they will look at the materials used in conduction. kayna whitworth, abc news, los angeles. a group is suing north carolina targeting african-americans. the lawsuit accused the state local election boards of illegally removing thousands of voters from the rolls. but state officials say they have done nothing wrong. north carolina is a key swing state will determine which party controls the white house and the senate. and also in north carolina, a so-called voting report card was a letter that was sent to 375,000 people. it provides a score, based on how many times an individual has voted over the past four years. the nonprofit group, the voter participation tender is behind the mailings. an official with the group claims it's an attempt to encourage voter participation.

invasion of privacy. the group says it's targeting single women, african-americans, latinos and young voters. and president obama returns to the campaign trail today. he took a break for halloween. there's no real escape. one of the kids at that party, reminded him of his new status, showing up in a duck costume in a bandage. a lame duck. >> he wins. that kid is over the hill himself, compared to charlie harding, the 10-month-old dressed up this halloween as cam, from abc's hit show "modern family." >> he wins halloween. he wins it all. >> totally. he has the hair for it. everything. >> it's my favorite costume i've seen so far. >> and the shirt. >> he looks so much like him, it's unbelievable. kudos to the parents for making that connection.

coming up, we have more from the big night at the white house and why so many of the guests found not just plenty of treats but quite a few tricks, as well. as donald trump and hillary clinton, count down the days to e the election, so are their impersonators. why election day will be a make-or-break day for them, as well. first, here's a look at

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the sky. this was the result of a solar storm. >> cool. a driver is in custody, after a high-speed police chase in southern california. the suspect can be seen in van nuys, swerving in and out of traffic. and then, the suspect being cornered in a cul-de-sac. it rammed the cruiser. was taken out of the car at gun point and handcuffed. also in california, police say a thief went through a lot of effort just were the suspect apparently came in through the roof, since it was obvious that the ceiling tiles had been removed. he lowered himself with a rope and stole the cash box. the owner of the store says they have bars and motion detectors. but they never expected someone to drop through the roof. >> that's a lot of effort, a lot of planning. a lot of risk for 200 bucks. >> as far as he's concerned, 200 bucks. all right.

o'hare airport. we're finding out new details about the plane's right engel that burst into flames. >> it happened just before takeoff, forcing passengers to scramble down the slide. the ntsb is calling it an uncontained failure. here's abc's david kerley. >> reporter: the pilots didn't realize the catastrophic nature of this engine failure. passengers could see flames and smoke. >> drop and sl failure, meaning heavy pieces of metal blew out of it, most likely ripping through the fuel tank and the wing. one piece flew 3,000 feet, going through the roof of a u.p.s. warehouse. it was a part like this that failed, part of the turbine. a similar part has failed on three other 767s.

change the way they inspect these parts. is that enough? >> sometimes it will happen because of fatigue. an older engine will develop cracks that aren't detected. sometimes it can be a manufacturing defect. >> reporter: this part is never supposed to fail. american airlines has had two incidents. the airline says it's cooperating with investigationers and can say nothing more. david kerley, abc news, reagan national airport. coming up, a bit of comic relief fro >> what does it take to make it as a political impersonator?

? ? who are you who, who, who, who, who ? >> i know the words to one song. >> we are a week away from the presidential election. and both campaigns are now kicking it into overdrive. as america decides who gets the country's top job. >> off the campaign trail, you'll find the political impersonators. many of whom, after election

here's abc's david wright. >> reporter: every flub, flip or flop in modern politics has made its way on to "saturday night live." >> i can see russia from my house. >> reporter: tina fey's sarah palin, one of the most iconic examples. alex baldwin's trump, is close. and there's many hillary clintons. >> not enough to work hard. we have soft but strong. sweet old lady but a sweet old lady that says yes, queen. >> this is the jacket i wore last night. >> reporter: theresa barnwell has been hillary for the past 23 years. >> it started for me back in 1992. that was the first time somebody told me i resembled hillary clinton. >> reporter: take a look.

job and did this full-time. conspiracy theorists thought that this video of clinton was barnwell. clinton body double trending on twitter. alas, not true. john has been playing trump for 12 years. and in an unlikely turn, it's finally paying off. >> perfect. i have to tell you. you look fantastic. a trump win could put him on the path to big bucks. already, he says his income has doubled since last year. can you walk down fifth half? >> and shoot somebody and i wouldn't lose voters. >> my supporters are so loyal, i could get up, shoot someone on fifth avenue, they would rise up from the dead and vote for me. >> reporter: of course, a stop by h.q.

