Keep the raincoats handy. More tricking and treating. We see little Mike at about 14. TONIGHT ` ARE WE TOO BLASE WHEN IT COMES TO ALLERGIES? WHEN PEOPLE GO, 'I'M SURE IT'LL BE ALL RIGHT,' I SOMETIMES FEEL LIKE SAYING, '"SURE", AS IN MANSLAUGHTER CHARGE SURE.' AND THIS IS YOUR CAPTAIN SPEAKING. MY NAME IS SHANE RUSSELL, AND TODAY I BOUGHT THE FIRST SCHEDULED A380 SERVICE INTO CHRISTCHURCH, AND I HAVE ONE OR TWO SPECIAL STORIES TO TELL YOU. AND AN END OF AN ERA... MY LAST GAME. GET ME HOME, BOYS! ...AS THIS LONG-TIME BROADCASTER SIGNS OFF. DUE TO THE LIVE NATURE OF SEVEN SHARP, WE APOLOGISE FOR THE LACK OF CAPTIONS FOR SOME ITEMS. We hope that the knocks on the door do not disrupt our show tonight. HAPPY HALLOWEEN. SO, TO CELEBRATE, OUR RESIDENT PRANKSTER, TIM, HAS BEEN OUT IN FORCE. CHECK OUT HIS TARGET. SO WHAT HAPPENED NEXT? MORE LATER. There is a very good story behind that one. Photos from your school days should never be seen again. It was a lovely story about the pilot of the plane. SO AFTER A WEEKEND OF STUNNING WEATHER FOR MOST OF US, IT FEELS LIKE SUMMER IS FINALLY JUST AROUND THE CORNER. AND WITH THE WARMER TEMPERATURE COMES LOADS OF DELICIOUS FOODS, LIKE SEAFOOD. BUT FOR THOSE ALLERGIC TO SHELLFISH, HOW EASY IS IT TO AVOID IT? YOU'D THINK IF SOMETHING CLAIMS TO HAVE NO TRACES OF SHELLFISH, THEN IT WOULDN'T, RIGHT? WELL, TONIGHT CAROLYN ROBINSON TESTS THAT THEORY OUT. CARO. THANKS, GUYS. YES, WE'VE BEEN TESTING FOOD FOR DIFFERENT ALLERGENS LATELY. FIRST WE LOOKED AT DAIRY, AND FOUR OUT OF THE SEVEN SUPPOSEDLY DAIRY-FREE ITEMS WE TESTED CONTAINED MILK. THEN WE DID PEANUTS. A 100% PASS RATE THERE, WHICH WAS VERY ENCOURAGING. TONIGHT WE ARE FOCUSING ON ANOTHER COMMON ALLERGEN ` SHELLFISH. SO I TOOK SOME LUNCH BACK TO THE LAB. THIS IS ABOUT AS CLOSE TO SHELLFISH AS MARTIN DICKSON EVER WANTS TO GET. HE HAS A LIFE-THREATENING ALLERGY AND HAS NEEDED EMERGENCY ATTENTION SEVERAL TIMES, BECAUSE SHELLFISH IS IN A LOT MORE FOOD THAN YOU'D EXPECT. I DISCOVERED ONE OF THE HOT CHICKENS SAYS, 'CAN CONTAIN CRUSTACEA,' AND IT'S, LIKE, 'HOW DO YOU GET PRAWNS IN A CHICKEN?' CRACKERS, CHIPS, CHICKEN STOCK, ONION SOUP THAT YOU PUT IN THE OLD-FASHIONED DIP. CROSS-CONTAMINATION BY OIL IS OBVIOUSLY A REALLY BIG THING. MARTIN SAYS HE'S ALWAYS CAREFUL TO EXPLAIN HIS NEEDS WHEN EATING OUT. I DON'T MIND COMMUNICATING THAT I HAVE A SEVERE ALLERGY. WHAT I WANT IS FOR THEM TO HAVE THE INFORMATION TO COMMUNICATE