good morning, america. cold blast. frigid air moving across the country. 77 million americans under frost and freeze alerts. how low will it go? and as you turn up the heat, expert advice to save on winter heating bills. bridge bombing. a critical supply link for russia in flames. what it could mean for the war in ukraine as russia launches new missile strikes overnight. plus, the new white house take on those nuclear concerns, and is vladimir putin facing dissent in his inner circle? state of emergency. new york city's mayor making the declaration over the migrant crisis and busloads from texas. why the governor says this is no political stunt. flu fears.

the concerns this could be the worst season in recent years as europe sees a spike in covid infections. what it could mean for us. gridiron safety. the nfl players union agrees to changes in the league's concussion protocols after a star quarterback suffered two hard hits in less than a week. day care scare. toddlers terrified by a worker in a halloween mask. parents speaking out and the investigation by law enforcement as the center takes action. pageant problems. questions swirling after some suggest the miss usa pageant may have been rigged. what the winner is saying this morning. and wild card weekend. the phillies stun the cardinals with an amazing ninth inning rally. highlights in that come-from-behind victory.

good morning, america. so great to have you with us on a saturday. janai is off this morning but very happy to have our friend, erielle reshef, back at the desk this morning. >> so good to be with you. >> good to have you. again, it's a busy saturday here. a lot to get to. we'll start with the cold air moving across the u.s. the frigid temperatures bringing the first snowflakes to northern michigan. >> oh, i'm not ready to talk about snow. >> nope. >> more than 77 million americans under frost or freeze alerts this weekend, and we're going to share tips for keeping your home warm without breaking the bank later this hour. >> not quite ready for this. first, danielle breezy from our nashville affiliate wkrn joins us with how cold it will get and where you'll need to bundle up this weekend. good morning, danielle. >> good morning, guys. i want to show you what's going on behind me. here's where the cold is. you can see it stretches, and we have deep blues, that's freeze warnings in effect indicating the end of growing season. frost advisories in effect through nashville to new england through the entire weekend. here's what we're waking up to this morning. feels like temperatures in the

20s for minneapolis to green bay. it is cold, and here's the idea. that cold continues to spread to the east. as we head into the morning tomorrow, these are wake-up regular air temperatures in the 30s from indianapolis to pittsburgh to even scranton, eva. >> thanks, danielle. now to the war in ukraine with russia saying a truck bomb caused a partial bridge collapse. abc's britt clennett is on the ground in ukraine with the latest. good morning to you, britt. >> reporter: good morning, eva. yeah, ukraine hasn't directly claimed responsibility for the attack, but an adviser to president zelenskyy called it a beginning saying, everything illegal must be destroyed. this morning, a massive explosion crippling russia's only bridge to annexed crimea. videos circulating online showing parts of it engulfed in flames. the bridge, a critical supply line for russian troops. russian authorities saying a truck bomb caused seven railway cars to catch fire and caused part of the bridge to collapse, and overnight russian missile strikes in kharkiv sending

plumes of smoke into the air. rescuers frantically searching through rubble for survivors. the blast coming as ukraine breaks through russian lines in the south and east. [ speaking in non-english ] ukrainian president zelenskyy claiming 300 square miles of russian-occupied territory have been retaken this week alone. grim discoveries in those liberated towns. mass burial sites, hundreds of graves. police saying one site containing nearly 200 bodies, including children. and as russia's losses mount, the kremlin stepping up aerial attacks on civilians. this satellite image showing the attacks on the city of zaporizhzhia less than 50 miles from europe's largest nuclear power plant, which also came under shelling overnight depowering the plant. the u.n.'s nuclear watchdog in kyiv this week ahead of talks with moscow to try to set up a security zone around the russian-controlled plant. >> we are continuing saying what needs to be done, which is

basically avoid a nuclear accident at the plant, which is still a very, very clear possibility. >> reporter: and as nuclear fears escalate, president biden warning of the risk of nuclear war. at a new york city fund-raiser the president saying, quote, we have not faced the prospect of armageddon since kennedy and the cuban missile crisis. the white house walking back on those remarks, later clarifying saying, there's no evidence russian president vladimir putin is planning to use nuclear weapons imminently. and this morning, moscow is saying they're investigating that crimea bridge explosion. one russian senator saying there should be an adequate and possibly a symmetric response to the attack. eva? >> britt clennett for us there, thank you. let's bring in abc news contributor colonel steve ganyard, a former defense and state department official. he joins us from washington. good morning to you, steve.

