this morning on "world news now," new pressure on the white house to explain what led to the deaths of four american soldiers in west africa. how the military missed signals that dozens of isis fighters would be waiting, plus the president on his phone call with a young widow. he says the claims that he was insensitive were lies. after two days of face-to-face meetings with players, the nfl has reached a decision on weathhether to allo them to take a knee during the national anthem. and a landing jet makes a sudden and dramatic maneuver only there was no emergency here. the pilots are now suspended and explaining their actions. >>

no longer hanging out with old making love to their gin and tonic. his big family announcement in a celebratory skinny on this thursday, october 19th. ♪ sing us the song ♪ you're the piano man from abc news, this is "world news now." >> making love to his -- >> tonic and gin, not gin and tonic. >> thank you. i was offended for all billy joel fans. >> i was infusing my own version of it when i go to the bar. we move on right now. the new fallout in the isis attack that killed four american soldiers in africa. >> the white house is being pressed to explain what went wrong as

phone call with the widow of one of the soldier the who died. a congresswoman is standing by her characterization of the call, saying the president didn't seem to know the dead soldier's name. the president has called frederica wilson's claim a fabrication. >> one key senator is saying the white house isn't doing enough to explain what happened to those heroes on the ground. >> reporter: this morning, a team of military experts looking into how a team was ambushed by heavily armed isis fighters. four americans killed in that attack. the body of one, la david johnson, wasn't found for two days. hundreds of troops are in niger as part of the war on terror. and the pentagon wants to know if they missed warning signs. and john mccain claims the white house is not being up front about what happened during the ambush. >> is the president satisfied he knows everything he needs to know about this particular raid? >> i don't think the president can ever be satisfied when thers

>> reporter: the incident already raising the prospect of a benghazi-like investigation. you will recall when the congress looked into that deadly attack on a u.s. consulate. >> this is going to be mr. trump's benghazi, because there are so many unanswered questions, and that's the only conversation i want to have with the president of the united states. the only conversation. >> reporter: the administration also facing criticism over how it announced the deaths in niger. white house confirms a condolence statement in the president's name was drafted hours after the incident, but it never went out. instead, press secretary sarah sanders made a statement in the briefing room the next day. the president did not mention the fallen american soldiers for 12 days. >> in the meantime, the relatives of a fallen soldier say they never expected president trump to keep a promise and send them $25,000. >> but after being pressed by the "washington post," the white house confirms a check was sent

the army corporal was killed in afghanistan in june. chris baldridge says the president made the promise during a condolence call. they didn't think the money would actually come, they thought the president was saying something nice. and there's confusion in washington over whether the federal government will continue to pay for health care subsidies. president trump last month said it wouldn't. 18 attorneys general are asking for a temporary restraining order to keep those payments on schedule. and the president is backing away from earlier support from a bipartisan deal that would have continued those subsidies. he says he doesn't want to bail out insurance companies. and the governor of puerto rico will be in washington to talk to the president about rebuilding th

about one month after hurricane maria hit, less than 20% of the island has electricity and about 30% is without clean water. the government says dozens of roads and bridges are impassable. turns out that the hurricanes were pricey when it comes to the airlines. it cost the carrier about $185 million in pretax income. the hurricanes cost delta a reported $140 million and spirit airlines has predicted $100 million in losses. we have some breaking news overnight. the suspect in a workplace shooting in maryland was arrested after a foot chase. he's accused of shooting five people at a company he once worked. and another person at a used car dealership in delaware. state, local and federal agencies staged a massive manhunt. >> he was taken into custody with no incident. nobody hurt, no further civilians hurt and our police officers safe as well. >> three of his former co-workers at the granite company died. officials say prince knew each of his alleged victims,

car dealership. the university of florida is preparing for today's speech by a white nationalist, richard spencer. officials are worried about violent counter protests there in gainesville, florida. additional police are heading there and governor has declared a state of emergency for the conti. there are barricades in several spots on campus and in downtown gainesville, and for the first time, some cops will be wearing body cameras. and the nfl commissioner says that players should stand during the anthem but they will not make players do that. here's abc's adrienne bankert. >> reporter: commissioner goodell taking the protest head on. >> we believe that players should stand for the national anthem. that's an important part of our game and our moment, and we believe in that. >> reporter: but no new rules or penalties for the anthem protests. it comes after the nfl revealed it didn't ask players for a

