this is the "cbs evening news" with norah o'donnell. porting tonight from washington. >> o'donnell: good evening. and thank you so much for joining us. and as we come on the air, there is breaking news on syria. president trump tonight is calling for an immediate halt to turkey's invasion, and he is sending his vice president, mike pence, and his national security adviser, to turkey. the vice president was the one to make this announcement. he appeared outside the west wing just a short time ago to tell the press that mr. trump had made a plea to stop the violence in a phone call with the turkish president. >> the president of the united states called on the president of turkey to stop the invasion, to enact an immediate ceasefire, and to begin negotiations with kurdish forces in syria. >> o'donnell: now what's happening in syria can only be described as chaos after the u.s. began pulling its forces out, abandoning its kurdish allies. turkey invaded syria. the president tonight is authorizing new sanctions against turkey's leaders and ra

this is the "cbs evening news" with norah o'donnell. >> o'donnell: good evening.nd thank you so much for joining us. this is our western edition. at this hour, u.s. officials tell cbs news that military operations to defeat isis are effectively paused. that's because turkish forces are bombarding territory held by america's kurdish allies in northern syria. today, president trump called the turkish offensive a bad idea, but just days ago it was his decision to pull back 50 u.s. troops that allowed turkey to attack the kurds, who have led the fight against isis. republican senator lindsey hets tonight from northern iraq, about 100 miles from the derian border. >> reporter: phase one of the turkish onslaught has been even more intense and widespread than many feared. america's steadfast partner in syria is now abandoned and on nde receiving end of air strikes and artillery bombardment. dozens of attacks across the kurdish-held region, nowhere is safe. villages, once held by isis until u.s. and kurdish forces took them back, now civilians here are once again running

this is the "cbs evening news" with norah o'donnell. >> o'donnell: good evening, and thanks for joining we're going to begin our western edition with that damning impeachment testimony today from a key witness, army lieutenant colonel alexander vindman. e coroversial phone calluncil's that sparked the impeachment inquiry. vindman says what he heard concerned him, and he alerted a top white house lawyer. vindman joins others in confirming the details of the whistleblower's complaint. he says he's not the mysterious whistleblower. one democrat is calling today's testimony "the nail in the coffin." nancy cordes leads off our coverage on capitol hill. >> reporter: lieutenant colonel alexander vindman arrived in full military uniform and accused his commander in chief of undermining national security. 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 thev. >> reporter: vindman is a harvard-educated iraq war veter

this is the "cbs evening news" with norah o'donnell. >> o'donnell: good evening. and thank you so much for joining us for our western edition. we're going to get to the syria crisis in just a moment. but we want to begin with breaking news because at this hour, house democrats are holding a crucial meeting on whether to vote to authorize a formal impeachment inquiry. support is growing as more witnesses testify about president trump's efforts to have ukraine dig up dirt on joe biden and his son. well, tonight, we are also hearing that the president's personal lawyer, rudy giuliani, will not comply with the house subpoena, and at this time, he has no lawyer, even as he fa with some breaking news tonight. and nanly, any decisions on a house vote? >> reporter: well, norah, house speaker nancy pelosi is gauging the opinions of her members right now here in the basement of the capitol behind closed doors. she has argued that such a vote is unnecessary, that this inquiry is already underway. but some democrats say that it's white house is using that stance as an excuse

this is the "cbs evening news" with norah o'donnell. >> o'donnell: good evening, and thank you so much joining us this is our western edition. we're going to begin with a dramatic side show today at the impeachment inquiry. as if on cue, following president trump's orders yesterday for republicans to get "tougher" on impeachment, a tougher on impeachment, a group of republicans barged into a closed-door hearing today. most were not members of the committees conducting the inquiry and were, therefore, uninvited. but republicans who are on the committees have been taking part in these closed-door hearings. democrats saw the protest as merely a delay to protect the president against mounting evidence of misconduct. they pressed on, questioning laura cooper, a senior defense department official who oversees ukraine policy. her testimony came a day after a top u.s. diplomat testified that he was told the president withheld military aid to ukraine unless ukraine's president went public with the promise to investigate democrats. that is the quid pro quo that the president has been denying. na

