of course "cbs this morning." from the broadcast center in new from the broadcast center in new york city, i'm demarco morgan. it's wednesday, october 17th, 2018. this is the "cbs morning news." officials in turkey say there's proof journalist jog was killed in the saudi consulate in istanbul. but president trump is warning about jumping to conclusions. deadly flooding with no end in sight. a state of disaster in texas as waters rise. and the mega millions jackpot is now closer to a billion with no grand prize winner after last night's

drawing. good morning from the studio 57 newsroom and cbs headquarters here in new york, good to be with you, i'm anne-marie green. president trump isis warning against a rush to judgment in the case of missing journalist jamal khashoggi. turkish officials say they have proof he was killed inside the consulate. the saudis promise a thorough investigation. this morning, secretary of state mike pompeo has arrived in turkey and will be meeting with officials there. laura podesta is here in new york. good morning, laura. >> good morning, anne-marie. turkey's president erdogan told us that they just searched the consulate for traces of possible toxic materials. erdogan did not say what they found, but added that turkey wants to get to the bottom of what happened to khashoggi. secretary of state mike pompeo has arrived in turkey where he'll meet the turkish president

erdogan to discuss the disappearance of jamal khashoggi. turkish officials claim to have proof that s arabi used a 15-man hit squad to kill the journalist inside consulate in istanbul. today's visit comes hours after the meeting with the saudi king and crown prince. >> they told me they were going to complete a thorough investigation. >> they said no one would be spared in their probe, including members of the royal family. khashoggi who wrote critically about the saudis vanished on october 2nd. a high-ranking turkish official said a search of the building turned up evidence khashoggi was killed there, but president trump is criticizing condemnation of saudi arabia, comparing it to sexual assault allegations leveled against supreme court justice brett kavanaugh telling "the

associated press with, quote, here we go again with you're guilty until proven innocent. last night mr. trump spoke to fox business news. >> it depends whether or not the king or crown prince knew about it, in my opinion. if they knew about it that would be bad. >> reporter: cbs news learned the saudis are preparing a plan where they will say his death was a result of an interrogation gone wrong. "the washington post" published the passports of seven men they say were part of the saudi team that flew to istanbul to confront khashoggi. and they say at least one of the men is a frequent visitor to the crown prince. laura. >> thank you so much. ahead on "cbs this morning," speaker of the house paul ryan weighs in on allegations on sd t greg bott

declared a state of disaster in 18 counties where there is severe property damage. many homes and other buildings along the colorado and llano rivers are flooded and a dam has been breached. courtney zubowski has our report. >> reporter: the deafening roar was only matched by the rush of floodwaters, boats and trees raced downstream out of the dam to ease the pressure. more than ten feet above flood level, the overflowing llano river destroyed a section of the bridge in kingsland, texas. one person has died and forced the shutdown of this bridge over the colorado river leaving residents in llano county in shock. >> i've never seen this before. '96 and '97 were both a pretty good flood, but i believe this is a lot worse. >> mandatory evacuations have been ordered in the surrounding neighborhoods as rescue efforts are already under way. >> we had people that are

trapped in certain islands that we can't get to because you can see behind me the water is moving so quickly and the debris, we can't put boats in that kind of water. >> reporter: the river crested nearly double floodwaters but people aren't out of trouble yet. >> we want to keep encouraging people to stay off the roads. stay someplace safe. >> reporter: kingsland, texas. the death toll from hurricane michael has risen to at least 30. most of those are in hard-hit florida where more than 135,000 customers remain without power. many hurricane victims have had no cell phone service. governor rick scott has been critical of phone companies over what he calls a slow res store -- restoration of service. verizon says it will give a three-month credit in service in coastal cities that were slammed by the storm. a raness that paralyses where most of the

patients are children. tom hanson has details. >> the center for disease control is reporting 127 cases are under investigation for acute flaccid myelitis, afm. 62 cases have been confirmed. in 22 states. >> this is a mystery disease. we don't know what's causing this increase in cases. for some of the previous cases we've identified one pathogen or another, but we have no unifying diagnosis. >> afm affects the nervous system, specifically part of the spinal cord and can in some cases be caused by a virus. muscles and reflexes are weakened and some cases have been reported recently in minnesota and illinois. more than 19% of cases in children 18 years old and younger. >> we first detect and increase of afm in 2014 and then in 2016.

so far in 2018 we're seeing a similar increase. >> in 2014, 120 cases of afm were confirmed. in 2016, there werertile itar parents should seek care right away if they're child has sudden onset of muscle weakness in the arms or legs. tom hanson, cbs news, new york. the midterm elections are less than three weeks away. 35 senate seats and 26 of them held by democrats in play with control of the senate at stake. one closely watched race is in texas where ted cruz is challenged by beto o'rourke. and last night immigration was a topic with president trump's call for a border wall at the heart of the issue. >> congressman o'rourke not only opposes a wall, but he has said we have too many fences and walls already on the border. he wants to tear down what we have.

