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the message to workers told to stay home this morning. rsv emergency. cases double since last season as michigan officials confirm a 6-year-old died from the virus. plus, the new injections for newborns to protect against severe rsv in europe. could it come to the u.s.? violent attack on a runner. a woman recovering in the hospital after being sexually assaulted and robbed while jogging in new york city. the outrage this morning with the new york city marathon just two days away. sidelined. overnight, the brooklyn nets suspend kyrie irving more than a week after he tweeted about an anti-semitic movie. why the team finally acted and kyrie's response. one-on-one with the man behind fyre festival. my exclusive interview with billy mcfarland. >> this is an absolute disaster. >> speaking for the first time on camera after being released from prison. what he's saying about his years behind bars. >> so are you truly a changed

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>> maybe i'll go check out and see if my astros can win it all. i'm sorry, brad. our stage manager from philadelphia. i'm sorry, man. we're just a few days from the final votes in the midterms. >> super bowl for us political folks. called in a few friends, jon karl in iowa, eva pilgrim in pennsylvania, that crucial battleground. our good friend rachel scott is right here breaking down the issues that could tip these races either way, like news team assemble. we are here through it all. but before we get to that we'll begin with the breaking developments overnight. tensions rising after north korea's unprecedented missile launches this week. south korea is now scrambling their fighter jets after north korea's new show of strength. our chief global affairs correspondent martha raddatz is in washington with more. good morning, martha. >> reporter: good morning, michael. this was an extraordinary show of force, a provocative and dangerous escalation. north korea sending nearly 200 fighter jets flying just north of south korea's border and over the east and west seas. in response, south korea said it

urgently scrambled 80 f-35 fighter jets, north korean aircraft kept their fighters flying for more than four hours. this was no doubt to counter the u.s. decision to extend joint u.s. south korean military exercises which involve thousands of military personnel and 240 warplanes. this, of course, follows kim jong-un's barrage of missile tests in the past few days, at least 30 including an intercontinental ballistic missile and a nuclear test is expected any day. the first in five years. but the u.s. and south korea warning that if kim ever did attack with a nuclear weapon, that would be the end of his regime, george. >> that was quite a threat from the defense secretary. martha raddatz, thanks very much. the latest now on midterm elections, final votes just four days away. president biden, vice president harris, former president trump and hillary clinton all on the campaign trail in the final stretch.

chief washington correspondent jon karl tracking it all from iowa. good morning, john. >> reporter: good morning, george. with the election just four days away, more than 32 million americans have already voted and the parties are bringing out their big guns campaigning in some surprising places. overnight in iowa, former president trump predicted big victories for republicans in the midterm elections. >> if you want to stop destruction, save our country and save the american dream, then this tuesday you must vote republican in a giant red wave. >> reporter: he was there to give a boost to iowa's longtime senator chuck grassley, in a sign of just how unpredictable these midterms are shaping up to be, grassley who won his last race by 24 points is facing a tougher than expected challenge from democrat mike franken. in new york, vice president kamala harris joined up with hillary clinton to campaign for governor kathy hochul as democrats play defense in a state that hasn't elected a republican governor in two decades. >> the only way we can get the

kind of future we want is to elect democrats who care about democracy. >> reporter: until recently hochul had been considered a shoo-in for re-election but now she is facing a much tougher than expected challenge from republican lee zeldin who has made rising crime a central campaign issue. >> there is no doubt which campaign has the momentum and the energy, the enthusiasm to bring this home and to save our state. >> reporter: zeldin brought in some national republican firepower campaigning with florida governor ron desantis and virginia governor glenn youngkin. president biden is playing defense too, campaigning overnight in deep blue california, where republicans hope to win several house seats now controlled by democrats. >> get out the vote. we got to win. >> reporter: earlier in new mexico biden said the economy is not as bad as republicans say it is and he talked up the importance of this election.

>> it's one of the most important elections in our lifetime. it's going to shape what the next two generations look like. >> reporter: it's also shaping up to be the most expensive midterm election in history by far. there's a new study out by the wesleyan media project, nearly $3 billion has been spent just on television ads. that translates into about 4.3 million tv ad, political commercials bombarding television screens across the country since this cycle began. cecilia. >> inundating the airwaves. we turn to the battleground of pennsylvania, a state both parties call a must win. president biden and former presidents obama and trump are all set to head there to rally voters in this final stretch. eva pilgrim was right there in philadelphia. eva, this senate race could really go either way at this point. >> reporter: cecilia, it is a dead heat here in pennsylvania. and now both sides are bringing in their heavy hitters, president biden and former

president obama will be with john fetterman this weekend here in philadelphia. obama will also do a campaign stop in pittsburgh with fetterman on saturday. the current lieutenant governor is focusing his attention in the big cities, the parts of the state that tend to lean blue and he will really need those areas to turn out to vote if he is going to get this win. meanwhile, former president trump will be campaigning with dr. mehmet oz and other republicans on saturday trying to continue to build momentum in this final stretch and overnight, oprah who gave dr. oz his start in tv and worked with him for years endorsing his opponent, fetterman. now, fetterman was previously in the lead in the polls here but we have seen that lead diminish as we head towards election day. both sides hoping these final big pushes will really come out in their favor, george. >> eva pilgrim, thanks very much. let's bring in rachel scott for a look at the overall state of play. things have been moving in the republican direction, rachel.

