He tells us how his lust for life is changing with age. Age will do that to you. Its monday, november 4th, 2019. Heres todays eye opener, your world in 90 seconds. Its a phony scam. Its a hoax. And the whistleblower should be revealed. The president rails against the anonymous whistleblower. Reporter democrats are expected to start releasing transcripts of the closed door interviews in the impeachment inquiry as early as today. Reporter President Trump is pointing fingers at californias governor for the condition of the states wildfires and is threatening to cut aid. The governor doesnt know hes like a child. He doesnt know what hes doing. Mcdonalds ceo has stepped down after engaging in a sexual relationship with an employee. A manhunt underway after two murder suspects escaped from a california jail. This is not the first time that somebody escaped. Makes you wonder how is it possible. Reporter another horse has died at the Santa Anita Park following a leg injury. 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All right. Wow, wow, wow. Welcome to cbs this morning. We begin with this a government whistleblower who triggered the house impeachment inquiry is now offering to answer questions from gop lawmakers. President trump repeated yesterday that the persons name should be revealed. Republicans on capitol hill have also been demanding that that official come out in the open. Democrats say the whistleblowers original tip about a phone call between the president and ukraines president has been backed up by ontherecord sources. In two recent polls nearly half of americans support impeaching and removing the president from office. Nancy cordes is on capitol hill. What exactly is the whistleblower offering . Reporter he is offering to answer in writing questions put to him directly by republicans on the House Intelligence Committee. They would not have to go through the democrats. He would answer under oath, under threat of perjury. An unusual arrangement designed to try to protect his identity. But thats not what the president wants. You know who it is. You just dont want to report it. Reporter returning from a new york trip yesterday, President Trump accused democrats and the media of withholding the whistleblowers identity. The whistleblower should be revealed because the whistleblower gave false stories. Some people would call it fraud. I wont go that far, but when i read it closely, i probably would. Reporter democrats called that a red herring, meant to distract from mounting evidence. Witness after witness after witness says, yes, i was there, i listened, those are the facts. Thats whats critical in any trial. You wouldnt call the whistleblower what you call is the people who were actually there. Reporter the whistleblowers lawyer told cbs news his client would be willing to answer republicans questions under oath in writing. Were talking about the removal of the president of the United States. Reporter gop house leader Kevin Mccarthy was skeptical. That official could come down to the basement, but he needs to answer the questions. Reporter lawmakers have requested to hear today from four Trump Administration officials including the Top National Security lawyer at the white house, john eisenberg. Last week the president s top ukraine aide testified that eisenberg told him not to tell anyone outside the white house about the president s july phone call in which he urged his ukrainian counterparts to investigate the bidens. President trump never said to the ukrainian president do this and youll get your aid, its simply is not here. Reporter counselor to the president Kellyanne Conway defended the call but wouldnt say whether there was a quid pro quo. Er notably wont say you very notably wont say yes or no. Quid pro quo yes or no . I said i dont know whether aid was held up. Nancy, the democrats are expected to release the transcripts of the closed door testimonies this week. Who else could we see testify . Reporter well, there are nearly a dozen depositions scheduled for this week. We expect many of them to be noshows. For instance, cbs news has confirmed that four officials from the office of management and budget will not be attending. Omb is the department at the white house that would have handled the holdup of military aid to ukraine. An official from omb calls the inquiry a, quote, sham impeachment process. Former National Security adviser john bolton is also scheduled to appear on thursday. Witnesses have said he opposed the administrations Pressure Campaign on ukraine, but its still not clear whether he is going to show up either. Nancy, thank you so much. The 2020 president ial election is now less than a year away. And the democratic nomination, that race is still wide open. A recent poll from the key state of iowa shows the top Democratic Candidates are all bunched up at the top. Elizabeth warren, Bernie Sanders, pete buttigieg, and joe biden all within a few points of each other. Ed okeefe is in des moines. Good morning. What does this poll say to you . Reporter well, whats happening here is a little bit different than whats going on nationally because buttigieg is starting to spend millions of dollars he raised over the summer. The Biden Campaign points out theyve raised millions, as well, and theyve Just Launched an Advertising Campaign they think will help. One thing we noticed over the weekend, the candidates are starting to go after each other a little more. It started with something mayor buttigieg had to say. You see its coming into focus, you and warren . Yeah, that didnt come out right. Not before other candidates shot down his theory. It is naive of him. Anyone that wants to be a leader needs to be able to walk and talk with every community. Candidates like Julian Castro says the party needs a nominee to get them to the polls. If that permanent cant kw t connect with those communities they should not be at the top of the ticket. The top issue of conversation is health care, and it would divert the privately paid health care companies. The billionaires can afford it and i dont calm them middle class. Moderates dismissed the plans saying that they should be building on obama care. Even Bernie Sanders says he would raise taxes but that ultimately costs could go down and so would your copays and premiums. President trump is threatening to cut off ld funding. A major wild fire is 70 con taped this morning. Galvin newsystmnewsome is calli them to get their act together. A manhunt is under way for two accused murderers that escaped from a Central California jail. They broke free yesterday from the Monterey County jail. This jail holds about 500 inmates. This morning the