kumasi: wi-fi doesn't know where you are, you're going to the app. good morning, america. for our viewers in the west, pennsylvania in the spotlight in the race for control of congress. overnight democrat john fetterman and republican dr. mehmet oz face off in the high-stakes election's only debate fighting for the state's open senate seat. fetterman's recent stroke front and center as the candidates clash over abortion and crime. triple threat as cases of respiratory viruses spike, children's hospitals across the country filling up. some running out of space. pharmacies also feeling the strain, and at one virginia high school, hundreds of students calling out sick with flu-like symptoms. the growing fears this morning over the flu and covid.

and when it comes to rsv, what doctors tell us is the biggest sign to look out for. new details on the deadly high school shooting. authorities revealing the gunman's arsenal and a disturbing handwritten note found in his vehicle as we learn more about both victims. nuclear threat. the new warning about what russian troops may be doing. inside ukraine's largest nuclear power plant escalating fears of a russian nuclear attack. this as president biden sends a stark warning to vladimir putin. the parents of the 17-year-old who is fighting for his life after being shot by a police officer while sitting in his car at a fast food restaurant. they're speaking publicly for the first time. >> this man's out walking around. guess where my son's at? laying with a tracheotomy in his throat. >> why they believe he was targeted and what they want to happen next. new warning about check washing. criminals stealing checks from the mail and using them to cash in on your money.

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with hospitals overwhelmed with pediatric cases of respiratory illnesses. dr. john brownstein is an infectious disease epidemiologist at boston children's hospital. he is standing by to talk to us. first the midterms. final votes less than two weeks away. pennsylvania a key state and last night john fetterman squared off with mehmet oz in their first and only debate. congressional correspondent rachel scott was on the scene in harrisburg. good morning, rachel. >> reporter: george, good morning. the stakes are high and the circumstances are unique. the democrat john fetterman is still recovering from a stroke and even his campaign will tell you this is unprecedented. never before in such a high-profile race has closed captioning been used during a debate and fetterman addressed it head on. from the start of the debate, democrat john fetterman cut to the chase. directly addressing 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, mush two words together. it knocked me down but i'll keep coming back up.

>> reporter: behind the moderators, two big monitors. questions and answers were close captioned so fetterman could read them to help with lingering auditory processing issues that doctors say are normal in recovery. nearly six months after his stroke fetterman would not promise to release his medical records. >> to me transparency is about showing up. my doctor believes i'm fit to serve and that's what i believe is appropriate. >> reporter: in their first and only debate the candidates on the attack. >> it's the oz rule. he's on tv and he's lying. >> reporter: oz hitting back. >> this is the only debate i could get you to come to talk to me on and i had to beg on my knees to get you to come. >> reporter: fetterman asked if he support's president biden's student loan forgiveness program. >> it's about supporting and helping, you know, young earners -- excuse me, young -- young students to give them a break. >> reporter: his campaign acknowledges ongoing auditory processing challenges are real.

on a major issue of the night, abortion. fetterman drawing a clear contrast on the federal issue of abortion. >> 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 decide for themselves. >> if you believe that the choice for abortion belongs between you and your doctor, that's what i fight for. >> reporter: while dr. oz zeroed in on rising crime. >> we have taken away the ability of police to do their job. that's on john fetterman. >> he has never made any attempt to try to address crime during his entire career except showing up for photo-ops here in philadelphia. >> reporter: the two candidates telling voters why they are the right man for the job here in pennsylvania. >> i started as a ged instructor back in braddock over 20 years ago because i believe it's about serving pennsylvania, not about using pennsylvania. >> i'm a surgeon. i'm not a politician. we take big problems, we focus on them and fix them. we do it by uniting, by coming together, not dividing. >> reporter: and so in a sign of

just how important this race is, republicans are pouring more than $6 million in the final stretch to support dr. oz. the political group behind it is linked to senate minority leader mitch mcconnell. one senior republican official putting it this way saying, quote, if we win pennsylvania, we win the majority. george, they are calling this a must-win race. >> it is one of the key ones. okay, rachel, thanks very much. robin? now to growing concerns over a possible triple threat looming over hospitals across the country that are already overwhelmed with pediatric cases of respiratory illnesses. and that's before an expected surge in flu and covid cases. eva pilgrim is at a children's hospital here in new york with more. good morning, eva. >> reporter: robin this children's hospital telling me they're seeing high volume this morning. we're seeing that from coast to coast. the number of children in the hospital in the u.s. is the highest it's been in two years. this morning, children's

hospitals filling up across the country as cases of respiratory viruses spike. some now running out of space. >> almost every hour of a 24-hour period we're completely full and cannot accept any other patient. >> reporter: nationally hospital beds for children are around 75% capacity. but that number even higher in some parts of the country and these nine states and washington, d.c., it's more than 80%. in texas, tennessee, delaware, maine and rhode island, pediatric hospital beds are at more than 90% capacity. at those hospitals with beds, many seeing hours' long waits. >> we haven't had a break. we went from covid to rsv to influenza and who knows what is next. >> reporter: in green bay, wisconsin, 5-month-old bentley phillips is hospitalized with rsv. >> it was all in a matter of a 24-hour period that we had noticed one thing after another. >> reporter: his mother saying she is grateful for the care her baby boy is able to receive, but warning how quickly everything changed. >> it started with the wheezing

and he progressed so fast. his oxygen was so low that we don't know what would have happened if we were home longer than we were. >> reporter: the flood of patients now forcing some hospitals to pause elective surgery, others even having to turn kids away. pharmacies feeling the strain too. walgreens saying its pharmacy now filling weekly prescriptions of anti-virals at a rate of ten times higher than this time last year, doubling over the last two weeks. now officials warning that we could see a tripledemic -- rsv, covid, and the flu further straining hospitals as we hit the winter peak. >> we're seeing the rise of three respiratory viruses, all of them going up around the same time. that's concerning. the good news is for two of the three we have vaccines that are highly effective at preventing serious illness, covid and flu. >> reporter: doctors are telling us if your child shows any signing of having trouble breathing, you need to bring them to the hospital right away.

