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united states and all around the world, i'm max foster in london. just ahead -- >> they like to use that power to strip us of our freedoms, our freedom to vote to be safe from gun violence, our freedom to control our own bodies in the state of georgia. >> government can build an economy is just complete fallacy. it never worked anywhere. voter suppression is just as much a lie as voter fraud. >> i turn around and i told the crowd, you can't come this way. people are dying. ♪ >> announcer: live, from london, this is "cnn newsroom," with max foster. it is monday, october 31st, 8:00 a.m. here in london, 4:00 a.m. on the u.s. east coast where the final stretch of the midterm elections has begun. so far more than 20 million early ballots have been cast and to get more votes candidates are hitting the campaign trail with

some urgency. polls show republicans have a slight edge right now and trying to keep that advantage by pledging to fix the economy. >> this is our year. democrats can't run on anything they've done. people don't like what they've done. they don't like high inflation, gas prices, food prices up. the public didn't like an open border. they don't like high crime. that's what the democrats are known for. they've done all these things. democrats did it. they did it. they want to run away from it. >> meanwhile, a number of democrats are trying to sway voters by painting the other side as a threat to democracy. not everyone thinks that strategy will work. >> there is this last-minute push that is going on in certain segments of democratic base to try to turn out black voters, an argument called black pack that has a script that they're using when they knock on doors saying that republicans tried to throw out our votes in atlanta and

philadelphia and in detroit in 2020. we have to stop that from happening. there's a push on all sorts of -- trying to get to the voters who voted in 2018 and 2020 but are not regular voters and get them concentrated. they feel like, look, a lot of race still very close here and if they can push up 5,000 votes, 10,000 votes in a race that could decide a lot of these races. >> democrats whether they're elected officials, party leaders, strategists are panicked that they feel like things are not going well for them in the midterms right now. they are panicked beyond that because they're thinking that this is about democracy and its core core whether it's election deniers coming in or people who think they may be paving the way for a donald trump return. i was in baltimore yesterday at a campaign event, senator chris von holland leading democrat in the senate said authoritarian is on the rise from moscow to mar-a-lago. that's the way they feel here and feel in a real existential way if they don't do well next

week in the midterms, american democracy is in trouble and they are worried that that's where things are headed. >> one of the people leading the democrat's push is former president barack obama. he's been rallying for his party in the five-state tour of the big names on the campaign trail include president joe biden and former president donald trump. in georgia, republican governor brian kemp and democratic nominee stacey abrams are faced off on sunday in their final gubernatorial debate. the pair sparred on key issues abortion rights, concerns over growing crime and gun safety. here is a portion on what they said as gun control. >> georgia is known as lead pipeline. so terrible weakened gun laws in the state we were the subject of an episode of fbi most wanted because georgia is so easy to get a gun and transfer a weapon. >> ms. abrams is trying to scare you at home about the

constitutional carry legislation that was simply a let you abide by your second amendment rights. and she doesn't want to talk about her cosponsoring legislation that actually would confiscate your firearm. >> the two also clashed over the economy and the best way to manage it. take a listen. >> americans are hurting right now because of a disastrous policy agenda by joe biden and the democrats that have complete control in washington, d.c. thankfully in georgia because we were open even when ms. abrams didn't want us to be, our economy has been incredibly resill yentd. we had two record years for economic development in a row, record number of investment, record number of jobs and people's salaries are going up. the problem is they're not going up fast enough to keep up with joe biden's inflation. >> we also have the responsibility of understanding what is driving jobs away from georgia. under this governor we lost $150 million in investment.

music mid town pulled out. we lost mlb game. we know that the entertainment industry is thinking about leaving georgia because of the abortion ban that is driving women away. >> governor kemp has led in most polls but abrams has a strong base of support and officials say georgia is on track to see 2 million people cast their ballots in early voting. cnn's nadia ramiro shows us how some churches are mobilizing the faithful. >> reporter: it is the last sunday of early voting here in georgia. traditionally called souls to the polls here. that means people from black churches, once church lets out sunday service they head over to the polls stroll, walk, bus as a group to vote in the next election. that's what's happening all throughout today on sunday. and it is so important to keep that vote for this community, a community that mankes up a grea percentage of votes here in georgia.

