captioning funded by cbs it's thursday, october 20th, 2016. this is the "cbs morning news." li vegas. the presidential nominees face off one final time before election day and leave the nation wondering if the results will be contested. >> what i'm saying is that -- >> i will tell you at the time. i'll keep you in suspense. >> well, chris, let me respond to that because that is horrifying. >> now democrats and republicans are speaking out about trump's refusal to say if he'll accept

57 newsroom at cbs news headquarters here in new york. good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. four days now, donald trump has warned that the upcoming election would be rigged. in his third and final debate with hillary clinton, trump took his concern to another level. in a stunning reply, trump refused to say if he would accept the election results. the republican national committee immediately disavowed his comments. which scoff at the v foundation of american democracy. weijia jiang is in las vegas. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. the night actually started off calmly and it looked like it was going to be a policy-driven debate. in fact, the first question was about the future of the supreme court. the candidates clashed over their dramatically different plans for the country, but a heated conversation quickly spiraled into a personal confrontation. >> such a nasty woman.

>> reporter: tense sin city showdown ended as it began without a customary handshake between the presidential nominees, but one of the most controversial moments of the night came when donald trump refused to said whether he would accept the outcome of the general election. >> i'll tell you at the time. i'll keep you in suspense. >> that is horrifying. you know, every time donald thinks things are not going in his direction, he claims whatever it is is rigged against him. republican senators, including arizona's jeff flake immediately condemned the remarks on social media, as did clinton's campaign. this group of uncommitted voters was left undivided. >> a lot of the population from the political process to say no matter what the results are, i will be okay with it, without knowing what is going to happen, i don't think anybody would do that about anything that was serious. >> reporter: the third and final debate here in las vegas was dominated by substance, from abortion to the economy to

election. >> from everything i see has no respect for this person. >> well, that is because he'd rather have a puppet as president -- >> no puppet. >> -- in the states and -- >> reporter: both candidates addressed their looming controversies as well. clinton on her family foundation. >> everything i did as secretary was in furtherance of our country's interests. >> reporter: and trump on the numerous sexual assault allegations against him. >> i think they want either fame or her campaign did it and i think it's her campaign. >> reporter: voters get their say in less than three weeks when they head to the polls on election day. the republican national committee says it will accept the general election results even if its nominee does not. spokesman shawn spicer says the rnc will respect the will of the people, but he quickly added, it probably won't be an issue because trump will win. >> weijia jiang in las vegas, thank you so much.

mark an unprecedented departure in the history of this country. >> this is very, very unusual. i mean, it raises the question what will he do if he doesn't accept the results? i mean, i assume he is talking about filing a lawsuit or something. surely he's not thinking about trying to stage a coup. what is he talking about here? this is not the way we do it in the united states of america and there is no other way that you can say it. it's dangerous to be talking that way because it threatens and raises questions about the very foundations of what this nation is about. we have peaceful transfers of power in this country and to somehow to suggest that we are not going to do it that way. >> trump's running mate, indiana

threat not to accept the election results stems from the bias of the media and what he says is the very real existence of voter fraud in this country, but pence insists trump will accept the election outcome. >> he's a candidate for the president of the united states of america. he has every right. he has the prerogative to wait and see how the election comes out. sometimes extraordinary circumstances develop, major. we saw that in the year 2000 when al gore conceded the election and then he withdrew his concession, and ma states. >> you may recall, the 2011 election was one of the closest in history. george w. bush failed to win the popular vote. the outcome hinged on florida where the margin was so close that it triggered a mandatory recount. al gore dropped his challenge after the supreme court voted to end the recount. so following the debate, democratic vice presidential nominee tim kaine tweeted this

our election outcome, won't condemn putin and won't defend american democracy. yet, he wants to be president. coming up on "cbs this morning," we will talk to tim kaine about trump's comments in the final weeks of the campaign. it's the fourth day of a massive operation to try and retake iraq's second largest city from isis. iraqi forces are fighting their way to mosul mile-by-mile, capturing outlying villages as they advance. it's a multi-pronged attack, artillery support. holly williams has our report from iraq. >> reporter: iraq's elite special force are battle hardened and american trained. they moved into position for a new push towards mosul. lieutenant colonel ali hussein bragged that they would be inside the city in a matter of hours, but isis had up to 5,000 fighters in mosul. you're going to defeat them in a

we are the special forces, he told us, we can do it. but the truth is that mosul offensive has slowed to a crawl in the last 48 hours. these kurdish fighters built new defensive positions 15 miles east of the city. they recaptured this area on monday and now look like they are planning on staying put. in the village of kaballi, you can see one of the reasons it's such slow going. when isis fled the village two days ago, they left many of the houses here rigged with homemade mb they have detonated some and dismantled others. but mohammed saeed has come home to find his house still laced with explosives. he fled two years ago, along with all of the other residents. why would isis put explosives in your house?

