good morning, america. fight to the finish. trump and biden head-to-head in the battleground state of florida entering the final weekend of the campaign clashing over the pandemic. >> if i can get better, anybody can get better and i got better fast. >> i'm not going to shut down the country, but i am going to shut down the virus. >> the candidates head to the midwest battlegrounds as the president campaigns with first lady melania trump for the first time and biden hits the trail with former president obama. a record 82 million americans already casting their ballots. the final votes just four days away. out of control. the u.s. reporting more than 88,000 new cases in one day. the highest since the start of the pandemic. hard-hit el paso, texas enacted a two-week shutdown of

nonessential businesses. a crisis in wisconsin with four out of ten tests coming back positive. hospitals reporting a critical staffing shortage. the mayor of milwaukee joins us live this morning. trail of destruction. hurricane zeta devastating the badly battered south. now the new coastal storm barreling towards the northeast. millions bracing for the first snow of the season on halloween weekend. new fallout from the breonna taylor case. the police officer shot in the operation that killed her now suing taylor's boyfriend kenneth walker for shooting him. >> i was a victim as well. my family has been a victim in this. >> the outrage this morning. fire pit alert. with sales soaring as temperatures drop new warnings on the hot product's hidden risk. a look at the potential dangers. our eye-opening demo. month-long black friday. how the big brands are getting a jump on holiday deals this year. where you can save big right now. ♪ make it pop ♪ d.j. blow my speakers up it's our countdown to halloween.

we're celebrating like never before, the tiniest new stars of our annual spooktacular and the costumes that will have you howling. plus on this halloween eve we'll treat to you a super surprise that will make your friday only on "gma." good morning, america. thank you for being with us on this friday morning. we are celebrating halloween early this morning. a day early. we have some special guests that are taking over times square. >> we sure do. check them out. they're right there. all kinds of kids decked out in their halloween costumes. plus scary sight right outside our window in times square. ooh. don't be scared, george. >> it's good to see the kids dressed up on halloween this year. we'll have a lot more coming up on that. first, the latest on the

race for the white house. four days until the final vote, focusing on the battle ground states. both trump and biden going to three states each and tomorrow biden and president obama will campaign for the first time. mary bruce starts us off. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, george. we have officially entered the last-minute scramble. both candidates are cramming in as many events as possible and colliding in critical battleground states and they're eyeing the same turf. both holding events in minnesota and wisconsin. >> if florida goes blue, it's over. >> we are going to win florida. we are going to win four more years in the white house. >> reporter: the candidates thursday with dueling florida rallies. the state is a must win for the president. he's held five rallies there this month, more than any other state. but with just four days to go polls show joe biden with a slight edge over donald trump in his adopted home state. trump trying to sell his record, even as the state's economy is taking a hit from the pandemic. >> under my leadership, the florida tourism industry and hospitality industry will come roaring back very soon. it's ready to happen. we're making the turn.

>> reporter: he's touting a new report showing the economy grew at a record 33% annual pace during the third quarter. but economists say it's not enough to make up for the massive losses during the first half of the year. many americans still feeling the pain. over 750,000 filed new unemployment claims just last week. even with covid cases spiking in the u.s. hitting a new dire record, more than 88,000 new cases in a single day, trump is still insisting it's not a big deal using his own recovery as an example. >> you're going to get better. if i can get better, anybody can get better and i got better fast. >> reporter: but biden is accusing the president of giving up on the pandemic. >> 16,000 people in florida have been lost and millions of people are out of work, on the edge. they can't see the light at the end of the tunnel. >> reporter: promising he can tackle the virus and bring the country back. >> i'm not going to shut down the country, but i'm going to shut down the virus.

president trump's superspreader events and he's spreading more virus around the country and here in florida today. >> reporter: the candidates' spouses are also on the road, jill biden in michigan thursday and for the first time this year first lady melania trump joining her husband on the trail. >> hello, florida. it is wonderful to be here in our home state. >> reporter: now joe biden tomorrow is teaming up with his not so secret weapon, former president obama. the two of them holding their first joint in person rally. the president's final sprint includes three stops in pennsylvania tomorrow. then an all out blitz. he's planning a dozen events. >> we've seen nose 82 million americans have already voted absentee ballots and early vote. for those still holding an absentee ballot, it's getting pretty late. >> reporter: we're now in crunch time. across the country more than 90 million absentee ballots were requested. so far about 56 million have been returned. if you're still holding on to

that in many states it may be too late to mail them. you will want to find a drop-in location or vote in person. either way, george, it's time to get out and vote. >> mary bruce, thanks very much. cecelia? more than 82 million people have already cast their ballots so far smashing the record for early voting but millions of votes are still at stake and in these final days both campaigns are making a play for key groups that could shift the election. our chief national affairs correspondent tom llamas is joining us with more now, a record number of latinos eligible to vote this year. >> reporter: that's right, cecilia. we spoke to political experts across several battleground states and told us for joe biden to win he has to pick off some swing voters that went with president trump four years ago, but also grow those coalitions that always help democrats win. this morning, as many polls tighten across the country, the battle for the white house will come down to who can turn out key voting blocs. in florida, the biggest battleground state hispanics

make up more than 2 million registered voters. nearly 20% of the electorate in that state. the president and joe biden there to make their closing arguments. >> we're going on to win a record share of the hispanic-american vote. >> the latino community is the most diverse in the country. the better the community does the better the country does. >> reporter: new polling suggesting hispanic voters could break for either candidate. one poll has biden up 50% to 34%. another released that same day shows the president on top, 52 to 46%. another key voting group that could determine this election, women. >> suburban women, will you please like me? >> reporter: in 2016 the majority of women voted democrat. but according to pew research, the president narrowly won with white women. now some polling suggesting he could have trouble doing that again. this new national poll shows biden taking the lead and nationally the gender gap is

wide. in fact, some experts say, quote, this election has the potential for the largest gender gap since women were given the right to vote. that gap on full display in households across america. like the daroccos in massachusetts. they've got his and hers campaign signs in the yard and while they disagree about politics -- >> i go upstairs. i say, i can't -- i really can't. >> it's a compromise. >> reporter: they're on the same page about the priorities. >> what's more important than politics is our relationship. >> a scene playing out in households around the country. tom, we've been talking about this. both making a big push for the latino vote in the final days and interesting thing we're seeing, they're not just focused on the states where there are big latino populations but looking at pennsylvania where they think the latino vote could make or break the campaign for either candidate. >> reporter: cecelia, that's right. we know the traditional states like texas, nevada, arizona and

