0 >> no, thank you, sara hoyedel. you did the right thing. >> another good stuff today. >> what do you got? >> my grandmother turns 100 years old today! >> happy birthday! >> doesn't look a day over 60. we had to take a moment to honor and celebrate a wonderful, wonderful woman. we love you. >> happy birthday! look at those great cheeks. >> she's fabulous. >> get on a plane so you can give her a squeeze. >> done and done. carol costello in the "newsroom." >> happy birthday, grandma b! thanks, guys. have a great weekend. "newsroom" starts now. good morning, i'm carol costello. thank you for joining me. we begin in florida where an intense manhunt is now under way for two escaped killers. one of those men, charles walker, was convicted of killing a man in his early 20s. that's him on the left. on the right is joseph jenkins. jenkins killed a man in front of his 9-year-old son. the family of jenkins' victim is terrified and demanding answers this morning. how did this happen? cnn's john zarrella is in orlando with more. good morning, john. >> reporter: good morning, carol. this is right out of one of those spy movies where you see one go to a bookstore and small neighborhood, go to the back room, get a forged passport, some forged documents. that's about what happened here. these inmates were able to fool the department of corrections with forged documents that ordered their early release. 9 years old. he was just 9 when roscoe pugh iii saw his father gunned down during a home invasion robbery. >> my life would be totally different. i said that since i was 9 years old. since i was 9 years old i said my life would have been different if i wouldn't have seen it. >> reporter: now 15 years later roscoe is reliving the nightmare. this man, joseph jenkins, serving life for the murder of roscoe's dad, was mistakenly released from a prison in franklin county in the florida panhandle. for roscoe's mom, it's impossible to comprehend. >> it seemed like apply whole world came down on me. i felt i would not have to see them ever again in life, because they had life sentence, plus 100 years. >> reporter: if one convicted murderer set free by accident isn't enough, there's more. a week and a half after jenkins went free, so did charles walker, convicted of second degree murder in a different case. and get this. walker walked out of the same florida prison. how is that possible? forged documents ordered the releases, and on them, the forged signature of orange county judge, belvin perry. >> so they even got letterhead. >> reporter: because he's a high-profile judge, perry says he sees how it's possible no one would question it. and he's not entirely surprised. >> people. particularly people with criminal minds, come up with ingenuous ways to beat the system. they have nothing but time on their hands. >> reporter: the florida department of law enforcement was only notified of the mistake a couple of days ago. corrections officials say they followed department policy, and procedures. >> those inmates were released based on those court orders that we received. the orders were later determined to be fraudulent. >> reporter: it's a snafu that has residents of the area and the pugh family living in fear. >> and now to have to know that he's free on the streets, is frightening. is terrifying. >> reporter: now, authorities might not know now that these guys were set free if it wasn't for the family of one of the victims. the family called the state attorney's office here in orlando, notified the state attorney and said, hey, how come this guy is out? the state attorney then calls the florida department of law enforcement and the department of corrections and notifies them. and then the investigation begins. it's not clear right now, carol, how the family found out that this guy was out on the street. carol? >> reporter: so many disturbing aspects of this story. i know officials in your story said these two prisoners were to blame. but it had to be someone within the system that was kind of shady. i mean, wouldn't they suspect someone falsified those papers that was working outside the prison system? >> reporter: yeah, absolutely. in fact, judge perry said the same thing. and he even said, look, my signature is out there all over the internet. anybody can get that. and forge my signature. and it's not that difficult to forge the court documents either. so -- but clearly, somebody on the outside was working with these two guys to manipulate the system the way they did, and to get those forged papers up to the department of corrections. so there's no doubt about it. >> and they have no idea, authorities, where these guys are. >> reporter: well, they believe that one of them -- they're knots telling us how they know this, of course. but they believe that at least one of the two men may be here in the orlando area. another reason why we're outside of the sheriff's department here in orlando oh. that is where the crimes that these two men were convicted of were committed. here in the orange county area. >> john zarrella reporting live from orlando this morning. thank you. he made life and death decisions on terrorists and could soon make equally important decisions on your safety. today president obama will nominate former pentagon lawyer, jay johnson, as his choice to head homeland security. maybe the first test for the president coming off that grueling fight for the debt deal. jim acosta is at the white house this morning with more for you. good morning, jim. >> reporter: good morning, carol. that's right, from the budget to immigration reform to these glitches with health care.gov and now a new cabinet announcement. if you thought there might be a political truce here in washington, guess again. listening to president obama chatting with the italian prime minister, it sounded as if he was ready for a vacation in tuscany. >> he will not have to twist my arm to try to get me to come to tuscany again sometime in the near future. >> reporter: but the president has no room on his plate for pasta, not when he set his sights on passing a new budget, immigration reform, and even a farm bill in less than 90 days. >> and we could get them done by the end of the year. if our focus is on what's good for the american people. >> reporter: a task the president may have made more difficult for himself after railing against republicans over the shutdown. >> you don't like a particular