captioning funded by cbs it's friday, october 27th, 2017. this is the "cbs morning news." more than 2,000 documents related to jfk's assassination are released for the public to see, but it's what's missing from that treasure trove that may keep the conspiracy theories going. the opioid crisis is declared a national emergency, what that means for people fighting to keep clean. and tampa police release new video they hope will track down a killer. good morning from the studio 57 newsroom at cbs news headquarters here in new york. good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green.

this morning historians and kennedy assassination buffs are poring over some 2,800 just-released documents relating to the murder of john f. kennedy. the national archives posted the documents last night, meeting a deadline set by congress ta years ago, but bowing to appeals from the cia and the fbi, president trump blocked the release of 18,000 others. in a memo mr. trump said, i have no choice, citing potentially ir reversible harm to our nation's security. he ordered a six-month review of those files. nikki battiste is here in new york. good morning, nikki. >> good morning, anne-marie. wikileaks announced they're offering an award for disclosing those documents showing violations of law and

inefficiency of administrative error. it's the day everyone has been waiting five decades for. the national archives released more than 2,500 records related to the jfk assassination. the government was required by a 1992 law to make them public. >> so far we're finding it's a picture of things that we already knew, some rumors, some innuendo. >> among the details printed in black and white, 25 minutes before kennedy was shot, a london reporter had received an anonymous tip to call the u.s. embassy, quote, for some big news. the fbi discussed lee harvey oswald prior to the assassination. he was part of a pro-fidel castro group that was on its radar. the cuban leader met with government officials and insisted neither he nor his government had anything to do with the president's death. what many who investigated the assassination are hoping to find is about a mysterious week oswalt spent in mexico city where he met with cuban spice and an expert in assassinations.

>> didn't they know more was going on? didn't they suspect he was a much bigger threat, and why didn't they warn washington of it at the time. >> other details unsealed, the cia discovered efforts to assassinate castro and even forged ties with the mob to receive help and the fbi got called. in a statement last night the cia says the undocumented information recommended a portion. the agency also vowed to ultimately release all of its kennedy assassination records. anne-marie? >> nikki battiste here in new york. thanks a lot, nikki. president trump declared opioid abuse a national emergency but it's called a tiger without teeth. a promise to fight the epidemic, but without the financial resources to carry through. mola lenghi has our report. >> reporter: the president got personal in dealing with the

nation's opioid crisis. he talked about his late brother fred who was an alcoholic. >> he had a problem with alcohol. he would tell me, don't drink, don't drink. he was substantially older and i listened to him. >> reporter: president trump declared the opioid epidemic a public emergency. >> we owe it to our children and to our country to do everything in our power to address this national shame and human tragedy. >> reporter: the declaration will streamline access to addiction treatment. financing coom comes from the emergency fund which has a balance of only $56,000. the national government estimated it costs $75 billion a year. >> the white house says people die each day from drug overdoses affecting every race and every income level. gary mendel's son died of an

opioid ad. he said it's important to talk about the dialogue. >> what he spoke about is the great first step that removes the shame and stigma that goes along with this disease. i want to emphasize, it's not one speech, one remark. >> reporter: the president needs staff to help like an administrator and someone for the drug enforcement agency. mola lenghi, cbs news, the white house. ahead on "cbs this morning," new jersey governor chris christie chairman of the president's commission on combatting drug addiction and the opioid crisis. on capitol hill republicans are moving forward on a major tax overhaul after the house narrowly passed a budget measure. the budget effort succeeded with just two votes to spare. in particular, they are opposed to a proposal to eliminate the federal deduction for state and local taxes. they say it would hurt many of their constituents.

