Personal project first on cbs this morning. We like that. Its tuesday, november 5th, 2019. Heres todays eye opener, your world in 90 seconds. Had is for the record, four of my children are burned and shot up. Reporter gunmen kill nine americans in mexico. These were innocent women with their children. You cant explain how theres evil people in this world like that. Rules associate is ready Rudolph Giulianis associate is ready to comply with the impeachment inquiry. The democrats have a deranged, hyperpartisan, impeachment witchhunt. A man was plotting to bomb a historic synagogue. He wanted to do something that would let jewish people and the Public Community know that they are not welcome. Two murder suspects who escaped from jail are still on the loose in california. The inmates escaped through a hole in the ceiling. They identified a blind spot that we have. Staffer for tom steyer resigned after allegations of stealing voter data from Kamala Harris campaign. Hundreds of oklahoma inmates released from prison. This was the largest singleday mass commutation in u. S. History. All that boarded employee turned into a hero for rescuing bart employee turned into a hero for rescuing a plan who fell on the tracks. A 5yearold drummer is turning heads. He marches in a Louisiana High School marching band. And that you will matters welcome world series winners the nationals at the white house. And kurt suzuki put on a maga hat. No, he tried to steal second base. On cbs this morning. Hosting the cowboys on monday night football. Starre in this one, a runaway black cat. The black cat is running from the 20 to the near side the 10, now running the other way, to the five, at the three, at the two, cat the runs into the end zone that is a touchdown welcome to cbs this morning. As entertaining and funny as that is, we begin with terrible and breaking news from mexico. At least nine americans including six children were killed in an ambush. Video shows a burned out vehicle target the in the attack. Family of the victims tell cbs news they believe a drug cartel is behind the ambush. It happened yesterday about 100 miles south of the u. S. Mexico border. The victims who were all women and children were in a convoy taking some of them to a wedding. They were members of a mormon group based in northern mexico. The family says the fbi is now part of the investigation. Jericka duncan is following this disturbing and developing story. Good morning. So what more do we know . You know, theres still so many questions, and this just happened last night. Authorities in mexico say theyve deployed members of their army, national guard, and state police to investigate. The victims all left their community at the same time in three separate cars. Some were traveling back to the United States, some to the neighboring town of labaron for a wedding when suddenly they were struck by a hail of gunman so severe that one of the cars exploded. This is for the record. Nita and four of my grandchildren are burned and shot up. Reporter in a video posted to facebook, you can see the aftermath of the attack. The scorched suv that apparently contained the burned bodies of Maria Ronita Miller and four of her seven children. Its unclear if they were specifically targeted. The victims reportedly all belonged to a decades old Mormon Community based in northern mexico. The youngest victims were twin babies, just seven months old. Some of the children miraculously survived the ambush but sustained gunshot wounds. They were found by Family Members. Relatives say five remain in the hospital. I was so angry and so angry and yet so sad, it was horrifying. Reporter trish close is the aunt of victim donna ray langford. All we could do was immediately start thinking positive and praying at the tame time that we were all devastated and very emotional and something that you cant explain how theres evil people in this world that can do such a thing like that. Reporter some relatives say they believe the women and children were not the intended targets of the car tells and that this was a case of mistaken identity. They are amazing familyoriented people. They are loving, they are giving, they are always looking out for others. Theyre an Incredible Group of people. One Family Member we spoke to said the children who survive read being brought to the United States for medical treatment. Weve reached out to the government of mexico but have not heard back yet. Horrible. The pain in the grandfathers voice. Exactly. All right. Thank you so much. The first full transcripts released in the house impeachment inquiry show the former u. S. Ambassador to ukraine felt intimidated when she heard what President Trump said about her to ukraines president. Mr. Trump called the impeachment probe a brazen assault on our nation at a rally in kentucky last night. Nancy cordes is on capitol hill. Were also hearing a former associate of Rudy Giuliani may get involved in the investigation. Reporter thats right. Lev parnas, recently arrested on Campaign Finance violations, will apparently now comply with the subpoena and testify before congress. He allegedly helped Rudy Giuliani get that u. S. Ambassador to ukraine removed because he believed allegedly that she was standing in the way of his business dealings there. Deranged hyperpartisan impeachment witchhunt. Reporter at a kentucky rally, President Trump slammed the impeachment inquiry, senator rand paul joined