let's start with the news of that bridge explosion. what's the impact to russian forces? >> it's a big deal, eva. this is a bridge that would carry 15,000 cars a day. it supplies -- it's the main supply route for the almost 2.5 million people that live in crimea. but more than that, this was putin's baby. this was the way to solidify the russian central territory with the crimea that he took in 2014. so this is a stunning victory for the ukrainians on the battlefield, but it's also a stunning blow to putin and to the russian people. >> president biden had some tough language this week about the threat, the nuclear threat posed by vladimir putin. the white house eventually walking that back saying, this was not due to new intel but rather putin's own rhetoric. is there something that would make officials believe there is a more imminent threat or a higher likelihood that russia is considering using nuclear weapons? >> yeah, it's all up to the intelligence community trying to track what kinds of nuclear weapons would be brought out of storage. so you remember we've seen these pictures of kim jong-un

with these giant, massive strategic nuclear rockets. that's not what we're talking here. the fear is that there would be a battlefield tactical nuclear bomb, and this would be 10, 20 feet long max. so the challenge for the intelligence community is tracking something that could be put in something as small as a van and figuring out where that might go. so it's a very difficult challenge for the intelligence community. they're looking very closely, but it's also something that will be very difficult to do. >> "the washington post" is now reporting that a member of vladimir putin's inner circle has voiced disagreement over the handling of the war in ukraine directly to putin. so the question, are russian elites getting cold feet, and what would that mean for the russian president? >> yeah, eva, i think it was interesting the way that report read, somebody complained about the conduct of the war and how the war was being conducted. so it wasn't a direct challenge to putin's authority, but it is interesting to see this potential crack in the support of the elites. he will not survive if the

elites don't support him, and so they may be beginning to consider whether life might be better off without mr. putin. >> colonel steve ganyard, thank you so much always for your time. >> erielle, over to you. now to the growing migrant crisis. the mayor of new york city declaring a state of emergency due to the influx of asylum seekers. abc's phil lipof is on randall's island with the very latest. good morning, phil. >> reporter: good morning, erielle. the buses of migrants continue to come from southern states. new york city mayor eric adams says he's going to set up an emergency processing facility here on randall's island. already behind me you can see some of the trailers set up that house showers and bathrooms. still, mayor adams is now saying what mayors from southern border towns have been saying for years, he needs federal assistance. this morning, a state of emergency in new york city. mayor eric adams making the declaration friday amid the influx of migrants arriving each day. the city's shelter system at

100% capacity and mayor adams says the city services are being exploited by others for political gain. he is calling for federal aid. >> this is a humanitarian crisis that started with violence and instability in south america, and it is being accelerated by american political dynamics. >> reporter: in providing assistance to asylum seekers, the city is projecting it will spend more than $1 billion by the end of the year. at least 5,500 migrant children have been enrolled in new york city schools. of the 61,000 people in new york city shelters, 20,000 are children, and one in five is an asylum seeker. more than 17,000 asylum seekers have been bused to new york city since the spring. at least five or six buses are arriving every day. mayor adams announcing in the next few weeks a large humanitarian emergency response and relief center will open on randall's island. according to a recent report, u.s. customs and border protection is on pace to make more than 2.3 million apprehensions on the southern

or southwest border. in new york city, the majority of the buses are coming from texas. in an exclusive interview with affiliate kltv, texas governor greg abbott saying busing migrants is not a political stunt. >> new york, washington, d.c. and chicago are self-declared sanctuary cities of millions of people with far more capabilities of dealing with these migrants than these small, little towns on the border. so this is a life preserver for the small communities in south texas. >> reporter: the department of homeland security says it is helping cities like new york, d.c. and chicago by expediting reimbursement requests just as soon as they come in and helping with resources on the ground. still, the buses continue to come, and not just from texas, now from florida and arizona as well. whit? >> phil lipof for us, thank you. we turn now to what's next for the economy. gas prices are again on the rise. investors are dealing with another wall street sell-off. abc's deidre bolton here now to break it all down and what it means for your money.

