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election end game. the last hours before the final votes. vice president kamala harris looking to mobilize and energize voters. >> we have an opportunity in this election to turn the page on a decade of donald trump trying to keep us divided and afraid of each other. >> whit: bringing in the star power. ♪ got each other and that's a lot ♪ >> whit: donald trump with his own flurry of campaign stops, trying to convince voters he's the right choice. >> we are three days away from the biggest jobs, the biggest paychecks, the brightest economic future, that the world has ever seen. >> whit: the schedule ahead for the candidates as they make their final pitches to the public. crucial battleground states. a look at where the election can be decided. early voting shattering records. the strategies for the campaigns looking for last-minute support. "gma's" political team breaking down the scenarios for success. the pivotal states where it may all be decided, but will we know the winner tuesday night? election security. the fbi warning about videos circulating on social media

making false claims about ballot fraud. who's said to be behind them and what to look out for. plus new numbers from our abc news/ipsos poll. a look at the biggest political divisions. we have abc teams across the country this morning as americans choose their next president. live from abc news in new york, this is "good morning america." >> gio: and we do say good morning, america. most of the country waking up a little refreshed i hope with an extra hour of sleep with return to standard time so we hope you got your rest because we are two days away from election day 2024. with over 75 million americans already casting their ballots. >> whit: and as the candidates deliver their closing arguments, sharpening attacks against each other, we have brand-new polling this morning showing the race is a dead heat with real signs of discontent among voters. >> janai: both laser-focused on the battleground states in the final days of the campaign. we have team coverage of these critical final hours.

let's start with the trump campaign and abc's maryalice parks who is in charlotte, north carolina, for us. maryalice, good morning to you. >> reporter: yeah, janai. good morning. it was noticeable to me that the majority of voters at former president trump's events yesterday said they had already voted. according to the state, more than half of registered voters here in north carolina, voted early. now trump for his part talked a bit about his legacy, how he would be sad that the campaign was coming to a close and even joked about how and where he might rather be. with just 48 hours to go until election day, former president trump focused on the one battleground state he won four years ago, north carolina. >> we can't take a chance at losing the great state of north carolina. >> reporter: trump who has been struggling with women voters, repeating that he wants to protect women, especially in the suburbs.

and saying again, that he is the father of ivf treatment, though he is also taking credit for his role in overturning roe v. wade, which led to the attempts to restrict infertility treatment. >> i consider myself to be the father of fertilization. >> reporter: his whirlwind campaign schedule also detouring to virginia, a state democrats hope is safely blue. there, saying they have called him one of the greatest presidents of all-time. >> they said he's the greatest president that we've ever had. i said, does that include george washington and abraham lincoln? yes, sir. it does. i said, that's okay. i'll take it. >> reporter: but before millions of americans even head to the polls, trump disparaging this election, suggesting he will only lose if it is unfair, and repeating baseless claims democrats cheat. >> if god came down and agreed to be our vote taker for just one day, god would only need one

second actually. if he came down and he was going to be our vote taker. >> reporter: trump has never won the popular vote. he told his crowd in virginia, he hopes to this year. but he again hedged and made false claims about election interference. >> let them cheat because gymnastics what they do. they do it very well. they're very professional. but i think we have a really good chance to win the popular vote. >> reporter: in the final days of this race, trump also musing about being somewhere else. >> i'm going to work my [ bleep ] off for you. and i didn't need this. i didn't need to be with you today. i could have been at a gorgeous beach, lots of places. >> reporter: his speeches primarily focused on his dark, anti-immigrant message. trump sharing emotional stories from family members who have had loved ones killed by undocumented immigrants, promising to launch a mass deportation operation if elected, and inviting members of the roanoke college swim team on stage who spoke out against transgender women competing in

