we want you to have a great day out there. >> yeah. >> check out this shot. good morning to our viewers in the west. it is friday, october 19th, 2018. welcome to "cbs this morning." president trump threatened saudi leaders with severe consequences if they ordered the killing of "washington post" contributor jamal khashoggi. now secretary of state mike pompeo denies reports that turkish officials gave him evidence of the alleged murder. the fallout for usa gymnastics sexual abuse scandal continues with the arrrrest of former ceo steve penny, accused of evidence tampering. jessica howard, a gymnast who says larry nassar abused her, will be in studio 57 to talk about the changes she wants to see in the organization. >> the case of the missing florida man thought to be killed by alligators takes a sharp turn

nearly 20 years later. 48 hours has the evidence pointing to a human murder suspect. >> plus, ted talks, videos of ideas worth spreading, are viewed more than 3.4 billion times a year. the head of ted, chris anderson, will be in studio 57 to talk about the cultural phenomenon's new adventure. >> but we begin this morning with a look at today's eye opener, your world in 90 seconds. >> jamal khashoggi is dead. >> it certainly looks that way. it's very sad. >> the president warns of consequences over jamal khashoggi. >> the secretary of state mike pompeo is denying a report he listened to a recording of the alleged murder. >> a caravan of thousands of central american migrants continues their journey to the united states. >> i'm willing to send the military to defend our southern border if necessary. >> the justice department launches an investigation into church sex abuse. >> i believe this is something

that victims and survivors have really been looking for for a very long time. >> outgoing u.n. ambassador nikki haley was the star of the al smith dinner. >> he asked me if i was from the same tribe. >> us magazine saying rihanna turned down the halftime show at the super bowl because she supports colin kaepernick. >> all that. >> the lakers debut lebron james. >> and all that matters. >> kimbrell. in the deep left field. he's got it. >> the red sox. >> the boston red sox are headed to the world series. >> on "cbs this morning." >> some astros fan says he did not interfere with jose altuve's potential home run. >> why would you put your fans in a position to affect the score of the game? there's a reason this doesn't happen in any sport. imagine the problems if basketball had rim side seats,

huh. like, one second on the clock. steph curry takes the game-winning shot and the fan is like huh-uh. >> this morning's eye opener is presented by toyota. let's go places. >> okay. so houston lost. are you okay, bianna? we have paramedics standing by. >> it's my 6-year-old i'm worried about. >> you're a houston native. it's hard. >> congratulations to boston. >> yes, go red sox. >> how gracious of you. >> yes, i'm trying. >> we'll hear from troy later in the show. >> oh, he's the astros fan. >> a lot of pressure on him. >> well, welcome to "cbs this morning." we have a lot of news to tell you. turkey's top diplomat confirms his government has not given the u.s. any recordings of the alleged murder of "washington post" contributor jamal khashoggi. secretary of state mike pompeo

had already denied that, telling reporters, i've heard no tape, i've seen no transcripts. >> cbs news has confirmed the saudis are preparing to blame major general ahmed al asiri, a top intelligence official, for the alleged killing. weijia jiang is at the white house where the administration is taking some steps against the saudi leadership. >> reporter: turkish officials claim khashoggi was murdered inside the saudi consulate in istanbul and have reportedly expanded the search for his body to a large forest in the city. this comes after president trump moves closer to acknowledging the saudis may have played a role. >> we should be able to get to the bottom fairly soon. >> reporter: on his way out west for campaign rallies, president trump was asked if jamal khashoggi is dead. >> it certainly looks that way to me. it's very sad. >> reporter: the president said if saudi arabia is to blame, it will face consequences. >> it will have to be very severe.

i mean, it's bad, bad stuff. but we'll see what happens. >> reporter: mr. trump added he's waiting for the result of three different investigations before drawing conclusions. >> i told president trump this morning that we ought to give them a few more days. >> reporter: secretary of state mike pompeo briefed president trump at the white house after a trip to saudi arabia and turkey. he said saudi officials promised a transparent probe. >> there are lots of stories out there about what has happened. we just are going to allow the process to move forward. >> reporter: but the administration seemed to be toughening its stance. on thursday, treasury secretary steve ma nuchen announced he's ditching a financial summit in riyadh. writing on twitter, after meeting with the president and pompeo, we have decided i will not be participating. mnuchin's withdrawal marks the first formal rebuke of the kingdom over the khashoggi case. a contrast to mr. trump's recent

comment, praising saudi arabia as a key ally in countering iran. on cbs last year, khashoggi warned the trump administration's embrace of saudi leadership could backfire. >> that made prince bin salman feel empowered to this impulsive behavior in foreign policy. it is dangerous. it is dangerous for saudi arabia, for the region. >> reporter: sources tell cbs news the results of the saudi investigation will be made public by sunday. but human rights groups are calling on the united nations to launch an independent investigation, arguing saudi officials cannot be trusted to deliver credible results since they are investigating themselves. >> all right, weijia, thank you. a short time after threatening consequences over jamal khashoggi, the president celebrated an attack on another member of the press by a congressman.

