Good evening and we begin this monday night with that massive snowstorm. Winter is still weeks away, but you wouldnt know it. Tonight, records broken. About 100,000 people without power. In maine, those power lines snapped this evening. The driving miserable. Icy, slick roads. A lot of accidents. And one family capturing this outside their back window. Watch this. Autumn rain giving way to a winter storm in just hours. Abc meteorologist ginger zee standing by with whats coming next. But we begin tonight with abcs gio benitez in the middle of it. Reporter from maine to philly to the deep south, winters wrath starting long before winter. Turning november into snowvember. The powerful damaging winds and blowing snow making this truck roll over in portland, maine. Frozen power lines with nowhere to go but down. Knocking out power to 135,000 in maine alone. Ive never seen anything like this this early. No, its crazy. Reporter and this is author stephen kings house here in bangor, maine. And take a look at this. Even his gargoyles are covered in snow. The snow breaking records all along the east coast. Caribou and bangor, maine, both getting more than ten inches of snow. By far, the earliest doubledigit snowfall ever for either city. Even parts of the south feeling the freeze. In columbia, south carolina, it was 87 degrees midweek. By the weekend, the earliest snowfall on record. In tennessees mt. Leconte, an amazing 22 inches of snow. Snow drifts waistdeep. Thousands of miles away, winter also coming early. This snow outside sacramento. Even flagstaff, arizona, got an inch. 18 days earlier than average. And back here in bangor, extra crews are coming in from new england and New Brunswick to help with the cleanup. Were told it will take several days for everyone here to get their power back. David . All right, gio, thanks. Were thinking about those people who got hit early, thanks. And we want to get to ginger zee with whats coming next. What are you tracking tonight . Reporter some good news. Places like columbia, south carolina, had their earliest and first trace snow of the season. Look at the numbers. Where were going with this. Even places like maine going to warm, into the 40s, but 50s there in the northeast. 70s in parts of the southeast that just came away from freezing mornings. And then i wanted to point this out to you, david. In the pacific, hurricane vance. The moisture from that will converge with this low pressure system. Texas, oklahoma, arkansas, the next 48 hours, this could be rough. We could see some flooding, especially in the yellow area in south texas. All right, tough spots across the country tonight. Ginger, thank you. Were going to turn now to new details in the investigation tonight after that spacecraft crash. Youll remember those images, the aircraft in pieces in the middle of the mojave desert. Tonight, what authorities have now discovered in the video. And the mastermind behind that rocketship, sir Richard Branson, now weighing in. Abcs david kerley tonight. Reporter with the spaceships rocket engine found intact, investigators turned to video and found something unusual. It has to do with the crafts wings which tilt up to slow down. Theyre called feathers. See them move . Think of it as the brakes on your car. But video from inside the cockpit shows that the copilot unlocked the feathering device as a slower speed and lower altitude than specified. The wings started moving on their own. The held of the ntsb. Did the copilot make a mistake . We dont know if that was a mistake. Why was it moved from lock to unlock before reaching mach 1. 4 . Was it a design issue . Was it a process issue . Was it lack of training . Was it fatigue . Reporter the craft started breaking up, captured by those still photos. The copilot, michael alsbury, a father of two, did not survive. His children attend school with the children of peter siebold, the surviving pilot. The Virgin Galactic ceo Richard Branson had hoped to start taking some of the 700 people signed up to the edge of space and weightlessness by early next year. Some observers suggest there was pressure to pick up the pace of the program. If any of our rocket engineers warned something wasnt safe to go, we wouldnt go. Reporter branson says two more people signed up for the 250,000 ride the day of the accident. And he said today hes confident Virgin Galactic will fly again. David . David kerley tonight. David, thanks. 24 hours from now, our first look right here of how america is feeling. The message youll be sending at the polls. Tomorrow, of course, the midterms. Its your voice, your vote. And heres the question will republicans take control of the senate, too . It could all come down to these key 16 races. Keep your eye on the map and keep this number in mind. This is the magic number, six. Republicans need to pick up six senate seats to win control of the senate. They already, of course, have the house. And even though president obama is not on the ballot, you wouldnt know it in the ads. Republicans running against him, even some democrats running from him. Listen to this. Michelle nunn. Obamas senator, not yours. Pryor. Obama. Im not barack obama. And shes a democrat there. Whats the love here . Lets bring in our chief White House CorrespondentJonathan Karl here tonight. And jon, theres no question here that republicans are trying to make this about president obama. Reporter theres no secret why they want to run against obama and why democrats want to run away from obama. Look at his job approval rating. Its at 42 among likely voters. And its starting to get personal. Look at his favorability rating. This is basically whether or not people see the president as p personally likable. Its now at just 44 . An alltime low. David, when he first came into office, he had a 79 favorability rating. Even those that disagreed liked him. Thats disappeared. And jon, you and i will be here with george tomorrow night, the entire political team. One of the tools will be tracking the mood of the nation. But weve already asked them tonight, do you think the country is on the right track . Look at this number. 