what's makin making news in america this morning, breaking overnight, long lines at airports and frustrated passengers, some just off long overseas flights. a major computer malfunction causing a rippleffect across the country. new details just in. back on the trail after the big debate. the candidates taking jabs at each other as the deadline nears for joe biden to make a decision. plus, a fight breaking out at a donald trump rally. we're live in washington. caught oncamera. a truck loses control, hits an embankment and flies off a freeway. how road rage might be to blame. and playoff picture. the american league championship series is set after one of the most bizarre plays you'll ever see.

we begin with the chaos and confusion at airports across the country. >> when the customs computer syst went down, long lines quickly formed like this one at dallas/ft. worth. passengers traveling internationally waiting in linee for hours. >> some of the busiest airports affected from coast to coast, jfk, boston, logan, atlanta and l.a.x. ernight, a serious slowdown at american airports. >> it's crazy. i never saw anything like this. >> reporter: from los angeles to new york, major delays and long lines forming for international travelers at check-in counters and in customs. >> the people up there were all cursing. there was people that couldn't walk. it was crazy. it was crazy. people in a wheelchair that were crying waiting for hours. >> they told me the cputer system was down and we needed to fill out some form, old school style. >> reporter: the problem with the department of homeland security's system. it checks passenger names against checklists.

it was down for 90 minutes but the lines lasting much longer. >> they should have had a better system likee anoer backup or something. >> reporter: this morning on social media tweets pouring in from passengers having a hard time getting through customs. one passesenger writing, challenges in a digital world. check in system crashed at jfk airport. homeland security says the outage does not appear to be malicious. >> turning now to politics, the clock is ticking for joe biden to make up his mind about a run for the white house. >> now hillary clinton's camp is calling for a decision from the vice president fresh from her performance at the debate and abc's kenneth moton has the latest. >> reporter: good morning, reena and phillip. yes, it is back to work on the trail for the democrats and now that we are post-debate, the focus on vice president joe biden is only intensifying. >> it is so great to be here th all of you. >> reporter: hillary clinton taking a victory lap in las vegas after her strong debate performance. >> did we have a good debate last night? [ cheers and applause ]

>> repter: clinton rallied a crowd of 2500 people, picked up a union endorsement and weighed in on vice president joe biden's tough decision. >> i just think he needs to decide what is best for him and his family. >> reporter: biden chimed in about the debate but still no word on his potential run. >> i thought they all did well. >> reporter: donald trump was also back on the trail greeted by immigration and black lives matter actists last night in richmond, virginia. a fight actually broke out. trump didn't miss a beat. >> that's why we have freedom of speech, folks, you know. reporter: trump called clinton the winner of tuesday night's debate and set his sights on bernie sanders. >> the world is a dangerous place. we need a tough, strong leader. and it's not this guy. >> reporter: trump posted that on social media and said this about the self-described democratic socialist. >> i call him a socialist/communist, okay, because that's what he is. >> reporter: sanders was busy at

by comedian seth mcfarland who took a jab at jim webb's debate complaints. >> how aut trying to get in the conversation ten mites. >> i want to make sure jim webb has a chance to talk so i'll be brief. >> reporter: as for joe bide the chairman of the clinton campaign says he knows the vice president has been through a tremendous family tragedy, but the time has come to make a decision. reena and phillip. >> kenneth moton live in washington, thank you. secretary of state john kerr will travel to the middle east as a wave of deadly violence there grows worse. at least eight israelis and 31 palestinians have been kled so far. in the latest attack a 70-yr-old woman was stabbed outside a bus station in israel. abc's alex marquardt is in jerusalem and says the tension between the two sides is at the highest level in years. >> reporter: you can see here these young palestinians throwing rocks at those israeli soldiers down the road. the fear now is that these scenes are not part ofof the regular cycle of violence but rather with a growing number of

