martha: ready to put your costume on? bill: i think so. what are you going to be tonight? martha: i will be lady who hands out candy to the kids. i like that part. you know, you to the to bring pictures. bill: maybe. never pictures. martha: happy halloween, everybody. "happening now" starts right now. bye-bye. jon: a massive sigh of relief this morning in northeastern pennsylvania where accused cop killer arick frein was captured after weeks on the run. welcome to the halloween edition of "happening now." i'm jon scott. >> imheather nauert in for jenna lee. jon: happy friday to you. >> that's right, u.s. marshals finally put the collar on frein. they found the survivalist near an abandoned aircraft carrier or hangar rather.

they had closed schools and blocked road as well. frein is accused of first-degree murder of a state trooper and attempted murder of another officer. prosecutors say they will go for the death penalty. rick leventhal has been following story as he has all along from pocono township, pennsylvania, where there was a press conference a an hour ago. what do we know now. >> reporter: we're half a mile from where frein was nabbed near an empty airport hangar. they were doing a routine grid search as birchwood pocono resort. one of hundreds of abandoned properties littered the pocono mountains offering the self-taught survivalist over the last 48 days. people shouted at train on his way to his court appearancellin. he was accused of killing corporate ral brian dixon

outside of his bar racks on september 12th and they said frein did it put up a fight. >> they saw an individual they thought was eric frein and ordered him to surrender and get down on his knees and raise his hands which he did. once he was approached he admitted his identity and taken into custody. he was turned over to the pennsylvania state police. as the he said corporal dixon's handcuffs were placed on him and put in corporal dix an owes car. >> reporter: he stood there for a while standing silently in front of the cameras. frein faces nine charges including first-degree murder including homicide after law enforcement officer. d.a. will seek the death penalty as investigators continue to gather evidence. >> while eric frein is now in custody the investigation is still ongoing the pennsylvania state police, the fbi, and the atf will continue the investigation so we can build

the best case in order to achieve justice on behalf of corporal brian dixon, trooper alex douglas and the pennsylvania state police family. >> reporter: law enforcement sources tell me that frein has been cooperative with police overnight and has admitted his involvement in the shootings. i'm also told that he kept a journal detailing his 4days and nights on the run -- 48 days and nights on the run. as for the bruce bruises on his face, police say he had those when they caught him. heather? >> rick leventhal. thank you. jon: you know those people in pennsylvania are breathing a sigh of relief. just in time for halloween. a lost events were going to be canceled. >> how nerve blacking that is been. keeping your children inside all the time fearful he is out there all the time. jon: guy loose in the woods. pretty scary stuff. good for them. social issues might be taking a back seat with voters increasingly focused on economy.

new associated press poll showed 90% of the registered voters ranking the economy as extremely or very important issue. only 31% of registered voters listed gay marriage as very important. a poll last month showed 43% of likely voters see abortion very important issue. let's bring in susan ferrecio, chief congressional correspondent for the "washington examiner." just so happens the president will speak in ten minutes in rhode island. he will be making remarks on the economy. he would like us all to be focused on the economy which he says is getting better s that going to help democrats at the polls? >> well it's true there are economic indicators pointing to some gains in the economy. certainly the unemployment rate is under 6%. we've seen the growth in the economy but at love that is due to military spending and falling gas prices but i think overall the economy, for many voters, is not great. it is sluggish. if you look at unemployment rate for he specific groups you see

minorities have double-digit unememployment. young people, those suffering from long-term unemployment who tend to be older voters. this is problem for democrats. for voters the gut reaction the economy doesn't feel so great for me and i think that is what is going to hurt the party the most at the polls on tuesday. jon: even though the recession that began in 2008 is officially over, most people say they still feel like we're in it. >> that's right and if you look at the poll numbers, i think you're seeing the pain there and i feel like, especially with the undecided voters and people on the fence, really when they go in on tuesday the tendency is vote with your gut. i think when people go in there they think of what hits closest to home then. are they doing better than they were four years ago, two years ago? the answer for many people is not really. not at this point. i think poll numbers are showing less interest in social issues, sort of encapsulates what