looks like control of the house all but certain for the republicans but the senate still in play. >> reporter: yes, george, you heard from jon karl, the outcome of this midterm election will be unpredictable, and that is because control of the senate will come down to races that are complete toss-ups at this point. let's start with georgia, we are four days out in election day and take a look at this. it is a dead heat. 46 for herschel walker, the republican, 46 for the democratic incumbent senator raphael warnock. moving on now to pennsylvania, we're seeing much of the same. you're going to hear me say these numbers a lot. 46 and 46 between john fetterman and republican dr. mehmet oz. and on to nevada, one that we've been watching very closely, yet again we are seeing these numbers, it is an even split between adam laxalt and the democratic incumbent, the most endangered democrat that we are seeing, senator catherine cortez masto, republicans gaining ground in the final stretch. >> president biden out there defending democratic turf. >> president biden could be campaigning anywhere in the final stretch and take a look at where he is going. he is going to places that he won in 2020, not just

battlegrounds like pennsylvania as we heard from eva, but also we know the vice president was in new york, the president in new mexico and then you have this reliably blue territory right there in california. it shows you just how much defense democrats are playing in this final stretch and we know the economy, inflation and crime will be top of mind for voters, george. >> rachel scott, thanks very much. we'll have full coverage of the midterm elections on election night starting tuesday at 8:00 p.m. on abc and streaming live on abc newslive at 7:00. now to elon musk making major moves after his takeover at twitter telling employees layoffs will begin later this morning. janai norman is at the new york stock exchange with the latest. good morning, janai. >> reporter: michael, good morning. overnight, some employees already getting word that they've been laid off amid more turmoil at the company. in his first companywide email elon musk writing on thursday, team, in an effort to place twitter on a healthy path we will go through the difficult process of reducing our global workforce on friday.

we recognize that this will impact a number of individuals who have made valuable contributions to twitter. but this action is unfortunately necessary to ensure the company's success moving forward. the email saying employees will be notified of their job status by 9:00 a.m. pacific time today although some were notified at midnight and immediately locked out of their work accounts. all offices closed and badge access suspended. the move comes just a week after musk took control of the company and immediately fired top executives including the ceo and cfo. in the wake of musk's new leadership the wall street journal reporting a growing list of advertisers are now pulling ads from the platform and overnight workers filing a class action lawsuit over the massive layoffs saying that the company is doing so without enough notice in violation of federal and california law, michael. >> a lot going on there, janai. there is a new jobs report out this morning. >> reporter: yes, michael, this final jobs report ahead of the

midterms. . the u.s. economy added 261,000 jobs in the month of october that's on par with the month of september and the unemployment rate ticked up just a bit to 3.7% from 3.5% showing the job market remains incredibly resilience but the fed will likely continue to raising interest rates like it did yesterday, the sixth interest rate hike this year. >> thanks, janai. cecilia. we'll turn to this respiratory virus emergency hitting children so hard. a michigan 6-year-old has now died from rsv. this as alarming new numbers show twice as many cases of the virus than this time last year. erielle reshef has the latest. >> reporter: with cases of rsv doubling since last season, the highest in two years, this morning, children's hospitals across the country treating an incessant flow of young patients. >> we've seen about a 500% increase in positive testing in children that have been admitted for a respiratory infection.

>> reporter: in michigan, officials confirming a 6-year-old died from rsv complications, reportedly a boy from the detroit area. >> very, very few children die from rsv and the kids that get that sick, it's usually a child who had an underlying illness. >> reporter: hospitals from coast to coast are strained. pediatric beds in 17 states are above 80% occupied. this week we were inside the pediatric icu at cohen children's medical center in new york which is working over capacity. when a child comes in with this, what is the course of treatment? >> giving a lot of support that often requires inhalation therapy, sometimes steroids. sometimes breathing machines like ventilators until the virus itself works its way out. >> reporter: this 3-year-old here since sunday on a ventilator for days to help her breathe. >> mom to mom, how are you coping with this? >> as you can see i'm trying the best. i'm trying to keep high spirits for her. nobody wants to see their kid in

this situation. >> reporter: this morning, little ella making progress. >> finally today she is off of the bipap breathing mask. >> reporter: it is good to see she is improving, and currently there is no approved vaccine for rsv and no cure. we saw that that vaccine is in the pipeline, though, but in a promising sign the european commission has just approved a new monoclonal antibody treatment for young babies, it's a one-time shot given from birth to 1 year. the fda and cdc would need to sign off on it in order for it to be available in the u.s. the maker of the drug is hoping it could happen by next year's season. >> erielle, thanks. the latest on kyrie irving suspended by the brooklyn nets more than a week after he tweeted a link to an anti-semitic movie and refused to apologize and disavow anti-semitism. t.j. holmes has the story. good morning, t.j. >> all sides put out a joint statement, seemed to be moving on, back today and he's suspended asked two questions, one, do you apologize, the

other, do you have anti-semitic beliefs? in basketball parlance, he missed the dunk and left confounding answers here that forced his team to act. brooklyn nets point guard kyrie irving apologizes but only after being suspended for at least five games. the star posted on instagram, i am grateful to have a big platform to share knowledge and i want to move forward by having an open dialogue to learn more and grow from this. and to all jewish families and communities that are hurt and affected from my post, i am deeply sorry to have caused you pain and i apologize. >> irving, it's good. >> reporter: the nets announced the suspension after his refusal to disavow anti-semitism. during a press conference thursday. >> i'll take my responsibility. i cannot be anti-semitic if i know where i come from. i didn't mean to cause any harm. i'm not the one that made the documentary. >> reporter: this comes a week after he tweeted a link to an anti-semitic movie and the nets

saying we are of the view he currently unfit to be associated with the brooklyn nets adding kyrie will serve a suspension without pay until he satisfies a series of objective remedial measures that address the harmful impacts of his conduct. during a recent game against the pacers a group of fans were seen sitting courtside wearing, fight antisemitism shirts. >> this is much bigger than fighting anti-semitism. it is a macro message that the world is now seeing that maybe we should re-evaluate and think maybe before we speak. >> reporter: nba commissioner adam silver says he will be meeting with kyrie and anti-defamation league, announced yesterday he would make a $500,000. they said they cannot accept that now from kyrie sirving. >> a big statement from them. thank you so much. t.j. we turn to the houston astros just one win away from world series title after taking game five in philly last night. will reeve is there for us this morning. good morning, will. >> reporter: good morning, michael, there were hits this time, and lots of them including

a home run from phillies outfielder kyle schwarber who sent it into a frenzy with a home run in the first inning, it seemed like every pitch, the fate of either team hung in the balance. ultimately that balance tipped in the favor of the astros, some clutch hitting and some clutch fielding, justin verlander got his first world series win in his ninth start and the catch of the lifetime from center fielder chas mccormick. he grew up a phillies fan and saved the game as they were trying to mount a comeback in the bottom of the ninth inning. the astros holding on to win, 3-2, they have two chances to clinch the world series, first chance tomorrow night, saturday night is game six, at least the eagles won in football, guys.

