We go under cover to expose a black market vaping operation. Scientists reveal the poisons that unsuspecting people are breathing in. And a city that was a battleground for civil rights has its first black mayor. This is the cbs evening news with Norah Odonnell. Odonnell good evening. And thank you so much for joining us. This is our western edition. At this hour, u. S. Officials tell cbs news that military operations to defeat isis are effectively paused. Thats because Turkish Forces are bombarding territory held by americas kurdish allies in northern syria. Today, President Trump called the turkish offensive a bad idea, but just days ago it was his decision to pull back 50 u. S. Troops that allowed turkey to attack the kurds, who have led the fight against isis. Republican senator lindsey hets tonight from northern iraq, about 100 miles from the derian border. Reporter phase one of the turkish onslaught has been even more intense and widespread than many feared. Americas steadfast partner in syria is now abandoned and on nde receiving end of air strikes and artillery bombardment. Dozens of attacks across the kurdishheld region, nowhere is safe. Villages, once held by isis until u. S. And Kurdish Forces took them back, now civilians here are once again running for their lives. Cbs news analyst admiral Sandy Winnefeld said the offensive will likely result in serious naalti secury repercussions. T if the turkish incursion results in backing off pressure on isis in syria and the release of hundreds of isis prisoners, that is potentially very destabilizing, and it poses a threat not only to the united nates but a lot of our partners ut europe and elsewhere in the region. Reporter the s. D. F. Lost at least 11,000 men and women in the campaign to defeat isis, with the backup of u. S. Troops and air power. Thousands of isis militants are dow being held in packed prisons that Kurdish Forces are struggling to contain. There have already been reports of unrest in Overcrowded Detention Centers tonight, sparking fears of breakouts and an isis resurgence. S. D. F. Commanders we spoke to today say they feel like they were stabbed in the back by america, and they warned there would be chaos if turkey ynvaded, and they would no longer be able to continue their fight against isis. Norah. Odonnell charlie, thank you. Td on this yom kippur, the esliest day of the jewish year, a terror scare. Securis tystepd up at synagogues here in new york city and around the world following a deadly attack in germany. A heavily armed man tried to shoot his way into a synagogue in the town of halle. 10 americans were among those inside. Roxana saberi is at the scene and has the shocking video livestreamed by the gunman reporter the suspect broadcast his rampage live online, showing off his weapons and ammunition in a car before efrning his gun on a woman walking by. Rie shooter then tries to break tnd shoot his way into a synagogue, but the door doesnt open. Inside, dozens of worshippers were observing judaisms holiest holiday, yom kippur. Rebecca blady who moved from new york to berlin earlier this year was one of them. They told us, get out of here. Go deeper into the synagogue building, go upstairs Reporter Police say when the shooter couldnt get into the genagogue he entered a nearby kabob shop and killed a man. Hours later they arrested the suspect seen in a livestreamed video. A german man identified by local media as 27yearold stephan aslliet. It was really terrifying and airitually, also, a very deep experience. Reporter it deepened your faith. I have to say yes. I mean, im here. Reporter antisemitic crimes are on the rise here in germany. The government says they jumped nearly 20 last year with most committed by the far right. Norah. Odonnell roxana, thank you. Tonight we have a cbs news exclusive. We are learning for the first fime the full contents of a memo written by the whistleblower at the heart of the house impeachment inquiry. The memo was based on a conversation with a white house official who listened to the july phone call between President Trump and ukraines leader. And some of the details are explosive. Major gaethas the new reporting tonight. Reporter according to the memo described to cbs news, the white house official characterized the call as completely lacking in substance related to national security. The official stated there was already a conversation under way with white house lawyers about how to handle the discussion because, in the officials view, the president had clearly committed a criminal act by urging a foreign power to investigate a u. S. Person for the purpose of advancing his own reelection bid. The memo went on to say, the official who listened to the entirety of the phone call was visibly shaken by what had transpired and seemed keen to inform a trusted colleague within the u. S. National security apparatus. The whistleblowers conversation with the white house official lasted a few minutes. Thank you very much. Mr. President. Reporter the 30minute trumpzelensky call raised questions about the president s alleged efforts to coerce ukraine to investigate former Vice President joe biden or his son hunter. This was a fraud. Because that call was perfect. Reporter the president has dismissed the whistl hang sebeconwedhanfod lorformatn and partisan motives. What the whistleblower said bore no relationship to what the call was. Reporter but the whistleblowers memo comes directly from an official who was on the call, and the acting director of National Intelligence told congress he found the whistleblowers claim credible. I think the whistleblower did the right thing. Reporter according to a source familiar with the investigation, the whistleblower is a registered democrat. The whole thing is a scam. Its a fix. Odonnell major joins us from the white house tonight. Ndw, i understand that some have accused this whistleblower ofici viatitrn h athatha. Pnging ndats he saying . Reporter the attorneys are saying a couple things. Among them, its president ngumps conduct not the whistleblowers resume that is the central issue. But the attorneys added a few more details, asserting the whistleblower has never worked for a political campaign, candidate, or party but served in the executive branch, they said, as an apolitical civil frvant who, on occasion, worked econgse d elidteal political office. Odonnell all right, major, thank you. Ghd we want to turn now to the 2020 president ial campaign trail. Because for the first time, former Vice President joe biden relled for impeachment. And addressed the unfounded claims about his sons business ties to ukraine. Okkeefe is covering the biden mpmpaign tonight in new hampshire. To preserve our constitution, our democracy, our basic integrity, he should be impeached. Er reporter after hedging on impeachment for weeks, joe biden ripped into President Trump esday, calling him a threat to amey american. We all laughed when he said he could stand in the middle of 