making news in america this morning, a widow's grief. president trump speaks with the wife of a fallen u.s. soldier. but this morning that very call proving controversial. hear the comments causing the growing backlash. health care deal. an agreement on capitol hill to pay insurance subsidies for obamacare. >> this avoids chaos. >> this morning the uncertainty surrounding the deal. breaking his silence, the hotel security officer who confronted the las vegas shooter tells his story. >> i saw the blood. >> jesus campos explains what happened. a wild crash. what sent this truck careening into the ocean. and your mother was right. you should make your bed. it could make you a millionaire.

and we do say good morning, everybody, on this wednesday. we start with the growing controversy overnight. the president's words to a pregnant widow facing harsh criticism. >> he reportedly told her the widow rather of a fallen army sergeant that her husband, quote, knew what he signed up for. now, the question now is was that remark taken out of context. abc's serena marshall has more on it from washington. serena. >> reporter: kendis, diane, good morning. president trump reached out to all four families of the fallen soldiers from that deadly attack two weeks ago, but that one phone call raising questions. a grieving widow six months pregnant and a flag-draped coffin. the remains of her husband u.s. army sergeant ladavid johnson returned home. the soldier with the's let u.s. army special force, one of four who died nearly two weeks ago in

niger. only an hour before president trump calling her offering condolences but according to democratic representative fredricka wilson, in that call the president told the grief-stricken johnson he knew what he signed up for but when it happens it hurts anyway. >> so insensitive. >> reporter: wilson only heard parts of the more than five-minute call. >> you don't say that he is the president of the united states. this is a soldier who gave his life. >> reporter: according to the white house the president's conversations with the families of american heroes who have made the ultimate sacrifice are private. but the new controversy coming after the president defended his claim that other presidents including president obama did not ever personally call grieving families of fallen soldiers. >> i mean, you could ask general kelly, did he get a call from obama? >> reporter: kelly doesn't talk about his son's death and wouldn't go on the record.

obama aides not disputing the white house's claim but say kelly attended a white house breakfast for gold star families where he sat at the first lady's table. after some initial backtracking president trump appears to be standing by his initial comment that previous administrations never called the families of fallen soldiers. those previous administrations say they used a combination of phone call, letters and in person meetings to express their condolences. kendis, diane. >> serena marshall, thanks. in the meantime, the president is sending mixed signals about a last-ditch effort to reform obamacare. the senate is working on a deal to restore subsidies that help low income americans get insurance. the deal reached by lamar alexander and patty murray would cover $7 billion over years but the president says a different fix is needed. >> this is a short tief herm solution so that we don't have this very dangerous little period including dangerous period for insurance company, by

the way, for a period of one year, two years. >> this agreement avoids chaos and i don't know a democrat or a republican who benefits from chaos. >> tennessee senator there. now, the deal was announced hours after president trump declared the affordable care act dead. without the subsidies insurance companies say premiums will go up. the justice department will fight a new ruling that blocks the third version of president trump's travel ban. it was supposed to go into effect today but a federal judge in hawaii ruled the administration did not show a clear link between a person's nationality and their potential threat to the u.s. former white house press secretary sean spicer has been interviewed by special counsel robert mueller's staff as they look into the russian investigation. spicer is known for his extensive note taking during hi time in the white house. a major development in the nation's opioid crisis. for the first time the u.s. government has indicted chinese nationals on charges they

manufactured tons of fentanyl and other narcotics. fentanyl is 50 times more powerful than heroin. most comes from china where it's legal. of the 64,000 drug overdose deaths in the u.s. last year, 20,000 are blamed on fentanyl. rod rosenstein spoke with our pierre thomas about the unique problem in confronting these drug traffickers. >> one of the challenges we face is that because fentanyl is a chemically produced drug, produced in a lab, if we prohibit a particular type of fentanyl, a particular molecular construction the chemist can make a slight modification so the new version isn't identical to the previous version so that chemist labs are staying a step ahead of us. >> with no u.s. extradition treaty, the two chinese nationals will never face charges. rosenstein says china will do more to help. president trump's nominee

for drug czar has withdrawn his name from consideration. tom marino came under fire for his role in a law weakening the dea making suspicious drug shipments. the justice department may ask congress to repeal the law. in los angeles emergency crews are fighting a fire at the chevron oil refinery near l.a.x. airport. the fire reportedly broke out after an explosion at the refinery and flames were threatening storage tanks. residents nearby were advised to close their windows. chevron says the refinery is the largest on the west coast. new details about the deadliest hot air balloon crash in history. investigators say the pilot's poor decision-making caused the crash that killed 16 people. several medications were found in his system including valium and oxycodone. that's prompted investigators to urge the faa to change a policy that allows balloon operators to fly without being medically certified. a state of emergency before an appearance tomorrow by a

prominent white nationalist. richard spencer is set to speak there. the security for the event could cost $500,000. let's take a look at the weather on this wednesday morning. we're seeing new video here showing a waterfall in england being blown backwards. >> ooh, wow. this from the powerful wind from hurricane ophelia. nearly 200,000 customers in ireland till don't have power after the storm. now here in the states the temperatures in the northeast will be back into the 70s today. the northwest will be in the 60s with up to a foot of rain there in the next few days. not bad and the readings around the great lakes will be about 10 degrees above normal. 70 in chicago.