these hospitals are very busy. robin? >> they are. and eva, what is the latest we're hearing on the virginia high school where more than half of the students called out sick? >> reporter: yeah, robin. nearly a thousand students called out sick in straford high school in virginia. many reporting flu and gastrointestinal symptoms and the school was forced to shut down and do a thorough cleaning. it has since re-opened. hundreds of kids are still out sick. now the school telling us that many of those kids have tested positive for influenza a. they are, however, investigating exactly what happened. robin? >> hope they all feel better soon. thanks, eva. joining us now is dr. john brownstein. he is an infectious disease epidemiologist at boston's children's hospital and an abc news contributor. we always appreciate your insight, especially because you are witnessing this firsthand. you work at a children's hospital. also tracking national data. what are we seeing right now and how concerned are you about

this? >> good morning, robin. i'm actually quite concerned. in boston we're seeing incredible volumes as a result of rsv, a steep early curve and that's not just here in boston but across the country. we're seeing beds filling up. this is a real problem because we don't normally deal with rsv, but we have the common cold and the need for mental health services for our kids. so there is a massive strain on our hospitals and i'm quite concerned about it. >> where are hospitals being hit the hardest right now and where do you see it going over the next few weeks and months? >> well, this is a widespread issue. you know, nine states already have over 80% capacity, beds full. five states actually have over 90%. it's really starting in the south where the respiratory viruses begin and spread northward. i'm worried for the north where we still haven't quite seen anywhere near the peak. then you layer in covid and flu season, that's going to combine to make a perfect storm for a real challenge for the coming months for all of our pediatric hospitals across the country.

>> what symptoms should parents look for that would tell them it's time for their child to seek medical help? >> well, first of all, rsv is very common. most kids will recover just fine in a week or two so it's not to create panic but should be looking out for wheezing, heavy breathing. you know, younger kids have a smaller air passageway and have a tougher time clearing out congestion. so any trouble breathing, fever, aches, call your pediatrician and we have vaccines for flu and covid. make sure they're up to date on those. >> dr. brownstein, thank you as always very much. take care. michael? >> thank you, robin. now to new details on the deadly school shooting in st. louis. police have identified both of the victims who lost their lives, a student and a teacher, and we're learning about the gunman's arsenal and the note he left behind. alex perez is in st. louis with more. good morning, alex. >> reporter: hey, good morning, michael. authorities believe the gunman intended to kill a lot more people. they say he had seven magazines

of ammunition on him and much more in a bag. this morning, new details on that deadly high school shooting. the chilling moments seen here as terrified students ran for their lives. authorities revealing this was the ar-15-style rifle the gunman used to carry out the attack killing tenth grader alexandria bell and health teacher jean kuczka. >> he came in with more than 600 rounds of ammunition. >> reporter: the 19-year-old gunman orlando harris who graduated from the school last year left a disturbing handwritten note in his vehicle. >> i've been an isolated loner my entire life. this was the perfect storm for a mass shooter. >> reporter: authorities say for security reasons, they won't reveal how the gunman got into the building, but do say it was not through one of the official school entry points. kuczka who also coached cross-country was the mother of five and grandmother of seven.

her daughter in disbelief. >> my mom was my best friend. i think we're all still in shock and i think it brings a peace of mind hearing all of these stories from her students to know how much she was loved. >> reporter: bell loved dancing and was on the varsity dance team. her father, heartbroken. >> i'm trying to stay strong for my kids. no matter how mad or frustrated you were, she could always make that frown turn into a smile. >> reporter: and authorities here say they actually trained for a scenario just like this one about a month and a half ago. counseling and mental health services are being made available to those who may need them. george? >> such a horrific story. alex, thanks. we'll get the latest on the war in ukraine and stark warning from president biden telling vladimir putin using a nuclear weapon would be an incredibly serious mistake as talk of a dirty bomb raises new fears. britt clennett on the scene. good morning, britt.

>> reporter: good morning, george. yeah, nuclear fears looming here in ukraine as russia and ukraine accuse each other of plotting to use a bomb to spread radioactive material. overnight the operator of europe's largest nuclear power plant in zaporizhzhia accusing russian troops of carrying out secret construction work near a nuclear fuel storage facility in the occupied plant adding in a statement, actions of the invaders may indicate that they are preparing a terrorist act using nuclear materials and radioactive waste. escalating fears again of a nuclear attack by russia. this comes as the kremlin touts an unsubstantiated claim that ukraine is planning to use a radioactive, dirty bomb close to the plant. a charge rejekcted by the u.s., britain and france and a concerning claim as russia has

used so-called false flags in the past to escalate the conflict, claiming ukraine will act on something, only to do it themselves. president biden sending vladimir putin a stark warning about any such use of nuclear force. >> russia would be making an incredibly serious mistake if they were to use a tactical nuclear weapon. i'm not guaranteeing you that it's a false flag operation yet. i don't know. but it would be a serious, serious mistake. >> reporter: u.s. officials are saying there are no signs currently that moscow is imminently intending to use nuclear weapons. this morning russian president vladimir putin observing the start of russia's annual nuclear drills. these typically involve tests of nuclear capable missiles. something the u.s. will be keeping a keen eye on. progressive democrats have withdrawn a letter to the white house that called for a negotiated end to the war. the memo caused backlash from within the party ahead of the midterms next month. george? >> that was quite a stark turnaround. britt, thanks very much. michael? >> george, thank you.

now to the faa sounding an alarm over 5g saying if new steps aren't taken to control transmissions that the traveling public could be affected. our transportation correspondent gio benitez is live at laguardia airport in new york with more. good morning, gio. >> reporter: hey, michael, good morning. yeah, we're talking about the latest 5g technology to make wireless access on our phones even faster. but there's a concern and that concern is, if those towers are too close to the airport and those signals are too close, they could potentially interfere with planes and make it difficult for them to land in bad weather. now, at&t and verizon, they voluntarily delayed their full rollout near airports until july. but 19 smaller carriers have not so reuters reporting overnight that the acting faa administrator sent a letter to regulators saying if more action wasn't taken, the faa would be forced to take immediate steps to ensure the safety of the traveling public, raising the likelihood of flight disruptions across the united states. now, airlines are working to change equipment on their planes

because they want to avoid that 5g interference, but no doubt about it, this he say they need the time to do that. guys? >> okay, gio, thanks very much. coming up the parents of a 17-year-old critically wounded by a police officer while sitting in his car in a fast food parking lot is speaking out publicly, demanding justice. the new warning about a scam called check washing when thieves steal your check from the mail, wash it clean then forge the info and take your money. we'll tell you what we can do to protect yourself. first, ginger traveling back from switzerland, so let's go to greg dutra from wls. good to see that smile. >> glad to be in here early. we're turning into winter awful quick. some of the snow ginger saw we might catch some of that. check out this view. a fall foilage shot just a few

days ago. now out in utah snow and another system making its way in the pacific northwest already bringing snow to the cascades, it dives off to the south and warms up as it does so so it'll bring rain to texas. two, maybe three inches of rainfall expected in dallas, but the snow is really going to help out resorts, especially along the western slope. some of these are going to get absolutely hammered. in colorado up to a foot or more of snow so spots like crested butte or steamboat, all the spots trying to open will get good snowfall and the heavy snow extends into the cascades where they could see from 6 to 10 inches and isolated reports there. it is always starting, of course, at the rocky mountains and slowly moves down in elevation and winter takes over the while country. not there quite yet. let's take a look at some of you having a pretty warm forecast in your local outlook right now.

