good morning on "world news now," fighting words in the battleground states. >> hillary clinton and donald trump trade jabs over illegal workers while trump defends himself over criticism he's wasting time as election day draws closer. plus, what he told abc in an exclusive interview. and in italy, more damage across the italian countryside left behind my strong earthquakes. dealing with damage from august deadly quakes, and now they have new worries. then the world series is all even after last night's soggy game two in cleveland. the cubs strike back and head home to wrigley with their series against the indians tied at a game a piece. a penguin gets a new suit.

it's thursday, october 27th. from abc news, this is "world news now." >> hey, welcome back. >> thank you very much. good to be here. >> good to be with you. good thursday morning. we are dressed up. >> i appreciate that. i appreciate the penguin, though. we begin the half hour with donald trump defending his decision to break from the campaign trail during the critical final sprint to election day. >> as you know, trump flew to washington, d.c. to cut the hotel as the new poll shows him in a razor thin edge over hillary clinton in the crucial state of florida. >> hours later in north carolina, trump unveiled what he billed as a new deal for black america calling for tax incentives and new loans to help blighted neighborhoods. >> reporter: donald trump is back in the battleground state of north carolina. >> in 13 days, we are going to

going to win back the white house. believe me. >> trump moving his team to north carolina after mixing business with the campaign in d.c. the entire trump crew in place to celebrate his new $200 million hotel, blocks from the white house. trump then shifting to the fox news feud between anchor megyn kelly and newt her she was fascinated with sex. >> by the way, congratulations, newt, on last night. that was an amazing interview. we don't play games, newt, right? >> reporter: and in an interview with abc, trump defended taking time out to open his hotel saying hillary clinton takes more time off. >> but i can't take one hour off to cut a ribbon at one of the great hotels of the world? i think i'm entitled to it. >> reporter: hillary clinton spending another day in florida campaigning while celebrating

going after trump and urging supporters to vote early. >> now with 13 days electleft is election, we cannot stop for a minute. no comply sen si here. donald trump said he could still win, and he's right. >> reporter: more than 2 million people already cast ballots in florida. abc news, washington. >> thanks to stefanie, and hillary clinton is bringing out the big guns in north carolina today. for the first campaigning side by side with first lady michelle obama. clinton pounced on trump yesterday saying he used overseas products and undocumented workers to build his new luxury hotel. trump denied the claims saying he didn't use any illegal immigrants, and we have a reminder that george has much more on his exclusive conversation with donald trump, his wife, melania, and his

>> ted cruz leaves the possibility of leaving the supreme court and a vacant seat. republicans may block anyone nominated by clinton to replace the late justice scalia, and so far, the gop-led senate refused to even hold hearings on president obama's nominee. a symbolic moment in the united nations for the first time in 25 years, the it follows president obama's restoration of full diplomatic relations with cuba and his support for lifting the embargo. when the vote tally was shown on the electronic board, diplomats burst into applause. two powerful earthquakes shook central italy, a region reeling from a major quake in august. last night's quakes toppled buildings and sent frightened residents into the streets.

man reportedly died of a heart attack from the stress. there was major structural damage, and the earthquake in august killed nearly 300 people. we'll have much more from italy in the next half hour. city officials in boston are demanding answers after a smoke-filled subway spread panic among riders in the evening commute. it's believed the smoke originated from an overheated motor. here's more. >> reporter: a rush hour panic inside boston's famous back bay station as smoke fills the air, pmassengers try to escape, breaking windows, diving out, and video in the the subway car, and the system known locally as the tea, shows commuters cramming through the window to get out. >> i'm opening the door, calm down. >> reporter: some who escaped tried to break out windows to pull others to safety.

overheated likely causing the smoke. with the iconic station just a few hundred yards from where the marathon bombs went off, that city is still on edge. from the sky, helicopter footage shows firemen at the scene. ambulance, and first responders ready to treat those inside. it's an increasingly familiar scene these days as america's ageing subway systems continue to decline. early last year, a mechanical failure caused smoke in a different boston station leading to panic. both inciden the homes of the d.c. metro incident where smoke filled a car, spending 80 people to the hospital and killing one. three people were transported to the hospital. it's not clear at this time if the age of the line was a factor. it was in service at some point in the '70s, and that's something they will be looking into. abc news, new york. california man charged with shooting two police officers to death will face the death penalty.

