Captioning funded by cbs good morning from the studio 57 newsroom at cbs headquarters here in new york. Good to be with you. Im annemarie green. This morning investigators are at the scene of a wild shootout in a new jersey neighborhood that left six people dead. Two men with highpowered rifles took aim at Police Officers yesterday in jersey city. Witnesses say they heard rapid gunfire for 16 minutes straight. People ran for cover. Schools were put on lockdown. Among those killed, a veteran police officer. The mayor believes the suspects targeted a Kosher Grocery store for murder. Don dahler has the latest. Reporter rapid gunfire turned this Residential Community into a combat zone. [ gunfire ] heavily armed officers rushed people to safety. Shes okay reporter as helicopters hovered above. Im hearing a lot of gunshots. Like unloading guns. And it was really bad. Reporter every Single School in jersey city was placed on lockdown. Worried parents were turned away including juan cabrera. You start thinking of all these other active shooter events and think, you know, sometimes thinking the worst. Reporter the incident started at a cemetery. Police spotted two people they thought looked suspicious and engaged them. An officer was shot at that scene and died at the hospital. He was identified as detective joe seals, a married father of five. The suspects fled and barricaded themselves inside a grocery store. [ sirens ] [ gunfire ] hours of gunfire would leave five more people dead. Three civilians and the two suspects. In addition to the officer killed, at least two officers were injured in the shootouts. Jersey city police chief mike kelly one sustained an injury to the shoulder. One sustained another injury to the body. [ gunfire ] reporter Officials Say theres no indication of terrorism at this time. Authorities say they found an explosive device in the uhaul rental van the shooters were using. A bomb squad is now investigating that device. Don dahler, cbs news, jersey city. President trump called the impeachment inquiry a sham at his latest rally. He told a crowd of supporters in pennsylvania last night that he did not commit any crimes. Mr. Trumps words came just hours after House Democrats unveiled two articles of impeachment against him. They are charging the president with abuse of power and obstruction of congress. Laura podesta is here in new york. When can we expect a vote on the impeachment charges . Reporter good morning. So the House Judiciary Committee is likely to debate the articles of impeachment today and then vote on them tomorrow. If they pass, the full house is expected to vote to impeach the president by the end of the year. President trump ridiculed the impeachment effort at a Campaign Rally in hershey, pennsylvania, last night. These two flimsy, pathetic, ridiculous articles of impeachment. Reporter those two articles of impeachment were laid out by democrats yesterday. Committing high crimes and misdemeanors. Reporter article one, abuse of power, says President Trump solicited the interference of a foreign government, ukraine, in the 2020 United States president ial election. The argument why dont you just wait amounts to this why dont you just let him cheat in one more election. Reporter article two charges obstruction of congress, saying the president directed the unprecedented categorical and indiscriminate defiance of house subpoenas. This is impeachment light. Reporter the Judiciary Committee begins two days of debate tonight. Tomorrow its expected to send the articles to the full house floor for a vote later this month. I know they set a timeline and they wanted to keep to their timeline. They just never paid attention to the facts. Reporter if one or both charges are approved, the Republicancontrolled Senate will hold a trial. Totally surprised if there were 67 senators who remove the president. Reporter democrats sy the president needs to explain his actions. If there is a factbased defense of the president to be made, the American People deserve to hear it. Reporter its still unclear if the senate will call any witnesses to testify. And Senate Leaders say they expect if there is a trial it will be held in january. Annemarie . Laura podesta here in new york. Thank you so much, laura. In a new interview, attorney general william barr says the fbi may have acted in bad faith when it opened a probe into possible collusion between russia and the trump campaign. Now the comments come after a watchdog report concluded the agency was justified in opening the investigation. Ben tracy has the details. Reporter attorney general william barr is once again siding with President Trump, offering a scathing critique of the fbis investigation into the 2016 trump campaign. I think our nation was turned on its head for three years. I think based on a completely bogus narrative, i think that leaves open the possibility to infer bad faith. Reporter barr is contradicting his own Inspector General who found the fbi acted legitimately and with no political bias in launching the probe into the trump campaigns potential ties with russia. The report did, however, find the fbi made significant mistakes in its warrant applications for wiretap surveillance of the campaign. Clearly spied upon. Thats what electronic surveillance is. Reporter barr, who also staunchly defended President Trump after the release of special counsel Robert Muellers report, is now essentially echoing the president s view that its all been a hoax and a witchhunt. At a rally in pennsylvania, the president said this folks, they spied on our campaign, okay. They spied. [ boos ] never happened before in the history of our country. Reporter the president and the attorney general are now at odds with fbi director Christopher Wray who said the bureau was right to launch the probe and called President Trumps agent the deep state. Thats not a term i would use to describe our work force, and i think its an affront to them. Reporter in a tweet, President Trump ominously called wray the current director of the fbi, adding that with that kind of attitude he will never be able to fix the fbi. Here at the white house, the president hosted Russian Foreign minister Sergei Lavrov in the oval office. The white house claims the president warned the russians not to interfere in any upcoming u. S. Elections. Ben tracy, cbs news, the white house. The u. S. Military says a suicide bombing attack today targeted the area near a main u. S. Military base in afghanistan. The attack happened near Bagram Air Base north of kabul. Officials tell cbs news more than 50 civilians were injured. Theres been no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack which comes as the u. S. Is working to resume peace talks with the taliban. And the u. S. Is closing in on a new trade agreement between two of its biggest trading partners. Yesterday the u. S. , mexico, and canada announced a tentative deal on a nafta replacement. The new deal known as the usmca came about after President Trump withdrew from nafta. Democrats had originally objected to the deals provisions on labor and the environment before concessions were made. But Senate Majority leader Mitch Mcconnell is reluctant to out to the trade deal as a success. From my perspective, its not as good as it as i had hoped. But well have to take a look at the whole package. The usmca will officially replace nafta once congress ratifies it. A federal judge in texas blocked the Trump Administration from using 3. 