good morning, america. for our viewers in the west, overnight, ukraine under attack. breaking news. breaking news. multiple strikes on ukraine's major cities overnight. explosions rocking the capital of kyiv. a pedestrian bridge hit in the center of the city. russia launching attacks on civilians. dozens of missiles fired, days after a devastating attack on a strategic bridgecrial to russia's supply line. as vladimir putin appoints a new general to oversee the war in ukraine, our team is reporting from across the region. countdown to the midterms. now less than a month away. the crucial battleground states

that could determine control of the senate and the house, and what it will take to win. violent protests escalating in the streets in iran after the death of a 22-year-old woman. now the other woman allegedly dying at the hands of authorities as protests around the globe break out in solidarity. caught on camera. a rookie police officer oening fire after approaching a teen sitting in a car in a fast-food parking lot. what could be next for the officer this morning as the 17-year-old fights for his life. out of bounds. the nfl changing its concussion protocols after the scary injury for dolphins quarterback tua tagovailoa. the new rules and why some say they don't go far enough to protect players. school bus drivers to the rescue. how a 2-year-old was saved, after the family's car was stolen with the child inside. >> call the police! >> how this amazing reunion happened within just minutes. >> ma'am, is this your baby?

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somebody other than alex trebek officially as host. got to sit down with them. the first time the two of them have sat down since officially being named. we got a lot into behind the scenes. that's coming up. >> can't wait to get to that. first we start with breaking news this morning. a new escalation in the war in ukraine, a deadly barrage of attacks launched on ukraine's major cities. >> including a deadly strike on the capital of kyiv, vladimir putin speaking just moments ago, saying he personally, personally ordered those attacks. britt clennett starts us off in kyiv with what we know at this hour. good morning, britt. >> reporter: good morning, robin. kyiv is on edge as we woke up to the sound of several loud bangs just after 8:00 a.m. smoke rising from the city center. this is one of the first targets that was hit. cleanup is under way. part of the road has been ripped up. windows blown out of this building behind me. this is a busy intersection where hundreds of cars pass through during rush hour and as far as we know, there were no military targets here.

there were attacks on infrastructure in kyiv as well, but also civilian areas without any apparent strategic or military significance, including a park and a pedestrian bridge that has no other purpose other than sightseeing, and the streets here in kyiv are nearly empty. we left the hotel bunker a short while ago, lot of people took cover after the first round of missile strikes, some in the city's subway. the timing of this, it is key. as i say, happening on a monday morning during rush hour when many people would have been traveling to school, traveling to work. this is the biggest attack on the capital since the beginning of the war and the first attack on the city center, making this a clear escalation. and as you say, putin said he personally ordered these strikes warning that if ukrainians attack russia and if they continue, the answers he said will be severe. robin? >> a clear escalation, britt. thank you. we go to our chief foreign correspondent ian pannell also in the region tracking the very latest on this major escalation

by putin. good morning to you, ian. >> reporter: good morning, robin. we're in kharkiv, the country's second largest city where we were also woken up this morning by the sound of multiple strikes. we counted at least six. as has been the case in most cities in ukraine, these strikes have not targeted military sites. they've targeted civilian sites, things like power plants and water facilities. this seems to be putin's response to the attack in crimea, collective punishment to the entire ukrainian population for what happened there. this morning, russia launching multiple attacks across ukraine. kyiv under the most intense bombardments since the war began. at least four districts were hit. russia deliberately targeting utilities, power plants, water supplies, but many civilian sites being hit.

many people now hiding in shelters across ukraine, the u.s. embassy now urging american citizens to shelter in place and depart ukraine as soon as it's safe to do so. president zelenskyy called to speak to an urgent g7 meeting. zelenskyy saying they want panic and chaos. they want to destroy our energy system. they're hopeless. these attacks coming after that devastating attack on the key strategic bridge. the explosion, a devastating blow to russia's supply line. video circulating on the line showing the moment a truck explodes, causing severe damage and partially collapsing the bridge. located in the kerch straight, the bridge connects russia to crimea itself. >> even if parts of the bridge are still useable it's still going to be very difficult for the russians to resupply their troops across this bridge into the south.

this was as much a psychological blow as a strategic blow. >> reporter: the four-lane highway unveiled in 2018 personally by putin now a long line of cars now wait to cross the badly damaged bridge. and in the aftermath, putin also appointing a new general to oversee the war in ukraine, known as the butcher in syria for his role as the commander there at the time of the aleppo mass bombardment. now mounting fears of putin's next move. >> there's a modern nuclear power, and the leader of that modern nuclear power willing to use irresponsible rhetoric the way that mr. putin has several times in just the last week or two, as well as the high tensions in ukraine over just the course of the last few days. the stakes are very high right now. >> reporter: well, as britt said, vladimir putin holding his national security council meeting, did directly tie the attack in crimea to the response here. significantly warning that more could come if ukraine continues to attack. no indication that ukraine will stop. i think everyone is bracing to

see how this escalates, what happens next. robin? >> all watching. ian, thank you so much. t.j.? robin, from there to the white house, our senior white house correspondent mary bruce is there for us. and mary, it appears that this is what president biden feared and has been warning about. >> reporter: t.j., good morning. we have heard the president warning in recent days about the high stakes at play in this war. so far no comment from the white house. the president is spending the day at home in delaware for the holiday. he'll be back here this afternoon. this administration is in near constant communication with the ukrainians. they have pledged to provide them with security assistance for as long as it takes, and the president in recent days, as we have seen russia struggling in this fight, openly questioning how will putin find a way out of this? asking what is his off-ramp here? this morning it's very clear for now putin's strategy is to double-down and escalate. t.j.? >> mary bruce for us at the white house. thank you so much.

