good morning, america. one day before the final midterm votes who's going to control the senate? fight to the finish. the biggest names from both parties, presidents past and present fan out across the battleground states, all could tip the balance of power, control of the senate up for grabs. the other key races that are neck and neck right now. our team is spread out across the country. the path to victory for each party. chaos at twitter. days after laying off half the workforce elon musk reportedly inviting some back as he takes the first step to bring in more cash. and facebook reportedly planning major job cuts of its own.

paying tribute to aaron carter, overnight his brother nick carter and the backstreet boys after the teenage sensation died at 34. abc news exclusive. the reunion more than 40 years in the making baby holly who vanished along with her parents finally meets her family in person. threatening to take aim at florida, ginger is tracking the latest path. ♪ and who wants to be a billionaire? tonight, the now-ridiculous powerball jackpot reaching nearly $2 billion, plus tom brady does it again reaching another record that may never be matched and school's out for houston. plus, don't miss the superfan who really hit it big. ♪

and these two are unstoppable. amy and t.j. finish 26.2 miles of the new york city marathon together. what's two more hours together? how much did you pay for that shot there, t.j.? >> he was slowly sauntering across the finish line there. >> you look like you're in pretty good shape. >> we're not wearing shoes. but other than that doing great. the midterms with just one day until final votes are cast the stakes are so high control of the house and senate at stake as well as key state offices across the country. >> we have our team here, all across the country this morning in some of those key battleground states. >> both sides bringing out their heavy hitters, congressional correspondent rachel scott is here to start us off. >> reporter: what voters decide

in the next 24 hours will have a significant impact on the nation for decades to come. consequential and unpredictable. president biden making one of his final campaign stops in deep blue new york, a sign that democrats are facing headwinds. >> vote, get out the vote. now. >> reporter: the president giving a last-minute boost to new york governor kathy hochul running now in an unexpectedly tight race against lee zeldin. >> we're at one of those inflection points. i mean it sincerely, what's going to happen the next couple years is going to have more to do with what this country looks like 20 years from now than anything else. >> reporter: at stake this midterms 36 governor races and control of the house and the senate, the biggest names from both parties fanning out across the battleground states. >> this is the year we're going to take back the house and the

senate and we're going to take back america. >> reporter: three presidents past and present flooding pennsylvania holding dual campaign rallies. >> fundamental rights are on the ballot. truth and facts and logic and reason and basic decency are on the ballot, democracy itself is on the ballot, the stakes are high. >> reporter: the race between republican dr. mehmet oz and democrat john fetterman is a dead heat. control of the senate is a toss-up. as candidates across the country make their closing arguments the attacks turning personal. >> this is a man who lies about the most basic facts of his life. >> don't let that door hit you -- >> reporter: republicans zeroing

in on the economy and crime. >> soon gas will be $8, $10, $12 a gallon. >> what worries me the most by far and that's our democracy. >> so much on the line this election. more than 41 million americans have already cast their ballot, that early turnout higher than the last midterm election in 2020. a new poll, rick, a sharp divide on the biggest issues. >> and the question of trust, these are the areas where republicans have the clear advantage, economy, inflation and crime. more than 50% of the country prefer republicans on those issues. now democrats have their issues, too, they got a majority of the public on their side on the handling of abortion and climate change. the problem for democrats, those issues aren't top of mind. >> the other problem for democrats, president biden's

approval rating. >> this is always a key metric going into a midterm election, president biden's approval rating, 41%, but it's almost exactly the same as it stood on the midterm elections for president trump in those elections the republicans lost 40 house seats, this time republicans only need to pick up five seats to take over the majority. republican candidate or a democrat candidate, a tie right now. for democrats that was seven point edge going into the 2018 midterms. >> they need to have a big lead just to hold steady. we have our correspondents on the ground in key battleground states across the country. let's go first to eva pilgrim who's in philadelphia. good morning, eva. >> reporter: good morning, amy, the senate race here is neck and neck and where these candidates are choosing to spend their final stops really tells you a lot, fetterman is focused on the big cities which typically go

blue, he'll be in philly again later today before heading to pittsburgh tonight, it's a busy schedule but important. these stops giving him a chance to show voters he can do this job after having that stroke almost six months ago. he has spent time this weekend in philadelphia trying to turn out black voters, he needs those black voters in the cities to turn out if he's going to win. we saw both fetterman and oz in the suburbs of philadelphia yesterday, both in bucks county the area critical because which way those suburban counties have voted have decided elections in the previous years. dr. oz back in philly suburbs today, in montgomery county, also make a stop in central pennsylvania an area that typically goes red. both candidates trying to energize their base as well as battling out for the suburbs. t.j. >> all right, thank you so much, eva. let's turn now to nevada where our janai norman has been

spending some time and janai, republicans hoping they can flip a senate seat there, good morning to you. >> reporter: yes, t.j., good morning to you. the control of the senate could hinge on nevada and open the door for republicans to take control. senator catherine cortez mastro in the fight of her life, she grew up here in vegas and really leaning in on her roots and the issue on abortion. the thing is, nevada is a clear-cut pro-choice state, abortion access is codified. not a top issue getting voters to the polls, the economy and inflation is top of mind. this is a state that's a tourism driven economy. nevada has one of the highest unemployment rates, that's

