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This is the cbs evening news with scott pelley. Pelley good evening. This is our western edition. The senate is about to release a controversial report on the harsh interrogation techniques used by the c. I. A. On al qaeda terror suspects after the 9 11 attacks. The u. S. Government is concerned about the potential for a violent reaction, so its put diplomatic and military posts all around the world on high alert tonight. Democrats on the Senate Intelligence committee are expected to make the re...

What do they have, does this building duck . Not everyone is laughing this morning. Reaction straight ahead. And Daylight Savings time didnt do anything for this little girl. The adorable wakemeup going viral this morning. Fox and friends begins right now. Are you awake . Its over, are you all here . Did everyone make it . Daylight saving time officially ended last night. Yeah, its 6 00 a. M. And feels like 7 00. Congratulations. Heather is in this morning, nice to see you. It is really late for...

There. No, christi. It is important to stress that baghdad doesnt appear to be under threat at the moment. Keeping in mind saz sprawling city of 9 million. And the majority certainly would not welcome isis. Where they are making progress is of course in Anbar Province, iraqs largest province. Provincial officials tell me more than 80 is under isis control and they continue to expand. We understand now the town of hadifa is now completely surrounded by isis. Some good news, apparently what we hea...

Worst flooding there on record to at least 19. In south carolina, 14 dams have failed just since the weekend. Now, David Begnaud tells us theyre calling in the cavalry. Reporter drastic measures are being taken to stop rushing floodwaters. This National Guard chopper crew spent the entire day dropping these bags trying to shore up a canal in the state capital of columbia. The bags are 3,000 pounds. Some are filled with sand and some are filled with rocks. Theyre being used to build a barrier bec...

Republicans and steve bannon. I can understand where steve bannon is coming from. Really . After months of buildup, President Trump lowering expectations around tax reform. It took years for the Reagan Administration to get taxes done. Ive been here for nine months, a little more than nine months. Trump walking us back, walking us back. Finally with some hard numbers at the white house, it becomes clear that the president may be downplaying the big plan. Were going to begin this morning with the...

Talked to the president , i dont think im being fired today. And i am not so frustrated in this job that im thinking of leaving. I will tell you this is the hardest job ive ever had. This is in my view the most important job ive ever had. I will offer, though, it is not the best job ive ever had. The best jobive ever had ive said many times when i was an enlisted marine sergeant. Unless things change, im not quitting, im not getting fired. And i dont think ill fire anyone tomorrow. When i read i...

Only a requirement to pass a tax bill with as few votes as possible. Facebook and the government changing its status to complicated. As senators push new regulation on the tech behemoth for greater political advertisement transparency. It wouldnt surprise me if the sun is setting on the golden age of silicon valley. We begin today with president obama and president george w. Bush going on record. With sharp criticism of the current state of american politics. Throwing subtle and not so subtle ja...

Negotiating behavior by President Trump. This is a diplomatic crisis that is the doing of the president himself. We continue to believe there is a very Good Opportunity for peace to be achieved. Theres no scenario in any Peace Process that jerusalem is not recognized as the capital. This is not an american first Foreign Policy gesture. This is a trump first move. This is a big day in washington when it comes to the russia investigation. The president s son donald trump jr. Is testifying on capit...

Donald trump knew about the meeting would have been very big news. Donald trump always denying that he knew about the meeting before or knew about the meeting after until it became a public controversy. Yeah. According to the reporting tonight, cohen is claiming that trump was informed about the offer of the meeting, not only in front of him but in front of several other people, which would mean several potential other witnesses. According to this reporti ining tonight, it was donald trump jr. M...

The white house has reportedly drafted multiple documents revoking security clearances of the critics the president wants to punish. And one senior official says they have discussed timing the release of those documents as a distraction during news cycles unfavorable to the president. Thats according to the Washington Post. And this latest effort to distract and deflect comes as 60 former cia officials have signed a letter warning President Trump that the country will be weakened if there is a p...