from the broadcast center in new york city, captioning funded by cbs it's thursday, october 19th, 2017. this is the "cbs morning news." the controversy surrounding alleged comments president trump made to a grieving widow of a fallen soldier have turned into a case of he said/she said, and neither side is backing down. and mr. trump changes his stance on the bipartisan health care plan as ten governors ask congress to back restoring subsidies. plus a ten-hour manhunt ends with the arest of a man accused of shooting and killing three of his co-workers.

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. president trump says the claims that he was disrespectful to a family whose family member was killed. this case involves a phone call mr. trump made to the widow of a soldier killed nearly two weeks ago in africa. seth lemon is here in new york with more. seth, good morning. >> good morning, anne-marie. president trump insisted on twitter he had proof his phone conversation with the bereaved military widow went well though neither he nor congress let it up. they're standing by what they say they heard. wednesday was a day of he said/she said, pitting president trump against florida

congresswoman fredericka wilson. >> did say what that congresswoman said. she knows it. >> the comment he made to widow of army soldier la david soldier. for a second day wilson insisted the president made an insensitive comment. >> i heard him say, well, he knew what he was signed up for, but it still hurts. >> sergeant johnson's mother confirms the account. the president insisted via tweet he has proof to the contrary. >> he is not the proof. we are the proof. ry regret i did not record it. >> reporter: the white house did not specifically refute those exact words were said. press secretary sarah sanders said she took issue with the congresswoman and the press for portraying the phone call as anything but sincere and

respectful. >> i think it's a disgray of the media to try to portray an act of kindness leak that and that gesture and try to make itting? into something that it isn't. >> reporter: the father of dustin wright, another soldier killed in the ambush told cbs news the president called him too. he said the phone call went well and divide president trump as cordial in his condolences. the president mentioned kelly's son who was killed in action in afghanistan a few years ago as part of the discourse over phone calls to gold star families. anne-marie? >> seth lemon here in new york. thank you, seth. the attack in niger that killed sergeant la david johnson and others is being investigated. they want to know why the soldiers were caught off guard. >> reporter: the four soldiers were killed on a patrol where

the briefing said no enemy contact expect. they were memberings of a team of adviser and sold yours from niger, about 40 in all who set out to meet with local individual leaders that day, and according to the penalty gone's lieutenant kenneth mckenzie, had no reason to expect trouble. the pa petroleum last week had done 29 patrols over the previous six months or so. >> reporter: yet they were ambushed by a band of fighters described in an after-action report as well trained, well equipped, and will organized, a band which the pentagon now believes is a local offshoot of isis. the patrol vehicles were destroy and the soldiers were cut down atz they tried to take cover. because no enemy attack was expected there was no air cover. the first aircraft to arrive

were french mirage jets. >> they were able to fly over within minutes, which is pretty impressive. >> by then it was too late and they had to wait for helicopters to pick up the mortally dead soldiers. black is survived by a wife and two sons, johnson by a wife and two daughters. the body of sergeant la david johnson was not recovered until two days later. he and his wife were expected their third child. in hindsight it's obvious the patrol went out without enough backup. it will take an investigation to determine whether an ambush was in the worked had been missed. david martin, cbs news, the pentagon. today they're formally introducing a bill for subsidies to insurance companies. the white house said the

president does not support the measure in its current form and some speakers like paul ryan are speaking out against it, but last night a bipartisan group of ten governors signed a letter urging congressional leaders to support the plan. the 'agreement on a two-year extension would help lower income americans obtain medical coverage. the president cut off the subsidies last week. attorney general jeff sessions and spawned some contention shus bark and forth-over alleged meddling. sessions was questioned about any role he might have had in the firing of james comey. he refused to say if he discussed comey's involvement in the investigation with the president. >> i did not confirm or deny the existence of any communication between the president that i consider to be confidential. >> sessions insisted that comey was fired because of his handling of the hillary clinton

