he spoke to bianna yesterday. good morning, bianna. >> reporter: good morning.t gathered to pay their respects and the solidarity of people of all faiths and backgrounds. she said it's moments like that that are key in helping people move forward. how do you lead people like this when something like this happens? >> there's no rule book, no instruction manual. it's just literally unbelievable. >> so now it's your job to lead this congregation and to answer the question so many have of why. >> i think people know enough to know there's no answer to that question. we now know as a jewish community in pittsburgh particularly that we are not alone. we have the support of politicians, we have the support of officials. we have the support of the rank and file. >> there's no doubt an act of horror like this is a real test of faith for so many, including i'm sure your congregates. what is your message to them? >> just hang in there, be strong, take one step at a time, try not to do more than you can handle and be together. this day will never be forgotten by anybody in

bianna joins us now from a vigil udo miles away. bianna, can you talk about that?reporter: yeah, this one hits close to home, jeff. hias originated in the 1880s, and it started out as a jewish refugee resettlement program. it helped millions of jews from found the world, jewish refugees-- including soviet jews, like my family-- my parents, who moved here in 1980, with the help of hias. they bought our airline tickets. inreached out to their archivist aday, and we actually found a tugital copy of my documentation when i moved here as an 18- month-old. we moved to galveston, texas with the help of hias. my parents, monthly, would pay $20 or so to pay back for those tickets. wasas just one of the families that were helped by that. and of course it not only expanded to jewish refugees but refugees from around the world. >> glor: amazing to hear these details, and amazing to think someone would do this to a group like that. bianna, we'll see you tomorrow morning on "cbs this morning." thank you. up next here tonight, a walk- through: a neighborhood overcome with grief.

bianna golodryga is in schoharie. bianna, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, john. unbelievable heartache in upstate new york this morning. behind me, you can see where that limo plowed into the trees behind me. 20 lives taken in just moments. family members of the victims say it was headed to a 30th birthday celebration. how that celebration just turned into tragedy. around half of the victims in the limo are believed to be related. state police and the ntsb will be here this morning to continue their investigation. tony dokoupil has been speaking to family members. >> reporter: relatives for the victims say this was a tight-knit group of friends and family mostly from the city of amsterdam, a small city nearby. they were out celebrating, trying to do so responsibly belie hiring transportation. now this community is reeling and asking why. a serene fall day in upstate new york became the backdrop for a nightmare saturday afternoon when a massive limousine packed with young people violently crashed. >> after this loud bang, i saw a lot of people up here at the apple

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you recently added bianna golodryga to the team.john dickerson. >> stephen: sure, i'm familiar. i know that guy, yeah. >> bianna golodryga, i like to say her name like that because she speaks russian which i always get such a kick out of. gayle king, that would be me. norah o'donnell. >> stephen: yes. o there's all four of us at the table. so i think there are a lot of people at the table by because bianna was added and she's such a delight and so good, it was seamless. the same as john dickerson. norah and i are the old-timers, and now that we've added four, i think it's expanded to the intelligence in what we do there. >> stephen: a lot of the people at the desk. how do you traffic cop that? i tell you what i like. i like me and that camera right there. no questions, who's got the next question. that guy. ( laughter ) how do you know who goes next? >> sharing is caring, stephen. you've heard that? ( laughter ) >> stephen: yes, you've got to be a friend to have a friend. >> we all play nicely with each other. sometimes people lean

i'm bianna golodryga with gayle ave brearah o'donnell and john dickerson.rom capitol hill to bring you. the senate voted 51-49 to advance brett kavanaugh's supreme court nomination to a toal vote tomorrow. oments ago, the white house said it's confident kavanaugh will get the votes. s.rlier the nominee lobbied one last time for his confirmation with an op-ed article in the "wall street journal." he answered critics of his forceful tone writing this "i moreery emotional last thursday, more so than i've ever eeen, i hope everyone can andrstand i was there as a son, a husband and a dad." >> republicans hold a 51-49 senate majority so they can only afford to lose one republican vote to confirm kavanaugh tomorrow. if all democrats vote no. nancy corps december is on capitol hill and we've been following those four undecided senators, flake, collins, murkowski and manchin. interesting how they voted. >> three out of the four of them, norah, voted to advance this nomination. the only one who voted no was lisa murkowski of alaska who spent the day yesterday, intere

