captions by vitac www.vitac.com good morning. it is wednesday, october 19th. welcome to american morning. craziest story ever. this thing you just said about wild animals on the prowl. just spoke to an affiliate reporter in zanesville, ohio. there are some 24 animal, things like tigers, cheetahs, cougars, giraffe, on the loose right now in ohio. they ve closed schools. they have highway signs saying, if you see wild animal, please, stay in your car and call 911. they found the owner of this wild animal preserve dead, a hole in the fengs ace and cages open. unbelievable situation. we re on top of it. a whole bunch of parents worse nightmare. also that debate last night. a lot of fighting there. that s not a way to bring up your kids. carol costello, live from las vegas. the good u.news, too late for t kill kiddies to watch that. 20 years aworked in that market near zanesville, ohio. the exotic animals laws were laxed way back then. i ll be interested to hear
ahead, 477 for what? the lopsided prisoner exchange between israelis and palestinians taking place overnight. hamas calls is a great day. some israelis say the price for a captured soldier is just too high. a live report just ahead. and i m christine romans, getting congress to pass the jobs bill piece by piece. some say the president s trip is more about one job. saving his own. now president obama is responding on this american morning. captions by vitac www.vitac.com good morning to you. it is tuesday, october 18th. welcome to american morning. a little chill in the air here in new york, but not where carol is. out in the desert, carol costello is getting ready for politics in the desert. joining us live this morning, good morning, carol. oh, good morning. you know the best thing about las vegas right at this moment? gambling? besides that. it s 3:00 in the morning here, and there s a starbucks open. at a casino. i m loving it. and there are people