The joy of losing yourself in the worlds biggest corn maze. Lets go there. It is friday, november 1st, 2019. Here is todays eye opener, your world in 90 seconds. What is at stake in all of this is nothing less than our democracy. The house passes an historic impeachment resolution. Not only did every republican reject this impeachment process but we were even joined by democrats who couldnt stand it anymore. In Southern California a new brushfire is spreading quickly. The maria fire broke out forcing thousands to evacuate. Highest concerns are obviously life safety. In the midatlantic and northeast there was Severe Weather, strong storms caused lash flooding, downed trees, and knocked out power. They tell me it is a possible tornado. She gave her final speech to congress. She steps down amid sexual allegations. Today is the first time ive left my apartment since the photos were released and im scared. Isis has confirmed the death of the former leader Abu Bakr Albaghdadi. The world series champion nationals returned home last night. Fans gave them a heros welcome. The San Francisco 49ers remain undefeated as they went up against the arizona cardinals. A little thriller dance on halloween. And all that matters. Are you prepared for how rough its going to get . You know the guy is not going to go easy. If you want to go into the arena you have to be prepared to take a punch. You also have to be prepared to throw a punch for the children. Throw a punch for the children. On cbs this morning. Must have been working overtime last night. They came prepared and they came prepared with props. Here is nancy pelosi speaking next to a huge print out of an american flag. Shes in the Capitol Building in washington, d. C. Its literally the easiest place on earth to find an actual american flag. Maybe just use this bigger one that is right behind you . This mornings eye opener is presented by toyota. Lets go places. Good observation. For the children. I like that. Welcome to cbs this morning. Well begin with breaking news on the wildfire fight in california. It is continuing as you know. Crews are battling a new fire that exploded overnight in Ventura County. That is northwest of los angeles. It grew in just a few hours to more than 8,000 acres. More than 7,000 people are under evacuation orders at this hour. The socalled maria fire is just one of many to erupt in california during this period of dangerous fire conditions. The fi have more than 101,000 acres over 21 days. Carter evans is near somis the latest community to be threatened. When will people there get a break . Reporter it looks like theyll get a break later today. Well talk about that in a second. First i want you to see the embers blowing behind me. This is how the spot fires get started as the embers get thrown out ahead of the flames. You can see the flames burning over here. The good news for firefighters, the high winds that have been fueling these flames really across the state are expected to die down later today. Overnight the fast moving maria fire descended upon Small Agricultural communities known for their citrus orchards and avocado farms. Hundreds of firefighters raced to respond, battling back flames as they threatened to breach property lines. But aerial footage showed at least one building ablaze. Around 1800 structures are under threat and roughly 7500 people face evacuation orders. Weve got access issues getting to the actual edges of the fires. Reporter Ventura County officials warn the mountainous terrain may make containing the fire a struggle but assured the community it would not see a repeat of 2017s catastrophic thomas fire. That fire engulfed more than 280,000 acres, destroyed nearly 1100 structures, and resulted in two deaths. Earlier this week, Ventura County was already facing the socalled easy fire, which is now 60 contained. East of los angeles, firefighters yesterday made progress on the hill side fire in this San Bernadino neighborhood. I was asleep. Matththis home was one destr by flames. I woke up and told her, hey. Get the kids and get in the car. Reporter there are some firefighters not far from where we are but they seem to be pretty comfortable letting the debris pile burn itself out. They also seemed very confident that this fire will burn a maximum of 12,000 acres. Its 8,000 right now. The reason they believe 12,000 is because of the direction the fire is burning. It is simply going to run out of vegetation. Tony . Terrifying to imagine waking up with a fire in your back yard. Carter evans for us, thank you very much. We have breaking news from Northern California where there was a deadly mass shooting at a Halloween Party overnight. Sheriffs say four people were killed and several others wounded in the shooting in arinda northeast of San Francisco. It is not clear why the gunfire broke out. Multiple Law Enforcement were called to the scene to manage the massive crowd at the party after local police were overwhelmed. Back on this coast, more than 400,000 customers across the midatlantic and northeast are without power after severe storms slammed the regions overnight. Were just getting word that a tornado likely hit pennsylvania in delaware county, pennsylvania. Officials are assessing the damage this morning. The storms tore down trees and power lines, causing severe flooding in some areas. Chip reid is in washington. Chip, good morning. How bad is the damage where you are . Reporter well, good morning. Here in washington, d. C. We spent most of the night under a tornado watch. Fortunately, there were no tornadoes but the winds were howling and they brought down dozens of trees and of course they brought down the