our promise to seniors on medicare, as well as make sure we support our military and support the niagara falls -- also have to make sure we balanced the budget the right way. i've been so blessed to live the american dream. just like my mom and dad by starlight together in a trailer in the shadows of the steel plant. i promise to continue to be strong independent voice and a fighter to make sure everyone in this great country has the same shot i take it that's my commitment to you. collins: well, good evening. i'm chris collins. i'm running for congress to do my part to help restore the promise of the american dream for our children and our grandchildren. our country is at a tipping point. my granddaughter turned one just last saturday. she has $52,000 of debt. federal debt at her feet. my two kids in college are worried they're not going to have a job when they graduate. that's unacceptable. my 85 year-old mom is worried she's going to lose her medicare advantage. i know better and i think you know better, we have to grow our way to prosperity. we need more jobs in america with a strong

reserve station is the largest employer in niagara county. there is the possibility of an automatic cuts in defense spending if the budget dealing congress is not reached by january. could this threaten the future of the base? is it realistic to continue the current operations at the base? >> absolutely. that is why i had the opportunity to work with republicans and democrats and have an amendment passed by the entire house of representatives that protect the air base. we brought secretary pen added here, he said he was committed to that base. -- pat that here, he said he was committed to that base. we have so many more things we can do here. a $6 milliono have simulator. there are exciting things happening with our existing mission. that is not good enough. we have defined a new mission to make sure we become part of a better military of the future. sequestration is not going to happen. that was brinkmanship at its worst. i supported -- we will get back together, and clearer heads will prevail and we will get the job done. >> is sequestratio

not all here, niagara's ceramics. meet supply, front years of like an electric motor supply company, clinical partners, gs-5, starboard side, int solar, and automation of all companies destined to fall that are alive today because i took the risk i do not ignore saving 600 jobs for families in western new york. ms. hochul, you've never created a job. you've never signed a paycheck. able to sign the back. two paychecks is what you took when you're in the hamburg town council. you underestimate $350,000 working for the federal government. i tell you, i'm proud of my private sector job creation, including niagara ceramics, no jobs without me. 245 jobs saved. that was eight and a half you to go, ladies and gentlemen. eight and half years ago. trying to for someone who really can't stand government, chris, your skate goat is so apparent. in contrast, nothing guarantees. $20 million of public sector dollars. you've given your definition to the phrase public sector millionaire, chris but even with the buffalo china thing you

wallenda's last tight rope act across niagara falls.s required to wear a safety harness because it was being shown on broadcast television. this time wallenda signed with a cable network, and he won't have to wear a safety harness. you kind of watch but i'm afraid. >> i'd use the harness and the net. >> all these daredevils out there pushing the envelope. >> the time is 4:56. high drama on the high seas. coming up at 5:15. the accident that sent an america's cup racing team flying into the water. >>> shoppers will splurge on themselves this holiday season. the average holiday shopper is planning to spend about $750 this season on gift, decorations, and greeting cards. that is up about $10 from what the average shopper spent last ho year. and 6 out of 10 shoppers planned to spend $140 on gifts for themselves this season. >>> if you want to make sure your smart phone stays intact, you might want to keep it out of your kitchen. a survey found that 51% of iphone accidents happen at home. the most dangerous room is the kitchen, closely follo

if you're into that kind of thing, this morning we're getting a good laugh at one haunted house in niagara falls, canada. these are photos from the nightmares fears factory. forget the scary and ghoulish things they have in there, the real draw comes from photos of the frightened patrons. these are some of the top ten reaction photos on the fear factory's website this week. >> put her in front of you to guard you. >> i hope there's a disclaimer saying that your reactions are going to be photographed and spread to everybody in the world. >> that is excellent. >> that's terrible. >> that is the best part of going through a haunted house. >> i have no desire, zero desire to go to haunted houses. i don't understand what's fun about being scared? >> just the adrenaline. i don't know. if you check out our other channel, nbc washington

the tightrope walker perched other niagara falls was as compelling in 2012 as 1876 or a man-made wonder or a pair of buildings. philippe petit, the "man on a wire," whose flight of fancy is all the more poignant because that wonder is gone. like petit, felix baumgartner spent years planning the jump just as others are planning what may be the next great frontier, a journey to the center of the earth, just vern for real to study the origins of life. less than a century ago pilots were daredevils. charles lindbergh and amelia earhart pushing boundaries that now we take for granted. without neal armstrong, there'd be no felix baumgartner. >> that's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind. >> reporter: of course, baumgartner's leap didn't defy gravity. he submitted to gravity, all the way down. david wright, abc news, los angeles. >> and thank you so much for watching. we are always here at abcnews.com and "nightline," of course, will be here later. we'll see you right back here again tomorrow night and until then, have a good night.