deidre, good morning. >> good morning, whit. americans have a lot to manage. in that last hour of trade on friday, stocks slid to their session lows, investors digesting the september jobs report. the dow dropping more than 600 points. the nasdaq lower by 3%. most economists agree that the jobs report was strong enough to keep the fed raising rates, which hurts americans who need to borrow money for mortgages, car loans or those who are carrying a credit card balance. energy costs going in the wrong direction also for most americans. oil rising to a five-week high on friday. on that decision from opec, plus this week to cut supply, experts saying the decision comes in an already tight market makin it very likely that gasoline and heating oil prices go up from here. in one state taxpayers are automatically receiving payments to combat higher costs. technically these payments are tax refunds. california governor gavin newsom's office says they are going out to approximately 23 million residents. qualifying golden state

residents, they are going to receive upwards of a thousand dollars as part of the middle class tax refund program. back to you. >> all right, deidre, thank you. also coming up here, we'll have some helpful advice from an expert on how to save money on your heating bills as well. eva? well, now to las vegas where the suspect in a deadly stabbing rampage on the strip appeared in court. abc's zohreen shah is in las vegas where a woman who was slashed is speaking out from her hospital bed. good morning, zohreen. >> reporter: good morning, eva. this was a very hard interview for this woman to do. she was in a lot of pain and still processing exactly what happened calling the man who did this a dangerous man and a coward who did this for no reason at all. >> he had every intention on killing her and killing us. >> reporter: this morning, two of the street performers injured on the las vegas strip thursday speaking out for the first time

reliving the terrifying moments after a man went on a violent stabbing spree that injured six and left two dead, including their friend. >> he asked for a photo with his logo. maris said yes. he then pulled out the knife, and we're like, that's not a logo, like not the logo we were expecting. >> reporter: anna speakidescrirrios lkg up to them on las vegas boulevard in a chef's jacket carrying a foot-long kitchen knife asking for a photo. >> he grabbed the knife. the base was here and the blade was here and, you know, grabbed it, and he stabbed maris in the heart. >> reporter: police say barrios stabbing them, then running down the street stabbing others in his path. he appeared in court for the first time friday, booked on two counts of murder and six counts of attempted murder.

according to a law enforcement official, barrios confessing and saying he was sorry. barrios told police he thought the women were making fun of him, which they strongly deny. >> there was no -- not a single moment where he was provoked. >> reporter: six people did survive the stabbing. three of them still in critical condition in the hospital. two others, 30-year-old maris digiovanni and 47-year-old brent hallett dying from their wounds. >> there's no reason that maris had to die. >> reporter: the other person who died was brett hallett. he was renting a condo here and we spoke to his neighbor taking care of his widow who says she just wants to get back to canada as soon as possible to take care of the rest of the family. erielle? >> zohreen, so senseless. thank you so much. this morning, after months of withering criticism following the massacre at robb elementary, the entire uvalde school district police force has been suspended.

