a new lawsuit aims to keep the former president off the ballot in 2024 claiming his conduct on january 6th violates the constitution and is disqualifying. freeze fright. 25 states under alerts as a coal blast moves across the country. temperatures plunge for trick or treating. wild fire body camera footage showing maui officers going door to door telling people to get out now on the day of the deadly lahaina fire. >> amusement park security scare. a heavily armed man found dead. police say that he could have staged a devastating attack with the weapons and explosives they found. remembering matthew perry. his five "friends" co-stars speak for the first time since his sudden death. what they are saying about the unfathomable loss. remarkable recovery. mary lou retton speaking for the first time after returning home from the hospital after a serious case of a rare form of pneumonia. scary good deals. how low will they go to get you to buy now? this morning, which deals to jump on and how you can get early access to some christmas shopping savings. look what they did. ♪ look what you made me do ♪ from the halloween light show of your wildest dreams, to this slam dunk from the hulk. listen to george's favorite player, don't be scared. we're dancing into a thrilling halloween. it's going to be a wicked fun morning. >> announcer: live in times square, this is good morning america. >> you have been warned. it is halloween. good morning america. >> good morning. this morning we're going to look at how the biden administration is targeting junk fees for retirement savings. it will save the family tens of billions of dollars. that is coming up. we do begin with the latest on the crisis in the middle east. israeli forces rescuing one of the hostages taken by hamas, reuniting her with her family as ground operations in gaza intensify. our chief foreign correspondent ian pannell is in israel with more on that, and on the americans trapped in gaza desperately trying to get out. good morning ian. >> reporter: good morning, robin. this on going fighting in gaza is less than a mile behind me. seeing smoke rising and hearing the sound of battles. hamas saying fighters have been clashing with israeli troops, and israel also talking about intense battles being fought. but also urging patience amid signs of a slower more cautious ground campaign. this morning fierce battles in gaza as israel tries to expand its ground operations. the military releasing these videos they say show its forces on the ground. infantry troops and tanks. new video shared by the israeli government capturing the emotional reunion between this young israeli soldier and her family after she was saved during israel's incurse into gaza. she was kidnapped in that october 7th massacre. military say her condition is good. and overnight, another hostage taken by hamas returning home. american-israeli teen natalie ranan landing back in chicago. >> according to my understanding, she's doing well. she's very happy. >> reporter: the 18-year-old and her mother judith were the first two hostages to be freed. this morning, israel updating the numbers abducted to 240. amid concerns for their safe return, hamas releasing a propaganda video showing three more women held hostage pleading to be freed. abc news deciding not to show the full video. israel's former ambassador to the u.s. who sits on the israeli war cabinet as an observer telling me military pressure is needed to successfully free hostages. >> the second we can rescue hostages, we will do that. it's both advancing a potential deal that we can have but operationally i think giving us the opportunity to rescue more hostages. >> reporter: in gaza, a deeping humanitarian crisis is unfolding amid shortages and attacks. as palestinians wake up to the sound of explosions for the 24th day, another child pulled from the rubble. but israeli prime minister netanyahu standing firm despite the crisis in gaza saying there will be no cease fire and it has no plans to resign over the security and intelligence failures that led to the surprise attack on israel. >> this is a time for war. calls for a cease fire are calls for israel to surrender to hamas. >> reporter: more than 8,300 have been killed in gaza, according to the hamas run local health authorities as israel retaliates for the attack where at least 1,400 were killed. those trapped inside gaza telling us they're living in a constant state of fear. >> our day and night are fear. we hate the night. we hate the night. >> reporter: up to 600 americans still trapped in the strip like lana. >> right now the skies above are full of f-16's. it's really -- it's truly frightening. this is 24/7. >> reporter: you can hear the absolute terror in her voice. couple of other things. israel saying it's identified an aerial target heading towards its territory this morning. the pentagon revealing there were three more attacks on u.s. facilities by iranian backed militants. no u.s. casualties or damage, but this is now the 23rd attack in iraq and syria on u.s. troops, amid fears of regional escalation. george? >> ian pannell, thanks. the war led to rising tensions in the u.s. federal officials are tracking a rise in anti-semitic threats including a series of violent messages targeting jewish students at cornell university. stephanie ramos has the story. good morning. >> reporter: george, good morning. in recent days there have been multiple incidents across