mr. trump spoke last night at a rally in montana to support fellow republicans, including congressman greg gianforte. he did community service after pleading guilty to body slamming a reporter during his campaign last year. the president called gianforte a tough cookie. >> greg is smart. by the way, never wrestle him. you understand that? never. any guy that can do a body slam, he's my kind of -- he's my guy. >> celebrating violence there. the president in montana. there's a new cbs news poll out this morning suggesting the partisan divide is getting worse. half of voters in our poll believe americans will become more divided in the next two years. only 13% think we will be more united. >> the president also used that montana rally to accuse democrats of backing a caravan of thousands of central american migrants now moving into mexico.

he offered no proof of that but said the upcoming midterm vote will be an election of the caravan. the president threatens to mobilize the u.s. military and shut down the southern border to stop those migrants from entering the u.s. chip reid is in phoenix traveling with the president. chip, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. president trump continues his western swing today. tonight, he'll hold a rally in nearby mesa, arizona, and with election day just 2 1/2 weeks away, he's focusing on immigration, just as he did in the presidential campaign. >> they wanted that caravan and there are those that say caravan didn't just happen -- >> reporter: at a rally in missoula, montana, the president accused democrats, without any evidence, of supporting a caravan of about 3,000 migrants heading for the u.s. border. >> the crazy democrats refused to support any form of border security legislation. >> reporter: in addition to this latest caravan, now at the

mexi mexico/guatemala border, a u.s. official tells cbs news there's been an increase in large groups attempting to cross into the u.s. together. on october 2nd, border patrol agents encountered a group of 164 adults and children near the border. on september 25th, a group of 264 migrants. >> as you know, i'm willing to send the military to defend our southern border if necessary. >> reporter: but the president's promise won't be possible without first declaring a national emergency and getting a congressional waiver. in april, the president did deploy the national guard to assist at the border. a move previously done by both president george w. bush and president barack obama. the mexican ambassador to the u.s., geronimo gutierrez, said the mexico asked the united nations to review asylum claims from members of the caravan. >> there's a humanitarian crisis. >> reporter: white house chief of staff john kelly and national

security adviser john bolton reportedly had a heated argument about immigration, just oval of. press secretary sanders put out a statement saying why we are passionate about solving the issue of illegal immigration, we're not angry at one another. >> wow. >> i hear it was quite heated. "f" bombs and name calling. it was not a pretty sight. >> interesting, some people call that passion. >> i don't have a press secretary pointing out a statement about an alleged altercation between two senior members of the white house -- >> diplomatic way to say it. >> a frank exchange. >> a little testy. for the first time, the justice department is leading a statewide investigation into allegations of abuse by roman catholic priests. u.s. attorneys have subpoenaed at least seven of pennsylvania's eight catholic diocese. sources tell cbs news the diocese of buffalo, new york, is also nowkki battiste is here wi

search for hidden information from catholic leaders. >> reporter: good morning. if federal inquiry is unprecedented. investigations of sexual abuse by clergy members has historically been handled by state and local authorities. after scathing reports alleging abuse across several states, the department of justice decided to step in. federal prosecutors issued the subpoenas to pennsylvania diocese. demanding confidential files and testimony from high-ranking church leaders. investigators are seeking a broad range of information. from possession of child pornography to priests transporting children across state lines. >> this is a moment in history like we've never seen before when it comes to child sex abuse. >> reporter: marcy hamilton is a constitutional law expert at the university of pennsylvania and a founder of the child abuse advocacy group. >> my assumption is there are many instances of priests in the state of pennsylvania taking children to new york or to new jersey, to the new jersey shore. i think those are probably

moments that this investigation is looking at pretty closely. >> the federal investigation arrived on the heels of a nearly 900-page state grand jury report in august which found more than 300 catholic priests in pennsylvania sexually abused 1,000 children over more than 70 years. >> we're about to find out cannon law outweighs federal law. >> reporter: sean doherty says his former teacher molested him when he was in grade school. he and another accuser recently confronted koharchik about their past. >> i'm going to tell you this, i'm angry with what you did. >> i'm certainly sorry for any harm. >> reporter: dougherty says he's been overwhelmed with messages of support. >> the attorney general watched it. told me it was very powerful. and it would help people. it meant a lot.

>> reporter: dougherty said he spoke with federal investigators but would not say what he talked about. the doj and u.s. attorney's offices across pennsylvania declined to comment. all seven diocese we heard back from in pennsylvania confirmed the federal inquiry and agreed to cooperate with investigators. john. >> nikki, all over this story. >> i tell you what, dougherty is a hero. him saying we'll about to find out if cannon law outweighs federal law. that's the truth. >> people stopped me on the street yesterday to talk about this story, how moved they were. severe turbulence injured 15 people on a flight from miami to argentina. passenger photos showed food and debris littering the aisle of the aerolineas argentinas plane yesterday. 192 shaken up passengers were on the flight. the plane landed safely in

buenos aires. texas police are investigating a woman who allegedly abandoned a 2-year-old at a neighbor's front door and ran away. she lifts the toddler by one arm, rings the doorbell and then scampers off. "cbs this morning" saturday co-host michelle miller is here with how she could face felony charges. it's so disturbing to see that video. >> it's shocking. good morning. police say the suspect in this video is a friend of the 2-year-old boy's mother. the mother was in the hospital and told her friend to drop off the child at his father's house. sadly this friend left him at the wrong house and the child's father had no idea. >> we're here, that's my son. his mom -- i live here -- >> willie simmons was visibly startled when reporters showed him this surveillance video the day after his son was abandoned at a stranger's home. >> no, that wasn't right. you don't just drop no baby off and run and leave him.

