amateur sumo remains a tiny niche of the sports universe it's wednesday, december 4th, 2019. this is the "cbs morning news." violating his oath of office. democrats boldly accuse president trump of abusing his power in a 300-page report ahead of the impeachment inquiry hearing. reaction from both sides and a look at why today's testimony is crucial. nato summit clash. the president in heated exchanges with our allies. what was said and who he's meeting with today. and she's out. senator kamala harris ends her run for the white house. run for the white house. the deciding factor. 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.

so this morning the impeachment investigation into president trump enters a crucial phase. the house judiciary committee will hold its first public hearing focusing on the possible charges mr. trump may face. today's witnesses include four constitutional law experts at respected universities from harvard to stanford. and yesterday a report released by the house intelligence committee said mr. trump used his power to pressure ukraine's president to investigate his political rivals. skyler henry is on capitol hill. what can we expect today? >> reporter: good morning. well, after weeks of testimony, the house intelligence committee voted to adopt the impeachment inquiry report late yesterday afternoon. now this process goes to the judiciary committee which traditionally is charged with drafting articles of impeachment. now the white house earlier this week despite an invitation declined to be at today's hearing. house democrats released a 300-page report detailing their findings in the impeachment pinquiry so far.

>> this is about whether the american people have a right to expect that the president of the united states is going to act in their interests, with their security in mind and not for some illicit personal or political reason. >> reporter: covering two months of depositions and public hearings, the report says president trump used the power of his office to applying increasing pressure on the president of ukraine to investigate mr. trump's political rivals. >> was there a quid pro quo? the answer is yes. >> reporter: the second section lays out the president's obstruction of the inquiry stating that there trump tried to conceal his conduct from the public, intimidating witnesses. >> i think the democrats should be ashamed of themselves. >> reporter: speaking from london, president trump called the report unpatriotic. >> this is what you're going to impeach the president of the united states on? >> reporter: today the house judiciary committee holds its first hearing in the impeachment inquiry. four legal scholars will be questioned about the historic precedent of the impeachment. >> look at the evidence and, you know, go through just exactly what it is and what it means to

our constitution and most importantly to our national security. >> reporter: according to the "associated press," the three witnesses democrats have invited will argue for impeachment. michael gearhardt says in his opening statement if congress fails to impeach here, then the impeachment process has lost all meaning. jonathan turley, ananalyst, is e lone republican witness. his opening statements says the democrats are bringing a slipshod impeach case against the president. the house minority will have until tomorrow to support minority views on this report. from there, it will go to the judiciary committee. but today's hearing will go on as scheduled. anne-marie? >> okay. skyler henry on capitol hill, thank you. so we'll bring you the first house judiciary committee hearing on impeachment in a cbs news special report. "cbs evening news" managing editor norah o'donnell will lead the coverage from washington. it begins at 10:00, 9:00 central. you can also watch continuing

coverage of the hearings on our 24-hour streaming network, cbsn. president trump's rhetoric is putting our allies on edge at the annual nato summit in london. his meeting yesterday with france's emmanuel macron appeared laced with tension. and here he is leaving a meeting with british prime minister boris johnson. something johnson reportedly hoped to avoid for political reasons. today he'll sit down with germany's angela merkel. ben tracy reports from london. >> reporter: the president paid a visit to the queen at buckingham palace and posed for a picture with prince charles. mr. trump is still drawing the royal share of attention in london. >> would you like some nice isis fighters? >> reporter: in a tense exchange, he offered the president of france captured isis fighters. >> let's be serious -- >> reporter: drawing a not-so-subtle rebuke from

macron. the once budding romance between the two tinged with bitterness and back-handed compliments. >> this is why he's a great politician because that was one of the greatest non-answers i've ever heard. and that's okay. >> reporter: just hours earlier, mr. trump laid into emmanuel macron's recent criticism that nato is strategically brain dead due to a lack of u.s. leadership. >> that is a very -- very, very nasty statement to essentially 28 including them, 28 countries. >> reporter: then he flipped the script. mr. trump suddenly casting himself as a nato defender, an alliance he has called obsolete. >> you can't go around making statements like that about nato. it's very disrespectful. >> reporter: president trump often rails as what he sees as freeloading and has strong armed them into upping their defense spending. >> what is your number? >> reporter: challenging justin trudeau over canada's contribution. >> they'll be okay. >> reporter: the president ignored shouted questions about the impeachment report. the white house is hoping images of him on the world stage will take the focus off his battles back home. ben tracy, cbs news, london.

