based on that. when you look at this particular president and what he asked for to be done, he asked for them to look at it and if you can't have someone coordinate with our attorney general to truly investigate, are you saying it's okay for hunter biden to serve on the board of a corrupt country and make the money he's making? would you suggest that? would your viewers say that's appropriate? my voters don't think that's appropriate. >> if president trump had called up angle merkel and said, i want you to investigate president trump, is that -- >> there are lots of hypotheticals. there are certainly things president obama did that would certainly be well beyond what this president is being accused of doing. and he wasn't impeached. you know, we allow that to happen. we've got four americans that died in benghazi and yet he didn't get impeached. we had a major investigation, as you know.

you talk about a political spin. you know, they were blaming it on a video. you know, i know, the american people know it wasn't a video. did that have a political consequence? yes, it was right before an election. and yet he didn't get impeached for that. so when we start talking about the standards, i'll be glad to come back on and debate those standards all day long. but here's the bottom line. no facts, no credible facts, three of the top people in ukraine that continue, they continue to say, there was no linkage, no pressure. i mean, at what point do you say, where is the victim of this crime? it's not the american people, because the president was looking out for their best interest. >> i want to ask you about that because you say no facts, but we heard from the u.s. ambassador to the eu, we heard from the top u.s. diplomat in ukraine, we talked to the top state department official who oversees ukraine, we heard from -- >> yeah, none -- >> officials appointed by the president. all of them said their understanding was that the aid to ukraine would not flow until

the president got these announcements of investigations by the ukrainians. >> listen, you cover capitol hill and you can -- you know this very well. you can hear all kinds of things on what people believe are fact. none of the people you just mentioned ever got any of that information from the president of the united states. not a single one of them. in fact, when you talk to them, you say, well, i presume that. i thought that that was happening. but yet when you talk to ambassador volker, who actually did talk to the president, when you talk to president zelensky of ukraine, who did talk to the president, when you talk to vice president pence, who did talk to the president, five different conversations, not a single connection between aid. we actually have senators on the other sidede. senators, bipartisan, mr. murphy as well, senator murphy was in there talking to president zelensky, not brought up. don't you think if there was a linkage in one of those five conversations it would have come up? it didn't. i'm here telling you this is all

here convicting a president based on hearsay and innuendo. >> do you think they should hear from people like john bolton or mick mulvaney, acting white house chief of staff who did not testify when they were subpoenaed in the house? >> i've been one that has certainly encouraged secretary pompeo and secretary perry to come in. >> why did they -- >> well, it was an unfair process, that's why. i mean, you covered this. you were here every day. i got to see you down in the scif -- >> you got to ask a lot of questions. >> i got to ask a lot of questions. but i was one of only a handful of members that got to ask questions, but when i wanted to call witnesses and when i actually got close to the truth, adam schiff would shut us offer. you can check the transcripts. here's the interesting thing. the process has been so unfair. you know. you got leaks from some of my democrat colleagues -- >> i heard from your republican

colleagues, too. >> name them. i will hold them to account. i can tell you that i was in the room. jim jordan was in the room. when we would have loved to have leaked a few things and broken house rules, we would come out and find some of the reporters with democrat talking points before we actually got the information. it's an unfair process. the american people need to know it. they already are. they're seeing it for what it is. >> what i observe were there were dozens of republicans and democrats from three different committees allowed in those depositions. you split the time so republicans had plenty of time to interview the witnesses just like the democrats -- >> we didn't get to call for witnesses. >> you did get several witnesses. >> no, no, no. >> jim morrison -- >> well, they ended up being to our benefit. when tim morrison came in, we thought he was a witness for the democrats. we didn't ask for tim morrison. he ended up giving honest testimony that came to our benefit. did you get a leaked version of tim morrison's? no, because that was to our advantage. did you get something leaked from ambassador volker?

no, because that was to our advantage. what they would do is leak out things that were to their advantage -- >> congressman, i will tell you, there were plenty of leaks from both sides, to your advantage -- >> name them for the american people. name them right now. name who on the republican side leaked it out. i'm willing to hear it. you know, listen, you know this is -- >> before the public -- >> you know, this is -- you may promise me but name the people. i can tell you that here -- i was in the room. i was one of the few people. i controlled what happened. and i can tell you when you look at republican leaks, there were not republican leaks because they were all democrats out there getting ahead of it. and am times -- >> i don't want to divulge sources on either side. but we heard a lot from both sides moving forward. we heard from some house democrats that, perhaps, they should hold onto the articles of impeachment after the vote. not send them to the senate right away in order to somehow force the senate majority

leader, mitch mcconnell, into holding a trial they view as more fair with more witnesses. do you think that that would be a smart, strategic move? do you think it would be in line with the constitution? what do you think that would -- >> well, it's in line with the constitution. they can do whatever they want. and i don't know that they would ask the freedom caucus chairman for strategic elements. i can tell you, it doesn't surprise me. everything they've tried to do is to fix the game. you know, they've tried to change the rules. they've tried to make sure we didn't have minority witnesses. they tried to make sure that each and every time that we objected to something, they would shut us down. you can check the transcripts. the american people can google it, read it for themselves. so, if they're trying to use leverage, and it would really be more the resolution because the resolution on who the managers are for the house is what starts the process, if they're to hold that up in order to give chuck schumer some kind of leve you know, it just shows me they want the process to be unfair on