whit? t.j. we turn now to "your voice, your vote." we're just 29 days away from the crucial midterm elections with the house and senate at stake. candidates in key races are dashing across their states in a final push for votes. congressional correspondent rachel scott is in studio with us and the very latest. good morning, rachel. >> whit, good morning. believe it or not we are just one month out from the election day for what's shaping up to be one of the most consequential election days in decades. candidates crisscrossing their states making their final pitches to voters. >> send me to d.c. and i'll be that 51st vote. >> reporter: republicans are fighting to win back the house and the senate. they see the path to victory through several key battleground states. in georgia, gop leaders rallying behind senate republican candidate herschel walker even as his campaign is rocked by controversies. >> this here abortion thing is false. it's a lie. >> reporter: walker opposes abortion, no exceptions. his democratic rival senator

raphael warnock making it clear he supports abortion rights. >> i support reproductive choice. my opponent on the other hand is talking about a nationwide ban. >> reporter: pennsylvania talk show host and republican candidate dr. oz is facing off against lieutenant governor john fetterman, back on the campaign trail after suffering a sproek jastroke just months ago. >> oz doesn't care about pennsylvania. never has. >> i'm the guy for change and pennsylvanians want change. >> reporter: and in nevada, democratic senator katherine cortez mastro is hoping to fend off the former state attorney general. >> folks, we only have one cance to save this state and save america. get out and vote. >> reporter: framing this election as a referendum, for republicans it's all about the economy and inflation. while democrats hope abortion rights will become a defining issue. playing out across the gubernatorial races too. election denials have also been taking center stage this

election. fivethirtyeight found 60% of americans will have a candidate who denied the election on the ballot. we mow this is especially critical in gubernatorial and secretary of state races. a major influence on how elections are carried out in the future. >> rachel, let's take a closer look here and break down the state of play, starting with the senate. >> it doesn't get more high stakes than this, the senate is split 50/50, the vice president casts the tie-breaking vote, there are 35 seats on the ballot this november for the senate races. republicans only need a net gain of one seat to get the majority in the senate. our friend at fivethiryeight believe that democrats are favored to keep the senate. i want you to look at how dramatically this changes if they lose one key race. if republican candidate herschel walker wins in georgia the chances of republicans taking the senate go up to 61%. this is exactly why we're seeing republicans rally behind walker in the way that they are, whit. >> a single race can make a big difference. in the house, rachel,

republicans feeling a bit more confident there. >> they definitely are. this is all going to come down to roughly a dozen toss-up seats. republicans need to net five seats to take the house. fivethiryeight shows they have a 70% chance of doing just that. their odds have declined following the supreme court's decision to overturn roe v. wade. >> all right, rachel. thanks so much. robin? >> it's great to have rachel in the studio with us. now we have that fallout after that police shooting after the unarmed teenager caught on camera in texas the young man's family said he's fighting for his life as the rookie police officer who shot multiple rounds at the car has now been fired. mola lenghi has the story. >> reporter: this morning, a visit to the fast-food drive-through gone horribly wrong. a san antonio police officer is off the force after shooting multiple times at 17-year-old eric cantu. he was sitting in his car with a female passenger. >> my best friend wasn't a deadly threat. he had a hamburger. he feared for his life in the moment. >> reporter: cantu who the district attorney said was unarmed is now on life support.

his family telling abc news he's still in critical condition and literally fighting for his life every minute of the day. released bodycam footage showing moments leading up to the altercation. officer james brennand recognized the teenager's maroon car as the potentially stolen vehicle. >> i have a vehicle in front of me. >> reporter: the officer approaching the car and then opening the door. >> get out of the car. >> reporter: video shows cantu attempting to drive away while the officer continues to shoot. >> shots fired, shots fired, shots fired. >> he didn't deserve this. he had no reason to shoot at him that many times. it's heartbreaking. >> reporter: brennand has since been fired from the san antonio police department as a result of his actions. the police officers association declining to represent brennand

saying, we understand the san antonio police department's decision to terminate officer james brennand but will refrain from further comment until a full investigation is completed. a police union also says they won't represent brennand because he hadn't completed his one-year probation period. the rookie officer was on the force just seven months before this incident. t.j.? >> mola, thank you so much. we want to turn now to the growing international outage over the iranian crackdown on protesters. people have been killed for the past few weeks. our foreign correspondent james longman with the latest. >> reporter: this morning, violent protests escalating in the streets of iran. iran human rights saying at least 185 citizens have been killed, 19 of them children since the protests began weeks ago over the death of mahsa amini died in police custody for not wearing her hijab correctly. she is not alone. the faces of more young iranian women coming to light allegedly dying at the hands of authorities. local media outlets reporting on

the death of this woman posted in this video on social media. iranian authorities kept her death a secret for nine days before burying her in a remote area. this video confirmed by amnesty international shows a 16-year-old vlogger on youtube also allegedly killed by security forces. as the deaths mount, so does solidarity around the globe. protests breaking out in paris, the hague and london. women worldwide now seen snipping their hair. from oscar-winning actresses to politicians. it's become a symbol of the resistance. on saturday an act of defiance. to what would be a state-controlled broadcast, hackers interrupted the program with an anti-government message. also heard saying, women, life, freedom and text reading join us

and arise. these protests spread to all parts of society. from some of the poorest areas to some of the richest and all ages. high school kids are taking part. this is a dangerous time for the regime. whit? >> we've seen that determination from the protesters. james, thank you. we move to an incredible rescue caught on camera in michigan. hero school bus drivers working together to save a 2-year-old after a car jacker drove off with the child inside the vehicle. gio benitez here with that story. gio, good morning. >> whit, good morning. this is one you truly have to see to believe. it happened less than a week ago but we're just now getting the video showing us exactly how those school bus drivers went the extra mile. this bus driver's day is about to become anything but typical in kentwood, michigan. parents are frantically waving him down. their car was just stolen and their 2-year-old baby is inside. >> they screamed at me that somebody had stolen their car with their baby in it. >> call the police.