women's sport. >> we won't be changing your children's gender with their transgender craziness. >> reporter: now i will say there is a downside to trump's busy schedule. he was running hugely late, well over an hour to each of his events yesterday. the crowds were smaller, and by the last event, the former president did seem to have a lot less energy. he joked about whether he should do half of his speech. he starts in pennsylvania, and then comes back here to north carolina, and ends in georgia. gio? >> gio: all right, maryalice. thank you so much. now let's go to the harris campaign. back in michigan today after also campaign in that blue wall state on friday. abc's selina wang is with us. good morning, selina. >> reporter: vice president harris is blitzing through the battle ground states. she's in michigan after making a surprising appearance on "saturday night live." she is pulling out all of the stops as her campaign comes to a close. >> are we ready to win? [ cheers and applause ] >> reporter: overnight, vice president kamala harris in north

carolina making her final push in the crucial southern battleground. >> we have an opportunity in this election to turn the page on a decade of donald trump trying to keep us divided and afraid of each other. >> reporter: harris making her economic plan front and center. >> and at the top of my list is bringing down the cost of living for you. that will be my focus every single day as president. i will give a middle class tax cut to over 100 million americans. i will enact the first ever federal ban on corporate price gouging on groceries. >> reporter: tearing into trump in battleground georgia. >> this is someone who is increasingly unstable, obsessed with revenge, consumed with grievance. >> reporter: harris hoping to

sway moderate republicans like this one. what made you change your mind and vote for a democrat for the first time? >> i think -- look. the republican party is the party i grew up with. >> reporter: and the vice president making a surprise appearance overnight. >> and live from new york, it's saturday night! >> reporter: giving advice to herself, played by maya rudolph on "snl." >> i'm here to remind you, you got this because you can do something your opponent cannot do. you can open doors. >> reporter: the vice president poking fun at herself. >> i don't really laugh like that, do i? >> well, a little bit. >> reporter: on the trail, superstars jon bon jovi -- ♪ take my hand we'll make it, i swear ♪ >> reporter: and alicia keys firing up the crowd in

battleground pennsylvania. >> let me ask you, are we going back? >> all: no. [ chanting ] >> reporter: joined by one of the most popular democrats, former first lady, michelle obama. >> are you ready to elect the next president of the united states? >> reporter: second gentleman doug emhoff casting his vote for harris saying, i'll never forget this moment. even president biden returning to the trail in his hometown of scranton, pennsylvania, to rally union workers. >> you know, we've asked a lot of each other. you and i, unions and me. can i ask you one more thing. i'm asking for your support for kamala and tim walz. >> reporter: vice president harris heads to pennsylvania tomorrow, the most critical battleground state with its 19 electoral college votes. doubling down on the blue wall states of pennsylvania, michigan, and wisconsin. winning those states would be her clearest path to victory. whit? >> whit: selina wang, thank you. let's take a closer look at

how the battleground states are shaping up as the candidates make the most of the last days of the race. abc's faith abubey joins us. she's in atlanta. faith, good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you, whit. there is no doubt that both campaigns believe the path to the oval office runs right through georgia, which for democrats in a presidential race had been a losing streak for nearly three decades until joe biden won the state back in 2020. so it is remarkable to see both the candidates, trump and harris, repeatedly visit the state along with their running mates in this election cycle, in an urgent push to get out the vote. even in these final days, the candidates holding major rallies here this weekend, and right now signs show that the attention is energizing voters. early voting totals in georgia, shattering records in early voting. these are numbers we have never seen in georgia. that is more than half of active registered voters in the state,

and roughly only about 1.3 million votes fewer than the number of people who voted in georgia in the entire 2020 presidential election. but georgia is only one part of the strategy. the campaigns have been barnstorming, places like arizona, michigan, wisconsin, north carolina, nevada and pennsylvania. kamala harris making ten trips to battleground states and donald trump doing the same with about 11 trips, spending the most time in pennsylvania, north carolina, and michigan. you know this race is tight. the races are neck and neck heading to election day, which means getting every potential voter out to the polls on tuesday is critical. janai? >> janai: that's why we see those incredible numbers there. faith, thank you. our political director and washington bureau chief, rick klein, is here with our latest poll, with ipsos. and this race, rick, i mean, it is as close as ever. >> yeah. good morning, janai. our abc news/ipsos poll has

