this morning on "world news now, it was supposed to be a fun filled night. >> what went wrong? the key word was, until trump and clinton took to the mic. both candidates drawing jeers from the crowd of a-listers at a fund-raising event. at each other. hear why things got so uncomfortable. a horrific scene at a school bus stop. bystanders jump into action to try to lift an suv off of a child. the vehicle swerved hitting the young students as they waited for the bus. it's the latest of a disturbing trend. new video of a great white caught on camera, attacking divers inside a cage that's supposed to be shark-proof. we've seen it before. why again?

pitcher. see why ryan merritt was so rewarded for his stellar performance on the mound after his cleveland fans discovered his wedding registry online. and why he may have to go to the bull pen for writing out owl of the thank you cards. it's october, friday 21st. good friday morning, everybody. we're going to start with a civil tone. nice to see you, diane. new york city. nice handshake at the start of the newscast. take a look at this video. this sums up how some of the jokes last night, at an event, played off. rudy giuliani couldn't hide his disdain. hillary clinton was up there. yep. he is supposed to be laughing right now. >> like i said -- >> once again, yep. he wasn't having any of it. >> no. he did not enjoy the jokes.

new york, attending an annual charity dinner in manhattan. and clinton and trump made jokes about each other. the night that is usually known for just laughs, this year, at times, got awkward. we get the latest from karen travers. >> the al smith memorial dinner is a charity event, at which politicians are supposed to be charitable with each other. one day after trading insults in their final debate, hillary clinton and donald trump put on their smiley trump drew boos for some of his remarks at clinton's expense. >> here she is tonight, pretending not to hate catholics. >> donald looks at the statue of liberty and sees a four. maybe a five if she loses the robe and tablet and changes her hair. >> reporter: clinton and trump did shake hands. it was a sharp contrast to their

>> such a nasty woman. >> trust fund. >> i think he is unfit. and he proves it every time he talks. >> you are the one that is unfit. >> reporter: as for trump's controversial refusal to say he would accept the result of the presidential vote -- >> i will look at it at the time. i'm not looking at anything now. >> reporter: speaking at a rally in ohio, he followed up in classic trump style. >> i will totally accept the results. if i win. contest or file a legal challenge. >> reporter: hillary clinton called trump's position horrifying. >> he is denigrating. he is talking down our democracy, and i, for one, am appalled. >> reporter: less than three weeks to go until election day. and the action is back in the battleground states today. hillary clinton is in ohio. and donald trump is in north carolina and pennsylvania.

donald trump did get a few laughs at the dinner last night. with some self-deprecating jokes before turning up the heat on clinton. >> one of the best received lines was at his wife's expense. a lighthearted nod at media bias. >> michelle obama gives a speech. everyone loves it. it's fantastic. they think she's absolutely great. my wife exact same speech. and people get on her case. and i don't get it. i don't know why. and it wasn't her fault. >> and trump said, i'm in trouble when i get home. melania played along. taking it in stride. even standing and waving in the

so. >> he asked the cardinal to say a good word to get hum out of trouble. european leaders strongly condemned russia's actions in syria but stopped short of threatening sanctions. russia has agreed to a pause of air strikes, so civilians can leave and medical evacuations can begin. but european leaders are calling for a lasting cease-fire. and they're ready to consider all available options if the atrocities continue. isis fighters being f border into syria. pro-syria analysts point out that the arrival of thousands of isis militants produces new dangers for militant forces. and they're accusing western countries of using the mosul operation of influencing the war in syria. the u.s. has its first

ieds are one thing they are using. alex marquardt is on the front lines. >> reporter: an isis suicide bomber, speeding towards advancing forces. the rocket finally taking it out. then, that second car bomb. the u.s.-backed kurdish forces, making the direct hit. suicide bombers have been the go-to tactic of isis. dozens deployed. and possibly a new weapon. drones. some armed with explosives. kurdish forces spraying the sky and bringing one of them down. some of the fiercest fighting yet. u.s. soldiers, assisting from the air and advising on the ground, mourning one of their own. that american service member killed by an ied. the commander of the coalition, telling the bbc that isis will

