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Trump Demands GOP Eliminate Senate Filibuster; Delays At Airports Across U.S. Amid Air Traffic Staffing Shortages; King Charles Strips His Brother Andrew Of Royal Ties; Sean "Diddy" Combs Transferred To Federal Prison In New Jersey; Jamaican Town Ravaged By Hurricane Melissa; Blue Jays Can Clinch, Dodgers Face Must-Win in Game Six; Aired 12-1p ET

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LYNDA KINKADE, CNN ANCHOR: We are just four days away from a moment that could be a first in American history. "One World" starts right now.

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UNIDENTIFIED MALE: What the Democrats are doing right now is throwing a hissy fit, because President Trump is so successful.

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KINKADE: Day 31 of the shutdown, senators have left town and food aid for millions of American families, hangs in the balance. Who will blink first?

Also ahead, per his own request. Sean "Diddy" Combs will spend the next four years at a place called Fort Dix. Everything we know about the low

security prison and the other famous faces who have served time there.

Plus.

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UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Come on down. Party with us.

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KINKADE: There's over the top, and then there's over the top. This Halloween, go big or go home.

Live from Atlanta, I'm Lynda Kinkade. Zain and Bianna are off today. You are watching the second hour of "One World." Great to have your company.

Well, the clock is ticking down to what could be a hunger crisis for tens of millions of the most vulnerable people here in America. Tomorrow, for

the first time ever, a critical lifeline that many rely on for basic survival is set to expire due to the government shutdown.

SNAP is the nation's largest food assistance program, serving 42 million Americans, including 16 million children.

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UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Honestly, sometimes, I wonder if I'm failing as a mom, because that -- that's hard, you know. Your kids are hungry and you can't

just hand them an apple when they're hungry. Or give them a peanut butter sandwich.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: It's a lot. It's just like a piece of your livelihood getting taken away. Really, I don't want to be on SNAP the rest of my life,

but it -- it has carried us over this far. So, yes, it's a big impact.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: We don't know what we do, but just wouldn't pray to God that these politicians would make up their minds.

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KINKADE: Well, many federal workers who have gone unpaid during the shutdown are now depending on food pantries. Some of them just days away

from missing their second paycheck.

Well, all of this is prompting a surge into mind at food banks across the country, but they warned they can only provide a fraction of the meal

supplied through government programs.

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DAVID MAY, LOS ANGELES REGIONAL FOOD BANK: We stay out of the politics of it. All we know is that there are people who are facing food and nutrition

insecurity. There are people who are facing hunger in our communities.

And as, you know, as a food bank, we don't want to see that. We want to see people getting the food that they need. We don't want to see people go

hungry.

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KINKADE: Well, amid all of this, Congress is nowhere to be seen. The Senate adjourned on Thursday and is not scheduled to return until Monday. House

lawmakers are on extended and extended recess with Speaker Mike Johnson refusing to call them back in a session.

Republicans blame Democrats for not passing a clean resolution to fund the government, but the Democrats want the bill to include extended healthcare

subsidies that are set to expire next year, which will lead to skyrocketing costs for many.

Well, President Trump is now calling for an end to the filibuster, which would eliminate the need for democratic support to end the shutdown. An

indication perhaps that he is not interested in negotiating.

CNN's Pete Muntean joins us from Washington. But first, I want to go to our Kevin Liptak, who is live at the White House. Great to have you both with

us. I want to start with you, Kevin.

So President Trump is calling for this so-called nuclear option to end the filibuster. Just how viable is that to try and push this through without

democratic support?

KEVIN LIPTAK, CNN SENIOR WHITE HOUSE REPORTER: Well, it's not at all clear that Republicans are even on board with this. And there's a reason they

call it the nuclear option. It's viewed as something of a last resort, even by those in the majority.

And it would have the effect of essentially incinerating precedent in the Senate. But President Trump says that now is the time he says, he's given

it a lot of thought, including on that lengthy flight back from Asia, where he said that he was asked constantly why the U.S. government remains

closed.