that's what we're hearing from the senior pastor. just outside of atlanta, i want you to hear from deacon brown, who is 99 years old, on friday it was his birthday and he made sure he voted. we also spoke with other people of the con gre dags to tell us why it is so important to keep up this right to vote. >> there was a time when we were called all different kind of names and gave us money to keep our mouth shut. >> the intimidation here in georgia is subtle. you take the drop boxes away. you confuse people about the dates and the times and the where's. >> reporter: souls to the polls continues not just here in the state of georgia but all across the country. nadia ramiro, cnn, georgia. the election drama builds in the u.s., brazilians have counted the ball ons as well. they elected former president desilva by raiser thin margin in

sunday's presidential runoff. thousands of supporters cheered and supported in the streets after the results came in. the leftest lula won just over 50% of the vote in the second round defeating the far right and current president bolsonaro. he finished with about 49% in his victory speech, lula said he is part happy, part worried about the transition of power. he said he's not yet received a call from mr. bolsonaro conceding the race. emotional lula spoke passionately about his priorities in office and thanked. >> reporter: brazil yants made it clear they want more and not less democracy. they want more and not less social inclusion. that they want more and not less opportunities for all. they want more and not less respect and understanding among

braz brazilians. to summarize, they want more freedom, equality and fraternity in our country. >> brazil's electoral authority says he think mrs. bolsonaro will accept the results, however videos posted on social media show apparent bolsonaro supporters blocking highways in two states after his loss. cnn has exclusive new details about the assault on u.s. house speaker nancy pelosi's husband. we're following this story from san francisco where the attack occurred inside the couple's home. >> reporter: sources familiar with this incident say the suspect brought the hammer that was used in this attack in addition to the duct tape and the zip ties. we're also told by the district attorney's office that the suspect went upstairs into paul pelosi's bedroom where he was sleeping. now, paul pelosi is still recovering in the hospital. he suffered a skull fracture and injuries to his hands and arm when he was hit with that

hammer. it's without a doubt a difficult time for speaker pelosi who is now back in san francisco. we did see her leave her residence. she ducked into her motorcade out of her garage and did not stop to talk to the media, but she did send a letter to her colleagues in the house of representatives emphasizing the grief her family is experiencing right now. saying our children, our grandchildren and i are heartbroken and traumatized by the life-threatening attack on our pop. congressman kevin mccarthy, the minority leader of the house also a representative from california was on fox news putting aside all differences and condemning the attack, expressing his support for the pelosi family. >> let me be perfectly clear, violence or threat of violence has no place in our society. what happened to paul pelosi is wrong. i called the speaker. she was on a plane back for her husband so we were able to communicate by text. she said the surgery went well. i wanted to convey our thoughts and prayers with with her and

her family and with paul and we hope for him a speedy recovery and we're able to stop this crime across our country. >> reporter: the suspect david depapi is expected to be charged monday with multiple felonies including attempted homicide and elder abuse among other charges. he is expected to be arraigned in court on tuesday. veronica marigold, cnn. a deadly bridge collapse in india on sunday, rescue crews assisted by the indian military are scrambling to find survivors. at least 134 people were killed when the foot bridge gave way, plunging dozens into the river below. officials say the 19th century bridge recently been renovated. kristie lu stout joins us live from hong kong. we've been looking at that horrendous video. >> reporter: the death toll continues to climb in india. this suspension bridge collapsed in sunday in the western india

state killing at least 134 people including children. earlier today we heard from the home minister of gujarat state they lodged a criminal complaint against the agency responsible for the maintenance of the bridge and investigation is under way. authorities say that 200 people were on the bridge at the time of the collapse. it collapsed sunday evening, 6:30 p.m. local time. you're looking at pictures that came up earlier of the search and recovery operation under way this day. i want to show you disturbing and distressing video that has been circulating widely on social media showing the immediate aftermath of the bridge collapse. and if we could bring up this video for you, you'll see people trying to just hold on to the cables and the twisted wreckage of what remained of the bridge attempting to climb up the bridge to get to safer ground. many did not make it. others went into the river to try to swim ashore. a number of the victims are

