of our childhood. >> there's a little bit of me in all of them. >> gee, i'm worried, bullwinkle. this is the "cbs evening news." >> mason: this is our western edition. good evening. i'm anthony mason. not since british troops paid a visit in 1814 has the white house had so many fires to put out. the president is feuding with the attorney general. congressional republicans are up in arms about it. the communications director is going at it with the chief of staff over leaks. health care is on the critical list, and the boy scouts felt it necessary to apologize for an appearance by the commander in chief. here's major garrett at the white house. >> reporter: for the first time, attorney general jeff sessions reacted publicly to days of withering presidential criticism over his decision to recuse himself from the russia investigation. >> well, it's kind of hurtful,