making new making news in america this morning, donald trump one-on-one. taking on hillary clinton and the war against isis in an abc news exclusive. >> expert i'll sit down and teach him a couple of thing. >> trump's walk of fame star defaced beyond recognition. widespread damage for two powerful earthquakes in italy. buildings crumbling not far from the deadly quake two months ago. this morning, the daylight showing the destruction. >> breaking out the winter gear. the first trace of snow for millions of americans. the weather system now on the

dominating game two of the world series as the teams head to chicago. plus, the indians fan who skipped class and what he got from his professor going viral. good t good thursday morning, everyone. good morning to you. things are shifting into high gear for the presidential candidates barnstorming the critical battleground states. >> new poll florida show donald trump with a two-point lead, a statistical dead heat but hillary clinton is still ahead in the national polls. trump sat down for an exclusive interview with abc's george stephanopoulos defending his decision to briefly veer off the campaign trail. >> hillary clinton will be joined today by one of her most powerful cheerleaders. we turn now to abc's kenneth moton in d.c. for the latest. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. 12 days to go and it's all about

candidates. if you look at who's been on the trail for hillary clinton it's obvious she's been trying to get under donald trump's skin. today, donald trump is ohio bound. >> we are going to win back the white house. believe me. last night he was in north carolina going tit for tat with rival hillary clinton who called him out for taking a break to open his new hotel. >> she said i used illegal immigrants to build the building, except i didn't use 69th birthday in florida where she campaigned with jose andres who pulled out of trump's d.c. hotel because of his comment about mexicans. >> today was a perfect time to have jose be with us. >> reporter: the latest polls have clinton up, but she's not taking anything for granted as millions vote early. >> we cannot stop for a minute. no complacency here. nobody -- nobody flagging. we've got to get everybody out

for clinton the far of of khan. trump said trump said he had great respect for the khan family. >> if i were president at that time, captain khan would be alive today. >> reporter: khizr khan called his comments cruel. >> there is no sincerity in those >> reporter: senator ted cruz is making headlines this morning raising the possibility of leading a supreme court vacant seat if hillary clinton wins the election. cruz suggested that the republicans may block anyone nominated by clinton. so far the gop led senate has refused to even hold hearings for president obama's nominee. kendis and mara. >> senator john mccain had a similar comment last week. kenneth, thank you. trump is still insisting

country's military experts. >> in that exclusive interview with abc news, trump had tough words for the americans heading up the operation against isis in mosul. >> element of surprise. one of the reasons they wanted mosul they wanted to get the isis leaders who they thought were in mosul. those people all left. as soon as they heard they're going to be attacked they left. the resistance -- >> 35 have been taken out. >> excuse me, the resistance is much greater now because they knew about the attack. why can't ty talk later? why do they have to say three months before the attack we're going in so you can tell your military expert i'll sit down and teach him a couple of things. >> that military expert trump referred to had said trump's comments show he doesn't know a thing about military strategy. and that the defense secretary tells abc news and abc's "this week" that the fight against isis is going according to plan. now, george will have much more of his exclusive interview and conversation with donald

his chimp. that's later on "good morning america" this morning. well, donald trump is stumping for votes in ohio today holding three rallies across the state. mike pence in the midwest making stops in nebraska and iowa and hillary clinton is campaigning in north carolina holding her first joint rally with first lady michelle obama and tim kaine will address supporters at two early voting events in ohio. all across the country there. >> we want to turn our attention overseas and daylight is earthquake damage in italy. two strong aftershocks struck the central region of the country. an area still reeling from a quake back in august that killed nearly 300 people. no reports of serious injuries or signs of people trapped in rubble. but one man did die of a heart attack apparently brought on by stress. the worst hit town appears to be u sear

evacuated. turning back now to the u.s., a first taste of winter overnight for people in the great lakes and northeast. you can see the massive system on radar bringing snow, sleet and rain from michigan to upstate new york. one to three inches of snow expected in vermont and new hampshire and a coating is possible in parts of connecticut and massachusetts. the pentagon has launched air strikes in afghanistan aimed at taking out two of al qaeda's most senior leaders. this morning defense officials ar of those strikes killed those leaders. the strikes described as the most significant against al qaeda in afghanistan in years. now, one of the targets is fariq al kahtani was an associate of osama bin laden who landed attacks on u.s. forces in afghanistan. a break for national guard soldiers told to repay thousands of dollars in bonuses. defense secretary ash carter has confirmed that repayment efforts be suspended. the announcement does not end

