pennsylvania, the driver claiming they had no idea. the worldwide protest at google. thousands of employees coast to coast, after the reported $90 million payout to an executive accused of sexual misconduct. the scare at sea. the cruise ship listing to one side shortly after leaving port. tables sliding. items falling off shelves. passengers calling it pure chaos. the attack in a high school cafeteria. the vice principal kicked and beaten. and your money. the day after halloween and black friday sales are already starting. $1,000 off a 55-inch tv. tonight, the best days to shop for electronics, clothes, even toys. ght.odniha for i'm tom llamas, in for david. and we begin with the race to the finish in the midterm elections. just five days to go. president trump, the campaigner in chief, with a frenzy of rallies and political moves. today, talking even tougher about immigration. announcing plans for more restrictions on asylum and plans to build tent cities for migrants waiting to come in. abc's chief white house correspondent jonathan karl one-on-one with the president, on the military buildup at the border and his campaign promise to tell the truth. >> reporter: in these final days of the campaign, president trump is using the trappings and power of the presidency to make illegal immigration a central issue. tonight, bashing democrats from the white house. >> you can come up with the greatest border plan, the greatest immigration plan, you won't get one vote from a democrat. >> reporter: he'ssi a ne executive order to make it harder to seek asylum. and talking about how he's sending u.s. troops to the border to stop a caravan of migrants. >> they will doter: heas prop to 15,000 military personnel, that's roughly t troops fightin taliban in afghanistan. but the troops at the border can only offer logistical support for the border patrol. backstage at his rally in florida, i asked him about that. the active duty military, you know the law, you're the president. they can't arrest people crossing the border. they can't -- >> well, it depends. >> reporter: they're not allowed to do -- >> they can't invade our country. you look at that, it almost looks like -- >> reporter: caravans are an invasion in these are some of the poorest people in the world. >> these are some rough people. >> reporter: in fact, there is no invasion. migrants fleeing poverty and violence is, tonight, some 900 miles from the u.s. border. they are coming to ask for asylum, not to invade. it's one of many exaggerations and falsehoods from the president in the final days of promised never to tell a lie. >> i will never lie to you. >> reporter: can you tell me now, honestly, have you kept to that promise at all times? >> well, i try, i mean, i do try. i think you try, too. you say things about me that are not necessarily correct. i do try. and i always want to tell the truth. when i can, i tell the truth. sometimes it turns out to be, where something happens, there's a change. but i always like to be truthful. >> jonathan karl joins us now in studio. you had a chance to ask the president about the midterms and he gave you his take and it's what's aligning with what you're seeing in his schedule? >> reporter: he's only going to states he won and he's campaigning for governor candidates and for senate candidates. you get the sense, talking to the president and talking to those around him, that he is all but resigned to losing the hopie senate. >> a major development tonight. jonathan, thank you so much. and we hope you'll stay with us for election night coverage. george, david and myself and our entire abc news powerhouse political team, the 2018 vote results as they come in, starting at 8:00 p.m. eastern. we do move on now, though, to the new school bus tragedies. the danger growing, especially as some children now wait in the dark for it to arrive. this morning, five children and two adults hit by a car waiting for the bus in tampa. and in pennsylvania, a child was killed. the driver claiming he didn't even know. here's abc's victor oquendo. >> oh, lord have mercy. >> reporter: this cell phone video showing the dramatic aftermath of another horror at a school bus stop. >> multiple patients down. >> reporter: police in tampa now investigating what led a vehicle to barrel into two adults and at least five children waiting to be picked up. two reerg ries. >> there's a lady that was holding one of her, the little boy, and the little boy, when she got hit, the little boy her. >> reporter: the ambulance rushing to the scene, also getting into an accident. two firefighters transported to the hospital as a precaution. while in pennsylvania, police say a motorist was unaware that they fatally struck a 7-year-old waiting at a bus stop near his home this morning. the school bus driver arriving to find him. >> children that were getting on the bus have been struck by a vehicle. >> reporter: these incidents following the death of a child in mississippi wednesday and these three siblings killed e c. >> in the morning, the afternoons, we have kids coming and going from the bus stop. we have to pay attention. there is a major problem of distracted driving in this country. >> reporter: police don't know what caused the accident at this school bus stop here in tampa, but the driver is cooperating with police. so far, no charges have been filed. tom? >> a dangerous day for kids just trying to go to school. all right, victor, thank you. we turn now to the weather, and a severe line of storms that menaced halloween night turned deadly overnight. and now stretches from the gulf to the great lakes. this possible twister in texas, at least nine reported tornadoes, downed trees destroying this home in louisiana. near houston, a sheriff's deputy died on her way to a water rescue when her vehicle turned upside down in rising floodwaters. abc's marcus moore is in the storm zone. >> reporter: tornadoes, torrentisoh. trees crashing down onto homes, trapping some residents. this possible tornado in texas. nine twisters reported across the region. to the north, in arlington, the prestonwood lake dam may be in danger of imminent failure. residents downstream warned to be on alert. and back outside houston, a man narrowly escaping being crushed by a falling tree. >> you are all right, man? >> reporter: we're told tonight that he's going to be okay. but