making news in america this morning, round two, the top republican presidential candidates on stage once again. donald trump as animated as ever, high-fiving, making faces, the feisty moments, and who came out on top? we're live. breaking overnight, a powerful earthquake rocking chile. buildings shaking as 1 million are forced to evacuate and the tsunami advisory reaching the united states. comic's confession. a successful stand-up comic, now a popular actor, admitting he's been telling a lie about his september 11th experience. and grass gaffe. a once lush football field now bare from end zone to end zone. the major mistake that caused it.

and we do say good thursday morning, everyone. i'm kendis gibson. >> and i'm reena ninan. we begin with a marathon debate. donald trump saying it was almost as long as "gone with the wind." >> it was long. >> three hours of bickering, zingers and contentious confrontations as the republican presidential candidates battled for attention and votes. >> it was also entertaining. a field of 11 faced off at the ronald reagan presidential library in southern california last night touching on a range of issues from immigration to iran. >> from the prime spot at center stage, donald trump took direct fire, and he also threw the first punch, but carly fiorina held her own and stole the show. with more, here's abc's bazi kanani. bazi, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, reena. good morning, kendis. as you mentioned, this was a lengthy debate, and even with all of those candidates on the stage, 11 of them, there was still plenty of time to dig into the issues. analysts say that is where

donald trump lost his command. >> first of all, rand paul shouldn't even be on this stage. >> reporter: round two began much like the first feisty debate. >> his visceral response to attack people on their appearance, short, tall, fat, ugly, my goodness, that happened in junior high. [ applause ] >> reporter: but this time the candidates were better prepared to take on the dominant front-runner. donald trump sparring frequently with jeb bush. >> the guy was opposed to casino gambling before, during and after. >> more energy tonight. i like that. >> reporter: a tussle between trump and carly fiorina over alleged business failures when chris christie interjects. >> for the 55-year-old construction worker out in that audience tonight who doesn't have a job, they could care less about your careers. they care about theirs. >> reporter: this morning many analysts are calling the debate a win for the only woman on the stage. twitter stats show the most tweeted about moments of the night were carly fiorina's emotional appeal against abortion and her response to

donald trump's comments in "rolling stone" when he said, "look at that face, would anyone vote for that?" >> i think women all over the country heard clearly what mr. trump said. [ applause ] >> reporter: fiorina came into the debate with just 4% in the polls, trump at 27%. analysts think trump's failure to show command of policy in this debate could turn the tables. >> i think people were expecting more, so i think he actually hurt himself in the course of this debate. >> reporter: analysts say the former republican front-runner jeb bush did come out with a stronger performance in the debate this time. we'll have to wait and see if that really helps him pick up any momentum. on the other hand, dr. ben carson came into this debate nearly tied with donald trump in one of the recent polls didn't really manage to stand out. they say, unfortunately, he seemed to have faded in the background much of the time. reena, kendis.

>> and, bazi, the conversation also turned to legalizing marijuana, and jeb bush, i think he made an admission that i don't think any presidential candidate ever has made during a debate. >> reporter: you know, reena, it always seems every campaign season there is a time when the drug admissions come out. this seems to be it for jeb bush. he admitted on that stage that some 40 years ago and didn't want to admit to millions in front of live tv and also said it's probably something his mom is not really too happy about. >> i bet. we're looking forward to her response. bazi kanani live in washington. thank you so much, bazi. >> carly fiorina made the most of her first appearance on the main debate stage capitalizing on her outsider status and highlighting her business accomplishments. >> and she didn't hesitate to go head-to-head with donald trump. with more, here's abc's deputy political director shushannah walshe. good morning, shush. >> reporter: good morning, reena and kendis.

it was fight night number two, and all eyes going into the scene and debate may have been on donald trump, but it was former hewlett-packard ceo carly fiorina who really stole the spotlight. she didn't even qualify for the last gop debate but her jabs at donald trump and taking on planned parenthood put her there. trump was in the lion's den as expected but jeb bush's target mostly his own during their hand-to-hand combat. whether trump can keep those soaring poll numbers after his continued attacks will be something to closely watch. marco rubio was the dark horse of the night bringing strong answers and jabs on foreign policy and his family history, but other candidates needed a bigger win and more air time, and that just didn't happen for scott walker, tom cruz and mike huckabee. ben carson was one of the surprise winners after the last gop debate as reflected in his rising poll numbers. will the same thing happen to carly fiorina now? well, that remains to be seen. kendis, reena. >> thank you so much. and another gauge of who's benefiting the most from the

