Settling at least six cases of sex yult harassment, and reportedly agreeing to pay the last woman, a colleague, 32 million. Good evening. And its great to start another week with you. And we begin tonight with harrowing new details about what those four u. S. Special ops officers encountered during that deadly ambush in niger. They were part of a larger team, and tonight, weve learned they were on their way back to base, when they were given a Second Mission. Those four american soldiers did not survive the attack. Toontd, we still do not know if they had body armor. What we doe know is when the call for help was made and how long it took in a rare moment today, the chairman of the joint chiefs coming before the cameras after the president today would not answer questions sent his way. Abcs mary bruce leading us off. The assessment by our leaders on the ground at that time was that contact with the enemy was unlikely. Reporter but tonight, abc news is learning much more about what really happened in the ambush that killed four American Special ops soldiers and what their mission really was. It was october 3rd when 12 u. S. Soldiers and 30 knee genigeriant out on a Reconnaissance Mission to a remote village. But a Senior Intelligence official tells abc news, but on their way back they were assigned a Second Mission, to kill or capture a high value target. They were supposed to be joined by a second u. S. Team that never made it. But they told to proceed on their own. The officials tell us that mission was unsuccessful, but exposed the americans to the enemy. The next morning, the americans are heading home when they sense something is off. A village elder is trying to stall them. Suddenly, 50 militants are upon them, armed with rocketpropelled grenades and heavy machines guns. According to the pentagons account, one hour into the firefight, the americans called for help. My judgement would be that that unit thought they could handle the situation without additional support. Reporter a u. S. Drone arrives within minutes, unarmed, but able to provide video of the ambush. 30 minutes later, French Military aircraft mobilize to help. Two hours into the attack, those french planes arrive on the scene to provide cover. As night falls, two wounded u. S. Troops are evacuated. So are the bodies of the three u. S. Soldiers killed in action. But Sergeant La David Johnson is still missing. His body would not be recovered for another 48 hours. On the eventing of 6 october, Sergeant Johnsons body was found and subsequently evacuated. From the time the firefight was initiated until Sergeant Johnsons body was recovered, french, nigerian or u. S. Forces remained in that area. Reporter Congress Wants answers, but some top lawmakers admit, they didnt know u. S. Troops were there. We dont know exactly where were at in the world militarily, and what were doing. I didnt know there was 1,000 troops in niger. Reporter the president has been taking credit for victories against isis. I totally changed the attitudes of the military and they have done a fantastic job. Yeah, isis is now giving up. Theyre giving up. Theyre raising their hands. Theyre walking off. Nobodys ever seen that before. Why didnt that happen before . Because you didnt have trump as your president. Reporter but the pentagon today made clear who is responsible for the deaths of these four americans. So, our initial assessment is these are local tribal fighters that are associated with isis. And mary bruce joins us live tonight from the pentagon. And mary, we know the chairman of the joint chiefs said today, they believe contact with the enemy was not likely, but were learning from a Senior Intelligence official, this was going to be a very high stakes mission. The team was on its way back to base, was told to turn around and was given a Second Mission to kill or capture a high value individual . Reporter yes, and david, a senior official tells us that that high value target was a known senior al qaeda or isis operative. And that they were told, quote, they had high confidence they knew where he was. And mary, one more question on this tonight. According to an american survivor of this attack, hes now described what Sergeant La David Johnson did in those hours, calling him a war hero who gave everything he had in this fight . Reporter yes. And david, in fact, the survivor tells abc news, Sergeant Johnson gave everything he had during this ambush, saying he died fighting for his brothers. Mary bruce leading us off tonight from the pentagon. Mary, thank you. And that briefing, from general dun ford, came after the president would not answer questions on the mission. But he did tweet today. The president questioning what the widow of one of those Fallen Soldiers is now saying about her phone call with the president. Tonight here, you will hear what that gold star widow told george stephanopoulos, then, the president s tweet. Heres abcs chief White House CorrespondentJonathan Karl. Reporter just days after burying her husband, their 2yearold, la david johnson, jr. , holding the flag from his fathers coffin, Myeshia Johnson is breaking her silence about the call she received from President Trump. What he said was the president. Yes, the president , said that he knew what he signed up for, but it hurts anyway. And i was it made me cry, because i was very angry at the tone of his voice, and how he said he couldnt remember my husbands name. Thats what hurt me the most, because if my husband is out here fighting for our country and he risked his life for our country, why cant you remember his name . Reporter less than hour after mrs. Johnson spoke out on gma, a tweet from the president contradicting the gold star widow. I had a very respectful conversation with the widow of Sergeant La David Johnson and spoke his name from the beginning without hesitation. The president has also said that congresswoman frederica wilson, a friend of the Johnson Family who heard the call, totally fabricated her account of what the president said. The president said that the congresswoman was lying about the phone call. Whatever ms. Wilson said was not fabricated. What she said was 100 correct. Reporter mrs. Johnson, who said she was not allowed to see her husbands body, is demanding answers about what happened. I dont know how he got killed, where he got killed or anything. Are you confident youre going to get the answers you need . If i keep pushing for them, i will. Reporter today, in the rose garden, President Trump didnt answer questions. Do you have any response to Myeshia Johnson, mr. President . Can you talk to us about niger, mr. President . Still, no answer. In the 19 days since the attack, the president hasnt said anything about what happened or whether he authorized the mission. But today, just hours after the president tweeted about mrs. Johnson, the chairman of the joint chiefs made this promise. To her and the other families of the fallen. Were going to go to every last length to try to satisfy their concerns or answer their questions. So, lets get live to Jonathan Karl at the white house tonight. And jon, when