. >> oliver: good evening, i'm meg oliver. tonight, rescue crews are searching for survivors after a building collapse in new orleans. it was a terrifying scene. part of the hard rock hotel came crashing to the ground. the building that sits in the outskirts of the city's famous french quarter was under construction. workers nearby were seen running for their lives. tonight, at least one worker is dead and two are missing. kenneth craig now with the dramatic video and the aftermath. >> reporter: huge sections of the hard rock hotel came down with a thunderous roar... >> oh, my god! >> reporter: pancaking floors on top of each other, sending debris flying on to the road and people on the street running for their lives. the hotel, under construction, gave way without warning, crumbling several floors just after 9:00 this morning. >> get to the back. get to the back. >> reporter: passengers inside a trolly tried to take cover as a plume of dust and debris blanketed the streets. the deadly collapse happened in a busy part of downt

i'm meg oliver. the pentagon is scrambling to contain the fallout after president trump ordered all u.s. troops out of northern syria. the move clears the way for a threatened invasion by turkey, which considers kurdish forces along its border to be terrorists. for years, the kurds were america's closest allies in the war zone, serving as the ground forces in the battle against the islamic state. critics of the pullout call it a betrayal. david martin has the story from the pentagon. >> reporter: u.s. troops abandon observation posts along syria's border with turkey ahead of a threatened incursion by the turkish army, which u.s. intelligence estimated could happen within the next 24 to 48 hours. president trump said it's only 50 soldiers who are being moved out of harm's way. >> i don't want those 50 people hurt or killed or anything. i don't want anything bad to happen to our people. >> reporter: but he made it sound as if the final american pullout from syria had begun. >> turkey, syria, let them t

i'm meg oliver.resident trump travels to pittsburgh today, leaving behind the swirling impeachment inquiry that threatens his presidency. mr. trump threw fuel on the fire when he tweeted that the investigation is a modern-day lynching and called on republicans to protect him. that choice of words dredged up a painful chapter in american history and drew a firestorm of criticism. nan nan nan nan nancy cordes reports. >> reporter: what he's been describing all day is the quid pro quo that the president had been denying. what made you concern about a quid pro quo. behind closed doors ambassador bill taylor described a secret campaign to pressure ukraine, using u.s. aid as bait. >> this is my most disturbing day in congress so far. very troubling. >> reporter: taylor was a recently retired, seasoned diplomat, pressed back into service this summer. according to his 15-page opening statement, taylor encountered a highly irregular u.s. policymaking effort in ukraine, engineered by president trump and involv

meg oliver spoke with women on opposite sides of the debate in tonight's "eye on america." >> today is the day of my appointment so i can get that procedure done. >> reporter: sarah, who asked her real name not be used, is on her way to get an abortion. >> i got off work just a little bit ago. i was really concerned i'm going to miss my appointment. >> reporter: in missouri, there is only one abortion provider. some women, like,aharave h procedure. >> it's a huge burden to take time off work right now because i've got student loans garnishing my wages. >> reporter: unlike most states, in missouri, women must have two appointments with want same doctor. >> do you haven aoi h aaventppnn appointment at 10:00. >> reporter: one that includes state-mandated counseling where missouri law requires doctors to inform women the life of each human being begins at conception, and one for the procedure itself, both separated by a 72-hour waiting period. these extra restrictions that are in place in missouri, how do you feel about them? >> i feel like it's inhumane. i feel like it's degrading to wome

i'm meg oliver.ts of northern california's wine country are ablaze ts morning. santa ana winds are fueling a firestorm burning through the bone-dry countryside in sonoma county, north of san francisco. the entire town of geyserville has been evacuated, and power was cut off to thousands as the local electric company fears downed power lines could spark more flames. jonathan vigliotti is on the fire line. >> reporter: within minutes, these hillsides exploded overnight. the inferno could be seen for miles as flames raced across tinder-dry grass and brush. driven by 60-mile-per-hour winds, the fire burned the length of a football field every three seconds, sparking fire tornadoes and torching several homes. farm animals were trapped and firefighters overwhelmed. you can see how the high winds are really whipping up these flames. the embers are flying at times. it's actually been quite terrifying. at one point the erratic flames surrounded first responders and news crews. our only option, to drive throug

here's meg oliver. >> people on the ground ran for their lives saturday after the hard rock hotel underonstruction collapsed. the catastrophe shot a massive cloud of dust and debris across several city blocks. >> get to the back. >> dozens were injured and two people were killed. anthony magrette isssg. the father and grandfather was supposed to be off but his wife says he was called in at the last minute. mayor cantrell visited the only person still hospitalized last night. >> we have removed one body from the site. and have transported that individual to our coroner's office. we have one still that is unfound. >> the disaster happened in a busy part of downtown new orleans on the edge of the french quarter. more than 100 workers were onsite saturday. as rescue efforts continue officials face the del i cat job of stabilizing the building from further damage. >> we have someone when have not located and can't get to where we think they might be. >> in a statement the contract citadel builders said our hearts are broken over the loss of life an those injuried. and our prayers are with th

