making news in america this morning, damage control. the president's former campaign chairman and his associate under house arrest this morning indicted as the spotlight turns to a young foreign policy adviser and his guilty plea. >> we've been saying from day one there's been no evidence of trump/russia collusion. >> what these charges could signal about the investigation's future. breaking overnight, russian ties revealed. hours before they're called before congress facebook and twitter reveal russian ads reached far more americans than previously disclosed. caught on camera, boating disaster. fierce surf capsizes this boat. >> i was swimming next to him so i was really kind of struggling just to get out of the area. >> how a boy came

with only his surfboard and his determination. plus, halloween warning. the fda is issuing an aletter about this popular candy. and meet the other george papadopoulos who shares a favorite name tries to explain himself to the internet. a good tuesday morning to you all. we begin with reports of a furious president trump after the first indictments in the russia investigation. >> his former campaign chair, paul manafort and his former deputy are now on house arrest after pleading guilty to charges connected to their business dealings. but the first evidence of possible collusion is coming from another former trump adviser who cut a deal after lying to the fbi about russia. abc's janai norman is joining us from washington where things are pretty busy, good morning, janai. >> reporter: absolutely, kendis and diane. so special counsel robert muelle

indictments in the russia investigation. we expected that. but then came the unexpected news, that guilty plea from a former adviser to the trump campaign. >> did you commit a crime. >> reporter: former trump campaign chairman paul manafort and one-time deputy manager rick gates both charged in a sweeping 12-count indictment of conspiracy against the united states, money laundering, and failing to register as agents for a foreign government. >> did you believe -- >> reporter: both pled not guilty to the charges unrelated to their activity working on the trump campaign. but the biggest break in the investigation led by special counsel robert mueller, the ref liegs that former trump campaign foreign policy adviser george papadopoulos worked with suspected russian agents then denied it to the fbi. >> george papadopoulos, he's an oil and energy consultant, excellent guy. >> reporter: seen just a few seats from donald trump at a national security

pleaded guilty earlier this month to lying to the fbi and has been secretly cooperating. according to the fbi in april 2016 russians told him they had dirt on hillary clinton and thousands of e-mails long before they were made public. the day after that meeting, donald trump gave his first foreign policy speech with an emphasis on russia. >> i believe an easing of tensions, an improved relations with russia from a position of strength only is possible, absolutely possible. >> reporter: and according to court filings, papadopoulos reported to four senior campaign managers or policy advisers as he worked to try to set up a meeting between then candidate donald trump and russian president vladimir putin. diane and keb' mo'. >> all right, janai norman live from washington, thanks, janai. so for now the president is trying to distance himself from his former associates. white house press secretary sarah sanders dismissed papadopoulos as a low-level volunteer

limited role in the campaign and she insists the charges have nothing to do with the campaign itself. abc news political director rick klein has more on what these developments mean for the trump white house at least going forward. rick. >> diane and kendis, the trump presidency is no longer controlled solely even primarily by president trump. bob mueller taking control, using his special counsel's office to now direct a brand-new set of investigations that's all throughout the trump operation, maybe even up to the white house itself in taking on, indicting president trump's former campaign chairman and his top deputy, the clear message, the clear implication is that nothing is off limits. the president and his own finances could potentially come on to the table and more intriguingly a junior level aide who is now pleaded guilty cooperating with authority, the question is who else is cooperating? did he wear a wire? are there other people he will implicate in his explanation of the facts? this probe is very clearly now getting much larger before it gets smaller and the clear indication from

anything and at anything that leads him from the directions that he started. even if that means going far afield from his original mission, he is not going to stop until he pursues every lead that gets at the truth. diane and kendis. >> and, rick, clearly he'll look at anyone because the mueller investigation has now led to the resignation of a top democratic lobbyist, tony podesta has stepped down from his lobbying firm after it was referenced in the paul manafort indictment. manafort is accused of using the firm as part of a pr scheme for pro-russian ukrainian clients. podesta's brother john was hillary clinton's campaign chairman. we're also hearing new revelations about russian sponsored content on social media during last year's election. facebook executives will testify on capitol hill today that a russian group posted more than 80,000 times during and after president trump's victory and that content reached as many as 126 million people. far more than previously disclosed.