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they apparently did not find the risk among black men or perhaps other minorities. johnson & johnson scored a legal victory in the case that said talcum powder causes cancer. a $72 million verdict was thrown out. jacqueline fox blamed the powder for causing her cancer. in 2016 a jury ruled in her favor. but the appeals court said the alabama resident should have filed it in her home state, not missouri. the decision could affect several other pending lawsuits. well, that big hollywood sex assault scandal has now apparently spread to harvey weinstein's brother. a show runner for the weinstein company's tv drama pa "the mist" says bob weinstein sexually harassed her several times inrighting her to dinner and up to his hotel room. his attorney says the woman's claims are, quote, riddled with false assertions. in the meantime, sexual harassment allegations have forced roy price to step down, days after reports that his

fiancee lela fineberg called off their wedding which was set for next month. two airport security officers have been fired for dragging a passenger off a plane in chicago. david dao was removed from the flight in april after refusing to give up his seat. one officer was fired for using excessive force and another for tampering with the report. two other officers were suspended. automated cars could soon cruise down the streets of new york city. >> general motors and cruise automation are planning to test economist cars in the big apple next year. they would be the first fully self-driving vehicles in the state and here's a crucial detail. there will be an engineer behind the wheel and an observer in the passenger seat. i'm sure that's good news based on some of the driving that we already have in new york city. all right. well, there is a new development in the national anthem protest controversy. coming up, hear what the nfl commissioner is now saying. but first the hotel security guard shot during the las vegas

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heard rapid-fire and at first i took cover, i felt a burning sensation. i went to go lift my pant leg up and i saw the blood. that's when i called it in on my radio that shots have been fired and i was going to say that i was hit, but i got on just to clear radio traffic so they can coordinate the rest of the call. >> wow, you see stephen schuck there who is sitting next to him says campos saved his life and the life of another hotel guest by keeping them out of the path of the gunfire that episode of "ellen" airs today. an important warning for anyone putting their home up for sale. a man in colorado says he believes teenagers saw pictures of his online and broke in and threw a massive party. dozens of teenagers dancing, drinking and trashing the place. the owner says damage is in the tens of thousands of dollars.

>> they don't value, you know, anything. they don't value people's hard work. their property. any of it. >> real estate experts say as soon as you put your house on the market consider installing a security system and make sure your broker is using it and consider installing video surveillance signs all around your home. speaking of surveillance those cameras captured this frightening moment. that truck hurtling down an incline right into the ocean. now, police say a possible brake failure caused the man to lose control but he managed to roll down the window and swim to safety. >> well, the nfl will not force players to stand during the national anthem. team owners huddled with players at nfl headquarters tuesday. president trump has called on owners to fire players who kneel during the anthem. the players say they're protesting social injustice, not the actual anthem. for now the league officials say they will continue to support the players and both sides described that as pro-tuductive

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>> ♪ >> good morning -- i'm tamala edwards. it's wednesday october 18th. breaking overnight, police discover a stabbing victim with a kitchen knife still in his back on a front stoop. they're looking for his assailant in this deadly violence. >> jerry sandusky's fate goes before a judge again as the convicted child predator tries to get a new trial. today we'll learn the scope of job cuts targeting a wells fargo location in the leaf. accuweather says if you like the cool weather, get ready. we're in for a warmup. that's all next on "action news." >> ♪ sunny and warm across most of the country. rain in the northwest. some areas there could see more than a foot of rain over the next few days. finally this half hour, an inspiring story about not letting anything get in your way. >> a professor at texas a&m is

battling leukemia but has not stopped him if working and teaching his students. we have more from our houston station. >> reporter: diagnosed with cancer. >> i've been getting blood transfusions almost every day. >> reporter: but didn't stop texas a&m professor vaughn bryant in his tracks. >> i still do my research with a microscope here. >> reporter: the first thing he asked for when he was told he would spend 30 days in isolation while undergoing treatment at m.n. anderson. >> no one asked them for a microscope before. they thought it might contaminate my germ-free environment. >> reporter: doctors approved so for the last few weeks. >> i went through about 40 samples. >> reporter: he continued his research of 50 plus years analyzing honey from all over the world. >> there's a lot of research to do and that's why i told them here they have to fix it. >> right now he's the only person in north america doing

this type of work. his granddaughter mary katharine is following in his footsteps. she's a junior at a&m. >> i never met anyone as optimistic as him. >> reporter: aside from his research the professor has spent countless hours online continuing to teach his students. >> i did skype with students, faculty and other people. >> reporter: it has been challenging, he says, but he feels truly blessed. >> if they hadn't have caught it when they did it would have been too late. >> reporter: but next week he hopes to be back in a classroom and even drinking a good cup of joe. >> the one thing, though, that i really miss is coffee. i love to drink coffee and the coffee here sucks, i hate to say that but -- >> reporter: maya moreno, 13 news. >> if that's the least of his worries, not that bad. >> dogs he put honey in his coffee. >> oh, you have to imagine he does. need to get that man some

>> ♪ >> "action news." delaware valley's leading news program with matt o'donnell, tamala edwards, karen rogers and meteorologist, david murphy. >> ♪ >> good morning. it's 4:30 now on this wednesday october 18th. >> good morning. we are following breaking news. medics find a stabbing victim with the knife still in his back lying in front of a home in philadelphia. >> today a judge plans to announce whether he'll grant jerry sandusky a new trial. >> a federal lawmaker says president trump made insensitive comments to the widow of fallen soldier during a phone call that was supposed to be for him to express his condolences. >> but first up let's talk about your accuweather. dave murphy has the has the latest and karen rogers has her eyes on your