the house side and on the senate side as well. >> stepping back and looking at this from a big picture standpoint, what does this mean? how does this change things on capitol hill? how does this change things for the president? is there a before and after here? will tomorrow be a new day for the president of the united states? he's now got that asterisk next to his name. he'll forever be known as the third president to be impeached by the u.s. house. do things stay the same? what does this mean for your relationship with democrats? give us your big picture sense of what changes after today? >> well, the scars and wounds of this partisan process will be with us for a long time. it's not as much about the president or members of the house or senate, it's more about the american people. it's what are they not getting? the president is truly at 1600 pennsylvania avenue waiting to help us lower prescription drug prices. i've been working with some of my democrat colleagues to find a bipartisan solution. and what this does is not only

put a chilling effect on it, but it almost puts a death nail in anything that's bipartisan. you know, you can't impeach the president and impugn him in such a way and expect tomorrow that everything is going to be okay. but, really, this president is going to be judged on the amazing economy, the amazing accomplishments he's been able to get done. and what he will get done in the next five years. at the end of the day i don't see it as an asterisk as for what people are viewing it is. it's a partisan effort to make sure the american people vote for a democrat in november of 2020. and i think it will backfire. >> reporter: congressman mark meadows, north carolina, thanks for being with us. i appreciate it. norah? >> nancy, thank you. i want to follow up on what nancy was talking about because, as we witnessed, the house rules chairman jim mcgovern talking about a rules vote and then we'll go into debate and we'll return to the floor and show you

the debate that will take place today. the very issue of what happens now because i think this becomes a key element of not only the house moving forward with these articles of impeachment but the next step. the next step is the transmission of these articles, the naming of the house managers to the senate. and then what happens in the senate. as even jonathan turley said, yes, there should be witnesses. we should hear from them. yes, they should get the supreme court to force these witnesses to testify. there's still more to this story. i think everybody acknowledges. even mark meadows said he would like to hear from pompeo, one of the president's staunchest defenders. there's more everybody wants to know about this story about what exactly was going on. what's behind this idea of not holding back the articles of impeachment and sending them to the senate right away, major? >> there's a conversation going on in speak pelosi's office among her top aides. assuming they believe that the very arrival of these articles of impeachment by themselves an act of institutional leverage.

once you hand them to the senate, you've given up your power. you have no control over anything. they're now entirely in the purview institutionally of the senate. there's a conversation, what if we hold them back and not give them to the senate until we've seen how the senate will conduct a trial. it's an assumed act of leverage. we've never seen this before. it's a discussion point. we should be careful about this. it's not been put in motion, but the idea is, well, if we hand off the articles of impeachment, give them to the senate, then it's entirely the senate's business and we're out of the equation. maybe if we hold them back, we can encourage or possibly leverage an agreement on the capabilities of the senate to hold a trial. >> what we just witnessed there, if you're watching closely, is that a number of aides and reporters you saw following the speaker of the house, nancy pelosi, who is going to preside over today's debate and the

votes on the articles of impeachment -- i'm sorry. i should say, she's going to speak and preside over the articles of impeachment. >> she'll open it and close it, essentially. that's the theory. it hasn't been decided. it's, as i suggested, a novel idea. >> it's novel. and a bit of a paper tiger. to say you're going to hold back the articles, mitch mcconnell will go, great, that works for me. wait as long as you want. the fact is once they pass these articles, it becomes the senate's prerogative to call the impeachment. the problem for the house is the precedent mcconnell will cite is coming from people like schumer who joined an effort to bar all live testimony. he joined an effort to bar any trial. so, the republicans -- >> during the clinton impeachment. >> during the clinton impeachment. so the republicans will be citing the democrats for saying, we'll do impeachment democratic style. this is what you guys said it

should look like. >> now, the one thing that is informing, in part, speaker pelosi's team is there's a very big priority for the president of the united states to be dealt with, the usmca, the redrafted nafta. mitch mcconnell has made it clear that will not be dealt with until after the senate impeachment process is over. there's some notion, well, how important is that to the president? is this in some way implied leverage? it may be a paper tiger. it's part of a -- >> it contradicts their talking point to say, we have to move now, there's a crime spree afoot and then you pass the articles and say, we're going to wait. and then we'll tell you when we're going to send -- >> some commentators have suggested that's a way of preserving the integrity of the senate trial when mcmititch mcconnell has announced it's fixed, it's a charade. i want to make one point for viewers that distinguishes this from whitewater, which i participated in with kenneth

starr. in that case there was a independent counsel who had four years and grand jury subpoena power to gather a lot of information that was then handed to the congress. that underscores the absence of that here, which would have been bill barr that would have appointed someone like rod rosenstein did with mueller. the lack of a prosecutor to gather facts makes the obstruction case more serious. >> lawyers, do you think we're just skimming the surface in terms of evidence? >> i agree with jonathan. i wrote a piece, there should be a lot more people we should have heard from. mick mulvaney publicly stated it was quid pro quo. why do you think that? when did he talk to the president? what did he say? i think the american people deserve to hear that. >> this is a very thin record. my favorite part is when congressman jackson lee held up two binders and waved them at us and said, do you call this a thin record? i almost chuckled. if she held the record up in the clinton case, she would have required two vans.