>> reporter: the montgomery county sheriff's office says simmons received a text message from the child's mother saying that her friend was going to drop off their son early that afternoon at his house. around 8:30 p.m., video captured the mother's friend abandoning the boy at the wrong house, which was actually simmen's next door neighbor, and taking nofein a white car. the lieutenant says this ordeal could have easily been avoided. >> had she waited just seven more seconds, the homeowner would have opened the door and maybe would have started a conversation to direct her to the correct house. >> reporter: simmen's neighbor called 911 when she found the 2-year-old alone. detectives arrived and went door to door to see if anyone could claim the child. but simmons wasn't home. >> when the child did not show up to the residence, the father assumed the plans had changed with the mother and he then left the residence for the evening. >> reporter: police turned the boy over to child protective services. the woman captured in the video could face felony charges for child endangerment.

>> what if they wasn't home, he could have roamed down street, been hit by a car, somebody could have kidnapped him. it's bad, man. >> investigators have not publicly released the suspect's identity. child protective services currently has custody of the child. but police are working to reunite him with his family. after this ordeal, the boy appeared to be inuninjured. the big question is why. >> and an ex-friend she is. >> what was she thinking? right, time for new friends for the mother. >> ex-friend for sure. glad the little boy's all right. thank god. with his father now. time is running out to buy mega millions tickets before tonight's historic drawing. the pot is up to a cool $970 million. that's a $548 million cash payout. not too shabby. michelle likes it. it's the largest mega millions jackpot ever. there's also a $430 million

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teenagersters are vehicle. that compares to a decrease of 8% when passengers 35 and older are with the teen driver. aaa emphasizes the need for adequate supervised training for teenagers, especially in different driving scenarios. the national weather service is forecasting a warmer than normal winter for most of the country. alaska and hawaii will experience above average temperatures in the coming months. forecasters cite a weak ill nino and long-term warming from human-caused climate change as factors in their predictions. former usa gymnastics president steve penny said he didn't know he'd been charged in connection with larry nassar's sexual abuse case. penny was arrested on wednesday in tennessee after a texas grand jury indicted him on charges that he ordered documents to be moved from the ranch. that's the training center where nass nassar, a former team doctor, abused some athletes.

penny's lawyer told cbs news he is confident he did nothing criminal. usa gymnastics say it is cooperating and will continue to do so to help the survivors and our community heal from this tragedy. jessica howard is a former team usa gymnast and board member who says she was abused by nassar. good morning, jessica. thank you so much for joining us. so you worked with steve penny of usa gymnastics. you were on the board with him four years. did you see any type of this behavior? >> steve was a very intimidating figure. he was tall, he was a big guy, a little gruff, and you didn't want to cross him ever. if anybody brought up anything that would, you know, disagree with him, he would shut it down very quickly and he was also personally, like, in the hallway, once he kind of got a little close to me and, like, towering over me, made me feel very small and said why do we even have your sport, it doesn't

bring in any money. >> hadnand he was president of board? >> usa gymnastics, yes. and this was directly to my face. he was that kind of guy. >> his lawyer says he is confident he did nothing wrong. are you confident about that? >> absolutely not. >> because? >> he has been orchestrating this from the very beginning. he had been worried. as soon as i joined the board i found out from my first meeting all they were interested in was money and medals. it was not about the athletes. it was about the athletes performing well, getting gold medals in olympic and world championships. that was their ultimate goal. that brought in sponsors. that brought in money. and that raised their paychecks and that's really what mattered to them. and it left somebody like me who was still in athlete mode and, you know, i was trying to please them and do whatever i could to be the best athlete i could and, you know, improve my reputation and be respected among them.

