morning news and of course "cbs this morning." from the broadcast center in new york city, i'm don dahler. it's thursday, october 18th, 2018. this is the "cbs morning news." the last column written by missing journalist jamal khashoggi is published, this as secretary of state mike pompeo prepares to tell president trump what he learned during his fact-finding mission. the latest on the investigation. breaking overnight, the gymnastics has been arrested. what he allegedly did. and waterlogged. with more days of rain ahead, there's more flooding on the way

in central texas. 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. well, secretary of state mike pompeo is back from his trip to turkey and saudi arabia where he discussed the disappearance of journalist jamal khashoggi. pompeo meets with the president this morning. the disappearance of khashoggi remains a mystery. turkish investigators searched the home of the saudi counsel general in istanbul yesterday and "the washington post" published khashoggi's last column. laura podesta has the latest from here in new york. >> good morning. that article arrived on khashoggi's editor's desk one day after his disappearance. it had been with his translator and assistant. the post said it held off on publishing it until now because everyone was hoping for khashoggi's safe return. his editor wrote now i have to accept that will not happen. >> it's a fitting goodbye.

>> today's "washington post" has the last column written by missing journalist jamal khashoggi. weeks ago entering the saudi consulate in istanbul, turkey. the focus is freedom of the press in the middle east with one line reading arab governments have been given free rein to continue silencing them at an alarming rate. >> the thing that made him most passionate, the thing that really sort of lit him up was talking about the need for good journalism in the arab world. >> the turkish investigation into khashoggi's disappearance continued overnight. >> i want to find out what happened, where is the fault, w the end of the >> yesterday, president lusiont givg kiy te

of saudi assassins? >> i'm not sure yet that it exists, probably does, possibly does. >> the president says those tapes will be the focus of the first questions he asks secretary of state mike pompeo today. pompeo returned to the u.s. last night from a fact-finding mission in saudi arabia saudi arabia and turkey. >> the saudi government has denied any involvement in the khashoggi case. sources told cbs news that saudi leaders are prepared to admit that khashoggi was killed during an interrogation that went wrong. anne-marie. >> laura podesta here in new york. thanks a lot. ahead on "cbs this morning," norah speaks with joe biden who has criticized the president for being too teak on the saudis. more rain is forecast for texas today and tomorrow and that means there's a likelihood of more flooding in an area that's been overrun by high water. at least two people have been

killed, roads are washed out, homes are flooded, and a bridge is destroyed. mark strassmann reports from llano, texas. >> reporter: central texas has so much floodwater with no place to go. the llano river, still roaring and still causing havoc to communities. at least two deaths have been blamed on the floodwaters. we came across a rescue team who found two men trapped in their submerged suv nose down in a street that had washed away. one of dozens of rescues over the last couple of days. most of this excess water has flowed into bloated lake travis. engineers have opened a series of control gates to relief the water pressure. how fast did the water come up? >> i would say ive or six feet. >> on tuesday morning, scott's family of four discovered the llano river had surged a half mile into their house ruining almost everything they owned. >> when the water came up in the

house and we got out, it was probably past our ankles and -- >> time to go. >> time go. we got the dogs out and that was it. >> reporter: the turners had no flood insurance, a costly reality for others here. from our drone camera you can get a sense of the power and scale of the overflowing llano river. there's more rain in the forecast through saturday. mark strassmann, cbs news, llano, texas. and now the death toll from hurricane michael has risen to at least 33 in four states, most in florida. residents in some of the hardest hit areas along the florida panhandle are being allowed back home to see the damage. and, for many, there is nothing left. now more than a week after the hurricane hit there are still over 100,000 customers without power. the former president of usa gymnastics is now under arrest this morning for allegedly tampering with evidence. steve penny was arrested in tennessee and is awaiting extradition to texas.

a grand jury indited penny for removing or destroying documents to hinder the investigation into allegations of sexual assault against dr. larry nassar. nassar is charged with sexually assaulting minors. at a texas ranch used by usa gymnastics for training. he has already been sentenced to decades behind bars in michigan. white house mcgahn has left the trump administration. mcgahn served as the president's general counsel during the campaign. he was the main contact inside the white house for the russia investigation and played a key role in appointing young conservative judges to the federal judiciary. the president said mcgahn would leave after brett kavanaugh was confirmed to the supreme court. a plane carrying first lady melania trump was forced to turn around shortly after takeoff when smoke was detected in the cabin. chip reid has details. >> reporter: first lady melania

trump boarded a 757 for a quick trip to philadelphia. about ten minutes after takeoff the traveling press watched as secret service agents suddenly headed toward the front of the plane then saw a haze of smoke and smelled something burning. the plane quickly returned to air force base andrews. she spoke to the president by phone. >> she got in another plane. i said i hope this plane's better than the first 1. >> reporter: that problem was a minor issue. a piece of equipment overheated. there are four 757s kept at andrews. the air force says president trump has never flown on this plane but i has used other 757s when the airports can't handle the 757 jumbo jet. >> how reliable are these planes. >> these are very reliable. >> this is the former head of the u.s. military office. >> i don't think you can find a more reliable aircraft, a safer aircraft, and more well-trained crew.

