as errol barnett reports, school officials say her warning amounted to bullying. >> reporter: there'sand you know who it is. it was this series of sticky notes that got 15-year-old ala mansman and two other students suspended from their maine high school for three days. >> if i'm being punished, will our -- are other people going to fear being punished, as well? >> reporter: according to the school principal, mansman was suspended because her notes made a male student feel bullied, targeted, and unsafe. >> i was pretty disappointed that my administration then decided to investigate the claims. >> reporter: ala is a passionate advocate on issues of sexual assault. organizing a youth summit this year and speaking out at a school board meeting in june. according to the national sexual violence resource center, a fourth of girls and one-sixth of boys will be sexually abused before their 18th birthday. the aclu of maine is asking a federal court to stop manmans suspension. >> we're concerned that schools. >> reporter: manman tells us it was a criticism of the school culture which she says

errol barnett, thank you. from fire to snow and ice. an autumn snowstorm is hitting an area from north dakota to wisconsin. the dakotas are getting the worst of it, though. some places are experiencing blizzard conditions with poor visibility. harvey, north dakota, has gotten two and a half feet of snow. there's mounting trouble tonight for president trump's attorney, rudy giuliani, over his dealings with ukraine. the u.s. attorney's office in new york, that giuliani once ran, is looking at whether he broke any laws. as natalie brand reports, it comes as president trump steps up his defense. >> they know they can't win on election day, so they're pursuing an illegal, invalid, and unconstitutional ( bepen ( cheers and applause ) >> reporter: president trump has hit the campaign trail with a new rallying cry, revving up his base against the expanding impeachment inquiry. >> it's a whole big fat disgrace. >> reporter: the president's personal attorney, rudy giuliani, remains a central figure in the congressional investigation into allegati

errol barnett leads off our coverage tonight. in the fire zone north of los angeles in porta ranch. errol what are you seeing? >> reporter: well, around me, john, you see the aftermath of deadly fires which have been raging all day here in southern california. as you mentioned, it triggered the shutdown of a major highway, mandatory evacuations, and left everyone here, including myself, with that pungent taste of smoke on their tongue. the sudden inferno here seemed almost unstoppable. 50-mile-an-hour winds sending flames and embers everywhere in this hillside community north of los angeles. the all-night, nonstop battle forcing some homeowners out of bed and on to the front lines with garden hoses. >> five hours ago, we didn't even really know that this fire was a thing. and now we've been forced to evacuate. ep reporter: firefighters also using every tool available, but the sheer speed of the saddleridge fire burning 800 acres per hour, hampered their efforts, and at times, outpaced their ability to warn people to evacuate. ea

but errol barnett found the unmily is split on what punishment he should receive for setting a deadly> he shouldn't be thrown away like a piece of garbage. >> reporter: katie alwood admits her nine-year-old son kyle had a problem with starting fires, but she says he made a mistake when he set their home ablaze in april, killing five relatives. does he have a history with starting fires? h yes. yes. and i fire-proofed my entire iruse. >> reporter: prosecutors haven't said how kyl ce stfi hd imth warh fivee re. tahehiand murder and arson for grandmother, as well as hisother mother's fiancÉ and his two- year-old cousin. >> i stood at the window, and i told my kids i was sorry i couldn't save them, mommy was right here and i loved them.ort reyod t >> i don>>'t know orse,s w hearing him scream or when it stopped. >> she was amazing. he reporter: katie's sister samantha lost her daughter rose, and wants her nephew to be punished. >> at the end of the day, whether he meant to or not, he knew what fire did. ,e killed her. the only thing keeping me going. >> reporter: kyle is expected to face

i'm errol barnett.ther dramatic day of testimony on capitol hill in the impeachment inquiry into president trump. on tuesday, house lawmakers heard from a decorated army officer serving on the president's national security council. lieutenant colonel alexander vindman testified about his concerns over mr. trump's efforts to pressure ukraine into investigating his political rivals. here's nancy cordes.ter: lenlon fullar ac ty he told congressional investigators that he did not think it was proper for the president to demand by phone that the ukrainians investigate his campaign rival joe biden. >> today, colonel vindman made a very strong case that what the president did happened and was very, very wrong. >> reporter: vindman is a harvard educated iraq war terawe policy at the white house. i realized, he said, that if ukraine pursued an investigation into the bidens, it would likely be interpreted as a partisan play which would undoubtedly result in ukraine losing the bipartisan support it has thus far ma