and i didn't ask any questions and they did not share any, you know, hint of scandal with us -- >> go ahead. >> you were also a victim of larry nassar and i want to get your reaction to the allegation that steve knew about this and waited five weeks before first reporting it to the fbi and allegedly 50 other girls had been abused by larry nassar during that time period. what's your reaction to that? >> you know, when i woke up to the news, i felt a couple of things almost exactly at the same time. i felt relieved, you know, that it happened. but then this other feeling washed over me and i was just, like, it's about time. like, come on. this guy's been guilty as sin from the very beginning. he's known about this since 2015. he has tried to silence everyone

who was involved at the very beginning. he has -- since 2016 when the stories, like, started becoming public, he has tried to cover it up. he paid people off. he gave larry nassar a story that allowed him to continue working with young athletes at other gyms who he clearly did not care about. and one of them was as young as 8 years old. but there were 50 to 60 victims. i mean, like, the numbers change, i don't know what the correct one is, but young victims, children, that could have been saved from sexual abuse. he's been guilty as sin from the beginning. and you can't underestimate, you know, the pain that he has caused just by his lies. >> you talked also about the culture at usa gymnastics. what should happen to usa gymnastics now? >> i think from the start of this, and i'm being -- i'm

giving them a lot of leeway by just saying from the start of this situation. because i think it goes far, far, far, far back. but from the start of this situation, they have shown over and over and over and over again that they are incapable of dealing with the situation. they cannot make decisions that change policies that protect athletes. they're not athlete centric. they're medal and money centric. and they build machines. they allow emotional and physical abuse that makes athletes perfect victims, female athletes perfect victims for sexual predators, and they are continually open to sexual abuse and since then, even since steve left, there have been multiple examples -- i can't even list them all -- with carrie perry there in front of congress. couldn't even explain the sexual

abuse policy when a predator had been called in to usa gymnastics and somehow those predators stayed in the gym. >> leadership is still in limbo now. >> the leadership is still in limbo. and then they hired tracy -- mary lou tracy and she was the supporter of nassar and then that didn't happen. and then they just over the weekend hired mary bono who was part of the team that covered -- tried to cover up the story for nassar. i mean, it's just like i -- the complete oblivious detachment that these people seem to have. i can't support. and i think they've done it themselves. nobody else has been making them make these mistakes. >> well, thank you for speaking out about it. >> i think decertification is the only step. >> if there's any way to rebuild usa gymnastics, it's voices like yours. >> i think if they work with the

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calling her a hero to go public with her concerns about what's happening at the office of the protection of children and some members of congress are speaking up. >> it's outrageous. >> reporter: that's the reaction of democratic senator chris van holland of maryland to the sidelining of dr. ruth etzel, the director of the epa's office of children's health protection. >> here's somebody who's been the champion for children at the epa who all of a sudden, without any notice, is put on administrative leave. >> reporter: the doctor is a top expert whose job is to advise the epa on how its regulations might affect children. she says in the current administration -- >> our message is no longer welcome. >> reporter: over three weeks ago, epa officials put her on paid leave, she says, without explanation. >> it's about silencing me because i know how to protect children and i've got a track record of doing it for 35 years. >> reporter: epa later said in the statement there were serious reports made against her by

staff recording her ability to effectively lead. but this former epa regional administrator doesn't buy it. >> she was widely respected as a competent leader within the environmental protection agency. >> reporter: judith said she worked closely with dr. etzel during the obama administration. >> dr. etzel is just a tremendous expert and advocate for children. everyone who has a child or a grandchild in the united states should be concerned about this move. >> reporter: in a response to senators, the epa did not give further explanation for its actions regarding dr. etzel. but senator van holland says -- >> well, what's happened to dr. etzel is part of a much larger story of what's happening to epa, which is an attack on scientists and an attack on science. >> reporter: epa also told the senators there are no plans to cut funding or resources from

the children's health office, but these democrat being senators tell us they're not comfortable with what's happening at the epa. >> i think a lot of people now are going to start to pay attention. john, you made the really good point about people like dr dr. etzel. what michael lewis was talking about in his book. >> people who spend their lives, dedicated, no honor or glory, they just do their job and protect people and there are lots of them in the government that people don't know about so this great specific story, a great light on a lot of it. >> we'll continue to follow her. >> anna, thank you. prince harry and meghan markle are showing a more informal side of the royal family while in australia. how they chose an iconic beach location to s

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good morning to our viewers in the west, it's friday, october 19, 2018. happy friday to you. welcome back to cbs "this morning." ahead, how the apparent murder of a saudi-born columnist could affect hundreds of billions of dollars of saudi investments in this country. plus, a houston astros fan involved in a game-changing play says, hey, it's not my fault the team is not going back to the world series. how do fans feel about that? first, here's today's eye opener. turkey's top diplomat confirms his government has not given the u.s. recordings of the

alleged murder of khashoggi. president trump continues his western swing today focusing on jipgs just as he did in the presidential campaign. >> there are those who say that caravan didn't just happen. after a scathing report alleging abuse across several states, the department of justice decided to step in. >> this is a moment in history like we've never seen before. >> the suspect in this video is a friend of the boys' mother. this friend left him at the wrong house and the child's father had no idea. >> you don't just drop no baby off. >> just imagine if your ticket like this one is a winner, you take home that jackpot. all of this could be yours with the pre-tax payout. >> somebody will win the lottery. >> this is video at a deli in queens that carries a wide variety of bread products. >> dinner rolls, maybe heroes,

maybe a giant possum hanging out in the grocery store. [ laughter ] >> he's there to protect the bread from the rats. >> where do you get your bagels? >> i guess it's not a gluten free possum. >> but it's warm sometimes in the bread. >> happy friday. i'm nora o'donnell with john dicker son, gayle king and bianna golodryga. human rights groups want the u.s. to independently investigate the alleged murder of jamal khashoggi to guarantee against a saudi coverup pro-government turkish newspapers published surveillance photos of a high-ranking aide to saudi arabia's crown prince entering the saudi consulate in istanbul on october 2. khashoggi entered the consulate three hours later and he hasn't been seen since.