they delivered the records in two vans. that's the difference of the material records in the two cases. this is very, very thin. you're leaving really the game mcconnell wants to play in the senate because he can say, you didn't think it was so essential to call these witnesses. you didn't want to wait for them. you said this record is absolutely overwhelming on guilt. we'll give you a trial on your record. >> well, this is -- the delay also plays into an exploitation potentially between what the white house envisions, more specifically president trump envisions, in terms of a law and order public trial versus what republican leadership in the senate wants to see. there is a difference there. you heard president trump talk about it last friday in the oval office where he said, oh, i heard lindsey graham, i heard mitch mcconnell, but i'm going to do what i want. that is, the senate leaders don't want the binders to get any thicker. the people the president wants to hear from, rudy giuliani, they said, come into the senate judiciary committee but not part

of the impeachment trial. if you want to look into joe biden, we'll do it in my committee, not part of an impeachment trial. they're trying to negotiate with the white house to get some of the aspects of what the president wants to see but not actually in the trial, which they prefer to be as short as two weeks. >> but the house knows these are senators that don't want to see a lot of the evidence. that's why it's a failure not to make them see it by making it part of this record. this record could be so much stronger. a lot of these senators look at this and say, something wicked this way comes. they want it over as fast as possible. >> they asked about the letter the president sent, extraordinary letter that will forever be part of the institutional rhetoric of the presidency of the united states. the legislative head of white house affairs ran this process. just think about this for a second. he's the one who for the last three weeks has been negotiating directly with nancy pelosi on the trade deal i just mentioned, on defense spending and the national defense reauthorization

act, on preventing a government shutdown this friday. the central person acting in the most trusted role on behalf of this president of the united states with the democratic leader on all of these issues ran the process that produced this letter, this scorching, sulfurous letter. >> you know eric was involved in it? >> he ran it. i know that for a fact. he ran the process. others were involved but it was put in his hands. that shows you, in a way, a couple of things about washington. two things can be true at the same time. you can have entrenched personal disagreements and also get things done, point one. point two, even within the white house there is a sense impeachment is in a silo and things can be done. >> clinton operated that way. >> yes. that's the interesting thing about this letter, it hadn't come out, there was a pretty lively dialogue with the president.

do more accomplishments. do more of clinton, less of trump. that's never going to happen. there's always going to be more of trump, especially under duress. >> that debate did make its way into this letter which ended up being single spaced and six pages. the president talked about the 7 million new jobs created, 6.6 million. he talked about isis, he talked about apprehensions at the wall, the southern border, i should say. the wall does not exist yet, only small portions of a wall exist there. so, he does try and also add in those accomplishments, and many other -- he talks about the paris climate accord, south korea. that's why there's a lot in this letter. it's not just against pelosi. >> right. but the headline-grabbing rhetoric is all the other. >> and it may be a preview of the rally we hear later today. >> yes, absolutely. in michigan where the president -- >> it gets to your psychology point. this man sees no vulnerability, will never admit wrongdoing, is teflon in his own mind. that is beyond, i think, the law and the politics and the facts.

that is unique to this man. and we're reacting to that. >> where clinton issued a public apology at this time, almost 2 is years ago. we're going to take a quick, short break. there's much more to come on this historic day in washington. we'll be back in a little while. and we will bring you the debate on the articles of impeachment. on the house floor. for some of you, our coverage will continue on our 24-hour streaming network, cbsn. you can watch it at cbsnews.com or on our cbs news app. this has been a special report. i'm norah o'donnell. for news 24 hours a day, go to cbsnews.com

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there's been a boom in mega churches with thousands of members over the past two decades. but that massive growth has come with a cost. the survey of pastors shows the demand of the jobs are creating greater stress, and some pastors are just feeling overwhelmed and even burned out. cbs news special correspondent james brown is here with a story of a popular young pastor who decided to just take a break. >> reporter: two years ago we met poster howard-john westly, preacher of the baptist church in virginia. he's a gifted preacher teacher who uses popular culture in his messages to young people.

but he told his 10,000-member congregation that he's tired. >> there's not been a day in these past 11 years that i have not woken up and knew that there was something i had to do for the church. that i have to be available for calls, that i journey with people through the highs and the lows of life. now i want you to hear me clearly. i'm not exhausted. i'm tired. there's a difference. >> reporter: with those words, howard-john wesley announced that he is taking a three and a half-month sabbatical from the church he loves. >> i'm just tired. running a little on empty. >> reporter: the distinction between tired and burned out to you -- >> the joy. i've not lost my joy. there's some of the fatigue that comes with it that requires a replugging in and charging up so i can continue to do what i think i've been called to do. ♪ >> reporter: 11 years ago pastor wesley was called to lead the alpha street baptist church and

he's done it well. membership has quadrupled to 10,000 during his tenure. the demands, some self-imposed, have taken a toll on the fourth-generation preacher. did you feel compelled to work 24/7? >> it's the only model i've ever known. i was raised by a dad, who god rest his soul, told me never turn down a preacher engagement. here i am at 47 with 21 years in pastoring and going, maybe that wasn't the best advice. that collar, that robe doesn't grant you any immunity from mental disease and depression and anxiety. >> reporter: preacher burnout has been an issue in the christian community according to a 2015 survey, 54% of pastors feel their role is frequently overwhelming. 33% feel isolated, but 71% of churches have no plan for a pastor to receive a periodic sabbatical. >> what pushed me this year was that pastor jarrid wilson when took his life.

>> reporter: the associate pastor at the 10,000-member harvest christian fellowship in california, died by suicide. he was just 30 years old. >> there's an unhealthy addiction to standing in that pulpit. you can delude yourself into thinking that that's what life is all about. we have -- >> reporter: he admits that he sees a therapist regularly, and he plans to use his sabbatical to begin a healthy lifestyle of exercise, a plant-based diet, and most of all, tending to his own need for personal time with god. >> the greatest thing that's come from that sermon and this sabbatical is receiving hundreds of emails and texts from pastors who said, thank you, i need to do this as well. >> reporter: do you feel freed, released? >> absolutely. absolutely. because i'm not ashamed. yeah. free. that i don't have to be superman. i don't have to be perfect. i don't have to be super anointed every time i walk in this building.

that i can be howard john and not just pastor. >> the congregation welcomes the sabbatical that the pastor needs. as a matter of fact, it starts be back just before easter.ill and the pressures of being a pastor are immense, indeed, no matter how big the flock. this is a trend that we're unfortunately seeing across the board in churches big and small. >> such an important job, and not the kind of job you can take a mental or physical break from, unless you get a sabbatical like this one. j.b., thank you so much. >> moving story. vlad duthiers's looking at the stories you'll be talking about today. what you got? >> what's being called a 5,700-year-old piece of chewing gum is providing a look into the stone age. what we're learning about the girl who actually chewed it. >> chewing gum? >> stick i'm your mother in law.