happens on campaign trail. a lot of democrats tried to focus issues on social issues like abortion and gay rights an things i think most voters are saying, that may be important but it is not the most important thing for me and it hurts specific democratic candidates in very key districts. i think that will influence the outcome on tuesday, jon. jon: that ap/gfk poll, reflects very much in line with the "fox news poll" we just took when asked what people think is the most important problem facing the country. there you see the results. 43% say the economy still the top issue. immigration at 17%. this is the part of his term which president obama was going to do something immigration. that really hasn't happened yet. 16% say health care and 15% say foreign policy. we didn't get the policy on the screen there but you get the effect. so far and away, pocketbook issues still number one for american voters. >> and health care too is really

high on the list. people say that is not been a big issue. republicans have been running many ads on health care this campaign season and it hurt democratic candidates. i think because the health care law had a shaky rollout. some people lost their health care plans. some people lost their doctors. a lot of people ended up paying more. democrats couldn't tout it on the campaign trail. they couldn't talk about. that's why they turned to social issues. war on women, issue definitely helped emthis in 2012 falling flat this time. perfect example being colorado. democratic incumbent mark udall lost consistent lead after using war on women theme. now his republican opponent cory gardner is up by seven points in the most recent poll. that really highlights how the democrats fell flat trying to use social issues rather than pocket book issues on the campaign trail this year, jon. jon: job performance, people don't seem to have a deal of can

confidence how he is going about his work. 56% disapprove. that is probably why so many democrats are unking are from him on the campaign trail, right, susan. >> i think foreign policy, the poll you showed up us at the top of the list now because people are concerned about the spread of islamic terrorism. they are concerned our national policy dealing with that is not strong or decisive one. you see that coming out consistently in polls. people think the president is indesigh sieve on isis. the problem for democrats they can't tout the president. not uncommon in midterms for presidents to be unpopular but this very extreme case where you see democrats just refusing to mention the guy's name. circle candidates refusing to say whether they even voted for the president in the last election. it is true. he will be a big drag on the ballot even though he is not on the ballot. jon: yeah. the day that he deplored the beheading of that american journalist and then, teed off on

the golf course, eight minutes later. that was maybe a low water mark for the administration. >> right. not been successful either. it has not been a successful campaign to defeat isis. we're hearing about that today. they're having hard time using the tactics that the president advocated. jon: airstrikes don't seem to be getting the job done. susan ferrecio from the "washington examiner," thank you. >> you bet. >> let's continue the talk about elections right now and drill down into one in particular as we hit the homestretch leading into the midterms one of the states that could decide who controls the senate is arkansas. two-term democratic senator mark pryor battling republican tom cotton there. polls show cotton in the lead but senator pryor is not giving up the fight. john roberts is down there in little rock with the latest. hi, there, john. how are things looking down there? >> reporter: heather, good morning to you. looking pretty good for the republicans at this point. you wonder what arkansas voters are worried about? susan was talking about here too, bread and butter issues, jobs the economist.

all at top what keep voters awake at night in arkansas another huge issue here, a big problem for incumbent democratic senator mark pryor, is president obama's agenda from obamacare to foreign policy to spending. closing days of this campaign senator pryor going farther than he ever has to try to distance himself from the president. >> i have never sugar coated the fact i've been disappointed in president obama but again, i'm not out here to just oppose him or just to support a party. it is not about a party. it is not about a president. it is about people and policy trying to do the right thing for the country and for the state. >> reporter: pryor has been making issue of challenger tom cotton's voting record, calling it quote, out of the mainstream, pointing to his votes against the farm bill, against violence against women act. i asked cotton last night if he were elected would he be a member of perceived no coalition on republican side of congress? or if he is willing to work with the other side on tough issues?