bianna golodryga joins us now from new york. good morning. >> reporter: good morn morning, we'll begin with the eye- opener, your world in 90 seconds. plus, we're in one of hurricane michael's hardest- hit areas, as victims return home for the first time. and the number of children not getting vaccines has quadrupled in the last 17 years. we have the answer why and the risk to your child. first on "cbs this morning," go for a ride in google's self- driving taxi service. we'll show you how "waymo" vehicles work ahead of their planned launch. i know you guys do a lot of reports on this project. we'll see you at 7:00. >> we certainly do, bianna. i'm still a little skeptical of them. they scare me a bit. but we'll be watching for sure. >> it's the future, though. it's the future. >> you're right. okay. bianna, thanks so much. have a great weekend. happy friday. >> you, too. >> definitely helps to navigate around these bay area streets. >> we'll see. >>> 6:45. all eyes on wall street. a tough two days for the stock market. and wells

citizen. >> bianna's thoughts. go ahead. >> let's not forget that u.s.nterception may have intercepted intelligence from saudis, the fact they did want to kidnap, extradite and possibly even harm khashoggi. you know, one of the big take-aways here is that without that definitive proof and without some are calling for an independent investigation, you're having news and information leaked out on a daily basis, gruesome information, at that. you have the saudis, which as somebody mentioned today, the saudis don't have a bob mueller. so one can question how can the saudis investigate themselves, and at the same time, a lot of reason to question turkish motives, as well. so it sort of puts the u.s. in a box. i do wonder what the purpose was for the secretary of state to make such a quick trip to both countries if, in fact, as susan said earlier, he didn't seem to walk away with any more information than he had, at least that he's publicly shared than he did before he went. >> bianna, if you take a look at the regional situation, clearly saudi arabia, a big l

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bianna. >> such an incredible mystery. ben tracy in beijing, thank you. >>> well, a new u.n.eport predicts catastrophic damage from global warming over the next 20 years. ahead, why we may be running out of time and what can still be done >>> good tuesday morning. onshore flow is making a comeback. cooler temperatures especially for the bay and on the coast. upper 60s in san francisco looking at 80 for redwood city, vallejo. much cooler for wednesday and 30 we will warm back up to and out the workweek into the weekend. >>> president trump is adding his voice to growing concerns about the fate >>> president trump is adding his voice to growing concerns about the fate of a missing saudi journalist. >> what images may reveal about his movement. you're watching "cbs this morning." >> this portion of "cbs this morning" sponsored by abreva, heal your cold sore fast. ...as little as 2 1/2 days when used at the first sign. abreva starts to work immediately to block the virus and protect healthy cells. abreva acts on it. so you can too. but i promise, iit's gonna get better.. ♪ (mom g

bianna? >> holly williams in istanbul, thank you. >>> president trump continues to insist the massive caravan of migrants from central america could include middle eastern terrorists. but in comments yesterday, he admitted there's no proof. >> this morning the crowd is in the mexican town of quexla, it's about the distance between new york city and orlando florida. adriana diaz is with the migrants learning what they hope to accomplish today. adriana, that's a long way to walk. when will they make it to the u.s. border? and what happens when they get there? >> well the border crossing they want to reach is near san diego, in tijuana, mexico. that's more than 2,000 miles away. and at the pace that they've been going, it's estimated they'll arrive in mid december. today they're expected to walk about 10 hours, a big group of them just passed. what they're doing is walking on the actual highway. they're walking mostly in the right lane as traffic passes alongside them. but keep in mind, there ar

we're dressing up as john dickerson, bianna golodryga, and i'm gayle king.artment spokesperson heather noward is being considered to replace nikki haley. a former "fox news" anchor met with president trump on monday to prominent diplomats were on the short list. they are the u.s. ambassador to france, and kelly knight craft. >>> halloween can be a scary night for pedestrians. a new study of u.s. traffic data finds there's a 43% higher risk of pedestrian deaths on halloween than on any other fall night. trick or treating children ages 4 to 8 face the highest risk. the studies lead author urges kids to put reflectors on their costumes. carry a flashlight or glow stick and look out for cars when crossing streets. more than 38,000 people have now petitioned president trump to move halloween to saturdays to make it safer. >>> and boston red sox fans are in for a big treat this halloween. boston's breaking out the duck boats for the sox world victory parade today. tens of thousands of fans are expected along the parade route. the red sox clinched their fourth worl

