TCS NYC Marathon underway; final day of early voting | Good Day Weekend

Well, the big race is officially underway. You're taking a live look right now near the starting line of the TCS New York City Marathon. The first wave of competitors just got things started at 8 a.m. on Staten Island. There will then be several waves throughout the morning. More than 60,000 runners are expected to participate this year, and that sets a new record. Competitors from 140 countries will take part in the grueling race, which is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. Keep it right here after Good Day Weekend for complete coverage of the big race. And here's a look at your weekend weather today. Great conditions for those runners and everybody cheering them on. We're expecting sunny skies and temperatures in the low 60s. Tonight we drop down to a comfortable 50 degrees. Tomorrow will be partly cloudy with temperatures in the mid 60s. And it's a weekend of iconic celebrations across the city. Those dancing to Michael Jackson's Thriller were joined by various ghouls, goblins, and other characters for the Village Halloween Parade in Greenwich Village last night. This marked the 53rd year of the event on 6th Avenue. Loud. I'm not hearing Thriller, but I am hearing something else. And just kind of like a... The theme of this year's parade was Body and Soul. Organizers say that explored the relationship between the physical body and the spirit within it. Today marks the final day of early voting in New York, and the candidates for governor will be busy. Governor Hochul will start her day visiting diners on the Upper West Side, along with Assemblyman Micah Lasher and Congressman Jerry Nadler. She's also going to hit Barney Greengrass and Zabars on Broadway. The governor will then be joined by City Council Speaker Julie Menion at a campaign event on the Upper East Side. Meanwhile, her Republican challenger, Bruce Blakeman, is on his safe and affordable New York tour. He said, so we traveled. Traveling across the state, discussing what he says is Governor Hochul's record of high taxes. Blakeman will be in Northport on Long Island this afternoon at the Crab Meadow Golf Course. This weekend marks 100 years since the death of famed escape artist Harry Houdini. The magician spent part of his life in New Jersey working out of a location in Union City. Now a spellbinding act returns to that exact spot. Fox 5's Richard Giacovist takes us inside the spooky evening. It's only fitting that a magic show on Mischief Night would materialize at a New Jersey coffee shop with a little illusionist history. Magic, trust me, is everywhere. The great escape artist Harry Houdini set up shop here on 19th Street in Union City at the height of his fame back in 1916. Historians believe that it was Houdini who used this space to potentially practice his straitjacket and handcuff escapes. Or work on his silent films. Everyone, including young people, know the name Houdini. So to be in this space, to have it in our neighborhood, and people walk by it and they did not know the incredible history here, is very exciting. A night of magic and mentalism on what many now believe is Houdini's actual death day, October 30th, 1926. But now there's new scholarship that says, in fact, he may have died on the 30th. But on this night, it was all about the magic with award-winning Penn and Teller magician David Corsaro, who came to Houdini's old stopping grounds to cast some spells. There's a certain level of pressure that comes with this, okay? Because as a lot of people know, Houdini died in 1926, and every single year they conduct seances to try to contact Houdini. Now, this was no seance, but David the magician isn't ruling it out. In fact, it was the great Houdini Who once said that if there was any human who could break out of the afterlife and return, he would be the one to do it. But here we are 100 years later in his workshops and nothing. I'm trying to manifest him through this ensemble. This night was more of a tribute, a way to say thank you to the OG magician that was Harry Houdini. Even if his escape to the afterlife was truly his grand finale. In Union City, New Jersey, Richard Giacobas, Fox 5 News. A wild scene at a restaurant in California after a truck crashed right through its front door. Video from a security camera shows the moment it happened. You can see glass and debris flying as the truck smashed right into the dining area of the Chicken Time restaurant in Concord. The driver was arrested for suspected DUI. The owner of the restaurant said there was extensive damage to the building, but they're trying to stay open for takeout and delivery. It's time to also start thinking about Thanksgiving dinner. Costco just unveiled its new all-in-one meal kit for the holiday. It includes a five-pound turkey breast, dinner rolls, side dishes, and two desserts. Officials at the Wholesale Giant say that should be enough for eight people. This deal is for members and is only available online for $200. Pre-orders are available until November 13th. And at BJ's Wholesale Club, members who spend $150 or more in a single transaction will qualify for a free Butterball turkey. The qualifying period runs from today until November 9th. The free turkey coupons will appear in your account or in the app starting November 14th. And then you have until November 25th, the day before Thanksgiving, to claim your free turkey. BJ's is encouraging qualifying members to get this done early because they say supplies are limited. And the TCS New York City Marathon is officially underway. We're taking you back to Marathon Day 1978 in this Fox 5 flashback. For the Big Apple, the biggest marathon ever. A record number of starters and finishers. Helicopters hovered and buzzed the Verrazano Bridge like a swarm of mosquitoes at the start of this race. And down below them, at the Fort Schuyler tip of Staten Island, 11,231 men and women clustered in two groups waiting for the start. Experienced men to the right with the favorites in the front. All women, first-timers and wheelchairs on the left. Spirits were buoyant this morning. I am indeed a lunatic, but I've consigned myself to it because I'm in good company. What's happening? Good company. Good company is the reason camaraderie? What about the pain of running 26 miles? Oh, that comes in Central Park. I don't have to worry about that here. All I have to worry about is getting to the place where you are allowed to have pain, which is Central Park. So we can expect to see you finish. Indeed. Indeed. I will commit myself to that. Good luck. The smog hung low and the temperature was a little high, around 70 degrees. Indian summer isn't ideal for a 26-mile, 385-yard run, but after the Queensborough Bridge at the 16th mile, that didn't seem to be bothering the leaders. Their pace was blistering. The crowd, estimated to be as big as two million people, cheered both leaders and laggers. The finish line was carnival and hoopla, complete with clowns and, of course, politicians. Governor Carey and Council President Bellamy stayed long enough to crown the winners. The heat slowed Bill Rogers a bit, but he still won his third straight year to no one's surprise. But the winning woman surprised just about everyone. Greta Waits, a Norwegian teacher in her first marathon, ran away from the field to a new world's record. Behind the finish line, elated, struggling, hurting, warmed by aluminum capes, the runners. The thousands who make this a story but who don't make the news, they took their own measure here and basked in the memories of the day. Thank you to the spectators, because they were fantastic. I think the Bronx was the best of all. Why? I don't know, the water and the cheering. Maybe we needed it so much that it was a tough race. And I just kept thinking, thank God for the spectators. Thank you. The winners have been crowned, the helicopters have landed, the noise has faded, the festival and celebration has folded until next year. What continues now is the quiet, only the sounds of feet against earth and breath. The solitary world of the long-distance runner. In Central Park, I'm Linda Sutter for Channel 5 News. Don't go away. We'll be right back. But first, here's the seven-day forecast for the week ahead.