linzie janis has the latest. good morning, linzie. >> reporter: good morning, george. that's right. the authorities revealing the contents of the hand-written letter they say eric frein left in the woods. a journal entry detailing the night he allegedly shot two pennsylvania state troopers. >> got a shot around 11:00 p.m. and took it. he dropped. i was surprised at how quick. i took a followup shot on his head, neck area. he was still and quiet after that. >> reporter: describing his escape. >> i ran back to the jeep. i made maybe half a mile and hit a roadblock. i didn't expect one so soon. it was only 15 to 20 minutes. pulled into a development, missed the trail around a runoff pool and drove straight into it. disaster. made half attempt to stash ak and ran. >> reporter: but not revealing a motive. i will tell you after reading

and tonight, abc's linzie janis items us how police finally got their man. >> reporter: tonight, a 48-day manhunt over at last. accused cop killer eric frein finally taken alive. shown here in the first photos of him in custody. bloody nosed and somehow clean-shaven. >> we have stated early on that we would not rest until this capture was made and i am so pleased to be able to say that tonight, we have made that major step that has to be taken down the path of justice. >> reporter: the desperate search for the fugitive came to an end tonight when frein was discovered hiding near an airport hangar at birchwood-pocono air park. captured would a shot fired. >> they saw an individual that they thought was eric frein and they ordered him to surrender, to get down on his knees and raise his hands, which is what he did. >> reporter: it is a hard-won victory for pennsylvania police. >> you never know where you're going to find someone like this or how. many were thinking they were going to find him deep in the woods. and there he is, right near an airport, clean-shaven. maybe that was the dis

linzie, thank you. >>> now to the other manhunt, and this one global. it is was last night here, we showed you that video. the fbi asking, is this man american? last night, we showed you that video. the fbi asking, is this man american? he's appeared in many isis videos. a huge wave of tips coming in. are they getting any closer? abc's chief investigative correspondent brian ross now. >> reporter: the fbi said today, it has received what it called a substantial number of tips about the identity of the masked isis fighter, believed to be an american or a canadian. >> the flames of war are only beginning to intensify. the fighting has just begun. >> reporter: today, the director of the fbi called the investigation a top priority. >> it's a huge focus of all of us in law enforcement to try to understand who is being recruited, who is flowing, who is looking to flow back. >> reporter: whoever is behind the mask, he's not likely to surrender. the video he starred in documents a series of cold-blooded murders. more than enough evidence to put him in prison fo

>> linzie janis in maine for us. linzie, thank you. >>> and there are also breaking developments this evening in the joan rivers case. the comedy legend who died nearly two months ago now. well, her daughter, melissa, tonight, retaining powerhouse attorneys, that law firm looking into the circumstances of rivers' death, after what the medical examiner recently revealed. abc's ryan smith now. >> reporter: tonight, the family of joan rivers making what would be the first step in a legal process surrounding the 81-year-old comedian's death. the manhattan law firm known for taking on high profile cases and winning big settlements, telling abc news, "in order to fully determine all of the facts and circumstances surrounding the death of joan rivers, we confirm that our firm has been engaged by melissa rivers and her family." according to the new york city medical examiner's record, rivers died of a therapeutic complication. brain damage caused by low blood oxygen. her breathing stopping during a seemingly routine throat p

>> linzie janis on this every step of the way. linzie, thank you. >>> the weather is a real mess on both coasts tonight. in west palm beach, florida, highways under water. cars plowing through the flood waters. and now we have our eye on a nor'easter, taking aim at new england, already wreaking havoc. hail in new jersey right there. and look off the jersey shore. we have video of a water spout tonight. abc's chief meteorologist ginger zee tracking it all and ginger, what are you watching? >> reporter: all right, so, we're on flood watch from new hampshire through maine. most of the rain with this thing is going to park itself just off the northeast and just right back into parts of portland, you see there, manchester, new hampshire, getting some of the heaviest. but hey, new york city, we're about to change. we had a mild day today. tomorrow, gets raw and windier. talk about wind. up to 65-mile-per-hour gusts, five to seven inches in the green, both washington state and oregon on alert. >> all right, meteorologist ginger zee with

