a-b-c's karen travers reports. donald trump's wife has jumped into the controversy surrounding her husband's lewd sexual comments on that now infamous bus tape. anderson cooper: when you first saw it when you first heard it what did you think? melania: "i said to my husband thats the language is inappropriate it's not acceptable and i was surprised because that is not the man that i know. / that was kind of a boy talk and he was really egg on from the host to say to dirty and bad stuff." anderson: you thought billy was melania: yes yes donald trump has dismissed his conversation with bush as "locker room talk." at a campaign rally in green bay, wisconsin, monday night, the republican presidential nominee again denied allegations by several women that he kissed or groped them against their will. sot trump "just to be very clear, events that never happened." meanwhile, trump's democratic campaigning for the past three days... and is staying in a new york hotel, practicing for wednesday's third and final presidential

karen travers there in st. louis, thank you. >>> stay with us with more reactions later this half hour. >> we'll have more debate reaction later on "america this morning," and "good morning america." >>> breaking news, the u.s. navy says two missiles fired from rebel held territory in yemen landed near a u.s. vessel. it landed near the uss mason. that's stationed near norfolk, virginia. no americans injured. it's not clear if the mason was deliberately targeted. >>> hurricane matthew is expected to be the most costly storm to hit the u.s. since sandy in 2012. the storm barrelled up the east coast leaving behind flooding and a massive mess. marcy gonzalez has the latest. >> reporter: in matthew's aftermath, lingering concerns in the carolinas. >> the weather map shows matthew well off the shore into the ocean, but in our mine, the impact of hurricane matthew is still here and extremely dangerous. >> reporter: warnings about more possible flooding following scenes like this. more than a thousand rescues in north

karen travers has the latest . >> reporter: good evening from washington university . donald trump's last chance to change the narrative . is it too late fax -- ? there is a growing list of elected officials who have withdrawn or support work on her way to st. louis today, hillary clinton is re . round to and all signs point to a defiant donald trump going on the attack . the controversy is dell growing about his comments about women . >> i just start kissing them. like a magnet. just kiss. >> reporter: rudy giuliani is the only member of team trump doing damage control . >> i think donald trump has expressed clearly that he is ashamed of himself . is embarrassed . >> reporter: can trump himself convey that tonight .>> go in there humbly and have humility to say i messed up .>> he will not do that . you will probably attack . >> reporter: trump going nuclear and turning the converti clinton . >> bill clinton has abused women and hillary has fully attacked, shamed and intimidated his victims . >> reporter: top -- trump re- tweaking clinton comments . >> reporter: rodric

abc's karen travers takes a deeper look. nats it's a powerful one-two punch president obama campaiging for hillary trail in arizona. nats they're part of a high profile lineup revving up democrats and stumping for votes for clinton. surrogates act as character witnesses. they say this is the person i think should be elected. donald trump just can't match the democratic star power. since august 1?. clinton's top surrogates have held more than 100. but research by abc news found trump only has his daughter ivanka out there solo on the trail. [laughs] and i think we love that about him right. 97% of the time. the amount of ground the clinton surrogates can cover is a tremendous asset to her campaign. montage of local news clips but the trump campaign says they're fine - that trump has held way more events in the past two plus months than clinton. her team says her deep bench allowed her to focus on debate prep and fundraising. the president and first lady i'd advise mr. trump to stop whining and go try to make his case to get v

a-b-c's karen travers reports. the intensity on the campaign ohio?blasting donald trump on jobs sot - hillary clinton: "he has put chinese steel workers to work, not american steel workers, and we're going to change that!" a fired up vice president biden in pennsylvania, talking about that controversial 2005 access hollywood audio recording of trump. sot - joe biden: "textbook example of sexual assault / donald trump clearly noticing president obama and the first lady stepped up their attacks on the campaign trail. sot - donald trump: we have a bunch of babies running our country, folks. we have a bunch of lo babies. but with national polls trending further toward clinton?.trum p's path to 270 electoral votes grows more challenging. his campaign's best hope may be to rev up the republican base and hope for a low turnout on election day msot - matthew dowd: "not pursuing independents, not pursuing soft democrats who anyway not like hillary clinton the clinton campaign strategy is very different -they're pushing in their map and flip states from red to