>> thank you, will. coming up, the woman who was sexually assaulted while jogging in new york city. it highlights the dangers of running alone. and my exclusive interview with the founder of the fyre festival speaking on camera for the first time since getting out of prison. but first let's go to ginger. good morning, ginger. >> reporter: hey, good morning to you, michael. we will have some november record highs going into this weekend here but look what was going on in denver. they are waking up to snow, the airport had more than a half foot of snow. so it was not just there, utah, parts of the other rocky mountains ending up with a considerable amount on the roads. now that same front very important, anyone in northeast texas, that includes fort worth and dallas, college station up to shreveport, parts of arkansas and oklahoma, tornadoes possible today. let's get your local weather now in 30 seconds.

drew: i am abc 7 news meteorologist drew tuma. we will go into the 60's today, close to average for this time of the year. 62 in the city, 64 in oakland, 68 in santa rosa. additional cloud cover to our sky ahead of the weekend, keeping temperatures elevated. low 50's in many spots around the shoreline. showers around the weekekeke not only do we have the midterms coming up, we have "black panther." double excitement. at humana we believe your healthcare should evolve with you and part of that evolution means choosing the right medicare plan for you. humana

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west sea. south korea scrambled their fighter jets after that escalation. four days to go until the final midterm elections, both parties brought out their heavy hitters. former president trump campaigning in iowa. vice president harris and hillary clinton in new york. president biden in california and new mexico. and paul pelosi is out of the hospital beginning his long recovery after last week's vicious attack in his home. today his attacker is back in court in san francisco for a bail hearing, could also be facing deportation. federal officials confirm they placed an immigration detainer on david depape, meaning the canadian citizen is suspected of being in the u.s. illegally. how about a smidge of good news. we are falling back on sunday with the end of daylight saving time. that is the one where you get an extra hour of sleep, so you're welcome. yay. we all get to sleep in. >> cher, if i could turn back time. >> would you like to sing the rest of that? >> no. >> because you're not done yet.

a lot more ahead including michael's interview with the founder of the fyre festival speaking on camera for the first time since getting out of prison. what he says about paying back the roughly $26 million he owes all those victims coming up. now to a terrifying attack on a jogger in new york city. a man is charged with sexually assaulting and robbing a woman during her morning run. amy, this victim is recovering in the hospital this morning. >> she is and that certainly is good news, george, and, you know, we know it's marathon weekend here in new york city. it's a time for celebration and a lot of runners getting in those last runs but this startling news, this morning, the running community that another woman was violent attacked during her morning run and now that suspect who is believed to be connected now to multiple assaults has been taken into custody. this morning, outrage growing over another horrific attack on a woman while jogging. >> why did you do it. >> reporter: 29-year-old carl phanor who's homeless, now under arrest accused of raping a 43-year-old.

gabrielle sumkin calling 911. >> she just looked pretty diso disoriented. when i looked closer i could see she had like blood on both of her arms. i approached slowly, then i asked her if she was okay. she couldn't really get any words out. >> reporter: authorities say phanor attacked just before 6:00 a.m. choking her causing her to partially lose consciousness. after the attack, he fled with her phone and wallet. police tracking him down at a target trying to use her credit card. he's now also charged with two other attacks, one in the same park in march and another on the east side last month. >> hear about these attacks happening and until you actually experience it or, you know, you're a secondhand witness like i was, it makes it much more real. it's a running route that i run every single day. now, you know what, i'm scared to do it now, which is sad because i love running. >> reporter: this latest assault drawing attention to the dangers women face while jogging. in september, eliza fletcher was

abducted and murdered during an early morning run in memphis. hundreds of women banding together defiantly jogging at 4:00 a.m. demanding change. in 2018 university of iowa student mollie tibbetts murdered during a jog. just a few months later 35-year-old wendy karina martinez stabbed on her run in a trendy washington, d.c., neighborhood. >> what are we left with as women who just want to run? for so many of us running is the release. it is supposed to be our safe space and it's not. i just want all women to do what they can to stay safe to protect themselves and to keep enjoying running. >> i think everyone knows i'm a big runner. that is actually my exact running path and i've run predawn plenty of times, but what we can all admit even though it's unfortunate we have to worry about our own safety when we're trying to do something that makes us feel free and strong. there are precautions we need to take while running.

the number one thing run with a partner or dog. i always have a run buddy with methat is afe. phone but keep it t yodon't wana somein take. don't wear carry cash or wear valuables. vary your daily route and the times you run so people can't say i know she'll be here this time alone. it's unfortunate we have to make this checklist but we do. >> you have to put those reminders out there. i hate hearing women say that's supposed to be your safe space. that's your running route. thank you for that. >> thank you so much, amy. coming up, we have my exclusive interview with billy mcfarland, the founder of the disastrous fyre festival, he's now out of prison, we'll hear what he says about the massive fraud. we'll be right back. fyre festiv hear what he had to say about the massive fraud. we'll be right back.