. >> bianna, for so many this is very personal.iller made it clear he was going after hias, the hebrew immigrant aid society, which in recent years helped a lot of refugees in the united states. and this hits home to you, because of your family's experience and the help you received from hias. >> yeah. i was surprised, wolf, to see the attacker and the shooter go after hias, as it's referred to in the russian community, because as you said, it helped millions of jewish refugees resettle around the world. and in our case, the united states. and this was in 1980. we moved here when i was 18 months old. we were allowed to leave the soviet union with $75 each. it was myself and my parents. and hias paid for our plane tickets here. we immigrated to galveston, texas. and i called hias, because i was interested to see if they had any documentation. my parents didn't. and they were able t find our family record, as you can see there. that's my record. a digital record of when we moved here in may of 1980. and i remember every month my pare

[ laughter ] >> i'm gayle king with john dicker son, norah o'donnell and bianna golodryga.s have been discovered, bringing the total to 12. a bomb directed to james clapper was found just this morning, another in florida was addressed to democratic senator cory booker at a u.s. postal center in opa-locka near miami. >> investigators say it appears the packages went through the u.s. mail system at one point. homeland security secretary kirstjen nielsen confirms some were mailed through south florida and processed at that facilit facility. the fbi and miami-dade county police are searching for clues. every piece of u.s. mail is photographed and its origin and destination are logged. investigators are using the data to determine if remaining packages are still in transit. >>> with just 11 days before voters head to the polls, we're looking at election security in our series "issues that matter." earlier this year, congress approved $380 million to help safeguard voting systems against cyber attacks. the threats of hacking and continued foreign interference continue to be major

bianna?iler mary ellen o'tool spent her career studying the criminal mind. she's a director of the forensic science program at george mason university good morning to you. this is a race until the next bomb. what kind of profile would you start building right now to find a culprit? >> i would be looking at the forensic results and also the behavior. it's a combination of the two so for example the fbi lab will be looking at the functionality of these devices. are they intentionally not working or are they not exploding because of a problem? and if that's the case, if they are intentionally designed not to explode but to create fear and panic then we can expect to see an escalation if there's another batch of bombs that come out. this suggests to me this is someone that planned this out quite well so we should not assume that mistakes that we see in the posting of the packages are a mistake but may be done purposely. there is also an arrogance about these bombings. this is someone who is creat

bianna golodryga is here as is gayle king. one of hurricane michael's survivors says his city looks like an atomic bomb hit it. florida's panhandle is one huge disaster zone. after catastrophic winds, heavy rain and devastating storm surge. michael was the third most powerful hurricane ever to make landfall on the united states mainland. the storm is being blamed for at least two deaths. more than 650,000 homes and businesses in the southeast have no electricity. >> michael is now a tropical storm, hitting the carolinas with heavy downpours and threatening to cause tornadoes. it's moving northeast with top winds of 50 miles per hour. our team of correspondents has spread across the region and cbs evening news anchor jeff glor is leading our coverage from panama city beach, florida. jeff, good morning. >> good morning. this is a bit of what we're seeing across the florida panhandle this morning. we're in panama city beach, florida where we were hit by michael yesterday. this is a food mart and gas station, well, what was. the s

bianna golodryga has that story. >> reporter: what is going on inside is what's truly special.th a little more than 1400 students, and along with typical high school classes, 22 vocational and technical areas of study are consolidated into a single campus. including some you won't find anywhere else, like the veterinary clinic. it's a real-life working veterinary clinic that combines students like daniel with doctors from tufts like kayla. what is the most important aspect of this partnership for you? >> growing up i was always fascinated with animals, so getting experience with them here in high school was the biggest motivation to me. my big dream overall is to open up my own clinic. >> nothing is sugar coat ed in this environment. >> reporter: the doctor who runs the clinic says the hands on experience for the students is unparalleled. >> our high school students are getting trained not only being veterinary care future professionals, but additionally, they are learning how to be good and active citizens by providing veterinary services to their neighbors. >> reporter: worce