karen travers abc news washington. >>> as election date draws closer the importance of florida to clinton is clear, her husband will be in jacksonville tomorrow trying to encourage voters to vote early. tim kaine will be in central florida plays a pivotal role in the election, coming up the reason one pressing deadline has officials so worried and how it could impact your vote and the donations from the donald trump foundation that could be in violation of irs rules and the questions the foundation would not answer. >>> president obama in south florida encouraging people to sign up for healthcare on november 1. that is when care. 's healthcare bill is helping many americans.>> but, we have also always known and i have said for all the good that the affordable care act is doing right now, for as big of a step forward as it was, it is still just a first step. >> for many americans premiums the higher prices of failure to expand medicare in florida. enrollment will be open through january. >>> abc action weather. >> talk about a gorgeous warm day out there, look at temperatures across hillsb

abc's -- karen travers -- reports. straight out of the gate - th handshake between the two bitter rivals donald trump - under fire for that 2005 audio recording, with his crude comments about women. this was lockerrom talk. i'm not proud of it. i apologized to my family, i apologized to the american people hillary clinton - with days to prep her response - saying trump is not fit to be president. i think it's clear to anyone who heard it that it's clear exactly who he is and then 15 bill clinton of sexual misconduct. if you look at bill clinton, far worse, mine are words, and his was action// hillary clinton not willing to engage: i'm reminded of what my friend, michelle obama, advised us all. when they go low, you go high just two hours before the debate, a stunning appearance the two candidates battled it out over clinton's emails and private server. it's just awfully good that just two hours before the debate, a stunning appearance by trump on facebook live -- with 3 women who made allegations against the former the

karen travers...is in washington. and donald trump continues to stir up doubts about integrity at the polls. sot - donald trumo: "more than 1.8 million deceased individual's right now are listed as voters. oh that's wonderful. president obama in the rose garden today...blasting trump for his constant talk of a rigged election, saying it's not based on facts, and it calls into question his toughness to be president. sot - president obama: "i'd advise mr trump to stop whining" and go out and win votes. in an interview with a-b-c, trump went after house speaker llamas: "do you think he wants you to win? trump: "well, maybe not, because maybe he wants to run in 4 years or maybe he doesn't know how to another day prepping for tomorrow's debate?her campaign is dealing with what republicans are calling a bombshell. in newly released notes from f-b-i interviews about clinton's private server?an f-b-i staffer accuses a top state department official of pressuring the bureau to declassify an email found on that server. the f-b-i

karen travers abc news. washington. >>> most of you don't have to wait until election day to cast your ballots, early voting begins in eight out of the 11 bay area counties monday morning the only exceptions are hardy, highlands and sc counties, they begin next saturday. to find a polling place and figure out a good time to vote go to this article on our website, abcactionnews.com. there is also a county by county breakdown of voting locations. >>> now, abc action weather. >> it almost seems like today is like any other day this look at the radar, you can see we have got clear conditions across the area and you would hardly know a front has passed through the northern counties but you can tell by the wind direction coming from the northwest wind speeds picking up around 10 or 50 miles gusting up to 20 miles per hour, air is working its way in right now, expect those temperatures to start falling as usual as we get past a subset but they will be dropping faster overnight tonight, you can see by midnight we ar

karen travers, abc news, washington. joyce: governor scott walker is weighing in on the presidential race. during an appearance in green bay today, he was asked about trump's claim that the election could be rigged. governor walker says it's nothing trump hasn't said before. >> it's similar to what he said in the first presidential primary debate in cleveland when he was asked whether he would support the nominee or run as an independent, so none of that wisconsin i have every , confidence that we're going to have fair, clean, successful elections in the state. joyce: more than 200,000 voters in wisconsin have already cast their ballot. nearly 30% of those have come from traditionally democratic counties. the state election commission's website is showing milwaukee and dane counties are outpacing traditionally conservative suburban counties like washington, waukesha, and ozaukee counties when it comes to early voting. ballots have come from dane and 59,800 have the milwaukee's neighboring 24,400 counties. there are about

