captioning funded by cbs it's wednesday, june 26th, 2019. this is the "cbs morning news." former counsel robert mueller agrees to face counsel about his russian investigation. how president trump reacted to the news. immigration shakeup. as the trump administration scrambles to fill team leadership roles, congress wrestles with how to work with the border. ahead of round one of tonight's democratic debate. >> i'm laura podesta in miami where tonight ten presidential

candidates are going to be battling it out on night one of the debate. coming up, what you should know ahead of tonight's showdown. good morning from the studios 57 newsroom at cbs news headquarters here in new york. good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. tom hanson is here in new york. tom, as i understand it, mueller did not want to testify, so ultimately why did he agree to do so? >> well, anne-marie, the house committee subpoenaed mueller. he says he does not want to fight the subpoenas. mueller is expected to appear before tin public before two panels and it's the first time he'll answer regarding president trump's campaign.

now, the committees have been in negotiations with mueller for weeks about his testimony, and mueller's only public statement about his 448-page report was last month when he said the report should speak for itself. now, president trump responded to last night's news with presidential harassment. mr. trump has said the mueller report completely exonerated him, and in a letter to mueller, democratic lawmakers said, quote, american voters deserve to hear directly from you about the investigation and its

unable to prentd himself. they believe he tried to cross the river with his child when the current swept them away. the house has addressed a bill. the bill contains funds to shelter and feed migrants at the border control and also to provide money to care for migrant children. it also seeks to mandate improved standards of care. house speaker nancy pelosi says the bill is far better than a recent senate bill. >> it still does not fund the administration's mass detention

policy. instead it funds alternatives that have a proven record of success. >> the fight over funding comes amid yet another shake upin the trump administration, this time involving the agencies that oversees the agencies and the border. jeff pegues reports. >> reporter: as they're under fire, acting customs announced his resignation. they're currently without a permanent leader. president trump has not forced him out. >> i never spoke with him. we have good people running it. >> he said he was concerned about the border facilities. >> it's in much better shape than it was. >> lawyers who have visited an

overcrowded facility in clint, texas, disagree. >> many have not had access to a single shower or bath. they were wearing the same dirty clothing they crossed the border with. >> in response, cdp moved more than 300 children out of the facility and then announced 100 children would be going back. one official told reporters, i personally don't believe these allegations. current acting head of ice will be taking over at cdp. he told us he also disagrees with similar reports about egregious conditions at i.c.e. facilities. >> i'm don't agree. >> what word would you use. >> you can always try to get better b tow say it's a systemic egregious problem across the board, that's not true. >> morgan like president trump placed much of the blame on

congress for inaction. >> we've been asking congress for long time. i think every american can agree with that. >> that was jeff pegues reporting. the first demographic debate kicks off tonight in miami. because of the record number of candidates, the debate will be split into two nights. ten candidates will take the stage tonight and another ten will beda will debate tomorrow night. what are they expected to uk ta about? >> hey, anne-marie. they're excelling to talk about immigration policy and climate change and tensions with iran. because this is a debate, we expect they will take plenty of jabs at each other. it comes into play tonight in miami. for your the neck two nights the leading candidates will scare off in a two-part debate. >> a lot of the voters won't

know who most of them are. it's going to be a little bit about who are you and getting recognition and getting a sound bite. >> ten will go at it tonight and the o'ten on thursday. it's an unusually large field of hopefuls. >> the stage will be crowded. so the opportunity for a candidate to break through will be pretty slim. you're not going to get a lot of time. >> the candidates chosen for tonight were picked at random and only one of them tonight has consistently polled in the top five. >> i they're elizabeth warren will have an advantage because she's one of the only ones on the one-night panel, so she has a chance to dam nate. >> one common theme is expected to emerge. >> they're going to talk a lot about trump. one thing they're going to try to do is make the case that

they're the one that should go out. >> four candidates did not qualify for the debates. and to qualify for these debates, they had to reach at least 1% in three different polls. they also had to receive 65,000 individual donations from people in at least 20 states. anne-marie. >> laura podesta in miami. thank you. this morning two u.s. servicemembers were killed in afghanistan. details about the circumstances of their deaths were not released. the killings brings the total number of deaths in afghanistan this year to sick. according to government officials, there have been at least 65 since 2015. they come a day after the secretary of state mike pompeo made a visit to the afghan capital of kabul. the u.s. is holding talks to secure a peace deal to end america's longest running war of nearly 18 years.

pompeo says he hopes the reach a deal by september. san francisco is the first city to introduce a ban on e-cigarettes. it surged from 2017 to 2018. >> they were allowed to proliferate all over this country with no regulation, and here we are today now with millions of addicted children, teenagers. >> the ban will take effect in seven months, giving stores time to clear their shelves. . going up on the "morning news," mitch mcconnell meets with 9/11 first responders. >> and wayfair are walking off the job today. this is the "cbs morning news." way fare are walking off the job today. this is the "cbs morning news." ?

