Ted Cruz pulls out of his debate with Beto O'Rourke, giving Beto an hour to himself on TV. Michael Avenatti challenges Donald Trump Jr. to an MMA fight for charity (and attention). A woman tried to board a Frontier Airlines flight with an emotional support squirrel; and other headlines, including Hurricane Michael, Vern Troyer, Joe Guidice, National Coming Out Day, and a paranoid white lady in Georgia.