kamala harris out with a 49-46 lead over donald trump. that's just a tad tighter. it's all within the margin of error. narrowing into the battleground state, guess what? nothing changes. on identical lead, across the seven battlegrounds. but inside the individual battlegrounds, we see a little bit of a different story. these are our fivethirtyeight polling averages. harris leading in wisconsin and michigan by less than a percentage point. a narrow lead in the polling averages everywhere else, including arizona, 2 1/2 points. all of this is within any polling margin of error. and there's new polls out this morning that would suggest the entire race is possible here. and there are signs of discontent particularly among voters for donald trump. but among all voters, 74% say that the country is on the wrong track going into election day. that includes half of harris supporters, and wait for it, 98% of trump voters say we are on the wrong track as a country. and 60% of voters say they are still dissatisfied with

candidates. and we've found an area of bipartisan unity. 57% of trump supporters agree they are dissatisfied with the candidates they're voting on this week. >> janai: and as for the battleground states, what are the candidates eyeing as their likeliest paths to victory? >> you heard selina lay it out a little bit. if the polls are where they are in the electoral college, and you have donald trump winning right now, 287 electoral votes. that's more than 270. but the polls of course, are often off. here's the blue wall. wisconsin, michigan, and pennsylvania. if they all go for kamala harris, that is 270 exactly, and that means the presidency for her. donald trump, a couple of different paths, but the likeliest, let's say he carries nevada and arizona, where he's leading in the polling averages, georgia and north carolina in the south. pennsylvania, the likeliest and the biggest prize. that's the biggest battleground. and it is close to a must-win as

we see from both candidates. there's agreement on that this year as well. >> janai: and we were talking about this behind the scenes this morning, that poll out of iowa that now shows harris leapfrogging, leading trump. i mean, 3%. what can we glean from that? >> for starters, remember where iowa landed last time. that was not particularly close. about an eight or nine-point win for donald trump. and it's possible that this poll is onto something powerful. it could be an outlier, or could be off. but if it's right not just about iowa, but some other mid western states like wisconsin and michigan, if we start to see women break more heavily toward kamala harris, that might change the landscape on election night. we'll have to wait and see, janai. >> janai: very interesting. rick, thank you so much. >> gio: fascinating numbers. and election security and disinformation is of significant concern with just two days to go. and abc's pierre thomas is here with a look at that. good morning, pierre. i know that you have been talking to homeland security and the fbi. what's their biggest concern

right now? >> reporter: gio, american voters are being bombarded with disinformation, most of it coming from foreign adversaries. it's unprecedented. russia, china, and iran are all involved to some degree. right now it appears that russia is the most active. they're being very clear about what they're doing. the last week and a half, the fbi says the kremlin has created a number of fake videos. they've created one for battle ground state pennsylvania, which a man was supposedly destroying trump ballots. it was bogus. they created a video in which a man was claiming to be haitian, saying he voted multiple times with fake i.d.s. and we just got word overnight someone has been making fake videos about the fbi. >> gio: there is a lot of misinformation about the fairness of the election, whether votes will be counted accurately, and even hacking. i know you interviewed the top official for homeland security. what is she telling you? >> reporter: she cites two reasons she's confident. number one, the voter machines in this country are not connected to the internet which means that hackers don't have

access. and number two, 97% of america's voters will have their votes and ballots recorded on paper meaning they can be checked and rechecked for recounts or whatever is needed. so with that, homeland security officials believe people can be confident and go out and vote, and know that their vote will be counted. >> gio: and that those voting machines are not connected to the internet. all right, pierre. thank you so much. whit? let's bring in "this week" co-anchor and abc news chief washington correspondent, jonathan karl and our deputy political director, averi harper. jon, let's start with you first here and how the candidates are making their closing arguments and what's the case trump is making here in the final days? >> jonathan: it's a basic one. things were better when he was president than they are now. he says, are you better off today than you were four years ago? the crowd screams no. now to be clear, exactly four years ago, we were in the middle of a pandemic. then it shut down our economy and thousands of people were dying. that's not what he means.