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center with two big monitors questions and answered were closed captioned so fetterman could read them to help with lingering auditory processing issues that doctors say is normal during recovery. elon musk finalizes his deal to buy twitter friday. this comes as a new report that the platform is losing some of its most active users. fans getting ready for the world series on friday. if you're a philly's fan you might want to just watch it on tv like our stage manager brad says he's doing. the average price for games three, four and five in philadelphia is $3,200 a ticket. according to ticket reseller ticket i.q., more than double the average in houston, apparently it's a bargain to go to houston, cheaper to fly there and watch the game than it is to watch in philly. >> exactly. >> the last time the phillies played in the world series 2009 and they lost to the hometown yankees of new york. we've got a lot more ahead including check washing, a scam that could drain your bank account. do not want to miss this. that is coming up. but right now, michael, the family of the 17-year-old who was shot by a police officer as he was eating in his car in a fast food parking lot.

they are sharing their son's story, demanding answers. john quinones is in san antonio with more for us. good morning, john. >> reporter: good morning, robin. it happened here in san antonio just three weeks ago. two teens out on a date sitting in their car eating a hamburger listening to music when suddenly their whole world turned upside down. this morning, the parents of 17-year-old erik cantu, along with their attorney ben crump, speaking exclusively with abc news in their first sit-down interview. they say they believe their hispanic son was targeted when he was shot by a police officer while sitting in his car eating a burger. >> you think it was racial profiling? >> i think he had that in his mind frame. i think he already had a preset thought about who that person was and how he was going to take care of that problem. >> reporter: the teen's family sharing new photos overnight

says he's progressing but still on life support. >> he talks with his hands and he tries his best. it's hard for him. >> i don't think i'll ever feel comfortable saying he's getting better until i see him walking out of there. >> reporter: earlier this month police say cantu was shot while eating with a friend in the parking lot of a mcdonald's. >> i had a vehicle over here that fled from me. >> reporter: san antonio police officer james brennand since fired from the force approaching the car and then opening the door. >> get out of the car. >> reporter: police body camera footage shows him attempting to drive away while officer brennand continues trying to shoot. cantu's father saying his son was not trying to hurt anyone but instead trying to get away from the situation. >> what do you see in your son's face on that video? >> i know my son's faces. he was scared. he was surprised and he reacted.

>> reporter: cantu, shot at least four times, handcuffed bleeding on the ground. 27-year-old brennand on the force for just seven months charged with two counts of aggravated assault by a public official and is currently out on bond. >> this man is out walking around. guess where my son is at? laying with a tracheotomy in his throat. >> we'd like to see the charges raised to attempted murder on two counts and other charges made to any officers involved in the brutality during the arrest as well. >> reporter: san antonio police telling abc news it submitted its case to the bexar county district attorney's office and cantu's family now considering their legal options and focusing on their son's recovery. >> we want justice, yes, but we want erik to live. we want erik to live to tell his story. >> reporter: this morning, young

erik remains in critical condition. the local district attorney here, joe gonzalez, tells me he plans to send this case to a grand jury. if convicted, officer brennand stands to spend the rest of his life in prison with no parole. guys? >> hard to explain. john, thanks very much. now to a new warning about how thieves are stealing money. it's called check washing and some victims have seen their bank accounts drained, identities stolen. whit johnson is here to tell us how it works. whit, good morning. >> good morning, george. this is when a thief get as hold of your check and washes it clean and changes the amount. that simply birthday check for $50 could become $5,000. these cases are on the rise with devastating results. this morning a new warning about check washing. a scam where criminals steal checks from the mail, remove the ink then forge info to cash in on your money. >> during the last two years or so, we are witnessing this increase in the amount of stolen

mail that we're experiencing here in the united states. >> reporter: the united states postal inspection service says they recover more than $1 billion in counterfeit checks and money orders every year and according to the u.s. treasury department this year there's been more than 370,000 reported cases of suspicious check activity including those linked to check washing. up from about 96,000 in 2014. 58-year-old ohio resident flora 58-year-old ohio resident flora patten, who first spoke with our toledo affiliate wtvg, says back in august she dropped her mortgage check into a mailbox right in front of her local post office, but just days later when she tried to pay another bill, she discovered her account was wiped out. >> i opened my account and there was a zero balance. i'm like, oh, my god. >> reporter: she said a call to the credit union confirmed her check seen here had been washed. >> everything was changed. the date, my name, everything that i put on the check was

totally different and it was a little over $6,000. it was shocking. it was scary. jaw dropping. >> reporter: luckily patten's fraud protection kicked in and she was able to get her money back. >> cashing the check is just the beginning of a way more sophisticated type of crime folks are working on. once they have your identity, then they can start using it. we are seeing this occurring more and more. >> so here are some top ways to protect yourself if you plan on sending an envelope with a check. take it directly inside the post office to drop it in the mail so it's more secure or deposit your outgoing mail into one of those blue collection boxes and make sure it's before the last pickup so it's not just sitting there for longer than it needs to be. retrieve mail frequently. never leave it in your mailbox overnight and if you become a victim of check washing, immediately report it to your bank account so that they can add increased protection. guys? >> all great tips there. you know, i thought about because i have a home in connecticut and sometimes i will

use the mailbox out, you know, you put the flag up. i never thought about not putting my bills in there. >> i never heard of this. >> oh, my gosh. they said even in the mailbox, even in a mailbox how they can reach in possibly and take it out but those are great suggestions on helping us out, whit. thank you. coming up, the 8-year-old attempting to become the youngest to reach the summit of el capitan. we hear from sam adventure baker and his dad on their way up. if you have type 2 diabetes or high blood pressure... ...you're a target for chronic kidney disease. they're the top two causes of ckd. ckd usually starts with no symptoms. so you can have it and not know it. to find out, check the kidney numbers from your lab tests. ♪far-xi-ga♪ if you have chronic kidney disease, farxiga can help slow its progression. farxiga can cause serious side effects including dehydration, urinary tract or genital yeast infections in women and men, and low blood sugar. ketoacidosis is a serious side effect