>> i'm willing to work with anyone including democrats or to stand up to my own party if it is in the best interests of our arc kansans. on issue by issue basis will work to anyone to help advance arkansans and make america great. >> reporter: pryor's campaign insists the incumbent senator will win a third term in the senate but it would appear to be uphill battle to do that because the latest "real clear politics" average has tom to the con seven points ahead and larry sabato of virginia now moved arkansas into the likely republican column. heather? >> when you talk to voters down there, what do they say they care about the most right now? >> reporter: again it is bread and butter issues mostly. it is jobs, economy. wonder whether you get a new job after you lost the one you had or whether you're able to hang on to the current job you had. in addition obamacare and the president's record really is a huge issue here in arkansas. don't forget mitt romney won

this state back in 2012 by 24 points. not exactly a lot of love lost for the president. >> john roberts thank you. fox news channel is america's election headquarters. tuesday starting at 6:00 p.m. eastern bret baier and megyn kelly will cover all the political action. you stay connected with foxnews.com for all the latest developments. jon: a judge granting maine health care officials request for a temporary court order restricting the movements of nurse kaci hickox. she you might recall, treated ebola patient notice west africa, after she defied quarantine orders and failed to reach an agreement with state negotiators. meanwhile a new york city doctor with ebola is in serious condition. laura engle live from bellevue hospital in manhattan. laura. >> reporter: hi, jon. maine health officials got what they wanted today with fairly lengthy temporary court order which outlines seven rules that nurse kaci hickox must follow to go over for them now the

33-year-old nurse has been ordered to submit to direct active monitoring, coordinate her travel with public health authorities, not utilize long distance or local public commercial transportation, not be present in any public or work places, maintain a three-foot distance from others when engaging with the public like jogging or walking in the parks, and not to leave the municipality of fort kent without consult cult consulting with public health authorities. earlier this morning we saw action at her house. the support kent police chief went inside telling reporters they had a good conversation. that he was not there to arrest or detain her. hickox's bike ride yesterday caused a huge stir what many called defiant act after she was asked to remain quarantined in her home until the recommended 21-day incubation period is over, still 11 days away. there are currently 12 states throughout the nation which have people either in quarantine or being monitored for ebola. some states, like maine,

new york, new jersey, are going beyond cdc guidelines, requiring automatic quarantines for people who come into contact with ebola patients. the u.s. military also doing the same. here at bellevue hospital in new york dr. craig spencer remains in serious but stable condition where he is being treated in isolation. we just got an update on another story we've been following in connecticut. a 7-year-old girl who was banned from going to class is now going to be allowed to go to class. those school officials announcing that she is a recently been to nigeria. she is going to get to go back to school today, jon. jon: laura engle in lower manhattan thanks. >> the man accused of abducting uva student hannah graham or unrelated case of sexual assault and attempted murder, growing list of charges that jesse matthew could now face. big day? ah, the usual. moved some new cars. hauled a bunch of steel.

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student hannah graham is in court today for unrelated case from 2005. jesse matthew, appearing by video for arraignment on abduction, rape and also attempted murder charges. an oklahoma man is charged with murder after police say that he confessed to calling 911 to report that he had killed someone. officers arrived to find him carrying a long bloody knife. the victim was found with his head nearly severed. several suspects arrested, more on the run with a bike shop robbery. surveillance video show the group making off with dozens of bicycles, some worth more than three grand a piece. police are scow you aring footage to hope to track down some of those remaining suspects. jon: a mosque in jerusalem reopens with restrictions and extra security after clashes in that area. assassination attempt against a right-wing activist forced israel to close the temple mount earlier this week. this move sparked outrage ahead

of friday prayers. john huddy with a update from jerusalem. john? >> reporter: jon, we haven't seen any significant fighting or major clashes at this point today but there is concern about the possibility that the violence will increase, will escalate going into the weekend. that said, let me kind much walk you through exactly what has been going on. police and groups of palestinians have been fighting, clashing all week in the west bank sections of east jerusalem, silwan and at the temple mount in the old city. tension has intensified since the attempted assassination of right-wing israeli activity glick wednesday night. he is recovering after being shot several times but early yesterday morning israeli police shot and killed his suspected assassin, sparking another round of violence. so the temple mount was closed yesterday to visitors due to the heightened security. but as mentioned, it is reopened with a heavy police presence. in fact more than 1,000 security personnel and with restrictions.

only men over 50 and women are allowed to pray there yesterday. they were praying outside the police barriers. in response, fatah is urging its supporters to prevent jewish radicals from praying at the temple mount, raising concerns that there could be fighting there and throughout jerusalem. and the temple mount, by the way, really has been the center of dispute between jews and muslims. also adding to the overall situation, the fight over palestinian state. that has been, that was happening before, during and after of course the war in gaza as we know. and also inflaming things that controversy regarding the expansion of jewish settlements into east jerusalem. at this point, jon, we haven't seen any major confrontations but waiting to see if that indeed changes going into the weaken. we'll keep you posted. jon? >> as we've seen in the past sometimes even a very small incident can trigger a huge backlash. john hid did i, thank you.

