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

>> o'donnell: tonight the n.b.a. fire for backing down nba hina over a pro-democracy tweet. the league is accused of putting tis multibillion dollar brand ahead of free speech. jim axelrod explains how the tweet sparked an international incident. >> reporter: in the world's most populous country, the most cpular pro sports league is the n.b.a. >> the n.b.a. is the only sport wo the world that has a chance to be a truly international iort that's based in the united states. and they need china to do this. ee reporter: anti-government protests have been raging in gong kong for the last four fnths, so when the houston rockets general manager darryl morey's friday night tweet, "fight for freedom, stand with hong kong," angered the chinese government, the n.b.a. jumped in e ickly, and not on the side of free speech. "morey's view deeply offended many of our friends and fans in china, which is regrettable." the rocket's biggest star, james harden also chimed in. >> we apologize. we love china. we love playing there. >> repo

. >> 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

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. >> 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

i'm norah o'donnell in washington.the jones day law firm for this beautiful view of the capitol. we hope yo >>> pg&e the top executives grilled by regulators over their handling of the emergency power shut offs. >>> would>>> tonight the ceos plans to prevent future blackouts. >>> we filed a claim against pg&e. >>> provider victims a critical deadline coming up on monday. we will explain. >>> dangerous conditions at bay areaes. when the costs will be clear of a high surf advisory. >>> stunning video shot moments after a recent bay area earthquake. did the whales feel it? >>> tough questions for pg&e.

. >> 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. 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

>> o'donnell: omar, thank you ryry much.oday the first former white house official testified in the impeachment inquiry in a qurathon session lasting more nhan nine hours. the trump administration calls illegquiry illegitimate, but in our new cbs news poll, 63% of americans said the administration should cooperate with the inquiry. esncy cordes tonight on the start of a very big week on capitol hill. >> reporter: fiona hill was senior director for european and russian affairs at the white souse until this summer. today she told lawmakers that the president's personal lawyer and his ambassador to the e.u. circumvented her and white house policy as they pursued the president's personal goals in ukraine. rth rudy giuliani and gordon sondland urged the country's leaders to investigate the ukrainian energy company that employed hunter biden, the son of president trump's campaign rival. >> no one has asserted my son did a single thing wrong. no one has asserted that i have done anything wrong except a lying president. >> reporter:

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. tonight, an extraordinary development in washington, as president trump today faced condemnation from both democrats and republicans for essentially green-lighting a turkish assault on a key u.s. ally in the fight against terror, the kurds. more than two-thirds of republicans joined democrats in a house vote to oppose the president's action. the president's friend, senator lindsey graham, called syria the "biggest mistake of his presidency" and said it will put america at risk. he also said the president's indifference toward the kurds completely undercut the trip tonight by vice president pence and secretary of state mike pompeo to turkey to try and end the conflict. there is so much to talk about tonight, and paula reid leads off our coverage tonight at the agite house. paula, things are getting very heated. >> reporter: heated indeed, norah. the president's decision to withdraw u.s. troops from oorthern syria contin

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

>> o'donnell: all right, don, thank you.nd now to a story every woman needs to be concerned about. we know one in eight american women will develop breast cancer in their lifetime, but the aggressive treatments many rely on can cause other problems, sometimes years later. here's dr. tara narula. >> reporter: when jayme cheek was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2016, she was told what to expect -- chemotherapy, surgery, and radiation. what she didn't expect was a new diagnosis, heart disease. >> it was like getting punched in the stomach. that's what it felt like. >> reporter: she developed cardiomyopathy where the heart muscle has trouble pumping blood. she now sees dr. javid moslehi, an expert in the emerging field of cardio-oncology. >> cardiovascular disease is the number-one risk factor for all women who have survived breast cancer. >> reporter: he estimates about 10% of breast cancer patients will develop heart problems. that's because chemotherapy can damage the heart muscle that pumps blood, leading to heart failure a

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

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. >> 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. >> 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 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 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.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. 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

. >> o'donnell: the crown prince has given women the right the drive. he has relaxed the guardianship rules. he's even said there is no religious requirement to cover one's head or one's face, but many of the women we saw here still do that, and it was difficult to find any of them who would talk to us on camera. eventually we met this woman who agreed. i still see so many weit everyere. fend he so it's okay now. the ones that are covering their face, it's part of their culture. >> o'donnell: it's cultural? r n?ea >> it's amazing. it's totally different, because a couple of years ago, we couldn't walk like this freely. >> o'donnell: why? >> because life was different. people are accepting now that things are more open and free and it's different. it's really different. >> o'donnell: it may be different for some, but the activist who fought for the right for women to drive, lou- jane al-hathlool, is still in jail. her family says she's been tortured. i asked the crown prince about those allegations and he told me on "60 minutes" he would personally look