in waller county -- >> i've broken a window, but i can't get the doors open. >> reporter: a desperate effort to save 23-year-old sheriff's deputy loren vasquez. her patrol car sliding off a road, landing upside down in a water-filled ditch while responding to a water rescue call. vasquez didn't survive. and in mississippi, a 19-year-old college student killed when the car she was ehan 100,000 people en tre lost power in these storms, and as you can see just behind me here, there's a lot of damage left to clean up as the storms move east. tom? >> marcus moore right in front oaf that destruction in houston. thank you. rob marciano is here now with more. rob, that stormfront is now reaching up all the way to the east coast? >> reporter: yeah, it's still moving east, tom. and with so many confirmed tornadoes, it reminds us this time of year, we can get tornadoes that persist overnight. tonight, though, the main threat will be heavy rain. we still helo wch out ohio riv. the rain stretches from st. louis back all the way through the carolinas. tomorrow an upper level push consolidates it, with another severe line getting through the carolinas. and then by tomorrow night, across the i-95 corridor. tomorrow night into saturday morning. hartford, boston, new york, that's when the stormiest time is going to be. a rough start to this weekend. tom? >> all right, rob, thank you. next tonight, another big story we're following. the worldwide walkout at google. thousands of employees walking off the job today, from singapore to dublin, london and across the u.s. workers protesting the company's handling of sexual harassment complaints. some executives accused of misconduct reportedly receiving millions in severance packages. here's abc's kayna whitworth. >> times is up! >> reporter: in new york city, the sign "time's up tech." in san francisco, "don't be evil." a reference to google's former motto. >> coverups have got to go! >> reporter: the scene repeated as employees in the majority of google's offices around the world protested the company's handling of sexual misconduct allegations. >> if we don't lead the way, nobody else will. >> reporter: the walkout coming exactly one week after "the new york times" reported on a $90 million severance package for andy rubin, the creator of android software. the report says the payout came after credible sexual misconduct allegations against the executive. he denies alabama games and says "the new york times" story contains inaccuracies. protesters want the company to endinequity, issue reports on sexual harassment and create a better process for reporting clom mra complaints. tom, google saying tonight they're taking all their ideas in. tom? >> kayna, thank you. next to the scare at sea. a carnival cruise ship listing to one side. chaos in this dining room, take a look. dishes smashed all over the floor. the crew righted the ship, but some passengers cut their trip short. here's abc's gee jeon benitez. >> reporter: tonight, drama on the high seas. these images coming in from a carnival cruise ship still at sea, showing utter chaos in the dining room. plates broken on the floor, bottles on the floor, too, in the ship's stores. passengers say it happened just hours after their caribbean cruise started. carnival cruise lines saying a technical issue caused the ship to list on sunday. that means it leaned to one side. some passengers so afraid, they reportedly got on the next plane home when they got to the dominican republic. tonight, passenger david crews calling abc news from the ship. >> glasses were coming off the table, the plates, everything shattering. and the ship is still leaning and people are now starting to get very chaotic, very scary, there's screaming, crying. so much goes through your mind in those 60 seconds. it's pretty much your life flashing before your eyes. >> reporter: tom, carnival says the issue lasted for one minute and never effected the safe operation of the ship. they say everything is now working as it should. tom? >> gio, thank you. from pittsburgh tonight, a court appearance for the suspect in the synagogue massacre. robert bowers pleaded not guilty to a 44-count indictment, including hate crimes. he could face the death penalty. three more victims were buried i winde.georgia,er the race for g some star power today. oprah winfrey campaigned for democrat stacey abrams. oprah even surprising voters, going door to door, you see it right there. abrams' opponent, georgia's secretary of state, will have the gop's biggest star rallying for him, the president. abc's deborah roberts traveling to her home state of georgia with the state of the race tonight. >> reporter: with just five days to go, one of the biggest stars of all dropping into this historic race. >> so, i'm here today to support a changemaker. >> reporter: oprah winfrey, campaigning for democrat stacey abrams, who could become the nation's first black female governor. >> this was the moment. 2018 is our time, because we can't wait any longer. >> reporter: today, with republican candidate brian kemp, vice president mike pence. >> i'm kind of a big deal, too. i got a message for all stacey abrams' liberal hollywood friends, this ain't hollywood. this is georgia. >> reporter: i asked abrams about that criticism. are you running a state campaign or a national campaign? >> we're running a locally grounded campaign that is nationally known. >> reporter: kemp, too, has national backing, from president trump. >> as you all know, this race is a battle for the soul of our state. >> reporter: but as georgia's secretary of state, charged with supervising elections, kemp's battling accusations that he's trying to block votes from democrats. >> we have an opponent who is an architect of voter suppression. >> reporter: critics say kemp is stalling voter registrations of 53,000 georgia residents because applications don't exactly match their i.d.s, like a missing initial or signature that looks slightly off. kemp declined a formal interview, but i caught up with him at one of his rallies. i asked about the accusations. what about voter suppression? >> well, that's a myth. that is a myth that the democrats bring out every two years. >> reporter: with 70% of the tied up applications belonging to black voters, i asked again. so, what do you say to -- >> we have to go. >> i'm not trying to suppress. minority participation is up 23% in georgia. 