little later for the morning news, and of course "cbs this captioning funded by cbs it's wednesday, september 25th, 2019. this is the "cbs morning news." >> the president must be held accountable, no one is above the law. >> impeachment inquiry. house speaker nancy pelosi initiates formal proceedings against president trump. what happens next, plus how the president is reacting. >> stand for the country. what she's doing is -- if it's true, i can't believe that it's true. murderer or mistake? a dallas police officer claims she thought she was in her own apartment before killing her neighbor. body camera video reveals what happened after she pulled the trigger. and a tornado touches down in wisconsin. why emergency officials are

urging residents not to volunteer to help clean yet. ♪ good morning from the studio 57 newsroom at cbs headquarters here in new york. good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. house democrats have taken the first formal step in what could lead to the impeachment of president trump. yesterday house speaker nancy pelosi announced lawmakers are launching a formal impeachment inquiry. the decision follows a whistleblower complaint related to president trump's interaction with a foreign leader. laura podesta is here in new york. how is the president responding to this? >> reporter: he is not responding well. he calls it presidential harassment, the continuation of a witch hunt, and maintains his innocence. he will be meeting with the president of ukraine today as part of his three-day trip to the u.n. >> no one is above the law. >> reporter: house democrats are moving forward with a formal

impeachment inquiry into president trump. >> calling upon a foreign power to intervene in his election. this is a breach of his constitutional responsibilities. >> reporter: speaker nancy pelosi made the decision after a recent surge in support from moderate democrats. >> i have one thing to say -- full speed ahead. >> reporter: it came following a whistleblower complaint and an apparent admission from president trump that he pressured ukraine's president to investigate a political rival. >> but there was pressure put on with respect to joe biden. what joe biden did for his son, that's something they should be looking at. >> reporter: cbs news has learned the president ordered the state department and pentagon to withhold hundreds of millions of dollars in military aid days ahead of the july 25th phone call. the white house denies it had any quid pro quo agreement with ukraine. >> for a president who believes he's above the law, pursuing the

leader of another nation to investigate a political opponent to help win his election is not the conduct of an american president. >> reporter: republicans are so far sticking with the president. >> they want to continue the witch hunt of trying to impeach the president because they don't agree with the results of the 2016 election. >> reporter: the trump administration is expected to release a transcript of the phone call today. >> it was a perfect call. >> reporter: the house and senate intelligence committees are both trying to set up interviews with the whistleblower. and right now the identity of the whistleblower is not known. president trump has called that person highly partisan. anne-marie? >> all right. so we said this is the first step that could lead to the impeachment of the president. sort of break down the impeachment process for us. and you know, just how likely is this to succeed? >> reporter: so the house is going to have to vote on the articles of impeachment. if a majority passes that, then the president has been formally impeached. it goes to the senate for a trial. two-thirds of the senate would

have to vote to remove the president, though that is highly unlikely. it's never happened in the history of the united states. it's unlikely now because the senate is controlled by republicans. >> right. thank you, laura. one in many, many, many steps on come. thank you so much. ahead on "cbs this morning," we'll speak with congressman adam schiff, the chairman of the house intelligence committee, on the next steps in the impeachment inquiry into president trump. and now to the murder trial of a former police officer in dallas. a jury was shown dramatic body camera video yesterday. amber guyger is accused of killing her neighbor last year. she claims that she mistakenly entered the victim's apartment thinking it was her own. omar villafranca shows us what police encountered shortly after the shooting. apartment 1458 -- >> reporter: the body cam video shows officers sprinting up the stargs stairs to the fourth floor

where their fellow officer, amber guyger, had just shot botham jean in his own apartment. >> i thought it was my apartment. i thought it was my apartment. >> reporter: guyger briefly appears flustered in the video while officers immediately head to jean's side and perform cpr. >> come on -- come on. >> reporter: for over seven minutes, officers took turns applying chest compressions as the 26-year-old laid on his back bleeding from a fatal gunshot wound. >> hey! >> reporter: dallas police officer michael lee -- >> once you and officer blair began the regimen of providing him aid, did you and your fellow officers stop for any reason? >> reporter: the prosecution believes the shooting occurred in part because guyger was distracted. earlier they showed evidence that she was talking and sending sexually explicit texts to her patrol partner, officer martin rivera, who she had a romantic relationship with. the jury also heard guyger's 911 call.

