administrations. jim axelrod has been investigating. good morning. what did you learn? >> emails received by cbs news showed republican national committee asked the nominee to ambassador to bahamas, developer doug manchester, to donate $500, 000 as his confirmation in the state hung in the balance. when hurricane dorian ravaged the bahamas in september, doug manchester wanted to help. >> i've had a home there, and i love the water and the boating and the people. >> reporter: so the san diego real estate developer, who prefers the nickname papa doug, loaded up his private jet with supplies and headed for the hard-hit caribbean country where he hoped to soon be serving as u.s. ambassador. >> you know who papa doug is. he's your big guy in town, folks. he's great. >> reporter: following the win, manchester donated $1 million to trump's inauguration fund. he was offered the bahamas post the day after mr. trump was sworn in. >> as a matter of fact, he said, papa doug, i should probably be