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to acquire before the bank closed that day to stop the company from going underwater and so i was literally day by day doing whatever it took and looking back, it was so incredibly stupid. >> the fyre festival promised pristine waters, beautiful people, luxury accommodations and a-list entertainment, but when festivalgoers arrived they were met with disaster tents, soggy sandwiches and chaos. >> an absolute disaster. >> reporter: behind it all the then-25-year-old ceo and co-founder billy mcfarland. a lot of people consider you to be the ultimate con man. what do you consider yourself to be? >> i was wrong so i messed up and i was so driven by this desperate desire to prove people right, i had these early investors, backers and i think i was so insecure that i thought the only way to prove myself to

them was to succeed and that led me down this terrible path of bad decisions. >> but was it more to prove yourself or was it more for money? >> it was to prove myself and once again, i was totally wrong and i lied to investors to get money, but i put every dollar i had or could find to make this festival happen and i literally came back to new york after with 100 in my pocket. >> you did have so many people, employees, who said we can't -- we cannot make this happen in time. i'm just so curious as to why you didn't just pull the plug well ahead of the festival. >> i should have listened. there is no excuse. >> how can you expect people to believe that what you're saying right now is the truth and how can you expect to people believe that this entire festival wasn't just a con? >> so, first off, what i told investors was wrong and i think the hardest thing for me is the trust that i violated and

whether it was friends, investors or employees, people gave up a lot to try to make this happen and how do i call them now and look them in the eye when i let them down? just really should have canceled everything and just stopped lying. >> you spent the money and you didn't have their money to give back. was that part of the reason or could that be part of the reason? >> absolutely and i couldn't pay anybody back, whether it was a ticket holder or an investor or a vendor we might have owed from our bills, the only way to dig myself out of the hole was to pull this event off and build a brand. >> reporter: he pled guilty and served almost four years of the six-year sentence behind bars, which included two stints in solitary. what did you learn about yourself in prison? >> i used to take pride in getting things done and not how things got done and so i think going forward, the biggest thing for me is building relationships throughout the process and whether they're a success or

failure in the business sense it's more about how it's done instead of taking pride of this by all means idea and that's wrong. >> currently out of prison on supervised release mcfarland, now 30, has roughly $26 million to pay in restitution. his earnings will be garnished until it's all been paid back. >> hey, guys, it's billy mcfarland. >> reporter: he also has a new business. you said you were here to apologize to say you're sorry but you are also launching a new venture called pirate. are you here to really apologize or more to promote that? >> yeah, so i need to apologize and that is the first and last thing that needs to be done is i let people down. >> how do you expect people to trust you? >> time and just doing little things on a weekly basis and just slowly building. i went way too fast before, so i need to do everything now in a manageable way that i can actually make work. >> so are you truly a changed man, or is it just a spin?

>> i hope i continue to change for the next 40 years, so i'm certainly not done changing yet. >> for as long as you live no matter what you do, how much restitution you make up in terms of financial or in good will, some people will never forgive you, are you okay with that? >> i understand and i think for me it needs to start with finding internal pride. i want to be proud of myself first. i think if i can do that and live like that for a long period of time, i might have a second chance, but if i don't, i understand and i committed far more ethical moral violations than most people do in many lifetimes so i get that if that was my one shot. >> wow. >> as you see he's very apologetic but i guess we'll see the future of the apologies coming with honesty. >> he's got a long road ahead. >> yes, he does and only 30 years old. >> wow. >> you can watch more of my interview with billy mcfarland tonight on "nightline." coming up next, powerball

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>> listen, is it a wise decision to invest your hard earned money in lottery tickets, well, most dream, right? but it's fun to - there's a lot of americans with big dreams for this powerball jackpot. $1.5 billion, this is the second most of all time. so are you ready to become a billionaire? >> how do you spend $1.5 billion? i don't know. >> reporter: the long shot odds, 1 in 292 million are not stopping the excitement about winning what could be a lump sum payment of $745 million, nearly 500 million after taxes. you could buy a million-dollar city apartment and a million-dollar country home in every state in the country and still have half your winnings left over. >> we got a huge participation from, you know, a large percentage of the u.s. population once the jackpot gets really big and that's what drives these big increases. >> reporter: timothy schultz won

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takes over theaters. a lot of excitement around the release. >> i am so excited about that. this morning the newest member of the marvel cinematic universe is joining us live, tenoch huerta. that is coming up. super excited to talk to him. we're going to have the latest on the new study about a possible vaccine for breast cancer. and we have that breaking news overnight coming out of the korean peninsula. tensions rising after north korea's unprecedented missile launches this week. >> south korea scrambled their fighter jets after north korea's new show of strength. let's go back to our chief global affairs correspondent martha raddatz in washington. good morning, again, martha. >> reporter: good morning, again, michael. this was a mighty show of force. north korea sending nearly 200 fighter jets, 200 flying just north of south korea's border. in response, south korea scrambled 80 f-35 fighter jets, this was no doubt to counter the u.s.decision to extend joint

military exercises, which already involve 240 warplanes and thousands of military personnel, and those warplanes are still flying drills. this, of course, follows kim jong-un's flurry of missile tests in the past few days. at least 30 including an intercontinental ballistic missile that was pointed toward japan, and a nuclear test is expected any day, the first in five years. but the u.s. and south korea warning that if kim ever did attack with a nuclear weapon, that would be the end of his regime, but this back and forth, george, keeps getting more provocative. george. >> it sure does. okay, martha, thanks very much. we get the latest on the midterm elections. final votes just four days away. let's bring back our congressional correspondent rachel scott. she's got the latest on the state of play in key battleground. good morning, rachel. >> reporter: george, good morning. four days out from election day, and it is a dead heat in the states that could determine control of the senate, so why don't we start in georgia here. you're seeing an even split between the republican herschel walker and the democratic incumbent senator raphael warnock. over to pennsylvania we're

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and the unemployment rate ticked up just from 3.5 to 3.7% showing the job market remains incredibly resilient but that means the federal reserve will likely continue raising interest rates in the coming months as it did yesterday. that was the sixth time this year bringing interest rates to the highest they've been since 2008, guys. >> all right, janai, thanks so much. a lot more coming up in our "gma morning menu," the latest on the fight against breast cancer, a possible vaccine with a promising early study. we'll break down what's next. also ahead, sharon stone revealing a frightening health struggle and why she's urging all women to insist on second opinions. and security concerns at the polls. the voting officials fear for their safety. some are facing threats. plus, lori bergamotto is here highlighting home decor. this morning, she's got the perfect curtains for your home. there she is. we'll be right back. ♪ the right stuff ♪ ♪ oh, oh, oh, oh ♪ ...thanks to dupixent. dupixent is not for sudden breathing problems.