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back now on "g back now on "gma" with the 8-year-old attempting a historic climb. sam baker is ascending yosemite's el capitan with his dad, a feat that would make him the youngest person ever to make that summit. t.j. has the latest on their journey. good morning, t.j. >> let's consider. what are most 8-year-olds doing this morning? little third graders getting ready for school. now, there's another 8-year-old getting up this morning quite literally hanging 1,000 feet in the air attached to a rock wall in yosemite. he ain't thinking about recess. he's thinking about the summit and now this kid is about to do day three of what is considered widely as one of the most difficult climbs in the world. >> we are on el capitan. >> reporter: 8-year-old sam baker, middle name, adventure, really. his middle name is adventure, and he's on a mission to become the youngest person ever to

summit yosemite's el capitan. >> this is an epic adventure with my dad. >> reporter: sam and his dad joe spoke to "gma" from their campsite a thousand feet up on the side of el cap's granites walls after completing day one of their vertical climb. >> we still got a long way to go. we are -- >> we are up one-third of el capitan. >> it's going to be awesome, right? >> yep. >> reporter: the colorado father and son trained a year and a half to scale the 3,000-foot-high rock formation. 3,000 feet. that's 2 1/2 times the size of the empire state building hanging by their fingers or anchors the entire time and carrying water and sleeping gear with them. >> all of your tent, your sleeping bag, pretty much everything for a camping trip, but then you have to carry a ton of ropes, whole bunch of heavy-metal gear. the food weighs a bit, but the water weighs the most. >> reporter: sam's love of climbing started when he was a

baby and by the time he was 2 he was hooked scaling peaks all over the country like the towers in wyoming when he was 5 and earlier this year, month light buttress in zion national park. this trek is expected to push sam to new limits. >> it requires a lot of hard work and a lot of persistence and a lot of willingness to kind of suffer, even for adults. >> reporter: couple emily harrington and adrian ballinger who met climbing mount everest know the dangers. harrington had a ball fall on el cap when she was free climbing, but joe and sam are taking a safer approach, climbing with harnesses and ropes. >> different styles have different levels of risk and challenge. but any way up el cap i'd say is an incredibly powerful experience and that takes a mindset to be successful. >> reporter: there are about on average 100 accidents related to climbing in yosemite national park every year, but joe says the risk is part of the reward. >> this is the first night and we'll have two nights after this. then we'll have one night on the summit. our big days are coming. >> if they stay on schedule they expect to get up there by

friday. el cap, you hear so much about it. why is it so tricky? not just because it's just massive, 3,000 feet in the air, it's just a straight, slick granite wall. there aren't holes really you can get in there. some people described it as almost barely the size of your fingernail, the grips you have to try to get in. it makes it difficult. they have anchors and harnesses so they'll be attached the whole time. who was the youngest before him? believe it or not a 10-year-old and a 9-year-old have done it in recent years, both little girls who did it over the past, just the past few years ago. so, look, the dad acknowledges some people are shaking their heads like george is. [ laughter ] like what are you people doing? but he said if you're going to consider the risk you also have to consider the reward of that experience. >> fair enough. >> 8 years old with his dad. >> t.j., way to sell it. >> yeah. >> way to sell it. thank you, bud. coming up later we are live

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good morning, america. it's 8:00 a.m. overnight democratic john ftterman and republican dr. mehmet oz face off in the high-stakes election's open debate. fighting for the state's open senate seat, fetterman's recent stroke front and center as the candidates clash over abortion and crime. triple threat as cases of respiratory viruses spike, children's hospitals across the country filling up. some running out of space, and at one virginia high school, hundreds of students calling out sick with flu-like symptoms. the growing concern this morning over the flu, covid and rsv. the rise of deepfakes in advertising. how some companies are using digital simulations of celebrities to sell products.

from tom cruise to leonardo dicaprio, sometimes without their permission. this morning, the possible impact on consumers about knowing what's real and what isn't. ♪ can't touch this ♪ halloween costume crunch time. with just five days to go, the one costume you probably won't be able to find this year. and if you're still shopping tips to save. the unexpected place to shop and where to look for a costume in your own home. ♪ what doesn't kill you makes you stronger ♪ raising awareness of breast cancer in men. the sibling survivors on a mission. >> you look up male breast cancer and we found that there was just no information out there. >> how they're offering insight, education and support to male patients. ♪ everybody ♪ and all hale "veep" star tony hale from "arrested development" --

to "hoe -- "hocus pocus" -- >> we went on "gma," some acronym for fancy people. >> "good morning america"? >> we are happy to have tony back in times square and he's saying -- >> oh, "gma," good morning, america. got it. got it! took some time. but i got it. >> and that is why he is one of our faves. always so much fun. having so much going on. we ook forward to catching up with him soon. maggie rulli is live in scotland this morning. the country is on nat geo's new best of the world 2023 list, scotland making the list not only for its rugged beauty but for its innovative approach to conservation coming up. more on the social media star fighting the rise of anti-semitism by sharing her family history. first the news starting with the midterms less than two weeks

away for the final votes. pennsylvania, a key state for control of the senate, last night john fetterman squared off with mehmet oz in their first and only debate. back to congressional correspondent rachel scott in hrrisburg, good morning, rachel. >> reporter: george, good morning. the stakes are high, the circumstances were unique. democrat john fetterman taking the debate stage against republican dr. mehmet oz just months after fetterman suffered a stroke. from the start of the debate, democrat john fetterman addressing 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 or mush two words together. it knocked me down but i'll keep coming back up. >> reporter: behind the moderators two big monitors, questions and answers were closed captioned so fetterman could read them to help with lingering auditory processing issues that doctors say are normal in recovery. nearly six months after his stroke, fetterman would not promise to release his medical records.

>> transparency is about showing up. my doctor believes i'm fit to serve and that's what i believe is appropriate. >> reporter: in their first and only debate, fetterman asked if he supports president biden's student loan forgiveness program. >> it's about supporting and helping, you know, young earners -- excuse me, young -- young -- young students to give them a break. >> reporter: his campaign acknowledges ongoing auditory processing challenges are real. but on a major issue of the night, abortion, fetterman drawing a clear contrast. >> 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 decide for themselves. >> if you believe that the choice for abortion belongs with you and your doctor, that's what i fight for. >> reporter: while oz zeroed in on rising crime. >> we have taken away the ability of police to do their job. that's on john fetterman.

