captioning funded by cbs it's monday, october 23rd, 2017. this is the "cbs morning news." the fate of army sergeant bowe bergdahl is in the hands of the judge. today the sentencing hearing begins and is expected to be dramatic. searching for a killer. three people are gunned down in the same florida neighborhood just days apart. now police are concerned they might be dealing with a serial killer. do you hear that? what is that? >> that's mark twain rolling over in his grave. >> and funny man david letter

machb is honored with the mark twain prize for american humor. 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. a sentencing hearing begins today for sergeant bowe bergdahl. last week he pleaded guilty to desertion and misbehavior for walking away from his post in afghanistan in 2009. berg staal was captured for five years by taliban brought home through a prisoner swap. >> the hearing today is expected to feature dramatic details about soldiers and searching for bowe bergdahl who they believed to be missing at the time. he's offered what's called a

naked plea in hopes in what's called a a leniency from the judge. president trump made clear several times during his campaign what he thought should happen to army sergeant bowe bergdahl whose sentencing hearing begins today. last week he pleaded guilty to charges he decertificated his army base in 2009 and endangering fellow soldiers. bergdahl claims he walk off his post to report problems with his leading commanders. shortly afterward he was kidnapped by the taliban. he was freed in exchange for five taliban terrorists being held at guantanamo bay. it was a situation planned by obama. >> trying to kill everybody in front of you and we get bergdahl, a traitor.

>> as part of the sentencing process both sides present witnesses to the judge who will ultimately make the decision. >> i expect the government to put on several witnesses, a cup of soldiers who were actually wounded when they were trying to locate where sergeant bergdahl was. >> reporter: the defense is expected to call bergdahl himself as well as character witnesses. the entire process could take anywhere from one day to several days. bergdahl faces up to life in prison. experts say naked search allows him to refrain from certain facts. one former army prosecutor says it's a risky decision. anne-marie? >> nikki battiste here in new york. thank you, nikki. president trump is defending his chief of staff john kelly after he defended a soldier's

call. errol barnett reports. >> these are very, very hard calls. >> reporter: president trump said how challenging it is to call grieving family members of fallen soldier. the chief of staff john kelly defended mr. trump to keep his job in the white house. the controversy between a gold star family and the white house comes as the president aims for his first major legislative win. he's now on it is mystic his tax plan will pass soon. >> reporter: fueling his confidence the republican controlled senate passed a budget this week which the house is expected the take up in the coming days. the budget director nick mmick mulvaney says it's crucial. >> it was a big step forward to keeping that step as promised.

>> we're going to repeal and replace obamacare, and i think we actually have the votes. >> reporter: but the onto health care legislation supported by democrats is the alexander murray bill which keeps the government subsidies intact. >> look. it's a good compromise. it took months to work out. it has the majority jourt. 60 reporting it. i would urge senator mcconnell to put it on the floor immediately. >> reporter: senator majority leader mitch mcconnell said he would bring any bill up for support were president trump to endorse it but he has not endorsed the bill. ahead on "cbs this morning" rngs khizr khan, we'll talk

about the condolence call controversy. a man hunte is under way in the tampa bay area where police believe a suspect is responsible for three murderers in two weeks. all were killed within a mile of each other and the last murder happened thursday. despite heavy police presence in is anymo anymo seminole heights, the perpetrate ir got away. >> he vanished. that doesn't make any sense at all. i don't understand where he could have gone. >> the first victim was killed october 9th. police are searching for this suspect seen in this surveillance video. they believe the murders are relate but they don't believe the victims are corrected. an author and writer james

toe back has been accused of sexually assaulting women. toe back's first produced screenplay "the gambler" was based on his life. his oscar nomination came for "bugs by" starring warren bayny. a majority in catalonia voted yes on an independence referendum earlier this month. over the weekend an estimated 450,000 posted madrid's plan to take over their government. the prime minister wants to remove the top catalonian officials, take control of the police force and the public broadcaster. independence leaders say they're calling for resistance. at least five people were killed when a storm slammed into central japan. it hit this morning with