there's a kid, somebody steal the car and the baby inside. >> reporter: the mother approaches in tears. >> i immediately got on the phone to 911. >> reporter: but dave skinner didn't stop there. he got on the radio to tell his colleagues and that made all the difference because another bus driver was listening. he turns that bus around and rushes to help the child. the thieves had left the baby on the side of the road. >> i know, i know. >> reporter: bringing the child on to the bus wrapped in that blanket, making a promise after she puts the child in a seat. >> gonna get you home. >> reporter: just minutes later that incredible reunion. >> ma'am, is this your baby? she's okay. she's okay. >> reporter: cars are replaceable. glad her child is home. >> absolutely. police are still looking for those thieves, but the child was

not fphysically harmed. those bus drivers are just grateful it ended the way it did, and guys, so are we. >> we certainly are, gio. thank you for bringing that to us. coming up, the nfl launching a new concussion protocol after the injury to the dolphins' quarterback. why some say it still doesn't go far enough. and also this morning, our exclusive interview with the hosts of "jeopardy!" hosts, yes, plural. how they're honoring alex trebek. but first, ginger, hey there. >> hurricane julia made some history over the weekend, the second farthest south we have seen in the atlantic basin. so it also brought before it was a hurricane a bunch of rain to venezuela. they had more than -- close to two dozen dead with still others missing. then it made landfall in nicaragua. now we've got moisture pulling into west texas. your local weather in 30 seconds. mmm, and three two, i'v7

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take a look at this crowd that greeted us in times square, huge fans lining up all night just to get a glimpse of global phenom nct 127. they will be performing live in our next hour. >> when we pulled up this morning, they were all excited. they got out and they were like, wait a minute. the disappointment we felt it but we're looking forward to them coming up later in the show. but first the top headlines we're following right now including that breaking news a deadly barrage of attacks launched in ukraine. vladimir putin saying personally ordered the attacks. the capital of kyiv coming under the most intense bombardment since the war began. civilian sites have been hit. many people now hiding in shelters across ukraine. also, some concerning new launches by north korea. firing off two short-range ballistic missiles. the latest in missile tests that has south korea and the u.s. on

edge. the wild card games are over, much like the mets season. last night -- hey, hey, hey -- the padres advanced after stunning the mets. the mets had a great season, high hopes going into the postseason but joe musgrove the pitcher dominated. next round of the playoffs start tomorrow. just the messenger here. >> you know you're in new york. talk about the mets like that. >> you took one for the team. >> there you go. we have a whole lot more ahead on "gma," including our exclusive interview with those two. mayim bialik and ken jennings. that's coming up. we turn to the nfl updating its concussion protocol after the injury to tua tagovailoa and the wave of criticisms that followed the league and players association. agreeing now to the proposed safeguards following an investigation into the incident. eva pilgrim joins us with all

the details. eva, good morning. >> good morning, guys. under immense pressure, the nfl making a mid season change to its concussion guidelines and we saw those new guidelines in action over the weekend. this morning, the nfl and players union agreeing to tighten the rules dictating when a player must come out of a game after taking a hit to the head. >> heavy pressure. >> reporter: on sunday dolphins backup quarterback teddy bridgewater tackled on his very first snap of the game. the team pulling him out per the new concussion guidelines. those guidelines in place because of this hit to dolphins starting quarterback tua tagovailoa less than two weeks ago. sacked, his head hitting the ground. his fingers spread wide and sf frozen in front of his face. >> neurological response to head trauma. >> reporter: just four days

earlier taking this hit. >> oh. >> reporter: stumbling as he got up. the team saying it was a back injury and that tua tagovailoa passed the concussion protocols so he was sent back in a few snaps later. investigation finding while concussion protocols as written at the time were followed, the outcome is not what was intended when the protocols were drafted. the league and players association now agreeing, if a player has an abnormality of balance, stability, motor coordination or dysfunctional speech, he will be prohibited from returning to the game. >> the trigger for this would be someone has a blow to the head or neck area and has the stumbling behavior afterwards. if we think someone may have suffered a brain injury, we want to keep them out of the game. if we're going to make a mistake we rather make a mistake on side of being cautious. >> there's some people saying the actual protocol hasn't changed. what's your response to that? >> this is fairly significant change, under the old protocol if someone stumbled or had gross motor instability it was up to the team doctor and the sideline unaffiliated neuroconsultant to

decide was that stumbling because of a brain injury or some other injury? under the new protocol, there's no need to make that distinction. if someone is stumbling, then they're automatically diagnosed with a concussion. >> reporter: critics saying the league didn't go far enough to protect players. >> i'm having trouble seeing what's significant about these changes. they're giving the team doctor an extraordinary amount of latitude to decide whether or not someone shows signs of a concussion and can go back in. nfl protocol is very aggressive for getting people back on the field. >> during the game yesterday, we heard mention that tua's scans have come back clean. the doctor telling me brain scans are not useful in monitoring concussions. 90% of scans will have normal scans. tua will have to go through all the protocols before allowed back on the field.

guys? >> want to make sure to be safe. hey, i like you two together. it's like, wait a minute, what day is today? >> eva thanks so much. we have our abc news exclusive now with the new "jeopardy!" hosts sitting down for their first joint interview since being named the host of the new season. you had a chance to speak with them. >> it's still remarkable to think the show has been on 39 seasons. this is the first one, though where the season is starting with the official hosts being someone other than alex trebek. mayim bialik and ken jennings are sharing these duties. we've been seeing them fill in a lot, but they're saying they learned a lot and still -- check this out -- they have a lot more to learn. they're the official new hosts of "jeopardy!" >> welcome back. >> reporter: mayim bialik and ken jennings. >> thank you, everyone. >> reporter: the two sat down with "gma" for their first joint interview since officially taking the reins of the hit game

show. >> i have a pretty good idea of what hosting is like. you have to do everything the contestants do, plus manage the game for them and the home viewer. >> and not make faces. >> reporter: the two kicking off the 39th season of the long-running television mainstay and stepping into the role long held by the great tv legend, alex trebek. >> it still feels like "jeopardy!" the people here are so good at their jobs, they kept the continuity. >> we're really ushering in what alex facilitated so beautifully which is highlighting contestants and the show that people know and love. >> ken, for you, you remember that feeling you had when you would walk on to the stage as a contestant and the feeling you have walking on as a host. >> i've talked to other contestants and they really treat this as, like, a holy space. the other day i came out and i was standing by the game board and i was like, i'm standing next to, you know, the freaking "jeopardy!" game board.

