welcome back to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. you're watching "cnn newsroom." i'm rosemary church. let's get started. a tourist outing turns deadly in new zealand after a volcano erupts on white island. a big week in washington ahead of a possible vote on articles of impeachment. and a special relationship on the rocks. the u.s. president warns north korea over its latest test launch. ♪ and we begin with breaking

news out of new zealand. at least one person has died after a volcano erupted on white island. police are expecting more fatalities and say conditions are too dangerous for rescuers to access the island right now. cnn's kristie lu stout joins us live with more details. the search and rescue effort on white island, it's on hold right now until it is safe enough to go onto the island. what are experts saying about when that might be? >> reporter: that is uncertain at this moment because this is an active volcano. it's been very active in the weeks leading up to today's event, and we are also waiting for a new zealand police conference to kick off any moment now to get any additional information. we continue to monitor the devastation as well as the death toll in new zealand after a volcano erupted in the northern part of the country on white island. we know at least one person has died. more fatalities are expected. that's according to new zealand police. the person who died was one of

23 who were evacuated from the island, and police say around 50 people were on the island at the time of the eruption. we also heard earlier from the prime minister of new zealand, jacinda ardern, who said the focus right now needs to be on the search and rescue. details on the eruption itself started monday, 2:30 p.m. local time. it took place 50 kilometers from the east coast of the north island of new zealand. as you see in that social media video, plumes of smoke seen rising from the volcano. they're even seen all the way on the mainland, the north island. an emergency operation was declared to try to find those who remained there. but as you mentioned, rosemary, the new zealand police say it is just too dangerous for police and for rescue crews to go onto the island right now because it's just covered in ash and volcanic material. some additional background about the white island itself. it is new zealand's most active cone volcano.

it has also been called one of the world's most accessible, active volcanos. the reason why is because there are regular ocean cruises that run near the island. there are even guided tours on the island itself. tou tourists visit white island for extreme tourism, to see its beautiful and strange alien moonscape. it's one of the most dramatic landscapes that can be visited in new zealand. again, this is an active volcano, a popular tourist destination that today has become a scene of ter rible tragedy. rosemary. >> most definitely. of course as you and i are speaking, we are waiting for a news conference that should take place very soon. new zealand police will talk to the public, to gathered reporters to explain the situation right now. but when will we learn more, do you think, about the scale of this volcanic eruption, and why tourists were allowed on this island given the volatility of

this volcano? >> reporter: you know, it was very interesting because at the last police conference, the government press conference that took place in new zealand, we heard from an earth scientist who said it was not a particularly big eruption and called it a, quote, throat-clearing eruption. this was an eruption that was not necessarily big. we learned later that new zealand airlines said that its flights were not affected at all. they said it's not big because it wasn't powerful enough to disperse volcanic material beyond the island itself. but it's a very different situation on white island and for the 50 people on the island at the time of the eruption. i just got off a skype chat with a volcanologist based in sydney, and i asked her what it would have been like for an individual on white island at the time of the eruption. and what she shared with me was truly harrowing. she pointed out that on this island, it has a water lake at

its crater. the water is very acidic. she also pointed out that if the eruption happened underneath that water lake, it would have erupted with hot steam as well. we heard from the police that a number of the people who were evacuated from white island were evacuated with burn injuries. those burn injuries very likely could have come from either the acidic water of the lake there at white island or from the hot steam that was emitted after that eruption event took place. then on top of that, there's something called ballistics where you have the force of the eruption just emitting rocks into the air, throwing ash, rocks, other debris into the air. that causing impact injury as well. a very, very destructive event for those who were at the island at the time of the eruption when it took place new zealand local time 2:30 p.m. rosemary? >> kristie, as you mentioned, a number of people were evacuated off that island. we understand the man who died

was evacuated off the island. so talk to us about how many people that they think remain on that island. of course it's a real worry as to what has happened to them given those people who were evacuated were injured in the course of that evacuation. >> reporter: yes. earlier in the day when we heard from the prime minister of new zealand for the very first time, she had initially said they feared there were 100 people on the island who were there at the time of the eruption, 100 people, mainly tourists who were unaccounted for. in the hours after that, we later learned from both the prime minister and the police force that the number is believed to be around 50. again, 23 people were evacuated from the island because one of those individuals was the first fatality. and we also have heard from police that they fear there will be additional fatalities. so as we await for this additional police presser, that