commitment to stand. the president taking aim at the league, tweeting, the nfl has decided it will not force players to stand for the playing of the national anthem. total disrespect for our great country. >> the president tweeted this morning that -- >> we respect our country, respect our flag, respect our national anthem. >> reporter: nfl officials not saying whether the league would step in if an owner tried to discipline a player who would not stand, instead, committing to more talks. >> we believe doing the right thing is what you ultimately have to do. listening to our player, understanding our players -- >> reporter: the president weighing in again. too much talk, not enough action, stand for the national anthem. >> we're not looking to get into politics. what we're looking to do is keep people focussed on football. >> reporter: goodell says only a

protesting compared to a few weeks ago. owners and players are scheduled to meet again within two weeks. adrienne bankert, abc news. many thought this was a rebuilding year for the bronx bombers, but it does feel like this year is for real. >> they are a win away from the world series with a 5-0 win over houston. aaron judge drove in a run and scored another -- >> all rise! >> thank you jack. >> and they can clench the pennant tomorrow in houston. jack was at the game. a good luck charm. >> we'll have to see how they do. houston could make a comeback. in chicago, the long ball kept the cubs' hopes alive. xavier biaz. hitting two in a 3-2 chicago win. los angeles leads the series,

3-1. >> xavier. i don't think he says it like that. >> the cubs hit three homers, which meant lots of chances to dance in the bull pen. this was after the second homer, and they were hoping to do a little more dancing tonight. and so am i, honestly. i love it. i love it. i love when we get the rain delay shows. those are my favorite. off the ball field, something else happened in omaha, nebraska that you don't see every wednesday. >> it's pretty unusual to hold a wedding on hump day, but if you're going to have a hump day wedding, you might as well invite a hump day groomsman. >> that's how you do it. >> his name is zebediah, and he just happens to be ruth brown's favorite animal at a local rescue ranch. so the groom couldn't resist surprising her for her

>> oh, my gosh! it's hump day. i had no idea. no idea. then i was like, it's hump day, there's a camel. i had no idea. >> surprise. >> that's cute. >> that's awesome. >> and since they featured a camel as a groomsman, they had donkeys as brides maids. >> of course, you surprise your wife with a camel. i have to speak to my husband. where's my camel? where was my camel? >> what's going to be the surprise on the honeymoon? >> so the -- okay, coming up. it may have been the worst game of jeopardy ever. this is the last time a jackpot was this low. first class postage was 29 cents and the dow was trading at

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we're getting our first look at a surveillance video out of florida showing the moment a teenager was nearly run over. the boy was walking and texting, one of the men ran up behind him and grabbed his phone. as the boy chased them he was knocked to the ground by a get away driver. both suspects are charged with strong arm robbery. also in florida, a small plane crash landed on a street in st. petersburg, slamming into two vehicles. it made an emergency landing on the road, causing a brief burst of flames. all five people involved, two on the plane and three inside those vehicles survived the crash. the faa and ntsb have launched investigations into the cause of that crash. and overseas, the pilots of an air berlin flight who performed a dramatic fly by stunt have been suspended.

it happened during the carrier's final long haul flight in dusseldorf. as the flight came into miami, the pilots flew low across the runway and then pulled up and banked sharply to the left as you can see there before finally landing on the second approach. >> so those kind of maneuvers are reserved strictly for aborted landings, and this one has now sparked an investigation. >> in this time of terror, in this time when we've seen a german pilot deliberately fly an airplane into the side of a mountain, this was uncalled for, and there was no reason to scare the people on the airplane the way he did. >> the pilot at the controls said we wanted to make a mark, a dignified and emotional good-bye. air berlin filed for insolvency last month. lufthansa has sign theed a deal to buy a

business. >> makes you wonder why they're going out of business. the u.s. postal service is dealing with more bad public relations, involving how its carriers handle our packages. >> the latest video shows a postal carrier delivering two packages to the home of a navy veteran, but the carrier doesn't actually walk up to the front door. >> yeah, he left them on the back of the man's pickup truck. no comment from the post office. when we come back, why the piano man will soon be singing lullabies. and the smallest jackpot in decades. "the skinny's" next. smallest jackpot in decades. "the skinny's" next. shirt with ah... the irresistible scent of gain flings laundry detergent. that cough doesn't sound so good. take mucinex dm. i'll text you in 4 hours when your cough returns. one pill lasts 12 hours, so... looks like i'm good all night! why take 4-hour cough medicine? just one mucinex lasts 12 hours.