i see this at home every night, and now i get to work here. i just feel so lucky. like the kid that just won willy wonka's factory. >> you say freaking about it, gets excited. >> it was going to be something else, but this is a daytime audience. >> we won't edit that out. >> reporter: they gave us a little behind the scenes. >> this is where the magic happened. >> reporter: showed us a couple of secrets on the set. >> this is a podium that has a little step stool for me so i'm as tall as ken. >> for me it has a little squishy thing because i have flat feet. >> all the glamour. >> reporter: the show has changed a bit for the times. >> alex used to use a big piece of paper he would read from. we were first using that when i guest hosted, but now it's all electronic and the host can read clues off the monitor that's tied to the board. >> yeah. graphics update, you know, lighting gets sharper. you can see more of my crow feet. >> reporter: did you have to fight maybe the urge to try to

imitate alex trebek, to try to be like him? >> for me it was almost impossible. you're saying these phrases you heard alex say on tv for decades. how much would you look to wager? or let's take a look at the categories. and to this day i still hear alex echoing in my head, and i think it's nice. it's very comforting because, you know, alex got this right every day. >> here are the categories for the first round today. >> there's no imitating or competing even in your head for a timber or a tone or a pacing. i feel like alex's presence is here, and it is. it's in the words we heard him say for decades. i think also wanting to more imitate the feeling he created on the stage for the contestants and the audience. that's more what i think about. i'm mainly imitating general jennings. >> one of the nice things of having two hosts the focus is less on who's the iconic host of "jeopardy!" and it's more about "jeopardy!" as a game. some nights it'll be me, and

some nights it'll be mayim, but it's always going to be "jeopardy!" >> so long, everybody. >> so long, everyone. >> so long. >> both of them say they've gotten better at some things. mayim said she got too excited when a contestant got a response right. they said, it's "jeopardy!." we expect them to get the answers. she would get a little too excited. >> that happened to me when i was guest hosting. wow, how do they know this? >> you know how that is. >> definitely. >> they're comfortable in their spots now. watch "jeopardy!" weeknights, check your local listings. watch "celebrity jeopardy!" sundays right here on abc. coming up, the holiday shopping season, becky worley will have more on that. hey there, becky. >> good morning, robin. if you love to shop for the holidays this is the year for you. it's starting earlier than ever. i'll tell you what that means

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from november 1st until the end of the year, u.s. online holiday sales will hit $209.7 billion. that's just 2.5% growth from last year, a big change from the last seven years. growth has changed from 9% to 38%. the net effect bigger discounts for shoppers. this morning, a predicted pull back in spending from americans shopping this season. retailers discounting products heavily and earlier. >> our expectation over the shopping season may start earlier with discounting and retailers may respond with more aggressive discounting. . >> reporter: predictions that computers will be up to 32% off, last year those discounts just 10%, toys they say this year 22% off, apparel 19% off and appliances 18% off. >> they're extending the holiday shopping window.

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good morning, america. it's 8:00 a.m. breaking news. multiple strikes on ukraine's major cities overnight. explosions rocking the capital of kyiv. a pedestrian bridge hit in the center of the city. russia launching attacks on civilians, dozens of missiles fired. this days after a devastating attack on a strategic bridge crucial to russia's supply line. final sprint. countdown to the midterm elections now less than a month away. this morning, the crucial battleground states that could determine control of the senate and house, and what it will take to win. rigged? what the miss usa pageant director is saying about allegations that this year's winner was given preferential treatment. plus, how one of the judges and contestants are responding.

we're thriving in pink with the foods that can help reduce your risk of cancer overall including breast cancer. rachel beller is here with great ideas for every meal and snacks. ♪ don't show up ♪ ♪ don't come out ♪ don't mess with the very talented elisabeth moss. "the handsmaid tale" star joins us live. dishing about her favorite episode of the season. ♪ we'll be counting stars ♪ and oscar winner geena davis is live in times square, with her new memoir. why "thelma and louise" still impacts her life and her legacy she's building off the screen, as she's saying -- >> good morning, america. good morning. we're excited to see geena davis and elisabeth moss is going to be joining us live as well. you talk about l-i-v-e.

look at that crowd outside, t.j. >> can we hear them? what's going on outside? the crowd is screaming and yelling because of those guys. look at them there. the global phenomenon, they're here. they're greeting their fans outside. all of us showed up at 4:30 and that crowd was already gathered in anticipation of these guys. >> we were getting ready for this next hour and we heard this roar. we were, like, what's going out? you can see what's happening outside the window. also, might be a few out there to see our former colleague abc news former anchor dan harris, our dear friend here. he's going to talk about world mental health day which is today. he had a big ted talk. >> we're here for you, dan. we're excited. a lot of news this morning starting with the breaking news on the war in ukraine. overnight a barrage of attacks were launched on ukraine's major cities including the capital of

kyiv. britt clennett is there for us. good morning, again, britt. >> reporter: good morning, robin. this morning, kyiv is on edge. we woke up to the sound of several loud bangs just after 8:00 a.m. smoke rising from the city center. now, this is one of the first targets that was hit. cleanup is under way, but the impacts of the strike there's rubble everywhere. really, this is just a few yards away from a playground where kids come to enjoy themselves. robin, this is not of strategic military importance. this is a message of terror from president putin. another target was a busy intersection where hundreds of cars passed through during rush hour. again as far as we know there were no military targets there. people are slowly returning to the streets. most people took cover after the first round of missiles some in the city's subway, but the timing of this is key, happening on monday morning, when many people would have been going to work. they would have been going to