. >>> i'm gayle king with norah o'donnell, bianna golodryga and john dickerson. >>> president trump ision law just before the midterm elections. he said he wants to end birth right citizenship guaranteed in the 14th amendment in the constitution. >> how ridiculous? we're only the country in the world where a person comes in, has a baby and a the baby is a citizen of the united states for 85 years. it's ridiculous and has to end. >> have you talked about that with counsel? >> i have. >> where in the process -- >> it's in the process. it will happen. with an executive order. that's what you're talking about, right? i didn't think anybody knew that but me. i thought i was the only one. >> according to politifact, 23 countries offer birth right citizenship. part of that interview with the president for the upcoming axios on hbo. with us from washington, jim, good morning. >> good morning, john. how are you doing? >> i'm doing okay. so there's an election, a week away, and the president is talking about this. is this a serious policy proposal by the president or something he would like to g

bianna?ing charles needs to step aside, has no personality. but you can see how popular harry and meghan are there. >> aside from mr. cranky pants, i think most people were glad to see them. they're happy they're married and a baby is on way. >> and they took pictures with a koala. what more could you ask for? >>> president trump told "60 minutes" that scientists raising concerns about climate change have a political agenda. we'll introduce you to scientists r >>> much more ahead. in the me-too >>> more news ahead. in the >>> many parents struggle to discuss sex and consent with boys in the me too era. we'll discuss getting the conversation started and the special role of fathers. >>> plus see how a new robot could help kids who have keeping their room clean. i don't know. maybe they should do it themselves. >>> and how small changes can help you achieve big goals. you will love this book. it's all about getting in shape, starting new habits. you're watching "cbs this morning." morning." forg

our new co-host bianna golodryga is not with us this morning because she's on her way to texas to interview senator ted cruz. we'll have that interview tomorrow. what we have today is the fbi inquiry that delayed a confirmation vote on supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh is now finished. the much anticipated report on the sexual assault allegations against kavanaugh was delivered overnight to the senate. the final vote is now planned for saturday. >> t"the wall street journal" reports it provided no corroboration of the allegations. many potential witnesses complained they were not witnessed, including kavanaugh's most public accuser, christine bla blasey ford. the fbi report is under high security. nancy, good morning, where is it? >> reporter: it's in a room in the basement of the capitol normally reserved for high-stakes security briefings. instead, there will be just one copy that senators can view starting this morning. that's to cut down on leaks. and they're going to want to view it today because the senate's republican leader has set up a procedural vote for tomorrow with a final

bianna golodryga's at the scene in upstate new york. >> people here say this intersection has been a trouble spot for many years. we'll talk to relatives of the four sisters who died in the crash. >> tropical storm michael is expected to hit the florida panhandle as a hurricane later this week. we're tracking the storm. >>> a rare polio-like illness strikes half a dozen children in minnesota in less than a month. one of the families talks to us about their son's mysterious dise

bianna. >> wow. i mean, what can't he do? >> he can do anything.e're all in a pool crying here on set because he's just incredible. >> to leave to purple heart there too, wow. we want to meet him, yes. >> thank you, jan. >> amazing. >>> ahead, hear more of cbs this morning including extend interviews and original content on our podcasts. we'll be right back. >>> that does it for us. we're all still recovering. >> i'm not done. >> from that the ross fall dress event is finally here. so you can find a party dress that actually makes you want to celebrate. yes. or find a new dress that's perfect for work. perfect! or one that you know exactly how to work. yeah? yeah. that's yes for less. get to the ross fall dress event where you can find the latest styles and trends for every occasion. the ross fall dress event is on now, and it feels even better when you find it for less-at ross. yes for less. follow breaking news out of east oakland. crews are at the scene of a 2-alarm warehouse fire. this >>> good morning. it is 8:55. i'm michelle griego. we are c

