good morning, i'm kendis gibson. >> i'm diane macedo. here's the top headlines we're following for you on "world news now." iraqi forces are now pushing into mosul, the last major city held by isis in the country. the extremist group lost a syria town, it said would be the staging area for an apocalypse battle. spending this monday morning in the dark following powerful storms that rolled through the northwest this weekend. trees came down blocking some roads. even so, forecasters thought those storms were going to be worse. there's a big warm-up on the way for the eastern half of the country. there will be high temperatures from chicago to new york, all the way into the 70s and 80s. some areas in the midwest could

bs and dodgers are at one game apiece after game two of the national league series. those are some of the top stories we're following on this monday. it is october 17th. from abc news, this is "world news now." good monday morning, everyone. we're starting overseas this half hour in a battle taking place right now. artillery and air strikes by the u.s.-led coalition have been softening up the iraqi city of mosul as government troops begin to move in. defense secretary ash carter says this could be a decisive moment in the battle against isis. >> the extremist group held the city for more than two years. government forces are moving in from the south and east.

and soldiers roll out as iraq announced all-out battle with isis has begun. the victory bell has won iraq's prime minister said and the liberation for mos started. 30,000 troops are backed by u.s. special forces advisers on the ground, and american jets carrying out air strikes. isis has held the city for over two years and is digging in to defend its biggest prize, burning oil and tires for cover, digging tunnels and setting traps for advancing forces. we visited a base looking at the front line, forces manning a post face-to-face with the enemy. this is the closest to the positions in the area. in fact, there's an isis flag on the next ridge over a mile away. it routinely is under fire. these fighters have lost friends and they tell us that they are impatient for this battle for mosul to get under way. including this soldier who did not want to be seen for security reasons, leaving a life in canada to fight isis. >> isis is probably one of the

think, probably. and i think it's very important for everybody that can do something to stand up and fight back. >> reporter: the iraqi military has dropped leaflets on mosul, telling residents to stay away from isis positions. around 1 million people are expected to flee 2 fighting in what the u.n. says could be the biggest humanitarian crisis this year. >> and in neighboring syria, isis suffered another setback. turkish backed rebel troops recaptured the syrian town of dabiq. they promised in propaganda the doomsdayattle against nonbelievers would start in the small town. instead, isis troops put up minimal resistance before leaving. back here at home, donald trump is pointing the finger after a gop office in north carolina was fire bombed. trump is blaming hillary clinton and the democrats for the attack that damaged a building and some of his campaign signs. police say a bottle with

through the window and a slur about nazi republicans was spray painted on the building, as well. >> when people try to stifle freedom of speech and freedom of assembly, you must come back with more speech and aggressively defend your rights. >> north carolina's governor said the fire bombing was clearly an attack on our democracy. hillary clinton also called it horrific and unacceptable. donald trump is launching a new tirade of wild allegations hillary clinton has a slight lead in the latest poll. and mike pence says the gop ticket will accept the results of the election, but trump continues to tweet claiming the election is rigged more than 20 times. abc's mart raddatz has more. >> reporter: in a sweltering south florida fairground, trump sounding victimized, wounded. >> these false attacks are absolutely hurtful. to be lied about, to be slanders, to be speered publicly, and before your family

>> reporter: that speech, a turning point, his rallies getting wilder, mocking accusers -- >> believe me, she would not be my first choice that i could tell you. >> reporter: unloading on clinton. >> hillary clinton should have been prosecuted and gone to jail for what she did. >> reporter: throwing out the theory she took drugs for the debate. >> i think we should take a drug test prior to the debate. i do. because i don't know what's going on with her, but at the beginning of her last debate, she was all pumped up at the beginning. >> reporter: as this as a series of national and state polls show trump's path to victory looking

day. beyond the traditional battlegrounds, trump showing weakness in utah, texas, alaska, and our poll shows while hillary clinton holds on to her lead, trump supporters are sticking with him. among likely voters, hillary clinton is beating trump by 47-43 points. that four point advantage, essentially unchanged from the two-point lead a month ago, and this surprising finding. clinton's lead among female voters is actually falling. off 11 points of white women withou trump, and while republican lawmakers, especially those in competitive races may be running away, the party base is as much with him as democrats are with clinton. her support among democrats, 89%.