-- huddy. heather: political heavyweights hitting campaign trail including a former president so will star power have impact on tuesday's elections. disturbing details about a bear attack that left a college student dead. what authorities are learning now. terrorists captured by our troops overseas and released from gitmo only to join up with isis. what lawmakers are now demanding.

jon: fox news alert. president obama is appearing right now at rhode island college trying to reach out to women voters. he is expected to make remarks on the economy as well as women's economic issues, probably also touch on the health situation. rhode island college funded by the national institutes of health. the remarks follow a roundtable

discussion with students, faculty, working parents and business owners. the white house is trying to capitalize on this week's good economic reports in days leading up to the midterm elections. whether it is too little, too late, anybody's guess. we'll see what happens tuesday. if you would like to watch the president's remarks in their entirety, we have them streaming for you live on foxnews.com. some new information on a story we brought you first on "happening now." new jersey investigators say a bear that killed a rutgers university student was unprovoked and behaved in a quote, predatory manner. 22-year-old darsh patel was hiking with friend last month when they spotted the bear following them. the friend ran away, splitting up in the process. patel's friends called police when they realized he was missing. the student was later found dead. he had been mauled. police shot and killed a black bear acting it aggressively as it lurked near his body.

heather: on capitol hill republican lawmakers are now urging the obama administration to suspend the transfer of detainees from guantanamo bay after fox news learned that many of those terrorists are picking up exactly where they left off. they are now going to syria to join isis and they are not the only ones. thousands of militants pouring into syria from all around the world and the airstrikes have not slowed them down. mike baker, former cia covert operations officer and president of diligence, a global intelligence security firm. this report coming from "the washington post" and also from our catherine herridge. a thousand a month are believed to be joining isis in syria. why have airstrikes not slowed them down? >> well, in part the airstrikes have been sort after rallying cry, if you will, for isis and yeah, by conservative estimates you had 10, 11,000 foreign fighters from variety of place, most of those from north africa, from other country notice middle east region. but obviously a large number

from germany, france, a small number from the u.s., significant number from the u.k. and other areas. so this is a major problem. as you pointed out, an incredibly frustrating element of this we also have finding the gitmo released detainees, a number of them, back on the battlefield inside syria and iraq. we've known that haste been a problem for years. we have known releasing whether from gitmo or anywhere else, the extremist, you stand the chance of having them return to the fight. heather: mike, some of them go to sort of dopey reeducation centers and in qatar and other countries where they basically draw pictures with crayons and do stuff like that. it is really unbelievable. but these guys are returning to the fight. recidivism rate i understand is about 30%? >> it is. and that's been increasing. certainly for the gitmo detainees that have been released. we're talking about, over the years, this is not just something happened over past couple years. we've gone through a little over

600 detainees released from gitmo over a number of years including the previous administration. this is not something going on during the current obama administration but we're seeing about 1/3 of those returning to the battlefield in some capacity and whether it is to pick up a weapon and get back on the field in syria or whether it's to return to their home country, whether that is afghanistan or wherever else, yemen and take part with al qaeda or al nusra or islamic state in sort of a supporting role, finance, communications, whatever that may be, we're seeing this and again it has been a problem. the frustrating part in a sense there is no real easy answer to this we can't hold these people forever. even though we like to. honest to god, the best answer is to terminate them on the battlefield when we find them. that is the mind set recently. heather: you point out, that is problem, getting rid of these guys on battlefield and we lose a lot of human intelligence and

