good morning, america. new white house outbreak. at least five people and vice president pence's inner circle infected with coronavirus. but pence, the head of the covid task force, refuses to quarantine planning to campaign and attend judge amy coney barrett's supreme court senate confirmation. declaring himself an essential worker exempt from cdc guidelines. all this while president trump's chief of staff mark meadows comes under fire for saying, quote, we're not going to control the pandemic. president trump and former vice president biden buzzing battleground states. >> thank you, ohio. go out and vote. >> pennsylvania matters. so please vote. >> the president walking out of that heated interview with "60 minutes" after being pressed on those mostly maskless rallies and that health care plan he has promised for more than a year. also this morning, the u.s.

reporting its highest seven-day new case average since the start of the pandemic. as our nation surpasses 225,000 deaths. hospitalizations up by 300% and hard hit el paso, texas, and the new study finding that a national mask mandate could save more than 100,000 lives. high-risk halloween. cities in at least 37 states canceling events, plus, where you might be fined for trick-or-treating with a holiday just six days away. hurricane warning. tropical storm zeta rapidly strengthening in the caribbean. the badly battered gulf coast now bracing for another powerful punch. plus, the highest wildfire risk of the year threatening the west. ginger is tracking both major threats this morning. hunting murder hornets. researchers making a huge breakthrough in the battle against the invasive species removing a massive nest, the first in the u.s. how scientists used dental floss and a tiny transmit story track

them down. ♪ and one win away. overnight, the l.a. dodgers knocking tampa bay out of the park. >> here's a high fly ball into right, absolutely belted! >> the dodgers now closing in on their first world series title in more than 30 years bouncing back after losing one of the wildest finishes in world series history. and we do say good morning, america. hope everybody had a wonderful weekend and thanks for starting a new week with us. the dodgers as we said, one win away from becoming world series champs for the first time in 30 years. >> game six, tomorrow night. a lot more coming up. but first, let's get right to the very latest on the race for the white house just eight days to go until

election day. >> those are when the final votes are taking place, but americans already voting in staggering numbers. lines there from across the country. early voting under way in every state and now the number of people who have already voted is nearly 60 million and climbing, that's blown past the total early vote in 2016 with eight days to go. >> as we know, there are new covid outbreaks hitting the white house. at least five people in mike pence's circle testing positive, including his chief of staff. our senior white house correspondent, cecelia vega starts us off. >> reporter: with just a week to go until election day and we are talking about yet again another outbreak of the virus inside the white house. this one in the office of the very person who runs the coronavirus task force. vice president mike pence center stage on the campaign trail in the battleground of north carolina. >> north carolina is trump country. >> reporter: this despite having close contact with aides who tested positive. at least five people in his inner circle contracting the coronavirus in recent days. his chief of staff, marc short, who was with the vice president

on every campaign stop last week, including friday night at a rally in ohio. short now in isolation and experiencing symptoms. pence's body man, a personal assistant who accompanies him virtually everywhere, a political aide who recently traveled with pence on air force two along with two other staffers. wearing a mask as he headed for his rally, the vice president, the head of the coronavirus task force ignoring the question. >> why are you still traveling and holding campaign events while people close to you have covid? >> reporter: in the coming days, his campaign schedule jam packed with planned trips to minnesota, south carolina and back to north carolina, but cdc guidelines call for a 14-day quarantine after exposure to the virus. a spokesman saying pence will continue to travel as planned, quote, in accordance with the cdc guidelines for essential personnel. critics say campaigning for office does not qualify as essential. sources telling abc news the president's chief of staff wanted to keep the outbreak on pence's team from becoming public.

mark meadows now says that was because of privacy concerns. >> sharing personal information is not something that we should do. >> reporter: and following the two largest daily case increases of the pandemic, meadows also says the u.s. will not get the virus under control. >> we're not going to control the pandemic. we are going to control the fact that we get a vaccine, therapeutics and other mitigation -- >> why aren't we going to get it under control? >> because it is a contagious virus just like the flu. >> reporter: democratic nominee joe biden saying the administration is waving the white flag of defeat and that, quote, it's sadly no surprise that this virus continues to rage unchecked across the country and even in the white house itself. this as president trump is on a campaign trail blitz. >> we're rounding the turn. even without the vaccines, we're rounding the turn. it's going to be over. >> reporter: continuing to downplay the alarming rise in cases, even as the virus hit his own white house once again. now, the white house says that the vice president and his wife both tested negative for the

virus on saturday and again on sunday but the big question this morning is whether mike pence will head to capitol hill for this final confirmation vote for amy coney barrett. if this happens, this will be a historic change. sealing a conservative majority for potentially years to come. mike pence said he would not miss this for the world but democrats are already pushing back on his attendance saying this puts everyone there on capitol hill at risk and they are saying this sets a horribly bad example. the white house, some word that the white house thinking about having an event at the white house tonight if indeed she is confirmed by the senate a celebration event. we all remember that nomination in the rose garden a few weeks back, at least 12 people at that event contracted the coronavirus. >> reporter: it's exactly that. the white house says they are potentially planning for this, what would be a ceremonial swearing in as early as this evening and it would take place outdoors perhaps in the rose garden. you said it, it's like a deja vu

event going back to that announcement where president trump announced her as the pick. more than a dozen people at that event contracting the virus, george. >> cecilia, thanks very much. we continue with more on the covid-19 crisis. new infections surging in parts of the country. this as the u.s. surpasses 225,000 lives lost to the virus. just friday, a record-breaking number of new cases recorded. nearly 84,000. marcus moore is in hard-hit el paso with more on the surge. good morning, marcus. >> reporter: well, robin, good morning. the situation here is so concerning a curfew went into effect at 10:00 last night. city leaders urging residents to stay home for two weeks as they try to stop the spread. and this is continuing to develop here in el paso. this morning, the u.s. crossing yet another dark milestone. more than 225,000 lives lost as cases are still on the rise in about 80% of states hitting the young like 25-year-old bethany

