♪ captioned by los angeles distribution and broadcasting, inc. right now on. good morning america. first look. port workers on the east coast and on the gulf. walking off the job overnight as their contract deadline expires. the first strike of its kind since 1977. what it could mean for prices and potential shortages ahead of the holiday shopping season. >> the death toll rising after hurricane helene. the urgent need for supplies in hard hit north carolina. and what we're learning about the hundreds of

people still unaccounted for. >> breaking overnight, israeli troops launching a ground offensive, crossing into lebanon. what u.s. officials expect during this new phase of the conflict. >> the new battle over abortion, this time in blue state, california. the lawsuit targeting a catholic hospital accused of denying a woman an emergency abortion. >> a runaway suv speeding at 110mph. >> if you hit the brakes, nothing happens. the accelerator is stuck down. >> the driver, explaining why he could not stop. how his terrifying 30 mile drive finally ended. >> plus, pete rose and his complicated baseball legacy after his death at age 83. >> and later, the boss making home visits to workers who call out sick. is he going too far? >> from abc news. this is good morning america. first look. >> good tuesday morning, everyone. i'm rhiannon ally, and i'm andrew dymburt. >> we begin with breaking news.

dockworkers at ports on the east coast and the gulf coast walking off the job. >> the deadline for the new contract passed overnight. the strike could cost the economy billions of dollars every day, and it could lead to higher prices and product shortages ahead of the holiday shopping season. the fight they would overnight nearly 47,000 dockworkers hitting the picket lines, kicking off a strike at 14 ports from new england to texas, which handle about half the goods shipped in and out of the u.s. >> nothing's going to move without us. nothing >> analysts warn the strike could cost the economy nearly $5 billion per day. they say consumers will not see an immediate impact, but a prolonged strike could raise consumer prices ahead of the holiday season and could lead to shortages. new york's governor is urging hospitals to stock up on supplies. >> we're deeply concerned about the impact that a strike could have on our supply chains, especially when it comes to critical goods like medical

supplies and others. >> union members are demanding a 77% wage increase over six years, and a ban on the automation of cranes and other equipment. the maritime alliance representing the port offered a nearly 50% pay raise and pledged to keep limits on automation. overnight, the union president addressed workers at the port of new york and new jersey. >> now they're making billions and billions of dollars through pandemic. when all of us were working and they were making money. and now they're charging $30 in a container and they're putting 1 or 2 or three people in that container that becomes 60,000 for that container. who's the who's the greedy one here? >> president biden could force union workers back to work, but has suggested he will not exercise that power. the white house says it is in communication with both sides to try and keep negotiations moving forward. >> now to the aftermath of hurricane helene. the death toll rising. hundreds of people are

unaccounted for. food and water distribution is ramping up in north carolina, which got nearly 30in of rain. the governor says the damage is extensive and devastating. this morning, hurricane helene now ranks among the deadliest storms to hit the u.s. in modern history, with more than 130 deaths now confirmed in six states. >> this is a massive, coordinated effort to help this area, both in the short term and in the long term. >> as of last night, more than 600 people were unaccounted for in buncombe county, north carolina, where communications have been down and roads are impassable. main roads into asheville were washed away or blocked by mudslides. the city's water system also badly damaged. this group of realtors is collecting water for the community. >> we just felt like we needed to do something. when i woke up on saturday morning, i still had power. i still had my family. i knew where they were and other people can't say that. >> north carolina's governor says fema has delivered 1,000,000l of water and 600,000

meals. helene hit florida's gulf coast last week as a category four hurricane, moving through georgia, the carolinas and tennessee, where the ground was already saturated from days of rain. national guard members from at least eight states as far away as iowa and connecticut have been deployed to north carolina to help in the response and recovery effort. in neighboring tennessee, a plastics manufacturer says several workers went missing or died in the flooding. these images circulating online were reportedly taken from an employee who survived by escaping in the back of a tractor trailer. >> esperando el encuentro. >> families are now demanding answers, claiming workers were told not to leave as the floodwater rose. the company says most employees left immediately, but some remained at the facility or nearby for an unknown reason, adding at no time were employees told that they would be fired if they left the facility. for employees who were non-english speaking, bilingual employees delivered the message. president biden is expected to visit north carolina tomorrow after governor cooper