photographs then show him outside the saudi consul's resident and istanbul's airport where he left turkey later that day. >> cbs news confirms saudi officials are considering blaming khashoggi's death on major general ahmed al asiri. president trump has threatened severe consequences if the saudis are proven to have murdered khashoggi. he said yesterday it certainly looks like khashoggi is dead. saudi officials are expected to release results of their investigation this weekend. treasury secretary steve mnuchin is the latest high profile official to withdraw from an upcoming economic conference in saudi arabia. american leaders have had a close relationship with the saudi kingdom for decades. te trump administration has made an effort to strengthen those dies. errol barnett is at the state department with how this may complicate the financial links between the two countries. >> reporter: consider this -- crown prince mohammed bin salman

was named at heir to the saudi throne and since then he's worked hard to present himself as a reformer and his country as more than just a global power and this conference in riyadh is part of the push but jamal khashoggi's disappearance and the crown prince's suspected role in it may cost him dearly. dubbed davos in the desert, last year's economic summit attracted 180 leaders from government, business, and media to saudi arabia. crown prince mohammed bin salman used the event to promise a $400 billion increase in global investment. the kingdom's portfolio in the u.s. already totals of hundreds of billions of dollars. they own america's largest refinery which produces more than 600,000 barrels of oil per day. and they've invested billions in tech companies like uber, twitter and tesla. earlier this year the crown prince toured the u.s. with

industry leaders in jeopardy. >> the story of the conference isn't going to be incredible growth in saudi arabia. it will be who came and who didn't. >> >> reporter: this man studies the middle east and says businesses are wary of investing with a leader capable of targeting a journalist. >> the real question is, is mohammed bin salman the kind of person who will lead saudi arabia to new height lors he be the person who leads the kingdom off a cliff? right now, nobody in business community knows the answer to that. >> reporter: president trump touted his relationship with the saudis during the 2016 campaign. >> saudi arabia, i get along great with all of them. they buy apartments from me, they spend $40 million, $50 million. am i supposed to diggs like tsl? i like them very much. >> reporter: and his first visit was this lie profile visit to riyadh. a series of events in which the kingdom pulled out the stops for new leader. it was a signal from both

countries of the importance of their relationship, punctuated by an agreement to sell the saudis $110 billion in weapons, a deal the president says is too important to risk. >> if they don't buy it from us, they're going to buy it from russia or china or other countries. >> reporter: it's doubt it feel saudis will move away from washington. >> when the dust settles, the saudis will want to be closer not further away. >> reporter: no u.s. representative will attend this conference. several top european finance ministers have pulled out as have three of the world's top international banks. amid this, secretary of state mike pompeo says keep in mind saudi arabia remains, quote, an important strategic ally. gail? >> and the world is watching. thank you very much. prince harry and meghan markle are using their tour of australia to bring attention to causes close to their heart. the duke and duchess of sussex spent time with surfers focused

on mental well-being on sydney's famous beach. harry then climbed 464 steps to the top of the iconic sydney harbor bridge -- been there -- to kick off the invictus games. jonathan vigliotti is following the company in sydney. good morning to you. >> and good morning. prince harry started the invictus games to raise awareness for injured vets and you can see the iconics in the opera house lit up in celebration. 18 countries including the u.s. will participate and this afternoon the prince took some extreme steps to raise awareness. it took 13 minutes for the prince to summit sydney's harbor bridge where he launched the fourth invictus games in the skies over the city. he started the athletic event in 2014 for injured and sick servicemen and women around the world. it's one of 76 engagements prince harry and megan are expected to attend during a whirlwind 16-day tour of australia, fiji, tonga and new

zealand. the couple has been welcomed with open arms. for some it's been too much to handle. >> prince harry just hugged me and he's -- >> reporter: this royal mania reached a fever pitch after the announcement that harry and meghan are expecting a baby. earlier today. the parents to be arrived hand in hand at sydney's bondai beach where shoes came off along with the formality that defines these events. that sat in the sand with a surf group that meets here weekly to discuss their personal struggles. the royal couple chose this beach as the backdrop to discuss mental health, a topic important to both of them. harry has been vocal about dealing with the death of his mother princess diana. he opened up on the beach about the role meghan played. >> harry talked about the fact that he spent a long time trying to find someone to talk to to have those conversations around mailgt and it was beautiful

because they found each other. >> reporter: surfer charlotte come spoke to meghan about how she stays healthy. >> she said for her it's yoga so being on the mat for her is like being in the ocean for us and at 4:30 a.m. this morning she got up and did yoga. >> reporter: yoga at 4:30 in the morning. you can call that commitment or perhaps just jet lag. continue the couple is back in the city getting ready for the opening ceremony tomorrow. norah? >> yoga is good. jonathan vigliotti in sydney. so much of what prince harry does and now with meghan is gad. he brings the celebrity focus that comes to him and shines a light on other things like maimt issues, veterans with disabilities, with the invictus games. he's incredible akrebcredible a celebrity in the right way. >> i loved that young girl's reaction. he hugged me, he touched me. you know what that's like, john. >> it's the way i feel being

near you, gayle. >> sure, pin nokia. -- pinocchio. i love the affect they have on people. we're hearing from the astros fan accused of interfering with a critical play. why troy caldwell says he doesn't feel responsible for the astros