is the information that we are bracing for right now about the death toll and whether or how it will rise in the wake of this catastrophic event. back to you. >> all right. kristie lu stout bringing us the latest on this. as i mentioned, we are waiting for that news conference. as soon as it takes place, we will go to that to get more information on this volcanic eruption on white island in new zealand. many thanks to you, kristie. it is a crucial day in washington. in the coming hours, another public hearing in the impeachment inquiry into president donald trump will get under way. this hearing is imperative as it will set the stage for the rest of the impeachment process. democrats are expected to present evidence against mr. trump. house judiciary chairman jerry nadler says he's confident the case for impeachment is solid. cnn's lauren fox is on capitol hill with a look at what to expect. >> reporter: well, house democrats on the judiciary

committee have been prepping all weekend for what is expected to be a high-profile hearing on monday in the house judiciary committee. essentially this is going to be an opportunity that will look very similar to a trial. you're going to see lawyers laying out the evidence that they believe exists to impeach president donald trump, and it's a big moment for the house judiciary committee because they could unveil articles of impeachment as soon as this week. they could even vote on them out of committee. that would set up a full house of representatives vote on whether or not to impeach donald trump before the christmas holiday. that's a very quick time line when you think about the fact that the house intelligence committee's investigation took more than two months. but it's putting democrats in what could be a difficult position as the caucus has to debate just how broad to make those articles of impeachment. for one, they're trying to consider whether or not to include anything from the mueller investigation in their articles. some moderates believe that that would be too expansive. they want to keep it more narrow

on that ukraine issue. for cnn, lauren fox, capitol hill. >> meanwhile, the white house says it will not be taking part in the house proceedings. jeremy diamond has more on that. >> reporter: today the house judiciary committee is indeed convening to hear the evidence formally for the first time against president trump in this impeachment inquiry. but neither the president nor any of his attorneys will be attending that hearing. that is despite an invitation from the house judiciary committee democrats for the president or his attorneys to attend and participate in that hearing, even giving them the ability to cross-examine witnesses. and that's also despite the criticism over these last several months of this impeachment inquiry from the president, from the white house that they have not been able to participate in the process thus far. nonetheless, the white house making very clear in a letter on friday from the white house counsel, pat cipollone, to the house judiciary committee, that this white house will not be participating in any of these

impeachment hearings carried out by the house judiciary committee. in that letter, cipollone calls the impeachment inquiry completely baseless, and he also warns that impeaching trump, introducing those articles of impeachment, something that this house judiciary committee may very well do this week, cipollone calls that a reckless abuse of power if indeed house democrats move forward as we expect them to. the messaging from the white house, though, in that letter and in tweets from the president, remarks from the president, is essentially "get on with it." this white house is saying, look, if house democrats are going to impeach the president, which indeed house speaker nancy pelosi indicated last week is likely where this is headed, the white house really wants that process to be done with. that is because they are looking forward to the senate, which is controlled by the republicans -- >> we're going to new zealand for police comments on the volcanic eruption on white island. let's listen in. >> a number of other people have

been taken to hospital. a number of people have burns as a result of the eruption. it is still too early for police to confirm how many people are involved. we continue to work as quickly as we can through a number of channels of information to confirm exact numbers, including how many people are still on the island. both new zealanders and overseas tourists are believed to be involved. we believe a number of these tourists have come from the "ovation of the seas" cruise ship. we cannot confirm the nationalities of these people involved. due to the current risk, emergency services are unable to assist the island. what i mean by that, we have taken advice and they have assisted us with making a risk

assessment that the island is unstable. the possibilities of further eruptions, but actually the physical environment is unsafe for us to return to the island. it is important that we consider the health and safety of those that are going to rescue those on the island. so we will be taking that advice from experts going forward. there will be concerns out there by friends and family, and so we have set up a number for those to make contact with us. so people within new zealand call us on the police website. from overseas, there's a number that will be provided shortly to you all so you can communicate. that would be fantastic, thank you. and of course the red cross has activated the family links