karen travers with trump in michigan... but we start with marci gonzalez, following the clinton hillary clinton on the campaign trail in ohio- putting all of her focus today into this key battleground state. sot - hillary clinton / (d) presidential nominee "..." clinton- holding a rally this afternoon at kent state university? trying to draw focus away from the fbi investigation?and the latest e-mails released by wiki-leaks?while ramping up her attacks on donald trump? sot - hillary clinton / (d) marci gonzalez oncam tag- following tonight's event here in cincinnati?clinton turns her ========= and i'm karen travers from election day sot - donald won here since 1988 and polls national polls are tightening presidential nominee "...." missed opportunity to be in a legitimate battleground. least 15-thousand people are without homes after another developing right now -- at without homes after another earthquake rocks italy. schools are closed today in rome so crews can make sure everything is safe. this is new video of some of t

karen travers on-camera close: and monday, it's back to the battleground s. hillary clinton campaigns in ohio while donald trump is next door in pennsylvania. but no doubt this debate will loom large on the president obama has now weighed in on trump's controversial comments. the president said they are disturbing and show that trump is unfit to be president. "it tells you he doesn't care much about the basic values we try to impart on our kids, it tells you he would be careless with the civility and respect that a real vibrant democracy requires " obama said that while senate candidate in illinois earlier today. turning to weather and meteorologist chris havely. chris, can we expect to see more sunshine tomorrow? we're wrapping up the weekend on a clear and quiet note. temperatures will the potential for frost will be gone for monday morning. clouds will slowly be on the increase monday, but it'll be a mild day as temperatures climb back into the 70s for most areas. a weak system will move in monday evening, and will bring a small chance for a few showers mo

karen travers, abc news, washington. anchor: vice president joe biden will be in the granite state thursday to campaign for hillary clinton. he's expected to hold an organizing event at nashua community college at 1:45. retaking an isis stronghold. ahead we hear from a reporter on the frtl mosul. plus rolling stone on trial after the campus rape story the magazine retracted. who is expected to take the stand. >> getting even warmer over the next couple of days. he turn in direction will mean a huge change of the end of the week. >> plus in today's cook's corner. bo rica. if i only showed up half the time, i'd have been court-martialed. but that's what senator kelly ayotte did. she missed nearly half of her homeland security hearings. vo: on critical homeland security hearings, ayotte was mia... even missing a hearing the same day she went to a washington fundraiser. for ayotte, collecting campaign cash comes first. bob hillery: when it comes to fighting terrorism, 50% just doesn't cut it. vo: senate majority pac is respo

a-b-c's karen travers reports. the al smith memorial dinner is a charity event at which politicians are "charitable" to one another. so -- just one day after trading insults in their final debate -- hillary clinton and donald trump put on their smiley faces. trump drew boos for some of his remarks at clinton's expense. sot trump: "here she is tonight in public pretending not to hate catholics." sot clinton: "donald looks at the statue of liberty and sees a four. maybe a five if she loses the torch and clinton and trump did shake hands after refusing to do so at their last two debates. it was a sharp contrast to their caustic exchanges wednesday night. trump: such a nasty woman. clinton: i think he's unfit. and he proves it every time he talks. trump: no, you are the one that's unfit. as for trump's controversial refusal to say he would accept the result of the presidential vote -- sot trump: "i will look at it at the time. i'm not looking at anything now." -- speaking at a rally in ohio, he followed up in classic t

a-b-c's karen travers reports. hillary clinton touched down in las vegas for wednesday's third and final presidential debate. her opponent, campaigning in colorado. sot trump "now she's home sleeping and i'm working." donald trump still insisting voter fraud. sot trump "they are lying, they are cheating, they are stealing." a fired up president obama reacted to the vote fraud allegations, saying they are not based on facts. sot obama "i advise mr. trump to stop whining and go try to make his case to get votes." but the issue of at least 9 women accusing trump of sexual misconduct is complicating the hunt for votes. one of those women is getting new support. people magazine reporter natasha stroykoff?standing next to trump in 2005 at his florida resort mar a lago. she was there to profile the trumps, but says when melania was out of us?. within seconds he was pushing me against the wall and forcing his tongue down my throat." trump denies it... but today people magazine published testimonials from 5 of stroykoff's f