walters. >> so what's been the toughest part of all this? >> breathing. >> breathing? >> reporter: and the elderly. now, a study from the university of washington estimates if 95% of the population wears a mask, it could save nearly 130,000 lives before february. dr. anthony fauci with a blunt assessment. >> if people are not wearing masks, then maybe we should be mandating it. >> reporter: here in el paso, covid-related hospitalizations are up 300% in the last three weeks spiking from 259 to 786. the mayor urging people to stay home as much as possible for the next two weeks. >> between the positives to the hospitalizations how many days it takes to the icu to the ventilators to we hope not deaths but the bottom line is we think by next wednesday we're going to need another 200 plus hospital rooms. >> reporter: data from the covid tracking project shows that

nationwide in cases where race is known, black people are dying at nearly 2 1/2 times the rate of white people making up 21% of fatalities despite accounting for just over 12.5% of the population. this morning, we're getting a closer look at those who have passed away from the virus since the start of the pandemic. while less than 1% of america's population live in long-term facilities like nursing homes, they make up 41% of covid-19 deaths. cdc data also shows it's significantly more fatal for our seniors in this country. in cases where the age is known, 79% of those fatalities were among people over 65 years old and then the virus also more fatal among men. 54% compared to 46% for women. amy. >> all right, marcus moore there in el paso, texas, thank you. let's get the very latest now on the campaign trail with just eight days until the final votes. president trump barnstorming the battleground states and cutting

short a heated high-profile interview. our mary bruce has all of those details for us. good morning, mary. >> reporter: good morning, amy. well, before the president cut short that interview he painted a starkly different picture of this pandemic than his democratic rival. trump is eager to make this race about anything other than the coronavirus while biden is trying to make this all a referendum on the president's handling of this crisis. this as both candidates are now pulling out all the stops. this morning, as a record number of voters hit the polls, the candidates making their final push. >> thank you, ohio. go out and vote. >> pennsylvania matters. so please vote. >> reporter: the president barnstorming the battleground states hammering his rosy picture of the pandemic even as the nation again hits that record number of cases. >> we're rounding the turn. we're doing great. our numbers are incredible. >> reporter: and still defending his mostly maskless rallies. overnight in a contentious interview with "60 minutes" -- >> rallies -- >> i tell people -- >> you don't. >> lesley, we hand out thousands of masks.

>> but you look out and they're not wearing them. you don't get up there and say, look, you know, come on, i don't want you to get sick. >> what's your next question? >> reporter: trump pressed on why he still has not released his health care plan. >> it is developed. it's fully developed. it's going to be announced very soon. >> when? >> when we see what happens with obamacare. >> reporter: asking the supreme court to invalidate obamacare. the supreme court is set to take up the case one week after the election. >> and people with pre-existing conditions will be stranded and that's just a fact. >> that's wrong. >> no. >> reporter: trump furious at the interview, abruptly cutting it short. >> i think we have enough of an interview here, hope. that's enough. let's go. >> reporter: his press secretary then handing over a book calling it the president's health care plan. but according to "60 minutes," it was filled with just executive orders and congressional initiatives. former president obama poking fun at trump for not being able to handle the tough questions. >> he likes to act tough and talk tough.

he thinks scowling and being mean is tough. when "60 minutes" and lesley stahl are too tough for you, you ain't all that tough. >> reporter: obama getting out the vote for joe biden as the democratic candidate campaigns more cautiously than trump. over the weekend in the must-win state of pennsylvania. >> it may come down to pennsylvania. and i believe in you. i believe in my state. >> reporter: he's up in the polls but biden insists to "60 minutes" he's taking nothing for granted. >> i feel superstitious when i predict anything other than it's going to be a hard fight. >> reporter: now this week trump is ramping-up his already breakneck pace planning to visit nearly a dozen states including holding 11 rallies in just the last 48 hours. joe biden is also stepping things up, he's planning to hit six key battleground states and it all comes of course, as early voting is smashing records, already passing the total number of early votes in 2016. amy? >> all right, mary bruce. thank you. george will anchor our live coverage of election night with our powerhouse political team at

election headquarters in new york, d.c. and delaware. plus, we will have correspondents reporting live from battleground states across the country. that is on tuesday, november 3rd, starting at 7:00 p.m. eastern, george. >> eight days away. we turn to the new hurricane warning. the battered gulf coast bracing for another powerful storm and ginger tracking the latest on zeta which strengthened overnight. ginger? >> george, this is not just a bad dream. this is not a repetitive forecast you've seen me do before, or a repeat. no. it is a new storm, 27th named storm this year in the western caribbean again going toward cozumel and cancun about 200 some miles southeast of there. the path takes it right into louisiana, mississippi, alabama, so along the gulf coast by midweek. we're watching for a potential landfall. if i was in the florida panhandle i would not let my guard down either. we're going to detail it as we get a little closer. and then, let's talk about the

other big threat. the wind and the fire danger, which was helped a little by snow in colorado. on your left, you see the pictures from the east troublesome fire. huge still, the second largest in colorado state history, part covered in snow, but they got it 10% contained. california, you'll end up with nearly 80-mile-per-hour winds in the bay area earlier this morning and the biggest santa ana event of the year coming for southern california this afternoon and evening through tomorrow. we're talking about wind gusts even in the valleys to the coast like malibu 35 to 50 miles per hour. look at the projected near burbank at 80. some of the gusts in the mountains could reach up to 90 miles per hour. i don't know how to emphasize it more. but these cooler events can be even more impactful with the substance. >> we have to keep that in mind, ginger. thank you. moving on to the world series and the dodgers beating the tampa bay rays overnight. l.a. now just one win away from their first championship in more than 30 years. will reeve is here and he has all the highlights for us. good morning, will. >> reporter: good morning, robin. it didn't have that chaotic finish that game four did but,

man, was game five intense. every pitch mattered so much. there were 13 hits, huge home runs, a guy caught trying to steal home, but the dodgers jumped out to an early lead, never looked back. now they're up 3-2 in the world series. this morning, a world series title. >> there's the throw. dodgers take a first-inning lead. >> reporter: now just one win away for the dodgers as l.a.'s biggest stars shined bright in a pivotal game five, beating the tampa bay rays, 4-2. >> we'll just have to take the off day and bounce back. >> the rays have won the game. >> reporter: game four had one of the wildest endings in world series history. down to their final strike, the rays came from behind to even the series at two games apiece after dodgers centerfielder chris taylor bobbled the ball in the outfield and catcher will