asked former president trump to put politics aside. trump had suggested cooper and biden, both democrats, along with the republican governor of georgia brian kemp, were not actively involved in responding to the disaster. >> let me get this straight. he's lying. and the governor told him he was lying. the governor told him he was lying. i have spoken to the governor spending time with him, and he told me he's lying. i don't know why he does this and the reason i get so angry about it. i don't care about what he says about me, but i care what he what he communicates to the people that are in need. he implies that we're not doing everything possible. we are. we are. >> a lean could become one of the top five most damaging storms in u.s. history. one report predicts up to $160 billion in losses. >> breaking overnight, israeli troops have crossed the border into lebanon for the first time in nearly two decades. israel is describing the ground operation as limited troops in small units, with targeted hezbollah fighters and missile sites. earlier, hezbollah's interim

leader appeared to be sweating as he declared that his fighters are ready for battle. abc's ian pannell reports israeli airstrikes have killed hundreds of people in lebanon in the past two weeks, injuring thousands. >> this is the only main burns unit in lebanon and it gets almost no funding. but for 15 year old hussein, it saved his life. he was badly burned in an israeli strike on his house in southern lebanon. he says hezbollah had launched an attack from nearby. i'm in some pain, he says. he criticizes hezbollah for operating near his house, saying, we have nothing to do with the war. you get hit out of nowhere. >> our thanks to ian pannell. the pentagon is sending additional troops to the region as a precaution. >> turning to the presidential race tonight is the one and only vice presidential debate. and with predictions that this could be the closest election since 1876, the stakes are high. abc's perry russom has a preview. perry. good morning. >> andrew, good morning to you. this is the only face to face

showdown between senator vance and governor walz. the question is, will it make any difference in this race? election day is just 35 days away. vice presidential debates over the years have been memorable. >> like in 1988, i knew jack kennedy. jack kennedy was a friend of mine. senator, you're no jack kennedy. >> in 1992, who am i? >> why am i here? >> and more recently, in 2020, when a persistent fly would not leave mike pence alone tonight, on this stage in new york, it will be two men with very different styles ohio senator jd vance, the yale trained lawyer against minnesota governor tim walz, the former high school teacher and football coach. walz, taking a break from debate prep yesterday speaking about hurricane helene. >> looking forward to tomorrow. but my thoughts are certainly in the southeast. >> in a fundraising email, walsh says he's training to block j.d. vance's twisted and dangerous agenda. tonight, the campaign is downplaying expectations with reports walsh is nervous and previously warned vice president

kamala harris that he's a bad debater. vance staying out of the public eye. yesterday, former president trump saying he's confident vance will have the edge. >> he's going up against a moron, a total moron. how she picked him is unbelievable. and i think it's a big factor. there's something wrong with that guy. he's sick. >> both candidates have work to do. a majority of voters believe neither walz nor vance are qualified to serve as president, if needed. and a source with the walz campaign says they're not convinced anything tonight will move the needle when it comes to november's election. as for the rules for the debate, unlike the trump harris debate, their microphones will not be muted when the other candidate is talking. andrew. >> perry. thank you. you can watch the debate right here on abc at nine eastern tonight. >> it is time now for your tuesday weather. >> good morning. it is not going to feel like october today in phoenix, arizona, 113 degrees smashing a daily record high by

about six degrees. we should also be into record territory into las vegas and probably into fresno, california as well. now, as we look ahead to the end of the week, we're going to have increasing moisture. showers and storms will impact the recovery efforts there into florida. and these downpours are going to ultimately congeal into a tropical system that could threaten the gulf of mexico later this weekend. for accuweather, i'm jeff cornish for abc news. >> coming up, the investigation into another phone service outage. >> also ahead, a new lawsuit against the catholic hospital accused of denying a woman an emergency abortion. >> and later, a real life treasure hunt in the woods of new

abc news powerhouse political team tonight on abc. >> we're back now with new video of a russian fighter jet coming dangerously close to an american f-16 near alaska. came within

50ft. an international airspace. u.s. officials calling the maneuver unprofessional. >> verizon is apologizing for a widespread outage that affected more than 100,000 customers across the country. some people were left without cell phone service for hours yesterday, many of them in major cities like chicago, seattle and new york. service has since been restored. the fcc is investigating. >> we turn now to a legal battle pitting the state of california against a catholic hospital accused of denying a woman an emergency abortion. this morning, the state of california is suing a catholic hospital for allegedly refusing to provide an abortion to a patient, even though officials claim her life was at risk. >> we're used to seeing stories of women denied life saving treatment coming out of states that have outlawed abortion. but even here in california, we are not immune from this problem. >> i needed an abortion so that my husband didn't lose both of his daughters and his wife in