gives the pentagon and congress a chance to resolve this crisis. well, turning now to sport, the chicago cubs fans are basking in the glow of victory, 71 years in the making. >> so exactly what were you doing on october 8th, 1945, the last time the cubs won a world series game before last night in cleveland. they beat the indians 5-1 in game two at progressive field. that evens the series 1-1. game three t chicago's wrigley field. we'll have full highlights in sports later on this half hour. nice we have a series. well, still ahead a delay for new gadget that a lot of people have been waiting for. and vandalized on the walk of fame. a pickax taken to donald trump's star. plus, a shark attack victim talking about his terrifying ordeal. wait till you hear what he did

donald donald trump's star on the hollywood walk of fame has been destroyed. a man dressed as a construction worker smashed the star with a sled sledgehammer then tried to pry it out of t pickax. the man reportedly said he wanted to auction the star and raise money on behalf of the women accusing trump of sexual assault. a southwest pilot, a skywest pilot has been arrested after police say he was too drunk to fly. russell duscak was taken into custody in rapid city, south dakota before a flight to salt lake city. a tsa agent noticed the smell of alcohol on him and piles face a

alcohol level of 0.04 is considered illegal. the morning commute expected to be back to normal after a scare halted service yesterday in boston. smoke caused by an overheated motor filled the back bay station and some of the cars and you can see panicked passengers there breaking windows in order to get out. there was a similar smoke incident last year and now city officials are demanding the aging system be upgraded. a houston area man is trying to find a tow truck d picked up his car but did not take it to the shop. up stead that driver took the car on a day-long high-speed joyride without his permission but what the driver didn't know, the car's dash cam was rolling on the whole thing. he got the whole caper on video. the owner says he hopes the video will be enough to press charges once police track down that driver. >> put on a lot of miles on his wheels there. listen up. apple is delaying the release of its airpods.

apple is expected to unveil its new mac line at an event in san francisco. reports indicate the tech giant will review a new guide for apple tv. it will recommend shows based on user accent con atlanta word is. this is bad news. a nationwide shortage is sending avocado prices through the roof. restaurants around the country are now scrambling to meet customer demand. mexican growers have been withholding their avocados as they pushing wholesale prices in some areas four types the normal rate. >> more reminders that guacamole is extra. >> extra, extra. the new study out this morning showing a surprising number of women who get harassed while jogging. and, oh, dear, you'll get it in a second. a visitor causes quite the

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restaurant in northwest indiana. a deer crashed through a window in saints john there. one of the restaurant's co-owners, you see that, had to dodge the animal to avoid being trampled. the deer managed to escape through another window. no one was actually hurt. >> wow. well, now for a look at morning road conditions. be on the lookout for flooding in southern california in the northeast, cold weather could make things slippery. if you are flying airport delays possible in san francisco and new york city due to a california woman who signed up for a police ride-along program says she knew it might be risky but she was not prepared for what happened to her. >> what started as a routine traffic stop ended in a flurry of bullets. amazingly she survived with quite a story to tell. here's abc's kayna whitworth. >> he's not stopping. >> you're kidding me, right? >> reporter: the woman in the front seat of this terrifying ride-along is speaking out. >> he has a gun. oh, no.

