in america this morning breaking news, ukraine's capital under attack overnight, several explosions rocking the city people fleeing to shelters, local officials blaming kamikaze drones, the latest from keith countdown to the midterm elections. the new polls showing problems for democrats in the empty debate podium last night in a high stakes senate race. suspected serial killer wanted in connection with six killings captured. police say he was hunting for his next victim. what we're learning about him buyer beware why more retailers are doing away with free return policies, goalpost mayhem. college football fans teargoal o

who's going to pay to replace them and from the surprise at sea special serenade during brain surgery? mhm. to the january 6th spoofed on snl doordash. it's chuck shoe. monday, october 17th. from abc news in new york. this is america this morning. good monday morning, everyone we want to begin this morning with breaking news. a new round of attacks on ukraine's capital smoke could be seen billowing from the same central district in kiev that was struck last week. officials say russia targeted the city with suicide drones provided by iran. the early morning attack damage several apartment buildings, leaving one in flames as residents scrambled for cover, the latest in the russian retaliation campaign that began one week ago and it follows a deadly attack on russian forces inside their own country this weekend. two gunmen opened fire

in a russian military training ground, killing 11 soldiers, the kremlin calling it a terrorist attack. meanwhile president zelinsky urging ukrainians to conserve electricity after missile strikes damaged more of the country's infrastructure and the other big story this morning. the countdown to the midterm elections and the debate last night in a crucial race, the race for senate in georgia, but one of the candidates did not attend, agreed to only one debate, which was on friday when he flashed a sheriff's badge to the audience. he is now explaining that moment. in a new interview. meanwhile a new poll shows voters are increasingly worried about the economy and inflation, which could pose a big problem for democrats. abc is justin finch has more now beginning with the debate in georgia. justin good morning. and good morning a lot to watch this morning with little more than three weeks until the midterm elections. herschel walker is responding to another controversy, and he was a no show for last night's debate. an

empty podium stood where herschel walker could have debated his opponents last night in the race for georgia's senate . mr walker has declined to participate in his represented by an empty podium, walker opted not to appear his campaign, saying he never agreed to attend . it comes as critics accused him of pretending to be law enforcement after he flashed a badge at friday's debate. you have a prop that is not allowed, sir. in a new interview, the former football star says the badge is real, he says he got it from the sheriff of johnson county, georgia, walker clarified. it's an honorary badge. everyone can make fun, but this bad give me the right. let me finish. if anything happened in this counter. i have the right to work with the police and getting things done, national sheriff's association said an honorary badge quote is for the trophy case. why make the decision that flash it at the debate? not true. the johnson county sheriff's office writing on facebook that walker was made an honorary sheriff's

deputy for his dedication to law enforcement and commitment to public safety. walker is locked in a tight race against democrat senator raphael warnock. republicans view georgia as a must win to take control of the senate, but it could be smoother sailing for them in the house, where a new model predicts republicans will take control from democrats who has momentum appears to be slowing due to growing concern about the economy. a new poll finds 65% of voters believe the economy is getting worse. and president biden will make campaign stops in pennsylvania this weekend travel to florida november 1st to campaign for charlie crist, who is running against governor, rhonda santis. rhiannon justin. thank you. raleigh, north carolina, say the motive for thursday's deadly shooting rampage along the nature trail remains unclear of 15 year old alleged shooter is in the hospital in grave condition with wounds suffered during a shootout with police. one man whose wife was among the five

people killed. is just trying to make sense of it all. miss it, and i don't need i barely know what to do now. starting to sink in that she's she's not gonna be here, can you boy just devastating neighbors came together over the weekend to remember the victims. police have set up a memorial for officer gabriel torres, who was off duty and was reportedly waiting to see his wife when he was killed. we are learning more about the dramatic arrest of a suspected serial killer in california, accused in six murders. police say he was hunting for another victim when he was captured. this morning, the suspect in six killings in stockton, california is under arrest. 43 year old wesley brownlee taken into custody two am saturday as police alleged he was prowling the streets in search of another victim surveillance team followed this person while he was driving. we watched this patterns and

determine early this morning. he was on a mission to kill. we are sure we stopped another killing . investigators believe brownlee is connected to five shooting deaths in stockton and one in oakland. all of the victims men from 21 to 54 years old. one woman. natasha was also shot. she survived her injuries. ballistics helped police link all of the shootings. she desribed her terrifying encounter with the gunman. there was no words exchanged didn't say anything. um, didn't come any closer. just started dead shooting. i started i just saw. i just saw flashes. investigators had asked for the public's help in identifying this man seen in surveillance video near two of the crime scenes with the people of our city of stockton, california come together. and we unite. we can get things done in a mire started a citizens group on facebook to help police track down the alleged killer administrative team on this

group has has worked so hard with the community to try to uncover like every stone and try to identify who this this person was, who's been terrorizing our community. residents in the area are now breathing. a sigh of relief capture just shows the diligence of our police force and the commitment that they have to the communities. brownlee is due in court tomorrow for an arraignment, and police say a motive remains a mystery overseas a massive fire at this notorious president in iran is now blamed for the deaths of at least eight inmates . officials say the fire started after a fight. political prisoners in recent anti government protesters are among those being held at the facility , and more angry protests broke out on the streets outside the prison. it's not clear if the fire is related to the unrest over the death of a woman in police custody for violating the country's dress code. a whistleblower is now accusing former president trump's social media company of violating federal securities laws. will wilkerson is a former executive at trump media and technology