college campuses that anti-hate groups are concerned about, especially this past weekend at cornell university. police standing guard after threats to jewish students. this morning on the heels of the israel/hamas war, a rise in hate here in the u.s. at cornell university, the fbi now investigating after threatening statements were posted about jewish people on an internet discussion board. rattling students and prompting officials to send police to guard a jewish center and kosher dining hall. >> a lot of students don't feel safe on campus any more. >> reporter: the university president alerting the fbi of a potential hate crime after the messages were posted on the website unaffiliated with the school. anti-semitic hate crimes in the u.s. already reached record highs before the hamas attacks on october 7th, up 25% last year. >> over the past several days and decades, we've seen threats and acts of violence directed at the jewish community and muslim communities here in the united states. >> reporter: at columbia university, demonstrations taking place. students calling on the university to do more to support students facing anti-semitism. monday the landlord charged with fatally stabbing a 6-year-old muslim boy and injuring his mother pleading not guilty to murder and hate crime charges. prosecutors say joseph subo was motivated by his hatred of muslims. the young boy's mother speaking to alex perez exclusively. >> it's good to have justice because how can you live without justice? how you will be in peace without justice? >> reporter: the white house is out with a new plan to combat the rise in some of these incidents. they're directing the justice department and department of homeland security to partner with campus law enforcement to help track some of these hate related rhetoric across campuses. linsey? >> stephanie, thank you. we turn to the amusement park security scare. a heavily armed man was found dead in colorado at a popular attraction. rhiannon ally is here. police are saying he could have staged a devastating attack. >> reporter: good morning, linsey. that's right. police say this man was not only heavily armed, he was also carrying several explosives and was found dead inside an amusement park. police in colorado identified the man overnight. they say his body was found inside the women's bathroom at glenwood caverns adventure park on saturday. he had apparently entered the park before it even openedhe was armed with an ar rifle and semiautomatic handgun and explosives and wearing body armor and tactical clothing. that's not all. police say they found multiple improvised explosive devices in that man's vehicle. but investigators believe the man died of a self-inflicted gun shot. authorities then searched the rest of the park, including the rides, for other explosives but didn't find anything. the weapons found on that man may have been ghost guns, which do not have any serial numbers and, therefore, cannot be traced. now police say given the amount of preparation and the amount of weapons he had, it seems highly likely he intended to use them against the community and then, for whatever reason, decided not to. still, so many questions that investigators will be looking to answer, george. >> i'll bet they are. thanks. turning to the lawsuit to seek to keep donald trump off the ballot in 2024. a group of republicans brought the challenge in colorado, arguing his conduct on january 6th bar him as serving as president. it's one of several constitutional challenges to trump's candidacy. aaron katersky has the story. >> reporter: good morning to you. this is the first time a court is going to consider whether the 14th amendment makes former president trump ineligible to run again. the key question here, is trump's conduct on january 6th disqualifying? this morning a group of current and former colorado republicans is trying to convince a judge donald trump engaged in an insurrection or rebellion, violating the 14th amendment. as proof they played trump's own words from january 6th. >> if you don't fight like hell, you're not going to have a country any more. >> reporter: they showed voters outside the capitol and video of them reaching the building. the judge heard testimony from a capitol police officer who described hand to hand combat in the halls of congress. >> i was punched in the face, on my left side. i was also pushed on the right side. before i knew it, they had knocked me on my back. i couldn't see anything. >> reporter: trump's legal team pointed to another part of trump's speech on january 6th. >> i know that everyone here will soon be marching to the capitol building to peacefully and patriotically make your voices heard. >> reporter: his attorneys call the case weak. >> the best they have is trying to be a mini me january 6th performance. that's the best they've got. pretty slick movie production. that's not real. that's a partisan witch hunt. >> reporter: the case is about a constitutional law back in the civil war earia. >> they have to improve he engaged in an insurrection and they have to prove the legal issue. by engaging in that, that automatically disqualifies him from holding the presidency. >> reporter: the colorado case is the first of similar challenges. a minnesota case will be heard later this week. robin, it seems likely this is all destined for the supreme court, which will have the final say. >> it does seem like it's heading in that