florida where democrats can take the latino vote for granted. but there are other groups like in georgia and states like pennsylvania. remember, president trump won pennsylvania four years ago with 44,000 votes. this year right now in pennsylvania there are half a million eligible latino voters. cecelia? >> yep, the question is will they show up on tuesday? thanks so much. george, of course, anchoring our live coverage with the entire powerhouse political team at election headquarters in new york, d.c. and delaware. plus we will have correspondents reporting live from battle ground states all across the country on tuesday, november 3rd at 7:00 p.m. eastern. michael? more on the coronavirus emergency. with more than 45 million cases worldwide the u.s. is on the verge of surpassing 9 million with cases up in 48 states. alex perez joins us now from hard hit kenosha, wisconsin. good morning, alex. >> reporter: hey, good morning, michael. here in wisconsin and across much of the country the numbers

are all going in the wrong direction and much concern right now is that there seems to be no peak in sight. this morning an unsettling new record for the united states, 88,500 new coronavirus cases in one day. the highest since the beginning of the pandemic. ohio governor dewine says there's no place to hide from the virus as cases surpass 3,000 for the first time. >> the virus is raging throughout the state of ohio. >> reporter: in wisconsin, the latest numbers grim. nearly 5,000 new cases reported thursday. the positivity rate here, a jaw-dropping 36.9%. hospitals in the state on track to run out of icu beds in as little as two weeks. one in five reporting a critical staffing shortage. >> i couldn't breathe. i couldn't breathe without the oxygen. low 60s or 70s and had to have the machine on constantly.

>> reporter: carmen battled covid-19 in july, suffering through 45 days on a ventilator, both of her lungs failing. a turn for the better. nine days ago the 52-year-old received a double lung transplant saving her life. >> it's about being responsible, being educated and understanding the power of this virus. >> reporter: in all right now, 25 states setting new records for cases in the last two weeks. so concerning el paso county in texas enacting immediately a two-week shutdown of nonessential businesses. texas attorney general ken paxton tweeting that the judge has no authority to shut down businesses adding, my office is quickly exploring all legal actions. >> when you've got the flu season coming at you, you've got, you know, festivities coming up like halloween and thanksgiving, this is a perfect storm. >> reporter: and with halloween coming up this weekend, real fear the number of people infected across the country could surge even more if changes

aren't made. grappling with one of the largest outbreaks in the country the indoor event in south dakota is expected to go on without masks in attendance. the mayor vowing zero tolerances for violations this halloween. >> trick-or-treat outdoor, small groups, masks on, great. big parties, gatherings, that's not great. if we find out about them, we'll have to break them up. >> reporter: and to give you an idea of how serious the situation is here in wisconsin, hospitalizations rate this week jumped 16% compared to last week. george? >> okay, alex, thanks very much. let's bring in the mayor of milwaukee, tom barrett. mayor barrett, thank you for joining us. the statewide numbers are staggering. 36.9% positivity rate. what are you facing in milwaukee right now? >> well, we've seen a sharp increase in our numbers here in the city of milwaukee. we've had things under control but in the last five, six weeks we've seen about a fivefold increase in the number of cases.

we have enough hospital beds now but the alternative care facility we enacted earlier this year. that is starting to receive patients from around the state. but the hospital bed issue and i would say the worker issue is a real issue. there's a lot of fatigue with the health care workers who have been working around the clock to take care of these patients. >> what went wrong the last five, six weeks? >> i think we've got a terribly poisonous political atmosphere here. the governor has done a really noteworthy job in trying to enact restrictions. the republican leadership in the legislature and the republican supreme court have thwarted him time and time again. just yesterday the governor asked the supreme court to take up the case that challenges his ability to put restrictions on restaurants and other places. right now it's a house divided in wisconsin. that's very unfortunate. >> you're putting restrictions in milwaukee on large gatherings, on indoor dining. is it time to ban indoor designing like they have in chicago? >> we are not taking anything

off the table. again, we've seen increases in the last several weeks here. we want to make sure we're helping the workers in those restaurants. i am concerned. i look at these numbers on a daily basis, sometimes three or four types a day to see what we could be doing. nothing is off the table right now because the numbers are growing at an unabated level and it's not acceptable. >> what does this all mean for election day? >> well, we've seen probably half of our voters already vote. that's a good thing and put in a lot of safeguards for our voters. we've got 15 early voting sites or 14 sites so people can vote in a safe way. we've got 170 locations. we had only five in the springtime because we had lost so many workers but we've put millions of dollars into giving people different alternatives to vote. so we think that's going to be very, very safe, unlike april where it wasn't safe. it's going to be safe on november 3rd and up to november 3rd. >> anything more you need from the federal government right now? >> well, we absolutely need them

to continue funding because neither we nor other communities in this state or this nation will be able to do the testing or tracing after the c.a.r.e.s. act money runs out this. this is not something that we can afford. even the states can't afford it. congress has to come back and has to allocate money for us for testing, has to allocate money for tracing because we've got thousands of tests that are occurring every single day and you saw what the positivity numbers are. it's in the 30s in this state. we have to make sure people know when they're sick so they can stay away from other people. it's imperative that congress acts. >> you all are ground zero right now. mayor, thanks for joining us this morning. michael? we turn to the destruction that's left in the wake of deadly hurricane zeta. over 1 million still without power and ginger has the latest. good morning, ginger. >> reporter: good morning, michael. the remnants of zeta out in the ocean but, boy, did it do damage and killed at least six people and the video that you're seeing

here is from atlanta, georgia, a few of those deaths came from georgia. it was just racing through the southeast and the mid-atlantic. in north carolina, western north carolina, you had flooding rains so it wasn't just wind. but, boy, when it got all the way up to new york city the wind did gust up to 40 miles per hour and that's where we saw that crane. now it's supposed to do that. they let it go with the wind so it doesn't hurt anything but it did start to take down a couple of things. so that's called weather vaning but do we have our own deal, the rain left over with the other system and the snow on the back side. this is going to be interesting as we get into pre-halloween here. snow could reach all the way down to just north of new york city and if it's really bursting around 9:00, 9:30 this morning we could see a little snowflake mix in. it will move out. by this afternoon it clears out. tomorrow, clear and very cold. one of the scariest maps i've seen in a long time feeling subfreezing.

