thought this would have been closer. it is and that speaks for iowa such a state easy to pull. kansas 45/44. you see the republican catching

up to orman. people thought he would go away. the question is who would he caucus with. kentucky 50/41 mcconnel. this is the way it should have been all along, many say. why wasn't it? that debate can be had unless there's a swing to get out the vote. you're going to see grimes not come away the winner. georgia, now we see perdue now making room in the polls with margin of error. trending there which matters. louisiana, this is big. they call her magician because she gets out of tight spots. will she make it to a runoff? let's get people involved in the run off. do we have those numbers? put them up. there we go. rob maness matters.

he could take her. that's where we are in terms of numbers. these are the key races. why are they this way? let's bring in kevin and paul. hello. thank you for being with us. let's talk about what matters most here in terms of the horse race? that's what it is brothers. we're down to the wire. do we have a wager on the table a? the vice president says the polls are wrong, democrats are going to hold. kevin madden, what are you willing to put on the table that your team, the republicans, come away with the senate? >> yeah, i'd be willing to take money from him and vice president biden here. i feel we're looking at 52 seats now. right now you have this coalition of republican energy for coming off for their candidates. also independent voters who are aligning themselves with so many republican voters. their votes are against the president. i think that's a really tough combination for democrats to overcome tomorrow. >> so madden is known for being

tight with money. are you willing to go against it when you've run away from your president? we hear it's lacking energy this time around. you're saving ammo and plan scared. are you willing to bet on this? >> i don't bet money. i'll bet a six pack of shiner beer. my favorite beer. madden is an irishman. i'm half irish. i drink half the time. 25 in tt's never too early for beer. the senate seats are in states romney won. third in six year presidencies usually do badly. third, the president is unpopular. if i was going to pick one to bet on the d side, it's michelle in georgia against perdue.

the polls do matter. they're generally very accurate. democrats should not pass the graveyard. they have to rev up their turnout machine. i don't think there's a better than in georgia. voter registration drive they've had in georgia has been impress i. >> let me give you one for each of predicting tomorrow. kevin, you're riding the negativity train. is that enough to motivate the people to get out of their houses -- answering the phone is one thing, being online and saying what you do is one thing. get out, get in the car and vote. is that enough? >> let me talk about it being hate. the best candidates out there -- for example corey gardener in colorado. he's going to win in a tight state. he went out and proactively talked about issues that are important to voters there. he ran ads on energy, on the economy and had an overall

message that republicans have an alternative to the disappointment that so many voters have with the obama administration and so much disappointment with what's app happening in washington. the republicans aren't going to win because of what you said, riding some sort of anti-obama wave. instead they have offered a viable alternative for the direction of the country. >> give me a quick take. what's percentage take you hold onto the senate? >> i don't know. they don't pay me to guess races, they pay me to win them. kevin is glossing it over. this is all about obama. ted cruz, the real leader from beloved texas gave an interview in the washington post yesterday, in today's paper, in which he says we need to investigate the abuses of power of president obama. this is the real republican agenda. they'll begin with an investigation. who know, maybe it goes through impeachment we lived through 20

years ago. this is their only agenda going after and hate ago on president obama. that's not enough to build a party on. >> save it kevin. we'll talk about what he said later today and obviously tomorrow and the morning after. we're not going to know everything. >> he's going to owe me a beer. six. he's tight as a coat of paint. >> all right. get them off the screen. be sure to tune in for cnn tomorrow for complete coverage at 5:00 p.m. eastern. we'll take you through everything that a matters. >> they looked better than you. >> they did. richard branson is speaking out to cnn about friday's deadly virgin galactic crash, what he says about the future of space tourism. plus look at this. nick wallenda's heart stopping tight wire rope across the chicago skyline last night. why would someone do this? we'll talk to someone that tried

his own death defying stunt and failed. right under this tree. ♪ (man) some things are worth holding onto. they're hugging the tree. (man) that's why we got a subaru. or was it that tree? (man) introducing the all-new subaru outback. love. it's what makes a subaru, a subaru. this is charlie.