many of the victims' families welcoming the move. abc's john quinones is in uvalde. john, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, erielle. you know, for months and months the families of those 19 students and 2 teachers have been pleading for answers, demanding accountability from the people in power. here at district headquarters. well, today finally at least some of those demands have been met. >> we all did this. we all did this. >> reporter: this morning, amid outcry and criticism from the community, the uvalde school district announcing it has disbanded its entire police force. the district saying in a statement, recent developments have uncovered additional concerns with department operations. the news coming just a day after the district fired newly hired school police officer crimson elizondo, amid reports that elizondo, who had responded to the rampage at robb elementary as a state trooper, was now under investigation for her conduct during that massacre. her exit leaving just six

officers on the force until friday. the news welcomed by the families of the 21 killed, including the father of murdered student jacqueline cazares. outside district headquarters families ending an 11-day sit-in calling for change. among them, vigil organizer brett cross, who lost his son uziyah garcia in the massacre. >> we're not done, but this is a good start. it's a good start. we got to come together and we got to make -- we got to right the wrongs that happened that caused may 24th to happen. hvr big announcement. the superintendent of schools of uvalde now says he plans to retire. as for security, the district is asking that state troopers be assigned to patrol uvalde schools. erielle? >> those families deserve some comfort. john quinones in uvalde, thank you so much. and "uvalde 365" is a continuing abc news series reported from

uvalde and focused on the texas community and how it forges on in the shadow of tragedy. eva? we turn now to the growing concerns over rising flu cases. this season is expected to be worse than last, and vaccine rates have been dropping since the start of the pandemic. abc's elwyn lopez is here now from atlanta. elwyn, good morning. >> reporter: hey, eva, good morning. health experts say this flu season could be one of the worst in recent years. we've seen low levels of influenza over the past two, mainly due to behavioral changes during the pandemic such as masking up and avoiding large gatherings. in new york health officials say they've already seen nearly quadruple the amount of confirmed influenza cases compared to this time last year. now, it's still early, and the flu can be unpredictable, but numbers are fueling concerns among some experts as we head into these colder months. the cdc is now urging everyone over 6 months old to roll up their sleeves for the flu shot and say the best time to get it is between now and the end of october.

and for those over 65, they're recommending a high-dose flu vaccine as these may be more effective in that age group. and, wit, covid cases and hospitalizations are declining here in the united states, but weekly covid-19 cases in europe have gone up 8%. that is according to the world health organization. and that is another reason experts say now is the time to death both that covid-19 booster and flu shot, whit. >> yeah, definitely that increased concern as we head deeper into the fall and winter. elwyn, thank you. we do have some news from the nfl and changes to the league's concussion protocols could be coming as soon as this weekend following the uproar over the injuries to dolphins quarterback tua tagovailoa. he remains out indefinitely after suffering a concussion in a game more than a week ago. questions then intensifying about whether he should have been playing at all after a hit in a game four days earlier that left him wobbling. he was taken out and evaluated but returned to that game after

it was deemed a back injury, not a head injury. the nfl and players union saying shortly after that second incident that they anticipated changes to the league's concussion protocols would be made in the coming days. then overnight the players association issuing a statement saying, it had agreed to change the concussion protocols to protect players from returning to play. we would like these changes to go into effect immediately. the nfl issuing a separate statement saying, it has spoken to medical experts to discuss these likely changes, but so far still unclear if those changes will go into effect for the games this weekend. we do want to turn now and get another check of the weather with danielle breezy. danielle? >> good morning, whit. we are tracking tropical storm julia right now. winds of 60 moving west at about 18 miles an hour. it is forecast to become a category 1 hurricane later today, being the fifth hurricane of the season making landfall late tonight in nicaragua, bringing wind and rain.

now, just to let you know, there's hurricane warnings up for nicaragua, honduras, tropical storm watches, and the biggest impact with this storm will be the amount of rain. we could see up to 15 inches of rain in some spots leading to life-threatening flash flooding as well as mudslides, so we'll watch for that. i will tell you this, besides julia, look at the atlantic. nice and quiet. we like it that way. that's a look at what's happening around the count franc, plenty of sunshine for everyone, except at the beaches. it will be partly cloudy for the afternoon air show for the blue angels. a high of only 66. oakland, 73. san jose is 82 degrees. tomorrow, slightly cooler with easier conditions. below avav i don't know if you noticed the chill in the air this morning. >> oh, we noticed. >> i busted out the blazer today. it's blazer weather. >> we noticed.

