right now in america this morning, three weeks until election day, the candidates in two of the closest watch races face off and things get heated notice that he didn't actually answer the question. i did not working, mr vance, we have a question about school shootings, please moments and the new polls , plus the new prediction about the economy just in time for the final days of the campaign. whether reality check more than a foot of snow temperatures in the twenties and freeze warnings deep into the south. what to expect today? murder mystery. the bodies of four close friends found dismembered thrown into a river police now searching for the owner of a scrapyard. new

this morning. the college wrestlers who survived a grizzly bear attack. how one saved the others life. waiting game. baseball fans strike out waiting for a winners take all playoff game and resort to football. while this waiting soccer fan resorts to a monster taco and later the story behind a $39,000 iphone. from abc news in new york. this is america this morning. good tuesday morning, everyone three weeks from today is election day with control of congress up for grabs, and things are getting nasty on the campaign trail debates were held last night in two of the closest watch campaigns, the race for senate in ohio and the race for governor in georgia. the candidates getting personal taking on issues from abortion to immigration, but the issue that's top priority for many for many voters is the economy. and there's a new prediction about the tough times the u. s economy could be facing in the months

ahead. abc is justin finch begins our coverage this morning, justin. good morning. good morning. we are heading into the final stretch of the midterm election campaign and the debates are getting heated. i think i struck a nerve. with this guy. absolutely secondary gloves came off last night in the ohio senate race complete fabrication. i never tape brother. you're on tape man said that democrat tim ryan locked in a tight race against trump backed republican candidate j. d. vance the latest polls show vince with a slight lead, and last night in their final debate, ryan accused vance of pushing racist beliefs. this is who he's running around with talking about replacement there. there's no big grand conspiracy . this country has been enriched by immigrants from all quarters of the world. there's no in the problem danger that given my family in danger for you to accuse my turn, pal, my turn

buddy, calling that claim slanderous. you are so desperate for political power that you'll accuse me the father of three beautiful biracial babies of engaging in racism. we are sick of it. you can believe in a border without being a racist and last night in georgia, where early voting has already begun, governor brian kim faced his democratic rival, stacy. abrams ms. abrams is upset and mad, the case of this sparring over crime and abortion is weakened gun laws and flooded our streets. he has weakened our privacy rights and our in women's rights. he has denied women access to reproductive care. abrams came within 55,000 votes of beating kemp in the last election campaigns signed a ban on abortions after six weeks, but says he would not pursue any further restrictions on abortion and camp. repeat. really blamed democrats for the nation's economic problems. bloomberg news is now projecting with 100% probability that the economy

will fall into recession in the next year. my desire is to continue to help them fight through 40 year, high inflation and high gas prices and other things that are georgia families are facing right now. meanwhile, in the georgia senate race, republican herschel walker is now acknowledging that he did give a $700 check to his ex girlfriend could be that's my check. walker denies knowing that the check was used to pay for an abortion. i have no idea what that can be for. polls show democrats losing momentum due to concerns about the economy and new polling from the new york times shows. republicans are even gaining ground in various races across blue state. new york ryan back to you, justin. thank you. and here's the sign of just how nasty this political season is getting. police in bucks county, pennsylvania, are investigating after someone taped razor blades to political yard signs, which were placed there without the president's permission. the us is reportedly

planning to crack down on iran after reports that it's preparing to send missiles to moscow and official tells the website political there will likely be sanctions and other penalties against iran. it all follows the latest round of attacks on ukraine's capital that suicide drones made in iran . the drones, hit energy facilities and even residential areas, killing at least four people, including a pregnant woman. video also shows an elderly woman being rescued from the rubble. abc clinic explains why russia needs those missiles from iran. u s. officials believe russia's military is actually running low on precision guided weapons, which is why they're turning to iran for help and a senior defense officials saying the u. s. is trying to get more air defense systems toukraine within the next several weeks. president dolinsky says moscow is terrorizing civilians from the air because it has no chance of winning on the ground. there are growing concerns for the safety of an iranian athletes who competed in south korea without wearing a headscarf as required

by iranian law. the bbc reports . rock climber elle nazri cobb flew back to tehran earlier than planned and then her phone and passport were taken. her act of defiance comes amid growing protests over the death of a woman in police custody. back in this country. a murder mystery unfolding in oklahoma after the dismembered bodies of four close friends were found days after the men were reported missing their bodies found dumped in a river. this morning. a manhunt is underway outside tulsa for a person of interest wanted in connection with the gruesome murder of four friends, although the official cause and manner of death is still pending, each victim suffered gunshot wounds. all four bodies were dismembered before being placed in the river . the bodies of mark and bill chastain, mike sparks and alex stevens were found friday, but it took until yesterday to identify their bodies because of the severity of their injuries. the men had left one of their homes together back on october, 9th reportedly riding bikes.