>> linzie janis with us again tonight. linzie, thank you. >>> and we move on now to dangerous weather brewing across america tonight. we saw images like this one in texas, all the way to kentucky. large hail bouncing off homes and backyards. and this severe weather tonight, on the move. 16 million americans at risk in the heartland. and this is moving quickly. so, let's get right to chief meteorologist ginger zee, tracking it all. ginger? >> reporter: more than 30 severe weather reports already. so many of them, the large hail. and it's all right along this cold front. so, for the remainder of the evening, going into west virginia, eastern tennessee, parts of northern alabama, we'll be on the lookout for the strong winds, but certainly the large hail, because it has the history of producing it. our next headline comes from the pacific ocean. we've got the rest of simon. it will make landfall in baja by tomorrow night and then it's the moisture that really pumps up, especially between phoenix and tucson. we'll be watching f

abc's linzie janis back on the story for us tonight. >> reporter: tonight, law enforcement revealing new evidence in their hunt for fugitive eric frein. >> we located two pipe bombs, which were fully functional and capable of being deployed. >> reporter: authorities say the bombs were found in a place the survivalist had been using to sleep, and left behind, apparently in a hurry, as he runs from the more than 1,000 officers searching for him. >> there's actually a cord that can be stretched out and then used as a trip wire. >> reporter: officials say they've spotted the alleged cop killer and military re-enactor in the last 24 hours, appearing just out of range and then vanishing. >> i am calling on you, eric, to surrender. you are clearly stressed. you are making significant mistakes. >> reporter: for more than two weeks, this quiet part of northeastern pennsylvania has been under siege. the manhunt, bringing s.w.a.t. teams into backyards. >> everywhere you could see, there was just guys everywhere. it was surreal. it was like a war zone. >> reporter: law enforcement also scouring

go hubting. >> reporter: an hunter s temptig to take justice into their own hands, think again. >> linzie, thank you. >>> that massive cyber attack at the nation's largest bank, jpmorgan chase. private information, e-mails, and phone numbers all stolen. tonight, the fbi is on the case. this security breach is larger than the others. home depot, 56 million customers hacked. target, up to 70 million and tonight, jpmorgan chase, at least 76 million affected. paula, we're learning tonight that this could involve more banks. >> the fbi is involved as part of a broader investigation. >> paula, last night here, we reported that it's your personal information, you're still at risk with this. >> the concern is, they have your personal information but they now know where you bank. suspicious e-mails, suspicious text messages and always check your statements on a daily basis. >> paula, thank you. >>> another headline the new unemployment number, 5.9%, the lowest rate in six years. 248,000 jobs added last month. the dow rose over 200 points. >>> now to a chilling new video this evening and a new deba

abc's linzie janis with the new fear that this suspect might soon start breaking into homes for food and supplies. >> reporter: tonight, the first pictures of the camp site where police said eric frein left behind two pipe bombs found earlier this week. investigators say he likely fled in a hurry, leaving behind 90 rounds of ammunition. clothing and food. >> he's living off of food that he carried with him, and again, i believe that food is running out. i believe that's why he's going to be forced to start looking to cabins and vacant homes in order to survive. >> reporter: and, after the discovery of those explosives, now a ban on hunting. >> there's going to be some upset people, and there will probably be people in the area choose to go hunting no matter what. >> reporter: also tonight, police warning that any hunters tempting to take justice into their own hands, think again. >> linzie, thank you. >>> and now to that massive cyberattack at the nation's largest bank, jpmorgan chase. and this number -- a staggering two-thirds american households now affected. private information, e