responding to a domestic violence call in palm springs earlier this month when felix opened fire through a screen door. the officer was just months away from retirement, and officer leslie was a rookie just returning from maternity leave. in california, two people under arrest accused of shooting at a police car during a civilian ride-along. the bullets missed the civilian, but she was injured by shattering glass, and now she's speaking out about that terrifying experience. here's abc's lauren lyster. >> you okay? >> my face. >> reporter: she's the woman heard crying inside the patrol car on a ride along to learn about police work when this intense moment in california was caught on camera. >> shots fired. >> i didn't know how to react.

shot. >> 29-year-old mother of two in the car when the officer she was with tries pulling over this mazda. rather than yielding the the people in the suv opened fire, and two bullets pass between the officer and valencia, missing them both. >> i see the bullet in the front, hitting so close. nobody would survive something like that. >> reporter: authorities say suspects fired this ar-15 pistol before getting away. their motive? not wanting to be stopped. now valencia living to tell the tale, recovering from minor cuts, said it was the first and last ride along, and police close to making good on this earlier promise. >> we will have people in custody before the week is out. >> reporter: authorities now say two of three suspects, both alleged gang members, were caught and will be charged with

police in that city now revisiting their ride-along policy. lauren lyster, abc news, los angeles. samsung took a serious hit of the phones that can catch fire. net profit fell by nearly 17% in the third quarter with the biggest losses in the business. the company decided to discontinue the flag ship phone. it took 71 years, but the cubs have finally won a world series game. >> yes. nearly 26,000 after their last fall classic -- >> who's counting? >> who's counting? these guys are. the cubs beat cleveland in game two. the penns5-1 victory evens the series, driving in two runs, and not allowing any hit until the 6th inning. it shifts to chicago, first world series game there since

>> if they return to cleveland next week, the indians has an army of new fans. >> yes, they will. look at this. this is some of the newborns at the cleveland clinic. the hospital outfits them with special indians onesies, a word on the front saying world series baby rally together. >> it's a sports story, but it's triggering stop playing it. >> do you want another one? >> i want a million children. a wooden shoe, and unfortunately, it takes two, and we're not in agreement. >> we'll talk with him. tmi? >> yes, no. coming up, emojis are all over the please. the question is, do they actually qualify as art? the answer, according to some, is up ahead in "the mix."

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jailhouse brawl in chicago. take a look at this. it was one of three fights that broke out around the same time inside the cook county jail. two correctional officers and 20 inmates injured as a result of this. investigators are trying to figure out whether tuesday's fights were coordinated by inmates. and we're getting our first look at another piece of videos of the new york city bombing suspect just before he was arrested. >> yes. so the images are coming from a police body cam, and they show rahami sleeping outside a neighborhood bar in new jersey moments before he would open fire on those police officers. here's more. >> reporter: police body cam video capturing new jersey officers responding to a call about someone sleeping in a doorway. >> sir, you can't be sleeping on somebody's door. >> reporter: after calling out to the man, they get out of the car to investigate. >> what's your name? what's your last name? >> reporter: that's only part of his name.

rahimi. the officer continues to question rahimi, and then they radio other unites. >> any other units can head this way. >> reporter: that's where the portion of the body cam video obtained by abc news ends. >> shots fired. shots fired. >> reporter: bystanders capture what happens next. a shootout. he attempts to get away, gun in hand. >> that's the bomb suspect right there. look at him. >> reporter: the next time you see him, he's surrounded by law enforcement. he's shot seven times. he's taken to the hospital. two officers injured in the fire fight. police tell us the rest of the body cam footage is now evidence in the case against rahimi. he's pled not guilty to multiple charges. abc news, new york. he's facing seven charges in connection with the incidents in

including one of federal charges of using weapon of mass destruction. he has not pled to that yesterday. >> important to get someone like that in to custody to get information from them and shows effectiveness of legal tec techniques to bring suspects in. >> needs to be used more often. coming up, why a pilot was escorted off a plane by police moments before takeoff. what prompted officers to call the cops forcing a delta hours, and what we learned now about the incident this morning. first, just ahead of the busy holiday shopping and travel season, getting smart about keeping your home safe from intr intruders. can your doors pass the bump key test? you're watching "world news now."