the karen travers joins us live with the details. good afternoon. >> with less than three weeks to go on election day and polls trending in her favor, it would seem like hillary clinton would try to play things cautiously but last night she came out aggressively against donald trump and made him play defense. he landed solid punches but did not do anything to take back the race. >> it was an unprecedented statement. asked if he would accept the results of the election. >> i will look at it at the time. >> i will tell you at the time and keep you in suspense. >> hillary clinton pounced. >> that is horrifying and he is talking down or democracy and i for one am appalled. >> it began as policy, then the personal attacks started. >> there was a time when he didn't get an emmy for his show for three years in a row and tweeted that the emmys were rigged. >> and the exchange about russian president, vladimir putin. >> has no respect for this person. >> well, that is because he would rather have a puppet for president. >> no puppet. you are

karen travers, abc news, washington. antoinette: the presidential race may now be impacting another contentious fight closer to home. a new poll shows a breakaway in the race for u.s. senate in new hampshire. democratic governor maggie hassan now has an 8-point lead over incumbent republican senator kelly ayotte according to the wmur survey. favorability. doug: a marshfield senate candidate was detained by u.s. marshals and flown to virginia to testify at a military commission proceeding. stephen gill said he was held at gunpoint tuesday. "the globe" reports he failed to appear at the hearing voluntarily, claiming he received an unlawful subpoena. gill was ordered to testify at a hearing for the man accused in the uss cole bombing who's awaiting trial at guantanamo lieutenant commander in the navy reserve who used to oversee lawyers in military cases. antoinette: we're getting a look at a new ad supporting a ballot question before voters in november. a yes vote on question 3 would -- >> unable to turn around. responsible

karen travers, abc news, washington. emily: both candidates are preparing for their final debate wednesday in las vegas. i'll be there live, with pre and post debate coverage right here on newscenter 5. time is running out if you still need to register to vote. the deadline here in massachusetts is this wednesday. you can register or check your information online. we have a link to that on our website, wcvb.com. doug: vice president joe biden will be in new england this edward m. kennedy institute in dorchester. thursday he'll head up to nashua, new hampshire to campaign for clinton. also today the mbta will discuss , a string of green line trolley derailments. the meeting follows a state audit. the audit found seven derailments last year, and 5 this year. including this one in may. "the globe" reports that number is higher than any other light rail system in the country. the audit blamed failure to maintain tracks and trolley wheels. an mbta spokesperson says the emily: a tribute in light to the two police officers shot

abc's karen travers takes a deeper look. nats it's a powerful one-two punch president obama campaiging for hillary nats michelle obama on the trail in arizona. nats they're part of a high profile lineup revving up democrats and stumping for votes for clinton. surrogates act as character witnesses. they say this is the person i think should be elected. donald trump just can't match the democratic star power. since august 1?. clinton's top surrogates have held more than 100. but research by abc news found trump only has his dug trail. he is not politically correct. [laughs] and i think we love that about him right. 97% of the time. the amount of ground the clinton surrogates can cover is a tremendous asset to her campaign. montage of local news clips but the trump campaign says they're fine - that trump has held way more events in the past two plus months than prep and fundraising. the president and first lady have been especially tough on trump i'd advise mr. trump to stop whining and go try to make his case to get votes. and

karen travers, abc news from washington. sean: remember, you can watch the final presidential debate before the election tomorrow night right here on wmur or go retaking mosul. the gains made this noon by armed forces, and the humanitarian nightmare feared by the u.n. then, president obama marking a bittersweet moment. his final state dinner and official visit. the country he saved for last. kevin: one last really warm day in the forecast, and from there, big changes for the end of the week. we will talk about shower chances ahead. sean: plus, in today's "grow it green," it's a fun project to bob hillery: i spent 21 years in the navy, defending america. if i only showed up half the time, i'd have been court-martialed. but that's what senator kelly ayotte did. she missed nearly half of her homeland security hearings. . even missing a hearing the same day she went to a washington fundraiser. for ayotte, collecting campaign cash comes first. bob hillery: when it comes to fighting terrorism, 50% just doesn't cut it. vo: senate m

abc's -- karen travers -- breaks down the fierce-- political showdown. pkg script: straight the gate - the tension was clear - no handshake between the two bitter rivals donald trump?under fire for that 2005 audio recording, with his crude comments about women. this was lockerrom talk. i'm not proud of it. i apologized to my family, i apologized to the american people hillary clinton?with days to prep her response - saying trump is not fit to be president. i think it's clear to anyone who heard it that it's clear exactly who he is and then 15 minutes in?trump goes nuclear - if you look at bill clinton, far worse, mine are words, and his was action// hillary clinton not willing to engage: i'm reminded of what my friend, michelle obama, advised us all. when they go low, you go high the two candidates battled it out over clinton's emails and private server. it's just awfully good that someone with the temperament of donald trump is not in charge of the law in our country. . and the affordable care act. hrc he's going to solve it by repealing it and getting