i'm errol barnett.ed political war on the congressional impeachment inquiry, calling it a kangaroo court. the white house has barred a diplomat from speaking to investigators and the president signalled he will stone wall any effort to speak to witnesses or to subpoena documents. nancy cordes brings us the latest. lyer said d.c. from his post in brussels. house intelligence chairman adam shif. >> the failure to produce this witness we consider yet additional strong evidence of obstruction of the constitutional functions of congress. >> reporter: president trump appeared to take responsibility for the last-minute move, tweeting, i would love to send ambassador sondland to testify. but unfortunately, he would be testifying before a totally compromised kangaroo court. >> what we see in this impeachment is a kangaroo court. >> reporter: a group of house republicans backed the president's move. >>> the administration is blocking a key interview. doesn't that imply that there is something they're trying to hi

prosecutors say he would likely be put on probation if convicted, but errol barnett found the family is split on what punishment he should receive for setting such a deadly fire. >> he shouldn't be thrown away like a piece of garbage. >> reporter: katie alwood admits her son had a problem with setting fires, but she says he made a mistake when he set their home ablaze in april, killing five relatives. does he have a history with starting fires? >> yes, yes. and i fire proofed my entire house. >> reporter: prosecutors haven't said how kyle started the fire. they charged him with five counts of murder and arson for taking the life of his baby brother and sister, his grandmother, as well as his mother's fiance and his 2-year-old cousin. >> i stood at the window, and i told my kids i was sorry i couldn't save them. mommy was right here and i loved them. >> reporter: so there was a moment where you could hear them screaming? >> i don't know what's worse, hearing him scream or when it stopped. >> june, just amazing. >> reporter: katie's sister samantha lost her daughter rose and wants her

as errol barnett reports, school officials say her warning amounted to bullying. >> reporter: "there is a rapist in our school and you know who it is." it was this series of sticky notes that got 15-year-old aela mansmann and two other students ntspended from their maine high school for three days. >> if i'm being punished, are other people going to fear being punished, as well? >> reporter: according to the school principal, mansmann was smspended because her notes made a male student feel bullied, targeted, and unsafe. >> i was pretty disappointed that my administration then mcided to investigate the vocaten issues of seal assault, organizing a youth summit this year and speaking out at a school board meeting in june.according to the national l violence resource center, one- fourth of girls and one-sixth of boys will be sexually abused before their 18th birthday. the a.c.l.u. of maine is asking a federal court to stop aela's suspension. >> we're really concerned that schools are trying to silence students instead of raise these issues up. >> reporter: mansmann tells cbs news, her n

errol barnett reports the lawmen were outgunned. >> reporter: machine gun fire and billowing smoke signaling a terrifying new reality for the people of culican, mexico. "can we get up?" says this child. "no, my love," says this father shielding his children as they hide from sinaloa cartel gunmen. at least eight lives were lost e ter three hours of chaos as the cartel set fire to vehic ar in the street and took multiple mexican security forces hostage. amid a rain of bullets, civilians ran for safety. this woman, with a child in her arms. it was retaliation for the daylight capture of sinaloa kingpin ovidio guzman, currently one of the most powerful drug lords in the world. after replacing his father, joaquin "el chapo" guzman, who was extradited to the united states, and now serving a life sentence.thsinaloa cartel overwd mexico's national guard, federal police, and army to the point they relented and released guzman. facing intense criticism for the move, mexico's president said today that decision saved lives. >> this was an enormous humiliation for the mexican army. >> reporter: mexico's

errol barnett is in porter ranch. what's the situation now?> reporter: this wall of fire really exploded in power in just the last few minutes. you can also see the winds and how they fuel the fire's strength. there's another component, as well, and those are the embers. the fire is carrying these embers, allowing in wildfire to jump across the street. those embers landing on these homes. that's why firefighters are taking defensive positions to try and protect this property, but there's only so much they can do. wildfire flames jumping two major freeways, destroroying hos and burning vehicles. giving people living nearby little time to pack up and leave. >> you have to keep in mind as you watch this that we are witnessing one person or one family's absolute worst nightmare. their home up in flames in a matter of hours. >> i don't feel like leaving my house, and -- and knowing what's going to happen. t spotsmes more than six hours after they began. the embers blew into more and more structures. 74 were destroyed. some people shoveled dirt on t

errol barnett has been in the middle of those firefights for the past two days and joins us this morning from the porter ranch neighborhood of los angeles. errol, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. behind me you're seeing one of the estimated 31 homes damaged or destroyed by what's known as the saddle ridge fire. it seemed to explode with a vengeance late thursday evening and scorched over 7,500 acres in what is a densely populated area just north of los angeles. now these fires have also claimed lives. you have one reported death here and another in one hour east of this area. wild winds and flying embers ignited the hills north of los angeles, prompting evacuations to more than 100,000 people. it's estimated some 31 structures have been damaged or destroyed. >> the winds are blowing, the instances are here, it's going to burn. >> reporter: the fire began overnight thursday just behind donna's sylmar home. >> we packed up the cats and the dog and my two sons, and by the time we did that, it was fully engulfed. >> reporter: this was home to the manukian family who came to america f