Two women who escape the Las Vegas Massacre take the field as ball girls. But we begin with todays eye opener, your world in 90 seconds. Reckless, outrageous and undignified behavior has become excused and countenanced as telling it like it is. Two republican senators condemn President Trump. I dont know why he debases our country in the way that he does. The people of this country didnt elect somebody to be weak, they elected somebody to be strong. And when he gets hit, hes going to hit back. There are a lot of barking dogs in washington, mr. President. You dont have to kick every one of them. To all three of you, knock it off. A late october heat wave sweeping southern california. I thought my face was going to burn off, it was so hot. Air scare at the San Francisco airport. An air canada flight failed to respond to orders to abort its landing. The faa and air canada are investigating. 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Arizonas jeff flake writes in the Washington Post this morning, quote, its time we all say enough. Flake said yesterday he will not seek reelection as a republican. He writes in his oped, we can no longer remain silent merely observing this train wreck passively, as if waiting for someone else to do something. Flakes opposition came as President Trump met with Senate Republicans on capitol hill. It was meant to show party unity on the issue of tax reform. Thats not what happened. This morning were talking to senator flake about why hes taking on the president. But first, nancy cordes is on capitol hill with the growing republican split. Nancy, good morning. Reporter good morning. Flake has criticized this president before, but he took things much further this time, heading to the senate floor to call the president dangerous to democracy itself. He and his gop colleague bob corker say that they can express what many of their colleagues are thinking because they are retiring at the ending of this term. Mr. President , i will not be complicit or silent. Reporter in the blistering 17minute speech, flake said President Trumps behavior is debasing the nation. The impulse to belittle threatens to turn us into a fearful, backwardlooking people. Reporter the White House Press secretary said flake was right to retire. Based on the lack of support that he has from the people of arizona, its probably a good move. Reporter flake faced a tough bid for reelection, with his Approval Rating in arizona at just 30 . His primary challenger, kelli ward, nabbed an endorsement last week from ousted white house chief strategist, steve bannon. Nobody knows who the hell he is reporter this summer President Trump attacked flake, who had never endorsed him, and in a tweet mr. Trump threw his support behind ward. I look forward to being a part of that class of 2019. Reporter last night she called flakes retirement another win in bannons self declared war on the republican establishment. The president has great difficulty with the truth. Reporter senator corker, who is also retiring, said he regrets backing mr. Trump and wouldnt do it again. I dont know why he lowers himself to such a low, low standard. Reporter mr. Trump called him incompetent and a lightweight, but there was no name calling at the lunch he had with gop senators, who know they need him to enact their agenda. Do you have an obligation as a leader of this party to weigh in on these very serious criticisms of the president . What i have an obligation to do is to try to achieve the greatest cohesion i can. Reporter flakes friends in the senate say that it was shortsighted for bannon to try to drum him out because flake is a reliable republican vote and a fiscal conservative, who has backed a lot of the president s agenda, norah, even though he has been highly critical of the president s character. Nancy, thanks. Senator flake started this mornings oped by writing, quote, as i contemplate the trump presidency, i cannot help but think of joseph welch. Welch was an army lawyer who famously called out senator Joseph Mccarthy and started his downfall in 1954. Until this moment, senator, i think i never really gave your cruelly or your recklessness. You have done enough. Arizona senator jeff flake joins us now from capitol hill. Senator, good morning. That was 1954. You write this morning we face just such a time now. Why are you comparing President Trump to senator Joseph Mccarthy . Well, this was a time when Joseph Mccarthy had gone on for a couple of years and had done a lot of damage and nobody was willing to speak up. Members of the senate simply let it go. There were a few things, a few voices that were raised, but until this time, until this hearing when the chief counsel for the army, joseph welch, actually stood up, have you no decency, sir, that really turned things around. And at that point, that was kind of the threshold that i guess we had to get to. Things changed after that. People spoke out and Joseph Mccarthy was not able to do what he did before. Whats remarkable about listening to your speech yesterday and reading your oped is youre not just expressing your opinion, you seem to be trying to ignite a movement. You write it is time to take a stand against trump. If he is dangerous to democracy, as you say, should he be removed from office . I dont think any of those remedies are justified, i really