100-mile-per-hour winds causing flooding and mudslides. one man stranded in the river in tokyo was rescued by helicopter. domestic air flights were canceled as well as the high-speed bullet train. in mississippi folks are cleaning up after widespread flooding. some families got caught in the rising water yesterday and had to be pulled from their homes. in gulfport a gas line cause was leaking and caused a fire. in oklahoma saturday a tornado blew a rooftop off a casino while the beach boys performed. coming up on the "morning news" now, new revelations about bill o'reilly. there's a report out about an undisclosed sexual harass mountain claim against the fox news show host. and a rare gathering.

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on the "cbs moneywatch" tesla reportedly strikes a deal in china, and the super bowl brings back justin timberlake. diane king hall is at the new york stock exchange with the and more. good morning, diane? good morning, anne-marie. let's start with this. yesterday president trump warned house republicans that next year would be a political failure if they do not overhaul the tax code. the president's plan has been a boost to the market and to that end for the week. the dow gained 154 pointss, the s&p 500 added 21. that and the dow ended the week logging a fifth record close in a reand the nasdaq finished the week 22 points higher. tesla has reached an agreement to build a factory from in china. they would be able to build it in china's free trade zone. it would cut production costs.

tesla's production market is already the highest. tyler perry's "boo 2" was a box office winner. "boo 2" took in the most ticket sales. the geostorm finished a disappointing second followed by "happy death day." and justin timberlake is playing the super bowl halftime show again. ♪ this will be his third halftime show since the now infamous wards roeb function with janet jackson 14 years ago. anne-marie? >> i'm sure all items of clothing will check and triple

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but no word on who's going have the clean that up. this week the archives will release thousands of files on the assassination of john f. kennedy. tony dokoupil takes a look at what the documents might tell us. >> reporter: president trump's final moments gliding through dallas in 1963 will all too clear, but the story of his assassination remaining tantalizingly incomplete, at least to the 61% of americans who do not believe shooter lee harvey oswald acted alone. >> it was a line of demarcation between an america that basically trusted its gust to an america that began not to trust its government. >> university of virginia's sabato is the author. >> they're you nighted about having 100% transparency and

disclosure. >> under a 1992 law to quiet n conspiracy theories they have until tuesday to disclose a final batch. more than 3,000 never before published documents and potentially 30 thousand previously released with redactions. >> they happen to be personal as well. it would have been nice if there was some engagement. >> still others doubt even these new documents will be a complete record. >> if the agencies did not uncover a certain of their documents regarding the assassination, therefore, never got to the archives and won't be in the revelations we might see on thursday. >> tony dokoupil, cbs news, new york. coming up on "cbs this morning," gayle talks with best selling author jason reynolds about his new book "long way

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hoodie walking in this surveillance video. >> reporter: president trump continues to defend his conversation with the widow of a u.s. soldier killed in niger. >> these are very, very hard calls. >> reporter: in an interview on fox new, the president denied being anything less than respectful. heal said his chief of staff john kelly had every right to be upset with congresswoman frederica wilson who said she overheard the call and complained about his tone. >> she so offended that someone would be listening to that call. >> reporter: the president took another shot at wilson on sunday. in a tweet he said a gift that keachs on giving to the republican party. >> not only does he owe me an apology, but he owes an apology to the american people. >> reporter: khizr khan is the

father of a son who was kill. he said the families of fallen soldiers should be allowed to grieve in private. >> it had not been done. it had been made a political football. >> reporter: senator graham wanted to know what went wrong in niger. >> i would urge president trump to talk a little bit more about the four soldiers. >> reporter: roxana saberi, cbs news, new york. coming up on "cbs this morning" -- >> reporter: we're here in one of the most pristine places on earth, but there's a growing threat. plastic. researchers believe more than 300 billion pieces of it are polluting the arctic. that story ahead. plus, we'll show you how the oakland a's helped a 9-year-old boy after his home was destroyed by the wildfires. and gayle talks with author

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