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here's look at today's forecast in some cities around the country. break dancing is one step break dancing is one step closer to becoming an olympic sport. yesterday the international olympic committee voted in favor of a proposal that could bring breaking to the 2024 summer games in paris. a final decision will be made in december. the french capital also asked for skateboarding, sport

climbing, and surfing to be added to the games. those will debut in tokyo next year. on the "cbs moneywatch," a worker protest at wayfair, and the monopoly board game goes cashless. diane king hall at the new york stock exchange with those stories and more. good morning, diane. >> good morning, anne-marie, really quickly before i get into the economic data today, i've just got to comment on the break dancing as an olick pick sport. i love it. i'm for it. i want to see some new york dancers on that. we'll get durable goods orders today. they include general mills and the drugstore chain rite aid. here on wall street the market pushed lower yesterday. the dow dropped 179 points, the s&p 500 lost 127 points, and the nasdaq dropped 120 points. wayfair employees are planning to work off the job

today. workers plan to protest and walk off the job over the selling to the u.s. border. a group of more than 500 employees signed a letter asking the company to cease business dealings with companies operating at the border. wayfair confirmed receipt of the order but said it would not. the offi"the office" is tak. peacock has confirmed exclusive streaming rights for all nine seasons. it will be on their service for five years, and the new edition of monopoly ditches cash in favor of a digital plan. the game will be available starting july 1st and may be preordered from target and walmart for around $30. anne-marie. >> supposed to make it harder to

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here's a look at today's forecast in some cities around the country. parts of europe are battling the start of a potentially deadly heat wave. temperatures could top 100 degrees fahrenheit. in paris fans and air

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righnow... our top stories this morning, former special counsel robert mueller has agreed to testify publicly before congress about his report. he will appear in front of the house judiciary and intelligence committees on july 17th. president trump responded to the news on twitter saying presidential harassment. and the first democratic debate of the 2020 campaign season kicks off tonight in miami. the debate will be split into two nights. ten candidates including elizabeth warren and cory booker will take the stage tonight and another ten will debate tomorrow night. s republican state senators in oregon have not shown up for work since last thursday. they've been gone because they've gone into hiding, some

in other states, all to block the democrats from voting on a climate bill. carter evans is in salem. >> reporter: as livelihood as they appear on the outside, it's dead sigh lenl inside the state senate chamber. >> that's what they're paid for. >> 11 walked out six days ago. they made a post er. harkening the days of the wild west. but one reported, send them and come politically armed. >> reporter: the bill would drastically reduce carbon emissions, and raise a variety of taxes. they need 20 senators in order to conduct business. >> this is no longer about climate change. this is about ensuring that the

legislative branch can operate. >> reporter: so oregon governor kate brown said she had no choice but to send out a posse. >> you sent the state police after them. >> yes. the state police are still looking for members within the state of oregon. >> some have now fled the state. we video conferenced with republican senator tim kanoke now in hiding. >> we're at the state capital. where are you? >> i'm in a cabin in oregon by the lake. >> are you afraid of democracy? >> oregonians should be furious. this is not how we solve problems. >> reporter: the senate's president says he does not have enough votes to pass the climate legislation, so he's urging them to return to vote on a number of other issues but they seem skeptical and they don't appear to be coming out of hiding just yet.

carter evans, cbs news, salem, oregon. coming up only on "cbs this morning," the head of instagram sits down with gayle to talk about the new app that's aimed at preventing bullying. and to celebrate pride month, we'll hear from members of the lgbtq community about what p.r.i.d.e. means to them. that's the "cbs morning news" for this wednesday. thanks for watch i'm anne-marie green. have a great day. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com he "cbs morning news" for this wednesday. thanks for watching. i'm anne-marie green. i'm anne-marie green. have a great day. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com

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darren. >> mary has the day off today so i will give you the forecast. >> and its cooler day, right? >> are to the state of the week and back. today and tomorrow, some of us will be as much as template degrees below average us back. especially inland spots. but will notice it will be cool it. not so much for the morning, it's not that big of a difference at this point of the day although livermore it is 55 right now. santa rosa 53, it will feel just fine when you step outside. we will go to 63 degrees today. officially for the city. it comes in about 4 degrees below average for this time of year. but that will become more dramatic when you look at the rest of the forecast. 76 for inland locations today. that's it. mid to upper 70s in place like concord and livermore. 10 degrees below average. we will be in the mid to upper 60s across the bay and will stay in the upper 50s at the coast today. here are the headlines on this. our two coolest days of the week, today and to.