BACK. SO WHEN PEOPLE GO, 'I'M SURE IT'LL BE ALL RIGHT,' I SOMETIMES FEEL LIKE BEING A BIT RUDE AND SAYING, 'SURE AS IN MANSLAUGHTER-CHARGE-SURE, 'LIKE THE GUY IN BRITAIN?' IT SOUNDS DRAMATIC, BUT CROSS-CONTAMINATION IS A REAL RISK. EARLIER THIS MONTH DELMAINE HAD TO RECALL A BATCH OF ITS CHICKEN CHOWDER AMID FEARS IT MIGHT CONTAIN HOKI AND MUSSELS. MARTIN HAS COME CLOSE TO DYING DUE TO CROSS-CONTAMINATION. HE'S VERY INTERESTED TO SEE WHAT WE FIND. SO WE'RE OFF TO BUY SOME LUNCH, BUT THIS IS WHERE WE LEAVE MARTIN, BECAUSE THIS IS SOMETHING HE WOULDN'T DREAM OF DOING ` THE RISK OF CROSS-CONTAMINATION FOR HIM IS JUST TOO GREAT. SO TODAY I'LL HAVE TO PRETEND I HAVE A SHELLFISH ALLERGY. I'M ALLERGIC TO SHELLFISH. I HAVE A SHELLFISH ALLERGY. SHELLFISH. YES, CRAB IS A SHELLFISH. ALL LOOKED AFTER SEPARATELY. WILL THAT BE OK TO ORDER THAT? NO SHELLFISH IN THE BUILDING WHATSOEVER? I'M ALLERGIC TO SHELLFISH. SHELLFISH? SHELLFISH. AND WHAT ABOUT WITH THE SAUCES AND STUFF. IS THAT ALL OK? TWO PLACES SHOWED THEIR UNDERSTANDING OF THE NEW FOOD CODE. YOU HAVE A LIST OF INGREDIENTS? AND SOME HAD MY SAFETY FRONT OF MIND. I THINK YOU'RE SAYING THERE MIGHT BE CONTAMINATION OF INGREDIENTS. IT'S COOKED IN THE SAME OIL? SO NOT A GOOD IDEA? SO JUST LIKE LAST TIME, WE THOUGHT WE'D TARGET EIGHT PLACES ALONG ONE STRETCH OF ROAD. THIS TIME AROUND, TWO PLACES COULDN'T GUARANTEE ME A SAFE MEAL AND WERE REALLY CAREFUL TO LET ME KNOW, SO WE'VE LEFT THEM. AS FOR THESE SIX? IT'S OFF TO FORT RICHARD. BRENDON CLIST SETS UP THE CRUSTACEA-TEST-KIT CONTROLS, THEN WE BEGIN. AND AGAIN IT'S ENCOURAGING NEWS. ALL THE FOOD COMES BACK NEGATIVE. THERE'S ONE OTHER THING I WOULD LIKE YOU TO TEST FOR ME, BRENDAN, AND THAT'S SOME SUPERMARKET COOKED CHICKEN. AND, AS YOU'D HOPE, NO CRUSTACEA HERE EITHER. IT'S A PRIVILEGE TO SERVE FOOD, TO BE SERVED FOOD. IT'S HOW WE INTERACT AS HUMANS, AND IT'S A RELATIONSHIP OF TRUST. SO ANOTHER 100% PASS RATE IN OUR FOOD TESTING, WHICH IS A BIG RELIEF FOR THOSE WITH A SHELLFISH ALLERGY, ESPECIALLY AS IT CAN OFTEN BE IN HIDDEN OR UNEXPECTED INGREDIENTS. WE'VE HAD A LOT OF PEOPLE ASKING US TO KEEP GOING WITH THIS TESTING, AND THERE IS PLENTY FOR US TO GET STUCK INTO, SO THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO. By and large, you are safe. If you say you are allergic, you will hopefully be okay. This is the Kokako. We were campaigning for it to be the bird of the year. It won this