helping republican senate candidate adam laxalt make headway. the former attorney general who backed former president trump in an effort to overturn the 2020 election. others say he grew up in d.c. and only came to nevada to fulfill political ambitions. there's a lot of focus on the latino cohort of voters. george. >> janai norman thanks. the race for governor is looking surprisingly close here in new york. trevor ault is tracking the race. good morning, trevor. >> reporter: good morning, george, the race for new york governor isn't typically that close, democrats here outnumber republicans 2 to 1, this race is clearly little too close for democrats' comfort. kathy hochul is running against

republican lee zeldin. recent polls show that hochul only has a single digit lead. democrats are bringing out a lot of big names, president biden, former bill clinton. amidst concern that turnout here could be relatively low. zeldin has been drilling down on crime and economy, we're seeing some residents with some city voters here. now make no mistake it would be a shocking upset if zeldin were to win, based on the last-minute scramble for democrats they're a little bit nervous it could happen. >> all right, trevor, thank you so much. now to rising voting threats, extremists could target election infrastructure. our chief justice correspondent pierre thomas joins us now. what is the threat environment and another big question, can people be confident their vote will count? >> reporter: amy, good morning. there's good news and some news

that's unsettling. the good news, i recently spoke to the homeland security secretary and he said there's no evidence of hacking in any state or anything significant that should affect people's ability to cast their vote and be confident it will counted. but authorities are paying close attention to that domestic extremists could attack down the stretch. that assault against the speaker's husband was another wake-up call. the amount of online chatter does have them concerned, what's driving the anger the hot-button issues that divide us and the potential of violence from radicals who embrace that lie that there's widespread election fraud. a recent homeland security bulletin was blunt, warning, pretenses of fraud and reactions to divisive topics will likely drive sporadic plotting of

violence. it's cautionary. >> okay, thank you, pierre. let's bring back to rachel scott to take a deeper look to the path to senate. >> reporter: we talked about how close these races are, any single one of them could determine control of the senate, remember republicans need to net one senate seat to take control. the most competitive seats the battleground zone, take a look, if republicans are able to win in the state of georgia, republican herschel walker their chances of flipping the senate goes up to 77. that critical state of nevada, look at how high their chances go, 91%. >> democrats must win pennsylvania. >> pennsylvania so much on the line in that critical state, three presidents past and present if democrats are able to win in pennsylvania their chances go up to 67% and they hold on to a state like nevada,

take a look at what's happening, their chances of holding the senate goes up to 88%. all right, george, turn now to this chaos at twitter after new owner musk cut about half the workforce. our chief business correspondent rebecca jarvis is here with more. rebecca, good morning. >> reporter: as you said nearly half of twitter's workforce thousands of employees got this e-mail on friday informing them that they were let go, but shortly after they were determined essential to be let go. musk also announcing the company will begin charging $8 a month for premium features including keeping that blue checkmark to

show your account verified. and going forward any twitter handles engaging in impersonation without clarifying parody will be permanently suspended. no warning before suspension according to musk. this plan is also part of his effort to bring in more money with twitter's ad revenue down, musk disclosed the company is losing $4 million a day and as twitter faces uncertainty a number of tech giants have also announced layoffs. facebook's parent meta is planning to notify its employees of widespread layoffs. we'll turn now to the world series champions the houston astros, hundreds of thousands of fans expected to turn out for a

parade through downtown houston this afternoon will reeve is here now with the latest on all of that. good morning, will. >> reporter: good morning, amy, no school for houston today. a scene for the astros they just lost two times all postseason they thoroughly dominated everyone. they were led by dusty baker, who finally gets his title. >> this time they finish the job! the houston astros, world champions! >> reporter: this morning, they've won the world series, now it's time for the astros championship parade, schools closing today a city ready to celebrate. the game six atmosphere in minute maid park electric. the first home team to clinch the world series in their own ballpark since the 2013 boston red sox. >> they told me in spring training that they're going to win it, now what's next? party. >> reporter: astros' 25-year-old

sensation pena making history. >> man, you dream of this as a kid. it feels so far away, but we made it happen. >> reporter: the astros weren't the only big winners on saturday night, local furniture maven, mattress mac won around $25 million on houston to win the world series. what's next for this superfan? >> i'm going to go to the airplane and fly to las vegas and get all that money and say, hail caesar. >> well done to mattress mac threw out the first pitch at the game. the crowd went nuts. a fan of the team that you love and you bet $10 million on get to throw out the first pitch and the team wins. a little baseball trivia, dusty baker made his managerial debut in 1963 for the team that he was

facing the st. louis cardinals, pena, his son jeremy just won world series mvp. >> thank you. >> how did you keep it all straight? >> i don't know. i committed it to memory. here it is and now i forgot it. >> thank you, will. lot more coming up here on "gma," including an exclusive interview of an emotional reunion with baby holly. and the powerful tribute to singer aaron carter, his brother nick breaking down on stage and the investigation now into his death this morning. but first let's go to ginger in new jersey. >> reporter: yes, amy less than a month until the end of atlantic hurricane season but the atlantic ocean is saying we're not done. tropical storm nicole it will impact the bahamas, we'll see this by thursday making a landfall in florida, what this could look like, subtropical you don't see that name, it will

form differently, a messy look, widespread impacts so everyone from north carolina down to florida needs to watch for the rain which you can see the rain forecast there, up to a half foot, we could see this a little bigger as we go into the weekend also the coastal flooding and the surge could impact everyone from jacksonville up to charleston and even the outer banks of north carolina even this would be a florida first storm. this is going to be something that we'll be dealing with all of the way through next weekend. coastal erosion and rip current your main concern especially if you're anywhere near the beach. for now, let's get your local weather in just 30 seconds.