are you okay, bianna? we have paramedics standing by. >> it's my 6-year-old i'm worried about. >> you're a houston native. it's hard. >> congratulations to boston. >> yes, go red sox. >> how gracious of you. >> yes, i'm trying. >> we'll hear from troy later in the show. >> oh, he's the astros fan. >> a lot of pressure on him. >> well, welcome to "cbs this morning." we have a lot of news to tell you. turkey's top diplomat confirms his government has not given the u.s. any recordings of the alleged murder of "washington post" contributor jamal khashoggi. secretary of state mike pompeo had already denied that, telling reporters, i've heard no tape, i've seen no transcripts. >> cbs news has confirmed the saudis are preparing to blame major general ahmed al asiri, a top intelligence official, for the alleged killing. weijia jiang is at the white house where the administration is taking some steps against the saudi leadership. >> reporter: turkish officials claim khashoggi was murdered inside the saudi consulate

dressing up as gayle king, for o'donnell and, john dickerson -- norah o'donnell, john dickerson and bianna golodryga. we begin with your eye-opener, your world in 90 seconds. midterms and democrats take on healthcare targeting what they claim is a vulnerable issue for republicans. a new study finds that popular kids' apps are full of manipulative and disruptive ads. that's not good. what can you do to protect your children and give them thwi an actress, diane lane on your screen about her role in "house of cards." we'll see you at 7:00. happy halloween to you. >> and to you. i'll be trick or treating later on. see you. >> all right. see you. >>> so you're going to be a carpet or rug? >> just a rug. my daughter doesn't want to be jasmine anymore. >> i'm going to be chef choi- ardee. >> my little one is going to be peter pan and i'm tinkerbell. >> okay! >> i wish i could make magic happen on the roads. it's om an earlier crash that had all lanes shut down at whipple. first reports of a serious accident in the south bay along 280 this morning. so it's reported southbound 280 ramp to northboun

here's bianna golodryga. >> reporter: hey, michelle, good morning to you. ahead on "cbs this morning," we'll begin with the eye- opener, your world in 90 seconds. plus, 're t of the 12 suspicious packages may have been processed. hear from an expert about what piece of evidence may spt. and women voters tell us their number one issues for the midterms and whether the country is moving in the right direction for their children's futures. also, only on "cbs this morning," the texas woman who streamed her breast cancer surgery live on facebook will be joining us. she and her surgeon reveal why they shared such a personal experience. they are hoping to impact some people. that and more coming up. we'll see you at 7:00. >>> new numbers just out this morning. the u.s. economy with some impressive growth in the third quarter! >> joining us now is kcbs radio's financial reporter jason brooks. >> reporter: good morning. the u.s. economy continues to chug right along! the commerce department says that gdp in the third quarter came in at 3.5%. that was better than exp

bianna golodryga joins us now from new york. good morning. >> reporter: hey, michelle, good morning to you. ahead on "cbs this morning," we'll begin as always with the eye-opener, your world in 90 seconds. on the search to find who sent at least 10 mail bombs. former fbi profiler mary o'toole will show us what clues could give away the suspect. and a new study claims a weed killing chemical possibly linked to cancer is found in dozens of popular breakfast foods. anna werner explains what you can do to protect your kids. also, singer and actress janelle reveals to anthony mason her new role outside of music and the promise she made to her grandmother. that and more at 7:00. >> thank you. >>> it is possible that you may need to call 911 for an ambulance at some point in your life maybe even more than once. but 300 times we discovered the emergency medical system in the bay area's overwhelmed with calls from so-called frequent flyers. people who are looking for a free ride, a free meal and a warm place to spend the night. >> you ju

bianna golodryga joins us now from new york. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. ahead on "cbs this morning," we'll begin as always with the eye-opener, your world in 90 seconds. plus, we'll look at the resc and recovery efforts in the wake of hurricane michael's historic landfall and sweeping destruction. fema administrator brock long will join us. and th detectives who solve more than 100 mysterious medical cases giving hope to those with rare and previously unidentified conditions. also, in our "a more perfect union" series, how a unique gym is going beyond building muscle to help addicts rebuild their lives. all that and more coming up. we'll see you at 7:00. >> thank you. >>> uncertainty on the stock market this morning after yesterday's sell-off. kcbs radio's financial reporter jason brooks reports. >> reporter: good morning. it's a rough day for the stock market yesterday. the dow suffering its third biggest point decline in its history. down more than 830. big tech stocks sell-off a lot of profit-taking there. facebook, amazon, apple, netflix and google do

