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Woodruff new details out of the white house tonight on President Trumps immigration plan. Theres word it could offer a path to citizenship for 1. 8 million young immigrants. Our White House CorrespondentYamiche Alcindor joins me now with the details. What are we learning . Well, the white house essentially released this early, they are supposed to release it on monday. Now they are releasing it now. It goes into several different things. They want 25 billion for the border wall, and that the border on the wall for mexico and they want to hire more Law Enforcement officials which means there could be more deportation, thents 10 to 12 year path for citizenship for daca and a larger group of undeumed people, usually that has been 800,000 undocumented people, now they are growing it to 1. 8 million. And they also want restricted immigration, eliminate the Visa Lottery Program and limit family wait immigration, so called chain migration. And that term is essentially saying that you can bring over your kids or your spouse but you cannot bring over your grandmother. So everybody has been waiting for this plan, as you said. They said they were going to put it out on monday. They moved it up by several days and you are already getting reaction to it. Yes, i spoke to a white house official today. He told me that they wanted to release it early because lawmakers on the hill were getting ant see. They had been talking to different groups, lawmakers wanted it in their hands. The reaction has been missed. On the right side, conservatives have been at one point happy about it, paul ryan spokesperson tells me that he is, that he see this as a balanced solution but then you have breitbart calling donald trump all nesty don because they are angry that is a 10 to 12 year path toward citizenship. On the left some groups are saying this is a good nshting tactic, kind of a good open place because it includes citizenship but there are also people that are angry at the family issue, because so many immigrants come to this country and bring over their family members. And thed where that you would have to leave your grandmother behind only take your spouse is really heartbreaking for a lot of people. Woodruff we know this is the start of an extended negotiating period, it will be hard fought but it looks like the white house wanted to get their ideas on the table now. That official, the white house official i spoke to said that the president wanted to people to understand what he wanted. He wanted to lay this kind of line in the sand and help people understand that this is the framework he wants to deal with. And conservatives are really going to have to look at that number, 25 billion and say is this what we want to put on our border wall. The interesting thing, this this t is not just talk baying concrete wall but talking about technology, its talking about creating more types of security, so in some way it expands the idea of the wall. I think the big thing for people back home is that the 1. 8 billion people that they are offering citizenship to is a big number that they had not been talking about before. Yesterday when donald trump talked about extending citizenship, he was only talking about 800,000 people. That is a big thing for immigrant activists to hear him say that he wants to extend it. Now that it is out, at least this as much as you have screened is a lot for both sides to chew on. Yamiche alcindor, thanks so much. Woodruff this came as the president was overseas in davos, switzerland, where hes attending the World Economic forum. He spent the day hunting investments, defending his Foreign Policy and making news on the value of the dollar and trade pacts. Special correspondent Ryan Chilcote reports, from davos. Reporter President Trump said he had brought a message of peace and prosperity. He also sought to project the image of a serious global leader, dismissing talk of troubled relations with british Prime Minister theresa may. The Prime Minister and myself have a really great relationship although some people dont necessarily believe that. Reporter less than two months ago, the british Prime Minister publicly rebuked mr. Trump for retweeting anti muslim videos, posted by a far right group called britain first. Today, the Prime Minister emphasized the countries historic ties. We continue to have that really special relationship between the u. K. And United StatesStanding Shoulder to reporter the british also announced the president will visit the u. K. Later this year. His visit is a controversial issue in the u. K. , and has been repeatedly postponed. Weve developed a great relationship, both as countries, where i think its never been stronger. Reporter the president also exchanged warm words today with the israeli Prime Minister netanyahu and issued what appeared to be an ultimatum to the palestinians. And we give them hundreds of millions of dollars in aid and support. That moneys on the table and that moneys not going to them unless they sit down and negotiate peace. Reporter President Trump also defended his decision to recognize jerusalem as israels capital and move the u. S. Embassy there. That decision enraged palestinians. President trump said it will advance the peace process. There were never any deals that came close because jerusalem. You could never get past jerusalem. So when people said, oh, i set it back, i didnt set it back, i helped it. Because by taking it off the table, that