smith made another error on the same play allowing the star to score the winning run after he had fallen on his sprint to home plate. one night later in game five, l.a. took control of the game and the series from the start. >> here's a high fly ball. >> reporter: in the fifth inning first baseman max muncy added a long insurance run with this homer. >> muncy, points at his dugout. will take the trot. >> reporter: the second of his world series career. for dodgers ace clayton kershaw, one of the greatest regular season pitchers of all time who has struggled in the playoffs, redemption. >> struck him out. >> reporter: picking up his second win of this world series, bringing l.a. to the verge of its first title in 32 years. >> that's what you work for. that's what you play for this month, and, you know, i know what the other end of that feels like too, and so i'll take it when i can get it. >> reporter: the dodgers have come, oh, so close to winning it all. this is their third world series appearance in four years. if the third time is to be the charm it'll be in part due to kershaw who has done everything

but win a title including last night breaking the all-time record for postseason strikeouts. robin. >> thanks so much. we'll see what happens. thank you. and now to a bit of a stumble. the nfl game on sunday. you can tell it's not an ordinary game when the defense celebrates the opposing team scoring a touchdown. atlanta cost themselves the game. todd gurley, he didn't want to score but his momentum -- he tried to stop himself short of the goal line. >> oh. >> you know what, this gave the detroit lions the time they needed to come back, score a touchdown and win the game. >> that hurts. >> oh, it does. falcons losing 23-22. he tried so hard. >> never saw anybody try so hard not to score. >> when you see the defense cheering for an opposing touchdown, you know something's up. >> that's right. we're following a lot of other headlines including halloween during the

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president pence's circle infected but he is refusing to quarantine and planning to campaign. also attend judge amy coney barrett's supreme court senate confirmation and he's declared himself an essential worker exempt from cdc guidelines. new hurricane warning. the gulf coast is bracing for another storm after a devastating season already. we're tracking the latest on zeta which is rapidly strengthening in the caribbean. and pope francis has named the first-ever african-american cardinal. wilton gregory was one of 13 appointed to the highest governing body saturday. he served in the atlanta diocese before becoming the first black archbishop last year. the ceremony set for next month in rome. george, and we're going to continue now with how coronavirus is affecting halloween. the holiday is just six dae ban trick-or-treating as covid cases surge nationwide. eva pilgrim joins us now from outside a home in brooklyn, new york, and they're still embracing the holiday spirit. good morning there, eva. >> reporter: good morning, robin.

yeah, the owner of this house says he wasn't planning to decorate but his neighbors so they put some signs all around the property telling people to social distance and to wear masks and people seemed to be following those guidelines but in other parts of the country, cities are not taking any risks, really locking halloween down. halloween may not be canceled, but it's going to look a lot different this year. >> we don't want door-to-door trick-or-treating period. >> reporter: el paso tamping down halloween plans. the city seeing close to 11,000 active cases, hospitals beyond their max now asking people to stay home for the next two weeks to reduce the spread and ease the strain on the hospitals. beverly hills approving an urgency ordinance banning trick-or-treating, restricting giving candy, treats or toys to anyone not in your household warning rule breakers will be issued citations.

>> i understand the disappointment that all children have, but even though it was a difficult decision, it really was the right decision to make in this day and time. >> reporter: cities in at least 37 states changing some of their halloween plans, most canceling community events. >> it's very high risk. i >> reporter: in new york city, the city's halloween parade that usually draws some 50,000 people called off. the mayor saying, no, to inside trick-or-treating this year. >> thank you. >> reporter: the cdc putting out a guideline warning people to avoid high-risk halloween activities like door-to-door activities like door-to-door trick-or-treating or car-to-car tr haunted houses or hayrides with people not in your household. >> trick-or-treat, smell my feet. give me something good to eat.

>> reporter: instead, the cdc encouraging people to lower risk plans like socially distanced pumpkin carving, halloween to trick-or-treat try the one way version where you pick up ined up at the end of a driveway or edge of a yard. >> we're trying to reduce the numbers of interactions and keep social distancing and keep mask wearing. if you achieve all those things and still get some candy you're probably okay. >> thank you. >> reporter: and if you are planning to dress up, experts say make sure you think about your mask. you don't want to use your costume in place of the two-ply fabric mask, instead wear something to incorporate it into your costume or just buy a halloween-themed mask instead. >> makes a lot of sense. eva, thanks let's bring in dr. jen ashton for more. jen, we saw the cdc re's your best advice to parents about trick-or-treating? >> well, i think, george, we have to understand that these are the consequences to the

sos why the cdc, public health officials, epidemiologists taking this very seriously. we don't want trick-or-treaters to bring coronavirus to someone's door or to leave someone's door with this virus. so i think the advice is be creative. there's no such thing as zero risk today but, according to the done just at your home with the people with whom you live really the safest thing this year, unfortunately. >> we know some people are going to trick-or-treat anyway. should parents wipe down the >> well, you know, all the existing data, george, at s vir primarily through the ai through droplets or aerosolized not a major route of transmission, wiping down candy is not a recommendation by the

cdc but washing your hands is and always will be. >> and i can't even imagine people are actually going to consider haunted houses this year and indoor halloween parties. >> exactly, and i think that's because those four elements time, how long will you be in a given area, whether you're indoors or outdoors, the place, whether there's good ventilation or not, whether people are masked, how far apart you are people -- all of those is year more than ever.e deck >> okay, jen ashton, thanks very much. for more tips on how to celebrate halloween safely go to our website. coming up in our next hour, we'll tell you how some families amy. now to health officials allegations that a group of parents in utah secretly agreed to avoid testing their children for covid-19 to keep schools open. t.j. holmes joins us now with more on this so-called mom code. good morning, t.j. >> it's hard to even fathom. a parent saying, i don't want to get my child tested because i don't want to confirm whether or not my child has covid.