>> i miss the summer. going to be a cold halloween. thank you so much. with the final votes just four days away paul ruud, he is doing his part to make sure everyone is using their voice and giving them a sugar boost handing out cookies to voters waiting in line in the pouring rain. the actor donning plastic gloves and a mask as he handed out the sweet treats and he posed with fans at the barclays center in brooklyn saying to voters, quote, i want to say thank you for coming out and voting and doing your part. they were not homemade cookies, by the way, just if you were wondering. >> investigative report. >> so much engagement on voting. it's really something. we are following a lot of other headlines including new fallout from the breonna taylor case. the police officer shot in the operation that killed her now suing taylor's boyfriend, kenneth walker, the outrage over that this morning. new warning about fire pit safety with sales soars as temperatures drop. we've got an eye-opening demonstration of the potential dangers. plus, black friday sales coming early this year with so

many shopping online due to covid big brands are getting the jump on holiday deals. where you can save big now, but first let's go back to ginger. >> reporter: and michael, i am just back from the gulf coast. the last thing you want to see is this, an area of thunderstorms that looks like it will form by early next week, 80% shot of doing so. as it goes towards the yucatan we will watch that but its name will be eta. your local weather in 30 seconds. first the weekend forecast sponsored by amazon. good morning.

welcome to friday. i'm abc7 news meteorologist mike nicco. clouds will roll back to the coast. cooler sunshine there. the rest of us are sunny and warmer than average. it will be warmer heading into november. there's a potential for wet weather this time next week. for today, you can see the 60s along the coast in san francisco, low to mid 70s around the bay. mid 70s to near 80 inland. 40s and 50s >> reporter: one great part about the cold on the northeast at least is that will be clear and you can see the second full moon and the smallest full moon of the entire year. second full moon of the month, i should say but still the smallest. it's called the blue moon. >> a sight to see, ginger, thanks. we'll be right back.

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from that terror attack inside a church in france that left three dead. the 21-year-old assailant was shot and arrested by police. the country is now on the highest terror alert. the president says his country is under attack deploying 4,000 soldiers to schools and places of worship. one of the top football players in the country has tested positive, trevor lawrence, now in isolation set to miss saturday's game against boston college and maybe even more. the heisman trophy front-runner says he's experiencing, quote, relatively mild symptoms. get ready to turn your clocks back this sunday. daylight savings coming to an end and giving us an extra hour of sleep. the crowd in here goes wild. coming up what experts are saying about the time change and how it could be potentially affecting your health. >> there's some people that don't like it. i like that extra hour of sleep. works for me. we turn now to the new fallout from the breonna taylor case. the police officer shot in the operation at her home that left

her dead is now suing taylor's boyfriend, kenneth walker, claiming he suffered severe trauma and emotional distress. steve osunsami has the latest. good morning to you, steve. >> reporter: good morning, to you, michael. just putting this into a little context, this lawsuit is coming from one of the officers in this case who many feel should have been charged with murder, but us not. for the victim who was killed and her many supporters, this is entirely upsetting. he is the face of law enforcement in this divisive case out of kentucky. when they say her name breonna taylor who even the police now agree should never have been killed in her home, jonathan mattingly was the officer leading the charge outside her door. this morning the 47-year-old is suing the victim's boyfriend who fired shots through the door thinking that the police were thieves. the police officer who was seriously wounded is now suing taylor's boyfriend, kenneth walker, accusing him of battery, assault and intentional emotional distress. it was in the middle of the night on march 13th and the officers say they loudly

announced themselves before trying to break into the apartment with a no-knock warrant but walker who is a legal gun owner told investigators that he and taylor asked who was at the door several times and heard no answer. and that he only fired a shot when he saw the door break open. in this countersuit mattingly says that he nearly died and needed five hours of surgery and that walker acted recklessly in firing his pistol in the direction of the police officers who were serving a search warrant and that his conduct was outrageous, intolerable, and offends all accepted standards of decency and morality. >> you were called racist. are you racist? >> no, not at all. but i mean i was a victim in this as well. my family has been a victim in this. they have had to go in hiding and have had death threats. >> reporter: in an exclusive interview with abc news and the "louisville courier-journal" last week he says he believes walker deserves some of the

blame for his girlfriend's death. >> the impossible situation that kenneth walker put her in in that hallway with this narrow hallway, shooting from it, him diving out, i'm assuming she was trying to follow him in the room. i don't know that for sure, but that's what makes sense. he put her in an impossible situation. >> do you feel kenneth walker is responsible for her death? >> i think there's a few people responsible. i think he is. >> reporter: walker filed his lawsuit against police in september, criminal charges against him were dropped with prejudice which means he could still be charged again. >> the charges brought against me were meant to silence me and cover up breonna's murder. for her and those i love, i can no longer remain silent. >> reporter: walker's attorneys say they're shocked and this is the latest in a cycle of police aggression, deflection of responsibility and obstruction of the facts. the counterclaim just bringing it full circle. if kenny can be sued for defending himself, make no mistake, all lawful gun owners' rights are at risk and that should scare everyone.

walker isn't the only person who says he didn't hear police announce themselves. this was an apartment building and there were other neighbors who say they didn't know it was the police either. this is an unfortunate and tragic case that will now drag through the courts. cecelia? >> certainly is. okay, steve, thank you so much. we will shift gears and turn to black friday sales coming early this year with so many shopping online due to covid, as many as 3 billion packages will be delivered during the holiday season by one estimate. that is 25 packages per household. rebecca jarvis is here with the best deals out there. good morning, rebecca. >> reporter: good morning to you, cecilia. the goal this year is to get consumers out of that pandemic induced shopping hibernation. instead of one giant black friday sale, expect to see sales from all your favorite retailers in the run-up to the holidays. black friday. we're used to seeing this. but this year it's going to look a little more like this.

>> those scenes of people crowding around the front of the stores waiting to get in, very excited, we're not going to see that mostly because people can't gather. where people will be gathering, online. >> reporter: black friday deals getting an early start this year and instead of one day, some retailers are rolling out deals all month long. >> as soon as halloween ends, i would say right at 12:00 a.m., you're going to start seeing black friday deals. >> reporter: target announcing its black friday now deals are starting this sunday and will be featuring weekly deals for the rest of november both online and in stores so you can plan ahead and avoid crowds. target's first set of deals feature beats studio 3 headphones 50% off. bose quiet comfort headphones $100 off and the ring video doorbell 3 marked down $60. and target isn't alone. best buy also releasing their deals early with some of their

biggest deals available now like this 70-inch samsung l.e.d. 4k television which is $220 off. and starting next friday, home depot customers will be able to access deals online and in store like $300 off this ge washer or dryer. >> a lot of the deals right now are really just trying to get consumers excited. my advice is to make sure that they are watching the deals specifically and in some cases they may want to wait. >> reporter: if you buy something early and happen to see it advertised at a lower price later, it never hurts to ask for a price adjustment. target has expanded its price match guarantees such that the window is longer between november 1st and december 24th. if you see anything advertised on their site between those dates or in their stores at a lower price than the price you bought it, you're eligible for a

price adjustment, but you need to ask, cecelia. >> okay, that's good advice. we saw big shipping delays at the start of the pandemic. rebecca, are the retailers prepared this time around? >> reporter: well the major retailers have prepared for this. they've all hired a large number of temporary workers. be prepared for shipping delays. we've seen volumes of packages go up higher than we've ever seen before. salesforce is estimating we'll see 5% more packages, more shipping requests than the actual amount of capacity in the system. cecelia? >> not only are you my friend you are my shopping guru. thank you very much. for more holiday shopping hacks and money saving apps and tools visit goodmorningamerica.com. george? coming up, learn about fire pit safety. sales are soaring as temperatures drop. we have an eye-opening demo of the potential dangers. the potential dangers. s this country and this company.