>> thank you, linzie. >>> new fallout from that rocket explosion and new questions, that mission for nasa lighting up the sky. stunning spectators. $200 million lost. tonight, the russians have now deliversed supplies to the international space station instead. nasa hiring private contractors. that rocket has soviet engines from the '60s. tonight, questions of a different kind about the future of private space travel. again tonight, abc's david kerley. >> reporter: questions tonight not just about what caused this massive rocket to explode, fall back to earth and burn, but also about this country's move to commercial space travel. the owner of the failed rocket looking for answers in the rubble. and elon musk's spacex are the two companies contracted to carry supplies to the space station. are you guys up to the task? >> no, this isn't necessarily a comment on commercialization. this is a comment on rockets, and launching rockets is a high energy endeavor. >> reporter: a risky endeavor. but despite that, there are other private companies preparing to fly humans, tourists, into space.

and abc's linzie janis with the big question. how is one man, who enjoyed war re-enactments now outsmarting t hundreds of armed searchers on the ground? >> reporter: 39 days. nearly six weeks. this town held hostage. heavily armed troopers in camouflage. residents watching from their windows. and now, answer earl is boying over. >> i want my small town america back. >> reporter: moms like mary greenan at their wits end. her kids kept home today after that new sighting. >> the pocono mountain school district has canceled all classes today due to an emergency situation. >> reporter: these are the woods surrounding the school campus. you can see, it is totally deserted today. school officials deciding it's just not safe enough to hold classes. authorities combing these woods after tracing a call from eric frein's cell phone. searching this abandoned inn, discovering this deserted camp site. recently, a spate of credible sightings. friday, frein spotted at his old high school. monday, near the local post office. this woman, too scare

>> linzie, thank you. >>> now to an abc news investigation. one of the biggest rivalries in college spots, army versus air force. but tonight, another showdown, already quietly under way. a young woman with a startling accusation about sexual assault at the elite academy. abc's brian ross tonight with that young woman coming forward and the frank response from the air force academy. >> reporter: when the air force team takes the field against army at west point this saturday, one of its players will be a cadet accused of sexual assault. and this is his accuser, alexis jones hardy, a former cadet who says the assault changed her life forever. >> honestly, i gave up on life. there were times i didn't want to be alive. >> reporter: she reported the assault, but says she was too scared to name her attacker because, she says, the academy protects football players and punishes the women who come forward. >> i saw the academy as a whole judge them. everyone they'd ever slept with, how many people they'd slept with. >> reporter: for years, air force i

abc's linzie janis has the latest. >> reporter: overnight we had a sighting for which we're assigning a high level of credibility. >> reporter: this morning, police say one of the fbi's most wanted men accused cop killer eric frein has been spotted near his old high school. >> the individual's description was consistent with frein and he was observed carrying a rifle. the individual's face was covered with mud. >> reporter: the witness says she was less than 15 feet from the armed man when he emerged from the woods at about 9:00 p.m. friday night just outside of pocono mountain east high school. >> we know that frein is familiar with this area. >> reporter: his school which frein once attended is right across the street from a pennsylvania state police barracks just like the one he allegedly ambushed 37 days ago. killing state trooper brian dixon and wounding another officer who was released from the hospital on thursday. officials say it's been several days since the manhunt turned up any more handwritten notes, handmade bombs or other signs of frein. now that search which has cost a

for "good morning america," linzie janis, abc news, new york. >> we have enough problems in the parks. don't need someone to paint. >> what would motivate someone to do that? >> in a naturally beautiful place. >> and crater lake is beautiful. >>> incredible video. >> can't wait to see it. this is scary stuff. look at this intense flood, flash flooding. and believe it or not, this is leftovers from hurricane gonz o gonzalo. got caught up in the flow there. it's a slow mover. a couple dozen cars swept away. no serious injuries that we know. and back to the pacific ocean, hurricane ana, just south of hawaii. and caught up in the active weather pattern across the northwest. and we have wind advisories and warnings into utah. and rainfall from san francisco all the way up to seattle today. strong winds obviously with that. also, convective activity, thunder and lightning, and a brief tornado in southwest washington. and rain especially across the coastline. and east of the colorado rockies, splendid day, above average across the s >> and good morning washington forecast get ready for a wee