23%. that's what you should report and not believe this bs about voter suppression. >> reporter: amidst the controversy, voter enthusiasm is sky high. and oprah working to maintain the momentum. >> and for anybody here who has an ancestor who didn't have the right to vote, and you are choosing not to vote, wherever you are in this state, in this country, you are dishonoring your family. >> and deborah roberts joins us now in studio. and deb, you can never gauge how much a celebrity can effect a candidate, but there is one big reason why oprah winfrey went to georgia. >> reporter: no question, tom. they call it the oprah effect. in fact, some people gauge that maybe she turned out a million extra voters for obama by campaigning for him. stacey abrams needs the core supporters, women, minorities, to turn out. oprah touches those people, and she might help. but kemp has his own big dog coming in, the president coming to georgia to stump for him on sunday. >> deb roberts getting answers for us. deb, thank you. and there's still much more ahead on "world news tonight" this thursday. the high school attack. the vice principal kicked and beaten. the video showing him trying to break up a fight in the calf tier are. how the school is now responding. the dramatic rescue at sea. the humpback whale tangled in a rope. you saw it ere, thema jumping onto its back to cut it free. and your money tonight. the day after halloween, and black friday sales already . tonight, the best days to shop for electronics, clothes and toys. back now with your money. the first day of november and holiday shopping season already under way. major retailers launching black frid rolling out those holiday circulars. some even kicking off black friday sales right now. like target. this instant pot, now $30 off, plus $10 gift card. up to 40% off appliances at lowe's and home depot. and $1,000 off this 55-inch samsung tv at walmart. >> big ticket items are going to be sold at a deeper discount on thanksgiving day and black friday. >> reporter: adobe analytics crunching the numbers. black friday still reigns supreme for electronics. from tablets to tvs to computers. the sunday before cyber monday, the time to shop for clothing and appliances. and on cyber monday, the biggest discounts on toys. tom, one of the biggest changes you'll see in scores this year is a hopefully more seamless checkout experience. retailers like walmart and target are giving their employees handheld devices so you can scan those purr chases and hopefully skip the wait. tom? >> a good tool and some great deals right now. all right, rebecca, thank you. when we come back, the vines principal beaten while trying to break up a fight. news about the students involved. plus, the airline worker asleep in the cargo hold. the surprise when he womb uke u plus, the incredible video, a humpback whale caught in a caa time not for the index. and we start with a vice principal attacked by students in st. louis. video shows him being kicked and beaten, trying to break up a fight at a high school cafeteria. worried parents seen the video posted online. three students taken into custody. they could be expelled. the vice prince pal already back at work. and the america airlines worker sleeping on the job in kansas city. he dozed off in the cargo hold of a plane. when he woke up, he was in chicago. police brought him in for questioning. they say he admitted being drunk and trying to sleep it off. no charges yet, but he is now on suspension. and save the whale. two commercial fishermen rescues a whale tangled in a rope off morro bay, california. one of them jumping on the hu humpback's back to cut it free. a noaa spokesman calling it a dangerous move. the men said they knew the risk, but would do it again to help that whale. pretty brave. when we come back, the american gymnast so good, she fell twice. competed with a kidney stone and still landed in the record books. how's that for america strong? stay with us. today, life-changing technology from abbott is helping hunt them down at their source. because the faster we can identify new viruses, the faster we can get to stopping them. the most personal technology, is technology with the power to change your life. life. to the fullest. finally tonight, america strong. american gymnast simone biles vauting her way into history. here's abc's steve osunsami. >> she is a 4'8" giant. >> reporter: simone biles is the definition of america strong. doing something no other female gymnast has done before. winning her fourth all-around world gymnastics title this evening, at the international championship still underway in doha. this is her favorite event, the floor. and she's competing at worlds with a kidney stone that sent her here, to a middle east emergency room, earlier in the competition. doctors weren't able to help. but she still left smiling. she is so unmatched that on her way to gold, she fell twice, and still beat her closest competitor by one of her largest margins of victory. izg ar for usa gymnastics. thhe sexual abus their team doctor, who's now serving time. biles not only won the all-around, but the u.s. team won a gold medal, too, and it's largely thanks to simone biles, who may have landed the title of greatest gymnast ever. steve osunsami, abc news, atlanta. >> she has definitely earned that title. we thank you so much for watching, i'm tom llamas, in for watching, i'm tom llamas, in for here are the facts.leading attacks against prop c. the city's chief economist says prop c will "reduce homelessness" by creating affordable housing, expanding mental-health services, and providing clean restrooms and safe shelters with independent oversight, open books, to make sure every accountabili goes to solving our homeless crisis. vote yes on c. endorsed by the democratic party, nancy pelosi, and dianne feinstein. sfx: tsfx: feet shufflingc life can change in an instant. be covered when it does... ...with a health plan through covered california. we offer free expert help choosing the best plan for you. and all of our plans include free preventive care. financial help is available, so check for yourself to see what savings you qualify for. for health insurance starting january 1st, enroll by december 15th. because you never know when life... ...will change. get covered today.