website for people who want to register themselves as safe or make an inquiry about a loved one. we ask friends and family to make contact with their loved ones. if they have no luck, then please make contact with red cross or with ourselves. it is a no-fly zone at the island at the moment, and we will continue to update you on the events as they unfold. but, again, can i just say our thoughts are absolutely with the friends and family of those that are injured and those that have died. i would like to thank you all for being here tonight. so thank you for that. i'm happy to take a couple of questions. [ inaudible question ] >> we don't know that. >> how were you able to determine five people dead? >> there were five of those that

were rescued from the island earlier in the day. >> so they were already dead when the bodies were brought back? >> i can't confirm exactly that information. i can find out for you, though. >> what is the status of those remaining? >> sorry. >> what is the earliest estimation of when you -- >> like i said, we rely on experts to help us with that risk assessment. they're really clear that it is unsafe for our people or other emergency services to go to that island right now. >>. [ inaudible question ] >> we're not sure. we're going to deep reassessing. we will rely on the experts. >> just to be clear, there were 23 people on the island, and that included the five people who were dead or died? >> yes. >> and how many of those remaining 18 are injured? >> my understanding, they've all got some injuries to some

degree. >> and are those believed to be burns? >> yes. [ inaudible question ] >> firstly, we're unsure exactly the numbers that are on there, and we're unsure of their well being. >> would it be fair to say there's at least double digits number of people remaining on the island? >> yes. >> can you be me nany more spec? >> no. >> how can you not be more specific considering -- >> no. we're absolutely working with a range of people to make sure that we identify the numbers, the names of who is on the island or visited the island. so we're just working through that, but it does take time. so we've got to make sure that we've got the right information in front of us. >> what are the nationalities of the people who have died?

>> there's a range of nationalities, and so i won't go any further than that at the moment. [ inaudible question ] >> like i said, the experts that we've spoken to have said it is unsafe for us to go onto that island, and so i've got to also consider the safety of our people and emergency services staff. [ inaudible question ] >> can't comment, sorry. [ inaudible question ] >> i'm not sure. sorry. [ inaudible question ] >> new zealand police confirming there that five people have died as a result of that volcanic eruption on white island. they don't know how many people are left on that island, but they say it is too unsafe for them to resume search and rescue

efforts on that island and suggest that family and friends contact the red cross. let's go back to our kristie lu stout who is covering this story, and that is not good news for family and friends. there just isn't anything more that can be done at this point. >> reporter: it's a day of terrible tragedy for new zealand, and we just received some more information from police after that voc erulcano erupted. new zealand police confirming five people dead as a result of that eruption on white island. a number of the 23 evacuated have burn injuries. also too early to confirm how many people were involved, including how many exactly were on the island. we've been reporting throughout the day based on government figures. 50 were believed to be on the island, but that number is very fluid at this moment as we learned from that press conference. we also learned that both new zealanders as well as overseas tourists were believed to be involved in this very tragic

event. again, this eruption started earlier today, monday, 2:30 p.m. local time. it took place about 50 kilometers from the east coast of the north island of new zealand. plumes of smoke were seen from the mainland. new zealand police saying it's too dangerous for police and rescue to go onto the island because it's covered in debris, ash, and volcanic material. i spoke to a volume can ollist about this. why is it too dangerous for them to carry out this rescue operation. she told me they have to put a restriction on air traffic around it because of the chance of another explosive eruption. because if there's another one, more ash, more particles would be moving up into the air. that would endanger helicopters, choppers, planes in the area. al also getting there by boat would take a long time. she also told me the only place to land is very close to the crater itself.

very dangerous situation, so that's why we keep hearing from the police why they cannot carry out this rescue operation at this moment. as we learned, five people confirmed dead as a result of this volcanic eruption in new zealand. >> of course we heard from new zealand police as well that they do expect more eruptions there. of course people from all around the world were on that island. presumably they will be able to confirm fairly soon where those various people came from. kristie lu stout bringing us the very latest. appreciate it. russian president vladimir putin and his ukrainian counterpart will be meeting in paris. we will tell you what's at stake as they discuss the conflict in eastern ukraine. we're live in paris. that's next.

