making news in america this morning, a possible serial killer on the run. police calling it their worst nightmare. residents in one major city told not to walk alone at night. >> my wife is scared. >> this morning the one big lead in the case. and fighting words. new overnight senator john mccain takes aim at president trump and how he avoided vietnam. >> that is wrong. that is wrong. >> this as the president claims the congresswoman who slammed his call to a soldier's widow is the gift that keeps on giving. the jfk files. new insight into what may be revealed this week when secret documents about the kennedy assassination are released and

after all. plus, justin timberlake. >> if we can get you to shake your booty at the super bowl halftime show that will be the icing on the cake. >> what he's promising this morning. when nature calls, the french president's black lab picks the wrong time and the wrong place to interrupt his owner. good morning. i'm erielle reshef in for diane macedo. >> and i'm kendis gibson. we'll start with the hunt for a possible serial killer in tampa. the police chief says it's the worst nightmare. >> three killings in the last two weeks in the same neighborhood all of them appear to be random. even a stepped up police presence couldn't prevent the most recent murder. police heard the gunshots but could not catch the killer. abc's richard cantu has details. >> r

dark neighborhood in spite of the danger. [ chanting ] >> reporter: residents, neighbors and relatives of victims marching through the seminole heights area of tampa where three different people with no connection were gunned down all within two weeks and ten blocks of each other. >> this is devastating and it's sad. >> reporter: police escorting marchers to the place where 20-year-old anthony naiboa was shot after he got off on the wrong bus stop. >> it was right here. they kill him for nothing. >> reporter: they mourned and they prayed. the first shots rang out october 9th claiming the life of 22-year-old benjamin mitchell. four days later monica hoffa's body was found down the treat. >> no one should have to go through this. >> reporter: police still searching for the killer and a motive. right now the only lead the grainy video of a person wearing a hood along

street. police not even calling him a suspect but someone they'd like to speak to. >> we're going to find this person. >> reporter: warning residents not to walk alone when they leave their homes. police expected to address community fears at a meeting monday night. >> a man accused of plotting to blow up a shopping mall in miami is due in court later today. authorities say he was acting alone but was inspired by isis. he allegedly planned to detonate a weapon of mass destruction. fbi agents caught solano during a sting operation and say he never had access to real explosives. now to washington where president trump is warning republicans that if they fail to pass the sweeping tax cut they'll pay the price in next year'sterm elections. now, he'll travel to capitol hill tomorrow to meet republican senators. the bill promises to slash the corpat

offering relief to the middle class. but few other details were discussed. the president is hoping to sign the bill by thanksgiving. in the meantime, congress is turning up the pressure on the trump administration. they're demanding answers about that deadly ambush on american troops in niger. >> as one of the soldiers was laid to rest president trump intensified his attacks on the congresswoman who criticized his condolence call to that soldier's widow. abc's serena marshall has more from washington. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. while sergeant johnson was laid to rest the political battle that started with president trump's condolence call to his family seems to just be getting started. a final kiss, a final good-bye, flags folded for his children. the 25-year-old father, husband and special forces soldier, one of four killed in niger earlier this month after an ambush by isis pledge militants. to his community he was known as the wheelie king. to ame

embroiled in politics. >> i didn't know there were a thousand troops in niger. >> reporter: confusion over his death during a mission that senior intelligence officials say was so low risk they did not use armored vehicles or have a drone overhead. >> we have conflicting stories and want to be able to the full accurate story and get it right. >> reporter: the president not discussing the ambush. >> did you authorize the mission over there? >> thank you all very much. >> reporter: fox business network focusing on the call congresswoman frederica wilson criticized. >> it was so nice, look, i've called many people. and i would think that every one of them appreciated it. i was very surprised to see this. >> reporter: the day after sergeant johnson was bhirried he claimed a political win tweeting wacky congresswoman wilson is the gift that keeps on giving for the republican party. wilson a longtime friend of the johnson family responding. >> this is going to be trump's benghazi, trump's

>> reporter: while the political fight continues johnson's family and the white house await the results of the ongoing investigation. and johnson's widow will be on "good morning america" later this morning speaking about the soldier, father and husband she loved. kendis, erielle. >> all right, our thanks to serena there in washington. senator john mccain is taking what appears to be another veiled swipe at president trump. during a new interview about the vietnam war mccain who spent years as a p.o.w. complained that wealthy americans dodged the draft and mccain referred to bone spurs, the ailment that president trump says he had when he received his fifth deferment. >> one aspect of the conflict, by the way, that i will never ever count nance is we drafted the lowest income level of america and the highest income level found a doctor that would say that they had a bone spur. that is wrong. that is wrong.