I think he will have a hard time getting through to the Senate Majority Leader John Thune. He has consistently opposed the idea of removing the

filibuster. A lot of Republicans say that this could essentially come back to haunt them and blow up in their face if Democrats, at some point, retain

the majority in the Senate.

He said, as recently as earlier this month, that he wasn't receiving pressure from President Trump, or the White House, to do away with the

filibuster. But that has clearly now changed.

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And it comes this president -- presidential directive a quite a sensitive moment. You know, there had been some glimmers that the two sides were

coming closer to an agreement earlier this week.

Now, to be sure a deal at this point still seems out of reach. And the president's new instructions to do away with the filibuster could have the

effect of upending that progress. And, obviously, this is coming as more and more Americans are starting to feel the effects of this shutdown,

including those 42 million Americans who could see their food benefits evaporate starting tomorrow.

You know, that's one in eight Americans. It's a significant portion of the country who could see their food benefits start to dry up. The White House

has said consistently that there's nothing they can do to unlock some of these emergency funds that do exist for these food assistance programs that

is being challenged in court, including today.

There's a federal judge in Massachusetts who could rule whether the administration does need to go forward with providing some of these

assistance programs. But it's having a major effect on the American people.

What the White House has said is that this is Democrats' fault for not passing a clean extension of funding. And we heard earlier today from the

president's top economist, Kevin Hassett, making those arguments. Listen to what he said.

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KEVIN HASSETT, U.S. NATIONAL ECONOMIC COUNCIL DIRECTOR: It's just urgent that we open it. As you've seen, the government employee's union president

has called on everybody to open. The airlines are calling on everybody to open. We certainly got to get air traffic controllers back to work before

the Thanksgiving holiday.

What the Democrats are doing right now is throwing a hissy fit because President Trump is so successful and it needs to stop. The economic harm is

real. It needs to stop.

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LIPTAK: Now, senators will be back in Washington on Monday evening and they are butting up against that 35-day mark, which would make this the longest

government shutdown in history.

KINKADE: Wow. It really puts in respect to Kevin. When you say one in eight Americans rely on that crucial food assistance that will expire from

tomorrow.

I want to go to you, Pete, because airports around the country are also feeling the impact, especially TSA workers, TSA employees, and air traffic

controllers. And, of course, anyone traveling.

What are you seeing in terms of delays, cancellations? And how bad could things get going into the Thanksgiving holiday?

PETE MUNTEAN, CNN AVIATION CORRESPONDENT: It's going to get worse before it gets better. The pressure really mounting from airlines now saying that

there has to be an end of this shutdown.

And yesterday was probably the best proof yet. More than 7,000 flight delays reported Thursday, according to FlightAware, New York's LaGuardia,

JFK, Newark, top the misery map, primarily due to bad weather.

But the staffing shortages caused the FAA to impose delays for flights heading to Dallas, Fort Worth, a huge hub for American Airlines, Reagan

National Airport outside of D.C., Orlando International Airport. And one of the most dramatic air traffic control staffing alerts of the last month.

And the alert went out around 6:00 P.M. Eastern daylight time last night saying that airlines can, quote, expect a period of time in the evening

when no arrivals would be able to land because there were no certified air traffic controllers available.

Now, a source familiar with the situation tells me the FAA was able to get some controller supervisors into a critical radar facility there so flights

could arrive into Orlando International Airport.

But at one point, flights into Orlando were delayed an average of three hours because of the shortage.

It's really the perfect example of why major airlines are now unanimously calling for Congress to immediately pass a clean continuing resolution, a

clean C.R. to get air traffic controllers working with pay again.

Vice President J.D. Vance and Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy met with airline CEOs during a White House roundtable yesterday.

And I want you to listen now to what United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby said after that meeting.

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SCOTT KIRBY, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, UNITED AIRLINES: It has been 30 days. I also think it is time to pass a clean C.R., use that as the opportunity

to get into a room behind closed doors and negotiate hard on the real and substantive issues that the American people want our politicians on both

sides of the aisle to solve.