his long day of doing it himself starts with back pain... and a choice. take 4 advil in a day or just 2 aleve for all day relief. honey, you did it! baby laughs!

this is the first power plant in the country to combine solar and natural gas at the same location. during the day, we generate as much electricity as we can using solar. at night and when it's cloudy, we use more natural gas. this ensures we can produce clean electricity whenever our customers need it. ♪

here we go with the five things you need to know for your new day. candidates making down to the wire pushes for votes before the midterm election. several polls show republicans on a roll heading into the election tuesday. federal investigators say the co-pilot may have triggered the virgin galactic spacecraft system too early. seconds before that ship broke a apart. the feathering system helps the ship descend. officials say a patient at duke university hospital has tested negative for ebola. the result is preliminary. another test will be done to confirm that result. daredevil nick wallenda completed two death defying walks without a safety net, without a harness. at one point he did the second stunt blindfolded.

one world trade center is open for business. it opens today with publishing giant moving in conde that's. we update those five things. visit cnn.com for the latest. the debate is raging over how to handle health care workers returning from west africa. you know that. keeping ebola out of the united states will be done by controlling it abroad. hundreds are still committed to fighting the disease overseas. volunteers like lee who's been train aing in the u.s. before traveling with hopes of stemming the tide of infection already claiming thousands of lives. here's his story. >> these volunteers are preparing for a daunting task. soon they'll travel from the united states to west africa to work on the front lines in the fight against ebola. >> we have a mock ebola treatment unit. we're training clinicians going to deploy to west africa to

treat patients there how to protect themselves. >> they learn skills like putting on and removing protective equipment, drawing blood and disposing of hazardous waste. >> every detail could mean a matter of life and death for you and people around you. he plans to take what he learns on this training course in alabama to liberia and help them with protocols and hopefully limit infection. >> deaths of health care workers, most were probably preventable if they had sufficient staffing. the equipment we have here, space, supplies. >> we're teaching them how the virus is transmitted so that they know how to protect themselves so they feel safe taking care of patients. >> the training helps, but the volunteers still days a formidable foe. >> whoever tells you they're not anxious about going working in

an ebola unit is delusional. it's about being there for non profit partners that don't have a choice but to stay and contribute. >> our thanks to people like lee who are doing something so dangerous and so needed. >> doing great work. richard branson is on the record about last week's crash. he's sitting down with cnn speaking out about the future of space tourism. nick wallenda, did you see this? he could have died performing his high wire act last night on tv. why did he do it? why do we watch it? is it too much or truly exactly what you want? another thrill seek per joins us to weigh in.

you can't breathe through your nose,

suddenly, you're a mouth breather. a mouth breather! well, put on a breathe right strip and shut your mouth. cold medicines open your nose over time, but add a breathe right strip and pow, it opens your nose up to 38% more. so you can breathe and do the one thing you want to do, sleep. add breathe right to your cold medicine shut your mouth and sleep right. breathe right. and look for the calming scent of new breathe right lavender, in the sleep aisle. there is no car because there was no accident. volvo's most advanced accident avoidance systems ever. the future of safety, from the company that has always brought you the future of safety. give the gift of volvo this season and we'll give you your first month's payment on us. when diet and exercise aren't enough, adding crestor

lowers bad cholesterol up to 55%. yeah! crestor is not for people with liver disease or women who are nursing, pregnant, or may become pregnant. tell your doctor all medicines you take. call your doctor if you have muscle pain or weakness, feel unusually tired, have loss of appetite, upper belly pain, dark urine, or yellowing of skin or eyes. these could be signs of serious side effects. are you down with crestor? ask your doctor about crestor.