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♪ let's get physical, physical ♪ ♪ i wanna get physical ♪ ♪ let's get into physical ♪ a classic. welcome back to "weekend gma." olivia newton-john lives on through her music. but the singer lost her battle, as you know, with breast cancer in august. coming up in our second hour, as part of our thriving in pink coverage, we hear how her family is celebrating her life and legacy during this breast cancer awareness month trying to help others. >> such a loss. what an impact she had on all of us, that's for sure. we want to look at some of the other big stories we're following this morning. happening right now, the crowd scrambling to make their way out after gunshots were heard at a high school foot poceay thli-tni.suec ath tim

teenager as he ate a hamburger in his car has been fired. san antonio police say the officer was responding to an incident at the mcdonald's when he saw the car he believed had run from police the night before. he then allegedly confronted the teen who put the car in reverse and shots were fired. the teen is recovering from his wounds. and in texas fort hood may get a new name. the largest active duty military post in the country could become known as fort cavazos in honor of a four-star hispanic general instead of its original namesake, a confederate general. we start this half hour with the brand-new winner of the miss usa pageant fighting back against claims it wasn't fair. the moment she was crowned right here appears to show some of her fellow contestants walking offstage. this morning, a new miss usa crowned, but overnight some contestants questioning the legitimacy of the pageant. r'bonney gabriel, a fashion

designer, the first filipino american to take home the crown. >> i was in complete shock, in disbelief. then i felt this sash come across my shoulder, and the crown was going on my head, and that's when it really hit me. >> reporter: but as the new miss usa takes her celebratory walk, instead of congratulating her, they start filing offstage. >> i think the most important thing is that all the contestants feel that they have a fair shot in the crown, and that starts with more transparency in judging. >> reporter: some of gabriel's competitors speaking out accusing gabriel of having an unfair advantage. >> was miss usa rigged? i don't know. i'll let you be the judge. >> reporter: one of the contestants who left the stage, miss montana, says the organizers clearly had a favorite. >> the official pageant coaching school of miss usa sponsored all of the contestants but gave an extremely more generous amount to miss texas usa. so she had inherently more resources than the rest of us did. >> reporter: she claims while many in the 2022 miss usa class

spent thousands from their own pockets at the school to better their chances at taking home the crown, the opportunities were already provided to gabriel. also saying that gabriel was flown out by miss usa to the resort, a pageant sponsor for spa treatments, and the other girls were not. gabriel is refuting the claims saying she went for her miss texas win. >> i won miss texas usa on july 3rd, and with that win there including mibeauty. orships i orr: insisting she won it was not rigged whatsoever.nt i didn't have an unfair advantage or knew that i was going to win. i worked very, very hard to get to where i am now. >> reporter: and the president of the miss usa organization is also denying those claims of favoritism saying in a statement, the fairness of the pageant and the well-being of each and every contestant is my top priority.

the allegations against the miss usa organization are misleading and against everything i stand for personally and professionally. the miss universe organization which owns the miss usa pageant is now investigating. whit. >> erielle, thank you. now to a story of a father who turned himself into a detective to help find evidence in the hit-and-run crash that seriously injured his son. abc's morgan norwood joins us with more on how the father turned to social media for answers. morgan, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. whit. just relentless, right? you know, so all of this started with a prayer, then a social media post and then three days later, nicolas andrade said he had everything he needed to help police track down a suspect. this morning a texas dad turned detective. >> it was a desperation, the frustration. >> reporter: the moment nicolas andrade learned his son, also named nicolas, was injured in a hit-and-run crash, he wasted no time going to the intersection where it happened. >> i prayed asking the lord to show me what i needed to see to

help find the person that hit my son. >> reporter: pretty soon the pieces started coming together literally. >> i found the headlight ring to a jeep, and i also found a license plate cover, part of the license plate cover frame. >> reporter: andrade took photos of the parts and then turned to social media for tips. >> somebody on facebook came out and they said, look, we have a dash cam. >> reporter: this video shows the white jeep andrade's son says slammed into him. you can even hear the impact which happens off camera. andrade says he posted that video to facebook and neighbors then started sending more footage. he said deputies eventually tracked down a jeep. this morning, the montgomery county sheriff's office releasing a statement to abc news saying the suspect, a juvenile, came forward with her mother and confessed, adding a thorough and complete investigation was conducted by our deputies without unreasonable delay. recovery is far from over. nicolas andrade suffered broken bones and a spinal injury.

