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as they try to regain economic stability. and actor kevin spacey found not guilty, but his legal troubles are far from over and on the heels othsday night football, a blockbuster trade rocks the nfl for the coast-to-coast move for one of their biggest stars. "early today" starts right now >> we begin this morning with a looming coast-to-coast economic wakeup call inching closer to reality. nationwide rail strike could be back as soon as next month after railroad companies denied maintenance workers' depends for paid sick leave. if all 12 unions don't unanimously agree to sign the dial, 115,000 workers could go on strike starting mid november and just in time for the busy christmas retail season. the economic impact would be huge but congress still has the option to intervene and impose

terms. a major ceo said he was confident a strike could be avoided. the u.s. is facing an unprecedented rise in rsv cases in children. it is putting strain on some hospitals forced to take extreme measures to handle the connecticut's children's hospital doctors and nurses are sounding the alarm they're seeing an unprecedented number of children with respiratory illnesses. >> i have not seen this level of very quick increase in the number of cases with rsv, and certainly, we have never seen it in our, in this time period. >> reporter: the hospital's in touch with fema and the national guard about putting up a medical tent in its parking lot as it tries to keep up rsv usually causes mild

symptoms adults can get pneumonia because their lungs are weakened over the last month, 32 states have reported an increase in rsv patients 50 patients have tested positive at rady children's hospital. in richmond, virginia, haley mitchell's 13 month old son was hospitalized >> that was mine and his first time being in a helicopter and of course it was very scary. the emts in the back told me there were a couple times they had to give him oxygen >> we have not seen numbers to this decre degree this early >> reporter: right now every bed in this wing is full, 90% of them with rsv cases.

most get an infection by age 2 but it can happen at any age the spread can be prevented through hand washing, staying home when sick and wearing a mask if you have any symptoms. typically, rsv peaks in february, but this see season a bets are off doctor doctors believe one of the reasons for the surge is that young children weren't exposed to many viruses during the years of covid, so it's hitting their immune systems all at once we have new details on the fighter jet crash in utah. the pilot released from the hospital after ejecting from that f-35. several witnesses watch ted tha scary scene unfold >> reporter: this video capturing the moments the f-35 crashed at the air force base.

>> i saw this plane with just smoke pouring out of it. >> reporter: nelson found the tree ejected in a tree after the plane wentogdone utah >> any of us in that situation are going to attempt to maneuver the aircraft to avoid any buildings on the ground, and i'm sure he did that prior to ejecting from the aircraft the 388th fighter wing totally destroyed. it ignited about ten acres of wildfire with the wreckage the smoke seen for miles across the dusk sky the they're collecting similar video. the full scope of the wreckage now visible. >> looking at a debris field of several hundred yards. the majority is on federal property on the installation

>> reporter: the cause of the crash now under investigation. the pilot's quick action averting what could have been a disaster >> our thanks for that report. now to the latest on the war in ukraine russia has initiated a large-scale evacuation of civilians from ukraine's kherson region ahead of what may soon be a major battle between ukrainian and russian troops meanwhile, vladimir putin maid an appmade an appearance at a training center he also fired a sniper rifle while on the base. the pentagon is accusing iran of having instructors on the ground in crimea training russian