. >> this is the "cbs evening news" with norah o'donnell. >> o'donnell: good evening, and thank you foroining us. as we begin our western edition 6conditions could not be worse tonight for nearly 6,000 firefighters now battling california wildfires. 10 million people are under an unprecedented extreme red flag warning. the winds caused the fire to explode in simi valley. that's north of los angeles threatening thousands of homes and the reagan library where the 40th president and his wife were laid to rest. look at these pictures. carter evans is at the scene of that fast-moving fire. >> reporter: some of the fiercest santa ana winds in years blew through southern california like a blowtorch, taking dead aim at the reagan presidential library in simi valley. >> we're surrounded on all sides by the fire. >> reporter: this was the view from the pavilion housing air force one as eight air tankers and nine helicopters raced to protect the library and surrounding neighborhood. you can see the vortex of flames and smoke and wind blowing in our direction. just imagine what it's like for firefi

this is the "cbs evening news" with norah o'donnell. >> o'donnell: good evening.hank you so much for joining us. this is our western edition. with all of california now under a state of emergency, the fire battle is even tougher tonight. the latest fire broke out in the hills north of santa monica near los angeles. more than 10,000 homes and businesses were evacuated as an explosive fire blasted flames six stories high. further north in sonoma county, the kincade fire has burned an area two times the size of san francisco and forced about 185,000 people from their homes. power is out tonight to about a million homes and businesses in the state. carter evans leads us off tonight at the getty fire near los angeles. >> reporter: southern californians woke up to powerful winds and towering flames up to 60 feet high in a fire season that's been relentless. >> crazy, absolutely crazy. >> reporter: this man was driving on interstate 405, one of the nation's busiest freeways. in the surrounding hills, some of l.a.'s most exclusive neighborhoods. fire crews had to navigate

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this is the "cbs evening news" with norah o'donnell. >> o'donnell: good evening.s is our western edition. thank you so much for joining us. we're going to get to all the new details today in the impeachment inquiry in a moment, but first, there is breaking news tonight about an iranian cyber attack into a presidential campaign. there are reports tonight that the target was presi microssays it was f a wave of attacks, some 2,700 attempts to identify emails by a group named phosphorous. 241 accounts were hacked, but only four personal accounts were compromised. none of the four were associated with the presidential campaign, but this is the latest sign that foreign governments may be trying to influence the 2020 presidential election. jeff pegues leads off our coverage tonight and, jeff, what have we learned about these o tacks? >> reporter: norah, this attack appears to be significant, but a relatively low-tech operation, much like the one that successfully stole the emails of oullary clinton's campaign chairman in 2016. like you said, microsoft says une hackers we

this is the "cbs evening news" with norah o'donnell, reporting tonight from washington. >> o'donnell:nd good evening from washington, and thank you so much for joining us. there is a lot of breaking news onnight on that impeachment inquiry, and it concerns two of the president's closest and most trusted advisers, secretary of ecate mike pompeo and his omrsonal attorney, rudy giuliani. tonight, cbs news has confirmed that pompeo listened in on the president's controversial phone llll over the summer with the president of ukraine. enen mr. trump said, "i would like you to do us a favor." lad late today, house democrats subpoenaed giuliani. now, giuliani has stated plblicly multiple times that he has tried to get officials in the ukraine to investigate former vice president joe biden. ewsre is a new cbs news poll out tonight that provides the first snapshot of how americans feel about the impeachment inquiry. more than half, 55%, approve. americans are divided over the question of whether the president deserves to be impeached. 42% say he does. 36% disagree. nearly one in four feel it's

this is the "cbs evening news" with norah o'donnell. >> o'donnell: good evening, and thanks so much forning us for our western edition. breaking news: three big headlines in the impeachment the white house tonight is calling the inquiry "unprecedented" and "constitutionally illegitimate," and says it will not cooperate. also today, the administration blocked a key player from appearing before a house panel. and just moments ago, the panel subpoenaed him. also, a new memo written by the whistleblower says a white house official who listened to the phone call between president trump and the ukrainian leader called it "crazy" and "frightening." that's a lot to cover tonight. so, ben tracy is at the white house. and, ben, i just read through this letter, it's pretty strongly-worded. >> reporter: it sure is. i mean, this letter is basically the white house daring house .emocrats to take a formal vote ns an impeachment inquiry. now, inside this letter, the white house says, "given that your inquiry lacks any legitimate constitutional foundation, any pretense of fairness, or even the most elem

this is the "cbs evening news" with norah o'donnell. >> o'donnell: good evening. and thank you so much for joining us. this is our western edition. there's a lot of breaking news to cover tonight, but we are going to begin with america's vaping crisis. this alarming update from the c.d.c. today: nearly 1,100 cases of lung illnesses related and linked to vaping have now been reported in the u.s. now, that is a jump of 275 cases since last week. 19 patients have died in 16 states, including two new deaths reported just today in delaware and connecticut. each day, it seems there's a new response to this crises. today, for example, the governor of new jersey called for a ban on the sale of flavored e- cigarettes. and a new study from the mayo clinic finds recent vaping illnesses are similar to chemical burns from toxic fumes like world war i mustard gas. dean reynolds leads off our urverage tonight. ht reporter: amid an urgent investigation that a government health official said was more complex than any ever seen before came word of the 19th person to die from the st