But let's get a clean C.R. and get that negotiation done behind closed doors without the pressure or without putting the American workers and the

American economy risk.

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MUNTEAN: Kirby there starting to sound like a Republican member of Congress. You know, I heard from so many people yesterday stuck on delayed

flights. And today, on Friday, air travel is expected to tick up because it's the end of the week. It's Halloween. A lot of people may be making a

three-day weekend out of it.

Thankfully, a lot of this is all taking place when the air travel numbers are pretty light before the holidays. And airline CEOs say there needs to

be a fix to this shutdown. So TSA workers, air traffic controllers can be working with pay by Thanksgiving.

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But Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy says, if this continues until then, then Thanksgiving air travel will be what he calls a disaster.

KINKADE: Absolute nightmare. Hopefully they can sort this out soon.

Pete Muntean, Kevin Liptak, great to have you both with us. Thank you.

Well, my next guest is Congressman Mike Haridopolos, a Republican from Florida. Good to have you with us, Congressman.

REP. MIKE HARIDOPOLOS (R-FL): Thanks for the opportunity.

KINKADE: So there hasn't a shutdown gone on long enough. Why aren't we seeing lawmakers debating right now to find a compromise to reopen the

government?

HARIDOPOLOS: Well, I'm incredibly frustrated. As you know, I voted yes to keep the government open in the House of Representatives. And our process

here in America works where you pass a bill in the House where I serve, and now it's sent over to the Senate.

At this point, the Senate Democrats are filibustering, stopping a vote from taking place to open up the government. We think the government should be

open for all the reasons you just displayed, whether it be air traffic controllers, the military, people who need food here in America.

It's a common sense thing to do what's called a clean C.R. No politics, just continuing the spattering on right now and then make me work out as

spending the long-term later in the year.

KINKADE: The Democrats, of course, argue that they're holding out because they won an extension to the healthcare subsidies, the expanded Affordable

Care Act subsidies that are due to expire at the end of the year.

And if they do expire, healthcare premiums are likely to go up for everyone. Why won't Republicans debate that?

HARIDOPOLOS: We're looking forward to that debate. We think we can reform the system that impacts around 24 million Americans. But there's also a

healthcare system that impacts 165 million Americans called our private system. So it's not just that one group we're talking about. But there are

reforms that are needed in healthcare.

But first things first, let's open up the government. After all, American taxpayers are paying for the government. They deserve the services from the

government as well.

This is as I think Mr. Bessent had said before, this is just a temper tantrum. I don't know why they're not going along with the C.R. for this

simple reason.

When Joe Biden was president, when we had a clean C.R., 13 different times, the Democrats had lips to do it. I don't understand why they're playing

games now because they're truly impacting people's lives, whether it be for food or travel, let alone those people who protect our -- our country and

the military.

KINKADE: Yes. And, of course, the many federal workers, Congressman, who are going without pay right now.

We heard from U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham saying that government shutdowns would end faster if members of Congress did not get paid until the

government was reopened. Do you support that?

HARIDOPOLOS: I sure do. And -- and when this shutdown began, despite voting yes to keep the government open, I am not taking my pay. I think we need to

lead by example. I'm appalled by some of the Democrat members who say, I've got a mortgage to pay.

They too should understand what an air traffic controller or a member of the military is going through. I'm not taking my paycheck until we open the

government backed up. I hope that everyone who's in Congress would do the same because people are hurting right now. And the hypocrisy is at this

highest level right now.

It's really frustrating. I'm a new member of Congress. I want to get things done. But first things first, open up the government. And let's have a

vigorous debate how we reform the broken Obamacare system, because the Obamacare system is way up in prices. That's why they need all these

subsidies.

And we can reform the system just like we did with our Medicaid system back in July. But to do that, we need to have the government open. And that's

why I plead on -- on your shows and others and say, come on, Democrats, be consistent. Do what you did 13 times during the Biden years. Open up the

government and make sure our air traffic controllers, the people who check our baggage, let alone our -- our military members are paid for their good

service.