morning. I said to her what did you pay for this? This was $15. Can you work out who that is? That is our Carolyn. Carolyn Robinson. She was 17 or 18 years of age. That popped upon my Instagram today and I had to share it. She was modelling for a hairstyle. More photos from the past a little later. SO, OCTOBER 31ST, AND SURELY YOU HAVEN'T ESCAPED THE FACT THAT IT'S HALLOWEEN. THE DAY WHEN PRANKSTERS, LIKE OUR TIM WILSON, ARE OUT IN FORCE. SO OUR PRODUCERS GAVE TIM A BRIEF THIS YEAR ` GIVE ME AN EPIC FRIGHT. THIS IS THE SORT OF THING THEY HAD IN MIND. MICHAEL JACKSON'S 'THRILLER' (SCREAMS) (LAUGHS) (SCREAMS) (SCREAMS) GLASS SMASHES (SCREAMS) OH, SH`! (YELLS) (YELLS) (FARTS) (LAUGHS) (SCREAMS) MEN SCREAM That baby one! BUT WHEN YOU SEE THE CALIBRE OF THOSE PRANKS, I'M A LITTLE EMBARRASSED BY TIM'S FIRST ATTEMPT. SPOOKY MUSIC SPOOKY MUSIC CONTINUES (YELLS) (YELLS IN SLOW-MOTION) SPOOKY MUSIC CONTINUES (SIGHS) <BLEEP>ING IDIOT. SO HE COMES OVER` YOU LOOK MORE SCARED THAN I DID. HE GRABS MY ANKLES, AND I JUST GO, 'WHAT THE <BLEEP> ARE YOU DOING?' (CHUCKLES) <BLEEP>. I think he needs to work on his noise. BUT TIM IS NOT ONE TO GIVE UP. HE DECIDED TO LIE IN WAIT IN MIKE'S DRESSING ROOM ` VERY BRAVE ` BUT MIKE WAS MORE CONCERNED WITH SOMETHING ELSE. MORE IMPORTANTLY, YOU'VE TAKEN ALL MY CLOTHES OUT. THEY'RE NEXT DOOR. I WANT THEM BACK. THEY'RE NEXT DOOR. YOU PUT THEM BACK RIGHT NOW. BUT IT WAS IN THE BASEMENT THAT TIM DID HIS BEST WORK. AND WE'RE AT COOKS GARDENS, WHERE THE VOICE OF WHANGANUI RUGBY FALLS SILENT AFTER 42 SEASONS. DANE WHALE SETTING THE HEARTLAND FINAL ALIVE. NOW, YOU MIGHT THINK I'M NORMALLY A 1 NEWS GUY, AND I AM. BUT THERE'S A REASON FOR SEVEN SHARP SENDING ME ON THIS STORY. YES, PAUL HOBBS HAS A VERY SPECIAL CONNECTION TO THIS PILOT, AND IT TURNS OUT I DO AS WELL. MICHAEL JACKSON'S 'THRILLER' That is such a good video. I thought we were done with Halloween. THAT IS FOR KASH AND KEIDIS BASKERVILLE. IT'S THE WORLD'S BIGGEST PASSENGER PLANE, SO NO WONDER THE A380 IS NICKNAMED THE 'SUPERJUMBO'. AND WHILE THEY'VE BEING FLYING INTO AUCKLAND FOR THE PAST SEVEN YEARS, THE REST OF THE COUNTRY HAS GONE WITHOUT. THAT IS UNTIL TODAY. YES, EMIRATES LANDED IT'S FIRST-EVER SCHEDULED A380 FLIGHT INTO CHRISTCHURCH, AND AT THE HELM WAS A LOCAL BOY. SO WE SENT PAUL HOBBS, SOMEONE WITH A CONNECTION TO THE PILOT, TO CATCH UP WITH HIM. IT'S A BIG DAY FOR AVIATION IN CHRISTCHURCH, AND IT'S A BIG DAY FOR