not just that, encouraging other the same. this is happening allegedly in utah, a state seeing record numbers of covid cases. turns out, parents have their reasons for this and the health department says those reasons aren't reason enough to put the other community at risk. it's part of the so-called mom code and the utah department of health is warning about the group of parents reportedly pledging not to test their kids for coronavirus. in order to make infection numbers artificially appear lower. this is all in an attempt to keep schools and school sports open and avoid quarantine. a sports team or with any of the other classrooms they're encouraging each other not to have their children tested. >> reporter: as a parent, if the mom code is encouraged. >> this pandemic is not a normal thing. this is a time where we need to really focus on, you know, tracing this virus so we can be able to stop the spread. >> reporter: she's seen facebook

messages like these, stay home, don't get tested, and if your child shows covid symptoms, please keep them home but do not test. state health officials say it's unknown how actually taking part, but warned those who do could be contributing to the spread of covid-19 writing in a statement, testing is a critical element of our response. identifying cases is a key strategy to limiting the spread of disease in our communities. >> it will be very hard to be able to regular everyday winter-type illnesses and covid, they also have to potentially take their child out into a community that could then expose that child. >> reporter: emilie daly is a mother of four students near salt lake city, she's running for the school board and says while she isn't participating in the mom code, she can understand why some would. >> it's not mandated tested. that's the thing

you need to make decisions based off of what you feel. h is of fundamental importance especially right now with record-sett numbers, over 1600 cases reported on saturday alone. some of the parents allegedly involved and also the school district in particular here did not give us a response here, complex, right? a parent has to consider if my child is out of school, can i stay home for 14 days out of work? can i afford child care? that's complex. that's not a reason necessarily or an excuse but still these are grappling with and the health department said absolutely tracing is necessarynow who has virus. you've got to get tested. >> k., thank you. coming up next a big or the murder hornet, the incredible way scientists tracked them down. come on back. ♪ yeah i feel free

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this morning, a ground-breaking discovery as scientists battle the invasion of the murder experts dressed in special suits designed to protect them from th hornets removing a massive nest, the first state scientists using dental floss to attach radio transmitters like this one and track them back to the nests. >> realized we were actually standing right under the nest. straight back to where she came from. >> reporter: then, in the dark of night, the protected scientists went c. murder hornets into this tube. were going to find a nest on our property. >> reporter: a big victory in the battle to keep the species from getting a foothold in the u.s. experts warned, if action wasn't taken now the murder hornet could decimate the honeybee population. >> only a few asian giant hornets can take out 30,000

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good morning, america. it's 8:00 a.m. the new white house outbreak. at least five people in vice president pence's inner circle infected. e head of the covid task force testing negative so far. the vice president not slowing down his busy campaign schedule even a ive. also this morning, covid cases on the rise. the highest seven-day new case average since the pandemic started. hospitalizations way up in some parts of the country. and the new study finding that if 95% of the population put on masks, more than 100,000 lives could be saved. high-risk halloween. to be safe and spooky this weekend. big questions for parents, are costume masks enough? can you even go trick-or-treating and should you be wiping off candy? ♪

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love her song "levitating." ng. we'll have a lot more this morning, including so many parents dealing with more remote learir own parents for backup. we'll take you to wh grandma sc ahead, george. >> that's a good idea. that is coming up. but first, the latest on that coronavirus outbreak that's hit the white house. at least five people in vice president mike pence's inner circle have tested positive including his chief of staff. let's go back to our senior white house correspondent cecilia vega. good morning, cecilia. ter: the vice president and his wife karen have since tested negative but he is back out on the campaign trail again including this possible trip to capitol hill for the historic confirmation vote of judge amy coney barrett to the supreme court. vice president mike pence center ground of north carolina. >> north carolina is trump country. ose contact with aides who tested at least five people in his inner circle contracting the coronavirus in recent days.

his chief of staff marc short who was with the vice president on every campaign stop last week including friday night at a rally in ohio. short now in isolation and experiencing symptoms. pence's body man, a personal assistant who accompanies him virtually everywhere, a tly traveled with pence on air force taffers. wearing a mask as he headed for his rally, the vice president head of th>> why are you still chedule jam packedu have covid? with planned trips t south carolina and back to north carolina, but cdc guidelines call for a 14-day quarantine after exposure to the virus. a spokesman saying pence will continue to travel as planned, quote, in accordance with the cdc guidelines for essential personnel. critics say that does not qualify as essential.

sources telling abc news, the president's chief of staff wanted to keep the outbreak on pence's team from becoming public. mark meadows now says that was cerns. >> sharing personal information is not something that we >> reporter: now, democrats are already pushing back against the possibility of pence heading to capitol hill for the supreme court vote. they say it doesn't just set a they're saying this is a potential health risk to everyone on capitol hill given those aides who teainly do feel that way. okay, cecilia, thank you. and we do have more now on new infections rising in parts of country as the u.s. surpasses 225,000 lives lost to the virus. t el paso with more on orter: robin, good morning. covid hospitalizations have spiked here. they have run out of beds and icus and now there are plans to open a field hospital to treat the sick.

this morning, the u.s. crossing yet another dark milestone. more than 225,000 lives lost as young like 25-year-old bethany walters. >> so what's been the toughest >> breathing. >> breathing. >> reporter: and the elderly. now, a study from the university of washington estimates if 95% it could save nearly 130,000 lives before february. dr. anthony fauci with a blunt assessment. >> if people are not wearing masks, then maybe we should be . >> reporter: here in el paso, covid-related are up 300% in the l weeks, spiking from 259 to 786. data from the covid tracking pr cases where race is known, black people are dying at nearly 2 1/2 times the rate of white people making up 21% of fatalities desp

while less than 1% of america's population live in long-term facilities like nursing homes, they make up 41% of covid-19 deaths. so concerning a curfew went into effect at 10:00 last n city leaders urging residents to stay in their homes for two weeks as they try to stop the . amy. >> all right, marcus moo thank you very much for that. coming up next here, how to celebrate halloween and stay healthy. we'll take a look at how families are getting creative also this morning, ready to relaunch. we have expert strategies for how to get your job search back on t plus, "the mandalorian" star giancarlo esposito joins us live as we count down to the season two plea mere of the show. we'll be right back. good start. the season two plea mere of the show. we'll be right back. summer