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of marijuana in vaping. but it is interesting to see the numbers are increasing among young people. >> a jump. >> yeah. a suburban denver police department is taking flack over how it handled the case of an apparently drunk police officer. he was found on duty armed and in uniform passed out in his unmarked police car with the engine running. >> he's intoxicated. >> newly released body cam video shows aurora officers finding fellow officer nate meier behind the wheel of his car in march. his blood alcohol level was reportedly at least five times the legal limit for dui. there was no investigation and no charges were filed. he later admitted he was impaired. the officer was demoted but is still to the force. the police chief defended his decision in an internal e-mail saying he, quote, stepped up and owned his incredibly poor decision. he went on to say, the chief, that the higher levels of stress and trauma are things that police officers experience, the public will never know about.

>> yeah. >> we have some details on what would happen to a normal person who wasn't a police officer who was pulled over. would probably be given breathalyzer -- you'd be given a breath analyzer tests. you could face up to, if it's your first dui, up to five days to one year in jail. $600 to $1,000 fine. there's still a possibility the police officer could face a dui charge, but he was never given the test. >> they were trying to help the fellow officer. but it just doesn't end well when you have it on tape and it's that -- >> and he needs treatment. i mean -- >> exactly. >> they are trying to be sympathetic. if you look at that video, there's a lot more going on. the window is smashed out. we're still digging into it. >> yeah. this is a great story. it's one of modern miracle and science. an ancient form of chewing gum providing new insights into the life of a young girl from the stone age. scientists analyzed genetic material found on a -- yeah. i knew you would have that reaction. the piece of gum -- >> gross -- >> is 5,700 years old.

it's a piece of heated birch bark. found in denmark. the girl who chewed on it then spit it out, right. this is an artist's rendering of the girl. they were able to tell what she might have looked like through her dna because it was so well preserved. scientists determined she had blue eyes and dark-brown hair. they could tell her most recent meal included duck and hazelnuts. >> that's amazing. >> nutella goes back a long way. >> we want to know why -- >> thanks. we'll be right back. stay with us. congrats, kim! you got your own car, with your own insurance.

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rules. then they move to the debate over impeachment itself. >> white house aides have been trying to tell us that the president is unfazed by the idea of being impeached but this six-page letter is extraordinary. this is the president getting his anger off his chest. >> i think this is an incredibly important moment. i am casting this vote today to hold an abusive and corrupt president accountable. >> it's not about polls. it's not about any of this. to impeach the president on such a narrow scope with the flimsiest of evidence is very troubling. >> the entire internet is thir sti thirsty. kum a l had the decency to add i would not be able to do this if i did not have the best nutritionist and trainer. that achieving this look would not have been possible with my two biggest resources. irish skin and the march the time.

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says he'll vote for article one. abuse of power. but against article two, obstruction of congress. earlier this morning, we spoke with cbs news legal analyst jonathan turley. and jonathan testified at the request of house republicans during a judiciary committee hearing on the legal standard for impeachment. >> kim,i want to start with you. i'm hoping you can clarify something perplexing for me here. the senate rules for impeachment say, i do solemnly swear, this is the oath each senator takes, i do solemnly swear that in all things pertaining to the trial of the impeachment of blank, i will do impartial justice. that is the oath. and yet, we have a senate majority leader mitch mcconnell saying publicly, he's not impartial. can you describe those two things for me? >> it's very difficult. he's also said this is really about republicans versus democrats being on team red versus team blue. but it really is about the scope of the constitution.

whether there are guardrails that are going to be enforced for the office of the presidency. think about simone biles going to the olympics and it's already been predetermined how hard she works, no matter what she does, she will not win a medal. that's basically what the senate majority leader is saying here. and we have to remember the impeachment process is about the office of the presidency. not about the man. it's easy to get caught up in mr. trump personally. but going forward, we have to think about what this does to the scope of power that we are handing off to future presidents and future generations. and that's what makes his comments, i think, so troubling. >> what impact do you think, jonathan, this could have on future presidents? picking up on kim's point. >> it's going to have a significant impact and i think it will be a largely-dysfunctional one. the problem i have is that this sets the standard quite low for impeachment. you know, they ultimately rejected the four articles that

i primarily testified against. including bribery. and they went with the two that i thought were legitimate. but they did not, obviously, follow my advice in trying to build a record to support those two counts. or articles. and the problem i have is that judging on how they define these two articles, you could impeach every living president on this type of allegations. the most troubling for me is obstruction of congress. they said in an abbreviated period for investigation. arguably, the shortest investigation of any presidential impeachment depending how you count the johnson impeachment days. and then they said if you don't turn over the evidence during that period, you're obstructing congress. well, president trump went to court to challenge the -- his -- that material.of handing over - both bill clinton and richard nixon were allowed to go all the way to the supreme court, where they ultimately lost. nixon resigned soon afterwards.