as for those accusations of sexual aggression, 68% of voters say he probably has made unwanted sexual advances towards women, which he's denied, but 84% of republicans say it won't affect their vote. martha raddatz, abc news, washington. as hillary clinton takes a break from campaigning to prepare for wednesday's debate, she faces questions of thousands of hacked e-mails posted by wikileaks. there's transcripts of private speeches she gave to goldman sachs and takes a softer stance with wall street than revealed in public. the clinton campaign has not revealed the authenticity of the e-mails, but they blame russian hackers for trying to influence the election. two chinese astronauts on the way to their own space station. their rocket left the launch center in northern china early this morning for the two-day trip. the pair will spend 30 days in orbit, the longest mission so

the u.s. prevented china from taking part in the international space station because american authorities say the chinese space program had a strong military component to it. in the meantime, a european space agency probe is on its way down to the surface of mars. the dissent will take three days and the landing should take place on wednesday morning. the probe's purpose is to take measurements and measure and prepare a way for a european mars rover. meanwhile, the mothership will remain in orbit around the red planet and atmosphere. so morning time is prime time for orange juice, and you may have noticed prices rising. here is why. this year's ange harvest in florida is down 14% compared to last year. some officials say the sunshine state is in the midst of the worst orange harvest crisis since records began being kept more than 100 years ago. that has prices on the way up and they're expected to continue rising through the end of the year. >> will it impact the prices of mimosas?

>> got to get to the bottom of that. we'll put brian ross right on that. >> exactly. a texas police officer got a surprise when he investigated a noise complaint. he was thinking he would be arriving at some roudy party. >> he was kind of right. this is the body cam video of what he found. the officer starts questioning a group of young men. they were in an apartment complex parking lot practicing a surprise dance routine for a wedding. >> the officer h watch their act saying this wedding was nothing what they were doing, but on the big day, all the practice was worth it. >> the groom and all of his groommen pulled off the routine flawlessly. a big congratulations to david and his new bride. i just love the idea of the cop rolling up, preparing to have this complete, you know, what's going on and he finds this group

>> like, woah, what's going on here? got to be weird. coming up, biggest bargains in stores right now. >> but first, talking politics at work. how a growing number of people are feeling unproductive and stressed out from all the political discussions and even arguments at the water cooler. but what quite a few americans aren't talking about, apparently, is sex. so one adventurous sex author took her free advice on a four poster bed to the streets of new york city. >> oh, he jumped right on. >> yeah. first, a look at today's forecast. "world news now" weather

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whale and her calf. the youngster's tail caught in a shark net and couldn't get free. rescuers cut away the net and eventually the pair swam away. experts said both of them appeared to be in good spirit or good condition, rather, despite the ordeal. >> probably good spirits after they swam away, too. >> yes. but we don't necessarily have a whale psychologist here saying, oh, you're good. back here at home, a they could by rescued from the increasingly divisive political talk happening at work. >> in fact, it has nearly 25% of workers, according to one poll, saying they feel less productive and more stressed at their jobs as a result. here's abc's rebecca jarvis. >> reporter: it's the presidential race unlike any other. chances are, you're watching it, reading about it or tweeting about it. the political conversation is spilling into the workplace.

some very awkward discussions. >> i wouldn't say it's wrong to express your political views in the workplace, but i would say it's invisible. >> reporter: but what happens when your choice for the white house is making you feel isolated at work? >> i felt disrespected, insulted. >> reporter: john o'brien says he felt targeted after post ago pro-trump postcard in his work space. >> three managers at the company basically said i had to take it down. it was not allowed up there. i refused, and i kept it up. >> reporter: soon after he came to work and found the postcard vandaliz >> it felt like an attack. prior to putting my postcard up on my corkboard, i was treated very well. once i did put up the make america great on my corkboard, everything changed. >> reporter: o'brian decided to leave the job, his company not wishing to comment to abc news. if you find this unavoidable in your office, here are some dos and don'ts on how to approach this touchy subject. keep an open mind. >> don't think of it as

be respectful and avoid blaming language. talk more in "i feel" statements. >> reporter: keep the conversation short. don't let it distract you from doing your job. >> let's agree to disagree. let's, you know, get back to what we're here to do, which is our jobs. >> reporter: rebecca jarvis, abc news, new york. >> i feel like it's making me more productive. on facebook, it's a barrage of people arguing with each other. making me not wanting to go on anymore. >> i thought to skip all the talk about politics and talk that's more successful. >> yes. nothing can possibly go wrong. have a few cocktails while you do that, too. that's a recipe for success. >> oh, man. it's almost over, three weeks and this race is over. coming up, catching hot deals as the weather cools down. "world news now" continues after this from our abc

? back to school behind us, now is a great time to splurge on purchases you may have been putting off as retailers gear up tort holidays. joining us this morning to talk about five areas where you can save serious cash, we have consumer expert with us. thank you for coming on. >> thanks for having me. >> it's interesting specific seasons have specific products you can go after. so i think the most interesting,