that is something we need. >> you're absolutely right. with today's current rules we can't interrogate a person with a pulse. you're absolutely right. the problem is if you don't capture high value detainee off the field, that you lose that potential for gaining actionable intelligence. but, because of the difficulties we've experienced, the angst over gitmo, the angst over holding these detainees, what do we do with them, how do we try them? over the past handful of past few years the mind-set would be i rather terminate them on the field. paint the target, get rid of them, rather than pick them up if that is option and hold them and figure out how we do that. do we have top cover from operational perspective to hold them and interrogate them? it has really changed the mind set. but at end of the day we have this incredibly frustrating problem, 149 detainees left at gitmo. 80 are up for release. you know, honest to god's truth we really don't know what happens to them once they take

off. heather: impossible certainly to track them. mike baker, thank you so much for joining us. we'll talk about this core quite some time unfortunately. thanks very much. >> thank you. jon: every white house tries to spin the news, including, surprise, surprise, the obama administration. how they have changed the game though between the president and the press. óqoqúúñ@

heather: right now a quick look what is to come in the next hour

of "happening now." a news conference wrapping up on a fatal plane crash we reported on here yesterday on "happening now." the latest on the four people unaccounted for. a massive drill plummets into a subway tunnel. it comes dangerously close to a train filled with passengers. and then, canada's locked in tight midterm races hoping heavy hitters like mitt romney and hillary clinton can then them out. can political stars tip the scale? our political panel is here. jon: when you think of a government leak you might imagine someone whispering inside information to a reporter. but many leaks from the white house these days are anything but unauthorized, especially in the obama administration. they're part after well-planned strategy to shape the news you get. here to discuss what is going on our media panel, judy miller, pulitzer prize-winning investigator and author. ellen ratner, fox talk radio

news service. judddy, you say the white house hates the press. what is the motivation behind leaking stuff to selected reporters? you. >> reward those reporters who are deemed to be friendly to you with a little tidbit that actually is not significant and the rest of the press corps is forced to chase the tidbit or 24 hours. so you divert the press from covering important stuff. then we have a new twist on the obama administration media manipulation and that happens to be leaking for foreign policy purposes. if you're angry at bebe netanyahu for expanding settlements in disputed territory, you get a senior aide, who is authorized to tell jeffrey goldberg of "atlantic" magazine that bebe netanyahu is chicken bleep, a word we can't say on that network but the word gets out. then other fishes say, yes, in fact he is a coward. we don't like him. and that is the way you send a message to israel. and that is completely,

completely inappropriate, counterproductive and it undermines the credibility of the administration. jon: judy says, ellen, not even the nixon administration went to the lengths that this administration has gone to attack and isolate certain members of the press. do you agree? >> i will say, and i have covered the white house since 1993, that each administration hat gotten progressively worse and that in terms of control. the other thing that want to say, you know, judy miller is an amazing reporter but she hasn't covered the white house smartly. i always say if you really want to cover what is going on in ine white house, don't be at the white house because otherwise you're fed information. that's what they do and this administration, i will say through josh ernest actually gotten on that train and they're feeding, they're feeding the newspapers. they don't feed electronic media very much. they feed print media. jon: yeah. judy, the other day the outgoing attorney general, eric holder

says, oh, you know if i had it to do over again i really would not have done that james rosen investigation the way i authorized it. that is really one of my big regrets in office. >> at least he is, that passes for an apology i suppose in the obama administration. jon: yeah. >> but this campaign, this war on the media through the leak investigations, this president has conducted more of them than all of his predecessors combine and we've got to remember that and everyone who covers the white house as ellen does knows, knows, that this administration is extremely hostile to the media and only in the sixth year of his administration has president obama figured out if he leaks insubstantial information to people he can actually divert the press from doing its job and following the scandals that are underreported by the mainstream media in this country be it, the irs, be it immigration, be it "fast & furious," be it benghazi, et cetera, et cetera.

