Was discovered in his vehicle, dead from an apparent gunshot wound. 19yearold ethan stuart took his life on the very same day. Five days earlier, sailor vincent forlines death was also ruled a suicide. All three served on the Aircraft Carrier uss george h. W. Bush based in norfolk, virginia. James sheltons wife jennifer said she thought he beat his depression. I know it felt dark where he was, but he was so close to getting better. Reporter the navy said the suicides, which didnt happen on the ship, were not connected. The ships Commanding Officer said there is never any stigma or repercussion from seeking help. Still, Jennifer Shelton said her husband was afraid hed lose his job if he revealed his illness. As father of six, he needed every dollar that he was making. So he was concerned about taking medication for his depression because he needed every dollar. Reporter there is about a increasing problem with suicides across the military. 325 active duty members died by suicide in 2018
Urging residents not to volunteer to help clean yet. Good morning from the studio 57 newsroom at cbs headquarters here in new york. Good to be with you. Im annemarie green. House democrats have taken the first formal step in what could lead to the impeachment of President Trump. Yesterday House Speaker nancy pelosi announced lawmakers are launching a formal impeachment inquiry. The decision follows a whistleblower complaint related to President Trumps interaction with a foreign leader. Laura podesta is here in new york. How is the president responding to this . Reporter he is not responding well. He calls it president ial harassment, the continuation of a witch hunt, and maintains his innocence. He will be meeting with the president of ukraine today as part of his threeday trip to the u. N. No one is above the law. Reporter House Democrats are moving forward with a formal impeachment inquiry into President Trump. Calling upon a foreign power to intervene in his election. This is a brea
What we can learn from her experience. And, we follow the children of 9 11 heroes as they follow in their parents footsteps. This is the cbs evening news with norah odonnell. Brennan good evening. This is our western edition. Norah is on assignment. Im margaret brennan. The impeachment process is on. President trump and House Democrats are now on a collision course. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi late today announced plans to move ahead with an official impeachment inquiry. She had been reluctant to do that, but changed her mind after at least 170 House Democrats came out in support of it. That follows reports that the president tried to pressure ukraines leader to open a corruption investigation of joe biden. Pelosi calls that election interference. Also tonight, the governmentwhth tleb tisr insewe committee. And the president , who says he has nothing to hide, says he will release a transcript of his phone call with the ukrainian leader. We have a team working on this on capitol hill, th
York citys newest firefighters are making headlines before their first day on the job. Reporter whats it mean to wear that f. D. N. Y. On your chest there . It means everything to me. This is the cbs weekend news. Ninan good evening. Im reena ninan. President trump on a tweet storm today, lashing out at House Democrats, labeling them donothing democrat savages, and again calling the house impeachment inquiry president ial harassment. Thats where we begin tonight. Natalie brand is at the white house. Reporter the president notably silent in front of cameras over past 48 hours on the escalating impeachment inquiry, but his campaign has rolled out a multimilliondollar ad buy targeting democratic lawmakers and former Vice President joe biden. Joe biden promised ukraine 1 billion if they fired the prosecutor investigating his sons company. Reporter bidens son hunter joined the board of the Ukrainian Natural Gas Company in 2014 but has since left. A former deputy prosecutor in ukraine told c