On his new life onstage and out of the spotlight. But we begin this morning with a look at todays eye opener, your world in 90 seconds. The world rings in 2018. An estimated one million revelers packed into new yorks times square. They did it against the backdrop of record cold temperatures. The weather is 14 degrees right now in new york. Sorry it will be a bitter cold start to the new year. The cold pattern will be in place and stick around for a while. I have three layers and im freezing. Ten u. S. Citizens killed in a plane crash in costa rica. Officials say the cause of the crash is under investigation. In acolorado a sheriffs deputy was killed and four others wounded in a gun battle. Protesters calling for the overthrow of irans supreme leader, president trump, warning the usa is watching very closely. You just cant tweet here. You have to lay out a plan. Kyle williams, touchdown the bills in the playoffs for the first time in 17 years. All that police in upstate new york respond
Captioning sponsored by cbs this is the cbs evening news with scott pelley. Pelley the president flew out of washington today, leaving behind a sense of insecurity in National Security. Yesterday, President Trump ordered an investigation of his intelligence agencies, which he accused of leaking classified information that forced him to fire his National Security adviser. Hes compared u. S. Intelligence to nazis. Now there is skepticism in the military. The decorated retired vice admir that mr. Trump asked to be the new National Security adviser has turned the commander in chief down. Earlier this week, the head of u. S. Special Operations Forces said the government continues to be in unbelievable turmoil. And today, the chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee Said the president cannot be taken at his word. Major garrett picks up the story at the white house. And the leaks are absolutely real. The news is fake. Reporter before his first solo press conference yesterday, President
Captioning sponsored by cbs wit. Real. The news is fake. Reporter before his f solo press conference yesterday, President Trump called c. I. A. Director mike pompeo and heatedly complained about reports the agency was withholding intelligence from him. Mr. Trump told pompeo to stop the damaging leaks to the press. How do they write a story like that in the wall street journal without asking me. Reporter pompeo denied the withholding of information. But sources tell cbs news there is a chill in the flow of intelligence to the white house. It is in part a consequence of critical comments from the president about the intelligence community. There is also anxiety that Sensitive Information about russian meddling in the 2016 election could be mishandled. Another problem for the white house no National Security adviser to replace michael earlier this week. Retired vice admiral robert harward, turned down the post when the white house rejekd harwards request to hire his own staff. One candida
Including an electromagnetic launch system. Here tested with a dead weight. To replace the traditional Steam Powered catapult. Not only price went through the roof. The schedule became terrible. Because, because there were so many new technologies. And, it was so unproven. Reporter the ford is expected to cost just under 13 billion. Thats not counting the aircraft it will carry. Including the f35 joint strike fighter, which will cost the navy close to 100 million a copy. Under the current schedule, the ford will not be ready for combat until 2021. Which means, donald trump will have to get elected to a second term, before he can send it into action. Scott . David martin at the pentagon. Thank you. The vaticans commitment to protecting children from abuse by priests is being questioned tonight by an abuse victim who was appointed by the pope to help end exploitation. She quit at the start of lent, a period of soulsearching for catholics. Here is seth doane. I thought for myself, there i
I performed exactly correctly for an attorney general of the united states. the attorney general recuses himself from the Russian Investigation. Lied under oath is grounds for him to resign. Democrats are going crazy across the board. I believe in his own mind he was being truthful, that the contact he had with the Russian Ambassador was as senator sessions, not as a campaign operative. Total. Have confidence. U. S. Forces conducted a massive series of strikes in yemen. As governor mike pence routinely used a private email account for state business and was hacked. Their principle attack on hillary was because she used a private email. Justreleased video at the center of a civil rights lawsuit alleging a georgia teenager was killed by deputies. He was in custody, he wasnt fighting, had no weapons. He shouldnt be dead. Snapchat now valued at over 35 million after a hugely successful ipo. Newly released video shows russian fighter jets buzzing a u. S. Navy destroyer in the black sea last