>> they are adaptable. very creative. cunning. we've seen all kinds of examples of that. >> reporter: we're learning that this battle is plague out online, as well. britain, which is part of the anti-isis coalition saying cyber war fair is being used against isis for the first time in this campaign. alex marquardt, irbil, iraq. a hearing for the former nsa harold martin iii stole a trove of top secret data, larger than the amount edward snowden has taken. he allegedly gathered the material over two decades. but the court doesn't say whether he shared the information with another country. the justice department says it likely will charge martin with espionage. another death being blamed on a defected air bag. the death of a woman in southern california brings the total to 11. she was driving a 2001 honda

the inflaters can rupture, spewing metal fragments. the older inflaters, the more likely they are to malfunction. and investigators are investigating the cause of an odor on a flight from atlanta. more than a dozen passengers reported feeling sick after smelling what they described as a sweet odor. health officials greeted the plane upon arrival none of the passengers requested medical attention. the nfl is reopening an investigation after washington state police released journal entries and e-mails that showed josh brown admitted to physically verbaling abusing his former wife. the nfl sus spened him for one game in august, after its initial investigation. the giants play sunday in london but brown will not be with them. one more win and chicago

that's the last time the cubys appeared in a world series. chicago knocked off los angeles 8-4 last night. the cubs have two chances to win one game, at home, over the weekend. they were in the same situation back in 2003. you may recall. and that's when a fan infamously reached for a foul ball, costing the cubs a crucial out. we're not going to bring that up. it wasn't his fault. >> it wasn't his fault. lots of other thing in that game. i am defending him now. >> he should not have reached. >> everybody in the crowd was reaching. everybody near the ball was re reaching. >> he was the one to catch it. >> somebody else got that ball. and somebody else sold the ball. he's taking the blame. >> let's hope he can forget about it. there was a little drama at the game, as well. >> the first baseman for the cubs, anthony rizzo, was not

rizzo let the umpire know about it. and then, he sent the next pitch over the fence for his first homer of the playoffs. rizzo's next time to the plate, he had different words for the umpire. angel hernandez. >> my fault on that. >> hmm? >> my fault on that. >> you're good, bro. you're awesome. you're awesome with us. >> i don't like -- >> no worries. you're competing. i understand. don't worry. you know what's best, you come back and tell me that. are. are you kidding me? >> they hugged it out. that's going to be trump and clinton on november 9th. >> he didn't luke to show up the umpires. we're on here to do our jobs. >> it was a nice moment overall in the end. coming up later, the indians -- the indians player whose online wedding registry was discovered by fans. also, coming up, election stress. if you're fed up with the bumper

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into and out of a shark cage off of the coast of mexico. it turns out it's not the first or the last time at that location, or at that cage. the video shows sharks pushing their way into cages that is supposed to keep them out. the divers say it's very frigh frightening. one of the divers kept his camera rolling. at risk of losing it all. group of schoolchildren waiting for their school bus. >> as the bus stopped, an suv, plowed into them, pinning a young girl underneath the vehicle. abc's clayton sandell has the story. >> reporter: the emergency call came in at 8:00. children, caught in the path of an out-of-control suv. neighbors mobilized, helping lift that 6,000-pound escalade off of a young girl.

and we raised the car up. and the police pulled the little girl up. i'm going to tell you, she was in bad shape. >> reporter: the injured students were waiting for their school bus at this intersection. when the bus stopped, the driver behind, following in the esc escalade, swerved, jumping the curb, crashing into the kids. >> it's a tragic situation that's happened. >> reporter: school bus zones can be hazardous. two students in austin, texas, were hit by drivers around the country, more districts are installing cameras, catching plenty of close calls. the driver of the suv is also seriously injured and is in the hospital. police say he is in trouble now for not having insurance or a valid registration. clayton sandell, abc news, denver. coming up, the stunning discovery that's fueling outrage near atlanta. a postal carrier caught on camera dumping thousands of