the republicans have set a deadline of next wednesday to resolve their differences and introduce a different tax bill. the pentagon says the four americans that were killed in niger were part of a team hunting the islamics. the pentagon says there was a second team of u.s. and nigerian forces on the ground. members of congress were briefed yesterday. democrat richard blumenthal pointed to a shortfall of intelligence and questions the mission of the 6,000 troops stationed in niger. >> one of the reasons for this traffic catastrophe in niger may well have been lacking resources in intelligence that could have permitted them to avoid that ambush. >> investigators still do not know how sergeant la david johnson got separated from the other men. defense secretary jim mattis visited south korea this morning. during a visit to the

demilitarized zone on the border with north korea, mattis said they were building a nuclear arsenal to threaten others with catastrophe. yesterday the u.s. imposed sanctions on ten officials and organizations. and there is growing outrage in congress over a $300 million contract awarded to a small montana firm to restore power in puerto rico. most of the island remains without electricity after being hit by hurricane maria more than a month ago. a congressional committee has asked that records concerning the hiring of whitefish energy be handed over to congress. the two-man company which relies on subcontractors is located in the hometown of energy secretary ryan zinke. tampa police released new video showing a person of interest in the three related murders that have one neighborhood on edge. the surveillance video apparently showing a person walking in one direction and then running the opposite way seconds after the first victim

was shot on october 9th. police say he may have heard something and got scared or he may have been involved. a man drove his car through protesters at an immigration rights rally in california yesterday. video shows the car pushing through protesters at a cross walks in brea as protesters pound on the hood. one of the protesters jumped on the car as it continued to move. police arrested a 56-year-old man. they say he wasn't trying to hurt anyone. he got caught in the middle of the protest. there were no serious injuries. a young girl faces deportation after seeking emergency medical help in texas. she was brought to this country as an infant and is now separated from her family. anna werner has the details. >> reporter: 10-year-old rosa maria hernandez who has cerebral palsy needed emergency

surgery. she was rushed to the hospital in an ambulance tuesday when they discovered she was not a u.s. citizen. they followed her to the hospital and after surgery took her to a detention center. hernandez went with her cousin because her parents were afraid of being detained. her mother felipe de la cruz said, i don't want them to deport her. mexico isn't safe. she needs therapy, her doctors. her parents brought her from mexico when she was 3 months old hoping she could get better treatment. the family's lawyer, laticia gonzalez. >> my main concern is we have a 10-year-old child with cerebral palsy. she's in a shelter in san antonio. her mother and father are in laredo, texas. we should reunite this family as soon as upon. >> cdp said in a statement their

checkpoint found the girl was in the state illegally and due to hermetical condition she was escorted to the hospital. they say once medically cleared, she will be processed accordingly, and the mexican consulate has been advised of the situation. anna werner, cbs news, new york. coming up on the morning news, fast track to citizenship. a judge rules on a plan designed to help foreign recruits. and two women lost at sea for months are finally rescued. this is the "cbs morning news." so he gives his umbrella to nancy, which makes hank smile, which makes everyone's ride better. with jimmy dean, good mornings lead to great days. psoriatic arthritis tries to get in my way? ♪ watch me. ♪

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on the "cbs moneywatch," a blockbuster bid in health care, and starbucks unveils a drink just in time for halloween. diane king hall is at the new york stock exchange with that and more. good morning, diane. >> good friday morning, anne-marie. that's right. cvs in talks to buy the health insurer aetna. the drugstore chain offered it. the deal would merge one of the nation's largest pharmacy operators with one of its oldest health insurer. it would give them more leverage with price negotiations. a final deal is not expected for weeks. cvs stocks tumbled while aetna's shares jumped. the dow industrial's added 71 points. the s&p 500 rose 3 points, while

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throughout the system... more than a week after the bear fire forced people in the santa cruz mountains to scramble for safer ground -- police are poised to announce an arrest... and more than 50 years after the assassination of president kennedy -- historians are pouring over newly released government documents on the investigation... join us for kpix 5 news this morning... beginning at 4:30. good morning. it's friday, october 27th. i'm kenny choi.

here's a look alt today's forecast in some cities around the country. ♪ it was the case of illegal cat in motion. at last night's nfl game in baltimore. the cat ran onto the field at the end of the ravens 40-0 win against the dolphins. the frisky feline was on the field for one play before darting into the miami sidelines and getting away. it's somewhat of a race for tourists making time to get to alaska to check out the glaciers because they are shrinking fast.

winger wulg wendy wendy gillette has more. >> reporter: they make this trip every day. trekkers navigate around crevices and streams and even drink from them. scientists say these days there are more areas with water flow because glaciers all over the state are melting at a decidedly unglacial rate, beginning several decades ago. shay dough neal is a glasologist at the national data center. >> reporter: the national parks say there are 100,000 glaciers in alaska and 95% of them are getting smaller or have stopped advancing. >> the reason we're losing so much glacier ice is in part due to warmer summers and it's also in part due to a shorter winter.

