let's restore integrity to pennsylvania's supreme court >>> "good morning america" is brought to you by one a day men's and women's. ♪ ice on my wrist because i'm hot and i'm dancing ♪ good mora edwards, 7:56 now, friday october 30th. let's head over to karen rogers for a check of traffic, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, tam we're looking better on the ben franklin bridge. we are heavy from the downside to 8th and vine. it was extra heavy because people were avoiding the walt whitman bridge. that delay thinned, as well. in old city, market street is closed between 5th and 6th. use arch or chestnut. affecting the septa bus routes getting rallied for the college game day. >>> we have an accident where a car went into a poll at garnet road. watch for an accident on the new jersey turnpike southbound approaching exit 4. slowing there blocking up to two lanes, tam. >> let's go over to sky6 live hd live look over independence mall speaking of game day. excitement is building for the temple notre dame game. espn broadcasts this morning and tomorrow morning it's college game day

for the past seven years, i've served on pennsylvania's second highest court. and the bar association has given me their very highest rating. i want a judge who understands regular people. i was the first in my family to graduate from college. my dad was a coal miner. my mom- a factory seamstress. i want a judge with integrity. me too. and that's why i'm running. i'm christine donohue. it's time to bring integrity back to the supreme court. >>> all right. now to this morning's "speed feed." chris rock is back as oscars host ten years later, here's abc's nick watt with the story. >> all right, welcome to the 77th and last academy awards. [ laughter ] >> reporter: that was 2005 when chris rock last hosted the biggest gig in town. >> okay, if you want denzel and all you can get is me, wait. get denzel's a fine actor, okay, he would never make "pootie tang." >> reporter: this is rock just tweeting, look who's back. he'll be less shticky than nph. >> acting is a noble profession. >> reporter: but will he be better than ellen the year before? surely better than james

but now to thatunaway militaryy blimim parts off it are still being removed from the pennsylvania woods where it crash landed and there are still questions about how it broke free. abc's linsey davis is on the scene for us aga this morning. good morning, linsey. >> reporter: good morning, robin. some ofou may have seen the #blimpdown, well right in the wood behind me is where it actually wenent down. already been removed and taken back to maryland but aasve recovery effort is still under way. the runaw blimp not out of the woods just yet. the recovery eorts a massive underting. first requiring a $175 million balloon be shot. 100 tiue >> you may have heard shotgun shots. that is how we are deflating it. >> reporter: while the tethered tail and most sensitive parts of the 10,000 plus pound balloon have alleportedly bn removed, the body of the 240-foot blimp is stilln this pennsylvania field. >> look at this rope, how long it is. >> gosh. >> it goes over top of the mountain. >> reporter: after travelili 16 miles at roughly 50 miles per hour the darturerom these woods. slower and more anti-

for the past seven years, i've served on pennsylvania's second highest court. and the bar association has given me their very highest rating. i want a judge who understands regular people. i was the first in my family to graduate from college. my dad was a coal miner. my mom- a factory seamstress. i want a judge with integrity. me too. and that's why i'm running. i'm christine donohue. it's time to bring integrity back to the supreme court. blinds to go's 60th anniversary sale is back.plus 1! woo-hoo! right now buy one get one at half price throughout the entire store. blinds. shades. sunscreens. the entire store! hey, any excuse for a party. and big savings. blinds to go. blinds for life. >> sky6 looking for the sun to come up over the girard point bridge. another nice day. here's meteorologist, david murphy. >> little bit nicer today than yesterday yesterday wasn't too bad, matt. take a look at early morning temperatures and we're at 52 degrees in philadelphia and a lot of the suburbs still in the 40's, so you need a jacket if you're going to be spending some

it drifted for hours traveling into pennsylvania bringing down power lines. some are still waiting for power to be restored as the investigation into how it got loose now begins. >>> well, it was a frightening scene at a school near washington. a school bus erupting in flames. the fire apparently burning through the brake lines. the bus rolled across the parking lot. fortunately no children were inside the bus at the time. no word yet on what caused that fire. >>> well, a health alert for millions of americans who take statins to lower their cholesterol. researchers found the flu vaccine may not work as effectively in people who take statins and found the effectiveness of the vaccine was 12% among staten users compared to 26% among nonusers. >>> finally pumpkin carvers this halloween are really enjoying the race for president. we recently showed you one farmer who carved the candidate's faces but this one trumps them all. an ohio woman's so-called trumpkin weighs 374 pounds. she says she had to make six wigs out of thatch to cover such a big head. but she is