school. this is the biggest attack on the capital since the beginning of the war, and the first attack on the city center making this a very clear escalation as i said to president putin. he personally ordered these strikes. he said if the attacks continue, the answer will be severe. robin? >> all right, britt, thank you. we'll go back to our chief foreign correspondent ian also there in the region. he's tracking this major escalation by putin. good morning again, ian. >> reporter: yeah, good morning, robin. that's right, it wasn't just the capital kyiv that was hit but multiple major cities across ukraine in morning in what looked like a concerted, coordinated attack by the kremlin. here in kharkiv, we were also woken up to the sound of strikes. many of the strikes here and around the country have deliberately targeted the utility, the power plant and the water supply. power has been out all morning, the same picture in many other parts of the country, one of the largest attacks we've seen across the country since the

start of the war. vladimir putin making it clear that this was a direct response to the attack on the bridge in crimea, russian occupied crimea connecting the russia mainland to crimea itself. he says, if there are any more attacks of ukraine on to what he sees as russian territory there will be more to come. we're waiting to see how putin continues to escalate. robin? >> all right, ian, as always, we appreciate your reporting. thank you. t.j.? all right, let's turn now to your "your voice, your vote." we're just 29 days away from the crucial midterm elections with the house and senate at stake. let's check in again with our congressional correspondent who's off the hill today and in times square, look at that. rachel scott here in studio. good to have you. hey there. what are you watching? >> republicans are fighting to win back the house and the senate in this final stretch they're focused on several key battle ground states that could decide it all. let's start with georgia. gop leaders are rallying behind republican candidate herschel walker even as his campaign is rocked by controversy, he's facing allegations that he paid

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>> i felt like i was on my own. >> i'm with you. hey, tomorrow on the show, it's star-studded yet again, we got john stamos tracee ellis ross, pierce brosnan. all are here live. >> so fun. first right now, our "gma" cover story, and the miss usa pageant. the director responding in an interview to allegations that this year's pageant was rigged. we're also hearing from one of the judges. stephanie ramos has the story. good morning to you, stephanie. >> reporter: good morning. there's this cloud of controversy now over the miss usa pageant. it's kind of unfortunate, but i spoke with officials and they said the pageant was definitely not rigged because of a few allegations the miss universe organization is now investigating. this morning, ugly allegations at one of the premier beauty pageants. >> miss usa is texas! >> reporter: some contestants now saying the miss usa pageant

was rigged in favor of miss texas who won the crown last monday. >> it was not rigged whatsoever. 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: gabriel is now the first filipino american to win miss usa. soon after the contest, some of the contestants calling foul saying she was given an unfair advantage. >> the official pageant coaching school of miss usa sponsored all of the contestants but gave an extremely more generous amount to miss texas usa. >> reporter: crystal stewart, president of the miss usa organization says there's no merit to the accusations. >> with this academy every single contestant had free training. what was offered to each state director was the same opportunity as the state level sponsorship as well. >> reporter: what can you show other contestants as proof that's not what took place?

>> i feel that's what the investigation is for, to show the facts and the transparency of what's offered. >> reporter: some are also alleging a miss usa sponsor flew gabriel to a resort that's also a supporter of the pageant to shoot a promotional video before she won. >> after she won miss texas usa they invited her to do promotional video. she paid for her own flight to go there to shoot the promotional video. they repurposed that video once she won the competition after the pageant. >> reporter: other contestants are also speaking out. >> what's important is all the contestants feel they have a fair shot at the crown. that starts with more transparency in judging. >> reporter: now, one of the judges weighing in about his experience. >> there absolutely was no pressure, no prodding, no elbowing, no nothing like that. >> miss usa's pageant president

also tells me she has receipts to prove that no part of the pageant was rigged. as a former miss usa herself, she says she knows how hard contestants work to prepare for this opportunity, and says they deserveto know the truth. robin? >> stephanie, thank you. now to thriving in pink, our coverage of breast cancer awareness month. this morning we're focused on food. dietitian and our dear friend rachel beller is here to talk about a consistently healthy diet could reduce your risk of cancer overall. always great to see you. >> always great to be here. >> the big shout out. i want to start off by saying something here. you're no by means saying this will prevent or cure cancer. many organizations, including american cancer society that has linked some foods to the potential of reducing the risk. >> it's not about a single food, it's about maintaining a healthy weight and healthy diet over time that makes a difference

that could potentially reduce the risk of cancer. we got antioxidants foods and we'll kick it off with breakfast here, i've got my multiseed power mix, something new, whole hemp seeds, the hearts are rich in protein, the whole is rich in protein and fiber. then we also added some sprouted ground flaxseed, omega-3s, fiber and chia seeds, this trio together goes into our berry jam here, multiseed berry jam, delicious, you can put in your yogurt, oatmeal. >> it's about tweaking here and there. >> yes. adding more power. >> we got breakfast.

how about lunch and dinner? >> for lunch and dinner, our next power food, a secret one we're revealing, spices. you know i love spicing. >> i know you do. >> what i have here is a golden tahini sauce over chickpeas that are crispy. the golden tahini sauce, the differencemaker here is the power spice blend. >> i love this. >> i know it's your favorite. all you do is this is so simple. >> i'll help you out here. >> put some tahini paste in the blender. sesame paste, you're going to put an equal amount of water there. >> okay. >> one lemon that has been squeezed. >> one lemon. >> then we add a heaping tablespoon of the spice blend and a little bit of sea salt. >> a touch of sea salt. >> it gets blended up.

look at how gorgeous that is. creamy tahini. absolutely amazing. >> what do you do with it once you have it? >> once we have it -- here we took chick peas and cauliflower. here i have oil and my every savory spice blend, paprika, cumin, cayenne, put it in the oven and look at that. that absolutely is gorgeous. take the golden tahini sauce. sorry i'm doing everything for u. >> ylway do. lo a th.>> l how grett t unless tas s haveug imct. tay uch goodo our health, so simple and delicious. >> okay, healthier dessert. healthier dessert.