. >> and the i'm karen travers on the trail with the trump campaign in michigan. why is he spending the day in this traditionally democratic state in i'll have details coming up. >>> and a woman found alive in her car a week after it crashed down a ravine in southern california. how she was finally found. my mom marnie and then she died life. of lung cancer. so i have a personal interest in helping prevent smoking. i'm tom steyer, the co-chair of the yes on 56 campaign. every year, nearly 17,000 california kids start smoking. a third of them will die from their addiction. tobacco taxes reduce youth smoking. please. vote yes on prop 56. if we can save even a few lives, it's worth it. >>> rain tonight could dampen the spirits of trick-or-treaters in the bay area. let's take a live look from the emeriville camera. dark clouds as another storm blows our way. spencer lets us know if the rain will continue tomorrow. that's coming up in a few minutes. a massive fire gutted a house under construction. video tweeted of the view of the flames. more on the investigation at 5

karen travers, abc news, washington. >>> and coming up a little later, we look at impact surrogates are having on the race for the white house. hillary clinton has numerous people out on the trail for her. donald trump not many. that's coming up in just a few minutes. >>> a big change coming up for drivers heading to treasure island from the east bay. abc 7 news was on the bay bridge as officials held a ribbon cutting for new on and off ramps from westbound will 0. the old ramps on the left side and the new exit and entrance will be on the right side. >> it's a basically a gentle off ramp on the right side. currently right now it's on the left side and it's a hard left turn, if you want to call it that instead of a gradual off ramp that meets highway design standards. >> the new westbound ramps on the bay bridge will open on saturday, and the old ramps will be closing. construction is still ongoing on new on and off ramps from eastbound 80. >>> coming up on abc 7 news at 4:00, oh, you better have your patience because new closures at sfo are expected to last a couple of years, and it co

karen travers, abc 7 news, des moines. >> a major decision in another battleground state. today a federal judge extended florida's voter registration for six more days. that's because of the disruption from hurricane matthew. the judge had already extended that deadline one day after the florida democratic party filed a lawsuit. >>> all right. time to check on our weather which is maybe bringing some rain, spencer? >> oh, yeah, the rainy season is about to arrive with vigor and intensity, with authority. >> oh, excellent then. >> here's a look at live doppler 7. we have increasing clouds right now, although skies are relatively bright. we have clouds at various levels. atmosphere, and current temperatures are slightly on the cool side. 57 degrees right now in half moon bay and 58 san francisco and 62 across the bay in oakland and our inland areas have temperatures in the 70s right now. so let's move along to this live view of those clouds and various layers in the atmosphere as i mentioned looking from mt. tam over the bay thoompt esare the forecast features. two storms co

karen travers joining us live from washington. >> reporter: good afternoon rick. melania trump has not spoken on camera since the republican convention this summer and now out publically defending her husband since the video. this is a curious strad strat -- putting them in the spotlight before the debate. a key moment for donald trump try to turn things around. >> donald trump continues to stir up doubts about integrity at the polls. >> more than 1.8 million deceased individuals right now are listed address voters. oh that is wonderful. >> in an interview with abc he when after house speaker paul ryan. who he says could be more supportive. >> does he want years. >> avideo. it. it was he wasom >> hillary clinton is spendin c the requestthe email them to place more aforegi stat .epartmenticials that raised karen >> thank you. >>> mon final look for her live reports beginning later today. and tune in tomorrow night at 9:00 p.m. to watch the debate here on 6 abc. >>> several demonstrators rally odd outside of a local trump campaign as part of a national day of action

