this fiery airplane crash. >> it was so fast. >> so fast. >> it just happened too quick. >> detailing the quick thinking that kept them alive in an excluse interview. and "star wars, the force awakens." the just-released movie poster. where you'll seeee the fir full trailer today and when you can buy tickets. good monday morning, everyone. for millions of people this october morning, it sure feels like december has already arrived. >> yes, as frost and freeze advisories stretch all the way to the deep south. and state new york is already covered in heavy snow. it's dragging down powerlines. and trees still covered in lees. >> and the fans at weekend football games shivered in t the stands. inuffalo for the bills-bengals game, they bundled up. as the flakes came down. how long will it last?

here's abc's stephanie ramos. >> reporter: it's beginning to look a lot like winter. the weather is changing on us fast. just last week, near syracuse, new york. this is what it looked like. a week later, this. >> i woke up this morning and i thought it was christmas. >> reporter: it y be october. but the coldest air mass of the season has already swept from the midwest into parts of the east. across upstate new york, a blast of winter bringing dangerous conditions. more than 50 accidents in syracuse blamed, in part, on icy roads. snow collecting on this backyard deck. nine inches so far. another backyard buried under the snow. kids aren't complaining. >> i have not seen this snow this earlyn a long time. >> reporter: the snow also falling early in parts of upper michigan. but in grand rapids, just plain cold. temps in the mid 30s didn't stop these dedicated marathon runners. >> it's good weather to run in. thiss great weather to run in. >> reporter: thousands of runners takingng the colweather in stride. forecasters say despite the

falling in pararts of thcountry, a first frost likehis is not unusual. these cold temps will l linger into today across much othe east. but here's some good news. it will warm up later this week. get t ready toitch the cold weather gear. stephaniramos, abc news, washingt. >> ditch them? i never broke them out. >> it's freezing in here in th studio. >> we didn't expect it to be this cold this early. there's also extreme weather in the southwest. phoenix has been pummemeled by large, damaging hail. >> and as you can see here, it was somewhere between the size of a quarter and a golf ball. the hailstorm kicked up the water in this swimming pool here. it looks like snow has somewhat covered this lawn. >> on radar, you see the storms moving through arizona and the rockies. downpours expected today in the pacific northwest from seattle to portland. now to the race for the white house e heating with a bitter war of words between two gop candidates. >> it's a new round of attacks on the republican side.

donald trump and jeb bush sounding off about 9/11. it's "your voice, your vote." more now from abc's devin dwyer. >> reporter: it's a feud few republicans expected to see. donald trump and jeb bush going at it over 9/11. >> jeb said, we were safe with my brother. we were safe. well, the world trade center just fell down. >> reporter: jeb bush fired back in a new campaign video and on tv. >> it looks as though it's -- he's's an actoplaying the role of a candidate for president. not boning up on the issues. >> reporter: the controversy began last week when trump suggested in an n interviethat george w. bush might be to blame for the 9/11 attacks. >> when you talk about george bush. i mean, say what you want. the world trade center came down during his time. >> hold on.. stop. you can't ame george bush for that. >> well, he was president, okay? >> reporter: trump insists that he wasn't placing blame, but that a touougher stae on immigration, like his, would have stopped the 9/11 hijackers. >> mr. trump talks about things as though he's still on "the apprentice." >> reporter: on the democratic

president joe biden. >> it may be the greatest honor i have ever received in my public life. >> reporter: and still no word on the race for president. democratic front-runner hillary clinton says she's not interested in adding pressure. >> i'm not in any way suggesting or recommending that the vice president accept any timetable other than t the one tt is clicking inside of him. he has to make this decision. >> reporter: a decision that could come in the next few days. devin dwdwyer, abcews, washinington. turning our focus overseas. another weekend of bloodshed in the middle east as tensions continue to escalate. a palestinian attacker opened fire at a bus stop in southern israel yesterday, killing an israeli soldier and wounding ten other people before being shot and killed. and israel put up a 15-foooot-high wall separating jewish and arab neighborhoods in east jerusalem. secretary of state john kerry is