. >> o'donnell: omar joins us tonight. understand the jury is still trying to figure out guyger's fntence. do we know how long she could face in prison? >> sorte rldhe cr:whoued, fiacef cameras turned away, and everybody had to leave the courtroom, so we do not know if she was led away in cuffs. but, norah, we do know she will be spending her first night in jail as she awaits her fate. >> o'donnell: the impeachment showdown is intensifying tonight, and there is a new development at this hour concerning the state erpartment's dealings with ukraine, a foreign country now y.inqu center of the impeachnt ir nancy cordes is on capitol hill with this breaking news. nancy, what have we learned? >> reporter: norah, cbs news has learned that staffers from several key committees have been nuvited to an urgent, last-g byl ll tomormirow.rite b all they've been told is that they're going to be shown documents related to ukraine. this comes as the secretary himself is on an overseas trip. secretary of state mike pompeo glad-handed in ita

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. >> o'donnell: understood. nancy, thank you. there are tragic new details tonight in the crash of a world war ii-era bomber. kris van cleave is at bradley international airport in connecticut with the stories of those who were lost and the hero who saved lives. >> reporter: debra riddell shot this video of her husband, robert, boarding the b-17 wednesday morning. as the plane taxied, she gave a thumbs up, but says she had a bad feeling during the flight. >> i just sensed that that plane was going to go down. >> reporter: just minutes into the flight she says robert edsayi t p askethe asers to up cause ey w turning back. the plane had lost an engine and crashed while attempting an emergency landing. robert, a world war ii buff, died in the fiery crash. >> he's never going to get to know zachary. >> reporter: his grandson. >> yeah, his grandson. he's only 17 months old. he's not going to remember his grandfather. >> reporter: n.t.s.b. investigators spent all day at the crash site. the plane landed short of the runway, tipping to t

captioning spons captioning sponsored by cbs >> o'donnell: breaking tonight-- new vaping numbers.s top 1,000 with deaths on the rise.starw research finds vaping-related injuries resemble chemical burns, like those from mustard gas used in war. also tonight, stories of heroism in the crash of a world war ii- era plane. new details on the victims and the investigation. the president doubles down, openly inviting another foreign government to investigate joe biden and his son. and voters sound off to members ou congress. >> you didn't pledge an oath to the president. you pledged it to our country. you pledged it to our constitution. >> o'donnell: a landmark ndmalement in the worst mass shooting in u.s. history. how much will m.g.m. pay the las vegas victims and their families? paris on edge-- four people

. >> o'donnell: score one tonight for america's college athletes. n.c.a.a.icials bowed to pressure, voting to open the door for student athletes to the change was prompted by a new law in california that blocks schools from punishing athletes for accepting paid endorsements. the grocery delivery wars are heating up. amazon announced today that its amazon fresh delivery is

and kelly o'donnell conforms that's the case. the piece in the "new york times" yesterday about the prospect of there being a second whistle-blower waiting in the wings. in that piece for abc news saying they do not know if the second whistle-blower is the same one referred to in the "new york times" piece. to recap, mark zaid, attorney for the first whistle-blower saying he is representing another whistle-blower. we will continue that story throughout the day here on msnbc. thanks all of you for joining me on set this hour. up next in the next hour, behind the scenes reporting on how the biden campaign is looking to take on the unsubstantiated claims. and laverne cox will talk about the landmark supreme court cases that will be argued this week. s that will be argued this week. try new pepto liquicaps for fast relief and ultra-coating. ♪nausea, heartburn, indigestion, upset stomach, diarrhea.♪ get powerful relief with new pepto bismol liquicaps. "burger! i want a sugar cookie! i want a bucket of chicken! i want....." "it's the e