>> why cars in the fall? >> this is the time of year when dealers have to move out the old inventory to make room for the new models for 2017. so heavily discounting on the 2016s, any remaining 2015s. zero percent financing, cash back rebates, bonuses, really good deals across the board. here's the deal, gas prices are low. gas projections could be under $2 national level in the coming weeks with the holidays approaching. that's not necessarily good for green cars. so if you're interesting in a real deal, maybe something like the knee san leaf would be an attractive car to consider. and i think you should also consider outgoing 2016 models that are being redesigned, replaced or rebranded for 2017. significant bargains there, too. >> helping the environment and pocket too. >> that's right. >> grills and patio equipment. the weather is cooler, people

harder? >> it's funny. demand for the seasonal items does linger when the weather stays nice. it's been pretty nice, so, you know, the -- >> not a lot left? >> not a lot left. whatever is left, though, you're talking, you know, up to 70% off. you can maybe even do better than that if you're buying right off the floor. >> that's a lot. >> that's very good. that's a significant bargain. >> why not buy off the floor? might as well. >> why not buy summer sporting goods if you're in the market for a tennis racket, bike, golf clubs. 30% to 50% off these types of th potentially up to 70% off at the big retailers, too. it's the time of year when the workouts move, you know, indoors. >> inside. >> unfortunately in the gyms and the fashion cycle changes. >> and you say denim, which surprises me. because this is a popular season for denim. >> whatever's leftover from the back to school season is discounted, 20-50% designer denim, and if you're interested in the high end stuff, you know, about a third off. but, you know, everything else, you know, potentially up to 350%

excellent time to buy denim. >> big savings. this is not 5-15% off. big numbers. >> significant savings. it's great stuff. >> why makeup and hair products? >> oh, hair and makeup, yes. this is our category. >> i'm listening, let me tell you. >> third week of october, which is now, is the best week of the entire month to buy hair and makeup products, and fourth week of november is the best week of the entire year because the holiday promotions roll out. they generate excitement. stuff is marked down. beauty. >> who knew that had a season to it. >> now you know, diane. start shopping. >> not just the hot pink summer colors, across the board? >> this is good stuff across the board. >> all right. all right. >> vera and i have to go shopping. so we have to go. thank you so much for being on. great stuff. you can find out more ideas on gasbuddy.com as well as on our facebook page. wnnfans.com, and vera, great to have you on. thank you so much. stay with us. we'll be right back.

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apparently, a stagger number of americans feel uncomfortable talking with their ptners about what they really like in bed. >> so one enterprising author took a bed to the streets of of new york city to find out just how hesitant new yorkers can be when talking about sex. abc's juju chang found out. >> reporter: author and sex-pert, jenni block taking a ride around the block. >> do you want to get in bed with me and talk about sex? >> reporter: spicing up fifth aven, four-post bed. sex sells, especially in the form of free advice. >> we've been trying to communicate a bit more often in bed. >> my best piece of advice is start through texting. it opens everything up. >> reporter: sex and the city, but in the city of 8.4 million people -- >> come talk to me. >> reporter: could this sex-pert

about getting busy? >> i really think people in the u.s. tend to be more closed off talking about sex until you open the door. >> reporter: the lifestyle guru teaming up with a sex toy company, hot octopus, to bring this to the big apple. >> don't go far, i'm serious. you can ask me anything. >> reporter: meaning people from all walks of life seeing why we're so uncomfortable talking dirty. >> why do we have a problem with it? >> because we have a problem with intimacy. >> i'm out here to teach and educate and share, but i'm also here to learn. >> r secret to a harmonious marriage. >> i can already tell you're not from the u.s. >> no, no. we're from belgium. >> what's the habits like in belgium? >> people above 50, they have two different beds. >> that might be the secret to a happy marriage. >> so could a mobile bed be the secret to a more open conversation? perhaps. >> like lucy and ricky. >> they have different beds. >> they wave to each other from

making news in america this morning -- donald trump is questioning the legitimacy of the election and going after even "saturday night live" accusing the show of doing a hit job. and another batch of hillary clinton e-mails released by wikileaks. what they say about debate preparation and her speeches to wall street bankers. plus, a republican party office in north carolina fire-bombed. breaking overnight, the battle for mosul begins. iraqi forces are now surrounding the isis strong hold. alex marquardt is on the front lines. he's live with us with the latest. and, look at the dramatic rescue as people form a human chain to save a driver inside a flaming suv. and feeling the squeeze. the crisis hitting the orange industry causing prices to go