i'm meg oliver. the u.s. retreat from syria is now all but complete. 100 military vehicles crossed the border into iraq, leaving behind our former kurdish allies to battle the turkish military alone. 200,000 people have been displaced by the ceasefire, which expires today, and there was a remarkable scene of kurdish civilians pelting u.s. armor with potatoes as they left. holly williams is in the war zone. >> reporter: those are potatoes and other objects being thrown at an american convoy by furious locals in northeastern syria today. they also hurled abuse. in this part of the world, the u.s. was popular, even beloved. have these buildings been cleared? kurdish-led forces were america's closest partners on the ground in the fight against isis in syria. now they say they have been betrayed as american troops withdraw to neighboring iraq, the kurds have invited syrian regime forces into their territory. 200,000 civilians have reportedly fled the clashes with turkey. "mr. president, what makes you think you have the right to drive millions of kurds out

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. >>> welcome to the overnight news i'm meg oliver. trump's personal lawyer rudy guiliani has been subpoenas ed for documents. the whistle blower -- president trump insisting is fake and suggested those leading should be charged with treason. more than half, 55%, approve. 58% say it's too early to say. jiang at the white house. >> reporter: the three house committees that subpoenaed rudy giuliani want every document linked to his multiple trips to ukraine. in a letter to the president's personal lawyer, democratic leaders wrote, "you acted as an agent of the president in a scheme to advance his personal political interests by abusing the power of the office of the president." >> the president of the united states, whoever he is, has every right to tell the president of another country, you better straighten out the corruption in your country if you want me to give you a lot of money. >> reporter: giuliani was mentioned in the whistleblower's complaint 31 times. the president's secretary of state mike pompeo is also in the spotlight ton

>> meg oliver, thank you. >>> a deadly blast is caught on surveillance cameras in china.estigators believe a gas explosion at a restaurant may be to blame. nine people were killed and ten others were hurt. the restaurant was destroyed and several nearby shops were damaged. >>> tonight, public outcry in texas after another deadly police shooting. according to recent data compiled by "the washington post," there have been 75 deadly police shootings in texas this year. the latest just this weekend when a white police officer shot and killed a black woman inside. it comes less than two weeks after former dallas police officer amber guyger was sentenced to ten years in prison for killing her unarmed black neighbor. jonathan vigliotti now on the events that led to this latest shooting. >> reporter: body cam footage released by ft. worth police show the officer arriving at the house early saturday morning and looking inside an open front door. he then canvass the property, aiming both his flashlight and gun at the windows. when he sees someone standing inside, the officer shouts

from t broadcast cenr in new york city, i'm meg oliver. >>> it's wednesday, october 23rd, 2019. this is the "cbs morning news." stunning testimony. a key witness in the impeachment inquiry into president trump describes a highly irregular u.s. policy on ukraine. >>> teaming up. turkey and russia forge a deal that increases their power in the middle east, but who will keep up the battle against isis? >>> more charges. parents caught in the college admissions scandal who did not take a plea deal are facing new allegations. >>> good morning from the studio 57 at cbs news headquarters here in new york. good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. we begin with explosive testimony in the impeachment inquiry into president trump. the acting u.s. ambassador to ukraine described to lawmakers what he said was a highly irregular policy effort engineered by president trump. yesterday bill taylor answered questions behind closed doors from several house committees. democrats call the testimony, quote, damning and further evidence of a quid pro quo. laura podesta is here in new york. how is th

meg oliver, cbs news, new york.gain broken down.anthd koa re north korea's nuclear envoy announced this morning the u.s. arrived, quote, empty-handed for the talks in stockholm over the weekend. after more than a year of negotiations and three meetings between president trump and kim jong-un, the two sides have yet to agree on denuclearization. the two countries are scheduled to meet again in stockholm in two weeks. north korea, however, says it has no desire to continue negotiations at this time. >>> and this morning, two protesters were charged with violating hong kong's new ban that makes it illegal to wear masks at rallies. over the weekend, tens of thousands of demonstrators took to the streets in a show of force against the beijing-backed government. ramy inocencio reports. >> reporter: at a military barracks, protesters shouted and taunted chinese soldiers with laser pointers. their response came as a yellow sign written in english and prinese, "you will be oseced." elsewhere, escalating clashes came to a hea