my concern is that really does seem like you are making an appeal to the court into a high crime or misdemeanor. >> well, you did say you didn't think they had enough evidence. you thought the impeachment was rushed. why does the democrats' timeline matter? >> well, it matters because the democrats know that this will fail. this record is incomplete. it has conflicts. the only way that you could convict the president on this record is to literally make every inference against his position. and that's basically what my co-witnesses said. is that you can base this on inferences. the problem is, there's direct evidence out there. the house never subpoenaed joe -- john bolton. they never subpoenaed mick mulvaney. they never subpoenaed giuliani. these are people with direct information. and they burned four months that they could have gone to court to compel this testimony. that's a dangerous record to impeach a president on because it's easily-manufactured against

any president. >> kim, the president refuses to participate in this inquiry. does that undermine his complaints about lack of due process? >> sure. people i think, rightly, compare what's happening here to an indictment that comes out of a grand jury. so a grand jury meets secretly. prosecutors present evidence. and that produces a charging document, that could send regular people like you or me to jail or even to the electric chair. it's quite a serious consequence. here, the president of the united states has an opportunity to call witnesses. to bring his lawyers before the equivalent of the grand jury. before the house judiciary committee in advance of actually issuing the articles of impeachment. and he said i don't want to participate in that. so the -- at the end of the day, what we're talking about here with this president is keeping his job. of course, it's an important job. it's one that people, you know, we elected him on. but it's not the same as going to jail. >> jonathan, the president called you a liberal law

professor. i don't think he meant it as a compliment. can you just tell me what you thought about that? >> this is in his letter to pelosi. i won't associate myself with that single line of the letter. but he wanted to create a dellible record. he did with that letter. >> all right. and you're in the letter. >> we should point out that democrats say they have to go with this pace with impeachment because there is an election coming and the court system would take a long time. the abuse of power charge could influence this vote. that's what their timetable response is. jonathan, kim, thank you very much. cbs news will bring you a special report later this morning on this historic house debate to impeach president trump. >> many americans are cutting back or quitting alcohol

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she was dismissed because the mom threatened the team. our streaming service cbsn is with us again. how did this begin? it sounds like a big he said, she said, they said. >> little bit of all. the coach asked her to wear the hair piece to fit in with the rest of the team. hich she says is mo and latina. tiyana says styling her hair for cheerleading can be painful for her daughter. >> it is easily a two-hour process. i have to literally use a hard brush and pull her hair back into the tightest pony tail i can get it into. >> tiyana young said diamond elite all-star cheerleading coach and owner stephanie taske her to ware but became lightheaded because the pony tail was too tight. she made an exception for neimah last season. >> the coach said, well, she doesn't like it, she doesn't have to wear it.

>> but this season, young said the coach had a change of heart. >> like, how do you feel that this african-american girl gets to wear her natural hair sp. >> the national governing body says hair must be secure off the face with a simple and unexaggerated style that is adaptable to all diversities. but some parents say young is overreacting. >> this kind of blind sided all of us i think. especially, over something as minute as a $10 pony tail. >> young says her daughter was kicked off the team. but she claims it's because she made threats against the staff. her dismissal was never based on the athlete or her ethnic background. the decision was based on threats received against the staff. young says she never threatened anyone. >> i've worked hard to not become that person that unfortunately black women and black men are portrayed to be as

violent. whether they're white, black, asian, curly hair, straight hair. no hair. all girls should feel supported. >> diamond elite cheerleading says it's reviewing uniform guidelines and expectations for all ethnic groups. and accusations about racism are untrue. young says she doesn't even want to cheer anymore because she doesn't feel welcome. >> i'll bet she doesn't. >> she just wants an apology. >> that is a hot mess. hair is a very sensitive issue, certainly little girls of color. i think they need to figure out a way to let her wear her hair the way she wants. but the thing with the mother and the cheerleading. that seems to be another story. >> she's the one who loses out. >> now, she doesn't want to cheer. that's shame. >> thank you very much. a growing number of americans are choosing to abstain from alcohol in favor of a healthier lifestyle. >> it's really nice to like be a aware of my surroundings the

whole night, have a great time, and go home. and like that's the night. >> the sober movement is resonating with so many and how it's turning into big business for beverage companies. seltzer. well, you're watching cbs "this morning."

. in "morning rounds," we explore a new movement of americans who are reducing their consumption of alcohol or cutting it out entirely. in life and on line, interest in this community is booming. on instagram, more than 1.2 million posts carry the hash tag #soberlife. more than 500,000 boast sober is sexy. dr. tara narula is here with why more americans are turning to this movement. who's taking part? >> good morning, anthony. this demographic is wide ranging and all encompassing. while you may have heard about dry january or sober september, this is year round. some of these people are

recovering from alcohol addiction, but for a large part many are abstaining from alcohol in per suit of a healthier, cleaner lifestyle. it's called mindful drinking or sober curious. and it's reshaping what a night out looks like. >> hard to be like in your early 20s and, you know, doing things that doesn't revolve around drinking. >> reporter: 23-year-old mikaela berry is one of the hundreds of thousands of americans who identify as sober curious. drinking less or not at all. >> i really like going out and meeting people. and it's a little bit harder to do. everyone's connection's not as genuine. >> there's a kind of blind spot in culture where a lot of our social life and a lot of our night life is exclusively built around alcohol. >> reporter: that's why lorelei bandrovschi created listen bar in new york. a popup booze-free bar and social space for clear-headed connections. do you see this as a niche market or something that potentially is going to grow and take off? >> i'm seeing all of this like