. >>> visitors to niagara falls, take a look, they are seeing pink this weekend. the falls are bathed in pink light in recognition of breast cancer awareness month. visitors aboard tour boats can sport pink ponchos to protect them from the spray. >>> construction on the beltway is nearly finished in virginia. we'll tell you when it could hope and how much it may cost. >> after a month of construction on new escalators, a busy metro station is back open today. we'll tell you which one when we return. >>> fox 5 is monitoring metro on this sun morning. some great news for those of you who use the dupont circle station. south entrance is back open after eight months of work. the new escalators are more of an industrial design. they'll cut a ribbon to mark the opening at noon today. >>> the express lanes on the virginia beltway are in the final phase of construction and should be open by late fall. the new cost will be based on a fluctuating system that you might not have ever heard of. john henrehan has a closer look. >> reporter: at any hour, on any given day, the be

on the front bar here, it was like niagara falls, it was beautiful. >> what's up with the water?own. take a shower with everybody else. don't flood my tier. >> okay. >> all right? >> why you hollering now? >> give me two. >> more than 3,000 inmates eat their meals in the same dining hall, which can only hold up to 400 at a time. the groups are released by tier to ensure everyone gets a chance to eat. >> let's go. >> i'm the eyes and ears of this south block rotunda. and it's the eye of the storm, because everyone's relying on me if we have an incident in the kitchen or in the -- inside the unit. sometimes, but mainly the landing areas. let's go! my main job is to make sure these inmates come from their housing unit into the chow hall, sit down, come back out. but i also have other officers that are inside. at the same time i'm watching my officers inside, watching their backs, because who's watching their backs? you kind of see what i'm saying? because when you got two officers in the chow hall, i try to keep the traffic where i can control it on the steps and have a gap here so

. >>> this will be -- visitors to niagara falls will be seeing pink this weekend. it was staged as pink last night as part of breast cancer awareness month. all weekend along -- long, they will sport pink panchos. the ceo said they're happy to do their part to raise awareness about breast cancer and support efforts to develop a cure. >>> lance armstrong visited the live strong party. he addressed the crowd before the party got started admitting the last few weeks have been difficult for him and he went on to thank everyone for their support and said the live strong foundation will move on despite his problems. >> i am, and i think i can speak behind everyone behind me on this team, truly humbled by your support. it's been an interesting couple of weeks. it's been a difficult couple of weeks for me, my friends, my family, my foundation. i getta asked a lot, hey, man, how are you doing? and i say this every time and i mean it. i say i have been better and i have also been worse. >> he faces more trouble on monday when the international cycling union is expected to gi

nick wallenda is also a daredevil, world renowned tightrope walker, the first to ever cross niagara fromto the u.s. would you ever put on a space suit and drop from 23 miles? >> i don't know if i would sxl re-create something like this, but i have many dreams of doing different events, different stunts that definitely test the limits. all of us dare dvls devils have something inside of us that we desire to inspire people and prove that the human body can withstand more than you could imagine. i commend felix for taking on this achievement. >> it's really risky. i'll read some of the stuff for you. it's gross, honestly. the temperature can reach negative 70 degrees fahrenheit, the vacuum can turn your body fluids into gas and you could, potentially, reach a lethal spin rate. that's not even the full list of bad stuff that could happen when you do something like this. you know, you take on these risks. i'm sure there's a long list of the things you're attempting as well. people are saying nik, here are all the risks you're incurring. what makes you go forward with it? >> something inside o

romney was -- he has statistics that just poured out like niagara falls, didn't they? >> reporter: but obama advisers know their target audience is undecided and swing voters. they quickly rolled out this ad challenging romney's tax plan wouldn't hurt the middle class. >> are we going to hold the governor accountable for his fraudulent positions? yes, we're going to do that. >> reporter: romney supporters are convinced their candidate has changed the course of this campaign and some are changing their plans, too. >> i'm going to talk to anybody i can, i'm going to call people, i'm going to volunteer at the republican committee and do whatever i can to help mitt romney win this election. >> whereas before you might have just cast your ballot? >> just voted. i'm really pumped up. >> reporter: the program starts here around 6:00. trace atkins is also here, but he is not the main attraction, mitt romney clearly is. i'll tell you about some other key stops mitt romney is making in the commonwealth over the next few days at 6:00. julie carey, news4. >>> president obama spoke

i squall it -- equal it to those people would would go off niagara falls with a barrel with a couple of dumbbells in your hand making the landing more difficult. bottom line, the market has been shaky the last two or three weeks. >>neil: and just drying out from this, repairing, but there is the argument you have to rebuild. >>guest: when it is all said and done the $30 billion number will be low and i suspect diction 630 billion or $70 billion in damage or lost economic activity and $35 billion plus rebuilding so every dime we put in, rebuilding, we lose 20 cents so it underscores what we know. we are in a perilous position, and the last quarter was 2 percent g.d.p. gross but we realize it will be revised. and when it is said and done no one would be surprised if we grow autopsy 1.5 percent so you take off the other half a percent and 1 percent growth means you are swimming the bottom and anything, anything, anything can knock it off and we are back to a double dim recession. >>shepard: and the areas that were damaged, wall street resumed trading today but it was touch and go, right

