(scream) summon your scream squad to universal's halloween horror nights. featuring halloween, the weeknd: after hours nightmare, and more. this morning, we are coming on the air with new details surrounding the st. louis high school shooter a report that an fbi background check blocked him from buying a gun legally, only to be skirted bay private sale "the bird is freed." that's one of the tweets from new ceo elon musk as he takes over the company could users who have been banned be reinstated in. families were demanding the rets resignation of texas state

police the gdp rising 2.6%, but what impact will it have on elections just days away details from hawaii's big island, as we kick off the last friday in october. "early today" starts right now >> i'm frances rivera. we begin with new details just revealed about the rifle used monday in the shooting deaths of a teacher and student at a st. louis high school. police say the 19-year-old gunman tried to buy a gun from a licensed dealer but was stopped by an fbi background check he then purchased an ar-style rifle from a private seller. officials say no law would have prevented the sale police also pointed out that missouri does not have a red flag law, meaning officers did not have clear authority to seize the rifle whether they responded to a call by the suspect's family before the

shooting breaking overnight, elon musk has officially purchased twitter, tweeting "the bird is freed. the social media giant's ceo and cfo are out. the general counsel and head of legal trust and safety are gone. today was the deadline for him to purchase the company or face a battle in court. he said it's important to the future of civilization to have a common digital town square where a wide range of beliefs can be debated in a healthy manner without resorting to violence. he added twitter cannot and free-for-all hell scape where anything with be said with no consequences he had said before he would allow former president trump back on the platform, though mr. trump has said he has not intended to return

president trump was banned over the risk of further incitement of violence after the january 6 attack on the capitol. america is roaring back to life the gdp climbed 2.5% in the third quarter. market reaction was mixed with the dow climbing nearly 200 points while the nasdaq was down 1 180 amid ongoing inflation kearns >> reporter: a hot mic picked up midterm election pressure. chuck schumer outlined key races, including the face off where john fetterman's stroke recovery was on full display fence r against republican mehmet oz president biden gesturing with fingers crossed and the president seizing on an unexpected positive sign >> great economic report today, the gdp report things are looking good.

>> reporter: a surprise rebound. the u.s. economy grew from july to september the nation's gross domestic product posting 2.6% growth after shrinking in the first half of the year, fueled by consumer spending, exports and a strong job market. the president in syracuse, new york urging voters to reject a republican takeover of congress. in they're determined to cut social security and medicare and willing to take down the economy over it. >> reporter: while republicans blame the president and democrats for soaring inflation. >> if you're tired of having a 401(k) that the democrats have created to a 201k, we have a better path, a better plan >> reporter: this working mother of two says higher costs are a daily stress >> we're hanging on by a thread. we are hanging by a thread i may just have to, instead of paying the whole light bill, i may have to just put something down on it, so the kids can get what they need >> reporter: and for homeowner, a new sting.

rates for 30-year mortgages topped 7% for the first time in two decades. the result of the federal reserve raising interest rates to counter inflation more campaign time ahead for the president. he'll be appearing with vice president harris in philadelphia friday, meeting with all of the top democrats in the state and supporting candidates like john fetterman, who's running for that critical nsenate seat. and next week the president is heading to florida and new mexico >> thank you all right, let's take a look now at some stories to watch as we begin the final 11-day sprint to election day. a historic first, lgbtq plus candidates will be on the ballot in all 50 statesn their primari, which is a 18% increase from

2020 >> and oregon would be the first to decide weather hhether healti a human right. >> and five states are set to vote on whether to close loopholes that would allow forced labor in prisons. >> and as fans watch the world series, there will be new ads on abortion a top democratic group paid an estimated 100 grand for a single airing, but republicans will swing back with their own ads. a political group and dr. oz's campaign have bought a seven-game package for about 700 grand so they can throw fastballs of their own in the tight pennsylvania senate race in hot button issues like abortion and inflation on the line, women archarged up and expected to flood the polls with

a pink wave in the lixs. brie jackson joins us. you talked to some women voters across the country, what did they tell you. >> reporter: i spoke with female voters in backgttleground state like georgia, and they were divided over issues like abortion and fired up over the election a wave of energized women are determined to make their voices known. >> i think it's a critical election i think the choices are clear and the issues are major, and if you don't come out and vote then you have no say in those decisions. >> we have to make sure that the people that we have in office care for us as well. >> reporter: with life-changing issues on the line and which party holds power in congress at stake, we're seeing a surge of women registering to vote and casting their ballot there's a renewed sense of urgency for female voters to elect candidates who share their

beliefs. in 2018, we saw a record number of women elected to congress some called it a pink wave now that term is being used to describe the high number of women expected to vote in this midterm election, driven largely by the supreme court's decision to overturn roe versus wade. after the ruling, women on both sides of the debate showed up in droves for rallies now they're using their votes to send a message >> i do have very strong beliefs on abortion. and i am very happy that roe versus wade was overturned >> i just think we are a country based on freedom and the freedom to choose what happens to you individually >> reporter: sara tills me she has three daughters, two eligible to vote >> i do believe it will bring more women out to the polls. >> reporter: but aviana say it is is higher costs for food and gas that are drive women like her to vote.

>> i agree with you, the pink wave is coming, but i think it's going to be very surprising how it turns out >> reporter: it remains to be seen which party, red or blue, gains, but it is clear, certain female voters are motivated. it is a harlarge and consistent voting bloc that could decide who controls congress. an armed gunman hijacked a bus holding the driver at gun point. police say a 44-year-old man ran in front of the q4 bus, pointing a gun, demanding the driver open the door he complied but kept both door open 25 people were on board and most fled, but seven passengers were left in terror once on the bus u the, the susp told the driver he was being chased and to keep going

>> the driver jumped out of the driver's side window the suspect attempted to take control of the bus the bus continued down linden boulevard. it struck a pole and came to a stop >> the suspect was soon arrested and the weapon turned out to be a bee bee gun. energy company con edison says about 850 lost power but the majority have been restored. thankfully there were no serious injuries let's turn to breaking news in hawaii where residents are warned to be on alert. scientists are monitoring mauna loa, the world's largest active volcano. there were about 20 small quakes in 24 hours, a worrying spike in seismic activity the last time it erupted was in 1984 if lava starts flowing it could reach homes on the big island within just a few hours.

let's take a look at the weather as we head into the holiday weekend. michelle grossmann joining us. >> happy friday and most of the country is dealing with high pressure, which is a good thing. we looking at showers and storms in the southern plains and the chance for strong to severe storms especially as we head through the afternoon and the evening and overnight hours. can you see storms already on radar this morning, a line of showers stretching from portions of oklahoma into texas and we are going to see this cold front moving into eastern texas we head throughout this friday so we do have a severe threat. where you sigh you see the yele likeliest chance of strong showers. we're talking about new orleans, hattiesburg and baton rouge. a low tornado risk, but if is

a little more cloud cover from yesterday. cool in the southern plains, temperatures into the 50s in the panhandle of texas 50 in lubbock. the halloween forecast is coming up >> thank you, michelle we're back in a minute with body cam footage sparking new uproar in uvalde. and the investigation into e tragic shooting on the set of "rust" hits a new phase it makes my running shoe look like new. it's amazing! wow, it makes it look like i don't have kids at all. it's so good, it makes it look like i have magical powers! and when wipes won't cut it, magic eraser sheets make it look like food doesn't explode every day.

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