KINKADE: Congressman, do you support cause to eliminate the Senate filibuster to break this stalemate?

HARIDOPOLOS: At this time, I'm a member of the House of Representatives. I play -- I stay I put -- I stay in my lane. If Senate members want to

proceed in that direction, I'm wary of it because that could mean all types of changes to the Supreme Court. Of course, let alone which states might

enter the union or not and some other issues. But that's something for the Senate to take care of.

This issue isn't a really easy issue. A clean C.R. means no politics, not an advantage to Republicans, not an advantage to Democrats. That's why it's

so baffling to me that the Senate Democrats won't vote to open up the government.

We don't need to go to the more hyperbolic or more radical actions, which would be the end of filibuster.

After all, as a U.S. history teacher myself at the college level, I think it's absolutely imperative that we have a system that -- that looks out for

the -- the long-term aspects. That's what the United States Senate was designed to, a little bit slower process, but one that protects the

minority rights.

But in this case, they've lost all common sense by closing down the government, hurting those most vulnerable people here in the United States.

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KINKADE: Congressman, most opinion polls show that most Americans blame the Republicans for this shutdown. What do you say to the 42 million Americans

who will no longer have access to food assistance programs come Saturday?

HARIDOPOLOS: Well, first of all, I feel for them. And it's the reason why I'm not taking a paycheck nor is my staff at this point. And it's a

challenging situation.

Again, let me be clear. Republicans in the House of Representatives voted yes to keep the government open. Every single Republican senator with the

exception of one have voted to keep the government open.

It's the Democrats who are saying no to opening up the government for the reasons you explained earlier. But first things first, as I think more

people realize that it wasn't Republican votes that denied it being open, it's the Democrats using the -- the leverage they have in the Senate.

It's just a shame to see this happen. And I feel -- I feel for folks and that's why we're doing everything in our power to say, let's reopen the

government.

And if I could add one last thing, before this whole mess even began, we went to the Democrats and said, let's do a clean C.R. just like you all did

13 times in the Biden years. And let's have it until January. They said, no, let's have a clean C.R., but make it end on November 21. We agreed.

So there was a negotiation before this whole mess began. I just wish they'd stick by their promise that they made just a couple months ago.

KINKADE: Well, we hope this ends soon. Congressman Mike Haridopolos, I appreciate your time today. Thanks so much.

HARIDOPOLOS: Thank you very much. Have a great day.

KINKADE: Well, coming up, as the King strips his brother Andrew of his royal titles, we look at what's next for the family of Virginia Giuffre.

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SKY ROBERTS, VIRGINIA GIUFFRE'S BROTHER: My sister handed over her own documents to the FBI. They have them in possession.

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KINKADE: Well, the name Prince Andrew is being removed from the British royal family. King Charles began the process of stripping his royal titles

away Thursday.

The King seeks to distance the royal family from the scandal surrounding his brother. Andrew is also set to lose his house at the royal estate in

Windsor.

Instead, moving to the privately owned Sandringham Estate. A little follow as the release of the posthumous memoir by Virginia Giuffre who accused him

of sexually assaulting her when she was a teenager under the control of Jeffrey Epstein.

Andrew has always denied those allegations. Giuffre's family told CNN's Kaitlan Collins that Epstein's victims deserve justice.

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AMANDA ROBERTS, VIRGINIA GIUFFRE'S SISTER-IN-LAW: I don't think anyone can look at this case anymore and say that they are liars. There is no way they

have proven themselves over and over and over again. And so it is a good step. It's a good acknowledgement, but I am hoping that they have no

choice, but to go further.

I think the people have put so much pressure on them that they have no choice. And I think we need to see the same things here. We need to back

our government in a corner where their hands are tied to this and they have to come forward and do the right thing.

S. ROBERTS: This is vindication here in so many ways, but it's not enough. I -- I -- I just want to make it clear that, like, this is the right step.

And, yes, the U.K. is showing us the way.