he means pre-pandemic we had low inflation, economic growth. the world was not, in trump's words, on fire. that said, trump's own message once he gets past that opening line is all over the place. it's seeing liz cheney with guns in her face. it's, you know, the rally we saw at madison square garden, talk of the enemy within. he's nowhere near as disciplined as his campaign would like to see him be. >> janai: the dark rhetoric has come out more. >> jonathan: as much as it can possibly be. >> janai: what are we hearing from the harris team? >> the harris campaign is trying to put forth a unifying message. you've seen her reaching out to folks who disagree with her offering a seat at the table to those who disagree with her. they believe their coalition is broad, that it's more than just democrats, that it's independents and republicans too. they are also making the argument that former president trump is a danger to democracy. that's a message they believe, that process of crossing party lines. >> gio: we are seeing this all the time, every single day.

will we know who wins on election night? >> jonathan: as i look into the crystal ball here, gio. there's a good chance we will, actually. there's been steps that have been taken. remember we were waiting for the results in pennsylvania as they counted those absentee ballots. and the counting started earlier than it did four years ago. there won't be quite as many mail-in ballots in pennsylvania we don't think, and the process will go quicker. it depends on whether or not those key states is really so close. i was there in florida when we had to go through recounts and recount and challenges. if it's that close, we could be in for a long haul. but if it breaks one way or the other, we should know late tuesday night. >> whit: we have been talking about early voting. what are we learning in these

early exit polls? more than 75 million people already casting their ballots. >> we do know that democrats are outnumbers the republicans who are coming out to cast ballots, but the electorate has been more male and more republican. the trump campaign is looking at that as a good sign for them. at the same time, the democrats are saying, look. there's no sign that republicans have picked up new voters. and so they're looking at that as a good sign for the democratic side of things. of course, it's really important to know there are limitations. a lot of those answers will come on election night. >> whit: as always, thank you so much. we appreciate it. and on monday, "gma" monday morning, house democratic leader hakeem jeffries will join us live as we inch closer to election day, and democrats are working to win the house majority, as well. and on election night, stay with abc news. we will have all the news as it comes in beginning at 7:00 p.m. eastern, reporting from both campaign headquarters and of course, insight and analysis from our powerhouse political team. that's at 7:00 p.m. on tuesday. plus, don't forget to tune in later this morning for a special pre-election edition of

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the polls this tuesday. now believe it or not, it is not too late to register in a number of states. you see that qr code right there on your screen. scan it to learn more. and breaking overnight, multiple confirmed tornadoes striking in oklahoma city. at least six people were hospitalized. more than 50,000 customers in the area are without power this morning. residents are still assessing the damage as parts of oklahoma are still under a flood watch today. and tgi fridays, the chain that popularized happy hour in the 1960s, has filed for bankruptcy. the dallas-based company filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy, saying it will begin a restructuring process. the restaurant chain citing financial challenges brought in part, by the covid-19 pandemic. >> gio: all right. and we are going to start this half hour here with liam payne, from his quick rise to fame with the boy band one direction, to his later personal struggles ending in a tragic death. his family is making final arrangements, and morgan norwood is here with that story. >> reporter: while payne's family will have the comfort of

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>> reporter: but as the star rose, so did his struggles with substance abuse and mental health. >> we have a guest drunk with drugs and alcohol. >> reporter: liam payne falling to his death from his hotel balcony in argentina last month. the tragedy sparking an ongoing probe with police analyzing security cameras to piece together what happened. multiple sources with direct knowledge of the investigation telling abc news, those cameras show payne twice asleep in the lobby holding a bottle of whiskey, clearly already intoxicated. payne had long been outspoken about his struggles with substance abuse, posting a video in july of 2023 to his youtube channel saying he was six months sober after receiving treatment. >> it's good to be in this position. definitely don't need those things anymore. the party is over. >> reporter: a special edition of "20/20" tonight examining payne's years' long battle with addiction and the pressures that be. >> when you think about it, every generation kind of goes through this.