in just a few hours from now, russian president vladimir putin will sit down with his ukrainian counterpart, volodymyr zelensky in their first face to face meeting. they will be discussing the conflict in eastern ukraine, which began in 2014 after russia annexed the crimian peninsula from ukraine. ukrainians fear president

zelensky might accept peace on mr. putin's terms. matthew chance joins us now live from moscow with more on this. so, matthew, what is at stake here, and will the ukrainian president be able to stand up to his more experienced russian counterpart? >> reporter: well, it's only going to be a challenge for volodymyr zelensky. he's a political novice. he was only elected president in may this year. before that, he was a comedian who played the role of a president on ukrainian television. he's going to be meeting for the first time face to face with vladimir putin, one of the sort of toughest political operators in the world today. and so, you know, there is a distinction mismatch in their experience. it's going to be interesting to watch how that played out. president zelensky of ukraine was elected in may on a platform of bringing to an end the conflict in eastern ukraine against russian-backed rebels in that region. he's trying to do that, trying to push it towards that as much as possible. but of course he faces a great

deal of headwinds. any concessions that he makes along the path towards, you know, achieving some kind of peace in eastern ukraine is met with widespread domestic opposition. i mean when he -- in the past couple of weeks or months, there were hundreds of thousands of people on the streets of kiev -- tens of thousands at least, in protest at some perceived concession he'd made in terms of when elections should be held in that part of ukraine. so he's got a real uphill struggle to try and sort of urge this process towards peace. vladimir putin, on the other hand, again he's a tough negotiator. he wanted to maintain his influence in those rebel regions because ultimately, remember, the russians and the kremlin and vladimir putin want to make sure they've got that influence in ukraine to prevent the country from moving closer to western institutions like nato and the

european union. >> all right. matthew chance bringing us the very latest on that from moscow. many thanks. well, hong kong's pro-democracy movement has called for new strikes in a bid to keep pressure on the city's government. this comes after activists held a massive rally on sunday to mark six months since the unrest began. thousands of people marched, bringing parts of the city to a standstill. it was the first time in months police approved an event by the civil human rights front, one of the main protest groups. if you're watching internationally, thank you so much for being with us. "going green" is up next for you. and if you're joining us from here in the united states, stay tuned. we'll have more news for you just ahead.

. welcome back to our viewers here in the united states. you're watching "cnn newsroom." i'm rosemary church. let's bring you up to date on the headlines we've been following this hour. u.s. president donald trump is warning north korean leader kim jong-un he could lose their, quote, special relationship. this comes a day after north korea claimed it successfully conducted an important test at a missile site. mr. trump also tweeted kim jong-un is, quote, too smart and has far too much to lose if he acts in a hostile way. washington is anxiously waiting on a release from the u.s. justice department's

inspector general. it will outline whether political bias influenced the fbi's decision to start the russia investigation. the report is expected to be released in the coming hours. another critical impeachment hearing is now just hours away in washington. it will be held by the house judiciary committee, and sources tell cnn it will showcase a pattern of behavior that shows president donald trump's impeachable conduct. the white house says it will not take part in the proceedings. you can stay with us for special coverage of the trump impeachment hearings by the house judiciary committee. that starts at 1:00 p.m. in london, 9:00 p.m. in hong kong right here on cnn. well, the u.s. military has held a solemn transfer ceremony for the three sailors killed friday in the florida naval base shooting. their remains were carried out of a military plane and received at dover air force base in the state of delaware.

we are learning new details about friday's attack. investigators say they analyzing videos that captured the aftermath of the shooting. a law enforcement official says one saudi national filmed the scene, but they believe the person was a bystander. we're also learning that the shooter, a saudi air force officer, bought his handgun legally before killing three u.s. sailors. the white house national security adviser says it appears to be a terrorist attack. for more, cnn's nick robertson joins me live now from riyadh. nick, how seriously is saudi arabia taking what appears to be a terrorist attack, and how much cooperation is it really going to give the u.s. as the fbi tries to determine if this was a lone wolf attack or if he was associated with a larger terrorist group, particularly with the country's links to the 9/11 attack?