one night. >> anna nussloch says she was 15 weeks pregnant with twins when she went to providence. saint joseph of northern california, severely bleeding after her water broke. she says doctors told her the pregnancy was no longer viable, but they were prohibited from offering an emergency abortion if her twins had a detectable heartbeat and her life was not immediately at risk. instead, she and her husband were sent to another hospital 12 miles away. >> before we left providence, a nurse came in and she gave me a bucket full of towels and she said, they wanted me to give you these in case something happens in the car. a bucket full of towels. like you'd give someone to clean a bathroom. >> the hospital that provided care will soon be closing its labor and delivery unit, leaving providence saint joseph as the only hospital in the county that could perform an abortion procedure. the attorney general is now requesting a court order to force the hospital to perform prompt emergency care, including abortions. in response, the

hospital says it currently provides emergency services to all who walk through our doors in accordance with state and federal law. in this election year, in the wake of the overturning of roe v wade, abortion access has become a flashpoint. just yesterday, a judge ruled georgia's six week abortion ban is unconstitutional. back to california now. state law allows doctors with religious objections to opt out of providing care, but it does not apply to emergency life saving care. >> coming up, new revelations about queen elizabeth's private health battle before she died. >> also ahead, pete rose and the complicated baseball legacy he complicated baseball legacy he leaves remember when they said you've got your whole life ahead of you? at unitedhealthcare, we say you still do. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪

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>> now to the death of pete ros, baseball's hit king, as he was known, leaves behind a complicated legacy. his achievements are undeniable. rose driving the ball to right field over 24 seasons. pete rose became an mvp, three time world series champion and a 17 time all star. in 1985, he broke a record once thought unbreakable, surpassing ty cobb as baseball's all time hits leader. there it is. >> there it is. get out! hit number 4192. >> he was known for his tenacit, his famous headfirst slides earning him the nickname charlie hustle. a hometown hero, rose spent most of his career with the cincinnati reds, eventually becoming manager. but years later, his legacy would shift dramatically. >> the banishment for life of pete rose from baseball is the is the sad end of a sorry episode. >> in 1989, rose was banned from baseball for betting on games, including on his own team, and adding insult to injury. less

than a year later, he was sentenced to five months in prison for tax evasion. >> i never bet on baseball, and i've never been on cincinnati reds baseball for nearly 15 years. >> rose denied that he bet on baseball, but in 2003, he came clean. >> i've been on baseball in 1987 and 1988. >> did you bet on your own team? yes. did you ever bet against your own team? no >> no, no. >> for years, rose made a living signing memorabilia, even signing balls with an apology. i'm sorry. i bet on baseball. >> hey, i'm in the reds hall of fame. that's enough. >> all while he lobbied to be considered for the hall of fame, his lifelong wish never granted. >> i've been led to believe america is a forgiving country. and if you do the right things, eventually you'll get a second chance. >> pete rose died at his home in las vegas. he was 83. asked if he had fun playing baseball, rose said, if someone paid you $6,000 a game, you'd have fun as well. >> coming up, the push to get rid of those sell by dates on food. >> plus, the dog trapped inside

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breaking news overnight. port workers from maine to texas going on strike, demanding better pay and more work. the threat this poses to the u.s. economy and how it could end up costing you. and a shakeup in the giants front office. farhan zaidi is out as president of baseball operations. buster posey is in the event today to welcome the team's new top executive. plus the dangerous heat arriving in the bay area. the hottest places will be over 100 degrees today. san francisco reaching into the 90s. drew is tracking the conditions where you live and when we will see relief. good morning to you. it is tuesday already. october 1st? yes. and without reggie here, we have to say get that rent paid your rent. yes. >> the first of the month. pay that ac bill. are you ready? so in the city today, this will be the hottest day in two years. so it's been quite some time since it's been this warm. and it will get excessively hot away from

the coast. you really want to take this heat seriously today? because it is going to be some of the hottest weather we've seen all year. live look from the tam cam. it's looking lovely out there. we are fog free temperatures right now. we are in the 60s, but we do have these heat alerts. they have been upgraded since yesterday. now the city of san francisco, underneath an excessive heat warning. so too for oakland, san jose, parts of the north bay. that's the highest risk when it comes to any sort of heat. so you do want to take these warnings very seriously. 73 right now in san rafael, 66 in san jose, it is a warm 65 in the city currently. so we have that warm morning that will get us into a hot afternoon. so inland we're going at or above 100 today as excessive heat warnings are in effect. look at the bay shoreline. this is so impressive. around the bay shoreline which is typically one of our cooler areas. upper seconds today. that's why that excessive heat warning has been expanded. these are about 25 degrees above average even along the coast.