>> no wall will solve legitimate security concerns. >> the race had been close, but the latest poll show cruz pulling ahead. the dream lives on. there were no grand prize winners in the mega ball drawing last night and it climbs to $868 million. lottery officials say no ticket matched all of tuesday's numbers. numbers are 3, 45, 49, 61, 69 and the mega ball 9. friday's jackpot would be the second largest lottery prize in u.s. history. record prize was a $1.6 billion jackpot won in january of 2016. but coming up on the morning news now, stepping down, mary bono, the interim chief has resigned after backlash from gymnasts. and the update on a search

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him. and he will remain suspended as this investigation and subsequent prosecution proceeds. >> they say macklin left when a person the victim called earlier arrived on the scene. police say there could be more victims. nevada pump pimp legislature and candidate dennis hof was found dead in las vegas. he was found dead by long time friend porn star jeremy. it came hours after he celebrated his 72nd birthday. they say he went to sleep and didn't wake up. they say there's no preliminary indication of foul play. it is now legal to sell recreational marijuana in canada. this morning, canada became the second and largest country with the legal marijuana national marketplace. uruguay is the only other country to sell pot. at least 111 pot shops are expected to open across the country today, and canadians can

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on the "cbs moneywatch," netflix has record subscriber growth and help for students defrauded by their colleges. diane king hall is at the new york stock exchange with that and more. good morning, diane. >> good morning. president trump stepped up his attacks on the federal reserve calling it, quote, my biggest threat. during an interview with fox business network, mr. trump said he's not happy with how fast the fed is raising interest rates. meanwhile, on wall street stocks, tallied their biggest gains and corporate reports in news that they posted the most job openings in 20 years. dow rallied 547 points, the s&p 500 jumped 59 and the nasdaq climbed 214 points or almost 3%. the streaming service netflix reported record subscriber growth for the third quarter. netflix added 7 million bscrers through september exceeding

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here's a look at today's forecast in some cities around the country. bradley junior, a high fly ball to the right. he's at the wall, can only watch. a grand slam! >> that's the boston red sox jackie bradley jr. hitting a grand slam in the eighth inning of the sox 8-2 victory over the astros last night. it gives the red sox a two to one advantage in the american league championship series. game four is tonight in houston. the american astronaut who survived last week's rocket failure says he knew he needed to stay calm. nick hague spoke for the first time since he and a russian cosmonaut made a harrowing thay. gs built up pretty fast.

luckily we didn't have the gs for very long, it was only six to seven seconds and then it was back to normal. >> one of the boosters failed to separate from the rocket. two minutes into the flight to the international space station. the launch was aborted and the two had to make an emergency landing 31 miles above the russia's first launch in years and it be was grounded the country's space program. theres more baby news. pippa middleton, the younger sister of kate, the duchess of cambridge, has given birth to a baby boy. she gave birth on the same day kensington palace announced that prince harry and wife meghan are expecting their first child. coming up on "the morning news," julian castro may consider takin trump in 2020. he will join us in the studio

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our top stories this morning, secretary of state mike pompeo arrived in turkey this morning to discuss missing journalist jamal khashoggi. turkish officials say they have proof khashoggi was killed in the saudi consulate in istanbul. the saudis promise a transparent investigation. president trump criticized the rush to condemn saudi arabia and compared it to the sexual assault allegations against justice brett kavanaugh. and a state of disaster has been declared in 18 texas counties hit hard by flooding. at least one person was killed, one dam was breached and a bridge destroyed. mandatory evacuation orders have been ordered and more rain is expected today. an ohio police officer is getting attention for something he didn't do. it began when he confronted two young children carrying what appeared to be a gun. dean reynolds reports.

>> 911 what's the address of your emergency? >> i'm on birdnal avenue, there's two little kids and that guy brandished a gun. i know it had to be a gun. >> the call to columbus police was placed saturday afternoon. this officer was on it pulling up a few feet from ja-kwan sowell. and a kuz continue. the officer's gun was drawn, but he held fire and the boy dropped what turned out to be a bb gun on the ground. >> reason, you can't do that. that thing looks real, bro. >> i'm so sorry. >> you should be sorry. and you should be scared. >> one of the things that stands out. is the urgency on your side. >> number one i'm a dad. >> you're a father. >> correct. >> he's also a third-generation police officer working one of the toughest neighborhoods in columbus. >> this thing could have turned. >> oh, yeah. >> very bad. >> absolutely. >> and you would have no way of

knowing it was a bb gun. >> no, until it's too late. >> reporter: there have been other cases one here in columbus in 2016 involved 13-year-old ty king also holding a bb gun. he was shot and killed by police. in cleveland four years ago 12-year-old rice was holding a pellet gun but was shot by a cop who mistook it for the real thing. we spoke to his mom and him about the risk of carrying a toy gun. in a high crime neighborhood. >> did you think that was risky? >> dint think about it before i did it? >> and what do you think now? >> i regret doing it. >> do you think i want to shoot an 11-year-old. >> reporter: officer cassucio said it was the closest he has ever come to shooting but then a call that saved a life. dean reynolds, cbs news, columbus. coming up on "cbs this

morning," the fallout over missing journalist jamal khashoggi. we'll talk with khashoggi's friend middle east reporter robin wright of the new yorker. and former housing secretary julian castro joins us in the studio with his new memoir. that's cbs news this morning, thanks for watching. i'm anne-marie green, have a great day. morning, thanks for watching. i'm anne-marie green, have a great day.

it's wednesday october 17 i'm kenny choi. as we take a live look outside, "salesforce tower" camera looking west, you can see sutro, and "karl the fog" is making his return. not sure if he made it to oakland for basketball last night. it's wednesday, october 17th, thank you for waking up with us. i'm kenny choi.

>> i'm michelle griego. >> if he wanted to see basketball, big w for the "dubs." off to a good start again. >> how about the weather? >> it is if you like "karl the fog." >> he's okay. >> here's a live look from the san jose camera under clear skies for the south bay right now. but check out our temperatures. 48 in santa rosa right now. 51 in san jose. 55 in san francisco as well as for oakland. livermore 49 and 51 for concord. we are tracking low clouds and fog along the coast in parts of the bay. up in santa rosa, the visibility is down to a quarter mile so the north bay dense fog starting off the day. sunshine for most of us as the fog pulls back to the coast in the afternoon with near normal