u.s. tariffs place unfair pressure on both producers and consumers. >> bring home a wheel of that cheese, seth and that's the vernight news for this thursday. from the cbs broadcast center in it's thursday, october 24th, 2019. this is the "cbs morning news." republican revolt. dozens of members of the house gop storm a closed door meeting demanding access to the impeachment inquiry, but democrats point out their colleagues across the aisle already have access to the hearing. breaking overnight, some in california are ordered to evacuate their homes as a fast-moving wildfire burns through wine country. officials say strong winds are fueling the flames. and mark zuckerberg in the hot seat. the facebook ceo faced lawmakers on capitol hill, and they had a lot of questions about the lot of questions about the company's recent scandals.

captioning funded by cbs ♪ good morning fom the studio 57 newsroom at cbs headquarters here in new york. good to be with you, i'm anne-marie green. house republicans took extreme measures to block the impeachment inquiry into president trump. yesterday dozens of gop lawmakers barged into a closed door meeting with a key witness, delaying her testimony in the impeachment investigation. the move comes days after president trump urged republicans to get tougher and fight. laura podesta is in new york. just how long did there standoff go off for? >> reporter: i think that some would consider the standoff a success because it halted the impeachment inquiry for several, how and it raised public awareness because so many conservatives believe this is an unfair process. more than two dozen republicans ground the impeachment inquiry to a halt for a few hours on

wednesday. >> what do they have to hide? >> reporter: they crashed a secure hearing room where pentagon official laura cooper was testifying, delaying it for five hours. >> we want to know what's going on. >> reporter: the house members complained of the secretive nature of the investigation. >> if a government can do this to the president of the united states, they can do it to you, as well. >> reporter: democrats were quick to point out t republicans on the three committees conducting the investigation also take part in the closed door hearings. >> they're essentially crashing a hearing that they're totally part of. >> when the investigation is done, there will be a public hearing. >> it's a different thing altogether. when we're talking about removing the president from office, it should be completely ansparent. >> completely open. >> reporter: president trump is calling on republicans to get tougher on impeachment. >> i've had the mueller witch hunt, the mueller witch-hunt. i have witch-hunts every week. i say what's the witch-hunt this week?

>> reporter: democrats say yesterday's protest is an effort to detract from testimony and trump's efforts to pressure ukraine to put pressure on his political rivals. >> i guess when you're desperate you go back to complaining about the process. >> reporter: republicans want the anonymous whistle-blower whose complaint triggered the impeachment probe to testify publicly. and if you're wondering when all things impeachment inquiry are going to end, well, democratic lawmakers tell "reuters" they hope by year's end. anne-marie? >> thank you, laura. mandatory evacuations were issued overnight after a large wildfire exploded in california's wine country. the kinkaid fire is near geyserville in sonoma county. the fire has burned at least thousands of acres and is quickly spreading. california's largest utility company, pg&e, has shut off power to roughly 17,000 customers in that region due to dangerous fire weather. in santa rosa, generators were

installed at major intersections to keep traffic lights on. and some people living there say they don't mind the preventive action that's been taken. >> if this truly prevents people from losing their homes or dying, i'm all for it. little inconvenience compared to people losing their homes and lives, not a problem. >> pg&e says the precautionary blackouts will impact roughly 180,000 homes and businesses across 17 counties, mostly in northern california. the outages will last about 48 hours. turning now to syria and president trump announced that he will lift sanctions orkey after reaching aemenreto a permanent cease-fire in the region. the deal, if it holds, would put an end to the turkish assault on kurdish forces who were an ally to the u.s. in the fight against isis if it --

holly williams reports. >> reporter: turkish soldiers wanted to show us that they're bringing statyster syria. they're detonating expsives that turkey says kurdishor left behind and safeguarding markets. health clinics are open and being run by turkish medics. >> we're all okay here. the people are happy, as well. and there's no problem actually here right now. >> reporter: but the turkish offensive unleashed after u.s. troops pulled back this month cost hundreds of lives. hundreds of thousands of civilians fled the fighting. and syrian militiamen backed by turkey have been accused of war crimes. just three weeks ago, kurdish-led forces allied with the u.s. were in control of this stretch of territory. now the turkish military is in control. kurdish fighters who were u.s. partners in the battle against isis say they've been betrayed by america. for now, the fighting has stopped.

this is part of what turkey says will be a 20-mile-deep safe zone along its border. turkey is home to over three million syrian refugees and has plans to resettle more than a million of them here. as for the americans, president trump nfirmed on wednesday that the u.s. does have plans to keep a small number of troops in eastern syria to protect oil fields there. a u.s. official told cbs news they could number around 200, and their mission would be to deny isis oil revenue. holly williams, cbs news, near the turkey-syria border. back at home, facebook ceo mark zuckerberg found himself in the hot seat with members of congress. he went to capitol hill yesterday to talk about the company's cryptocurrency plans, but as ed o'keefe reports, zuckerberg ended up getting grilled on a range of controversial issues. fair or not fair, you're here today to answer for the digital age.