will now turn into something much bigger. >> the palestinian u.n. ambassador says israel's response has been, quote, savage. he says 7 of the 30 palestinians killed are children and that 1500 people have been wounded. well, an anxious night for some residents in central texas as a fast-moving wildfire is only 10% contained. the fire in basdrop countyty has destroyed nine homes and about 150 structures are still threatened. sevel neighborhoods were evacuated. fire crews are facing challenging weather conditions with hig in the 90s and gusty winds. police in nevada have released the 911 calls that came in after former nba star lamar odom was found unconscious at a brothel. the 35-year-old odom reportedly told employees at the brothel that he d used cocaine before arriving there on saturday. during his stay, he drank alcohol and had taken an over-the-counter sexual performance enhancer. here is part of the call to authorities.

>> they need to hurry please because he's got blood coming out of his nose, white stuff coming out of his mouth, and they can't get him to wake up. >> odom remains on life support at a las vegas hospital. he was on an open-ended reservation at the brothel and was saido be staying in its best vip suite. the owner of the u.s. cargo ship that sank with 33 people on board during hurricane joaquin is now facing a lawsuit. the family of crew member lonnie jordan claims the "el faro" was not fit to sail in the rough seas kicked up by the storm off the bahamas. their $100 million lawsuit accuses the company and the captain of negligence for placing profits over safety. an army captain from maryland is being given the nationon's highe military award d for his fe-saving actions in afghanistan.. captain florent groberg will receive the medal of honor next month while on security detail. captain groberg pushed a suici bomber to the ground. that prevented the bomb from going off in a crowd of senior

he's only the tenth living rvice member to receive the award for actions in afghanistan or iraq. coming up, a salmonella scare sparks a major food recall. we have the details. and caught on camera. airborne, a truck speeding out of control flying off a freeway. plus, what a weird play this

everyone scratching ththeir head the major daily fantasy sports operators are now the target of a preliminary fedederal instigation. the justice department and the

business models of those operators violate federal law. fantasy sports sites have been exexempt frocertn laws because they're considered games of skill. the federal probe isrying to determine if daily fantasy games are a form of gambling that fall outside that exemption. the world's largest retailer walmart is facing a moy crisis. walmart predicts earnings will drop steadily over the next year and a half. causing a stock market plunge yesterday, the company's stock has fallen 30% this year. it's facing fierce competition from amazon and other retailers. because of the stock plunge, the company's top ten shareholders saw $14.7 billion vanish. dole vegetables is voluntntarily relling some of its bagged spinach after a random sample tested positive for salmonella. the recall involves more than 33,000 bags with an october 15th expiration date. in 13 states from missouri to massachusetts. dole says no illnesses have been reported.

drivers in the denver area could soon pay a huge toll for access to a stretch h of interstate 70. that toll, $40. e tolls were approved yesterday as a way to cut down on congestion. officials are hoping that it will encourage drivers to get an electronic express toll pass which shaves off a few dollars. traffic backups are common along that stretch of i-70 especially in winter. new details about a successor to the concorde hoping to fly from new york to london in as little as an hour. patent was approved to design a concorde 2 that will travel three times faster than the original concorde. the supersonic airbus would have a rocket motor and soar high above conventional aircraft and it would carry just 19 passengers. >> i don't know about this one. a little bit too fast for me. >> if it works, it works though. >> yeah? >> yeah. >> okay. >>when we come back, a health alert, first of its kind on popular dietary supplements. new concerns about harm they could cause.