>> reporter: yeah. the fbi is still investigating precisely what triggered, what motivated the attack. and a line of inquiry is clearly a terrorism-related one although they themselves have not definitively come down on that side. what we understand from the saudis, as came through again from yesterday from the crown prince mohammed bin salman, calling president trump and again reaffirming absolute commitment -- those are the words reported by the saudi press agency -- absolute commitment to support the united states in this investigation. that doubles down on what the king had said to president trump on friday when they spoke by phone. we don't know precisely what that means in the context here in saudi arabia, but we know that the fbi has officials based here in saudi arabia. the king has instructed his security services to support the u.s. investigators. we do understand that one of the

things that they will likely be focusing on is the time that mohammed al shamrani, the shooter, spent back in saudi arabia. he had been on this course in the united states for over two years, but he did of course like many other students come backwards and forwards to home. so they will be, it is expected, talking to his family to try to figure out, you know, what they might have noticed about him and who he was associating with and what he was doing on those trips home. rosemary? >> all right. nic robertson bringing us the very latest on that. many thanks. mark hertling is a cnn military analyst. he's also a former army commanding general, and he joins me now. thank you so much, general, for talking with us. >> it's a pleasure, rosemary. >> so i did want to get your initial reading of what happened here in pensacola. >> well, this is just a

disastrous event from the standpoint of what it does to a unit, the pennsylvania -- i'm sorry -- the pensacola naval air station, what it might do to an alliance, the partnership between the u.s. and saudi arabia, and what it does in terms of trust between individuals that are training at u.s. facilities. and truthfully there are dozens of nations that train with the u.s. military and literally on a daily basis, there can be anywhere from 5,000 to 10,000 soldiers, sailors, or airmen that are training with u.s. forces on u.s. installations. but anytime something like this happens, it certainly creates just a disconnect in terms of trust between those partners or allies that train with us and the u.s. forces that are training with them. >> yeah, and that's a potential problem here, isn't it? talk to us about whether saudi arabia has been doing enough as far as looking to what caused

this and why this particular young man went on this shooting spree and what happened here. >> yeah. well all indicators are that something happened. the shooter had been in the training facility for two years. he was going on his last year. i take it he was going to graduate from the class next august. so it's a three-year program in terms of how they train pilots. so he had been there two years, and by all accounts, he was pretty good for the first couple of years. then a couple of things happened. he went home, and some of his buddies seemed to indicate that when he came back from a vacation back in saudi arabia, he was different. now, i'm sure the fbi is investigating that from the perspective of what might have occurred when he went home on leave, on vacation. he was also, during the thanksgiving holidays, in new

york. the question is did anything happen there, and that's also part of the fbi investigation. but you can bet that both the fbi here in the united states and those who are liasing in the embassy in riyadh are doing everything they possibly can to get the details. the question becomes how much is the kingdom of saudi arabia going to contribute to that investigation. all indicators are they're saying they are going to provide open access to all information, but sometimes that's a little bit tougher when you're on the country side than what you hear through the public affairs people. >> yeah, because one of the points that the fbi is trying to resolve at this point is whether this is the action of one man or perhaps a wider group, and they don't know the answer to that at this point. but that is critical, isn't it? >> it is critical, and i think earlier today the fbi agent in charge said they were going under the presumption that this could possibly be a terrorist attack. and the reason they're doing

that is so they can get more resources involved in the forensics and the investigation. now, part of that determination on whether or not it was indeed a terrorist attack would be, first of all, was there any connection to other people? and, secondly, what were the motivations for the shooting? and right now, you know, if they have any indicators of that, they're not publicizing it yet. but i'm sure the investigation is really scraping every possible fact they can find to determine if this was a terrorist attack or just an act of murder as some people say. >> and three incredible young men lost their lives in the course of this shooting. they put their lives on the line in actual fact. talk to us about those three. >> yeah. i'd like to say their names actually, rosemary. you know, you had first of all ensign kaleb watson, a recent graduate of the u.s. naval academy at annapolis. this is a young man who was trying to decide what kind of