was the toughest issue. I palestinian official responded. President trump saying that jerusalem is off the negotiating table translates into that peace is off the negotiating table. Back in davos mr. Trump told cnbc in an interview he would consider reentering the Transpacific Partnership trade 2k50e8 he withdrew from last year, with a condition. If we did a substantially better deal, i would be open to tpp. And he said he was in favor of a strong u. S. Dollar, that seems to contradict a statement from his treasury secretary yesterday who said a weaker dollar would benefit u. S. Trade. Later at a cocktail reception, mr. Trump pushed his economic agenda. We want great we want great prosperity and we want great peace. And i think that really is the message. It been going really well. Reporter tomorrow, the president s set to address the forum, showcasing the u. S. Economy, and stressing the need for fair trade. For the pbs newshour, im Ryan Chilcote in davos. Woodruff in the days other news, the United States pressed turkey to call off its assault on Kurdish Forces in northwest syria. The turks are targeting kurds around the city of afrin, saying theyre allied with rebels inside turkey. The u. S. Supports the syrian kurds, and at the davos forum today, white House Homeland Security adviser tom bossert urged restraint. I think that president erdogan will make decisions to deescalate violence in afrin and to normalize and stabilize preafrin actions in that region and i think that hell make that decision here with the full support of the United States. President erdogan, we understand your legitimate security concerns on your southern border, and we are going to work with you very closely to get through those concerns. Woodruff the turks shelled afrin again today, and they warned that some 2,000 u. S. Troops in the region could become targets. Turkey also complained that the white house gave a false account of yesterdays phone call between president s trump and erdogan. China promised today to work with the u. S. On cutting the flow of illegal opioids to american dealers. Thats after u. S. Senate investigators found chinese sellers are largely able to circumvent package checks by the u. S. Postal service. The influx of opioids has fueled a wave of Overdose Deaths in the u. S. The nations Emergency Alert system came under scrutiny today, after hawaiis false warning about a missile launch. The incident touched off panic earlier this month. At a Senate Hearing today, democrat brian schatz of hawaii suggested the responsibility for such alerts should not be left to the states. We have lively debates about federalism, about the role of local versus federal government. But a missile attack is federal. A missile attack is not a local responsibility. Confirmation and notification of Something Like a missile attack should reside with the agency that knows first, and knows for sure. Woodruff hawaiian officials have blamed human error for the false alert. But the federal Communications Commission said today the person in question is refusing to cooperate with investigators. And on wall street, the Dow Jones Industrial average gained 140 points to close at 26,392, another record. The nasdaq fell about four points, and the s p 500 added a point. Still to come on the newshour gymnastics moving forward after widespread sexual abuse. The classified document thats causing a stir on capitol hill. Puerto rico still without power, months after Hurricane Maria, and much more. Woodruff after days of powerful testimony, former gymnastics doctor larry nasser was sentenced to life in prison yesterday. But as the hearing ended, the judge and a number of women who testified said it is crucial now to focus on what needs to change moving forward. Were going to focus on that tonight with a renowned gymnast, shannon miller. She won more olympic medals than any other u. S. Gymnast, and led the team that was dubbed the magnificent seven to gold during the 1996 olympics. Miller was not assaulted by nasser. But she is a leading voice working to reform the sport. I spoke with her earlier today and we started with her reaction to the testimonies she heard during the sentencing hearing. I have just been in a state of shock and sadness, outrage and to listen to the victim impact statement as a mother, as an athlete, as a woman, it is it is absolutely heartbreaking. And i take those voices with me each day as i continue to relentlessly focus on agendabased change. Change has to happen. You have been talking and writing about that. Before we talk about changing the system, though, i want to ask you if you think others besides larry nasser shod be held accountable. The u. S. Olympic committee, michigan state, other institutions . I think there is a lot of account ability to go around, that is for sure. I think this is something that happens by one man, but i think oftentimes its not allowing the voices to be be heard, creating an atmosphere where athletes can not speak up or if they do, they are not heard. Things are not followed through on. So i think there is a great amount of accountability that needs to take place. And i think certainly within u. S. A. Gymnastics one of the things that is of utmost importance is not just the new kre that has come in and the change in leadership but really a change throughout the organization from the board of directors to certain personnel. I think there is a lot of people in the gymnastics community, in fact, i would say a majority of the gymnastics