making news in america this morning, it is debate day. the final face-off between clinton. how they're preparing in vegas and where this morning trump has another trick up his sleeve inviting a supporter with the last name, obama. we're live with the latest. police are searching for suspects after shots fired in a school parking lot wounding four students. this morning witnesses are describing why they thought it was a prank. caught on camera. new video of a theft that could change the way you pump gas. the obamas host their final

celebrities and an italian menu. a good a good wednesday morning to you all. we begin with the countdown to the much anticipated third and final presidential debate. now just hours away. >> yes, donald trump and hillary clinton are engaging in the meantime, in psychological warfare of sorts. clinton will have mark cuban and republican business executive meg whitman in the debate hall for her half brother will be there to support donald trump. meanwhile, the president is slamming trump over his claims that the election is rigged. abc's stephanie ramos has the latest. stephanie, good morning. >> reporter: diane and kendis, good morning. this is it. this is donald trump and hillary clinton's last chance to make a case in front of tens of millions of voters and senior campaign officials say a more aggressive trump will show up to the debate tonight. as for clinton, her camp says people will appreciate how she

las vegas for a final one-on-one matchup against donald trump. clinton spending last few days in new york preparing for the debate. making no apologies as donald trump mocks her study habits. >> she's resting. was she rested for the last debate, she didn't do too well. >> reporter: clinton's camp would disagree saying the debate prep pays off and the polls prove it. tonight clinton is expected to go after trump's rigged election claim. and allegations o sexual misconduct. >> i have tremendous respect for women. >> reporter: with less than three weeks to go until election day trump will try to turn the page after a slew of recent allegations he made unwanted sexual advances toward women in the past. at least nine women have now accused trump of sexual misconduct. one of those women, a "people" magazine reporter who says that in 2005 she met with the trumps for a profile story. but says when melania was out of the room, trump shut the door behind us and within seconds he

and forcing his tongue down my throat. trump denies it. >> why wasn't it part of the story? >> reporter: "people" magazine published testimonials from five of the reporter's friends and colleagues who say she confided in them shortly after the alleged assault. trump will also be pressed to defend his claims that the election is being rigged against him. president obama calling him out on it. >> he is whining before the game is even over. things go badly and you start blaming somebody else. then you don't have what >> reporter: after tonight's debate, clinton campaign officials say she'll have an aggressive schedule in these final weeks. as for trump, he's predicting he'll win one of the greatest victories this political history. kendis, diane, back over to you. >> stephanie ramos, live from washington for us, stephanie, thanks. full coverage of the third and final debate tonight at 9:00 p.m. eastern time right here on abc and also live streamed on abcnews.com. an investigation is under

indiana. officials say thousands of first names and birth dates were changed in the statewide voter registration system but so far they found no indication the system had been compromised. abc news surveyed election officials this all 50 states and all of them deny any fraud. hillary clinton is facing more criticism over a new batch of e-mails released by wikileaks. one e-mail apparently sent by a campaign chairman john podesta listed dozens of possible vice presidential picks. the names were food groups sorted by race, gender and other categories and bernie sanders was alone at the bottom of that list. wikileaks founder julian assange may be paying a price for those licks. ecuador's embassy confirms his internet access has been cut off. assange has been at that embassy for more than four years avoiding extradition to sweden where he faces sex crimes allegations. the state department denies claims that ecuador was

own. isis is reportedly preventing civilians from leaving mosul as the battle over the iraqi city enters its third day. the u.s. is helping a 94,000-member coalition try to end the terror group's two-year hold on the city. a bbc report says isis militants are now sending civilians toward buildings that may be targeted by air strikes and this morning we're seeing new isis propaganda video. militants firing weapons and a rocket at an iraqi bulldozer destroying that vehicle. cease-fire meanwhile, is under way in syria but not without controversy. russia is lashing out saying rebels refuse to withdraw from aleppo. the russians also claim that rebels are preventing civilians from leaving in order to use them as human shields. meanwhile, doctors without borders says the cease-fire is too short to allow the wounded to be evacuated safely. a manhunt is under way in this country for suspects after four students shot near their high school in san francisco.

gunfire. a 15-year-old female victim is in critical condition this morning and police do believe she was the target of that shooting. three other students were less seriously injured. one student couldn't believe what was happening. >> i saw people running through the hallway. i thought it was a joke. i thought it was a prank. something was going on but by the look on everybody's face that's just something you can't fake. >> san francisco police are on the hunt there will be extra security on the campus today. summerlike warmth is gripping lots of country. yesterday record highs in many states and the warm weather will stick around today. more records could be broken from the northeast to the deep south. temperatures will approach 90 near atlanta and new orleans. low 80s again in new york city and washington, d.c. and we're also watching this tropical system forming in the atlantic.

storm otto by the end of the week and we'll track its path for you. those warm temperatures greeted hundreds of guests at last night at the white house. >> yeah, and the first lady sure heated things up with that dress. the obamas hosted italy's prime minister and his wife for their 13th and final state dinner. a lot of people talking about the rose gold dress from versace that the first lady wore. now, during his toast the president raised a glass to the alliance between the u.s. and italy and he got a little personal, as well. >> we both married up and because of because of our wives we eat better, we dress better, we are better and we thank you both. >> that was very nice. singer gwen stefani entertained the guests and mario batali was