power lines with them. Torrential rain and winds up to 60 miles an hour took down trees and power lines in several states, leaving tens of thousands without power. North of here in ellicott city, maryland, an area prone to flooding, creeks overran their banks, closing several roads. The storm also slammed parts of pennsylvania and new jersey and brought down trees from new york city to long island. Sadly, in new rochelle, new york, a girl who was trick or treating was hit by a limb that fell off a tree, a large limb. We do not know yet what her condition is. The good news is there is no Severe Weather forecast in this part of the country for today. Oh, boy. Sorry to hear about that trick or treater. Thank you very much, chip. Congress has formally approved the first ever impeachment investigation of a president running for reelection. House lawmakers voted yesterday pretty much along party lines to proceed to a new phase. The most serious allegation says President Trump withheld military aid to pressure ukraines president to investigate democrats. The white house calls the entire process a blatantly partisan attempt to destroy the president. Nancy cordes is on capitol hill with more on this story. What does the next step look like . Reporter this vote paves the way for the first nationally televised impeachment hearings in 21 years. They could get under way in mid november but the schedule is still fluid. Republicans had demanded this vote, but they all voted no, saying that they and the president dont get enough rights. Are we done . No. Esident impeached . But thank you for asking. Reporter House Speaker nancy pelosi stopped by the late show with Stephen Colbert on the heels of an Historic House vote. What happened today was a continuation of our inquiry that we have, but to set forth the rules of procedure for how we go forward now. When do public hearings start . Theyll be soon. Could you be vaguer . Reporter for now, closed door depositions continue with the president s top russia adviser tim morrison telling lawmakers yesterday that he went straight to white house lawyers after President Trump asked his ukrainian counterpart to investigate joe biden. Morrison said he was not concerned that anything illegal was discussed but he did worry that such an investigation might affect the bipartisan support our ukrainian partners currently experience in congress. In an interview with the Washington Examiner mr. Trump called the testimony fantastic. Republicans agreed. I look forward to the American People getting to see what he had to say. Reporter how intelligence chair adam schiff told cbs news anchor and managing editor Norah Odonnell that only classified and personal information will be redacted from the deposition transcripts. But i think as soon as early next week well be able to start releasing transcripts. Reporter republicans will have the right to propose their own witnesses for public hearings though democrats can override them. They dont really want to get to the truth. They want to remove a sitting president. Reporter mr. Trumps lawyers will get the chance to cross examine witnesses, but that right could get revoked. One party to a litigation unlawfully blocks the investigation as this president has been doing though we hope he wont continue doing it. You may have to take some steps. We may have to draw adverse inferences or do other things. Well see. Reporter what kind of punishments are you considering . Im not considering anything at the moment. Well see what happens. Reporter republicans say those kinds of ambiguities only add to the unfairness but democrats argue that the rules are actually quite similar to those that governed the public impeachment proceedings for president s nixon and clinton. President trump has come up with a novel idea for his own defense. He told the Washington Examiner that he might read the summary of his conversation with the ukrainian president aloud. He described it, anthony, as a sort of fireside chat for television. Okay. Nancy, thank you very much. Chief washington correspondent Major Garrett joins us now. Good morning. Reporter good morning. We heard nancy say we will likely have nationally televised impeachment hearings ahead of us. With this impeachment resolution, what actually changes . Now the country knows when it is going to see some of the depositions taken as transcripts they can read and evaluate themselves. Republicans keep saying they are not going to be the indictment democrats have been describing for weeks. The public wet get to make its own determination and as nancy said there will be hearings. We should pause for a second to reflect on the gravity of the house vote yesterday. Everything that looks divided bitterly in a partisan way appears small. The constitution is not. It doesnt get shrunk by a hard, partisan vote like this. What matters is the house has set an impeachment inquiry in motion. That means the tide for impeaching this president at least in the house appears irreversible. That will be an historic mark. This house and this president will never be able to walk away from it. The white house is fighting this of course, Major Garrett, but there is frustration our White House Team has learned, among the aides in the white house because the messaging from the legal team and the coms team is not always coordinated. Overall how is the white house pushing back . The way it has since the president was inaugurated, with the president and his twitter feed. The anxiety in the white house is the impeachment story is much larger than the mueller investigation, it will only grow larger, and they know within the white house the president