jon: "politico" did a piece -- >> i'm on the board of -- jon: go ahead, ellen. >> i'm on board of reporters without borders and i don't speak with them, we've been very concerned about investigating journalists. that just doesn't fly. >> except it does in this administration and that's the problem. jon: this was the , that was going to come into office as the most transparent and open in u.s. history. >> well, you know we have a joke at the white house, if they say that they are going to be the most ethical, they're clinton. if they say they're not going to donation building, they do just the opposite like bush. and if they will be the most open, well, look what we've got. jon: there was a piece the other day on "politico" i believe it was, judy, that suggested that the "new york times" seems to be the favorite outlet for leaks about national security and foreign policy. "the washington post" gets the leaks about personnel moves, that kind of thing. so the white house goes around

and doles out stories that it deems are going to give it the best treatment among these various outlets. >> right. but every administration does that to a certain extent. you reward the people who write the story or broadcast the story the way in which you would like to see it appear. so that's not unusual. what really distinguishes this administration i think is the concentration on penalizing reporters who are doing their job. that is what's new and very unsettling. i might say, they're so busy doing they haven't gotten word out on things we should be caring about, which is ebola, the quarantine issue, 80% of americans still think quarantine is a good idea where as all of the science says it's not. that monitoring, if you haven't been directly exposed is adequate. but the administration has not put anytime at all really, into getting that message out in a concerted way and people are frightened and they don't trust

this administration. so leaking, i argue in this manner, undermeans the administration's legitimacy and credibility. jon: and according to that online piece ellen, there is element of pay back if the administration doesn't like what you're doing, they will leak something to your competitor, your competitive paper or whatever, to try to give them the scoop. >> well that certainly is a tactic but again we're talking about print media. electronic media, be it stations like fox news channel or radio don't get even the light of day on this. and that's a big concern because it is just like they x'd us out, we don't even count and they expect us to take our hints from the print media. and you know you have people like judy who really understand how to write a story and, they do and they don't have to depend on the white house for leaks. jon: tragic. the founding fathers obviously thought a free and vigorous political press was very important. this administration and as you

say, all of the others seem very much afraid of the media and try to hide things from it, from us. that's the tragic part of all this. ellen ratner, judy miller. thank you both. >> thank you, jon. heather: good conversation on reporting from the white house. jon: two-star report years they are really wonderful. political heavyweights hitting trail as we get closer to election day. former florida governor jeb bush campaigning for senator pat roberts. will endorsements have impact on who voters choose on tuesday? talk about a close call. a construction mishap almost sends this giant drill, look at this thing right there, into a subway car filled with hundreds of passengers. wow.

jon: 15 minutes away from "outnumbered" at top of the hour. what do you have? >> hi, jon. as election day is nearing voter anxiety is taking center stage. a new poll finding americans are rattled by ebola, by isis and jobs. so, what will all of this mean for both parties when we cast our ballots on tuesday? >> plus is politics still a man's world? why young girls say they're reluctant to pursue a political career despite being interested in it. seems like every halloween there is controversy over some costumes. this year we are seeing things like sexy ebola nurses, isis terrorists and even ray rice. have we gone too far. we'll discuss. >> plus the #oneluckyguy on "outnumbered" at top of the hour. jon: trick-or-treater in the window behind you. we look forward to it. it was a ghost. heather: talk about some politics. political heavyweights are hoping to tip scales in midterm

elections. hillary clinton appearing along side bruce bally while senator john mccain campaigns for the opponent joni ernst. will the big names really sway the voters. let's have a debate with angela mcglowan, and cory, with the former advisor to president obama. political stars are out right now. cory, we'll start with you, well this help get voters to the poll? >> absolutely. candidates will do anything they can to get a big name to come into the district. for three reasons, one, opportunity to demonstrate momentum. that campaign really matters going into the final stages of the race. two, you have opportunity to target voters that you need to come out in big numbers like african-americans, women, even white males. three, validation for the campaign t says that this campaign, at this stage of the race really matters. so yeah, absolutely this matters. >> they want the big stars as long as it is not the biggest star in the democratic party. and that is president obama. angela.