I think the problem here is that the United States holds the key to this like magical box of like mystery that they're trying to hold secret. And we

have to find a way to unlock that. And they have that key and we have to put pressure on the FBI.

I can tell you, OK. I can tell you that my sister handed over her own documents to the FBI. They have them in possession.

In the book, she will state to you that she saw the very cameras that Epstein was using the blackmail so many of these men, these horrific men,

these -- I won't even name them, these horrific men that sexually abuse so many of these women, girls at the time. It's time for us to blackmail them.

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KINKADE: Well, let's take a look at what can still be done legally with my next guest, David Weinstein. He is a former state and federal prosecutor.

He's currently a partner at Jones and Walker LLP. He joins me now from Miami. Good to have you with us.

DAVID WEINSTEIN, FORMER STATE AND FEDERAL PROSECUTOR: Thank you, Lynda.

KINKADE: So as a former state and federal prosecutor, how do you evaluate the legal strategy surrounding high-profile cases like Prince Andrews,

formerly the Prince, whose title has been removed and he's being forced to move home, but essentially, you know, these victims, so many victims are

still awaiting justice.

WEINSTEIN: Well, Lynda, we have to remember that here in the U.S., our criminal justice system is one with a presumption of guilt. It's an

adversarial system. It's not a civil system. You have to prove the unreasonable doubt if the case goes to court.

And so that involves investigators, prosecutors, looking over the evidence that's been collected, whether it's videos, whether it's text messages,

whether it's travel receipts. We saw a lot of that take place in the Ghislaine Maxwell case. And then speaking to these victims, evaluating

whether there's a statute of limitations issue and then deciding what particular individual is going to end up in the crosshairs of a potential

prosecution and presenting that to a grand jury.

It's not like a civil case where you only have to swing the scales a little bit. So all of that potentially is what is going on behind the scenes here

in the U.S., much different than in a monarchy in England where they control what's taking place and they can remove titles like they've done in

a much less adversarial fashion.

KINKADE: So in situations where alleged crimes happened years ago, how does the passage of time affect the ability to -- to prosecute?

WEINSTEIN: Well, it affects it in a number of ways. Absolutely a witnesses' testimony declines over time. Witnesses are no longer available as we've

seen with Ms. Giuffre, and the fact that -- that she's now passed, then you can't rely on their written statements to come into evidence in a criminal

prosecution.

There's also potential issues with regard to corroborations from other witnesses. Some have now or may now have become reluctant to testify since

this is so far in their past and they wish to come forward.

And then you have to deal with statute of limitations for bringing these actions, whether they're brought in state courts or some statute of

limitations have been expanded as we've seen in New York or whether they're brought in federal court where there's a hard and fast line in terms of one

of the statute of limitations expires. So all of that is being juggled or presumably being juggled when they're looking at the evidence to them.

KINKADE: So can victims achieve meaningful justice through civil suits even if criminal charges are not filed?

WEINSTEIN: They can and we have seen that happen. I mean, unfortunately, the only thing you can get in a civil suit is either a -- a cease and

desist and a quiet settlement agreement that involves money. The people are not going to be punished and deprived of their life and liberty that only

happens in the criminal system.

And very often, that is enough for a victim to get an individual to at least acknowledge the wrongdoing that took place and to compensate them for

that.

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And we've seen some civil settlements, but the issue with that is that very often, those don't necessarily come with a full-out admission. They're

simply done in order to make things quiet and make it go away.

KINKADE: You know, we've heard so many calls for the release of the Epstein files. Legally, what else can be done?

WEINSTEIN: I think we're seeing a lot of what else can be done by these victims and their families and their lawyers putting pressure on law

enforcement to recognize that they have rights as victims and that they want to see everything come to light and for if nothing else the public to

have full knowledge of what's contained in those reports and contained in those statements, and so that people can make an educated decision as to

what to place here.

Ultimately, they would like people to be held accountable in the criminal justice system, but they can't force that to happen. They can try and make

it happen. They can try and put pressure as we heard earlier, but it's ultimately up to, in this instance, the Department of Justice or local law

enforcement in state cases to decide whether they're going to move these cases forward on the criminal side.