sides later on this week. and in syria, a top al qaeda commander has been killed in a u.s. zone strike. sanafi al nasr was the head of a supersecret t al qaedaell that plotted attacks in the u.s. and europe. he was also involveded in the group's finances. the landmark and controversial nuclear deal with iran is in effect. it could be months before the crippling sanctions are lifted on iran. iran has to prove to internatioional insptors that it's serious about cutting back on its nuclear program. even so, the iranian vice president says his country is bracing for a tsunami of tourism once the sanctions are gone. a minnesota town is mourning a sheriff's deputy who was killed with his own gun when a hospitalized suspect grabbed it. police in st. cloud say the suspect got out of his hospital bed and struggled with the depuputy befororshootingim. hospital security officers tased the patient. he later died. police say the suspect w was not under arrest at the time and was not handcuffed.

former nba star lamar odom is said to be improving at a las vegas hoital this morning. he's been n there sie beg found unconscious last tuesday at a brothel. a family member told us last night that odom is doing very well. on friday, reportedly speaking with f family angave a thumbs up. the results of toxicology tests which should shed light on his episode, are still pendiding. president obama planning an historic trip next year. he'll visit laos. the first american president to travel there. in 2012, hillary clinton became the first u.s. secretary of state to pay a visit since 1955. president obama has increasingly directed his foreign policy attention to countries in asia. well, coming up. happening today. a big change coming to the use of personal drones. and, aware. alert. now considered a hero. a woman's quick thinking stops a kidnapping. an offseason gig for alex rodriguez. his first day on the job and it

we'll talk abo it. today, the government is announcing a plan to require people to register their drones. a task f force is ing to be created to implement the registry program. it could go into effect by christmas. an estimat 500,000 drones are already in the air. and the skies are about to get a whole lot buzzier. another 750,000 drones expected to be sold this christmas. the massive air bag recall is still growing. general motors is now recalling

about 400 new vehicles. it's a small number. but the first to include015 gm models. certain buicks, cadillacs, chevy malibus have air bags that could explode when deployed. this adds to the 23 million vehicles alreadyecalled for defective takata air bags. amazon is suing more than 1,000 people for posting fake reviews on its website. the company is targetingng people o sell reviews on the website fiverr.com, where people look for odd jobs. in april, amon sued several other websites for the same thing. most of them are now shut down. and, it was a weekend for "goosebumps" at the box office. the family-friendly horror flick starring jack black beat all the competition, taking in $23.5 million. that was just $2 million ahead of "the martian." "bridge of spies" starring tom hanks was third. >> "the martian" still doing very well. when we come back, hidden remains. a 400-year-old church suddenly reemerging. and hope fading fofor cubs

fans. another dominating performance by the mets.

>> there's always hope. this is a look at spectators at a houston air show. they watch as a skydiver fell to earth, unable to steer his parachute because of high winds. three others were supposed to jump with hi the stunt was called off after he had already taken the leap.

he landed on a vendor's tent, breaking a limb, but otherwise okay. now for a look at morning road conditions. take extra caution from the southwest up through the rockies. wet roads possible from minnesota to michigan and south florida, as well. if you're flying, airport delays possible in salt lake city a miami. a killer remains on the loose this morning after a deadly shooting at a zombie-themed street festival in ft. myers, florida. >> a 20-year-old man was killed and five others woded at zombicon. the shooting sent revelers dressed as zombies running for their lives. 20,000 people had gathered for the event. there's no word on a possible motive. a texas teenager is the sixth high school football player to die this season. 16-year-old cameron matthews was a junior in high school. during a football game friday night, he told teammates he felt dizzy and th collapsed on the sideline. matthews was air-lifted to the hospital where he died on saturday. the exact cause of his death is