linzie janis, abc news, new york. >> so i'm not crazy.florida and have always had a fear of sharks. part of that is because of "jaws" but there's some truth to that. >> i'm sorry. i stopped listening after you said you're not crazy. got stuck on that part. ♪ why you gotta be so rude >> oh, you feel like singing this morning. she had a good weekend. >>> but your singing might be just as good as mariah carey's these days, according to some. we've got "the skinny" coming back. fans in tokyo are telling her she needs to hang it up. >> and bruce jenner's new transformational hairdo. you have to see it to believe it. that's all coming up in "the skinny." >> announcer: "world news now" continues after this from our abc stations. ♪ skinny so skinny ♪ >>> okay. here it is. time for "the skinny." topping this morning's headlines, mariah carey getting -- in japan. >> the 44-year-old hitmaker kicked off her world tour in tokyo struggling with everything from her microphone to those high notes that once made her famous. let's listen to this. ♪ >> excu

finally get the upper hand. >> the worse the weather is for him, the better it is for us. >> reporter: linzie janis, abc news, new york. >>> can you believe it's been -- they estimate about $7 million for -- paying for it. so many people. atf, fbi, state troopers in both new jersey, new york and pennsylvania. a lot of work being put in to capture this man. >> he clearly has skills, frankly, in doing this. he is evading a lot of people right now. and i remember covering this when it first happened. it seems so long ago. he's been on the run on his own all this time. how much longer can he go? >> the schools in the area will be monitored closely. they'll be open today. >>> we'll turn back to some weather. this huge storm that's going to hit the island of bermuda. they are finally cleaning up now. they took that direct hit from gonzalo. the storm battered the island for hours. it downed trees and power lines and ground something boats. even caused flooding. damaged the main hospital there. only minor injuries to report. no deaths reported at all. so that's some good news. >>> also hurricane ana

linzie janis is in pennsylvania this morning. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, dan. as police find and take food, clothing and ammunition from eric frein, they believe the fugitive will need to steal supplies to survive. a movie they hope will give them the upper hand. this morning, a look at the campsite where police say they found two pipe bombs and other supplies left by eric frein earlier this week. authorities say frein, a self-taught survivalist is living on cans of tuna and ramen noodles and likely running low on supplies. >> we push frein and take his supplies, he will be forced to look for food and shelter in other locations. >> reporter: also this morning, he fled into the woods another time. back in 2006 after he was charged with stealing from a fellow war re-enactor. >> it's hard to call a reenactment, a bunch of guys went off and -- >> reporter: that time eventually turning himself in. but for now authorities on high alert. prompting a hunting ban on all public and private land in and around the search area. adam took us deep into the woods of pennsylvan

linzie janis has more. good morning. >> good morning.ing 911 dispatchers he thought he heard someone on the inside of the house trying to get out. the question so many asking this morning, who set that fire and why. >> i believe my neighbor's house may be the beginnings of a fire. >> reporter: the chilling 911 call made by a neighbor as flames engulfed the home of john and joyce sheridan. with the prominent new jersey couple still inside. >> i just heard something though, like somebody tapped on the window. >> reporter: telling the dispatcher twice he could hear someone trapped. >> yeah. somebody's trying to get out. they're banging on the door. >> reporter: investigators telling abc news they believe those sounds were caused by the fire. but they say one thing is certain, the deadly blaze was set intentionally. >> command to division two, we found a second victim. we need a second recovery. >> reporter: the sheridans were both found unconscious by firefighters in the second floor master bedroom. joyce sheridan, a beloved school teacher

