making news in america this morning, the presidential candidates go toe-to-toe for the first time. >> trading blows on several ise economy. >> i will bring back jobs. you can't bring back jobs. >> well, actually, i have thought about this quite a bit. >> to national security. >> at least i have a plan to fight isis. >> no, no, you're telling the enemy everything you want to do. >> this morning, the topic trump says he stopped himself from bringing up, plus, what voters are saying about the historic showdown. >> full coverage and analysis start now. a good tuesday morning. we begin with the biggest night so far in the race for the white house. >> donald trump and hillary clinton clashing over and over again in their first debate

several things from e-mails to tax returns. abc's stephanie ramos is at hofstra university on long island, new york, where it all went down. stephanie, good morning. >> reporter: kendis and diane, good morning. this may have been the highest rated reality show ever. hillary clinton and donald trump disagreeing over race, jobs, terrorism and temperament. the candidates, hillary clinton and donald trump, walking out on the debate stage shaking hands and taking a fighting stance. their first general election face-off turning contentious and personal quick. >> i have a feeling that by the end of this evening, i'm going to be blamed for everything that's ever happened. >> why not. >> why not, yeah, why not. >> reporter: it was a spirited debate full of interruptions. >> donald, i know you live in your own reality but that is not the facts. >> but you have no plan. >> oh, i do. >> reporter: slamming each other on issues like climate change, trade, to stop and

>> the argument, it's a form of racial profileing. >> no, the argument is that we have to take the guns away from these people that have them and that are bad people that shouldn't have them. >> stop and frisk was found to be unconstitutional and in part because it was ineffective. >> reporter: trump continuing to blast clinton on her stamina and strength but clinton shutting down that line of attack. >> well, as soon as he travels to 112 countries and negottes a peace deal, a cease-fire, a release of dissidents, an opening of new opportunities and nations around the world or even spends 11 hours testifying in front of a congressional committee, he can talk to me about stamina. >> reporter: this marked the first time both clinton and trump shared the same stage side by side as they try to prove to voters they're the best person to lead the country. >> you decided to stay home and that's okay. >> i think donald just

this debate, and, yes, i did, and you know what else i prepared for, i prepared to be president, and i think that's a good thing. [ applause ] >> reporter: one debate down and two more to go. the second presidential debate between hillary clinton and donald trump is set for october 9th in st. louis, missouri. kendis, diane. >> and, stephanie, what were campaigns saying after the debate in the spin room? >> reporter: so right after the debate some campaign aides for the clinton camp came into the spin room d holding back on how they thought the debate went last night saying that donald trump was unhinged. they called him unhinged during the debate and they also said that he was easily provoked as well as totally unprepared. senior campaign officials felt trump was quickly rattled, even more than they expected him to be. >> and normally you have those

the spin room, not normally that you have a presidential candidate himself, but trump talked about what he said he didn't address on stage right there in the spin room. what's that all about? >> reporter: yeah, kendis, and you said it. this is something we haven't seen before, but it's been an unconventional convention. donald trump walking into the spin room last night and telling abc news he didn't bring up bill clinton's infidelities because he says chelsea clinton was in the debate hall last night. but here's what trump had to say last night in the spin room right after the debate. here it is. >> i thought it was great. i mean, i got everything i wanted to say, i got it out other than the transgressions of bill because, you know, she takes all these commercials spending literally hundreds of millions of dollars on commercials and they're lies. they're lies. but i thought -- and i didn't want to do it with chelsea who i think is a very wonderful young lady. i didn't want to say what i was going to say with chelsea in the room. >> reporter: unclear if a sign that trump -- about how trump felt he did last night, a

he was supposed to go to last night he opted out of. back over to you, guys. >> oh, well, that's pretty controversial there, and hillary clinton did go to a rally right afterwards. stephanie ramos in hampstead, new york, this morning. stephanie, thank you. and early polls do indicate that most voters believe hillary clinton won that debate. >> but reaction was mixed across the country with many people sticking with the same candidate that they supported ahead of the debate. >> it's obvious that hillary won that debate. i think that trump was a liar and a person that is trying to divide >> unfortunately, i thought she was very robotic. donald was very appealing, a man of action, real, definitely came across as a change agent. >> flat out she won. i mean, unbelievable. trump had everything to say wrong. he was so nervous, he was scripted. he wasn't as talented as he said he was. >> the reaction from many voters who watched the debate but those people already had the

going into it, and as you saw there in stephanie's piece from the beginning trump and clinton dropped the pleasantries and came out swinging. >> so just how did each candidate fare according to the analysts? well, for more on that, let's turn to abc news political director rick klein. rick. >> diane and kendis, a tale of two donald trumps. in the first half of the debate, he was able to parry the attacks from hillary clinton and turn them back on her, make it about the broader argument around the status quo turning all of her attacks into an attack on the political establishment. that was the good side from the bad side coming out later in the debate when she's -- he ends up feuding with her over her fitness for the office, her look for the office, and just, generally speaking, you saw a candidate for whom is able to get under the skin. and i think hillary clinton is able to walk away from this debate saying i know where the weak spots are. i know how to prosecute the case. donald trump on particularly shaky ground when he talked about the birther movement or when he talked about what he said in the past about the iraq war, a false claim that he always opposed the iraq war.