. >> his last act in june was crossing niagara falls. he had to use a safety harness because it was on broadcast television. this time he will not use a harness according to a deal he signed with a cable network. expect some drama. no date set for that. >>> 5:57 is our time. ahead, how people on board an international flight became part of an impromptu rescue mission over the atlantic. >>> mr. president, have you looked at your pension? >> i've got t

and the liquor flowed like niagara falls.e living in the houses all along the street, they went in and came out with bottles of every kind of spirit that you can think of. and here's the best part. people who ordinarily might not even speak to each other, were dancing with each other like they were life-long friends. see, we're talking about four years after the riots. back then suburbites only came into the city when they had to and got out as quickly as they could with the windows rolled up. but not on that night, on that night there was no fear, no re septemb zentment, no black, no white. just burgundy and gold. lord knows i would love to see that one more time in red and white. let's go, nats. >> let's go. that's what a winning team can do for you. >> it certainly does. >>> "nightly news" is coming up next. [ female announcer ] it's one of the hardest decisions a family can make... realizing a nursing home is the only choice. for many middle class families, medicaid is the only way to afford the care. but as a governor, m

. >> this morning we're getting a good laugh at one haunted house in niagara falls, canada.a look at these photos. these are pictures from the nightmares fear factory. forget the scary and ghoulish things you see out there, look at these faces. the real draw comes from photos of people who are scared out of their minds. these are some of the top ten reaction photos on the fear factory's website this week. he's almost crawling up that guy's back he's so scared. >> so funny. this is why i don't want to go into a haunted house. i don't want to be scared. i don't want to pay money to be scared. >> that's a good idea. >> clever photos. >>> up ahead, wt one man discovered that will have a lot of parents checking the label this halloween. >>> round two. the presidential

. >>> it is not a barrel over niagara falls, but the next danger zone video comes close.ot only sails over a giant waterfall in nothing more than an 8-foot boat, he appears to land head first. ben stukesberry has always been drawn to extremes. >> it is just in my dna. from a very young age, i really enjoyed pushing myself whether it was long-distance running, skiing, rollerblading, mountain biking, and then the sport i've been doing for the last decade which has been kayaking or extreme kayaking as we call it. >> make no mistake, extreme kayaking is no day at the beach. >> what we are doing is really on the far end of the sport. it is the most advanced, the most dangerous and arguably the most rewarding as well. what we are doing out there is really a different sport altogether. it is extreme and it is dangerous. >> today the professional kayaker has turned his eye to the camera and shoots footage of his co-extremists. >> we go out all over the world and find the toughest, most dangerous, most difficult rivers to access all over the world and then we film tell process of

the tightrope walker perched over niagara falls is as compelling in 2012 as it was in 1876, where a man, a bridge, or a buding. a pair of buildings. felipe petite, the man on the wire whose flight of fancy is all the more poignant because that wonder is gone. like petite, felix baumgartner spent years planning the jump. while others are planning the next great frontier. a journey to the center of the earth, jules verne for real. less than a century ago, pie lots were daredevils. charles lindbergh pushing boundaries that now we take for granted. without neil armstrong there would be no felix baumgartner. >> one small step for man -- >> reporter: baumgartner's giant leap didn't defy gravity he submitted to gravity all the way down. david wright, abc news, los angeles. >> it is nothing quite as death defying as working this show. when i think of brave, i think of you, rob. >> oh, look at me. >> don't make me go. >> deaw >> thank god my diaper was on tight. i needed it "the mix" is coming up next. maid. honey!? driftwood. come on, you gotta help us out here a little. [ male announcer ] febr

one producer here at "good morning america" said it felt like he was living next to niagara falls, as to pour through the night. >>> and parts of rhode island and massachusetts, battered by sandy as she made her way northward up the eastern seaboard. this house near the kennedy compound in hyannisport. >>> we have an important clip of video here. it is to remind you of the danger of live power lines. this, from southern massachusetts. winds in some parts of new england, topping 80 miles per hour. again, we want to echo the thoughts of city officials up in the eastern seaboard. stay where you are. do not try to traverse floodwaters. live power lines can do so much damage. >>> we want to get another look at the storm as it changes through the flood zone. we will head back to sam in battery park. sam? >> josh, good words on that. there's so much debris down. power lines still down. you kind of need to stay where you are and let the folks who are going to clean up the roads and clear the debris get into the community and work on it. it's high tide at the battery around 9:00 a.m. we have w