federal investigators say the co-pilot in friday's deadly crash may have prematurely deployed the ship's feathering system which may have caused structural failure. we don't know for sure. now questions surround the company and future of the space tourism program. we just spoke with the company's founder richard branson. >> hi. good morning. we had an extensive conversation

with branson who told me this is the hardest project he's ever done. it took five years longer than ever. obviously this is a huge setback. we begin by talking about the death of that pilot, michael alsbury. we wanted to know more about the man and what could have caused the tragedy. >> he was an extremely brave man as all test pilots are. he had a young family. he was married. his family loved him enormously. he had a sister that loved him, parents that loved him enormously. but he was a test pilot. test pilots are trying to discover things that 400 engineers and technicians on the ground can't necessarily see on the ground. the test pilots push the craft

to the limit before finally members of the traveling public are allowed on it. obviously something happened that we will learn about to make sure it can never happen again. >> this was the 35th time that the spaceship had flown freely. an investigation is ongoing. it can take up to a year. what do you know about this point in time about what could have caused this? >> well, the ntsb are a wonderful group of people that investigate crashes. they have a very strict rule. that is no speculation. in fact, the british press have i think irresponsibly speculated it might have been rockets exploding, fuel tanks exploding. in fact there might have been an explosion. the ntsb firmly ruled all that

out and have made it clear that they're coming down to one particular area or thing they believe happened. if you don't mind, i'm going to leave it to ntsb to let you know exactly what it is they think happened and then we'll wait for that definitive decision. >> let me ask you this richard. a year ago when i interviewed you in the mojave desert next to spaceship ii, i asked you if the risk is worth it. you said unless you risk something, the world stays still. given this, is the risk still worth it? >> yes, the risk is worth it. as a s-- as i say, mike would have been the first to say that. i'm sure his parents, wife and

sister would to say that. pilots know the risk they're taking. they know the importance of what they're doing. we know the importance of what we're doing. if test pilots hadn't taken risks, we wouldn't have had the 747. two blew up in early days of airline travel. now airline travel is as safe as anything. we've got to go through the difficult testing stage of creating a space line in order to make it safe for travelers who want to travel on that space line in the years ahead. we will persevere and will succeed. >> are you still be the first along with your family and a few others to take that first civilian flight into space richard? >> there is no way i would ask others to travel on virgin galactic unless i'd been the

first to go myself. therefore i will certainly be the first to travel. if i i didn't feel it was safe enough for myself, i would not ask other people to take a flight. you know we will finish building the next spaceship. we will learn from what happened to the first spaceship. we will test it many many times before we go with many test pilots flying. then i will go. then the 800 astronauts who have been so supportive and have signed up to go will start to go. >> now, virgin galactic is building a second spaceship. they're nearly done with it. i asked branson whether or not he would send test piloting up in that before the ntsb is complete which could take a

year. he said ntsb told them to move forward. he didn't say they won't send more test pilots up there as soon as that rocket is done. >> earlier on "new day," we spoke to cnn aviation analyst that said richard branson, while charming and a great pr man has routinely down played the dangers and challenges of space travel. >> i asked richard branson about that. i spoke about that before the interview. he believes branson and the company painted a gloss on the system. he said branson said unbelievable things in recent days. he does not believe they have miskpl miscommunicated the risks to public. he equated it to airline travel across the atlantic in the 20s and 30s. he has said if you don't take a

rif risks, you will not make it to the next thing in travel. do people trust him and virgin galactic to stand behind it? >> we'll see. let's go to chris. >> if you don't take the risk, you don't get to the next level. that's a great segway. he could have died during this high wire act. he was pushing it. should this have been on tv? we have another thrill seeker on what he says pushes them. he knows the risk. he has nearly died twice trying. . i'm not juice or fancy water. i've got 8 grams of protein. twist my lid! that's three times more than me.

17 vitamins and minerals. and zero fat! hmmmm. you bring a lot to the party! yay! new ensure active clear protein. 8 grams protein. zero fat. 17 vitamins and minerals. in delicious blueberry pomegranate and mixed fruit. for most people, earning cash back ends here, at the purchase. but there's a new card in town. introducing the citi® double cash card. it lets you earn cash back when you buy and again as you pay. that's cash back twice. it's cash back with a side of cash back.

the citi double cash card. the only card that lets you earn cash back twice on every purchase with 1% when you buy and 1% as you pay . with two ways to earn, it makes a lot of other cards seem one-sided.