karen travers, abc news, washington. >> okay. get this, a houston man called 911 not for help, but ago. lawrence fox told the 911 operator he shot a man. investigators say lawrence was always a suspect, but they never had enough evidence to make an arrest. he'll face a judge on monday. >>> an ohio substitute teacher is off the job after students reported shocking threat. a 7-year old told her parents that the substitute threatened to behead them if they our heads off and bury us by the school. and after he said that, all the kids were jumping out of their seats getting under their seats, screaming and crying. >> sure, they're 7-year old in the first grade. a spokesperson for the school calls the comments inappropriate and alarming and the sub is now off the job and there's an if you bought halloween decorations at target there's a recall you need to know about. the retail giant target recalling these halloween gel clings because your kids could get to the battery and run the risk of choking. the decorations are meant to stick on

abc's karen travers takes a deeper look. nats it's a powerful one-two punch president obama campaiging for hillary clinton in florida thursday nats michelle obama on the trail in arizona. nats they're part of a high profile lineup revving up democrats and stumping for votes for clinton. they say this is the person i think should be elected. donald trump just can't match the democratic star power. since august 1?. clinton's top surrogates have held more than 100. but research by abc news found trump only has his daughter ivanka out there solo on the trail. he is not politically correct. [laughs] and i think we love that about him right. 97% of the time. the amount of ground the clinton surrogates can cover is a tremendous asset to her campaign. but the trump campaign says they're fine - that trump has held way more events in the past two plus months than clinton. her team says her deep bench allowed her to focus on debate prep and fundraising. the president and first lady have been especially tough on trump i'd advise mr. tru

as abc's karen travers shows us the video was the first issue tonight. karen: straight out of the gate the tension was clear no handshake between the two bitter rivals. donald trump under fire for that 2005 audio recording, with his crude comments about women. mr. trump: this was lockerroom talk. i'm not proud of it. i apologized to my family, i apologized to the american people. karen: hillary clinton with days to prep her response saying trump is not fit to be president. ms. clinton: i think it's clear to anyone who heard it that it's representing exactly who he is. karen: and then 15 minutes in, trump goes nuclear accusing former president bill clinton of sexual misconduct. mr. trump: if you look at bill clinton, far worse, mine are karen: hillary clinton not willing to engage, ms. clinton: i'm reminded of what my friend, michelle obama, advised us all. when they go low, you go high karen: the two candidates battled it out over clinton's emails and private server. >> it's just awfully good that someone with the temperament of donald trump is not in ch

karen travers, abc news, st. louis. >>> before the debate trucmp launched an offensive. he took the stage with several women who accused bill clinton of rape and sexual assault. >> mr. trump may have said some bad words, but bill clinton raped me and hillary clinton threatened me. i don't think there's any comparison. >> today's impromptu news conference comes after that taped conversation featuring trump emerge on friday. we continue our team coverage now on tonight's debate with reaction from young bay area voters. sergio quinn tad da is in our newsroom. what did you hear? >> this was an hour and a half long slugfest that was unprecedented in many ways. likely the most brutal televised presidential debate we've seen. it was felt by everyone in the room at the watch party i was invited to in oakland. through most of the debate nearly everyone was shouting at the big screen or trying to figure out which direction the subject was going. to be clear, this is a roomful of people who either supported hillary clinton or bernie sanders in the democratic primaries so they likel

karen travers, abc news, washington the johnson county auditor is frustrated by donald trump's claim of a rigged presidential election. still ahead in the newscast, hear why he says the claim could have an impact on harkin stopped by knoxville today to encourage iowans to vote for hillary clinton. and he didn't hold back his criticism for the republican presidential nominee, donald trump. "think of your kids, kids learn from adults. how do you want your kids to grow up? do you want your kids to grow up thinking we can bully people? demean people? mock people? or that if you're rich enough you cn get by with a lot of things? harkin also said today, this election is the most important turning point for america since the civil war. one business in dubuque is using this political season to grab some attention. "voters like puppies. and dan clownnose may possibly hate them. and if dan clownnose may possible hate puppies, what other cute, fur bearing mammals might dan clownnose the company not only produced this satirical video, but it's also put up billboards around dubuque. it's also cre