>> we just wanted justice for our child. >> reporter: and the montgomery county sheriff's office tells me that that juvenile faces a felony charge of failure to stop and render aid. eva? >> morgan there for us, thank you so much. let's switch gears and get a check of our weather with danielle breezy from our nashville affiliate. so good to have you. you're like a bright ray of sunshine on this cold day. >> oh, thank you. i appreciate the compliment there. and i will tell you, it's cold out there, but i want to also talk about fall. we have some beautiful fall foliage that is already happening in the lake of the ozarks in missouri. take a look at these colors here. the beautiful reds, there's golds, there's green. it's just a lovely video. i will tell you the trend here, it is going to stay cold as we head into the october 15th to 21st in the east. we're going to be well above average out to the west. speaking of the warmth, this weekend it's going to be so warm out to the west. we're in the 90s in medford, sacramento, in the 80s in salt lake city and seattle in the 70s, warm for this time of year. by the way, look at that sunset

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welcome back to "gma." authorities looking into a disturbing incident caught on camera at a mississippi day-care center. young children scared and brought to tears by a worker wearing a scary halloween mask. abc's faith abubey has more. >> reporter: this morning,

police in the mississippi department of health were investigating these disturbing videos. a daycare worker in a spooky halloween mask screaming at and appearing to intentionally scare young children. in one clip an employee appears to be telling the woman in the mask which 2 and 3-year-olds have been bad. >> are you being bad? >> reporter: this clearly terrifying the 2-year-old being chased and grabbed. his mother caitlin saying he hasn't been quite the same since. >> it's hard as a parent to console something that's happening in their mind and in their brain. it's not something you can physically help with. >> reporter: keegan and alyssa ray's 2 1/2-year-old daughter was also in one of the classrooms. >> we've never seen that type of fear in our daughter's eyes, or never have i ever felt that type of fear. >> reporter: the parents asking us to show her face saying they want people to see what their daughter has gone through. >> i want them to see the terror on her face because that is what

i see every night. >> reporter: the owner of the school says she wasn't aware that this was happening and that the behavior isn't tolerated. four employees have been fired. parents tell us one of them is the person behind the camera who says this sort of thing has happened before, and she decided to film it in order to catch them in the act writing on facebook, quote, i recorded to get the proof, and then the video was sent to parents to show them how their child was being treated. but some say she should have done more to stop it. the employee behind the mask was also fired. she says her plan to get the kids to listen and clean up their toys went too far. posting a facebook video saying, quote, people make mistakes and they learn from them. if i could take it back, i would. i hope and pray that some of you can find it in your heart to forgive me. and, eva, that disturbing video is more than two minutes long. you can just imagine how long that felt to those terrified children and how their parents felt watching them in that situation.

it is worth pointing out that there have been no charges filed against any of the daycare workers, but the investigation is still ongoing. eva? >> such a long time. 2 and 3-year-olds. >> what a ridiculous thing to do. >> that's the thing, two minutes long. it's like even if you started it, to not have a heart and to keep going and going and going, it's really hard to make sense of that. well, coming up on "good morning america," "gma" helping you save money on your home heating bills this year. this is something we'll all need. we have some expert advice for you. wow, we're crunching tons of polygons here! what's going on? where's regina? hi, i'm ladonna. i invest in invesco qqq, a fund that gives me access to the nasdaq-100 innovations, like real time cgi. okay... yeah... oh. don't worry i got it! become an agent of innovation with invesco qqq

