Conference like no other in history. Massive storm. The heaviest rain in years, set to drench california. This morning, fears of major loading in los angeles and san diego. And farther up the coast, the first big test of the repairs to that damaged dam. All systems go. Elon musks spacex team, preparing for a key launch. A mission after spectacular successes and failures that may be a huge step towards sending humans to mars. And marks manifesto. Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg outlines running his company. Why it is fueling rumors that his eye is really set on running the country. Today, february 17th, 2017. From nbc news, this is today with van savannah guthrie. Live, from studio 1a, in rockefeller plaza. Hello, everyone. Welcome to today. Happy to have Hallie Jackson back in, while savannah is on maternity leave. Nothing to talk about. Ready to hop on a train back down to d. C. We have ooh la lot to talk a. A former navy officer has rejected the president s offer to be his National
When the president spoke today of illegal leaks of classified information, he was right, of course. Chip reid has been looking into that. These people have committed a potential federal felony in talking to the reporters. And that ought to disturb us. Reporter cbs News Senior National security analyst Fran Townsend was Homeland Security adviser to president george w. Bush. Theres sort of a base level of this weve come to expect out of washington. Reporter but what does she think about the amount of classified information thats being leaked right now . Frankly, i find it stunning. Reporter she says the investigation into russian influence in the Trump Administration will now be more difficult, in part because people will worry that what they tell investigators will become public. The only way to effectively run a National Security secret. Reporter but democrats, including congressman adam schiff, say the focus on leaks is just a distraction. There are far bigger fish to fry. I would hat
Were there any mistakes in that. Wait, wait, wait. How many times do i have to answer this question . I do get good ratings pup have to adm that. This is the cbs evening news with scott pelley. History. But the media, he said, are blinded to that by hate. Over the hour and 15 minutes, mr. Trump defended mike flynn, the National Security adviser he fired. He said alleged contacts between his campaign and russia are a ruse, and he bent history out of shape with a boast about the election. The president quoted an Approval Rating of 55 , but most other polls, like this from pew research, generally agree its lower. Our coverage of a remarkable event at the white house begins with Major Garrett. Mike flynn is a fine person, and i asked for his resignation. Reporter President Trump did not criticize his former National Security adviser for discussing u. S. Sanctions against russia in phone calls he had with russias ambassador during the transition. Instead, the president said he fired flynn f
The fight agai mr. Trump said he will issue a new travel ban next week. His earlier temporary ban on all refugees and on citizens of seven predominantly muslim countries is blocked in court. Today, the president listed about 20 president ial orders that he says the media wont cover. We have covered them. And chip reid has found that not all of them are what they seem. I dont think there has ever been a president elected who in the short period of time has done what weve done. This administration is running like a finetuned machine. Democratic senator, dick durbin said that is wildly off the mark. Every new administration has the its growing pains. Ki he had to dismiss his acting attorney general. He faced an executive order which was rejected by three different federal courts. And then he had to take the resignation of his National Security adviser. Thats never hatppened. Finetuned machine off to a rough start. The president come cland congress is blocking him. Cant get my cabinet appr
It says two women and four men can be seen spraying liquid at each other. The report says Police Suspect they were testing airport security. The detained women have reportedly told police they were asked to appear in a prank video. Malaysian authorities have not released the results of an autopsy on kims body. A japanese journalist who knew kim said he was critical of the way power was transferred in north korea. Translator he said the inheritance of power is counter to a socialist system. He insisted that the countrys leader be chosen in a democratic way. He also said a chinesestyle reform and open door policy is the only way north koreas economy can survive. Gomi says kim was brave enough to risk his life to criticize the north korean regime. Details are coming out about the two women who have been detained. Nhk worlds katsumi koto has more. Reporter the indonesian suspect used to live in this building in western jakarta. Shes being identified as a 25yearold who lived in jakarta with