alan america this morning debate showdown oz versus federman running for the u. s senate because washington keeps getting it wrong rule that if he's on tv , he's lying, crucial race that could determine control of the senate comes down to one debate is health issues in the spotlight after a stroke, needing closed captioning to help read the questions while for oz his comments about abortion in the spotlight overnight who won the debate, plus the eye popping new figures on political ad spending. and turnout among early voters. more hospitals in crisis mode with the flu cases and rsv and children we take you inside emergency rooms from georgia to ohio what doctors are most concerned about possible serial

killer in the heartland and iowa woman now claiming her father murdered as many as 70 people. police are saying. and later we catch up with the eight year old rock climber making history. he speaks to us from 1000 ft. up, cleaning up the yard. why? scientists say we're raking our leaves the wrong way and the new trend in pet names raising the question. are we getting too close to our furry friends? from abc news in new york. this is america this morning. good wednesday morning, everyone we begin with the most highly anticipated debate of this election season in a race that could determine which party controls the u. s senate showdown between dr mehmet oz and john fetterman in the pennsylvania senate race last night, and they wasted no time addressing federman health as he recovers from a stroke. dr oz comments on abortion also getting attention figures are out this morning on early voting and on political ad spending.

both indicate the high stakes involved in this election. now just 13. days away. abc is alex per se is here now with more alex. good morning. good morning, andrew. yes. john fetterman speech challenges were evident throughout that debate last night, but he insists that healthy ou to serve as a us senator. the first debate answer from john fetterman last night addressed what he called the elephant in the room. i had a stroke. he's never let me forget that and i might miss some words during this debate. two words together. the democrat running for senate in pennsylvania suffered a stroke in may. polls show fisherman's lead is shrinking and his republican opponent, tv dr mehmet oz, gaining support at last night's debate, fetterman would not agree to release his full medical records, saying his doctor believes he is fit to serve. the debate. questions were closed captioned on big screens to help determine with lingering auditory issues, which doctors say is normal. during stroke recovery. the two candidates clashed on more than a dozen issues, including

immigration. we have a catastrophe at the border, and we should not have sanctuary cities as john fetterman has tried to introduce don't ever recall in the statue of liberty, did they say. you know, you know, take are tired, huddled masses and put them on a bus and use cheap political stunt about them said he would vote against any federal bill making abortion , legal or illegal, saying the decision should be left up to the state's position. i've been in the room when there's some difficult conversations happening. i don't want the federal government involved with that at all. i want women doctors, local political leaders, letting the democracy that's always allowed our nation to thrive to put the best ideas forward so states can side for themselves. he celebrated when roe v. wade went down and my campaign would fight for roe v. wade the senate race in pennsylvania could determine the balance of power. in washington . republicans reportedly spent $6 million on tv ads in the state just in the hours leading up to the debate. meanwhile in new york governor kathy hogle

went head to head last night with her republican challenger, lee zeldin. rising crime rates the big issue. there is no crime fighting plan if it doesn't include guns, illegal guns, and you refuse to talk about how we can do so much more local believes that the only crimes that are being committed are these crimes with guns. we need to be talking about all these other crimes, but instead, kathy hogle is too busy patting herself on the back. job well done. another contentious moment came when zeldin refused to say whether he believes former president trump should runagain in 2024. is donald trump, a great president. i worked closely with him on a no. yes or no is allowed to have a minute like you, and i believe that from our work to combat ms 13 on long islandis a resounding yes . and the voters of new york do not agree with you with less than two weeks before the midterm election. early voting numbers are huge. and you get this in georgia alone. more than one million people have already voted early, which is a

incredible increase from the last midterm election. dramatic number indeed. alright, alex. thank you. more hospitals say they are in crisis mode responding to a surgeon, respiratory illnesses, especially in kids, children's healthcare of atlanta, says emergency room weights are more than three hours and patient volumes are 2 to 3 times higher than normal and officials that children's hospital in dayton, ohio, say they are overwhelmed with 30% of patients suffering from the seasonal virus. rsv which can leave children struggling to breathe. since the pandemic started, we've seen changes in the seasonality of these infections. october is not the usual time for this and this volume of rsv patients is particularly large. in fact, many of our folks said they've never seen anything like it. walgreens reports prescriptions for antiviral medications are 10 times higher right now than they were this time last year, more than a dozen sanitation workers in new york city fired for refusing to get a covid vaccine. could be getting their jobs

back. judge has ruled. the vaccine mandate is arbitrary. the city is appealing. meanwhile dozens of workers in massachusetts fired for the same reason are getting their jobs back. police say the 19 year old who fatally shot a student and teacher at a st louis high school this week, was carrying more than 600 rounds of ammunition. they say the gunman used in a ar 15 style rifle and left a note saying he had no family, no friends and no girlfriend. he called that the perfect storm for a mass shooter. and now to a mystery unfolding in the heartland woman claims her father was a serial killer. she says he may have killed as many as 70 people. here's ahis rng ijoing e se for potentially dozens of bodies after an iowa woman came alr. we are actively investigating necessarily, and who wouldn't authorities are searching an area in fremont county, iowa, where a woman now 53 says. as a child, she helped her dad donald, dean studi,

dispose of up to 70 bodies at the bottom of a well she claims her father abducted and then killed them over a 30 year period. most of the victims she claims were female sex workers and transients from omaha. aw have is a woman came forward. and told us. story about bodies and a well cadaver dogs have started searching the farm land that used to belong to the family and the well no longer exists. authorities say the dogs did react to possible human remains. we did bring a couple of cadaver dogs. cadaver dogs looked in there. and or, you know, looked around the area and they did indicate in the area. not gonna say it was right over the well or where, but they did indicate in the area, died in 2013wehe made by smuggling guns drugsrding to cos ined, en and drunk drivinge stud is noen-