not yet known. mourners returned to the stadium for a vigil saturday night. a couple from texas is telling their harrowing story of survival exclusively to abc news. as they narrowly escaped a fiery airplane crash. they were coming in for a landing in their small plane. this is just south o of dallas when something wasn't right. they were able to deploy a giant parachute which covers the entire aircraft. >> i thought there was something wrong with the plane. was trying to control it. next moment, i saw the line. i realized, i i went up grab the handle for the parachute, but, my wife had already pulled it. parachute definitely s saved our lives. >> wow. well, the parachute caught on some powerlines and prevented the airplane from ever making contact. the couple, by the way, can't wait to get back in the air with a new plane, equipped with a parachute, of course. more from an exclusive interview on "good morning america" today. >> what an ordeal. in california, a little girl

is safe and back with her family thanks to a very observant school employee. teacher's aide sandra ferguson single-handedly foiled a kidnapping when she spotted a former student in a car with a strange man. the 11-year-old looking scared. after questioning the girl about the man, she blocked him in with her car. got the girl outut, and caed police. >> it was kind of like a super woman-power thing. it was like, wow, i can't believe i did that. >> il buy that. super woman-power thing. we like it. the 51-year-old man was arrested on attempted kidnapping charges. the girl was not hurt. just in time for halloween. a ghostly sight, you might say, at a mexican reservoir. check this out. a 16th century church submerged for years has reappeared. a lack of rain has drawn the water level down more than 80 feet. it's believed the e church w abandoned when a devastating plague swept through. it's the second time in recent years that the church has been revealed.

the last time the water was so low, people could actually walk inside. absolutely freaky. well, now some sports. the american league championship series resumes tonight in toronto. the blue jays trail the royals, 2-0. >> and last night, right here in new york, it was game two of the nation league championship series. and new yoyork nativjimmy kimmel threw the ceremonial first pitch. he actually did pretty well with his toss. we get details on the game and some football from our guys at espn. john buccigross. john andnderson. a new week is upon us. a little chilly over the weekend. but the sports continued. >> we have game two of the nlcs. >>layed outdoors. >> or patriots-colts. what should we start with? what do you think? football? you like the football? >> let's find out together. >> all right. yes, it is! the deflategate revenge game. there in indy. there's the e greatestiving american, tom brady. the indy folks were creative. third quarter. triots trail 21-20 coming out of the locker room. oh, tommy hit rob gronkowski. across the middle.

that's his 60th. times he's gotten to spike like that. pats up 27-21. would not trail again. tommy. looking, looking. legarrette blount. he's caught two passes this season. that one for a touchdown. the patriots won, 34-27. >> the first of his career. for legarrette blount. all right. i'll just shut up and do my own highlights, john. daniel murphy grew up in florida. however, he doesn't mind hitting in the cold weather. he homers again. he's homered in four straight games in this post season for the mets. he's the greatest hitter in the world right now. >> yep. >> gets the mets o to a good start. they go on to win, they beat the cubs. they're up 2-0 in the nlcs. plus the next three games will be played in chicago. those fans will be loud. just like in new york. hey, they could win three in a row. it's happened before. also, the heat beat the hawks in a preseason game. that's what we got. >> all rigight. thanks to the johns. new york yankees sluggerer alex rodriguez is joining fox's

after being introduced on that network's nfl pregame show -- did you see this? a-rod proceeded to throwow a pass that broke studio monitor. >> a-rod was a high school quarterback and got a scholarship offer from the university of miami. he tweeted, i'll try not to break anything else. >> let's hope. and how is this for treating an injured player? this right here happened at a soccer game in greece. >> the stretcher bearer drops, twice on their own field. they just throw him down. but they get to the side a trainer from the player's team seems to say that something is wrong. they don't want to hear. it was really a tough day. it's just rough to watch. >> can we give them a red flag, a red card? >> yeah, you're right. >> it's pretty bad. well, up next in "the pulse." eddie murphy's return. the funnyman telling his first jokes on stage in nearly three decades. and terrifying crash.