. >> this is the "cbs evening news" with norah o'donnell. >> o'donnell: good evening.nk you so much for joining us. this is our western edition. we're going to begin with an explosive fire threatening multimillion dollar homes in the hills of los angeles. the wind-whipped fire in pacific palisades is chewing through dry brush on rugged hillside, making it very difficult to contain. many celebrities who live in the area enjoy sweeping ocean views, but tonight they're getting an unsettling view as a fast-moving fire races through one of the city's most affluent canyons. jamie yuccas leads off our coverage tonight from the fire zone. >> we're going to need at least ten more engines up here for structure protection. ct reporter: a desperate battle to save homes as flames raced up a hillside, exploding in size e rough the thick, dry brush. garden hoses were no match, and residents, at least 200, scrambled to flee. it seemed all but inevitable that some of these houses would be consumed. but amazingly, a massive assault from the sky and on the ground stopped this fire at the

this is the "cbs evening news" with norah o'donnell. >> o'donnell: good evening.nd thank you so much for joining us tonight. this is our western edition. we have new details about the final moments before a vintage world war ii bomber crashed in connecticut shortly after takeoff. we're learning tonight seven people were killed in the fiery accident. the plane was operated by an education group that takes history buffs and aircraft enthusiasts on short trips. kris van cleave is at bradley international airport near hartford with new details. ai reporter: norah, the plane took off from the runway right behind us here around 9:45 this unrning. it was just minutes away from wasaster. gom going to step out of the way, and you can see there are still a number of emergency vehicles and investigators at the crash site. the question now is what went so wrong? >> reporter: the world war ii- era b-17 burst into flames after crash landing at hartford's bradley airport. from the air you can see the plane's burned wreckage. angela fletcher saw the plane moments before the crash

this is the "cbs evening news" with norah o'donnell, reporting tonight from washington. donnell: good evening. and thank you so much for joining us. we are going to begin with breaking news. in a city which leaks like a broken faucet, house democrats are considering extreme measures to protect the identity of a whistleblower who raised alarms about president trump possibly pressuring ukraine to investigate joe biden and his son. ls are also learning there is a second whistleblower, and house democrats today issued more subpoenas, this time to the pentagon, demanding to know why military aid to ukraine was held up. major garrett leads off our coverage tonight. >> this is a scam, and the people are wise to it. >> reporter: president trump again denounced the house impeachment inquiry which threatens to snare more parts of his administration. >> it's lucky i'm the president. becuaese i sort of thrive on it. >> reporter: a second whistleblower has emerged, this one, according to lawyers, with direct knowledge of president trump's phone call with ukraine's president. the house

this is the "cbs evening news" with norah o'donnell. >> o'donnell: good evening.nd thanks so much for joining us for our western edition. it was an extraordinary day in washington, unlike one we've ever seen before. we've got breaking news with three important stories with president trump right in the middle of all of them. first, his a military aid to ukraine was contingent on that country investigating the democrats. it was a move that stunned even the president's only legal team. the president also decided to hold the next g-7 summit at his own golf resort, in effect, using his office to direct a massive contract to himself in >> reporter: if it was, norah, it left the president's own lawyers mystified and blindsided, according to our source. co tonight, mulvaney is already trying to walk his comments back, saying in a statement that he was somehow misconstrued. >> i have news for everybody-- get over it. there's going to be political influence in foreign policy. >> reporter: the president's acting chief of staff, mick mulvaney, admitted today that there was a

