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for this friday. from the cbs broadcast center in new york, i'm tom hanson. it's friday, november 22nd, 2019. this is the "cbs morning news." the next phase. the next phase after the latest round of extraordinary testimony in the impeachment inquiries, democratic and republican leaders map out the way forward. charged with fraud. israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu is indicted on allegations of corruption. we'll get reaction. and explosions and flames. scary moments on an airliner packed with more than 300 people. >> all of a sudden we heard >> all of a sudden we heard boom, boom, like backfires. captioning funded by cbs good morning from the studio 57 newsroom at cbs headquarters here in new york. good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green.
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the impeachment inquiry into president trump is moving into the next phase. the house judiciary committee will soon decide whether to imhmenainst e president based on the investigation so far. yesterday the house intelligence committee questioned its final witnesses, fiona hill, a former top russia adviser, and david holmes, a diplomat in the u.s. embassy in ukraine. holmes told lawmakers that he overheard eu ambassador gordon sondland discussing investigations with president trump the day after his july 25th call with ukraine's president. skyler henry is on capitol hill. what else did we learn yesterday? >> reporter: hey, good morning. yeah, both hill and holmes backed up testimony that there was quid pro quo with ukraine. hill said gordon sondland was to pressure the government into look into president trump's political rivals.
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should the impeachment process move forward, the president says he's ready. >> we are better than that. adjourned. >> reporter: democrat adam schiff ended yesterday's impeachment inquiry with scathing words for president trump. >> this president believes he is above the law, beyond accountability. >> the president's side, the truth is on the president's side. >> reporter: on thursday, fiona hill and david holmes were the last of 12 witnesses to publicly testify before the houses house intelligence committee. hill, a former white house russia adviser criticized republicans for pushing a fictional narrative that ukraine interfered with the 2016 election. >> russia's security services and their proxies have geared up to repeat their interference in the 2020 election. we're running out of time to stop them. >> reporter: she and holmes also backed up wednesday's testimony from ambassador to the european union gordon sondland. >> was there a quid pro quo? the answer is yes. >> reporter: that president
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trump wanted ukraine to open investigations into the 2016 election and the bidens. >> and i did say to him, ambassador sondland, gordon, i think this is going to blow up. here we are. >> reporter: holmes, a top official at the embassy in ukraine overheard a phone call where sondland reassured the president that ukraine would follow through. >> the president's voice was loud and recognizable. >> reporter: a spokesperson for the president says he's looking forward to a trial with the republican-controlled senate. >> he wants to bring up witnesses like adam schiff, like the whistle-blower, like hunter biden, like joe biden. >> reporter: house speaker nancy pelosi said leaders are still deciding whether to pursue articles of impeachment. now the white house is preparing for a senate trial should this process move forward. it's set to be a pretty eventful couple of weeks here down in d.c., anne-marie. >> all right. skyler henry on capitol hill. thank you so much. last night several republican senators and senior white house officials did meet to discuss the strategy for a senate trial in the impeachment
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proceedings. the "washington post" reports that they are considering limiting the trial to two weeks. ben tracy has more from the white house. >> reporter: cbs news has learned if democrats do impeach the president in the house, republican leaders in the white house plan to put on a full trial in the senate. they want the president to mount a public defense rather than force a quick vote to dismiss the charges. even so, the president hedged his bets hosting several gop senators at the white house for lunch and to talk impeachment. among them, utah's mitt romney and maine's susan collins, both critical of the president, and he doesn't want any defections if it comes to a senate trial. >> this remains deeply troubling. >> reporter: last month, romney's critiques prompted the president to call him a pompous ass and argue republicans are not as united as democrats. >> they don't have mitt romney in their midst. they don't have people like that. they stick together. >> reporter: after the lunch, romney said their contentious
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relationship did not come up. democrats in the senate cried foul. connecticut's richard blumenthal said republicans will be jurors and should not be discussing impeachment with the president at all. >> his agenda's pretty clear. he's trying to taint the jury pool, and they should be above it. >> reporter: this as it appears house democrats are moving closer to impeaching mr. trump. house speaker nancy pelosi -- >> the evidence is clear that the president, the president has used his office for his own personal gain. and in doing so, undermined the national security of the united states. he has violated his oath of office. >> reporter: a trial in the senate would likely start in early january and could last several weeks, possibly overlapping with the early caucuses and primaries. that could disrupt the campaigns of the president's democratic rivals who also happen to be senators. ben tracy, cbs news, the white house.