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now now to a new alert about using fire pits safely. as temperatures drop and many us socialize outside during the pandemic home depot and lowe's are reporting a surge in fire pit sales. will reeve is here on how to stay safe while enjoying them. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. last year there were around 3,000 fire pit related injuries according to the consumer products safety commission. but this morning, we are going to keep you safe and informed and show you what can happen when things go wrong.

watch this surveillance footage of a gas fire pit exploding. >> she got thrown 10, 12 feet in the air over the top of me. >> reporter: keith and his daughter chloe were enjoying the fire pit outside their florida home last winter but it had no ventilation and exploded tossing them both in the air and scattering debris across their yard. >> we were very fortunate to get out of this incident without serious injury or even possibly being killed. >> reporter: with families like the fulmers is pennsylvania buying fire pits during the pandemic -- >> we would have the opportunity to stay outside longer but stay warm. >> reporter: -- fire and health departments across the country have posted safety alerts. st. barnabas hospital in new jersey says it's seeing a rise in fire pit related injuries. >> these are generally low, below the level of the knee and it's easy to trip and fall into them. >> reporter: to show how an unattended fire pit can create a house fire, the fire and rescue service conducted a demonstration for "gma." >> a fire pit needs to be 10 to

15 feet away from a combustible item. you can't turn your back and leave the fire pit unattended. >> reporter: watch as this fire pit burns too close to a wall. chairs and holiday decorations and another mistake, it's placed on a wood deck. >> that fire pit should be on natural grass, dirt or stone patio. >> reporter: within 20 minutes the vinyl siding melting. after 30 minutes, the wood wall burning. >> what occurs people go to bed at night and leave some embers in there and it still burns. >> reporter: minutes later the decorations catch fire and at 45 minutes the chairs collapse into the fire as the deck burns. >> fire pits need to be attended. need to have space and be used properly. >> reporter: coals and ashes can remain hot enough to start a fire for many days after a fire is out. if you are going to make a fire this winter just use general caution, keep an eye on your

kids and pets. when done correctly and safely, the fire pit can be a whole lot of warm fun this winter. >> it can be. but it takes a little patience to get it started correctly. >> reporter: yes, it does, george. you'll need to take your time and time out your fire. you don't want to use gasoline or aerosols and don't want the fire to be still going when you go back inside. some other tips i have here on a nice little list, you want to use a hose to put it out, steadily. once the ashes and embers go down, take the ashes and put them in a metal container and seal the lid, and you're successful with your fire this winter with your family. >> good advice. thank you, will. coming up, how families across the country are finding creative ways to celebrate halloween while staying safe and coming up next we have our special halloween "play of the day." he day." with the capital one venture card, you earn unlimited double miles on every purchase every day. objection!

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good morning, america. it's 8:00 a.m. fight to the finish. trump and biden enter the final weekend of the campaign crisscrossing battleground states. after going head-to-head in florida, the candidates now clash in the midwest as the president campaigns with first lady melania trump for the first time and biden prepares for his first joint event with former president obama. out of control. the u.s. reporting more than 88,000 new cases in one day. the highest since the start of the pandemic. hard hit el paso, texas, started a shut down of nonessential businesses, a crisis in wisconsin with four out of ten tests coming back positive. hospitals reporting shortages and the mayor of milwaukee joins us live this morning. daylight saving drama. as we get ready to turn back the

clock why the time change could impactctctur health and sleep. dr. ashton is here with the potential impacts and how we can prepare. ♪ less that 24 hours till halloween. how to celebrate while staying safe from socially distant pumpkin carving to dive through haunted houses and trunk or treating. all the top tips this morning. we're kicking off our own spooktacular haunted halloween right here on "gma" in a year like no other. you won't believe what we have in store, costume contests, scary, delicious dishes and a superhero surprise you won't want to miss. we're giving halloween a little twist as we say -- >> good morning, america. ♪ and good morning, america. happy friday. happy halloween eve and look at those great kids taking over times square this morning for

our halloween celebration. >> and not only the kid, george, the pups. they are taking over too. these instagram famous dogs are putting their best paw forward for our costume contest. >> may or may not have attempted to squeeze my dog into a contest. he didn't like it. plus, t.j. is in pittsburgh with a special celebration in honor of some really inspiring kids. hey, t.j. >> reporter: hey, good morning to you, guys. i am at upmc children's hospital here in pittsburgh. we are not canceling halloween just yet. we are going to have a safe surprise for 300 kids here and we need a little help and we're getting superhero help from spider-man and batman, captain america over there, superman as well. they're helping us out but we are honoring a young lady by the name of kyree beachem you'll meet in a little bit. all in honor of her and we even have her band here to help as well so we will see you all in just a bit for a special "tell

t.j." >> 2 for 2 on the masks. can't wait for the third. all coming up. a lot of news to get to. four days until the final votes focus on the battleground states, trump and biden taking a swipe through the midwest and mary is back with all that. >> reporter: good morning. the candidates are now cramming in as many events as possible and they are eyeing the same turf. today they will both be holding events in minnesota and wisconsin as they continue to collide in these critical battlegrounds. >> if florida goes blue, it's over. >> we are going to win florida. we are going to win four more years. >> reporter: the candidates thursday with dueling florida rallies. the state did a must win for the president. he's held five rallies there this month, more than any other state but with just four days to go, polls show joe biden with a slight edge over donald trump in his adopted home state. trump trying to sell his record, even as the state's economy is taking a hit from the pandemic. >> under my leadership, the

florida tourism industry and hospitality industry will come roaring back very soon. it's ready to happen. >> reporter: even with covid cases spiking in the u.s. hitting a dire new record more than 88,000 new cases in a single day, trump is still insisting it's not a big deal using his own recovery as an example. >> you're going to get better. if i can get better, anybody can get better and i got better fast. >> reporter: but biden is accusing the president of giving up on the pandemic. >> 16,000 people in florida have been lost and millions of people are out of work on the edge. they can't see the light at the end of the tunnel. >> reporter: promising he can tackle the virus and bring the country back. >> i'm not going to shut down the country but i am going to shut down the virus. >> reporter: joe biden will team up with his biggest heavy hitter, former president obama holding their first joint in-person event of the campaign. the president's going to stop in

pennsylvania and planning nearly a dozen events in the last 48 hour, george. >> right up until the end. i'll anchor our coverage at election headquarters in d.c., new york and delaware tuesday at 7:00 p.m. we turn to more on the coronavirus emergency. the u.s. now on the verge of surpassing 9 million with cases up in all but two states. let's go back to alex perez with the latest in hard-hit kenosha, wisconsin. good morning again, alex. >> reporter: hey, good morning again, cecilia. with numbers surging, the big concern right now is that there seems to be no peak in sight. in wisconsin the state shattering numbers this week, some of the worst since the pandemic began. the positivity rate here right now, a staggering whopping 36.9% and now across the country at least 25 states breaking records this week. in el paso county, texas, a judge ordered all nonessential businesses to shut down for two weeks and with halloween this

