good morning, janai.t was a sour saturday for top five teams and no one suffered a more horrific fate than alabama. just a week ago, the crimson tide taking down georgia in what seemed like the game of the year. what followed next surprised everyone. the commodores started strong, scoring the first 13 points of the game. at one point, leading by 16, until alabama's miller scored this touchdown run before halftime. in the third, alabama cutting vanderbilt's lead to two with this amazing ryan miller catch and run, but it wasn't enough. vanderbilt pulling off one of the biggest upsets in s.e.c. history, beating alabama 40-35. fans rushing the field, taking a piece of history with them, tearing down the goal post and walking it through the streets of nashville. now some other big upsets, number four tennessee laying an egg against arkansas, losing a low-scoring game, 14-19. number ten michigan falling short to an unranked washington, and number 11 usc tripping up at unranked minnesota. now listen. there will

janai? >> janai: they are pulling out all the stops with a week and a half left.you so much. >>> now to the report that chinese hackers targeted the cell phones of officials for both campaigns. abc's christiane cordero is in washington with what we know. christiane, good morning. this is a really stunning report. >> reporter: yeah, it sure is, janai. and good morning to you. so, the understanding, according to sources familiar with the investigation is that this was a wide-ranging effort from chinese hackers to target officials from both parties. cell phones used by former president trump and running mate senator j.d. vance were targeted as well as phones associated with the harris/walz campaign. it's unclear who is all included in the list of potential targets, when the hackers tried getting into these devices, and what, if anything, they actually got access to. a source tells abc news this investigation has been going on for some time, and law enforcement recently began notifying those who were affected. u.s. officials have been warning for weeks that china, rus

janai?nd we appreciate you so much for being there, gio. so we will check back in with you in just a little bit. >>> but still reeling from helene's aftermath, a new tropical threat is developing in the gulf. leslie lopez from our station, kabc in los angeles, in for somara this morning and joins us with the details. good morning to you, leslie. >> leslie: good morning. good morning. yes, i just want to put at least people's mind at ease. if you're in the carolinas, we're talking about a new tropical storm that's developing in the gulf of mexico that's developing right now. this will not impact your area. what's happening at this point, we are looking at an 80% chance for development of a new storm system, a named storm system. this is going to be moving out towards the florida peninsula. now, with that we have some news for that area. there's already two to five inches of rain barreling because of a storm system happening over the weekend. now, the next system that moves on through is going

janai norman has details. >> janai: this was a big talker yesterday.ead. we've got questions for you after this. jets fans had high hopes with aaron rodgers' return after injury. sunday's loss in london led to the surprising and unprecedented move to fire the team's head coach and try to salvage what's left of the season. this morning robert falla is out as new york jets head coach five weeks into a rocky 2-3 season. >> an eventful morning in jets land. >> absolutely stunned. didn't see it coming. >> he becomes the first head coach to be let go during the season. >> janai: team owner woody johnson making the unprecedented move to fire him midseason. >> at the end of the day, this was my decision and my decision alone. >> janai: the relationship between the jets star quarterback and fala has been under scrutiny since the third week of the season when rodgers appeared to reject a hug. johnson saying rodgers had no say in the decision, but experts beg to differ. >> there's very little chance that this move is made without some type of, at least knowledge,

i'm janai norman, abc news, new york. >> new at six a new mode of transportation.ect san francisco leaders are considering to get people up and down some of the steepest hills in robotaxis. >> we trust the new study. that's some good news for operators to shake up city hall? in nearly ten years as supervisor, mark grew the bureaucracy by authorizing or creating a commission almost every year. he rubber stamped hundreds of millions to homeless nonprofits with zero accountability and orchestrated a pay-to-play scheme that sold out taxpayers to the highest bidder. mark farrell has all the wrong experience for the change we need. now at six. intensifying preparations for florida residents bracing for hurricane milton, expected to make landfall tonight. the main concerns as people race to evacuate. >> potential school closures. san francisco unified identifying the sites that could close or merge the teachers planning to protest today and what will come in the next few days. >> and we are taking a live look

here's abc's janai norman. >> the savior's a bone chilling rescue. >> more than 20,000ft up in the himalayasinitely got worse and worse each day. >> american michelle verak and her british climbing partner, faye manners, were trying to climb the mountain in northern india. how's it going? but on wednesday of last week, a rock fall causing the mountaineers to lose one of their most important bags, which contained most of their climbing equipment, communication devices, clothing, tent and even their stove. >> we heavily rely on the equipment that we have. it's essentially like our route to survival. i sent a quick message off to our tour operator, and then i also use this sos function. and within like five minutes, my phone died. >> they hunkered down for a day, then slowly tried to descend the mountain. >> we weren't drinking enough. we weren't eating. our bodies were becoming weaker. we'd spend the evenings being really cold. >> indian air force helicopters unable to spot them. but on saturday, a french mountaineering team also attempting the climb found the stranded duo helping them down th

i'm janai attention. robert robertson was supposed to appear ag wanted robertson to appear via video. his attorney said he should appear in person, citing robertson's autism and communication challenges. ag wouldn't budge, so robertson dif his supporters appeared, including author john grisham people in texas, absent d are going down a really dangerous road from pneumonia complications. his execution wae rescheduled. >> an american civil liberties attorney will become the first openly transgender person to co. chase strangio will challenge tennessee's ban on gender affirming care for minors in december. he will speak as part of the biden administration's appeal.. >> famed san francisco artist ruth asawa was posthumously awardedon square, and aroundg. >> in paintings and films and songs and scenes, poetry and lo. >> the arts and availability of the arts in the united states. >> new at six. fight for higher y d flying free. >> an update on cal's youngest falcon after he had a broken

