making news in america this morning -- fall freeze. a taste of winter in mid october. up to nine inches of snow in some areas. and the coldest temperatures in months. we're tracking it all. a new battle brewing in the race for the white house. donald trump versus jeb bush. at odds over september 11th. and who is to blame for those attacks? the back and forth playing out in a series of interviews and campaign videos. survival story. two people walking away from 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 exclusive interview. and "star wars, the force awakens" where you'll see the

first full trailer today and when you can buy tickets. good monday morning, everyone. for millions of people in october morning, it sure feels like december has already arrived. >> yes, as frost and freeze advisories stretch to the deep south. upstate new york is is covered in snow. >> the fans at week end football games shivered in the stands. in buffalo for the bills-ben gals game, they bundled up. how long will it last? here's abc's stephanie ramos. >> reporter: it's beginning to look a lot like wichbter. 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 may be october. but the coldest air mass of the season has gotten to the east.

awe cross 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 complaicomplaining. >> i have not seen snow this early in a long time. >> reporter: in upper michigan, grand rapids, just plain cold. temps in the mid 30s didn't stop the runners sf. >> this is great weather to run in. >> reporter: forecasters say bespite the chilly temps and snow already falling in parts of the country, a first frost like this is not unusual. these cold temps will lirng today. lit warm up later this week. get ready to ditch the cold weather gear. stephanie ramos, abc news, washington. >> ditch them? i never broke them out.

>> it's freezing in here in the studio. >> we didn't expect it to be this cold this early. there's also extreme waefrt in the southwest. phoenix pummeled by large, damaging hail. >> 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 covered the 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 heating you will with a bitter war of words between two candidates. >> donald trump and jeb bush sounding off about 9/11. it's "your voice, your vote." more from devin dwyer. >> reporter: it's a feud few republicans thought it would be. >> jeb said, we were safe with my brother. we were safe. well, the the world trade sipter

just fell down. >> reporter: jeb bush fired back in a new campaign video and on tv. >> it looks like he's an actor playing the role of a candidate for president, not boning up on the issues. >> reporter: last week, trump suggested that george w bush might be to blame for the takes. >> say what you want. the world trade center came down while he was in office. >> hold on, you can't blame him. >> mr. trump talks about things as though he's still on "the apprentice." >> reporter: on the democratic side, all eyes remain on vice president joe biden. >> it may be the graets honor i have ever received in my public life. >> reporter: 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 the one that is clicking inside of him. he has to make this decision. >> reporter: a decision that could come in the next few days. devin guyer, abc news, washington. turning our focus overseas. another week end of bloodshed. tensions continue to escalate. a palestinian attacker opened fire at a bus stop, killing an israeli soldier and wounding ten other people before being shot and killed. and israel put up a 15-foot-high wall separating jewish and arab nations. secretary of state john kerry is meeting with leaders from both sides later this week. and in syria, a top al qaeda commander was killed in a drone strike. he was the head of a cell that plotted attacks in the u.s. and europe. he was also involved in the group's finances. the landmark and controversial nuclear deal with

iran is in effect. it could be months before the sanctions are lifted. iran has to prove to international inspectors that it's serious about cutting back on the nuclear program. minnesota town is mourning a sheriff's deputy killed with his own gun when a hospitalized tad the patient. he later died. police say the suspect 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 hospital this morning. he's been there since being found unconscious last tuesday at a brothel. a family member told us last night he was doing very well. on friday, reportedly speaking with family and gave a thumbs up. the results of toxicology tests

are still pending. president obama planning an historic trip next year. he'll visit laos. 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 policies to countries in asia. a big change coming to the use of personal drones. and a wear alert stopping a kidnapping. an offseason gig for alex rodriguez. his first day on the job and it doesn't go as planned. we'll talk about it.

today, the government is announcing a plan to have people register their drones. a task force will be implemented to run the registry program. an estimated 500,000 drones are already in the air. the skies about to get buzzier. the massive air bag recall is still growing. general motors is recalling about 400 in vehicles. it's a small number. the first to include 2015 gm models. certain buicks, cad lax, chevy malibus have air backs that could explode when deployed. this after the 23 million vehicles already recalled. amazon is suing more than 1,000 people for posting fake

reviews on its website. the company is targeting people who sell reviews on the website fiber.com. amazon pseudoover websites in april for the same thing. most of them are shut down. it was a weekend for "goose bumps" at the box office. the family friendly flick beat all the competition taking in $23.5 million. that was just $2 million ahead of "the martian." "bridge of spies" in third. when we come back, hidden remains. a 400-year-old church suddenly reemerging. and hope fading for cubs fans. another dominating performance by the mets. playoff highlights from espn. >> there's always hope.