6 billion in military Construction Funds to build part of the southern border wall. Earlier this year, President Trump declared a national emergency, diverting pentagon money for the wall. Yesterday the judge called the emergency proclamation unlawful. The judges ruling does not apply to another 2. 5 billion in defense funds that was redirected to build the wall. Coming up on the morning news now, a Training Program for saudi military students in the u. S. Is suspended in the wake of a deadly pensacolabased shooting. And well show you the class assignment about slaves that got a teacher in missouri put on administrative leave. This is the cbs morning news. E cbs morning news. I didnt have to call 911. Help. And i didnt have to come get you. Because you didnt have another heart attack. Not today. You took our conversation about your chronic coronary Artery Disease to heart. Even with a stent procedure, your condition can get worse over time, and keep you at risk of blood clots. So you added xarelto®, to help keep you protected. 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Contact was lost with the plane about an hour after takeoff. It was carrying 17 crew members and 21 passengers. Back home, a class assignment about slave trade causes outrage, and a Training Program for saudi military students has been suspended. Those are some of the headlines on the morning newsstand. The pensacola, florida news journal reports the navy grounded more than 300 military aviation students in the state. It comes after a Saudi Air Force officer killed three american sailors at the Pensacola Naval air station on friday. The pentagon also said it is suspending all Operational Training for about 850 saudi military personnel in the u. S. The Defense Department ordered a review of vetting procedures for International Students who train on u. S. Military installations. The New York Times reports President Trump plans to sign an executive order today targeting antisemitism and boycotts of israel on college campuses. Administration Officials Say that the order would allow the u. S. Government to withhold money from educational institutions that fail to combat discrimination. It would reportedly broaden the federal governments definition of antisemitism. Critics say the policy could be used to stifle free speech and opposition to israels policies toward palestinians. The st. Louis affiliate kmov reports a Missouri School teacher was placed on administrative leave after asking students to put a price on slaves. The question was given to fifth graders last week at an Elementary School in melville. The schools principal says it was part of an assignment on how plantation owners traded for goods and slaves. The principal sent a letter to parents saying the teacher has expressed significant remorse. That is not enough. It should be a public apology so that the message is made clear throughout not only the School Districts but throughout the state that this is unacceptable. This is very inhumane. It does not speak to us taking care of each other as human beings. 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At least eight people have been sickened in three states. The illnesses have been linked to Fresh Express sunflower crisp chopped salad kits. According to the cdc, people started getting sick between november 5th and 15th in minnesota, north dakota, and wisconsin. Its unclear if the cases are connected to a more widespread outbreak that sickened 102 people in nearly two dozen states. President trump is paying 2 million as part of an agreement to end the lawsuit accusing him of illegally mismanaging his charity foundation. The lawsuit alleged president and his three eldest children misused the Trump Foundation to further business interests and trumps 2016 president ial run. The money from the fine will be split evenly among eight charities including the Childrens Aid Society and United Negro College fund. Facebook is rejecting efforts by attorney general william barr to give authorities a way to read encrypted messages. 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Democratic lawmakers yesterday charged mr. Trump with abuse of power and obstruction of congress. The debate by the Judiciary Committee on the articles will begin tonight. And new zealand, the new zealand volcano that erupted earlier this week could erupt again. Six people were killed when the volcano erupted monday. Nine others are missing but presumed dead. Rescue crews are having trouble searching for them because the volcano is still venting steam and mud. Ramy inocencio reports. Reporter what was a rescue operation just a day ago is now a mission to recover the bodies of missing tourists on an adventure that ended in disaster. Paramedic Russell Clark got the first groundlevel look at the aftermath of the eruption. He found no survivors. It was like like ive seen the chernobyl miniseries. There was just everything was just blanketed in ash. I can only imagine what it was like for the people there at the time. Reporter 47 people including nine americans were touring the volcano when it erupted. Dozens remain hospitalized. Burn units are at capacity. Lauren yuri of virginia had been on a honeymoon cruise with her husband matthew. She suffered burns over 25 of her body. Matthew, over 80 of his, according to their family. Matthew left a message for his mother back in the states. Hi, mom. Its me. I want to let you know this isnt a joke. The volcano actually erupted while we were on the island. And i got pretty badly burned. Reporter seismologists detected volcanic activity in the days before the volcano erupted prompting questions about the decision to open the island to tourists at all. Should tourists have been on white island . Used to want to go to an environment like that, you do it with a degree of risk. Reporter with the fear of a second eruption happening in the near future, recovery operations to get victims off that island are still very dangerous. Of course, theres the grim job of identifying and releasing the dead to their families. That was Ramy Inocencio reporting. Reporter coming up gayle kings exclusive interview with ed smart about how difficult it was to come out as gay to his family and friends. Anthony mason talks with artist kahendi wiley about his newly unveiled statue in virginia that depicts an africanamerican man on horseback in a nod to the states monuments. Bestselling author james clear has advice on how to keep up with your health and fitness habits during the holiday season. Thats the cbs morning news for this wednesday. Thanks for watching. Im annemarie green. Have a great day