am making news in america this morning, feisty debate. gop candidates in another face-off lashing out at each other in a free-foall verbal assault. his poll numbers tatanked and that's why he's on the end and he got nasty. and he got nasty. >> we're live in washington with the winners, losers and complete analysis. runaway blimp. a high-tech military aircraft going awol floating away with fighter jets on its trail causing damage in two states. body slam. the school's principal thrown to the ground by a student. the ruckus inside a cafeteria caught on camera. and game two, the royals grabbing a commanding lead in the world series. the key moments and highligh. well, good morning. the political dust settling

after last night's third republican presidential debate. the mood, much more confrontational than in previous debates. maybe it was because the first imary and caucus is less than four months away. >> not that far away anymore. one of the sharpest face-offs was between florida rivals marco rubio and jeb bush, and there was no love lost between front-runners donald trump and ben carson. abc's bazi kanani joining us now with "your voice, your vote" from washington. bazi, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, kendis. good morning, reena. the establishment candidates who are trailing in the polls hoped this debate would help them pick up steam against the outsiders dominating the race. >> fol, we got to wake up. >> reporter: right from the start the front-runners donald trump and ben carson come under attack. >> we are on the verge perhaps of picking someone who cannot do this job. >> reporter: then a classic trump counterpunch against ohio o governor john kasich. >> but then his poll numbers tanked. he's got -- that's why he's on the end, and he gonasty, and

he got nasty, so you know what, you can have him. >> reporter: the real estate mogul further blasting kasich for his ties to failed wall street firm lehman brothers and another sparring match as jeb bush goes after first year senator marco rubio for missing senate votes to campaigns. >> marco, when you signed up for this, this was a six-year term, and you shou be showing up to work. >> someone has cononvinced y that attacking me is going to help you. >> reporter: rubio defended his voting record with a comparisison to jo mccain and others who missed votes during presidential campaigns. new jersey governor chris christie drew applause for his slam on a question about regulating betting for fantasy football. >> we have -- wait a second. we have $19 trillion in debt. we have people out of work. we have isis and al qaeda attacking us, and we're talking about fantasy footll. can we stop? [ cheers and applause ] >> reporter: as the candidates battled over their records and tax plans, they found agreement on one thing, ted cruz vents their shared frustration with the moderators. >> this is n a cage match.

how about taing about the substantive issues people care about? [ cheers and applause ] >> reporter: and republican party leaders are also bashing the moderators and their network for questions they claim were aimed at stirring up those stage fights and not focused on policy. the candidates will face off again in less than two weeks. reena, kendis. >> bazi, do we know if cnbc has responded to the criticism from the rnc? >> yeah, the network has issued a terse reply, a statement that simply says, "people who want to be president should be able to answer tough questions." >> andnd they ceainly were some really tough questions there last night. abc's bazi kanani joining usus om washingtoton. zi, thank you. well, among the candidates there were some breakouts and some bruises during the debate. >> yeah, here's abc's political analyst matthew dowd's take. >> reporter: i think marco rubio was the number one winner. i also thought ted cruz won especially among other republican base, and i thought john kasich did well. big loser was jeb.

big winner wasrobably marco rubio. ben carson and donald trump seemed to disappear from the stage, especially donald trump. he seemed to not really be much involved in the debate and his answers were sort of the same things everybody has heard before, so i think it's interesting where the folks that hold 50% of the vote basically disappeared from the stage. >> interesting. >> and it seems marco rubio spururred curiity among voters as well. >> according to google trends rubio was the most searched candidate on the internet during the debate followed by carson, trump, cruz and kasich. and democratic front-runner hillary clinton sending thihis text message to supporters afterer the debate, "so much talk, so little substatance, mak me want to go out and do something. see you on the trail." and stay with abc news live team coverage later this morning on "good morning america." all right, back to washington because wisconsin republican paul ryan is expected to be elected as speaker of the house today. he takes over from john boehner who is retiring from congress. ryan says his election

represents a new day in the house of representatives. and one by one house members will have a voice vote as they formally elect ryan today, and boehner isis leavingapitol hill with one last victory, a budget deal. the house overwhelmingly passed a bipartisan budget agreement that he hehelped cree. the senate is also expected to approve the bill, which will prevent a 52% increase in medicare premiums. it also raises the debt ceiling until after the next presidentiallection. former house speaker dennis hastert will be sentenced in february after his guilty plea for breaking banking laws. the 73-year-old's plea avoids a trial. hastt could have faced testimony about alleged sexual misconduct with teenage boys while he was an illinois high school wrestling coach in the '70s. under his deal prosecutors will recommend hastert be sentenced to six months at most. he will likely serve his time in a halfway house, not a federal prison. well, it's going to be another wet day in the northeast. the tropical heavy rain will be ending this morning, though,