. >> reporter: gregory gause, if there is concern a the fitness of crown prince bianna n lman, is thathreat, particularly pressuring iran and perhaps a peace deal with the lestinians and israelis? >> those are the things on the agenda right now. but the united states has had a very strong relationship with saudi arabia through a number of american and sau leaders. i doubt if there were any changes at the center of saudi decision-makin even right now that there would be a serious redefinition of the saudi-american relationship. the more dangerous situation ise if tis no change in saudi arabia that ps from congress, from public opinion and other internional precious could force the united states to take its distance from saudi arabia, i think that's tht biggeat right now. >> reporter: so to be moreif sp, senator lindsey graham not only says should there be a change in policy toward saudi arabia bus.t n.b.as to go, i think he said n.b.s. is done for me. is that something the government shld be pushing saudi arabia, saying n.b.s. is "done" for the u.s.? >> the it's hard for the united stat

. >> let me get bianna to answer that question, what do you think, you've watched this president on a day-to-day basis. >> reporter: one can always hope, wolf, i mean, it's another reminder of how isolated this president is from his predecessors as well. you didn't hear him mention them by name. i'm not sure if there were phone calls behind the scenes to the previous presidents, and if there were, i believe now would have been a good time to make that known. at this point in a presidency, you typically at least see a few opportunities where predecessor and, or a president and their predecessor have photo ops together, they attend events. it's a show of unity. it's a very special club. only 45 people have been in this club before, and it would do a lot, i think, for the country to see them together as it always does when you see presidents of different parties together at events, when you see them laughing together, you're reminded that their one mission is to protect the country that they love, whether they had different policies when they were in office, you know, that wasn't the mos

'mm bianna golodryga with john dicker son, norah o'donnell and gayle king..s. is asking turkey for recordings that reportedly prove "washington post" contributor jamal khashoggi was murdered at the saudi consulate in istanbul. saudi arabia. ike pompeo briefed president trump and told reporters he advised the president to give stigatioew more days before he responds. weekhe president would not say f the fbi if the fbi is involved. tary of ecretary of state pompeo emphasized saudi arabia's importance in u.s. efforts to isolate iran. bob corker told the "washington arlierhe saw earlier intelligence that pointed to saudi crown pins mohammed bin salman. >>> joe biden sounded like a candidate last night as he salm eived ad a 2018 freedom award for supporting civil rights. t don't tell me we have to accept where we are. don't tell me things won't change. don't tell me that we can't king,re hope in this country. >> we spoke with biden at the ovel rights museum in memphis about disputes in voting in georgia's elections. >> if georgia a group of senior thezens were to

. >> i'm bianna golodryga with gayle king, john dickerson and norah o'donnell. >>> we are following breakingsay a student opened fire at a vocational college this morning. at least 18 people are dead, including the gunman. officials say the attack happened in the ancient city of kerch, a former ukrainian territory occupied by russia. >> most victims are students. we're following the story from london. what can you tell us? >> at least 18 people were killed and more than 40 others injured. they have identified a suspect. they say an 18-year-old opened fire before killing himself. they say all the victims died of gunshot wounds. both students and staff are believed to be among the dead. president putin took part in a moment of silence and said the motivation for the attack would be carefully studied. norah? >>> secretary of state mike pompeo is headed back to the u.s. after meeting with top saudi and turkish officials about the disappearance of "washington post" contributor jamal khashoggi. turkish officials claim they have proof that a 15-member saudi hit squad killed khashoggi inside saudi a

. >>> good morning, i'm bianna go golodryga.ricane michael jumped to 12 and fema's administrator brock long says he expects that number to rise. more than 1.4 million utility customers from florida to virginia are without power. long told cbs news this morning, we're still in life safety mode. we're not even close to having discussions on rebuilding. >> mexico beach, florida, is one of the hardest hit areas. this is the coast before hurricane michael and this is what it looks like now. entire blocks of homes were obliterated in the small panhandle community. omar villafranca is in mexico beach. omar, good morning. >> good morning. we are here in mexico beach to take a look at what's left of the town and you can see for some of these homes it's not much. those homes behind us sustained some serious damage. this pile of rubble is what's left of several different homes and they're lying here in the middle of one of the busiest streets in mexico beach. to give you a different perspective on the power of the storm, we want to use tec