children. i want you to listen to what this eyewitness had to say. unfortunate lip we don't have that sound bite available for you. according to the eyewitness he said many children were there during the holidays diwali and when they collapsed the bridge took place, all of them fell, quote, one on top of another, unquote. now today, search and recovery teams are now combing the river to find the missing. we know that the bridge was a popular tourist destination. it was built during british rule in the 19th century. it had recently undergone months of renovation, only recently reopened to the public and we heard also earlier from the prime minister of india modi expressed deep sadness about this incident. he is from gujarat. he offered compensation to those injured as well as the families of the victims. back to you, max. >> thank you. south koreans are demanding

answers from authorities after at least 154 people died in a crowd surge on saturday. many want to know why there was little crowd control during the halloween celebrations in seoul. the area was brimming with party goeers making it hard to move or breathe. some were so desperate to escape the trapped masses that they tried to climb over walls. it was so crowded. by the time emergency crews got there, they struggled to reach people in need. let's get more from cnn's i van watson in seoul. ivan? >> reporter: max, i'm at this makeshift memorial that's been erected right near basically what was ground zero where so many young people lost their lives saturday night. the mood here is somber. people coming one by one, laying flowers, lighting candles, putting bottles of soju down after just a tragedy that i

think is still sinking in in korean society here for the sheer numbers of people who lost their lives. now, we've been talking to survivors of what took place on saturday night. i would like to introduce you to two french exchange students. thank you for speaking with me again. and you were both here saturday night, very close to where we're standing. and you were afraid for your lives for what you told me. >> yeah. >> reporter: why? >> because there were so many people who were pushing us. and we cannot breathe at all for a moment. and a lot of people were trying to save others, but it was so difficult, like really. >> reporter: and you were hurt. what happened to you? >> at some point i had no air. we were so crushed to other

people that i couldn't breathe at all, so i just passed out. >> reporter: unconscious. >> yeah, unconscious. >> reporter: then what happened to you? how did you escape? >> so my friend told me that there were people around me that helped me to get out of the crowd. and they put me on the ground next to some security guard, next to a bar. and i stayed there and then i passed out again when the barriers start to come to me because there was too many crowds. so the barriers couldn't hold them. then i passed out again and then i don't know. >> reporter: both of you -- you're 18 years old. you're 2 2 years old. you've been in seoul for some time now. did you ever feel at risk going out at night as a young woman in the city before? >> no. we are safe here. like really night life in seoul is really, really safe. it's like the first time that

i -- so that's really -- >> reporter: one of the things i'm hearing is how confusing things were at night. that nobody could get real information. is that a problem that you faced? did you know that people were dying near where you were standing? >> no, no, no, no, no. >> no. >> like we were just there. and we were just trying to save our life first. we were trying to help people but it was -- >> reporter: this wasn't quick. this took place over many minutes, right? >> a lot. >> like 30 minutes, maybe 40 minutes. i don't remember because when you are in -- you don't have the notion of time at all. so, you just wait and try to look up to the sky to see that -- >> yeah. >> some air. >> and hope that you will get out alive. >> reporter: well, i'm so grateful and thankful that you

guys are okay. thank you for taking the time to speak with us about this. and max, just trying to bring home what a surreal situation it was. so many thousands of people packed into tight alley ways that the death toll, 154 people killed. just so you know, at least five of the victims were high school students here in korea. one of them was a middle school student. the government has declared days of mourning. this is a special disaster area here with a large police presence. an investigation has been declared, but a lot of questions being asked right now about how a city with the reputation for safety could have lost so many young lives on a saturday night. max? >> ivan, thank you so much. the reality only still setting in there in seoul. shocked the country and the world. now more than two dozen foreign nationals in 14 countries amongst those killed in saturday's crush.