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♪ welcome back to "gma." halloween eve here and this year it's all about the kids. our celebration with them coming up. >> now we're going to go to our "gma" cover story. as we get ready to turn our clocks back, erielle reshef joins us with why there's a push to end the time change and how it impacts our health. good morning, erielle. >> reporter: hey, good morning to you, michael. i think all of us could use a little extra sleep about -- right about now, but some sleep experts say given the challenges of the pandemic, it's time to scrap that time change altogether. it's almost time again to turn back the clocks. but the end of daylyle saving time made more complicated this year with many parents working from home. >> can you come make me lunch? >> reporter: millions of kids virtual learning? >> in the amp and early evening, just to have that extra light is

really important for everybody. >> reporter: the singer family of new york says the time change is one more major disruption. >> my daughter is affected because she goes to school in the dark and she comes home in the dark just like a lot of people are going to work in the dark and coming home in the dark. >> reporter: the american academy of sleep medicine says shifting to and from daylight saving time has been associated with sleep disruption, mood disturbances and even increased risk of fatal crashes. this at a time when sleep issues, anxiety and depression are already on the rise during the pandemic. now the academy recommending scrapping the seasonal time change altogether. >> standard time is actually most in sync with our internal circumstance kadian rhythms. why it's so important, lights give us cues and tell our body when to do certain things. >> reporter: some states like arizona and hawaii have kept the clocks the same year round. citing the benefits of

consistency and as the pandemic persists florida senators marco rubio and rick scott proposing a bill to do the same nationwide through november 2021. the singers say in the meantime, they plan to make the best of it trying to see the daylight at the end of the tunnel. >> i just try to keep it status quo and as long as parents don't make an issue about it, the kids won't feel it as much. >> reporter: and experts say try to ease yourself and your kids into this time change so over the next couple of nights move bedtime by about 15 minutes later, you should be in better shape by sunday. >> all right, thank you so much for that. dr. jen ashton joining us now and, doc, i look at it on the surface, i'm excited about the extra hour of sleep. sounds great but there can be real health consequences to this hour change. >> yeah, there can, michael. by the way, which was a resident and intern i wasn't too excited about having to work ang extra hour so it goes both ways, but

there have been studies. there are reports in the medical literature. recent study by the nih found 150,000 americans have negative consequences to daylight saving time, anything from heart attack, stroke, accidents, change in their mood, remember, this is an association. it's all about that crossover between biology and social life and how it affects our circadian rhythms. >> how can people prepare themselves for the time change when it does come? >> well, i think like erielle said, you know, you do it gradually. ideally maybe the next time you start a month in advance, not just a couple of days, but then there are other things like getting more exposure to morning light which is really, really important. eating lightly, you know, heavy meals at any time of the day can kind of make those circumstance kadian rhythms more unbalanced. minimizing our use of screen

time or technical devices and then just awareness, being aware of changes in our mood. you know, this can really affect people and i think it's important not to dismiss those changes. >> if you have a light that mimics sunlight does that help? >> it can, that photo therapy, you know, but we have to remember these can really be medical devices, so people with moderate or severe symptoms should consult a health care professional before using it. it can cause headaches and eye strain but absolutely can be helpful. otherwise, pick up those shades as soon as possible. >> doc, sounds good. erielle said go to bed 15 minutes later, i'm going to bed an hour earlier. that's my plan. all right, doc, thank you so much. now i'll go over to ginger. hey, ginger. >> hey, michael, just moments ago my weather maps were taken over and infiltrated by two superheroes. i have to share with you. yep, batman, wham, it's going to be chilly in the northeast.

it's going to be clear, though so it'll be nice and pow, also bam, dry almost everywhere really. looks like trick-or-treating will be decent if you're doing the grab and go, you'll get it in the great lakes a little bit of moisture and in florida a few showers, oh, they wanted to show off their dance moves. oh, yeah, batman can move just as well as the mummy in frankenstein. going to treat, arkansas, gorgeous, 61, witch lake, michigan is where you get shower action. nice cold rain. nothing screams halloween like that. good morning. welcome to friday. i'm abc7 news meteorologist mike nicco. clouds will roll back to the coast. cooler sunshine there. the rest of us are sunny and warmer than average. it will be warmer heading into november. there's a potential for wet weather this time next week. for today, you can see the 60s along the coast in san francisco, low to mid 70s around the bay. mid 70s to near 80 inland.

40s and 50s >> all: happy halloween! >> okay. >> up here. >> let me get my script. wait. >> where is my script? >> can you move the camera a little lower, please? thank you. welcome back to "good morning america." i'm cecilia vega. >> i'm george stephanopoulos. >> and i am the michael strahan and get this, guy, it's halloween which means let's celebrate. ♪ good, good, good to be alive right about now ♪ >> he's always doing this. >> you know what else is great about halloween, the candy. want one? >> no thanks. candy is for kids. >> this just in, kids are taking

over halloween. well, it's about time. >> does that mean we get to dress up in any costume we want? >> ooh, i know whey want to be. ♪ i need some hot stuff >> george, that's not a costume. >> sure, it is. >> i'm not going to let you have all the fun. check this out. the mandalorian. >> and i brought my little friend too. >> i got you guys both beat. >> wow, you're joe exotic. >> hello, kitty. >> you know what else, guy, since it's halloween and we're calling the shots i say we eat all the candy we want and no parents are going to tell us no. >> now you're talking to me. shower me with kisses. >> oh. >> i want a taste of the rainbow. bring on the skittles.