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♪ in today's "weekend download," a sudden cold snap for parts of the country that has americans turning up the heat, some for the first time since the end of spring. according to the national energy assistance directors association, the average cost of home heating is expected to rise more than 17% from last winter. joining us now with how you can trim those bills is energy efficiency expert andy frank, founder and president of the company seal. good morning, andy. >> good morning, erielle. >> so you are in your home right now joining us from home. walk us through some of the best ways that we can save this winter including the ways that we don't have to spend money to do it. >> yeah, absolutely. heating prices are coming up this winter, which means your energy bills are going to rise, but the great news is there's some easy things that everyone can do that won't cost you any money or a lot of money that can eliminate energy waste, so actually stop the amount of energy you're using you don't need to use. the first thing you can do is actually set back your thermostat ten degrees when

you're not using that part of the house. so you can do that when you're working, away from the home, when you're sleeping or in other places. if you do that for eight hours a day at least, you can save 10% on your heating costs without spending a dime. >> so what are -- >> i was going to say, you can do this yourself or you can get a smart thermostat and do it automatically as well. >> what are low cost ways you can save? >> sure. so a low cost thing you can do is make sure to maintain your heating system to be efficient. so actually one thing you can do that's for free, if you have a heating system that's a furnace or heat pump like i have right here is you can actually clean your filter every few months at least, if not more often, and that will make sure you're not wasting energy and not wasting money. you can get an hvac tune-up. that won't cost you very much money but it will make sure your heating system is operating efficiently and operating properly. it's usually a couple hundred dollars, but it'll make sure you can save up to 15% on your heating costs this year. >> let's talk about ways to make improvements to your home that can actually save you money.

>> absolutely. so one thing that we recommend everyone does is to make sure that your home is weatherized. most people will feel cold snaps and drafts coming from their windows, but what a lot of people don't realize is that most of the energy waste that comes out of your house actually comes from the little cracks and gaps around your windows and in other parts of your house, particularly your attic and your basement. and if you add up all those cracks and gaps in your house, it's the equivalent of leaving a window open all year round. so what you want to do is you want to invest in sealing those cracks and gaps with caulk, weather stripping and other things to be able to eliminate those air leaks. you can do some yourself with things you can buy from the store. but other things you're going to want to have professional help for, but either way you want to stop that energy waste. you want to close those energy leaks, and you want to close that window that's being open all year round and keep the outside out and the inside air in this winter. >> these are some great tips. i hope my husband was taking notes.

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♪ how you like me now ♪ back now with our "play of the day" and it puts the wild in wild card weekend. yes, the cardinals hosting the phillies in game one of their series leading all the way until the top of the ninth here. with the bases loaded, jean segura hits a clutch single bringing home two runs and sparking an incredible comeback. the fighting phils ultimately scoring six runs in the inning stunning the cards and the hometown crowd with a 6-3 victory and taking game one in the three-game series. lots more baseball today on espn. >> going wild. >> yeah, our san francisco giants, not in the mix this year. maybe next time. coming up in our "gma" second hour, more on the cold snap gripping a good part of the country this morning, the frost

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art shows, pop-up vendors, craf and more. the festivities are along college avenue. it runs until 8:00 tonight. it is accessible through the bart station. it is a one day only makers market in san francisco. the event celebrates everything sf made. dors wille selling their locally made islands, including toys, plus much more. it will be inside the grand hall on the second floor. it runs from 10:00 until 4:00 this afternoon. all eyes will be on the sky is fleet week kicks off. we are tracking a foggy start. >> very foggy. visibility is down to zero miles

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>> building a better bay area. moving forward, finding solutions. this is abc 7 news. stephanie: soaring over san francisco. the sights and sounds of fleet week are back. good morning, i am stephanie sierra. it is saturday, october 8. the fleet week forecast, a foggy start today. >> when we look outside, you think it does not look good but we will get some sunshine. here is a live view of the golden gate bridge totally socked in. that marine layer has made an extensive push. very foggy start. temperatures range