this is the "cbs evening news" with norah o'donnell. reporting tonight from washington. od o'donnell: good evening, and thank you so much for joining us. we're going to get to that deadly crash landing in alaska in just a moment. but we're going to begin with a fast-moving tropical storm sstor, which is strengthening trnight in the gulf of mexico, and could make landfall as a hurricane tomorrow on the florida panhandle. this was the scene moments ago in desti waves are picking up on the wlf. lonnie quinn has more on nester's typing. so lonnie, could it do some damage? >> especially where it's h bend area of florida. that's a catch basin for a storm surge. i think the storm surge could end up being a problem with the storm. right now, nestor has 60-mile- per-hour winds. if nester gets up to 70-mile- per-hour winds, we would have a ategory 1. it may be just shy of that as it makes landfall. let's take a look at how we see this progressing. if it makes landfall somewhere along the panhandle, destinee, panama city, there's your counter-clockwise circulation. ter-ou're on the

this is the "cbs evening news" with norah o'donnell. >> o'donnell: good evening.nd thank you so much for joining us. this is our western edition. a huge portion of california is under a fire alert tonight. the warnings cover 25 million of the state's 40 million people. we're talking about hot, dry, windy weather that is whipping up extremely dangerous fire conditions. a new fire broke out today in a canyon about an hour north of los angeles. it's threatening about 300 homes. some have already burned. another explosive fire is burning in sonoma, wine country, that is north of san francisco. homes are destroyed there as well, and thousands had to actually run for safety. the state's largest electric company, pg&e, has shut off power to more than 150,000 homes and businesses to prevent more fires from being sparked. jonathan vigliotti leads off our coverage. he's near geyserville in sonoma county. >> reporter: norah, the near- hurricane force winds acted like a flame thrower, heating up homes like this one until even the metal appliances melted. we were here earlier

i'm norah o'donnell in new york. we'll see you back here tomorrow.ood night. >>> search warrants tonight after that explosion and raging fire. the information investigators had trouble accessing. >>> we are conducting interviews. we are examining paper documents. >>> a question a lot of people are asking just what is the seismic hazard in this part of the bay area? >>> he signed a record-breaking contract with the raiders. and alameda county woman accuses him of slapping punching choking and even death threats. the changes to look out for tonight. with these clouds building all day. >>> after all this recent

this is the "cbs evening news" with norah o'donnell. >> o'donnell: good evening.his is our western edition.inqs . we start with breaking news in california. fire is raging tonight throu a mobile home park in calimesa, that's about three hours east of los angeles. and as jonathan vigliotti reports, power companies are cutting the power to even more people, to try to prevent more fires. >> reporter: even with an historic effort to prevent them, at least three fires erupted in southern california in the late afternoon, fueled by strong winds and dry heat. >> i was coming down the street, and i saw a lot of smoke coming up. >> reporter: 50 miles east of los angeles, in fontana, homes began burning just as the power company wa reports say this fire was near downed power lines. >> be safe out there. >> reporter: in the hills south of san bernardino, another fire broke out. winds there were gusting up to 30mph, hampering firefighters trying to protect buildings. while 13,000 southern californians are without power, in the northern part of the state, hundreds of thousands

. >> this is the "cbs evening news" with norah o'donnell. >> o'donnell: good evening. as we begin our western edition tonight, california is on fire, and the worst is still to come. major parts are under a state of emergency. and historic wind-driven wildfires are threatening thousands of homes. this was the scene today in rose meade, east of los angeles, where a new fire broke out today. it's one of more than 600 fires that have erupted in california the past four days. one of the biggest is in sonoma county. the power company pg&e says it may have been sparked by a wire. more than two million people could lose their power in a major shutdown this weekend meant to prevent more fires. janet shamlian leads us off in santa clarita, north of los angeles. and, janet, what are the conditions like there? >> reporter: norah, it is very windy, and that is how these fires have come out of nowhere in the past 24 hours, from just a few acres spreading to thousands. and this is the devastation that's left behind. the family who lived here getting out with little time to spare. out

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norah o'donnell tells us about a woman in los angeles who has captured the hearts and ears of the cityr voice is the sweetest sound in the subway. her story is one of perseverance. emily is a 52-year-old russian immigrant. she worked several jobs to pay off mounting medical bills and playing the violin on the streets until ten years ago when she says her $10,000 instrument was stolen. >> that's when i became homeless. >> she started using her only other instrument. her amazing voice. emily gained fame thanks to an lapd officer who made this video. now a go fund me page has raised thousands of dollars in donations. she hopes it will change her life. >> i will be so grateful to anyone who is trying to help me to get off of the streets and to have my own place, to have my instrument. >> she's already made our lives a little better. >>> that was norah o'donnell reporting. >>> coming up on "cbs this morning," we'll take you to northern italy where a massive ofat risof falling off a glacier and into an area not far from tourists. >>> plus gayle talks with rapper lil nas x as they return to h