over and over again. i think two candidates showing that they know how to prosecute the case. no one, though, closing the deal. diane and kendis. >> all right, our thanks to rick klein there. well, hillary clinton is calling the debate an amazing experience. >> shortly after getting off the stage, she stopped by a nearby debate watch party with her husband greeting more than 500 supporters with her hands in the air. >> now, clinton is campaigning in raleigh, north carolina, today, and this evening donald trump holds a rally in melbourne, florida. >> and he's alsoou his own performance on social media as well. meanwhile, there was another presidential candidate not at the debate. that was green party's dr. jill stein. she was escorted actually off hofstra's campus for not having the right security credentials. stein then took to twitter to get her message out. >> now, stephanie kind of mentioned earlier that clinton and trump's second debate is on sunday, october 9th. the vice presidential debate is october 4th. >> and stay tuned for "good morning america" for analysis of last night's showdown from our full political team.

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the gunfire at a houston strip mall that wounded nine people. 46-year-old suspect nathan desai was shot and killed at the scene. detectives say he was wearing military style clothing and had two weapons, along with nearly 2,600 rounds of live ammunition. six people were hit by gunfire. three were hurt by shattered glass. one of those victims is in critical condition. and the suspect in the deadly shooting at a mall in washington state is being held on $2 million bail. yesterday arcan cetin admitted in court that he killed five people at a macy's north of seattle. the 20-year-old now faces five counts of first degree premeditated murder in last week's tragedy, and three other victims were treated and released there is new information in the aftermath of the shooting of keith scott in north carolina. police say scott was holding a stolen gun when officers shot and killed him. our abc station in charlotte says the person who stole the weapon sold scott that gun. in the meantime, there is word scott's wife filed an order of protection against him last year.

threatened his wife and child with a gun. and it was an emotional night at marlins park in miami. the team's first game since the death of pitcher jose fernandez and every marlins player wore his jersey. the team owner says no one will ever wear that number again. >> and second baseman dee gordon led off the first inning with a home run. he cried all the way around the bases. take a look. now, after the marlins beat the mets 7-3 the players and coaches gathered around the mound and tossed their hats onto >> such an emotional game. when we come back, hot, dry conditions in a fast-moving wildfire have hundreds of california homes in danger. and more on last night's debate. we're fact checking some of what donald trump and hillary clinton had to say. stay with us. this is my body of proof. proof of less joint pain. and clearer skin.

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that fire has burned hundreds of acres in the santa cruz mountains and is only 5% contained. the smoke and flames are visible for miles. hundreds of homes are threatened by the fire and those residents have been ordered to evacuate. a structure fire may have started that wildfire. and the high temperatures in california will keep both the brush and the roads dry there. not so much for the eastern seaboard, though, where roads are likely to be wet today as well as up and around the great lakes and central arizona. if you're storm-related airport delays most likely in charlotte, miami and chicago. we're going to return to our top story right now and hillary clinton and donald trump squaring off last night in a fiery debate. >> some of the exchanges were especially contentious. the candidates made bold claims about several issues but not everything they said was entirely accurate so let's go to abc's byron pitts for a fact check. >> reporter: these are two candidates accused of stretching the truth in the past and they went at each other hard over honesty. perhaps the most intense

who started the birther campaign, the lie that lingered for years that president obama was not born in the u.s. trump says it wasn't him. he simply cleared it up. >> i was the one that got him to produce the birth certificate and i think i did a good job. secretary clinton also fought it. >> reporter: our fact checkers found that statement by trump is false. the two clashed over trump's wealth. he said his father once gave him a loan for a million dollars to start his business. clinton saidt his life. and that's all to his benefit. he started his business with $14 million borrowed from his father. >> reporter: our abc news fact checkers concluded yes and no. in addition to the million he admits to a casino license disclosure from 1985 shows that trump did take $14 million in loans from his father's companies. on the issue of nuclear weapons -- >> he has said repeatedly that he didn't care if other nations got nuclear weapons, japan,

>> reporter: that fact, well, it's also a yes and no. donald trump has taken different positions on the issue. another contentious exchange, comments trump has made in the past about women. >> someone who has said pregnancy is an inconvenience to employers, who has -- >> i never said that. >> reporter: according to our fact checkers that comment by trump was also false. in the end the only question that remains, did either candidate change the minds of any voters? november. byron pitts, abc news, new york. well, next up the vice presidential candidates, well, they have their debate a week from tonight. but first tim kaine and mike pence will have their say later this morning on "good morning america." you don't want to miss that. a young man rescued aft more than a week at sea is due to arrive in boston later today. nathan carman was in an