community, they want to see change. They want to do better. And it starts with Holding People accountable. Well, last night we interview ed Sports Training specialist robert an draws from houston and im quoting here. He said there are quit a few gyms out there with horribly abusive coaches running the show. And he said on the womens side there is a tremendous amount of psychological abuse, shaming, humiliation. Is that the system that needs fixing . Its incredibly difficult to watch this unfold because this is not the gymnastics i knew. This is not the gymnastics experience that i faced. I had my personal coaches. I lived at home. I went to public school. I trained. And i got to go out and represent my city and my state and my country. That is the gymnastics i know and i love. Its about flipping and tumbling. It is not about whether or not your child is safe on any level when they go into the gym, other than maybe an injury or two. And we have to have comprehensive, abuse prevention, education t needs to be mandatory for every member of u. S. A. Gymnastics and it needs to be available for all children, all athletes, parents, coaches, administration. It can be age appropriate and thats great. But it covers all types of abuse, including bullying and body shaming and cyberbullying. These are all issues that athletes athletes face. And so we have to make sure that they are protected and armed with that knowledge and education so they know when they can speak up. So how confident are you that that reeducation can take place when this other system has been in place for so long . You know, the interesting thing is i am more confident than ever that change can take place. And sometimes you have to burn the field to plant anew. And thats the thing that were focused on here. These victims not victims, sur vaifers that have been through this ordeal and they have had the courage to speak up and speak out. So lets use that, and again, i think there are so many, there are so many gyms across the country, there are so many athletes, there are parents, there are people that want to see that change. And they want to help with that change. They want this to be a safer, more empowering sport. So if we unite and we get together, we can power through the Difficult Conversations and the processes and best practices. All of those things can happen. They are out there. A lot of the things i talk about are common sense. You dont have a trainer in the same room with a female athlete alone. So there is hundreds if not thousands of these small things that are absolute common sense that you can put into place. I think now is the time for change. And i think its already begun. I would like it to go faster, and thats why i am continuing to push and push hard moving forward. You mentioned the parent. There has to be parents out there watching all of this, wondering if they should let their children, e78ly their daughters go into gymnastics. Given what is going on. How do you give them confidence. What is the parents roll here. I think the parents roll, and im a parn of two small children, who were both will go into the gym this saturday. But i think it is all role to worry. And to be a part of it, and to be concerned and to be educated. But its hard. And i think its important that there is an understanding that its not just about one person or one segment. Its about making sure that the coaches are educated and the athletes as well. The parents as well. But we all know as parents, we cannot be with our children 24 7, whether its at school or any other sport or gymnastics. Or a field trip. We cannot be in control of them 24 7 7 as much as we would like. So we have to make sure that we are creating places that are as safe as possible. And i think part of that is making sure that this education is mandatory and that there are very specific guide lines that these gyms, if you want to be a u. S. A. , gymnastics member club, then there are very striblght guide lines on what he you have to follow in order to have that des ig nation. Shannon miller, we thank you so much for talking with us. Thank you. Woodruff now, to the political firestorm over the independence of special counsel Robert Muellers probe. John yang has the story behind a secret memo, lostandfound text messages, and more. Anytime theres breaking news about this massive government abuse of power. Yang to hear some news outlets tell it, there is widespread outrage. So if it turns out that this whole investigation is a politically motivated sham. Yang casting doubts on special counsel Robert MuellersOngoing Investigation of possible collusion between the Trump Campaign and russia. President trump told reporters wednesday he was looking forward to answering muellers questions. Do you have a date set, mr. President . I dont know. No, i guess theyre talking about two or three weeks, but i would love to do it. You know, subject to my lawyers, but i would love to do it. You would do it under oath . Yang Congressional Republicans are also fanning doubts about the probe. This week, without offering direct evidence, senator ron johnson spoke of corruption, and a secret society, within the f. B. I. Ive heard that there were managers, highlevel officials in the f. B. I. That were meeting together offsite. Yang he claimed such a society was mentioned in texts between f. B. I. Lawyer lisa page and f. B. I. Agent peter strzok, who was removed from muellers team. Today, reporters pursuing johnson on capitol hill asked if the referen