drew: i am abc7news meteorologist drew tuma. to date as level one light storm on the abc 7 storm impact scale. scattered showers throughout the day. temperatures 50's and low 60's. tonight another cold front moves in. we are in the 40's. you will hear heavy rated gusty winds will most of us are sleeping. unsettled through wednesday morning. we dry stay with us on this monday edition of "gma" we got hugh jackman is going to join us live right here in times square. we'll be right back.

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and the race in pennsylvania between dr. oz and democratic lieutenant governor john fetterman is a dead heat. races in georgia and nevada split as well. in ukraine, 4.5 million people are without power mostly in the capital of kyiv. the mayor of kyiv is warning residents ahead of winter of total blackouts. the skyscraper in dubai, a 35-storey building on fire. the blaze is now out. tom brady now owns another record, he's now the first quarterback in nfl history to hit 100,000 career passing yards, as the regular season and postseason combined reached the milestone in the fourth quarter last night before leading his buccaneers on to the win. brady said it's all about the win. i never cared about the records. >> that's what's happen when you

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easily for him but for the late aaron carter nothing came easily, his death coming after years of deep-rooted personal and professional issues >> and aaron told me in 2011 i love being a performer and entertaining and when i can't do my life is in shambles. >> reporter: aaron carter was 9 years old when he first performed on stage. he was a hit recording sensation by 13. this guest star stint in march 2001 ratifying his first crush status for tween nation. >> merry christmas. >> reporter: by 2004 all was not well, money concerns, mistrust and family strife. >> what do you think the price of fame was for your family? >> self-destructing. like a tornado came through our house. >> reporter: as his record sales tapered off his life challenges mounted, in september of this

year aaron would reportedly check into rehab for a fifth time. ready for a new chapter he tweeted on object 29th, this year has been supertough but i've learned so much, thanks to the support, after his passing hilary duff who once dated aaron addressing him directly with compassion. i'm deeply sorry that life was so hard for you and you had to struggle in front of the whole world. boy did my teenage self-love you. and so easy to see in his irg to please performances. shim erg moments that still glow. guys. >> okay, chris, thanks very much such a shame. now an abc news exclusive. an emotional reunion 40 years in the making.

baby holly came face to face with her family for the first time. >> reporter: four decades in the making. >> oh, my goodness. it's an embrace more than 40 years in the making. >> i love you. thank you for all your prayers. >> reporter: she's living answered prayer, at long last reunited in person with her granddaughter holly just a baby in 1981 when she and her parents dean and tina vanished without a trace. >> god kept me safe and protected all these years and i just want you to know that. never give up. god never gives up on you. >> reporter: these tears of joy following decades of pain and confusion as the families of holly's biological parents longed for answer. finally in 2021 a breakthrough.

>> what i noticed upon tina's dna immediately was gold in this business. a very high match. >> reporter: their killers still unknown and the questions looming, what happened to baby holly? this summer, answer, investigators finding holly now a mother of five in oklahoma they saw all those years ago she was left in an arizona church. now keys to unlock the past as the families try to fill the gaps of stolen time. their reunion a step forward as holly and her family still search for answers about the past. >> not going to give up.

>> i promise one day we'll know and the suffering will end. >> reporter: and the investigation into the murders of dean and tina is still ongoing, the texas attorney general's office ask if you have any information please contact their cold case and missing persons unit but certainly a really beautiful reunion there. >> all right, still some work to be done on that case. coming up here, this record-breaking and still rising powerball jackpot, now at nearly $2 billion. stay with us. was really coming together. until, disaster struck. tensions were high. luckily, replacement costumes were shipped with fedex. which means mr. harvey, could picture the perfect night. we're ready for the holidays, so you're ready for what's next.

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vote yes on 31. good morning, america. it's "good morning, america." it's 8:00 a.m. one day to go for the final vote in the midterm elections. presidents past and present fan out across the battleground states. all can tip the balance of power, control of the senate up for grabs, plus the other key races neck and neck right now. this morning our team is spread out across the country for the candidates' closing arguments and the path to victory for each party, amid security concerns at the polls putting voters on high alert. >> gma exclusive. former batch lorette, emily maynard sharing her newborn son's down syndrome diagnosis. >> when they first told me, i didn't really believe it. >> how the family is embracing him and the opportunity to share his story.