u.s. president joe biden is expressing grief after learning two of them were american. he says he and the first lady are devastated and their hearts go out to the victim's families. china's leader xi jinping says he was shocked to learn of the tragedy which also killed four chinese nationals. he sent condolences to the president of south korea, the victims and all the grieving families. now affirmative action in college admissions is taking center stage at the u.s. supreme court later today. ahead on cnn, why some say diversity on college campuses could be at stake. plus, the committee investigating the january 6th attack on the u.s. capitol is now obtained emails that could show the possible planning of a crime. we'll take a look at what they involve. later, russia is accused of using food as a weapon of war. after deciding to suspend its participation in the grain export deal. the details just ahead. the face of millions of germs zapped in seconds. the face of clean. the face of whoa.

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show donald trump and his lawyers planned to defraud courts and obstruct the congressional vote on the presidency. they appear to show trump toerps were false and filing lawsuits could delay the certification of joe biden's win. the committee had been fighting for those records for months. trump attorney john eastman is now seeking a court order to have the emails returned or destroyed. the seditious trial of oath keepers will resume in the coming hours. proceedings were delayed after leader steward rhodes tested positive for coronavirus. he tested negative on sunday. before the break, prosecutors said they only needed a few more days until they rested their case. they'll resume calling witnesses this week. charges are connected to the january 6th 2021 attack on the u.s. capitol. u.s. supreme court will hear arguments on whether colleges and universities can continue to take race into consideration as a factor in admissions. a case that could potentially

lower the number of black and hispanic students in higher education. cnn's jessica schneider is following this high stakes, closely-watched battle. >> reporter: the supreme court will hear arguments in two cases involving unc chapel hill and harvard. this court could quite possible ban the use of race in admissions decisions at colleges and universities across the country despite the fact that they've allowed it since 1978. over the past decade, asian american and white students have sued to say they're being discriminated against in favor of black and minority students. now, these cases have been moving up through the courts for years. and all of the lower courts have ruled against these students who have sued unc and harvard, saying that the supreme court has repeatedly allowed affirmative actions at universities. but that could potentially all change. in fact, there are nine states around the country that

currently ban affirmative action in admissions decisions at their public universities. and in fact, "the washington post" did do a poll where 63% of the people polled said that affirmative action should go away. so this is a high-stakes, high-interest case. what's interesting here is that two of the schools in those states that has actually banned affirmative action, university of california and the university of michigan, they have argued against banning affirmative action because they say it's just not possible to get the diversity that campuses and schools need without using affirmative action. so this case will be closely watched. the oral arguments will happen on monday. and then at some point in the spring or early summer, this conservative court will decide potentially banning affirmative action nationwide. jessica schneider, cnn, washington. respiratory illnesses like rsv are causing a spike in medical center admissions.

u.s. pediatric hospitals have been swamped by patients in recent weeks. and doctors are worried that colder weather will boost surge in respiratory illnesses. >> we're having three respiratory viruses out there at the same time kind of revving up. the first is, of course, covid. that's been with us for a while. second, as you and elizabeth just were saying, influenza has struck early. a month to six weeks early. and i want is seemingly preferentially hitting children. then there's this third virus that's been in the news, rsv. respiratory sensational virus. it's a january, february vie vus. what's it doing here now? well, it's here and it was spreading particularly among children and putting a strain on the beds and the emergency rooms in our children's hospitals. and of course, some of that particularly the rsv part is because we have taken off our

masks. we're no longer social distancing. we're traveling. we're going to religious services. the children are back in school. and all of this provides an environment for these viruses to spread. now, the good news is we have two vaccines against these three viruses. one against covid, the other vaccine against flu. it's time for everyone to get both of those vaccines to provide the best protection for ourselves, our families and our communities. >> now, when we return, the federal reserve could make news this week to tackle inflation, but it's raising concerns on capitol hill. later, growing calls for russia to renew its participation in a u.n. brokered grain export deal as concerns grow over its effect on the global food supply. the latest in a live report from kyiv coming up. i choose airborne. unlike some others, airborne gives you vitamin c and d so much more.