. >> this is the "cbs evening news" with norah o'donnell. >> dickerson: this is our western edition. evening. norah is off tonight. i'm john dickerson. we're going to begin with a deadly and fast-moving wildfire emergency in southern california. this was interstate 5 in santa clarita. you can see the thick smoke in the hills. cars and trucks have been stuck there for about 12 hours but at least two people are dead. more than 100,000 have been forced from their homes. dozens of homes have been damaged or destroyed. at least 10 fires are burning in the state, including more than half a dozen that have broken out since yesterday. errol barnett leads off our coverage tonight. he's 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 h

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i'll remember that julie morris, who is part of "cbs this morning" team, is going on to team norah o'donnellvernment of turkey informed my administration that they would be stopping combat. this was an outcome created by us, the united states, and nobody else. >>> the u.s. is ceding influence in the to russia. >> let someone else fight over this bloodstained sand. >>orter: they want all of the transcripts to be made public. >> we want to know what's going on. >> reporter: investigations are not public. >> reporter: the embers are flying. at times it's actually been quite terrifying. we have been here for the past few hours. >> reporter: you can see the tire in the window upstairs. firefighters making entry now. >>> facebook is dealing with a growing threat from some members of congress. >> we're working with law enforcement to identify -- >> you're not working hard enough, sir. >> reporter: before she married harry, her friends warned her not to. >> i never thought this would be easy, but i thought it would be fair. >> reporter: there is racism, and a rising misogyny, by the way. brexit engl

. >>> i'm norah o'donnell in washington. thanks to the jones day law firm for this incredible view of the capital. and we'll see you tomorrow. good night. >>> this is the "cbs overnight news." >> welcome to the "overnight news." 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

from the broadcast center in new york city, i'm norah o'donnell. >>> this is the "cbs overnight news.>> welcome to the "overnight news." i'm nikki battiste. it was a crowded stage in ohio where a dozen democratic presidential contenders squared off in their fourth and biggest debate. this is the first democratic debate since the impeachment inquiry was launched into president trump. for joe biden, a big topic was the president's accusations about his son hunter biden and hi ties to ukraine. for bernie sanders, it was his first campaign event since a health scare just two weeks ago when he suffered a heart attack. all this as a new cbs news poll shows elizabeth warren gaining ground in several states. here is some of what the candidates had to say. >> my son did nothing wrong. i did nothing wrong. i carried out the policy of the united states government. in rooting out in, in ukraine. and that's what we should be focusing on. and what i wanted to make a point about, my son's statement speaks for itself. he spoke about it today. my son's statement speaks for itself. what i think is impo

of norah o'donnell themed rather impressed with his ideas this time around she was much more forceful did you order. absolutely not you know this was a heinous crime like those but i take full responsibility as a leader in saudi arabia especially since it was committed by individuals working for the saudi government is a pretty weak response because mohamed been front man is the found a government and a killing of a high profile fitted them on foreign soil would never have been carried out with i have faith all right but he was just one target of riyadh's campaign against internal dissent he was a journalist had that platform in the washington post his story was always going to get a lot of coverage but c.b.s. also asked about female dissidents in saudi arabia who have also spent time in prison how did n.b.s. deal with that so the question was about a new general have to rule who is when we him much less about she's a women's rights activist who was kidnapped from the u.a.e. back in march 28th seen and has been imprisoned in fighting ever since i don't know . about reports that have l

norah. >> o'donnell: tough to hear those stories from the families. kris, thank you. now to paris and another attack in a city that has seen more than its fair share of violence. this one was inside police headquarters today. four people were stabbed to death by a civilian employee. imtiaz tyab is in paris where investigators are trying to figure out why the attacker suddenly snapped. >> reporter: the attack happened just before 1:00 p.m. in paris. the suspect, a 19-year veteran of the police force, entered police headquarters armed with a knife. he stabbed five people, killing four. investigators have raided his home and are still trying to piece together how this could have happened. u.s. law enforcement officials tell cbs news the attacks appear, at this point, to be workplace-related violence. they also say the suspect had been a recent convert to islam, but there's no information at this time suggesting that the attack was religiously motivated. targeted attacks of extreme violence have become all too familiar in france in recent years, starting with the 2015 att

