it's monday, december 9th, 2019. this is the "cbs morning news." possible act of terror. federal investigators release new information about the gunman in the deadly shooting at the pensacola naval base. the white house will have no part in today's impeachment hearing as the judiciary committee could vote on articles of impeachment this week. how the partisan fight is getting uglier. no -- no, no, no, no, no. >> and deadly eruption. people are missing after a volcano popular with tourists volcano popular with tourists suddenly erupts. 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. we're learning new details this morning about the gunman who killed three people at a pensacola, florida, naval base on friday. officials say 21-year-old saudi air force officer mohammed saeed alshamrani used a handgun that was bought legally in florida. he was shot and killed by a sheriff's deputy. the "associated press" is reporting that he had apparently gone on twitter shortly before the shooting and poste messages that criticized american support of israel and accused the u.s. of being anti-muslim. there's no official word on a motive for the shooting. the three american sailors killed have been identified as 23-year-old joshua kaleb watson, 19-year-old airman muhammad salman hytham, and airman apprentice cameron scott walters. a motorcade took their bodies from the naval base yesterday. people lined the streets of pensacola holding american flag. thfallen were transported to dover air force base in

delaware. david begnaud has more now from the fbi investigation. we are as we do in most active shooter investigations, work with the presumption that this was an act of terrorism. >> reporter: the shooter was a 21-year-old second lieutenant in the royal saudi air force. mohammed saeed alshamrani. he was a naval flight officer in training here. >> there are a number of saudi students who were close to the shooter and continue to cooperate in this investigation. their saudi commanding officer has restricted them to base, and the saudi government has pledged to fully cooperate with our investigation. >> reporter: the "associated press" has reported that the shooter held a dinner party days earlier where he watched mass shooting videos with three other saudi students. according to the "ap," one of the three who attended the

dinner party recorded video outside the classroom building while the shooting was taking place. >> as much as i would love to answer any questions about the videos or any other presumption, information that's out there, my goal is not to continue the misinformation campaign. >> reporter: it's a very simple question that can help clear up any misinformation. ed? >> as you know, this is a navy base. there are several digital media. there's a lot of teams that are going on the ground. there's a lot of review that still needs to go on as to what happened that day. >> reporter: if it's misinformation, please clear it up for us. next question, pleas. >> reporter: her spokesman said> "next questi on." the fbi later told us this -- there are multiple videos from base security surveillance, as well as cell phone videos that were taken by a bystander from outside the building after the attack had started and after first responders had arrived. tells cbs news that the shooter appears to have been harboring anti-u.s. and extremist views.

ryan blackwell was one of those who was shot but will survive. he posted this video on facebook. >> took some rounds. saved some people in the process. and kind of still trying to piece everything together. >> reporter: david begnaud, cbs news, outside the base here at pensacola. in washington, another high-stakes impeachment hearing is on tap today. members of the house judiciary committee will hear more evidence. chairman jerry nadler says that he expects to bring articles of impeachment against president trump as early as this week. and charges linked to the mueller report have not been ruled out. skyler henry is at the nation's capitol. what can we expect today? >> reporter: well, anne-marie, good morning. yeah, today, lawyers for both house democrats and republicans will be making their case either for or against impeachment. on saturday the house judiciary committee released a report on the constitutional grounds of impeachment.

moving forward on the process of if mr. trump participated in any impeachable offenses. house judiciary chairman jerry nadler said his committee could vote on the articles of impeachment against president trump this week. >> we have a very rock-solid case. the case if presented to a jury would be a guilty verdict in about three minutes flat. >> reporter: democratic leaders say abuse of power and obstruction of congress are likely to be included. >> there is overwhelming evidence that the president sought to coerce ukraine into interfering in our election. essentially sought to cheat in our next election by getting a foreign government to weigh in. >> reporter: the party is split on whether it should also include obstruction of justice as it relates to special counsel mueller's investigation of the 2016 election. >> we should proceed only on those items where we have direct evidence. >> reporter: over the weekend, president trump maintained he did nothing wrong in his july phone call with ukraine's president. the white house is sitting out

today's hearing saying it's an unfair process. >> people realize it's a total hoax. we had a perfect conversation. it was only a conversation. nothing came out of the conversation. >> reporter: house republicans remain in lockstep with the president. >> i think the president was acting on his sincere, longly held view and skepticism of foreign aid. >> should the participate in an unfair process? absolutely not. he'll get a fair process if it gets to the senate. >> reporter: democrats hope to have the full impeachment vote by the end of the year. now democrats say they'll wait until the end of today's hearing to decide which articles of impeachment to include. anne-marie? >> all right. skyler henry on capitol hill, thanks a lot. so we will bring you the judiciary committee impeachment hearing on cbs news. we'll have a special report. norah o'donnell will anchor that from washington, and we expect that to begin at around 9:00. you can find continuous coverage on our streaming network, cbsn. breaking news now.

