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BERMAN: It is debate night in America. You're looking at a live picture of the hall in Denver, Colorado, where the debate will take place tonight, in a little while. I'm actually heading down to Washington to take part in our CNN debate coverage. I'll be part of the fact check team and I have a feeling these guys will keep us somewhat busy with the facts. It's been that type of campaign so far.</s>SAMBOLIN: You've probably been doing a lot of work then.</s>BERMAN: It's been a busy few days.</s>SAMBOLIN: Very cool.</s>BERMAN: It is 42 minutes after the hour. Welcome back to EARLY START, everyone. I'm John Berman.</s>SAMBOLIN: And I'm Zoraida Sambolin. Let's get you up-to-date on this morning's top stories.</s>BERMAN: American Airlines says it's going to inspect 47 of its Boeing 757s after seats came loose in flight on two planes within days of each other. So far, they've checked 36 planes. Six had seats that were not properly secured. American is saying not all of the seats were loose but they potentially could loosen, and they blame improperly installed clamps for the problem.</s>SAMBOLIN: And we're learning more about the border patrol agent killed in a shootout along the Arizona/Mexico border. He has been identified as 30-year-old Nicholas Ivie. A second unidentified agent was wounded but his injuries are not life-threatening. The FBI and the county sheriff are now investigating here. Ivie is the third border patrol agent killed in the line of duty this year.</s>BERMAN: Trying to say that debris floating around in space is becoming a major problem and now Boeing has an idea about how to clean it up. Here's a plan, is to shoot inert gas into space which would slow down fast-moving space junk forcing it to fall toward earth's atmosphere where it would burn up upon entry. Experts say space travel could become difficult by mid-century if something is not done. Who are the guys sitting around coming up with this?</s>SAMBOLIN: Oh my goodness! These are nerds. Thank God we've got them.</s>SAMBOLIN: So if you are traveling today, dense fog could be a major factor for you. It's up and down the East Coast. We have a live look at Columbus Circle, you can barely see there. That's in New York City. Rob Marciano has so much more from Atlanta.</s>ROB MARCIANO, AMS METEOROLOGIST: The good news, guys, is that it's pretty warm out.</s>SAMBOLIN: That's true.</s>MARCIANO: So, you don't need a winter coat to enjoy the fog. But, you're right. It's up and down the East Coast, a lot of tropical moisture in place, long fall nights, stagnant air and some of the visibilities are down below a quarter of a mile. Teterboro, there's a ground stop there; delays at Philadelphia already and we expect delays to continue. So, dense fog advisories for Tri-State area of New York, stretches down towards D.C., includes the Shenandoah Valley. Even places behind this front, we've got some patchy fogs as well. But this is a very slow-moving front, as well. We expect to see more showers today but it's just going to be kind of be soupy and damp and warm. Temperatures will be well above average across the I-95 corridor. Showers that are popping up on the radar. Again, no big deal. You can get away without the umbrella. But you might want to bring a rain jacket because it's kind of -- it will be London-esque, I suppose. Down across Florida, they continue their extremely wet fall. And rain in the forecast from Tampa back to Miami. This computer model that shows a forecast for snow, Northern Montana, North Dakota, and not just the upper elevation where we could see five to 10 inches of snow but even some of the local country of the arrowhead of Minnesota, four to six inches possible with winds gusting at 30 miles an hour. There's nearly blizzard conditions, and we're just in the beginning of October. Meanwhile, 83 in Denver for the debate and then cooling down for tomorrow.</s>BERMAN: It's going to be hot inside that debate hall, though, Rob, no matter what the temperature outside. Thanks very much. Nice to see you this morning. It is 45 minutes after the hour. Soledad O'Brien is here. I understand there will be a debate tonight.</s>SOLEDAD O'BRIEN, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Yes, apparently. It's going to be hot inside that debate hall and outside, as Rob just said. We're talking all morning about the presidential debate, of course. For the first time, Mitt Romney and President Obama will meet face-to-face. It's going to happen, as you just heard, in Denver tonight. The questions are, what would you ask if had you an opportunity to pose a question to one of the candidates? What should you be watching for, both in content and in body language? Who goes in with an advantage and who has a disadvantage? This morning, we're going to talk to the Obama campaign deputy campaign manager, Stephanie Cutter is going to be our guest. Romney's senior adviser, Barbara Comstock, will join us as well. And top debate coach, Brett O'Donnell, is going to talk us through -- handicapping this debate. It's happening tonight. All that ahead this morning at 7 a.m. Eastern Time when we kick off "</s>STARTING POINT". BERMAN: Excellent.</s>SAMBOLIN: Thank you. Forty-six minutes past the hour. It's must see video. We have been showing this to you all morning long. Cameras are mounted inside a plunging empty jetliner to capture the moment it crashes to the ground. Coming out, find out what was learned about seat location and your chances of survival.</s>BERMAN: Amazing.