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on "cbs this morning," formula -- form trump chief of staff reince priebus will discuss the impeachment inquiry and the allegations against his former boss. israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu has been indicted on allegations of corruption. the decision caps a three-year-long investigation and is the first in israel's history. nikole killion reports. >> reporter: a defiant israeli prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, vowed to stay in power, calling the criminal charges against him an attempted coup. on thursday, israel's attorney general indicted the 70-year-old for bribery, fraud, and breach of trust, saying the decision was not a choice but a duty. the charges against the prime minister stem from three separate corruption cases. they cold -- they include claims that he offered bribes in exchange for favorable news coverage, and that he accepted gifts totaling more than a quarter of a million dollars from billionaire friends in exchange for political favors.
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>> it's an honor to have you at the oval office. thank you. >> reporter: a strong ally of the u.s. and close friend of president trump, netanyahu who has ruled israeli politics for ten years has been seeking a fifth term as prime minister. the nation could be on the verge of a possible third election in under a year after netanyahu and rival benny gantz failed to form a majority coalition government. gantz says netanyahu has no public or moral mandate to make fateful decisions about israel. netanyahu claims he is a victim of a witch-hunt and did nothing wrong. nikole killion, cbs news. the air force is investigating a deadly accident involving two jets during a training exercise in oklahoma.in nding phase of the training ato flipped over and came to stop
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near a runway. the two airmen were killed. the two crewmen on the other plane were not hurt. a plane was forced to return to los angeles international airport after one of the engines caught fire. philippine airlines flight 113 had just departed for manila yesterday morning with 365 people on board. and that's when flames started spewing from one of its engines. the pilot immediately turned around and made an emergency landing back at l.a.x. passengers on the plane say they were terrified. >> people were panicking. smoke, fire coming out of the right engine. >> as soon as it lifted off the ground, we heard four large bangs. they were explosions. >> a spokesperson told our los angeles station that the incident was due to a mechanical issue. fortunately none of the passengers or crew on board were hurt. coming up on the "morning news" now, california loses a bid to keep president trump off the ballot in a fight over his tax returns.
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trump does not have to disclose his tax returns to appear on the state's primary ballot. california enacted a law this year requiring candidates for president and governor to disclose five years of tax returns in order to appear on the primary ballot. the state republican party challenged the law because they felt it singled out mr. trump. the state supreme court said the measure violates california's tution our cbs denver station kcnc reports thousands of colorado students are out of school after a su tia wi not return to class until after the thanksgiving break. custodians will disinfect surfaces. another school district also canceled classes. norovirus is a highly contagious bug that causes diarrhea, vomiting, and stomach cramps. it can quickly spread. >> people can practice good hand washing. if you're sick with norovirus, don't prepare food for others. stay home from work, stay home from school so you're not spreading that virus to other people.
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>> hundreds of students and staff members have become ill. "the cleveland plain dealer" says the nfl upheld the indefinite suspension of cleveland browns defensive end myles garrett. garrett appealed the decision after ripping the helmet off of jason rudolph and hitting him in the head with it. espn is claiming that rudolph used a racial slur before he ripped off his helmet. rudolph denies that. the league says that there is no evidence of a racial slur. garrett will miss at least the final six games of this season. and "hawaii news now" reports monsanto pled guilty to illegally spraying a banned pesticide on research crops in maui in 2014. monsanto admitted to using the pesticide even though knew it had been banned by the epa the year before. the company also admitted that it told employees to reenter the fields seven days after the spraying instead of 31 days.