officer he was going to be. was he going to be a marine or navy s.e.a.l. or pilot, and he finally determined he wanted to be a pilot. that's a tough call when you're a senior at the naval academy to determine where you're going to go. from all accounts this young man was quite the hero. reports from the scene said he was shot five times as he attempted to wrestle the gun away from the shooter. then you had airman mohammed haitham, who is from st. petersburg, florida, right down the road from pensacola. would have turned 20, 20 years old a week from tomorrow. that's how young this young man was. his whole life in front of him, and from all indicators, he was just a superstar. then finally you had airman cam walters from georgia, just out of boot camp in great lakes, illinois. 19 years old, i believe, and just had his entire life in front of him. of course all three of them have

left families and loved ones in a great deal of despair tonight. but these are the kind of young people that are in the military, selfless servants, ready to serve their country, and it's just tragic that something like this would occur. but i think we ought to all remember their names as we go into the christmas season and beyond. >> yeah, certainly agree with you. it is a heartbreaking story for those three young men and their families. and, you know, basically we have to look and see what can be done to stop anything like this ever happening again. mark hertling, thank you so much for joining us. >> thank you, rosemary. have a good evening. an rheumatos or psoriatic arthritis. when considering another treatment, ask about xeljanz xr, a once-daily pill for adults with moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis or active psoriatic arthritis for whom methotrexate did not work well enough. it can reduce pain, swelling, and significantly improve physical function. xeljanz can lower your ability to fight infections like tb;

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washington is anxiously waiting for the release of a report from the u.s. justice department's inspector general. it will weigh in on a number of conspiracy theories including whether political bias influenced the fbi's decision to start the russia investigation. cnn's marshall cohen has more. >> reporter: the highly

anticipated report from the justice department inspector general comes out today, and we're expecting that it will debunk some major claims and conspiracy theories that president trump has been peddling for years. first, we're told that the i.g. will conclude that the russia investigation was properly launched in 2016 and that senior fbi officials were not ajtictin out of bias against candidate trump. those finding undercut trump's claim that the investigation was an illegitimate hoax designed to take him down. also the report is expected to say that the fbi did not implant spies in the trump campaign. but we are expecting a mixed verdict of sorts when it comes to the court-approved surveillance of carter page, a former trump campaign adviser. the report will say that the fbi had good reason to ask for those wiretaps, but there were serious problems and mistakes with how the warrants were prepared.

cnn previously reported that one fbi lawyer was caught altering a document, and that is now part of a criminal investigation which is being led by u.s. attorney john durham. long story short, the report will give us some much needed answers and debunk some conspiracies. but the fight will continue. cnn already reported that attorney general has told allies that this report won't be the final word. marshall cohen, cnn, washington. cnn honors ten ordinary people doing extraordinary things to change the world. it i still to come, we will tell you who was named the biggest hero of them all. back in a moment with that.

well, about 5 million people in the united states are under the threat of extreme winter weather, and several northern states are expected to get at least five inches or 12 centimeters of snow in the days ahead. let's turn to our meteorologist, pedram javaheri, to get more on all of this. it's a pretty grim outlook for many, isn't it? >> it is. when you think about it,

rosemary, we still have about two weeks left officially before autumn comes to an end and winter gets under way. we have the coldest air of the season upon us over the next several days. wait till you see how cold we're talking here for portions of the midwestern united states. not only across portions of the great lakes but across portions of the tennessee valley and the gulf coast as well. it's a quick moving system at least but does come through as early as tuesday, pushes through wednesday. cold enough air to support wintry weather into northern texas. dallas, wouldn't be surprise if we get a wintry mix out of this as early as tuesday morning, but even nashville gets in on snow mixing in with rainfall as well. the front quickly skirts on toward the northeast. what is most impressive about all of this is the amount of cold air that's in place. take a look at this. moisture is going to be plentiful in the south and limited farther towards the north. the cold air in place could be as much as 25 degrees below average for this time of year. in parts of the country, in fact, it could be colder than