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

. >>> dennis o'donnell will be along with some locker room reaction. coming up in sports. >>> our original series project home. 30 years ago we help to save this woman's life. now she is hoping we can help to save her home. >>> i'm on my way to hers. and then this will be the u- haul that will follow it. >>> pretty wild police chase in southern california. the suspect jumps into a running police car and takes off. how this all played out in the end. >>> deals at the pump. where people are lining up to save just since. on the >>> our original series project home. what than 30 years ago kpix 5 played a role in saving a three- year-old girl's life. now she is hoping we can help to save her home. >>> susie to survive in a affordable housing.>> reporter: i would have never imagined i would have been on a walker.>> reporter: core is one of the longest surviving heart transplant recipients in the country. she is on 25 different medications to ensure her body doesn't reject the organ. >>> every day is a fight to stay alive. >>> my health is spiraling down.>> r

captioning sponsoredcbs ♪ >> o'donnell: tonight, more than half of california is on fire alert.torch homes and send thousands scrambling in northern california's wine country. also tonight, there could be public impeachment hearings in a matter of weeks. the new timeline as republican lindsey graham condemns the inquiry. >> i think if we were doing this you would be beating the (bleep) out of us. >> o'donnell: our "60 minutes" interview with joe biden. the former vice president and 2020 presidential candidate talks politics and children, about hin son's business dealings in ukraine, and about president trump's family. you don't think jared kushner should be negotiating a middle east peace solution? >> no, i don't, i don't.

chris. >> kelly o'donnell out on the lawn with the president. let me bring back evelyn par cass and former congressman carlos curbelo. i think kelly pointed, evelyn, to what we were talking about when one of the reporters asked very specifically, can you tell us of any investigation not involving political opponents and he didn't have an answer for that. >> no, because, chris, it's not about corruption. yes there's corruption. there's corruption here, too. it's about foreign interference. this is about getting a country to interfere again in our elections. he's using this subterfuge. if he really cared about foreign corruption, he would immediately pass some laws or put out an executive order requiring transparency of ownership of property in the united states. we have a very bad reputation internationally because we allow a lot of money laundering because of lack of transparency. also, he would release his taxes, there are a lot of questions about whether he laundered money for overseas russians. this is about foreign interference. everybody ne

we get more from nbc's kelly o'donnell. >> reporter: after a heart attack, today's rally return >> to put it blunty, i am back >> reporter: with a coveted endorsement. maybe just what the doctor ordered for bernie sanders the 78-year-old vermont senator, in the democrat's top tier, but losing ground to elizabeth warren's recent rise one was 30-year-old congresswoman ocasio-cortez. >> my hero, bernie sanders >> i'm so delighted that alexandria is part of our campaign >> reporter: ocasio-cortez acknowledged sandra's heart attack was a catalyst. >> i think for me personally, saying what role do i want to play, and i want to be a part of a mass movement. >> reporter: thousands gathered in new york, for a boost of party unity. while deep division between two democrats plays out like a movie script. >> a favorite of the russians. >> reporter: hillary clinton in a podcast interview, claimed russia is using bots to raise long shot candidate tulsi gabbard. >> i think they have their eye in somebody who is clearly the democratic party and grooming her to be the third party candidate. >> the arm

. >> nor o'donnell is here with the preview. >> good evening. tonight on the cbs evening news.haos in syria. reston troops filled the void left by the american withdrawal. cbs investigates replacement therapy. >>> and a firefighter with it creative spin. those stories and much more tonight on the cbs evening news, right after the kpix5 news at 6:00. >>> another check on our breaking news tonight. fire at the storage facility, still smoldering, still burning. the fire broke out about 2:00. two storage tanks containing ethanol and possibly some jet fuel, burning. >> yes, there was some early confusion. 45 minutes those sirens sounded. a shelter-in-place remains in effect for crockett and rodeo. >> right now interstate 80 is still closed in both directions from highway 4. no traffic will be allowed until this fire is out. the highway patrol says this could be midnight or even later. we will bring you those stories as 7:00. >> thank you so much you're watching the news at 6:00. the cbs evening news is up next. >> we will see right here at the new kpix news at 7:00. ♪ announcer: tim

. >>> dennis o'donnell live on the court at chase center with what the team is saying about steph curry and his broken hand. what else dennis?>> reporter: exactly. everybody knew this season would be difficult without klayn w next toimpossible without the heart and soul of this franchise is stephanie curry. he went down in the third quarter while driving for a layup. colliding with. landing on his left hand. the crowd went silent. curry visibly in pain. later diagnosed with a broken left hand.>>> obviously it has been a tough start for us. on many levels. we're just trying to find our footing. obviously this puts us in a tough spot. we will assess it and go from there. >>>>> reporter: it is a devastating blow to a golden data team that had lost kevin durant to free agency in klay thompson to a torn acl. now the two time mvp curry is lost with a broken left hand. as the warriors walked off the court tonight. curry had already left for the hospital. we are going to run back into the locker room. the warriors lost to the phoenix suns tonight. more coming in sports.>>> let's get you to the