>> our next power-up food is cacao. go crazy for chocolate. this is so good for us. we have chocolate fig cookies. what of my difference makers here is cacao. >> cacao! >> also my golden breakfast blend that has cacao and turmeric. they're better together nutritionally. we have almond flour. so simple, fast and easy. >> i think this gio's favorite. >> that is gio's favorite. >> how about snacks? we got to get it between this meals. that's sometimes when things go off the rails. >> another simple way to level up our snacks is with horseradish. >> horseradish? >> we think of it as something for our steak. horse radish is amazing for us. it's part -- it's a root, loaded with antioxidants. you need a little bit. >> a little goes a long way.

>> a little goes a long way. it gives your hummus a kick. my patients, everyone loves this. lymeou didn't mentio whaisll a she's really big about the fiber. >> you got to fiber up. i recommend 10 gs before noon. you got to start your day with that. >> you talked about your masterclass, her nutrition masterclass launches on october 29th. for this morning's recipes head to our website and put your cell phone camera at the qr code on your screen. thank you. thank you for what you've done for amber and all of us. >> from the heart. from the heart. >> hey, whit. very excited about this next guest. turning now to world mental health day with our good friend and former colleague, author and host of 10% happier, dan harris. his new ted talk is focusing on his journey to self-love. take a look.

>> relationships are probably the most important variable when it comes to human flourishing. you improve even further and up you go. that is the whole point here, self-love properly understood, not as narcissism, but as having your own back is not selfish. it makes you better at loving other people. >> dan is joining us right now. go t se eacotr ita bit. >> yes. >> but it's been a year since you left weekend "gma" to spread happiness around the world. i thought you would have a long, white beard by now. >> wearing just a loin cloth. >> exactly. >> this is the first time i have worn a suit within a year and the pants are a little tight. i'm not going to lie to you. >> we're so happy for everything you've been doing and now you're officially a ted talk speaker. what was that experience like? >> super intense. i don't think i've been more nervous than any other appearance. they make you rewrite the draft over and over. i think i wrote my speech eight times and then they make you rehearse it and rehearse it.

you have to memorize it. there's no teleprompter. for me what was really hard i was talking about something that i never talked about publicly before that was really, really embarrassing. >> let's get into that. you were inspired to do this based on what's called a 360 review. tell us more about what that is and the results. >> it's a diabolical exercise. i don't know if you've ever had one. >> no. scares me a little bit. >> pretty scary. it's done in corporate settings. they'll do an anonymous survey, it's of your boss' peers and direct reports. the idea is to get a 360 sense of your strengths and weaknesses. it's like hearing people talk about you behind your back, but to your face. the idea is to make you better at your job. >> you did a couple of these, the first one that inspired the ted talk here it pulled up some personal stuff that you had to

work on. >> it was brutal. i was a quasi-self-help guru this was four years ago. i wanted to get a sense of how i was doing and i included in my 360, my wife, my brother, and two of my meditation teachers along with colleagues from abc news and my startup company, and it was devastating. it was devastating. people talked about me being impatient, dismissive, emotionally guarded, not really showing my emotions, being rude sometimes, especially to junior staffers, which i did not see myself that way and they used words like authoritarian and a diva. they also said a lot of nice things about me, but there were a lot of really harsh things in there, and i felt like a fraud. i thought i've got to quit, like, i've got to hang this -- nobody can ever see this, and i really went into the fetal position for awhile. >> when you came out of the fetal position what did you learn for this experience and what are you able to share with others? >> i decided to attack it. i did therapy, executive coaching, communications coaching and i ultimately went

on a nine-day silent meditation retreat to do this kind of meditation that's called love and kindness. i learned if you want to get better at your relationships with other people you need to have a better relationship with yourself. many of us struggle with our demons and reject them. we feel shame. the counterintuitive move is to have a warm relationship with the aspects of your personality that you struggle with. that opened up an upward spiral where you can be cool with yourself and others. >> as you're working on loving yourself we love you here at "gma." you've been a mentor to me and so many of us. congratulations on ted talk. dan harris, everybody, the ted talk is out right now. >> let's go over to ginger. a mentor to me too. can't wait to watch the dan harris ted talk. i'm out here on a perfect morning to see nct. get the pictures going. we can't wait to hear the performances.

you know it's going to get colder. you're lucky you got in here -- you're still freezing though. they've been out here all morning. a beautiful look at fall, the good part of autumn, oh, yeah that's maggie valley from north carolina. driving through seeing the pops of color. little elevation there, the drought played into some of that in new england. ready for this. a little peek of mild. that new cold blast settles in, detroit goes down to the 30s, minneapolis there, too, right, so cold. your eye make upmmm, and three'7 news meteorologist drew tomb of7 the accuweather forecast morning clouds giving way to sunshine later on today. we'll go into the 60s and 70s around the bayshore line 80s in our warm response away from the coast pretty close to average for this time of the year marine layer. right on back later on tonight 40s and 50s with areas of dense fog along the coast. here's the accurate the 7-day forecast a pretty steady pattern of morning clouds to afternoon sunshine and early preview of the weekend cooler than average.

okay, everybody, coming up, geena davis is here in studio to talk about her new memoir. stay with us on "gma."