THE EMIRATES PILOT WHO'S LANDING THE FIRST-EVER SCHEDULED SUPERJUMBO HERE AT THE CITY'S AIRPORT. NOW, YOU MIGHT THINK I'M NORMALLY A 1 NEWS GUY, AND I AM, BUT THERE'S A REASON FOR SEVEN SHARP SENDING ME ON THIS STORY, AND THAT REASON IS IN HERE. SO, TAKE A LOOK AT THIS. THE LINWOOD HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL TEAM OF 1981. THAT'S ME, THE CAPTAIN. AND THAT'S SHANE RUSSELL. BACK THEN, GOOD FOR A BUNCH OF POINTS AND REBOUNDS. NOW HE'S THE CAPTAIN OF THIS HISTORIC EMIRATES FLIGHT. GOOD MORNING. GOOD TO SEE YOU, MATE. GOOD TO SEE YOU. THIS IS YOUR OFFICE. I FEEL HONOURED TO BE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO BRING THE FIRST FLIGHT IN TODAY. YOU LAND THESE ALL AROUND THE WORLD, EVERY DAY OF THE WEEK, BUT WERE YOU A LITTLE BIT NERVOUS BRINGING IT HERE? OH, NO, NO. TOTALLY CALM. (CHUCKLES) YEAH, LOOK, I WAS, AND I THINK THE NERVOUSNESS WAS BECAUSE IT WAS AN INAUGURAL SERVICE, SO YOU WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT IT LOOKS GOOD ON TELEVISION. AND I HAD ONE OLD LADY COME UP TO THE FLIGHT DECK, AND SHE SAID. 'YOU'RE THE CAPTAIN?' I SAID, 'YES, I'M THE CAPTAIN,' AND SHE GRABBED ME AND GAVE ME A BIG KISS ON THE CHEEK. I UNDERSTAND CHRISTCHURCH HAD TO MAKE A FEW ACCOMMODATIONS FOR THIS A380 LANDING TODAY. WHAT DID THEY ACTUALLY DO AT THE AIRPORT HERE? WE LANDED ON 02 TODAY, WHICH IS A NORTH-EASTERLY DIRECTION RUNWAY, AND TO THE LEFT OF THAT RUNWAY, THEY CREATED A STAGED AREA FOR THE PUBLIC, AND THEY HAD TO MOVE THE SHEEP OUT OF THE PADDOCK, AND THAT WAS JUST MY FAVOURITE BIT. I THOUGHT, 'MAN, ONLY IN NZ YOU KNOW THAT IT'S AN EVENT WHEN SOMEBODY'S PREPARED 'TO MOVE THE SHEEP OUT OF THE PADDOCK FOR YOU.' HOW DID YOU GET THE FLYING BUG? TO BE HONEST, I DIDN'T REALLY KNOW WHAT I WANTED TO DO. SO I THOUGHT I'D TRY A VARIETY OF JOBS, AS MANY AS I COULD, TO SEE IF THERE WAS SOME SORT OF SPARK. TO BE HONEST, SHANE, WASN'T YOUR FIRST JOB OUTSIDE OF SCHOOL WORKING IN A MOVIE THEATRE? YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT. IT WAS THE AVON PICTURE THEATRE. BUT HE SHIFTED TO AUCKLAND, WHERE HE MET A GUY WHO WAS LEARNING TO FLY. HE TOOK ME UP FOR A SCENIC FLIGHT ONE AFTERNOON OVER AUCKLAND, AND AS SOON AS I WAS IN THE AIR, IT WAS JUST LIKE, 'THIS IS IT. THIS IS WHAT I WANT TO DO.' COOK ISLANDS AIR, NEWMANS AIR, ANSETT, AND THEN FOR THE PAST 18 YEARS, WITH EMIRATES. WHAT IS IT THAT MAKES YOU STILL WANT TO GET UP EVERY MORNING