>> he has never made any attempt to try to address crime during his entire career except showing up for photo-ops here in philadelphia. >> reporter: republicans are pouring more than $6 million to support dr. oz in the final stretch, a sign of just how critical this state is to control of the senate, george. >> if they win pennsylvania they are likely to control the senate. thanks very much. robin. now to growing concerns over a possible triple threat looming over hospitals across the country that are already overwhelmed with pediatric cases of respiratory illnesses. and that's before an expected surge in flu and covid cases so let's go back to eva pilgrim at a children's hospital here in new york. good morning, again, eva. >> reporter: good morning, robin. this children's hospital behind me telling us they are seeing high volume this morning and we are seeing that from coast to coast. the number of children in the hospital in the u.s. is the highest it's been in two years as respiratory viruses spike. nationally hospital beds for children are at around 75% capacity, that number even

higher in some parts of the country. in these nine states and washington, d.c. it's more than 80%. in texas, tennessee, delaware, maine and rhode island, pediatric hospital beds are at more than 90% capacity and at those hospitals that have beds, many are seeing hours' long waits. the flood of patients now forcing some hospitals to pause elective surgeries, others even having to turn kids away and officials are warning that we could see a tripledemic, rsv, cold -- excuse me, rsv, covid and the flu further straining these hospitals as we head into the winter peak, guys. >> a lot to take in there. all right, thank you so much, eva. we turn to one airline making a play to get people to sit in the middle seat. virgin australia has launched a new campaign where people in the middle seat are entered into a lottery to win big prizes including caribbean cruises, free future flights and what they're calling a helicopter pub crawl. if that's not enough, the ceo of virgin australia says middle

seats have another benefit, you get to meet two people instead of one. [ laughter ] but if you're not interested in meeting those two people just sit in your seat and focus on the fact that there is a new prize and a new winner every week. >> whatever it takes. >> you sold it pretty well. >> you talk about atlantic selling it well. >> because i won't be in the middle seat. that's right. coming up in our "gma morning menu," ebay taking action against a popular halloween costume this year. what parents should know about certain costumes. taking to tiktok to fight anti-semitism. the popular singer/songwriter sharing her family's journey. scotland just named on the new nat geo best of the world 2023 list. how it's leading the way in conservation reserving that wild beauty that you see and, lara, speaking of wild, you have a guest upstairs. >> tony hale, everybody.

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welcome back, everybody. now to our "gma" cover story, we are just five days away from halloween and if you're still shopping for a costume, there's one in particular you probably won't be able to find this year. lara has the story. hey, lara. >> that is right, michael. the massively popular series "dahmer" led to big demand for halloween consumers. people wanting to dress up like the killer. ebay has taken major steps to

stop the trend, but what happens if your child wants to dress up as something that might be a little or a lot offensive? take a look. this morning, ebay pulling all costumes for jeffrey dahmer off its site. >> i don't think everybody gets to have a dream. >> reporter: ebay saying it is banning jeffrey dahmer costumes because they violate the company's violence and violent criminal policy adding that these items have been prohibited under the policy. this was not a new or recent decision. the popularity of the costumes stemming from the hit netflix show that dramatizes the life of the serial killer who murdered 17 males between 1978 and 1991. >> there are tons of costumes that children and adults have dressed up in for years based on fictional characters. we have michael myers. we have freddy krueger, and those are very scary, but there is one critical difference. they are not real. jeffrey dahmer was a real serial killer and there is a level of indecency that goes along with

celebrating or having fun with that image. >> reporter: while the dahmer costume may be banned google says other pop culture favorites continue to soar in their most searched list including witches. >> yes, salem, we're back. >> reporter: spider-man. and "stranger things" and google also saying the "encanto" costume is trending. "ted lasso" halloween costumes increasing by 550%. >> the welcome wagon has arrived. >> reporter: and she-hulk costumes surging by 80%. >> i'm clearly nailing it at all these things. >> reporter: all right. so what happens if your child comes home with a costume that makes you concerned? experts say you should have an age appropriate conversation with them to help them develop a sense of empathy, what's right and wrong, then you all can brainstorm together and compromise or not compromise on an alternative option, michael. >> as george said, just say no. >> exactly.

>> but what if there are people who want to save money, what can they do? >> there are a lot of great tips here so, number one, use facebook marketplace or local facebook groups to look for people giving away free or lightly used costumes, you can also look for costume swaps in your community. check school websites, town rec centers. if your community isn't hosting one why not do it yourself? and if you still need to find a costume, you are going to run into some major markups at cos costume stores. why not see what you can get at a drug or hardware store? i'm also a huge fan of charity gift shops. they collect costumes that people donate throughout the year and they do a big push just before halloween. that is happening right now. i guarantee it at your local thrift shop. those are all good, and also look in your house. >> look around your house. >> if i want to be a football player, who am i going to call? strahan and i just found my daughter is doing like a secret service big black blazer, white shirt, sunglasses, boom, you're done. >> kind of something nice about making your own costume.

>> nostalgia, michael. >> find out -- ask you what you'll be for halloween. now to george. >> turning to the social media star fighting back on anti-semitism and telling her own family story. tracing the roots of her grandparents who survived the holocaust. >> good morning. this could not be more timely. montana's powerful project called how to never forget holocaust education for the tiktok generation and as misinformation and hate spread on social media her videos are shedding light on jewish history and she hopes it will inspire the younger generation to stand up and speak out. this morning, new fallout for kanye west over his anti-semitic tirades. the gap and universal music group adding to the list of companies like adidas and balenciaga severing ties. it comes as anti-semitic

incidents at an all-time high in the u.s. up 34% in 2021. >> 2,127 incidents last year. that's the highest number on record in more than four decades. >> reporter: and the rise in anti-jewish hate hits home for tiktok star montana tucker. how are we allowing this to happen? the singer/songwriter is a social media sensation with 8.7 million followers and now the 29-year-old is using her platform to speak out against anti-semitism by sharing her own family's history. >> usually you guys see me posting really fun dance videos where i'm always smiling and dancing and today i'm going to do something very, very, very different. >> reporter: the granddaughter of holocaust survivors bringing fas along on her emotional journey to poland's auschwitz concentration camp with a series of ten short documentary-style videos. >> it's going to be very, very hard but i'm ready for it.

