The sad reality of more kids in foster care. And a tiny superhero gets an incredible new wheelchair powered by kindness. A royal couples candid confessions. Harry and meghan open up about pressure and scrutiny and what they may do next. This is the cbs evening news with Norah Odonnell. Odonnell good evening. Thank you so much for joining us. This is our western edition. Were going to begin with an explosive fire threatening multimillion dollar homes in the hills of los angeles. The windwhipped fire in Pacific Palisades is chewing through dry brush on rugged hillside, making it very difficult to contain. Many celebrities who live in the area enjoy sweeping ocean views, but tonight theyre getting an unsettling view as a fastmoving fire races through one of the citys most affluent canyons. Jamie yuccas leads off our coverage tonight from the fire zone. Were going to need at least ten more engines up here for structure protection. Ct reporter a desperate battle to save homes as flames raced up a hillside, exploding in size e rough the thick, dry brush. Garden hoses were no match, and residents, at least 200, scrambled to flee. It seemed all but inevitable that some of these houses would be consumed. But amazingly, a massive assault from the sky and on the ground stopped this fire at the last possible moment. Railings melted as firefighters kept flames at bay. You can see this plane dropping fire retardant over homes on the dantside, making sure any hot spots are out. Even after the imminent danger passed, firefighters were taking no chances, lining the steep hills, preventing flare ups. Theyre essentially clawing their way up this hillside with eocks coming down on them. Reporter the hills look out he the pacific. Homes that are among southern californias most exclusive. The danger of wildfire can be iltreme here, and residents are breathing a sigh of relief. Homes Still Standing after a fire that could have been catastrophic. They will not sleep. They will not rest until they get this fire out. Reporter ash is raining down here on me on this hillside and extends all the way to the Pacific Coast highway. Firefighters say the flames raced up these hillside at almost an acre a minute, and norah, the fire threat isnt over yet. Those strong santa ana winds are predicted for later this week. Odonnell incredible reporting. Jamie, thank you. Tonight the National Weather service says a tornado that ripped through the dallas area last night was a powerful ef3 with winds of about 140mph. It blasted apart homes and omsinesses and left tens of thousands without power. Elsewhere at least two people were killed by falling trees in arkansas and oklahoma. Omar villafranca is in dallas for us tonight, and omar, how bad is the destruction where you are . Reporter this home behind me took a pounding. R e roof was ripped off, trees crashed on it. And it was not the only one. The tornado cut a path of destruction more than 14 miles long, and it kept going for miles and miles. Debris is stacking up in north texas. People here in dallas sorted rorough homes destroyed by 140mph winds. Whoa, look at that tornado t reporter it blew through dallas around 9 00 p. M. This is a tornado touching nawn right now. Reporter and was only visible to the naked eye in between flashes of lightning. The sirens were going off. You need to hide. Reporter Courtney Devlin rushed to her parents house right after the storm blew shedugh. It just went sheer off and it came down. Reporter almost every room was damaged but shes thankful her parents made it out alive. This was an annihilation of my family home and potentially at some point i thought maybe the loss of both my parents. All i heard was crack, crack, slam, bam. Reporter phil devlin was sitting in the living room when the chimney came tumbling down. He threw himself into the illway then managed to pull his wife tina to safety. I had to bust through that door, and i pulled her out of the closet. Reporter the husband and father of two daughters is just happy he gets to see his girls gain. Were a very close family to start with, and. Reporter at last check more than 60,000 people in north texas were still without power. When you see this kind of damage, you can understand why. Texas Governor Greg Abbott has declared this area a disaster zone. Norah . Odonnell all right, omar. Omank you so much. President trump made a startling acknowledgement today, saying that he believes impeachment in the house is all but a foregone conclusion. The impeachment inquiry heats up again tomorrow as american diplomat bill taylor, who worked at the ukrainian embassy, tells his side of the story. Major garrett has more tonight ig the president lashing out at members of his own party. The republicans