>> oh, my gosh. >> all: happy halloween! >> can we eat it now? >> they are hired. no question about it. >> peddling candy to a 6-year-old. that's great. >> that was liam garten channeling me, zay stevens played michael and even had the teeth right and 6-year-old isabel walt playing cecilia. >> well done and halloween really is about the kids so let's do a little flashback friday. take a look at young cecilia dressed up. >> oh. >> for halloween. what's going on there. >> anything that involves sparkles and some big lashes i was game for. i don't know what i was. just involved sparkles and big lashes. there i am. >> here's lara in costume back in the day as well. lara. >> oh, that's cute, lara. you're just in time for a

haunted halloween edition of "pop news." hey there. >> you guys dug deep in the files for that. thank you. so good to see you guys. happy halloween, everybody. hey, i want to direct you guys, your attention outside the window of the studio. michael, do you see something special outside? there he is. yeah. >> one big skeleton. i'm going to give you an idea how big that thing is. let me -- >> thank you. yeah, i need you for a reference. that gives you an idea. michael, thank you. i needed to explain standing at 12 feet tall, these skeletons are everything this halloween. home depot started carrying them in august. they are long gone now. sold out for months becoming a social media sensation. one of home depot's holiday decor merchants saying he thinks people are willing to spend 2 $99 because we're spending more time at home this halloween

especially decorating is more important to us and you don't have to be up close to experience the full spooktacular impact. those are just some of the pictures we found online. people going all out with their big bag of bones playing dress up. there you see batman. very creative situations that emily our producer and the team found. no bones about it. this, my friends, mark my words, the holiday decoration. halloween decoration of 2020. and of course it's not halloween without some funny pranks. this year it's all about the speaker prank. it's taking over tiktok. you guys have to watch this. a woman puts a speaker with a scary voice recording in a cabinet. she then asks her honey, there she's putting it in the cabinet and says, oh, honey, would you mind going downstairs and getting me some water and follows him downstairs recording it all the way to catch this reaction. oh, no, you got to hear it again.

you have to hear the voice. >> i swear it's really funny. you're going to have to mark my words. let's see if we can hear it. >> hello. >> all right. maybe i oversold it. but it is funny. the video racked up 10.5 million views on like. #speakerprank. go online. mark my words. it's really good. another trending halloween prank. a canadian mom ensuring her daughter and friends playing with a ouija board upstairs get the reaction from the spirit world that they thought they wanted. take a look. [ screaming ] >> renee may have gotten her daughter kayla but the joke will

be on mom when kayla is sleeping in mom's bed until she's 18 years old. and then finally -- isn't that funny? >> it's funny. >> that's pretty great. >> i delivered on one. the first one i really feel like i did not come through for you. finally i'm wrangling our dogs because we're gearing up for our dog costume contest laettner the show but wanted to give equal time to other boo-tiful pets. a few feline friends feeling line. there's one channeling mora rose, channeling the pope or meow-ra, i love that. this kitty cat looks like he's ready to menace some mice dressed as chuckie and then look at this. we have to give equal time to rabbits. check out bunny marley. he wants everybody -- get up,

stand up. so that's our equal time. i also have my guys, it's a bit of a zoo around here if you will. i've got riva as -- she is a bucking bronco. kelly is going to use the camera. riva, come, show them. there's riva. and then you got a little glimpse of coco yesterday. she's a hot dog and then dandy is -- he's getting ready to party. he's carrying something with his friends and we're going to show you more -- >> not happy about being a hot dog. >> our incredible -- we've got more coming up. i have to tend it back to you in the studio. >> they look great, lara. so funny. we'll turn to the creative ways people are celebrating halloween across the country. how parents are staying safe while keeping the shipirit aliv. rob marciano has all the details. ♪ >> reporter: halloween may look different this year.

>> what a cry baby. >> reporter: but ghouls and goblin as cross the country aren't letting that damper their haunting spirit from socially distant pumpkin carving. >> trick-or-treat. >> reporter: to virtual costume parties, traditional spooktacular celebrations are shifting to become pandemic friendly. >> happy halloween. >> reporter: halloween in the back of a truck. ooh. mostly safe way to celebrate halloween this year. easy, big fella. my daughter madeline and i attended this spooky and sweet trunk or treat in one new jersey community. >> it's the addams family. >> taking the right measures to keep us protected and for the kids to have fun. >> they receive their candy bag instead of receiving it at each vehicle they receive it at the end. >> reporter: the annual event following cdc guidelines with a socially distant carnival. across the country in portland, oregon, once a haunted house

scare grounds now a bone-chilling haunted drive-through. to stay safe families are getting creative. this colorado mom setting up a candy on a stick in her lawn to maintain social distance. and new mom linda coming to the rescue in her seattle community creating an online trick-or-treat map for over a thousand houses and how they plan on dishing out the goodies. >> we're really excited about halloween this year. and celebrating safely with our neighbors. >> reporter: for "good morning america," i'm rob marciano, new york. >> people have come up with really good ideas. >> yeah. coming up, the halloween celebration continues with our dog costume contest. i think we all participated. looking forward to it. ♪

this is abc7 news. >> good morning. i'm jobina fortson from abc7 mornings. don't forget fall back this week for daylight saving time pushing our clocks back at 2:00 a.m. sunday welcoming an extra hour of sleep. we all need that, mike. >> extra hour of 20th 20. the trade-off. i'm looking forward to it actually. still 38 and foggy in santa rosa. 51 the warm spot in oakland. see the sunshine with the fog along the coast and in the north bay, the only issue with the commute this morning. tomorrow in 60s and 70s until the sun sets and 50s and 60s for your halloween activities. (garage door opening) it is my father's love... it is his passion- it is his fault he didn't lock the garage.

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♪ i feel like superman live from times square,er it's "gma's" halloween show. >> not just times square. look at that, all over the country kids getting in the halloween spirit for our special halloween show. >> and we've got a big surprise for everyone, a very special kid and a few hundred of her friends in pittsburgh. t.j. is there at upmc children's hospital to do the honors. t.j., good morning, again. >> hey, good morning, cecilia. don't go anywhere because you and i and george and stra and all of america are about to crash one young lady's doctor's appointment, okay? everyone say good morning to kyree. kyree, hi there. this is t.j. holmes. now, you are expecting actually to have a doctor's appointment

this morning, a virtual one. that's why you're in front of the camera. but you're actually live on "good morning america." so, how are you doing? >> i'm doing good. >> okay. i know it's a little bit of a surprise but i'm right now at upmc medical center children's hospital. you know this place all too well, and we're here because we wanted to honor and celebrate you. you've touched so many lives around here and that's why we're here. now, we've been planning this to surprise you and you were supposed to be here with us, but sign of the times. i want to let everybody know you're there because you were exposed to someone with covid. you tested negative. you don't have any symptoms, but you're being safe and doing the quarantine, but you haven't let a lot of things in your life stop you. we weren't going to let that stop us honoring you, celebrating you, but you first i want to you take a look and a listen as the country also takes a look and listen to hear your story. sweet, kind, charming, and sassy, with a smile that just

