i'm michelle miller. captioning funded by cbs it's wednesday, october 25th, 2017. this is the "cbs morning news." if we simply become inured to this condition, thinking that it's just politics as usual, then heaven help us. >> the president has great difficulty. >> back-to-back hits. president trump is slammed by two retiring republican senators. now some are calling it a victory for the president. the infachmous dossier abou

president trump being tied to russia was reportedly funded by hillary clinton and the dnc. >> they cast the tie-breaking vote that helps customers sue banks and credit card companies. good morning here in new york. good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. the republican party civil war erupted with a blistering verbal assault by two retiring gop senators. first tennessee's bob corker and then arizona's jeff flake. corker said the president has trouble with the truth while flake declared he would not be complicit, calling mr. trump's behavior dangerous to a democracy. >> we must never regard as normal the regular and casual undermining of our norms and

ideals. we must never meekly accept the dale daily sun dering of our country. the personal attacks, the threats against principles, freedom and institution. >> nikki battiste is here with more. good morning, nicky. >> good morning. the white house is waking up half after two critical members have said they will not be seek re-election. steve bannon is calling it a monumental victory for the trump movement. two republican senators issued no holds barred criticisms on president trump tuesday. >> when the next generation asks us why didn't you do something, why didn't you speak up, what are we going to say? mr. president, i rise today to say enough. >> reporter: that's arizona's jeff flake announcing he would not be seek e re-election when his term is up in 14 months.

his reason, so he can speak out freely against president trump. >> reckless, dangerous behavior has become excuse and down ten answered as telling it like it is. >> reporter: earlier in the day it was another retiring senator, tennessee's bob corker publicly rebuking the commander in chief. >> the president has a great difficult on many issues. i don't know why he lowers himself to such a low, low standard and debases our country the way he does, but he does. >> reporter: president trump had some choice words for corker via a series of tweets, calling him incompetent and a lightweight who couldn't get elected dog catcher in tennessee. >> i think they were not likely to be re-elected and it shows the support is more behind this president and that the two individuals. >> reporter: this all came on the day the president came to the capitol to try to rally republicans to support his plan to overhaul taxes.

president trump reportedly boasted to his staff he had forced the staffers out. >> nikki battiste in new york. thank you so much, nikki. ahead on "cbs this morning," we will talk to senator jeff flake about his criticism of the president and his decision to retire. the clinton campaign and the democratic national committee reportedly helped to fund the research that led to a dossier about allegations of president trump's ties to russia. the dossier is being reviewed by the fbi. it contends he was aiding. the president has dismissed the document. it was brokered by a clinton campaign lawyer. his firm was approached by a research group that had already been investigating mr. trump for candidate the in the primary. the u.s. military says the army troops ambushed in niger may have been betrayed by someone in the village where they stopped to rest with local leaders.

margaret brennan has the latest. >> they had been on a reconnaissance mission for nearly 24 hours. the patrol then received new orders to meet with elders in tongo tongo. a u.s. official tells cbs news the patrol wanted to speak with the elders about countering isis's expansion. they may have also been searching for a wanted terrorist. the villagers delayed the troops' departure. that's when they were ambushed. u.s. officials say it's unclear whether the attack was planned or simply one of opportunity. chairman of the joint chiefs general joseph dunford. >> so they did not expect resistance in this particular patrol, at least when they first planned it. >> reporter: when the attack was over, three were mortally injured.

johnson was separated by the group and recovered 48 hours by nigerian forces. they're now asking whether this was a failure of intelligence or preparation. white house spokesperson sarah sanders. >> we're going to make sure we get full and adequate answers not just for the american people but for your families of those who were lost. >> 800 forces are there looking into it. >> the americans aren't doing the actual fighting unless it's self-defense. in this instance, it clearly was self-defense. >> bisa williams served as ambassador to niger. >> it's important to us. it can be a bulwark. >> cbs news has spoke within a family member of one of the injured u.s. soldiers. he's a staff sergeant with seven deployments, and he's back in ft. bragg recovering from a bullet wound to his elbow.