big business indicators of how the category's growing. >> if you like this -- >> big brands like budweiser -- >> al qaeda liyou'll like this,- >> reporter: and heineken sell zero-alcohol beers. the nonalcoholic beer industry is expected to grow to over $25 billion by 2024, and there's also a slew of alcohol-free spirits saturating the market. >> i can now -- it comes from a place of people being very considerate with their choices. >> reporter: the movement is also helping those who recovery. >> it comes down to connection and engagement. >> reporter: mj godlieb created loosid. >> it was diners in coffee shaps wh -- coffee shops when i was getting sober. now there's sober travel, events, groups, and let the

sober individuals connect on the platform, that's the magical part. we grow up hearing, you know, alcohol is bad. and what they don't tell us is the first time we have a drink is -- it actually feels good. >> reporter: we met philip o'hara at getaway in brooklyn, one of the first brick and mortar sober bars in the country. >> i remember like being at a bar 23 years old feeling completely not okay until i had a drink. >> reporter: o'hara has been in recovery for over three years and says an app like this provides a space to socialize safely. >> you have a platform for people to be connected with other sober people. then the sober-curious movement gets brought in. you like going, you have more fun, you make more connections. you decide on your own that like, i actually have more fun without alcohol. >> reporter: think like we like to avoid -- >> avoid the way that we're feeling or not confront things that are right in front of us. and i think that's what i was using alcohol for. i think that that's how it has been used in my family's history. >> reporter: a new study found abstaining from alcohol could

actually boost mental health and well-being. do you think that something like this, sober curious, sober revolution, sober bars can going to help us when it comes to our mental health? >> i mean, in my experience, like in my generation, i think really prioritizing their mental health. we talk a lot about self-care now. >> i think it's a huge part of what's driving this sober-curious movement is the amount of mental health and depression issues, that people are realizing they can't solve with substances. >> so with the holidays right around the corner, you may be seeing more family members or friends around that dinner table choosing to skip that glass of wine or cocktail. and for those of you that do choose to drink, the cdc dietary guidelines for alcohol consumption is one drink a day for women, two a day for men. >> so interesting. >> yes. >> i mean, i think it's really important people have an option. >> a lot of people talked about there idea of being out and -- this idea of being out and having a meaningful connection. remembering who they interacted

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welcome back. time to bring the "talk of the table" this morning. this is where we each pick a story to share with each other and with all of you. tony's kicking this off. >> i'm going to kick it off with a story that caught my attention because i recently took a paternity leave. new baby joined the family. i took time off. mom took time off. it was paid. a new study finds that the u.s. is the only country among 41 nations that does not mandate any paid leave for new parents. so a lot -- some people have it through their jobs. a lot of people don't, though. estonia ranks number one. they offer more than a year and a half of paid leave -- >> wow. >> for parents. other countries like bulgaria, hungary, japan, and norway also offer more than a year's worth of paid leave. the minimum amount of paid leave required for the other 36 nations is about two months. there are some states in the

u.s. like california, new jersey, new york, rhode island, d.c., that have state-mandated leave plans in place. we don't have any national plan, and we are unique in a bad way among -- >> i was shioocked at how far behind we were. >> estonia, that surprises me. a year and a half -- would you want to be off a year and a half? >> i know it makes people choose -- when you don't have paid leave it makes you choose between leaving work and family. >> that is the important question -- >> moms and dads need that time. >> that is the question. mine is about "to kill a mockingbird," alan association in's "to kill a mockingbird" on broadway. now the cast is ready to take it to madison square garden for students. first on this morning we're excited to announce 18,000 new york city public school students are getting invites to see this hit show for free, february 26th, 2020. the production will take place at madison square garden. this will be the first-ever broadway show to perform in the world-famous venues.

a very big deal. it's based on harper lee's classic novel. holds the title of the most successful american play in broadway history. producer scott rudin and barry dillard said, okay, we'd like to do this. when they speak, stuff happens. it's huge. it opened in -- in 2018, december, 2018. has been sold out every night ever since. for the kids to get to see this for free, madison square garden, never been done. a big deal. >> the challenge is huge -- >> they're up for it.% my story is baby yoda has been all the rage lately. and now the force is strong in one pennsylvania hospital. take a look. a nurse at a woman's hospital in pittsburgh crocheted these baby yoda hats for all newborns. according to the hospital's facebook page, it's a tradition to dress up newborns in festive costumes during the holiday season. this year, they just happened to be inspired by the favorite new character of "star wars" fans. >> yes. i love that baby yoda look.

very cute. >> the onesie, too. i am -- >> the chief nursing officer said the babies are the force of the future. >> i don't think anybody can wear that hat and not look cute. we ought to order three. we order -- order three, extra large -- >> you wear yours, gayle. >> i think they're very nice. all right. this holiday season we're watching an emerging shopping trend. the growing acceptance of previously owned gifts. the national retail federation says total holiday retail sales could top $730 billion. but a growing number of shoppers are looking for secondhand items and major brands are taking notice. janet shamlian shows us a unique business near san francisco being called an online treasure hunt. >> reporter: good morning. some may raise an eyebrow but secondhand gifting has come into its own this holiday season. and this warehouse in the san francisco area is proof that plans like rei and patagonia are taking notice. some 50,000 like-new or slightly

used items up for secondary sale. and holiday demand is unprecedented. ♪ overflowing with everything from ski boots to winter coats, and every sporting good imaginable, yerdle is a bargain-lover's dream. you can't shop here even though many of these customer returns are as good as new. >> usually there's scuffs and scratches. but this one's in perfect condition. >> reporter: seeing a big market opportunity, brands like rei and patagonia have gotten into the game of reselling their own used products on websites like rei used and patagonia's worn wear. yerdle does all the work. what's the discounts? >> probably 50% of what somebody would have paid had they found it like this in the store. >> reporter: andy rubben created yerdle when he seat the secondary market going more than 22 times faster than the primary one. >> these are beautiful items. they're made to be worn. they should be -- this should be