likes to retweet supportive surrogates. The white house keeps saying mr. President let us build you a surrogate Team Coordinated with the legal team so there are more people on tv you can find defending you. The president says, no. Im the key defender. He wants to tell the country im the only witness that matters. For now at least that strategy will continue. Major, ivanka trump weighed in on the impeachment fight for the first time tweeting a quote from Thomas Jefferson referencing being surrounded by enemies and spies in washington. I think she ended it with some things never change, dad. So what do you make of that and how is it being received in d. C. . Clearly, a not so veiled reference to people who work within the Trump White House who have gone willingly to testify before the house impeachment inquiry. That means there is some dissatisfaction or sense of being surrounded by people who are disloyal. One thing i would point out about that quote, it was Thomas Jefferson in a letter. He wasnt even president yet. It was before he was inaugurated. So the spies and things werent besetting him as president. The next line i think is interesting, also, in the very same letter. I pant for that society where all is peace and harmony, where we love and are beloved by every object we see. Not then not now. A long way to go. May the panting continue. Ill leave that to you, gayle. Thank you, major. The impeachment inquiry dominates National Headlines and 2020 democratic hopefuls are in des moines right now for one of the most important events before the iowa caucuses. 14 candidates will take the stage tonight at the liberty and justice celebration. Polls say that senator Elizabeth Warren has a fivepoint lead in iowa. Cbs news special correspondent alex wagner is cohost of showtimes the circus. She is outside the Wells Fargo Arena in downtown des moines. Alex, always good to see you. How is the impeachment inquiry impacting voters there . Reporter well, it doesnt have quite the impact here as it does in washington. Here in iowa, bread and butter issues like healthcare and jobs still matter the most. Tonights dinner is an opportunity for candidates to demonstrate the power of their message and the strength of their ground game. Are those balloons . Theyre actually called thunder sticks. Reporter on the eve of one of iowas largest political events of the season campaigns are scrambling. Hey, joan. This is sydney with cory bookers campaign. Reporter the liberty and justice celebration is a chance for Democratic Candidates like Kamala Harris and cory booker to define the narrative and raise expectations. Thank you, iowa reporter its where then senator Barack Obamas president ial campaign was jolted to life in 2007 helping catapult him past Hillary Clinton and putting him on the path toward the nomination. If they arent in the top two or three it is over for them. Reporter matt paul was Hillary Clintons iowa director for her 2016 president ial campaign. Does impeachment matter at all . Does it make any kind of impact among the voting electorate in iowa . I dont think it is going to outweigh the importance of healthcare, on the specific issues, copays, premiums, prescription drugs. Thats what iowans are dialed in on. Reporter iowa polling expert ann selzer says impeachment and mates the National Audience but in her state the issue plays differently. When Speaker Pelosi announced she was starting the inquiry i thought im just going to keep my ear to the ground and see what happens here and it was strangely silent. Really, i have not heard that many iowans sort of start jumping up and down on either side. Reporter while it is a large and volatile field what i can tell you from the ground here in iowa is there is enormous amount of interest in senator Elizabeth Warren and mayor Pete Buttigieg and there is a lot of concern about the prospects of the Current National frontrunner Vice President joe biden. Gayle . Alex, their perspective is interesting to hear from the iowa voters. A good reminder there is a whole big world outside of washington, d. C. Lets talk about Kamala Harris for just a second. She is shaking up her campaign, laying off some Staff Members and shifting a lot of resources to iowa. What does that say to you about her strategy . Reporter well, Kamala Harris is short on cash. There is a perceived lack of enthusiasm. She has been languishing near the bottom of the national polls. But i can tell you if you dig into the iowa polling data, harris is a lot of peoples second and third choice which means she may end up having a strong finish in the iowa caucuses. That could be critical in terms of momentum to keep her in this race and convincing folks to give her money. They are all in on iowa, gayle. All right. Beto making a good showing behind you today. Thank you very much, alex. The circus airs sundays on showtime a division of cbs. Check your local listings for the time. A new recording purportedly from isis confirms the death of its leader Abu Bakr Albaghdadi and also names a successor, the audio message following last weekends u. S. Military raid on albaghdadis compound in syria and sues seis the new lead are is abu ibrahim alhashimi. Little is known about the apparent new chief. Albaghdadis death came more than seven months after u. S. Led forces seized the last remnants of isis controlled territory. A colorado doctor is accused of using Artificial Insemination to impregnate women without their consent. Now the children are sharing their stories. He said, i think this means that your dad is not your biological father. And just hearing those words just i sobbed. I mean, it was overwhelming. Reporter ahead,