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already been walking the streets of cleveland enjoying your amazing statues. that last surgery arnold refers to was two years ago. his son patrick teasing, asking his dad to ple jamie lee curtis, writing, you have a big heart muscle. heal and get back to helping the world one rep at a time. for sure, arnold will be back to full speed in no time. thank you. that threw me. it was so good. now to adele turning the tables on "bachelor" nation. the 15-time grammy winner hosted "saturday night live" over the weekend and while she wasn't the musical guest vi est hits as part of a sketch in which she plays a very needy version of herself as a contestant on "the bachelor." take a look. >> i've decided to give the first impression rose to hannah c. >> wait, what? giving it to hannah c.?

♪ i've heard that you're settle >> adele. ♪ that you found a girl and you're married now ♪ >> adele! sorry, i am not married to hannah c. it was just the one rose. you're still in this. >> i am? >> yes, girl. and there's like 40 episodes left so i'd pace yourself emotionally because we've been here ten minutes and you've already sung that a few times. >> so good. chris harrison hosted "the bachelor." he approved and tweeted his approval writing, "snl" spoofed "the bachelor" over the years a few times but this is the best. adele crushed it. she's definitely #bachelornation. chri and finally this morning, you know they say imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

needless to say, cleveland postal worker dina gray was beyond touched when this pup on her route came out to greet her wearing a matching mail carrier costume. turns out dina is very popular with the canine crowd. she's always carrying treats along with her in her mail pouch making special deliveries to all furry friends who want one. very cute picture. thank you for sharin ht now, back to you guys in the studio. >> you definitely have your hands full this morning. we move to our cover story. with halloween just six days families are coming up with ways to celebrate safely during the e em out. >> reporter: hey there, george. good morning. from decking out the frontween decorations like this, this family went all out, to putting together treat bags as a family, parenting experts say this year's halloween will be a little different because of the

pandemic, but your kids can still have fun. not sure if your kids should go trick-or-treating? it's families across the country. the cdc labeling traditional trick-or-treating this halloween as a high-risk activity. but from crafting to candy tubes, parents are coming up with ways to keep halloween safe activities since september. >> reporter: this woman is a mother of three in canada. when trick-or-treating was discouraged in her community she explained to her kids this year would be different. >> we're going to set up a little -- kind of like an easter egg hunt for halloween, so i'm going to hide some candy in the backyard and have them, you know, search for it like that. >> reporter: that's exactly what experts are suggesting, parents should take advantage of this time to form new traditions. >> this is a great opportunity also to check in with them and talk to them about would like, what kind of

would like to start as a family. as parents. include your children and see what ideas they may come up with. >> reporter: dr. rita burke also ur their children about what's happening. eahem, have them openeling and it's aln opportunity to talk to them about empathy. we're doing all of this because it's important to save other >> reporter: here are a few ideas you can try. try the one-way version where you pick up wrapped goody bags at the end of a driveway, end of a yard. also no need to wipe down the candy wrappers, just make sure to wash yourgroup, you're aroune sure to keep your distance and wear a mask. the costume mask alone is not adequate and you shouldn't wear both, robin. >> thank you.

now to our new series "ready to relaunch," now with so many having put their lives on hold during the pandemic we have some expert strategies for job search back on track. rebecca jarvis joins us with more on all of this. good morning, rebecca. >> reporter: good morning to you, robin. it's nice to see you and we know that this pandemic has hit so many people in so many different ways, especially if you are looking for a new job at the start of the pandemic or you're seeker, it has been an uphill battle of uncertainty, but here are some ways you can make it work for you right now. as her senior year of college was coming to an end, kaitlyn martin was doing it all, making plans, applying for jobs and prepping for graduation. >> i was having a lot of interviews. i was pursuing some really exciting opportunities that were in my opinion like dream job type of situations. >> reporter: but all that changed overnight in the wake of the pandemic kaitlyn's dreams of moving to

new york and scoring that dream job put on hold. >> i was really like m along in the interview process and everything kind of just went radio silent after the pandemic hit. >> reporter: while the job market has improved with unemployment todandemic peak of, layoffs persist. plus, there are still about two job seekers for every job opening. >> i'm back in my childhood home in my childhood bedroom definitely anxious because loan payments are coming up soon. >> reporter: kaitlyn is for permanent work. >> i'm waiting to go pick up the kids i nanny for. >> reporter: while the kids are at school, kaitlyn spends her days applying, networking virtually and taking online skills classes to make herself more marketable. >> i would want to know if there's anything i can be doing in my spare time that will make me better going forward. >> reporter: we hooked her up with linkedin's kathe

>> kaitlyn is doing a lot of things right and there's just a few things she should be doing and thinking about to get her those interviews she desperately wants and the first thing is really about mrts so she's one of the first people to apply. because the first people who call from the recruiter. >> reporter: katherine also suggests that keep your search broad and utilize your immediate network to build new professional connections. as for kaitlyn, she says she's not give up. >> i definitely didn't think after graduation i would be in the position i am now. i just am trying to make the best out o one step closer to achieving my dream. >> reporter: some great advice and i'm confident ka one other thing that you can keep in mind here, robin, is staying active and that's both physically and mentally joining

groups, a lot of them are virtual and will let you do that. volunteering keeps you busy at this time but that is, robin, the key here, both staying in the mental game and the physical game when things are so different right now will keep you healthy and keep you pursuing that dream. >> i would imagine so. but also, rebecca, what can parents of recent grads do to help them kick-start their job hunt? ents can play a very important role here. first important. it's a very key component to finding work. so as a parent, introducing your child to other people in your community, your network, whether it's part of your church community, your school community, once you've made that connection, step out of the way. let your child take it from there. because they're ultimately the one applying for the job. also be a sounding board for them. find the right time to do this. it's not in the high stress moments, it is in the moments where you can have that