in. We also now know the name of the whistleblower. I say to the media, do your job and print his name [ cheers ] reporter the whistleblowers identity has not been revealed. His or her lawyer said any member of congress who tries to out the whistleblower is a disgrace. [ cheers ] in the crowd, some Trump Supporters donned tshorts that said read the transcript, a reference to the president s july phone call with the ukrainian president. My phone call was perfecto. Reporter mr. Trump insists the call was perfect. But in newly released testimony, former ambassador Marie Yovanovitch said she felt threatened wen she learned that the president called her bad news and warned she was going to go through some things. This is someone who served the country with distinction for decades. It is someone who also is one of the first witnesses to this irregular back channel that the president established with Rudy Giuliani. Reporter yovanovitch also told lawmakers she was warned by ukrainian officials last winter to watch her back because the president s personal attorney, Rudy Giuliani, was planning to do things including to her. She got fired finally. Reporter giuliani apparently viewed ambassador yovanovitch as an impediment to his efforts to get ukraine to investigate President Trumps potential rival joe biden. I agree that the president has the ability to name who he wants. Reporter more deposition transcripts are being released today. On the docket, kurt volker, the former special envoy to ukraine, and the ambassador to the e. U. , gordon sonland. Two people who were instrumental in creating the back channel to the ukrainians, urging them to open the investigations that the president was interested in. Tony . Nancy, as we get closer to public impeachment hearings, our team there in washington is learning more about the republicans political strategy. What more can you tell us . Reporter thats right. Well, these public hearings are viewed by both sides as so crucial in shaping american opinion. And so republicans, cbs news has learned, are considering putting jim jordan temporarily on the house intelligence committee. He has been one of the president s fiercest defenders. He has been in all of these depositions. Hes not on the intel committee, but he may assigned there temporarily so he can continue to make that case over the next few weeks as we move into public hearings. All right. Thank you so much. Now to another disturbing story. This one out of colorado. A man is accused of plotting to bomb one of the oldest synagogues in colorado and is in federal custody this morning. The fbi says it thwarted a planned attack on the Temple Emmanuel synagogue in pueblo, colorado. 27yearold Richard Holzer is accused of domestic terrorism. Investigators say holzer called himself a skinhead who believed he was fighting a racial holy war. Jeff pegues is outside fbi headquarters in washington, d. C. Jeff, good morning. How did the fbi find this guy . Reporter good morning. Investigators say holzer used several online Facebook Accounts to posted hatefilled rants. Fbi undercover agents first engaged him on line in september. And then in person as he moved from talking about an attack to actually taking steps to carry one out. Mr. Holzer repeatedly expressed hatred of jewish people and support of a holy war. Reporter attorney dunn said he told fbi agents of him plan to attack the synagogue early sunday morning. Mr. Holzer indicated that he wanted to do something that would let jewish people in the Community Know they are not welcome and that, according to him, they should leave, or they will die. Reporter according to court papers, holzer mets with the undercover agents last friday at a motel. He told the agents their plan for attack was, quote, move for our race. The agents gave him two pipe bombs and 14 sticks of dynamite, all were inert. Holzer didnt know that and set the attack for 2 30 or 3 00 the following morning. Shortly after that he was arrested. Pueblos police chief there kind of behavior is, frankly, intolerable in our city. Reporter his arrest comes just over a year since a gunman killed 11 worshippers at the tree of life synagogue in pittsburgh. Since the attack, at least 12 White Supremacists have been arrested for plotting to attack or threaten the jewish community, and a total of 780 antisemitic incidents were reported in the First Six Months of this year. The adl says that the u. S. Continues to experience a record high number of antisemitic incidents. If convicted, holzer faces a maximum 20 years behind bars. Gayle . Jeff, thank you so much. Were learning dramatic new details about how two murder suspects escaped from a california jail. They broke out of the monterey counter adult detention senility on sunday and are still on the loose this hour. Jonathan vigliotti is at the sheriffs station in salinas, southeast of San Francisco. The details of this escape sound like a movie. Reporter they do. Even security guards inside this jail are baffled by what unfolded here. One telling me it was either dumb luck or a wellexecuted plan. Either way, both of these dangerous inmates remain at large as many in this community are questioning just how secure is this facility. It turns out is the two individuals were able to identify a blind spot that we have in this particular housing unit. Reporter this was the view security cameras had of the room the inmates shared. Guards watching the video feed