the cbs evening news with norah o'donnell. trust matters. >>> for the first time joe barton his call for president donald trump to be impeached. biden made the remarks while campaigning in new hampshire. >> trump is laughing at us. he has no sense of decency. he doesn't care about the wall. he doesn't believe that people and nations to follow the rules are anything other than suckers or fools or losers. we have to prove him wrong. >> the whistleblower who complained triggered the impeachment inquiry is a registered democrat who had a prior working relationship with the current presidential contender. >> the whistleblower is a strong democrat and is working with one of my opponents as a democrat that i might end up running against. the whole thing is a scam and to fix. >> democrats say it's the president whose focused on 2020. the trump campaign has spent more than $700,000 on facebook ads this week alone. >>>. us forces have released a the whitussa thewethat region. turkish warplanes carried out airstrikes in northern syria. t

the historic house vote on the impeachment resolution, i am norah o'donnell in washington.t investigation of president trump. the heistory of this, only two other modern presidents have faced such a vote. this is not a vote on actual articles of impeachment but it's the first opportunity for house members to go on the record yes or no. what does this resolution do? it's important. it sets the rules for the road, the next stage of the inquiry, including the first public hearings -- that's right, public hearings, where members will question witnesses. we know the democrats have launched the inquiry a month ago after learning of the phone call when president trump asked ukraine's president to investigate democrats, including potential 2020 rival, joe biden and his son. nancy cordes is capitol hill this morning and we have coverage at the white house. nancy, this is really a historic marker from both sides of the party. >> reporter: it is, norah. at this point we can now say it appears the democrats do have the vote to pass this resolution. almost all of the democrats had signa

of norah o'donnell themed rather impressed with. this time around she was much more forceful did you order. absolutely not you know this was a heinous crime like those but i take full responsibility as a leader in saudi arabia especially since it was committed by individuals working for the saudi government is a pretty weak response because mohammad been found mine is the found a government and a killing of a high profile citizen on foreign soil would never have been carried out without his faith all right but he was just one target of riyadh's campaign against internal dissent he was a journalist had that platform in the washington post his story was always going to get a lot of targets but c.b.s. also asked about female dissidents in saudi arabia who have also spent time in prison how did n.b.s. deal with that so the question was about a new general how to rule who story is when we him much less about she's a women's rights activist who was kidnapped from the u.a.e. back in march 28th seen and has been imprisoned in fighting ever

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from the broadcast center in new york city, i'm norah o'donnell. ♪ ♪ >> announcer: this is the "cbs overnightryone. and welcome to the overnight news. i'm errol barnett. we begin with another 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

. >>> i'm norah o'donnell for cbs news. thank you for this view of the capitol.ood night. >>> this is "the cbs overnight news." >> welcome to "the overnight news." i'm meg oliver. president 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 encoun

from the broadcast center in n york city, i'm norah o'donnell.s is the "cbs overnight news." >> >> warm welcome to the overnight news. i'm errol barnett. president donald trump has declared 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 presiden

from the broadcast center in new york city, i'm norah o'donnell. >>> this is the "cbs overnight news. to the "overnight news." i'm tom hanson. federal investigators still don't know what caused the fiery wreck of a vintage warplane at an air show in connecticut. the world war ii era b-17 bomber, nicknamed the 909, got into trouble shortly after takeoff. the pilot tried to land but crashed into a maintenance shed at the airport. at least five people were killed. it turns out the same plane had another accident more than 30 years ago. kris van cleave has the story. >> reporter: the plane took off from the runway right behind us around 9:45 this morning. it was just minutes away from disaster. i'm going to step out of the way, and you see there are still a number of emergency vehicles and investigators at the crash site. the question now is what went so wrong. >> 93012, we'd like to return to the field. >> reporter: the world with a two era b-17 burst into flames after crash landing at hartford's bradley airport. from the air you can see the burned wreckage. angela fletcher saw the plane

from the broadcast center in new york city, i'm norah o'donnell. ♪ >> announcer: this is the "cbs overnights." >> welcome to the "overnight news." i'm meg oliver. parts 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