>> o'donnell: also breaking tonight: an iranian cyber attack.n was trying to hack into a u.s. presidential campaign. we'll have new details. plus, breaking tonight: bernie sanders out of the hospital, and we now know he suffered a heart attack. new details on a florida woman's arsenal, including two dozen pipe bombs, enough to cause catastrophic damage. the royals versus the tabloids-- what's behind prince harry's lawsuit against two newspapers.

. ♪ ♪ captioning sponsored by cbs >> o'donnell: tonight, bombshel.ed army officer testifies he sounded the alarm about the president's conduct. it's the first testimony from a white house official who directly heard that controversial phone call with ukraine's leader. also tonight, a bad situation could get even worse in california. nearly 27 million people brace for wind gusts reaching hurricane force, fueling a fire that forced more than 200,000 people from their homes. boeing's c.e.o. grilled on capitol hill about the troubled 737 max... >> i would walk before i was to get on a 737 max. >> o'donnell: ...and confronted by relatives of crash victims. caught on ra dives into a new jersey suburb,

[gunfire] >> o'donnell: the victim's family wants him arrested.reaking news in the search for man missinnce new orans hotel partially mllapsed. plus sports history times three. how these young women just rewrote the rd

captioning sponsored by cbs ♪ >> o'donnell: tonight, multiple dead in the crash of a world war ii-eraour group. we have breaking details on what happened. also tonight, the impeachment battle pushes president to use vulgarity while attacking democratic lawmakers. >> believe it or not, i watch my words very, very closely. >> o'donnell: we'll fact check some of his incendiary claims. breaking news on bernie sanders' health scare. what took him off the campaign trail. also breaking tonight, we just learned the sentence for the dallas cop convicted of murdering her neighbor, and what's behind this remarkable moment in court. tonight, record-breaking heat for over 100 million americans. "eye on america," the abortion battle-- how the country's most restrictive new laws are affecting women. we follow two very different stories. ea

the impeachment showdown heats up. >> well, i think they want to >> o'donnell: the president lashes outimpeachment witnesses, and the growing number of fellow republicans who support the inquiry. chaos in syria. an angry sendoff as locals throw potatoes and insults at departing u.s. soldiers as

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dennis o'donnell live with the highlights. >>> bay area police nab a suspected shoplifter. the parking mistake that led them to her. >>> some people say it is one of the biggest problems about writing bart. why is the bart skipping the chance to solve it? >>> >>> a live look at at the chase center. a new era for the warriors began tonight. >>> dennis o'donnell is there and has more on the first regular-season game played at chase.>> reporter: it was historical. there was some things to like about tonight's game. carlos santana performed the national anthem. klay thompson addressed the crowd before the game. but then the game started. all downhill from there. joe ellis a new era golden state's first game in san francisco. since richard nixon was in the oval office. kawai leonard of the clippers spoiled the party. jumped out to a 14-0 lead early. warriors gave up 141 points. the most they have allowed since 2010. >>> it doesn't feel very good. losing things. it is no fun. this is reality of the nba. the last five years we have been living in a world that isn't supposed to exi

. ♪ captioning sponsored by cbs >> o'donnell: breaking tonight, california inferno.t to save the reagan library as flames race toward the landmark. horses and humans scramble when a new windswept fire breaks out. >> just imagine what it's like for firefighters to approach flames like that. >> o'donnell: also tonight, new scenes from a terror takedown. the pentagon releases video and photos of the daring raid by american special forces that ended with the death of isis leader al-baghdadi. it's the eve of an historic vote in the impeachment inquiry and evidence mounts. was there a secret campaign to remove the u.s. ambassador to ukraine? a troubled california racetrack where dozens of horses have died this year is about to host a major race this weekend. is the track safe? po

captioning sponsored by cbs ♪ >> o'donnell: tonight, major developing stories from the white house. stunning admission-- for the first time the president's acting chief of staff publicly admits the administration held up ukraine military aid to force an investigation of the democrats. >> i have news for everybody-- get over it. >> o'donnell: also tonight, an unprecedented move. is the president violating the constitution and profiting by holding an international summit at his own private golf resort? syria cease-fire. turkey gets what it wants. kurdish forces have to move out. and cbs news has learned the pentagon says they've still noto ps. 59 babies died in inclined sleepers like this.

