Busy tuesday night, and we begin with President Trump late todayen leashing an attack on his own attorney general in front of cameras at the white house. A very rare and unusual attack right in the rose garden on his own pick for a. G. One of President Trumps closest allies during the campaign. The president now furious after Jeff Sessions recused himself from the russia investigation. Is the president going to fire him or is he applying extraordinary public pressure to get him to resign . A abcs chief white house correspondent, jonathan karl, leading us off. Reporter today in the rose garden trump refused to say whether he would fire his attorney general. Im very disappointed with the attorney general but we will see what happens. Time will tell. Time will tell. Reporter the president is publically seething over Jeff Sessions decision to recuse himself from the russia investigation. Today he was asked why he is letting the attorney general twist in the wind. Well, i dont think i am
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The chp in Red Wood City also accepting tonight breaking news treacherous travel for millions on the way home. The dangerous blast of winter on the busiest travel day of the year. Blizzard conditions, heavy snow and ice. 5,000 Flights Canceled or delayed. This plane skidding off an icy taxi way. Winter alerts extending into tomorrows rush. And now a new storm moving in from the west. French quarter shootings. Violence and confusion near the corner of bourbon street. New Orleans Police just feet away at the time. At least 10 people wounded, now the hunt for the gunman. Accused killers escape. Four teens on the run from a juvenile Detention Center, two accused of murder. London bridge attack. New images of the heroes who took a convicted terrorist down. As we learn more about the two people he killed and the furor over why he was on the streets at all. The new cartel attack just 40 miles from the u. S. Border. The city hall riddled with bullets as President Trump threatens to designate m
san francisco international and somehow they got out and boarded a united flight to hawaii where police arrested them upon landing. passengers can get a test at the terminal. 15 minutes. but united is not telling us how people who are negative get on the plane, stick on their boarding pass or something electronic. nor will the cdc tell us how the couple got out of quarantine with a positive test but we did get some good news today. sister airlines says it is partnering with the cdc on international flights to the u.s. contact raising info to the airline prior to that. someone on a flight doesn t show up positive, either you or another passenger, it can quickly contact those who are nearby. in eight months they logged about 1,600 investigations and 11,000 possible contacts.
that is it for us tonight at 5:00. we will see you back here at 6:00. we have news updates on captioning sponsored by cbs captioning sponsored by cbs garrett: tonight, tulsa time. president trump returns to the campaign trail as politics, protests, and a pandemic collide. thousands rally as covid-19 infections in tulsa reach new highs. the president predicts a wild evening, masks optional. no intention on wearing masks. i think it s a hoax. garrett: also tonight, the attorney general says president trump has fired a powerful u.s. attorney after he refused to go. i m just here to do my job. garrett: plus, the president loses one round over john bolton s new book but promises more legal action. protesters target statues aligned with slavery or racism. they re off! garrett: a new normal. a crowdless belmont stakes kicks off the triple crown while new infections pose another threat to baseball. goodbye, mad dog.
garrett: pandemic or not, americans are starting to fly again. the number of fliers hit its highest point in nearly three months this week. but with the traffic still down more than 80%, airlines are expected to shed thousands more jobs and planes. cbs kris van cleave reports. reporter: after more than the decades as k e, delta flight 88thvern m.d.-88 wy passengers on a u.s. airline. the fleet s retirement was moved up because of the coronavirus and plummeting demand for air travel. it s a very memorable day for me but also i feel very