i'm norah o'donnell in new york. we'll see you back here tomorrow. this is the "cbs overnight news." >> welcome to the "overnight news." i'm mola lenghi. one week after clearing the way for the turkish invasion of syria, president trump is trying to broke area ceasefire. mr. trump sent vice president mike pence, secretary of state mike pompeo, and others to ankara to try to convince the turkish president to end the carnage. meanwhile, the president's decision to pull u.s. troops out of the war zone continues to spark outrage on capitol hill. paula reid begins our coverage. >> i want to bring our soldiers back home. we're not a police force. we're a fighting force. >> reporter: all day president trump has been insisting the war in syria is not america's concern. >> i'm not going to get involved in a war between turkey and syria, especially when if you look at the kurds -- and again, i say this with great respect -- they're no angels. >> reporter: kurdish forces have fought alongside the u.s. for the past five years to battle isis and feel betrayed by

i'm norah o'donnell in washington. thanks to the jones day law firm for this beautiful view.ght. >>> this is the "cbs overnight news." >> welcome to the "overnight news." i'm don dahler. turkey's invasion of northern syria is quickly becoming a bloodbath, and it's threatening to turn the civil war in syria into an international conflict that includes iran, russia, and a resurgent islamic state. turkish forces have bombarded turkish towns and cities and sent tens of thousands fleeing for their lives. the kurds have turned to a long-time enemy, the syrian government, for protection. now the syrians and turks are facing off on the front lines of a battle that could engulf the region. it was president trump who set the entire mess in motion when he ordered u.s. troops away from the border and turned his back on our long-time allies, the kurds. charlie d'agata is in the war zone. >> reporter: syrian regime forces swept into towns and cities held until yesterday by the syrian kurds. kurdish hospitals have been overwhelmed with casualties, small children among them. turkish-backed m

from the cbs broadcast center in new york city, i'm norah o'donnell. >>> is the "cbs overnight news." >> welcome to the "overnight news." i'm mola lenghi. two associates of president trump's lawyer rudy giuliani were arrested at dulles international airport. the foreign-born nationals apparently bought one-way tickets out of the country after they were asked to give depositions in the impeachment inquiry of president trump. the men were hauled into court on a list of charges, including violating campaign finance laws and conspiracy. but that is just the tip of the iceberg. paula reid has the story. >> reporter: lev parnas and igor fruman were taken in to custody by the fbi as they tried to flee the country. >> parnas and fruman with were arrested around 6:00 p.m. at dulles airport as they were about to board an international flight with one-way tickets. >> reporter: earlier in the day they had lunch with president trump's personal attorney rudy giuliani at the trump hotel in washington, according to "the wall streetjournal." the men are both naturalized u.s. citizens, one originally f

from the broadcast center in new york city, i'm norah o'donnell. ♪ >> announcer: this is the "cbs overnights." >> welcome to the "overnight news." i'm nikki battiste. firestorms continued to rage up and down the spine of california. they have charred wineries north of san francisco and multimillion-dollar homes in the hollywood hills of los angeles. the flames were also lapping at the doorstep of the ronald reagan presidential library in simi valley. carter evans is there. >> reporter: some of the fiercest santa ana winds in years blew through california like a blowtorch, taking dead aim at the reagan presidential library in simi valley. >> we're surrounded on all sides by the fire. ion housing air force one as eight air tankers and nine helicopters raced to protect the library and surrounding neighborhoods. you can see the vortex of flames and smoke and wind blowing in our direction. just imagine what it's like for firefighters to approach flames like that. dozens of animals became trapped. siion. >> just grab this one. the whole barn is on fire back there. >> reporter: and several horses,

i'm norah o'donnell in new york. we'll see you tomorrow.cbs overnight news." >> welcome to the "overnight news." i'm tom hanson. the white house has done a u-turn in its battle against the impeachment inquiry gaining steam on capitol hill. acting chief of staff mick mulvaney for the first time admitted that president trump withheld military aid to ukraine as a quid pro quo, which means they'd get the money if they investigated mr. trump's political rivals. for weeks now, the president and his allies have denied this. meanwhile, one of president trump's long-time supporters gave congress a behind-the-scenes look at the pressure campaign in ukraine. nancy cordes reports. >> it left the president's own lawyers mystified and blindsided, according to our sources. so tonight mulvaney is already trying to walk his comments back, saying in a statement that he was somehow misconstrued. >> i have news for everybody. repolicy.it.ertopolitics >> reporter: the president's acting chief of staff mick mulvaney admitted today that there was a quid pro quo i