e-mail case. the fbi says a shooting rampage in maryland appears to be an act of workplace violence and not terrorism. the suspect shot five co-work co-workers, killing three. he has a long criminal record. a former employee thoud he was so dangerous he tried to get a restraining order. nikki battiste has our report. >> reporter: the 37-year-old is now in custody after a day-long ambush that spanned two state and ended in delaware. >> the suspect was taken into custody after a brief foot chase. >> reporter: police say prince showed up to work at this business park wednesday morning and shout five of his co-workers at advanced granite solutions. three of them died. he saw the employees coming out of the business. >> one guy was crying. might have been friending or co-workers. >> reporter: harford county authorities say prince used ha a

handgun in the attack and then fled in a black gmc acadia. that vehicle was found benz evening after he shot another man at a used car dealership in wilmington. >> he knew every one of the people he shot and they had some type of a relationship and he knew them. >> reporter: police recovered the weapon prince tossed during the foot chase. he has a criminal history but police have not yet commented on his motive for the shooting. a white former tulsa, oklahoma, police officer has been convicted of first-degree manslaughter for the shooting of his daughter's african-american boyfriend. kepler said he shot 19-year-old jeremy lake in 2014 because he thought lake had a gun, but no weapon was found at the scene. the jury recommended 15 years in prison. a sentencing hearing is scheduled for next month. rain is forecast for

northern california later today, which should help in the battle against a slew of deadly wildfires. firefighters report they've stopped the forward progress of all of the fires that swept through seven counties, but at least 42 people have been killed and 6,000 homes destroyed. white nationalist richard spencer is scheduled to speak at the university of florida today. the university says it will spend $600,000 on security for the event. a white supremacist rally in charlottes slil you may remember in august turned violent. florida declared a state of emergency saying the threat of a potential emergency is imminent. nfl commissioner roger goodell said the league is trying to stay out of politics. goodell spoke at the football league's fall meetings where altering the league's policy regarding the "national anthem" was not discussed. goodell says the league wants its players to stand but won't order it.

a tweet by donald trump said that shows total respect for the country. >> we respect our country, our flag, our "national anthem." we're going to continue to do that. >> nfl owners have differing views on the issue. 49ers ceo jed york says he will not force players to stand, but dallas cowboys owner jerry jones says players who do not stand will be benched. coming up on the "morning news" now, packet room law battle, a settlement with transgender advocates is announced in north carolina. and the fda approves a second gene-altering treatment for cancer. this is the "cbs morning news."

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wildfires are now blamed for 42 deaths. adriana diaz has more. >> reporter: berkeley firefighters thought they were responding to a grass fire, but instead they drove in to an inferno. this was a kmart and the fireball was a gas station. this rare account of the moments on scene were reported by firefighter mike shoe kin. >> this is over a hundred homes. >> what was it that took your breath away? >> we expected to see a row of houses, a structure, a school, something we could save. you know, that was the most discouraging part because that's what we do. we go out and help people. at that point there was no one to help. >> nothing left. >> nothing but homes that had vanish, homes that had vai orrized.

>> neighborhoods eviscerated on the ground now look like grids o gray ash from the air. >> oh, my gosh, you can't even tell there were houses there. >> reporter: we saw the scope from the sky of a national hospital. but there was one bright spot. they stopped the flames from advancing. >> that was the greatest moment when we finally found the row of houses and we said, this is it. we can make a difference. we can stop this fire from spreading further. >> he was struck by the span of the fire. ones next door were completely untouched. adriana diaz, cbs news, santa rosa, california. well, coming up on "cbs this morning" -- >> reporter: we're under the ground in central alaska where vast stretches of the earth that have been frozen for tens of thousands of years are thawing arcnd that has big consequences not just for the arctic but for

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well, facing a judge, man accused of gunning down six people in maryland and delaware gets ready to face the judge this morning. also, the candidates vying for governor chris christie's seat face off, we will have the big moments from last night's debate. and big day is here how several cities including philadelphia plan to land amazon's future headquarters. today is thursday, october m jim donovan. i'm rahel solomon. all that plus changes coming to the schuylkill river trail in philadelphia but first lets check the forecast with katie and road with meisha. >> gateway to the weekend, welcome back, rahel. hopefully you are feeling better. we have construction. everyone loving weather, nice tr