Good morning from the studio 57 newsroom at cbs headquarters here in new york. Good to be with you. Im annemarie green. We begin with the Third Straight day of public hearings this week in the impeachment inquiry into President Trump. Today house investigators will question david holmes, a state Department Official, and fiona hill, a former Top National SecurityCouncil Expert on russia. Their appearance follows yesterdays blockbuster testimony by gordon sondland. The ambassador to the eu implicated President Trump in a quid pro quo scheme to pressure ukraine to investigate the bidens. Skyler henry is on capitol hill. The thing about the testimony is that President Trump was not the only one implicated during yesterdays hearing. Reporter yeah, good morning to you. Several members of the trump administration, to use ambassador sondlands word, were in the loop on this. That includes Vice President mike pence, secretary of state mike pompeo, and acting chief of staff mick mulvaney. All of which have denied these claims. Still, though, ambassador sondlands testimony further acknowledges the pressures put on the Ukrainian Government to launch investigations into election interference and the bidens, all of which would have benefited President Trump. The president yesterday said that he considered today to be a win for him. Everyone was in the loop. Reporter Gordon Sondlands lengthy testimony on wednesday was perhaps the most damning to date. Was there a quid pro quo . The answer is yes. Reporter the ambassador said he learned through Rudy Giuliani that President Trump expected ukraine to publicly announce investigations into the bidens and the 2016 election. In return, a coveted white house meeting. Mr. Giuliani was expressing the desires of the president of the United States, and we knew these investigations were important to the president. Reporter sondland said he presumed u. S. Military aid that was being held up at the time was also part of the deal even though it was never mentioned to him by the president. Tt. The aid was my own personal guess based, again, on your analogy two plus two equals four. They get the call, they get the meeting, they get the money. Its not two plus two, its 0 for 3. Its over. Reporter after sondlands testimony, defense official laura cooper revealed the ukrainians were aware that military aid was held up on july 25th, the same day mr. Trump brought up the political investigations in a phone call with ukraines president. A member of my staff got a question from a Ukraine Embassy contact asking what was going on with ukraines security assistance. Reporter Embassy Staffer david holmes, who overheard a july 26th phone call between sondland and the president , testifies today along with former white house russia adviser fiona hill. Now fiona hill was Lieutenant ColonelAlexander Vindmans supervisor while she was on her post as Senior Adviser for europe and russia for the nsc, while she was at the white house. She was replaced by tim morrison. Of course, youll remember earlier in week, both morrison and Lieutenant Colonel vindman testified before the house intelligence committee. Annemarie . All right, skyler henry on capitol hill. Thank you so much. Cbs news evening anchor and managing editor Norah Odonnell will anchor special reports from washington during todays public hearing. We expect testimony to begin at 9 00, 8 00 central. You can watch continuing coverage on our 24hour streaming network, cbsn. Democratic president ial candidates addressed the impeachment investigation in their fifth debate. Ten contenders took the stage last night in atlanta. They also clashed on health care. Danya bacchus is in atlanta. Was there anyone that stood out the most last night . Reporter good morning to you, annemarie. Amy klobuchar and Pete Buttigieg had pretty good standout moments last night. You mentioned impeachment. They got to that issue pretty quickly, but they didnt spend much time on that because its an issue that they all agree on. And for some candidates on that stage, it was possibly their last chance to make an impact. Ten white house hopefuls took on each other and President Trump at the fifth democratic debate in atlanta. Justice is on the ballot. He is likely the most corrupt president in the modern history of america. Reporter the candidates squared off on health care reform, which has divided moderate democrats and those proposing more sweeping change. Lets bring as many people in and get as much help to the American People as we can as fast as we can. The fact is that right now the vast majority of democrats do not support medicare for all. Reporter during the wednesday night debate, the democrats wrangled over climate change. Ihey persn this who will s i think it is the existential threat to humanity. Reporter they addressed tax breaks and the wealth gap among americans. Im tired of freeloading billionaires. Reporter the candidates also sparred over electability, who has the greatest chance to unseat President Trump. If you think a woman cant beat donald trump, nancy pelosi does it every single day. [ applause ] running to prepare for the day that begins when donald trump has left office, to launch the era that must come after trump. Reporter tech Entrepreneur Andrew Yang drew laughter when asked if elected what he would say in his first call with russian president vladimir putin. First id say im sorry i beat your guy. Reporter trump said the candidates were short on solutions and heavy on their unhealthy obsession with taking down President Trump via an illegitimate coup. And something that was very interesting during last nights debate Pete Buttigieg, who has risen in the polls in iowa and new hampshire, was hardly the target as a frontrunner now that weve seen in previous debates was Elizabeth Warren and joe biden. Danya bacchus in atlanta. Thank you so much. So now to the scandal rocking buckingham palace. Prince andrew has announced that hes stepping back from royal duties following an interview about his friendship with convicted sex offender jeffrey epstein. Andrew has also promised to help Law Enforcement with their investigations. Meanwhile, lawyer gloria allred, who represents several of epsteins accusers, is urging andrew to contact u. S. Authorities on his own instead of waiting. The incident has become a big distraction for the royal family. We have this report from london. Reporter cbs news has learned that Prince Andrew spoke with the queen and Prince Charles before making his stunning announcement. In the unprecedented statement, the prince announced he would step back from public duties for the foreseeable future. It came just 72 hours after this interview aired about his years long relationship with american financeer jeffrey epstein. You were staying at the house of a convicted sex offender. It was a convenient place to stay. Reporter within hours, Prince Andrew was skewered by the British Press for the performance calling him arrogant and lacking in sympathy. Including for Virginia Roberts dufray, photographed with the prince when she was just 17 years old. I dont remember that photograph ever being taken. Reporter she says she was forced to have sex with Prince Andrew at least three times while still under age, all at properties owned by jeffrey epstein. Sarah ferguson, Prince Andrews behind him. The media here has reported that she was the driving force behind the interview. The damage is already done. Several charities, companies, and organizations the prince supports have said theyre either reviewing or looking to sever ties with him. He said in his statement that hes stepping back from public duties for the foreseeable future. Im pretty sure that will be him done for the rest of his future in the royal family. Reporter cbs news, london. There are new details emerging about a delta Flight Attendant whos facing charges that she was drunk on the job. Lamara thompson was escorted off a flight leaving london for new york in june. Tests showed that her blood alcohol level was nearly seven times the limit for Flight Attendants in britain. Thompson was suspended by delta. Now weve not been able to reach thompson for comment. Two former Houston Police officers face federal charges in connection with a botched drug raid that left two people dead. Gerald goens and Steven Bryant were arrested yesterday. Theyre accused of providing false information. Goens also faces state murder charges. 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Actor Jesse Smollett is suing the city of chicago. Baltimores former mayor is indicted. Those are some of the headlines on the morning newsstand. The Washington Post reports former Baltimore MayorKatherine Pugh will appear in federal court on wire fraud and tax evasion charges. Investigators say pugh was paid nearly 800,000 for copies. Her selfpublished Healthy Holly childrens books. Foundations which conducted or wanted to do business with the maryland State Government in baltimore. Pugh is accused of illegally funneling some of the money to her Mayoral Campaign and using it to buy and renovate a house to evade taxes. The people of baltimore expect that elected officials place the interests of their citizens above their own. Pughs Attorney Says that he will address the allegations in court today. If convicted, pugh faces up to 175 years in prison. The Chicago Tribune reports actor Jesse Smollett is suing the city for malicious prosecution. 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