>> and that's captioning funded by cbs it's friday, october 4th, 2019. this is the "cbs morning news." defying the impeachment inquiry. president trump calls on yet another foreign country to investigate joe biden. this time in front of cameras. >> china should start an investigation into the bidens. >> this as the white house fights the impeachment probe saying it will not cooperate. vaping crisis. we are learning of even more victims as investigators struggle to find the cause of vaping-related illnesses. and mega settlement. two years after the deadliest mass shooting in modern u.s. history, a monetary agreement has been reached.

how some survivors and victims' families might benefit. ♪ good morning from the studio 57 newsroom at cbs headquarters here in new york. good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. the impeachment inquiry into president trump is ramping up. today the inspector general for the intelligence community will testify before the house intelligence committee about the whistleblower complaint against mr. trump. yesterday the former special envoy to ukraine kurt volker met with houses investigators. he provided text messages regarding president trump's phone call with ukraine's president this summer. laura podesta is here in new york. laura, what did these messages say? >> reporter: anne-marie, these messages were between special envoy volker and an adviser to the ukrainian president. in them, volker says president trump would meet with ukraine's president assuming that first the ukrainians dig up information on what went down in

2016. so democrats are saying that's some hard evidence of quid pro quo. in other words, president trump saying to ukraine's leader "you do this for me, and from there we can establish a relationship." already under an impeachment inquiry for pressuring ukraine to investigate a political rival, president trump publicly suggested another foreign country do the same. >> china should start an investigation into the bidens. >> reporter: democrats called it a stunning abuse of power. >> he feels he can do anything with impunity. >> reporter: the houses impeachment inquiry started after a whistleblower raised concern about a july 25th phone call between president trump and ukrainian president zelensky. >> if they were honest about it, they would start a major investigation into the bidens. >> reporter: former special envoy to ukraine kurt volker met with house investigators behind closed doors for ten hours yesterday. he gave them text messages from u.s. diplomats that included conditions for a potential white

house visit for zelensky. and hours before that july 25th phone call, volker wrote to a zelensky aide, "assuming president z convinces trump he will investigate/get to the bottom of what happened in 2016, we will nail down date for visit to washington." republicans and democrats were split on what they saw. >> there was definitely no quid pro quo. >> more and more evidence that the president of the united states was improperly using his office. >> reporter: today the white house is expected to tell house speaker nancy pelosi it will not recognize the impeachment inquiry until it's formalized with a vote on the house floor. so we're hearing the white house is preparing today to formalize their objection to the impeachment inquiry with a written letter, making it seem like until the house holds a vote on a former impeachment inquiry the white house push back on a request for documents. history scholars note there is no specification in the constitution on what does or

does not make an impeachment investigation more formal. one can argue if the house declares an impeachment investigation, they're in the throes of an impeachment. anne-marie? >> one could argue. laura podesta in new york, thank you so much. now to the vaping crisis. prleetor. nearly 1,100 cases of lung illness linked to vaping have been reported in the u.s. that's a jump of 275 cases since last week. there have been at least 19 deaths linked to vaping in 16 states. this all comes as e-cigarette company juul and at least five other companies have been ordered to hand over information about how they market e-cigarettes. dean reynolds reports. >> reporter: amid an urgent investigation that a government health official said was more complex than any ever seen before came word of the 19th person to die from the mysterious illness tied to vaping. the eighth death in the past week. and now a new report from the

mayo clinic says what e-cigarette users are inhaling is burning their lungs with what looks like chemicals as toxic as an industrial accident or worse. >> it bears a lot of resemblance to a chemical fume exposure injury like you might see with mustard gas on the battlefield. >> reporter: dr. brandon larson is a surgical pathologist with the clinic. he examined lung samples in 17 patients with the illness. >> those patients who survive and recover in the short therm may have long-term consequences from this. >> reporter: yet the best medical minds are still unable to pinpoint the cause of the illness that has vaping as its common denominator. some patients in larson's study vaped only nicotine, while more inhaled thc, the active ingredient in marijuana. the cdc said the amount of vaping illness has not peaked. in wisconsin, 16-year-old logan cron, freshly out of intensive care, spoke about his downward spiral from vaping.