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♪ but it ain't my fault the astros' fan accused the astros fan accused of interfering in a critical game is speaking out saying he did nothing wrong. the umpire called fan interference when mookie betts jumped to catch a ball during wednesday's game. it cost the astros a potential two-run home run which would have tied the game. in an interview with inside edition, caldwell says he doesn't feel responsible for the astros loss. >> sorry. i don't think that -- at the end of the day i don't think that caused them to lose the game. but i feel bad for what happened. >> when mookie betts went for a similar home run saving catch, fans stepped back and betts caught the ball. the astros loss sending the red sox to the worries. >> he said it ain't my fault. i didn't know there was a song that went like that. he said he needed security to

get out of the room. >> the astros were stunned, they disagreed with the call but as a houstonian, in this round, at least, boston played better. i will say it. >> you are a picture of equanimity. >> you're okay with the fan? >> maybe next year he can watch from home. >> or sit on your hands. get a cold beverage. more news ahead. find out why rihanna and pink both turned down offers to perform during the super bowl half time show. it's one of the most-watched venues in the world. plus, the first art work created by artificial intelligence to go to auction. the portrait has just arrived here at studio 57. it's in the green room and 48 hours investigates the case of a missing man whose family never believed the strange explanation from police. believed the strange explanation from police. >> i'm richard schlesinger. when mike williams went missing, authorities blamed alligators.

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♪ the mystery behind a missing florida man was finally solved after nearly two decades. mike williams disappeared while on a hunting fl ing trip in 200. his wife denice led an a massive search for him and community members concluded an alligator killed him. then in 2007, new information emerged that changed everything. richard schlesinger gives us a look at this week's edition of the broadcast. >> 17 1/2 years we've talked about mike williams being missing, not every finding his body, not ever having resolution was very difficult.

>> mike williams vanished one day before his sixth wedding anniversary. he met his wife denice at north florida christian high school. he was a football player, she was a cheerleader. >> there they were this, like, seemingly very perfect couple with very promising life ahead of him. >> jennifer portman is the news director for the ""tallahasse democrat". >> they were going to celebrate their anniversary so when he didn't come home, denice started getting worried and calling around. >> those calls launched a six-week manhunt. >> law enforcement and friends and family combing the lake, looking for him. they found the boat, his truck, the trailer, that was all there. >> reporter: but searchers found no trace of mike williams. >> i got up in the helicopter. one of the things that i noticed, there were very large alligators swimming all around this area. >> people are attacked by

alligators. little dogs are eaten by alligators. but you never hear of someone who's just vanished eaten whole by an alligator. >> that's what you believe happened to mike? >> yes. i firmly believed that. >> reporter: but mike's mother cheryl wasn't buying it. >> she never, ever, believed her son was in the lake. she'd make picket signs, there were billboards, have you seen my son? she wrote the governor a letter everyday for nine years. >> until god tells me in my heart that that child is dead, i cannot give up looking for him. >> he didn't just fall out of the boat. this wasn't just a hunting accident. >> it's totally impossible for a 185 pound man to be consumed by an alligator without a trace. >> this man was murdered and they blamed it on alligators for 17 years.

>> sounds like michael's mom never gave up the search. richard schlesinger joins us now. she didn't seem to buy that argument. >> she didn't from day one. you know how many letters show wrote? 1472 that we were able to find. >> and what was the community's response to her? >> well, you know it was a little rough. a lot of people thought she was, frankly, nuts, a lot of people thought she couldn't give it up, that she couldn't accept reality. >> i admire her. >> good tease, richard, blame it on the alligator, they can't talk. you can watch the full report called cold blooded killer tomorrow night after the fitbit ali alibi. i love these titles. it's part of a "48 hours" double feature that starts at 9:00. the massively popular ted talks are viewed more than $3 billion times a year. the owner of the nonprofit, chris anderson, is in the toyota green room, to share details of his podcast. >> hello, christopher.

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welcome back to cbs "this morning" on this friday. right now it's time to show you this morning's headlines. the "wall street journal" reports star kist will plead guilty in a tuna price fixing scheme. they face a $100 million fine for conspiring with two other companies to keep canned tuna prices artificially high between between and 2013. bumblebee pleaded guilty last year and paid a $25 million. chicken of the sea has not been charged because it cooperated with the investigation. what is the world coming to, trying to fix tuna prices.