KINKADE: Well, we appreciate your perspective and expertise. David Weinstein, thanks so much for your time.

WEINSTEIN: You're welcome.

KINKADE: Sean "Diddy" Combs has now checked into a low security federal prison in the U.S. state of New Jersey for the remainder of his 50-month

sentence on prostitution related charges.

The music mogul has asked to serve out the balance of his term at the Fort Dix facility, he says to use its drug treatment program and to be closer to

his family. He's been at the Metropolitan Detention Center in New York since his arrest in September 2024.

Well, joining us live in Los Angeles is our entertainment correspondent Elizabeth Wagmeister. Good to have you with us.

So tell us more about the prison where he's gone to, what sort of security there. Is there and what are the famous faces have spent time there?

ELIZABETH WAGMEISTER, CNN ENTERTAINMENT CORRESPONDENT: Yes. So this is a low security prison as you said in New Jersey, so not moving too far from

the MDC in Brooklyn.

But Sean Combs has been housed at the MDC in Brooklyn for over a year and his defense has constantly put forth complaints about the conditions saying

that he has been in dire conditions essentially.

Well, now, this new prison that he will be in up until his expected release date in May 2028, as you said there have been some other famous faces who

have been in there. Joe Giudice from the Real Housewives of New Jersey who was married to Teresa Giudice. He famously was there.

And I want to read you some details from our colleague, Kara Scannell. She says that at Fort Dix, that inmates can buy rice cakes at the commissary

for $5.75. White tuna for $3.75, and pop tarts for $2.85.

So certainly very different surroundings than Sean Combs's former life when he was living in mansions and partying on yachts, but it does sound like a

step up from the conditions that he said he endured at the MDC.

KINKADE: And Elizabeth his team is still trying to actively get him out of -- of prison. What more can you tell us about that?

WAGMEISTER: Yes, they are working very hard. In fact, this week, they filed a motion for an expedited appeal. They are hoping that this process for the

appeal can get underway before the end of the year.

And the reason why is because relatively speaking, this is not a very long term. Two and a half more years that he will be facing. For someone like

Sean Combs, two and a half years is an eternity, but remember, he was facing up to life in prison.

But I did obtain a statement from his attorney Alexandra Shapiro. Here is what she tells me. She says, quote, "Sean has already served more than a

year in jail and we are hoping the court can hear his appeal in time for it to matter. Sean's appeal will challenge the unfair use of the Mann Act, an

infamous statute with assorted history to prosecute him for sex with consenting adults."

Now, aside from this appeal, they are also hoping to get a presidential pardon from President Trump.

Now, when I interviewed another one of Combs's attorneys back in August, she did confirm to me that they have reached out to the Trump

administration, but I am hearing from my sources that is really all that this is.

They have reached out this is not under consideration. There was a report recently in TMZ that said that the president was strongly considering

commuting him. But our colleague D.J. Judd, he obtained this statement from a White House official just yesterday that says, quote, "The White House

does not comment on the existence or non-existence of pardons. The president is the final decider on pardons. Early TMZ reporting on this

matter was inaccurate."

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And again, that statement does track with my reporting. What I hear from my sources is as of now, no pardon on the table but, of course, in this world

that could change at any time.

KINKADE: Yes. That would be highly controversial if that would happen.

Elizabeth Wagmeister, appreciate you. Thank you.

Well, still to come, this Jamaican town ravaged by Hurricane Melissa is now in desperate need of help as residents try to pick up the pieces. A closer

look, next.

Plus.

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UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Listen, the Dodgers are a good team. The Dodgers are hot. They're real hot. They're real good. They're going to be hot. They're

going to be good for a long time. But the Blue Jays have a stroke of destiny in them right now.

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KINKADE: Stroke of destiny indeed. The team of destiny versus the team filled with superstars. We'll have a preview of the final game or two. The

World Series is coming up.

