right now on america this morning campaign fallout john fetterman, democrat running in the crucial pennsylvania senate race, responding to concerns about his health following that debate, with dr oz. federman, struggling to complete answers as he recovers from a stroke what he's now saying and in georgia senate candidate herschel walker responds to claims that he paid for another woman's abortion. your money. the new report on the u. s economy today the impact of skyrocketing mortgage rates and the new concern the economy could be derailed by a railroad strike. parents speak out about the surgeon, respiratory illnesses among young children, one mother, saying her daughter went from normal to being on a

respirator within two hours. two developing stories overnight. a train derailing at this amusement park. several people hurt and the investigation into this bridge collapse. a construction worker killed more teenagers gambling online. one team describes being addicted to gambling by age 15 his warning every parent should here and later from president biden speeding and more than 100 mph. to the powerball fever burning even hotter to the top dog in the halloween costume contest. it's thursday, october, 27th. from abc news in new york. this is america this morning. good thursday morning, everyone we want to begin with the countdown to the midterm elections and major developments in three closely watched races. pennsylvania senate candidate john fetterman, who is recovering from a stroke, is now

responding to critics who raised concerns about his health after his debate performance tuesday when he struggled to answer some questions. also georgia senate candidate herschel walker speaking out, addressing a new allegation that he paid for another woman's abortion acclaim . he denies developing story in arizona, where police are investigating. eating a burglary. at the campaign headquarters of katie hobbs, the democrat running for governor, someone apparently breaking in overnight abc s i could. joshi is here with more beginning with those two senate races. good morning. good morning, ryan. and that's right. the stakes could not be higher in the pennsylvania senate race and now rocky debate for the democratic candidate is adding to concerns about his health. john fetterman started off with a joke when he introduced musician dave matthews last night in pittsburgh last night. i was with dr oz and tonight tonight i get i get to be with dave matthews. so trust me, that's a pretty good choice. federman the

democrat running for senate and pennsylvania, bluntly acknowledged his challenge, calling tuesday's debate against republican amendment oz. not easy, not get every every word the right way. but i will always do the right thing in washington, d c debate performance raised concerns among his supporters stroke in may left him with lingering auditory issues despite the availability of closed captioning, helping him to read the moderator's questions struggled to complete answers there. is that 2018 interview that you said quote. i don't support fracking at all. so how do you square the two i do support fracking. and. i don't i don't. i support fracking and i stand and i do support fracking . doctors say auditory processing issues do not indicate cognitive impairment, dr oz and his first appearance since the debate did not comment

on federman difficulties instead labeling him as soft on crime. last things, debate focused. on my desire to bring balance to washington. meanwhile in another high stakes senate race, a second woman has come forward, claiming georgia senate candidate herschel walker paid for her to have an abortion. the anonymous woman spoke via speakerphone at a news conference encouraged me to have an abortion. and gave me the money to do so. the woman says she got pregnant in 1993, claiming walker pressured her to get an abortion. she provided what she describes as evidence of the relationship, but no evidence of the actual abortion has not verified her claims, which walker denies. i'm done with this foolishness. i've already told people this is a live walker is a stanch opponent of abortion rights. earlier this month, he denied paying for another woman's abortion. the mother of one of his children tired of it. i'm tired of seeing

people i know have their lives destroyed because they're trying to conserve their their country as a conservative. the biggest fear of the left is african americans joined the conservative goals, the biggest fear of the left and this election in social walker winning this campaign. in the meantime, president biden is trying to focus on the account. economy which, according to polls remains the democrats achilles heel, biden announcing a plan to crack down on so called junk fees that make everything from bank transactions to cable tv builds more expensive. today biden heads to upstate new york to tout the building of a new computer chip plant. meanwhile former president trump has scheduling more rallies for republican candidates will visit iowa, florida, ohio and pennsylvania before election day , rhiannon thank you. police are also investigating a burglary at the campaign headquarters of arizona secretary of state katie hobbs. she is running for governor against republican carry lake. several items were reportedly taken, but police

have not identified any suspects to mortgage rates and they've hit a new high and it's crushing the housing market. the average 30 year fixed rate is now 7.1% that's the highest since 2001. more people are now renting. but guess what rents are also way up. a recent survey found more americans are moving in with friends or family, and a new report today is expected to show the u. s economy grew last quarter, thanks to consumer spending, although retail and auto sales are expected to decline, many experts are still forecasting a mild recession in the next year. and here's another concern for the economy. a second union representing freight train workers has rejected a contract proposal, raising the possibility of a railroad strike next month. we turn now to st louis and disturbing new information about the suspect in that deadly school shooting on monday. the family of the teenager accused of killing a student in teacher inside this st louis high school this week, is revealing new details about the suspect, saying his must this to take

away gun for the families of this incident for the school, according to police, the suspect's mother called them on october 15th saying she wanted her sons firearm taken away, but police say the 19 year old was lawfully permitted to have the weapon. so they did not remove it instead of third party took the gun. they worked with our department to transfer that to it to an adult could legally possess one. investigators did not identified that third party and they are still trying to determine how the team got the gun back. it's the same a ar 15 style rifle he allegedly used to open fire inside his former high school, killing sophomore alex bell and health teacher jean kuska. police are not revealing how the government broke into the school, fearing it could inspire copycats. the school says the doors were locked. authorities say the gunman had more than 600 rounds of