captivating so much of the country drawing an escort of fighter jets before it finally went down in pennsylvania. abc's linsey davis is there with our story. good morning, linsey. >> reporter: good morning, george. not since the balloon boy hopes has this country been so fixated away. the military is guarding the road to where this blimp landed. this morning, authorities are investigating just how this happened. >> oh my god, it's going down. >> reporter: a $175 million top secret military surveillance blimp tearing away from its post free floating for hours crossing state lines and sending f-16 fighter jets scrambling after it. >> it knocked down our power at columbia's power. >> reporter: it started around 12:20 wednesday afternoon, the 240-foot unmanned balloon nearly the length of a football field drifting away from its military base in aberdeen, maryland, at about 50 miles per hour reaching as high as 16,000 feet in the air, dragging a 6600-foot metal cable behind it triggering blackouts, knocking out power lines, leaving about 30,000 customers without power. fowlersville. they lost power o

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(female announcer) cash4life from the pennsylvania lottery. play for fun. cash for life. >> welcome back. you're taking a live look here sky6 looking down the shore in atlantic city. what a pretty morning. let's go on out to karen rogers for more from hack. >> beautiful start to the day. nothing but sunshine but it's chilly in some spots. you're just at 44 degrees in allentown, 45 in reading. 48 in wilmington. 51 in the city but 47 in millville and trenton. 46 degrees in atlantic city this morning. a gorgeous afternoon ahead. bright sunny skies turning warmer, 73 for your high. warmer still tomorrow, nice and sunny, 76. the streak continues on thursday, mostly sunny, 73. by friday, we're tracking a little bit of rain, tam. >> thank you karen. that's it for "action news." we'll see you back here in 30. >> ♪ for the general assembly, will pauls and chris brown claim they're for us, but we know how to spot a sleight of hand. they're bankrolled by groups funded by north jersey casino backers. and you know what that means - north jersey casino bigwigs can coun

start dreaming big at visitcalifornia.com a little girl from rural pennsylvania. with hard work, she was told she could be anything. her father, a coal miner. her mother, a factory seamstress. christine donohue. the first in her family to graduate from college. then law school. for seven years she's served on pennsylvania's second-highest court and earned the very highest judicial rating. now, christine donohue is running for supreme court. to restore integrity, and be a judge for all of us. >>> back now this morning with "the speed feed" and daniel craig, is he really over playing james bond? i think you'll know the answer after watching this with nick watt. >> reporter: critics are already drooling over "spectre" but the brooding hunk rocking that tux seems double 0 doubt the. >> the daniel craig pout -- do you know what i'm talking about. >> i don't really know. >> shaken or stirred. i don't give a damn. >> reporter: he seems shaken and stirred? do me a little pout like when he rolls over -- >> i think you need to move on. >> so what's going on, james? they say

look at pink hill, missouri, yeah, 65 and finally pink, pennsylvania, cloudy with 58. i'm going to stand right by you and cooool with highs in the w 60s. rain totonight.t. tomorrow a flash flood watch for heavy rain. 2-4" possible through saturday. this is ahead of joaquin. the hurricane may impact our region saturday and sunnday. right now flooding ithe biggest threatat. teeratures will be in the e 60s is weend. warmer >> all that weather brought to you by quaker. lara, i'm going to bring one over to you. these are awesome. >> you better. even our descriptions are pink. coming up a big thank you to all of our heroes helping so many in the fight against breast cancer and what this "hangover" star did for his wife during her battle. >>> then rumer willis is here performing live on "good morni >>> we promise tgit's most fantastic premieres and 127 million agree. >> is the president having an affair with olivia pope. >> tonight the crazy train has officially left the station. >> the president is about to get pope'd, "grey's," "scandal" and "how to get away with murder." h

for the past seven years, i've served on pennsylvania's second highest court. and the bar association has given me their very highest rating. i want a judge who understands regular people. i was the first in my family to graduate from college. my dad was a coal miner. my mom- a factory seamstress. i want a judge with integrity. me too. and that's why i'm running. i'm christine donohue. it's time to bring integrity back to the supreme court. >>> world champion swimmer diana nyad has a revealing new book. it's called "find a way." what do you feel when you look out and you see this body of water? >> i feel it's my place, when i look at that ocean between cuba and florida and this hudson river in manhattan, these were the waters where i learned my life lessons. >> these waters taught legendary marathon swimmer diana nyad to dream big and no matter what, find a way, a mantra now the title of her book. "find a way." that was your battle cry. >> the world said it's impossible. no one will ever do this swim. out of the question but i was still a believer. >> reporter:

morning mostly west florida up to southern indiana and ohio where the storm is but will move quickly into pennsylvania, new york, washington, d.c. will get it by tomorrow morning and out of here but it drops up to 3 inches of rain especially in some of the higher elevations. i'll be back talking about snow on the west coast in just a couple of minutes so don't go anywhere. >> 3 inches of rain. >>> the race for president. "your voice, your vote" and counting down to the next big republican debate tomorrow night. a new poll in iowa shows ben carson opening up a double-digit lead on donald trump while jeb bush tries to get back in the game with help from his family. abc's tom llamas has all the latest. good morning, tom. >> reporter: let's take a look at these numbers. you can see dr. ben carson with a commanding lead over trump, 32% to 18%. not only that, carson is the first or second choice for 51% of likely voters in that critical state. new motivation for trump to highlight the difference between himself and carson at tomorrow's debate. for months donald trump seemed unstoppable, but this morning wit

the pennsylvania lottery. bring your dreams to life. >>> "good morning america" is brought to you by fitbit. find your fit. >> ♪ >> it was a close call early this morning for passengers on a septa bus. a speeding suv smashed into the bus on the roosevelt boulevard in feltonville and then the driver got out and fled on foot. no serious injuries were reported. >>> hey everyone it's 7:56 on this wednesday. let's turn to karen rogers for a look at traffic. >> hey, matt looking at backed up traffic here. this is the blue route at the route one media bypass. a 37 minute ride ride normally it would be 18 minutes. southbound we've got a 25 minute ride we like to throw in a little good news every now and then. schuylkill township chester county the route 23 bridge reopened yesterday. seven weeks early. so this is your first morning commute where valley forge road is opened in this area. i know it's been affecting so many people, been closed since late april and about 20,000 people a day take it kinging phoenixville w

tiffany cherry was arrested early saturday at boston children' s hospital, where she brought her son from pennsylvania to be treated for severe dehydration. the man accused of killing a mother in swampscott goes before a judge today. jason fleury is set to have a bail hearing. the convicted sex offender pleaded not guilty to killing jaimee mendez. more coming up in our next hour. ready to head out when others head home. p at eversource, we prepare for ugly weather all year long. r upgrading technology, managing vegetation, r improving how we get information to you, t because we know you're counting on us. we're ready for winter, r and we want to make sure you're ready, too. r visit eversource.com to learn more and sign up for storm updates. r and be sure to follow us on facebook and twitter. r ever new england. >>> good morning, america. it's 8:00 a.m. shark attack in paradise. >> a swimmer's in distress. >> the struggle to fight off a ten-foot charge in hawaii. the bystanders rush in. >>> brand-new guidelines revealed overnight. the strong stand against women pregnancy. why the okay on occasional dri

a wanted woman in the pennsylvania on the run for 12 years was arrested in manchester overnight. a trooper was on interstate 93 when he noted a car having mechanical problems. he discovered 35-year-old andrea erceg had an warrant for her arrest. laconia pumpkin festival gets underway tomorrow. the pumpkin festival was held in keene for 20 years, but moved to laconia this year following last year's riots. outside we go for you right new. look at all of the color. just gorgeous out there right now, hayley, in meredith. hayley: fiery oranges, reds, and yellow. the most across the state past peak there are areas that are at peak still. it is just gorgeous. it is going to be cool today. we're starting out with temperatures in the 30's and 40's. that much. the winds will be breezy. 15 miles per hour in concord now. the cold air deeping down from canada. we still have a couple of clouds. the clouds should go away. we'll have mostly sunny skies especially in the southern part of the state. 40's up north. barely 50 degrees when you get into places like concord and rochester and manchester

for "good morning america," rebecca jarvis, abc news, easton, pennsylvania. >> here's to hoping it can last another 120 years. rebecca, thanks so much. >>> lara, out to you. >> thank you so much. amy, everybody's favorite "gossip girl" bad boy is coming back to tv. so happy he's coming to abc. ed westwick is the star of abc's new prime time thriller called "wicked city." and he's still stealing hearts but this time ed has a little bit of an edge. take a look. >> there's something i want to show you that i think you'll like. it'll be a party. just tell them you're sick and you got to go home. >> god, i wish but, you know, i have my patients. >> i thought we had a real connection. >> what? we do. please, understand -- >> understand? how about understand me. what about my needs? >> joining us now is ed westwick, we just got a little glimpse and we also brought you proper english tea. >> i feel very at home. very at home. i think my mother has the exact same set. >> well, cheers to you. cheers to -- >> cups but -- >> is that totally -- i would be thrown out of the united kingdom. >> i don'