. ♪ >> reporter: but american hannah janai jones has a bigger goal than appearing on stage. >> i wantnd people of color that experience of seeing someone who looks like them. ♪ >> reporter: jones, who grew up in texas, was among 14 singers from a dozen countries selected to come to rome free of charge for a program aimed at broadening opera's appeal and base. do you think opera's inaccessible? >> i always thought about it subconsciously as an art form that was for, you know, rich people. and to be honest, i thought it was only, you know, a while thing. >> reporter: that's what opera for peace is trying to change. >> my father was from india. i am not from what is considered to be a historical operatic superpower. >> reporter: instructor kamal khan is among the co-founders. >> the future of opera is global if it's going to have one. and then it's really up to us to provide both access, standards, connections, supportive ear. >> we saw that a lot of young people, young talents needed help. and we wanted to give it to them. >> for you it meant leaving a job at the opera in paris. >> exac

janai norman is here with more. >> this is one of those awful stories. brad simpson is already behind bars held on a $2 million bond. now, alleged altercation. his lawyer calls the charges ludicrous. searching for the missing 51 and however >> reporter: officials releasini physical altercation near their me simpson driving off in his truck returning an hour or two later. >> i don't understand why it reportedly last seen. >> she called me up and said in disappearance but is facing charges that include family violence and unlawful st police say he's been uncooperative with the intends guilty, and that the case against simpson is, quote, theater to incapacitate him to mpack in court november 13th.disturbing than t. now the miami dolpvinsor oquend. >> reporter: good morning, george. tua said he never considered oo being side lined for weeks clearing him to return to practice wednesday, aiming to suit up against the arizona cardinals sunday. >> the medical experts have deemed it safe for him to return.s. >> reporter: despite growing calls fom it til the dealt

however we also, on the janay reece six committee had multiple phone numbers linked to donald trump andalking about evidence that is -- listening to tom patton beforehand, he sort of hyperbolic lee saying things because he has no idea what happened january 6 or if he does, he's lying. talking about the phone data itself alex, it is interesting that they're going to have the data, i don't know if you remember the phone lock for seven hours where there were no phone calls in or out of the white house, we know that there were dozens of them and we know that people did them and the white house extensions. we can get exactly who is on the other end of the white house it engines but my guess is that jack might have them and that is why you see so much beer on the campaign right now. >> i would like you to listen to an interesting exchange between my colleague and two people you are familiar with, former trump official gordon and former white house press secretary sarah matthews. both of who testified against trump and both said no more trump shortly after the capitol attack. eras that. >> why

all right, janai norman joins us now from new york to tell us what's coming up at 7:00 on good morningmerica. >> good saturday morning to you. coming up here on gma, we're following breaking news overnight. israel launching retaliatory strikes against iran. hitting military targets deep inside the country in what's being called a measured response. we've got the latest from the region and the response from u.s. officials coming up. also coming up on gma, beyonce joins vice president kamala harris on the campaign trail. and donald trump has a three hour sit down with joe rogan as both candidates pull out all the stops. with just ten days to go until election day. plus, former gma anchor, our good friend dan harris talks tips on how to manage your election anxiety and baseball mania. the dodgers make world series history, beating the yankees in new york, an extra innings with a walk off grand slam. the stuff of kids dreams. the major moments from game one, and a look ahead to the rest of the series. i am dodging the eyes of yankee fans in the studio. sorry, guys. it's all coming up right

. >> reporter: for good morning america, janai norman abc new york >> we live in times -- everywhereell. our interim mayor who got things done. who showed we can clear tent encampments, fight crime, and address the drug crisis. who will make the tough choices for our city's future. "i'm mark farrell. i'm running for mayor because san francisco deserves better." "i'm ready to deliver that change on day one." mark farrell. a proven leader with the experience we need. >> michael: we're back now with an incredible journey made by a man and his dog. tom turcich and his australian shepherd savannah circled the globe on foot and paw and he wrote a book called "the world walk," and he spoke with ike ejiochi about his adventure. >> good morning. >> reporter: good morning tom turcich became the tenth person to walk around the world and his book took you on a roller coaster of thrilling and dangerous moments showing the unbreakable bond between a man and his dog. >> good morning guys, it's day 1218. >> reporter: a massive life-changing expedition, tom turcich walking the world. a journey taking

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