>> reporter: glacier bay national park was enacted to study the glaciers. it had a noticeable loss of ice in just the past year. the changing landscape is even more obvious when you compare columbia glacier on the state's south coast. the image on top was taken last month, and the one on the bottom 13 years ago when no water was visible. for those experiencing a zblashier for the first time like julie and robert from tulsa, the changes are concerning. >> what makes me think about my brand-new grand babies, twins, who are 3 months old, will they be able to take a trip like this when they're my age? >> reporter: it's expected to be gone by the end of the century. wendy gillette, cbs news, glacier bay national park, alaska. coming up on "cbs this morning," comedian jermaine fowler, star of the cbs sitcom "superior donuts" joins us in studio 57. i'm anne-marie green. this is the "cbs morning news." doughnuts" joins us in studio 15.

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and homegoods is what makes it all possible. amazing finds. always great prices. make home yours. our top story this morning, the national archives has released some 2,800 files on the assassination of president john f. kennedy, but at the request of the cia and fbi, president trump blocked the release of thousands of other records, citing potentially irreversible harm to national security. they are expected to be released within six months following further review. doctors were allegedly bribed to prescribe a cancer painkiller to noncancer patients. yesterday federal authorities arrested the founder of that company. jim axelrod has that story. >> i'm with the doctor's office. >> and what's the patient's name? >> sara fuller.

>> reporter: the voice belongs to a saleswoman from the insys drug company. she's impersonating a staff member from the doctor's office and she's lying get a prescription approved. >> what is it? is it also for the breakthrough cancer pain or not? >> yeah. >> reporter: the patient was sara fuller, but she did not have cancer. >> point the nozzle into your mouth and under your tongue. >> reporter: subsys is a spray version of the opoid fentanyl. fuller would become addicted to fentanyl and she would be fatally overdosing six months later. now the founder john kapur is facing charges of conspiracy and bribery and personally recruited doctors and offered kickbacks to illegally proscribe subsys to fuller and more than a thousand like her. >> the real tragedy is people were dying. individuals were taking this drug and they were dying of

overdose. >> reporter: my cichael cantey a lawyer. >> in illinois there was a doctor. he was responsible for about 60% of all subsys prescriptions, and when the sales representative went to his supervisor and said this guy is running a pill mill, he's not looking at patients, they said, stick with him, he's your go-to guy. >> not stay away from him. stick with them. >> no. what's even worse, they paid him over $85,000 in speaker fees because he was one of the top prescribers of subsys. >> reporter: cbs news has identified headache doctors, back spain specialists, even psychiatrists who received thousands of dollars to promote the drug last year. insys made 18,000 payments to doctors in 2016 that totaled more than $2 million. >> i'd say this is the most egregious case of conduct in

promoting a drug for off-use, yes. >> in 2014 insys had a budget to pay speaker fees, but according to reports, they had no attendees at all. the doctor's lawyer says his client is innocent and intended to fight the charges vigorously. jim axelrod, cbs news, new york. on "cbs this morning," we'll be meeting a little girl with a printed 3-d hand who will throwing out the first pitch in the world series. and jermaine fowler will join us in studio 57. that's the cbs news for this friday. i'm anne-marie green. have a great day. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com

i'm kenny choi. and i'm michelle griego. a warm start to this friday morning. we take live look at the bay bridge. "karl the fog" is back in the

house. good morning. jaclyn has traffic and look who is here, brian hackney! >> we start with weather at this point, right? >> yes. >> it's going to be a good day. if you knew what yesterday was like, out the door, numbers will be mostly in the 50s. but around the coastline, numbers will be in the low 70s today. inland upper 80s, around the bay in the 80s. a good day around the bay today. we'll have more details in just a few minutes. right now, it's pretty foggy outside if you are making your way across the golden gate bridge. live look can almost see a few cars heading into san francisco headlights coming into the city. at the bay bridge toll plaza, a bad backup already developing in those cash lanes. we have about a 10-minute ride from the maze into san francisco. caltrans keeping