>> we have eight more debates. and i'm going to have to do what other candidates do which is brutally interrupt and not answer the questions asked. and hopefully the debate moderators will ask more substantive questions as well. >> senator marco rubio is on the rise but he has his own problems as bush brought up during the debate, his low senate attendance record hads him in the bull's-eye. and reid said it take as lot of huks puto compare himself to barack obama and senator mccain. >> reporter: jeb bush, now forced to answer whether today marked the beginning of the end beginning of the a comeback. >> we have the most money, the greatest organization.

>> reporter: bush on defense after what many viewed as a dismal debate night and a punch that didn't land. >> you can campaign or just resign and let someone else doing the job. >> i don't recall you ever complaining about senator mccain's record. >> reporter: he again put his one time proet sha on notice, sticking with a strategy that's now agitating supporters. >> they're not going to like a personal argument coming out of jeb bush 's mouth. >> i don't believe washington should be our master. >> reporter: but donors could defect if something doesn't change soon. >> you never want to answer questions about whether your campaign is on life support or not. >> reporter: the calls coming after months of falling fortunes. the six month slide taking a

toll on his attitude. >> i got a lot of really cool things i could do other than sit around being miserable. >> reporter: shifting folkes to new hampshire where bush picked up a key establishment indorsement. and establishing a confidence he hopes supporters will feel. >> reporter: this is peter alexander in washington where ted cruz fresh off a commanding debate performance is looking to make his next stand. abruptly post poning a campaign in nevada and instead rushing back for a bipartisan deal. and roughly a million dollars each last night. and cruz launched a missile. >> ben carson, can you do mouth? >> reporter: a conservative war

cheered on by the republican crowd. >> it's all the mainstream media media. >> reporter: they called on chris christie to drop out and his response, i can't read, i don't have a subscription. i'm not going anywhere. >> we have people out of work, we have isis and al qaeda attacking us and we're talking about fantasy football. can we stop. sfwlrks >> reporter: carly fiorina tried to gain momentum momentum. trump complimenting bush today. >> we were laughing at each other last night. >> reporter: both campaigns claiming steady performances, unlikely to shake up the race. >> trump is not in any sort of trouble. he's still the republican party's frontrunner, still the one to beat.

>> that was nbc's peter alexander and hally jackson reporting. we have images from a near disaster at florida's fort lauderdale airport. 21 people were injured evacuating the plane but luckily none of the injuries were serious. here with more. >> reporter: passengers on other planes caught the dramatic scene on video. a airline jet on fire at fort lauderdale's hollywood airport. the plane was fully loaded with fuel and according to the faa, the crew of a plane behind it reported seeing fuel leaking. >> anytime you have a fully fuelled aircraft with an engine fire. fire and fuel do not mix. >> reporter: soon afterward, the

at least two emergency chutes were deployed. >> we got out and start running to the grass as far away from the airplane as possible. >> reporter: nearly two dozen people were transported from the scene for treatment. most are believed to have been injured during the quick evacuation and not by the fire. >> this was an incident versus a disaster. >> although, fire crews had the fire under control in less than 10 minutes. delaying 219 flights and causing over a dozen cancellations. dynamic is based in nmorth carolina with just a few regularly scheduled flights each week. there is a big question that still needs an answer this morning. how did an manned military blimp get away, causing havoc along

the way. >> reporter: shotgun blasts in the pennsylvania countryicide, side. to let the last of the helium escape and then the delicate job of cutting it out of the trees. the mile-long tether that snagged utility lines, causing 30,000 to lose power, also cut into the sections and carted away. >> it's very steep terrain down there, there's a stream and it's heavily wooded. >> reporter: it may take military helicopters to lift the rest of the blimp and they report the blimp cost $235 million. a test program for a 360-degree airborne radar. but it was turned off in april and never spotted a protester flying a gyrocopter to capital

hill and they still can't explain how it got free and travelled across pennsylvania. and coming down here of all places, where the amish still spurn all things modern. we also have a big recall to tell you about today. 300,000 accords. the airbags can be deployed without being in a crash. if a door is quote forcefully slam would the ignition on, the side airbags could deply. they're aware of 19 minor injuries resulting from the faulty airbags. a sky diver was jumping out of the plane when his suit got caught on the step, leaving him dangling in the air. he hung upside down for nearly 30 minutes. he was finally able to reach a knife, freeing himself. he pulled the reserve chute and

made a safe landing. and remarkably, his only injury was a cut on his hand. sumoan biels, she has done it again, the 18-year-old from texas won her third consecutive title. she was able to overcome a misstep on the balance beam by landing the best vault in the night. she edged out gabby douglas who finished in second. congratulations to her. now let's get a little check of the weather. it's halloween eve. >> she's probably going to be theolympics. >> did you mention halloween? that's what everyone wants to know. here comes the next storm and this is going to bring a lot of wet weather in the south. we are clear as could be along

ohio valley, and great lakes, no problem at all. still fine in the east coast. rain, light rain from saint lieues tolieu lewis and chicago. we will dry out in dallas and san antonio. as we get into the trick or treating forecast for halloween night, this green strip will be headed into areas exiting memphis late in the evening and all the way down to louisiana and especially mississippi. a lot of our favorite spots like sleepy hollow, new york and skull head georgia. and finally as we start in november, on sunday, that rain is in the southeast as we dry it out in areas of the midwest. now a closer look at the day ahead. so, showers and thunderstorms today. it will be hit and miss during the afternoon hours from dallas

the north, showers breaking out around wichita. so, many treats, not too many tricks. >> we like that forecast. thank you very much. finding out how a dancing cop managed to defuse a tense situation while getting president obama's attention. we have that coming up. plus, the pats are playing like they have a chip on their shoulder this season and dolphins are their latest victims.ims. even during the holidays, you get used to smelly odors you think it smells jolly, [inhales] grunts but your guests disagree... music starts

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leading the news in the huffington post, roadkill grill, feast on street meat at vermont festival. the wild about vermont event is offering deer, muskrat for a whopping $75 fee. according to peta, it's a healthier option than store bought meat. however, some experts do believe it may pose some risk. you think. and in the national review, colleges ss designating official halloween sensitivity consultants. students check to see if their costume is politically correct. they can go to these flyers around campus that have a email address to check if the costume is a-okay. so, lots of thrills and

but what is the science behind the fear factor. >> reporter: you either love halloween or you run from it. for those that thrive on the thrills, we wanted to know why. what makes people choose to be scared? >> at face value, it seems kind of counterintuitive to embrace things that are fearful. some of it has to do with the release of a chemical in the brain called dopamin. and that sense of reward encourages people to go back for more of the same. >> reporter: in the weeks leading up to the holiday, philadelphia's eastern state penitentiary has terror behind the walls. a haunted house inside the former state prison.

it's a time when er visits go up. >> lot of times it's minor trauma. we don't see very much major trauma. people with medical conditions, heart attacks. people who pass out just because they're scared. it's something called a vagual response. you drop your blood pressure and pass out and they just collapse. >> not good. all right, here's a look ahead. the white house will host its trick or treat event for local military families. white house staffers volunteer to handout candy. happy birthday to matthew

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for the first time in at least two decades last year as growth slowed. more people will mean more demand for food. shares of danone, one of the world's biggest producers of baby formula, rose as much as 3 percent to the highest since april on the news. analysts say it will like take more time before commodities feel the impact. "is it anything that's going to affect the ag markets right now? probably not today or next week or next year. but five or ten years down the road if you get a decent population increase with more mouths to feed, i suppose that bodes well for agriculture or exports in