manhunt continues for two of them. They are leading this investigation and that the point it is unclear how they managed to escape. Bot of them had been in this jail since 2018. They are considered incredibly dangerous. The alarm was first raises whed they did not show up for roll call if is unclear if they were working together or alone. Salazar is 20 years old accused of killing one man in 2017. Both inmates were set to appear before a judge early next year in is not the first time that an inmate has escaped from this jail. Five years ago an inmate escaped after crawling through the ventilation duct. He was later captured. Police are saying if you see these inmates please stay at a safe distance and call 911 immediately. Texas police are going to release information on a double murder. James butler iii and his wife were found in a shallow grave on padre island, texas. What can you tell us about this couple . Gayle, good morning, this is the beach they were last scene. The couple had been traveling the u. S. In an rv since 2018, but in mid october they abruptly went silent and their truck and trailer allegedly crossed the u. S. mexico border without them. More than 100 people gathered for a vigil in New Hampshire, a small town where james and Michelle Butler fell in love in 2013. Debra is jamess older sister. They were always together and smile aeng hand having fun and what they loved. They had been on a Cross Country road trip in a used rv trailer taking odd jobs along the way to make ends meet. They were likely headed to florida next to sell christmas trees. They never missed phone calls. Most recently they were on a beach on padre island. Police say their bodies were found buried in the sand dunes on october 27th, several days after they were found missing. But the truck and rv trailer they were traveling in was nowhere to be found. Investigators say both vehicles were last seen on Surveillance Video between october 20th and 21th crossing the u. S. mexico border. The driver was not james or michelle. Police have not named a possible suspect. It is not very often that we have a mobile crime scene if the crime was committed say in the trailer. John matthew Social Security a former Dallas Police officer. He says u. S. Authorities will have to work closely with mexican authorities to get answers. They will be looking for bullet casings, any evidence they tie back to the suspect. This is a horrific crime and we certainly want to bring those individuals into custody. The couple had five grown children and one grand child. James butlers birthday was over the weekend and he would have turned 49 years old. Investigators are not saying how the couple died, but theyre having a press conference later this morning. Well be listening in, meg, thank you very much. Mcdonalds is under new leadership this morning after ousting their ceo for having a relationship with an employee. Steve easterbrook said he is stepping down as the chief executive of the largest fast food chain and leaving the companys board. This is a consensual relationship, so what happened here. They characterized the relationship in question as consensual, but it is against company policy. They say he demonstrated poor judgment. He called the relationship a mistake and added i agree with the board it is time for me to move on. Mcdonalds saw steps toward modernization including investments in artifical intelligence. He touted 17 consecutive quarters of growth since he became ceo in 2015, but International Labor group fight for 15 said that tenure is blemished by 50 plus Sexual Harassment problem that Company Executives have refused to address. Mcdonalds previously announced a restaurant Training Initiative to promote a successful, safe workplace. It was set to begin last month. East easterbrook is succeeded by the former president of mcdonalds usa. Just another example of when youre the company boss the boss, yeah. You cant necessarily have those types of relationships. Very abrupt. Thank you. The death of another horse at californias santa anita racetrack is raising new safety concerns about the sport. In saturdays 6 million breiters cup classic, the horse mongolian groom broke his left hind leg and had to be euthanized. This is santa anitas 37th horse death since december. This problem keeps getting bigger. Don dahler joins us. Reporter the horse racing deaths are a national problem. Its not just here. Inconsistent track surfaces, the use of performance enhancing drugs, as well as overracing horses, all those things contribute. Theres not a uniform regulatory body that oversees the sport. The exciting breeders cup racings, the worlds unofficial world championships, had gone smoothly until saturdays final race. Nearly 68,000 fans cheered a stirring win and soon realized that 4yearold mongolian groom had suffered a serious injury near the end of the race. Track officials and vets rushed to the injured horse, but after consultation with several mongolian groom was euthanized. Protesters gathered outside the track yesterday demanding reforms for the sport that sees an estimated two or three times as many deaths in the u. S. As other countries. After the race, peta responded forcefully, calling for the suspension of all trainers and veterinarians of horses who died, pending full investigations, among other reforms. We really have to transform the way weve been racing. Reporter last week we spoke with veterinarian dione benson who was hired to investigate santa anita after they closed this last spring. Her Group Oversees new medication restrictions and is hoping to bring new technology to scan for hidden injuries. Additionally the track has a new drainage system. It hasnt stopped deaths entirely, but they have slowed. The Research Says something along the lines of ten horses a week die at racetracks around the country. Is that just a part of the industry that people who dont follow horse racing dont understand . I dont know that they need to understand it. We need to get better. If we can get the rest of the country on the same page as we are at santa anita, we can improve that number. Reporter advocates are urging congress to create a National Racing authority, kind of like baseball, to regulate the sport. The centers for Disease Control and prevention is investigating a multistate outbreak of salmonella and its link to ground beef. Ten people in six different states have been infected so far. Eight were hospitalized. One person died in california. Investigators have not yet identified a single common supplier. The cdc is now advising people to please cook your ground beef very thoroughly. 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