linzie davis with where he went in new york and how he felt in the first 72 hours. >> reporter: tonight, authorities carting away his possessions. officials tracing everyone he came into contact with since the moment he felt fatigued on wednesday. we went to this restaurant. and a walk through this park. stopped for coffee, and went home. on wednesday, an outing with friends. in this station, he boarded the "l" train, bound for brooklyn. destination, a bowling alley called the gutter. >> we came to see if there was any reason to be concerned. there aren't any. >> reporter: he and his friends called it a night early. then took a car service back to his manhattan apartment. then, next morning, he rushed to the hospital with a 103-degree fever. new york's mayor urging the city not to worry. >> there's no reason to change routines in any way. >> reporter: and the prove it, he's riding the subway today. and they're being handed this, the symptoms of ebola. meanwhile, here at bellevue, he's in stable condition. >> and i want to get right to dr. richard besser. in the meantime, a lot of people

here now abc's linzie janis. >> reporter: police scouring the area where eric frein was spotted. >> the individual's description was consistent with mr. frein. the individual's face was covered with mud. >> you could tell it was a gun. a rifle with a scope attached to it. >> reporter: a woman out for a walk friday night coming within 15 feet of the armed man as he emerged from the woods near frein's old high school and near a summer camp where he used to work. >> he was standing over by an abandoned truck. he turned towards me and that's where you could see the mud on his face. you could tell what height he was based off of the truck he was standing next to. >> reporter: the 31-year-old war re-enactor is accused of ambushing a state trooper barracks, killing one officer and wounding another. just to give you an idea what these searchers are up against, that officer is roughly 75 yards away from me. i can hardly see him. and getting to him quickly through these trees would be even harder. officials now hoping with temperatures dropping below freezing and more leaves falling they'll final

linzie janis, abc news, ft. maine. >>> president obama expressed support for health care workers fighting ebola calling them american heroes. he was joined at the white house by ebola survivor dr. kent brantly who said more medical workers are desperately needed to stop the virus. meanwhile, the pentagon announced that u.s. troops returning from ebola response missions in west africa will be isolated for 21 days. >>> here it comes. now to presidential politics. a possible contender in the 2016 race sounding off again. new jersey governor chris christie has harsh words for a man unhappy about the relief efforts two years after superstorm sandy. here's abc's jonathan karl. >> reporter: it was supposed to be a mission accomplished moment. chris christie touting the rebuilding of the jersey shore on the second anniversary of superstorm sandy. but then a protester accuses christie of not doing enough to help storm victims who are still suffering. >> i got the picture. i read it. okay? well, yeah, you do yours, too, b

linzie janis, abc news, ft.japanese air bag manufacturer. they want documents regarding the documentation of the bags. it also wants the takata to answer questions under oath. repairs have lagged because of a shortage of replacement parts. >>> another federal agency is going after gerber. the baby food company? why? the ftc says they shouldn't be claiming the good start gentle formula can reduce or prevent allergies in children. the federal trade commission says at best good start gentle formula helps with a skin rash, not all allergies and the company is misleading consumers. >>> your halloween weather. a cold blast pushes through the northern plains. up to four inches of snow for northern michigan. rain turns to snow through the ohio valley and rain showers through the carolinas. rain and mountain snow for the northwest and much-needed rain as far south as san diego. >> you have 40s in the upper midwest. 50s and 60s almost everywhere else. hot spot, miami and phoenix. phoenix 93. when you can combine halloween

linzie janis has the story. >> reporter: both attacked by sharks within minutes of each other. boy surfing off the shore of new smyrna beach in volusia county. this photograph tweeted from his hospital bed. then just 30 minutes later, about a mile south, another surfer bitten. the 29-year-old seen here showing off his stitches thinks it was a black tipped shark. around four feet long. latest numbers show florida was the shark attack capital of the world last year with a total of 23 incidents. volusia county was the leader with eight. half of those at new smyrna beach. experts say anyone who has swam at the beach has been within ten feet of a shark. it comes after friday night's close call between a group of kayakers and a great white off the coast of california. >> a hole from a great white shark. >> reporter: the boaters were rescued by two fishermen. but encounters with the giant sharks are becoming more common. a recent support says the great white population has increased by an estimated 42% since 1997. one of the reasons? a federal ban on hunting them. but more lucky survi

