this morning just over two weeks until election day and new evidence of the crisis on the southern border, along with another brazen crime on public transportation add to voters concerns. democrats responding as polls show republicans with an edge new details about the suspect in a deadly shooting inside a dallas hospital maternity ward, the suspects criminal past and what he reportedly said before opening fire. abc news exclusive. the commander of ground forces in ukraine discusses the next step in the war against the russians and vladimir putin's nuclear threats, plus reaction to russia's claim that ukraine is preparing a dirty bomb. an attempted kidnapping caught on camera. the mother of this girl nearly abducted on the street

tells us how the suspect tried to lure her daughter overnight. astros win again, the astros sweep their way to the world series to take on the phillies and later it's no illusion the candy packages shrinking in size this halloween. from abc news in new york. this is america this morning. good monday morning, everyone we want to begin with the fight for control of congress. the midterm elections are now just 15 days away, and crime and border security are in the spotlight thismorning, new figures released this weekend show the border crisis is indeed unprecedented. meanwhile here in new york, another shocking crime is making headlines putting pressure on democratic state and local leaders. all of this comes as early voting sets records and today early voting begins in florida. abc s j. o brien is here now with the latest j. good morning. brianna good morning, disturbing crime on public transit and new evidence of the

crisis at the border or highlighting some of the issues that are concern among voters. big issues, including border security and violent crime are now in the spotlight with just over two weeks until the midterm elections, new data from the border patrol shows there were 2.7 million migrant encounters along the southern border in the last year, crushing the previous record set in 2021 when officers encountered 1.9 million migrants and a new abc news poll shows republicans have the advantage over democrats on other key issues like the economy, inflation and crime. former president trump was in texas this weekend, rallying for republicans focused almost entirely on crime and the border borders let millions of people pour in, let convicts prisoners coming from 129 different countries, murderers, rapists. they're going to come in from 29 different countries. thank you, vince. how stupid can we be? how

stupid are these people state. new york. polls show a tightening race between governor kathy local and her republican challenger, lee zeldin. now a crime caught on camera is making worldwide headlines. the nypd is searching for a man seen pushing another man onto the subway tracks in an unprovoked attack, then running away, the victim, david morton, suffered a broken collarbone and swollen face from new york and i love new york and always felt state taking the train and now at 32 years old i no longer feel safe, and that's that's not fair, and that's not okay. after the attack, city and state leaders announced plans to add more officers and cameras in the subway and longer lasting help for people with mental health issues. now president biden is set to travel to upstate new york thursday to deliver remarks on the economy and his chips bill, a company is investing billions in the syracuse area after biden announced the legislation aimed at encouraging more domestic semiconductor production.

another new poll is showing that voter interest in these midterm elections is hitting an all time high. but republicans have the edge when it comes to enthusiasm , rhiannon thank you. trump organization goes on trial for tax fraud today in new york the company, not donald trump, personally is accused of helping executives avoid paying income taxes. former chief financial officer, alan weisberg is the star witness. he's testifying in return for a lesser sentence on his own fraud charges. meanwhile, former president trump has reportedly said he may comply with the subpoena from the january 6th committee if he can answer questions on live tv congresswoman liz cheney says the committee will not allow trump to turn his testimony. into a circus. he's not going to turn this into a circus. this isn't going to be, you know his first debate against joe biden and the circus and the food fight that that became this. this is far too serious set of issues and we've made clear exactly what his obligations are. if trump complies with the

subpoena, his testimony will likely be in mid november. new details this morning about the man police say opened fire inside a dallas hospital maternity ward, killing two people. abc s andrea fuji reports on the suspect's criminalpast this morning. we're learning more about the deaths of two employees at a texas hospital, including the maternity nurse allegedly killed by a parolee visiting the hospital for the birth of his child, authorities say. 30 year old nestor hernandez was released last october from prison for aggravated robbery and was on her role with an ankle monitor. he was allowed to be at methodist dallas medical center saturday to be with his girlfriend, who had just given birth to their baby the day before, according to a warrant while hernandez was with his girlfriend and the baby, he accused her of cheating. he then began acting strangely pulled out a gun, hit her multiple times in the head with it. and contacted his family, saying, whoever comes into this room is

going to die with us. it was then that an employee came in and was shot. another employee in the hall heard the shot came in and was also killed. hospital police officer was able to shoot hernandez in the leg workers and patients were frantic. my dad was calling, he said. back in your car and get as far away from the hospital. as you can and crying. i was asking her to come down what's going on? and she told me that there is actually active shooter on their floor. police tell our dallas affiliate w f. a at least one of the victims was a nurse. some hospital nurses now worried for their safety, the hospital saying out of an abundance of caution. police force staffing has been increased. the alleged shooter, nestor hernandez, will be charged with capital murder. fellow nurses say the nurse who was killed was a grandmother at retirement age and described her as someone who would always take charge. canon andrew andrea. thank you. five months after the

massacre at rob elementary, and you validate texas school staff for once blamed for leaving a door open is speaking out. amy merit admits popping open the door when the gunman later entered, but she says she slammed it shut after hearing shots and the door was supposed to automatically lock she tells abc s john keegan's she was wrongfully accused by state authorities. you think they're intentionally trying to make you the scapegoat? yes what do you want to tell the director of the dps today? macron your job was to sit there. and watch that video. and see what happened from beginning to end and you chose not to watch the whole video. you chose to blame me. meanwhile texas officials have acknowledged maren did pull the door closed, but it did not lock apologized to her. now to ukraine and an abc news exclusive. we're hearing from the commander of ukraine's ground forces has russia's claims about ukraine, possibly