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KINKADE: Welcome back to "One World." I'm Lynda Kinkade.

A torrential downpour in New York has left one person dead, another clinging for life. The city official tells CNN that firefighters arrived at

a building in Brooklyn and found a person who they think was electrocuted.

The victim could not be saved. The official also said divers responded to another Brooklyn home and found a person inside their basement. The victim

was in cardiac arrest and taken to a nearby hospital where they remain in a critical condition.

Well, Melissa is no longer considered a hurricane or even a tropical storm. Meteorologists say the storm is losing strength as it moves across the

Atlantic and is now considered a post-tropical cyclone.

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But Melissa has left its mark at (INAUDIBLE) islands across the Caribbean this week. Hitting Jamaica as a massive Category Five hurricane, leaving

behind a trail of death and destruction.

Dozens of casualties have been attributed to the storm and it could be weeks before the full toll becomes clear. Authorities in Jamaica are now

racing to clear the way for rescue and recovery operations.

The coastal town of Black River was hit especially hard and has been compared to, quote, hell on earth.

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MARTEL BRYAN, JAMAICAN RESIDENT: It's a nice quiet, great docile town, very quiet town. It's the one of the oldest town in Jamaica. It's gone. Nothing

left of it.

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KINKADE: Well, more now from journalist Jonathan Petramala. He's in the town of New Hope, Jamaica where residents are also facing devastation in

the wake of Hurricane Melissa.

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JONATHAN PETRAMALA, JOURNALIST: I'm in New Hope, Jamaica. This is where Hurricane Melissa made landfall as one of the strongest hurricanes on

record, 185 mile an hour winds as it was making landfall.

And this is one of the youngest survivors of Hurricane Melissa and this is where his home was. You can see it collapsed completely.

Yes. He's got some juice which is great. The roof flew off, the walls collapsed. And his mom grabbed him in her arms and ran next door to a

neighbor's house to safety.

Around six to eight neighbors here in the area had to do the same thing because their roofs flew off as well in these terrifyingly strong winds.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: The roof was gone. Everything gone. Everything. That's my baby. I have to run out with my baby. Nothing.

PETRAMALA: So you carried him.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: In my hand. Run over there.

PETRAMALA: How did you survive?

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: We can't survive. Right now, I need a lot of help. I need a much -- I need a much -- I need bed for us. I need some stuff.

PETRAMALA: Yes.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Right now, I need some flight (ph) to get this room back off. I need some flight to get this structure back off. I can't leave,

man. I have children.

PETRAMALA: Yes. Yes.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: I have nothing.

PETRAMALA: At this point, it's been two days since Hurricane Melissa made landfall. There's very little food, very little water that's still

available that has been left behind from the winds and the destruction of Hurricane Melissa.

People here need help. The government has not been able to make it in here with any sort of meaningful aid to give to -- to give to these folks. And

just the basic necessities. A roof over their head would go a long way.

In New Hope, Jamaica. For CNN, I'm Jonathan Petramala.

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KINKADE: Well, there are a number of ways you can help the victims of Hurricane Melissa. How to impact your world on CNN's online platforms for

links to several nonprofits on the ground providing aid.

Well, the sports world turns its gaze to Canada tonight for game six of the World Series. The Toronto Blue Jays are hoping to clinch the championship

on their home turf tonight. The L.A. Dodgers will need to take both games in Toronto this weekend to win the series.

And even their fans seem a little bit skeptical.

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UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Dodgers in seven. In Toron -- Toron -- no.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: That's right.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Toron -- no.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Toron -- no.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Yes. Toron -- no.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: We'll have to say, listen, the Dodgers are good team. The Dodgers are hot. They're real hot. They're real good. They're going to

be hot. They're going to be good for a long time. But the Blue Jays have a stroke of destiny in them right now.

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KINKADE: Shot at destiny. Well, with a preview of tonight's big game, here's CNN's World Sports Andy Scholes.