now to campaign 2020. senator kamala harris is the latest candidate to drop out of the race for the democratic presidential nomination. >> here's the deal, guys -- my campaign for president simply does not have the financial resources to continue. >> some of harris' rivals weighed in shortly after she made the announcement yesterday. >> she is an incredibly strong public servant, and has done great work already for our country in the u.s. senate. and i know she is going to do even mother nature. >> i have mixed emotions because she is a solid, solid person. [ cheers ] >> with harris out, 15 candidates remain in the race for the democratic nomination. for the second time in two days, an armed student was shot by officers in wisconsin. the 16-year-old student was shot at a high school in oshkosh after allegedly stabbing a school resource officer yesterday. it comes one day after an armed

student was shot in waukesha, about 70 miles away. that student reportedly threatened officers with a pellet gun. both the student and the school resource officer who was stabbed in yesterday's incident are expected to recover. one parent who rushed to the school to make sure her daughter was okay says this seems to be a terrifying trend. >> last year she went through a similar situation at another school. to have it happen twice, you know, in this area, is super scary. >> reporter: investigators are looking into the case. a motive remains unclear. and police in tennessee say they have arrested two of the four teens who escaped a juvenile mentioned center over the weekend. last night calvin house and decorius wright were arrested in madison. the teens escaped the facility on saturday. wright was being held on murder charges while hause was facing gun charges. >> we're happy to have them off the streets tonight. we have a lot of work to be done.

>> two other teens remain on the run. one of those young men is also facing a murder charge. a report says that the teens were out of their cells cleaning when their supervisor left them unguarded. three workers have been fired, and one was suspended for their role in the incident. so coming up on the "morning news" now, california republican congressman duncan hunter admits he made mistakes in a corruption case. and a rock band returns. the who announces a concert in the cincinnati area 40 years after a deadly stampede. this is the "cbs morning news." woman 1 oc: this is my body of proof. man 1 vo: proof of less joint pain and clearer skin. man 2 vo: proof that i can fight psoriatic arthritis... woman 2 vo: ...with humira. woman 3 vo: humira targets and blocks a specific source of inflammation that contributes to both joint and skin symptoms. it's proven to help relieve pain, stop further irreversible joint damage, and clear skin in many adults.

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the rock band the who is returning to the cincinnati area after a tragedy 40 years ago. and a california congressman enters a guilty plea in court. those are some of the headlines on the "morning newsstand." "the san diego union tribune" is reporting on congressman duncan hunter's guilty plea to a charge that he stole at least $150,000 in campaign money for his personal use. the money was used for golf, tequila, family vacations, and outings with women who were not hunter's wife. minutes after admitting his guilt in court, the california republican suggested that he didn't actually mean to do it. >> i failed to monitor and account for my campaign spending. i made mistake, and that's what today was all about. >> hunter's now facing possible prison time. he'll also resign from congress. hunter's wife was also charged, but she had agreed to testify against him. the "associated press" reports travelers including u.s.

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our top stories this morning -- the house judiciary committee will hold its first public impeachment hearing. the witnesses testifying today include four constitutional law experts. the hearings will explore possible charges mr. trump may face. and president trump attends day two of the nato summit in london. yesterday there was a tense exchange between mr. trump and french president emmanuel macron. the two leaders offered dueling visions for the alliance. we're following new allegations this morning from military families. they say they've been forced to live in dangerously poor housing conditions leading to serious health problems. jan crawford has details. our family has went from a healthy family to an utterly

medical disaster. some of my children will be sick from this for the rest of their lives. >> reporter: two families are suffering from respiratory and neurological illnesses. they're among five military families who this week sued the owners and property managers of their privatized housing at macdill air force base in florida, alleging unsafe living conditions like rotting walls and floors and problems with mold so severe that in one instance mushrooms grew out of the floor and carpet. it's the latest in a series of the lawsuits alleging similar issues with mold, lead paint, and infestations of pests and rats. private contractors are responsible for more than 200,000 homes on military bases nationwide. in 2016 the defense department's own inspector general cited pervasive health and safety hazards. >> they treat military tenants like they're captives. >> reporter: senators on the armed services committee grilled senior military leadership. >> when is enough enough?

secretary mccarthy? >> we might be there right now, sir. >> reporter: in a recent survey, more than half of the respondents reported a negative or very negative opinion of their living conditions. >> we cannot have another generation of military families going through what we've gone through or you're not going to have a mission-ready military. you're not going to have people who want to join the military. >> reporter: jan crawford, cbs news, washington. coming up on "cbs this morning," our series "medical price roulette" has a followup on a story about the unexpected high cost of mammograms some women face. plus, in our "school matters" series, a survey shows american teenagers are falling behind in math, science, and reading. what that means for your child. and anthony mason talks with award-winning chef sean brock about his new cookbook and why he decided to walk away from it all. that's the "cbs morning news" for this wednesday. thanks for watching. i'm anne-marie green. have a great day. ♪