AND TAKE THIS MASSIVE PLANE AROUND THE WORLD? I THINK YOU JUST SAID THE RIGHT WORD. IT'S THE FLYING. IT'S HARD TO DESCRIBE. IT'S A MIX OF MAGIC INVOLVED WITH A BIT OF TREPIDATION AT TIMES. SHANE, I'VE GOT THIS PHOTO THAT I WANT TO SHOW YOU. (CHUCKLES) OK. LINWOOD HIGH SCHOOL 1981 BOYS' BASKETBALL TEAM. THERE'S YOU, PAUL. THERE'S ME AT THE BACK. AND THEN THIS CHARACTER. YES, MIKE HOSKING. PRETTY SKINNY, LEFT-HANDED, NOT MUCH OF A SHOT. HOW DID YOU EVEN MAKE THE TEAM, MIKE? To be fair, you said we do not look like a winning team, do we? They said put the legs together, Mike. I think we have aged relatively well. We would have been 16 years old. Paul Hobbs looks about eight. We were a winning team though. You have two broadcasters, a pilot. There is a big success story from Linwood College. TIME FOR TIM'S NEXT HALLOWEEN PRANK ON MIKE. THE FIRST ONE DIDN'T QUITE GET THE DESIRED RESPONSE, SO DOES HE REDEEM HIMSELF WITH THIS? TENSE, SCARY MUSIC TIM ROARS TIM ROARS TIM ROARS TIM ROARS (CHUCKLES) YOU SAID YOU'RE ONLY WORKING A HALF DAY. THINGS CHANGE. TIM ROARS There was a slight look of terror on your face. I thought that the reaction was pretty good. He has the lowest blood pressure I know. I think they did this in the right order. I think the car park is the best. GRANT MCKINNON'S BEEN A FAMILIAR VOICE FOR MORE THAN FOUR DECADES. AND NOW HE'S RETIRING, HE'S SHOWING HIS TRUE COLOURS. ARE YOU A WHANGANUI FAN, OR DO YOU GO INTO YOUR CALL NEUTRAL? UM, I'M A WHANGANUI FAN. RIGHT, TIME FOR THE 'A' GAME. MIKE HOSKING WILL BE ARRIVING IN HIS EUROPEAN PANZER HERE. I GOTTA LAY IN WAIT FOR HIM. THE THING IS HE CANNOT SEE ME COMING THIS TIME. BRUNO MARS' 'UPTOWN FUNK' Do you reckon that he will be sued because his song is too similar to 'Young Girls'? I have never seen two songs more similar. SO, PROVINCIAL RUGBY'S DONE AND DUSTED FOR ANOTHER SEASON, AND OVER THE WEEKEND, IN WHANGANUI, THE CURTAIN CAME DOWN ON AN INCREDIBLE BROADCASTING CAREER. YEP, GRANT MCKINNON HAS BEEN COMMENTATING THE 'BUTCHER BOYS' ON LOCAL RADIO SINCE 1975, AND AT AGE 70, HE'S DECIDED TO 'HANG UP HIS LIPS'. MIKE THORPE JOINED HIM IN THE COMMENTARY BOX FOR ONE LAST CALL. FUNKY PERCUSSIVE MUSIC WE'RE GOING TO SEE THE KICK OFF. IT'LL BE DANE WHALE SETTING THE HEARTLAND FINAL ALIVE. FOR 42 REMARKABLE WINTERS, GRANT MCKINNON HAS PAINTED 80-MINUTE PICTURES. AND HERE COME THE BIG FATTY POPO'S FOR BULLER. THEY HAD TO COME RIGHT ACROSS