at least five people were killed after a volcano erupted on an island popular are tourists in new zealand. the search for the missing continues. the eruption was caught on camera. it was also captured on cell phone video by witnesses. a column of ash and smoke was seen shooting into the sky, blanketing the northern island. at least 20 people were injured. they were transported to a neighboring island for help. dozens of tourists were on or near the island during the eruption. some were guests on a cruise ship. two police officers were killed in separate incidents over the weekend. one in texas and the other in arkansas. houston police say 32-year-old sergeant christopher brewster was shot and killed saturday while responding to a report of domestic violence. the suspected gunman was arrested without incident following a search. he's been charged with capital murder. also on saturday, a police officer was killed in fayetteville, arkansas. police say a man who was, quote, looking for an officer to kill drove into a police parking lot

and shot and killed 27-year-old officer steven carr. he was sitting in his patrol car. other officers shot and killed the suspect. north korea says it carried out another missile test over the weekend. this time at an old missile site. president trump fired back at kim jong-un in a tweet saying the north korean leader is too smart and has far too much to lose if he acts in a hostile way. roxana saberi has the latest. >> reporter: while kim jong-un smiled for his country's cameras at the opening of a new spa on sunday, north korea's official news agency delivered a vague but menacing message -- that a very important test took place here at the launching site. experts say north korea likely tested a new type of rocket engine. a move that could signal pyongyang may soon resume tests of missiles that could hit the u.s. the announcement comes just days after the north korean leader warned washington it has until the end of the year to offer a breakthrough in deadlock

diplomacy. he wants u.s. sanctions lifted. president trump, who's met kim three times, most recently as they stepped over the border from south to north korea in june, says pyongyang must denuclearize first. >> i'd be surprised if north korea acted hostilely. i have a very good relationship with kim jong-un. i think we both want to keep it that way. >> reporter: north korea has already test launched a series of short to intermediate-range missiles this year. this weekend's announcement takes pyongyang and washington one step closer to confrontation. roxana saberi, cbs news, london. hundreds of thousands of pro-democracy demonstrators took to the streets of hong kong for a mass torch light rally. [ chants ] >> protesters used their mobile phone lights last night chanting "fight for freedom" and "stand with hong kong." it was the largest anti-government protest since

local elections last month boosted the pro-democracy movement. earlier in the day, police arrested 11 people and seized weapons. and fans of "sesame street" are mourning the death of the man who played two of the most popular characters on the long-running children's show. caroll spinney voiced and operated both big bird and oscar the grouch for nearly 50 years. he died at his connecticut home yesterday. years ago spinney said he may be the most unknown famous person in america. fans laid flowers at big bird's star on the hollywood walk of fame. at the kennedy center honors in washington they paid tribute to spinney and "sesame street." carroll spinney was 85. coming up on the "morning news" now, the latest on the death of rapper juice wrld who died after a medical emergency. and another pageant flub. host steve harvey mixes up contestants again. this is the "cbs morning news." news."

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host steve harvey had another mixup at the miss universe pageant and the latest on the death of rapper juice wrld. those are some of the headlines on the "morning newsstand." "the chicago tribune" reports an autopsy will be done today on rapper juice wrld. the 21-year-old died yesterday after suffering cardiac arrest at a private hangar at midway airport. paramedics were called to the hangar shortly after 2:00 a.m. the rapper, who is from the chicago area, apparently arrived at midway on a private jet. he was taken to a hospital where he was pronounced dead. police say there was no sign of foul play. juice wrld's real name was jared higgins. he was named top new artist at the billboard awards. the "los angeles times" reports on the death of "benson" and "star trek" actor revenue a auberjonois. sohehi psalaonyen d hemi lli tt

father john mulcahy in "mash." later he was the high-brow governor's chief of staff clayton endicott iii on "benson." he played on "star trek: deep space nine." he was 79. britain's "guardian" says a 34-year-old of finland will become the world's youngest sitting prime minister. yesterday, finland's ruling social democratic party voted to name marin the next prime minister. she's the country's transport minister and the party's vice chairwoman. she's been a lawmaker since 2015. marin takes over from the previous prime minister who stepped down last week after a key coalition partner withdrew support. and "entertainment weekly" reports that the host of the "miss universe pageant," steve harvey, once again mixed up contestants. he did not make a mistake when naming the winner of last night's pageant. >> south africa! [ cheers ]ectld

af tinne but earlier he mixed up miss philippines and miss malaysia during the costume contest segment. he blamed the teleprompter. he was also criticized for making a colombian cartel joke. four years ago he erroneously announced miss colombia the winner when miss philippines won. new trouble for tesla. how a dog played a role in a crash of a self-driving vehicle over the weekend. a self-driving vehicle over the weekend. forget about vacuuming for months.