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if you're about to head to work, watch out for thunderstorms stretching from los angeles to las vegas that could produce someme flash flooding. also plan on rain around miami and a few showers from the ohio valley to the great lakes. and if you're flying, expect possible airrt delays in those same spots, l.a., las vegas and miami. well, two parents in new york state are charged with a shocking crime, beating their teenage son to death at a church. >> the couple has been charged with manslaughter in the attack on their 19-year-old son during a so-called counseling session at the word of life church near syracuse. the victim's 17-year-old brother was injured in the attack. the church has drawn scrutiny from neighbors in the past. >> i used to live here for several years, and i never really had any ill problems with them, bui did see a lot of sketchy things regarding stuff in my backyard weird hours of the night, weird chanting, humming. >> police say the point of the beatings was to get the brothers

ask forgiveness. investigators are still rking on details about what provoked the attack. more arrests are expected. in cleveland a truck driver is being held on a million dollar bond accused of being a serial killer and rapistst. robert rembert served six years in prison for a fatal shootin in 1997. he is now charged withling another person that se year and three other murders this year. prosecutors believe there were other victims in between. a former nfl player who took his own life had a brain disease linked to head trauma. adrian robson jr. played two seasons in the league during which he suffered several concussions. his diagnosis of having cte was confirmed after a study of his brain. robinson committed suicide in may at age 25. links between concussion, cte and suicide are the subject of debate. federal investigators are heading to eastern louisiana hoping to determine what caused the deadly plane crash there. the twin engine cessna went down

off from hammond airport killing two people. the pilot reported engine trouble and was returning to the airport when the plane crashed. a southern california driver caht this terrifying scene on his dash cam. a truck speeding up and trying to pass a mustang loses control, hits the mustang, veers off the freeway and flies over the embankment. the truck landed in a car dealership lot and flied over. relatives say the driver is pretty banged up but should survive. witnesses say itit appeareto be a case of road rage after both vehicles tried merging into the same lane. well, a new warning about dietary supplements including vitamins and energy boosters. "the new england journal of medicine" reports that at least 23,000 people are visiting emergency rooms evy year. most are young people between 20 and 24 years old. the industry points out it's a small fraction of the 150 million who use dietary supplements.

researchers say people in high stress jobs have a 22% higher risk of stroke, but they point out that work stress can lead to unhealthy behaviors like smoking, poor eating habits anand lack of exercise. all oven risk factors for stroke. so they say more study is needed. a grgreat st relver is some sports. the nfl week, it begins tonight with a rivalry game between the falcons and the saints. >> and, of course, there's playoff baseball going on tonit. highlights now from our guys at espn. >> with stan verrett, i'm steve levy. there was some win or go home baseball played on wednesday in a game i don't think we'll forget for a long time. >> no, if you didn't see rangers/blue jays, let me show you. two things in particular that you probably won't forget once you see them. tied at two. rougned odor on third. shin-soo choo takes the pitch. russell martin tries to throw it back, it hits off choo's bat and gets away. odor comes home to score. what the -- >> umpires are like, we're not quite sure what to do. they got togetheand decided what to do.

odor scores and the run counts. you have to look up the rule yourself. bottom seven tied at 3. jose bautista, joey bats, three-run shot. blue jays moving on to the alcs. a tough act to follow but we'll try, the astros and royals, also a win or go home scenario. dallaseuchel, the great starter, on in relief with two aboard. kendrys morales, if it's fair, it's gone, it's gone, all right, the whole thing is gone, three-run homer, royals take a 7-2 lead and they are on their way, ninth inning two out, wade davis on the pitch. george springer the drive, paulo orlando, the great grab to end the series. the royals, they advance on to the alcs and meet the blue jays, a whole lot of popping bottles. >> mets and dodgers meet later tonight for a chance to face the cubs in the nlcs. that's it from here. now back to you. and he mentioned the cubs there. you might remember a towering home run hit on tuesday night at wrigley field.

it is dotting the " in the word budweiser in the right field scoreboard. the team says it's going to stay there. in fact, it has now been encased in plexiglas presumably so that steve bartman will not get his hands on it. >> oh, boy. well, up next in "the pulse," sweeping change, a popular restaurateur eliminating tips. from his establishment. will it start a trend? and big ben like you've never seen before. a bald eagle and a gopro giving amazing views of london. about long-acting levemir . as my diabetes changed, it got harr to control my blood sugar. today, i'm asking aboulevevemirr . vo: levemir is an injectable insulin that can give you bld sugar control r up to 24 hours. and levemir helps lower your a1c. levemir lasts 42 days without refrigeration. that's 50% longer than lantus , which lasts 28 days.

