making news in america this morning, america's new billionaire. >> the mega number is 5. >> the breaking news coming in right now about the $1.6 billion mega millions jackpot. record turnout. the surging number of americans voting early ahead of the high-stakes midterm elections. republicans and the key moment in a governor's race that could make u.s. history, the candidates facing off, one under fire for flag burning. new details this morning about the medical facility where six children died from an outbreak of a flu-like virus. what parents need to know. plus, we hear from the pilot who survived this stunning plane cras freeway. the holiday shopping wars heating up.

this morning, target's gift to shoppers. and costume controversy. why one city is and we do say good morning, everybody, on this wednesday. i'm kendis gibson. >> and i'm janai norman. we have a winner. >> yes. >> at least one of them. >> yes, we do. lottery officials say at least one winning ticket was sold for last night's record mega mill $1.5 billion up for grabs. >> ah, but abc's kenneth moton did not have the winning ticket so he's at work today covering the story. kenneth. >> he is from south carolina so, hey, cuz. >> hey. >> reporter: hey, you know what, guys, aisle calling my relatives. have you guys heard me mention that i'm from south carolina maybe once or twice because, yes, that winning ticket s we are waiting to find out if there's more than one winning ticket.

and we have a winner. >> it's mega millions. >> reporter: with the hi $1.6 billion up for grabs, at least one winning mega millions jackpot ticket sold somewhere in south carolina. >> again, tonight's winning numbers are 28, 75, 62, 65 and the -- >> reporter: the mega millions ballooned to mega billions last week breaking a world record. the jackpot just got bigger and bigger, no winner since july. >> it only takes one. only takes one. that's all. one play. >> reporter: the jackpot and the unprecedented cash payout of $904 million had lotto fever spreading across the u.s. >> i'll go crazy with the whole thing. i wouldn't know what to do with it. >> reporter: in arkansas people from mississippi crossed the border to line up. this aerial view from nevada shows those who waited hours hoping to buy that lucky ticket. >> if we win i'm going to buy a school. >> reporter: the new billionaire could also buy the buffalo bills or 1.6 million iphone xs or may want to relax in this $30,000 a night four seasons

hotel suite in new york or buy a few new bugattis, 2 million apiece. but remember this warning from the experts, if you are the l nner -- don't call your best friend. call your lawyer. >> reporter: some good advice there. mega millions again is still waiting for other states to report the results to see if there's another winning ticket. lotto fever is not over yet because that powerball jackpot is up to $620 million, janai and kendis. but the relatives, i got to call them this morning. >> that, indeed. >> tell them we're related too. >> uh-huh. >> mom has already said that she did not win, so mom's out. i'm going to call my aunts, my uncles, the cousins. >> kenneth moton, you're still allowed at the cookout, thank you. appreciate it. thanks. turning now to breaking news overnight, at least one person has been killed in a school bus crash in roanoke, alabama. the bus was carrying players back from a football game when it crashed on interstate 20. the person killed was in another vehicle. at least eight students were

injured, but they are expected to be okay. no word on what caused that crash. the midterm elections less than two weeks away, but already there is record turnout. early voters have been lining up for hours. and look at this figure, more than 7 million people have now voted early compared to just 1.9 million at this point during the last midterm elections in 2014. this morning, the enthusiasm, the stakes, the voter turnout all riding high in the midterm elections. in texas, senator ted cruz and beto o'rourke are in a closer than expected fight. more than a half million people cast their ballots on the first day of early voting shattering midterm records. >> the last midterm cycle, abysmal voter turnout in texas. 50th out of the 50 states. republicans have turned out in midterm years in texas. that has been a fact of life. it has to change for democrats if beto o'rourke is going to win. >> reporter: experts say it's too early to draw conclusions but the high vur e repuican.unning for governor in georgia against

democrat stacey abrams, she would be become the first black ofsayingurge i earl unprecedented number of that, which is something that continues to concern us, especially if everybody uses and exercises their right to vote. >> reporter: the georgia race not without controversy. 53,000 voter registrations are on hold, most of them black voters because of a new law which says a voter's registration application and driver's license have to match. a missing middle name or different address means the application gets suspended. and as the current secretary of state, kemp is in charge of carrying out that law, which critics call a conflict of interest. >> i'm not going to give up. i'm going to be counted. >> yeah. >> this is going to be handled. >> reporter: during a debate last night, kemp denied that he's trying to suppress the vote and said any flagged registration can be sorted out at election sites or the voter

