accept the challenge and take charge today. visit your weight matters dot org. captioning funded by cbs it's friday, october 20th, 2017. this is the "cbs morning news." president trump's chief of staff comes to his defense about the call to a gold star widow that's causing controversy. >> it stuns me that a member of congress would have listened in on that conversation. absolutely stuns me. i thought at least that was sacred. >> two former presidents slam president trump without mentioning him by name and warn of the destruction of american democracy.

and the ball game is over, and the los angeles dodgers have won the pennant. >> the l.a. dodgers are heading to the world series. good morning from the studio 57 newsroom at cbs news headquarters here in new york. good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. it was an emotional response from a parent who knows the heartache of loss firsthand. the president's chief of staff john kelly defended against criticism that mr. trump disrespected a grieving family during a condolence call. kelly's son was killed in the line of duty and he had harsh words for the woman who criticized the president. >> reporter: chief of staff john kelly lashed out at

wilson. >> i was stunned when i came to work yesterday morning and brokenhearted. >> reporter: wilson was with a widow yesterday. she was critical of the president's tone and message. >> it stuns me that a member of congress would have listened in on that conversation, absolutely stuns me, and i thought at least that was sacred. >> chief of staff kelly said he first urged the president not to make the call. when the president insisted, he counselored him on what to say. >> he was a brave man, a fallen hero. he knew what he was getting into because he enlisted. there was no reason to. he was where he wanted to be with exactly where he wanted to be when his life was taken. that was the messag

>> last night mr. trump went on a twitter attack and attacked congresswoman wilson writing the fake news is going crazy with wacky congresswoman wilson who was secretly on a very personal call and gave a call. wilson says she stands by her comments. the "washington post" reports the johnson family has known him for decades. >> and details of the ambush in soldiers have been slow to ican emerge after the bolds o three other americans were recovered, pentagon officials believed johnson was still alive somewhere on the battlefield. his body was found two days later, but the pentagon flatly rejected the notion that an american soldier had been left behind. >> i'll tell you categorically from the ploemt of contact, no one's left behind. either u.s.

nigerian forces were on the ground actively searching for the soldier. >> officials want to know if warning signs about the ambush were missed. senator john mccain says it may ta take subpoenas to get more information. >> former president bush said not to criticize. that changed yesterday when he denounced bigotry, isolationism and conspiracy on attacking president trump. >> bigotry seems emboldened and outright fabrication. >> the 43rd president made no mention of the 45th, but his focus was clear. >> we've seen our discourse created by casual cruelty. at times it seems like the forces pulling us apart stronger

>> he said it's distorting our democracy. >> we've seen nationalism distorted. >> there was no specific reference to president trump's mantra, but president bush called on the journalists. >> transparent, accurate, and fair. >> a similar call to arms was made by another senior republican earlier this week, senator john mccain. >> for the sake of some half-baked spurious nationalism cooked up by people who would rather find scapegoats than solve problems. >> former president barack obama also spoke out. >> the world counts on america having its act together. >> he urged young voters to fight back. >> we're objecting to politics of division, we're

politics of fear that we are embracing a politics that says everybody counts. >> president bush says he believes the american spirit will ultimately prevail. >> the american spirit does not say we shall manage or we shall make the best of it. it says we shall overcome, and that is exactly what we're going to do. >> reporter: it is an unspoken rule for presidents not to criticize their successors, perhaps this is a case where the margaret brennan, cbs news, the white house. the senate passed a $4 trillion budget measure that could pave the way for the tax overhaul presented by president trump. it has to be reconciled with the house plan but there is growing pressure to adopt the senate plan. once it pse

maneuver to pass legislation. and i ahead on "cbs this morning" in our "issues that matters" series, speaker of the house paul ryan joins us to take a closer look at tax reform. two people were arrested during the speech of white nationalist spencer in florida. for much of his speech spencer was drounsed out by protesters. >> i won't let go to waste. >> helping puerto rico hitting home . outside of the auditorium hundreds protests with signs and anti-nazr slogans. hundreds of police had been called in to prevent violence. the school spent $600,000

there were a few skirmishes. the governor had declare a stat of emergency for the event. and police in los angeles are investigating a possible sexual assault case against harvey weinstein. weinstein weinstein's. he was fired following numerous allegations. police in new york and london are also investigating allegations of sex abuse against weinstein. it's estimated the wildfires that tore through northern california caused at least $1 billion in property damage. the fires are blamed for at least 42 deaths and the destruction of nearly 7,000 homes and other buildings. the damage estimates it's expected to climb. more than 15,000 people remain evacuated. and national oceanic & atmospheric administration says another warm