policy? or a particular president? then argue for your position. go out there and win an election. >> reporter: but he may get help from senate minority leader, mitch mcconnell, who told "the hill" newspaper, there will not be a government shutdown. i think we have fully now acquainted new members with what a losing strategy is. former gop vice presidential candidate, paul ryan, called for bipartisanship in upcoming budget negotiations. >> we want to look for ways to find common ground, to gets a budget agreement. >> reporter: tell that to texas senator, ted cruz, whose office told cnn he's not ruling out another shutdown. the president could also have a fight on his hands over his next pick for secretary of homeland security. jay johnson, former military lawyer and obama campaign fund-raiser said at a conference earlier this year, the day will come when the u.s. must declare war against al qaeda over. >> we should no longer consider ourselves in a traditional conflict against al qaeda and affiliated groups. and i think benghazi is a prominent example of what i'm talking about. because you can't label the benghazi attack as something conducted by al qaeda and associated forces. it was more of a mixed bag. >> reporter: and that's not all. the administration still has to fix those health care website glitches. >> nobody is more insistent that work be done and experience be improved than the president. >> reporter: now, the latest conservative battle cry here in washington is for the firing of health and human services secretary, kathleen send he'll i couldn't say, but white house officials say she has the full confidence of the president and as for that nomination ceremony taking place later on this afternoon for jeh johnson as next secretary of homeland security, of course, he has to be confirmed, and a top republican on the senate judiciary committee has already called johnson's nomination, quote, deeply concerning. carol? >> jim acosta, reporting live from the white house this morning. thousands of people in the san francisco bay area are scrambling to find another way to work this morning after rapid transit workers went on strike for the second time this year. the sticking point, b.a.r.t. officials want to change rules for things like overtime and scheduling. >> we were this close, and yet at the last minute, they threw in a management rights clause to take away our rights as workers. >> there is room to move on financials. and there has been room to move on work rules. we want an agreement that works for everyone. >> b.a.r.t. is the fifth-largest transit system in the united states, and 400,000 people use it each and every day. are spdrs invading your car? it is almost halloween. this is no treat. toyota says it's recalling almost 900,000 vehicles because of potentially dangerous problems that can be triggered by spider webs. alison kosik is at the new york stock exchange. okay. this is really strange. >> reporter: it is really strange. and is it just me, carol, or does toyota seem ahead of the competition in making their cars we web-enabled? it took me a long time to think of that. laugh a little better. thanks. and here's what's really funny. these spider problems are not a new phenomenon for cars, because cars have a lot of tubes. it means there are a lot of nooks and crannies for spiders to build their wednesday. 2011, mazda had to recall cars because of a spider issue and now it's toyota, recalling 870,000 vehicles, and it's not all because of spiders, but it is part of the problem. and here's what happens. it causes a sort of cascade of problems. the webs block a drainage tube from the air conditioning condenser, that causes water to just kind of drip down. it can lead to a short-circuit. so what do you get? you get the air bag warning light coming on. also, here's what scary. the air bag can unexpectedly deploy. that is serious. and in some cases, even serious, as well, the power steering can go out. and this is happening to a lot of popular cars here in america made by toyota. camri camries, the avalons, 2012 and 2013 models. hybrid versions affected as well. how do you know if your car is one of these? you'll be notified by mail. toyota says it will fix it for free. and this is an interesting tidbit. these recalls actually have to go through the national highway traffic safety administration, which, hey, was closed abuse of the shutdown. but guess what, automakers still had to proceed with recalls without government help. carol? >> well, the government is back up and running. hopefully that will help. alison kosik, thanks so much. when is a rock more than a rock? answer, when you're in goblin valley state park. three could face felony charges after they pushed over a 200 million-year-old boulder. >>. [ laughter ] yeah! >> okay. these are boy scout leaders, and they posted this video online. and then somebody saw it and alerted authorities. the men say they pushed the boulder over because it was wobbly and feared it might fall and hurt hikers. >> a little kid was about ready to walk down here and die. and glen saved his life by getting the boulder out of the way. >> that thing wobbled. i looked at that main path, that main walkway and thought, one gust of wind, and a family is dead. >> he had to brace himself, he had to get in position. that's more than a gust of wind, you've got to admit. >> you know what? that earth, that dirt wears away every time there is a rain storm. >> they are boy scout leaders. park officials say no one has ever been hurt by falling rock formations and it is against the law to deface state parks. investigators have not yet filed official charges. still to come in the "newsroom." she's america's top health official, but kathleen sebelius won't have that job for too long, not if republicans have their way. they want the health and human services secretary fired over obama care. ♪ let's face it. everyone has their own way of doing things. at university of phoenix we know learning is no different. so we offer personalized tools and support, that let our students tackle the challenge of going back to school, like they do anything else... their way. let's get to work. that's crazy! crazy efficient. ten standard airbags? and you get stabilitrak with traction control! that is like, crazy protection! this interior is... insane. it is insane. i was gonna say crazy again! 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