identified nearly 3,000 russian linked accounts. that's nearly 14 times the number first disclosed and today google is expected to identify 18 youtube channels linked to russian influence but it describes only limited activity on the accounts. >> there are new comments about the civil war from the white house chief of staff john kelly that have been getting a little bit of attention overnight. kelly appearing on fox news and was asked about confederate monuments and called robert e. lee ann honorable man who gave up his country to fight for his state. and kelly did not place the blame for the civil war slavery. >> the lack of an ability to compromise led to the civil war, and men and women of good faith on both sides made their stand with their conscience. >> martin luther king's daughter reacted claiming he was making a fight to maintain slavery and it sounds -- to make slavery sound courageous. federal judge

blocked president trump's ban on transgender people serving openly in the military. the judge issued a preliminary injunction that halts both the ban and transgender recruiting efforts. it's now up to the government whether to appeal the judge did uphold a provision that bans federal funding for sex reassignment procedures. convicted army deserter bowe bergdahl admits he made a mistake. he deserted his post in afghanistan and was captured by the taliban during the sentencing phase of his trial he said he never intended for anyone to get hurt while searching for him. president trump has called him a traitor who should be executed. the judge says those comments by the president could be grounds for a lighter sentence. the u.s. says it has captured a second militant who plan the attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi. he was seized during a read by special ops in libya. he's being returned to the united states for trial. four american officials including an ambassador were killed in the 2012 attacks. time now for a look at your weather on this tuesday morning.

the cleanup is beginning after that powerful coastal storm slammed the northeast causing more than a million power outages. some towns in new england are postponing halloween because of the damage and fallen trees and other debris are now blocking the streets. a flash flood in new hampshire swept this vacation home down a river completely smashing it to pieces. luckily nobody was inside at the time. still heartbreaking for that family. farther north the white mountains have been bracing for mudslides there as well, just a very difficult time for those people, all over that northern area. >> yeah, several inches of rain in those parts. well, coming up the health benefits of a popular food called into question this morning. that story ahead. also new details. those two women rescued after spending five months at sea, hear why they say they did not

plus caught on camera, proof that everyone wants candy today. even bears?

we're back now with new video of a close call as a plane was trying to land in austria. heavy winds caused the right wing to drop and the plane's tire then bounced off the runway. the pilots aborted the landing at the last second. the polish airliner returned to germany. luckily nobody was hurt. >> kevin spacey is spacing more fallout over the sexual assault allegation. he will not be honored with a special

"house of cards" will end after the upcoming season. that was made before the allegation came to light. harvey weinstein is facing new backlash in his sexual abuse scandal. the producers guild of america took the step of banning him for life. this comes as new accusations push the time line of alleged abuse back plus the 1970s. president trump has reportedly chosen the next chairman of the federal reserve. he's expected to name jerome powell who is already on the board of the central bank. powell has supported the current fed chair's policy of slowly raising interest rates. the fda is making the rare move proposing to revoke the heart healthy claims of soy protein. since 1999, foodmakers have been allowed to slap those claims onto their products containing the ingredient. but the fda is now saying the evidence that soy protein actually lowers heart damaging ldl cholesterol is inconsistent. the first time the agency has ever attempted to retract a previously authorized health claim. on this halwe

warning people who love black licorice not to indulge too much. it could cause major health problems. the fda posted this video warning people over 40 to limit their intake of black licorice to two ones a day, otherwise you risk developing high blood pressure, swelling or even congestive heart failure because a compound in the licorice root that lowers your body's potassium levels. as halloween is approaching many were visiting candy stores including this black bear in gatlinburg, tennessee. there was no one else in mahalia's candies at the time. he left with nothing. >> nothing? >> nothing. >> come on. they could have given him a bag of m&ms or little reese's pieces. >> our costumes are going to extremes nowadays. all right, a pro football star, a sad one, will be sidelined after a judge's decision in a domestic violence case. i thought we were talking about an injury. excuse me, judge's decision. we'll ha

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was really kind of struggling just to get out of that area because you can get sucked into the jetty. he said thank you as he got out off the surfboard and went back surfing. he was in shock because he just lost his boat and all his stuff. >> just went right back to surfing. no big deal. sam's dad said his son's willingness to immediately jump into action speaks volumes about his character. >> part of the lifestyle in jupiter. new questions this morning about those two women rescued by the u.s. navy last week after being lost at sea for five months. the coast guard confirms the women had an emergency beacon on the sailboat but never turned it on. a spokesperson says the pair never activated the beacon because they never felt truly in distress and did not think the situation was dire enough. the beacon would have notified rescue teams of their position. the coast guard says it's reviewing the case but has not opened an investigation. let's turn our focus to the nfl player recovering after a horrible injury and an emergenc

surgery to save his leg. chicago bears tight end zach miller dislocated his left knee sunday. he also severed the major artery that provides blood below the knee rushed to the hospital in new orleans where doctors repaired the artery. his coach calls miller's surgery a success. >> he's got a good pulse in his lower leg as well as has good feeling. his foot is warm which is a good sign. not that he's out of the woods by any stretch but it's as good as can be expected at this point. >> wow, experts say amputation was a possibility. doctors are closely watching the leg to be sure it has proper blood flow. a federal judge reinstated dallas cowboys star "el faro's" six-game suspension in connection with the domestic violence case. elliott and the players union have 24 hours to consider an appeal. otherwise, he could be off the field until december 17th. the astros and dodgers will be back on the field tonight for game six of the world series. if the

