Top 5 stories you need to know from the weekend

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Monday, November 5, 2018
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NEW YORK (WABC) -- Over 50,000 runners hit the streets across the five boroughs Sunday as they competed in the 2018 TCS New York City Marathon. Lelisa Desisa of Ethiopia won the men's division, while Mary Keitany of Kenya became the second woman to win the marathon four times.

Desisa, Keitany win 2018 TCS New York City Marathon

Today marks the first TCS NYC Marathon win for Lelisa Desisa.
Mary Keitany crosses the finish line at the TCS NYC Marathon

Candidates make final push ahead of the midterm elections

It was a busy weekend for candidates across the country in the final days before the 2018 midterm elections, with each side doing everything it could to mobilize voters in the crucial races that will determine control of Congress.

Dave Evans has the details.

Man fought back during Florida yoga studio shooting with a broom A yoga practitioner says he fought the gunman who killed two people during a class at a yoga studio in Florida.

A gunman killed two people and wounded five others at a yoga studio in Florida's capital before killing himself Friday evening, officials said.

Pedestrian struck, killed by bus on the West Side

A tragic accident on the West Side of Manhattan Saturday night killed a 73-year-old man, who was struck by a bus on its way to the Port Authority Bus Terminal.

Joe Torres has the latest developments.

3 Girl Scouts, 1 adult killed in hit-and-run crash in Wisconsin

A Wisconsin community was grieving the deaths of three Girl Scouts and an adult who were collecting trash along a highway when police say a pickup truck veered off the road and hit them before speeding away.

A hit-and-run crash in Wisconsin left 3 Girl Scouts dead.

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