them expand their thinking and then a linkedin account is so key. it is one of the top job seeking websites. help them find a picture they like. you can start there. >> yes, and the right picture, yes, you can get it. amy and george are both taki notes with young ones. all right, as always, rebecca. you can find more tips on finding your dream job, can you go to our website and in tomorrow's "ready to relaunch" segment tips for navigating future plans if you've gone back to your family home during the pandemic. > now, let's go back to ginger. ginger. >> and, robin, an update on the 27th named storm of the season. we're almost to the le record number, zeta and the yucatan peninsula is on hurricane warning for up to 12 unfortunately the gulf coast preparing for what could be a hurricane or high-end tropical storm by wednesday night. you see it there on the map. we're going to fine-tune this. you can expect watches to go up

later this good morning. i'm abc7 news meteorologist mike nicco. to our highest fire threat. we'll get it out of the way early and move it up into the mountains as we head past 11:00 this morning. it is going to be rather chilly the next couple of mornings and a very nice holid tap. near 70 along the coast with the rest of us in the mid to upper 70s. 40s and 50s tonight. my accuweather 7-day forecast wednesday and thursday morning 30s and 40s with h h h h h h h h and now to our series h h h "remote control" with so many kids learning virtually many parents are calling in their on parents for backup and becky worley has more on, i love this name, grandma school. >> good morning. >> reporter: brothers colton and gavin and their cousin jacob are doing their zoom school a little differently today. >> that's perfect.

>> reporter: their mom and dad at work. >> we were doing schoolwork around my schedule, but when we switched to live teaching and uc virtually impossible for us to do both. >> reporter: so kelly turned to her mom. grandma nita had a preschool for many years before retiring, so she runs a tight ship. she keeps track of when their class sessions start. makes them snacks and lunch and then supervising them during their break. >> i'm happy to help out because it's just so overwhelming. >> reporter: founder and consultant for surviving homeschool delese enlisted the grandparents jumping in to help with virtual learning. >> the grandparents are a huge part of surviving and it takes load off parent as a primary teacher. >> reporter: maybe the biggest thing when it comes to grandma school is bandwidth issues. >> i'm old. i'm not tech savvy at all. >> sometimes the wi-fi drops out. >> sometimes when she doesn't know anything i just show her. >> reporter: while grandparents helping out is a solution for

some, this may only work for geographically close by to their families, but who are healthy enough to take the risk of widening their circle. >> i think everybody is very aware and being careful and so it allows us to have the freedom to see them. >> all rigam school. >> reporter: while the supervision and support for working parents is crucial, for jacob's mom rachel a high school counselor, the social benefits for the kids is a big factor too. >> the social emotional piece that's been so important to be to play on breaks and after school and i'm just so grateful for that. >> reporter: for "good morning america," becky worley, abc news, oakland, california. >> and our thanks to becky for that. you can find more resources about remote learning on our website, goodmorningamerica. on morning for the music industry, the american music awards just a few weeks away and right here we are announcing some of the nominees, robin.

the nominees for artist of the year are justin bieber, post malone, roddy ricch. taylor s i feel like i'm on the stage. pausing between each one like that. >> those are your nominees for artist of the year. we'll announce more nominees in just a few minutes. >> that's right. but coming up next, "the mandalorian" star giancarlo esposito joins us live. stay with us. >> announcer: "gma" tomorrow morning, wake up with the amazing kelsea ballerini. marie on "gma's" concert series sponsored by carmax.

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the wind advisory, fastest winds will continue through 11:00. that will go away as will the red flag warning for lower elevations and the coasts. the upper elevations through 5:00 tomorrow afternoon. it's going to be chilly, 30s and 40s, highs in the 70s to near

hey, bay area, "live with kelly & ryan" is coming up. >> anne hathaway from "the witches" is here. learn how to throw your family a halloween party at home.

>> that's on abc7. we'll have ♪ hey ya and welcome back to a big week for "star wars" fans. the new season of "the mandalorian" begins streaming this friday on disney plus and this morning we have one of the stars. please welcome giancarlo esposito. giancarlo, welcome. >> thank you so much. i'm really happy to be here. >> tooh, we are so happy you're here. i'm a huge fan of yours. i was telling robin all about "breaking bad" and how awesome you are. before we talk about the new season i understand you're a man of many talents. have you a green thumb you've developed during quarantine? >> oh, my goodness, i used to garden when i was 13 years old and i loved growing carrots and beets and eggplant, and i haven't done it for many, many years, and yes. i'm back at it and i love it.

i have a lot of wonderful vegetables i've been growing, tomatoes especially but eggplant and artichoke and a bunch of wonderful sages that are available. pineapple sage and other things, and it's been really fun to spend time in the garden, my hands in the earth. >> i have to tell you, giancarlo. amy is blushing about as red as a tomato right now just watching and listening to you. but let us talk about -- i'm sorry. >> all right. >> let us talk about "the mandalorian." tell us what we can expect from your character this season and what we can expect from the series. >> oh, i'm so happy to share all the spoilers with you, not! [ laughter ] but my character moff gideon is the warden of the galaxy and remnant of the imperial empire and he is still searching for his quarry which we hope he'll find. i'm so happy to be a part of the show that really depicts a story about humanity and heroism. you know, to be a hero is something that we all aspire to.

i play some villains, but i really love the hero and we need to be empowered by them today. >> we are pretty obsessed with baby yoda here on "gma," so i have to ask you. did you bond with baby yoda at first sight? >> oh, my goodness. it's hard not to bond with such a beautiful, wonderful being. those beautiful eyes and those ears just entrance you. baby yoda is powerful. when i was talking to jon favreau who created the show, i said, that is the star of the show. don't forget it. never act with babies or children or animals. i love acting with baby yoda. i'll be upstaged by baby yoda any day. >> has it gone to baby yoda's head, though? it's a fair question. >> you know, baby yoda, i feel like in my analogy of this very child full of wisdom, full of happiness and joy as children are unjaded even though baby

yoda is 50 years old, baby yoda has no ego. this is the ultimate sadu in a way. realized being who has no ego and just listens and really hears and just listens and sees and really sees who you are and that's why you fall in love with baby yoda because there is a truth, an organic truth to this child, the child is what we call him, the asset, of course, pop culture, baby yoda, he's going to make this show and allow us to take a journey spiritually to who we really are inside. >> that's beautiful. absolutely beautiful. you know, we were just talking about how these tough characters that you have played throughout your career, what kind of draws you to these types of roles? >> you know, i was thinking about it this morning and i've never really expressed it this way until now. villains and tough guys and bullies need love.