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♪ welcome back to "cnn newsroom" i'm max foster. if you're just joining us, brazil has elected former president lula desilva by razor thin margin on sunday's presidential runoff. lula beat bolsonaro. the electoral authority says he thinks bolsonaro will accept the results. however, apparently bolsonaro supporters are blocking highways after his loss. more than 20 million preelection ballots have been cast so far in the u.s. republicans are using the economy and inflation as they look to press an advantage

against democrats. the federal reserve is poised to raise interest rates by three quarters of 1% again on wednesday. it would be the fourth-straight supersized hike. and it's still possible another rate increase of that magnitude could come before the end of the year. tl also a growing chorus warning fed chair jerome powell, fearing the rate hikes could lead to recession. joe biden and other top democrats are making their case and hoping to sway undecided voters. we're following developments from wilmington, delaware. >> reporter: democrats are narrowing their closing argument now in the final stretch of this midterm campaign. and they're centering on this warning about what might happen if republicans were to gain control of congress. and you hear that from president biden, from the first lady, from the vice president, even from

president obama all trying to narrow their focus on these economic issues. items like social security, medicare, trying to get those issues in front of voters before november 8th. but they do face some serious head winds, economic head winds, political head winds and just historic head winds. typically the president's party fairs poorly in his first midterm elections. now listen to how president biden described his strategy for the coming week. >> so i'm going to be spending the rest of this time making the case that this is not a referendum. it's a choice. a fundamental choice. a choice between two very different visions for the country. and that's what it's about. >> reporter: now you notice there is president is here in delaware. he did not spend this weekend on the campaign trail. we do expect to see him next campaigning in florida on tuesday for the democratic gubernatorial candidate there charlie crist. that race is interesting because

it has this national dynamic. the republican governor ron desantis eyeing national office. the former president donald trump also now lives in florida. so this will be an interesting stop. it's one that the white house had been trying to do for a number of months. it had to be cancelled for various reason. so it will be interesting to see if president biden ties that all together when he speaks there on tuesday. later in the week, we expect the president to go to new mexico. he's also expected back in pennsylvania before spending election night eve in maryland. those are not necessarily the most high-profile races of this midterm cycle, but they will be an opportunity for the president to get his message out to voters before november 8th. kevin liptack, cnn, wilmington, delaware. ukraine, the mayor of kyiv says parts of the area is

without water and electricity. local officials say russian missiles hit facilities in kharkiv and in the region's zaporizhzhia. but ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy says his forces stopped a fierce assault by russian troops in the donetsk region. in eastern ukraine. meanwhile, delegations from the u.n., ukraine and turkey have agreed to move more than a dozen vessels under a black sea grain deal this after russia decided to suspend its participation. russia's decision follows its claims of drone attacks on the crimean city of se bast poll. russia faces growing calls to renew its participation. also facing criticism from many countries including the u.s. which accuses moscow of weaponizing food. let's bring in salma abdelaziz

live in kyiv. what was it like there this morning, sal ma? >> reporter: early this morning we woke up to the sounds of air raid siren it was after that we saw smoke over the sky and saw large explosions and getting more details what exactly was hit. we understand from officials there were 50 cruise missiles this morning, 44 of them intercepted but several of them, of course, falling, hitting critical infrastructure. one of the facilities that was hit, an energy facility provided power to 350,000 apartments. that's where the mayor of kyiv. we're seeing these in the east of the country in zaporizhzhia and kharkiv and other areas and it's a continuation of the strategy we have seen over the last few weeks the targeting of civilian infrastructure, particularly the city's power grid here in the capital that meant that some 30% of kyiv's power capacity has been taken, destroyed or damaged in these attacks. so continuation of these

blackouts that are only getting worse and worse as families head into the winter. you can understand the concern and fear that that causes. and this comes just a couple days, max, after russia pulled out of that all important grain initiative, that deal that was brokered by the u.n. and turkey this summer. it's already led to some 200 ships now being blocked, unable to get out, unable to provide those exports the world so desperately needs, particularly in parts of north africa, southeast asia. a huge amount of international pressure to try to bring russia to revive this deal. you hear that from the united states, from ukraine's allies. accusing moscow of weaponizing food, of blackmailing the world by pulling out of this deal. no signs from moscow that they want to revive. they blame ukraine. they're accusing ukraine of carrying out drone attacks in occupied crimea. something that ukraine denies. you're seeing these pressure

