this morning on wor"world n now," newcom comments by the president sparking controversy. >> new reaction just coming in. and new developments on a last-ditch effort on health care. they have a plan and now the president is weighing in. >> and details on the high-stakes meeting at nfl headquarters. will players be forced to stand? and get ready for corbell wishes. it's lifestyles of the rich. yeah, it's back. >> yay! >> come along with me to see wh

lap of luxury. we'll see what $20 million can get you in the heart of eiconic greenwich village. it is a property brother on this wednesday october 18th. from abc news, this is "world news now." corbell wishes and sardine dreams. >> only but the best for us on this wednesday morning and we do say good morning and start with the breaking news, and the president sparking a bit of controversy with his response to the death of soldiers in africa. >> the remains of ladavid johnson arrived yesterday in miami and his widow wept over his casket and moments earlier, the president spoke with her over the phone. according to a democratic ng

johnson that her husband, quote, knew what he signed up for but it hurts anyway. >> yeah, he said that. you know, to me, that is something that you can say in a conversation, but you shouldn't say that to a grieving widow, and everyone knows when you go to war you could possibly not come back alive. but you don't remind a grieving widow of that. it's so insensitive. so insensitive. he should not have said that, and as he shouldn't have said it. >> the white house has only said that conversations with the families of the fallen are private. you recall the president said some of his predecessors didn't call the families of fallen service members which was not the reality. that congresswoman is a harsh, harsh critic of the president. and these phone calls are not something that you can necessarily practice when you're

phone call was five minutes long, and the woman coming forward talking about the comments didn't hear, that congresswoman didn't hear the rest of the conversation. that's the only part of it she could talk about and mrs. johnson herself is not making an issue of this at least so far. >> she went to visit her husband's casket and she's grieving. now to a last-ditch effort to reform obamacare. >> president trump seemed to back a senate deal to pay for critical subsidies that he cut off. >> but hours ago, mixed messages, the president suggesting a different kind of fix is needed. >> reporter: in the oval office. president trump declared obamacare is on its last leg. >> obamacare is virtually dead. >> reporter: just fevive days a he cut off $7 billion in subsidies that helped lower income americans. people who make too much to qualify for

need help for coverage. retirees like marcy shell at any. >> i am not a deadbeat. i pay my bills. i've worked hard all my life. this is what i was told that this is going to be there for me. >> reporter: 6 million americans benefit from the subsidies. nearly 70% live in states that voted for trump. >> this is money that goes to the insurance companies to line their pockets and raise up their stock prices. >> reporter: but minutes later he seemed to back a new bipartisan deal to restore the same payments. >> the solution will be for about a year or two years. and it will get us over this intermediate hump. >> reporter: the deal hammered out by lamar alexander and patty murray would extend the subsidies for two years, giving states more flexibility to design their own plans. >> this agreement avoids chaos, and i don't know a democrat

republican who benefits from chaos. >> reporter: the deal would also provide more funding to help people enroll in obamacare. >> the president has been sabotaging this deal, and the agreement would undo much of that sabotage. >> reporter: now this deal is far from done. it's unclear right now if republican leaders will support this. and as congress debates, americans could see their premiums still rise, but the president is already pointing fingers, tweeting any increase in obamacare premiums is the fault of democrats. >> and the administration is reportedly livid after a federal judge blocked the administration's latest travel ban. the order would have taken effect this morning. hawaii challenged the ban, claiming it discriminated against muslims. judge derrick watson wrote that it didn't prove allowing immigrants from the six affected nations would harm the u.s. the white house says the measure undercuts efforts to keep the nation

and former white house press secretary sean spicer has been interviewed by robert mueller's staff. he is known for his extensive note taking during his time in the white house, but it's not known whether he handed over any of those notes. president trump's nominee for drug czar has withdrawn himself from consideration. the bill was passed by congress with unanimous consent and was signed into law by president obama on advice of his own dea administrator. the justice department may ask congress to repeal the law. california firefighters are battling new fires in the bay area as wine country flames ease a little bit. southeast of oakland, the flames prompted evacuation orders. and

a wildfire in santa cruz mountains. one structure was destroyed. firefighters do continue to make progress against the deadly fires in wine country. more people are heading back only to find this. their homes are gone. sadly, though, dozens are still missing. >> the nfl will not force players to stand during the national anthem. players met with owners in new york. the league is facing major backlash over the protest. president trump has said owners should fire or suspend players who protest. for now league officials say they will continue to support the players. those attending the meeting say it was producttive. >> we, it reflected, i think, our commitment to work together with our players on issues of social justice. >> this is the first time we've gotten the chance to really sit down in front of ownership. we felt like they were receptive. we felt like there was real dialog

49ers quarterback who started the protest was not invited to the meeting. his attorney says he may attend future meetings. players and owners are expected to meet again in about two weeks. when we get to the celtics game, there was a horrible injury, you might not want to watch that injury there, but first, let's talk about the champs. >> so it was ring day, and kevin durant was there to pick up his hardware before golden state hosted houston. but then his jumper that would have won the game at the buzzer was ruled no good. warriors lose by one point. >> then the horrible opening night headline the gruesome injury to gordon hayward during the game against the cavs in cleveland. it happened in the opening minutes of the game. hayward and his first game for the celtics fractured his left leg and ankle. the #prayers for gordon trending overnight. the celtics, by the

narrowly winning that game. and moving on right now. coming up, me, as the interior decorator. >> this ought to be interesting. kendis putting his personal touch on a $20 million penthouse up for sale. >> i have a good sense of style. >> there's a discount on the apartment now? >> yes, exactly. but first a crackdown on bus drivers running red lights. you can find us on facebook at wnn fans.com and twitter at abc wnn. you're watching "world news now."