♪ ♪ "gma" health alert. the new study on mindfulness and blood pressure how you can make it a part of your daily routine. ♪ ♪ the science of you. breaking down the chemistry of a sugar rush and five hacks to handle the spikes without cutting calories. >> and the oscars go to -- this morning, the big announcement, who will be hosting the 95th oscars and the countdown to hollywood's biggest night starts right now. and the man who can do it all. hugh jackman is her live to talk about his new movie and more as we say "good morning, america." >> live in times square, ♪ ♪ every single time hugh jackman is here it is a pleasure. such a nice man. he's got a great new movie coming up and also star on broadway. we have a lot to talk to him about. >> ginger is at the beach this

morning and she's showing us how the beaches on the east are being eaten away and how they're being repaired. we'll check in with her. >> they're trying to help you out, speeding up checkouts ahead of the holidays sounds great to make sure your shopping is easier and faster than ever. >> final votes just 24 hours away. let's bring back our congressional correspondent rachel scott. >> hey, george. it is the final sprint. both sides are calling this midterm election not only consequential, but unpredictable. >> just one day out from election day, president biden making his final campaign stops in deep blue new york, a sign that democrats are facing headwinds. >> get out the vote! >> the president giving a last-minute boost to kathy hochul running an unexpectedly tight race with lee zeldin, a state that hasn't elected a republican governor in more than

two decades. >> and it's going to look like 20 years from now more than anything else. >> 36 governors races in control of the house and senate. the biggest names from both parties fanning outside across the battle growth fund states that will decide control of congress. >> this is the year we are going to take back the house. we are going to take back the senate. we are going to take back america! >> three presidents, past and present, flooding pennsylvania, holding dueling campaign rallies. >> fundamental rights are on the ballot. as and basic decencyn and democracy itself is on the ballot! the stakes are high! >> the race between republican tv dr. mehmet oz and democratic lieutenant governor john fetterman is a dead heat. just 24 hours to go, control in the senate is a toss-up. the races in georgia and nevada are an even split, too.

>> and the stakes are so high. more than 41 million americans have already cast their ballot, that early turnout higher than what it was the last midterm election in 2018, george? >> for more, on the picture as voters head to the polls let's bring in rick klein. good morning, rick. >> we're looking at the battle growth funds and we know that the economy and inflation is such a big one in so many states. these are the 12 states that almost certainly will control the senate. it's a 50/50 senate and you don't need much to move and if you're viewer watching at home it will come down to three states, nevada, pennsylvania and georgia. here's what we mean. our partners think that going into election night have a 57% of controlling the senate, but if they're able to hold on to pennsylvania with dr. oz and take one more state somewhere, say nevada where they've been leading in the polls. look how those numbers jump, suddenly the republicans go from a 50/50 chance to a more than 90% chance. on the other hand, say john fetterman is able to take

pennsylvania back for the democrats and herschel walker falls in georgia, rafael warnock is able to win the democrats' chances go way up, check that out, an 89% chance of winning and george, it's important to note we'll have to be patient. a good chance we're not going to have results that are complete in pennsylvania on wednesday night and in george a if neither candidate gets 50% we get a ru ruoff. we've seen that movie before. >> we will turn to george a the critical senate race and rafael warnock facing a strong challenge from herschel walker and our steve o sun sammy is there. is could decide if we control the senate. there is a third candidate in

this race who happens to be a libertarian who is openly gay, and for any of the two major candidates to win, they have to get to 50%. both campaigns tell me they are preparing for a possible runoff which is an election in four weeks, about 2.5 million people have voted in this election, and i should also underline this weekend both campaigns are betting big on college football. both campaigns spent about $100,000 in ad buys for this game. republicans are hoping that clj football is in the air, that the glow of uga is possibly getting a ranking on thursday. we know that herschel walker is a uga legend. democrats are hoping, of course, that the polls are wrong and they can eke out a victory tuesday night. amy? >> all eyes will certainly be on georgia. steve, thank you very much. now to a surprising trouble spot emerging for democrats. the state of oregon has not elected a republican governor in

40 years, but that streak could be broken. matt gutman has more on that. good morning, matt. >> hey, good morning, amy. that race is so uncomfortably close that the democrat his to bring in bernie sanders and elizabeth warren and president biden to stump for tina kotek. soaring inflation, crime, homelessness have become these red meat issues to which the democrats simply don't have an easy answer. it's one reason why the current governor, kate brown has one of the lowest approval ratings of any governor in the country and throw into the mix nike's billionaire founder, phil knight has given $4 million to the independent candidate and 4.5 million to the republican governor. he said he would do anything to prevent the democrat kotek from winning and amy, tomorrow, it looks like for the first time in 40 years that could happen. >> all right. >> lots of historic races out

there. matt gutman, thank you. >> coming up our exclusive with bachelorette emily maynard, she's candid with welcoming the baby to the family. >> how mindfulness can help you lower your blood pressure without medication. >> plus the host of hollywood's biggest night and we have the announcement this morning and becky will kick off our science of you series. what do we have, becky? >> hey, george. keeping your blood sugar level and avoiding big spikes could be the key to healthier living. when we come back, five hacks to level out your glucose spikes without cutting calories. all of that coming up right here on "gma." re, pressure? pressure, pressure. so where do you think this pressure's coming from? everyone. i'm just here for the mints. [ cheering crowd ] so much pressure.