points and ways moscow can ramp up, intensify, escalate this war. continue through the striking of civilian infrastructure and of course through pulling out of this grain deal, max. >> thank you, salma on kyiv. elon mosque tweets a conspiracy theory. we're following the reaction. widespread protests erupt in iran, triggering fears the government will unleash more brutality against the demonstrators. a live report next. up to 20 gallons of water. skip the rinse with finish quantum. its activelift technology provides an unbeatable cleanan on 24 hour dried-on stains. skip the rinse w with finish to save our water.

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♪ officials in jacksonville, florida, are condemning anti-semitic messages that appeared in the city this weekend during the georgia/florida football game on saturday. this message appeared on the outside of the stadium, reading kanye is right about the jews. it's a reference to the series of anti-semitic comments the rapper made recently. it's not clear how the message

got there and how long it was displayed. other videos on social media show the same message visible on at least one building in jacksonville on saturday night. twitter's new owner billionaire elon musk tweeted a tweet on sunday promoting baseless allegations about the attack on house speaker's nancy pelosi's husband. donie o'sullivan is proving this to be an early tesk t for musk just as we approach election day here in the united states, there are people at twitter working to combat misinformation and disinformation about the election. but we saw on sunday their new boss, the new owner of twitter, elon musk tweeting out a link to an article that was making baseless claims about what happened to paul pelosi. that musk eventually deleted that tweet, perhaps

acknowledging he was wrong, but that website that he had linked to was basically a website that often publishing nonsense, including in 2016 that same website actually claimed that hillary clinton had died and that the person on the campaign trail was a body double. just a few days in to musk owning this company, we have seen a lot of upheaval within the company and now we see musk doing this publicly. it's going to be a rough ride for people at twitter for the next time. back to you. >> the british government is facing calls to investigate a media report alleging former prime minister liz truss's cell phone was hacked while she was foreign secretary. the mail on sunday reported that private messages between truss and other foreign ministers including messages about the war in ukraine had fallen into foreign hands. the report claims russian agents were behind the hack. an investigation is under way after insundry devices were thrown at an immigration center

at dover, england sunday. suspect threw two to three incendiary devices outside and into the premises. it was later found dead at a nearby gas station. two people inside the immigration center reported minor injuries. in iran, violent clashes broke out between security forces and student protesters at university campuses across the country on sunday. that's according to reporting from activists and human rights groups inside iran. take a look at this fresh video. these protests come despite a warning from the head of iran's revolutionary guard corp. he said protesters need to end their weeks of anti-government demonstrations by last saturday. cnn anna coroner joins us from hong kong. the demonstrations continue but the rhetoric from the revolutionary guard is getting more severe rar that's right, max. obviously the concern is that a

more brutal crackdown is ahead. protests have now entered their seventh week. we saw the violent clashes over the weekend. security forces firing tear gas at protesters at university campuses right across the country. on sunday, large numbers of protesters mainly students converged on the grounds of universities, calling for an end to the regime. something we have heard time and time again over the last seven weeks. we saw these protests on social media. that is how this activism is shared. it came a day after the head of the country's feared revolutionary guard issued that ultimatum claiming that saturday would be the last day of protests. obviously threatening a much tougher crackdown. iran, as we know, has been grouped by protests following the death of 22-year-old mahsa amini back in mid september after she was arrested by the morality police for wearing an

improper hijab. rights groups say that hundreds of protesters have been killed and thousands arrested. max, as we know, they are conservative numbers. authorities struggle to contain an outpouring of public anger and demonstrations, calling for the regime's overthrow. i also should mention that more than 300 iranian journalists issued a statement calling for the release of two of their colleagues. accused by the ministry of intelligence of being cia spies and, quote, the primary source of news for foreign media. now that is a crime punishable by death after breaking the story of amini's death. those two female journalists, max, have been held in iran's evin prison since their arrest last month. >> thank you for the update. new york city will pay $26 million to settle lawsuits filed on behalf of two men who were wrongly convicted in the 1965