longer alive, he says there was no immediacy to start the search. it's a big mission for a small county. the woman's older sister argues these allegations against her father are not true . authorities will meet next week to discuss how to best continue the search for possible victims. andrew rhiannon, andrea . thank you. ebay is banning jeffrey dahmer halloween costumes. interest in the serial killer has increased because of the hit series on netflix, prompting criticism that the series is glorifying dumber overseas. ukraine now claims russian forces are conducting secret work at the zapper. asian nuclear plant, possibly preparing for an attack using radioactive waste. russia has previously accused ukraine of planning to use a dirty bomb, but that allegation was widely viewed as a pretext for moscow. to escalate the war, president biden issued a warning to the russians yesterday. russia will

be making an incredibly serious mistake. to use a tactical nuclear weapon. i'm not. guarante ttt' a false flag operati donkn bulbe s serious mistake. meanwhile a group of 30 democrats have now retracted a letter calling on biden to negotiate directly with russia to end the war. new financial fallout for rapper kanye west, forbes says west is no longer a billionaire after adidas joined at least eight other companies cutting ties with him over his anti semitic comments. his partnership with adidas was reportedly worth $1.5 billion kanye sports agencies also taking a hit celtics star jalen brown in l. a rams star aaron donald cut ties yesterday. low water levels in the mississippi river has become a treasure trove for history buffs , people are uncovering civil war memorabilia, including a belt buckle near memphis with the letters us on it, along with

civil war bullets. the drought has left the river at record low levels and time now for a look at your wednesday weather. so a storm system brought blinding rain to northern alabama. despite the low visibility, there were no reports of any serious accidents. that system has pushed toward the northeast, which will see a third consecutive day o today before bg more snow to the rockies achkinh temperatures forties and fifties in the pacific northwest. md coe midwestod, but 87 in miami. and coming up the woman trapped by tumbleweeds, unable to leave her own house, also ahead for in star matthew perry's one on one with diane sawyer what he is revealing about his struggle with addiction, and the time is

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urlf tou tl on abc.o the car. that wom husband say they were trapped on their property for days because of tumbleweeds. look at them. they blew in over the weekend, and now she's calling county authorities and her insurance company for help to remove them. the parents of a san antonio teenager shot while eating a hamburger, say the police officer who opened fire should be charged with attempted murder. the parents of eric cantu are making their first public comments since the shooting outside of a mcdonald's this month. his family says the 17 year old is still on life support with a bullet with a bullet lodged near his heart. every day is a miracle that eric

is here. i feel blessed that eric has had the willpower to stay with us to fight. um it's. an emotional roller coaster. um as every day is just yeah, not promised for eric officer james brennan was fired and charged with aggravated assault. police say he had recognized cantu's car as a potentially stolen vehicle before opening fire is can to try to drive away can choose family says they're considering their legal options . actor matthew perry is revealing new details about his struggle with addiction, he says. it forced him to leave a dream role alongside meryl streep, and he says his heart once stopped for five minutes. abc is lionel moise has more this morning, matthew perry is giving fans a candid look into his lifelong struggle with alcohol and drug addiction. speaking to diane sawyer days

before the release of his memoir , friends, lovers and the big, terrible thing, 6000 a meetings therapy, 30 years 15 rehabs, maybe at least you say, addiction. the big, terrible thing is far too powerful for anyone to defeat alone. but together one day at a time. we can beat it down. i believe that's true diseases just outside just in one arm pushups just waiting just waiting for you to get you alone. because alone. you lose, and now i finally feel okay and feel like i've got some strength. the front star says he's been sober for 18 months, telling the new york times he believes he's probably spent $9 million or something trying to get their rolling stone publishing excerpts from his memoir, revealing that at one point, perry's heart stopped for five minutes after he was prescribed propofol ahead of surgery. the actor writing it wasn't a heart

attack. i didn't flatline, but nothing in had been beating. he had to pull out of the movie. don't look up and says even in rehab, he was lying to doctors about stomach pain to get meds like hydrocodone. perry now trying to use his platform for good to help as many people as i can. perry also describes a near death experience with his colon bursting, he says that was a turning point for him to get sober. matthew perry, the dyin so your interview airs this friday on a special 2020 at eight p.m. eastern rhiannon. andrew lionel. thank you and coming up an incentive to take the middle seat. next time you fly first, the mystery surrounding the death of an amazon delivery driver. was he amazon delivery driver. was he killed in a dog a 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. how dare you!

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three times the legal limit. authorities in missouri are trying to determine if an amazon delivery driver was fatally attacked by dogs. the man's remains were found with bite marks outside of a home in northwest missouri. an autopsy will make the final determination. police later killed two dogs at that property, a german shepherd and a massive for the officer's own safety. and we turn now to a remarkable story involving a young boy climbing to new heights. we mean that literally sam baker is one step closer to completing his record breaking mission, becoming the youngest person ever to climb yosemite's el capitan, one of the most challenging summits in the world adventure with my dad last night year old and his father joe spoke with good morning america from their campsite, 1000 ft upe ll the from lo had just cpl day one of their vertical climb to watch the blanket. yeah the lion king in a few minutes. we're

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today. kumasi: a surge in rsv cases in kids. the impact on local hospitals. reggie: a message about reducing gun violence. kumasi: facing another fine. how much p&g maybe expected to pay for causing a deadly wildfire two years ago. reggie: wednesday, october 26. kumasi: let's start with a check on the forecast. drew: the coldest start to the day in five months. it is a brisk start to the day. cooler across-the-board by 13 degrees. nine degrees cooler in nevada then we had yesterday 10 degrees cooler in oakland so we are checking in with widespread 40 degree readings this morning 46 in oakland. 47 henan san