We begin with the republican senators doubleteaming President Trump with scathing criticism. And overnight the attacks continued after announcing he will not seek reelection, arizona senator jeff flake is railing against the president condemning what he calls reckless, outrageous and undignified behavior. And retiring senator bob corker is calling the president a divisive bully. Abcs Serena Marshall has the latest from washington. Good morning, serena. Reporter kendis, diane, good morning, and thats right. Senator flake did not hold back with his criticism of the president. Senator corker, a man who once campaigned for him, even going on the record and saying that he continually spells untruths taking this far beyond a mere twitter war of words. It has all the makings of a civil war. Senate republicans rejecting the behavior of their republican president. It is dangerous to a democracy. Reporter arizona senator jeff flake announcing he will not seek a second term because he is disgusted. Flagrant disregard for truth and decency. The reckless provocations most often for the pettiest and most personal reasons. Reporter the public shaming an hour after President Trump visited capitol hill pushing tax reform. And on the same day, bob corker, the influential head of the Senate ForeignRelations Committee said this. And i think that the worst of it is going to be just the debasing, if you will, over our nation. Reporter the president responding on twitter calling him a lightweight and incompetent. Corker tweeting back, same untruths from an unutterly untruthful president. Alertthedaycarestaff. Former white house adviser steve bannon claiming a victory against the establishment saying another scalp for his movement. The white house seems to agree. I think that they were not likely to be reelected, and i think that shows that the support is more behind this president than it is those two individuals. Reporter and overnight in a scathing Washington Post oped, senator flake going even further writing, its time to stop pretending that this is somehow normal, and for the next 14 months he will only be guided by the dictates of conscience. Republican leader of the Senate Mitch Mcconnell said he regrets senator flakes decision but called him a very fine man who always voted on principle. Kendis, diane. Should make the midterms really interesting next year. Thank you, serena. And those blistering attacks by senators corker and flake could pose some problems for the Republican Party. Yeah, we get some more insight now from our political director, rick klein. Good morning, rick. Diane and kendis, this is a major moment in the Republican Party and a major moment in the trump presidency. Senators corker and jeff flake are now out in the open saying things that no republican senator has ever been free to say before. Its not just that they are now free to speak their minds and not running for reelection, they are free to vote their conscience. That has big implications for the rest of the trump agenda starting with the tax push. President trump only has a 5248 edge partywise in the United States senate. He can only lose two senators. Thats how many senators are now saying that he is essentially unfit for office. This is a moment that there is no turning back from, and it may free up other republican senators to say and do similar things. Diane and kendis. All right. Our thanks to rick. And corker as well as flake join most republicans in coming together last night to hand a victory to big banks. Vice president mike pence on hand to cast the tiebreaking vote in the senate to repeal an obamaera banking law that would have allowed consumers to sue banks in Class Action Lawsuits. Republicans argue the law would harm the free market, but democrats say without it, banks will avoid potentially billion dollar verdicts that would force them to change predatory and deceptive business practices. New details are coming to light about the dossier filled with salacious allegations about President Trump. Sources tell the Washington Post the Political Research was funded in part by the Hillary Clinton campaign and the Democratic National committee. The dossier claimed that russia had compromising information on the president. It was initially paid for by republicans during the gop primary. A lawmaker for the Clinton Campaign and the dnc allegedly brokered a deal to continue funding that research. Were following breaking news from louisiana. Two people shot and killed on the campus of Grambling State University including a student. The shooting reportedly stemmed from a fight in a courtyard. No arrests immediately reported. We now turn to the latest on the investigation into that deadly ambush on american soldiers in niger. U. S. Intelligence authorities are now examining this video. Its of a militant group that was active in the area on the day of the ambush. Theyre looking for clues about the identities of the attackers. A former military expert on west africa explains what the men are saying in this video. He says if we capture them, what are we going to do with them. One of them says well decapitate them. Another guy says well fight them with weapons. Intelligence Officials Say the mission went from reconnaissance to a kill or capture mission after the units received information that a highvalue target had been located. At issue now is whether the unit had proper protection for such a mission. Investigators have also been told there was another Green Beret Team that was supposed to meet up with the unit. Questions remain as to why that second team never arrived. There are bipartisan calls for an investigation into a 300 Million Contract awarded to restore power in puerto rico. 75 of the island remains in the dark. Now, the contract was awarded to Whitefish Energy even though that company had only two full time employees at the time. Now, it has since hired 300 contractors. Whitefish energy says its right for the job because it specializes in working in mountainous areas. Its also based in whitefish, montana, the hometown of interior secretary ryan zinke, and thats raising concern on capitol hill. Look, ive been at this for 25 years, and this does not pass the smell test. Whitefish energy says it contacted puerto rican officials before maria hit the island, but some members of Congress Want to know if less expensive options were available. The interior secretarys office says no action was taken on the companys behalf. And time now for a look at your weather on this wednesday morning. The heat on the west coast actually broke a record at Dodger Stadium last night, 103 degrees for game one of the world series. Temperatures today could hit 101. On the east coast the radar showing a line of storms stretching from long island to maine where damaging winds have been reported, and to the south a new look at those powerful storms that moved through South Carolina this week. One man bracing as this tornado approached his car. He was not injured. Nearly half a dozen twisters reported in