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♪ ♪ welcome back to "gma." we have a big announcement everyone, this morning, hollywood's biggest night has officially a host, jimmy kimmel returning to host the 95th oscars and it will be the third time the late-night talk show host will host the show and he had the honors in 2017 and 2018. the ovenscars will take place o march 12th in 2023 in los

angeles. >> outstanding choice. >> the cover story, former bachelorette star emily maynard becoming a mom for the sixth time after welcoming jones with down syndrome. we'll have more on what that diagnosis means for the family. >> she has five other kids. when jones was diagnosed with down syndrome, she was in disbelief, although there is a learning curve and she is in love and jones is their greatest gift. >> yes. >> this morning the bachelor and bachelorette emily maynard is talking love of a different kind. >> we welcomed our new son jones into the world. >> she and her husband tyler johnson welcoming their sixth child together. son jones west, sharing that the little one was diagnosed with down syndrome and a rare colon abnormality just after birth. >> i really, when they first told me i really didn't believe it. i'd had five other kids and

everything was fine. he went straight to the nicu. as soon as he was born. he was the first one that i had that i could aren't really hold immediately, so i just wanted to hold him, and i felt like everything would be okay after that. >> about 6,000 babies a year in the u.s. are born with down syndrome, a genetic disorder where a person has an extra chromosome. what i had pictured in my mind was so different than what down syndrome even is. >> maynard said she didn't face any complications during her pregnancy. anatomy scans for jones came back normal and like with the rest of her children she opted not to do genetic testing. >> it wouldn't really matter. you get what you get and you're going to love it no matter what, and that has always been our -- our stance on it. >> still, the new mom admits since learning the news about jones she has faced some emotional highs and lows. >> this whole experience has really been a grieving process. not in that i am sad because

jones is born, but i -- you're really, really more grieving the experience is so different than all the others. >> but at just 9 weeks old, jones has already melted the hearts of his parents and older siblings. >> just to see his little smile. he's starting to smile a little bit. he's just the most easy going baby. >> the little bundle alal read snuggling up with his big sis. and the family receiving support from the down syndrome community and for sharing jones' journey with the world. >> i wanted to give jones and his diagnosis the respect, and i'm still learning a lot as i go. jones has already changed our family for the best, and i just know that god put him in our family for such a great purpose. >> and he is precious. maynard says her kids have embraced jones from the very first moments to show support. her 17-year-old daughter ricky sent her 47 roses representing jones' 47 chromosomes.

now that jones is home from a month-long stay in the nicu, the family is enjoying bonding with the little one. >> i'm sure they are. ariel, thank you for that. a new finding presented at a new heart association conference is sharing how mindfulness can be beneficial in potentially lowering blood pressure. dr. darion sutton has more. >> can mindfulness help us make healthful decisions with our mrp. we all know sleep, diet and exercise and the main problem is our brainser mostly on auto-pilot throughout the day when we make decisions and the thought is that if you addfuess you can connect that unconscious decision that may lead you to a bad habit to conscious intent and effort and in the study they found mindfulness helped to lower blood pressure. so it is quite incredible. >> what kind of mindfulness techniques are we talking about? >> in the study they separated two groups of people and all of

them who had blood pressure over what would be perfect 120 over 80 and submitted to one group to an eight-week program to help them with mindfulness and that included personalized risk factor and training for self-regulation and self-awareness and support for behavior change. they found at the end of that process, approximately six months later the group this practiced mindfulness had seven points lower blood pressure and although that might not seem like a lot, it was five points lower from the control group and stable small decreases in blood pressure over a long time have substantial benefits. we can all use the benefits from this study. >> absolutely. having high blood pressure can lead to a lot of problems like heart disease and strokes. what are some ways that we can keep our blood pressure under control. >> always remembering those core, healthy habits that relate to how much we sleep and 30 minutes of movement a day and keeping a healthy diet and maintaining your weight and avoiding cigarettes and alcohol and using core concepts and i use it personally.

i think taking that purposeful pause before you make decisions and you can engage mindfulness like yoga and meditation and it can be better for ourselves and decreasing the factors for heart disease and stroke. again, it sometimes takes long for one person to do it than for another, but overall have patience with yourself and again, we can all practice and benefit from it. >> thank you so much, dr. sutton. we appreciate it. george, over to you. now to the holiday shopping season. retailers dealing with high inflation and rebecca jarvis with the services that make it easier to buy gifts. >> nice it see you. this is all about attention. if they can have a shot they'll have a better chance at getting your money and they have new extras to get you to shop and spend. >> this morning the pressure is on for retailers to lure customers with recent numbers showing consumers plan to buy about half as many first as last year, their strategy to win you

over, convenience. >> the customer should be able to dictate their own terms as to how they shop. >> neighborhood goods is incorporating a new way to make shopping easier. the ability to check out from anywhere in the store called pos go. >> the new system an option for the thousands of businesses through the shop pie platform. checkout speed is an important factor this holiday season, it's only one example of how retailers are dealing with the fallout of inflation and keeping customers coming back. >> there are less dollars that are going around and one thing that retailers are doing to make sure that the customer has a really easy purchasing experience is to make sure that there are different ways that they can go ahead and pay for that product. >> it's not just brick and mortar stores. online, amazon will soon be adding venmo as a payment option and walmart continues to double down on live stream shopping.