recaptured so far suggests that retaking mosul, a densely packed city with around a million residents, could take months. holly williams, cbs news, northern iraq. u.s. officials are trying to identify the gunman who shot and killed two american advisers in afghanistan. the gunmen attacked a gate of an afghan supply depot outside of kabul. three others were wounded. the dead americans including one soldier and one civilian. the gunman was also killed. the united states says the latest north korean missile test failed. the missile was believed to be intermediate range and it failed almost immediately after lifting off thursday. the norm attempted, but was unable to successfully launch similar missiles saturday, just

korea agreed to curb north korea's nuclear and missile threats. the state of california launched a criminal investigation into wells fargo bank related to a massive sales practices scandal. wells fargo says it's cooperating. agents are seeking evidence that bank employees allegedly stole customer identities to create up to 2 million accounts without customers' approval. the bank fired more than 5,000 employees who engaged in fraudulent behavior. eight people hurt by a powerful gas explosion in portland, oregon. city officials say it could have action of firefighters and police who cleared the area. a construction crew apparently hit a gas line. police and fire responded within two minutes. no one was seriously injured. coming up on the morning news, a deadly police shooting. officers in new york are under investigation for killing a mentally ill woman. and cleveland rocks! the indians punch their ticket to the world series.

in the air, foul territory. the cleveland indians are going to the world series! >> it's been 68 years since the indians brought the world series championship to cleveland. they will get a chance to do it again after beating the blue jays last night in toronto 3-0. coco crisp and carlos santana homered to give the indians their first american league pennannc both determined to be in cleveland on tuesday night for the series opener. chicago tied the national league pennant series with a 10-2 win last night in los angeles. the cubs ended a 21-inning scoreless slump in a big way. game five is tonight in l.a. well, a deadly police shooting of a mentally ill woman in new york city is under investigation and a court victory for an nba star.

reports that nba star derrick rose and two friends have been cleared of sexual assault allegations. the jury in the civil trial ruled unanimously yesterday that his accuser was not credible. the woman had sued for $21.5 million. "the new york times" says the city's mayor condemned the killing of a mentally ill woman by police. the 66-year-old woman was shot twice tuesday when she allegedly swung a baseball bat at an officer in her apartment. bill de blasio and the police commissioner say the officer mishandled the situation. the morning call of allentown says talks with pennsylvania's striking college teachers are stalled. faculty he is state's 14 universities walked out yet. the dispute has halted classes for more than 100,000 students. "time" magazine forecasts that 1 million more people will sign up for obamacare next year. that is despite rising premiums.

insurance under the affordable health care act. open enrollment starts november 1st. a boy stopped breathing last week at a restaurant outside of ft. worth. the officer responded quickly to the call and performed cpr in the parking lot to revive him. still to come, smartphone settlement. t-mobile is fined millions over disclosures about slowing data for unlimited plans. s about slowing data

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here is another look at this morning's top stories. donald trump refuses to say if he'll accept the results of the general election. trump and hillary clinton debated for the third and final time last night in las vegas. clinton called trump's comments horrifying. committee says it will accept p doesn't. iraqi special forces have joined the battle to recapture mosul from isis. heavy fire is reported as the u.s. back troops approach iraq's second largest city. the u.s. is supplying air and artillery cover. this is the fourth day of the offensive which could take months. sight-seers are flocking for a brand-new attraction in china and as adriana diaz reports,

>> reporter: if you like the feeling of floating on air, but if you can't put matter over mind, you're better off keeping your feet on the ground. china's grand canyon glass bridge is the world's highest and longest at 1,400 feet wide. it's also the world's longest fashion runway, but the only people on this catwalk have to wear glass safe booties. no heels allowed. only two inches of glass drop. it feels unnatural but that is what is drawing 8,000 people here a day. >> very nice. >> i feel a little scared but, you know, i'm strong enough. >> reporter: the bridge first opened in august, but had to close for a month for safety upgrades after too many people showed up. >> once you get used to it, it's not that scary. >> reporter: vice general manager joe chen.

actually withstand more than 40 tons. >> reporter: to prove it, this summer, officials had visitors try to smash the glass with a sledge hammer and ride a car over it just to drive home the point, but chen says this is more than just a tourist attraction. >> this bridge will present to create activities and invent power of new china. reaching record heights. adriana diaz, cbs news, in china. >> i think i'd give it a couple of months to make sure it's okay. coming up after your local news on "cbs this morning," analysis, of course of last night's presidential debate. we will hear from cbs news political director john dickerson. plus, we will tell you about an irs impersonation scam that targets college students and their parents. and charlie talks with golf great tiger woods. that is the "cbs morning news"

thanks for watching. i'm anne-marie green.

f0 hi, everybody. this is the news at 4:30. thursday, october 20th. the day after the big final debate. i'm alan gionet. >> i'm britt moreno. there is so much to talk about. first we want to show you these tomorrow is opening day on colorado ski slopes. arapahoe basin is the first to open. this is the picture we got yesterday from the ski area. they'll open at 9:00 in the morning. and our mountain newsroom reporter matt kroschel is going to be there live. >> the addicts get their wakeup call and off they go. ashton is here to talk about our weather. maybe it's appropriate we're talking about the first