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firefigh firefighters near los angeles have been battling a small but stubborn brush fire overnight. the flames are being pushed by winds of up to 40 miles per hour but so far it's not threatening any structures. then in colorado at least five homes have been destroyed by this out-of-control fire. the junkins fire has burned more than 16,000 acres and forced thousands of residents from their homes.

blew a metal outbuilding into the power lines and then now those winds are helping spread the fire. a manhunt is underway in mexico after a judge who presided over el chapo's cases was gunned down. it shows him jogging before he was shot in the head. he presided over appeals over several drug cartel figures including el chapo. the mexican president promised a full investigation. two experienced divers have died in central florida some 260 feet below the surface. it took dive teams two days to recover their bodies. the huge network of caves known as the eagle's nest is north of tampa. at least ten divers have died in them. samsung firsting its first class action lawsuit over its smartphones. the case was filed in federal court in new jersey but it's not directly connected to the phones catching fire. instead owners are seeking damages because they had to keep

and wait for a replacement. people getting social security will see a small increase in their checks next year. about $5 a month for the average recipient of the cost of living increase might not be much but it still tops this year's zero percent increase. delta is out with new outfits for its more than 60,000 workers. flight attendants and others showed off the new line which was designed by zac posen, the famed designer. now, delta calls the contemporary. the airline also says they fuse bold colors and classic styles and the outfits reflect innovative spirit of delta. there are some unique colors that are being used including what delta calls passport plum, cruising cardinal and ground speed graphite. all right. those sound a little focus group tested expected to be in use companywide by 2018. looking good there. when we come back, don't

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hitting his wife and newborn baby girl but phillies say the allegation turned out to be totally false. here's abc's kayna whitworth. >> reporter: police in los angeles say last week an anonymous caller phoned in claiming with maroon front man adam levine was abusing his wife and 4-week-old daughter dusty rose. >> any time an allegation is made where a child is being abused and in particular a very young child they're going to immediately want t j >> reporter: abc news learning the lapd's juvenile division investigated the complaint and found no evidence of abuse and closed the case. but this morning, while police say no charges have been filed some experts say the grammy winner himself was victimized. the call to police reminiscent of s.w.a.t.'ing, making a prank call to trigger a s.w.a.t. team response on innocent victims. kayna whitworth, abc news, new york. now here's a video that can

this happened in south florida, you can see two men pull up on the left just across from a woman who is about to fill up her tank. when she gets out to enter her credit card one sneeblgs the seat, grabs her purse and then you see the thieves take off and drive away. she's standing right there the whole time. and police in atlanta say a teen driver was at the wheel of a stolen car when it flipped landing on a house. the 16-year-old was thrown into a neighboring yard now in witnesses say they saw the car crash into fences, mailboxes and power lines before finally launching into that house. and a new jersey woman may be alive this morning thanks to the kindness of strangers. moments after she was thrown from her car and pinned underneath it. seven good samaritans stopped and help lift the car off her. the woman is now in critical condition with multiple broken bones expected to recover.

finally walking into the arms of his worried wife. the man had been in the ocean with his son-in-law when they were swept away by a strong current. now, police located the son-in-law and the coast guard managed to pull the other man to safety after searching for an hour. now to some sports. let's start with baseball, shall we. >> things are getting tighter in both league championship series. highlights now froespn. good morning, america. i'm scott van pelt. tuesday in sports belonged league championship series. we begin chavez ravine in los angeles. take a 2-1 lead, the cubs gave the ball to jake arrieta, and after a great at bat, yasmani grandal, a two-run homer to give the dodgers a 3-0 and win 6-0 and shut them out for the second con second time. another provided by justin

huge game four for toronto if they lost the series was over and they get josh donaldson in the home run column for the first time this postseason. big shot there gives them a 1-0 lead and donaldson providing great defense as well. in the top of the fifth that diving stop off the bat of carlos santana prevents the game tying win from certainly scoring. jays go on to win and they'll need to keep winning if they don't want their season to come to an end. season yet to start in the nba, that gets under way next week. we finish up the preseason here on espn wednesday. knicks and celtics 7:30 eastern followed by the warriors and the lakers at 10:00 eastern. we will see you then. up next in "the pulse," who is next in line for the rock & roll hall of fame? plus, what took them so long? m&ms new favor appears to

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something that any of us -- >> he can keep doing his jump and we'll watch them from the ground. the nominees for the rock & roll hall of fame's class of 2017. quite a few relatively new artists and some good old veterans as well. >> the list includes janet jackson who has been turned down in the past. >> yep. >> pearl jam and the late tupac shakur. this is the first year that tupac is eligible. if inducted he will become the sixth rapper or rap group to be honored. >> among some of the older names, zombies, joan baez, chic and journey. they'll be announced in december and inducted next april and hold a big concert at the barclays center. to be nominated it has to have been 25 years since your first album. >> which makes most of us feel really old when we think about those that we have been -- >> tupac.

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. now at 4:30, hundreds of law enforcement agencies use facial recognition. now they say it is putting our privacy and rights at rusk. the bay to address the report. >> i don't think there was proper parenting going on. >> a man takes action for two young girls locked in a car while their dad goes shopping. >> tonight is the third and final presidential debate. a preview of what to expect from hillary clinton and donald trump. >> 4:30. good morning. thanks for waking up with us on abc. i'm dan schaffer. >> i'm deiah riley. hillsborough county