>> i didn't mean to, i'm sorry. >> reporter: the former officer could be seen wiping her face as it played. the jury saw a video that shows guyger's key did not work in jean's apartment. in fact, the door was slightly open. the defense is arguing not only did she think that was her apartment door, she thought someone was inside. omar villafranca, cbs news, dallas. the governor of massachusetts has declared vaping a health emergency. he ordered a four-month ban on vaping products at a hearing yesterday on capitol hill. the cdc said it expects to announce hundreds more cases of vaping-related illnesses in the coming weeks and months. one mother testified about her daughter's near-death experience after vaping. >> i'll never forget watching her cry that she literally couldn't breathe without excruciating pain as she was pumped full of i.v. fluids, antibiotics, steroids, pain

meds, and a diuretic to clear fluid from her badly enflamed lungs. >> no specific product has been identified as the cause of the lung illness. the cdc is calling on people to consider refraining from vaping. today scientists will release a major report on our oceans and frozen regions. it is expected to show how melting ice in polar regions is accelerating. it's expected to detail how a rise in sea levels will force millions from their homes. the report is comprised of data from more than 100 scientists from 36 countries, and it's the first new report to specifically address the impacts of global warming and the threat it could have on our world's oceans. britain's prime minister remains determined to lead britain out of the european union with or without an exit deal. that is despite a ruling by the country's supreme court that he had illegally suspended parliament. johnson says he will respect the

decision but indicated he could try to suspend it again. >> what we will certainly do is ensure that parliament has plenty of time to debate brexit, debating brexit for three years solidly. now is the chance for us to get a deal, come out of the e.u. october the 31st, and that's what we're going to do. >> johnson was here in new york city for the u.n. general assembly. he flew back to london overnight earlier than planned to arrive by the time parliament resumes. a second parent has been sentenced in connection with a college admissions scandal. business executive devin sloan will spend four months in prison. sloan paid $250,000 to get his son into the university of southern california as a water polo player. at least one other defendant who pleaded guilty is set to be sentenced this week. earlier this month, actress felicity huffman was sentenced to 14 days in prison and a fine in connection to the college bribery scandal.

a tornado touched down in northern wisconsin overnight leaving behind widespread damage. the twister touched down near elk mound just outside of eau claire. sheriff's officials say a few people suffered minor injuries. emergency management crews are warning people, though, not to go outside and clean up because of downed power lines. meanwhile, tropical storm karen is dumping heavy rain on puerto rico and the virgin islands. up to ten inches of rain could fall. tropical storm warnings are in effect across the islands this morning. forecasters say it's too early to know if karen will impact the mainland u.s. coming up on the "cbs morning news," there's a proposal in new orleans to wipe out tens of thousads of outstandng arrest warrants. and kitchen confidential. where a rare painting worth millions of dollars was discovered. this is the "cbs morning news." of a different kind. adp helps canyon ranch place the right people in the right jobs,

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many women. >> domingo disputes the allegations but indicated he would never perform at the met again. he is also the director of the los angeles opera which is investigating the allegations. cbs new orleans affiliate wwl reports city data shows there is one arrest warrant for every seven new orleans residents. there are more than 55,000 outstanding warrants in both municipal and traffic court. one city councilman says there are a lot of poor people who can't pay the initial fine, and he says they can't afford childcare or get off work to go to court. he's proposing wiping out nearly all of the arrest warrants. he also wants to waive accumulated court fines and fees for low-level, nonviolent offenders. the chief of the municipal court says he has issues with the proposal. >> i can't willy-nilly say we have 44,000 attachments, and i'm going to dismiss them all. that's got to be something that's got to be done by a prosecutor.

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our top stories this morning -- house speaker nancy pelosi announced the house is initiating impeachment proceedings against president trump. the decision follows a whistleblower complaint related to the president's interaction with ukraine's here. mr. trump could become only the fourth presideamimpehment. and president trump is dismissing the impeachment inquiry. he fired off a series of tweets yesterday calling it a witch hunt. mr. trump says that he plans to release a transcript today of the phone conversation he had with ukraine's president. the u.s. navy is investigating a series of suicides among the crew of the same aircraft carrier. there have been four since july. jeff pegues has details. >> reporter: according to investigators, on september 19th, 38-year-old james shelton

was discovered in his vehicle, dead from an apparent gunshot wound. 19-year-old ethan stuart took his life on the very same day. five days earlier, sailor vincent forline's death was also ruled a suicide.all three servet carrier "uss george h.w. bush," based in norfolk, virginia. james shelton's wife jennifer said she thought he'd beat his depression. >> i know that he felt dark where he was. but he was so close to getting better. >> reporter: the navy said the suicides, which didn't happen on the ship, were not connected. the ship's commanding officer said there is never any stigma or repercussion from seeking help. still, jennifer shelton said her husband was afraid he'd lose his job if he revealed his illness. >> as a father of six, he needed every dollar that he was making. he was concerned about taking medication for his depression because he needed his paycheck.

>> reporter: there has been an increasing number of suicides across the military. 325 active duty members died by suicide in 2018. that is the highest number since the department of defense began collecting the data. jeff pegues, cbs news, washington. coming up on "cbs this morning," we continue our series "medical price roulette" with a look at why the prices we pay for health care are intentionally kept secret. plus, in our "eye on earth" series, we'll show you what four communities along the california coast are doing in the face of rising sea levels. and gayle talks with award-winning writer ta-nehisi coates at thomas jefferson's monticello where coates found inspiration for his new novel "the water dancer." that's the "cbs morning news" for this wednesday. thanks for watching. i'm anne-marie green. have a great day. ♪