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sfx: stomach growling now i feel better. mmm yoplait time now to check "the lse" starting with a bold move by a new york businessman that could start a trend at restauaurants alacross the country. >> danny meyer is eliminating tipping at one of his top restaurants and doing the same

end of next year. he says he wants his 1800 workers to earn opportunities based on merit. >> but customers should t expect to pay less. with no gratuities, the price of a meal will, of course, go up. i like the idea. spreading the wealth. >> yeah, good id. an uninvited guest rattling students and teachers. it showed up for class at a bozeman, montana, high school. >> it was this black bear first spotted on the football field then wandered up through an open garage door into the school. >> that bear roamed the halls sniffing around student lockers perhaps looking for a snack. police helped steer the bear toward a doorway, and it took off running. the bear was apparently unhappy about being chased off, and it left a little something behindnd for the cleanup crew. >> oh, i'm guessing that was not a tip. >> no, but, wow, that's pretty scary seeing a bear there.

school is out. and check out london like you've never seen it before. this camera shot by -- this video shot by a camera mounted on the back of a bald eagle. >> check that out. wow. it's soaring or the british capital, and it captures some of its most well-known landmarks. the 29-year-old bald eagle, his name is sidney, 's said to be comfortable in urban environments clearly. >> sidney flew around for three days. the footage in an especially designed camera captured about and eventually will be used in a new video game which will be set in london. >> wonder what thas all about. such a cool shot. gopros are such a -- >> everywhere. >> exactly. i don't know how they're able to coal that eagle and get it on top. >> we're thinking of strapping one on you tomorrow. >> great reason to stick around. more news after this. acidity was in my diet. i was so focused on making good food choices, i had no idea that it was

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major glitch at airports across the country. the computer system that checks passengers ainst the terror watch list went down leaving thousands of passengerers stuck customs for hours. there are indications a plea deal could be entered as early as today by former house speaker dennis hastert. he is charged with paying more than a million dollars ta former friend d to coverp past misconduct. as violence in the middle east grows worse, arab ambassadors meet today at the united nations. secretary of state john kerry is expected to travel to the region soon to meet with leaders from both sides. looking at today's weather, stormy in the southwest. record heat in texas. fair and mild in the east, showers upper midwest. and finally this morning, the white house is turning into a major concert hall, performing later today cuba's famed buena vista social club. >> and last night it was a bill jammed with a-list artists making the 50th anniversary of the arts and the humanities act.

here's abc's arlette saenz. >> reporter: a star-studded concert at the white house. award-winning artist ss james taylor, queen latifah and usher serenading president obama and the first lady. whoa oh merry mercy me >> by the way, people sometimes ask me what the biggest perk of being president is, number one is the plane. [ laughter ] number two is buddy guy comes here all the time to my house with his guitar. [ laughter ] >> reporter: but before singing in front of the world's mosost powerful leader, some of these icons met a few of their future proteges. michelle obama hosted middle scol children at a songwriting workshop where they heard from trumbo shorty, keb' mo' and the great smokey robinson. >> and i'm sure none of these folks here ever dreamed that they'd be playing a concert for the president of the united states. >> reporter: the students workeded one-on-one with the artists to

perform their original songs. hey hey hey hard work for play >> reporter: all meant to inspire the next generation of musicians. >> i am blessed enough to have gotten t chance to live my dream, and all of you in here have dreams, and i just say to you, pursue them. >> reporter: so maybe one day they can go from a songwriting workshop to performing in front of the president. i guess you'd say >> reporter: arlette saenz, abc news, the white house. my girl my girl my y girl [ applause ] >> ah, what a night. anwe should say that the show will air on pbs january 8th at 9:00 p.m. eastern, and that's what's making news in america this morning. >> stay with us for "good morning america." have a great thursday.orning iowa starts now "