70 telling us no, this countrys not on the right track. In fact, just 26 saying yes. Jon, i have to ask you about nate silver. Weve teamed up with him. He was deadon in the president ial race. Every single state last time around. So, where does he put republican chances tonight at taking over the senate . Reporter one week ago today, he said it was a 63 chance. Now, david, right now, 75. 1 chance of republicans winning control of the senate. So, clearly, the momentum is on the republican side. Jon karl, see you tomorrow night. George, the entire team, george stephanopoulos, election night, tomorrow night, right here on abc. In the meantime now to that headline out of chicago this evening. Authorities say teenagers who were trying to fly overseas to join isis. We reported here on the 19yearold terror suspect being arrested at Ohare Airport last month. Tonight, hes been ordered held would bail until his trial. Prosecutors now revealing his younger brother and sister were allegedly traveling with him. Meantime, in the fight against isis, there are new images of heavy fighting in syria. You can see the tracer fire there. And tonight, what would appear to be a possible major setback in president obamas strategy. Rebels supported by the u. S. , the u. S. Had armed them, now surrendering to al qaeda. I want to bring in abcs chief Global Affairs correspondent Martha Raddatz. And martha, you were telling me, authorities trying to confirm these reports, but the bigger question, if true, where are the weapons . Reporter well, first of all, david, they are very credible reports coming out of the region. And those weapons you talked about are antitank weapons that can destroy tanks. Our weapons, that we gave to the americanbacked syrian rebels, who are essential little ly ourd forces, fighting isis and there are reports tonight that this Al Qaedaaffiliated group has captured those weapons from the syrian rebels. All right, Martha Raddatz with us tonight. And ill see you on election night, tomorrow night, as well. In the meantime, we turn here back at home and police are studying a chilling new video tonight, asking for your help. You can see it here. A young woman in philadelphia, seemingly abducted right off the street. You can see her dragged down that sidewalk. Tonight, that city on alert and heres abcs mara schiavocampo. Reporter tonight, police releasing this chilling Surveillance Video of what they say is a woman being kidnapped by a complete stranger. Watch as the suspects car parks on the street sunday evening. Less than a minute later, this man walks up the street. Police saying he spots his target and begins stalking her. 22yearold carlesha freelandgaither, who reportedly lives just blocks away. The suspect, described as a black male about 510, then crosses the street and strikes. Grabbing freelandgaither, forcibly dragging her down the street. The video is silent, but witnesses say they heard her screaming for help. I just want her to come back home safe. I dont care what anybody has to do, just let my daughter come home. Reporter Philadelphia Police have embraced using social media to help solve cases. This man convicted of trying to snatch a little girl off the street. He turned himself in just six hours after the tape was released online. Tonight, officials hoping for a similar outcome in this case. Police describe that car as a gray ford taurus. They do not believe freelandgaither knew her attacker and they are treating this as a life and death search. Chilling video, as we said. Mara, thank you. Were going to move on now to the World Trade Center here in new york. Opening its doors for the First Time Since 9 11. The iconic new york city skyline transformed. And as one person said, the skyline seems to be whole again. This evening, workers have moved into office space. And what theyve built around the elevator, should anything ever happen again. Abcs dan harris taking us inside. Reporter it is the culmination of years of effort and emotion. 