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red light camera violations to their districts. a murder case shows that 29-year-old lauren phelps was stabbed 123 times. her husband told authorities he took too much cold medicine and woke up with blood in the bed. a video shows an officer beating a driver, hitting hem mo -- him more than a dozen times. >> oh, my god. >> reporter: the ohio mayor who fired the officer seen in this dash cam video shown around the world says the officer michael amiott had to go. >> every time i see somebody

>> reporter: take a look. this is the homoment when it al went wrong. a police statement explained that 25-year-old richard hubbard ignored the order to face away. >> face' w away from me. >> reporter: take a look again. the young black driver didn't have much time to ignore anything. >> when i turned around i was attacked. >> reporter: he was charged with drive on a suspended license and resisting address. the fired officers wh was invol in another case where he was cautioned for losing his temper and using his gun for an impact weapon. steve osunsami, atlanta. >> that officer was previously cited for pistol whipping a driver, losing his temper in front of his commanding officer

crashes in police vehicles. coming up in the next half hour, the state of emergency declared in florida ahead of a speech planned for an alt-right speaker. public officials trying to avoid another charlottesville. but first, lifestyles of the rich and kendis is back taking us to the crossroads of cool in greenwich village. >> your corbell wishes and sardine dreams are coming true next. discover always my fit. find the number that's right for your flow and panty size on the top of any always pack. the better the fit, the better it protects. always.

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retch a rich and ken dedis. it is one of the most desirable neighborhoods in all of new york city. where tons of celebrities have homes, including anderson cooper. somehow they allowed me to check out a lavish pad here. this apartment is supposed to be thick [ bleep ]. what's up? this is new york megarealtor, john gomes. welcome to greenwich lanes penthouse a. it's a relative steal, 4,000 scare feet, fo square feet and endless views of the manhattan skyline. time to check out this duplex. welcome. >> pretty impressive, right? >> reporter: this is huge. >> you have an open

it has a traditional feel, but a contemporary nod at the same time. so it feels modern and fresh. >> reporter: while it looks very light and welcoming, look at this. >> yeah. i think this is what they mean when they say dining alfresco. it opens up into this really beautiful living room. this is how people want to live today. you have your dining and it goes into the living space. >> mind if i make myself at home? >> go right ahead. >> wow, that's making yourself at home. ♪ >> this is the second living room. this is really more like the family room. sort of more cozy. you have a fireplace. it's wood burning, and at nighttime the city that lights up behind you, but you have this incredible outdoor space. >> wow. >> it's really super r

>> an outdoor space. >> yet another terrace. we're standing on turf in the medd middle of downtown and it's totally private. >> and there's so much to look at. >> susan sarandon is over there. and matthew broderick. i love the view. >> what i love about the spacen here is you have this efficiency kitchen. >> you know what's my favorite part about this space? that it comes with bourbon. >> you got to have bourbon. >> absolutely. you can't make a good manhattan in manhattan without bourbon. >> look at this terrace. >> and another terrace. >> and you have so much to look at, all the way down. you can see everything from here, you see down to the world trade center. so one closet here which is pretty amazing. >> reporter: t

has insane amenities, wlincludi this pool. i felt right at home. >> how are you? >> thank you. >> we ordered some pizza from domino's. >> i don't want to overextend my welcome. maybe this is where i exit. >> you guys take a layaway plan, right? he thinks i'm kidding. i was only kidding. >> so he honestly had no idea we were going do order domino's to the place, which we did. and i just talked to john yesterday. he told me that the place is under contract. >> oh! >> since yesterday. otherwise we were going to buy it. >> thank you, thank you. i own it now. or does michael phelps own it? >> that was some race with michael phelps. >>

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this is really, really cool. dubai has, they put out the prototype for what might be policing of the future. take a look at this. it is called the scorpion hover bike. >> whoa! >> it is meant for the dubai police force and can go as high as 16 feet, well above traffic and can go pretty fast, 43 miles per hour. and with the proper charge can last about 25 minutes. it's meant to get to places that are difficult to get to. >> right. >> you can beat all that traffic problems. >> i want one. >> exactly. forget the mepolice force. can we get one of these? >> very effective way of getting around. this is a halloween display, "star wars" versus king kong. he built a

vehicle replica. this is nick myers of ohio. he created an imperial walker. it took six weeks to make and is made completely of wood and plastic barrels. >> what do you think his neighbors think of that? i think they love it. everybody loves halloween decorations, right? >> which one do you think is more impressive, this one or the king kong one? >> i'm thinking the imperial walker. let's move on to a head shot winning instagram. went viral. this video was posted or photo camping. e-suky in a kayak. also sitting next to

i think he camps better than most of us. >> sitting in a lawn chair. >> he does not like that

this morning on "world news now", the white house is being asked to explain another comment made by president trump. hear what he told the widow of a fallen soldier. and the president is not worth as much as he was last year. dropping 92 point the on the forbes list, find out how much he's worth now. and a new twist in the harvey weinstein scandal. >> a woman has come forward to accuse his brother, bob weinstein of sexual harassment. and letterman on late night tv, returned for the first time in two years, talking with jimmy kimmel about retirement and the beard. it's wednesday, october 18th.