>> when they convince people it was chicken of the sea you knew they were people with a -- never mind. entertainment tonight says singers rihanna and pink turned down offers to perform at the super bowl half time show. a source told et rihanna decided to pass because she stands with the players and colin kaepernick. the second source says the nfl approached both rihanna and pink but both women moved on after negotiations took too long. et said maroon 5 signed on for the show. and the detroit news says a michigan pizza shop worker traveled 225 miles to deliver pizza to a man in an indiana hospice. the trip from steve's pizza in battle creek, michigan, to the indianapolis hospice took seven hours round trip. rich morgan and his wife julie loved the pizza shop when they lived in battle creek more than 20 years ago. when julie's dad called steve's, 18-year-old dalton shaffer said he'd deliver a couple pizzas.

>> and he doesn't even own the store, he's just somebody who work there is who went above and beyond the call of duty. >> if i won the lottery, i would give it to dalton shaffer to distribute the money. >> well, some of it. >> there's a lot there. >> eye on the prize, gayle. ted has become a cultural phenomenon through its mission of sharing big ideas. it's posted ted talks online since 2006, they feature speakers from almost every discipline. the videos are viewed more than $3 3.4 billion times a year. >> many highly talented brilliant creative people think they're not. because they weren't valued at school or were stigma ma tiesed and i think we can't afford to go on that way. >> get your testosterone up, get your court sole down, don't leave the situation feeling like i didn't show who i am. leave the situation feeling like i got to say who i am and show

who i am. >> the consequence of the single story is this -- it robs people of dignity. it makes our recognition of our equal humanity difficult. it emphasizes how we are different rather than how we are similar. >> it was a year-long street fight. [ laughter ] . it was a slug fest. vulnerability pushed, i pushed back. i lost the fight but probably won my life back. >> ted just launched a new podcast featuring in-depth interviews with past speakers. the ted interview is hosted by chris anderson who runs the nonprofit. good morning, chris. >> good morning. >> why a podcast? >> well, a podcast is a conversation and it can run much longer. a typical ted talk is 18 minutes or less. podcasts can be as long as you like. these run an hour which means off chance to go deeper into thinking. the ted talk is meant to be the

beginning of an idea. this is a chance to understand the thinking more deeply. >> when i first heard it i thought who thinks this is a good idea. i've already listened to the podcast, why do i want to listen to an interview with the person who did the podcast and then i listened to elizabeth gilbert and it's good. you started with her why? >> because she's amazing. she's extraordinary. she gave a ted talk about this slightly strange idea at first glance about what is genius, what is creative genius and most people think of that is something you have. she says, no it comes to you from outside so it was an inspiring talk and gives you a picture this for how to think creativity. so we talked to her about her magical view of the world and my pushback on that. then we ented up in a conversation about grief. >> she just lost her partner. >> it was the first time she talked publicly about it.

and i have to say we were in my home and i was just overcomb with how extraordinary her response was-to-that was. she was so eloquent and she really helped me a lot as well as. >> i keep thinking about things that get our attraction as opposed to things that need our attention. and in this era of what are we now, 140 characters on twitter? so there is a desire for understanding and longer format. >> it's the tragedy of the era we're in right now is that all of our attention is being focused on these short hits and we're succeeding in making each other angry but we're not succeeding in communicating with each other very well. >> understanding and listening. >> when you here in two tribes fighting each other, that's not a recipe for learning.'re in tw

fighting each other, that's not a recipe for learning. so if you just take the time, slow down, take the time to listen to them and go where curiosity takes this, that could be such a fantastic antidote toward the hate and that we're in right now. >> and the topics and the speak withers run the gamut. what makes for a great ted talk. is it the topic or the speaker? what's more important? >> it has to be both. speakers who are great performers that have nothing say, that's not no good at all. so it has to be someone who has an idea or interesting work they want to communicate. and then they just have to find a way of communicating it authentical authentically. the thing about ted talks is people put a huge amount of preparation into how to crystal size what they most care about and to show why it matters. >> and they have enthusiasm and joy. is that what you put at the

heart of the podcast? you can't just be like the ted talks so what is at the heart of the conversation? >> it's their idea, their thinking, just trying to go deeper. ideas aren't little things that land neatly that you can package. they start a conversation. they are open to criticism. they can take you in lots of different draexs so it's trying to dance around their thinking and give people a chance to understand it better. >> interact with the idea. >> you say ted talks have made you more hopeful about the world. i get that. you take on topics i think might not be interested in but the people are good and the story telling is great. there are a lot of nice things happenling in this world. >> and they sometimes scare me a lot. we're at a fragile time where there's more to be worried about than ever but more amazingness going on behind the scenes than ever. >> thank you, chris.

>> this is a great idea. thank you. >> you can talk to gayle. my favorite author, i've read all of elizabeth gilbert's books. for the first time, christie's auction house will sell art work created by artificial intelligence. we have the computer-generated portraits right here in studio 57. christie's richard lloyd will join us to share why he chose this one to sell and what it means for the art world.