that area, though. A concern for wine drinkers this morning. Coming up, the potential crisis unfolding. Im listening. But first how the search for a potential serial killer is changing halloween plans in tampa. And dramatic video of a Lightning Strike nearly hitting a child. [ playing the theme to benson ] an entire generation kicked off friday nights watching benson, and this morning were remembering the emmywinning actor behind benson dubois. Robert guillaume has died from prostate cancer. His talents also extended to the stage as the first africanamerican phantom of the opera, and he voiced the character rafiki in the lion king. Robert guillaume was 89 years old. To florida now where the search for a potential serial killer is changing the lives of of people in one tampa neighborhood. Many wont leave their homes at night, and police are now joining children on the walk to school. Families are actually taking out their guns to make sure theyre loaded, and many plan to skip a halloween tradition this year. Its not worth it because everything now is random so whats going on now is random. Its not a motive behind it so i am not going to let them go out. Its not worth candy for their life. Police have no suspects or motive. The only connection between the three murder victims appears to be that they rode the bus and walked alone at night. The daughter of late Actor Paul Walker has settled a wrongful death lawsuit over his fatal car crash four years ago. Meadow walker and porsche have reached an agreement. The terms are confidential. Her lawyers had claimed that porsche knew the car had stability issues. They also claimed the seat belt prevented walker from escaping. Speed was ruled as the cause of the crash. Walkers daughter was already awarded a 10 million settlement from the drivers estate. We have some new evidence of the tough times in the retail industry. Lord taylor selling its Flagship Department store here in new york city for 850 million. The upper floors of the landmark building will be converted to office space. And now to that alarming headline for wine drinkers. Global production this year expected to drop to the lowest level in nearly 60 years. Unusual weather conditions especially in europe are being blamed, so the advice right now is to drink up what you have at home. An emergency. An emergency. Your emergency supply now is your rainy day. All right, when we come back, a young surfer attacked by a shark in florida. Hear how he escaped. Plus, five teenagers facing murder charges after a deadly prank on the highway. The case already sparking the debate, should a 15yearold face life in prison . And the homecoming queen who did more than just take home the crown. Hear how she helped the School Football team win. Win. Volatile markets. Something we all think about as we head into retirement. Its why Brighthouse Financial is committed to help protect what youve earned and ensure it lasts. Introducing shield annuities, a line of products that allow you to take advantage of growth opportunities. While maintaining a level of protection in down markets. So you can head into retirement with confidence. 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But doctors found no nerve damage. Jason says that he plans to surf again as soon as hes able to. All right. Good for him. And a highway prank in michigan has now led to five teenagers being charged with murder. Yeah, the five boys all under 18 years old allegedly threw 20 rocks at cars from a highway overpass, one weighing 20 pounds. One of those rocks hit kenneth white. He is a father of four on his way home from work. Authorities say after the crash, the boys actually went to mcdonalds to eat. Although the charges are the same, the kids are all different. The actions that the kids may have become involved in are all different. Even if they spend 30 years in prison, they get to wake up every single morning. My son dont get none of that no more. It was taken away from him for something stupid. The teens are being charged as adults. They pleaded not guilty and are held without bond. Each could get life in prison. Experts who argue against a life sentence argue teenagers brains are not fully develop and make them more impulsive without thinking through consequences of their actions. Its terrible. Police in the suburbs of cleveland have no suspects in the apparent murder of a sixth grade teacher. 49yearold Melinda Pleskovic was found stabbed in her home and later died at a hospital. Heres her husbands call to 911. I think someone killed my wife. See if shes breathing. No, she is not. He also told police that his family was the target of a series of breakins, but there was no sign of any breakin the day his wife was stabbed. Last summer the family also complained about four unidentified teens in their backyard. Well, a 12yearold boy in argentina learned why you should not play in a thunderstorm. The boy was playing there in the rain. His mother was taping it because she thought it was cute. The boy was not seriously hurt. Quite a frightening scene. A british adventurer has managed to accomplish what most of us have only dreamed of, being carried away by a bunch of helium balloons, 100 of them to be exact. Tom morgan flew 8,000 feet into the sky over johannesburg, south africa. The flight lasted two hours. Its all part of his plan to set up the first ever helium balloon race in that country. It like the movie up. It is like the movie up. Adorable. And luckily there are no bad people on the ground with bb guns. All right, the l. A. Dodgers are soaring in their own way going into tonights game two of the world series. They used some muscle to beat the astros last night. Highlights from espn. Good morning. Its sportscenter from los angeles. Stan verrett. Neil everett. Game one of the world series goes the dodgers way. Im all hopped up on jolly ranchers. Man. Lets go. Clayton kershaw was all hopped up on sliders. I mean thats the only bad pitch he threw all night. We show it in buzzkill. Thats why we call it buzzkill. He had 11 strikeouts, 83 pitches. 57 were strikes. Alex bregman, his only mistake and that tied the game at one. Chris taylor led this game off with a home run in the bottom of the first. And justin turner, big red, coached by George Horton in College Takes keuchel deep. Kenley jansen came in deep, and they won 31. Anthony davis left had game with a knee injury. Hes day to day. To marcus cousins. Hes all day, 39 and 13 for cousins. Fourth quarter. This one off the bounce. Knocks that down as well. Mccollum, 23 points, 45 on threes and blazers win it 10393. The pelicans are hoping for the best for Anthony Davis. They really need him in the lineup. Stan is hoping for the best for Anthony Davis because hes going to be in new orleans hopefully watching him play later this week. Absolutely. All right. Thats it from here. Back to you. All right, fellas. A shoutout for a high School Football kicker in texas. Her name is claire jeffress. 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