using a dirty bomb or dismissed as false. here's a b c's brick clinic. ukraine liberating more villages in the south closer to the strategically vital city of hessen. as the only regional capital captured by russians retaking id deal pinother humild defeat ukrainian colonel general alexander sooskee behind the victories in kiev and heart kiev, saying morale is high and momentum is on their side in an exclusive interview without ian pannell winning this war. what's that? of course we are winning and it's important that we are winning mentally. we know what we're fighting for, but still this war is very hard and worried. are you how worried should all of us be about putin's nuclear threats? basically you've answered your question in your first phrase. yes, we are worried. and as we

should be. the warning comes as russian state media accuses ukraine of preparing to explode a dirty bomb or tactical nuclear weapon on its own territory with the aim of framing russia. president zelensky saying if russia calls and says that ukraine is preparing something, it means one thing. russia has already prepared all this. the national security council responding to those dirty bomb threats, calling them transparently false allegations, saying the world would see through any attempt to use this as a pretext for escalation. clinic. abc news, keith thank you and to sports. now the houston astros are back in the world series the yankees aaron judge grounded out to end last night's game and finish off a four game sweep for the now back to back american league champs houston 1625 in the astros are headed to the world series for the fourth time in six seasons, and they'll take on the philadelphia phillies. bryce harper's two run homer. what's the difference in a 4 to 3 win

over the padres? now to prepare for the celebration. city officials greased up light poles to make sure people keep their partying on the ground. turning now to the weather, and it's looking like winter over in the rockies, parts of utah, montana got up to two ft of snow. let's take a look at your monday forecast. good morning, it looks like a stormy start to the work week from texas all the way into western louisiana. we're going to have flash flooding and a chance for tornadoes to today into tonight. this is all part of a big storm system making its way through our nation's midsection. there'll be snow early this week from the rockies into the northern plains. thunderstorms in the southern plains and warm push of september air for much of the eastern half of the nation. flash flooding will also be widespread. today through tuesday night across the region . mackey weather meteorologist kevin costner in. coming up the news on gas prices and a new

problem at the pump. a shortage of diesel, also ahead of mystery in the backyard of a california mansion who buried a mercedes there 30 years ago, and why we've got some new clues this morning and later, fans are lashing out as tom brady and aaron rodgers struggle friday t

87, central on abc. an investigation is underway after this korean airlines jet overshot a runway during bad weather in the philippines. all 173 people on board are okay. the mishap led to the airport being closed. the us has reportedly facing a shortage of diesel fuel, bloomberg says there's only a 25 day supply. that is the lowest level since 2008 increased demand from the trucking and heating industries are to blame. meanwhile, the price of regular gas is falling,

but it remains about 10 cents higher than last month. we're expecting to learn more today about a mystery unfolding in northern california at the center of the case. is an early 19 nineties mercedes found buried in the backyard of a mansion. it looks like a netflix video. or a series this morning . a deepening mystery. why would you period. vehicle in your life playing out in wealthy atherton, california and silicon valley, a major excavation where investigators have been combing for clues and cadaver dogs have come up with a hit. not once, but twice. it could be human remains. they could be reacting to blood. they could be reacting to old bones. everybody in our family, at least, is wildly texting each other about what could it be and how strange it is to have something happened to you so close. police say landscaping crews at this multimillion dollar home unearthed a mercedes convertible filled with unused bags of concrete. they believe it was stolen in 1992 and has been

buried since the nineties. records show. the owner of the house at the time had a criminal past, which included murder and insurance fraud. he was also arrested for arranging to sink a yacht for insurance money. the only problem that previous owner died years ago, making this mystery even harder to solve its creepy you don't you don't imagine it would happen, you know, and in your own neighborhood, but like i said, you know, you watch the datelines, and that's what people always say. strange indeed, authorities still don't know who buried the car. why, and nobody was found, but police are expected to update the media later today. coming up climate protesters make their point using mashed potatoes will explain, but first an attempted kidnapping caught on camera. the mother of this girl nearly abducted on the street tells us abducted on the street tells us how her daughter mucinex nightshift fights your worst nighttime symptoms so you can get to sleep and wake up ready to go. how could you? ♪♪ so, rise above the misery. wake up to a new you.

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surveillance video shows the child running away from her would be kidnapper, the girl's mother, who did not want her face on camera says the suspect tried to trick her daughter. he opened the sliding door san and shoulder the candies and told her to get inside and take a look at all the candies, um, that he had we've got more from the mother later on. good morning america. climate activists have once again targeted a priceless painting during a protest this time look what they did. they threw mashed potatoes at a monet in a german museum. it is covered by glass. it was not actually damaged. the protesters are now calling for immediate action to protect the planet sports. now the two biggest names in pro football are playing defense this morning, explaining themselves to their fans. after a miserable sunday. things went from bad to worse for two legendary quarterback sunday dropped by jones. tom brady's bucks lost to the panthers team playing with a third string quarterback under an interim head coach is bobbled

dropped. rogers packer suffered their third consecutive loss defeated by the washington commanders. rogers finished the game face down on the turf after a failed final play. get in the playoffs in that field. possible right now. right? it does. i'm not. i'm not worried about this squad. future hall of famer have losing records this season, something that has not happened for brady this late into the season in two decades and brady yeah, you get the idea. seven times super bowl champ has shown his frustration on the field this season. no one feels good about where we're at. no one feels good about how we played or what we're doing. retired and then un retired in the off season. it was reported earlier this month that his wife, gisele bunch in hired a divorce lawyer after telling elle magazine she had concerns about brady still playing calling football, very violent sport, adding, i have my children and i would like him to be more present. after sunday's loss means like this surfaced online, many wondering if brady

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