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♪ it's time for your tuesday "pulse" starting with the other george papadopoulos. >> a michigan man has had an interesting 24 hours because of that name. the same name as the president's former adviser who pleaded guilty in the russia investigation. this papadopoulos is actually a financial planner and his online life has been pretty hectic full of people accusing him of being the pan involved in the scandal. >> oh, but he tweeted to all, i am not george papadopoulos. i am in greece visiting my mother so today has been kind of surreal to keep up with. he later tweeted no more new notifications. ah, could you just imagine being -- >> the wrong guy. >> i'm just hanging out at the acropolis. next to gossip from john boehner about president obama.

politico magazine. he recounted a moment he shared with the president six years ago saying i'm smoking a cigarette and they bring me a glass of merlot and here's a president drinking iced tea and chomping on a nicorette. >> asked if he ever saw president obama sneak a cigarette he responded no, no, no, no. he is scared to death of his wife. scared to death. >> and the former president admitted as such as well. >> gave a speech to the united nations i believe in 2013 where he said that, you know, he hasn't smoked in six years because he's scared to death of his wife. >> he's scared of a few things, kim jong-un and michelle obama. >> there you go. so it is halloween. so here are some costume hits and misses courtesy of awkwardfamilyphotos.com. >> this woman decided to dress up as her son. >> oh, i see. >> and this little girl went as -- oh, that's awesome. that's hall and oats. >> together in one costume. >> i like

be both. this one didn't work out so well for the little one in the picture. the picture on the right was the inspiration for her daughter's costume but her daughter there on the left wasn't as big a fan as the baby in the photo. >> they look cute. this one with the caption my nephew wasn't down with our "wizard of oz" costume theme. >> the little darth vader. >> was not having -- not having it. >> i will do my own thing. doesn't matter if you are my father. >> darth vader is not in "the wizard of oz quart. >> this is us. we couldn't decide. >> we didn't want to choose so decide to go as it's chilly out. your forecast is moments away. first-- some quick top stories. bombshells in washington-- the special council investigation indicting three former trump campaign associates. former trump campaign chairman, paul manafort, and his business associate, rick

arrest this morning. here is what we know right now. federal agents say former campaign aide george papadopolous.... pleaded guilty to lying about his attempts to connect the trump campaign with associates of russian president vladimir putin. meanwhile-- manafort and gates have both pleaded not guilty to a slew of charges including conspiracy and money laundering. the white house down playing any connection to the charges against manafort. and on the topic of papadopolous-- trump administration officials say he was barely involved with the campaign. we will have much more coming up on this developing investigation, and the response from president trump. good morning washington. toss to eileen terrific weather for halloween warming this week spotty shower wednesday & showers for the weekend today: mostly sunny highs: 57-62 winds: west 5 mph tonight: mainly clear early... increasing clouds lows: 36-43 winds: west 5 mph wednesday:

showers (mainly n&w of dc) highs: 51-59 winds: east 3-8 mph a stunning revelation from facebook. the social networking site now says 126-million americans may have seen posts produced by russia between june 20-16

produced by russia between june 20-16 through august. details of the 80-thousand individual posts will be part of t

subcommittee this week. attorneys for facebook will tell congress it's impossible to know how many people saw the posts, scrolled by them, or missed them altogether. new this morning. the environmental protection agency-- is poised to make some big changes to its key advisory board. according to the washington post-- the agency is removing scientists who have received grants from the epa, and replacing them with industry experts. according to individuals familiar with the appointments, many of the the new board members are environmental regulators from conservative states, and researchers who have a history of critiquing the science and economics underpinning tighter environmental regulations. some good news and some bad news for metro riders.. and their wallets. first the good news. there will be no fare hikes under g-m paul wiedefelds 2019 budget. metro traditionally raises fares every other year. now the bad news-- there will also be no increased service. that means all cuts made during safe track remain in place. this is only a proposed budget-- it

next summer. some big quarterback news in the nfl-- could have an impact on where kirk cousins is playing next season. the winless san francisco 49ers made a shocking trade last night-- sending a 2nd round pick to new england for q-b jimmy garoppolo. what does that have to do with cousins? well, the 49ers have been mentioned as a potential destination for cousins, if he leaves washington. but now that the 49ers have a quarterback, they may not be in the market for the skins q-b after all. it's xx and we're just getting started. money laundering.. conspiracy.. and ties to russia. stunning federal charges handed down against three former trump campaign officials. now the white house-- is responding. house-- is responding.

good morning washington. terrific weather for halloween warming this week spotty shower wednesday & showers for the weekend today: mostly sunny highs: 57-62 winds: west 5 mph tonight: mainly clear early... increasing clouds lows: 36-43 winds: west 5 mph wednesday: mostly cloudy, spotty showers (mainly n&w of dc) highs: 51-59 winds: east 3-8 mph