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♪ this goes out to the wild hearts and all of the wild hearts just like mine ♪ welcome back to "gma." that's keith urban with his hit "wild hearts." and next week we're going to be live in nashville for the cma awards with a special performance by the country superstar himself. cecilia. >> all right, michael, we turn now to this new study from researchers at the university of washington with early findings suggesting we may be getting closer to a vaccine for breast cancer. our medical contributor dr. darien sutton is here with all of these details. it's so good to see you in person. and it is good to be talking about this story. this could potentially help a lot of people, and i know folks are going to have a lot of questions about it. so break down what the study tells us and what we could be talking about in terms of the vaccine. >> absolutely. so early research is

suggesting it's possible to develop a vaccine that could target cancer cells, specifically a type of breast cancer called her2-positive breast cancer, which encompasses approximately 15% to 20% of total breast cancers. typically this type of breast cancer is aggressive and fast growing but thanks to targeted therapy, outcomes have considerably increased and improved. now this new study suggests and supports the first ever possible breast cancer vaccine that could train the immune system to trget cancer cells, and the reason why this is incredible is because this could serve as a form of treatment and also as a form of prevention for recurrence. >> treatment and prevention. that is so good to hear. now, the next question i think everybody hearing you right now is going to ask is, when can they get their hands on this? do we have a sense yet? >> we don't yet. phase 1 study of this study has been completed so they were able to secure and prove that it was saf, and even they were able to show that patients that were able to be tested in the first part produced a strong immune response. now we wait for phase 2 and 3.

unfortunately, that can take maybe months, even years, but this is a fast-growing area of research. if we could develop a way for the immune system to target cancer cells the way that we train it to fight infections, that could be a new frontier. >> some potentially very good news on the horizon but potentially out there. >> exactly. >> dr. sutton, thanks so much. >> george, over to you. more on the midterm elections, just four days until the final votes amid heightened concerns about security for election workers, some are now wearing bulletproof vests. senior national correspondent terry moran is tracking the threats. good morning, terry. >> reporter: good morning, george. every election hundreds of thousands of americans are working to make it happen. they're volunteers, they're local government workers, elected officials. these people are our neighbors, and it's always been a source of pride to do this work. this year amid the rancor and the division in the country, this year it's different. with just days to go before election day, poll workers across the country are facing an unprecedented challenge. it's an issue in so many places this year.

michigan secretary of state says she's ready to protect the election. >> election officials and law enforcement are more prepared than ever before to immediately address any attempt to interfere or disrupt the elections process or intimidate voters, and they will work with us to ensure that all voters are safe, and their rights are protected. >> reporter: colorado was one of the first states to send every voter a mail-in ballot. residents here actually cast more ballots by mail than they do in person. the process starts here. ballots are dropped into locked boxes that can only be accessed by one of these workers. do you ever get people who come up to you and say, what are you doing? >> yeah, oh, yeah. >> reporter: suspiciously. >> yeah or off in the distance. >> what do you tell them? >> nothing. we just watch each other's back. >> reporter: here in adams county elections are run by first-term county clerk josh ziegelbaum. he oversees over 300,000 voters.

safety measures include entrances with badge access and panic buttons under desks, but for josh, safety measures extend way past the doors of his office. >> i have had some instances in the past where where people followed me back to my neighborhood and it's a bit nerve-racking. >> you were followed. >> uh-huh. that prompted me to start talking with the sheriff about, you know, personal safety. he recommended that i wear a ballistic vest whenever i feel necessary. i wear one pretty much every single day. >> you come to work with a bulletproof vest on? >> yes. >> reporter: from july 2021 to august 2022, the department of justice's elections threats task force has investigated 1,000 reports of hostile communications directed at election workers causing shortages in some counties throughout the country. for the past two years, ruby

freeman and her daughter shaye moss have lived in fear after worksing as poll workers during the 2020 election in georgia. their names splattered across conservative media. >> that's ruby's daughter. >> reporter: all because of a lie. > going to pass that usb off. >> ruby freeman and shaye freeman moss quite obviously surreptitiously passing around usb ports as if they're vials of heroin or cocaine. >> 18,000 voters having to do with ruby freeman. she's a vote scammer. >> reporter: now ruby and shaye are sharing their story in their first tv interview. i just want to total up what you've lost. you've left your career, which you've loved. >> uh-huh. >> you lost your business. >> business. >> and you're going to leave this home. >> home. i have to move because i'm really fearful, you know, and you say, is it going to go away? i don't know when because i do believe there are certain people that's going to run for

president again, and so i will always have that over me. >> do you regret it? >> no, i don't regret the work i did because i know that i helped a lot of people, and i know throughout the years i've trained a lot of people to be able to do the work that i did. i'm happy that i was able, you know, to educate people, so i'll never regret that. >> reporter: it's important to note that in most of the more than 175,000 places that americans will vote, things will go normally. they'll vote safely. the workers will get the job done. the votes will be counted, but, guys, i've got to tell you, i've covered elections around the world in civil wars during occupations, and i never thought that i would cover an american election where these security issues, scattered though they may be, would be very real. >> yeah, that we're even talking about it is quite scary. terry moran, thanks very much. you can see more of terry's

report on "impact x nightline." new episodes drop every thursday. michael. >> now to actress sharon stone sending out a warning during her own health struggle urging everyone, especially women, to get a second opinion after she says she was misdiagnosed. stephanie ramos has the story. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. sharon stone is encouraging her followers to never settle for a first medical opinion after a recent health scare. she says see a second doctor because it can save your life. >> come on. you can tell me. >> reporter: she's a force to be reckoned with on the big screen, and this morning, movie star sharon stone is speaking out about how she had to fight for her health offscreen. stone, who is famous for her roles in movies like "basic instinct" and "casino" writing on twitter, just had another misdiagnosis and incorrect procedure. this time double epidural with worsening pain, went for a second opinion. i have a large fibroid tumor