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miami. a killer remains on the loose this morning after a deadly shooting in ft. myers, florida, a tt a zombie themed celebration. >> 20,000 people had gathered for the event. no word on a possible motive. a texas teenage sir the sixth high school football play or the 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 then collapse tonight sidelines. he 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 friday 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 langilan landing in their small plane.

they were able to deploy a huge parachute it covers the whole aircraft. >> i was trying to control it. next moment, i saw the line. i realized, i wept up to grab the handle for the parachute, but, my wife had already pulled it. parachute definitely saved our lives. >> wow. the parachute caught on power lines and preventing the the airplane from 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 in exclusive sbrir on "good morning america" today. in california, a little girl is safe and back with her family thanks to an observant school employ year. 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. she plokd the man in with her car. got the girl out, and called police. >> it was kind of like a

superwoman power thing. it was like, wow, i can't believe i did that. >> i'll buy that superer woman power thing. 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, as a mexican rez viewer. a 16th century church submerged for years has reappear papd lack of rain has drawn the water level down more than 80 feet. it's believed the the church was abandoned when a devastating plague swept through. the last time the water was so low, people could 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 in new york last night, game two of the national league championship series. jimmy kimmel threw the ceremonial first pitch.

we get details on the game and some football from our guys at espn. john buccigross. john anderson. a new week is upon us. chilly over the weekend. the sports continued. >> we have game two of the nlcs. >> played outdoors? >> or patriots-colts. what do you think? football? you like the football? >> let's find out together. >> there's the greatest living american, tom brady. the indy folkses were creative. oh, tommy hit rob gronkowski. his 60th. 60 time he's got on the spike like that. pats up 27-21. would not trail again. legarrette blount. he's caught two passes this season. that one for a touchdown. the patriots won, 34-27. >> the first of his career. i'll shut up and do my own

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>> good morning, everyone, 4:27 a.m., it's cold out there, bundle up. freeze warnings are in effect. investigators are trying to figure out what caused a fire that destroyed the clubhouse of a historic country club over the weekend. boa on the bus, "action news" speaks to the snake owner whose 4-foot boa escaped on a bus. he may be kissing that snake, but wait until you hear what all the passengers did when they saw it. his

heroic intervention against a knife-wielding assailant. >> he says some military training from a decade ago helped him. >> 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 stormed into a room and said, i'm going the kill some people. 75-year-old james vernon was teaching a chess class. >> i thought first this is a really bad halloween prank. then i realized this was the real thing. >> reporter: he put himself between the would-be attacker and the 16 kids. >> i gave them the cue, they got the cue and got up and ran out. they were gone. >> reporter: the children ages 7 to 13, all escaped unharmed. mom sandy rossi got out, too.

>> kids were afraid. i was afraid. >> reporter: voernen was all alone. the attacker turned on him. >> he went overhand. i blocked with the left hand. >> reporter: brown is now charged with attempted murder. he was already facing 2count of child pornography. >> i thought maybe i could persuade him to just give up the whole idea and -- that wasn't to be. >> reporter: vernon's happened was slashed in the attack. he's expected to make a full recovery. at church -- >> take a moment, please. >> reporter: the congress regrags greeted him as a hero. david wright, abc news, new york. >> a hero as he should be greeted. >> way to go vernon. his 76th birthday next week. >> stay with us for "good morning america." have a fantastic start of the week, everyone. >> here's what's happening on

this monday october 19. >> much-needed help is on the the way for a homeless family their toddler was found wandsers love park over the weekend. >> jury driver's license numbers resume for the case of a contract he were on trial for the -- contractor on trial for the deadly center city collapse. >> good morning, everybody on this monday, boy is it cold out there. >> we have freeze warning that came in over the