group, which launched the truth social platform, he tells the washington post that trump's company tried to raise capital by making fraudulent misrepresentations about its finances. sources tell abc news . the sec is now investigating it is generally a civil violation. there are extreme cases where it can be a criminal violation. it's serious. it's not a good idea to be on the wrong side of a securities law violation. according to the post. wilkerson was fired after the newpaper contacted the company for a comment. trump media calls wilkerson's claims false and defamatory farmers who transport crops in the mississippi river say low water levels will be causing food prices to rise even higher. the river is nearing a record low in some areas due to the drought. farmers say that's forcing them to move crops and trucks, which is more expensive than river barges, and those costs will eventually be passed on to consumers. the river is low

levels have revealed the wreck of a ship built in 18 86. it used to be a ferry in baton rouge but sank during a storm back in 1915. it is time now for a look at your monday weather. cold air moving over the great lakes is forming lake effect snow today in several areas, michigan's upper peninsula could see more than 18 inches through tonight that cold air dipping well into the middle of the country as morning lows will be in the twenties from minnesota to kansas and in the thirties as far south as nashville, checking today's high temperatures still in seasonably warm or unseasonably mild make that for much of the west eighties along the gulf coast. sixties in the northeast. coming up. why scientists claim we could have a vaccine for cancer by the year. 2030 head attention shoppers y

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someone in america who has no idea it's coming. see it happen live. an apparent case of road rage resulted in this the honda civic landing on top of a mercedes. a woman says the honda driver tried to cut her off twice in a sydney parking garage the second time the civic hit a gate and a speed bump. launching into the air, the german company that developed the marin a covid vaccine with fizer says the technology could be used to make vaccines to target cancer, possibly by 2030. the founders of biontech are trying to repurpose the covid shot to order the immune system to destroy cancer cells instead of the coronavirus. now they were already working on cancer

vaccines when the pandemic hit, and several clinical trials are now underway, and beginning today, hearing aids will be available without a prescription in pharmacies and big box stores . the fda estimates the over the counter devices will save consumers about $1400 per individual hearing aid. some devices will be available at walgreens, walmart and best buy . cvs begins online sales this week holiday shopping season approaches, you may find something a little bit different this year. returning gifts may not be so easy or cheap anymore. buyers beware free returns may soon be a thing of the past. the cost of returns is becoming so astronomical for retailers right now they have no choice but to pass that cost on to the consumer. the national retail federation reports $218 billion worth of online purchases were returned in 2021 that is more than double the amount in 2020. as a result, some major retailers are now adjusting

their return policies, including h and m, which is now testing a return fee in certain places. other retailers are already charging for some returns. zara 3 95 for any returns to a drop off point. abercrombie and fitch , a $7 return service crews prepaid label 7 50. j. c penney is charging a flat rate of $8.01 reason for the new return fees is an in crease in what's called bracketing. that's when a consumer buys the same clothes in several different sizes and colors with plans to return what they no longer want, since the lockdowns of 2022, realizing that shopping has changed, it's very easy to get the product into their homes and try on things in the comfort of their homes, and then just send back what they don't want. and retailers do not have the infrastructure to deal with that mask. quantity of returns. later

on. good morning america. we'll take a closer look at how you can avoid those big return fees. the winning tickets in friday's huge mega millions lottery drawing was sold where it's really needed. lottery officials say the ticket was bought at a 7 11 in fort myers, florida, which was devastated by hurricane ian . the other winning ticket for the $494 million jackpot drawing was sold in california. coming up why the movie halloween ends has sparked a big debate at the box office head college football fans tear down the goal posts on the field, throwing them into a local river to celebrate a huge win the question now who pays to win the question now who pays to replace them? my asthma felt anything but normal. ♪ ♪ it was time for a nunormal with nucala. nucala is a once-monthly add-on treatment for severe eosinophilic asthma that can mean less oral steroids. not for sudden breathing problems. allergic reactions can occur. get help right away for swelling of face, mouth, tongue, or trouble breathing. infections that can cause shingles have occurred. don't stop steroids unless told by your doctor.

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streaming services at the same time, which cut into the film's box office potential. we turn now to the mayhem after a college football game this weekend, tennessee fans ripping down the goal posts and then throwing them in a local river to celebrate their big win over alabama. the team then tweeted this yesterday, saying, yeah, that was awesome. anyhoo turns out that in order to play next week's game, we need gold posts on our field. could y'all help us out? here's a b cs derek dennis. and here they come. it was pandemonium among tennessee fans storming the football field after the team beat rival alabama. but these fans weren't just rowdy, very important uprights that are coming down river. tonightg dn bo thampingen unbelievable scene running out in middlefield, but you can see the swarm of orange coming down

tennessee coach josh heiple in a postgame news. conference said his big concern with safety administration had a plan and we're gonna try to make sure that our team was safe for our staff were safe. and now it's payback time. tennessee football tweeting sunday it's now raising money to buy new goalposts, with fans given several options to donate $16 for the number of years it's been since the balls beat alabama of $52.49 donation , which mimics the final score of the game or a $1019.15 donation. a nod to the 101,915 fans in the stadiums. sold out crowd, but it wasn't just the goalpost that will cost tennessee. the sec ifindin the r those fans storming the field py . so far, the fundraising for new goalpost is a success more

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