they have their star that, you know, leaves us way too early. kurt cobain, chris farley, jimi hendrix, amy winehouse. it's sad because you have these fans that are left looking for answers that they just never get. >> i don't think i've ever met an addict or an alcoholic who when you have had the drugs taken away isn't revealed as really nice person. as somebody who's very gentle and very soft, and liam was no different in that. just fragile and who need a bit of help and support. ♪ you and me got a whole lot of history ♪ >> reporter: his legions of fans remembering liam as a vibrant entertainer. being the dad of a young son, his voice forever living on. ♪ seems to me when i die ♪ ♪ these words will be written on my stone ♪ >> reporter: and as far as the investigation, there were multiple drug deals between a hotel employee and a dealer. they're investigating if that employee provided drugs to

payne. abc news has reached out to that hotel in argentina for comment. we have not heard back. >> gio: that is also sad. morgan, thank you so much. you can watch a special edition of abc's "20/20," "the liam payne story" tonight here 10:00 p.m. eastern, on abc and streaming on hulu, starting tomorrow. let's get another check of the weather and go back to leslie lopez. we have had great fall weather, but they're getting the ski season started in some places. >> leslie: yeah. skiers and snowboarders, rejoice. it is going to be the opening day of ski season, at least over here. this is a-basin in colorado. everyone's having a good time heading down the slopes. now on the contrary, we're going right to the tropics and dealing with some other threats. this is going to be a few storms that could turn into developed named storms. there looks like there's going to be a storm system in the western caribbean spinning right now through the region, getting right through areas of the jamaica, potentially taking a

>> leslie: it's good to see the ski season is open. a lot of people happy about that. >> janai: a lot of shredding the gnar. thank you, leslie. coming up here on "gma," looking at christmas creep. not whit talking about lighting up his house. whether you're ready or not, the retailers eager to get you into the holiday spirit where you can start saving right now.

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consumers from declaring it. the start of the holiday season. ♪ let it snow, let it snow ♪ >> reporter: with halloween now in the rear-view mirror, the race to christmas is on, with retailers ready to deck the halls. and it's not your imagination. christmas really is creeping up earlier in the year. >> everywhere you go shopping, all the christmas is out. it's no fall. it's all christmas. >> reporter: like homegoods where they're dressed up for the holidays and declaring november 1st, as deck the everything day, celebrating early decorators. >> why wait for december when the holiday cheer can start -- ♪ right now ♪ >> reporter: some folks going all out to embrace those early holiday vibes, but is it a little too soon to break out that christmas decor? not for the queen of christmas

herself, mariah carey. ♪ it's time ♪ >> reporter: if that's not enough to get you in the holiday spirit early, how about black friday deals kicking off as early as this week? that's right. target is launching its earliest black friday deals ever, a three-day event november 7th through the 9th, with weekly drops on christmas eve. walmart's black friday deals starting online november 11th, in store november 15th. retailers hoping consumers will shop early and often. >> there's lots of newness and deals coming and going. it's very festive. retailers are going to be playing it very carefully to keep the excitement going. >> reporter: that's right. the national retail federation now predicting we're going to spend about 3% more this year or about $900 on food, gifts, and holiday decorations. you know what? i'm still putting my tree up the day after thanksgiving. >> gio: you're waiting? >> yeah. >> gio: ours goes up today. >> whit: you're beating me on that. the jack-o'-lanterns are still up. we'll wait for those to rot.

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>> whit: welcome back to "gma" as we take a look at week nine in the nfl. lots of great matchups, and veteran head coach and espn welcome back to "gma" as we take a look at week nine in the nfl. lots of great matchups, and veteran head coach and espn analyst, our guy herm edwards is back with us to break it all down. good morning to you. let's start with the baltimore ravens tackling the denver broncos. both teams are 5-3. who do you think will get that win?

>> i'm going to say this. they're playing in baltimore, denver, against a salty baltimore team and the fact they're chasing the pittsburgh steelers right now. i see a lot of derrick henry and lamar jackson. and then the baltimore ravens' defense, getting back. now when november hits and the leaves fall off the trees and weather starts changing, this is when you have to make your run, in november. this is when it starts in the national football league. you'll see a lot of this too. you'll see lamar jackson trying to take over this game. he understands the importance of winning games down the stretch, especially in november. so i like the ravens at home. >> gio: all right, coach. the detroit lions, 6-2 with their best start in nearly 70 years. they're headed to lambeau field to take on the green bay packers. what does green bay need to get a win at home? >> i think if you are green bay, you've got to stop the run. you've got to stop montgomery and gibbs. they do a nice job of running the football.