won't quit -- that is how hospital staff at the upmc children's hospital of pittsburgh describes 13-year-old kyree beachem. >> kyree. look at you. how are you doing? >> reporter: kyree is one of the most incredible little girls i've ever met. she is the patient that even if the nurses aren't assigned to her, they will go and visit with her because they love her so much. >> reporter: and to kyree the hospital is like family. >> i like the people there. i've pretty much known them since i was a baby. >> reporter: kyree was born with a rare intestinal disease and spent much of her life in and out of the hospital. >> one of the main problems for kyree was whenever she would try to eat or want to eat she would have significant abdominal pain, significant belly pain. >> yeah, i was pretty sick. i couldn't do a lot of stuff. i couldn't eat. i couldn't drink. i couldn't ride a bike. i couldn't do the stuff that normal kids did. >> reporter: because of the difficulty eating she'd get most

of her nutrition through an iv. hidden away in that flowery pink backpack. she'd be hooked up for 22 hours a day. still, her body was shutting down. >> every trip back and forth to the hospital was scary, because we knew that we were losing her. ♪ i need a miracle >> reporter: in 2015, she received a life-saving four-organ transplant, a new liver, pancreas and small and large intestines. >> if she hadn't have gotten the transplant she wouldn't be here at 13 years old smiling and still giving a lot of sass. ♪ i feel like superman >> reporter: but her battle continues, and she's still requires occasionally hospitalization but often does it in style. determined to put smiles on the faces of staff and patients. >> if people are crying or sad or they're not feeling good, i try to smile to make them feel

better, and people say that that makes their day sometimes. >> reporter: now guess what she wants to be when she grows up? >> i want to be a nurse. to help kids in need. ♪ i need a miracle >> all right, kyree, again, we're sorry you can't be here but we wanted to honor and celebrate you. but i know you want to be here, but it was very important for you, for all the kids here, all 300 to get a halloween, well, kyree, they'll get one because of you. come on in. come on in. kyree, i think you recognize some of these people, dr. solis, there's ray, the patient transporter. there's stacy, and there is katie. they're all here, kyree. sorry you can't be here. that's not just it -- all the

kids here are getting a halloween because of you. i need you to look up at what we have going at your hospital. the kids have been able to come out of their rooms and have a halloween because of you. ♪ i'm making waves >> we're sorry you can't be here, but they're getting a special day because of you. now, kyree, i know that you are -- i'm told at least -- a very crazy kelsea ballerini fan, right? you're a big fan. well, she has something she would like to say to you as well. i want you to take a listen. >> hey, kyree, it's kels. i wanted to say hi. it's been forever since i've seen you, and i hope you're doing well. i'm always thinking of you and wishing you well. and your sweet mama, give her a hug for me. i'm sending you so much love and hopefully i'll get to see you super soon. >> thank you. >> so, kyree, i can see you in the monitor here. if you can get it together for a

second and just tell me, what do you think about what you see? >> it's amazing. i love it. >> well, i know you wish you could be here. but for the audience and folks at home, this is a children's hospital. every child you see is an impatient, and these kids are pretty sick, so we've been talking a lot about halloween and kids missing out, well, can you imagine being in a hospital on halloween? so, i want to bring in now dr. mazariego who is with the transplant unit here. sir, you need to help me out. because i kind of lost it to see some of these kids come out hooked up to i.v.s. how special is this for these kids to have this? >> thank you, t.j. kyree and all the kids here at children's hospital of pittsburgh, all the children everywhere, they don't let their illness or challenges define

them. they've been able to rise up and overcome them and inspire us. so for "gma" and for us to be able to give something back to them is just so awesome. and we just want to give back to them actually for all that they inspire us with their perseverance and character. >> and so, kyree, i know especially -- it's halloween. you got to get candy in there. nestle actually, nestle is making sure every single kid in this hospital, all 300, are actually getting gift cards in honor of you. so they'll all -- sorry, parents, we're giving the kids candy. but nestle is actually making sure every single kid here is going to get those gift cards on your behalf and one other thing here. and one other thing, kyree and also, dr. mazariegos, this is for you as well for the work you do. nestle is making a $15,000 donation to your hospital for the work that you all are doing for these kids. i know you didn't know this was coming. >> i did not. >> so we'll get you a gift card

for the candy as well. >> thank you. >> but, kyree, so much going on here. you couldn't be here with us. we hate that, but this was all because of you and in honor of you. so please tell us what you think, kyree, put it into words. >> i love it. thank you. >> well, kyree, you're doing what you're supposed to do and quarantining, and to stra and cecilia and george, this is great to see. we talk a lot about halloween and kids not getting it. these kids are getting one because of kyree and in honor of her. and we have her band here. this is kyree's band. a real party taking place today. so kyree's band, please play us back to studio. ♪ the monster mash >> oh, t.j., thank you so much, kyree, you are a special girl. we can just see by the look on your face right there, to all. >> shes an angel. >> an angel. all those doctors and nurses

there, wow. just thank you. >> just wow. >> best halloween surprise ever. >> that was just really wonderful, guys. we are speechless. coming up, we'll switch gears and have another fun story. our dog costume contest. a treat you don't want to miss this morning. speaking of treats we'll show you easy and affordable halloween desserts to make with th

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♪ who let the dogs out back now with our halloween celebration. by this song you can tell it's not just about humans getting in the spirit.

it's about the pets as well. and can you guess what my dog enzo is? yeah. >> on the bike. >> enzoe is actually like me. he is me. he is getting ready for the season getting into shape. and my giants could actually use him this year. >> how did you get him up on that bike? >> he wasn't up there long, george. here's cooper. cooper is a very simple unicorn this year. we have another one where he's a reindeer. i guess we lost that picture. >> he prefers a subtle costume like you. here's our jalisco who is despite this picture not wearing that costume willingly. it involved a lot of treats and this morning some of the most famous dogs on instagram with nearly 600,000 combined followers, they are strutting their stuff for our pups howl-oween costume contest. >> lara is standing by to help us pick a winner. hey, lara. >> hi there, you guys.