karen travers, abc news, st. louis. >>> before the debate trucmp launched an offensive. he took the stage with several women who accused bill clinton of rape and sexual assault. >> mr. trump may have said some bad words, but bill clinton raped me and hillary clinton threatened me. i don't think there's any comparison. >> today's impromptu news conference comes after that taped conversation featuring trump emerge on friday. we continue our team coverage now on tonight's debate with reaction from young bay area voters. sergio quinn tad da is in our newsroom. what did you hear? >> this was an hour and a half long slugfest that was unprecedented in many ways. likely the most brutal televised presidential debate we've seen. it was felt by everyone in the room at the watch party i was invited to in oakland. through most of the debate nearly everyone was shouting at the big screen or trying to figure out which direction the subject was going. to be clear, this is a roomful of people who either supported hillary clinton or bernie sanders in the democratic primaries so they likel

the bottom line is pennsylvania is up for grabs, karen travers has more. >> reporter: it's the showdown in saint louis, a town hall debate that could make or break for donald trump, a lewd and graphic row according from 2005 first recorded by washington post. the billionaire caught on a hot mic with billy bush. >> i moved on her, i'll admit it. >> reporter: he bragged that his status as a celebrity gives him a free pass to grope women. >> reporter: hillary clinton tweeted this is horrific. mitt romney and members of congress and chair of the rnc and paul ryan said he was sickened about what he heard. a planned event with ryan and trump did not happen. clinton got a solid bounce out of the first debate. she now has a five point lead over trump in one national poll. the same poll before the first debate had trump on top. is this trump's last chance to turn things around. >> do you think hillary is debate prepping for three or four days, hillary clinton is resting. >> reporter: trump's campaign insists he has the advantage he can focus on the you you haddane and not -- on the audience. one

a-b-c's karen travers reports on today's developments. donald trump said today he had a big announcement - but it came with a big caveat: i will totally accept the results of this great and if i win. the republican nominee seeming to lay the groundwork for a court fight: of course, i would accept a clear election result but i would also reserve my right to contest or file a legal challenge in the case of a questionable result. right? the debate was trump's last big opportunity to take back control of the race. instead, the headlines today pounced: clinton: that's horrifying. obama when you try to sew the seeds of ? that undermines our democracyeve n some republicans chastising trump, including john mccain who said in a statement that conceding an election is quote "an act of respect for the will of the american people...it's the american way." the third and final debate featured mre trump from everything i see has no respect for this person clinton well, that's because he'd rather have a puppet as president of the united states.trump no p

karen travers reports.. today those comments.... got a push back.... from the president. script: donald trump is not letting this issue go. donald trump sot 15:21:00 they even want to try and rig the voter fraud is all too common. earlier today - a fired up president obama says this talk from trump is unprecedented for a presidential candidate?and not based on facts. votes. the president said trump's rhetoric calls into question his fitness for the oval office. obama sot 12:23:45 if whenever things are going badly for you and you lose you start blaming somebody else, then you don't have what it takes to be in this job. trump's running mate, mike pence, stopping by a north carolina repb office the site of a suspected firebombing saturday mike pence sot this was an act of political terrorism. hillary clinton is off the trail another day, prepping for wednesday's debate in las vegas. but she got a boost from her former rival, senator bernie sanders, slammed trump...and said americans must not elect him. bernie sanders sot 134447 it is a history that is not only sexist but ra

abc's karen travers has the latest from the campaign trail. donald trump clearly noticing president obama and the first lady stepped up their attacks on the campaign trail. folks. we have a bunch of losers, they're losers, they're babies. earlier this moment of rare introspection from the brash republican nominee. trump sot: i don't want to think back, if i only i did one more rally, i would have won north carolina by 500 votes, instead of losing it by 200 votes, right. if only i did. (gfx) but with national polls trending further toward clinton?.trump's path to 270 electoral votes grows more challenging. hi to rev up the republican base and hope for a low turnout on election day matthew dowd sot "not pursuing independents, not pursuing soft democrats who anyway not like hillary clinton (gfx) the clinton campaign strategy is very different -they're pushing in traditionally republican states to see if they can expand their map and flip states from red to blue. and today this emotional ad - now running in several key states - featuring the khans