and as meg oliver reports, the city says it can't afford whattn >> fair contract!> reporter: by daybreak, chousands of striking teachers flooded the streets. dujuanne evans, who has been teaching sixth grade on th gago's west side for 13 years, was one of them. bo it's about equity. .o it's not about the money. >> reporter: the most- contentious issues-- overcrowded classrooms and wage increases. but in a city plagued by gun violence and concentrations of poverty, teachers also want additional social workers and nurses in every school. >> they need someone to talk to. their families can't provide it all the time. r her mother ran into the room. >> reporter: recently elected uyor lori lightfoot offered the teachers' union a 16% pay raise over five years. ite visited students today at rso community centers that took ho kids who couldn't go to aass. >> we always have to keep in mind the taxpayers. 3 reporter: with school closed, the 360,000 students and their arelies are searching for alternatives. we caught up with the muhisani's this morning, getting their daughters

from the cbs broadcast center in new york city, i'm meg oliver. 2019. this is the "cbs morning news." raging wildfires. tens of thousands of california residents are evacuating their homes as strong winds fuel the flames. >> i'm literally seeing sticks and fire of what used to be our home. >>> criminal inquiry. the justice department expands the review of the russia investigation, and why some are concerned that the president is using the government to target his opponents. >>> and a russian circus bear attacks its trainer during a live performance. how another worker was able to stop the bear as it approached stop the bear as it approached the audience. captioning funded by cbs >>> good morning from the studio 57 newsroom at cbs headquarters here in new york. good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. well, several major wildfires are raging out of control in california this morning, destroying homes and prompting mandatory evacuations. more than half a dozen active wildfires are burning across the northern and southern parts of the state. in wine coun

here's meg oliver. >> reporter: dallas police say 27-year-old joshua brown suffered multiple gunshots and was found lying on the ground in the parking lot of his apartment friday night. brown used to live in the same apartment complex as former dallas police officer amber amus j and her victim. eaasn jth wat night in september 2018, when guyger said she mistakenly walked into momwienpartment and shot hima'a t.er n> reporter: just last week, brown told a jury he heard the interaction between guyger andjh y owedfots b the voices was giving loud commands, like "stop, police," or anything of that nature? >> yeah, but not-- that wasn't what they were saying. >> i have my gun pointed and i'm saying, "let me see your hands, let me see your hands." cesentorter: guyger was en dallas police are still searching for a suspect and a motive. several witnesses say they saw a silver four-door sedan speed away from the apartment complex. the dallas county prosecutor called brown's testimony "brave" tessaid that he "came forward to testify," elaine, "when others wouldn't." >> quijano: so many unanswer

meg oliver spent weeks reporting this story, and it was difficult to find someone willing to share theirtory, but eventually, we did. >> today is the day of my appointment so that i can get hat procedure done. >> reporter: sarah, who asked her real name not be used, is on er way to get an abortion. >> i got off work just a little bit ago. i was really concerned i'm going to miss my appointment. >> reporter: in missouri, there mesonly one abortion provider. womenli, ke, >> it's a huge burden to take time off work right now, because i've got student loans garnishing my wages. >> reporter: unlike most states, in missouri, women must have two appointments with the same doctor. >> do you have an appointment to >> yes, ma'am, i have an appointment at 10. >> reporter: one tdahat iny?clus state-mandated counseling, where missouri law requires doctors inform women the life of each human being begins at conception. and one for the procedure itself, both separated by a 72- hour waiting period. >> these extra restrictions that are in place in missouri, how do you feel about them? >> i feel like it's

meg oliver spent weeks reporting this story, and it was difficult to find someone willing to share their story, but eventually we did. >> today is the day of my appointment so that i can get that procedure done. >> reporter: sarah, who asked her real name not be used, is on her way to get an abortion. >> i got off work just a little bit ago. i was really concerned i'm going to miss my appointment. >> reporter: in missouri, there is only one abortion provider. some women like sarah have to travel hundreds of miles for the procedure. >> it's a huge burden to take time off work right now because i've got student loans garnishing my wages. >> reporter: unlike most states, in missouri, women must have two appointments with the same doctor. >> you have an appointment today? >> yes, ma'am, have i an appointment at 10:00. >> reporter: one that includes state-mandated counseling where missouri law requires doctors inform women the life of each human being begins at conception, and one for the procedure itself, both separated by a 72-hour waiting period. >> and these extra restrictions that are in

here's meg oliver. >> we have one on the ground. >> reporter: dallas police say joshua brown suffered multle gunshot wounds and was found lying on the ground in the parking lot of his apartment friday night. brown used to live i poce on icthersambmeer eigerer and her victim. he was just across the hall that night in september 2018 when geiger said she mistakenly walked into the apartment and shot him with her service weapon. >> we need a moment. >> reporter: just last week brown told the jury he heard the interaction followed by gunshots. >> did you tell one of the voices was giving loud commands like, stop, police r or anything of that nature? >> yeah, but it wasn't what they were saying. >> i had my gun pointed and i was saying let me see your hands. >> reporter: geiger was sentenced to ten years in prison. >> dallas police are still searching for a suspect and a motive. several witnesses say they saw a silver four-door sedan speed away from the apartment complex. the prosecutor called brown's testimony brave and said he came forward to testify when others wouldn't. >> a lot of open