>> i don't think that is fair. he is campaigning today. campaigning today. heather: up in rhode island today. >> absolutely. heather: one of the thing he is talking about is women's issues. i've gotten a lot of mailings about turning out the vote. one thing i see, i think every voter who has gotten a piece of mail, extremist, painting republicans as extremist. that is one of the things president is expected to talk about a today. angela is that working for democrats. >> no it is not working for democrats. cory, elijah cummings, john lewis, go help campaign. they have their own races but they have gone to help campaign from the black caucus to help these senators in these tight races soft wouldn't you think the first black president would be a lot better than members from the black caucus? huh? you. >> may not have read headlines lately big things going on. >> like what? >> there is isis. there is ebola. >> yes. >> the president has a day job. >> but he can multitask. he can multitask. >> he is campaigning today. he is out there today.

heather: is that perhaps hurting the president, jon scott, had a segment on that talking about same ap poll. the top issue for voters going into this election, the economy. they say isis. they zabol bowl. those women's issues or so-called women's issues, way down on the list. cory, does that hurt the president and the president's party? >> certainly not. ultimately, again -- heather: i think a lost folks would say this administration has not handled those things very effectively. >> they haven't. >> no. at end of the day the president needs to manage those issues. he needs to do his job. >> he can. >> the purpose of a surrogate is to go in basically say the same thing the president would. that's why you have all the folks angela mentioned plus hillary clinton. had the vice president. you had the first lady. all going into states and into districts, campaigning on behalf of candidates. >> cory let's be honest here. you know democratic candidates will take the president's fund-raising but they were running from their party leader like the plague. because bottom line, even with senator landrieu, she doesn't

want him to come down there. jeanne shaheen would have biden than president obama go to new hampshire. >> that is absolutely not true. absolutely not true. >> because they have supported this candidate's failed policies time after time after time. >> none of these candidates have said they do not want the president to come into their state or into their district. they realize that the president is busy man. >> oh. >> cory -- we certainly had candidates who have not been willing to say they voted for president obama. >> that is not what we're talking about today. folks. that is not what we're talking about. we're talking about the candidates coming in and talking about surrogates coming in and -- heather: go ahead. >> we're talking about, we're talking about surrogates coming in and campaigning on behalf of candidates at this last stage of the game. now look, the president is out today. he will be out over the weekend. what we know ultimately this thing will come down to the last second. >> cory, we're talking about headlines. got to say this, i have to say this. i have to say this.

i have to say that cory we're talking about headlines, go back to "politico" black caucus members said because of this president so you unpopular we're out pounding the pavement to get-out-the-vote to for the base. you read the headlines. heather: fiery debate as always. >> thank you. jon: recovery efforts delayed in that plane crash we first told you about yesterday on "happening now." four people dead. several others unaccounted for. a news conference wrapping up just moments ago. what we now know about that crash coming up in a live report. what could have been a disaster underneath the streets of new york city. how this ended up inside of a busy subway tunnel. >> this is speechless. i'm like, thank god i found the other side of the train because that would be me. >> if you need the drill -- [inaudible]. you're here to buy a car.

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now." four people unaccounted for in a deadly plane crash in wichita, kansas. crews are waiting to recover the bodies of four others confirmed dead. alicia acuna has details on what went wrong there. >> reporter: hi, jon. police and fire officials in wichita just finished an update explaining it is simply too dangerous right now to send personnel into the burned out part of that building to retrieve the dead. today they plan to send in a structural engineer into the flight safety international building at mid-continent airport, the building that that small plane hit yesterday. contractors are helping to assess what needs to be done to make it safe enough to go into move things around and remove the victims. some of whom were found in a flight simulator. the best way they figure is to deconstruct the building. so later today heavy equipment should arrive to begin that part of the process. the national transportation safety board will also begin the process of removing parts of the plane.

the ntsb will into reports that the pilot identified as 53-year-old mark goldstein report ad problem with the eleven begin. he was only one on board of the flight and killed in the crash. the three other people were inside of the building when it hit. jon, later today the ntsb is expected to also hold a news conference so we should have more information. jon: very, very sad story. you have to feel for those people whose loved ones are still missing there. alicia acuna, thank you. >> here are top stories we're working on for the next hour of that they choosethe women of to follow. how young western women traveling to syria could now be the new face of terror. the flow of hot leyva has now slowed a bit but the crisis is not over for a town in the path this molten river on hawaii's big island.

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eastern. "outnumbered" starts right now. >> today we have our panel and our outnumbered guest is tom shalou. great to you have. we will get right to it. before election day, americans are nervous to vote. a new usa today poll found 41% said times are more challenging now than usual and 26% say it is the most challenging time they can remember in their life time and 24% sayt