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a group of state attorneys general say the deal will hurt competition and lead to higher prices for consumers. the fcc and the justice department have signed off on the merger. the trial is expected to last up to three weeks. a decision is reportedly expected by february. a self-driving tesla slammed into a police car and a disabled vehicle which officers were helping in connecticut this weekend. state police said it happened early saturday on interstate 95. no injuries were reported. the driver allegedly told authorities he was checking on his dog in the back seat when the crash happened. last month tesla ceo elon musk predicted we'll see, quote, fully functioning autonomous cars by the end of the year. he warned it will take another year before drivers can be nixed from the self-driving equation. and for a third week in a row, "frozen ii" is at the top of the box office. >> find who is calling to you. they may have answers.

>> reporter: the animated disney sequel brought in an estimated $34.7 million. the whodunit "knives out" got $14.2 million. "ford versus ferrari" earned $6.5 million. meantime, "playmobil" bombed at the box office grossing $668,000 over the opening weekend in more than 2,000 theaters. that gives it a per-theater average of just $286. anne-marie? >> all right, diane king hall at the new york stock exchange. thank you so much, diane. >> reporter: you got it. ahead, an inspirational flyover. a tuskegee airman celebrates a milestone by returning to the skies. milestone by ret i wanted more from my copd medicine that's why i've got the power of 1, 2, 3 medicines with trelegy. the only fda-approved once-daily 3-in-1 c treatment. ♪ trelegy ♪ the power of 1,2,3 ♪ trelegy ♪ 1,2,3 ♪ trelegy man: with trelegy and the power of 1, 2, 3,

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a 26-year-old man is under arrest in phoenix, arizona, after this disturbing video surfaced. police say austin brett sherbat grabbed a woman's wheelchair last month and tried to push her out of a light rail car. people on board rushed to make sure she was okay. fortunately she was not seriously injured. and a member of the famed tuskegee airmen celebrated his 100th birthday the same way he spent many years when he was younger -- flying in a plane. colonel charles mcgee was invited to be the co-pilot aboard a private jet on friday. the plane flew between frederick, maryland, and dover air force base in delaware. mcgee flew 409 combat missions during world war ii, korea, and vietnam. he was also honored with the congressional gold medal. coming up on "cbs this morning," we talk to '70s supergroup earth, wind, and fire about their kennedy center honor. i'm anne-marie green. this is the "cbs morning news."

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our top stories -- the saudi air force officer who shot and killed three american sailors at a florida naval base had reportedly posted messages on twitter accusing america of being anti-muslim. the fbi says the investigation into the shooting rampage is considered an act of terrorism. authorities say mohammed saeed alshamrani bought the gun used in the shooting legally in florida. today the house judiciary committee is holding another impeachment hearing into president trump. chairman jerry nadler says that he expects to bring articles of impeachment against the president as early as this week. with the massive shortage of organs in this country, one organization is now going after students to fill the gap. kenneth craig has the story.

>> reporter: cory windham recently decided to become an organ diner, signing up on his college campus at quinnipiac university. >> i thought this was the% -- the perfect opportunity to help other people. >> reporter: classmates recruited him at a registration drive targeting young people run by s.o.d.a. or student organ donation advocates. >> my sister passed away at the young age of 14. >> reporter: for sara miller who started the group when she was just 18 at washington university in st. louis, the mission is personal. >> on the worst day of our lives, my family decided that laura would be an organ donor. and little did we know, 1,000 miles away in upstate new york, a special education teacher was dying of liver failure. and my sister's liver was the reason that this special education teacher, trish, is able to be alive today. >> reporter: more than 120,000 people nationwide are waiting for organs. dr. sander floorman is the director of the transplant institute at mt. sinai hospital

and says there is a major imbalance between the supply and demand. >> we desperately need more organs, and this is a matter of life and death. this is lifesaving for most of the people waiting. >> reporter: since miller ched g five years ago, it's expanded tp 21 chapters at high schools and colleges across the country. >> we believe that students are a critical component to helping to reduce the organ shortage. >> reporter: she hopes her family's story will encourage more young people to register to donate and save lives just as her sister did. kenneth craig, cbs news, hamden, connecticut. coming up only on "cbs this morning," gayle king talks with ed smart, the father of kidnapping survivor elizabeth smart, in his first network tv interview about coming out as gay and why he decided to share his story with the public. plus, wealk with '70s super group earth, wind, and fire about their kennedy center hour> >>iafte

cardiac arrest. that's the "cbs morning news" for this monday. thanks for watching. i'm anne-marie green. have a great day.

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