out on the town, not sitting in a closet, right? >> reporter: i agree. everything here is refreshed, then photographed. >> the goal is to make sure the colors are accurate. >> reporter: this women's fleece pullover was styled for patagonia's wonder wear site -- worn wear site hours after it came out. it might end up under the tree. secondhand gifting is gaining broad acceptance. 48% saying they'd consider giving a used item, even more, 56%, say they'd welcome one. >> the stigmas from years ago are changing and they're changing quickly. i think once anyone experiences this, you realize that there's just a smarter way to utilize the things we've already made. to get more use out of these things. >> reporter: the shift in behavior led by millennials citing affordability, concerns about the environment, and sustainability. >> do you see this? >> oh, my goodness. oh, my goodness. oh, my goodness. oh, my goodness.

>> reporter: jayme is a influencer who posts on threating at places like goodwill. how would you feel about getting a secondhand gifted? >> send them all to me. absolutely. i rarely buy fast fashion items because of the fact that it's so terrible for the environment. and it's way more unique to have secondhand items. >> reporter: the struggling retail industry is getting that message. made well and some of its stores has partnered with thread-up to sell used jeans for $50 a pair next to new denim. >> fast fashion is a broken system. i think it's a way to be much more creative and a way to get great value. >> reporter: second hand doesn't mean inexpensive. the real real, a luxury reseller, has preowned handbags topping $40,000. >> we just saw a chanel bag, the small one over there, which is very nice. my mom really liked it. so we'll see. we might get it. >> reporter: no longer unthinkable, a used gift comes

with something a new item can never offer -- a bit of history. >> everything we have has a story. you can think about all the possible stories that that item has and the stories that it will have when you give it to somebody else. >> reporter: almost 20% of what's in here is actually sold the same day it's listed. and the dramatic increase in sales over the past couple of weeks tells them these are holiday purchases destined for under the tree. >> i hope janet got some deals. would you accept a secondhand gift? >> it depends on what it was. >> okay. well, i have to take mine back? >> it depends on what it was. it depends on what it was. >> i 100% will. i love that. good for your wallet. good for the environment. >> i do think the idea of it is very good. >> i like all the creative ways we avoid saying "used," show, secondhand, previously owned, like now. call it used. >> i like "like new." >> the way they're doing it, it looks good. something like that puts it in a

different category. >> i think that's great. ahead, our "world of worship" series goes inside the fast growing but little-known baha'i religion. what's drawing worshipsers to

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in our series "world of worship," we're exploring differnt ways people practice faith and religion around the

global. today we're taking a look at one of the fastest growing religions in the world, the baha'i faith. there are now more than 100,000 baha'i communities worldwide. "cbs this morning saturday" co-host, there she is, dana jacobson, hey, recently visited one in wilmette, illinois. so the question is, dana, what's the heart of this religion? >> the one word that we kept hearing to describe the baha'i faith was unity. in arabic it means follower of glory. it was founded in 1844 in iran. the religion teaches the oneness of all world religions with principles that seem universal. if you're intrigued come with me on a journey to the mother temple of the west. just outside chicago on the shores of lake michigan -- >> construction started in 1921. >> reporter: sits the oldest surviving baha'i house of worship. >> every baha'i temple has nine sides, nine doors, nine gardens and fountains. >> reporter: what's the significance of nine? >> nine is the symbol of completeness and unity. >> reporter: joyce litoff was

attracted to the baha'i faith because she says it teaches what she already believes. >> my mother was jewish, my father was catholic. and then i married a jewish man, so i've actually lived in two religious communities. and when i learned about the baha'i faith that embraces the teachings of other religions, it made total sense to me. >> reporter: the idea of oneness is carved into the temple's exterior which includes the jewish star of david, the christian cross, and the star and crescent of islam. is the idea that this is encompassing all religions? all faiths? >> well, that's a little bit of a misconception that the baha'i faith is a mish mash, that we -- we believe everything. we believe in this progressive revelation that the teachings of these great spiritual teachers, they all had their time and place. and so we embrace the religions that came before. >> all right. >> reporter: baha'is believe theirs is the religion of the future. inside each temple, there's one

dome representing one god. >> be generous in your days of plenty -- >> reporter: at least twice a day, there are prayer services with readings from various world religions. no sermons and no clergy. that lack of ritual is partly what drew 28-year-old matthew cotton to the faith. >> we lived in mostly an all-black neighborhood. >> reporter: he was raised catholic on the south side of chicago. what did your mom think when you were coming here? >> she was very supportive. you know, at first she wanted to ask some clarifying questions, that if this was a cult. and so -- you know, i told her to the best of my knowledge it didn't seem like a cult to me. that this really seemed like a global world religion of people engaging with their fellow citizens who want baha'is to be a service to humanity. >> reporter: what is the global community that the high faith is trying to achieve? >> to me building unity looks like creating opportunities for everyone to see themselves as part of one family. >> reporter: no matter race -- >> exactly.