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led by a drop in tech shares. the dow fell 54 points. the s&p 500 shed 4, the nasdaq was down 20. employees from 13 mcdonald's restaurants in chicago are suing the fast food chain. the lawsuit alleges mcdonald's need for profits puts workers at a, quote, daily risk of physical attack by dangerous customers. the group of employees say mcdonald's has failed to protect them from violence in the city. mcdonald's has not responded to the lawsuit but released a statement in part saying the company fosters a safe working environment for all employees. massachusetts lawmakers have passed a groundbreaking ban on the sale of flavored vaping products and tobacco including menthol cigarettes. the bill would place a 75% tax on vaping products and require health insurers including the state's medicaid program to cover tobacco counseling. the legislation heads to the governor for approval. in september the governor of massachusetts declared a public
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health emergency and ordered a temporary ban on the sale of vaping products. meantime, there's a recall alert involving certain salad products that may be contaminated with e. coli. at least 17 people were sickened. the department of agriculture says missa bay llc is recalling more than 75,000 pounds of salad products that contain meat or poultry. the products were sold between october 14th and october 16th in more than 20 states. authorities say health officials tested an unopened salad product with chicken, and the lettuce came back positive for a strain of e. coli bacteria. and coffee lovers, listen up -- starbucks has revealed its deal for black friday and cyber monday. starting next tuesday, the company says it will sell brewed refill tumblers. the 16-ounce travel tumblers cost $40. the hook is they can be refilled with free grande brewed coffee or hot tea all month long in january. anne-marie? >> this could be a pretty good deal if you're a regular starbucks coffee drinker.
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>> only if you're a reguar one, exactly. otherwise, that one's not a good deal. >> diane king hall at the new york stock exchange. thank you so much, diane. >> you got it. still ahead, cold play goes carbon neutral. why the rock band is refusing to go on tour for its new album. go on tour for its new album. mornings were made for better things than rheumatoid arthritis 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; don't start xeljanz if you have an infection. taking a higher than recommended dose of xeljanz for ra can increase risk of death. serious, sometimes fatal infections, cancers including lymphoma, and blood clots have happened.
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-- the house intelligence committee has questioned its final scheduled witnesses in the impeachment inquiry into president trump. yesterday david holmes, a top u.s. diplomat, told lawmakers that he overheard eu ambassador gordon sondland discussing investigations with president trump after his july 25th call with ukraine's president. israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu has vowed to stay in power after being indicted on corruption charges. he's accused of bribery, fraud, and breach of trust. the charges stem from three separate corruption cases. netanyahu claims that he is a victim of a witch-hunt and did nothing wrong. two men on a 500-mile journey to support vetere expected to arrive at the finish line today at arlington national cemetery. errol barnett reports.
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[ applause ] >> reporter: marathon enthusiasts brian churchland and josh milich are on the longest2 massachusetts national cemetery on cape cod to arlington national cemetery in virginia. they're averaging more than 40 miles a day. >> we've got 20 to go. >> reporter: braving rain, snow, and injury to raise awareness of veterans' suicides. we caught up with them in philadelphia. you wanted to do something outrageous, something people would stop and see. >> yes. >> reporter: what has the response been? >> fantastic. it's exceeded anything that we thought would happen. >> reporter: they're using their passion for running to raise money for mission 22, a nonprofit organization provided treatment to veterans suffering from post traumatic stress. to a veteran watching from home who has been struggling, what would you say? >> it's okay to not be okay. no one's going to judge you. >> reporter: 17 veterans die by
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suicide every day in the u.s. more than 6,000 lives lost a year. former indiana army national guardsman brian westfield who served in iraq was almost one of them. what was it that made you contemplate suicide, why? >> it's all the failures over and over again. i'd stayed in that hole for so long that i -- i didn't see a way out. >> reporter: westerfield is now helping mission 22 counsel other vets. he's also backing churchland and milich on their mission to spread home. -- spread hope. >> there's people out there that need to hear this message, and it's worth every ounce of pain that we're experiencing these two weeks. >> reporter: giving it their all to make sure no one runs life's course alone. errol barnett, cbs news, baltimore, maryland. coming up on "cbs this morning," gayle king talks with oscar-winning actor tom hanks about his new movie "a beautiful day in the neighborhood."
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and fred rogers' legacy. delta airlines ceo ed bastion will offer tips on how to make holiday travel easier. the rising cost of cars. tony dokoupil shows why new vehicle prices have spiked and how americans are racking up debt to afford them. that's the "cbs this morning" for this friday. thanks for watching. i'm anne-marie green. have a great day. ♪ ♪
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