>> i was so scared i didn't know how to react. i was thinking about my kids and i'm like, i'm going to die. >> reporter: 29-year-old yesica valencia said she knew californiaing a police officer could be dangerous but never expected something like this. 14 shots fired at the patrol car. two of them passing right between the officer and yesica. another flattening a tire. >> it's a miracle because they shot a lot >> reporter: the new video sparking outrain. police saying they're taking a closer look at the ride-along policy. i'm kayna whitworth, abc news, los angeles. >> scary moments there. well, a new study is highlighting the dangers that female joggers face. according to the survey by the magazine "runners' world," 5 % of women under 30 have been harassed while running often sexually and 43% of all female joggers suffer abuse.

murders of three women jogging last summer. a surfer who nearly lost his leg to a hark is opening up about his frightening ordeal. joseph tanner was straddling his surfboard off the coast of oregon earlier this month waiting for that perfect wave. well, that's when he said something grabbed his leg and pulled him under. >> i remember being underwater and seeing the gills that -- i don't know how far underwater i was. again, i just literally saw this much of the shark. and it was really skin was super rough like the grainiest sandpaper in existence. >> wow. way too close. tanner broke free by punching the shark in the gills then managed to paddle ashore. he's now recovering from a bite that measured 26 inches long and 6 inches deep. >> that's an amazing story. time now for sports. including more from the world series. >> here now the highlights from espn. good morning. it's "sportscenter" from los angeles.

a championship on the line in baseball so neil goes first. >> stan is back. makes this only half painful. it would be real painful for the cubs if they lost game two in cleveland because they lost game one. we know the team that loses four is guaranteed to lose the world series. jake arrieta he had a no-hitter going for 5 1/3. longest time in the world series a guy has had a no-hitter since jerry koosman 1969. kyle schrb is all hopped up on jolly ranchers. i mean, he's got it going. a couple big knocks in this one. the question is will he be able to play at wrigley because he can't reallyfield. 5-1. cubs, series even. no kevin durant, all on russell westbrook. thunder visiting the sixers to open the season. give and go and it's gone. you might think that he shot it a whole bunch.

and including that three-pointer. sixers up by 1 after the three. less than three to go in the fourth. thunder down four, henderson all over westbrook, still got it to go, thunder down just one and helped put it await a minute. 32 points, 12 rebound, 9 assi assists. lakers over the rockets. >> luke walton that's it. keeping a secret for months. ben affleck busting out his boston accent. and his humor to get out the vote. what? (laughs) (laughs) what does cleanripple texture do? catches all the stuff that you want to get out. this is really nice. this one is, like, it goes the extra step. it gets it all clean. how does being clean feel?

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world series bringing an epic exchange between a college student and his instructor. >> so this was fascinating. ohio university professor damian nance called out charlie for being absent from class saying when i took attendance your name was not among those present. can you explain this or should i take it as deceit for which i have no tolerance. >> well, he responded my dad got us tickets for the world series in cleveland. i'm sorry. i didn't want to miss the attendance and d homework. i understand if you have repercussions. attached is the picture of my brother and i at the game last night. >> and in a community there in northern ohio, that's quite all right. so, dr. nance replied, charlie, that looks like an impeccable excuse. no repercussions go, tribe. >> if the series returns next week the indians will have a whole army of new little fans waiting for them. some of the newborns at the cleveland clinic. the hospital is outfitting them with special indians onesies.

the #rallytogether. >> a whole new fan. >> congratulations to some celebrity newlyweds. olympic icon michael phelps quietly tied the knot with former miss california usa nicole johnson. >> the wedding happened on june 13th in arizona way before he competed in rio but only hearing about the wedding "people" magazine dug up a copy of the couple's record. >> he can keep a secret. >> yeah, he can. >> cia should look into them. with less than two weeks to go before the presidential election ben affleck is urging people to get out to vote. he went full new england in a beard, flannel. down vest and a thick boston accent to appeal to voters in the live free or die state. >> i've been loving on new hampshire since i was just like

my first steps in new hampshire. figurative figuratively. if you give a [ bleep ] about women's rights and keeping the environment safe, future generations, you care about people getting [ bleep ] in the bathroom of their choice, guess who has your back in this election. that's right, my basically home state of new hampshire. >> my basically home state. >> basically. sort of home state. >> he says because he's from boston, new hampshire is like his kid history in new hampshire. >> go with it. >> and the accent on point. more news after this. (einstein) hey! what's going on here? (becky) i've seen such a change in einstein since he started eating the new beneful recipe. the number one ingredient in it is beef. (einstein) the beef is fantastic! (becky) he's a very active dog. he never stops moving. he has enough energy to believe that he can jump high enough to catch a bird. it has real beef, grains, vegetables, and he loves it.

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