linzie janis has the latest on the search. >> reporter: abc news has learned police searching for ericnd a handwritten letter by the alleged cop killer did tailing how he shot two state troopers and how he escaped. authorities say it isn't clear if the letter was left on purpose and it offers no motive. frein's family declining to speak with us. this as police patrol the area near the family's home. where less than 24 hours ago, a state trooper thought he spotted the survivalist and war re-enactor seen in this documentary. >> it's not vietnam. we're in the middle of pennsylvania in a revolutionary war fort. >> reporter: hundreds of officers racing to the location of the possible sighting sunday evening. >> one of the advantages of fall n winter is the leaves go away so mr. frein doesn't have a canopy anymore to cover him. >> reporter: investigators say frein will likely break into one of the hundreds of vacant properties in search of food and shelter. john hornby is surrounded by vacation homes. >> walk around the back. walk around the buildings. check all the glass. >> this area is al

abc's linzie janis with the details. >> reporter: the new images of fugitive eric frein from the fbi.t he might look like with a beard and a mohawk. after he allegedly ambushed two state troopers, killing one of them. also we're learning just what was in that journal entry. handwritten by the fugitive and found by officers in the woods. >> got a shot around 11:00 p.m. and took it. he dropped. i was surprised at how quick. i took a follow-up shot on his head, neck area. he was still and quiet after that. >> reporter: he describes the killings in great detail. >> another cop approached the one i just shot. as he went to kneel, i took a shot at him and jumped in the door. his legs were visible and still. >> reporter: police say the notes found at the same campsite where authorities discovered two pipe bombs more than a week ago did not indicate frein knew the officers he shot. >> i will tell you after reading this cold-blooded and absolutely chilling account, i can only describe eric frein's actions as pure evil. >> thanks to abc's linzie janis reporting there. police say their most rece

linzie davis has the story. >> reporter: today, an investigation by the new york state health department found glaring deficiencies at the manhattan clinic where joan rivers underwent the procedures that led to her death. yesterday's medical examiner's report found the cause of death was brain damage caused by a lack of oxygen and cardiac arrest. but the fact that she was under sedation with propofol caught the public's attention. the same powerful anesthetic implicated in michael jackson's death. ♪ >> people stop breathing all the time when you give a significant dose of propofol. but as an anesthesiologist, i'm prepared for that. it's not dangerous. it's an expected course of events. but for someone who is not an expert in managing that drug and managing the airway, it could be a disaster. >> reporter: 90% of procedures that require anesthesia use propofol today. it's not known if propofol was the only drug administered to rivers. the report doesn't mention what role the drug had, if any, in her death. today, the center released a statement that it is working to ensure compliance with

linzie janis, abc news, new york. >> good to know. swim and head right back to work. and jump right in. >> through the paces. >>> to the heat index. and a storying big overnight, the fitness age and what it can do for your future health. this can be lower or high than your actual age. depends on your cardiovascular endurance. you can boost it by exercising. a 50-year-old man can be between 30 and 75. and testing involves checking your heart rate, waist circ circumferen circumference, on a treadmill. i took it yesterday. >> how would are you? >> not as young as you, in my low 30s. >> in your 30s. >> it's all about the exercise. >> have you always been this consistent about your exercise? you have been since being here. >> a long time. >> good for you. >> and the cardiovascular, is that really the most important part of it? >> it seems like it, that and waist size. >> what's your workout routine? >> a lot of different things. >> it's coming up in one word -- jazzercise. >> oh, lara spencer. i'm sorry, george. >>> also this morning, you ever -- i hadn't heard of this, cu