was picked up by a chinese freighter off martha's vineyard. carman told authorities he was on a fishing trip with his mother when their boat sank but his mother disappeared and the coast guard has now called off the search for her. the washington monument is closed indefinitely because of ongoing problems with its elevator. it keeps breaking down and the problem started before the earthquake several years ago. that forced major structural repairs on the monument. the monument won't re-open until that elevator can be replaced. all right, time for sports now and there was a track meet that kind of looked more like a football game last night. >> yes, the high-storing highlits good morning, america. he's kenny. i'm neil. >> here we are, monday night football, falcons already up in the third quarter. matt ryan, a little fake, tevin coleman, nobody got him. and he's going places. down to the 6. falcons will score. in fact, coleman is the guy who scored next, it's 35-17. saints are getting beat up, 38-25. there's still time for drew

this kid is from louisiana. went to lsu, goes 90 on in, falcons go on to win, 45-32. saints are 0-3. >> stan sad. cleveland/detroit. cleveland up 4-3. top 7, roberto perez off justin williams, eat at jimmy johns. >> i'll be there next monday and tuesday. >> 3 for 4, 2 rbi. cleveland up 5-3. codyll maven, terry francona gets a champagne shampoo. cleveland wins the division. first time they won the division since '07, first time in the playoffs since 2013 when they were in the wild card. that's all off memory. >> and to quote lester holt, your two minutes are up. >> quite a year for cleveland. congrats. all right, up next, it's the presidential debate time in "the pulse." >> question, what was donald trump doing that got plenty of

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? it is time for "the pulse." and as you might expect, it is all about last night's presidential debate. >> yes, so hillary clinton and donald trump on stage for the first time. while many millions monitored the proceedings on social media so what moment got twitter going the most? >> coming in third the candidates' plans to defeat isis. trumps comments about the policing policy stop and frisk came in second, and the most tweeted moment of the night came when trump said he has a good temperament. >> so, apparently this was the most tweeted about debate ever. at the time during it 62% on twitter were tweeting about this debate. >> breaking records all around. and it's always interesting to see what kind of issues social

but there was another one that's making the rounds this morning. trump's sniffles during the debate completely lit up twitter and social media. take a look. >> what they're doing -- so unless -- an example of mexico -- system, agreement. is that okay? good. she made the agreements better. people that are unbelievably happy and that love me. >> the montage, so the #sniffle quickly became popular. someonev account called trump's sniff with some pretty amusing memes, as well. >> i didn't even notice it, but apparently colbert also made reference to it, so lots of people talking about trump's sniffle this morning. and the debate came after about 18 months of campaigning, so you would think most of the basics about the candidates are pretty well known. >> yep. >> like, say, how their names are spelled. >> exactly, and hillary clinton has been out there for several years. so take a look at this. that's where the ticket comes in.

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checking our top stories, donald trump and hillary clinton are returning to the campaign trail after a contentious first debate. >> the candidates sparred on everything from the economy and isis to e-mail as well as tax returns. clinton hit trump on his business record wealth as well as temperament. he accused her of being a typical politician behind a string of failed policies. >> i have a feeling that by the end of this evening, i'm going to be blamed for everything that's ever happened. >> why not. yeah, why not. >> they're both heading south today. clinton campaigning in north carolina while trump holds a rally in florida. looking at today's weather, there may be showers and storms throughout the day in the southeast and some early showers in the northeast. also a few showers in arizona today. and finally, the late night comics did some very quick work last night. >> yeah, they were all over the debate with plenty of good

>> now, after the matt lauer incidents the last thing the debate commission wanted was to be biased against either side. so they caved. they gave hillary a shorter podium and let donald trump stop and frisk lester holt. >> of course, it did not take long for one of these two candidates to tell a lie. >> donald, it's good to be with you. >> trump held his ground and insisted the whole thing could be cleared up if someone would just call sean hannity. >> i then spoke to sean hannity. nobody called sean hannity. if somebody would call up sean hannity. >> sounds like a commercial for an irish plumber. just call sean hannity when your pipes are full of crap. >> trump sounded like he was fighting off a cold with cocaine. >> we have to renegotiate our trade deals and lester, mexico. >> he sounded like the coked up

no, no, no, you guys, i got it. i know we can fix the entire economy. let's all go together. let's buy a boat. yeah. it'll be great. >> there was actually 1,000 people in the audience tonight and they were instructed not to applaud or cheer during the debate. then people watching were like, what about sobbing? can we quietly sob? >> in the end, there was really only one word that summed up how this whole debate, this whole election feels and donald trump captured it. wrong. wrong. wrong. wrong. >> it was a long 90 minutes but the results are in and not a single voter changed their mind, so a huge waste of time. >> they did some quick work. >> they did, indeed, and they will have more to work with next week when the vice presidents debate. that happens a whack from today. >> we'll look forward to that and that's what's making news this morning. >> stay with us for "good morning america" and have a

it is 4:30 a.m., tracking multiple developing stories right now. parents on edge this morning after socially -- media lights up with threats of a creepy clown planning an attack on schools. should you be worried? what police have to say about this coming up. ""reaking news" out of centennial, this 88-year-old woman missing this morning. this is helen jean ruth, she disappeared yesterday morning after leaving for jury duty in arapahoe county. hours later she was seen at a gas station in deer trail, colorado. folks say she seemed confused and disoriented. she drives a dark blue toyota camry. if you see anything, call 911. let's get to the race for the white house, the first