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memoir, "the beauty of living twice," that doctors had to remove, quote, gigantic benign tumors from her body in 2001. >> women have traditionally been marginalized in medicine, so it's important that all people but especially women advocate for their health in the doctor's office. >> reporter: so true. stone says she expects to take four to six weeks to recover from this health scare, but it's really driving home the point to trust your body and seek help if you feel something isn't quite right. guys. >> we're glad she's sharing that message. thank you so much, stephanie. now going to go to ginger who is in central park. hey, ginger. ♪fe l do you hear that music? autumn in new york. look at the colors. we are at peak here and we are going to see potentially record highs this weekend. we did over the weekend, look at the map here. that big ridge, muskegon, michigan, had a 70-degree record high. places around chicago, waukegan

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in the red cliffs of moab, utah, these young rock climbers have one thing in common. they have all experienced cancer, and after years of grueling treatments and uncertainty are learning to live again. >> just navigating all the different treatments, i feel like i had every side effect under the sun. >> there's a lot of anxiety, very stressful trying to still maintain your life while being sick. >> reporter: breast cancer survivors latanya thornhill and becky gray signed up for adventures for those with cancers or other serious health conditions. >> all: you can do it. >> reporter: the goal is to have participants reclaim their lives and connect with others doing the same. >> i think any good adventure is life changing. i think it's especially poignant with those with cancer. their diagnosis upset their course of life. >> reporter: professional kayaker brad ludden started the group 20 years ago after taking

his young aunt, then diagnosed with cancer, on kayaking trips to keep her spirits up. >> i saw a lot of freedom, a lot of confidence being built, and a light went off, and i thought, man, if this is working for her, it could probably work for a lot of other people too. >> we're almost there. >> reporter: we caught up with latanya and becky on a day spent hiking and rappelling down sandstone cliffs. >> keep going, keep going. >> you got it. >> a little scary but good. >> as a person with fear of heights, this is amazing. i feel so accomplished. >> reporter: diagnosed during the pandemic, latanya yearned for connection with other survivors and found it here in the middle of the desert. >> i wish you that. good to see you again. >> just seeing everybody else, you know, hearing their stories, what they went through, what they learned through it and just connecting with them has just, you know, just helped me a lot. > guys.

>> who's down there? >> looking graceful. >> this is so much fun. >> right? >> reporter: the trip pushing becky to realize she could still do hard things despite new limitations. the week allowing for some serious reflection. >> i think i realized on this trip just how much i've had my head down and my blinders on, so interested in getting back to normal. i didn't realize how shut down i was in a lot of ways, and i'm just excited to embrace that new feeling. >> i felt really proud. i'm still in shock that i actually completed it because a lot of times i was really scared but one of the guides said something really important. he said, it's not always about getting to the top. it's taking one step at a time. >> reporter: an adventure these survivors will never forget. now, first ascents works with people of all fitness levels and has provided well over 10,000 experiences. their programs free of cost, just asking participants to cover their own travel, and scholarships are available for everyone.

>> and you know all about meeting challenges like this. >> yeah, well, i just got emotional watching it because there is something about when you lose trust in your body, but all the people supporting you to be able to go on an adventure like that. i went to kilimanjaro to celebrate my five-year cancer-versary. it is remarkable what it feels like to trust your body again, to know you can push yourself and to feel like you have a future, something to fight for. it's very emotional, but having the physical component as well and being outdoors, it's medicine. it's therapy. >> now you're pushing yourself in the marathon this weekend. >> yes, record high temperatures. >> yes. worried about that heat. [ laughter ] >> yes, we can do hard things. coming up, "the right stuff," the best curtains for any room in your home. ♪ oh, oh, oh ♪ oat oh, oh, oh ♪

>> building a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions, this is abc 7 news. kumasi: good morning. we are going to check in with jobina for a look at traffic. jobina: we have a crowded spot looking live at emeryville, showing off 80 in the westbound direction. we are not clear on why that is. maybe there was an earlier incident and a stall because there are no crashes reported. bay bridge toll plaza looking empty. we have a new crash reported in concord on southbound 680, 242 along that area. expect delays. kumasi:

>> luke grimes from yellowstone at 9:00 on abc seven. drew: we are looking at temperatures in the 40's and 50's for most part. not as cold as yesterday, but chilly. live look from our exploratorium camera, bright sunshine throughout the day. we will find temperatures in the 50's and 60's. over the weekend we bring back the storm impact scale level one

and seven. kumasi: we will have an update in 30 minutes. you ♪ oh, oh, oh, oh ♪ ♪ oh, oh, oh, oh, the right stuff ♪ i do a little dance inside every time i hear that song. it is time now for "gma" series "the right stuff" this morning. our friend, lori bergamotto, she has got home decor specifically, the, i say the coolest curtains out there for you. you guys know this. you can shop these brands. you have to scan the qr code on the bottom of your screen. i said "the," so this is the best overall curtain. you've done the homework. >> we have totally done the homework, and before we talk about the best overall, some best overall tips, so as you know we always talk to an expert we spoke to the editor in chief of "country living" magazine, rachel barrett. and in addition to having impeccable taste, she also told us a ton about the rules

surrounding curtains. >> what you should look for. >> yeah, so one of the things, and this goes for all of them is the higher you hang the rod, the larger your window is going to look. if you have small windows and are like, i don't have the money to replace them, you can trick the eye with curtains, also the length, you want them to sort of kiss the floor, right? think of it like pants. you don't want high waters. >> nt too high, not too short. >> exactly, and you don't want them like piled up on the floor. so just like a nice little light brush on the floor. let's talk about the best overall. now, these are from parachute. >> they're great material. >> they feel incredible. okay, so these, you might know parachute from their sheets. it's a female founded brand and what every review has perfect five-star reviews. what everybody loved about it, it's light filtering, looks great in any room. they come in multiple colors and the other thing i loved having three kids, they are machine washable, so my children, stains on everything. tke these down, throw them in the wash, put them back up.