direction. aaron, thanks for your reporting. now to the biden administration's ongoing crackdown on junk fees. this morning they're taking aim at junk fees associated with retirement savings. our senior white house correspondent selina wang has more for us. good morning, selina. >> reporter: good morning, robin. with the economy top of mind for so many americans, the president is facing a tough re-election next year, he is once again cracking down on pesky junk fees. the labor department will propose new rules that will hold financial planners for higher standards when it comes to giving retirement advice including what to do with your 401k. the rules, which could take effect in the coming months, would require them to give advice that serves the best interest of their clients instead of chasing the best commission for themselves. the white house estimates that those conflicts of interest can cost retirement savers as much as 20% of their savings over a life time. they argue that the new rules could save families tens of billions of dollars. the president is facing low approval ratings for his handling of the economy. many americans are still struggling with higher costs. his administration is trying to tackle hidden costs. earlier this month the administration announced, proposed a ban on junk fees across many industry, from concert tickets to hotels. if that ban goes into effect, the companies that charge those fees could face fiennes and even have to pay those customers back. we have the latest on the trial of sam bankman-fried. he was grilled by prosecutors as he stands accused of one of the biggest financial frauds in history. chief business correspondent rebecca jarvis is at the courthouse. good morning, rebecca. >> reporter: good morning to you, george. this was the first time sam bankman-fried had to answer tough questions from the government prosecutors in front of a jury. they asked him about inconsistencies about what he said in interviews, like the one he did with you, george, and the truth. the former king of crypto, sam bankman-fried, cross-examined, answering pointed questions about inconsistencies between his public and private statements about user funds. when bankman-fried said on the stand he did not remember promising clients that their money was secure, the prosecution confronted him with this tweet, as always, our users funds and safety come first. >> it definitely comes off bad to a jury when you say you can't remember having said something specific and then prosecutors can show you exactly in black and white when you did say something. >> reporter: bankman-fried frequently giving short, single word replies, claiming to not recall past statements. in recent days, prosecutors have shown the jury part of an interview he did for gma when our george stephanopoulos asked him whether ftx customers were aware that alameda research, another firm co-founded by bankman-fried was using their money to stay afloat despite not being allowed to do so. >> there existed a borrow lending facility on ftx. i think that's probably covered -- i don't remember exactly where, but somewhere else in the terms of service. >> but they'd have to approve of that. they're saying they don't approve of it. they're saying you approved it. >> reporter: the prosecution confronted bankman-fried with tweets, interview responses in which he insisted alameda's ftx account had no special privileges. when asked, did you claim alameda had no special privileges on ftx, bankman-fried answered, i did thousands of interviews. i don't honestly remember. bankman-fried has pleaded not guilty to the charges. he faces seven counts of conspiracy and fraud. if convicted, he faces up to a life time in prison and that cross examination continues today, guys. >> all right, rebecca. thank you so much. now to "monday night football." the detroit lions are really giving fans something to cheer about again this season. will reeve is here with highlights from their matchup with the raiders. you are a seuth sayer. you called it right here yesterday morning. detroit's going to be victorious. >> i'm a neutral observer but i was relieved after yesterday, george said i really knew my stuff after i said the lions were a better team and should win. that's what happened. here's how. it was ugly to start. not much offense to start. they started out with three field goals. the raiders couldn't even complete a pass to a wide receiver for the entire first half. lions defense did look scary out there. maybe even like some zombies on halloween eve. there they are doing the thriller dance after an interception. the raiders did end up getting this touchdown from josh jacobs. that cut the deficit to two. the lions then went ahead to score on jared goff's only td pass of the day. lions 16, raiders 7 at halftime. this is also a td pass from jared goff. but to the wrong team. marcus peters picking it off, taking it to the house. 16-14 now. things getting a little thrilling on halloween eve. and then rookie running back jamir gibbs, who had his best game as a pro. 152 rushing yards. that's a lot. here's 27 of them for a touchdown. he'll go on into the crowd, leap up there, celebrate with the fans. lions fans doing a lot of celebrating. the team wins. next week more football. wouldn't you know it? chargers/jets 8:15 on espn and abc. >> we'll wait for your call. >> i'll call it early. chargers. 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