just wrangling the fellas and ladies at my house. yeah, i'm looking forward to it. i've got coco, dandy and riva, who are all going to help us judge this very exciting moment, this big dog contest. i'm sorry to say, guys, you guys are not involved. you're just picking the winner. so, michael, with that i send it back to you. >> joining us live this morning, all our furry friends and their humans. good morning, everyone. you know what, let's see these dogs. first up, we've got kimchi who is a mini dachshund who loves hiking and hanging with her furry friends, but this year she's dressed up as zero, the ghost dog from "the nightmare before christmas" and has a chic hat that actually lights up. and her human mom, jenn is joining her as jack skellington. i like that. >> next, these guys love posing on the streets of new york, and unfortunately like so many lovebirds they had to cancel

their wedding this year. >> cute. >> aw. but that's not stopping them from getting in on the fun for halloween. it's our bride and group, agador and freddie. don't they look so cute? >> they do. and next up, golden retriever who is the most huggable canine online. louboutina dressed up as an icon, rbg with her human cesar. >> next we have two rescue pups known for their cute couples costumes. this year they're showing up as a few filthy animals. sawyer and charlie dressed as harry and marv, the burglars from "home alone." >> last but not least, one tiny pup who always likes to go big or go home when it comes to costumes and this year is no different -- feeding the craving for fast food, we have roo as sweet and sour sauce with a special guest, baby sebastian, oh, there it is. there's the sweet and sour sauce

and baby sebastian is as one does, a chicken nugget. ing. >> aw. i love it. here they are and here is everyone joining us live this morning. want to thank you guys for joining us. and francis, want to start with you, francis, agador and freddie. they look adorable as newlyweds. i really love that costume. what inspired you to give them this look for halloween this year? >> well, needless to say, it's been a tough year for weddings. however, as a very busy justice of the peace, i can tell you love is alive and well. this is agador and this is fred. yes, they are both boys and one is wearing a dress, but the first rule that you learn at justice of the peace school is to judge without any judgment. >> that is the truth. i'm curious -- what do you think they would say to each other in their vows? >> well, you know, they kind of

sniff around a little bit, and then they get to know each other and then they decide they want to spend the rest of their life together. it's kind of like humans. >> laura, roo, i have to ask you, how many chicken nuggets did it take to you get sebastian to pose as a chicken nugget? >> i can't even imagine. i mean, you know, having a baby and having him pose is not an easy task but thankfully my family was backstage and acting clapping and acting like clowns, and we got it done. >> all right, paige, we want to ask you about sawyer and charlie. they actually pose in their costumes in front of the world renown plaza hotel famously featured in "home alone 2." what kind of reaction did they get? >> i tried to go pretty early in the morning to avoid a crowd, and even though i was there at 7:00 a.m. we drew a crowd, so it was funny. i was laying in the grass trying to capture the photo and a bunch

of people were behind me, but it got the dogs to look at the camera so it was great. >> i tell you, i wish we had time to talk to everyone but it is time for the moment we have up been waiting for -- it is time to pick a winner and see who will receive the ultimate doggie trick-or-treat bag. you and riva have been discussing your pick to tell us who the winner is. who is it going to be? >> yeah, you guys agree? well, obviously we're a little partial to sawyer and charlie because they are rescues. but with great consideration, we're going to have to give it for gorgeous creativity to agador and freddie, the newlyweds. congratulations, agador and freddie. >> congratulations. and the great thing about halloween there are no losers. everybody is a winner. we love your costumes and your dog's costumes, the way you have gotten into the spirit. we really appreciate you all. congratulations to the newlyweds. everything have a great day.

and now we're going to go over to ginger again. hey, ginger. >> hey, michael, i wanted bruce and brando to be in part of this contest, so -- you know i love sustainable and economic last-minute gifts. this is just two soda bottles spray painted with a little tissue paper out the back and a nasa sign, so he's a rocket. see, bruce, that's what you are. brando is devastated on the floor. he is a spider. those are just big pipe cleaner good morning. i'm abc7 news meteorologist, mike nicco. watch out for fog this morning about 9:00, especially as close you are to the coast. waysys ♪to the coast. ♪ good morning, america love seeing ginger in the spirit. up next, no tricks, just treats that you can mak

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♪ i put a spell on you i'm loving the halloween music this morning. welcome back. time for bitemare on elm street. getting you ready for halloween with some seriously spooky treats. joe salz and the director and editorial director of "delish" and "house beautiful". they're showing us how to make treats. welcome, guys. we'll dive right in. >> hi. hi, guys. how are you doing? >> good to see you. the kids, i can see, are all dressed up as s'mores. i love the costumes. >> yep. >> as they dig into some sweets there. >> we got the s'mores going on. say hi. >> i love it. you guys look great. >> i'm dressed as a campfire, if you don't get it. you guys are having a party today. we're excited to be here. >> you'll show us how to make jack-o'-lantern bowls. tell us how you get them into the perfectly round shape for a party. >> this is super, super fun. so actually what we're starting with is balloons and we washed them with a little water and dish soap then we'll take them and dip them into melted white

chocolate. we have some white chocolate here and what we'll do is put a little bit of orange food coloring into the white chocolate. and it melted very, very slowly. it's important to melt it slowly. >> why is it important to melt the chocolate slowly? >> well, honestly, white chocolate burns super easily, so you only want to do it 15-second intervals at most, then check it and make sure it's getting nice and melted so anything more than that you're going to burn it. so you want to take your balloon. this is the best part, super satisfying. you'll dip the balloon in the white chocolate and make sure it goes up the sides. then look at that -- you get this amazing bowl shape then you just take it with the white chocolate and put it in the freezer. it just needs to harden for an hour and becomes this super, super fun bowl shape. let me show you how cute this is. we end up with this hardened white chocolate on the outside with the balloon still in the

center. then what we have here is we have melted chocolate in a piping bag and then what we're going to do is just pipe the melted chocolate right onto the face and make this adorable little jack-o'-lantern face. what i love about this is all the kids get involved and they're having so much fun with it. what i also love is taking some eyeballs and sticking them right on. you just have fun with this and do a lot of cool and interesting things. and wait until you see my favorite part, which is when you have the hardened face you put it -- isn't it so cute. >> they're so perfect. >> it just takes ten minutes after you made the face. and then best part is you pop the balloon and this is the part that my kids love. >> the kids love it. we love it. unfortunately we got to go. happy halloween to you guys.

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building a better bay area for a safe and secure future. >> good morning. i'm jobina fortson. a person who lives in solano county is a person sick with both covid-19 and the flu. public health officials is only saying the person is under the age of 65. they're urging everyone to get a flu shot as soon as possible to reduce the risk of co-infection. here's mike nicco. >> thank you. check out some of the lingering low clouds over the bay looking at our exploratory camera at pier 15. a great day to be outside. temperatures in the 80s and few clouds along the coast and light winds, along san francisco. and set those clocks back an hour. sun will set at 5:11 sunday evening. jobina. >> looking forward to that.

now to ryan and kelly. they have costumes today and so >> announcer: "live's best halloween show eve. ♪ ♪ >> kelly: what's up, ryan? you ready to do this? >> ryan: yeah. let's do this. ♪