down a cliff. it is time to check "the pulse." starting with what really was a big night for eddie murphy, accepting the nation's top award for humor. >> murphy was honored at the kennedy center last night with the mark twain prize. he did something he's not done for nearly 30 years. standup. murphy surprised the crowd with an impersonation of bill cosby, pretending to be the disgraced comedian, refusing to give back his award. >> a change of heart for murphy since turning down the chance to do cosby for the 40th anniversary special of "saturday night live." there was no bride or groom at a recent wedding reception. but the guests will always remember it. >> this is really cool. the dwayne family booked their daughter's wedding at a high-end hotel in sacramento. but days before, the groom

called the whole thing off. >> and, boy, did this have a price tag. $35,000 nonrefundable event. instead of letting the reception go to waste, the dwaynes ditched the guest list and invited residents of a homeless shelter to enjoy the meal. what a great gesture. i love it. it's a great day for "star wars" fans. the hype machine is cranking up ahead of the newovie right about now. >> oh, looking forward to this one. the official theater poster was released yesterday. featured prominently were the likes of han solo, princess leia, and chewbacca. luke skywalker nowhere to be seen. >> interesting. and tonight, a new "star wars" trailer debuts atalf time of "monday night football." and tiets for opening night december 18th go on sale today. we should say "star wars" is a production of our parent company, disney. >> i hope that means i'll be able to t tickets. >> free. >> free? i'm willing to pay. and a death-defying ride for aountain bike competitor.

he just set off on a qualifying round in the red bull rampage competition in utah when he lost side of a cliff. >> his helmet camera recorded what he saw as he fell. coming to rest on a ledge. amazingly, he got back up and got back on his bike and finished the run. he didn't qualify for the final round. seeing what they had to deal

>> more news after this. >>our top stories this morning. donald trump and jeb bush going at it again. this time, trump claiming 9/11 may not have happened had he been president. challenging bush's claim that his brother kept the country safe. and bush firing back with a new video. more violence in israel. a palestinian attacker killed an israeli soldieand wounded ten people. and israel hastily erected a wall between jewish and arab neighborhoods in east jerulem, hoping to stop the attacks. up to nine inches of snow on the ground along parts of the great lakes this morning. temperatures in most of the east

will be below average. but a warmup on the way. and in today's weathther, rain in the pacific northwest and in the rockies from montana to arizona. we move on to an amazing story of survival. an army veteran in illinois recovering at home following his heroic intervention agagainst a knife-wielding assailant. >> he says some military training from decades ago helped him save a group of children. abc's david wright has the details. >> sending units to the library. >> reporter: at a public library in illinois, a violent attack by a man wielding at least two hunting knives. >> they do have the knives. he has cut another person who has a pretty good hand injury. >> reporter: 19-year-old dustin brown allegedly burst into the room screaming, i'm going to kill some people. that's when he met his match. >> good morning. >> reporter: 75-year-old james veon was teaching a chess class at the library.

really bad halloween prank. then i realized, thisasn't a prank. this was the real thing. >> reporter: the army veteran put himself between the would-be attacker and the 16 kids. >> i gave them the cue and they took the cue. they got up and ran out. just like little mice going down the hole. they were gone. >> reporter: the children, ages 7 to 13, all escaped unharmed. mom sandy rossi got out, too. >> the kids were definitely afraid. and i was very afraid. >> reporter: vernon was all ale. then the attacker turned on him. >> he went overhand. i blocked with the left hand. >> reporter: brown is now charged with attempted murder. he was alreadydydy facing ounts of child pornography. >> i thought maybe i could persuade him to just give up the whole idea and -- that wasn't to be. >>eporter: vernon's hand was slashed in the attack. he's expected to make a full recovery. at church -- >> take moment, please. > reporte -- the congregation greeted him as a hero. david wright, abc news, new

greeted. >> way to go, vernon. his 76th birthday next week. and that's what's making news in america this morning. >> stay with us for "good morning america." have a fantastic start of the week, everyone. "you're watching good moring iowa in hd. we are iowa's most accurate weather team. good morning iowa starts now " elias: good morning iowa! i'm ???. it's x:00 a-m on monday october 19th thanks for joining us! elias: good to have everyone with us! and it's great to have central iowa's most accurate forecast with meterologist sam schreier! hey sam! sam: (sam adlibs) sam