meanwhile nigerian authorities have arrested that village elder. margaret brennan, cbs news, the white house. president trump directed federal agencies to resume admitting refugees to this country. his ban expired yesterday. applications will be accepted and judged on a case-by-case basis, but the administration has imposed enhanced screening procedures and a 90-day review for nationals for 11 countries. the faa is investigating an incident at san francisco airport. air traffic controllers tried to wave off a jet that tried to land but as kris van cleave reports, due to faulty radios, the crew never heard the warning. >> reporter: with air canada flight 781 closing in on sunday night air traffic controllers made six calls to the pilots to abort the landing.

there was no response from the flight from montreal with 149 on board. controllers feared a previous arrival wouldn't be cleared of the same runway in time. a supervisor in the tower resorting to using a red light like this to alert the unresponsive crew of the possible dangerous. the a-320 landed anyway, moments after the other plane got out of the way. after the landing, the tower made three more attempts to reach the air canada plane before finally reaching the pilot, claiming there was a problem with the airliner's radio. >> i'm afraid these fellows were almost clueless. >> reporter: ross ail aimer is a retired pilot.

he often flew in to san francisco. >> going in, if i don't hear any transmission on a very busy frequency for more than 30 seconds, i know i have a problem and i either switch radios or get a radio check. >> reporter: in july a different air canada came within feet of colliding with four airliners waiting to take off. in that incident the air canada's pilot mistook the taxi way for the runway. an investigation is ongoing. air canada says in a statement it was cleared to land. the airport is investigating what happened. the faa is investigating too. kris van cleave, cbs news, seattle. >> the first game of the world series was a sizzler. the game-time temperature in los angeles, 103 degrees, but the dodgers were able to beat the heat and the astros. >> high fly ball into left. off the bat of turner. at the wall, it's gone. turner makes it 3-1, dodgers in game one. >> yep. 3-1 was the final score. dodgers' pitcher clayton kershaw

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well, it might not be as famous as his theory of relativity, but albert einstein's theory of happiness sold for $1.3 million at an auction in jerusalem yesterday. einstein reportedly scribbled the note in germany 1922 while staying at a japanese hotel and he gave it to the bell buboy as tip. it says -- a calm and modest life brings more happiness than the pursuit of success combined with constant restless, says one of the most famous scientists in history. on "cbs moneywatch" congress backs a bull that helps banks, and the cost of national parks is on the rise. diane king hall is at the new york stock exchange with that and more. good morning, diane. >> good morning, anne-marie. late last night, a big win for the banking industry. the senate voted to make it a lot more difficult to make it a lot more difficult for consumers to bring class action lawsuits against the national

companies. in july they instituted a consumer rule the bank had been lobbying aggressively to overturn the legislation. the rule would have paved the way for americans to organize class action lawsuits against the national institutionsing and those firms couldn't stand in the way. last night vice president mike pence cast the senate's tie-breaking vote on the matter. the house has already passed similar pro-business legislation. president trump is expected to quickly sign the resolution. here on wall street, caterpillar and 3m raised their forecasting after posting better-than-expected quarterly results, pushing it to another record high. the dow rose 167 points, the s&p 500 added 4 points, and the nasdaq finished 11 points higher. it may cost you more if you want to visit some of the country's national parks. they're considering the peak

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here's a look at today's forecast in some cities around the country. ♪ i'm in love with an uptown girl ♪ the piano man is a father for the third time. 68-year-old singer billy joel posted a photo of him holding his newborn daughter remy anne

joel. she was born sunday night. it's the second child for him and his 35-year-old wife alexis. after hurricane maria, many from puerto rico are heading to the mainland. weijia jiang has the story. >> reporter: awilda corretjer and her daughter are trying to resettle in miami. >> it's not easy. i can't sleep. >> reporter: they're among 58,000 puerto ricans who fled to florida after hurricane maria devastated the island. >> it's very difficult to organize. you know, looking for a house, looking for a school, looking for health care. >> reporter: this disaster relief center at miami airport is one of three set up across the state for evacuees. more than 50 groups are lending a hand, including fema and the red cross. florida lawmaker and puerto rican native robert asencio said he's scrambling to find jobs and