FIELD. HIS PALETTE IS ALMOST EXCLUSIVELY BLACK AND BLUE. HE'S THROUGH, AND HERE GOES THE PASS! AND WE'LL SEE THE TRY UNDER THE POST! AND THE TRY HAS GONE TO CRAIG CLARE! ARE YOU A WHANGANUI FAN OR DO YOU GO INTO YOUR CALL NEUTRAL? UM, I'M A WHANGANUI FAN. OH, THAT'S NOT REALLY A HIGH TACKLE. HE FELL DOWN. THEY'RE TAKING THE TAP-KICK. YOU CAN'T HIDE THAT. THAT WASN'T A HIGH TACKLE. THE UNIQUE ROLLING COMMENTARY LEAVES YOU BREATHLESS... OH! DANE WHALE TAKES A DROP KICK. THEY'RE LUCKY TO GET AWAY WITH THAT! ...AND GRIPPED. FLICKS IT BACK INFIELD, BUT IT'S OUT. HE'S A BIG FELLA! HEY, SOMETIMES YOU'LL MAKE ERRORS. THERE'S NO DOUBT ABOUT THAT. JUST LOOKING AT NAIBA` NAIBANAWANGA` NABALA` I'LL GET MY HANDLE AROUND HIM. NAIBANIVALU. AT HIS WHANGANUI HOME, THIS 70-YEAR-OLD'S LOVE OF THE GAME IS OBVIOUS. BEAT BAY OF PLENTY IN 1975. HAVEN'T BEEN BACK HERE. THE MEMORIES ARE FADING IN BLACK AND WHITE, BUT THEY'RE STILL VIVID IN GRANT'S GREY MATTER. I'LL NEVER FORGET IT. HALF-TIME IN THAT GAME, WHANGANUI LED BY 30 POINTS TO 3. HAINSWORTH WAS ABSOLUTELY DEVASTATING. RIGHT ON FULL TIME, MIKE CLAMP SCORED A TRY IN THE CORNER, AND TREVOR OLNEY SAID HE SCORED IT OUT IN GUYTON STREET, IT WAS THAT FAR OUT. AND BLOODY HEWSON CONVERTED FROM THE SIDELINE. FIVE DECADES OF CALLING FOOTY. THERE WAS NO BROADCASTING BOX. YOU SAT WITH THE PUBLIC. FROM TARANAKI TO TONGA. I MADE SURE THAT I WENT TO ALL THE PRACTISES AND GOT TAUGHT THE SYLLABLES AND GOT THROUGH THE GAME OK. IN FACT, TASMAN IS THE ONLY UNION HE HASN'T CALLED. THEY'VE NEVER VISITED THE RIVER CITY. I'VE ONLY MISSED A HANDFUL OF GAMES. I KNOW MY BROTHER GOT MARRIED ON A SATURDAY UP IN NEW PLYMOUTH. THAT WAS ONE OF THEM. I THINK I WAS SICK FOR ANOTHER. HOW MANY GAMES HAVE YOU CALLED? I DON'T KNOW. 6 OR 7 MULTIPLY BY 28... MAYBE 300? THERE'S TIME FOR JUST ONE MORE. AND... OH NO! THEY TOOK IT BUT LOST THE BALL. ...IT'S A CLIFF-HANGER. MY LAST GAME. GET ME HOME, BOYS! LAUGHTER AND THEN... GAVIN THORNBURY THE TRY! THEY'VE LOCKED IT UP AT 18-18! ...THE KICK GOES OVER, AND MAC'S MEN HOLD ON. THE SCOREBOARD SAYS WHANGANUI 20 AND BULLER 18. THE REFEREE SAYS IT'S OVER! MEADS CUP RETURNS TO WHANGANUI YET AGAIN. WHAT BETTER WAY TO END ONE LAST CALL? 42 WINTERS AFTER IT ALL BEGAN. THIS IS GRANT MCKINNON SIGNING OFF FOR THE FINAL TIME FROM COOKS GARDENS. APPLAUSE 42 winters. SO, WE'VE SEEN TIM'S ATTEMPTS AT GIVING ME A FRIGHT. THE FIRST ONE WAS TERRIBLE; THE SECOND I'D