investigators believe the men were planning to commit some kind of crime. that belief is based on information supplied by a witness who reports they were invited to go with the men to quote unquote hit a lick. big enough for all of them. that is common terminology for engaging in some type of criminal behavior, but we do not know what they were planning or where they plan to do it. now authorities are looking for the owner of a local scrapyard joe kennedy, police say a signal from one of the victim's cell phones pinged near the scrapyard , and investigators found what they describe as evidence of a violent event near the yard. kennedy, who denied knowing the men was reported missing this weekend, his car found abandoned . meanwhile a cousin of one of the victims is dismissing claims that the men were up to no good. whether it was right by you, me or anybody else's standards. their lives meant something. police insist kennedy has not been named as suspect because of death for each victim has not yet been released new details about a suspected serial killer

in california due in court for arraignment today, investigators have linked 43 year old wesley brownlee to six fatal shootings in stockton and oakland since last year, court records show. he has a criminal history and suffered psychological stress after losing his brother to gun violence. police say brownlee was hunting for another victim when he was captured. this person was near perfect. you know, don't make many mistakes. you know you're purposely stayed in the dark. have you guys been able to link that gun to any of the murders that occurred in stockton or in oakland? that's part of the ongoing investigation. police say he was found driving around with a gun and a mask. lawmakers are accusing trump hotels of overcharging the secret service while agents protected the former president and his family , the house oversight committee found in some cases, the agency was charged more than five times the government rates on rooms. trump's son, eric insists the rooms were provided at cost or were even discounted. former trump adviser steve bannon, will be sentenced friday for contempt

of congress. he's asking the judge for probation and a delay to any sentence while he appeals prosecutors are asking for a six month prison sentence. meanwhile, millions of americans are facing a weather reality check this morning, more than a foot of snow has fallen in parts of wisconsin and michigan temperatures across our 20 in the twenties across much of the midwest. let's check your tuesday forecast. good morning. a touch of winter is in the air for the next couple of days from the great lakes all the way to the gulf coast. unseasonably cold temperatures here. meantime in the northwest, you are staying on the warm side in seattle and portland's. this is the coldest air of the season, though, from the great lakes through the appalachians all the way down to the gulf coast for the next couple of days. it's going to feel more like thanksgiving than halloween. we've got freeze watches and warnings from the midwest to the gulf coast for the next few mornings. that means temps below freezing. accuweather meteorologist kevin costner. and

coming up, remembering a pioneering nasa astronaut to mountain climbers terrifying encounter with a black bear on the attack, and the california dermatologist caught on camera allegedly poisoning her husband's drink with drano to now facing off in court. on dollr

on om yeah. ahnee happ his survival instincts at work in this video posted by tmz as he fights off a bear who was protecting her cub, and these two college wrestlers in wyoming are recovering after a grizzly bear attack. the cowboy state

daily reports. one of them jumped onto the bear to save the others life. then the bear ran off. kendall cummings said he could hear the bear's teeth hitting his skull. he's now recovering. glad they're okay. the california doctor accused of poisoning her husband with drano has returned to court in a separate case, the couple going through a divorce is also in the middle of a child custody case. a dermatologist accused of poisoning her husband with drain cleaner came face to face with him in a california courtroom. lawyers say, dr emily you is seen in these surveillance images allegedly pouring drain o into her husband's lemonade on three occasions based on the symptoms based upon his own reflection of his routine, he suspected his wife. had potentially been poisoning him, and so he placed surreptitious reporting devices in the home he shared with his wife, according to court filings. doctor use husband was left with chronic ulcers and gastritis. this is an

incredibly intimate way to commit a murder. she had to know what his routine was what his preferences were. yeah meth, odd ical. intimate horrific way to murder. someone has not been formally charged. prosecutors are waiting for results from the toxicology report before pursuing any charges in the statement use, attorney tells abc news emily absolutely, and unequivocally denies ever having attempted to poison her husband or anyone else. in the meantime , the couple is fighting over custody of their two kids use. husband argued she should only be allowed to feed their children, prepackaged food bought by a third party, but the judge denied that request. there's no. evidence that she, uh did they being inappropriate with respect to food and the children? now the judge granted next in the case against her.

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spacey broke down in tears and took back his apology while testifying in new york courtroom. species said his publicist had convinced him to apologize to actor anthony rapp , who accused spacey of making sexual advances toward him when rap was 14 space, he said he never should have apologized for something he didn't do. wrap the suing for $40 million. we turn now to the war on rats, more cities are having trouble controlling rodents, so they're changing rules and imposing fines. here's a b cs derek dennis. this morning. cities across america are trying to claw their way out of rat infestations brought on by the pandemic when more people staying home accumulated more trash. this is not right attitude. rats are not our friends, a new study finds chicago is the ratty ist city, followed by new york los angeles , washington, d. c san francisco and philly in new york. rat complaints are up 71% in the last year. in response, city officials are changing garbage

collection rules soon instead of being allowed to pile trash bags on curbs the day before pick up people will have to put out the trash just hours before the biggest swing that you can take a cleaning up our streets is to shut down the all night all you can eat rat buffet. peabody massachusetts, a more drastic steps so called smart boxes that zap rats with an electrical current, killing them. the city also placing rat traps with a chemical that stops them from reproducing. and in washington, d c. residents are now facing hefty fines. if their property is found to have an investigation, and they failed to do anything about it. $150 for individuals, $500 for businesses. a lot of times people call us and say, you know, it's a wrap problem and we go there and they contributed to the problem, and they just don't know, experts say to repel rats . the obvious thing is to store garbage as tightly as possible.

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reggie: now at 5:00, appearing at court, the alleged stockton serial killer is expected to be arraigned. what we are learning about his history here in the bay area. >> i panicked when i heard what was going on. when i heard what it was, it just made me mad. kumasi: pallets shot at a south bay school. what parents are saying this morning about the attack. reggie: taking a taxi may cost you even more. leaders may increase rates. jobina: the warriors are getting ready for another celebration before getting to work as they open of the new season. our live inside the chase center with a preview. reggie: good morning on this tuesday, october 18. kumasi: we will start with a check of the forecast withdrew. drew: a warmer pattern heading our way. it will really peak here tomorrow. not finding any low clouds. visibility is a-ok.

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