>> welcome to talk shop live.nde customer is having a great experience purchasing the product. >> and one more option that's showing up more and more, buy now, pay later. you frequently see it at checkout. so instead of paying in one lump sum your purchase is split typically in four fixed payments. approval takes a few minutes often with no interest or finance charges and it can be appealing if you have limited access to credit, but it is important to not let this pay later aspect lead you to overspending on impulse purchases, taking on too many buy now, pay later payments can hurt your credit score and paying them late can rack up fees and late charges and in the same way that you can get into credit card debt and be a real

struggle to get out of it, buy now pay later sounds good, but you have to manage it responsibilitiy. >> thank you so much. let's go to ginger in new jersey. >> george, i am hot on the beach on november 7th in the morning because the temperature is already 70 degrees. it will be a gorgeous, november beach day, if you can imagine. obviously much above average. we can see overnight lows and highs today some about 130 of them break records from louisiana to maine. so this is not just in new jersey. tampa will get close. tallahassee will get close to records and we will break this, though, because all of these mid to upper 70s in the mid atlantic to northeast come to an end by tomorrow. so it was short lived and hopefully got to enjoy it today. that's the big picture. let's get a check a little closer to ♪ ♪

drew: i am abc7news meteorologist drew tuma. to date as level one light storm on the abc 7 storm impact scale. and now to our series "the science of you." this morning we're looking at simple hacks that can help your body react when metabolizing foods. one scientist studied her own blood sugar to make it simpler for the rest of us. good morning, becky. >> good morning. many of us were taught that healthy eating was the food pyramid and restricting calories, but it is not that simple. one skientsist is taking an instagram approach to teaching us the best hacks to eat right and keep the blood sugar level. >> a biochemist and author who

s studies the eating. she details proteeps, carbes and suge sxars she uses instagram to show graphs of her blood sugar levels. >> on my early 20s i went on a quest to understand how to fix myself, how to feel better and how to get my body working optimally. >> she wears a glucose monitor, she does so to educate and doesn't recommend that people without diabetes wear them. >> after eating processed carbohydrates, blood sugar rises much higher than it would ordinarily and it can stay high for a few hours after the meal. >> four highly processed diets may result in repeated blood sugar spikes that result in weight gain and maintaining a blood sugar level can delay health problems, but in the modern world it is not always so easy. so jesse has some hacks. >> an easy thing to do is to

switch to a savory breakfast that has protein in it. >> muesli, cereal and juice has a spike. avocado toast has a small er spike. >> leftovers is my favorite breakfast. >> eat lots of fiber. >> it will slow down the glucose spike. >> here's a graph of jesse's blood sugar after fries alone upon and then salad and fries and add protein and healthy fats like nut but theers or olive oil and even butter. >> that's what i call dressing up your carbs or putting clothing on your carbs and about bread. sometimes i feel like i need bread. have a relationship with carbs. in those moments is there a better choice for my glucose levels? >> sourdough bread is the best choice you can make in terms of

glucose levels. it spikes way less than regular white bread. >> who knew? i'm starting a new relationship with sourdough as my carb. here are a few more tips. don't snack on sweet, jesse says. on an empty stomach they can cause your blood sugar to dramatically spike. sweets after meals are better and switch out that fruit smoothie, instead choose whole fruit and you get the extra fiber and it blunts the spike, and take a walk after dinner. exercise may be able to reduce your post-meal glucose levels and already start burning those calories, guys. >> you have to take the dogs out anyway. >> there you go. [ laughter ] >> the twofer there. becky, thank you so much. coming up next, we have hugh jackman here live.

>> building a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions. this is abc7 news. >> good morning. checking now for a look at traffic. >> we have a number of traffic issues. we will start on a sound carlos, southbound 101 multiple vehicles. sig alert on the dumbarton bridge. a big rig fire and live look at the bay bridge toll plaza. the backup is improving. >> drew has are accuweather forecast after the break.

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scale. >> we will have another update and about 30 minutes. you can find the latest on our news app and abc7news.com. ♪ what a feeling ♪ ♪ what a feeling ♪ welcome back to "gma" live from times square. we have an exclusive announcement about a huge well deserved honor for one of our favorites, lionel richie will receive this year's icon award at the american music awards. >> congrats to him. you can see that big moment on the big night on the american music awards sunday november 20th 8:00 eastern right here on abc and we'll hand it over to george. look at this dynamic duo we got going on over here. look at this. [ laughter ] >> hugh jackman the man needs no introduction. he's right here. >> having feel so good not running the marathon. we can stand.

if you'd like totand. can maybe. >> marathon runner in the front row yesterday at the music man. at the end of the show there was a guy with a medal and a tank top my first thought was good to you the people next to you that's 2.5 hours sitting next to a guy that's just run 26 miles. yeah, anyway. >> i want to get to the movie, but quickly, you have announcement for "the music man." >> we're having a blast and we're extending for another two weeks, we're going to go through january 15th. >> fantastic. >> the fun will continue. please come and join us until january the 15th. >> in the meantime you can go see "the son" the movie looks so powerful. >> the writer and director did the oscar for "the father" with anthony hopkins. i -- obviously, it's in the movie. i've seen his plays and he's written a lot of plays and i