>> reporter: no matter economic status. >> yes, exactly. >> reporter: gender, anything. >> we see each other first as souls. >> we come in different colors. we are humankind. >> reporter: music director van gilmer has been working toward racial justice since the civil rights era. in 1963, he participated in sit-ins in greensboro, north carolina. >> the idea of one humanity is very attracting. we talked about it in my church. my church is african-american. that church in greensboro, north carolina, it's still african-american, all the churches in greensboro, north carolina, are one race or another race. we say and we believe one thing, but when it comes to what we're doing about it -- if we're not showing it, if we're not working at it -- >> reporter: practicing it -- >> those were the things that influenced me to become a baha'i. >> reporter: because there's no hierarchy in the religion, baha'is around the world elect

at least nine people to represent them in their local spiritual assemblies. >> there are no ministers. so the burden is back on the individual to not only read the writings that the best thing in my sight is justice. >> reporter: right. >> to be just. not to just read or have somebody talk about it to me, but try to figure out how i'm going to be just in the things that i do. ♪ >> reporter: a community working toward justice by focusing on practicing instead of preaching. ♪ now there are somewhere between five million and six million baha'is worldwide, and about 177,000 here in the united states. there are eight continental baha'i temples making it the second-most geographically diverse religion in the world, and that's behind christianity. >> temples are really stunning. >> they're beautiful. they're all beautiful. >> stunning. >> architects in the faith --

>> i knew nothing about it. that was very interesting. i like what he said one humanity is very attractive. >> he was talking about in the '60s, he told us stories about -- obviously he's a black man in north carolina at the time, and white and black together at a time where that didn't happen, he would see a white family show up and would think why are they here, what is going on? this has been their message from the beginning, that idea of unity. >> all right. >> thank you very much. tomorrow, our "world of worship" series goes to turkey to find out why whirling der vishs express their faith by wlirling. and on our podcast, cbs news political contributors discuss the role of impeachment in the 2020 election. listen wherever you like to get your podcast. and before we go, how a veteran has been brightening christmas for kids for half a century. we'll be right back.

before we go, a north carolina army veteran has hit a milestone of generosity by creating holiday joy for the less fortunate. for 50 years, jim annis has created custom wooden toys

including cars, dolls, piggy banks, tractors, and fire trucks. the 80-year-old gives nearly 300 toys to the salvation army every year. and though neighbors donate scrap wood, annis still spends about $1,000 on wheels and paint. he does it because he remembers waking up as a child with no presents under his own family's christmas tree. >> the people ask me how much do i get paid for making these toys. and i -- i say, my pay is when i see the smile on a kid's face. >> aw. >> jim said he hopes to continue doing this every holiday season for the rest of his life. and may it be a long and good one. >> you can see how fee felt not to get -- how he felt not getting a present under the tree. >> you can see how it deeply affects him. he would remember when he woke up with nothing. everybody should have something under the tree. so nice. that will do it for us today.

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this is a kpix 5 news morning update. >> good morning. is 8:55. if you're headed out the door this morning grab the umbrella. it is a wet morning out there on the roadways as well. you will deal with slow conditions. drive times in the south bay north 11 to 682 is a 25 minute ride. most of the south bay freeways are in the red which means you were going pretty slow on these rights. taking a look at travel times along east shore freeway it is improving slightly. down to 43 minutes as opposed to an hour to travel from hercules in to emeryville. metering lights are on at the toll plaza.

and the south bay looks like markdown 101 from san jose all the way to sfo will take you 98 minutes. still working on a trouble spot north 880 at a street hoping to clear that out of the lanes and be careful you might see some ponding on the roadway. tracking that wet weather on hi-def doppler. let's get right to it. light showers pushing across the east bay from walnut creek to san ramon. right around 680. a few showers right over the bay bridge into berkeley and oakland and you can see from pleasanton and livermore across the tri-valley, that light rain and for the south day right over san jose, you can see that light rain and wet start to the day. as we widened out you can see more rain offshore and that will move in. scattered showers as we head to the afternoon. keep the umbrellas handy. highs in the mid to upper 50s and there we go with more of that active weather as we head to the afternoon and for this

evening. there you go with the extended forecast to second storm rolls in for the weekend. at ross. yes for less. ♪ this is a cbs news special report. i'm norah o'donnell in washington. we are just hours away from a house vote on the impeachment of president trump. this will be just the third house impeachment vote in u.s. history and procedural votes have been taken this morning. what remains is six hours of debate. then the vote on the two articles of impeachment. they are abuse of power and obstruction of congress. the articles stem from charges that mr. trump pressed ukraine to investigate joe biden, a possible opponent in the 2020 presidential race and that

trump's refusal to cooperate with the impeachment inquiry. want to go now to -- we're going to go now to the house floor. >> pursuant to house resolution 767, the house will proceed to the immediate consideration of house resolution 755. the clerk will report the resolution. >> house calendar number 61, house resolution 755, resolved. that donald john trump, president of the united states, is impeached for high crimes and misdemeanors and that the following articles of impeachment be exhibited to the united states senate. articles of impeachment exhibited by the house of

representatives of the united states of america in the name of it itself and of the people of the united states of america against donald john trump president of the united states of america, in maintenance and support of its impeachment against him for high crimes and misdemeanors. article 1, abuse of power. the constitution provides that the house of representatives shall have the sole power of impeachment and that the president shall be removed from office on impeachment for and conviction of treason, bribery, or other high crimes and misdemeanors. his conductf the office of the president of the united states and in violation of his constitutional oath faithfully to execute the office of president of the united states, and to the best of his ability, preserve, protect and defend the constitution of the united states and in violation of his constitutional duty to take care that the laws be faithfully executed donald j. trump has abused the powers of the presidency in that using the powers of his high office

president trump solicited the interference of a foreign government, ukraine, in the 2020 united states presidential election. he did so through a scheme or a course of conduct that included, soliciting the government of ukraine to publicly announce investigations that would benefit his re-election, harm the election prospects of a political opponent and influence the 2020 united states presidential election to his advantage. so doing, president trump used the powers of the presidency in a manner that compromised the national security of the united states and undermined the integrity of the united states democratic process. he thus ignored and injured the interests of the nation. prest