Captioning funded by cbs good morning fom the studio 57 newsroom at cbs headquarters here in new york. Good to be with you, im annemarie green. House republicans took extreme measures to block the impeachment inquiry into President Trump. Yesterday dozens of gop lawmakers barged into a closed door meeting with a key witness, delaying her testimony in the impeachment investigation. The move comes days after President Trump urged republicans to get tougher and fight. Laura podesta is in new york. Just how long did there standoff go off for . Reporter i think that some would consider the standoff a success because it halted the impeachment inquiry for several, how and it raised Public Awareness because so many conservatives believe this is an unfair process. More than two dozen republicans ground the impeachment inquiry to a halt for a few hours on wednesday. What do they have to hide . Reporter they crashed a secure hearing room where pentagon official laura cooper was testifying, delaying it for five hours. We want to know whats going on. Reporter the house members complained of the secretive nature of the investigation. If a government can do this to the president of the united states, they can do it to you, as well. Reporter democrats were quick to point out t republicans on the three committees conducting the investigation also take part in the closed door hearings. Theyre essentially crashing a hearing that theyre totally part of. When the investigation is done, there will be a public hearing. Its a different thing altogether. When were talking about removing the president from office, it should be completely ansparent. Completely open. Reporter President Trump is calling on republicans to get tougher on impeachment. Ive had the mueller witch hunt, the mueller witchhunt. I have witchhunts every week. I say whats the witchhunt this week . Reporter democrats say yesterdays protest is an effort to detract from testimony and trumps efforts to pressure ukraine to put pressure on his political rivals. I guess when youre desperate you go back to complaining about the process. Reporter republicans want the anonymous whistleblower whose complaint triggered the impeachment probe to testify publicly. And if youre wondering when all things impeachment inquiry are going to end, well, democratic lawmakers tell reuters they hope by years end. Annemarie . Thank you, laura. Mandatory evacuations were issued overnight after a large wildfire exploded in californias wine country. The kinkaid fire is near geyserville in sonoma county. The fire has burned at least thousands of acres and is quickly spreading. Californias largest utility company, pg e, has shut off power to roughly 17,000 customers in that region due to dangerous fire weather. In santa rosa, generators were installed at major intersections to keep traffic lights on. And some People Living there say they dont mind the preventive action thats been taken. If this truly prevents people from losing their homes or dying, im all for it. Little inconvenience compared to people losing their homes and lives, not a problem. Pg e says the precautionary blackouts will impact roughly 180,000 homes and businesses across 17 counties, mostly in northern california. The outages will last about 48 hours. Turning now to syria and President Trump announced that he will lift sanctions orkey after reaching aemenreto a permanent ceasefire in the region. The deal, if it holds, would put an end to the turkish assault on Kurdish Forces who were an ally to the u. S. In the fight against isis if it Holly Williams reports. Reporter turkish soldiers wanted to show us that theyre bringing statyster syria. Theyre detonating expsives that turkey says kurdishor left behind and safeguarding markets. Health clinics are open and being run by turkish medics. Were all okay here. The people are happy, as well. And theres no problem actually here right now. Reporter but the turkish offensive unleashed after u. S. Troops pulled back this month cost hundreds of lives. Hundreds of thousands of civilians fled the fighting. And syrian militiamen backed by turkey have been accused of war crimes. Just three weeks ago, kurdishled forces allied with the u. S. Were in control of this stretch of territory. Now the Turkish Military is in control. Kurdish fighters who were u. S. Partners in the battle against isis say theyve been betrayed by america. For now, the fighting has stopped. This is part of what turkey says will be a 20miledeep safe zone along its border. Turkey is home to over three million Syrian Refugees and has plans to resettle more than a million of them here. As for the americans, President Trump nfirmed on wednesday that the u. S. Does have plans to keep a small number of troops in Eastern Syria to protect oil fields there. A u. S. Official told cbs news they could number around 200, and their mission would be to deny isis oil revenue. Holly williams, cbs news, near the turkeysyria border. Back at home, Facebook Ceo Mark Zuckerberg found himself in the hot seat with members of congress. He went to capitol hill yesterday to talk about the companys cryptocurrency plans, but as ed okeefe reports, zuckerberg ended up getting grilled on a range of controversial issues. Fair or not fair, youre here today to answer for the digital age. Reporter Mark Zuckerberg wanted to talk about the new Digital Currency facebook is pitching, but Lawmakers Said he had other issues he had to deal with first. Youve proven that we cannot trust you with our emails, with our phone numbers, so why should we trust you with our hardearned money . Reporter the 35yearold billionaire who hadnt appeared on capitol hill in about 18 months was criticized on everything facebook including for running potentially misleading ads from political candidates. Why should the very politicians who lead our country be held to a lower standard for truthfulness and decency than the average american . Congresswoman, this isnt about helping the politicians. This is about making sure that people can see for themselves i know, but mr. Zuckerberg, it is hate speech. It is hate. And its leading to violence and Death Threats in my office. Reporter missouris ann wagner also hammered zuckerberg for not aggressively blocking sex traffickers. What are you going to do to shut it down, mr. Zuckerberg . Were working with Law Enforcement and building technical systems to identify youre not working hard enough, sir. Reporter as the hearing demonstrated, facebook generates plenty of controversy. Even as zuckerberg was pushing his plan for a new Digital Currency, he admitted to lawmakers im sure people wish it was anyone but facebook pushing this idea forward. Ed okeefe, cbs news, washington. Today marks one week since teachers went on strike in chicago. [ chants ] yesterday protesters once again took to the streets demanding change for the Public School system. Cbs this morning talked to a parent who says shes been staying home from work in order to take care of her children. There are days and times where we do not have anyone to watch them because we have meetings that we need to be in person or other commitments. So were really taking it day by day. Teachers are outraged over class sizes, pay, and health benefits. Chicagos mayor has called on teachers to return to work without an agreement. The Union Rejected that demand. Coming up on the morning news now, receding glaciers reveal new islands. Well tell you where they were found. And shooting investigation. 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The team of researchers say that the land appeared as a result of melting glaciers. An Alabama Community is mourning the loss of a little girl, and an investigation into a Police Shooting in california. Those are some of the headlines on the morning newsstand. The fresno bee reports on new video capturing the moment a Police Officer shot and killed an unarmed teenager in 2017. It started when officers pulled over a car and commanded isiah marieta golding to get out. The 17yearold appears to comply before he takes off running. He jumps the fence of a daycare center, thats when an officer fires through the fencing. The teen is hit in the head. Goldings father is now suing the Fresno Police department. An internal investigation had found that the officers actions were justified because he feared being shot. The teenager was a suspect in the murder of a 19yearold man who was killed a day earlier. Our cbs birmingham affiliate reports the city is in mourning after the tragic loss of a 3yearold girl. Family and friends gathered for a vigil yesterday for kamile cupcake mckinney. She was kidnapped from a party on october 12th. Birminghams police chief said that her loss has had a profound impact on the community. A 3yearold little girl has changed the landscape of the city of birmingham. Do you believe that . Yes. She made us stop and check ourselves. The girls remains were found in a dumpster on tuesday. Two people were arrested days after she vanished. So far, a cause of death has not been released. Our cbs baltimore station, wjz, says two former president will speak at congressman Elijah Cummings funeral. Barack obama and bill clinton are to speak at the services tomorrow in ltimore. Other speakers include former secretary of state Hillary Clinton and House Speaker nancy pelosi. Cummings sister said he touched many lives. When we say he was a man of the people. We mean that. 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Mandatory evacuations were issued overnight after a wildfire exploded in californias wine country. Yesterday californias largest utility company, pg e, began to shut off power to roughly 180,000 homes and businesses due to dangerous fire weather. The outages will last about 48 hours. And now a special salutes to the oldest living american who stood watch at the tomb of the unknown soldier. David martin introduces us. Reporter theyre called honor flights, and they have flown nearly a quarter million veterans to the Nations Capital to visit the monuments built in their honor. Safe to say no veteran has felt prouder or just plain happier than 100yearold jackie 38, 39, 40 reporter 80 years ago he stood guard at the tomb of the unknown soldier. The awesome monument to americas fallen that has the power to silence teenagers. It has been guarded around the clock since 1937. Eaton became a sentinel in 1938 and served for three years. At night, it was quiet, you do a lot of thinking about who that is under that marble statue there. Reporter there are no records dating back that far but he was able to prove his service by remembering details only a sentinel would know. Like the small chapel hidden behind the tomb. He was back, not just to witness another changing of the guard but to see his name go up on the honor roll of those who have stood watch over the unknown. Thats going to be up there forever. And when im gone, people can come and look at it. Reporter your place on the wall can be revoked if later in life you bring dishonor on the tomb. A dui, for instance. But thats not likely here. Unless dancing becomes a crime. When the music starts, my feet want to move. Reporter never will i falter, the sentinels creed reads, and though his step has slowed, jackie never did. For 100 years and counting. David martin, cbs news, Arlington National cemetery. Well, coming up on cbs this morning, Meghan Markle is opening up about living under intense media scrutiny. Well get insight from one of her closest friends along with royal expert tina brown. Plus, in a broadcast exclusive, gayle king talks with legendary rocker Bruce Springsteen about his directorial debut. And well take you to siberia for a rare look at the elusive snow leopard which is facing extinction. Thats the cbs morning news for this thursday. Thanks for watching. Im annemarie green. Have a great day