>> reporter: we have to say, we fully expected them to kick us out of trump tower. >> thank you, guys. appreciate it. >> reporter: but they tolerated us. laughter is the best medicine. >> how are you? good to see you. >> reporter: after this election, we might all need a double-dose. >> tell everybody who you're voting for. >> clinton. >> you see that? donald trump. he's voting for trump. you heard it. we'll edit the clinton part. >> reporter: i'm david wright, >> very cool. >> i wonder how much practice goes into all of that. >> a loft time in front of a mirror. >> the mannerisms and the language and the voice. there's so many details. they get perfectly. >> it's funny they went to trump towers. we've been asking viewers for a month on halloween costumes. >> after a lot of thought, we made our choice. the winner was legendary luna of the luna show, who suggested we

anthony. you might be thinking we dressed as elthaba and hamilton. but it's our other costumes. >> marc anthony. >> that's a beautiful dress. >> here's the deal. we appreciate legendary luna suggesting this costume. it was a great idea. we didn't have the budget. >> that is a lot of gold. a lot of gold. >> a lot of bling. >> but you are getting a mug. we are >> for those who got to see our actual costumes or those that didn't, you missed out, maybe? >> yeah. i went as alexander hamilton, many on the $10 bill. and you went as ali baba. >> her name is elfaba. and we got juju chang involved. >> who would do juju on the beat? than juju chang. >> the real juju on the beat.

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? i'm not sick of that song not sick of "closer" yet. it's so fun. >> i like it. >> we showed you the lame duck who greeted the president outside of the white house yesterday. >> a little kid with a creative costume. inside the white house, there was a lot more creativity and excitement going on. here's serena marshal. >> reporter: it was a thriller of a halloween at the white house. president barack obama and the first lady, showing off their dance moves.

local schoolchildren and military families for their annual trick or treat. from a young michael jackson, breaking it down in a flash mob, to a man between two ferns. even some politically-motivated costumes. >> is that supposed to be me? >> reporter: it's not just the treats in the nation's most famous house. there are tricks, too. mysterious noises. >> can you foal my hand? sometimes you can't. >> reporter: british prime minister winston churchill, even president lincoln, seeing president lincoln, staying in the lincoln bedroom. up the street, lies an equally haunted building, the u.s. capitol. once used as a hospital and barracks in the civil war, ghosts remain. there are myths about ghost of

like right here, where a dying congressman's bloodstained these stairs. and he continues to haunt them. the congressman was shot after a duel of sorts, humored to be searchling for his revenge. and behind this wall, a fight broke out during construction, and a man was sealed up inside. between the myths and the sightings, one thing is certain, d.c. is a spooky place. and the living politicians have nothing to do serena marshal, abc news, washington. >> i was at the white house on friday. and saw the abraham lincoln guy, dressed up there. why is he here? >> did you challenge him to a duel? you're not very good at this. >> clearly ishgs would have lost. >> that's the news for this half

this morning on "world news now," pressure is mounting on the director of the fbi. >> while james comey is getting criticism from both sides of the aisle, donald trump says the embattled director has brought back his reputation. and as hillary clinton tries to change the subject away from the e-mail probe, millions of americans prepare to head to the full story ahead. and breaking news from alabama, where a gas pipeline explosion has turned deadly. the powerful blast sent smoke and fire into the sky. and watch as this elderly driver is pulled away from her burning vehicle, as it becomes engulfed in flames. the responding officer's lapel cam, catching the moment, pulling her out just in time.