green bay has to run the ball as well as you see right here, but they've got to stop the running detroit lions and make him pass the ball. not play action pass, but passing the ball, and also the weather. remember, the last time i checked, the green bay packers played outside on a grassy field. so conditions are going to be tough for both teams. >> janai: all right. he will keep that in mind. all right. so now we're going to recap our who's with herm numbers. whit is ahead with seven. that's pretty impressive, whit. i mean, we could clap for me because i'm impressed that i have six. >> gio: that's good. >> janai: herm has five. gio -- not a point. >> whit: it's, like, impossible with the odds how you could have zero. >> gio: again, i choose the loser. >> janai: that's not what you're doing. monday night here on abc, the tampa bay buccaneers traveling to take on the undefeated super bowl champs, the chiefs. herm, who's your pick? >> hard to pick against the chiefs in arrowhead, right? >> janai: yep. >> that's stadium i know a little bit about. i have been there twice as an assistant coach and head coach. i think this -- remember. they just -- they acquired hopkins, a new receiver along with kelce.

that's going to be a problem. now he has two big receivers. you know, when you think about patrick mahomes and playing at home. kansas city understands this, you know, home games are important to them. they cannot lose home games. they're playing a very good football team, but i like kansas city against the bucs. >> whit: it's chiefs for me for sure. >> janai: absolutely. >> gio: i'm going with the bucs. >> janai: at this point, he's going to win for being the loser, but this is not how it started. >> he might win this one. if tampa bay wins this, i would not be surprised. you might get a win. >> gio: thank you so much, my friend. football" right here on abc and espn starting at 8:00, and we will be right back. >> whit: i'll take you to vegas >> whit: i'll take you to vegas once. and minerals, s nutrients for immune health. and ensure complete with 30 grams of protein. (♪) do you believe in punishment for abortion? yes or no? there has to be some form of punishment.

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now to the largest marathon in new york city. reena roy is covering the race

and joins us from the finish line in central park. hey, reena. >> reporter: hey, gio. good morning to you. this is hands down one of the best days of the year here in new york city. that right there behind me, that is the finish line. runners are going to be working very hard for hours to make it right here. take a look this map. they will have to go through all five boroughs. then start on staten island and go through brooklyn and the bronx. then, manhattan, before to run 26.2 miles. and i just want to say that some of our gma family, they are taking part today. so big shout out to them. we wish them the best of luck guys. >> unbelievable. that's unbelievable. yeah. so exciting to watch my hamstrings tightening up just looking at that map. i want that carb

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will they reveal? and on the trail in the swing states this morning on abc's this week. >> now, from abc seven mornings. >> good morning i'm stephanie sierra. two walgreens stores here in san francisco were hit in an apparent smash and grab robberies. an employee says a large group of juveniles ran into the store on mission street right near first, at around 330 yesterday afternoon, the suspect started going through the display cases and cleaned out all the shelves. as you see here, they left a mess behind as they ran out of the store with several bags of merchandise in the east bay, three people have been charged in connection with an organized retail crime ring. they are suspected to have been involved in a criminal enterprise at the oakland coliseum flea market. the alameda county da's office alleges the trio had heaps of stolen property valued at more than $348,000. the products came from ten different chain retailers like sephora, macy's and walmart. all right, let's get you outside and check in with lisa. good morning.

>> good morning. the winds have kicked up right along the coast and you can see how beautiful it is here. with the clear sky and that breezy wind at the golden gate. 54, san francisco. there are the runners for the marathon. 55 in hayward and half moon bay, and 52 degrees in santa cruz. upper 60s today, upper 40s in livermore, where the wind is calm. 24 hour temperature change without the wind 2 to 8 degrees cooler. east here of the bay. but we have that north wind in oakland right now, and a north wind from all the way up the coast here. novato has been breezy all night long down through half moon bay. look at oakland. wind gusts of 23 miles an hour out of the north. that's going to work to warm us up. dry us out today, elevating our fire danger. 72 in concord and san jose and our accuweather seven day forecast. we're warmer the next several days. the winds ease up for your monday afternoon and then for election day. dry and mild and then more wind wednesday. thursday. stephanie. >> lisa, thank you. and thank you all for joining us this week with george stephanopoulos is next.

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