this is thanks to another expected la nina event. it's the natural cooling of the pacific ocean which affects weather patterns worldwide. it's expected to be dryer than normal while the north will be likely wetter, but noaa says it's unlikely that this winter will be as warm as last. a 29-year drought is over for the los angeles dodgers. >> line shot, and it is caught, and the ball game is over, and the los angeles dodgers have won the pennant. >> the dodgers are headed to the world series for the first time since 1988. enrique hernandez homered three times as l.a. routed the chicago cubs, 11-1 in game five of the national league series. l.a. won the series, four games to one and beats houston or new york in the world series beginning tuesday. coming up on the "morning news" now, struggling in puerto rico.

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we're getting a glimpse into the mind of a young barack obama. atlanta's emory university obtained nine handwritten letters sent by mr. obama in 1982 to 1984 to his then college girlfriend, alexandra mcnear. in one portion he writes salaries in the community organizations are too low to survive on right now, so i hope to work in some more conventional capacity for a year, allowing me to store up enough nuts to pursue those. it's being made public. on the "cbs moneywatch" now, why your laptop may be dangerous in checked luggage, and a clothing subscription goes public. diane king hall at the new york stock exchange. good morning,

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leads to an early victory in tax reform. >> plus as protests rocked one college campus we hear from students about what they believe. >> and on this friday it may be the start of a simply perfect day. >> yeah, you can't complain about this forecast. plenty ofsunshine out there today. hightemperatures 74 to 78 degrees, we'll warm up nicely after a cool morning. here's a look atyour day planner. we'll seetemperatures in the 50s by the 9 a.m. hour, 70 by noon and 73 by 5:00 this afternoon. futurecast shows clear skies, high pressure in place. it'sgoing to stick around all weekend long. it looksabsolutely gorgeous out there. great weather for high school football and all your other weekend plans. 76 saturday,sunday 78 degrees, a little bit warmer but very pleasant. pretty busy out there actually. a number of closures

town by route 197 we have some issues. themaryland state highway administration just tweeting out if you're trying to head north right before you get to route 50, 2 of your right hand lanes are closed and you'll not have access to eastbound. then on 50it's blocked the ramp for you to get on 197. i've seen somedelays on the inner loop of the beltway right between the parkway before you hit route 50. here's a live look of traffic on the beltway. we have a closurefor police activity on benning road. . we've seen the president poke fun at members of their own party and other at the annual dinner. and last night paulryan got the digs in to a lot of people, both republicans and democrats

>> he spoke in new york. it'san event known for its roasts. >> a lot of people they ask me, you know, guy from wisconsin what's it like to work on a daily basis with an abrasive new yorker with a loud mouth. onceyou get to know him chuck schumer is not all that bad. . >> every morning i wake up in my office and scroll twitter to see which tweets i'll have to pretend i did not see later on. i really have learned so much. i've learned you are guilty until purchasing less guilty. i learned how d.c. works, i play the good cop, mitch mcconnell plays the bad cop. . >> that's a quick look at what's going on.

>> the news at 4:30 on this friday morning starts right now. >> this is wake up washington on wusa9. . there is still more wrangling ahead but republicans can celebrate an early victory for tax reform. thanks forjoining us. happy friday. >> we're getting up and out the door this friday morning. theweekend is here. let's check inwith a first look at the forecast as we get ready for the weekend. we're getting a gift from mother nature. gorgeous weekendon tap. 55 degrees right nowwith calm winds as the kids are waiting at the bus stop this morning. as the final bellrings right around 74 degrees. we'll top out around 75 today with plenty of sunshine. andthat sunshine lasts all weekend long. high pressure camping outover the area. as long as thehigh pressure is here -- you're

find any clouds out there. 75 today, up to76 degrees saturday with plenty of sunshine, sunday is outright nice with a high of 78 degrees. your weekend plans are safe. we're going to take a look at some of your weekend planners for all the events coming up. >> i feel like this week did go quickly. . all right. we have someconstruction on 395 it's shut down your hov lanes between little river turnpike and king street is the section they're working on today. then we havean accident and problems on route 197 and route 50. you cannot take the ramp to get to 197. on 197 heading northbound right before route 50, 2 of your right hand lanes are blocked. thehighway administration tweeted out there will be extended closures with this. i'm notsure when this will open back up. for right now just the 2