debate, check out these fresh numbers from twitter. >> yeah. here's who gained the most followers during the debate, fiorina added 19,000. carson with 18,000 new followers and trump, 10,000. bush and rubio rounding out the top, both adding 6,000 followers. and stay with abc news for the latest on the debate. later in "the pulse," the many expressions of donald trump plus more in-depth analysis on "good morning america." well, the morning's other big, powerful story, a deadly earthquake shaking chile. that was the scene in a supermarket when the magnitude 8.3 quake struck off chile's northern coast. at least five people were killed and a million have been evacuated, mostly from coastal areas flooded from small tsunami waves. they've been told to stay on high ground until later today. there have been more than a dozen strong aftershocks. officials here in the u.s. were taking no chances issuing tsunami advisories for parts of

the california coast and for hawaii. they say all the data indicates no major tsunami. orange county, california, authorities say that they don't expect widespread flooding, but they are telling everyone to stay off the beach. also in the west, crews are hoping to find a 6-year-old boy caught up in those deadly flash floods on the utah/arizona border. three women and nine children died after their vehicles were swept away, and the search for a missing hiker trapped in the floods in zion park's keyhole canyon resumes today. at least six other hikers are dead. and new details from california's fire zone. two deaths now confirmed in the butte fire. one of those is a 66-year-old man who refused to evacuate. a neighbor says he was disabled. authorities are also discovering the body of another man. the fire is 47% contained. well, a program to get syrian rebels ready for battle against isis has been called a complete failure by one u.s. senator. that comment came as a top u.s.

general in the middle east admitted there are just four or five trained rebels in the fight. the half billion dollar program was approved to have 5400 rebels trained by the end of the year. well, europe's refugee crisis is heating up. thousands of migrants are now going through croatia to reach safe zones in the european union. they want to avoid hungary which has closed its borders. yesterday hungarian riot police fought with refugees using tear gas and water cannons and refugees blocked from crossing from turkey into greece are threatening a hunger strike. president obama meets today with three american heroes who took down a gunman on a train bound for paris. army specialist alek skarlatos and airman spencer stone, as well as college student, anthony sadler, were vacationing in europe when they stopped the attack last month. before coming home they were given france's highest honor. today the president gets a chance to offer his thanks in person. well, no laughing matter on capitol hill. funnyman jon stewart grilling lawmakers.

and hauled out of class and placed in handcuffs. a muslim teenager detained. the big mix-up involving his school project. plus, busted. a well-known comic admits to lying about being in the twin towers on 9/11.

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if you were born during these years, the cdc now recommends that you get a blood test for hepatitis c. so talk to your doctor and find out if you have hepatitis c. it could save your life. know more. well, jon stewart is back in front of cameras this time for a cause that he's long championed, 9/11 first responders. the former "daily show" host was on capitol hill trying to get a permanent extension for a bill that provides health care and other benefits to them. the current bill expires next month. stewart says it's embarrassing that people have to be reminded to do something good for a group that has helped so many. >> i have to come down here and

convince people to do what's right for the illnesses and difficulties that you suffered because of your heroism and because of your selflessness. >> thousands of police and firefighters suffer from respiratory illness due to their work after the attacks. first responders have traveled to washington at least 14 times this year to lobby congress. general motors is close to settling with the justice department over a deadly defect. reports indicate the automaker would pay a fine of $900 million. the defect involving ignition switches is tied to more than 120 deaths. the deal would settle the federal criminal complaint but not cases brought by states and other lawsuits. and the olive garden is bringing back the pasta pass and starting at 2:00 p.m. eastern today, the restaurant chain will sell a thousand passes for $100 each. 1,000 family passes at 300 bucks are also being sold so the passes allow holders all the