what you expect in the heart of winter for an overnight temperature. look at the high in minneapolis. 5 degrees fahrenheit. that's 25 below average. it is colder than portions of alaska, and it's not even winter yet in north america. rosie? >> it's a worry, isn't it? many thanks to you, pedram. appreciate it. the 2019 cnn hero of the year is -- >> freweini mebrahtu. ♪ >> a woman who dedicated her life to keeping ethiopian girls in school has been named the 2019 cnn hero of the year. freweini mebrahtu was recognized for designing a reusable menstrual pad so girls and young women wouldn't miss or even drop out of school. she was also commended for trying to end the cultural stigma around the issue. here's what she said when she

accepted her award. >> this is for all the girls and women everywhere. dignity for all. dignity for all girls finally. i so much appreciate it. this moment is not just for me. this moment is for every girl. we have not spoken this thing we say period for a long, long time everywhere in this world. and i truly, truly appreciate for cnn being the voice for all of us to be heard loud and clear. dignity for all. [ applause ] >> she and her team have produced 700,000 reusable pads a year in ethiopia. nearly 800,000 girls and women have benefited from her work. we salute her.

well, car 0 oll spinney, the legendary pup yetteer behind oscar the grouch and big bird died. richard roth takes a look back at his extraordinary life. >> reporter: people never recognized caroll spinney, but they will never forget his legendary tv characters seen around the world. >> caroll spinney is big bird on "sesame street." >> hello, big bird. >> hi, gordon. >> reporter: he was also oscar the grouch. >> i loved playing oscar. he has a power i never had. ♪ oh, i love trash >> he's totally different than big bird. >> what is it that makes you so grouchy, oscar? >> people. sunny days. >> reporter: spinney says he grew up with an abusive father but a mother who encouraged his

puppetry. >> how did you get that job? >> jim henson saw me performing. >> he told us how he got to sesame street. >> he said, i'm going to build a large bird. i was wondering if you might be interested in playing it. to me, it's very much like some fellow came up to me and i was a drummer and said, we're going to have a band from liverpool. would you like to be a drummer then? he was a country bump kin to begin with. then a few shows along, i said i think he should be a child learning along with the children. the producers were all with me. >> reporter: spinney appeared in thousands of sesame street" episodes across nearly 50 years, hanging up his feathers in 2018. >> i started with puppets when i was 8, and i kind of for years felt that i should be hidden. >> my name is bird, big bird. >> reporter: he needed to stay hidden to make big bird 8 feet

tall. >> i hold my arm over my head for quite a while. i could paint ceilings for hours and not tire. >> reporter: first ladies of the united states loved the big bird. but one presidential candidate was less enthused. >> i'm going to stop subsidy to pbs. i like pbs, i like big bird. >> somebody is finally cracking down on big bird. >> how did you find out your name had been mentioned in the debate? >> i got a million tweets. ♪ i love to move to the music >> reporter: it wasn't all song and games. sesame street confronted social shuffs such as bullying. >> that's too bad. >> so long, big foot. >> that's big bird. it wasn't very nice. it made me feel bad. i just wanted to be part of the club. >> reporter: spinney could be lonely inside big bird, but he guides millions of youngsters through childhood. >> it's probably a little bit better a place than if big bird

hadn't been there and had his suffering and his joy, and i think that that's what i'd like to leave as my legacy. >> great man there. the rapper and singer known as juice wrld has died. police say 21-year-old jarad anthony higgins suffered a medical emergency at chicago's midway airport and later died at a hospital. no cause of death has been determined, but police say there is no sign of foul play. higgins was known for his hit "lucid dreams" and was named a top new artist at the billboard music awards. fans and fellow musicians are expressing shock over his death. and we thank you for your company this hour. i'm rosemary church. "early start" is coming up next. have a great day. for a cold sore,

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the impeachment probe is nearing a climax in the house. will democrats risk adding details from the mueller probe into articles of impeachment? the fbi is investigating the pensacola shooting as an act of terror. why the gunman's time in saudi arabia is being examined. breaking overnight, the death toll climbing after a massive volcanic eruption in new zealand. and his legendary characters defined our childhood. fans around the world are mourning the loss of