>> building a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions, this is abc 7 news. kumasi: let's take a look at traffic. jobyna: we have a major update for anyone who relies on bart, the woman creek station. it's currently closed at the moment due to police activity in the area. we have not been given any other details. as soon as we get more we will get those to you. this is one of our slowest bridges now and we have a really foggy start to the morning at the golden gate bridge in an advisory has been issued. kumasi: we have our

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7 news update in another 30 minutes. can find the latest at abc7news.com. ♪ ♪ it's not the same as it was ♪ ♪ in this world ♪ we are delighted to have our next guest here. on screen she's an oscar winner who has played everything from a star baseball player to the president of the united states. off screen she has been instrumental, folks, in working to create gender parity in media. now she's wrote a beautiful new memoir called "dying of poli politeness." so great to have you here on "gma." we were discussing the cover and everything like that. >> cover is so charming. >> you write about -- the reason i stumble is, because i know you

this as this confident self-assured woman and then when reading the book it took some time for you to get to where you are now because your parents talked about politeness so much. tell people what you mean by that. >> they were both from small towns in vermont. new englanders can be kind of, keep things to yourself, but they were profoundly polite and the way i was raised was that, like, even if someone was handing you an already poured glass of water, you had to no thank you, i'm not thirsty. having needs was not polite and so it was very extreme, yeah. >> she talked about -- she mentioned the confidence that we see now. but some of that came about you say because of so much help to susan sarandon and that movie "thelma and louise." how did that help you on your journey so much? >> it had a huge impact on me,

more than anything i've done because of susan. and she is someone who's a woman who says what she thinks without saying, i don't know what you think, or this is probably a dumb idea. i have, like, six things i have to say before i get to the point. and from the minute i met her i realized that she was like that and i was like, wait a minute. a woman can be like that? and she watalking ry d was likt freaking out. he's perfectly fine. so i had three months of taking a bath and watching a woman be like that. >> unapologetic. >> so great. another movie that profoundly impacted you was "a league of their own." that's just one of the most glorious movies ever and it brought out another side of you.

>> the athletic side of myself because i was the tallest kid all the way through. you can relate. i didn't want to try any new sports because that would encourage people to look at me but i had to play the best baseball player ever and so i trained and the coaches said you have some real untapped athletic ability. it turned out i sort of do. >> aren't you into archery now? >> you're being shy you're really good at archery. >> yes. i took it up at 41 and went crazy about it and became obsessed. two and a half years later i was a semi-finalist at the olympic trials. >> i saw that. >> 2 1/2 years, mastered it. we really do love all your films and as lara said, "a league of their own." tom hanks, it was funny what you wrote about him. he angered you for some reason. >> yes, only because he was the

nicest person you've ever met. i had been used to having a reputation onset as being the nicest person onset. i was like i can't outnice him. >> outnice tom hanks. >> he's the greatest guy. >> go ahead -- >> that was so important to me. >> you talked about what you learned on sets but the first movie you ever auditioned for was "tootsie." you got that role. you had no idea how to behave onset. you were being nice and being a good worker, you would show up on days you didn't have anything to shoot. >> no one ever explained to me you only come on the days you shoot. i never wanted to ask any questions. i assumed everybody had to come every day. i'd be there every morning at 6:00, and bring a chair and put it right next to sidney pollak and spend the day watching him direct. it was incredible.

>> what is the hope for people who pick up your book? >> like you said, i think hopefully women can relate to, you know, to the kind of -- i had an extreme example of that but, that you can -- my life was it unl make it and -- especially doing fictional characters. i think there's something there. >> i think there's definitely something there and always a delight having you. thank you. >> thank you. >> thank you so much. geena's book "dying of politeness" comes out tomorrow. coming up next, elisabeth moss is here live as well. so come on back.

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we're back now with our october "gma we're back now with our october "gma" book club pick it's called "mad honey." already starting so many to sit down with both of the go- authors and there are spoilers in this interview i'm warning you. good morning to you, juju. >> good morning to you, lara. the spoilers are great fun but really it's not very often that two rock stars of the literary world team up to co-author a novel together. jodi and jennifer have created a dazzling story that's a coming of age novel and whodunit.

does the past always remain in the rearview mirror? it's the central question of mad honey, co-written by acclaimed authors jodi picoult and jennifer finney boyland. a gripping novel told by two women starting over, but bound together by a twist. >> years ago olivia escaped an abusive marriage and taking her son asher and starting over. one day olivia gets a phone call. lily is dead and asher is being questioned by police. to me this is a book about whether the past ever stays in the past and the nuances of how we become who we're supposed to be. >> and what do we owe the people we love telling them about who we have. as a transgender woman i'm haunted by that question sometimes. >> jenny, this book in many ways is your dream. >> it is my dream. i literally had a dream, may

2017, the dream was i was co-authoring a book with jodi picoult. first thing i did is tweeted that out. jodi happened to be online and sent me a dm seconds later that said -- >> what's it's about? >> reporter: i sat down with the best selling authors at the new york hilton midtown, its rooftop home to six urban beehives and 450,000 buzzing guests and their queens. a nod to olivia beekeeping, something jodi said she spent months researching. >> for me it was about the idea that there was this matriarchy in the bee world. i loved that. i wanted to use that metaphorically in our story. >> reporter: the authors also exploring gender identity issues through the lens of a transcharacter. >> for some of your readers it may be the first time they're experiencing a transcharacter with such depth.

did you feel that pressure? >> i always feel that pressure as a very public person, sometimes i feel like i have to be the jackie robinson of the transgender movement, i always have to be perfect. i can't be perfect. i can tell a pretty good story on a good day, though, and by the time you find out there's a transcharacter in this book you have already fallen in love with them. >> that's the point, the point is to make you question your assumptions. even if you know there's a transcharacter in this book, you probably don't know which one it is right off the bat. >> reporter: while transrights are a growing political flashpoint, they hope this novel will open hearts and minds. >> i don't know if a book can change the world, but i certainly hope it can change one or two hearts. >> you said you don't want people to take something away from the novel. you want people to give something. >> i want them to give a thought. i want them to give a chance. people make a lot of judgments about those folks you don't know well.