>> high lungs kept filling one fluids and became so severely inflamed that i couldn't breathe on my own. i came very close to dying. >> reporter: law enforcement has been seizing more and more elicit vaping products. the black market is lucrative business. in recent months, prosecutors in milwaukee charged one alleged dealer claiming he and two others were making up to $2 million a month selling thc cartridges on the street. >> that was dean reynolds reporting. investigators are looking closely at street purchases to try and figure out just what's in the bootlegged vapes chemical mixtures and possible link to the adverse effects of vaping. a legal settlement has been reached in the deadliest mass shooting in modern u.s. history. mgm resorts international has agreed to pay up to $800 million to victims of the las vegas shooting in 2017. danya bacchus has details. this settlement will provide

fair compensation for thousands of victims and their family. >> reporter: the settlement covers about 4,400 victims and their families, people like 30-year-old chelsea romo. >> my life's forever changed -- >> reporter: the single mom was shot in the face. she lost her left eye and see has endured multiple surgeries to repair her right eye. >> i cover it with my bangs. my whole cheek, my eyebrow, all of this is all -- it's all met am, all plates, screws. i still have shrapnel through my forehead. i have it throughout my brain. >> reporter: while romo says the settlement will help her live more at ease, the trauma never leaves. >> i'm always on high, high alert. >> reporter: 58 people died. hundreds of others were injured when gunman stephen paddock opened fire from his hotel room on the 32nd floor of the mandalay bay hotel. paddock checked in with several weapons. romo's attorney hopes the settlement is a wake-up m and o security.

>> all the bells and whistles. protect all the patrons of their hotel so this will never happen again. >> reporter: the settlement is not an admission of any guilt on mgm's part. the company's ceo said in a statement its goal was to resolve the lawsuit so the community, the victims and their families, can move forward in the healing process. danya bacchus, cbs news. new details are emerging about a deadly crash involving a world war ii-era bomber. all of the victims have now been identified. seven people including the pilot and co-pilot were killed when the plane crashed in connecticut on wednesday. the plane crashed and burned after experiencing mechanical trouble. the ntsb will look into reports that work was being done on one or two of the engines prior to takeoff. six people survived that crash. a fourth parent has been given prison time for their role in the college admissions scandal. gordon caplan will spend one nth bend bars for scheming to boost his daughter's a.c.t.

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our top stories this morning, house democrats have released text messages between u.s. diplomats in ukraine. it's the latest development in the impeachment inquiry into president trump. the messages discuss how to handle a response to mr. trump's demands that the country launch an investigation into joe biden's family. yesterday president trump suggested china should open investigations into joe biden. and new numbers show america's vaping crisis is getting worse. there have now been at least 19 deaths linked to vaping in 16 states. the cdc reports nearly 1,100 cases of lung illnesses linked to vaping have been reported in the u.s., and that's a jump of 275 cases since last week. it's a staggering statistic -- 2.5 million children are now

homeless in america. while their lives are far from normal, a california teenager is working to change that one celebration at a time. janet shamlian has more. >> reporter: it's a time of celebration for tomvey barman, her senior year of high school. the party she gives up weekends for aren't for anyone she knows. however, that changes quickly. >> within an hour, they're holding my hand. they're tugging on my sleeve, and they really trust me. >> ricky -- >> reporter: the children are homeless, in shelters. some have never had a birthday celebration until now. today, tomvey is throwing a party for two children. >> mom, the crown is to die for. >> reporter: tiana is turning 1. the idea became as tomvey tagged along with her parents visiting children in shelters. some kids never had a party like she had every year. >> it's sweet to think of kids

in this situation. >> it's very hard for these children to get a source of happiness in their lives. i can provide a day where they have feel special and loved. >> reporter: the project, no birthday left behind, has help now, a puppeteer and face painter volunteer. pizza and custom cakes are donated. ♪ >> reporter: it's a big effort for someone 17, tomvey's age, unless you're counting by the number of celebrations she's given others. >> today would be my 45th birthday. >> reporter: the simple joy of a party because every child is worth it. janet shamlian, cbs news, hayward, california. coming up on "cbs this morning," what congress and the auto industry are doing to stop the problem of kids being forgotten in hot cars. plus, as the impeachment inquiry into president trump moves forward, we'll show you how lawmakers across the country are addressing the issue with voters. and a preview of "48 hours"

as it takes a deep look into the murder investigation of missing colorado mother kelsey berreth. that's the "cbs this morning" for this friday. thanks for watching. i'm anne-marie green. have a great day. ♪