>> i'm sorry for a little delay. >> reporter: after eventually making it to philadelphia for a conference on newborns exposed to opioids, mrs. trump returned to washington without incident. the 757s and half a dozen smaller jets are available to dozens of senior government officials. but because a single flight can cost tens of thousands of dollars or even more, the white house says requests for those planes are carefully reviewed. chip reid, cbs news, the white house. coming up on the morning news, lottery fever. a giant power ball jackpot grows even bigger after last night's drawing. and a new message from mystery artist banksy about his self-destructing painting. this is the "cbs morning news."

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some policymakers argued rates should be raised to a level that slows economic growth slightly. bank shares climbed on the news, but home builders, retailers and smaller companies lost ground. the dow fell 91 points, s&p was a little unchanged and the nasdaq shed two points yesterday. president trump told cabinet members to cut back on next year's spending plan by 5%. he called it the nickel plan. he said there's a lot of fat in the budget to get rid of. aut rising deficits. they reported that the deficit climbed to $779 billion in fiscal year 2018 and is likely to top $1 trillion next year. the united states is preparing to pull out of a united states postal treaty. they say flat rates for international post able. president trump argues the globing shipping treaty benefits nse of busesses in the u.s.

for instance, it's cheaper to ship packages from beijing to new york than san francisco to the east coast. twitter is releasing data from accounts back to 2016 when it first learned foreign operators were usingl media to try and influence u.s. elections. the social media site is releasing the actual tweets, images and video for more than 4,600 accounts for information operation. there are over 10 million tweets. most affiliated with the russia-linked internet research agency. and the national highway traffic safety operation has opened an investigation into ford pickup trucks. the issue is the power tailgate that can open unexpectedly. they have five complaints about the problem. the models being invested are the f-250 and f-350 super duty trucks. from the 2017 model year. anne-marie. >> thank you so much, diane. >> all right. thank you. ill om

the actor behind sesame street's big bird is leaving the show after nearly half a century. we all want white teeth. you know doc how can i get whiter, brighter teeth. and the dentist really has to say let's take a step back and talk about protecting your enamel. it's important to look after your enamel because it's the foundation for white teeth. it strengthens your enamel, but then also it polishes away stains for whiter teeth. so it's really something that's a win-win for the patient and the dentist.

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♪ our top stories this morning. turkish officials say that they have evidence that saudi arabia is to blame for the disappearance of jamal khashoggi. khashoggi has not been seen since october 2nd when he entered the saudi consulate in istanbul. turkish turkish investigators searched the general counsel's home yesterday. today "the washington post" published what may be khashoggi's final column. it was on freedom of the press. there there's the threat of more floodin t ist tay and tomorrow with some areas getting up to four inches. dams along the colorado river are releasing water downstream. residents have been forced to evacuate. at least two deaths are blamed on the flooding. president trump yesterday presented the nation's highest military honor to a vietnam vet

who risked his life to save fellow marines. david martin has his story. >> reporter: 80 years old and looking as though he could still lead marines into combat, he received the medal of honor for his actions in the 1968 battle. we'll get to the details in the moment, but here's what you really need to know about what happened. >> i can't think of any other way or reason of where i would rather die than with my marines. >> did you think you were going to die that day? >> that never crossed my mind. >> reporter: canley was leading his marines into a north vietnamese ambush on the outskirts of the village. >> they were following me so if they in a position whereas they might die, what am i supposed to do. >> reporter: according to

statements, what he did was repeatedly expose himself to enemy fire to pull wounded marines to safety. >> they're still alive, right? so i'm going to try to get to him. >> reporter: eyewitnesses saw him pull ten men to safety, charge a machine gun that had them pinned down and deliberately expose himself to fire in order to pinpoint enemy locations. he hates being singled out from all the other marines who did their time in nam. >> when you look at what type of a war and what type of recognition they received, it's nothing. that really offends me. >> reporter: the marines who followed him into battle were the source of his courage. >> knowing they were 100% behind me, fear never existed. >> reporter: david martin, cbs news, washington. coming up on "cbs this morning," only cbs news was there as two men confronted the priest who allegedly abused them when they were 10 years old.

what the former priest said when the men asked why they were targets. plus, we speak with the that's the "cbs mornrsy, thanks watching, i'm anne-marie green, have a great day.

october 18th. i'm kenny choi. and i'm michelle griego. it is thursday, october 18th. camera looking at fr"sales eastgood morning, thanks legriego. we begin with breaking news out of bay point this morning.

around 4,000 people have been forced out of their homes after a power line ard a fire a sheriff republican refinery. this is in the area of poinsettia and suisun avenues. firefighters went door to door overnight in the area of north broadway avenue, summer way, suisun avenue and willow pass road, telling people to get out immediately. it started around 9 p.m. last night after a grass fire started in the area. the 12" high pressure natural gas line runs through the east bay and an evacuation center is set up at the calvary church and the pittsburg-bay point bart station. willow cove elementary school will be closed today. >> we are followus on the phone is steve hill with contra costa county fire. good morning. what's the threat now?