after dumping about an inch and a half of rain. but pennsylvania's pocono mountains resort area will get almost 4 inches. all right, britain's prince harry got some high-profile help kicking off the countdown to an event that is close to his heart. first lady michelle obama and the vice president's wife, dr. jill biden, joined hararry yesterday to begin promotion for next spring's invictus games. >> they are an olympic-style event for wounded military veteran. the kickoff event includes a wheelclchair bastball game. more than 500 athletes from 15 countries are expected to attend the games, which will be in orlalando. okay, breaki overnight, a shooting inside the mall. the new details just in. plus, runaway blimp, the military aircraft breaking loose traveling across state lines. the damage left behind and what exactly is it. plus, dominating performance. game two of the world series, nothing like t game one marathon.

up. well, shoppers are describing the frightening moments aftethree people were shot at an indianapolis mall. one woman said she heard screaming and then deafening quiet after the gunfire last night. police say the shooter opened fire after an argument with one of the victims. two bystanders were also shot. the suspect is on the loose. the victims are recovering. to south carolina and the deputy fired after a video of him throwing a student went viral says he did nothing wrong. his attorney says ben fields believes his actions were justified and lawful given the circumstances. and while the incident is under federal investigation, the attorney says fields will l be

the federal reservis keeping interest rates low, but that could change in december. the central bank sees improvement in the global economy. a key y short-te interest rate has been near zero since the financial crisis. investors seemed to welcome that news. the dow jones industrial average rose 198 points and the nasdaq was up 65 1/2. s&p gained 24 points. a merger could be in the works for the hotel industry. hyatt is said to be in talks to buy starwood hotel resorts. the combined company would be one of the large lodging chains worldwide. starwood's hotel brands include the st. regis, w, sheraton and westin. okay, so it's not just the cacandy and stumes people spend big bucks on this halloween. the national retail federation says pet owners will shell out about $350 million for those guys, their furry friends. the top five best-selling costumes on ebay foror pets ar superman, lion, panda, batman

and necktie and a bride there. >> surprised no "star wars" themes. >> i believee had one right there, though, that was kind of cute, but not in the top five on surprise. morning, a student playing in an elementary school playground pricked with a meth-laced needle hidden inside a teddy bear. plus, caught on camera, a principal slammed to the ground

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astronaut scott kelly has now been in space longer than any other american ever. just a few hours ago kelly set the record for the longest sile space mission, 216 days andd counting. >> well, he already has the most total t time in space, accumulated over four missions and yterday kelly made his first ever space walk. back here on terra firma drivers can expect wet roads in. of the west, but not california, as well as the northeast. there may be some snow on the roads in t upper midwest but not. flying, airport delays likeiest in new york, boston, chicago, detroit andmiami. there's a lot o of worko be done to recover a valuable mimilitary sveillance blimp that floated away from its base. the rainn overnight at the rural pennsylvania site where it w went down didn't make things easier for workers. >> it broke loose at the military's aberdeen proving

hours later in moreland township, pennsylvania. abc's linsey davis is there. >> reporter: for hours a mystery, just where was the $175 million military blimp? >> it knocked down our power at school and knocked down all of columbia's power. >> 12:20 p.m. it becomes unhinged detaching from its station in aberdeen proving ground in maryland traveling north 16,000 feet in the air floating into pennsylvania. >> it's going to land right in the cornfield. >> reporter: the blimp floating over a high school in bloomsburg, pennsylvania. >> oh, my god, it's going down. >> reporter: dragging a long metal tether, a cable several thousand feet long wiping out power lines along the way. the top secret balloon cost $175 million. the program more than 2 billion. the balloon did equipped with high-tech radar and early warng stem that can search an area the s size of texasas for incoming cruise missiles, un unfriendly aircraft, even tanks on the ground. its filled with helium.