>> all right, kelly o'donnell. thank you, kelly >>> the question this morning is what exactly does that second whistle-blower know. democrats are hoping the person can shed new light for their impeachment inquiry. >> reporter: if the whistle-blower does have a firsthand account, he or she could clarify open questions about the president's interaction with ukraine, including the call log of trump's july 25th conversation with president zelensky amidst any crucial information where ellipses existed, and if any officials concluded that the president's i would like you to ask us to do a favor, though, amounted to a quid pro quo the president -- >> you know, so-called whistle-blower. >> -- used the lack of firsthand knowledge. >> he was second and third hand. >> reporter: to try to undercut his credibility. the new whistle-blower's information could inform questions by house democrats who will depose four diplomats this week, and the u.s. ambassador to the european union, gord sondland who rebuked bill taylor over text

we get more from nbc's kelley o'donnell. >> reporter: a trump style turn. the client defends his counsel. now they are after the legendary crime buster appear greatest mayor in the history of new york city rudy giuliani. the president's tweet acknowledges "the new york times" report that federal prosecutors in manhattan, the very office rudy giuliani once led as u.s. attorney in the 1980s is looking at whether the president's lawyer broke laws meant to prevent covert foreign influence on the government nbc news has been told by two federal officials that giuliani's conduct is under scrutiny. but the president peace rough around the edges great guy comment followed a surprisingly mixed message. wavering friday when asked if giuliani is still his lawyer. >> well, i don't know. i haven't spoken to rudy. i soak to him yesterday briefly. he is a very good attorney and has been my attorney, yes, sure. >> zblrp the heat rose around giuliani when two clients soviet borne florida residents lev parnas and igor fruman were arrested. thursday prosecutors announced they

nbc white house correspondent kelly o'donnell is with us now. kelly,back to that story about the president pinning the call on rick perry. what was the point of bringing this up with republicans now? >> well, it's hard to know exactly what the intentions were. but we can certainly analyze the lay of the land. this began with the first public acknowledgment from the president. it was a congratulatory call. then it evolved it was about corruption and now it's somebody else's fault. the president talking about energy secretary rick perry in part because there is an energy piece to the ukraine relationship with the united states to say to fellow republicans that rick perry, who it's important to point out is popular among traditional republicans. remember, before joining the administration he was the longest serving governor of texas and so he's got good relationships there. to suggest this was his idea might take some of the sting out of this idea that the president was really focused on the bidens. however, when you look at the transcript, the not

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>> kelly o'donnell at the white house, thanks, kelly. >>> there are new questions tonight about what caused a hard rock hotel under construction near the french quarter in new orleans to collapse, killing at least two people. rescuers are desperately searching for one worker still missing in the unstable rubble. here is morgan chesky. >> reporter: tonight it's the question looming over new orleans. what caused the collapse. >> oh my god. >> reporter: sparking a deadly chain reaction. >> everyone get back, get back, get back. anyone anyone of those could go down. >> reporter: the future hard rock hotel falling in pieces, the impact killing at least two, injuring 30 others and leaving at least one man trapped inside. >> until we know different, we will stay in the rescue mode. >> reporter: today as loved ones watched, wait and prayed as drones with thermal technology scoured the wreckage, searching for any signs of life. how concerned are you about another possible collapse here? >> very concerned. you can see the concrete hang off that building. >> we heard a whole lot of rumbling, an

peter, sheinelle. >> kelly o'donnell at the white house. thank you. >> a lot of moving parts. we're going to try to break it down for you. bring in news analyst matthew miller, a top justice department official during the obama administration. matt, the mueller investigation took two years but this inquiry is escalating in a hurry. let's catch people up here. the week started with president trump demanding to meet the whistleblower. then on wednesday at that contentious news conference, the president brushed off a crucial question about what exactly he wanted ukraine to do about jihadi and hunter. the next day on the private lawn president trump publicly urged china to investigate biden. house democrats from three committees subpoenaed documents from the white house. now overnight, of course, the second intelligence official, a possible new whistleblower has reportedly spoken to the inspector general about the president's actions regarding ukraine. matt, the question for you is, how valuable would another witness be, especially if this pers