>> that's really great and curtains get dusty. so good to be able to throw them in the wash. >> exactly. >> next up, a linen set here for budget too. not a high price. >> exactly, so this is our best value curtain. this is from cb2. it's less than half the price of other curtains you'll see today at under $60. now, this is -- you mentioned it's 100% linen. our expert rachel told us that's the way to go. if you're unclear about what material to pick, go with linen because it will work for casual rooms and it will work for more elegant rooms. we love this one from cb2. really well reviewed, and doesn't it just feel -- >> it's really lovely. it's really lovely. >> beachy. >> this will change a room putting these up. >> exactly. so, again, best value from cb2. >> love these. okay, these are really important for folks with kids and also for folks who work morning television and have to go to sleep. a blackout curtain, which is great. >> i noticed in the break you were like these are blackout curtains? so excited. let me tell you about the best blackout linen curtains. these are from pottery barn. >> oh, wow.

>> and this is one of their best-selling curtains. and i think for really good reason, so well reviewed and largely in part because people think of a blackout curtain. >> as, drab, exactly, the roll down. >> exactly, but not this one, right? this again comes in multiple different colors, and it's grommet style, so you can see how it's hung up with the grommets. it looks really modern and looks beautiful. >> really close these and got to go to bed. >> exactly and it's a great thing to have in your bedroom. a lot of families for a nursery, daylight sving is coming up. >> shut it all out. >> invest in something that helps your child to sleep. a great option we love. >> good investment. and you call these earlier a statement curtain. these are lovely. >> our best statement making curtain, so these are from ballard designs, and our expert had told us velvet is back. are you a big velvet person? >> i'm a big velvet person. >> i am too. i grew up in the '80s, cotton velvet blend from ballard designs, and the other part of

the trend right now is jewel tones, so what's so great about these, if you are in your house and you are like, the house needs some texture or depth, you don't really know what pattern to pick, patterns can be really stymieing. i don't know. this is a great way to add texture, depth, color and a little trendiness into your room with just one curtain, and the other thing about these is they work in a bedroom as well because they also will block out the light. >> that's great. >> so really great options i think all around. i learned a ton about curtains and i'm really excited to just put them all up in my house now. >> you can make a big change for not a huge, big project. >> it's one item that makes a huge impact. >> all right. well, thank you so much, my friend. we got more from you next week. "the right stuff" returns next friday with even more ways to sop. next time you're talking meal kits. that will help with holiday cooking. you know me. "black panther: wakanda forever" star tenoch huerta is joining us live. stay with us. ♪ starlight, i need you all night ♪

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inspire and support similar big leaps for the environment. they're some of the most brilliant minds in the world. >> my name is larissa hale. >> i'm frances soothe. >> reporter: each on a mission to build a better, more environmentally friendly future. >> we develop packaging solutions made from seaweed and plants. >> reporter: and this morning, prince william is putting the spotlight on their groundbreaking solutions to help save our planet announcing the 15 finalists for his global challenge called the earthshot prize. one of the world's most prestigious environmental lists for 2022. great to have you on board. you're doing fantastic work. >> reporter: the challenge awarding a more than $1 million prize to winners across five different categories or what they call earthshots. protect and restore nature, clean our air, revive our oceans, build a waste-free world and fix our climate. >> what we care about is to identify working prototypes that if scaled could be transformative, and we are held to that by our founder, prince

william, who constantly is saying, how are we helping them to scale? he's constantly challenging us, go bigger, go faster, make more of an impact. >> how important is that optimism? >> i think optimism is an incredible driver for action and change. we have the ability to take the seemingly impossible and make it possible. >> reporter: among the 15 finalists, women like dr. jennifer holmgren. her u.s.-based company converts carbon from pollution into products that we use in our everyday lives. >> we talk about creating a new carbon economy where the carbon doesn't come from fresh fossil carbon that comes out of the ground but rather comes from all the pollution, all the waste that's already above ground. >> reporter: there's als frances zoot who developed the great bubble barrier to intercept plastics before they reach the ocean. >> we do that by placing a perforated tube on the bottom of the river. we press air through it, and

that creates a bubble in the water. the upward movement of the bubbles moves plastics to the surface where we can capture and remove it. >> reporter: charlotte maguy says years of selling charcoal in the slums of nairobi took a toll on her and her daughter's health, so she developed clean stoves that help reduce air pollution in africa. >> when you switch to a clean stove, it enables families to reduce their household or their toxic smoke emissions or carbon emissions by up to 90%. >> reporter: these entrepreneurs giving us our best shot at restoring, rebuilding and reimagining our earth. and as prince william said, all of those finalists giving us a reason to be optimistic about the future. guys, the winners of earthshot will be announced december 2nd in boston. george. >> okay, maggie, thanks. let's go to ginger in central park. >> reporter: george, in central park we are frolicking in the autumn leaves and actually doing this for a reason because you see all the runners preparing

for the new york city marathon. yes, it is coming as the 18,000 trees in this city in the manhattan area are starting to shed. well, it should be a little cooler, but it certainly will not be. could be one of the warmest on record and will be quite humid. temperatures in the low 60s by drew: i'm drew tuma with your accuweather forecast. partly cloudy skies, temperatures in the 60's later on today. showers come back to the forecast over the weekend as just one week to go until "black panther: wakanda forever" hits theaters. this morning, we're talking with one of the newest stars of the mcu, tenoch huerta. he plays namor, the leader of a hidden underwater civilization and tenoch is joining us live