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ANDY SCHOLES, CNN SPORTS: Well, trick-or-treating is going to have to be either early if you live in Toronto or super late if you're in Los Angeles,

because tonight, game six of the World Series and the Blue Jays took a 3-2 lead in this series after back-to-back wins in L.A.

So the Dodgers season is now riding on the arm of their Japanese ace, Yoshi Yamamoto. He threw a complete game masterpiece in game two. Dodgers fans

would certainly love to see that again tonight.

And after that amazing game three performance, Shohei Ohtani has been really quiet in games four and five. He started game five on the mount

pitching. And manager Dave Roberts was asked if we could see Ohtani pitch again tonight with the season on the line.

DAVE ROBERTS. LOS ANGELES DODGERS MANAGER: I think we'd consider everything. And it's more of just kind of doing whatever we can, so he can

to get through tomorrow and then pick up the pieces and then see what's the best way to attack a potential game seven. So everything should be on the

table and will be for sure.

JOHN SCHNEIDER, TORONTO BLUE JAYS MANAGER: Well, I can't wait. It's -- for one, it's nice to be back here. You know what I mean? And sleeping your own

bed. But I can't wait to see what this place is like tomorrow. You know, watching it from on video from across the country with the people you're

watching. Never seen anything like that. Never seen them watch a party like that. So I'm -- I'm just -- I'm excited as hell to see what this place is

like tomorrow.

The guys are too. They're talking about it as well. We can't wait. You know, you kind of want the game to start right now, but it should be fun.

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SCHOLES: So, will the Dodgers be able to force a game seven Saturday night? Or will it be a party in Toronto? And if the Blue Jays are able to win

their first World Series since 1993 tonight, it certainly will be a Halloween no one in Toronto or all of Canada will ever forget.

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UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: We're flying, Jack.

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KINKADE: One of the most iconic moments in cinema history. Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet playing star-crossed love that's in the

blockbuster movie, Titanic.

Well, no for Halloween, a couple from Idaho have created a replica of that ill-fated ocean liner on their front lawn, complete with skeletons on

board.

As Riley Shoemaker reports, the spooky spectacle is creating waves.

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RILEY SHOEMAKER, IDAHO NEWS 6 REPORTER (voice-over): Just off Harrison Boulevard, a Halloween tradition has risen from the grave. And this year,

it's setting sail.

Tyler Bush and Michael Mann spent weeks building their very own Titanic, turning foam and paint into a full-scale shipwreck scene.

MICHAEL MANN, IDAHO ARTIST: We actually built it in a 3D environment.

TYLER BUSH, IDAHO ARTIST: All the portholes are actually two-scale in the location. So you'll notice that there's -- the way they're spread out,

that's how they actually are on the ship.

SHOEMAKER (voice-over): Each detail is deliberate, from the band that plays on, to the couple on the door. And even a wink to that famous movie line.

BUSH: You can hear people walk up and they start laughing. And then we always know that they're looking at Jack drawing the -- draw the French --

draw me like one of your French girls.

MANN: Yes.

BUSH: And it's just a stick figure that we did. And so people think that that's really funny.

SHOEMAKER (voice-over): And this year, they're worked and stop at their own front yard. Tyler and Michael run a prop building company called Propy

Props. And they're the ones behind the Beetlejuice display just down the street.

BUSH: We made it a sign that says "Titanic Boarding Now." And so people see that and then they look down the street and then they're intrigued by it.

SHOEMAKER (voice-over): And that Beetlejuice house belongs to Val, who says the whole neighborhood is in on the fun.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Come on down. Party with us.

SHOEMAKER (voice-over): So what started as one couple's hobby has become a Halloween landmark, a labor of love that's keeping the north end spirit of

flow.

SHOEMAKER: And once these skeletons set sailed, owners will go all in on Christmas.

I'm your North end neighborhood reporter Riley Shoemaker. Idaho News 6.

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KINKADE: All in, indeed. I can't imagine how long that took.

Well, that does it of this edition of "One World." I'm Lynda Kinkade. Great to have your company. Stay with us. "Amanpour" is next.

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