have to get tougher and fight. We have some that are great fighters, but they have to get tougher and fight. Reporter fearing republican defections, President Trump tried to rally his allies, again declaring the house impeachment inquiry a democratic hit job designed to block his reelection. Theyre vicious, and they stick together. They dont have mitt romney in their midst. Reporter utah senator mitt romney drew the president s ire for criticism over his syria policy and approach to race. I think the places where i would be most critical of the president would be in matters that were divisive, that appeared to be appealing to racism or misogyny. Reporter romney also admitted to using an anonymous twitter account, pierre delecto, to criticize the president. Even staunch supporter Lindsey Graham of South Carolina said he would be open to impeachment if the president committed a crime. I find him to be a handful. I find him to be an equal opportunity abuser of people. But at the end of the day, he can be very charming and be very yracious. Reporter the president ignored questions about acting chief of staff mick mulvaney, who admitted the white house sought a politically charged investigation in exchange for foreign aid and said the idenidents golf club would host the g7, a decision mr. Trump eeversed over the weekend. Critics said the move would have violated the emoluments clause, which forbids a president from profiting from governments, both foreign and domestic. Ot i dont think you people with this phony emoluments clause. Odonnell major joins us from the white house tonight. Major, what have you learned neom your reporting . Is the president looking to replace his chief of staff . Reporter what we know for sure, norah, there is an internal power struggle going on. Numerous sources tell me white House CounselPat Cipollone is vying aggressively for mulvaneys job, and mulvaney ndlies acknowledge hes facing the most turbulent waters of his tenure as acting chief of staff. But they say his knowledge of congressional politics, budget and regulations give him an advantage, at least for now. Asth men, mulvaney and cipollone, are enmeshed in the ukraine controversy. My sources tell me the president might in the end decide to keep both men where they are to minimize west wing turmoil and maximize supervision. Odonnell all right, major. Thank you. The Trump Administration now inys a small number of u. S. Troops may stay in syria. Now, this shift comes after the enesidents plan to withdraw all American Forces was criticized by democrats and republicans. Some troops may be kept to protect oil fields from isis. And as Holly Williams reports tonight from the Syrian Border with turkey, departing u. S. Troops are getting a hostile sendoff. Reporter those are potatoes hod other objects being thrown at an american convoy by furious locals in northEastern Syria today. They also hurled abuse. In this part of the world, the u. S. Was popular, even beloved. Have these buildings been cleared . Kurdishled forces were emericas closest partners on the ground in the fight against isis in syria. Now they say they have been betrayed as american troops withdraw to neighboring iraq, the kurds have invited Syrian Regime forces into their yrrritory. 200,000 civilians have reportedly fled the clashes with turkey. Mr. President , what makes you think you have the right to drive millions of kurds out of their homes . Tweeted a kurdish spokesman. Essnt this ethnic cleansing . Turkey says it isnt targeting civilians and regards the kurdishled forces as a terrorist group. This morning President Trump weighed in. We never agreed to protect the kurds for the rest of their lives. Were not going to take a position. Let them fight themselves. Reporter president erogan has threatened to crush the heads of the kurdish fighters if they dont withdraw from the border by tomorrow night. Though the u. S. Said today its now considering leaving around 200 troops in Eastern Syria. Its russia thats poised to step into the power vacuum the u. S. Left behind. The future of Eastern Syria could be decided tomorrow when turkeys president erdogan meets russian president vladimir putin. Norah odonnell thats what has so many people worried. Thank you, holly. Tonight shock and grief on the ghreets of philadelphia. A suspect who shot and killed a twoyearold girl sunday is onill on the loose. It happened less than 24 hours after another child was shot and critically wounded in philadelphia. Mola lenghi now on the children caught in the crossfire. We pray for the baby girl who was shot and murdered. We pray for her mother. Reporter a heartbroken mmmunity came out to mourn the death of twoyearold nikolette rivera. Eartoddler was in her living room