assassination of malcolm x. the men served more than 20 years in prison. they were exonerated last year after a judge determined there were, quote, serious mischaracters of injustice. fbi documents were with held during their criminal trials. one man died in 2009 and was exonerated posthumously. still ahead, wet weather is heading for the eastern sea board of the united states. cnn meteorologist ped ran will have the low down on the low pressure system. halloween a few hours away in the trick or treater. we have active weather across portions of the southeast and great lakes region as well. we'll break this down in a couple minutes. sirloin salilisbury steak and all-natural salmon. perfect for r lunch or dinner. only at ihop. download the app and earn free food with every purchase.

♪ red bull's max verstappen finished first place winning record-breaking 14th formula one this season. he shared with michael s shoemacker.

the ninth fwhin a row for red bull. mercedes driver lewis hamilton in his second. the philadelphia eagles remain undefeated. best start in franchise history. quarterback jalen hurts threw three first half touchdown passes as his team routed the pittsburgh steelers, 35-13. he threw a career high four touchdowns on sunday after throwing just six in the first six games of the season. here in london the denver broncos in jacksonville jaguars brought nfl excitement to wembley stadium. the jaguars took 17-14 lead with four minutes left in the game. the broncos responded by marching down the field and scoring with less than two minutes to play. denver won 21-17. umbrella will be part of a proper halloween costume if you live in certain parts of the u.s. where trick or treaters might

have trouble. >> good morning, max. yes, the wet weather, the conditions here across the eastern united states really the only area of concern across a large area of eastern half of the u.s., that's about it here. the southeast, parts of the great lakes, parts of the northeast, a few scattered showers. doesn't look like a washout. but we'll watch this carefully as we head into halloween and of course trick or treaters in the forecast for them just momentarily. but notice the western united states, this is where the most active weather in the u.s. has been in recent days. incredible deluge of moisture. frankly this is the wet time of year we do expect this pattern to continue for much of this week here as we usher in november in the coming hour. but notice generally speaking here the eastern u.s. goes through incredible ramp up of temperatures in the coming several days. temps in spots in minneapolis 50 is what is normal, how about 66, 72 and 75. that's 25 degrees above seasonal averages. mind you, minneapolis, if you kind of look at this, you would think should be much cooler,

right? well the average first date for snowfall is november 4th. temperatures into the middle 70s the first couple days of november. now, your trick or treat forecast, 7:00 p.m. across the southeast, atlanta showers should taper off, raleigh into areas of washington, a few light showers possible. cleveland could also see light showers. temps around 67 degrees. the dry weather, the comfortable temperatures, the central u.s. where often you have a cold halloween beginning to develop especially around rapid city and minneapolis, not the case this go around, middle 60s. southwest remains dry, 77 in los angeles and portland and seattle wet weather expected, temps there into the 50s. max? >> thank you. high on the list of things unlikely to do this time next year is what you're about to see. carving pumpkins under water. part of a contest off the florida keys. 18 divers competed under the sea to create the best jack-o'-lantern while not losing a pumpkin or finger.

team from washington, d.c. and british columbia won the contest. we have no idea if they tried to light the jack-o'-lanterns but we doubt it. tourists got into the halloween spirit at a castle. brand castle in transylvania built on an outcrop overlooking a river. it's linked to the real life are tenuous but it is a close max to the fictional vampire. trick, treat or treasure. the halloween night power ball jackpot is up to $1 billion. no one guessed the right number for saturday night's draw. this is only the second time in power ball history the prize hit $1 billion. the cash pay outafter taxes would be a little over $497 million. thank you for joining here on "cnn newsroom." "early start" with christine up next. starting tomorrow, bianca will join our cnn "newsroom"

team. catch the show at the same time every morning 4:00 a.m. in new york and washington. thank you for watching.

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