242 feet long, three-quarters of a football field. retired colonel stephen ganyard saying make no mistakake, it wa a lot of taxpayer money floating for. of the afternoon. >> this protects the region b is a sophisticated military technology. very classified. it's the best capability in the world. >> reporter: shortly before touching down the tail fell off a quarter mile away from the massive balloon's final resting place in moreland township, pennsylvania, just after 4 p.m. a 1 into-plus mile journey sending f-16s in the air and officials on the ground scrambling. linsey davis, abc news, columbia county, pennsylvania. in california a wild fight in a school cafeteria led to the arrest of three students. the scene at aacramento high school was recorded and posted online. the principal body slammed while trying to break up a fight. three school administrators including that principal had minor injuries. two 15-year-olds and a 13-year-old face serious charges.

scene this one at a nevada elementary school playground. a first grader rushed to the hospital after sticking himself with a hypodermic needle stuff inside a teddy bear. police say they found at least five needles inside the toy. one of the needles testing positive for meth and say the teddy bear was left by people partying from the night before. >> wow. a young boy in hawaii was taken to the hospital in serious condition after bng attacked by a shark. others who were on the beach came to his aid before paramedics arrived there. the child no older than 11 had been body boarding whenn hwas bitten on the right leg. it's the seventh srk attack in hawaii so far this year. it's the third on the island of oahu just this month. turningng to sports, eighth week of the nfl kicks off tonight with the patriots hosting the dolphins. >> as for last night's world series action we get the highlights from the fellas at espn. >> good morning. welcome to our "sportscenter" set in los angeles. i'm stan verrett. this is neil everett. we got game two of the world

series and more nba action so baseball is first. >> i'm not the only one with great hair. cueto and degrom had great hair too. tied at one. two on eric hosmer. ththe degrominator taken to the cleaners in the fifth. gave u up four in the fifth. he had given up four i 20 innings over his first three stseason game, that was all cueto needed. i mean this is why they got him from cincinnati. loves pitching at home. he says, hey, it's no different, but his last srt at toronto he wasn't very good. he h goes -- he goes the full nine, stan. >> yeah. >> royals up 2-0. spurs andnd thunderrom oklahoma city. kevin durantete is bac played just 27 games last year due to that foot injury. had 22 point, shot 6 for 19 but russell westbrook was fantastic in this game. knocked that one down from the three-point range. ten assists for him. thder up by five.

kawhi leonard, career high 32 points for leonard. that foul there hit the free throrow and cut it to a two-point lead. the pull-up. way short. dridge, 11 points and 4 for 12 shooting in his spurs debut, oklahoma city wins it 11-1 hief112-106. workplace of f the future, the new desk for the lazy worker. and going viral,l, t dance-off between a teenager and a police officer. across america, people like basketball hall of famer dominique wilkins... ...are taking charge of their type 2 diabetes... ...with non-insulin victoza . for a while, i took a pill to lower my blood sugar. but it didn't get me to my goal. so i asked my doctor about victoza .

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winner after the most contentious republican debate yet. all the candidates took shots at each other and the moderators. wisconsin republica paul ryan set to be elected speaker of the house today. a former vice presidential candidate ryan takeses over from john boehner who is leaving congress. the attorney for the fired depuputy caugh on camera throwing a south carolina student says that deputy was lawful and justified in his actions. administrators say police officers mustbe held to a higher standard. in today's weather, rain in the west except where it' needed the most. and heavy rainfall ends in the northeast with mild temperatures later on today. beautiful beautiful. well, there's no rain on the map for los angeles today. that's not often the case. during california's drought. >> but despite the forecast there is one place in l.a. where it's guanteed to rain and no one is going to get wet. k

bc checked it out. >> reporter: what better treat for drought-stricken southern californians than a dry stroll through a downpour. this art installation aptly named rain room blends science and technology to create an art experience, sensors stopphe rain around you as you slowly walk through. lacma's director addressed the number one question. >> everyone will ask about the rain room and water and i said, how great is it to have a little rain in southern california? this rain room actually uses a tiny amount. >> reporter: some 528allons of water i recycled through the rain room with little evaporation. a family of four uses 400 gallons a day and it's filtered and will be inspected weekly. this is the art work of random international. a london based studio for contemporary art where the exhibit first opened three years ago then went to new york where neither audience may have appreciated 9 rain experience like l.a. might. >> you might have people who want to just see what it looks

like to have something wet coming down. >> yeah, that was weird for u. as well, to imagine that. in london it's a fairly u ubiquitous phenomenon. special to bring it here where it's not. >> just to walk through rain like this and not get wet. >> no, of course, that was the initial -- we thought, like, okay, how would this be? there was nothing where we could go to try this out. >> reporter: the trick to keeping dry is letting technology lead you slowly through your space. picture taking and social posting are greatly encouraged with the #rainroom. aid dryalfred, abc news. >> it opens up on sunday and will be there through march in l.a. so at lea they'll get some rain. >> that's what's making g news in america this morning. stay with us for "good morning america." what a beautiful day in d.c., huh.moring iowa in hd. we are iowa's most accurate weather team. good morning

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