ammunition when he died in a shootout with officers. his family says he had a history of mental health struggles. they said they had committed him to a psychiatric facility multiple times and even monitored his mail. they've done everything they could possibly have done. but sometimes that's not enough. police say the suspect's notebook he described himself as isolated with no friends in ress and children, overwhelming some hospitals. pediatric hospital beds in nine states in washington, d c are above 80% capacity. in response, some hospitals are pausing elective surgeries. doctors say respiratory viruses are thriving in young people who never experienced them. one mother in ohio says her one year old son went from a normal baby to being on a respirator in just two hours. it is a nightmare many parents are experiencing. the fever spike 205, and he started actually hallucinating and thinking he was outside. we were inside on the couch and he was

saying i want to go inside. i need to get away from the dinosaur and stuff like that community emergency departments were already dealing with fewer available beds, and it's combining to create a perfect storm. i don't recall seeing something exactly like this in my career. parents should look out for faster, short breathing and a change in skin color due to a lack of oxygen. federal investigators are looking into a bridge collapse in missouri that killed a construction worker. concrete was being poured at the site when it gave way. three other workers were injured, but they were able to free themselves from the debris. also in missouri, seven people were injured when a train derailed that this amusement park silver dollar city. several cars tipped over as the steam power train jumped the tracks their overseas emergency crews are responding to an explosion at this rail station in a russian held area of ukraine. video circulating online shows the massive flames which russian media claims were sparked by ukraine. other reports blame rail employees who were allegedly drunk and flattery. putin is once again accusing ukraine of preparing to

detonate a so called dirty bomb , a claim that ukraine and western allies call absurd. meanwhile in a show of force, the russian military conducted drills yesterday simulating a nuclear strike. greenhouse gas levels have hit another record high, the weather agency says. carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide all reach new highs last year, with methane showing the biggest one year increase in 40 years. time now for a look at your thursday weather. and the snow has been coming down in the rockies for nearly 24 hours. this was the scene in jackson hole, wyomi,pas tohastorm systemoves into texasd some damaging winds and even a possible tornado while more rain falls in the northwest, checking today's high temperatures. about mid fifties around the great lakes mid sixties with lower humidity in the northeast seventies on the gulf coast, 80 in phoenix.

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close enough! be talking about friday night on abc. big treat for sky watchers . meteor fireball lit up the sky over nova scotia before it broke apart, smashing into the earth's atmosphere. a canadian woman captured images of the meteor shower by leaving a camera rolling in her backyard. more trouble this morning for kanye west, he was escorted out of the skechers headquarters in los angeles after showing up at the shoe company. unannounced visit took place after adidas and other companies cut ties with

the wrapper over his anti semitic comments, skechers released a statement saying kanye was engaged in unauthorized filming. the company says it has no plans to work with him warning for parents about the growing number of teenagers gambling online. one teen and his family are now sharing their story about how a simple wager quickly turned into a major problem. with more teams gambling online 1 18 year old is now sharing his struggle with addiction, saying he got hooked at 15. you have a phone on you, and you have a connection to the internet. you can gamble whenever you want. steve asked to be in shadow to use a different name and alter his voice to hide. his identity was playing dice from there. it just kind of grew, he tells. good morning america. he won a couple $100, calling that his first high teenagers and young people are significantly at higher risk of developing gambling disorder. then adults, in part because their brains are not fully developed their ability to value eight risks or ability to handle

loss isn't as secure as an adult . steve says he became obsessed with sports betting, accessing legal sites by using other people's accounts who were of age. steve's father, now warning other parents just how quickly gambling can become an obsession for teens warning echoed by experts. our culture is seeing young adults and raised in a society work with gambling is the norm, and people don't think of and as risky anymore, the american gaming association responding, saying the us gaming industry invests hundreds of millions of dollars annually and consumer education, employee training research and support our collective responsible gaming commitment includes comprehensive protocols in place to verify the identity and age of customers. we'll have much more of steve's story later on good morning america, including how he began stealing money to pay his debts and how he finally got help. coming up the new warning about scams that are targeting people who are waiting for delivery also ahead, a new for delivery also ahead, a new push to trelegy for copd.ating

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about safety this year. it could mean big changes for trick or treaters, nbc's andrea fuji explains. you got it. trick or treat this morning a new push to make trick or treating for weekends only. we want to make sure that all kids can participate that is safe for all kids. cincinnati is exploring the option of moving halloween festivities to a weekend during early evening hours to improve safety for pedestrians and drivers. supporters say it ul also aow more to participa. we dr frolly seeing other communities make this move as well and safety. he is a legitimate concern, one study found. pedestrian fatalities are 43% higher on halloween and decades of data shows pedestrians between four and eight years old, a tenfold increase in fatalities on halloween night. people in cincinnati aren't the first to consider this idea in 1999, the editor of the farmer's almanac,

pushed for moving halloween two saturday. if you do it on saturday, it kind of eliminates the traffic. the business traffic people don't leave work early to get good home, get the costumes, get their children out , and the halloween costume association launched a petition to establish a national trick or treat day on the last saturday of october, saying it would promote safety. about 160,000 people have signed the petition back in cincinnati opponents say moving halloween is not the answer. we want utmost safety, but i think we need to do other things to facilitate that specific day and time in which kids actually want to go trick or treating instead of the weekend before. in cincinnati. halloween will go on as planned this monday and the following tuesday. council members will examine the possibility of moving future halloweens. andrew rhiannon. alright andrea. thank you coming up powerball fever, reaching $800 million president

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