them so much >> there's something unnerving in a haunted house called the midnight fear factory in niagaraseeing. >> we get to see them. welcome back to cbs "this morning saturday." i'm rebecca jarvis. >> i'm anthony mason. coming up with halloween around the corner we'll keep the fear factor going with a look at the scariest horror movies ever made. >> first over to lonnie quinn with our final check of the weather. >> quick question. how many emails do you get every day? >> a thousand. >> hundreds. >> here's the deal. today it is national information overload day. all about reducing the emails that we send and receive because look at this. the average person gets much less than rebeck character 93 a day. that occupies over two hours of a worker's day. you can reduce it by 10% that would free up about half an hour of everybody's time. let's get to the national picture. weather wise this is what we see out there. any green you see on this map i have no major problems out there. i got some wet weather, the pacific northwest. some great lakes interior new england. nothing is severe on this ma

the photos were taken at the nightmare fear factory in niagara falls, canada.in those pictures are guys who go for a dose of terror. look at that face. now, that is a scared face. 8:05 right now. let's go back outside to matt, savannah and al. >> a little scared looking tat. >> like you had on the tower of terror, they take the one of my family on that. mr. roker. >> got some nice folks here, some folks overseas. >> that's right. now through november 11th, veterans day. appreciate that. let's check out our pick city of the day, manhattan, new york. showers and storms, a high of 70 degrees. let's look at the week ahead. it's going to be really wet in the pacific northwest. western half of the country above norm a. normal along the eastern seaboard. mid-week period we expect to see warm weather along the gulf coast up into the northeast. rain in the great lakes and the mid-mississippi river valley. above normal temperatures out west, and then the week ahead, chillier conditions move into the great lakes and the upper mississippi river value we rain and snow showe

i was on the debate team at niagara university. when i went to college. i coached debate.er judged high school in philadelphia. i debated on crossfire on the spin room, on msnbc. i've debated on the road with bob novack ay and bill crystal and mary madeline and you name them. armstrong williams. alan keys, i can't remember all of the conservatives i've been on the road with. so debate is sort of my thing. i'm sorry to say it, on points and on style, mitt romney won last debate. he came to play. obama did not. and it's not that -- i don't know what it w the president decided he wasn't going to get down and dirty but he just let mitt romney get away with too many lies. i saw last night ed schultz threw up his hand and said what happened to president obama tonight? i thought mike murphy, who was with john mccain in 2000 and then with mitt romney the last time around, john mccain -- mike murphy i thought said it well last night that mitt romney was better than his campaign, president obama was not as good as his campaign. you know, what i -- what bothered me the most is that p

i call it niagara falls. >> senator dole and mr.he falls. >> i can see my wife and i think she's thinking, gee, i wish she would go out to the private sector. >> i'll try to help you do that. >> barack obama offered a clear plan. >> your plan is a white flag of surrender. >>> well, tonight joe biden, paul ryan and the vice presidential debate. i'm anderson cooper. >> and i'm wolf blitzer. it's debate night in america and you're in "the situation room". >> tonight the fight for the number two spot at the white house. joe biden and paul ryan in their only vice presidential debate. >> we cannot afford four years like the last four years. >> we are so much better than these guys give the american people credit for. it's not even funny. >> known for going off script. >> we're going to ask the wealthy to pay more. my heart breaks. >> the congressman, a rising star. known for his controversial budget plan. >> if we don't tackle these problems soon, they will tackle us as a country. >> this hour, an exclusive look at paul ryan's roots. how

think about the future and the past and you're crossing niagara falls. the left, a little to the right, slower, faster. i, abraham lincoln, have all of this on my back, and everybody's telling me what to do. >> he also, one of the remarkable things even after the war, this war that caused him so much, as it was winding down, he was the man that was telling the north with malice toward none, with charity for all. he understood that even after this terrible war, he was going to have to bring the country back together. >> exactly. and he sadly, for us, didn't survive his term. so he really couldn't begin, let alone complete, the reconstruction. >> we just saw, rick, obviously three presidential debates and one interesting vice presidential debate. and it seems, you know, the president had a terrible time the first debate. in the third debate, it seemed like mitt romney was sitting there and trying to remember what been put in his head. >> yeah. >> and they both seemed uncomfortable at times. but you go back to lincoln's day. you know, steven douglas and abr