this is by far the most important thing i've ever created and ever done in my entire life. >> what was the most poignant moment? >> going to auschwitz and standing in the place that my grandma last saw her mother get beaten and taken to the gas chamber. >> your great grandmother knew she would be marched to her death. >> reporter: studies show nearly two-thirds of young adults in the u.s. are unaware that 6 million jews were murdered in the holocaust. >> imagine how many people would have came from those people. >> reporter: how important is holocaust education given the rise in anti-semitism? >> more important than ever. if i have these millions of followers and if i have a younger generation that follows me, maybe i can be that education for them. everyone needs to unite and come together right now to end this hatred towards the jewish people and to any ethnicity and to never allow this to happen ever again. >> reporter: her first clip now

posted on her instagram and tiktok pages. it has been viewed almost a million times. she will release the rest of those one to two-minute episodes in the coming weeks. i can tell you they are worth a watch. >> good for her reaching a new thanks very much. didn't you pitch the story? >> i did. >> this is very important. >> thank you so much. >> glad you did that. okay, let's go to the northern tip of scotland now in sutherland. one of the places on the annual best of 9 world list. scotland known for its striking beauty. it's also become a leader in environmental conservation and maggie rulli, yes, she is there. good morning to you, maggie. >> reporter: hey, robin, good morning. i mean, just take a look at our drone shot. you can see why nat geo picked scotland so right now we're standing in the middle of what's the largest blanket peat bog in

europe spanning 1,500 miles. i know bog doesn't know as glamorous as a tropical rain forest but it is just as important. rolling hillsides, rushing rivers, wildlife at your doorstep. scotland's rugged beauty draws in visitors from all over the world. >> this is actually part of the largest blanket bog in europe. >> reporter: it's this best taking nature that sara tells us landed scotland on nat geo's best of the world list 2023. so you're saying it's taken more than 10,000 years to form the peat bog. oh, wow, this is an incredible view. why did nat geo choose scotland? >> scotland is on there not only because it's beautiful but because they're such leaders in the conservation initiatives. >> reporter: the government pledged to make the country net zero by 2045. one way to get there, restoring the country's vast and vital peat bogs made up of waterlogged plants slowly decomposing over time. >> one of the most important things to keeping this peatland

healthy is having this kind of moss. it holes 20 times its weight in water so you can see when you squeeze it, so much water comes out. >> reporter: when they're healthy, they're an environmental superstar. peat is one of the greatest carbon storers in the world and makes up 3% of the earth's surface but stores 30% of its soil carbon. 13% of peat bogs are found in te uk, the vast majority found right here in scotland meaning this land right here could play a massive role in trapping carbon worldwide. but peat grows just 1 millimeter a year and right now 80% of it in the uk is damaged. >> as soon as the soil is exposed to the atmosphere it starts emitting carbon instead of saving it. >> reporter: the government tells us they can't protect all of the wetlands on its own so some big businesses are restoring it for carbon credits or offsets.

brew dog is betting on bogs. >> it's a hundred-year project. >> reporter: martin dickey showed us the 10,000 acres the company is restoring. >> businesses are the ones that can cause change to happen where they decide to spend their money will make the biggest difference. >> reporter: and these peat bogs are ancient. if you want to check out what else made the list, they have 25 amazing places to visit. head over to natgeo.com. >> you get the best assignments and bring it every time, maggie rulli. thank you so, so very much. >> thanks. >> now to abc news meteorologist greg dutra from wls in chicago. he's in for ginger making her way back from switzerland. >> she is. what a flight to be on. although as i was flying in

yesterday, it was almost the same picture here, a foggy new york city and much of the east coast seeing that fog. the only building i saw was the world trade center, fantastic view. it gets out of here quickly and by the next couple days our temperatures will start cooling down behind it. another mild day today. we have a very special announcement for one of our own. michael strahan, he is getting an honor from his home state of texas.

you're already an nfl hall of famer. >> yes. >> now set to be inducted into the texas sports hall of fame. [ applause ] >> yes. >> thank you. thank you. >> you know texas well. they do it big in texas. your high school. >> westbury high school in houston. >> there we got that. >> oh, no. oh! >> all right, then michael strahan, this is your life. texas southern. >> texas southern. >> tsu. >> better not -- okay. that's much better. a little more of an action shot. the other -- >> oh. >> that's the one i like. >> that's the one. >> that's when you used to mean mug. you never smiled but mean mugged because you were a tough football player. >> the texas sports hall of fame describes michael as, quote, without a doubt one of the most feared defensive players in nfl history and with that sack record you hold, look at that. that's iconic right there. got to be true, yes. >> well, most feared.

that's funny. tell my kids that. [ laughter ] >> you don't use that face anymore. >> george, i can't use it. the kids don't buy it anyway. men used to be feared -- used to fear me, kids don't. the good trait i like. >> congratulations, michael. >> thank you. >> you've taken up all the time for "pop news." barely any time. shall we? ready, here we go. tv news, every year we seem to get a new reboot of an old favorite show. well, hulu has created a comedy based on that trend. this is such a great idea. it's called "reboot" created by steve levitan behind "modern family" and stars keegan-michael key, judy greer, paul reiser who's rebooted family comedy -- like back in the '90s, they do a reboot of it. this is for the dysfunctional cast back together and getting huge great reviews. reese witherspoon tweeted, i haven't laughed this hard in so long.

the cast truly perfection. season finale dropped on hulu. cast and creator ready for season 2. he told "entertainment weekly." every experience in real life is his inspiration. t.j. sat down with the cast to talk about it. you can see that on saturday "gma" and you can find all the episodes including the finale of "reboot" on hulu. i like that, one-stop shopping. super quick. babs costello lighting it up with her pumpkin carving hats. nicknamed the internet's mom, babs, as she likes to be called. anyway, take a look at this. >> don't do this. use your hand mixer instead. get all of those things. your mixer did the hard work of loosening all those strings, if you don't want to struggle using a knife use the soft headed mall let and your cookie cutter and push it right through. >> we'll be right back.

>> building a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions. this is abc 7 news. >> good morning. we are going to start with a look at traffic. . we are following a crash in sunnyvale blocking one lane right now. this will be on northbound 101 before the lawrence expressway. your speeds are resting at 12 miles an hour. at the bay bridge toll plaza, we are crowding -- crowded. traffic is backed up to the base of the maze. speeds are crawling, if you are traveling westbound on the san mateo bridge, a wrap up with a look at the drive times. look at the drive times. antioch to life is expensive. so why is omar snoozing like a baby? because he made the smart choice to shop with ikea,

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70's later on with sunshine. temperatures this afternoon, below average. jobina: thank you. we will have another abc 7 news update in 30 minutes. . you can find us on our app and at abc7news.com. ♪ we are here with a dear friend, two-time emmy winner known for his roles on "veep" and "arrested development" and now tony hale is playing twin brothers on "the mysterious benedict society" on disney plus. welcome back, tony. >> thank you, guys. >> good to see you. >> congratulations on your induction. >> thank you, appreciate that. >> that would never happen to me. [ laughter ] >> not in sports, no, no? >> no. >> but you have other strengths. >> thank you. >> yes, and, on the podcast -- >> smart list. >> and also your "arrested development" piece with will arnett, jason bateman. it's been 20 years.