pennsylvania turnpike, westbound traffic is 23 miles per hour near willow grove. schuylkill expressway westbound heavy at 17 miles per hour. oven that we're see better speeds like 50s and 40s on the schuylkill expressway. look at 42 it is wide open. >> indeed, thanks, karen. let's go to david murphy for the accuweather forecast. david. >> reporter: all right, matt, a nice morning, we did start out cool and we're holding on to the chilly numbers. 56 degrees in philadelphia. we're out of the 40s in the lehigh valley and reading. that's an improvement. this afternoon it will be warm for a few hours, 75 degrees around 3:30 or 4:00 p.m. nice weather pregame for the flyers if you're doing parking lot partying. we're back to the 60s and how about 50s for the weekend. >>> coming up "action news" at noon we'll update southwest efforts to get back on track. a computer glitch delayed hundreds of flights over the weekend. actor clive owen is next on "live" with kelly and michael. i'm matt o'donnell. have a great monday, great columbus day and great week! announcer: it's "live

look at pink hill, missouri, yeah, 65 and finally pink, pennsylvania, cloudy with 58. i'm going to stand right by >>> i'm abc7 meteorologist drew tuma. the forecast, light showers early on in parts of the bay area. otherwise, peeks of sunshine and cool for october. accuweather forecast shows nothing but sunshine and warm friday. another chance of show >> all that weather brought to you by quaker. lara, i'm going to bring one over to you. these are awesome. >> you better. even our descriptions are pink. coming up a big thank you to all of our heroes helping so many in the fight against breast cancer and what this "hangover" star did for his wife during her battle. >>> then rumer willis is here performing live on "good morning america." ♪ and all that jazz ♪ if i can reach the stars ♪ ♪ hush my darling... ♪ don't fear my darling... ♪ the lion sleeps tonight. [snoring.] ♪ hush my darling... [snoring.] ♪ don't fear my darling... ♪ the lion sleeps tonight. [snoring.] take the roar out of snore. yet another innovation only at a sleep number store. >>> we pr

i think it looks best.pink citik cities, pink okay okay okay oklahoma, and pink pennsylvania, cloudy and 58. that's the big picture let's get a look closer to home. >> reporter: i love all the pink, i forgot to wear it today. storm tracker 6 live double scan showing rain moving through the area. let's look at the forecast. it's cooler today, 66 with a bit of rain, windy a chilly rain tomorrow. better. even our descriptions are pink. coming up a big thank you to all of our heroes helping so many in the fight against breast cancer and what this "hangover" star did for his wife during her battle. >>> then rumer willis is here performing live on "good morning america." mom this is hugely important. is there anywhere in your house i can get a good signal? anyway, you were saying. it's a tragic love story. i love tragedy. what is that noise? what? i'm on set. what movie? i'm shooting a movie about laundry. leave slow internet behind. a movie about laundry? yeah the 100% fiber optics network gives you the fastest wi-fi available when you need it the most. get out of the past. get fios. >>>

it moves into west virginia, pennsylvania, new york even and inches of rain. cindy: good morning. a lot of frost this morning. 38 in boston. 20' s north and west of town. mid and upper 50' s this afternoon with mostly sunny skies. these are the remnants of patricia. >> what a great day out here. hey, by tomorrow it's rain so you guys got a good one. lara. >> thank you. come on in. "pop news," everybody. and we begin with this guy, ed sheeran. well, he is a good friend. i mean a really good friend. listen to what he did. he just opened up about his biggest hit revealing he co-wrote "thinking out loud" with a childhood friend to help her with her financial troubles. his pal, amy, stopped by ed's house to ask him if he'd include a song they had written years ago on his upcoming album which is now out so that she could make a little money. had to pay her mortgage and pay some bills. while she was there they ended up writing "thinking out loud" and now, well, amy never has to worry about money again. >> wow? that song has sold over 4 million copies in the u.s. alone and, guy, it's the

the same storms that are going to move from west virginia, pennsylvania to new york city, that cold front brings another similar setup to last weekend and heavy rain moving through south and north carolina at 2 p.m. >>> the volkswagen scandal. the ceo of volkswagen in america apologizing during a grilling in congress about how the company cheated on emissions tests and abc's david kerley has the latest. good morning, david. >> reporter: good morning, george. federal criminal prosecutors are states. texas just filed suit against volkswagen yesterday. little information up on capitol hill. the head of vw of america came to testify. is there anything you'd like to say before the hearing? >> no, i'm looking forward to this hearing in order to bring truth into this matter. >> reporter: but house members bristled when he said the german company is still investigating how it cheated emissions tests for six years. >> i want to tell you, mr. horn, i don't buy it. >> reporter: volkswagen has cars in the u.s., 11 worldwide have software that turns on during the test but turns them off during regular