read the script and knew i had to do it and a couple of other actors were also being talked about, so i had this awkward moment where i e-mailed the director because i felt an urgency to play the part. i just had that -- it's a rare thing to happen and one you look for. i e-mailed him and said sorry if you're dancing with someone else. i'd love to play the part. >> why did it speak so deeply to you? >> primarily a young man dealing with a mental health crisis and the family around him and how the family deal with it. i think it's one that's universal. it's been happening for a long time, but particularly post-pandemic, where it's an emic proportion right now, and this story is one that needs to be told. it needs to hopefully spark conversations. i feel there's a lot of shame, a lot of ignorance, and a lot of guilt around this issue, and people want to keep it within,

and we have to admit that we don't know what to do. i think we have to admit that we don't always have the answers and love is not always enough in these situations and hopefully the movie will spark those conversations and get some real help to people who need it because i lot of people are worrying alone and we shouldn't do that. >> we shouldn't allow that to happen. >> let's give everybody a look. >> what are you doing? what do you want? when i was your age my mother was sick i wasn't seeing my father anymore i had money problems but i fought on. i fought on and believe me most days it was no joke. what happened to you? what is in your life that is so dramatic that you're not able to go to school like everybody else? answer me! answer me! >> i can't deal with it. >> don't understand what that means. >> i can't deal with living and it's your fault. >> no pain deeper for a parent than when a child is in trouble. >> yeah, i think it's almost unbearable for parents and it's

so hard to know what to do and it's okay to not know what to do and i think that's one of the hard things to admit as a parent. you feel it's your job to be their strength, to be their anchor and be their guide and there's so much doubt. is it just a phase they're going through? is this something long term? should i push and pull back? there are so many questions and i think the movie hits that nail on the head that we really shouldn't worry alone and it's okay to not know what to do. >> it must have been so intense to be on that set and i read that the director didn't want any of you to rehears so that your emotions would be raw. >> yeah, i was surprised by that. he's a theater guy and i'm a theater guy. we like rehearsals. he said we have to trust it and go with what we're feeling at the moment. it was very intense and certainly the most intense movie i have ever done. i worked with laura dern,

anthony hopkins and this young man and i had immense trust and so every day we walked into these scenes that are kind of like the most horrific moments you could imagine having in life and we would start the day and just see where it took us. and it was an experience i'm forever grateful for. >> you need a mental health professionals on set to help deal with it. >> i give props to our producers, they supplied mental health professionals for everybody not just the actors but the crew there were many days there's a very difficult scene in a psychiatric hospital where the parents are making the decision whether to take the son out of the hospital or leave in in. and i remember that day in particular several members of the crew had to take breaks. people would come up and talk about it. we had finished filming and normally what happens the crews go home. people would sit and talk with each other. i guess that's what we hope more than anything. >> that it will spark those conversations all across the

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welcome back to "gma" everybody. with final voting for midterm

elections with one day away many campaigns are getting people to show up to voting. one way they're trying to reach younger voters is with tiktok. alex presha is in columbus, ohio, with that. good morning to you, alex. >> reporter: yes, this is the new frontier for campaigning and rightfully so a recent poll found that more than a quarter of young americans under 30 regularly get their news from tiktok. tiktok has captured a younger generation's attention and now some politicians are using the platform to tap into the youth vote this midterm election. >> we need every single one of you and every single vote is important. >> why gas is costing so much today? >> the young people are on social media, right, and so it's important to reach every voter either online or off line. >> congressman val demings is running for senate in florida against incumbent senator marco rubio.

>> how good it feels to be back in the villages. >> reporter: she's been using tiktok to try to rally young voters across the sunshine state. >> you know i have four granddaughters, dancers spend quite a bit of time on tiktok i said i'm going to do this dance and let's see what happens. the response was unbelievable. >> so you're a believer now? >> i'm a believer. >> demings' videos have gotten more than 1.5 million likes can they inspire young floridians to the polls? >> i'd probably watch it and then, you know, just skip it and move on. >> why just move on? >> honestly, like, doesn't seem i have interest to follow. >> would you be more motivated to go to the polls. >> i think so, yeah. they're making an effort to get in touch with the youth in a tasteful way.

>> reporter: senator marco rubio is not on tiktok he and many other republicans have concerns about the company which originated in china posing a security risk. the tiktok coo testified on capitol hill that the data is stored in the u.s. and under no circumstance share that with china.d of th e anotherau fors another miss or disinformation. the company telling abc in part that we take our responsibility to protect the integrity of our platform and elections with utmost seriousness. guys. >> all right, alex, thank you so much. now to how our nation's beautiful beaches and the people who call them home are being threatened. ginger is live from ortley beach in new jersey with more on climate change and the race to combat coastal erosion. good morning, ginger. >> hey, good morning to you, amy. climate change doesn't cause erosion and that's happened since the beginning of time, but it does amplify it. this wall behind me of a dune that was cut away in ian that

same storm just smashed southwest florida while new jersey here has spent $1.5 billion on beach replenishment since the beginning of having these beach e but the question this time of year becomes how far and how long will we fight nature especially as sea levels rise? the transformation of our coasts is constant. less than two months ago, the surge of hurricane ian swallowed southwest florida's barrier islands. then clawed away protective downs from south carolina to new jersey. on top of epic storms, erosion is part of earth's natural cycle including sea levels rise. >> sea levels controlled by both the temperature of the water so that it's getting warmer but also by the melting of the ice sheets and ice glaciers and both contribute by putting more water into the oceans. >> reporter: u.s. sea level is projected to rise up to a foot