? wish we could turn back time to the good old days ? ? when the man was singing us to sleep ? ? but now, we're stressed out ? >> when momma used to sing us to sleep. >> trying to figure out the words to the songs. >> we know the stressed out part. people are saying they're stressed out over this presidential campaign. >> a growing number of americans are finding their nerves are a

relationships are fractured because of this election season. >> we conducted our own stress test during wednesday night's debate. mara schiavocampo walks us through it. >> you're very much involved. excuse me. >> reporter: the debate, a head-to-head battle, filled with emotion, both for the candidates on the stage -- >> he would rather believe vladimir putin. >> reporter: and the viewers at home. >> give me a break, please. >> reporter: "gma" doing it own unscientific stress test. stress check-in. >> reporter: ten voters using an app to rate their levels of stress, one through ten, while watching the candidates on stage. this is where we're starting. this is our predebate stress check-in. and the number is pretty low. the average score, 3.27. they strap on a my zone heart rate monitor. a raised heartbeat, a side effect of stress, providing a window into how this election may be affecting us.

watching the debate tonight. there is social media. there's tweeting. we're inundated in it. it's almost like you can't escape it. >> reporter: while the group's self-rated stress and heart rates start low, they don't stay there. during candidates' responses on an abortion question, tempers rise. >> it's my body. i get to do whatever is in it. >> reporter: and so do heart rates. the background changing as they go up. the group feeling the tension. >> tight. i feel it in my shoulders. >> i'm holding my breath. >> i felt my jaw clenching. >> the tightness in the chest. it hits you hard. >> reporter: the political climate affecting the group as a whole. while some argue -- >> she is full of [ bleep ]. >> reporter: the heart rates of those just listening rise. >> because they were shouting, some were cursing. >> that's when i could feel my heart and hear it in my ears. >> reporter: the biggest stress response, during the discussion

>> nobody has more respect for women than i do. >> reporter: these are the highest levels we've seen all night. and an interesting thing is, the stress levels are an even split between supporters of both candidates. >> the nature of these two candidates have brought out a lot of emotion in people. >> reporter: 57% of voters frustrated. 55%, disgusted. and 43%, scared. >> worrying about who is going to win the election, isn't going to actually do anything. go out and vote. >> reporter: overall, self-reported stress, rising steadily throughout the evening. and there's still 19 days left for the election. >> hillary, you have no idea. >> 17. >> reporter: mara schiavocampo, abc news, new york. >> it was fun, also, i watched a bunch of fourth graders watch the debate. and they were bickering less than many of the candidates were last night. >> did their stress levels rise, as well? >> i'm sure it did.

necessarily indicate stress. but the people in the panel indicated an average stress level of 6.8 out of 10.

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? we're going to start "the mix," with the cleveland indians. their pitcher, from wednesday night's decisive game, ryan merritt. he was pitching very well. cleveland fans discovered his wedding and they decided they would buy up the stuff in his registry. they were happy they're going to the world series. most of the stuff, including the muffin pans, the hand towels, ceramic wedding bells, gone. >> the guests won't have anything left to buy. >> not at all. >> here's he and his wife to be. >> everybody is so nice. so supportive. >> it's cool they care about

his career. >> con dwrachlations to the happy couple. on to a man who embraces the phrase, of keep calm and carry on. this is in a starbucks, clearly determined to enjoy his cup of coffee. >> he needs that latte. >> high water, go away. he's being nicknamed starbucks uncle. and plenty of peoples going around. >> look at that one. >> he's calm.

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this morning on "world news now," trump and clinton's dinner date after the debate. the candidates let loose with some of the barbs and jokes they wish they could have said wednesday night. we'll have a play-by-play of the jokes that landed and the many its first casualty and the fiercest fighting yet to reclaim mosul. the popular weapon that isis is employing to defend the stronghold. and the racial tensions in the nation's capital. >> a video posted online, shows washington, d.c. police, stopping an 18-year-old woman eating in the subway. see what happened after she was confronted. and will wolverine fans