early sunday morning were unaware of one crucial area just behind this wall. Come is what they were able to exploit to be able to use the escape. Reporter here in the bathroom, the two accused murderers worked overnight and undetected to carve away this hole in the ceiling. It was a pretty significant size hole in that ceiling. Not for me. I dont pit through that hole. Reporter captain thornberg says squeezing through the eight by 22inch hole was only the beginning. Once in the feeling they found a footwide gap between walls used for pipes. They followed it to a panel that led to the unsecured construction site of a new cell block surrounded by regular fencing rather than razor wire. Guards discovered them missing 8 15 a. M. Sunday. The question now, did the two figure this out on their own . Could these inmates have had help from the inside, escape from staff, other inmates . Staff, absolutely not. Theres absolutely no indication that thats taken place here. Other inmates . Well see. We had two people escape. That doesnt mean only two people will be arrested in this escape. Reporter the captain says the jail has been secured. Those inmates were wearing jumpsuits. They took them off and left them outside the jail. They were last seen wearing shorts and tshirts. Anthony . All right. Amazing escape. Thank you. The search is intensifying for two possible persons of interest in the murder of a New Hampshire couple. Police released this photo yesterday of an unidentified man and woman. Investigators believe theyre in mexico. James butler iii and Michelle Butler were found dead last week on a padre island beach in texas. Local police say the beach is usually safe and the place for families. Investigators believe the man in the photo drove the murdered couples truck and r. V. Trailer across the southern border. Theyre not yet ready to him a suspect, though. The motive for the murders is still unknown. The u. S. Is formally telling the United Nations that its started pulling out of the paris climate agreement. Nearly 200 have signed, and the u. S. Is the only country to withdraw. India which remains in the agreement is dealing with the worst pollution crisis in its capital in three years. Elizabeth palmer is following indias struggle with pollution and shows how bad the air is affecting 29 Million People in new delhi. Reporter this is worldclass smog. The Indian Government has closed schools, introduced measures to cut traffic by half, and told citizens to stay indoors. Actually scary. You cant see things in front of you. Reporter autumn fills new delhis air with tons of filth. Smoke from burning crops on top of construction dust and car exhaust. We have no nonsmokers in india. Everybody living in india is a smoker. Reporter dr. Arvin kumar says just breathing in delhi is equialent to smoking 25 cigarettes a day with catastrophic fallout. We saw it for ourselves earlier this year at the emergency ward of delhis National Institute for t. B. And respiratory disease. 800 people line up every single day with lung problems. Tackling a crisis this serious says activists needs radical thinking. Where do you start . It has to be multisector, across all sectors of pollution. Industry, power plant, waste burning, construction activities. Reporter for longsuffering residents of this mega city, action cant come fast enough because the wait is literally killing them. For cbs this morning, im elizabeth palmer. 800 people a day in that hospital. An extraordinary number literally killing them. You can see that, too. You can see it. The paris agreement, thats one of the many things at stake in the 2020 elections. Speaking of elections, the federal governments top Elections Security official warns that hackers who attacked the 2016 campaign will be back in 2020. Every state should be preparing as if theyre the one thats going to be in the cross hairs of whether its the russian intelligence or a Chinese Security service. Ahead only on cbs this morning, how that agency is getting ready to protect your vote in 2020. First, it is 7 17. Time to check your local to good morning to you, it is a chilly start to the date, grab the goat as he had at the door. Also folkie along the coast and the parts of the day with the stronger onshore flow into the thicker marine layer this morning. Clearing for most of us as we had through the afternoon except the coast above average temperatures, staying dry through the week. The daytime high topping 76 in san jose, 70 in oakland and apple upper 60s in San Francisco. We have much more news ahead. The president s oldest son, donald trump jr. , will be in studio 57 as the impeachment fight intensifies. Learn how the trump family is rallying around the president. Plus, a dramatic rescue caught on camera. We hear from the man who pulled a stranger to safety with seconds to spare. I saw the hadlights, and i saw him. And it was just like he aint going to make it. Got him by his shoulders. I just remember just grabbing and pulling as hard as i could and rolling back. That is close. What the man told the man he saved just moment after that rescue. And only on this morning, we reveal the highprofile buyer of Olivia Newtonjohns famous black pants from grease. If youre a woman, trust me, you know this person. Be here live at the table. Youre watching cbs this morning. We thank you for that. Well be right back. My body is truly powerful. 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