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♪ you may be right ♪ i may be crazy ♪ >> he might be a little crazy. ♪ and it just may be a lunatic you're looking for ♪ >> so billy joel is kicking off "the skinny" with major news. >> yeah, so the legendary musician is having a baby. he's 68. he revealed to an irish newspaper that he and his wife alexis are expecting their

this month. the couple's first child, della rose is now 2. and joel says she's now sleeping through the night and says that he hopes the next one will as well. >> the baby also has big, big sister, billy joel's daughter with christie brinkley, alexa rey joel. she can maybe help babysit. >> so we say congrats to them. >> he's continuing his residency at madison square garden by playing every month. friday night i he continues his record streak. >> they're so good. i've been twice. and every time i go nuts. >> does he mix it up. >> yeah? >> it's not the same? >> it's same format but not the same show. and while we were there we had a surprise performance by patti smith.

>> and the same dance moves by billy joel? introducing your girlfriend to your mom can be nerve-wracking. >> as i know. never introduced them. >> but introducing her to grandma. >> oh. >> can be down right terrifying. >> you know what makes it scarier? if grandma happens to be the queen of england. the daily mail has reported that prince harry has introduced the queen to meghan markle. >> it reportedly happened last week at buckingham palace. this is a big deal, because a tinted out black ford galaxy was whisked in and they had tea with grandma. >> ooh, tea. >> and we were actually able to get some exclusive images. this is a world news exclusive of the meeting. >> oh, wow. >> they're all cuddly, too. >> the queen wore royal blue. >> do you think the queen is

harry is tamed, somebody has tamed harry finally. >> you take him. >> yes, finally. >> congrats to the couple. this is news that things are progressing quite well. back here at home to what some are calling the worst game in the history of jeopardy. >> just days after the largest fifth largest jackpot in jeopardy history, two-day winner, minnie bell, became the three-day winner with a jackpot of $1. one, single, solitary dollar. >> the three contestants were stumped by this, the only country that borders the caspian sea and the persian gulf. >> the correct response is iran. you risked and lost

manny, you won with a dollar. >> hey, take them where you can get them, right? a one dollar victory hasn't happened since january 1993. ppened since january 1993.

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wow. >> nobody's safe in the world. so finally this half hour we leave you with an incredible comeback story of a runner hit by a car while training for a marathon. >> how he overcame the odds and became an inspiration for so many. here's abc's david muir. >> reporter: dean otto of charlotte, north carolina, a husband, father and marathoner. he was training one morning about a year ago when the unimaginable happened. he was hit by a car, breaking his pelvis, tailbone and ribs. he could not feel his legs. before he was rushed to the hospital on the side of the road, dean was praying and quietly to himself forgiving that driver in that moment. after surgery, dean's doctor gave him a 2% chance of ever walking again. but he was determined to prove them wrong. months of grueling physical therapy. one step at a time. us

from his first steps to walking up steps, to running, and along the way, dean had an idea, to run a half marathon with his surgeon, dr. mcgirk and the driver he forgave, will. exactly one year-to-date from the accident, the doctor, the driver and the survivor. >> three, two, one. >> reporter: 13 miles together. dean and the surgeon finished. the race wasn't over. and together crossing the finish line with will. and dean with a message, telling us what powered him. >> as far as forgiveness goes, it's been, you know, that's been the key to my recovery, to be able to forgive will immediately after the accident has been paramount in my positive attitude in my recovery from this accident. >> reporter: david muir, abc news, new york. >> positive thoughts, if i have

to run? >> no, i'll still be here and you will not be able to run a marathon.

making news in america this morning, demanding answers. the president's facing new pressure to explain the ambush in africa that left four americans dead and how the white house reached out to their families. >> i stand by what i heard him say. >> plus, the story behind the president's personal check to one soldier's family. captured. the manhunt for a shooting suspect that crossed state lines. >> one of the most heinous acts in our county. >> the hunt for that suspected killer. what happens after we die? this morning scientists reveal your brain can still be active. airport scare, passengers screaming in horror at a terrifying pilot's