can cast a provisional ballot. >> if you look at the numbers, minority participation in georgia is up 23%. we have a million more people on our voter rolls today than we had when i took office. >> reporter: abrams facing her own controversy after video surfaced showing her as a college freshman burning a georgia state flag in 1992. that flag, however, with the confederate symbol was replaced in 2001. >> i along with many other georgians including the governor of georgia were deeply disturbed by the racial divisiveness that was embedded in the state flag with that confederate symbol. ten years later my opponent brian kemp actually voted to remove that symbol. >> the stakes are high. >> reporter: for the democrats former president obama and vice president biden as well as bernie sanders all hitting the campaign trail, and as election day approaches, the president is raising eyebrows by spreading false claims about that caravan of migrants traveling through mexico. with no evidence the president d t he nowwledges ere'

vincto >> there's no proof of anything. there's no proof of anything. but they could very well be. >> reporter: meanwhile, overnight new evidence that caravan is thinning. down to 3,000 from an estimated 7,000 as more accept asylum or agree to return to honduras. many struggling with the heat and the squalid conditions. back to the politics now and a new poll shows democrats are on the verge of taking control of the house, but they have only a small lead in several battleground districts. saudi arabia is facing new fallout over the death of "washington post" columnist jamal khashoggi with president trump now calling it the worst cover-up ever. meanwhile, khashoggi's son was summoned to the royal palace to accept condolences from the saudi crown prince who's accused of ordering his father's murder. esponsible.audisngctbut so far new details th about the pediatric facility in

new jersey where six children died after an outbreak of a flu-like virus. published reports indicate investigations uncovered infection control issues at the center in the last two years. those investigations are not of the adenovirus, which has also sickened a dozen children. all of the affected children had weakened immune systems. >> adenovirus is an incredibly common virus causing upper respiratory infections. it's rare to see fatalities from such a common virus. >> well, experts say hand washing is the best way to prevent such an outbreak, and a recent inspection revealed hand washing deficiencies at that facility. turning now to the weather, hurricane willa has weakened to a tropical storm. it's expected to arrive in texas later today after sweeping across mexico. a flash flood watch is in effect for much of southern texas.

meanwhile, in the northeast this funnel cloud was seen south of boston, and a tornado caused damage in rhode island. that region is bracing for a nor'easter this weekend as yo forecast. good morning. willa now quickly moving across mexico by this morning going to this evening and will move right into the heart of texas causing more problems with the flooding that's already there. travel delays and heavy rainfall throughout wednesday going to wednesday night and then it will then shift over towards the deep south causing flash flooding with travel delays all the way up into tennessee and into georgia impacting the michael recovery effort in florida. i'm accuweather meteorologist paul williams. doldangits > also ahead, one ci

explains why it's banning clown costumes on halloween. but first when we come back, the questions being raised after the murder of a track star on a college campus killed while talking to her mother on the phone. hmm. [cell phone beeps] hey! [police whistle blows] [horns honking] woman: hey! [bicycle bell rings]

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we're back with this dramatic video of a fire ripping through a 19th century church in wakefield, massachusetts, north of boston. those flames and smoke could be seen for miles, and nobody was hurt. a lightning strike is blamed for sparking that fire. new questions are emerging about the murder of a track star at the university of utah. police say 21-year-old lauren mccluskey was shot by her ex-boyfriend, melvin rowland, who later took his own life. mccluskey had filed a harassment

complaint against him days earlier after she learned that he was a sex offender. startescy's mother says lauren call with her and was never heard from again. >> lauren was an outstanding student scholar and an accomplished student athlete and the students, staff and faculty who knew her are feeling a profound loss. >> she was on the phone with her daughter as she was shot and killed. lauren mccluskey will be mourned at a vigil on campus tonight. turning now to business newstaas s no minummart and amazon. and starbucks has opened its first u.s. location staffed by people who are fully or partially deaf. it's in washington, d.c. near a university dedicated to the

education of the hearing impaired. every worker uses sign language and technology designed to make communication easier. >> very cool. mcdonald's is apparently ready to expand its breakfast menu. new items being added next month include sandwiches with three times more meat than a normal mcmuffin or biscuit. that's according to internal documents obtained by "business insider." more meat for you. coming up, not in my courtroom. the judge who chased after a fleeing suspect. and also ahead, talk show host megyn kelly's controversial comment about blackface. what she's now saying about racism in america. but first, the moment of impact. we hear from the pilot who survived this plane crash on a los angeles freeway. om the pilot who lolefr this crash on a los angeles freeway.