karen travers oncam close: half of the questions at tonight's town hall debate will come from pre-selected audience members. the campaigns hope that means the focus on policies, not just scandals. kt, abc news, st louis. top iowa republicans have criticized trump, too. him. " i'm a team player and i support the republican ticket from the top to bottom. i've always done so. and i'm going to do all i can to support all our candidates. " " "the only way to avoid a disaster and the clinton gang returning to the white house is to do just that, is to elect donald trump." " governor branstad and iowa g-o-p chair jeff kauffman made those comments at the reagan dinner last night. say if she'd still be supporting trump-- ernst did say she won't vote for clinton. turning now to weather and meteorologis t chris havely. what a nice fall weekend to be outside? we're wrapping up the weekend on a clear and quiet note. temperatures will be a tad warmer than what we had saturday night, so the potential for morning. clouds will slowly be on the increase monday, but it'll be a mild day as temperatures climb b

abc news reporter karen travers hats late in the race for the white house. >> reporter: now it's mike peps talking about voter fraud and conspire ski theories. >> i have no doubt the national media is trying to rig this election with bias the coverage in hillary clinton's favor. >> reporter: this is a big shift for donald trump's running mate who on sunday on cbs said this. >> we'll respect the will of the american people in this election. >> reporter: but trump is certainly laying the groundwork to not do that, keeping up a steady drum beat revving up his supporters with fiery rhetoric like this. >> the election is being rigged by corrupt media pushing false allegations and outright lies in an effort to elect hillary clinton. >> reporter: republican nominee tweeting this morning of course there is large-scale voter fraud happening on and before election day. why do republican leaders deny what is going on? so naive. general elections are run primarily at the state level. in 40 states they are overseen by an elected official, and in those 40 states 25 of those officials are republican

we get the latest from karen travers. >> the al smith memorial dinner is a charity event, at which politicians are supposed to be charitable with each other. one day after trading insults in their final debate, hillary clinton and donald trump put on their smiley trump drew boos for some of his remarks at clinton's expense. >> here she is tonight, pretending not to hate catholics. >> donald looks at the statue of liberty and sees a four. maybe a five if she loses the robe and tablet and changes her hair. >> reporter: clinton and trump did shake hands. it was a sharp contrast to their >> such a nasty woman. >> trust fund. >> i think he is unfit. and he proves it every time he talks. >> you are the one that is unfit. >> reporter: as for trump's controversial refusal to say he would accept the result of the presidential vote -- >> i will look at it at the time. i'm not looking at anything now. >> reporter: speaking at a rally in ohio, he followed up in classic trump style. >> i will totally accept the results. if i win. contest or file a legal challenge. >> reporter: hillary clinton called trump'

abc's karen travers has the latest. this issue go. >> they even want to try and rig the election at the voting -- polling booths, where so many cities are corrupt. >> president obama says this talk from trump is unprecedented for a presidential candidate and not based on facts. >> i'd advise mr. trump to stop whining and go try to make his case to get votes. >> the president said trump's rhetoric calls into question his fitness for the oval office. badly for you and you lose you start blaming somebody else, then you don't have what it takes to be in this job. >> trump's running mate, mike pence, stopping by a north carolina republican party office the site of a suspected , firebombing on saturday. >> this was an act of political terrorism. >> hillary clinton is off the trail another day, prepping for wednesday's debate in las vegas. but she got a boost from her former rival, senator bernie sanders, who slammed trump and said americans must not elect him. >> which is not only sexist but racist and xenophobic as well. >>

abc's karen travers has the latest from the campaign trail. donald trump said today he had a big announcement - but it came with a big caveat: i will totally accept the results of this great and historic presidential election.

my colleague karen travers is traveling with the trump campaign. republicanses -- republicans have not won in michigan since 1988. donald trump is making a final bush to flip this state from blue to read. the abc tracking poll has the candidates neck in neck, clinton a one point lead over trump. last week, hillary clinton was up by double digits. after friday's announcements, it is anyone's game. >> you can follow the news by downloading 6abc news app or logging on to 6abc.com. >>> all you had to go was take a step outside and feel the difference in the temperature today. it's much cooler, but the sun is shining of that sky6 live hd showing the platt bridge. it will be dry for all the trick-or-treaters, but a bit cool. david murphy is outside with the full details. >> reporter: sarah i'm glad i have a jacket on, too, it is sunny, at it is cool especially standings in the shade. storm tracker 6 live double scan there's no precipitation out there. as we look at the forecast highlights today and tomorrow, both looking cool. tonight definitely chilly f