this happened on andrew place off pennsylvania avenue. no lookout for a suspect in this shooting. police say it did not appear to be a random incident. a popular trail will be a swat training site. billy goat trail. it will shut down the trail until 3:00 p.m. today. you can get the latest live local traffic, news and weather on good morning washington on news channel 8. >>> right now it's time to count down "top 5." >> welcome back to "gma." we count down every morning, the biggest, best, buzziest things going on. what is the list. >> the top five classic cult shows from the 1980s. compiled compiled. "pee-wee's playhouse." ? that should be number one. >> the word of the day. the word of the day. >> who could forget that. funnel four on our list, "quantum leap" featuring scott bakula. >> i agree. i'm with you. >> coming in at number three, "dr. who." who watched "dr. who"? apparently a lot other than the four of us. number two, everybody knows -- clears cheers, norm. then now for the number one favorite cult tv show of th the '80s, drum roll, please. "the simpsons." >> oh, yes. >>

for "good morning america," abc news, pittsburgh, pennsylvania. >> i tell you what, i am like nick. i am scared of everything but i don't know if it was good are ott. he skipped a week of school to be here. that's a man with no fear. back to you, george. >> okay, thank you. time for "gma's" "real money" and this morning we look at the financial challenge of raising children. it can be daunting. hundreds of thousands of dollars so rebecca jarvis searched for new ways to save and long up a secure future for your kids. >> reporter: pete adorable charlie, the 3-month-old has her whole future ahead of her. the challenge for mom sharon and dad craig how to pay for her future. >> you want better for your kids than you had. >> reporter: babies come with considerable price tags. according to government studies, the average cost of raising a child to age 18 is $250,000. fortunately to help baby charlie's parents we knew just who to call. katherine alford. a financial writer and mother of 18-month-old twins who specializes in family finance. >> hi, guys. how are you today? >> reporter: step on

for the past seven years, i've served on pennsylvania's second highest court. and the bar association has given me their very highest rating. i want a judge who understands regular people. i was the first in my family to graduate from college. my dad was a coal miner. my mom- a factory seamstress. i want a judge with integrity. me too. and that's why i'm running. i'm christine donohue. it's time to bring integrity back to the supreme court. >>> good morning, america. it's 8:00 a.m. shark attack in paradise. >> a swimmer's in distress. >> the struggle to fight off a ten-foot charge in hawaii. the bystanders rush in. >>> brand-new guidelines revealed overnight. the strong stand against women drinking any alcohol during pregnancy. why the okay on occasional drinks is being rolled back right now. ♪ the story of my life >>> and tracy morgan's triumphant return. >> thank you so much. no, i'm just playing. y'all thought for a minute that was real. >> the laughs and the epic on-staple reunion after the crash that near lie took his life. >>> and late night in the dayl

for the past seven years, i've served on pennsylvania's second highest court. and the bar association has given me their very highest rating. i want a judge who understands regular people. i was the first in my family to graduate from college. my dad was a coal miner. my mom- a factory seamstress. i want a judge with integrity. me too. and that's why i'm running. i'm christine donohue. it's time to bring integrity back to the supreme court. ♪ >>> now to our "baby oh! baby" series and this morning it's fitness during pregnancy. we headed to one riverside park to prove you can move through every trimester. my prepregnancy workouts were no joke. but as soon as i found out i was boxing for two, this is the second person i told. my trainer. mark has kept me moving safely through every trimester. which meant adding a heart monitor to my workout. being pregnant changed everything in a day. >> right. right. even things like going upstairs for you all of a sudden you were a little more winded so we needed to monitor it. very important to keep the heart rate around 140

these polls are from three state, ohio, pennsylvania and florida. in each state hillary clinton runs neck and neck with donald trump, but joe biden, he trounces trump in each of those states doing much better than clinton and, george, this holds up across the board against every republican candidate biden does significantly better than hillary clinton and it's easy to see why, he is seen as more honest and trust worthy by voters and voters believe he understands their problems better than hillary clinton. >> although in the polls she is leading him in the head-to-head matchups. >> reporter: among democrat, yes. >> no one knows what yeo is thinking but this group pushing for him to get in is taking action. >> draft biden and they have made a television ad that they intend to run right before that democratic debate on tuesday. they want to make sure that just because biden is not in the first democratic debate, that voters don't forget about him. that they know he is still making preparations for a possible run so this is a 90-second ad, quite an emot