i'm sweating just watching it. my palms are sweaty. with that nick wallenda set his ninth genius world record. one was incline on the tight rope and one he blindfolded himself for good measure between the two towers.

what drives someone to complete such death defying acts? here we have a daredevil and world's largest motorcycle jumper. he's preparing to recreate evil kanevil's jump in idaho. good morning. you watched the high wire act last night. what did you think? >> i thought it was plum nuts of course what he does. with me, i'm in control of a motorcycle or rocket or whatever it may be. he's really not in control of anything. too many things could fail. the cable could break, come undone. one misstep and it's over with. that man really has my respect for sure. >> big ed, you're crazy if your own right. you said something that doesn't make sense. you said he only has to rely on him. you have to rely on the motorcycle working or rocket. i might say you're just as

crazy. >> maybe that's it. i'm not so sure you could fall into a mold that fits the perfect person. i'm not the clerk to wait on you or car salesman. that's not what i do. i jump cars with a motorcycle or over helicopters. what i do, if it scares you, that means i'll do it. >> i'm going to ask you about jumping snake river. many believe that can't be done. let's talk about -- you're not crazy right? you want something out of life. you want to test something to yourself maybe others aren't willing to do. the question becomes, maybe it is maybe it isn't. is this the right thing to have on television for the god forbid it goes wrong? >> live anything could go wrong. world series could have got a baseball up beside the head and ended everything. of course -- i don't know,

people are ready to watch you do the most extreme thing you could think of maybe that they can't think of. is it ready for tv? oh hell yes, it's ready for tv. you guys have had all these people with reality shows that are not real. what we do, what wallenda did, what i do is real. >> but ed, it's so real that you actually failed at one of your more recent attempts in march. you didn't clear the cars you were jumping in your motorcycle. you crashed, broke six ribs, collapsed a lung. you tore your kidney. you got a concussion. your brain wouldn't stop bleeding. >> how about a little sympathy in the read alisyn? >> i don't understand why you didn't learn your lesson after that. >> i died twice on the helicopter from over new mexico to lubbock. a 40 minute ride. people that's driven that drive

think they've probably died twice too. my whole thing was i was on qume tin to help my blood pressure. that's a blood thinner. that's the most stupid thing a doctor could do to a stunt guy. i was bleeding to death inside my head. it was shutting down this part a, that part. i had pretty much tore all ribs loose and friday shoulder blade. broke six ribs on this side. >> what's the rest of the story? i've got to hear that. >> the rest of the story, i was ready to dance two weeks later. >> that's because you're unusually durable. the question becomes, why tempt fate? >> you took the words out of the neurosurgeon's mouth. >> i play one on tv. i did stay at a holiday inn last night. >> exactly. it didn't make you a genius on this score. they a say you can't do the snake river jump, bikes aren't meant for it.

you've got wave currents to deal with of air. you know, that stunt failed for a reason. why try it, when you know it could be your last stunt? >> you know what, every stunt is almost your last one. that one pays a lot of money for one thing. i know we can do it. we have the technology 40 years later that's way different than what evil had. evil was by gosh by golly on the seat of his pants. you people on tv are not going to let us take a risk unless it's calculated. we've got to be smarter people than you and i making that calculation. of course as branson found out, not always do the engineers do things correctly. we know that. that's sad to happen. i'm willing to take the throttle in my hand, hit the rockets and blast over the canyon. only thing holding me back is the big pay check. >> big ed, we wish you the best of luck in your best stunt.

come back and talk to us afterwards. >> you bet. >> hopefully he'll be able to talk afterwards. that's what we want. good luck going forward. on another risky proposition, hours from now, election season turns to election day. we have the latest from the campaign trail when "newsroom" with carol costello begins right after the break. ...and neutralizes stomach acid at the source. ♪ tum, tum tum tum... smoothies! only from tums.

i have $40,ney do you have in your pocket right now? $21. could something that small make an impact on something as big as your retirement? i don't think so. well if you start putting that towards your retirement every week and let it grow over time, for twenty to thirty years, that retirement challenge might not seem so big after all. ♪