Jimmy Barrett and Shara Fryer take you through the stories that matter on the morning of 10/19/2018, including: Conservatives have been staying silent on their political views out of fear of ridicule of their peers; Marc Burstein has been covering elections since 1998. Now the ABC News executive is gearing up for what he believes will be an event of seismic proportions. The 2018 midterm elections on Nov. 6 were always going to be contentious, says Burstein, ABC News senior executive producer of special events, but in the wake of the confirmation of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court, Republican and Democratic voters are energized in ways that no one had previously anticipated; New study says you live longer the less you work. What does the perfect work/life balance look like? The Astros were eliminated from the postseason after losing in Game 5 of the ALCS to the Boston Red Sox 4-1.