SAY WAS ONLY SLIGHTLY BETTER. BUT BEFORE YOU GET TOO COCKY, MIKE, THEY SAY THIRD TIME'S THE CHARM. AND EVEN YOU HAVE TO ADMIT TIM GOT YOU GOOD WITH THIS ONE. TENSE, SCARY MUSIC TENSE, SCARY MUSIC CONTINUES TIM ROARS, MIKE YELLS BOTH LAUGH IS THE CAMERA IN THE CAR? NO, THE CAMERA'S OVER THERE. OH NO! TIM ROARS, MIKE YELLS You got so freaked out, you attacked in the car park. Look what he uses. He uses the Louis Vuitton bag as his protector. I could have swung my bag at him. I was staring at your disgusting, filthy car and I was so lost in thought. REALLY PLEASED TO SEE THE ORGANISATION THAT SUPPORTS MUM'S UNDER STRESS IS DOING A BIG PUSH THIS WEEK AROUND DIAGNOSING POSTNATAL DEPRESSION AND ANXIETY. I CLEARLY REMEMBER AS A BRAND-NEW MUM SITTING ONE NIGHT, TEARS STREAMING DOWN MY FACE, PARANOID THAT MY BABY GIRL WAS GOING TO STOP BREATHING. I'M SURE MOST NEW MUM'S CAN RELATE. WHEN YOU'RE COMPLETELY EXHAUSTED, YOU ARE IRRATIONAL. THE THING ABOUT HAVING A NEWBORN IS THAT EVERYTHING IS SO NEW. NO MATTER HOW MUCH YOU PREPARE, IT'S STILL A CHALLENGE ON A DAILY BASIS. EVEN PEOPLE THAT HAVE COPED WITH MOST THINGS REALLY WELL IN THEIR LIFE, OFTEN CAN'T UNDERSTAND WHY THE BABY THING IS SO HARD. I HAVEN'T MET ONE NEW MUM THAT HASN'T NEEDED SOME FORM OF MORAL SUPPORT AT SOME STAGE. SO IF YOU ARE WORRIED, MOTHERSHELPERS.CO.NZ CAN HELP YOU OUT. THIS TIME NEXT WEEK I WILL BE TALKING TO YOU IN THE EARLY HOURS OF A NEW YORK MORNING. LORD ONLY KNOWS WHAT WILL HAVE UNFOLDED BETWEEN NOW AND THEN, BUT WHAT WE DO KNOW TONIGHT IS THIS BLOKE COMEY FROM THE FBI HAS POTENTIALLY TURNED THE RACE ON ITS HEAD. THE DEMOCRATS ARE ROPEABLE. THE REPUBLICANS CAN'T BELIEVE THEIR LUCK. TWO POLLS OUT TODAY. A NATIONAL ONE THAT HAS THE GAP DOWN TO A POINT, AND THE FIRST POLL OUT POST THE COMEY BOMBSHELL THAT HAS 34% OF VOTERS RECONSIDERING THEIR SUPPORT FOR CLINTON. IN THESE FINAL DAYS, IT'S NOT ABOUT POLICY ` THE CHOICE ON THAT HAS ALWAYS BEEN STARK. IT IS ABOUT WHETHER TRUMP AND HIS IMPASSIONED CLAN OF REFORMERS NOW OUTNUMBER THE CLINTON CROWD, AND WHETHER THAT CROWD SHRINKS BY EITHER TURNING TO HIM OR MORE LIKELY BY STAYING HOME. REMEMBER, IN ESSENCE, A 'NO' VOTE FOR HILARY IS A VOTE FOR TRUMP. AS WE SIT HERE TONIGHT, HE HAS NEVER BEEN CLOSER TO THE WHITE HOUSE. 1 NEWS CAPTIONS BY GLENNA CASALME AND CATHERINE DE CHALAIN. CAPTIONS BY VIRGINIA PHILP AND KATE PARKINSON. CAPTIONS WERE MADE POSSIBLE WITH FUNDING FROM NZ ON AIR.