Vice President Mike Pence and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo have arrived in Turkey to urge the country to stop attacking Kurdish forces in Syria. This comes after the president told reporters the U.S. has no stake in defending the Kurds, who fought alongside the U.S. against ISIS. CBS News State Department and foreign affairs reporter Christina Ruffini joined CBSN to discuss. Source

“Please know that I would not have recommended that Mr. Giuliani or any private citizen be involved in these foreign policy matters” Source

Our series, A More Perfect Union, aims to show that what unites us as Americans is far greater than what divides us. Every year, nearly two million more Americans are diagnosed with cancer. One innovative organization is letting cancer survivors lace up their gloves to give a cancer a knockout blow. Chip Reid reports. Source

Civil rights attorney Ben Crump has been called the “African-American family emergency plan.” He’s been by the side of many people seeking justice, including the families of Tamir Rice, Michael Brown, and most recently Botham Jean. Crump joins “CBS This Morning” to discuss his new book, “Open Season: Legalized Genocide of Colored People.” Crump examines how racist practices within the criminal justice system impact America. Source

Millions of people along the East Coast are in the grip of a powerful Nor’easter. The storm dumped heavy rain that caused flooding in areas from North Carolina to Maine. Source

More closed-door testimony is scheduled Thursday in the House impeachment inquiry into President Trump. One whistleblower accused President Trump of pushing Ukraine to investigate the Bidens in exchange for military aid. The law firm representing the whistleblower is fighting to keep their client’s identity a secret despite calls from the president and Republicans to reveal it. Alex Wagner, CBS News special correspondent and co-host of Showtime’s “The Circus,” spoke with an attorney at the law firm. Source

Maryland Rep. Elijah Cummings, a civil rights advocate and powerful voice, died early Thursday at the age of 68. Civil rights attorney Benjamin Crump, who knew Cummings for a decade and considers him a mentor, joins “CBS This Morning” to share about Cummings’ legacy. Source

There’s disturbing new video from inside the Hard Rock Hotel in New Orleans, purportedly shot two days before part of it collapsed. It was uncovered by our New Orleans affiliate, WWL-TV. The video, shot by a worker, claims to show flaws inside the construction site. Source

A look back at what we’ve been covering on “CBS This Morning.” Source

October is National Bullying Prevention Month. There have been a rash of school bullying incidents reported in Pennsylvania, Maine, and California, in recent weeks. Some of them have been deadly. To fight the worsening problem, California’s governor signed three new laws aimed at preventing bullying and suicides. Carter Evans reports. Source