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jumping and dancing on the escalator before it came crashing down. back in this country, we are now hearing from the pilot of a vintage plane who survived an incredible crash on a freeway in l.a. >> and as you're about to see, he is a very lucky man. a dramatic plane crash on one of california's busiest freeways in the middle of the day. video from one driver captures the unbelievable moment as the plane barrels towards the highway, cars underneath, hitting the ground, bouncing twice, the wind kicking up dust from the hill before crashing into the center divider erupting in flames. 90 gallons of fuel spilled on the roadway closing the road for hours creating a traffic nightmare, cars backed up for miles. >> it's awful. it's terrible. we're moving about one or two car lengths every five minutes. it took us about one hour to go one mile. >> reporter: the airplan destroyed, but miraculously nobody was hurt. the pilot walking out of the wreckage. despite the chaos, he remained

calm. >> i picked a spot on the freeway where i knew there was a big section of cars that weren't there, but the engine completely failed, and i was able to fortunately not hurt anybody other than the airplane. >> incredible there. that pilot says he was on a test flight. the plane dates back to world war ii era. the faa is now investigating. >> i think it failed that test. nbc's megyn kelly has apologized after suggesting that it's okay to dress up in blackface for halloween. kelly raised the issue during a segment on her show with an all white panel. she cited a reality star's controversial costume and questioned why it was considered racist. >> you do get in trouble if you are a white person who puts on blk person who puts on whiteface for halloween. like, okay, when i was a kid that was okay as long as you were dressing up like as a character. there was a controversy on "the real housewives of new york" as luann dressed as diana ross and she made her skin look darker than it really is,

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costumes will be scrutinized on a case-by-case basis. >> you're welcome. well, a pumpkin smashing mystery in kansas has been solved. >> surveillance cameras caught this guy running up and destroying the pumpkins. >> what. >> he was eventually identified as a member of a local college fraternity. shocking. this is after the homeowner spread the video online. >> the grinch on halloween. the frat boy then agreed to apologize in person to the pumpkin owner's family including his very unhappy sons. he brought flowers for their mom. >> very nice. >> some redeeming qualities. now to england and a suspected thief with a very familiar face. >> so here's the surveillance photo. police say this man, whoa, was caught stealing beer. who does he look like? >> well, he looks a lot like ross from "friends." the picture went viral after police posted the image on facebook. authorities confirmed actor david schwimmer who played ross was in the u.s. on the day in question. >> okay. so it was not him.

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>> good morning on this wednesday, october 24th at 4:27 minutes away from the accuweather forecast. >> nonlottery winner sitting right here. good morning, even. we're not losers. we're all winners when it comes to the weather. mid-40s to mid-50s. pretty close to average. mid-60s along the coast into san francisco. upper 60s to low 70s in the bay. just like yesterday, high clouds dancing through a deep, blue sky. a little bit of fog developing in your accuweather 12-hour planner. let's get a first look at the commute. >> good morning. headed to the golden gate bridge. looks good here. two lanes in this southbound direction at 3:00 a.m. this morning. theyrat

shortly. you'll have four and two in the northbound. right now it bridge 880 to 101. and the full freeway closure again this morning in oakland in just a few minutes. if you are waking up wondering if you are a billionaire, you are not. >> a single ticket in south carolina matched all six numbers. lottery officials just lowered the amount of the jackpot. 5-28-62-65-70, and the gold mega ball 5. eight tickets in california matched five of the six numbers, including one in san francisco. that lucky person safe way in terra bell street. kenneth has more. >> reporter: and we have a winner. >> it's mega millions.

>> third in tonight's mega millions jackpot. >> reporter: at least one winning jackpot ticket sold somewhere in south carolina.

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