1 World Trade Center, today, at last, open for business. Here it is. The tallest building in the western hemisphere. Lets go inside. Those first Office Workers swipe their i. D. Cards today. They work for the publishing giant conde nast, and they say they are not afraid to be pioneers. My philosophy is, dont live in fear. Reporter joining them soon, anna wintour of vogue, fictionalized in the devil wears prada. Her new home, anarc n architect marvel. But also, some worry, a tempting target for terrorists. This is the safest Classa Office space any place, not in the nation, any place in the world. Reporter this new tower was specifically built with a Massive Concrete core to withstand an attack, as i saw when i visited the construction in 2011. The elevator banks and the stairways, they are all within that concrete core. So, if, heaven forbid, something happened on an upper floor, people would be able to get out both above and below. And now, three years later, i got to be back on top of this completed tower. Not only can you see straight up the magnificent island of manhattan here, but just a few feet this way, you can cross the hudson river and see not only new jersey, but beyond it, the state of pennsylvania. But the most important view may be from the outside. This towering building proof of a citys resilience. Dan harris, abc news, new york. Dan, thank you. And all those American Workers helping to rebuild it. We move on tonight and to that headline about gas prices in a freefall. Under 3 a gallon for the first time in nearly four years now. 2. 99 a gallon, the average, down 6 cents in just one week. Thats welcome news. And two automakers in the news tonight. Hyundai and kia hit with an unprecedented 100 million fine by the epa. The biggest ever under the clean air act. Authorities say they were misleading 1. 2 million customers, allegedly overstating gas mileage by up to six miles per gallon. Now, to a young woman named Brittany Maynard. Who has reignited a debate over dignity and death. Facing a terminal illness and an agonizing choice. Taking her own life on her own terms. Abcs Steve Osunsami now on the life, the death and the very strong opinions on both sides tonight. Reporter 29yearold Brittany Maynard made a choice to celebrate the last days of her life her way. Traveling to yellowstone with her husband, and taking a boat trip through alaska with her mother. My goals really are quite simple and they mostly do boil down to my family and friends. Reporter she always wanted to visit the grand canyon before she left this earth. She did that two weeks ago. Then, this saturday night, she met one last goal. Taking her own life instead of seeing cancer destroy it. In her own words, today played over and over again online, she explains how her unbeatable brain tumor would lose and how she would win, by dying in her own bedroom, surrounded by her family, putting an end to her pain and seizures. I had two in a day, which is unusual. And i remember looking at my husbands face at one point and thinking, i know this is my husband, but i cant say his name. Reporter she and her new husband dan moved to oregon for this reason. One of five states allowing terminally ill patients to end their lives with drugs prescribed by a physician. Her family says she died peacefully. Steve osunsami, abc news, atlanta. Steve, thank you. And we are going to move on tonight and to that historymaking walk by nik wallenda overnight. And this image saying it all. It was in the dark, hundreds of feet up, balanced on a cable no wider than a penny. Abcs matt gutman this evening with what we didnt know. Reporter nik wallenda tiptoed into history sunday night. First, conquering the burnett building for the highest incline tightropewalk ever. 600 feet up. That rise, 19 degrees, equivalent to climbing an eightstory building. All on a threequarter inch cable, about as wide as a penny. Moments later, the highest blindfolded walk ever. 50 stories up, between chicagos iconic marina towers. What tv cameras didnt capture, spectators phones did. Wallenda seeming to walk right out of residents balconies. And what you dont see at home hundreds clinging to the railings for each heartthumping step. You can hear the wind howl. Whipping wallenda nearly 30 miles an hour. I recently spent some time a few hundred feet up with a wind doewashing crew, terrified. Still got a White Knuckle grip. But as 50,000 gathered in chicago sunday to watch, wallenda seemed fearless. As he did when crossing niagra falls in 2012. Wallenda says his next feat will be to cross the Tallulah Gorge in georgia, just like his grandfather did and top it off with a headstand. Matt gutman, abc news, miami. Matt, thank you. It was something. There is still much more ahead on world news tonight this monday. Nascar now weighing in this evening after this. Take a look. The showdown. The racing stars in the middle of that brawl. What was behind us and what what was behind this and what could be coming now. Weve seen it before. Tom cruise and his own stunts. Hanging from that cliff. 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Sweeping up the drivers, afterwards, gordon, a 20year veteran of the racetrack, lashing out at his competitor. Neither driver backing down. Hes just a [ bleep ]. I dont want to ruin anyones day. I wanted to win the race and that was our opportunity. Reporter keslowski posting this tweet last night you either take the gap or regret it forever. Nascar fights are nothing new. This is keselowskis second in the last month. Is this all just theater or are these emotions real . What youre witnessing is authentic. The drivers, in my opinion, have never been under more pressure. Reporter pressure added by nascars new racing format. Introduced amidst sagging ratings, emphasizing weekly wins, some say, making drivers push even harder at every race. Nascar says they are now reviewing the video and according to reports, could penalize those involved in the melee as soon as tomorrow. All right, ryan, thank you. When we come back here, we remember an american original. 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