in the next 30 years, that's more than it went up in the last century. when we see a foot of water by 2030. so what? >> remember on a beach if you have sea level rise a foot it's going to go 300 feet in. >> reporter: most coastal communities survive on beach tourism, but in order for the beaches to stick around, they have to be man made. nearly all of them are. sand taken from offshore and pulled on to the beach it's a process called nourishment happening almost everywhere you see sand from maine to the west coast of florida. sunset beach here, this nourishment project will cost $12 million. the federal government spends $150 million every year to nourish the beaches around our nation. so within the last four or five years, you've lost how much beach? >> probably about a hundred, 120 feet or so. >> reporter: pinellas county, florida, has seen a half foot of sea level rise in the last 50

years. every inch making every wave more destructive and if our beaches disappear, the economic impact would be devastating. >> this beach is pinellas county's brand and that brand is a $9 billion economic engine that's driven by the 15 million tourists that come and visit us every year and that also supports 90,000 jobs, and that's a big emphasis on the return of investment. >> you know the usgs is studying this and telling us there are places you can't protect. that you shouldn't rebuild. now i want to take you back to our drone we've got these cliffs remember not two months ago there were 50 more feet of beach the good news they've invested so much these berms are 100 yards protecting most of that town, you see there, ortley beach and toms river. if sand doesn't remind us that change is the only constant in

drew: i'm abc7news meteorologist drew tuma with your accuweather forecast. level 1 of the storm impact scale. a stormy night on the way tonight with temperatures in the 40's. now to a clip from this week's "power trip." our imbeds on the campaign trail covering the most contentious races in history and with election 24 hours away, i broke some news to them. >> some democrats have not been eager to have president biden come out and campaign for them but he'll be in miami today. >> absolutely. >> desantis' opponent charlie krifrt crist has not only been in support of biden. >> he's one of the few democratic voices that has stuck with the president. >> i told you guys this is final week, you know that's probably not true, right? >> tell us more, george.

>> senate almost all the close senate races seem to be on a knife's edge. if they remain that close you could be battening down the hatches for some recounts. that silence speaks volumes, right? [ laughter ] >> are we talking weeks? or months of recounts? >> don't think about that now, have a great final week, okay? >> see you guys. >> let's get it. t.j. you're right. i could have let that silence go on for another 30 seconds or so. they've been working so hard. >> they say silence is deafening. power trip is on hulu. new episodes drop every sunday and coming up, soccer star landon donovan has a big landon donovan has a big surprise for some soccer fans. this is what voting yes on prop 31 means.

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♪ ♪ welcome back, everybody. to "gma." soccer fans around the world are counting down to this men's world cup happening in just a few days. we'll learn which superstars will be representing the u.s. >> this segment is sponsored by volkswagen, and we're here now with u.s. soccer legend landon donovan and the ceo, and some of the biggest soccer fans around. welcome, you guys. >> thank you. >> thanks for having us. >> you're a world cup vet, one of the best players in u.s. history. >> we have young player, a lot of young players out there and they think, wow, what advice would you give to a young player? >> very simple, kind of boring, my mom said as long as you're having fun, keep doing it. if you're not, don't. i didn't practice formally with the team twice a week until i was 16. when you have the opportunity to play, just play. i love new york.

>> got some fans. >> coming up this week, and volkswagen partnered with the u.s. soccer federation. can you tell us about that partnership? >> i am very excited that volkswagen once again is renewing the partnership with the u.s. soccer federation. so we'll sponsor both the u.s. men's and u.s. women's soccer teams in a multi-year deal until the end of world cup 2026. >> they're also going to help underrepresented children across the country get involved in soccer for the first time, i grew up in a 900 square-foot m wouldn't have become the player i've become >> america scores. tell us about that program. >> you know what, landon, i gave to the u.s. on a scholarship, 34 years ago so this sport they love so much brought me to this beautiful country. i am so grateful about it. >> america scores organization i've been a part of for a long

time volkswagen also partnered with them. some good news today. >> we love not only the sport because of what it brings to the people, the most famous sport in the world but it allows you to be the bring talent from the youth with poetry, the kids, the young boys the young girls to stay in school and also do sports at the same time. >> that's great. landon, we understand you have more good news to share with these young soccer stars. come over here. >> good job, guys. >> all right. >> so you want to tell them their good news? >> guys, come in. don't be shy. so we have some good news, guys, this week is the roster reveal world cup team, the u.s. world cup team and pablo on behalf of

volkswagen -- >> and landon. >> we invite you guys to the r roster reveal on wednesday. >> oh, wow. >> and as part of that also we have some balls for you guys and some jerseys. >> some big smiles. well, and that's not all, right. >> that's not all. >>io don't you kids go over and open the door of this car over here. >> so who will open the door. >> it's an initiative. >> so all of you are invited to the u.s. soccer reveal this wednesday in brooklyn in style with this t-shirt, you like it? >> yes. >> clearly you all did light up when you saw this. >> congrats thank you for this.

i know it's been a part of your mission during your playing career and after to get more and more young people involved in soccer. congrats with what you're doing. stay with us for more on "gma." we'll be right back. >> good job. goals for good is sponsored by volkswagen. drive bigger, play bigge

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