dont. High crimes and misdemeanors, people talk about impeachment on the left. I think something has been introduced. I dont think thats the direction to go nor do i think the 25th amendment having the cabinet act is either. But i do think that members of congress ought to speak out if the president follows through on some of the policies or some of the threats hes made with regard to the first amendment, for example, or if he continues to in terms of the tweets and just kind of the debasing statements that hes made, and also on the foreign stage. I think we need to be incredibly careful about what were doing and thats what bob corker has expressed concern about. Senator, how long have you been thinking about this, and was there a final straw for you . Well, i spoke out during the campaign and actually before that, long before donald trump ran, you know, the birtherism, this ugly Conspiracy Theory about president obama that was embraced by too many. And then during the campaign when the president talked about mexican immigrants in ways that were unbecoming, talking about my colleague, john mccain, how he couldnt be respected because he was captured. Senator, two points. One, some skeptics will say it was easier to do this when youre facing a very, very uphill campaign and likely to lose, number one, and you should speak to that. Secondly, you seem to be saying to your fellow republicans, if you do not speak out now, this is so serious that you are complicit in the actions of the president. I do think that the longer we go, the more this behavior is normalized. And that is a problem. We cant allow our dialogue to continue to coarsen. So i think the longer we wait, the more likely that is. And already i think were seeing the effects of this new era. So if you dont speak out, youre complicit in the crime or however you define whatever the president is doing . I think that we have a responsibility as elected officials to speak out when theres behavior that is just beyond the pale and then some of what weve seen i think fits in that category. Do you think you can change the president . You know, i think all of us have been waiting for nine months for that pivot that was going to occur toward more appropriate behavior and stability. We havent seen it. I think its time that we that we stand up and be a little more forceful. How many republicans, fellow republicans have said privately what you are saying publicly . Obviously i talk to some of my colleagues who havent been as vocal, but i dont want to speak for them. I know there is concern. I think you will in the future see a lot more people stand up. Senator flake, thank you for joining us. Thank you. Cbs news confirms the Democratic Party and Hillary Clintons president ial campaign helped pay for Controversial Research into President Trumps ties to russia. The Washington Post first revealed the democrats connection to the research dossier that leaked back in january. It contained unsubstantiated claims connecting the president to russian interests. President trump questioned the origin of what he calls the fake dossier last week. He tweeted who paid for it . Russia, the fbi or the dems or all . Jeff pegues is in washington with these new revelations. Jeff, good morning. Reporter good morning. Since january the allegations in the dossier have gained credibility in the eyes of fbi agents working the russia investigation. Cbs news confirmed earlier this year that parts of it were being used as a road map, as agents unraveled alleged trump connections to russia. But with new ties to the Clinton Campaign coming to light, the president s supporters are once again calling the russia investigation partisan. Originally commissioned by antitrump republicans in the primary, the documents was compiled by Research Firm fusion gps with information from former british spy christopher steele. The folks behind me got us right over the top. Reporter but after Donald Trumps primary victory, the research didnt stop. A lawyer working for the Clinton Campaign and the dnc hired fusion gps. His law firm confirmed that relationship in a letter tuesday which says in part fusion gps approached us in early march of 2016 to continue research that fusion gps had conducted for one or more other clients during the republican primary contest. I have nothing to do with russia. Havent made a phone call to russia in years. Reporter the president has consistently denied any connections to the kremlin or russian operatives. Still, there are three congressional investigations looking into the matter and special Counsel Robert Mueller has been appointed to investigate whether the Trump Campaign conspired with russian operatives. Last night a former spokesman for the Clinton Campaign tweeted if even a shred of that dossier ends up helping mueller, it will prove money well spent. To date, the dnc and clinton sources have denied any knowledge of any connection to fusion gps. Earlier this year, it was revealed that the fbi had agreed to pay christopher steele, but the bureau ended the arrangement after steele was publicly identified. Norah. All right, jeff, thank you so much. Gop lawmakers are starting new probes of the Obama Administration and Hillary Clinton. An investigation will look into an obamaera uranium deal from 2010 when clinton was secretary of state. Republicans want to know