i was thinking, you know, and i know it sounds a little weird and we experience bullies and we see tough guys and see people acting out their life on their karmic stage that is our world without any sensitivity. i love to play the villain ever since i saw james cagney, top of the world, ma! that machine gun, i thought, wow. this guy, he needs a hug. >> give him some love. >> that's what he need, right? and so i feel like if i can play a villain who has humanity, who is human and ultimately i realized that i just want a hug. i just want to be loved and understood. i made the choice to play some really deep and volcanic kind of characters but i think it's only because i need love. >> well, i didn't think i could be a bigger fan but now i am officially. giancarlo, thank you so much for being with us. we really appreciate it. we need your energy today. by the way, mando monday doesn't stop there.

1:00 p.m. eastern on "star wars" youtube fans can get a look at some of the new products inspired by the series and see new cast interviews. it launches every monday leading up to a new episode on fridays on disney plus and season two if you hadn't heard kicks off this week. coming up, omari hardwick is with us live to talk about his scary new movie just in

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we are back with omari hardwick. he captivated millions as ghost on "power" for six seasons and now he is starring -- robin is a huge fan -- in the terrifying new horror movie "spell" all in time for halloween. so, omari, good morning. thanks for being with us -- >> good morning. >> before we talk about "spell," i want to say, go, dogs, sic 'em. >> go, dogs. there you go. >> a fellow -- >> i don't know what happened to us with the freaking crimson tide. >> let's talk about 'bama. it's too soon. i can't talk about 'bama. we've got redemption coming this weekend, so we'll see what we can do. >> it's coming. i appreciate it, you fellow alum. >> speaking of colleges your niece is a broadcast journalism major at howard university and i know that you hosted yard fest together. you had to do it virtually, so how do you get students excited during these times? >> well, we did a little bit of swag surfing, let's start with that.

that kind of helped. my niece put me on to what that really entailed and we didn't have 10,000 of us doing it. we only had two of us doing it but hoping 10,000 students were watching. it's kind of hard. you get these opportunities to reach out to these students virtually, but as it pertains to homecoming, of course, you want to literally be on the yard with them so it wasn't necessarily easy but i think we corralled enough students and got the spirit to where they needed to to at least have a moment. >> it is hard. we've all gotten to spend moments with you during quarantine. a lot of people rewatching "power," the six seasons that ended in february. >> yes. >> we hear there is a spin-off. are you going to be involved? >> i hear robin in the background like as you -- >> hmm. >> you know what's funny? as you ask the questions, robin has this awesome sort of, like, hmm. >> you know, it's more like mm-mm. >> mm-mm. >> so come on give it up. give it up.

>> unless robin and i, you know, come back as characters working those mean streets of new york together, i think that the spin-off has spun off as it pertains to you guys' dear brother and that being me. i think it spun off. i think we did our thing there and i'm super humble that courtney curtis gave me the shot to lead the troop. i'm always rooting for all those guys that are still there, and on the "power" universe and everything that will continue from that place. i'm always going to root for those guys. >> you've been working. you're spinning right into one of my favorite genres. horror movies. >> i heard. >> i cannot wait to watch this movie. >> i heard. >> just in time for halloween. some people are comparing it to "misery," one of the classics. you said "spell" is beautiful, scary and haunting. can you tell us more? >> it's true. from the beautiful aspect, i guess you're talking the way it was shot, you know, the film's

director, paramount got an incredible guy at the helm who hired a phenomenal director of photography who did an amazing job of just bringing the light, the actual light that can be in a dark environment. when i say environment you're talking 12x15-foot room where i'm attached to eloise played by the incomparable loretta devine and it's a peek into i guess a past that we all try to outrun at times. we all come from dysfunctional realities or environmentally things that we don't necessarily want to return to and this guy is sort of forced to return to it. a lot of hoodoo, a lot of voodoo, the amalgamation of which created within this controlled by loretta's character and i'm simply just trying to hang on for dear life in this film which is beautiful. >> let's take a look at you in action. >> what was he like? >> i haven't seen him since i was a kid maybe.

not since i ran away from appalachia and didn't look back. let's say he wasn't a kind man. just stuck in time a little bit. >> oh, hoodoo and voodoo. am i going to jump? am i going to scream. >> yeah, you have to. you arm wrestled against robin, but you also, you know, hijacked the interview because you like that genre. so amy, i'll come find you if you don't scream. >> robin was spilling the tea. >> omari knows about you. >> she loves it. she loves it. >> omari, robin and i can both thank you. >> thank you, omari and your family, give them all our best. >> thank you. done. they heard it. >> we love having you on, and "spell" will be in select theaters and available at home, on demand or to purchase digitally this friday. >> uga, uga, uga. >> now to ginger. ♪

good monday morning. the thick of the fire danger, we are in it right now through 11:00. then it moves up into our hills and we enjoy breezy and mild afternoon in the 60s and 70s. 30s and 40s for ♪0s and 40s for and we've got to share a little something with you when it comes to halloween. it's just around the corner. we want to thank everyone who shared their diy costumes for disney's hallowed moment sweepstakes. take a look at some of the favorites that we had. a super furry chewbacca there, and then little mickey ready for his trick-or-treats, and here's the mandalorian with his brother baby yoda. we love how they're getting into the spirit to celebrate halloween at home. robin. >> always, ginger, thank you. we now have a stunning look at the new book showcasing our nation from sea to shining sea. "america the beautiful," a story in photographs from national geographic.