asked what she said to the president , mrs. Johnson said she didnt say anything, she just listened . Reporter mrs. Johnson said that the call made her even more upset than she already was and, david, asked today if she has anything that she would like to say to the president now, she said no, she has nothing to say to him. David . Jon karl tonight. Thanks, jon. Meantime, senator john mccain, in an interview marking 50 years since he was shot down over vietnam, taking what many believed was a swipe at President Trump about deferments, one of them for a bone spur in the president s foot. Heres abcs cecilia vega. Reporter coming from war hero senator john mccain, it sure sounded like a swipe at President Trump, who got five deferments from serving in vietnam. We drafted the lowest income level of america, and the highest income level found a doctor that would say they had a bone spur. That is wrong. Reporter so, was mccain talking about the president . He was asked today on the view. People thought you were talking about mr. Trump. Because he had a doctors note that said he had bone spurs. I think more than once, yes. More than once. Chronic bone spurs. Do you consider him a draft dodger . I dont consider him so much a draft dodger, as i feel the system was so wrong that certain americans could evade their responsibilities to serve the country. Reporter their public sparring goes back to the campaign trail, when thencandidate trump took a shot at the arizona senator, who spent more than five years as a prisoner of war. Hes a war hero because he was captured. I like people that werent captured, okay. I hate to tell you. Reporter mccain has not forgotten. What i cared about was when he was talking about other prisoners of war, including our world war ii guys who are still around, theres an individual that lives in phoenix, hes 92 and he weighed 110 pounds when he got out of the german prison camp. And he said to me, he said, senator mccain, why does the president not like me . You know . Thats hard to explain to a 92yearold man. Reporter now, as he battles brain cancer, the 82yearold senator has become one of the president s toughest critics. And the president has not held back. People have to be careful because at some point i fight back. You know, im being very nice. But at some point, i fight back and it wont be pretty. Are you scared . Doesnt he look scared . All right, so, lets get to cecilia vega live from the white house as well tonight. And cecilia, senator mccain was also asked today if he still talks with the president , if they have any relationship at all. How did he answer this . Reporter david, he said he has almost no relationship with President Trump. But late today, he also tried to clarify those comments he made about bone spurs, he said, he was not taking a shot at this president , but you heard him today. He was not holding back. We have asked this white house for a comment, david, so far, no response. Cecilia vega here on a monday night, as well. Thank you. We move onto other news this even, and to the killer on the loose in a florida neighborhood. Three murders in ten days now. And blipolice are ask youing if your help in identifying this person, they want to talk to him. Tonight, neighbors are being told to not go out alone. And abcs Victor Oquendo is in tampa. Reporter the manhunt for a possible serial killer intensifying tonight. Whoever did this was able to sneak up on them and murder them. Reporter tampa police in inundating the Seminole Heights area. Leave their porch lights on. Be very observant of their surroundings. Reporter this grainy Surveillance Video is their only lead, showing a person of interest. Police not releasing much information about evidence but insisting the killings are connected. I assure you that they are related, theyre linked. Reporter three people gunned down in ten days, less than half a mile apart. Two of the three victims, Benjamin Mitchell and Anthony Naiboa killed near bus stops. Naiboa just happened to take the wrong bus home when he was murdered last thursday. The Transit Authority has since altered its routes. The other victim, monica hoffa, was walking to a friends home. Her body discovered in an empty lot, hidden in high grass. We dont want monica to be forgotten, but we dont want everybody to forget theres two other families. Reporter memorials for the victims line the streets, marking the spots where they died. They were killing him just for nothing. Just for fun. I step right on his blood right here. Right here is his blood. Victor oquendo live tonight from tampa. And victor, these were strong words from the police today, warning that the streets are too dangerous to travel alone . Reporter david, because this killer attacked people who were alone, police are urging everyone to stay in groups. The chief adding, anyone who is alone is a potential victim or a suspect. Theyre now getting ready to brief this very concerned community at this school behind me. David . Very tense nights in tampa. Victor, thank you. We turn next to the tornado watch up in several states. At least six reported tornadoes across the south in the past 24 hours. Damage reported just a short time ago in north carolina. Tonight, were told the Severe Threat is moving into the northeast in the coming hours. Lets get to rob marciano along the west side highway here in new york tonight. Hey, rob. Reporter hey, david. Its been flatout balmy across the east coast for the past week, and that fuel is for the fire, as far as whats happening across the thunderstorms. We have the tornado watch, check it out, in through virginia and the carolinas. This stretching well into canada. During the day tomorrow, it will push off to the north and east. As it does so, d. C. , baltimore, philly, new york city, all under the gun here. Severe threats similar to today, and this whole system is going to amplify, which means strong winds for all the northeast, not just tomorrow, but the day after that. Could see some power lines coming down with those strong winds. David . All right, a rough 24 hours ahead. Rob, thank you. We turn next here to an alleged terror plot foiled in miami. 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Reporter the very next month, fox gave oreilly a new 100 million contract. In a statement, 21st century fox said it was not privy to the amount of the settlement, and regarded it as a personal matter for oreilly. But fox ended up dismissing him months later, when allegations of multiple settlements became public. I got to get help, guys. Reporter and tonight, more trouble for movie mogul harvey weinstein. The new York Attorney general launching a civil rights investigation for Sexual Harassment, into the company he cofounded. This comes as Hollywood Alisters are now under the microscope for what they knew. But this level of criminal sexual prestation is not something that i thought was going on. Absolutely not. Reporter weinstein denies any allegations of nonconsensual sex. And david, as for oreilly, he maintains he never mistreated anyone. As part of that reported 32 million deal, wheel signed an affidavit re