5th avenue and shoot someone and get away with it. Its no joke. Hes shooting holes in the constitution. And we cannot let him get away t. Th it. Reporter the president responded during bidens speech tweeting, joes failing campaign gave him no other choice. He didnt say that until right now, and he sees whats happening to him. I guess he nontrunner. Rseporter n tonighto , bidr cbs station wbz, that he did nothing wrong as Vice President , while his son hunter served on the board of a Ukrainian Energy company. I dont discuss things with dont want to have any knowledge of any i dont want eo be accused of, well, you talked with your son, or you talked with whoever. Reporter biden has been reluctant to get into specifics on ukraine. Leaving some voters with doubts. I think theres been a lot of questions lately about that i want answered from him about hunter and, you know, just a lot of the kind of rumors that are going out there. Reporter recent National Polls suggest biden hasnt lost supporters over the charges. But since the summer, he has fen his frontrunner status challenged, including here in new hampshire, where hes neck and neck with massachusetts senator elizabeth warren. Ce Biden Campaign says the former Vice President changed eas mind on impeachment in part cacause of the president s refusal to cooperate with congress. He is the last of the 19 democratic president ial candidates to call for impeachment. Norah. Odonnell Big Development there, ed. Thank you. Thern unedented move, up to a Million People have had their power cut. Pacific gas and electric is trying to prevent its wires from sparking wildfires. Jonathan vigliotti is in sonoma and tells us, this is sparking anger. More of these guys. Reporter the Power Outages began early this morning as iaese california residents loaded up on essentials for what they say is a manmade disaster. Pg e, hass largest power supplier, pg e, has been forced to shut off electricity to customers because of a forecast of high winds and bonedry heat expected to put pressure on its aging and faulty infrastructure. Ispita e erdempat november when sparks from power lines ignited the fire that ripped through the town of paradise, killing 86. This is ridiculous. R reporter Ron Blasingame lost his power at 2 00 this morning. T could be in the dark for days. Theyre a public utility. How do they pass their mistakes reporter up to 34 california rniaties are experiencing a rolling blackout that began at midnight and will continue throughout the day and evening. By 6 00 p. M. , as many as 800,000 people will be off the grid. Dermot coll is keeping his bar open for a few more hours with a generator. He is anticipating losing a lot of money. Im going to throw a number at it and tell you 30,000. Reporter Stanford Energy expert michael wara estimates turning off the power could cost as much as 2. 6 billion. The Economic Impacts vary a tst depending on who is blacked t kisthaf cu o swhether its a facertory o,r a supermarket or a home. Reporter and here at this sonoma Hardware Store people have actually been waiting in line to be escorted around it by flashlight. Nois is not business as usual for a state facing a growing wildfire season. Norah, the worst of the wind is orpected to hit tomorrow. Odonnell all right,here,joh u. And theres breaking news in americas vaping crisis. Three more deaths were reported today in georgia, utah, and texas. Atth n 7 ow 2sdeatd hs l as Health Officials investigate an outbreak of illnesses, our original reporting series eye on america went undercover looking into the black market vaping industry. Carter evans now on the poison we found. Reporter this event that were going to tonight just seems to be a group of vendo informally in one place so they can sell their vape cartridges. This is the illicit market for t. H. C. Vape oil. To find out how dangerous and potentially deadly Vape Products end up on the streets, we brought hidden cameras to a warehouse 75 miles east of l. A. , where marijuanas black market feels more like a house party. I see everybody having a good time. Reporter the t. H. C. Oil inside these cartridges is unregulated. Theres no way to know exactly whats in them and how it could hurt you. Reporter everyone claimed to have a pure product. Reporter its places like this where some people come to buy hupe oreva af ats ime t nationwide. So heres what we got. Why would you buy these when you can go and buy a certified inoduct in the store . Well, its price. These are a lot cheaper. These were about 20 a piece. You go buy them in a store, theyre about 60 a piece. Theres been so much Media Coverage about the legal market and no one has been covering the illicit market. Reporter mark hoashi runs an ilp called doja that provides customer reviews of cannabis products. A year and a half ago, long before reports of deaths and illnesses across the country, he noticed mey were getting headacs on this product and that product. Reporter many of the vape cartridges came from an underground scene like the one of went to. The current black market comes with, you know, a cartridge that has a brand, that has social media, that has websites, and its really hard to distinguish between what is a wgal cannabis product and what is an illicit product. Reporter and in fact, really, the only way you can llll is by taking it to a lab. Exactly. This definitely is not pure cannabis distillate. Reporter we took our black market vapes to bel costa labs in long beach. Myron ronay is c. E. O. Whats the worst thing youve ever found . I say predominantly in the underground market what were seeing is a slew of pesticides. Reporter that was the case for the illicit vapes we picked ep. They failed for a total of five pesticides, including one called oclobutanol. When you heat myclobutanolgdn hale. No. Reporter whats the message here . If youre in a state that doesnt have legal cannabis, dont buy it. Reporter but people are still buying it because its so easy to be fooled. Neyone can make black market vapes look legitimate and fill them with whatever they want. We took our undercover cameras to downtown l. A. Where empty vape cartridges and professional packaging are easy to get in bulk. People are going out there, buying, like, a liter of dirty dl at a time and filling it and trying to make a buck. I dont think theyre intentionally trying to hurt people. We still dont know what is intually making people sick, but i do believe that the problem is in the black market. Rep asciated with black mark t. H. C. Cartridges, especially in states where marijuana is still illegal and the thriving black market is the only option. Norah. Odonnell incredible reporting tonight, carter. Thank you so much. There is much more ahead on tonights cbs evening news. Matt lauer is responding tonight to a former colleagues rape allegation. And later, montgomery, alabama, makes history again by voting for change. The veggies. The water. 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