if the purchase of american Uranium Mines by a russianbacked corporation was investigated by the Obama Justice department. A separate inquiry will focus on how the fbi handled the clinton email investigation. Democrats call the probes a diversion from the investigation of the Trump Campaign and russia. We have new details this morning showing how a u. S. Military mission in niger turned deadly. Four american soldiers were killed earlier this month in an ambush near the village of tongo tongo north of the capital. Sources tell cbs news americans were sent to that area because an isislinked group was recruiting and looking to expand. The joint patrol with local forces was asked to look into a location where a wanted terrorist leader had been spotted. Margaret brennan is at the pentagon with the latest on this story. Margaret, good morning. Reporter good morning. Isis in the greater sahara is a group whose group was an al qaeda offshoot. The u. S. Patrol was attacked after leaving a village where a highprofile target had recently been spotted. This is abu walid. He leads a terrorist group and has drifted from variance allegiances, including al qaeda. They had been recruiting supporters in niger when forces went out on a reconnaissance mission. They received new orders to head to the village of tongo tongo where a terrorist considered a highvalue target had recently been spotted. The villagers delayed the troops departure and when ethis left they were diverted from their planned route for unknown reasons. Thats when they were ambushed by 50 enemy fighters. It is unclear whether the attack was planned or simply one of opportunity. When the investigation is complete, well know the full details of the patrol. Reporter chairman of the joint chiefs of staff general Joseph Dunford said the patrol was not prepared for enemy contact. They were authorized to accompany Nigerian Forces when the prospects of enemy contact was unlikely. That is the rules under which they were operating. Reporter congress is asking questions about whether this was a failure of intelligence or preparation. We have lost some american boys and i want to know what happened. Reporter and why this team was given such a mission. I think mistakes were made. Reporter three soldiers were mortally wounded, two injured and Sergeant La David Johnson was separated from the group. His body was recovered 48 hours later by Nigerian Forces. Its still unclear which highprofile target had been in the area prior to the ambush. Cbs news did speak with the family of one of the injured u. S. Soldiers who took a bullet to the elbow. Hes back at ft. Bragg and in therapy to regainful u full use his arm. Chinas president won a new term in Office Overnight ending the twice a decade communist party congress. Xi jinpings name and ideology are written into the partys constitution. That makes xi the most powerful leader since the founding of the peoples republic. Ben tracy is in beijing. Ben, good morning. Reporter good morning. So xi jinping does not yet have a Little Red Book like chairman mao did with his thoughts on dpovrning and life, but xi jinpings life will be taught in chinese schools and challenging him is considered challenging communist party rule. When president xi revealed the new leaders of Chinas Communist Party today, there was no obvious successor, fueling speculation that he will try to stay in power indefinitely. Xi has been making the case that china needs a steady hand to continue to grow its economy, build its military and become a global superpower. State media is rapidly building a cultive personality around its leader, drawing comparisons to the larger than life chairman mao. The communist party has taken over nearly all of the billboards in beijing and large red banners above the freeways proclaim xis new era. The communist party is doubling down on propaganda, turning villages like this outside of beijing into commercials for the party, complete with a giant tv screen just to make sure everyone gets the message. In the past five years, xi jinping has remade china in his image, sidelined or jailed many of his rivals, and cracked down on public dissent. What xi jinping has tried to do is put the communist party back into the center of chinese political life and to impose much more control on what Party Members and citizens in general say, do and ultimately think as well. Reporter when President Trump comes to beijing next month, he is expected to press president xi on issues like trade and north korea, but unlike mr. Trump, who needs support from congress, president xi now has unilateral decisionmaking authority. Norah. A big story. Ben tracy in beijing, thank you. The faa is investigating another close call for an air canada jet at San Francisco international airport. 781, go around. Air canada, 781, go around. Air Traffic Controllers repeatedly told the flight crew not to land sunday because they were worried another plane wouldnt clear the runway in time. The jet landed anyway without incident. The flight crew said there was a radio problem. In a statement air canada said the crew was previously cleared to land and thats what they did. At the same airport in july, an air canada jet nearly landed on a taxiway where four planes were waiting. That was a very, very close call. I marvel at how calm air Traffic Control sounds i