>>20 years since we shot the pilot of "arrested development." i was at a time where i was so overwhelmed by the business because i had not done anything or a tv show and buster was so overwhelmed so it worked because buster was always in a state of defense. he was always just like, what's coming at me? >> you said you're now just getting some of the jokes. >> oh, yeah. 15 years later, guys. that's how checked out i was back then. well, actually 20 years later. >> another fan favorite, speaking of years, ten years ago "veep" debuted. >> and i love those people. i miss those people. we try to get together for dinner and all that kind of stuff but i remember julia telling me once because i couldn't stop laughing and her saying, tony, you know you're not watching the show, you're in the show. [ laughter ] it's a funny show. >> reunion. >> i would love that. there's a little flash forward.

there's a big gap in there we could come back and do some thing. >> it does hold up. ali has been watching it during the day. every scene is a laugh. >> that's when people come up to us and say similar to what we go through, people from d.c. don't say that. >> completely absurd and dead on at the same time. tell us about "the mysterious benedict society." >> oh, man. i love this show. so i get to play twins and rather than like good twin, bad twin, it's like a nice twin and like a troubled twin. but the first season the troubled twin kind of caused this panic and created a lot of fear in society and we -- benedict and his team crack the code and this season he reinvented himself as a self-help guru selling happiness in addition to a ton of happiness, it's talks about authentic happiness, it's so relatable in society of feeling the need to be perfect, to be happy, which is a lie so benedict comes in and shows authentic.

it's really a beautiful, fun show. >> we could trust you, but why don't we take a look. >> why? >> why what? >> why are we here? >> oh, i can't wait to share that with you. i know that you'll be elated. >> okay, i'm in. i'm in. i'm in. so what was the most challenging aspect of playing two characters? >> you know, it was challenging but it was like you're playing these two guys and you -- even though they're seen again as kind of like good guy/bad guy, you have to find yourself in each of the characters because we're all a work in progress. if you don't then you're just going to play an idea of the character.

so that was really a fun challenge and just like benedict's wig, man. i mean that's great hair. and i'm never going to have that. >> one thing you do have which you showed off as one of the brothers, dance moves. >> oh, yes. >> did that come naturally? >> i thought it came naturally. [ laughter ] some people might think it's unnatural but i thought it looked pretty good. so curtain, the kind of troubled twin is so tightly wound this is kind of his expression. he goes behind closed doors and does choreographed dance routines which i might do in my personal life. >> you're also in "hocus pocus 2." how was that experience? >> so fun and fun to do this joke, my character, the mayor is kind of checked out which i think is a theme for most of my characters but he says this person was on "gma" which he thought was an acronym for fancy people and so he learned later that it's "good morning america." but i love it just because "hocus pocus" is a fun show and

i don't like the horror. i don't want to see a guy in a mask murder people. too much fear. this is fun and music and bringing the joy back into halloween. >> this is the scariest you'll go? >> this is the scariest i'm going to go. because i'm already in my house thinking someone is around the corner about to take me out. >> i lock my bedroom door at night when i sleep. >> thank you. >> why not? why not? >> someone finally joins you. some people can separate. yeah, that was fun. i watch a horror movie and i'm like, someone is after me, you know. >> that would be a problem. finally found a soul mate. >> we're not going to be watching "friday the 13th" together. >> tony, you are always a delight. >> this is awesome. thank you. >> continue to wish you the best. season two of "the mysterious benedict society" kicks off today on disney plus. coming up, the sibling thrivers raising awareness about men and breast cancer. come on back.

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♪ back now on "gma" with thriving in pink. but this morning we're adding some blue as well. increasing awareness for breast cancer in men. while men account for 1% of all breast cancer cases in the u.s., they are more likely to be

diagnosed in more advanced stages. one pair of sibling survivors hopes to change that. ♪ siblings harvey singer and vicky singer-wolf have always had a special bond. >> harvey and i were a little over three years apart. it's great having a big brother. >> i was very protective of my sister. >> reporter: but something would happen that he couldn't protect her from. >> i had breast cancer the first time when i was 37 years of age. it was shortly after our mother had been diagnosed with breast cancer. >> i didn't understand the ramifications of it all. i just thought it was, my mom had it, a lumpectomy. she's fine. she'll be fine. >> reporter: as vicky fought breast cancer her turn would turn to her brother. >> i had my genetic testing completed and found out i carried the breast mutation. >> i'm a guy, i'm not getting breast cancer. it's not going to happen. >> reporter: what he didn't know having inherited mutations of the brca gene increases the chance of developing breast

cancer. soon, he began noticing some changes. >> i noticed a change in my left breast area, especially my nipple was folding in a little and i didn't think that much about it. >> reporter: four months later a hug would bring on another startling symptom. >> this friend of mine, big guy hugged me, i got this shooting pain that went from my left nipple into my left ear. >> reporter: in october of 2008 harvey was diagnosed with stage 1 breast cancer. now his sister vicky was thrust into the protector role searching for resources. >> you look up male breast cancer and we found that there was just no information out there. >> reporter: they said this was the moment they noticed the breast cancer field was geared more toward women. >> you get shuffled into a room for a mammogram and there's nothing but pink gowns and they don't want you to be there because you might see another woman's breasts. they shuffle you around like you don't belong. it was very unnerving. >> reporter: knowing something

had to change vicky and harvey created his breast cancer awareness. >> it's a small foundation we put together that we do with our love and our heart. >> because we were not able to find information out there and the harshness of the stigma, the experiences he had being a man diagnosed with breast cancer we just knew we had to make a change. >> reporter: their goal is to offer insight, education and support to male breast cancer patients. >> this diagnosis is going to change your life. it's only 1% of all the breast cancers in the united states, but the mortality rate is higher because we're guys. we don't go for mammograms or screenings. we ignore symptoms. our hope is that we'll keep doing this. we'll make guys more aware. they'll get checked sooner. you're helping save men's lives. >> i am so happy we're shining a light on this. i know my brother, i know your brother too as well have gone through this and they say men ignore signs. don't get tested, feel like it's something that doesn't affect them but i know i've lived

through it as well as you and our brothers in which i'm happy they both are fine. thank goodness and some possible signs of male breast cancer to watch out for are a lump or swelling, redness or flaky skin and irritation or dimpling in the breast area. some men also experience a discharge or pain and you know what? make sure you heed all those signs. >> didn't matthew knowles -- he. >> i had an interview with matthew knowles a few years ago, and he went through it and he wanted to bring more awareness to it, as well. i think there are so many guys -- i love that his breast cancer awareness because they say you go and feel like you don't belong. >> right. >> so i think it's very important. >> thank you for bringing that to us. now to abc news meteorologist greg dutra from wls in chicago who is in for ginger. hey, greg. >> yeah, we are seeing a big change, it's that saddle season where we start switching things over. foliage shots from utah. same spots where these were taken have seen snow fall and that snow is kind of what we're

trending towards. let's take a look at that throughout the next couple of weeks, below average temperatures through the western half of the u.s. well above average to the east and above average precip too so could be even more snow falling through the rocky mountains. tonight we got to check it out. nba doubleheader, nets and bucks, 7:30 p.m. eastern then the lakers take on the nuggets at 10:00 eastern and you don't want to miss the games because halftime there will be an exclusive look at "black panther: wakanda forever," big night only on espn. now to the rise of deepfakes in advertisements. companies are using digital simulations with celebrities to sell things sometimes without their knowledge. it's a story you saw first in "the wall street journal" and zohreen shah has the details.