it's not about trans' issues. it's about people like you and me. >> two fabulous thinkers and writers. we covered so much ground with jenny and jodi, more of our conversation to share tonight on "nightline" and this weekend on "gma" saturday. "mad honey" is out now. if you want to keep reading along, do it on instagram @ @gmabookclub. let's go over to ginger. >> thanks, lara. i'm out here with a bunch of ladies celebrating how many years? >> 50. >> 50 birthdays in new york city. did you all see the moon last night? >> yes. >> how about this time lapse, we got this from connecticut. oh, gorgeous, right, this comes ahead of decent weather, you all have a good one for your trip and then of course as you head back to illinois it's going to be cooler by the weekend.and th. i'm abc 7 news meteorologist th. drew tune with your accuweather forecast morning clouds giving way to afternoon sunshine temperatures pretty close to average for this time of the year accuweather saturday shows you cooler weather headed away

for the upcoming weekend. our next guest here is our next guest here is two-time emmy award winner elisabeth moss who stars in, executive produces, and is one of the directors of the "handmaid's tale" on hulu. we're both trying to get into the chair, right. >> really deep seat. it's either back here. you're fine, you're 6 whatever. i'm 5'3". it's not so good. >> you look comfortable. >> very comfortable. >> let's jump into it. this show, when you first signed on six years ago, did you have any idea it would resonate and have this much of a cultural impact? >> not at all. you never do know how it's going to be received. you kind of just pick something that you feel like i would want to watch, i would be interested in, resonates with me and it resonated with the people who made it and apparently others as

well. >> so we're in season five right now. most recently it's been renewed for its sixth and final season. how does it feel now though after all this work to know there's actually an end in sight here? >> we've known there's an end in sight for a little bit. bruce miller, my wonderful show runner and i talk about how it's june's story, but it's june's -- a slice of her life. s, you know, we're not going to tell the entire story of everything that happens in gilead. we'll tell this portion of this woman's life. we knew it was going to come to an end at some point. >> an exclusive preview of the episode that comes this wednesday on hulu. let's take a look. >> where are you taking us? >> we're refugees. we have asylum in canada. >> there are people you can call

who know who we are. >> what's your name? >> june osbourne. >> no. you're ear tagged. tell me who you are. >> nobody. >> i mean this show is so intense. it's dark. it's terrifying at times, but you're saying this episode the ending has you extremely excited. >> it really does. i joke i'm the biggest fan of the show. i've seen this episode several times. the end of this episode it's a beautiful episode, but the end of this episode is one of the best cliffhangers we have ever done. that's not just me trying to sell the show. it's just -- it's actually -- it makes me scream every time i watch it it's so delicious. so i'm so excited for people to see it. i truly think they're going to be like what the -- >> you heard it hear first.

with all the cliffhangers and everything we seen so far. we're excited about that. i want to ask you, you also work as a director. what is that like to sort of put your director hat on and direct yourself as you do the show? >> it actually is -- it's not as crazy as a leap as you would think. i've been so involved in the show over the last few years and i have watched myself a million times and i've been able to become very, very objective about my own performance. it's not that crazy. one reason i wanted to direct on the show you're supposed to direct something that you feel connected to and you feel like you know how to tell the story and that's how i felt about this show. so it's a very natural transition in a way but i felt there was this part of the story that i really wanted to tell in a different way. >> fans are loving it. congratulations. we're looking forward to the final season coming up down the road. elisabeth, thank you so much for joining us this morning. >> thank you for having me. >> don't miss the newest episode of "the handmaid's tale"

this wednesday on hulu. coming up, global phenom nct 127. stay with us.

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♪ one more time for nct 127. one more time for nct 127. that performance this morning. thank you guys. thank you so much. we're going to have a look at george's huludocu-series "power trip." this clip showed our rachel scott asking questions to republican candidate herschel walker. >> i know why you're here. democrats don't want to talk about joe biden or what they've done to georgia families. >> mr. walker -- >> no. >> thank you for -- >> no. >> thank you for taking my question. your own son has said that you are not a family man. he has called you a liar. why should georgia voters believe your word over his? >> because i love my son so much.

he's a great little man. i love him to death. i'll always love him no matter what he says. >> mr. walker, with other parts of your campaign -- >> we're going over here. >> have you reached out to anyone, mothers of your children? >> no. >> why not? >> why do i need to? >> episodes of "power trip" are available on hulu with new episodes dropping un-sundays. check out monday night football. the raiders versus the chiefs, 8:00 eastern on espn. have a great day.

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building a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions, this is abc 7 news. kumasi: good morning. i am kumasi. let's check in on the roadways. jobina: we seem to have a big issue with the walnut creek bart station. just a heads up. it is closed to -- due to police activity. there will be buses taking you through the station. there is no access to the parking area at the walnut creek station. all shut down right now. still a fog advisory at the golden gate bridge. >> we have a lot of sunshine above our marine layer, dense fog in the north bay. temperatures were slowly warming through the 50's. clouds giving way to sunshine this afternoon. temperatures close to average.

kumasi: now it is time for live with kelly and ryan. we will be back at 11:00 for midday live. deja vu: it's live with kelly and ryan. today, superstar hockey goalie, henrik lundqvist, and from the new film, let's get physical, michael consuelos. plus super savings at the supermarket as we kick off live's common cents finance week. all next on live. and now here are kelly ripa and ryan seacrest. ["bam bam" by camila cabello] amazing, was it? oh, yeah, i hear it now. ♪ it knocked me down but i'm back on my feet ♪ ♪ así es la vida, sí ♪ -ow! -♪ yeah, that's just life, baby ♪ ♪ i was barely standin', but now i'm dancin' ♪ oh, you're gonna dip me? i was gonna dip you, yeah. [cheering] you know, when you dip me, i don't know... when you dip, i dip, we dip. [laughs] what do you mean? you don't know what?

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