yesterday afternoon when a gunman targeted the house, shooting through the front door shd windows. D r mother and a contractor were wounded. Acting Police Commissioner christine coulter. No child should be murdered hildheir living room. ss just horrible. The wanton gun violence, the ssregard for peoples life. To shoot into an occupied house is just something i cant comprehend. Reporter riveras death came less than 24 hours after another tragic shooting saturday, an 11 month old shot four times sitting in the back of a vehicle caught in crossfire. If the child survives, Officials Say he likely wont have the use of his arms and legs. These children need us. This family needs us reporter this city has seen 280 murders this year. Rivera was the 278th. Philadelphia police tell cbs news they have credible leads in heth of these cases. A neighbor who witnessed the shooting of nikolette, the two yearold in this neighborhood, says the gunman was wearing a mask and used a semiautomatic weapon. Norah, a 30,000 reward has been offered in both of this thiends shootings. Odonnell mola, thank you. Now to the story, four Major Drug Companies reached lasted tonute settlement today, avoiding the First Federal trial in the opioid epidemic. The companies are mckesson, cardinal health, Amerisource Bergen and teva pharmaceutical. They reached a settlement totaling 260 million with two counties in ohio. Theyre the first of nearly 3,000 plaintiffs across the country that are suing big pharma over drugs that have killed hundreds of thousands of hunicans. Tonight Dean Reynolds reports on thotten to of th crthe growing number of ilen you go get the cones. Reporter when we met Suzanne Valle two years ago, she was busy fostering five children, all from drugridden homes. Four of them her own brothers kids. I know he loved them. You know, its hard to explain that kind of love, because if you really, really loved your children, you would do everything in your power to get erf of the drugs. Reporter today she has a todh child in her and her husbands care all due to opioid abuse. Is that getting worse . I think it is. I do feel terrible for the people that are drug addicted. It just breaks my heart. I just wish they would stop. But what breaks my heart more is seeing all the kids without their parents and all that baggage thats going to hurt e em as they get older. What are they going to be when theyre adults . Lt its kind of hard right now. Reporter kids like jack. When we met him, two years ago he was living at this Childrens Home in ohio. No, hes stillhere. Life wldnt e didnve here. T d probably end up just like my urents. Reporter his mother and father, both addicts, have had their parental rights terminated. , mmy mom, my dad, thats me isen i was little. Reporter today his brother and sister are also in foster nare. Have you basically given up on ever living with your parents again . Yeah, i mean, i cant. Ive thought about it. I love my parents to death, but im doing a lot better than i would have ever been doing if i still was with my parents. Yhats how i look at it as. I reporter thats a rough ting to say, you know. Yeah. Reporter these are just a juple of stories. Here are millions more about the pain the painkillers have caused. From drugmakers to doctors, consider this two years ago dere were 76 kids in foster care here. Dean rnolds, cbs ns, wt union, ohio. Odonnell part of the cost of this epidemic. There is still much more ahead on tonights cbs evening news. Prince harry and Meghan Markles candid confessions about the glare and the spotlight. And kindhearted teenagers give this little boy what you might call superpowers. Go to safeairbags. Com to see if your vehicle is on the recall list. It could save your life. 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In fact, she and harry are suing suitabloid which printed a very nfrsonal and painful letter from meghan to her father. Harry, whose own mother, princess diana, was hounded by paparazzi, admitted that he struggles, too. Every single time i see a camera, every single time i hear a click, every single time i see a flash, it takes me straight back. Reporter all this candor has won harry and meghan some sympathy among the british public, but rumblings from the rumce suggest it hasnt gone down quite so well. The young couple has announced theyll be taking some time off erom their royal duties later this year. Errah . Odonnell elizabeth, thank eliza coming up next, one of the reattest distance runners ever erosses her careers ultimate finish line. Ine. Whats up with your. Partner . Not again. Limu thats your reflection. Only pay for what you need. Liberty, liberty, liberty, liberty i am totally blind. 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