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welcome back. roads will be wet in the cascades and upper midwest and watch out for flooding throughout florida and along the carolina coast. if you're flying, airport delays are likely in miami and minneapolis. a texas teenager arrested after his homemade clock was mistaken for a bomb is now heading to the white house. >> president obama made the invitation via twitter. 14-year-old ahmed mohamed brought the clock to school and was detained by police who say they were being cautious. but he was also suspended for three days. some say he was singled out because he is a muslim-american but he is now a social media sensation. >> it felt really outstanding. i never thought i'd get this far but since i have gone this far, i will try my best not to just help me but to help every other kid in the entire world who had a problem like this. >> twitter has offered an

internship. even facebook's mark zuckerberg wants a 14-year-old to head to california for a visit. >> all right, he's popular these days. not so popular, comedian steve rannazzisi, who has often said he owes his success to his narrow escape from the world trade center on 9/11 and now he admits he lied. he was in a different part of the city entirely that day. he says he doesn't know why he made up the story and is sorry about it but it may cost him his deal with buffalo wild wings and this weekend's comedy central show. well, a frightening scene from germany caught on camera. that train slammed into a bus that had been carrying dozens of schoolkids. the bus had broken down and couldn't be moved off the tracks before the impact, but the quick-thinking bus driver got the kids to safety just moments before the train hit. no one was hurt. >> narrow escape there. and now we switch gears and move to some sports. week two of the nfl kicking off tonight with denver visiting kansas city. both teams won their first

games. >> and as for baseball, highlights from espn. good morning. to riley curry and everybody else watching out there, he's stan, i'm neil. this is the "sportscenter" set in los angeles. >> what are you talking about? let's check out some baseball. cubs and pirates, those are the two teams battling for the two wild card spots. it's roberto clemente day. >> oh, roberto clemente was the best, man. >> wednesday, eighth inning neil walker. anthony rizzo and arrieta can't make the scoop, comes up 2-1. later bases loaded and polanco scores sean rodriguez. starlin castro throws for the first and the rundown play and harrison was caught in a rundown. javier baez throws to the rundown. you saw what happened. no decision. rizzo with a fly ball. quintin berry scores. cubs win it, 3-2. >> the young people don't know who roberto clemente is.

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attention. some people joking online he made all the emoji faces in a matter of seconds. >> pretty good. one of the most talked about moments happening off the stage. they're calling this the megahunk sitting behind jake tapper. the internet was buzzing with tweets like reveal yourself you sexy debate beast. >> we don't know who he is. a lot of people were like i'm not republican but i could turn republican just for him. >> was that you or was that -- >> quite possibly could have been. so, i'm sure we'll find out who that young man is at some point. hillary clinton was also a big target last night. her name mentioned some 32 times. >> but clinton got a little air time of her own and stopped by "the tonight show" with jimmy fallon since trump was taking heat for inviting clinton to his wedding. she decided to have a little fun with it. >> i haven't seen you since my last wedding. >> well, i'm sure i'll see you at the next one. >> you know, i'm really curious,

donald, what is your stance on women's issues? >> look, i know a lot of women and they all have issues. [ laughter ] >> oh, clinton and fallon went on to make fun of trump's comments on women and immigrants and, of course, found time to squeeze in a joke about his hair. >> sheing looks pretty good. >> she does. moving away from politicians to signs that burger king is already for halloween. the burger chain unveiling its whop per. >> what is that? the first things tha that is noticeable, the black bun. this is a first time in the u.s. >> other than the bun and some a1 sauce just a regular whopper to keep the halloween theme going. they' they'll offer a pumpkin spice milk shake. >> boom. for some of you your local news is next.

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live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. >> good morning at 4:28 on thursday morning. i saw that the windshield wipers were wet this morning. >> i didn't, sorry about that. mike, who is seeing what this morning? >> there could be longerring drizzle but it is quiet. you can see the showers shading away on live doppler hd. we have grayness and drizzle. it will link are through 8:00. here is a look at our roof camera with the clouds out there. notice how quickly we transition to sunshine. it will not be gray. we are going from 50 to 60 this morning, to 66 at the coast to 72 inland by noon. refresh. 68 to 82. dry and warmer this afternoon. if you head out this evening, you need a coat at the coast at 62 to 76 inland.

how is commute? >> quiet. a couple of incidents. i ran into some fog through mill valley on 101. no fog on the golden gate bridge and it is clear. they have four lanes for the incoming commute. here is what we are seeing on the sunol grade sound 680 at washington a solo spinout and the roads are still slick. extra caution. i do have a three car accident westbound before 680 with a tow truck en route. >> at least eight people are now dead following a massive 8.3 magnitude earthquake in chile with the death toll from a earthquake than hit at 4:00 our time on the coast with numerous after shocks including a 7 and four that measure 6.4 magnitude earthquake or larger. no reports of seriously damage. the president will travel to the

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