>> candidate trump doubted mccain's status as he was captured. he seemed to take a jab at the president for half-baked nationalism. the sentencing hearing for bowe bergdahl begins today at ft. bragg in north carolina. he could face life in prison after pleading guilty to endangering his comrades when he desserted his post in afghanistan. he was then captured by the taliban. well, today the judge is expected to hear dramatic testimony about soldiers who were badly injured while searching for bergdahl. >> now let's take a look at your weather on this monday morning. right now triple digit temperatures and strong winds have most of southern california on high alert for wildfires. fire departments have increased their staffing to quickly knock down any small bush fires that may occur. red flag and excessive heat warnings in effect until tomorrow. parts

out this morning after heavy rain caused flash flooding you see here. the high water hit many of the same towns that flooded last year. coming up, how bill o'reilly is fighting back against new reports about a sexual harassment case. a new scandal rocking hollywood. why oscar nominated director says the claims from dozens of women can't be true. and surprise delivery. amazon customers get a lot more than they expected when they get their order.

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warehouse. they're urging residents to stay indoors and avoid the smoke which could contain harmful particles. no injuries reported so far. some encouraging news from puerto rico. more than a month after hurricane maria classes are resuming at more than 100 schools on the island this week. but the recovery has been slow. power has only been restored to 20% of the aisle. a spokesman for bill o'reilly is slamming "the new york times" over its reporting on a $32 million sexual harassment settlement. "the times" said he settled a claim with former legal analyst lis wiehl before he signed another contract with the network. but his spokesman accuses the newspaper of maliciously smearing o'reilly and failing to print an affidavit in which w e wiehl withdrew her claims. he promises to speak out later on today. hollywood is being rocked by another major sexual harassment scandal. james toback is

sexually aha rasing at least 38 women. toback denies it saying for the last 22 years it has been biologically impossible because of his diabetes and heart condition. and the sexual harassment scandals have now reached wall street. and one of the largest investment companies. a portfolio manager atrophy dealt resigned and a prominent tech fund manager has been fired. a florida couple says that their amazon order arrived with something extra, they did receive the four large plastic storage bins they had ordered but the bins were full already. inside marijuana. 65 pounds of it all wrapped up nicely in bundles. the couple says they immediately called police faring someone might break into their home looking for the pot. orlando police are now investigating. >> oops. we have a food safety alert this morning. coming up, the popular vegetables that are now being recalled. also ahead classified files

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kenneth moton has what they could rereel. >> reporter: the mother of all conspiracy theories reignited with president trump tweeting i will be allowing as president the long blocked and classified jfk files to be opened. the release of 3,000 secret documents set into motion by congress in 1992. the documents many from the fbi and cia may reveal more answers about the shooting and the killer lee harvey oswald. >> the lack of evidence has never stopped theorists. >> reporter: the recent abc news/"washington post" poll finds 62% of americans believe others besides oswald was involved. the commission finding oswald fired from his perch at the book depository but the question, was there a second gunman on this grassy knoll. also fueling decades of speculation, jack ruby's shocking murder of oswald on live tv. and questions about the role of the russian, the cubans, the mafia, even the

>> what we will find out is possibly what the fbi and the cia knew about oswald and didn't disclose to the warren commission, the original investigating body but never told the public over the years. >> reporter: experts say they could show the cia had critical information that oswald was in mexico city and potentially dangerous seven weeks before the assassination and failed to tell anyone including the fbi when he returned. something that could be quite embarrassing for the cia. president trump has until thursday to decide if he will keep some documents classified. kenneth moton, abc news, dallas. >> our thanks to kenneth in dallas. a vietnam veteran who saved as many as 70 lives during a secret mission will be presented with the medal of honor today. retired army captain gary rose was the only medic dropped into the jungle for four days. while coming under heavy fire he use the his body as a human shield to protect members of the unit. he actually treated others while he himself was wounded. and he

as his helicopter was crashing. >> all of a sudden the helicopter went quiet and, well, that's because the engine quit. to this day i'm not sure which one said it but bernie and i were talking and one said we're going to crash and the other one said, yep. we're going down and we did just sat there arm in arm looking at the ground coming up. >> rose was thrown from the chopper before it hit the ground but crawled back to rescue his men. >> that is a remarkable story. a massive vegetable call is widening because of listeria concern. more than 20 brands pulled distributed by mann packing and sold at walmart, aldi, trader joe's and safeway albertsons and include broccoli and cauliflower and have best buy dates between october 11th and october 20th. check your produce. more details on our