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♪ ♪ i want to love you, baby ♪ ♪ that ear-piercing scream is what the elusive artist banksy wanted to happen when his "girl with the balloon" sold at auction. that does hurt your ears. instead of being completely shredded like in the rehearsal, the painting was partially destroyed. the work sold for $1.4 million. the stunt challenges the idea of what art is and now christie's auction house is making a statement of its own. next week, christie's will be the first auction house to offer at work created by artificial intelligence. what? we are seeing the portrait of edmond de bellamy in studio 57

on cbs "this morning." it was created by the paris-based art collective obvious. it used an algorithm to analyze a data set of 15,000 portraits and created a unique image. christie's international head of prints and multiples is richard lloyd. i find when i meet british people i have to start talking like you. >> how we live is all like "the crown." that's a documentary. [ laughter ] >> we are so glad you're here. you said don't call this a mashup. so explain how this works. >> often used a navety piece of software and what they did is they uploaded thousands of images to a computer and at that point it splits itself in two and that analyzes the thousands of portraits and learn what is a portrait is. so it's good two kind of round things here and a thing here and it passes through all those and then thinks, okay, now i'm going to start creating my own

versions of those. the second half of the computer, the discriminator, tries to spot that and every time the cycle is run, if the discriminator is able to say, wait a minute, that's created by computer, the generator runs it again. the cycle finishes when the discriminator says i can't tell the difference between the computer generated version and the human generated version and that's what popped out. >> do you think this looks good? how much do you think it would sell for? >> we've estimated at $7,000 to $10,000 and we put thought into the estimate because if we put a huge amount people will say what are you basing that valuation on because this is the first but we thought that was the right sweet spot where people would respect it as a work of art because the creators think of it as that. >> who is the artist? is the art technical assistance ai programmer or the people who

wrote the program? >> you just cut to the chase? is it the person who wrote the algorithm, a combination of the art work that was uploaded? is it the people that tweak software? i think that's why this is so inspiring and interesting because we've never had to anticipate those questions before. >> how do you anticipate human artists will respond to this and view this as a threat if this becomes a trend? >> i remember reading years ago when tv news started that print journalists thought, well, that's it, who is going to read a newspaper? but both exist side by side so in the future in five, ten, 15 years time i think there will be parallel tracks, there will be human art and artificial intelligence art but they will be a hybrid. that's what is coming down the pike in the near future. it's artist that have been great early adopters, warhol adapted screen printing which came from commercial packaging.

photographers took the camera and thought we could do weird things with this. so i think human artists will work side by side with this algorithm in creating hybrid art. it's just the beginning. it's so fascinating what will be created. >> i'm still curious. as an expert, do you say this is a masterpiece? this is amazing? or do you think this is okay. >> i've done a lot of research into ai art and there is something about using human-centric words like masterpiece, you kind of stop short because i think a great work of art is a link with another person so you think of van gogh, you think what he was like, what he was going through to create that, whereas this is an algorithm. >> and we have to wait for the links to be created to other people. richard lloyd, thank you so much. >> not at all. thank you for inviting me. >> the portrait of edmond de bellamy is up for auction on october 26. how you look at the world

depends on your perspective. ahead, just how big a role people play in tough circumstances. you're watching cbs "this morning."

this morning in our reporter's notebook series, we look to the stars for a change of perspective, how in a moment of near disaster we see how preparedness and partnership help to find the calm in the most demanding situations. how was your workweek? did you get an irritating e-mail? did your soul wither on a conference call. >> liftoff of the soyuz ms-10. >> nick hague had a rough day on the job recently. he was on his way to work when he found himself zooming towards the planet at twice the speed of sound and seven times the force

of gravity. he was at the pointy end of a rocket headed to the international space station when it malfunctioned. for the weary liz traveler, mechanical difficulties mean we have to go see the gate agent. hague had to check the valves, orientation, and talk to rescue cruise on the ground all while spinning like a vitamix. he and his pal ovchinin knew what do because they had been practicing for years. the hard work that prepared them when something went wrong. they spoke in russian as they had trained. americans now ride on russian rockets. this would seem like science fiction to an american of 50 years ago. when the space race was a proxy, which country could blow up the other faster. but this time the russian technology on the soyuz rocket had saved an american life, and that american after he touched down shook the hand of the human next to him and the two joked

about how short the flight had been. training can give you grace under pressure, but i don't know where hague got his economy people mittie. he crashed, called his wife, left her a voicemail and told her he was okay. then later he told reporters sometimes in life you don't get a vote, we just have to roll with the punches. space kpexploration isn't about discovering we don't know, it's the value of preparation, our common humanity and the ints spirrati -- inspiration that can be found in defeat. even though the rocket crashed, they still give us all something to shoot for. >> they really did doh. it was amazing they were able to survive and joke about it. >> it's a reminder that there's more that unites us sometimes. >> that's right. >> when you listen to what they had to do for basically two years they found all the different ways it could go wrong and prepared for that and thank goodness any did. >> the training kicks in.

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