their editor in chief susan goldberg is back with us joining us live to talk about all about it. it is so good. it's been too long since we last saw each other. good to see you looking so well. >> thank you, robin. so nice to be with you. >> you know what, i've often told you and have said national geographic, the archives that you all have, three centuries of photographs so, susan, why did you decide to put together this beautiful book now? >> well, we knew when we were publishing a book coming out in the fall of 2020 it was going to be a divisive time because of the election, but, of course, we couldn't have anticipated the pandemic going on, you know, or the difficult but necessary conversation going on around racial reckoning so we wanted to put out a book that would remind people about why we love the country so much and i think just paging through the book makes it feel like you're taking a drive across the country. >> and speaking of that, the book takes its inspiration from the poem turned song "america

the beautiful" and gives a little background on the woman who wrote it and how she was inspired. >> you know, i love this back story of "america the beautiful." it's written in 1893 by katherine lee bates who was a young professor at wellesley college and took a train trip across the country so when she's writing about, you know, for beautiful for spacious skies, she's really looking out the window of that train. she's writing about for amber waves of grain, that was when she first saw kansas and for purple mountain majesty when she sees the rocky mountains. but she also writes about problems in the country, she talks about thine alabaster city's gleam undimmed by human tears so there were problems then, there are problems now but it's such a patriotic fascinating poem about what she saw. that was her trip across america. >> i thought you were going to

sing it for us. that's okay. next time. but can i just thank you because you had people write an ode to their beloved state and you had me do one and i was really privileged to do one for mississippi and i want to thank you for that, susan. it's beautiful. >> well, i love what you wrote, robin, about the warmth of the people in mississippi. if you are a new in town people bring a bundt cake because that's what they do and writing about how your family put down roots in mississippi after your dad retired from the air force. i just thought it was lovely. >> momma started in ohio and you have somebody, the king, who wrote about ohio beautifully, didn't he? >> well, he did. we asked lebron james to write about ohio and he talked about being a kid in northeast ohio and how in ohio you have to earn what you've got and no matter where he goes in the world, he's always going to be from ohio. and i just thought -- i've spent a lot of time in northeast ohio myself and i just thought in just a few sentences he captured so much about that state.

>> what was written about maine was beautiful as well, susan. >> well, roxanne quimby who founded burt's bees' wrote that maine was so great because it wasn't on the road to anywhere else. it just was what it was and kind of hangs tenuously off of the corner of the country. she just wrote about it being such a unique place but we had people from all over the country writing about the places they love and it reminds you of why you love where you're from and how many great places there are to be all over this country. >> well put, susan. thank you so very much and to the national geographic family, we're always grateful. you take care. and we want to let people know "america the beautiful: a story in photographs" is available now wherever books are sold. ♪ dua lipa when we come back. ♪ walk away ♪ you know how ♪ don't start caring about me now ♪

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♪ welcome back to "gma." time to announce the nominees in two of the categories for next month's american music awards. >> we have a very special guest helping us. global megastar, the most streamed female artist on spotify, dua lipa joins us now live from london. good morning, thank you for being here. take it away with the first set of nominations. >> good morning. good morning, thank you so much for having me. the nominees for new artist of the year are lewis capaldi, da baby, doja cat, lil baby, roddy ricch, megan thee stallion, and those are your nominees for new artist of the year. >> all right. now to the next category for the 2020 american music

awards, the nominees for collaboration of the year are cardi b featuring megan thee stallion, "wap," da baby featuring roddy ricch, "rock star," dan + shay with justin bieber, "10,000 hours," lady gaga and ariana grande "rain on me" and megan thee stallion featuring beyonce "savage remix," and those are your nominees for collaboration of the year. >> very exciting, and dua, we are so thankful to have you, such a talented artist, helping us this morning, and so we actually have a very big surprise for you. you are nominated in two categories, the first is favorite female artist pop or rock and the other is favorite song pop or rock for "don't start now." that lead single, by the way is a worldwide hit. >> thank you so much. >> you've got a billion streams on that. amazing. so congratulations to you. did we surprise you?

>> thank you. thank you so much. yeah, i'm so grateful. i feel -- thank you so much. that was such a lovely surprise. >> we know that you won so many awards. what is special about the american music awards? >> well, i guess, you know, you know, it's such a spectacle but also it's fan voted and my fans are the main reason i get to do what i do and so for that, you know, i guess it feels even more special. >> and i hear you have an announcement about the ceremony next month. >> yes, i do want to let you all know i will be performing at the amas on the 22nd of november which i'm really excited about and i can't tell you too much about that but i also have like quite a few surprises coming up so i have another announcement on wednesday as well so stay tuned. >> good tease. >> you're full of surprises. by the way, your album "future nostalgia" has almost -- this is, like, mind-bending.

4.5 billion streams to date. why do you think it is that you connect so well and so often with so many? >> i guess my theory is just to try to be as honest as possible just have fun with it and make music that makes me feel good, and makes me feel, you know, really proud, and yeah. i'm just grateful for the response. it's been amazing. >> you are amazing and you can check out the american music awards, sunday november 22nd right here on abc. see the full list of nominations on goodmorningamerica.com. we'll be right back. we'll be right back. thank you, dua.ng prop 15? joe biden. biden says, "every kid deserves a quality education and every family deserves to live in a safe, healthy community. that's why i support prop. 15." vote yes. schools and communities first is responsible for the contents of this ad. [what's this?] oh, are we kicking karly out? we live with at&t. it was a lapse in judgment. at&t, we called this house meeting because you advertise gig-speed internet,

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good morning, everyone. some castro valley residents had a pretty close call this morning. the wild fire came within 50 feet of reaching a home in castro valley. the fire broke out along eastbound 580. and strong winds drove those flames, but thankfully nobody got hurt. now let's check in with mike and look at what else we can expect for today. >> we got good news. winds were gusting 25 to 35 moments ago but santa rosa down around 10 miles an hour. still fast in fairfield. the wind advisory goes through 11:00 as well as the red flag warning. we're going to get rid of some of the fi fire danger but not completely until wednesday. >> thank you, mike. now it's time for "live with kelly & ryan" and we'll be back a 11:00 for midday live.

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