from london. good morning to you, my friend. hope you had a good time at the premiere last night. >> hey, good morning. >> yeah, good morning. you know what, you're already well known by the latin-american audience, but are you ready for this movie to make you a global superstar? >> honestly, don't. i'm famous since a week ago, so i don't know what is coming with all this fame. >> well, i tell you what, it's going to be great because you are fantastic in the movie. you play namor, the submariner. he's new to the cast, and you had to do a lot of underwater scenes, so how long can you hold your breath underwater now? >> five minutes long. >> five minutes. >> but considering that -- yeah, before making this movie, i didn't know how to swim, so it's -- i feel proud of me. >> i'm very proud of you because going from not knowing how to swim to holding your breath for

five minutes underwater has exceeded anything that i can do. but we're not going to let anybody wait any longer. we're going to take a look at a clip. check it out. >> what reason do you have to reveal your secret to the world? >> i am not a woman who enjoys repeating herself. who are you? >> i have many names. my people call me -- [ speaking non-english ] but my enemies call me namor. >> i love it. i love it. namor, as you said, is the leader of an underwater kingdom inspired by the ancient mayan civilization, so what does it mean to you to represent the latin culture in the marvel universe? >> well, it's an honor and a great opportunity and the perfect frame to show this enormous and marvelous heritage of latin-american people and especially i mean this character

has many references, specifically mayan references, so it's part of our main roots in latin america, which is indigenous, and african roots, you know, are present in this movie, this "black panther: wakanda forever" movie, so i'm so proud of it. >> you represent well, my friend. we showed some pictures. you didn't have a shirt on. we know you had to get in shape. you had to get in shape to play this character, but you said you wear these little shorts and you call them shame shorts. why do you call them shame shorts? [ laughter ] >> you should try it. >> no thank you. >> then we can talk about it. [ laughter ] >> are they speedos? they're little shorts. >> yeah. [ laughter ] yeah.lloweeuse it - but it

los ndful. looks wonderful. >> well, it looks wonderful. you got to be confident to wear them, and you pull it off, okay. tenoch, very nice to meet you and congratulations. you're fantastic in the movie. i had a chance to see it, and i hope you had fun in london yesterday as they premiered the movie. >> it was great, and thank you. yeah, and i'm being -- all of us are waiting for the people on november 11th in the theaters, so go and run to buy some tickets, and enjoy this movie. >> i think people are already lining up, my friend. enjoy the rest of your day. thank you so much for joining us here on "gma," and, everybody, "black panther: wakanda forever" premieres exclusively in theaters on november the 11th. just make sure you go check it out, and have some fun.

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vote yes on 30. getting started in times square and we're back with "power trip." big names from both parties on the campaign trail hoping for a last-minute boost in the final days of the campaign. libby covers texas races where bernie sanders drew some big crowds. >> do you think that bernie coming out here will turn out the vote? >> oh, hell yeah. he's a man of integrity, so we respect integrity down here. >> we're here in texas congressional district 15. bernie sanders is coming here as

a part of his big midterm blitz. >> follow me, press. >> it's impressive. really bringing out the big guns in the last nine days. they're worried the enthusiasm is not with the democratic party. [ crowd chanting, "bernie" ] >> so the point is bring these people out who have big ideas so people will vote early or on november 8th. [ cheers and applause ] >> michelle vallejo. >> this is a very competitive race. we've got two newcomers. michelle vallejo, democrat, and monica de la cruz, republican, and while south texas has historically been very democrat area, we're starting to see republicans gain more ground. >> and now please welcome senator bernie sanders. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> you know, i spoke with a lot

of the embeds yesterday and i had to remind them, they've been going eight weeks strong out there on the road every single day state to state and reminded them, you know, election day may not be over on election day. you might have a few more weeks on this. they kind of gasped. >> i'm sure they were happy to hear that from you, george. >> they can't plan those naps yet. the week after next. maybe. >> "power trip" is on hulu. new episodes drop every sunday. amy. >> all right, george. time for our "gma" buzz pick. this week in honor of native american heritage week month, it's "white horse" by erika t. wurth. perfect for horror fans looking for a new thrill. here she is to tell us all about it. >> i'm erika t. wurth, author of the literary horror novel "white horse." it's about carrie who loves heavy metal and horror and despises the mother she thinks abandoned her when she was only two days old until she touches an ancient bracelet and her mother's ghost begins haunting her and she has to figure out what happened to her mother after all. >> "white horse" is out now. keep reading along with us on

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moving forward, finding solutions, this is abc 7 news. kumasi: good morning. i am kumasi aaron. we are going to check in with jobina. jobina: we still have an issue at concord. this is going to be on southbound 242. speeds are down to around 17 miles per hour. there are injuries involved in this crash. i am giving you a thumbs up on the dumbarton bridge. you are going to face residual lace. drew: we are looking at temperatures in the 40's and 50's right now. live look from sutro tower, partly cloudy skies out there. we will keep that throughout the day. we will warm into the 50's and 60's. showers in the forecast over the weekend. level one light storm, the best chance in the evenings saturday

and sunday. kumasi: it is time for live with kelly and ryan. kelly and ryan. we will be back at 11:00 forve with kelly and ryan. today, from weird: the al yankovic story, evan rachel wood. plus, one of the stars of the hit series, yellowstone, luke grimes. br us our go n t day. l next on ve and now here are kelly ripa and ryan seacrest. ["2 be loved (am i ready?)" by lizzo] ♪ am i ready? ♪ [ryan humming along] ♪ to be loved ♪ ♪ am i ready? ♪ ♪ you gon' figure it out ♪ lizzo? you know-- i like that one, deja. i like that song by lizzo. yes. it is friday, november 4th. good morning. you know, on monday, i never thought we'd make it.