zohreen shah has the details. good morning, zohreen. >> reporter: good morning. you see me all the time on your screen, and you know it's me, but are you sure it's me? well, deepfakes are forcing people to question what they see, especially online, and it's on another level now. they're using images of big stars and without their permission. this morning a growing concern for advertisers exploiting celebrities using deepfakes to manipulate their images. images like these of elon musk to leonardo dicaprio to tom cruise now showing up in digital ads, and they look pretty real, except none of those stars posed for these pictures, and there are not strong enough laws to stop the creator. >> we need regulation. we need some road bumps in the way to deter people from being bad actors. >> reporter: holding those accountable, many overseas, is not easy. >> you have to prove there are monetary damages or damages of some sort so the right to publicity is one avenue but can

be very challenging. there's also copyright infringement. you can go after slander in that matter. >> reporter: overnight cloud computing platform paperspace, the company behind this ad telling abc news we sponsor a variety of open source projects and content creators. this video was created alongside some educational pieces on the technology behind deepfakes. we do not endorse, deepfakes created to deceive people in any way. manipulating images has been done on a smaller scale for awhile on social media and it's been done ethically on the big screen too. "star wars" re-created carrie fisher as princess leia after she passed away but had her daughter's permission. and a few years ago digital technology created younger versions of robert de niro, al pacino and joe pesci in the film "the irishmen." the filmmakers admit it was costly and took a long time to create but experts say that has partly changed. >> there are now services and tools that are becoming easier

and easier to use which, of course, is part of that democratization so now it's not in the hands of the few but in the hands of the many. >> reporter: so the solution, experts advise educating consumers on what is real and fake is the first step but also holding those responsible of spreading misinformation. >> we have to look at holding the platforms that host this material responsible and then, of course, we have to talk about the actual perpetrators and how to hold them responsible. >> reporter: of course, none of that is easy and another concern is that technology could go beyond celebrity. we've seen it with political figures and it could be used with anything. our experts saying at some point it might be hard for people to know what is real and what isn't. >> such a scary development. okay, zohreen, thanks very much. coming up, chef melissa king on her search for unique ingredients from the great outdoors. ♪ born to be wild ♪

♪ born to be wild ♪ yeah, the music says it all back with an exciting and delicious adventure exploring all that nature has to offer. this segment sponsored by mazda, a new docu-series called "tasting wild" sends this gal, chef melissa king on a journey in search of unique local ingredients joining us now to talk about it. i love this concept. all over america searching the wild, so to speak. tell us about it. >> yeah, so "tasting wild" is a new series, it's a partnership between national geographic creative works and mazda and me and really each episode we dive into nature and we take the cx 50 an drive different terrains. >> foraging essentially. >> exploring and really just taking, again, inspiration from nature, finding beautiful

ingredients and at the end of each episode i create a dish. >> i love that. i think it's a really fun concept. what sticks out to you most about your journey over the course of these five episodes? >> you know, truly just discovering the power of nature and how it can really bring out a lot of creativity in us and hopefully inspire us to get out there more and find inspiration through the things around us, the beauty of it all and so for me that was the most special part of it. >> and you found some wonderful tasty treats. let's start with the mushrooms. talk to us about what you found and how you use them. >> we did. there was an episode, one of the episodes i was lucky enough to partner with one of our nat geo explorers. she is a fungal mycolojist and took me out mushroom foraging and had an opportunity to gather an array of mushrooms. >> i bet you learned a lot. >> i did. i drew up inspiration to create a mushroom congee. >> i was asking what this is because it looks like risotto.

you're using edible flowers in keeping with this theme of foraging and "tasting wild." this is a take on -- >> it's a take on a chinese rice porridge and i've taken, you know, the stems of the mushrooms and infused that into a mushroom broth to create it, used the caps and sauteed them down and wanted this to look like the forest floor that was really the inspiration that tied it all together. >> it tastes like heaven. >> all the microgreens and flowers. >> save that for me for the commercial break. that is so good. also, honey can be found in the wild. you did a very cool thing, though or you found a cool thing. >> yeah, so on another episode i had an opportunity to go to an apiary, which is a bee farm and i discovered this beautiful honey that is made of fireweed which is a wildflower that kind of grows in the area of the pacific northwest. >> and the name is apropos, correct? >> correct.

and so we -- i took this honey and decided to ink fuse it into szechuan chili butter and put it on toast which is what we have right here. >> i had a taste of that earlier. yeah, a kick it has indeed. really fun idea. great recipes. >> thank you. >> and congratulations. i want to go like traveling the u.s. now with you. it's so fun. if you want to see more of melissa's series and it's beautiful, "tasting wild" is great and it's available to stream on hulu. check it out and we'll be right back. we're going to eat. i love this. "gma's" cooking in the wild is sponsored by mazda. is sponsored by mazda

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>> building a better bay area, finding solutions, this is abc7news. >> good morning everyone. [no audio] >> let's look at temperatures right now. it was a chilly start to the morning. 40's and 50's, and it will be a nice-looking day later today with temperatures below average. san jose looking bright. we have lots of sunshine today. 60's and 70's, it does turn

breezy later this afternoon, temperature slightly below average. >> temper live with kelly and ryan. we will be back at midday live. have a great morning. ♪ ♪ >> announcer: it's "live with kelly and ryan!" today, actor and author, alan cumming. also star of "the mysterious benedict society," tony hale. plus, the crafty lumberjacks are throwing a party as we continue "live's countdown to halloween week." all next on "live!" ♪ ♪ and now, here are kelly ripa and ryan seacrest! [cheers and applause] ♪ ♪ >> ryan: good morning! ♪ ♪