>> reporter: mark zuckerberg wanted to talk about the new digital currency facebook is pitching, but lawmakers said he had other issues he had to deal with first. >> you've proven that we cannot trust you with our e-mails, with our phone numbers, so why should we trust you with our hard-earned money? >> reporter: the 35-year-old billionaire who hadn't appeared on capitol hill in about 18 months was criticized on everything facebook including for running potentially misleading ads from political candidates. >> why should the very politicians who lead our country be held to a lower standard for truthfulness and decency than the average american? >> congresswoman, this isn't about helping the politicians. this is about making sure that people can see for themselves -- >> i know, but mr. zuckerberg, it is hate speech. it is hate. and it's leading to violence and death threats in my office. >> reporter: missouri's ann wagner also hammered zuckerberg for not aggressively blocking sex traffickers. >> what are you going to do to

shut it down, mr. zuckerberg? >> we're working with law enforcement and building technical systems to identify -- >> you're not working hard enough, sir. >> reporter: as the hearing demonstrated, facebook generates plenty of controversy. even as zuckerberg was pushing his plan for a new digital currency, he admitted to lawmakers "i'm sure people wish it was anyone but facebook pushing this idea forward." ed o'keefe, cbs news, washington. today marks one week since teachers went on strike in chicago. [ chants ] yesterday protesters once again took to the streets demanding change for the public school system. "cbs this morning" talked to a parent who says she's been staying home from work in order to take care of her children. >> there are days and times where we do not have anyone to watch them because we have meetings that we need to be in

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melting glaciers. an alabama community is mourning the loss of a little girl, and an investigation into a police shooting in california. those are some of the headlines on the "morning newsstand." "the fresno bee" reports on new video capturing the moment a police officer shot and killed an unarmed teenager in 2017. it started when officers pulled over a car and commanded isiah marieta golding to get out. the 17-year-old appears to comply before he takes off running. he jumps the fence of a daycare center, that's when an officer fires through the fencing. the teen is hit in the head. golding's father is now suing the fresno police department. an internal investigation had found that the officer's actions were justified because he feared being shot. the teenager was a suspect in the murder of a 19-year-old man who was killed a day earlier. our cbs birmingham affiliate reports the city is in mourning after the tragic loss of a 3-year-old girl.

family and friends gathered for a vigil yesterday for kamile cupcake mckinney. she was kidnapped from a party on october 12th. birmingham's police chief said that her loss has had a profound impact on the community. >> a 3-year-old little girl has changed the landscape of the city of birmingham. do you believe that? >> yes. >> she made us stop and check ourselves. >> the girl's remains were found in a dumpster on tuesday. two people were arrested days after she vanished. so far, a cause of death has not been released. our cbs baltimore station, wjz, says two former president will speak at congressman elijah cummings' funeral. barack obama and bill clinton are to speak at the services tomorrow in ltimore. other speakers include former secretary of state hillary clinton and house speaker nancy pelosi. cummings' sister said he touched

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the dow rose 45 points. the s&p 500 gained eight. the nasdaq added 15. a new report says the faa must restore, quote, public confidence in aircraft certification efforts following two deadly crashes involving boeing 737 max. according to "reuters," the report by the transportation department's inspector general said the faa faces a, quote, significant oversight challenge to ensure that companies conducting those tests maintain high standards and comply with faa safety regulations. now, call it a quantum leap. google says it has achieved a breakthrough in quantum computing. scientists say they developed an experimental processor that performed a complicated calculation in 200 seconds. the same calculation would take about 10,000 years to complete by today's fastest supercomputer. if they head to the mainstream, quantum computers could perform important work like designing

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and now a special salutes to the oldest living american who stood watch at the tomb of the unknown soldier. david martin introduces us. >> reporter: they're called honor flights, and they have flown nearly a quarter million veterans to the nation's capital to visit the monuments built in their honor. safe to say no veteran has felt prouder or just plain happier than 100-year-old jackie -- >> 38, 39, 40 -- >> reporter: 80 years ago he stood guard at the tomb of the unknown soldier. the awesome monument to america's fallen that has the power to silence teenagers. it has been guarded around the clock since 1937. eaton became a sentinel in 1938 and served for three years. >> at night, it was quiet, you do a lot of thinking about who that is under that marble statue there. >> reporter: there are no records dating back that far but he was able to prove his service by remembering details only a

sentinel would know. like the small chapel hidden behind the tomb. he was back, not just to witness another changing of the guard but to see his name go up on the honor roll of those who have stood watch over the unknown. >> that's going to be up there forever. and when i'm gone, people can come and look at it. >> reporter: your place on the wall can be revoked if later in life you bring dishonor on the tomb. a dui, for instance. but that's not likely here. unless dancing becomes a crime. >> when the music starts, my feet want to move. >> reporter: never will i falter, the sentinel's creed reads, and though his step has slowed, jackie never did. for 100 years and counting. david martin, cbs news, arlington national cemetery. well, coming up on "cbs this morning," meghan markle is opening up about living under intense media scrutiny. we'll get insight from one of

her closest friends along with royal expert tina brown. plus, in a broadcast exclusive, gayle king talks with legendary rocker bruce springsteen about his directorial debut. and we'll take you to siberia for a rare look at the elusive snow leopard which is facing extinction. that's the "cbs morning news" for this thursday. thanks for watching. i'm anne-marie green. have a great day. ♪