housing for thoe new arrivals coming from puerto rico. >> the quicker we can do that, we can help them improve their quality of life. >> reporter: evacuee alfredo alatrista says he needs all the resources he can get. >> a house, food, job, i mean -- transportation, everything. i start from zero. >> reporter: at 62 years old, he remains positive. >> i cannot cry over this. the hurricane came, the hurricane left. i'm here. i'm all right. >> reporter: and like so many others, determined to build a new life. weijia jiang, cbs news, miami. coming up on "cbs this morning," charlie has a rare interview with photographer annie leibovitz as she talks about her latest book of portraits featuring iconic photos from the last decade. i'm anne-marie green. this is the "cbs morning news." featuring iconic photos from the last decade. i'm anne-marie green. this is the "cbs morning news." looking for balance in your digestive system?

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our top story this morning. a pair of republican senators denounce president trump with some blistering criticism. arizona's jeff flake called the president's behavior dangerous to the democracy. earlier mr. corker said mr. trump has trouble with the truth. both will not be running for re-election. there's new insight into the las vegas massacre that killed 58 people. "the new york times" has developed a timeline by piecing together evidence from videos taken at the scene. jamie yuccas has details. >> reporter: "the new york times" investigation says the shooting started at 10:05, matching the investigators' timeline. and after some initial single shots, automatic gunfire can be heard with jason aldean on stage. but at 10:06 p.m. one minute

into the attack, the "times" says stephen paddock wounded mandalay bay security guard jesus campos in the hallway. this con tray detectives investigators' latest timeline which says paddock first shot campos and then shot into the crowd uninterrupted. it's one of the many questions being raised by a team of digital investigators at the no, which used 30 videos to create the timeline. >> ours is not the picture of what happened. it gives us insight into what happened. >> reporter: senior story writer malachy browne. 36 seconds came automatic gunfire into the crowd of the route 91 harvest festival. there is just a 17-second lull

before a third burst of gunfire and only 20 seconds later a fourth burst. "the new york times" counts more than 900 rounds in all into the crowd. at 10:10, muffled gunfire is heard from a taxi driver's cell phone video indicating that the shooter might have been firing into the hallway again. what's unclear is why the officers wouldn't arrive on the 31st floor for another two minutes and not until 10:22 to the 32nd floor. >> where are the cops at? >> reporter: a full seven minutes after the shooting started, the taxi driver questioned why there are no officers or panic outside mandalay bay. >> everyone is just standing around. >> more than three weeks after the shooting there are still many unanswered questions like what was stephen paddock's motivation, why did he allegedly shoot himself, and why are there so many questions surrounding the timeline. we reached out to the sheriff's office and they tell us there's no investigative update at this time. jamie yuccas, cbs news, los angeles. coming up on "cbs this morning," we'll meet two

survivors of the las vegas shooting who are back on the field as ball girls for the l.a. dodgers. and charlie has a rare interview with photographer annie leibovitz as she talks about her latest portraits from the last decade. that's the "cbs morning news" for this wednesday. thanks for watching. i'm anne-marie green. have a great day. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com

a live look at the bay bridge on this wednesday morning. calm conditions out interest as there as we look at the bay, either hot or warm where you

live. good morning, i'm michelle griego. >> i'm kenny choi. >> i'll take warm especially here in san francisco. >> never felt it this hot in san francisco. >> not this time of year, yeah. no, it's crazy. without air-conditioning, it's uncomfortable. that's what a lot of people had to go through yesterday and unfortunately we'll go through it again today. so good morning, san jose. here's a live look at san jose right now. you guys broke records yesterday with temperatures reaching the 90s. right now, it is warmer compared to average. not much cool happened over note. we'll have the forecast coming up. a rough start to our wednesday morning commute. we are tracking two fatal accidents. this one we'll begin in the north bay northbound 101. you're approaching highway