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will perform during the super bowl halftime show in february in minneapolis. >> but, of course, this will be his third super bowl appearance, but the first since the infamous janet jackson wardrobe malfunction in 2004. he joked about it during an interview with nbc's mike tirico. >> that, that won't happen this time. there was a little bit of that, but, yeah, i think, yeah, no, mike, that's not going to happen. >> he had to know that was going to come up. >> yeah, but a lot of people are wondering will janet be allowed back in as well. timberlake wants to put on a show that brings people together and wants to get everyone up and shaking their booty and joked he's not 36 years old which is shocking for us so he definitely won't be jumping off the stadium roof like lady gaga did last year. >> he is a dad now. has to be responsible. yes, he does. speaking of responsibility, justin bieber has some serious new ink that

chest, lower body. >> it features two angels and some gothic imagery. celebrity tattoo artists say it took three days to complete and he says his work with bieber isn't done. >> oh, but look on the counter there. we're wondering what bieber is doing with chips avoid package next to deodorant. necessary random. >> now to the presidential pooch making global headlines for an unexpected interruption. >> yeah, and props to the graphics department. french president emmanuel macron chatting with government ministers when his going nemo decided to get amorning in alexandria. one man is fighting for his life after a deadly triple one man is fighting for his life after a deadly triple shooting this morning, police confirm that two men were killed after shots rang out at last night at "all veterans park". a third man is now hospitalized with serious injuries.

an update from police and will bring you more details later this monring. in miami-- a man is now in fbi custody this morning, accused of trying todetonate a bomb inside a shopping mall. police say 53 year old vicente solano acted alone, when he obtained what he thought was a bomb from undercover federal agents. the bomb was actually fake. police say before the attack, solano made pro-islamic state videos, but there is no indication that he was directed by isis terrorists. solano is due in court later today. good morning washington. toss to eileen - warm & breezy today - rain & gusty winds overnight - falling temperatures each day (chilliest day thursday) today: warm and breezy. partly to mostly cloudy. highs: 73-77 winds: se 5-15 g 20 mph tonight: rain likely . gusty winds. lows: 57-67 winds: s 10-15 g 30-40+ mph tuesday: partly to mostly cloudy. lingering shower early. highs: 69-74 winds: s to nw 5-15 mph

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that forced a thousand people out of their homes investigators now say they believe it started in a utility room. it happened saturday at the promenade apartments on pooks hill road. 18 people needed to be hospitalized and that fire caused a million dollars in damage. happening now-- the university of maryland college park warning students to be on guard-- after a string of burglaries near campus. the university sent students an email, with details about the latest incident. a student says she awoke at 3 in the morning, with a man in her room. he fled when she woke up, and he didn't take anything. this follows a string of burglaries involving university of maryland students. and students are getting concerned. in this latest incident-- there's no

was unlocked or the man forced his way inside. in the day ahead-- a trial set to get underway - against virginia-based philip morris after a connecticut woman died of lung cancer. jeanette biflock's husband filed the wrongful death lawsuit against the cigarette maker eleven years ago. she died at the age of 42 -- after smoking marlboros for almost 30 years. philip morris denies it did anything wrong -- and says biflock just chose to smoke. comedian david letterman has a new piece of hardware for his mantle. the reitred late night host was at the kennedy center sunday - receiving the prestigious mark twain prize for american humor. it was a star-studded event - steve martin - jimmy kimmel and al franken were there. 70-year-old letterman spent 33 years on late-night t-v, hosting long-running shows on n-b-c and then on c-b-s. but he made some suprising comments when he talked to our own kidd o'shea.

his favorite dumb moment from his show was the "monkey cam" - he would attach a camera to a monkey's head and let it run wild. it's xx and we're just getting started. it's xx and we're just getting started. breaking news. a triple shooting last night in alexandria. now police updating us, about who they think pulled the trigger. good morning washington.

- warm & breezy today - rain & gusty winds overnight - falling temperatures each day (chilliest day thursday) today: warm and breezy. partly to mostly cloudy. highs: 73-77 winds: se 5-15 g 20 mph tonight: rain likely . gusty winds. lows: 57-67 winds: s 10-15 g 30-40+ mph tuesday: partly to mostly cloudy. lingering shower early. highs: 69-74 winds: s to nw 5-15 mph we are following breaking news. a triple shooting in