? ? >> all right. that song makes sense in a second. according to the fbi, a home burglarly occurs somewhere in this country every 13 seconds. despite violent crime going down, property crime is on the rise. >> thieves are getting smarter than ever before. often armed looking for vulnerabilities in your home you have never thought of. >> reporter: it's a chilly home invasion caught on video in florida. children are fast asleep on couches, a burglar calmly walking around scouting for things to steal. eventually dig taking a child's cell phone. his accomplice armed with a gun. another home invasion on camera, a college student beat p and

girlfriend watched in horror on face time. >> they were going to blow my head off if i was not quiet. >> reporter: tman allegedly attacking a woman. >> i woke up to him with his hand on my mouth and nose and strangling me with the other hand. >> reporter: there were a million home burglaries last year, and we showed you the potential ways thieves break into your homes. there's a wakeup test for one homeowner loo entries people overlook. >> there was a ladder in the garage that i was going to use to get into the house. >> reporter: a ladder and high-tech help was all he needed. >> i took a gps, put it on the car, and so this way i can track her. >> reporter: the former detective showed us how easily thieves use bump keys to get into a home. >> so these are bump keys ordered on line.

set. >> there we go. >> usually used by lock smiths, these keys mimic real keys, and in our experiment, these homeowners switched to bump br proof locks. in the last check, this detectives remind homeowners about the obvious. >> the more you can see, the safer you are. >> securing low basement and putting old cell phones to good use. >> what we recommend is an outdated old cell phone, which still can get 911. >> abc news, new york. we learned more tips that you can use if you're away from home. turn off your garage door opening at that time, and, also, keep your car alarm near your bed while you're sleeping at night because you can turn on the alarm and that helps trigger the thief to go away. >> that's a good idea.

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>> didn't know they were around that long. >> in the '90s. >> i just started this year. this cute scene here of pep begins getting all dress up. you think they are already dressed up, but they are not all in good shape. feather loss is a common thing, so seaworld, they found this special costume there. they constructed a wet suit so that she can stay warm, particularly when water. >> i mean, could they not make it more fashionable. the others wear god given tuxes, and he's in a black wet suit. >> this is judged a little bit by all the others. >> next one needs to be hot pink. >> who are you wearing? >> exactly. >> seaworld. >> it's a good look. >> it's helping. >> speaking of appropriate attire, what do you think you should be wearing if you're

>> wow. >> probably not your church clothes. and one man thought he was going to wear church clothes, and he was going to church or on the way back from church, he was a professional, from hampton, virginia, and he decided to have a quick ride. >> that's not riding. he's full on -- he looks like river dancing up there. >> a surfer. needs an emoji >> impressive. i can't ride a bull sitting on it. >> you tried? >> i have. not good at it. one restaurant in queens, burger king, that has owon halloween already. they put a tarp over the restaurant itself making it seem as if it was a mcdonalds. underneath, it's a burger king. people went in, bought different

this morning o this morning on "world news now," italy on alert because of damaging new earthquakes and dozens of aftershocks. see it there. buildings crumbling and rocks falling into the streets slowing aide workers moving into the quake zone. new details as lig the damage straight ahead. 12 days to go in the race for the white house. hillary clinton hitting donald trump hard in a visit to florida. trump with tough words of his own about what should be done to fight isis. that's just part of his exclusive interview. new this half hour, living to tell the tale, a surfers speaking out about the moment he was attacked by a shark. what he did to fight it off and how others helped save his life. a big surprise from american olympic legend, michael phelps, something we never knew about