i'm norah o'donnell in new york. thanks so much for watching.ee you tomorrow. ♪ ♪ >> announcer: this is the "cbs overnight news." >> welcome to the overnight news. i'm nikki battiste. there were cheers and gasped in a dallas courtroom after the jury returned a guilty verdict in a police killing that has caught the attention of the nation. amber geyger was convicted of murder in the death of botham jean. he was unarmed in his own apartment when geyger walked in, pulled her service revolver, and shot him dead. geyger claimed she thought she was in her apartment and he was an intruder. the jury didn't buy it. omar villafranca reports. >> we, the jury, unanimously find the defendant, amber guyger, guilty of murder as charged in the indictment. >> reporter: you could hear the gasps and sobs from the gallery. the jury to find amber guyger guilty of fatally shooting her neighbor, 26-year-old botham jean, in his apartment. guyger thought it was her own. [ cheers ] >> reporter: jean's family waited for more than a year for this day, and after the verdict

from the broadcast center in new york city, i'm norah o'donnell. is the "cbs overnight news." >> welcome to the overnight news. i'm don dahler. the invasion of northbound syria is underway. 48 hours after president trump ordered the withdrawal of u.s. troops, turkey's military unleashed a ground and air assault on america's closest allies in the region, the kurdish militias. the spectre of u.s.-made war planes targeted soldiers who were essentially the ground troops in the fight against the islamic state has touched off outrage in europe, the middle east, and in congress. charlie d'agata has the latest from across the border in iraq. >> reporter: phase one of the turkish onslaught has been even more intense and widespread than many feared. america's steadfast partner in syria is now abandoned and on the receiving end of air strikes and artillery bombardment. dozens of attacks across the kurdish-held region, nowhere is safe. villages, once held by isis until u.s. and kurdish forces took them back, now civilians here are once again running for their

if he keeps performing like he did on that interview with norah o'donnell, i think things will perhapsing in the polls. you and i have talked about the trump effect with him, that his supporters don't really care. but the polls have been consistent since he entered even though it was pretty late. cnn's latest polling shows him at 15% ahead of his next challenger, which is senator elizabeth warren, ten points higher than it was in early september. is this exactly where any candidate wants to be right now, you think? >> well, yes and no. i mean that was a great poll for joe biden and for those of us who are rooting for him. we were like thank god because he was losing momentum to elizabeth warren. but we also have to remember that we don't have a national election. how he's polling in the early states makes a huge difference, and the first three states, he's not polling as well as he is in south carolina, where he has an overwhelming lead. that's because he has consolidated his non-white voter support, which is hugely important in a democratic primary. so he has got to kind of bring that

from the broadcast center in new york city, i'm norah o'donnell. ♪ >> announcer: this is the "cbs overnightthe "overnight news." i'm meg oliver. the u.s. retreat from syria is now all but complete. a convoy of more than 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

running rened tw., some asking y obama has not officially endorsed biden-- some, like "60 minutes'" norah o'donnelle have asked, why hasn't president obama endorsed you? you guys served together for eight years. did he offer to endorse you? >> no, we didn't even get there. i asked him not to. he said, "okay." >> stephen: i don't think "okay" is the answer joe was hoping for. it's like your wife saying, "honey, let's not get each other anything for our anniversary." and you say, "okay." ( laughter ) you better get something. ( laughter ) next up on "kicking it donkey style," if we're talking about the 2020 presidential election, we have to talk about pop sensation lizzo, because lizzo just dropped her "good as hell" remix with ariana grande. that headline brought to you by "operation: confuse all dads." you know their motto: "is this another concert i'm going to have to wait in the car for?" now, to tease the release, on friday, grande tweeted, "baby, how you feeling?" to which bernie sanders tweet-sponded: ( as bernie ) "ready to fight for medicare for all." ( laughter ) ( applause ) always. well,

from new york, i'm norah o'donnell.s ♪ ♪ >> announcer: this is thing "cbs overnight news." >> welcome to the overnight news. i'm tom hanson. president trump has been calling on republicans in congress to defend him against the impeachment inquiry gathering steam on capitol hill. and yesterday he got his wish. a hoard of gop congressmen stormed the hearing room trying to stop a top pentagon official from testifying about military aid to ukraine and why it was held up by president trump. after getting kicked out by capital police, they camped out in the hallways, chanting, let us in. president trump, it turns out, knew all about the theatrics before they went down. nancy cordes begins our coverage. >> we want to know what's going on. >> reporter: they staged their revolt in the basement of the u.s. capitol. >> we're going in. >> reporter: more than two dozen house republicans stormed a secure area, and refused to leave a scheduled deposition. >> by golly, if they're going to do it, do it in public! >> reporter: one member